survival in sub zero temperatures in the mountains of nevada. a missing family, two adults and four children found alive two days after they vanished during a day out to play in the snow. well, they survived in two-days temperatures below zero by burning their spare tire around warming up rocks to avoid frostbite. the family's jeep was spotted laying upside down in the distance through binoculars. >> it just went you teup on a s embankment and tipped over. >> this community came together and helped it come to a successful conclusion. >> james glanton and his girlfriend had food and waut ten the jeem. no one had frostbite. all six are expected to be just fine. >> evacuations are lifted this morning after scary moments when an ice dam broke.

the ice jam caused by a cold snap in the last few days in the region. city officials feared a four-foot wall of ice water could hit the rv park. a flood advisory remains in effect until 8 this morning. mexico's nuclear safety director said they have moved the cobalt 60 from the cornfield where it has been sitting since the thieves ditched it there. five people are in custody and treated for possible radiation exposure. the federal safety hearings for asiana flight will be held today. the hearing will be whether the

pilots relied too much on the computer systems when they were approaching too low when they hit a wall in san francisco. it left three people dead. the newly appointed safety off the stand. congress reaches a budget deal on capitol hill meant to keep the government open for two years. the deal includes no tax increases and it reduces the deficit. >> we knew if we forced each other to compromise we knew we would get nowhere. we decided to focus on where the common ground is. >> because of the deal we can stop lunchinging from crisis to crisis. >> the plan chews 85 billion in mandatory savings 62 in sec quester relief. comes out to $32 billion.

federal employees will have to contribute more to pensions and increase fees on things like airline tickets. the house will vote before the end of the week. >> another grill p on the hill for kathleen sebelius. today she will be questioned about new reports that she has not met with the president one-on-one in more than three years. elizabeth prann has the latest. >> her first time since entering the hill since october 30th. also ongoing security concerns with healthcare.gov. the fact that security is an issue still is inexcusable. >> when secretary accept bell why yous came last time and will be here tomorrow it was clear they have no real understanding this was nothing they even

focused on. they were more concerned about the start date than the security of the site. no industry site would do this. >> they remain focused since they believe this is something the american people want. they are still there in high volume the fact that they believe this is something they need and more and want to know more about. that's why we are focused on delivering the benefits to them. we will see down the road how people view the affordable care act and the pbenefits it provid. >> we are seeing widespread reaction to dispute that. two polls published yesterday revealed not only do americans disapro of the affordable care act in the wake of the botched rollout we are seeing the approval ratings remain

stagnant. 54 percent of the americans disapprove of the signature healthcare law. 41 percent favor it. the same survey shows the president's approval rating is right now at 45 percent. ainsley we are president is seeing a drop in if the polls with his trust worthiness and ability to manage. democrats want a shut down to distract american people from obamacare. paul ryan sat down with greta van susteren to talk about just that. >> we will try to cue that up and show you that a little later. republicans took a hit in approval ratings during the last shut down. numbers rebounded after the disastrous obamacare rollout. >> a live look at the casket of nelson mandela. a public viewing of the president's body will be at the

main government building for three-days until he is buried on sunday. a firestorm of fallout with nelson mandela found himself face to face with the president of kubla reaching out and shaking hands with dictator raul castro. congresswoman aliahna was born in if cuba and is one of the many people outraged over the president's gesture. >> he jailed, detained and beat human rights activists who were trying to commemorate international human rights. that's why it matters. people are dying to come to the united states from my native home land in cuba to flee that communist suppression. recall ca raul castro does not deserve president obama to extend him this courtesy. i don't think it was by chance that he was seated in front of castro. i am not saying evidenhe was ine of the seating.

he knew he was going to be behind him. he could have turned the other way and ignored him. >> this was not a preplanned gesture it was about nelson man gel l della. >> a major victory for the freedom of the press. new york's highest court ruling in favor of foxnews.com reporter janet winter. winter will not be forced to appear in front of a colorado courtroom and reveal her sources for a story she broke after the aurora movie theater. fox news chairman ceo roger ails praised this decision. today's ruling is a major win for all journalists. the protection of her confidential sources was necessary to preserve and protect journalism. the highest court had a victory.

if they did not rule in her favor she would have faced jail time. >> the light shined bright for country music awards. ♪ >> florida george you line was tonight's big winner taking home six trophies including new artist of the year with the remix from nelly. they love brian they named him the artist of the year. and blake shelton wasn't there but still earned four awards including album of the year. the show hosted by danica patrick and leann rimes. she made a tribute to music legend patsy klein. ♪ >> taylor swift was in australia

serving the first ever artist award from olivia newton john. >> there's no snow falling today, but many across the country are bracing for the bitter cold temperatures. >> yesterday we picked up 1.4 inches of snow. the forecast didn't verify but for other areas it did verify when across maryland we picked up half a foot of snow in pents pens picking up 5.5 inches of snow. across the plateau off of lake ontario some of the spots could pick up over three feet of snow. overall 1-2 feet expected off the great lakes. we are talking areas north of

syracuse and areas south of the city of buffalo. otherwise across parts of the upper midwest take a look at some of these current temperatures. these are not current windchill temperatures this is what it says on the thermometer. international falls 18 below zero, 15 below in far go. in minneapolis as you go outdoors it is current temperature of 4 below zero. factor in the wind you are looking at windchill p it is between 35 below zero to 50 degrees below zero. we have a number of advisories and warnings in effect across parts of the midwest. you are looking at dangerously cold windchill temperatures. you mentioned how the cold is over new york city but take a look at the forecast sunday over the weekend we could have a brand new storm system tracking the potential for wintery weather and also rain and

significant snowfall accumulations is possible. we will keep an eye on it. over to you. it is so beautiful. i hate it when it is windy and cold but it is so pretty. >> out with the old and in with the new general motors announces their new monumental chief executive. barry has been with the company since she has been 8 years old as a student intern. she spent the last three years making cars that are winning awards. she replaces dan akerson who moved up retirement plans to help his wife battle advanced cancer. she is the first female to run a major car company. the biggest supplier of prescription drugs and cardinal health a drug distributor are teaming up to sell generic

drugs. it comes at a time when doctors and patients are looking at soft savings. 10,000 people a day are entering medicare eligibility age. they are expected to gain access to obamacare. they are working to get this plan in action by july. twitter is the best text compa tech company to work for. twitter taking the top spot in glass door employee choice awards based on worker's review of bosses and things like compensation career opportunities and company culture. here are the top 5 three of them are tech companies. big win for twitter. a hockey fight is underway, but this one could melt the ice. a city telling the homeowner they can't set up a ice skating rink in their backyard. >> we have just the thing angels

heating up the runway. don't miss highlights from the big victoria secret fashion show.

>> kanye west says he wants to be the obama of clothing. he wants to be the obama of clothing and to achieve his goal bring out a web site that doesn't work. should be fascinating. >> dramatic video out of philadelphia this morning of a possible abduction caught on camera. it shows a woman walking down the street and a man starts to follow her. you see the man grab her. she struggles but he manages to grab the woman to his car. police are asking any one who saw what happened or knows the

victim to come forward. >> the search is on for whoever pointed a green laser light at a jetblue plane full of passengers. the plane was headed to palm beach florida from new york city. despite being blinded they were lucky to be able to land safely. no arrests have been made in this case. this is the third such incident in palm beach in that area. pointing a laser light at a plane is a third degree felony. >> a minnesota family taking a hockey fight to city hall. for the past decade the conrads from set up a hockey pond in their backyard in savage. they say the rink is for neighborhood kids. now some people are trying to get if shut down. they are worried not only for their children's safety but they say loud noises from children playing are driving wildlife away. now the city is saying they have to miss mantel the rink by friday or face charges. >> it makes me very angry

personally. this is like been my life every winter. we are taking out a rink that is ep couldn'ting kids off the streets and away from drugs. i mean i think it's a great thing to have out here. >> the conrads say they have never had any injuries on the pond. >> angelina jolie has been banned from flying her personal plane. the faa grounded the plane after she didn't renew the plane's registration. her team sent the renewal application into the authorities back in september but it didn't make it in time. the luxury airliner is one of the fast err planes traveling up to 300 miles an hour. first time to grew -- time brew on this. a boy is suspended for kissing one of his classmates on the cheek. >> i kissed her on the hand.

>> the two children they like each other. the school is calling it something very different. sexual harassment. now she is fighting the mom is fighting to get it removed from that little boy's permanent record, but the superintendent says hunter's actions fits with the description of sexual harassment. >> is the sexual harassment defense legitimajustified. >> the controversial baby ipad chair might be off the store shelves before it goes on sale. not because of safety concerns. walk this way. we are giving you a piece of heaven this morning. it is on the runway next.

u.s. forces in guam has issued a safety alert for all p trues. this comes after they were attacked and beaten. they were teaming up with local officers to provide additional security while troops are on the eye p land. 8 people have been arrested in one of those attacks. a former actress from texas admitted sending ricin laced letters to the president. she pleaded guilty to a federal charge of possessing and producing a biological toxin. she was arrested back in june after trying to get the blame on her estranged husband. she was the one to bought the materials and produced the ricin. she faces up to 15 years in

prison. the woman revealing celebrity chef lawson gave her the green light to spend 530,000 in four years on the family credit card. the extravagant spending emerging against lawson's housekeeper continues. they claim she let hem buy whatever they wanted in return to keeping them quiet about the cocaine and marijuana use. stepping down after recently blaming a yoga pants recall on over weight customers. it was women's fat thighs that made his company signature yoga pants see through. wilson will be replaced as chairman by the company's lead director. it wouldn't be the proper holiday season without angels. we are talking about the annual victoria secret models.

♪ >> they supported different looks in each scene. the birds of paradise, shipwrecked and snow angel. i didn't even know they had a scene. >> 25 minutes after the top of the hour. a 911 operator in disbelief when she took this call. >> your order was wrong? >> back to the guy who made the call messing up his grounds certainly a crime. the police has the story all wrong. >> american troops don't expect to get a visa from the united states. if you are looking to do business in harry reid's home state you can skip to the front of the line. a surprising new detail. on this day in 1991 curly sue

was the number one movie at the box office. >> a look at andrew's air force base. president obama returning from the nelson mandela memorial in south africa.

>> an amazing story of survival. a family found alive after going missing in sub zero temperatures

for two days. what the dad did to save his family will leave you speechless. how an internet search will spy on you. us women we are willing to give up a lot for our smart phone. even something considered a key to a healthy marriage. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> it is wednesday morning halfway through the week. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. welcome "fox & friends first". a missing family two adults four

children all found alive. two-days after they vanished during a day out playing in the snow. they were found yesterday after rescue crews honed in on a cell phone signal. that is when the family's jeep was spotted upside down in the distance through binoculars. >> it went up a slight enl bank. and flipped over. they used the overturned vehicle for shelter and warmth by burning the jeep's spare tire and warming up rocks. they had food and water there with them in the jeep. amazingly no one suffered frostbite and all six of them are expected to be just fine. >> oo the flight 216 will be delayed after being delayed a day from weather. they will look at whether the pilot relied too much after they hit a sea wall in san francisco leaving three people dead.

the pilot will not be they are suing the airline and intend to go to the hearing as well. >> oo she lost part of her leg when a taxi jumped a curb and hit her is suing the city of new york. shawn green filed a $27.5 million claim against the city saying the taxi cab driver license should have been suspended because he had several prior violations. he served a 30-day suspension. according to federal safety add foiofficials the national transportation safety board said the train was traveling 82 miles an hour entering a curve with a speed limit of 30. new technology called positive train control would have likely stopped the train if the driver did not slow down. a railroad space congressional

deadline to install the new technology by december 2015. answering more questions about obamacare. this comes as new poll numbers show how much americans are looking at obamacare. >> kathleen sib bell why yous has her work out out for her today. he crashed aga the system crash again yesterday. some will focus on the security concerns surrounding the web site. none of this is helping with public opinion. the first having to do with the popularity of healthcare law itself. a 54 percent disapprove of the president's healthcare law. as far as the president's handling the implementation of the law the numbers are not too

boo good either. 62 percent disapprove of the way the president handled implementation of this. 34 percent approve. they are bringing in new blood to deal with all of the political fallout here. he is joining the current white house staff to try to get the administration staff. the president struggled to sell it. >> the problem of the number one issue the issue he wanted to be most associated with is the failure. and mow amount of shifting the chairs around on the titanic going to solve that problem. >> the white house has a close eye p on the december calendar as well. december 23rd is the deadline for people to enroll in health insurance or a phone line if they can get through in order to have coverage in place come

january 1st. heather and ainsley. doug luzader thank you very much. >> two-thirds of fire departments around the country maned by volunteers but the irs considers them employees. because of the affordable care act this could have dire consequences on those men and women keeping all of us safe. pennsylvania fire commissioner ed man talked about this on the real story. >> the affordable care act could put volunteer fire companies in the position where they will have to take their hard earned money al money and contribute to healthcare. they already struggled with dollars they need to pay for equipment we don't need the additional expense. >> not all municipalities can

afford to provide insurance for volunteers. congress reaches a budget deal on capitol hill. they opened the government for two years. the deal includes no tax increases and reduces the deficit. >> we knew if we forced each other we would get nowhere. that is why we decided to focus on where the budget crisis is. >> according to the house budget chairman they include 45 billion in manndatory savings and 3 billion in sec quester relief. it comes out to 32 -- 22 billion in deficit reduction. employees will have to contribute more to their pension and increase fees on things like airline tickets. the house will vote before the end of the week. >> secretary of state john kerry

heading to capitol hill to reach a recent agreement on iran's nuclear program. the obama administration hope wto hold off on additional sanctions for iran while they are in talks with the nation. kerry testified tuesday before the house foreign affairs committee where he was slammed by some members for trusting iranian leaders. evacuations in colorado are listed this morning after scary moments when an ice dam broke. new video shows the water freezing rushing through that area near golden, colorado. the ice jam caused by a cold snap over the last few days in that region a flood advisory remains in effect until 8:00 this morning. so who wants to be a millionaire? the mega millions jackpot growing to $400 million after no one won the top prize last night. the last drawing set for this friday the 13th by the way at 11:00 p.m. eastern. get your tickets now it's the

second largest prize in the 17 year history of mega millions. he's back rhode island's dancing cop returning to the streets of providence for christmas. >> check out officer tony mccourt showing off his moves in the snow. the 66-year-old has entertained drivers. he retired but because of his pr popularity he was resworn in as a full-time perform he were. here he is breaking it down for us in the fox newsroom last year. >> no snow many across the country are bracing for bitter cold temperatures. anoth >> another storm could be on the way. maria molina is in the weather center tracking it all for us. >> we are looking at another storm coming in but i want to mention we have areas of

lake-effect snow. lake-effect snow is very localized. very few areas dealing with the snowfall. generally today we are expecting the snow to stay north of the city of syracuse and south of the city of buffalo. we have warnings in effect and we are expecting significant snowfall accumulations through the up of michigan. north of syracuse they can pick up up to three feet of snow otherwise an additional 1-2 feet of snow forecast downwind of lake ontario and also lake erie otherwise current temperatures it is bitterly cold out here. take a look at international falls. current temperature is 18 below zero. it is currently 13 below zero in duluth. factor in the wind it feels even cold ever. in minneapolis police 15 below zero. we have windchill warnings in effect and loss advisories. some of the windchills could be colder than 35 degrees below

zero. heather and ainsley here's a look at the storm system we are tracking. it could be over parts of the southern plains and then heads into the northeast. a lot of uncertainty of course keep an eye on it over to you. >> 20 minutes until the top of the hour. careful what you search for on the web. why it could enable the government to spy on you. >> and we all know that am mols need to watch -- moms need to -- moms to be is what i am trying to say. they need to watch what they eat. what about dad? is how the father's diet can impact a baby's health later in life.

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>> the new report in the washington times reveal obama administrati administration the homeland security rules. las vegas hotel did not deserve expedited consideration for visas for workers in chene gnaw. after reed's attempts to pressure them the hotel got the financing and the workers that it needed. a mattel bouncy seat now under fire from children's advocates. the campaign for a commercial free childhood started in on-line petition urging the company to recall this product. they say encouraging screen time at such a early age is not healthy they called it the ultimate electronic baby-sitter. on the brink of the testimonies they are using internet cookies to boost the surveillance of web

user. >> it looks like the national security agency is secretly using tools that allow internet users to track consumers. it shows the nsa and british koufrnter parts are piggybacking on technology advertisers use to target advertising to people they consider suspicious. it not only allows them to monitor a person's web habits it guides hacking software to the computer. the documents show they are using tracking technology for mobile apps and operating systems to help it locate mobile devices around the world. they declined to comment on the reports but issued a statement quote as we said before nsa within the lawful commission to protect the united states uses intelligence tools to understand the intent of foreign

adversaries and prevent them from bringing harm to innocent americans. this all comes as you said the senate judiciary committee holds a hearing today to examine the nsa surveillance program. we luwe will be listening close to what the report is. >> the time is about 15 minutes until the top of the hour. coming up the 911 operate tore in disbelief when she takes the call. >> your food was incorrect your order was wrong. >> messing up his hash browns certainly a crime and why the police have the story all wrong. >> it seems women are willing to give up a lot for their smart phones. a survey that might explain all of those alleged headaches women get when a couple hits the sheets. you get what i am saying. now let's talk to steve doocy. >> why don't you explain this.

>> we will see you up here in a couple of minutes. meanwhile coming up this morning on "fox & friends" house and senate negotiators reach a budget deal. we will break it all down this morning simply because it is a little complicated. obamacare may force thousands of volunteer fire departments to close? is the fire chief one of them is here to weigh in it. plus one veteran denied a job to -- due to his military background. now he is fighting back. we will hear the story. badges surprised at the real christmas miracle it he airport. we will tell you all about it. lieutenant colonel allen west plus gloria gainer it goes on and on. i have to get out of here. we start in 12 minutes.

ten minutes till the top of the hour. with the super bowl being in new jersey and much of the pregame activities in new york, police presence are stepping up. the nypd will patrol groups of officers as well as officers with heavy weapons and canine units. the game is predicted to bring in 400,000 visitors to the manhattan region. >> super model elle mcfear son in hot water. it is claimed she helped her husband lie about being at controls after a crash. the suit claims she tried to pay a woman to keep quiet. the suit claims that her husband took -- that he took money to keep quiet.

>> it wasn't the hamburglar causing problems at a mcdonald's. one problem facing problems after calling 911 over missing hash browns. >> hi. we just got a 911 from a cell phone. is there an emergency. >> i got a manager at a mcdonald's -- >> 9 a.m. sunday morning, 31-year-old michael smith called 11 from this mesa mcdonald's as he and his wife argued about two hash browns missing from their order. >> your order was wrong? >> it comes down to the wrong order. the customer is not right evidently. >> smith says the situation escalated because he didn't like the way the manager was talking to his wife and he says they wouldn't

refund the money for the hash browns. >> i felt like he was stealing from my pocket. i didn't call for the hash browns. i called because he wasn't refunding my money back. >> smith was cited with disorderly conduct, his wife with disorderly conduct and assault with no injury for throwing a bag of food at a mcdonald's employee. smith says it was an emergency to him. he thinks mcdonald's was robbing him. >> he was wrong in what he was doing and we had no other choice. who else were we supposed to rely on? >> wow. seven minutes till the top of the hour. it's a kiss and tattle tale. a six-year-old suspended for picking a little girl on the cheek. the school calls it sexual harassment. we asked you to weigh in. your e-mails and tweets next. >> the decision is in on that $20,000 half court shot. find out if the winner gets to keep the money or has to give it all back.

remember when that happened when cameron rodriguez sank that half court shot at an oklahoma city thunder game and won $20,000. sounds great but rodriguez place basketball at college which means he may not be able to face the money. he faces forfeiting his scholarship and a full academic year for a full year but now a national association of intercollegiate athletics says rodriguez will be able to keep the money to use as a scholarship. >> a survey found 48% of women would rather go a month with no sex that be be without their phones for the same amount of time. the survey shows 1 in 20 women are so attached they sleep with them in bed. some women admitted to buying a water proof case so they could check updates in the shower. >> it is now about 3

minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening. kathleen sebelius is back on capitol hill answering questions about security concerns surrounding the safety of personal data on the obamacare website. police in philadelphia seeking information about a possible abduction caught on camera. you can see a man grab a woman and drag her to a car. the woman's identity not yet known. two adults and four children missing in the nevada mountains, meantime, for two days, they are expected to be just fine. their jeep overturned leaving them stranded. they burned the jeep's spare tire to stay warm. that was pretty smart. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first, the good. an 11-year-old boy in brazil risked his life to save a dog that had been hit by a car. he ran between on coming cars to pick up the injured dog and bring him to safety. next the bad.

turns out that you are what your dad ate. a new study suggests a father's diet preconception affects the development of his child. the father's vitamin levels may be as important to their offspring's health and development as their mother. the ugly, an oklahoma state university cheerleader will be disciplined after sticking his foot out and trying to trip a football player from the opposite team. >> it is time for your brew on this responses. earlier in the show we told you about a six-year-old suspended from his colorado school after kissing a classmate. the school says he sexually harassed the girl so we asked is the sexual harassment offense justified? >> vicky says they are doing the child more harm by making such a huge issue over nothing. camille says sexual harassment is too tough for the six-year-old. i think it is innocent but i think the parents should talk to him so it won't

happen again. b. dazzler said it is common sense and rules not being used together. i remember when it was sweet for this to happen. keep sending your responses and we'll monitor them throughout the day. have a great day. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye good morning. i'm ainsley earhardt filling in for elisabeth. an entire family that was missing in the freezing snow, well, they were all found alive and they are doing well this morning. their hero dad credited with saving all of their lives. we'll tell you why coming up. >> while president obama shook hands with raul castro, the guy who runs cuba, senator ted cruz had a very different reaction to the cuban dictator. what the texan senator did has people talking on this wednesday morning. >> a six-year-old suspended for