i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thanks for starting your week of work with us. any moment from now edward snowden is expect to do board a flight from moscow to ecuador. >> ecuador still deciding if it will grant asylum to the man on the run. kelly wright is live for us with the latest. >> edward snowden is a man on the run to some extent considered to be a man without a country. the state department annulled his passport but that did not stop him from boarding a plane in hong kong and flying to moscow in russia. snowden who admits to leaking information about the nsa surveillance program that is collect data from e-mails and phone calls for terror attacks is now charged with espionage. they want him extradited to face justice. >> i want to get him caught and

brought back for trial. i think we need to know exactly what he has. he could have a lot lot more. it may really put people until jeopardy. i don't know. but i think the chase is on, and we will have to see what happens. >> they should use every legal avenue we have to bring it back to the united states and listen if he believes he's doing something good-bye the way he went outside all of the whistleblower avenues that were available to any one in this government including people who have classified information. >> it is not known where or what snowden's next move will be. however wikileaks says he will be on the move again but plans to leave moscow for savannah, cuba. ecuador still considering what they will do. he is being advised from legal advisors from wikileaks.

oo ee hurt our nation and the freedom trail is not exactly china, russia, venezuela. i hope we will bring them to justice let the russians know there will be consequences if they harbor this guy. >> the united states is working in diplomatic and law enforcement channels that snowden should be denied any international travel other than returning here to the united states. >> kelly wright joining us. the top five stories as james gandolfini's body arrived in new jersey. funeral services set foreman hat tan. he died of a heart attack. john kerry and other officials reportedly cut through international red tape to have his body shipped home immediately.

chris christie ordered allstate flags to be lower to do half staff in honor of gandolfini. >> an american was one of 10 tourists killed in pakistan. a dozen militants attacked a camp site at the base of a mountain and stole the hiker's money and then gunned them down oevenlt a few hieshgs managed to escape the attack. the taliban says the attack is in retaliation for the death of a leader killed by a u.s. drone strike in may. >> in a few hours a droa ruling before summer vacation. two involve gay marriage one is a challenge to the ban on gay marriage the other is the defense of marriage act and decides if it is constitutional to get election approval. they must rule an affirmative action case involving the university of texas. a white woman denied admission

sued saying she was discriminated against. a fast spreading wildfire threatening a major tourist spot in colorado this morning. 1,000 residents in kout port forced to pack up their homes and rv's and head for safer ground. the dry weather is proving to make little progress against the fire. at this hour it has grown to 70,000 acres. it is still 0 percent contained. daredevil defies death walking over the colorado river. >> that's a view there, buddy. praise god. this is awesome. >> awesome for him. look at that. can you image? >> no. >> 22 minutes to walk a quarter of a mile on that 2 inch cable over the river george near the grand canyon. it was broadcast live on discovery channel. he is a 7th generation tight

rope walker and did not wear a harness. >> no net below. >> no net? >> doing this all on his own. >> what are you thinking? they have little kids watching this. >> i am so glad he is okay. >> that's our 5@5:00. >> if a few hours george jimmer man's trial will begin in florida. opening statements will be heard today. the key question of the case did zimmerman murder trayvon martin or did he shoot in self defense? marianne rafferty has more. >> he is going on trial for shooting trayvon martin 16 months ago. the jury of six women are sequestered in morning. they will be cut off from the world and have limited contact with their families. prosecutors will try to convince the jury that george zimmerman profiled and murdered martin. the defense claims martin is the

one who attacked and zimmerman fired his gun in self tdefense. one will be someone screaming in the background. >> both said they believe it's trayvon martin heard screaming in the background. they have not said whether george zimmerman will take the stand in his own defense. he believes it's life in prison if convicted. >> arthur aidala will have more about the case. >> first degree weather update with maria molina. >> she is live in huntington, new york with the big daddy golf classic today. >> that's right. we are out here for big daddy's golf classic which raises money for brain aneurysm research.

more on that on the fox and friends show. we have to get to the weather. we have extreme weather to tell you about across the entire country. take a look at some of these high temperatures widespread upper 80s in chicago, minneapolis, rapid city widespread 90s including right here in new york city 91 degrees for the high temperature out there. 90s in florida across the state of texas and oklahoma. kansas city 91 degrees for that high temperature. the heat will be sparking up showers and thunderstorms some of those storms could produce severe weather across parts of the dakotas, nebraska, minnesota iowa and also western part of illinois. it will be damaging winds in excess of 60 miles an hour large hail even isolated torn cos. keep that in mind if you live out here in the midwest. we have the risk to see warnings issued. earlier in the show you

mentioned the wildfires in colorado we have a wildfire danger today. there's a risk for more wildfires also expecting strong winds low humidity top temperatures will be the place as well. there's a number of red flag warnings covering the entire state of utah western parts of colorado new mexico and also arizona. unfortunate. we have had the elevated fire danger out here already for the last several days. we have been talking about the ongoing wildfires of course looking at the threat in place for today. >> thank you so much maria molina live for us in long island. >> wall street looking for a fresh start today after enduring its worst week all year. things could be bumpy again for investors we are told. lauren simonetti has all of the details and what we can expect this week. >> good morning everybody. this is one of those white knuckle kind of trading weeks. we saw last week. we will show you what major averages did. it was one of the worst weeks of the year.

the dow, the s&p all down 2 percent at the same time. we saw treasury prices drop significantly. everybody is anxious about interest rates when they are coming and this week is important because of the second quarter. we move into the second half of the year. >> if you read some of the articles this one starts with be prepared for more shake rattle and roll. be ready. thank you for that. >> there's a list out the best and worst cities if you are a small busins oren. >> we always talk about the best cities for the owner to set up shop in. we have to look at good and bad for the workers. look at some of the worst cities for small business workers. detroit is the worst. one of the reasons that riverside sacramento, philly, san diego, all making the bottom five list is because of the housing market got crushed really hard. we also want to show you the best cities. for employees of mom and pop and

small businesses you can see the best is denver. 90 percent of businesses in colorado are defined as small businesses. >> nice to see the perspective of the workers. >> if you are celebrating barbecuing for the 4th of july it will cost a little bit more. >> i have a tip on what will cost you less. first let's talk about the things that are going to cost more. chicken breast prices are up by 25 percent. they are at their highest price point since 2004. potatoes up by 10 percent. but if you want to save money stock up on chicken wings and ribs. feels good to help people out there looking to grill out 4th of july. right around the corner. >> buy this week. look for the sales this week. you can freeze the meat and bring it out next week and cook it. >> nice to see you, ainsley. >> coming up irs director lois lerner still receiving a

paycheck after refusing to answer questions about the tea party bargaining scandal. if one lawmaker gets his way pleading the 5th could be very costly. one young women suing her school for $2 million over this facebook picture. we will explain.

>> good morning. thank you for staying with us or joining us. it is 15 after the top of the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. lois lerner pleaded the 5th and refused to answer questions about the irs's targeting of conservative groups. but a month later republican congressman mow brooks is proposing legislation that would fire any federal employee who

doesn't answer questions at a congressional hearing after receiving immunity. the employee would be fired if lawmakers found the employee gave false testimony. nelson mandela took a turn for the worse. he is in critical condition at the hospital where he is being treated for a recurring lung infection. he has been there since june 8th. ainsley? >> thank you, heather. some senators are now predicting sweeping immigration reform will be passed this week with at least 70 votes. despite an amendment calling for border security rand paul says the bill is doomed in the house. >> it passed the senate but it is dead on arrival in the house. the how thes is much closer to me. they think border security has to come first before you get immigration reform. >> we are about two-thirds in the senate i believe we will be in the neighborhood of 70 votes by the time it retires at the

end of the week. having a significant number of republicans will change the dynamic in the house. >> it will provide a eventual path to citizenship for 11 million illegal immigrants. this evening they are schedule to do hold a vote on whether or not to continue debates on this immigration bill. >> it is time now to brew on this. this facebook photo the focus of a $2 million lawsuit. a college student suing a school district in georgia for taking this photo from her facebook account without permission. she said the district humiliated her by using the bikini clad pick to remind students to be careful what they post on the media. >> what do you think about the school using her picture? is it fair or foul? shoot us an e-mail to fox frienfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we will read them later in the

show. >> any moment nfl player aaron hernandez could be arrested in connection with the murder investigation. we are live outside of his house where he has been hold up all weekend. >> first comes love then comes marriage kim and kanye just make their family official? ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] if you can't stand the heat, get off the test track. get the mercedes-benz you've been burning for at the summer event, going on now at your authorized mercedes-benz dealer. hurry, before this opportunity cools off.

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york city. $.220 minutes after t $.220 -- it is 20 minutes after the hour. an american doctor is holding hostage. he has been trapped inside for four-days by workers demanding severance packages. then want him to sign agreements even though they are not being laid off. hostess announcing that twinkies is back on store shelves starting july 159. he vanished last year after filing for bankruptcy. as for the twinkie itself the company execs say they will taste the same. >> yummy the nfl world waits to see what will happen to new england patriots star aaron hernandez. an arrest warrant has been issued but they haven't acted on it yet in connection with the shooting death of his friends

oden lloyd. kathleen has the latest. >> good morning heather. this is an interesting case here. this is the 7th day this has been under investigation. they found the body of 27-year-old oden loud last s monday afternoon. this is the home of aaron hernandez. it is very quiet here this morning. we haven't seen any sign of aaron hernandez since friday when he returned home with his lawyer. the investigation is nearly over. you can see them going in and out of the home. by the time they left several brown bags of evidence with them. we actually saw a lock smith. we not seen any sign of hernandez. one of them went to the door to try to speak to them they were

not successful this doing that of course. they were brought out late last week and has not been executed yet. nobody has been named as a suspect. no arrests have been made. very much a mystery. i want to let you know, though, as we were coming in here this morning we passed the trill

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>> george zimmerman's fate now officially in the hands of a jury. in a few hours the trial begins as the judge makes a new ruling. >> plans to honor actor james gandolfini as his combod de returns home. >> fox and friends first starts right now.

beautiful morning for you and your family as well. you are doing great this morning. it is monday june 24th. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. let's get right to that fox news alert for you. nsa leaker edward snowden is expected to be on the run again this morning. >> his journey may take him to hong kong here to i can dorr. ecuador is considering an asylum request from snowden. despite an international manhunt and a revoked task force he slips away at every turn. he did arrive in russia

yesterday touching down at an airport there and soon may be departing again this morning. from the height whous an urgency to hold snowden there. here's what the white house said overnight we expect the russian government to look at all options available to expel mr. snowden back to the u.s. his dramatic journey may have to do more with dicey international relations than surveillance. snowden's extradition was incomplete and the government would not cooperate. president obama's frosty relationship with vladimir putin on full display in ireland may complicated efforts to get cooperation on that end.

>> what else does he know? >> it questions our relationship with these companiuntries. doug luzader live for us. now it is time for your 5 59:30. the top five stories making news for you at this hour. opening statements begin in the trial of george zimmerman. he is charged with second degree murder for the death of 17-year-old trayvon martin 16 months ago. a jury of 6 women will decide his fate. he has been sequestered and will end the trial. two audio experts cannot testify

about those reporting. both said arias was convicted of murdering her ex-boyfriend back in 2007. the jury was unable to decide if she should face the death penalty. they will retry the sentencing phase next month. it could take us years to figure out what caused this. it was a horrific crash at an ohio air show. pilots charlie swanker and wing walker jane wicker they were killed when their plane slammed into the ground and burst into flames. a moment of silence was held before the show resumed yesterday. the performers wanted to continue in honor of the victim. >> a mother of two had been wing walking for over 20-years. she was recently engaged planning on marrying on the wing

of that same plane that crashed. >> have you ever been arrested? did you think that you could hide it? leave that embarrassment in the past. they are charging more than 1,000 dollars in ohio and wednesday wednesday. some say lawmakers are trying to make it easier. a daredevil defies death. see he walked a quarter mile og a two-inch thick cable. >> he went through the grand

canyon without a harness. the event was broadcast live he is a 7th generation tight rope walker. now to an extreme weather alert heavy rain leighing much of minnesota under water. flash floods damaging houses leaking roads. residents say they have a long road to recovery. get everything out disinfect everything. >> meanwhile massive wildfire spanning more than 8 square miles. fire officials say they are taking every available precaution. >> we have another red flag warning today. we expect hot dry windy conditions. >> will they get any assistance

from the weather fighting this fire. let's go to maria molina live in huntington, fork for the big dad lee golf classic. maria? >> that's right. i will be in anna kooiman on fox and friends. her and i will be getting a golf lesson. more importantly this event is to raise money for research and long island children as museum. so there are good causes involved with this event. we will tell you more about that coming up later in the show. you mentioned the extreme weather including flooding across minnesota. those are two major stories. first taking a look at the high temperatures across the country. it will be a warm summer like day across the eastern two-thirds of the country. 91 degrees will be the high temperature in new york city. tampa bay florida in dallas, in california. looking at hot temperatures even

the city of denver. they will be sparking a threat for severe storms today across sections of the midwest. damaging winds large hail and isolated tornadoes a concern out here. southwestern u.s. is looking at that elevated fire danger again. parts of colorado, parts of new mexico and also into utah and across parts of arizona. warnings are in effect you can see on the graphic red flag warnings are in effect and fire as well across sections in illinois. it looks overall like a beautiful summer day. >> we think you look fabulous. you look great. >> sthooivengs marie autopsy. >> now it is time to entertain

this. the question of kim kardashian and kanye west the two are not engaged yet. marriage is in their future. they are putting work aside to focus on their baby girl. another souter for the sports illustrated swimsuit model was spotted cozying up with blake at a new york city club. she was linked to dancing of the stars pro. the movie won the box office this weekend raking in $82 million. world war ii came in second with 66 million and man of steel landed in third with 31.2 million. >> now for your starting lineup the top sports stories martin true ax jr. winning at the

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>> it is about 15 minutes to the top of the hour. a live look outside new york city right now. here's a look at some of the news happening overnight. a former star on the hit series "that '70s show" busted by cops in california. >> mommy. >> laurie. >> i knew i would come. >> hi daddy. >> all of the phones broken in chicago. >> they arrested lisa robins kelly she is the one who played laurie foreman. this isn't the first time she is faced legal troubles. she has been raised three other times since 2010. >> a washington pig farmer claims he found the secret to more savory bacon. it is marijuana.

the farmer says feeding his pig stems, stalks and weed leftover from pot farm gained weight. it will does not infuse into the meat t. just makes pigs eat more allegedly. >> wow. what do you think about that? >> isn't that illegal? while you were sleeping actor james gandolfini's body arrived in his native new jersey. funeral services are set for this coming thursday in manhattan. the 51-year-old soprano's star died in a heaof a heart attack on vacation in italy. we are live with the latest. >> good morning keri. >> good morning to you ainsley. james gandolfini's funeral has been scheduled for thursday morning at saint john church in morning side heights in manhattan. right now his body is believed to be here right behind me at the robert speering funeral home in the actor's home town of park ridge, new jersey.

canned finney's body arrived late last night after a flight from rome, italy. the 51-year-old actor who is known and loved for his role as tony soprano in "the sopranos"" died in italy last week. they confirmed the cause of death a heart attack. he was discovered in rome by his 13-year-old son. the actor was to be in a film. variety magazine talks about his talent. >> romance in his heart and in his eyes. that's what made tony soprano timeless universal character. >> they ordered all flags across the state of new jersey to be

flown in half staff in honor of james gandolfini. the governor called the actor a new jersey treasure. we are live in park ridge, new jersey ainsley back to you. >> in a newers the george zimmerman trial will get underway. ar thundershower aidala explains what each side must say next to win their case. >> you heard of eating several mini meals a day helps you lose weight. that's not the case. what you should be eating instead. i have a feeling it's not that. check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> whatever the meal hope it includes gravy. >> coming up on fox and friends more on the nsa leaker ed snowden. why did he go through russia and where is he heading next? he could believing somewhere in 22 minutes. tell you what we know. what causes nfl players to get caught up in bad stuff?

redskins player kurt cousins has a new book. >> men are boycotting marriage fatherhood and even the american dream. the author of men on strike. foods to keep you cool this summer. donald trump, sue barney wally the world's ugliest dog. it kicks off 13 minutes from now right here on your channel for news.

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just ate breakfast and lunch lost more weight than those eating six meals. the f.d.a. approving a pill that might one day render passwords obsolete. inventors say by swallowing this pill you'll activate a switch that sends a signal to your mobile devices. they say the signal will verify your identity. >> the george zimmerman trial begins today. the six female jurors will hear opening statements that will tell two very different stories on what happened that night. 17-year-old trayvon martin was shot and killed. let's bring in criminal defense attorney and fox news legal analyst arthur aidala. thank you for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> we know six women will be sitting on this jury. who benefits from that? >> typically the women, the straight-up prejudice is women don't want to put

people in jail especially on something like this which is going to be a long period of time. however here the victim is a boy. not over 18 years old. he's a very young person. there are mothers on the jury who may be able to relate to that little boy. they don't want someone who killed him walking free. i would almost say it is a tie in terms of who it really benefits. we're being so prejudice by saying it's a woman. >> the other thing i wondered is does this open up the floor for someone to come back after a decision is made to say it wasn't a jury of their peers? >> probably not. they spent ten days or so selecting this jury and they went to painstaking measures to make sure they had a fair and impartial jury. >> opening statements begin today. what do you expect to hear from both sides? >> i expect to hear the word "objection" a lot because i think both sides are going to attack the other side's story.

the prosecutor's going to say their theme has to be if george zimmerman did not leave his truck. if george zimmerman listened to the 911 operator to don't follow, ladies and gentlemen none of us would be here, trayvon martin would be in school. mr. zimmerman would have a perfect life and everything would be okay. but for zimmerman starting all of this and pursuing, they're going to try to put in a little bit of racism, a little bit of want to be cop in there. the defense is going to focus on the 30 seconds, the 20 seconds when this happened. if george zimmerman didn't pull out his gun, trayvon martin would be sitting here accused of murder because he would have killed him by banging his head repeatedly on the sidewalk and punching him in the face. >> we've seen the pictures, heard the 911 phone call

but experts not allowed to testify by witnesses can. >> i'm happy the judge is not allowing an expert to see whose voice. let the jury figure it out. >> thanks so much. the time now is about six minutes till the top of the hour. still ahead, a crash at the tracks but this isn't your typical nascar fender ben tker. your last chance to answer our question of the day. a teacher sued a woman for using her facebook picture without permission. without permission. we ask is it fair or foul. with express deals, you can save big and find a hotel with free breakfast without bidding. don't you just love those little cereal boxes? priceline savings without the bidding.

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>> welcome back. time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first the good. a scuba diver in the navy reserves a surprising surprise for his two step daughters at an aquarium in ohio. ryan goodwin spent the past eight months in kuwait. the girls said they are so happy to have their stepdad back home. >> a nascar crash before the race started. the driver started two late as the cars exited the road. he tried to move but swerved into a car.

an sink hole opens up just outside minneapolis. witnesses say they saw the hole start at its crack and get bigger and bigger. it wasy a water main break. no one was hurt. >> time for your brew on these responses. a georgia college student suing the school district for $2 million for using a facebook photo without her permission. she says administrators humiliated her by using this photo as a way to warn students to watch what they put on social media. >> do you think the school was wrong by using this photo without her permission? dan tweets the school is totally wrong. they don't know her. they have no right to make an example out of her. now she is making an example out of them. >> rachel says whatever you put on facebook is fair game. i'm not saying it was ethical what the school did but i don't think they are in the wrong legally. >> sharon writes that poor girl. that must have been so

mortifying. what's so wrong with that picture any way? shame on the school. thanks to everyone who responded. we appreciate it. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> have a great day and a great week. >> good morning. it's monday, june 24. i'm carol in for gretchen carlson. we begin with a fox news alert. n.s.a. leaker edward snowden may be on the move this morning after fleeing hong kong. we're tracking where he's going and if he can be stopped. >>steve: the journalist who leaked the snowden story goes off on an nbc reporter. >> i think it's pretty extraordinary that anyone who would call themselves a journalist would publicly talk about whether or not other journalists should be charged. >>brian: men are boycotting marriage, fatherhood and the american dream. why? ladies, they say it's your