you are watching "fox and friend first on this st. patrick's day. >> don't forget to wear your green. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with the race for the white house. anti trump republicans going behind closed doors today to try to find someone who can win against the gop frontrunner. >> don't expect it to be paul ryan. tell us what the meeting is planned today. >> the trump camp is going to be trying again later today as the leading conservatives in the anti trump movement will meet in washington and try to discuss how they can stop the billionaire businessman that hasn't stopped so far. th if they can't stop them they want a conservative to run as a third party candidate. paul ryan has shot the suggestions downtime and again. there is growing talk of the

race going to the party's convention with the enormous lead that donald trump has in terms of delegates the republican frontrunner said there would be riot ifs the party somehow gave the nomination away to someone else. >> if we didn't and if we are 20 votes short or if we are 100 short and we are at 1100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, because we are way ahead of everybody, i don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically. i think you would have riots. i think you would have riots. >> this comes after the donald announced he's finished with debates and would not be attending the fox news debate taking place next week in salt lake city. john kasich said if trump is out i am out. trump is only avoiding this debate because he's scared to be in anything close to a one-on one debate with him. >> he was saying just a week ago that he was eager to get one-on-one with me. well, this debate, the field is

narrowed even more and he could have had a direct debate with me yet donald apparently is ducking. he is afraid of being challenged. >> the rest of the republican party is taking sides. nikki haley is now backing ted cruz. rick scott endorsed donald trump arguing it is time for the rest of the party to get behind him as well. he is already looking toward the new attack ad with hillary clinton. >> any more we will see from that over the next couple of months. >> no doubt the ads will keep coming in. >> to the supreme court now and the supreme court show down.

nominating merrick garland. patricia stark is here asghar land heads to the hill today. it is not about the person it is about the process. >> within minutes of president obama's nomination senate republicans firing back in defiance of his pick. it is a battle both sides aren't prepared to fight. >> we are seeing unprecedented from republicans. there is no question what republicans are bound to do in their treatment of judge garland is totally unfair. he is saying they are only playing by democrat's rule. >> we are following the bide ten rule. if the shoe was on the other

foot this is a republican president with a democratic senate in the middle of a presidential election there are no circumstances under which the nominee would be confirmed. >> it comes to 1992 when he was the judiciary committee. >> action on the supreme court nomination will be put off until after the election campaign is over. that is what is fair to the nominee and essential to the process. >> conservatives now focusing on garland's history with the second amendment. the decision would go to the supreme court which decided guns could be legally owned by citizens. the deciding case was none other

than an thtonin scalia. a reign of terror to the sky shooting down an iraqi jet this amid new fears the terror group is waging a new war on-line. steve rappaport has the latest. >> in iraq wednesday isis militants cheering claiming they shot down an iraqi air force plane in kir cook. they are looking at whether the plane crashed because of a technical issue. they are showing new coalition air strikes. the defense department says it showed tactical vehicles being hit in syria and strikes near mosul in iraq. they are diging in ahead of an afencive trying to retake the city from isis control. 10 to 75 percent would support

security forces the rest are scared. >> they have a new public warning saying isis is attempting cyber attack capabilities to cause major damage this as the u.s. state department with acrotrocities constitute genocide. secretary of state kerry won't have a decision until thursday. >> what can i tell you is president obama has not hesitated to order military force against isil in part because we know they are targeting religious minorities in the region including christians solely because of their religion. >> the state department says secretary keri should have a decision soon. steve rapaport fox news. >> a terror plot spoiled by

police. three men and one women raised for posing an eminent terror threat for the public. the suspects yet to be identified were already considered extremists. two separate locations were raided and an assault rifle cartridge electronic materials were all recovered and the city's terror alert remains high following last year's deadly attack. >> a shop owner turned isis recruiter. prosecutors expected to recommend a 20-year prison term. he pleaded guilty in december to recruiting two men in syria. one of them was an fbi informant. he was operating a convenient store and pizza shop in rochester new york when he was arrested. he was born in yemen and is a naturalized u.s. citizen. to extreme weather now across parts of the country. in illinois an ef 2 tornado touching down in peoria county

with 125 mile per hour winds damaging several homes. >> i know exactly where that is. flooding continues to plague parts of the south as well. the national guard helping to evacuate people along the texas louisiana border. we have been following that one closely. that's where hundreds of people have been forced from their homes so far. >> now that spring is here are we done with the snow? no way. >> for folks who don't get this. we sometimes get snow in late march. it is not that crazy. it has happened. we are going to be looking at snowfall across parts of the northeast come early next week and late into the weekend. that will be something to watch out for. temperatures are going to get a lot colder out there across the great lakes and for today not bad out there. relatively mild. we are ahead of the storm system. you can see temperatures at this hour relatively mild in atlanta.

60 degrees. you are already at 73 new orleans 66 in dallas. as we head into the afternoon temperatures will keep climbing and you will be in the 60's as far north as new york city and 50's in chicago and cleveland. for this time of year it is not bad at all. i want to move and switch gears toward the gulf coast. we will be seeing more showers and storms. doesn't too accumulations will be bad out there. nonetheless you will be seeing showers and storms. you could have isolated severe weather along the gulf coast. we will keep you updated on that threat. let's go over to you heather and heather. >> maria, thank you so much. you look beautiful. >> it reopens minutes after a shut down. the commuter chaos began with nearly 30 areas frayed or damaged electrical cables were found. it caused headaches for so many

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they take an unexpected turn. now canceled after two of the three candidates back out. >> could a new white house hopeful soon enter the race? garrett tenney is live for us with the latest. >> good morning heather and heather. the stop trump campaign is giving it one last shot. a group of leading republicans will meet in washington to try to come up with a way to stop donald trump. they want a third party candidate to come in even if it means throwing the election away to a democrat. yesterday he said there is zero chance of paul ryan. trump warning there would be riot if the republican party gave away the nomination to someone other than him. >> if we didn't and we are 20 votes short or if we are 100

short and we are at 1100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, we are way ahead of everybody, i don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically. i think you would have riots. >> trump is looking toward a general el links with this web ad mocking hillary clinton was nothing more than a punch line. >> there are two other republicans left in the race. yesterday ted cruz went after the donald for being afraid of him after trump announced he would not participate in fox news debate next week. >> his excuse is sill kniness a reflects he thinks the voters can't figure out he's not telling the truth. i will be in dc as well since donald is running away from the debate i am happy to debate him there. we can debate foreign policy.

the problem is donald doesn't do very well on foreign policy he doesn't have a basic modicum of knowledge. >> both candidates are waking in endorsemen endorsements. nikki haley is endorsing ted cruz and rick scott is endorsing donald trump. >> garrett tenney in washington, thanks. republicans say they are refusing to consider president obama's new number knee merrick garland. patricia stark is here. >> senate republicans firing back in defiance of his pick. their wush ish is for the next president to replace antonin scalia. it is a battle both sides are prepared to fight. >> this is exhibit a. setting aside your partisan affiliation. there is no question what republicans are vowing to do in

their treatment of chief judge garland is totally unfair. >> mitch mcconnell says they are only playing by democrat rules. >> we are following the biden rule. if the shoe is on the other foot they are in the middle of a presidential electioning here. there are no circumstances under which the nominee would be confirmed. that biden rule comes from 1992 when vice president biden was the chairman of the judiciary committee. >> it would be our pragmatic conclusion that once the political season is underway, and it is, action on a supreme court nomination must be put off until after the election campaign is over. that is what is fair to the no am knee and essential to the process. conservatives now focusing on garland's history with the second amendment. in 2007 garland supported a hand

gun ban in washington, d.c. the decision would go to the supreme court which decided guns could legally be owned by citizens. now that deciding vote in that case was none other than antonin scalia. the despite the opposition garland will meet with democratic senators today in washington. >> patricia stark joining us, nice to have you. >> more than a dozen military person being disciplined for the deadly bombing of a doctors without borders hospital in afghanistan. the punishment is not being made public but no criminal charges will be filed. more than 40 civilians were killed when special forces bombers had a facility for a taliban command center which was 450 yards away. the top u.s. commander in afghanistan has taken responsibility calling it tragic but avoidable. >> developments of the bowe bergdahl desertion case. the u.s. military originally considered a much lighter punishment for the army sergeant

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it is continuing through this morning. it will be winding down and the winter storm warnings are set to expire as we head into later this morning across that region. pretty high snowfall totals with areas picking up a foot. we have snowfall coming across parts of maine. as we head further south we are watching the area closer today with development of thunderstorms and could be producing isolated tornadoes. that will be something to watch for us. heavy forecast with several inches of rain out there especially across parts of florida southern georgia and parts of alabama and mississippi. we have significant flooding out there that is ongoing across places like louisiana. we have additional rainfall out there. current temperatures not too bad for this time of year. we are waking up with temperatures in the 40's across

parts of the northeast and further west and the midwest. as we head into the afternoon take a look at some of the numbers. not bad at all. 70's and 80's in the forecast from southern texas into the southeast. let's head over to you. >> maria, thank you so much. fast and furious operation made its way into the hands of the most notorious leader in the world. the powerful 50 caliber rifle right here was found inside the hideout where el chapo was captured in january. in a statement the assistant attorney general says she deeply regrets that firearms of the fast and furious have been used by criminals in the commission of violent crimes. particularly crimes resulting in the death of civilians and law enforcement. mobbed hundreds of migrants as she visits a refugee camp in greece. she is pushed through the crowds as she tells them she is here to

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and running after an inspection of 30 cables. supreme court justice nominee merrick garland is meeting today. and republicans refusing to consider president obama's pick to replace antonin scalia. logon to fox's facebook beige, #keeptalking. >> now, the good, the bad and ugly. an arizona couple find it on sale for $5 at a goodwill store. >> i really respect people who are in the military. this is not right this is in goodwill. we're going to take it out and try to connect with the family. >> she's awesome. >> thousands of shares on facebook for the rightful owners. judge judy has her own talent agency is suing cbs for the $40 million salary.

judge judge calls the lawsuit hilarious. >> and finally the ugly. a florida woman is fighting to keep an alligator at home. wildlife officials say he's just gotten too big. hopes to get him certified as a therapy animal so she can keep him. rambo is his name. she snugs up with him. >> time now for this. chicago white sox slugger adam laroche decided to retire forfeiting a $13 million contract after the team asked him to cut back how much time he spent with his son at facilities with the team. >> laroche said he's putting his family first. the white sox family members are welcome just not every day. >> we asked foul play or fair? >> roberta say, occasionally, yes. and janice said i admire him.

roger said fair request. they didn't hire the kid. >> seems like he's a good dad to me. a lot to talk about today, right? >> everybody, have a great day. happy st. patrick's day! hope you're enjoying the green. see you back here tomorrow, right? >> yes. "fox & friends" starts right now. bye-bye. good morning, it is st. patrick's day, it's thursday, march 17th, i'm ainsley earhardt. donald trump warns there could be chaos. >> mainstream media going wild over that. >> anger and violence at his campaign rallies. >> but, of course, not one word about the anti-trump group that is threatening to disrupt washington, d.c., so is fair? meanwhile, who chooses the republican nominee?