next secretary for the department of homeland security. the daily beast first reported to day. if approved by the senate, jay johnson will be the fourth confirmed secretary of this young but huge agency. the president set to officially announce the nomination of jay johnson for homeland security tomorrow. set to nominate tomorrow. "first look" is up next. good friday morning, everybody. manhunt, two convicted hurricane dollierers used fake documents to fool the department and escape. edward snowden says he didn't bring linked files to russia. a school bus hijacking. vandals filmed their own destruction that could prove criminal. and, big bucks at the movies. good morning. happy friday to you. it sounds like a plot from a hollywood thriller. two convicted murderers, serving life sentences forged documents

and are released from prison. the scheme in florida and the manhunt is under way for 34-year-olds charles walker and joseph jenkins. they were released from franklin correctional institution within weeks of each other. but, the orange county sheriff's office only learned about it on tuesday. a judge says someone took his signature and electronically pasted it on bogus release orders. before that, phony documents for a phony sentence. >> this was one enterprise to break from jail. in my more than 35 years in the judicial system, i have never seen the state of florida file a motion to correct an illegal sentence. >> they are saying they were duped by the fraudulent orders. they don't know who did it, but they are investigating. >> they followed every procedure

and protocol we have in place. those inmates were released based on those court orders we received. >> they were reviewing records to make sure no other inmates pulled similar tricks. they are in the orange county area where they have family and friends, but are not believed to be traveling together. the al smith dinner was held in new york last night. it's a charity event that brings out city leaders and hosted by timothy dolan. the keynote speaker was steven colbe colbert. >> because in all seriousness, tonight is about the littlest among us. speaking of which, is mayor bloomberg here? could you stand on your chair? wave something. he's a wonderful -- you are a

wonderful mayor. thank you very much. you are very patient with such jokes. very patient man. very tiny man. the real reason he doesn't want drink cups larger than 16 ounces, he's afraid he might drown in one. >> that is so wrong. the dinner is a yearly fund-raiser for catholic charities in new york. the attorney who defended george zimmerman is focused on bullying. he's drafting a law to hold parents accountable for bullying situations. parents should be held responsible. this comes on the heels of two arrests. the 12 and 14-year-old girls charged with aggravated stalking and accused of taunting a 12-year-old so much that she took her own life last month. the self-proclaimed nsa leaker says he did not take any

classified files with him to russia. he's been holed up in russia since fleeing there in june. there is zero chance the russians or chinese have any of the documents. this comes on the heels of u.s. intelligence officials expressing concern that foreign spies may have access to the secret files. snowden said he doesn't have copies of the files and he gave audiotape the encrypted documents to the journalist he met in hong kong. visitors at a utah state park are in hot water after posting video on facebook of them destroying an ancient rock formation. the group of boy scout leaders are seen pushing over the rock. they later say in the video, it looked like it was ready to collapse and might have hurt someone. after the rock falls they are seen laughing and high fiving each other. utah state officials are not

amused. the men could face felony destruction charges. in russia, a crane collapse on video. it happened in a port town. a crane removing a barge when it crumbles under the massive weight. it was a close call for a worker on the ground, a few feet away. no word on if anyone was hurt. hopefully not. for a look at business, we turn to bertha coombs. happy friday to you. >> happy friday to you. we have drama at 21st century fox. they hold their first shareholders meeting today. activist investors are calling for rupert murdock to step down. they are upset they have hostile takeovers without putting it to a vote. mortgage rates on the rise this week. the average rate on a 30 year loan hitting 4.28%. rates could come back down after congress struck the deal on the

debt ceiling allowing the treasury to continue borrowing. mortgage rates are tied to deals on treasury bonds. toyota is recalling vehicles in the u.s. because air bags may fail. it affects the 2012, 2013 camry and venza. >> that is a huge recall. thank you for that important information. now to sports. game five. tigers and red sox, series tied. the red sox are on the board first, blasting a homer down the center. later, top of the third, boston up, 3-zip slammed by big poppy. caught by the tip of the glove. hustled for the glove. the tigers lose this one, 4-3. game six is saturday. sea hawks versus the cardinals. they get on the board with a 50

yard toss. next, the cardinals call and palmer tries. bounces back to the sea hawks. he throws an almost pick six. trips up. you can see here at the goal line. the sea hawks take it all, 34-22. well, if the nfl made a superhero movie, sue might play the villain. he said he felt the nfl had a hit on him. according to bleacher report, he said this about the recent fines. quote, every movie needs a villain. bat man had bane and superman and lex luther. nfl has bane right now. a run for their money thursday night. north carolina qb connects with

brawn and breaks the tackle for a 70-yard touchdown. in the fourth with just seconds remaining, miami trailing by 3, miami runs in for the win, 27-23, miami takes it. in hockey, theed monoton oilers back-to-back goals in eight seconds, can you believe it. he set the old record of two goals in nine seconds by none other than the great one, wayne gretzky. how is this even possible? the rock climbers scale a rock wall without harnesses and a lot of upper body strength. spiderman may have competition with these folks. talk about intuition. a grandfather wagered 80 bucks over 14 years ago. he bet his then, 18-month-old

grandson would one day play for the welsh national soccer team. today, that grandson is 16 and you guessed it, he plays for the welsh team. his grandfather has won almost $200,000. as a result, he is retired. retired and happy. video out of washington state gives meaning to the phrase, living on the edge. a portion of a bluff known as the end of the world, which is what this looks like, came crashing into the puget sound when wayne and gravity were eating away at the forest. the area at the top of the bluff has been temporarily closed for obvious reasons. bill karins is here on this friday morning. >> oh, the weekend. >> yes, bring it on. >> the fall weekends are nice. >> it feels summer like. >> the leaves are peaking in so many spots. through the smokies, gorgeous.

the ohio valley, peaking. southern new england looks peak, too. it should be beautiful. this is how the weekend weather pattern is shaping up. cooler in the northern plains. many of us are going to see a nice weekend. as far as your friday forecast goes, beautiful weather. what a day it's going to be. 70 degrees in washington, d.c. sunny. for philly, baltimore, new york, 70 degrees. we don't have snow in denver. it's a thing of the past. saturday, they are up to 60. we could see a few showers around d.c. it's not going to ruin your saturday. sunday, the sunshine returns for what should be one of the warmer, beautiful sundays we are going to have for a long time on the east coast. looks cooler next week. i mean this is -- >> what you are saying is enjoy it wild it lasts? >> fantastic fall weather. >> thank you, bill.

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now here is your "first look" at this mornings dish of scrambled politics. senator elect, corey booker plans to marry same-sex couples at 12:01 a.m. monday. they will conduct the weddings at the rotunda. one town began issuing marriage licenses on thursday. a new nbc marist poll. republican candidate ken cuccinelli slipping behind terry mcauliffe. opinion is split on republican texas senator, ted cruz. >> out here in the real world, outside of new york and washington, d.c., these people think ted cruz is a hero. >> but, senate majority leader

harry reid says cruz is smart, but quote, a laughing stock to everybody but him. reid's counter part, mitch mcconnell might not win back his seat easily. a poll finds him trailing allison lundergan. republicans are left with lost ground in 14 districts meaning more republican seats are in play than the 17 seats democrats need to win the majority next year. >> chelsea clinton isn't ruling out her bid for the future. she said if she thought she could make a contribution in the political arena, she would have to ask and answer that. anthony weiner tells gq he believes he would be new york's mayor, if it wasn't for the internet. he talks about his wife, houma

aberdeen saying she developed a reputation of the woman who married an idiot and stuck with him. remember the house stenographer that had a meltdown during the shutdown vote? she tells fox news she did it because for the past two and a half weeks the holy spirit has been waking me up in the middle of the night and preparing her to deliver it. a strange new superpack ad from senate republican candidate sharon engle. it compares democrats to screaming donkeys. >> it is an argument to say we have a spending problem. >> the stres sor is not something i propose. it will not happen. >> all righty then. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me now for a look at

politics, kevin, good morning, kevin. >> good morning, betty. happy friday. >> happy friday. boy, this has been quite the week. i want to ask you about that. people are wondering, is this the new normal? we have seen this play out way too many times. >> exactly. what happened and how this ended is exactly how everybody predicted it would, congress kicking the can down the road to mid january and early february, we could see the debt ceiling battle in the summer, once all this plays out. that being said, the date to watch is mid december, when senator patty murray, democrat and representative paul ryan are going to have to see if they can work together to come to an agreement about a continuing resolution. it's anyone's guess how that will play out. >> together in agreement. yesterday, the president said there were no winners. he really tried to refocus the issues. honestly, where do you see the next battle waged?

>> the next battle is over the budget. the president hit the nail on the head, there were no winners. the folks impacted by this are the small business owners who i interviewed who couldn't get a loan to open a business ahead of the holidays. it's freezing the market and leading to market uncertainty. >> the gop is gearing up to hone in on the glitches in registering for obama care. is that really what we are going to see play out now? it's not known how many people were able to register online. is this really an attacking point? >> you know, i think it is. i think if there's one thing the republicans did successfully in all this, they forced the issue of obama care back to the forefront of the political discourse. as we head into 2014, obama care remains largely a polarizing issue and one i think many americans are unsure of. as you mentioned, we are not sure how successful or unsuccessful that launch was. >> yeah, we are still waiting

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japan that killed at least 24 people. dozens are still unaccounted for after the island collapsed 75 miles north of tokyo. chaos on the west gate shopping mall. panicked shoppers are running for their lives as militants came in and started shooting. al shabab claimed responsibility for the siege in which 72 people died. in arkansas, police chased a school bus with 11 children aboard. it was hijacked by 22-year-old nicholas miller. he had a knife when he forced the driver off the bus. he was stopped and arrested. everyone was safe. a walmart employee was fired after he tried to help a woman being attacked in a parking lot. a spokesperson said while they understood the intentions, his actions violated company policy.

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before the break, we asked, which first lady of the united states was the first to wear pants in public. was it lady bird johnson, pat nixon, betty ford or rosalynn carter? it's pat nixon. she modelled them for a national magazine when pants were considered too masculine. you are always wrong. >> i'm always wrong. at the box office, oscar buzz is forming. also in theaters, the revamp of "carrie" and "kill your darlings." interesting title there. time for first buzz. we have a lot on our plate today. richard and bill joining me. speaking of plates, you like that? >> food. the most popular kondment in the world is -- >> ketchup.

>> you eat more salsa than ketchup. tortilla chips trump potato chips. they are coming out with a report on the shift of eating habits across the country. we are moving more toward these sorts of foods. the majority nation move. >> i like the flavors. speaking of food, i love this story. there's a guy in boston, sitting there eating dinner, having a great time. he heard the people sitting next to him. he thinks it was a mother and daughter. one got on the phone. after she got the phone call, she started crying. he thought there was a diagnosis of some sort going on between the two. what he did was sent a note to the waitress and you are going to see what it was. it says, do me a favor and bring me their check. someone just got diagnosed.

don't tell them. he didn't know what the diagnosis was. another good samaritan. you have minimes, right? >> you can get a christmas gift of yourself. there's 3-d printers. you can go into department stores and get scanned. >> way too early starts right now. it has been my honor, my deep, true and sincere honor to be here with all of you truly generous new yorkers who have come together for 68 years to do good for those who need as much. you have housed children. you have fed the children. and once again, tonight, you have raised millions to address a variety of health care crises and hopefully, a large portion of this year's money will go toward fixing the obama care website. steven colbert talking about