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Set sail for mexico. he was last seen in a bar on board the boat around 11 p.m. the night before. joining us is lieutenant seth cross, the coast guard search and rescue coordinator who conducted this mission. first we want to know how he's doing but also how you found him. good morning. thank you for having me. currently last known his condition is stable. he's receiving additional evaluati evaluation at a local hospital. >> lieutenant, question for you. they've been saying he was missing for 12 hours or he was in the water for 12 hours. can you clarify? 12 hours sounds like a long time to b...

Smuggling. former dhs secretary says the biden administration's messaging throughout this border crisis is enticing people to come here. take a look. >> they need a new strategy and a new approach. we continue to see the record high numbers. what the cartels and illegals know that if they cross that border, odds are that they'll remain in the united states for years as proceedings continue. that's the issue here. that's what the biden administration needs to address. >> speaking of del rio sector, the border chief in del rio just updated this afternoon reporting over the new year holiday weeke...

Political agenda. >> let's get to that. if you had a secret ballot of all nra members would they say we need to keep people with mental problems from having guns? >> more than that. >> you heard jim cavanaugh in the afternoon reporting here that said they kept a lot of guns away from people who went to buy a gun for a purpose, they figured out what it was, and stopped them. >> since the brady law was passed and implemented in 1994, 2.4 million sales have been blocked to convicted felons, domestic abusers, dangerously mentally ill, people that we all agree shouldn't have those. >> it works? >> ...

We have some breaking news now on the lead a pentagon spokesman confirming to cnn that the leader of the chore uson terrorist group was skilled in a strike in syria, they're a veteran hardcore faction of al qaeda. let's bring in barbara starr. this terrorist was high in the american hit list? >> the u.s. wanted to get very badly, and now a kill mission in the plus column for the pentagon this afternoon reporting that this man was indeed killed by a u.s. drone strike on july 8th while he was traveling in a vehicle near syria. this is the heartland of the

Thereafter. so we'll be here throughout the afternoon reporting to you about their message which is one of support as those fighting as part of that revolt throughout egypt. back to you. >> susan candiotti, thanks so much. we'll check back with you momentarily. >> so many egyptians we've been talking about are so excited about this but some people very nearby are very anxious because israel has depended on egypt as a stable partner for decades. now there's some question about that. let goes to our jerusalem bureau chief. how nervous are people there? >> well, people are watching the situation ...