marital affair. a tragic accident late last night and it left 7 people dead. a trailer became detached from the truck and it then slammed into the mini van. some of the victims aren't children. all 7 victims were in that mini van. they are being treated at the hospital. two people in the tractor trailer were not hurt and authorities are investigating if thunderstorms played a role in that crash. >> one of disney land's employees in the section of the park. 22-year-old christian barns is being held on $1 million bond. cops say he filled a bottle with dry ice and dropped it in a crash can. luckily no one was hurt. there is no word yet on a motive. >> stars joining forces in oklahoma at a benefit concert for the victims of the deadly moore tornado.

♪ >> while the hose of the show blake shelton and usher closing out the healing in the heartland telethon with their song "home" it was an emotional night she broke out in tears on stage. ♪ >> she just had to stop singing for a few minutes she regained her composure and finished it beautifully. that is your 5@5:00. >> now to an extreme weather alert another round of wild weather battering parts of the midwest after several twisters tore through the area overnight. you can hear the sirens going

off in nebraska. luckily no damage. flood waters breaking down the door of a building at karl sanford college. this is in galesburg, illinois. maria molina is tracking all of these storms. >> any break expected for folks? >> unfortunately the storm system producing severe weather in parts of the plains and also the flooding in the midwest is still on the move such a slow moving area they will have similar conditions today and tomorrow. severe weather threat from texas, oklahoma including moore oklahoma yet again and up into parts of iowa could be looking at damaging winds large hail and isolated tornadoes for today. part of the reason we are looking at this severe weather threat is we have warm humid air ahead of the system. to the east of it you are lacking at temperatures well into the 80s and even take a look at new york city. 91 degrees for your high

temperatures today. it will be a hot day to the east of the storm system eventually cools down once the storm is east and past your area. it is such a slow mover you will be dealing with the heat across the eastern part of the country for several more days. oklahoma parts of missouri up into parts of the great lakes could be looking at large hail damaging winds in excess of 50 miles per hour. tornadoes will be a big threat through out the afternoon and into the evening hours. take a look at how much rain we are expecting 2-4 inches of rain that will continue to produce problems in terms of flooding in illinois, indiana and across parts of arkansas and missouri. >> seems ter alwawe are always see. there's a move scandal the irs will restore some of the integrity after the conservative group. the agency just appointed a new risk officer. but there's real growing outrage that no one is being held

accountable for the abuse of power. h elizabeth prann is life in washington. >> the manager will work to restore integrity at the agency. the damage has been done her group has filed a suit due to lack of response from the irs. we gave the irs an ult mate tive. if we don't have a response we said we were going to file a lawsuit. we heard nothing. we filed a lawsuit not just against the irs but also against lois lerner and a handful of key players. >> the group heard nothing back in february of last year while lerner and others knew at that point what was going on. the conservative american center

for law and justice filed a lawsuit against the obama administration on behalf of 25 tea party groups including mccarty's over the targeting. among the targeting conservative groups there's a growing consensus the targeting came from higher up and they are not getting any answers from the agency or the white house. >> there was testimony by officials of the irs. are you satisfied? why not satisfied. the responsiveness people sent them to testify about matters of congressional interest. >> that's a broad question but the answer is yes. if it's specific to this matter the answer is yes. >> congressional committees ant answers. why does showman visit the white house during his tenure 118 times. mark everson logged one visit to the white house in five years,

his predecessor. >> the easter egg roll with my kids. questions about the admin stra biblt billity. the budget. >> that was the answer why he had gone so many times. sources told reporters at fox news one of the reasons he was visiting the white house so often is how to discuss the inevitable news of this still pending report. >> elizabeth prann in washington. >> eric holder will meet with members of the media to try to smooth things over. this comes amid reports that thousands of ap phone lines were monitored not just 20 as initially claimed. shannon green has more. >> the judiciary sent a letter

demanding he explain what they view as inconsistencies between the sworn testimony of the committee and subsequent revelations from the justice department. it is imperative he answer questions including quote how can you claim to never been involved in the prosecution of a member of the media but you were involved in discussions regarding mr. holden's e-mails. here's what he told him. >> with regard to the prosecution of the press to disporsche our of the material that is not something i have been involved in. >> days later the justice department confirmed the decision to pursue a search warrant giving doj access to james rosen's personal e-mail account was vetted at the highest level including quote discussions with the attorney general. that search warrant was based on an affidavit as a potential co spon spur tore and criminal

activity. he must resolve what they believe is a clear conflict. >> whether or not it is perjury depends on how mr. holder answers the question that we have requested him to do. we want to have an answer no later than wednesday of next week, june 5th. >> there was never any plan to prosecute rosen and he has not been charged with a crime. the top democrat don con year says i believe attorney general holder who answered questions for four-hours was forthright and did not mislead the committee. there is no need to turn it into allegations of misconduct. >> based on the report and what the attorney general said i don't see a conflict. i would refer you to the justice department. >> it is part of the internal review ordered by the president has proposed meetings with washington news chief this week to support ongoing discussions

with the policies regarding journalists. >> thanks, shannon. as for that meeting the new york times and associated press have both declined holder's invitation. he will not attend because he refuses to have his meeting on the record. >> thank you so much. as you prepare to hit the road there's a warning for drivers ever a every where before they fill up at the pump. you say we should look out for low quality gas. how do we know how to avoid that? >> it's in the midwest in the rocky mountain region. it's not quite the quality it's more the type of gas you want to be avoiding. it's the price but not the only thing you should be watching out for at the pump. you could lose precious gas millage if the et not levels are too high. 85 or 86 verses the regular 87

gasoline is a problem mostly in the colorado area. the fuel was originally meant to help better perform but that is changing now with those controls replacing the carburetor. >> there's nothing fraudulent about the gas, but the engines themselves are changing so we have to change our behavior as a result. >> e 15 gas in illinois as well. the ethanol levels are a lot hire. that suspected necessarily good for further models after 2012. >> mcdonalds salads are doing a big push but they are not selling a whole lot of them. >> they want to get rid of the greasy image. the ceo don thompson admitted on wednesday salads make up 2-3 percent of the total sales. the golden arches have aggressively marketed their salads for 10 years now but it's not working even with bacon

ranch and southwest crispy chicken they are not selling. so now they are going to be adding more burger options. speaking of burgers this will be a delicious one. considering plans to introduce a pretzel bacon cheese burger. not for sale yet. i personally would try that one. >> with the pretzel bun and bacon cheese burger. >> how to keep the costs down to make it available to everyone. >> it is now 12 minutes after the hour. coming up a mom of 7 is now sitting in a mexican prison on drug charges. she is now telling her side of the story for the very first time. this as we get a look at some of the drugs that police claim she smuggled. we will tell you about that. >> is there such a thing as a married couple with no secrets between them? we will tell you why country stars blake shelton and miranda lambert look at each other's cell phones. we will have more from blake

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illegal guns. they were post parked in louisiana. >> thank you very much. for the first time we are hearing from the american mother who has been locked up in the mexican jail on drug smuggling charges. she is still behind bars this morning. she had a hearing and the judge made no decision on her possible release. she was with her husband last week on her way back to arizona from a family member's funeral in mexico and that's when authorities arrested her. she claimed this. they found 12 pounds of marijuana stashed under the seat where she was sitting. maldoado maldoado says she is innocent. >> she said i am here to help i am here to put criminals behind bars. i said i am innocent. she is going to help me. i am in shock. this is not real.

this is not happening. they took my hand and feet in cuffs. i am going to be free. i am not guilty. i don't have nothing to hide. >> should be at a pta meeting. she is a mormon and a u.s. citizen. >> they will review her case in another decision tomorrow. if there's no ruling she will be sent to another facility for what could be several months of jail time. we will be watching this one. >> time now to brew on this. here's what we would like you to brew on today. for this country music couple love is an open book. blake shelton reveals after two years of marriage he and miranda lambert have no secrets he would even let her go to her cell phone in fact he does to prove to her he's faithful. >> we want to know this do you let your spouse do the very same thing? send us your comments at fox friends first or fox frien

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>> good morning to you. it is 22 after the hour. angelina jolie makes her first

appearance after admitting she had a double mastectomy. it was at the london premiere of world war z. a teacher finding herself in a sticky situation. she was raising money for tornado victims. charge a dollar for one foot of duct tape and the opportunity to tape the chemistry teacher to the wall. clearly it worked. oh gosh. students raised more than $200 for the cause. look at that. patti ann krause. >> in other news new home sale prices are at the highest point since 2006. while this is a sure sign the housing market is bouncing back we are seeing mortgage rates inching up. is now the time to buy or sell? personal finance expert vera gibbons has both sides of the occasion. let's look at the sellers.

>> they are in the driver's seat. they have to price it right. there's a poll out showing 75 percent of homeowners say their agent's listing price is too low. they are trying to capitalize on the momentum. we have to price it in line with the tombs that's the best way to generate interest get multiple offers. >> over pricing it from the get go your house is going to sit there and languish and everyone will say what's wrong with that house. >> another important tip. don't neglect your web photos. >> this is where booirs start their search. 90 percent of buyers hit the web first. you have to do it before your home is posted on the web because if buyers are on there they don't like what they see it's on to the next post. >> amateur photos don't showcase the house as well as professional photos.

>> professional photos make it sell at the higher price. >> just because everyone is jumping on to the band wagon doesn't mean it is right for you. you have to round the numbers you have 20 percent down you have to allocate the closing costs maintenance costs property costs the whole nine yards. if not for everyone you may think i have to jump in now. you have to run the numbers to see if it is priced for you. >> the home insurance everything else you will be paying every month. it adds up. you also want to research the prices and loan options. the reason i mention the loan options is a new survey shows one-third of buyers aren't prepared to get a mortgage they are concerned about down payments mortgage rules they are not getting it. they are trying to spend too much time on the price of the house you don't want to neglect the loan stuff. you want to get a bunch of quotes and read the lender

reviews. everything from fees to rates. >> everybody looks at all of the different options available to them. >> get preapproved for your mortgage. >> get preapproved. there's not a lot of inventory. you have cash buyers coming in. you have to make yourself ready to go. preapproved is one of the webes ways. they are jumping in there checking out your situation your employment status your credit you are ready to buy. >> good advice. vera gibbons thanks. >> still to come first he said he hated america. wait until you hear what adam levine is saying now. one daredevil falls from the top of mount everest. not because he slipped. we will tell you that story.

>> good morning to you. welcome to "fox & friends". i am heather nauert. >> i am patti ann browne. it is 29 minutes after the hour. that means it is time for your 5@5:30. the top five stories making news at this hour. we have learned former cia director general petraeus will be doing more than just teaching college students. the four star general has hooked up with private equity firm kkr.

it will focus on public policy macro economic forecast and advice for emerging market. he resigned after admitting he had an extra marital affair. >> president obama is set to nominate cia official turned hedge fund director. he served in the bush administration but refusing to a reauthorize a warrantless wire tapping program. no word from the white house on his nomination just yet. republicans gearing for a fight in a statement senator juk grassley said if he was nominated he would have to ask t answer questions about the recent work in the hedge fund industry. he wants to know if he could build a case against former col peeings if he ever had to go up against wall street. he made nearly 150,000 dollars in illegal campaign contributions senate majority leader harry reid and now former

lobbiest harry wit more faces up to five years behind bars. a jury found him guilty of excessive campaign contributions donations in the name of someone else and false statements. reed says he was not aware of any issues. >> adam lavigne coming under fire after his unpatriotic comments. this was after two contestants were voted off "the voice." >> only one more artist will join together for the top six live show. >> i hate this country. >> ouch. you heard it right there. almost immediately he felt the wrath of angry americans on the twitter page. instead of apologizing he tweeted a series of definition of words like joke and humorless implying he made a remark in the heat of the moment. he later issued a statement saying quote i obviously love my

country very much my comments were made purely out of frustration. >> the russian daredevil takes a deep of faith on mt. everest. >> new video just released shows the base jumper setting a new world record. it happened earlier this month. he wore a special wing suit and glided at seeds of 125 miles per hour. the jump 220 meerts above sea level. it was time to mark the 60th anniversary of the first as sent of mount everest. that is your 5@5:30. >> this is crazy. talk about extreme. >> an extreme weather alert. this morning another round of wild weather is expected to batter parts of the midwest after several twisters tore through the area last night. look at this. such a familiar scene acros

many states in the midwest and the plains. you can hear the sirens going off. no deaths or injuries reported. >> flood waters breaking down the door of the building at a college in gaylesburg, illinois. what are we expecting today? >> good morning good to see you. unfortunately for today the same storm system that produced 28 reported tornadoes yesterday and through out the overnight hours will be impacting us again today as we go through nighttime hours. all of the way from texas to areas of minnesota and iowa. iowa you saw extreme flash flooding with over a foot of rain picked up by some of your areas across that state.

today again expect more areas of heavy rain that will trproduce flooding across the area. take a look at the temperatures lows in the 80s even 90s for the afternoon. it will be a hot day across the northeast. for tomorrow anywhere from oklahoma. oklahoma city and again up to the great lakes could see more severe storms. >> we will check in with you later. >> the scandal plagued irs appointed a new risk officer after widespread criticism of the targeting of conservative groups. the damage is already done some say. they are taking action in court. elizabeth pran is live in washington with the latest.

he will work to restore tin ei integrity to the agency. mccarty of the tea party says the damage has already been done. >> we sort of gave the irs an ultimat ultimatum. if we don't have a response by friday last week we were going to sue the irs. being as arrogant as they are they didn't respond. we heard nothing. today we filed a lawsuit not just against the irs but also against lois lerner steven miller and a handful of key players. >> among targeted groups the fault may lie with tat those hip and folks aren't getting the answers from the agency or even the white house. >> it gave up with the testimony of the irs. are you satisfied? is the white house satisfied with the responsiveness people

sent them to testify about matters of congressional interest? >> that's a broad question. the answer is yes. if it's specific to this matter the answer is yes. >> congressional committees are saying these answers simply aren't good enough. the same goes for the answers as to why acting commissioner douglas shulman visited the white house 118 times. this is one of his responses under oath. >> easter egg roll with my kids, questions about the admin strability of the tax policy they were thinking of. their budget. >> the predecessor logged one visit to the white house in five years. >> elizabeth pran live in washington. thank you. what a contrast there. we are talking to eric holder. we are learning that it was much more than 20 phone lines that

the doj spied on at the associated press and in just a few hours from now holder will meet with members of the media to try to smooth things over but he's already getting turned down by some significant papers and publications. live for us in washington with the details. >> as if he did not have enough on his plate. the department of justice investigation targeted them involve now thousands and thousands of phone records going in and out of that news organization coupled with the growing outrage over the leak investigation involving fox's james rosen targeted his e-mails and personal phone records as well. did he lie? the white house says no.

>> every published report i have ready about the case in question said that it is completed no further charges or prosecution is contemplated. >> despite rosen being a possible co conspirator in a leak and calling him a flight risk rosen was never going to be prosecuted something republicans requested. >> this is a copy of the search warrant. it doesn't say they are on a fishing expedition. it says there's probable cause a crime had been committed. if they were filing this application and there wasn't a potential for prosecution, somebody not only needs to lose their job they need to lose their license to practice. >> holder is going to meet with representatives from a number of news organizations today here in washington to get their input on these growing scandals but even that isn't going well. representatives from the associated press and the new york times are refuse to go

attend because holder is refusing to conduct the meeting on the rest. heather? >> meaning they can't be quoted -- he can't be quoted so that's a problem for the newspaper because they want to be able to record on what happened at the meeting. >> exactly. it's a dilemma. >> doug luzader thank you so much. the white house defense eric holder brings us to our look who is talking. this morning we are hearing from former bush advisor and karl roaf who says jay carney is flat outlying in his words when it comes to defending holder. >> holder lied to a judge he had no intention of ever treating rose enas a criminal. he said that to get the subpoena that was the test he needed to pass in order to get the subpoena. he asked flat out to see the conflict between what holder said in response to congressman hank johnson of georgia on the 15th and the fact that he turns out to assign to him. i don't see the conflict he

says. really? what planet are you on? this was not only nixonian but it is clintonian. what the definition of a lie is. >> holder june the 5th will explain his involvement. several schools are tracking kids with iris scans and they forgot to tell the parents. >> and their hours are being cut back in order to safe money. we have heard a lot about this. why are government workers collecting unemployment. so much for the sec ster. we wi-- sequester. ♪

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>> good morning. it is 44 minutes after the hour. a corona virus is being found in humans now being called a threat to the entire world. the world health organization says out of the known 49 cases 27 ended up in death. symptoms are cold like but are severe. they can lead to pneumonia and kidney failure. students subjected to iris scans without the parent's permission. it is part of the pilot program for the kids to take the bus to school. all of that data has since been

destroyed. >> the point of furloughing federal employees was to save money. why are some claiming unemployment. g good morning, diane. >> one group of federal employees have found a ways to collect unemployment for the days they have been furloughed even though they made too much money to qualify for the benefits. th they struck a deal with the navy allowing civilian federal workers to group their furloughed days into one week block. those who made more than $745 a week even with the one day a week furlough wouldn't qualify for unemployment in pennsylvania can still get the benefits by listing their 11 scattered furlough days as two weeks without pay instead. they are only recouping a fraction of their pay. critics say they are taking advantage of the system and cutting into the savings the

sequester was supposed to produce. is its unclear how many will be eligible for benefits. but the government itself says in tips for furloughed federal workers that applicants should expect longer than normal wait times due to large volume of claims. thanks. still ahead they are convicted felons sitting hientd bars why are inmates cashing in on welfare. will smith and his son are on the red carpet talking about their next project. >> coming up john south will be joining us and plus the doctor separates fact from fiction when y what you need to do to get to sleep at night. former new york jet is here.

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>> the accused for good shooter will have to go through an exam before a judge can decide he can with stand himself. hassan could face the death penalty for allegedly killing 15 people in a shooting rampage in 2009. a scathing audit found at least $23 million improperly went to inmates in new jersey. that includes unemployment benefits medicaid benefits and food stamps.

they called it a serious breakdown in over sooit. >> michael got a peak at one of the biggest anticipated movies this summer. what is it? >> last night we were red carpet for the premiere of the new movie "after birth." father and son co directed by m. knight shyamalan xwill plays a soldier who must watch from the guidelines as his son fights. they came up with the idea while watching his son film the remake "karate kid. got a chance to find out how the film is different from the first two they did together. >> this time is more collaboration. >> by collaboration he means he doesn't do what i say as much as he used to. >> i am more free now. >> yes, yes.

>> every parent can relate to that one. >> i can't wait to see this. it opens up across the country this friday. >> summer is a big entertainment season. what are you most looking forward to? >> i am sticking with the tehem of summer blockbusters and "man of steel" is on my calendar. it is how super man became super. it stars the young clark kent and parents played by kevin costner and diane lane. they help him discover how to use his super powers. other big names like indy adams russell crowe man of steel opens up june 14th. >> this is a prequell. >> it is a different take. >> so what about the fox show "do you think you can dance." >> it is an intententh season. the panel of judges are traveling around the country for auditions. the dancers who make the cut

will be paired up each week and dance for their lives. we caught up with mary murphy to see what she looks for. >> you have to have a great personality. there are different contestants you don't know why it is you look on camera you see this magic happen. there's this twinkle in their eye the it factor. people either have that or they don't. >> so much energy. >> you have to, right? >> so you think you can dance is every tuesday right here on fox. >> finally the best fox's summer concert series always love this. who do we have coming up? >> don't you love coming to work every friday? it's the best. >> what's better than the concert every summer. one of my favorite things is the summer concert series back on fox and friends. this year kicked off with michael bolton last friday. coming up tomorrow is country music sensation lone star. foreigner, blues travel lerp and

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>> before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. first a live look at london. one of the suspects in the horrific slaying of a british soldier is now facing murder charges. he is in court as we speak. also former c.i.a. director general david petraeus will be doing more than teaching college students. the former four-star general will lead an institute an private equity firm k.k.r. the american mom jailed on drug khrarpblgs is speaking out. she says she is innocent. a judge is scheduled to review her case at a hearing tomorrow. the earliest she can be

released. >> an eighth grader successfully lobbying his school to get the pledge of allegiance reinstated at his school saying it is all about democracy. listen. >> no matter republican, democrat, liberal conservative, it doesn't matter. we're all americans and we should all be happy we live here and be proud to be americans. >> he is so right. 95% of his classmates agree. look out behind you. these louisiana newlyweds put jurassic touch on their wedding and it went viral. >> time for your brew on this question of the day responses. we told you about the country couple blake shelton and miranda lambert say they have no secrets. he lets her go through their cell phone to prove they are faithful. >> melissa tweeted i don't have to let my husband see the phone. we trust each other. >> if you feel the need to

let your spouse see your cell phone you already have trust issues. >> have a great day, folks. "fox & friends" starts right now. >>gretchen: good morning. it is thursday, may 30. hope you're going to have a great day. i'm gretchen carlson. america's top cop wants to explain himself to the media he snooped on, but they don't want to hear it. now democrats say that means the media should lose their right to free speech. what? we report, you decide. >>steve: new details this morning about the woman behind the i.r.s. unit in that targeting scandal. did lois lerner try to bribe a republican candidate not to run? we've got the story straight ahead. >>brian: a union fat cat caught in a catnap. this labor boss paid over