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It took a lot of congressional pressure and it took a lot of media attention. fox, again, im telling you, you guys what you did john hammar that family is just so grateful. they are constituents of my congressional district. but what they have got happening there in mexico. it is an unruly place. we wish the new president pina niento he is going to reform the penal system and judicial system. those jails, many of them are run by the drug cartels. thats why the inmates, the fellow cell mates of j...

Them. >> laura: congresswoman, i think a lot of folks watching right now werent aware of the fact that between january of 2011 and last june there were 144 murders of americans in mexico. now, a lot of people still go on their vacation in mexico and have a great time. im not saying not to do that. im not talking about that but it is a dangerous place. you end up behind bars in mexico and this is, you know, mel gibson did a whole movie about this called gringo, as a matter of fact. i watched that...

Did you it and told the truth and the american people responded. mrs. hammar, just tell us when the first i understand the call was last night on thursday had you did you know this was in motion to get your son out today? >> we had gotten the call late thursday night from the lawyer saying he had gotten the call that it was pretty much a done deal at that point then we were sort of waiting to find out it was a done deal to find out how they were going to rule but it wasnt necessarily -- we weren...

It up after january 2nd. well let everybody know what happened. perhaps well be able to talk to the corporal himself. >> fantastic, bill and mrs. hammar. thank you so much. we all needed some good news. next on the run down, the inside story of what went on behind the scenes to free corporal hammar. were going to talk with one member of congress who worked tirelessly for his release. and later a civil war among republicans in congress as the fiscal cliff looms. so what happens next? moments away...

It up after january 2nd. well let everybody know what happened. perhaps well be able to talk to the corporal himself. >> fantastic, bill and mrs. hammar. thank you so much. we all needed some good news. next on the run down, the inside story of what went on behind the scenes to free corporal hammar. were going to talk with one member of congress who worked tirelessly for his release. and later a civil war among republicans in congress as the fiscal cliff looms. so what happens next? moments away...

>> hi, everyone, im laura ingraham in for bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. just days before christmas. we begin with the best possible news. 27-year-old corporal john hammar, a former marine, who has been locked up in a mexican prison on a trumped up charge since august looking forward to spending christmas as a free man. a mexican judge ordered his release this morning after the factor launched a campaign for justifiable. hammar was arrested in matamoros mexico. he was following di...

>> hi, everyone, im laura ingraham in for bill oreilly. thanks for watching us tonight. just days before christmas. we begin with the best possible news. 27-year-old corporal john hammar, a former marine, who has been locked up in a mexican prison on a trumped up charge since august looking forward to spending christmas as a free man. a mexican judge ordered his release this morning after the factor launched a campaign for justifiable. hammar was arrested in matamoros mexico. he was following di...

A couple of days to decompress just with some time with his dad and sort of a road trip home. if he wants to get on a plane which would be my preference, i would love for him to jump on a plane immediately. but we will see how that plays out. >> you are probably just going to relax for the next week or so, right? just try to -- i cant even imagine. we dont know what that feels like anymore. >> right. i mean, people ought to know that this horror has been going on since august. and you know, its ...

Prayer chains and all sorts of stuff for ingle and his colleagues and they were released and that was great. i just think its important that this type of pressure be across the board and not just by one network or certainly one host. and, bill, right now we have a factor exclusive. joining us now on the phone is olivia hammar. she is corporal hammars mom. and, bill, what would you like to say to mrs. hammar? >> bill: first of all i think that mr. and mrs. hammar were very courageous. they came o...

Prayer chains and all sorts of stuff for ingle and his colleagues and they were released and that was great. i just think its important that this type of pressure be across the board and not just by one network or certainly one host. and, bill, right now we have a factor exclusive. joining us now on the phone is olivia hammar. she is corporal hammars mom. and, bill, what would you like to say to mrs. hammar? >> bill: first of all i think that mr. and mrs. hammar were very courageous. they came o...