>> it is friday april 4th. a fox news lart rment breaking details about the moments leading up to the fort hood shooting. we are learning what may have spent ivan lopez over the edge. >> softball sized hail tornado sightings and nasty weaer across the country. we have new warnings about the work at home. >> a major league star under fire this morning for missing the first two games of the season for the birth of his child. is this fair or foul?

"fox & friends first" starts right now. ♪>> good friday morning to you as we take a look outside at mo downtown manhattan. i am heather nauert in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting the day with us. did an argument with another soldier thwart the massacre at fort hood. >> what might have made ivan lopez pull the trigger. >> ainsley earhardt is in fort

hood, texas today. what can you tell us about this fight we are hearing about? >> good morning heather and heather. the lieutenant on the post said there's a strong possibility there was some kind of altercation with a soldier or multiple soldiers just before the shooting happened on wednesday. we were talking to some soldiers here on the post yesterday. he was showing a text message that was going around among his friends. others saying there was an altercation on the post. an argument lopez had with an officer when he requested paid time off. a tdy form he was requesting time off. he was upset about that before the shooting. jenkins one of my colleagues here at fox news he went out to the maybed to to talk to lopez's wife and listen to what one of the neighbors said. there was no sign of violence before he went to work on wednesday. listen to this.

>> seemed like a really nice family man, down to earth. >> i saw him at lunch that day. he came down stairs and he was heading off to work. i was like how is your day going he was like, it's going good. have a great day. >> as far as lopez mental state he was on uppers and downers he was taking ambian to help him sleep for anxiety and taking anti-depressants for depression. he was being evaluated for ptsd. his mother died in november his grandfather a month before that. he had been serving our country for 15 years and still a specialist which is not a high rank. many are wondering on the post

if maybe he just snapped heather and heather. >> it has been revealed he posted a facebook status weeks before the rampage. what did it say? >> that poets was march 1st. it said i have lost my inner peace full of hatred. this time the devil will take me. i was robbed last night. i was sure green light and finger ready it is easy as that. he was robbed according to that on march 1st ss. that was the same day he bought the gun. same as the 2009 fort hood shooter bought his weapons as well. he bought it legally you are not allowed to bring the weapon on the post unless it is registered. >> what are we hearing about the status of the victims right now?

>> status of the victims we know there were tloofz other individuals who were shot dead before he turned the gun on himself. army ant timothy owen his mom found out getting a call from his wife saying he had been shot in the chest and he was quote gone. his mom is mary from illinois 77 years old. there is his picture. we heard from his cousin. he always wanted to serve his country. he was always wearing camouflage as a little boy sunglasses and bomber jacket. he was one of four children. he lost a brother 8 years ago so now his mom has lost two sons. he was previously married and did have children. 9 victims went to the hospital 5 released 4 are in serious condition. they were critical yesterday.

>> all right. in other stories extreme weather in the midwest and south. take a look at this. >> that is denton texas north of dallas. reports of tornadoes in that area and funnel clouds popping up all over. at least four people were hurt there. >> take a look at this. incredible picture. this is the sky you can see it turning pitch black at a baseball game in frisco. severe storms bringing heavy rains and baseball sized hail that smashed damaged car buildings. parts of it looked like a war zone. >> it is not over yet. let's bring in maria molina with toirn doe watches in effect. >> good morning heather and ainsley. the severe threats still in

effect early this morning. we have reports of tornadoes starting yesterday afternoon across states like missouri, texas and also in illinois. in franklin texas reports that there is damage to a foundation of a barn and several trees that came down. we have reports of damage and the national weather service crew will be heading out and deciding whether to confirm the tornadoes in the area. across states like tennessee, parts of polimississippi and alabama. we did have several tornado warnings. those have been listfted but severe weather in mississippi, tennessee and that means we have a chance for more large hail and potential for winds up to 60 miles per hour.

flash flooding across the midwest picking up over 8 inches of rain in 24 to 48-hours. of course heather and heather on the cold side of this system we have winter storm warnings in parts of minnesota and onsin. >> it won't stop. >> thanks so much. we will check in with you later. a detroit man is fighting for his life this morning. beaten by an angry mob police say the 54-year-old driver accidentally hit an 11-year-old with his truck. when the boy ran into the street. when the driver got out to help a large group of men attacked him and stole his wallet. >> started pumping him and stuff like that. he was trying to fight back. eventually he failed.

>> the 11-year-old is okay. he did not break any traffic laws. they are searching for 12 people believed to be involved in that attack. >> the under water search continues for the black box that be longs to air mine flight 370. the plane was believed to have crashed in the indian ocean. time is running out. the black box's battery is expected to end this weekend. so far crews have not been able to find any trace of the boeing 777. a sky diver plunging to her death was trying to set a world record. diana paris died when her main parachute malfunctioned and her reserve chute opened too late. she was parted of a group of 200 experienced sky divers trying to break a world record for a group formation jump. paris participated in 1500 sky

dives. contempt charges could be coming against former irs official lois lerner. she is refusing to answer questions about the agency's targeting of conservative groups despite lawmakers saying she waived her 5th amendment rights. the house over site committee will meet next week to consider their options. her silence has left the committee with no other choice. >> here's an interesting one. obamacare employer mandate is it on the way out. rumors are squirrelling it may never actually be in fort. this as republicans reject obamacare's 30 hour workweek. >> elizabeth prann is live with the latest. what's this all about? >> the house voted to change it from 30 hours a week to 40-hours a week. that would change the number of workers who get employer

sponsored health insurance according to the congressional budget office. they argue traditional definition of a full-time work wiek it would bring relief to the loft. they have had to cut worker hours and limit job rules. there's another part of the law that has delayed the requirement twice. it compelled temperatures working 30 or more hours a week offering coverage or pay a fine. robert gibbs said wednesday the delayed dmant will never go into effect. according to bhenefits pro.com don't think the employer mandate will go into effect. it is a small part of the law i think it will be one of the nirpgs to go. the white house does not feel like this will happen. >> the final rule put out in

february made clear it will phase out later this year. >> there will be a new deadline in the healthcare plans if you experience any delays in signing up before the deadline. >> elizabeth prann, thanks so much. get ready for another late night shake up. late last night david letterman announcing he is retiring. ma marianne rafferty following that story. this was a surprise. planning to say good night to the hosting duties planning to retire when his contract expires. he said when it is. >> sometime in the not too distant future, 2015 for the love of god paul and i will be wrapping things up and taking a hike.

>> he has been on the air for 32 years is the longest running tv host in late night. it comes after they ousted jay leno and brought in jimmy fallon to take over "the tonight show." last night on "hannity" sarah palin had a message for letterman. he was slammed after making inappropriate jokes about palin and her daughter. here's what she had to say. >> out with the old in with the new. maybe he will start a trend when we talk about politics, too, politicians who have been there in washington, d.c. a bit too long, allow some new blood in there some new energy, new ideas to get the country back on the right track. >> there is tons of speculation on who will take over craig ferguson, conan o'brien and chelsea hammer. >> we will see. thank you. >> the time is about 8 -- no, 13 minutes past the top of the

hour. coming up next an incredible act of bravery. a man jumps on to the tracks to save a am would's life. the heroic move he made just as the train sped into the station. >> hard from their phones but this girl going to the extreme. she goes to get her phone out of a storm drain. with he will tell you what happened next.

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>> a dramatic rescue caught on camera. a tsa worker jumped on the train tracks to save a woman's life after she slipped. he is frantically waving his arms. his moves worked. the driver of the train saw him bringing the train to a screeching halt. >> the young lady fell and as soon as she fell we were trying to stop the train just to make sure. >> thank goodness the woman was

putted to safety by other computers. stay tuned the subway hero will be live on "fox & friends." >> thanks to his quick thinking there. >> could the washington mud slide have been prevented? a decade considered buying up people's homes to protect them from such a disaster but the county decided to shore up the base of the unstable hillside with logs inside. 30 people now confirmed dead after release of two more of the victim's names. this as the number goes up from 15 to 17 two men being added to the list. recovery crews still searching for bodies. >> lawyers want general motors to do with all of the vehicles. >> we have maria molina here.

>> pressure is on gm to tell drivers they are unsafe to drive. the pressure is coming from senator richard blumenthal and robert hilliard. take a listen. >> issue a stronger warning to drivers of recalled vehicles. tell them the truth about the risk. these cars shouldn't be on the road. >> there's a hearing in corpus christi later on today. >> they are safe if the driver doesn't have anything hanging from the key. >> u.s. workers only use half of the paid vacation time. even if they take the time off 6 out of 10 work while on vacation anyway. leaving time on the table means leaving money on the table as well. an average of $1,300 per worker

per year. men may not shop as much as women but they certainly buy more. retailers are paying attention. brad dau is triplie -- prada is tripling their men's stores. the some people disagree. i think men don't like to shop so when they do they spend more money to deget what they need. >> get it over with. >> a major controversy is brewing on the baseball field. you got to hear about this one. there's a major league star under serious fire for missing the first two games of the season just for the birth of his child. is this fair or is it foul? what do you think? >> a story all parents can relate to. one dad so sick of his daughter ignoring his orders to clean her room he gave her a lesson she will never forget.

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>> a british teenager goes to the extreme to get her phone out of a storm drain. she says the phone slipped into the drain while she was putting it into her pocket. she was able to get in and grab her phone but she got stuck trying to get out. firefighters pulled her out after just 10 minutes. 10 minutes, though. her phone, however, did not survive the fall. look at that picture.

>> call this our dopey teenager segment now. we have another teenager to tell you about. how do you get your kid to clean their room? is you move all of the stuff in the driveway. a military dad taking extreme steps to get his 16-year-old daughter motivated to clean her room. he put her bed her desk everything for the world to see. hail reroom moved to driveway, clean it up next time. >> one day i had enough of it i picked up her belongings. my attentiintention was to surpr a little bit and teach her to take ownership and pride in her things. >> the dad offered an incentive to keep it clean in the future. he will hire someone to give her room a fresh coat of paint. >> i love when parents get creative. daniel murphy's wife gave birth happened to be on opening day

and he missed the game to be there for his wife and first born child. >> that was nice enough. >> there are local sports radio hosts who slammed his decision. murphy is back in uniform and he is fighting back. wnyw has the latest on the story. >> can yell murphy on the field for the first time this season. he missed opening day on tuesday and the second game his wife and baby noah. his absence didn't go unnoticed by sports personalities by boomer as sigh san and another who slammed him for taking a two-day paternity leave. >> you see the birth and you get back. what are you doing the first couple days? maybe taking care of the kids. you have to have someone do that. >> that's not me. i wouldn't do that.

i would say i need to be at open p opening day. >> here's what he told fny? >> my wife and i met and discussed it and we felt the best thing for our family was for me to stay for an extra day. >> can't believe there's a controversy about this. >> daniel murphy's decision is it fair or foul snl>> send us those comments on facebook, twitter or e-mail at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. the time is almost the bottom of the hour, a woman trapped in her car submerged under water for nearly an hour. she manages to survive. we will have that story ahead. >> congress one of the lowest arrival ratings ever. one democrats has an idea about how to reward them. >> i think people should know they are members of congress. >> wait until you hear his

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>> a tornado tearing across the country bringing high winds and baseball size hail. mother nature not done yet. several areas waking up to tornado watches this morning. >> the ceo didn't like his conservative views. now they are depending their decision by saying they are trying to be tolerant? fork and friends first starts right now. ♪ >> good morning. you are looking at a live shot of times square in new york city. a rainy day here but we have to talk about severe weather other places. it is april 4th. thank you so much for joining

us. welcome to "fox and friends. i am heather childers. >> i am heather nauert in for ainsley earhardt. it is half past the hour. did an argument with another soldier spark at that deadly massacre that left three people dead and 6 injured have been stopped? >> what might have made ivan lopez pull the trigger? >> we are live from fort hood texas with ainsley earhardt. what can you tell us about the alleged fight? >> lieutenants general mark millie said there's a strong possibility there was an altercation with a soldier or multiple soldiers immediately before that shooting. we went to the neighborhood to interview some of the neighbors.

here's what they had to say no signs of violence that day. take a listen. >> seemed like a really nice family man, down to earth. i saw him at lunch that day. he came down stairs and he was heading off to, would. i was like, hey, how is your day going? he was like it's going good, heading back to work. i will see you whenever i get home. i said okay have a great day. >> lopez posted a chilling facebook status weeks before the deadly rampage. what did that say? >> it was written in spanish. this was the translation. i have just lost my inner peace. former patriot. i think this time the devil will take me. i was robbed last night and i am sure it was two guys. green lights and finger ready as

easy as that. >> some of lopez's friends believe the death of his mother may have played a part in this. what did they say about that? >> his mother lives in puerto rico. she died in november. he asked for bereavement time to go to the funeral the military dave him 24-hours. he was upset by that his friends are telling us. they finally allowed him to go for two-days. he was really upset by that. his grandfather died months before that. >> what about the status of the victims. what's the latest on that? >> there were three people killed before he turned the gun on himself. we know the names of one of those individuals. his mom got a call from his wife saying his son is gone. a cousin said army sergeant

loved fatigues and bomber glasses and sunglasses and wanted to serve the military for most of his life. he lost a brother eight years ago. >> extreme weather in the midwest and the south sending people running for cover. >> there were reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds popping up all over. four people were injured. >> car windows shattering pieces and the hail making it through the roof. some parts look like a war zone. take a look at the damage in the midwest. illinois a house split in two by this tree and this car in

missouri pretty much crushed by a tin can. we have two tornado watches in mississippi, alabama and parts of tennessee. they go through the morning hours. these storms continue moving toast ward and other states could get hit hard by the severe weather. we have multiple warnings out here. we have a tornado warning that has been lifted in northeastern parts of mississippi. the concern out here is that it is still dark out. people won't be able to spot the tornadoes or potential tornadoes. take the warnings seriously. from west virginia to mississippi we have the

warnings. in the midwest heavy snow more than a foot of it. >> a mix of everything right now for you to deal with. >> an 11-year-old detroit boy running into traffic and then getting hit by a truck. he is going to be okay. the man who accidentally hit him is fighting for his life. police say the 54-year-old was brutally attacked by a group of men when he got out of his truck to try to help the little boy. listen to this. >> they started punching him and stuff like that. the guy was trying to fight back. he was trying to fight back. there was too many of them. eventually he just failed. >> police say he didn't break any traffic laws. now they are searching for at least 12 people. police have been involved in that attack. >> the under water search continues for the black box

belonging to missing malaysian airline flight 370. they are searching the indian ocean where the plane was believed to have crashed march 8th. the time is running out. the box's battery life expected to end this weekend. crews have not been able to find any trace of that missing boeing 777. >> charges could be coming against lois lerner. she is still refusing to answer questions about the conservative group. they say she waived her 5th amendment rights. they will consider its options. the chairman of the committee says learner's silence has left the committee with no other choice. >> listen to this, is obamacare's employer mandate on the way out? rumors are swirling it may never be enforced this as republicans

reject obamacare's 30 hour workweek. >> there is a lot of confusion about this. it has been delayed a couple of times. the latest confusion is because of robert gibbs who according to a healthcare web site says this i diepg the employer mandate will go into effect. it is a small part of the law. i think it will be one of the first things to go. that's what the current press secretary as an hawk ward position. he said the employer mandate will happen. >> the final rule put out it will be phased in starting next year. >> the u.s. house meantime voted to change the definition of full-time work under obamacare

for 30 hours to 40-hours. there has been a concern they logical cut hours of their workers so they don't have to provide health insurance. this would change that. one interesting side note a number of democrats actually voted for this measure in the house yesterday. >> yet another change. >> thank you so much doug luzader joining us live this morning. we shall pri appreciate it. >> another miraculous story of survival to tell you about. a woman in texas pulled out of a lake alive after being stuck under four feet of water for nearly 50 minutes. she was able to breathe through an air pocket in her car. they pulled the car from the water saw air bubbling out and then they saw a person. >> it was a female she gasped for air. of all of the news i have had that's usually a recovery

situation. >> the 60-year-old is in stable condition. the famed tight rope water nick woolen dau has set his sights on a new stunt. he will plan another live event. 10 million people watched him walk across the grand canyon. it is not clear in chicago where he will do his tight rope walk just yet. >> the ceo of the software company has been forced out because the company and some of the critics did not like his conservative group. now he is defending their position saying they are trying to be tolerant. >> it is not your ordinary missing cat poster. a man asking for help finding his pets bomb cat.

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>> the new owners of the building want to turn it into a mosque. they say the crosses must be removed because the islamic faith prohibits worships of idols and symbols. 200 people signed a petition saying the building is a landmark and removing the crosses would de face the architecture. >> congress has a 79 percent disapproval rating and now one democratic congressman thinks it is over rated. he says his fellow lawmakers are under paid. >> people should know members of congress are under paid i

understand it is widely felt they under perform but this is the board of directors for the largest economic field in the world. >> the congressman claims there are plenty of congress members who can't live on their salary. >> tell that to these folks who stumbled down the economic ladder. they call themselves middle class drastically dropped that is 25 percent in february 2008 resempers say many of us are spending and borrowing a lot less and that ends up hurting the economy. a silicon valley has been booted over his social belief. the company has pushed the head honcho to step down because of a comment he made back in 2008.

we have more from lori. tell us about the donation and this could set a precedence. >> good morning to you. brendan ike is a silicon valley pioneer. he gave us job discrepant and helped build that which makes fire fox. he assumed the top job and he posted on thursday that start add firestorm surrounding a $1,000 donation he made back in 2008 in support of california's anti g anti gay marriage ballot. we have employees with a wide diversity of views our culture of openness extends the staff and community share their beliefs in public. this time we failed to listen to be indicted by our community. ike apologized for causing cane and made a donation. it bans same-sex marriage passed

with 52 percent of the saturdtae vote but was later overturned by the court. >> laback to you. lori rothman thank you very much. >> there's a new option that may already be in your medicine cabinet. >> gto. you know what that is? gym, tan, laundry. it is a religion for some people. for this church it is a trendy new way to spread their message. brian kilmeade has what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> great show as we close-up a friday. let me tell you straight ahead what's coming up in the next three hours. following the deadly shooting in fort hood we will check in with ainsley in texas. would you know what to do if you became trapped in a flash flood? maria molina now knows.

she promises to share. hope she doesn't get tight lipped. the tsa worker who jumped in front of a moving train to save a woman joins us live. revealing the winner, and what would you do if you were a professional baseball player and your wife gave birth, would you stay with her an extra day and miss a game? that question coming your way. bring up the music slowly zoom out throw in the animation and don't forget to stop rolling the pyromet prompt ter. i'm looking forward to... for some, every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is honored to help our members with everything from investing for retirement to saving for college. our commitment to current and former military members and their families is without equal.

good morning. it is now seven minutes before the hour. ladies, listen to this one. aspirin used asç a fertility pill? researchers say aspirin improves blood flow in women and that makes the chance of getting pregnant more likely. they say aspirin could help

women who recently lost a baby to conceive again but warn it doesn't reduce the risk of miscarriage or still birth. more study is needed to explain that connection. >> are you a glass half-empty person? don't worry. not your fault. a new study reveals we are hard wired to be positive or negative. it is the first biological evidence proving that there are in fact positive and negative people in the world.ç researchers at michigan state university, they say the study could impact the way negative thinkers approach difficult situations. imagine if you saw this missing cat poster in your town or neighborhood. rocky the bobcat, a 38-pound pet feline. he escaped through his owner's backdoor and is roaming free. >> he went up to the, two

houses up, turned around and came back, another couple houses and took off. the next thing you know we saw all these police cars lined up. >> he broke free in september also. authorities plan to take the bobcat away if found. >> you've heard the jersey shoreó" their days doing gym, tanning and laundry. but have you heard of gym, tan and liturgy. there is a church in queens offering parishioners a place to get in a workout between sermons. there is a weight room and prayer room with inspirational reading. i like this idea. the pastor in charge of this church says it is a good way to stay connected to the community. listen to this. >> we're trying to help people focus on their spiritual being as well as working on the physical being. >> it is nice to know we're doing a good deed working out and helping out the churches. >> terrific.

there isç a $25 a month membership fee. the church says it helps the gym break even. anything else goes to the church's food pantry. >> a major league star under fire for missing the first two games of the season for the birth of his child. we asked if you thought it was fair or foul. your responses next. vo: once upon a time there was a boy who traveled to a faraway place where castles were houses and valiant knights stood watch for the kingdom was vast and monsters lurked in the deep and the good queen showed the boy it could all be real avo: all of great britain, all in one place book on expedia before april 30th and save up to thirty percent.

time now for your brew on this responses. earlier we told you about new york mets second baseman daniel murphy skipping the first two games of the season to be with his wife during the birth of their first child. he's now being slammed by sports personalities and >> we want to know if you think murphy's decision is fair or foul. tim says common sense. it's his first child. it won't ever happen again.

opening day happens every year. great choice. >> scott says family first always. >> karen says the birth of a baby is so important. baseball is just a game. thanks to everyone who responded. >> we appreciate it. "fox & friends" right now. >> bye. good morning. it's friday, april 4, 2014. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. an ambient cocktail and a shouting match. new details inside the mind of a fort hood shooter. what caused him to snap. we areç live from fort hood. >> and he held americans captive during the iranian hostage crisis for 444 days. so why won't the obama administration deny this guy's visa to the united states? america's outraged. you will be too. >> how far would you go to save your cell phone? this girl went down into a drain. one problem. she could not get out. >> that's a problem. >>