forced out of their homes. the cargo planes are flying in to help. a huge cloud of smoke visible at the baseball field and even darker cloud kicking over the blue sky in this photograph. >> she played no part in their murder she says. ortega telling the new york daily news today, i didn't do it, somebody else did. police say the 50-year-old murdered 2-year-old lia cripple and 6-year-old sister in a bathtub. she tried to commit suicide just as the children's mother returned home. >> three deaths in the same mow hill room in a matter of months. this morning we know what caused them. a faulty pool heater was sending high levels of carbon monoxide i'd into the air.

they were killing an elderly couple most recently an 11-year-old boy. they didn't properly ventilate storage room before ventilation was restored. >> it will take off for the first cruz today since the nightmare trip we were talking about. thousands of passengers you remember were stranded for days without electricity working toilets, et cetera, thanks to an engine fire. they spent 115 bucks on the repairs and enhancements to the trip. the first two trips are apparently coming out. this morning a major storm system is threatening millions from chicago all of the way to

boston. that's an extremely powerful land hurricane which winds up to 100 miles per hour. lauren green joins us with all of the breaking details. >> this massive line of storms with treetop pelling winds tonight. it is about 90 miles north. homes before completely destroyed. no reports from injuries or deaths. strong winds snapped power lines and sent huge trees into homes. >> to me it looked large and scary to see the degree it hit. we weren't sure if there were any injuries at this point in time. >> they were in their hometown the road when the storm hit. miraculously made it out alive.

>> devastated, overwhelmed. people are crawling out of the cracks and coming to help them: >> in wisconsin thunderstorms packed heavy rain and high winds many homes are flooded this morning making a mess for drivers. check out this incredible picture from downtown chicago. lightening striking the tower. that storm heading east. it is so big it is about 64 million people in that state. >> wild weather from that to the wildfires west coast. >> a happy outcome for a young girl who has been fighting for her life. we have been following the story of sara mernihan and her

difficult journey to change the rule that currently prevents children from under the age of 12 from receiving adult organs. sarah has gotten the lungs she needs. chris o'connell outside of the hospital with the details on how her double lung transplant surgery went. >> good morning patty ann and heather. 10-year-old sarah has new lungs this morning. the girl who captured the hearts of many is in recovery on the 6th floor after a double lung transplant. her family says it couldn't have gone any better. >> wow, what a night! >> a celebration for sarah the 10-year-old with a new lease on life. >> the surgery was very, very successful. it was flawless, perfectly executed. >> the little girl from newtown square suffering from cystic fibrosis fuelled the debate over

transplant rules for children. tonight she is breathing with two new lungs. >> beautiful set of lungs. they went in really well. she was able to resize them and they fit in her chest cavity almost perfectly. >> sarah had become so sick she had put into a medically induced coma shortly after with a court ruling she moved to the top of the transplant list. >> we had no other option no other out. we had very limited time. this is like just a blessing from god. i feel like it came at just the last minute and we wouldn't have made it much longer. >> sara's lungs came from somewhere in the region they may never know where it came from. >> that family gave sara a chance at life and a chance of a future which she wouldn't have had. we were concern we were down to the last week. >> after 18 months waiting for

the new organs the next chance for sarah, recovery. >> she could be out in a couple weeks. >> the little girl plans on write ago letter to the family of that person who donated their other ga organs it is up to the family whether or not they respond. heather, patti ann, back to you. >> oo the nsa leaker is out of hiding. elizabeth prann is live with more. >> the 29-year-old witts el blower edward snowden is speaking out again this time telling the chinese media the u.s. had been hacking hong kong and china. he bullied the government so they will return snowden before more alleged cyber spying. there is no way to verify these statements. in regards to bullying the state department says this.

>> i have nothing new for you. >> on capitol hill the head of nsa and u.s. cyber command the chief alexander had a number of questions on whether 2009 attacks targeting the subway system. officials claim the data did disrupt the plot. alexander admitted to one of the senior democrats it came from foreign sources. he did say the program still protects citizens and prevents deadly plots. >> dozens of terrorist events that these have helped prevent. >> we collect millions and millions and millions of records

through 2-15 but dozens proved crucial, critical. is that right? oo here and abroad. >> there will be another briefing on full senate hearing on the data collection program and alexander will again testify. this will be classified and closed to the public. >> elizabeth pran life in washington. thanks. >> talk about the business now after weeks of record highs on wall street a new streak seems to be taking over that is a losing streak. today's markets may be in for a rough ride. what's scaring traders right now? >> so many things. it's when the feds will pull back on the experience. the dow fell 127 points wednesday closing under 15,000. the first 3 day losing streak this year. haven't seen that yet this year. fearotivated yesterday there's

rising speculation the fed will start tapering that's what caused the jump in bond driving to over 2 percent. also watch the nikkei stock market. also weekly job lost claims and retail sales. >> we take some of the cues from their markets as well. >> this does not sound like a good one. banks are ceasing more homes in the united states. there's good news or not? >> yeah. in a strong housing market even the banks want to unload the foreclosed homes and get the homes back on the market eventually adding to supplies. reality tracks have 1,000 homes a day that was 11 percent jump from april. it means more homes could finally hit big housing markets for more homes available for sale. the report also finds that overall foreclosure activity which includes default notices scheduled auctions and those

re repossessions. that was at 148,000 last month up 2 percent. the first step forbe chlor our starts up 4 percent nationwide. it's when the courts get involved in the foreclosure process. maybe we are getting through all of this inventory. >> the question is can you get a word? >> when you are talking fore cloush our the prices are better. >> 10 minutes after the hour. it's nypd verses obama administration. why is the administration stepping over the controversial stop and spritz program? we will tell you about that program and is it justified with what the administration wants to do. we will report you decide coming up next. >> hanging by a thread 44 stories in the air an amazing rescue on the side of a skyscraper. first as we head to break let's take a look at these massive

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>> 14 after the hour. new developments in the jody -- jodi arias trial. she was convicted of killing her boyfriend last month. a new jury will have to be picked for the penalty phase. a dramatic rescue a 45 stories above mid town. two window washers were trapped outside of a skyscraper when their scaffolding collapsed.

it took 20 minutes to rescue them by cutting a whole in the window. the men were in good spirits. >> there was a real tragedy on the racetrack last night. nascar driver jason leffler has died after a dirt track crash at bridge board speedway this is in new jersey. westbounding -- wtxf stephanie esposito has more. what happened and at what toipo did he die? oo jason jeffler was killed at 9 last night. no word on why he lost control but it did end up hitting a wall. he was 37 years old from long beach, california. his nickname was usually printed over the left door. he was called left turn.

he was part of the nascar nationwide series. he had been racing at the national level since 1999. he finished last at pocono at the race car track he had been racing dirt cars. sprint car racers are more dangerous for drivers and spectators because the safety measures aren't as safe as they are at the national level. an outpouring of support has been given to the racing community especially expressing condolences for his 5-year-old son. >> very difficult for that familia family. thank you very much. we will check in with you later. >> a stunning move by the obama administration. federal nypd stop and frisk trial. they filed a brief taking sides against the nypd. they strongly supports an outside monitor to oversee the program if the judge rules it

unconstitutional. ray kelly michael bloomberg the mayor and a lot of others say this is an obsessive and legal tool in order to fight crime. basically happens when fers questi -- officers question someone. they have a reason to believe someone either committed a crime or is about to commit a crime. they will fwris crisk that pers they believe it is a threat. some say it is unconstitutional and some are stopped based on their race alone. the judge is expected to rule on this in a few months. supporters on the other hand say this has saved lives and driven down the murder rate in new york city. >> do you agree with the nypd or the obama administration. send your comments over to us you can tweet them to us at foxfriendsfirst or shoot us an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. a few hours from now we will find out if the weekly jobless

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>> well, good morning to everyone. it is now 5:21 on the east coast. we are taking a live look outside at the avenue of the america's it's gone now.

a beautiful start to the day but that weather is about to get really nasty all of the way to the midwest to the east coast. in the meantime more headlines for you. more unrest today raging in the country of turkey. anti government protestors fighting back against the prime minister's orders to end almost two weeks of riots there. look at this. earlier the turkish government proposed a referendum on the project that sparked the protest. the government this is another story to tell you about now. the government won't be providing help to a small texas town still trying to be rebuilt. 15 people killed when the fertilizer plant exploded in april. 10 of those who died were first responders. that blast levelling homes and

schools. it doesn't qualify for disaster money because that is usually for natural disasters. >> thank you, heather. we are a few hours away from the new weekly jobless numbers and millions of americans are still without work. we have some help. cheryl casone has three companies hiring right now>> we have a good mix today for you. a lot of good cities this one you may have heard of it's insurance mainly offer to do veterans and spouses and families. investment products retirement products and they also aim to hire the nation's investment. you will be in san antonio and military facilities as you know the underwriters claims representatives and those that can handle financial analysis.

ranked as one of the fortune 500 companies. >> one of the best companies for hiring military and military spouses. >> the next one is interesting, too. i am going to go off the grid here. huntington engels industries. this is kind of interesting. they build and maintain nuclear and nonnuclear ships for the navy and the coast guard they are looking for several hundred people over the next few years the engineers people that can do it, craftsmen, machinists. they will be working right out of the building. it's in the area where they are concentrated where the shipyards are they are having a tough time finding qualified candidates. you might want to look at this

one. is engineering a tough field. >> places like california, arizona, all of the hardest hit places need home inspectors. depending how many homes you inspect 75 grand up to 125,000 or more. they are looking for veteran ownership of the franchise. a lot more jobs a lot more information at casoneexchange.com. you can get the application in. we are going to talk about turkey and the effect on the economy. >> at that after the hour still to come suppose to make it safer to drive and talk on the phone but hands free devices may

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>> welcome to "fox & friends first". >> i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather nauert. the top five stories making news at this hour. overwhelmed with emotion those words from sarah's mother. the 10-year-old has a new set of lungs. she under went a successful double lung transplant yesterday. doctors are pleased about her progress. she has cystic fibrosis and was in desperate need of lungs but was two years too young to get on the adult organ list. after taking their fight to capitol hill they learned late tuesday new lungs were on the may. >> they were able to resize the adult lungs without any issue. it was a perfect fit. the surgery is done. she is heading to recovery. we expect her to be doing some things within the next couple

days. >> sara should be able to go home in the next few weeks. >> we start this morning with a fox news alert. we have a fox news alert. jason leffler has died after a dirt track crash last night at bridgeport speedway in new jersey. leffle leffler's car flipped several times before his car hit a wall. he was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. in a statement nascar released it says nascar extends its thoughts and prayers and deepest sympathies to the families of jason leffler he was a fierce competitor in our sport and he will be missed. 37 years old he made 423 nascar starts. he won twice in the world cup series. he leaves behind a 5-year-old son. >> jury selection in george zimmerman's trial centering the

4th day. this morning red flags being raised about a potential injure or who told the court he had little knowledge of the trayvon martin shooting. he indicated otherwise on facebook writing, quote, i can tell you this, justice is coming. that was on a public page. n >> an exclusive is coming. new york university has just given the boot to this blind chinese dissident. we cover this had story for you a year ago. why are they booting him? nyu is apparently expanding in shanghai and china's communist government pressured the university to kick him out. he has been there at nyu ever since last year. he escaped house arrest in china. the u.s. state department was involved in this case as well. nyu says that he was never meant to stay long-term and they

denied they were being pleasureed by the chinese. he has to leave the country by the end of this month. we haven't heard the last of this one. >> an honor for fox news chairman and roger ail. he was given the tenth bradley prize for being a visionary of american journalism. he was one of four people chosen by the bradley foundation to receive it. charles krauthammer is a previous bradley prize recipient. that is your 5@5:30. >> edward snowden is speaking out once again. he's fillispilling even more u. security secrets as the nsa defends the controversial surveillance program. doug luzader is live with more. >> good morning. for the u.s. intelligence

committee the fear is edward snowden is talking. he has no intention to keep quiet. somewhere in the bustling city of hong kong is either a whistleblower or a trader depending on your point of view on this. he made it clear he has no intention to return to the united states. i would rather stay and fight the united states government in the courts bausz i have faith in hong kong's rule of law. in washington the head of the agency defended the same surveillance program since snowden revealed dozens of terrorist events have disrupted the programs. he took issue and claims in his post as an nsa contractor he could wire tap any one even the president. >> i saw an interview in which mr. snowden claims that due to

his position at nsa he could tap into virtually any american's phone call or e-mails. true or false? >> false. i know of no way to do that. >> others wonder how a relatively low level contractor like snowden could gain access to the secret files and the numbers are jarring. 1 and a half million people who hold top secret clearances over half are top secret. >> what do you have over there? >> we have the top sports stories the opener of the stanley cup finals. they take game three in three over times. they scored with 8 minutes left in the third ot. the team was on the lice nearly 5 hours.

the brooklyn mets hire kidd. he played from 2001 to 2008 and led them to two nba finals. >> now we have finals for you. more movies coming into the theater. a return to the silver screen we are talking super man. the movie is called man of steel. we are learning how super man became super. look at this. >> giving people of earth an ideal to strive towards. (inaudible). within time they will join you in time. >> let's step into the spotlight michael, good morning. >> this is the back story of how

super man became super man. russell crowe amy adams diane lane and a new comer henry cavel. >> what is he known for? >> the tudors. >> huge hit on hbo, right? >> he's also known for being one of the most unluckiest guys in hollywood because he almost had every big part. he was almost james bond almost in the harry potter and twilight series. luck is finally with him and he's about to break out. we caught up with him at the world premiere at the lincoln center. him and kevin costner. this is what he had to say. >> grand daddy of all super h o her heros. we have always needed heros whether it be the ancient greeks or demi gogs or whatever the case may be. they are symbols of hope. beating the odds. >> we love our boy. we understand ee unique we also

understand he will be taken away from us. that informs a lot about how my scenes were. >> as critics say they are flying high now. >> he's a real look alike. i love that little curl he has right there. >> easy on the eyes. >> he was on show time, i misspoke said it was on hbo. >> seems to have stars for people of all ages diane lane is a huge hit. of course kevin costner. >> it appeals to the diehard fans and brings in a whole new generation of people. >> speaking of another generation. i still don't get this one. kim kardashian, kanye west. >> kanye west was coming under fire for not being with kim focusing more on the tour. now allegedly a canadian model says she has been having an affair with him this past year while kim has been pregnant. we will see how it will all

unfold. they are denying it of course. >> you see a lot of him in one place and kim kardashian in another place. >> he's never smiling. the guy never smiles. >> baby on the way. he has a lot to be happy for. >> you know who's smiling is chris humphrey. her ex-husband who is practically skipping down the red carpet. >> for the latest buzz folly mow on twitter. >> coming up he paid more than 20,000 dollars for his wife's engagement ring, why did the dope sell it for 10 bucks? we will explain that one in a minute. the latest on the extreme weather. it tore up the midwest and tornadoes with a lot of storms. we will tell you about it when

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>> 16 until the top of the hour. as you get ready to start your day here are quick headlines. a new study by aaa says hands free communicating behind the wheel can be just as unsafe as driving with a cell phone in hand. the reason a phenomenon called inattention blindness. drivers are so focused on mental tasks they don't see things right in front of them. the worth of mr. moms is on the rise. a new survey from salary.com find stay at home dads should be paid 67,204 dollars a day for their daily duties. that salary rising 8 percent since last year. heather? >> i like that real good job nowadays. >> we an extreme weather alert. now it is headed east at this hour. it is expected to turn in to what's called a deradshow. it is an extremely powerful

thunderstorm. a derecho with winds up to 100 miles per hour. now let's check in with reporter live for us from valley view, ohio. is it coming your way or is it past you at this point? >> well, heather, it passed through overnight. we saw a lot of severe weather with heavy rain, winds even hail in some areas. right here in valley view along the river this is an area where they are used to dealing with flooding. fortunately we lucked out. flood stages 16 feet right now. water levels are 4.6 only expected to go up maybe a foot later on today. but through out the night we saw severe weather on the east side about 30 minutes east of cleveland. places like lake county got hit with heavy rain and lightening lit up the night sky. we saw branchs toppled over on to power lines.

some of the streets at the height of the storm we saw 3,000 outages on the east side. compared to some of the storms in the past overnewly we fared pretty well. most of the outages have been restored so far this morning. >> the ground is so saturated there and in big parts of our country. hope all is well in ohio today. we will track the storm as it comes east. >> we have been telling you about the government. wat watching phones. >> remember the horror stories you used to hear from the kids about alligators in the sewers? turns out it's true. see what's coming up at fox and friends. monster in the closet. >> i know that's true. the alligator in the souewers

knocked me off my axis. who better to talk to us about the army than a general. can't miss him. he is like 6, 9 and really strong. we are dealing with anna kooiman. she ditched us for a monster truck jam. she is going to talk about that and run over other cars and we will cheer her every move. also the nsa leaker and what he wants from hong kong who just exposed how much was indeed compromised. two nfl dads that couldn't be happier to celebrate father's day and a look back at with a their sons achieved. all coming on "fox & friends." don't miss it. please wear something nice.

>> good morning. a look outside at midtown manhattan and that nasty weather is moving from the midwest to the east coast today. we'll be tracking that throughout the morning. it is about nine minutes before the hour. listen to this story, ladies. there was a husband who sold what he thought was an empty watch box for $10 at a garage sale. but it turns outs that that box wasn't empty at all. there was a $23,000 engagement ring inside that box. >> i just started crying. he said why are you crying? i said my ring is in the box. he said you've got to be kidding me. the ring is in the box? >> wouldn't you be so upset. >> the couple says they are hoping the person who bought that box returns it. a philadelphia guy makes a surprising find on the street. an 18-inch long alligator was in a puddle and apparently came up from the

sewer. the gator will remain with the city's animal care and control team until it finds a permanent home. i think there was a movie about that. a gators in the sewer. a horror movie, i think. >> truth stranger than fiction. we are learning a lot about what the government can do with its cutting-edge sefrls -- surveillance activities. but what about what big brother cannot do? >> when we data mine we're teaching the computer how to go through large amounts of data. >> gary angel founded symphonics one of the most experienced players in the data mining gay recently acquired by ernst & young. >> this tool collects information on things like twitter. >> a big part of what angel does deals with scanning the web and analyzing data not unlike what government agencies try to do. sift through the noise of the world's electronic

communications, isolate fragments of data and connect the dots before threats materializes. recent revelations show they are pushing their capacity to expand to do it. >> what don't people know about data mining? >> how much work goes into getting the simplest conclusions out of the data. i think there is a sense computers can do far more than they actually can. >> the biggest challenge isn't checking and storing the information. it's making sense of it all. >> i picked a selection of terms that a national security person might be interested in. things like radioactive or tphaoup or bridges -- or nuclear power or bridges or stations or aeurplts. here's the tricky part. if we miss stuff, we don't know it. on the other hand, if you turn up lots of things that you think might be threats and none are people lose confidence in the data. it's the crying wolf

syndrome. >> according to angel, even big brother faces roadblocks. but if the government wants to track you, its ability to gather all sorts of private data and analyze it at massive facilities like this n.s.a. data center under construction in utah will allow them to do it. >> i think people should be realistic. there is no human reader going through and looking at your e-mails. it is impossible. >> and then as often happens, it's the interaction between cold data and live humans where the synergy takes place. >> and it's your last chance to answer our question of the day. earlier in the show we told you about the obama administration taking sides against the nypd in its stop and frisk trial going on, that program designed to stop criminals. we asked you do you agree with the nypd or the white house. we'll have responses next. >> talk about breaking

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>> time to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. surf's up, little chase rides his first wave. his dad rode alongside chase and lifted him up when a good wave passed by.

next the bad. squeaky the sneaky dog mischievous ways caught on camera. staff at a missouri shelter set up a camera to watch her after they couldn't figure out how she kept getting out of her room. she just pulls the door open. finally the ugly. a crook tried breaking into a gun shop with a stolen car. the burglar rammed it through the door three times and when that didn't work he gave up. police still looking for this guy. >> time for your brew on this question of the day responses. earlier in this show we asked you if you agree with the nypd or the obama administration about the new york police department's stop and frisk program. here are some responses. >> bill says i agree with about anything that helps protect me from would-be bad guys. if i am pulled over and frisked and not guilty, what is the problem. >> cole disagrees as being ridiculous and

unconstitutional. >> john says how is the stop and frisk policy in new york city that president obama is against any different than monitoring cell phones, e-mail and internet usage that he supports? thanks to everybody who responded. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. have a good day. >> good morning. it is thursday, june 13, 2013. i'm gretchen carlson. a nascar race goes horribly wrong and one of the drivers has been killed. the very latest details this morning. >>steve: in other news, america's most wanted man resurfaces and is still in hong kong at a secret location. this morning edward snowden revealing even more bombshell secrets. >>brian: look who's driving. at least she wants to. they won't give anna kooiman the keys to that monster truck. can she get them by the end