>> we begin this live hour with breaking news and a tough development in a story we have been following. you may recall susan powell the utah mom who vanished under very mysterious circumstances more than two years ago. now we are learning the two young children she left behind died in an explosion in their home. police in washington state say the little boys were living with susan's family. a social worker had just dropped the children off for a supervised visit with their dad josh powell. police say powell shoved that social worker out the door grabbed the children and anied inside the home. the social worker reportedly smelled gas and called for help. moments later the house blew up.

earlier this evening i spoke with fox news correspondent dan springer who has been following this tragedy. take a listen. all right. we are going to break away from that tape because we have an opportunity now to talk to david rose of our washington fox affiliate ktcq. he is with us live. you are outside of the powell home just now learning there have been movements at the scene moments ago. tell us about it. >> a short while ago they brought out the bodies of 7-year-old charles and 5-year-old braid den as well as the body of charles powell. they are not confirming thaerl ideas but the deputies are telling us they are fairly certain that is who they brought out. the explosion here in the neighborhood marred a beautiful sunday in the pacific northwest with a terrible crime. the sheriff even calling it an act of evil here today. neighbors still trying to get their thoughts wrapped around what happened here. many of them didn't even know

that josh powell was living in the house down there around the corner on the street there. the house is a shell tonight. it is burned out. there was a major explosion as you mentioned just seconds after the dps worker came to drop them off. we talked to neighbors sitting in the backyard above powell's house when it went off. one said it sounded like a sonic boom another thought it was an earthquake the other lady who followed the case of susan powell very closely and what has been going on with the powells was very upset to find out josh was living right down below her. she has young children and the fire, the flames came up just to the back part of her trees. she was disturbed to find out what happened here. many people here today upset about what they are calling a tragedy here. i know that a lot of the neighbors who have been able to talk to tonight and we are so glad that you are able to join us. david, tell us what the neighbors are saying and whether or not there was any sort of mood or telegraph can that this was going to happen?

>> some people might have thought based on what happened in court last week the judge ordering he get psycho sexual evaluation because of the child porn the detectives found from the house several miles from here that belonged to josh's father steven when they did the raid on the house last summer. steven powell is in jail tonight, in fact he is on suicide watch right now. detectives tell us that they notified him that his son josh powell and grand kids were dead he became verbally abusive but showed no other emotion but anger. josh's father is on suicide watch. i don't think anybody thought something like this would happen. i think people worried josh might do something. we are hearing out of salt lake city tonight from some of our sources there that the west valley city police department was getting very close or had already decided to go ahead and charge josh powell and the disappearance of his wife susanment we don't know exactly

what set him off but detectives are certain he planned this that he made sure it was a big explosion the fire burned fags and killed both he and his two sons. >> i didn't get to ask this, may not be able to answer it. in terms of the social worker that was there, was that person injured? when you look at the pictures the damage is extensive. >> the house is gone. it's a shell. you see the vehicle in the driveway but the whole part of it is just gutted. the social worker hadn't gotten back to her vehicle after dropping the kids off when she said she heard the explosion, smelled gas and heard the explosion. she dialled 911 right away but couldn't even get the 911 call in. we are told the social worker is very upset and is getting counseling. we have not spoken to the social worker nor do we know if it was the same social worker that has worked with the two young boys since the custody of them was given to susan's parents judy

and chuck who we haven't spoked with. they are in mourning in private. >> thank you very much for the live report tonight. we appreciate the update. of course we still don't know where that missing mom is, where is susan powell? be sure to keep it tuned to fox news channel through out the my. we will update you as we get new information on this. also tonight on "the fox report." >> after a nevada win, republican presidential nominee mitt romney focusing on president obama. >> america needs the president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy and i do and i will. >> the battle for the gop nomination far from over. newt gingrich promising to press on. >> i am not going to withdraw. i am pretty happy with where we are. the contrast between governor romney and me will get wider and wider. >> we are live from the campaign trail. >> also 19 americans caught in the middle of a crack down on

democracy workers in egypt. among them the son of transportation secretary ray lahood. we are learning they could face trial. what did they do wrong? fox reports the charges against them and what it will take to bring them home? >> gone in the night. a teenager vanishes while working at her job. >> she was at the coffee stand and she left with him. >> police say he had a weapon. now the family pleading with the public for any information on what happened to samantha koenig. >> make sure we fine her safely. that's what we are worried about right now. >> some of you are joining us following the super bowl. welcome. i am harris falkner. the new york giants and breaking news now winning super bowl xlvi. 21-17. it was a tight game. the giants jumping out early with a lead. the patriots battling back with less than 4 minutes left to play were up 17-15.

that's when the giants put together an amazing touchdown drive taking the lead to 21-17. new england couldn't stage a comeback. new york takes home it's fourth championship. here is times square right now live on this sunday night. looking much more bustling than it normally does on a sunday night i can tell you that. lots of big screens out there with people watching it moments ago. a lot of happy campers in new york as the giants bring home super bowl xlvi. congrats to them. >> fox news is america's election headquarters. a buzz sy keek ahead for the presidential field. we will look ahead to the contest in minnesota. mitt romney coming off his victory in nevada. taking the caucuses by more than 20 percentage points until not all of the votes are counted. most of the results were released last night. even on sunday night votes from the most populus counties is

counted. they were up into the we hours of the morning. we expect to get results at any time. john roberts is in las vegas with the latest. >> mitt romney heads into this week's contest in colorado, minnesota and missouri. his second blowout victory in a row in nevada where he won in literally every demographic expe ex -- except two. the lowest income bracket which may be the language about not caring for the poor resinated with nevada. a big victory rally surrounded by secret service not caring at all about his competition rather taking on president obama in his victory speech. >> america needs a president who can fix the economy because he understands the economy. i do and i will. >> this president began his presidency by apologizing for america. he should now be apologizing to america. >> newt gingrich his second big

loss in a row. he vowed he is in this race for the long hall. >> what happens is every primary day, caucus day the romney headquarters in boston sends out the rumor that they believe i will withdraw. which is their greatest fantasy. i am not going to withdraw. >> only one of the candidates made campaign appearances the hardest working man in politics rick santorum in minnesota touring the wool factory that makes his famous sweater vest. he has sold 1500 of those raising $200,000 for his campaign. the poor turnout in nevada on saturday was a result of their n there not being a lot of enthusiasm and he is the one who should be going up against the president in november. >> the more this race evolves the better we are going to look as the best candidate to beat barack obama. there was a poll out yesterday that had us as only of the three candidates that beat them out. >> he is poised to do much

better in states like minnesota and missouri. >> all right john. again on tuesday it is minnesota and colorado and next saturday maine for the contest to continue. of course fox news political team will be all over it bringing it to you. heading overseas now to egypt with a long time u.s. ally could send 19 americans to trial. there are among 44 international aide workers charged with promoting band activities within egypt. they were working for pro democracy groups. just a short time ago this from the state department, they are deeply concerned and now working for clarification from the egyptian government. sam lahood the son of transportation secretary ray lahood is among those charged and could face up to 5 years in prison in egypt. he and the other americans are staying at the embassy in cairo. i will be talking with an expert about what should happen to bring sam lahood and the others home if that is even possible right now.

let's go to iran and the show down with iran and the nuclear program. more war games rattling the u.s. and allies. the revel laugs nature reguard in two-days of military exercises. weeks ago iran's navy had war games. the strategic oil shipping at this tehran repeatedly threatened in response to sanctions. growing concern that israel is getting ready to launch a unilateral air strike against iranian nuclear facilities. president po bobama introduced on abc news. >> i don't think israel has made a decision on what they need to do. they like us believe that iran has to stand out on its nuclear weapons program. until they do i think israel rightly is going to be very concerned and we are as well. let's get more from fox news national correspondent steve santoni is in washington with details. >> with the possibility of israeli military strike looming

larger iran is issuing more threats and launch ago new round of war games. these exercises in southern iran followed legal maneuvers last month. they come as iran is threatening to cut off oil supplies to certain unnamed countries in retaliation for a european oil embargo. a senior commander of the revolutionary guard threatened any country launching strike on iran would bb a target. some discount that threat. >> iran talks a big game but it doesn't have what we call in the security studies field power projection capability. it has hezbollah a good relationship with hezbollah. maybe it could attach the forces in afghanistan or cause problems in iraq. it doesn't have the military like the u.s. has a military. >> israel is losing patience and it will be anxious to hit iran's nuclear facility. iran is saying any attack would be ten times worse for the interest of the u.s. than it would be for iran. some predict a new level of

crisis. >> iran continues to make progress toward getting the nuclear weapons capability. sanctions are failing. diplomacy has failed. we are coming to a difficult point here i think in the near future. >> all of this comes in the bwae of iranian threats to choke off the oil through the straits of ver mouth which could co. >> following the veto the united nations yesterday had a resolution to protect the citizens of syria. new amateur video surfacing from the battered city. appearing to show the military firing mortars and ar tilly shell. we cannot confirm what's on the video because they bar journalists. activists claiming four people died in just one day last week. a mystery in our nation's largest state alaska, she is young and missing. a teen vanishes from her job at a coffee stand.

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>> a search underway in alaska for an 18-year-old believed to have been kidnapped from her job. they are looking for samantha koenig. they saw her at her job with a man who appeared to be armed and was likely to be a stranger. koenig supposed to close the shop wednesday night but when the co-worker got there the stand was abandoned and the money was missing from the cash register. >> it basically looked like someone just literally walk ted out of their shift. i started kind of noticing a little more things. i looked in my register. i looked for the money that goes in my register, it was gone. i looked in deposit bags they were all gone. >> koenig filed for a protective order against a man in november but the order was never issued because she didn't show up to court. her family offering 12,000 dollars in reward money for her

safe return. >> a developing story in san diego. the u.s. army is charging for hazing. some of it caught on tape. peter has the story from washington. >> after being battered aboard the ship following initiation the sailor went to an on board doctor the doctor told the captain someone got beat up now 8 have been discharged from the navy. there was punching and kicking and horsing around. the man blacked out after being choked and ended up bruised. he also said when an incident like this happens it has to be taken care of. it goes contrary to our core values. the dig charges are pretty cut and dry according to the navy. they have a zero tolerance policy against hazing. there is low quality video of the incident taken by one of the now discharged slierls that shows two men in blue camouflage vigorously wrestling each other

in the locker room. the man who filed the report is in a head lock but is released after he passes out and he walks off on his own. the navy wasn't aware of the video before they finished the investigation because the sailor kept it to himself. the news comes days after democratic congresswoman calls for military hazing hearings. on thursday the highest military officials must make eliminating hazing be a top priority. they must not frpretending thatt happens there is no problem. since the sailors received general discharges not dishonorable discharges they won't lose their gi benefits. even though they had the right to appeal nobody has. >> peter, thank you. who would want to kill the governor of utah? police try to find out in fact their schemes catch a would be assassin is quite elaborate. we will tell you about it.

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>> right now police in utah have a man in custody who they say threatened to assassinate the governor of utah. the threat coming in the form of anonymous text messages last week. police wasting no time putting the governor on lock down while they looked for the suspect. >> we thought it was credible enough that we mobilized enough staff to make sure the governor was safe where he was and that we were able to look for this

individual and track him. >> under cover policemen setting up a sting and arresting 52-year-old brian baker. they found fireworks and am nation in his car but no gun. he is in jail for making terroristic threats. the dramatic rescue, the family lost for days in the oregon forest after vanishing from their camp site. this is brand new video of the rescue from the coast guard. they were found 6 days after leaving their camp site to go lacking for mushrooms. they took shelter in a hallowed out tree and survived on water from a nearby stream until helicopters found them. they are expected to make a full recovery. >> you heard about term limits for politicians. here's a twist. term limits for employees. one casino opening in atlantic city will be hiring young and

attractive workers. keeping those jobs in the long run could be a roll of the dice. anna is here with more. people are saying this values looks over quality. >> opponents were saying the opposite. they say it's age discrimination and that's why they are arguing employees won't be able to plan their lyes they won't have a hard time figuring out how to pay for a car and also a home. employees like cocktail waitresses and bellhops they will have to reapply every four to six years. it is unfair to treat hospitality workers like professional athletes. >> ball players get a four-year contract they are either weaved or resign. it's fine if you are pay them like ball players but they are not being paid like ball players. >> they say quote we feel it will attract the most highly professional people so we are inspired a highly xetty work environment. it will be an attractive

competitive option here in opportunity and compensation. >> what is the logic behind putting a policy like this in place? >> hospitality experts say it will keep them from becoming complacent and give them a chance to work up the corporate ladder. despite them bringing 5,000 jobs to the community some folks are saying the executives are taking advantage of the tough' con me. >> jobs are hard to find in the united states. in my opinion it's like grabbing a life vest with a sweater. you are there you got a job and in the blink of an eye you don't know if you are going to have a job. >> revthey want to see this revoked. others are concerned it would be affected. >> these ro strong resinating words it's like grabbing a life vest with a split in it. >> kethey are concerned about

healthcare benefits as well. i am sorry, good-bye. that was the very short last message we are learning that josh powell left just moments before the home he was in exploded killing himself and his two young children. remember the mom in that picture missing. all of this started, missing mom an investigation and now the dad and two little boys dead today. a tragic story breaking tonight on the fox report. we will bring you the latest frm. 19 american aid workers, including ray lahood in egypt. what should the u.s. do to get them home? we will talk to an expert about the situation next. [ male announcer ] for fastidious librarian emily skinner,

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a >> this is the fox report. time now for the top of the news. disturbing developments in the case of a missing mom. susan powelln utah. authorities saying her husband josh powell blew up his house with his children inside. it happened after he sent an e-mail this morning to his attorney saying quote, i am sorry, good-bye. police saying a social worker took the boys to the home for a supervised visit. powell forced her out the door and locked it keeping the children in the home. moments later the house blew up. susan powell we have been

reporting has been missing since 2009. he is a key person of interest in her disappearance. in the race for the presidential nomination mitt romney looking for the next best contest. he is off back-to-back victories in nevada and florida. newt gingrich is renewing his vow to campaign until the convention this summer. >> man well another yinoriaga hospitalized hypertension with a possibility of a stroke. he's 77 taken from his prison sell to a hospital in panama. he is serving time for crimes committed while in office. egypt plans to send 44 including 19 americans to trial. among them the son of secretary of transportation lray lahood. they are working to learn more from the egyptian government.

meanwhile violent outbursts continue in egypt across the country there. more than 70 people killed. in a riot at a soccer game about a week ago. now the u.s. is threatening to cut off more than a billion dollars in aid bringing us information and his expertise in that region. fox news middle east and terrorism analyst and author of "the coming revolution the struggle for freedom and the middle east." doctor, thank you for being here tonight. >> thank you for having me. >> the 19 americans in this group prosecutors in egypt want to go after, what did they do wrong? >> this is a very troubling story. we are talking about an event that never happened 30 years ago for 30 years. some of these ngo's international republican institute democratic national institute human rights groups american based international based have been operating in egypt for years. the iri led by mr. lahood was

founded in 2005 in egypt. yet never before it happened. even the year after the collapse of the regime nobody attacked. what process, the ministry capital the security forces to raise those ages agencies a couple weeks ago. now to ban travel for these americans and to prosecute them. this is happening after the election. after the muslim brotherhood took over. they would push the ngo's outside of the country so the next would be formed so the muslim government doesn't have to do it. >> i want to ask you more about these new people who have taken over in a moment. for us the urgency is bringing the americans home. what can the u.s. do to make that happen? >> we have been funding the armed forces of egypt for the last decade. the minimum would be the president of the united states and congressional leaders and

state departments would fund the leaders and tell them what are you doing? we are allies and these agencies basically are not spy agencies they are democracy helping own people get rid of the dictator that you are replacing. also there should be an address to the american public to explain this is a very serious issue. >> i have read you have an idea there's a two-tiered plan with the people who are new no charge with egypt. >> the government is controlled the ministry council of egypt. they had the funding from president of egypt the last regime. now the next government which will receive the funding from the united states and international community is going to tell the ministry no more ngo's. those that are going to form the government are the muslim government. they don't want to see the ngo's for the simple reason.

those agencies would be training the next generation that would rise again and do through them what has been done before must be rack. >> we have been talking for ten months the whole thing blew up in the middle east. you kind of telegraphed it. we should be on the lookout for this thing. when this country sees the democracy may not be what they want. >> absolutely. what they hawe discussed on thes when a dictator goes down it doesn't mean necessarily the next government is going to be the next government. the next will be controlled the forces. those who started the democratic forces are not the ones forming the government. they are not in charge in egypt now it is the muslim brotherhood. >> the best chance of getting these americans home? >> they will have to be back

home soon otherwise it will be transformed into a long-term crisis between washington and cairo. >> interesting. it will be really interesting to see exactly what the egyptian government wants in return for making that happen. walid phares thank you for joining us. >> new victims as the community searchs for answers. hundreds of people gathering in a high school auditorium in a town in up state new york. the first group of victims were 12 teenaged girls from a school suffering from uncontrollable shaking and ticks and verbal outbursts. now a boy and an adult woman coming down with the symptoms as well not part of that school. some medical experts say they believe the cause is environmental. others are skeptical. >> if we had an environmental

cause here we would see this in a widespread spectrum of folks. it wouldn't just be students and not just predominantly girls. >> some newer rollist gists think it is conversion disorder or mass hysteria. we will bring you the latest on this one. >> at least 11 people have been arrested since officers cleared out. one of the nation's last remaining occupy sites. they moved into washington's mcpherson square because of unsanitary conditions. removing tents and garbage. one of the arrested protestors face assault charges for hitting a policeman in the face with a brick. they are vowing to continue their movement. hundreds of occupy protestors hitting the streets in oakland. it is our top story in a trip across america. >> california the occupiers marching from city hall to police headquarters angry over

what they call police brutality he during last weekend's demonstration. they say they were trying to take over a vacant convention center when police arrested some 400 people. texas northwest of houston hit by a powerful storm possibly a twister. strong winds peeling off rooftops toppling trees and shifting cars. >> see how quickly things can happen. your life can be over in just a few seconds. but you know, it came out good. the good lord was with me. >> amazingly no one was hurt. new york, fans of soul train dancing in times square a tribute to the show's creator don cornelius. he died last week of suicide. cornelius was 75.

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>> update on hundreds of cruise line passengers getting sick at sea. the ruby princess now ready to sail again with new passengers. princess cruise lines say people on the ship got sick with the norovirus. a stomach illness that spreads by contacts with infected people and the items they touch. they returned to port this morning. it has been disinfected and is ready to take off. yesterday we showed you the other ship the crowned princess as it was coming back to port. that one already back at see we are told today. it left last night. it also reported passengers and crew members getting sick with the norovirus. a spokesperson saying they don't know how that illness got started. all cabins and public areas disinfected. both ships had about 3 thousand people on board. an award winning filmmaker

has died in a helicopter crash in eastern australia. the chopper carrying filmmaker mike degrew went down after takeoff in a small town of nowra. i think that's how you say it. south of sidney. the 60-year-old spent 30 years making documentary films about ocean wildlife. he was on assignment for national geographic when the chopper crashed. massive flooding in australia and snow bringing traffic in italy to a halt as we go around the world in 80 seconds. >> australia, mandatory evacuations in new south whales and flood waters rise. one of the worst floods in history down under. officials evacuating hospitals moving patients to higher ground. weeks of heavy rain leaving more than 3,000 people stranded awaiting rescue.

italy, snow causing major problems in rome. just 8 inches, but in rome that's rare. the pope giving an address in vatican city saying he hopes spring comes soon. the same hope in bosnia. crews scrambling to dig out motorists trapped in 91 inches of snow. the falkland islands prince william working hard as a search and rescue pilot. william's 6 week deployment to the island contributing to growing tensions between britain and argentina. all because of conflict which ended in a british victory. brazil, panthers taking over the streets of rio opens carnival festivities with a

parade in the streets. animal rights activists are supporting a move that could potentially allow horses to be slaughtered in the united states again. congress basically banned the practice several years ago. this may sound a bit puzzling. they are trying to prevent animal cruelty. doug mcelway reports. >> there was neglect mavenlt knee may see near death before the rehabilitation at the rescue farm. they are faring better than hundreds of thousands slaughtered for human consumption abroad. under pressure from animal rights groups and owners the slaughter was effectively ended in if the u.s. in 2007 when congress stopped funding for usda inspection uninspected meat can't be sold. it turned out to be a law of oven intended circumstances. >> they were crammed in small trucks they were slipping and

sliding in their own waste crammed together with horses they didn't nor fighting and kicking and trucked a thousand miles or more to another country where they met the same fate. >> he signed into a law that restores the inspection process for horse slaughter a stopgap measure that opens the door for u.s. slaughter of horses again animal rights activists reluctantly support. >> it is closer to where the horses are rather than having them travel great distances is at least a step in the right direction. >> after an onslaught of inquiries from concerned horse owners they said a number of states say prohibitions remain in place. there are no requests that he initiate the process for any horse slaughter operation in the united states at this time. what is needed now many agree is broader legislation. >> the solution of the american

horse slaughter prevention act bipartisan legislation of congress need to stop horse slaughter not only in the u.s. but stop the exports of live american horses from canada to mexico. >> that legislation which enjoys bipartisan support has been divided up while they look at pressing issues. >> the simple fact that slaughter ago horse and selling the meat puts money into the pocket of a horse owner where as euthanizing it and disposing of the horse's body is expensive costing $600 of the horse. david beckham kicked out of a soccer game. he wasn't even playing. where the super star player got the heave hoe next. and a small pooch with a big old powerful sense of smell. is he the wonder beagle? protecting our nation. ♪

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>> an amazing beagle work to go keep us safe. he can smell food inside the luggage. the job to control international flights landing to jfk. food contra ban can cause problems with public health. good to know a canine customs inspector has a nose for the job. heather childers with more. >> don't let the puppy dog eyes fool you. >> she is trained to find agricultural things like food, meat, plants, anything that can harbor a pest. >> canine teams are stationed at international points of interest

across the country. >> i see zee and her partner are one of several canines at jfk. they find about 2,000 prohibited items per year at this airport alone. >> they can sniff out quickly what would take human inspectors hours to find by searching bags. >> this time i see zee pinpoints apples coming in on a flight from madrid. >> these apples citrus and mangos the training is going on. there could be hundreds more they will pick up once the ha handlers and dogs get out in a work environment. >> i see zee's madrid apples end up here in a grinder a cornucopia of contra ban. >> from fruit to meat, seeds and well, this. >> carcass or some large bird. that's exactly the way it came in. >> they chopped it up. where was it found? >> in a suitcase.

>> all of this confiscated stuff is ground up and incinerated several time as day. canine supervise yoi agricultural specialist james arm strong says it's where deadly diseases could have devastating effects to our nation's health and economy are stopped. >> all of the things we take groornted came in this way the gypsy moss the mediterranean fruit fly. this is examples of it. it is cause billions of dollars in crop loss or failure. >> with the help of i see zee agricultural specialists sniffed out 100 million prohibited products a year. for i see zee it's worth a treat. >> can you believe they bring in that much contraband. >> beckham booted from a kid's soccer game. the referee tossed him out after

he complained about a penalty call. he let him come back when it was time for romeo to play. beckham no stranger to being tossed out. go ejected in his first world cup when they played argentina years ago. fast forward to some of the big stories coming up next week. tomorrow jury selections beginning tomorrow for a virginia lacrosse player accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend. darlene love was found face down in her bed. she and accused killers george hugley were seniors on the lacrosse team. they will have to make it through a few more contests colorado, minnesota holding caucuses maine on saturday. on wednesday the washington senate set to vote on a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage. the bill expected to pass. that is how fox reports on this sunday february 5th, 2012.

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