coa coast>> ainsley, patti ann, good morning to you. it seems like a year since super storm sandy impacted the east coast impacting 24 states where we are standing here. there was a huge set back months later after the storm came through. the disrecovery process is ongoing. >> part of that include a massive buyout plan. they will knock down homes in sandy affected communities and offering residents prestorm value in their home. staten island is the first area to be bought out. >> i signed the papers, accepted their offer. they have been more than fair. >> in the ocean breeze section

of staten island the neighborhood remains mostly deserted bud they are vowing to rebuild. >> a year later they are under repair no kitchen, no bathroom, this room is painted and the floor went down a year later. we have a long way to go. >> along jersey shore in seaside heights they began to rebuild only to suffer a major set back. it may have been compromised water and sand we have the time lapse of putting it back together a rush to get this boardwalk together where we are standing and still in a portion of the boardwalk which opened in had may and the bars and grills

and all of the shops you can see behind us. in fronted of me is where you can't see where the fire line is where they ripped up the boardwalk where they stopped it from spreading to more business that is had already been consumed pushed obviously by the winds at 20 miles per hour. it will be a day of emotions for people around seaside heights and up and around the boardwalk. >> i was out there after the fire. the foiks alks are resilient. thank you for that live shot. >> a tragedy on the road for country super star jason all dean. his tour bus hit and killed a man. albert kennedy walked out in the middle of the roadway and was hit by the bus. his family stating quote in all of the years i have been touring and all of the miles we have

driven nothing prepares for you for something like this to happen. i am praying for albert kennedy's family and friends today. no charges were filed. officer spotted jail escapees 20 miles from the jail. >> they paid for their stuff they walked out. the cops were out there one stopped dropped his stuff the other one took off down the alley. >> the four broke free climbing out of a trapdoor above the shower. at this hour the two suspects remain still at large. two florida girls go to court today for allegedly bullying 12-year-old rebecca is heed is heed wig soe /* /-

sedwick so badly she took her life. she jumped to her death last month after police say she was tormented in person and on-line for nearly a year. another person has been hurt by a fair ride at the north carolina state fair. this just four-days after five people were hurt on the vortex. a worker was taken an older vortex ride apart when the seating section fell on him. the family says his back is broken in three places. >> you never want to see nobody like this. i said are you okay? i mean are you okay physically, are you going to live through the situation. >> he is in critical condition. meanwhile fair ride operator timothy tutero who was accused of tampering with a ride is being held on 225,000 dollar bond. a britted tish man and known occupied protester is arrested

accused of hacking military computer systems. over the past year she was able to hack into systems including nasa and the army corps of engineers. he has been released on bail until february of next year. two senior members of the al qaeda linked terror groups al-shabaab. military officials wouldn't give any details about the counter terrorism strike. but the explosive expert was a person of interest. we have been saying it the white house is confirming it. americans may not be able to keep their healthcare plans under the obama care. they have known this since 2010. kelly wright joins us now from washington with more on the huge blow to americans.

>> good morning to you. the affordable care act continues to prove problematic. the president always promised if you already had health insurance you could keep your plan no matter what. now it turns out it is a promise that can be broken and likely will. there are some existing healthcare plans that people do have that don't qualify for obama care. they are pushing legislation to help consumers keep their current plan. it is causing critics to lash out at the president after lengthening the enrollment period to avoid 6 weeks to avoid fines. >> this is a law the president continues to revisit the law, he continues to make changes. this is a time to give every american an opportunity to delay it a year. >> the president still saying wd

to sign up for it. >> you lack at the number of young people who want health insurance who are having trouble affording it. secretary kathleen seb beal why yous will have to discuss that deal. she is meeting for a congressional hearing tomorrow. she will be questioned on the healthcare.gov web site. >> president othis is in respone to a deaning issue over a report the nsa listened in on phone calls of andrea miracerkel. no final decision is made when it comes to monitoring foreign

leaders due the thought of prohibiting this process is a big shift for the nsa. >> the amanda knox retrial apparently the return of congress now. on tuesday knocks was convicted of killing her british roommate in italy back in 2009. she only served 4 years of her 26 year sentence. this after an appeals court through out her conviction. this march the italian supreme court ruled knox must be retried for murder. >> a marker for john f. kennedy's web site will be returned back to the eternal flame place today. it was moved after construction that has been going on since may. we are all tied up at two games a piece in the world series. in the 7th inning it is 1 to 1 david ross at bat and he ripped

one down the line. two batters later he hits one into center. that driys in the run. the red sox up 3-1. david roth the red sox win a final 3-1 three games to 2 and they are headed to boston for game six on wednesday. if you are a st. louis sports fan, the rams took on the seahawks in st. louis. the qb russell wilson had two touchdowns. they through two interceptions. seattle wins 14-9. it is now 9 minutes after the top of the hour. she is tracking form that could bring flooding and snow to the middle of the country. good morning maria.

>> we have needing all across the center of our country. we have it across parts of the rockies and freezing rain advisories. we could be looking at snowfall 10 inches of snow along some of the higher elevations. a lot of wind with this storm system. between the snow and the rain we have freezing rain. it is going to track eastward and produce heavy rain through texas and arkansas. six inches of rain and hire amounts possible. by tomorrow the storm continues to move west ward. it will be through oklahoma and kansas. thank you maria. >> turns out 3 popular vehicles aren't as safe as you might

think they are. they are getting the boot from if safe cars. we have that and other top business news. >> consumer reports dumping three of toyota's best known cars from the recommended safety list the camry and suv and prius performed poorly when the front corner is strike. this happens in about a quarter of all real life collisions. here's another consumer alert for you. you might be spending 250 dom dollars a year more on milk. it could double to 8 bucks if they don't pass the farm bill. members of the house and senate are continuing negotiations if they don't come to an agreement

dairy supports farmers could happen at the end of the year. an extra inch goes a long way. the plane maker air buzz wants to put an end to the shrinking airline fees. it wants a minimum standard of 18 inches an inch more than the current standard in the 1950s. they are showing the extra room helps passengers sleep a lot better. >> no one is complaining about that one. they are packed in like sardines nowadays. 12 minutes after the top of the hour a manhunt is underway after a little girl is snamed from her own bedroom. >> they go to great length to get kids to talk to each other on the playground. wait until you hear what they are banning.

>> more than a dozen people are dead. leaving hundreds without power. we have the latest from there. good morning, rachel. >> good morning. they warned the storm would be short and sharp they got that right but they didn't predict the effect on businesses like this and how long it would last. it has had no power. since it is not on the gas main that means no heat. temperatures are starting to fall. they gathered in places like this at local book shops where they have been doing their best to keep warm and stick together. it has been tricky getting by in

pitch black last night. the pair require council, do you have any information on when the power will be am coulding back on? >> no, no the yet. we know they are working on it. we realize it could take sometime. we are not holding our breath. the biggest issue is getting information out to people. >> of course no internet. very frustrated here. like many communities they are still without power. >> rachel, thank you. police in colorado are looking for this man. take a look at this sketch. they say he tried snatching a little girl right out of her bedroom in the middle of the night. they are now offering a 10,000 dollar reward for information leading to his arrest. thankfully the brave 8-year-old managed to escape. >> the young girl immediately cried out, immediately put up a fuss and a struggle. who knows if that saved her

life. >> the girl's father tried to run after the suspect but he got away in a gray bmw. >> a mitt man is released from jail. they released kevin trudeau, he spent nearly a week behind bars for failing to pay a judge: he de vooefed viewers with weight loss claims. they believe he is hiding assets in companies. it is time to brew on this. a school banned phones to help with social skills. they banned the use of cell phone devices on the playground. they fear they are missing interaction with peers. >> we asked you should schools ban phones during recess or break times? you can tweet them to us at foxfriendsfirst or shoot us an

e-mail to fox friend foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. we are interested in read some of them. we will read them later in the show. 18 minutes after the top of the hour. not so lucky to be hit by lightening once or twice but lucky to be alive. >> what i remember is a loud boom it dropped me to my knees. right when i was going to my knees it hit me again. >> more on that than's amazing survival story. >> he may have nine lives. we have heard accounts have nine lives but it seems like maybe some pups do, too. how they are getting another leash on life and what you can do to help. first check out this house in west virginia glowing for halloween with 3,000 carved pumpkins. it has been drawing people for 21 years.

>> chris brown getting another break. they reduced his assault charge from fell me to misdemeanor. the judge ordered him to return to court and stay 100 yards away from the victim cops say he attacked outside of a hotel in washington, d.c. the 24-year-old is still on probation for beating up rihanna back in 2009. the video was abc slightly incredible. watch as a briz iazilian surfer rides one of the biggest waves ever. >> wow. carlos burrel is believed to

have broken the world record for riding the estimated 100-foot wave off of the coast of portugal. the previous record 78 feet set by hawaiian surfer back in 2011. he accomplished that feat shortly after saving a fellow surfer from drowning. >> a day for that guy. >> we are familiar with problem children but also problem dogs. some owners are turning their challenging pets into helpers. >> spencer is a biteder. brody, chews on furniture. all of them ended up on a shelter of a list to be euthanized because their owners

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♪ >> as we take a live look outside of our studios in mid town manhattan. welcome to "fox & friends first". um patty bran in fo -- patty br heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> it has been a year since the hurricane's deadly destruction. now they are trying to rebuild. >> we are joined live from staten island which was one of the hardest hit communities. good morning, car carrie. >> 700,000 were changed the storm. this is a main road on staten island. it was entirely under water

after the storm. a lot of death and destruction here on staten island. 23 people were killed. it was the highest death toll of any of the five boroughs of new york city. other people were trapped and had to be rescued. thousands of homes were damaged. you can see the homes that were here have since been rebuilt. fema has doled out over $100 million to people here on staten island. more aid is needed to get things back to the way they were before the storm. president obama visited this area after the storm and he was very inspired all of the fact that people had come together and it was really a sense of neighbors helping neighbors here on staten island. it was at the midland beach neighborhood. >> kerry drew live in staten island. thank you. two florida girls go to court today for allegedly bullying 12-year-old rebecca is

heed southbounding /* /- sedwig so badly she took her life. she jumped to her death after she was tormented in person and on-line for nearly a year. new insight into frantic moments before the costa concordia sank off ofity tal lae last year. he is said to have cried out, madonna what have i done as the cruise ship hits the rock. they clachlz too slow in ta-- t say he was too slow taking action. country super star jason alde aldean's tour bus driver hit and killed a man in indiana. albert kennedy walked out into the middle of the road apparently and was hut by that bus. al dean was the only badge on board at the time. the singer released a statement to kennedy's family saying, in all of the years i have been touring and all of the mails we have driven nothing prepares you for something like this to

happen. i am praying to for albert kennedy and friends today. >> the sheriff said no charges would be filed calling this accident unavoidable. >> two of the four inmates who escaped through the plumbing at a jail in oklahoma are back behind bars now. officers spotted them at a convenience store less than 20 miles from the jail. >> they paid for their stuff they walked out. the cops were out there. one stopped dropped his stuff. the other one took off down the alley. >> the four broke free on sunday by climbing through a trapped door above the shower and made their way outside. a woman found their orange jump suits and called police. here are their pictures. they remain at large. the administration considered keeping the news of osama bin laden's death a secret. they said yes they were concerned about sovereignty

issues social media helped push the administration to release the information. >> what we have been saying is now the white house is confirming it. americans might not help keep the healthcare plan under ott b obama care. doug luzader is live in washington with the latest this morning. >> this will be quite a day on capitol hill. in the hot seat is centers of medicare and medicaid. she will have to describe first of all why this web site has been a flop. they are acknowledging what has become increasingly clear by others. hundreds of thousands of americans are losing their insurance plan because in many cases the coverage isn't as extensive than they demand. some will paoloer premiums.

some with higher premiums and deductibles. >> they don't provide minimum services that have had a lot of fine print that leaves consumers in the lynurch often because of carve outs for preexisting conditions. those are no longer allowed because the affordable care act sa says healthcare is not a privilege it is a right. >> you have millions forced into part-time work saying healthcare premiums sky rocket and insurance is being canceled because of obama care. >> the administration did formally extend an enrollment deadline by about six weeks yesterday. something we knew would happen last week. republicans are talking about another pressing issue. whether all of that information is safely concealed from prying

eyes. >> thank you, doug. last knightsen tonight -- last tore rarand paul the thing abou care is the chief justices who decided the case aren't going to have to live under it. they will get special healthcare they won't have to live under obama care and i think that's wrong. >> despite is being a challenge the american people will support it. >> last week we told you the story of the obama care operator who was fired from her job after she spoke to sean hannity. not only did he give her a year's salary of 26,000 dollars he also said he would help her find a new job.

you had an interview today, give us the good news? >> i got the job. i am excited. i get vacation time, bonuses. not too far for my kids as well. >> it's a better -- it's better all of the way around for you. in other words, you are in a better position than you were? >> yes, sir, i am. >> president obama and former president bill clinton leading a tribute for former democratic house speaker tom foley today. other tributes expected from speaker john boehner and house my knownity leader served as speaker from 1989 to 1995. he died october 18th of complications from a stroke. he was 84 years old. honoring the sacrifices of dogs in combat dedicated in texas. it is in descriscribed with the

guardians of freedom. it is the home that trained dogs for all branchs of the military since 1958. >> they say lightening doesn't trike twice but that wasn't the case for one man. it dropped me to my knees and when i was on my knees it hit me again. there were sparks eerie where. >> casey wagner was in st. joe texas when he was hit. despite sore muscles and shortness of breath he knows he is lucky to have survived. >> time for the first degree weather update with maria molina. >> she is tracking a storm that could bring flooding and snow to the in i had el of the country. good morning maria. >> we are talking about a storm system that has a winter side to it and a summertime side to it. we are talking about thunderstorms and even flooding possible across sections of

texas and up into oklahoma. i want to start out with a winter site. we have a number of winter storm warnings in effect and advisories through sections of wyoming and february february. we could be looking at slippery roadways out here and 10 inches of snow in higher elevations in parts of the rockies wind gusts with the storm system up to 40 miles per hour. in terms of the heavy rainfall that is when you will be seeing 6 inches of rain possible into sections of arkansas and eastern portions of the state of oklahoma. now severe weather is also possible. large hail and damaging winds. moir widespread risk as we head into texas and parts of iowa and nebraska. temperature wise to the east of the storm system. it will be warming up like in raleigh, north carolina. same goes for you in atlanta. patti ann and ainsley in the northeast when we see temperatures warming up as well.

new york city you could reach 70 by friday. >> i am not complaining. we will take it. thank you so much maria. 40 minutes after the hour. can't kick the cravings for comfort food? what if we told you cravings could be linked to mental illness? the new study you need to hear. >> patriot or pin head. casey waters hits the streets and this time bill o'reilly is on the list. you don't want to miss this. heart healthy, huh?! ugh! actually progresso's soup has pretty bold flavor. i love bold flavors! i'd love it if you'd open the chute! [ male announcer ] progresso. surprisingly bold flavor for a heart healthy soup.

>> sometimes square never stops even in the middle of the night. an 885,000 dollar lawsuit has been filed against red bull. they claim it is responsible for a deadly heart attack in 2011. it has the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee but the lawyer says it also contains extra stimulants that make it more dangerous. red bull is discussing this specific case but this day health authorities around the world have found red bull safe to consume. >> a packaged salad expanded. fine foods expanding the recall of the salad from the factory in tobe peek kau, kansas. products distributed nationwide and in canada might be contaminated with listeria which can cause serious illness. potato salads, pasta, tuna and egg salads. the packages are marked with the plant id code 20 which is next to the best buy date. >> reaching for the ex true

cookie or french fry may not be a lack of will power after all. doctors now say comfort eating is a mental illness much like anorexia or bulimia. they are more depressed eat in secret and are more critical of themselves. we call out for work once in a while, right? government employees are using up benefits and racking up huge amounts of days off. d diane macedo joins us mowith mo on this. it shows government workers were 38 percent more likely to take personal days or sick days. the they missed 50 percent more work hours than private tesecto did. it poled 60,000 households in the same week for a month. they choose 4 percent of government workers asking for

work in the typical week compared to government workers who missed 2.1 percent of work hours. they had personal reasons like family opportunities or transportation problems. it doesn't count dabsences due o vacations or absences due to bad weather or weather. >> thank you so much, diane. the tame right now 47 after the hour. a big birthday surprise for a little girl in south jersey. we will show you more of the reunion that will warm your heart. >> plus a cell phone verses a gun. how one cell phone saved one life. >> let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> it was one year ago today that super storm sandy hit the

new york area. we have a live report coming up in about an hour. judge napolitano will tell you not only how does the federal government want to track you in your car, they want to tax you for every stinking mile. dorothy hamill the ice skating legend joins us live. she has a great story to say to you. cheryl casone has the top five companies hiring right now and one of the funniest people in the world tim conway has a brand new book. he will be right here on the couch with us. it's your channel for news "the fox news channel." well, did you know that when a tree falls in the forest and no one's around, it does make a sound? ohhh...ohhh...oh boy! i'm falling. everybody look out! ahhhhh...ugh.

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cell phones can do many things, even stop a bullet. a florida man pulled a gun

on a gas station clerk and demanded money. when he didn't open the safe, the would-be robber fired a shot and took off. later when the clerk grabbed his cell phone from his shirt pocket, he found a bullet lodged in the screen of his phone. wow. >> we all know facebook can tell us a lot about a person but scientists are now saying they can piece together if people are romantically linked. using data from 1.3 million users, they measured how tightly people are connected by the number of friends they share. those with more common friends generally have stronger relationships. the data can also be used to find who are your closest friends. >> not completely scientific, but okay. "dancing with the stars" spoiler alert. another shocking elimination on the show. >> the couple leaving right now is nicole and sasha. >> nicole, better known as

jersey shore star snooki, the latest celebrity to get the boot from the ballroom. the reality star was visibly upset and at one point started to cry. star wars fans have something to be excited about. a newly released blooper reel. the reel was first screened at this year's kamikcon in san diego. >> pinhead or patriot? the question bill owe really is asking again. jesse waters returned to boston to get the answer. >> pinhead or patriot? >> i like him. >> do you want to have a beer with this guy? >> yeah, i would like to have a beer with joe biden. >> he's a number two. >> a number two. >> what exactly do you do, mr. number two? >> you don't know who the vice president of the united states is?

>> no, but i know the president, though. >> you should be proud. >> pinhead. >> why do you say that? >> you never know what's going to come out of his mouth. >> he looks like a pinhead. >> pinhead or patriot? >> half-and-half. >> half-and-half? >> i don't know how much support he has within the party. >> i'm going patriot. >> don't know what his job is. treasury or something. >> harry reid, what do you think he does? >> reid. >> he reads? >> one tiny little comment. >> pinhead. >> why is this guy a pinhead? >> so ultimately a party-line guy. >> he looks like a pinhead. >> harry? >> harry. >> i don't know. >> you've got to stop thinking about it. >> harry truman? in other news, forget the

mid life crisis, now scientists know when men feel like life really begins. >> one school going to great lengths to get kids to talk to each other on the playground. they're banning cell phones and we want to know what you think. your tweets and e-mails next. ♪ ♪

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♪ two minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening. the florida teens accused of bullying a girl until she took her life head to court. the two have a pretrial hearing. a manhunt is underway now for this guy. police in colorado say he tried to snatch a little girl right from her bedroom in the middle of the night. a $10,000 reward is being offered in the case. toyota taking a major blow to its reputation this morning. three of its vehicles receiving poor crash test results. consumer reports no longer recommending the camry, prius v or the rav4.

>> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. a little girl from new jersey got a big birthday surprise. >> daddy's home. >> daddy? >> yes. >> daddy! >> the second grader was blindfolded during a school assembly, that's when her father, a u.s. army ranger, came in and took that off. he was gone for nine months. next the bad. you know the saying life begins at 40, men. according to this new poll men don't start feeling settled until 54. the biggest insecurities, financial stability and losing their hair. finally the ugly. it is a thoepl die for. -- a home to die for. this haunted home in illinois features live actors, a life-sized curse and a mummy tomb. >> time for your brew on this responses. earlier we asked should schools ban cell phones during your child's break.

lynn hydra defeated. -- linda said phones should be banned during school period. >> sean tweeted what a great idea. i see families out to dinner and their children are texting. i've seen that too. >> i happen to agree with both. thanks so much for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow morning. "fox & friends" starts right now. good morning. it's tuesday, october 29. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. so remember when the president said this? >> if you like your health care plan, you'll be able to keep your health care plan. period. >> now the white house is admitting they were wrong. but when did they know exactly? >> tragedy on the road for one country music star when his tour bus hit a pedestrian and kills him. we'll tell you all we know this morning. >> how do you scare a somali pirate? just blast a little britney spears. how she is our secret

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