decriminalizeation advertisements but not ads that will glamorize its use. >> karen said why are they allowed to put these up? there are rules and regulations on cigarettes and should be on pot as well. >> all right. "fox & friends" starts now. bye. good morning. it's wednesday, january 29. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. he said he would ignore congress, and he did. >> so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> this morning the fallout begins. we have all the latest reaction to the president's executive action. >> the only thing both sides could agree on last night? one man. [applause] >> we have the inspiring story of a true american

hero right there. >> and did you hear what happened after the state of the union? a congressman threatens to throw a reporter over a balcony. and it wasn't sean hannity. live, on the air. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ i had the time ♪ of my life >> look at times square getting ready for the super bowl. >> i can't imagine what it's like in new york city this time of year outdoors. just a few blocks from here we'll split the show from 48th and 6th where we're located to 46th and broadway, which is two

blocks away for the first ever super bowl week. it is called super bowl boulevard this week and super bowl xlviii. first time in super bowl history it will be here. >> you'll be there? >> with drew brees, cal ripken as well as an exclusive tour of the fox sports complex. you cannot believe what they can put together with a screw gun. >> to give people a feel what it will look like on sunday, it currently is snowing. >> that looks like a man with a flat screen at home. >> i'll be at home with a beer like i was last night watching the president of the united states. if you missed it, here he comes. you know what? there were so many hugs and back slaps and big smiles and loud laughs, you would think these people like each other. but the president essentially has a risky strategy. he's going to go it alone. he says i won't standstill.

that's the theme. because if congress gets in his way as they have in the past he's going to roll over them because he's got a pen and he's got a phone. here's the president. >> i'm eager to work with all of you, but america does not stand still and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. >> a strong hand, some would say, dealt by the president of the united states last night. rand paul was one of them. he said that tone is actually the one -- his quote -- of a bully. >> while i am a partisan, i am a republican, i am

conservative, i've told the president at thehite house, "i will work with you." but he has to talk to us. he can't just say my way or the highway. i've got a phone, i've got a pen. if you don't give me what i want, i'll do it any wait a minute that is the tone of a bully, not someone who wants to work with congress. >> you mentioned the soldier. a great way to end. i love the fact the president brought up personal stories about john boehner himself and what happened to that. that is what i thought we were going to be talking about when this president became president, this unbelievable story of the son of a single mom, african-american, who rises out of nowhere and gets the most powerful office in the world. then he went back to that type of phrase i'm going to do it alone. i thought it was interesting he settled climate change. it is a done deal. he also seemed to ignore obamacare for quite sometime. he also said it is not enough to try to repeal my law 40 times. come up with another idea. does he know that senator

coburn and senator hatch came up with a specific ideas a couple of days prior? this is their latest plan. that should have been embraced. >> speaking of senator coburn, his insurance was canceled by obamacare and he's got prostate cancer. and to pay for his doctor he's going to have to do it out of his own pocket. so it's not hypothetical to senator coburn of oklahoma. it's real. franklin sat down with a bunch of real americans. he had the dial gizmos out to find out what you thought of the president's state of the union address. watch the lines go up and down as the president talks about obamacare. >> one last point on financial security. for decades few things exposed hard-working families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system. in case you haven't heard, we're in the process of fixing that. >> you see the flat line and at the very end it started to go down.

>> i love to see where those dials go. i think it is such an indicator. what is said about the state of the union is quite different than what is felt and how people are feeling about the actual state of the union. we heard that last night during this focus group reaction. >> the promise is great. the execution is miserable. >> execution failed horribly. >> the policy itself horrible. we were told we could keep our health plan. >> it was poorly conceived. we were lied to about what was in it. >> how many of you say the time is up on the president's health care plan? >> here's the problem. the president of the united states could make this different. it is his late state of the union of consequence in theory because you've got the mid terms, the post-mid terms. he'll find out what congress he has. everyone will be talking about 2016 and ignoring the guy in the white house no matter who it is. now democrats will have to make a decision soon. are they going to run from obamacare and say this is not the plan i signed off

on? are they going to stand behind obamacare? that is risky because it is unpopular. now is the time when the rubber hits the road for his own party. >> those states that can go either way, that will be a factor in terms of how they deal with that. last night there were a lot of high fives. it seems everyone in the party, maybe there was an executive order for applause. but they seemed to not be running from anything. >> the president was interrupted 85 times for applause. >> he did not start it -- >> what did you think about the president's address? e-mail us at fox news.com or twitter us or facebook us. >> i'm going to the elements, bad news. >> we're going to watch brian walk over to super bowl boulevard. >> i'm tracking you on my ipad. i have the where's kilmeade app? >> you want this coat? >> get cozy. it's cold out.

>> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> off he goes to the super bowl, folks. ladies and gentlemen, brian kilmeade. [applause] >> good morning, heather. >> i hope he has his long underwear out there. holy cow! after the state of the union, that's what a lot of people are talking about, exactly what happened. did you see what happened right after the state of the union? republican congressman from new york michael grimm threatened a reporter live on the air. look at this. >> this is only about the president. >> well, what about -- why [inaudible] [bleep] >> that's a staten island republican. in case you didn't hear it, he said if you ever threaten me or do that again, i'll throw you off this balcony, something along those lines. this all went down at the capitol rotunda. grimm was ticked off

because a reporter asked him about a donor illegally funneling money to his campaign. grimm had this to say. the reporter took a cheap shot. i was angry and i have every right to be. what do you think about that? coming out of atlanta, an unbelievable story. 50 children have been stuck on school buses all night long. this story unfolding in the atlanta area. students got on buses around noon yesterday but there was such terrible road conditions with the snow and ice that it made driving simply impossible. there were other kids forced to spend the night inside their classrooms at school completely unable to get home. here's a look at some of those roads. traffic backed up for miles and miles. drivers stuck for hours. we'll bring you an update as we get it. an amazing story to tell you about. a 16-year-old girl is alive this morning after she plunges more than 3,000 feet to the ground.

mackenzie webbington's pachute failed while she was skydiving in oklahoma. she is recovering from serious injuries in a hospital including a torn liver and broken pelvis but doctors expect a full recovery. no word on why the parachute malfunctioned. how lucky she is to be alive. celebrating her 16th birthday. >> at 3,000 feet. this weekend is the super bowl. brian kilmeade is heading over to super bowl boulevard. where are you right now, brian? >> right now i'm on 48th just outside, >> we pulled you outside this morning. >> straight ahead is times square? >> right. i'm going to go across the street. >> you're brian kilmeade and you're in new york. you can do whatever you

want. just don't get hit. >> super bowl boulevard is steps away. i'm surprised i don't have any other reporters here crowding me off the road. >> is there anybody out on the street you can interview about how excited they are about the super bowl coming to the big apple? how about the person in the car? you see that car? see the s.u.v.? >> excuse me, sir. how excited are you that the super bowl is coming to the big apple? >> very excited. >> job well done. >> you heard it here. >> super bowl boulevard straight ahead. tell somebody you got free tickets. >> i like the egg and turkey bacon. >> that is his pregame meal. >> are you excited the super bowl is here? >> [inaudible] >> excuse me? that didn't go well. >> wait for your sandwich. what are you doing? >> i don't have any money

with me. you know that. look at this. steve, as you see, the m & m's are very hot on broadway. look at that. let me cross quick. let's jog across. you see the opening across, and here we go. >> i love the fact, brian, that you have -- >> i'll give you a tour of that a little bit later. >> very nice. i love the fact that you've gone down super bowl boulevard with your pillow. >> some people take their pigskin football. you take your pillow. >> brian, know what, the sun will come out tomorrow. we hope later today. brian kilmeade, 46th and broadway, which is today super bowl boulevard. >> that's right. he has arrived. coming up, think aspirin is the best pain reliever for your heart? think again. the safest drug just named

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so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more

american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> you just heard the president saying he will go it alone if he has to. here to react former speech writer for president william jefferson clinton, bill clinton, michael waldman. and former chief speech writer for president george w. bush, michael grissom. good morning to you. mr. waldman, what did you think about barack obama's speech last night? >> i thought it was good. i thought there were moments of real power and i thought it was noteworthy both for the optimism about the country, about the economy that he conveyed and also that it adhered to known reality. it wasn't pretending that if he went and gave a great speech that the congress was going to rise up and pass massive program of legislation. he doesn't say a hostile so much as a divided congress. this speech seemed to

reflect an awareness of that. >> what did you think? >> i thought it was a very generic democratic speech. these were applause lines and policies that could have been given any time in the last five years by this president and were actually given during the last five years by this president. this year of action really started with a night of retreads. there is not much creative outreach, not much creative policy. a couple of exceptions but i think a typical democratic speech. >> mr. waldman, it is kind of risky strategy, i'm going to go it alone. but he said it in front of them in the same room. >> i think there were still some areas such as immigration where he could possibly hope for congressional action. but any president really will do whatever they can to try to advance their policies. i didn't think it was too much of a kind of snorting in your face move for him to talk about taking action when he could. i do actually think that a

lot of, and i hope that a lot of policy innovation that mike talks about is the kind of thing that can be put forward over the coming months. i don't think that there was that much of it last night, although there was action on the minimum wage and on a new retirement savings accounts for americans. i think there were some things. >> what about that, mr. gerson? the president did mention immigration reform. that is something he could actually get done. perhaps immigration reform. texas reform, those are -- tax reforms, bipartisan things that could get done. but he spent little time talking about that but instead a bunch of other stuff. >> i agree with that. immigration is good for the president. it unites democrats and some republicans. it would be good for the country, in my view. i don't think the atmosphere is favorable to that right now. the president, the political reality the president faces is that if he loses the november mid

terms, it's the effective end of his presidency. so a lot of his speech last night was giving democrats a rallying cry, which is let's give america a raise and more unemployment benefits. and i think we're going to hear a lot of those themes going into the mid term election and that was one of the main purposes of the speech and that is part of the purpose of the state of the union before a mid term. >> nobody knows more about state of the unions than you two guys. the michaels from d.c., stayed up late and got up early. michael gerson and michael waldman, thank you for joining us live. what do you think of that analysis? e-mail us friends@foxnews.com. lawmakers trying to make it legal for illegal immigrants to get drivers licenses. one mom whose son was killed by an gleam immigrant driving -- by an illegal immigrant driving says it is a slap in the

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24 minutes after the top of the hour on this wednesday. quick headlines for you. in a couple of hours the royal caribbean cruise ship carrying more than 606 sick people will arrive back in new jersey. the dream vacation turned into a nightmare after people got violently sick with what is believed to be that darned norovirus. an overtime program within the department of homeland security suspended after some officials discovered employees increased their pay through

overtime abuse. >> a controversial bill would give drivers licenses to illegal immigrants in the state of massachusetts. but the mom of a 23-year-old, a guy named matthew deneese allegedly struck and killed by an illegal driver two years ago is outraged by this. thank you for being with us. matthew was 23 years old. can you tell us what happened? >> matthew was 23 years old. he was a great young man, just graduated college. he was driving his motorcycle in a 20 miles-per-hour speed zone downtown area past a school when a drunk undocumented illegal immigrant ran through a stop sign and collided with matthew. the driver attempted to flee, hit matthew and then dragged matthew a quarter of a mile to his death.

i believe he was fleeing because he did not have a license and he was in the country illegally, so he was looking out for his own well-being. >> that is tragic that the driver -- i understand he has not been convicted yesterday. i understand as of february 26 there is a hearing scheduled where a bill is being backed to offer licenses to illegal immigrants. what is your position on that? >> i oppose it. i'm outraged by it. and you know, when did our lawmakers decide that they will change our laws to accommodate people who habitually break our laws and people that are in this country illegally, undocumented illegal immigrants do break the laws habitually just by being in the country and most of them are driving without a license. they work off -- under the

table oftentimes. so they habitually break our laws. >> i'm going to ask you something tough because i'm a mom and i can't imagine going through the tragedy that you have or suffering a loss and wanting your matthew back. those who support licenses for illegals right now, their point of view is this would make them better drivers. they're here, we might as well provide a system where they can learn to drive safely and perhaps avoid such tragedy. what do you say? >> my position on that is the states that have already granted drivers licenses to illegal immigrants have seen an increase in accidents among those -- that group of drivers. they've seen an increase in fraud in drivers license issuance. there is one address that there was over 100 drivers licenses sent to that people were just using this address. and they have seen huge

influxes of undocumented immigrants from the surrounding states coming to that state to get a drivers license. the drivers license is also a form of identification. >> maureen, what would matthew want? >> matthew definitely would not want this. matthew was looking into going into law enforcement. he definitely would not have wanted this. >> maureen, we want to thank you for being with us. i know nothing will bring matthew back, and we hope whatever the outcome is it does make the streets safer for all those kids out there. >> thank you. i'm doing this because i don't ever want to see another parent have to deal with the heartache and pain that i'm dealing with when this is totally preventible by just enforcing our current laws. >> thanks, maureen. >> thank you. >> coming up, it's the story you won't hear from the mainstream media. today wendy davis is under

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the most incredible shot of the morning. meet 30-year-old u.s. army ranger corey renford. met him last night officially at the state of the union. standing ovation deceive. i think everybody at home most likely was standing and just honoring him. >> absolutely. it was the best moment of the evening. his story of courage and struggle and survival, a lot of misty eyes. >> corey, army ranger

sergeant first class joined the army on his 18th birthday, deployed ten times and in 2009 roadside bomb, he wound up in a coma. partially paralyzed. barely able to speak. now he's able to speak, gone through hundreds of hours of therapy, up to six hours each and every day, dozens of surgeries. he was so inspiring last night. >> brian, i know you saw that. >> absolutely. >> ten deployments. >> the other thing, elisabeth, i understand the president saw him before, met him quickly and saw him afterwards. i thought it was a great touch having him next to the first lady. i remind everybody, and that is what we're looking for, 45,000 troops still in afghanistan, all of those with multiple deployments coming back here and focused on their health care and i wish the president brought up the backlog for those who need hair health care.

>> and the unification in terms of all of that, get behind the military i think was so special. corey keeps on riding. he tried to join at 17. his dad wouldn't sign the papers for him. he was that determined to sacrifice for his freedom and freedoms for others. he's going to ride this weekend, i believe, in arizona for the division there. he's an outstanding individual and we owe him a debt of gratitude. >> the president had some nice words about him, regarding corey's struggle and recovery. quote, nothing in life that's worth anything is easy. and corey first class sergeant army ranger corey remsburg is living proof of that. >> the first time on twitter everybody was saying the same thing. maria molina, you are outside on times square. i'm sure you were watching last night and giving updates this morning.

>> that's right. good morning. >> maria, you're on. >> good to see you. we're here on super bowl boulevard. behind me is that tower, the fox sports 1 tower. we want to take a look at the weather conditions now across the country where we do have snow that's been occurring across portions of the southeast. we picked up over three inches in portions of atlanta, more than five inches total accumulation expected in eastern north carolina. that's very significant. the snowstorm is forecast to continue to wind down and we are going to be seeing some improvement. again, a lot of messy weather across portions of the south. otherwise temperature-wise not much warmer across portions of the southeast as we head into the afternoon hours. highs are only going to make it into the 30's in places like atlanta, places like north carolina. otherwise across the midwest much improvement today. going to make it into the 20's in chicago and also in minneapolis. and of course what everyone wants to know is what the

weather is going to be like on super bowl sunday. and we have good news. dry weather expected. kickoff temperature about 34 degrees. those temperatures will be dropping. you've got to bundle up. >> the good news is it is going to be three times warmer than it is right now. right now it is 13 degrees. we're looking for a hive 30. >> the -- looking for a high of 30. >> thank you. now back inside. heather nauert has headlines for us. >> 37 minutes after the hour. an ethics complaint is filed against wendy davis alleging that the texas state senator misrepresented her assets on her personal financial statements. davis is accused of leaving out ownership of stocks, mutual fund and interest earned on several bank accounts. under state law she is required to make those assets public. after guiding the i.r.s. through controversy, a long time federal official daniel werfel is

leaving his work. he took over in may and says his last day on the government payroll was december 31. he led an internal investigation of the i.r.s. after targeting scandals and put new safeguards in place to restore public trust. if you're one of the millions of americans using pain relievers listen up. a brand-new report says over-the-counter drug aleve may be the safest pain reliever for anyone with heart issues. a key ingredient puts patients at less risk for heart attacks and strokes than other medications including advil and motrin. those are your headlines. >> thank you. brian kilmeade standing by out on super bowl boulevard also known as 46th and broadway in midtown manhattan. >> at least for five more days super bowl boulevard. every kid dreams about going to the super bowl. i know i did. for one special kid, his dream came true.

watch. >> what does that mean, thomas? >> i don't know. >> you don't know what that means? >> it means you're going to the super bowl. >> you won. you're going to the super bowl. [screams] >> you did it! >> he did it. but getting this ticket took a lot of work and a very special honor. here to talk about that special honor, the 2014 nfl play super kid thomas brown, nine years old and his dad lieutenant colonel brown. congratulations. i saw you jumping up and down. what were you reading in your hand? what did it say, thomas? >> dear thomas brown, you're the nfl play 60 super kid. >> what did you do to get that? once you wrote the letter to enter, you prayed every night that you would win. what did you do to get here? >> it's all because of god. i prayed about it. i entered the contest.

then i knew that i was going to win from the start. >> and this whole thing, it worked. and, lieutenant -- or colonel, the whole thing is too about this is they want to get kids active, the nfl trying to do it. he's a kid who promised to work out 60 minutes a day, wrote the letter. what is your favorite team? who is your favorite player? he also mentioned your military service. how proud are you of him? >> i'm extremely proud. he's an awesome son obviously. very proud of everything he does. he does well in school. he does play 60 every day. loves to stay active. >> now you -- your favorite team is the steelers. your favorite player? >> troy. >> did you have a chance to meet him? >> i had dinner with him. >> what was that like? >> awesome. >> you had a chance to meet your hero. your dad's your hero. how many deployments have you had colonel? >> probably over my career,

probably been deployed eight times. >> how hard has that been on you and your family? >> i volunteered, i love my job as a marine. >> you're a fighter pilot? >> i am. i couldn't do it without my wife and my children. every day they quietly sacrifice when i'm away. more than my family, when you think about all those gold star families out there or the families of our wounded warriors, they still sacrifice even though their deployments are over. i think we all should keep them in mind. >> absolutely. thank you for your service. >> what are you going to be doing on super bowl sunday? >> i will deliver the ball to the refs. >> you're going to walk out there in front of the whole world, 140 million people and grab that football like the one you're holding and hand it to the ref? >> yes. >> do you realize without you, we have no game. how cool that? >> awesome. >> thank you for your service, colonel. great meeting your family. thanks for coming outs and

freezing with us, tom. you get to keep that ball. thanks so much. straight ahead, president obama said al qaeda was on the run. remember that? that's not what he said last night. army captain pete hegseth on that next. and also this. women's rights. that story ahead. this is "fox & friends." ♪ ♪ i ys say be thman with the plan ♪ but with less ergy, moodiness, i had to do something. i saw mdoctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron the onlynderarm low t treaent that can restore t vels to normal in about two weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women, especlly those who are or who may become pregnant,

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their talks touched on climate change, troubles in syria and nuclear proliferation and former president jimmy carter heading a new book about women's rights. a call to action: women, religion, violence and power. set to hit store shelves march 25. i'm set to line up now. until then here's steve and pete hegseth. >> thank you very much. so much for al qaeda on the run. the president last night changed his tune from what he said earlier on the war on terror. >> what does this mean for our military? joining us with list reaction is the c.e.o. of concerned veterans for america captain pete hegseth. good morning. what was your reaction? we talked about the end. the end was outstanding. unity happening in motion via twitter and responds across the board. throughout the speech what struck you early on? >> obviously it was powerful to watch that ranger, ten deployments. we all sort of feel what he

feels even though he went there so much more. the mention of al qaeda and they are on the resurgence, they are out there, the threat still exists, no brainer for anyone paying attention but a change for this administration that said they were on the run, on their heels. now al qaeda affiliates are suddenly relevant to them. >> you're talking about what the president said. in 2012 here he is talking about al qaeda. >> we refocused on the people who actually attacked us on 9/11 and today al qaeda is on the run and osama bin laden is dead. >> okay. that turned out not to be true. here's the president last night. >> the fact is that danger remains. we've put al qaeda's core leadership on a path to defeat, the threat evolved as al qaeda affiliates and other extremists take roots in other parts of the world. >> turns out you didn't have to be a core member of al qaeda to be a threat. you can morph.

he listed countries where al qaeda is back. the third country he listed, iraq. and why are they back? when you end a war rather than finish it, al qaeda fills that vacuum. >> how about what was spoken in terms of veterans? he talked of veterans benefits, making sure, he said he would use his pen and his phone to use executive orders for other methods and conversation items be it minimum wage. but when it came to veterans there was kind of muddy talk. we'll do whatever it takes but not of executive order. >> he could use his pen and phone more to call the department of affairs and erin shinseki and say why are we not doing more? get it together. it is always to say slash the backlog, never gets into details. it is a great point about executive order. we heard executive order throughout yet nothing, what he could have done for the department of veterans

affairs. the backlog has gone down, appeals backlog has gone up. >> if you missed it last night, here was the president. >> as this time of war draws to a close, a new generation of heroes returns to civilian life. we'll keep slashing that backlog so our veterans receive the benefits they've earned and our wounded warriors receive the health care, including the mental health care that they need. >> actions speak louder than word. >> it's almost an exact -- he almost used the exact same quote a year ago to talk about it. status quo remains the same. we've even seen for veterans and troops s falling. the cola cuts. it is not an open and shut case. i've got a mention from gold star mothers wishing he mentioned the families of the fallen. >> those cuts add up to $80,000 for those who served. something for people to pay attention to.

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good morning. today is wednesday, january 29. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. president obama says he doesn't need congress to change the laws >> so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> and this morning the fallout begins. and what did you think about the president's speech? >> it's the only new substance thing he mentioned was something he couldn't even pronounce, which is some new ira provisions which i don't think anybody in this group understood. >> talking about ira. pollster frank luntz has his pulse on the american people and is here live to share what you thought about last night. how about this for odd? did you hear what happened after the state of the union?

a congressman right here from staten island threatens to throw a reporter off the balcony live on the air. speaking live, there is 48th and 6th and i believe it's warm. sometimes the temperature drops to 68 degrees. here it's 9 on super bowl boulevard because we're bi-coastal in a by type of way all as "fox & friends" second hour starts now. ♪ ♪ >> right there, right there, 48th and 7th avenue at broadway is where brian kilmeade is. i don't know what he was talking about a moment ago. brian, we're not bi-coastal.

that means you're on another coast. you are one block away. it's a split show. >> seems so far. >> i would say split show, by show, whatever you want, that would bring us a wider audience. but i'm sitting here -- >> buy whatever we're selling. >> yeah. all i'm trying to tell you is the super bowl -- you're not getting rid of me yet, are you? the super bowl is now in new york for the first time and if it goes well, look out, philadelphia, new england, pittsburgh, they're all going to be saying, i want the super bowl, too. this is the key. are people going to come in this weather and actually frequent super bowl boulevard? it's so much more than the game. i know you've all been to the super bowl before. it becomes a spectacle. down here they're going to unveil the big roman numeral where "good morning america" is. since sam champion left, i only watch our show. at harold square where macy's

is, that's how far these festivities actually go. if you walk up broadway, it's always a party. the city literally doesn't sleep because they never shut the lights off. it's one billboard after another. the good news is there is models everywhere. you can't touch them. they're only on videotape. >> brian, you might be tougher than the players right now, set to get warmer according to maria molina as we approach game day. you're dealing with 9-degree weather out there and they're going to be more warm as we get close to the game. so try to stay warm. >> he's tough. and he'll thereby for the next two hours. so brian is doing the pregame show essentially for the super bowl and now we're all doing the post game show to the president's state of the union address. not a surprise, the president revealed that he's going to try to get stuff done just with his pen and his phone. in other words, he stood in front of hundreds of people and said, i don't need you. i can do stuff on my own. here is the president. >> i'm eager to work with all of

you, but america does not stand still and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least 10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. >> you know what's curious about that? yesterday on the program we talked about how the president signed an executive order, ordering federal contract workers, the minimum wage will be 10.10. john boehner said yesterday that that would affect absolutely zero current employees. maybe in future contracts, but zero today. >> took everyone aback when he said it. the other thing we hear about promise keepers.

promises kept by the president is low by the president. paul ryan was reminding everyone after he heard the state of the union, he said, you made a promise. remember this thing called the constitution? >> when we get sworn into office, you raise your hand and you swear an oath to the constitution. that's going around the constitution. so when he says these things and does these things, that, in my opinion, is a violation of his oath. >> brian? >> yeah. i tell you what, it's true. the argument that's brought up over and over again -- and i have a little bit of an echo if you can address that -- but bill clinton had more, but it's a type of executive orders people are looking at. what i really enjoyed about the whole speech, i thought it was a good balance. he brought up the military. he brought up other things. but the thing that really got to me was the fact that obamacare came up 40 minutes into this whole thing, at which time he kind of mocked the fact they

haven't got off to a good start. but on top of that, i think it's also important to understand the republicans came up with their own idea about what should really happen. so on that note, back to you guys. >> and the president said it wasn't a massive failure, but it was political war. here is the president. >> i do not expect to convince mirin friends on the merits of this law. so again, if you have specific plans to cut costs, cover more people, increase choice, tell america what you do different, let's see if the numbers add up. but let's not have another 40 something votes to repeal a law that's already helping millions of americans like amanda. >> unfortunately for the president, some of his number didn't add up, according to the "washington post" fact checker. regarding he said more than

9 million people signed up for private insurance for medicaid, but careful not to say if that was a result of the affordable care act, which he tried to leave that impression. 3 million enrolled, but unclear how many have paid. and if you haven't paid, you don't have it. >> you may have heard applause there, but i can guarantee you there was one person who wasn't clapping, ted cruz. he said he didn't get the apology that everyone deserved. take a listen. >> obamacare is the biggest job killer in the country. what's striking tonight throughout an hour-plus long speech, the president didn't say a single word to the over 5 million americans who have had their health insurance canceled because of obamacare. he left them in the cold. if he thinks americans want action, what they'd like is for the federal government to stop taking away their health insurance, taking away their jobs, forcing them into part-time work, and sadly, he provided no relieve whatsoever >> texas senator ted cruz. brian? >> yeah.

i want to show you what's going on over here. as you see, the sign, "fox & friends" super bowl, it makes it official. everyone is taking note of that. over here -- you guys will be joining me it about an hour and 50 minutes. >> do you have a shovel? >> yeah. i'm gog try and do that. i usually perform best on linoleum. here is where the crowd gathers. you might be saying, why would a crowd gather here? is it so important? no. this is the heater that we use to stay alive. >> whoa! >> across the street a little bit -- good to see you. how you doing? that guy is on camera. we're going to cross the street a little bit to fox way. how is it going? here is the cleaning men, cleaning up. straight across is the affiliates who have gathered here in the crossroads of the world. this is just typical salt that you would find in any dispenser.

this is a man with a shovel. when you is not the type of shovel you can get at home. you get these official if you work for the city. >> this will actually be the place where all the talk leading up to the super bowl will take place. players have come in, coaches may walk through there. you've got family, you've got friends. everyone will be out there really setting the stage for what's to come this weekend. it's going to be transformed within a matter of minutes and hours. >> yeah. this as official super bowl way opens up today. right here is the fox building and about 30 minutes we have a tour inside. there are three stories of buildings and a great green room. george m.cohan. i believe he's a yankee doodle dandy. this is the largest temporary structure of times square. we'll bring you all the action for the next three days. back to you guys. and cal ripken coming up in 20 minutes and drew brees.

>> brian, walk over by the big heater and stand there 'cause i know your shoes are getting wet. >> i know. thank you. good point. >> all right. so we continue our split show from times square and a block from times square. >> that is right. go the distance. coming up, what did americans think of the president's speech last night? frank luntz is here with the latest details and he is stunned by one of them. and did you hear what happened after the state of the union? a congressman threatens to throw a reporter over the balcony live on the air. >> oh, oh. >> it's so clear, the democrats are doing whatever they can do to appeal to these younger voters, you know. take a look. here is from the speech earlier. >> no matterhere you come from, no matter what you lok like or who you love. ♪ ♪

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viagra. talk to your doctor. good morning. it's 14 minutes after the hour. an unbelievable story unfolding in georgia. 50 children trapped all night long on school buses and below freezing temperatures in atlanta. students got on the buses around noon yesterday to head home early, but terrible road conditions simply made driving impossible. one bus even sliding off the road and many others having real problems there. other children were forced to spend the night in their classrooms. parents are now very unhappy that the school district didn't cancel school all together of the we'll keep you posted as this develops. in a few hours from now,

attorney general eric holder will be grilled about proposed changes to the nsa. he's expected to testify about what's being done to change the agency's ability to track your phone calls and also internet data. did you see what happened after the state of the union address last night? republican congressman on staten island, new york, michael grim, threatens a reporter live on the air. take a look. >> anything off topic. >> what about -- >> my. grim was ticked off because at the end of the interview, the reporter asked him about allegations that a donor illegally funneled money to his campaign. after all of this was over, grim had this to say. the reporter took a cheap shot. i was angry and had every right to be. wow. those are your headlines now. let's head over to elisabeth.

>> thanks. critics have mixed reviews of president obama's state of the union address. but what about the actual audience, the american people? frank luntz, it's his job to find those answers. he's a fox news pollster and joins us with brand-new dials. so last night a lot of movement, probably up and down as we saw those polls. i want to bring you to the first one the president made. a controversial statement on climate change. take a listen to this. >> the debate is settled, climate change is a fact and when our children's children look up in the eye and ask if we did all we could to leave them a safer, more stable world with new sources of enjoy, i want us to be able to say yes, we did. >> off the charts among democrats. not so favorable among republicans. if you voted for mitt romney, you don't believe that the science is settled. if you voted for barak obama, you do. this is one of those typical partisan issues where you stand depends on where you sit.

>> interesting. let me ask you about another one. one of the most dramatic changes came when the president actually first mentioned health care. i believe about 40 minutes in. take a listen. >> one last point on financial security. for decades, few things exposed hard-working families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system. in case you haven't heard, one of the -- we're in the process of fixing that. >> whoa. >> if you just run a couple more seconds, you would have seen the collapse monday democrats and republicans. there is one thing in washington that transcends all partisan politics. >> we're seeing what you're talking about now. >> which is nobody thinks this health care program is working. nobody thinks the rollout was effective. nobody believes in the policies. they don't trust the president. even though he repeats it again and again, the american people have said this is not the health care plan that i was promised. the president did not keep his promises. >> that would have been an expected or projected split. >> yes. the democrats should have gone

up. that shows you how powerful people feel about the mistakes that have happened in this rollout. my surprise about the whole speech is that democrats didn't like it as much as i would have expected and republicans didn't hate it as much as i would have expected. it was somewhere in the middle for everybody. >> okay. so perhaps a win then when it comes to the overall outcome. you also asked viewers for their opinion on the president's plan to use executive order to get things done. take a look. >> america does not stand still and neither will i, so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> you almost need a couple more lines to take care of that split there. >> and it was so republicans and democrats were break the dials in the other direction. it is frightening for half of america to think that this president could ignore congress and do just what he wanted without any kind of checks and balances. for the other side, for the democratic side, they're tired of standing in the president's way. they want him to be able to get the policies through.

that was an example of this really, really sharp partisan divide that accurately reflects where america is right now. >> that one could also change. could be flipped depending on who is in office. >> exactly. when reagan would do something similar, you had republicans cheering him and democrats booing. the consequence of this speech will not be significant, except for one aspect, which is these divisions that exist in america today will be even greater tomorrow because of what was said in that speech. >> frank luntz, we always love when you bring us the real details. thank you. coming up, millions paid for outrageous overtime at the department of homeland security. this morning a big change. plus you won't just see football stars in town for the super bowl. cal ripken, junior is ready for the big game himself. he's going to join us live coming up. ♪ ♪

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super bowl players looking forward to this weekend's game. there is a lot of other action, a lot of legends like this guy. his name is cal ripken, junior. he's a hall of famer who can put up with all types of conditions and situations and is a loyal guy to our show. thank you for joining us today. >> great to be here. >> first off, a cold weather super bowl. you been to others. i saw you have the ravens sidelined when they were in the super bowl. what's this like so far? >> not nearly as fun as being in the warm. i guess that's the controversy for the fans' perspective and

the whole celebration. also the game itself. sometimes strategies change in weather. >> you retired at 41 years old. 38-year-old peyton manning will take the field. john elway says at 37, i knew i was shot, i was done. my body was finished. why is peyton manning still got miles left in him, he claims? >> because of football, baseball is a different sport. i was able to play a long, long time to 41. but the pounding that he must take physically, he's strong physically, mentally. he wants to really bad, is the bottom line. >> yeah. i guess a super bowl. yesterday was media day. one of the super stars in this game is marshawn lynch. without him, the seahawks don't get there. during media day, he wanted nothing to do with it. walked away from everyone. sat on the side line. you met people and signed autographed. what should marshawn lynch know about this game? >> everybody is different in how they handle pressure or the interview process.

i think the easiest way to handle it is just give them what they want. and then you don't have to deal with the repercussions of such. everyone is different. the bottom line is they have to get ready to play a game and they have to deal with things that they have. i enjoyed talking to them and getting out of the way. >> you're wearing these glasses. they look break. you have the greatest eyes in sports. what about those lenses do people need to know? >> my relationship with transitions was born out of need. your eyes start to fail a little bit. my doctor said transitions would be the right glasses. these are the newest technology, the signature series that can differentiate artificial light from real light and they automatically change. i was worried being in the booth that they'd come on camera and i'd be wearing sunglasses. but these automatically can tell when you flood me with lights, they don't change. so they're perfect for me. >> you want kids to get involved and get their eyes checked. where do we go to find out about

transitions? >> part of my partnership is to encourage kids for good eye health. we've been able to affect a lot of kids and we'll kids on sunday. >> prediction on sunday? >> peyton manning. >> the game will be adjusted, but these guys from denver can probably do it as well as seattle. thanks for coming out and freezing with us. >> my pleasure. >> steve, back to you. >> thank you very much. straight ahead, she's under fire for not getting the story straight on her own life. this morning the daughters of wendy davis have something to say. you're going to want to hear that. plus, did you say willie robertson from "duck dynasty" at last night's state of the union? with his wife cory. did the feathers fly? we'll tell you what we know about the "duck dynasty" crew in d.c ♪ ♪

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a subaru. the super bowl is on fox and that's why cleatus is. behind him, cleatus the monster truck. >> he has a lot of horsepower behind it. we're joined by frank. this is going to be driving its way hopefully not right now in

the snow, but talk about the power behind this vehicle behind me. >> cleatus is a 10,000-pound, 1500 horsepower monster truck, here for the super bowl. >> i love that. i asked somebody earlier, one of the security guys was walking around, i said, get in that truck and turn it on. you'll warm up. he said, it's too loud. could we possibly turn it on and see how loud it is? >> i don't see why we can't turn it on at all. >> i give it one of these. >> oh, boy. >> whoa! okay! >> wow. >> that just broke a bunch of windows and sky scrapers! >> sounds just like our car at home. is monster jam coming to new york? >> june 14, 014, at the east rutherford. >> coverage on fox sports 1.

>> fox sports 2 all yearlong. >> cleatus, a monster truck and the super bowl week, what's better? >> we're seeing him in action. >> brian, one of the things is when you're next to cleatus, you got to talk like this. >> i don't know if i can. go ahead, brian. >> steve, from cleatus to cleatus, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> up here -- cleatus has decided to stand in front of the largest temporary structure in the history of times square. eat your heart out, ryan seacrest. you lose. now it's time for an exclusive look inside. i came by yesterday for its christening. let's look. welcome to broadway in new york city. they call this the crossroads of the world. why shouldn't they? usually this place is packed. not right now. you know why? because all the action is behind me. this is the home of super bowl xlviii, new york and new jersey.

right inside this door, the home of fox sports. where you going? get in. >> this is the best place here. the green room. it's pretty cool. you got a d.j. over here, two turntables rolling. this is the closest i'm going to get to an endorsement deal. from here, it's time to go into the studio to see fox. super bowl daily. we're make our way through. if this isn't hard enough, it will be with the crew on sunday. now you got a bunch of crew. >> never thought i'd get o play broadway. >> what's it like being in this man made studio? >> this is my first time hanging out here. it's unbelievable. >> it's good to be in an area where you feel the energy of the super bowl. >> yet you're not. you're afraid to go in the elements, aren't you? you're staying here in the cushy

68 degrees. go outside. it's time to go up to the last studio. beautiful but cold. look at that. look at the temperatures. really nice. really beautiful. just wish it was a little bit warmer. fox here to cover all the action. now the hard part. getting the seahawks and broncos to put on a good show. wow. so that's a quick look at what's inside. we're now on top. you're never going to get a view like this. look straight down broadway. absolutely incredible. look up, that's the ball. it's still dropping. i believe new year's eve passed. someone tell bill hemmer. and that hasselbeck kid. this is new york city from a person that's never seen it before. so we're going to be bringing you all the action up here. by the way, mike, check this out. even got the turf.

fox spares no expense. and the lights. this is where the action will be coming. you guys going to be here in an hour and shortly drew brees will be out here. >> there is too many breezes right now. brian kilmeade on broadway, which was great white way a little while ago because it snowed overnight. in the meantime, thank you, brian. from cleatus and i into heather nauert with the news. >> thanks so much, steve. you guys aren't having any fun, are you? >> no. >> not at all. thank you so much. we've got some headlines to bring you. what was the most sought after photo op during last night's state of the union address? many say it was "duck dynasty"'s willie robertson and his wife, cory. you see them there. here he is with congressman paul ryan. lawmakers and journalists all using their smart phones to take quick pictures. the robertsons were the guests of congressman vance mcallister of louisiana. they're constituents of his. the daughters of texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis speaking out this morning.

drew and amber davis releasing detailed letters in a press release defending their mother, saying that she was a constant presence in their life. this after wendy admitted some of the details of her life story may not have been true. we'll follow that. former president jimmy carter pen ago new book about women's rights. it's called "a call to action: women, religion, violence and power." it's set to hit store shelves march 25. includes carter's personal experiences from his world wide travels. those are your headlines. let's go over to maria. >> that is a great idea. >> elisabeth, excuse me. >> thank you for that. maria, you have some special science trivia. wednesday, leading up to the super bowl, what kind of questions you have for us today? >> that's right. science trivia live from super bowl boulevard and today's question, elisabeth, is, how much power does a car's battery lose at zero degrees fahrenheit?

the answer choices are a, 10%. b, 25%. c, 40%. or d, 60%. how much power does a car's battery lose at zero degrees fahrenheit? >> i'm going to say 50%. was that c? >> 60% is the answer. you got it! way to go, elisabeth! >> the cards have issues. i lose 50% in the cold as well. >> that's why you need cleatus. >> have you warmed up? >> no. >> gained 100% of steve back. >> that's 100% correct. >> looking good. >> thank you. and you want to take a look at the weather conditions, because here in new york city right now we're talking temperatures currently in the teens. it's about 14 degrees in new york city. you got to factor in that

windchill and what it feels like. the windchill temperature is just 5 degrees. it is frigid out here across the northeast. also cold in the southern states where we have been picking up snow out there and even some freezing rain early this morning. we do have winter storm warnings in effect. otherwise the highs in raleigh and atlanta, only expected into the low 30s this afternoon. and minneapolis, good news. you are going to make it above zero. the high forecast to be 25 degrees. take a look at southern california, still very warm. 70s for your high in l.a otherwise, super bowl weather, everybody has been talking about it. we've been worried there would be a snow storm. it's an outdoor super bowl. look at the forecast. it looks pretty good. we're talking dry conditions, maybe a little rain earlier in the day before the game. temperature at kickoff, 34 degrees and dropping. those windchills will be in the 20s. let's head back inside. >> thank you. >> football weather. >> i love it when 29 degrees looks good. just tells you how cold it's

been. >> we've been stuck in the cabin too long. >> we have. >> straight ahead, has the president given up on the compromise, the congress and the constitution? peter johnson, jr. reading between the lines of last night's state of the union address. and then millions paid for outrageous overtime at the department of homeland security. this morning a big change. but first, the "fox & friends" trivia question of the day: born on this date in 1968 this actor is well-known for his role in "27 dresses." who is he? be the first to e-mail us with the correct answer and you might get something special. ♪ ♪ for over a decade

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welcome back. a quick look at some headlines. the acting director of the irs has left government work and no one knew it. daniel werfel's last day was december 31. he led the internal investigation of the irs after the targeting scandals and put new safeguards in place to restore public trust. department of homeland security program that's cost taxpayers millions of dollars now suspended. this after officials discovered 95 employees increased their pay through overtime and abused the cost to taxpayers by $37 million a year: steve? >> thank you very much. last night the president and his speech writers strategically crafted words and images to create his message. we all heard the words, but what was the president really saying about his own presidential leadership and our own american future? joining us right now, he had a pen and paper last night. >> and a phone. >> what did you think about it? >> the president decided last night, he told the american

people that congress, compromise and the constitution do not matter in the obama world of 2014. let's look at three clips talking about the great recession and what he said and what he really meant. >> even before the great recession hit, massive shifts in technology and global competition had eliminated a lot of good class jobs. >> so is he trying to explain why the jobs aren't there? >> he's saying this is too big for me. i can't handle this. this is even bad for bush. this goes back decades. what am i going to do about this? this is a trend. this is a free market. this is capitalism. there is an iniquity. i'm doing the best that i can. but this is an immeasurable, incredible condition. clip number two talks about upward mobility. what is he really talking about that when he talks about upward mobility? >> corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher and those at the top have never done better. but average wages have barely

budged. inequality has deepened. upward mobility has stalled. >> once again, it's kind of like, i'm doing my best, but it's not working out. >> he's a spectator. this is a situation by which a capitalistic system, free market system allows the rich to get richer, allows the 1% to create more income and everybody else is left holding the bag. so he's speaking as if he hasn't been the president now going into the sixth year and saying, well, this has happened. that's happened. and there is terrible inequality. now, the truth is, americans were look for some solutions to inequality because that's always a problem. that's a problem throughout history. people want things to be as equal as they possibly can. what they got in terms of what's talking about was around the edges. finally, let's look at clip number three where he talks about ominously, i think,

executive action. >> america does not stand still and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. >> so i can't do anything with you, so i'm going to do it myself. >> basically he said i failed in terms of leadership. i'm not a great compromiser. i can't bring people together. i haven't met the dreams that i talked about in my inaugural speech. i've given up on congress. i've given up on the republicans. i've given up on legislation. i've given up on cooperation. so if i can't get you to agree to it, if i can't get you to submit a bill, even if it's good for your own districts, i'm going to create some phony job training institutes, then i'm going to do it my way. my way or the highway. i'm going to do it by executive order. maybe you'll challenge it in courts. maybe you won't. but i'll do it. i'm fighting for the hearts and minds of the electorate in this election year. they think that i'm standing up for them even though the minimum wage thing i announced only

affects 2 or 300,000 people out of a nation of 300 million. so the message is very important. but the substance seems to be less. the message seems to be, i've given up on the congress. i've given up on the constitution and i've given up on compromise. let the fight begin, he says. it starts today. he goes out on the road multi-state tour selling the democratic plan. >> you know what? the way you laid it out, it makes it pretty clear that the president's message last night was don't blame me. i'm only the president. >> it was an easy listening at the beginning to a very hard attack on republicans coming up in 2014, i believe. >> all right. if folks missed it, we've got complete details coming up in 12 minutes. >> be well. >> thank you for staying up late. she plays detective risolli on the small screen, but now angie harmon is heading into the movie business. she is here live next from north carolina to tell us about her latest career move. hello, angie.

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you'll get a copy of brian kilmeade's new book "george washington's secret six." congratulations. >> not george washington's secret 26. meanwhile, she stars as one half of the crime solving duo on the hit show, "risolli and isles," angie harmon has been devoting her time to a special personal passion and joins us live here. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> good morning. so february 25, right? it turns? >> yes. those are our winter episodes. those come back february 25. we actually start shooting season five on the 10th of february. >> you still loving it? >> yeah. it's pretty wonderful. i got to say. i'm pretty blessed. >> you just got back from nicaragua earlier this month? >> saturday. >> oh, my goodness. tell us, because i know you're working with unicef. phenomenal foundation and what they do in terms of messaging. what were you there for? >> as an ambassador with unicef,

we each have specific areas. and my area is child trafficking. and being over there, it was just so astonishing to me because a, we have it here in our country. it's been reported in every state. being over there and seeing it in another country, globally, a, it's heart breaking. but also on the other side of it, watching what unicef does and how it is helping these kids. personally, i sat and talked with two 11-year-olds that had been exploited. a 17-year-old who her mother was in-- her mother and sister were incarcerated for putting her out. >> oh, man. >> yes. it's just so heart breaking. you start to begin to wonder, like how do we stop this? it's global, how do we stop it? >> especially if your mother is pushing you. >> exactly. and i'll tell you the thing that was so amazing to me is unicef

works with these groups. they're young, like adolescent kids and they call it peer to peer counseling. the amazing thing about these kids is they care so much about their peers. they've come together and created their own sort of life skills groups. unicef works with them. teaches them how to inform these other kids that are living on the street that, are on drugs. >> creating leaders. >> creating leaders. and they want to do it. that's the amazing thing about it is their passion for these other children. they don't even know them. but they're so interested in their culture, their country, keeping these kids off the street, stopping these kids from being exploited. to be an ambassador gave me hope because i believe now that literally light is being shown on the fact that we do have human trafficking, child trafficking all around the world, in the united states. it was really uplifting. >> because you are the unicef

ambassador, you're able to shine a light on this dark and unseemly corner of the world. since brian is out in super bowl boulevard, your husband, jason seahorn was in the super bowl. >> yeah. and coach fox was in our wedding. >> wait a minute. is this a selfy? >> yes. we were actually going -- jimmie johnson is a friends. and this was his like final race when he was going to win everything. again. and so we were fogged in and jason went outside and just willing the fog to lift. >> with a sandwich? >> that's not just a sandwich, i'll have you know. right there is a bojangles breakfast. >> i've had that. that's amazing. >> i mean, it's a buttery biscuit. and the woman that sent this one, she comes and makes them fresh every morning.

now i'm just doing ads for them. >> do you guys agree right now in terms of super bowl what, are your picks? >> we're going to go with denver. >> together? >> oh, yeah. >> unified front. >> absolutely. >> is it allowed when you guys watch it? >> oh, yeah. very loud. but it's competitive. i was on hollywood game night. i think the thing that really came out about my personality was i'm probably one of the most competitive people that anyone ever met. >> not a bad thing. >> that includes my husband. >> some day come back and we'll have a battle -- >> i would love to. it will be fabulous. amazing. >> we'll be driven. >> we'll win. just win. that's all i care about. >> we'll be on the same team and dominate. >> yes. >> tell jason we say hello. >> absolutely. >> now we're hungry. can bojangles send us 100 sands witches. meanwhile, he stole the show

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it's the stuff of science fiction... minus the fiction. the 2014 e-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. good morning. it's wednesday, january 29. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. the president bragging about the economy in one breath and then saying this in another. >> the cold hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many americans are working more than ever just to get by, let alone to get ahead. >> so what is the real state of the economy? >> meanwhile, while one american hero got a standing ovation last night, there are several other heros shot at fort hood who say they are being forgten. one of those men is here live. brian? >> all right. you're not going to believe this. did you hear what happened after the state of the union? a congressman from staten island threatens to throw a reporter

off the balcony live on the air. speaking of live, "fox & friends" final hour from 48th and 6th and 46th and broadway starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> the final countdown is on, elisabeth hasselbeck. >> it is. i am officially fired up. we are looking at times square where fox sports is setting up, ready to deal with the crowds coming in leading up to the super bowl week. brian kilmeade is out there. >> he is. and he is freezing because it's

13 degrees in midtown. >> we weren't freezing last night. we were inside. >> that's the flight crew. >> it is. >> i mean, very thin sweat suits, they're here because they're actually hosting because the giants don't have cheerleaders. the fight crew is doing everything. it's big for them. we have all the action here from super bowl boulevard, they've been building it for a month. they've been putting it together. so we're going to talk more about that in just talk to the fight crew shortly. drew brees, one of the finest quarterbacks in the game today, new orleans saints, he is now in the green room having some mountain dew. >> let's hope so. yahoo mount dew. the fight crew shake the pom poms to get warm. brian will talk to them in just a moment. there they are warming up. last night, the president of the united states in his state of the union address said 2014 will

be a year of action, which makes you wonder what has he been up to for the last five years? he was also talking about how we made a lot of progress. the economy has grown, but then at the same time when you look at the stats and he's always talking about income inequality, it's actually gotten worse on his watch. here is the president. >> today after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher and those at the top have never done better. but average wages have barely budged. inequality has deepened. upward mobility has stalled. the cold hard fact is that even in the midst of recovery, too many americans are working more than ever just to get by let alone to get ahead. too many still aren't working at all. >> is it the state of the union or state of confusion? brit hume actually pointed out

the irony that the president is actually upset about the economy he created. listen. >> he's talking about his presidency. he's saying after four years of recovery, this is his recovery. this is the recovery he promised and he's saying after four years it's gotten worse. i've never heard a president do that in my life, get up in the middle of his presidency and announce that all these things that are supposed to be the centerpiece of his agenda going forward have all gotten worse since he's been in office. he didn't put it that way, but that's what he was saying. then he went on to say that this issue, this issue of income inequality, which, what a week or so ago called the principle challenge of our time, had worsened -- he didn't say worsened under me, but described the circumstance during his time in office in which the problem had obviously gotten worse. that leaked out. there were other things as well, but i thought that was really quite striking.

>> brian? i think -- his sound device just went out. it's interesting, the reaction from republicans, given the fact that the president has said -- because i can't get along with them, i'm going to use my pen and use my phone to get stuff done by executive order. republicans' reaction, generally the president is overreaching. interestingly enough, a couple of democrats were critical of the president. joe manchin, the senator from the great state of west virginia, a democrat, said he's concerned that the president is bypassing congress and congress mangabeybert, a democrat from hawaii said i'm disappoint the president didn't talk about how he's going to stop spying. >> there were pom poms on some issues and pouts when it came to others. the president tried to change the course of history be it with tax reform or health care, leaving some -- something left to be desired for a lot of americans losing their jobs. charles krauthammer indicated wisely so, that presidents do

want to leave a legacy. what does this president actually leave? take a listen. >> 2008 obama said that reagan was a president who was historically consequential in a way that a clinton was not. and what he meant is reagan changed the course of american history. he did large things, tax cuts, tax reform, deregulation, et cetera. and clinton played small ball. and when obama came into office, if you look at his first state of the union, extremely expansive and ambitious. here he ishe sounds like a president who realizes he's not going to get it done. he did the one thing health care, which is trying to hold out and hold back the other forces opposing it, but that's it. i think he understands. and now he's playing small ball. he's being a clinton and not a reagan. >> it did seem like small ball. it did seem at times like the president was subdued. the "washington post" fact checker this morning takes the president to task for some squishy numbers.

the president said 8 million jobs created in four years, they looked at the numbers. since the start of his presidency, 3.2 million have been created. not 8 million. and we are still 1.2 million fewer jobs than when the recession started. >> right. squishy numbers indeed. from small balls to big balls to football, brian, you are out in times square with some special guests. >> yeah. one thing you find out when you cover the super bowl is that the cheerleaders have a lot of responsibility and the dance team. right now the flight crew has been on "fox & friends" before. welcome. >> thank you so much for having us. >> i should say, welcome back. >> thank you. >> let's talk about your responsibilities now that flight crew is here. you're hosting. >> we are. we're so honored to be doing it this year. the flight crew has been playing a vital part in this situation. we've been appearing at so many appearances, we've been trying to support the team. so excited for the broncos and the seahawks and we've been all over the place and blessed to be

there. >> absolutely. the giants don't have cheerleaders. all the responsibility is on this squad. are they up to the task? >> yes, we are -- yes, sir, yes, sir! >> thank you. >> we are a hard-working group of ladies. we're prepared for this and so honored to be doing this. >> what's on tap this week? >> tonight we have a huge appearance. performing at super bowl boulevard at 7:30. so we encourage everybody to come out and watch us. we have an awesome show to put together. we're pretty excited. >> and how long have you worked for this moment? you knew this was coming up. you're performing. how long have you prepared for this? >> since auditions. when we had heard that the jets are hosting the super bowl, the flight crew got ready. we've been working towards it all season long. >> you ready for a big week? >> yeah! >> pace yourself. we've got red bull and mountain dew inside. back to you guys in the studio. drew brees in 25 minutes. thanks, ladies. >> yes, ma'am. all right. thank you very much.

>> the flight crew. hey, one american hero got a standing ovation, rightly so, last night. there are several other heros shot at fort hood who say they're being forgotten. one of those men, we're honored to have him here next. >> did you hear what happened after the state of the union? that congressman from new york threatened to throw that reporter over the balcony live on the air. did you miss it? we got highlights, or low lights. ♪ ♪

good morning. we've been telling you about that nasty weather in the southeast and now we have a good news update out of atlanta. we now know the children we told you about earlier who were trapped on school buses overnight are now off of those buses either at home with their families or at local shelters. the snow and icy weather there forcing schools to close early yesterday. so the students got on the buses to head home, but the terrible road conditions really made driving close to impossible. take a look at this. there is a school bus right there that was packed with children and it slid off of the road. many other kids were forced to sleep in their classrooms last night and also school cafeterias. a whole lot of parents are really mad that the school district didn't cancel school all together. atlanta expecting more bad weather today. we'll keep you posted. a few hours from now, the royal caribbean cruise ship carrying more than 606 passengers arrives in new jersey. the ten-day dream vacation ending early after people got violently ill on board. it was believed to be the norovirus that caused the

illness. royal caribbean is offering a passengers a 50% refund and 50% off the cost of the future cruise. and did you see what happened last night after the state of the union address? republican congressman from staten island, michael grimm, threatens a reporter live on the air. listen to this. >> this is only about the president. >> what about -- >> oh, my. grimm was ticked off because at the end of the interview, he was asked about allegations that a donor illegally funneled money to his congressional campaign. afterwards, grimm said the reporter took a cheap shot and i was angry and i had every right to be. what do you think of that? those are your headlines. steve, what you got over there? >> president obama finished last night's state of the union

address with this round of applause asking americans to remember our soldiers and their sacrifice as well as he highlighted sergeant first class cory remsberg. his message is not being received so well by some of the men and women who served at fort hood in texas. remember that was the site of the 2009 massacre by terrorist nidal hasan. he screamed allah akbar as he shot and killed 13 people and injured 30 others. the government refused to classify his attack as terror, which many feel it was. instead, eric holder referred to it as workplace violence instead. that left the soldiers who serve at fort hood feeling forgotten. now they can't even collect the same kind of benefits they would if it was classified as a terrorist event. retired army staff sergeant lunsford was one of them. he attended last night's state of the union address and he

joins us live from washington, d.c good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, sir. >> staff sergeant, i know that a number of senators and congressmen have been working to bring you justice, which you feel the white house has not done. how disappointed were you that the president did not address your problems? >> i was extremely disappointed because listening to the whole format, listening to it, the president was basically talking about the country as a whole. but the underlying message is that as we say in athletic world, it's not about the me. it's about the we. and i was very honored to see that the ranger was recognized last night and actually brought me to tears. but it also made me remember the 14 that i lost on the 59 of november, 2009 and the other 31 survivors of that terrorist act. >> staff sergeant, tell folks at home who perhaps have not seen

you before, what happened to you that day. >> on the 5th of november, 2009, i was -- i was at the front of the soldier readiness processing center and that's when major nidal hasan had yelled allah akbar and he pulled out a weapon and he killed 14 individuals and wounded 32. i sustained seven gunshot wounds. once in the head and six to the body. >> and i seem to remember they were not able to remove all the bullets. is that right? >> absolutely. i still have one that is in my back and which way the weather is right now, it kind of causes me a lot of problems. >> i bet it is. given the fact that -- you just detailed that this guy, before he started shooting, was screaming allah akbar. >> yes. >> we all know it was terrorism, but eric holder's department of justice has refused to refer to it that way and he was -- hasan was convicted. he's on death row at

leavenworth. but this is not the kind of justice you want. >> no, it's not. and one of the things that i would like to point out is that for mr. eric holder to even make a statement like that, you know, that's to be expected from someone that has never served in the military or has even gone to visit our troops in theater, out of theater. so i basically look at it as him being in a state of confusion right now. that's why he needs to rely on his staff, so he can be brought into the light to get the right answers so he can say the right thing. >> staff sergeant, you've been thinking about this for years now. why is it this administration would not classify fort hood as an act of terror? instead it was something about yeah, some guy at work went crazy one day. >> well, i think that one is that it's an embarrassment. however, that's where the powers that be are not giving the american people the benefit of the doubt because we're very resilient.

yes, it's an embarrassment. we bounce back. and we can move forward. the most important thing is so that it would not happen again. and we just need to address it for what it is and so we can move on with our lives. >> that's what you're trying to do. staff sergeant joining us from washington where he attended last night's state of the union address. sir, thank you very much. >> thank you and i'd like to thank congressman williams from texas for inviting me up for the state of the union address. >> that was really great of her. thank you very much, sir. >> you're welcome. 19 minutes after the top of the hour. straight ahead, she's under fire for not getting her story straight about her own life. this morning the daughters of wendy davis have something to say that you'll want to hear. then a husband wins super bowl tickets, but his wife says she won't go because it's too cold. super bowl tickets? is that normal or nuts? dr. keith ablow who lives in boston will answer that straight ahead. ♪

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the voiceover guy said, i'm still sleeping with my teddy bear. are you normal or nuts about things that go on every day? >> that's right. it's a question we asked dr. keith ablow every week and he's going to join us right now. good morning. >> good morning. >> so we have our first e-mail that says this: i think people are always staring at me when i'm in public. i get nervous if i see vans with no windows and i intentionally mismy house and drive around the neighborhood if someone is behind me, even if i know they aren't following me.

is this normal or nuts? >> this is a serious one and everybody will have the answer on the tip of their tongue. it's nuts because this person is describing real paranoia, a plot against him or her. the bottom line is, i always tell people, number one, you got to get help. a situation like this, you need a psychiatrist. secondly, don't let yourself believe for a minute that those vans are your problem. i believe you. somebody wasn't doing right by you at some point in your life. maybe there was something like a plot to deprive of you of your autonomy or happiness issues but it's not the van. it's in your past. that's where your focus should be. that's what a psychiatrist does with you. >> as my wife says, paranoia will destroy you. all right. dr. keith -- >> you have a very wise wife. i'm going to let her join my practice. >> she's at my practice. thank you very much. e-mail number two: my husband believes he gets a bigger say in

some decisions because he pays for, quote, everything. i feel like this is a business arrangement. not a marriage. normal or nuts? >> well, look, i'm not prepared to call her husband nuts only because a lot of husbands think they're king and a lot of wives i'm sure think they're queen. but the bottom line is this: it doesn't make for a healthy marriage and it's factually incorrect. it would take this guy about 45 seconds with a divorce attorney to learn that his treasure is not his own. it is half his wife's as it should be. this is a joint venture. so no, he's not nuts. but he is a pain in the butt and she should tell him that and should pay the 100 bucks for a quick consult with that attorney. >> 100 buck attorney, sure. >> even they know this, 100 buck attorney. >> let's go out to the streets of new york city. shear brian kilmeade. >> it seems like 90.

i'm sweating. here is a question: my husband won super bowl tickets in a company lottery. he wants me to come, but it will be freezing and i don't want pneumonia. he says i am nuts to miss out on the game of a lifetime. am i nuts? tell me! >> no! you're normal. look, this is my perspective. besides the fact that the patriots aren't playing, here is the thing, why is the game outside? all super bowl games should be played in stadiums with domes. that's my feeling. so sitting outside with thousands and thousands of nuts who could be home watching this on tv, in the warmth and comfort of their own homes does not make you normal. it would make you a nut like them. >> brian, defend the choice of new york and new jersey as the super bowl venue.

>> i can! put the roof on the stadium. i cannot defend this weather! these fans paid thousands of dollars. dr. keith, i back your practice! >> i think it's the ultimate fan test, though, brian. >> the ultimate fan test, okay. >> thanks, dr. keith. >> thanks for having me. talk to you soon. >> warm up, brian. you're coming up next. saints quarterback drew brees will join brian live in times square. he's not cold. >> plus, the most sought after photo op last night, it wasn't the president. it was willie robertson from "duck dynasty." wait until you see how many law makers lined up to take photos. right there. >> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. today at 2, the man, the myth, the legends, fox sportses, terry bradshaw here live. join us at 2 oh!

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senator lindsey graham. they're waiting during the state of the union. we waited 40 minutes as you know for president obama to address his signature legislation. >> it took a while. >> yeah. when it comes to getting the facts right or wrong, there is a lot of fact checking going on. frank luntz has the dials on that. brian, you saw those details last night as they went up and down and we're going to show you right now. >> one last point on financial security. for decades few things exposed hard working families to economic hardship more than a broken health care system. in case you haven't heard, we're in the process of fixing that. >> he said that, brian, and it had been flat lined, much like obamacare itself, and started to nose dive. >> yeah. people have a problem with the

numbers. people sign up. the fulfillment is a huge issue and the president has a problem 'cause he's been telling people if you tonight have a better idea, then you shouldn't really repeal without a policy. however, republicans now have a better idea. listen. >> the promise is great. the execution is miserable. >> execution failed horribly. >> the policy itselfs are horrible. we were told we could keep our plan and now that's -- it was poorly conceived. we were lied to about what was in it. >> how many of you say that the time is up on the president's health care plan? >> so there you've got frank luntz and one of his focus groups. they're not crazy about it at this point. brian, to your point, absolutely a number of republicans have come out with their own plan. so while the president says hey, you guys got a plan? republicans are going, wait, we've had plans and here is the latest. >> yeah. kind of falling on deaf ears. those polls are interesting. frank luntz actually said when he saw democrats and republicans both trending down on that slide

together when obamacare came up, it was all about the broken promise. to your point again, a lot of other options are out there, brian. stay warm. >> yeah. heather nauert promises to read the news, i understand. >> she's done that before. >> keeping promises this morning. >> good morning to you. we're talking about the state of the union address and there is one thing last night that both sides certainly agreed on and that was this guy. take a look. everyone there applauding as he gives a thumbs up. that's 30-year-old u.s. army ranger cory remsford receiving a standing ovation after the president told his inspirational story during the state of the union address. he was injured by a road side bomb in afghanistan during his tenth deployment there.

he was in a coma for three months and partially paralyzed. the man who led the irs scandal is off the payroll, quietly leaving his job at the end of december. werfel had taken over as the acting administrator at the irs back in may and he headed up the internal investigation of the agency after the scandals that targeted conservatives. now gone. the daughters of texas gubernatorial candidate wendy davis speaking out. drew and amber davis releasing a detailed letter in a press release defending their mother saying that she was a constant presence in their life. davis was criticized for leaving her then two-year-old daughter in texas while she attended harvard law school. all this happening after wendy admitted some of the details of her life story may not have been true. those are your headlines, 35 minutes after the hour. back to you. >> thanks very much. one of the problems with being the weather person is you've got to go out in the weather. that's where maria is. >> she's so tough. what is the latest there?

i see off pom pom. are you cheering for the cold weather? >> cheering for the super bowl. not for the cold weather. it is frigid out here this morning. we're talking windchills in the single digits. the flight crew and i are trying to warm up out here. but not going so well. we've got to go to the heater after this segment. let's take a look at the weather conditions across the country because typically you think of cold weather across the midwest and northeast, not the southeast. but guess what. that's where we've been looking at snow throughout the overnight hours. even yesterday, picking up several inches of snow in some parts of georgia and even into the carolinas. it has made a mess of travel, freezing rain also occurring and it continues to move eastward early this morning across southeastern georgia and the carolinas. temperatures not warming up much across georgia or even portions of tennessee. you are going to be staying chilly out there. but across parts of the midwest, you are forecast to make it above zero. that is improvement since the last couple of days.

25 for the high in minneapolis. for the super bowl, temperatures not bad, a little milder than today. you're actually expecting a kickoff temperature at 34 degrees. now let's head over to brian. >> thanks a lot. with prediction this is could be the coldest super bowl ever, i know it's the coldest wednesday before the super bowl ever. the chilly weather has become a factor in sunday's faceoff, how will it play off in the game? here is a game who deals with all types of weather, drew brees. quite possibly the best in the game right now. what's going to be the difference between -- thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> what's going to be the difference out there today in terms of what team do you think will be more effective on the weather? >> i think it's going to clear up by game day. if it was a day like today where you're in the teens, maybe that has a difference. but seems like it will be in the 30s which both these teams play in that temperature all the time. >> you have -- one thing about

peyton manning, since he came back from the surgery, he's wearing gloves. how do you wear gloves? how do you field the ball when you play wearing gloves? >> i've worn gloves before. i think the one thing you lose is a little feel. but you are able to spin it. you get great grip. you see more and more guys going to it. some guys, it's just for wet weather. some guys it's for cold. other guys do it full time now. seems like he's gone to it full time. it's working out just fine for him. >> it's worth noting the last time he was in the super bowl it was against your saints. a lot of people saying peyton manning and the colts will be tough to beat and you shocked them. it can be done, wean the greatest players. having said that, russell wilson is a young star. on and off the field. he talks about as a tenths grader going to peyton manning's passing camp and reached out to you this week. he says -- i looked up to him my whole life. i want to get his advice about handling super bowl week and the big game. >> it's flattering him reaching out and me having a chance to

give him a little advice, really ki experience from the super bowl and anything that might help him along the way. i know i was given that -- >> were you ready, as young as he was when you were with the chargers, were you ready to play in the big game back then? >> he is far beyond where i was and where most guys are, these young players. he's mature beyond his years. he's one of these guys who will do everything he can to prepare himself and gain as much knowledge as he can along the way, seek out advice from a lot of people and he'll be ready to play this game. i've been so impressed with the way he's handled himself both on and off the field. certainly he's put himself in a great position to win a world championship. >> another thing that's important here in new york city, this is super bowl boulevard. it's a little colder, but it will be packed here beginning today. also we'll be able to see something you're involved with here in times square. >> it's cool. it has a camp cane going on, encouraging fans to try to pick the winner. so they want them to go on twitter and go #who is going to

win. make your predictions. at 6:00 o'clock every night on the empire state building, it will light up with all the tweets of fans picking the winner. they're asking a different question each day, specifically. today's question is. who is going to dominate the passing game? in addition to the #who's going to win. throw in who you think going to win the passing game. if you look at the season peyton manning had, unbelievable. and of course, russell wilson has the ability to make all kinds of plays outside the pocket. >> wilson's numbers have not been great in the playoffs. as a quarterback, you've seen him. you see him come up with big plays, but not big numbers. what does that mean to you? >> he's playing winning football. i know this, he played great last year in the playoffs in the two games they played at washington and then at atlanta. almost beat atlanta who is number one seed. this year they're 2-0 in the playoffs. here he is 3-1 in the playoffs over the last two years and playing in the super bowl.

you're never going to complain about winning a football game. >> dan marino was on our couch yesterday and said i was one of the youngest quarterbacks ever. do you have a super bowl under your belt right now, you're 35 as of this week. you just turned 35. how much would it mean to get another shot? does it mean more or make you feel kind of relaxed? >> it -- it's what i think about every day. every day i prepare to make it back and have a world championship. that's what drives you. especially once you've tasted it. once you know that feeling, that's all you want. to be able to share it with the guys in the locker room and the team that you stood up with each and every week, that's what it's all about. >> so drew brees, it's also something else. you did how many uso tours? >> five. >> you're very synonymous with the military and have taken -- didn't gup in a jet? >> i've had f-15 and f-18. when that flyover happens in an open

air stadium, for me, that's great moment. you're probably going to be watching at home. >> it gets you jacked up. there is nothing like it. obviously the adrenaline of the game, knowing you're about to play in the most important game of your life, and then all of the festivities, the lights, cameras, fireworks and then the jets go flying over and then you finally get a chance to play the game. i think the key is just kind of reeling in your emotions early on just because there are so many festive thes, so much going on of the you want to try to push those distractions to the side as much as you can and focus on the game. >> they say the team who realizes it's just another game is the team who is going to win. thank you for joining us. go hash tag for verizon. now your reaction what, do you think? i want to you tweet us and also we're going to read your e-mails out loud. plus, steve and elisabeth are over on their way, i understand. they're coming this direction. they're doing it to meet drew brees and to be part of the fun.

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in coming months, let's see where else we can make progress together. let's make this a year of action. america does not stand still and neither will i. so wherever and whenever i can take steps without legislation to expand opportunity for more american families, that's what i'm going to do. i'll act on my own to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for key projects so we can get more construction workers on the job as fast as possible. i will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally-funded

employees a fair wage of at least 10.10 an hour because if you cook our troops' meals or wash their dishes, you should not have to live in poverty. i intend to keep trying with or without congress to help stop more tragedies from visiting innocent americans in our movie theaters and shopping malls or schools like sandy hook. let me be clear, in this congress sends me a new sanctions bill now that threatens to derail these talks, i will veto it. >> that was more of president obama last night threatening executive orders. we've been tracking your reaction to the president's address last night. you have a whole lot to say about his statements on that strategy of going it alone. joseph wrote in on e-mail and said sadly our president seems to have forgotten who elected him. our opinions are ignored, so the president's pen and phone may be utilized. and ron e mails this. if these executive order comments were made by a

republican president, the liberal press would be threatening impeachment. another says, look around and you can see the state of the union. unemployment still up and insurance policies canceled. food stamp applications up. businesses closed. spend and tax still on the rise. michael tweets this: can't believe congress applauds who obama says he's going to circumvent them. why pay them if they want the president to do their job? e.j. writes us: my question is, if obama is going to go it alone and congress will not challenge it, why are we paying 535 members of congress and their staff, persons and expenses for doing nothing? a whole lot of opinions coming from you. thanks for writing in. coming up, steve and elisabeth just left for the studio. they are -- you see them there walking out of the building and headed down the street to super bowl boulevard. the reason? they're going to be drinking with the manzo brothers from "the housewives of new jersey." first let's check in with bill

hemmer for what's coming up at the top of the hour. how jealous are you? >> very. i'll be at the game, so i like that. haunt these folks just freezing down the street? unbelievable. heather, good morning to you. breaking news on this winter storm in the south. a state of emergency now in six different states. kids were stranded at school overnight. it goes on and on. it's just a mess down there. also the most important intel hearing of the year happens this morning. what is the top concern when it comes to national security? we are on that today. and reaction from leading republicans from last night. kathy mcmorris rogers, kevin mccarthy, rudy guiliani, big show when martha and i see you in ten minutes yeah. getting your vegebles every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8. two full servings of vegetables for only 50 delicious calories.

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well, you had seen them on the "the real housewives of new jersey." don't call them house men. they don't like that at all. our next guests are the sons of caroline, one of the stars of the show, and they join us now. right now. super bowl drinks coming up. >> we are. >> they're talking about -- thanks. appreciate it. >> thanks for having us. >> you've got a joint in hoboken called little town. you're from my little town out in new jersey. here we are in the elements right now. we're freezing. i think it's funny you've got iced hair because we're surround by ice. what would make a great super bowl beverage for this sunday? >> some of the restaurant, you want to promote what's out there and kind of join the festivities, if you will. so we have -- >> look at that. green? >> team drinks going on. >> broncos and seahawks, of

course. >> it's got ice in it! don't you have something on a can of sterno. >> toe back psycho. >> tell me what's in the drinks or do you know? >> me? i know. vodka, a little orange juice and that's basically ou seahawks shout out. we've got the -- this is one of the drinks we have that actually is beer, orange juice and a little tabasco sauce. >> that's what elisabeth had for breakfast. >> that's right. >> we should brought hot to doies. >> talk -- toddies. >> did you just shot a pilot? >> we did. we are officially kind of giving it another show and focusing on us and our family. we got away from the crazy lady a little bit. >> how do you feel about the whole world knowing so much about you guys?

>> they knew everything, we wouldn't be here. >> how excited are you as jersey boys that the super bowl would be -- it's not in new york. it's in new jersey! >> in new jersey. >> i was happy we're able to say it's in new jersey. it's been awesome. so cool to see the place i grew up in and know so well really be taken over by something so massive. >> it is massive. we've got a great set-up live from times square. stick around. more from 46th and broadway live from times square. man, it's cold out here. >> you're just finding that out now? ♪ ♪ oh! progress-oh! [ female announcer ] with 40 delicious progresso soups

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♪ ♪ >> there it is. super bowl boulevard. new york city. seen like it's never been seen before. this is where we've been all day and will be all week, steve. >> i had no idea you were here with all the tall buildings. >> fap fastic. >> by the way, thanks to sports authority, they helped us out a little with cool stuff. >> and party city for some great gear for your party time at home on super bowl sunday. tomorrow, archie manning coming, right? >> yeah. >> come on, elisabeth. >> and some great drinks. >> thanking for having us. >> it's freezing, but worth it, 'cause it's super bowl.

>> we'll need something warm because it's going to be cold. the good news is it will be warmer on super bowl sunday and brian is going to continue the coverage right up 'til the bitter end. >> i got to go do the radio. bye. >> have a great day. martha: happy we're inside. bill: yeah, we are. looks like fun, right? martha: yeah. bill: breaking news right now. the deep south in a deep freeze. a rare winter storm slamming multiple states down there. now millions reeling from the extreme weather. that's a look in atlanta where the freezing rain and snow literally shutting down highways. look how many miles that backup extends. people stranded on the roads, some of them overnight. many flat-out abandoning their cars and causing more chaos after that. look at the map here. states of emergency declared in georgia, alabama, mississippi and louisiana. you will into the carolinas, south carolina and north carolina. all governors saying we need help. goodor