>> it is friday august 29th. a fox news alert. joan rivers in critical condition rushed to the hospital after she stopped breathing during a procedure. new information overnight on her continue. >> isis threatening to kill americans here and abroad. what's the president's plan? >> i don't want to put the kart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> fresh outrage over the president's lack of action. >> as we gear up toward labor day weekend. see how it will effect your

holiday plans. "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> stloothere's a look at time' square. you are looking at fox and friends first. i am lia gaee lea gabriel in fo ainsley earhardt. >> they are joining us bright and early this morning. i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. >> legendary comedian joan raifrs in the hospital after she stopped breathing during throat surgery. >> i understand her daughter just released a statement. >> joan's daughter melissa

boarding a plane to be by her mother's side. she said i want to thank everyone for the overwhelming support and love for my mother. we ask that you continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. she was under going a procedure on her vocal cords when she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. >> i am going to be joking and awkward. that's how i will deal with it. never retire. she hosts fashion police on e! and still does stand-up. during a show on wednesday night she appeared in good health and even joked about dying. last month she told michael tammero there's no one she won the make fun of. >> i think you are lucky to have a joke made about you, if america doesn't know who you

are, they are not going to get the joke. i always put down people that are very, very famous. >> there are many celebrities taking to twitter. larry king, dear joan rivers i have known you forever i wish you nothing but the best during these struggling times. go get em, girl. overnight, isis slaughtering 250 soldiers in syria as president obama admits he has no strategy to stop him. let's get right to elizabeth prann. she is in washington with the latest on this. >> while the u.s. carried out strikes in northern iraq the president said he has no concise plan for syria. he indicated strikes are not eminent there is not a regional strategy in place yet. >> i don't want to put the cart

before the course. we don't have a strategy yet. what i have seen in some of the news reports suggests that folks are getting a little further ahead of where we are at than we currently are. i think that is not just my assess am but the assessment of our military as well. >> josh earnest said not long after that comment made by the president military options are still being developed by the pentagon perhaps in damage control. the white house is releasing details of a national security council meeting and ongoing discussions about a comprehensive strategy to counter the isis threat. it needs to come sooner rather than later. >> there are two things you probably shouldn't do. one is you probably shouldn't give them advanced warning about potential air strikes and the other is you shouldn't say you have no strategy. >> isis is showing the brutal ruthlessness.

they slashed the throats of 150 if not more syrian soldiers after the fierce battles between the two sides. despite losses the base's capture brings fresh fears the fighters have seen additional military technology. heather, back to you. >> his bette pran. thank you. that brings us to who is talking. charles krauthammer blasting the president for admitting to the world he has no strategy. >> i thought the president could no longer surprise me. i was wrong. he shocked me today. the president of the united states in the middle of a real crisis a few days after the beheading of an american deliberately sort of spitting in the face of the country and demonstrating its cruelty the president gets in front of the world and says we don't have a strategy. if that is true don't say anything. why do you announce you doo a strategy?

>> the threat of home grown terror. we told but douglas mccain an american in california who turned against his country and died fighting for isis overseas. he grew up in the twin cities just like mohammed the second killed in the battle. corey castigar also became a terrorist he became a terrorist in somalia. they at least 20 came from the same area of minnesota, the twin cities. some believe dead others still at large. our ainsley earhardt is live where two of these men grew up. what are people saying there? >> good morning. two of the 20 that were recruited this is where they became friends at this high school behind me. many people don't want to talk about it they want to move on with their lives. there's a large somali

population in minneapolis. in fact the largest in the united states so this is where they were in trouble with the law. this is an opportunity for many people in the neighborhood to go overseas to fight for what they believe in so they can die for this cause and become martyrs and finally in their minds become heros. tashg a look. >> if you guys only knew how much fun we have. it is a real disney land. >> he was born in the u.s. but died a terrorist in 2009. here he is calling for other americans to join him. this is called minnesota martyrs the pass to paradise. >> it is your one way ticket. >> he saw cakrshg ashim many ti.

one that left hoindz nephew dead. >> my nephew was shot blank in the head. he was killed. >> his mother still lives in it the same house. her husband said he didn't want to talk on camera but long time neighbors say they never knew they shared a street with a terrorist. >> they really are living on your street. >> unfortunately they are. >> his close childhood friend mccain also grew up here and converted to islam. he was killed fighting for isis in syria. >> they were born in 1981 two months apart. they were good friends and grew up in new hope outside of minneapolis police. this he both went to high school and walked these very halls. >> they looked like regular high school students. >> 15 years later they are capable of killing. >> i would have never guessed.

>> the community is obviously in shock and they want to move forward with it. it's a problem that has to be addressed. they lost their nephew and they are trying to get involved and trying to make a change. the f bishg says there are 100 people who fight for isis overseas that were americans. strong rip kurr represents and rough surf this labor day weekend. fuel by two storms one on the atlantic the other on the pacific. >> janice dean is live with the forecast. >> the summer concert series is going to happen today. we have thompson square the wife and husband duo. it will be amazing. let's take a look at the holiday weekend forecast shall we. we have showers and thunderstorms for the central u.s.

we have a feature in the gol gulf of mexico. you can see much of the action over central u.s. we don't think it will turn into a depression or a prop ctropicam but it will mover into the mississippi valley. keep that in mind as we head into the long labor day weekend. warm across the south. it is a beautiful, beautiful dae in new york city. we are going to have temperatures in upper 70's and 80's and really no humidity. a perfect day for a summer concert series. back to you, heather. >> thank you, jap nnice. >> president obama rules out military action in the conflict. releasing satellite images showing tanks and rush shap forces on the move in eastern e ukraine. officials calling on international leaders for

support. president obama taking a step back saying the u.s. will not get directly involved. concerned european leaders set to meet tomorrow to discuss stepping up economic sanctions against russia. >> hopes of brand new security mesh you ares on mork city's four bridges along the east river. police are installing new barriers and modifying patrols. on the brooklyn bridge two american flags were stolen nela month and replaced with bleached flags. patrol posts have been added to where people could climb up to the top. >> roger good all admitted he got it wrong giving ray rice a two-game suspension after he was caught on camera hitting and dragging his unconscious fiancee in a atlantic city hotel. harsher punishment will be 6

game suspension and a lifetime ban for a second offense. >> torny stewart getting back behind the wheel this sunday. he will race at atlanta motor speedway. he has missed three nascar races since hitting moore on august 9th. stewart has not been charged but an investigation is underway. he's expected to speak for the first time today. the time is 12 minutes after the top of the hour. it is not the first time this week. another plane diverted over a leg room battle. why air marshals had to step in. >> a 4-year-old kicked out of school because of his mom's private facebook post. what she said is that had the school up in arms. >> her lips don't lie. shakira sharing big news. vo: this is the summer.

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police. chicago police chased the man until they pulled him over. his car was riggeded to blow. >> a mom is outraged after her 4-year-old was kicked out of preschool. why is it every single day there's something new i dislike with will's school? are my standards really too high or are people working in the education people really just that i go more rant? >> the next day she got a letter of dismissal from sonshine christian academy her facebook post violated the policy by questioning the integrity of the success. was it over the line? we will share your comments

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with "fox & friends first". we have this to show you an amazing sooith. overnight a volcano papaw new guinea erupting straight in the air. the ash also grounding flights in and out of the country. it is just north of australia. a terrifying close call. hammer head shark hunting his dinner gets far too close to oblivious swimmers. >> the shark was chasing a stingray. it eventually took a turn. that's when the two swimmers saw the shark tlashing around in the water. they immediately headed into the beach. >> dozens of jellyfish invading the beach in south carolina days after 400 people were stung in

daytona beach, florida. the influx seems to be from a shift in the wind and waives. visitors say it is so bad no one is swimming in the ocean. >> thousands of americans expected to hit the road this labor day weekend. gas prices are apparently dropping. >> adam shapiro is here with what travelers can expect. >> they can expect traffic jams, right? is the labor day weekend started thursday. millions of americans hitting the road. aaa said under 35 million of us will journey 15 miles or more from home. almost 30000000 of those road warriors will celebrate the end of summer driving. gas prices are lower than other labor day holidays. they lost 3.80 a gallon in 2012, 3.59 cents, and this year the

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>> joan rivers hospitalized. what went wrong during a routine procedure. >> what is the president's plan? >> i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet.

>> fresh outrage over the president's lack of action. >> in shocking footage after a school girl gets trapped under a plane. "fox and friends first continues right now. ♪ >> big yellow taxis out there. the beginning of the holiday weekend for a lot of folks. welcome to "fox & friends

first"">> leg terry comedian joan rivers hospitalized at this hour and in critical condition. >> mary ann laugh pert has more on her -- marian lafferty has more. her daughter boarded a plane to be by her mother's side. melissa is saying i want to thank everyone for the loving sport for my mother. she is resting comfortably and is with the rest of our family. joan rivers was under going a procedure on her vocal cords when she stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. she revealed an x-ray de ekt itted a spot after a persistent cough. >> not going to be sad about this. we are going to do jokes and up until we know. that's how i deal with things. >> 81-year-old rivers said she will never retire. in addition to her reality show

she hosts fashion police on e. she appeared in good health and even joked about dying. last month she told our own michael tammero there's no one she won the make one of. >> i say you are lucky to have a joke made about you. if america doesn't know who you are they are not going to get the joke. i always looked at people who are very, very famous. >> many celebrities are taking to twitter to show support. ellen degeneres tweeted. >> now to some extreme weather. dangerous rip current and rough surf this labor day weekend. >> waves swelling to extreme heights. they were fueled by two storms one in each ocean. >> janice dean in the weather center tracking this. we are going to see this along the east coast and west count

after tropical storm cristobal and marie. both are not going to make a direct hit on the u.s. but we will see rough fsurf on the beechl -- beaches. stay out of the water where they tell you to. cooler air is starting to pool in to the west. 70 in los angeles. taking a look at the radar what was cristobal is pushing up towards iceland. rough surf along the east coast. watching this area of disz tutu weather bringing a lot of moisture to the mississippi valley. we could see showers and thunderstorms over the central midwest. looks quiet west. >> isis executing hundreds of soldiers in syria as president obama makes a shocking admission he has no strategy to deal with them. we are going live to doug luzader in washington.

>> the president wanted toe get out in front of major foreign policy problems especially in syria. but it was this comment that got all of the attention. >> i don't want to put the cart whe before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> no strategy for dealing with isis in syria. this as it was widely believed the administration was ramping up for air strikes there. instead the pentagon is still in the process of brainstorming. at the same time we saw disturbing new images emerge of isis fighters appearing dozens of syrian soldiers to their death after taking over a military base. the critics lashed out at the administration for dithering. >> the two things you shun the do when you are con fronting an enemy. you shouldn't give them advanced warning about potential air strikes. the other is you shouldn't say you don't have a strategy. >> the white house trying to reframe the president's remarks.

josh earnest came to twitter in his remarks he was explicit as he has been in the past about the comprehensive strategy we'll use to confront isil threat. there is a strategy to take on isis in iraq but syria is still in the process. >> it is time for a look at who is talking. colonel oliver north is putting american lives at risk. >> the bottom line is what isis intends to do, congressman gomer eludes to it briefly. they intend to send americans back to this country who learned how to make suicide vests get on the metro here in washington or new york and blow themselves up. does anybody remember madrid? anybody remember london? that's what we are facing. to delay action in syria because this president can't make up his mind is criminal neglect on the

part of this white house. meantime a shocking tale of home grown terror. three american jihadists all growing up within miles of each other in minnesota. two best friends in high school. douglas mccain and troy castagar. how is the community reacting to all of this? >> they are all in shock over this. th can't believe two of those guys went to high school here and walked these halls. they both had been in trouble with the law. they both converted to islam and bought their one way ticket to terrorism. >> if you guys only knew how much fun we have over here. this is a real disney land. >> he was born in the u.s. but died in somalia in 2009. he is calling other americans to join him. this is called minnesota

martyrs, the path to paradise. >> the men and women don't know. >> he saw castagar in the community often. it is his mission to keep others from going down the same path, one that left his own nephew dead. >> my nephew was shot in the head. he was killed by the son of a leader. >> his mother still lives in the same house. her husband said they didn't want to talk on camera. but their long time neighbors say they never knew they shared a street with a terrorist. >> they really are living on this street? >> yes, unfortunately they are. >> his close friend douglas macarthur mccain was killed this past weekend fighting for isis this weekend. >> kastigar and mccain were born in 81 two months apart. they grew up in new hope outside of minutneapolis police.

they both walked these very halls. >> they look like regular they'high school students nothing that would -- >> 15 years later they are capable of killing. >> i wouldn't have never guessed. >> the fbi says 100 of those that are fighting in isis right now are recruited from here in america. very erie especially when you are standing in front of the high school where twoe of them grew up. the department of justice suing a small town over the rejection. it broke the law when it rejected the islamic center in 2012. the town is 20 miles from where the two american terrorists went to high school. town officials say it's a zoning issue and has nothing to do with

religion. >> amocratic faking her louisiana residency. on the statement of candidacy she filed mare a relandrieu. she listed her pair recht's new orleans home another time. the senator partly owned the home with her 8 siblings and that dc address is for mailing purposes only. >> from the spotlight to a jail cell the homeless land who went to the mtv video awards turns himself into police overnight. he was booked for violating his probation stemming from a 2010 criminal trespass card. he gained worldwide tanks after accepting miley's award for video of the year. interest duck dynasty to dancing with the stars. kate robertson is the latest to join the hit dancing

competition. >> the 17-year-old model joined other celebrities like low low jones and antonio sabato jr.>> corie's mom said sadie always dreamed on being on the show. the season premiere is september 15th. >> the time is 40 minutes after the hour. he killed 13 innocent americans at fort hood. you will never believe what the convicted killer wants to do next. >> before you hit the stores this labor day weekend, what you need to know to get the best deals. ♪

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bargains. >> we are well into the back-to-school shopping season. as we head into the long holiday weekend retailers are about to start heavily marking down certain types of merchandise. there's a few items experts recommend that you buy this weekend. you can start with apply arou - appliances. bicycles and also camping gear will be on sale as retailers get rid of all of the summer stock. gear up for the winter season. they have to get rid of the camping gear right now. labor day also a great time to buy mattresses. discounts up to 60 percent off. sears as a free delivery on mattresses $599. macy's has a big sale on mattresses. patio furniture you can get a great sale on patio furniture. target wal-mart marked down these items by 70 percent.

lowes kmart also marked them down. electronics fall clothing don't buy right now. fall wait until the end of the month then you will see mark downs by the end of september. as for electronics we start to get into the christmas shopping season. >> a gold rush hitting the beach. hundreds digging for buried treasure after an artist says he hidden 16,000 dollars worth of gold bars in the sand. it is a real rush. that's because the areas where they are buried it is only accessible during low tide. 30 bars are up for grabs. >> the time now is 46 after the hour. scarlet johansson getting more political. she is teaming up with planned parenthood before the election. >> why researchers say it is a

necessary evil. but first let's check in with ryan kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox and friends. >> great show as usual as you get ready for labor day. >> i saw the president not have a strategy for the war against isis. wish me luck. the extraordinary, he doesn't have a plan against the number one enemy but he can go to a couple fund raisers and everything including a wedding this weekend. we will find out how you think about that. we will talk to geraldo rivera about what is happening to his good friend joan rivers. she is in an induced coma after a major operation. we will talk about what we can do for our military men and women and those who lost their lives in battle and then want to go to college. one of the all time favorites thompson square will be on in this place. tremendous couple.

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plans to have scarlet ja hanson to wear a tee-shirt that read, hey, politician, the 1950s called and on the back it says, they want their sexism back t. president is concerned women for young women says go ahead, still ugly shirts. they call them this pocket women are watching. they should call it women who are watching fox news, this isn't for people who care what people have to say. go for it. stop taking the taxpayers dollars. >> the sleeve, of course, signed by johanneson. switching gear, more now on our fox news alert, comedienne joan rivers is in correct, al condition in a new york rhode island hospital. what is the latestest, kerry?

>> reporter: good morning, joan vifrs said to be in critical but stable condition in mt. sinai hospital in the upper east side. rivers was rushed here to the hospital yesterday if cardiac arrest. she has been undergoing some kind of throat procedure at an outpatient clinic just about a pile away from where we are standing. a call came in just after 9:30 a.m. yesterday saying rivers had stopped breathing. she is 81-years-old. she has been a comic icon for decades, she's a host of "fashion police" on e! her daughter read a statement last night, i want to thank everyone for the overwhelming love and support for my mochlts she is resting comfortably sand with our family. she was scheduled to appear tonight.

we are told that show ab reschedule. for now, that's the latest from here in mt. sinai hospital. back to you. >> the time is now 53 minutes after the hour. an online game, is it getting a little too real? why the swat team had to be called in. plus, a four-year-old kicked out of school because of his mom's private facebook post? is that fair? your e-mails next. ♪ ♪ it's time to bring it out in the open. it's time to drop your pants for underwareness, a cause to support the over 65 million people who may need depend underwear. show them they're not alone and show off a pair of depend. because wearing a different kind of underwear, is no big deal.

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gamer calls in a false shooting and hostage report. the whole ordeal was caught on the live stream. finally the ugly, researchers in illinois in chicago are stripping seniors on purpose. they say it's actually a study that's meant to prevent future falls. well, now it is time for your brew on this response as we asked earlier in the show, we told you about a four-year-old expelled from his florida pre-school after his mom vetted about the staff. the next day, they say shooe she violated the policy by talking about the school and staff, we ask, was the dismissal just fine or over the line? her opinions did not have any bearing on her child. they are punishing the child for what the parent did. gordie says, it's a private 62.

they make their own rules, she should have never tagged the school in the post. josh says over the line. this is the wussiification of america meets pc. disgusting. he's four-year-old 08d old, come on. don't forget the concert series the last of the summer is up federal government. and "fox and friends" starts right now. hello, good morning, today is friday the 29th of august. we begin with a fox news alert. joan rivers is in critical condition after she strops stops breathing during a routine procedure. we have brand-new information as her family is breaking her silence, her joke about death hours before her medical emergency. meanwhile, the president of the united states plans to defeat isis is, i don't want to put the cart before the horse. we don't have a strategy yet. >> we don't