>> good monday morning. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am patty ann drown. >> -- patty ann brown. >> the hardest hit by tornadoes is oklahoma were five people including three children lost their lives. this morning we are seeing brand new video of how these twists caused so much devastation. joining us is elizabeth prann. >> heavy rain and hail in minute combloifrn night. the same system dropping as is suspected twister on the town of woodward. it killed five people three of them children ages 5, 7 and 10 years old in a town of 12,000 people. nearly two dozen are injured. the national weather service

said they received 140 reports of twisters across the plains. folks woke up to homes demolished many without power. victims say they thought it could never happen to them. >> i didn't know what to think at first. everything we have ever worked for is right here and it's all gone. >> although devastating emergency officials say one of the reasons the death toll is relatively low is it is uninhabited areas. >> terrible story. our life team coverage continues now with maria menounos. >> we still have severe storms right now. tornado warnings are here at this hour. we could see that change as we head into the evening hours. the storm system is still going. we are going to be seeing flash

floodings across the gulf states. portions of louisiana and also eastern texas including larger cities like the city of houston. they are bringing in snow across parts of the north central. we will highlight it for new a minute. extremely warm 87 degrees will be our high temperature in new york city. our record is 93 for today. 74 cleveland and 80s in raleigh. yesterday the storm system impacted minneapolis and also surrounding areas. we had a lot of hail tornadoes and wind damage being reported from that storm system. it is still moving eastward. we are not expecting it to be anywhere near as bad as saturday.

if you live in buffalo, syracuse and pittsburgh, pennsylvania charleston, west virginia. stay alert you still have a risk of thunderstorms. come could produce large hail wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. very large system bringing in an area of snow across minnesota, minneapolis snowflakes today. went from very warm now you are on the chilly side. northeastern minnesota could get up to 7 inches of snow. incredible stuff, guys. showers across the great lakes. it will be a slow go for you early this morning for your morning commute. off to the south across lawsuit yaw and texas you have a chance for flash flooding because we could get 3-4 inches of rain locally hire amounts slow across the city of memphis where we

could be seeing delays otherwise boston new york looking good. extremely warm almost into the 90s. >> we were talking snow getting ready for the show 90 degrees here. >> that's how powerful the storm system is that's why we saw the damage. >> hearing also get underway of the gsa's waste of tax payer's dough. joining us from washington is doug luzader. >> the gsa firestorm is about to get a lot more intense today. congress wants to find out exactly what was going on there and how it was so much tax payer money was apparently squandered. we are going to hear a lot of talk about different players in the gsa but the prime target is one guy in particular jeff neeley. he was to appear today but he's

on leave from the gsa. he could be facing a criminal investigation. he is the one thought to be responsible for the lavish las vegas conference by gsa employees that cost taxpayers 800,000 dollars. >> we are looking at getting into the truth of how widespread it is. our questions have to do not just about this one event but the culture of the gsa and how we can change it. we believe he will be able to answer some of the questions. >> this is going to consume congress for the next three-days. three gsa managers including top administrator martha johnson lost their jobs because of the scandal. the white house tried to put some of the blame at the bush

administration but it expanded over the bush and obama administration. remember guys part of the gsa's mission is to save taxpayer dollars. >> that is the iron near. doug luzader live from washington. coming up on "fox & friends" fox denim will be here life. >> time for your 5 at 5:00. start with the news crew caught in a cross fire. western targets across afghanistan. here is craig rivera ducking for cover and reporting from kabul. >> another explosion. >> two more explosions. we don't know who. another larger explosion. vel significavery significant e. >> many explosions occurred in the last 10 minutes. >> they are pointing their

weapons at us. >> get back, craig, get back. >> craig and his crew were not injured. at least 36 taliban fighters were killed alopping with 8 afghan soldiers. the norway extremist killed of murdering 77 people in a bombing rampage. there are concerns he will use the time to showcase his radical beliefs. it was necessary because of a civil war in islam and europe he says. an accusation of planning a september 1st 19 anniversary attack on the new york city subway system. prosecutors say a man went to pakistan with two high school friends from queens so they could get military training from al qaeda. his two friends are pleading guilty and are expected to testify against him. president obama breaking his

silence on the alleged prostitution scandal involving members of the secret service. >> we are here on behalf of our people. that means we conduct ourselves with with the utmost dignity. obviously what has been reported doesn't match up with those standards. >> 11 members of the secret service brought prostitutes back to their hotel in columbia. a dispute began when one of the agents refused to pay up and police responded. the police over shad-- it over shadowed the purpose of the trip. >> still knows how to party with the best of them. here she is seen dancing at a club hosting the summit. clinton and 12 friends ordered a dozen beers two glasses of whiskey and bottles of water. hillary calling it an early night. she only stayed about 30

minutes. that's your 5 at@5:00. now look who is talking. >> this morning hillary rosen's comments about ann romney still a big talker. >> the congresswoman was on meet the press where she said stay at home moms had the best pull on the economy. >> i thought it was shocking and insulting. i am a mother of 5 i have been at home full-time with my concern and also worked full-time as a federal tax litigation oeattorney. when women are home full-time they have a bert pulse on the economy even their husbands have because they are the ones who are directly impacted by the price of groceries, by the price of gasoline, by the price of dealing with banking and all of the other factors of running a home. ann romney understood the economy. i think women all across the country are highly involved

because woman have born the brunt of the failed economic policies under barack obama. >> about that economy michelle ba michelleback man is referring to? he puts the blame on other factors. >> the crisis in europe in 2010 and 2011 and the crisis in japan and the oil shock caused growth to flow. 11 is made worse by the drama. he had more support from owe cone nents in congress and had things passed would have put people back to work more quickly. that lead us into our brew on this. what will get americans back to work? >> that is our brew on this question of the day. if you were president obama what would you do to fix the economy? go to fox friends first.com or

e-mail us at friends first@fox.com. she feeds a better lesson plan. she played hooky and decided to post where she was on facebook. >> a new study says some may leave a bigger carbon footprint than so-called gas guzzlers. ♪

>> it's 14 after the hour. firemen a quick time more for a quick check of the headlines. romney raking in about $2 million in the state where he was born and where his father served as governor.

the president collected $1.6 million. check out this video. it's the space shuttle discovery getting ready for the final flight. it will hitch a ride on the back of a 747 all of the way from the cape canaveral to the smithsonian. it will take off tomorrow morning. >> now beginning with how it might be more expensive to drive a hybrid car. joining us is lauren simonetti with the fox business network. more expensive to have a hybrid now? >> there is a lot of antidotal information that could be good or bad to drive a hybrid. gas needs to cost around $8 as gallon for you to see a difference in your pocket book. but the prius are more economically effective as well as fuel efficient. we also receive add report from auto info bank on a site for the

auto industry. the record market share for hybrid vehicles as gas goes hire and hire. >> you pay more up front for the hybrid but the idea is not to put as much timoney in the tank. >> tough find a pumping station. it takes 6 plus years sometimes more than that. >> when you buy fat free milk it doesn't have the fat in it shouldn't it cost less? it doesn't. >> special security check is going paperless now. >> 73 million social security checks given every single month. those will all be paperless. not too much in the sense that 90 percent of people gishth depos de -- direct deposit. or you can get your check on a debit card in march 2013. this is for royailroad pensions. it will save 120 million a year.

>> more people brown bagging it or skipping lunch all together. >> this is what we are finding. the most recent says one-third of people take a lunch break. just a third. 65 percent eat at their desks meaning their brown bagging their lunch where they don't eat at all. i wish it was not eat at all category as we are pushing the summer and bikini season. >> all right. thanks lauren. good to see you this morning. >> you, too. >> the president vowed not to take money from lobbyists but a report revealing the opposite. is it politics as usual or illegal? he didn't see this coming john edwards the guy who says he talks to the dead. now he is being sued. we are going to tell you why. first as we head to a break a quick look at the morning's crisis at the pump we were talking about.

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>> another salmonella scare to tell you about. they are recalling the 7 lettuces salad. they have a use by date of april 11th of this year and the following upc and product code. the bags were distributed in 15 states. this story is about john edwards

the psychic. he is being sued for 150,000 dollars by a dance teacher at a studio he co owns. the plies claiming she worked more than 60 hours a week without getting over time or the promised commission. president obama's big donors are getting access to the white house. some of the donors have lobbyists tagging along. didn't the president make this pledge? >> i don't take a dime from washington lobbyists and special interests. they do not run my campaign, they will not run the white house and will not stop me from hearing the voice of the people. >> is this hypocrisy? michelle field and democratic

strategist. >> after reading this town hall made the comments that while these lobbyists might not be actually paying money they are getting in the back door anyway. does that sound right to you? >> a lot of these donors come with their lobbyists. president obama promised a new era of politics put an end to big money and special interests. his usher didn't agree with the policy i don't think i have ever seen before. we have seen him give budgets to solyndra. >> china 75 percent according to the new york times of those people who donate 100,000 dollars or more got to visit the white house at least once. are they buying access? >> what is missing from this story is a coalition between the access and policy influence one

way or the other. just because you have these people accessing the white house does not mean there is not consequence in a very real or even corrupt sense. the president never said i will not fix the lepers. he said they would not influence or negate what he was trying to do on a larger scale. if you follow barack obama on facebook, go ahead and do it, you will see dirns with barack all of the time. everybody is welcome to the white house. gosh darn it, if there is 100,000 dollars or more donation coming from your camp it is expected you will have some level of access to that extent. >> they made the point in several cases to point out that some of the people did not get what they wanted after their visit to the white house. is that -- does that change the scenario here?

>> no, i don't think so. because the donations they made were in close proximity of their actual meeting. right before or right after it could have been to gain access they paid the fee. it's not as if it is some sort of conspiracy. in the new york times article patrick kennedy says he was very blunt about it and said yeah, i paid 30,000 dollars because he had a project a nonprofit he wanted obama to support. he paid the $36,000 to get access to obama and talk to them about his new project. this isn't something a conspiracy. this is what is going on. he is giving access to the white house for a fee. >> michelle field thank you both for joining us. >> time now is 25 after the hour. coming up, is he really sick? the lockerbie bombing suspect reportedly in the hospital. we have an update on his condition. >> april showers bring may flowers. how do you stay dry before those

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>> welcome back to "fox and friends first. >> 136 tornadoes sweeping across five states. take a look at this video. you can see why the twister did so much damage. this is one that carved a path.

elizabeth prann joining us with the latest. >> three children under the age of 10 among the five that were found dead in woodward oklahoma back to the violent storms that leaves 29 people suffered minor cuts and bruises. the twister knocked out a transmitter that should have sent out warning vines but went o to say more people weren't hurt. they foured the ravaged down to declare the area a state af emergency. >> to see the immediate response by so many great oklahomans and just how people help their fellow neighbors and families. >> from iowa to nebraska there were more than 20 reports of tornadoes over the weekend. >> elizabeth brprann, thank you.

>> good morning, guys. fortunately early this morning we are not seeing any more severe weather warnings but we are expecting to see them later on today. we are looking at risk of severe storms across interior portions of the northeast. we will keep an eye on that through out the day in fox news channel. one of the reasons we saw this explosive development of thunderstorms is we had a sharp contrast in systems behind it. we are going to be seeing more of that warmth early this morning. take a look at the current temperatures in the 60s across chicago. 39 as when heed out the door in this video. fire out severe weather out in the portions of the midwest. snow right now across minnesota up to 7 inches will be possible across northeastern parts of our state. you could see flakes across the

city and minneapolis later on this morning. you see that moving on already. seeing showers and thunderstorms across the great lakes. michigan watch out early this morning from indiana to past of the tennessee valley. flash flooding across eastern portions of louisiana and texas. 3, 4 local hawaiier amounts through out the day today. out west you will be getting rainfall across the city of portland you could be seeing delays as well as through out the west of the afternoon. we could be looking at severe weather today. in buffalo and syracuse. >> other other top stories congress rurps from the two-week recess today and we are getting right to work. talking the so-called buffet

rule aimed at raising taxes on on millionaires. the president said it is not about class warfare but he plans to keep bringing up the so-called buffet rule again and again. the senate will take this up today but it is not likely to go anywhere. it is being done to coincide with the irs tax filing deadline this week. how much the federal government consumes over the course of the year. the buffet roule requires any oe making over a million dollars. mitt romney on fox news sunday says the actual dollars by government standards are relatively small. according to one estimate the money you would get from the buff let ruet rule would cover of the increased deficit under the obama budget.

>> the president's proposal in total would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade and put us into a path where the date is staebl lied. 3 percent of the total economy which is where everyone gries we need to be. >> you can see the federal deficit without the buffet rule that's the top line. with the buffet rule that's the second line. the impact would be in the federal budget. the obama campaign will keep hammering this point on. live in washington, thanks. top five stories making news at this hour. the lockerbie bomber might be close to death. the relative says he is in critical condition. he was released from prison back

in 2009. officials said he had cancer and 3 months to live. he receive add sehere row's welcome he served just 8 years for the bombing which left 270 people dead. a dramatic rescue caught on camera off the coast of san francisco. the coast guard pulling three sailors into a helicopter after a monster wave broad-sided a boat during a race. one sailor was killed hours ago sadly rescuers call offed their search for four other sailors missing. >> jury selections in the case of john edwards. the lawyers are having a hard time finding jurors for what he did. >> the witness list is something out of a soap opera.

the star witness mistress rielle hunter. >> how not to call out sick. she posted photos on herself on vacation in puerto rico soaking up the sun and having fun while she was supposed to be working. her facebook profile gave her away. she is of 120 employees accused of improper facebook usage. you scratch my back and i will scratch yours. look at these two. the dog scratching the cat and he seems to enjoy it. he even seemed annoyed when the dog stopped scratching for a little bit. after a little while the itch must have been scratch because the cat seemed to have had enough. those are your 5 at 5:30. >> adorable. >> and now to our other big talker david axle rod on fox news sunday. while talking on the economy he

mistakenly admitted they were wrong. >> almost sounded like an endorsement for mitt romney. >> the choice in the election is between an economy that produces a growing middle class gives the kids a chance to get ahead and an economy that continues down the road we were on where a fewer number of people do very well and everybody else is running faster and faster just to keep pace. >> now the romney campaign is trying to capitalize off of this comments right after axle rod's pier rance romney's campaign released a youtube video ox elrod makes the case for mitt romney for president. movie goers still have a craving for the hunger games. it is the top film for the 4th weekend in a row. it took in 21 and a half million for the box office. three stoojs in the second spot.

debuted in third place with 14.8 million. they won't be america's sweethearts much longer. angelina planning to tie the knot at their estate in france this summer and live in england for the next two years at least. london's daily star newspaper claims the couple spent the last six months quietly planning the lavish ceremony for more than 300 guests. brad pitt a perfectionist it took nearly a year to design it. >> live from new york it's mitt romney the presidential candidate offered a "saturday night live" hosting gig by the show's executive producer lauren michaels. he impressed the producer with his wit. romney is considering the proposal. >> we will be watching. >> now for your starting lineup a roundup of all of the stories making headlines at this hour. the government will take the

second shot of he is accused of lying will using steroids. runners in today's boston marathon have their work cut out for them. they are going to be facing possible temperatures in 80{caseñ]s. those with medical conditions or first time runners they are encouraging them not to run the race today. far from a warm welcome for tim tebow at yankee stadium. yankee fans believe it or not actually booed tebo when he was shown on the giant video board. new yorkers might be in the moon anotherity. a couple in florida bid 100,000 a day to spend time with tebow. coming up not a good selling point for this car company. it spontaneously con bust during a test drive. >> make sure this never happens to you. coming up we will show you the

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>> it's 43 after the hour. let's span the globe to see what's happening overseas. a factory collapsed in india. dozens of workers are feared to be trapped inside. it happened late last night. 55 people have reportedly been rescued. crowds gathered along pyongyang's river banks for a fireworks display celebrating the 100th birthday of the founding leader. hours before the new leader kim

jong un ill made a speech. thanks patsy ann. has this ever happened to you? is it we have video of umbrella turning inside out. it is always embarrassing. it is hard to turn it back around. we will make sure that never happens to you again. no better time than now in the middle of april showers. joining us now hayden. >> good to see you again. >> we have fun umbrellas here. this one has is 20 bucks. um breakable umbrella. >> it is unbreakable umbrella. the idea is it's a good self defense weapon. >> if you are walking by yourself around the neighborhood. >> someone attacks you you can also protect yourself in the rain. >> it is very light. >> it is super light. made of steel and carbon fiesh. >> this is my favorite.

>> like i have a baseball fbat n my hand to defend myself. >> the sand brel law. >> it has a collapsable stand in it. it really works. >> great for a hot day. >> beating up someone who attacks you for the unbreakable umbrella. >> this one is about 040 bucks. >> the backpack umbrella is one that you have umbrella in both hands. >> you can throw it on walk your dog hold your groceries whatever you want to be doing. >> doesn't matter whif you look like a nirred doing it. >> people are definitely going to attack you. the luma dot. mroirl fun. this lights up here. >> that is cute. >> at night it would be fun. >> has a flashlight in the bottom. >> so you are holding it back like you normally would it lights the ground in front of you. >> and let's everyone know you are coming because it's

blinking. >> that is about 30 bucks. i thought we were going to go from expensive to least expensive. this one is pretty pricey. >> nice for the golf course. >> these guys tested it at mit to make sure it could stand 50 mile per hour gail winds so it doesn't turn inside out. >> i wish they had a smaller version of that. >> they have smaller versions. this one has the spikes you can keep it in the ground to keep your ball dry. >> do you play golf? >> not well. you need to take that one with you. what is your favorite. >> i am going with the unbreakable. >> i am going with the fan. i like this one. remind me of baby bjorn, the backpack one. >> i didn't give you a price on the golf one. >> 130. >> you can get these all over

on-line. >> thanks for waking up so early with us. it is 47 after the hour. last chance to answer the question for the day. if you were president obama what would you do to fix the economy? we will read some of your e-mails next. let's check in with steve doocy to see what's coming up on f"fo & friends". how was your weekend? >> it was great. unfortunately it is over. we are going to go to rick who is live in woodward oklahoma on more of the devastating tornadoes that swept through the country early in the weekend. also dana perina is going to talk about five super foods that dr strop the aging process in its tracks. it kicks off in 12 minutes from right now. [ tom ] we invented the turbine business right here in schenectady.

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>> it is 51 after the hour as we take a look at the good, bad and ugly. firs the good. baby may not suffer because her mom likes a cup of coffee. there's no clear link between a modest caffeine intake and the sleep problems for infants. bobby brown will be arraigned he's charged with 3 miss minor counts of drunken driving stemming from an arrest last month. he faces 6 months in jail if convicted. the ugly. talk about a hot bride. $376,0 376 thousand -- 376 thousand

burning lamborghini burns to the ground. it wasn't his car. ouch. he was taking it on a test drive. it spontaneously come busted while he was trying it out. lamborghini is investigating. >> bad day for him. earlier in the show we look at tim geithner he blames the current financial crisis for the current economy in the united states w. so many americans out of work we asked you what you would do to fix the economy. >> tracy treated us reduce a budget that begins to reduce the deficit. ian tweeted it's my understanding when we focus on christ and live according to his word the rest will follow even the economy. >> simple open up domestic drilling increase oil refineries cut taxes. keep the e-mails coming at

facebook.com/foxandfriendsfirst or twitter@fox and friends first. 53 after the hour. it's your word of the day. it is all scrambled up. can you figure this one out? stick around for the answer. >> first a salute to the troops in florida. wives girlfriends and family members all waiting patiently for a glimpse at their loved ones who they haven't seen for 7 months. they were bravely serving our country in afghanistan. welcome home to them. with the spark miles card from capital one, thor's couture gets the most rewards of any small business credit card. [ garth ] thor's small business earns double miles on every purchase, every day! here's my spark card. and here's your wool. why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! the spiked heels are working. wow! who are you wearing? uhhh, his cousin. [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with double miles or 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! wait! your boa. what's in your wallet?

>> they factored in cooking, cleaning, chauffeuring and doing laund laundry. the average stay at home woman would total 1,962 dollars. hillary rose ensparked the stay at home controversy after saying mitt romney's wife never worked a day in her life. here's what he had to say. >> there's no tougher job than being a mom.

anybody who would argue otherwise i think probably needs to rethink their statement. >> now surprisingly the average salary for a stay at home mom dropped 2 percent from over 115,000 dollars in 2011 from today's number which is 112,000 because mom said reported spending roughly 2 hours per week lesson child care and child care duties. the question now is there a gender salary gap for stay at home dads. >> they don't want to stay home. that's the thing. us women we are the ones doing it all. >> for the most part, yeah. the study didn't address that. i am throwing that question out there. >> listen half of the friends in new york have nannies because they can't do it all. >> the trouble is cooking, cleaning, laundry and driving. that doesn't include the real

parenting the spending time with the kids playing ball and homework. >> the real list is much longer than that that's for sure. >> interesting. sthooivengs dian-- thanks so mu diane. time to get scrambled up. we have our word of the day. and brian kilmeade is here to help us out. we don't get to look at this during the break. let's see. always a word we referred to at some point during the show. >> i need some help. we are doing the word scramble. so far this is called need for speed. >> i have no idea. what is going on? >> i know what it is. >> lamborghini. >> that guy was test driving a lamborghini and it goes up in flames. >> oh. it wasn't even his car. >> it wasn't his car. >> i hate when that happens to me when you borrow it and it ends up exploding. if he can afford a lamborghini we shouldn't feel sorry for him. >> i feel bad for the car

dealer. >> until they get an electric one i am not interested. >> we are going to have an expert in house with us for the entire show answering your questions. e-mail ifany questions you migh have. >> good morning, everyone. monday, april 16th. hope you had a great weekend. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for spending part of your day with us. america's heartland waking up to destruction and devastation after 136 tornadoes touched down in just one state. >> really didn't know what to think at first. i mean, everything that we've ever worked for is right here and it's all gone. >> rick reichmuth live