thank you very much to everyone who responded. >> who would lie? maybe say you went on a trip? >> thank you very much. have a great thursday. "fox & friends" starts now. bye. >> good morning. it is thursday, february 20. we begin with a fox news alert. terror in the skies. a new threat for passengers in plane's explosives packed in shoes. >> he served our country for 22 years. he's a decorated navy veteran but he was fired from his job for replacing a tattered american flag. is this the way to treat our heroes? we're going to tell you the whole story coming up. >> it's the question he gets asked all the time. what does george w. bush miss most about being president. >> i miss air force one.

in eight years, they never lost my baggage. >> but there's one thing he does miss even more than that. his answer will have you proud to be an american. by the way, in case you don't know it yet, mornings are better with friends. >> it's time for "fox & friends" >> my daughter sally went though that event with george bush yesterday on the campus of s.m.u. and then afterwards -- it was a joint appearance with dr. jill biden. last night the former president went to the big s.m.u. basketball game. >> how was the attitude and dynamics? i never thought of mrs. biden and george bush. >> according to my daughter who was the correspondent for the event -- just kidding. unofficially for the family. it was terrific. you're going to hear more

about that right here on fox. >> we're going to start with a fox news alert. a threat for the homeland. shoe bombs on planes, a new warning for travelers this morning. elizabeth prann is live in washington. >> reporter: the department of homeland security is telling airlines to be cautious specifically when it comes to international flights coming to the u.s. from overseas. they will be expanding shoe swabbing. u.s. officials are focused primarily on explosive devices hidden in shoes but are not releasing a specific threat. it could have been information gathered from the national security agency. >> when the government lets us know about this kind of threat, it comes from the national security agency, n.s.a. it is usually an intercept of perhaps a cell phone conversation. >> we all remember just before the olympics authorities warned explosives could be smuggled on flights to

russia inside tooth paste tubes but this warning is said not to be connected at this point. >> because of the sochi olympics there's been more chatter to begin with. i think now what you're seeing is not only an increased amount of chatter but increased awareness among law enforcement since all this stuff has been going on. >> it does however feel eerily similar to december 2001 when attempted shoe bomber richard reid tried to hide a bomb lidden in his sneakers on a paris to miami bound flight. authorities were able to snag him before anyone was hurt and he is serving a life sentence. but his failed christmas day attack, shoes have been screened at every point. >> thank you very much. i thought for awhile there are certain airports you do not have to take your shoe off but now we're back to doing that. for more, let's take you to

brian morrow. your reaction to shoe bomber 2? >> it surprises me that normally when he they have a failed plot, they scrap that tactic and hit you with something else you're not prepared for. what this indicates to me is they believe they can get past our security precautions we put in in response to the original shoe bombing plot. whether that is a new type of explosive or a new way to get past security, who knows. that is frightening to me. >> a sustained bold confidence they have to bypass the security we have in place? >> that's right. normally what you would think they would do is say we tried the shoe bomb plot. the americans are prepared for that. we're going to try something else, an explosive in cartridge. instead they're sticking to the shoe bomb tactic because apparently they've improved that device. >> let's hope we don't find out any time -- unless it is intelligence we find out

exactly what they're talk about. it's pretty specific although it does not affect any domestic flights here in the united states. just flights in to and states. what does it tell you about the fact that there's no specific intel about the plot? >> well, there doesn't have to be specific intelligence about the plot itself but there can be specific intelligence about the fact they're training people and saying this is the general tactic we're going to use. it might just be a loose plot where they say to a bunch of operatives, you guys figure out the details but this is what we want you to do. >> one of the reasons you're here and we moved you up to respond to this terror plot that could have happened earlier but we want to talk of something else. if i think of a terror plot i think of yemen, pakistan. we might have as many as 22 so-called villages and at least one terror camp domestically as in texas? >> the clarion project whom i work for, we broke this story about how a terrorist

enclave has been detected in texas. we tpwhoe -- know from declassified f.b.i. projects. we started investigating. we figured out the group's front organization they were using in texas and activists from a group called act for america verified the specific location so we made sure we know what we're talking about. then we got declassified f.b.i. documents and confirmed it from that. we know for a fact that this organization that runs the 22 villages as they call them also have one in texas. >> how long has this village in texas been running? is that known? >> yes. the leader in pakistan sheikh julani started setting these places up in 1980's, according to the locals. the f.b.i. detected movement to this camp in december of 2001. >> do you have any evidence of anything bad that they have done so far? >> yes. according to f.b.i.

documents they have engaged in all sorts of murders and bomb plots. after their camps in colorado were shut down they decided to pull back a little bit because they didn't want to sacrifice their entire network. they are still preaching jihad. they still follow this radical pakistani cleric they basically believe is god and they are a dangerous group. you can see it in the language of the f.b.i. documents we released. >> here's a map of all the 22 that have been identified. we think the f.b.i. has identified this as a group to watch, but have they said a terror group and has homeland security gotten on board with that? >> this is the interesting thing. they are considered a domestic organization. because they are american citizens, it becomes very difficult to tackle them. yes, if they find specific information about a specific individual doing something illegal, will they get them? of course. most of what they do is legal. they go right up to that line. the reason they're able to operate in the united states is because the state

department doesn't consider this group fukra a foreign terrorist organization. they operate in the united states under the name muslims for americans. they have a place in the united states called islamburg. >> it is troubling. now we know 22 villages across the country. thank you for bringing this to our attention. >> they're being watched. >> you know who else is being watched? ainsley earhardt. >> excellent information. in the news this morning, new overnight, a major leak of radio active material from the fukashima power plant in japan. the material said to be highly contaminated water overflowed a barrier and into the ground. according to the company that operates that plant, the leak has been stopped and the water won't reach the ocean. pepco has been storing an enormous amount of radioactive material here

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payout $228 million bucks. it is a question he gets asked all the time. what does george w. bush miss most about being president. >> i miss air force one. in eight years they never lost my baggage. >> never had to go through a security check point. the former president was in dallas speaking about the need to help post-9/11 veterans and said there is one other thing that he misses. >> i do missal luting men and women -- i do miss saluting men and women who volunteered to defend our nation during war. many are coming home and preparing for new missions as civilians and i intend to salute these men and women for the rest of my life. >> the president said more efforts need to be made to help veterans transition into civilian life. and those are your headlines. >> no zip lock bags on air force one; right? >> i don't think they need that. >> how about take off your shoes. >> i'm pretty sure his water is actually water.

>> yesterday we told you about a c.b.o. report that says if the president of the united states got his wish where the minimum wage in the country would rise to $10.10, up to a million americans would lose their jobs. democrats said you can't really trust it. the white house says we don't believe it. yesterday the c.b.o. director doug elmendorf defended it. he says we're sorry but we're right about this. up to a million people. they said anywhere from zero to a million. a lot of people split the difference and say half a million. >> he said a balanced reading of the information would have a negative effect on employment but why are the democrats insisting this isn't right and the white house rallying against it? it actually goes against their redistribution argument according to charles krauthammer and said this is not the robin hood story they wanted to deliver. >> we know democrats like to redistrict income and they pretend it's always from the rich to the poor. what the c.b.o. has shown

absolutely clearly is that when you raise the minimum wage, you redistribute income from one set of low-income people to another set of low-income people. there are some who will get a raise and who will be better off. but there are others who are going to lose their job, lose everything. but for the losers it's devastation. and you don't really think about this administration as sort of robbing the people it says it really wants to help. and that's why they have to run away from these numbers. >> and they have to run away from the person they perceive friendly to democrats. doug elmendorf who had two different posts with the clinton administration. he got the job in 2009 under the obama administration and doug elmendorf has hurt not republicans, but hurt the administration on the affordable care act and now on the minimum-wage initiative. it is supposed to be a nonpartisan, nonpolitical organization. if anything, you have an argument from the right to say he's on the left. not a guy that just got --

he also is tight with janet yellen who just got the job. >> this has benefited the affordable care act and how money goes forward in the economy. can't he pick and choose which ones work for him and which ones don't? >> it comes down to this. if you're a minimum-wage entry level person do you want to be making seven or eight bucks an hour or do you want to be one of the million people who will be making zero dollars an hour? >> you make the call. we'll play that game at home. coming up? >> it is the flag he cost for but now it cost him his job. a decorated veteran fired for replacing a worn out american flag at his job. that story up next. >> would you fall for this? >> president roosevelt died this morning. do you have anything to say to his widow eleanor? >> oh wow. sorry for your loss. that's a great quote for the history.

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tattered and torn. he wanted to replacement. he couldn't take it anymore. he suggested it to his boss, he said let's replace it. his bode, he said -- his boss, he said, no. he came in over the weekend and replaced it. he actually said he had done it on the friday. when he returned to work, he found out he was going to lose his job. this is what he said. he said -- his boss -- you're being fired for not following instructions. not because you took the flag down. the instructions he gave me were not viable. too often as a society we have come to a point where we see something is wrong, we know it is wrong and it's easier to shake our head and walk away rather than confront the problem. his boss fired him because he didn't respect authority not because he took down the american flag. what do you guys think? >> i understand from the boss perspective, i can't have people doing what they want to do but when you hire a guy that's a 22-year

navy veteran, you should know this is something i should pay attention to. a lot of businesses won't even hang the flag. so this guy goes to the extent of hanging a flag. >> that's good but one of the things is you've got to respect the flag, have the flag in good working order. i've got a feeling there are going to be a number of former and current military members who will probably not go to that store for awhile given the treatment of that guy. if i was in a local v.f.w. down there, i think i might pay that store just a visit. >> they may be getting a visit or two. >> i bet you could almost with your watch time how long it is going to be before the guy is offered his job back. who knows, maybe suddenly there is a manager job opening up there. >> you can weigh in on facebook and twitter. coming up, she paid for breakfast for fire fighters who fought a fire in freezing cold. the next day she was fired. why did that happen? >> if you could stop a disease before it happens, would you?

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in the head by a gun man who opened fire at an antigovernment protest. the former miss tourism the fifth person to die amid the country's ongoing political turmoil in venezuela. >> stopping a disease before it even happens? it sounds like science fiction but a new controversial test could breed out the breast cancer gene during in vitro fertilization raising big ethical concerns. could this actually happen and where do we draw the line? joining us now is fox news medical a team dr. marc siegel. we're glad you're here. this is a controversial issue combining two things that are hot buttons for women in particular. breast cancer to find out if you have this gene and now looking at embryos prior to implementation into the woman's body and finding out if it has breast cancer gene. can this really happen? >> this technique has been around for awhile called

preimplantation genetics. you're taking the embryo before you implant it, you say there is a problem here. you have a disease. huntington's disease or cystic fibrosis where the child won't do well. you say maybe i'll choose a different embryo. that has been done for awhile. now we're crossing the line over to risk and that is where it gets difficult. the braca gene you have a five times greater chance of getting breast cancer. if we knew an embryo had that gene what would we do? in the future we might be able to manipulate it genetically to get rid of it. everyone has a braca gene but it is a mutation. if it becomes abnormal maybe we'll be able to prevent that. rather than not implanting it. now what we would do is choose a different embryo. that gets very dicey. where are you going to draw

the line on that? slippery slope. are you going to choose to have a boy rather than a girl, someone sw blonde hair rather than blue eyes. someone that looks like you rather than brian. a situation with star trek. you could end up in a situation where you breed a whole society of evil people who are very powerful. >> as the studies increase and we find out there are possibly more genes, we have more and more people likely to have an abnormal breast gene, if you have blood relatives that have had breast cancer, these things lend themselves to a higher risk in terms of breast cancer, does that become a reason to not implant? as we find out, there may be more genes out there. the choices we'll have to look at that and evaluate will broaden as well. >> i want to be clear, the information you're talking about now, the a.t.m. gene,

breast cancer related genes. i want everyone to know, the more we can test embryos before they're implanted to find out what the risks are, to find out what the diseases are, this is medicine. the question is what you do with the information. that is the ethics part. i want to know the information. you're right, we're finding out exciting information more and more about your risks of breast cancer. we need to know that going in. i want my patients to say to me i was tested when i was an embryo and this is my risk of getting diabetes, this is my risk of getting heart disease. it will help me as a doctor. when i get nervous is when we start doing something to change life. >> deciding how to live your life or how to treat during the course of your life rather than deciding whether that life is worth it or not. dr. marc siegel, thank you. >> 50% of children that have braca gene parents will get the braca gene.

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russians were protesting in front of our embassy about a call the line judge made? >> they take it very seriously over there. >> the pressure on that ice. >> you're picketing our embassy? it's hockey. >> it hofs russia. >> it's more than that. >> you can't yell at a diplomat. >> it's like a religion over there. >> why are you making excuses? >> i'm just explaining why they would do it. the good news is the united states could actually win a gold medal in hockey today because they take on canada on the women's side. >> that's true. very good point. thank you very much, i appreciate it. >> i like the cross of info here. >> i might have been sochi is centric for awhile. >> i did watch that game. it was so fascinating, so close. >> the u.s.-russian game? >> yeah. really cool. >> who were you pulling for? >> who do you think? >> i'm just making small

talk. >> u.s.a. all the way. remember the story of the little girl who disappeared? we were telling you about it yesterday. we have new details this morning about that tragic kidnapping and murder of a ten-year-old girl in missouri. we're now hearing about witnesses. they tried to stop the man who grabbed hailey owens in front of her home. >> he was yelling at her saying get away from the car and telling him don't touch her, don't touch her. the man grabbed her and put her in the truck and sped off really fast. i got in my car and tried to chase him. >> neighbors chased that truck through traffic but eventually lost sight of it. they did get a license plate which led cops to kreb woods' house. he is now behind bars this morning. they did find her little body. heather levy shelled

out $83 of her own money to pay the mcdonald's bill for fire fighters. they had just finished putting out fire in the freezing cold weather. when a different fire fighter department came in that day she called the boss and corporate office to see if they would pay for her meal. they said no. she and her co-workers picked up that tab and levy was fired. >> i wish the communities would change and help each other out. i wish that things didn't have to be the way they are. and if losing my job is going to speak out for the community, that's what it's going to do. >> her boss says she was let go for swearing to a superior. they call the vatican the holy sea but pope francis had trouble seeing at all because of the winds. the wind blew so hard his hat flew off his head at one

point. despite the wind, the pope, as you can see, he carried on. focused. would you fall for this, brian? >> president roosevelt passed away this morning due to natural causes at a very old age. do you have any codough lenses to give to the -- condolences to give to the family? >> he was a good man and sorry for his passing. >> i hope the country can remember a great man at this time in his family's mourning. >> that is wrong. are these actors? the jimmy kimmel show putting americans' history knowledge to the test on presidents' day. they went around telling them former president franklin roosevelt just died. f.d.r. actually died in 1945. those are your headlines, my friends. >> that's a little depressing. one of the reasons why every time you see a study of where around the world

the smart people are with students and stuff like that, we're always way down in the 20's, 30's or 40's. >> maybe they were just caught off guard. >> but we do miss president roosevelt. may he rest in peace. >> we've got his highway. >> as you know, it's been such a bad winter that we have ice on many lakes and many rivers. but in huron county, michigan, dynamite is being used to break up ice along a river. this is to prevent flooding as temperatures warm up. it's the first time the county used explosives in years because of how harsh this winter has been. we have a storm system to talk about today that is going to be interacting with warm temperatures across the country. i first want to show you the high temperatures because they're going to be well above average out here. we're going to be seeing them reaching the 50's in some cities like in chicago, in cleveland and 47 degrees for your high temperature in new york city.

well above average temperatures out here. that warm air is going to be setting the stage for several thunderstorms. they could actually produce severe weather, anywhere from louisiana up into parts of the midwest with damaging winds, large hail and isolated tornadoes being a concern. that system head east. tomorrow we're going to be seeing that risk across sections of the southeast and mid-atlantic. again, severe weather a big concern out here. behind the system up to a foot of snow in parts of minnesota, wisconsin, the u.p. of michigan and blizzard warnings in effect out here because we could actually see wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. >> that's a blizzard. >> that's a blizzard. a foot of snow and 50 mile-an-hour winds. >> keeps the pope indoors. >> the pope was predicting them. thanks, maria. the hit show "arrow" will be coming back for a third season. >> colton haynes, the actor

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>> i want to have a family. that is important to me. i have the utmost respect for guys that have kids and families. you miss so many things. i don't know how you guys do it really. >> his teammates in the back room there. jeter announced he's retiring after the 2014 season. steve, say something unrelated. >> will do that. support slipping for president obama. a new poll shows voters having a change of heart about our chief executive. the majority of independents and democrats say they regret reelecting the president. so are voters disillusioned about president obama's broken promises? pollster frank lutz joins you now. >> most presidents do suffer, their popularity drops in their fifth and sixth year. but why this is significant is barack obama's popularity is individual. it is about he himself, not his policies. democrats are hoping he can carry them to keeping the senate in 2014.

but the numbers i'm looking at is that obama is dropping specifically among voters in their 40's and 50's, high propensity to vote people and he's dropping independents. >> we cited a poll yesterday that was conducted by the economist in yougov.com. it showed a majority of americans, 71% of the people who voted for the president regret voting for the president. is that because he made a lot of promises and now they feel perhaps betrayed or lied to? >> barack obama was very effective in raising expectations. we genuinely thought things were going to be different. what we've seen is hyperpartisanship, an economy he promised would be better but most people don't feel it. and promises on health care that have clearly been broken. and he doesn't accept accountability. if i was a democrat in

congress, a senate candidate from arkansas, louisiana, i would never invite him into my state. he's upside down in popularity by 30% or 40%. he's the kiss of death for senate candidates. for those in more marginal states because he doesn't accept accountability, which is the number one answer american people want, he's hurting the democratic party now. >> one of the things, frank, is the mainstream media. for the most part they have carried the president's water since he was running for president and now they're reluctant to report the bad news. almost as if there is no news rather than the bad news. >> if you want to hold the president accountable, the one way you can do that is in an election. you can say to his party's candidates, even if the president won't accept accountability, i'm going to use you as my vehicle to be heard. and that's really what the republican strategy needs to be for 2014. you want to send a message to washington, you can do so on election day. >> if the message is about

obamacare in november, the republicans probably would do pretty well, don't they? >> i look at 2012, 2010, they had every opportunity to recapture the senate and you had candidates that made stupid mistakes. they have to be perfect and the president refuses to accept accountability. if those two things happen, you can see a flip in 2014. >> he is a pollster, one of america's best. >> one of america's best? >> i meant number one. thank you, frank. go on wikipedia now. you change your own account? >> you can't. you're not allowed to do it. somebody has to do it for you. >> somebody fix frank's account. you watch, somebody will. coming up, a showdown you don't want to miss. hear from the atheist who forced a hotel to remove

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going to approve this decision? , then that is a violation of the first amendment. >> clearly. you look at what was revealed last year where they associated the associated press, james rosen because they were involved in somebody who was leaking information to them. next thing you know, you put those things together, it's chilling. >> absolutely chilling. chilling is a term of art to people that study the constitution and it basically means you are afraid to express yourself fully because the federal agents are look over your shoulder. guess what? >> they're listen not guilty on your phone calls. >> we already know that. it beats me because they're listening exactly to what i'm saying. >> they're paging you? >> just about. they are reading our e-mails. they're reading our texts. they're look at our bank statements. they're reading our utility bills. they know everything about us.

>> they took out my garbage last flight. >> now they want to know ahead of time what news we're going to cover. what the president forgot to say is that this freedom is not just necessary and vital, it's absolutely guaranteed in the first amendment beyond dispute. there is no case that stands for the contrary of that proposition. >> can this survive based on the pressure that it's going to receive? >> i don't think so. it's great question. this is a radical new era of tyranny for the white house. i can't imagine it getting to first base. >> what do you recommend roger ailes do? >> if the fcc shows up here, mr. ailes, throw them out! unless they have a search warrant from a judge, which they'll never get. >> i can't imagine any editor or any boss at any news outlet allowing them in because right now, it is voluntary, isn't it? >> all these things -- >> are always voluntary. >> this is like joe biden putting his arm on the shoulder of the president of bp saying, we need 20 billion bucks.

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good morning. it's thursday, february 20. we begin with a fox news alert. a brand-new terror warning, explosives packed in shoes could be on board planes headed to the united states. the breaking details in a live report. and a showdown you don't want to miss. >> imagine the outcry if somebody opened up the bedside table at public supported institution and found a koran. >> we're talking about the bible. >> wow. hear from the atheist who forced a hotel to remove the holy book from guest rooms. >> and remember this? the family that took over the internet with their christmas jammies viral video? well, they're back. ♪ they're playing something i don't know what ♪

♪ mommy, daddy, move your butt ♪ the kids are staying home. >> now they moved on to snow days down there and they're going to be live with us this hour. thank you very much for joining us on this thursday because mornings are better with friends. >> you're watching "fox & friends". >> thank you very much. >> big hour coming your way. senator scott brown is in the bullpen. he'll be talking about what the republicans possibly need to do to get back the senate and win some of those battleground states. >> no surrender there. >> right. >> but don't give yourself away. >> that's right. >> we may have a surprise for him in a moment. but we got our lead story and it's a fox news alert. a threat to the homeland. bombs on airplanes? it's brand-new warning for travelers this morning. elizabeth prann live with what we need to know about traveling via the air and if we're going to get an extra screening. >> that's right. good morning.

recent intelligence gathered by the department of homeland security warns airlines it's time to be extra cautious, specifically when it comes to international flights coming into the u.s. airport screeners will be expanding their use of shoe swabbing, focusing on the possibility of smuggled explosives. they're not releasing a specific threat or one specific country of origin, it could have been information gathered from the national security agency and experts say it was, quote, very recent intelligence. >> it's obviously a serious threat or they wouldn't have gone public with it. but the administration still contending that al-qaeda is on the run and that it's on the path to defeat and this obviously flies in the face of that. >> this threat has put travel industry on alert for some time. just before the olympics, authorities warned explosives could be smuggled onto flights to russia inside toothpaste tubes. now this warning is not said to be connected at this point and the increased security is out of

an abundance of caution. >> we're going to see more activity, more screening, more random questions to individuals. all of this based on the fact that there is a threat and that threat is not forever, but government needs to do more about it. >> the last time we focused on notwear and flying was back in december of 2001. that's when attempted shoe bomber richard reid tried to light bombs hidden in his sneakers on a flight from paris to miami. the fuse wouldn't ignite and authorities were able to snag him before anybody was hurt. dhs says travelers may notice additional searches and swabs in the near future, especially if they are flying internationally. back to you guys. >> we thank you very much for the live report from the dc bureau. what's interesting, they're still working on shoe bombs. even though they tried in the past to ignite them and it hasn't worked. just the fact that they're still working on it, they must have some confidence that they've come up with some new scenario

where they can sneak them by. we heard that thing she just depicted a moment ago about in advance of the sochi olympics where they were looking for toothpaste tubes or cosmetic tubes, something in there, maybe combined with the shoes? who knows? they're still after the shoe bomb. >> keep in mind, you have this story which got everyone worried about terror and al-qaeda. then we had the story about 45 minutes ago about this group that discovered this 22 al-qaeda sympathizing camps within this country. >> villages. >> islamic extremist camp and the f.b.i. is watching them right here in the u.s., including probably the biggest one this dallas. then you figure this videotape released in court yesterday that showed that one of bin laden's -- the shoe bomber on camera saying that bin laden was determined to attack us after 9-11 because he believes our economy was one big link on a chain and if we could blow up another link, which would be another plane, that would destroy the air industry and bring our economy to its knees.

>> the trifecta of all the intelligence coming in now certainly lends itself to the thought that maybe we should be refocusing. not the fact that al-qaeda is on the run, that we need to focus on the security. we actually spoke to brian morrow earlier about this village that you were referencing and this is what he had to say. >> according to the locals, this specific camp sardine set-up in the late 1980s in texas, they've engaged in all sorts of murders and bomb plots, but after one of their camps in colorado was shut down, they decide to pull back a little bit because they didn't want the sacrifice their entire network. they're preaching jihad. they still follow this radical pakinstani cleric that they believe is god and they are a dangerous group and you can see it in the language of the f.b.i.'s documents we've released. >> and as he told us, ryan did, they tracked down a terror camp in texas, as you said. but because they are american citizens, this is not being adjudicated by anybody other

than local law enforcement at this point. and he also said there have been a rash of murders and other things that have been tracked back to some of these organizations. >> he said at least ten murders, one disappearance in his research. fire bombing, attempted fire bombings, two explosive bombings. >> doesn't sound good. tossing over to ainsley who will tell us what else is happening, especially in the ukraine. >> thank you so much. new round of violence less than a day after ukraine's president announced a cease fire. this is a live look where at least 18 more people are dead this morning. this after 28 were killed in the days before the truce. hundreds have been camped out since november hoping to keep ukraine out of russian president putin's grasp. president obama announcing there would be consequences if the violence continued. but others think the president is letting putin dictate foreign

affairs. >> the old axiom, into any vacuum a leader will eventually come. putin has been handed this by what is essentially jimmy carter on steroids. if you could have imagined that someone is happy that obama is president has to be jimmy carter 'cause he's no longer the worst president in our history. >> the european union is holding an emergency meeting today to talk about option. two american security officers found dead on the mirsk alabama. former navy seals jeffrey reynolds and mark kennedy. both 44 years old. police are not saying how they died, but they did rule out foul play. it was the ship at the center of the captain phillips saga docked in madagascar when the men were discovered. new overnight, a major leak of radioactive material at the troubled fukushima nuclear plant in japan. the material is highly contaminated water which flowed over a barrier and into the

ground. the company that operates that plant says the leak has been stopped and the water will not reach the ocean. they're storing an enormous amount of radioactive material since 2011 when a massive earthquake sparked a meltdown. an update on the soldier in that photo that captivated our country. last fall army ranger josh harget managed this beautiful salute from his hospital bed. he was being given the purple heart at the time after surviving an ied attack in afghanistan. everyone in the room thought that he was unconscious at the time. the update now? look at this. josh is not only walking loosing prosthetic leg, but he and his wife are expecting their first child in may. congratulations to them. those are your headlines. >> great story. >> thank you very much. you go to a hotel, what can you expect? complimentary soap.

meanwhile, you're in the shower, sometimes the shampoo and mouth wash look exactly alike. these are the type of things that happen in a hotel room. >> there at the hotel memorial union in aims, iowa, which is part of iowa state university where once upon a time, iowa was on the faculty, in their guest rooms -- >> wait a second, you were on the faculty there? >> i was. i was on the faculty. >> weren't you work in a disco? >> no, no. that was in kansas. >> after the disco. >> yeah. it was after the disco. after i was a plumber. at the union, they've got guest rooms and in the guest rooms they've had the gideon bible, as most hotel rooms do in the united states of america. well, apparently somebody complained to the freedom from religion foundation and they said that because the hotel is part of the iowa state public university system, they really can't endorse one religion over another and so the atheist group got the university to agree to get rid of the bibles and they're going to put them instead in the library.

>> starting march 1, they're going to move them all down to the library. last night sean hannity and the leader of the atheist group battled over the bible and the removal. take a listen. >> why would a university place a religious book in a hotel room? >> 'cause they want to. because they think their customers want it. >> unless there was a message of endorsement. we think you should be reading this book or we think you would want to read this book. imagine the outcry if somebody opened up their bedside table at a public supported institution and found the god illusion or found the koran. >> we're talking about the bible. >> you know, it's 2014. you would think there are a lot bigger issues facing the country other than just complaining about a 400-page bible being in the night stand. it's just a matter of time probably before somebody starts complaining, you know, the catholic channel is on my television.

>> sure. why not just remove it for the night. >> just saying. should iowa state have put up a fight or just caved like they did or what? e-mail us or you can facebook us or twitter us. >> or if you were in one of steve's classes, when you were on the faculty there. >> here is the story, i was work for the abc affiliate which was based in ames, owned by iowa state university. even though i was a reporter, technically i was considered faculty and wound up with a teacher's pension. >> wow. >> get out of here! >> tenure. >> i have an ever changing life. >> i love your history. >> people in wickipedia can't keep up. let's change this, honey. >> we're going to find out more about steve, but in the meantime, senate republicans not able to get much done these days. but could that all change in november? up next, scott brown, he's going to see what races could turn around back into the gop's hands.

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from a presidential executive power grab to a democratic-controlled senate, seems like republicans in washington are stuck. but that could all change after this year's mid terms. joining us now is former u.s. senator and fox news contributor, scott brown. good morning. we're glad to have you here. we got a lot to go through 'cause these races are important and it could be a shift in power when it comes time for republicans here. what do you think will happen in

arkansas? we've got mark pryor, but there has been a shift in terms of polling there. he voted for the stimulus package, tarp, a lot of those topics are kind of turned in the minds of voters there. right now, 55% of arkansas residents are unfavorable when they talk about obamacare. what do you think his chances are against cotton? could be an upset. >> i think you need to talk about not only that race, but the other races. this is what they all have in common. three things. number one, each and every democrat voted for obamacare. they were the deciding vote. number two, they each and every one of them voted against the grandfathering amendments that would have protected people's health care and doctors. number three, they've been running around their states posing as moderates and independents, yet in reality, they vote 97, 98, 99% of the time with the president and his liberal agenda. i think he's in trouble and

that's evidenced by the poll numbers. >> okay. so what about you mentioned running. side note, photo ops with the president when he comes into town, we see a running away from him. is that the kiss of death, as frank luntz put it, a photo with the president for the democrats? >> of course. each and every one of them have sound bites where they said listen, if you like your health care, you can keep it. it's not going to cost you anymore money. in actuality, they can't keep it. they're losing their health care plans. they're paying more money and yes, the president is not helpful in these areas. they're not helpful in alaska. you have begich in alaska, you have a strong oil drilling state, yet he's with the president with his anti-oil stance, antes business stance in that regard. you've got new hampshire, virginia where you have the senators vote 99, high 90s respectively and they completely in the tank voting with harry reid and the president. it's hurtful to them. >> let's get specific with north carolina.

kay hagin versus tillis, what's going on 42% right now are seeming to side with tillis. >> bottom line, same thing again. remember when kay was running against her prior opponent when she first ran, she said, that person was voting 92% with the president at that time. guess what? kay hagin, i wrote a note, is 96% with the president. she's clearly in lockstep with the majority party. she's voted once again. she was the deciding vote on obamacare. she said you could keep it. people are angry. and people need to get their heads out of the sand in this country and hold these folks accountable because of them, they lost their health care, paying more for insurance and the economy is stagnant. >> how much are these topics going to play in louisiana in terms of stronghold there? we've got landrieu versus cassidy. only 10% undecided. but it's not looking good for her. >> that's a toss-up.

obviously she has connections, strong connections, family connections in very powerful voting bloc cities. hard worker. that's more of a toss-up than the other two. >> when are we going to see your name on one of these races in the future coming up for senate? >> listen, i'm obviously taking things into consideration. i'm going to make some decisions and we'll see what happens. but bottom line is each and every one of these folks that voted for obamacare and are crushing businesses as a result of all these new taxes and regulations associated with it need to be held accountable. people need to do one thing. they can counter all the negativity, all the money, all the super pacs that are trying to distort these good candidates' records who are running to take these senators out and they have a very powerful weapon and that's the vote. they need to get out and vote for the folks that want to get back in there and change things because the only way you're going to make a difference is to change the senate and have the ability to battle against the president. >> i'm sorry about this. this is just coming across.

this is just coming across now. i'm sorry to bother you. senator, if you have a monitor, we're just getting video in that we need you to comment on and that's one thing -- this is what is described as senator scott brown on the stage. he is singing with cheap trick. senator, would you care to comment on this right now? ♪ ♪ >> did you not! we just lost the satellite. i cannot believe this. we just lost his satellite. i was in the breaking news mode. >> he has rehearsal for his next concert apparently. >> this was a prop. this was blank. he refuses to answer the question! >> typically a straight shooter he is. >> why didn't he give himself away? >> no surrender is what i say. >> we'll check back in. i'm sorry. >> thank you, brian. with the rock'n'roll update.

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parents and teachers could soon be allowed to spank kids hard enough to leave a mark. it's a proposed bill in kansas and it's getting a lot of attention nationwide. does it indeed cross the line? let's ask a doctor and pastor of new olive baptist church and dr. charles williams, a psychology professor at drexel university. first, dr. williams, do you have a problem with this new legislation that allow teachers within parameters to strike a child? >> you know what?

not only do i have a problem with it, but the law has a problem with it, both federal law, which we passed in the early '70s, making child abuse illegal, but also in the state of kansas. one of the indicators of child abuse and neglect are physical indicators of being hit or beaten leaving bruises and marks. in order for this legislation to be passed, they'd have to undo legislation and laws that have been passed in kansas city and they'd have to ignore the federal law. i don't see that happening any time soon. >> dr. wallom, i know you weighed in. 19 states allow corporal punishment in schools. do you think this is for the benefit? >> definitely for the benefit. i tell you what the law has a problem with, that is kids who are not spanked, kids who are out of control, like the texas case, the affluenza case where the kid killed four people and given a slap on the wrist.

what you're going to have is poor kids, the opposite of affluenza, it will be kids who are on the outside and who don't get disciplined. we better discipline them and we better do it right. >> dr. williams, is it 100%, in your judgment, with their corporal punishment does not work? >> it's not just corporal punishment. but this legislation says they want to be able to leave a mark and bruise the child. i can't imagine an adult, a caring person advocating for a policy where you want to hit a child to the point where a bruise is left. now, speaking as someone trained in psychology, i can't imagine either that you would think the best way to shape and modify a child's behavior is through corporal punishment because the research says it doesn't work. so when you have kids having problems, it's not about them not getting beat enough, it's about their parents not knowing how to set boundaries and limits, how to supervise them and how to do those kinds of things that prevent kids from acting out. it's not about beating them into submission. that's very cruel and archaic.

>> light skinned people like me shows you will bruise. if you don't discipline them at an appropriate time, they will grow out of control. >> why does discipline have to be beating them? >> by the parents -- >> why do you have to beat them? that doesn't make sense. >> about you there are rules, you're bringing up a good point. parents can opt out. >> absolutely. nobody says beating. >> exactly. >> that's what corporal punishment is. corporal punishment is a euphemism for beating. those parents who do use corporal punishment. >> but there are rules to it. this is in the proposed legislation. representative finally says for years i've been dealing with children's issues in juvenile offenders. i find for the most part they're not children in need of care,

but are, in fact, oppositional defiant children in need of discipline. it is time to allow parents to take control of their children's lives to save them from a future life of breaking rules and laws on a whim. >> and that makes absolute sense. >> but you do that by loving them, by providing them with the things that they need, by caring for them. >> when that doesn't work, this legislator wants to have another option. great debate. both of you have strong arguments. thank you so much. >> thank you. up next, you just saw scott brown trying to dodge my question. but he comes back right after the break to answer the question, does he indeed like cheap trick? and have you seen the hilarious video about snow days? the parents who made that video are here next. ♪ before the coffee even gets poured ♪ ♪ but they're dressed and waiting right by the door ♪ ♪ they're planning something, i don't know what ♪

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if i didn't know any better, i would think that was scott brown singing with cheap trick last sunday night. what's that about, senator? i saw you conveniently unplug the satellite a minute ago when brian kilmeade asked you a tough question! >> i had breaking news! >> obviously it was a democratic plot. >> senator, what is that? when did you learn how to play the guitar? >> i started about a year ago and played with them in june. i got another chance to play with them sunday night. rick neilson is a great guitarist. robin, tom, dax, legendary band, wonderful, wonderful men, hard working guys. it was just one of the highlights of my adult life. what can i say? >> no stage fright there for you, senator. >> no. it was really a wonderful -- people are great there. they really rocked out. it was a lot of fun. i'm looking forward to do doing more of that stuff. >> any significance to the fact that you were singing the song

"surrender"? >> none whatsoever. it's actually the opposite of how i actually live my life. no. i'm looking forward to playing with them again. we've developed a wonderful relationship. i'm music parodying and copyright issues, met them in dc and we developed a positive relationship. like i said, great guys, hard work. they're concerned like everybody else about the high cost of business, high cost of health care and everything else. >> i have an offer for you. we have a summer concert series here. if you can talk cheap trick into appearing with you this summer, it's a date! >> consider it done. i'll be on the phone right after i hang up. >> very nice! >> allall right. >> you better rehearse. >> thanks a lot, senator. have a great day. >> i'm all set. don't worry. >> there is nothing he can't do. >> triple threat. >> two daughters set to be married this year. >> you need a side job, you got

to have two daughters getting married within a month of each other. >> sorry, honey, i joined a band to pay for the wedding. >> which one? >> cheap trick. >> ainsley is here with other headlines. >> thanks. here are your headlines this morning. the stars and stripes carried into battle have often been made in china. did you know that? those american flags, they're now banned in the u.s. military. the new law is requiring flags that are bought by the department of defense to be made in america. the change is not cheap, however. chinese-made flags cost a lot less than the all american ones. we told you yesterday about the fur wearing new york city principal who was getting fired. but get this, this morning we are hearing that she could still collect full pay on 100 sick days she's stockpiled. this even though she was reportedly fired for coming to work late all the time and often not showing up at all. ex-business partner of the

real wolf of wall street slamming paramount pictures with a $25 million lawsuit. >> how does this work? >> big money sign. >> they get launched. >> they stick. >> this is their gift. they're built to be thrown, like a lawn dart. film makes him look like a drug user and a criminal. but what really got to him were the jokes about his toupee in the movie. he said it was mocked throughout the film. green says that his portrayal of the film is damaging his reputation. those are your headlines. back to you guys. >> all comes back to the fake hair. remember the family we introduced you to who outdid the traditional christmas card with a christmas pajama rap that went viral? >> they are back and this time they're taking on the frustrations of parents everywhere, the dreaded snow day. ♪ before the coffee even gets

poured ♪ ♪ they're dressed and waiting right by the door ♪ ♪ they're planning something, i don't know what ♪ ♪ mommy, daddy, move your butt ♪ school is closed, the kids are staying home ♪ >> the video has become an internet sensation, especially with the snow we're gotting. over 800,000 views since last week. >> we're going to show you why. joining us now are ken and penn holder. we're so glad to see you because you're speaking the language of all the parents out there. it's our theme song this winter. >> thank you for having us. >> we were up in new york and you guys had like the worst slush day ever. do you remember that? you stepped on the curb and there was three feet of water. >> you need a life guard. >> we call that slush hour. so explain how this works, penn. i understand you wrote the song the night before and then what did you do? >> we got up and we filmed it. we put it on an iphone and we kind of drove through the

neighborhood and no one could really hear it. so it was us mouthing the words. >> he was playing the song on the iphone. we kind of sang it as we went. >> we looked ridiculous, i'm sure. >> we love it. we want everyone to see 'cause i love this part where you go through the time line of what a snow day is like. i want everyone to see it. ♪ we're sledding down the driveway through the grass ♪ ♪ 8:00 a.m. ♪ neighbors screams ♪ he's going way too fast ♪ the kids from around the block they trash our house ♪ ♪ which happens every time they cancel class ♪ ♪ 10:00 a.m., we're headed back outside again ♪ >> that's our schedule. >> at some point it always starts out great, but then it kind of just peters out. >> it was so much fun for like five minutes. >> maybe ten. >> then you can't feel your fingers and your toes and the kids are bored after about an hour. >> and they want hot chocolate and the neighbors come over and the place is a pig sty.

>> then you're stuck inside for three days. >> sure. the kids want hot chocolate. but mom and dad, we know what you want. here is another clip. ♪ bread and milk, there is one long line ♪ ♪ but all we really need this week is wine ♪ ♪ as we dip back with it all we are dreading the robo calls ♪ ♪ public schools are closed tomorrow again. good luck with that. >> that is fantastic. >> very nice. on christmas jammies, i remember my kids showed me that. i saw it and at the end of it issues it was announced, penn, that you had left your job as a tv anchor and starting a production company. so congratulations. you're doing a lot of viral videos and a lot of people are paying attention to. >> thank you. and that was kind of the hope, that people could see this and say we'd be interested in using your talents for our company that's selling whatever.

we've gotten a loft interesting e-mails. >> worst comes to worst, phone no one saw it, it kept everybody busy all snow day, right? >> absolutely. it was great family time. the kids were very into it. it was a lot of fun. >> you're like the jacksons. >> the most productive snow day. >> by the way, kim and penn, where are the kids right now? >> they are coloring in the room next door. >> oh, good. >> very nice. >> there is no more snow days. it's supposed to be sunny today. >> penn, before you go, what's the name of your production company that you and your wife run? >> it's called green room communications. the web site is visit the greenroom.com. we have more videos like this. i'm going to do another one. it comes to us, random things. >> if you could weave "fox & friends" into your next one, we'll weave you right into the show. >> brian will even dance. >> we'll think about it. thank you. >> thanks for being with us this morning. have fun.

we look forward to the next. >> thank you. so in the last ten minutes, we have gotten ourselves into a viral video and we've invited scott brown on with cheap trick. >> more musical acts coming your way. >> we get people on the show and put them in opposition. >> and they commit. >> coming up, it's been a staple in your local mall for years. but not anymore. the food court favorite, we're going to tell you which one is closing their doors. >> oh, my. then is he has been called the teacher's union worst enemy. the reason kids are getting a better education. meet the super woman reformer turning around our school system. >> first, the trivia question of the day, born on this day in 1967, this actor is best known as billy campbell on "melrose place." who is it? be first. it is a race. ♪ ♪ across america, people like basketball hall of famer

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time for news by the numbers. first, one. at least 1 million tickets -- one winning ticket for the $425 million powerball jackpot was sold at a gas station in california. the winning numbers, 1, 17, 35, 49, 54, and the powerball is 34. next, 155. that's how many sbarro restaurants are closing, mostly in mall food courts where business has slowed down. finally -- i got yelled at. finally, 101 years old, that's the age of joe newman. he will run his florida 16th congressional district. why? he's worried about the future of the country. good job. >> that's great. the urgent need for education reform in the united states. now with the success of 22 charter schools here in new york city, is our next guest the

super woman, educator that reformers have been waiting for? eva is founder of success academy charter schools and joins us live here in new york city. good morning to you. >> nice to be here. >> i just read about you in the "wall street journal" over the weekend. they refer to you as teachers union enemy number one. what are you doing right at the charter schools that you operate as opposed to what the public schools are doing right now? >> well, teaching and learning is our religion and we are educating kids at the highest level, so much so that they are outperforming kids in wealthy suburban areas. >> okay. i know you would hate to brag on yourself, so let's put into perspective how her charter schools are doing. they ranked in the top 1% of all new york schools in math. you can see the success academy at 82%. versus new york state schools at 31%. then you ranked in the top 7% of all new york schools in english. 58% as opposed to 26% for new

york state schools. why is it that the teachers unions don't embrace whatever you're doing, because you would think everybody is in this to teach our kids as much as we possibly can. >> we have an educational crisis not only in new york city but around the country. >> absolutely. >> and we are a threat. we're not trying to be a threat, but we are a threat because our kids perform at the highest level. so there is not a problem with the children. there is a problem with the system of public education that is not delivering for children and families. the teachers union is part of the problem. >> sure. i read that one of the things you do with the success academies, if a teacher is doing a great job, they get a little more money. >> well, we recognize performance. it's just high performance organization has to recognize performance. >> but that's one of the things that teachers unions generally do not endorse. they want everybody to get paid the same. >> correct. and we have a whole career

pathway for teachers who are excellent. we have something called lab site teachers and they do get paid more. >> why is it that unions still, the teachers unions still do have such a stranglehold on many of americans' public school systems? >> they've had a political operation for a very, very long time and they influence the state capitals and city halls. they are deeply immersed in local politics and education is so locally controlled. >> one of the unique challenges facing you is you share a lot of spaces with public schools here in the new york city area. so half the school is the success academy. the charter school. and the other half is the public school. to your credit, you're actually doing better than the public school across the hall. i got to figure the public school people over there don't like the fact that you're doing so well. >> well, it's obviously co- location is hard because there is a difference in performance.

but it's really not the co--located schools that has the problem. it's the mobilized special interest that is kind of creating divisiveness. >> we have educators from all across the country looking in right now. if you could give them one piece of advice right now on how to motivate kids and get more done, what would that be? >> we have to work harder, first of all. it's old-fashioned to say, but we are not working as hard as kids in china or india and that is part of their success. we also have to have a more rigorous education. what we are doing mathematically in this country is far below what countries around the world are doing and so i embrace rigor. >> you certainly do. it's paying off. thank you very much for joining us from the success academy. >> thanks for having me. >> you bet. it's about ten minutes before the top of the hour. next up, the united states not as free as it used to be. so how can we get that freedom back? john stossel just returned from the liberty conference with some

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topics like the constitution. i think we have a clip of that. >> the best way to insure constitutional liberty is secured is to enforce the constitution and that means sue, sue, sue. we go to court and make your argument and you insist, the constitution says this, now it's up to you, judge, or you, court of appeals, or you, u.s. supreme court, to follow what's written there. >> civic legal foundation. these kids now, they're all eager to -- they know more about the constitution than i ever knew or knew now and asked great questions. it's exciting to be there. >> you like that message? >> well, i don't like suing all the time. but in a case of the government, that's sometimes all you have to do to stop them. >> because it's clear to a lot of people the government is overstepping its authority. and it's the only thing you can do is sue, that's what you got to do. >> the constitution does say the powers are limited to this and

now the attitude is, we can do whatever we think is good for people. everything. >> defend your freedom somehow. katherine, she took on the topic of legalization of drugs -- >> colleges are banning these e-cigarettes. i'll play the clip if we can. >> i think legal drugs are safer drugs and that's probably the best place to start with your e-cigarette. this is a safer product than a regular cigarette. that's because somebody figured out how to make money selling us drugs that we want to consume. >> okay. >> that had to get a bit of a reaction. you have an e-cigarette here. are these being banned? >> these are being banned by colleges. >> why? >> maybe you would lead people to smoke. there is -- there can be nicotine if you're hooked on cigarettes. this is a way to get off. this has no nicotine. there is no smell, no harm to anybody else. this eagerness, we can make the world a better place by banning things is something these

students, i'm excited to see, is a problem. >> libertarians. >> they're smart and libertarian s. some day you'll learn that. >> it's all about smaller government and stay out of our business. >> the government is to forget our safety and free people left alone accomplish wonderful things. >> and john stossel, your prop budget continues to amaze. where you get all this money to bring props on our show and open up lemonade stands, it's incredible. >> we've got scott brown singing with cheap trick. >> yeah. >> check out stossel tonight on fox business. they'll be talking about that. >> another live audience. >> thank you. coming up straight ahead, it's the flag he fought for. but now it cost him his job. a decorated veteran fired for replacing a worn out american flag at his place of work. your e-mails are pouring in on that. bob massi is opening up the mail bag, answering all of your real estate questions, like is a reverse mortgage a good idea?

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good morning. today is thursday, february 20. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. a frightening warning about possible shoe bombs on planes headed for the united states. what this means if you're traveling. and words from the campaign trail coming back to haunt president obama. >> biggest problem that we're facing right now has to do with george bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through congress at all. >> but it turns out that wasn't the only self-imposed rule he was willing to break. we've got a list of things that he says we should do, but -- and should not do, but he does. coming up. >> all right. he fought to defend the stars

and stripes. then he got fired for it. a decorated veteran punished for replacing a tattered flag. your e-mails are pouring in. we gathered them up and we're going to read them out loud because mornings are better with us, which means better with friends. >> you're watching "fox & friends"! that's a great way to begin your day. >> thank you, don king. >> wherever you are. >> wherever you are. >> listen, we got a lot to discuss in the final hour of the show. we've done a great job boobing elisabeth again. and we begin with a fox news alert. >> let's run the animation. we got a brand-new warning for travelers this morning. shoe bombers perhaps on planes. joining us from dc with brand-new details, elisabeth ran. what do we know? >> good morning. intelligence collected by u.s. officials indicate terror groups may be working on new shoe bomb designs and the department of homeland security is alerting airlines to be cautious,

specifically at international flights coming to the u.s. from overseas which means yes, you may see more airport screeners swabbing more shoes for residue. while officials have not released a specific threat or country of origin, it could have been information gathered from the national security agency. >> when the government let's us know about this kind of threat, it comes from the national security agency, nsa. usually an intercept of perhaps a cell phone conversation. >> just before the olympics, authorities warned explosives could be smuggled on flights to russia inside toothpaste tubes. this recent warning is not said to be connected at this point. >> because of the sochi olympics, there has been more chatter to begin with and i think now what you're seeing is really not only an increased amount of chatter, but increased awareness among law enforcement since all this stuff has been going on. >> but it does feel eerily

similar back to december of 2001 when richard reid tried to light a bomb hidden in his sneakers on a paris to miami-bounds flight. the fuse wouldn't ignite and authorities nabbed him. he's serving a life sentence. but ever since his failed attack, shoes have been screened at airport security points. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. live report from dc. so those developments there and we're watching them closely and keep you posted on any shoe bombing updates there. those developments are not the only threats to our homeland. dangerous discovery here at home has us terrified. terrorist camp identified in texas. earlier today we spoke with ryan maruo and he brought us some information. there are actually 22 of these villages set up in the united states that have been known and linked to attempted fire bombings, ten murders, disappearances and certainly one in texas.

this is the map that their organization provided us. >> you have a situation where there is 22 separate groups. we know they're muslim. we know that they've been watched. we know that right now homeland security is analyzing. but the f.b.i. has already concluded that this is an area in which they're spending a lot of time and focus. we also know the most extreme limits of these groups ends up in pakistan, looking up and being inspired by one terrorist in particular. >> the information here will i'm sure continue to come in. we'll keep you updated on that. ryan was here, he said they're just sort of under the line, operating under the radar, just enough -- >> they're american citizens. >> the guy is ali galani and very well-known for all the wrong reasons in pakistan. we're going to keep an eye on that. everyone also wonders, is there a terrorist threat at home? actually never went away. just because we decided to look

away. >> 1980 was the day that he gave in terms of the original set-up here in texas. >> so there you go on that. meanwhile, we were talking in the news room yesterday about, have you noticed how the president of the united states, he's kind of been on kind of a do as i say, not do as i do tour. >> do you have examples? >> yes, i do. just take a look. these are things he says we should do, but he winds up doing -- it's kind of crazy. let's take you back to 2008 where the now president of the united states was blasting george bush for executive orders. >> i take the constitution very seriously. the biggest problem that we're facing right now has to do with george bush trying to bring more and more power into the executive branch and not go through congress at all. and that's what i intend to reverse when i'm president of the united states of america. >> okay. really clear, he's not going to do that when he's president. oh, yeah?

now he's president and he's doing it. here he is last week. >> i've got a phone and i can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward. >> so it's a little dichotomy. also when you talk about energy, the president weighed in on that. remember february 14 in california, he weighed in on natural resources and the need. listen. >> we're going to have to make some decisions about how we conserve better, how we allocate water better, how we recycle water better and how we cooperate more effectively. >> of course, he's there in the middle of a drought season over in california. >> right. blaming global warming on the fact that california is out of water. so he's talking about that and yet there the president spent saturday, sunday and monday enjoying some of the state's top water hogs. playing a lot of golf talking

about drought out on the golf course? don't think so. >> another example here, 2007, remember barak obama's position on lobbying. take a listen. >> when you lead, you will not be able to lobby the administration throughout the remainder of my term in office. you will not be able to lead and use the revolving door to cash in on your service. that will not be allowed. >> really? >> the administration's revolving door has been busy ever since then. 395 former lobbyists, including 136 current lobbyists. >> do as i say. not as i do. so it brings some of those together for us. we actually have a whole bunch more, but at 7 minutes after the top of the hour, it's time to turn to ainsley earhart who on this thursday morning -- >> doing double duty. fresh off "the five," keeps rolling. >> i love my job.

a new round of violence after ukraine's president announced a cease fire. this is a live look where the death toll is rising. at least 22 more people are dead. hundreds have been camped out there since november hoping to keep ukraine out of russian president putin's grasp. president obama announcing there would be consequences if violence continues. but others think the president is letting putin dictate foreign affairs. >> the old axiom, into any vacuum a leader will eventually come. putin has been handed this by what is essentially jimmy carter on steroids. if you could have imagined that someone as happy that obama is president has to be jimmy carter 'cause he's no longer the worst president in our history. >> the european union is holding an emergency meeting today to talk about options. and new details this morning about that tragic kidnapping and murder of a ten-year-old girl in missouri. we are now hearing that

witnesses tried to stop the man who grabbed her right in front of her house. >> saying don't go over there. telling him, don't touch her, don't touch her. and i guess the man grabbed her and pulled her in the truck and sped off really fast. i got in my car and tried to chase him. >> neighbors chased the truck through traffic and eventually lost sight of the truck. they were able to get a license plate, which did lead the cops to craig wood's house. little haley was found shot to death in his basement. 45-year-old woods, here is his picture, he's a teacher's aide and a coach. now he could face the death penalty. the two american security officers found dead on the maersk alabama were identified. former navy seals jeffrey reynolds and mark kennedy. both 44 years old. police are not saying how they died, but they did rule out foul play. it was the ship at the center of the captain phillips saga. it was docked on an island near

madagascar when the men were discovered. it's the question that he has asked all the time. what presidential perk does george w. bush miss the most? >> i miss air force one. eight years, they never lost my baggage. >> the former president was in dallas speaking about the need to help post-9-11 veterans and said there is one more thing that he misses. >> i do miss saluting men and women who volunteered to defend our nation during the war. many are coming home and are preparing for new missions as civilians and i intend to salute these men and women for the rest of my life. >> i think we all do. those are your headlines. >> thank you very much. speaking of veterans, 22-year navy vet, rick heileman, has been working at a place called yearwood equipment in fayetteville, tennessee. the flag in front of the building, tattered and torment

yes, the manager, he asked can i replace that? no. he asked him a couple of times. eventually he was so bothered by it, he pulled it down and folded it up. you know what? he got fired by that manager. petey shelton because the navy vet did not follow his orders. that's why he got fired. not for taking down the flag, but not following orders. >> so you weighed in on this and here is what you're saying on facebook and twitter and every other avenue. >> from texas, as a veteran of 24 years, we all sign up to give our lives for what the u.s. flag stands for. we veterans agree, the veteran who was fired should become the new manager. >> wouldn't that be funny? >> robert says, i think it's absolutely ridiculous that the guy's boss fired him over his belief and his pride as an american citizen/military veteran. as a business owner, i raise our symbol -- lower our symbol of freedom every night and every day. >> bonnie from pennsylvania says, he had no business changing the flag because it's

not his business. we all have rights. he violated his employer's rights. it is simple as that. >> that's what the employer thinks. >> that's what the employer argued. >> but if you're going to defend your country for 22 years and you see the symbol of the nation, to your point and it's tattered and torn, you're going to want to fix it. he did it and thousand looking for a new job. >> 12 minutes after the hour. >> coming up, he killed a man during a brutal knockout game attack. but does his punishment fit the crime? we're going to tell you all about that. >> then brand-new government regulations coming your way. this time it's targeting your appliances. sorry, dryer and microwave ♪ ♪ ♪ where you think you're gonna go ♪

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when it comes to the knockout game we've been telling you about, there are no winners and losers because losers end up dead. like 20-year-old colton of minnesota who was walking home about a year and a half ago when he was punched in the head by a stranger. and that young man died a short time later. today his attacker has finally been sentenced to ten years behind bars. does that punishment fit this horrific crime? fox news legal analyst peter johnson, jr., who told us the first incident of knockout on this channel. >> we did. in losing, he lost his life. colton was a great young man, 20-year-old university of minnesota student. he was killed by jesse smithers, who has been sentenced to only ten years, ten years in prison for second degree murder in the state of minnesota. he could have been sentenced for up to 40 years based on that

crime, a crime called a knockout crime by his family who said that it was a totally unanticipated sly rap, a guy getting up out of a car, jesse smithers, and striking mr. gleason dead. he fell unconscious. he awoke for a short time and died thereafter. >> the punishment is ten years. you said he could face up to 40 years. does it seem like that's enough punishment? >> the punishment does not fit the crime in my view. there is a range, based upon a previous criminal history. there was a previous criminal history with regard to this particular defendant. now based upon this particular sentence, and based upon the 16 months he was in jail awaiting trial on this particular crime, he can be out of jail within five years. so jesse smithers can be out on the street in five years for this unprovoked attack on this

young man, colton gleason. the family is absolutely devastated. they were there at the sentencing. julie gleason said there, colton's life was taken that night by smithers who had no right to take it. i have never hated another person in my entire life until now. my heart is broken. smithers denies it's part of the knockout game, but it steams to have every, every indicator of what we know to be the knockout game here in america. >> and i understand there was some suggestion -- question whether or not this could have been a hate crime, but this young man who now is going to spend ten years in jail, he said what he did was a complete accident. >> complete accident. >> how is that a complete accident? you jump out of a car and hit a guy? >> it wasn't classified as a hate crime, but i think we understand it is a hate crime. now this 20-year-old university of minnesota student is dead and

his family grieves. this other young man will be out of prison within five years if he keeps his nose clean. >> complete accident. >> complete injustice in my mind. >> thank you very much. what do you think about that? please e-mail us. coming up, a worker at mcdonald's used her own money to buy breakfast for some firefighters from her town. the next day, she got canned. why did that happen? we have both sides to that story. and are reverse mortgages a good idea? that's just one of the questions you are requesting bob massi as he opens the mail bag coming up next. ♪ ♪ play close. good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks. with soft, meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture ...it's dental that tastes so good.

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quick headlines. new f.b.i. report shows the number of violent crimes going down as gun sales skyrocket. more than 21 million americans applied for background checks in 2013. experts say the push for a stricter gun laws is to blame. and the new target of regulation nation, your appliances. the department of energy proposing new revisions to regulations for a walk-in cooler, freezer and commercial boilers. this is a push by the agency to increase energy efficiency. i'll follow that story. >> thanks, brown. the real estate market is still on the mend. as americans are rebuilding their dreams, they have some questions. so we are reaching into the e-mail bag and getting those questions answered for you. joining me now is fox news legal analyst, bob massi. good morning, bob. >> good morning, elisabeth. >> we're going to talk about the mortgage. the first from florida.

my husband passed away. the house is under water and i have not missed a payment. what should i do? >> first, sorry for your loss. and what you need to do is get probate lawyer who understands real estate. they generally are people that also deal with real estate 'cause they have to sell homes and property. you want to understand what your rights are. what's the consequence if you walk away from this property? are you exposed under the law in the state of florida? can they become a creditor of a probate process if your husband only had a will? these kinds of questions need to be addressed. make sure you see a probate lawyer. ask the right questions. find out what the laws are in the state where you live in florida. and then you'll be able to make the right decision what you need to do. >> tough time for her indeed. kathy from florida says i purchased a home using a 30-year jumbo interest only loan with three options. since 2006, i've only paid the interest. my credit has always been good. can this impact my score?

>> i talked to a friend of mine who is a credit expert the other day. and basically the bottom line is as long as you're current on the arrangement that you've made with your lender, in this case a jumbo loan, your credit won't be impacted because you're abiding by the terms and conditions. i think what you need to do is understand, you're only paying interest. there is no reduction of principal. and i understand that fits within your budget. you need to revisit the type of loan you have. see if there is any way it can be refinanced. you start reducing principal. otherwise you're throwing money away every month on interest. but as it relates to the credit, there is no reason why you should have a credit issue. but always pull your credit report. i pull mine every six months to make sure that things are not reported erroneously on your report. >> okay. that's great advice. we do have a third e-mail anonymously coming in. what do you think of reverse mortgages? >> reverse mortgages are designed for those people over 62 years old who have equity in their home and they basically want additional income.

reverse mortgages are great. they fit the needs of people. but here is the thing, make sure you go to competent people to explain to you the consequence of reverse mortgage once you pass on. what is the responsibility of that person of the estate whenever you pass on? >> what is that? >> understand if there is any hidden fees in reverse mortgage. it plays a very important role in people who need extra income after the age of 62. it's a great asset for people, but please understand it 'cause many times when somebody passes on, those left behind don't really know what they need to do. understand it. it could serve a great purpose in your life. >> great advice as always. bob massi, thanks for being with us this morning. you can e-mail bob your questions. look for the rebuilding dreams section at the bottom of our page. next up, can you imagine the federal government telling fox news to report on certain stories? there is a push to do just that and those details are ahead.

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we're back with a fox news alert. labor department releasing brand-new jobless numbers. they are 336,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week. that's more than was expected, but down from last week. coming up, nicole petallides joins us live from the new york stock exchange to walk our direction. >> you know what? i've got a feeling i know how washington works, they're going to blame the weather. >> you think so? >> yep. you watch. blame the weather. >> blame it on the snow. >> in the northeast. there is a lot of untaxable snow shoveling revenue that was brought in to a lot of households. >> that's right. send the kids out to do some scooping. >> they come back with just cash. >> ainsley earhart, you live here in new york city. who scoops your sidewalk? >> brian does. >> right. again, for the extra untaxable income. >> just good friendship there. >> good news is i don't have a

driveway because i live in an apartment building. >> that's great. >> bad weather in new york, we can handle it here. you guys in the suburbs that we feel sorry for. >> a lot of shoveling. >> here are your headlines. new overnight, a major leak of radioactive material at the troubled fukushima nuclear plant in japan. the material is highly contaminated water which flowed over a barrier and then into the ground. the company that operates this plant says the leak has been stopped now and the water will not reach the ocean. they're storing an enormous amount of radioactive material since 2011 when a massive earthquake spark add meltdown. the government wants to put the media under a microscope. the white house is rolling out a controversial new program that would allow the fcc to probe media outlets and grill them on how they report the news. earlier on "fox & friends," we spoke with our fox news senior judicial analyst, judge andrew napolitano who said the idea is

unthinkable. >> this freedom is not just necessary and vital, it's absolutely guaranteed in the first amendment beyond dispute. there is no case that stands for the contrary. >> the fcc does say the participation of this study would be voluntary. a mcdonald's employee fired for having it her way. heather shelled out $83 of her own money to pay the bill for some firefighters. and they had just been outside in the cold weather putting out a fire. when a different fire department comes in later that day, she contacted her boss and the corporate office to see if they would pay for their meals and the corporate office said no. so she and two co-workers picked up the tab. she worked there for eight years and was fired after her next shift. >> i wish that the communities would change and help each other out. i wish that things didn't have to be the way that they are and if losing my job is going to speak out to the community, then that's what it's going to do.

>> her boss says she was let go for swearing at a supervisor. would you fall for this? >> president roosevelt passed away this morning due to natural causes at a very old age. do you have any condolences to give to his family? >> he was a good man and sorry to learn of his passing. >> president roosevelt died this morning. do you have anything to say to his widow? >> i'm really sorry for your loss. that's a great thing for history. >> putting americans' history knowledge to the test on presidents' day. they went around telling them that the former president, franklin d. roosevelt had just died. he actually died back in 1945, before any of them were even born. those are your headline. >> did you notice the number of people who got the answers wrong who were wearing hats? >> do not wear a hat. it makes you dumb?

>> new study. >> best of luck, harry truman. you have a lot of responsibility. >> thanks. let's go out to the streets of new york city where it's in the 40s finally and maria molina is not wearing a hat. >> that's right. >> she's also not in her 40s. >> before we go to the weather, i want to show think very cool video because as you know, it's been a very harsh winter across parts of the great lakes and also into the midwest. we've had a lot of ice forming. in huron county, michigan, dynamite is being used to break up the ice to prevent flooding as temperatures warm up. it's the first type the county has used explosives in years because of the harsh winter. today it's going to feel nicing in chicago, cleveland. you'll be in the 50s. well above average. however, there is a storm system that will be producing showers and storms and we actually have the risk for severe weather, from louisiana up into the midwest and the storm prediction center, which is a part of the

national weather service, has issued a moderate risk. that means we have a higher threat for tornadoes and straight line winds, anywhere from northern parts of mississippi, northwest alabama, through tennessee and into kentucky, again, that means you have an elevated risk for tornadoes. have a way to get those warnings today, especially this afternoon and evening. behind the storm on the cold side, blizzard warnings in effect for parts of minnesota and iowa, up to a foot of snow in some areas and gusts, 45, 50 miles per hour. let's head back inside. >> that's a blizzard. thank you very much, maria. she's the voice behind one of the biggest debut records in music history. we're talking about jewel and since 1995, she's given us hit after hit. >> that's right. hyped the scenes, it's all about her family. right now she's enjoying raising her 2 1/2-year-old son, case. busy working mom. jewel joining us right now. we're so thankful to have you here. >> thank you for having me. >> what's the latest with case?

>> oh, my gosh, we just made a valentine. it was really, really fun. he's getting at the age where he can use his little scissors and into his glitter glue. >> he's a two-year-old. are you having the terrible twos? >> he's been a good baby. it's been a lot of fun. i'm a first-time mom. so you're always wondering if it's normal. i was raised on a ranch. i don't think spoiling is healthy. >> that's great. >> you guys have a down-to-earth approach. >> we try to, yeah. >> and in what respect, because you do have more than most parents. >> yeah. >> how do you teach a child values, at the same time knowing that you could probably afor to get him whatever he wants? >> that's a hard thing. i have such a drastically different lifestyle in young generation. it's something my husband and i talk about a lot. really try not to do everything for him and not just give him everything because he wants it. that sound simple, but it takes a lot of discipline to do that. also trying to instill, like, simple things.

like making sure he cleans up. that's a big part of play time and making it fun. i sing the clean up song. we sort of make clean up a big part of it. >> so starting those responsibilities earlier. you are working with swiffer to truly clean up. >> yeah. when i was making a little valentine, i'm cringing because glitter everywhere. the sweep and trap let's you pick up big things and little things all at the same time. i sing the song and he helps me. he loves pushing it around. >> it's usualing his around and you're pushing the swiffer? >> yeah. >> whoever came up with that, i hope they made a billion dollars. >> it's amazing. >> what's it called? sweep and trap. it picks up little things. >> we have the wet jet, which i think is fantastic. >> basically it picks up little things and big things, kind of all in one swoop. you're not bending over.

like cereal under the table, like how did the table -- it's a mess under there every day, 12 times a day. >> i try to ignore it up to a point. >> again, i had this company coming over and i was like, this is a disaster. >> so you're coming up with a swiffer song. do you have the melody up here yet? >> i'm not doing the song. i'm doing the dora the explorer clean-up song. it's a cute song, if you're a mom. >> how fun. >> this is you? >> no. that's her. >> but your version they could get on. >> yeah. >> is the child of jewel just as musical as jewel? >> it's hard for me to tell if he's more musical than other kids because all kids love music. but yeah, it's really sweet. i'm trying to teach him to write songs. we'll drive and i say, there is a tree on the road, what does it

say? your husband, pictured there, world famous bull rider, and your son has already been in a commercial for the bull rider finals. there he is right there. when he grows up, what would he rather be, a bull rider or famous singer? >> god, i hope he leans toward music. i don't really care what he grows up to be, if he finds something he's passionate about. it's my hope as a parent. >> he'll have to deal with bull for sure. >> hopefully not bulls with horns. it's so dangerous. >> what we want to do, you'll learn this, is live through our kids. >> that's healthy, yeah. >> don't be judgmental. >> we know how it goes. >> start recording now. >> thank you so much for being here. i love that clean up. >> you want to stick around, you can help us with the swiffer. >> i'd love to. >> thank you.

>> in other news coming up, he ranked number two on the list of top earning comics, right behind jerry seinfeld. the winner from "america's got talent" is here. >> again. but first let's check in with nicole petallides. she's live at the new york stock exchange. what do you have for us? >> traders are in. they've gotten in the latest economic reports on inflation and jobless claims and not pretty again. and also we're going to have some of the biggest tax stems that you need to watch out for, that's coming up after the break

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got quick headlines for you. is your radio spying on you? pandora, which is an application i have on my iphone, is apparently and it may even predict how you vote. starting next week, the company will match election results with your musical picks by zip code, then it will label you based on whether you like the artist you like are listening to on the -- are in democratic or republican areas. so that's what's going on with pandora. barbie's controversial cover paying off for mattel. more than half of the limited edition dolls sold out in the first two days. the barbie is now reselling for 60 bucks on ebay, which is three times the retail price it sold for. >> i could afford it. now fox news business alert. the labor department releasing brand-new weekly jobless numbers. 336,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week. that's more than the experts expected and down from the week before. >> how does nicole petallides react? she's live at the new york stock

exchange. how are you reacting, nicole? >> well, when i see these numbers, i take them in and the first thing i think about is americans who are looking for work. so you got in this number of 336,000, slightly higher than the economists expected. it was 335,000. what it basically tells me is that americans still obviously are having trouble with labor. they're not getting the jobs. so that's not good news ultimately. we also got in some weak housing numbers recently. some weak manufacturing numbers. the market continues to fight it all off. you have some of the experts who say look, the market is fighting off bad news. how about when you get good news? s & p capital says the volatility that we've seen back and forth, it just means that this bull market is maturing. of course, this is almost five years since the financial crisis. >> okay. so that's a great way to put it, all into perspective. let's talk a little bit about the dirty dozen. some of the tax scams of the

year. >> well, every year there are tax scams that you need to beware. we're going to give you -- there is a whole bunch of them. you have people that get in there and let's take a look. >> i'll tell you which one i'm doing? >> which one? >> go ahead. read them to me. >> i'll read them. phishing, via e-mail. they get on and try to get some of your personal information. let me tell you one thing. the irs doesn't talk to you through e-mail. okay? we're telling you that as a fact. so if you get people asking for your personal information and posing as the irs, don't send it in. the other two, phone scams and identity theft. these things need to be careful of. giving out your personal information. be careful of preparers posing as people who are willing to help you to do your taxes. then they in turn take your identity or they file for you

and take your checks that you're due. these are the things to watch out for. and today watch out for tesla, facebook, wal-mart, and safeway. those are going to be some of the big movers. watch tesla. which one did you like best, brian? >> i prefer the phishing because i fall for it every time. they ask for my information, i give them everything. then i help the nigerian prince that needs money. >> make sure you give me the date of the concert series for scott brown and cheap trick. >> he's already text messaged to say he's already contacted cheap trick. >> fantastic. >> nicole down on the floor of the new york stock exchange where she's standing still. we thank you very much. >> bye. >> coming up, he's ranked number two on the list of top earning comics right behind jerry seinfeld. he's here with some friends.

>> but first, we are going to check in with martha for what's coming up at the top of the hour. >> good morning. good to see yo truce in ukraine crumbles, at least seven more people are dead today. john bolton will join us with what he thinks about how the president is doing on this issue. and dhs warns of a new shoe bomb threat out there and some curious questions that the fcc has for press organizations got a lot of people shaking their heads this morning. we'll see you at the top of the hour. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family.

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busy. showing his talents in las vegas and around the world. >> he's got a brand-new dvd, terry feeder is here with some of his closest friends. great to have you here. >> thank you so much for having me. >> i'm winston. >> he's the impersonating turtle. >> i'm the reason his show has been so popular. >> i should have put you in the introduction there. i'm sorry. >> i know! i should be incensed. >> don't be incensed. they're going to ask you to sing later. >> okay. i'll be good. >> oh, really? he sings? >> i do, yeah. >> do you take requests? >> i do. >> how about some elvis? >> oh, my goodness. can i tell them how come i'm doing elvis? >> actually, we have an elvis impersonator in the show and it's on the dvd. >> when terry and i met, terry was way too poor to have an elvis impersonator. so we had to hire an elvis impersonator, impersonator. >> really? >> so you're going to do elvis? ♪ love me tender, love me

sweet ♪ ♪ never let me go ♪ you have made my life complete ♪ ♪ and i love you so >> thank you, thank you very much. >> very nice! >> it's so weird for elvis' voice to come out of a felt turtle. >> a what turtle? i guess i am felt. his hand is inside. >> come on of the this doesn't make any sense. >> actually it does. >> i know: >> winson was invented for "america's got talent" because i needed someone who could do a kermit the frog impression. >> by the way, i am not kermit the frog. i am winston the turtle. you think we all look alike? >> he's doing the samuel jackson thing. >> get it? >> who is waiting in the wings? >> you want to meet emma? >> sure. >> i'll let emma get a little air time.

>> that's great. >> come on over here. >> it's rare we get to see the hand puppet. that's how you do is it. >> i'm so nervous. i can't believe i'm sitting here where jewel sat. >> how old are you? >> i'm going to be 12. >> 12. >> i'm a tween. >> that's right. >> i love tweens. >> yeah. >> we've got a whole new routine where basically emma spends the whole routine on her cell phone. >> yeah. >> do you sing also? >> i do! >> okay. do you want to sing something for us? >> my favorite. this is the one that we started "america's got talent" with. ♪ at last my love has come along ♪ ♪ my lonely days are over ♪ and life is like a song >> whoa!

very nice! >> thank you very much. >> she's off the cell phone. >> yeah, i know. it takes a while. >> we tried to -- i talked to all my friends who have tweens and i said, we're writing a new routine for emma, so i said tell me all the things your tween girls do. and they're pretty much all incorporated in the routine. it's not on the dvd. this is the live show. but emma does sing two or three things. >> i think two. >> stick around because we're going to continue the conversation with terry fader, who has the new live in concert from vegas dvd out there right now. >> stay with us, emma. ♪ ♪

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noble. >> brian, you're fired. >> signing my book. did you just yell at me? >> kind of. terry fator in the after the show show. we got a busy show tomorrow. see you then. >> thank you. martha: thanks guys. great show this morning. fox news alert. increasing violence and more are among the dead as the shaky truce has crumbled in ukraine. this brand new video just into fox news reportedly showing riot police firing at protesters. [gunfire] at least 21 killed, some estimates are up over 30 this morning. the latest fighting over the country's future which pits these demonstrators fighting for democracy and closer ties to europe and the u.s. against leaders backed by putin and russia. good morning, everybody, i'm martha maccallum. here in "america's newsroom." >> i'm eric shawn. i'm in f