no small potatoes ainsley. >> not at all. thank you diane macedo live for us. >>> the time now is 10 minutes until the top of the hour. moms to be you want your child to be well behaved. drinking a bottle of wine a month may help? the science behind the new study. >>> a game of hide and seek goes horribly wrong. how this 11-year-old child ended up wedged in a washing machine. the great lengths to get her out safely. >> don't these kids know anything? stay out of the washer. hello. good morning, ladies. coming up at the top of the hour continuing coverage of the massive winter storm that is still blizzarding through out portions of the northeast. a brand new legal battle for obamacare attorneys general for 11 states say the president's fixes are unconstitutional. we have also got a group of veterans who hop another their fallen friends on the big screen. they can be in line for an academy award. plus the company saying good-bye to titles making everybody their own manager. is it going to work? we will talk about that. kevin mc

ainsley?thank you, robert. the man accused of murdering a beloved priest in northern california is areigned. he is fa -- arraigneded. an allegation of torture. he was released from a jail near the saint bernard catholic church several hours before killing reverend freed. freed was beaten to death with a wooden stake and metal gutter pipe inside the church's rector re. a funeral was held monday with more than 1,000 people attending. >>> a man who slapped a crying baby on an airplane will spend the next 8 months in federal prison. he pleaded guilty to simple assault in october for hitting that 19 month old boy and using racial slurs. he has a prior assault conviction and was on probation for a dui at the time of the february incident. a homeowner is suing the home's developer alleging the company knew about the aggressive behavior. the developer knowingly concealed the dangerous individual would be her neighbor. the neighbor has been harassing her and her family including making death threats an

i am ainsley aiearhardt. thank you for starting your day with us. >> the vacation is now over it is back to work in washington with the battle over jobless benefits taking center stage. >> president obama blaming the gop for abandoning americans while he was on vacation in hawaii. peter what's expected on the hill today? >> heather and ainsley president obama says democrats and republicans are working together on a measure that would extend unemployment benefits for three months. if it passes he will sign it. the democratic majority leader harry reid says that will be the first order of business. >> people are desperate and need help. people shouldn't have to work two or three jobs to buy bread for their family. >> republicans are balking at the idea that unemployment insurance must be extended without rearranging any other spending priorities. we heard this weekend from kentucky senator rand paul who said he thinks having this unemployment insurance for a long time removes incentive for americans to try to f

>> all over the place we have ainsley earhardt in times square.t called bounce. and rick leventhal in is miami. >> yes. yes. rubbing it in. >> rocking it out. >> ainsley, hello. happy new year >> hey bill, hey, elizabeth. you're doing such a great job. happy new year, this is how our bodies feel. it's so cold, so much fun. we have a great family from north carolina a fellow carolina girl. you brought your daughters? >> i did. it's wonderful. we're enjoying ourselves. >> are you freeze something >> we have lots of hand warmers. >> is it worth it? would you do it again? >> yes. worth it. >> what is the best part? >> probably being so close to the artists. it's amazing seeing them so close. >> you're in front of the stage. >> are you having snun >> yes. so much fun. >> happy new year, girls! >> ainsley always goes for carolina crowd. >> she does. >> a little bit of home here in new york. >> i love she warms our heart. you're having a good time, ainsley. now time to check in with griff jenkins. right? he's at bounce. hay, griff. >> hey. it's heating u

>> good morning ainsley and heather.y are getting struck in traffic for hours and hours and hours now. this is interstate 285 westbound in that direction, eastbound in the other direction. b with is still gridlocked. eastbound has opened up a bit. this started, believe it or not around 3 yesterday afternoon. that is 3:00 yesterday afternoon. here we are 5:30 going on 6:00 in the morning, it has been 12-hours plus. we have spoken to people who were stuck in traffic eight hours, 10 hours, longer than that. several people told us they left their car, abandoned their car. this is what we are talking about here. these are 50 vehicles right here abandoned by motorists. the rest of the day is going to mean thawing of the road hopefully and people grabbing their cars. metro atlanta has seen traffic headaches like they haven't seen in a long time. back to you in the studio. >> not used to that down there. thanks so much we appreciate that. george franco out of waga in atlanta. >> the time is 15 minutes to the top of the hour. if

of course ainsley that's what davidson did.tely police didn't make it there in time. >> thank you so much, kelly. >> the car jacking at a mall last month are due in court today on murder charges. the men are accused of killing 30-year-old dustin freedman. the couple was targeted after shopping because they drove a range rover. all four men have been in custody since their arrest. that was last month. >>> former new england patriot erin hernandez's roll in a killing becoming clearerer and clearer. they identified hernandez as a suspect in a drive-by shooting that left two people dead. the document alleges he was in the car at the time of the shooting. no charges have been filed in that case. hernandez pleaded not guilty to the murder of ogdel lloyd and is now facing trial. >> an investigation underway on what caused a helicopter crash to kill four air force members. the helicopter assigned to the fighter wing was flying low at the time of the crash. the area remained sealed off. they were expected to take a number of days. the h

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you so much for waking up us this morning.ore than 600 cruise ship passengers violently ill just k days into a dream vacation. that vacation now over as the royal caribbean cruise ship is heading back to new jersey two-days early. the explorer of the seas expected to arrive on wednesday. they are trying to determine the source of that fast spreading stomach bug. they boarded the seas. >> they immediately quarantined every sick person and put a lock down on food and are constantly dreeni cleaning everything. it is using cleaning products and disinfectants known to kill the norovirus. royal caribbean releasing this statement we think theg to do ie early. we are taking several steps to compensate them for their inconvenience. >> two firefighters killed battling aast moving apartment fire in ohio. they became disoriented and trapped inside the building. fellow firefighters were able to remove them and rush them to the hospital but it was too late. 16 year veteran steven and rookie firefighter james dickman died in that fire. the t

heather and ainsley? luzader live for us from washingto washington. >> the polls are out this morning and it is not great news for president obama. on the president's job performance overall 42 percent of voters approve of the job he is doing as president. while 53 percent disapprove. that is mostly unchanged from december when 41 percent approved and 53 percent disapprove. on the economic front 42 percent of voters say it feels like the country is in a recession. the silver lining for the president is that it is an improvement of the 86 percent who felt that way in december of 2010. >> the u.s. team has been threatened but officials are calling it a hoax. the olympic committee saying e-mail threats by the team and five european countries are not from a credible source. athletes will be targeted by terrorist attacks. this comes as russian officials are on the hunt for the female terrorists with a group that vowed to attack the game. an al qaeda plan to bomb the u.s. embassy in tel aviv is foiled. this new

here is ainsley at times square. what is up, ainsley? >> hey, guys.re in manhattan. >> happy new year guys. >> we're dancing on the bar. i just want to say thank you to all of you and the greatest job. there is kissing and craziness. what is your hope for 2014? what do you hope for new year? >> health, happiness and su success. >> and happiness and success to you. you can see it's getting crazy. >> happy new year to you and everybody there. she's still in miami. happy new year, bill. >> oh, my gosh. this is owe 2014. everyone going bonkers. afro jack just took the stage. ladies dancing and guys are drinking. what are your thoughts? >> happy new year, everyone. >> yes. >> that is the only way to celebrate down here. happy new year to you this, is i'm in a -- someplaces have live music and bands. down here, djs are king. it's a good gig but there is only a few world class djs in the world. they can do this. afro jack is one of them. he's going spin and play until 2:00 a.m . and then, inside of the hotel, the nightclub known as live, piertro, is going to

i know some of you have family out there, right, heather and ainsley? >> my aunt is up there in elizabeth city. >> cold out for a lot of my relatives, too. >> thanks, maria. >> legendary folk singer and song writer pete singer has died. ♪ >> known as the father of american folk music seger made songs like this land is your land and we shall over come. he was an activist leading environmental campaigns and marching along side doctor martin luther king. seeger's family said he died peacefully. he was 94 years old. >>> three people are dead after a helicopter crash in colorado. the three person crew was on a routine flight. the helicopter snagged a power line and went down north of grand junction. a mounted rescue pilot he was among those killed. the faa and ntsb are investigating the crash. >>> dozens remembering two people shot dead at the maryland mall. shopping center reopened. mourners left throw you ares and prayed. >> it is chilling to think people were witnessing all of this and the weirdest thing is not knowing the motive. >> 19-year-old aguilar i

i am sure it is cold out there. >> good morning ainsley and everybody at home. new york city feeling more like a frozen tundra than the big apple this morning. central park is behind me. 11 inches fell. the kids will probably enjoying it after school today because new yorkers are taking this in stride. in fact schools are supposed to be in session today. 11 inches falling in concession that caused a huge problem after work. the timing of the storm was terrible. 1700 plows. 2,000 workers manning two-hour shifts rescuing drivers. this one grandmother and 9 month old grandson in the car had to be rescued. take a listen. >>> we were going up this hill and we started in diverse and started going diagonal lee. >> a nightmare for commuters yesterday. you should have seen social media about this. a lot of people upset with mayor jody blas yo. this is his second snowstorm he is dealing with on his watch. he said there was nothing we could do the plow efforts we did was as good as we could do. you have to look at the temperatures on my way up here i saw it was 1 # 1 degre

ainsley? >> kelly wright live for us in the studio. thank you, kelly. it's time for "look whose talking." first former mayor rudy giuliani on the record saying the new numbers prove obamacare is going to cost a whole lot more than it would benefit. >> financial disaster. those are the people they were counting on to pay for everyone else. way below their target there. far more nanny people they anticipate who are seeking financial said. this is going to end up being a program that technically is going to be bankrupt they are going to have to put extra funds in from somewhere. >> new enrollment numbers show older people are signing up which will drive the cost up. that's exactly what insurers feared all along. >> so the question then would be why aren't they worried about it? charles krauthammer piering on special report and says it is all about bailout. >> reason they are not going to have to go into a death spiral getting a lower number is because they get the bailout. they can keep the rates the same and you and i pay millions of dollars that would co

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thank y -- ainsley earhardt.hank you for starting your day with us. >> a guilty verdict in amanda knox case. the victim meredith kercher's family speaking out moments ago. >> she will not be sent back to prison. we will talk about what happens next. >> amanda knox says she would have to be dragged back to italy kicking and screaming. this is the center of an international media frenzy for more than 6 years. they sentenced knox and her former boyfriend for more than 28 years of prison after nearly 12-hours of deliberations by two judges and 6 jurors. knox was convicted of killing her roommate meredith kercher in 2009. that was overturned and they were released from prison. italy's supreme court overturned that decision and sent the case back for a third trial. this is the result of that. meredith kercher's family is looking forward to when the whole ordeal is over. >> nothing of course is going to bring meredith back. not going to take away the hoar wore of what happened to her. the best result would be finally br

ainsley, heather?ank you, mary an, classes are set to resume after a violent shooting. 911 calls from inside the middle school have just been released. two stu deents were shot an 11-year-old girl and 13-year-old boy. this emergency call from a student was the first of many. >> 12-year-old mason campbell faces three counts of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. because of his age state law prevents him from being tried as an adult. >>> private plane making a crash landing about a mile north of salt lake city international airport. the pilots reported having mechanical issues with the plane possibly due to being low on fuel. the airport shut down 40 minutes after the accident. the pilot was on board and was not injured. >>> water officials say they may start taking cladrastic steps t maximize available water in their system while they can. >> i think it was a good idea. we use too much water as it is. we should all try to rags water as we can. >> it is the gypping of the year obviously we haven't h

i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for joining us it's 5:30 on the east coast. we haven't gotten much sleep. i am sure you p didn't either. millions turning out to usher in 2014. >> 3, 2, 1. >> a million people filled into times square to watch the ball drop at the crossroads of the world. two hours ago in las vegas fireworks lit up the sky over the mgm casino. the party is not over over there as you can image. check out the fire display over the boston harbor. beautiful. >> i love this. it is awesome. >> across the bond look at the fireworks firing off over the london eye. they enjoy labor confetti choreographed fireworks. we celebrated in time's square last night. here are some of the highlights. >> we are live in time's square. >> happy, happy, happy. look like you are having a last. >> -- blast. >> happy new year. this is how our bodies feel. it is so cold but it is so much fun. >> can't believe how cold it is. >> i am your personally delivered body warmer. >> we are not doing anything. we are not going out. what? is wait a minute. what's that? maybe we went

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. >> that's right ainsley. the deadline was initially slated for a few weeks ago at the end of december. but all of the technical problems led the administration to push it back to the end of this month january. now they have until the middle of march now. hhs is saying quote as part of our continuing effort to help smooth customer's transition into marketplace covered we are allowing those covered additional time to shop for new coverage while getting the treatment they need. we are hearing from the white house about the new data revealing lower than expected enrollment among young people. >> it is also for anybody who has been young, i assume that includes anybody, a statement of the obvious, young people are going to be by and large late to the party when it comes to signing up. >> but republicans are not satisfied and house leadership is now pushing legislation that would require more transparency. >> if the numbers are as bad as they seem with the lack of information, just image perhaps how bad it really i

we have the latest on this. >> good morning ainsley and heather.post office hiked postage rates and now they are finding out why. they discovered the agency has not fulfilled the promises to congress to save more and cut spending already identified as excessive. the board of governors chairman mickey barnett explained why he raised the rates and said it was the only option of the options available to the postal service. it reflects extreme financial challenges, unquote. the postal service could save 2 billion in it closes redundant mail centers. but this month they decided to keep 80 of them open edge de indefinitely. back on monday the agency said it could generate more money in additional $9 million offering financial services. the post office declined to comment on the entire situation overall but said it was a self supporting agency that uses no direct tax payer money. back to you guys. >> thank you, joe. >>> the time now is 15 minutes until the top of the hour. ing coming up caught red handed. a school bus driver texting with children on board

. >>> also, the march for life event in washington, and our very own ainsley earhardt has more on the tribute. >>> and first, we begin with the fox alert, we're short days away from super bowl 48, and the state of emergency after yesterday's massive snowstorm left parts of the region covered in more than a foot of snow. and before we bring in our football efforts to talk about the challenges they face as the super bowl approaches and the temperatures drop. we go to new york city, in times square, which by the way is now known as super bowl boulevard. sir, sorry, rick to put you out there. freezing. >> reporter: yes, incredible temperatures, sean, temperatures in the teens now and not going to change much. a big snowstorm happened yesterday, in fact, the biggest snowstorm we've seen so far this season. take a look so far at some of the totals, 11 and a half inches right here in new york city, the same at met life stadium, just across the river into jersey. and the temperatures are rising, take a look at the current wind chills. cold across the area. i can tell you it will remain cold.

i am ainsley aiearhardt. you for starting your day with us. >> the vacation is now over it is back to work in washington with the battle over jobless benefits taking center stage. >> president obama blaming the gop for abandoning americans while he was on vacation in hawaii. peter what's expected on the hill today? >> heather and ainsley president obama says democrats and republicans are working together on a measure that would extend unemployment benefits for three months. if it passes he will sign it. the democratic majority leader harry reid says that will be the first order of business. >> people are desperate and need help. people shouldn't have to work two or three jobs to buy bread for their family. >> republicans are balking at the idea that

take a look a live look the new year's celebration there but five hours ago ainsley was there.n time's square. >> 4, 3, 2, 1. >> more than 1 million people braved the cold weather to watch the ball drop and the cross words of the world. >> everything out here is a new experience. i think everybody in the world

i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for starting your day with us.theast braising for a major storm that is coming from the midwest. it is expected to bring up to a foot of snow in some parts and freezing temperatures as well. >> the storm lrd swalready swald chicago. cancelling flights making a mess of the roads. what can we say today? >> a lot of people coming back from vacation. >> we are talking about a holiday week. so many people will be traveling and they will be seeing big time impact either delays or cancellations at big hubs. it is a complicated weather story. we have two storm systems there is one across portions of the midwest that is producing snow across parts of illinois and indiana even into ohio. the second front dal -- frontal boundary. both will be merging off the coast of the northeast coming up later today. we have winter weather advisories across missouri and into sections of pennsylvania. the worst hit areas is where we have or where we are expecting the worst conditions is where we have winter storm warnings in effect and even

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your week with us. a fox news alert. scary moments for 124 passengers when their plane lands at the wrong airport. almost careens off of a cliff. the southwest flight is from chicago. it was supposed to stop in branson, missouri. but instead touched down at an airport seven miles away with a runway half its size. one passenger said the pilot hit the brakes so hard he could smell the burned rubber. right now it is unclear if the pilot or dispatcher directed the flight to the wrong airport. this isn't the first time something like this has happened. you will recall in november a boeing dreamliner landed at the wrong airport in kansas. a much smaller airport. the runway too short for the jumbo jet to take off leaving it stuck there for a day before it was able to take off. >>> a plane packed with passengers flies off an icy runway in maine. a delta flight from new york city to manger international skidded off on the grass while trying to turn toward the terminal on saturday. there were 50 people on board n

i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. hope you are starting off on the right foot on the right side of the bed this morning. former defense secretary robert gates dropped bombshells on the obama administration. they are firing back reacting to highly critical remarks of the vice president and the if president. >> beyond the criticism level of president obama for handleings of the war in iraq and afghanistan is it may be hillary clinton and joe biden that may have the most though worry about. look at the impact it had. this was lunch yesterday between president obama and vice president obama. it is always closed to the press until yesterday. the white house opens the doors to cameras they denied this but the timing makes it seem as though it was a response to gates who unleashed on biden who say he was consistently wrong. >> there's a lot of good in joe biden. he really was wrong about a lot of things. go back to the 80s. he was wrong about he wanted to keep the persian cruise missiles out of europe to support the nuclear

i am patti ann browne in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.hank you for watching "fox & friends first". it is friday. justin bieber posed for a mug shot. the 19-year-old accused of drunken driving resisting arrest and drag racing in miami. this morning he is out on bail but the trouble is far from over. >> anna kooiman is here to tell us how both of bieber's parents allegedly played a part and also what really happened behind bars. >> good tornimorning to you. this baby faced pop star is hollywood's latest bad boy. ♪ >> justin bieber seen here leaving jail. the 19-year-old climbing on top of his suv saluting the crowd after his arrest. the singer almost i am ue lating michael jackson when he jumped on his suv and waved to fans after being cleared in his 204 trial. we saw a different justin bieber dawning a jump suit. the young eyes out in a holding cell after his bond was set at $2,500. he is accused of drag racing at 4:00 in the morning. bieber's father helping his son block off the streets so he and his friend could race. he admitted to drin

be sure to start your day with ainsley at fox and friends happy new year.ss america. >> very special o'reilly factor is on tonight. >> you don't want me to leave. you want this date to go on forever. >> how does actor kelsie grammar handle hollywood? >> i have lively speculation over certain conversations. >> the democrats have gone further left and the democrats have gone to where the democrats were 40 years ago. we have selected

heather and ainsley it looks wonderful.t every city on this map or every city on this map has temperatures above freezing. the exception of course alaska. so it is back to normal. georgia is warmer than alaska. earlier we had parts warmer in georg georgia alaska than georgia. >>> who knew a mascot could be so terrifying. they found out the hard way. >> the houston rockets mascot, look at this, he came to life. gave players quite a stair. you can see him standing still then he waits for them to finish practice. >> dwight howard. here we go. here we go. look at that. scaring these athletes. they are like 69 and they are terrified. >> a little laugh for you. dwight howard look there with his phone. >> funny stuff. >> coming up the postal service under fire to pay employees who went to war. a major update to the story. >> he complained about the restaurant on-line soon the restaurant will be able to track you down. aflac! aflac! got 'em. ♪ yeah, he's clean, boss. now listen e, duck. i have an associate that met with, uh, an unf

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. we are going to start with some news we are learning this morning. after shooting a student at a pennsylvania college the wide ner university campus in suburban philadelphia remain locked down overnight as police search for a gunman. they believe he ran off in a nearby neighborhood. surveillance individual i don't -- surveillance video is being reviewed now. the student who was shot is sitting in the school parking lot. coming up we will have a live report out of chester, pennsylvania with more on the search for that gunman. two people are dead and 10 others are seriously injured in an ohm ma plant explosion -- omaha plant explosion. rescuers removed a 53-year-old victim last night. the cold temperatures and strong winds cut off the search for another man. all 38 workers who were there in the building at the time have now been accounted for. the cause of the blast have not yet been determined. there were no hazardous chemicals inside the plant. the investigation could take weeks. >> an out of control cement truck crashes into a home leaving the drive

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. fierce winds threatening to make an already out of control wildfire in southern california worse this morning. the flames only 30 percent contained right now. forecasters fear that winds today could fan the flames. a paper thrown into a campfire, that is believed to be the cause. the fire it quickly through out of -- grew out of control because of dry and windy conditions. >> we are surrounded by fire. fire actually kissed the door, the back window of the house. >> several homes buildings and more than 1700 acres have been destroyed. three people have been injured. jonathan gero, clifford henry and steven aguer they are facing charges. thousands of people remain evacuated from their home. >>> a member of the army's elite night stalker's unit is dead after a blackhawk helicopter makes a hard landing. this happened as the chopper was landing at the airfield in georgia after a training flight. the pilot was in control of the aircraft until it hit the groun

ainsley earhardt. @ainsley earhardt on twitter. >> thank you, sean. you're on -- >> 5:00 to 6:00 a.m. early, early. >> what was the top story of this year? >> obamacare for me. i was working on your show so much with obamacare. definitely watching the whole package with all of them together. the boston marathon bombing. that united our country with a tragedy. also zimmerman shook our country. it was tragic. uh you hear sound bites from the parent who is lost their son. brought up so many racial iss issues. >> zimmerman an the knock out game. then the government shutdown and obamacare. a lot went on. what was the top story? >> i think the obamacare roll out has been significant. everything leading up to that. obamacare was really -- that was where it took its course. disenchantment with the current policieses. >> was this a good year for barack obama? you're his big supporter. >> he's had better years. 2012 was certainly better. he saw a huge uptick with the government shutdown that was squandered when the website went -- >> by the $600 million, three

. >> i am ainsley earhardt.nk you for starting yao you are day with us. >> great to be here. >> the super bowl match up is set. the seattle seahawks and the denver broncos getting ready to hit the big apple for super bowl 48. first to denver it was tom brady verses payton manning. denver is headed to the super bowl with a final score of 26 to 16. the now to seattle that's where the 49ers face off against the seahaw seahawks. last chance for san francisco he looks to michael crab tree in the end zone but it is broken up by richard sherman and picked off. seattle wins 27-17. he goes with a rant to michael crab tree. >> i am

we have surprises from bill o'reilly, megan kelly, joined by ainsley earhart and rick leventhal and billelbeck will take it into the new year right here on the fox news channel. be there. >> how come there aren't any pictures of us. >> we're too good looking, we might blow up the screen. >> i'm committing myself to losing 25 pounds by june. >> you can do that. >> particularly if dana is on my back, i'll probably lose 50. >> she throws everything away. >> and not because -- not for you right wingers out there, it is not about that. it is to stay healthy and torment you. >> and anything to say about the new year's eve show, bobbie? >> you have to watch the new year's eve show you know why? >> why. >> because we are getting in the snuggy together. >> it will take the fire department to get us out. >> it will be cold. >> that is must-see tv. and andrea, you are up. >> a couple of fun facts, pro-seco is now replacing champagne as the drink of choice. and when you pour it, pour it as a 40 degree angle or there will be too many bubbles and you'll lose the alcohol and each bottle has 49 million

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your week with us.news alert. scary moments for 124 passengers when their plane lands at the wrong airport. almost careens off of a cliff. the southwest flight is from chicago. it was supposed to stop in branson, missouri. but instead touched down at an airport seven miles away with a runway half its size. one passenger said the pilot hit the brakes so hard he could smell the burned rubber. right now it is unclear if the pilot or dispatcher directed the flight to the wrong airport. this isn't the first time something like this has happened. you will recall in november a boeing dreamliner landed at the wrong airport in

be sure to start your day with ainsley at fox and friends happy new year. god bless america. >> very special o'reilly factor is on tonight. >> you don't want me to leave. you want this date to go on forever. >> how does actor kelsie grammar handle hollywood? >> i have lively speculation over certain conversations. >> the democrats have gone further left and the democrats have gone to where the democrats were 40 years ago. we have selected interviews it is hollywood and the factor together. that is not a complement it is the truth. and it all starts right now. >> caution you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> thank you for watching the factor goes hollywood special. >> but do you get heat when you go back because you are a republican and a conservative guy? i have lively speculations. i are read some things. there are friends of abe. people know i'm a member of that group. >> but nothing personal to you. >> i would have loved to have been on the set with you ted danson and woody harrelson. you can't get more left wing than t

ainsley.eing new the morning. >> the afternoon there is a problem obviously between you two. >> only the mornings. as the day progresses. >> it gets worse. >> yes, it does. thanks, guys. let me tell you what's happening in the news this morning. the contractor behind the problematic obamacare web site now being replaced by the firm responsible for the strategy that helped win the president his election. the firm accent sure management developed the tracking program during the president's election campaign. the noncompetitive $90 million contract names accentyou work re the primary obamacare contractor. cgi still gets to maintain five other government contracts. >>> two mentionan citizens are under arrest this morning, found with -- get this -- 96 fake credit cards that are linked to that target breach. mary garcia and daniel dominguez, they used those cards cloned with account information from last month's security breach. the cards were used to buy tens of thousands of dollars worth of mercha

we check back in with ainsley earhart. come on, no way. is that really -- that's the one? where's the other t-shirt? >> over here, can you pan over on this t-shirt, i'm trying not to slide, because it's -- we poured water on the ground. >> i know why you keep shaking it. >> i think i -- listen, it took a little longer, but we proved our point and we probably avoided a great segment on jon stewart. thank you. >>> still ahead tonight, tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary on lbj's war on poverty, we have a heated debate on whether the government is the answer or the problem. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. >> new york's new mayor bill de blasio raised a lot of eyebrows, someone referred to new york city as a plantation. we'll come back for the first time on tv. this is a hannity exclusive coming up straight ahead. >>> put an end to economic and social inequality that threaten to unravel the city we love. and so today we commit to a new progressive direction in new york. we will ask the very wealthy t

i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for starting your morning off with us.inistration. >> in his new memoirs gates blasts the leadership and questions his dedication to the war in afghanistan. elizabeth prann is live in washington with an inside look at the book. >> former defense secretary robert gates includes harsh judgments about president obama's leadership and the afghanistan war. felt the commander-in-chief was secure and skeptical saying the president doesn't trust his commander can't stand hamid karzai doesn't believe in his own strategy and doesn't believe the war to be his. for him it is all about getting

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you so much for waking up us this morning.ise ship passengers violently ill just k days into a dream vacation. that vacation now over as the royal caribbean cruise ship is heading back to new jersey two-days early. the explorer of the seas expected to arrive on wednesday. they are trying to determine the source of that fast spreading stomach bug. they boarded the seas. >> they immediately quarantined every sick person and put a lock down on food and are constantly dreeni cleaning everything. it is using ea

. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for starting yao you are day with us. >> great to be here. >> the super bowl match up is set. the seattle seahawks and the denver broncos getting ready to hit the big apple for super bowl 48. first to denver it was tom brady verses payton manning. denver is headed to the super bowl with a final score of 26 to 16. the now to seattle that's where the 49ers face off against the seahaw seahawks. last chance for san francisco he looks to michael crab tree in the end zone but it is broken up by richard sherman and picked off. seattle wins 27-17. he goes with a rant to michael crab tree. >> i am the guest one in the game. that's the result you are going to get. don't you ever talk about me. >> well crab tree responded by saying that sherman made one good play. he went on to say he's a tv guy. i am not a tv guy. i play ball. >> match is done. with the super bowl set all eyes are on new york. super bowl 48 airs on fox sunday february 2nd from met life stadium in new jersey. >> in oth

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us.s on the white house as president obama plans his 5th state of the union address. >> molly henneberg joinis us lie from washington. >> after a difficult year with not much done on his legislative agenda president obama is expected to throw down the gauntless in his state of the union address telling lawmakers he has other options if he can't get his legislative goals through congress. >> he simply won't stop because mindful of congress' reluctance to be cooperative at times the president is going to exercise his authority. he is going to use his pen

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. >> this morning nanny cars are still stranded on icys several states. drivers forced to sleep in their cars, young children stranded on buses and in their classrooms. they have all been rescued. >> now the blame game begins. how did such a small amount of snow cripple the south. marianne rafferty is year. >> georgia governor and the mayor under fire for the delayed response with the capitol city paralyzed less than 3 inches of snow. they were not warned of what was on the way on tuesday. the national guard has been called in along with other state agencies to take drivers to their cars abandoned on atlanta interstate. for some these efforts are too late. >> park on the side you should

>> julie reginski and ainsley earhart. in honor of richard sherman's epic meltdown after the game.od stuff, right? >> we're going to unveil the best political in pop culture meltdown rants of all time, and we'll let you guys decide who the winner is, let's role the tape. >> you think they want to be spending their time here, is that what you think? they want to be spending their time here in the gallery. and you say we're addressing them, and that's what you're upset about? i want you madam speaker to address the reason that they're here. >> you're perfect, you're going to judge me. >> i'm not running for office. >> you know who judges me? >> i'm not telling you. >> you know who judges me. >> go visit with your rabbi, shows you how much you know. >> he was prepared to sacrifice the local economy. he was prepared to sacrifice the towns around yosemite when he was on the jihad against american citizens getting health care. >> the fact is, we have four dead americans, was it because of a protest or guys out for a walk one night who decided they would kill some americans. what differen

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us.the white house is in full damage control mode reacting to highly critical remarks about the president and vice president from former defense secretary robert gates. >> elizabeth prann is live in washington with the white house's surprising defense of vice president joe biden. >> you are right. jay carney was on the defensive after details surfaced of robert gates' up coming book. he dee mid accusati-- denied acs against the current administration. >> we focused and made