good morning everyone. i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is tuesday august 21st. thank you for watching fox and friends first. we begin with a fox news alert. dempsey being hit with shrapnel from two rockets. luckily he was in his quarters and is not hurt this morning. kelly wright has more. >> the information we are getting from jennifer griffin

who is on the ground with the general says the strike occurred shortly after midnight in afghanistan forcing the air base into lock down mode for more than an hour. basis personnel will ordered to their bunkers. shrapnel from two rockets struck the chairman of the joint chief's see 17 plane forcing the chairman to await a plane to leave afghanistan. dempsey was in his quarters at the time of the attack and was not injured or in any danger according to zane. some were treated for light shrapnel and possible brain injury from the strike. the two rockets were fired remote timer. general tedempsey has been concerned about insider attacks against u.s. and troops. in an earlier interview while

visiting was the taliban was trying to interrupt the development of security forces. they were going to try to retake lost territory that they lost notably in the south and east and they were going to try to de legitimize the government. >> on every level they failed. it's violence it's isolated it's not in a measure of control. >> if that kind of progress can be extrapolated for the next 22 months i think we will see something that is sustainable. >> that is dempsey talking to jen you have griffin. he left afghanistan to reiterate u.s. concerns about the space of insider attacks and u.s. troops urging karzai to do more to prevent such attacks.

president obama told reporters at the white house monday he would be placing a call to president karzai to reiterate u.s. concerns about insider attacks. >> in the long-term we will seifuer u.s. casualties and coalition casualties by sticking to our transition plan and making sure we have the most effective afghan security force possible. but we have to do it in a way that doesn't keep our guys vulnerable. >> the plane dempsey would have taken back to afghanistan. he was not injured two u.s. persons on the ground were injured and possible brain injuries from those. we will keep you updated. now another top story. a fra freight train carrying coal has derailed killing two people. this happened in maryland 14

miles west of baltimore. 23 of the 80 cars toppled right off the tracks after midnight. the victims were bystanders who were on a main street bridge at the time. turbulence shaking up a flight from new york to houston injuring three people. the flight was coming in for a landing when he hit a patch of turbulence. two flight aidttendants and passenger were treated for minor injuries. tuition controversy for undocumented students at the metropolitan state college for denver. those who qualify will pay half of the price than students in the united states would legally pay. a lot of people are opposed to the preferential treatment illegals are getting. he plans to file a lawsuit on behalf of taxpayers. >> i believe it is an illegal act and it is another thing we

are doing to awareward people t come here. >> people come here for the opportunities. i think this is a great opportunity. >> john suters says it's up to lawmakers to decide whether or not they want to provide the discounts. >> the anti doping agency allows the doping case to proceed. armstrong was claiming the agency lacked jurisdiction and violated his constitutional rights but the judge ruled armstrong's lawsuit was without merit. he's a 7 time tour defrance winner and insists he never took performance enhancing drugs. the queen of one liners comedian phlis dill ler has died. she passed away her son said with a smile on her face. >> what makes you an authority. >> a ph.d. in relations lld in sociology and i have been nature

idea 29 times. >> diller always said that famous laugh of hers was genuine and when she was a kid her dad called it a laughing high even gnaw. her first stand-up act was in the 1950s. she was 37 years old. before that she was a housewife and mother of five. her good friend lawrence henderson remembered her first days in show business. listen to this. >> she was fabulous. never competition. i would feel some of her jokes knowing her how she lived her life. >> phyllis diller was 95 years owed. she w it was never too late to start the new career. >> husband lost her job forced her to do that. >> that is your 5@5:00. >> time to look at who is talking. president obama facing the press corps for the first time in 8

weeks. he is denying any one on his team ever called mitt romney is felon. he's insisting he's not running a negative campaign. >> they can run the campaign they want but the truth of the matter is you can't make stuff up. i feel very comfortable with the fact that when you look at the campaign we are running we are focused on the issues and differences that matter to working families all across america. that's the kind of debate american people deserve. >> the president using that opportunity to hit the challenger on the issue of tax returns. >> that is what the american people would rightly expect is particularly when we are having a huge debate how we reform our

tax code and how we pay for the government we need. i think people want to know everybody has been playing by the same rules including people who are sooking the heist office in the land. >> the president isn't the only one talking this morning. mitt romney is addressing this saying team obama isn't being honest. it seems the first thing he is missing is the truth. it has been sad and disappointing. when i became the presumptive nominee the president called me and congratulated me on becoming the presumptive nominee america needs an honest debate. i agreed. i am waiting to hear him begin that. all we have heard is one attack after the other. frankly they are not typically

honest. there may be one in there that is, i keep looking for it. it has been a disappointment. >> mitt romney campaigning in new hampshire there. in zipg states we are talking about new poll numbers coming out. that could mean trouble for the president. feeling so good in new york at least. here for the first degree weather update and maria molina. >> good to see you this morning. good morning everyone. starting out a little bit on the cool side across parts of the great lakes. starting to feel like fall over in chicago. current temperature is 56 degrees. we will be warming up a little bit as we head into the afternoon hours. 68 the current temperature new york city as we head out the door. we are in the 70s across parts of southeast. westbound phoenix still on the hot side 92 degrees right now. of course you will be seeing more of the triple dig get high temperatures as we head into the afternoon. 103 should be the high this afternoon 90 memphis.

upper 70s in chicago. rainfall we are going to get a lot of that across parts of the southeast. flooding will be a concern. keep you posted on that strong storms pushing through parts of northern texas right now. ainsley and heather in the next blog i will be telling you about tropical depression 9 that has just formed in the open atlantic. we have to watch that storm closely. >> hope that brings rain to the northwest. now stories to keep up on airline force pay up for a delayed flight. lauren simonetti is here to explain. >> good morning heather. jetblue was fined 90,000 dollars for the department of transportation for failing to tell passengers they could leave the plane as it sat on the gate for 2 and a half hours. jetblue says customers were free to leave and also given water

and access to the bathrooms but did not provide them with regular updates. for that they did apologize. >> if you are stuck there for 30 minutes or more they can offer you to get off. a lot of folks didn't know about that. airlines are making the seats smaller. >> it is not the skimpy food the checked baggage fees or flight attendants travelers complain about the most. it's leg room. if you want more you have to pay for it even if you are sitting in coach. more airlines like jetblue and southwest are using bigger planes with smaller seats. that means more passengers more revenue for them and less room for all of us. all in all those little fees added up to 22 billion for the airlines. when you are traveling with your family you want to sit together that's impossible. >> tell us about apple. a oo more valuable than microsoft was bigger than the boom in 19 # 9.

a tail of two facts facebook hit an all time low. >> it is 12 minutes after the hour. sol linda keeps adding up. wait until you hear where the tax dollars are being spent. there are things ending up on display we want to tell you about. the government wanted banks to rescue under water homeowners. they said no way. now taxpayers are left footing the bill. we will report you decide whether or not you think this is fair. why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapphire preferred.

>> 15 minutes after the top of the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. president obama's campaign spending more than it is taking in. obama raised 49 million but spent more than 59 million. mitt romney's campaign took in 49 million in july and spent almost 32.7 million.

it's a split decision for two southern states fighting illegal immigration. a federal appeals court ruling it is unconstitutional for alabama to require schools of citizenship status. they determined alabama and georgia can check the immigration papers of detained suspects. >> 15 minutes after the hour. there's growing concern about a plan to bail out under water homeowners. taxpayers are required to cover 100 percent of the costs. this is the first of 19 states required to do so under the government's hardest hit program. >> remember taxpayers were told they would not bear the brunt of the housing crisis. responsible homeowners would not be require to do bail out others. >> they are paying my monthly mortgage payment of 2578.

>> they is you. they are paying mortgage for 6 months after her husband lost his job. when that money dries up she hopes for more government help. >> i am hoping because we qualify for this we may be able to qualify for the next principal pell reduction. >> that means reduction of the principle keep your home program. >> it will require buyers and lenders to step up and take their part. >> banks were not required to step up and pay half of the mortgage write down. the other half coming from government. >> which thought 50/50 was much more attractive and we have more traction with lenders. it didn't turnout to work as well as we would have liked. >> california became the first state to pay 100 percent tax payer dollars to reduce mortgage

by 100,000 dollars. >> taxpayers would be furious that they are off the subject for this. >> they defend the program. >> my property values are going down. if we could help save some of these people that is to my benefit. >> rich regaard green disagrees. >> people say i have been a renter all these years i have been faying -- paying my mortgage all these years why am i bailing out people who made a bad decision. >> they refused to go all in that would encourage people to abuse the system because they knew someone else was picking up the tab. when banks refused california decided to pay 100 percent. >> william loss necessary.

> chris: tee didn't have much to say about mitt romney giving the vp nod to paul ryan. the governor setting the record straight. >> did you know that booking on a certain day at a very specific time could save you hundreds? our personal finances experts vera givens explains next.

>> good morning. it is 22 minutes after the hour. a national hero and original member of the tuskegee airmen has died. he was one of the fist to fly for world war ii. he and the other surviving tuskegee airmen received a congressional gold medal. hickman was 88 years old. hard earned cash going to a new

modern art exhibit? turns out some of the pricey equipment from solyndra has now resurfaced. 1400 of the glass tubes are on display at uc berkeley. they spent a good chunk on the money it was loaned. one percent were put into use by that company. >> let's head over to you ladies. >> you might want to plan your next shopping trip. it involves purchases on specific days of the week. we will tell you what days are best. >> here to show you how to save is vera givens. let's rollback today. start on wednesday. what should we buy? >> stating monday good day for big ticket items like electronics, tv's, cameras, video games. >> why monday? >> that's when they apply the rebates and pass them down to

consumers. if you are in the market for these consider buying on a monday. it is a good day to buy. monday not a lot of foot traffic not much going on you have more negotiating power on a monday. >> tuesday you said before it's our travel day. >> tuesday is your big travel day. this is a good day to buy your airline tickets specifically around 3:00 p.m. this is when the airlines come out with the deals roll the fares out. go to fare compare you can see the cheapest seats the best deals. you want to be ready to make your purchase. also a good day to buy gas tuesday midday into wednesday morning prices start ticking up as you get close tore the weekend. >> fill up your tank and buy your plane tickets today. >> tomorrow on a wednesday. >> this is a good day for entertainment deals specifically if you want to take kids to the amusement parks theme parks. >> mid will of the week.

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>> good deal. >> thank you so much. >> you have to be a savvy shopper. >> it is 25 after the top of the hour. coming up, who is the person in this photo who swayed president obama to approve the raid to go after osama bin laden? and is spending more than 700 thousand of your tax dollars to create one job really a reason to celebrate? first on this day in history in 1987 dirty dancing opened in theaters. remember that? nobody puts baby in a corner. it's something you're born with. and inspires the things you choose to do. you do what you do... because it matters. at hp we don't just believe in the power of technology. we believe in the power of people when technology works for you. to dream. to create.

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and they danced. see what a raymond james advisor can do for you. >> welcome back to fox and friends first. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather nauert. >> top 5 stories at 5:30 making news at this hour. we start with a fox news alert out of afghanistan. chairman martin dempsey being hit with shrapnel from two rockets. aids say america's top general was not on the plane at the time but in his quarters and was not injured or in any danger. two americans on the ground were hurt. a replacement plane arrived for the general later today. dempsey will become the first senior military officer to visit iraq since the u.s. withdrawal 8 months ago. new reports it was secretary of

state hillary clinton who persuaded a jittery president obama to carry out the mission to kill osama bin laden. the bombshell claims are out in a new book today. he canceled three missions by urging of senior advisor valeri jarrett. he moved on with the mission with bin laden. the hour of that -- the author of that book is called leading from behind will join us live. mystery surrounding tony scott's death. the family is denying reports today he might have taken his own life because he had terminal brain cancer. his wife said he was not suffering from any medical issues. the director of hollywood hits like top gun days of thunder and unstoppable jumped to his death from a california bridge. he spent billions of tax payer dollars on the recovery act.

take a listen to this. >> we put 65,000 people to work in 15,000 projects in two years with no problems. i am very proud of that. he is proud of it but if you do the math it amounts to 738,000 dollars per job. how about that? >> check out the time lapse video showing the construction of the stage at the republican national convention after taking a year and a half to design and build it's finally finished. our convention will connect with people across america and around the world right here from this stage through speakers and these incredible screens behind me. >> national committee revealing the 13 giant led screens at the forum. the convention kicking off monday. that's your 5@5:30. president obama facing the

white house press corps for the tirs ti first time in about two months. >> trouble in the president in key battle ground states. doug luzader that has more from washington. >> he came out swinging yesterday facing white house supporters for the first time in about 8 weeks or show. that was a surprise. the timing here was important. it was refusal to release his tax returns. this one has been widely condemned connecting romney after her husband lost his job. >> i don't think governor romney is somehow responsible for the death of the woman per trade in that ad. this is an ad that i didn't approve. i did not produce and as far as

i can tell has barely run. i think it ran once. >> but it has gotten a lot of tanks. a gallop poll shows voter unhe's. 40 percent of registered voters think they are better off today than they were 4 years ago. 56 percent say they are not. they made paul ryan campaign together. they were asked about the president's recent attacks. >> the first victim of obama campaign is the truth. it has been sad and disappointing. >> more fundraisi numbers meantime just came out from owe bam paw campaign. turns out it spent $10 million more than it took in last month. >> thank you so much, doug. we are hearing from new jersey governor chris christie.

the governor of new jersey speaking out about not being chosen as romney's vice president how he became the keynote speaker at the republican convention. >> governor romney sent me an e-mail on friday night as i was flying back from montana saying he needed to speak to me when i got on the ground. when i landed i called him. he told me he decided to go in a difrnlt direction asked me if i would be willing to do the keynote address i told him i would be and we had a good conversation. i don't know what i would have done if he had asked me. i had been very clear to governor romney and to anybody who was willing to listen that i was not interested in being vice president of the united states that i would listen to governor romney if he had things he wanted to talk to me about and i did. but in the end he decided to ask congressman ryan and in the end i wouldn't characterize myself

as disappointed or relieved. as i told all of you all along never thought i was going to be asked. i was right. you can't be disappointed if you didn't think something was going to happen and it didn't. i like congressman ryan. he's a good guy. >> he was in new jersey give ago press conference on the boardwalk there to promote tourism on the jersey shore. >> maria molina has a look at weather. >> we are looking at a lot of activity out across the tropics and at 5 ax m. the national hurricane center did issue a new advisory stating tropical depression 9 has formed out into the open waters of the atlantic. we have to keep a close eye on it continues to strengthen possibly become tropical storm isaac in the next 24-hours. as it continues to move west ward it could be a scat gore re2

hurricane impacting parts of puerto rico, haiti and even parts of cuba. it is something we have to keep a close watch on over the next several days as it moves into the caribbean. otherwise across the lower 48 we are starting on the cool side including you in chicago. 58 degrees 60 in new york city. temperatures right now in the 70s from raleigh down into new orleans. upper 70s in the city of chicago. new york city high temperatures could be 84 degrees typical august like weather out there. otherwise a frontal boundary into mid atlantic. there are flash flood watches and flood advisories in northern parts of florida possible flooding across this area.

texas and strong storms rolling through right now. thank you maria. it is time to entertain this. she is lucky to be alive this morning. rosie o'donnell says she nearly died last week from a heart attack. she didn't even know she was having one. she was having chest pains she became physically sick but never called 911. next day a doctor told her she had a widow maker heart attack. she later had surgery to have a stint put in. twilight fans won't be seeing kristen stewart and robert pattinson in the same room. they have both canceled pier rances at twilight conventions this after stewart cheated on him. we are going to see nicky monday nosh at the american idol table. it is a sure thing and the deal needs to be finalized. >> let's take a look at sports in the starting lineup. all of the sports stories making

headlines at this hour. two months after being acquitted of lying to congress roger clemens is joining a minor league team it is called the sugar land skeeters. he will take the mound on saturday. >> toxicology tests treating insomnia. there are no signs of alcohol or illegal drugs or brain damage. the 43-year-old died may 2nd after sustaining a gun shot wound to the test. >> the giants insisting this is a football tradition and not hazing. jason peer prince kamara into ice. he posted the video on-line is now apologizing for it. >> simply horsing around. it wasn't perceived that way. i apologize for that. they said it was inappropriate.

it is 39 after the hour. are you at risk for becoming a victim of a crime because of the car you drive? a new warning from police that you don't want to miss. >> you want to see what job creation really looks like? give you a unique look at how wal-mart went to a local company to one of the world's largest retailers. as we go to break let's look at jimmy fallon. >> new survey predicts women and the elderly are more likely to vote in the presidential election. explains michael buble. read my lips there will be no new taxes.

>> good morning. 19 minutes before the hour. the third time wasn't a charm for a plane pilot in texas. john rudd crashing his plane into a tree right here. this is the third plane accident. the plane was 30 feet off the ground before the plane hit. rudd already plan to go get back in the air he says. >> i will be up in it about

three weeks as soon as i get another propeller. easy to pitch. trees are my friend. >> hope he doesn't hurt any one. check out this amazing time lapse video. it shows how wal-mart has grown in the united states since it started in 1962 as a small discount store in arkansas. wal-mart operating 4,000 stores in the u.s. and employs more than 1 and a half million americans. a land settled by pilgrims fleeing religious persecution is now home to an outbreak of religious hostility. that's the conclusion of a new study. why those keeping the faith are feeling heat. >> it is under assault. >> today the liberty institute and family research council roled out a massive report the groups say catalogs the growing hostility against religious expression right here in the u.s. >> this is an issue 80 percent of americans agree on. that is that we should have our

first freedom protected. they may not agree on the substance of where those religious convictions lead people but they agreed americans should not be forced to violate or to shove under the rug their religious convictions. the authors of the new report insist americans of all faiths who choose to express their religious views are facing relentless onslaught of funded and individuals who are using the courts congress and vast federal bureaucracy to limit religious freedom. they sited examples of the 13 year legal battle like the cross on national park service land in 1934, 11 miles off the highway meant to honor veterans. the aclu and groups deemed it offensive. there's the directive that will require employers to require health insurance to employees to comply with the regulation insuring any policy includes

cost free access to birth control even if it is in direct conflict with the employer's religious beliefs. they have maintained it is sensitive to striking the balance between liberty and important goals like access to medical care. >> as all of the freedoms we cherish as americans of all of the rights we hold sacred foremost among them is freedom of religion. >> there was a shooting last week at the headquarters of one of the groups behind this report the family research council. kierding to fbi documents before opening fire he told the security guard he shot quote i don't like your politics. in washington shannon breen fox news. it is about 15 minutes before the hour. do you ever want to know if you are at risk of developing heart disease. there's an at home test for that. but people want to know is it really worth skipping the doctor's office in order to do this at home? we are looking at some of the most popular at home tests.

>> are you getting behind the wheel of a risky ride? the list for top cars for thieves. we are going to check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up next on fox and friends. >> good morning. nice to see you. steve forbes he's in the green room he has a brand new book out that says here in the united states we are at a tipping point where we have a choice between free markets or big government. which way are we going to go could determine how the united states winds up looking for the next century or so. also we have a great new book called leading from behind the reluctant president and the advisors who decide for him. you know how the president has claimed responsibility for going out there and getting osama bin laden? according to richard miniter it was hillary clinton who pushed him into that. top five companies hiring today get out pen and paper. we have the list. fox and friends three hours starts in 12 minutes right here right now on kks the fox news

channel. growing up in a family that flew the american flag every day still gives me national pride. i am grateful for the opportunity to serve in the national coast guard. that is why i am proud to be an american.

>> most stolen car in america the 1994 honda accord. this is the 4th year in a row it topped the list of so-called hottest cars. the 98 honda civic is number 2. the popularity and lack of safety features making these cars an easy target for thieves. arriving by a crane.

this is the killer whale. he came from another california park. it joins 8 other whales from sea world. heather? >> thanks ainsley. from drug tests to heart disease there are home health tests for just about everything. are these at home test kits reliable? we have an array of tests at home drug tests. a lot of parents want to know about this are these accurate? >> i have a problem is your doctor involved. the problem is people have a problem with the instructions. they don't know how to use it right you get inaccurate answers. are your children on drugs can i test for amphetamines. i prefer if pediatricians are

involved. >> drugs are one step ahead of the tests. is this testing for the new stuff? >> with crystal meth and crack it is not entirely accurate but for the main things like speed which is something we are worrying about. >> a lot of people are concerned about heart disease. is this a heart disease risk test? >> this tells you the risk levels you have this one is too variable. you have to go to your fitz i gos for that. some cholesterol tests are worth doing once you already know. if you already know you have a problem. >> this is a way to know if your cholesterol levels are there. >> go to the doctor first. a dna testing what does this test for? >> this one is very accurate. this one courts are improving. they are telling you whether or not you are the father.

>> this is patternity. >> this one is a patternity test. you can swab your cheek and know. you want to be sitting on the living room couch and find out you are not a father? how many crimes will be committed that way? if they are worried about whether they are the father ofrnor not it should be done by experts. >> we are far away from that. i want people to know you can't do that now. you can't go home order on the internet something that will tell you whether you have diabetes five years from now, heart disease. we are way away from that. those are being studied but there are a lot of scams out there telling you you can do that now. >> fertility tests. >> this i love but the particular fertility test is to tell you whether you are overall fertile. that is something i also have your obstetrician be involved

in. the test that is tell you whether you are ovulating or not or the right time of month those are the ones i love. that's accurate. that is how come i have my three kids. >> dr. mark seigel thank you so much. helping out folks there. it is 6 minutes before the hour. millions of kids heading off to college for the first time. before they go we will tell you about the list that every parent need to see. can you figure out what the word of the day is? doctor, help us out. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. [ chirp ] and the fastest push-to-talk nationwide.

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>> we are taking a look at the good, the bad and ugthese two

ladiesment former secretary of state condoleezza rice and darl moore being the first females ever in the 80 year history. the bad, a bus slamming in a maryland house. no one was hurt but there were five people with minor injuries . the driver said the brakes failed. the ugly. west virginia university reclaiming the title as the number one party school. west virginia hasn't held that spot since 2007. is at the good or the ugly? i don't know. it is time to get scrambled and brian kilmeade is here. you were there partying. >> you are too old for that? >> brian: i am never too old to party. just ask prince harry. me and