can make your stronger. the bad, high school leaders accused in a grade fixing scheme. teachers in brooklyn, new york, giving extra credit for students for watching movies and playing games to get kids to pass. the ugly, a new poll shows americans prefer television presidents to the real life commander in chief. 57% like the president from house of cards. good morning today is monday 23rd, march. 2015. this is a fox news alert. while you were sleeping senator ted cruz officially throwing his hat into the ring announcing he's running for president. this morning, democrats are already on the attack. >> shocking. isis takes aim at u.s. soldiers ordering its terrorist army to murder american troops. our cia boss said this. >> clearly, isis' momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted. it has been stopped.

>> really? is the agency taking a page out of the obama administration's book on talking points? we're going to talk about that. starbucks no longer serving up conversation on race. who was that clapping? with your morning coffee the company making a major reversal. what the ceo is saying this morning will astound you i think. mornings are better with friends. >> this is chris jenner i always keep up with "fox and friends." hello ladies and gentlemen and welcome live to studio e here in the heart of midtown manhattan. it's "fox and friends" and like this, it starts. 2016. >> get it while you can. >> we got one in. >> after midnight senator ted cruz announcing on twitter this, i'm running for president and i hope to earn your support. >> that went after midnight.

he will make his announcement at liberty college, make it official with the big speech today. here's his announcement video via the twitter machine. >> it's a time for truth. a time to rise to the challenge. just as americans have always done. i believe in america and her people. i believe we can stand up and restore our promise. it's going to take a new generation. a courageous conservatives to help make america great again. i'm ready to stand with you. to lead the fight. >> all right. so he's the first one. he was preparing for things at liberty university. i think we've got some pictures of him doing a walk through last night. the curious question about mr. cruz, there he is with his wife and family. why would he make this announcement at liberty university in virginia and not

in texas? his home state. clearly he's going after religious conservative and tea party members. and the beautiful thing about being first, is he gets to lead the newscast today. when you with 10th of 11th of 15th. you get ten seconds on the evening newscast. for somebody who is -- you look at the polls, he is regarded as a second tier candidate. he's generally in the second digits. for him to go first he will wind up with a lot of media attention. >> he will be trying to play off that momentum to raise $40 million for the primary. that money would be coming from other potential candidates like governor mike huckabee, rick santorum. not from the potential hopefuls like chris christie or jeb bush. >> it's brilliant to start first. he knew rand paul was starting in april. he knows hillary clinton is going to come out soon. >> wait a minute, you think hillary is going to run?

>> i have sources. don't ask me. i have this gut feeling. i'm going to go with it. back off and be in awe. even senator john mccain who called him a whacko bird. if he's our guy i'll back him. but lindsey graham will be my candidate. his wife has a high ranking position, has taken a leave of absence. >> speaking to john mccain, interesting question would be, how many of ted cruz's colleagues in the u.s. senate would actually endorse him? keep in mind, he's the guy who is the architect of the government shutdown. which has -- >> pushed the house to do it. >> which has become a reliable talking point on behalf of the democrats. it will be curious to see what kind of support he gets aside from the media today. here's a tweet that came out. breaking news senator ted cruz architect of the disastrous 2013

government shutdown is running for president. democrats are saying he's unfit. jerry brown did that yesterday on one of his chat shows. he will be on hannity exclusively tonight. >> one thing you can say ted cruz, you put him in front of audience, they loved him. many people say, well you're responsible for the shutdown, how dare you. others would say that prompted a huge win in the midterm elections because it shows republicans would stand up to president obama. >> the election was a referendum on obamacare. >> it was. >> more on that later on. >> the reason why he's doing it is because it's the five year anniversary of obamacare. that is one of the main reasons he chose today. people looking back what hit us five years ago. he says this is why i'm run. >> it puts pressure on the other candidates and let the american people decide. we need to get to a fox news alert. u.s. military members now being

urged to wipe their digital footprint from online profiles after their targeted. >> yemen spiraling out of control as the u.s. warns it's on the brink of a civil war. the u.s. has pulled out -- this is the last special forces unit as the whole situation in yemen deteariates. >> look at that mess. kevin corke is live in d.c. with breaking details this morning. good morning. >> good morning. a major threat to u.s. service women and men not just abroad but their families are at risk here at home. devastating story. i want to share with you very quickly a statement that we have received this morning from lieutenant colonel caldwell of the united states marine corp. it's been recommended that marines and their family members check their social footprint insuring privacy settings are adjusted to limit the amount of available personal information. you mentioned yemen and other groups said to be targeting marine corp family members as well.

the u.s. has pulled out all personnel from yemen as shiite rebels there control much of the nation's capital. the big concern is with fewer eyes and boots on the ground, it will create an even bigger security vacuum. >> we pull out like this, then we have no intelligence footprint. we have no intelligence capabilities. and no way to stop that kind of attack. good intelligence is what defeats these types of plots. >> something that's going to get a lot of attention, not just from the united nations but from the pentagon here as well. getting back to the marine corp story. you see so many things in life that really gets your blood to boil. this really has me on fire this morning. obviously, a warning to everybody, be careful what you put out there on social media. >> that is true, kevin. the attitude among the marines is essentially bring it on. >> bring it on. >> you know what? we'll stand with them every step of the way. not just me personally, not just you, but i think the american people are like, come on we're

ready for you. the director of the cia was on yesterday. what's curious is given the fact that isis is on the march, and has done a pretty good job terrorizing a lot of people, he made this extraordinary statement. listen to this, on how isis has been blunted. >> clearly, isis' momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted. and it has been stopped. we said al qaeda was on the run. we said al qaeda was really bloodied. it was not the same organization it was at 9/11 as well as in the years after that. there was no sense that, i think, either i or the president or others gave to the american people that terrorism was going away. >> he was the national security advisor. and the administration had one tone. remember, the president gave the speech the tide of war is receding. al qaeda is on the run. gm is alive.

bin laden is dead and all that. he said it was a jv team. he said the iraq war was over and of course is winding down. we know the iraq war has blown up. and ask winding down. we're keeping troops there but it's anything but calming down. don't fault the cia. the cia was saying all along, guys, there's something crazy going on in syria. we have to stop what's going on with this. we have to take action with what's going on with this civil war that they're having. it's beginning to spread into iraq. the administration ignored it. then they turned around and said to james clapper you didn't give us great information. >> the fact there is this revisionist history in the runup to the 2012 election, we didn't say that al qaeda was on the run. we said, you know, there are things going on. and ever since then the war of words about -- we were talking about core al qaeda. not going to fly. >> he said it over. yemen is the model of terrorism -- antiterrorism

success. then look at the chaos over the weekend. the terrorist attacks in yemen and tunisia that isis claimled responsibility for. >> it's been blunted, haven't you heard? >> hillary clinton, governor omolly they have to think to themselves are we running on president's foreign policy or running away from it? >> good morning. >> you have the latest on the durst trial. >> i do. there is something going on in the case today. he is set to appear in a louisiana courtroom later today. lawyers for am millionaire want them released so he can be tried in california first. he has been charged with the murder of his friend susan berman. they found a revolver and marijuana in his hotel room. durst is also suspected in the 1982 disappearance of his wife. he was recently caught on an open mic in a moments of hbo's

documentary saying killed them all. the texas woman who was shot in the head after honking at another driver is recovering at home. after the search for her road rage attacker infencifies. the 28-year-old was driving on a houston highway when she honked her horn and the driver cut her off. the driver pulled out a gun and fired a single shot. police are now reviewing surveillance cameras near that highway. they're looking for witnesses to come forward in texas. the terrifying moments to tell you when a helicopters falls out of the sky and smashed into a home. it smashed into a home in orlando. one person believed to be the pilot was killed in that. wibszs say it felt like an earthquake when the chopper went down. >> when i looked up, it was behind the trees kind of. it just disappeared. it sounded like it was running hard or having trouble. >> not clear why the helicopter

went down. there were people in the house at the time. they were not hurt. talking sports now. the sweet 16 is set. the hunt for the national titlesult on. the past week whittling down the field to 16 top consenders. shocking number two seeded kansas. in state rumble not soon to be forgotten. another number two seed, virginia not able to keep up against michigan. uva knocked out for the tournament. for the first time since 2009 gonzaga advancing to the sweet 16 pulling off the second half whal wanting iowa. final score 87-68. those are your headlines. hope your brackets are in place. >> every one of my brackets lost. my wife is currently leading me in our bracket challenge. >> it's unbelievable. by the way, i hope those kids back to school today, time to

focus on your grades. i'm sure they have big tests. >> they'll be playing again in a couple of days. ted cruz throws his hat into the ring. the woodhouse brothers battle it out at whether he has a chance. >> everybody is talking about this. the guy who accidently ended up on the invite list for a bachelor party for people he doesn't meet. >> he's bringing a baby? >> yes. ♪

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a fox news alert. big news for 2016. the first major candidate, a republican, ted cruz, senator from texas officially announcing today he's making a run for the white house. what does this mean for the race? can cruz pull off a win? here to debate the brothers, a hillary fundraiser seen on the left side of the screen. and the founder of carolina rising. good morning to you. >> good morning, sir. >> all right. dallas, let's start with you. tell us about ted cruz, can he win? >> we'll have to see. the voters -- he gets an opportunity to present his case and the voters get an opportunity to weigh in. he's got a challenge. he's been a vigorous display of the opposition party given the republican sort of backbone and energy. now he's got to come out and

present a forward looking vision for the country. a governing vision. it's a challenge. but he gets the opportunity to present a vision for the country. we get an opportunity to see if he can do it. >> brad? >> i couldn't be more happy. we have somebody running for president -- it's not he doesn't believe that humans cause climate change. he says the globe isn't even warming. he led the effort to shut the government down. >> ask the people in boston about that who are jumping out of two story windows in 18 feet of snow. >> let me just say this about ted cruz. i agree with dallas. he gets an opportunity to make his case. there is a fight in the republican party. one is for establishment and donor support and one is for grass roots support. the people who get grass roots support generally do well in iowa.

they should watch for ted cruz in iowa. >> dallas, your brother makes a good point. >> he does. look, brad, of course is happy this morning because he gets to throw bombs he's paid to do that. i'm not worried about him. i'm more worried about the republican class. ted cruz has gone out and he's fought the democrats with everything he's got. i like some of the things he's done. i don't like some of the things he's done. to the point he has good ideas, they ought to be treated with respect and dignity. when he has bad ideas, they ought to be challenged with respect and dignity. treat this candidate with respect. it will fall or rise on its own weight. a good debate is what we need. but do not characterture him. do not belittle him. let the democrats do that and they will pay a price for doing so. >> i don't think we'll pay a -- >> we have 19 more people to

hear from while the democrats have hillary and we can hear those nails on chalkboard from hillary. >> i don't think we're going to pay a price for somebody who is known -- one of his most accomplishments is reading are green egg and ham on the floor of the united states senate. >> that is a literary classic. i don't know what you're talking about. >> i read green egg and ham to your kids one time. they liked it. >> that's the inconvenient truth, brad. your kids like it. dallas and brad, the woodhouse brothers. >> how about the wolf pack, brad? >> sorry -- >> please stop it t. thank you very much. a pleasure. starbucks no longer serving up a conversation of race. the company making a major reversal. it was brutally bad. hands up don't shoot never actually happened. what about all the athletes and

celebrities who act like it did? should they apologize? milwaukee county sheriff joins us next. ♪ "%ñ

hi everyone. happy monday. quick headlines for you. in just a few hours. police in virginia will release the results of an investigation into the explosive sexual assault case at the university of virnl. it was featured in rolling stone magazine last year. the magazine came under fire for discrepancies in the story. a few hours arguments begin in a supreme court case about the confederate flag.

the high court will decide whether banning the license plate is violating free speech. brian. thanks. 24 minutes after the hour. a washington post opinion writer facing backlash after posting this video in which he admits hand up don't shoot was a lie. everyone knows now. he's being called out for speaking the truth. >> fellow african-americans called me a quote, sellout. others said i did it because i wanted white people to like me. or that i did it for the money. no, i didn't. i didn't it because it was the right thing to do. >> why does he have to explain himself and be harassed for admitting the truth. here in future is the sheriff. you're like 6'4". what is your reaction to this media member standing up and saying the report says it was wrong and i'll admit i was wrong and the backlash. >> it's an act of courage.

you often don't use courage in the same conversation with liberal media. he did do the right thing. the truth always wins out. he's a man of integrity and character right there. he should get the backing of his newspaper, which he probably won't. most of the liberal media is trying to distance themselves. the truth is out and trying to walk away from it. i won't let that happy. i'm glad that man did that. i think it restores the character and integrity so lacking in the liberal news media. >> he talks and i'm going to listen. whether he agree with him or not. he'll tell it. there's a huge trend, hollywood is standing up, whether it's farrell or at the grammies with hands up don't shoot musical acts. what's your reaction to the power of hollywood and the way they reacted to this whole hands up don't shoot situation and some of the other incidents?

>> the ones i seen they're followers. they're more interested in being hip and cool and trendy than anything else. it's all theatrics. they know that. unfortunately, they command a lot of the attention of not just america in general but the younger generation. and so they have a vehicle -- i think they have a responsibility at times. movies, theater that's one thing. when they start latching on to political things like this and try to capitalize and propagate the lie. this wasn't learned at the end of the investigation. this come out during the course of the investigation that was a lie. again, the media then, you know used it as a vehicle and became a wholly owned subsidiary of this cop hating anarchist movement. >> as you know, this is the year the "selma" movie comes out and people look back at where we

were in the 60s. we see the incidents with law enforcement and garner and brown. people are saying i'm doing the work dr. king did in the 60s, what's your answer to that. >> this is a desecration to the believes of dr. martin luther king. he didn't preach any of this. matter of fact, i believe america has come a long way in the right direction and positively in terms of civil rights that now they have to go out and get people who were involved in criminal behavior and hold them up as icons of the civil rights movement. we've got from people like rosa parks, dr. martin luther king jr. to mike brown who strong armed a convenience store clerk before he met his fate. lawfully reasonably and

justifiably. but you can see if they have to scrape pbottom of the barrel to find icons in this movement, america has gotten better in terms of race relations. >> i look forward to having you back in studio. >> my pleasure. >> thanks so much. 29 minutes after the hour. coming up, debbie wassermann schultz celebrating the fivth anniversary of obamacare. >> couldn't be prouder of all the demz who made it possible. we'll show you that. everyone is talking about this guy, the guy who accidently ended up on the invite list to a bachelor party for a groom he never met. he's still going. happy birthday to bret eld ridge. ♪ . taking charge of

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that looks like a brilliant idea. >> it's your shot of the morning. >> a world renowned swedish skier. he's is using a chain saw as a motor to skate across a lake and get good speed going as well. >> it's great until he slows down and winds up actually going all the way through the ice. >> like a roadrunner cartoon. >> is he lost today or is that his job? does he take a sick day? >> he's quite an innovator. thank you for joining us. we start with headlines. >> good morning, great to see you. i have news about isis. there is major concerns this

morning. are international medical students working in isis run hospitals? that is one of the issues folks in washington with worried about today. officials believe one american students along with seven british, two sudanese and one canadian crossed the border and joined isis. they range in age from 19 to 25. they are reportedly in contact with their families saying they're okay and doing what they call volunteer work. a massachusetts man looking for a late night burger ended up in handcuffs. employees pulled him into the drive through. listen to this. >> a customer coming through the drive through. they're actually still here. we have them pulled. and they were very belligerent, swearing, they smell like alcohol and are driving. >> that would be the clue there. the police on the way. the employees delayed the guy's order to keep him from driving away. police eventually taking him to the station where he fail

adbreathalizer test. he's probably still hungry. debbie wassermann schultz reminding everyone of the fifth anniversary of obamacare. i couldn't be prouder of all the dems who made this possible. dozens of people are letting them know they disagree. one person writing of all the dems who ran away during the campaign season. i'm proud of gruber for getting it done behind the scenes so we didn't have to worry about it. the starbucks coffee chain has officially ended the race together campaign. it means no more conversations about race with your barrista. the ceo defending that campaign. now backtracking a bit say ing it was only supposed to last one week anyway. in a letter to starbucks employees he claimed despite the criticism the initiative is far from over. i guess you can expect more

newspaper ads and. some some sort of partnership between starback and police departments. >> it was a dumb idea. it was a brutally dumb idea. >> you had a great adjustment. you said if starbucks had to do something, make st 6:00 on a monday, show up, grab a coffee and talk race. i thought that was a great involvement. >> when you want coffee you don't want to be in line with a barrista writing down stuff and asking you if you're a racist. if they want to do something, maybe starbucks will reduce the price of coffee in minority neighborhoods. >> the crowd roars. i didn't know we had a live audience. maria molina must have a live audience. >> it's tough to hear you out here. we have a dump truck going, a

lot of traffic going on. everybody trying to head out to work on this monday morning. if you're heading out to work in the northeast or great lakes, you're talking about cold temperatures. we have temperatures in the 20s currently. 24 degrees in new york city. not feeling like spring at l. further north, it's even colder. teens in albany, boston and in portland. single digits across northern new england. we have snow in the forecast across parts of the midwest. winter weather advisories in effect for chicago. winter storm warnings further west. 3 to 5 snow accumulation. pacific northwest, we have a storm system moving in producing heavy rain and mountain snow. let's head back inside. >> thank you very much. when are next guest started getting e-mails for a bachelor party for a guy he didn't know. he joined in on the

conversation. >> now he's going to crash the party. and even attend the wedding. >> that's right. he joins us now live from seattle. good morning to you. we all get e-mails from people we don't know. explain how this happened and what you did. >> sure. so basically it all started back in early february when i got this random bachelor party e-mail. i'm at the right age where i start to get those from time to time. i started looking at it and looked at the details, at the person's name. and i said i don't really know that guy. >> normally, there is like, a dread that's associated with that reply all button. in the case of a bachelor party they have nice fodder to go with this. you said i have no idea who you are, but i have been enjoying being a fly on the wall hearing about the plans for this batch party. i'm assuming my e-mail address was added by mistake but i hope

you have a good time. you ask if you could come along, and do they say yes? >> there was about a five or six week span about that. i was a fly on the wall for a little while. i had been mentioning to folks on my facebook page i'm on this random e-mail and talked about some of the details. my friends are like, you should go crash it you're invited. i said i'm not going to do that. when i finally did mention i was on the e-mail chain this past monday, they were all saying the same thing. hey, you were invited i guess. maybe by mistake, but come anyway. >> so here's how they responded. instead of blowing you off and say i'm sorry, i say everyone forks up $20 and we get joey a plane ticket to philadelphia from seattle. where did it go from there? >> what i decided to do since i had so many people on their e-mail and mine saying you need to go. the logical idea was let's start up a go fund me page.

i didn't think it was going to go anywhere. i may get $30, $40. within 12 hours i had $1,300. it was getting to the point where it was going to cover my airfare and the donations kept coming in. i thought maybe i can take this from a funny story and go to a bachelor party and see if i can do something awesome for their honeymoon. they're going toitally. my thought is if we can continue raising money, i'd like to help them. >> what a grade wedding crasher. you have never met the groom face to face? >> no. >> you're going to go to the party where you don't know the people. we have a surprise for you. the groom, jeff, is actually on the phone right now. jeff, say good morning to joey. >> good morning. good morning all. i've been calling joey broseph.

>> what did you think when joey first called you and said, by the way, you got me on this chain, i don't belong on this chain, but have a great time. what were you thoughts? >> i'm from the city of brothererly love, it's a no brainer he needed to be with us. >> he's a total stranger. >> doesn't matter. doesn't matter. >> will he be like guest of honor welcomed with open arms? will he be leading the beer chants? >> i heard he's your best man. >> joey is welcome at everything. weddings, bachelor party. at one point, i told him come on the honeymoon. meet me in rome, buddy. let's see the colosseum together. >> is it true you might make him the best man? >> i already have an 11-year-old 4th grade best man who is --

wasn't happy about me inviting -- giving joey that title. but, they can share responsibilities. >> just out of curiosity, where is this bachelor party going to be? >> in philly. >> what's the name of the bar? >> i'll tell you. fieldhouse. >> okay. >> it's the fieldhouse in philly. >> i got a feeling you might wind up with some more people you don't know. >> joey will be the guest of honor. >> you put me on the spot. any and all are welcome. >> you said that, you know, you'll be the guest of honor perhaps, but this is still about jeff, right? >> yeah. that's the thing i want to try to keep in mind everyone. it's his wedding, his bachelor party. i'm going to be the side show i guess. it's his day. i just want it to be about him. i'm trying to keep the point on for everyone. >> i cannot wait for your speech when you talk about the memories you've had together. >> i've known him forever, i

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losers. >> has this site suffered because of this? >> as we were just talking -- >> i sold a refrigerator online. after i listed it and somebody responded within three minutes, my wife said are you sure you want a total stranger coming over to our house. >> which is the question we're asking this morning. news coming out of florida that safe zones are being created not just with florida with broward county being the lead around that state. take a look at the map. this is known craigslist transactions safe zones. you buy or sell something on craigslist, the most popular website for classified ads and you show up at a police or sheriff's station that's nearest your home or the other party's home. you meet in the parking lot or meet inside the lobby. that is the safe zone. some police are acknowledging it and saying we're creating a safe zone. hots off to them. because it is one of those things when you hear the story of this poor woman in colorado

and what happened with her. you read the statistic from street law that 45 people have died as a result of craigslist transactions. it's mind boggling. >> what are some red flags? you have start a conversation with somebody and next thing you're wondering -- >> it doesn't feel like. if you see vague descriptions you're on the phone with them and it sounds vague. >> or too good to be true. >> that is always the give away there. poor grammar, the word guarantee. whether they will ship it or not. if you're the neighborhood why would you want to be shipping? you want to pay with a cash or cashier's check. not some of the other stuff. >> in some instances you won't be able to go to the safe zone if you have a refrigerator, are you going to roll it out? what are tips if you are going to make a transaction and you

can't go. >> meet during the day and have friends and family around at the same time. let people know you're having this transaction. leave that person's phone number and contact info with the safe person in your life. and you know, stay as public and populated as possible if you can't be at a police department. >> i wish more police departments had these safe zones. people who are watching right now, think about it, folks. >> good to see you. >> check out cyberguy.com. >> it's the spot where 9/11 happened. >> this cowboy struggled for years to keep up his ranch. he didn't realize he was sitting on millions of dollars. the credible story of strange inherence with our jamie colby next.

i've got a year to see if we can survive on our ranch. lightning doesn't strike in the same place very often maybe never. >> well. that's tonight on a brand new strange inheritance. a cowboy inherits a ranch that's a bust until he realizes it might be worth millions of dollars. welcome back. >> good to see you. it's been long time since we were together. this was in the middle of nowhere, this montana episode. fortunately for this rancher who couldn't make a living on the land he inherited. he lives on a creak formation in montana. it was dinosaur rich back in the day.

he finds a fossil and then he makes an credible discovery nearby which you'll see tonight. it could be worth -- it could be worth as much as $10 million. >> he found a fossil was worth how much? >> he became well known as a fossil hunter. i may have found another dinosaur. people get scared when they see me with a pick ax. that's what you need to break up the ground. it was such a great experience for the crew. he is my first real life cowboy. he made me wear a helmet. he heard i was a lawyer. >> we're finding it out. >> you got to try it all. tonight's a special night. people -- many viewers are asking me when are we going to have new episodes. tonight is the night. this is the greatest dinosaur find in our lifetime.

the second one is a wildlife sanctuary. you'll meet lorry, who married. this is a story of a family when you inherit something sometimes there could be issues, including mounds of debt. she's working hard to save the beautiful creatures. if you love animals you will love tonight. >> don't miss her on the fox business network. go to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. >> see you at 9:00 tonight on the fox business network. >> 56 minutes afterthe hour. ted cruz officially running for president in 2016. what does his potential challenger donald trump have to say about that? the donald here live top of the hour.

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a fox news alert. it's official the race for the white house begins with republican senator ted cruz announcing his candidacy. >> it's a time for truth. a time to rise to the challenge as americans have always done. i believe in america and her people. i believe we can stand up and restore our promise. >> another potential contender, donald trump reacts like in a moment. get this isis is ordering its terrorist army to murder american troops. our cia boss said this. >> clearly, isis' momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted. and it has been stopped. >> really? is the agency taking a page out of the obama administration's play book? a mother inspired by her children to lose weight falls to last place in a race.d next giv millions of americans a reason to start monday morning with a

smile. meet that mom and her hero police officer, live this hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, live from new york city, this is "fox and friends." >> hi i'm ivaka trump. you got to wonder with the apprentice too. i'm thinking ivanka will be perfect. she does such a great job. can she mirror that success if her dad doesn't want to do it. >> i know the man who knows that. >> who? >> donald trump joins us live as he always does on monday. >> she is very capable. there's no doubt about it. >> would she replace you? >> it's a good idea. people have been thinking about that. it certainly is a good idea. i think she'd do a fantastic job. >> everybody in your family knows what they're doing.

it's great -- quite a family. >> we got a question for you. it regards ted cruz. he's going to make it official later today. he will become the first republican running for president of the united states. he posted this on facebook last night. it starts with corn directed at iowa. >> i believe in america and her people. i believe we can stand up and restore our promise. it's going to take a new generation. a courageous conservatives to help make america great again. i'm ready to stand with you. to lead the fight. >> all right. donald trump, he is in. the number one thing republicans want is they want to win. can he win? >> well, first of all, he uses the expression make america great again. that's my expression. i've been using it all over the place. i notice they're copying it now. i was the first by a long shot. and that's interesting. can he make it?

why not? he could. it's going to be very competitive. a lot of good people running. and he's a good person. and i think he could probably do it. it's going to be a very tough thing for anybody. >> does it -- >> i can't be too nice to him. i may be running again. i can't be crazy here. i think he is, you know, a smart guy, a good guy. i know him. and certainly he could make it. >> well, you know it's interesting a lot of people are saying barack obama was a one term senator as president. a lot of people say there was a huge learning curve and he's still curving. >> obama still hasn't learned. you look at what's going on with israel and putin. nobody is mentioning that putin is throwing around a nuclear word all over the place. he can't stand obama. does anybody like obama? does anybody? the problem we have, i mean, it's a big problem with israel, maybe a bigger problem with russia. putin is going around throwing

around a nuclear word. i've never heard this from a major power. >> he threatened denmark. >> and obama can't speak to him. he hates obama and obama hate him. what's going on? this is not what you call leadership. it's a big problem. >> senator cruz made the announcement on facebook and twitter last night. he'll be make ing it in person at liberty university in the state of virginia, not his home state of texas. looking for that christian vote. you have spoken there multiple times, what do you make of it? >> i have the record. i shouldn't be bragging about it but i have the all time attendance record. we had an unbelievable crowd. i spoke there once. it's an amazing school. they're amazing people. they're credible people. it's a great school. i think it's a wonderful choice for him to use liberty university, frankly. the people are just great. you know, the school that they

built there in such a short period of time is top of the line. >> it is. let us ask you about this. he is actually skipping the exploratory phase and jumping right in. you currently are in the exploratory phase. what do you think he's jumping it and being first? >> i think he did a good thing for himself. he's the first candidate, real candidate to get in. and i think, you know, probably he wanted to be. that seems like he and rand paul have something going together. heave probably wanted to beat rand to the thing. it looks rand is coming out some time in april. others will be coming out at later dates. and, you know, i think it was fine. he's the first and he's probably going to get extra publicity because of the fact he's first. >> another network did a poll and they asked what do you want in your next president? 59% say they want executive experience. >> i built a great company. i made tremendous amounts of money. i have some of the great assets

of the world. people will see that if i decide to run. i employed thousands of people that takes care of healthcare and education. if i run, i think i'd do well. i was up in new hampshire as you probably heard and read and saw. we had the biggest crowds. this was on thursday. and we had tremendous crowds. and tremendous response. so i think i'd do very well. i think people are tired of politicians. they're all talk, no action. nothing gets done. we have somebody in the office now who can't get along with anybody. all he does is go around signing executive orders which hopefully the courts have the courage to terminate. >> you know if you run, they will start doing an autopsy on every deal you did. they will find out everybody who might have had a conflict with in the past and put them front and center. are you going to be okay with that? >> i've always said -- you know this. i've said it to you numerous

times. it's very hard for a very successful person, somebody that's really succeeded to run for office political office. especially for president. i've always said that. that being said, i've been a public person for many years. for some reason, the press covers me. i don't know why. but i do a deal, somebody else does a deal, they cover my deal. i've done really well. that's really the kind of think -- we're a country. we're a debtor nation. you look at our airports, we're like a third world country. you need somebody that can make -- i'm going to use the statement because i'm the first one to come up with us. now they're all copying it. ted is copying it and walker is copying it. make america great again. they like it. everybody likes it. but i'm the one that came up with it. it's all about making america great again. >> what's your timetable? >> i would say sometime around june. >> all right. well, listen, tonight on the sean hannity program senator cruz will be exclusively on.

folks can hear it from him. mr. trump, earlier you were talking about how people don't get along -- are having a problem with the president. there were a couple of republicans who were on the chat shows yesterday who said regarding netanyahu and our relationship with israel which now seems tenuous. the president has to grow up. listen to this. >> there was a free and fair democratic election. the only nation in the region that will have such a thing. the president should get over it. get over your temper tantrum, mr. president. >> i will tell you that the special relationship that america has with the israeli people transcends any of the politics. this administration should be better than this. that prime minister netanyahu has been reelected. >> do you agree the president is having a temper tantrum that bibi netanyahu was reelected? >> he's got some kind of a problem. it's not just bibi. it's so many people.

it's even democrats, you got democrats, republicans, russia, you got israel. you got everything. he gets along with nobody. this is not what this country is all about. and it's not what leadership is all about. we have to get along, at least to a certain extent. we get along with nobody. >> i checked that. the president is trying to get along with iran. they said over the weekend death to america. what would that do to the conversation if you were chanting death to america? >> it would change it. the great book, art of the deal, this is not the art of the deal. a deal shouldn't take months and months to make. it looks iran is getting the better of him. who knows because we haven't seen the details in all fairness to him. it's looking like it. he looks too anxious. kerry doesn't seem like he's a dealmaker. a deal like this could be done in one day. it doesn't take months and months and months. give it a week.

you can't keep going like this. deals that take this long usually are not good. to me, it looks like they're graveling and begging. he's desperate to make a deal. we're going -- the worst thing that can happen is if they make a bad deal. that's worse than not making a deal at all. it looks like that's the path. this is the big leagues. because this is now nuclear. nuclear is the big leagues. that's more important than anything else, the word nuclear. we have to come out, really really good on this one. we can't blow it. we have people who are amateurs. >> it's the art of the nuke deal that the administration is dealing with right now. they're going to have some sort of framework they think a week from now. donald trump, thank you for joining us on this monday morning. >> thank you very much. >> we covered a lot of territory. heather nauert is about to cover a lot of territory. >> i had no idea. it's going to be sad if he does run he will not be able to see mondays with us. we'll talk about that at ten minutes after the hour. it's all about robert durst.

>> a lot going on in louisiana in regards to that case. he is set to appear in a courtroom where attorneys for the murder suspect will ask for their client to be extradited to california. durst has been charged in california with the murder of his friend susan berman, that took place back in 2000. when police in louisiana arrested him last week, they found a revolver and marijuana in his hotel room. judge jeanine pirro who has been following this case for decades will join us live from the courthouse in the next hour. terrifying moments to tell you about when a helicopter basically falls out of the sky and plunged into a house. that chopper bursting into flames when it smashed into this home in orlando, florida. one person believed to be the pilot was killed. witnesses say it felt like an earthquake when the chopper went down. listen to this. >> it was going back behind the trees kind of. it just disappeared. it sounded like it was running hard or having some sort of

trouble. >> not clear yet why the helicopter went down. there were people inside the home at the time. they were not hurt. and mocking a memorial. this is quite a story to tell you about. the site of the most devastating attack in u.s. history honored at the happiest place on earth? new york city's 9/11 museum has been awarded a themed entertainment honor at a ceremony at did neland. a group gave the 9/11 museum a extraordinary culture achievement award. a staffer from the museum travelled to didny land to accept it. families called it disrespectful. also honored the harry potter theme park. 9/11 museum is in the same category of that. a lot of people not happy about that. >> i can understand that. thank you. 12 minutes after the hour. isis taking aim at u.s. soldiers. ordering the terrorist army to murder american troops and revealing a list of names. then our cia boss said this.

>> clearly, isis' momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted and has been stopped. >> are they taking a page out of the obama administration play book? >> who would you rather see as president, president obama or frank underwood? the results of a new poll ahead. ♪ under the skies of blue

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a fox news alert. u.s. military members part of an isis hit list. the military being urge today wipe any digital footprint from online profiles. a hacker group sx associated with terrorists have been posting names and addresses of military members. joining us right now retired air force lieutenant general richard newton. your reaction to this new hacker isis group that's going after us. >> good morning, brian. it's just points to the fact it still remains a very complex world out there. as i said before my 34 years on active duty i'm never seen a more unstable environment. in regard to this hacker discussion we've had of the last 24 hours or so.

this is an effort supposedly by isis. they have high qualify and direct reach. in terms of it being a credible threat. >> most people haven't taken their social media down. that's something you guys in the military. some of them are retired and they can do what they want. >> you're vunnerable. my son-in-law and daughter are serving in the military. my son-in-law is. you have to be concerned about things you and i haven't thought about before in the social media. >> i want to get your thoughts on this, didn't the president say the tide of war was receiving, didn't you say core al qaeda was down. let's listen. >> clearly, isis' momentum inside of iraq and syria has been blunted. it has been stopped. they are not on the march as they were several months ago. >> really? do you agree? >> i think the ebb and flow of

military operations in iraq, the jury is still out. director brennan has access to information and so forth. my view is they still control tikrit, mosul. >> they haven't been able to take tikrit in a week. they were supposed to have it done already. there is nothing that looks like destroy or contained. we're giving iraq over the shia militias, which is a bigger threat than isis. go to yemen, make sense of this. our guys are totally out, al qaeda and isis are fighting shia militia. the houthis inside yemen. >> let's talk about a brief time line. yemen is on the verge of in my view, civil war. in january, the president was ousted in february our embassy closes. on friday, there was an attack from isis on the two mosques that killed 137. those who were doing prayers. and 350 wounded.

then you've god al qaeda remnants of al qaeda, which is a significant terrorist organization having taken over cities to the south. there are several entities vying for power. yemen, in the last several years has been a key out post for us in trying to turn the tide on the war on terror. particularly in the arabian peninsula area. this is a concern for us. briefly, we've got challenges from the afghan, pakistan mountain area from tunisia and nigeria. >> general, it's unbelievable how bad things are going. now we're pulling out by 2016 because the president promised. thanks so much. hopefully we'll be talking about positive news. ten minutes before the bottom of the hour. the va project behind schedule. a mom is fired bide her kids to lose weight falls to last

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and my breath was kind of -- felt like it was being taken from me. i knew i had to slow down. i reached over for my son. i told him that i didn't feel real good. so i needed him to stay by me. and when we looked over, there was ems. the driver got out and he wanted to check on me. and so when he did, he asked me was i okay. i told him i needed a moment. so he kind of took my hand and wanted to walk me towards the ems. i was trying to walk him towards the other direction. he said -- he looked at me and said you're going to finish the race, and i said yes. >> what a guy. who is that person you're talking about? >> this was actually an ems driver. i don't remember his name. >> all right. >> if i saw him again i would definitely remember him. >> good for you for tackling something like this. you were recovering from pneumonia, you had forgotten breakfast. for folks at home who don't know

what 10 k is this is over six miles. your hero police officer is sitting next to you. lieutenant gregory, what did you decide to do and how does it feel to know these pictures are going viral? >> it's amazing. it kind of confirms the fact that there are a lot of people in this world who love to see people be successful and achieve goals. and when i saw asia at mile four having breathing problems, i got out of the car and waved down the ems guys. they checked on her. she was not going to quit. i heard her tell them i'm not going to quit. she started again. right about the four and a half, five mile mark she started to slow down. i could see she was having problems. that's when i got out of the car and i walked up to her. and she immediately took my hand. we decided we weren't going to finish -- we were going to go all the way. >> and i -- we're looking at

some of the images. there is nobody else in the race and you are in the way back. i understand you called ahead and told the finish line, stay there. we are coming. asia, these images have got viral where that police officer is holding your hand along with your son. are you astounded at the reaction you've gotten? tell us a little bit about it. >> i am. because at mile five i remember looking at my son. i told him that i was going to have to give up. i felt high body shutting down. and i think it was more hurtful towards the fact that i only had a mile left. and i'm hard headed. i wanted to finish. but my body just wasn't going. and i can remember saying, god, if i only had a couple more steps. and i looked to my left, and

this man -- it's like god sent an angel. he took my hand when i needed it most. he talked today my son. he talked to me and he walked us through. he said to me, i want you to look down the street. he said the finish line is one mile away. and he wasn't going to let us finish by ourselves. i didn't realize until we got to the finish line that he talked to both of us, my son and myself. and he tried to get my mind off of what was going on at that moment. and god sent him to make sure that we made it. i'm just thankful. i haven't really let it kick in that all of this has happened over me finishing a race. but i think mostly i've been more focused on meeting up with him again. >> that's great that you're with your guardian angel right there in living color and wearing the blue in his police uniform.

asia and lieutenant gregory, thank you for your time today. congratulations on finishing the race. we know that you inspired your kids and you're inspiring a lot of our viewers this morning as well. >> thank you. >> what a story. >> i love it. >> that is great. straight ahead, how is this for extra credit? one school letting students watch movies and playing games to boost their grades. the program that has parents a little upset. have you heard? it's national puppy day. we're celebrating with a bunch of cuties out on the plaza. they need a home and you can help. ♪

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whoa. >> it is national puppy dayment here to help us celebrate is some adoptable puppies. >> good morning. thank you for having us. >> the doocy family has used the camp for a number of years. if you're traveling or you need to check the dog in, you want to make sure it is a place that is fun for the animal and safe. >> we offer home pet sitting and training as well. >> we have all these dogs here from various shelters. >> correct. >> you want to get them adopted. >> we do. national puppy day is a means of encouraging people to adopt responsibly. we love adoptions from shelters. we have angels in waiting and some other agencies with puppies available for adoption. >> now, this puppy is shaking libe a leaf right now. >> it's cold out here. >> the other thing is, when you want to adopt a dog, you should

make sure the dog matches your temperment. >> absolutely. the size of the dog, temperment. make sure you have the means to exercise them. you want to do prep work. make sure you have a crate at home if you're going to crate train, things like that. >> it's a big expense as i found out. they eat a lot more than -- >> it can be. proper vet care. you want to go into it responsibly. who wouldn't love to have a ton of these guys? >> yappy one in the background i don't want to take him home. >> if you would like more information about camp bow-wow, it's fine. >> go to foxandfriends.com. >> give us your cutest face. >> thank you very much. meanwhile, we've got a fox news alert.

robert durst set to appear in a louisiana courtroom in just a couple of hours. lawyers for the millionaire will argue he should be released from jail there so he can face murder charges in california. wvue reporter is live in new orleans with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning. durst could remain here indefinitely if a judge does not set bond on the charges he faces here. last week louisiana state troopers say they found durst with a revolver and marijuana here. as a convicted felon he is nobs allow today possess a gun. lawyers say his previous charges of bond jumping are not enough to merit a felony conviction charge. one week ago he waived extradition. his lawyer said he was ready to get his client to california to face the murder charge. it's there where he is accused

of killing his friend 15 years ago. if durst does not get a bond set in roouz today or some time soon he could have to stay here and fight the gun charges first. the court hearing begins later this morning. we could hear witness testimony and learn more about the arrest here in new orleans and also more about his current mental last week the orleans parish sheriff's office said they considered durst to be a suicide risk. we expect to learn more here at court later this morning. let's toss to to heather. a fox news alert to bring you. u.s. military members are being urge today wipe their digital footprint from online profiles. as isis terrorists issue new threats against u.s. service members who are serving overseas. the new hit list, includes names, photos, and some addresses. all posted online by a hacker group that's believed to be associated with isis. it's urging loan wolves to

attack. in the meantime officials believe a group of 11 international medical students, including one american, may have joined isis. the students reportedly crossed into syria last week. they are in touch with their families we're told. telling them that they are doing volunteer work. a major mechanical failure, that's what investigators say caused a chair lift disaster an maine sugar loaf ski resort. seven people were hurt over the weekend when the lift started going in reverse. some skiers terrified. they jumped off the chairs while others held on for dear life. one investigation by the resort found the lift's back up brake system never kicked in. high school leaders accused at a grade fixing scheme in new york. teaches in brooklyn reportedly helped students boost their scores by giving extra credit for watching movies and playing

games. it looked like it worked. graduation rates are up 20% from five years ago. it turns out administrators are eligible for bonuses when their performance goals are met. the department of education is now investigating. how does tom cruise one up his stunts by strapping himself on to the side of the cargo plane for the next mission impossible. check it out. >> desperate times, desperate measures. you got your seatbelt on? >> oh, my god. >> you just saw that little clip where he's hanging on to the side. that's the first trailer for the new film. it keeps much of the plot hid want. you can expect to see more of that plane stunt when it comes out in july. those are your headlines. hopefully the puppies have homes now. >> you should bring one home. >> i already have 110 pound dog.

>> it's lonely. >> what about us? we'll bring somebody else home. straight ahead, the veterans affairs administration latest project running behind schedule. and way over budget. but the boss, still gets a bonus. >> do you believe you deserved these bonuses, it's either yes or no or i refuse to answer the question. >> those bonuses were not by my own doing. those were from my superiors. >> the congressman fighting for accountability. chairman jeff miller here live next. the new way to save a marriage, abandon troubled couples on a remote desert island. does it work? will it work? meet one couple later this hour. your trivia question of the day. born on this date in 1976 the star of the the americans got her start on the mickey mouse club. ♪

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behind schedule and way overbudget. we're talking $260 million over budget in las vegas. the hospital in noouns, 370 mmds. the hospital in orlando. $362 million over budget. a whopping one billion dollars over budget. what about when we asked the executive? >> do you think you deserved these bonuses? >> i believe you've answered my question. >> let me reask it. want do you believe you deserved these bonuses. it's either yes or no. >> those bonuses were not by my own doing, those were from my superiors. >> okay. he wouldn't answer the question. i got a feeling my next guest will. florida congressman jeff miller

is the chairman of the house committee. he joins us from beautiful pen e florida. >> the cost overruns on these new hospitals is unbelieveal. those in charge, do they deserve their big bonuses? >> they don't deserve their bonuses and they need to be fired. i am absolutely shocked that even if they aren't fired by the secretary of the v.a. they don't leave. to be a billion dollars over budget on one project, i can't understand why somebody could even walk around the building holding their head up. >> no kidding. chairman, if this was going on in the private sector, generally when you are billion dollars over budget in one hospital in one town, you add them together we're talking about serious

money. private sector they would have been canned a long time ago? >> absolutely. if you take thing a reigate of all the major construction projects out there you're talking about a $3 billion overrun. that's money for healthcare for veterans. we have been asking v.a. to give us a plan as to how they're going to resolve the issue that's confronting them in denver. >> didn't you pass a law to make it easier to hold people accountabaccoun accountab accountableable? >> last year we said the senior executive level people could be fired at will. there still hasn't been anybody fired because of the wait time issue out there. and this is where the secretary needs to walk in the door and say you're gone. >> who is it who is opposing accountability? i read online and news reports that it's some of the unions and

lobbyie lobbie lobbiests. they talk accountability. >> the management associations will say if you have that kind of accountability we cannot recruit good quality people. if this is the type of people we are recruiting i'd hate to see the bad folks. >> it is premature to provide details. they say they have appointed a new board. let's not be quick to judge, what do you say to that? >> let's be quick to judge. this has been happening over a number of years. the house committee of veteran's affairs has been shining the light on this. as you already said it happened in my home state of florida in orlando. it's years behind schedule. hundreds of million dollars over budget. these people are still in their jobs. >> it would be nice to hear from the president to hear his opinion on this. after all, he said last year he

was going to clean things up. >> i don't even know where he thinks the v.a. is right now. >> sad. all right. chairman, jeff miller of the great state of florida. thank you for joining us from pensacola. >> thank you, steve. >> e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com. coming up,ther way to save a marriage, abandon couples on a remote desert island. does it work? meet one couple who tried it next. on this date in 1976 the four seasons had the number one song in america, december 1963. ♪ i was never going to be the same ♪ ♪ what a lady , available without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection™

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and after we had been on a plane obviously, to get to the south pacific. we got on the boat and we went to this rocky island. there was nothing there except for us. >> and your husband. >> yes. exactly. >> so, josh, you guys met when you were young. you got married at 20 and 21. you met when you were 16 and 17. here you are with three kids and the marriage is having trouble. you answered an ad online. you said i'm going to give this a shot to save the marriage. were you wondering is this going to hurt or help? >> i was. you know, after you go through all the different obstacles that we had experienced through the years, we came to that place where it's what are we going to get out of this? who is going to help us take to the next place. we're very cardinal and aggressive in our signs. we needed therapists to force us out of the box. when we were able to find something to have an idea that was outside our idea, it took us

to a whole new level. >> you're from the suburbs of dallas. i can't imagine normally you're catching the food you're going to eat and coming up with your own shelter. >> have to ask for underwear. >> what were all those trials and tribulations like? how did that help you strengthen the bond between you? >> it was very symbolic of our marriage from the beginning all the the way to the end. it trekked everything we had to go through. the therapists were good about giving us tasks that forced us out of our box. it forces us to do things that were different. >> what was the problem between you guys? >> what into over the years is because we were so young when we first met each other, we were very dependent on each other. almost that co-dependent. we needed a way to find codependence. >> because you were having trouble, it would seem like if you were stuck on a desert island with each other for a week you would either kill each other or get back together. what happened? >> well, you know, that's kind

of a spoiler alert a little bit. we're here together. and you know, things are -- >> are you telling us we're going to have to watch surviving marriage at 10:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night? >> so many people go marriage is tough, i quit. you said it's not good enough for me. >> when we met each other we made an agreement that we were partners for life. that's the way we decided to go about it. through it all, she did want to kill me. >> i knew it. i knew it. i knew it. >> i'm sure there are three kids that maybe it turned out good. >> we'll be watching tomorrow night. thank you very much. good luck to you. coming up, remember that mostly bogus rolling stone report about sexual assaults on the uva campus? we're about to get a big update on that story. we may finally hear the truth. bill o'reilly's best seller "killing jesus" coming to life

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tell congress: don't cut hospital care. good morning today is monday, 23rd of march. 2015. i'm anna kooiman in for elizabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. it's official the race for the white house begins with republican senator ted cruz announcing his candidacy. >> it's going to take a new generation. a courageous conservatives to help make america great again. and i'm ready to stand with you. to lead the fight. >> why he went first and what the left is saying now. i'm sure they love it. starbucks no longer serving up conversations on race with your coffee this morning. the major reversal in how the ceo is trying to explain this brutally bad idea. everyone is talking about this guy, he accidently ended up

on an e-mail invite list to a bachelor party for a man he has never met. on the other side of the country. he's going to go anyway. but first, you're going to hear from him right here. because mornings are better with "fox and friends" at bachelor parties. >> this is kirk cameron you're watching "fox and friends." because if you weren't watching you wouldn't have just heard that. >> that's very true. by the way, it's finally official, finally going to happen someone is going to run for president. we heard about exploratory committees. ted cruz made it official last night. he's in. he's hit the ground running. >> he is. >> on social media is where he made his announcement saying he hopes he can get your support. he's also released a couple of videos. >> already? >> yep. and one in spanish as well. let's take a look at the first video. here it is. >> i try to share the same messages of hope, freedom and

faith in god that i was raised on. that's why i've worked so hard to lead the fight to defend these cherished values. like the historic battle to defund obamacare. it's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to help make america great again. i'm ready to stand with you to lead the fight. >> he will be at liberty university in virginia. you'll see it live here on foxx two hours from now. an hour ago we had donald trump on. he too is interested in running for president on the republican ticket. the question was -- because republicans really want to win this time. could ted cruz win? this is what donald trump said. >> it's going to be very competitive, a lot of good people running. and he's a good person and i think he could probably do it. it's going to be a very tough thing for anybody. i can't be too nice to him.

i may be running again. i can't be crazy here. but i think he is, you know, a smart guy. he's a good guy. i know him. and certainly he could make it. >> well, i tell you what, one thing for certain, he takes pride in the fact that he helped rally the house to have that impasse to shutdown the government. that's why the republicans control a majority in the house. he said it's going to be because of him. he chose this day for a specific reason. >> it's the five year anniversary of the disaster he calls obamacare. it may have been you know, an idea that he had to come out and -- >> be first. >> and try to get $50 million frl t for the primaries that would have went to others. >> you look at the polls, to your point, he is in the second

tier, you know, for the most part. he's in single digits, ted cruz is. by going first, he's leading the news casts today. if you're the tenth or 15th person you end up with ten or 15 seconds on the news. the democrats sent this tweet out earlier. brabing news senator ted cruz, architect of the disastrous 2013 government shutdown is running for president. by the way, he will be on with sean hannity exclusively tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. you see the announcement live two hours from right now at liberty university. >> he will make a big speech there. senator mccain who called him a whacko bird said some nice things about him yesterday. this is welcome the new afghanistan president. he is now at the white house for the first time.

the man you see right there is our secretary of defense ash carter. >> carter is making remarks to service members who served in afghanistan to thank them for their continued service after the event -- the u.s. and after the event, the u.s. and afghan delegations will travel to camp david. we understand they will catch up a little later on today with secretary kerry who could be up at camp david. there he is right there. it sounds like they will also be meet ing with the president of the united states in a couple of days. >> this new president has given this our president hope that he has a true partner on the other side as well as ash carter hopes. the question is will we extend our troops past the pullout day. will the president be honed into a campaign promise fulfilled when he leaves in 2017? will he pull all troops out or will he listen to his officers and his military men on the ground sng. >> the last thing we need is

afghanistan to go the same way that iraq did. >> they want us there. >> we want america to be partners with us. i'm not sure if 5,000 people will do it. a fox news alert military members being suggested to wipe their digital footprint clean. yemen spiraling out of control as united nations warns the country is on the brink of a civil war. look at those images. >> our kevin corke is live in washington, d.c. with breaking details. >> good morning, today, a very ominous threat for u.s. women and men in uniform. now there is a terrorist group out there saying they should also attack family members as well. it's not just americans that are in the cross hairs. i want to tell you about this group that is making these posts online. they're called the islamic state hacking organization. of course, they posted the photos and addresses names of about 100 u.s. troops online asking their followers to attack. obviously, we have blurred that information. here is what marine corp

lieutenant current john caldwell is saying about it this morning. it is recommended marines and family members check their online/social footprint insuring privacy settings are set to limit the amount of available personal information. the united states has pulled out staffers in yemen. it's a big concern terror groups will get stronger with fewer boots on the ground. >> it's a model from libya. looks what happened, isis training, militants to hit in tunisia. and now we got yemen. all of northern africa seems to be falling to this power vacuum that is being filled by the terrorist. >> a situation that the white house will be watching very carefully. it's a far cry from proclamations you may remember in september when the president was saying the strategy was working in yemen. it doesn't look so good right now. >> it does not.

kevin corke north lawn of the white house. thank you very much. we understand the united kingdom pulling out their special operators there. eight minutes after top of the hour. time for headlines. >> remember the messed up rolling stone article, that is in the news right now. ibjust a few hours, police in virginia will release the results of an investigation into that explosive alleged sexual assault case at the university of virginia. the controversial case was featured in rolling stone magazine last year. that magazine coming under major fire for publishing details that could not be confirmed. we'll watch that story throughout the day. some terrifying moments to show you when a helicopter falls out of the sky and plunged into a house. that helicopter bursting into flames when it smashed into this orlando home. at least one person believed to be the pilot was killed. witnesses say it felt like it was an earthquake when that chopper went down. >> when i looked up, it was

going back behind the trees kind of. it just disappeared. it sounded like it was running hard or having some sort of trouble. >> not clear yet why that helicopter went down. there were people inside the house at the time. they were not hurt. a texas woman shot in the head after honking at another driver is now recovering at home this morning. as the search for her road rage attacker intensifies today. the 28 was driving on a highway in houston. she honked her horn at a suv when the driver cut her off. the driver pulled out a gun and fired a single shot at her. police are taking a look at surveillance cameras near the highway and they're urging witnesses to come forward. this is a buddy flick in the making without a doubt. this saturday, joey is flying from seattle to phil for a bachelor party. here's the catch, these two have never actually met. really?

joey was accidently added to an e-mail chain for bachelor party planned and now he's invited. >> my friends are like you should crash it, you're invited. i said i'm not going to do that. when i finally did mention i was on the e-mail chain this past monday, they were all saying the same thing. hey, you were invited i guess. maybe by mistake, but come anyway. >> why not? he's set up a go fund me page to pay for the honeymoon. is he bringing the baby? >> they do look like twins. >> they do. they look just alike. hard to tell them apart. maybe they're brothers from another mother. >> up to 7,500 raised. >> it was one week ago when the ceo of starbucks had this great idea. he said let's talk about race in my starbucks. tee talked to 2,000 barristas.

he said let's make it a national campaign. write it on the cups and see if the customer wants to talk about race and talk about race. how did it go? >> it was a disaster. it up there with new coke. i know a few people who were supportive of it. you thought it was a great idea. >> i thought it had potential. it was a ceo looking to take action. >> instead, it was -- created a lot of derision a lot of people said, the last thing i need is for some barrista who has 30 more people making coffee for to stop and engage me in a conversation about race when i'm trying to get my first cup of coffee. >> no longer will they be putting #racetogether. the campaign will continue they say, it will not be written on the side of your cup. some say, you know, this is too much. i don't want to be talked at about being a racist as i'm trying to get my coffee. other people think there's a cross section of customers,

cross section of america -- they are on -- maybe this is a good place to get the conversation started. >> here is what he should done. if he's wearing a pen, he could jot it down. the point where you order the coffee and get the coffee. there's a lot of free time there. that's when you talk. i got like three minutes to make my latte or my double white. who are you talking to? everybody behind the counter is busy. >> have one extra guy the race guy. >> what's it like being this or being that? >> they would -- everything location would have to hire. >> one extra guy. >> the race association. >> race barrista. >> they do have new quizzes they're handing out. these pampphlets that are 100 pages long. there is a quiz in there. we've got a full screen we can show with questions that are supposed to help you get a conversation started. how many times have i eaton lunch with another person of another race or come into my home. are these types of questions

that are healthy, unhealthy? is it that bad? >> steve is so going to dunckin donuts. >> it was impacting their business. >> absolutely. >> a lot of -- i saw people -- i was out and about this weekend people said starbucks never going to go there again. >> 13 minutes after the hour. up next more on our fox news alert. senator ted cruz throwing his hat into the ring for 2016. what does this mean for democrats? congressman steve israel is walking his way to the couch. he will join us next. these girl scouts came up with a sweet way to sell cookies. channel a little taylor swift. ♪ claritin-d presents two allergy sufferers.

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in a republican primary. i don't think that he plays well in terms of the moderate center in a general election. >> they were for going to your side -- where you are an expert. there were three or four edtorls pushing elizabeth warren to run. what do you think hillary clinton looks like inside the party compare today where he was a month or two ago? >> strong. she was a senator while i was a member of the house of representatives. it's her nomination. and she'll be a great candidate, great president. >> do you want to see her challenged? >> why would i? i'm a sporter of hillary clinton. a fan of the new york mets. i don't want to see them challenged. >> the reality is they are going to be challenged. okay. let's move on. over the weekend there was a chance, the president does an interview with the huffington post saying he has the

recalibrate our relationship with israel in light of the the way the prime minister ran his campaign. what's your opinion? >> i was on the escort committee with bibi netanyahu gave his speechen congress. i have been called a leading hawk on u.s. israeli relations. this is what we need to do. everybody needs to calm down on all sides of this. israel is not apert zn football to see used by anybody. it is a critical ally of the united states. we need to get back to the fundamentals and not abscess on the optics. >> we're treating israel like we don't want to still have the same relationship. the people we are begging for relationship, the supreme leader death to america. these talks not about terror, but the nuclear issue. warning his people don't worry about it we'll continue with the terrorism. >> i've been skeptical about negotiations with iran. i've been to classified briefings with how the deal is

shaping up. i'd vote against the deal as i understand it. in all fairness. the fundamentalal relationship between united states and israel when it comes to financing the programs. >> the omthing that can stop it is your party standing up hopefully they're follow your lead. hand up don't shoot went up in front of the microphone said hand up don't shoot. the conclusion was that michael brown did not have his hands up and never said don't shoot. should those congressmen apologize? >> race continues to be a raw issue in the united states, whether it's members of congress responding or starbucks responding. i think we should have that conversation. i understand it will bring out emotion and rawness because it's a emotional and raw issue. >> would it be a lead in congress to say i'm sorry i apologize. >> i think most members in congress, myself included, need to continue this conversation

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good morning. everyone in a fox news alert. millionaire murder suspect robert durst set to appear n louisiana courtroom today on drug and weapons charges after his highly publicized arrest earlier this month. >> he was the focus of a documentary series, faces charges in california for the murder of his friend in 2000. >> judge jeanine pirro, the host of justice on fox news channel played a role in bringing durst

to justice. we understand, judge, he is currently on suicide watch, is that right? >> you know, he is on suicide watch. but even his own lawyer says he's not suicidal. he's not crazy and he's not incompetent. you figure that one out. what's going to happen this morning in this courthouse, the orleans parish criminal district court behind me, is the defense will make an argument that durst should be released because he was illegally arrested because they claim that the last episode of the hbo jinx series was meant to coincide with this arrest. and therefore, the arrest is illegal. doesn't make a lot of sense given the fact that this defendant is already wanted on a murder charge in california, as you say. for the murder of his susan bermman in the year 2000. so whether or not the judge innew orleans says we'll let him

go, they shouldn't have arrested him even though they have him in possession of a gun and drugs, especially being a prior felon. he's waived extradition and he'll have to go to california anyway. i think the bigger question today is the competition between new orleans and their charges and l.a. and the murder charges. who gets robert durst, who gets to try him. that's what i think will be the fascinating issue. >> what's the mindset if you're in new orleans? do you want this case or do you not want the problems that come with the case? >> you know what? i know this defendant, i know his history very well, as you say, in the year 2000 i focused on him and started this hunt. but i think that the prosecutors will each sit down and say my case is better than your case. he can get more time on my case than he can on your case. mine is a definite conviction, yours isn't. it will be a back and forth.

there is no requirement that one jurisdiction gets him or another jurisdiction gets him. the way i see it, possession is nine tenths of the law. he's here in louisiana. they've got charged against him. the d.a. is serious about this case. my sense is durst will not be released today and that louisiana is going to hang on to him for a while. >> because they caught him red handed, the gun was in his room? >> yeah. they caught him red handed. he had the gun, he had 40,000 in cash. he is facing a minimum of ten years here. that's without any stress without worrying about witnesses, memories fading. all of the issues that will occur in california. the susan berman case needs to be addressed. she was shot in the back of the head in her own home.

i believe that -- a lot of people, obviously, the l.a.da's office believed he had motive, means, opportunity. and with this hbo documentary, "the jinx" that found and unearthed a letter that is almost an exact match of only the killer could have written in the susan berman case. >> it's not just the berman murder, it's curious other situations have happened around him, like the disappearance of his wife and the dismemberment of his neighbor, which he was acquitted for. do you think he's going to be able to skirt this again if that, you know -- not to jump to any conclusions there, but will this be the final nail in the coffin, what do you think? >> i think robert durst will finally meet justice. i opened the cold case involving his missing wife. i came into it 18 years later. looking at it then, it was clear to me that there was very little investigation that was done. it was not thorough. it was not sufficient. that's when i started this ball

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♪ ♪ i can read you like a magazine ♪ ♪ i know you heard about me ♪ lets be friends ♪ grab your walts in my hand ♪ i'll be selling cookies on your block this weekend ♪ >> two girl scouts come up with a swift new way to sell cookies making a parody video of taylor swift's song. it is going viral. >> it's got to be helping the bottom line. every time heather nauert is on it helps our bottom line. what's happening? >> great to see you guys. thanks a lot. we start out with a fox news alert. our international medical students now working in isis run hospitals? that's one of the newest concerns among u.s. officials this morning. investigators believe that one american student, along with seven british, two sudanese and

one canadian crossed the syrian border last week and may have joined isis to help provide medical care for terrorists. the students who range in age from 19 to 25 are reportedly in contact with their families saying they're doing okay. and that they're doing what they call volunteer work. the u.s. boosting its military presence in the persian gulf as the nuclear deal with iran inches closer by the day. 3,000 members of the military, including special operations forces have moved into that region and are conducting large scale, but routine military exercises. those exercises are expected to continue throughout the end of the month. and just moments ago, 367 members of the house of representatives sent president obama a letter underscoring what they call the grave and urgent issues related to the ongoing negotiation. high times hit agnew low. new research indicating colorado marijuana is twice as potent as

the illegal pot of past decades. some modern pot produced today is three times as strong as the stuff that was told years ago. levels of thc were typically below 3%. the pot sold in colorado three times as strong. they analyzed 600 samples and that's how they came up with that information. out to the streets of new york city. this is the first monday of spring, how is it? >> we have temperatures more than ten degrees below average. take a look at the numbers out there now. they are cold. temperatures have been dropping in new york city. we went from like, ta25 degrees now we're 23. single digits in places like boston and caribou maine. we do have a clip moving clipper system across parts of the midwest. it could bring 3 to 5 inches of snow across areas out there. we have winter weather

advisories, including chicago and across the pacific northwest, a separate storm system coming in. this will bring rain in oregon and snow across parts of the northwest. >> thank you very much. our own bill o'reilly's best seller "killing jesus" getting the movie treatment. a three hour national geographic movie based on bill's book. >> i know you, jesus of nazareth. you have opinions on everything. what's your opinion on this? >> i am among you. it goes without saying. let the first be the first to cast a stone at her. any among you that's without sin. >> we're joined by the stars of national geographic's "killing

jesus." haaz and -- >> tell us about the scene. >> a woman was about to be stone and jesus stops the stoning with cleverness and wit. >> he says cast the first stone. >> he who is without sin be the first -- >> the perfect time to bring that up. >> he did. any of these teachings are timeless, basically. >> there have been a lot of movies made about the life of jesus, how is this different? >> i think because this looks it from a kind of political machinations of what's going on. the politics. it kind of removes -- looks at it from a historic perspective. it allows you to view it with your own feelings of religion. it looks at the teachings of jesus and what happened at the time. >> just the facts. >> they know more about the

bible than i do. what i found jesus and no one to kill jesus. your character didn't want to kill jesus. everyone knew there was something about this man. >> sure. i think it was one of those things where it was a force of nature and people didn't understand him, didn't know what to do. and then people panic and pass the buck and that's what happened. >> what about you approaching this character? so many people have played it before. you were unbelievable. how did you approach this, especially be a muslim? >> love. i mean, i don't want to sound cheesy. when i first got it, that's what i kept thinking about. whatever happens throughout the jojourney and experience that i have love for all the cast and crew. even if they tick me off. and just define the ability to connect with what he stood for. and just him himself, like his essence and his teachings, really carried me through the whole experience. it's overwhelming.

am i good enough to do this? am i worthy? do i believe in myself enough? do i trust myself? >> because you grew up muslim, how familiar were you with the story of jesus? >> well, i mean, as an islamic jesus is mentioned in the koran more than mohammed. >> he's a prophet. >> he's a prophet. it's an honor for me to be in this position. and i was heavily inspired by jesus in the last decade or so in my life specifically. >> how so? >> just in terms of the relationship with myself, how i see myself, how i treat myself and others. and just he basically helped me be more open and less judgmental. even the concept of love your neighbor as you love yourself and how that means and how expansive that statement is. it has no limit whatever. that's amazing. >> how could anyone go wrong as a human being to do those things. >> you said that you took a lot of your character, kelsey

grammer played herod. tell us about that. you're his son. >> i am his son in the show, yeah. and because kelsey played with sensitivity. you have to understand -- >> king herod. >> he played king herod with a sensitivity which i connected with. you want to believe the person you're playing. even if someone who is a dark person. you have to find the shades of who they are and why they do those things. it goes back to my saying no one wants to kill jesus. it was a harsh environment. everyone is trying to survive. it's a constant battle. >> i can hardly wait to see the premier. brian has already seen it. it premiered on nat geo on march 29th at 8:00. >> congratulations. we'll see you on radio in a little while. >> take care. >> yeah. we have you -- have you watch

and tease the next segment? let's go. here's what's coming up is the obama administration using banks to target businesses it doesn't agree with like gunmakers? maria bartiromo is following it. >> you guys are going to have to move. here she comes. the story that will motivate you 100% made in america business that gives back to a group of workers some say are often left behind. meet the hometown heroes who came up with that idea. ♪

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quick headlines. we begin with a fox news alert. get this, texas senator ted cruz making his 2016 presidential run official. cruz tweeting his white house ambitions along with a new campaign ad. >> it's going to take a new generation of courageous conservatives to help make america great again.

i'm ready to stand with you to lead the fight. >> you want to hear him say it again? he will make his announcement at liberty university later this morning. >> debbie wassermann schultz reminding everyone of the fifth anniversary of obamacare tweeting i couldn't be prouder of all the democrats who made this possible. she's getting slammed with remarks like this. i'm especially proud of gruber for get ing it done behind the scenes. all right. meanwhile, is the obama administration using banks to target businesses it doesn't agree with, like gunmakers? department of justice officials must now face congress tomorrow in a string of hearings about the obama administration's so-called operation choke point. >> joining us from our sister network fox business is maria bartiromo. >> good to see you. >> what is this operation checkpoint? >> this story makes you go while. operation chokepoint is the name

the obama administration calls a program that basically chokes off funding. so it makes it harder for illegal businesses -- the goal of the plan to make it harder for illegal businesses foreign businesses to get financing from american banks. the problem is there are many industries that are actually legal industries like gunmakers, the coal industries that are being told you've been a subject of chokepoint. you are being choked off from finances. the banks are saying, you no longer follow the standards that we have because of this law in place. chokepoint. it's actually become a situation where people are saying, the obama administration is saying, you know what? i'm not loving this industry, the gunmakers lets put them under chokepoint. >> it does not sound like something he can do. >> no, it doesn't. it sounds actually illegal. >> this operation chokepoint, and the targeting of tea party groups by the irs?

>> exactly. it's extraordinary. you say wow. this is unbelievable this is happening in our country. >> the key is these businesses are legal. >> right. >> we know they've got a beef with the firearms industry. we read last week they were going to try to get rid of a certain kind of bullet. what about coin dealers? >> yeah, certain pay lenders that they say are not following the standards that are supposed to be. but they are. these are legal businesses, a number of industries. that are saying they are being told they can no longer get the financing from banks because they are being put under the umbrella of chokepoint. we got a great show today. we'll be talking about the iran negotiations. the iran talks. we will be talking about a big week for the economy. we've got the gdp out friday. we have a number of guests on that. we'll talk about the durable goods orders. we're at record highs and a lot of people are talking about the fact earnings are going to slow

down. >> if somebody is watching and they don't know where to find the fox business network. >> go to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. i know it's 106 on cable vision and 43 on time warner cable. >> great to see you. thank you. coming up next, the woman behind 100% made in america business that gives back to a group of workers who are often left behind. let's check in with martha maccallum. according to our report you have a show that's going to start in 12 mbinutes. >> the race is on. live coverage of ted cruz's big announcement here in "america's newsroom" as yemen crumbled into chaos. john mccain urges the president to gelt over the temper tantrum and focus on isis. a ski lift that scares everybody. one skier's story come up. sweet 16, we'll talk about that too. see you at the top of the hour. allergies can distract you.

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now a story that will motivate you this monday. we're introducing you to a brand new series about hometown heroes. >> as ainsley earhardt found out they come in surprising places. >> this is a sweet story. these all american made bird feeders feed more than just birds, they feed a desire to work. by taking the d disout of disability this company is flying high. take a look. >> how long have you worked here? >> a long time. >> meet the employees of the mr. cunary company. 100 of them working together to

make bird feeders that are sold all around the country. the company is set to make more than one million dollars. that success is because the company is focusing on ability rather thanan disability. each employee is physically handicapped. >> it is the best kept secret. it's unfortunate it's a secret. a lot of small businesses could do well with partnerring with disabled workers who are looking for quality work. >> the business was started by two sisters in 1995. using their father's invention of a no fuss, no muss bird feeder. >> it started out so lewd chrisly. starting a business in indianapolis with no experience in bird feeders or business. >> after they got a big contract with k mart they had to quickly figure out a way to make and package the bird feeders. that's when they found kerry

services. in marion, indiana, with a job training program tr the disabled. it was the perfect fit considering one of the sisters was diagnose would polio as a child. christina is still relying on crutches and a brace to get around. she knows first hand what it's like to be disabled. >> when you have a disability of any sort you learn to compensate. to be able to come full circand offer good jobs to people for whom it's really difficult to find good work, i think it makes our whole family proud. >> what are you doing? >> sometimes i feel these up and i put them in sleeves. >> you put a lid on it. >> they are hard workers and become close friends. some have even found love. >> this is your girlfriend? >> yeah.

>> and the families are grateful saying the jobs give their children a sense of independence. >> she can say i have worked today. i'm going to get a check on friday. and that's big to her. she likes having her own money. it makes her feel so much more valued. >> every bird feeder box gives credit where credit is due. reminding you that mr. canary products are made here in the usa by some of the hardest working americans. >> they do everything from taking orders to managing our inventory. they build our products, ship them. truth is, we could not have been in business without them. >> i feel pretty good that everybody knows that we do it. >> thank you for everything that you do. >> that is great. they don't want a hand out, they want a hand up. >> many have worked there since the beginning. 20 years they've been in business. their dad was an exmarine and owned a tubing company.

the girls took it over. they do it well. and employing people who have an unemployment rate. we will put it on our website foxandfriends.com so you can buy one. >> we chose to run this story because it's spring. even though it doesn't feel like it. >> this is for your mom -- >> yes, she's into birding. >> that's your finch feeder. coming up next is your bracket busted. take a look at the games that shook up our pools this morning. steve will break it down. i will be in tears. every truck can tow a boat. every truck can climb a hill. every truck can haul a trailer. but not everyone can say they're the fastest-growing truck brand in america.

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state. the spartans end the virginia season. gonzaga defeated iowa. >> every one of my teams has been beaten. and currently in the standings, my wife is beating me. >> wow. that's really -- >> good job, honey. >> good for you. see you tomorrow. bill: a fox. the race for 2016 officially underway. texas senator ted cruz announcing his run for the white house at 10:00 a.m. eastern time. i'm bill hemmer, welcome to america's newsroom. martha: i'm martha maccallum. senator cruz getting ahead of his own announcement. bill: the tea party conservative speak at liberty