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in northern gaza and starting new offensive in the southern part of the region. idf is moving into the southern part while the u.s. tries to help the two sides bring an end to this war. you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. im carley shimkus. >> todd: im todd piro, a lot going on that we will start feeling at home, well get into it with cory mills in a moment. >> carley: first trey yingst has an update from tel aviv. >> trey: israeli forces say they are close to...

Saying a law enforcement agency is worthless. im sure the tsa doesnt think it should dissolve the air marshal program. right? >> reporter: the tsa sent us a full statement pushing back on the idea you should get rid of the air marshals. we still have no evidence this group has taken part in stopping any terrorist activity. the dls inspector general did call their contribution questionable. which is one of the reasons some call for its disbandment. on gun safety and train, they say the reports co...

Retribution. he had some buy-in from some of the governors. i think that there were some governors that were suggested like an air marshal program, undercover law enforcement, former or current that would be in the schools. i thought it was interesting to hear ken governor matt bevin talk about the social question and what our communities are going through with kids from how theyre growing up, what theyre dealing with. that should be part of the discussion. i dont think there was one solution. i...

Only 10% of mass shootings done by men in that 18 to 21-year-old category. the average age is higher. it limits gun rights without being something that will help. they idea about arming schoolteachers is interesting. there are teachers who are able, certain teachers who would be qualified and have the right sensibility. if there are people capable and qualified, maybe that would be a waiter, when you have failures, these bureaucratic failures, various redundancies might help. >> bret: critics ar...

Do you say to those who say this is a dangerous solution to a different type of problem? >> well, ive actually been opposed to letting all teachers bring arms to school. i try to find the middle way. this creates more danger than it solves. on the other hand, if we did nothing and there was a preventible incident lie newtown, we would regret having done nothing. i appropriate having the principal or someone designated, just one person per school get intensive training, trained not only in marksm...

Megyn: so disturbing. thank you, sir. a bomb scare forcing a delta flight to turn around and make an emergency landing at new yorks jfk airport. a plane was bound for madrid when a federal air marshal discovered something suspicious inside a bathroom. >> reporter: they dont even confirm there is an air marshal program. apparently it was an alert federal air marshal who is credited with finding suspicious items on flight 156 head for madrid with 200-plus passengers. a female passenger was complai...

Footage of the challenger disaster in the world. america assassinating its own citizens and how far should the united states go in trying to prevent terror? we are watching this story. also, stinging criticism from the air marshal program from the air marshals themselves. a special report from the cnn special investigations unit coming up. and we are tracking the storm that is threatening to paralyze much of the mid-atlantic and northeast this weekend. you are looking at the live pictures ...

Kiran, the air marshals themselves have told me their agency is, at best, dysfunctional. they say it is not protecting the public as it should. there are already calls in congress to investigate the widespread allegations of discrimination and mismanagement at this agency, but now a growing chorus asking if this agency is needed at all. kiran? >> amazing reporting. drew griffin fors us, thanks. also, just how much is the tsa spending on the air marshal program? where are your tax dollars actuall...