and bustles. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. u.s. government sources now saying the co pilot calmly signed off after the jet was 12 minutes into the diverted route. >> at 1:07 a.m. the plane's communication system sent out the last automated message. by that time the plane already turned west. this all happening without a word from the co pilot to air traffic control. when he spoke 12 minutes later at 1:19 a.m. he said all right, good night. >> what's the latest? >> the pre programming of flight 370 believe the plane's disappearance was deliberately

done. where the plane might be comes from the pilot's own flight simulator it shows half a dozen remote systems. they track the plane flying over the airspace but waited ten-days before reporting it. there are published reports of people living on the island seeing a low flying bum bjumbo over the island of maldives. >> i think it is 100 percent clear this pilot or co pilot took this plane with the clear inde intent of doing something bad. >> the search is using the most sophisticated aircraft the pf poseidon with advanced radar systems. retired air force general tom

mcnirn kn mcinernie says they likely know something more about the flight. >> when the u.s. navy quits their search they must know something in the indian ocean. israeli defense forces when they increase the air defense alert they must know something. >> general mcineais concerned a the -- they are still missing. hope we get to the bottom of it soon. we are all wondering. now to another tragedy in the air. investigators piecing together what led to this deadly helicopter crash in seattle. the news chopper had just stopped at the tehelipad to refl when it crashed and burst into flames killing two people. they heard strange sounds from the helicopter before it plunged

to the ground. >> i looked up and two seconds later the flames started the whole street lit up on fire and a huge smoke cloud come up. about 55 feet of gasoline fire. both of the people the pilot and photographer died. a 37-year-old richard new man who was in his car when the helicopter crashed he is in critical condition. the investigation could take months. >> a gas leak discovered at the site of the deadly explosion in harlem, new york. the blast left 8 people dead leveling two buildings and the ntsb says the leak was detected during a pressure check on an 8 inch main on the street. they are a long ways from determining what caused the blast. >> a machin plunges to his deatt the grand canyon. he fell about 350 feet from the

canyon's edge. it was believed he was trying to get a hat when he fell. the 53-year-old was visiting from texas with his family. his death has been ruled an accident. >> a fast moving drama unfolding in the ukraine. crimea self defense forces attack the ukrainian navy headquarters and raise the russian flag. we have the breaking details and what it could mean as they impose new sanctions on russia. >> ukraine is not giving up its fight for crimea even though russian troops are there and vladmir putin is annex crimea and even though they raised the russian flag over the ukrainian navy building. the acting defense minister says ukrainian forces will not withdraw from crimea. he says quote, no, we will stay.

viesz president biden is saying they will defend them. he warn pd putin the west is ready to put more pressure on russia. >> the political economic isolation will only increase if it continues down its kurr p rent path and it will in fact see additional sanctions by the united states and the eu. ob monday they imposed sanctions on russia and crimea including freezing assets and banning international travel. one top putin aide is not impressed. he said quote the only things that interest me in the u.s. are two pack shakur, allen ginsburg. i don't need a visa to access their work.

>> one of the president obama's critics back home says the president doesn't seem to have a strong international strategy. >> this president is not prepared has not anticipated and is not active. on libya and the arab spring there's virtually no foreign policy action during the last six years that the president has been well positioned for. >> he says the u.s. should be sending military mission to the ukraine and should make sanctions a lot more painful for the russian government. >> molly henneberg live for us in washington. thank you, molly. this to talk about a victory in illinois for bruce brawner. he scored the republican nomination for the race beating out three long time state lawmakers including the current state treasurer. he's a venture capitalist and has vowed to run the state like a business and rollback union power. he will go up against democratic

governor pat quinn in november. republicans viewed this as their best shot in years to win the top job in president obama's home state. oprah winfrey getting a little political. this tv mega star is hosting a fundraiser for democratic congressional candidate laverne chapman. oprah is a good friend and is looking forward to her run to fill the seat of retiring representative jim warren. winfrey long stayed out of politics but endorsed president obama when he ran back in 2008. march madness has officially tipped off. the opening game saw 16 seats take off. new albany taking mount st. marys the great danes came out to an early lead and would go on to win 70-64. they face number one seat, florida. the second team between two 12 seeds is xavier mc state in red

took the game 74-69. they will play st. louis next. >> there are two lucky winners in the $400 million mega millions jackpot this morning. one sold in maryland the other in florida. check your numbers because they were drawn last night. 11 #-19-24-33-51 and mega ball 7. the jackpot is the 6th largest lottery prize in history. the new millionaires have an option of a lump sum payout of $224 million. >> it would be nice. you know what is nicer? today is the last day of winter finally seeing temperatures rise. >> we will take it. >> we will take spring. we are also seeing a warm-up

with spring across most areas especially the east coast. in buffalo, new york, 50 and middle 40's in places like chicago and new york city. by thursday 50 in new york city in chicago and that warm-up continues to wrap up the workweek. just shy of 50 degrees in chicago. you will be in 70s in louisville and into boston you will see in the 40's. seeing the temperatures climbing in the last couple of days. that said you have snow in the forecast across parts of the great lakes or winter weather advisories. we have the winter weather advisories posted and westerly maryland. >> your trip to the grocery store about to get more expensive. jolene kent from the fox business network is here to explain why. good morning, joe. >> good morning. food prices on the rise indeed

and kis mers are g-- customers getting squeezed. food prices rose 24 percent in february than most in september 2011. over the past year beef rose 22 percent pork prices up 20 percent. poultry up 4.7. strawberries up 12 percent and milk up 36 percent since december. a lot of this has to do with unusually cold winter weather. the drought in california we are still recovering from and buyer's outbreak in the hogg population. good news overall inflation is in check and lower gas prices are helping it improve. the merger in interview with usa today he promised better comcast service the car service popular in a lot of major u.s. cities. he said i need to be able to push the button and see where my truck is when while making the

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o >> the family of a texas teenager has settled lawsuits of three of his victim's families. they agreed to pay the families an undisclosed amount of money. 17-year-old ethan couch was drive drunk when he crashed his truck and killed people. a judge gave him probation claiming his wealthy parents were to blame for his bad behavior. she is now dropping the lawsuit against her parents. rachel canning moved out of their house they say she refused to follow the rules. she sued for child support and college tuition and now wants to turn over a new leaf.

>> the 14 teenagers accused of raging a party in a mansion they are now facing charges. prosecutors say the suspect between 15 and 18 years old broke into the house and caused more than a million dollars in damage. they are also accused of stealing armor and tax determi e determi dermi snow lep peared. they face up to 6 years behind bars. a scare for miley on her latest tour. ♪ >> the sing he is aer tour bus reportedly bursting into flames on its way to new orleans. her mom and her sister were on board but the good news is they were not injured. it is time to brew on this. she won a battle against breast

cancer but now one florida woman has a new fight this time with her homeowner's association. they want her to take home her ribbon or they will take legal action against her. the association says it is in violation of the policy. she says it's a symbol of courage. my neighbors are all supportive of breast cancer. i am not offending anybody. i don't know why they are not supportive. >> she is working with the susan g. komen foundation. >> first we want to know what you think about this. is the homeowner's association just following the rules or are they going too far? >> please send us your comments on this one after theed and we will share them later in the show. >> it is 17 minutes after the top of the hour. 5th graders caught drinking beer

in class. you will never believe who gave it to they will. >> what happens when maria molina takes to the skies with the blue angels. >> here we go. that's just the beginning. you have to see the wild ride to believe it. >> here's a look at the top tv shows this week. ♪ co: i've always found you don't know you need a hotel room until you're sure you do. bartender: thanks, captain obvious. co: which is what makes using the hotels.com mobile app so useful. i can book a nearby hotel room from wherever i am. or, i could not book a hotel room and put my cellphone back into my pocket as if nothing happened. hotels.com.

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>> caught on camera heart pounding video showing a man attacking a police officer in a philadelphia subway station as passengers help fight him off.

police say the man claimed to have a gun. one officer fought him off using pepper spray and a baton just as other passengers rush in to help. you can see the attacker reach for the officer's gun he then runs up to the train and tries to grab a women's baby. police eventually stop them. the officer was not seriously injured. >> take a look at this video showing how scary the wind is in idaho. a sex mi-truck toppling over on the bridge. one of four trucks knocked over through out the day when wind gusts reach 60 miles per hour. >> it is a very special assignment reaching new heights, but only some people have the stomach for it. >> let's find out if maria molina did. tell us about your experience. >> i had the incredible honor to

fly with the blue angels. i knew it was going to be awesome. take a look for yourself for the ride of my life. >> reach those legs take a deep breath. hit it. there's 5 and a half, there's 6. keep breathing, keep breathing, keep breathing. keep breathing. here we go. >> yes, that's me passing out. in my defense i am going over 700 miles per hour and over 16 without a g tube. >> how are you feeling? >> i passed out. >> it's something the blue angels do every day when they fly. >> we pulled some g's there. you back with me now? >> yeah. i passed out. >> it's another reason why these guys are someth best and bravest pilots in the world. so what's it like sitting in a

cockpit of an f 18 jet? it is one wild ride. >> here we go. a little pull ready, hit it. >> whoo! >> it requires precision and focus. >> we are going 14,000 miles an hour sometimes. >> are we going that fast? >> we are not going that fast. >> i want you to squeeze your buttocks and ob dom men all at the same time creating a wall. >> a great change and off to the tarmac. >> i feel the need, need for speed. but there's no time to work on my acting. i strapped in introduced to my pilot chamberlin. before we know it... >> we are clear for takeoff. >> we are ready for takeoff. >> all right. let's do it. >> are you ready?

>> ready. >> here we go. ready, hit it. >> how was that? >> awesome. >> just like a commercial flight, right, because your pilot is always asking you to help the sound barrier. >> all of the way forward. there we go. 25 seconds. .8 miles 550 knots. there's the speed 1.02. >> and we are just getting started. ♪ >> perfect landing. >> a very special thank you to the blue angels. if you want to see how amazing

the pilots are in person the blue angels will be back go to foxnews.com and figure out when they will be in a town near you. >> you are so cute. i passed out. i passed out. >> i couldn't believe when i opened my eyes felt like i was passed out for the longest time. it was just a few seconds. i got sick i puked three times. we powered throw. it was amazing and i would do it again. >> i think this will be on fallon and letterman. >> thanks for starting your show with it, by the way. we have such good video. >> thanks, maria. >> it is 26 minutes after the top of the hour. didn't get enough sleep last night? you might as well have been doing drugs. the shocking new report about the impact of sleepless nights on your brain. this is not good. >> a baby a building and a big mattress. the unbelievable story you have

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>> it is bens -- wednesday march 19th. when exactly it turned off course. >> plus the witnesses who now say they saw a low flying jumbo jet. >> your cash under attack. why almost every atm around the world could soon be targeted by

hackers. >> and it is not easy to look this good. how david beckham is finally getting recognized for his biggest accomplishment yet. ♪ >> welcome back to "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. >> u.s. government sources now say the co pilot finally sinned off after they were on the diverted route. the plane sent out the last

automated message. by that time the plane went west. this all happening without word from the co pilot. when he spoke 12 minutes later at 1:19 a.m., he said all right, good night. >> kelly has been following the latist for us. >> a spoiks man says he had a clear intent of doing something bad in this plane. adding to his skrefrn gative recoveries from the flight simulators. it shows half a dozen remote landing slips. he waited ten-days before reporting it. there is published reports of people living on the island of maldives say a low flying plain at 3:58 a.m. on march 8th.

> the search goes southwest off of australia. it is using the most sophisticated aircraft. the retired air force general john mc nern knee will land the plane in pakistan to be used in something more center. >> my concern is if this airplane could be used as a bearer of a weapons of mass destruction or conventional munitions that could attack a carrier israelis american forces or oral lies for instance we have to be alert to where we know exactly where the airplane is. >> they have increased the air defense systems. they continue to pray for their

loved ones. ainsley and heather. >> thank you very much kelly. lots of answers still need to be had. >> this morning a former spokesman to the u.s. ambassadors to the u.n. is talking. he thinks the white house needs to be much more involved in the search for this missing jet. >> it is troubling to see them saying the malaysians are in charge. i don't understand the white house that is not curious about what's going on. let's assume it could be terrorist related. the target will be united states of america. >> a fast moving drama unfolding in ukraine. crimea self defense forces

attack ukrainian headquarters and raise the russian flag. he is live in washington with what is next as the u.s. enforces new sanctions on russia. doug, do we think that will do any good? >> we will see. that was the interesting development the fact that the defense forces stormed the naval facility. routers says they will not have forces. white house says there will be consequences for this. financial consequences for a number of russians essentially prohibiting them from doing business in any parts of the world. >> if russian leaders are willing to pay on behalf of their nation and at the expense

of the russian people are ones that they will have to make. they are real. they a there are more designations to come when it comes to specific sanctions under the authorities created the executive orders. >> once putin has crimea does that stop him from going to the other part the rest of the ukraine. they are in the russian a handf financial system itself. we ought to think about ending the ga and returning it to the g 7. we need to have a strategy aimed at long-term containment of the aggressive ambitions.

>> the yes is how can you change vladmir putin. >> his response really thumbing his nose at our president and america in all of this. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> investigators now piecing together what led to this deadly helicopter crash in seattle. the como news crew just finishing refuelling that chopper when it crashed and burst into flames. two people are dead. witnesses heard strange sounds coming from the helicopter before it plunged to the ground. >> i heard the boom and i looked up two seconds later the flames started spreading out. >> i saw the whole streetlight up on fire and a huge low cloud come up in about 55 feet of gasoline fire. >> the two killed the pilot gary fits ner and the photographer bill straws man. 37-year-old richard new man his car on the ground when the helicopter crashed is in

critical condition. >> the bloody rampage at a u.s. navy yard last year could have been prevented. that is according to a new report. 12 people were killed when aaron alexis opened fire inside the building at the navy compound. a new release says the erratic behavior should have been a red flag to revoke the navy yard security clearance. chuck hagel says tsz time for change. >> i am directing the department to establish automated reviews of clear personnel that will continuously pull information, law enforcement and other relevant data bases. >> hagel said the report found quote troubling gaps in the pentagon's ability to detect and prevent insider attacks. >> the rolling stones cancelling their australia tour after the

death of mick jagger's girlfriend. he says quote i am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend who end her life in this tragic daway. we spent many years together i will never forget her. an autopsy has been done but the results haven't been released. >> guess what? healthcare.gov crashed again. it went down for 30 minutes yesterday. health and human services blaming it on human error. new this morning some doctors and administrators are complaining that patients have access to only four of 19 nationally recognized comprehensive cancer centers on state exchanges. vice president joe biden is having trouble remembering his leadership history. speaking at a press conference in poland the vice president said quote 15 years ago i was honored as chairman of the foreign relations committee to lead the fight for poland's

admission into nato. the problem conservative mi committee chair from 2001 to 2003. he joined nato long before biden was in charge. >> there was a whole lot of buzz on the field when the yankees took on the red sox. t it was nothing to do with the rivals. a swarm of bees took over left field causing a 7 minute delay in the game. stadium crews sprayed the area with insect spray to try to get rid of them. they found a standing ovation from the crowd after the delay the yankees won 8-1 and the bees lo lost>> just in time we are seeing a warm-up. >> does it mean that winter is

really over? >> i did see in the long range forecast. we will talk about that next week. we have a warm-up for the next several days. get out and enjoy it across the northwest and southeast. today we are looking at highs in the 60s in buffalo. to wrap up the workweek we will be shy of 60 degrees. warmer das i ahead in the couple days. it is across parts of the upper great lakes today. we have winter weather advisories in effect and several inches of snow are expected. we have light freezeings rain. by the way heather and ainsley as we come into work early tomorrow morning a little past 2:00 a.m. we could be seeing a

very rare astroid eclipse of a bright star forecast to happen it will last 14 seconds. look up if you look in the northeastern u.s. you could see it. >> everyone should get up early tomorrow. >> 42 minutes past the hour. didn't get enough sleep last night? well you might as well have been up doing drugs apparently. a shocking report of what a lack of sleep does to your brain? >> not easy looking this good. how david beckham is finally getting recognized for his biggest accomplishment yet. >> we have been recognizing him for a long time. it's a growing trend in business: do more with less with less energy. hp is helping ups do just that. soon, the world's most intelligent servers,

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>> 15 to the top of the hour. health department officials looking to see if the rare outbreak may have been spread to hospitals or at hospitals at medical facilities. me measles is so contagious just sitting in a waiting room could expose others. here's a wake-up call if you didn't get a good night's sleep last night. researchers found that extended periods of sleeplessness could lead to ir reversible brain damage. there are declines after sleep loss. it kills neurons. it challenges the long notion that a sleep debt could be recovered by makeup rest. >> that's good. >> a lot of people can make up their sleep. apparently you can. >> talk about being in the right

place at the right time a toddler falls from a window and is saved a mattress. a couple was moving out of their apartment when they saw the 3-year-old boy hanging up there and they moved the mattress under the window to break the toddler's fall. he had been throwing toys out of the window. >> atm's all over the world. now in danger of being hacked. we are joined with lori hackman. >> one time or another we dropped cash out of the atm not worrying about the risk. they are about to become more vulnerable to hackers and cyruses. come april 8th microsoft will stop offering tech support by xp. they are calling it xp armageddon. only 16 percent of financial institutions are expected to compensate for the loss because

of a costly job. consumers should not be concerned their accounts are fdic insured. even if you get hacked you won't lose any money. from microsoft to the banks operating the atm's. >> starting next month you must be extra gig lent. lori. drinking beer in class you will never believe who gave it to them. the selfy disaster like you have never seen before, it is worse than that one. who the heck is that. >> who is that person? >> brian, what's coming up on your show? >> i was told by someone who turned against me in the control room, would you take a selfie of yourself. it was going to be used for the next nine months as if my ego was out of control.

it is between 6 and 9:00 a.m. eastern time. the pilot tracked the missing malaysian jet why didn't you tell us? because they didn't ask. listen to this story. she had a pink ribbon in her window for years now a breast cancer survivor being forced to take it down by the homeowner's association. we have the bartending story guinness book of world records. wolfgang puck is here. he's going to cook something really important. it is only on "fox & friends." music gets louder graphic flies in and gradually we go to break. {off-lin {off-line}

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malaysian plane. investigators now sayç files were recently deleted from the flight simulator that investigators found inside the pilot's house. earlier we learned a simulator had a half a dozen remote landing strips around the indian ocean. >> spanish no bueno for one principal in texas, one step closer to being fired after she banned speaks classes in spanish even for spanish children. the school board not planning to renew her contract. she will be paid until the end of the school year. >> students got more than a history lesson at one michigan elementary school. they got a taste of beer as the fifth graders were studying theç colonial era and one student brought in corn bread and beer. the teacher let them try

it. one problem though. even though labeled as not alcoholic odoule has .4% alcohol. >> it is still beer. >> the school district has apologized. no word if the teacher will be disciplined. >> it is official. david beckham has been named the underwear model of the century by tommy hilfiger. he recently appeared in this super bowl commercial. i'll read slowly.ç hilfiger went on to say we all wish we could look like david beckham at the end of the day. >> hang some wires in your yawned wear apparently. the -- in your underwear. the time six minutes until the hour. a breast cancer patient ordered to take down a sign in her own home. >> an out of control sock takes flight. what happens next?

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three minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here is what's happening for you today. breaking news out of malaysia where moments ago investigators revealed the pilot of that missing plane may have deleted files from his in-home flight simulator. the rolling stones are canceling their australia tour following the suicide of mick jagger's girlfriend l'wrenç scott. we have a winner or two in the $400 mega million jackpot. one in maryland and the other in florida. >> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. two bald eagles saved thanks to twitter. a homeowner in minnesota found the birds tangled together on their lawn. neighbors tweeted for help and a local nature center came to help. next a highway crash in iowa. it happened when a semi truck rammed the back of a

slow-moving pickup. finally the ugly. inç italy, a person hopped on to snap a selfie. the only thing is it snapped the statue's leg off. >> earlier in the show we told you about a breast cancer survivor fighting to keep her pink ribbon in her window after her homeowners association told her to take it down. we asked you if the homeowners association is following the rules or going too far. susan tweeted what's next? it is our right in this country to support causes we believe in. she beat cancer. change your rule, condo. >> uriah tweets if there is a rule saying no ribbons, rules are rules. michael tweets the h.o.a. is going too far because it is inside her house. she should leave it. thanks to everyone whoçó

responded. linda carp will be live on "fox & friends" in a bit. >> "fox & friends," by the way, starts right now. have a good day. >> bye. good morning. it is wednesday, march 19. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. brand-new information coming from investigators in malaysia. files deleted from the pilot's home flight simulator. plus what they did find coming up. >> if your illegal family member is in this country illegally, you can keep your health care. that's what the president just told hispanic americans to try to get them enrolling in obamacare. is health care now the newç amnesty? we're going to talk about that. >> like a don't ask, don't tell. >> what happened when maria molina went for a ride with the blue angels? >> here we