a 711 in new york also virginia, 14 in fact stores in all were raided yesterday by federal authorities. nine store owners managers arrested and now facing charges for forcing illegal immigrants from pakistan and the philippines to work giving them stolen identities of children and even dead people. >> workers were routinely forced upon threat of job loss or deportation upwards of 100 hours a week to live only in the houses the defendants owned. >> store owners also stole some of the worker's pay. 7-11 says it is staking steps to audit the employment status of all of the franchise employees. >> the head of the irs was behind a decision to disclose it sijed out conservative groups. that's according to supervisor holly tag. she told the house over site committee lewis learner admitted ahead of time she would be

addressing the tea party scandal. you remember learn he rner is f head of the irs. all this while he said lerner should not expect immunity. >> not until we have looked at every animal. you don't get john gotti to testify against the driver, you get the driver to testify against gotti. you start as low as you can keeping in mind people have to tell the truth the whole truth use the grand jury and investigative tools. congress is not set up to do that but prosecutors are. >> lerner who was in charge of the tax exempt unit is on paid leave. >> he is calling it a second chance at life. chad johnson says the judge who through him behind bars for slapping his male behind actually saved him. the judge gave johnson 30-days in jail but released him yesterday after 7 days after he

apologized again for disrespecting her. >> a lot of people have tried to get me to slow down in life. coaches, agents, lawyers, there was one person that was able to do it. that was my judge. little does she know it i love her to death but basically what she has been is a blessing in disguise. >> here's what happens next. johnson will have to perform community service and attend domestic violence counseling. that is your 5@5:00. >> terrifying moments mid air for more than 200 united airlines passengers as a man starts pacing the isles screamiscrea -- pacing the aisles screaming he has poisoned everybody aboard. >> somebody help me, please. somebody help me. >> there's a passenger on flight

116. >> everybody is worried when you are on a plane with a crazy person. >> people on the hong kong to newark flight say they were halfway through the flight when the man started his rant. he was yelling about the cia saying we can't land this plane. when he saw the man reach into his pocket he took action. >> put him on the ground with a help of a few passengers and flight attendants we were able to handcuff him. >> passenger and crew members spent the last five hours of the flight trying to calm the man down. they described him as being in his 30s and looking dish chevroleted. >> he never threatened any one vined you'll on the plane. he didn't threaten to blow up the plane or divert the plane. he was saying he had

information. he was taken to a safe house again never to be seen again. >> in just a few hours the director of the nsa will be in the hot seat on capitol hill. dr. keith alexander will face tough questions about the nsa surveillance program. it comes as president obama defends the program to critics. live for us this morning in washington with the latest. >> he is director of the national security agency and will tell the house selection agency on intel combens just how the border plot through the programs. snowden explained in an on-line chat why he moved to hong kong and then released details of the nsa's program. he basically said his promise

and election gave me faith he would fix the problems he outlined in his quest for votes. unfortunately he closed the door to violations of law deepened and expanded abuse of program. president obama who is attending the g-8 summit in ireland he defends the agency and has not violated the privacy of americans but protected them from harm. >> my concern has always been not that we shouldn't do intelligence gathering to prevent terrorism but rather are we setting up a systems of checks and balances. on this television program you have a federal court with independent federal judges overseeing the entire program. >> the nsa is subject to significant checks and balances adding they should oversee as well. he believes if you are a u.s.

person the nsa cannot listen to your telephone calls or target your e-mails. he goes on to say quote, they have not. they a there are many saying it could be an over reach of the government. we will hear more details as he speaks before congress today. >> it is time for the first degree weather update. several areas have rain and possibly flash flooding in the southeast. >> maria molina is here with what you can expect. >> we have a relatively active weather pattern like you heard across the country. there are areas picking up extreme weather. you could be looking at flash flooding for some of the thunderstorms. across the pla rockies are looking at some will

find early this morning. here's a closer look at where we have the heavy rain in parts of kentucky and across the city of nashville. you need the rain boots and as you head out to work early this morning. we have risk for damaging winds and hail across sections of parts of the great lakes. elevated across parts of nevada very dry low humidity in place. triple digits in the city of phoenix. 101 for el paspaso. the northeast kind of muggy today 78 for the high temperature in new york city. tomorrow low 70s. getting cooler in the northeast behind this cold front. >> thank you very much maria. >> thank you. >> they took over 50 billion in taxpayer money now auto maker gm say they no longer want to share detailed figures on how many and

how many vehicles they are building each of the north american assembly plants with the public money that helped them rebound in the first place. lauren simonetti joins us with the details on why the company has decided to go dark. >> it doesn't seem right they receive all of this public money and now they are withholding information. it goes to show you the power of a large corporation what they can do. so starting now general motors will no longer give detailed information about how many or what types of vehicles it is producing at its north american assembly plants. it will still give wholesale delivery on a quarterly basis as well as monthly sales figures. >> who does this sneeffect? >> the public, yes. how to supply general motors with and the services who compile the data and sell it to the services who buy it. it will be more difficult for them. >> that's the survey.

cash bonuses paid to bankers forcing customers into foreclosure. is that true? >> according to a lawsuit filed in massachusetts there are several former bank of america employees coming forward saying they received cash incentives who pushed home owners struggling to pay mortgages because there's more perks and fees that come in. they would get gift cards to target or bed bath & beyond or bonuses to do things like this. when the under water mortgage owners would get remodified it would be tit would be to bank o america's own remodification programs. things like this keep surfacing the abuses during the housing crisis. >> people traveling for the summer airline satisfaction is up. hotels doing even better. >> hotels best since 94 when it

comes to satisfaction. we did see an improvement. 69 out of 100. not to make you feel so bad. jetblue near the top with how we feel about the airlines. if you take a quick look at the hotels here this is the best performance at marriott since 1994. >> good news for people traveling for the summer for vacation. thank you very much. lauren simonetti is always joining us. we appreciate it. the time is 10 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up rapper lil wayne causing outrage on the set of his new music video. check out this video. you see him here. somewhere in the video he is stomping on an american flag. it's not this video. there's another one where he stomps on the american flag. this is only half of the controversy. james rose ennot alone.

a cbs reporter now confirming she too was attackhacahacked. >> oh, no. everybody has one of those. head home to charlotte that's what my life looked like there off camera. dad. how did you get here?

i don't know. [ speaking in russian ] look, look, look... you probably want to get away as much as we do. with priceline express deals, you can get a fabulous hotel without bidding. think of the rubles you'll save. with one touch, fun in the sun. i like fun. well, that went exactly i as planned.. really? i worked a patrol unit for 17 years in the city of baltimore. when i first started experiencing the pain, it's, it's hard to describe because you have a numbness... but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do something. when i went back to my healthcare professional... that's when she suggested the lyrica. once i started taking the lyrica, the pain started subsiding. [ male announcer ] it's known that diabetes damages rves.

lyrica is fda approved to treat diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is not for everyone. it may cause serious allergic reactions or suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new, or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, changes in eyesight including blurry vision, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling, or skin sores from diabetes. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs and feet. don't drink alcohol while taking lyrica. don't drive or use machinery until you know how lyrica affects you. those who have had a drug or alcohol problem may be more likely to misuse lyrica. ask your doctor about lyrica today. it's specific treatment for diabetic nerve pain. to hear more of terry's story, visit lyrica.com. using night-vision goggles to keep an eye on my spicy buffalo wheat thins. who's gonna take your wheat thins? i don't know. an intruder, the dog, bigfoot. could you get the light? [ loud crash ] what is going on?! honey, i was close! it's a yeti! [ male announcer ] must! have! wheat thins!

>> welcome back. 14 minutes after the top of the hour. the identities of guantanamo bay's most dangerous prisoners have been released. most of the 48 detainees on the list are from yemen and afghanistan. they are considered infinite detainees too dangerous to transfer. they also can't be tried in the court of law.

we have learned for the first time since the benghazi terror attack the military in charge in africa will retire. he will meet with the house armed services subcommittee on june 26th. some speculate he was forced out for wanting more aggressive attack that killed h4 americans including ambassador stevens. >> rapper little wayne causing controversy showing him stomping all over the american flag. anna kooiman has more. >> a lot of people are fired up this morning. wi lil wayne under scrutiny for his latest music video. ♪

>> you see the 30-year-old singing in front of a huge crowd. he continues going all over the stars and stripes. god bless america with the k are just as controversial. ♪ my country 'tis of thee kill them all and let them die ♪ >> as you can image the rapper is facing a ton of backlash on social media. minutes after the footage was released they called him disrespectful to the extreme. another tweet, i don't know who lil wayne thinks he is dancing and stepping on the american flag, i am no longer a plan fan. desecration of the american flag

is protected by the first amendment there is no chance lil wayne would face any charges or be arrested for stepping on the american flag. >> maybe consumers can vote with their wallets. >> what do you think of lil wayne's new video? send us your comments p. you can tweet them to us at foxfriendsfirst or send us an e-mail at fox friend first@foxnews.com. i can't wait to hear what people say about that. >> looked like he didn't mean to but then he continued to rap. >> and if you listen to the words. >> your financial questions answered. vera gibbons, money matters. a boat left spinning in circles after the men manning it fell over board. how the police finally managed to stop it. the kyocera torque lets you hear and be heard

even in stupid loud places. to prove it, we set up our call center right here... [ chirp ] all good? [ chirp ] getty up. seriously, this is really happening! [ cellphone rings ] hello? it's a giant helicopter ma'am. [ male announcer ] get it done [ chirp ]

with the ultraugged ocera torque, only from sprint direct conct. buy one get four free for your business.

♪ >> looks like lots of people are up early this morning at least here in new york city. time to take a look at who is talking. the cbs news reporter whose work and personal computers they were both hacked as she worked on stories critical to the obama administration. she told bill o'reilly of scary moments when she realized something was very wrong. >> my computers coming on by themselves at night.

my personal apple desk top. >> you weren't even there it just popped on. >> i was sleeping. they would come on in the middle of the night sometimes one right after the other. by the time last fall came on they would both be starting up with computer music at night. nobody stole my identity or got into my bank accounts which they could have. i am assuming they went to the cbs computer was related to something i was working on. >> which was what? >> i was doing fast and furious, some green energy debacle stimulus spending stories and later on the benghazi story. >> atkinson and cbs are still investigating the hacking. she has a suspicion who may be behind it but she will not say just yet. >> thanks so much heather. should you save your dollars or use them to pay down your debt? how could you lose weight without breaking the bank.

vera gibbons is here with answers to viewer's top financial questions. >> good morning ainsley. >> let's start with number one. if you have extra cash should you pay down your 0 percent interest credit cards or better to open a savings account? >> the answer depends how disciplined you are. if you are disciplined pay down the debt before the introductory period ends. go ahead and open up the savings account. if you are not disciplined and you can't pay it off because after the 0 percent offer expires in 12 months or 18 months whatever the terms are that interest rate can go up to upwards of 20 percent depending on your credit worthiness. >> whatever you owed divided by 12 months. >> you should pay it off as quickly as possible. once that zero percent offer it's gone. >> i did this before watching furniture it worked out great paid it off by the end of the year. >> i am trying to lose 10 pounds this summer but dieting is major money. what's the best diet for someone on a tight budget. >> if you go with a structured

program weight watchers jenny craig newt trau system you are looking at paying upwards 1,000 dollars. there are free programs on like like spark people.com. you can put together a personalized program. which program you go with depends on what type of diet. you need the tools education and program weight watchers would work. if you are not the type of person you are not the point person you are on the go dieter maybe a different program. >> some of my friends who were after pregnancy did those i didn't realize they were so expensive. >> should i payoff the mortgage or invest the money somewhere else? >> it is nice to be debt free. you feel liberated paying off the debt on the one side on the other side mortgage interest is tax deductible. what other is? nothing. it is not high interest card yet. there's good and bad. which way you go depends on your

personal decision. if you decide you want to pay down this debt you can work things out. you can do refinance to a lower rate you can switch from a 30 to 50 year fixed rate. different options. i would run the different scenarios using the calculator see which works best for you and your family. >> the last one i just got married we want to keep our personal checking account and open a joint savings account. is there an ideal percentage or program we should follow? >> i am a big fan of his hers and ours account. it is a good idea. you can tally up your mortgage expenses come up with a number you want to hit. do you want to contribute a certain percentage of your salary each month or do you want to do a flat amount if your income is the same. >> great advice. good to see you this morning. 25 after the top of the hour. coming up big labor accused of some big time bullying. why they are targeting a group taxed with cleaning up hurricane

sandy. >> ainsley, i take you to my home town up close and personal look at my life off the air. with the spark miles card from capital one, bjorn earns unlimited rewas for his small business take theseags to room 12 please. [ garth ] bjors small busiss earns double miles on every purchase every day. produce delivery. [ bjorn ] just put it on my spark card. [ garth why settle for less? ahh, oh! [ garth ] great businesses deserve limited reward here's your wake up call. [ male announcer ] get the spark business card from capital one and earn unlimited rewards. choose double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase every day. what's in your wallet? [ crows ] now where's the snooze button?

'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? oh, yeah. [ malannouncer ] it's practically yours. [ wife ] sorry.

[ male announcer ] but we still need your signature. volkswagen sign then drive is back. and it's never been easier to get a passat. that's the power of german engineering. get $0 down, $0 due at signing, $0 deposit, and $0 first month's payment on any new volkswagen. visit vwdealer.com today.

♪ >> good morning. it is tuesday june 18th. a live look for you at 6th avenue right outside of our studios in new york city as people get ready for their dachlt looks like it will be a great day. >> it will be. >> i am heather childers welcome to fox and friends first. >> it is 5:30 on the bought. a modern day planned system federal authorities say was in place at more than a dozen stores in new york and virginia. nine store owners and managers facing charges for bringing over undocumented workers from pakistan and the philippines and giving them stolen identities of children and dead people. >> immigrant workers were routinely forced upon threat of job loss or deportation to work up towards of 100 hours a week to live only in the houses the defendant owned. >> we are told store owners also stole some of the worker's pay.

7-11 says it's taking steps to audit the employment status of all of the franchise employees. a shark attack at a beach in texas sends a teen arj to the hospital. the 15-year-old was swimming in waist deep water when a shark grabbed his leg and the boy began hitting it. >> he was a trooper. this kid felt the shark bite his calf loit early grabbed the shark and tore it off of him. >> the teen age injuries are not life threatening to him. >> the new search for the remains of missing team jimmy hoffa. they were led there after a tip from michigan mob boss. >> no doubt about it. used to be a barn in the field buried under a barn under a cement slab.

that's where our understanding is the body should be. >> hoffa disappeared from a suburban detroit restaurant back in july of 1975 the same bay he was supposed to be meeting with two mobsters. >> he was behind a scheme to put bogus signatures on petitions for barack obama during the 2008 primary in indiana. now butch morgan jr. has just been sentenced to a year behind bars. morgan was a former democratic chairman nearly 100 niems on the obama petitions were fake. without those names president obama would not have qualified for the state ballot. three other defendants received probation. >> he lost his leg and nearly died fighting for our country in afghanistan. now the wounded warrior is getting a new career as an underwear model. he had to learn how to walk again and was struggling to

recover. he was discovered at the gym it motivated him to stay healthy and fit. that's your 5 59:30. >> all eyes on capitol hills today because general keith alexander the director of the nsa will defend the controversial surveillance program. it comes as president obama's defensive program and the nsa leaker is speaking out again. doug luzader is live for us. good morning, doug. >> good morning. the head of the nsa will be on the hill talking about what the president is talking about how much domestic spying are we willing to live with in an increasingly rare extended interview the president yesterday spoke to tbs charlie rose talking a tight rope between privacy and security. >> we are going to have to find ways where the public has an assurance there are checks and palses in place.

they have enough information we know their phone calls aren't being listened to their e-mails are are not being read. >> snowden meantime disclosing massive phone records rocked the intelligence committee took part in an on-line discussion yesterday saying this of the president. shortly after assuming power he closed the door on investigating systemic violations of law deepened and expanded several abusive programs. snowden denied being a spy for china or any one else. his father in an exclusive interview wither lick bolen pleaded with his son. >> i know firmly you are a man of principal i believe in your character. i don't know what you have seen but i ask that you measure what you are going to do and not

release any more information. >> in that on-line chat yesterday, snowden, or who we think was snowden said he had no intention of turning himself in that he would not be able to get a fair trial at this point. >> doug luzader live for us from washington. thank you. >> now to other stories making headlines. they were trying to help people put their lives back together on long island after super storm sandy but nonunion workers a private cleanup company have been harassed and threatened by union workers. the daily caller supports local union reps started visiting cleanup sites to intimidate workers. workers would see fair market based wages. >> a boat left spining in sishlgs for more than an hour after two men fell over board. they were fishing when they hit a wake and they were thrown into the water. the boat eventually came to a stop when it ran out of gas.

one of the men suffered a broken leg. >> before you leave the house this morning let's get your first being weather update because much of the u.s. is facing severe weather. we are talking about flash flooding possible in the southeast. >> for that we turn it over to maria molina in the weather center. >> we are talking severe weather and flash flooding across parts of the eastern u.s. i want to start out across parts of the southwest. this is an area hit hard by dry conditions low humidity and hot temperatures yet again. we have a number of fire weather watches. red flag warnings in parts of eastern california into sections of colorado. other swooifrz weather threat in several different areas south of the great lakes and in cincinnati parts of the plains and into eastern rockies and parts of montana. you could be looking at damaging winds large hail and isolated

tornado cannot be ruled out. we already have heavy rain pushing through kentucky and independen independence beep. we have heavier rain. you are going to need the umbrella and you will be needing the rain boots because the rain is really coming down at times. 91 in el pass toe 91 san antonio. 78 tomorrow. getting cooler with sunshine low 70s. >> that's good news. >> that sounds nice. >> thank you so much maria. >> it is day two of our week long series anchors away where we are giving you a glimpse into our lives outside of the fox news channel. this morning it is heather's turn. >> a lot of you may know we are both from the carolinas i am from north carolina. i recently got to take a trip down memory lane with the most important thing to me which is family. >> welcome home. i grew up in charlotte, north

carolina. i want to take you inside and troin dues you to two very important people in my life who get up every morning at 5:00 a.m. to watch "fox & friends first". come on in. here they are. my mom and dad. this is me as a little baby. i didn't know this was my baby picture. >> what was i like growing up? what was i like when i was little? >> fun loving young lady that liked to swim. >> how old was i when i started swimming? >> oh, wow. >> 2. >> there was one event at the pool where they had races. you beat the kids because you swam under the water the length of the pool. >> the whole length of the pool. >> you liked to swim with the big kids. >> oh. no. no. >> that's horrible.

horrible. >> is that a perm? >> you liked to sing. ♪ ♪ you are a promise with a capital p. >> that's what i wanted to be is a singer. >> you were performing these folks heard you singing they asked us if you would be willing to host the united way telethon show. >> i remember shooting this. we were in the backyard of a tv station. ♪ >> just down the road from my parent's house is my old el em try school. i haven't been here in years. it has not changed one bit. here's a fun fact for you. my co anchor ainsley earhardt

went to school here and so did anna kooiman. >> big sports fans this family. every sunday since they started rain or shine we would go to the carolina panther games and sit in the same seat. >> we have not missed any home games. >> carolina panthers right here. >> that is awesome. i am a huge panther's fan, too. >> your parents are so cute. >> i love my parents very much. they get up every morning they are watching right now f"fox & friends first". >> you raised a wonderful daughter. >> thank you for allowing us to come into the home. >> you will see a different side of heather nauert mom of two adorable little boys. >> it is now 20 minutes until the top of the hour. it is supposed to help people but now obama care is being used to steal from some of the most

vulnerable citizens. >> earlier today we told you about rapper lil wayne stomping on the american flag for his new music video. we want to know what you think. keep your answers coming. we will read them later in the show. all business purchases. so you can capture your receipts, and manage them online with jot, the latest app from ink. so you can spend less time doing paperwork. and more time doing paperwork. ink from chase. so you can. to accept less and less in the name of style and sophistication. but to us, less isn't more.

more is more. abundant space, available leading-edge technology, impeccable design, and more than you've come to expect from a luxury vehicle. the lexus es350 and epa-estimated 40 mpg es hybrid. this is the pursuit of perfection. folks have suffered from frequent heartburn but now, thanks to treating with prilosec otc, we don't have to suffer like they used to. [ bell dings ] ♪ [ horse whinnies ] getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. we've surcome a long way. ♪ [ le announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn.

♪ >> a live look at the streets of new york. bright and early this morning. a lot of people getting up and joining us. it is a quarter til the top of the hour. here is a look at some of the headlines making news. >> a scam warning to tell you about. thieves are using obama care to steal from seniors. the scammers call people claiming they can be the first to receive insurance cards for the new healthcare law then they ask for their social security number and bank information. experts say the cards aren't even available yet. the government will not be calling people. so don't fall victim to it. investigators believe the most destructive wildfire colorado has ever seen was caused by humans even though the fire is mostly out they aren't letting victims back in their homes because the area is being treated as a possible kreecrime scene. >> they were touted as the cars

of the future. don't hold your breath. brand new information from an analyst shows electric cars like a chevy volt won't achieve affordability until 2020. that's only after a fox credit. >> a congressional budget office analyst is forecasting electric cars still need another 7 years before they are comparable in price to traditional cars only if the government cement that $7,500 tax credit for these vehicles. speaking at the energy information administration's annual conference yesterday ronald beacon says gasoline prices would have to hit $6 per gallon or 12,000 for a car like chevy volt to reach taxi kwifl lent. prices are calling. if tax credits are left in place we will see the gap narrow enough to make their prices competitive. for now even with those credits

car companies struggle to get the electric cars off of the lot. so much so gm has suspended production of chevy volt and slashed the price by 5,000 dollars in hopes of spurring sales. they need to do more to develop infrastructure like electric charging stations. the government is said to back off as the development is other alternatives like natural gas vehicles. for now it looks like the subsidies are here to stay. it will cost taxpayers 7.5 billion through 2019. >> thank you so much, diane. >> almost 10 minutes until the top of the hour. coming up next terrifying moments mid air or 290 united airlines passengers. the passengers screaming, apparent think lrp screaming passengers that he poisoned

everyone on board. more on the scare. up next the scare in the air. >> someone in your parking space? guess what? there's a new app that will help you spot the offenders and report them. steve doocy that is more in a p few minutes. >> i am parked in your space right now, heather. you can have it at 6:00. >> there's an app for that. >> that's right. straight ahead it's a packed tuesday. former tennis pro patrick mcenroe will be on the tennis courts teaching me how i can teach all of your kids a thing or two about playing tennis. week long series helping us put cash into your pocket. today how to get your whole family to the ballpark on the cheap. we are shaving off 100 bucks from your trip. plus real housewives of new jersey and the brand new miss i -- miss usa.

>> eight minutes till the top of the hour. the husband of celebrity chef nigel lawson turning himself in to police. he was grilled for five hours and let off with a warning. hours earlier he dismissed photos as only a playful tiff. lawson did not press charges but a spokesperson says she did move out of the house. >> check out this photo showing the moment a volcano erupted in new mexico. nearby residents said that blast was like a rocket explosion. >> amazing footage. he said that he was poisoned. a man on board a packed united airlines plane began

screaming and pacing the aisles creating a chaotic scene in the air. passengers forced to take him down. we're live at new jersey's newark airport where the plane eventually landed safely. >> this is some frightening stuff. good morning, heather. good morning to you and your viewers. ten hours into a flight from hong kong to newark a crazed passenger, a man who identifies himself as an american from upstate new york, goes on a bizarre paranoid rant. he's begging and screaming saying the government is trying to kill him. take a listen to a brief snippet of that rant. >> somebody help me. somebody help me, please. somebody help me! >> it lasted for six hours until the flight finally landed here in newark. he never threatened passengers on board. he just rambled nonsenseically. we got a chance to catch up with some of the passengers and they shared their thoughts on this ordeal. >> he said he worked for

the u.s. embassy in abu dhabi and was detained by the c.i.a. and being transferred and was in danger. >> the passengers, five of them eventually jumped on top of him and restrained him with plastic handcuffs. the f.b.i. met him here at newark international airport. he was then transferred to a local hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. this flight was never diverted or landed in another city because united said he never threatened anyone else. so they followed protocol and landed here in newark. >> i don't know. i think i would have deboarded. i would have gotten off the plane too. thank you. >> would have been pretty scary. >> the time is about six minutes till the top of the hour. >> a fisherman makes an illegal find. the surprising cash he found on the end of his hook.

we told you about rapper lil' wayne stomping on the american flag for his new video. we want to know what you think. keep your answers coming. we'll read them next. when i got the call from adt, my heart starting racing. i honestly never thought that someone would try to enter into my home without my permission. when i arrived at the residence, to my surprise, the officers had already received a call from adt and had gotten there and apprehended the suspect. knowing later that this intruder had a knife --

it just made me think of how lucky i was to have adt. [ male announcer ] when it's your family, trust adt fast sponse monitoring to help protect against burglary, fire, and high levels of carbon monoxide. when seconds count, the experience of adt matters. now get adt starting at just $99 with 24/7 protection just over $1 a day, plus a money-back guarantee. manage your home remotely with adt pulse. even keep an eye on your kids. the person who took the call from adt saved my home, my possessions, and he might have saved my life. [ male announcer ] get adt for as little as $99 and save a lot more than money. call or click today.

>> time to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. an extra special graduation for an 18-year-old. he's recovering from surgery for a brain tumor, so the hospital organized

his graduation ceremony. the superintendent and the principal also came. next the bad. it's an app that lets people report illegally parked cars and they get a cut of the fine. what happens if the information gets sent to police? finally the ugly. they went to catch fish but instead fishermen came up with 55 pounds of cocaine floating in the water. five men caught it and turned it over to police. it cost nearly $3 million. >> now it is time for your brew on this question of the day responses. earlier we asked what do you think of lil' wayne stomping on the american flag and here's some of your responses. gail from texas said isn't it sad that a kid can be sent home from school for wearing the american flag on a shirt but this rapper can stomp on our flag. >> renee said i can't believe any person in the entertainment industry would show disrespect and disregard to the american flag. >> albert tweeted i don't agree with lil' wayne

dancing on the american flag. respect the history of the flag and who died for our freedom. thank you to all of you who responded. we hope that you have a great day. "fox & friends" starts now. >> top of the morning. it is tuesday, june 18, 2013. thanks for spending part of your day with us today. i'm gretchen carlson. many demanded to know more and now they will. the n.s.a. chief testifies before congress today about the secret program. the politicians warn people be careful what you might wish for. >>steve: the president finally speaking out for the first time on the n.s.a. spying scandal and not happy with the criticism that's been directed his way. >> some people say, obama was this raving liberal before. now he's dick cheney. >>steve: he says he's no dick cheney. his program is much better than dick cheney's program. really? we're going to report and you will