genie tweeted there is no one size fits all parenting method. thanks so much for watching us today. have a great weekend. >> we'll see you back here monday. "fox & friends" starts here now. goodbye. good morning. it's friday, february 21. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. the f.c.c. wants to access our news room. but even a commissioner at the agency thinks this is a bad idea. and he was appointed by president obama. >> if you're holding a broadcast license that the f.c.c. issues you're not going to feel like it is entirely voluntary if you have to answer a battery of questions in this study. >> what is really going on here? we report. you decide. >> this olympic gold medalist is happily married with a two-year-old daughter so why did nbc just label his lifestyle alternative? it's crazy. >> he got fired for replacing a tattered flag at his job.

that man, a navy veteran, here to share his side of the story. because according to almost every study i've done, mornings are better with friends. our friends. >> you're watching "fox & friends" the number-one morning cable news show in america. >> thank you very much, colonel david hunt reporting for duty on this friday morning here in new york city. it is really foggy because we got kind of warm air on cold snow equal fog. >> fog and a lot of wet roads. we are not complaining because it's not snowing. >> you look out your windshield and you go is that coming from the inside? you sit there and you touch it and then you regret touching it because you get streaks on it. >> as you look at sixth avenue, we almost need to turn on the defroster. it is a little foggy. >> listen, if you wear contacts and you're looking outside and it's foggy, don't change the contacts. you've got to think of people that need krefbgt --

corrective vision. >> thank you. we've got breaking news. the president of the ukraine announced a settlement that has been reached to stop the violence. but moments later new reports of gunfire in the capital city. joining us from washington, d.c. with the latest. >> the new attempt at a deal was supposed to be signed this morning but so far no confirmation that it was signed. in fact, germany's foreign ministry says negotiations are ongoing in ukraine and will be continued, quote, later on, between the ukrainian government and protesters. this morning shots were fired near central kiev. it is unclear which side fired those shots. also this morning members of the ukrainian parliament started punching each other after delay in the debate over a resolution that would limit the powers of the ukrainian president. the white house says vice president biden called ukrainian president viktor yanukovych yesterday and that quote, the vice president made clear the united states is prepared

to sanction officials responsible for the violence. but the white house spokesman also made it clear that while president obama is working with a, quote, sense of urgency, he still has not decided the best course forward with ukraine. >> making a decision about sanctions can't be a knee-jerk reaction. it is important for us to consider the range of consequences that could ensue from applying sanctions. >> russian president putin is trying to pull the former soviet republic closer to russia's orbit offering billions of dollars of aid to their struggling economy. president obama says he does not see the ukraine as some sort of quote cold war chess board but one military analyst wonders why president obama is not taking a stronger stance. >> are you going to go toe to toe, eye to eye with putin? you haven't done so so far. it is highly unlikely you'll do so now. listen to what president obama says and it is a lot

of empty words. pete: the pentagon revealed the ukrainian dispense minister will not take calls from u.s. defense minister chuck hagel which the pentagon says is, quote, pretty unusual. back to you all in new york. >> thank you very much. >> thanks, molly. >> that th-frpbg could get a lot -- that whole thing could get worse real quick. let's talk about the f.c.c. did you spot them in the news room this morning? are they going to be investigating our morning show? would the f.c.c. get up this early to find out what operates and how we go about doing our business? >> why would you be questioning that? >> because i believe the f.c.c. will see how we operate to see if we're friendly to small business. >> they're determined to get in and ask questions when it comes to certain areas of our nation. here they come in and they're trying to regulate according to many, what goes on in the news room, how the news comes forward, who decides what news

stories get told. a lot of people are upset about this. one is the f.c.c. commissioner president obama appointed. this is him with greta. >> i'm not sure what the intent behind it is but what i can tell you is a lot of folks i've heard from in the industry are saying they are worried about the inadvertent coercion of what might be if the f.c.c. says we're just asking questions. if you're holding a license the f.c.c. issues you're not going to feel it is entirely voluntarily if you have to answer these battery of questions in the study. >> he wasn't leading the agency when the study was designed. >> i hope he and my colleagues will embrace the principle that the government has no place in the news room. >> absolutely not. the first amendment makes that clear. the interesting thing about this is it was never put to a vote at the f.c.c. it was just announced by the f.c.c. i bet they got a call from somebody at the

administration saying shouldn't you do something like this. clearly the message is even by posing these questions on the 70-page form, that is a form of intimidation. how are you covering the environment? it does he echo what the president is talking about, right? you want your license, right? what about income inequality? you're following the president's lead; right? all i know is if this were to happen on george w. bush's watch this would have been a front-page story in every newspaper in the country but hardly anybody is talking about it except fox and charles krauthammer. >> if government were to bring any coffee into fox, i'd get a taster before i would touch. this is an outrage disguised as a study. the f.c.c. regulates the media. it has the power to remove your license, meaning to ruin you overnight. so any questions it asks is never innocent. and what is it asking about critical information needs? who decides what is a critical information need?

the critical information need is the concept that you have in kiev or moscow. you don't have it in the united states. >> lani davis who leans left, if you parse his words, he says the whole idea is crazy and unconstitutional. whatever they do with it, it clearly could have a chilling effect on news gathering. personally, i will never give up my secrets to my preparation to the show. >> they are calling it the fairness doctrine 2.0. get out of the news room and they're hash tagging that. >> they could do what the department of justice did with the associated press and james rosen and tap their phone. >> scary. >> it is scary. >> or shake down people like jamie dimon who decided to be critical of the president and his policies. heather childers has been asked to do double duty. >> we're talking about obamacare. in a few hours the obama administration is expected to announce more cuts to

medicare advantage. this will siphon funds away from seniors to pay for obamacare. seniors expected to pay higher health care costs reducing benefits and fewer choices for coverage. remember the shoe bomber? the shoe bomb warning now linked to al qaeda terrorists in yemen. it is the same group behind -- excuse me. it is the same group behind that botched underwear bombing on christmas day 2009 and the attempt to put bombs on cargo planes in 2010. the government saying that the latest threat is not specific to a certain flight but warns the attack could be on planes heading to the u.s. from foreign countries. a drug overdose suspected in the deaths of two navy seals on the maersk alabama. police discovered hypodermic needles inside the cabin where they were bunking. it is the ship at the center of captain phillip's saga and docked by an island near madagascar when

the men were discovered. last night the united states air force launched a delta 4 rocket from cape canaveral. 5, 4, 3 -- we have rs-68 ignition. 2, 1 and liftoff of the united launch alliance. >> there is a g.p.s. satellite on that rocket. it will offer more accuracy and increased signals for both military and civilian users. and those are your headlines. there will be spectacular information coming from that slight. >> heather, thank you very much. >> a lot of results to go over when it comes to the olympics. there is a lot of things we don't see everything like ice dancing or curling. it is interesting to see when a champion emerges what that background of the champion is especially when that champion is 23 years old and has an alternative lifestyle. >> when nbc was talking

about david weiss, they are talking about his alternative lifestyle. >> what kind of lifestyle is it? >> this was tweeted by nbc washington. it says david weiss's alternative lifestyle leads to gold. let's take a look. that is the alternative lifestyle right there. he's married, he's 23, he has a two-year-old daughter and he lives in reno, nevada. which part of that is alternative lifestyle? >> he's quoted in the article as saying his family has helped him keep things in perspective. that seems wildly out of bounds apparently to some. >> here's the problem. he attends church regularly. >> he might be a pastor one day down the road. >> my goodness and he still skis and lives. this alternative lifestyle is crazy. i guess the thing that is alternative is that he got married young. wow. >> or the alternative is while all of his fellow downhillers are at 23 years old, what do they do?

they stay up all night, they party around the world, they're always looking for endless winter and they don't settle down until they're much older. >> that's the norm, not the alternative? >> right. so nbc thinks getting married at 23 with a wife and a child of two is an alternative lifestyle. that's interesting. >> weigh in on that on facebook and different social platforms. how does a person get by with that alternative lifestyle and still train? straight ahead we have 2 hours and 50 minutes ahead we better hurry. >> their son was born with a heart breaking condition and thanks to obamacare they were dropped from their insurance plan and saw their premiums skyrocket. that is not the worst part of the story. that family joins us live next. >> he got fired for replacing a tattered flag at his job. that man, a navy veteran, is here to share his side is here to share his side of the story coming up. good job!

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their son was born with a heart breaking genetic condition that has put him in and out of doctors offices but their troubles don't end there. thanks to obamacare they were dropped from their insurance plan, saw their premiums skyrocket and they continue to face uncertainty as their ten-month-old's lifesaving surgery approaching in about a month. joining us from atlanta is the robinson familiar. we've got dad, matt; mom, lauren; and their son wearing the hat, young wood. good morning to all of you. >> good morning. >> lauren, tell us how in the beginning after your son was born and diagnosed us with the problem -- tell us what the problem is -- how soon until your premiums went through the

ceiling? >> the premiums went through the ceiling when the affordable care act was instated january 1. >> how did they explain the reason it went up so fast, so high? >> they didn't. >> there was no explanation. >> so you were forced to -- you said i can't afford that. so what did you do? >> we decided that coupled with not being able to afford it, they were not going to cover his physical therapy, which he needs. we started looking for other policies. we went to the health care marketplace and answered some questions and we were presented with policies that kind of met our needs and budget and we selected a policy from there. that's when things went bad. >> okay. that is when things went bad. tell us what happened next. >> everything looked good on the surface. i enrolled in the policy, clicked on the link to take us to humana's web page

where i made the first month's premium and i kind of had a sense of comfort that everything was falling into place. but we find out weeks later after i did that that my son and my wife were not on the policy, that i was the only one covered. and we found that out when we were at the doctor's office. >> oh my goodness. so what happened next? >> i literally stayed on the phone for many hours that day trying to figure out what was going on. i called the marketplace. they said it is humana's fault. i called humana. they said it is the marketplace's fault. and they argued with me about whose fault it was, neither wanting to take responsibility or accountability for their actions. but the important thing was that he needed to be on the policy so his surgery can be covered. >> you now have a plan that covers him. unfortunately he needs an operation in the month of march. tell us how the hospital that's supposed to do this, this special surgery, does not cover your son.

>> well, children's health care of atlanta is, in my opinion, the absolute best hospital that he could ever be with. he has the best surgeons, the best physicians, the best specialists in the southeast. and for some reason, the hospital is not in network. we were told that children's health care of atlanta, the hospital, is not an in-network hospital and they would not cover it. >> so what are you going to do? what are you going to do? >> he's getting the surgery. i spoke with somebody at humana and she was willing to send me something called a transition of care form which will temporarily allow the hospital to be in network just on paper for 90 days. so his surgery will be covered by them. but i'm scared it is not going to be. that's what they say. but nothing's happened and i'm afraid we're going to get billed from it. >> then you've got to be worried about the after-care because he's

going to need care for a long, long time. when we were sold the affordable care act by the president and democrats, this is not what we were sold, is it, lauren? >> no, not at all. well, i was never sold by it. but this is definitely not what they promised. >> no, it is not. a family like yours is scrambling. matt, before you go, how is your son? >> he's awesome. he's the cutest kid. he's happy. he is absolutely amazing. we love him, and we just want to provide everything for him, and his medical needs are priority in our life and we're going to fight for our son. >> good for you. good luck with the surgery and know our thoughts and our prayers are with you. >> thank you. >> he's a beautiful boy. >> thank you so much. >> matt and lauren and woods robinson join us today from atlanta. thank you so much. it wasn't supposed to be like that, was it?

19 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, should cops be able to spy on muslims to try to weed out terrorism? is that discrimination? a judge has ruled on that and we're going to tell you. >> he got fired for removing a tattered flag at work. that 22-year navy veteran here next with his side of the story. would they offer him his would they offer him his job back? (knocking) would they offer him his job back? hello? hey, i notice your car is not in the driveway. yeah. it's in the shop. it's going to cost me an arm and a leg. that's hilarious. sorry. you shoulda taken it to midas. get some of that midas touch. they tell you what stuff needs fixing, and what stuff can wait. next time i'm going to midas. high-five! arg! i did not see that coming. trust the midas touch.

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welcome back. quick headlines. one of the men suspected in the deadly beating of brian stow outside dodger stadium in 2011 could be released from jail immediately. a july sentenced marvin

norwood to four years in prison but agreed to consider, quote, time served. the other suspect sentenced to eight years behind bars. should police be able to spy on muslims to try to weed out terrorists? a judge just ruled yes. eight muslims sued the nypd in 2012 saying the spying was discriminatory but the judge ruled it was a lawful effort to prevent terrorism. brian? >> congratulations, ray kelly on that story. meanwhile when a decorated navy veteran noticed his work's flag was torn and tattered, he took it down. he replaced it. he said because his boss would not do that. now that veteran is out of a job. he claims he had been fired for honoring the flag. joining us now with his side of the story retired navy chief petty officer rick holloman. rick, what was the situation at your job that caused to you take that type of action? >> good morning, brian. thanks for having me.

it was, you know, any time i see a flag that's tattered, it's one of those things, it's a deep personal thing for me. there's a lot of my friends that have lived and died and a lot of other people that have fought and died to support our right to fly the flag. and i think if it's not flown properly it should be taken down. it is better to not have one up than to have it flying tattered. that's basically where i was. as i said, the flag is tattered and needs to come down. he was pretty adamant about not taking it down. that is kind of where the problem started. >> you work at the year wood company in fayetteville, tennessee. there is the flag. no doubt it was tattered, he said don't do that. you did it any way. then what happened? >> pretty much, you know, that was on friday. i stewed about it all weekend and it bothered me a lot of over the weekend. i decided that monday i

would go in and take it down. and i could have done it over the weekend and not told anybody and just let it ride but that's not how i do business. i went in and i took it down. and of course i took those pictures to make sure i had, to cover myself and then folded the flag up properly and i presented it to him when he came in that morning. >> that's when the problem ensued, i understand. it got so heated, he fired you? >> he fired me not for taking the flag down, but because i didn't follow his instructions. just like being in the military, you know, after 22 years, you foe our orders and our instructions, and if there is an unlawful order, that's up to you to not follow it but you're going to have to pay the consequences until it's figured out as to whether it was lawful or not lawful. and in this situation i took the flag down against his instructions. i paid the consequences. >> right. so you have no regrets of

doing that. by the way, he says this about the entire incident. he says rick was -- rick was not dismissed from his position at the dealership. rather, he ordered him to leave to defuse the tension in the conversation. i asked rick to leave the premises temporarily. in respect to the flag, we should have moved more swiftly to preplace it. he's kind of admitting his mistake. as far as you're concerned, the flag was tattered. you fought for this flag for 22 years in the military. you think your job is secondary to the respect for the flag? >> that is correct. >> no regrets? >> no, sir, no regrets. and i think that in today's society and where we're going as a country and with all the stuff we've got going on, it's a whole lot easier to, you know, to avert your eyes and look the other way and walk away and complain about it than it is to confront the problem? i think that if we were,

that we as americans were to step up and confront the problems that we see and address them, i think that we could be doing a lot better. this is definitely something that i hold very personal and dear. and it's, you know, we need to respect the flag. we need to respect those who have lived and died, fought for it, because i can tell you personally coming home to see tattered flags after being separated from my family for six, nine months and some of these guys longer than that, it's a real, it's a real heartbreaker. >> by the way, rick, as you know, they offered you your job back. you said no. why? >> i declined it because of the fact that there's so much tension that, you know, i don't think that -- i don't think it would be a very positive work environment. i'm not saying that it would or -- i just don't think it would be. that would always be hanging over my head. the other thing is that,

you know, i've yet to hear from the owner. you know, i placed a call to him and expected at least a call saying, hey, i'm looking into it. but i have not heard from him. you know, as far as i'm concerned, anybody that's not interested in, you know, looking at how their employees are being treated or what's going on, i'm not interested in working for a company like that. >> the owner of year wood equipment company has not called you and therefore you're not going back. rick, i appreciate your service as does everybody watching. i appreciate you coming out getting up early in the morning to share your story. thanks so much. coming up straight ahead, what happened when willie robertson accidentally bumped into president obama? the "duck dynasty" star sharing his story next. plus this. >> the international celebration stop is celebrating 20 years in new york city. i'm anna kooiman behind the scenes with the cast. i'll have more coming up. >> first, happy birthday to actress jennifer love

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i go to get on the elevator. this lady goes you can't get on the elevator yet and i'm like all right. i'm waiting and i look around. i see why. because the president is walking down the hall. he sees me and he goes willie, what's up? i'm like hey, what's up? we start talking and we're having this conversation. >> he's picking on you about your clothes. >> the last time we had seen each other at the correspondents dinner i had a tux on. he goes where's the tux? i go this is my state of the union suit, mr. president. there is a secret service guy who obviously never watched the show because this cat, i'm thinking he's going to drop me at any moment. >> i was watching "duck dynasty" last night it was great. they had a strike on the show because willie made them wear uniforms. they didn't like that. >> what kind of uniform? like a jump suit? >> it was a good-looking uniform. >> jace did not like it? >> you watched it as well.

>> that's what you get willie robertson and the president of the united states in an elevator. >> absolutely. did you see how much higher jimmy kimmel is than his guests? usually it's a little subtle. he's like this. >> i just saw the couple there. >> we'll rerun it later in the break. >> on this friday morning heather nauert is off and in her spot heather childers. >> the weekend is here. 911 calls just released in the final moments when timothy davidson was run off the road and shot to death. the 28 #-year-old was making a 1,400 mile trip home from maine to florida. it was back in january and it was sometime before 2:00 a.m. when another driver began following him. >> were you the one that called about the ford ranger; right? >> yeah. yeah. >> the one that just hit

me. >> it was a car? >> yeah, smashed me, pushed me across the median. >> police say they are looking for a 1990's model dark blue or black ford ranger pickup truck with damage to the drivers side. it is similar to the one you see pictured here. a $20,000 reward is being offered. anyone with information can call pennsylvania's crime stoppers number. 1-800-4pa-tips. >> police in vegas searching for a driver who ran over an elderly man with his car in a fit of road rage. here's a warning. this video is disturbing. the driver of the honda rams the victim, then runs him over. the man was seriously injured. so what sparked all of this? police say the elderly man apparently cut him off while pulling up to a gas pump. >> some incredible pictures to show you capturing the dramatic moments after a baby stopped breathing. all of this happened on a

busy highway in miami. the woman jumped out of her s.u.v. and started mouth to mouth on her five-month-old nephew. a news photographer who happened to be driving her behind her at the time got out of his car and ran to find police. >> she popped out of that car. you know, that moment now is frozen in my mind. that's just what i see. and then screaming for help. and it was fortunate that when i ran looking for help, there was help right there. >> [inaudible] away from my sister. i was like i can't let this happen. >> those pictures, you can feel the emotion. the baby started breathing and is expected to be okay. >> and listen to this one. she is one smart cookie. a girl scout set up shop outside a pot clinic in san francisco so people with the munchies didn't stand a chance on this one.

in two hours the 13-year-old sold 117 boxes of cookies. and that is dozens more than she managed to sell outside a safeway the next day. so what do we think about that? was she a smart businesswoman, that venture? sphoeup smart cookie. everybody knows according to movies that people that smoke a lot of pot love cookies. >> i don't know what movies you're watching? >> i haven't watched a movie since the 1980's, all cheech and chong. it is foggy on the streets of new york city. maria molina joins us right now. maria, why is it so foggy out there? >> it is so foggy outside because we have a warm front. that's moving through our area but farther west we have a strong cold front and that system has been producing rough weather across portions of the midwest down into the gulf coast. we've seen over 200 reports of severe weather and about a dozen tornadoes reported.

today the risk for severe weather is still present by a little bit farther east across the southeast and up into the mid-atlantic. if you live in the city of jacksonville and charleston or raleigh, north carolina, as we head into this afternoon and this evening you could be seeing damaging winds, large hail or isolated tornadoes. that will be something to watch. we currently have heavy rain pushing through parts of tennessee down into alabama. you need that umbrella as you head out to work this morning. on the cold side of the system roads impassable across iowa, minnesota due to blowing and drifting snow. we have blizzard warnings in effect out here. gusts up to 40, 45 miles per hour. >> put some weights in your shoes. >> up wind up with a foot of snow in some spots? >> in some spots we're talking well over six inches and up to a foot in some spots. >> haven't heard much about snow this winter. >> well, it has been 20 years since the musical

"stomp" came from england to the stage in new york city. >> what makes this show stand the test of time? >> let's talk to anna kooiman. >> reporter: i'm with the cast here in new york. they are professional actors, drummers, dancers from all over the world. they had me flying through the sky and putting on high heeled barrel shoes while trying to bang with the best of them. stomp is celebrating two decades in the u.s.a. "stomp" is nonstop music. we take you through a journey of rhythm. there are eight different characters and roles and everybody in the audience can relate to each one of them. >> the cast rotates every night so members rehearse before each show. >> audience participation a big thing. what do we start with? >> what we call hands and feet.

[clapping and stomping] >> when you hear about a show being an hour and 45 minutes talking and they're just banging on things, how can it be funny? but it does make people laugh. >> that's what most people don't know. >> jason, when you said walkers, i was thinking something out of a nursing home. but this is not. what is this? >> i think they wanted to figure out how to make the biggest loudest boot they could. >> look out, lady gaga. >> i think the idea is making something from nothing. you know, using everyday objects and tools and props to create music. >> with "stomp" it is about creativity. who would have thought these oil drums would become fancy noise-making high heels.

how do you like these? >> i think it is very relatable, the idea that anyone can do it and music and rhythm exists everywhere and everybody and person can feel it. >> time to hook up for a number they call "suspension." ♪ ♪ >> cool. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. are you just going to leave me here? i thought we were friends. i don't know how to get down. guys, wait! wait! clearly i figured out how to get down myself. it is the 20 #th anniversary of the show and on that day the empire state building in new york is going to be lit up in red and white, the official colors of the show. the tour is all over the place. find a show near you. >> how heavy were those barrel boots?

>> i don't know how many pounds it was but they were real oil drums so as as soon as they said cut, i said thank you. >> i'm glad you got out of that harness. >> it looks like they stole the set from "sanford and son." >> had to watch out for pointy objects. >> she didn't like the provocative pose on this shirt so one mom took matters into her own hands to get them off the shelves. she bought every single one of them and she joins us live this hour. >> one of us wiped out right into a camera this week. >> whoa! ♪ ♪ too big. ♪ too small. too soft.

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to be blanketed in golden breadcrumbs. with whipped mashed potatoes, topped with a thick homemade gravy. so she makes her country fried chicken to be eaten together. so they savor every last bite. marie callender's. good morning. today is friday, february 21st. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. a deal to stop the violence in the ukraine interrupted by gunfire? we are live with the news breaking overnight and the united states response. >> or lack thereof. health insurance dropped, premiums skyrocketing. so what happens when you confront a democrat about obamacare? >> i thought the affordable health care act was to save $2500 per family. what happened? >> and that guy voted against it. amy klobuchar didn't. is this really a laughing

matter? we report, you decide. if you're going to play golf in the desert, you better watch out for that cacti. >> oh shoot. >> oh, gosh. did that hit a cameraman right there? >> oh, my goodness! the swing that led to one painful encounter for a camera guy. all right, folks, it's friday morning. it's hour two. thanks for joining us, because mornings are better with friends. good morning. this is fabio and you're watching "fox & friends." >> remember the time fabio had that unfortunate incident? i want to say it was busch gardens, virginia beach -- williamsburg. when he was in the front of the roller coaster and hit like a canada goose or something like that? >> yeah. he started to look like fabio from the romance novels and at the end of the roller coaster ride you saw him all bloody with

a bird all over him. >> i think i blocked that out. >> if you have been hit by a pigeon on a roller coaster, write us. >> but i think i'd rather go with the bird than a cactus stuck to your back. >> cacti or pigeon in the face. >> we'll tell you more about that in a moment but right now we have breaking news from overnight. the president of the country of ukraine announcing a settlement has been reached to stop the violence there that you've been watching the last couple of days but moments later new reports of gunfire in the capital. here is molly live in d.c. >> reporter: good morning. we don't know yet if the opposition will trust some new promises and agree to a truce this morning, but ukrainian president has promised to hold presidential elections sometime in the future. he gave no date. he promised to form a coalition government and promised to back legislation that would scale

back presidential powers. that was the issue in the ukrainian parliament. lawmakers started punching each other after a delay in the debate over a resolution that would limit the powers of the ukrainian government. vice president joe biden here back in the states spoke with him yesterday and made it clear the white house says the u.s. is prepared to target any sanctions at ukrainian officials responsible for violence against the protesters. russian president vladimir putin is trying to pull the soviet republic closer to aid ukraine's struggling economy. one former ambassador to the united nations suggests the u.s. response has been much weaker. >> so ike vladimir putin fully understands that barack obama's rhetoric will continue but there will be no substantive u.s. actions that have any effect on what's going on in ukraine. >> president obama has said that he does not see the future of ukraine as part of, quote, some cold war chess board in which

we're in competition with russia. back to you all in new york. >> thank you very much. but the problem is that's what vladimir putin thinks it is. he wants to reconstitute it. if we allow this to happen, i'm not saying to put in troops or send in arms or give them our best cannons, if we allow this to happen, soon we're going to have one eastern european nation after another say, wait a minute, can we count on anyone in the west? don't look for anyone in the e.u. to stand up. slat m vladimir putin said here's the money, walk away from that e.u. deal. people have said wait a second, you can't allow this to happen. the parliament deserves the power that we gave them. the constitution needs to be re-established. >> brian kilmeade, you have just made a better argument than the president of the united states has. >> that's true. >> the president of the united states has said we're going to hold the government responsible, but we're holding the protesters responsible as well. he doesn't pick a lane.

michael rubin was on with sean hannity and said one of the problems is putin doesn't take obama seriously and he is afraid of future riots in mother russia. >> misread putin for more than a decade. he doesn't have a soul. what we saw as a desire for compromise, he sees as a zero sum competition for influence. he doesn't want to tolerate the united states' influence in ukraine or anywhere else in the former soviet union. here's the problem, what happens in kiev doesn't stay in kiev. we've got to show our allies in the baltics that we are willing to have their back. >> we've got to get the army to stay in their barracks. this has to be against -- the ukraine against a russian puppet government. this guy is going to be forced to step aside and a heavyweight champion could become the next leader of ukraine. >> and our global word needs to mean something, right? when a line is crossed time and

time again and a consequence is not provided, that is diluted. >> think about this. what's the message in venezuela where iran has gotten a foot hold? go ahead, do your own thing. we open you're not a socialist, communist nation, but whatever happens, happens. we can't go through life like that. >> a lot of people say we can't go through life with this obamacare the way it is. it's interesting, i believe it was yesterday or the day before up in mankato, minnesota, where i have some relatives, three u.s. representatives, a u.s. congress -- two u.s. congressmen and a u.s. senator were seated right there in front of folks who were there predominantly to talk about the ag bill. when somebody asked this question and look at the priceless response from the audience. >> i thought the affordable health care act was to save $2500 per family. what happened?

>> it was supposed to save each family $2500. people are laughing. tim said i voted no. senator amy klobuchar picked up the microphone. >> they both deferred to her but they went on and tried to defend it saying the conversation needs to be more broad. we need to understand that there are ebbs and flows and givers and takers in terms of defending it because they do face a possible re-election or not depending on the reaction of the public when it comes to the money that was promised and the health care that was promised to them and they're getting it. >> one of the congressmen, the guy on the far screen right, said, you know, there are problems with it but we're working on it. he said don't pretend that beforehand things were peachy keen. really, congressman, before the affordable care act, gallup did a poll and 85% of the country had health care.

87% of those people liked it. the poll also showed that 50% of the uninsured were happy with where they were regarding health care. so as it turns out, things were peachy keener than they are today. >> and it's not a laughing matter. >> no, absolutely not. >> not for the couple we spoke to earlier in the show. they're just trying to make sure that their baby can be surgery at the hospital they preferred and were promised and not a laughing matter. >> and the nrcc put out a statement that read like this. they say, as we move it in the teleprompter, it's puzzling why democrats would find it funny when they're finally called out on their broken promises, but i guess if i had to defend obamacare's higher premiums and cancelled plans every day until november, i would pass the microphone too. >> so it's a chuckle and a handoff, that's how they handle that. you're going to handle some

headlines for us. >> we're talking more about obamacare and the problems they're in. in just a few hours, the obama administration expected to announce even more cuts to medicare advantage and the plan will siphon funds away from seniors to pay for obamacare. that will mean seniors will face higher health care costs, reduced benefits and fewer choices for coverage. well, a drug overdose now suspected in the deaths of new navy s.e.a.l.s on board the maersk alabama. police discovered hypodermic needles inside the cabin where they were bunking. the ship at the center of the "captain phillips" saga was docked by an island near madagascar when the two men were found dead. this week's warning claiming there could be a shoe bomb headed to the u.s. and the most notorious bomb maker is the same

group behind that botched underwear bombing on christmas day 2009 and the plan to put bombs on cargo planes in 2010. and we end with this, have you seen this? if not, take a look. a spectator tried to jump out of the way of a stray golf shot by golfer rory mcilroy and he landed right on a cactus. >> oh, shoot. >> oh, my gosh. did that hit a cameraman right there? >> and then the cameraman hit the cactus. it's a jumping cactus. the guy seemed totally composed about the whole thing, even as people pulled the needles from his shirt. >> ouch! >> and then again, this is a gentleman's game of golf. so yeah, i don't know. in answer to what you said earlier, would you rather have a pigeon in the face or a cactus? i think i'd rather have the pigeon in the face. >> another good reason not to watch golf. >> painful. >> so it's a jumping cactus?

>> you hit a cactus and it jumps out at you? >> it just becomes a projectile. >> why don't you just throw a porcupine on the poor guy. >> what does a cactus have to live for? >> watch out for the cartwheeling cactus. >> that is crazy. that might have been a cartoon, elisabeth. it is 7:11 right now here in new york city. coming up, three apparent suicides at banking giant j.p. morgan in just three weeks. what is going on there? is the pressure of the financial world just too much? charlie joins us live. >> good morning to him. and she thought she was having triplets, so imagine her surprise when she gave birth to a fourth baby. that mom is going to join us live coming up. another tax deduction! play close. good and close.

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you're looking at jpmorgan's hong kong office where a 33-year-old employee plunged to his death on tuesday after reportedly telling a colleague he was under the heavy work-related stress. he just couldn't take it anymore. >> that's right. it's the third apparent suicide of a jpmorgan banker in weeks and it's part of a bigger trend, we believe. so what truly is going on here? here with some perspective on this, senior correspondent charlie gasparino. >> thanks for having me. >> we see the numbers and the frequency. what is going on? >> well, over a period of a year there were four or five people who committed suicide. >> back in 2008. >> people at bear sterns, people related to the madoff scandal. >> within a year. >> but that's within a year.

what's odd about this, and we've been covering this on the box business network a lot, we've been following it, it started with an internet sort of conspiracy theory over the past six to eight weeks, you've had at least six people that killed themself or it appears to be suicide. i mean that to me is a trend that i've never seen before. >> in fact you broke the story over on fox business. so you're telling us at the height of the financial scandal when everybody's head was in a vice fewer people were killing themselves than they are right now. >> basically. what's weird about this, it's occurring in such a concentrated period. i've never seen on wall street six people -- six apparent suicides. >> all over the world. >> all over the world. >> look at this visual. >> the question is are they related? it's insane. are they related? we don't know. you've got to be a little bit of an arm chair psychiatrist here, a little bit in the sense that wall street is under investigation like never before. lots of regulations.

these are type a personalities, prone to rash behavior. a lot of wall street guys do drugs, they drink a lot to deal with the pressure. they're under pressure to make money. they're judged every day about how much money you make. but all that together there is a toxic stew. there is an internet conspiracy theory that there's a major foreign exchange investigation going on. a lot of those guys are overseas where from what i understand they have some job related to foreign exchange but that's all speculation. it could just be the randomness of it. it just happened now. but it is so bizarre, it is a mystery. unfortunate within this period of time or any time for this to occur. what are the banks doing? what's the response there and how are they handling it? >> they are now starting to tell their employees about counseling. you would think they would have done it sooner. and, you know, people might say, oh, who cares about these bankers. most people who work on wall

street are not criminals. most people don't make zillions of dollars although they're judged on that every day. so the pressures to perform are big. the monetary payoff, particularly recently, is not as big and you do have people that are in this business who are prone to behavior like drinking and drugs. >> so the message from the big companies is we have counseling available. now go out there and make us a ton of money. >> it is a message, no doubt about that. >> all right. charlie, work the story. thank you very much. well, coming up, a pop quiz on this. who does a better job predicting the weather, the farmers almanac that's 200 years old or the government's brightest scientist. that answer coming up next. you know who i guess. plus the king of nascar turning heads for what he just said about danica patrick. she could only win if everyone else stayed home. richard petty racing here to defend it, coming up. hi, i'm terry and i have diabetic nerve pain.

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. welcome back. time now for news by the numbers. first $184 million. that's the amount of money colorado will earn on pot taxes. but don't worry, much of that will be used to teach kids to stay away from pot. next, 197 years. that's how long the farmers almanac has been around and a new report is saying it is more accurate than government climate scientists. the almanac predicted this winter would be bitterly cold. scientists said temps would be just above normal. finally, 30 years is how long it took for a california man to get his stolen chevy back. cops found it in a shipping container in los angeles. the man got it back with fresh racing tires and a new v-8

engine. not bad. meanwhile, get your motor running because there's a whole lot of buzz right now about the daytona 500, which is set for this weekend. >> and a lot of that buzz is more about what richard petty said about danica patrick. he said that she could only win -- she could only win the race if everyone else stayed home. is he indeed right? >> we're going to find out. joining us now, nascar hall of famer, richard petty. when you hear your statement back, sir, do you feel like that's a slap in the face to danica or are you just treating her like one of the guys? >> well, if her name would have been dan, nobody would have said anything about all the stuff that's going on. so enough said. >> and now things are floating around, oh, you're a sexist for saying that. what do you say to them? >> well, i say i've been married to the same woman for 55 years, i have six granddaughters and had three daughters and six granddaughters and one great

granddaughter, so i love women. >> and we're talking right now to the king, richard petty, probably one of if not the greatest race car driver ever, so it's not just somebody commenting, it's somebody that's actually done it. here's danica responding to the criticism. >> people have said things in the past, plenty, and they will most likely say things in the future. and people will judge in a positive or negative way what he said, but i'm not going to. >> your response? >> i judge by results. that's what the name of the game is. >> well, if you're interested in results then, tony stewart has a suggestion where you would race her. tony says, quote, i think that a race would settle it once and for all. i will supply the cars. if he wants to race her, i'll make sure they have exactly the same setup in the car and give him the chance. what do you think, will you take

tony's challenge and race danica patrick? >> yeah, you know, i'm 76 years old, okay. it's been 25 years since i've been in a race car, but i'll take that challenge. >> really? >> you're going to do it, richard? >> eoh, yeah. >> that's great. >> when's this going to happen? >> i don't know. talk to tony stewart. he's the guy who's got the cars and the setup. >> we're going to set it all up. >> we'd like to do it if that could happen. >> right out here on 48th street. >> that would be good. >> tony stewart went on to say that you drove in an era when you had the best cars, they were superior to what everyone else was running on. what do you say to that? tony stewart is questioning the quality of your career. >> yeah, i'll tell him he's pretty close to what it took. nobody wins a race by their self. the driver is just part of the car, the car is part of the driver, so you've got to have the whole combination to win races. >> sure. all right, so the big race is this weekend.

what do you -- i understand you're trying to in addition to cheer on the winner, you're trying to help people as well, aren't you? >> well, yeah. you know, we always are trying to be part of the community and stuff. and smithfield is one of the sponsors on our race cars. they have been really great to work with. we just gave away 80,000 pounds of protein this past week here in daytona for the homeless or the hungry people and, you know, it's just really neat to work with people like that. >> so smithfield's helping hungy rehome tour. do you have a prediction on the race at daytona this weekend? >> you know, it's always wide open. anybody can win the race under the right circumstances.

you know, we come and we run, we do all we can do and just hope that circumstances is on our side so we can wind up being a winner. >> do you have a prediction when it comes to the race you're going to have with danica patrick? >> do what now? >> do you have a prediction when it comes to the race you'll have against danica patrick? >> no. you know, she could even win a race here. somebody gets behind her and pushes her through the crowd. again, it's a wide open deal. there's been a bunch of people that's won one race, and that's a restricter plate race, either daytona or talladega. anything can happen. >> we'll see if this challenge does. richard petty, always a pleasure. thank you very much for joining us today. and the good work that the folks at smithfield are doing to help the hungry people. >> thank you. all right, 28 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, should police be able to spy on muslims to try to weed

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on tuesday, president obama hosted a white house screening of the new movie "the monuments men." or as biden called it, not "the lego movie." >> i like that little pout there. >> listen, we have a great story where three makes four and it's coming your way right now. >> it has every mom just holding their breath thinking, oh, my, and it's coming soon. in the meantime, heather childers has some headlines for us. hey there. >> nice to see you. we begin with this. one of the men suspected in the brutal beating of bryan stow outside dodgers stadium, you remember that, it happened back in twlech2011, well, he could b released from jail immediately. a judge sentenced marvin norwood to four years in prison but agreed to consider time served. the other suspect sentenced to eight years behind baurds. this outcome offering little relief to stow's sister. >> you get to live your life as

you choose. bryan did not choose this. no sentencing you receive will ever be long enough. eventually you will be released. bryan's sentence is a lifetime. >> the attack left stow brain damaged and severely disabled. here's a question for you, should police be able to spy on muslims to try to weed out terrorists? a judge just ruled yes. eight muslims sued the nypd back in 2012 saying that the spying was discriminatory based on focused religion, national origin and race. but the judge ruled that the spying program was lawful, an effort to prevent terrorism. the nfl's new gun policy ain't gonna fly in texas. the new policy bans off-duty police officers from bringing their guns into nfl stadiums, but the two stadiums in texas will not be affected because state law overrides nfl policy.

officers are allowed to take their guns in as long as they check in at a specific gate and they tell security where they are sitting. and the oscars are next sunday. if you haven't seen any of the nominated films, don't worry. watch these kids reenact some of the best movies of the past year. >> let go. >> i can't. >> you have to let go. >> why? >> it's the theme of a movie. >> so cute. the kids, of course, are portraying sandra bullock and george clooney there in space in the movie "gravity." check out that wig and facial hair in this clip. this, of course, is "american hustle" and they even managed to pull off the last scene from "12 years a slave." pretty creative kids. perhaps a future in the movies for them. >> they already have an audition reel.

>> a good one, in fact. thank you very much, heather. meanwhile it is 37 degrees at 48th and 6th avenue and uh-oh, she's got an umbrella. >> that's right, i've got my umbrella. and by the way, i managed to match my umbrella with my gloves this morning. check it out. >> fantastic. >> it's a new trend but i don't think it's going to stick. >> is roker 2340 longer matching? >> i'm trying to compete with him. i actually want to talk about some pretty serious weather news we have. yesterday we had and during the overnight hours more than 200 reports of severe weather. that includes damaging winds, large hail reports and also tornados. take a look at this video, this is out of illinois, where we had about a dozen tornados reported out here. of course those will be confirmed coming up later today or not by the national weather service as they do survey the damage.e that same storm system is headed eastbound and today we could be seeing more severe weather. tornados still possible and also damaging winds across parts of georgia and across the

carolinas. northern florida, you're also included. if you live in jacksonville, have a way to get those warnings throughout the afternoon and evening hours. you can already see that line of storms pushing eastward across western parts of the carolinas and northern georgia. on the cold side of that system, we're talking blizzard conditions. some areas could see up to a foot of snow. very strong winds and that is producing a ground blizzard across sections of iowa and minnesota. reports that some roads out here are impassable so travel is highly discouraged. back to you. >> all right. maria matching nicely, thank you. well, she was shocked when she found out she was pregnant with triplets, but the real surprise came in the delivery room, a fourth baby. >> how many times did that happen to you? according to the odds it hasn't. joining us is a brand new happy mom to four new baby girls. kimberly fugate, thanks for joining us. congratulations. how do you feel today? >> i feel great.

>> i bet you do. you've got four beautiful daughters. tell us, though, you believe because the sonogram indicated you had triplets. tell us what it was like for you personally in the delivery room when the doctor told you the big news. >> well, i heard four femore fei was in instant shock. >> there's kristin, kaleigh and then comes kelsey. >> yes. >> kelsey will be good at hide and seek when she gets a little older. >> she can hide from a sonogram, we know that. >> how are the girls doing? >> they're -- all preemies have their ups and downs, but overall they're doing good. >> fantastic. is it true that when the doctor said, you know, you thought you were done, you had delivered triplets, but then he goes i see another set of feet, is it true you hollered, kimberly, no!

>> it is true. >> why were you yelling "no"? >> it was just an instant shot, but as soon as i seen her, it was love at first sight. >> now, a lot of times when you have kids, you want to get the room ready, you've got to get the stroller and everything you need. you were ready for triplets. how have you adjusted getting the house ready for a fourth? meanwhile you already have another daughter. >> actually i wasn't ready for the three completely yet because i had just found out in october that i was pregnant, so everything was kind of a rush. i found out in november that it was more than one and i was put in the hospital january the 9th with prelabor. so i was in the hospital for a month before i had them. so we hadn't really got prepared for the three yet. >> i think that god will give

you what you need to handle it as a mom. even when you have a surprise fourth baby. with a preemie, as you said, i know there are challenges out there. can everybody follow their progress on facebook, is that true? >> yes. they have a blog and it's called fugate quadruplets and anybody can go on and like and follow how they're doing. >> oh, that's fantastic. and how are they doing? >> i also have their -- they're doing good overall and i have their current weights. kristen weighs 2 pounds 14 ounces, kinly weighs 2 pounds 6 ounces, kaleigh weighs 2 pounds 11 ounces and kelsey weighs 2 pounds 12 ounces. >> that's nice. how long will they be in intensive care, kimberly? >> they will probably be in there at least until my due date was may the 2nd. >> boy. this is going to be a long haul

for you and it's going to be even harder to tell them apart for a while. >> we wish you the best. you've got to be so tired, but what a blessing indeed. we're going to put the blog of the babies on our website here at "fox & friends." thanks, kimberly, congratulations. >> thank you so much. thank you. >> all right. it's a miracle. >> 1 in 729,000, that's the chance of that happening. meanwhile we've got a fox news alert. a truce deal to stop the violence in ukraine interrupted by gunfire and an american family is right in the middle of the chaos. they join us with a firsthanded account of the events as they try to adopt kids. plus a family man that's also a hit man. "3 days to kill" is it worth your hard-earned cash? first, let's see if you win our aflac trivia question of the day. this actor is best known for his two decade role as a psychiatrist. who is he?

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quick headlines now. do as i say, not as i do. just days after making traffic safety a top priority, the mayor of new york city caught breaking several road rules. cameras busted mayor bill de blasio going 60 miles an hour in a 45 and blowing through two stop signs. speaking of drivers, don't fear the geezers. a decade ago researchers were worried traffic accidents would grow up as our elderly population grew. but new research finds drivers age 70 and up are less likely to

be involved in crashes. the reason, cars are getting safer and seniors are getting healthier. good job, seniors. good job, car makers. >> they're not texting. >> yes, they're not texting and they don't pick up their phone. >> they're paying attention. meanwhile a fox news alert. breaking overnight, the president of ukraine announced a settlement reached to stop the violence even as gunfire has rung through the capital. at this hour opposition leaders say they will agree to a deal. so far at least 77 people have been killed since tuesday when clashes between police and anti-government protesters first started. and our next guest is an american caught in the crossfire we're speaking about staying just blocks away from the blood shed with her husband as they finalize the adoption of their four children. >> and right now lisa joins us. she is now on the phone. she has asked us to withhold her last name for safety reasons. she's in the middle of the chaos and just wants to expand her family. lisa, thanks for joining us. describe what you've been

through over the last few days. >> well, we've been kind of hunkered down a little bit. we've been told by the embassy, obviously, to stay put. luckily our apartment is back from the street and it's in a relatively secure building, so we just stay locked in and don't go out, aren't conspicuous, but the first night that it started was actually the court day for my oldest daughter, and that's when it started in earnest. that's when everything erupted again. we could hear everything, you know, get loud and that's when the kids started to get, you know, nervous. >> sure. >> and scared, you know. >> so, lisa, you're there to finalize the adoption of four children. how far through the process are you right now when all this

trouble has broken out? >> we -- like i said, we just had court on tuesday for our oldest daughter, and then we have -- we have visas for our youngest three, so we're done with them. they're ours. >> so can you leave right now? could you leave if you could get there? >> we can leave. my husband is actually going to be leaving with my youngest three so -- in the next two or three days, and i'm going to stay and finish everything with my oldest daughter, because we still have a lot of paperwork and to get her passport and everything for her. >> lisa, does being american in this situation raise more fear in your heart? or do you feel more safe because of that? >> it's kind of 50-50. i mean you just kind of stay neutral, i suppose. you know, we need the government

to do its thing. just get the ukrainian process to get everything done for our oldest daughter. and of course as an american, we support freedom and democracy in the world. so we hope for and pray for peace for ukraine and the people here. so we're kind of stuck in the middle. but again, we just do what the embassy tells us and we just -- we went out yesterday, but we just try to stay inconspicuous. >> be careful. be careful. >> lisa, let us know when you get back. we'd love to hear how everything turns out. we know it will be successful. thanks so much for joining us this morning. >> sure, no problem. thank you. >> it's tough, with international adoption you've got to establish yourself there for a couple of weeks. this is at least their second trip over. >> so complicated.

>> our prayers are with them. >> absolutely. up next on the rundown, two new movies hitting the big screen this weekend, but are they blockbusters or bombs? kevin mccarthy here with those reviews. and first on this date in 1948, nascar was officially incorporated in 1885. the washington monument was formally dedicated and three years later it was open to the public. in 1969 fly and the family stones "everyday people" was the number one song in america. >> those were the days. [ 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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as a psychiatrist, the answer is kelsey grammer. the winner is les yates. you'll get a copy of brian's brand new book, "george washington's secret six." congratulations. two big movies hitting the theaters. first kevin costner is in "3 days to kill." >> plus romance blooms as a volcano erupts in the ancient roman city of pompeii. >> kevin mccarthy thinks that's funny. we hear him giggling right now. >> nothing like lava destroying a city. >> that's what i was laughing about. romance and the eruption of the volcano. but good morning to you. thank you so much for having me on today. "3 days to kill" is a dying cia agent who's essentially trying to reconnect with his wife and daughter. he's given a medical experiment when he goes on a final mission that could actually save his life. kevin costner, one of the great actors of our time and one of

the great filmmakers of our time. so we'll forget about "water world." i was like mr. cost mer if you are acting in a movie you are not directing, do you ever envision how you would actually shoot the sequence. this is what he had to say. >> then a director shoots that and that's very inventive how they choose to shoot it. if i don't feel that my physical movement is adding to the scene or whatever, i love that you're a geek because that means to me that this kind of talk doesn't bother you. but i do set up how i move and then it's up to them how they really want to film it. and i for one am glad that that responsibility falls onto them. >> so even though he's a great actor you give it two out of five stars. what's the matter with it? >> i wish kevin costner directed this movie. it was by mick g. who's a

terrible filmmaker. it's awkward. it feels like it's four hours lock. the movie had no idea what it really truly wanted to be. i found myself not engaged whatsoever. i gave it a two out of five which on my scale is a rental. the sequences where the dialogue didn't match the mouth of the actor. it was really bad. >> sometimes that happens on our show but i blame myself. let's talk about "pompeii." >> yeah, "pompeii," i grew up on disaster movies. i love films that deal with cheesy b-rated acting and scores and screen plays if you have a good disaster element to it. now, kiefer sutherland plays a villain in the movie. the only way i was able to bring up "24" was to ask a question about jack bauer from "24" were to fight his character from pompeii, how would that go down. this is what he had to say. >> shoot him. it would be really -- it would be a very fast scene.

my character in "pompeii" would have pulled out his sword and made some fantastic move and jack bauer would have pulled out his gun and shot him. >> that would have been a much better film than "pompeii." i like the 3-d but the overall film is middle of the road. i gave it a 2.5 out of 5. a recommend a mat tinee on a weekend. everyone go see "leg owe" movie. brian, i think everybody -- >> i hear it's propaganda. >> no, it's really good and the movie is fantastic. it's a good movie, it really is. >> kevin mccarthy, thanks. >> thank you so much. >> he does the hard work so we don't have to waste our money. i saw "pompeii" and they said only a third of it is dug up. >> i've seen it. they have dug up enough. >> it was great. >> not the movie, but pompeii itself. >> coming up straight ahead. >> the fcc wants access to every

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which may cause kidney problems. if your pill isn't giving you the control you need, ask your doctor about non-insulin victoza. it's covered by most health plans. good morning. today is friday, february 21st. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. the fcc wants to access our newsroom, but even the commissioner of the agency thinks this is a bad idea, and he was appointed by president obama. >> if you're holdings a broadcast license that the fcc issues, you're not going to feel like it's entirely voluntary if you have to answer this battery of questions in this 70-some page study. >> so what's going on here? geraldo rivera will weigh in on this. meanwhile this olympic gold medalist is happily married with a 2-year-old daughter and might one day be a preacher. so why did nbc just label his lifestyle alternative? crazy. if you thought elevator

rides were awkward, imagine one between willie robertson and president obama. so what happened? the "duck dynasty" star sharing his story next. according to almost every study, mornings are better with friends, our friends, which you are. it's time for "fox & friends." we're a little lonely here on the curvy couch in midtown manhattan because today for a change geraldo rivera not bounding into the studio, popping himself down there, no, he's out in hollywood. what are you doing there? >> i'm doing my fox special, o.j. simpson at 20 years, defendant acquitted, nation divided. it's a look at how the simpson verdict reflected the great racial divide in the country that has been repeated time and time again. how are you doing, steve? i miss you. >> thank you very much, geraldo. i miss you as well.

we've got some breaking news to talk to you about, though. >> we want your take on this. so we have the ukraine president saying they have reached a truce after days of deadly violence. so what's your take on the white house's response? is it good enough? should we be doing more? >> well, you know, elisabeth, it's a really tough situation. having lived through libya where we removed gadhafi and replaced him with people who were much more troublesome, much more dangerous, much more erratic, much more unstable, i think the united states is well advised to keep out of these conflicts to the extent we can. ukraine is another one of those examples. it's a country of 46 million people. it's nestled right -- or wedged, i could say, right between russia to the east and europe and the united states to the west. the country itself is divided. you have ethnic russians on the eastern side. you have ethnic ukrainians on the western side. i don't know what the heck the united states can do other than what they are do.

you have angela merkel, the german chancellor, the most powerful person in europe, she's negotiating with her russian counterparts trying to get them to cool it, trying to get these two sides to just sit down. i think that the ukraine president is pretty clear that ukraine's president is going to go, that nobody wants him anymore. but what the united states can do is very, very limited. it's not like the old cold war with the threat of nuclear apocalypse. we have to convince putin that it's in his interest to cool things down. >> it will never be in his interest. his interest is doing what he did, providing millions of dollars to walk away from a deal with the e.u. this guy is a puppet for them. we have an obligation to provide an outlet for freedom in that area. i'm not talking about troops, but we tell the -- >> what are you talking about then, brian? >> this is an industrialized country, this is not libya.

>> brian, how do you do it without sending in the 82nd airborne or the 101st airborne? how does the united states do exactly what you're suggesting? >> there's plenty of things we can do behind the scenes. >> like what? do you want to fund the revolution? is that what you want to do? >> doing it themselves. they're doing it themselves. they need to know they're not isolated. because poland is next, romania is around the corner. the whole eastern block will fall in ten years. >> that old domino theory is exactly what we've lived through in the '50s and '60s. we squandered trillions of dollars. that's what got us into southeast asia. we do the best we can with moral -- >> it is a big miss -- >> it is not our -- it is essentially not our fight. all we can do is tell them that we are with you, we are for democracy. it is in your best interests. they'll sort it out. they'll sort it out. >> and it would be great if our president said, you know, picked a side and said we're with the

protesters but instead he's straddling and not picking a lane. we can't settle it here. let's move on to the other topic we want to talk to you about and that's sending contractors, government contractors into newsrooms like ours to make sure that we're covering what the administration wants. >> and we're able to have this conversation now because of the freedoms we have in the press so we have this person coming in saying -- a commissioner appointed by obama saying this is ridiculous. you can't step into the newsroom. government needs to be out of the newsroom. what do you think? >> i think that i would totally monitor brian's every activity. i would have a critical information need monitor in his office. i would have it in the men's room that he uses. i would track him totally because it's clear that this man is out of control. no, seriously, this is a terrible idea. what they want to do is they have a -- they have eight criteria that they have somehow worked out. stories covered, they want to monitor the political bias, regions ignored, geographic

regions, ethnic stories. >> environment. >> there's eight different critical information needs they call it. i think it's a preposterous idea. it's big brother peeking under the skirt of the first amendment. it is interesting that the commissioner, as elisabeth said, appointed by president obama is the one raising the red flag. the government has no business in the newsroom. the news business is not without its fault, let's be honest. out here they say if it bleeds, it leads. there are certain priority that say maybe don't serve the public interest as well as others might. but that's a judgment for the newsmen, for the audience of the particular news outlet. they find the one that suits them the best. it's not for the government, the clumsy government doesn't do anything right. >> absolutely right on all parts regarding this. but what's interesting is usually the fcc votes on something and then they do it. instead in this instance it was simply announced that they were

going to do it. so, you know, did the administration call over to the lead commissioner and say, hey, this is what we want you to do. we don't know. >> good question. >> but what they did is the clever thing, they said this is voluntary. you don't necessarily have to have these monitors in your newsroom. but when you're licensed by the fcc, that's like our boss saying to us, it's voluntary that you come to work tomorrow or you are on time. it's really a bad, bad idea. the government doesn't do anything very well and they certainly could not monitor the news. can you imagine, you know, what politically correct directives they would be giving to local news executives and reporters? i think it's a terrible thing. >> lannie davis agrees with you and it's probably not going to get out of the box. we'll look forward to your special, geraldo, thanks so much. >> thank you. heather, you have some new information for us coming across. >> a look at some of your

headlines at this hour on this friday. and in just a few hours, the obama administration is expected to announce even more cuts to medicare advantage. the plan will siphon funds away from seniors to pay for obamacare, and that will mean that seniors face higher health care costs, reduced benefits and fewer choices for coverage. this week's warning claiming that there could be a shoe bomb on a plane headed to the u.s. now being linked to al qaeda terrorist in yemen. and the world's most notorious terrorist bomb maker, al asiri. it is the same group behind that botched underwear bombing that happened on christmas day back in 2009 and the plan to put bombs on cargo planes back in 2010. police in las vegas need your help. they're searching for a driver who ran over an elderly man with his car in a fit of road rage. and a warning for you, this video, it is disturbing. the driver of the honda rams the

victim. you can see that happen right there. and then just runs him over. yeah, the man was seriously injured. so what sparked all of this? police say that the elderly man cut him off while pulling up to a gas pump. goodness. and now this. "duck dynasty"'s willie and cory robertson made an appearance on jimmy kimmel last night and answered this. what happened when willie and cory, they ran into the president at this year's state of the union. >> he sees me and he goes, willie, what's up! i'm like hey, what's up. but there's a secret service guy who obviously had never watched our show because this cat -- i mean i'm thinking he's going to drop me at any moment. >> and those are your headlines. i love that head band. i think we should start wearing those, what do you think, elisabeth? >> i think they're trending. >> we have worn them.

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what if you were terrorists living right under your nose? yep, training right here in the

united states. sounds like a plot to a movie, but my next guest says it's true and has been happening. martin moyer has been working to expose the terror training networks spreading across 22 states. he's author of this book "twilight in america." martin, when we came out and were talking about what was happening in dallas, one of 22 different camps, you're somebody that didn't need to hear that report, you've known about this group. tell me about them. >> well, muslims of the americas has been in the united states since the early 1980s, actually formed in 1985, and they're run by a radical islamic cleric out of pakistan. most people aren't familiar with the shaikh but they're familiar with wall street daniel pearl reporter who actually attempted to interview the shaikh about these camps in the united states. and on the way to that interview, he was kidnapped and then beheaded. the shaikh and the moa does not

like exposing these camps. they're basically located in rural america and deserted places, in mountain areas, and they're a very dangerous group. >> and you know there's nothing wrong with people living together who believe the same thing. there's little italy, there's a brazilian section right here in manhattan. so what goes on in these groups that we should be aware of that's concerning to you? >> well, the fbi report that came out yesterday that was produced in 2007 is quite clear about the objective of muslims of the americas. they have killed ten people, they set off several firebombings in the united states, they have set off explosive bombings, they have killed their own people. they're a very dangerous group. and the fact that the shaikh would dare to post on his own website that they have a hit team operating inside the united states and that they commit such crimes as running brothels, unemployment scams, drug running scams and street crimes, he's telling this to his own people,

i think that should give every american a sense of alarm as to what is going on inside of theseville annuals. >> right now the state department had them on the terror watch list. they're not anymore. what do you think, are they being watched now? what's the fbi's role in all of this? >> i think they are being watched by several types of police force but let's address the state department. they were on the state department foreign terrorist organizations watch list all the way up to the year 2001 when they finally mysteriously were taken off. the reason they were taken off is because of it happened after 9/11. can you imagine if the state department had kept them on the list and in a public document stating here is a group in america with 22 camps inside of our country whose goal is to execute jihad in america and we allow them to exist. so what they wanted to do was make it disappear publicly so they removed them from the list, offering some crazy excuse that said, well, this group has not

committed a crime during the past year so we're going to remove them from the list. >> "twilight in america" details this group. martin mawyer, thanks so much. >> thank you very much, brian. >> 17 minutes after the top of the hour. we move ahead. should police be able to spy on muslims to be able to weed out any terrorists amongst them or is that discrimination? a judge has finally ruled on this case and we'll share that verdict with you when we come back. plus this olympic gold medalist is happily married with a 2-year-old daughter. so why did nbc just label his life alternative? your comments are pouring in. ♪

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got some quick headlines for you on this friday morning. a drug overdose suspected in the death of two navy srchl.e.a.l.s the maersk alabama. they discovered hypodermic needles. should police be able to spy on muslims to weed out terrorists? a judge just ruled yes. eight muslims sued the new york police department in 2012 saying the spying was discriminatory, but the judge ruled it was a lawful effort to prevent terrorism. so now you know. all right, elisabeth, over to you. >> thanks, steve. well, the apprentice program is started by our chairman and ceo robert ales to promote diversity. as we celebrate black history month we've teamed up with the program to bring you some remarkable stories inside the african-american community. once again i'm joined joy fully

joined by harris faulkner. she's here to tell us a different story, one that involves african-americans in one of the most volatile, free-wheeling streets in the world. yes, we're talking about wall street. >> i call it the shark tank. i recently saw the film "wolf of wall street" and so this really conjured up visions of that. good to be with you this morning. >> good to see you again. >> from the very first african-american to work as a trader on wall street, we took a close look at the financial world and some journeys of some prominent people of color in the industry. while the numbers are far from equal and their experience was less than perfect, all can agree there's only one color which drives wall street, and it's green. >> wall street is about making money. and the beauty of that is that it does pull race out of the picture. >> i was somebody that they had never seen before. >> i dreamed of being a tycoon, literally, where i would make a billion dollars and then give it all away by changing the world.

>> the nice thing about wall street is it's not black or white, it's green. >> charles, why are there more people who look like us on wall street? >> oh, there's a whole lot of reasons for that. wall street is very, very clubby. there's a lot of money to be made. people don't want to share that, so there's a lot of nepotism, there's a lot of cronyism, sexism and a fair amount of racism. but the fact of the matter is you've got one very protective industry that doesn't want anybody else to come in there and then on the other side of it, you do have within the black community, i don't think there's sort of the knowledge or understanding that it's a possibility that you can get in there and you can have a great career. >> when he's not anchoring on the fox business network, charles payne runs wall street strategy, a research firm that tries to identify the next big opportunity. >> so were you accepted? what were the challenges? >> for me the challenges weren't necessarily color but because i was the lowest man on the totem pole. so it wasn't about being black per se, it was the german clique

and the italian clique and the jewish clique. these are really serious cliques. >> was there a black clique? >> i was the only black guy there. >> so you were your own clique. >> in 1970 he became the first african-american to become a trader on the new york stock exchange but wall street had its clubby ways back then too, especially at lunchtime. >> besides the trading floor, the second most important spot was where? >> the lynuncheon club. everybody takes time-out during the day to eat. maybe you have some special problems so you want to talk to mr. jones over here and this one stock that you want to resolve with him. >> what was it like for you? what was your experience? >> well, mine was initially they didn't want to offend anybody, so they didn't want to let me just sit at any table so they gave me my own table. >> they put you by yourself? >> yes. >> how did that make you feel? >> to have my own table? that just meant i got served quicker and better. >> in the 1980s, things got

better for african-americans on wall street when sponsors of educational opportunity came along and created internships for people of color. >> there were ten students only from ivy league schools and we were placed at five investment banking firms. they didn't really know what to do with us. >> donna sims wilson is currently an executive vice president with castle oaks securities in chicago, but 30 years ago she was just a young woman who was trying to prove she belonged. >> and i became known as the analyst who could fix it. >> getting things done usually meant spending a lot of time on the phone. and as the '80s rolled along, donna did some serious business making her clients a lot of money. >> and i had a client who lived in the midwest, who i had done a lot of business with but had never met. >> they made plans to meet and finally do business in person. >> when he came to the lobby, he saw me sitting there and he kept looking, because it couldn't possibly be me.

and so finally i said his name. and he said, donna? and i said yes. and he was shocked. and sadly, he was shocked and disappointed. >> disappointed enough to have donna removed from his account. >> and that was tough. >> have you ever had anything like that happen? >> i had that a lot. i would have people say crazy things. i mean -- >> when you're on the phone. >> yeah, when i'm on the phone. oh, man, charlie, i tell you, i home they don't take over new york city. they're going to tear that place up. listen, send a check in now. i still took the account and i still took the money. >> even though they used the n word. >> absolutely. i'm not going to change their feelings and i needed to feed my family. >> the color was green. >> the color was green. >> in the '90s things opened up for african-americans even more. >> they wanted to hire as many as they could but you have to ask yourself, how many people of color go to the top colleges of the united states and how many of those people are graduating

in the top of their class? there's a little bit of a supply problem. >> frank baker is a founder and manag managing partner but he got a start at goldman sachs. >> if you don't know wall street, it's the best of the best of the best, and it's all about success. >> getting that goldman seal of approval definitely helped frank enter the world of private equity, currently one of wall street's most risky, but potentially rewarding sectors. >> and we'll walk and i'll bring my whole team. and there's always a little bit of surprise. you're frank? it's not negative, it's just surprise because they're not used to seeing it. but then at the end of the day because my firm is allocating money, you know, we control the purse strings, once you get over the initial shock, it's about, well, tell me how you're going to make my company better and grow my revenues and make profits for your shareholders. which is not about color, it's

about, you know, what you know and your ability to be successful in making these investments. >> do you think that they wanted to be integrated? >> i don't know if it was about being integrated as much as infiltrated. it's a lot of money, don't share it with anyone. if they're not polka dot, if they're not in the family, are you kidding me? why should we share this money? >> he's a riot, isn't he? >> so honest. >> well, you know last year's sponsors for educational opportunity helped more than 275 students of diverse backgrounds. those students were given internships at one of the participating 55 partners on wall street. they included banks, private equity firms, global corporations, nonprofits. that's a great amouchnt of accessibility for those young people. so the numbers of african-americans are rising on wall street. there's still more opportunity to give but we're seeing some of it. >> i love that line, the only color that mattered was green, but an honest insight there in

terms of how that came to be and the work that needs to be done. >> that was a fun one to do. >> wonderful work. i can't wait to see you again. next week we'll introduce you to a real southern gentleman who broke barriers in the least likely of places. governor douglas wilder was the first african-american elected to run a state in his country, in this country, but he did in virginia where only 20% of the population is black. it's an amazing journey. one that truly transends race. it's a story you definitely will not want to miss, as you know. and you're going to bring it, we absolutely love you and these pieces. >> it's reciprocated. >> i'll tweet you later. coming up, health insurance dropped, premiums skyrocketing, so what happens when you confront a democrat about obamacare? well, they laugh. but is this really a laughing matter? you decide. and if there was a girl scout badge for this genius, this girl would earn it. she conquered the competition by selling cookies outside the pot shop. is this the bacon and cheese diet?

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the crazy things they have seen in russia. one of them, this video by an american luger, kate hansen. she filmed a wolf roaming through the halls of the hotel, but it turns out the whole thing was a hoax. >> oh, thank goodness. >> orchestrated by mr. viral video, jimmy kimmel. >> have you seen my wolf? >> the video now has almost two million views. >> oh, my goodness. speaking of olympics, so now having a wife and child seem to be deemed alternative, according to nbc. >> what? >> yeah. did you see this. there was a tweet. they're talking about david wise. and nbc tweeted david wise's alternative lifestyle leads to olympic gold. >> let's examine what exactly -- let's look at his situation to figure out what alternative lifestyle they're talking about. he's 23 years old. >> okay. >> he married a woman. he's got a 2-year-old child.

he also goes to church with great regulator and someday he would want to perhaps be a pastor. so which part of that is alternative lifestyle, nbc? >> and he has a gold medal to boot on it. it's just a crazy headline. but in today's world, being normal is alternative it seems. >> well, apparently it's not normal. >> we have e-mails and tweets and facebook posts coming in from you. sally higley says this, who would have ever thought we would hear that a traditional marriage with a young child would be referred to as alternative lifestyle. >> and c.j. said this is not an alternative, this is a traditional american family. that was my point. >> amy walker's pointing is this is absurd. being a family man and christian is being called alternative now? >> and karen says, yeah, i was married at 21 and i'm still married to the same man. is it not alternative? it is normal. >> what do you think? go ahead and continue to e-mail

us, facebook us and twitter us as well. we'll be watching things throughout the day and you can always weigh in on our website, fox&friends.com. >> or go outside and just yell. we might hear it. >> just like the tv show network. >> we are a network so there's a lot of similarities. >> heather's on a network. >> the same one as you, imagine that. >> this is unbelievable. >> how did that happen? americans across the country are facing skyrocketing premiums or even losing their health insurance but democrats seem to think it's a laughing matter. take a look at how democratic lawmakers responded when a citizen asked one simple and honest question about his health care. >> i thought that the affordable health care act was to save $2500 per family. what happened? >> i voted no, so i'll let these guys talk. >> what's so funny?

there you so colin peterson in the center, tim walz and amy klobuchar. the only thing they were willing to answer was representative peterson, because he voted no against the bill. the national republican congressional committee responded it's puzzling why democrats would find it funny when they're finally called out on their broken promises, but i guess if i had to defend obamacare's higher premiums and cancelled plans every day until november, i would pass the microphone too. now to something else. his boss told him that he could not replace a tattered american flag at work, so chief rick heilman, a navy veteran, did it himself. one problem, his boss fired him over it. the reason? because the veteran did not follow the boss's directions to leave the flag alone. he joined us earlier on "fox & friends" and he says that he would do the same thing all over again. >> we need to respect the flag. we need to respect those that have lived and died, fought for

it, because i can tell you personally coming home to see tattered flags after being separated from my family for six, nine months and some of these guys longer than that, it's a real -- you know, it's a real heartbreaker. >> well, the company eventually offered rick his job back, but he turned it down. he said the atmosphere at the office would be too toxic. and she is one smart cookie. a girl scout set up shop outside a pot clinic in san francisco. people with the munchies didn't really stand a chance. in two hours, the 13-year-old sold 117 boxes of cookies. that is dozens more than she managed to sell outside a safeway the next day. so those are a look at your headlines so far. >> thank you very much, heather. and you've got to figure the first ones to go would be thin mints. >> probably. >> what's better than a thin mint? >> the peanut butter cookies. >> when you put a thin mint in the refrigerator, that could be one of the finest dessert cookies ever invented. >> that's true. that's ingenious, by the way.

here's a woman that never has a cookie. >> she does. >> she does not. she does eat cookies? >> i love cookies. but you know what, i want to point out the weather here across the new york city area and pretty much that's the story across parts of the east coast. it's a little misty, it's foggy, very poor visibility of the last i checked delays at laguardia early this morning averaging over an hour. and that's the story as well across philly international, so we'll see delays across portions of the northeast. yesterday we even had to deal with some severe weather. more than 200 reports across parts of the gulf coast up into the midwest. take a look at the severe threat for today across the carolinas, georgia, northern florida, including the city of jacksonville. that's the story as well across parts of the mid-atlantic. heavy rain pushing through georgia and the cloinas right now. on the back side of the same storm system we actually have blizzard warnings in effect and roads are impassable because snow has been blown onto the

roadways and additional inches of snow expected. some total accumulations from the storm including yesterday could be up to a foot. back inside. >> i know it's your job, but you're sick of winter too, right? >> well, the weather business is booming. it's good for business for me, not good for everybody else. >> she loves the science of it. >> all right, maria, thank you very much. exactly 20 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, president obama likes to say he supports a free press, right? >> but a free press is also essential for our democracy. >> our freedom as a nation rests on our freedom of the press. >> so why does the federal government now want to tap into america's newsroom? peter johnson jr. is here coming up next. plus start your engines. three big names of nascar join us to talk the daytona 500. stick around. ♪ [ male announcer ] v8 v-fusion plus energy.

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oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in t juice aisle. a free press is also essential for our democracy. our free tomorrow as a nation rests on the freedom of the press. >> we also live in a democracy where a free press, free expression and the open flow of information helps hold me accountable. >> really president obama loves to say he supports a free press. if that's true, what is the motivation behind the federal communication commission's controversial new plan sending government contractors into newsrooms to spy on what they're doing? peter johnson jr. joins us live. peter, what could possibly go wrong? >> unfortunately this is the big russia, big china approach to regulating journalism an regulating a not-so-free media in the united states at this

point. they say we want to know what critical information needs the american people have, and so if you look at the backup documents to what the fcc intends to do, send so-called spies, questioners into newsrooms and ask reporters what their editors are not allowing them to do and how they make particular choices in terms of news. the underlying view is that there are communities that are underserved and that they need to redistribute information into minority communities. so you read the backup information, that's what it's all about. it's about the redistribution of information. and somehow the notion that civic engagement and democracy will be perpetuated by the government going into newsrooms and saying to an editor or reporter why did you do this? what is this? do you think you're really meeting the needs of your community? >> sure. >> what are we going to do about this? you know, we regulate you. >> that's right. and your broadcast license is at

stake. so that's why news directors would had and invite these federal contractors in because the implicit message is it's voluntary, but unless you answer the questions, you might lose your license. >> it's a boot on the neck. they say in order to assess whether government action is needed to ensure that the information needs of all americans are being met, including women and minorities, it is necessary to understand how the public acquires critical information, how the media ecosystem operates to provide this information and what barriers exist to participation. the important statement in that is government action. what government action should there be in terms of how fox news or your local television station or radio station reports and collects news? why do we need the government to say this is good, this is bad. we've heard the president enough condemn fox news.

we've heard democrats in this country enough condemn fox news and other middle of the road or conservative outlets in this country. should the government be putting its boot on the neck of fox news and other media outlets in this country to say we want to know what's going on there. we want to know what you're doing. if we don't like it, we're going to take government action. what is government action? >> sure. we've got a graphic that shows some countries that have more press freedom on the united states because on the list we're number 46 there. peter, you've got to figure that no news director or station manager or general manager would possibly voluntarily without that boot on the neck let these guys in. >> they shouldn't voluntarily commit to it. they should say we're not going to allow the government to do this. and the reason the united states is number 46 is because we've had incidents like the associated press and james rosen of fox news having their phones

and their calls and their numbers and their family's numbers looked at in a pernicious, destructive way that's wrong and that's destructive of the first amendment. take the boot off the neck of free media in this country. this is the first step down a very slippery slope. >> you are right about that. peter johnson jr., great analysis. >> have a great weekend. >> you as well. straight ahead, nascar legend richard petty firing back at those calling him a sexist for his comment about danica patrick earlier on our show today. >> well, if her name would have been dan, nobody would have ever said anything about all the stuff that's going on. so enough said. >> things are floating rnd a, oh, you're a sexist. so what do darrell call trip, carl edwards and jeff hammond think about his remark? let's check in for a preview of what happens 12 minutes from now. good morning. an amazing roadside rescue of a baby, and the surprising people who jumped in to help.

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it's that time again. nascar season kicking off with their super bowl of racing. i'm talking daytona 500. >> yes, you are. what can fans expect from this year's big race? joining us now with the details are nascar hall of famer, fox analyst darrell waltrip, former nascar crew chief and fox analyst jeff hammond and nascar driver competing in the race, carl edwards. good morning. >> hey, good morning. >> good morning. >> so earlier on the show, you

know this weekend has everybody talki talking. one of the things people are fired up about is richard petty's comments about danica patrick. we asked him about this again today and this is what he had to say. take a listen. >> well, if her name had been dan, nobody would have said anything about all the stuff that's going on. so enough said. >> things are floating around, oh, you're a sexist for saying that. what do you say to them? >> well, i say i've been married to the same woman for 55 years. i had six granddaughters and -- had three daughters and six granddaughters and one great granddaughter, so i love women. >> so, jeff, right off people are talking about danica patrick being called out by richard petty saying essentially the only way she's going to win a race is if she's racing alone. what's your reaction to that reaction? >> i have to respectfully disagree with the king. i watched her race enough, i believe she's got an opportunity, like this weekend,

to possibly win here at daytona or a place like talladega. carl and i were talking about this, she ran so well at a place like martinsville that was a difficult place on the circuit that i do not want to underestimate her talents or underestimate this team. i think she's got a shot. >> i used to kind of feel the same way about her and then she beat me like a drum at martinsville which is the toughest racetrack. it's great, richard petty can have his opinion and that's his opinion and i respect him, but she is a pretty fierce racer. >> you know, i think it's a sum of all the parts. that's what makes this sport so great, it's what makes the wheels turn. you know, there's a rookie on the pole driving the 3 car. i mean last year danica was on the pole. that was unheard of. and so richard petty is a legend. an icon. certainly he has his opinions. jeff gordon, jimmie johnson, dale jr., it takes all these people to put this show on. danica is a huge part of our

show. she has a great following. she's a good race daughter driver. she weighs 100 pounds, she's five foot tall. she gets out there and mixes it up with these guys every sunday. i would never count her out of any race. >> absolutely. and i know you have fox sports 1 going this year and it starts -- all the coverage starts earlier and then you have your actual race with the prerace. they're going to be working you guys hard. everybody is talking about jimmie johnson. he won this race last year, won the points title again. carl, what makes him so good and is he vulnerable? >> well, last night they ran out of fuel and clint bowyer did a back flip in the race car. i'll tell you something about jimmie. there's a couple things. number one, he will work hard and do whatever it takes to win. two, he really likes competing. my first win came at the atlanta motor speedway. he was the first guy dumping gatorade on me, high fiving. he really loves to compete. >> you know what, he's the most consistent driver in the sport right now, has been for a number

of years. and all these other teams have highs an lows, carl knows that. they stay the same all the time. they're very consistent and very focused. >> and you're going to be consistent and focused on sunday. it starts at 11:00 switching over to fox on the network, sunday at noon. thanks, guys, best of luck. >> bye, guys. >> come join us sometime. >> i'd love to. "fox & friends" back in a moment. my feet felt so heavy e end of thday. they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like lking on a wave. dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. i'm a believer!

one of our producers, lori's baby zachary has finally grown into his onesie. today is her last day. lori is moving with her husband down south to atlanta. she has worked on our program for 13 years. we salute her and thank her for her hard work. also to rob hale, our director, he's been punching the buttons, there he is right there, he's moving on to the 9:00 show. rob, thank you very much. >> we'll miss you and see you in the hallways. >> what's coming up this weekend? >> the daytona 500 is sunday and

we are live there all weekend. >> and parnlents, you love it wn your babies are good eaters but that could be setting them up for obesity later on. >> and is chivalry dead? it doesn't have to be. we'll show you how to date politely. >> have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye, everybody. >> thanks, you guys. a fox news alert as we start this morning. ukraine's president announcing a peace deal to end the violence, but will it be enough for an opposition that wants him gone? as we get new reports this morning of gunfire between police and the protesters, is this truce really a truce at all? an announcement of a possible deal such as it is a day after the deadliest hours in this month-long crisis. it is a struggle that pits east versus west. democracy versus russian dominance. hard numbers are very difficult to come by. the associated press, though, reporting that opposition claims that 70 protesters have been killed. many of