with the latest. >> good thursday morning. to stay or not to stay. part of the united kingdom is the question the 5 million people in scotland will be voting on today. they started heading to the polls three hours ago. whatever the turnout we know it will be oh so close. several opinion polls showing support for independence at 48 percent compared with 52 percent for the union, which by the way has been together for the past 307 years. democracy will decide the fate of the nation. although3=m david cameron warn divorce will bring economic uncertainty. what currency will they use? how will they set up taxation system and defense system. they have two major industries oil offshore in the north sea yielding 800,000 barrels a day and whiskey. could scotland lose access to

the tax free trade of european union we could see prices of whiskey around the world surge. what happens to banks? bank deposits? a report from national institute of economic and social research estimates scotland would face twin deficits over 6 percent of gdp an account deficit of a similar magnitude. in europe this morning stocks in the green led by germany. here in the u.s. while futures are flat. this is a day after fed assured markets rates will ta slstay lo. >> thank you for covering all of us. what do you think should scotland vote to break free from england? log on to facebook after the show for a live debate and use the hash tag keep talking. breaking news, new developments in the search for a

missing university of virginia student. police releasing new surveillance videos all eyes on the charlottesville mall. anna kooiman has the latest. >> good morning. we have just learned police are looking for a mystery man seen putting his arm around her in the moments sbefore she dispiered. al man canning seen walking in front of her then stopping and stepping into a doorway as she walks by. then he follows her. 10 minutes later graham can be seen walking past a jewelry shop a few seconds after that. the same man may be seen slowly walking behind her. the man is reportedly identified himself and spoken to police saying he was walking with her to make sure she was okay. the man said another man approached her, put his arm around graham. the unidentified man told police she did not react and seemed to know the man. he is only described as being a

black male. police are now looking for the second man. meantime earlier today police released two new surveillance videos of graham one shows her walking past a bar apparently drunk. minutes later she can be seen walking past a gas station then slowly slowing to a walk. they do not believe graham was being followed at that p point. they say she walked at least a mile and a half from the party with friends on friday night. friends reported graham missing on sunday. investigators are going door to door hoping to find more videos that show where she and that unidentified man went next. graham is the 4th young women to go missing in the area and only in the past five years. a vigil will be held in hannah's home town tonight. ainsley and heather. >> thanks, anna. children on lock down and a small pennsylvania community on

edge as police search for a cop killer. an ambush on two state troopers outside police barracks. they think frein is acting out a disturbing military fantasy pretending to be a soldier. >> in the event you are listening to this broadcast on a portable radio while hiding in a cool damp hiding place i want you to know one thing, we are waiting for you. >> his funeral will be held this morning. alex douglas critically injured and he is in the hospital recovering. >> the domestic violence scandal growing. the carolina panthers suspending greg hardy for fm domestic

violence. then john dan dwyer side lining him after he was arrested a few days ago busted of beating his wife two separate times. a new startling study revealing the hidden dangers in your diet soda. it may raise your blood sugar levels and contribute to serious health problems like diabetes and obesity. the zero calorie sweeteners change the composition of normal beneficial bacteria in our body and mess with the way we metabolize sugar. >> switching gears completely, the man charged with aiding isis will be in court. a naturalized citizen in yemen was trying to recruit americans to fight for isis and plotting to kill soldiers returning from the middle east. he is expected to plead not guilty to 7 counts. he faces up to 65 years in prison. his uncle is in prison for

funneling millions of dollars to a?h-$ terror network associatedh os begin laud in yems ma'a -- on in yemen. >> president obama still says no x combat troops on the ground despite his joints chief of staff saying otherwise. there is rare bipartisan support on capitol hill authorizing president obama to arm and train-kms moderate rebe drou groups in syria. it was championed by speaker boehner on the right and minority leader pelosi on the left and easily passed as president obama told troops in central command it won't see combat while he's in charge. >> i will not commit you and the rest of our armed forces to fighting another ground war in iraq. after a decade of massive ground deployments it is more effective to use our unique capabilities

in support of partners on the ground. >> going forward, isis militants on the ground may find it difficult to believe they are serving in combat roles. some u.s. troops may be forward deployed and put in key positions to provide tack cal advice to call in targets for air strikes. but the impact of that instruction and that advice is now being doubted by some experts. >> we train these guys for years on end different guys rolling through training, training, training. nothing is happening. they still were not an effective fighting force. >> vice president joe biden predicted the effectiveness of the anti isis air campaign now will determine if ground troops are sent in later. ainsley? >> thank you, beater. suspected terrorists are

suspected in the largest ever terrorism operation. one person is charged with a terror attack. an isis leader in the middle east was calling on australian supporters to behead a random person in public. over two years since four americans were killed at our consulate in libya. they hold their first public hearing. now is the time, clear this mode remove the mirrors. >> rpd attacks is an tame president on the british ambassador. this is as bad as it gets we need more good guys here. they said we are not going to get that we are going to reduce what you have. >> ignoring the ambassador by their own admission that's not giving difference to his judgment. >> it is critical. we know the risk. what policy wheere they pursuin

that was so great that it over came all of the risks. >> i cannot answer that question for you. i do believe that many of us understood if we lost the eastern half of libya that if we lost the confidence of the people in libya we were going to pay a terrible price. time for a look at who is talking and this morning we are hearing from republican congressman trey gowdy he says it is time to put the politics aside and get answers on bengha benghazi. >> there is bipartisan with this cycle. we have a blue rib gone team that investigates and yet the attacks come. this should outrage all americans irrespective of your political ideation. we could turn down the politics for just a little hiwhile and fd out why and make sure it never

happens again. remnants of tropical storm o odile working across the southwest for that they could be bracing for floods. arizona expected to see the heaviest of the rainfall. >> odile leaving behind destruction in san diego, california. strong winds flipping planes trapping at least one person. they were safely rescued. damages estimated to top $1 million. let's check in with maria molina. >> we are tracking the storm system that produced between 2-4 inches of rain wide ved across portions of new mexico$%0nu and southern parts of arizona. that rain is still coming down out here across this region. you can see over the past 24-hours we have seen steady rain across el paso a-southern new mexico and southeastern

parts of arizona. the flash flood potential is still there. a lot of it happened because of hurricane odile. now we have another storm system hurricane polo. this will take a similar track. we will keep a close watch on it and we will be looking at more there. >> people are stranded in cabot. >> 11 minutes before the top of the hour. the parents of that 19-year-old american murdered in the jam of -- name of jihad. >> somebody is dying that night. i believe that. >> more from that heartbreaking interview ahead. >> major changes to the united

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a>> irani president taking a jab at osama bin laden while vowing to give iraq whatever support it needs. >> we say the red line will not allow them to be occupied by terrorists.

rouhani saying bish char assad's use of chemical weapons will president opted out of the air strikes after the attack. >> for the first time we are hearing from the grief stricken parents of 19-year-old brandon tevlon. he is a new jersey teen murdered by a jihadist as pay back in the milled east. they tell police it was a just kill. his parents speaking out on fox news. >> in my opinion he is a murderer and whether or not down the road the islam people come to the conclusion he was involved is something bigger prey claiming this for some other reason. >> he didn't change his clothes. he was there to do what did he

and what he accomplished. in some ways i think why was it brendan? if it wasn't brendan it would be somebody else. he was going to take somebody's life. somebody was dying that night. >> brendan was a member of the national honor society and uk ristick minister and had just finished his freshman year in college. >> two members of a mainstream media, they are lazy and biased. former meet the press moderator david gregory saying this in his first event since leaving the show. in washington political journalism they get set early and built on. things that fight that narrative get harder to report out. i think often because of laziness in media. as for the bias former press secretary jay carney working for another news network says he is still lawyer to the president. i believe in the president believer in the rightness of his

policies. i am my own person and i am going to express my views but i would be disingenuous to suddenly pretend i wasn't loyal to the president. >> it is time to brew on this. major change of position for the united states air force. airmen are no longer required to say the phrase, so help me god during the oath. this after an atheist airmen said he was going to sue. initially the air force said he would not be allowed to reinsist unless he recited the oath entirely. that lead us to our question of the day. are atheists getting too much of a say? we will share them later in the show. >> the time is 18 after the top of the hour. this story is unbelievable. waffle house booting a state trooper and veteran because he was armed and in uniform. what the restaurant is now saying about the incident.

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thank you for waking up and joining "fox & friends first". we are going to show you in michigan this thief learning the hard way not to mess with a woman nine months pregnant. she chased him down after he swiped her purse. the coward knocked the woman to the ground. two good samaritans stepped in and grabbed her bag. the women's family held him down until cops arrived. hours after the incident she gave birth to a healthy baby. >> a texas trooper up in armings after he says he was booted from a waffle house. the reason he was wearing a gun. jeff he have evans posted this. the i explained to the manager i am a state trooper he said i still wasn't allowed to have a gun in the restaurant. a spokesman for the chain apologized and said it is policy to allow armed police officers inside its restaurants.

>> thank you, heather. it's the latest action thriller from 20th century fox. it is called the maze runner. before it opens in theaters tomorrow our next guest got to meet the cast earl i -- early. >> today's foxy fox light this morning. first up from 20th century teen fiction turns into big bucks at the box office. they bring the latest book series to theaters the maze runner. it has a post apocalyptic feel to it. a group of boys find themselves living in this village for two years. they don't know how they got there surrounded by a labyrinth of a maze. the maze canings every night.

they are going about trying to get out. we caught up with some of the cast yesterday right outside here at fox. jacob lad more we asked what it project. >> it was a lot of running. a lot of sprinting. it's not like we are running a marathon. luckily we sprint for bike 20 seconds, cut, get hiydrated and go again. there were a couple days where dylan and i would sprint for 12 days for 12-hours. >> we really got along. we stayed in one hotel that we ruled. we really had the brotherhood offset and you can see it on screen. >> it is opening a big opening weekend $30 million this weekend. >> from movies to tv pondering life after idol.

heavy investments in terms of drama. it's exciting. the latest critics of gotham the most highly anticipated show this fall season on any network. >> previews are great. >> previews are phenomenal. it is about two cops who solve the murder of these two parents of bruce wayne.íx jenna pinket smith and emily n kennedy. batman has such a devoted following. >> it starts when bruce wayne's parents are killed. you are going to see how the infamous villains like the penguin acame up into the era. i think the fans are going to be happy. >> it is so seeped into our conscience but reading the

script for the first time i was thinking wow, this that and the other. you don't rile lies until you see it on screen, i know these characters. i think i know them. so when they do just a little something that remind you have who they will become it is an incredibly exhilarating feeling. >> big return he was originally on oc. follow me on twitter ainsley earhardt does. >> we just posted a picture. thank you michael. heather, over to you. >> the time is now 27 after the top of the hour. we have some brand new developments. you want to see this. in the case of the missing uva student,l8 why police say that e newly released svideo will hold clues as to why she went missing. she is supposed to be a role model for young girls but some say this barbie has a foul

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odile. fox and friends first will continues right now. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. we begin with breaking new developments in the search for a missing university of virginia student. overnight police reviewing all eyes on the char lotsville mall. >> good morning ainsley and heather. good morning police have spoken to one man this this video but they are looking for a mystery man putting his arm around graham when she is walking in the mall.  walking in front of her stopping and stepping into the doorway as she walks by. then he follows her. 10 minutes later she can be seen

walking through. wednesday night that man spoke to police saying he was walking with her because she seemed distressed. that's when another man approached hannah and put his arm around her. the first man told police she seemed to know the mystery man only described as being a black male. police are now looking for the second man. meantime earlier today police released two more surveillance videos of graham one showing her walking past the bar seeming drunk. minutes later she can be seen running past a gas station and slowing to a walk. police say they do not think graham was being followed at that point. they believe she walked at least a mile and a half before the party where she had been with her friends friday night. the friends reported her missing on sunday. investigators are going door to door hoping to find more videos that show where she and the unidentified man went next.

she is the 4th young women to go missing into the area in the past five years. a vigil will be held in her home town tonight. >> thank you, anna. >> children reason lock down in a small pennsylvania community on edge as police search for an armed and dangerous cop killer. 31-year-old eric frein is wanted for first degree murder after an ambush on state troopers outside of police barracks. frein who was part of a military reenact tore's group planned the ambush and is acting out a disturbing military fantasy pretending to be a soldier. in the event you are listening to this broadcast on a portable radio while cowering in some cold damp hiding place i want you to know one thing, eric, we are coming for you. >> corporal brian dixckson was killed in the attack. his funeral is this morning.

trooper alex douglas was critically hurt. two more stars benched. the carolina panthers he will face a new trial in november until now he has never faced any punishment with the nfl. an arizona cardinal side lining him after he was arrested a few days ago accused of beating his wife two separate times. toronto's embattled mayor rob ford fighting a rare and aggressive tumor. the cancer found near his hip is now spreading. he will undergo intensive chemotherapy. the 45-year-old who faced drug and alcohol scandals through out his career withdrew his reelection bid and his brother took his place on the ballot. >> the new york man charged with aiding isis will be in court. a naturalized citizen from yemen was trying to recruit americans

to fight for isis and plotting to kill u.s. soldiers returning to the middle east. elfgeeh faces up to 65 years in prison. elfgeeh's uncle funneled millions of dollars to a terror network associated with osama bin laden. >> jay johnson adamantly denying any claims of isis infiltrating the u.s. but when a house committee grilled johnson on the arrest of four people with known terror ties crossing the border, just one day before the 9-11 anniversary johnson then admitting he has heard reports of it. since the beginning of the month 13 people from syria and 6 from iraq caught trying to cross into iraq. >> president obama still saying no combat troops on the ground.

doug luzader is live in washington where the house approved a plan to arm syrian rebels. >> as you mentioned the house signed off on this yesterday. allowed the president to go ahead and train isis forces on the ground. most members said no. it is a hard sell for members of the administration. >> they require our support. he has been screaming about it for some time. >> we have all been screaming about it and we have all done nothing or at least not much to talk 7vñabout. >> the white house is trying to stay on target after they said

they could see some level of combat something they categorically denied. he toured headquarters before trying to drive that point home. >> they do not and will not have a combat mission. >> a lot of it depends on how you define that term combat mission. as far as congress goes the idea is to keep the white house on a relatively short leash amid authorities to move forward in6 syria expires in december. >> the white house very good with semantics. slamming the administration's strategy on fighting isis. he makes the case for having u.s. troops on the ground in this installment of look who is talking. >> you chop two american's heads off i am coming to get you. that's what it will take massive

bombs and a surge of troops unfortunately and really send the message home. for the most part our troops will go over they want to fight the fight. they joined the military to fight a war to combat something that is threatening our home land. these troops will go over there and fight with all of their heart. we are the most lethal fighting force history has ever known. let us fight this battle. >> it inched its way across the southwest as millions of americans are bracing for what could be historic floods. new mexico officials declaring a state of emergency. odile leaving behind destruction in san diego, california. they were safely rescued. damages estimated a top

$1 million. maria molina is tracking the rain for us. >> we have picked up significant rainfall across arizona and new mexico. some of the heavy rain in the overnight hours coming down in the city of el paso in texas. the storm system has been not just yet. across western parts of texas you can see locally areas can pick up more than 4 inches of rain. those watches are still in effect for a ñ&0y possibility o flash flood to continue out there across the region. a lot of them are coming into the region because of storm system odile. across the ocean we have another hurricane and this one west of cab cabo. if it moves off to the east we could be looking at direct impact across the southern california peninsula. we expect weather off to the

east. in new york city and philadelphia a lot of sunshine. places like maine, vermont, new hampshire waking up to freeze warnings to feeling like fall out there in parts of new england. >> i am ready for fall. the time is 41 after the top of the hour. a historic vote underway in scotland. will voters break away from the union. >> ben affleck banned from casinos for reportedly counting the cards. the actor is speaking out against the scandal. what he is saying about the accusatio accusations. the second his room is ready. so he knows exactly when he can prep for his presentation. and when steve is perfectly prepped, ya know what he brings?

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inburg scotland. what's the mood like there? >> it is interesting good morning from edinburgh. the campaign for the yes or no side of this equation it is over. now all we have to do is wait for the votes to come in. then the results, those results may not come until 5 or 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. 97 percent of eligible voters have registered anywhere from 80 to 90 percent of that population is expected to vote. the call is very, very close. the latest poll shows a slight edge to those who don't want to break away from the united kingdom. it is hearing on the yes side they believe scotland should have its own destiny and its own hands away from westminster.

those in the no camp say they be long to the united kingdom and they are uncertain aboutñivi ho will scotland operate as its own country? what currency will it use? will it be able to join the eu. what other issues on taxation and revenue. so many questions they say are unanswered. the passions are running high people running around with flags with yes on them and others that say no. we should find out in the we hours on friday morni. back to you. >> a fox news exclusive. for the first time we are hearing from the grief stricken parents of brandon tevlin. he is the new je8uey teen murdered by jihadists for pay back for military involvement in the middle east. the suspect told police his death was quote a just kill. the teenager's parents recounted the horrible night the police

told them their son was murdered. i think i grabbed him said, no. no. not brendan. he said, yes. brendan. he was murdered. murdered? is then turnspgtx a big blur because they were on their mission to find out what was going on. >> i thought it was a tragedy. i said i got to call you back. as a father, what she was going through, i wasn't there. it was tough. >> his poor parents. brendan tevlin was a member of the honor society a uk ristick

minister and had just finished his first year of college. a neighbor called police after she let her 6-year-old son play outside 150 feet from her home. carrie ann loud says the woman brought her son home saying he needed to be accompanied an adult. days later child protective services showed up questioning her 3 children about very adult topics like drugs, alcohol and sex. >> having them come to the house takes away their time and resources from investigating the kids who need it. i was humiliated and really angry after that. really really angry. >> police say the case was eventually closed after no wrong doing was found. it is now 48 minutes after the top of the hour. think you can get away with texting and driving? think again. a new device that can catch what

you are doing behind the wheel. >> have you ever flown, ainsley, with someone i just did recently. a new web site is shaming passengers for their bad habits. >> who does that? >> they do it. somebody right next to me did it. >> their feet are coming through in their seat. >> have you ever done that? >> no. >> thank you. >> hello. we learned heather you flew once upon a time next to bill murray and he kept his shoes on. scottish voters head to the polls for a historic vote. we will have the answer later today. another nfl player arrested for domestic violence. hall of famer jerry rice will react. security contractors on the ground in benghazi weigh in on yesterday's hearing. also happy birthday to the air force. we got a cake. we are celebrating. kicks off about 10 minutes from right now.

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before you leave the house here's what's happening today. polls open for the historic scottish independence vote. voters deciding whether to remain part of the u.k. police remaining

sustles videos of missing u.v.a. student hag hag. cops looking for a mystery man who was reportedly following her. >> a new york man charged with recruiting for isis will be in court today. >> time for the the good, the bad, and the ugly. up first the good. a man handing over $1,000 to treat drive-through customers at a west texas chick-fil-a. the money paid for 88 drivers' meals. the bad, a south korean councilman hitting someone with an egg, annoyed a baseball project relocated to another city. >> a skunk got his head caught in a beer can outside a miami university frat house and had to be rescued. >> the united states air force saying airmen are no longer required to say the phrase so help me god after

atheists complained. >> alberto wrote on facebook most americans believe in god. i can't believe how a small atheist minority can have more say than the rest of us believers. thanks to everyone who responded. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. bye. >> good morning. it is thursday, september 18. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. brand-new surveillance video of a missing college student shows that she was followed. but who is this mystery man and are the cops buying his story? the breaking details and search for hag hag. >> here -- for hannah graham. >> here's why the president is so sure there will be no boots on the ground. because he just changed the name to forward deployment. more semantics from a divided white house straight ahead. >> the nfl scandals keep on growing. you're not going to believe this. this morning two more stars get benched and the nfl admitting more mistakes on their part and then on the