oo i'm ainsley earhardt. we will begin the fox news alert brand new court documents revealing the accused boston marathon bombers might not have acted alone. they think the tsarnaev brothers had outside help making those bombs because of the sophisticated bombs. we have just learned the bomb fuses were made from christmas lights and remote detonate tors were used from car parts. they used black powder from fire crashi crackers and fuel for the bomb but none of that was found when their houses and cars were searched. he may face the death penalty if convicted. a california woman held captive for 10 years is found alive. her accused kidnaper is facing a judge. he is accused of drugging and abducting her girlfriend's daughter back in 2004 when she was 15 years old.

the now 25-year-old gained enough courage to come forward after she found her sister on facebook. >> on two separate occasions she tried to escape he caught her and she was beaten for her efforts. the suspect forced her to marry him and in 2012 she gave birth to his child. extreme weather pupilbling parts of our country. hail hitting colorado. flights at the denver airport grounded for hours after ping pong sized hail damaging 13 planes there. a whole lot of shaking going on in oklahoma. 17 earthquakes and a small tremor felt in virginia. none more than 3.6. nothing like the east coast earthquake in 2011 which caused all of the damage including cracks at the washington monument and national cathedral.

>> the president said this about va. >> no veteran should have to fill out a 23 foot claim or wait months own years to get an apartment at the va. >> that was in 2007 when he was a senator. now years later the president finally expressing outrage at the growing scandal. but is it too little too late? elizabeth bran live in washington with how dc is responding. >> on the heels of the press conference and meeting of veteran affairs house chairman miller sent a letter demanding the three va employees appear on capitol hill to answer questions. this one day after the president vowed while more time is needed he will get to the bottom of the

issue. >> i won't stand for it as commander-in-chief or an american. if they are true, it is dishonorable it is disgraceful and i will not tolerate it, period. >> but the actions by the president ahave not calmed many critics. the president is known for talking about accountability without ever holding any one accountable. democrats are also expressing outrage. >> i was very disappointed with president obama today. there was no urgency. mr. president, we need urgency. we need you to roll up our sleeves and get into these hospitals. >> the president is always a day late and a dollar short on these things. the president is three weeks late to talk about this. >> the number of facilities under investigation has grown to 26. obama's chief of staff rob neighbors will be interviewing the phoenix office interim director this week. neighbors will have a broughter report of the va healthcare

system in about a month. >> but he campaigned on fixing things in the va for these veterans. hasn't happened yet. thank you. >> are they stone walling the attempts to free the u.s. marine sitting in a mexican prison? the sergeant has been locked up for more than a month now. he made a wrong turn with three legal weapons in his car. his court date is set for wednesday. his attorney says that hearing is very important. >> we have been stone walled by the customs administrators because we are asking to be allowed to go in and take photographs, take a forensic expert to see the route he followed to see if the stories match up. we are asking that he provide authorization and we did this through the court and the director of customs basically

said no. >> his mothers revealing he has been asked to come for a fitness evaluation. they do not expect him to be there. there will be no boycott after all. nancy pelosi reluctantly picking her team for the benghazi select committee. five democrats appointed elijah cummings, adam smith, adam schiff, tammy duckworth and linda sanchez. she wants to ensure a chair investigation of the stepped 11, 2012 a -- september 11, 2012, attack. >> this is a part zaisan enterprise. we are de p fend fending the president and hillary clinton. they anointed that. i think it is good for the process. it legitimizes the process. it ensures this will get

coverage that it probably wouldn't have gotten had democrats not participated. >> when it comes out you cannot ignore it. >> the table on the five show susan rice on the five show it is clear there was pressure from the white house the political side of the white house to spin this tail. so to me what's important is are there other memos like that out there? i am sure there are. because the fact that the administration was hiding all of this there's other stuff and the fact that we will dictate the coverage. hillary clinton will likely be called to testify before the committee. >> prosecutors looking to build a case against former new england patriot star aaron turny source, tattoo artist. they are hoping to talk to a tattoo artist that worked on his

right fore marm between 2012 and 2013. he is set to be arraigned for a july 2012 shooting. he is awaiting trial for the 2013 murder. >> the pregnant woman accuse of driving her mini van into the ocean with her children inside just delivered her baby. she gave birth while under going mental health treatment at a hospital her new beorn and othe three children are now with family members. >> students arrest the in new jersey for a senior class prank that went too far having charges against them downgraded. charged with burglary and criminal miss stichief will fac disorderly conduct instead. they broke into the high school and trashing the place. the vandalism causing tons of damage to the school including vaseline smeared on doorknobs

and hot dogs taped to lockers. big development to tell you about, 6 iranians dancing to "happy" went viral. they were raised. ♪ >> some good news here. those six have been released and they have a tweet from president rouhani to thanks for it. hash tag, happiness is our people's right. shouldn't be too hard on behaviors. islamic law prohibits people from dancing together. >> veteran spent years from the federal government finds out he is not a u.s. citizen. the situation leaving him in immigration limbo until now at least. immigration services now admits they made a mistake. they over looked the fact that he served during a time of hostility which automatically

granted citizenship. mario hernandez took the oath of citizenship. >> feels great. feels great. i couldn't be any happier. >> the first thing he will do is reregister to vote. >> they are hoping to have sunny skies all week for fleet week. >> we are live on board the oak hill docked in new york harbor. we are glad it was back after the sequester it was canceled last year. >> live here on the uss oak hill. it has been a little unsettled across the area we have had showers and the storms. it is a little better. the showers start to go lighten

up. other parts could be looking at the parts of northeast the midwest and even the plains. there is large chal and danieling winds. the tornado threat is limited. we don't see a whole lot of rotation but warming up later today and afternoon and evening. it takes one storm and a couple of minutes for all of that to chanl then we see damage. right now we are mild across the center of the country. take a look at that 70s in kansas city in the city of dallas and dell rio. mild in the new york city area as well. in the low 60s. temperatures heating up well above average. that's the case across the southeast and in the northeast low 60s in care beau maine, 70s in minneapolis. head over to you in the studios.

couple blocks from here. >> i am sure it is fun down here. i am sure the sailors appreciate you being there. >> thanks maria. >> millions of ebay customers are changtold to change their p words. >> what you need to know. >> if you have an ebay account log in and change your pass word. hackers broke into ebay about two months ago they stole names pass words, e-mails physical addresses phone numbers and birth dates. there is no evidence of unauthorized activity at this point. also no evidence any financial information was stolen. the pay approximately unit with information about your credit cards that was unaffected. the ads they are coming. google say they plan to put ads on everything from your car dash board to your wrist watch to refrigerator. google made the judgment and the

statement to help justify why it should not disclose revenue generated by mobile devices. google argued it didn't make sense to break out mobile revenue since the definition of mobile will continue to evolve as more smart devices roll out. sorry general motors but toyota has been named the top car brand in the world. the miller brown list puts bmw in second place mercedes benz in 4th. honda and ford round out the top five. after the most unloved companies we have a new winner or should we say loser. time warner cable the lowest tracked by the american customer satisfaction index. why? it raises prices like every year. righted? back to you, ladies. >> thank you, loren. >> changing my pass word right now. >> the time is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. cold enough to kill. >> the director of the fbi under

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>> 31 people are dead in the kim jong region. vehicles crashing during a business open air market. chinese authorities calling it a violent terrorist incident. the area is home to the muslim wigger minority that has been responsible for several attacks in the last year. >> more crews heading to a wildfire threatening dozens of houses in flagstaff. 3200 people warned they might have to evacuate. tough terrain and all of the drought conditions making things very tough for the hundreds of firefighters trying to control all of the flames. memorial day tricky for yet

another year on the jersey shore. constructional part of the boardwalk and sea side park which caught on fire 8 months ago won't be ready for the holiday weekend. the fire was started by wiring damage in super storm sandy. 60 businesses were destroyed or damaged. with water cold enough to kill that is the warning from the coast card as we -- coast guard as we approach memorial day weekend. how to stay safe? >> when rescuing victims from ridged waters like the great lakes and safe lives and searchs take hours. the personal locator can make a difference. >> as soon as we activate it we are notified. if you have gps enabled it will give us the location. >> it gaye me alone time in the icy water. five miles out in lake huron. 52 seconds after activating the

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>> mike is tough. >> yeah, you are. >> thanks so much, mike. >> 18 minutes after the top of the hour. fresh outrage on the 9-11 memorial museum. the situation that could be in bad taste. >> why the number 13 is proving to be very unlucky for the country's super star.

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>> president ob finally breaking his silence. his lack of actions leaves many asking where is the accountability. the house overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the secretary of veteran affairs ability to fire sceneor

executives. but they are standing by eric shinseki even to oversee an investigation into the scandal that happened on his watch. that brings us to look who is talking. retired counsel martha mcsally and charles krauthammer where is the accountability? >> this is carol liks of duty all around. shinseki should resign immediately. the key is he is accountable for it regardless of when he knew about it. it seems systemic it started in phoenix now 26 facilities under investigation and veteran's healthcare is at stake right now today. he is accountable for it it happened under his watch. who knows what obama knows about it for crying out loud he says he finds out everything on the news. >> it is an epidemic of incompetence and neglect

precisely because as every one of these other scandals has unfolded the administration mouths words about accountability, talks about responsibility, some people like the secretary of state even the president says the buck stops here but the buck stops nowhere because no one pays, no one is fired, no one is devoted. >> fbi director james cone lee said he was being quote funny when he said at a conference that some of the people he's looking to hire to fight cybercrime want to smoke weed on the way to the interview. >> i am dead set against marijuana. we have a ban on marijuana. i didn't say i was going to change that ban. >> after 7 years ago they barred any one who has smoked weed more than 15 times in their life.

>> this story is like a scene teacher. >> elizabeth you shouldn't be teaching. i can't think of any one less suited to be a teacher. >> full-time job will be finding a guy who can take care of me. >> this substitute teacher taking a cue from cameron diaz. she was fired for seeking love advice from her 4th graders. they roll played conversation. she claims it was all g rated and is appealing the firing. >> you can't make it up. >> will and jada pinkett smith now under investigation by child and family services because of this photo posted on instagram. it shows willow smith lying on a bed with a shirtless 20-year-old actor. the couple is cooperating with investigators. jada pinkett says the photo is not sexual. the actor is best friends with

willow's brother jaden. >> unlucky number 13 leading to big trouble for tailor smith. ♪ >> country super star being sued over the number 13. a california clothing company claims they have had quote lucky 13 trademarked for 20-years and they use it on their clothes. swift also uses it on her merchandise, the company saying her merchandise could confuse the market. >> it is now 26 after the top of the hour. >> oh, no. he is at it again. >> we have to show that. >> he is back on twitter. anthony weiner, will he keep his shirt on when he tweets? >> let's hope so. >> airline is under fire for playing hide and seek with your hard earned money. forcing them to fess up about fees.

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>> it is thursday may 22nd. a fox news alert a woman kidnapped and held hostage for more than a decade is rescued. what we are now learning as her accused captor faces a judge. >> a warning before you get behind the wheel this morning why your commute may be the most dangerous time to drive especially if there are traffic

lights. >> a race car erupts into a ball of flame as it slams into a wall going over 150 miles per hour. why the driver said he crashed on purpose. "fox & friends first" continues right now. ♪ >> those of us that live in the city that don't have a yard, they have backyards it is called central park. >> little rainy here. >> welcome to "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. we begin with a fox news alert. a california woman held captive

for ten years found alive and her accused kidnaper now hours away from facing a judge. garcia is accused of drugging and abducting his girlfriend's daughter back in 20004 when she was just 15 years old. police say the now 25-year-old gained enough courage to come forward after she found her sister on facebook. >> we never heard nothing about her getting hit or abused. >> the victim claims the suspect forced her to marry him. in 2012 she gave birth to his child. >> incredible story. brand new court document oos revealing the accused boston marathon bombers might not have acted alone. prosecutors think the sarn neve brothers had outside help making the bomb. the bomb fuses were made from

christmas lights the remote control detonate tore with devices. he could face the death penalty if convicted. are authorities still attempting to free a u.s. marine sitting in a mexican prison? he has been locked up for more than a month. he made a wrong turn into mexico with three legal weapons in his car. his lawyers say authorities are making it difficult for them to gain access to the scene. secretary of state john kerry wrapping up his trip to mexico today. the big question, will he ask for his relief. >> the state department has not pressed on it in part i think because there is a big dispute between mexico and the united states over the subject of guns, guns coming across the border, remember fast and furious. >> he voluntarily told them he had the guns.

the veteran's first court date is next wednesday. >> president obama now trying to head off the growing veteran's affairs scandal after weeks of silence. he is finally expressing outrage but still de p fending his administration. doug luzader is live from washington, too little too late? >> the president is waiting to see some more information on this. he's not sure whether all of these problems cropping up around the country are isolated incidents or part of a distemic failure. he is expecting some anger. >> if these allegations prove to be true it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful and i will not tolerate it, period. >> this came after the president met with va secretary eric shinseki. there has been a lot of questions about whether shinseki would be fired because of this. he wasn't fired yesterday but he wasn't at the president's side as mr. observe spoke at the

briefing room. many democrats are happy to fpie on the administration now. >> very disappointed with president obama today. there was no urgency. we need urgency. we need you to rol up your slooifs and get into these hospitals. >> if he had it in his gut to fix this he would be on the phone, first guy on the phone telling the fbi i want to find out if a crime was committed against our veterans and he would be offering a solution to make sure this never happened again. >> one of the president's top add vie add add viseors ted neighbors is headed to the hospital in phoenix where the problems first surface. back here in washington the house passed a bipartisan measure to give them authority to fireman gers there if necessary. the husband veterans affairs committee is asking the top va officials to appear before the committee this morning to explain the existence of the

secret waiting list. >> doug luzader live for us in washington. thank you, doug. >> thanks. there will be no boycott after all. house minority leader nancy pelosi reluctantly picking her team for the benghazi select committee. the five democrats appointed representatives elijah cummings, adam smith, adam smith sanchez and duckworth. she wants to ensure a fair investigation of the september 11th, 2012, attack that killed four americans. i am hopeful we can all work together to get the answers that the american people need and that the families of the four dead americans also deserve. we will call lots of folks from lots of places we will do it in an orderly fashion. >> hillary clinton will likely be called to testify before the committee. and the tweet of the day

going to disgraced congressman anthony weiner mocking the democrats for the probe. he says this not crazy about pelosi's picks for the benghazi panel. seems like we are going into a nice fight carrying library books. there's his tweet. >> the families of september 11th victims. they will have a restaurant inside that will open up this summer. struggling with good taste on tuesday night as vip's partied at a black tyree acceptings there. first responders and family members of the fallen were turned away at the door. >> switching gears, if this was a ufo he should have been pulled over for a dui. it prompted a flood of phone calls to 911 local newsrooms as well. the defense department now

saying there was a missile launch at a testing complex nearby around the same time those lights were spotted. >> you never know. >> fleet week underway. >> live on the uss oak hill on the dark side of the city. >> i have the honor of being joined by several marines on the uss oak hill for fleet week. thank you for joining us this morning. we have been battling the weather conditions through out the morning hours across the new york city area. we have had showers and storms. thankfully those have moved on and now we are left with mostly cloudy skies and areas of dense fog. we could be seeing delays at the airport. i think the bigger story is coming up later this afternoon and evening. there's potential to see severe weather across portions of the plains states, parts of tennessee and even up into the northeast. even places like new jersey,

parts of the mid atlantic could be seeing strong to severe storms. temperature wise we are on the warm side across portions of the plains states. those highs will continue to climb. across the northeast high temperatures are going to remain relatively cool. across parts of the northeast and parts of new england as well. heather and ainsley we are talking to the marines coming up later on "fox & friends." in the meantime they have a nice message for you. >> hoo rah. >> that's awesome. give them our best fand thank them for their service. >> tough guys. and women. >> pat sajak under fire for a tweet. he tweeted this, i now believe global warming alarmists are unpatriotic racist knowingly

misleading for their own ends. good night. tweeting last night as most of you know original tweet was intended to parody the name calling directed at climate skeptics high peshbly. sajak has long acknowledged he is a climate change sceptic. >> are you a star cars fan? have you ever wanted to be in the movie? jj abrams has a message for fans. >> it is jj abrams on the set of star wars. we would like to invite you to be a part of it. we want to put you in the movie, in star wars. so starting today we are going to give you a chance to win a trip -- a trip to be in the movie. >> if you are lucky enough to win the contest you go get to go through hair and makeup and film some of the themes for the movie. the contest for unicef and star wars force for change.

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>> did the white house issue a bailout for insurance companies buried under hujs of pages of new regulations released last week a provision promises to pay insurers for any losses they incur by providing coverage on government exchanges. the move intended to keep premiums down. but the white house says it is highly unlikely the funds will be needed. drivers, here's the reason to be extra cautious as you drive to work this morning. a new report finds that more people run red lights at this time of year than any other. we just learned that drivers most frequently run red lights in the afternoon between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and the worst day of the week for red light runners, friday. >> in a rush to get home. >> are you fed up with surprised baggage fees and charges at the airport? >> a new airline tracrack down

could force them to fess up about the fees. >> as if the high cost of air fair isn't annoying enough factor in the extra fees for checked bags and snacks and pillows you could trash your entire budget. they can get them to be more transparent about this. they proposed new rules that would kier airlines and ticket agents to disclose those fees and other services. it requires smaller airlines to reporten on time data miss handled baggage and over bookings. they must disclose co-chairing agreements between large and regional carriers. search sites like google would be ticket agents and subject to those requirements. they were subjected to earlier protection rules full fair rules which forced them to show a ticket price that included all mandatory tofees and taxes. it allows the government to hide

its portion of the taxation. am see what happens with the new amended rules. >> just in time for the summer vacation season. >> travel is going to ramp up here real soon. >> thanks lori. 46 after the top of the hour. they are $20 billion worth of high speed locomotive power. there's one problem. they are already off track. we will explain why the new trains can't run. >> the third time is definitely a charm for the newly crowned american idol. we are live at the scene at the idol finale. >> see what's coming up on "fox & friends." good morning. >> good morning to you. i can't believe the show we have stacked up. first the president's speeaks ot about the va scandal is a little too late. is he going to take any action at all. national barbecue month he is going to teach steve how to barbecue because it's booed at it. candice cameron we will see if

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welcome back to "fox & friends first" . their slogan is red robin young but they might need to change it. a health scare at a missouri restaurant after a worker was diagnosed with hepatitis a. officials say as many as 5,000 people could have been exposed to the virus. the restaurant is now reopened after a thorough cleaning. ainsley. >> some of your skin problems could be caused by your cell phone. researchers in europe found a growing number of people are developing skin allergies that are triggered by our cell phones. the nickel and metals in

the buttons and cases sparking rashes, blisters and dry, flaky patches on your cheeks and chin and ears. >> i believe it. don't clean them. >> after 75,000 auditions, countless performances, it came down to two. >> the winner of "american idol" season 13 is... caleb johnson! >> an inside look with our very own michael tammero. we are jealous of you, michael. you're live in l.a. this morning. >> good morning my lovely ladies. how are you? third time is a charm for

23-year-old caleb johnson from ashville, north carolina. he tried out once, tried out twice, did not make it. for season 13 he made it to the finish line. throwback thursday, kind of a young meat loaf. meet your new american idol, ladies. caleb johnson. >> what you would like to tell america now? >> thank you so much for joining me on this crazy, insane ride. i cannot wait to make my record, cannot wait to promote it and play at new shows. it will be amazing. >> he is the first heavy metal punk rocker to win "american idol." >> third time is the charm. good for him getting back out there again. >> good description, a young meat loaf. you also met other folks? >> i did. this was my first time

working idol and we worked the red carpet behind the stage a little bit. we were interviewing keith urban. one of the great things i discovered was anything can happen here. we were in the middle of interviewing keith urban, and this just happened. >> how would you rate this [inaudible] >> this is the real deal right here. this is the real deal right here. >> keith urban, international star. country music? we can say country music? >> no. >> star man! >> let's not narrow this to country music. this is the real deal. this is international music. >> do you remember when you were in kiss? it was awesome. sort of a chris barley moment. >> good dude. >> kiss is awesome. they had this place on fire last night. they are going on tour,

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the one-of-a-kind, creamy blend of sweet and tangy. miracle whip and proud of it. time now to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first the good. a boy rescues this adorable bear cub from a bush alongside a road in oregon after hearing the cub cry. it will be kept in a zoo until its mom is found. >> next the bad. a drag racer in sydney, australia, escapes a violent crash after his car bursts into flames. the driver could not stop, so he says that he slammed into that wall at 155 miles per hour on purpose to protect the driver next to him. thankfully no one was hurt. >> finally the ugly. france spent $20 billion on new, fancy trains. one big problem, though. they don't fit the station's platforms. the trains are too wide and it turns out officials only

factored in measurement for modern stations and not the old ones. >> big, expensive mistake. >> billion-dollar mistake. >> have a great thursday. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> bye. ♪ ♪ >> good morning. it's thursday, may 22, 2014. the president takes action on the wait list scandal at the v.a. by letting the agency investigate themselves. even democrats are not buying that one. >> mr. president, we need urgency! we need you to roll up our sleeves and get into these hospitals! >> so congress is making its own changes. we're going to tell you about the big development just ahead. >> and more controversy at the 9/11 museum. officials turning away victims' families for a v.i.p. party on their loved one's grave. >> billy