>> this morning nanny cars are still stranded on icy roads across several states. drivers forced to sleep in their cars, young children stranded on buses and in their classrooms. they have all been rescued. >> now the blame game begins. how did such a small amount of snow cripple the south. marianne rafferty is year. >> georgia governor and the mayor under fire for the delayed response with the capitol city paralyzed less than 3 inches of snow. they were not warned of what was on the way on tuesday. the national guard has been called in along with other state agencies to take drivers to their cars abandoned on atlanta interstate. for some these efforts are too late. >> park on the side you should

be able to get in there. >> i am hoping. i better. >> school children were forced to sleep on school busings overnight. others slept in gymnasiums. some slept in the aisles at one cvs pharmacy. >> they were sleeping on toilet paper and paper toils and box tops. >> i slept at home depot. >> how nanny people were sleeping at home depot? >> i would say about 40, 40 people. >> they enlisted others to help you tell. nearly 50,000 people are following the snowed out atlanta facebook page. it got so big it had to be sent on to regional pages. getting these abandoned cars off the road is crucial to reopening all of the lanes of traffic. marianne rafferty, thank you. from it the deep south to the

northeast the frigid air is unbearable. >> when will we see any relief in the form of even a slight warm-up, maria? >> hopefully we have good news. >> yes, i have good -- >> sounds like there's a snowstorm in the studio where maria is. >> some other news we are following for you wreen time, despite a last minute appeal, a convicted killer is put to death in missouri. 56-year-old herbert small shot and killed a jeweler during a robbery in 1991. he was branded a last minute stay of execution by the supreme court. a few hours later it was lifted. smulls is the first person to be executed in months. >> a woman is trying to take back her guilty plea now saying

she only pled guilty because she was threatened with spending her life in prison. she pleaded guilty to killing 9-year-old olsen when she was 15 years old. now says juveniles can't face automatic life sentences without the possibility of parole. she is asking the judge to over turn her guilty plea because of this. >> if it you have a question about your taxes, a shocking new report reveals millions of calls for help are going unanswered. elizabeth prann is live from it washington with more on the impact poor just mer service is having on us the taxpayers. >> you are right the watchdog group called the national tax payer advocate reports to congress ever are i year. only 51 percent of people who tried to get a hold of customer service representatives at the irs last year were able to do so leaving about 20 million calls

for questions for that matter unanswered. one national tax payer advocate writes at the risk of vast under statement it is a sad state of affairs when the government writes tax laws as complex as hours and is unable to answer any questions beyond quote basic ones from it baffled citizens who are doing their best to comply. the trend may not be so new. customer service has been on the decline. physical walk in sites have down sized. the irs will no longer help less fortunate older and disabled taxpayers as they have in the past and wait times are up in 2014. a call time used to be about three minutes a few years ago now it is closer to 18 minutes. why did this happen? the report largely points the finger to budget cuts to comprehend the gra vit of the budget cuts the irs training budget according to the report has gone from 172 million a few years ago down to 22 million and the work force has also fallen

about 10,000 people. ainsley, back to you. >> elizabeth prann, thank you so much. >> convicted felons signing you up for obamacare. a shocking new report reveals at least 43 felons are working as obamacare gnavigators in the state of california that means they have access to your sensitive information including your social security number. they have hired repeat offenders. >> searven of the navigators approved are repeat offenders. they committed forge reconvicted of it committed burglary and committed forge reagain. when there's a conviction they are totally disqualified from being a navigator. that's not the case in california. >> 31 states across the country

don't even require screening. time for a look who is talking and this morning retired is arm me major is talking about this moment in the state of the union. >> general scales said this from the standing ovation on the record. >> it just broke my heart. this great guy, sergeant first class corey rensburg ten tours in iraq and afghanistan in ten years. what does that say about the over commitment of our army? and here's the president who uses him as an icon for the state of the union, yet the very service that he comes from, the army have 85 percent of its brigade not combat ready.

it doesn't have one single developmental program for a combat system at all. zero. my fear is that if something doesn't get done to reverse the readiness in technology is going to be producing more corey rinseburg. the pop star charged with assaulting a limo driver in toronto. a chaotic scene as he turned himself in. many americans are ready to get biebs the boot. more than 100,000 people signing a petition to deport the singer and revoke his green card. the web site promises if at least 100,000 people sign the petition the white house will respond. it was only a matter of time before we heard from the mayor of toronto. remember this rant...

>> it turns out that p rant may have been directed at the former husband of his wife's sister. scott mcintyre that ford had him beaten while he was in jail to keep him quiet about the mayor's drug use. he filed a lawsuit against the mayor. he plans on fighting the suit. >> the super bowl is the biggest day homeland security agents already seized 20 million of phony gear from jerseys to shirts to hats. border patrol agent bill rivera says this stuff may look real until you take a closer look. >> for example this is plastic. this is all plastic. it shines like plastic. it looks like plastic. you can see the stitching, the way the stitching is.

>> the counter fit goods have come from china. >> with just a few days until super bowl xlviii the stage is set and the party is starting to kickoff. >> the big 1 super bowl boulevard in times square. we have all things super bowl this morning. hi, brian. >> hi, heather. this is soup bowl boulevard formerly known as times square. it ran from 12 noon it runs until 10:00 from wednesday to sunday. the activities are incredible. you can see the vince lombardi trophy, you can get autographs from nfl stars and you can try the 60 foot tall toboggan run which will take you 180 feet downtimes square. while fans have having a great time the teams yesterday practiced for the first time this week during super bowl week. the pron cos choosing to practice outside.

of course dolphins choosing to practice indoors. sunday's weather will be about 40 degrees and they are trying to warm up through out the entire process. they are going to do everything from putting vaseline on their skin to putting cayenne pepper in their shoes. this week they enjoyed themselves. fans are enjoying it. >> thank you very much. brian is braving the cold for us down there in all of the fun. speaking of cold let's check back in with maria in the weather center with more on the freezing temperatures blanketing the deep south. >> you said there is a warm-up possibly on the way. >> yeah, that is true. we are looking at warmer temperatures and by the way for super bowl sunday the high could be now in the middle 40's. mild air expected to hit the east coast as we head into the weekend. we have winter weather advisories effect in the carolinas and northern florida.

we have a concern now for black ice after several inches of snow in this region. teens in augusta and atlanta. 0 degrees in nashville. take a look at this weekend sunday in the 50's in raleigh. coming up it's a flag showing support for the men and women who almost lost their lives. one man may lose his home because of his wounded baror flag. >> you want to dine out but you can't get away from your children. get this? one popular restaurant about to offer a baby-sitting alternative. >> we have been asking you about your old favorites when it comes to the super bowl ad. >> the e*trade talking baby.

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delaware. passengers said everyone remained calm. some did decide to drive or rent a car for the rest of the trip rather than wait. >> texas gubernatorial candidate says she lied in her biography about being a single mom working her way through college. they made fun of the fact that her opponent greg abbott is in a wheelchair. now davis is implying davis' campaign is behind the recent attack. >> i am staying focused on the issues that matter to texans, because this race isn't about a distorted version of what happened to my family 30 years ago. >> she does not believe greg abbott is behind the revelations. >> i never thought that any one

in the state there's not a tip or information or anything else after this story anybody in the campaign. >> and you wrote the story. >> i wrote the story. and more over, the abbott people are being fairly careful. by and large they have tried to stay out of this. it is the davis campaign that violated all classical political strategies. >> they named wendy davis an incredible woman and should be the woman of the year. the boycott on boy scout cookies. the web site cookie caught 2014 criticizes the girl scouts for endorsing pro choice politicians like davis and kathleen sebelius and says a portion of the thin mint goes to support abortion advocacy. >> new information about the massive target security breech

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>> it is january 30th and frozen college. two inches of snow forces hundreds of people to ditch their cars. the governor isn't taking blame. who he is pointing a finger at in morning instead. >> and caught red handed a school bus driver in hot water p behind the wheel. >> the super bowl ad everyone is talking about. how does this much cuteness happen. >> horse whisperer. >> okay, pick it up. >> good boy. >> going behind the scenes of the budweiser trainer and puppies for the super bowl commercial shoot. "fox & friends first" starts right now.

>> good morning it is thursday. welcome to "fox & friends first". a live shot at time's square with all of the super bowl activity underway. >> super bowl boulevard. 30 minutes after the top of the hour. thank you for joining us. >> we begin with an extreme weather alert down south. two inches of snow paralyzing georgia and alabama. now the blame game begins. >> the national guard was called to help stranded drivers. school kids were trapped in school buses and schools. >> they are under fire over their delayed response but they are blaming forecasters saying they were not warned what was on the way tuesday. a good samaritan who wasn't exactly dressed for the occasion still hopping out of his car. this happened down in florida helping drivers down there. drivers in other states might need help as well. many cars still stranded on

alabama's icy road. >> a chik-fil-a give the food to stranded drivers. they also opened the doors to any one who needed a place to stay. >> maria molina is tracking the forecast for us. police say it is going to warm up a little bit. >> -- please say it is going to warm up a little bit. >> we have positive news in the south and northeast as far as the temperatures go. i am currently in times square which is now super bowl boulevard. take a look. we have all kinds of activity. we are going to be preparing for the fox and friends show right here. we are going to be going live from here. back there it is the fox sports 1 tower. we will be reporting live from here and the football game and players that will be playing coming up for the super bowl in our affiliate as well out there with the bright lights and the

tent. let's go ahead and take a look at the weather maps. we want to show you what we have going on right now. we have the storm out west across the rockies and even california with the sierras. welcome moisture we need it out there. we have drop conditions quiet across parts of the southeast. however there is concern for black ice across parts of north and south carolina as well as northern florida. we are staying chilly today across the east with a little bitter than yesterday. this weekend 50's and 60s here in new york city for super bowl sunday everybody is talking about the weather. a major concern. but guess what? we are going to be above average on sunday in the middle 40's. by kickoff we are talking temperatures in the 30's. not bad, heather and ainsley. >> that seems so warm. >> it is all relative, right? thank you, maria. >> all relative. >> a missouri woman who wrote

that killing a 9-year-old girl was an amazing thrill is trying to take back her guilty plea. she will be in court today saying she only pleaded guilty because she was threatened with spending her life in prison. she pleaded guilty with killing elizabeth olsen back in 2009 when she was 15 years old. they can't face life sentences without possibility of parole. they are asking the judge to over turn her guilty plea because of that. >> aguilar the man who killed two employees and then shot himself inside a maryland mall wrote in his journal about planning to kill people. howard county police releasing the details of the 19-year-old's journal saying that he expressed general hatred of others and willingness to die. aguilar shot and killed a 20 and 25-year-old before shotting himself. the detectives trying to determine a motive. >> it's the second arrest in one

week for justin bieber. the pop star assaultcharged wit assaulting a limo driver in toronto. chaotic scene. many americans are ready to give him the boot. more than 100,000 people signing a petition to deport him and revoke his green card. if 100,000 signed the petition the white husband hou house wil officially respond. >> if you have a question os yo on your taxes don't call the irs. millions calling for help are going unanswered. we have moerp on the impact the poor customer service is having on taxpayers. what's the explanation, doug? >> heather, good morning. as if tax even wasn't difficult enough it is getting worse when it comes to customer service.

the irs might answer your question. if it's a tough question they may tell you that you haare on your own. that's a report sent to congress from a tax payer advocacy group called the national tax payer advocates. even getting a hold of the irs is getting more and more difficult. 20 million calls to the agency we last year. the average on hold time has shot up to 18 minutes in 2004. it was just about 2 and a half minutes. agents will pick and choose what they will decide to answer. here is one line from the report. it is a sad state of affairs when the government writes tax laws and complexes ours and is unable to answer any questions beyond basic ones from baffled citizens who are doing their best to comply. you can always try writing a letter to the irs half of those went unanswered according to

this report. they are about to ramp up operations to become the chief enforcement arm for obamacare. >> doug luzader live for us this morning. thank you, doug. convicted felons are handling a wish list for identity thieves signing you up for obamacare. at least 43 felons are working as obamacare navigators in california. that means they have access to your most sensitive information including social security numbers. background checks are not required under the affordable care act. but california does make navigators submit to them. despite that california has hired repeat offenders. >> north korea moving forward with the nuclear program. that is according to the director of national intelligence.

kim ju kim jong-un is making good on the threats. they are expanding the uranium enrich. facility. >> after threatening to throw a reporter over the railing at the capital rotunda live on air representative grim has apologized. >> the new york congressman called the reporter and apologized for his outburst saying it was an unfortunate incident. he accepted the apology and the two plan to have lunch next week to bury the hatchet. grim sat down on hannity to set the record straight. >> you weren't going to throw that guy off the balcony. >> absolutely not. >> you are a new yorker, right? >> some lawmakers called for an official sanction of grimm. >> it was a big party to unveil

the super bowl roman numerals in times square. new york's mayor bill deblasio is on hand with the radio city music hall rockets. the super bowl party is jay-z's 4040 club hosted by new york giant's receiver victor cruise. they had a live dj and plenty of food and drinks. monday de from the giants and will allen from the pittsburgh steelers they were all there in attendance. >> it is 39 minutes after the top of the hour. a high speed police chase comes to a crashing end. it was a passenger inside the car that shocked police the most. plus this... >> i am anna kooiman in southern california onset of the budweiser super bowl xhoer sh l commercials. it is not just clydesdales but puppies, too, this year. >> we have been asking you to give us your favorite super bowl ads this week. here's a look at one of them the

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>> ted cruise demanding answers from eric holder about the stalled irs investigation. the two sparred during the senate jude dish ry committee hearing. the top donors lead the investigation into the agency's targeting of tea party group. what happened during the last eight months of the probe has been astonishing. >> 280 days have passed in i if not all of the victims haven't interviewed. 280 days have passed and the anger and outrage both the president and you expressed has

utterly disappeared. >> holder responding saying the 280 days is not unusual for quote complex investigations and there is still a chance the government will file criminal charges against irs employees. star let johansen ends his relati -- her relationship because of ox. it is because of an ad she did for soda stream. she appears in the ad but the company has a large factory. an israeli settlement in the west bank. they oppose all trade from israeli settlements. she says she and oxfam now have a fundamental difference of opinion. >> a self described scientist filing a lawsuit against nasa alleging they failed to properly investigate alien life on mars. ron joseph is suing the agency after photos were released showing a rock on the planet in a place that it hadn't been 12

days before. it is belief there is proof of martian activity. he wants the rover to go back and take more pictures. joseph wants nasa to make the photos available to him so he can analyze them. nasa has yet to comment on the suit. >> the toapostal service prioris on the right route? they hiked the price of stamps but failed to cut spending. we have the latest on this. >> good morning ainsley and heather. the post office hiked postage rates and now they are finding out why. they discovered the agency has not fulfilled the promises to congress to save more and cut spending already identified as excessive. the board of governors chairman mickey barnett explained why he raised the rates and said it was the only option of the options

available to the postal service. it reflects extreme financial challenges, unquote. the postal service could save 2 billion in it closes redundant mail centers. but this month they decided to keep 80 of them open edge de indefinitely. back on monday the agency said it could generate more money in additional $9 million offering financial services. the post office declined to comment on the entire situation overall but said it was a self supporting agency that uses no direct tax payer money. back to you guys. >> thank you, joe. the time now is 15 minutes until the top of the hour. ing coming up caught red handed. a school bus driver texting with children on board. >> as the new soup bowl commercial that will make you

go, oh. >> how did budweiser make puppies and clydesdales work together. we get an exclusive behind the scenes look. hey, steve. >> good morning. puppies, puppies, puppies coming up. the president proudly declaring the state of the oun onis america's number one place to invest money. unfortunately that's not true. we are back checking him and you won't believe where we are. we are way down the list. before you pack your lunch today is the apple a day thing really true? we have five foods that your doctor eats and you should, too. >> we have the new york giant's defensive end is here so is payton and eli's dad. titus is back. all kicks off 12 minutes from now right here on your channel for news. flush ♪

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a school bus driver in baltimore county, maryland under fire after a student on board the bus snapped a picture of her texting while she was driving with eight students and an attendant on board. parents understandably infuriated. >> i am outraged that children's lives are put at risk in this day and age. everyone knows the dangers of texting and driving. >> school officials say they are investigating the incident and the students safety is the utmost importance. >> if peyton manning loses the super bowl he will lose money because of new jersey tax laws. manning would have to pay taxes on money earned while

playing in the big game. if he wins he gets $92,000. if he loses he gets $46,000. because of other earnings if the broncos lose he'll be taxed on the $46,000 owing over $800 to the state. that's a lot of math. >> the super bowl commercial everyone talked abou the budweiser brotherhood ad showcasing the bond between a rancher and his horse. this year budweiser is taking the cute factor up a notch and only anna kooiman got the behind the scenes tour. >> reporter: you're going to love it. i got a chance to go onset and watch what budweiser created what they hope is super bowl gold. once again the budweiser clydesdales are making tv magic for the super bowl. but this year their friends are joining them.

puppy love, plays on the unlikely friendship between a puppy and the clydesdale. >> it is about a puppy and his fondness for the clydesdales and his struggle to be with the clydesdales. >> for weeks 17 budweiser clydesdales have been practicing for show time. their trainer teaches them to do all kinds of thing like play flag football, jump a four and a half foot bench and even talk. but if you thought training a horse was hard, try eight yellow lab puppies. each little rascal has a job to do. play tug of war, walk like a clydesdale, even run away by digging under a fence. >> there is a short window for training because puppies grow fast like charlotte. they start learning skills at eight weeks and shoot the commercial at 11 weeks. onset there are plenty of distractions. more than 150 production and marketing people are involved. the director meticulously

executing each shot. >> i think it is more about being careful not to overplay it. it can very easily become sentimental. there's a lot of good spots. you get anxious because you want it to stand out, want people to respond to it. i actually think it is one of the best investments we could possibly make. people are more focused on the commercial sometimes than the game itself. >> let's face it, how can you go wrong with clydesdales and puppies? >> if you haven't seen it yet, we're going to show you. a 30-second super bowl spot mil. what stkos -- does it buy when it comes together? take a look. ♪ ♪ ♪

>> that's the start. see the entire ad on "fox & friends" at 7:20. plus we have special guests joining me who haven't been to new york city in almost 13 years. should i give you a hint? >> sure. >> they way 2,000 pounds and they wake up with their socks on. >> we'll be watching. >> thank you so much. >> great job. >> one woman left speechless. the gift she got that left her sobbing. >> we took you behind the scenes of these budweiser clydesdale super bowl ad. overwhelmingly the clydesdales were your favorite commercials. here's a look at one of their most famous ads aired in 2002. mine was earned in korea in 1953.

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we know what it means to serve. it is about two minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening today. thousands of cars still stranded on icy roads in

georgia and alabama after a rare snowstorm. the national guard called in to rescue stranded drivers and school students. >> justin bieber facing charges in toronto for allegedly assaulting a limo driver. he surrendered last night. his second arrest in a week for bieber. super bowl fever in high gear. bruno mars dishes on what he has planned for his half time show featuring the red hot chili peppers. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. an emotional mom gets a super surprise. >> we're going to the super bowl, mom. >> this mom -- 30 years ago this mommiesed the seahawks playoff game because she was pregnant. now her 30-year-old son found a way to make it up to her. the bad. happy meals with heroin. a 26-year-old is accused of selling heroin at mcdonald's at a

drive-through in pittsburgh. >> the ugly. a woman slams into a cop car and almost runs over two police officers. the woman's child was in the car during the chase but not for the crash somehow. this happened in new mexico. >> thank you for starting your day with us. have a wonderful thursday. we'll see you tomorrow morning. >> "fox & friends" starts now. good morning. it is thursday, january 30, 2014. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. the president promised justice for conservatives targeted by the i.r.s. >> 280 days passed and no one has been indicted. many if not all of the victims have not even been interviewed. >> perhaps the problem is the leading person in the investigation is a big supporter of the president. we report. you decide. >> sure that's just a coincidence. >> when you talk about wendy davis and her quest to be the next governor of texas,