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The opposite of what john hammar was looking for. he is a combat veteran of iraq and afghanistan. he suffered post-traumatic stress syndrome. he was treated nine months for that syndrome. weighs looking for a relaxing surfing holiday. instead what he has gotten so far is four months in a mexican jail. a stay which could end in the next few hours, harris. >> harris: steve harrigan, thank you very much. fox weather alert now and the first major snow storm of the season making some holiday travelers feel some major stress just days away from christmas. the storm already deadly. at least 8 people ...

>> harris, that release could happen any minute. we have been following the twitter account of his lawyer and talking to his parents. his mother, his father, his attorney and his congresswomen all say that john hammar will be released sometime today. right now he is still in that prison. they say they are filling out the paperwork to get him out. there might be one catch. that antique rifle, that 60-year-old gun that belonged to his great grandfather, john hammar says he wants that back before he leaves. harris? >> harris: we understand he, again, was there to be on a hunting trip. so that was...

Harris? >> harris: i'm sure there is more to come. catherine herridge thank you very much. >> you're welcome. the family of a former u.s. marine who was arrested in mexico on gun charges getting some good news. it's the news they have been waiting for for months. john hammar is set to leave prison today. four days before christmas. that's ahead. but, first, two american presidents paid tribute honors today to senator daniel inknow of hawaii. his body lay in capital rotunda a rare honor for man who made friends on both sides of the political aisle. he was the nation's second longest serving sen...

Hawaii. they say their goodbyes we will stay on the story with the fiscal cliff, of course and let you know when it makes news again. speaker boehner also saying that he is optimistic that they can get a deal done. i'm harris faulkner in tonight for shepard smith. this is the fox report. a former u.s. marine who has been chained to his bed in a mexican prison should be freed by the end of today. that was the word. john hammar has reportedly been locked up since august in one of the prisons south of the border. a place where drug cartel run the show. mexican police reportedly arrested hammar wh...

After lawyer. they had prayer services going here in our community. they didn't contact us until just a few weeks ago. as soon as they contacted us constituent service is what i live for. we pounced on this story and thanks to you guys at fox, you were able to save his life. and who knew how this story was going to end up. the parents knew that they were taking a risk but so far their easy manner was not getting them results. so they said we have got nothing to lose. those first days of media attention from fox were really rough for john. because the guards would rap on his cell and say hey gr...