for you. moments ago oscar pistorius was charged with the murder of his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp. she would be 30 years old today. the olympian apparently crying in the courtroom will go to trial in march. he claims he shot her on valentine's day after mistaking her for an intruder. he faces 25 years in prison. >> a utah girl is dead after a strong gust of wind picks up her trampoline and sends it flying more than 150 feet. this little girl oakley sidwell playing with friends on the trampoline in her backyard. he sat down on top to put her shoes back on when the wind lifted it off the ground. the tramp finally rested about 50 feet away. it was properly anchored and did

have a safety yet. alex rodriguez beamed by another player. the crowd loving it but not the coach who was live individual. he propelled the yankees to a 9-1 victory. the a rod saga not ending there. brian cashman now revealing he only says hello and good-bye to a rod. he is no longer comfortable having conversations with the slugger. he is piling baseball's 211 game suspension for doping. we are following another fox news alert. while you were sleeping firefighters announced they are making progress against the beaver creek wildfire in idaho. 160 square miles scorched 123 people forced from their houses. fire crews created a protective

fire break and it is only 9 percent contained. maria molina is here to tell us if the weather going to cooperate. see if firefighters will see any relief today. >> unfortunately i don't have any good news. we are talking about conditions that aren't favorable for firefighters to continue to combat these fires across parts of idaho. we have others in california and across colorado. you are looking at low humidity levels and gusty winds gusting over 35 miles per hour. that could help some of these fires continue to spread very rapidly. the topography is also really rough. you are talking the rocky mountains. it is not easy without taking into account the weather conditions and isolated thunderstorms that could produce additional lightening strikes. the wildfire in idaho started by

lightening. the possibility of more lightening strikes is in the forecast as we head into today, tomorrow and even in the next several days at the end of the workweek. across the southeast over the next several days we are getting drenched with heavy rain and temperatures it has been cool because of a boundary out here 3-5 inches of additional rainfall in some areas. flooding is a big concern. on saturday only high temperature of 66 degrees. very cool out here. we have a number of watches in effect across georgia and the panhandle. the ground already saturated with heavy rain. otherwise ainsley and heather we have been talking about how cool it is in the midwest. very fall like. but we are expecting a big pattern shift temperatures going to be feeling more like summer. take a look already today 93 rapid city upper 80s in new york city. >> we were wondering if summer was going to come back. >> it was teasing us as if there

was more to come. >> while you were sleeping, vacation officially ending after a week long trip to martha's vineyard. he squeezes one last round of golf. with the president of world bank. president obama will meet with financial regulators today as they look for a way to strengthen the financial system. >> now to another fox news alert the president's first order of business as he does return home might deal with the growing crisis in egypt. new overnight suspected militants ambushed police officers killing 24 people this after the egyptian army admits killing dozens of brothers and prisoners after a stand offat a cairo mosque. they debate while they should cut off aid to the nation. good morning to you as well. that situation took place at

sinai is a reminder of how dire the situations are becoming. one says the aid set aside already doubt the door. he adds when congress returns from washington they have to debate future funding of egypt. the violence continues to escalate. they are getting worse with no end to violence on the horizon. some congressional lawmakers are asking the united states to cut off military aid to egypt. >> while the acts by the egyptian military are completely unconscionable we have to change our aid. the muslim brotherhood corrupted their mandates. they won the election. the egyptian people are not tariffs they got the majority of the vote. after a year of governing they drove these people away. this coup had a lot of popular support. we are headed to algeria. the brotherhood will go under

ground al qaeda will come to their aid you will have armed insurgency not protest on your hands and we will have a failed state in egypt and we will have to suspend our aid because we can't support the reactions of the military. even though the brotherhood over playing their hand started this, we can't support what the military is doing in response. president obama has alreadiordered his national security team. the president could be rethinking what to do about that $1.3 billion in u.s. aid. they continue to say the money is doing very little at all. >> we have no credibility. we do have influence, but we don't use that influence than you do not have that influence. >> senator john mccain right there. he also adds the u.s. can gain influence over the egyptian generals by cutting tourism,

economic assistance, business and ims loan. >> kelly wright live for us. thanks, kelly. last week was won of the worst all year. the dow jones fell more than 300 pounds. should we expect the market to rebou rebound? jolene kemp has that and your top business stories. >> better than expected jobless claims continue to fuel the fire as they scale back the stimulus as early as september. the cow had the worst week in over a year. it is a big week for housing data july existing home sales will be released and new home sales come out on friday. a new cable network launches today. the news organization hired more than 1,000 journal lis from around the world and has a big budget to compete against the other networks. it has less than half of the

advertising load than other cable channels which is common among most new organizations. most will be in house promos and local add spo spots. they are limiting the number of commercials in each hour. >> mondays in workplace training they want to put a stop to distracted workers. they announce an ipad feature. they use the camera to track i movements. it senses when you look away and forces you to pay attention or at least look like you are paying attention. it is about making sure workers get critical information sometimes life saving inflammation for healthcare and law workers. it is the first time it has been inta intalled. it is primarily targeted to those watching sports or other

videos. they won't penalize workers but one way to increase productivity. >> that's a little creepy watching my eye movement. >> he bravely served our country for five years in the marines. steven wrote the 24-year-old freshman is being forced to sit out this football season. why? ncaa rules state students who do not enroll in college within a year of graduating high school will be charged one year of eligibility at the college level for each year they play organized competition in the marines. >> ncaa says it roses recreational gains counted as organized competition because there were game officials team uniforms and the floor was kept. the games were more like int mural games and he is appealing the decision. the ncaa says it is reviewing the case.

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>> thank you for starting your day with us. scary moments for jetblue passengers on a flight out of boston. the plane had to make an emergency landing in philadelphia. after the crews smelled some smoke in the cockpit. all 95 people on board evacuated safely once the plane landed. they were able to get on another flight to baltimore, washington international airport. >> an intense search in cleveland for a dangerous man accused of shooting his aunt and uncle. a girlfriend of a man he spent 10 years in prison for killing. police say 35-year-old derek hudson was just paroled in december for that murder. >> he just started shooting. i don't even have words to

explain. we are trying to deal with the situation as we can as a family. >> he was last seen driving the woman's red dodge magnum. >> an indiana man is lucky to be alive this morning after being hit by a train going 110 miles per hour. >> definitely call that a miracle. i couldn't belief it when they told us he was alive and talking. >> the 22-year-old was walking on the train tracks listening to music with ear plugs when the chicago bound train slam nude him. he was thrown 20 feet but walked away with only a few broken bones. the weren't of the train was angled deflecting the impact. >> very lucky. >> the ball is back in her court. the tennessee ref charged with murdering her husband but then cleared has been reinstated. lois goodman will be back to f officiate this year's u.s. open.

she was call hauled away in handcuffs for allegedly killing her 81-year-old husband in california. her lawyers are suing the lapd. they say the arrest was a publicity stunt to humiliate goodman. >> police commissioner ray kelly is making a strong defense that the department stop and thrift policy. kelly is warning of a dramatic surge in crimes without them. wnyw robert moses is live with more. >> good morning to you. we are outside police head kw r headquarters in new york city. the judge's rulings to hamper police officers not only here in new york but nationwide as well. the police commissioner who is a very familiar face all across the country appeared on three network talk shows yesterday. he credited stop and frisk with bringing crime legals to record lows in new york city.

last week the judge ruled stop and frisk unfairly targets minorities and is therefore unconstitutional. kelly sound the the alarm and said if police officers do not have stop and frisk at their proposal crime could spike. >> no question about it violent crime will go up. this is not a program. it is integral. this happens through out america at any jurisdiction. you have to do it. officers have to have the right of inquiry if they see some suspicious behavior. i can assure you this is not just a new york city issue. it is an issue through out america. >> and in her ruling the judge allowed stop and frisk to go forward but with changes. one of those changes is he appointed a monitor to oversee the new york police department. in short order they announced they will and did appeal. in lower outside

police headquarters ainsley back to you. >> robert moses, appreciate it. thanks, robert. the time is 17 minutes after the top of the hour. are you ready for some football? listen up to the next story. new nfl security measures are causing a sptir outside the stadium. then all you need, mud, construction equipment and an imagination. how some created their very own homemade water park rides.

>> getting come coffee in new york city. we have the viewer startling off your day great with a smile on your face. appreciate you joining us here on "fox & friends first". british police are investigating new claims princess die naun was murdered by special forcesment the bombshell allegation passed on to police by the family of a former soldier. the newly revealed happening after her crash in paris. >> the use of chemical weapons in syria. the 20 member team arrived in damascus yesterday. they will inspect three areas. they will cooperate with the teams. the united states says there's evidence syria's government used chemical weapons twice. syria's government is denying this and says the rebels were responsible.

>> new information about a crash fr in the philippines. 70 people are missing after a boat crashed into a cargo ship and sank friday night. 750 people were rescued. crews say they have not given up hope of finding survivors. when you go to a football game the top concern is usually traf iblg. the nfl security policy means you have to leave your backpacks and pocket books at home catching many fans by surprise. we have more from met life stadium in new jersey. >> a new fat ball season a new security measure at all nfl games. >> it is not about what you bring in it's about how you bring it in. >> the nfl new bag ban was at full force at the giants game at the stadium sunday night. the director of security at the stadium says your bag has to be clear or very small. >> the nfl policy says you are

supposed to have a clear bag, 12 by 6 by 12. you can have a nonclear bag 4 and a half by 6 and a half. they are every where telling people about the ban. she found out before she waited to line to get in. someone told me before i got here i had to undo my stuff from it. i just brought my wallet and my keys and a cell phone. >> not everyone hgot the messag. some had to track the bags at the trarls and pick them up after the game. >> this is too big to bring inside. >> restrictions are designed to enhance safety bile speeding up in the stadium. they changed the policy after the deadly boston marathon. >> it will be nice when we don't have to worry about cold weather but with blankets and everything in the winter i don't know how they are going to do it.

>> you can bring cameras and binoculars they have to be out of their cases. >> he broke t won his third gol anchoring jamaica to victory in the 4 by 100 meater sunday. his 8 gold and two silver medals edge out the great carla which is who has 8 gold one silver and one bronze. >> new mask standards under the obama administration have teachers praising kids for the wrong answers? >> even if they said 3 times 4 was 11 if they were able to explain their reasoning the emphasis is really moving more toward the explanation. >> is this the best way to teach our children? we report you decide. >> what? lindsay lohan getting personal for the first time. what she is saying about her addiction and run in's with the law. please.

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>> it is august 19th from olympic medallist to accused murderer. oscar pistorius is back in court for murderi -- accused of murde his girlfriend in cold blood. they want to praise children for

getting the wrong answer? >> if they were able to explain their reasoning the emphasis is moving more towards the explanation. >> do you think this is the best way to teach our children. we report you decide. >> wild child lindsay lohan, what she is say being her addiction and run ins with the law. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning to you. it is monday morning. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. lovely shot of people getting moving on the streets of new york city. >> it is 5:30 on the east coast. i am ainsley earhardt. thanks for watching us. we are going to start with a fox news alert.

new overnight egyptian militants ambush police officers in northern sinai leaving 25 people dead. this after the egyptian army admits killing dozens of muslim brotherhood prisoners detained after a standoff at a cairo mosque. back in the u.s. lawmakers are now debating if it is time to cut off aid at the troubled nation. egypt received $1.3 billion in aid from america last year. >> and today a new round of pretrial hearings from 5 ladies and gentlemened terrorists behind the 9-11 attack will begin at guantanamo bay. they will likely focus on procedural issues. the self proclaimed mastermind khalid shaikh mohammed face the death penalty if convicted. paying tribute to a high school football star who died after making what looked like a routine tackle. his neck was broken during a

game on friday night. >> live add good life. he had been playing football since he was 2 years old. >> always willing to please his teachers willing to go above and beyond. you don't find many kids that address you as yes, ma'am or no, sir. everything he did he did it with that level of respect. >> he was pronounced de at the hospital. the junior had been offered a scholarship to play with the university of kentucky. our prayers for his family. do they want teachers pto prais sh students for getting the wrong answer. even if they said 3 times 4 is 11 if they were able to explain their reasoning the emphasis is moving more towards the explanation. >> apparently they do. it's a national curriculum the president will impose on public school students this fall. the new standard for math is

supposed to prepare students in success and college and the workplace. >> call them creative or just plain crazy. look at this. >> three guys in russia making their very own water ride with this industrial machine. you can hear them laughing as they sit together inside the bucket and they are swinging side to side in the water. luckily none of the men were hurt they got off the ride safely after a few minutes of fun. >> looks like fun but not safe. >> welcome back to washington overnight. president obama returning after a week long trip to martha's vineyard. he is facing fresh criticism about the nsa after the latest details in the agency's spying scandal. peter doocy live with the details. good morning, peter.

>> good morning. the president is going to wake up today amid new calls for members of congress between the nsa. that includes republican senator rand paul who says it is time to ask for the opinion of the supreme court. >> you have to hear both sides. there really needs to be a discussion for people who are a little bit more skeptical of the nsa in an open court i think before the supreme court on this program. >> another republican says senator paul is wrong. senator peter king from new york says the nsa has a high batting average when it comes to preventing terror attacks and protecting individual rights. >> the senator said billions of phone calls were collected but only is00 were reported by the nsa. he says no one's rights from violated. just before president obama went on vacation he said at a res

conference at the white house what we aren't hearing about is the government quote actually abusing the surveillance programs, but that's changed in the last few days. now democrats and republicans want answers. >> we will see if they get them and how soon. thank you, peter. >> we are tracking another fox news lart. while you were sleeping firefighters announced they are making progress against the beaver creek wildfire in idaho. so far 160 square miles scorched. 2300 people forced from their houses. the lightening strike started the fire two weeks ago. right now it is only 9 percent contained. >> tough one to battle. before you leave the house this morning let's check the first degree weather update with maria molina and find out if mother nature is going to give firefighters any sort of a break. is she going to help out? >> we are talking hot temperatures in the forecast

upper 80s across sections of idaho low humidity and also gusty winds. that's 30-30 miles per hour. all of these ingredients don't help combat the wildfire. not just across idaho but across sections of oregon. we have a number of wildfires burning as well. widespread fire weather watches and red flag warnings are in effect. another thing to consider out here is we have a threat for isolated thunderstorms over the next several days. we could see lightening from some of these. that could potentially spark up new wildfires. we will keep an eye on that. over the southeastern u.s. over the next several days are being drenched with a lot of rain. some of you over the past four-days have picked up over a foot of rain. 3-5 more inches possible locally on the spot especially in those areas shaded in red some parts of georgia south carolina and up at north carolina. still looking at additional

heavy rains. flash flood watching due to what is ongoing in many of the areas. temperature wise they are producing a lot of heavy rain across the southeastern u.s. going to keep you yet again above average 78 degrees for the high temperature in raleigh, north carolina. parts of the midwest have been below average for the last several days. now you are seeing recurring 90 degrees and upper 80s in minneapolis. tomorrow will be in the upper 80s here in the northeast. >> thank you, maria. time now 37 minutes after the top of the hour. pets going to pot? the drug danger that is sending more and more of our dogs to the vet. >> food stamps are supposed to help put food on the table. more americans are just cashing in all on your dime. we will explain.

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>> people walking the streets of new york city. how is this for your tax dollars at work. food stamp fraud is on the rise. more americans are selling them for cash. for more let's turn to diane macedo from fox business network. good morning, diane. >> hi ainsley. the percentage of americans selling their food stamps back to storage for cash has increased by 30 percent over the past several years. that's according to a new agriculture study which compares the periods from 2006 to 2008 to 2009 and 2011. they did all of that through under cover investigations and research through electronic

investigations. it is primarily due to the increase of small and medium size retarryls for the assistance program. the study found these stores accounted for about 15 percent of all redemptions but 85 percent of trafficking redemptions where stores buy food stamps often at a discount. overall 10.5 percent of authorized stores engaged in trafficking up from 8.2 percent in the previous review. the total amount has risen significantly. $858 million compared to the 330 million annually in a 2006 to 2008 period. on the upside the agriculture department says trafficking is still down compared to the 90s. they still have one of the lowest fraud rates of any federal program. >> at the bottom of the screen it says oh snap. >> hello.

911. my cable is out. police in connecticut aren't too happy with residents after they received hundreds of 911 calls last night about a cable outage. in response they posted a message on the department's facebook page reminding people 911 should be called for life threatening emergencies only. people should know that. >> although it is an emergency if you can't watch fox news. >> mark zucker busglukberg's f- berg's facebook account isn't safe. they repeatedly listen to his warnings about a virus that allows people who aren't your friends to post on your wall. facebook has since fixed this problem. >> troubled star lindsay lohan opening up to oprah. the 27-year-old admitted alcohol was her drug of choice and revealed she secretly wanted to go to jail because she felt so

overwhelmed her problems. >> i somewhere inside knew and kind of wanted to go to jail. that was the constant being put out there by me just by my actions. i think it was justifying some peace. >> in 2010 she was sentenced to 90-days in jail for missing alcohol counseling. she served two weeks. >> you hear nothing you see nothing. >> the movie debuting at number one taking in $25 million. they held on to second place with 17.8 million. and it dropped to third place with 13.6 million. still ahead from a blade runner to accused murderer the breaking

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>> new research finds middle aged men with high cholesterol are more likely to have a heart attack than women with the same age same level. men at risk be treated more aggressively for their heart problems. >> seattle vets are seeing a disturbing trend since washington legalized pot last year. they say more and more fury friends are being brought in with marijuana poisoning. it is rarely fatal but can make animals very sick. pot poisoning claims are up 20 percent. the big he is problem is getting owners to admit what happened. >> new overnight cameras cap pure a moment a massive volcano erupts in japan.

>> the camera was so far away it over. this happened in the southwest corner of the country. a nearby city was totally covered in ash. no injuries or damage being reported at this time. amazingly eruptions in that part of the area of japan daily life. in fact, it was the eruption number 500 this year alone for that city. ♪ time now to take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly. up first, the good. he took his last jump for love. staff sergeant marked his final jump before navy flight school by proposing to his girlfriend. his girlfriend, by the way, said yes. the staff sergeant said it took him three months to come up with the proposal. pretty good. and the next, the bad a writer busted by the cops for liking a

photo of himself on facebook. huntington beach police had posted the photos trying to i.d. the teen for causing trouble at the u.s. open of surfing last month. and finally the ugly, a bet on ramen noodles sparked a riot a florida juvenile detention center. it took law enforcement officers four hours to regain control. a fox news alert. blade runner oscar pistorius formally charged with the murder of his model girlfriend, reeva steenkamp. she would have been 30 years old today. sky news reporter is live in south africa with the details. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning. yes. pistorius was formally indicted. this is a copy of the paper was served with. it outlines the state's case.

they believe he was guilty of the murder of reeva steenkamp. they outline what they believe happened. they believe the two of them had a relationship. there were only two of them in the house at the time. reeva who was 29 at the time locked herself into a cubicle. the accused armed with a pistol and shot through the locked door, five straight. four shots at the deceased. the deceased was wounded and died at the scene. cause of death multiple gunshot wound along with 107 witnesses that they outline in this indictment which they may call. they also said they believe that the accused thought she was an intruder. even then accused shots with direct intention to kill a person this was they were going to argue whoever was behind that door, pistorius intended to kill that person.

>> how strong is this case against oscar pistorius. do be folks think he'll get off or is the case strong against him? >> reporter: prosecution believes they got a very good case. the defense team believe they got a very good case. certainly all shades of what oscar pistorius may or may not be found guilty of. clearly the top one is murder and then the state is going to even possibly put forward their points as they outline the case that it was premeditated murder. premeditation is only needed for a couple of minutes when she ran into that toilet door. the defense will paint a man who very early on has managed to survive without his legs, he was on his. stump feeling vulnerable in south africa where crime is very high and that is why he ran in

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♪ time to get the work week started. good monday morning to you and your family. 58 minutes after the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening today. there's chaos in egypt. islamist militants killed 25 egyptian police officers in

sinai after prisoners were killed after a standoff in a mosque. the beaver creek fire in idaho burned 160 square miles. firefighters are optimistic about their progress after burning for two weeks that fire only 9% contained. and the yankees, alex rodriguez was beaned in boston against the red sox. the crowd seemed to love every minute it. but a-rod was the one with the last laugh. he hit a home run and the yankees won 9-6. and it's time now for our brew on this question of the day for the responses. >> earlier in the show we asked you about the marine who is being forced to sit out this college football season because he took part in recreational games with fellow marines. is the ncaa out of bounds. jean said if nothing else military service should give him head of the line privilege. he took years out of his youth to protect his country. >> howard agrees.

he said exception should be made for service to our country. the ncaa hasn't thought this one out. go blue raiders. >> and david agrees. he says the ncaa is way out of bounds when a veteran has served his or her country and is disqualified to play for their college. and we hope that you have a great day. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye. happy monday. it's the 19th of august, 2013. a fox news alert while you were sleeping the olympic medalist accused of murdering his girlfriend was crying in court this morning. why his fate won't be up to a jury. and as your kids head back to school the obama administration has new math rules just waiting for them. watch this. >> three times four was 11. if they were able to explain their reasoning, the emphasis is moving more towards the