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Would have been millions, tens of millions of dollars in the states economy. >> who knows how many votes. make no mistake this is entirely a political issue. remember they could present no significant evidence that there was a predator risk thats what it was. could you have a predator go into the girls room under the guise of being transgender. theres no good research on it. but it did loom large and its a burden for democrats. this bathroom issue became a metaphor for the left, they dont get wh...

Russia lends to the taliban is not based on fact but it is used as a way to essentially undermine the afghan government and bolster the belligerent. >> now, shep, we mentioned earlier there are five americans being held hostage. three of them you mentioned yesterday. that was kaitlyn coleman and her two young sons born in four years of captivity. she has a canadian husband. they are also holding an american professor kidnapped from kabul in august. a few days later, there was a failed hostage re...

Where there have been explosions like this. this is the third alone and obviously a lot of consideration when youve had three incidents like this, 60 people were hospitalized initially, 45 are still hospitalized, many of them with severe burns, many of them children, heather. heather: interesting you said who or what. all right, thank you. bill: shocking new hostage video from taliban, an american woman and canadian husband held hostage for years and two children born in taliban captivity, updat...

Before in relation to other hostage cases. the afghan government not releasing any of the people the taliban want so you know, it is difficult to see a way forward for this family in captivity by the taliban since 2012. let me quickly divert back to the subject of russia. i want to mention that there are in fact a couple of cases where it is to both countries self-interest to actually talk and in fact, they do. behind the scenes the russian and u.s. military do talk about nuclear weapons testing...

Grandsons and today the grandparents released a statement and i want to read part of it for you. they say "it is an indescribable emotional sense one has watching a grandson making faces at the camera while hearing our sons leg chains clanging up and down on the floor as he tries to settle his son. its unbelievable that they have had to shield their sons from the horrible reality for four years." with me now, someone whos been held hostage by the taliban, david rowe managed to escape after seven...

Trump has said repeatedly he would do it and his pick for israeli ambassador david friedman has called on them to do that. so its a sensitive issue thats being handled or it would seem that it could be handled quickly here if trump follows up on his campaign promise and moves the embassy to jerusalem and recognizes jerusalem as the capital of israel. brooke? >> in jerusalem, oren liebeman, thank you. up next, a couple held hostage by the taliban for nearly five years speaks out in this brand n...

Frozen. there are not the routine visits, the routine communications, but like so many militaries, i just think its worth reminding everybody in these cases, both these countries when it is in their particular self-interest, somehow they do find a way to communicate. the cyberattacks, the most recent -- >> barbara, thanks for those facts. important information. david, i just want to get your quick take on that video with these parents of these children. having been, you yourself were held hostag...

Coleman family. you see a picture releasing this video showing caitlin coleman and her canadian husband with two young children in captivity the first time the network released a video showing these children who were born in captivity, they were kidnapped four years ago while hiking in afghanistan. coleman was 7 months pregnant at the time. the us government considers the network the most dangerous and lethal and sophisticated terror group in afghanistan and pakistan responsible for killing hund...

Lead. >> what we support is an afghan led reconciliation process. we believe thats the right approach. we have always believed thats the right approach. >> reporter: complicating matters, the top u.s. commander says the taliban is getting help from iran and russia. >> this public legitimacy that russia lends to the taliban is not based on fact but it is used as a way to undermine the afghan government and the nato effort. >> reporter: the general says he has forced over the horizon that can laun...

In close touch with the family. this is her parents in pennsylvania and they live near york pennsylvania and praying for a miracle. th >> growing concerns about a family about family held hostage by the taliban after the terror group released this video showing american hostage clearly under duress and her canadian husband and their two young boys born in captivity. >> a small town girl from steward town pennsylvania, she left home to explore the world four years ago. everything seemed to be nor...