rtist protesting. installed no kardashian parking signs in the hollywood. thanks for watching. see you at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. >> be here or be square. "fox and friends" starts right now. good morning. it is thursday april 9th, i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. a rough start for rand. one day after announcing his candidacy for president, the press calls him a sexist. he's not backing down. >> i think people want someone who will stand up and not roll over and take it. >> his mezage to the mainstream media and those who say he's thin skinned. the movie "american sniper" was too racist and unsafe to show at the university of michigan. now the school's head football coach pulled a big save. he doesn't care what the pc

police think. we've got an update from wolverine land. >> he thought he'd be a face in the crowd instead he got a seat at the table with the president of the united states. one problem the shirt was wrinkled. he was underdressed, wouldn't you say? >> i think he looks great. >> mornings are better with friends. >> this is vanessa williams and you're watching "fox and friends." sometimes you just don't dress appropriately. that guy, you're going to hear didn't know the president was going to show up. a friend of mine in -- you know todd, the car guy? >> yea. >> they were opening the infinity dealership in new jersey. we got invited to the grand opening. my wife said what are you going to wear? i don't know sport coat. she says it's a fancy car, you should wear a tuxedo. i was the only one there, people thought i was the waiter.

>> did you think it was better to be dressed up or dress down? >> i kept saying more shrimp? >> my son's school had a ceremony. i showed up like i was going to church. i wake up everybody and think about i was the guy. >> you were the guy at the end of the table. that was brian kilmeade sitting next to the president of the united states. >> you're here today in a full vest, no suit. >> as interesting as mine his, he has a better one. we'll share with you in a moment. >> someone who is dressed for the occasion is heather nauert. >> i went to catholic school going up and everybody is in jeans and -- >> and you were -- >> yeah. i've got serious news.

officials in north charleston, south carolina, wasting now time firing officer slager after he was charged with shooting an unarmed black man. the whole thing was caught on camera. take a look. well that firing comes as new information is revealed about what would before that camera started rolling. the man who recorded the video tells another news agency there was a struggle. both of them were on the ground. once slager had control of the situation, scott ran to get away from the taser. guilty on all counts. jurors convicting dzhokhar tsarnaev on 30 counts related to the boston marathon bombings. the 21-year-old showing little emotion as each verdict was read. 17 of those charges carry the death penalty.

survivors of the bombing talking about the verdict. >> i don't know what justice is. i'm grateful to have him off the streets. i'm grateful to show everyone the world, that it's not tolerated. this is not how we behave. >> the jury is back in court next week for the penalty phase. extreme weather, have you experienced that? 30 million americans bracing for hail, damaging winds and possibly tornados today. this a day after strong storms ripped through the midwest. see this. >> oh, my god. tornado on the ground. >> that is kansas. the tornado touching down in garden plain that's near wichita. it packed baseball-sized hail. did you see that one as it shattered the windshield? a storm chaser's windshield got

destroyed during the hailstorm. catch out this picture of a huge hail ball coming out of missouri? today's storms stretches from the great lakes to the east. voters in a small missouri town reelect a man for another term. he died last month. they say he died after the deadline to remove names from the ballot had already passed. despite other write in candidates he won by seven votes. the state board alderman will decide whether to vote for someone else. >> can't make that one up. >> imagine the guy who lost to the dead guy. >> he was probably really popular and they hadn't heard. >> okay. let's talk a little bit about this rand paul yesterday made the rounds. he was campaigning. he wound up on the today show. and the hostess there asked if

he would ever support a nuke deal with iran. rand explained part of the problem is that iran currently is interpreting the framework differently than the united states. then it went downhill from there. >> you have had views in the past of foreign policy that were unorthodox. you seemed to change over the years. you once proposed supporting -- >> before we go to -- >> defense spending now you want to increase -- >> look, why don't we let me explain instead of talking over me. before we go through a litany of things you say i changed to. why don't you ask me a question, have i changed my opinion that would be a better way to approach an interview. >> that's tough. it's not a good way to handle it. that was a very fair question. al i thought she had a fair question. that was not a good way to handle it.

>> there wasn't a question there initially. >> she was allowed to finish -- she was going to go through four things. he is such a smart guy. he has to have answers for all this if he's going to launch. he did say those thingsism unless he's misquoted. i don't think he is. he has good answers for them. i've heard them answer. >> i see two opportunities missed here. i remember sitting down with president obama and interviewing him. you continue to say that mitt romney might be bad for the economy. these are two situations that are going on. by example of your policy you have been bad. it's a difficult thing to do. i think two things were missed. one savannah is great, i like her. the opportunity to let the american people see someone that can be the president of the united states and let them hear what that person has to say on issues is important. more important than what you are going to put forward. secondly, i think in terms of rand paul you got to smile through that. the left is waiting in the wings

waiting to say look at that woman hater. they are waiting for it. both of those things occurred. >> shortly thereafter chuck todd went on television and said rand paul has a problem with women. rand paul sat down with megan kelly last night and responded to the critics this way. >> people want somebody who will stand up and not roll over and take it. do you remember reagan when he said i paid for the microphone i'm going to speak my piece? i think people do on occasion they feel like, for example in the debates the last time. some of us wanted romney to be tofr against obama after benghazi. i'm not going to lay down and let clinton talk over me. can i do better, yes. i had a tiff with a male reporter that had nothing to do with sexual alt. >> it has nothing to do with being sexist. i think he's being real. i thought if there was going to be a launch that was rocky would

be chris christie. chris christie is someone who is quick to answer and react. i was surprised this ended this way. i think it's also day four. we talked about rand paul monday, sunday, monday tuesday wednesday. now we're talking about him thursday. that not necessarily a bad thing. >> true. >> she did start with a laundry list. just ask some questions. he felt she was being a pundit not a journalist. then it devolved. going forward i'm sure he's going to think twice before he takes that approach again. meanwhile, ladies and gentlemen, we've got a good story about how liberty has prevailed at the university of michigan. because an organization there kind of a conglomerate of 300 protesters students and staff there, somehow convinced the university, you cannot show the movie "american sniper," which is a true movie, at the school. you know what? the school caved and they said

you're right. it's offensive. we're going to show paddington bear instead. >> do you know who got in the mix? the coach. he had a 20 year career. he returned to his alma mater. he was never afraid to get into the line of scrimmage. he tweeted this. michigan football will watch "american sniper." proud of chris kyle and proud to be an american. if that offends anybody so be it. >> the key thing is he tweeted that out before the university reversed themselves. >they sure did. they hadn't done it yet. he got in there and put pressure on and voiced his american opinion against those who said this offends me. there was a group on campus who said we feel offended by this. they said it promotes -- >> they said chris kyle was a racist. >> this is a middle eastern -- they said the movie there, not only tolerates but promotes

antimuslim as a killer. he was a racist they went on to say. >> what i miss about this story, these people weren't iraqis. they were al qaeda in iraq. the person who deserves the credit is the guy who wrote the story. he said wait a second we should be able to see this. he wrote the story and the school reacted the right way. >> the guy who runs -- he's the vice president for student life says late yesterday the initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the university of michigan places on freedom of expression and the respect of the right for students to make their own decisions in such matters. the movie will be shown at the originally scheduled time. freedom of speech prevails. >> they're actually showing an alternative as well. you can see american sniper or

paddington. >> who is paddington? >> the stuffed bear. >> is that like ted? >> you don't know who paddington bear is? the teddy bear? >> he wears a rain coat even though it's not raining. >> no idea. i would not choose to see -- >> paddington loves crisps. in 1970. >> send your e-mails about the that university of michigan decision. >> it's great they said come on, we stand for something bigger than being you know -- >> i would love to know about rand paul. do you think he was standing up for himself or was he thin-skinned? >> president obama calling out christians again. >> sometimes when i listen to less than loving expressions by

christians. >> so why does he continue to criticize christianity but continue to defend islam? our next guest has a clue. he wants to diminish the religion. >> even the restrooms at the white house is becoming more tolerant tolerant. you won't believe the latest renovation to 1600 pennsylvania avenue ♪ nobody's going to slow me down ♪ ♪ i got to keep on moving ♪ ♪ ain't nothing going to break my style ♪

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when i listen to less than loving expressions by christians, i get concerned. >> president obama deviating from his prepared remarks to criticize christians at an easter prayer breakfast. >> it's not the first time. joining us now with his is a bishop and president of stand and senior fellow of the family research council. good morning to you. what did you make of the president? >> i think he's got a track record for doing this. going all the way back to his speech in cairo when he said we are not a christian nation. and then at the last prayer breakfast where he took a swipe at christians over the crusades of all things. >> the same thing isis is doing. >> and so i think this president, frankly is not

satisfied to be commander in chief. i think he wants to be high priest over christianity and determine what's right and wrong. >> the president of the catholic league said we have a president who never mentioned the words christians except when he wants to denigrate him do you agree? >> he always compliments islam. this is a curious thing for christians. we just had 150 children killed in kenya. he starts talking and implying at least that people who took a stand in indiana for christian freedom to choose what services they would provide whether to participate in same sex weddings are somehow peopling unlovingly. >> sure. so he bashed christians in your estimation. and he defends islam. why is that? we were talking during the commercial you had a couple theories. >> he grew up in indonesia. his father was a muslim, at

least part of his life. at some point he became a communist. and his pastor, apparently was either a former muslim but always close to a radical. >> we were listening closely. when you hear that clip in the background is saying that you hear a bunch of amen's and laughter. for those in the audience in person laughing and those who agree with what the president is saying right there, what's your message? >> they have become the mouth piece for politicians rather than speaking prophetically to government and telling government thus sayth the lord. that is what they're supposed to do. >> christian leaders need to stand up and if somebody is bashing christianity, regardless of the source you have to stand for it. >> particularly now when they're

being slaughtered. >> we have a group called ministers taking a stand. they don't get the platform most of the time. they're rallying because they have grown tired of this constant attack coming from the white house and trying to tell us what's an appropriate behavior and way of thinking for christians. >> we thank you for your insight today and for standing for truth. >> thanks for having me. >> we appreciate it. 20 minutes after the top of the hour. a group of third graders told to write get well letters to a cop killer who is serving life in prison. that outrageous story is coming up next. he thought he'd be a face in the ground, instead he got a table with the president of the united states. the only problem, he just was a little bit underdressed. >> maybe everybody else is overdressed, okay? >> maybe so. ♪

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welcome back. time for some quick headlines. overnight another scandal unfolding at the secret service as the agency suspends the senior supervisor. a female employee is accusing him of unwanted sexual advances after a work party. d.c. officials are now investigating. >> this man was arrested in texas last year for stolen valor wearing a navy uniform with a trident and purple heart. he skipped bond. and went on the won. authorities are now shipping him back. this cop killer is suffering from complinations related to

diabetes in jail. now he's receiving get well wished from third graders. a supporter hand delivered the notes writing on her website, quote, bring him home. two teachers delivered letters and their student said he chuckled as he read excerpts from the touching letters. what kind of lessons does this teach our kids? here to weigh in is the past president oft philadelphia fraternity order of police who thought against leniency in his case. richard, are you outraged? >> i think it's both alarming and outrageous that any teacher would use a group of innocent seven-year-olds to promote a twisted agenda glorifying murder, glorifying hatred. and glorifying violence. >> what did he do? tell everybody what he did. >> what he did was he cold bloodedly murdered a

philadelphia police officer. he shot him in the back and then as the officer lay slumped against a wall helpless, he leaned over and shot him between the eyes. he has repeatedly claimed he did nothing wrong. but he has never denied shooting the officer. when he was in the hospital, he actually bragged about it. >> so you have this third graders and high school kids write him letters to get well because his blood sugar is high. what should the reaction be trum the school system? >> i think the school system needs to immediately fire any teacher involved in this. and failing that, all the parents who have children in that school system need to reevaluate their further involvement. because these children are now placed in danger by the very people charged with their education. they're being used as tools in somebody's twisted agenda. >> yeah i mean, the teacher is the third grade teacher and the

high school teacher was able to get these letters off to the college professor who went to visit him. he said it was the first time he smiled in a long time. how does that make you feel? >> i think this whole thing of hifz illness is a fraud. i think he was a cash cow when he was on death row. when he was taken off death row, the funding dried up. this is a deliberately orchestrated charade to get him back in the news and get the dollars turned back on. the rag tag hate group supporting him will do anything and stoop to any level to promote his message. >> this anticop movement around the country. it's a snow ball of lack of respect. if my children was forced to write that letter they wouldn't be in that school anymore. thanks so much. >> thank you. 27 minutes after the hour. by the way, let me add this

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♪ help i need somebody ♪ >> one of these people is not dressed like the other. can you pick out who is? >> give me a second. the white shirt guy on the right. that 26-year-old lance. he's an employee at a solar company. he's a member of the air national guard. his company got a call that said we're having this round table thing could you sind somebody. he didn't realize he would be sitting at the table with the president of the united states of america. he said later you know, had i known he was going to show up i would have worn my dress blues or at least a suit. >> imagine that. imagine walking into a room -- he thinks he's going into an oddtorian. two chairs down is the president of the united states. these are his words on what that meant. >> here i am with the commander in chief and i'm a little

underdressed. >> he deserves the respect -- most respect i can give to him at that moment. he's the president, an amazing guy. i'm not sure if later on air force one he was like did you see that guy? >> he said he was told it was going to be an informal event to dress business casual. al he grabbed a company shirt. he got a question from the president. when the picture went out, that picture went out without him in it. they seem to cut off the head of the table. >> what a great sense of humor he had about it all h. an important cause there. of course, he said one of the thoughts going through his mind is the commander on base is going to kill me. how would you know? >> the company said we kind of blew it. had we known the president would have been there. lance is a great guy, we would have sent the ceo.

>> could everyone out there -- have you ever been overdressed at at event and you had to sit through it. >> like the time i dressed up at a halloween party when only the kids were supposed to. >> 26 minutes before the top of the hour. heather has breaking news about isis hacking a tv station. this is a crazy story coming out of france at this hour. an entire french television station is now under control of isis hackers. here is what's happening. overnight supporters of the terror group took over the paris station's social media web pages and all of its television channels. we are told the television channels right now are completely blacked out. the hackers, though, posting id cards of the relatives of french soldiers on their social media pages. this is similar to an incident that happened right here in the united states recently.

right now, only the social media pages are back in control of that television station. we'll bring you more as we get it from france this morning. some brand new details about the germanwings killer co-pilot. investigators now say that lubitz may have spiked the pilot's coffee with a diuretic so that he would have to leave the cockpit and use the bathroom. lubitz reportedly searched for information about different drugs he could yoouz online. last month he locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the plane killing everyone on board. the white house taking a controversial new step on transgender issues. they have decided to add a gender neutral bathroom for staff and visitors at theouse. this comes on the heels of the president's executive order banning discrimination against lgbt employees of government contracted companies. the newly designated bathroom is located in the eisenhower executive office building.

a fun one to bring you now. golf legend jack nicklaus proves he still has it. >> here is jack at 134. really a good gall -- what a beautiful play. come on come on jack. yes. >> isn't that an amazing shot? 75 years old, nailed that hole in one at the masters parr three contest and he predicted it before. >> maybe a hole in one, how's that? >> i'd love to see it. >> we'll try to get one for you. >> and the announcing seemed a little doubtful there. this is his first ever ace during the premasters event. way to go. >> do you know one of the reasons he said? i keep telling my grandson what a great golfer i was. i don't think he believes it.

his grandson was his caddy. >> the other big news out of the parr three yesterday was tiger woods got disqualified because he let his son putt in. >> i love these golf family moments. >> it's the masters. billy the kid, jesse james, butch cassidy. what do they have in common? >> are they the legends history has them out to be. >> let's stop into the fox light. >> the documentary style show premiers this weekend. it's a chance to saddle up and get a exclusive look at the making of this wild west epic series. >> i'm on the set of "legends & lies." i had a chance to catch up with the cast and the people who are

bringing the west back to life. all right. guys i'm here with the actual bush cassidy. give us a quick tour. >> you're going to be excited. >> michael this is our special effects coordinator. take it away. >> what do we got? >> i'm going to show you a few things we do for special effects for the film. of course it's a western, so shootouts are very important. what we use is something called a split head. that is a small chemical explosive that looks like bullets hitting walls objects. it gives it enough of a pop to send our blood bag or dust through the garment. tape that in. we get it securely in place. that goes on the actor. then it comes through in that

area where we are. >> fantastic. i think i have to check out the weapons next. >> yes. >> we're here with the art director of legends"legends & lies"." >> we have an arrangement of weapons. we covered everything from the 178 1780s to the 40s. this was the gun that wild bill hick ocwill be using in our film. >> what else do we have? >> we got some of the more rifles we use. then the most famous 1873 winchester. >> who uses this in the show? >> almost everybody. at some point in time. it is the most well-desired weapons of out laws and lawmen alike. >> i'll give this to you before someone gets heard, probably me. we're on to our next stop.

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this sunday night at 8:00 eastern on the fox news channel. >> can't wait. >> a lot of buzz on it. >> thank you michael. >> great job. straight ahead the boston bomber guilty on all charges thebition question remains will he be put to death? judge napolitano has been skrambling for that question. >> if you weren't cramped in any tighter, how about the airlines they're about to cramp you in even more. ♪ take it to the limit one more time ♪ there's some facts about seaworld we'd like you to know. we don't collect killer whales from the wild. and haven't for 35 years. with the hightest standard of animal care in the world, our whales are healthy. they're thriving. i wouldn't work here if they weren't. and government research shows they live just as long as whales in the wild. caring for these whales, we have a great responsibility to get that right. and we take it very seriously. because we love them.

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states and airbus's a 320 is adding 15. an indonesia stow away survives two hours in subzero temperatures after hiding out in the wheel well of a jet. usually that kills them because of the temperature extremes. 21-year-old was spotted staggering around the tarmac at jakarta's airport where he was arrested. police say he wanted to meet the indonesian president and spent up to a year studying how to pull off the free ride. he apparently did it. that's the news. 15 minutes before the top of the hour. the boston bomb dzhokhar tsarnaev found guilty on all accounts including conspiracy and use of a weapon of mass destruction. >> will he get the death penalty? here with us is judge andrew napolitano. we understand the sentencing here is about to occur. in terms of death penalty, you say there are aggravating and mitigating factors that will

come in. >> people need to know the jurors will not be sitting around in a room deciding how evil here is and had how cruel his behavior was and whether he should die for it. they are required to answer a series of questions the judge will put to them. first are aggravating factors these are in the statute. these require the jurors to assess how did these people die? how heinous and cruel was it? what was the nature of his personal involvement? were the victims chosen because they were particularly vulnerable. we could probably answer all those questions from our own knowledge of the -- >> you see the backpack by an eight-year-old victim. >> at the same time, they have to then way the mitigating stuff, which is presented by the defense. >> correct. the mitigating factors pretty much go to his defense in this case. not a defense with respect to innocence or guilt, but a defense with respect to life or death. that is was he personally involved in this. was there someone had more

crucial to the death than he. probably his brother. was he subject to the brother or did he act of his own free will. that's the type of thing the defense will argue to the jury. the jury will have to decide. now, they have a couple steps. weigh the aggravating, weigh the mitigating. do the aggravating substantially out weigh the mitigating. are the aggravating worse than the mitigating or good so to speak? >> it's got to be by a lot. >> correct. if they can't find that. if they find the aggravating and mitigating are equal, he gets life. if it's 11-1 in favor of execution, it's life in prison. >> it could be the one. when they were impanelling the jury a woman said i'm not in favor of the death penalty. >> the government permitted her to stay there because she said i would be fair and open to the government's case. this is a population base that even after the trial, the latest

polls earlier this week, 25% death. 75% of massachusetts life in prison. >> is that -- does it factor in they believe that death would make him a martyr for his cause? >> it shouldn't, but it probably does. i tell you what also factors in, in some respects life in prison would be a more severe penalty for imhad. this prison in colorado, his jail cell will be 450 feet below the surface of the earth. he'll never see the light of day literally for the rest of his life. >> a lot of al qaeda guys. >> right. the government can't tell the jurors that. but they probably know it. >> all right. thank you very much for detailing what's going on behind the doors. al. >> all right. let's see if rolling stone will put him on the cover again. >> same rolling stone. 12 minutes before the top of the hour h. coming up, walmart may be forced to stop selling guns because of a church. what do you think about that?

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to standardizing testing today. it's not good for schools, teachers and students. contact the governor and put a stop to the standardized testing. thank you so much for your time. >> well, sidney's no nonsense put a stop to it message has gone viral. she and her mom join us live from tampa, florida i have to welcome your mom as well. welcome to "fox and friends." job well done. were you nervous to get up there and talk? >> noeppe not at all. >> why did you feel so passionate to tell people they have a right to speak up when it comes to standardized testing. >> i felt comfortable because i know that people -- they need to speak it because this test is just unfair. >> why is it unfair? >> it's unfair because it's tied to the teacher's evaluation and

if the -- it's tied to the school's grade as well. if students don't do good to it it will be tied to the teacher's evaluation, it will come out of their pay. if the school doesn't do well, that will also effect the school. >> right. so what i'm hearing from you, it's a lose-lose situation for everybody. you are big and strong enough to get up there and tell everybody about it. i want to ask your mom. you're looking at your daughter here. she's doing great right now. for millions of people watching, were you nervous for her and how proud were you for her efforts? >> i was so proud of her. i don't think i could do that at in my opinion years old. i'm just amazed at her tenacity and out spokenness. i think it's great for everything she's doing to speak up for other kids as well to let them know to be brave and speak out for what you believe in. >> sidney what did your friends

say about what you had to talk about there? >> well, they were very proud of what i did. >> because you're speaking up for them that's incredible that you did that. let me ask you this, i know you had just come from a break visiting your dad. he's stationed at robins air force base. after you spoke, what did your daddy say to you? >> well, he thought it was amazing. and he was proud of me. he said he was so proud of me. >> have you heard from the school now? >> no. i mean, they can't really say very much. they're kind of bound to the test rules and acknowledgment. so we -- it's -- we have nothing against the school. we love her school. we needed to go beyond that to get some change and to get our message out. so we love the school and we love her teacher. we just -- we know their hands are tied. >> that's well-said. a lot of teachers there -- they're efforting their best to do well by the kids.

i bet your teachers love teaching you and your fellow students must be so proud. we want to thank you for being here and stepping up for your students. to your dad for his service and both of you for yoiningjoining this morning. sidney smoot, you're impressive. >> thank you. gosh. she's a gem. coming up we have all seen the ads watch. >> hi i'm rob lowe and i have direct tv. i'm super creepy rob lowe. and i have cable. >> it is creepy. this morning there is a new one. retired rob lowe why the actor in that ad are getting the boot. we'll get to that in a little bit. they glorified him and put him on the cover and made him like a rock star. where is rolling stone now since the boston bomber has been found guilty? ♪ here i go again on my own ♪

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good morning. today is thursday april 9th. i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. a rough start for rand paul one day after announcing he's running for president. the press labels him as a sexist. flip-flopper. the senator is not backing down. >> they want someone who will stand up and not roll over and take it. >> well, the message to the mainstream media and anyone who calls him thin skinned. it's a headline on every major newspaper across the country this morning. the boston bomber guilty on all 30 counts. but the magazine that made this jihadist a rolling stone rock star, nothing to say about it. rolling stone having a really bad week. >> i would say so. sorry america you won't be seeing anymore of this. >> hi i'm rob lowe and i have

direct tv. i'm super creepy rob lowe, and i have cable. >> the cool rob lowe just got canned. the creepy rob lowe can go on. he lives. meanwhile, mornings are better with friends. >> this is rob lowe and you're watching "fox and friends." was that the creepy rob lowe or the painfully awkward rob lowe or just regular rob lowe? >> it's about to be vintage. >> historical rob lowe. >> i am shocked that he is shocked. the first one this campaign is non-stop. i would assume very successful. >> that's the key right there. successful. that is why somebody went after him. we got a big story to tell about him in a moment. >> first i'm going to turn to heather nauert with the headlines for you. good morning. we'll start out in south carolina this morning. thrown in jail and he's now out of a job. officials in north charleston

south carolina, wasted no time firing police officer michael slager after he was charged with murdering an unarmed black man. slager's termination comes as new information is now revealed about what happened before the camera started rolling. the man who recorded the video tells nbc news that there was a struggle between officer slager and the victim, walter scott. both of them on the ground, then once slager had control of the situation, scott ran to get away from the taser. we'll keep you posted on new developments. let's go to some extreme weather. lots of us are facing it across the country or about to face. millions of americans bracing for hail, damaging winds, and possibly tornados today. this a day after strong storms ripping through the midwest. take a look at this. >> there it goes. >> a tornado touching down in kansas near the oklahoma state line.

now reports of injuries at this point. the storm, though, also packing baseball-sized hail. check it out. >> oh, my god. >> yeah, those things can smash those car windows, too. in tulsa, oklahoma, a school bus skids off the road and rolls over following a massive downpour there. the driver and four children were hurt. we're told all are expected to be okay. brand new overnight a new report revealing all the money congress altivated to veteran's affairs is going to waste. the associated press now reporting that wait times at va hospitals have not improved one bit over the past six months. unbelievable. you know, they received over $16 billion to mire more doctors and to open more clinices. the department forcing vets to wait sometimes more than three months for help. unbelievable. they say you should listen to your elders. it looks like the state department might have missed

that memo. the legendary secretary of state henry kissinger once awarded the nobel peace prize trying to offer advice. he wrote this in an op-ed, but the spokesperson marie harf, didn't seem to be interested. >> i heard a lot of big words and big thoughts in that piece, and those are certainly -- there's a place for that. i didn't hear a lot of alternatives about what they would do differently. >> kissinger says the deal reinforces problems that are going on in the middle east. it was in yesterday's wall street journal. >> he did use words that were maybe more than one syllable there was alternatives. the titanic mistake would be to sign off. >> they had an alternative.

don't do a deal. the words too big for her. let's talk about rolling stone magazine. they had a bad week. on monday it was revealed by columbia university that they broke all the rules. every stage of the game, they failed in verifying that gang rape story at the university of virginia. that fraternity is going to sue them. remember rolling stone magazine when they glorified dzhokhar tsarnaev with that rock and roll cover story there talking about how he's popular and a student. nowhere will you find that he was yesterday convicted 30 of 30 -- >> looking at that cover makes my skin want to roll up in a ball. i cannot believe it that they have not come out and at least given an update to this. when you have someone guilty on 30 counts when he dropped a backpack and murdered an

eight-year-old boy. the bar is set so low, you didn't expect them to do the right thing. they still should have. they had a moment where they could have -- not updated this story. up to this second right now. >> they have breaking news column. it's nowhere to be updated when -- >> right now you can -- according to rolling stone listen to a previously unheard cobain song or barack obama's opinion on conversion therapy. nowhere does it talk about how their jihad rock and roller was convicted. >> we are publishing this it falls within the traditions of journalism and rolling stone's long-standing coverage of important political issues of our day. we always go to a younger audience and he's a younger guy. one of the guys killed was eight. is that young enough for you? >> young enough for you.

their statement saying our -- the fact that dzhokhar tsarnaev is young and in the same anyone group as many of our readers makes it important for us to examine the complexities of this issue. similarly, the defense is using the same thing. just a young brother here. >> right. >> so rolling stone magazine who is great journalism brought down senator mckristol. if you look for the story on their website it's not there. rand paul is getting solo press. after making his announcement on tuesday, it was time for him to do another morning show. he got into a bit of a brawl with savannah guthrie. listen and you tell me who is right and who is wrong. >> you have had views on foreign policy that are somewhat unorthodox you seemed to have changed over the years. you once proposed to ending foreign aid to israel. you once offered to -- >> before we go --

>> once drug abuseastically -- >> before we go -- why don't we let me explain instead of talking over me okay. before we go through a litany of things you say i've changed on why don't you ask me a question, have i changed my opinion. >> have you changed your opinion? >> -- it's a better way to approach an interview. >> what's interesting after that, andrea mitchell sat down with chuck todd and he said he's got a problem dealing with women journalists. suddenly it became a sexist thing. rand paul, sexist. he would have nothing to do with that. when he sat down with megyn kelly last night as he responds to the critics about his performance on today. >> people want someone who will stand up and not just roll over and take it. do you remember reagan when he said i paid for the microphone, i'm going to speak my piece. i think people do want on occasion, they feel like, for example, like in the debates the last time.

some of us wanted romney to be tougher against obama after benghazi. i'm not going to lay down and let clinton talk over me. can i do better? yes. am i sometimes thin skinned? yes? . i had a tiff with a male reporter today. >> he got into it with a male reporter. he said republicans are asked about abortion all time. democrats are not asked. they slammed him because the left is waiting for him to step in it when it comes to dealing with imwithwomen. there is an opportunity for him to smile through the questions and connect. he was talking to savannah guthrie. before marco rubio gets in the race, it's announced he will jump in monday. i think the opportunity there to connect with voters was missed. >> she wanted to say he's a flip-flopper when it comes to foreign affairs. she went through a laundry list.

kind of like a pundit rather than a reporter. where was the mainstream media when barack obama flip-flopped on gay marriage? where did they go after him? they didn't. they talked about how great it is that he had evolved. meanwhile, i didn't think it was andrea mitchell when talking about mitt romney wondered whether or not he was on the wrong side of history when it came to -- >> i remember that. >> if you have things that are going to be discussed over and over again use it as an opportunity to do it t. things have changed with iran since he made the comments. he has seen the way the president has pinned israel to the floor. governor walker has switched on two major issues. he has no problem saying this is what i thought then and now. >> you have to be given the chance. let him answer. how many times have you seen this commercial from direct tv? >> hi i'm rob lowe and i have

direct tv. >> and i'm peaked in high school rob lowe and i have cable. >> direct tv is wireless. you can put your tv anywhere. >> cable isn't wireless, but you just got to put something in front of them. >> these are funny and humorous. they are very successful. when the first one went out. people said i have a problem. maybe the person he's exaggeratingly portraying, whether it's the person that peaked or the person that looks like a biker or geek, it seems like those people are getting insulted. >> comcast came out and said, hilarious, but not true. and so now they're demanding that direct tv take down the ads because among other things comcast says the claims about customer service, which is laughable considering comcast customer service not true. >> direct tv responded say they continue to believe that rob lowe commercials are so outlandish that no reasonable

consumers would believe it would need to be substantiated. rob lowe went on twitter that something to be funny and subversive there must be fallout. e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com or facebook or tweet us. >> funny those commercials. >> hilarious. >> right next to my trophies. >> 12 minutes after the hour. here is one campaign promise where rand paul and ted cruz agree. >> it's time to exercise our right to abolish the irs and preserve our liberty. >> imagine abolishing the irs. >> it is a popular idea. but can they pull it off? >> it's a great question. then, this sounds real. a group of third graders told to write get well letters to a cop killer in prison. we're not kidding ♪ bad boys ♪

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both rand paul and ted cruz both senators and both pushing one of the tea party's most popular principles in their newly launched presidential campaigns. >> it's time to exercise our right to abolish the irs and

preserve our liberty. >> imagine abolishing the irs. >> well imagine that. i'm sure you're clapping at home. according to a new roll the voters agree. 63% say taxes are too high. that number has been rising for years. abolishing the irs, how realistic is that? doesn't there have to be some central location to collect what taxes we do get. we have the author of a brand new back called end the irs before it ends us. how to restore low tax wealthy america. you must be pleased with the message. how would it work if you abolished it? >> first of all, you don't do it tomorrow. nine states have no income tax. that's a model for looking at how you fund a government without an income tax. another ten states are looking to end their state income taxes. on the national rate we need to take the rates down. we need to get rid of the death

tax which is another tax after you've been taxed many times. prune it back. i think we may find, as we get more limited government that we actually can get -- we can go without a federal income tax. we didn't have one until 1913. most of the country's history there was no income tax. al nothing says that's permanently on our backs. >> what would you say the federal tax should be funding to begin with if you think -- if we are going to do that would it go to the states? >> a lot of what the federal government does should be at the state level not through washington, d.c. including probably roads. we have built the federal highway system. let roads have a gas tax. states have a gas tax and build roads with that. the other question, the national defense judicial system, but once you get past protecting people's freedoms, the government becomes destructive of human liberty.

i'm not sure a lot of subsidies and corporate well fare and other government spending programs make the country better off. stop doing that. >> when lois lerner put her hand up and took the fifth and the target of the tea party groups was confirmed, then you see how the irs can affect an election. >> i argue in the book there is a great study who looked at the tea party, places that the tea party rallies, places where they were rained out. when you look at the difference with people had rallies and didn't. there was an increase in republican vote in 2010. the landslide that took the republican house with tea party support. between three and six million additional voters came out because of the tea party rallies. the obama administration and irs decided to stop that so it wouldn't affect the 2012 election. they started harassing and going after tea party groups.

i think that cost the republicans the presidency in 2012. certainly the margin in that election was less than the tea party bump in 2010. >> i think more candidates could talk about what they would done. i think the more traction this would get on both sides of the aisle. congratulations on the book and the irs as we talked about how that would look on -- here we are in the middle of tax season. thanks. >> we'll get there. >> okay. ten minutes before the bottom of the hour. next, you think your commute is rough? these folks are going to need a lot more than an umbrella i would think. one of the nation's largest retailers, walmart may be forced to stop selling guns to make stores more family friendly. is that a fair or an assault on customers' freedoms? ♪

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track. remember the tracks are lecrified. workers believe a utility worker accidently struck a pipe. thanks, steve. it's one of the biggest, if not the biggest gun retailers in the united states. soon walmart might be forced to reconsider that position and stop selling firearms. the pressure not coming from lawmakers or antigun activists. it's coming from walmart shareholders who want a family friendly environment. here to debate, attorney heather handsome and remmy spencer. is it up to the management or shareholders to decide policy of a company? >> it should be up to the management. it depends on the store, they only sell gun in half of their stores. it's up to them and not the shareholders. it's only 350,000 shares that they have.

the church that wants to impact the position. that's less than .0011% of the shares. for them to dictate what a store sells would be a dangerous thing to do. >> sure it's at 3,500 share issue. what do you say? >> it's not about gun control according to trinity church. it's about whether they get a seat at the table. anyone who owns stock in a company has an ownership interest in that company. while it's only 3,500 shares it's still about a quarter of a million dollars of an interest this church has. what they're asking to be able to do here is to influence through proxy at a board meeting some of the policies before walmart makes its final decisions about what and how it's going to sell merchandise. >> they're asking for a voice. >> that's right. >> if management sees things one way and down the road shareholders -- it may be more than 3500 shares we're talking about. is it a slippery slope.

>> now you will have activists investors buying stock. you can imagine people who are against sugary sodas can buy stock and say you can't tell those things in stores. shareholders are all to make money and management is to maximize profits for the shareholders. when you get into activists positions it's dangerous. >> if the areas in which these guns are sold in walmart are profiting there, aren't the shareholders in fact shooting themselves in the foot? >> that's an excellent point. i think everywhere would agree that the free market is what should be dictating what is being sold. however, if a company is going to take your money and you're going to invest in that company. the question the court is tasked with is whether or not the investor has a right to propose things to the board. it's not control. it's not dictating sales. but it's just a voice at the

table. >> okay. a voice at the table versus management's insight. great debate here. thank you. >> thanks. now up next stunning new details on that germanwings crash. did the co-pilot spike his captain's drink? what we have just learned. it's america's favorite pasttime why are kids turning away from baseball? i love it. cal ripken jr., is life here on the plaza with his plan to save the sport. i think that was a nice throw. good catch, bri ♪ whoop, there it is ♪ ♪ whoop there it is ♪ i love chico's. and it definitely gives me stories to tell. some say i know how to make a statement, but really, i just wear what i love. and there are many sides to my story.

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that conflict between the north and south. this proclamation signed by, if you can zoom in right there, abraham lincoln. >> i thought you were going to touch it. >> i'm not going to touch it. he signed it on april 19th, 1861, called for the block aid of southern sea ports. >> it was a strategic move by lincoln. not the force of union arms. that led the confederacy and led to their down fall. the supreme court considered the order de facto declaration of war there by marking the civil war's begin. >> what will it cost me? it is now owned by a collection who allowed us to display it. it's valued at $900,000. >> that's why steve was careful not to touch it. >> not even coming close. this is not going to be auctioned off. they have this on their website. if you're interested. you can buy it today. for $900,000. >> you got to see what else is

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germanwings killer co-pilot. investigators say that lubitz may have spiked the pilot's coffee with a diuretic so he would have to leave the cockpit and then use the bathroom. he reportedly searched for these drugs online ahead of time. last month he locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the plane into the freshnch alps. listen to this story, third grade students in the state of new jersey writing get well letters to a cop killer. he is serving life in prison for murdering a philadelphia police officer in 1981. supporters want him released due to poor health. earlier on "fox and friends," the former president of philadelphia's fraternity order of police say the teachers shed be held coopedaccountable. >> the school system needs to fail teachers involved in that. all the parents who have

children in that system need to evaluate their involvement. they're being used as tools in somebody's twisted agenda. >> we have reached out to the school board. we'd love to have them on the show. we have not heard back from them. a north carolina woman is a mother of six boys. six of them. she finds out that she's pregnant with her seventh and her seventh is going to be a girl. her reaction priceless. [ screams ] >> they said they started to give up hope of every having a daughter. now they say their prayers have been answered. that little girl, is due in august. it's part of a baseball team there. those are your headlines. lets go play ball. baseball might be in trouble. a new report says most people who watch baseball are 55 or

older. you can tell they're trying to appeal to a younger audience. listen to the announcers. >> it's perfect day for baseball. >> i couldn't agree with you more. this day is on sleek. tickets for emergency department sheran this weekend. >> omg i literally can't even. sounds epic. >> that is about epic as zane rejoining one direction on the set of game of thrones. what are we talking about? >> i have no idea. >> how funny was that? >> i need a translator. so how do we get more kids interested in america's pasttime? it is a great game. former major league baseball all-star hall of famer cal ripken is here. great to see you. it's fantastic. does any of that geek to help get the kids involved? >> i didn't find anything that was going to help. i think it's a great idea to -- the demographic for baseball

fans are a little older. you kind of do any creative things you can to get kids in the ball park so they can see the game. >> the average viewer is 53 for baseball. 47 for nfl. 37 for nba. how do you get kids in the stands? >> i was trying to promote the game and make it fun, and get people more active. that's why getting the game moving at the big league level i think is a good sign. because the worst part about baseball if you don't know it, you sit around dig in the outfield grass. it's not fun. you have to make it faster. >> i learned a lot about patience for playing in the outfield. you were a great role model. when you see the players now who could be for the players now. what do you say to players now in terms of engaging young

people? >> an easy way to engage them sometimes is through the autograph. that's the first ice breaker. just see a kid they're face open up and see a big smile. if you do that once, you will want to try to influence their lives in a positive sense. you have to make a connection. >> you influenced by daughter sally's life. i don't know if you remember. it was about ten years ago. you came on this show you were talking about playing catch with kids. sally had never caught the ball in a glove. we practiced for two hours before you showed up. she caught every ball. >> the skill that it takes -- patience and repetition, sometimes kids don't have that patience. if you give them the right instruction and give them success, they want to do it. >> sally doesn't have to be the only one who can play catch with cal ripken, jr. right? >> no. who am i playing catch with? oh, i thought i was playing catch with you. >> transition to the plug. >> no.

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but by putting him in there the key to this game is pitching defense in every sport wins. the first line of defense is in your starting pitching. >> do you know how happy you made charles krauthammer right now? he goes to every single game. >> the orioles will be great sgh what about the red sox? >> this could go on for a while. thank you so much. i have a feeling people are going to start buying rice chrispies. >> i was throwing him grounders. i can check off that one box. >> coming up on thursday, she is the only boston bombers' only hope of staying alive. does his defensive attorney have the jury where she wants them. peter johnson, jr., takes a look at the case and the chances he gets sense to death row j then he shocked fans when he walked away from music. up next garth brooks breaks his silence on why he did it

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protesting america's obsession with celebrities by insoling these signs around la. he put one in the parking lot of dash, the clothing store owned by the kardashians. la police have removed the sign. thanks. will he get the death penalty or not? that's been the question all along in the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev convicted yesterday on all 30 of 30 counts. jurors must decide if he lives or dies. peter johnson, jr. joins us to break down the history of the death penalty. when have we -- >> we've seen 36 federal executions since 1930. 55 inmates are currently on federal death row. the last person executed was in 2003. two terrorists have been sentenced to death in the united states. oklahoma bomber timothy mcveigh executed in 2001 and akbar who murdered two soldiers during the

invasion of iraq. >> his defense attorney is a woman by the name of judy clark. >> she is one of the top lawyers in the country for defendants facing prominent death penalty cases. she is a strong opposition to the death penalty. she has called it legalized homicide. she saved a bunch of clients from the death penalty including susan smith. do you remember her? the mother who drowned her children. the unibomber. the tucson arizona shooter, then eric rudolph the atlanta olympics bomber. she did not save timothy mcveigh. he was executed in 2001 as we mentioned. >> if the past is prologue what has happened in similar cases to the boston bombing? >> timothy mcveigh killed 168 in the oklahoma city bomber. the defense was the bombing was

a justifiable response to what he believed were government crimes. executed in 2001. the unibomber killed 23 people. he beeth the death penalty by striking a plea deal. >> ultimately the big question is what are the chances of the death penalty? >> it's split in terms of public opinion across the country and boston. we know the jury require as unanimous vote for all 12 jurors. during voir dire they were asked would you give the death penalty. only 27% would put him to death. yesterday the boston globe said no death for him. the catholic bishops have spoken out against it. parents and relatives have spoken for it. the issue is should he rot in prison for the rest of his life

or should he rot in held?l? this will be a test of how we punish twittererror. i think thise outcome will surprise us. he was put upon by his brother and circumstance. i think there's better than a 15% chance they will give the death penalty in this case. >> peter johnson, jr., with that prediction. coming up "american sniper," the movie was too racist and unsafe to show at the university of michigan. now the school's now football coach pulled a big save. he doesn't care what the pc police think about him. and shoot it yourself, or starve. >> the goal is i need to fill my freezer to put it in my belly

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freezer to put it in my belly so i don't die this winter. weather in the arctic is unpredictable. every sign says big bad winter again. i have to be prepared for snow, cold, pretty much the whole gamut. >> that looked like new jersey this winter. >> i was going to say the east coast got a little bit of that i needed to share. >> this is the star of nat geo's life below zero. where do you get your grit? >> some things you're just born with. i knew i was a little bit different, even as a preschooler when they asked me what i wanted to be when i grew up, i wanted to be light house keeper. >> you've talked about the trouble with grizzlies and wolves. you are in a desperate situation. you showed us during the commercial -- i know you can't reveal how this happens, do you mind what's going on with your

shoulder? >> i'll show you one tiny piece. there is something that happens this season. and without giving away episodic content it's a game changer. it is an absolutely game changer. >> that is so close to your juggler. >> did you feel as though you almost died? >> i don't feel as though i almost did. i almost did. it was the magnitude was huge. and, you know, the only thing i can say when people do see the footage there is no way around the graphic nature of it. i am here today so i make it. >> tell me about the challenge of living there, surviving there, let alone eating there. >> you know just by nature when something this severe happens, i'm 500 miles from the closest grocery store. when something like this happens,ing bad weather, i have to get a flight to save my life and the plane can't get in. >> oh my goodness.

>> not only is the clock ticking, so is your rescue and survival. >> what do you rely upon? do you believe in miracles? >> yeah. i do. there is a reason, you know, one of these days my expiration date is going to come up. that's the way it goes. there is something watching out for me. i tell you what i survived a bear attack and i went ahead and went back to my ahead. i broke both legs crawled myself to safety. waited two days and came out. this one taught me fear. >> have you heard of florida? >> i was thinking more bora bora, but florida works. >> you got to -- you use sun screen for something. we don't know what happens during the new season but it has -- it's a game changer. life below zero starts tonight at the network nat geo. >> i'm so excited to see what everybody has been up to. >> i love this the biggest threat of all is mother nature.

>> you are remarkable. >> thank you. >> i'm not going to shake your hand because i know your arm hurts. >> i wasn't sure whether you were kicking me out. >> have you ever seen me read? watch this? okay. it looks like a theme from fight club. fists fly on the streets of panama. what had someone so riled up ahead of the president's visit. these kids were kings of their castle until big government stepped in. the city ordering them to tear down that cardboard fort. today, we're letting them build a bigger, better castle live in new york city. just abuzz there. no permit required. meet the family ahead in the final hour of "fox and friends." ♪

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good morning. it is thursday april 9th. i'm elizabeth hasselbeck. a rough start to say the least for rand paul. one day after announcing he's running for president. the press labelling him as a sexist flip-flopper. he is not backing down. >> i think also that people want someone who will stand up and not just roll ever andover and take it. >> governor mike huckabee has words for the public. the american sniper was too racist and unsafe to show at the university of michigan according to staff and students. now the school's new head football coach pulled a big save. he doesn't care what the politically correct police think. that coming up. march madness here. the sixth grader denied the chance to win $20,000 in the bracket challenge. because he's too young he didn't get the money. that 12-year-old here live. we're going to try to get him

something from espn. may i remind you that mornings are better with friends. >> this is cal ripken jr. and you're watching "fox and friends." ♪ we built this city out of cardboard. it's something that this family out in utah did. they built a fort in their front yard and apparently it violates the city code. and the code enforcement people said you got to tear that down because you can't put junk in their yards. you look at the faces of those kids. does that look like junk to you or a great playtime? >> they were given 15 days to take it down or face $125 in penalties and a lien on their home. we said you could build it in our plaza right here. they are having a good time.

we'll join them out there in a few minutes. >> can you build the castle on fake turf? >> you can. >> you can see them running around. i've can't wait to get out there. >> they're not going to tear it down until the last minute until they get in trouble. we had them come to new york city to build it just to bug their town. >> we only have the lease until 9:00 a.m. it's up to hemmer and mccallum to keep that in place. they're a little volatile. we never know what's going to happen in "america's newsroom." >> we have been talking over the last couple of months about the true life story, the "american sniper" movie based on the life of chris kyle. it's interesting over the last week or so at the yufrt of michigan, there were 300 protesters including staff and students who said after it was announced at the university would screen this particular movie they said, you can't do that. because -- we'll take a look at

part of the letter. they say, quote the american snyder snide sniper movie promotes antimuslim and antimena. he was a racist who took a disturbing stance on murdering iraqis. they forced the school to cancel the showing. >> somebody jumped in the game, that was coach jim harbaugh. no question to tough situations between coaching and playing himself. he took it to twitter and said this. michigan football will watch "american sniper" "american sniper" proud of chris kyle and to be an american. if that offends anybody, so be it. >> there was backlash. one kid said you better be able to show this. university of michigan realized it's not a good idea to turn people against the movie. the skill has reversed itself. the initial decision to cancel

the movies was not consistent with the high value the university of michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the rights of the students to make their own choices. the movie will be shown at the scheduled location at the original time. >> victory there. >> here's the thing, the school said we will cancel this true life story about a american hero and put a paddington bear movie. there was a great out roar, obviously. russell on facebook said this, i'm glad there are still patriotic people out there teaching and coaching the american values. i really respect that. #rightbackatyou. >> it's nice to see someone stand from america. thank you for all those who serves and have served in the military. the people who clan have no idea what happens. >> this is a win for freedom of speech. as we start this thursday morning just know we have a win.

>> the paper -- >> thanks for your comments. we love reading them. we'll turn to heather. some things going on first a fox news alert. murder in the courts. a gunman opens fire inside a milan courtroom killing three. the man was there for a fraudulent braeptankruptcy hearing. this happening in italy. thrown in jail and stripped of his badge. officials in north charleston, south carolina wasted no time firing officer michael slager as he was charged with murdering an unarmed black man. slager's termination comes as new information is now revealed about what happened before the camera started rolling. the man who recorded the video

tells nbc news that there was a struggle between officer slager and the victim, walter scott, both of them apparently on the ground. then he said once slager it control of the situation, scott ran to get away from that taser. and now to an extreme weather alert. nearly 60 million americans bracing for hail, winds and possible tornados later today. that threat is stretching from texas all the way to the great lakes. this comes a day after strong storms ripped through the midwest. look at some of these. >> oh, my god. tornado on the ground. >> a tornado touching down near wichita kansas. no major damage or injuries reported at this point. the storm packing baseball-sized hail. check this out. that smashes his windshield. that belonged to a storm chaser

in kansas. check out the pictures of the baseball-sized hail falling in missouri and kentucky. that will knock out your windshield right away. did you see this one yesterday yesterday? this was amazing. golf legend jack nicklaus proves he's still got it. >> here is jack at number four. >> 130 yard parr three across the water. what a beautiful play. come on come on. come on, jack. >> isn't that amazing? 130 yards over that pond right there. the 75-year-old nailing the hole in one at the master's parr three contest. he predicted it before hand. listen to this. >> maybe a hole in one, how's that? >> i would love to see it. >> we'll try to get one for you. >> doesn't that guy seem skeptical of him? he was wrong. this is his first ever ace during a premasters event.

love seeing that. he was -- his grandson was his caddy. he said how do you think you're going to play? do you think you'll play good enough? he said i got to play good enough because i got to impress my grandson. i keep telling him what a great golfer he was and he doesn't believe me. what about this let's test your sense of humor? you know the ads featuring rob lowe, they're funny. you've seen them, watch this. >> i'm rob lowe and i have direct tv. >> i'm super creepy rob lowe, and i have cable. >> with direct tv you get 99% signal reliability. that's reliable. >> my cable is out so i'm down at the rec center. >> here's the problem we think it's funny. but this is an ad for the satellite company. and the cable companies don't

like it like it. comcast likes it so much they filed a complaint. they're filing -- >> creepy guys don't like cable? >> they want people to stay on cable and not satellite. >> we don't care. as long as people watch fox news. >> they feel like we're insulting people who might be geeks or muscle heads or creepy. >> they say the comcast's problem is they say they are not accurate when the comes to claims about customer satisfaction. they have convinced direct tv -- he's in good shape -- to actually take down the ad. >> direct tv still said they continue to believe that the various rob lowe advertisements are so outlandish that no reasonable consumer would watch this and believe the statements need to be substantiated. rob lowe said recent believes

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okay? >> that didn't go well. rand paul under attack from the media saying he's sexist after interviews like that one. >> as for the 2016 it's ramping up as you know. the mainstream media and other media outlets treat gop candidates fairly. >> probably not. here to react mike huckabee who joins us from iowa of all places. good morning to you. >> good morning. great to be with you guys. >> all right. so you saw savannah guthrie tangle with rand paul yesterday. was that a fair interview? >> well, i think the questions are fair. because when you're running for president, all is fair in love and war. this is war. this is the big leagues. you're going to have to expect that you're going to have a lot of fastballs that are going to be aimed at your nose. and how you handle them is part of the process part of the game if you will. so any question is fair. it's how you handle it. it's like the pitcher can throw what he wants. the question is can you either

put it in the third deck or do you rush the mound and take the pitcher on? >> he thinks -- >> part of the game is deciding how to handle it. >> he thinks sometimes he can be thin skinned. have you witnessed -- you're almost in yourself -- do you believe he reacted in a thin-skinned way? >> you know, i think what you have to always do brian is to remember that when you're being asked questions by the press on television, the audience is not the reporter. the audience is going to be the viewer. and so you're trying to communicate your message to the viewer, not just to the reporter. if you come across as if you're being harsh, unwilling to answer the question. the viewer is going to see that as running away from being forth right. if you're simply trying to make your position clear they'll see that as being bold. again, the line is sometimes difficult to know. but it's part of the process. and i do think that you know,

in every case you've got to be careful do you come across as angry or can you use humor and some other form of communication to deflect the tough question and to get the to the answer that you want to be giving. like i'm trying to do right now. >> you're doing a good job. >> wise advice, particularly when there are nosethose waiting in the wings for candidates to step in it. >> there is always that danger. whether it's true or not there is going to be this narrative that there's a war on women. we saw that before. i think it failed on the democrat's part. it doesn't mean that because something is failed they won't keep using it. we need to be prepared for that. we don't need to be afraid of those questions. i think what we do is never allow the other side to define the terms. when i was a debater in high school and college, the one thing i learned was, that before the debate begins, you have a definition of the terms. and if you don't participate,

and the terms are defined for you, you've lost the debate before it begins. i'm convinced republicans are losing debates because they let the democrats define terms. we're placing defense and that's nonsense. we ought to say, wait a minute let's talk about what it means -- if you call me antiabortion, i'm not i'm prolife and explain what you mean by that. force them to defend their position rather than always being on the defensive. al that would be true for virtually any issue. don't let terms get defined for you. >> you have defined a problem you've got a video out that people should deal with the terrorists as you would with a rattlesnake. we'll show a little bit of this. >> when you're dealing with islamic jihad that has as its goal the annihilation of everyone who does not agree with their absolute religious fanat fanaticism, you're dealing with a rattlesnake. >> governor, why did you put that out? >> people need to understand you

can't sit down and reason with radical islamic terrorists. the idea we're going to have a cup of tea make nice, they're going to understand and we'll get in their heads asthmary harf once said we'll help them find jobs. we're dealing with people who told us they want to kill every last one of us. we have to recognize the danger for what it is and to cut its head off before it bites us and kills us. it's that simple. >> i imagine in your time you're going to be talking about your day. this was rand paul week, two weeks ago was ted cruz. it could be mike huckabee week. >> you could do it right now. anything you want to say for running for president. >> there's plenty of time to get that out there. be patient. be patient. >> thank you. now this kids are mesmerized by youtube and tablets. now there's a new app just for them. youtube kids.

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he's 5'6". thanks. well the new youtube kids mobile app promises content that's safe for children. some groups say it targets children with unfair advertising. they're asking the government to step in and investigate. should you be worried your kids investigate this app? a lot of parents out there love this app you can set a timer. what other features that are on it? >> it's amazing. not only does it have appropriate games and shows for children, it also -- we also know it's safety approved. we know that what they're watching isn't content they shouldn't be watching. >> as a mom you're comfortable. >> when it first came out i couldn't be happier that this was made. my 11-year-old son was watching videos that was not appropriate. we had to block them. when this came out, we know everything these kids are watching, they're enjoying.

we know it's educational, fun. and we know it's age appropriate. to me it says everything. of course, i must mention parenting 101 we still need to monitor. >> this is not a hand off ticket for parents. >> exactly. we know it is safe and what they are watching is appropriate and good. parents should be watching and monitoring what they are watch. >> can i get a yes or no or thumbs up do you love it? >> yes, even mom loves it. al. >> you guys are enthralled as it seems. they have some of their favorite videos they're watching. what do you think about the fact feds are being asked to step in and take a look at these ads? >> of course they're going to be ads. there are ads on everything we have in technology. however, kids are smarter and savvier and parents are as well. use a little button you can teach your kid how to scroll over. if they don't want to look at the ads they don't have to. there is a way to not look at the ads.

kids are savvy enough they can by-pass the ads. >> what's your favorite part of this app? >> well -- >> what's your name? >> oliver. i like the channels on the tom channel. i like the dreamworks channel. and i like the kids channel. >> is this app easy to use? >> yes. >> would you give it a ten for mouch much you like it? >> 11. >> that's an endorsement right there. what's your name? >> brad. >> what's your name. >> julian. >> do you like it? what about you ma'am? >> jane. >> jane, do you love it? >> i give it 100. >> you give it 100. >> one more name right here what's your name. >> samantha. >> you love it too? >> 1,200. >> they give it a good grade.

they've been having a good time. i want to thank you for being here and breaking it all down. we're going to walk over here and let the kids play. steve what are you doing over there? thank you very much. it's the headline on every major newspaper across the country. the boston bomber guilty on all 30 counts. the magazine that made this jihadist a rolling stone rock star. nothing to say about it. march madness the sixth grader denied $20,000 because he's too young. is that fair? he looks happy. in my mind, he deserves $20,000. shouldn't he get it? we'll talk to him you'll make the call ♪

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didn't mean any offense. he didn't understand the meaning. >> what do you mean by that mom? come on. >> maybe they don't speak english. >> right. >> how many times have you picked up a -- i'm going to pick up a shirt that has a different language on it. >> with an arrow. >> with an arrow. put that arabic shirt on. >> how many people have we seen with chinese characters on their shirts and we have no idea what they say. >> they're wearing it they don't know. >> i don't buy the explanation at all. >> so you're saying the family was trying to say he's stupid? >> yes. >> oh no. he was just trying to wear a t shirt. >> on the cover of all the newspapers we're talking about the boston bomber yesterday, dzhokhar tsarnaev was convicted 30 of 30 counts. what's curious rolling stone

magazine which glorified this guy, they have not so far -- we just checked on their website they don't have a single word about this. >> no. at the time that that cover was put out it made everybody's skin crawl. they justified it with this. the story we're publishing falls within journalism and to our coverage of issues of the day. because he was young and the viewers were young they wanted to look at the complexity how he could turn into a monster. >> they have a strike. i don't care where it is. it's a breaking new track. >> they is not updated as of yet. we've been checking throughout time and this morning. no update on that story and whether dzhokhar deserves to breathe. >> it was after that dreamy picture of him that started the free dzhokhar groupies out there. you know, he's just misunderstood. he's a popular guy.

he had a promising life ahead of him. >> he dropped a back pack and blew up an 8-year-old amongst others and injured hundreds at the marathon two years ago. al even to see this cover -- >> there's a tweet only that said i bet rolling stone won't comment on the verdict because they're working on their next fake rape story. >> they've had a bad week. >> we'll have a fun story, i promise. here is heather nauert. >> a couple news headlines to bring you. we're getting brand new details in about the germanwings killer co-pilot. investigators now say that lubitz may have spiked the pilot's coffee with a diuretic so he'd have to leave the cockpit and use the bathroom. he reportedly searched for information about these drugs online. last month lubeuts locked the pilot out of the cockpit and deliberately crashed the plane in the french alps killing everyone on board. take a look at the brawl

caught on the streets in panama. the fight broke out between cuban exiles and supporters of cuban supporters castro. this ahead of the summit for the americas. cast castro and president obama will meet face to face for the first time. a 9-year-old girl standing up to her school board about the new standardized tests. watch this. >> why would we have so much fret about one test? >> that is fourth grader sidney smoot. this video went viral after she gave that speech. she joined us with her mom earlier on the show. take a listen. >> i felt comfortable because i know that people have -- they need a speak it because this test is just unfair. >> i'm amazed at her tenacity and her out spokenness. and just think it's great for

everything she's doing to speak up for other kids as well. >> the smoots say they love their school but they want those tests to change. talk about a wardrobe malfunction here. take a look screen right. that photo going viral. it shows a guy a bit underdressed to meet the president of the united states. you can see him there at the center of the table and the guy on the right. that is 26-year-old lance butch. he was selected by his company to be underaudience during a news conference which they were told would be with a senior white house official. he wore a polo shirt. that official turned out to be the president. >> here i am with the commander in chief and i'm underdressed. he deserved the most respect i can give him at that moment. >> poor lance he's got to feel like such a scluw. he was cropped out of the

photograph. i wonder what his command has to say about that. those are your headlines. >> he handled it well. >> it happens to everybody right? >> it sure does. 23 minutes before the top of the hour. thought your bracket was good? think again meet sam. >> he's 12 years old and his bracket beat out 11 million contestants in espn's challenge. he's being denied to collect the $20,000 prize because he's too young. >> are the rules just the rules or is that fair? >> joining us is sam. good morning to you and congratulations. >> thank you. good morning to you too. >> did you know that the cutoff was 18, you had to be 18 or older to enter? >> yeah, when i first entered the bracket, i did see that it said in order to claim the prize you had to be 18 or older. >> how did you get around it? >> well, i just used moo idad's

e-mail. i never expected to even come in first place. i thought i was just doing it. i used my dad's e-mail and said if i do win i thought i could win. >> you thought you would be eligible. who thought -- you did the whole bracket. you only got five or six wrong. your mom tells you what stay home from school, you heard espn is going to call? >> pretty much, yeah. >> you wanted to go to school. what did you think espn was going to say? >> i thought espn -- i didn't expect them to say that much. i thought they were just going to congratulate me and talk about how i made my bracket and some tips for other people. about my bracket. >> we actually have a quote from them from their spokesperson there. they said this, the great thing is that sam beat out the experts out there. beat all our commentators, all the celebrities, college experts. that's what makes this so awesome. the prize is secondary.

>> nice for them to say. >> they're going to send you a good a bag, but not the $20,000 gift card you were hoping to get what were you going to buy? >> i was going to buy an x box. the thing is though even if i was eligible for the $20,000, i still would have had to have been in a raffle. i wasn't guaranteed the $20,000. >> what is the key? how much did you study for this, or was it just luck? how passionate a fan are you? >> well, i watched a little bit of the season of college basketball. right before the brackets came out i did a little background on the teams. i just went from there. i picked the teams that i thought were going to win. >> you might have a job in the future. >> you did a very good job. you know, we were talking about your story yesterday, sam. and we thought what espn should do going forward is make it available to everybody, if you're under 18, you would win

$20,000 worth of scholarship money. if you're over 18 you would win just $20,000 cash. when you talked to them could you tell them we think that's a good idea? >> i thought -- well. >> you don't want the scholarship money? >> you want the cash. >> yeah. yeah. yeah, i think -- it could be a good deal. >> what would your mom and dad like to see happen? >> i'm sure they would like to see the $20,000 scholarship. >> right. what do your friends think about the publicity you're getting? >> i'm pretty sure they're pretty excited for me. i'm sure they're freaking out. when i came to school yesterday, they were all freaking out i was there and watch when i was on the news watching the videos. it was pretty cooal. >> yeah it is. >> i think you're pretty cool. >> we do too. >> sam, you're future in sports. you have a great contact at espn. we reached out to them and did not get a comment.

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>> "the new york times" said they should have done better things. they threw writers like you under the bus. >> to deflect blame, the paper was willing to scapegoat their reporters. we were part of a team. we were working hard to get the story out to americans. and you can -- this is classified information. very sensitive. i did the best i could. when i got new information i wept back and reported it. and i left the paper because i wasn't permitted to continue doing that. >> you went to jail because? >> because i needed to protect sources. because without the protection of the people who come forth and talk to us we can't do journalism. >> who were protecting? >> scooter libby, the vice president's chief of staff because we had talked about a lot of sensitive information pertaining to the national intelligence -- >> you thought that maybe he had mentioned to you that valerie plain was the wife of the man

who went to niger and claimed they made up this story about nuclear material. >> i thought he was the person who had outed the agent it turns out he wasn't. >> he never said to you look into this lead she's with the cio. >> i don't believe he did -- someone else told me that. i don't believe it was him. i think i gave honest testimony but it was wrong. >> scooter libby was disbarred and convicted. this is what valerie plain put on facebook. dear judy no one is crediting you with starting the iraq war. we know you were not on the team that took us into the most tragic foreign policy debalkts. your attempt to rewrite history is self-serving. >> i think her feelings are both understandable and predictable. i would urge her -- i hope my book will enable her to redirect her anger at the people who deserve it. and that is the people who outed her. and it wasn't scooter libby and

it wasn't the white house. it was the antiwar critics within her own administration. i think we can all benefit from stepping back and reexaming our actions. >> and you think scooter libby was innocent. >> i do think i was a part of something -- unfair treatment to mr. libby. >> you just scratched the surface. hopefully we have you back soon. congratulations. i'm so glad you're here. >> i'm so glad to be here. >> thank you so much. 11 minutes before the top of the hour. their kids told these kids to tear down that fort. up next we're letting them build a bigger better castle on our plaza. some say it's dumb. let's check in and find out what

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enforcement when it comes to trash. the city now forcing them to remove what they call junk or face a fine. so instead, we invited them to new york city to build this castle of card board on our plaza. >> right here at 48th and 6th. we have our own castle. they join us now. >> she's stuck in the castle. >> i have to say i have made myself at home. is it okay i'm in your castle right now. >> is it okay? >> it is fun, buddy. she has been making it her own with chalk. the town gave you -- they told you -- your castle was trash. it had to be removed or what? >> well the notice that we got, did specifically say it wasn't a citation it gave us 15 days to remove the fort from the yard. >> or else you'd be fined. >> you were going to take it

down except they weren't very nice about it right? >> the notice was a little bit frustrating. when we got it, i decided we were going to keep it up for the whole 14 days. >> they said if you didn't do it they were going to put a lien on your house. >> the notice does come with that statement, yes. >> what you did here is come out -- your own little fortress, how long did this take you? >> about four hours. >> your kids could not be happier. elizabeth hasn't been this happy in a long time. >> you're saying i'm going to keep this up as long as i possibly can without getting fined, why? >> because i can. it's so silly. that was it. >> this is the fact that the city would have to get involved and go to this point. it seems ridiculous, right? this is something you built for the kids to play in. >> right.

>> your kids have not stopped smiling. how gratifying is that? >> awesome. >> when you built the original castle in utah, what were you trying to do? [ inaudible ] >> it was a temporary pasttime. it blew into this. now tell us how the situation with the castle back at home right now? >> the castle actually -- it rained and i believe it even snowed a little bit yesterday. and the castle meledted yesterday? it's down. >> it's gone the city should shut up now. that means this is your only castle. >> the city has actually been fairly kind to us on the whole thing. it was the one code enforcement officer who made the judgment call. >> thank you for coming to new york city. >> thank you for having us. >> enjoy it. >> they had so much fun. way to take a stand dad ♪ you can let your hair down ♪

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