the bird chases it for awhileç and then turns on the camera guy. they were both finally able to get away. >> that's pretty funny. thank you so much for joining us. yes, have a great monday. we'll see you tomorrow. "fox & friends" starts now. good morning. it's monday, march 31. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. while you were sleeping, a flare-up between longtime foes. more than a thousand rockets fired off between north and south korea. the international fallout and live report ahead. >> it's a so-called last day to sign up for obamacare, so how are politicians convincing americans to enroll in it? >> there's no such thing as obamacare. you can't sign up for obamacare. >> really? this morning the deadlineç drama for obamacare not looking good for the white house. some big problems we're going to tell you about.

>> or whatever you call it that doesn't exist. the most important question we'll ask you all day: is this the secret to happiness? >> do you believe in deja vu? >> one man says watching groundhog day can give you a happy life but wait till you hear what makes me really happy. i'll reveal exclusively here. mornings are better with friends.ç >> you're watching "fox & friends." >> thank you, king of fondant. look who's back today! >> i missed you all. >> really? the first time we were away from each other. the first time is always the hardest. >> i had some shakes. >> that's called being hung

over. >> you know what you didn't miss? the alarm clock going off a little on the early side. >> true. although i have to say when it woke me up this morning, i was thrilled to come in. good company can do that. >> it's like that on a business -- big news day. and today we have one. >> fox news alert, breaking overnight, north and south koreaç exchanging more than a thousand rockets across a disputed border. peter doocy has more. >> reporter: north koreans fired off 5,000 artillery sending people in south korean islands running for bomb shelters. rounds fell into the yellow sea. the south koreans scrambled f-15's and fired back,

landing 300 rounds of their own in northern waters. this started because north korean officials are mad that the unitedç nations condemned recent missile launches, so they announced a live fire drill which apparently got out of hand. the south korean defense ministry is saying -- quote -- "we believe the north maritime firing is a planned provocation and an attempt to test our military's determination to defend the northern limit line and to get an upper hand in north-south relations. we haven't heard any new comments from the north koreans after this incident but they have been complaining lately about ongoing annual drills the american military is holding right now with the south korean military. the north says that these drills look to them like a rehearsal for an invasion and the drill is supposed to run for another few weeks, until april 18. elisabeth? >> thank you for bringing tiz up.

>> if north korea doesn't get enough attention, they seem to act up like petulant children. >> tonight at mid line is the official deadline for obamacare unless you're in line. healthcare.gov, according to the guy who did the report on north korea -- peter doocy -- healthcare.gov is currently down. we've got a picture of the site right now. it says the system isn't available. at the moment we're currently per forge maintenance -- performing maintenance. today is a bad day to have the fix-it guy working on maintenance. right now if you want obamacare, what you've got to do is callç the number. i'm going to right now on the television. we'll just listen in. [telephone ringing] welcome to the health insurance marketplace. speaking in spanish. we're currently experiencing long wait times due to a demand in --

>> i listened to this a while ago. what she said was there's a long line and if you already signed up we're going to call you sometime in april. what she does say is go to healthcare.gov. the problem is if healthcare.gov is down and now the phone line is down, it's going to be hard to sign up. >> especially since today is the deadline. the hard deadline. there have been a number of extensions given forç hardships. a recent poll asked do you know that the deadline for individual to sign up for obamacare is today? and look at this. a whopping 61% answered no. they're not sure that the deadline -- they did not know that. scary. the weekend was difficult for those trying to sign up. friday there was a backup there, saturday frustrated. today hopefully people can get through. >> they did predict correctly there would be a

surge at the end. that is the reason for the end. if you listen to david plouffe if you counted[ @&c @3 medicare expansion it looks like it is up to ten million. you have to wonder if this thing is so successful, why are democrats running from it? if there was a victory to declare, if there was a bow to be taken, nancy pelosi and harry reid would be out front and center but right now you don't have anybody doing that. the word last week from a democratic strategist was don't defend it. mend it. maybe that's the reason why senator angus king who clearly was saying i want to fix obamacare and went into details on that, first said this. >> there is no such thing as obamacare. you can't sign up for obamacare. you sign up for an anthem policy or wellpoint policy. it is private insurance. >> he went on to say the private insurance, check out my copper plan. my copperç plan, oddly

enough has a lot of principles republicans wanted to begin with. buy insurance across state lines. be a lot less money in terms of of investment but your premiums will be less. whatever you do, don't bring up the fact that harry reid is not going to entertain any of the changes the democrats want to make. >> right. the front end of that answer there, we've seen democrats backing away from obamacare as of late, seeing mid term elections on the horizon. here we have an independent backing so far away that he can't even say it exists. qzuñ is because there'sg his own state. >> senator john barraso -- >> who is a doctor. >> take a listen. >> in senator king's own state, the most popular plan is not able to be sold anymore because it debate meet the obamacare standards. those are concerns i hear about every weekend.

what we're seeing now are politicians trying to save their political career instead of focusing on patient care. >> senator barraso says they are flatout fudging the numbers. in new hampshire there is only one option. in new hampshire you have one company to sign up for or don't sign up. >> we keep hearing obamacare is working. it is a law and it's working. it is a law and maybe that is why people are signing up, they want to be good citizens. it is important to know why is itç working in the eyes of politicians. is it working because people are paying for it to sign up? >> the more people involved in the changes, the lower the prices go. the problem is, and we've talked about it in the past, the problem is if not enough of the young, healthy people sign, premiums next year for older people are going to go way up. he is superman for television. we're talking about dean

kaine. he tweeted this out over the weekend. if these facts are correct, ouch! and what this included was a link to a little picture that showed after fiveç years of obama, fewer full-time workers, fewer workplace participation, income down, poverty up, people on food stamps from 28 to 48 million, debt to g.d.p. ratio was 64. now it's 101%. well done, mr. president, it says at the bottom. >> dean cain bringing the pain. >> when you come out and say you're conservative, you pay the price in your career. that is what dean cain is mentioning. >> if you are trying to sign up for obamacare today on the phone or on the website, if you can get through, let us know. if you can't get through let us know as well. friends@foxnews.com or twitter or facebook.

>> good morning, guys. we're following aç story out of new mexico this morning. a violent protest not something you're used to seeing here in the united states but while you were sleeping protests in albuquerque, new mexico, turning violent. take a look here. >> demonstrators throwing rocks and at one point trapping police in a car there. they were protesting the albuquerque police department's involvement in 37 shootings since 2010. there was a video posted to youtube last week and it threatened retaliation for recent police shooting which left a homeless man dead. three arrests this morning following that, according to local police. scientists areç now warning if a magnitude 7.5 quake hits california it could be more catastrophic and deadly than previously thought. new fears coming as video shows the moment a high school musical was interrupted by friday's quake. take a look at this.

[screaming stph-frplt -- [screaming] ladies and gentlemen, we've had a major earthquake. stand by. >> students were in the middle of a scene from bye bye birdie. >> moments ago we learned objects found in the indian ocean are not from the malaysian flight. it is fishing equipmentç. >> we owe it to everyone to do whatever we reasonably can, and we can keep searching for quite some time to come. as i said, the intensity of our search and the magnitude of our operations is increasing, not decreasing. >> ten planes and ten ships are out searching at this hour. the u.s. navy black box detector is sending out a device to detective pings

from the black boxes. then there were four. uconn coming out victories over michigan state. theç huskies advance 60-54. kentucky taking over michigan. let's look at the closing seconds of the game. tied up at 72 when kentucky hits a huge 3-pointer with 2.3 seconds. kentucky advances to the final four. the final four is now set. florida takes on u conn. how are kwrou brackets looking? >> the only team i had from the final four, does it say u.k.? i had k.u. doesn't count. >> see you guys in a bit. >> coming up, it's hard to forget this one. a mama bald eagle defending

her eggs from a raccoon intruder. goodç morning, huge news from that nest taking the world by storm. >> thousands of convicted illegals released from jail courtesy of the white house? the shocking story coming your way. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

was a truly amazing day.ey, without angie's list, i don't know if we could have found all the services we needed for our riley. for over 18 years we've helped people take care of the things that matter most. join today at angieslist.com

♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily.

over 6.5 million, that's how many people the white houseç claims have enrolled in obamacare right now in time for today's deadline. our next guest played a crucial role defeating bill clinton's plan to u.s. health care in the 1990's

and says there are huge problems to obamacare that are not going away any time soon. here is john goodman. 6.5 million signed up. is it a success? >> i don't think so. if we ask how many people who were previously uninsured are now insured, it's probably only 1 or 2 million out of 50 million of insured. not a good batting average. >> you pointed out good examples. an impossible mandate. why? because the government is paying less into a health care system that is demanding more? >> well, health care is growing at twice the rate of growth of our)income, and so now you have a requirement to buy something that's going to take more and more of the family budget. and over time the help we get from government is going to get smaller and smaller. >> you say it's -- we have subsidies, which is why we know that the government does know exactly who signed up and for what -- and what rate. unworkable subsidies.

what makes you think the government can't continue to pay these subsidies? >> a family of four at 138% of the poverty level can go into medicaid and they get an $8,000 insurance plan. that's something for now. they make a dollar more, they can go into the exchange and they get a better insurance plan. that'sç a subsidy worth about $11,000. but if they work for an employer, they get no new help and they have to buy this expensive insurance with their wages and with their employer's money. that is like a $10,000 penalty. these are people at the same income level being treated in totally different ways. >> you say the incentives screw this thing up. there's not the incentives to pay this money down. there's not the incentives to make this work. >> the insurance companies face very perverse incentives in the exchanges. there is a race to the bottom. they're going for narrow networks which leave out the best doctors and best hospitals because they're trying to get the price down because they think

healthy people buy on price, only sick people care about networks and they don't want to attract sick people. >> you point out we wanted to get all these peopleç with preexisting conditions getting dumped from their health plan. you say we turn this whole thing on their head for 107,000 people. >> right. the federal government set up a risk pool. it's been operating for about three years. these are people who were turned down by private insurers because they had health problems. 107,000 people signed up. so we're regulating the insurance of 300 million people to help 107,000 people. >> unbelievable. john, we've got to have you back later this week as we get more stats in because we just scratched the surface. thank you for joining us this morning on obamacare deadline day. 19 minutes after the hour. of people go to the mall when it's raining but that's not going to help these shoppers. what happened here?

>> many americans suffer from high cholesterol. now a brand-new drug may be the solution. is it too good to be true? dr. radcliffe is here next. let's check her cholesterol. ♪ ♪ ♪ no two people have the same financial goals. pnc investments works with you to understand yours and helps plan for your retirement. talk to a pnc investments financial advisor today. ♪

at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises.

to get a long way from boring. with models up to 62 horsepower or room for four. go rugged. go big. go gator.

23 minutes past the hour. some quick headlines from around the world. hong kong dealing with some serious hail.ç giant hailstones smashed windows at a shopping mall as torrential rain storplts drenched the region. more than 8,000 lightning strikes recorded at that

time. clocks in crimea are now set to moscow time. hundreds gathered there in the capital city as clocks in moscow and crimea struck midnight at the same time. crimea's prime minister now saying that they have, quote, returned home. and thisç is an emotional moment. a spanish journalist reunites with his son after being held for six months by al qaeda. it is unclear whether he escaped or was released by his captors. >> this morning we've got a major medical breakthrough for the nearly 70 million americans with high cholesterol levels. >> that's right. researchers say a new drug will lower l.d.l. or bad cholesterol by 66%. that's compared to current drugs used for decades which only lowered it by 45% to 67%. does it really work and how

does you get it? what is the difference. statins seem to be the trick for solving cholesterol issues. what is the difference between those and these new drugs? >> this is a whole differentç mechanism. what happens is we have a protein that prevents the liver from removing bad cholesterol from the body. this drug blocks that. now the liver can remove the bad cholesterol from the body. >> tell us more about how it can be administered. can anybody have? tons of americans are qualified to have their cholesterol lowered. >> this comes on the heels of new guidelines released last year. one in three americans would qualify for taking it. what happens is this drug qualifies for the patients who are intolerant to statins. that's about 15% of people where they have muscle aches or muscle breakdown or liver damage. this is exciting o[ us. >> you touched on something i'm concerned about because i take a statin drug.

it is a low dose but nonetheless it is a low dose. one of the thing they say is if you get a muscle pain, it could be the statins. are there side effects we know of >> the f.d.a. was asked can this cause problems with memory or concentration. >> it can or it might? >> there was a question. the company is saying it is not affecting it. when this question was asked it made investors worried sick and stocks asked just with the question of that. >> how long will this study take? how long will we get it to market and the f.d.a. says okay? >> the f.d.a. is planning on getting the information by the end of this year and want to get it out to market by the end of this year. we are inç phase three testing, the last stage. they may approve it without knowing the long term. we have had statins for 25 years, know their safety profiles. this will take many years to know it is safe. >> we want to know when we

can start deep frying our monte cristo again. >> and how much is it going to cost? >> statins are cheap. this will be cost prohibitive for many people. this will apply to people who are intolerant to statins. i doubt it will replace statins for people who can tolerate it because of the price. >> just anotherç option for folks. >> thank you, doctor. >> straight ahead, the left seems to like to slam republicans as the party of the rich but the numbers are in and you might be surprised who are the one percenters actually are. we'll explain. >> it's the most important question we're going to ask you all day: is this the movie the secret to happiness? >> do you ever have deja vu? >> i don't think so, but i could check with the kitchen. >> it's groundhog day. again? >> why watching groundhog day is the key to a happy

life. >> first happy birthday, christopher. he's 71. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer hands were made for playing. ♪ ♪ legs, for crossing. ♪ et...splashing. better things than the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. if you're trying to manage your ra, now may be the time to ask about xeljanz xeljanz (tofacitinib) is a small pill, not an injection or infusion, for adults with moderate to severe ra for whom methotrexate did not work well. xeljanz is an ra medicine that can enter cells and disrupt jak pathways, thought to play a role in the inflammation

that comes with ra. xeljanz can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections andancers have happened in patients taking xeljanz. don't start xeljanz if youe any kind of infection, unless ok with your doctor. tears in the stomach or intestines, low blood cell counts and higher liver tests and cholestel levels have happened. your doctor hould perform blood tests before you start and while taking xeljanz, and routinely check certain liver tests. tell your doctor if you have been to a region where certain fungal infections are common, and if you have had tb, hepatitis b or c, or are prone to infections. tell your doctor about all the medicines y take, and if you are pregnant, or plan to be. taken twice daily, xeljanz can reduce the joint pain and swelling of moderate to severe ra, even without methotrexate. ask if xeljanz is right for you.

of moderate to severe ra, even without methotrexate. you want a loan to build you can't do that.ica? nobody builds factories in the us anymore...

you can't do that. using american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? they're too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that.

♪ ♪ >> your shot of the morning, here it is. an historic hatching in pittsburgh where two baby bald eagles have been born while being monitored on a web stream. >> it hasn't been quiet for the mother. she had to defend her nest including that raccoon on night vision. this is the second year this bald eagle nested in this particular area and that is why they put a web cam there so we can watch it. >> with that video we need your help. if you have seen thatç raccoon, in order to bring it to justice can we get some type of lead.

>> here's the great thing about hosting a talk show. in the morning, when they knock over your garbage they usually do it after you leave for work. it is left for the rest of the family. was the garbage turned over when you left? no, not at 2:30. >> a fellow by the name of charles murray who is a scholar at the american enterprise institute has written a column in the "wall street journal." the five top tips to being happy. and we're going to go through themç and explain them and then we're going to ask you to tell us what makes you happy. first of all, he says you should marry young. of course you should wait for the right person but so many people wait until later in life where if it is in your 20's it is kind of a startup key. if it's the 30's it's more of a merger. >> a merger. >> if you meet the right person in your 20's but you say i'm not going to get

married in nigh -- my 20's, the right person might get away. >> there is a risk there but you've got to learn to recognize your soul mate. he wants you to do that. coming out of the college entering the workforce, he says a lot of these things are kind of true. the sayings you've heard for so long actually work. eventually stop fretting about fame andç fortune. >> that was the doocy effect. of course watch "groundhog day" repeatedly because that movie in particular, i think it makes bill murray happy, but i'm not sure why that -- >> are they friends? let's find out. >> charles murray and bill murray. what he says is if you watch the movie, the movie is about a weather guy who goes to packs -- punxsutawney, pennsylvania. he doesn't like the weather

there. he gets to do it over and over until he realizes i really like these people and thisç assignment. he sees the beauty in life. >> don't forget to take religion seriously. >> those are the things according to charles murray that made him happy and he's looking back at the arc of his life. what makes you happy? e-mail us at "fox & friends".com. >> a picture, a srao*fplt srao*fplt -- a video. >> here's the problem, brian. having known you for coming up on 20 years, your favorite movie is rock can i. you're going to say that rocky makes you happy. >> i love that movie. >> iç can see people saying there's hasselbeck.

why won't she change that shirt. >> your answers in a little bit but right now we've got news. >> a fox news alert. the exhausting search for 30 people still missing in the devastating washington mudslide is entering its second week, as the death toll climbs to 21. we're joined live from arlington, washington. crews have been facing rough conditions to say the least. what do you have for us this morning? >> reporter: yes, they most certainly have. the rescue workers have been wading through month chest-high and it is freezing collç mud. now those crews are suffering from exposure and they need to be swapped out. along with the rescue dogs. they have taken the rescue dogs off the circuit for today and will be back tomorrow. they are suffering quite badly from the cold because it is very chilly up here. the mud is so deep, very difficult for them to wade through even though the

dogs are a crucial part of the rescue effort. the governor was saying as they swap the crews out they are committed to every effort in the search here. >> we have dog teams, boats, amphibious people, 400 to 500 people working in the vicinity. there will be long-term needs. we are asking the federal government for a disasterç declaration to help individual families for housing and other infrastructure needs. >> some of the survivors with absolutely incredible stories, particularly the story of a baby who was 23 weeks old when the mudslide hit him and his mother. he was brought out of the mud with seconds to live from the disaster. it is quite miraculous he managed to survive. his mom, who is 25 years old, is with him at the harbor view medical center

in seattle. they're going to be okay. duke underwent surgery. he is expectedç to survive and it is just a miracle that they are alive. >> thank you for the update. we will keep hope for miracles within such devastation. >> meanwhile, heather nauert has other news you need to know. >> good morning, guys. 38 minutes after the hour. here's the question we want to know. did water boarding terror suspects help in the hunt for osama bin laden? there is a new senate report about to be released that seems to indicate that the answer is no. but listen to this. c.i.a. officials strongly disagree with the report's finding. the c.i.a. says they got valuable information from detainees, including one who led authorities to the courier who eventually led u.s. intelligence to bin laden's compound. the report concludes that the information was not critical. what do you think of that? interesting one. is the obama administration threatening

publicç safety? according to a new report, 68,000 illegal immigrants who are convicted criminals were freed from prison last year. to put these numbers into perspective, immigration and customs officials released more than a third of illegal immigrants with criminal records. which party is really the party of the rich in congress? it turns out democrats. new numbers confirm that the top five wealthiest districts in the country are all represented by democrats. the number-one richest district is new york's 12th congressional district. that's on the upper east side. it has a per capita income of more thanç $75,000. and house democratic leader nancy pelosi's district in san francisco is ranked number eight. take a look at this. a curious cheetah gifts tourists on an african safari the scare of their lives. this happening in tanzania. this cheetah jumping on the roof of this car.

bad kitty. you can see him as he presses his car against the windshield. at one point he reaches around through an open window and pawed at the passenger's hand. the folks in the car said he seemed curious and not aggressive at all. the guy heading the safari said he's been doing it 21 years but this was a first getting that close. >> we just had this kind of video a couple weeks ago of a cheetah going through a sun roof. that was somewhereç in africa. >> if you're in africa in the wild, close the moon roof. >> there you go. outside, if your moon roof is open here in new york city, you're damp because it's raining. >> that's right. it is a soggy morning here in new york city. you know what? it's been raining over the entire weekend across the northeast and much of the east coast. we picked up several inches of rain across sections of the northeast and also strong wind. those strong winds in north

adam, massachusetts, if you live out here and you're heading out to work, you might notice you may not service. that is because strong winds over the weekend knocked down two communications towers out here. this happened early onç sunday. that's going to be a big issue out this as they try to pick that back up. the wind is still going to be an issue today across the northeast as that rain continues to move in. it is cold enough early this morning that some of you out there are seeing a little bit of snow. across parts of northern plains and also in the upper midwest, that is what we do have. gusts up to 50 miles per hour and a foot of snow are possible. you can see that radar picture already seeing that snow moving into north and south dakota. there is a radar picture of the northeast. a little bit of snow, freezing rain and areas of rain for many of you. temperature wise, rarplg up in texas -- warming up in texas, 80's and 90's expected out there. >> i got a text from a friend. the stret to -- the secret to a happy marriage?ç

separate bathrooms. coming up on this monday telecast, second grade math should be simple enough, right? not with common core. one frustrated dad defending his kid with an amazing letter to the teacher. he will join us live straight ahead. >> this fancy looking train cost taxpayers billions and came with a lot of promises. now we learn one of the biggest ones is a lie. stuart varney is fired up and on deck. why else would he get up on a monday morning just for us? ♪ ♪ woman: how did we do it last time? man: i don't know...i forget. scott: hello, neighbors. man: hey, scott... perfect timing. scott: feeding your lawn need not be so difficult. get a load of this bad boy. man: sweet! scott: this snap spreader system from scotts

makes caring for your lawn snapcrackin' simple, guaranteed. just take the handy, no-mess bag, then snap, lock and go. to see a demo of the snap spreader, go to scotts.com. feed your lawn. feed it! anncr: visit scotts.com/goyard for the chance to win a $25,000 backyard makeover. whoo! ♪ oh! nice! great! [ laughs ] a shot like that a a comes litter re-invented. (woman) hey! toss me that litter! (announcer) tidy cats lightweight.

all the strength, half the weight. only famous. and older. and gorgeous. and not like ours at all. go and smell the roses! woman: everyone in the nicu -- all the nurses wanted to watch him

when he was there 118 days. everything that you thought was important to you changes in light of having a child that needs you every moment. i wouldn't trade him for the world. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. if you're caring for a child with special needs, our innovative special care program offers strategies that can help.

it is now a quarter before the top of the hour on this monday morning. we've got headlines for you. the house energy and commerce committee found general motors tpouts about fixing -- thought about fixing an ignition switch twice nearly ten years ago but didn't because of time and cost. g.m. recalled 2.3 million cars due to the defect linked to 13 deaths. 16,000 model s cars recalled. the company willç install shields to reduce the cause of fire in the tesla. >> california's high speed bullet project going off the rails. first the cost to taxpayers exploded to more than $68 billion and now exerts say the train will drive slower than promises.

what is going on here? stuart varney you came in here faster than those trains. >> it is not a bullet train. we understand if and when they get this thing going it will not be as fast between san francisco and los angelesç aspected. and they're having real trouble with the funding. they can't get the money together to pay for this boondoggle. the bottom line is i think this thing is on its last legs unless the federal taxpayer, you and i, step in with a subsidy from washington to california as a kind of a political payoff for all the support california has given to the obama administration. >> federally the nation would be paying for this high-speed train. the country, you're saying, may pick up the costs? >> that may be the request from california. the guy who runs the train authority is saying if we can get this thing off the ground, maybe we should get federal taxpayer money to

get this thing going. we'd have 6,700 jobs. >> that's theç key. they're going to say this will create jobs. will this work. they're saying this will have jobs, federal money coming in. is this a dead deal or will it have a chance? >> in my opinion, this is flatout dead. it is not a bullet train. it is slower. it is not going to connect san francisco and los angeles for a long time to come. $68 billion is an undercount and they can't get the money together in the first place. that means short term, if it is just california funding this thing and getting it going, it is dead. but if they ask for federal money from d.c., which is going to happen. they're going to ask for it. if they get this money it could be resuscitated in not. period. >> certainly not. and maybe an absorption of federal funds there. >> that's what they're looking for. >> stuart varney, thanks for bringing it to us. coming up next, second grade math should be simple

enough; right? not with common core. meet the frustrated dad defending his kid with an amazing letter to his teacher. it never gets old, seeing a soldier surprising the people he loves the most. >> simply awesome. but guess what? it doesn't end there. the unique twist. and that soldier coming up live. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪

subtracting simple numbers should be easy enough. but not according to some parents who are fed up with the common core strategy. one of those parents, second grader's father, got so frustrated, he did something very unique. joining us from north carolina is jeff receiver. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i understand your second grade son who is pretty good at math was really frustrated by this common core assignment, wasn't he? >> yes. he was a math test, yeah. >> what was he having trouble with? >> well, it was a word problem, kind of on steroids, so to speak. he had to analyze what a fictional student did incorrectly, do the right math in his head or somehow process that and write a letter to jack that would describe exactly what jack did right, but what he did wrong. >> he's in second grade! >> this is true. and he has learning disability.

>> so you were frustrated because he was frustrated and you wrote back on his assignment this. dear jack, don't feel bad. i have a bachelor of science degree in electronic engineering which included extensive study and other higher math applications. even i cannot explain the common core math approach nor get the answer correct. in the real world, simpleification is valid over complication. therefore, 427 my news 316 equals 111. >> the reaction after that was post to do facebook was unbelievable. >> my wife is the one, she is a school teacher in the public schools herself. she the one who came across it in his homework notebook that i took back in, writing the letter after he went to do his bed routine. so he's never seen this letter that i wrote. but she came across it and thought it was great and her friends on facebook, who are

also teachers, many of them, she took a picture and posted it on her facebook page and it went viral from there. >> sure. absolutely. and the point is, a lot of kids are frustrated, parents are frustrated as well because in this instance, the common core is teaching a second grader something that is a little too advanced for them. correct is this. >> that's correct. the common core standards are there and they don't specifically prescribe this kind of problem. but by the time it gets to application rolled out in the states that the teachers have a volume news of learn objectives that they've got to teach, cover and document that has been covered as taught multi laterally and so they've got to absolutely compress, time compress the day to work writing assignments or assessments through a math assessment. such is the case. this is by necessity. not really the teacher's fault. it's the situation they're in.

they're just as frustrated by this as the parents. >> you would know because as you mentioned, your wife is a teacher. they're frustrated with the common core agenda as well. what about the reaction that you received across the country? >> well, i'm stunned by it, of course. i would have cleaned it up certainly if i had known it would go viral and under the scrutiny of everyone, especially engineering folks out there because i made an error in the chaos of working with my son. we were an hour into going through this assessment -- this was page 3. and we turned to this problem and he had a meltdown. we had been through the whole process of tears and every strategy i knew keep him focused, but he has autism spectrum disorder and he's not alone. there is an increasing number of children with that. so rather than being ininclusive, it ends up being exclusive, at least in our case. >> that's a problem. many children who do not suffer from the same thing as your son

are having the same problems as well because it's frustrating. that's why you're the frustrated dad. we thank you very much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> what do you think about that? e-mail us. donald trumpi is coming up nex. thanks, carol! people go pupule for the sweet, fluffy deliciousness of king's hawaiian. find us in the deli or in-store bakery. is levy using our clippers? don't worry! the united states postal service will get it there on time with priority mail flat rate shipping. ♪ whoo-hoo! ♪

[ male announcer ] our priority has always been saving the day. because our priority... amazing! [ male announcer ] ...is you! the amazing spider-man 2 delivered by the united states postal service. [ male announcer ] when fixed income experts... ♪ ...work with equity experts... ♪ ...who work with regional experts... ♪ ...who work with portfolio management experts, that's when expertise happens. mfs. because there is no expertise without collaboration.

mfs. millions have raised their hand for the proven relief of the purple pill. and that relief could be in your hand. heartburn symptoms from acid reflux disease. find out how you can save at purplepill.com. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exi. avoid if you te clopidogrel. for many, relief is at hand. ask your doctor abouxium.

good morning. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. today is monday, march 31. it was supposed to be deadline day to sign up for obamacare. but guess what? there are new problems going on right now behind the scenes. >> all right. a wall street insider with a claim. the stock market is rigged and everyone with a 401(k) are victims. donald trump here with the latest. >> and it never gets old seeing a soldier surprise the people he loves. but this one doesn't end at that door. the unique twist and that soldier here live this morning

because monday mornings, just like the rest of the week, are better with friends. >> this is jimmie johnson, you're watching "fox & friends". >> thanks, coach. elisabeth is back from her -- how long was she gone for? >> 3 1/2 weeks. >> was it too long or too short? >> it's good to have you back. >> thanks for having me. >> thanks for stories. >> i'll show you some pictures when we come back. >> really? >> yes. >> good for the blogs. 'cause we'll say elisabeth hasselbeck, spring break. >> we know what happens when we asked what happened when you make everyone happy. >> i thought you were in panama city with spring break. >> no. >> those wouldn't be her kids. >> i'll reveal all my secrets. >> that's right. >> i got to make them breakfast and all. heather knows the deal. >> good morning. we're following breaking news

from overseas from north and south korea, exchanging more than 1,000 rockets across the disputed borrowed. south korea says they returned fire after north korea initiated with more than 500 rounds. this comes as north korea has vowed to carry out a new form of nuclear test. communist nation conducted three nuclear tests to date. most recently in february of last year. in the meantime, scientists are warning if a manage nay do you do 7.5 earthquake hits california, it could be more catastrophic than previously thought. the new fears revealed as new video shows the moment a high school musical is interrupted by friday's quake. take a look at this. [screaming] >> ladies and gentlemen, remain seated. >> students at the high school in california were in the middle of a scene from "bye-bye birdie"

when the quake hit. it was later canceled. we learned the four orange objects that were spotted in the indian ocean are not from the missing malaysian flight. it's actually fishing equipment that was located. despite the setback, the prime minister of australia says he's not setting a time frame on that search. >> we owe it to everyone to do whatever we reasonly can and we can keep searching for quite some time to come. as i said, the intensity of our search and the magnitude of our operations is increasing. not decreasing. >> ten ships and ten planes are now out searching at this hour. u.s. navy is sending out a device to detect pings from black boxes. and looking to live a good d life? a scholar says consider marrying young, in fact, in your 20s. next, learn how it recognize your soul mate.

eventually stop fretting about fame and fortune. take religion seriously. and watch "groundhog day" repeatedly because he says it deals with the most fundamental issues of virtue and happiness. i think we're getting tweets and e-mails on that. >> we are. >> it's not a documentary. it's movie. >> exactly. we received a whole bunch of e-mail. here is one from mary jane who said just looking at my husband across the room makes me happy. 34 years, but it was love at first sight. >> wow. okay. susan of maryland said this, her family makes her happy. she sent in this photo of them at the white house taken july 4. >> love that. and eric from canton, georgia says, i'm happy when i'm driving my rv to just about anywhere. >> go back one letter. i have to say, as a married guy with children, having all the kids together on vacation a couple weeks, that really is --

that's the thing we look forward to. christmas, vacation, when we can all be together like the good old days, that's really special. >> you did talk about that. i can see why. mine get together and play. >> right. unless your cousin is around, that modulates everything. >> it does. >> eventually they'll get older and sleep 'til noon. keep those e-mails coming. what makes you happy if in the meantime, tonight at midnight is the deadline. i'm looking at healthcare.gov right now. the system is not available at the moment. you would think in the very beginning they said, look, we were unprepared for as many people as came on in the beginning because we thought following the massachusetts model, a lot of people would be there at the end. well, it's the ends and you would think they're ready. but healthcare.gov is down, and so is the phone line. there is about a 30 minute wait. >> they say the people that signed up, between 6.5 million,

38% have to be young. only 25% are young. 23% on the low estimate have not paid yet. 27% were previously uninsured. this whole thing was for the uninsured! why wouldn't they run to this? makes no sense. >> despite the press, six in ten right now in america aren't aware of the deadline. look at this. a whopping 61% when asked. >> the president is going to be on -- >> the vice president, joe biden has been dispatched to the kitchen for rachel ray, who is a lovely person and featured elisabeth not too long ago. >> yes. she'll be a lot -- should be a lot of fun. i wonder what they'll cook. >> they're trying to cook the numbers, according to john barrasso. you think about that number, if it's 6 million, keep in mind, back in october and november when millions of americans were getting their health care policies canceled, the "washington post" was trying to look at it all and estimated that between 6 and i think

15 million americans would lose their health care, would be canceled by obamacare. so if only 6 million have signed up and yet 7 million probably got canceled, they're still behind the number of people who had health care before obamacare went into effect. >> absolutely. the net result is quite negative. >> all you got to think of, forget all the numbers. just ask yourself, has it worked for you? you'll be the ultimate decision maker. two, if democrats four years into this were so proud of it, it was going so well, if the numbers looked so great, they'd be running on it. instead they're running from it and the only people getting publicity are the people who want to change it. all for a plan called the copper plan, which we know that the majority leader will not offer up to a vote. >> i don't think anyone here wants anyone to be not covered, right? but let's go back. we were so far removed from where we begin with obamacare s truly a success in how it's being defined. right now it's being defined how many people signed up.

it's hard to really define success when it keeps continuing to change. those numbers will become more and more in terms of sign-ups so we'll know what success is down the road. >> we've been showing you some of the many delays. >> good work on that, steve. >> i did it earlier. these are some of the many 38 delays so far. the reason today's deadline is so important is because the more people who sign up, that is going to push the cost curve down. remember, we were sold that more people will get insurance and they'll push down the cost curve. if a lot of people don't sign up, that's the problem. if a lot of people who are older and sicker, that's a problem as well because next year then the premiums will go up. yesterday maria bartiromo premiered her new show. she had the ceo of the cleveland clinic on. he knows this business better

than anybody. he says of the people who signed up so far, three quarters will face higher premiums than what they paid before. and so for three quarters of americans who sign up for it and they go, wait a minute, we were told the cost was going to go down, that's not right. that's going to come back to haunt the democrats. >> and if it's not the case, the democrats have a great shot at the house. flat out, you're going to be ultimate decision maker how it affects you and just can't wait for that employee mandate to go into effect because for those who say that's not my problem, the employers are going to say, i'm going to take the fine and you'll have to go on your own. very serious. last night on "60 minutes," mike tebow did not acknowledge the ncaa tournament. so all i got was the end of the basketball tournaments. i watched some of it this morning of the he was featured on "60 minutes," maybe one of the most successful authors in the u.s. today. he wrote this book called "flash

poise" and it's discouraging because he knows the stock market and he also knows it's not working for us. >> he said it's rigged. everyone is the victim if you're investing. take a listen. >> stock market is rigged. the united states stock market, the most iconic market in global capitalism is rigged. >> by whom? >> by a combination of the stock exchanges, the big wall street banks, and high frequency traders. >> who are the victims? >> everybody who has an investment in the stock market. >> we're selling trust and transparency. and to think that trust is actually a differentiate in a service business is kind of a crazy thought. >> why is this kid, why is he able to all of a sudden sit at the center of the american stock market and the answer is, when someone walks in the door who is trustworthy, he has enormous power. this is the story. story of trying to restore trust in financial markets.

>> so you got michael lewis and he book ended the fellow who figured out what was going on of the he worked at a large investment firm and he couldn't figure out why they would put in a trade and they would wind up getting part of it filled at the price they agreed to, but so much -- the rest of it was at a higher price. turns out -- he mall a guy from ireland and did the figuring out, that these high speed traders, what they're doing is they're using fiber optic technology. so they're able to see when somebody says, i want to buy ibm at a certain price, for some reason it shows up on their super computer, says they're going to buy it at this price. but before they can buy it, let's buy it at that price and then we'll sell it back to them at a higher price. so they might make a penny or nickel. it happens millions of times each day. >> that's the key, right? it's enough to sort of evade any detection, complicated enough to evade detection from those who know computers. not enough for those who know money to notice a big

difference. then you have that happening millions of times a day and there is the profit. >> that's the problem with the internet. we should get rid of computers and go back to paper because they wouldn't be able to do it then. >> the thing about this particular thing is right now, it is legal, but it's probably unethical. to see what people are trying to buy and then to screw them out of a penny or nickel, pension funds, stuff like that, it's not right. >> raising eyebrows. >> i believe that's correct. michael lewis has the back page of the "new york times." straight ahead, harry reid said an american war was lost while our troops were still fighting overseas. now he's saying obamacare horror stores are not true. we want to know, what's up with harry reid? we report. you decide. >> that's right. and forget cigarettes and pot. the new dangerous trend among teens, smoking coffee. yeah, you heard it right. what every parent needs to know about that coming up.

♪ ♪ this is interesting. it says here that a woman's sex drive increases the age of 80. helps reduce the risk of heartisease. it seems that 80 is the new 18. grannies, bless your heart, you are bringing sexy back! eat up. keep heart-healthy. live long. for a healthy heart, eat the 100% natural whole grain goodness opost shredded wheat. doctors recommend it. i'm on expert on softball. and tea parties. i'll have more awkward conversations than i'm equipped for, because i'm raising two girls on my own. i'll worry about the economy more than a few times before they're grown.

but it's for them, so i've found a way. who matters most to you says the most about you. at massmutual we're owned by our policyowners, and they matter most to us. ready to plan for your future? we'll help you get there. natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's what you need for that extra boost! oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in t juice aisle. need a lift? could've had a v8. i dbefore i dosearch any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together. find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust.

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. i don't need it right now. has harry reid come completely unhinged? it all started when the senate's top democrat called obamacare horror stories lies. >> i never said a word about any of examples that republicans had given regarding obamacare and how it's not very good. >> then last week, he tried to say that never happened. >> we heard about the evils of obamacare, about the lives it's ruining. the republican stump speeches in

ads paid for by oil magazine innocents, the koch brothers, lie, distorted by republicans to grab headlines. >> looks like he was lying about the lie part. pile on top of that the recent allegations he's been funneling campaign cash to his granddaughter in the form of gifts. joining us to look into his hairied past is editor in chief of the washington free beacon, matthew. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> $31,000 to his granddaughter. that would be a for most people. >> it would. if you're a senate majority leader, however, it's not illegal. so what harry reid was doing was using campaign contributions to his account and then using that money to pay for jewelry. he said he was giving these gifts to his supporters, to his friends. but the beneficiary of this money was his granddaughter. it's nice to have harry reid as a grandfather.

>> no kidding. we have a detail of amount spent. 11,000. 17,000. what's interesting is while harry reid's people say he didn't do anything wrong, well, then why is he giving the money back? >> that's right. when it first came out last week in the midst of harry reid saying that billionaires are rigging the system to benefit themselves and their friends, when this news came out, harry reid said he did nothing wrong. but at the same time, he was saying that he was going to reimburse his campaign. so there is a real contradiction between those two statements. which is it? >> no kidding. you have written a great column talk being how harry reid's sons, who are all attorneys, lobbyists, they've had a pretty sweet ride, haven't they? >> that's right. we've known since at least 2003 when the loss flames first reported -- los angeles times first reported that his sons and son-in-law are lawyers in nevada and they all work for firms that represent clients that just happen to benefit from some of the earmarks and legislation

harry reid has passed during his years in congress. so once again, when you talk about rigging the system for yourself, i think harry reid can just look in the mirror. >> sure. and then we just played the sound bite about how harry reid lied about saying that the republican horror stories, that was a lie and mitt romney is a felon, never paid taxes. koch brothers are unamerican and the reason old people can't apply on-line is they just don't get it. you say what's at play here is he's becoming unhinged because he's the senate majority leader and his majority could be slipping away. >> that's right. i think harry reid has backed himself into a corner. he's been the majority leader in the senate since 2007 after the 2006 election. now his majority is in real threat. i think we can expect more of these increasingly unhinged statements from him as election day approaches. >> the good thing about it, he

gives us plenty to talk about. thank you very much for joining us live from dc. >> thank you. coming up on 20 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, she had a 4.0 gpa. so why was she flunking every single test in her chemistry class? maybe because the professor was teaching the wrong course. true. a dad breaks into tears when his son surprises him by coming home early from afghanistan. it doesn't end there. the unique twist when that soldier joins us live. ♪ ♪ ♪ thoughtful combinations, artfully prepared. fancy feast elegant medleys. inspired dishes like primavera, florentine and tuscany.

fancy feast. a medley of love, served daily. why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? talk to youroctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrates for chest pain. it may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. side effects include headache, flushing, upset stomach, and abnormal vision. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. stop taking viagra and call your doctor right away if you experience a sudden decrease or loss in vision or hearing. this is the age of taking action. viagra. talk to your doctor. if your doctor decides viagra is right for you, you can fill your prescription at your pharmacy. or, check out viagra home delivery, a convenient place to fill your prescription online and have it shipped at no additional cost straight to your door. viagra home delivery. get started at viagra.com.

not letting go of home item and the top grossing animated film ever. it's made 1 bill $720 million since its release in november. next, 44 million. that's how much the controversial film "noah" made in its debut weekend. currently it's the number one movie in america. 1957. that's the best year for movies, according to the movie ranking web site, i amdb. after reviewing the ranks of thousands of movies, it said movies in that year had a ranking of 5.3 out of ten, the highest ranked movie? "12 angry men". young soldier home early from afghanistan didn't just surprise one family member. he planned three separate surprises for his dad, his

sister, and his mom. >> oh, my god! >> oh, my god. >> how are you? oh, my god! >> joining me this morning, specialist mason miller with his parents, bernie and sue miller, and his sister, meredith. first of all, we thank you for your service as a family and for being with "fox & friends" this

morning. mason, you went in big. you went home big and you surprised your family, served nine months in afghanistan. what did it mean to you to be able to really pull this off at home? >> for me, it was really great to be able to surprise my parents. as far as they knew, i was going to be coming home in about two weeks or so. so i just figured i'd see all the videos that people show all the time about surprising their family members when they come home from afghanistan. so i thought it was my turn. >> you did it well. i see your dad smiling behind you. let me tell you, arizona was dry right up until that moment when you guys embraced 'cause there were a lot of tears that came out. bernie, what was it like? you served as well. you know what it's like to come back. you know what these men and women go through. what was it like to have your son back in your arms? >> it was just an overwhelming moment. you can't cover up your emotion then. i was in a meeting at the time and routinely i get a little tap

on the door if something happens. but nobody answered me back. my secretary didn't say anything. all of a sudden another knock and i said, well, i better get the door. open the door and there he was. it was one of life's great spontaneous moments. it was unbelievable. >> and mom, i know you've shared with your class so much of what it was like for you. i can't imagine what the nine months were like as a mom there and when your son walked in and surprised the heck out of you, what was going through your heart? >> probably the first thing is i couldn't believe he was home. and then the next thing is, it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders because it was a long nine or ten months and always in the back of my mind i'm thinking, is he okay? is he all right? it's like i'm always waiting for somebody to come to the door, or a phone call. so it was like, yes, my baby is home.

>> how did the kids react? i know you shared with them, you were so honest with your time there in the nine months missing mason. so what was their reaction? >> they thought it was great. it was a little kindergarten class and it's like they all stood up, hi, mason. they really enjoyed it. all the kids -- a lot of kids at the school where i am, they're always asking, how is mason? what's he doing? when is he coming home? for the last nine months i've actually been keeping them up to date on everything is going on and showing them on the globe where mason was. so it was kind of nice to have a class in there so they were able to see me when he came home. >> i bet. big sister, what was it like to have your little brother back? >> i was shocked at first. it didn't even register for a moment that he was actually home. i just couldn't let go, as you saw. i kept going in for the hug. i didn't want to let him go

after he had been away for so long. >> hugs were a long time coming. mason, i know you want to give a shout to the ones that mean the most to you and served by your side. so we'd love to let do you that now. >> awesome, thank you, ma'am. i want to say thanks to all the guys and patriots that were down range of me, couldn't ask for better soldiers to serve with. first lieutenant charles foster, staff sergeant viafana issues sergeant david bradley, and special jerry smith u a had my back. like to thank all of them for all they did. >> we at fox thank them for their service. your entire family for theirs, yours, and thanks for bringing this to us today. we fell in love with you. so that dry air was gone in arizona and the rest of the nation was weeping happy tears. thanks for being with fox friends friends. >> thank you so much. >> that's a good story there. next up, did water boarding terror suspects help in the hunt

of osama bin laden? the brand-new information we have just learned ahead. and we just told you noah is number one at the box office this weekend. but are we about to relive that story in 2014? the prediction from the bible no one is talking about. >> a great flood is coming. we build a vessel, surprise the storm. >> we build an ark. ♪

♪ ♪ to get your client's attention. from architectural prints and brochures

to oversized printouts and banners that will bring your designs to life. ♪ yes, staples has everything you need to get your client's attention... except your client's attention. thousands of products added every day to staples.com, even bullhorns. how much? [ male announcer ] now get 50% off marketing materials. staples. make more happen. crestor got more high-risk patient bad cholesterol to a goal of under 100. way to go, crestor! yh! tting to goal is a big deal, especially if you have high cholesterol plus any of these risk factors. because you could be at increased risk for plaque buildup in your arteries over time. so, when diet a exercise aren't engh to lower cholterol, adding crestor can help. go, crestor! ♪ ♪ oh, yeah [ female announcer ] crestor is not right for everyone, like peoplwith liver disease or women who are nursing, pregnant,

or may become pregnant. tell your doctor about other medicines you'rtang. call your doctor rht away if you have muscle pain or weakness, fl unusually tired, have loss of appetite, upper belly pain, dark urine, or yellowing of skin eyes. these could be sig of rare but seris side effects. crestor! yes! [ female announcer ] ask your doctor about crestor. if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca y be able toelp. if you can't afford your medication, olet's say you pay your tguy around 2 percent to manage your money. that's not much, you think except it's 2 rcent every year. does that make a difference? search "cost of financial advisors" ouch! over time it really adds up. then go to e*trade and find out how much our advice costs. over tispoiler alert.dds up. it's low. really? yes, really. e*trade offers investmen advice and guidance from dedicated professional financial consultants. it's guidance on your terms not ours that's how our system works. e*trade. less for us, more for you.

♪ ♪ >> bringing up favorite childhood pastime, coloring. that's because today is national crayon day. to celebrate we have a few kids inside coloring and they are on spring break. they are not cutting class. all of you are coloring early this morning and let me talk to you. which is your favorite color? >> blue. >> blue. what about you guys? >> pink. >> pink? purple. yeah. my favorite color is pink as well. we have a few fun facts for you about national crayon day. >> all the crayons out here. the reason why today is national crayon day is because on march 31 in 1903, the first box of crayons were sold and it was sold for a nickel. it costs a lot more now. there were eight colors available now. the basic red, blue, yellow,

green, violet, orange, black and brown. and now there are more than 120 colors available. >> i love them! >> they do sell nearly 3 billion crayons each year. that means that that's enough to circle the globe six times around. >> what are your favorite colors? >> pink. >> pink. >> purple. >> what's your favorite color? >> pink. >> pink. >> what's your name? >> amy. >> oh, good morning. how about you over here. what's your favorite color? >> yellow. >> you like yellow. >> peter.ur name? >> oh, peter. so nice to see you. >> good morning, everybody. now they're sold in more than 80 countries and packaged in 12 languages. let's head over to you, brian and steve. >> sharpener, that's the key.

>> what's your favorite color? >> actually look, over here they have a sharpener with the box of crayons. >> that's the key. it's almost magical. >> good job. >> very nice. >> feel free to yell out during heather's newscast. >> the best part of crayons? the smell. remember the smell? remember? >> i still prefer gasoline. that's what i like about it. >> that explains a lot. >> now from crayons to talking about something all together different and that is osama bin laden. some more information about the hunt for him. did waterboarding terror suspects including khalid khalid shaikh sheik? c.i.a. officials strongly disagree with the findings in this report. the c.i.a. says they did get valuable information from detainees, including one who led

authorities to the courier who eventually led u.s. intelligence to bin laden's compound. the senate report concludes the information was not critical. a college professor in houston, texas accused of teaching the wrong class for an entire semester. students at professor nguyen's basic chemistry class at lone star college said that the work was really difficult. even straight a students were failing test after test. one of those students says that the professor finally admitted that she had been mistakenly teaching them an advanced course instead. her alleged confession came right before final exams. teen-agers are getting their caffeine fix in a dangerous new way. they're starting to smoke it. there are new web sites popping up with on-line instructions about how to roll coffee grounds and even whole beans in cigarette paper or glass tubes. you may not have heard of this, but doctors say it's not a new trend. they're just seeing a spike in

it now. side effects can include vomiting and hallucinations. this guy has the right to remain cute. take a look at this police officer in baltimore. he's now being inundated with marriage proposals -- no surprise -- after the photo surfaced of him cuddling a stray kitten that he rescued. what's even cuter, the cop adopted the cat. the animal shelter posted photos on its facebook page and they're going viral. the cop now has a facebook page, it's a fan page, that's dedicated to him. no surprise there. those are your headlines. let's head out to brian. hey there, brian. >> i got to tell you, before i start off my sports cast, my second story will be baseball. it's not officially baseball season unless it's 40 degrees and raining and keith gives me my special jersey. hall reynolds going to be here shortly. first, let's begin with the ncaa and with the final four.

watch this. actually let's begin with baseball opening day. dodgers and padres, dodgers would lose their first game after starting off overseas. they take on the padres. but watch this play after the padres wore their jerseys. this is the play of the day. that would be the deciding run. up through the middle, the padres are first place. good luck, guys. how about this for a quick thinking soccer player? he saves the life of an opponent. you want to see this? let's go out to the ukraine. right in the middle you see the goalie come out and hit this player in the throat. he hit him in the head, he swallowed his tongue. a guy on the other team was able to dig his tongue out from his throat, literally save his light or he would have died right there on the field. he was barely conscious. that is unbelievably foresightful and imagine that, the right guy on the other team able to save a life. congratulations in the ukraine.

in the ukraine, it's always exciting. let's now talk about the final four. while you were watching a lot of socker and baseball, don't forget march madness. there you see it. that was michigan state going up. the spartans coming out hot, as you saw. but in the end, 60-54 and there you see it. now let's check out kentucky and michigan. watch this. michigan up with the time score. >> harrison, made it! >> that three by harrison. kentucky win, goes to the final four. u-conn, they're the first number 7 seed to ever get to the final four. michigan state, who everyone had winning it won't be winning it. if you are going to stick with the show and we hope you are, keep in mind, too, that we're going to have harry reynolds out

here, the newest member of the fox sports team. we're going to be taking swings and find out about that full ride, that scholarship that elisabeth hasselbeck got in school to go to boston college to see if she stills that in high heels. steve and elisabeth, back to you. >> all right, thank you very much. a lot of people go to the mall when it's raining. brian goes outside. but that's not going to help these shoppers because it's pouring indoors. and did you see this? it's deadline day and the obamacare web site is down for maintenance. you thought they had fixed all the glitches months ago. how bad is it? the guy who was able to expose security flaws in the site in under four minutes is here next. first, the question of the day, born on this day in 1955, this star found the rock band ac -- d.c be the first to e-mail us with the correct answer and you will be our winner on national

crayola day. ♪ ♪ she loves a lot of the same things you do. it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right.

you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approvedo treat ed and symptoms obph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, se immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than 4 hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or iyou have any allergic reactions such as rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a 30-tablet free trial. afghanistan, in 2009. orbiting the moon in 1971. [ male announcer ] once it's earned, usaa auto insurance

is often handed down from generation to generation. because it offers a superior level of protecon. and because usaa'commitment to serve current and former military members andheir families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve.

welcome back. now to the weather headlines. we start in hong kong where a trip to the mall turned down right dangerous. oh, boy, giant hail stones smashed windows at the mall and water poured in. more than 8,000 lightning strikes were recorded during the storm. take a look at this. that's a communication tower right here that came crashing down in massachusetts thanks to heavy rain and wind. cell phone and internet service both out in parts of that state. check this out. amazing time lapse video of a

thunderstorm rolling through dallas, texas. cinematography said he couldn't pass up the chance to videotape this, saying these clouds are the biggest he's ever seen. brian? >> thanks. four minutes, that's how long it took my next guest to gain access to 70,000 personal records of obamacare enrollees using healthcare.gov. we all know the site had its security issues over the six-month enrollment period. today on the last day of enrollment, have things gotten any better? let's ask the principal security consultant, david kennedy. 6.5 million people put their personal information out there, according to the white house. are they safe? are they secure? >> as of today, still no. we initially testified in front of congress twice so far to explain all the security issues. we really haven't seen any improvement as far as the site goes. and it looks like it's continuing to get worse and hasn't gotten any better. >> you were able to go in there and you were able to get this information, but you're not the

average person. you have an elite skill. you tell me there are hackers with your level of competence? >> this is a crazy part. we didn't hack the web site. this was basically, from what we could find, open on the web site. we're not authorized to break in it. if hackers targeted their efforts on health care pain goff, it's disastrous on what type of information they could find. >> it will make what happened on target during christmas a joke if this comes true. now, with that number out there and with the situation identified back in the fall, what did they do? didn't they change companies and when they did change companies, did that help? >> what happens is they had cgi, which originally developed the web site. during the october release, it was botched and had a lot of issues keeping people on-line and they're still having those issues today. they fired cgi and went with a new company. when you transition from a bunch of developers and people that built the architecture is you have a large period of time where the new people have to come in and understand everything that's happening. so that's probably the reason

why nothing has actually happened on the web site and what we still see today. so we have a long period to go before this web site will be security and your information is protected. >> in order to verify that it's you, that you're getting the right insurance and being candid with your information, you have to give your social security, your home address and give up your phone numbers, cell phone numbers. so it's all out there. let's look at healthcare.gov and see how it's going. unfortunately, today there is somewhat of a surge of enrollees, that's what they claim. it's down at the moment. as a computer guy, what do you conclude from that? >> the very first thing that a web site wants, regardless if you're a business or government entity is you want to make sure the web site can stay up and running so people can register. like going to amazon and trying to buy something and you're not able to purchase it, or put in a cue to purchase an item. the first portion is keeping the web site up and running and from that, security kind of falls in afterwards. so if they're not even able to keep the web site up or even -- you know that there is a lot of security issues behind the scenes as well. so it's not good.

>> we'll continue to monitor this and hopefully we don't get a whole avalanche of hacking and personal information being compromised. thank you. >> appreciate it. >> next up, it's storming the box office. could it also be giving us a good look at our future? our next guest says we may be in the modern times of noah. get out your boston whaler. first on this date in 1909, construction begins on the titanic. in 1918, daylight savings time went into effect in the united states. in 1988, "man in the mirror" by michael jackson was the number one song in america. he's no longer with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ...when the world called for stealth...

♪ ...intelligence... endurance... affordability... adaptability... and when the world asked for the future. staying ahead in a constantly evolving world. that's the value of performance. northrop grumman. natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's what you need for that extra boost! oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in t juice aisle. add vanig deductible from nationwide insurance and get $100 off for every year of safe driving. put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side

which will cause me to miss the end of the game. the x1 entertainment operating system lets your watch live tv anywhere. can i watch it in butterfly valley? sure. can i watch it in glimmering lake? yep. here, too. what about the dark castle? you call that defense?! come on! [ female announcer ] watch live tv anywhere. the x1 entertainment operating system,

only from xfinity. time for the answer to the question of the day. born on this date in 1955, this guitarist co-founded ac/d.c the answer is angus young, he's 59 years old today and the winner is sue hunt from fort myers, florida. you'll get a copy of brian kilmeade's book "george washington's secret six." >> meanwhile, the story of history's greatest storm now causing a storm of its own. >> great flood is coming. we build a vessel. >> the movie "noah" hit box offices on friday and has caused controversy ever since, from the bible. christians for

>> jeff kinly, the author of "as it was" in the days of noah, says we may be living in the modern times of noah right now and he joins us live to explain just that. good morning. the film is doing exceptionally well. according to your writings, the biblical accuracy we know may be off, but what do you mean exactly that we're modern noah time here? should we be getting on board a boat? >> when jesus' disciples came to him, they asked him, what will be the sign of your second coming and of the end of the age? and christ responded by basically overviewing several of the events we find in the book of revelation and then he pauses and said, it's going to be just as it was in the days of noah. of course, that jewish audience understood what he was talking about. what we have to do is rewind back to the book of genesis to find out what was the emerging characteristics of noah's generation and what characteristics do we see in our generation that mirror that generation? >> sure. and jeff, you say that some of the characteristics from noah's

time as today, first of all, a godless culture, senseless violence, rapid immorality, falling away from a true faith. let's start with a godless culture. some would differ, but there are at the same time, a lot of examples of that. >> absolutely. in the days of noah, the bible says in genesis 6 that wickedness was so prevalent on mankind that the only thing he thought about was evil. i find in my own culture is we basically push god to the margin. we shoved him out to the edges of our society. in fact, we have written him out of his own story as creator. god is not even allowed to be the creator anymore. there is rampant godlessness not only in our country, but in the world as well. >> and senseless violence. obviously. we read a lot of that each and every day. jeff, just to be clear. >> a hopeless message you're giving? is there still time to make it better? >> absolutely. i think there is nothing but hope. noah spent 120 years building

the ark and that door was open for 120 years. i personally believe that the bible teaches that jesus christ is that door and he's the ark. so there is safety and hope in him. so i think there is a bright future for anyone who puts their faith in christ. >> sure. while some have said that the noah story on the big screen isn't much like the noah story in the bible, jeff, i'm sure you would agree, at least it's got people talking about noah and talking about the bible. >> absolutely. the story of noah is one of the most epic tales in all of humanity. so it's really no surprise that there is a lot of curiousity and interest at the box office. so there is the good and bad. i encourage people to see the movie and judge for themselves. >> there go. >> great message indeed. jim, we thank you for your perspective. steve and i will go -- >> straight ahead, fox news alert. overnight, a flair-up between

foes, brand-new pictures of rockets being fired between north and south korea, top of the hour. >> then rickey schroeder joins us live from afghanistan. what he's doing there, top of the hour n was born, i remember, you know, picking him up and holding him against me. it wasn't just about me anymore. i had to quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix (varenicline) is proven o help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. chantix didn't have nicotine in it, and that was important to me. [ male aouncer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal tughts or action while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these, stop chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of mental health problems, which uld get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a seris allergic or skineaction to it. if you develop these, stop antix and see your doctor right away, as some coue life threatening. tell your docto if you have a history of heart or blood vessel problems, r if you develop new or worse symptoms. get medical help right away if you have mptoms of a heart attack or stroke. use caution when driving or opating machinery.

common side effectslude nausea, trouble sleeping and unusual dreams. i had to qt smoking to keep up with this guy. [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if chanti is right for you. i had to qt smoking to keep up with this guy. they're the days to take care of business.. when possibilities become reality. with centurylink as your trusted partner, our visionary cloud infrastructure and global broadband network free you to focus on what matters. with custom communications solutions and responsive, dedicated support, we constantly evolve to meet your needs. every day of the week. centurylink® your link to what's next. 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. i don't need it right now. myso i asked her how i isaved fifteen percent on car insurance in just fifteen minutes. (laughter) "idk?" what does that mean? "i don't know." and i'm the one who's out of touch. lol.

fifteen minutes for a quote is out of touch. with esurance, seven and a half minutes could save you on car insurance. welcome to the modern world. esurance. backed by allstate. click or call. good morning. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. today is monday, march 31. healthcare.gov already in spin control early this morning. the web site was down. now it's changed the wording to, quote, we have a lot of visitors right now. bret baier coming in to react to that. while you were asleep, a flair-up between long-time foes, brand-new images of rockets being fired between north and south korea. they don't like each other. and it's the most important question we'll ask you all day. is this the secret to happiness? >> do you have deja vu? >> i don't think so, but i could check. >> it's groundhog day.

again. >> one man says watching "groundhog day" can give you a happy life. wait until you hear why and what makes you really happy as steve will reveal what makes him really happy about me. mornings are better with friends. >> i better come up with something. >> wake up america. this is "fox & friends". >> thank you, arnold schwarzenegger. >> was that arnold schwarzenegger? >> yes, it was. former governor. >> got good ears. always takes me longer. >> elisabeth is back from her spring break. good to have you. >> it's great to be back. >> when you were on your spring break, at any point, did you wear a hat with straw that would bring the beer to your mouth? >> two straws. >> you were set for the week. >> today is opening day for baseball. but it's closing night for the affordable care act and round one. bret baier joins us from our nation's capitol. in the beginning when the web

site launched, it stunk up the place 'cause it didn't work right and they said we didn't expect so many people to be. they said we're going to expect a lot of people at the end. today is the end. the web site down. the phone doesn't work. right now earlier it said it was closed for maintenance and right now the message is, healthcare.gov has a lot of visitors right now. >> yeah. >> that's the one that was up a little while ago and they have since replaced it with putting a happy face on it, there are a lot of visitors right now. you would think they would have planned for this. >> right. they claim that there was just such an outpouring of support for and looking into the web site over the weekend that they have found another bug. they found another glitch. the thing went down as of 3:00 a.m. this morning. it is ironic that it started like this and it's ending like this. but the administration is touting more than 6 million people signing up. we don't know how many of those

have had insurance before and they're just getting it again. how many of those have not paid their premium yet, and we don't really know the demographic breakdown and how many young people are in that mix. that said, because if you start this process, you get a delay and you can go all the way into mid april. they may get close to that 7 million figure that the cbo said they needed to get to. >> bret, last week the big theme was democrats had decided let's not run on it. let's run to mend it. let's not pretend like it's a perfect site because they're paying such a price in the polls. bill clinton over the weekend said no, democrats, embrace it. who is going to win in that. >> well, if you look at the red state democrats who are the most vulnerable in run leaning estates, they are largely running away from the law overall, or they're changing their tone to, as you said, mend it, don't end it. i think there are still a lot of

question marks as you go forward here, about the numbers adding up. >> we're going to pay sound. senator king from maine, independent, backed up so much from it that he actually can't see it. he says it doesn't exist. take a listen. >> there is no such thing as obamacare. you can't sign up for obamacare. you sign up for an anthem policy or aetna policy. it's private insurance. >> he's one of those people who does not like the term, obamacare. like nancy pelosi a couple of weeks ago where she goes, it's the affordable care act. it's the affordable care act. it's affordable, affordable, affordable. >> what does that signal? >> it signals a lot of people are trying to reframe what was the term that everyone used, including the president. and obamacare is what has been used. that said, i think that democrats are largely going to be focused on we can fix this and give us a chance and not

repeal it. they'll point back to 50 house votes by republicans to repeal it. >> but bret, the problem for the politicians who voted for it is either they didn't understand the law when they voted for it, which makes them look inept, or they simply lied about what was in it, which would make them seem dishonest. >> yeah. there are frankly, a lot of people that just didn't know what was in it. 2700 pages. they just didn't know. and. >> that's not a good excuse. >> i know. but that's really what happened. i think that's the reality they're dealing with and they're going to try as a party to get to the point where they say, we can fix this. i assume whoever the nominee in 2016 is going to have to say, we can take this and make it better. not let's end it. >> everything seems to be converging on the president right now. obamacare, we finally get to see what it is. and also his foreign policy, his

shift toward asia has really brought us back to europe that was being ignored. the russians, to the surprise of many, turns out vladimir putin picked up the phone on friday while the president was in saudi arabia and called him and said, let's talk crimea. let's talk ukraine. how did that go, because we understand the secretary of states and foreign minister talked for four hours. the president talked for one hour. what got done? >> that's the question. we don't know what got done. we do know that whatever the conversation ended up talking about, it ended up turning secretary kerry's plane -- he was heading home from the middle east, and then went to paris to meet with the russian foreign minister. what is being accomplished? we don't really know. we do know that the russian prime minister, former president, medvedev, went to crimea, today and he is meeting with people about economic way forward. so it is a part of russia now. there is no doubt about that. crimea. the question is whether those

troops along the border go into eastern ukraine, go elsewhere into the baltic states. i think that's what their talking is trying to prevent. >> why are we taking their calls? we're supposed to diplomatically isolate them. when they call, we put them right through. what kind of isolation is this? >> the administration is trying to avoid a dustup. it is a tinder box there. with all those troops lined up, they can go into estonia or eastern ukraine and it could be a big problem. that said, i think you're seeing the diplomatic end that crimea is gone and maybe you should step back. i bet you that's what they're saying. >> we saw those clocks, with moscow's set to the same time. we know what time we'll be finding you on "special report" today. >> 6 eastern. >> we'll be watching.

>> that hat had two straws? >> three on a good day. >> for a friend. >> right. i share. >> you can get them anywhere. >> all right. headline time. 8 minutes after the top of the hour. >> heather, good morning. we're watching breaking news. breaking overnight, north and south korea exchanging more than 1,000 rockets fired across the disputed border there. we have brand-new images to show you now. south korea says that it returned fire after north korea initiated with more than 500 rounds. this comes as north korea has vowed to carry out a new form of nuclear test. communist nation has conducted three nuclear tests to date. most recently in february of last year. new pictures coming in to fox news. also while you were sleeping, protests in albuquerque, new mexico, turning violent. look at this. a bunch of demonstrators turning out overnight throwing rocks and

then at one point trapping a police officer inside the car. protesters say they are angry about the police department's involvement in 37 shootings since 2010. 23 of those shootings were fatal. a video posted to youtube last week threatened retaliation for a recent police shooting that left a homeless man dead. just moments ago, the search for a missing malaysian flight ended for the day. ten planes have returned back to australia empty handed. earlier this morning, learned that the four orange objects that had been spotted in the indian ocean are not parts of that plane. it's actually fishing equipment. the u.s. navy is sending out a device to detect pings from those black boxes on the plane. it's expected to arrive in the search area in about three or four days. finally, take a look at this. the feathers fly when a reporter gets a little too close to a wild bird. take a look here.

that happened in sweden. the bird is actually a grouse. a loft our producers thought it was a turkey. the grouse chases the reporter around and turns out the camera guy, they're able to jump in their car and get away. those are your headlines. lot of people hunt for grouse. >> looks tasty. turkeyish. >> see you later. >> thank you very much. you voted which one of the president's constitutional violations of the dozens is worst of all? we're revealing our elite eight in our constitutional madness bracket on this monday morning. >> that's right. and the left likes to slam republicans as a party of the rich. but the numbers are in and you might be surprised who the real 1%ers are.

♪ ♪ ♪

hey kevin...still eating chalk for hearburn? yea. try alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heart burn and taste awesome. these are good. told ya! i'm feeling better already.

alka-seltzer fruit chews. enjoy the relief!

america is getting in on the constitutional madness. last week we asked you which of the president's many constitutional violations are the worst of all. you voted on-line and now we are live on the air, we're revealing the elite eight violations of the north and east regions. and once again, the play -- >> thousands of people writing in, giving their votes. >> because everybody's got an opinion. let's start in the eastern division. between abortion and the individual mandate. >> who won? >> 15% thought the individual mandate. abortion by 85%. >> abortion 85%. and you folks have written in at home. facebook posts from gloria,

never mind it's unconstitutional that our government is forcing us to purchase something we may or may not want. it's also telling us we have no right to our religious freedom. >> all right. given the faceoff between the employer mandate and the dream act, you have voted 16% of you thought the employer mandate overwhelmingly, 84% thought the dream act. >> that's an interesting one. posts from rita who says the executive branch does not have the right to change laws. she's right. congress is guilty of allowing this president to have too much control and abusing the power of the office. we got a bunch like that. >> sure. the matchup between the irs versus the tea party and the national labor relations board appointments. peter, the winner is the irs. what was the breakdown on the vote? >> americans said 91%, over 9% and cumberland said, using government agencies to selectively target and silence political critics is wrong and

illegal and unconstitutional. part of the madness week. >> finally, in the northern division, co 2 regulation versus pink slip delay. it was like this, 40% said pink slips. 60% said regulation on co 2 and so co 2 advances. >> a little closer. amy e-mailed us here: obama is trying to regulate america's livelihood away. epa is pushing regulation of greenhouse gasses, something its own officials have admitted would not impact the climate. will congress do anything to stop this? this is what we saw time and time again. what is congress doing in the light of executive unconstitutional acts? >> so peter johnson, jr., as we if through the east and north and we select have of the elite eight, anything here surprise you? >> no. i think the american people are pretty straight on. that irs versus tea party irks people a lot. >> absolutely.

>> will it be the winner as we go forward? >> and tomorrow we're going to do the south and the west and once again, go log on to www.foxandfriends.com if you would like to vote which violation makes your blood boil. >> i see fast and furious, church rights, interesting. >> i think the kill list might go ahead, too. thank you very much. coming up, thousands of illegals who are also convicted criminals released from jail courtesy of the department of homeland security. why weren't they deported again? i forget. i wonder what the government is telling us now. plus, actor rickey schroeder is joining us from afghanistan. what he's doing there. he will join us live coming up. ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ make every day, her day with a full menu of appetizers and entrées crafted with care and designed to delight. fancy feast. love served daily.

we've got quick monday morning headlines for you. from around the world, did waterboarding terror suspects help locate osama bin laden? according to a new senate report about to be released, the answer is no. but c.i.a. officials strongly disagree with those findings. now to crimea where clocks were just set to moscow time. take a look at this. hundreds applauding in the capital city as clocks in moscow and crimea struck midnight at exactly the same time. finally, these heart warping images show the exact moment a spanish journalist reunites with his son after being held captive in syria for six months by al-qaeda. it is unclear just yet whether the father escaped or was freed.

he's back with his boy. meanwhile, it's deadline day to sign up for obamacare. but scott rasmussen says it's really time for affordable insurance act. he joins us right now this morning. scott, what's with the hardship part of this plan? >> well, look, from the very beginning, the obama administration has been creating exemptions to the individual mandate. every time somebody complains, they give another exemption. the mandate will never be enforced at any serious way. that's the core issue right now because it's politically unpopular. >> but it's politically unpopular because there is an election coming up and the president's second term. once he leaves, don't you believe they'll have to enforce it or get rid of it? >> no. what will happen is after this fall's election, what's politically unpopular? not a single candidate will be nominated who support the mandate. if the republicans control the

senate, they will begin to pass laws to get rid of it. the mandate will go away. >> the employees mandates already in hyper space. but if you can't do that, the math that got us here where we're right now, where the cbo said it will save money, you should accept it. >> what they were saying before is assuming there would be a penalty for the mandate. with that gone, the entire accounting system falls apart. i've talked about affordable insurance act. they need o recognize a simple thing. 13 million people who were eligible for subsidies did not take advantage of them because the insurance right now is just too expensive. think about that. the government is offering a them free money and they're saying no. we don't want to buy that overpriced insurance. so what congress should do is get rid of all the excess baggage on this and say, you know what? to avoid the mandate, all you have to do is buy major medical coverage. let people have options for a whole range of insurance products so they can buy what they need and afford. >> if there is no way to

penalize them for the election, it will leave us in a untenable position. you believe we've already came up with that and if you want proof of that, look at the fact that if you're offered food stamps, you'll apply for that. you don't need to go between two ferns. if you need welfare, you know where to go. this has been out for four years north texas one is going for it. >> no one is going for it and it shows us the american people are a lot smarter than regulators believe. they figured out that the insurance was overpriced. they figured out that it wasn't going to be enforced. so they're ignoring it. >> here is somebody who understands polls, and trends. having said that, when people sit down at a kitchen table, they say kitchen table politic, this is the utter definition of that. if this program works, they're going to ride to the midterms to victory, as well as to the white house again. if it doesn't, it's like falling downstairs. >> that's right. every single person who complains that their insurance was changed is going to be

unhappy with it 'cause none of us like change. none of us, even if we end up going through stuff and ending up with a policy like it was before. we're going to say, was this worth it? the affordable insurance act, someone has to fix it 'cause it's not working now. >> and figure out one part of the law to fix. don't try and fix the entire health care industry in one fail swoop. >> they tried that. scott rasmussen, thanks so much. >> thank you, brian. coming up straight ahead with five minutes before the bottom of the hour, coming up, left likes to call republicans the party of the rich. but the numbers are in and you may be surprised on who the real 1%ers are. and it's not on the right. and we've been talking about it all morning. what makes you happy? for this family it was a trip to our nation's capitol on july 4th. more of your e-mails and pictures, only here on "fox & friends." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] v8 v-fusion plus energy.

natural energy from tea packed with real juice from delicious fruits and veggies. it's what you need for that extra boost! oh and did we mention it's only 50 calories? need a lift? could've had a v8. in t juice aisle.

need a lift? could've had a v8. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.s everybody knows that. well, did you know bad news doesn't always travel fast? (clears throat) hi mister tompkins. todd? you're fired. well, gotta run. geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more.

reckless seeding. a backyard invasion. enter homeowner, and ortho weed b gon max. kills weeds without harming innocent lawns. guaranteed. ortho weed b gon max. get order. get ortho®. ♪ ♪ >> happy song, happy people. we asked you what made you

happy. it's our shot of the morning. >> that's right. we actually -- my kids, this is why this photo makes me happy. because when you go on vacation with your kids, you have moments of peace. >> you have four kids? >> you know, i just don't like to talk about one of them. i just have three. but there was fighting after that. this is my moment of happy. >> how about this? where are the parents? foll alone! that's the story. >> we were taking selfies. >> i guess so. >> who was that extra kid? >> that's our cousin. >> that's great. family all together. we asked you about what makes you happy because there is an item in the "wall street journal" where a fellow named charles murray lists like five different things, you should marry young, recognize your soul mate, stop worrying about fame and fortune, take religion seriously and watch "groundhogday" every day because it's a movie about a guy who eventually realizes what makes him happy in life.

>> so here is what you're all writing in or sending pictures. what makes angela happy? having my husband and daughter home from war. i would say that's a great move. >> of course. and what makes sarah jean happy? ballroom dancing at 70. how fantastic is that? >> what makes dave happy? fishing with his two dogs at beaver dam lake out there. >> i think something is happening on the right. >> what makes bret baier happy? >> here he is with his wife and his sons paul and daniel. >> breaking boards in martial-arts. >> very nice. >> what makes you happy, steve? >> well, the secret to a happy marriage, if that's a question, i did write a marriage book about ten years ago and one thing aside from separate bathrooms, which i got from somebody who e-mailed me, it seems like two words can make your marriage happy and that is yes, dear. >> you agree with that? >> yes, dear.

>> no. you really think i should agree with that? fine. >> no, no. i'm not calling you dear. anything your wife wants, brian, just say yes, dear. don't argue with her, just say yes, dear. >> she doesn't want a pushover. she wants a good debate. >> no, she doesn't! no, no, she wants to be right. >> you don't think she wants to engage? >> no! when was the last time -- well, the latest adventure in debating at the kilmeade house? what was the topic? >> we were talking about my son's college. >> okay. >> on where he should go. >> that's a tough one. >> you don't say yes, dear with that. you got to engage. >> done. shoot an e-mail. >> heather, when mr. and mrs. heather are having a conversation, doesn't yes, dear, doesn't that make for a happy marriage? >> i agree with you completely. just go with the wife. brian, forget about the argues and the debate. >> just put up with it?

what about an equal relationship? >> no, no. joel's got my back, see! joel has never gotten my back. this is a big relief for me. fantastic. >> keep the e-mail coming. >> got some news. scientists on the west coast are now warning that if a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hits california, it could be a lot more catastrophic and deadly than they previously thought. the new fears have been revealed as new video shows the moment that a high school musical was interrupted by friday's earthquake. take a look at this. >> ladies and gentlemen, remain seated. it's an earthquake. stand by, please. >> you see here students at a high school in california were in the middle of a scene from "bye-bye birdie" when the quake head and then you heard from the announcer. the performance was canceled.

is the obama administration threatening public safety? according to a new report, the department of homeland security freed 68,000 illegal immigrants last year who were convicted criminals. immigration officials say that they define criminals as one who has been convicted of a misdemeanor or a felony. the criminals could have been deported, but were released instead. which party is really the party of the rich in congress? it turns out the democrats. new numbers confirm that the top five wealthiest districts in the united states are all represented by the dems. the richest district is new york's 12th congressional district. that's on the upper east side of manhattan. it has a per capita income of more than $75,000. house democratic leader nancy pelosi's district in san francisco is ranked number eight. and brian, this story is for you. we need to invite this guy to our next bowling christmas party. look what he does.

okay. that guy, andrew cohen, he's from rockford, illinois, brian, you know that name? that's my hometown. he just bowled backward. he's now in the record books. he scored 280 in a single game. he's 20 points shy of a perfect game and that beats his previous backward bowling record of 278 set back in 2006. >> that's amazing. and he dresses for it in shorts. >> i wish i had a rotator cuff like that. >> i'm very proud of him. from your homeland. >> see you later. it has been a little on the rainy side as i look out our magic window. i see a few people have umbrellas. maria molina, not one of them. >> that's right. we have a little bit of mist rolling through the city. just outside the city, we have reports of some snow is coming down. it's been such a mess across the northeast over the weekend. we also had strong winds. we have reports of several inches of rain across the

region. take a look at this picture. this is out of massachusetts. as some of you head out to work early this morning, you may notice you have no cell phone service. that's because strong winds knocked down two communication towers out there. so a big issue for them. they got to get that power back up or at least that service back up with these towers across the region. again, in massachusetts. western part of that state. otherwise, weather wise today, we do have blizzard conditions expected across parts of northern plains and midwest. up to a foot of snow expected. and wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour. blizzard warnings for north and south dakota and also western parts of minnesota. you can see that storm system rolling through right there. in the northeast, areas of rain, some freezing rain, and even a little bit of snow throughout the morning. but some areas over the weekend picked up more than six inches of snow. temperatures, we'll be heating up across texas. in the 90s and 80s for some of you. 65 for your high in chicago. over in kansas city, a nice 77 degrees. as i toss it back inside, you

know it's opening day. i do have my bat here ready. batter up, right? >> i can't wait. >> t ball? >> it's t ball. >> i love it. >> hopefully i don't strike out. here you go. >> she's got her high heel spikes on. >> that's how you do it. right there. >> howard recognize will be up in a little while and taking some cuts and getting ready for the baseball day. first things first. while some people talk about opening day, others are talking about the beginning of a new era in afghanistan. >> actor rickey schroeder has a new role. he's in afghanistan preparing for a new documentary about the transition of power. >> the interview you will see only on "fox & friends." joining us right now from kabul, actor, director, rickey schroeder, friend of the show

and commander of the international security assistance force, joint command joseph anderson. and a whole bunch of important people behind you. rickey, how is your trip going? i know it's a 14-day journey. what was the mission? >> wave. the mission was to come out here and see with my own eyes what some of the finest sons and daughters of america are doing and i'll tell you, i have not been disappointed or let down in any way. i have to thank the parents of all these fine young soldiers and the coalition forces soldiers for raising such amazing young people who work so well together as a team. i've seen much and there is a lot more to see. >> well, first off, i know you're there because it's going to be an election on saturday. we're also going to be drawing down troops to a degree. meanwhile, it is very dangerous each and every day. what about the lieutenant general right next to you, what does he have to say about the

mission? >> thanks, thanks for covering us this morning of the thanks for letting all these soldiers be on the air. the mission stands pretty solid. the election is this saturday. we've got people all over the country advising, training, helping our afghan partners get ready. they're securing polling sites and making sure people can move to get to the sites this coming saturday and they moved all the ballots out to the centers and have to move all the ballots back. our afghan security partners are doing a great job. they're in the lead. and all of our soldiers are there to support to make sure this election goes off successful. >> we appreciate all that you do to protect the freedoms here and there. rickey, let me ask you this: what are you hearing from the afghany there is? what is their response that you're getting? >> elisabeth, what i can tell is that the afghan people are tired of war. the average family, they want

peace in their country. i was having chai tea with a elder a few days ago and he told me about the good old days when tourists used to come and explore his country. he wants those days again. the afghan people want this war over. i've spent quite a bit of time with the afghan national army as well and they seem extremely well prepared to fight and protect their citizens and protect their country because of the training and advising they've gotten for so long from us. there is a little bit of a sense of -- we've taken the training wheels off the bike now and they're riding the bike on their own. but they do get a sense of comfort that dad, big brother, their partner is sort of behind them in case they start to wobble, i feel. >> sure. and rickey, you've been on this program a number of times. we know you are a patriot and that's one of the reasons you're working on this documentary right now in afghanistan. it's got to peak your heart because you're over there with them and they are doing their best to make that a safer place.

so many people in this country, they're kind of like, wait a minute. i thought we were done in afghanistan. i thought everybody was home. and yet, there they are. >> that's right, steve. how many thousands of troops are left here, u.s. and coalition forces in this country, still fighting the war today. >> there is 33,500 u.s. soldiers here and 22,000 coalition and we have some australians off, my left shoulder. we have a turkish soldier off to my right. the coalition is strong and viable and that will stay pretty much constant through the summer and then we'll see how things adjust around august to the end of the year. >> steve, every one of these soldiers, marines, war fighters, whatever branch they're in are all volunteers. every one of them. i've met so many young motivated 20 and 22-year-old men and women that are out flying cobra

helicopters and doing other jobs that are just as vital, not nearly as sexy or high profile. with a sense of team work i'm seeing is amazing, to get that aviator, to get that infantryman into the field. >> that's great. >> rickey, thanks so much. joseph anderson there, lieutenant general. and everybody else, thanks so much for your service. i don't know if you can hear us. we appreciate it and i'm sure your families are watching you right now from around the world. thanks for your time. rickey, i look forward to the footage when you get home. >> thanks, guys. >> you bet. >> give them a big wave, everybody. >> don't forget us! don't forget them! >> believe me, we don't forget. thank you. a little delay because we went up on a satellite, down, up on a satellite to get the pictures out of afghanistan. >> great message about sacrifice for so many. >> indeed. in the meantime, 18 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, they're entering the

second week following the tragic mudslide in washington state. this morning, there is some hope amid the rubble and we are there live. >> and talk about a short circuit. there are big problems with those electric cars this morning. we have the details unplugged. ♪ ♪

we get time to squeeze in more headlines. congress getting ready to grill general motors this week. the reason? a new memo reveals gm thought about fixing a problem with the ignition twice nearly ten years ago, but didn't because it was going to cost too much. they've recalled more than 2.6 million cars due to the defect which has been linked to

13 deaths. tesla motors voluntarily recalling 16,000 model s cars because of a risk of the battery catching on fire. the company announcing plans to reinforce the undercarriage by installing high strength shields to reduce the chance of fire. we have a fox news alert for you now. 21 people now dead following the tragic mudslide in washington. this morning the search continues for the 30 people still considered to be missing. dominic dinatale joins us live in washington. these crews have been braving harsh weather and conditions. what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, about an hour from now we'll get daybreak here. research is and rescue efforts will resume. they're looking for more bodies today, four more bodies were recovered from the scene yesterday. that number of 30 missing could

revise downward yet again. it was incredibly dramatic drop from the 90 that we were having on friday and saturday. so some hope really that not as many people as being feared could have perished here. i was talking to the governor of the washington state over the weekend and he said that even though we've had that drop in the numbers, there are some really harsh realities that people have to face here. listen to this. >> i think families are going to have to steel themselves to the fact that the geology is so daunting and the force of this slide was so unrelenting that it is likely that we're going to have to be honest with that there will probably be some families that are going to deal with the memories of their loved ones and that's going to be the best that can happen. >> reporter: it will have such a shattering impact on the community. what the search and rescue workers have set up are memorabilia collection teams. they're going around trying to pick up personal effects from the houses that were destroyed

by the mud slide just over a week ago. they're coming across everything, all sorts of personal items, and especially these little photos they find near the houses that were destroyed. those are being taken away, decontaminated and handed back to families very soon because in some cases, that may be the only thing that survivors and those who lost loved ones have left. back to you. >> thank you. certainly heartbreaking images there. next up, the baseball opening day. we're getting batting practice 'cause the game is in the afternoon. guess what? reynolds on our team. and maria molina giving him a run for his money. >> what about the new season? what do we have to look forward to? a lot of new things. let's check in with bill hemmer, find out what's on his show at the top of the hour. it's not all about the cincinnati reds, is it? >> i played ball in cincinnati. big day there.

harold ray looks like he was juggling there. elisabeth, welcome back. >> thank you. >> breaking news from the koreas. north and south exchanging fire. what's happening there? the latest on flight 370 has been identified. what did they find? deadline day for obamacare. is the big one about to hit california? martha and i will start a whole new week in about ten minutes here on "america's newsroom".

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ >> put me in, coach! >> i know it doesn't feel like spring. but it's here.

spring is here. we all have our jerseys on because we're trying bring in the new baseball season. something is new about you this year. >> yeah. i'm joining the fox team. >> all right! >> it will be fun. going to be a lot of fun. >> louisville slugger came out. they brought some bats. we've got a batting cage. what's going to be new about this season? >> obviously instant replay, first time ever. that's going to be real dicey. i think it will be great for baseball. it's going to take a little time, so don't panic on it. catcher collision, they can't knock the catcher over. >> you can't knock the catcher? >> you can still slide into him. we're trying to avoid that targeting, similar to football. >> she's a college baseball season. >> she's an athlete. >> bench warmer. you're going to see why.

>> do one more. >> this is more my style. >> how do you feel about replacing tim mccarver? he's a legend. >> well, you don't really replace him. that's why we got three guys. he's a good analyst. it will be fun. but baseball kicks off today. mlb network, we're on 17 hours starting at 9 a.m i got to get that in. that's every day. >> do you ever think all these games are starting to look alike? let's rerun one of them, that way we don't have to go somewhere? >> that's a lot like we do in spring training.

>> april 5 is your first game, giants-dodgers. >> it will be great. we thought we might get clayton kershaw, but he's on the disabled list. the dodgers are loaded. the giants i think are going to give them a shot in the west. a lot of people don't think so. >> i don't know about you, but i think more women in high heels should be in major league baseball, don't you? >> yeah. >> attendance has been up, but it might escalate. >> mlb for all the stuff -- >> we're going to keep swinging. harold reynolds will stick with us. congratulations. >> thank you. >> lucky to have you. back in a moment

[ chainsaw buzzing ] humans. sometimes, life trips us up. sometimes, we trip ourselves up. and although the mistakes may seem

to just keep coming at you, so do the solutions. like multi-policy discounts from liberty mutual insurance. save up to 10% just for combining your auto and home insurance. call liberty mutual insurance at... to speak with an insurance expert and ask about all the personalized savings available for when you get married, move into a new house, or add a car to your policy. personalized coverage and savings -- all the things humans need to make our world a little less imperfect. call... and ask about all the ways you could save. liberty mutual insurance -- responsibility. what's your policy?

♪ ♪ >> watch fox sports 1 april 1. harold will be on it! got a runner on base. good morning, everybody. tensions rising on the korean peninsula. the north and south exchanging fire more than three hours earlier today. no one saw this coming. it is breaking news. welcome to a brand new week on "america's newsroom." martha: good morning everybody. i'm martha maccallum. here is the news. south korea is accusing the north intentionally trying to provoke a con fontation as hundreds of rockets fired across a disputed border. jonathan hunt is here. what could we have, jonathan? >> reporter: north koreans