>> it is friday march 7th m hunting for a serial killer. fear paralyzing a community after new evidence reveals a connection in multiple murders. what police need you to hear. >> new jersey's governor chris christie asking the president this. >> if that's your attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for? >> from the grand interest to the rally cry, we have all of the highlights. >> first the controversial swimsuit cover, now this. the girl scout being urged to cut ties with barbie. is she really a role model?

"fox & friends first" starts now. ♪ >> good friday morning to you. always nice to say. we have almost made it through the week. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. the weekend is here. thank you so much for starting your day with us. we really appreciate it. we have this to tell you. fear gripping a washington, d.c. suburb where a serial killer is on the lose. police are confirming a connection between three unsolved murders in that community. good morning, mary mary ann.

>> investigators in alexandria virginia discovered the similarities in the bullets used in all three cases. >> according to the forensic reports in the cases they have the same general rifling class and character rigs ticks and are similar in design for all cases. >> detectives have long speculated the murders all occurred in "dateline" at the-- occurred in daylight. lagato a music teacher a p tranned tation planner criminal profilers say the man may not be in any rush to change his appearance. >> they can be extremely arrogant people. he could be looking at that saying to himself, the cops are still never going to find me. i am not going to bother changing my appearance.

>> police received 500 tips. >> i remember the lagato case she was the woman where she opened the door and he shot her. >> thank you. >> shoppers try to college a hail of bullets. a man was shot inside the oak court mall. it happened yesterday while arguing with other men. >> people running every where. didn't know what to do. everybody was just running. >> the victim is in critical condition. the suspects ran off but were caught minutes later less than a mile away. >> day five of the oscar pistorius trial is underway. the blade runner's ex-girlfriend

is now on the witness stand. samantha taylor says pistorius kept a gun on him at all times even carrying it with him while they were friends. he is accused of murdering his model girlfriend reba steenkamp. >> the u.s. talks as vladmir putin has a hold on crimea. president obama demanding russian forces withdraw and go back to their bases. he refuses to budge saying his moves are consistent with international law. there's a kay lotic scene a female protester being dragged away by her hair during a protest against russian influence. they have voted to leave the ukraine to join mother russia. >> chris christie is back on the world stage getting a standing ovation and stealing the show at

cpac. >> all right, all right. >> is he making a stand for 2016 in christie joining some of the country's most well-known republicans to kickoff the conservative political action conference. christie not holding back delivering this message to the president. >> you are the leader of the government you see something ready to go off the rails what you do is stay as far away from it as possible. if that's your attitude, what the hell are we paying you for? >> we can't ignore the flawed policy has brought us to the stage. we have a president who believed but by the sheer force of his personality he would be able to shape global events. >> president carter i am going to hit you with the steer policy. it is no longer fair to say he was the worst president of this great country in my lifetime. president obama has proven me

wrong. >> we have a president who just today came out with his lowest job approval rating 38 percent. we are getting into jimmy carter territory. >> the award for the best entrance goes to kentucky senator mitch mcconnell for walking on the stage holding that rifle. it was actually the nra lifetime achievement award for oklahoma senator tom coburn. >> today at the conference the crowd will hear from mike huckabee and kentucky senator rand paul. >> obamacare's gatekeeper calling it quits. he was in charge of the federal insurance marketplace he told congress before the botched rollout that it would work well. this as concerns grow about fraud and mismanagement through the affordable care act. lawmakers are pushing for the a full-time watchdog. >> the clock is ticking for the

obamacare deadline. the key demographic is not signing up. the president's latest sales pitch to convince people to sign up. good morning elizabeth. >> good morning. you are right. there's not much time left in a month for people to enroll in healthcare on-line. the "washington post" is reporting one in 10 folks qualify for private health plans in the marketplace signed up and about half have even looked on-line. as the march 31st deadline approaches it is still a little foggy as far as the exact number of enroll knees who were previously uninsured. gary cohen the soon to be former director says quote that is not a data point we are collecting in any sort of systematic way. the president is still hitting the airways to get people to sign up. >> if everybody waits until the last minute, everybody waits until march 27th or 28th then in some ways it's a self fulfilling

prophecy. if you had 5 million people going on the web site at the same time even if it's a great web site working well now yes there are going to be delays because there are only so many people any web site can absorb at a single time. >> the president said despite the glitches the law is working the way it should. you may be used to seeing pretty big name celebrities either tweeting or mentioning the law in interviews. how much is this all really working? 49 percent of people are pessimistic about the law. 45 percent say they are scared and 43 percent say they are angry. don't think the bombardment will stop. huffington post will hold 4,000 events in the next few weeks hangi ranging from bus tours to sweepstakes and mass sign

upevents. >> the controversy over the cross that was found in the rubble at ground zero is now back in the courtroom. a group of atheists appealing to a federal court because of the decision they made allowing the 911 muse i am to be put on display. they are arguing the cross shaped beam is a religious symbol that belongs in a church not in a museum. cardinal dolan says it is history. >> what is more important than 9-11 was 9-12. death symbolizes that we don't need a group to take that away from us. >> one needs to be made soon because the 9-11 museum opens up in may. >> slowly but surely temperatures are climbing. >> maria molina is tracking the warm-up. >> good morning. it feels a little bit better

early this morning across the new york city area take a look at the highs for today. in new york city just shy of 40 degrees in cleveland into chicago and further west take a look at texas 60s and 70s feeling very mild out there. the cooler air returned across portions of the upper midwest. yesterday you were in the 50's in places like rapid city. today 30's. saturday highs here new york city you will be above average into the 50's. 50's in louisville atlanta into the 60s. we have a storm system producing areas of freezing rain and sleet. we have reports of downed trees and also power out canallings with winter storm warning. be safe p on the roadways.

daylight saving time begins. you lose an hour of sleep. we have more daylight during the daytime hours. >> glass half full. >> one more hour closer to spring. >> the numbers that wall street is waiting for this morning will be out in a few hours. lorne simonetti is here with what we can expect. >> patiently waiting and praying the data is not too skewed by the cold winter weather. in three hours they are expected to say 149,000 jobs were added. another cyber attack. an attempted attack on the system after card numbers were found in an under ground store. they set the record straight. as a result of our ongoing investigation which included assistant from a top security

firm we have no reason to believe there has been any loss of credit card or consumer data. >> more customers are p shoing on-line on staples.com. it will save them half a billion dollars annually by 2014. >> devices are coming to your ear frm they are partnering with a danish company that can make hearing aids controlled iphones and i pads. they are called links and cost $3,000. 36 million americans suffer hearing loss but only 1 in 5 who need hearing aids actually go get them. maybe it will be more attractive for people who need to hear better. 12 minutes after the top of the hour. smoke and flames fill a school bus while students in wheelchairs are on board. why the bus driver is now being hailed a hero.

>> bad news from this barbie. why girl scouts are being urged to cut ties with america's doll. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel.

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it's on the internet, but you probably knew that. or maybe not, i don't really know you. bellman: welcome back, captain obvious. captain obvious: yes i am. all those words are spelled correctly. transferred money from his before larry instantly bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement.

that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. >> tragedy in new jersey a fire claiming four lives when a fire truck is sent to the wrong address. grand avenue instead of grant avenue. by the time fire crews got to the right address it was too late. the victims an elderly couple and their two adult sons. they don't think the delay cost lives because the house was fully engulfed in flames when the first 911 call was made. 35 people displaced. the cause still unknown. a raging fire that wiped out this entire apartment building

in detroit was started intentionally. officials say accelerants were found on the scene and they are trying to figure out if there was a connection to a fire and a reported sexual assault a few hours earlier in one of those units. police don't believe any one died in the fire but cadaver dogs are searching to be sure. four people were hospitalized. >> a southwest flight bound for sacramento. lamar rogers was yelling at flight attendants and demanding alcohol before take off. after it took off he started swearing at other passengers. he has been charged with interfering with flight members. >> they will move it from impaired driving to any one slowed by the use of marijuana. it is proposed by colorado

lawmakers. a legal limit hasn't been set. but five nan grams is considered the legal limit for drugs. >> is it harmful for young girls. they are asking the girl scouts of america to end the ties with barbie. >> anna kooiman joins us live with what is sparking the controversy. >> girl scouts agreed to a $2 million partnership with barbie. they have a web site and barbie sponsored participation patch. it is aimed to promote a variety of careers the members can explore like barbie does who pursued 150 different careers over 55 years. the most recent career choice caused controversy with the highly sexualized sports

illustrated swim ut issue. the commercial free childhood and center for the new american dream pushing for an end to the partnership saying barbie not only sexualizes young girls but ideal identifieses an impossible body type. it turns the girls into a walking advertisement. the girl scouts refuse to end the deal saying this. they say we stand behind this partnership as it helps us bring to over 2 million girl scouts the message they can do anything. mattel saying this. bash beer inspired girls' emergency nation allowing them to explore a world without limits. the group started a petition in hope s they will reconsider. they have 2400 signatures. what does everybody at home think about this one? >> we are going to find owed.

we want to know do you think barbie is a bad role model? >> let us know on facebook or twitter we will share the comments later in the show. >> hundreds of firemen police officers and first responders all coming together to give one little boy a birthday sur pride he will never forget. >> swim at your own risk. why obamacare means no lifeguard og duty.

>> welcome back to "fox & friends first". it was the amusic park not the roller-coaster that was the cause of the death of a woman.

the woman fell 75 feet to her death after being ejected from her seat. the german company pointed the blame at six flags saying it didn't use a test seat given to them. that determines if the passenger's size is too big for the ride. >> a school bus catches fire with special need students on board. the driver came to the rescue safely getting out the four children. two of them in wheelchairs. police are calling the bus driver alfred a hero. >> you pull over you get everybody off you have a couple kids in wheelchairs it takes longer to get kids off the bus. there are logistic kids that haare involved. favorite story of the day. it is a birthday. tyler sadone will never forget police officers firefighters and

ambulance workers who formed a huge convoy and headed to rhode island to fulfill the young cancer patient's birthday wish. he took a break from his second fight against leukemia to walk in the shoes of the men and women he idea dolli i'd lieses. >> when you see a young kid battling leukemia and see how brave he is you count your blessings and thank god the battle that he is in, that you can help him with. >> tyler is in need of a bone marrow transplant. many of the first responders who came lined up to join the bone marrow registry. >> another good story after ten long months overseas a hero is finally reunited with his family. >> i love you. >> lieutenant daniel paul lee getting hugs and kisses from his daughters and his wife and for

the first time he got to hold his baby daughter emma. the soldier found out she was pregnant the same week that he left for afghanistan. >> i knew the tears were coming. i felt them on the plane ride just thinking about it. just sheer joy. >> wow, what a beautiful family. he can't wait to spend time with his five girls. he's the only man in the house. >> congratulations and welcome home. >> 26 after the top of the hour. coming up there's nothing sweet about this. how a few boxes of girl scout cookies left one man with over $700 in debt. >> when you wake up feeling hungover like this the last thing you want to do is drink a. surprising new study about hair of the dog.

>> it is friday march 7th. a community tear ris terrorized after three people killed in their own home. now the hunt is on for a serial killer. >> chris christie stealing the show and asking the president this. >> if that's your attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for?

>> from will grand rifle entrance to this. >> they are paying closer attention to david beckham's body. we will tell you why right now. ♪ ♪>> love a little jennifer lopez in the morning. good morning. it is friday with a live look at time's square. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 31 minutes after the top of the hour. fear gripping a washington, d.c. suburb where a serial killer is on the lose. >> police are confirming a connection between three unsolved murders in that

community. marianne rafferty is following the latest developments for us. >> they believe the murder of a popular piano teacher is connected to the killings of three others in the past decade. they discovered there were similarities in the bullets used in it all three cases. >> according to the forensic report the bullets in the three cases have the same general rifling class and characteristics and are similar in design for all cases. >> detectives long suspected the murders were linked. they all occurred in daylight within two-miles of one another. were well restricted. a music teacher a transportation planner and a real estate agent and also the sheriff's wife. take a look at the sketch of the suspected gunman. the man may not be in a hurry to

change his appearance. >> my experience is they are extremely arrogant people. he may be saying the cops are never going to find me i am not going to bother changing my appearance. >> police received 500 tips in the cases. heather, answer lay? >> can you image being in that community right now? >> i would be a nervous wreck. >> day five of the oscar pistorius trial is underway. an ex-girlfriend samantha taylor is testifying. he carried a gun with him all of the time even when they visited friends. he is accused of killing his model girlfriend. he said he shot her mistaking her for an intruder. they run for cover trying to dodge bullets. a man was shot inside the mall while they were arguing with four other men. the gun fire setting off a mass

chaos of shoppers. >> people were running ever are where. didn't know what to do, whether to run or stand still. everybody was just running. i didn't know what to do. >> the sus spec ran off but they were caught a few minutes later about a mile away. >> new charges could be coming for aaron hernandez. seeking a criminal complaint for aaron hernandez for a jail house fight last month. he faces saab charg salt /* ass and battery charges. the inmate was in handcuffs but hearn does was not. despite the scuffle the jail guards did nothing wrong. he is being held without bail on murder and weapons charges in the death of owe den lloyd. new this morning the u.s. talks tough as vladmir putin consolidates his hold on crimea.

they demanded russian forces withdraw and go back to their bases. putin refusing to budge saying his moves are consistent with international law. new video this morning shows the chaotic scene in crimea. a female protestors being dragged away by her hair. lawmakers in crimea have voted to leave ukraine to join mother russia. >> new poll numbers are out and they are showing what americans really think about obamacare. the enrollment deadline is fast approaching. a new report shows obamacare's key demographic isn't going for it. how the administration is now trying to get more people enrolled. good morning, doug. >> good morning. you can almost feel a sense of panic at the white house now that we are three weeks away from the enrollment deadline. now they can make a difference. >> i can take a lunch break, i

can take an hour. i am happy to be here. >> this is part of an official white house video showing the president meeting with digital influence stars of youtube and other web sites and followers that are being encouraged to sign up for health insurance. the president has said he is confident it will happen. i am absolutely con if i p dent you will see millions of people benefitting from this law. at this point it is working the way it should. what we need to do is after the first year we will evaluate>> is the law really making much headway reducing the number of people without health insurance. a report out by the "washington post" questions that only about 10 percent of those who can f l qualify for new private plans have actually enrolled as of february. department of health and human

services doesn't know or won't say how many uninsured people are signing up. finally people's sentiment toward obamacare. people can check more than one box here. 49 percent say they are pessimistic, 45 percent scared, 43 percent angry. 40 percent say they are on th optimist optimistic. you see a deeply di vieded public on this. more against it than for it. thank you, doug. >> have a great weekend. >> thanks, you, too. new jersey governor chris christie back on the world stage getting a standing ovation and stealing the show at c papac. >> question is, is he making a stand for 2016. christie joining the most well-known republicans to kickoff the politicconservative

political action conference. all of them delivering a strong message to their party. >> the reason we to talk about what we are for and not rail for what we are against our ideas are better than their ideas. >> this president they don't trust the american people to make decisions by themselves. >> because of policy failed they resort to what the last always resort to do dividing people against each other. >> i think the left is exhausted. our side is energized. on election day we are going to win. >> how do we win elections? in the contrast between corrupt washington and the american people we stand with the american people. >> christie even taking a shot at the media. >> we have to stop letting the media define who we are and what we stand for. >> there was this. the best award for the intereen or best entrance goes to mitch

mcconnell for walking on stage, yes, that is a rifle that he is holding. it was the nra lifetime achievement award. the crowd will hear from mike huckabee and kentucky senator grand paul. >> americans think the terror attack against agabenghazi is t worst in hill rye clinton's career. the attack which left four americans dead was the most glaring negative thing on her resume. number two, her husband's affair with monica lewinsky. >> finally, what we have all been waiting for. >> the weekend and warm weather. what a nice combo. maria in thehere with the weath. >> we are seeing the temperatures on the rise and

today it is already warmer in chicago and cleveland where you are going to make it into the 40's for the high temperatures and across parts of the southeast as well. new orleans in the 60s. 60s and 70s across the state of texas. by saturday you are going to be above average in new york city with a high temperature at 52 degrees. colder air will be in for the upper midwest. you will be cooling down with highs forecast only in the 20s to kickoff the weekend for saturday. across the carolinas and also in virginia we have a storm system rolling through. temperatures are warming up this morning so you have freezing rain and also snow and sleet to talk about. we have reports of downed trees and power outages with winter storm warnings in effect. it will continue through the morning hours. it will be a tough friday morning commute for so many of you across parts of the carolinas. otherwise coming up this week end big event. daylight-savings time begins. we have to put your clock ahead

an hour. you will lose an hour of sleep. the good news is spring is around the corner. incredible images captured for the first time ever. this is an astroid breaking up in space captured the hubble telescope. it happened due to the effect of sunlight over several months. a small amount could be entering the earth's atmosphere. beautiful images. >> should we watch our step? >> watch up above. that's what you have to do. >> it is jimmy fallon or else. executives banning celebrities from appearing on other networks. according to tmz they are using jimmy fallon's tonight show success as bargaining power. if they want to be on fallon they can't appear on abc or cbs talk shows.

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immigrants fromkocyájjt illegay in the u.s. with public benefits. earlier this year california granted a law license to a man living in it the u.s. illegally. >> it is time to look who is talking. this morning it is karl rove. he is talking about the faculty of rutgers university because they don't want conned leads rice to speak at graduation. the university says they are not taking back that invitation. rice will still be giving the commencement address. here's the controversy. more than;,y 200 faculty member asking for that+9)ñ invitation e res sended calling rice an unethical choice saying she misled americans about weapons of mass destruction in iraq. the of course cu fab cult wh fa is wrong. >> it shows their ignorance, polytheists lal bias, shows their attempt to denigrate a respected leader of our country, the former secretary of state for their own narrow ideological

left wing views. shame on them again. shame on the faculty of rutgers. this is the left wing views i hope of a minority working out their angst in a childish and i repeat grafraudulent way. >> strong words. obamacare putting a limit on the amount of hours that lifeguards can work. as spring break begins for many colleges in the u.s. lifeguards are only being scheduled 30 hours or less per week. that's because people who work over that are considered full-time meaning health insurance would have to be offered. as a result public safety divisions are hiring more people and scheduling less hours. >> the president honoring women of soul at the white house concert last night. he had a little trouble spelling when paying tribute to aretha franklin. >> when aretha first told us

what r ssh, p-e-c-t- -- >> she brought down the house with heeren digs of "over the rainbow." the concert airs on pbs in april. >> i want to see that. >> i love aretha and i can spell it right. >> the time is 10 minutes until the top of the hour. >> he is eye candy for the ladies but men are paying close attention to david beckham's body. we will explain why. >> when you wake up hungover like this guy the last thing you want to do is drink again, right? wrong. the surprising new study about the hair of the dog. >> good morning. >> how did you get that video of me without my shirt on. >> your wife sent it to us. >> coming up on the show we have a jam packed friday for you.

high protein diets could be as bad for you as smoking? is that true? how in the world did i lose 30 pounds. with he will breakdown the myths around that. russell simmons is here on his secrets to his success. i am driving under the influence of no sleep. here what happens when i drowsy drive on a test crash. i almost go off the road. geraldo is here and committee vin mccarthy. "fox & friends" begins in 11 minutes. set your egg timer. it's got 1080p video, three times zoom, and a twenty-megapixel sensor. it's got the brightest display, so i can see what i'm shooting -- even outdoors, and 4 mics that capture incredible sound. plus, it has apps like vine -- and free cloud storage. my new lumia icon is so great, even our wipeouts look amazing. ♪ honestly, i want to see you be brave ♪ ♪

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eight minutes until the top of the hour. this poor guy. girl scout cookies leaving a bad taste in his mouth. he's from colorado. he spent $42 on some girl scout cookies and is now being billed $739.

the man says six months after he bought those cookies, he got a note from a collection agency demanding the $42 plus another $32 in fees. his checking account closed and the fees kept piling on. the girl scouts say it is out of their hands. an 11-year-old girl fights to keep her cupcake business. the health department shut it down in january. she testified before an illinois house committee and they voted to approve a bill that would allow the public sale of her home-baked goods. the bill now goes to the house floor making her one step closer to being back in business. ever had one of those days where you swear you will never drink again because of a bad hangover? a new study shows hangovers don't keep people from drinking later on. the study concluded drinking habits are determined by other factors like the day of the week

and a person's social plan. stressing about that 6-pack? men are worrying about their appearance more than their jobs, health or family. >> did you ever think maybe there's more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking? >> a new study from aol body image found 53% of men feel unsure about their paoerpbs once a week -- appearance once a week. researchers say the only thing men were concerned about more than appearance: money. >> bad news for our barbie. the girl scouts are being urged to cut ties with america's doll. your comments next. >> talk about america'sbank criminals. they are being urged to rob when they can't even stand up. up. are they successful? options. her valuable assets were staying.

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hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening for you today. a hunt for a serial killer in alexandria, virginia. police have new evidence linking three murders and they think this is the gunman. another cyber attack. sally beauty acknowledged an attempted attack on its system. a bunch of stolen papers were found in an underground on-line store. today is national day unplugging, aimed to get people to take a break from cell phones and tablets and reconnect with family and friends, focus on a project or take a trip in the great outdoors. >> time to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. ♪ ♪ >> that is really good. this is nathan the dog doing the happy dance. he did it big on the web last year for bald is

beautiful for the dog rescue video. now he's being adopted and the new owners are sharing nathan's moves. >> caught on dash cam. pickup truck jackknifes in front of a car. the guy in that truck was on a cell phone. no one was injured. caught on camera, a couple of drunk men breaking into a burger king in philly. the two broke through some things and left. they are still on the run. >> we told you about two advocacy groups asking the girl scouts of america to end its partnership with barbie. >> the groups say the doll sexualizes young girls and idolizes an impossible body type. do you think barbie is a bad role model? >> john writes it seems the doll is supposed to be a toy. >> chris continue says it wasn't a bad role model

when i was a kid. people are growing up to be big babies. >> john says barbie has been around for 50 years. you shouldn't blame a toy for the insecurity of others. >> it is friday. go out there. have a great weekend and enjoy the warm weather. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. bye. >> good morning. today is friday. march 7. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. he's back. chris christie takes on the president at cpac and gets a standing ovation. >> you're the leader of the government. you see something getting ready to go off the rails and what you decide to do is stay as far away as possible. my question is if that's your attitude, mr. president, what the hell are we paying you for? >> will this put the new jersey governor back in the race? >> congressman darrell issa defending his reputation after this heated