bad? bret: mama bears you have got look out for. judge jeanine: the girl bears are bad. i got it. thanks, bret. bret: they are protective. good evening. i m bret baier. we will take you on board an israeli naval ship behind the scenes look at the hamas war from the water. members of the squad, mean time, are begging for help as their anti-israel views inspire primary challenges in their home districts. and our whatever happened to segment deals with the transportation revolution, stuck in neutral. but, first, with a little less than two months until the iowa caucuses, that state is the center of the presidential campaign universe this weekend. several republican candidates democrats are participating in a forum tonight organized by a christian group. former president donald trump is not taking part but he will be in iowa tomorrow for a rally. correspondent mark meredith starts us off tonight live from des moines with the latest. good evening, mark. bret, good even
dana: yeah. hi, bret. bret: welcome, i m bret baier. will he or won t he. we ask west virginia senator joe manchin the question on everyonens mind in a different way. large numbers of social media posters say usama bin laden was actually right. we ll tell you what they are talking about and the fallout from this viral moment over the last 24 hours. and a scathing ethics report spells big trouble for an embattled republican congressman. bret: but, first, breaking tonight, we re being told israel and hamas are working on a deal for the release of dozens of hostages. also this evening, israel says it has recovered a laptop used by hamas terrorists inside that gaza hospital, used as a staging area by the terrorists. it reportedly contains information about the prisoners. and the body of one hostage has been found had inside gaza. correspondent alex who he begann israel. the idf says it found the body of that hostage outside of gaza s largest hospital. she was a woman in