elizabeth prann reporting for us live in washington. morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. we're learning more about the three diplomatic security agents and a state department contractor who were among the injured. the four injured who we know belonged to state department but there were other personnel on the ground. republican senator lindsey graham tells fox news the injured survivors have been told to be quiet. he says the house should investigate. >> but i'm going to hold up the business of the senate until we get the survivors on record. i've talked to a couple, and their story is chilling. they're scared to death to come forward without some institutional support. >> reporter: now, when asked about the survivors, press secretary jay carney said he is sure the white house is not preventing anyone from speaking. the state department also is in talks with the survivors. >> i can tell you that i have visited with one of the survivors at bethesda hospital who is remarkably courageous, who is doing very, very well, and

elizabeth prann, thank you very much. doomed navy ship finally removed from a protected coral reef in the philippines. the u.s.s. guardian, a mine sweeper was headed to indonesia and strayed off course into an area off limits to navigation, and it ran aground. hit ago reef. workers had to dismantle the strip to move it. today, a crane lifted remaining piece of the 250 ton stern. the damage to the reef will now be assessed to determine the exact fine washington will have to pay. we're told it could reach more than 2 million dollars. a deadly easter sunday pileup killing several people we're learning and injuring many more. details on how it happened and video continues to come into fox news at this hour. and a critical day tomorrow for the accused gunman in the colorado movie theater massacre. james holmes set to learn whether prosecutors will offer him a new plea deal or instead plan to seek the death penalty against him. a live report straight ahead. [ male announcer ] when it comes to the financial obstacles military fa

elizabeth prann has more from our dc news room. >> it may have taken all night, but the senate narrowly approvessed the budget for the first time in four years, passing 50-49. it's a $3.7 trillion blue print plan raising a trillion dollars in new taxes and the government would still be in a definite sit after ten years. senator patty murray argues it creates jobs and economic growth. for the democrats, the vote is a big accomplishment. >> first of all, over the last two decades, an average budget resolution considered 78 amendments. we've done 101. average voterama, 101. we've done twice as many. doing this has been a huge feat. >> hundred dollars of amendments were filed. mostly symbolic to show where senators stand on issues. when you take 13-hour, six-minute vote, there has to be humor. >> at this time, 5:00 a.m, there has not been a day without a budget being passed in the united states senate the. >> all democrats voted yay, with the exception of four up for reelection in 2014 and from states which can be unfriendly to democrats. jay carney responding to today's news. he says the p

elizabeth prann is in our d.c.ureau with more. >> reporter: it may have taken almost all night for the first time passing. and a plan raising nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes and the government would still be in a deficit ten years from now. senator patty murray, however, argues it creates jobs and economic growth for the democrats, the vote is a big accomplishment. >> first of all, over the last two decades the average budget resolution considered 78 amendments. we've done 101. average, we've done 70, twice as many. to doing this has been a herculean feat. >> hundreds of amendments were filed, but 70 were voted on. senators approved a sales tax for online retail sales and voted to approve tkeystone pipeline and to big to fail for big banks. and these are mostly symbolic gestures and show where the senators stand on issues and of course, when you take a 13 hour 6 minute vote there does have to be a little bit of humor. >> it is good to say that as of this time, 5 a.m., there has not been a day without a budge

the korean war ended in a truce and not a peace treaty back in 1953. >> elizabeth prann reporting liveor us, thank you, elizabeth. >> jamie: we want to add context what's going on in north korea's military. that is over one thousand short and medium ranged missiles and armed forces have approximately 1.3 active personnel. now, the north also has over 600 combat aircrafts at its disposal, but when it comes to life style, well, the north korean people are practically living in the dark ages. i mean, this literally. take a look at this nighttime image, if you will, of the korean peninsula. south korea is lit up, as you can he see. but there is just a faint little around pyongyang in north korea, south korea per capita incomes are about 17 times those of north koreans. >> that's a fascinating image. >> jamie:. >> it is. a parachuting accident that killed a navy seal. investigators say it happened during a regular training exercise in arizona. we're also learning that the seal who died was a member of seal team six, that's the elite squad who killed usama bin laden. no word whether he parti

. >> elizabeth prann live for us from washington. >> first degree weather update with janice dean. >> for a couple days it will feel like winter again. it will be tops see turvy. that's how march is sometimes. look at the last hooray of the form system across the central u.s. over the weekend. lake-effect snow across the great lakes. as patty mentioned temperatures will dip to 40 degrees, 36 in new york, 46 in dc. a little bit of a warm-up as we head into the weekend then we go right back into the cold unfortunate unfortunately. 18 in minneapolis. i want to take a quick look at europe because all eyes are on rome. paris 23 degrees over a foot of snow. cold in portions of europe. all eyes are on vatican city as people await for the pope to be chosen the white or black smoke. if you are headed to saint peters square 56 degrees uncelted weather. dress appropriately. back to you heather and patti ann. >> you look very springy in your pink sweater at least. >> you have to do it somehow, right? >> it is 10 after the top of the hour. coming up department of homeland security is supposed prot

. >> harris: elizabeth prann has more from washington. elizabeth?it took all night but the senate narrow le approved a budget for the first time in four years, passing 50-49. a $3.7 trillion blueprint plan raising nearly a trillion dollars in new taxes and the government would still be in a deficit after ten years. senator patty murray argues it creates jobs and economic growth. for the democrats the vote is a big accomplishment. >> first of all, over the last it two decades the average budget resolution considered 78 amendments. we have done 101. average votearama 35 amendments. we have done 70. twice as many. this has been a herculean feat. >> reporter: 70 voted on mostly symbolic gestures which show exactly where the senators stand on issues and when you take a 13-hour 6 minute vote there to be a little bit of hume. >>> ahumor. >> as of this time, 5:00 a.m. there has not been a day without a budget being passed in the united states senate. >> all voted yay with the exception of four up for reelection in 2014 and from states which can be unfriendl

elizabeth prann is live for us in washington with more on what's happening today. > good morning, heather. president obama's trip continues on his final day in israel and what the president did was just as important as his message. he visited the famous holocaust memorial just as you said as well as a number of other symbolic spots such as the grave site of rabin a prime minister known as a symbol of the peace pro-prospects. he took the his time to pay his respects. >> the president reiterated to prime minister benjamin netanyahu the importance of peace and the vision of two states. he said washington doesn't consider it a continued settlement activity to be constructive. he said visiting this week is to listen and reinforce support. he also continues to keep a tough stance on iran. he repeated the u.s. position saying, quote: all options are on the table stopping iran from requiring nuclear weapons. he does, however, want to address the issue diplomatically. >> iran must know this time is not unlimited. i have made the position of the united states of america clear

elizabeth prann. the shooting at quantico is one of a string of attacks at military bases.d two on separate occasions and the pentagon was another of his military targets and last year a soldier opened fire at fort bragg during a safety exercise and one was killed, two wounded and the shooter turned the gun on himself and the worse was at fort hood in 2009 when the major nadal hassan killed 13 team and wounded more than two dozen others. we are also tracking a developing story about a man accused of impersonating a pilot and making it into the cockpit of a u.s. airways flight. the french nationalen into custody at philadelphia international airport and police say he was literally at the jump seat behind the captain before he was removed and now there are questions how he was able to get as far as he did. trace gallagher is live in our west coast bureau. how did that happen, trace? >> the thing here, ali, the phony passenger, pilot was ticketed for coach and asked the ticket agent if there was room in first class. and he threw a fit and saying he hated americans and yet got

elizabeth prann is live there. >> congress may not be in session. the president is calling on lawmakers to take steps which will cut he says has become an epidemic of gun violence. during a press conference yesterday, the president says we can't forget about the shooting at sandy hook elementary and legislation is common sense and should be noncontroversial. >> why wouldn't we want to make it more difficult for a dangerous person to get his or her hand on a gun? why wouldn't we want to close the loophole that allows as many as 40% of all gun purchases to take place without a background check? why wouldn't we do is that. >> now teachers and victim's family members were among the crowd yesterday supporting the president's proposals. >> this is a nonpartisan issue. and moms are coming together much like mothers against drunk driving to fight for stronger gun laws. >> now, senate leader harry reid plans to call for votes on proposed legislation which would include expanded background checks as well as harcher penalties for gun trafficking. but the bill

. >> harris: elizabeth prann, thanks. john bolton, former ambassador to the united nations spoke about the handling of the benghazi attack. >> part the of the administration's problem here is that many people think they engaged in a coverup, that they made up a story about the demonstration because they didn't want to reveal that terrorist groups were prevalent in and around benghazi. >> harris: coming up inside the fox report, the ambassador will join us live and i'll ask him about the take on the benghazi investigation with the development and about the man that elizabeth just talked about who is in custody in libya. somehow connected to the terror attack, we don't know witness or suspects, but yet, we have not had access to him either. stay tuned for that. for now, iran. showing off its military hardware by launching a destroyer in the caspian sea. the 1400 ton ship represents iran's first military presence in that oil rich body of water. and state television there reporting the ship is armed with surface to surface an

elizabeth prann more now from washington. >> southsouth korean official rs north korea has test firedwo short range missiles this week. the pentagon announcing it has a $1 billion plan to upgrade our missile defense tools and the deputy defense secretary will make a two-day trip to seoul over the weekend. >> we will strengthen homeland missile defense by deploying 14 additional ground base interceptors that will increase the number of deployed ground base interceptors from 30 to 44. >> this is in response to the increase in threats from the new ruler, kim jong-un has warned of preemptive nuclear strikes in the united states. in addition to an increase of radar capability in japan, extra interceptors are planned for alaska, along parts of the west coast, as well as undisclosed locations on the east coast. the designs seen in this animation, will be able to counter attacks from intercontinental ballistic missiles, the upgrades originally proposed by the bush administration were halted when president obama took office. while some are critical of the president for this, others say it wasn

elizabeth prann. >> reporter: and wrapping up the three day stint, leaving rand paul feeling charmedn the straw poll. after the filibuster on the floor. and coming in second, florida senator marco rubio, about 23% of the vote. rick santorum 8% of the vote and followed by governor chris christie who wasn'tnvited. there was serious discussion about obamacare and other issues, but also some pretty good laughs. >> . >> clayton: oh, bloomberg is the not around, our big gulp is safe. it's just pop with lo he cal ice, i hope that's okay. >> measuring success in government by how many people are dependent on the government. we measure success in government by the opposite, how many people are no longer dependent on the government. >> defend the constitution. liberty is under assault from every direction. some of you all may have noticed the second amendment is in president obama and senate's cross hairs right now, but we did receive helpful advice from joe biden. that if you have any threats at home, just go outside with a double-barreled shotgun and fire in the air, which is very, very usef

elizabeth prann is live in washington with more. elizabeth, let's talk about timing. hearing taking place now? >> reporter: there is certainly growing international spotlight on the human rights crisis in iran. the state department's absence was noted immediately during a capitol hill commission hearing focusing on the imprisoned american pastor, saeed abedini. >> one notable absence, is unfortunately is the u.s. department of state. i was amazed a hearing which was called to highlight the plight of religious minorities in iran, not to mention the imprisonment of one of our own very own american citizens was not deemed important enough to the department. >> there is a fundamental problem for saeed abedini's case. i'm a litigator. i spend most of my time. you look where is the problem the problem in his case is the state department is awol. they are absent without leave. they are missing. they did not show up. >> reporter: commission chairman frank criticized the obama administration for not running, for turning down the invitation to testify. abedini's u.s. citizenshi

elizabeth prann is live in washington. what is the white house's plan on this, elizabeth?, martha. the obama administration is working to transfer the drone program from the cia to the military. so the agency won't immediately leave the business of unmanned drones. today they work with the department of defense but with this plan the cia would eventually return to its more traditional role of providing tell against to the military. now there is reaction really on both side. some feel the program is more effective under the agency's control while others say it is the military running the show there would be more transparency and accountability. the obama administration has been using this emerging technology to battle al qaeda threats in yemen and pakistan and other countries. there has been pressure from the administration to provide more transparency. martha? martha: speaking of transparency there has been an increasing concern about the possibility of drones over u.s. soil as well. any reaction or any change as a result of this move to that? >> well, absolutely, really i

elizabeth prann in the newsroom with more. >> reporter: he was riding the device through the mall whenic nerve pain and needs it to walk long distances. the veteran's affairs office is looking into the incident. >>> a controversial program in arizona that arms residents in high crime neighborhoods for free. a former tuscan mayorial candidate is handing out free shotguns for residents who want them because he believes it will help increase public safety. >>> the new gun owners have to pass a background check and go through training. >>> a woman from mexico was arrested in arizona after she to hop the fence in front of four u.s. senators. senator john mccain live tweeted the incident saying it is "another reminder that threats to border security are real. he was visiting with four fellow senators. for more of the stories and others log on to foxnews.com. shannon, back to you. >> shannon: a thank you, elizabeth. are you looking for are a job where being lazy is expected? one finish hotel may have just the spot for you. they are looking for someone to be a professional sleeper. the job req

joining us live now from quantico with more, elizabeth prann. >> reporter: certainly sending shock wavesthe community in addition to the fact that authorities are withholding their identities until the next of kin is identified, we're also not being told if there was a relationship or friendship between these three. we know they were active duty marines, they were all staff, they were colleagues here at the officer candidate school. what we do know is really a timeline of last night. the shooting occurred right around 10:30 was when the first call came in at taylor hall, home to both marines and some staff. and the whole campus was immediately put on lockdown, basically police tell us they discovered one of the male victims shortly thereafter. they had lag time, they don't explain why, but they tell us there was no standoff situation before they found the other two bodies, the shooter and a female victim. no one else was injured. like i said, no standoff, but they also said this was not a random attack. it was, quote, an isolated incident. we heard from colonel david maxwell, he's the ba

elizabeth prann with the very latest. >> reporter: we know those three active duty marines, in fact,mployees, permanent staff here at the officers' candidate school are dead this morning, but what we don't know from police is exactly why or any motive as to why this happened. it could be up to 24 hours before we even know the identities of those involved. families need to be notified, next of kin, and they won't speculate, as i said, on any motive. no one else was injured in this shooting. it was not a random attack, it was a, quote, isolated incident. the reports of the shooting came in right around 10:30 last night. it all happened at taylor hall, barracks here on the base. the campus was immediately put on lockdown. base police discovered one of the victims, and they pulled back to assess the situation, to really gauge what was happening at the time, and then they found two other bodies. all in all, two men are dead and one female. they tell us there was no standoff involved, and the campus lockdown was listed right around 2:30 this morning. base chaplains are providing counseling

. >> brian: elizabeth prann is in washington. hey, elizabeth.of talk yesterday on capitol hill. lot of interaction. that's a good sign. >> a lot of interaction, that budget battle goes on. the president is heading back to meet with senate republicans and house democrats. just one day after the house budget committee approved paul ryan's blueprint plan which would balance the budget in a decade. patty murray released a plan which would cut annual deficits, but leave the country with a $566 billion shortfall after ten years. this while that back and forth continues on another issue, the white house tours. who exactly is to blame? the president said during an interview, it wasn't up to him. and inconsistent response from that of its press secretary, jay carney. >> you know, i have to say, this was not a decision that went up to the white house, but what the secret service explained to us was that they're going to have to furlough some folks. >> we had to cancel the tours. it's our job to cancel the tours. they can not cancel them. so because this i

elizabeth prann has the latest from washington and this big charm offensive. >> that's right.on while a new national poll shows the president's job approval rating is slipping. it's down five points from the start of this term. according to a new abc survey, 50% of those polled approve of the way the president is handling his job of running the country, while 46% disapprove. this while the budget showdown continues. the president is heading back to capitol hill again today, but this time to meet with house republicans ahead of his budget proposal as a show of compromise. yet during an abc interview last night, he refuted paul ryan's latest budget blueprint. take a listen. >> my goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance. my goal is how do we grow the economy, put people back to work, and if we do that, we'll be bringing in more revenue. >> the president made previous efforts through dinners and phone calls to make a kiss for tax increases and entitlement cuts. house republicans say it's not about more spending. >> how does he forget what he said? one o

brian: joining us live from quantico where police just held a press conference with the latest, elizabeth prannrging. we know three active duty marines, permanent staff members here at the officer candidate school are dead and the shooter dying from an apparent self inflicted gun wound. the call coming in at 10:30 at taylor hall. an incident at that location. they went on immediate lockdown. police discovered one of the victims and pulled back to assess before they found the two other bodies. all in all, two family, one female. they remained on lockdown. it was lifted at 2:30 this morning. nobody else was involved or injured. although they haven't released any details on a possible motive, they tell us that it wasn't random, that it was an isolated incident. we heard from colonel david maxwell. he's the base commander here. very emotional when he spoke with us this morning. >> during crises in situations like these, the safety of our marines, their families, civilian marines aboard quantico is always a priority and paramount in what we do. >> could be some time before we learn the identityies a