i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather cheryleds. it is monday february 11th. thank you for watching fox and friends first. a string of violent tornadoes tearing across parts of the southeast touching down in three counties. one of the hardest hit cities was hattiesburg, mississippi. good morning patti ann. the pictures and video are insane. watch the massive tornado hit through the heart of hattiesburg, mississippi. >> check this out. it is happening right outside my hotel. look at that. >> the devastating twister injuring dozens and injuring 4200 people without power. >> as the tornado traveled down the city's main street it mangled homes and businesses across the campus of university of southern mississippi. >> i saw it as it was crossing interstate 59. it was coming pretty fast. my heart was racing. i have lived here my whole life. this is surreal. hard to take it in right now. >> the powerful winds flipped cars and tossed a trampoline on top of a damaged red cross relief truck. the red cross center was complete dlis troyed. phil bryant plans to check out a

. >> i am patti ann browne. today is wednesday february 27th. moments ago the pope made his appearance. we are looking live at square. they bid him farewell before he officially resigns tomorrow. 50,000 people estimated to be in that square right now. they are watching the pope by giant television screen all along the main boulevard. >> 250,000 people there. as of 8:00 p.m. tomorrow 2:00 p.m. eastern time pope benedict xvi will officially step down. he shocked the world with the announcement earlier this month. the first pope in fact in 600 years to resign. he no longer has the mental or physical strength to leave the catholic church. his final blessing sunday he reacured faithful followers he is not abandoning the church and he will spend his final years in prayer. for more coverage of the pope's final public pier rance we go life to rome where amy kellogg is standing by in saint peters square. she joini us on the phone. >> i am where you are watching the pictures, we are waiting for the pope to begin the address which may be about to happen. i

i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather childers. thank you for joining us. it is monday february 25th. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> it is hollywood's big night hours of stars glitz and glam. we are talking about the academy awards. >> this year no exception at the end of the night argo reigned supreme taking home three oscars including best picture. argo seemed like an after thought when ben affleck was snub threed times as the movie won best picture without a director nod. before midnight argo had its revenge. >> and the oscar goes to, argo. (applause) >> congratulations. >> yes, that was michelle obama. in a surprise first lady gave the announcement argo won best picture. the humble ben affleck got his moment to shine. >> gentle grudges. it doesn't matter how you get knocked down in life because that's going to happen. all that matters is you got to get up. >> very true. steven spielberg won bers director and lee took home the gold for the daring movie life of sy. daniel day-lewis won best ak fo tore for his portrayal of the former pres

i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather childers. it is february 22nd. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> the midwest blanketed by a foot and a half of snow leading to at least two deaths so far. states of emergency have been declared in missouri and kansas. >> a mix of snow and freezing rain has delayed or canceled hundreds of flights left a lot of drivers struggling to stay on the roads as well. >> check this out lightening lit up the night sky in missouri as the storm was winding down. >> incredible snow totals, ladies. we are calling it snow omg. maybe i am the only one laughing. a little levitt. it is a serious storm because we have had unfortunately some deaths. we are talking in some cases record snowfall in wichita, kansas. nashville kansas 18 inches, natoma kansas, 17 inches. you get the picture. over a foot of snow and really incredible. they haven't seen a snow like this in years. where is it now? the low pressure center is across the upper midwest and the great lakes. we are talking about a mixture over the ohio river valley tow

patti ann brown, thanks. jenna: that sums it up.omised, we have economist ben stein on the hot seat. there he is, with a salute. always appreciate it, ben, just want to remind everybody, ben has a book how to really ruin your financial life and portfolio. and that is something we all really want to avoid, ben. i'm going to launch into our viewer questions because they've been waiting. >> go for it. jenna: brian wants to know how do we get the middle class back? he's been working his whole life, he still can't afford his house. how does the middle class come back? >> one at a time. one job at a time. one additional degree, one additional skill. the government can't do it. we hear all kinds of politicians say the government's got to bring back the middle class. can't with done. the middle class has to get back there by itself. it's a very hard gig. we've been drastically affected by the global economy. there is no overall wand that can be waved by the government, but by dent of hard work and the thrift and persistence, people will get

. >> i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather cheryleds. it is half past the top of the hour. fox news alert a few hours from now the u.s. security council will hold an emergency meeting about north korea's latest nuclear test. >> it's the first test since 2006 it is drawing criticism to countries around the world. kelly wright has details for us. >> good morning to you. president obama cause calls north korea's test a highly provocative act. it detonated a miniature nuclear device successfully at a north korean test site. today's blast was larger than previous tests measuring 4.9 on the rector scale. in a statement released these provocations do not make north korea more secure far from achieving the stated goal of becoming a strong and prosperous nation north korea instead increasingly isolated and i am pov rished people through i will add vased pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and means of delivery. the actions come on the heels of launching a successful intercontinental missile test last december. they tell fox news they are concerned about the north's latest nuclear

. >> i am patti ann browne. it is 30 minutes after the hour. >> it is time for your 5@5:30. family and friends saying their final farewell to the riverside police officer killed by ex cop christopher dorner. michael crane was waiting at a red light last week when dorner pulled up next to him and started to open fire. crane had no time to react. >> that's how i was with us, every day got better, every day we renewed our love, and i knew how much he loved me. how much he loved those babies. >> crane leaves behind his wife and two children. >> we now know how anthony scalia real fliels about obama care and about chief justice's decision to uphold it. i was disappointed in the way it came out. have you ever heard the expression win some lose some? that's life and i have to be resigned to it. many conservatives says roberts would strike obama care down. >> usa! they are chanting usa and wearing american flag bandanas at this game. school officials felt the usa cheering and american flag bandanas. the punishment was rescinded but said the incident is far from over. he was one of t

i am patti ann browne. >> i am heather childers. thank you so much for joining us. it is wednesday february 13th. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> we have a big day today. obviously we are talking all about the president's state of the union address last night as well as two different responses one from the republicans and one from the tea party. >> marco rubio one of those to follow the president's speech. also our other top story breaking news. first time for your 5@5:00. the top five stories making news at this hour. the government now being sued accused of covering up details and being neglect in the shooting of two immigration and customs enforcement agent. he was shot dead in 2011 in mexico by members of a drug cartel. his partner victor avila was seriously wounded. they say the guns were smuggled to the u.s. as part of a failed gun operation and the agent should not have been sent on such a dangerous mission. >> chuck hagel narrowly cleared his first hurdle. the senate committee had a 14-11 party line vote. >> the feat of this nomination say h

. >> i am patti ann browne. it is tuesday february 26th.hank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> tame now for the top 5@5:00. police issued a warrant for lamar harris. he is identified as the prime suspect? the shooting and fiery crash that killed 3 people on the vegas strip. he is armed and dangerous. >> oscar pistorius telling authorities he wants to run but the spokesperson denying he has any immediate plans to return to the track. pistorius is now staying at his uncle's home while he awaits trial in the shating death of his girlfriend reeva steenkamp. >>> a developing story overnight israel coming under attack for the first time since a cease fire last september. gaza militants fire add rocket into southern israel. roads were damaged but luck ill will he no one was hurt. if at first you don't succeed try again. in a few hours democratic controlled senate will once again hold a vote on defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. he failed to meet the 60 vote threshold earlier this month amid widespread concerns about his record. it was

and return appearances from joe devito, tokes news anchor patti ann browne and chris mairn. >> it is time to go back to jedediah bila. >> jim, tell us where you will be this weekend. >> i will be working with dave in las vegas at the mgm grand on friday and saturday night. >> exciting. i wish i could go. >> tickets still available? >> you bet they are. why wouldn't they be? i am on the show. >> immogen, what dare i ask did you do to neil cavuto? >> i did a fashion segment with cavuto which is almost as surreal as this show. not quite, but pretty well up there i have to say. >> all right, will, what do you have coming up this week? >> well, if you are in williamsburg, brooklyn this weekend a new play about star crossed flq terrorists features a knockout performance by "mad men"'s jess saw perray. >> everybody has interesting stuff going on. bill, i am afraid to ask, but do you want to plug anything tonight? >> i would like to plug my performance in for love in the time of true dough. it is not in williamsburg. he told me the wrong address and now i am concerned. it is a walk on, but i

. >> i am patti ann browne. it is 29 minutes after the hour.alert boep benedi pope benedict xvi spending his last few hours as pope now. >> amy kellogg is live with all of the details for us. >> good morning, amy. >> good morning. this is something unusual. we don't see popes say good-bye. this is a first at least in many centuries. it may be setting a precedent. we don't know if this will become the norm. we don't know in it will be the norm to step down and say good-bye to the princes of the church the cardinals. he said the church is a living entity and that it does ee and transform and at the heart it stays the same. he l lunch and a little rest. he will go to the summer residents built on the ground of destroyed roman ruins of an old roman castle and is quite beautiful with stap stories and gardens. he will remain there with his household staff and trusted personal secretary. they will be protecting him up to the end of his pontificate. lart on this evening he will depart the castle and at that point he will be protected by vatican police.

i know a new "red eye" returns on monday and guests include patti ann browne and diane macedo and scwhronand mike -- john gibson and mike baker. >> time to go back to thomas jane shillou for the wrap up. >> when can we see you on "america's newsroom." >> monday morning talking politics, not sure of the time. check my website. i will see you there. >> tucker, where can i go for up to the minute breaking news on the hooker sex scandal? >> i would try "the daily caller.com." i would start there first. >> i asked the people in the men men -- in the ma nen des blog. >> greg, great having you for a guest. don't you do other shows? >> i pretty much hang out here. i don't have a place to go. >> nicotine gum from tucker jie. . th

ashley: thank you, very much, patti ann browne.ith big names including cirrus xm and disney. sandra smith has a look at the hits and misses in today's trade. >> ashley i want to pull up sirius. if you haven't looked at stock it is still three bucks a share. if i go back to the past year this stock has gone up 50%. still under a 5 dollar stock. that being said there were highlights in sirius's report this morning before the bell. their earnings more than doubled. they continued to see subscriber growth. they have lower subscriber turnover. all positives. however, the stock is down after revenues fell more than estimated and, and they merely matched their overall earnings estimates. that being said, the stock not getting a great boost in today's session. it is actually down half a percent. disney, the big media company, it reports after the bell tonight. its stock looking very similar. it has had huge growth over the past year but there is some concern heading into these earnings after the bell tonight, twice. their costs for their m

i am here with patti ann browne. and if jokes were sticks he would be really sticky. it is joe devito with his pocket square. it never goes away. it must hide something. and in norway he is considered a stool, my repulsive sidekick bill schulz. i miss him. and if thoughtful commentary were freshly baked muffins he would come in a basket. america's future foundation chairman. >>> welshes his approach to -- well, his approach to teaches had ce-ed -- co-eds screeching. i am talking about a professor who put on a bizarre show to begin a quantum mechanics class. it shows emily hughes striping while eating a banana followed by a stuffed animal getting impaled by ninjas against the backdrop of 9/11 and nazi germany footage. i do this all the time with pab. roll tape, tape rollers. >> is that a banana? >> yes. >> oh my god. >> oh my god. >> in order to learn quantum mechanics you erase all of the garbage from your brain and you start over again. quantum mechanics is nothing you have learned. everything you do is opposite to what you will learn in quantum mechanics. >> he will

and return appearances from joe devito, tokes news anchor patti ann browne and chris mairn.

i know a new "red eye" returns on monday and guests include patti ann browne and diane macedo and scwhron gibson and mike -- john gibson and mike baker. >> time to go back to thomas jane shillou for the wrap up. >> when can we see you on "america's newsroom." >> monday morning talking politics, not sure of the time. check my website. i will see you there. >> tucker, where can i go for up to the minute breaking news on the hooker sex scandal? >> i would try "the daily caller.com." i would start there first. >> i asked the people in the men men -- in the ma nen des blog. >> greg, great having you for a guest. don't you do other shows? >> i pretty much hang out here. i don't have a place to go. >> nicotine gum from tucker jie. . that's great. >> back to you. >> thanks, tom. thanks jedediah, bill schulz, tucker carlson. that does it for me. i'm andy levy. see you monday. coast. we are here for you throughout the night. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> i believe i heard you saying. >> yes i, did. >> did you say [bleep] me? >> bill: reacting to gross disrespect angry florida judg

at 24 minutes past the hour, i'm patty ann brown with the fox news minute.xpected to ask congress to pass a smaller package of spending cuts and tax reforms proposing a short term budget plan to delay the across the board spending cuts set to hit on march 1st. those automatic cuts impact defense and domestic problems. fox business carries the president's statement live from the white house at 1:15 eastern. secretary of state, john kerry, and south korea's foreign minister will punish north korea if they produce a nuclear test. they announced the country plans to conduct the test to protest tougher new u.n. sanctions. iran's president, ahmadinejad, arrived in cairo to meet with the egyptian president. the three-day visit is the first trip to egypt by an iranian leader in more than 30 years. those are the headlines, back to dennis. den deny thank you, patty. time for media minute. just when you think cable cowboy john malone rides into the sunset has another deal wanting liberty to take over virgin media in britain. this would pit him against his old friend an

patti ann brown is live at the breaking news desk with more. >> jenna, it was almost 30 years ago when 10-year-old kevin collins disappeared after school. his case went cold. investigators now say they have new leads. he was a student at st. agnus in the haight-ashbury district of san francisco. at the time two witnesses reported seeing kevin on sonic avenue with a man sittings on a stoop with a large black dog. he was described as white, six feet tall with blond hair. investigators are focused on a man who died five years ago. he was wayne jackson. he had five different identities and a criminal record. he was convicted of child molestation in 1981. that is three years before kevin's disappearance. police recently discovered he was accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two 13-year-old boys in canada. he lived across the street from the school and he owned a large black dog. at time of course, police searched jackson's home but they didn't find anything. but last week investigators earned to that home where jackson used to live. cadaver dog a reacted to an area of the garage. t