stevie nicks this morning. you are watching fox and friends first on this wednesday morning. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you so much for starting your day with us. >> let's get right to the extreme weather alert for you. the second storm battering the east coast in just as many days. we have team coverage for you. laura engel is live in new york city. we are going to begin with maria molina who is tracking the storm from the weather center. >> the storm system hit hard yesterday producing close to a foot of snow across sections of kansas and over six inches across portions of the midwest including cities like indianapolis. it is still on the move producing snow across parts of chicago, into michigan and also across ohio. the area shaded in pink and purple that is freezing rain. that is a big concern with the storm system we are looking at snowfall accumulation and a lot

of ice. winter storm warnings in effect across areas as far west as kansas city all of the way to boston, portland, parts of maine looking at the winter storm warnings in effect through out the day. the area shaded in purple we have ice warnings in effect across southern ohio because of significant ice concerns and also freezing rain advisories out here. how much additional snow are we looking at out here? in places like albany and surrounding areas you could see a foot of snow. locally higher amounts in southern new england including massachusetts. right here that freezing rain over a quarter of an inch of ice possibly a half an inch of ice. power outages are a concern in southern parts of pennsylvania and northern sections of the state of west virginia. behind this storm system you will notice temperatures dropping already today feeling that chill. kansas city temperatures are going to get into the teens.

it will stay cold until thursday. single dig get highs for a temperature in chicago. that's as warm as it will get. during at no tithe nighttime ho will be brutal in the central areas of the country. we expect to have the windchill advisories not just today but as we head into tomorrow because of the cold temperatures. there has been a lot of talk of a storm system as we head into the weekend. take a look at this computer model. this is a very reliable model. it is a pueuropean model. it was connected to a winter storm sunday into monday. now look no storm sunday evening chth we are looking at a lower chance of a weekend storm. that is good news for many people across the northeast. we don't want another storm after we have had thtwo this we.

>> it is still february, though. >> the snow and ice maria told us about is making for a treacherous commute for a lot of us. we will pick up the team coverage live in new york city. >> it is a mess out here. we are on 6th avenue as new yorkers prepare to deal with the freezing rain and wintery mix of hail and sleet and snow. roads are certainly a mess. at this time a hazardous travel advisory today. new york's mayor urging commuters to use mass vancity if they can. a state of emergency has been declared for nearby new jersey. all of this means flights are going to be a mess. they are a major problem today for air travel.

right now the number 1,986 cancellations within, into or out of the united states. that is one of the hardest hit areas blamed on road conditions. the governor ordered his office closed for today. four suspected heroin dealers just arrested in connection with the death of phillip seymour hoffman. good morning, kelly. police have four people in custody. three men and one women ato determine if they are the heroin dealers w

dealers phillip seymour hoffman. they found more than 350 bags of heroin. none had the brand name ace of spades or ace of hearts. those are the brand names some bags they found inside hoffman's apartment. they say he was seen saturday making numerous withdraws totalling $12 million from an atm. they talked about giving the money to two men and then allegedly seeing the air hin. he w -- heroin. he was found in the bathroom with a needle in his arm and 50 bags of heroin died. the drug did not contain -- or there wasn't a drug containing any additives like fen ten ol. one of the greatest actors of his time. legions of fans will miss his performance on stage and film. tonight they will turn down the

lights on broadway for phillip seymour hoffman gone too soon. >> thank you,kelly. in other news this morning the former police officer accused of killing a man for texting during a movie could be free on bond. curtis reeves is currently being held without bond. but a judge could change that today. the judge also expected to rule on whether a video of the shooting can be used in the case. reeves is accused of shooting 43-year-old chad olson in front of his wife for texting during a movie. reads claims it was self defense. a woman who escaped years ago is snappnabbed. she was living a double life using multiple identities. she served 16 months.

it ultimately led to her capture. the fugitive is facing extradition in michigan. >> a new obamacare bombshell a report finds the healthcare law could lead to more than two million lost jobs. elizabeth prann is live in washington with a look at the sobering numbers. >> we are learning this from the nonpartisan budget office that not only our first year enrollment prediction numbers down. for 16 years two million to stop working full-time jobs. the report says part-time work brings with it much more generous subsidies. in 2010 they projected the healthcare law would lead to hundreds of thousands newer jobs. the 2 million estimate is much more significant. white house officials on the defensive noting the report does not say actual be jobs will be

gone. >> somebody who used to work a job at 35 hours. >> this type of program would discourage workers. >> that was the most unconvincing performances i have seen. his answers to the questions were empathetfrp -- pathetic. >> her nancy pelosi saying this program will strengthen the middle class and create more jobs. >> this film is not only about the health securities of america it is about jobs. it creates 4 million jobs almost immediately. >> they counteracted that statement predicting they will choose to log fewer hours and stay in part time posts.

>> elizabeth prann live in washington for us. thank you elizabeth. >> a health insurance exchange in oregon used fraud to get millions of dollars in funding. cover oregon. the project managers accused of misleading the federal government about the progress of that program even creating fake web sites so everything would appear to be ready but it really was not. if it is true they could be facing prison times. >> protesting the department of justice nominee et cetera set to vote on thursday on adegbile's nomination. the nominee's decision to represent the convicted cop killer sends contempt to the

police officers who risk their lives every day. >> how does a working class single mom afford multiple luxury apartments. new reports showing the g gubernatorial candidate spent 100,000 dollars for luxury apartments since she became senator. her campaign not commenting. the three month suspension for the former miami dolphins ritchie incognito now over. he was suspended after allegations of locker room bullying surfaced. the target of the bullying jonathan martin left before the suspension. the information on the case is soon to be released. they both want to return to football next season. >> the seahawks will be marching in downtown seattle for a

parade. seattle police expect more than 200,000 people to attend the parade. they will pick up the extra costs for security. it begins at 11. a m. pacific time. the time now 11 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up a school rewarding straight a students with an exclusive pizza party. why some parents say that's not fair. >> the red hot chilly peppers explaining why they gave away their right to actually play during the super bowl instead doing that air guitar. too big. too small. too soft. too tasty. [ both laugh ] [ male announcer ] introducing progresso's

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>> here in the northeast of the united states of america, you can see fox news with a lot of snow on the ground. it is 5:14 -- 5:15 it just changed on the east coast. the violence and instability in syria could mean the region is becoming a hotbed in al qaeda. that according to the top u.s. intelligence chief. he is now expressing concern that syria could be used as a launching pad for attacks against the >> they are used by al qaeda to develop capabilities that are applicable both in the theater as well as beyond. >> we are experiencing more global threats than he has seen in 50 years. >> navy instructors accused of

cheating. 30 senior instructors at the nuclear propulsion school now suspended. it is related to the nuclear reactors on board submarines. they are launching an investigation saying they expect more from their sailors. this comes after more than 100 air force members were suspended for cheating on exams. >> millions of americans could be in for a shock when they get their next heating bill. lauren simonetti from the fox business network here with this news and other top news this morning. >> uh-oh, heather, there is going to be sticker shock when you open your heating bill this month. con ed the popular heating company will be 60 percent higher than last year. electricity bills 22 percent higher. in illinois customers will see a 30 percent increase. and in michigan, dte energy is predicting higher bills as well. and it may get worse before it gets better with the storms we

have seen this week. >> what? >> the 80s called. they want their store back. >> we remember that super bowl commercial, right? the 1980s really did call in. radio shack really does want the stores back. the wall street journal is reporting the electronic chain plans to cold 500 or 11 percent of the 4500 scores he stores hen the u.s. to rebrand itself and shed the outdated 1980s image. you guys will never guess what people spend to date. we spend more than $60 a month or nearly 740 bucks a year on dating that special or not so special someone and looking for that special someone with more than 100 million adults that spending is 80 billion a year. heather, ainsley? >> that's a lot of money. a whole lot of money. >> appreciate it. see you tomorrow.

we will have an update on why 40 million elementary students had their school lunches thrown out. preliminary reports including the situation occurred because department procedures were not followed and parents weren't notified of negative balances in their meal accounts. salt lake city school district leaders blaming poor communication and a new payment system. the report did not say who made the final decision to pull those kids' lunches. >> a colorado school district lifts a ban on celebrating america. students are fort collins high school wanted to have america day saying the slang term merica without the a is a stereo tip that could be offensive to immigrants. >> it is playing on the whole tough patriot gun blazing

american fighter assault rifle type of thing. >> my ritz are taken away as -- rights are taken away. >> they did stop the ban on the day and they are calling it america day adding the a. >> those with straight as were invited to a dance with a dj. kids who got bs and cs were invited. the pizza no longer being served. students who got lower grades they weren't invited at all. >> that event sparking mixed feelings among some parents with questions if it was the right way to honor the students. the school principal says the intention was not to make those who did not achieve feel badly. we asked this question, is this an a plus motivator or cruelty in the classroom? send us your comments on twitter or e-mail at foxnews.com and we

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won. mattress mac sat down with sean hannity to say why it was all worth it. >> it was a tremendous promotion. we did tons of business much more than normal and almost every customer bought 6,000 plus. we are a big loser on this deal, but at the same time we are a winner because we made over 1,000 houston families very happy as they watched the big game sunday night. >> mattress mac had two heart procedures last year. he assures us his heart is just fine. and it was during the big game he says. >> duck dynasty now wading into the world of christian publishing with a release of a new book and dvd, faith manneder. it's a five week church curriculum written by corey robertson and her mother chris powers. it targets adults and children of all ages and focuses on five themes found in the parables of jesus. it will be released this coming

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>> a live look at massachusetts. from a foot of snow to a thick coating of ice this could cripple the east coast. a fox news alert overnight. two heroin dealers arrested in the death of phillip seymour hoffman. new details about the drugs found in the oscar winners apartment. obamacare cost millions health

coverage others paying thousands of more and millions of jobs will be lost. >> massive job losses. it is what obamacare was supposedly all about. the white house is trying to brush aside that report. "fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪ >> good morning. it is wednesday february 5th. and a second winter blast underway. mother nature let me know that she is not done yet. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. 31 after the top of the hour. let's get to the extreme weather

alert. you are looking at a slippery street in wooster, massachusetts, where they could see up to a foot of snow there. certainly not alone. >> maria molina is tracking the storm for us. >> we are already looking at significant impact from the storm system. yesterday it produced close too a foot of snow across kansas and sections of the midwest. i know indianapolis reporting more than 6 inches of snow as well. we still have snow coming down across parts of illinois and indiana. in storm system is very widespread. we have snow across parts of missouri early this morning and also like you showed across massachusetts. you are talking possibly over a thousand miles currently impacted by the storm system. there's also a bit of a concern with freezing rain. i am going to mention that in a moment. otherwise kwinter storm warning from kansas to portions of eastern maine. we have ice storm warnings and freezing rain advisories across virginia, the state of west

virginia and even into ohio. some areas could be looking at ice accumulations possibly over a quarter of an inch to even a half an inch that is very damaging on roadways. we could be looking at slippery roadways and also concerns with power outages. otherwise how much snow are we expecting across parts of the northeast especially interior sections. that's where you are looking at higher accumulations locally over maybe a foot of snow in spots like surrounding areas of albany. this right here the pink purple shading that is freezing rain and like i mentioned half an inch of ice accumulation out here southern pennsylvania and the state of west virginia. behind the storm system is gets much colder. take a look at high temperatures today in montana. below zero in cities like billings, single digits in far go. today and tomorrow into kansas city and we have windchill advisories out here because of how coldbe. otherwise heather and ainsley i am sure you heard big talk about a storm coming into sunday and

monday. computer models looking like it is not too likely. that's a little bit of good news. still changes will happen. we will keep you posted. >> you could have stopped that's good news. >>ive to be h-- i have to be ho. >> because of that snow and ice it will be a messy compute fmut millions. laura engels got up early this morning braving the streets of new york city. >> good morning. it is certainly a miserable mess out here and all over the northeast. the snow that has been coming down has turned into this hard icy rain enough to sting your face. that is certainly what we are feeling out here. that will continue through the day asthma rhea just eluded to. road travel is quite a mess. we want to take a look at video now i thislow and slushy. they have issued a hazardous travel advisory today. the mayor asking people to stay off the roads if you can. a state of emergency has been

declared in new jersey where there is a lot of concern about ice on power lines because of the weight of the snow and ice hitting those lines. if you have a flight today you know the drill, call ahead. we are reporting at this hour over 2,000 flights have been canceled in massachusetts taking another winter storm as well with 6-12 inches of snow in many areas before they get stuck with sleet and rain. higher elevations in western massachusetts could be up to 15 inches of snow. the winter storm affecting at least 24 states including indiana where many businesses have announced they will be closed and local school districts have canceled classes. highway officials in 12 states reported they need more salt to fight off the snow and ice. it this will continue through the day and continue to be a problem. >> laura i thingle, thank you s much, laura. police just areding four suspected drug dealers in connection with the death of phillip seymour hoffman.

police requesting three men and one woman after finding more than 350 bags of heroin inside their apartment. they want to know if they are the ones who sold the deadly drug to the actor. we learned the heroin recovered at hoffman's home tested negative for the powerful additive fentenol. it left 22 people dead. a man killed for texting during a move -- a man accused of killing a man for texting while in a movie could be released on bond. they will rule where a individu whether a video of the shoot canning can be used during the case. reed claims it was in self defense. >> brand new testimony from one of the oklahoma teenagers accused of killing an australian business ball player just for

fun. 16-year-old suspect james edward jr. now telling a judge he and his friends thought the gun had blanks in it. they will be at a preliminary herring in exchange they agreed to drop the murder charge. some tough new numbers for the white house that the impact on obamacare will have on the nation's job market. doug luzader with why millions could be left working fewer hours or apparently not at all, doug? >> the problem for the white house here is that the new numbers come from the congressional budget office which is seen as a neutral score keeper on these things. millions of people are going to gain access of healthcare through obamacare. the ceo says the equivalent of 2 million people will give up working because of obamacare subsidies which provide a disincentive to work something many critics have predicted.

>> we have an economy struggling to find its footing and get going on the kind of robust economy we have all along been hoping for. here comes a program espoused by the president at the lower income legals it says will discourage work. that is not good news for the economy, and i don't think it will be seen as good news by anybody. >> the white house yesterday was scrambling to respond with the president's chief economic advisor saying this means people will have more options. >> this might be somebody who used to work 60 hours because they needed health insurance and that was the only job that offered it. now they can get a different job at 35 hours. >> but he said that is just a hypothetical and this is a far cry from some of the early predictions of obamacare's biggest backer. >> this bill is not only about the health security in america. it is about jobs. in its life it will create 4

million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately. >> the other big ceo revelation here 1 million fewer people have signed up for obamacare than the ceo or white house has been saying. heather? >> thank you very much. doug luzader live for us in washington. that brings us to our look at who is talking this morning. stewart vabarney talking about y the president should be concerned about the new ceo report. he sat down with sean hannity last night. >> he cannot brush aside the ceo report. you can't do that. 2.3 milli 2.3 million fewer jobs. you can't brush that aside. it is the democrats who won't let him brush it aside. this is around your neck massive job losses huge expense to the deficit the exact opposite of what obamacare was supposed to be all about. >> in the president's state of

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the massive security breech that compromised millions of americans personal data bringing out apologies and new plans to implement safer, smarter credit cards. jolene kent from the fox business network with latest details. >> testifying before congress target executives apologized to congress for the data breech. 70 million customer investigation. chief financial officer john mulligan said this at the judiciary committee yesterday. >> i want to say how deeply sorry we are for the impact on our guests. it r we are working hard to target the task. >> they placed mal wear on their data that captured magnetic strips on credit cards. they urged target to find a way to improve consumer confidence

especially in terms of the recovery. they wonnedresponded saying the up siystematic changes. er accelerating our own investment to put technology in place. our goals implement this technology in our stores and on our proprietary red cars by 2014. more than 600 ahead of our previous plan. this technology is already popular in it europe and asia. it would be a major step forward in payment security. but target's move alone would not be a universal solution unless card makers like vista and master card itself. >> thank you jolene kent for joining us. >> talk about a motown blast

from the past. >> he thought a few albums at marvin gaye's albums. his passport fell out of an old album. it was after he signed his first big record deal. experts at the antique rhode show say the passport would be worst 20,000 dollars. it assumes the record actually belonged to the singer as well. the buyer only paid $0.50 for that album. pretty cool. >> as the northeast prepares for another round of weather we look at the roads. >> good morning, guys. i prefer something like 70 and sunny. that's not what we are getting here. the roads are snow covered.

i want to show you what we are dealing with. i don't know if you can see my hand but this is ice falling, sleet or something lick like it bountsing off of my glove here. we are seeing snow all through the night around 4:00 a.m. in wayne, new jersey. it switched over to ice and it has been pelting us since. transit there were significant problems on the amtrak. lines were frozen and down. they have since prepared those. new jersey will start the coastline. this is a look at the roads this morning on 23 northbound in wayne. they are snow covered. they are on many highways like route 80. ainsley and heather back to both of you. >> be careful teresa. >> the time now is almost 10

minutes to the top of the hour. image checking into a hotel and this is the tap water. the horror story being heard around the world and people arriving in russia for the olympics. >> we are not monkeying around. wait until you see how this guy is pulling off a string of car break ins. let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up. >> coming up on "fox & friends", it may be the worst obamacare news yet. a new report from the congressional budget office confirming the worst fears. the new bill could kill 2 million american jobs. we will breakdown the numbers. one ring phone scam we told you about but there is a slew you need to worry about. "fox & friends" kicks off about 10 minutes from now. d choices a.

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percent saying it was a bad idea to hold the games there. >> how about good news, great news, actually for fans hopelessly devoted to olivia newton john. ♪ >> the 65-year-old singer heading to vegas to headline at the flamingo hotel and casino starting april 8th. good for her. >> jay leno, meantime, he has been on the air for 22 years, which means he has had a lot of targets for his jokes but his most popular target former president bill clinton. >> for eight years in washington. >> he has made an impressive 4,607 jokes at the expense of former president bill clinton.

former president george w. bush came in second with over 3200 jokes. his last night on "the tonight show" is tomorrow. sad to see him go. he's an icon. >> a school rewarding straight a students with an exclusive pizza party some parents say is not fair. we asked you to weigh in. >> it's not exactly the greatest scape but this prisoner still manages to get away by running out of the front door still wearing handcuffs.

philip seymour hoffman's death and the seattle seahawks victory parade today at 11 a.m. pacific

time. a fox reporter covering a man who falls on to the train tracks. watch as this reporter in the gray jacket rushes over to help pull that man to safety. >> i placed my weight in both hand and i squatted. >> you and me both. my hands kind of hurt. >> the man suffered a few bumps and bruises but is going to be okay. >> a man in handcuffs making a run for it. he darted out of the booking center and into a waiting car. >> finally the ugly. a monkey busted for breaking into cars in one florida town not stealing anything, just tossing things around and making a big mess. >> time for your brew on this response. students at a maryland middle school who earned straight a's were treated to a dance and pizza party but those who didn't get top grade were excluded. we asked is this an a-plus motivator or cruelty in the

classroom. sean says it is good to reward. give others something to strive for. amy says excluding kids from a pizza party and dance for not being a straight a student not nice. >> c.w. says this is insane. political correctness gone wild. >> "fox & friends" starts now. >> good morning. it is wednesday, february 5. aoeup elisabeth hasselbeck. a -- i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. less than three days after actor philip seymour hoffman was found dead in his apartment, four heroin dealers under arrest. >> remember this, nancy pelosi saying obamacare is going to create jobs. >> it will create four million jobs, 400,000 jobs almost immediately. >> that sounds fantastic. unfortunately this morning a new government report says it is just the opposite. >> a government report? the nu