the obama administration failed to stop hundreds of americans from joining isis. >> let's get right to garrett tenney who is live with the latest details. good morning, garrett. >> good morning heather and ainsley. the obama administration failed to stop more than 150 americans who traveled overseas to join or try to join isis. this is by the house homeland security committee. the study also found that global efforts have failed to stop the flow of aspiring ji ahadists in syria which is described as the largest global conversion of jihadists. >> the president said this. >> our objective is clear. we will degrade and ultimately destroy isil. >> the report also found that the obama administration lacks a

strategy to identify all who try to return to the u.s. to commit terror attacks. chairman of the house homeland security committee mike mccall says with more than 30,000 foreign fighters were 100 different countries joining isis the threat in the united states has never been greater. >> we have had 5,000 individuals with person passports so that's a great concern when it comess to visa waiver countries. we have had over 250 americans travel from the united states to the region, many of whom have returned to the united states. >> at the same time we are learning the obama administration granted asylum to more than 1500 foreigners with ties to terrorist organizations last year because they were deemed to have provided support to the groups while under duress. those figures come from an annual report sent to congress this month fwby the u.s.

citizenship and immigration services. all together it is not a pretty picture being painted here. >> thank you, garrett. breaking overnight, kelly gibson danker is executed despite a call from pope frances to spare her life. she was convicted in the 1997 murder of her husband after convincing her lover to kill him. she was put to death after a five hour delay. she is the first female to be executed in five years. >> a ucla sorority member, was found dead in her apartment. she was found stabbed to death before the fire. med dena robbed a nearby apartment and burst into her apartment and killed her.

>> these guys aren't too smart. they did terrible things. now it looks like they are going to wind up paying for it. it's a question of who is going to snitch on two? >> both men pleaded not guilty. >> new trial dates set for the officers charged in freddie gray's death. the first time to stand trial will be william porter. his case begins september 30th. he is accused of failing to provide medical care when gray was handcuffed and put into a police van. he will be called to be a witness against two other officers. he warned them fray needed medical attention. they say they were never alerted to his condition. >> kentucky clerk kim davis claims to have met with pope francis on the tour. the pontiff met with the davis at the vatican embassy in dc told her to stay strong and gave her a rose rosary.

>> to the weather now. flooding fears up and down the east coast in eaton, north carolina. this is a golf course. looks more like a lake after rain pounded the area. here in virginia you can see the truck struggling to move in the raging flood waters there. several roads in that state were closed. the east coast could be in for a 1-2 punch. tropical storm joaquin some in the atlantic. >> we have a lot going on weather wise across the eastern half of the nation. we are tracking a lot of tropical moisture impacting the area in the atlantic and in the gulf of mexico. that is leading to flooding concerns and the flooding that is going on over parts of virginia and north carolina. the biggest concern will be across parts of new england. we have a cold front moving eastward and interacting with all of that tropical moisture

and producing heavy rainfall rates. you can see the rain is coming down across parts of connecticut up to massachusetts and further north in to vermont. we will be looking at flooding concerns with flash flood watchies in effect. we are talking about specific rainfall totals because of all of the storms we are watching here over the next several days across the eastern u.s. with some models producing up to a foot of a rain. for now joaquin maximum winds at 47 miles per hour expected to make a northward turn. the big question becomes, before do we come up as we head into late this weekend and early next week. we will watch out for a possible u.s. land fall but we will keep you updated.

>> the ms two new air strikes in the taliban in afghanistan after insurgents cease control of the city of condu u. they were s -- kunduz. it is the first city taken after they ousted the regime following the terror attacks. vladmir putin gave authority to send troops into syria. the russian government is flying warplanes. now a senior u.s. official tells fox news russia is demanding our country remove the planes in syria immediately. the escalation comes after he was in new york to fwauk russia's involvement in syria. president barack obama was all smiles as he met with raul castro during the united nations

summit. it is the first time the leaders have talked on u.s. soul in more than 60 years. castro is calling on the united states to lift the economic embargo on the country and abandon the naval base in guantanamo bay. the clash on the hill the head of planned parenthood going back and forth with congressional republicans in a five hour hearing. tax may payer money is at the center of the proceeding. she was grilled on annual compensation. >> in 2013 your compensation went up 24,000 dollars. your compensation on tax returns is 595,000 dollars. correct? >> that is not my annual compensation. it is 520,000 a year.

>> she is sending criticism on richard's salary on the deli file. >> we have questioned people about their salary time and time again. this is a nonprofit organization that is taking exorbitant salaries. i didn't want to hear a lecture from them on the holier than thou democrats about how we don't care about anybody but ourselves. >> they planned to tie planned parenthood defund to go a federal government shut down. a stop budget is expected to pass this week. >> there was one passed yesterday including funding for planned parenthood. >> shooting down rumors trey gowdy taking over mccarthy's position. mia love having a draft goudy

effort. he will continue chairing the committee investigating benghazi. >> the former government contractor who has top secret information about the nsa is now on twitter. edward snowden has close to 1 million followers. the reaction to this new account? >> edward snowden is reaching out to america via twitter. he is only following the nsa at this point. now i work for the public. it says quote, can you hear me now? 900,000 people did hear this tweet. they are following him on twitter. tweeting a demand some say you have courage. i saw real tocourage.

you are just a traitor who put american lives at risk. twitter is a great american country that should not give a platform to terrorists. jack dorsey disagrees he welcomed him with this, yes, welcome to twitter. snowden fled to moscow after leaking u.s. secrets about the nsa domestic surveillance program. it could put domestic surveillance back on the radar and in the presidential race. >> the time now 10 minutes after the top of the hour. an atheist in an uproar over in god we trust. >> never lose your luggage again. the new way you can track your bags when you travel. >> that would be really nice.

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len used to kill four friends and himself in october. the father was banned from owning guns in the first place after a domestic violence protection order that stems from 2002. prosecutors say he lied on federal forms to buy weapons. he now faces up to 18 months in prison. person of interest now in police custody in connection with the mugging which left the army veteran paralyzed. now police have a person of interest. they are arresting him on unrelated charges but they believe he is the one who robbed him and his girlfriend firing off two shots hitting him in the spine and police could file charges as early as today. >> the cremated remains of the decorated marine veteran stolen leaving the grieving family with nothing. they are hunting down the man who broke into an ohio office building and stole the ashes of max reader.

reader's daughter said she would take the ashes back no questions asked. >> i for give who did it. i wish them a better life, but i would just like to have my dad's ashes. >> they are hoping someone will see the video and reach out to police. >> who would do that? >> texas police chief demanding they remove benghazi decals from the cars. adrian garcia denying freedom from religious group request telling them go fly a kite. it is in response to the recent attacks on police. we are going to hear from chief garcia on "fox & friends." >> are you planning on riding the rails? amtrak giving rules about what you can and cannot take on board. lauren simonetti from our sister

network with more. >> they are finally enforcing baggage limits on travelers. if you have more than what is allowed you have to pay $20 per bag? what can you take for free? >> two personal items and two carry ones. make sure they weigh less than 50 pounds. there's a bag tracking service that you can use to tell you where your luggage is from the proem mea moment you give it at check in to going home. twitter is finding a way to let users tweet more than 140 character. it may be a way to keep some users happy and attract new ones. >> lralph lauren after nearly half a century will no longer be ceo. that position will be filled by the president of old navy stefan larsen. he helped old navy push

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>> a texas teenager taken out of a high school in handcuffs after the teacher thought he had a

bomb. he has a history of trouble. >> he was personally invited to the white house by the president because of his cool clock. we are learning he may not be as innocent as he seems. his teacher mistook his invention for a hoax bomb claiming islamophobia. ahmed's 7th grade history teacher tells the dallas morning sun this isn't the first time he has been in trouble. he claims he was suspended for several weeks in the 6 #th grade a family friend saying it came from blowing soap bubbles in the bathroom. kubiak also claims he spent time in a reassignment center the following year to complete a punishment of some sort. we also know his teacher called him quote a weird little kid. those are just his words. he would often bring inventions into school like a homemade remote and he pranked a teacher

by cutting off a projector in class. he is one of those kids who could either be ceo of the country or head of a gang. he called ahmed after the clock incident with ahmed bragging on the phone saying this i am going to be big on the internet one day. after the clock incident he had invitations to facebook, google the u.n. and previously stated the white house. president obama is unaware of his past incidents at school. after the clock incident he said it could inspire more kids to like science. >> he may have been a naughty kid in school or there could be more. >> caught on camera a media analyst asked people to sign a petition to ban free speech in public. the results are outrageous. >> wouldn't you agree there's a time and place for freedom of

speech it's out in the public. >> thank you, sir. >> we are trying to mute people's political and religious speech. >> the political speech and religious speech we don't want that sort of out at the beach these days. thank you for supporting that fwan. >> choking how easy it is to give up their free speech right. only one person refuses to sign the petition in the video. >> fighting to bring recess back. a florida mom launching a petition after learning his 5-year-old son only gets to play outside once a week. some schools decided to reduce recess to encourage time in the school room. she says sometimes kids need to be kids. >> outdoor play increasies thei attention span. it ep had out with them socially. >> close to 1,000 people signed the petition in the last

two-days. >> a racy commercial appearing to take aim at the immigration debate. >> let's settle this. >> they have the bikini clad models representing united states and texas. immigration is a hot topic and doesn't think that they went too far. >> i think it is really sexy and fun. they are playing up on what is going on politically with immigration. it is a bold move for carl's junior. carls's junior said it is not a political ad.

it is just fine or over the line? >> definitely gets your attention. send us an e-mail to "fox frienfriendsfirst@foxnews.com. >> i am more concerned about playing volleyball in that type of bikini. marco rubio fighting back against donald trump. what he just said in the race for 2016. >> heartwarming lighting up the internet. amazing act of kindness for a stranger on a plane. ya know what he becomes? great proposal! let's talk more over golf. great. how about over tennis? even better. a game changer! the ready for you alert, only at lq.com.

>> the fight against isis failing. how do they plan to make good on the promise? oo we will destroy isil. >> what it means in the war on terror? >> edward snowden joins twitter

and already has nearly 900,000 followers. >> three strikes and you are out. right? the guy who blew three chances to catch a foul ball now going viral. "fox & friends first" continues right now. >> poor guy. >> one direction, young little guys. >> welcome to "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. it is half tpast the top of the hour. we begin with a fox news alert. brand new terror fears after a

brand new report reveals the obama administration failed to stop hundreds of americans joining isis. >> they tried to join terrorist groups including isis. that is despite a concerted effort to stem the flow. in addition the bipartisan congressional study found the u.s. government lacks a national strategy for combatting terrorist's travel and hasn't produced one in nearly a decade. global efforts to stop the flow of inspiring jihadists into syria have also failed according to the study released on use. it is described as the largest global conversions of jihadists in history and raises more questions on effectiveness of the u.s. strategy president obama described a year ago. >> our objective is clear. we will de great and ultimately destroy isil.

>> the report also found that the administration lacked the strategy to identify all who try to return to commit terror attacks. that's what led chairman of the house homeland security committee mike mccall to say the threat to the united states has ner been greater. we have had over 250 americans traveling from the united states to the region many of whom have returned to the united states. >> a report sent to congress this month by immigration services found the obama administration granted asylum to 1500 foreigners with ties to terrorist organizations last year because they were deemed to provide support to the groups

while under duress. western lawmakers give president put tin the authority to send troops into syria. now the government there is ordering the united states to remove its planes from syria immediately. a senior defense official tells fox news u.s. warplanes will not comply with that order and it has no plans to change its operations overseas. they said the u.s. was expecting russia to take some kind of action given the recent build up of the military in syria. >> kelly dissenbende -- gissendander was put to death after a fire hour delay after several appeals. she is the state's first female to be executed in 70 years. two men behind bars in a

sorority member. she was found dead in her burning apartment. police revealing she had been stabbed to death before the fire. albert medina and eric marqes are charged with her murder. he was to be in court to face felony drug rg chas but they have not connected that to this crime. >> now to extreme weather to tell you about. flooding fears up and down the east coast now. >> flooded roads making it hard to get around after a 1-2 punch as tropical storm kwau queen strengthens in the atlantic. >> this storm looks big. >> it is gidifficult to tell whe or if it will be hitting the east coast.

but some of the computer models have been hinting towards that. we have to continue to track this storm very, very carefully. i want to tell you where the storm is moving right now it is moving toward the bahamas. it doesn't hint towards impacting the parts of the northeast. it has turned northward and we are talking about big concerns over the northeast and mid atlantic. we already saw heavy amounts of rain. yesterday we are expecting more rain coming up this weekend with a lot of moisture in the tropics regardless of whether the storm makes land fall or not. the front right now is moving eastward across parts of the u.s. producing rain. potentially 4-6 inches of rainfall out there. here's the forecast for tropical joaquin. turning northward over the past two-days or so.

eventually we are going to be looking out for potential impact across parts of the mid atlantic or northeastern u.s. let's head over to you heather and ainsley. >> new overnight controversial kentucky clerk kim davis claiming she met with pope francis face to face. the bombshell revelation coming from her legal team. mike huckabee has supported davis sticking up for a christian belief by not issuing gay marriage. quote while the media elites were slobbering all over themselves the pope was having a quiet and powerful meeting with a humble apostolic clerk from kentucky. no comment from the vatican. one day after president obama sat down with russian president vladimir putin at the general assembly donald trump is weighing in on how the two

leaders stack up. >> in terms of leadership he is getting an a and our president is not doing so as well. putin is taking over what we started and he's going into syria and he frankly wants to fight isis. i think that's a wonderful thing. i said that a year ago and everybody said oh, that's terrible. if he wants to fight isis let him fight isis. why do we always have to do everything? >> trump said he thinks he would get along well with putin. he declared the russian president was a nicer person than he is. >> it has been much of the summer of trump but marco rubio is coming out swinging. >> he is a very insecure person. he doesn't like to be criticized. the president is a tough job you will be criticized. you can't flip out every time. that's his problem. i can't analyze why. he had a bad week, had booed on

stage and had few people show up to an e vent. tom brady says he is not supporting him. he's a very sensitive guy. that's his problem. >> trump has called rubio a light weight who has one of the worst voting track records in congress. >> hillary clinton is calling for the repeal of a key part of obamacare and major funding for the healthcare law. they say it will raise costs for members in 2018. that comes days after donors are heavily invested in the oil industry. a move that seems to contradict her campaign stance opposing the pipeline the keystone pipeline. it is now 38 minutes past the top of the hour. terrifying moments caught on camera when a circus act goes terribly wrong. how that performer is doing right now. >> thousands of new jobs lost after the space shuttle program ended.

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>> after thone day on-line edwa snowden had close to a million followers. kelly wright has reaction to the new account. >> good morning. edward snowden is on twitter. the whistleblower is following the nsa. they are making a mockery if he can of the american way of life. he has more than 9,000 followers

and the number is growing. quote, can you hear me now? michael moore filmmaker says he is listening and his twitter reads yes, we heard you. we are grateful for your brave action so that truth could come out. >> george pataki is calling on twitter to ban snowden. here's what he tweeted. not a traitor who would put americans at risk hides in russia and belongs behind bars. >> jack dorsey disagrees, he wrote a post that reads yes, welcome to twitter. >> he's speaking about the nsa domestic surveillance program. he appears to be mocking the u.s. i used to work for the government now i work for the public. his first tweet going on to say, can you hear me now? some people are. the twitter account could put

domestic surveillance back on the radar in the presidential campaign issues. >> kelly wright in dc. >> should twit urban his account? you can weigh in on "fox friends first facebook page #keep talking. >> are you ready to buy the new iphone. you can get the 6 s for a dollar? cheryl casone from fox business here has all of the details. >> there's an introduction. good morning, heather. apple is announcing the record sales for the iphone 6 and 6 plus models with features on the phone. if you haven't upgraded yet and you aren't thrilled with your phone carrier they want you to switch. they are dangling the iphone. sprint is offering the iphone 6 s for a dollar a month. the iphone plus for $5 a month but you must have the first

version of the 6. that's the catch. if you have iphone 5 tore 10 a month you can get a good deal. t mobile also offering a good deal if you switch to them. they will give you a break on the trade in charges. iphone 6 s plus you can get that for $9 a month. you can prayed in a 6 for a 6 s one time cost 350 bucks. if you trade in an iphone 5 the cost is 300. at&t get 300 toward a new phone. you have to switch from another carrier to at&t and you have to trade in the old smart phone. bonus at&t will give you 300 for the old phone. there are deals if you know where to go. more importantly you have to ask where to go. >> i think we just ask you. >> it is quarter to the top of the hour. it was the one thing he wanted.

>> you will shoot your eye out, kid. >> he wanted a bee-bee gun. they are classified as firearms. >> are they going too far? >> when snap chats go wrong. she accidentally sent this racy picture to her boss instead of her boyfriend. priceless. stay tuned. >> maybe she got a raise. brian kilmeade with what is coming up on "fox & friends." >> i will not admit. i am going to take the 5th now. everybody else does. show you what's coming up for the next hour, russia tells the united states to cease and desist from syria telling us to stop having flights to take out isis. how will the white house respond? will somebody wake the president. congressman navy seal here live to weigh in. chris christie got a huge

endorsement in iowa. could be a game changer. he is going to come in and talk about that. how we are being treated at the united nations in cuba and russia. laura ingram live. this sheriff is under fire for running in god we trust on his vehicles. his message to atheists? go fly a kite.

ralphie, remember him from a christmas story. he would never have gotten that gun if minnesota had its way. >> you'll shoot your eye out, kid. >> aww, minnesota man who served

time for felony drug charges heading back to jail because officers fond a bb gun on him. a judge ruling it's a firearm meaning five more years in prison. dancer and drones. the skies would be filled with more drones by the new year. the government is pretty terrified about this. the faa reveals that drone sales will spike. the faa plans to send out representatives to educate salespeople on the dangers to pass long to the customers. the space shutting program ended in the 2011. thousands of jobs lost, real estate crashed on florida's space coast. now a new space race is launching and phil keating takes a look. >> this is rocket science in action. >> they're mixing a boeing's new star liner space capsule from scratch. in it, four astronauts will be able to taxi up to the space

station, re-enter the atmosphere and parachute back to dry land. it's all happening inside an old space shuttle hangar at kenny space center. >> there's a bevy of -- i see bob smiling for the first time in three years. we have got our mojo back. >> bob cabana is the director there. he experienced the gloom as the space shutting retired and the florida's space coast, an economy built on the space race lost about 8,000 jobs and a sense much purpose. today excitement is surging again. amazon jet bo bay zoes promising, like boeing, blue origin will build capsules and launch to space from here within a few years, while delivering hundreds of well-paying job. spacex, boeing and others will be launching people and cargo from the cape.

nasa's orion capsule also on site to send people to mars. the development commission says it's lured 7,000 jobs worth $2 billion in economic impacts since the loss of the space shuttles. >> they shob, they buy cars, they buy houses. we see it happening as we speak. this phenomenon a taking place around us and it's helping us be more competitive globally. >> reporter: nasa is under contract with boeing and spacex to launch american astronauts on board american-made rockets and ca capsules by 2017. ainsley, heather? >> thank you, phil. look at this. someone has to get this guy a mint. a yankees fan having all sorts of trouble catching a foul ball. he had three shots at it. >> what a day for this yun man. he had had foul ball, he couldn't make play on.

then this ground ball. then the ball boy said let me get that. >> he got the ball, michael. >> he got the ball. >> people around him start laughing. the third shot. this poor proving why he's in the stands and not a yankees player out on the field. >> he had some good seats. >> i think he did. i think he should come on "fox and friends" and brian can show him how to play baseball. >> it's six minutes before the top of the hour. the amazing gesture of kindness by a stranger on a plane. >> karl jr. getting into the debate. this racy new ad pouring in on this one. this is called non-24. learn more by calling 844-824-2424. or visit your24info.com.

it is 57 after the top of the hour. fears amid a bombshell report that the administration failed to stop hundreds of americans from traveling overseas to join isis. tropical storm joaquin is gaining strength as it churns towards the bahamas. it could threaten the east coast this weekend. a government shutdown is set to be avoided thanks to a bill. to keep it operating through december 11th. time for the good, the bad and the ugly. up first, the good. the airplane angel going viral. a michigan mom praising a passenger on a plane. instead of getting annoyed when her daughter cried on the plane, the woman held her in her arms all the way from chicago to atlanta. and the bad. battered and bruised after this.

her back flip off a catapult goes wrong. the flimsy chair snaps in half sending her crashing to the floor. >> the ugly. a woman's snap chat a racy photo with the caption when you're miss thg weekend. the problem, she didn't realize she sent it to her boss. the boss responded, you probably did not mean to send this to me. please be more careful, i'm your boss. ouch imt. now your conferences. carl's junior getting into the immigration debate with this news racy ad. >> let's sell this. >> the ad for the new tex-mex burger features bikini clad models while playing volleyball over a border wall. it's not political, simply about food. >> is it fine or over the line? >> josh says it's funny, sexy

and makes me hungry all at the same time. i forgot tlas an immigration -- >> they're playing volleyball over a wall. it's sad the country is at this point you need to can. >> alvin says i think it's great, nothing wrong with having some fun. thank you seung-hui cho for joini -- so much for joining us today. "fox and friends" is next. good morning. today is wednesday, september 30th. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. a stunning ultimatum from russia to the united states. stop the air strikes and get out of syria. and let vladimir putin take the lead. if you have dontrump, that's perfectly fine with him. >> planned parenthood is funded with taxpayer money. >> compensation we're showing is based on tax returns is $590,000, correct? >> that's not my annual compensation. my annual is $520,000 a year. >> wow.