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The ice bucket challenge bringing in 94 million for the als foundation. Tonight, a closer look at the fundraising and how that money will be spent. Tonight, at least three americans are still held captive in syria and iraq by the Islamic State group. One of them is a journalist named steven satla. His mother made a desperate plea to get him back. Roxanna suberry reports. In this emotional please, she address did the leader of the Islamic State group asking him to let her son come home. The kalif can grant amnesty. I ask you to please release my child. In this video released to news organizatio...

aren't you making this commitment? they say we have to bring down the deficit. of course this is a deficit they helped run up over the past decade. [applause] megyn: joining me now, chris stirewalt, our fox news digital politics editor and host of "power play" on foxnews.com. interesting point on the deficit at the end there, chris, trying to pin the deficit on republicans which is something he has taken a lot of heat for adding 5 trillion to it in the time he has been in office. >> yeah. it all dovetails perfectly with the message that he gives on what are technically considered cam...

republicans in congress. take a listen. >> if these folks in washington were serious about making college more affordable, they won't have voted for a budget that could cut financial aid for tens of millions of college students by average of more than a $1,000. >> absolutely. >> they certainly wouldn't let your student loan rates double overnight. so, when you ask them, why aren't you making this commitment? they say we have to bring down the deficit. of course this is a deficit they helped run up over the past decade. [applause] megyn: joining me now, chris stirewalt, our fox news d...

Not backed up by action what is the political fall-out, when you have liberals like joe lieberman, more independent in joe's case, but ed koch the normer mayor of new york, anthony weiner, alan dirk with it of all people, highly critical and a lot on the left are very critical saying this is going to be a disaster for israel? >> there are already problems emerging among jewish voters. there was a piece in which the obama campaign says yes we have a problem among jewish voters. the language is there. when president obama talking -- talks about israel occupying. you can't have a vibrant democrac...

What he needed to say. not backed up by action what is the political fall-out, when you have liberals like joe lieberman, more independent in joe's case, but ed koch the normer mayor of new york, anthony weiner, alan dirk with it of all people, highly critical and a lot on the left are very critical saying this is going to be a disaster for israel? >> there are already problems emerging among jewish voters. there was a piece in which the obama campaign says yes we have a problem among jewish voters. the language is there. when president obama talking -- talks about israel occupying. you can't ...