bill: so she opened a fortune cookie, she played the numbers -- martha: and she won $2 million. bill: man, i want to be your friend. martha: so have a good weekend. bill: yeah, you too. martha: we'll see you later today, you're not off the hook yet. "happening now" starts right now. jenna: and today's top headlines and pad new stories you'll see here first. jon: obamacare still front and center, new questions about whether delaying a key provision could help senate democrats hang on to their majority. gregg: more protests in ukraine and russia as president putin threatens to retaliate for western sanctions other russia's actions in crimea, this as president obamalks on the telephone with mr. putin for more than an hour. and blockbuster testimony in the oscar pistorius murder trial. what his ex-girlfriend just told the court about oscar and guns. it's all "happening now." ♪ ♪ greg greg but first, our top

story. another blow to obamacare as new studies show that most people who actually need insurance, they're not even signing up for it. hello, everybody, i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. jenna: happy friday, everybody, i'm jenna lee. and one of the primary goals of obamacare is to get health care coverage for millions of uninsured americans. but they're not even close. according to a new survey, just one in ten uninsured people who qualify for obamacare have signed up. again, one ten. in the meantime, in an op ned the "the washington post" today, the administration will soon announce a delay for the individual mandate, at least according to this columnist. ed rogers writes this:

jenna: tom bevin is the executive editr of real clear politics. nice to have you with us today. >> hi, jenna. jenna: do you think it's eminent that the president will announce delay for the individual mandate? >> you know, the way things are going, it very well might be. the president was asked this question yesterday, and he said, no, no, we're not going to delay that, but it's looking like this move they just did, offering a they for a couple more years more folks who have had their policies canceled, now they'll be able to keep them without paying a fine, is an indication -- "the new york times" wrote an editorial today saying, look, this was purely a political move. obama was trying to create political cover for democrats up for re-election in november because they are struggling right now in the election. and as ed mentioned in his piece, the senate is looking like it's going to flip control unless democrats can flip momentum. jenna: but does it work? does it actually provide

democrats real relief when the president has these delays? >> el -- well, that remains to be seen. they're trying to take the issue off the table, obviously. we had a gallup poll yesterday, one in four said obamacare has hurt them, so they want to be able to to say, look, we understand there's some glitches, we're making changes, accommodations so that people aren't being hurt by the law. it remains to be seen whether that's going to work or not or whether this that are jekyllly's going to continue through november and people are going to turn out at the polls. jenna: tom, what did that look like for you? on your web site you bring together a lot of media, and our viewers should check it out. in general, if this delay is done at the end of march and the election really isn't until november, is health care still the dominant issue? again, we don't know if the individual mandate will be delayed, but do you see it as staying with the candidates regardless of any sort of rejiggering, for lack of a better term, of the law? >> it's a good question.

i mean, look, republicans are going to drive this eshoo as long and hard -- this issue as long and as hard as they can. and, hopefully, democrats want to be able to say hope my in november, look, we've signed up x millions of people, and the law's working, and it's all good. in the end, it'll be one factor in the matrix, the issue mix in november. obviously, the economy's going to be big, and the president's job approval plays a bug rating in whether the -- big rating in whether the democrats are going to be able to keep the senate. if he's a drag op these candidates, places like michigan and iowa, then democrats are going to have real trouble holding on to the senate. jenna: we have a different take, if you will, from a few fox news poll about the president's impact. if barack obama campaigns for a candidate, are you more or less less likely to to vote for that candidate? are you more likely to vote? 44% said if the president campaigns with that candidate, they're more likely to vote against.

and, tom, when you look closely at the numbers, independents are more than twiews as likely to vote against a candidate if obama campaigns for that candidate. is this all about health care? what is this really about? >> no, it's just about, i mean, look, this is what happens in the second, the suggestionth year of a presidential, you know, two-term president. this is how it goes. and those -- that's a national survey. all these people are not distributed equally, and the problem for democrats is you have got places like arkansas and louisiana which are not as favorable to the president demographically speaking, and so he's ian in more trouble there -- he's even in more trouble there. that's why people in places like iowa and michigan, new hampshire, north carolina, there's a lot of places where the democrats are going to struggle, and the president's not going to be helpful for them orrin to raise money for their causes. many of them aren't going to want him coming to visit and helping them out. jenna: quick question on the

republicans and how they're strategizing. there appears to be two different camps, let this play out, let the president and the democrats make the changes they want to make, the law stands for itself, it's negative enough right now, the other camp says we need brand new ideas that counter this health care law. just from your research and your experience, what do you think is playing better to the public right now? >> well, i mean, republicans ran against health care in 2010, swept hem to historic victory. they ran against obama in 2012, and they couldn't beat something with nothing. so that's where this division comes from. we are in a midterm, so it's more favorable political terrain for republicans, this can actually run just against, i think, obamacare more so than having to come up with an alternative plan that democrats could attack for whatever reason and say it's unacceptable. you'll probably see more republicans just choosing to run against obamacare than putting out full-on plans of what they're going to do to replace it. jenna: you're saying it's really

tied to the midterm elections, it may not work in a general election. >> correct. and that's one of the things that republicans, again, this is a year that's very favorable for them in terms of political landscape, but 2016's a completely different story, and i think they will have to come up with a whole raft of plans that comes up with a positive look for the country. jenna: tom, great to see you, as always. thank you so much. >> thanks. gregg: right now thousands of activists meeting near washington, d.c. for the conservative political action conference, better known as cpac. texas governor rick perry kicked things off this morning, getting a standing ovation from the crowd. and former arkansas governor mike huckabee also getting a lot of encouragement. texas senator john cornyn spoke about accountability, and still to come kentucky senator rand paul and former pennsylvania senator rick santorum. chief political correspondent carl cameron is live at the conference in maryland.

hey, carl. >> reporter: hi, gregg. there's going to be a lot of political beauty contests over the course of the next two years, but cpac is always the biggest one of any particular year. and today rick perry was sort of trying ore juvenate his -- rejuvenate his presentation. he is eyeing a presidential run, and he sort of aligned himself with the rebels in the republican party, suggesting not only should the gop be increasingly oppose today the obama agenda, but conservatives ought to be willing to revolt against the status quo and try to shake it up a little bit. fiery rick perry for the first speech of the day to wake up the conference goers. watch. >> this economic recovery is absolutely stagnant. our place in the world is weakened. so i have a simple solution: it's time for a little rebellion on the battlefield of ideas! [cheers and applause]

>> reporter: yesterday a couple of republican wannabes for 2016 sort of sparred back and forth. you had chris christie saying the republican party thesed to be the party of ideas and win first, or you had ted cruz, the texas senator, suggesting the republican party needs to be more defiant. later today we also heard from mike huckabee, the former governor of arkansas, actually won iowa caucuses. of course, he's a fox news host, and today he was talking about the irs scandals and the way the obama administration has been accused and is under investigation for having mistreated conservative groups, and he brought back his flat tax proposal, something that got him a lot of of anticipation back in 2008, perhaps -- attention back in 2008. we're going o'hare from former senator -- here from rick santorum later this afternoon. he got a strong base behind him in the 2012 primaries against mitt romney and has an opportunity to make a claim. and the wrap-up speaker this afternoon will be rand paul, the libertarian-leaning conservative kentucky senator and tea party

darling who has encouraged the american foreign policy to be more -- to be less engaged overseas. some of his republican critics are concerns there's an isolationist tendency amongst tea party types, so the debate continues to roar. it is all very much an expression, gregg, of how wide open this race is. and, frankly, when you look at the democratic side, they are aligning behind hillary clinton, and it looks like there's going to be lots of choices on the republican side and shrinking choices on the democratic side. gregg: let us know if santorum wears a sweater vest. that's the big question of the day. [laughter] carl cameron, thanks. jenna: day five of oscar pistorius' murder trial, pleading not to the murder of his girlfriend last year. today's testimony included dramatic details from pistorius' ex-girlfriend can, samantha taylor. the prosecutor questioned her about pistorius carrying a gun.

>> now, did you know that the accused owned a gun during your relationship? >> yes, my lady. >> how did you know that? >> he kept it on him all the time, my lady. >> did you say he kept it on hum all the time? what do you mean? >> he carried it around with him. jenna: we'll see how that's relevant. paul is in the courtroom in pretoria, and he reports to us now on the phone. >> yes. screams, tears, the prosecution today continued to try to build up a case against the blade runner. the blond was pistorius' old girlfriend with, samantha taylor, who you just heard, who took the witness stand off camera to say pistorius always had a gun with him, fired through a car's sunroof when angry and then laughed about it and on another occasion threatened a motorist with his gun. the prosecution's lead lawyer is

building up a picture of pistorius not only as trigger happy, but reckless and prone to frequent fits of anger. >> i've seen him be very anxious. >> and -- [inaudible] >> at myself. >> reporter: the tears also first belonged to taylor. twice the session had to be stopped as she repeatedly cried about how pistorius used to scream at her. the defense earlier this week said the screams neighbors heard were pistorius' that he screamed like a woman. taylor said not so. when led by the prosecution. >> according to him that if he screams and he's really anxious, he sounds like a woman. >> that is not true. he sounds like a man. >> reporter: finally, the security shift leader of the complex where pistorius lives took the stand and said he saw

pistorius carrying steenkamp's body. he again burst into tears, but earlier no tear when the security chief told the court that after shots were heard and he phoned pistorius, the athlete said everything was fine, okay. jenna? jenna: some interesting points for our legal panel coming up next hour. paul, thank you very much. gregg: brand new numbers on the economy just out this morning. we're going to break it autodown for you -- all down for you. the february jobs report, what's real behind it and underreported and how it compares to where america really needs to be. and president obama, vladimir putin dancing around yet another foreign policy crisis. who's got the upper hand in this right now? and this crown believed to be the oldest one in the whole world. well, it's kind of pretty, i guess. [laughter] well, we'll take a closer look at it. what are those things? jenna: vultures, gregg. gregg: really? they look like dinosaurs. ♪ ♪

imrg greg right now a live look at te dowment stocks are down just a bit after a new jobs report there the labor department. the official unemployment rate rose to 6.7% in the month of february, but when you include the unemployed, underemployed and those who just gave up, the real up employment number is 12.6% or 13 percent -- 13% depending how you calculate it. daniel henninger with "the wall street journal," always great to see you. i love the way the labor department publishes the main unemployment number but not the real number, and the real number means north of 20 million americans are unemployed, underemployed or just tossed in the towel. those folks are never going to get jobs until economic growth improves. >> yeah, gregg. i think that is the real story here. i mean, they've had some other figures that were embedded in

this report, and that was that growth in the fourth quarter was 2.4%. and kind of the general prediction for the quarter we're in, the first quarter right now, is 2% at best. now, look, the recession ended in 2009. usually after recession you get a growth spike of well over 3 or 4 or even 5%. never happened during the obama presidency. their growth rate has been around 2% for five years. there is no way, no way that new jobs can be created and these unemployed people can be absorbed back into the labor force unless growth gets up to at least 3%. but there's no suggestion that's going to happen. of. gregg: all right. let me switch subjects now to ukraine, because you wrote a provocative column in which you socially allege that vladimir putin has carterrized, successfully, president obama, and you cite as sort of a finish finish -- a speech back in august of 1980.

there it is, ronald ray -- ronald reagan. gregg: fast forward to 014. >> yeah. and i simply think, gregg, that that is an apt and accurate description of the obama foreign policy right now. jimmy carter was with engulfed in the iranian hostage crisis. he seemed locked up. and barack obama has, obviously, gotten our allies confused after he refused to act in syria. the saudis who had been our allies for about 60 years decided to separate themselves publicly from the united states and go it alone in syria. and i think what is happening now this ukraine is that we need to take some action whether it's freezing the assets of some of the russians or denying them

visas. the europeans, especially the west germans are reluctant to do that. what is needed is strong presidential leadership of the sort reagan discuss played, and i think -- displayed, and i think it is barack obama's inclination to stand back and let others to the heavy lifting. gregg: does that invite other nations, especially terrorist nations, rogue nations to engage in provocative acts with um pubety? the in fact, you write that in one week alone you've seen north korea, iran, china and now russia with regard to cuba acting in that way. >> within the past week, little noticed, north korea launched four missiles with a range long enough to hit the south korean and american military bases near seoul. the russian defense minister -- this is amazing -- announced last wednesday that the russians intend to start using military bases in queue cuba, venezuela and nicaragua to refuel their bomb ors.

i mean, this is an unprecedented thing. and i think they feel they've been given a green light by obama standing back the way he has. you run risk that whether it's in latin measuring or asia, china -- which has been active in the china sea, or as we're seeing in eastern europe, something is going to erupt, and the united states is going to get pulled into it. gregg: dan henninger, "wall street journal." thanks for joining us. jenna: we're going to continue on that topic. the u.s. sending fighter jets to eastern europe and a navy destroyer is heading into the black sea as a tense standoff continues over ukraine. now questions over whether that's really the right move. major general bob scales is here with more on that. plus a way to keep our troops safe from ieds. a look at how it works, next.

gregg: right now pro-russianing and pro-crimea protests near red scare in moscow as an international standoff grows more and more tense in ukraine. in crimea, pro-russian forces dragging this protester -- look at that -- through the streets by her hair. crimea's parliament voted yesterday to secede from ukraine and join russia. a public vote is scheduled for just over a week from now, but president obama calls that a violation of international law. ukraine says 30,000 pro-russian troops have moved into the disputed region, the country's new leaders and international supporters say russia is violating ukraine's sovereignty and now the united states and members of the european union are placing sanctions on russia. vladimir putin says moscow will retaliate, but the lines of communication, well, they still appear to be open. yesterday president obama and putin sat down for about ab hour

on the telephone -- an hour on the telephone, president obama saying there's a diplomat you can way to handle all this, but putin says the conversation revealed differents the way the two sides are assessing the crisis. jenna: i'd love to be a fly on the wall to see what was said. the pentagon confirming reports that russia may be gearing up for large scale military drills. as the u.s. military beefs up its presence in eastern europe, sending additional planes and personnel to lithuania. the pentagon deploying f-15 fighter jets to ramp up nato air patrols over baltics along with the help of two refueling tanker, and a navy destroyer now positioned in the black sea, it's taking part in already-planned, long-planned training drills, but all same, the location matters. major general bob scales is a military analyst. general scales, i'm just cure cows -- curious, what are your thoughts? >> well, you may recall four or five days ago i suggested on fox

news that we need some military response to this, and that should include aircraft in the baltic states and poland, a robust naval presence in the black sea and some maneuver units, american tanks this poland, to send a message to putin that he is the weaker military power. unfortunately, what this response has been -- f-15, f-16 fighter planes -- is that we're sending our second best fighting capability to con front the russians -- confront the russians. jenna: why would we do that, general scales? i'm just curious, why would we send those particular planes, for example. >> >> see i don't get this, jenna. i mean, the russian air force is a hollow force. it only flies second and third generation fighters. the f-22 raptor and the f-35 joint strike fighter are generations ahead of the russian capabilities. why not send those aircraft? the f-32's been operational for ten years and never deploy today a combat zone. if those area airplanes were in

poland, the news media would be asking mr. putin how come his air force so technologically inferior. jenna: i see. >> so in this propaganda war, that would mean something. jenna: i was just going to ask, it's about the theming can -- the messaging of all of this. we have already made it clear that we're not interested in engaging on the military side of this conflict. and that's a point that's been made by both democrats and republicans and this administration. >> yeah. jenna: so should we even send this gear, if you will, if we're not really prepared to to use it and we've already said we're not going to use it? >> well, look, jenna, let's be clear. i mean, the crimea is gone. they're converting their currency into rubles as we speak. the great game right now is eastern ukraine, and right now as you suggested earlier, this is a propaganda standoff. this is a war of words. it's an ideological clash.

and a key component of that, of course, it's dip diplomatic and financial, but it's also military. and, oh, by the way, jenna, the greatest single advantage we have over russians is military. look, putting first rate gear and troops in poland which is a member nation of nato is not going to war. but putin's not stupid. right now he owns the high ground. if you ask most people in western europe or russia who's the dominant military power right now, they're going to say russia. well, why don't we step up to the plate and show our capabilities and even the standoff instead of playing second fiddle, jenna? jenna: point well taken, as always. general scales, great to see you. >> thank you. jenna: another change for obamacare, folks allowed to hold on to bare-bones plans for another two years, and now "the new york times" is taking some heat for the way it's covering the latest change. we're going to bring you judy miller on that topic about the media coverage. plus, we have a fun story for you this friday. >> and here is the oldest crown

in the entire world. who wore it and why it's so important, coming up after the break. captain obvious: i'm in a hotel. and a hotel is the perfect place to talk to you about hotels. all-you-can-eat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. the hotel gym is short for gymnasium. the hotel pool is usually filled with water. and the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels.com. 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.

>> said this once or twice but it bears repeating. if you like your current insurance you will keep your current insurance. if you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor, period. [applause] if you like your health care

plan, you will be able to keep your health care plan. period. [applause] >> sound bites a solemn promise heard round the country ad nauseam, over and over again. that statement was actually called the lie of the year by "politifact." they give them a little plaque. can put it in your office. "the washington post" gave four pinnochios to the president. as of today health insurance companies canceled 6.3 million plans across the country. some plans are two and three people so you do the math. "the new york times" not going with the whole lie thing. calling the president's claim, a quote, overstated promise. former republican congressman alan west taking on "the new york times" last night on greta. >> we see "the new york times" trying to run cover for the president. they go back in december when "new york times" writer came out and said it is true that everything that happened in benghazi was because of a

anti-islamic video and this was not a terrorist attack. everyone will come back and focusing on what the president said, 2013 lie of the year. the fact that he got three of the top six pinnochio awards from the "washington post." so why would "the new york times" do something like this and bring the negative attention to a time when the president doesn't need it? >> well here is how "the new york times" described on wednesday after the white house again delayed the cancellation of so-called bare bones individual plans. the action reflects the difficulties mr. obama has faced in trying to build support for the affordable care act and the uproar over his promise which he later acknowledged had been overstated. that people who like their insurance plans can keep them no matter what. joining us to talk about it, judith miller, pulitzer prize-winning investigator reporter, author, fox news contributor and former employee of the "new york times." is "the new york times" characterization

of an overstated promise a colossal understatement, or are they carrying the water for the president providing political cover? >> well one man's overstated promise is another man's lie. and at "the new york times" they seem to err on the side of believing the president and calling it an overstated promise. i agree with allen west on benghazi. i think that they were long report that was done about that was really an outrage but on obamacare i have to salute the reporting of robert pare has been very straight and actually reported that the latest delay in the mandate had to be politically motivated because of the midterms. jon: yeah, editorial board, i have to give them credit and came out today it was blatantly political for the president to grant the two-year extension. kudos for them. i fell out of my chair when it happened. i read a straight news piece, supposed to be a straight news piece on obamacare, excuse me,

on ukraine. arguably it was very slanted in favor of president obama. which reminded me what happened 10 years ago. remember the public daniel okrant, for "the new york times," he posed the following question. is the "new york times" a liberal newspaper? of course it is. and he wasn't talking about the editorial page. he was talking about political coverage and coverage of social issues. is it still that way? >> well of course it is still that way. the staff hasn't changed. >> right most papers when asked will acknowledge that they are liberals and democrats. keeping the opinions to the editorial pages, or is this the coverage affected by a bias in favor of the -- >> the public editor says it was in the news pages not just at

the in fact he called it negligent. he said "the new york times," look, you worked there. >> yes. >> was there some sort of pressure to slant things in a liberal way? >> i'm writing a book now, gregg, that is going to address that topic. i want to say on obamacare i think "the new york times" has done a relatively good job on the factual side. a lot of the reporting about the problems with this program have been reported in the paper. >> right. >> it is characterizations of them that seem to be slanted. >> but got pressure? >> i -- >> come on. give a sneak peek in your book. >> i did not get pressure in the way you imagined. >> nobody told it to you but there was subtle and psychological atmosphere at the newspaper because journalist there is have something in common, and that is sort of this liberal view of things. >> i think most americans would have hoped that obamacare would have worked and now the apparent

glee that some have at the obvious failure of this program to this point speaks a lot about polarization of our political system. i think that's what's gone on. republicans just hate obamacare and they may very well carry this issue to success in the midterms but the question is, what about the program itself? what did the president know when he made all the promises he made. >> right. >> we still don't have answers to those questions and that is the job of the media. to tell us what his advisors were telling him at the time and why he repeated that misstatement or lie a number of times. >> do you think it is astonishing that nobody raised their hand in the oval office, mr. president, you really can't say that? you're getting rid of the individual plans because you think they're substandard. it is in the legislation and the regs? but nobody had the courage to stand up and say, you really shouldn't say that, mr. president? >> i want to read about the meeting which that happened or didn't happen and find out why.

we still don't know the answer to that the press has a lot more to do on obamacare. >> judy miller. great to see you. appreciate it. look forward to your book. >> me too. jenna: good for you, judy. don't give too much away. we'll read it. gregg jarrett with the hardest questions. in new york city the oldest crown known to man appropriately at institute of study for ancient world at new york university. we thought it sounded pretty cool. if you can't make it there for yourself, we have it covered. royalty, beauty queens, and celebrities. all share the same accessories, the crown. but where did the crown come from? what did the first crown look like? no one knows for sure. historians believe it looked something like this. a crown found what is modern day israel that is around 6,000 years old. some belief in this is the oldest crown ever discovered. why is it so significant? >> i think it is important for a number of different reasons.

first because of its shape which is circular. archeologists have identified it as one of the first crowns known in the history of man. it is significant though because it identifyings the fact there was elite group in the society, a society needed to make some sort of marker or statement of their position in society. jenna: crowns today also serve that purpose but that is where the similarities may end. forget the sparkles, the gems and diamond so familiar to us. this crown's decor alludes to something much darker. what are those and what does it mean? >> the bird have been identified as vultures and the two architectural elements on other side have been identified as doorways. another interpretation of this is that it is a model for a space that was used in burial rituals. this society practiced secondary burial where bodies were placed in the outside environment and

allowed to deflesh, either by the environmental conditions or by birds of prey such as vultures eating the flesh off the body and then the bones were moved from this architectural structure. jenna: while much of this culture remain as mystery, so much of what they used we recognize today. these are sandals. this is a walking stick up here. and this is a mat. all of these items were buried in the cave of a warrior. all of them are 6,000 years old. the reason why they're so well-preserved because of the dry heat of the desert. and that's one of the reasons why this crown survived. the size is pretty interesting. it looks like it would fit. just saying, has anyone tried this on, just to see what it's like, after-hours when everyone is outside of the museum? >> i can tell you when it was lifted out of its crate we did do some measurements it did suggest it would fit on one of

the courier's heads. jenna: you didn't try it on? >> no i didn't. jenna: would you want to knowing what it is. >> it is exquisite object but we have museum standards here. jenna: very strict standards. but i think it would actually look quite good on you. >> thank you, not much does. it looks small. maybe it is deceptive with the video. jenna: when you're up close to it, i guess i thought everything would be a lot smaller 6,000 years ago. >> people were smaller. diminutive by today's standards. jenna: looks like for most of us in studio, i look at all of our skulls i think it would be fine. >> joel has a big head. where is joel? other thing, 6,000 years ago, they would allow vultures to eat the body, bon appetit. jenna: every culture has a little different tradition. that was theirs. that is one of the theories. there is a few different theories. that is one. would be sent away. >> getting mean looks from joel.

new legislation on airline ticket pricing. airlines claim they will be more transparent for flyers. keep your tray tables down, your seats back because we have got a full report on the bill next. these people wearing their sunglasses at night so they can, well, we'll reveal why, coming up.

gregg: right now to something that always kind of makes us cringe, those airline ticket prices and all the add-ons and extra stuff, don't you hate it? lawmakers introduce a new house bill they say would make the cost of flying a lot more transparent, allowing airlines to show how much taxes are adding to the base cost of your airline ticket. and the airlines they are

actually supporting the bill saying it will give legislators who raise taxes on tickets some accountability as well. with more on this, turn to fox business network's rich edson from reagan national airport. rich? >> reporter: well, gregg, this bill would change the total price you see when shopping for an airline ticket. the way it works now, from a government regulation from a couple years ago airlines must advertise the full cost of the trip when they try to sell awe ticket. it includes the base fare plus the taxes and fees. what this bill would do, would allow airlines to advertise just the base fare and add on taxes and fees afterwards, like what happens when you buy almost every other product. department of transportation defends its rule from couple years ago. d.o.t. saying, consumers consistently confirmed of advertising below the total cost of travel causes confusion. d.o.t.'s full fare advertising rule requires airlines to state entire price paid by consumer but carrier remains free to

describe charges within the total price such as government taxes care yes fees, for example, and fuel charges. supporters of this bill says the current practice hides the government taxes and fees. >> sure, it is nice but you don't really know what the cost. you don't know what your government is doing to you. it is important people see what kind of taxes are being imposed on them instead of being hidden. most americans can add. >> reporter: as for whether or not this is actually going to change the law, it would require congress to pass it, president's signature. unlikely the president would end up signing a law that overturns something his administration has done through regulation. back to you, gregg. gregg: rich edson at reagan national. i'm still mad at united airlines. that is still a whole another story. >> reporter: sure, thanks. jenna: new technology to protect our troops from ieds and save them from potentially traumatic injuries. we have a live report on this incredible new technology coming

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jenna: new technology to protect u.s. troops from improvised explosive devices that detects and analyzes the dangerous explosions, potentially cutting number of injuries to troupes and vehicle that is encounter ieds with more on this, jonathan serrie live from our atlanta bureau with more. >> reporter: hi, jenna. it is a high-tech system that does everything in fraction of a second. these brief actions may one day save lives and protect our troops. >> get out. >> reporter: improvised explosive devices or ieds are the weapon of choice for insurgents. the massive explosions destroy vehicles and injure solds as to

tossed around inside. >> the vehicle can reach great highs, eight, 10, 12 feet. the crash back down-to-earth causes considerable amount of injuries as well. >> turn the system on. >> reporter: the military contractor is working with the army to develop a high-tech counter measure. in the blink of an eye, the system detects ied explosion and fires upward blasts from the four corners of the vehicle, the recall from the blasts keeps vehicle on the ground and reduces shock much ied explosion on occupants inside. >> synthetically increases weight of vehicle in microsecond. >> reporter: these side by side computer simulations calculate effects of ied explosion on ident cam vehicles. the one on the left has active blast defense system and stays on the ground while one on the right flips over. the advanced armor is working with the utz army on multiyear croptive research and development agreement to further

evaluate this new technology. jenna? jenna: fascinating. jonathan, thank you. gregg: first-responders in new england giving a little boy who is battling cancer really unforgottable birthday supply. hundred of police officers, firefighters, emts throwing a parade for the 7-year-old. he is battling lukemia for the second time. tyler's mom start ad facebook campaign asking first-responders send him cards for his birthday. they decided to make it a day-long celebration. after the parade, swearing him in as chief of police for the day. and of course there was a great big, yummy birthday cake. what a cute little boy. jenna: good for them. gregg: what great people to do that for. jenna: looks excited even though a little shy. excited deep down. fans of the0's will get what a new world record is all about. laugh fest in michigan kicked off a giant crowd wearing their sunglasses at night.

1675 people put on their shades to squeak past the former record set at chicago's wrigley field in 2012. bet you didn't know that. 2013 the participants set another record for most people wearing fake mustaches at a single venue. they're on a role. gregg: i thought jack nicholson who was only guy wears sunglasses at night. he is sleeps with them i'm told. jenna: really? gregg: absolutely. jenna: do you sleep with sunglasses or those little masks? gregg: my daughters have that mask. jenna: they say it works great. i don't know. gregg: brand new fox polling to tell you about. how americans feel about their lawmakers just ahead of the november midterms. not looking really good for the folks on capitol hill. is anybody happy with congress? plus his former girlfriend taking the witness stand in the oscar pistorius murder trial. what she said about guns and his temper. what it could mean when it comes to a verdict.

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jenna: big developments on our top stories and breaking news this hour. some brand new numbers on russian troop strength in the crimean peninsula. right now we'll go live to the pentagon where the u.s. military is monitoring all troop movements closely. also dramatic testimony in the oscar pistorius murder trial as his ex-girlfriend breaks down in court while describing "the blade runner"'s quick temper. our legal panel will also look at that. a 11-year-old legally blind skier is doing the country proud at the pair olympic games at sochi. it is all "happening now." more and more americans view washington as broken. a growing number say the solution is clean house. why not? i'm jenna lee. hope you're off to a great day so far. gregg: i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. a new "fox news poll," asks if they would boot all lawmakers

out of congress if he they had a chance. 67% said would like to do it. that numbers includes 2/3 of republicans democrats and independents. jenna: with midterms closer americans are split between they support. 40% back a democrat compared with 38% would support a republican. not much difference with the plus or minus for error. fox news pollster says americans are pretty down in the dumps way washington is working. i don't want to go jimmy carter but there is general malaise. based on economic valuations, generic ballot and ratings of prominent republicans and voters give president obama and gop the thumbs down. talk about this. joe trippi, former howard dean campaign manager. fox news contributor. former media spokeswoman for president george w. bush joining us from cpac. let me start with joe.

joe, what do you make of these numbers? they're sort of split in republicans and democrats and toss-up. >> will not be a great year to be incumbent from washington regardless what party you're in. look, in terms of the fight for november, in the senate, democrats have control. there are many more democratic incumbents up. so that is going to hurt. with the drag of obama's approval ratings, that will hurt democrats. in the house, because the republicans have the majority there, and there just is this anti-incumbent fervor out there, they could be in trouble except in the house, those districts are all written and drawn up, the maps are drawn up to protect house incumbents. so i think it will have less impact on republicans than it might have on democrats. democrats are going to be, as a democrat we're more vulnerable this cycle but both parties are, which is really unusual. doesn't really happen that way. jenna: mercedes, what do you think of that? you're at cpac.

getting idea of themes that conservatives are talking about several months ahead of the midterm elections. do you feel like they're on the right course? that what they're talking about could change that poll more to their favor? >> sure. i believe so. one, because we see obama's approval ratings so low. his disapproval is at 54%. when you take it down to the specific issue, which i think voters are really going to be focusing on is obamacare. and when you look at those numbers the disapproval for president obama on obamacare is 59%. then let's take it broader. look at those independents. the independents are pessimistic they're angry. those individual i think will break for republicans come november. those are the numbers we are looking at. jenna: what do you think they will break towards republicans and not just not show up to vote because it is a midterm election and everybody is sort of disillusioned with washington? >> independents in this poll said they were twice as likely to vote against a candidate that president obama would be campaigning for. so there's a real shot for

republicans to come in with a good message. basically not only saying how obamacare is not working but presenting solution that is would be attractive to the american voter. that then they can go and say okay, you know what? i think we'll move on with republicans. you have to think this is generic ballot. historically generic ballots are two or three points behind on republicans, we're going to do well. jenna: joe, let me ask you, mercedes brought up health care and i will let you respond to what she said as well. this is another question asked as part of "fox news poll." when it comes to support of health care law, are you likely to vote against, vote for or no different? majority of those who responded said, vote against the candidates who support the health care law. vote for, and no different are more than that. 55% of the poll. so what do you think is really impact of the health care law as you look towards november? >> well, no, the health care law is going to be one of the issues and it will be issue that works,

that tend to work against democrats. obviously as is the six-year itch that happens when anybody has got the white house in sixth year, midterm election, always worse for party that has the president. there are a lot of different reasons why democrats have problems but they're not going to happen in a vacuum. there is also going to be people who vote against republicans because they didn't extend unemployment benefits. any other number of issues that they will be at play out there. what's really significant about the poll is for the first time you're really seeing, there have been questions this year, all congresses is bad but my member is great. this is the first time in 35 years i worked in the business i heard people say no, all of them should go, mine included, regardless what party i'm in or what member of congress. real anti-incumbent fervor and

sort of disgust with washington right now. jenna: that brings me to the final question, mercedes. i will go to joe first, and finish up with you because where you are today. we saw this disillusionment in 2009, rise of tea party movement when it came to the economy, joe. i'm curious, what do you think comes out of this malaise if you will? is it tea party 2.0? something of the same vain or different political movement? joe you first, mercedes to you. >> i think it will be different because i think both parties are having squabbles. that will play out not just in 2014 but in 2016 as well jenna. but i think one of the things about midterm elections what tends to motivate people to go. it is not a big presidential thing everybody is going to the polls with, tends to motivate them is anger, disenfranchisement, something that they're upset about and on that side of things right now that benefits the republican party i think. they're going to be easier for them to turn out people in

midterm elections. also one of the reasons republicans tend to do better in midterm election versus a full-blown presidential where everybody is turning out. >> mercedes, tea party movement 2.0 or something totally different? what are you hearing there? >> i think republicans are definitely energized. tea partiers are definitely part of this broad collision. we saw the results in texas for example, where senator cornyn had a tea party challenger. senator cornyn came through with very strong numbers. it will be very interesting. it will be state by state. what i got to tell you, when you look at the senate, you've got these states, for example, that, romney won those states back in 2012. those are going to be competitive seats. i really think republicans have a great shot winning those seats in the midterms this year. jenna: we will all see soon enough, won't we? great to see you both. >> good to be with you jenna. >> thanks. gregg: right now the pentagon is

confirming a new report that russia has begun large-scale air defense drills very close to the ukrainian border. this as the united states dispatches a warship and more fighter jets to the region, raising the stakes in an international standoff over the crimean peninsula. national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, how seriously is the pentagon taking these reports of russian movements and drills and so forth especially since they missed the tell against signs the first time around? >> reporter: well, first of all, gregg, they would push back on some of that characterization. u.s. defense officials tell me that according to the latest intelligence russia appears to be poised for a large air defense drill in western russia. it may have already begun. according to russian news reports there will be 280 miles east of the ukrainian border testing the f-300 air defense missiles, 3500 russian troops,

1000 pieces of military hardware, culminating live fire drills, that will last a month. head of u.s. military intelligence, dia, said in an interview with npr this morning that the dia warned the administration seven to 10 days before russian invaded ukraine of eminent russian military movements pushing back on the notion there was any sort of intelligence failure. the navy destroyer crossed bottoms porous straits towards the black sea -- bosporus. with exercises with romania and bulgaria. they said it is expected to be in the black sea for several days, gregg. gregg: so the dia claims it did issue warnings and didn't miss intel. what is the pentagon response to accusations by some critic that is the united states response is late, not strong enough and so forth? >> certainly the response from the pentagon has been extremely cali greated.

it was six days after the invasions before you saw any u.s. military hardware change positions. half dozen f 15 fighter jets are not the state-of-the-art stealth f 22s or f 35s that the pentagon spent so much money on. it is symbolic gesture, not to give putin the pretext to invade further or elsewhere. >> the administration efforts have been focused on deescalating and continuinging o he deescalate the crisis in ukraine. supporting ukrainian government with economic assistance. >> that was chuck hagel, defense secretary, to the house armed services committee yesterday. u.s. military intelligence again is watching the russian air defense exercises closely. they're concerned this may not be an exercise, gregg. gregg: jennifer griffin live from the pentagon. thank you, jennifer. context on some of the events leading up to the point in the ukraine crisis. begin november 21st, the

ukrainian government suspending preparations for signing an e.u. trade agreement, triggering the first widespread protests. january 20 second, the first protest fatalities are reported as two civilians are hit with live ammunition. a third is killed after a fall during violent clashes with police. february 22nd, ukraine's parliament voting to remove the president, victor yanukovych, who leaves kiev as a popular opposition leader is released from prison. february 2th -- 27th, pro-russian gunmen seizing key buildings in the crimean capital ukraine's leaders seized power in a coupe and denies that russian troops have taken over crimea. jenna: conflicting evidence emerging from the terrorists behind the deadly benghazi attack. why past testimony may have downplayed what happened that night in libya. jurors hearing taped conversations in the pamela

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jenna: right now some new evidence contradicting testimony on the benghazi terror attacks that left four americans dead. sources familiar with the congressional testimony say two former cia directors played down the planning and skill required to carry out such an attack but growing evidence suggests this was the work of trained professionals. our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live from washington with more on this. catherine, is this the kind of attack that could really be done on the fly? >> reporter: well, jenna, the republican chairman of the power phil house intelligence committee says the mortar attack on cia annex was the work of highly trained team. five round were fired in under a minute for more than a half mile

away, three hitting annex roof, about the size of a basketball court. >> this is exceptionally good shooting. it was clearly accurate, they adjusted their fire, a term a mortar crew might use. they went a little long, and little short and fired for effect. >> reporter: pentagon training video shows mortar crews have specialized training to prepare the rounds for launch which include math calculations for distance, direction an altitude. mortars are also called indirect fire because in most cases a specially urban environments like benghazi, the crew can not see the target. given the attack's accuracy and fact that mortars were fired at night, military analysts say that terrorists preset the location which requires advanced planning. >> for the mortar crew to put three rounds out of first five right on target, means to me, even in the day of gps, had to be site for mortar had to be preselected. that would be a good score for u.s. infantry, well-trained

mortar crew. >> reporter: but former cia deputy director, mike morell accused of misleading the senate intelligence committee over the talking points scandal told congressional investigators quote, the nature of the attack suggested that did not involve significant preplanning. when pressed on the same issue, general petraeus also downplayed the planning and necessary skill insisting the mortars could have been fired from the back of a truck like these rockets. >> a truck would not permit you that stable platform necessary to make the fine adjustment from point a, to point b to put rounds down. every time you fire the truck shakes. there is not adequate for any sort of indirect fire. >> reporter: we asked general petraeus to further clarify his assessment and there was no immediate response. mare relconsistently sid by his congressional testimony. jenna. jenna: catherine herridge from d.c., thank you. gregg: "the blade runner", oscar pistorius is back in a court of

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gregg: day five in the oscar pistorius murder trial. the olympic star pleading not guilty to murdering his girlfriend last year. he says he shot her because he thought she was an intruder hiding in the bathroom. well today's testimony focusing

on his past behavior. the prosecution calling his former girlfriend to the witness stand. >> according to him. if he screams and really anxious he sound like a woman. >> that is not true. he sound like a man. i've seen him be very anxious. >> and he would shout at women? >> at myself. gregg: let's bring in our legal panel. arthur idol la, fox news legal analyst. heather hanson, a trial attorney. let me explain to our viewers what that sound bite was all about. there were several witnesses who said before the shooting we heard a women screaming. the defense is sort of trying to argue, heather when pistorius gets angry that he sound like a woman. that is what they heard. >> tough argument to say. a lot of people say it was definitely people screaming.

you have the testimony. he will try to separate the scream of fear which fear of anger which -- gregg: yeah. arthur you said to me during the break something very interesting about the other angle of this witness. she testified that pistorius always carry ad gun. he fired through the sunroof of his car after a police stop. he was reckless with a gun. you could turn that in favor of the defense? >> i would figure out how i would defend this guy because i think he is in some tough shape as far as the evidence is concerned. yes there was a witness testified a couple days ago that he discharged his weapon in a restaurant by mistake and his friend took the blame. now the witness is saying shot through the sunroof at one cameras that see you if you run through a red light or speeding. i would say, ladies and gentlemen, this is type of man used to firing a weapon. not a big deal for him to discharge his weapon. when he heard someone in the bathroom, a guy with no legs he decided discharge his weapon in

self-defense. >> other thing about that in south africa, 45 people are murdered every day. gregg: it is under siege. you have to protect yourself. >> it's a very different place. the judge knows that. that will definitely weigh in his favor whether or not it is reasonable. ultimately that will be the question. >> these screams, gregg, can't issue with the scream. this is where it messes up whole theory. neighbors say they hear them arguing for, back and forth a tennis match of screaming before the gunshots go off. flies in the face of what he is saying. >> we're still in the prosecution's case. you have got to remember that the witnesses we're hearing as a defense attorney, you say wait until the end. you didn't hear all the evidence. we don't know there won't be people that say they heard opposite. >> you are correct. one of the witnesses was two football fields away in their house they say they heard screaming -- >> from a closed, locked bathroom. gregg: i don't want to blind side you. >> here we go. this is your mo. talk about marbury versus

madison, decision of eight teen 63. gregg: do we have the quote from 1914 we can put -- i'm just kidding. obviously the burden of proof here is beyond a reasonable doubt. is it there. >> yes. but it's a judge. she has two aides with assessors can overrule here. >> they're lay people. >> they're trained and can overrule here two to one. she chosen them. gregg: how do you think a female judge, i don't mean to be sex it here, a female judge and ex-girlfriend talking about his infidelity? he is a big cheater. >> i actually think women are harder on women. i think that actually makes her look like a less valid witness. gregg: ah. >> she has a bone to pick with oscar. cried so much. not talking about reeva's death but talking about cheated. i don't think that will play well. >> i think judge put that is aside. gregg: that is tragic case. want to move on now to murder case. this is the murder trial

resuming any moment now of the former colorado socialite. pamela fill littles. there she is. accused of plotting to kill her ex-husband with the 2 million in insurance money. prosecution playing dramatic calls between phillips and alleged, actually convicted hit man. his name is ronald young. listen to the tapes that young kept. >> i'm just aggravated. will you leave me alone? just leave me alone. >> i'm bothering you? >> right now you are. i've got to go. i've got kids down at the pool. i have to be back for company at 4:00. >> you called me for help, saying that you're rich. so -- >> will you leave me alone. good-bye. gregg: sometimes arthur, they were talking in code and other times it was outright, revealing what they were doing. >> yeah. i handled a case very similar to this abe hirschfeld. a billionaire. gregg: i remember. >> he hire ad hit man to kill,

allegedly to kill his partner for $75,000. it was all based on tapes. it was very similar to that he never denied it on the tapes. someone is saying you will pay him to kill -- yeah, so what. somehow or another the jury convinced 9-3 didn't mean anything. here i think it does mean something. the guy has been convicted of actually killing the guy. gregg: only because you're such a fabulous lawyer. >> the jury liked my hairstyle. gregg: a lot of hair on their heads. all right, what do you think of this? obviously ronald young, the boyfriend, can't testify. his case is on appeal. he still insises he is innocent. so you can't have him incriminate himself and her at the same time. there he is, a picture of him. that is his voice and, can we play one more -- let me play one more tape of a telephone conversation. here it is. >> i ever found out that, that you con promized me, for your

benefit, it would be really unfortunate for you because you're just, there are plenty of stuff that i just dig, literally dig out of the ground and you're, you know, a fried duck. gregg: he also kept transaction records of all the money he got from her, 400,000 bucks. >> that is what they need to tie her to the crime. not alleged she was there. this is only evidence to tie her to the crime. remember, they will put on, they have over 100 witnesses on her witness list to say it was the mob or other people who wanted to kill him. >> you don't want to be a fried duck. that is the thing. you never want to be a fried duck. gregg: she imagined being deep-fried. >> not asking for death penalty. gregg: she is lucky on that one. the old mob did it defense. you have used that, like a million times, right. >> that is not my move. gregg: come on. >> there is no mob. gregg: arthur, heather, good to see you both.

jenna? jenna: new jersey governor chris christie stepping back into the national spotlight at cpac convention and earning praise from some conservatives. we'll break down how the media is treating his appearance. >> we have to stop letting the media define who we are and what we stand for. [applause] jenna: howard kurtz says that might help him by the way. howard will be here to explain. there are knockoffs just about everything these days from expensive electronics to makeup. our own adam housley is live in long beach, california with more on all of this, adam? >> reporter: jenna. we bought fake headphones and fake jeans. how about fake batteries in you have seen the duracell bunny, right? that would be wrung wrong. it is the energizer bunny. we'll have the crime of the century up after the break. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu.

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♪ ♪ gregg: "happening now," employers stepping up their hiring in february adding 175,000 jobs, notwithstanding all that nasty weather. the unemployment rate, however, inched upward a tenth of a percent to 6.7%, but the real unemployment rate when you include all those people that are working part time, so they're underemployed, they can't find work, people have given up, it's roughly 12.6% to 13% depending upon how you calculate it. chief white house correspondent ed henry is at the white house this morning. ed, any bright spots here for president obama? >> reporter: well, gregg, they're certainly pointing to

the fact that, as you noted, this was better than wall street expected this terms of 75,000 jobs --175,000 jobs added in february, the top economic adviser noting you've now had 48 straight months of private sector job growth. they think this is turning around, but if you look at the latest fox news poll out this week, interesting, because on issues like jobs, the economy, health care, has the president mostly succeeded, mostly failed? mostly failed you see well up in the high 50s in terms of health care, the economy and jobs. so even as these numbers show some bright spots, a familiar refrain for this white house that a lot of people around the country still perhaps not feeling a recovery, but also not giving the president create for it. gregg: and one would suspect that republicans are using all of this to hit the president on his domestic agendasome. >> reporter: no doubt about it. speaker john boehner, as you

noted, came out immediately and said, look, the president should be cutting trade deals that republicans want, should be pushing through the keystone pipeline, and he also put his finger on health care. boehner saying in this statement they have been waiting, he's saying of the american people, more than five years from an answer from this president, and all he has offered is disastrous health law that's raising costs, hurting seniors and making it harder for small businesses to hire. of course, the economy will be a big issue in the midterm elections, no doubt about it, but republicans are trying to frame it around health care especially with this deadline looming for the administration, the end of march, the enrollment deadline for that first full year. and so they're certainly putting a lot of pressure on in this white house. gregg: indeed. ed henry, thanks so much. >> reporter: good to see you. jenna: chris christie getting a standing ovation at the conservative political action conference, cpac, talking aim at the mainstream media. in husband first major -- his first major speech to the base since his administration was

rocked about lane closures on the george washington bridge. howard kurtz writing this on our web site today, quote: jenna: howard kurtz joins i now. so the negative headlines have turned into a positive for chris christiesome. >> at least with some conservatives, jenna. and, you know, to go to a cpac conference and take a swipe or two at the media is kind of like beating up on vladimir putin, it's an applause line. [laughter] until a couple months ago when the bridge scandal surfaced, chris christie was the media's favorite republican, in my view. he was on the cover of "time," but now that he's been battered over that scandal and various allegations swirling in new jersey, they're seeing a little extra oomph in his attacks on

the media. obviously, he's feeling rather bruised by his treatment. jenna: do you think that's wise? he seemed to have a good relationship with all sorts of media outlets. then the scandal hit, and things have changed, obviously. do you think it's wise to take on the media so brad -- broadly? >> oh, sure. for a republican trying to ingratiate himself with the grassroots activists, they don't love the media. christie probably feels we trayed by the media, and even if there had been no bridge scandal, chris christie wasn't invited to cpac last year. being in a blue state he's governed more like a moderate republican. so there were other things that he said in this speech about how republicans have to be for something and not just against things like obamacare. he tried to contrast himself as a can-do governor with the people in washington, some of whom may run against him in 2016 if he runs for president who he says are basically all talk and spitballing, but since we in the

media love talking about ourselves, what's getting the most attention is the bite you played before the break about don't let the media define us. jenna: as a media critic, are you in the mainstream media criticism, howard, or are you in a different space? do you in the spot where maybe you're not included? >> i don't know if he's personally swiping back at me -- jenna: no, i don't think he is either, howard, i was just curious. you get to be a media critic, and i'm just sort of curious. >> well, i think the bridge scandal is a legitimate story, but clearly there has been overkill particularly in the liberal precincts of the media trying to keep this story alive day after day, week after week to the point that bill maher, the noted comedian and left-wing activist, you know, took msnbc saying i have to break up with you because all you do is talk about christie. [laughter] jenna: interesting point there. and you also point out in your article that time will only tell if the negative headlines become

insurmountable for christie. i know you've got a special guest this weekend which'll be a very interesting interview, bob costas. tell us about your conversation with him. >> thanks, jenna. an extensive interview with sports caster who pushes back over the comments he made about vladimir putin at the olympics. he has a lot to say about the media culture which he sees as thriving on sort of false or manufactured outrage, but he doesn't exclude msnbc from that indictment, and he also talks about h)ta

>> reporter: we're here in long beach, california, about a hundred of these containers looked at every single day. one of these cargo containers comes into the port of los angeles about every six seconds. >> so they appear to be the real thing, but they're knockoffs as well. >> reporter: every day thousands of boxes arrive filled with items that may look harmless are r but -- >> perhaps it works for a few weeks, perhaps it catches fire and burns the house down. >> reporter: more than a billion dollars in counterfeits are seized by customs and border protections annually -- >> this shipment was -- >> reporter: as federal agents crack down on what some here call the crime of the century. >> you you can buy anything that appears to be legitimate. you the think you're getting the real product at a discounted price only find out it's a counterfeit. >> reporter: nobody knows fakes like craig crosby. >> everyday items that they're purchasing are counterfeit. >> reporter: can you spot the legit product? the real is on the left, the fake on the right. >> you're going to be very

challenged as these examples show to tell the difference between the real and authentic item except when you begin to use a product, there's a significant quality difference. >> reporter: the best way to avoid counterfeits may be to follow an old piece of advice: >> probably the best giveaway is if the price is too good to be true, or you're probably buying a fake. >> reporter: so you all hear about the fakes, gregg, and the fact you can buy them on line, for example, maybe several thousand dollars you buy for $50. the magic bullet, beats by dr. dre, only 10% off online, you think you're getting a good deal when actually they're completely fake, and then inspectors and agents found these, these are jeanses like some sort of generic jean. upon inspection, they were fake true religion. they'd actually put the fake label over the top, and so the real label that would have been used when they got to a store was under.

gregg, back to you in new york. gregg: amazing. hang on to those for me, will you? you know, fifth avenue just a block away, you can get gucci bags for $20, and, of course, they're not the real thing, right? >> reporter: i don't think so, gregg. i think it's safe to say that. this is, again, a multibillion dollar industry that costs u.s. jobs as well besides being dangerous. gregg: all right. adam houseley, great job. good story. jenna: a fake, like, headphone set, i don't know if i'd know the difference. gregg: i did get a fake chanel bag for my daughter a block away. they sell them, literally, on the street. they're on a carpet, and when they see police, they're very quick to roll up the carpet -- jenna: did you do something illegal? gregg: i thought it was a chanel bag. that's my defense. [laughter] jenna: i'm sure your daughter was thrilled by that. interesting. all right, well, taking a good idea global, prince harry making

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gregg: "happening now," a new 20-year study -- actually, 23 years -- adding piewl to the debate over prostate cancer treatment. researchers from sweden and the harvard school of public health finding that 18% of men under 65 who had their prostate surgically removed were less likely to die of their cancers compared to 34% who were not treating unless the cancer progressed. it's a strategy called watchful waiting or active surveillance. dr. david samadi is chair of you are rolling at -- you areology at hofstra lij school of medicine. this is what you do, and this is huge news, isn't it? >> this is a big deal. we've been waiting for this for almost over two decades, and until now watchful waiting was

always ahead. and it's also more popular because people want to hear that, you know, you don't need surgery, you don't have to have the risk of the surgery, but this will tell you and people realize that surgery for prostate cancer -- certainly under the age of 65 -- is absolutely superior to this watchful waiting. and over the age of 65 it reduces the age of spread of the cancer -- reduces the risk of spread of the cancer. it's huge news. gregg: let me ask you this, was some people -- because some people are critical of prostate surgery because it allegedly has debilitating effects over rest of the lifetime of the patient, but maybe we need better doctors? >> that's well put. experience matters, and just to say surgery means incontinence or sexual dysfunction, that's absolutely incorrect. we need more experienced surgeons, people that are dead candidated to this field, and that's where you need to be. -- dedicated to this field. longevity and mortality is much

less, people live longer as a result of surgery, and when the cancer spreads, the quality of life is a nightmare. the study was randomized, something we may not be able to do in the u.s. you can't tell one guy we're going to do watchful waiting and another one -- so they did it. it's randomized. 23 years of follow up, great study, and it tells you surgery is superior to watchful waiting. gregg: yeah. you've got to keep an eye on your psa, regularly have that tested. you do robotics surgery, right? >> that's right. gregg: you're at top of your field, highly regarded. >> thank you. gregg: robotics surgery is really the way to go? >> so, look, i would say in the hands of -- again, it's your experience. who's the person behind these robots? this is what i do day in and day out. i also protect my patients meaning there are people right near where i work that may run two, three rooms at the same time. i think that's bad medicine. one patient at a time, you need to be a good oncologist. if you have all of those

qualifications, 95% continence, good sexual func way to go, and you have to take care of them. men are also living longer was heart disease has gone down, so if they're going to live longer, get the cancer out and no more watchful waiting. gregg: well, david samadi, good to see you. congratulations. this is big news in your field. long awaited. all right, jenna? jenna: disabled athletes proving anything is possible as the paralympic games get underway in sochi. we're going to introduce you to a blind teenager who's determined to ski her way to a gold medal. so you could drive from los angeles all the way philadelphia with just three stops for fuel. that's just a hop, skip, and a jump. try that in another midsize sedan. it's more of a hop... a skip... a jump... a leap... maybe a schlep... probably a hurdle... a little bit of a trek... avo: during the tdi clean diesel event, get a $1,000 fuel reward card

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>> he's suing the casino. >> because they plied him with drinks. >> the casino gave him booze? >> that's what they do. whose responsibility is it? we'll debate that. jenna: the paralympic winter games kicking off in russia today. not only is she the youngest member of the u.s. ski team, she's also legally blind. rick leventhal's from our new york city newsroom with more. >> reporter: we've seen amazing performances, stacy is among the most impressive. just imagine rocketing down a mountain at up to 55 miles per hour with only a hazy view of what's ahead. as you dimensioned, finish mentioned, she's the youngest member of the ski team. on the slopes since she was 4. limited colors and she's also extremely light sensitive, so she wears special deep-tinted goggles. >> my parents always tell me that i can just do whatever i want, and that's kind of the way

i've grown up and the philosophy that i kind of live life by because if i with just let my disability get in my way, where would i be? >> reporter: stacy's view is something like this. it would be impossible to compete on her own which is why partially-sighted skiers are allowed guides. stacy's is 56-year-old kim sievers who is about 10-15 yards ahead communicating with stacy over headsets. >> it's just like more you to put a blindfold on -- for you to put a blindfold on and talk off in a car, have somebody telling you where to turn, where to stop, where to go and where you're going to run into something and just to trust that person implicitly, you know, to keep you safe and keep you from running into anything. that's the, that's the most, i feel, that's the most important part of my job. >> reporter: stacy and kim are competing in the slalom and giant slalom starting next friday. stacy's goal is to be the number

one-ranked visually-impaired skier in the world, jenna. jenna: we wish her luck. an incredible story. >> reporter: pretty amazing. jenna: amazing. thank you. gregg: you know, are you a skier? i have enough trouble just doing it sighted. [laughter] jenna: absolutely. gregg: unbelievable. congratulations to stacy and kim. britain's prince harry giving back to veterans. the prince is a trained helicopter pilot, of course, for the royal air force. details on his plan to launch a global paralympic games for wounded warriors from around the world. vings 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.

>> britain's prince harry is launching the invictive games. in a u.s. base in colorado. >> it was a great concept bite americans and simple as that really. but i want. >> there you go. any good brit would.

>> absolutely. they will compete in the london games in september. >> good for him and that's wonderful. >> he's coming back. we'll have to wait for his wedding. to >> thanks for joining us. america's nows headquarters starts right now. new concerns on obama care, the people who need it the most may not be signing up and that's the issue. >> happy friday to you, bill. i am allyson camerota. >> and i am bill hemmer. to now of the uninsured are not rolling and they don't collect numbers on these folks. john is joining us now. jaup, the white house said 4 million people enrolled and why don't they know how many of those are previously