i'm gretchen carlson. i hope you're going to have a fantastic day. fox news alert. the taliban claiming they killed four americans hours after the united states agreed to begin peace talks with them. so people are asking this morning: why are we negotiating with terrorists in the first place? >>steve: a murder mystery hits the new england patriots. a star player under investigation after a body is found near his house. we have a live report straight ahead. >>brian: they make for some of the funniest videos on the internet but do you know how to use pepper spray the right way. we're learning. steve has volunteered to take it straight in the face. "fox & friends" starts right now.

money for having the same access on their desktop, they can say a russian approached me for gretchen carlson'sgretchen: i agree with your point and it is scary to consider how many people have access to this information. the other thing, if you look back into mr. snowden's history, you find out he didn't graduate from high school. when he went into the armed services, he came out but he was so good at computers and technology, that's how he rose into the ranks of the n.s.a. and eventually into this organization, booz allen. >>brian: my question is what else could he have done? if he feels this way and he's sincere, let's take things as they are. was there another option for him? if he goes to the house committee, they're on board with it. they don't have a problem with it. if he goes to the senate, he actually is a supporter of rand paul. for me, i would go to rand paul. >>steve: there is a process for in fact coming up in ten minutes, five minutes we're going to be talking to a guy who was at the n.s.a. and was a whistle-blower. he went through the proper channels and went before congress and

i'm gretchen carlson. >>> families fleeing their homes in the middle of the night as flames take over. [screaming] >>gretchen: now today's weather all across the united states might make things worse. we'll have the very latest for you. >>steve: meanwhile the n.s.a. leaker gone dark. nobody knows exactly where he is but we do know where he might go. now russia says they might welcome him with open arms. >>brian: good luck. have fun over there. he slapped his lawyer on the butt and the judge sent him to jail. but now florida's attorney general says i agree with brian kilmeade, not exactly that but chad johnson didn't get a fair trial. i'm here to wet your appetite. i'm a cold open. put something on. "fox & friends" starts tphoufplt -- starts now. ♪ ♪ >>gretchen: hadn't heard that development. was that after you and i got into it on your radio show? >>brian: yes. i believe she monitors. i believe we're being surveiled. >>steve: a slap on the butt, is that worth 30 extra days. >>brian: that is the way some people celebrate. >>gretchen: i'm going to stick to my story which is he deserved

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time with us. from the nsa and what it shows is stunning. the spy agency has been secretly tracking phone records from millions of everyday americans for months. >> steve: meanwhile, who in the irs gave the orders to target these tea party groups? we now know a name. the first name has surfaced. we've got it for you this morning. >> brian: listen to this, michael jackson's daughter still alive this morning after a suicide attempt. >> overdose. >> brian: brand-new information this morning on what happened and why. "fox & friends" final hour as far as we know, starts now. >> gretchen: it's going to the dogs here today because we're going to have some dogs. look at those little obstacle courses being set up for some purina pups out there later on today at the end of our show. >> steve: it's the incredible dog challenge and doggy obstacle course. they've been coming by "fox & friends," purina a for many, many years. you can see one of the dogs going through the paces. >> brian: no dog has ever complete

i'm carol in for gretchen carlson. we begin with a fox news alert. n.s.a. may be on the move this morning after fleeing hong kong. we're tracking where he's going and if he can be stopped. >>steve: the journalist who leaked the snowden story goes off on an nbc reporter. >> i think it's pretty extraordinary that anyone who would call themselves a journalist would publicly talk about whether or not other journalists should be charged. >>brian: men are boycotting marriage, fatherhood and the american dream. why? ladies, they say it's your

i'm gretchen carlson. >>> families fleeing their homes in the middle of the night as flames take overming] >>gretchen: now today's weather all across the united states might make things worse. we'll have the very latest for you. >>steve: meanwhile the n.s.a. leaker gone dark. nobody knows exactly where he is but we do know where he might go. now russia says they might welcome him with open arms. >>brian: good luck. have fun over there. he slapped his lawyer on the butt and the judge sent him to jail. but now florida's attorney general says i agree with brian

i'm anna kooiman in for gretchen carlson. congress wants answers from the i.r.s.f answers are these? >> what is your definition of accountable? >> that's a good question. to answer the question, again -- >> yes or no? >> more of the fallout ahead. >>steve: is his last name werfel or waffle? he admitted to killing soldiers while screaming allah akbar. not only is he still making a six-figure behind bars, now he's getting his own office and a big staff. we'll tell you why straight ahead. >> the bomb building and terror training may hurt

i'm anna kooiman in for gretchen carlson.boss is so radical that he's banned from the united states. so why was he the number-two guy just inside the white house? >> yeah, why? he's here but you can't have him. russian president vladimir putin taunting president obama over the n.s.a. leaker mr. edward snowden. is this the start of czar wars? >> do you act like your dog is your baby? is that over the top or is it totally normal? the science is

i'm gretchen carlson. to have a great day. >>> call it the share everything plan. it is not just your phone records the government is grabbing. they are watching your credit card purchases, e-mails, on-line videos, photos and more. the white house says it is the right thing to do. it's patriotic. what do you think? >>steve: don't worry. the guy in charge of our national secrets and national intelligence says they aren't coming for you. but he hasn't always been on top of everything. remember this. >> how

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing your time with us today.eel you were sleeping top -- while you were sleeping top secret information leaked. the n.s.a. tracking the phone kals of millions of americans and forcing your phone company not to tell you about it. >>steve: who in the i.r.s. gave the orders to target americans? we now know the first name in washington, d.c. has surfaced and we're going to tell you who it is. >>brian: just the first name? you mean first and last name? michael jackson's daughter still alive this morning after a gruesome attempt to kill

i'm gretchen carlson. i hope you're going to have a great day. >>> call it the share everything plan. it is not just your phone records the government is grabbing. they are watching your credit card purchases, e-mails, on-line videos, photos and more. the white house says it is the right thing to do. it's patriotic. what do you think? >>steve: don't worry. the guy in charge of our national secrets and national intelligence says they aren't coming for you. but he hasn't always been on top of everything. remember this. >> how serious is it? any of the things they have seen were coming here. dr. clapper? >>steve: is james clapper a master spy or simply clueless? >>brian: he's all over the map on this one too. his school banned prayer so this valedictorian threw out the script and shocked an entire community by doing this -- >> why don't we stand while i say our father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. thy kingdom come -- [applause] >>brian: he's here live this hour. "fox & friends," according to my rep

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you're going to have a fantastic day. fox news alert. it's the hollywood death surprise in the nation. james gandolfini best known as tony soprano, has died. >> are you in the mafia? >> am i in the what? i'm in the waste management business. everybody assumes. it's a stereotype. >>steve: shocking the murder myy rocking a new england patriot football team. was the star player with the victim the night he was killed? >>brian: gas prices are up from a year ago. but don't think about canceling that summer road trip. we've got new details and tips you need to get away with something at the pump. something legal. "fox & friends" starts. ♪ ♪ >> don't be sarcastic. isn't that what you said one time? try to remember the times that were good. >> i did? >> yeah. >>steve: that from the very last episode of "the sopranos" after a long and successful run on hbo. at 51 james gandolfini passed away. >>brian: unbelievable. i did not know he was only 51 years old. >>steve: i didn't know that either. i just saw him across the streetwalking down 48th street

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time. fox news alert.y wrong. one of the drivers has died. new details seconds away. >> brian: america's most wanted man resurfaces. edward snowden is dropping even more bombshells. the problem? these national secrets benefit china. >> steve: and who needs the nsa whistle blower when we have actor shia labeouf. he have knew about the spy scandal years ago. we're going to play some tape that shows you what we're talking about. "fox & friends" hour two for this thursday starts right now. ♪ dfw. >> gretchen: why is the drum corp. out here? it's the army's birthday tomorrow. of course, this is a way in which we honor the historical perspective of when it all began and how we are today with regard to our military service. we have a beautiful cake here that we'll be cutting up in just a couple of minutes. >> brian: first general washington, july 2, 1775, and the secretary of the army here today, general ordierno. >> steve: we've got a busy two hours straight ahead and we start with headlines. >> gretchen: breaki

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing your time with us today. hope it's going to be a great day for you. >>> wheel you were sleeping top -- while you were sleeping top secret information leaked. the n.s.a. tracking the phone kals of millions of americans and forcing your phone company not to tell you about it. >>steve: who in the i.r.s. gave the orders to target americans? we now know the first name in washington, d.c. has surfaced and we're going to tell you who it is. >>brian: just the first name? you mean first and last name? michael jackson's daughter still alive this morning after a gruesome attempt to kill herself. what happened and how paris jackson is doing this morning after calling a suicide hot line. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>gretchen: good morning everybody. hope you're going to have a great thursday. let's get to that fox news alert. michael jackson's teen daughter paris alive recovering in the hospital after a possible suicide attempt. >> good morning. this is a serious suicide attempt and not just a cry for help. par

today is wednesday, june 5, i'm gretchen carlson.r taking heat for benghazi, national security advisor to the president, tom donilon, is out and who will replace him? we already know. the woman on the right of your screen there, susan rice, the woman many believe lied to the american people about the attack on our consulate. we're live at the white house with details on this controversial breaking story moments away. >> steve: and meet the irs enemies. conservatives targeted by the tax man appear before congress. >> i'm a born free american woman, wife, mother and citizen and i'm telling my government that you've forgotten your place. >> steve: after testimony like that, three democratic congressmen essentially blamed the victims. we're going to play that for you. >> brian: if you're just waking up, baseball bombshell, the mlb, major league baseball reportedly looking to suspend up to 20 players for doping, performance-enhancing drugs. among them, alex rodriguez. but why now? more of what could be the largest investigation in america

i'm gretchen carlson. a nascar race goes horribly wrong and one of the drivers has been killed.st details this morning. >>steve: in other news, america's most wanted man resurfaces and is still in hong kong at a secret location. this morning edward snowden revealing even more bombshell secrets. >>brian: look who's driving. at least she wants to. they won't give anna kooiman the keys to that monster truck. can she get them by the end

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time. >>> the n.s.a.s to say is shocking. >> any analyst at any time can target anyone. i sitting at my desk certainly have the authority to wiretap anyone from you or your accountant to a federal judge to even the president. >>gretchen: but this morning we want to know from you, is he a hero or a traitor? we report. you decide. >>steve: meanwhile, this respected doctor accused of poisoning her lov

i'm gretchen carlson. i hope you're going to have a fantastic day. fox news alert.ban claiming they killed four americans hours after the united states agreed to begin peace talks with them. so people are asking this morning: why are we negotiating with terrorists in the first place? >>steve: a murder mystery hits the new england patriots. a star player under investigation after a body is found near his house. we have a live report straight ahead. >>brian: they make for some of the funniest videos on the internet but do you know how to use pepper spray the right way. we're learning. steve has volunteered to take it straight in the

i'm dana perino in for gretchen carlson. the i.r.s. finishes its investigation of itself and concluded it did nothing wrong but we found out the targeting is wider than we thought. we'll bring you the details. >>steve: the n.s.a. leaker still apparently in russia so what now? what the white house is doing behind the scenes to try to get him back on u.s. soil. >> why america may have lost its international credibility. >>brian: the lawyer of the nfl player in the middle of a murder investigation breaks his silence as the troubles for his client keep piling up. >> he shot my client in the hand and in the face. the bullet went into his face, shattered several facial bones and blasted his right eyeball right out of his head. >> new details on accusations aaron hernandez left another man for dead just a few months ago. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>steve: live from studio e on this already hot tuesday. look who's here. >> thank you. i notice yesterday you had carol alt and i thought today you would be downsizing. she's so tall and

i'm gretchen carlson. i hope you have a fantastic day.he nsa whistle blower story. edward snowden just disappeared. where did he go? can the justice department catch up to him? the breaking details moments away. >> steve: and brand-new this morning, the obama administration is scrapping age restrictions on birth control. the white house says it's okay for a five-year-old to buy the morning after pill. what do you think about that? we're going to talk to laura ingraham in moments. >> brian: a clown on the field and now seemingly in the courtroom. chad johnson slaps his lawyer on the butt after getting good news about probation and community service instead of jail. but that butt slap earned him jail. >> if that ain't the height of idiocy, i don't know what is! >> brian: more from fired up steven a. smith straight ahead. "fox & friends'" third hour starts... oh, o say does that star spangled banner yet wave ♪ >> steve: the voice of an angel. julia dale, the lucky charm for the miami heat is going to be performing that song live here on "fox

i'm anna kooiman in for gretchen carlson. congress wants answers from the i.r.s.ut what kind of answers are these? >> what is your definition of accountable? >> that's a good question. to answer the question, again -- >> yes or no? >> more of the fallout ahead. >>steve: is his last name werfel or waffle? he admitted to killing soldiers while screaming allah akbar. not only is he still making a six-figure behind bars, now he's getting his own office and a big staff. we'll tell you why straight ahead. >> the bomb building and terror training may hurt a resume but terrorists can now breathe easy thanks to a class at gitmo. how to write a resume. "fox & friends" starts now. ♪ ♪ >>brian: is this turks and caicos? >>anna: feels like it. >>steve: this is manhattan. you've got people dancing and some people half naked. it is caribbean day on "fox & friends." we're going to have the very latest caribbean food and caribbean drinks and caribbean dancing and what not. >>brian: finally somebody else here with abs like mine. there you go. >>steve: are you talking about chris tu

i'm gretchen carlson. last time you saw me was in a posh hotel room exposing american secrets.hat guy edward snowden is on the run. should he be charged as a criminal? >>steve: the obama administration is scrapping age restreugss on birth -- age restrictions on birth control. why the white house says it's okay for women and girls of any age to buy the morning-after pill. straight ahead. >>brian: tim tebow gets another shot at an nfl team. what team is taking a chance on tebow? "fox & friends" starts right

i'm gretchen carlson. many demanded to know more and now they will. the n.s.a.e congress today about the secret program. the politicians warn people be careful what you might wish for. >>steve: the president finally speaking out for the first time on the n.s.a. spying scandal and not happy with the criticism that's been directed his way. >> some people say, obama was this raving liberal before. now he's dick cheney. >>steve: he says he's no dick cheney. his program is much better than dick cheney's program. really? we're going to report and you will

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you're going to have a fantastic day. fox news alert.ywood death surprise in the nation. james gandolfini best known as tony soprano, has died. >> are you in the mafia? >> am i in the what? i'm in the waste management business. everybody assumes. it's a stereotype. >>steve: shocking the murder myy rocking a new england patriot football team. was the star player with the victim the night he was

i'm gretchen carlson. thank you for spending your day with us today. fox news alert.ng a night of fun turns into terror. a restaurant deck collapses sending over 100 people into the water below. >>steve: he's the head of the f.b.i. investigating the i.r.s. scandal. why doesn't he seem to know anything? >> how many agent nv

i'm dana perino in for gretchen carlson. the i.r.s.vestigation of itself and concluded it did nothing wrong but we found out the targeting is wider than we thought. we'll bring you the details. >>steve: the n.s.a. leaker still apparently in russia so what now? what the white house is doing behind the scenes to try to get him back on u.s. soil. >> why america may have lost its international credibility. >>brian: the lawyer of the nfl player in the middle of a murder investigation breaks his silence as the troubles for his client keep piling

i'm carol in for gretchen carlson. we begin with a fox news alert. n.s.a. leaker edward snowden may be on the move this morning after fleeing hong kong. we're tracking where he's going and if he can be stopped. >>steve: the journalist who leaked the snowden story goes off on an nbc reporter. >> i think it's pretty extraordinary that anyone who would call themselves a journalist would publicly talk about whether or not other journalists should be charged. >>brian: men are boycotting marriage, fatherhood and the american dream. why? ladies, they say it's your fault. "fox & friends" starts. ♪ ♪ >>steve: take a look here in the center square today. it's model, actress, author and friend of this program the great carol alt. >> and soon to be fox news person. we start a show. >>steve: just around the corner. and the show is going to be? >> saturday afternoons. we start in july. i'm so excited to be here with you guys. my colleagues. >>brian: great to see you at the christmas party. >> we'll be at the water cooler together. >>steve: talking about traffic. >>brian:

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us today.waking up there is a baseball bombshell. the mlb looking to suspend 20 players. among them a-rod with the yankees. why not? more of what is becoming the largest investigation in sports history. >>steve: conservatives targeted by the i.r.s. finally getting their say before the people and the congress. >> we are patriotic americans. we peacefully assemble. we petition our government. we exercise the right to free speech. and we don't understand why the government tried to stop us. >>steve: more on what these everyday americans had to say about being singled o b

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time.wded deck at a popular sports bar collapses last night. watch this. hundreds of people, they were trying to watch the nba finals end up fighting to survive. the details straight ahead. >> steve: meanwhile, he's the head of the f.b.i. investigating the irs scandal. so what does he know about it? >> how many agents investigators you've assigned to the case? >> may be able to do that, but i'll have to get back to you. >> can you tell me who the lead investigator is? >> off the top of my head, no. >> that's the most important issue in front of the country, the last six weeks, you don't know who is heading up the case? >> steve: is he clueless or is this their strategy? playing dumb. we'll report and you are going to decide. >> brian: saying sorry is the hardest part, at least for our national nation's politicians. they just got a lesson in apologies. really. they were given a class in how to apologize. the details are even better. "fox & friends" hour three which includes foreigner live st

i'm megyn kelly in for gretchen carlson.ecause we have this. a fox news exclusive. for the first time, we are hearing from edward snowden's father. >> that's not something that i could have done, but i'm not in ed's shoes. i don't know what he's seen or been exposed to. but i know he's a principled young man. i know -- >> megyn: there is much, much more. our own eric bolling is here live with the exclusive interview. wait until you hear what else he had to say about his son. >> brian: it appears the white house hasn't been honest about the irs scandal. a major revelation from a supervisor at the irs who happens to be in washington. >> steve: no, you're mistaken. it has to be cincinnati. >> brian: how dare you question me. go ahead. >> steve: all right. she is in washington. have you ever had an itchy tag -- have you ever cut off an itchy tag off a piece of clothes? if you sell those clothes after you take out the tag, it says don't remove the tag, you might wind up in jail. >> brian: finally. >> steve: who accomplices that?

i'm anna kooiman in for gretchen carlson. this guy's boss is so radical that he's banned from the united states. so why was he the number-two guy just inside the white house? >> yeah, why? he's here but you can't have him. russian president vladimir putin taunting president obama over the n.s.a. leaker mr. edward snowden. is this the start of czar wars? >> do you act like your dog is your baby? is that over the top or is it totally normal? the science is in. "fox & friends" starts right now. >>steve: the rooster is crowing. 6:00 a.m. new york city. good morning. anna. look, it's tucker carlson. thanks for being here. >> it's time to give it up. >>steve: for the next three hours we're anna's book ends. >>anna: we're going to get to your headlines on this wednesday morning. we start with a fox news alert. while you were sleeping high drama in texas after a 13 hour filibuster the senate passed legislation to stop abortion after the 20th week of pregnancy. democrats claim some of the republicans came after the midnight deadline.

i'm gretchen carlson. many demanded to know more and now they will. the n.s.a. chief testifies before congress today about the secret program. the politicians warn people be careful what you might wish for. >>steve: the president finally speaking out for the first time on the n.s.a. spying scandal and not happy with the criticism that's been directed his way. >> some people say, obama was this raving liberal before. now he's dick cheney. >>steve: he says he's no dick cheney. his program is much better than dick cheney's program. really? we're going to report and you will decide. >> talk about a cold war. were the two leaders thinking in this awkward meeting this morning? we're going to let you decide. "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ >>gretchen: good morning. brian is at one of his child's graduations so we have eric boling here. >> thanks to be here. beautiful dress. >> thank you. you have some fancy hair going. >> what are you trying to say? bigger this morn little bigger. steve, you've got fancy hair too. >>steve: i would think it's pretty slicked down w