heather and ainsley? >> they have really been through it. i am glad.opefully the drug will, would. >>> a special election victory for the gop in florida that could smell big trouble for obamacare. republican david jolly wins a down to the wire house race defeating democrat alex sink. he will take over the late congressman bill young's seat. jolly wins with 49 percent of the vote. sink gets 47 percent. the race was seen as the first test for obamacare ahead of the mid term election. >> this is a great night for us in pinellas county. that represents a view of government, obamacare. the president's healthcare plan has hurt the people in this countr county. a number of people came out to the polls to express that concern to the president and congress. >> later david jolly will join us live on "fox & friends" to talk about the big win. >> that is not the only trouble with obamacare. less than three weeks until the signup deadlines enrollment numbers are still short millions. >> elizabeth prann has more. >> the clock is ticking. they originally wanted 7 mil

i am ainsley hair heaearhardt. >> i am heather childers.hey are breaking promise days before the march 31st enrollment deadline. >> the reason for this and what it means for you. >> we knew it was probably going to happen. there was reasons they might delay the onset of the individual mandate which is something republicans have been calling for for some time and the white house has been resisting. here's what we heard from the department of health and human services. we are experiencing a surge in demand but are making sure we will be ready to help consumers who may be in line by the deadline to complete enrollments either on-line or over the phone. the deadline is march 31st. there has been a lot of concerns within the administration they would not meet their enrollment target which was 7 million then scaled back 6 million. we also heard 5 million. the real question is the demographics. are there enough young people to make this system work. as far as the delay in the individual mandate is concerned, the timing a little bit of a surprise.

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. we appreciate you waking up this early with us. we are going to start with obamacare. the white house offering a two-year expansion on canceled healthcare plans. is this about the american people or about politics? >> elizabeth prann is following the latest news in washington. >> the department of health and human services had already given the insurers the option of continuing canceled plans through 2014. those policies were made in effect an additional two years. they did this to stop another wave of cancellations before the campaign. >> we respect the pledge i made if you like your plan you can keep it. i said in interviews there is no doubt the way that i am -- that hold ended up not being inaccurate. >> while being interviewed rahm emanuel says the decision was driven by political gain. others argue the administration is trying to provide flexibility during the law's implementation. some say the move is much more calculated for political reasons. >> what was happening with the insurance companies, they are required to send can

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unless it's ainsley. good morning to you, ainsley. >> i don't think i could take him.good morning. >> we start this morning with a fox news alert. within the last half-hour the potus heads down with the pope. there they are outside the pope's private library just about a half an hourç ago. they're getting together for a private audience. what's interesting is when they walk into this room, watch the way it is, the president is shown his chair and then the pope sits down behind the desk. it kind of reminds me of getting called into the principal's office. >> it happened to you a lot, steve? >> kind of, a long time ago. there are a lot of things they can talk about -- now they are about to sit. they can talk about a lot of stuff. it should run about 45 minutes. just because it started out very cordially, that doesn't mean there won't be some heavy talk straight ahead. >> there are some things they agree on, fixing the gap between the poor and the rich. but many are saying they are more different than they are alike. look at the issues the catholic church believesç in;

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.hank you for start rg yoing yo and your week with us. tensions boiling over in ukraine. russia tightening its military grip on the country's prime mere region with over 6,000 troops there. >> this as secretary of state john kerry prepares to travel to the ukraine with all options on the table when it comes to a u.s. response. doug luzader is has more. >> we have seen a number of people. you mentioned 6,000. they have knocked that down. secretary of state john kerry will head to ukraine tonight. >> that is not the act of somebody who is strong. that's the act of somebody who is acting out of weakness and out of a certain kind of desperation. we hope russia will turn this around. they can. >> russia clah many consider ths to be russian. the u.s. influence has become very limited and economic sanctions and political pressure they have little impact. >> not even a little bit. if any of that had gotten their tanks he wouldn't have been there in the first place. heather and ainsley. >>> than

ainsley? >> thanks heather. quiet neighborhood in portland captivated by bald eagles stuck in that tree apparently fighting over territory when they became stuck in those branches. their talons, sharp claws, became tangled. just as rescue crews showed up they untangled themselves and flew over with one chasing after the other. the fight apparently not over. >> health care through fellowship. a christian alternative to obamacare, it is growing fast. it is actually outpacing obamacare enrollment in 24 states. >> garre it t explains how it works. >> members of health care savings ministry, has a card and pay premiums and deductibles but say it is often cheaper than provides. ilene joined the medishare in threfrpb -- 2011. when one of her boys got his teeth knocked out, she got him fixed and paid the deductible. the rest was paid by fellow believers. >> it works like insurance as far as i'm concerned but it is a christian option and cheaper than anybody i know on a normal insurance plan. >> members agree to live a b

>> good morning, ainsley.omes to getting the most bank for a tuition buck a shocking survey finds there are many colleges students may be better off not attending. a study by a firm which studies compensation looked at the 20-year net return on college investment it found many schools and areas of study lead to a financial loss even when financial aid is included. among the least valuable college degrees look at the list. education degree from virginia commonwealth university sets you back 169,000 dollars according to the survey. arts degree from eastern michigan university will leave you with a debt of 187,000. florida international university humanities and english degrees cost you 192,000. thes degree from murray state university. you could still be nearly 200,000 in debt 20-years later. as for colleges with the worst return these are whole colleges not just areas of study. worst return bloomfield college will leave you with a lost of 65,000. out of state fayetteville state and the worst is shaw university

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. u.s. government sources now saying the co pilot calmly signed off after the jet was 12 minutes into the diverted route. >> at 1:07 a.m. the plane's communication system sent out the last automated message. by that time the plane already turned west. this all happening without a word from the co pilot to air traffic control. when he spoke 12 minutes later at 1:19 a.m. he said all right, good night. >> what's the latest? >> the pre programming of flight 370 believe the plane's disappearance was deliberately done. where the plane might be comes from the pilot's own flight simulator it shows half a dozen remote systems. they track the plane flying over the airspace but waited ten-days before reporting it. there are published reports of people living on the island seeing a low flying bum bjumbo over the island of maldives. >> i think it is 100 percent clear this pilot or co pilot took this plane with the clear inde intent of doing something bad. >> the search is using the most sophisticated air

heather and ainsley, back to you. >> too gogood advice.women are better at this than men. >> thank you, loshg ori. >> they have a crystal ball when predicting alzheimer's. it is a simple test. >> rthe incredible video you hae to see to believe. but first our own rambo, brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> i just put a shirt on just for this broadcast. i will be back fighting the russians and afghanistan. still no signs of a missing malaysia plane that disappeared with 249 passengers on board including at least two stolen passports. who are they? in the event with the missing plane. are there more stolen passports and mysterious passengers to be examined? we will look at that premise. after cpac, we talk about his speech his golf course and who hit it out of the park at cpac. the dug ger family is here. all of them. four of them wrote a book. you name who and you win a prize. i am not sure what the prize is. zoom out make the animation. ♪ ♪ so you canet out of your element. so you can explore a new frontier and a di

heather and ainsley?s bring us to our look at who is talking might boyd on the kelly file last night. he said this plane may have been targeted because of what it can carry. >> i think we will be happier somebody wants a plane that can carry a lot of fuel. i am afraid of that thing finding us. >> in other news this morning fashion designer lorin scott's shocking suicide leaving many wondering she was more than $6 million in debt. wnyw reporter linda smith has the story. >> fashion designer seemed to have it all she was a celebrity style list and long time girlfriend of mick jagger. the new york post is reporting scott texted her assistant telling her to come by. when she did she discovered scott's body. there was no note found and no foul play. >> some of the biggest stars including madonna, penelope cruz, nicole kidman oprah winfrey and first lady michelle obama. she created a more affordable line of clothes for baumann gnaw republic. >> her style really came from her heart. it cams from her own personal

. >> i am ainsley earhardt.hank you so much for starting your week and endings your workweek with us. advanced aircraft arriving over the indian ocean. the ph joining a massive seven for degree that could be from the missing malaysian flight. >> we will have three hours to scour the remote area before it has to turn back and refuel. this as the first plane sent out today fails to locate anything. >> joining us now from thailand with the latest is david piper. >> good morning to you. we are searching the area all day today. i haven't found anything. three chinese war ships are going to the area as well. u.s. nave reph search plane is over the site now and scanning for those objects that could be pieces of the missing plane. they have just come back and reportedly found nothing. >> they are covering a lot of ground. we are able to cover roughly about 2,500 square miles of ocean per hour while we are searching the area. we have several sensors on board. >> it is also much clearer so they have a better chance of spo

ainsley?100 civilians are dead after muslim herders attacked three christian villages in nigeria. 50 gunmen stormed the communities and hundreds of huts were killed for competition tear pieing fomoments when a car flipped off to a cliff and on to the beach. >> it sounded like an explosion. when i looked the car was sailing over my head right at those rocks. >> the driver was air lifted to the hospital. it is a miracle no one else was hurt. it went through a walkway area usually known for people staying there. >>> time now for your monday motivator. a story of a little girl meeting the stranger who saved her life. aaron potter is now in remission for leukemia. back inall 2012 she is in desperate need. a 28-year-old emt from new york was the pekt match. this past weekend cover tro careers. i believe he would say the same thing i don't meal special about this. >> i know there was a big chance to see what he did today without what he did. >> she will celebrate another milestone. 20 months cancer f

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ainsley?ather, a simple test could be used to rule out heart attacks for people who go to the emergency room with chest pain. a blood test plus the usual echocardiogram were 99 percent accurate in showing which patients could go home instead of having to be admitted for more tests. >> and good morning america news caning co anchor josh elliot leaving to go with nbc sports. he has been there since 2006. elliot want the a giant raise $8 million but the network koubterred with 5 million. amy robock will replace him. >> historic hatching taking place. a eagle born on a live web stream. this is really exciting. so cute. >> the nest is locate add few miles out side of downtown along the river there. this is the second year this bald eagle has nested in that area. ah. the time now -- you want me to do this again. it is 4 minutes to the bottom of the hour. got it right there. next details on the massive recall failed to fix faulty ignition switches not once but twice. >> he found an iphone charger on-

. >> good morning ainsley. when the government announced people would be allowed to keep their health plans for more than two years there was a definition of the hardship exemption. what that means is those who can't afford plans are not required to pay a fine for failing to buy new insurance through october 2016 while testifying before the house weighs and means committee health and human services says this is not an individual mandate delay. >> are you going to delay the mandate to individuals by government healthcare or pay tax? >> no, sir. >> are you going to delay the open enrollment beyond march 31s march 31st? >> no, sir. >> experts say this is another change to one of the law's core points and it is more than just a minor tweak. >> it is ironic it makes obamacare itself the hardship. slightly out of line but i think it is beyond the reach of irony so you didn't quite see it. all you have to do is say this is hard on me. you sign a paper you don't have to provide any documentation. it is essentially a ca

ainsley? >> thanks, brian.s at every turn. the government says it is helping. we invited the millenials here last week to let them let off some of their steam and your response was just great. today we are bringing them back along with your top questions from twitter. here's expert pollster and fox news contributor frank lunz. >> we saw how millenials are pessimistic about the future. i thought an appropriate question would be what makes you most angry today about life in america? i'm going to start with gina. >> obamacare. >> you don't even need health care. >> i do. >> anyone else angry about obamacare? >> the rates are ridiculous. everything he said was a lie. absolutely every single thing he said was a lie. so many of!]y friend are either getting fired, their businesses are going bankrupt because their employers can't afford the new taxes. >> you volunteered for him. >> yeah, i did. >> do you feel responsible for these women and the challenges they're facing. >> correct me if i'm wrong if you guys don't thi

i'm ainsley earhardt filling in for elisabeth this morning. president coming face-to-face for the very first time just momentsç ago. but did these two men actually have more in conflict than they do in common? >> meanwhile, first he called americans liars. now the obamacare disaster is your fault because you can't figure out that darned internet. >> there are some people who are not like my grandchildren who can handle everything so easily on the internet. >> stop it, harry. more coming your

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. the weekend is here.hank you so much for starting your day with us. we really appreciate it. we have this to tell you. fear gripping a washington, d.c. suburb where a serial killer is on the lose. police are confirming a connection between three unsolved murders in that community. good morning, mary mary ann. >> investigators in alexandria virginia discovered the similarities in the bullets used in all three cases. >> according to the forensic reports in the cases they have the same general rifling class and character rigs ticks and are similar in design for all cases. >> detectives have long speculated the murders all occurred in "dateline" at the-- occurred in daylight. lagato a music teacher a p tranned tation planner criminal profilers say the man may not be in any rush to change his appearance. >> they can be extremely arrogant people. he could be looking at that saying to himself, the cops are still never going to find me. i am not going to bother changing my appearance. >> police received 500 tips.

we have the big dilemma that state is facing. >> hey ainsley. it is a dilemma indeed.he numbers are smoking. now the big question is what should colorado do with all of the money is earning from texts and fees. colorado earned 3 and a half million dollars, $14 million in sales of recreational pot. it may be a fraction of the 20 billion annual state budget but he has wasted no time on the proposal to how to spend the money. spend the money on marijuana public safety and statewide coordination of all of the efforts. budget experts are weary. it may be volatile for a while because it is so new and they are committing these funds. business owners are having a tough time opening bank accounts to do business with. the obama administration issued guidance last month to make it easy for them but did not give the businesses or the banks for that matter across the board businesses. >>> coming up, sheer panic over a house cat? how a pet managed to trap a family in a bedroom forcing them to call 911. >>> a mom aesz life in danger when she is attacked by a dog. how her 2-year-old s

i am patti ann browne in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day and your week with us. a brand new lead in the search for missing flight 370 a chinese plane spotted off in the indian ocean in the same area where satellite images showed possible debris. >> this new video shows a chinese ice breaker in hopes of finding the pieces. >> we are seeing a number of items have been spotted, three satellite images and one visual id from a chinese aircraft. a couple of white pieces of large debris. so far they have come up with nothing ships have not been able to locate it. the current in that part of the world is pretty strong. they are in the process of studying to see how fast they move. when they spot something from the air they can figure out where it will be when the ship gets to that location. the complications there are the weather. in fact they say it has been very, very cloudy right down to the surface some of the australian pilots say they have been operating compared to their minimum ability. it really is beginning

. >> good morning ainsley and heather. they test fired that intercontinental pal lace tibal missile. tensions remain high over the military intervention in the region. routers got information ahead of the test but long before the crisis erupted. the ones responsible for the ukraine revolution is mostly neo nazi protestors bringing back cringing memories from world war ii. he says if armed forces are needed it will be justified. >> even if i take a decision to us use armed force it would be legitimate corresponding to international law and protecting the people who are closely tied to us historically, culturally, economically. >> yesterday president obama saying there's still the opportuni opportunity for russia to work with the international community to stabilize. people are blasting the way the president is handling russia saying he doesn't understand the geopolitical threat. >> it is time we woke up about vladmir putin time the administration got real and we are on the verge of possibly seeing a move to reassert the old

>> hi, heather and ainsley. good to see you. hello everyone.ery deep ocean, about two miles deep or 12,000 feet on average, the indian ocean. the region we're looking at is very remote, very poor or little radar coverage out here. temperature wise weç are looking at a relatively warm ocean, temperatures between 70 and 80 degrees farenheit. the area of interest is not that warm. that is in general the indian ocean. we have to go much farther south. once we're south of 40 degrees latitude south you're going to be seeing temperatures drop off quickly. in this region temperatures could be as cool as 50 degrees farenheit. there is a disturbance moving through and that is making search here tougher. we have poor visibility, choppy seas, rough surf. a lot of cloud coverage with it. it is going to be movingç through. once it does over the next couple of days we are going to be seeing conditions improving. the ocean current is something we've been talking about. generally speaking across the indian ocean we do have a counterclockwise flow. across the

and i'm ainsley earhardt. >> if you're just joining us, objects discovered in the indian ocean could be related to the missing plane. >> take a look. these are brand new images from the australian government. they show a possible piece of debris from the plane. a short time ago, australia's prime minister tony abbott announcing that their navy and the u.s. navy are now rushing to that location. >> a location they described as 1500 miles off the coast of australia but he warned the public not to jump to conclusions. >> i should tell the house, and we must keep this in mind. the task of locating these objects will be extremely difficult, and it may turn out that they are not related to the search for flight mh 370. >> so let's listen in now to the press conference that was held earlier this morning. >> the maritime safety authority is coordinating the southern r malaysian airlines aircraft with assistance from the australian defense courforce, the new zeal air force and the united states navy. we have received satellite imagery of objects possibly related to the search for the missing

join us ainsley earhart and tamara. you know there's a liberal bias? >> come on. >> seriously?y, she's at the network, reporting on benghazi, doing great work on a lot of other issues, and she's saying that the environment she's working in has a liberal bias. >> no, no, no, where's that quote. you can roll your eyes all you want. are you picking up my facial expressions? >> yes, you usually do that to me. >> if there is a liberal bias and there's an obama administrative behavior toward her for wanting to get more information, then she won. it's odd that she hasn't been on -- she'll go five months without a story, focused on benghazi, fast and furious. it's suspect when she's a top emmy winning reporter, she's known as the pit bull over there, when she holds on to a story, she runs with it, doesn't give it up, it's true investigative journalism, this is what we all went to school for, you don't see it any more, it's suspect she's going four or five months without a story. >> i don't know how you do it, you can be objective in a story, i like to give both sides. >> that's what in

start your day with ainsley and fox and friends first.w night. >>> well, president obama hitting the comedy circuit. is he getting the last laugh or making a mockery of the office? >> that's disgusting. how long you have had that? >> just four months. >> really? >> spider bite. i got attacked by spiders. >> zach, you need it get that checked right away. you need to get on healthcare.gov because that's one of the most disgusting things i have ever seen. >> this is a guy who doesn't have time for national security meetings. he doesn't have time to get a briefing from his cia guy. he doesn't have time to do all of that he will go do something like. this i think it's fair to say that i wouldn't be with you here today if i didn't have something to plug. >> what is it like to be the last black president. >> what it s. it to be

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. >> ainsley, you just joined us. good morning.ors, 200 names on a petition to try to remove her. what did you find out? >> more than 200 that signed this list, they do not want her to speak. it is all over the rutgers website. it is a done deal. they are not going to take that invitation back. but we went to the campus, talked to a lot of students there and talked to four of the professors that signed that petition, including professor bell that you saw on hannity last night. take a look. >> she played a prominent role in the bush administration's effort to mislead the american people about weapons of mass destruction, at the very least condoned bush's policy about enhanced interrogation techniques such as water boarding. that does it to me. picking a commencement speaker is offering a role model to students and i think we could make better choices than condi rice. >> commencement is a place where students should be happy and joyful and not be distracted by political controversy. >> it is not about republicans and democrats? >> no

i am patti ann browne in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.thank you for starting your day and your week with us. a brand new lead in the search for missing flight 370 a chinese plane spotted off in the indian ocean in the same area where satellite images showed possible debris. >> this new video shows a chinese ice breaker in hopes of finding the pieces. >> we are seeing a nbe

i am ainsley hair heaearhardt. >> i am heather childers.hey are breaking promise days before the march 31st enrollment deadline. >> the reason for this and what it means for you. >> we knew it was probably going to happen. there was reasons they might delay the onset of the individual mandate which is something republicans have been calling for for some time and the white house has been resisting. here's what we heard from the department of health and human services. we are experiencing a surge in demand but are making sure we will be ready to help consumers who may be in line by the deadline to complete enrollments either on-line or over the phone. the deadline is march

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. we appreciate you waking up this early with us.e going to start with obamacare. the white house offering a two-year expansion on canceled healthcare plans. is this about the american people or about politics? >> elizabeth prann is following the latest news in washington. >> the department of health and human services had already given the insurers the option of continuing canceled plans through 2014. those policies were made in effect an additional two years. they did this to stop another wave of cancellations before the campaign. >> we respect the pledge i made if you like your plan you can keep it. i said in

start your day with ainsley and fox and friends first. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> well, president obama hitting the comedy circuit. is he getting the last laugh or making a mockery of the office? >> that's disgusting. how long you have had that? >> just four months. >> really? >> spider bite. i got attacked by spiders. >> zach, you need it get that checked right away. you need to get on healthcare.gov because that's one of the most disgusting things i have ever seen. >> this is a guy who doesn't have time for national security meetings. he doesn't have time to get a briefing from his cia guy. he doesn't have time to do all of that he will go do something like. this i think it's fair to say that i wouldn't be with you here today if i didn't have something to plug. >> what is it like to be the last black president. >> what it s. it to be like to be the last time you ever talk to a president. >> affordable care act web show with zach and he seemed pretty comfortable. >> funny or die video will be one of the reasons we get yo

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.much for starting your day with us. as the administration makes up a final push to try to get people signed up some are calling into question the accuracy of the white house. what's the white house saying wi peter? >> one than two million people reportedly said consumers could not complete on friday. but otherwise no major technological problems with the site. different story at the 800 number. it inspired people leaving a voice mail telling consumers

start your weekday morning with fox and friends, this all starts at 5:00 a.m with ainsley, then, the crew at 6:00. thanks for being with us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> this is a fox news alert. president obama says no. he will not go to the g-8 summit in sochi. senior administration officials announcing the president will not go to sochi unless president putin reverses course on the ryu rainy. also just breaking president obama reportedly offering president putin a way out of crisis. and minutes ago president obama getting off the phone with german chancellor angela merkel. the two speaking an hour about the developing crisis. this dramatic video does tell it all russian and union crew rainyian troops firing each other. both the violence and political tension escalating by the minute. for the very latest we go to live in ukraine. what's going on? well i'm here in kiev. what is happening seems to be crew rainyian side has attempted all attempts by putin tries to provoke choosing a fire fight which would ahim to justify his invasion of crimea and to try to justify an i

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.rt rg yoing yo and your week with us. tensions boiling over in ukraine. russia tightening its military grip on the country's prime mere region with over

start your weekday morning with fox and friends, this all starts at 5:00 a.m with ainsley, then, the6:00. thanks for being with us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> the o'reilly factor is onment tonight. >> continuing down this path of violating of sovereignty of another country will have costs and consequences. >> but now there are reports the british government and other european countries will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this.

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. u.s.rnment sources now saying the co pilot calmly signed off after the jet was 12 minutes into the diverted route. >> at 1:07 a.m. the plane's communication system sent out the last automated message. by that time the plane already turned west. this all happening without a word from the co pilot to air traffic control. when he spoke 12 minutes later at 1:19 a.m. he said all right, good night. >> what's the latest? >> the pre programming of flight 370 believe the plane's disappearance wasel

our own ainsley earhardt visited the campus to track down the professors who are protesting, and here object. >> she played a prominent role in the bush administration's effort to mislead the american people about the weapons of mass destruction and she at least condoned the bush administration's techniques such as water boarding, and that does it for me. the commencement speaker is honoring the speaker and also offering a role model to students. and i think we could make better choices than to pick condoleeza rice. >> it should be a place where student are joyful and happy about their choices and not be involved in political controversy. >> so it is not about republicans or democrats? >> not at all, i have very good friends who are members of the tea party. for me it is the morality issue of what was done in the war. you signed one >> >>> in iraq, particularly whether there are weapons of mass destruction. >> let me ask you this. if barack obama were to speak, would you support him there? >> he's been invited for 2016. i don't know whether he said yes or no? >> would you support him?

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for starting your day off with us.r victory to tell you about this morning the little boy from virginia denied the drug he needed to stay alive. >> the company that manufacturing that drug changing course after we reported on josh hardee's fight for life right here on fox. kelly wright joins us with the latest. >> this is the news the family and friends that young josh hardy have been praying for. he lies in a hospital bed in p saint jude's children's hospital in tennessee. he is battling for his life trying to defeat a deadly virus that is attacking his body resulting from a recent bone mario transplant. his doctors and family say he is close to dying but believe a new trial drug can give josh a greater potential to over come the deadly illness. the pharmaceutical company which confe manufacturers the new drug. he wanted to get fda

. >> good morning ainsley and heather.st fired that intercontinental pal lace tibal missile. tensions remain high over the military intervention in the region. routers got information ahead of the test but long before the crisis erupted. the ones responsible for the ukraine revolution is mostly neo

start your weekday morning with fox and friends, this all starts at 5:00 a.m with ainsley, then, the6:00. thanks for being with us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> this is a fox news alert. president obama says no. he will not go to the g-8 summit in sochi. senior administration officials announcing the president will not go to sochi unless president putin reverses course on the ryu rainy. also just breaking president obama reportedly offering president putin a way out of crisis. and minutes ago president obama getting off the phone with german chancellor angela merkel. the two speaking an hour about the developing crisis. this dramatic video does tell it all russian and union crew rainyian troops firing each other. both the violence and political tension escalating by the minute. for the very latest we go to live in ukraine. what's going

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.now confirmed dead in a gas explosion in harlem, new york. crews spending the night frantically digging through rubble in hopes of finding survivors. right now two people are unaccounted for. more than 60 others injured including at least three children. the blast flattened two buildings terrifying the entire neighborhood. >> knocked me from my bed on the floor. it was really loud. >> i thought i was going to die in my apartment and my kids aren't going to have a mom. >> this is a look at the incredible before and after picture showing the magnitude of the blast. people in the neighborhood reported smelling gas near the building the night before the explosion. we will have a live report from the scene in our next half hour. >> also another fox news alert to tell you about. tragedy hitting the south by southwest music festival in austin, texas.

start your day with ainsley and fox and friends first. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. thanks for joining us. answer that poll. >>> the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> where are you planning on building a presidential library? why your home country of kenya. >> that's a ridiculous question. >> was it ridiculous to president obama to it appear on a comedy web site. the white house says it was done to promote obamacare. some say it was a mistake. we will hear both sides. >> they set up a lot of hoops, making us pay for insurance that we don't want. telling us nothing to see in benghazi. nor at the irs. nothing amiss. not even a smidgen. >> after sarah palin appeared in a conservative conference, the far left started calling her names again. things like moron. why does that continue? crowley and colmes will analyze. >> a stunning turn of events in a murder conviction against michael skakel. >> and cable star nancy grace being accused by accused killer michael skakel. is it legal is investigating. >> also ahead, the latest on the very strange jet liner disappearance. cau

i am patti ann browne in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.ou so much for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. a massive fire in boston leaves two firefighters dead. the firemen they were trapped inside the basement of a brownstone when flames fueled by high winds engulfed the house. a vet traferan firefighter on t scene said in 30 years he had never seen a fire spread so fast. it poured into boston's bravest. >> we lost two heros today. we watched the way the fire department worked today these two heros went into a burning building, got people out of the building. >> the two killed were 42-year-old edwin walsh on the right and 32-year-old michael kennedy. 13 other firefighters hurt the building destroyed displacing families from all 8

a 15-year-old avid surfer named shannon ainsley hits the waves off the coast of south africa on the reef waves are some of the biggest and best in the world. normally, all the surfers worry about here is another beach bum stealing a wave. and that's exactly what a tourist is capturing on his video camera. >> what i was filming was two surfers paddling for the same wave. >> but in just seconds, the tourist would record something rarely seen on video?-- two great whites in a vicious attack on the young surfer. it all happens in a flash. the first shark rips a massive chunk out of shannon's board and sends him plummeting into the water. the great white gets a piece of his hand as the shark's dorsal fin flops in the surf. the second shark, seen here beneath the waves, swims alongside, perhaps looking for leftovers. shannon's friends see the horror from shore and scramble to save him. he's severely wounded. blood spills from his freshly mangled hand. but within a minute, shannon is safe on the beach. this time he's lucky, but he knows it could have been much worse. >> this great white shark a

start your weekday morning with fox and friends, this all starts at 5:00 a.m with ainsley, then, the crew at 6:00. thanks for being with us. we'll see you back here tomorrow night. >>> the o'reilly factor is onment tonight. >> continuing down this path of violating of sovereignty of another country will have costs and consequences. >> but now there are reports the british government and other european countries will not punish putin for invading ukraine. what should president obama do if europe once again acts in cowardly way. charles krauthammer on that. >> it'sing if to be run by bureaucrats and run by politicians who have no idea what is in your best interest then i'm getting out. >> how many doctors are going to opt out of obamacare. we have the number and it is shocking. extensive report tonight let's do this. >> holy. >> is it legal on a texas court ruling allowing teachers to interact sexually with students? >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >>> hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. dealing with the villain putin

and i'm ainsley earhardt. >> if you're just joining us, objects discovered in the indian ocean could be related to the missing plane. >> take a look. these are brand new images from the australian government. they show a possible piece of debris from the plane. a short time ago, australia's prime minister tony abbott announcing that their navy and

ainsley earhart went there two days ago to actually ask the professors, four of the 200 which signedment seat. they found out, we'd be fine with hillary clinton. >> right. questions about benghazi, of course, and one of the professors said, i don't think that she knew anything about it, or that she lied about it, so that's okay. even to karl rove's point about an investigation into what went on beforehand exonerated and found no evidence of it, that wasn't good enough. the investigation that went forward in that? but they decided, i don't think she lied. >> there was a provocative piece, indicating that perhaps if condoleeza rice was not conservative or republican, there would be -- if she were a liberal, then there would be a racist tone thrown on by the professors there. >> check that out. >> in other news, heather nauert has got other news. >> yeah. we have a fox news alert. in washington, d.c., police are hunting for a serial killer. investigators are now saying that the murder of a popular piano teacher last month is linked to two other murders. investigators in alexandria, virg