>> good friday morning to you. thank you for waking up with us. i am heather nauert. >> today is friday january 11th. thanks for watching "fox & friends first". it is time for your top 5@5:00. the nasty flu outbreak is prompting new concerns about a vaccine shortage. more than 128 million doses of the vaccine have been shipped out across the country. that's 95 percent of the season's supply. in the meantime pennsylvania is having the worst season in two years. 25,000 have been confirmed and

22 deaths. the cdc is expecting new numbers about the number of flu cases school wide. >> a shooting in california. a 16-year-old student walked into the high school with a shot gun and opened fire. one student was critically wounded. a teacher is being hailed as a hero for helpling get students out of the door and for getting the shooter to stop. >> young man living in the state of minnesota actually was using a social security number. what was really interesting is doing further checking on his life he had the state date of birth as a boy who was missing back in 1994. the accused gunman was targeting two classmates he claims had been bullying him. he is now in custody. a judge ruled there's enough evidence to hold james holmes on 66 counts of murder and tame presidented murde -- attempted

murder. holmes is accused of opening fire in aurora, colorado last july killing 12 people and injuring others. more problems for boeing dreamliner. a japanese airline while an engine oil leak was found on another jet. they will reportedly hold a press conference today to address electrical issues with the new 2011 plane. president obama nominating jack lew to be the next secretary of the treasury. the president said it almost didn't happen when he saw what would be the new signature on the dollar of the wallet. i considered rescinding my offer to appoint him. jack assures me he is going to

work to make at least one letter legible in order not to de face our currency. >> if that silly loopy signature looks familiar it looks like the top of a hostess cupcake. too bad you can't still buy them. >> curbing gun violence. >> their talks had more to do with attacking the amendment than the violence. we have more on this. hi there, peter. >> hi heather. the national rifle association was not happy after the meeting with the gun task force yesterday. the statement made it clear they do not intend to take the task force's recommendations laying douvenlt here it is. we were disappointed with how little this meeting had to do with keeping our children safe and how much it had to do with

an agenda to attack the second amendment while claiming no policy's proposals would be prejudice. they spent time on proposed restrictions on lawful firearms owners honest tax paying hard-working americans. the nra won't have to wait long to find out what the group's recommendations are. because he's promising to have them out by the beginning of next week. oo eye promised to have it to him by tuesday. doesn't mean it's the end of the discussion. the public wants us to act. >> president obama could use an executive order to restrict weapons in the country. intense arguments lies heyed. >> we still live in a democracy in this country. after next tuesday the fight will move from the white house over to capitol hill.

that is where the gun owners in this country are really going to show their strength, their fortitude and what democracy is all about. we are going to be coming out there and this fight is far from over. >> today at 2:15 vice president biden is going to meet with members of the video gaming industry whose meeting has focused on the actual guns themselves. now the attention it turning to the way guns are talked about and played with virtually. the gun debate is not only front and center in the nation's capitol but across the country. we have seen outrage from both sides specifically after a story out of westchester county. a local paper there the journal newsprinted the names and addresses of people who legally possess firearms. >> the newsroom has remained silent not saying anything about the decision to public the

names. they have hired an armed guard. fox's own jeanine pirro was one of the names. they took the news tape paper to task. >> i think they put a lot of people in darrening. they put battered people in danger orders of protection who addresses are protected by court. they put corrections officers lives in darrening. they have given an interactive map. you go there and look, bill, even the parole board will say to you if a violent criminal is getting out of jail they will call you when he is he is getting out but journal news gave an address and a map to the house. >> if the journal news was convinced what they did was right wouldn't they be out there on the program talking to you we think this is the best for america this is why we did it. stind they are hiding.

>> it is indy fencive pact to take. they are not saying anything. they are not saying we would do it again or we are core rewe made bad judgment here. at the end of the day you have a lot of people who are at risk. the journal news needs to stand up, step up, answer questions why they did it. >> they are not going to. >> there you go. judge pirro went to the newspaper headquarters and editor's house looking for answers. she was asked to leave those properties. it is time for stories you can bank on this morning beginning with the fox business alert this morning. i am joined with adam shapiro. let's talk about exports from china. >> we have economic data exports out of china were much stronger than any one expected in december. people here said global economy might be stronger than any one thought. the dow closed up roughly 80

points yesterday. futures indicating we mrv another strong day in washington -- i mean new york. never have a strong day in washington. we will have opening day until 9:30 this morning. 401 k is doing pretty well. today you can thank the chinese. don't always thank the chinese. >> things are lacking good on the other side huge rounds of layoffs on top of morgan stanley announcing layoffs and there are big issues with the economy when the finance hal companies start saying we have to scale back. >> one reason the banks aren't making the kind of money the way they used to make money. they used to charge you and me a lot on credit cards venl they are cutting back. more than stanley laid off 1600 people. morgan stanley said they would layoff 1500 people. changes in the way credit card companies as well as banks can make money. wells far -- wells fargo talked

about theirs and will they eliminate banks? >> they are usually 6 months to a year ahead of the rest of the business the nonfinancial business because they have a keen insight into what's going on. >> you hit on a key point. american express said they are trying to control their costs. they don't want their operating costs to go up more than 3 percent for the next two years. they are trying to get heyed of themselves. you could see there may be trouble coming up. >> finally good news because the energy department predicts gas prices could go down. >> when did you hear 131 from the u.s. department say gas will be cheaper. expect gas to average 3.44. before you pop the champagne or sham pag ne. >> that's a high price for a

gallon of gas. if it's accurate that's going to put $205 back in the pocket of most americans. >> always love having you here. patti ann, what do you have going on over there? >> it is time for the first degree weather update with janice dean. >> good morning patti ann and heather. we are looking forward to the weekend. in some cases we are going to see record setting temperatures across the eastern half of the country pushing 60 degrees. that is pushing over the ohio valley and the great lakes. we have several reports of tornadoes yesterday around this time. we have a storm brewing here that will be 6 to 12, even 18 inches of new snow. great news for this year. you can see a real divergence

between the much cooler air across the rockies and warmer air across the south and eventually pushing across the eastern coast. we will continue to watch that and bring you the lathes. winter storm advisory for many states as this new storm system pushes through. we have freezing rain watches and warnings over these areas of minnesota wisconsin, u.p. travel could be close as possible if you take the wrong road. it will be a real problem for the folks in the upper midwest. we could see on order 1 to 2 to 3 inches of rainfall as the next storm system moves in. as i mentioned ladies you could see 6 to 12 even 24 inches of new snow across the northern rockies and plains. i know you are here you are out in montana you are like where is the snow? >> i was just saying that janice. >> keeping an eye on this snow for you. 2 feet that's a lot. it is time to brew on this.

the national endo iment for the arts gave a 100,000 dollar grant tax payer dollars to create a video game about climate change and gender issues. it is called per adventure. it features a black female super hero who is fighting against gender and environmental issues. spellman college in atlanta produced the game it tackles real social issues facing men and women. do you that's a waste of money with tax dollars? shoot us an e-mail at foxfriendsfirst@foxnews.com and we will read it later in the show. do you have trouble sleeping and turn to a popular sleeping pill for help. a lot of folks do that's for sure. we have a serious health warning from the fda we will tell you about. then it was a 20-year mystery what happened to this 5-year-old who disappeared without a trace. the incredible developments

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>> quarter after the hour. here's what you missed while you were sleeping. president obama signing a bill into law that would grant lifetime secret service selections to presidents elected after 1987. as it stands now it only impacts the president himself george w. bush and all future presidents. a rock slide near middleton, colorado. you can see two of the hikers in a rescue helicopter. the search and rescue team were able to bring all five hikers to safety. >> the fierce flu outbreak is prompting new warnings urging people to get their flu shot. teresa priolo is live outside new york city with more on the efforts there. good morning, teresa.

>> we are in the middle of a flu blown flu epidemic the worst season in five years. they are stopping short of declaring a public health emergency as we have seen in cities like boston. hospitals are seeing 5 percent increase in cases where people are experiencing flu like symptoms. we don't normally see this many patients this early in the season. it usually hit mid winter. here is the health commission. >> hn 3 which means severe cases. >> the state is reportling 19,000 confirmed cases of the flu. we are told by the state health commissioner two resulted in pediatric deaths.

this prop presidented governor cuomo to get his sot. he got a lollipop afterwards. get a flu shot. that is what they are recommending. you can get the flu shot and wash your hands a lot keep them away from your mouths and stay home when you are sick. that's one of the best ways to prevent this illness from spreading. i will send it back to you in the studio. >> let's talk about other health related stories. anna koyman has a roundup of the medical stories. >> good morning to you. good morning to everyone at home. a warning this morning if you take the sleeping pill ambian they are telling doctors to cut the dosage in half because it's too potent. all sleeping pills with the ingredient could leave them too

drowsy to perform other tasks. the drug says in women bloodstream longer. pruney wrinkled fingers mean more than it's time to get out of the bathtub. they think pruning skin is meant to give you a better grip in the water. scientists say in tests subjects were able to handle wet objects easier than those with normal fishings. researchers say why the wrinkles actually improve our grip. if you have a boo-boo or feel under the weather you don't have to look further than your kitchen cabinet. first up onions. onions can be used as a tropical treatment for burns. apply a cut onion to the burn as soon as it happens it will help alleviate the pain. it can also be used on bee stings. green tea has a laundry list longevity to immunity boosting properties to heart healing power. also if you havey eyes.

it helps reduce flowing and shrink blood vessels. honey can treat a disweet ena d and treat a hangover. it is packed with potassium with your body loses. finally salt is excellent antiinflammatory used to combat a sore throat. gargling with salt water helps he's the pain. for more of the latest health news visit our web site fox news health.com. >> mom was always right wasn't she? a in twist in the case of a lottery winner. he may have been poisoned. >> a teacher whose lesson plan included stom presidenting on the american flag.

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it is time for a look at whose talking. students at a south carolina high school were stunned as an english teacher stomped on an american flag during class. >> the teacher who stom presidented on it as part af supposed lesson said the flag was just a symbol. a spokesperson for the school says the act was repeated in several classes. last night one of the students in the class went on the record with greta van susteren to describe what happened. listen to this. >> well, he was teaching about symbols and he gave us examples such as a cross symbolizes christianity and then he took the flag and he said that it was just a symbol of america it was a piece of cloth with colors on it and through it on the ground and stomped on it. >> what was the reaction of the students in the classroom? watching or any one say anything to him? >> yeah, we were all very

shocked. he even made a comment afterwards. he said at least we reacted better than his other class. he had a girl scream in his other class. >> no surprise there. the man who was sitting just next to the young lady that was her father. he said that when he heard what happened he immediately sent an e-mail to the school district. he heard back from the school superintendent that said he was unaware of the situation supposedly. as we are learning the teacher has been punished. the spokesman for the lexington richland school district mark bounds is also talking this morning. here is what he told greta last night. >> i can't give you specifics because the superintendent is going to recommend the teacher be terminated. the teacher may have legal recourse. upon hearing this we conducted a full investigation and put him on leave. we wanted to make sure we heard all of the facts. the facts substantiated. he took the flag off of the wall

and stepped on it at the conclusion of the investigation a superintendent determined the best course of action was to determi terminate the teacher. >> we will keep following that story indeed. it was a 20-year mystery. what happened to this 5-year-old little boy who had disappeared without a trace? we have some incredible developments coming up. they are positive ones i want to tell you. he has been named the most wanted man in america. but not in a bad way. foond out who he is when we come back. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be cool if we took the already great sentra apart and completely reimagined it? ...with best-in-class combined mpg... and more interior room than corolla and civic? ...and a technology suite with bluetooth, navigation and other handy stuff? yeah, that would be cool. introducing the all-new

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>> welcome back everyone. i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather nauert. thank you for waking up with us and watching fox and friends first. >> time for the top five stories making news at this hour. a new twist in the case of a lottery winner who was poisoned withyanide and died after a winning check was mailed to him. he did not eat the same food as she did. she was in a fight with his family over money and tried to cash his oning chee winning cher he died. she has been questioned but no suspects have been named. a 5-year-old indiana boy

kidnaped by his grandparents nearly two decades ago has been found in the state of minnesota. he is now 24 years old he has been using a name that his grandparents gave him. cops were finally able to track him down after all of these years by using his social security number that was given to him by his stepfather just last year. >> young man living in the state of minnesota was using the social security number. but what was really interesting is that doing further checking he had the same exact date of birth as the boy who was missing back in 1994. >> thank goodness they hadn't given up on this case. no word yet if landers grandparents will face charges. cops say they took him the grandparents did during a custody battle between his parents so many years ago. >> we are learning more about the reason nfl linebacker junior s saou took his own life.

five brain specialists working with national institutions of health all confirmed the findings. similar symptoms in 23 players in years. seau shot himself in the chest last may at his home in color o california. the holy land is getting a rare and massive snowstorm and it paralyzed the city there. you can see palm trees there but a lot of snow on the ground. business has to shut down as a result of the storm. snow is so unusual for this city it is a special occasion for residents. many outside making snow men and having snowball fights. a novelty. >> the killer whales trapped under frozen water in canada. there was initial good news the whales were able to free them self from the ice. this morning there are new concerns in northern quebec because they haven't been seen.

al sudden drop in temperature left the oh kaus boxed in. they have been ordered in to try to break the sigice and help th find open water. >> politics now. a few hours from now the white house task force holds the final day of talks on gun violence. but they are drawing a lot of strong criticism from gun associations across the country. they say the focus is really on attacking the second amendment. doug luzader is following this angle for us. he's live in washington with more. >> good morning doug. the focus turns to violent video games. it is clear where the white house stands on this even after meeting with gun rights advocates. they may have been sitting around the table but there was a wide gulf as they talked about

gun control. >> there has to be common ground to not every problem but diminish the probability that what we see in these mass shootings and occur. >> the white house mhas made no secret of the fact the president wants a new ban on assault style weapons in the wake of last month's school shooting ram tpa in connecticut. after that he may try to clamp down on gun ownership through executive action whether congress agrees or no. pro second amendment group are focusing on mental health issues and role of violence in the media. the nra walked away disappointed and others who attended a closed door session say the white house agenda was pretty clear. >> we have the opportunity to speak. at the end he choose to focus on our differences.

>> at this point it is about rallying for support and they will hold a gun appreciation day next set to help rally support for their cause before the president's inauguration. doug luzader in washington. thank you so much, doug. let's take another look at whose talking. the controversial decision for al gore to sell his network to al-jazeera. glen beck tried to buy his network and was denied. that's what they are talking about. >> we debated back and fourth. i think it was worth about half of what they paid. we debated back and forth. if we can get the number of households it's worth it call them up and make an offer. >> you made a $250 million

offer? >> no. we want to make an officer. who is this mercury company, we said (inaudible). they said that would have to go to the vice president. we are going to call you back. within 15 minutes they called us back and said the vice president has a reputation and under no circumstances will he ever entertain an offer from glen beck. >> even if it was 500 or 700 million? >> we never got to the table. we weren't allowed to the table. his legacy of his network was too important. he sold it to al-jazeera. i do abts sl absolutely believee is more in line with al-jazeera than he is anything that i would preach, american exceptionalism, responsibility, hard work, common sense. i live in texas. drill?

you bet. i think he thinks i am much more dangerous than al-jazeera. he's that insane. >> well, more extreme weather sweeping across the country this morning. janice dean is live with us with an update. you have a whole lot going on with that map today. >> we have a spring type storm across the great lakes region that brought insteadible amounts of rain that brought louisiana up to a foot of rain. that is pushing taupe the great lakes and midwest. we have the cold western storm system. that will move its way across the country. let's focus on the storm that brought tornadoes over louisiana yesterday. the severe threat is over thank goodness we are seeing a rain threat over this. freezing rain and/or sleet across the midwest be careful as you are traveling on the road. this is the western storm that continues to spin bringing 12 to 18 even 24 inches of snow with

bluster which yns that will cause some blizzard effects across portions to the west. that is going to push northward. the energy from the western storm will move across the u.s. bring chicago their first measure of snowfall. they have gone 322 days without an inch of snow that is a record for chicago. that could bring them their first inch hint of snow this wi. this front will continue to move eastward and with it bring more rain to areas already stat rated rainfall from the last storm system. the temperatures are going to be record breaking 20 to 30 degrees above average. look at chicago 52 today. 54 cleveland. 71 atlanta. this cold system will have cold

air across the northern rockies and the northern plains. we are seeing springtime temperatures as we head into the weekend. 49 in chicago. 69 memphis. 54 in new york city. i think we could push close to 60 degrees by sunday here in new york. i be credible in the month of jamming. >> janice, thank you. there are new concerns the flu vaccine may be running out. we will have a live report as the nationwide outbreak expands. >> image seeing this a giant red wave it is headed right your way. we will tell you about this. the capital one cash rewards card gives you 1% cash back on all purchases, plus a 50% annual bonus. and everyone but her likes 50% more cash, but i have an idea. do you want a princess dress? yes. cupcakes? yes. do you want an etch-a-sketch? yes! do you want 50% more cash?

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>> 43 after the hour. let's see what headlines are making news overseas. a bomb leaves 115 people dead.

this was the scene of the deadliest attacks where 81 people were killed in bombings. a sunni group claimed responsibility for the attacks. greece the staggering unemployment rate has gotten even worse. it hit a record high of 26.8 percent in october. more than 56 percent of greeks age 16 to 24 are without a job. greece is heading into the 6th year of a recession. england, we don't know if prince and dutches are having a girl or boy yet but we know their bundle of joy will be a prince or princess. queen elizabeth issued a formal decree giving the title to all of the children. >> the massive flu outbreak could lead to shortages of the flu out vaccine.

sherri is live for us at the washington hospital center in dc with the details. we thought there was enough but it turns out that may not be the case. >> that's right, heather. in fact most of the vaccine that is available has already been shipped out. that sort of caused a bit of a panic i think through out the country. here hospitals are swamped with the number of flu cases. dc is reporting more than 300 cases so far. that tripled the number for all of last season. maryland and virginia are also seeing widespread levels. that has caused a run on the flu vaccine. doctors offices clinics and pharmacies are running short. some don't have vaccine at all. cases began showing up in this area back in october. now the flu is spreading fast. people are trying to find the vaccine anywhere they can sometimes going to three or four places before they can find it. some of the cvs pharmacies were out in our area.

the minute clinic inside that store did have some vaccine available for patients. is 20 million doses have been given nationwide. some of the healthcare providers tell us they are expecting more vaccine but perhaps not until monday others aren't sure they will be able to get it at all. those shortages are sporadic than some of the other retarryls. they might get more in the next day or two all they can tell people is keep checking back. that's the latest in dc. back to you. >> we are expecting more information-coming out from the cdc later today. >> image looking out your backyard to see this. it is a mass waive and look at the color of it. it's red. >> that is a bizarre photo. >> a pen that makes any water safe to drink. wait until you see this incredible gadget and the other top travel toys coming up. check in with steve doocy.

>> tgif coming up on fox and friends joe biden held the meeting with the nra to discuss gun control. we will hear from a couple of people inside that meeting. didn't go well. then the latest on the flu outbreak as you just heard continues to spread. dr. martin seigel is here to talk about whether allison cam rat taw had or hasn't had the flu shot. >> i think i did. >> then i will sit here for the next three hours. >> geraldo rivera will come by at 8:00 and talk all sorts of things in the news. it starts right here on fox news channel. own. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪

>> it is 10 minutes before the hour. some union leaders are scoring some really big bucks for their own efforts. union disclosure forms show the president of the united workers union in new jersey is making more than 525,000 dollars a year. the boilermaker union president newton jones also put the big in big labor making 506,000 dollars a year. a lot of dough. it is a red waive. it's a dust cloud hitting the wave. it gets the color from the sand it sweeps off the land. witnesses say it builds up within a few minutes. no one was hurt no damage came out of it. we got a pretty picture from it. >> that is some image. >> if you are planning a trick we ha

-- trip we have gadgets that could make it easier. thank you for joining us. we have a lot of nice products here. start with this airline adapter to keep your computer going on the plane? >> this is for the apple line of computers. we always run out of power on the plane. a lot of planes have power adapters so this only actually works with arm. it is $49 with apple.com. you can go to the web site to see. >> it will only give you power during the flight. it doesn't charge it. >> it doesn't charge. that would be dangerous. >> noise cancelling head phones. beaus h boes has a great pair. >> i have had the cab go back to my apartment if i forget them. they are great for cancelling out noisy children who may be screaming in the seats in back

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>> time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. first the good. talk about stealing the show. ♪ >> look at this cute little guy. an adorable little boy from texas steals the spotlight during his dad's concert. i can watch that for awhile. next the bad. a captain losing control of his boat off the coast of

australia. rescuers found him swimming nearby a short time later. finally the ugly. take a look at this five-foot long alligator found guarding a california man's marijuana stash. the gator was apparently guarding more than $100,000 worth of drugs. his name is mr. teeth. >> question of the day responses. we asked you if a tax-funded game about climate change and gender equality is a good use of your dollars or waste of money? >> alex says the game is a waste of money. what role does the game play in stopping our national debt? >> mike agrees. he says another brilliant example of the way the government spends our money. >> michael's take is it is hard for the government to take back this kind of funding after they give it away. thanks to everyone who responded. >> we launched a