we'll see you next fox news sunday. >> a fox urgent, an avalanche near a ski resort killed three people not far from seattle, washington. minutes ago we have learned the search for the eight others believed to be missing is now over. it happened near stevens pass in the cascade mountains. the local sheriff's department telling us the avalanche triggered in an out of bounds area near the resort. we're told three separate groups of experienced skiers were in the area at the time and some of those buried were able to free themselves. we'll get information on that. and a reporter joining us now by phone, james. >> reporter: harris, this all started just afternoon today,

this avalanche here, as you said, three people now confirmed dead. this avalanche, we're told partially covered part of u.s. highway 2, which is the main east-west highway through the stevens mountain pass, through the cascade mountains. but we did found three are dead and as you said eight others-- (inaudible) >> james, i think you're in a moving vehicle because your cell phone is cutting in and out and i want to make sure we can keep your voice, if case we lose you want to get you this question. eight people freed, they were able to get out. what was the process like? yeah, we lost him. you know, i had a concern about that, because i know he's in a moving vehicle and you can see the weather conditions there, they are kind of dotting in and out of the area there, some icy roads, so it can be sometimes difficult to keep good reception there. if we can get him back, of course, we will it's a

breaking news story. we've learned that the eight people able to get out are okay at this time. we doesn't know all the details about how they were connected, if this was a family. as we learn more we'll bring you updates and new video as it comes into our news room. i'm harris falkner, and also tonight on the fox report: iran, punishing u.s. allies and brandishing its military might. the iranian nuclear program still in play and now, the latest move choking off oil shipments to britain and france. fox reports, how that could put even more pressure on gasoline prices here at home. and celebrating one of our nation's greatest moments. >> 3, 2, 1, 0.... >> nasa marking 50 years since john glenn became the first american to orbit the earth. tonight, space exploration then and now.

plus, two boxers taken out of the ring. and the brawl landing one of them in police custody and prompting a search for the other. in minutes, the the bruising details. a lot of news developing at this hour on iran starting with a major blow to two of our nation's biggest ally. iran cut off oil shipments to britain and france, over sufficient sanctions. in january the 27 nation union announced it would stop importing crude from iran beginning july 1st and a freeze on the iran central bank assets. earlier this month. the iranian minister warned they could cut off oil to the hostile european nations and that's part of the story. this is also happening tonight. earlier, iran's revolutionary guard began a two day land military exercise. you see it here in this video

and we just reported last night. iranian ships entered the iranian sea through the suez canal only the second time since the islamic revolution of 1979. now iran is saying today's war games are part of an effort to upgrade its defense. and the united states and israel have not ruled out military strikes aimed at the nuclear programs. iran ip sissing it's for peaceful purposes. meanwhile, israel's defense minister barak just hours ago urging countries worldwide to increase sanctions against iran, before it does indeed develop a weapon. >> it should be done determinedly and, and in a concluded manner. >> former u.n. ambassador john boulton saying that ehud

barak's moderate tone should not be mistaken for a lack of resolve. >> well, i think that barak is obviously trying it play it safe. i don't think he wants to tip israel's hand and he is the defense minister, so, ingle' talk more like a foreign minister than a defense minister for the forseeable future so as not to give any tactical warning whatsoever. >> the u.s. and britain have been urging israel not to attack iran's nuclear program instead give the sanctions time to work and this development in our coverage, iran's foreign minister announced a new round of talks offer the country's nuclear program. a team of united nations experts has boarded a flight to tehran and we've learned they're hoping iranian officials will agree whether they're agreeing to talk about it. and back to the oil shipments, how big a customer the european union is to iran. britain and france buy large quantities of oil from iran and the four other big customers include spain, italy, germany and the netherlands and overall, the

eu accounts for 18% of iran's global crude exports or just about 17 billion dollars. pretty significant, when you consider in 2010, iran's oil expert revenues were 73 billion. well, really, what people here at home in america may be wondering is whether or not this will affect all of us at the pump when we fill up? we're working on that part of our coverage, watch for that at the bottom of the hour. ♪ >> fox news is america's east election headquarters, a new and sharp response from president obama's reelection campaign after republican contender rick santorum seemed to he question the christian values of the commander-in-chief. here is what rick santorum said in ohio yesterday, followed by reaction just hours ago from the obama campaign. >> it's not about you, it's not about your quality of life. it's not about your job. it's about some phony ideal, some phony theology.

oh, not a theology based on the bible, a different theology. >> i think if you make comments like that, you make comments that are well over the line. i think this g.o.p. primary is in many cases has been a race to the bottom. >> our steve centanni, live for us. >> steve? >> this morning, santorum tried to explain the remarks he made in ohio saying he wasn't talking about religious faith when he made the comments about president obama. he said he was talking about the president's environmental policy. listen. >> i was talking about the radical environmentalists and it's not questioning the president's belief in christianity, i'm talking about his, you know, the belief that man is-- should be in charge of the earth and it should be good stewards of it. >> and elsewhere on the campaignle trial. mitt romney finding himself second in the national polls had no campaign or television

appearances today, but newt gingrich talked about the difficulty in his home state of michigan where he's behind santorum. >> if santorum loses pennsylvania, romney loses michigan or i lose georgia, you have a badly weakened candidacy. any one of the three. the home campaigning for the last two days and precisely to say to my friends back home, georgia matters, you cannot take this for granted. >> and he talks about santorum's atrocious voting record and he doesn't see how he could beat president obama in the fall. and he says he'll take his campaign to the convention in august if necessary. and the next primary tuesday, arizona and michigan. >> all eyes have been on those states. thank you. after a full day of funeral services yesterday. today the final resting place for pop icon whitney houston.

earlier a hearse carried the casket to a cemetery in west field, new jersey. laid to rest next to her dad, john russell who died in 2003. quite different from the invitation only service yesterday, some tributes were the biggest names. and houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel room. she was 48. the saga of the costa concordia got a little more intriguing if that's possible. more than a month has passed since a cruise ship struck a reef and sank into the ocean. the pictures stunned the world more than a month ago, when it hit that reef off the coast of italy. and the latest from the disaster seen. and a man killed his wife on the honeymoon and witnesses revealing what the husband did in the moments before this picture was taken. stay close. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics...

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>> italy, something going right at the site of that cruise ship. the first removing the fuel from the costa concordia is now complete and the agency monitoring the operation saying the tanks in the front part of the ship are now cleared of fuel and contained about two-thirds of the total 500,000 gallons on board. it's been feared all along that fuel could leak out and contaminate the beautiful coastal waters which are likely now the tomb for those still missing and the ship slammed into a reef last month capsizing and killing 32 people and next step in the refusal removal, cleaning out the tanks in the back of the ship. and choppy waters predicted for tomorrow morning could delay that part of the work. brand new details now emerging in the case of an alabama woman who drown while scuba diving on her honeymoon and prosecutors argue this picture shows it all.

tina watson moments after she sank to the bottom of the ocean, and her husband on trial for her murder accused of cutting off the air supply so he could cash in on the insurance. the defense calling it a tragic accident and witnesses paint ago much clearer picture of what happened. we want to know more and elizabeth is live for us in atlanta. >> you're right, the prosecutors say that watson turned off his wife's air supply while they were underwater allowing to suffocate and turned the air supply back up and he swam back up to the boat, they say it's for a life and travel insurance on new bride and watson served 18 months in australia before a manslaughter charge, and before he was here and tina was an inexperienced diver, compounded by a strong current and heavy weight belt led to a

terrible accident. the trial is underway in birmingham and the prosecution called witnesses who told the jury that gabe embraced tina underwater like he was giving her a bear hug and thought he was helping her and they were separated and she started sinking, two fellow divers had to to say and the first man you'll hear from fuelly witnessed tina's last breath. >> and it was you know, like that and legs moving a little, too. >> what do you describe as a thrashing? i mean, what-- >> she wasn't thrashing, she didn't have a lot of energy. she was not like in any way swimming. she didn't have the strength. >> and i got angry like i'm getting angry now. >> and i apologize to the court, but i said that's (bleep). >> harris, i want to leave you with this, take a look at these two photos.

it's a pretty uncanny resemblance, on the left the late tina watson his first wife and on the first, current wife kim. married in 2008 and she has been by his side the entire trial and the prosecution starts, their hearing, tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. and we anticipate seeing her there and the prosecution should rest later in the week and the trial could last another two weeks, harris. >> harris: all right. elizabeth, a lot of interesting details there, thank you very much. and right now, the shock, no doubt, setting in at that ski resort outside of seattle washington, three people dead at this hour and where we started fox report tonight. more video from the scene. authorities reporting that people died in an avalanche while they were skiing in an out of bounds area. many of them said to be very experienced. the other skiers, eight of them missing and manage today dig themselves out of the show and we have been able to learn there were avalanche warnings in that area posted all day long, we don't know whether those skiers were aware of that or what the situation was

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>> a big day tomorrow. marks 50 years since john glenn's historic flight. and he had achieved what no american had done before. nasa honoring him and fell he low astronaut scott carpenter. we first brought you a taste of the celebrations the at kennedy space center last night on fox report. >> the people that made it work that are doing the research so important for this country and for the world, and for how we get along with everybody, you're the ones who deserve the accolades and i think of when i think of past progress of saying to people who love this, this effort, we ain't seen nothing yet. >> harris: i believe it. tomorrow will cap off days of event paying tribute to glenn's ground breaking mission and our steve harrigan has more. >> a major milestone for the

u.s. agency. nasa marking 50 years of orbit. kicking off celebrations, the man who led the country's charge into space flight, john glenn, the former senators free mere journey took place aboard friendship 7 on february 20th. 1962. circling the earth three times, almost 40 years later. he'd take a ride on shuttle discovery in 1998. at the age of 77. and oldest person to ever do so. but as glenn and as the second american to orbit earth, scott carpenter paused to look back at nasa's history. they also talked about the future. and the u.s. he no longer has its own means of getting astronauts to space. the sooner we get some of this new capability to go back into space ourselves from here, the sooner we'll get the station operating up to the level that we had anticipated. we could get everybody safely according, to all of you a--

that will give us the resolve at that he we don't have now. >> with nasa's 30 year space program coming to an end. president obama trying to boost spending, asking 17 billion dollars for nasa, the beginning of october. >> by the mid 2030's i believe we can send humans to orbit to mars and return them safely to earth. >> the president's hopes for the red planet seem unlikely at least for now, the new budget largely excluding plans for mars exploration. and nasa is currently depending on russia to get the oughts to the international space station. 15 million dollars per trip. in miami, steve harrigan, fox news. >> harris: turning to another former icon, president george h.w. bush and he was a fight are pilot and has not lost his thirst for adventure. >> and even when he jumps out of an airplane, he makes a cause out of it, such as the

cancer center. >> whoo! >> and just 'cause you're an old guy, you don't have so sit around drooling in the corner. >> harris: i love when he said that. and stay tuned for president george h.w. bush, the man and his mission, hosted by brit hume. 9 p.m. eastern here on fox news channel and we told you earlier about iran stopping oil shipments to britain and france and now, what it could mean for you he when you fill up your gas tank and some people will apparently do anything to get their hands on a little weed. the details behind a botched break in coming up. ♪ [ male announcer ] you're at the age where you don't get thrown by curveballs. ♪ this is the age of knowing how to get things done.

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wipe out bands of rebels. and france, a bus packed with british tourists crashing along a highway killing one person and injuring at these 23 others and reports, nearly 30 passengers on board were school age children, returning from a ski trip in italy and that the person who died was their teacher. and pakistan, some 100,000 women rallying for a stronger voice in pakistani politics and society. a political party advocating women's rights holding the event and arorganizers say it's the largest gathering of women in the country's history. italy, locals and tourists celebrating the final weekend of the venice carnival and kicked off last weekend and ends on tuesday, there's a boat parade and a contest for the best costume.

arriverderci. that's a wrap on the fox trip around the world in 80 seconds. i'm harris falkner, this is the fox report. bot torch the hour, time for the top of the news. three people are dead after an avalanche at a popular ski resort in washington state. the search for the missing now over. and people say it happened at stevens pass, northeast of seattle. new protests in grohs as that country struggles to save itself from bankruptcy and words of support coming from the u.s. treasury secretary crossing the associated press wires a short time ago. tim geithner saying the u.s. will encourage the international monetary fund to support an agreement by greek leaders on economic reforms. the greek rescue package expected to be approved by euro zone finance ministers tomorrow. and leading 22 cardinals including americans at sunday's mass at st. peters basilica. and pope benedict xvi, along with a homily.

telling their roles come with a lot of responsibility. turning now to iran and a bombshell announcement, the islamic republic cutting off oil shipments to britain and france, as part of a preemptive blow against the european union after it had tough sanctions. and began a two day land military exercise, it says its upgrading the capabilities against possible outside threats. meanwhile, u.s. inspectors head today iran for new talks over the country's nuclear ambitions and all of this sparking fresh concerns about gas prices here at home. and right now, triple-a reporting the national average of regular, unleaded is at 3.55 a gallon and brenda buttner, senior business correspondent and host of bulls and bears has more. >> harris, iran is adding fuel to a fire that's been threatening to hit high heat for a while. gas prices out of control lately.

the latest government numbers telling us what we already know. drill down on the retail inflation numbers out last friday, and you discovered gas up 9/10 percent in one month alone. and prices at their highest level ever this time of year. and all the more surprising because the winter has been a warm one for many places in the u.s. and, but just look at oil, and see that gas is getting pushed and on the supply and demand side. iran and the mideast, hitting on supplies, and iran's threats and tensions over potential retaliations over weapons there, and the supply will be choked off. end of tkeystone pipeline kutti off supply in the u.s. and demand, too, has added to pain at the pumps, a cold snap in europe and increased usage in some countries such as china and don't forget, it's traditionally the time that

refineries shut down for a bit and several are tried to be sold because of low margins and the middle men are key to crisis, so with summer driving not upon us, some experts say we can say hello to at least four bucks a gallon by then. for many americans, driving is not a choice, but a necessity. and they may be forced to cut out spending to get to jobs or school. all of which may throw water, not fire, on a recovery that needs fuel to really get going. harris, back to you. >> harris: brenda, thank you so much. arizona republican snrt john mccain defending his call to arm rebels in syria as they fight the government-backed slaughter there. >> new signs the syrian president assad is not backing down from the siege in the central city. and now, senator mccain and south carolina republican senator lindsey graham

speaking out from afghanistan and urging the u.s. to take charge. >> when some people say the united states should not be involved directly, tell that to the iranians and the-- to the iranians and the russians, who are clearly assisting assad, continue this massacre and i believe the united states can play it far more active and product tough role and almost shameful that we have not. >> and new fears tonight, the situation could get worse. and world affairs contributor dominique di-natale has more from lebanon. >> another 14 people have died and fears of an allout impending massacre in the city, according to the city and concerned about a large buildup of ground troops around the city and they say if the troops move in, harris, it will be all out slaughter as one described it. remember, a foreign leader banned from the country and we have the pictures we're showing you here, and the

violence is escalating that jordan is rushing to open a camp in anticipation of thousands fleeing the country and more international pressure on the assad regime. and pulling its ambassador out of damascus and the wealthy elite, and now, defecting under the pressure of sanctions harris. >> harris: dominic, thank you. and here on u.s. soil, cripps tried a smash and grab, and it's on video, isn't everything? it's on our fox trip across america. colorado, you can see the back of the pickup truck plow right into the medical marijuana dispensary south of denver. two people en masse, crawling inside and seems they could not get past that second door. this worker says, he's not surprised. >> if anyone had been here, they know how well the place is secured.

>> the suspects leaving empty handed and police looking for them. >> and texas, a wet weekend for this neighborhood outside houston. locals say a water main broke triggering this powerful blast of water. shooting straight up into the air, flooding many nearby streets. and kentucky, a driver crashes his car right through the wall of this nursing home in louisville. one person was in that room. fortunately, she was not hurt. we're told the driver took off, but he didn't get away. police got him and ticketed him, really? just a ticket? california, here is your chance to climb on board a historic navy battleship. the u.s.s. iowa is open to visitors as they work to restore the ship at a port north. >> it's like going back, you you grew up there, and know your way around. >> the u.s.s. iowa played a

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>> stunning image appears to be a flow of lava, falling more than a thousand feet from a cliff in yosemite park. it's a water fall in the park. each year in february, when the weather is just right, it turns a fiery red as the sun is setting. wow! >> a growing number of photographers convergingen 0 the park, i would and i'm not that good at taking pictures, right, rustiment they're capturing the phenomenon it lasts two minutes, snap fast. beautiful. and the gap, wal-mart, abercrombie & fitch, some retailers set to open stores this china and could be just what our economy needs. after all, china spending shot up more than 17% last year, spelling big potential bucks for american companies, at the same time they're closing

hundreds of stores here in america. casy segle looking into the story from our los angeles bureau. >> there are two schools of thought here, first of all, some analysts say this this trend is a much needed shot in the arm for our own economy because although the stores are expanding in foreign countries, they are american businesses, meaning the profits are infused right back here into the united states and all eyes are on china, just as you were saying, the national retail federation, in fact, that's the country has the fastest growing consumer market in the world. in fact, its fashion market alone is predicted to tripple over the next ten years, luxury good sales in particular have been on the rise the climate is moving toward more middle of the road affordable goods so stores like wal-mart are getting on board. >> there's a lot of disposable income now in china, particularly in the big coastal cities like shanghai

and there's a lot of pentup consumer demand in china as chinese travel abroad and they're looking for the sort of retail experience they get in the united states. >> one company fully embracing these chinese markets, forever 21. the discount fashion chain just opened its first store in china. executives see it as a golden opportunity because u.s. sales figures are not back to pre-recession levels for clothing retailers. >> and capitalism at its best, basically an opportunity created by the demand and retailers, including american retailers will go to try to meet that demand and make money along the way. >> remember, we talked about the two school of thoughts. the other thought, this is a down side, because while gap, for example, is opening stores abroad and plans to triple its network in china by the end of

this year, for example, it's closing 200 stores here in america. and that translates into u.s. job losses, harris. >> harris: boy, and that hurts. casey, thank you so much. elizabeth smart is now a married woman. and elizabeth, who's now 24 years old, tied the knot with her boyfriend of one year, matthew gilmore. in a ceremony, he we know at a mormon temple in hawaii. the two met doing missionary work in paris and the wedding was supposed to take place this summer, but a family spokesperson said elizabeth wanted a private ceremony, and they moved it up for distraction. i think that's code for keeping the media out. and elizabeth's father said it was a spur of the moment thing. she was 14 when she was kidnapped from her bedroom in 2002. she was found nine months later and her kidnapper is serving life in prison.

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>> a convicted serial killer on death row says more bodies are out there according to a sacramento television station. it it it claims to have received a letter from this man, one of the so-called speed freak killers, accused of drug fueled murders and the man claims his accomplice body two other bodies that haven't been found and won't reveal it until a bount itty hunter pays him $33,000 in cash. and he was sentenced to death for killing people. and that accomplice, he speaks of killed himself last month and police confirming human remains found on new york's long island. more of them that is. we're told a skeleton turned up friday night in a wooded area of manorville. and the body may have been there for years and of course, all of this with the back drop into area remains in that area and anna, the latest on this?

>> suffolk county inspector says it's too early to tell whether the human remains are related to the four sets found in years. and it's the mystery in the end of long island. a man walking his dog made the discovery and says it was an entire body. >> it appeared to be wrapped in bed sheets and then, you know, bagged in large plastic garbage bags and laid out square. when i first saw it, i just saw the top of the skull out. >> police say the remains are in, suggest it was dumped five years ago because the way it had been decomposing and there were trees growing up through it as well. >> awful. that man walking his dog. what a frightful sight. what is next this this investigation? >> harris, authorities are bringing in the the experts, the time line, age, gender and identity of that person. >> and they've brought in a forensic pathologist from the

chief medical examiner's office and help evaluate the remains and assist suffolk county with the removal. the remains of two men were discovered in the same wooded area in 2000 and 2003. it was also the place where someone dumped pieces of two dismembered women along with eight other corpses, besides a long stretch of beach highway and one of those women whose body was partly found in that area has been identified as a 20-year-old new york city woman by the name of jessica taylor and her torso was found about four miles from the site of friday's discovery and of course we will keep you updated as this investigation unfolds. >> yeah, your reported uncovered, too, how does it happen in that area, hard to get to some of the areas and it's remote. and the guy in the baseball cap says happened to stumble on it walked by this way

hundreds of times and missed it. >> appreciate it. a tacky sight after a boxing match using their fists outside of the ring. what prompted the brawl. plus the latest legal fallout. and, nascar is back. yea, and anna is still here, let's party, baby. drivers start your engines for the daytona 500 and who won the poll and who will start the front of the race for the front of the pack. sports is next. ok! who gets occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating? get ahead of it! one phillips' colon health probiotic cap a day helps defend against digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. hit me! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. crisp, clear, untouched. that's why there's brita, to make the water we drink, taste a little more, perfect.

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mavericks the defending nba champions. pete sheer to give us all the lin details. >> very well done. 28 points, career high 14 assists, and against the defending. >> harris: a double-double. a double-double, they win 104-97 and knicks now won eight of nine games since jeremy lin, undrafted player out of harvard, entered the starting lineup. it's an incredible story and this week the knicks have three games against the nets, the hawks and heat, and carmelo anthony returns to the lineup. carmelo makes 16 million dollars has been out. >>'s been injured. >> harris: not always getting a good rep for being a team player. i don't know him personally i've just seen it and he comes back in and what happens? >> i think it could be a great thing. carmelo, he has a rep as not always a team player. >> harris: he doesn't pass the ball. >> and jeremy lin is going to open up the offense to carmelo. i'm optimistic, i think knicks are legitimate and have a chance to win the eastern

conversation with lin. >> harris: and i like it stood there, isolated offense. and look at the money difference. >> incredible story, jeremy lin, 800,000 without endorsements are going to be crazy for him and carmelo, 16 million like you said. 800,000, 16 million, people like to win, we'll see how they feel about carmelo if they don't win. >> harris: something for free, you can watch it on tv, a little nascar coming back. >> fox next week, the daytona 500 and the qualifying, carl edwards number 99 wins it, next week on fox, daytona 500 and why watch? another reason why, it's a great story line, danica patrick her first daytona 500 and a lot of excitement about this, the third female ever to participate. >> harris: i named my second child after this woman. she will bring it. >> there you go. >> harris: boxing fight outside the ring, it dgot ugly. >> derrick lost a fight to wladimir klitschko, after the fight, one of the other heavy weights working as a tv

analyst david hay had comments about him and they got into a brawl and hayes' manager comes out bloody, scraped. he's arrested and brought in and spent seven hours with police and he detained and released and goes back to britain. if you weren't interested in heavy weight boxing, here is less of a reason to watch. these guys are clowns, unacceptable, two guys are irrelevant, to be honest silly. >> harris: ouch. you are relevant. thank you. pen penn state students continuing it a four year tradition raising money in the wake after child abuse scandal that rocked inthat university. and it's known as the thon, the largest student run philanthropy and raises funds for children with cancer and thousands were on hand to watch the record break total.

more than 10 1/2 million raisedment the good job for that. a jury will begin deliberating in the george hugly accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend yardley love in 2010. white house national security advisor is getting ready to beat with barak tomorrow and likely talk about iran and nuclear threat and donlan met with benjamin netanyahu today. tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of john glenn's historic flight when he became the first american to orbit the earth. fox will be live at cape canaveral for the festivities. and on this day in 1945, u.s. marines invaded iwo jima beginning one of the the fiercest battles of world war ii, operation detachment. the mission to take over the remote island heavily guarded. and fighting claiming most casuales