two american astronauts stepping out in a rare christmas eve space walk to wrap up repairs. this following a better than expected repair day on saturday. repairs are getting extra attention after the movie "gravity showed how dangerous it is. >> the emergency landing of a southwest flight. >> i just heard a big boom like crashing into a wall. >> the plane shook a little bit then we smelled a lot of smoke. >> airline officials say the birds were tustuck in the plane right engine moments after takeoff. it made an emergency landing at lambert airport. more than 100 holiday travelers waited for a new crew to arrive. passengers were able to board another plane and they arrived safely in kansas city. >> target is facing a dozen lawsuits over the massive

security breech. this as the justice department stepped in to investigate. security experts say it is the largest theft of card accounts in u.s. history. the credit and debit card numbers of 30 million americans may have been stolen. the united states is sending marines into south sudan following an increase of violence there. steady violence is causing fears of an all night several war in the country. help evacuate more u.s. citizens if needed. it comes after four u.s. troops were needed after gun fire. 1,000 people have been killed since the violence broke out. >> one day extension giving americans one night to enroll being covered january 1st. james is live with us. how is it? >> it's dark so far.

the president is only going to be paying less than 400 a month for his healthcare. the president opted for the bronze health insurance plan over the past weekend. the chief executive is vacationing in hawaii where he grew up. senior administration officials say the president's enrollment is symbolic because he received healthcare through the defense department. he also enrolled through an in person sign up in washington rather than the obamacare web site. the portal saw the busiest day yet on monday estimated 1 million visiteds by late afternoon. 200,000 people were said to have used the telephone call center option. the system is handling the record number of consumers who are completing their enrollment well with a low overall error rate less than 24 percent and quick response times averaging well less than a second despite

the increased traffic. in view of all of the volume they made a last minute extension to extend the deadline to today. this is for those who want their coverage to start on the first of january. the final deadline for coverage is march 31st. then again, as we have seen not all of the deadlines in the obamacare process have proved truly final. >> that is a very true statement. thanks for joining us today. restoring access to content from the pro phil robertson web site. i stand with phil.com. hours after marking it as spam the temporary block prohibited users from posting messages containing the link to the page. they banned the star because of remarks they made twitter apologized for the error the site was mistakenly marked as spam. >> time for a look at who is

talking. sarah palin told greta the duck dynasty controversy isn't just about free speech any more. >> it is becoming more of a discussion within the exchange of ideas in the public and private square in pop culture whether we are allowed to express our personal opinions without threats of intimidation and mockery and criticism and loss of jobs and revenue. it is becoming a greater bigger issue than what it started out to be just a few days ago. >> palin also opened up about the personal struggle she and her husband faced when learning their daughter was pregnant. >> when bristol came to us saying she was going to have a baby and todd and i argued over what should she do next, i thought she should get married todd said no there has already been a heap of trouble piled on her plate let's not encourage more heaping of more trouble on her plate.

we argued about it i realized he was right. when something hits us and stops our world for spinning for a moment there we think it's the end of the world. then you can look back on the episode and realize if you sought the greater good in that episode of life, you do find out it can be used, though it was less than ideal circumstances, for a greater good. >> edward snowden said his mission is accomplished. in an interview with the "washington post" said the secrets he revealed caused a reassessment of the u.s. surveillance policy. he said for me in terms of personal satisfaction the mission is already accomplished. i already won. i didn't want to change society. i wanted to give society a chance to determine if it should change itself. he is working to improve the nsa not bring it down. snowden is in russia on a

one-year asylum. >> aaron hernandez is in court again this time it got emotional. both his mother and the mother of his alleged victim broke down in tears but hernandez appeared to be laughing and smiling with his attorney as he walked out of the courtroom he turned toward his mother and sigh p lently said, i love you. hernandez has pleaded not guilty. >> at least 11 deaths across the country are blamed on the winter storm system that packed snow and ice. more than 400,000 people lost it in several states. they canceled thousands of flights just before christmas. take a look at this picture on a delta airlines flight in detroit. the plane hit black ice citieded off the runway and got stuck in some mud. luckily no one was hurt. that snow is effecting 35 states. how might you be impacted? let's check in with maria molina

for an update. >> we have lirngs showeris acros eastern carolina. a much wider storm system. take a look at the radar picture across most of the lower 48. a little bit of snowfall coming down in parts of the great lakes area and northern rockies. nothing too unusual. the big problem with this storm system are the very cold temperatures behind it. take a look at some of these current windchill temperatures across parts of the midwest. in chicago it feels like 20 below zero, feels like 23 below zero in minneapolis. in far go even colder 31 degrees below zero. you are looking at dangerous conditions. i am concerned about the communities that do not have power and are experiencing cold conditions. the actual high temperature, patty ann and elizabeth only in the teens from minneapolis to chicago. in new york city you will see a high in the 40's, low 40's but it will get colder tomorrow the

high only forecast to be about 30 degrees a chili christmas day inde indeed. >> a little more like the holidays when it is cold is the bright side. >> that's true. >> final game of the season, putting the team on its shoulders and getting a big win. tony roam mow is out for the season. he has a herniated disc and will need back surgery to repair it. doctors expect a 3-4 month recovery period. backup quarterback kyle oden will take the reigns in a game that will determine nfc east championship. >> are your kids looking forward to santa's arrival? here's what you need to know about tracking santa's journey. norad will track you not just the usual way by internet, by phone, facebook, twitter even e-mail. the santa operation center opens at 6:00 a.m. eastern time today. according to anothnorad it usua

starts in the south pacific then hits zeeland and australia before heading on to japan and asia followed by north america and south america. my son loves to track that journey. >> i love it every year. are you on the hunt for a new car? the worst ones on the market. lauren simonetti from the fox business network has that and more. >> this list surprised me. the worst value new car on the market is nissan armado. terrible fuel economy poor reliability and bad driving dynamics. it costs more than 1.20 mile gr driven. others the folks have aing gone beetle the bmw 750 and ford taurus. the best value car by the way is, no surprise here, the toyota prius. good news for car owners this

christmas. car thieves take the day off. for the past two years christmas day had the lowest number for car thefts. lowest holiday of fewer thefter for the entire year. i bet you will have new head phones under the christmas tree. after years of buying tablets we are looking to buy better sound with those gadgets. ear buds and speakers topped the holiday list this year with 13 percent of the $8 billion in if coon sumer electronic sales between december 24th and december 7th. those things are considered an affordable luxury. audio accessories can be really expensive. >> sometimes i don't know if i am willing to shell it out. >> i do care about the quality of my audio. 10 minutes from now, a teenager plunges down a cliff side the

incredible he have toeffort to . >> i hope i didn't go over the limit. >> a grocery store in the stranger in the spirit of giving. don't miss this heartwarming story coming up. ♪

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>> beautiful decorations all across the city on this merry christmas eve. which means you have less than 24-hours to finish your shopping. the final push is underway. wnyw reporter lisa perolo is joining us live on long island new york. teresa. >> good morning elizabeth. the mall here is open. especially macy's. they have been open since friday morning actually. it is open but it is quiet. people are already shopping. we have seen a bunch of people come out with bag fulls of stuff getting last minute holiday shopping in. that's good news for retailers here. they have had a rough go of it this holiday shopping season. the worst holiday shopping season since 2009. their sales figures are down

about 3 percent. they are hoping if you p haven't done your shopping get you will forego the on-line deals. you will come to the stores like macy's and toys r' us and you will go to the local mall and stock up because they are offering incredible deals. we are hearing 50, 60, 70 percent off in some cases. they are calling is it the after christmas special but it is before. why the sales figures are so bad first of all people are doing their shopping on-line also this holiday shopping season 6 days shorter than in years past. as the morning progresses that's the latest from here. it is quiet and many people are hoping that it really stays that way. we all know how the mall can

get. >> thank you for joining us. patti ann? >> what you are looking at right now is not a river. it is the aftermath of a massive water main break in philadelphia. it forced school closures and evacuations. it left homes and businesses up to 3 miles away without water. nearly 23 million gallons of water leaked. water pressure is restored. a teenager plunges 65 feet off the face of a cliff in sydney, australia. he was air lifted from the ledge and rushed to an area hospital. investigators are not sure how he fell. he was conscious but suffered serious head injuries and lacerations to parts of his body. >> it is truly a time of giving especially from this maryland woman. vivian went over her $120 limit while shopping for her christmas dinner. as she started to decide what to

put back a good samaritan stepped in. >> i said don't put any of that food back i am going to pay for all of it. >> safe way cameras rolled as a woman vivian didn't know took out her checkbook only asked for one thing in return, a big hug. >> hugs are good. >> that is nice. >> 18 after the hour. a holiday gesture gone wrong. why the christmas cards a group of children sent to hear local veterans have been rejected. >> talk about a bad santa a man decked out in old saint nick's suit robbed a bank and here's how he threatened frightened victims. first a look at the holiday spirit which is ugly christmas sweaters. we want to see yours. e-mail facebook or tweet us your favorites. >> that is impressive. >> we are going to show some of them on the air thursday. send us yours on-line.

>> we are decked out in new york city with holiday lights. >> santa claus may be on the naughty list this year. at least the man dressed up as saint nick. he walked into the bank with a box wrapped in christmas paper said the package was harmful and the man got away with an undisclosed amount of cash. >> a move by a sandwich shop in illinois. they fired all of the 18 employees via e-mails days before christmas. workers say they were told the store was closing for remodeling

and reconcepting effective immediately. >> we were all fired and there wasn't any indication we would get our jobs back or get any severance pay. >> it comes after two weeks after employees rallied for higher pay. they blame the firing on increased competition and losses. snarfs will reopen early next year. >> they thought it would bring holiday cheer to some of the bedridden heros. students were disappointed when they were denied the chance because the messages were too religious. we have the story. >> a lot of the family might live far away and they might not have somebody to celebrate christmas with. >> 4th grader brown and her brother luke put a lot of effort into their christmas cards. >> it includes merry christmas. when you open it up it says

thank you for your service and the american flag. >> 52 students at grace academy spent friday morning making these cards. >> i hope you have a blessed holiday. they planned to handy live to bed rid ten veterans at the va hospital in dallas when grace see and luke's mom found out they wouldn't be able to she was outraged. >> it wasn't the country i grew up in that you couldn't say merry christmas. so we found out not only could you not say merry christmas you couldn't say god bless you in a card and you couldn't reference any scripture. >> get better, see you well soon. >> the cards were the idea of susan chapman a matt teah teach. she is married to a veteran and volunteers at the american league gone. >> it didn't occur to me. i didn't think there would be a problem with it being christmas cards. >> she p didn't find out until she called to arrange details for the card's delivery. >> i told them my students have cards we would like to bring

them down for the veterans, he said that's great, we are thrilled to have them, except the only thing is we can't accept any cards that say merry christmas or god bless you or any scriptural references just because of all of the red tape. >> parents say as dispinting as this experience was for their children, they are more heartbroken for the veterans. >> they couldn't believe that these people they wanted to honor weren't even going to get the chance to see what they had done. >> well, an official with the va released the statement that reads in part in order to be respectful of religious beliefs all are reviewed by a multidisciplinary team by staff and determined if they are appropriate nonreligious to freely distribute to patients. this leads up to our brew on this question of the day. we want to know is rejecting christmas cards for religious

reasons okay, fine or over the line? >> spend us comments to twitter facebook or e-mail us at foxandfriendsfirst.com. we will read them later in the show. >> the time now is 5:25. an odd message for mcdonalds employees about fast food. what is the company's web site that is now under investigation? >> the dark side of holiday shopping. the twitter feed dedicated to this, miserable men at the mall. tune into our christmas special og fox and friends kris mast it hairs tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> an all new american new year special airing december 31st starting at 9:00 p.m.

>> it is christmas eve. the mad dash for gift giving begins. the latest high profile delay giving enrollees an extra day to sign up for insurance plans. will it new deadline even make a difference? celebrate the birth of jesus from the comfort of your home. why more churches are streaming their service on-line and how it

works. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> holiday lights in manhattan on this christmas eve. good morning everyone. it is tuesday december 24th. welcome back to "fox & friends first". i am patti ann browne. >> i am elizabeth prann. it is 5:31. tis the season to rush around looking for presents for the if a amly. many are still trying to finish their shopping before santa's arrival. so maria and santa and holiday travelers can look forward to cooperative christmas weather. >> it looks good for santa and

any one doing traveling coming up today and even tomorrow. the rough weather is starting to exit the east coast. this is responsible for tornadoes power outages with ice and tornado areas record setting high temperatures. lingering showers across eastern north carolina behind it across the lower 48 lingering snow showers across the great lakes and into the northern rockies. the big story behind the storm is how cold it is out there. these are some of the current windchill temperatures what it feels like as you head out the door. 23 degrees below zero. feels like 18 below zero in chicago. as you head out the door you will be doing shopping through out the day today you need to bundle up. texas feels like 19 degrees right now feels like 30 over in the city of denver. a lot of people don't want to see snow flying around in their areas but of course for christmas day you want to see that white christmas.

for those of you dreaming of a white christmas in parts of the northwest and central rockies you will be seeing that white christmas. patti ann and elizabeth, to see the white christmas you need about an inch of snow on the ground not just snowflakes flying around. it has to be on the ground and it has to be about an that's the technical definition of a white christmas. high temperature in new york city 29 for tomorrow. 28 in chicago and denver not bad 47 degrees. >> maria molina. >> when knew there was an official definition of a white christmas. >> 11 deaths across the u.s. are linked to a winter storm system that packed snow, ice and severe thunderstorms. 4u7b,000 people in michigan and parts of new england were left without power following an ice storm on monday. check out the icy river rescue out of massachusetts.

>> come on. >> firefighters rescue a family's dog after it fell into the freezing waters. the family says crosby was a little scared and cold but is doing okay. >> the international space station is set to undergo more repairs on a faulty pump module this morning. two american astronauts stepping out in a rare space walk to make repairs. this after a better than expected repair day on saturday. it is drawing lots of interest after a frightening incident during a recent space walk and due to scenes from the film "gravity." a third space walk will not be necessary. the united states sending marines in to sudan following an increase in vie lengths. it is causing fears of an all out civil war in the world's newest countries. they would provide security for the u.s. embassy as well as help

evacuate more u.s. citizens if needed. the decision comes after four u.s. troops were injured when gun fire hit an evacuated aircraft. >> another set back for obamacare as people trying to sign up continue to run into problems. they have now extended the deadline to enroll. >> it is another set back for the obamacare web site. this is a message many had. we are full. they ended up changing the law again. the government anticipated heavy demand for the web site through out the course of the day. yesterday was the deadline. on that critical day it left them stranded in some cases for hours a the a time. >> that rush for activity may be good news for the white house.

there have been so many shifting deadlines and cproblems they ar ignoring the repeated sales pitch. >> what happens with rolling exemptions extensions waivers delays it tells young people this is going to go away. there is no way it will be a real requirement so they can blow it off. that's really the concern obviously with the whole system surviving. >> the president played another round of golf in hawaii yesterday. the government concerns he too signed up for a plan as a symbolic gesture. he will get his healthcare from the military not an exchange plan. even the president didn't rely on a web site. instead aids back in washington had to do it for him. they say because he's kind of a unique circumstances it is difficult to prove his idea et so they did it in person at the dc exchange office.

patti ann and elizabeth. >> doug luzader live in washington. thanks. they are facing more than a dozen lawsuits over the massive security breech this as the justice department sets in to investigate. security experts say this is the second largest theft in credit card accounts in u.s. history. the credit and debit card numbers of more than 40 million americans may have been stolen. meanwhile twitter restores access to content from the pro phil robertson web site hours after marking it as spam the temporary block prohibited users pro posting messages containing links. they suspended the duck dynasty star because of remarks he made in in about homosexuality in a gq article. twitter said it was mistakenly marked as spam. >> edward snowden said his mission is accomplished. in an interview with the "washington post" said the

secrets resrevealed caused a lok at surveillance policies. in terms of personal satisfaction the mission is already aam could accomplished. i already won. i p didn't want to change society. i wanted to give society a chance to determine if it changed itself. he was looking to improve the nsa not bring it down. he is in russia on a one-year asylum. >> a meeting between pope frances a -- pope francis and p ben diktd the 16th. his retirement in february they have met only once publically at an official vatican ser meany in july. >> celebrate from the comfort of your own house. this year they are streaming on-line wnyw visited one of them to see how the worshipping works. >> forget about leaving your home to go to church this

holiday. now you can take in a church ceremony in your christmas jammi jammies. more churches are streaming their ceremonies on-line like middle church in new york city, the church that i attend. christina fleming helped organize their social media. >> worshipping on-line allows people to connect to one another in a way you can't do through television. when you are worshipping on-line it allows you to interact with facebook and twitter. >> they encourage you to take pictures during service and post them to social media. more than 500 churches will stream their services this year compared to only 3 about six years ago. >> everyone longs for community, and you can't replace face to face interaction, but what the internet allows you to do is worship in a way that is more alive. >> the time is 5:39. a health scare in a nevada

hospital as 59 people test positive for tuberculosis. how the outbreak started and the legal fallout that is following. >> hyundai forced to pay up after over stating the gas millage on the vehicles. we will tell you about multi-million dollar settlement some consumers will cash in on.

♪ >> christmas eve morning in mid town manhattan. good morning to you wherever you are waking up this morning. heavy traffic is expected today.

millions of americans heading home or away for the holidays. from the skies to the roads and the rails it's a great holiday get away. robert moses joins us live from penn station. is the crowd there yet? >> patti ann, not just yet. but we are expecting big crowds later on today. i say that because many of the mass transit agencies here in new york city have added extra service. if you have to be in the city there are extra trains to get you where you are going to get a jump start on your holiday. the vast majority of americans will be traveling by car. some will be traveling by air. about 5 and a half million according to aaa. that's just a small decline compared to last year. one thing to keep in mind according to the tsa, if you are traveling with wrapped gifts many people do be prepared security officers may check you at the stop point to examine the

gifts more closely. as a general rule wrap the gift once you get to where you are going. many people will be traveling by car over the christmas and new year's holiday. most people according to aaa will be paying less for gas this year than they did last year. aaa says that more people than ever will be traveling over these holidays, so no matter how you are going, expect some extra company. that is the latest live from penn station this morning. patti ann and elizabeth merry christmas happy new year to you guys. back to you? >> robert moses same to you. have a good one. >> we are going to reveal the dark side of shopping. it is a busy holiday shopping season. some men get dragged along to the mall with their girlfriends wives or families. so now there is an insurance gr instagram page to show how unhappy they are. you see them in pictures looking

like they can't wait for it to be over. >> mcdonalds is giving employees odd advice. avoid fast food. the employee resource web site published a few posts bashing the nutritional quality saying it is high in calories fat, sugar and assault. another picture have a big mac unhealthy choice. they came under fire after it advised employees to return holiday gifts to get out of debt. mcdonalds claim the post was a third party material and would quote continue to review it. >> a settlement. they will pay millions of dollars to resolve their u.s. fully c fuel economy lawsuit. adam shapiro is joining us with the impact on consumers. >> the settlement still needs court approval. both companies expect that to happen early next year 2014.

so people who own hyundai or kia vehicles could wind up receiving several hundred dollars or at least a credit at your dealership once it is approved the court. the proposed $395 million lunch some combined settlement is 350 bucks per hyundai owner. as low as 667 owners for people who own a key ar or lease a kia. they inflated fuel millage numbers on companies. they blamed a procedural error and admit there was a problem. it will pay up to $210 million. he is going to anti up about $185 million depending on how many consumers opt for the one time lump sum payment or as an owner you will have the option to receive an annual reimbursement of around $88 if you prefer that option. word of advice, take the lump

sum. i d faux if a-- i used to own at up old hyundai. >> i remember in south bend, indiana. that was a nice car. >> i loved that car. paid 250 bucks for it. great vehicle. the time right now 48 after the hour. how many lies can people tell in a 10-minute conversation. it was a question that was poseed by scientists. they say they found the answer. also they found the study shows your lies tell a lot about you. >> talk about a lucky dog he was assumed dead until the rescue crew found him. the amazing rescue coming up. >> brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> great to see you. great show. coming up on our show there has been another change in obamacare. what does it stop? can any one stop it? "fox & friends" will be

discussing what our troops need for the holidays. we have got the list. jump into the action. norad is here with the look at santa's busiest night. he hasn't left but we will be tracking him through out the show. it is a water scene santa event you have to see. it is a tradition that will bring all of the hard hitting questions surrounding that. speaking of hard hitting questions i will have them fired up for father jonathan. we will be talking about the christmas message and his well. kel knee and anna will have a kingoff. -- sing off. i just made that off{flusoff{f}) . [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made. [ pop muzak plays ] [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. :

it is now eight minutes till the top of the hour. the head of immigration and customs enforcement is

defending transporting illegal immigrant children into the united states. this comes after a texas judge claims the department of homeland security was delivering these children to parents who are in the country illegally. the acting director says it's perfectly legal to do this as a way to keep public record. a scare in las vegas. 59 people tested positive for t-fpl -- t.b. officials say someone in a hospital wasn't taking proper precautions to contain the infections. t.b. spreads through the air when a person with an active infection coughs or speaks. hundreds of babies who passed through a neonatal unit have been tested. a final report should be released by next summer. >> they may have more muscle but are more likely to get the flu. turns out manly men have

weaker immune systems than women. men with more testosterone has less effect to fight the flu. if you've spoken to someone for more than ten minutes today odd are one of you was lying. >> you said it would accent my facial features. >> that's what does. >> according to a study conducted by full tilt poker, 15% of people admit to lying in the workplace and more than half of those liars said they did not feel at all bad about it. maybe they should. the study found that lying takes up more energy because you have to try to cover up all the signs that you're lying and then try to remember the lie after the fact. >> what's worse, that people are lying or that they do it so often or they don't feel badly about it? it's 5:54. a delivery sending a box

soaring over the front gate. this stunned reaction from the homeowner caught on camera. >> a holiday gesture gone wrong when kids' christmas cards to vets get rejected for being too religious. your e-mails and tweets have been coming in and we'll share some of them next.

we have gotten into the holiday spirit here as you can see with some ugly christmas sweaters. now we want to see yours. e-mail, facebook or tweet us your ugly christmas sweaters. we'll air some of those later in the week. >> it is 5:58. before you leave the house here's what's happening. a spacewalk in an hour on an international space station to wrap up repairs on a cooling pump. the new deadline for obamacare enrollment is midnight tonight. tracking santa begins

in one minute. you can track him on norad phone, facebook or e-mail. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. a lucky dog rescued after being swept out to sea. crews found the lab sitting on a bedrock cold and frightened but not hurt. the bad. a postal worker in australia hurls a package over a woman's fence in front of her. she says the books inside were damaged. the ugly, a football in the face. this ohio football player gets it on the sideline in the middle of a game. >> time for your brew on this responses. we told you about kids in texas who wanted to send christmas cards to bedridden veterans but the cards were turned away for being too religious. >> we asked you is rejecting christmas cards for religious reasons fine or over the line? >> les says rejection is

over the line. i would have personally handed them out one by one. >> andrew on facebook it is not okay when our children are desensitized to honoring our veterans. what does that say about morals? >> thank you for joining us. it looks like we're going to be heading over to "fox & friends," starts right now. >> good morning. it is going to be a good one. can you feel it? it is tuesday, december 24, christmas eve. i'm anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. so who cares what the law says? >> it says if the whole 2,000 pages of obamacare which nobody has read any way are completely irrelevant. >> another day, another change to obamacare. can the president really keep doing it? and will it even make a difference? >> all these kids wanted to do was wish a merry christmas to their local vets so why were their cards rejected? you won't believe the outr