>> thank you for start rg your week with us. hollywood mourning the loss of a legend. while you were sleeping news breaking this actor mickey rooney has died at the age of 93. >> kel rewright has a look at his life. >> he was only about 5 foot 5 not your typical leading man in hollywood, but mickey rooney always seemed destined to be a big star. >> you think you are going to make a plow jockey out of me you got another thing coming. >> he was born as joel you'll jr. his parents were vaudeville entertainers. he earned his first oscar nomination with judy garland. >> took on more serious roles and in 1980 became a born again

christian. he merged as an activist against elder abuse testifying before a senate subcommittee. he shared his private pain publically about people taking advantage of his age and making decisions about his life. he won control again over his own life and took it all in grace and humor. >> when i was younger, steve, i used to have waves in my hair. now there's nothing but beach. >> he lived most of his life in the hollywood spotlight. he won two oscars an emmy and other awards. his secret of success? >> you just have to have the power to express your individuality. if you stop and realize it, there's never going to be, never will be another you.

>> so right about that. there will never be another mickey rooney. he leaves behind an 8th wife and family. i got to meet him on the 700 club just a delightful man. >> same as the person he appeared to be? >> definitely so. >> to another fox news alert for you this morning. it is the most promising week in the search for flight 370. >> the ocean shield is picking up two signals in the indian ocean. the ship has not been able to pick up their signals again but continues to search the area. >> before they can be positively

verified. >> firstly we need to fix the position then the ocean shield can move the vehicle 50 on the same wall. >> the ocean field pickup signal about 300 miles from where the ship located the ping. it is possible for sound to travel this far and they could be from the same position. it could take days for them to find the missing jets. >> a tornado. they were tearing down trees and damaging homes in the town of collins. >> there have been reports of injuries as the storm is packing strong winds and hail inn the

middle east. >> there is a possible tornado across parts of kentucky it has been confirmed by spotters across the region. it happened a little bit after 2:00 a.m. local time. you can't really spot a coronado a dangerous situation out here. injuries in southern mississippi. we have a tornado watch in the southern part of mississippi. 40 storms continue to develop across the rest of this morning. several warnings have continued to be fired up. it produced the dorn toe touchdowns. you can see one tornado warning in alabama. you have downing into the basement into the interior

portions of the home. >> you can see places taking up even four to six inches of rain for flash flooding with the storm system continuing to spread eastward from the entire east coast tomorrow morning we will be seeing rain with the same system. >> thank you maria. >> the son of a man brutally attacked after accidentally hitting a 10-year-old boy with his truck is now speaking out about what happened. joseph utash says his father steve remains in a coma this morning. the 54-year-old was beaten and robed by nearly a dozen people when he tried to help the young boy who ran out in front of his truck. >> my personal opinion is they were all out there playing with cars. i watched the last kid in the rohn coutouch a van and he was putting his foot in the road as

soon as the cop runs by he puts his foot back on the curb. >> police expect more arrests in the case. >> you can hear the family on "fox & friends." joseph and his sister mandy will talk with us. >> a wedding in massachusetts. the fire department says a cigarette tossed into mulch toss sparked that fire destroying a building that is 108 years old right after the bride and groom said i do. the building did not have sprinklers and firefighters took water from a nearby pond. there were no injuries but the building will have to be demolished. >> what a way to start a marriage there. oscar pistorius' legal team calling a pathologist to the stand. the case had been postponed after the judge's assistant became ill. the olympic runner is expected to testify sometime this weekend finally maybe answer questions

about why he shot his model girlfriend reba steenkamp. laims he shot steenkamp by mistake thinking she was an intruder. the parents of the seriously ill baby girl who had to be rescued a thousand miles off the coast of mexico, they are defending their decision to travel around the world with their young children saying quote, we understand there are those who questioned our position to scale with our family. this is how our family has lived for 7 years. we are proud of our choices and preparation. they are on the way to the hospital with 1-year-old lera. she is in stable condition after a daring rescue. it happened yesterday by an elite team of air national guards man. >> the academy of country music awards bringing the biggest stars to las vegas.

>> the academy of country music entertainer of the year is... george strait. >> a sentimental win for george strait. the 61-year-old retiring from the road after his current tour wraps up this year. >> keith urban and miranda lambert tied with three. ♪ >> it was miranda lambert, her husband blake shelton and lou brian who stole the show. they were the hosts. watch them as they try to do ellen degeneres oscar selfie. >> honestly i think we are probably the biggest celebrities in the room. >> get one of ourselves. >> you got it on there?

>> they were such a hit last year so they asked them to do it again this year. >> so funny. i like how they mimic the dj's. >> president obama taking aim at income and equality is expected to unveil two executive actions to promote equal pay for men and women. men, listen to this, working in the white house they make more than women. they will pay for equal pay. >> here's what president obama wants to do without asking for permission from congress. fist he will sign an executive order that makes it illegal for federal contractors to punish any employees who wants to talk about their compensation with their boss. doesn't mean everybody has to get caught with how much they get paid but the federal government will ask for transparency in return.

president obama will sign a separate executive order with federal contractors as well and force them to submit specifics on how much employees are paid. that data niedz to be broken down by sex and by race. they have moved some ahead of the paycheck pairness act in the senate. this is what president obama has been talking about for years. >> making 77 percent a manner it's wrong in 2014 it's an embarrassment. women deserve equal pay for equal work. >> the gap is a little closer in president obama's white house. they scrunched those numbers earlier this year found women working in the white house make about 91 percent of what men in the office make.

>> the changes lead to the white house as well. >> peter doocy joining us as well. >> time for a look at who is talking. director michael hayden is talking. >> the sennal intelligence committee voted to de classify a report in the advanced interrogation technique. >> hayden questioned the objectivity of that new senate report. >> he wanted a report so scathing it would ensure an american intentional interrogation would never be permitted. they show deep emotional feels on the part of the senator. i don't think it leads to an objective report. >> while senator fine stein is striking back saying the objective and based on fact and says it will stand on its own

merit. >> would you complain if your flight was not on time? surprisingly it turns out less people are making a case of it. loren simonetti joins us now with your details and the other top business stories. i would complain. >> a lot of people aren't like you. more people are traveling by air and they are experiencing more problems. but 78 percent of flights were on time last year and more bags were lost damaged or stolen, customer complaints fell by 15 percent according to a study by a pair of universities. it could be more air travelers accepted the fact that flying is never wonderful. >> good news the economy is kra ating but bad news they are not all permanent high paying jobs. they account for more than a tenth of all job growth over the past five years. 2.8 million workers are now

categorized as having a job. that's about two and a half percent of the work force. their pay is 554 a week that's a third less than the averaged pay for all jobs. the big winner over the week captain america the winter soldier has set a record for the biggest domestic release ever. the disney sequel second and noah taking a drastic drop earning 17 million but that was enough to give it the number two spot. divergent 13 million and god's not dead came in 4th. >> loren simonetti, thank you. 13 minutes after the top of the hour. a medical break through in the fight against cancer. a simple test to detect the most common types of this disease. >> really promising story. a scare in the air for passengers aboard this hot air

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>> talk about a scare in the air two f-16 fighter jets scrambling for the plane. the cessna wasn't out of the way of the restricted airspace. the pilot began responding to air traffic controllers. the man didn't realize he was somewhere where he should not be. he realize the pretty quickly i am sure. >> 19 after the top of the hour. will he or won't he? running for the white house in 2016. >> fighting in the name of the lord? >> you will be a couple god fearing men>> a church fight club pitting one pastor against another. does this seem too far? the day we rescued riley was a truly amazing day.

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>> the plane was diverted to boise. the cabin never lost air pressure because the plane had double pained windows. fortunately no one was hurt. >> violence in eastern ukraine. pro russian demonstrators have taken three government buildings there. the ukrainian government is behind the protest. the russian government could use the unrest as an excuse to cease moreau cranian territories. >> will we see another president bush while speaking to fox news at an event near the george bush

presidential library? former president jeb bush says he will decide by the end of the year whether he will run in 2016. >> can a candidate run with a hopeful optimistic message hopefully with enough detail to give people a sense that it is not just idol words. on the other hand is it okay for my family? is it something that isn't a huge sacrifice for our family. >> regardless of who runs as the republican nominee the party should be organized around winning the election not making a point. >> it is time to brew on this. a controversial new documentary set it open later this month. >> you guys like to see me fight another pastor? it would be a couple of god fearing men punching each other in the face. >> it examines the relationship between christianity and mixed martial arts following a group of fighting church pastors who

introduce "fight club" inside their churches. >> at the end of the day it's about reaching people in the gospel regardless of what you do to introduce them into a relationship with jesus christ. >> i just don't know. not everyone is on board. pointing to the fact that jesus would wantve one another, not fight. we want to know what you think? is fight church a good idea or is it going too far? send us your comments on facebook, twitter or send us an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> we will be speaking with pastor john rankin he is one of the fighting pastors. >> it is 25 minutes after the hour. facing enormous backlash after supporting traditional marriage. how they are making their voices heard. >> the american public outraged parents who went saling around

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it is 30 minutes after the hour. >> actor mickey rooney died at the age of 93. >> he was only 5 foot 5 not the typical hollywood leading man. but he was always destined to be a big star. >> you think you are going to make a plow jockey out of me you have another thing coming. >> his parents from vaudeville entertainers. he played along judy garland in babes in arms earning his first oscar nomination. >> it is a lovely morning what a wonderful day. >> so very entertaining. as he grew older he took on more serious roles in 80 he took a stronger commitment to his faith becoming a born again christian.

in 2011 he emerged as an activist against elder abuse testifying before a senate subcommittee he shared his private pain publically about people taking advantage of his age and making decisions about his life. he won control again over his own life and took it all in grace and humor. >> when i was younger i used to have waves in my hair. >> really? i used to have waves in my hair. now there's nothing but beach. >> he lives most of his life in the spotlight. ee fewer films two oscars and emmy awards. the secret of success? >> you have to have the power to express your individuality. there never will be another you.

>> there will be another you and will never be another mickey roone flee he leaves behind his 8th wife and family. >> thank you, kelly. to another fox news alert the search for the missing flight 370. several signals by two of the search chefs in the indian ocean. david piper joins us from bangkok, thailand with the latest. david? >> good morning. there's no finding the plain yet but they have strong leads. chinese australian ships have sounds in the indian ocean they could be coming from the plane's black boxes. they dragged a ping locator behind it deep in the sea. they have been sent to australia from the u.s. the first detected lasted for

over 2 hours the second lasting 13 minutes. the missing plane has two black boxes on board. one a cockpit reporter the other a flight data recorder. a chinese vessel recorded over the weekend showing pulses in the ocean floor in a different area 300 nautical miles away. the australian forces said those detected are consistent with those sent on the plane's black box. >> clearly this is the most promising lead and probably in the search by far it is the -- it is probably the best information that we have had. >> australia investigated the warning that it could be several days before they can confirm if they have found the black boxes. >> david piper, thank you so much. >> we need to get to this ficly an extreme weather alert out of mississippi. moments ago it was confirmed

that the tornado touched down in the town of collins. >> that twister tore down trees damaged houses there and there are several reports of injuries. this storm packing strong winds and hail and continuing to move east. maria molina is tracking the latest developments for us. >> hi, good morning heather and ainsley it it happened after 2:00 a.m. eastern time. it makes it so much more dangerous. they were asleep around mississippi. this tornado watch continues in effect for new orleans parts of southeastern mississippi widespread across alabama. this has been in effect until 8:00 a.m. central time. we do still have the right to see more tornadoes out here. if you have the warnings issued you need to seek shelter immediately. no tornado warnings in effect. but that severe weather will continue to move eastward as the storm system does as well. parts of georgia, carolinas southeastern virginia and also the florida panhandle could be

looking at large hail damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour and also tornadoes. very heavy rain with these storms as well. this is what happened over the last 24 to 48-hours across parts of mississippi and also across alabama. some of the communities picking up 6 inches of rain. we have warnings in effect. be safe out there. heather and ainsley? >> thanks maria. >> president obama taking aim at income and equality. he's expected to unveil two new executive actions to promote equal pay for men and women. men working in the white house, they make more than women. doug luzader has more on the white house's own gender gap problem. >>s issing it the white house has been sensitive about. critics say the administration does exactly what the president accused the prooif have the

sector of doing. we are going to see the president go around congress by signing a couple of executive orders. one will prohibit contractors from prohibiting the employees. a load of data on their employees broken down by race, sex and salary to ensure men and women are paid equally. critics say the wage gap is complicated because men and women represent two very different work forces they spend different amounts of time working and often gravitate toward different fields. the women who work for the administration only make $0.88 for every dollar a man makes there. the white house says you have to consider the kind of jobs there are at the white house. that's what critics say he is not doing when he lashes out at the private sector. later this week the senate will

consider its own pay equity bill that is not expected to pass. >> it is the phrase do as i say not as i do that comes to mind. doug luzader thank you. >> a detroit man brutally mobbed a man is talking about what happened. joseph utash says his father steve was trying to help a 10-year-old boy who he spently hit when the boy ran in front of his truck. >> they were all out there playing with cars. i watched the last kid in a row touch the van, the kid is sticking his foot out in a road as soon as the car goes by he sticks his foot back on the curb. >> two teens are behind bars for the attack. police expect more arrests to be made. you will hear more from the family today on "fox & friends." joseph and sister mandy will join us at 8:15 eastern.

>> the mysterious baby girl who had to be rescued 1,000 miles off of the gulf of mexico. they are defending their position to travel around the world with their young children. there are those who question our position to sail with our family, but please know this is how our family lived for 7 years. we are proud of our choices and our preparation. the family now on a u.s. navy ship on their way to a hospital in san diego. one-year-old lera is in stable condition after a daring rescue by an elite team of air national guards man. >> mozila is facing backlash after resignation of ceo for their marriage. the company that represents fire fox experienced the highest level of negative customer feedback the day after the ceo resigned. the position to remove them does not sit well with customers as a surge of feedback flooded the

company's web site. >> the academy of country music awards taking place in las vegas. who were the big winners? >> the academy of country music entertainer of the year is... george strait. >> a sentimental win for george strait. the 61-year-old is retiring from the road after his current year wraps up this year. >> as for who won the most trophies? ♪ keith urban and miranda lambert each tied with three. but blake shelton and friend luke brian stole the show. watch this they are trying to be ellen degeneres oscar selfie. >> honestly, i think we are probably the biggest celebrities in this room.

just take it of ourselves. >> you got it on there. ? >> those two co hosted the event last year. >> big hit. >> love blake shelton. >> it is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. think antibacterial soaps are getting your hands clean. the shocking reason you are not benefitting from it. >> it's a traveler's worst nightmare staling luggage off the carousel. the warning you have to hear before you head to the airport. >> darius rutger from my home town. >> from last night's awards. ♪

>> thank you for waking up with us on "fox & friends first". a major warning to tell you about for those flying into cpac international airport in seattle. your luggage could be stole then. officials say a team of thieves stealing luggage sometimes before the passengers can make it to the baggage claim area. a couple of things to protect yourself while you are traveling. go to baggage claim as soon as possible to get there before your bag hits the carousel. >> buy a travel insurance plan to help recover your loss. >> pretty ridiculous, right, heather? >> absolutely. scary. in other news we are following for you two people hurt after their small plane crashes into a park in missouri narrowly missing home. they saw the cessna plane struggling in the air. it took off from jacksonville, florida. but the final destination was

unknown. they are starting an investigation. >> oln the eve of the championship game he blasted the unionization of college athletes. he said it is quote a ridiculous idea and would blow up everything about college athletics. it comes a week after the labor relation rule board rules that university football players could form a union. hither? >> from 68 down to 2. today is the day kentucky and yukon has been waiting for all season. the ncaa national championship. she is live on the campus. what is the buzz like among the students this morning? >> >> good morning. this is something that has only happened once in college basketball history both the men and the women winning national

titles. it happened in 2004 and it happened with yukon. they have a chance to start it all over again and do it again for a second time ten years later. this starts tonight yukon plays kentucky and the women tuesday against note dorr dame. the first and last time it happened in division 1 college basketball history was in 2004 when yukon had both teams win national titles. they could make history again tonight. the campus has been excited through the past week and through the entire month of march as the students here have traveled down to texas traveled through tennessee for this game. all of them very excited. the last time the men won a national title was back in 2011. for the seniors this could be the second national title just in their four college years and for the women they are defending

champions as they won the championship last year as well. a big day for yukon a big night tonight for the yukon men and a big chance to win both the men and women national titles. >> that would be a lot of excitement on that campus. >> it is 48 minutes after the top of the hour. red schrocks slugger david ortiz might have snapped the last white house selfie. why the white house is saying good-bye to the selfie pictures. >> if you are looking to win a few pounds listen up. the extra weight could hold the key to a long life. >> first let's check in with steve doocy on what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> that is great news. dairy queen as soon as the show is over ladies. >> coming up a teenager hit

after jumping in front of a truck. that teenager is okay but the driver who accidentally hit him beaten within inches of his life. his children join us for a big update. >> they ousted their ceo over traditional marriage stance. donald rutrump joins us and mine driver. put down the remote. "fox & friends first" continues right here on the fox news channel. co: sometimes you don't know you need a hotel room

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>> welcome back. red sox slugger david ortiz may have snapped the last white house selfie.

considering a ban on selfies with white house guests after or tease put this picture to slug his corporate sponsor samsung. >> obviously didn't know anything about sam song's connection to this. but in general we have -- whenever someone tries to use the president to promote a product that's a problem with the white house. that's a problem with the white house. pete: the r*s who are visiting the white house says they won the world series last year.

carrying more weight might be healthier and even help fight off disease compared to a person with a thinner frame. scientists say it has to do with burning more energy. good to know. the royals >> maintaining your weight might be healthier to help fight off disease compared to a person with a thinner frame. scientists say it has to do with burning more energy. that's good to know. the royals just landed and baby prince george has stolen the show. the duke and duchess of cambridge and their infant son touching down in new zealand. william and kate have their events planned and the baby isç expected to make at least one appearance with

them. >> he's so cute. the time is 6 minutes till the top of the hour. coming up, the patriotic moment that will have you feeling good about being an american. why military children in spain spontaneously broke out in song. >> fighting in the name of the lord. a church fight club pitting one pastor against another. does this go too far? your e-mails are next.