>> i am heather childers. thank you for statirting your d with us. moments of déjà vu in boston. two unattended backpacks were found at the finish line on the one year anniversary of the boston marathon bombing. one man is in custody and bomb squads safely detonated both backpacks. >> police found a rice cooker in one of the bags. it was filled with confetti. a barefoot man yelling boston strong was arrested. >> boston strong. >> police did not identify him but they do say he did appear to be mentally stable. he faces charges including carrying a hoax device. with the marathon coming they are taking all cases seriously. this comes on a day of emotional

tributes honoring the victims and survivors of the bombing that left three people dead and more than 260 injured. >> it's a race to find survives. while you were sleeping ago south korean ferry sank leaving two people dead at least and nearly 300 missing. many of those are high school students heading off to a resort. a u.s. navy ship is there to help with the search effort. >> many choose to jump into the water to escape. passengers say they heard a big thumb befo thump before the boat sank. a delta flight waiting to take off in atlanta forced to turn back to the gate after snoek sta smoke started filling the cabin. passengers got off the plane safely and will move to a new plane for the flight to new orleans. the cause a burned out fan. >> high winds sending two ships

colliding off the coast of virgin virginia gusts up to 70 miles an hour stirring up trouble for those three as well as another 12 ships anchored nearby. no one was hurt. physical you are waking up to snow, you are not alone. from the midwest to new england a coating of snow blanketing the ground. >> i was surprised to see the gusting here in new york city. chicago illinois seeing up to 3 inches of snow. other places just getting a dusting as we said after it turned into freezing rain. we think something more dangerous is ahead. >> we have a clipper system that could produce rain.

places like nobody city ornew yy or across the east. temperatures have been above average across the east. that allowed a lot of the snow to not stick on the ground. temperature wise it is much colder behind the strong cold front. these are actual temperatures in chicago and cleveland. in raleigh,na and atlanta. you factor in a little bit of a breeze and it feels like in the teens in buffalo, chicago, 30's in louisville. we have a number of freeze warnings in effect out here due to the cold temperatures. a lot of people have plans outside because of april. you can see 50 in new york city, 60s in atlanta and here's a look at the clipper system heather and ainsley up to a foot of snow across parts of wisconsin and

minnesota. >> we are waving good-bye to that. >> days into a tense standoff between a nevada rancher and the federal government is turning into a family affair. the bundies verses the reids. where this battle cattle is headed next. >> the dispute between ranger bundy and the federal government over whether or not federal land can be used to raise the private cattle is brewing for decades. the feds blirnged when it boiled over. harry reid is not done with bundy. the senate majority leader says bundy should be taken to court. bundy says the 74-year-old senator should pick on somebody else. >> i have something to say to harry, harry, nevada citizens we the people elected you to go back to the united states senate

and take care of the united states senators harry get back there and take care of that work and leave us alone in nevada. >> senator reid has his son rory reid who is supporting the federal government position. bundy has a million bucks in and in fees. rory said believe in a country where we believe in laws and you can't ignore the laws you don't like. state prosecutors look like this more closely they are going to find he broke the law and he should be prosecuted. it is clear the fight is over with. unclear whether they will see heavy artillery pulled out again. someone of bun de's sons said he is not afraid of being shot and he thinks freedom is greater than death. >> see how much longer this goes

on. it has been going on for many years already. peter doocy, thanks. >> details about the former clue includ ku klux klan leader. frazer glen cross was plotting to bomb the martin luther king day parade back in 2011. one post guard sent to the jail cross said the vast majority agrees with me that you have been set up, framed. cross is charged with murder and federal prosecutors are expected to file hate crime charges in the coming weeks. oscar pistorius in for another day of trial. a forensic expert is challenging how reva got the wounds on the back.

pathologist by a ricochet by a blunt hard object. after today's testimony the trial will be postponed until may 5th. a missing malaysia flight goes down to the ocean floor. the robotic blue fin submarine was sent down in waters nearly 3 miles deep. it takes about 16 hours to map the 25 square mile area. some of the search area is too deep for the blue fin submarine. they are bringing more subs that can dive deeper. 14 planes and another 11 ships are also assisting in today's search. >> now to the ukraine a blistering report accuses the obama administration admits to holding back body armor and radios from ukrainian troops with fear it could inflame tensions of vladimir putin.

russia and ukraine are expected to sit down in geneva tomorrow. ukrainian forces have keswe in to capture occupied pro russian militants. firefighters have taken over several government buildings in eastern ukraine. pulling a plug of surveillance possible terror plots in the muslim community. the program sparking controversy when come explaincomplained of unfairly targeted. new york's mayor bill deblasio says the move makes police more respectful and fair. >> it is the highest honor awarded to members of our military. and now a former army sergeant will receive the medal of honor for saving lives during a taliban attack in afghanistan.

out gunned and outmanned kyle white saved a marine and two fellow soldiers during an ambush in 2007. he will be the 7th living recipients for actions in iraq organ stan. the seattle native will be honored at the white house on may 13th. >> general motors is now seeking lawsuit protection after a massive motor recall. lauren simonetti joins us with this and other top business news. >> great to see you ainsley. gm plans to ask a federal bankruptcy judge to shield it from legal claims for events before it's 2009 bankruptcy. the strategy was revealed in a motion filed in another court involving the potentially deadly ignition switches and nearly 2 million small cars. they want action on those delayed until the bankruptcy ruled separately. the company creating a quality control unit is called the global products integrity organization. check out this web site. building detroit auctions off

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>> i would love to go down there. >> coming up a frightening new look how your mind literally goes to pot. the findings on how it physically changes your brain. >> an offensive sign going p you on government property during one of the holiest weeks of the year. >> this is unnecessarily a sign of contempt. it's demeaning, it's insulting. >> this morning outrage over an east y atheist group anti easter sign. >> gas goes up one penny yesterday. ♪ fl i do a lot oresearch on angie's list before i do any projects on my home. i love my contractor, and i am so thankful to angie's list for bringing us together.

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brauner. >> still sdasdark out there. a look at new york city there. a major wake up call for those who think smoking pot casually. even casually it greatly impacts your brain. we are looking at the details of this study. >> good morning. this could be very serving especially to those who are considering using pot or are already using it. the their reaction with brain development could be a significant problem. that's what hans rider reports about the casual use of marijuana and the effect on the human brain. the study was conducted at northwestern university fineburg school in med son. it focuses on how it effects the

brain region among young adults 18 to 25. those who smoke marijuana once but twice a week be have memory loss and loss in motivation. because of that the findings support the theory that marijuana use can lead to a motivational -- amotivational syndrome that causes people to lose focus on their goals and purposes in life plus they seem less focused in general. at a time when some states are legalizing marijuana there are concerns that they should look at the full effect of smoking with marijuana. >> interesting so say what the department of health and services and attorney general says about the issue. it puts tonight doorstep of every state and federal government.

>> one thing that brit hume points out is when you are smoking marijuana it can have an impact on the lungs after all you are inhaling it. there is another study that should be done as well. given these eye opening results more research is definitely needed before legislation is changed. >> kelly wright, thank you. an atheist group sparking outrage with the so-called easter display. the freedom from religion group. it says nobody died for our sins, jesus is a myth. they are talking on the record billion the songs. >> i defend the right of others to be even though i find that speech repugnant as i clearly find this speech including speech that denigrates my religion. having defended their right to

do it, greta, i think that this is unnecessarily a sign of contempt. it's demeaning. it's insulting, unnecessarily so. all too often we see in films and television in cases like this one a dib brat intentional defect to de mean and demonize people of faith and ridicule them. they may have a first amendment rights to do it but i think we need to start marginalizing that kind of speech in our culture. >> he says he wishes people would show more respect during this holy week but worries we crossed that line a long time ago. >> decades old traditions at catholic schools are being updated with common core standards. 100 diocese out of the 195 in the country are working the controversial curriculum into lesson plans. some questioning that move stay statistics show catholic school students out perform those in

public schools. >> the common core used across the board then why send them to public schools. >> goodness of knowledge is what is being alive in catholic schools when they take the common core. >> the national catholic educational association assures parents they will use materials infused with faith. >> the republican national committee now suing the irs. the rnc accusing the irs of stone walling a request for documents about the agency he is targeting of the groups. the irs claims it has devoted hundreds of staffers millions of dollars to combine with records requests. but the rns says they are not moving fast enough. americans deserve to know how the agency interprets and enforces the tax laws. >> is there ever such a thing as a free lunch? the irs now considering taxing work perks like gym memberships.

>> most high-tech companies feed their staff tax free. the irs is considering whether the freebies are taxable fringe benefit. if they say yes legal experts say most companies will report it as taxable income to their employees and then pay the employees more in their paychecks to cover the cost. >> the time now is 20 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, a wild police chase caught on camera. a mother behind the wheel with her daughter on her lap. the intense stand offthat is straight ahead. >> could the key to a happy relationship be as simple as your sleep position? the science that may have you thinking twice before you are sleeping on your side. [ female announcer ] it's simple physics...

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>> welcome back. we begin with a terrifying video in michigan showing a mother leading police with a high speed chase with her daughter on her lap. she kidnapped her daughter during a supervised visit. they stopped her but when the officer comes to the car she hits the gas. >> pullover. think of the kid. >> the video shows her pulling the little girl on to her lap on the driver's seat as she races down the road. the chase got up to 70 miles per hour. it lasted five or six-miles until she blew out a tire. video shows her trying to run away with her daughter fighting

police while they are trying to put her in handcuffs. >> we were able to pull the child from her hands. she literally would not let the child go. >> that poor little girl. when she went before a judge she told the judge that she had no idea how she got there. she is facing numerous charges including child abuse and resisting arrest. >> pardon me, president obama looking to commute more prison sentences. he's directing the justice department to improve the pardon recommendation process and recruit more convict applications after he recently cuts the prison time of a drug convict by more than three years all because of a typo. it is one that president obama has granted commucation to. clemency is an important fail saf safe for inmates who have run out of options. you might want to think twice for drinking seida. a study found having 2 sugary

drinks a day may increase risk of having a stroke. it is the 4th leading cause of death in the u.s. >> oo it is time to brew on this a study finds a position couples sleep in can affect their relationship. >> if if you are a couple that sleeps back-to-back not touching congratulations you have a healthy relationship. the study found this position means the couple feels connected but independent enough to sleep separately. >> also popular sleeping back-to-back but still touching, usually that's a new relationship. the traditional spoon position means the man is protective apparently. >> finally the classic hollywood position. we often see this in movies. it's not too common. only about one percent of couples say they sleep this way. most were in new or rekindled relationships. >> head to chest. >> we wanted to know what does your sleep position say about

you? send us comments on facebook, exit error send us an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. it is 27 minutes after the top of the hour. if you felt a bigger pain in the wallet when you paid your taxes yesterday you are not alone. why obamacare is to blame. >> he went missing from his home. take a look at where he wasç eventually found. the incredible tail of htale of he got stuck there. >> in 1900's the first book of postage stamps was issued. >> in 1912 way back here he became tshe became the fist women to fly across the english channel.

>> it's a race to find survivors. nearly 300 are missing after a ferry sinks at sea. a massive effort underway in south korea. a major warning this morning. a popular sports supplement contains the same ingredients as meth. >> having your home robbed is already horrifying. what if you caught the burglar watching your sleeping baby?

details will one creepy criminal on the lose. "fox & friends first" continues right now. [music] >> good morning. it is wednesday april 16th. halfway through the workweek. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. home meant of déjà vu in boston. backpacks were found on the finish line of the one year anniversary of the boston marathon bombings. one man is in custody this morning and bomb squads safely detonated both pack backs. mril police found a rice cooker filled with confetti.

a man yelling boston strong was arrested. >> boston strong. >> they haven't identified him yet but he did appear to be mentally stable. with will marathon next week next monday they are taking all cases seriously. this comes on a day of emotional tributes in the bombing that left 300 injured and at least 2 dead. people being pulled out of the sunken ferry. nearly 300 are missing. high school students were heading off to a resort. navy ship there to help many of the hundreds on board shows to jump into the cold water to escape. they heard a big thumb befop be

the boat sank. a delta flight waiting to take off in atlanta forced to turn back to the gate after smoke started filling the cabin. the cause a burned out fan. >> students would return to the classroom for the first time since the stabbing rampage a week ago. a moment of silence will be held. alex riboldt is in custody for the attack. four students are still in the hospital. if you are waking up to this, little bit of snow, you are not alone. from the midwest to new england a coating of snow blanketing the ground. >> in buffalo, new york, it was 7 0, in the 70s over the weekend. as you can see that spring weather did not last long.

most areas getting between 1 and 3 inches in april snow showers. >> snow and spring? they don't mix. this storm system is powerful. very strong cold front. it moves eastward and produced a significant drop in temperatures. take a look at the areas across the east coast. in the last 24-hours in philadelphia you have seen temperatures plummet more than 31 degrees in norfolk and also charlotte. cold out there as you head out the door. temperatures below freezing in places like pittsburgh, detroit, chicago. you are at freezing all of the way down to nashville, tennessee. that is one city you do not think of the month of april. the city is even colder feels like the teens in chicago in buffalo. we have a number of freeze warnings in effect out here because the concern of course

now is the cold temperatures out here. heather and ainsley more snow in the forecast if you live in minnesota and wisconsin a clipper is moving in today and that could produce more than a foot of snow. >> uncomfortable for us but for the farmers it could effect them. we are watching you this morning. a tense standoff by a nevada rancher and government now a family affair. the bundies verses the reid's. where the cattle battle is heading next. >> the bundy family may have won for now but will the feds be back or will this move forward in the courts. cli cliven bundy has another to contend with terry reid. >> i have something to say to

harry. nevada citizens we the people elected you to go out to the united states senate to take care of the united states business which would be like foreign nations. it is back to take care of that, would and leave us alone in nevada. >> the family has been used for freeloading. they began ceasing the herd but backed off the family arguing they have been using this land for generations. the government claims the family owes about a million dollars in phrasing fees. doug luzader live for us in washington. another story we are following after pulling the plug on the first search mission hoping the blue finned submarine will show up anything in the hunt for the missing jet.

we have the latest on today's search. david? >> yes, good morning. >> as you said the robotic blue submarine was in waters nearly 3 miles deep. the u.s. navy which operates the equipment warned they could take weeks or months to map the area. investigators believe the remnants of the plane are. it's the first mission yesterday was after it exceeded the operating depth. today they move to a shallower area to search. deeper waters available to the search teams. also today 11 planes were sent out to search any wreckage. so far they haven't resorted siting anything. they took into account ocean

drifts. a south core of an oil slick that was discovered a couple days ago has been sent for analysis to see if it comes from engine oil from the plane. >> david piper joining us live again. thank you, david. >> he tried to help protect a homeless man and it cost him his life. donnie reed was stabbed to death outside of a california pool hall while he was trying to help a homeless man being harassed by a group of men. >> he was trying to help somebody that needs help. i wanted him to stand in front of his kids and tell them why he took their dad from them. that's all i want. >> police are looking for the >> the new york police department pulling the plug in possible terror attacks in the community. the program sparking controversy

when some claim being unfairly targeted the unit created with the cia infiltrated muslim groups by having data bases on where they shopped and even prayed. the move makes the police more respectful and fair. >> paul walker's nbrothers stepping in to complete the film fast and furious 7. cody and kd walker agreed to stand in for the movie that he did not finish. >> the we can't stop star has finally stopped. she did. miley cyrus waking up in the hospital after suffering a severe allergic reaction to her antibiotics. she tweeted this last night of herself lying in the hospital bed after cancelling her

concert. i promise i am as heartbroken as you are. i wanted so badly to be there. she is scheduled to perform tonight. no word on whether that show will be affected. it is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. it is a parent's worst nightmare. a robber breaks into your home and head for your child's bedroom. the chilling scene all caught on surveillance. >> and a frightening look at how your mind literally goes to pot. the new findings on how marijuana use physically changes your brain.

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>> will come to "fox & friends first". thank you for joining us with all of the news and weather. take a look it is chilling video this morning out of houston. a burglar breaks into a home while the family is asleep and ends up in the baby's room. surveillance shows him sneaking around the crib. >> makes you feel not safe any more. you got your kids in the house and your family. you are falling asleep. you don't feel safe. >> they are still looking for the suspect. $60 in cash was taken as well as a lap top and briefcase later found in a neighbor's yard. a wake-up call for people who smoke spot even on occasion. even the casual use of that drug changes the shape of your brain.

researchers studied 40 people and took pictures of they're brains using mri machines. young adults have significant abnormalities to brain regions key to emotions and motivations. the fda warning a new york company about a dangerous agreement and one of the sports supplements. the agency says craze contains a methlike compound. even though the company stopped making cra making craze months ago. they have a product called frenzy. they have been making the workout supplement for more than a year. >> a billion dollar wave of tax increases coming your way because of obamacare. jolene kent joins us with details. >> a document from the

congressional joint commission showing the affordable care act will cost taxpayers 109 billion in taxes over the past year. the additional fees will range to $50 for a person earning 50,000 a year to those making 200 and 250,000 dollars a year that is according to the tax calculator. there are new taxes on insurance companies drug makers medical device and manufacturers. former policy director of the white house and health reform responded saying he is sustainable in the long run. they will cost 1.8 trillion or 104 billion less than prior projections with a $36 billion cost in 2014. ainsley, back to you. >> thank you so much. i guess. taxes going up. thank you.

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eight minutes till the top of the hour. this is a story you have to see to believe. a missing child -- look at that -- found inside the bear claw arcade game at a bowling alley. his mother frantically searching for him after he wandered out of their apartment. apparently wandered all the way to the bowling alley. that's where customers found him casually playing inside the machine with the stuffed animals.cbw.=.v=h0: can think of is he crowd over the prizes. but it seems impossible.

>> employees immediately called police and the vending machine had to get him out safely. >> do you let your children play on your ipad? you might be doing them harm. the association of teachers and lecturers telling parents to put away those tablets. kids who use ipads are not developing dexterity to write or to play with building blocks. put away those tablets at least for a few hours a day they say. >> is there ever such a thing as a free meal? the i.r.s. now considering taxing work perks like food and gym membership. >> whatever i walk away with here is free. >> like in the movie the tax free, but the i.r.s. is reportedly considering whether the freebies are taxable. if they say yes companies

will report it as taxable income to employees and pay them more to cover the cost. >> there is a new list of the best and the worst jobs for 2014 and ainsley you will want to listen. lumberjacks -- not that you're one of those -- they rated the worst jobs to have but look what else is the most stressful job in the country. that's believable but also broadcasters like us because of high stress. and the good news, on the good side, most of the best jobs, those involve numbers, mathematicians came out on top along with statisticians and tenured college professors. >> interesting. >> is this real? a car appears out of nowhere in that busy intersection. this is in russia. it pulls right in front of an on coming car. the driver unable to break in time. even in slow motion it is hard to tell from where that car is coming.

the car with the camera not so lucky either. it hit the back of that black car. >> it did come out of nowhere. >> the time is six minutes till the top of the hour. could the key to a happy relationship be as simple as your sleep positions? relationship. your response is up next. >> one doctor getting creative to make sure his patient really remembers how to take care of her cast.

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welcome back. before you leave the house here's what's happening today. a search for survivors in south korea after a ferry sank with close to 500 people on board. at least two people are dead. nearly 300 missing. a new study finds casual use of marijuana changes your brain. motivation.

some parts of the northeast waking up to snow. buffalo got as much as three inches. time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. ♪ >> listen. a doctor rapping the cast rules to that little girl who broke her foot. next the bad. who needs four wheels? not that mustang. this driver got on the freeway with three wheels much to the shock of the other drivers on the road. the ugly. meet calvin, the dog who goes crazy when the mail comes. he grabs the mail when it comes through the door, shakes it and tears it apart. time for your brew on this responses. this morning we looked at popular sleep positions and what they mean about a person's relationship. you? >> diane tweeted we sleep in separate beds. wraoe -- we love it.

got to have sleep. >> the key to a happy marriage? stay on your side of the bed. >> tom says we are married 15 years. i love my wife dearly but at bedtime the wall goes up. two pillows down the side of the bed. don't cross us. >> thanks to everybody who responded. "fox & friends" starts now. good morning. today is wednesday,ovl]lfh 16. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. will a new study on the dangers of pot change the government's stance on legalizing? >> new questions on the somehow kohn at this nevada ranch. how one of the biggest players leads back to harry reid's office. >> democrats call her a liar for speaking out against the i.r.s. >> no american citizen should be willing to accept a government that uses its power against its