is>> good morning to you. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am pat ee ann brown. today is tuesday april 17th. thanks for watching "fox & friends first". >> before we get to the headlines it is tax day patty ann. we are here to help you out with any last minute questions. >> we have personal finance expert vera gibbongibbons. she has a way to send money then she will answer your questions. tweet at fox friends first. or e-mail them at friends

first@fox and friends first. >> we are going to try toal leaf yat the stress and provide you with basic how to get it done today not ifs, and/or buts about it. >> more gsa officials in hot water this morning as a picture of one of them, look at it, in a hot tub is going national. there are brand new details about the government spending spree scandal. >> ainsley, good morning to you as well. man nehms of congress are describing the general services administration or gsa is outrageous. >> the government spending in difference with tax payer money at the center of the more than 820,000 dollar las vegas conference in october 2010 had

little to say about his role when questioned about republican congressman garli daryl isa. are you prepared to answer any questions here today about your participation in the 2010 western regional conference? >> i respectfully decline to answer any questions here today based upon my 5th amendment constitutional privilege. >> he went on to do that in the western conference a clown a mind reader and received tremendous attention with much of it captured on camera. neeley's wife's protos show a lavish time in las vegas. it was indefensible and intolerable. >> mr. neely and his wife they used tax payer funds to bank roelt their l-- brooij theiroll

lifestyle. it's not your money. it's the tax payer's money. >> congressman elijah cummings written about vacations he took h with his wife. they had taken trips to hawaii and las vegas. photos of the laugh vish vacations were on her page. they had briberies and kickbacks with the agency. with that the possibility the justice department may launch a criminal investigation. it's not surprise neely kept so quiet yesterday. back to you. it is time to look at who is talking. >> charles crowd hammer is talking and why it will be a flooeks on big government and hurt president obama. >> representative cummings what he said was quite interesting. he said it was a basic tenant of

government that it is not your money. it's the tax payer's money. but he is making the point. it is human nature if you are spending other people's money you will be less care than you are your own. that's the central argument against big government. obama is responsible for what happened in 2010. this happened in the bush years and the other years. obama and democrats are the party of government who believe in expanding, have expanded it and wanted to continue to expand. the republicans are the party of smaller government. as a result when government duds crazy things it will hurt the party of government it will hurt obama. >> those hearings will continue today but before they do representative daryl isa will appear on fox and friends at 8:15 this morning. be sure to tune in for that.

>> it is time for your 5 at 5. norway massacre suspect on the stand this morning reading from a prepared statement claiming it was the most spectacular attack by a nationalist militant since world war ii. one of the judges was kicked off the case saying he deserved the death penalty. he admitted to killing 77 people but saying he is not guilty because he acted in self defense. the secret service stripping them of their security clearances. we also now know among the 11 men involved two supervisors fleems of the elite counter assault team which protects the presidential motorcade. the pentagon is looking at widening the investigation.

>> he saw him the day after williams killed the teen wearing two bandages on the bang of his head and nose. he said he jumped on him broke his nose and founded his head into the ground and that prompted him to fire his weapon in fear. zimmerman's lawyer requested a new judge for his client's murder trial because her husband's law partner is being paid by another news network to analyze the case. >> the space shuttle hwill hitc a ride on the back of a 747 all of the way to cape canaveral to the smithsonian. we have a live report. >> check out this incredible vipd yo of the sunny rupting into an amazing solar flair. it lasts right out into space. it is a moderate 1.7 on the

scale of sun storms. it sure was spectacular. see that fireball? it felt like that yesterday in new york. such warm weather which was nice. time for the first degree weather alert. the heat wave will stay in effect in many parts of the country. >> it will be another warm day across parts of the northeast. upper 80s to incredibly warm yesterday. today will be warm but not as warm as yesterday. we are not talking about upper 80s but pleasant into the 70's. some spots could see lower 80s out there. get out and enjoy. it will be a beautiful day. we are going to have an elevated fire danger across portions of the northeast and philadelphia. keep that in mind. if you are burning or we have any wildfires out there they can spread rapidly because of the gusty winds. we are getting much needed moisture across portions of the

northeast. we will have showers and thunderstorms. unfortunately some of that precipitation will come in the form of severe weather possibly later on today. atlanta, georgia, you are in the bullseye here. we have slight chance to see thunderstorms that could produce damaging wind gusts and large hail. this won't be anywhere near as bad after what we saw as far as severe weather outbreak. you could see strong storms through out the day today and delays later on in the day. as far as rainfall goes already seeing that across northern mississippi the batches of yellow showing up on the satellite radar is where you have the heavier patchbatches o rain. seeing some of the moisture through tennessee. rainfall self ddeficit in the ir northeast. we got hit hard with tornadoes across oklahoma up into kansas and nebraska.

we are checking the cleanup efforts we have a storm further off to the west montana, idaho parts of nevada looking at the moisture. by tonight into tomorrow morning we could be looking at scattered showers and thunderstorms here. we will keep an eye on that and keep you posted. otherwise here's a look at the red flag advisories. we are expecting elevated hire danger dry and breezy conditions out there. look at the high temperatures 77 in boston. maria molina, thanks. coming up a royal embarrassment. kate's younger sister pippa facing two years in the slammer? then another oops. starbucks ceo saying the best coffee is not made at starbucks? >> and reminder for you, your personal finance expert is here

all hour long to answer the tax questions. e-mail her first at foxnews.com. ♪

>> more phonings sdwrotential je looked at today in the case of roger clemens. pretty embarrassing distinction between the senate. they are the laziest in decades producing less legislation than any other since 1992. that according to a report by the chamber's own secretary. through out the 170 days the

senate was in session on average of just 6.5 hours per day. >> now to stories you can bank on this morning starting with rumors of another new ipad. joining us with more on this is lauren simonetti of the fox business network. this sounds good because it's smaller. >> even smaller. the ipad mini. every time we are talking about apple it is always a rumor. they never confirm the devices. a chinese news site says they are readying for an ipad and 16 million of them would be ready by then. the price .250 to $300. that's a great price to compete with amazon et cetera. this is just in time for the launch of the windows 8 tablet. >> interesting. >> so we have the ceo of starbucks saying his company doesn't make the best coffee. >> great form in advertising

isn't it? he gets really angry about the price of coffee as well. this is what the ceo of starbucks says. his favorite cup of coffee comes from a french press. if you use a one-pound $14 bag of the coffee beans in the french press at home it would cost you $0.46 a cup. how much is the coffee you buy at starbucks? >> i don't do starbucks. >> any coffee is close to 2. the single serve are expensive also. $0.46. it's a great cup. i don't know. >> i don't do coffee at all. if i did maybe. hulk hogan tell sells his house for way less than it is worth. >> he tried to wrestle the florida real estate market. didn't work. he got pinned. it was he sold it for 6.2 million he bought it for 24.

>> lauren simonetti fox business network. >> 15 after the hour. still to come she is the least liked leader in all of congress. any guesses? we will have the answer coming up next. have you gotten it yet? it's a nasty 24-hour bug. to make matters worse it's tough to get a doctor's appointment. 4 things you can do to get the doctor appointment. the latest tax questions. we have vera gibbons standing by.

>> 2,000 runners taken to the hospital. the winner of the men's wesley career kenya. and for the women also a woman from kenya. mirror mirror on the wall who is the least liked leader of all according to rasmussen. it's house minority leader nancy pelosi. 60 percent giving her a thumbs down. the most liked speaker john boehner. this happened to all of us. you are feeling sick you are down and out you need to call the doctor to make an appointment. they can't fit you in for several weeks sometimes more. dr. cooner joins us with steps on how to reduce the wait time of seeing your doctor. >> this is a matter af my own

heart. i have waited a long time for an appointment. it's tough for your doctor as well. they realize your anxiety about having to wait to see a physician. on the other hand there are so many hours in a day you get to see a patient. >> the average has to wait 21 days to get in with the doctor once you make the appointment. >> especially primary care and sometimes with a specialist it can be longer. west side docdoc.com. it's a great way to get an appointment on-line. >> i went on-line i saw this web site. you can go to the city you are in. you can choose the specialty you are interested in. s they rate them and give you the appointment times. you have to wait a few days for some doctors and sometimes you get the appointment right away. >> the doctor has to subscribe to the web site.

>> any patient can subscribe to it it depends on your insuranc . will take. i understand a doctor ruptured his eardrum on a plane and couldn't get into the doctor. call during the off hours. don't call during the morning or noon or lunch time offer after hour. >> lunch times will bare bad. usually the staff are going off as well. it's hard to get people on the phone. also see a lot of patients. mid morning or mid afternoon. >> if you want the great, great doctor sometimes he is not available she is not available but you could go to the newest doctor in that practice at least you are getting your foot in the door. he will bump it up if it's a complicated issue.

you know you will get a good doctor. >> what about a wait list? >> i have an unofficial wait list which will tell patients f wait until the last minute. >> the staff can get you in if you are nice. >> it's good if you are calling you have symptoms you have thoughts on the phone. >> patty ann over to you. >> answerly today is the last day to file your taxes. all during this show we are answering your last minute tax questions. here with us all hour personal finance expert vera give -- gibbons. you have last minute tax tips. >> obviously run time for taxpayers. all of the credits and deductions we tend to miss a lot

of these available. the american opportunity credit, numerous other ones. want a to make a last minute contribution to your ira 6,000 if you are age 60 or older you have until the end of the day today. go on-line at e-file it's easy convenie convenient. 1 percent verses 20 percent for paper insurance. you will be done with it. if you absolutely cannot get your paperwork together you have the option of filing for an extension with form 48-68. you have 6 months to get it together. this is an extension to file. you have to pay the government your best estimate of what you owe by the end of the day today patty ann. >> you are not post poening payment because you postpone filing. >> exactly right. >> vera is here the entire show answering your last minute tax questions. send us those questions to

friendsfirst@foxnews.com or tweet them to us at fox friends first. we will have those through out the hour. it is 24 after the hour. the battle of the sexes has been raging forever. women or men? who has more morals. this is a room full of woman so we know the answer. pippa is in a pickle. the younger sister of princess kate faces two years in the slammer? they air episode number 10,000. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix.

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>> it is 28 after the hour. >> we begin with half hour with your 5 at 5:30. the trial of an accused terrorist is about to get underway in new york today. he is accused of plotting september 11th anniversary attack on the city's subway system. he and two of his high school friends also targeted times square grand central terminal new york stock exchange and several movie theaters. ladies and gentlemened cohorts pleaded guilty and are testifying against them. >> the death toll reaches 6 today after a tornado in kansas and ohio over the weekend. a story of survival out of

kansas. the tornado hit twichita area. during the confusion they lost their cat who just gave birth to kitte kittens. eventually mama and babies were found and all are safe and sound. >> so cute. >> congressman barney frank says president obama made a mistake by pushing for obama care. he faced backlash over the controversial healthcare reform. presidential party paid a terrible price over the debate. he regrets pushing the bill. >> pipa middleton could be jailed after being photographed next to a gun pointing driver in paris. the picture you can see it here is making the cover of the sun newspaper. the driver pulling out the gun after a photographer tried to snap pictures of pippa. under france's strict gun law band dishi-- brandishing a weap public is punishable up to two

years in jail for all parties involved. >> the battle of the sexes over at least when it comes to which sex is more moral. it concludes women are the more moral gender making choices based on other's needs while friends focus on themselves. the study's author says sexes become moral as get older. that's your 5 at 5:30. >> takes a little long tore get on board. >> a major blow buffet rule aimed at taxes on millionaires. doug luzader has more. >> the buffet rule didn't fair too much. 551 to 45 pretty much split along party lines. the president and democrats knew it would not pass.

it is really an look at republicans on the record on this issue that the president's reelection campaign will really resinate with voters this year insisting wealthy americans pay 30 percent of the income to the federal government. >> any time the president proposed anything in the past he told us how many jobs it would create. whether it was the faa bill, the highway bill, the stimulus, you name it. apparently those days are over. nobody is even claiming this thing creates jobs. it is about the idea of fairness. >> middle class american families but billionaires and millionaires aren't sharing the pain or the sacrifices not one bit. last year there were 7,000 millionaires who didn't pay a sij penny for income taxes. 7,000 millionaires to pay a single penny in taxes. ordinary americans footed the

bill that's not fair. >> it is no coincidence this comes to the vote when millions of americans are rush to go finish their tax returns. on average people who make a million dollars a year pay 25 percent of their to the federal government. people who make 50-75,000 a year pay about 12 percent. even though i am a man and apparently immoral that story bad. >> i am not sure i believe that anyway. >> mitt romney is also talking this morning. >> he sat down with diane sawyer issuing a harsh message to president obama. >> in this moment as it begins toward november, what would they

say to president obama? >> start packing. >> that's what i would like to say obviously. we have a very different view. the president i am sure wants another four years. but the first years didn't go so well. i would say mr. president focus on your policies and ask did they make it more likely for businesses to start? did your policies make it more likely for businesses to hire people? did it make in more likely for people to have rising races if he looks back honestly his policies have not helped the american people. they have not helped with jobs or helped raise incomes they added trillions of dollars in debt. he has guided them in the wrong direction. it is time for us to return to the principal and freedom of opportunity that got this nation where it is today. i understand america's economy

and i have lived with it. i connect with america's economy. i don't connect with president obama. he doesn't understand the economy. he doesn't understand what it takes to get jobs for the american people. >> also he is confirming the vice presidential candidate. >> before you leave the house this morning let's get the first degree weather update with maria molina. how some cities in the northeast are even warmer than those down south. very weird stuff out there. take a look at the current temperatures as we head out the door this morning. it is 71 degrees, 70 in dc. as you head further off to the south where you think it would be warmer than it is to the northeast temperatures are cooler. 63 atlanta and nashville current temperature at 57. kind of weird stuff out there. we have showers and

thunderstorms across the southeast. one of the reasons why the temperatures out there are cooler. it will be a slow go for you early this morning. if you live in mississippi parts of northern alabama and parts of tennessee. we have heavy downpours out there. just to the west of new orleans and across louisiana and across northern parts of mississippi that for the rain. if you drive there's poor visibility. west ward not expecting any precipitation that should help out cleanup efforts through out the early morning hours today. however as we head through tonight we have a storm system that will head eastward and will produce scattered shower and thunderstorm activity. one of the areas hit hard by tornadoes over the weekend. morning travel looks good. showers and thunderstorms southeast of new york city. don't think you will have problems and high temperatures

today across the northeast on the warm side into the 70s. some of the showers across portions of the southeast like georgia and parts of carolina could become severe. thunderstorms possible that could produce large hail and damaging winds. guys won't be anywhere near as bad as what we saw this weekend. >> lots of accidents on tax day as reported last week. have you done yours yet? >> i did mine in february. most people get a refund. >> today is the last day to file your taxes. we have help for those of you who haven't done it yet. we have last minute answers to questions. >> we vera gibbons. i sold 15,000 dollars of my stock in 2010 to save my home for foreclosure. can i use that to average out this year's tax debt? >> no. there's no special provision for

the sale of stock because you sold it to save your home. it's a commendable thing to do good thing to do saved his home, great. but it is just a basic transaction. you can take money against your income if there is gain. may pay 0 percent on that most of us it's 15 percent on the long-term. >> another e-mail this one asks what is members of llc problems. >> it is by the partnership. i don't know if he is talking about the sole proprietorship excuse me it is early in the morning. corporation or something among that nature. something that wasn't reimbursed by the partnership travel costs, transportation cost office supplies and the like would be something that would be typically missed. nothing too unusual nothing out of the ordinary. >> the next question i was on social security disability which

is tax free. i got a letter saying i would be on regular social security. the question is on disable i paid no tax, but do i now have to pay a tax? this is from mary ann. >> it depends. first of all it depends where you are paying the premiums. there is income you have to take that into consideration. the irs loves formulas. add all of your taxable income your tax exempt interest plus half of the social security benefits. if this number exceeds the faba number set forth by the irs these benefits would be taxable. 25,000 per single 35 thousand per joint. if you are over that the benefits would be taxable. up to 85. >> how do you know all that? keep the questions coming. vera will be back with more answers. she will answer the e-mails. shoot us e-mails to

friendsfirst@foxnews.com or tweet them to us at fox friends first. it is 39 after the hour john edwards trading in a $25 haircut for a cheap new don't. we have the pictures to prove it. >> these might be the coolest pictures today. about to hitch a ride on the back of a 747. you don't know it's that big until you see the pictures. >> vera is combing through the tax questions. ♪ [ kareem ] i was fascinated by balsa wood airplanes since i was a kid. [ mike ] i always wondered how did an airplane get in the air. at ge aviation, we build jet engines. we lift people up off the ground to 35 thousand feet. these engines are built by hand with very precise assembly techniques. [ mike ] it's going to fly people around the world. safely and better than it's ever done before.

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>> hello. welcome back. 43 after the hour. afghan president hamid karzai hold agnes conference at 9:00 a.m. today. they left at least 51 people dead. called sundays coordinated

attacks and intelligence should be investigated. former presidential candidate john edwards spent 5,000 dollar hair due. now the locks at the super cuts. costs him 12.95. haircuts are free in federal prison where he could spend the next 30 years if he is found guilty for violating campaign finance laws. two hours from now the space shuttle discovery will hitch a ride back on a 747 and leave florida. the home in virginia at cape canaveral. hi steve. >> good morning patty an. this is usually the shot where the shuttle missions land and end. we will see a takeoff. shuttle discovery is already riding piggyback on top of the

jumbo jet. not the first time it has been up there with the same landings. first flight up here when it was built back in 1983 was on top of the same plane. this morning it will take off here around 7:00 a.m. eastern. say good-bye to the workers in florida. it will take three hours or so a little longer than a commercial flight because it is so heavy. it is nonstop. they will do a 30-40 minute fly by and go over some of the national landmarks there the national mall and capital. any one in dc want to go outside to see the biggest plane in the world go over head. it will take its place in history at the smithsonian institutions and hang around in

dulles. we will be here live before the historic takeoff in just over an hour. >> thank you, steve. >> that's not cool. >> 45 minutes after the hour. it's your last chance. e-mail us your last minute tax questions. vera gibbons will answer them in two minutes. >> the race for the white house could be a real zoo. newt gingrich we will explain. >> see what's coming up on fox and friends. >> coming up in just a few minutes. >> gives you nourishment. >> i have to read. coming in straight ahead napolitano takes a look at what is attracting you. laura ingram, who is hiring this week. edie falco also from long island. we must have something in common. she is the star of a series and

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penguin verses politicians. newt gets nipped by a bird at the st. louis zoo. this one bit his finger while on a behind the scenes tour. he is said to be wearing a bandage. the ugly. this nasty fight between the pittsburgh penguins wins and the fly ars is going to cost the penguins. craig adams had to sit out a game. the coach is being fined 10,000 dollars. earlier in the show we answered the tax day questions. >> we have more of your e-mails. i cashed in about 5,000 dollars within a ge savings bond to pay college expenses. what effect does that have on my tax liability. i make less than 50,000 dollars a year. that's from bob. >> if he makes less than 50,000 dollars a year that's the good news. the bonds are exempt from local

and fed as well. because he makes less than 50,000 it is below that threshold. he is using these for education expenses. 106,650,000 for a joint filer. he is in the clear because he makes that 50,000 dollars no federal taxes. >> that will help him out. the if he canext question is hoe qualify for the child tax credit. would you have had to have paid income tax during the year. this is a tweet. >> yes. you would have had to have done that over the course of the year. this is specifically a credit that is designed specifically for working parents to give them a break for daycare costs and nanny costs. this is a credit that is frequently over looked year in and year out. it will reduce your tax dollar per dollar. this is worth anywhere from 20 to 35 percent of your daycare expenses. this is one want to claim. you have to be a working parent.

>> another e-mail. my income was from unemployment insurance. my deductions are much larger than my income. are there deductions that have been paid in 2011 that have been taken in 2012. people have a lot of questions about different things. the deductions may not be retro active. i am concerned, too, that the deductions are exceeding your income. that is a bit of a red flag. the odds of the audit are low. less than one percent. bu but it does raise the audit. he need to know the unemployment benefits are exceeding that is taxable. that is something to consider as well. sounds like he has a couple issues at play here actually. >> vera gibbons. vera is sticking around through fox and friends also. if you didn't get your question in you still have time.

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>> you know the song, "she works hard for the money". is it hard enough? the list is out of the hardest working cities in the country. and here now with the results from the fox business network is diane mercado. >> here in new york, people often say they work hard and play hard. on average, new york city doesn't rank in the top 25 of america's hardest working cities. a new poll by total cereal and "parade" magazine analyzed the number of hours worked, unemployment rates, commute times, dual income families and people's wellness to give up personal time for work in different parts of the country and concluded columbia, missouri is the hardest working town in america. study cites the city's low

unemployment rate, its residents' long work days and high concentration of dual income homes for the top honor. other cities in the top five include hartford, connecticut and norfolk, virginia, that were among the top ranked for weekly work hours. bloomingt bloomington, indiana that ranked highest when it came to working weekends. tuscaloosa, alabama where 70% of households with school aged kids are dual incomes. >> not everybody works in their office anymore. it's hard to know when your workday ends and when you're on your blackberry and computer at home. >> i'm sure it's harder and harder to track this properly. >> i'm surprised new york is not on the list. >> the average work day is 38.5 hours. i don't know where the numbers come from but that's where they clocked in.

columbia, missouri, hardest working city in america. au kudos to them! >> it's now 58 after the hour and time to get scrambled up. scramble those eggs is gretchen carlson. can you figure this one out? shorter word? >> chubby. no. pitch. no! >> i know what it is! >> john edwards. >> haircut! there you go. >> i heard it's a lot cheaper for john edwards these days. >> right? went from the -- can you tell a difference? >> nah! >> see, he just spent $500 on a haircut and you can't tell. >> like i would. >> $500 on the left and then super cuts is like $12.95 on right. >> they look the same to me. >> i agree. i like the $12 better. a little shorter. >> a little less bufante. >> not so much for women. "fox & friends" starts right