>> good morning. good friday morning. it's december 18th. we are going to start with a fox news alert. is the u.s. ready to retaliate against those sony hackers. and if they can do it in a movie studio who could be next? >> immigrants at the wheel. they are not legal citizens but in a few days they will be licensed to drive. the ruling has many stunned. >> nothing ruins your vacation like lost luggage, right? before you travel for the holidays the airlines most likely to lose all of your stuff. "fox & friends first" starts right now.

♪ >> it is finally friday. you are watching "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. you made it through the workweek. almost, one more day. it is 5:01. countries around the globe on high alert after the cyber attack on sony. this as the movie studio is trying to erase all evidence of "the interview" taking down billboards in hollywood. they are blaming north korea for the hack attack today. we are live in washington with the latest. good morning, leland. >> the white house is saying they don't want to get ahead of the fbi who right now is leading the hacking investigation. what is relatively unknown movie is now the center of a major

national security investigation. the white house says they can't rule out a response of some type by the united states against the hackers. meantime at the behest of sony american officials watched the end of the movie which included the successful as is nation of kim jong-un and approved it. >> you had involvement and did the administration underestimate the impact it had? >> it would not be in a position of dictating outcomes. this is something that is being treated as a national security measure. there's evidence to indicate we have seen destructive activity with malicious intent that was initiated. >> the web site tmz reports the studio is worried people might

sdra away from group excursions. at least three theaters said she would show a different north korean parody movie. paramount who owns that movie "team america" is on ice as well. back to you in new york. >> leland vittert live. thank you. allen ders witch saying the sony hack has declared war on our first amendment. >> it is very big. it is the pearl harbor attack on the first amendment. the head of north korea did something no american president can do he sen sourced -- censored based on a film content. when happens when north korea or iran will they hack or force you

to slow down? this is the beginning of a cyber war that could go on indefinitely and can really place our first amendment in danger. sony co-chair amy pascal falling for the bait and meeting with al sharpton. after they exposed her racial jokes about the president. she agreed to let sharpton have a say in how sony makes movies. he still wasn't satisfied. >> the jury is out on where we go with amy. we need an immediate formula to see where we deal with breaking down the walls of inflicksible and so far i am moveable racial exclusion in hollywood. >> pascal apologized for her comments last week saying quote they were not an accurate reflection of who i am. take a good look at this

sketch just released by the police. this is the man wanted for opening fire on the meteorologist in texas we were talking about. patrick crawford was shot several times in a waco television station. this happened in the middle of the day. police don't think it was a targeted attack but the motive is still a mystery at this point. at that ti patrick is in the hospital in stable condition. >> one person behind bars in the attack of two lieutenants on the brooklyn bridge. robert murray charged with punching one lieutenant in the face twice. his arraignment set for this morning. six more wanted for the melee that erupted during the eric garner rally. >> the new deal between the u.s. and cuba putting fresh focus on fugitives hiding out in an island nation. >> one fugitive a convicted cop killer. >> she is on the fbi's most

wanted terror list. with a $2 million bounty on her head. there's hope she could be brought back to the u.s. to start out her sentence. she has been hiding in plain sight in cuba where she was granted asylum by fidel castro after escaping prison in 2009. castro defended her accused the u.s. for portraying her as a terrorist. she was convicted of gunning down warren forrester back in may of 1973 after she and fellow militants were stopped on the new jersey turn bike. she served six years before escaping. >> there when any doubt in the injure rye's mind and judge's mind and there's not any doubt in the law enforcement mind. new jersey state police will not give up on catching her. >> new jersey state police now expressing renewed hope in a new statement we view any changes to

bring her back to the united states to finish her sentence. we stand by the reward money and hope the total of $2 million will prompt fresh information in the light of this altered international relationship. she isn't the only fugitive wanted for a violent crime. as many as 7 american fugitives are believed to be living in eeks i'll. it is not clear if an extradition hearing will be part of the policy. >> patricia, thank you very much. want to say welcome to you as well. hope you will join us on "fox and friend firs occasionally. >> welcome to the family. >> thousands of illegal immigrants licensed to drive. the judge prohibiting blocking 20,000 illegals from getting their licenses. governor jan brewer drying to

site it saying immigrants could use these licenses to get public benefits they aren't entitled to. the president over stepped his constitutional powers protecting them from deportation. president brewer asking the s e supreme court to get involved. marriage doesn't matter to the government any more. the u.s. census bureau wants to stop asking about marriages and divorces. the ques and they make no change. the proposed changes still up for debate. >> a big rally on wall street as the dow has its best day in years. >> fox business is here with the latest. the march tours 18,000 begins after the tour tower 709 points.

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>> forces are saying a decision about bergdahl could be done before christmas. he walked away from his base back in 2009. he was captured and held by the taliban for five-years. >> this individual bergdahl did

as much damage as private bradley manning. people died looking for him and he gave essentially, he gave aid and comfort to the enemy and forced us to do some really stupid things. >> it's not going to be okay with you. >> you remember bergdahl was swapped for five taliban prisoners without approval from congress. >> the secret service has too few agents with too little training. that is from a brand new review by a panel after a fence jumper made it across the line into the white house earlier this year. the 7 and a half foot fence around the presidential mansion should be raised by 44 or 5 feet. the new director of the secret service should come from outside the agency. justice department reversing a position adopted during the bush administration and it is broadening a civil rights law to protect transgender workers against discrimination. the law previously excluded discrimination on the basis of a

person's gender identity. this change only effects public employees. the justice department does not have authority to sue private employers. >> it is time to brew on this. a bikini ban at the miss world pageant. they want the event to be more than just a beauty contest. for the first time in 63 years they are eliminating the swimsuit competition and adding a beach wear round instead. they say the focus will be on fashion. so we want to know what do you think about this? good idea or are the pc police going too far? >> send us your comments on facebook, twitter or send an email at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> now it is the syrong or two. >> no gifts from the government. why you will have to wait longer for your tax return. >> his biggest role yet bradley cooper opening up about playing

the american sniper. >> it was like nothing i had ever done before. it was pretty massive because he's a real man. >> why he says playing chris kyle hit so close to home. it's the purple pill, the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand, available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™

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brazen crooks grabbed 250,000 worth of jewelry during a smash and grab robbery. the guns came out and so did hammers. one smashes the display case and grabs as much as he can before they catake off. they want to question this woman they say is a decoy. she keeps the door open a bit too long to let the suspects in. game, set arrest. the nman was nabbed for trying o snuggle a 22 caliber hand gun with a playstation 2 video console. he is heading to mexico city. police booked him on a weapons charge instead. >> he was the most lethal sniper in u.s. military history. now chris kyle's story is hitting the big screen. >> the woman and the kid. >> can you confirm? >> negative. your call.

>> friday your funeral. >> brad de cooper stars as navy seal chris kyle which opens up on christmas. michael tam mer ras was at the movie's opening. >> it was one of the best movies i have seen of all times. >> love story combined with military. >> as thrilling as some of the battle scenes are some of the most tough moments are when he's home dealing with the issues he has to face. this is one of those movies hollywood could have gotten so wrong in so many ways but they really nailed it. clint west wood -- oscar winner clint eastwood getting it done right along with bradley cooper and clint eastwood. we asked him a little bit what the role meant to them and talk a little bit about chris kyle's

dedication. >> it was like nothing i have ever done before because he's a real man. i had a lot of respect and admiration for. i got to meet his parents and family and sit and look him in the eye. he really showed the humanity of this guy. >> we showed how complex he was and a beautiful soul. >> having to go home and having to leave and turn around and leaf the family with great kids, great wife, i don't know how he did it. >> speaking of his wife had a chance to meet his wife that night. she was the real star on the carpet that night. she told me what the movie meant to her. >> it shows the peace and happiness at the end of the day people will know chris more when they watch this movie. it is impossible not to. you get to see him as a full man, his kids on the battlefield the whole gamut. i miss him every single day.

>> the american sniper was not recognized for the golden globe nominations which i was not surprised about. the journalists determine that category. it was not recognized at the sags which i was surprised about. with all of the issues going on with freedom of the press very much in discussion, it would be very interesting to see if the community has a chance to really rally around this movie around a man who gave his all. >> we all love him and appreciate the sacrifices he made for our country. i am real lie looking forward to seeing it. it opens in theaters? >> christmas day limited and nationwide january 15th. thank you so much, michael. it is 25 after the top of the hour. president obama has the transparent education in history. >> there's no doubt the president has thought to use his

executive story to move this country forward. >> why can't we get a direct answer then? >> guns are not toys. where diss are consumed and in big trouble for sthemg. >> apollo 17 the last man lunar flight returns to earth. president is impeached by the u.s. house of representatives.

>> cyber security scare. businesses around the world worry they could be the next victim of a hack attack. are we on the verge of a cyber

war? a oo a in flight fright. >> what sparked this mile high melee. the combravend new theme park where you will be able to get your adrenalin rush with an assault weapon. >> how appropriate we play cold play this morning. it is cold out there on 6th avenue in new york city. welcome to "fox and fends first. >> i am heather childers. thank you for joining us. >> a hack attack on one of hollywood's biggest movie

studios. >> this as sony is trying to erase all evidence of the movie "the interview." let's go to doug zoo laider wo n has the latest. >> they won't make an outright accusation yet but they are getting clo he isser and closer to that. there are a number of indications north korea was involved in this. administration officials were asked to screen the movie "the interview" and didn't offer objection. >> they underestimated the impact this would have? >> no because it was not dictating outcome or dictating changes to a film. >> if in fact north korea is accused in the attack it is not clear what options are available for the u.s. the regime is already isolated. sony meantime has come under enormous criticism for what some including many celebrities have called complete cab pit layings

of cyber terrorists. while the target in this attack was a movie studio there are earn concerns other sectors could be next including points of the u.s. infrastructure like the power grid for instance. paramount told theaters no the to show the 2004 movie "team america" and sony canceled studio tours. >> duing lou ziader live for us. thank you, doug. that brings us to our "look who is talking. charles krauthammer saying the sony hack is just the beginning of what could be a dangerous pattern. >> it starts with a movie studio which seems trif i can't go but it could get our power stations nuclear facilities and banking systems where all of the weapons are wiped out. wref to grow up as a nation and

say if it takes the nsa intruding of course with the consent of the companies involv involved we have to accept that. >> if north korea is to blame for the hack how should the u.s. respond? head to foxes friends first page #keep talking. >> olympic great michael hiphel is heading to baltimore for drunk driving charges. he drove with the blood alcohol level almost twice of the legal limit. he was charged in 2004 but was given probation. this time he faces up to a year behind bars. pos elled hair a scruffy beard we are getting a look at the accused dzhokhar tsarnaev showing no sans of the injuries of his 2013 run from police.

tsarnaev and older doctor tamerlan are accused of plant be bombs at the finish line killing three people injuring hundreds of others. tam tamer lynn died from a shoot out with police. >> who led the charge hilly clinton. according to the white house and state house officials she urged and end when she was secretary of state. she pressed the white house to move faster on the issue. clinton down-playing her role which could become an important point if they she runs for president in 2016. controversial use of executive actions. the white house says he has issued less than any president in 100 years. but wait. usa today found 195 executive orders but 198 presidential

memorandum which carry legal force as an executive order. ed henry grilling press secretary josh earnest. >> he's using a lot more executive action than his predecessors. >> there is no doubt he used his executive authority to move this country forward. >> there is criticism i am acting on executive basis. i am doing that at the lowest level. that wasn't really true. >> it was true the number of executive orders this president issued was lower than executive orders than issued by many of the previous predecessors. >> earnest adding he needs to take executive action because of interaction by congress. a true shall ruling on the keystone pipeline could come down today. the nebraska supreme court will approve whether they can have a route from nebraska to canada. landowners who challenged the

plans president obama has been waiting on this ruling before making his own decision about the pipeline. a fox news poll shows most of you support it. 68 percent of you surveyed said the keystone pipeline should be built. >> it is a fight for faith at a noah's ark theme park. a christian group is building the theme park in kentucky but the space has pulled its support. derek tenney explains how it all has to do with religion. >> it is a battle of biblical proportions going on and at the center of it is noah's a. s is already underway in if northern kentucky for the religious theme park called ark encounter featuring a life sized creation of noah's a. they previously approved the project with 18 million in tax credit. but that changed after activist groups claimed that religion would play a role in the attraction's hiring policies and that that would violate the separation of church and state.

>> in order to work there you had to have certain religious beliefs you had to agree with them on how to interpret the bible and on creationism and agree with their views on homosexuality. >> answers in genesis which is behind the project say the about face by state leaders smacked of religious discrimination. >> if it's going to be a religious themed park or religious project just like a church they have the right to hire people mo have their same persuasion and same set of beliefs otherwise they can't maintain their identity in who they are. >> they are filing a federal lawsuit against kentucky and launching a billboard campaign to rally support for religious freedom including a video billboard in times square over the holidays. leaders say the a encounter project will go on even without the state tax credit and it is expected to open in the summer of 2016. heather and ainsley?

>> thank you. rain and snow to start the weekend. maria molina has been tracking it all for us. >> i want to remind you all the official start of winter is coming. the calendar marking winter is already here. interior portions including portions and pennsylvania new york, also northeastern ohio. out there the concern really is we have freezing drizzle early this mother-in-law. ice will be a concern on roadways. it will be sticking around through the morning hours. by later today travel should be fine on roadways and also at the airports in cities like detroit, new york city and down south into portions of south florida. we have heavy rain pushing through in houston and new

orleans. >> temperatures in the 30s in new york city. >> i am going to show you a very cool video out of australia. strong will picking up a lot of dust. regular tornadoes are are connected to the thunderstorm and are associated with that convecti convection. that's just wind picking up the dust. >> not to be confused with shark nayed doe. >> no sharks involved in that video. >> the time is 20 minutes to the top of the hour. coming up a middle schoolteacher fired for taking a joy ride with

her students stuffed in the trunk? bad news, it's why millions of americans you are counting on your tax return. why there is a good chance it will be late. stars really are like us. brad pitt called for jury duty, but he won't be hearing the case any time soon. why the judge pulled him from the jury pool. >> the other big news right now is the u.s. renewing its relations with cuba. i don't know if you heard this. cuban president recall castro stated the u.s. and cuba will work together saying we have to learn the art of living together with our differences in a civilized way. fidel castro says, how am i alive? how old am i? i am like 200 years old, right?

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>> a warning this morning from the irs about your tax return. ashley webster is here to

explain why it might be late this year. >> good morning, ainsley. congress cut the irs budget by $346 million now the agency is warning taxpayers there's going to have a big impact on you especially when it comes to getting your tax refund which you normally receive within 21 days after filing electronically. now that return could be delayed. people are used to filing their return and quickly getting their refund this year we may not have the resources the people to row vied refunds as quickly as we have in the past. they haven't said how long the refund delay could be but it warns half of the people who call for assist stance this filing season won't be able to get through to a person. part of the problem is the fact that the irs a playing a bigger role in implementing obamacare at the expense of tax payer

services. the irs says the budget cuts are a tax cuts for tax chiefs. they enforce the people who cut corners and break the law will get away with it. not that they encourage it but that's a fact. >> to find ashley and others on fox business network you can log on to foxbusiness.com/channel finder. the american people extremely unhappy with the federal government. when asked what best describes your feelings on how the federal government is working 60 percent said broken. when it comes to congress' approval rating a whopping 80 percent disapprove. and a big off field win for the washington redskins. it claims the name redskins violates broadcast indy seen is he rules.

that means they can say redskins without fearing any government fines. they let individual announcers decide if they will use the word. team owner dna snyder said he has no plans to change the controversial names. >> colorado neighbors have had enough. nebraska and oklahoma are suing the saturdtate of colorado for legalizing recreational marijuana. they say since colorado passed the law they have seen a huge jump in marijuana related arrests since it is so easy to drive over the state lines and buy the drug. both states are asking the supreme court to declare colorado's pot legalization unconstitutional. the time now 15 minutes until the top of the hour. coming up, bad santa the case that has the fbi looking to the north poll for leads. >> she is the mother of this house divided that has gone viral. >> sometime earlier brad said i dropped dallas on his head.

>> how you can now keep up with the mother of the political brothers all of the time. >> but first steve doocy with what is coming up on "fox & friends." >> it is the wood house divided. coming up on "fox & friends" former new york mayor rudy giuliani weighs in on the hacking of the sony corporation by apparently north korea. frank luntz has the three words in politics this year. they will surprise you. plus the screen righter for american sniper jason hall joins us. a school punishes a blind child by replacing his cane with a pool noodle. that mom and that son are here with their son's story. finally giving a gift of dog rescue this morning. we have dogs that need homes. this as santa comes to town. that's all ahead 12 minutes from right now.

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welcome back. a canadian woman who stopped her car to herd ducks to safety gets jail time and a ten-year driving ban. the 26-year-old was driving on a highway outside montreal in 2010 when she pulled over for seven ducklings crossing the road. a motorcycle crashed into her parked car killing the two riders. witnesses say she didn't have her hazard lights on. she will spend 90 days in jail. an oklahoma teacher fired for putting two kids in the trunk of her car. the math teacher was suspended in october after she piled 11 kids in her car to go on a snack run, two stuffed in the trunk. now the school board voting to terminate her. she claims the students

were not in danger but a lawyer for the school says the students suffered mental abuse. lawmakers in new york city are going after on-line retailers selling realistic toy guns. they say amazon, wal-mart and a hand full of other companies violated state law by selling the guns on-line to new yorkers. any toy guns without an orange safety stripe on the barrel are considered illegal in new york. a twist on tourism in florida. gun owners can check out a theme park called machine gun america which is about to open this weekend in orlando. >> the chance to shoot machine guns that have been made famous all over the world including double barrel shotguns, pistols used by james bond and clint eastwood in the movies. it's a fun experience done in a safe way. >> you get to shoot the guns of your dreams and take a trip to a simulated arena to gun down zombies or head to the area where a plethora of live ammos are

at your disposal. no kids under the anal -- age of 13 allowed and no alcohol. >> brad pitt was told to hit the road. he was dismissed from jury duty. the judge said he would be, quote, too distracting for other jurors on the case but sources say brad wanted to serve because he thought it would be interesting. >> they are united by blood but divided by politics and their mom is sick of them fighting. >> joy of raleigh, north carolina. >> hey! somebody from down south. >> you're right i'm from down south. >> oh god it's mom. >> and i'm your mother. i'm hoping you have this out of your system when you come here for christmas. >> joyce woodhouse is a viral sensation. now you can keep up with her all the time. brad and dallas wood house's mother joint twitter. she is mama wood house.

the woodhouses joined "fox & friends" on wednesday where mama called in again. >> joining us right now, fellows, your mother is on the line right now from down south. >> mom again? >> joyce, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the political pundits from both sides of the aisle have a documentary coming out called "woodhouse divided." >> the time is about six minutes tull the top of the hour. coming up, a by key in -- a bikina ban nabooty contest.

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before you leave the house, here's what's happening today, the u.s. expected to officially accuse north korea of that hack attack on sony. this as companies all around the globe are on high alert to tighten security. if north korea is to blame for the attack how do you think the u.s. should respond? weigh in on our facebook page now. president obama gives his end of the year news conference today and then take off for a 17-day trip to hawaii.

tomorrow is super saturday. stores opening shoppers one last chance to score great deals on the perfect present. it also marks the beginning of extended hours. time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. holidays really are about family. a new study shows americans would rather spend time with their theams -- families during the holiday season than eat a nice meal or receive gifts. the ugly. passengers on board an air china flight slamming this mother into the overhead bin because her baby wouldn't stop crying. tanned's -- and it's not that mother. the miss world pageant eliminating the swimsuit competition after 63 years. >> we asked good idea or the p.c. police going too far? donna says who do the p.c. police think they are. so sick of them trying to

change everything. >> randall says the bathing suit competition was a distraction. fred says there seems to be too many other people ruining others' enjoyment stef -- instead of living their own lives. >> "fox & friends" starts now. >> it is friday, december 19. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. new clues about who's responsible for the massive hack attack against sony: north korea, maybe russia, and even iran. but the white house wants to think twice before we react. are we sending our enemies the wrong message in doing so? >> we already sent them that message. mean what i will, the fallout in hollywood means movies corroborated "s" for sharpton. that's right, al sharpton apparently having to have a say over what hits the big screen from tinsel town. we ain't kidding. >> finally he go