>> the man jumped from a moving cable car which is illegal and now police are looking for him. >> finally the ugly. crocodiles can climb trees apparently. that according to new research. this behavior may help crocks survey their surroundings and regulate their body temperature. >> "fox & friends" starts now. bye. good morning. it is thursday, february 13. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we start with a fox news alert. winter weather paralyzing the united states. 5,000 flights canceled and nearly one million people are waking up without power this morning. we have fox team coverage tracking the storm. >> new abysmal obamacare numbers, but don't worry, the white house has a plan. send out joe biden to get people signed up. >> it's just a pain in the neck that you may find yourself going back to step one again. >> does that sound like a good sell to you?

>> o.j. simpson had high hopes of becoming a televangelist while behind bars but the juice has new plans to get loose. a hunger strike. "fox & friends" right now. >> hi. this is sarah palin. you're watching "fox & friends." >> good morning everyone. we're going to get right to that extreme weather alert. look at that image. we just saw that a couple week ago. crippling storm pummeling half the country right now. the storm that hit the south making its way up the east coast and this may be the biggest winter blast of the season yet. >> certainly the longest. we have live coverage. it is team coverage. maria molina is playing her role. she is tracking the storm here in new york city. first let's go live in atlanta where tens of thousands of people are waking up without power.

jonathan? >> reporter: the electric company working overtime. state officials are urging people to stay off the road again. here's why. the storm has started up again. it is getting herrier as we go into the -- it is getting heavier as we go into the morning. dangerous driving in the southeast but georgia managed to keep its roads clear, people heeding the warning to stay off the roads. but there were problems in north carolina. in raleigh weather conditions deteriorating as people were trying to leave work at the same time. many cars became stranded on the highways. a big concern remains power outages throughout the southeast region. georgia power says it has already restored electricity to more than 230,000 homes and businesses over of the past 24 hours but apparently 210,000 customers remain without electricity statewide. airlines expected to return to normal schedules over

the next couple days. according to flightaware.com nearly 40,000 flights canceled nationwide today. this impacts flights in and out of atlanta, more than half of the flights in and out of raleigh tkaour ram canceled and at douglas international airports more than a third of flights have been affected. that is the southeast. now we're going to toss it to maria. >> some of these snowfall totals across parts of the east coast and so many states impacted. irwin, tennessee picked up half a foot of snow and some of these totals are from last night. we could see them updated and are expecting these numbers to climb. in virginia, nine inches of snow already, eight inches in parts of south carolina. that is just snow. we're not talking ice accumulations. we're expecting ice to be as high as an inch, probably higher across parts of east central georgia.

that state hit hard by ice. that is the story across sections of south carolina. the storm system widespread. we have snow coming down across atlanta and also snow in new york city. very widespread and expecting snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour across areas like northern v.a. into parts of new york. the storm is tracking so close to the coast we are expecting a mix across cities like philadelphia, new york. so you're actually going to be seeing that snow transition to sleet, freeze rain and then eventually to all rain before it becomes snow again as it wraps back -- that cold air wraps back around. otherwise the snow exits by later friday off of new england and another clipper coming up for the weekend. we'll keep you updated throughout the morning. let's head back inside. >> maria, did you say another storm coming up over the weekend? >> i have it on the graphic. this is 6:00 p.m. saturday,

another clipper swings through the northeast. it is not going to be as bad as the storm we're dealing with right now. but more snow on top of more snow. it's been such a tough winter and we already have a surplus of snow across the northeast and it doesn't look like it's going to stop any time soon. >> just when you think you've recovered from one storm, another one hits. >> and they call them clippers to trick us. >> heather, what else do we have going on? >> good morning. it sounds more like a hammer. got some other news to bring you. while you were sleeping, afghanistan freeing 65 dangerous taliban detainees despite repeated warnings from the united states. president hamid karzai ordered the release insisting there was not enough evidence to prosecute them. the prisoners reportedly laughing and smiling as they boarded a bus to leave that prison. also happening overnight, several people are hurt, at least three homes leveled after a massive gas line explodes in kentucky.

take a look at this photo. it was actually taken from 20 miles away and shows how big this explosion was. parts of the town of nicely have been evacuated. we'll keep you updated. terrifying video out of florida. thrill seekers trapped 60 feet above the ground on a busch gardens roller coaster. this ride coming to a halt during a thunderstorm yesterday in tampa bay. 16 people were stuck for more than an hour while that rain poured down there. fire fighters were eventually able to get everyone down safely. no word on what caused that ride to malfunction. the juice is on a hunger strike in prison. sources say o.j. simpson is suffering from severe depression and he has apparently said -- quote -- "i used to live my way and now i'm going to die my way." simpson is 66 years old and is serving time behind bars for kidnapping, assault and robbery charges. he is eligible for parole in three years -flt those are your headlines.

>> he still likes to make news, doesn't he? >> always. thank you for bringin that news. yesterday kathleen sebelius over at h.h.s., she actually was thrown a confetti party on a conference call that 3.3 million people enrolled in health care. but the question is should they only be throwing half of it? this is what she had to say and then we'll discuss. >> this afternoon, with the benefit of a full month of january data, we're able to paint a more holistic picture of enrollment today and it is very encouraging news. first we're seeing a healthy growth in enrollment. through the end of january nearly 3.3 million people signed up to get coverage for private insurance through the health insurance marketplace. >> she went on to say they have 3.3 million in the exchanges for a total of 4 million. they wanted 7 million by march. youth enrollment was 25%.

it was supposed to be between 38% and 39%. i think ultimately the numbers are not going to be as significant as what are the quality of the programs, are people able to get health insurance. what is your deductible? are you keeping your doctor? >> the word holistic was used, which means not taking one part here and another part here but considering all the information. we talked about this earlier where the amount that people have paid, the number of people who have paid out of that 3.3 million, you may have signed up but did you actually put a payment there? i signed up for soccer class for the kids and if you don't pay or have that confirmation, come game time there is no jersey. >> the numbers in terms of signup were mixed at best. you're right, brian, access and quality of care are going to be the key to obamacare. what we've seen is an astounding amount of people especially with cancer, are not having access to the

treatment they need. how is the federal government going to get the people on the rolls that they need? maybe by e-mail and maybe by kind of a program that even you could have an opportunity to meet the president. >> they're still searching for the young and healthy, 27% of those right now. they're looking for 40% to take the edge off premiums which could increase if they don't have the payers there. this is an e-mail from organizing for action from the administration's supporters here that went out and it said add your name. say you'll help spread the word about getting covered. there is a bonus. anyone who says they'll pitch in will be automatically entered for a chance to meet president obama back stage at an event in d.c. later this month. sounding like a concert of some sort. back stage pass, v.i.p. if you get your buddies to sign up and pay for this. >> you'll get ginsu knives as well and free shipping

and handling. >> we believe it is free shipping and handling. first off, when in doubt go to the vice president. he's the best sales person. let's listen to a little of his sales pitch as the vice president goes out and about to tell everyone to sign up for the a.c. >> what i was saying to these folks and asking their view, i want to know the shortcomings too, what is happening. they talked about how a slow start, not being able to, you know, get on the internet, the website, but that's moving along. still occasionally get a glitch and slow up. people are not so slowed up they get up and leave. it's just a pain in the neck that you may find yourself going back to step one again. >> okay. that's not exactly the amway sales pitch that is going to rocket marketing. >> he's being honest. he can't walk around and tell everyone this website is going great, obamacare, afr a rough start, is humming now because it's not. >> i think being so none --

nonchalent means you're not worried about yourself. i think everyone wants this to work, and the attitude coming out of it as we saw from joe biden, it depends on if you're taken care of or not at the moment. >> joe trippi is a fox news contributor. he says he's looking at what the president's numbers are now. he's looking at the obamacare rollout. he sees a problem. look. >> he is hurting the democratic brand right now. the obamacare snafu, all this stuff is hurting, and his approval rating is declining and his credibility problem all drag the democratic brand down. in a mid term election, the popularity of the sitting president has more to do with who's up and who's down regardless of what party that president is in.

and republicans have experienced this. they experienced it the last time around with george bush and the iraq war when it became unpopular. the same thing is happening to democrats now and obamacare is clearly a big piece of that. >> if i'm in the white house that is an upsetting leading indicator. joe trippi is a smart and brilliant democratic strategist and he's ringing alarm bells and how the president has hr-bg become toxic in democratic chances in the mid year election. >> like bill clinton was and sort of like george bush was. straight ahead? >> they are the most persecuted religious group in the world. we're talking about christians. why it's only getting worse. >> talk about a wrong turn. a driver plows right into a d.m.v. office and wait till you hear who was actually driving that car. play close. good and close.

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a congressional hearing earlier this week, archbishop from the vatican testified about christians being attacked globally. >> flagrant and widespread persecution of christians rages in the middle east even as we meet. arab christians in small but significant communities find themselves the target of constant harassment for no reason other than their religious faith. >> why is the persecution of christians growing globally and where is the outrage? joining us, new jersey congressman chris smith who chaired that meeting. congressman, first off, why

now? >> it is getting worse increasingly. every year there has been almost like an exponential expression of hate happening worldwide. i have chaired hearings on virtually every country where that country has a problem, from china to vietnam to syria to the christians being persecuted in egypt. we're seeing radical islam coupled with places like in china and north korea and vietnam, communism which continues to hate god in general and hates christians in particular, and a group i've worked with for years especially during the worst days of the soviet union, brother andrew, for example, a great man who used to bring bibles into romania and russia, they say 100 million christians worldwide are subjected to harassment, arrests, torture, beatings and a sizable number of people are being martyred as we meet. >> i want to show you what pew research revealed in terms of persecution of

christians now. they say it spread to 110 countries internationally. in june of 2009 it was 96. in 2010, 111. in 2011, 105 and in 2012, 110. it is not going anywhere. what could we be doing here in the u.s.? could we be doing more? >> much more, brian. we have a duty to protect. it's everybody's business. first we need to pray for the suffering church and all people of faith who are suffering. jews, muslims who often are targeted. but the christians are singled out in the highest number and with horrible things like beheadings. the obama administration has been awol. i have to say that with absolute candor. we have a law called the international religious freedom act that was passed in 1998. it calls for an ambassador at large. that post for half of obama's presidency has been vacant.

half. there's also a designation of what we call countries of particular concern. those countries, once designated could be subjected to 18 different actions, penalties, sanctions, and that makes countries stand up and take notice when they're being sanctioned only once. it is supposed to be done every year. only once in the last five years has a c.p.c. designation made. too little done. >> you put the spotlight on it and that could be a good start. congressman chris smith out of new jersey, thanks so much. ten minutes before the bottom of the hour. if you have a trip planned today, this could be you: stranded by the snow. but don't worry, we've got the tips to save your trip next. then eight vintage corvettes gone in seconds, but they weren't stolen. the earth opened up and took them. ♪ ♪ ♪

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quick headlines. take a look at this because it's amazing. anyone survived. massive bowel -- boulders come crashing down in oregon. no one hurt. dramatic video showing the moment a ten-year-old girl crashed her mom's s.u.v. into a d.m.v. it happened in colorado. the girl's mom was inside the d.m.v. she left her keys inside the car. the ten-year-old charged with careless driving. going to be hard to get her insurance. >> remember this scene from "the devil wears prada"?

>> what do you mean nothing is flying out? i need a jet from miami to new york. yes. sorry. hold on. hello? miranda, hi. i'm trying to get you a flight but no one is flying out because of the weather. >> it's just, i don't know, drizzling. someone must be getting out. call everybody else that we know that has a jet. this is your job. get me home. >> that might sound pretty familiar if you have plans to get out of town this president's day, the weather is not cooperating. >> don't worry, we may be able to save your trip. here with helpful tips to save the trip, we have our travel expert. good morning, cecil. >> this is a mess in new york, a mess around the country. what can people do on this holiday weekend upcoming to

save their trip? let's talk about it. >> first out of the gate, two things very important: information and timing. it's very important to be able to check your flights, know where you're going and go on-line and be able to really -- >> number one, you should be able to reroute your itinerary? >> you hear a coming, you understand it is going to be a busy travel weekend any way. get on-line, don't get on the phone? >> on-line is always easier. ultimately, if you don't have to travel, don't. if you have to travel, being able to reroute and book your flight on-line makes a big difference. those lines at the airport are going to be so long, you know, the ticketing. >> one of the things you talked about, strategic packing. what does that mean? >> ultimately when you know you're going to be in the airport for a long time, little things like taking a carry-on that has wheels and making sure it has a compartment you can put your laptop in, making sure you have shoes that are easy to remove.

things that can expedite security lines. >> it's january, 40,000 flights are canceled, four times the amount from the past two januarys, okay. tkwo -- do those alerts you get on your phone, is that something you suggest to get those so you're aware of what's happening? >> definitely. most airlines will let you know do you want your alerts flier text messages? it is a way to stay connected and know what's going on. >> there's all kinds of apps in terms of flight alert and twitter. kids, we've all traveled with our kids. tell us about traveling with kids. what do we need to be doing? making dinners? sandwiches? you say make it a game, the whole process. >> ultimately. that is the thing, it is a great opportunity to be able to spend some time with your family. it sounds bizarre but being able to download movies, camp out in the airport, watch the movies. do a marathon, do jumping jacks, find ways to make the experience enjoyable.

>> because it is stressful. stuck in an airport, eight hours on end. let's play a game, who can have more fun. acknowledge it's hard. snacks is my remedy. i know you agree with me on that. >> you never know. you get hungry and everyone is grouchy and irritable and lines are very long. always make sure you check with the airlines so they can offer meal vouchers. >> my wife always has peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and there are about ten of them. >> she is a woman after my own heart. i like to be prepared with a lot of snacks and extra diapers. >> thank you for being here. >> good luck. >> travel safe. coming up, remember this scene from "a christmas story"? >> yes? [screaming] >> well, that just happened in real life.

we have those details coming up. >> and they built a volkswagen plant in tennessee for a reason. because it's a right-to-work state. and now the unions could be moving in. stuart varney on why he believes that this is bad for america. coming up next. >> he's walking in in a few minutes. first, happy birthday to peter gabriel. he's 64 years old on this snowy day. ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ ♪ >> based on weather reports of anticipated inclement weather on thursday, february 13, it is likely school might be canceled. >> that is your shot of the morning. a school in roxbury, new jersey, the boy's choir enlisted to have a fun announcing a snow day. if only billy joel could have done it better perhaps. >> the snow version. >> terrific.

>> it's been snowing for the longest time. >> a lot of snow days. usually you get those extra days tacked into spring break. i don't think anyone is getting spring break extended this year. >> we've been trying to keep you posted on the storm. maria molina has been doing an exceptional job on that. what is the latest? >> we have updated snow totals. i want to show these right away to you because they are incredible. take a look at parts of virginia already picking up over a foot of snow very appropriately in snowville, virginia. in alabama, this is not a state that you typically think of a lot of snowfall. maybe a couple inches. look at cullman, alabama, they picked up 10 inches of snow. that is incredible. parts of north carolina seeing significant snowfall, up to 10 inches up there. in d.c., you have a little more than 4 inches of snow on the ground and it is still snowing across the suburbs. we're expecting a mix of freezing rain. sleet could get in as well

as a transition over to rain later this afternoon. here is a look at additional snow we are expecting. parts of northern virginia could still see another three to even six inches of snow. the high elevations could see more than that. a widespread 6 to 12 inches expected from parts of maryland up to the state of maine. interior sections of the northeast, that is where we could see over a foot of snow. 12 to 18 inches forecast. ice or morning snow expected in parts of georgia or north carolina. winter storm warnings in effect across the region. gusts up to 35 miles per hour. we have been seeing it picking up across the region. let's head back inside. >> one after another. the whole country has gone pink. >> or white. white outside, pink on the screen. >> if you're listening on the radio, it was pink on the screen. 26 minutes before the top of the hour. heather, what else is happening? >> pink is not for

valentine's day. pink is for snow. good morning to you. i've got other news to bring you. remember the kennedy cousin, michael skakel, turns out he's going to be able to hit the ski slopes after all even with a pesky ankle bracelet. a judge ruling he can remove his tracking device so he can put on ski boots to attend his son's ski competition. he was released from prison last year after granted a new trial in the death of his neighbor. one hour after returning home to her family in massachusetts, special gatti's military backpack was stolen. it contained priceless mementos. it was taken from the back of her parents' pickup truck while they ate a

welcome home dinner. >> for him or her that decided to help themselves to my belongings. >> gatti said she called the local police and pawnshop. she hopes getting the word out might help to find her backpack. she is in massachusetts. this is going to make every car lover cringe. look at this incredible video. a 40 foot wide sink hole swallows classic corvettes. it includes the one millionth corvette made. this happened at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. listen to this. >> those cars were our babies, and it's upsetting to have anything like this happen. >> of course. structural engineers are now on the scene to see if that hole is still growing and if any of the cars in the area can be recovered and recovered safely. >> remember this scene from the movie "a christmas story"?

of course everybody does. >> this is next. ♪ ♪ [screaming] >> it hurts just to watch it, doesn't it? this happening in real life. a middle schooler in massachusetts got his tongue stuck to the pole and like in the movies, fire fighters showed up. they poured warm water on his tongue to see if they could free it. do you know every single corvette is made in bowling green, kentucky. every single one. >> i want to know if that kid's tongue came off the pole? >> it did. >> this is huge news. derek jeter is hanging up his pin stripes. announcing 2014 will be his last. he's 39, 13 all-star games, 5 world series championships, spent his entire year with the yankees, 3,316 career hits and batted 312.

he led the league in hits in 2012 but was limited to 17 games last year. this is stunning. the same thing with rivera. he decides he's going to rehab in the year and he retires after coming back. he announced it on facebook. everyone was stunned including his teammates. >> between a-rod and jeter packing it in -- >> he's one of the few guys where even if you're on the other team, you respect him. i don't know many yankees like that. >> a lot of people filling seats for games this year. volkswagen workers deciding whether to join the u.a.w. the latest attempt to organize in nonunion states but what is behind their push to expand? stuart varney is here to weigh in on that. auto workers here, they want more people in the union; right, to make up

for loss? >> what's at stake here is, it may sound extreme but it's the survival of the united auto workers union. it has shrunk dramatically. they need more dues. so they made a big push to unionize those nonunion plants owned by foreign car makers in right-to-work states. the focus now is on volkswagen and their plant in tennessee. the union is holding a vote, or there is a vote being held. do the 1,500 workers want the union? yes or no. that is the situation as it stands. >> u.a.w. failed in the past to do that, to get into these foreign manufacturers. what does this sound in terms of the economy, in terms of right to work, in terms of our ability in this country to manufacture in a way that's not too expensive? >> it's a very big issue. foreign car makers have 11

plants in more than a dozen states in america. they're nonunion, very successful automobile producers. if the union comes into volkswagen, do they now have union rules, work rules, which really hurt the ability of a car maker to move quickly with a new product. what about wage levels? what about benefits? do those always go up because of unionizeation? the vote's being hold now. there is a breaking new story, there is something new happening right now. senator bob corker, republican, tennessee, he holds a news conference in chattanooga a few hours ago, and he says he has it on good authority that if the workers reject the union, volkswagen will build the new mid sized s.u.v. at that plant in chattanooga, tennessee. the national labor relations board goes crazy and says you can't do that. you're sticking your nose in the middle of a free vote. you're taking sides.

corker responds by saying the u.a.w. has come down from detroit. they're outsiders, trying to organize this thing. i want my say too. this is a very big deal. and then last night the night shift, where they were going to be voting on this, canceled because of the snow. does this vote go through? will the union be accepted? what's the result of the snowstorm? it's kind of up in the air at the moment but this is a very big issue for the future of nonissue automobile making in america. >> we're going to watch your show at 9:20 but we need you to stick around because we have a special guest coming our way. do you have any idea who it is? >> i have been told. >> your favorite show. >> correct. >> "downtown abbey." >> it is not downtown abbey. it is downton abbey.

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as police photographed the nike tennis shoe prints the neighbor showed up wearing those same shoes. police searched his home and found the stolen items from the break-in. here's a selfie this guy probably regrets. a suspect in a california church burglary arrested after police found a photo he snapped on his cell phone he left at the scene. police scoured the area and found him and the stolen property. elisabeth? >> thanks, peter. choosing life is no longer an option in north carolina. a federal court of appeals struck down the state's antiabortion license plate calling it unconstitutional because the state doesn't provide plates for pro-choice motorists. should the government allow drivers to speak their minds or is their message really against the law? joining us is fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano. good morning. >> good morning. >> how do you feel about this ruling? >> well, i am -- i would

describe myself as fiercely pro-life, and obviously am in favor of virtually anything that prevents abortions. but this is an interesting example of the state providing a platform because the state owns the license plate -- you don't -- and limiting what you can say on the state's platform. for example, you put a bumper sticker on the bumper of your car. you can put anything you want there. choose choice, choose life. but if you're going to use something that the state is going to give you, that you are required to put on your plate, then the state has to enable you to put a contrary view on it as well. so the state, if it wants you to be able to choose these "choose life" license plates would have to give those who prefer not to choose life and not to announce that message the right to put what they want on their license plate. >> had north, had they denied the other side the chance, north carolina?

>> inexplicably they did. this is a great listing here of license plates. most of the states that say choose life actually let you put something else on there. choose choice or whatever the phrase is. north carolina wouldn't. and that's what was the problem here. because the state has to be neutral with respect to freedom of speech. it can't pick one side and suppress the other. that's the whole purpose of the first amendment. >> absolutely, whether you agree with it or not, each side should be represented. >> it would be difficult for me to say i would have voted for the majority had i been on the appeals court because i am so strongly against abortion. but these judges like i have taken an oath to uphold the constitution and the state is pretty clear the state cannot suppress speech no matter how much it disagrees with it. >> judge napolitano, thank you so much for being with us. coming up, do you want to spy? i'll see new court. a u.s. senator just filed a class action lawsuit against the president. it's one of the most

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>> i love how they've all gone to bed without the slightest concern about us. what did they think we were doing? >> we went for a walk and vanish ed. >> that's the newest heart throb of the show, "downton abbey." the series took the u.s. by storm in 2011 and already into its fourth season of suspense. >> what's in store for the rest of the season? joining us, the newest member of the "downton abbey" cast. welcome. >> first off, when it comes to your series and the success in this country -- i'm not worthy, stewart, would you ask this question? pick it from you when it comes to the series. >> yes. >> where you can't even pronounce the name of the show, brian. what's going on? chaos. it's like the snow outside!

what's coming up in the new series? >> what isn't coming up? one of the great things about the show there are so many characters. there are multiple story lines, woven together. we've got three or four hours to go, but there is still a lot to come. there is lady edith's desperate plight. lady marion and i get to know each other. >> nicely put. >> and then there is some americans that arrive in the guise of shirley mclaine and paul giamati. >> americans have fallen in love with the show. >> it's incredible. it's become over here, i guess like an iconic show. >> it is. >> i think americans tend to be a little bit disappointed when they meet the cast because they're expecting footmen and butlers and a whole train of servants. >> if i may, i tell what you he

find attractive is the politics. for once we see rich people who are responsible, decent, and kind. they treat their servants, their employees, their people very, very well. >> sometimes. >> mostly. we're not used to this. normally rich people in america today are portrayed as brutes. on the other side, the servants are decent people, not victims. and everybody, both classes, shares the goods and the bads of life. that's what i like about it. >> i think in the way that julian has woven the political side that you talked about and the historical events that happened during the time into the domestic and personal drama is very, very clever. you're right to pick up on the politics because in season 4 and 5, we just started shooting, there is a feeling, there is a sense of liberalism that's sweeping the country, social democracy, that if you're born into a lower class, working class family, you're not condemned to be washing the

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good morning. it's thursday, february 13. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with an extreme weather alert. a massive winter storm now slamming the northeast after leaving cars stranded in the south and almost a million homes without power. we have live team fox coverage. yes, we do. historic lawsuit filed against the white house. senator rand paul using the president's own words against him. now rules for kindergarten kids. you have to bring a valentine for everybody. are teachers really preparing them for the real world? >> they are not. >> we'll debate it, brian kilmeade. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> listen to him.

thanks for being with us. we're going to get right to the extreme weather weather alert. new video in from washington, d.c., our nation's capitol, and the entire northeast getting slammed with snow and ice. >> we got your team fox coverage. maria molina, the brave one, is live outside the new york city studios. but we also begin with jonathan serri who is poised to tell us what's happening in atlanta where tens of thousands of people are without power. but hopefully this time not stuck on the road. >> reporter: not stuck on the roads at all. i'm standing on the 17th street overpass. there is plenty of snow, but very little traffic.ng the warns to stay off of the roads. but there were problems elsewhere. take a look at this photo tweeted from the raleigh-durham, north carolina area, showing stranded cars, even a car on

fire. other regions, ice forming on trees, weighing down limbs, causing them to fall on power limbs or other structures. about 210,000 georgia homes and businesses remain without power. in decatur, a tree fell on a house, injuring an 85-year-old woman inside. the woman was taken to a hospital, but she is expected to be okay. back to you. >> thank you very much. jonathan telling us what's happening down south. who else is prepared to tell us what's happening outside? >> maria molina is. she's live outside our new york city studios all morning and she's been watching the weather around the country as well. tell us what's going to be happening today. >> it is really picking up here across new york city area in terms of the snowfall rates and also the wind. we are going to be seeing those wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour across a widespread area in the northeast. we do have winter storm warnings in effect as well. take a look at some of these snowfall totals. parts of virginia already seeing

over a foot of snow. it's still snowing and we are still expecting several more inches of snow. otherwise in parts of alabama, ten inches of snow. north carolina also reporting significant totals out there. this is how much additional snow we are expecting. you can see widespread area, six to 12 inches from parts of virginia all the way to sections of new england. and there will be some areas in interior parts of the northeast that could see 12 to 18 inches of snow. coastal areas will see a little bit of a mix. we are going to see that transition rain at times. orangeburg in south carolina picked up an inch of ice. that is the story across widespread areas. so please be safe out there. i know residents are being urged to stay home. don't let outdoors. and -- don't head outdoors. this snow kind of heavy.

the temperatures are hovering around the freezing mark. >> thank you for keeping us posted on all of that. we'll look to you throughout the day. and now heather has other headlines. >> i just walked by the window and saw maria, snow is twirling around. >> so you thought i'll watch from the window. >> looks miserable outside. >> supportive way. >> i have other news from overseas. this is upsetting. afghanistan freeing 65 dangerous taliban detainees despite those repeated warnings from the united states. president karzai order that release, insisting there was not enough evidence to prosecute them. these prisons were reportedly laughing and smiling as they boarded their buses to leave. also happening overnight, several people hurt and at least three homes destroyed after a gas line explodes in kentucky.

it was taken 20 miles away from that area where there was the explosion. it shows how big it was. local media reporting that the entire town has been evacuated. about 150 people live in that area. it is 90 miles south of louisville. terrifying video out of florida. thrill seekers trapped 60 feet above the ground on a roller coaster at bush garden. the ride coming to a stop in the middle of a thunderstorm in tampa bay. 16 people stuck for more than an hour while the rain poured down. firefighters eventually got them all down and no one was hurt. wouldn't want to be up there in a thunderstorm. this was a heartwarming surprise. a ymca in connecticut, look at this. >> daddy! >> that is sergeant t.j. husbandhorn and he surprises his five-year-old son after he was deployed to afghanistan for nearly a year.

>> it's tough being away from family. you get along and take day by day and do what you got to do. >> the ymca honored him during a ceremony. as a parent, you look at those members of the military and wonder how do they do it, you have to give them so much credit. >> we don't even know the future in afghanistan. but we thank him for his service. >> six minutes after the top of the hour. talk about keeping us safe, that's what the nsa believes they're doing by collecting meta data. they claim not reading your e-mail, not looking through your personal notes. but if that's to happen, then give to the world of terror? that's what they put it in place for. really george bush put it on steroids in 2001. now the president of the united states is only sporadically been defending the nsa and the comprehensiveness in which it's been functioning of late. yesterday another attack on the nsa. >> he may have to step up the defense on it because senator

rand paul announced a historic class action lawsuit against president obama and intelligence officials over the nsa program. ken cuccinelli is listed as head attorney on the case and partnered with freedom works, who is co- listed as plaintiffs there. this is what rand paul had to say regarding the president's spying program and the nsa. he said, look, this is not paul revere running around. it's different. >> the president, when he talked about privacy recently, he said oh, this is like paul revere in the history of paul revere, warning us. but if paul revere wasn't saying the americans are coming, he was saying the british were coming. it was about a foreign invasion. really i think he's got it wrong and the fact that he thinks that he can look at all of our records without a cause, without probable cause or suspicion, that's what warrants are based on. >> and in a lot of ways, a lot of americans think it's about invasion, invasion of privacy

and invasion of constitutional rights. there is a very telling set of fox news polls now that show the american people are not on board with some believe to be the president's power grab. so the first question that was asked was about executive orders to bypass congress. is this how government is supposed to work? 23% of respondents said yes. and a resounding 74% said no. no executive orders. don't be bypassing congress. >> and that's the president with those 27 changes to obamacare alone, he's doing that and also what he's doing with his pen, with the minimum wage. just really back to that point for a second, i understand this is a difficult point. a lot of people wrestle with this. but when dick cheney and george bush and michael hayden said, we need the nsa program expanded, republicans said yeah, that sounds good. when president obama says i like this program in place. let's continue to use it, a lot of people say, well, that's bad. what i'm trying to say is maybe

there might be some merit to the program. i give rand paul credit because he's standing up doing something that's not politically necessarily expedient for him. but it george bush looked at the intelligence and said we need to amp this and barak obama, two people who couldn't be more different politically say i need the nsa working in high gear, collecting the meta data, straining it through to keep us safe, there might be some merit to it. >> but using presidential power versus popularity of the program and whether people want that out of their government. >> if we tell everybody everything about the program, there is no sense having the problem. >> people say -- government is doing something to protect us, fine. but if they're doing it to invade our privacy in some fashion and it's not forgetting us, then we have problems. so i think that's why the lawsuit has been brought. >> the problem i think is agreed upon by all, that it exist, right? so we need protection. we want to feel safe. we certainly want people to have coverage and not be without.

i think where people tend to disagree is in the method. how is it being carried out? this other poll illustrates the issue that american people are having right now as well. new fox poll here says president obama using executive orders to go around congress. 60% disapprove. that says a lot just in terms of method. sure, we want to be able to have a program that helps everyone, but the how, going around our congress really sort of erasing what this country is based on in terms of law making is upsetting. at least 60% in that poll say that. >> and just napolitano, having hosted a radio show for years said a lot of people said i don't care. i agree with the president, so it doesn't bother me. you're not going to agree with the next president, so it's going to bother you. make a firm stand. are you comfortable with that. it's a trend which we have to address. >> it becomes a power grab

generally. a constitutional law professor, and in fact, voted for president obama, i believe, says this is an unprecedented authoritarian power grab that the president is involved with at this point. listen to what he had to say. >> i'm afraid this is beginning to border on occult persolity for people on the left. i happen to agree with many of president obama's policies, but in our system, there is often as important of what you do as how you do. i think many people will look back at this period in history and see nothing but confusion as to why people remained so silent when the president asserted these types of unilateral actions. you have a president who is claiming the right to basically rewrite or ignore or negate federal laws. that's a very dangerous thing. it has nothing to do with the policies. >> why is it so dangerous?

>> that's something we all got to think about because it's one person making a decision, we have a king or emperor. i didn't think we signed up for that. >> absolutely not. >> still ahead at 11 minutes past the hour action one of the most elite colleges in america makes a major admissions mistake. wait 'til you hear this. >> then this chart going viral. the red line represents the stock market today. the green line, the great depression. they're almost the same. are we due for another crash or do we just have a lot of colors? charles gasparino joins us. [announcer] word is getting out. purina dog chow light & healthy is a delicioly tender and crunchy kibble blend. with 20% fewer calories than purina dog chow. isn't it time you discovered the liter side of dog chow.

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the chart that's gone viral on social media leading many to believe we're on the verge of a market meltdown. you have the red line, today's dow jones industrial average. the green line, that same average just before the great depression. they're almost the same. should investors be scared? should i be trembling? charles gasparino is here, senior correspondent for the "fox business" network. you saw this chart. are you nervous about this? >> i was on the show last week saying i think we were going to get a correction, which is down 10%. i think that would be really good for the markets. while i don't like this market because the fed is essentially keeping this market going and that's printing money, it's not really based on the fundamentals of companies. the macro economic factors are not the same. we don't have a banking crisis. we kind of had a banks crisis in 29. we don't have a tight monetary policy. the fed wasn't printing money in 29. it's printing a lot now. those sort of broad factors that would lead to a massive crash and a depression are not here.

that said, there needs to be a correction. there will be a correction. if i was the average person, i'd be really worried about this market 'cause every time the fed says it doesn't want to print money or may stop printing money, the dow goes down 200 points. >> when you say the word tapering, is that different? >> it's different because tapering is a slow, methodical -- that's not -- >> all we ever heard is tapering. >> every now and then you hear the fed say, well, maybe we should taper even more. if i'm an investor, you really want to buy companies which you know will do well over the future over a long-term and be a long-term investor and watch the thing go up methodically. what you don't want to do is play the market. you want to buy large index funds and the problem with this market right now, it's all dependent on one factor. not the companies, but the feds. >> right, which is different. if i get this straight, the lines were going up the same way, but going up for different reasons.

one was because of invest not guilty different companies and the other is because we're unfusing a lot of money. >> i'm not a chart expert. there are people that read charts. this thing went viral. there is no doubt. there is lots of chart people who say it has no correlation. the macro factors are not the same. that doesn't mean there won't be a correction. there will be a correction. this market is pumped up on heroin. at some point you have to wean offer the heroin. even janet yellen, the heroin of printing money, she's one of the biggest of that sort. she will even say we have to wean ourselves off this notion that the fed keeps printing money. >> we'd all feel better if we didn't print money. >> what's going to happen is the market will correct. it will be nasty, but we're not going to get into depression because we don't have a banking crisis. >> if you want to see charlie gasparino, walk into the gym. thanks so much. >> any time.

18 minutes after the top of the hour. o. j. simpson announcing he has a plan to end his life behind bars. he's on a hunger strike. really? and new rules for kids. you have to bring a valentine for everyone in your class. i'm against this, by the way. are teachers really preparing them for the real world? the real world of rejection, you like her, she doesn't like you? why don't we get used to that young. that way it's not so bad when you're 20. it's time to go to break as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires.

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ready for news by the numbers. first, 3.3 million. that's how many people have signed up for obamacare since october 1. still far short of the goal of 7 million by the end of march. next, $45 billion. that's how much comcast is pay to go buy out time warner cable. the move will merge the country's two largest cable companies together. and finally, 21%. that's the percentage of women in 2012 who married down, tying the knot with a man who was less educated. this is the first time a higher percentage of women than men have married down. elisabeth? >> thanks, peter. this week kids across the country will exchange valentine's day cards and one new jersey teacher is trying to make the process more fair by asking kids to bring the same

generic card for everyone in the class. that way there will be no charlie browns. >> he's handing valentines out to all her friends. she's handing them out one by one. she's handing them out! she's still handing them out! now she's all done! that was the last one! now she's walking away. happy valentine's day. >> so sad. here to debate that, parenting expert and blogger, jessica, alongside author and blogger, elizabeth esther. welcome to both of you. is it such a bad thing if every child gets a valentine's day card, elizabeth? >> it's not a bad thing. i think that it's a little bit unnecessary. it's a one size fits all approach. especially when you're having to give out the exact same one, i mean, valentine's day is about expressing your unique heartfelt feelings for your special loved one. to robotically hand out, here is your valentine, it totally removes the meaning, the special

memory for the kids. you can't make life 100% fair. why not let them experience a little of wow? while the stakes are low, rather than when they're 20 years old and they're still expecting everyone to give them a valentine. i understand the intention is good, but it's impractical and ends up blowing up -- kids who wouldn't have gotten one, they're getting a pity valentine now? that doesn't feel any better. >> jessica, what's your reaction to that? >> i'm sure that it does feel better and the kids that wouldn't get a valentine, believe me, they experience rejection day in and day out. there is absolutely no reason to be excluding them. i find it suspect, too, it's like i wonder when you're a kid celebrating their birthday and you bring in cupcakes for the class, do you only bring them for the six kids they like the most? >> sure. if it's a class participation, is exclusion far worse than ininclusion.

teachers and educators down the road are -- is it wrong to teach kids to reach out to everyone in the class with some kindness in a card when they're five? >> well, i think the idea behind it is good. i just think that there is a difference between valentine's day and birthdays. when you're celebrating a birthday, it's an inclusive, everyone participates. but for valentine's day, i mean, i don't have 8 million valentines. i have one special one, my husband. i don't give out cards to everyone. i give it to my girlfriends. my twins are in kindergarten, they don't even want to give them to icky boys. they want to give it to their girlfriends. if they had to bring in an impersonal one, it would completely ruin it. they wanted to decorate, from me to you, it's a memory. you destroy it when you make it this robotic, mechanized thing.

>> on the receiving side, though, jessica, what do you think about a child who is five not receiving a valentine because maybe they weren't someone's favorite? what's the effect there? >> it would be insanely cruel to me. the other thing is that my mom is a school teacher and she started teaching in the '60s and she looked at this note and was like, this is how we did things in 1965. there is something about -- kindergarten is a little bit like herding cats. so to ask a bunch of five-year-olds who don't necessarily all read, 'cause they are kind of on a spectrum there, to be able to spell all their classmates' names, to be able to assign some kind of meaning to this is really overreaching what can happen in the kindergarten classroom. >> jessica and elizabeth, thank you both for being here. i'm glad they come in packs of 28 with two teacher cards.

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♪ ♪ >> go maria! >> is this exercise, dancing? >> that's your shot of the morning. this is what happens after the show show. so we had a dance party yesterday. you were doing your radio show. >> you had an opportunity to dance with denise austin yesterday and you left me there. >> look at her moves. >> that was me getting supplies. >> you guys are dancing and elisabeth is doing chores.

she's pretending like she's home. >> that's how i get them done at home. >> maria was great. she was great dancing yesterday and we can see her there. she is great with the weather. go, maria. go, maria. >> elisabeth was practicing her snow shoveling for today yesterday on the dance floor. >> yeah, what was that? >> heather, elisabeth, and maria were the best on the floor. >> right. >> there thank is why you -- this is why you need to tune in to the after the show show. don't know what you could miss. >> let's take a look at the weather conditions across the country. before i forget, because i've been talking about all the winter weather with the ice, with the snow, with the storm system, but we actually had a reported tornado in florida. polk county, florida. some damage reported out of there. that's actually all associated with this very same storm system. by the way, the wind really

picking up here in the new york city area. you can actually see it really kind of hurts on your face. so we have the snow really coming down and it's really picking up in intensity. i would really recommend anyone across the new york city area or even across areas southward, across mid-atlantic, to stay home. this snow is really coming down. i want to show you some of these snowfall totals now. you can see in parts of virginia, already over a foot of snow. even parts of alabama seeing up to ten inches. and i'm going to zone in on the radar, you can see parts of the dc area, the suburbs to the west, that darker blue, this is a snowfall coming down. that radar showing up in a dark blue. that's very heavy snow. we'll be looking at snowfall rates out here coming down between an inch or even two inches per hour. timing on the storm, we could see some mixing along the coast coming up this afternoon across the region. then the storm moves away and as i toss it back inside, by the way, we mentioned earlier this morning, but i want to mention it again, a clipper forecast to hit the northeast coming up on

saturday. not a lot of snow, but still expecting more rough weather out here. >> i'm ignoring that 'cause -- if you don't mind. >> i'm giving you a heads up. >> i don't want the heads up. i'm tired of my head being up. thanks, maria. doug luzader is live at reagan national airport with the latest. doug, break it down for us. we know it can't be great. >> reporter: it's cold here and windy. that doesn't help. inside the terminal where it's much warmer, you sit there and watch the cancellation board, it's one cancellation after another. there are some people that came to the airport this morning hoping to get a flight out, they have been disappointed thus far. they're not going anywhere because the runways aren't clear they've gotten down to the pavement a few times, but the problem is that snow keeps coming so fast and the wind keeps pushing the snow back on. this is the same problem they're having at airports all up and

down the east coast. back to you guys. >> thanks, doug. i'm supposed to be, tonight, i'm supposed to be flying out to phoenix 'cause my soccer team is supposed to be in this college showcase. i didn't know this, when off group sale and they say your flight is canceled, it's like not being able to fly because you can't put 25 people anywhere as opposed to you can't squeeze you in or me in or elisabeth in. >> they split the team up. >> i wouldn't split it up. if anyone has an idea, or a van, big bus. >> you'll have to forfeit. >> you though is on a hunger strike? the juice is on a hunger strike. >> heather does not like when you cut in on her story. >> you can do what you want. >> heather is the newscaster. >> you don't need my help.

>> o. j. simpson is on a hunger strike. sources say he's suffering from severe depression and has said, quote, i used to live my life my way and now i'm going to die my way. he's 66 and he's behind bars for the kidnapping, assault and robbery charges in las vegas. he's eligible for parole in three years. and this one is going to make every car lover out there cringe. incredible video. it shows the moment a 40-foot wide sinkhole swallows eight classic corvettes. the cars, including the millionth one made, disappearing in 30 seconds at the national corvette museum in bowling green, ken. listen to this. >> those cars were our babies and it's upsetting to have anything like this happen. >> structural engineers are now on the scene to see if the hole is still growing and if any of the cars in that massive museum can be recovered and recovered safely. hard to see that. talk about a major mistake, mit accidentally e-mailing

prospective students to say they were accepted to the university when they were not. the university now blaming that mistake on e-mail lists that were mistakenly combined. it's not clear how many prospective students received thatstill a little bit of hope. final admission decisions are released in march. and then a mother's efforts to cheer up her son is getting attention. she created a facebook page for her ten-year-old son, collin, after he told her he didn't want a birthday party this year because he thought he had no friends at school. he has asburger's syndrome. the mom created this page and nearly 2 million people liked the page and many of them have sent cards. jennifer is now keeping this a surprise from her son. she plans to show collin the page on his 11th birthday next month. i hope he doesn't hear about it from us and that she still gets ospreys him. -- to surprise him.

>> do you believe in love at first sight? the new movie "winter's tale" tells the story of two people who instantly fall in love despite two very different life styles. >> you have a gun. >> robbing the place. >> is it your intention? >> no, it isn't. >> the polite thing to do -- >> here with the inside scoop on the new movie, michael tammero from "in the foxlight." >> it opens in time for valentine's day, a movie that tries to answer the age-old question, can love stand the test of time? >> the answer is no, right? >> brian kilmeade, saved y'all ten bucks. the other big question, the movie -- >> no. >> two no's. >> love through christian mingle

is my philosophy. it works. >> such a romantic. >> she lost her cable a while ago. >> the movie stars collin ferrell, russell crowe and ahave a marie saint. the premiere took place the other night. >> were you there? >> i was there live on the carpet and so was jamie colby. rocking the red carpet in a red dress. and the movie -- there is a thief who breaks into an heiress' home. they see each other, they fall in love. he gets transported 100 years into the future. it's kind of like the original love story movie meets nbc's -- it's a lot going on. we asked collin ferrell, since it is a valentine's day tomorrow what his idea of a perfect valentine's day is. >> just being with somebody you love, which should be every day of the year, of course. but valentine's day is harmless. so what if it's a big commercial

holiday. if it makes people reach out toward others more than they usually do -- >> it's worth it? >> yeah. >> what's the secret to 63 years of marriage? >> you work at a marriage. if you're both giving, you're receiving. you inspire one another, patient with one another. you work at a marriage. you just don't let it happen. if i really knew, i'd write a best seller. >> she's 90 years old. she is not only physically agile, but mentally. >> where do people see you during the day? >> in the foxlight.com. you can follow me on twitter. >> thank you, michael. coming up, grand theft auto is one of the best selling video games of all time. but it's also really violent. and this morning we're hearing about little kids who are acting out that violence.

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back. >> happy to have you here. this is really disturbing. grand theft auto has really violent, disturbing images, people getting maimed, killed, raped. now we hear in england, at least, that some of these kids, five, six years old, seven years old are acting it out. why are they doing it and what can we do as parents to insure that that doesn't occur? >> when i looked at this issue for my own research, there were a couple of things that stood out. the first thing is that you'll be surprised to know that there are many, many, many parents watching this program right now all over america who have no problem going out to these big box stores, like wal-mart, and purchasing games that are rated m for mature for their very, very young children because they think there is nothing wrong with it. but the reality is there is something wrong with it. we've done work for many years to show that kids will do what they see. so it's pretty simple. if a kid is playing a game or

someone is cursing or they're yelling, being aggressive, where they're engaging in sexualized behavior, they're going to act that out. and that's what we're seeing here. that's why people like me try to tell parents all the time, there is appropriate content for kids, like sesame street, and there is adult themed content, which is inappropriate for kids. >> absolutely. simulating rape and sexual intercourse for six-year-olds is absolutely inappropriate and there is a warning on this game and on others like it. some people are saying in our society, well, you know, this has happened before. other generations have faced similar problems. in fact, the head master of the school in england said this: we noticed it building up. it used to be when people watched tv shows, we probably did it ourselves with cowboys and indians. it became more concerning because this newest version of grand theft auto seems to be more shocking than the previous games. this is not like playing cowboys and indians, is it, professor? i mean, does that have the same

effect on you and me and other folks? this country as compared to watching the videos like this? >> absolutely not. when i was growing up, i would watch wrestling. wrestling on tv with my brothers and we'd wind up trying to act out the moves. but they weren't cursing. it wasn't sort of over the top. you weren't teaching people, for example, how to load a gun. you weren't teaching people how to beat autopsy prostitute. you weren't teaching kids how it simulate sexual acts and we weren't inundated. the problem is today, parents don't limit the amount of time that kids spend playing these games. for example, we now have all this snow, this bad weather, kids are home from school. guess what? they're going to allow their kids to play these games for hours. that's just wrong. what they're doing is they're learning these things when they play grimes for hours. >> professor, you bring a lot of scholarship. we'll see you back here on "fox & friends."

thanks. >> thank you. washington says we're all equal, so why are politicians playing favorites? john stossel exposing the political perks -- there he is, good morning. but first this day in history, today in 1964, the beatles, "i want to hold your hand" was the number one song in america. ♪ i want to hold your hand ♪ oh, please say to me ♪ you'll let me be your man ♪ and please we've given tena a whole new look. ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ ♪ don't miss a beat... ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ presenting the fresh, new face of fearless protection. ♪ nothing's missed with tena twist... ♪ how much money do you think you'll need when you retire? then we gave each person a ribbon to show how many years that amount might last. i was trying to, like, pull it a little further. [ woman ] got me to 70 years old. i'm going have to rethink this thing.

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opportunities. but then they give special breaks to certain companies. all benefits? no. all don't benefit. the privileged benefit. like members of congress when it came to obamacare. >> is there any other large employer who gets the same treatment? >> the congressional provision only applies to congress. >> unions complain. >> we'll be damned if we're going to lose our health insurance because of unintended consequences! >> so unions got a special break. >> so you complain, you got a special break. hey, john stossel. >> not everybody who complained. if you complain and you give money to the party in power and then you get special breaks. we're not equal. >> if you're loud and you have a big enough wallet and a good power behind you, then that favor will happen. what specifically is happening in washington that you noticed? >> this is the part that galls me. now the richest counties in america for the first time are surrounding washington, d.c six out of the top ten.

people say, we need rules to prevent like solyndra, george kaiser a billionaire who gave money to obama, went to the white house often. it wasn't just green energy. it was a connected green energy. we have to have a rule. no rule can stop this. once government is spending three plus trillion dollars, they're going to gather there and the connected will suck it up. >> when they spend, we pay. >> right. >> in and around washington, you say it's getting built up. we were in alexandria, that's where people are make the most money, that's where the private contractors are. what's most interesting, this president in particular keeps on harping on the fact that we got to level the playing field. the rich have had it too good for too long. but in reality, they have taken a lot of that money and have not leveled the playing field. they pick favorites. >> suddenly al gore has $200 million. when he was vice president, he was selling cows for $6,000. after he left office, is he so

brilliant? no. it's connections. it's privilege. >> what about hollywood? how do they factor in? >> you have drew barrymore. you have the sheen family. at least we volunteer to give them money. with government, we're forced to give them money. will smith puts his kids in movies. it's nepotism. so what? families together, nobody has to go to a will smith movie. that's another form of privilege. >> you guys are going to go over that tonight on your show? >> we are. all kinds of special privilege. >> do you so good in front of those live audiences. >> we'll do one of those next week. >> i love those. >> all right, john. we're going to watch "stossel" on thursday night on the "fox business" network. coming up straight ahead, five minutes before the top of the hour, he's a family man and hired a hit man. i'm talking about kevin costner. he is here to talk about his new movie. >> and then they're called mortgage servicers and

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sell to you? >> right. they didn't even sing their own songs. ♪ ♪ don't you know it's true i love you ♪ >> so? how will millie villini, the opera work? that story coming your way 'cause "fox & friends" pretends to dance and sing right after this. let's get right to that extreme weather alert. millions of americans hit with another winter wallop. the northeast getting pummeled by the same storm that slammed the south, stranding drivers and leaving nearly a million people without power. >> we have fox team coverage with maria molina who is live outside our new york city studios. bad news for her, we have chosen jonathan serri first. we have to go live to atlanta. maria, hang in there.

jonathan, what's happening? it doesn't seem quite as bad by you as it is by us. >> reporter: well, it's still snowing here. take a look at this. we're on 17th street. there is a light dusting of snow, but underneath a thick layer of ice. so driving is very treacherous. the good news is most people here in georgia are heeding the warnings to stay inside. so very few traffic problems to speak of here in georgia. but there were problems elsewhere in the southeast. take a look at this video from the raleigh-durham area of north carolina. weather conditions rapidly deteriorating yesterday afternoon as people were trying to get home from work, leaving many vehicles stranded on highways. power remains a major concern throughout the region. here in georgia, nearly 350,000 homes and businesses are without electricity as we speak. but crews have been working around the clock to restore electricity. coming back to our live shot, you see a handful of vehicles. by and large, people staying

home and state and local officials are advising people to continue doing just that, just for one more day. but things should start returning to normal on friday. back to you. >> we thank you for that update. maria, you are outside our new york city studios here. the worst storm, the worse part seems to be the rate of the snow? >> that's right. we have to be seeing snowfall coming down right now at a rate of about one to two inches per hour. i kind of want to have the cameraman just pan out to show the snow just coming down. we are seeing that wind also picking up. so the storm system really intensifying. i want to take you to the radar picture because like you heard, we do have snow still coming down across section of atlanta, across georgia. we also have it spread across parts of the carolinas. but the heaviest of it right now across parts of northern virginia. so that darker blue shading, northern virginia, parts of

western maryland, up into areas north of philadelphia and right across the new york city area, that's where that snow is really piling up right now. timing on the storm system, we do expect it to continue to intensify and head northward along coastal areas, especially right here in new york city, areas in boston. you are going to see a transition over to a wintery mix and possibly even some rain before a transition back to snow across the northeast. six to 12 inches of snow expected and then for the weekend on saturday, another quick moving clipper system, not a lot of snow with that system. but more snow. if you feel like you've seen too much snow in the northeast, look at this. this is snow so far this season. well above average, philly, new york city and boston. now back inside. >> maria, would you do me a favor? i cannot see you clearly? can you wipe the lens? because it looks as though it's a 1950s romantic comedy. >> the weather is making it foggy.

is that better? >> much worse. terrible. >> it kind of reminds me of ice station zebra. >> can you use his sleeve? >> we're trying o stay safe out here, brian. >> you come on back in, please. >> that's the reality of today. >> thanks, maria. >> we gradually fade her out. >> we got big news this morning on the new obamacare enrollment numbers. they're still far from the promised goal of 7 million by march. but don't tell that to the white house. secretary kathleen sebelius on a conference call with somewhat happy news in her mind. >> the benefit of a full month of january data, we're able to point a more wholistic picture of enrollment to date and it's very, very encouraging news.

>> encouraging, we're not sure about that. well short of the 7 million they're set to hit as projected by their own team there by the end of march. at this point, they were to be at 4.4 million enrollees. they are now at 3.3. the word wholistic, certainly something to take a look at. is it wholistic if that number, it's not exactly clear how many people enrolled and paid. that's just the first part, enrolled. >> right. the numbers are increasing. the fulfillment, we don't know about. those are different numbers. but the web site is up and running better. karl rove had an interesting point yesterday. when people are trying to figure out why the president of the united states wanted to delay of game when it comes to the mandate for businesses between 50 and 99, because the estimation was that businesses would say, you're off. we're taking the $2,000 fine. you're done. and then you would have another thousands of people without insurance and that might be too much for democrats to overcome. >> absolutely would. >> it doesn't seem to be

working, so they're make adjustments. >> now the question is, what is the white house doing to attract younger people? there is actually incentive programs. if you sign up and promise to get other young people to join, you don't actually have to do it, you can promise. you go into the hat. then the hat, where you pick your name out what, do you get? >> an e-mail went out on behalf of the president supporters and a tweet that said this is your chance, do your part and you could meet president obama behind the scenes. you get a back stage pass. which is like a concert, apparently. you can always count on the vice president, joe biden, to sort of break things down in every man speak and he says, i know it's been an issue, all these cancellations, but it's really just a pain in the neck. >> what i was saying to these folks, i was asking their view, i wanted to know the shortcomings, too. what is happening? they talked about how a slow start, not being able to, you

know, get on the internet, the web site. but that's moving along. still occasionally get a glitch and slow up. but it's not so slowed up they get up and leave. it's just a pain in the neck that you may find yourself going back to step one again. >> yeah, honey, i think i'll sign up the way the vice president makes it sound, it's fantastic. but he is trying to be honest and candid when he says that it is still with glitches. >> he's a great retail politician and there needs to be a lot of selling done in this atmosphere. joe trippi, a fox news contributor and has run presidential campaigns, says that the president is getting hurt big time and is hurting the democratic brand big time. let's watch and see what he had to say. >> he is hurting the democratic brand right now. the obamacare snafus, all this stuff is hurting -- and his approval rating is declining and his credibility problem all drag

the democratic brand down. in a midterm election, the popularity of the sitting president has more to do with who is up and who is down, regardless of what party that president is in and republicans have experienced this. they experienced it the last time around with george bush and the iraq war when it became unpopular. the same thing is happening to democrats now and obamacare is clearly a big piece of that. >> saying the republicans are so convinced after their mini summit, basically speaker boehner says, i'm not even going to get people get distracted. i'm going to raise the debt ceiling. we're going to fight for this after we win back the senate. i think that's how confident republicans are that it's going to pay off in the election because of obamacare in particular. but now it's time to grade the president. fox news poll graded the president first on the economy. >> you have what americans think. we heard what republicans think and what the democrats think. right here, when asked by fox news here, grading president obama on improving the economy, these are the grades that came in.

only 9% gave the president an a in terms of improving the economy. and slamming 24% gave an f in terms of how the president is handling the improvement of the economy. only 9% give an a. >> right. not a great report card. >> 60% of respondents are giving between a c and f. 60%. that's pretty incredible. >> another question to take a look at. how do you feel about the president bypassing congress with his executive privilege? we saw the gpa is 1.7. executive orders, 23% say good idea. 74% say not a good idea. i think a lot of people say what if a president is in power that we don't like that starts to trend there, you can keep pointing back. just like what if there is a senate who already threw out the filibuster, what if there is a senate of a party we don't like? that's what harry reid brought to the table. >> we want things better, we just don't necessarily believe, according to that poll they're

saying, 74%, that you should go around congress to get things done with executive order. >> it's a little scary. before we toss to heather, real push on our facebook page, you grade the president and why. on the economy and when weather it comes to executive orders, tell us how you feel. we're in the back monitoring it. we'll respond. >> heather is here with updates for us. >> hi. good morning to you. got some news. this one coming out of the south. overnight, this video shows the moments after a gas line explodes in kentucky. take a look at this. residents describe the rumble followed by a massive explosion there. at least two people were hurt and three homes were destroyed. 20 homes were also evacuated. this town is about 90 miles south of louisville. we'll keep watching this for you. afghanistan freeing 65 dangerous taliban detainees. despite repeated warnings from the united states. president karzai ordered that release, insisting there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute these guys. the prisoners reportedly

laughing and also smiling as they boarded a bus to leave that prison. terrifying video out of florida. roller coaster gets stuck 60 feet above the ground in the middle of a thunderstorm. boy, how scared would you be of that? this is in bush gardens in tampa bay. 16 people stuck for more than an hour until firefighters were able to rescue them. remember the '90s pop duo, millie vinilli? ♪ ♪ >> kilmeade, listen to this. they are back with a surprising new act. the rise and fall of the lip synckers will be the subject of a new opera. you remember that group was stripped of its grammy after it was revealed they were models and not the singers heard on the track. brian that, is in our area. it will premiere in brooklyn next january.

you can take dawn. >> you have the yankees on broadway. you have rocky on broadway. now we have m millie vinilli. there are so many choices. >> i can't wait to see that opera. >> right. >> will they lip sync the opera? that question being answered. >> i'm not going to lip sync this. coming up, they're called mortgage servicers and complaints about them are skyrocketing. even the consumer protection bureau is worried. bob massi with all you need to know about that coming up next. and note to self, if you're going to rob your neighbor's house, you might want to clean up your footprints. self, done. over play close. good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks.

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thank you for joining us. mortgage servicer complaints are on the rise. take a look at this number making up almost half of the problems filed with the consumer financial protection bureau. so how can you make sure you don't get tricked by a deceptive practice? fox news legal analyst bob massi joins us now to share how they should be correctly operating. bob, good morning. >> peter, nice to see you. thank you. >> i'm so happy to see you. tell us, we hear this term all the time, what really is a mortgage servicer and how do they work? >> well, they're the people that generally we send our payments to on a mortgage. they take that payment. they take a percentage of that out. that's how they make their money. and they pass it on to whoever is holding the paper, the investor, whoever that person is that's supposed to receive the

lion's share of the money. and their job basically -- they're the middle person. they're also the one, peter, that were involved in doing the loan modifications or involved in the short sales. they become, if you will, your voice if you wanted to try to get a loan mood or short sale, they're the people there for that also. that's where there has been a lot of problems on some of the things you talked about in opening our segment. >> these people sound really essential. so who are some of the top servicers in the country now? >> well, obviously have nation star. they're huge. they're out of texas. we have aqua, wells fargo. you've got pnc. you have green tree financial. here is the problem with them, peter. under the regulations, if you have servicer a and servicer a is going to transfer you to servicer b, there is guidelines that are followed that they have to give you the homeowner notice that hey, there is a new servicer on the block. and sometimes some of them comply and sometimes they

didn't. for example, when you had countrywide years ago, bank of america took over a lot of countrywide loans as servicer. then countrywide, after bank of america, they passd them on to greentree financial. so a lot of homeowners have been faced with this change of servicers and say, well, who am i supposed to send my check to? i sent the check here, they said i never got the payment. so there is a lot of these complaints that you referred to where there has been logistical issues inside the servicers themselves because they're handling so many accounts. >> the homeowner has got no role and no say in who the servicer is, right? >> that's a very good point. you and i basically are completely sub servient to whatever they decide to change. why do they change? well, they change because a lot of times these people don't want to have to handle the loans anymore. they don't want to deal with the loan modifications. they don't want to have to deal with it. so sometimes they just transfer them. sometimes these servicers buy the loans. it just depends on who you're dealing with and how it works. but again, you and i, the

homeowner, we have to go along with the program. >> bob, as a lawyer, i learn so much from you. we really appreciate you doing this. now, if you have a question for bob, send them to www.foxandfriends.com. just look for the rebuilding green section at the bottom of the "fox & friends" home page. bob, have a great weekend. >> thank you, sir. up next on the rundown, have you seen this? a bunch of vintage corvettes gone in seconds. so what the heck happened? plus, he's a family man. and also a hired hitman? kevin costner the great is here to talk about his new movie coming up. kevin costner. >> i might give you your life back. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's

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quick headlines. follow the foot prints. police looking for a robber. didn't have to go far. foot prints led them to a neighbor's house. inside they found everything the guy stole from his neighbor. and here is a selfy that the guy regrets. a suspect in a church burglary arrested after police found a photo he snapped on his cell phone left at the scene. police found them and the stolen property. hey, dumb criminals. you know him from some of my favorite "field of dreams," "dancing with wolves." actor so verity 'til, he play has hit man and a family man in the new action thriller "three days to kill." kevin costner joining us from l.a thanks for being with us. certainly balancing act right now with a dad who has got a big

job to do in three days and trying to reexact with his daughter. what was that like? >> well, when i read it, i thought, boy, this has a chance to be fun and i mean, there is some killing in it, to be sure. but i think the highlight of it is just the relationships along the way that you don't normally see in an action movie, the family squatting in his house, the banker, guido and different people. the biggest problem he has is with women. he's pretty good with his other job, but trying to deal with the women in his life, he's let his relationship erode can be both poignant and funny. >> absolutely. we have a good example of that. we're going to let everybody see right now. >> not too feisty. >> not too spicy. sweety, just so happens i'm in a

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>> i would gather the people i love and we would talk about things, about what life is, what it's meant to me, what their life can be. i think i would just gather everybody i had for three days and we would talk. >> sounds like a great strategy there. kevin costner, we will look forward to seeing you. thanks for being with "fox & friends." coming up, is it important your valentine share your political views? the survey says -- stay tuned for that. plus, he's the most trustworthy celebrity in all of hollywood. who is it? keep it right here. we're back with that detail in minutes [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses.

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back with a fox business alert. labor department releasing brand-new weekly jobless numbers and we're just about to get it very shortly. when we get those numbers, we'll share them. but coming up in 15 minutes, nicole petallides will bring us the latest analysis when we get those numbers right from the floor. >> that's right. >> in the meantime, maria molina still braving the storm out there with the latest. >> good morning. we're trying to defog the camera here. but i do want to mention now

that the national weather service right here in the new york city area is basically reporting that we are seeing snowfall rates of about two inches an hour. that's also for other surrounding areas across places like connecticut and even farther inland, across new jersey. we're also seeing visibility, less than a quarter of a mile. that's blizzard-like conditions out here. if you were to have that for three years and winds over 30 miles per hour, you could officially call it a blizzard. but that's the definition per the national weather service. here is a look at the snowfall totals. this was early this morning as of about 4:00 a.m. of the we already had over a foot of snow in portions of virginia. it is still snowing out there. so we do expect these totals to continue to climb. of course, we'll bring the latest to you as we continue to get it. you can look at the radar here. still snowing in parts of eastern tennessee, in western north carolina. a little freezing rain still falling across parts of south carolina. in orangeburg, south carolina,

we had an inch of ice reported earlier this morning. that could climb depending on any additional ice that's fallen. i want to show awe closer look at the radar picture. this is across western maryland. eastern pennsylvania, northern new jersey, into the new york city area. that band of darker shading of blue, that is where we do have that very heavy snow coming down of up to two inches per hour. some rain, some sleet, some freezing rain could mix in with the storm system. take a look at the future radar. by midnight tonight, still snowing across portion of maryland, new jersey, up into parts of new england and eventually by 9:00 a.m. on friday, the state of maine will be looking at areas of heavy snow and something we told you earlier this morning was that we were going to see another clipper system moving through. you can see 6:00 p.m. on saturday, not expecting that much snow from that system. sain area that's already snow fatigued. we're well above average in terms of the season in terms of

snow accumulation. six to 12 inches expected across the northeast. >> who are your friends behind you? >> hi. i didn't even see you guys back here. where are you from? >> texas. >> and what do you think of this weather? >> this is darn cold. relatively speaking. what do you think of the cold? >> i'm from florida. this is terrible. >> a fellow new yorker just told us, it isn't cold out here. >> maria, tell him the news about derek jeter. >> did you hear the news about derek jeter retiring? >> i did. i'm not a yankee fan, but -- >> this could be his last year. >> he says the rangers will be happy about that. that's the news here from people from texas. head indoors. go to your hotel room. >> we came here to see fox. all of our family is watching this morning. they asked us to come out here so we can get on tv.

>> thanks for your support. >> braving the snow. >> thank you. >> actually maria is tethered to a sand pipe so she's not blown away. >> snow fatigue is right. an honest guy out there, thanks. heather, we're feeling warm. >> i know. give that poor guy a coat. wow. amazing. good morning to you all. got news now to bring you. ray nagin is headed to prison, but the mainstream media fails to mention he's a democrat. >> a conviction for the former mayor of new orleans. >> the former mayor of new orleans, ray nagin, was found guilty. >> ray nagin, the former mayor of new orleans, who rose to public attention during hurricane katrina has been convicted. >> former mayor of new orleans convicted of selling his office and also taking bribes while the people he represented suffered after hurricane katrina. he was found guilty on 20 of 21

charges and now faces two decades in prison. he's free on bond until his sentencing. it's their land, but if the country has its way, it won't be for long. sisters joany and nancy were left the ten acres of prime land by their father when he died. now the county wants to build a bike trail on it. the case is headed to court. the county moving to repossess the land under eminent domain law. boy, we told but situations like that. and this one is really going to make car makers cringe. video captures the moment a sinkhole swallows eight classic corvettes. look at this right here. the cars, including the millionth corvette made, disappearing in just 30 seconds. this happening at the national corvette museum in bowling green, kentucky. boy, are they upset about it. >> those cars were our babies and it's upsetting to have anything like this happen. >> engineers are on the scene to try to see if the hole is still

growing and if any of those cars can be recovered. boy. tom hanks may not be up for an oscar this year, but he did win the award for the most trustworthy celebrity. forbes uses this market research to come up with this list every year and they analyze 6,000 celebrities and 46 personality traits. carol burnett was second and morgan freeman came in third. those are your headlines. interesting stuff, brian. you're a trustworthy guy. >> thank you very much. even though i don't know tom hanks, i feel like i do because he's such a human being. >> he's a human being. >> i think that makes sense in my head. i got to tell you, you're not going to believe this news. the captain is hanging up his pin stripes. derek jeter announcing 2014 will be his last. he's 39, 13 time all-star, five world series, entire career with the yankees. and with 3316 hits, many people thought he'd stick around to try to get 4,000. he averages -- he says no, this

is it. he's been rehabbing for two years, only played 17 games last year. what about the olympics? olympic first, a tie for gold in the women's downhill skiing. two skiers from switzerland and one from slovenia finished the race with identical times, the skiers celebrated the news saying they're both perfectly fine to share the gold. this is only the eighth time in history that a gold medal has been shared at the winter games. and for the first time ever, an alpine skiing. you want to look at the medal standings. i'm pulling for the u.s. norway just added another medal to take the lead from the u.s. with 12. and by the way, we now -- we had 11. the united states has four gold and they just added another one. they added a gold in men's slope skiing. kaitlyn farrington walks away with the gold. it's about 60 degrees there.

that's quick look at what's happening in the world of sports. >> it's funny when you see the winter sports and it's freezing lyrics but 60 there. >> but it's heating up for valentine's day tomorrow. if you can remember it through all this snow. we have fox news polling that has some interesting information coming our way. we asked, is it important that your valentine shares your political views? well, 53% of you said yes. pretty amazing that that matters. >> i think it does matter because there is this thing called small talk, like when waiting for a table or waiting for the kids to finish practice, if you say hey, what about president obama and you're differing, it could end up in a fight. >> we've broken that down between men saying yes. no, 52%. women, yes. 58%. no, 39%. >> and then are you looking forward to valentine's day? 53% said a lot or somewhat.

yes. and not much or not at all, 46% response. so those numbers are scary. i like to do the breakdown. >> those are the happily married people. >> if you work at pro flowers, you love valentine's day. what about democrats? what do they think about valentine's day? are they looking forward to it? 49% say yes. and a lot or some. not much at all, 49%. we're a dead heat, pep for republicans -- except republicans seem to be looking forward to it a lot or more. >> i wonder what that's about? that's interesting. coming up, o. j. simpson announcing he has a plan to end his life behind bars. a hunger strike? really? >> but first, nicole petallides live at the new york stock exchange. nicole? >> hey. we got in our jobless claims. u.s. stock futures are point to go a lower open. we have a big deal in the cable industry. we're watching avon, whole

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>> quick headlines out of the court files. kennedy cousin michael skakel can hit the skis with an ankle bracelet. a judge ruled he can move his tracking device to a ski competition for his son. the juice is on a hunger strike in prison. sources say o. j. simpson is suffering from severe depression and said, quote, i used to live my way and now i'm going to die

my way. end quote. he's behind bars for kidnapping, assault and robbery charges. fox business alert. brand-new weekly jobless numbers. 339,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week. that's more than the experts expected and more than last week. nicole petallides is live at the new york stock exchange to talk about that and more. good morning, nicole. >> good morning. they're giving out free breakfast at the new york stock exchange on this snowy thursday morning. we saw that up arrow for those jobless claims on the rise. you know what that means. that's not good news. americans want jobs. so 8,000, it was a plus, and it surpasses analysts' estimates. not good news there. so 339,000 claims versus the estimates of 330. so we know we have a weak economy. the market has now looked to the down side now for the dow jones industrials.

and i'm going to give you some of the big movers. angie's list is probably going to be down 18% today. whole foods markets, probably down 5 or 6%. and cisco systems, likely to be a lagger. there will be some winners, too. how about time warner and charter? that will be big news today because that's a big deal. $45 billion deal. so time warner will be a winner on that one. >> annual list of most reliable cars and least reliable cars what, do you have for us there? >> right. so we got some big movers here for what to look for in the top five cars. number top best car, lexus. if you own one, you can cheer today. lexus, mercedes, cadillac, acura. the bottom five would be the mini, dodge, land rover, jeep and hundred die. you know what fell out of the top five? porsche, lincoln and toyota, out of the top five. back to you guys. have a great day. stay warm. >> thanks. good to see you. so nicole is having a free

breakfast. i think you deserve it. she comes here first, and then goes all the way downtown every single day. >> with a smile. >> courageous. >> i'm glad you pointed it out. >> i don't know if courageous is the right word. >> she's deserving of that. >> she's lovely and smart and terrific. >> and she gets to do aerobics. she never stands still. he's a form district attorney that worked his way through law school by performing in lumberjack shows. congressman sean duffy. he is today's political rising star that we're focusing on. he's here just about now. >> first we'll check in with bill hemmer for what's coming up at the top of the hour. are you cold? >> where are you guys? >> we're inside. >> where are you? >> i'm waiting for you three. >> we haven't seen molina in 15 minutes. >> 13 minutes to get out here. >> if you're inviting us. >> we'll be there. >> we're thinking about it, bill, just wait. >> i'm doubtful. this is a huge deal. down to birmingham, up into philly, washington, new york

city. you could argue this is the biggest storm that has affected the most people so far in a winter that no one will forget east of the mississippi. 12 deaths in the south already. there are hundreds and thousands without power. we are live on the sidewalk today here in new york city. martha and i will see you in 12 minutes. i'll see the three of you outside when we come back. >> you want to be there. i was in dallas a couple months ago, they were making fun of my hat. and you got a great hat. >> that's irish tweed. >> that's a beautiful hat. >> you have 13 minutes. don't let me down. >> okay. >> i was there with you on new year's. we've done cold together before. i'll try. >> bill, just wait for us. whatever happens, we're coming. >> and we're coming back after this. back this a moment. . help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks.

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you may not know them yet, but they're already making their mark. we're talking about america's rising political stars and how they're shaping our nation's future. today's guest was born and raised in wisconsin. he's a speed runner, and former district attorney determined to make a difference in his home state when he's not keating in the lumber jack sports. talking about congressman sean duffy. welcome back. >> thanks for having me. >> first off, what makes you you, whenever anyone was swimming or playing sports, you were in the woods work the lumberjack sports. >> what we did growing up, instead of taking diving lessonses or swimming lessons, i would go down with all the kids and learn how it stand on a log and have this battle as a young kid. if you've seen it on espn or other networks, it's competition where two people are on a log

rolling. from there, i learned how to chop and saw and speed climb. it's all great skill of old-time lumberjacks. americana. >> i always thought that raw skill was a battle of the network stars. i had no idea that they had those games. you said you never thought you would get into politics. >> i grew up in a small town in northern wisconsin. i went off and did reality tv, met my wife, became a prosecutor. never thought to get involved in politics. i got in when my congressman wrote the stimulus bill, nearly trillion dollars stimulus package. i didn't think that was a great way to grow jobs or great economic growth. so i decided to run for congress and never thought i'd get here, but here i am, trying to make a difference. >> six kids later, rachel campos duffy is your wife and also an author. >> number 7 is on the way. i'm trying to be an overachiever on the kid front. >> so you have your hands full trying to be in wisconsin and washington, as well as trying to be a parent. you recognize those people.

that's you. how do you balance both? >> i think it's important to make sure you have your priorities in place. my kids and my family are a top priority for me. they're the ultimate priority. but if i care about their future and where -- what kind of country we'll leave for them, i have to partake in the greater fight of who we are going to be as a people and the kind of america they're being to inherit. i have a great seat at the table to make a huge difference in the country that they will get when they're my age. >> so having said that, it was just a clean -- there was a decision in the house to put up for a vote, raising the debt ceiling without anything attached. only 28 republicans voted for it. speaker boehner took the democratic votes. how do you feel about that? >> i didn't vote for it. i think if we're going to raise the debt limit, we have to reform the way spend. one of the problems that we have is democrats won't vote for a debt limit increase unless it's clean. and we don't have enough republicans by ourselves to reform the way we spend and raise the debt limit. we have 30, 40 members that

will flatly say no to raising the debt limit. even with our conservative packages, conservative budgets that balance the budget, for ten years you have to raise the debt limit. so listen, this is not getting the job done. we have to have more bipartisan buy in to figure out how we get our country to a point of balance. but we're on a pathway to a train wreck fiscally in this country. >> right. and this is a strategical move because republicans feel with the disastrous results of obamacare and the confusion everywhere that you feel as though the senate could be republicans and to not shut down the government and get blamed would blow that? >> i think we took a lot of heat during the shutdown that the president caused in october. the speaker didn't want to see us get in the way of a larger conversation about what's happening and with health care reform. i think what's happening now, when you have senators that make promises that people could keep their health coverage if they wanted and keep their doctors if they they wanted, and that promise

was false, i think they're in real trouble when they have tough senate races. i think the senate is in play and i just think what kind of changes can we make if we have the house and the senate and put more pressure on the president? >> with seven kids and two locations, you really got to thrive. you got to vote for what you believe they want. what is next for you? i know you want to be the best congressman possible. but are you thinking bigger things? >> i'm doing what i think is best for the people in wisconsin. i like my job. i like what i'm doing. i'm not making any plans right now. i'm enjoying learning how the house works. i'm making a difference on financial services. we have system reform packages that are going through with the consumer financial protection bureau, protecting the american people from the kind of data collection they're doing, kind of like the nsa. so i'm going to stay put for a while. i like what i'm doing. >> and if people want to look that you and see what you accomplished, they can find out because it passed overwhelmingly. >> congratulations on the 7th child. >> thank you. coming up as we look to wrap things up, we have more "fox & friends" and something very

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acappella. >> right. >> log on for our after the show show. >> be warm and dry. >> be safe. >> stay within yourself. now socking the northeast with snow and ice and millions are affected. here in new york city it is really coming down in the last hour. i'm bill hemmer outside of our studios here. 48th and 6th avenue. that is our camera across 6th avenue. with windchill out here it is dropping into the teens and possibly single digits. maria molina was out here since 5:00 this morning. just to my left this is the amount of snow that has a accumulated. it is, i