hamas is officially in effect. all to allow for the long-awaiting release of civilian hostages held by hamas since october 7. 13 expected to be freed by the terror group this morning around 9 a.m. eastern time. you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning, i m todd piro. carley: i m carley shimkus. they ramped up defense position in the hours leading up to the key west. they were below the al-shifa hospital early this morning and prime minister netanyahu is making it clear the war against hamas is far from over. we will continue with our warnings to eradicate hamas. hamas has promised they will do this again and again and again. they are genocidal terrorist cult. there is no hope for peace if we don t eradicate this murderous movement. todd: trey yingst live where the hostages are expected to arrive by helicopter in just a matter of hours. trey. trey: the first group of hostages is expected to be released to the red cross in just four hours and they will
carley: inflation hitting everything hard this holiday season, christmas tree growers say price hikes on fuel and fertilizer pushing tree prices up 23%. todd beganon owns the christmas tree farm in south dakota, he says christmas inflation could steal christmas. we are paying for fertilizer and expendables, such as netting and christmas tree stands, even sharpies are up 23%. every last thing is inching up for us. carley: group of christmas tree growers say majority of growers cited price increase of 5 to 15% compared to last year.