anyone can made a discussion they should. tom says they are more than welcome to campaign as they'd like, but they shouldn't be surprised if negative feedback ensued. thank you so much to everyone who responded. "fox and friends" starts right now. >> bye. good morning it is wednesday, march 18th. i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. we start with a fox news alert for you. he signed up to fight for our country, according to police, he was secretly plotting to destroy it. a united states air force veteran charged with trying to join isis. and that's not the only secret that he's accused of hiding. and overnight, a big win for bibi. israel's prime minister winning reelection by a surprising landslide. so how will the world and our white house react to the big news? we are live in jerusalem with the very latest. on a different note, if you want a lecture on race with that

lat te or kmrvegz. star bucks in hot water after telling his workers to discuss race relations. is this a good idea? it's coming your way. mornings are better than friends. >> this is terry shepherd and you're watching "fox and friends" with my best pal elizabeth hasselbeck. she knows exactly who you guys are. >> the girl in the red dress, the two other guys. >> i so love sherry. i know she's watching. >> she is. the story about starbucks you're going to love to hear about it. it's a crazy story and everybody is going to weigh in on it. let's get to that fox news alert. a u.s. air force veteran arrested and accused of trying to cross into syria to join isis. >> they've been keeping an eye on this guy for years. he will face a judge in

brooklyn, new york. >> heather childers live with us. what do you know today? >> we know he was trained to protect america, now the justice department has accused tairod pugh of flying from egypt to turkey in an effort to become an isis fighter in syria. prosecutors say that he made the move after he was fired as an airline mechanic in the middle east. pugh was arrested in january and then sent back to egypt before he could carry out his plan. that is when egyptian authorities found his nearly 200 propaganda videos on his laptop. some depicting isis killing prisoners. they also found border crossing information and several electronic devices wiped clean of data. pugh, a new jersey native, as you mentioned served in the air force from 1986 to 1990. he was trained on weapons systems, engines and navigation. he worked as a plane mechanic for several companies, including american airlines after leaving

the air force. >> this is a person who has inside information as to a military planes, military operations, things of this nature. this is somebody that could go potentially to isis and divulge this information. >> pugh allegedly wrote a letter to his wife saying this in part, i will use the talents and skills given to me by allah to establish and defend the islamic state. there is only two possible outcomes for me, victory or martyr. pugh is set to be arraigned at a federal court in brooklyn at 11:00 a.m. today. he faces a maximum of 35 years in prison. he expected to plead not guilty. definitely disturbing if someone we trained is now going to use that against us. >> absolutely. we have been keeping an eye on him for a while. after 9/11 he seemed to be on the other side. a lot of neighbors complained against him. >> what could go wrong? he's an airplane mechanic who is

pro 9/11. three minutes after the top of the hour. another fox news alert. celebrations underway in israel, netanyahu and his lakid party cruising to victory. >> they must form a coalition government. what does this mean for one of america's biggest allies? >> john huddy is live in jerusalem with the latest. >> well, this was a surprising victory. and i say that because the exit polls before the election that came out on friday showed that prime minister netanyahu was trailing his opponent, his challenger isaac herzog and the zionist union party. basically israel's labor party. last night prime minister netanyahu surged ahead getting 29 to 30 seat in the 120 seat house compared to herzog's 24 seats roughly. the way it worked is that you need the majority seats in the

house. prime minister netanyahu will work to build and form a coalition government. basically get the other parties to throw their support behind him and also get their seats. get their seats as well. so then building and getting to the magic number of 61 total seats in the house. then cruising to a fourth term as israel's prime minister, which by the way he would be the longest serving prime minister here. so a big upset last night. i was at the lakid party headquarters and i tell you, as you said the crowd was going wild. >> we heard you this morning. thanks. >> thanks for following all of that. he's a great headline in the noex. bibi king. it's a bit of a surprise. they say in the election word that lakid usually polls higher than they actually show. this time it was the opposite. they were polling lower than it actually turned out.

it's good news for benjamin netanyahu and his party. he's got 42 days to form a government. >> who is it bad news for? >> his opponent -- this is why everyone thought it would be so close and a defeat for netanyahu. they could take care of housing costs and the costs of living here. bibi said we promise to take care of the cost of living. he speaking to the people there. >> the economy still, even though security is -- >> sure. that's how herzog was able to say it's the economy. bibi was saying it's iran. they want to blow us up. that's why the obama administration doesn't like this guy. in fact, you know, i don't think they're popping the champagne corks at the white house over his win. the big question now is going forward, can the obama administration work with somebody they just -- you know i'm not going to say hate, but they really dislike him. unfortunately, the stakes are so high, at least our president has

to. a congressman from new york is calling on the president to apologize because members of his team tried to get mr. netanyahu in the unemployment line. >> well, the president who has apologized for american greatness should use this opportunity to apologize for his team and his allies doing just about everything in their power to try to oust the israeli prime minister. it was unprecedented. we have a country that is a freedom of democracy. it is a shining light in a region that's filled with darkness. it was embarrassing. >> he is the only jewish american in the house. he deserved a lot of cred, along with senator ted cruz at the end of january saying what are you doing over at the state department supporting one voice movement? are you trying to play a role in the israeli elections. now we find out according to a report on foxnews.com one voice

movement when all the scrutiny and spotlight came down on them with our tax dollars. they filed paperwork that would allow them to engageige political activism. changing gears because their mandate was to bring thes and i together. it turns out they were antibibi. >> one voice was headed up by jeremy bird who is an obama political advisor during his campaign. >> it's an embarrassment. >> not one network reported that fact there last night. >> eight minutes after the top of the hour. thanks for joining us on this very busy wednesday. let's talk about what showed up at the white house. >> a lot of folks concerned about what happened at the white house. it's a fox news alert. a letter that was bound for the white house had a lot more than a note inside of it. it tested positive for cyanide. fortunately this never made it past the mail screening facility and never made its way to the white house.

no suspect has been named at the time. there are reports the return address of the envelope was that of a guy who sent multiple packages to the white house since 1995. a tragedy in north carolina a pregnant reality star and her husband now believed murdered. christie cod competed in the eighth season of the food network star and her husband were reported missing this past sunday. police think this man, robert owens murdered them and returned to their north carolina home to steal a laptop, jewelry, and also a handgun. he's a construction worker who was hired to renovate their house. cod was five months pregnant. owens is also suspected in the 2000 disappearance of zeb quinn, his 18-year-old co worker. >> the more potential charges for murder suspect robert durst as police spend hours combing over his texas condominium. officers in california now

believe the millionaire may have information about a teen age girl who went missing in 1997. durst has been moved to a louisiana prison who that say is better suited to deal with his mental illness. his next court appearance is monday as he awaits to be extradited to california. last week -- good news for you. last week we told you about bristol piln's engagement. now you can see the proposal wheels in motion. here it is. >> we're dedicating to this song to you and bristol. ♪ god blessed the broken road that led me straight to you ♪ >> she said yes. >> that is rascal flatts singer on stage with mitter in las vegas. he dedicates a song to the couple as he then proposed to bristol palin back stage.

she said yes. here's her picture of her ring. how lovely. there's all these pictures online of him with sarah palin. >> i thought what happened in vegas stays in vegas. >> not in this case. >> not anymore. >> we'll talk about that on the break a little bit. let's talk a little bit about coffee. let's talk about starbucks and howard schultz. >> there's a new campaign asking employees to talk race with customers. >> race with customers. >> it says #racetogether. it's getting a ton of backlash online and from customers who just want their caffeine fix. >> they want the workers to talk race with their customers when they come in. >> the guy who runs starbucks said write race together on the cup because we're a better country. we need to engage our customers in the conversation. here's the question, there's been a huge outcry and backlash

online and else where because this is a stupid idea. i mean -- >> following the backlash their senior vice president of communications deleted his twitter account there was so much backlash. >> he's trying to make a difference. he tried to make a difference with water, with jobs. he wants you to go in and say i would like a latte, half caf and what is it like being white? that's a good dialogue to have. >> here's the thing, howard schultz wants to engage the customers in a conversation about race. if you are waiting for your coffee, first thing in the morning, do you really want to engage with somebody in a serious topic? i feel kind of bad for the workers because they're suddenly the point person on trying to make race better in america. >> i tell you what, before you get your caffeine, there's a margin for a great deal of error. if you're deprived of your caffeine before you get it at

the end of the line, that might not be the time to talk about it. >> we had the jeffersons and all the family. can you have an open dialogue while still getting your coffee? >> you can. i think it's the right talk at the wrong time. too early in the day. huge backlash on twitter and now many are taking -- >> what do you think? you could go ahead and send it to us @fox and friends. >> call it divine intervention a pastor donates his kidney to a man he only knew for a few days. wait till you hear what doctors found during his sglaernl president donald trump? the announcement he just made. ♪

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17 minutes after the hour. a fox news alert. the results are in overnight. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu winning his reelection in a surprising landslide. joining us with his reaction is the former advisor to the prime minister. does this surprise you? >> look, i think it surprised the whole country. most people predicted, as well as the pundits predicted this would be a tie, 23-23, 25-25.

but when the party and netanyahu obtained 30 seats in our parliamentary system, that's a landslide. it's an overwhelming victory for the prime minister policies. >> i guess the last move -- last week the prime minister came out and said by the way, you reelect me there's going to be mow two state solution when it comes to the palestinians. what role do you think that played in the final result? >> i think we have to focus on what is want haening in the middle east and how israelis see the threats and dangers they face. what we're seeing now is that iran is moving into country after country in the region. just two days ago we heard on the news there are iranians forces massing on the syrian jodeignian border. what israelis think when they

hear this is they need security. they need a prime minister who will assure their security. they need defensivable borders in the west bank. they cannot withdraw to the 67 lines. finally, on jerusalem, they cannot divide jerusalem. we're not going to allow isis or variations of isis to start burning churches in jerusalem like they do in egypt or iraq or elsewhere. we will protect the holy sites of all mankind. only a free jerusalem will do it. >> there is some investigation into a bipartisan into a one voice movement and its subsidiary a non-profit that could have played a roll for the opponent of netanyahu to win president. how do you feel about that? >> we've been facing these issues for long time with european union money, trying to tilt israeli public opinion.

i would be surprised if any official u.s. individuals were involved. they say there are some state department funding. you know what? we have a criminal justice system and an active prosecutor. let them look into it. if there's nothing there, let's get past it and focus on the real thing, which is preventing iran from getting nuclear weapons. as the prime minister said in his joint session of congress. >> right. you say it does not project a difficult time forming a government. benjamin netanyahu wins a big election. thanks so much for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> okay coming up straight ahead, we told you about the high school dropping its redskins mascot because some found it offensive. one parent has a plan to reverse that plan she'll join us next. this guy never saw this coming. >> whoa. did you see that? >> that's a fishing show i'd

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at 24 minutes past the top of the hour. here are quick headlines and the race for 2016 donald trump reportedly set to launch a presidential exploratory committee today. he's heading to new hampshire tomorrow. and just this week, trump turned down an opportunity to continue his hit reality show, celebrity apprentice. rand paul may be the first republican to announce his bid for president on april 7th in the middle of a two week senate

recess. invites have gone out to supporters and officials there. steve. a lancaster new york school board meeting turned tense as members voted unanimously to drop the name redskins as their mascot. the decision coming after months of controversy and boycotts from local schools that refused to play against them. parents were furious they weren't given a chance to cast a vote. we have a 5th generation lancaster alumni. good morning. >> good morning. you showed up on the meeting at monday night. apparently it was closed to the beginning then they opened it up. were you allowed to talk? >> no. the community has never had a voice in this whole matter. you know, people came out to show the support, to rally together. you know, we have a lot of

support. we were never heard. never had a chance. >> why are you outraged they would want to change this name? >> after 70 years of keeping this name, you know, like you said i'm a fifth generation, my kids will be the sixth. this logo and this mascot has been around for close to 70 years. now for it to be such an issue, you know, they're bringing in this very small group of native americans who claim to be name. i find that ridiculous because honestly, you know, they've made us retire this now. now there's all sorts of things on social media -- they want us to do with anything and everything native american. honestly i don't believe it's the name redskins. i think it's everything. they want to be wiped off the map. >> there are members of your community who are native american and they say that we find redskins to be offensive.

>> in our community? our community we have several native -- in their blood that say this is not offensive to them. they have written letter after letter and phone call after phone call. it's falling on deaf ears. >> are you saying there are people from out of town who are trying to say you got to get rid of this? >> yes. this is a group of people that have brought in -- brought in to, you know, show how offensive it is. and, you know, for our community, it isn't. i feel like, we should have the vote. this is our town, our school. you know, give us the voice. let us be heard. we've already heard that side. >> what are they going to call the team going forward? >> hopefully it's going to stay the redskins. this is a town that is outraged right now. and it's not going away anytime soon. this is not over for us. you know, we'll fight to the end. you know, they can retire the name all they want.

but people are going to continue to support. the students are outraged. these students who started in september as redskins, these seniors and even my daughter who is a freshman, they deserve to carry on this legacy, this tradition and pride that we have. you know, they haven't been heard. these kids need to be heard. it's up to them too. >> you were just heard. i understand you are running for one of the seats there at the lancaster school board. the election is in may. thank you very much for joining us today. >> thank you. >> and telling your side of the story. thank you. so what do you think about that? e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com. coming up one school telling a group of teachers they'll have to work on good friday or else. can they do that? we'll talk about it. which one has more sugar, that healthy looking juice drink or your favorite candy? like skittles or starburst? the answer will have you surprised. he's already surprised.

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what's your shot of the morning? take a look at this. this may be a lesson to all the double parkers out there. watch this. check it out. a driver double parks and blocks a row of cars there from moving. >> until one driver took matters into his own hands. watch this. >> oh. >> he pulled out a hammer and smashed the car window. >> he gets inside and his

friends help push the car out of the way. the group says they were waiting for 20 minutes to get out. i guess that's they're justification for taking a hammer to the window. >> 20 minutes got to go. >> there might be an alternative to doing that. honking your horn? jumping the curb? >> right. >> calling a cab. >> call somebody. where did he get the hammer? >> right. >> you have a hammer just hanging out all the time? >> i'm not sure but heather nauert would never do something like that. she's a mass transportation gal. >> i know you're handy so you probably have one in the back of your car. w we have a fox news alert bring you. and important news. a lawyer who faced death threats for defending an american ally has been shot dead in pakistan he served for the doctor who

helped down osama bin laden. the taliban splinter group shot him dead. they consider the doctor and his lawyer an enemy for handing over the terror leader. the lawyer stopped representing the doctor last year saying he had become too much of a target. $500 million worth of american weapons gone missing in yemen. the pentagon is saying it has no idea where all this military aid to yemen has now gone. that's stoking fears it could fall into the hands of al qaeda. that situation has grown a whole lot worse since the u.s. embassy was abandoned amid that growing violence there. some on capitol hill reportedly saying the equipment is presumed completely compromised and gone. back here at home. a fight for faith in rhode island. 200 teachers now filing a lawsuit against the school district after being denied good friday off. but the christian teachers say they are allowed two days of

religious leave each year. the school superintendent is saying because there are no required services on good friday. those requested were denied. a hearing is now scheduled in two weeks. we'll follow up on that story for you. there is always a bigger fish. one guy in new zealand finding that out the hard way. take a look. >> oh, no. did you see that? >> check it out. he had a fish on his line and then a big shark comes up and grabs what he had on his line. that fisherman probably wished he had a bigger boat. he was not able to reel in the shark. >> we need a bigger boat. >> we sure do. >> thanks, heather. >> we don't need anything we have maria molina and a map and she is a weather shark. >> good morning. good to see you three and good to be back here. this morning in new york city. we have some pretty mild temperatures across the country. the exception is across parts of

the great lakes and northeast. we're seeing cooler temperatures returning. and they're going to be sticking around as we head into this weekend. some of those current numbers 31 in new york city. you're at 25 in cleveland. and over in parts of new england, you're looking at current temperatures only in the teens. much milder south. temperatures in the 60s for dallas and new orleans. your highs will be very warm as we head southward. you're in the upper 70s in new orleans. 60s in atlanta. as we talk about precipitation. we have snow coming down in the northeast. there is one lake effect snow band across western new york. that will be producing heavy snow. the big issue in new england is the wind, wind guests over 50 miles per hour will cause all kinds of issues there. expecting rain as well across parts of the plains. let's head back inside. >> it's still kind of winter. thank you very much. talk about a sugar high. some healthy sounding foods and drinks are packed with more sugar than your favorite candy bar. which are the biggest culprits

and what should you eat instead? let's talk to karen gilbert. she's the author of a book and founder of decision nutrition. >> it's shocking to hear that candy -- >> we were saying it's depressing. >> provide us with an alternative. we're seeing juices, what do ye need to know? >> green juice, seemingly healthy. it's a craze right now. you want to detox. i'm comparing this green juice, it has 56 grams of sugar curm paired to a packet of skittles, which only has 46 grams of sugar. >> skittles are better for you than the drink? >> yeah. >> the point is, is that -- >> drinking -- >> even the package says no sugar added essentially it is fruits and vegetables, but you're extracting fiber. >> you're taking it in all at once. they are the rage? >> i prefer people that i work

with make smoothies with whole natural foods. that's why i have examples here. there's almond milk in here and strawberries and spinach and chia. >> the key here is you're not taking out the fiber, you're taking in the fiber so it will be better than juice. >> your blood sugar levels stabilize. if you drink this throughout your day, throughout your busy day -- >> which i have done that bothers me. if you think something looks that disgusting it must be good for you. >> the green confuses you. it looks healthy. this one is interesting because this is vanilla yogurt. seemingly it looks -- >> it looks good. >> there's no goo in it. when something is fat free and they flavor it, they're adding sugar to enhance the flavor. that has 25 grams of sugar which is like nine starbursts. >> they really are. >> they're so much prettier. >> it's kind of obvious.

look at your labels, read the packet and say -- there are yogurt. its greek yogurt without sugar. you can put real fruit. you can flavor with sin wherein. >> we have lolly pops. we have tomato soup. >> the soup is healthier for you? >> yeah, it would seem so. obviously all these things have other things like protein and fiber. the bottom line is it can affect your blood sugar like two lolly pops. this has 16 grams of sugar. this is soup from my book. it's whole and natural and there's no sugar added because i made it. i know what's in there. >> this is simple. which has more sugar raisins or these pieces of marshmallow. >> this is shocking because obviously dehydrated fruit takes out water. raisins we would probably give

to our kids. this is 86 grams of sugar. this only has 30 grams of sugar. >> the kids were right. >> well, raisins have fiber and nutrients in it. but you can overportion this so easily then your sugar will be -- >> you got the dwru nolea bar against pez. you think we're better off with peanut butter. >> you're going to tank likelyze said. >> beware people need to read the labels. >> read the labels and ingredients. >> thank you, hd diet is your book. we thank you for swapping in some healthy options for us today without the sugar. coming up, iraqi forces are now using more advanced weapons against isis, are those weapons coming from iran? how would that turn out? pete hegseth here with a warning for the white house coming up.

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through october 11th. this year the code c 2 is also marked directly below the date. kids wake up in your cupered, if you do don't eat it. iraqi forces ramping up their battle against isis in the city of tikrit. u.s. intelligence officials are starting to see the iraqi forces use new weapons systems like these on the battlefield. big missile. they're being supplied by iran. >> how big of an issue is this? joining us is fox news contributor and ceo of concerned veterans of america. pete hegseth. great to have you. this is a big deal you say why? it's an escalation of f of the out sourcing of to iran. the chairman of the joint chiefs the top military official says this is positive step if it doesn't lead to sectarian violence. that -- iran dabbles -- that's

what they do. this will lead to sectarian violence. you have shia militias amassing in tikrit with substantial heavy weapons and rockets taking on isis. this is a sunni shia battle we have unleashed. and bibi netanyahu said it the enemy of our enemy is still our enemy. iran is gobbling more control in iraq. >> they are not appropriate weapons for that fight? these missiles are too high powered. they can't even by aimed. these are the same people we all special rules of engagement with. iran is in iraq bombing indiscriminately into a major city. >> that's right. this is the same weapons hamas used in israel. this is how iran exports terror. if they're a part of that operation, they will inflame the same sectarian violence that sent that country into a spiral before our surge got it out of the spiral. we're back into a place where you will see more of that.

>> the president said iran's opportunity to get in there, really was started through our invasion. your thoughts on that? >> i saw that last night. he will go to no depths to blame what he's done on president bush without being able to look at his policies and what it led to in iraq. >> when you think about what's going on, though, over in iraq, isn't it better that you got iran helping them, because they do need boots on the ground. because we're not going to help. we're not going to help. >> i don't know. that's an open question. we haven't done the diplomatic work and laid the military groundwork -- the president touts in that same interview a 60 member coalition. >> is it real? >> no, it's not real. it's a faux coalition. you can be a member of the coalition if you pledge support for the effort. even if you're not flying missions or providing ammunition or providing any troops. >> when they needed weapons, it was iran that flew in weapons immediately.

rearmed the kurds and the iraqis. we did not -- >> that's what it's about in the middle east. when folks are under siege, it's the powerful force, the one that comes in immediately and provides arms. i saw it when i was inside samara. we were providing weapons. they needed weapons to survive and defend themselves. that's how you build a relationship. iran is seizing the vacuum we have created and they're building their influence in the process. >> interesting stuff. major, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> every veteran that fought in iraq has got to be seething. all right, 12 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, clint eastwood has said his movie "american sniper" is an antiwar film. >> call it design intervention a pastor donates his kidney for a man he knew for a few days. that decision saved his own life. wait till you see what the doctors found during the surgery. ♪

just days after a chance encounter at a church fundraiser this pastor says he felt god calling him to donate his kidney in order to save his life. little did he know his selfless sacrifice was part of a divine plan that would end up saving his own life. during surgery doctors discovered a aneurysm. they were able to fix the aneurysm and complete the sarge. what a blessing it is to have both of you right here. joining us live to tell about this miracle. both of your lives were saved

because you decided to step in when someone needed it. can you tell us how you met, pastor? >> yes, ma'am. we had just recently started our own church, mercy independent baptist church in north carolina. we were having a fundraiser on a saturday morning. and dawn and his wife happened to be out yard selling and stopped by and paid us a visit. >> you almost didn't get out of the car. this could have been a moment passed by. but you got out, why? >> well, i'm into gospel music. i sing gospel music myself. he had music playing in the church and i heard the music. i was curious to see what they had done to the little church. so i wanted to see inside the church. and so i got out to just be nosy, really, to see what was going on. >> you sure did get out. and what you found was someone willing to save your life. three days afrtd two of you met, pastor, you offered to donate a

kidney. this is just three days after you met. you go in for surgery to do this, which is unbelievable just that alone. it's so kind and loving. what did the doctors find when they go in? >> well, obviously, i wasn't -- i was very incoherent when they found what they found. went in that morning for surgery. the surgery was supposed to take around three hours or so. and i was advised by my wife and family after i woke up that i had been in surgery in excessive amount of time, about seven hours. they said while they were in, that the renal artery going into my kidney, there was an aneurysm. and which shocked me. i work in the medical field as well as pastering a church. i knew that was serious. they told me if they hadn't have found it, which scans had moved previous. i went through extensive testing at duke medical center. it was never caught. they said if they had not have

found it, it could have ruptured and i would have died. >> my goodness, in the act of saving don's life your life was saved. when you sit next to one another and look at one another you're looking at the person who saved your life by act and by grace. what do you say to one another? >> it's hard to find words to say what i feel in my heart for what he done for me. you know, words can never convey the gratitude that i have for what he done. it's such a selfless thing to give a part of him to save me. if i would have been his blood brother, it would have been different. but to not have known him but just a couple of months, it's amazing. you know, it's just hard to really conceive at all how someone would be that willing to do something. >> yeah. pastor, do you consider don to

be your brother at this point? >> absolutely. don and i have grown very close. >> yeah. >> but, you know, one thing we want our story to convey to people, is number one, that i give all the credit to my savior, jesus christ. and i just want people to know there are people out here that love other people. and in a world where it seems like all we see is the bad,ing there are good people out here that are willing to give of themselves. >> absolutely. absolutely. we can't thank you enough. what a miracle to have shared with us on "fox and friends." we're glad both of you are healthy and were saved by this divine intervention. we want to let people know if you want to donate. you can do so. incredible. now this coming up, the testifying moment when a man rushes the cockpit screaming jihad. >> please pick me up.

>> okay. >> okay. >> don't move. you're okay we're going to get you off this plane, buddy. up next the hero passengers who stepped in and tackled that crazed man. we have them here for you live at "fox and friends."

good morning. it is wednesday, march 18th. i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. we start with a fox news alert. he signed up to fight for our country, instead he made have been plotting to destroy it. a united states air force veteran charged with trying to join isis. that's not the only secret he was hiding. and another fox news alert, a big win for benjamin netanyahu. winning reelection in israel. the main stream media, not too happy about that. >> the last minute threat that could destroy any chance of a peace plan. >> could mean the end of peace with palestinians. >> i have to say not a lot of optimism on this front. >> whose side are they on? the mainstream media and the

president finally change their tune? the people of israel have spoken. all right terrifying moments as paernls tackle a screaming jihad guy on a plane. >> please pick me up. please. >> okay. okay. >> i'm sorry. >> you're sorry now. you'll meet those heroes live. because let me just add this because i have some time on my hands. mornings are better with friends. >> this is bob eu banks. >> that's right. >> okay. good, good friends. despite our political differences on many occasions. dear friends to this day. >> i keep reading how she wants off that show. >> can you blame her? >> no, i can't. >> enough about that. >> i don't even know who's on that show. we'll talk about that some other time. >> we will.

in the meantime let's get to the fox news alert. isis from within. a united states air force veteran is accused of trying to cross into syria and join isis. in just a few hours, he'll face a federal judge in brooklyn, new york. >> heather childers is live with more on his background and what authorities found on his laptop. what do we know? >> new information coming out. we know he is 47-year-old tairod pugh. he converted to islam in 1998 and became more radicalized. the doj said he flew from egypt to turkey in january with the goal of joining isis in syria. a month earlier, he was fired as an airplane mechanic in kuwait. he was stopped at the turgish border. he was sent back to egypt before he could carry out his plan. egyptian authorities found nearly 200 propaganda videos on his laptop. some depicting isis killing prisoners. they found crossing

information along with electronic devices wiped clean of data. pugh grew up in new jersey and served in the air force from 1986 to 1990. he was trained on weapons systems, engines and navigation. he was a plane mechanic for several companies, including american airlines after leaving the air force. >> this is a person who has inside information as to a military planes, military operations. things of this nature. this is somebody that could go potentially to isis and divulge this information. >> pugh allegedly wrote a letter to his wife saying in part, i will use the talents and skills given to me by allah to establish and defend the islamic state. there is only two possible outcomes for me, victory or martyr. pugh is expected to plead not guilty at his arraignment in brooklyn. he faces a maximum of 35 years in prison. you know, that training that he

spoke up, not given to him by allah, given to him by the united states government and his training here. back to you. >> disturbing. >> we'll be keeping an eye on him since 9/11 when he seemed to be sympathetic. they had him on the radar. three minutes after the top of the hour. in case you did not know it and you went to bed early. bibi netanyahu seems to have won another reelection. his fourth reelection as prime minister of israel. he still has to form a government. this all despite reports that the obama administration allegedly interfered with the election, as well as french agencies interfere would the election. they did not want to see him reelucted. >> right. slight lead there which ended up being a huge victory over his opponent. official results were coming in until thursday. it could take weeks to form the coalition everybody has been talking about. he focused on global security. obviously coming here to the united states to speak with congress here and the role iran is playing in it all. his opponents focused on dinner

table issues, housing prices. then after the victory, netanyahu actually said he would focus more on that to lower those and make life comfortable. >> i'm sure that's a problem he was going to address. he saw the exit polls. when you live in israel, you live under the threat your neighbors are going to try to kill you. as he's been trying to tell us about iran. one of the things -- in this particular israeli election got something in common with american elections of recent times. the exit polls were way wrong. the polls said this is too close to call, it's split down the middle. it was pretty much a landslide for the lakid party. his advisor was talking to brian earlier when he said this. >> it surprised the whole country. most people predicted as well as the pundits predicted that this would be a tie. this would be 23-23, 25-25.

the netanyahu personally obtained 30 cunetts seats in our parliamentary system. it's a landslide and a victory. and a overwhelming approval for the prime minister's policies. he's received a mandate to go forward. >> to the surprise of anybody. it's very few who have been watching what's going on, when you have to deal with hamas whose charter is to destroy israel. you know it will be hard to have a palestinian state alongside a israeli state. benjamin netanyahu said talked about the elephant in the room. by the way you elect me there will not be a two state solution. we won't go for it. we will look to expand the west bank with more settlements. he doubled down at the last minute and people flocked to the polls. >> came out victorious. you see the celebration there. no celebration coming from the white house today. the administration seemed to stop at nothing from preventing benjamin netanyahu from being

victorious. we understand now the state department supposedly funded right here hundreds of thousands of dollars to an organization called one voice, which had a subsidiary called v 15. whose main goal was to not allow benjamin netanyahu to remain in victory. they actually had a leader jeremy bird who worked closely with the obama administration. he headed up v 15. now we are hearing one victory that looks like a guilty plea here went forward and added a new organization. called peace works under their tax exemp status. what that means is they've been accuse said of basically funding the opposition to netanyahu which is coming 41 your tax dollars. how ridiculous is that? perhaps illegal. >> very quietly one voice is now fail filed paperwork so they can get involved in politics after it started to hit the fan that it became very clear that our president wanted a divorce from bibi netanyahu. none the less, they are stuck together through the end of

president obama's term. what's interesting is how it became clear that the white house -- it looked like they had their fingerprints all over the election trying to push the other guy, not netanyahu. who falls in line? the mainstream media. it was a bibi netanyahu basha thon last night. we will show you excerpts from abc and nbc. they framed him as a conservative and went on an an anti lakid tirade. >> a fight for a power in israel and the last minute threat that could destroy any chance of a peace plan. >> this has profound implications. it could mean the end of peace for the palestinians, the end of peace with president obama. and change the course of history. >> this will be hard. netanyahu is opposed to a palestinian state. i have to say, scott, not a lot of optimism on this front. >> whose side were they on? clearly they wanted netanyahu in

the soup line. >> talk about doom and gloom. >> the palestinians is not posed for peace. they're sitting at the peace table wanting to give in to everything. i think they're propeace. >> benjamin netanyahu said we are faced with major challenges on security and soci economic front. we promise to take care of living rise of costs. that as well as national security i'm sure. >> the way you laid out how former obama people working to try to unseat netanyahu, not one network aside from this one, mentioned it last night. >> nobody. >> doom and gloom. >> it's bad news for iran too who thought they were going to run roughshod through the middle east. >> caroline kennedy is ambassador to japan. there is news coming out on here. she is reportedly getting death threats in that country. officials there investigating threats against our u.s. ambassador, caroline kennedy and one other american diplomat.

tokyo police say they have received calls in english from a source threatening to kill kennedy and similar ones targeting the counsel general there. no motive is known. we'll bring you the latest as we get it. another fox news alert to bring you. a letter bound for the white house had more than a note inside of it. it tested positive for cyanide. fortunately it never made it past that mail screening facility that gets the mail before the white house does. that letter is undergoing further testing. no suspect has been named at this time. there are reports that the return address on that envelope was that of a guy who has sent several packages to the white house since 1995. a pregnant reality star and her husband murdered. christie cod who competed in the eighth season of food network star and his husband were reported missing sunday. police believe this man, robert owens murdered them and returned to their house to steal a laptop jewelry and handgun.

he's a construction worker who was hired to renovate their house. cod was five months pregnant. owens is also suspected in the 2000 disappearance of zeb quinn, his 18-year-old co-worker. we all know that clint eastwood directed the movie american sniper. remember critics blast it as prowar? for the first time eastwood is sharing his personal views on that movie and the war. he spoke to students in los angeles. he said quote, i was not a big fan of going to war in iraq or afghanistan. there was a lot of intelligence that told us that bad things could happen there. we're never sure how that ended up, whether it was pro or con. i tend toaire on the side less is best. according to eastwood the critics who call itted pro war were wrong. i'll see you in just a bit. coming up, you saw the terrifying moment passengers tackle a man screaming jihad on

a plane. >> please, pick me up. >> okay. okay. >> i'm sorry. >> well, would you do the same thing? jump up, meet the heroes who did live next. >> incredible. the federal government wants to invade the most private part of your morning routine. just wait until you hear this. >> stay out of my shower. ♪ ur nose... suddenly... you're a mouthbreather. well, put on a breathe right strip and instantly open your nose up to 38% more than cold medicines alone so you can breathe and sleep shut your mouth and sleep right. breathe right.

please pick me up. please, please. >> okay. okay. >> i'm so sorry. >> don't move, you're okay we're going to get you off this plane, buddy. >> wow, dramatic video showing passengers on a united airlines flight taking down a man. this morning they're being called heroes. they're here with us right now. these are the people that made sure he was tackled and subdued. >> scott and don join us from denver who were on that flight and witnessed the whole thing and helped subdue this guy. first off, don, if you would begin and tell me all of you, what you were thinking as this

man went towards the cockpit. don? >> well, you know, it -- as we're sitting there and the plane is taking off, everyone is in a pretty relaxed mode. your ear phones are on. you're getting ready for a long trip. to see somebody in more of a silhouette walking through the aisles of the plane is clearly -- it was not normal. >> right. >> just at that point your heart raises and, you know, your instincts kick in. >> you guys are buddies, did you talk to each other about something is going on here we got to do something? >> i don't think we had time for that. i looked to my right and i noticed don's eyes grew large. he jumped out of his seat. i took my headset off and did the same. >> you jumped up immediately, what did you do? >> fortunately scott was in front of me. he was the first one out and the first one on scene. and scott took care of it from there.

>> so he tackled him. and where were you, donna? >> i was sitting in front of scott on the plane. so i -- they were actually wrestling with him right next to me on the aisle. >> so you got him down quickly. you didn't know if he had a bomb i imagine, or if he had anything, you didn't know what he was up to. scott, what made you spring into action as oppose today stay put and let the flight attendants take care of it? >> i'm not that person. i couldn't tell you what made me do it, i just did it. i got up and grabbed him by the torso. and i put him on the ground. after i did that, don started searching his body. we turned the cabin lights on. we just directed kids and other folks to go to the back of the plane. he just continued to fight. we just did what comes natural. >> what was he saying, did you hear? any of you guys. what do you remember? >> what i remember is when i

took off my head phones he was screaming how the plane is going down. we don't have enough speed. and, you know, then he started throwing the jihad and they're in the belly of the plane and they're shooting at us. and, you know, just a bunch of continueal talk about -- wasn't in the right frame of mind. >> he said there was something in the belly of the plane. did you hear anything donna or anybody else? he was saying this jihad, that he wanted to do damage to the plane? >> i didn't hear that. it seemed more like he was in a state of panic. rather than he wanted to damage something. and he -- he wanted to do something about the fact that the plane was going down or something. he was clearly not in a right state of mind. >> so you circled back and went back to dulles. by the end of this was this guy crying at the end saying he's sorry? >> at the end, he was.

throughout the ordeal as we were trying to subdue him, he was screaming. they're calltish off, they're calling it off. many things go through your mind. but the number one thing was just hold on to him, keep his hands away from his body. not allow him to touch any part of his body. and at the final three to four minutes is when he started saying he would pay us if we let him up. he would make us rich. he was saying they're calling it off they're calltish off. they made me nervous. >> that's the first time i heard that. what does that mean? >> i don't think it -- anything he said i'm not sure if it meant anything. it gave you a reason to be alarmed in certain situations. i don't know if we were ever really alarmed. this is what needs to be done. scott started directing orders to myself to remove his shoes. to frisk him. and. >> you guy did --

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nearly 50 years ago. she passed away at a nursing home last week. 49.1 hours. that's how long an average new yorker's work week is, including the commute. making it the longest work week in the country. coming in second, san francisco. that is your news by the numbers. thanks steve. the tv show "empire" is exploding with record success. changing the game. >> the red hot first season comes to what is sure to be an epic conclusion during a two hour finale last night. last step into the spotlight for an inside look. this show has been red hot. while other shows are going down, it's going up in the ratings. >> it's going up. this is the water cooler television show of the season. i had a chance to sit down with two of the leading ladies, grace gealey and i got to see why everyone is talking about

"empire." >> you divorce me in the end. my $400,000 that started this. >> "empire" an edge of your seat soap opera is a smaths hit averaging 15 million viewers an episode. cookie lyon. >> i read the script and knew it was amazing. i knew if it was handled properly it could change the face of television. >> there's a vulnerable side to her as tough as she is. >> usually when you play bigger than life characters you have to base them in reality and keep them grounded so it doesn't become too big. then people don't care. it's important to show the why. this person is the way they are. >> you are going to be a much better king now that you have to fight for it. >> fight for what? >> grace gealey plays anika a business nemesis setting the stage for a pair of dueling

divas. >> did you have an idea of where she was going? >> no. actually, i was really kind of taken aback. so when i read some of the stuff they were writing. i was like, she does what? no. >> because i ask jesus to forgive you don't mean i do. >> where did the whole booboo kitty come from. >> laverne and shirley. they didn't write that in. >> big season finale coming up on fox. two hours? >> yes. >> can you give us a speak peek. >> most of the episodes you see it is normally the story of somebody else who takes the hype. in the finale everybody goes berserk. everyone. >> everyone goes berserk. you know, you touched on something. this show has done something no other show has done in a very long time, which is grow its audience week to week. for nine straight weeks. it's setting records.

>> 15 plus million a night, an episode. that's incredible. that's going to be topped tonight. >> the big finale is tonight. it kicks off at 8:00 on fox. >> michael thank you much, follow him on twitter. >> and the foxlight. >> big hit for fox. two minutes before the bottom of the hour. a brave fire rescue all caught on camera. >> anybody in here? >> the rookie deputy who helped save a woman's life joining us live next. what's a bigger threat for our future, the national debt or our college students? hear what they would do with their share of the money. >> what would you do if today you had over $800,000? >> buy a couple ounces of pot, a really nice car. i'd put $200 grand in a roth ira. i could make money off of that. >> when were you born?

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we have all done this. it's your shot of the morning. >> you got to be kidding me. >> a dare devil taking a leap of faith. he taeched a parachute to his snowmobile. he goes off a cliff. he drifted 1,000 feet as he makes his way back down to the ground. like the rock and roll roller coaster it is arrow smith that does that. >> this is dangerous he didn't know where he was going to land. >> he probably took the chute

off. >> he had to go to sweden? >> i don't know. great deal of faith to do that. oh, my. well, from risky business to all the business that's going on. heather nauert has the headlines for you. >> i sure do. good morning. i hope you're off to a great day. more possible ebola patients on their way to the united states. we received word that four more healthcare workers possibly infected with the deadly virus are being flown by to atlanta for a hospital there for observation. a total of 16 workers vrb brought back to the united states so far from sierra leone. omone has a confirmed case of ebola at this point. and that person remains in critical condition. former vice president dick cheney blasting president obama in a brand new interview by our own james rosen that was published in playboy magazine. he says he thinks that president obama and attorney general eric holder played the race card in order to deal with critics and then hehad this to say.

i look at barack obama and i see the worst president in my lifetime. i used to have significant criticism of jimmy carter. the damage obama is doing to the nation it's a tragedy and we will pay a price trying to dig out from his presidencpresidenc. forget about taking a long hot shower on vacation. if you think you're doing it in private, think again. an epa is about to start monitoring your water use. the epa now spending $15,000 of your tax money to create a wireless system just to track how much water hotel guests use. the agency estimates that hotel guests around the world waste millions of gallons of water each year. really? now that the feds borrowing limit has expired. congress has to deal with

$18 trillion of national debt will have to pay up. watch what happens when campus reform tells college students about their share of the debt. >> what would you do if today you had over $800,000? >> probably buy a couple ounces of pot. >> taxpayers have to pay it off. >> i'm not a taxpayer. >> she will be. soon enough. according to campus reform, the average american's share of our national debt is $57,000. the students don't have it figured out. good thing they're still in cool. >> i'm not a taxpayer. my parents pay taxes. i don't have to worry about that. >> exactly. >> it will be their debt soon enough. >> i wonder if those kids have science classes. if they did, they might want to play the home game of science quiz day. if you prepared a question? >> we have a question ready for you. it's science related. i want to set it up a little bit. typically we're starting to head

towards the months we see severe weather picking up. during the month of march, on average we see 80 reported tornados across the country. today's question is, how many tornados have occurred so far this march? that's in the u.s. so a is it zero, b, 10. c 20 or d 30. clearly we're going with a below average number since we stated 80 tornados get reported for the month of march. >> in the united states? >> in the u.s. >> zero. >> i'm going to say 30. >> well, surprisingly, steve, not because -- you are correct. surprisingly the answer is zero. we have seen so far -- >> they could have been quiet. >> it's a very quiet tornado season. that's great news for the u.s. we have not had a very active severe weather season. things could pick up over the next couple of months. we will track those weather systems for you. let's take a look at the high

temperatures. if you live in new england you're looking at cold temperatures today. highs forecast to reach the teens, especially across parts of maine and northern parts of new hampshire. 18 degrees is the forecast high in caribou. keep in mind, windy conditions are forecast there. gusts up to 50 miles per hour. we do have some lingering snow across parts of the east. lake effect snow across western new york and maine and possibly more snow as we head into friday. we will keep you updated. let's head back inside. >> winter is not done yet. thank you. an incredibly brave fire rescue by a florida deputy in his second week on that job. watch. >> anybody here? pasco county deputy who helped save a lady's life. joins us now. we couldn't get over the fact it was two weeks you were on drive

duty there. this happened. you had limited gear. describe for us what you saw and what happened. >> as we approached the scene, we saw the first lady out in the driveway. according to what we knew, we just thought there was a mother and a daughter still trapped in the house. we didn't know it was the mom that was outside. as we approached the scene, i just went straight to the door trying to look for that person that was still inside. >> you find out that there's a fire, obviously, you have your body camera goes off. that's how we're able to see this footage. you had to get inside. the smoke is so thick you start breaking windows. what did you do get low and follow the screams? >> when i went through the front door, i got on the floor and tried to get my way in the building. i couldn't see far and had to back out. >> we say two weeks on the job here as you were off of training. you had nine years serving in the marines. we thank you for that service.

how much do you credit your training in the military for your ability to pull off this rescue? >> you know, it's no different than what we do out here. you know, i don't think it was just me. it was the other three deputies there that actually got her out of the building. our sheriff's office motto is we fight as one. i think that's what we did that day. >> surely. deputy, two weeks into the job, did you think it was going to be this dangerous? >> i mean, you know any situation we go to could be dangerous. you know, even the ones that aren't dangerous can turn dangerous quickly. you never know. >> and the actual fire itself, you guys get inside, you get in there. and where did you -- how did you get her out? >> well, after i backed out of the house, i had went around -- like i said we thought there were two people in there. i went to one bedroom window. i knocked it out trying to see if anybody was in there. and the other deputies were over

there breaking out the window because they heard her screaming and got a blanket down for her and pulled her out. >> do you know what deputy? people have been talking over the last year or so about how important it is that you guys wear these body cameras. i think it's great. because it shows us how hard your job is. in fact, you're wearing it right now, right? is that thing on all the time? >> i am. it's constantly running. we actually have to turn it on to make it record. and it will have a 30 second buffer, of the previous 302nd from the time i hit record. >> your pastor actually saw this happened and texted you. what did it mean to you to hear from him? >> it was pretty cool that morning. he texted me and we talked for a few minutes. it was nice to talk to him. >> thanks for talking to us for a few minutes. tampa deputy james collins from pasco county. job well done. >> by your entire team. >> you bet. great, absolutely great. >> so modest. >> hillary clinton's e-mail

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foul play as of now is not suspected. the party is over for sigma alpha u. the school shut them down after they wreaked haffic on a ski resort causing over $400,000 worth of damage. they also would not come clean about which brothers were responsible. so trouble there. thank you. the state department admits hillary clinton didn't quite follow the rules. >> we have reviewed secretary clinton's official personnel file and administrative file and do not have any record of her signing the of 109. >> that form has known as a separation statement is essentially a promise that they have turned over all official documents, including e-mails to the government. with clinton weighed down on this scandal, do democrats have any plan b's for 2016? here to debate we have fox news

contributors. good morning. >> good morning. >> just a quick poll of the two of you, joe, on a scale of one to ten, how much hot water is hillary in right now? >> i'd say about a four. it won't have a big impact later on. >> pete, what do you say? >> i say six or seven 67. this is starting to make the white house's water boil. they don't know what they got into at all. she's been operating on her own for so long under her own rules. they don't know what they bought. >> i heard on special report talking about how privately, a number of democratic big shots are going -- are we sure we don't have somebody else waiting in the wings? because maybe we shouldn't put all our money on this one person? >> there are going to be other candidates. martin o'malley and jim webb, former senator from virginia and

others are circling and around and haven't announced yet. there is going to be a primary. i don't see any clamoring at all at this point for -- you know, to be the any anybody but clinton candidate within the democratic party. at least right now, that hasn't materialized at all in my view. >> a poll was taken about potential democratic candidates. hillary way ahead with 60%. joe biden at 13% and ms. warren at 12%. jim sanders martin o'malley are in the single digits. how much would you like to see joe biden be a nominee? >> i would love it. nothing would make my heart flutter having uncle joe released again. i read the other day that john kerry is warming up in the bullpen. he's thinking about it. i'm sure joe has old howard dean ready to roll. he went out and hit rahm emanuel

in the face the other day. i think he's got a little life left in him. >> that's a low blow. below the belt. >> if you look, hillary's favorability has dropped. when you factor in the e-mail thing, she had the private server. all this stuff with the clinton foundation. you know, foreign governments with the donations. people are wondering, can we really trust her? if it's a question about trust, that's a tough one. >> well, i mean, look, every one of these candidates on both sides are going to get challenged. it's going to have things exposed over the course of getting to november. and she's going to be up against somebody. and look, as pete would love to have joe biden be who the gop is up against. i'd love to see ted cruz get the nomination. we'll see how cruz and hillary

pair up. you're right that there's been a drop in her numbers. that's going to happen to everybody in this race over time. >> pete, i'm going to give you a final 10 seconds. >> you put your finger on it. the e-mail scandal takes away her strength, competency in foreign policy. it's creating a break in that armor that i think republicans will take advantage of, then the whole thing crumbles. >> nice conversation. thank you for joining us live today. coming up on this wednesday, do you still have feelings from an old flame from years ago? many people do. but does that make you normal or a little nuts? dr. keith ablow has the answer straight ahead. on this date in 1989. night fever by the beegees. we were all tapping our foot to it. ♪ night fever

am i normal or am i nuts? >> it's the question we ask dr. keith ablow every week. dr. keith on the couch good to see you. >> great to be here. >> who do you want to read the first e-mail? >> i think i'll choose elizabeth. >> my girlfriend is eating food off my plate. i don't know why she can't leave my food alone or why this bothers me so much. is she normal or nuts? >> she can't leave your food alone because she's nuts? >> what if she's just hungry. >> here's the key -- >> he keeps telling her please leave it alone. is it touchy of him? sure. but it's a lot of crazy of her.

boundaries, be careful. first it's the food. then it's the bank account. >> really? >> come on. >> looking on your phone. >> if you go out to eat, though, i order one meal and she orders something else and hers looks really good. you know, oftentimes my wife -- you want a bite of that? >> she invited you. she invited you. >> please don't do that. >> much different. >> that would be different. >> fine. >> you're testing my patience. >> okay. >> let me tell you about this one. my husband and i -- i'm reading a story. my husband and i divorced eight years ago. there was no way to make it work but i still think about it a lot every day. i think i'm still in love with him. what about this story? >> way normal. how many of us cut off our feelings for somebody after the relationship ends? and many people do continue to have loving feelings. here's the thing, if you're

single and you have these feelings, reach out to that other person if he's single and disclose it. i know somebody who got married three times. >> to the same person? >> to the same woman. they're still together. >> that's a good customer of yours, i imagine. >> exactly. >> where is your ticket. >> final comment i often dream about being a famous celebrity and then going to my high school reunion where everybody greets me like a huge star. normal or nuts? doesn't everybody do that? >> this is nuts. >> everybody wants to go back to reunions successful. >> she often dreams of going back and being treated as a celebrity. you got to move on in your life. you have to fill your life with new things that you're proud and release the hold these people have on you.

>> you're basing your validity of success on other people. you've got to be successful with yourself first. >> absolutely. >> what do you think it's like going back with no hair? otherwise how are you going to go forward? >> all you can do now is rent a convertible. >> great to see you. >> if you've got a question e-mail him at friends@foxnews.com. >> coming up more on our big news story this morning, a big win for benjamin netanyahu. but what does this mean for the rest of the world and the white house that opposed him? mike huckabee joins us live to react next. there's nothing like a little discussion on race going with your morning coffee. right? starbucks feeling serious heat for the new campaign to talk about race with your flat white. ♪ ♪

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good morning to you it is wednesday march 18th. i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. we start with a fox news alert. he signed up to fight for our country. instead he's accused of plotting to destroy it. an air force veteran charged with trying to join isis. that is not the only secret he was hiding. >> there's more. a fox news alert this morning. death threats against u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy. breaking details on the clues investigators found in a phone call. all right. i got a question for you. you want a lecture on race with that latte starbucks telling its employees to discuss race relations with its customers? is it an idea? mornings are better with friends. >> this is tom wopa strt you're watching "fox and friends."

>> i saw their commercial together. they go really fast and they -- >> they never slowed down. god bless them. >> more of that to come. comments on starbucks. everybody is talking today. first we'll begin with a fox news alert for you. isis from within. a united states air force veteran is accused of trying to cross into syria and join the terror group. >> less than three hours from right now, this guy is going to face a federal judge in a courtroom in brooklyn, new york. >> heather childers knows about it. she will inform us with what the authorities found on his laptop. >> it's interesting. speaking of laptops, 48-year-old tairod pugh converted to islam in 199 #. the doj says he flew from egypt to turkey in january with the goal of joining isis in syria. a month earlier he had been fired as an airplane mechanic in kuwait. he was stopped at the turkish

border and sent back to egypt before he could carry out his plan. it's a good thing. that is when egyptian authorities found on his laptop nearly 200 propaganda videos. some depicting isis killing prisoners. and they also found border crossing information, along with several electronic devices that had been wiped clean of data. pugh grew up in new jersey. he served in the air force from 1986 to 1990. he was trained on weapons systems, engine and navigation. he was a plane mechanic for several companies, including american airlines after leaving the air force. >> this is a person who has inside information as to a military planes, military operations. things of this nature. this is somebody that could go potentially to isis and divulge this information. >> and there's more pugh allegedly wrote a letter to his wife saying, i will use the talents and skills given to me by allah to establish and defend

the islamic state. there is only two possible outcomes for me, victory or martyr. pugh is expected to plead not guilty at his arraignment in federal court in brooklyn. that's at 11:00 a.m. he faces a maximum of 35 years in prison. a lot of people troubled by this. >> absolutely. thank you very much. i find it troubling he was an airplane mechanic. an airline mechanic for american airlines. >> it's unsettling. >> his neighbors knew he had a loyalty issue. to another fox news alert. benjamin netanyahu and his lakid party cruising to a victory. >> what does this mean for one of america's biggest allies? kevin corke is live at the white house with the very latest. we hear a concession phone call was made by herzog. >> generally speaking you figure around 8:30 a statement will be

released. i wouldn't be surprised if we didn't hear from the white house until some time midday. by the way, they pushed back very forcefully against the notion they had a dog in the fight, as they like to say. they weren't backing one side or the other, despite the fact we all know the state department has been funding a group that was said to have been efforting a get out the vote for the opposition. benjamin netanyahu is celebrating victory today. we will have to wait out to see how things play out in the kness knesset. josh earnest said this will not have a negative impact on u.s. israeli relations. lis listen. >> the president has no doubt the strong ties between united states and israel will endure far beyond this election. and that has been true for generations now. that the u.s. israel relationship is not one that has

been subject historically to partisanship and not one that has been subject to intense partisan political debate. >> all right. and before i let you go, very quickly i want to share something. the iranian foreign minister is weighing in on the election saying there's no difference between israeli political parties, essentially saying -- i want to use a quote here -- they are aggressors in nature. he called them the zionist regime from the iranian foreign minister. no surprise there. we will await interest here at the white house and see how the press secretary and others weigh in on the big win by bibi netanyahu. back to you. >> for kevin to say the white house said they didn't have a dog in the fight. tightness in exit polls in israel suggest bibi's shameful demagogue wae a may have

garnered enough votes to save him. >> i think they had their money on sea biscuit. >> i've got breaking news alert to bring you. we start out with that a u.s. ambassador now receiving death threats overseas. officials in japan investigating threats against ambassador caroline kennedy and one other american official. tokyo police say they received calls in english from a source threatening to kill kennedy and similar ones targeting the u.s. consulate general. reports suggest the threats may be tied to a scheme to blackmail kennedy or the embassy. earlier this month the ambassador to south korea was slashed inthe face with a knife. a letter bound for the white house had more than just a note inside of it. it tested positive for cyanide. fortunately it never made it past the mail screening facility. the letter is undergoing testing. there are reports that the return address on that envelope was that of a guy who sent

multiple packages to white house since 1995. and then more potential charges for millieraire murder suspect robert durst. has police spent hours raiding his condmannian. officers in california believe he may have information about a teen age girl that went missing in 1997. he's been moved to a prison that's better suited to handle mental health issues. let this be a lesson to all you double parkers out there h. check out what happened here. a driver in malaysia double parks and blocks a row of cars from moving. that is, of course, until one driver took matters into his own hands. take a look. he pulls out some sort of a hammer or bat and he smashes the car windows.

he then gets inside and helps his friends push the car out of the way. the group were waiting for about 20 minutes to get out and got so mad they decided to smash the windows. those are your headlines. not a good idea. i wouldn't recommend it. >> i wouldn't say so either. >> by the way, that is the way some people are saying that starbucks idea, not a good idea, wouldn't do it. i kind am intrigued by it. >> the ceo of starbucks decided after placing a full ad saying shall we overcome and race together with a hashtag there. he's offering his employees to write. do you know how they write your name? #racetogether. giving employees the opportunity to talk about race as they hand you your flat white. >> he put out a video and he says in the video -- people say howard this is not a subject we should touch. he's right. he says there's a race problem in this country. that's part of the video right

there. what he wants the people who make your $5 coffee, he wants them to slide the coffee to you, the person to pick it up and say racetogether, what does that mean? the barrista is going to say there's a race problem in this country and we need to do better. if you're in the business of getting coffee to people quickly and effectively. is it a good idea to engage in a long race relations discussion while 30 people are behind you? >> before somebody has had a chance to get caffeine in their system. >> let's say you do have time -- i know a lot of people who spend all day in a starbucks. we see it. and that's been the attraction. let's say you do have time. is it okay to talk with strangers, hey they want us to talk about race. is it okay to sit around with six or seven people if you get coffee and there's no line. >> how much pressure does it put on the employee and write it or not. if you don't oput it on there

does it mean you don't want to talk about race. >> this is a guy wanting to solve major problems. we have an issue with jobs, he tried to do a job. >> is the the coffeemaker the person who can actually answer these questions on hotair.com. he wants to engage in questions. howard schultz does. they would like to ask him these questions. there's a burn of them. say the person says let's talk about it. why are incarceration rates for black men without a high school diploma than they are for whites? the barrista is going to answer that? >> sometimes. >> you're assuming all these discussions go well. we know sometimes they don't. does this put the barrista in a position to have a fiery debate -- >> we have some of the best conversations in the breaks with the crew about the issues of the day. so if people could relax a

little bit and talk about things without getting their back up, maybe you need a format in a starbucks. it's a saturday afternoon, my kid doesn't have to play ice hockey. >> if there are 30 people waiting for the coffee, you got to go fast. after he put out this message, the internet exploded and there were all sorts of tweets out there. >> our telepromper exploded. >> let's all #racetogether to dunkin' donuts for coffee. sorry starbucks i don't want to pay five bucks for a lecture. >> it could be a forum. what i want to do eat pizza pay off my debt. hang out with rihanna and talk about racism at starbucks. >> you have been writing up about this all morning long. jennifer on facebook writes this, can we get a cup of coffee without drama? >> i like this, i don't want to discuss race relations with a person i do not know serving my

coffee while i'm rushing out and making a live. >> we get starbucks coffee. >> did they write on our coffee? >> on my cup, i don't know if you can zoom and see the message i have today for starbucks it says. >> #shutupandpour. >> i think it could put them in a interesting position. >> i salute them trying to make a difference while making a lot of money off of it. talk about the jeffersons and all in the family who made fun of race relations. i like those days. >> caffeine. >> do you think it's a good or bad yooid? e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com. >> how does the mainstream media feel about netanyahu winning reelection? >> the last minute threat that could destroy any chance of a peace plan. >> could mean the end of peace for the palestinians. >> i have to say, scott, not a lot of optimism on this front.

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welcome back. we have a fox news alert for you. overnight a big victory for benjamin netanyahu winning reelection in israel despite upsition in the white house. what does that mean for us and our only true ally in the middle east. former governor huckabee has been in touch with the netanyahu campaign. thanks for being here. what is the word from inside benjamin netanyahu's campaign today? >> elizabeth, they were ecstatic. i talked to them late last night about 5:00 in tel aviv when i spoke to some of the people who help run the campaign. to say they were over the top, is put ing it mildly. a lot of people have suggested it was going to be neck and neck. it turned out to be a landslide. he won a clear mandate.

he has to form the coalition government. he goes in with a strong hand. i tell you it's not just good for israel, this is good for the united states and it's security. it's also great news for jordan, saudi arabia, egypt, and all of the countries of the middle east who were as afraid of iran going nuclear as israel was. >> specifically why is it great news for the united states? >> the worst thing that could happen is to trust iran that has never kept a deal they had, never. for us to believe they are suddenly going to keep one. offer us to let them have 6,000 centrifuges saying you won't get 19,000, but you'll have 6,000. that's akin to saying you're a pyromaniac and we won't let you have a 40 gallon gas tank, but we'll let you have a five gatten tank and matches. you don't trust these people. this is the country that has sponsored hamas terrorism around

the world. taken americans hostage. you don't do business with people like that. >> i want to play for you the mainstream media's coverage of netanyahu's victory. watch. >> breaking news. the dramatic finish to a fight for power in israel. and the last minute threat that could destroy any chance of a peace plan. >> this has profound implications. it could mean the end of peace for the palestinians. the end of peace with president obama. and change the course of history. >> this will be hard. netanyahu is opposed to a palestinian state. i have to say, scott, not a lot of optimism on this front. >> lack of optimism and the end of peace. you say? >> well, i say that's ridiculous. the peace has come in israel when israel quit pretrending the palestinians wanted peace. when the suicide bombers came across and murdered israelis,

about 1,100 tooks a year. they put a fence. the next year after the security fence, those kind of suicide bombers went from 1,100 per year to zero. israel is safe when it has security and borders it can protect. i don't know where these people have come from to get their opinionsism benjamin netanyahu's realization that this proposal of a two state solution which has been proposed by both democrats and republicans, where you have two governments trying to exercise authority over the sampiece of real estate, it never was sensible. it's not going to work. and i think the sooner we all recognize that it's not going to work, at least in that part of the world is better. i find it amusing how -- i would say out of touch some of the mainstream media can be when it comes to understanding the complexities and realities of the middle east. specifically israel. >> they should hear you more. governor huckabee, thanks for being with us here and all the

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time now for some headlines caught on camera. he never saw it coming. >> oh, no. whoa. did you see that? >> little fish then a big fish. what looks like this fisherman's fish of the day was stolen by a shark. darth vader holds up a credit union in north carolina. instead of a light saber he had

a rifle. very low tech. the man demanded -- darth vader demanded money and took off in a gray chevy suburban. he is still on the run. polish border guards getting a shock inside one of the suitcases. a frenchman tried smuggling his russian wife into france. the guards say when they showed up and opened up the suitcase. the man said hi this is my wife. they did not press charges. >> oh, my. there's a love story in there somewhere. veteran country star aaron tippin celebrating 25 years in the business. it's not his songs stealing the headlines, its his body. he lets us into his secrets. >> the coolest thing about that picture is my old t-6. i collect antique airplanes.

>> nobody saw that, you're ripped. >> that's the best part. >> is it true when you were 20 years old you were drinking and carousing and they threw you out your house. >> my wife threw me out. i was having too much fun and too much partying. i decided i was going to get in shape. my sister was working out at the time. i went down to the gym and started training with her. i fell in love with weight lifting and working out. >> the whole thing about artists is like, they don't care about it. they wear baggy clothes and have a crazy lifestyle. they don't wash their hair. >> it's not easy to stay fit on the road but you do it. >> actually, it's easier staying on a regimen on the road because the road is very structured. we get up in the morning. we start out. i go to the gym and work out. then we've got sound check and get ready for the show. it kind of runs in order. at home is where it goes craze sglae there's no gym around

here. my gym is terrible. what do you say to that? >> i say you got steps in a hotel. if you've got two chairs you can do dips. i have a simple little routine that i do. >> do you want to share? >> i want to share. >> are you going to give us fitness tips? >> i only need three. help me. here we are celebrating your 25th anniversary album. >> now i will saw the lady in half. >> well, i didn't know what i was getting into. >> we can do this. >> here is aaron tippin alone in the hotel. >> oh, my goodness. wow. that is great. great for your triceps. >> the second fitness tip you're going to give us? >> wheres my roady? >> free standing squats. >> i'll do lady squats. >> lady squats. >> how often do you do them?

>> not very often. i've got a pair that looks better than that on me. >> i can do these things if i need to. >> i do like 25 free standing squats. then i lay down and do some abs. i like knuckle daesh. >> you like knuckle pushups. doing your hands like that has gotten to where it hurts. >> are you the country star in the best shape? >> no, i'm the oldest one. >> and your first big break. >> tim mcgraw looks great. >> your first big break. >> i was on the bob hope show in 1990. >> now he's got his 25 anniversary album out. it came out a couple days ago. check it out exclusively at aarontippin.com. >> come to the show and i'll

sign it. >> you're an inspiration to anybody who thinks they can't get to a gym and don't have time to work out. >> thanks. >> congratulations. >> i'm going to work out and get a tat too after this. >> a line backing making a shocking announcement he's call ing it quicks because of head injuries. a super bowl champ multiple times here with the story next. congressman paul ryan joins us in 15 minutes. you don't want to miss that. ♪ we've got it good for the stars and stripes ♪ ♪ and the eagle fly

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american favorite for national sloppy joe day. joining us is the founder of snippers. i remember growing up i used to love it when my mom would make man witch. we had them once a week. >> we do too i love it. >> i grew up eating sloppy joe. my mom fanc aed herself a sloppy joe chef. i believe ours is better. >> it looks good. >> you've gone crazy. you've got four different versions. you've got the classic slopsy joe sandwich. >> you've expanded you got mac and cheese. >> and sloppy joe next to each other. >> what a treat there. >> a sloppy dog. >> what did you call me? >> hot dog and sloppy joe and cheese. >> what's the difference that and a sloppy joe with chilly or hot dog with chilly. >> everything you would use

chili with we try to substitute sloppy joe. that it unique. >> i want one of these for my birthday. sloppy fries. >> our fries topped with sloppy joe, cheese and a little bit of scallions. >> this is the alternative to the natchoes. >> pretty much. i can't promise it's any healthier, but equally delicious. >> thanks for bringing us this fun food today. >> i think it's all available at snippers. >> it is available at all our restaurants here in the city. >> our crew is so excited. ted, i'll save you one. >> 26 minutes before the top of the hour. time for headlines. we've got other news to bring you. it is a fox news alert. a lawyer who faced death threats for sending an essentially american ally has been shot dead in pakistan. he served as the lawyer for the doctor who helped the cia hunt down osama bin laden. a taliban splinter group shot

him dead for defending the doctor. the lawyer had stopped representing the doctor last year saying he had become too much of a target. right now that doctor continues to sit in a pakistani prison. this morning, a pregnant reality star and her husband, murdered. christie cod, who competed in a eighth season of food network star and her husband were reported missing on sunday. police believe this man, robert owens, murdered them and returned to their north carolina home to steal a laptop, jewelry and a handgun. he's a construction worker they had hired to renovate their house. cod was five months pregnant at the time. owens is also suspected in the 2000 disappearance of zeb quinn, his 18-year-old co-worker. check your pantry. kraft foods is recalling six million boxes of its original flavor kraft macaroni and cheese. there may be metal inside these

mac and cheese boxes. they have best when used by dates of september 18th through october 11th of this year. the code c 2 is also marked directly below the date. you can return the box to the store you bought it from and get a full refund. keep that in mind. after months of controversy a new york high school's mascot voted to drop the the name redskins. par parents are furious. a mom told us it's not even people from the town who are against the name, but complete outsiders. >> this is a group of people who have brought in -- they've brought in to, you know, show how offensive it is. and you know, for our community, it isn't. i feel like we should have the vote. this is our town, our school. give us the voice. let us be heard. >> she also said she plans on running for lancaster school board in may.

those are your headlines. i'll see you in a little bit. one of the top linebackers making a announcement. san francisco 49ers middle interior linebacker chris borland ending his career at the age of 24. he's afraid of head injuries. >> i just started my professional career, am i going to go down this road, am i going to commit the prime of my life to something that could ultimately be detrimental to my health? >> he's through. joining us with his reaction. hall of famer shannon sharp is with us. welcome, your reaction to this? it's got shock waves throughout the league because he hasn't big diagnosed with concussions before. >> i would like to say thanks for having me on. you have to look at this on a case to case basis. you can't say because this man retired that all of a sudden there would be a mass exodus of

the the national football league. he weighed the risk versus the reward. my long term health is more important to me than financial gain. they know a lot more today than they did 10 years ago, 25, and 40, 50 years ago. for me, if i had to do it all over again i would do it a thousand times over. growing up -- i assure you chris borland's background is different than my. i grew up in southern south carolina. no panelling, no insulation. weate raccoon and armadillo. i survived for 20 years. i didn't want to survive another 20 or 30 years. i wanted to live. playing in the national football league gave my brother and i for an opportunity not only for us to live but for my grandmother, mom, we both had kids. it gave us an opportunity for our kids to live. as a parent, you always say i want better for my kids than i had it for myself.

he was able to sit back and say, you know what, i got this information -- mind you, he probably had this information when he was going into the draft. mind you also, he did play four years of college. i can assume he played some of high school. so for me, me personally i don't want to speak him mr. borlando any other player. me worrying doesn't add time or qualify to my life. >> here are the concussion stats here. two quit before they were 30. the first one was roger stallback. since you left the game the nfl has made changed and resulted in 25% drop in concussions. that's 36% drop of concussions during the 2012 helmet to helmet rule that forbade that made it a penaltiment they're making moves in the proper direction. if you look at the youth playing and the lawsuits, are you concerned about the long term

health of your game? >> i understand that playing in the national football league or playing a collision sport. you have to understand, you're playing an inherently dangerous game because you're asking men that's 200 plus pounds to run at a high rate of speed into each other. i look at it like this, i play the lottery. sometimes i play $5 or $10. it increases my chance of winning. doesn't guarantee it. there's a chance you'll have trauma if you play. you're probably more likely to suffer neurological damage down the road. doesn't mean you will. my grandmother, she had all her faculty, but she was in a nursing home her last three years. there are a lot of people that were in there that had dementia, and alzheimer's and they never played football in their lives. i don't go around thinking i played football, for this many years and there is a likelihood. i would not change a thing about what i was able to do for my family. >> all right. absolutely. you made that point.

some good news. we got news breaking this morning. the standing lineman with the cincinnati bengals has found out his daughter who had a 50/50 chance of survival is cancer free. that was the theme throughout most of last year as opponents and players and teammates rallied to the family's side to raise money and awareness. that big lineman shed many a tear for his daughter. quit football temporarily and worked his way back. real quick,iori your thoughts? >> that's a great story. your heart goes out because she's a small child. a lot of her childhood was robbed because she was receiving chemotherapy. hopefully the disease is out of her body. and they'll know more in the next couple of days. that's wonderful news. hopefully she can go on and live a prosperous healthy life. >> it was great having you on. great perspective. 18 minute before the the top

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on april 7th in the middle of a two week senate recess. invites have gone out to supporters and officials. a fox news alert now. u.s. ambassador to japan caroline kennedy receiving death threats. they came in english. leland vittert follow this from washington. leland? >> good morning. the timing on this is critical. mrs. obama arrives today in japan where she very well might meet with ambassador kennedy. al the information comes from japanese media reports that said there were multiple calls in english threatening not only the ambassador utbut the u.s. consults general in okinawa. that is home to a military base in japan. typically ambassadors overseas have light security, ouchb provided by the host nation. t that was the case by the ambassador in south korea. he was stabbed and required 80 stitches. he has recovered. it's unclear what will happen

with ambassador kennedy we put a request in to the state department and haven't heard anything back. >> everyone is going to bolster their security around the world. unlike the president, congressman paul ryan said he liked benjamin netanyahu's speech to congress. what does he think about the big news he's just been reelected as prime minister? he joins us live. >> bill hemmer is not going to be talking about that.

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it's time to take a closer look. good morning i'm bill hemmer. breaking news overseas has isis taken more hostages? dick cheney did not mince words. what he said about the president on just about everything vlt bibi is a winner. what does that mean for iran? hillary clinton did not sign it. what difference at this point does that make? the skies are aglow.

martha and i will tell you more in just a few minutes at the top of the hour. moments ago israeli benjamin netanyahu is speaking out for the first time since his landslide victory in israel and thanking israel for the win. you can see the images right there. joining us now with his reaction congressman paul ryan chairman of the house ways and means committee. he joins us from washington. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> doing okay. a couple weeks ago the white house did not want benjamin netanyahu coming to congress. he came, he made his case. last night he got reelected. his lakid party wound up with 30 seats out of 120. that's great for him. your reaction. >> i think it's great. i think he's a strong leader. i think he says it like it is. i'm pleased to see him reelected. i think the obama administration helped contribute to his victory because of the way they treated him. it helped him consolidate his coalition so he could have this victory.

>> i heard somebody say from the white house, the white house didn't have a dog in the race. yet, when you look last night, david axelrod tweeted this out, tightness of exits in israel suggests bibi's 11th hour demagoguery may have swayed enough votes to save him but at? it was clear they wanted a divorce from this guy. now they're stuck with him for the last two years of the obama administration. >> it's unfortunate. we shouldn't medal in such things. i'm pleased to see him reelected. i think he's a strong leader. i think we have to maintain our strong ties with israel. i'm looking forward to doing that. >> meanwhile, let's talk a little bit about the republican party unveiled a new budget. where they balance things in ten years. hillary clinton apparently she wasn't using her personal home server, but she did tweet out this, our nation's future jobs and economic growth depends on investments made today. the gop budget fails americans

on these principals. how dare you fail the person people, congressman? >> i'm sorry, steve. we just don't think that borrowing taxing, spending and regulating is the path to prosperity. if it worked already, we have better job growth and not have high poverty rates. this is a way to balance the budget without raising taxes. that's how you produce a healthy economy. the house republicans are on their way for passing a balanced budget. >> it sounds like hillary clinton is running for president, even though she hasn't formally tweeted that out. i will play a clip for the folks watching now of a brand new mini series called comeback. >> i asked you to show me the face of poverty in america and show me the face of not only what people are experiencing but the triism of people who are overcoming poverty. under ourinoses in our communities we live in, we're seeing hope, inspiration and

success. >> that's you doing that voiceover work right there. tell us about your involvement in this. >> this is so exciting. look, i encourage people to go to opportunitylives.com and watch these comeback mini series. i have a small role in this. all it is is, we have these amazing stories in america of redemption. this is the picture of what people are doing to successfully fight poverty in our communities. so i would encourage americans not only to just go look at these videos but draw inspiration from it. and find these stories in their own communities and get involved. what we're trying to show here is that we can fight poverty successfully. people can turn their lives around. and it's making sure that we do it in our own communities, person to person, soul to soul. eye to eye. this is a manifestation of our ideas. we believe we can do a better job of fighting poverty than the status quo. these stories show what it looks like when we do that.

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