warning a young woman, armed and dangerous on the loose, they believe, in the denver area. most watched, most trusted, most grateful you spent the evening with us. good night from washington, i am shannon bream. heather: this is "fox and friends first". happening at 4:00 on the east coast, a fox news alert, armed and dangerous, a massive manhunt for an 18-year-old said to be assessed with the columbine killings. the plot discovered just days before the 20th anniversary of the massacre. the calls of combustion, investigators a step closer to finding out what sparked the notre dame fire as a symbol of hope rises from the ashes. we are live in paris. ♪ our flag was still there

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she traveled to the denver area and bought a shotgun and in unison. the 18-year-old after comes days before the community marks 20 years on april 20th. send -- several denver area schools closed after many were put on lockdown. no specific threats have been made, we will follow this as it develops. the department of homeland security advisory council recommends emergency steps to slow down the surge of migrant families, including new processing centers and faster asylum hearings. more than 120,000 family units except that the border just this fiscal year. yuma's mayor declared an emergency over there. an investigation underway whether a short-circuit is to blame for the massive notre dame

fire. donald trump vowing us support to help rebuild the 850-year-old landmark as priceless relics are found in the rubble. amy kellogg joins us from paris with a miraculous discovery to tell us about. >> the leading theory that a short-circuit in a service elevator used to reach the fire may have been the cause of the fire. the fire actually first, the first item to actually catch fire in notre dame cathedral. the problem is growing concerns about the integrity and security of the cathedral and the water and fire damage inside. investigators have not been able to go inside and begin their work, the next 24 to 48 hours are going to be crucial in terms

of ascertaining the integrity of the structure and we are learning more about the sequence of eventss. the first fire alarm went off at 6:20 in the evening and concluded there was no fire at all in the second alarm sounded at 6:43 at which point the cathedral was engaged in flames. it contains a couple of relics within and not sure if they are intact. a statue of jesus and mary seen intact and fragments of the cross and a male from the crucifixion are intact. the greatest are the beams that held the ceiling, the roof, they were derived from enormous trees that no longer exist in france or europe. there was a solemn procession, the president repeated his bow to rebuild notre dame.

>> translator: we will build the cathedral of notre dame even more beautiful. and want this to be done in the next 5 years. >> reporter: architects casting doubt on that 5-year window saying it will probably take much longer than that. 800 million have done to the reconstruction effort, most of that from private donors. >> that would be really something if they manage to do that in that time. thank you. back at home some republicans pushing back against the mueller probe ahead of the redacted release and the ranking member of the house intelligence committee vowing to investigate the investigators. griff jenkins live in washington as the moment we have been waiting for draws closer. looks like it is going to happen.

>> the investigation led by devon nunez into the origin of mueller's investigation appears to be growing, sources telling fox news 2 dozen individuals may be implicated in the referrals into attorney general william barr. nunez wants questions answered around the anti-trump dossier used to secure surveillance warrants as a member of the trump campaign. >> ever set up involved. if mueller can't get to the bottom of this i don't know what the report was worth. >> chuck grassley and lindsey graham are demanding in a letter to the attorney general more information by the fbi's clinton email investigation included access to classified materials. it is in a press release seeking doj permission. it is necessary to complete the investigation.

but it was never sent to the doj and the investigation was disclosed shortly thereafter. the justice department offered no comments beyond the attorney general's testimony vowing to take a look. all this before we know what is inside the mueller report that would be released tomorrow and redacted. and great skepticism over what we will see and what we will not see, their questioning bar's motives and we are just getting started in what is going to be a big fight in washington at the end of this week. >> a battle over what we do not see his next. we will talk more about this with a guest regardless, kellyanne conway said the vote of the investigation will remain the same, to try to take down the president. >> we feel, no collusion, the

central premise of the investigation and i don't know what is in the report, we will see what everybody else sees but i would do this. the latest iteration of the palace intrigue story the mainstream media tends to run here, easier than doing what you and bret baer did last night, have a townhall about issues which is ask tough questions, find solutions to america's problems and former and future staff. i can tell you we are not looking at it that way. 400 pages, we know what does not exist is collusion and the essential premise, campaign iran with successful finality that donald trump won fairly and square was somehow in a conspiracy with russia. heather: donald trump said he moved on from the russia probe and the report exonerates him.

in the meantime the trump administration is turning up the heat on cuba. the national security adviser john bolton is expected to announce us citizens can sue foreign companies doing business in the country. that could spark trade tensions with allies like canada and the eu, the latest move to put pressure on cuba as it continues to support the venezuelan president, nicholas maduro. in his second veto donald trump stops a measure to end us support in the yemen war. congress passed a resolution that would force the military to stop backing the saudi led coalition against iran's influence in the region. the president claimed it was a dangerous attempt to weaken constitutional authorities and would put american lives in harm's way. congress does not have votes to override it. alabama now, two alabama, hoping to make most abortions illegal get a public hearing. a household committee will hold the debate on the bill that

critics call one of the most extreme in the nation that would make performing an abortion a felony punishable up to 99 years in prison was a woman would not be charged for having the procedure. the new york city board of health could extend mandatory vaccination order as cases of measles are confirmed in the city this week. rockland county is banning vaccinated people for 21 days including houses of worship and the large jewish community prepares for passover. violators can face $2000 fines and 39 cases of measles confirmed in michigan. a man who traveled to that state after getting sick in new york. donald trump will hold a rally in wisconsin instead of attending the white house correspondents dinner. he has been a vocal critic of the event.

>> it is so negative that we are going to hold a positive rally and see the correspondents dinner too negative. i like positive things. >> the president held the m ag a rally in michigan during last year's dinner. he will be in green bay april 27th. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the are, the fbi sued for documents about christopher steele and the anti-trump dossier. just one day before the mueller report is released. attorney jenna ellis says this is more proof of any responsible deep state fbi under president obama as she joins us live. bonsall text messages cracking the smallest case open. why would kim fox be involved after she recused herself. ♪ es to grow customers to care for lives to get home to they use stamps.com

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julie: before tomorrow's release of the mueller report the fbi is being sued. judicial watch demanding christopher steele's records, what could this reveal? here to discuss is jenna ellis. thank you for joining us this morning. so let's bring this up for people at home to see what this lawsuit entails against the fbi from judicial the fbi but subsequently fired in 2017. what do we expect this to show

us? >> we need to know how and why the fbi paid christopher steele who is being funded by the clinton campaign and dnc through fusion gps. we need to know whether or not the fbi used this as a manufactured basis in communication with christopher steele as a manufactured basis to obtain fisa warrants to spy on the trump campaign. the timing of this is fascinating with the mueller report showing no collusion, no wrongdoing and so many open questions that judicial watch had to sue under the freedom of information act that the american people are obligated to see what happened in 2016-17. >> they requested this information before but had not gotten into this. >> yes.

judicial watch said they denied that request. they filed a lawsuit under the freedom of information act to push this information given to them which is absurd. foia requests are very common and exist so the american people can be assured the legitimacy of our government that it doesn't operate in the dark and they spy on american citizens illegally and in this case donald trump. >> this falls into the realm of investigating the investigators which we hear about now. >> everything that has come out with the fbi and doj under president clinton or president obama and the clinton campaign and everything going on in 2016 even though the fbi, investigating, supposedly doing

their job, so much information it seems they are trying to hide and that is why judicial watch is going after this lawsuit to bring that to light and say what else happened during the campaign that we don't know from the democratic side, the mueller report has only been investigating donald trump the last two years, we deserve legitimacy in our law enforcement and deserve to know what happened with the fbi on the democratic side under president obama. heather: will there be information in the mueller report scheduled to come out tomorrow? that is not rejected? >> the rejections will not be as significant as what is in there and depends on the scope of the investigation. it seems from the report so far that it looks like the investigation was targeted just

to donald trump. we may see the inception of the investigation, whether that had to do with the dossier which judicial watch is getting it. there may be interesting details in that but whatever is in the mueller report as far as the democratic side and inspection of the investigation against donald trump, that is what we need to look at and see whether there was a faulty premise and the fisa warrant was obtained illegally and donald trump was illegally spied on at this point. we 20 it is clear from the testimony congress left wednesday. it is scary overall whichever party you are a member of, whatever side of the aisle this definitely if it did happen can't happen again. thank you very much, appreciate it. the time is 19 after the top of the our. a little girl's birthday at a toy store goes viral for all the wrong reasons, carly shimkus has reaction. ♪ does that make me crazy ♪ so with xfinity mobile

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click, call, or visit a store today. heather: alexandria ocasio cortez reviving her calls to abolish ice. >> which i support -- violate human rights. heather: broad statement. carly shimkus with serious xm 115 here with the online outrage. >> he called for this last year sparking a trend among 2020 presidential candidates to call for the same thing, to defund ice. the situation at the southern border is at its breaking point with thousands of illegal immigrants crossing into the

united states each month. social media will be reacting to this. let's check this tweet from teresa, has she ever visited the border or talked to any of the ice agents? it is a lot more than detaining illegal immigrants. donald says ice enforces laws that congress has passed. her do a lot of democrats. >> maybe she has spoken to ice agents before, but if she did, we commend her because we have spoken to so many and we talk about what they do.

heather: the next story is a little more fun. this is important, this is crazy, this little girl's birthday party went off the rails. >> a mother was left outraged saying her child attempted a build a bear party and at the end of it her in our little kids were forced to get there bears to the birthday girl after they made them. she said all eight kids forced to give up their bear to the birthday girl, social media is fire, when twitter user set aside from anything else, why would kids want eight teddy bears? jenna says i would have taken my animal and my child and left. what an excellent way to make sure your child doesn't have any friends. >> little kids were making the bears, didn't know they would have to give them to the child.

>> you are so excited, 6 years old and then got to give it up. ridiculous. heather: keep your opinions coming in. take a look at this picture taken in front of notre dame a couple hours before the fire broke out. take a look at that picture, the woman who took it is on a mission to try to find the two people, i took this photo as we were leaving notre dame an hour before it caught fire. i almost went up to the dad and asked if he wanted it. if you have any magic, help him find this photo. i hope they see it, laura says it won't stop. someone on instagram says magnificent picture. the people in the photo have yet to be found, whether it is a father or daughter or niece, but we hope they see it. i was looking online. a lot of french journalists have seen the picture and broadcasting it.

they will be able to track it down and we will follow up for sure. heather: 26 after the top of the hour, chicago prosecutor kim fox thinks jussie smollett is a, quote, washed up actor. bombshell new text messages cracking the case back open and french president macron vowing to rebuild notre dame within five years. what will it take to make that happen? we will ask our next guest, five years. ♪

heather: a look at top headlines starting with a fox news alert, the fbi joining the manhunt for an armed and dangerous woman infatuated with the columbine school shooting.

he traveled to the denver area and bought a shotgun and ammunition. several schools are closed today, this just days before the community marks 20 years since the shooting. an investigation underway whether a short-circuit is to blame for the notre dame thought fire. authorities looking at elevators recently installed during restoration work on the toppled spire. the department of homeland security advisory council committing steps to slow the surge in migrant families, the proposal includes faster asylum hearings. so far more than 225,000 family units have been picked up at the border this fiscal year. a washed up celebrity's ride 2 cops, new text messages revealing that is what chicago's are prosecutor called jussie smollett before her office dropped all charges against him.

todd pyro joins us with new questions around kim fox's recusal from the case. >> not wanting to put the spotlight on mueller report week, small it is back with a whopper of an admission by the prosecutor, jussie smollett was indicted on suspicion of staging a hate crime attack, charges later dropped creating an outcry from the public and police. in text messages, at least in response to a public records request, fox writes, quote, i recused that when people accuse us of overcharging cases, 16 counts on a felony becomes exhibit a. i can see where that can be seen as excessive. fox) file with victims, reference to offices indictment against our kelly, washed up celebs who lied to cops, 16 on a case eligible for the first prosecution. it is indicative of something we

should be looking at, and these texts raising questions whether fox continued her role after accusing herself. later pivoting, fox never formally recused herself. >> i recused myself out of an abundance of caution. what most people haven't talked about is i did that under the advisement of our first ever chief officer. we never had an ethics officer. what i wanted to make sure when i started my term is any decision i made, even the appearance of impropriety would be vetted by someone other than myself. >> reporter: the inspector general will review how fox is handled it. heather: it will be interesting to have a response from the police superintendent of the comment she made. >> we have people responding,

overwhelmingly they said fox should take consequences. joyce writes she shouldn't have a future in prosecuting, she should go to jail and so should jussie smollett. that might be a little -- on instagram, there should be a future in the legal profession in any office whatsoever. mike writes on facebook, lose her law license at least. if i may put my lawyer hat on those consequences seem draconian but there should be some consequences, maybe citing her as officer of the private sector. heather: people say jussie smollett should -- how do we get this text messages? >> public records requests. the law is pretty clear. heather: be careful what you put in text messages these days. another story.

asylum-seekers who show credible fear of returning to their home countries will never be able to ask for their release. william barr's first immigration-related order, in the past those migrants have been able to ask until their case is decided. the decision does not apply to family units are unaccompanied children. donald trump has been sounding the alarm on the crisis at the border in 2020 democratic hopeful cory booker agrees. >> we have a problem on the southern border. borders should be respected. my beef with this president's technologies don't work. i have gone to the border. there is no way we need a wall coast-to-coast. heather: the new jersey senator making those marks during a

campaign stop in iowa. i don't think he is suggesting a wall coast-to-coast either, donald trump. a priest being held hero for the second time in paris. the fire brigade chaplain praised for rushing into the massive notre dame fire to save historic artifacts. he started a human chain with first responders saving jesus's crown of the ones from the blaze, this coming after bravely helping the injured in a 2015 paris terror attack with isis killers storming the concert hall killing 89 people. catholics all around the world morning damage to notre dame right before the holiest time of the year. french president emmanuel macron promising to restore the cathedral to its former glory. >> translator: we will rebuild the cathedral notre dame even more beautiful and i want for this to be done within the next 5 years. it is time to change this and an opportunity to bring us together.

heather: joining me is matthew munson. thank you for joining us, we appreciate your time. what do you think of what the french president is saying? they think they can rebuild it within five years. construction took 200 years. probably the french president is perhaps optimistic. anyone looking toward the reconstruction of notre dame after the fire looks at this and think if we can accomplish this let's do it. it will require a massive amount of cooperation from a lot of directions including the church, the state and the public sector. it is worth noting that $700 million has already been raised toward reconstruction. heather: when you talk about the reconstruction effort at all the parties that have to be involved not the least of which would be historians, members of catholic faith that going to talk about many of the artifacts that are

still in the rubble. >> you are right. one of the most important first tasks is assessing the level of structural damage to notre dame and we have to sift through the rubble, what has been damaged, what can be salvaged. many of the most important relics, the crown of thorns we were just seeing, have been saved but we are not sure what is missing, what might be recovered in massive amounts of ruin still strewn on the floor of the cathedral. we are discovering that the cathedral itself, the way it was built demonstrates the skill of the medieval artisans, that massive vault saved the interior from the fire above when the roof caught fire. we are beginning to appreciate the genius of the design and in some ways that may hasten the reconstruction. if we can appreciate what went into the construction, now apply

the most modern methods to protect into this ever happening again. heather: how do you rebuild it but at the same time give credence to the beautiful architecture and what they were able to do 800 years ago with that roof? >> the artisans who worked on the original notre dame cathedral new when they were going into stonemasons and woodcarvers, knew this would be a project they would never see completed in their lifetime. we are talking about construction that took two centuries. with the technology and application of the skills, the pace can be picked up but the big question is are we going to reconstruct it exactly as it was? there is a growing movement to reconstruct, get us back to where notre dame was a few days ago. with the best of ways to prevent this from happening again but

also to construct it for another 850 years. heather: a very strong message as we are here in the easter season as well. heather: this is a reminder that cathedrals are supposed to be epicenters of life and that is what notre dame has emerged once again in the life of france but for people all over the world, it is a place workings were crowned, peasants could learn about eternity and notre dame is sending the message again around the world. here we are in holy week in the darkness and easter is coming in the reconstruction of nostradamus -- notre dame, is -- heather: the images just remarkable. images of hope. heather: thank you for joining us. the time is 20 minutes until the top of the hour.

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patriotism prevailed. what happened? >> we went to the city council meeting with the best hopes. one of the most liberal states in the country, i would like to say it was expected but it was unexpected. the room was overwhelmed with an energy, people were there. and in this flag. that we were very nervous to keep this flag on our police, the flag could then be heard in terms of other states in the country where people might decide they didn't like the flag, they didn't like the

pledge of allegiance, didn't want a fourth of july parade or patriot day parade and it was on me but by the time things started going the energy was so overwhelming that you couldn't help but think this would go our way. it finally did, there was an incredible relief. heather: i want to talk about that and the energy in the room. residents standing up and singing the star-spangled banner. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ♪ heather: that is pretty cool to see no matter where you are but you talk about laguna beach, california, being so liberal, that packed house, we saw only

one hand come up against moving forward. >> there were plenty of dissenters but at some point in the last 48 hours when this issue went national, the centers were nowhere to be found and using that room is packed full of centers and i have to fight with them every tuesday night but they didn't show up. they literally knew they had lost and they claim they were too scared to show up, pulling the usual but in reality they knew they had lost. they had gone up against the flag and the flag -- it is so cliché but i feel so good about it. it was a great night. really incredible, beautiful place, we backed up our police chief who was really incredible and she decided she wanted this flag and it is a shock to all of us. i saw the car, i was so excited

and started to dig in but when it went national everything changed because the emails to go 99:1 in terms of support for the flag. it was obvious. heather: it is crazy to say the logo, the american flag is aggressive. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it and look forward to other things at laguna beach. have a great day. 6 minutes until the top of the hour. it is not a good idea to handle live wires during the storm. this guy learned that the hard way. ♪

heather: group of georgetown students levering -- students voted to approve a $27.20 tuition hike to the descendents of slaves sold by the university in 1838. challengers claim the referendum violates the student associations constitution. there case will be heard today. the student government will make a final decision over easter break. you don't believe in god? you are not alone. that is the message an atheist group is putting on billboards in texas. the metroplex atheist claim the

message is inclusive and not deliberately offensive. there two billboards, the group is raising money to put up more signs. time left for the good, the bad and the ugly. very special delivery for military moms and moms to be, what to expect when expecting, and the uso showering books and sites. she has been hosting the events around the world since 2013. the bad. utility worker flirts with jeff to restore power in new jersey. live wires exploding until a fireball there, falling to what ground after a rainstorm, the man for the power line was deenergized when he pulled it down. he was not injured. nailed with home run ball, straight to the ground.

the guy standing near a concession stand when hit in the chest. his leg flying into the air as another fan chases after the ball, unclear, that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first". "fox and friends first" continues right now, goodbye. it is wednesday, april 17th, rising from the ashes. the iconic rooster burst atop notre dame's fire found preserved among the rubble. rob: investigators work on what may have sparked that blaze. a new update to the jussie smollett story. jillian: him fox interviewed in the investigation after recusing herself. rob: in full matrix mode to avoid a line drive.