>> what do you want to hear from the democrats with the convention underway? send the comments over to us. tweet them to us at fox friends first or shoot us an e-mail at fox friend first at foxnews.com. what do you want to hear from the dems today. >> top five stories making news at this hour. did president obama come down on martino maley for being too honest about the state of the country? >> can you honestly say that people are better off today than they were four years ago? >> that's not the question of this election. >> that happened over the weekend. one day later o'malley suddenly backtracking and saying something very different. listen to this. >> we are clearly better off as a country because we are now creating jobs rather than losing them. >> what happened there? we will tell you about that later. new york mayor cory booker another democrat who quickly backtracked after he said democrats attacks on mitt

romney's career at bane capital were nauseating. o'malley will address the democratic convention. hurricane isaac leaving much of louisiana still under water and in the dark. it has been about a week since the storm hit still more than 100,000 people waking up this morning without their power. meantime president obama toured the damage and pledged to help the victims get back on their feet. >> we are going to make sure that at the federal level we are getting on the case quickly enough to figure out what exactly happened here, what can we do to make sure it doesn't happen again. >> at least 2200 people are currently in shelters through out that state. >> talk other news now. in just a few hours closing arguments will begin in drew

peert s peterson's murder trial. the case nearly ended in a mistrial three different times. they will argue circumstantial evidence points to peterson in the drowning death of kathleen sabio back in 2004. they say her death was a tragic accident. the jury could start deliberating sometime this afternoon. they are tracking down the stolen you haul in detroit. the rented truck full of metal detectors was taken from a hotel as they prepared for joe biden's labor day events. the truck was found in an apartment complex but some equipment was still missing. a few cases marked secret service were discovered at an abandoned house in another neighborhood. they are releasing these photos of a person of interest. they we >> hollywood is mourning the loss of actor michael clarke

duncan. he was best known for his performance in the 99 fill will "the green mile." he was also in armageddon and blan et of t planet of the apes. he was being treated for suffering a massive heart attack in july. he was 54 years old. that was your 5@5:00. now it is time for your first degree weather update with maria molina with more on where you will need an umbrella today. >> you are going to need an umbrella for significant parts of the country today. pretty large area dealing with showers and storms. that includes parts of the northeast into the southeast. rolling through parts of central new jersey and also southeastern parts of pennsylvania around the philadelphia area. new york city you will have to deal with showers and storms as well. all of this moisture believe it or not is partly associated with what was isaac that impacted new

orleans last week. we are seeing that moisture creeping on into portions of the northeast into the southeast. heavy rain through parts of southeastern alabama. that will be the case in the panhandle. we could be seeing delays. behind that system a drop of temperatures not so much early this morning. right now minneapolis 71 current temperature. 71 in new york city. here's a quick look at some of the high temperatures where highs once again into the triple digits across texas. >> now to stories you can bank on this morning. younger americans still struggling to find work and you may be surprised to learn why. joining us from the fox business network is lauren simonetti. competing against older folks, huh? >> exactly. good morning heather. good morning everybody. more and more americans are delaying retirement adding to the work force. 1 in 5 americans older than 65

are either working or looking to work. it's good because they are paying their taxes and social security longer. it is bad because they are leaving less room for younger workers who typically spend more money. >> if they are looking for a place to save some money you say move to alaska. >> that is the best city with the biggest pay increase. 94 percent of cities have salary increases in the year in san jose and phoenix according to the property institute. the biggest increases overall went to the smaller cities like fairbanks alaska. >> question a lot of parents want to know. how much do you put under your kid's pillow when you lose a tooth. oo a $3 is the going rate.

put $3 under the pillow per tooth. the tooth fairy is more generous it's a 15 percent increase over what the tooth fairy gave last year. >> lauren simonetti. thank you very much from the fox business network. it is 11 minutes after the hour. coming up there is no relief in sight for a battled chief janet napolita napolitano. another employee filing suit. we will have details about that coming up. you might be paying more for that organic food. here's a question a lot of folks want to know. does it make a difference to your health? surprising findings of a new study. that is straight ahead. as we head to break a quick look at the morning prices at the pump. national average $3.82 a gallon. that is $0.14 more than last year at this time. we will be right back.

>> welcome back. 15 minutes after the top of the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. more trouble for homeland security chief janet napolitano. immigrations and custom enforcement agent claims he was reassigned after making discrimination and retaliation complaints and is now filing a lawsuit. ice is not commenting at this point. rahm emanuel cutting his dnc trip short leaving tomorrow instead of friday. least a looming teacher's strike in chicago expected next week. he is leaving early his xcampain

says to go host a party. >> james rosen tells us what's in it and what the president is running on and whether or not this all matters. >> heather and ainsley good morning. as the democrats get ready to reorganize they tell fox news they believe this platform more closely resembles the views of the party. it calls for an increase for the federal minimum age. the platform also indorrses same-sex marriage which poles show to be gaining greater acceptan acceptance. on abortion obama campaign aids try to look at the complain which is strongly pro choice along with the republicans strongly pro-life. >> the state of mitt romney's republican party is they would ban abortion in the cases of intest or rape and limited

access to birth control. >> it is a limited document. >> if you want to know where the parties are headed and candidates are headed it's worth taking a look at these documents to see the road map. the most recent polling shows this could hurt the democratic ticket. a nationwide gallop poll shows half of adults identifying themselves as pro-life only half pro choice. that gap exceeded the margin of error on that poll of plus or minus 4 percentage points. it calls for comprehensive immigration reform. that could prove controversial in the southwestern border states. it is now 18 minutes after the hour. bill clinton is set to give the keynote address at the convention. new reports say one of the former president's closest advisors is voting for mitt

romney. with he will tell you the reasons after the break. >> thousands of people going to charlotte for the convention. if you want time away from the politics we best spots to visit in the charlotte area.

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>> good morning. it is 21 minutes after the hour. he is reportedly voting for mitt romney in november. that is according to a new article in the new york magazine. his reasons? sources say president obama is defeat it had will help hillary clinton's presidential prospects in 2016. stanford research is going for 200 studies to figure this one out. organic produce more nutritions

will be answer the answer they found. no organic food was equal to conventional produce for vitamins and mineral content. >> the democratic national convention bringing 35 thousand people to the convention. here with tips what to do our travel expert and senior editor of travelocity courtney scott. how are you? >> good. nice to see you. >> as folks are going down for the convention they are getting tired of politics they want to take a break this is home to the world's largest man-made white water rafting adventure. >> it is. only 30 minutes outside of charlotte is the white water center. the main event is white water rafting. kayaking, you can go zip lining. there are adventure courses. i recommend taking the $54 all

sport day pass so you can take advantage of all of these incredible land and water sports. >> if you are taking your kids down there it's $44 for the kids as well. nascar home to nascar hall of fame is where they are doing their broadcast this week. >> you have to do something nascar related and hall of fame is where you can do that. over 50 interactive experiences for all ages. whether you are an adrenaline junkie or history buff you will get an inside look at the world of nascar. 18.95 for adults 11.95 for the kids. tickets are available for friday, saturday and sunday. what about the 7th street public market? >> now that you have worked up an appetite exactly. it's more than a market it's a gathering place and a fun hangout in charlotte. 10 food vendors ranging from fresh fish to vegetables, the cupcakery even and peer pizza is one of my favorite places just opened.

organic natural pizzeria whole grain crust really healthy and yum me. >> charlotte has its own central park. >> freedom park is the central park of charlotte. it is 98 acres of lush greenery centered around a 7 acre lake. it is part of the green way system. if you love running, jogging, roller-blading you have all of these trails at your disposal there in the park. >> it is next to the nature museum discovery place. i grew up in south carolina we always went to discovery place. >> the kids will love those. >> and the mint museum you have to check that one out. >> and lastly we have the bike tour. >> one of my favorite ways to see a city is by bike. charlotte happens to be a bike friendly city. charlotte nc offers a range of tours from $35 to $75 something for every budget. there's a southern food tour a microbrewery tour it's a great way to see the history and food

and slice of life of charlotte. >> the mayor has done such a great job. >> sthooivengs. good to see you, courtly. it is 25 after the top of the hour. coming up hypocrisy alert. democrats say it's wrong for cat states to require id's to vote. there are different standards at the convention this week. the strict security measures journalists have to follow. that's coming up. we have heard of bans on texting and driving but what about a law that prohibits you from interacting with your passengers? that's what one state is proposing. first on this day in history back in 1972 johnny nash releasing his hit signal, i can see clearly now. [ rosa ] i'm rosa and i quit smoking with chantix. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking.

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>> well good morning. welcome back to fox and friends first. >> the national convention kicking off in a few hours with the president set to try to make this case for four more years. who is on deck to speak tonight. let's go live down to charlotte where dug lou ziader has more for us. good morning, doug. >> good morning guys. this is one of the last opportunities to see this place quiet before things quikick up

later today. one big headliner each night. today the first lady is on deck. she got a quick tour. obama campaign sources tell fox they are relying on the first lady to talk about the president in very personal terms. slowly making his way to charlotte. he took a break to tour hurricane damage. much of labor day was spent in ohio firing up the union votes. >> a day that be longs to the working men and women of america. teachers and families and small business owners.

>> while he is doing debate prep mitt romney toured in north carolina a 4-hour drive away from charlotte. >> there's a gap going on in charlotte. heard about this? he will say a lot of things and he will but he can't tell you you are better off. that is a line hrepublicans will sell you about are you better off than you were four years ago. it is very difficult to compete with that spotlight. >> thanks very much, doug. this is the question everybody is asking about. are you better off than you were four years ago. jamie joins us from charlotte. good morning, jamie. talk to us about this. republicans seem to have trouble finding their footing in terms

of the message before. have they hit their stride with this simple theme? >> it goes back to the question of ronald reagan when he ran on are you better today than you were four years ago. no, we weren't jimmy carter did not do a good enough job to get us to a point where they felt they were better off. they are trying to reprize that question. one even said we are not better off before flipping to the next day. >> hold on. let's talk about that one. you are referring to democratic governor of maryland o'malley. americans are worse offer than he was but he backtracked yesterday saying well, we are better off. what do you think happened here? >> he probably got a little lecture from the obama campaign

people saying that he ought to reconsider his position on that if they want to continue to act as a surrogate for them. even if democrats thought the economy was better off today than it was four years ago it's hard for them to come out and say that. >> to many americans it doesn't appear that way. >> in many ways the unemployment rate is up. real unemployment rate is up. food stamps are up. the debt has increased by 5-6 trillion dollars. these things are not good index indexes. >> sure jamie on the other hand we have a recent poll associated press poll i want to ask you about this. 60 percent say things are the same or financial situation is actually better than it was four years ago. how do they argue things are tougher today? >> i think they argue in many different ways. if you look at the unemployment

rate it is higher than it was in 2009. where is america today? america with a debt problem with $16 trillion which i think is the number one problem we are hurdling off a cliff. in the 3 and a half years that president obama has been in office not a single debt plan he has put on the cabtable on pape. that significantly resinates in the way that we have not addressed our long-term fiscal problems which threatens us. >> let's talk about that debt. supposed to hit the 16 strl dollar mark. could happen as early as today. if you are democrats i guess you don't even bother to bring that one up unlike the republicans they had the big debt clock ticking at their convention. >> that's not even a big number in my mind. the 16 trillion is where our debt is right now. that's not including our long-term unfunded liabilities which there is no solution for coming from the obama

administration. we are talking in the hab hood of $100 trillion through medicaid, medicare and social security. this needs to be addressed. so far today unfortunately president obama has not put a plan on the table. i think that is a key failure of the obama administration 3 and a half years out. >> former president bill clinton is set to take the stage tomorrow. you think it's a good idea or bad idea? he remind democrats of much stronger economy yet it can draw real contrast in terms of where things are today. >> good idea if he stays on message. several incidents where president clinton went off message where he calls mitt romney's business career sterling when the obama campaign was trying to paint it as the opposite. president clinton is at the apex of his popularity. over 60 percent of america have

a favorable opinion of him. independents which will be important with this election that can only be a positive. >> thank you so much. have a great day out there. >> the top five stories making news at this hour. talk about a double standard. some democrats say it's wrong for some to askal photo id brother voter fraud. some say it's illegal to ask for photo id. they have to ask not once, twice but three times. they are receiving press credentials and credentials covering the events for the last night which is when president obama will be speaking. attorney general eric holder has sued to prevent states from implementing the id laws claiming they are unfair to minorities. >> a scary labor day weekend at a florida beach after two

reports of shark attacks in one day. this one happening at new smerna beach. a woman in her 50s was reportedly walking back to shore when she felt a bite on her leg. an hour later an 8-year-old girl was body boarding when she felt a nip on her foot. both taken to a nearby hospital. their injuries are not severe. luckily just a nip. >> new smyrna is shark biting capital of the world. >> intruders don't mess with this 92-year-old world par 2 vet. earl jones was getting ready for bed when he heard someone breaking into his kentucky house. he grabbed his gun and he waited at the top of the stairs. >> hit him in the center of the chest. >> is that where you hit him? >> yes. he was a big guy. by the time the cops got there the intruder was gone.

he was found in a car nearby he was dead with two men who admitted to being accomplices in the attempted burglary. no word on if jones will face charges. >> a proposed driving bill is sparking a whoelt lot of controversy. it would ban the use of cell phones while driving and prevent everything from eating to putting on makeup, and here is the kicker, physical interaction with pets and passengers. the bill does allow hands free devices. you can't put your arm around your honey? >> i wouldn't survive there. i do all of those things. >> this is a video of nasa the recent solar whip. it reaches 500 thousand miles and appears to break away from the surface. the eruption caused a radiation cloud to head straight for us. this cloud created aurora bore rale lis. the northern lights were visible

stretching from new york to washington. those are your 5@5:30. >> 5:39 now. before you leave the house this morning let's get your first degree weather update with maria molina. she has more on heavy rains across the northeast. >> we are already start to go see light showers pushing through the new york city area also areas south to new jersey. also parts of philadelphia and we could see some of that be heavy at times especially across the interior portions of the northeast. we can see two inches of rain in a short amount of time. we will be talking about possible travel delays out here. a lot of cloud cover and dreary start for school across places like new york city where we are starting off for school today. otherwise cooler and drier. we have a cold front sweeping on through. it is pretty strong. you will notice a drop in temperatures and lower humidity. otherwise further south across texas and oklahoma, we are

talking about hot temperatures yet again today even though it is already past labor day and we are heading into september highs in the triple digits 104 in dallas 101 in phoenix. 103 expected. northeast dealing with the showers. temperatures slightly cooler today in new york city expect ago high of 78. >> thank you so much. check with you later this morning. time to entertain this. chris reemerges in london royal making the first public pier rance since his las vegas photo scandal. he attended a charity that helped sick children and families across the u.k. happy endings actress alicia kutsburg is engaged to her whom kefie an say. >> she was from the tv show 24. >> despite big hits like the avengers and dark knight rises

it was not a blockbuster summer for hollywood. they saw lackluster ticket sales in the worst decline in 7 years. the ticket costs didn't make up for it. annual revenue is down 4 percent the lowest since 1993. talk in sports the starting lineup all of the sports stories making headlines at this hour. matthews is plan to go return to lsu. the corner back will be enrolling in classes there. matthew last season's defensive player of the year was kicked off the team in august for substance abuse violation. tiger woods the $100 million man. woods making history by becoming the first gol per on t-- golfer reach that kind of money. he finished third at the deutsche bank's championship.

phil mickelson is second. nature boy rick flair on fox and friends in less than 2 hours. be ready. stick around. check that one out and maybe he will show you a few key moves you can try at home. >> 42 after the hour. coming up our debt set to hit $16 trillion today. there are new reports the administration is planning on giving $1 billion to a cash strapped nation in the middle east. these newlyweds will never forget this first kiss. look at that one. we will show you more when we come back. 43 minutes after the hour.

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>> it is about 15 minutes before the hour. let's span the globe to see what stories are making headlines. let's go to guatemala where the

volcano is spewing ash and smoke. it frequently erupts but at low levels has recently become more active. guatemala's national disaster team has been told to stay on alert. no evacuations just yet. >> oh my gosh. next let's go to russia that is where a fighter jet buzzes over a highway scared the day lights out of a driver there. there is a heated debate over whether the video is real or not. most people think it was a prank from a daredevil pilot. get in a lot of trouble. from the czech republic where the three white cubs showed their stripes. white tigers so rare in the wild because they stand out in the jungle hurting their efforts to get prey. they are about to pass the the

$16 trillion mark. they are getting close to getting egypt a very large check. diane macedo has the latest for us. the wall street journal is reporting the u.s. is close to an agreement to give egypt a billion dollars in debt relief in hopes of shoring up the economy and the diplomatic relationship. according to the journal the state department has spent the last week in cairo with a package president obama first showed last year. diplomats disagree over how it should be allocated. sources say egyptian policy makers claim any direction assigned to economic aid is humiliating while the u.s. wants to make sure it doesn't go against its own interest. there is hesitation on the u.s. part over the prospect of leading the islamist leadership. at this point looks like 550 million will come in the form of a debt swap program both governments agree on how the

money will be spent and while they are negotiating on the remainder and they will give a direct cash transfer. >> thanks diane. time now 48 after the hour. ladies you might want to listen to this. does it infuriate you when your man can't tell the difference between your eggplant blouse and purple blouse, it may not be his fault. >> we have to cut the guys a break. >> it's your last chance to answer our question of the day with the democratic convention underway right now. what do you want to hear from democrats this week? we will hear your e-mails coming up next. with the spark cash card from capital one, sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thinwork? oh, i like it!

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>> steve: i am steve doocy live in north carolina . you can see the university of north carolina dance team and the marching band that is joining us . we have a lot of festivities from the nascar hall of fame we'll take you to billy graham's library . laura ingram joins us to talk about the news of the day. frank luns looking at ads hitting the air wave and how did brian kilmeade lose his video. we have video. "fox and friends" kicks off live from charlotte, back to you. >> we'll be watch issue. it is now 53 after the hour.

7 minutes until the top. ladies if your husband diant tell the difference twone off wheat and egg shell . new research show that men and women see colors different low. they struggle to tell subtles in color. and utah man survefied four days without food or water in a drainage pipe . four days after being stuck in the pipe he managed to climb out. doctors are trying to save his leg. >> glad he is okay. >> earlier in the show we asked you to look at this one. what do you want to hear from democrats this week? charles blatemoore.

i want to hear an apology for an abysmal past four years. i would like to hear the democrats take credit for the mistakes. steve from florida i don't want to hear blame bush. >> thank you to everyone who responded. five minutes to the top of the hour. this couple's first kiss as husband and wife not playing out as expected. as you can see it is caught on tape. stick around for the worry. that's coming up. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft,

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we'll look at the good, the bad and ugly. talk about puppy love. a happy reunion between three dogs and marine. they are so overjoyed to see his owner after he was gone two months for training. good thing he was sitting down for all of that love. next the bad. long-awaited wedding kiss is it a major fail. take a look. you may kiss the bride. everyone is laughing. he caught her. they got it right, the second time around. and the ugly. a group of drunk teenagers hurting trees and benches and ripped up flags. the teenager involved has been identified and will pay for all of that damage as they should. yeah. it is s