asking the federal government for help i'm leicillicero fox news calls growing from leaders in

northeast states for assistance in identifying who's behind the hundreds of drones that have been

seen over new york new jersey and connecticut the people of statin island island island

um deserve answers the people of this city and state and region deserve answers of what the heck is going on.

Staten Island Borough, President Avido Fasela, White House National Security Communications Advisor, John Kirby.

We're working really hard right now inside our inner agency and certainly supporting the FBI and DHS as they investigate this.

And if we need to have additional conversations with people outside the lifelines, we certainly will do that.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources in the investigation.

The Pentagon has said there's no evidence of foreign involvement.

President-elect Trump posting on true social that he doesn't think the drones can be

flying around without the government's knowledge.

Significant details uncovered in the search for an American journalist missing in Syria.

One current and three former U.S. officials telling Reuters American journalist Austin Tice

escaped a Syrian prison in 2013 and was spotted in the streets of

Damascus before being recaptured soon after. This being called the strongest evidence to suggest

that forces loyal to since ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad held Tice. Tice, a marine veteran

and freelance reporter was taken captive in 2012.

U.S. intelligence agencies have followed up on thousands of tips to find him over the last decade.

President Biden recently saying he believes Tice is alive.

Secretary of State Anthony Blinken telling reporters this week, we're determined to find him and bring him home to his family and loved ones.

Fox is Kristen Goodwin. Wall Street, the major indexes ended today, mixed at the end of a bumpy week.

The Dow lost 86 and Aznagain 23. The S&P down a fraction.

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