>> good morning to you. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather nauert. thank you for getting up with us today. we are glad to have you. it is thursday may the 31st. >> may is almost over, heather. it is time for the top 5@5:00. we begin with a fox news alert. we have just learned two americans kidnapped while traveling in egypt, they are both men in their early 30s it is believed they are taken by armed men. the kidnapers protesting the arrest of one of their tribes man. a gunman shoots himself

dead. the man walked into cafe yire o leaving four of them dead. he took off shooting and killing a woman before stealing her suv. police searched for him dale long. as officers approached him he shot himself. winds and dry weather battling this massive wildfire in mexico. the fire burning for more than a week now. it is officially the largest fire in the state's history. one side of your screen what the national forest looked like before that 170,000 acre fire. so far the flames have destroyed a dizzy enhouse -- dozen houses. >> so dry out there. we will talk more about that in a minute. mitt romney scoring another condoleezza rice. this happened at a fundraiser.

rice has been mentioned as a possible running mate. she is a professor at stanford university and a partner at a consulting firm with other members of george bush. >> bush will be at the white house for the unveiling of their official portrait. president obama and first lady michelle obama will be there as well. those my friends are your 5@5:00 headlines. >> may be a little awkward for them. >> everything should be a okay. >> planned parenthood is now launching an attack on mitt romney as a brand new poll shows presidential nominee makeling serious gains with female voters. peter doocy is live in washington with more. good morning, heather. not only did planned parenthood endorse president obama

yesterday they are packed action funned launched a ad campaign trying to paint romney as rom for women. they are going to add in florida, iowa and virginia all swing states as well as washington, d.c. the president of the pact cecil richards says there's no greater champion for women's health it's president obama. the contrast with romney could not be bigger. he is against abortion except in rape, incest and if the wife of the mother is in dapger. they banned abortion years ago. there's a question how much voters really care about all of this. the economy has dominated the debate so far. mitt romney is making serious gains in the polls with women. there's new abc news "washington post" poll about president obama still the better overall favor

ability rateling 11 points higher than romney's 41. romney narrowed that gap by 21 points in one month. women have made all of the difference. even though president obama still has 51 percent favor ability with women compared to 40 percent with romney, romney is up 13 points with women in personal popularity since women. obama is down with women, planned pair represent today is kicking off one of the largest campaigns on his behalf. peter doocy, thank you so much. an interesting one. there are a whole lot of ladies we just want to put food on the table. it is time now to look who is talking. this morning the big talk of the 2012 election. >> the co founder of the store home depot is weighing in on president obama saying the president should be more like bill clinton. we have house of

representatives. we have a accesenate. in order to get anything done in this congress you have to work alo across lines. you don't always have a friendly congress but if you don't work with them no legislation is going to happen. unfortunately president obama came in and from the day he came in he communicated with the congress and working across lines he attacked congress almost immediately where clinton did the opposite. he did work across the aisle he accomplished a great deal during his years. >> he isn't the only talker this morning. dick morris getting his information on the 2012 election. where he thinks it stands right now. >> the end of round 1 you can see the girl with the round 1 sign around the ring. it's the enhe had -- end of round 1. obama thought bain capital would

be a bulls eye on romney's chest all he needed to do was pull the trigger. once he put bane capital on romney would fall apart. didn't happen. now romney is coming back with solyndra and obama is dropping pay bain and moving on to his director as governor. when you are political consultants and you fire your best bullet and the guy still standing isn't hurt that is very bad news. dick morris will begin that discussion on fox and friends. be sure you tune into that. >> now we are talking weather. >> janice, there's a lot going on out there this morning. >> there really is. we have storms excessive heat warnings across the southwest. we are going to talk about where in new mexico we have the large wildfire that continues to burn. a lot going on in the extreme

weather center. the central u.s. we are going to see the potential for stronger storms today including large hail damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. we have had hundreds of severe weather reports not only yesterday but the day before. still looking at that potential. this is what is left of beryl as it continues to move to the north and east. this isn't going to hurt anybody. it will be mainly of shifting concerns. we are done with beryl and hurricane season officially starts tomorrow. we have already had two named storms. there's the satellite over the last 6 hours. you can still see storms firing from texas on upwards toward the western great lakes. you can see where we have the subtle bowned dre draped across the central u.s. 64 kc, 88 in new orleans, 80 in new york. look at the southwest. 109 in phoenix. we could break some records today across the southwest. today and 108 to 114 degrees

across these areas where you see in marine thoma roone those are advisories. very dangerous heat. more on the weather later on in this hour. >> you have this window boxes the air units. you can't get your a apartment cold enough. >> stories you can bank on this morning beginning with facebook ceo losing 5 million in a matter of 8 days. >> he's lost 5 billion but still doing okay, right? >> 14.4 billion left in the bank that is just from the proceed of selling base book. he entered 26 out of 40. in 8 days he is out 8 billion. columbia's richest man louise

carlos santiago. >> they are charging you now to close a bank account. >> it's easier to stay than get out. here are all of the fees. >> especially if you have only 50 bucks in the bank. >> chase, city, wells far go, you know them well. none of the banks will make a same day transfer, certified checks of 30 bucks each some charge you 25 bucks to close the account if you have been there less than 3 months or 6 months. >> lions gate is losing money. why is that? >> this brings you mad men and the hunger games. they made lots of money. they bought some entertainment. the twilight series they bought them last quarter and also spent more on hmarketing. >> will they make that money back? >> twilight becomes a big hit.

there are two more hunger game films to come. mad men is still going. >> do you know when the next movie is coming out? >> i don't know but i am sure they are working on it now. it is nine minutes after the hour. schools using breathalyzers for kids heading to prom. good idea? two people using jobs to support her family? now the judge who through her in jail for missing class now a major development in this case. first a check of the morning price $3.68 a gallon. higher than i thought it was.

>> good morning. it is 14 minutes after the hour. here's a look at some of the headlines we are watching this morning. four ultimate juroinjure or -- alternate jurors in the trial no longer have to show um to court. these four drew attention to themselves by wearing color coordinating outfits with one another. in the meantime jurors have not reached a verdict. deliberations begin again today.

a truck plows into dozens of teenagers it happened right outside of the high school. 9 students hit three take tone the hospital with critical injuries. the driver was an 18-year-old student at that school. cops haven't filed any charges yet. former secretary of defense donald rumsfeld slamming obama's foreign policy. last night on hannity he said it is making the u.s. look weak. the things that race through your mind is things like iran having the nuclear weapons north korea's behaviors the terrorist network for resisting the cyber attacks. the thing that worries me is not one of those things specifically. it is the risk, the danger that the united states will uncreasingly be seen as weak. >> you think under this president with his policies starting out with an apology for do you think the rest of the world views him as weak?

>> i do. he doesn't seem to feel that the united states have and should continue to be playing an important role in the world. you do that not by making war or aggression you do that by being capable and being seen as being capable which causes other countries to avoid doing things that they would do if they saw weakness. increasingly we are demonstrating weakness. >> kt mcfarlanded when we appear weak that's when others take add straj. >> should we brew on this? >> absolutely. one long island high school in new york is the lathes to break out these breathalyzers at the prom no less. john huty has more now. >> tuxedo, karn nation, limo, breathalyzer test. the lathes to have alcohol

breath test policy a move to keep students from getting liquored up before events like the prom. >> we are hoping we don't have to use this. talking to other principals who have been doing this for quite a few years. once the students know the device is there there's a deterrent enough. >> other schools have been using the alcohol breath tests for years. >> great idea? . >> how come. >> these kids have no thought of getting in a car maybe they will think twice about it. >> if students pier to be under the influence they will be tested. punishment could be suspension or not being able to walk in a graduation ceremony. i hear people talking about it. >> highway patrolman have trained teachers how to use the alcohol detention devices. this one can detect booze in a

bottle or a cup. >> if there is alcohol in this a con taryn the student might gain access to the prom with. >> some are critical to the school policy including an attorney. >> the tests they are utilizing in these instances are the type of tests scientifically leave open the possibility students are going to have the test done and get false positive results which will create a whole post of other problems. probably a whole host of lawsuit lawsuits. >> do you think breathalyzers at the prom are necessary or are they a nuisance to students? >> e-mail at fox friendsfirst@foxnews.com or tweet them to us at fox friends first as well. you can vote on our facebook page. we will read your comments later in the show. as a mom of two little kids i say good idea. >> if you don't have anything to hide you don't have anything to worry about.

it is illegal to drink under age. >> new on the honor student dismissed f -- punished for mis class. >> we will tell you which companies are hiring right now. 19 minutes after the hour.

>> good morning. it is now 22 minutes after the hour. let's follow up on a story we first told you about the other day. a judge dismissing charges against this texas honor student following a national out cry. 17-year-old diane tran was thrown in jail for a day because she missed two man -- too many days of school. that teen was busy working two jobs to support her family. fox news learning there will be a house hearing next month

the on the staggering $2 billion trading loss for jp morgan chase. the bank as ceo will testify there. they will hold a hearing next week. good deal. >> thanks heather. according to the bureau of statistics nearly 5 million people have been out of work for at least 6 months now. if wurn of those we will help you on fox and friends first. we want the number to go down. we bring you three companies which are hiring right now. here to join us is cheryl casone from the fox business network. people love this segment because lots of folks are out of jobs. >> we have pan ner raw bre-- pa. they have a cafe where you go in and you eat whatever you want and you leave a donation. all of the money goes in the community. they have salary positions open

right now. you would think they were part-time they don't have benefits. thr 400 some managerial jobs. you need managerial experience you have the business degree. maybe you need a job. this is a great way to transition yourself into the work force. they are expanding 115 cafes in 2012. >> you work there you want to eat there. >> they make good healthy food. >> this is the welcome bwagon o the new age. you know the welcome packets you get when you move nude the neighborhood? this is what they do they put those together. it is marketing but they are looking for a particular sales people. they have about 200 jobs open in particular for the summer. you can also franchise these out. a man has a pizza shop. he realizes he gives someone a

coupon when they walk in the door that's where he gets the idea of our town america. they are going to be hiring. gift certificates and things like that. >> cardi guardian life selling l insurance as well as life insurance. >> life insurance disability all of them are needed things. they need people for life insurance policies. they have 800 plus positions right now. life insurance sales obviously is the main thing they are hiring for right now. salary rates really quick here. pretty decent. if you look at whether it is a commissioned based salary or full-time salary position and you get health insurance. >> fox business network, what time is it? >> we have the markets and the blog casone exchange.com.

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>> good morning. thank you for getting up with us. hope you are having a great day already. i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. now for your 5 at 5:30. top fooi stories making news at this hour. airport security being called into question this morning after two airplanes clip one another on the busiest runway in our country. it happened at chicago's o'hare. you know the airport. this mass i6 747 cargo plane clipping the american airlines jet which is 2 and a half times smaller. there were 20 people on board the commuter jet at that time. >> the front are the airplane swung to the right like this. no sound no panic. >> good news is no one was injured. take a look at severe

weather damage taking place in north carolina. it was a cause way or tornado that was by tropical storm beryl. 100 mile per hour winds complete dlis troying three homes there and causing damage to dozens of others. it brought within 3 inches of rin in a that area. ma dumping 10 inches of rain on parts of north florida. >> the nypd releaseing this. this is the mug shot of pedro hernandez after the murder of t etan patz. he admit to do killing patz 33 years ago then through his body in the trash he says. the police commissioner is working with the sanitation officials to see if they can help lee kate the remains. the mother of etan is speaking out saying quote this is taking my freedom away. i just wish this could be over.

rankd paul sending a messag to pakistan about locking up the doctor who helped us locate osama bin laden. he said no more foreign aid for you. >> at one point we offer $50 million for ransom for any information. this doctor was brave enough to turn him in and help our cia now pakistan is i am prisoning him for 33 years. i don't think we should give money to a government who is i am prisoning a guy who is a hero. i would cut off pakistani aidaned give citizenship to this doctor and let him and his family come to the u.s. >> oo a court sentencing him to 33 years in prison for being involved in an islamic militant group. >> he spent five years behind

bars for a crime he did not commit. >> i don't think i will ever get the answers about why i we know the through what i went through. i know i am here today and i remain unbroken. >> brian banks is getting a second chance at the football career he has always dreamed. the seattle seahawks bringing him in for a workout. the chiefs, redskins and dolphins are interested in bain -- banks. he gspent five years in prison his accuser admitting he made it all up. >> it is great gets a second chance. he is something like 26 years old. all that time in prison for a crime he did not commit. now over to politics. a brand new poll showing republican governor scott walker with a solid lead for wisconsin's historic recall election. joining us now live from washington, d.c. with all of the details is doug luzader.

>> this big election has national implications. it may come down in part to new jobs numbers. scott walker is basically in the political fight of his life now running against milwaukee mayor an democrat john bare reck. he is facing a recall largely because of his effort to stem the power of public employees. a new poll now gives walker a six-point advantage over bareck something he addressed last night. >> obviously you would rather be ahead than behind. you are right you watched this all along. since last february we been under massive assault. ten's of millions of dollars coming in last year. thousands of bodies brought in from outside of the state. people under attack through out this time. it has been over time.

>> barrett has a new supporter in his corner. white house press secretary jay carney tweeted this, the president is supporting tom barrett in next week's election. >> he actually added job last year that runs counter to the job losses. barrett is questioning those numbers. back to you guys. we will know more next tuesday. we will be watching this election closely, this recall election i should say. let's talk about other lebls news. marco rubio stepping into the no spin zone last night with bill o'reilly. the senator feeling the heat pressing him on whether he would accept a vice presidential nomination. >> kraut himout hymer says if y asked you have to because if you didn't you would be letting your

country down. he predicts if you are asked you will accept. what do you think about that point of view? >> i am not even talking about the whole process. i respect him very much. >> would it be disrespectful if you for family reasons personal reasons would you consider that? would it trouble you your country calls and you can't answer the call. >> i will say to you i try not to comment on the whole process. i believe mitt romney deserves to have the process. talking about it or by process of elimination making his choices. >> all right. that's what they always say. >> don't they have to say that. >> i can't image any one not accepting it. before you leave the house this morning let's check in with janice dean she has furs degr-- first degree weather update. >> beryl is moving into the sea. so we are saying bye-bye to

beryl. as you mentioned we have the tornado because of beryl caused a lot of damage. record warmth for the southwest and strong storms continue in the ohio river valley down to texas. you can see large hail and damaging winds. here's where the action is across the central u.s. that is what is left of the beryl. bye-bye. moving eastward. hail, damaging winds and tornadoes. a very wide chunk of the country from texas up to the ohio river valley. we will keep an eye on that. temperatures we have cooler more refreshing air through the northern tier of the country. warm and sultry across the south. i want to point your attention to the southwest. look at some of these eyes. 115. 104, 111, 109 in phoenix. people are urged to stay in doors today where the air-conditioning is. >> that is going to be us.

because it's hot here. >> not as hot as it is on the west coast. >> we are getting your first look at jessica simpson's new bundle of joy. her baby maxwell drew johnson gracing the cover of "people" magazine. tmz reports the new mommy said to have gained 70 pounds during her pregnancy will have a gig with weight watchers. ♪ >> home that song you are hearing sung by phillip phillips when he won american idol has broken a record. it had 278 thousand digital copies more than any other coronation song in idol history. the son of p-diddy combs getting a hefty handout from ucla.

his son got a 54,000 athletic scholarship to play football. he has a net worth of $550 million. the money doesn't come from taxpaye taxpayers. >> that's a big scholarship. a lot of money. >> 39 minutes after the hour. let's take a look at your starting lineup of all of the same stories making headlines at this hour. rallying from a 15 point deficit the conference final against the se celti celtics. lebron james has 34 points and 10 rebounds. john ron doe played all 53 minutes and had 44 points. how does this one get through? the nfl.com sending packers fan e-mails to buy aaron roger's jersey. the web site the jersey manufacturer, the photographer, everyone no one realized the name was missing a d in rogedge.

>> that's not good. >> 30 minutes after the hour. here you better drink this. coming up a major city trying to ban sweet drinks. this is another taste of the government butting in where it doesn't be long. >> i want a big gulp here. >> they got 100 million from the obama administration to create jobs in the united states. now the company is saying i don't think so. so can this company actually do that? we will tell you about it. don't forget our question of the day. do you think breathalyzers at the prom are necessary? tweet us at fox friends first or e-mail us at fox friendsfirst@foxnews.com. on in your fight against bugs. ortho home defense max. with a new continuous spray wand. and a fast acting formula.

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>> 43 minutes after the top of the hour. lookal headlines over seas. in pakistan test firing a nuclear capable cruise missile. it can travel more than 200 miles and deliver nuclear and conventional war heads with total accuracy. to venezuela where hugo chavez is apparently close to death. a source close to him says he may have only a few months to live because the cancer entered the final stage. >> two men on a break narrowly escape being hit by an out of control fire truck. they jump out of the way of the truck it came going at them and crashes into the store. >> oh my gosh will you lucky those guys are. 50 minutes before the our and the obama administration make really hot cars the administration gauf them $2 million to create them in the united states. they are saying i don't think

so. following the story is diane mass is he macedo. >> they gave them $529 million loan in 2010 in part so it could purchase a closed gm plant. it would assemble the gas electric car the atlantic. it was suppose to do bring in 2,000 american jobs. despite having spent nearly $2 million they may find a cheaper place to build the car after they fail to do meet certain mail stones. it was intended to play for the atlantic that if fisker spent o the karma a sports sedan it assembled in fin landed. it had a faulty battery, a recall. it sold the first 100,000 of them bringing in 100 million in

revenue so far this year. the u.s. department of energy told abc news they are in disagreement with the company an add the company's performance but haven't figured out what to do with the loan or the remarn of it. the plan is still the primary option for assembling in the atlantic. if it doesn't continue to get government money it. >> it is a nice looking car. >> thanks so much. that's a lot of money. >> super size this one. mayor michael bloomberg taking the anti obesity campaign to the streets literally. robert schomos h -- moses has m us. >> ainsley, good morning to you, good morning everyone. new york city's 20,000th restaurant would be affected by this ban on large containers of sugary drinks. this is part of the mayor's efforts to reduce obesity rates

in new york city. they want them sold in container that is are more than 16 ounces. besides restaurants the ban would effect movie theaters streetcars and stadiums. it would not effect vending machines or grocery stores. vie tlierts would face $200 fine. some people say the ban is easily mrouted. people could buy two smaller containers of sugary drinks instead of one large cone taner. others call it a good idea. >> i think soda is really unhealthy. i don't see any reason to keep the dri drivenlths>> a lot of people drink soda. they will be buying more. that is even worse. >> it does not come as a large surprise. the beverage association is not in favor of the plan. a spokesman told us banning the saled of large sugary drinks

will not reduce the obesity rates. it could go into effect as early as march. that is the latest live from brooklyn robert moses. >> if it takes effect it could happen in march. it doesn't include diet drinks or fruit juices. >> to ounces that's not that big. that one right there would be banned including the frappuccino and big gulp. how about that. >> the cost of a college education there is a brand new data hadthat has been released how much it has become. >> then don't forget our question of the day do you think breathalyzers at the prom are unnecessary. shoot us an e-mail at fox and friendsfirst@foxnews.com. have you been taking a little to the bottle again in the morning? everybody has their thing in the morning.

now you are judging me. >> we are kidding here. >> this is for mayor bloomberg. this is a sugar packet and coffee. come down and arrest me. go to my locker find mountain due. all right? then i will do 60 days in jail in solitaire re. did you ever talk to me or am i spoets to do promo the show? >> go for it. >> go for it. >> we didn't plan anything unfortunately. we have a grand new edition of fox and friends coming your way. we have a fox business network . donald trump's wife. michelle malkin and the brand new book a man's real place is in the kitchen. if you stick arounded long enough see my interview with muppets. r ] the inspiring story

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>> 8 minutes before the top of the hour. live pictures from the dragon spaceship. gets ready to wrap up the historic flight and head back to earth today. joining us live from orlando is steve. tell us about what's happening here. >> we just saw the robot arm let go of the dragon capsule. we have been watching the last couple hours. it took place arounded 4:00 a.m. eastern time. this is a live look inside mission control. unbirthing happened. 2 hours before the robot arm let go of the dragon capsule. now what's going to happen there are small burns of capsules they are going to do. it is going to be another 4 or 5 hours before they do a dior bit

burn. it is 11:44 eastern time, 8:44 pacific time. it will happen 500 miles southwest off baha california. this is history in the making. the first private space capsule now docked and unbirthed. it can bring stuff back from the space station. they are going to bring back experiments within the next 48-hours to fulfill this new contract at nasa $1.6 billion. we are watching that robot arm is now let go of dragon. reporting live from florida. fun to watch. ainsley? earlier in the show we asked you to brew on this. new york school has plans to use breathalyzers on students taping the prom. we asked you if it is necessary or is it a nuisance for students? here are some of the responses so far.

tweeted us too many young people are dying. it could send a positive message that boos isn't cool. >> i went 24 years ago at the prom knowing what kids do today, go with the breathalyzer. it will lives. thanks to everyone who responded. >> agree on that one. >> it is so true. kids are going to live a little bit longer because of that. >> five minutes to the top of the hour. next on the rundown how much is a college education going to cost? you are about to fined out. the startling numbers just released. >> the word of the day all cr scrambled up. can you figure out what this one is? stick arounded for the answer. we will be right back.

>> almost a minute until the

top of the hour and time for the good, the bad and the ugly. first, the good. army specialist andre domino making his little brother's graduation day even more special. surprise happening in missouri. antonio jr. seeing his brother for the first time in a year. he's been serving our country in germany. next, the bad. in the next 18 years, the projected cost of a college education set to skyrocket, parents. private universities are going to set you back $130,000 a year. public universities -- $41,000. heather, we've got to start saving! >> saving now. >> and the ugly. bank of america and fannie mae foreclosing on a mom in arizona while she was visiting her wounded son at a military hospital in germany. making matters worse, his purple heart was thrown out. she says the bank promised her a loan modification. >> oh, my. all right. let's go to scrambled up. steve doocy is here to help us out with the word of the day. hi there, steve. >> good morning, ladies. how are yo