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barking dog and that appears to be what alerted the hostage s captors to what was going on. during the firefight that then followed, u.s. forpdss saw a militant go into the shack where the hostages were being held. it is believed that is when he shot both of the hostages, both of them died as a result of those injuries, as u.s. forces were transporting them away. u.s. intelligence did not know the identity of the other hostage being held with somers. he has since been identified as south african teacher pierre korkie. a char that worked with korkie says he was due to be released today. to discuss this and many of the other top stories for the week, joined by our panel, bring in democratic strategist basil smythe, jr., political consultant and former adviser to mitt romney, cater packer gauge and msnbc correspondent, casey packer hunt. obviously on this hostage story, we are learning the details, obviousiously a heartbreaking story, another report i know in the new york times this ....
we are as americans. reporter: but moments later a stockily different take on an exploding crisis. children crossing the border to the u.s. alone, illegally. they should be september back as soon as it can be determined who responsible adults are in their families. reporter: she s speaking out of both sides of her mouth. if you want the immigrant community to see you as a champion, you re going to have to make difficult choices and take a firm position. it didn t seem that way yesterday. reporter: then there s benghazi. the attack that killed four americans on clinton s watch. republicans say she still has a lot of explaining to do so this was music to gop ears. there are still unanswered questions. it was the fog of war. republicans convinced benghazi is clin clinton s achilles heel wasted no time saying she s the one who must answer questions. secretary clinton from the beginning has stone walled on this rather than acting as a partner getting to the bottom ....
we will hear from the girl and her mom this morning at 7:20 eastern. eric holder is making new announcements. is he adding fuel to the fire? log on for his debate. fox & friends starts now. bye. good morning. it is tuesday, december 2. i m elisabeth hasselbeck. it was a meeting of the protesting minds. president obama holding discussions on the ferguson fallout at the white house all while launching a plan to retrain cops on the taxpayers dime. that s you. is this really the answer? we report, you decide. why is al sharpton there? meanwhile the president threatens to shut down the federal government if republicans the bad guys do not fund his amnesty action. but how much will that cost us? we re crunching the numbers straight ahead. moses an inspirational icon in nearly every major faith but hollywood actor christian bale wonders if he was more like a terrorist. and if we should send in the drones. mornings are better with friends. hi everybody. i m huey lew ....
widening as i speak, with new names added on like a traffic lineup in manhattan. there s still no indication that donald trump is anywhere near to making one of the key decisions of his presidency, who will serve as his chief diplomat. vice president-elect mike pence ran through some of the top contenders yesterday. i think everyone that he s talked to and has been talked about, whether it be a rudy giuliani or mitt romney or general petraeus or senator corker or john bolten, and others, bring extraordinary background and qualities to this. nbc news reports that several new names have been added to that list, even if they remain outside contenders. the associated press, meanwhile, is reporting that prospects of rudy giuliani and mitt romney, they say, are fading. the new names include jon huntsman, who was critical of trump during the campaign, but who wasn t also reportedly in the mix, ceo of exxonmobil, rex the bulk of the time was with the president-elect, donald trum ....
difference of opinion on immigration legislation that we ve put forward. you ve had different ideas. i have no doubt that as attorney general, you ll faithfully execute the office. i appreciate the answers that you have given today. unanimous consent to submit a column written by our own attorney general in arizona, mark burnovich for the hill . without objection it will be included. supporting your nomination. let me talk to you about an aspect of immigration that s important in arizona. as you know, we have a large border with mexico. we have a program called operation streamline that has over the years been tremendously effective in cutting down recidivism in terms of border crossers. it s intended to reduce border crossing by expeditiously prosecuting those who enter the country illegally over a no tolerance or zero tolerance policy. it s credited with being instrumental in achieving better border security specifically in the yuma sector along the western side of ariz ....