i'm heather childers.on the record." >> is the obama paying any attention at all to this. the crisis in mexico is growing. here's the latest. a mexican drug cartel just murdered five police officers in one city. but that's not all. the cartel is now threatening to kill a police officer a day until the city's police chief resigns. and there's more. in another mexican border city, two american missionaries are murdered, strangled with electrical cords in their own home. fox news radio correspondent james joins us by skype from mexico city. james, first to the police officers. 2500, where are they hiding in they are hiding out? >> well, they have been told to go to hotels and stay away from their homes because when essentially happened is the cartel has been threatening them. it's called the new horrors of the cartel. they have said they want the police police chief to resign, and if he doesn't resign they have threatened to murder a police officer every single day. they have murdered five so far. what the po

for "teen kids news," i'm heather childers, "fox news channel in the classroom." [ cheering ] >> ever take a close look at your state flag? you should, because you might be surprised at how much you can learn from it. here's scott with this week's lesson. >> in 1803, president jefferson made one of the greatest land deals in history. the louisiana purchase doubled the size of the united states. eventually, the area would make up all or part of 15 new states, including kansas. >> kansas is a flag meant to represent "manifest destiny." there are three separate images of people on the flag, all moving westward. >> manifest destiny was the belief that the american expansion across the continent was both inevitable and justifiable. >> in the foreground, you see a farmer plowing his land. just beyond the farmer, you see a wagon train, also heading west. in the background, you see native americans hunting bison. there's also a steamboat on the kansas river, meant to represent commerce. life for the pioneers was not easy, and the state motto is "ad astra per aspera," which means "to the stars

let's get to heather childers covering this for us as the news breaks. hey, heather. >> reporter: martha and bill, yes, this is a developing story. let's stick with the pictures. you can see the school has been evacuated and it is on lockdown. we know from authorities that four students have been injured. we know from one of the sheriff's deputies that it is confirmed those students are three boys and a girl. four ambulances responded to the scene from at least four different areas. we are waiting to hear the latest on their conditions but we do have at least one report that says that three of those victims are in critical condition and one in stable. again, three boys and one girl, a victim of the shooting as bill said, we're being told at least two shooters were involved but those shooters as well have been contained. students from a nearby middle school also being evacuated at this hour, being taken to a safe area. chardon, by the way, is about 30 miles outside east of cleveland. we're also told from a witness, apparently a student who was in the cafet

. >> heather: welcome, i am heather childers.he political action conference wrapping up in washington, d.c. and the straw poll could shape what has been very unpredictable race. a win for romney could be what he is looking for. a santorum on the other hand could add more momentum to his campaign after his three victories on tuesday. doug mckelway has the very latest. exciting day, doug. >> reporter: good evening to you. we know that the voting closed down at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. we know that the votes have been tabulated. the official results are expected to be released at 4:15. very good chance that fox news will get a heads up and i've got my blackberry ready to go if it comes in. we'll bring it in to you as it happens. while the crowd is waiting, they were entertained by one of the most impressive speakers, impressive by the crowd reaction. he is not a united states citizen but she british citizen by the name of daniel hannon. he implored this crowd that the united states is the last bastion of limited government and he i

. >> heather: i'm heather childers. tensions running high following the unintentional burning of the quran. they say the hole but books were burned after they found secret messages inside of them. an apology from president obama doing little to stop the violence. >> gregg: con ser streaming live from afghanistan with the very latest. >> reporter: this crisis has been building all weekly. it has not leveled off. they are taking a tragic turn. two discuss were killed today. they were working at headquarters here in kabul. they are trying to locate the gunman and find out why he shot these two u.s. soldiers but they think it's linked to anger over the burning of qurans earlier in the week. u.s. military is staying tight-lipped for details but what we hear, this was a member of the afghan police force that was working with u.s. troops in kabul sand very angry about the burning of the quran. this type of violence is unheard of in kabul. we have other cases where soldiers have been attacked by afghan soldiers and police offic

. >> heather: i'm heather childers. topping the news this hour.... [ gun shots ] iranian muscle fleblgsing on the hay seas on whether israel may launch an attack to stop it's nuclear program. we'll have a live report zbloog. >> gregg: dramatic rescue caught on tape. deep in the oregon forest, a family lost for days very thankful with the u.s. coastguard. >> heather: plus only the young and beautiful need apply. and gregg jarrett. and fancy new casino has the right to discriminate based on looks. >> gregg: we begin with the republican race. it is certainly picking up steam as we look ahead to three big contests on tuesday. meanwhile, mitt romney celebrating a big win last night in the nevada caucuses. but we're still waiting to hear the total results from nevada's biggest county and who came in second place. john roberts have been covering it live in las vegas and probably been up all night long. john, this seems odd we don't have the final tally, what is going on there. >> reporter: it feels like we have been transporte

heather childers with more. >> don't let the puppy dog eyes fool you. >> she is trained to find agriculturalhings like food, meat, plants, anything that can harbor a pest. >> canine teams are stationed at international points of interest across the country. >> i see zee and her partner are one of several canines at jfk. they find about 2,000 prohibited items per year at this airport alone. >> they can sniff out quickly what would take human inspectors hours to find by searching bags. >> this time i see zee pinpoints apples coming in on a flight from madrid. >> these apples citrus and mangos the training is going on. there could be hundreds more they will pick up once the ha handlers and dogs get out in a work environment. >> i see zee's madrid apples end up here in a grinder a cornucopia of contra ban. >> from fruit to meat, seeds and well, this. >> carcass or some large bird. that's exactly the way it came in. >> they chopped it up. where was it found? >> in a suitcase. >> all of this confiscated stuff is ground up and incinerated several time as day. canine supervise yoi agricultural speci

heather childers at jfk, thank you. jenna: listen to this next story.ane passes out at 17,000 feet. the only passenger, his wife, didn't know how to fly. coming up we talk to the air traffic controller who saved the day. >> we're going down. i don't know where we are. >> have you ever flown an a aircraft before? do you have experience? >> no. jon: a harrowing ordeal in the sky and on the ground. an air traffic controller realize as pilot is in trouble. thanks to his training he could tell the pilot simply wasn't getting enough oxygen and was in danger of crashing his light plane. here is some of how it sounded. jon: joining us now, charlie, rohrer. an air traffic controller out of the denver center. you're winning an award for your heroism here. the pilot is up in the air at 17,000 feet of. apparently didn't have the ox again mask or canister on board he was supposed to be breathes out of, huh? >> we didn't find out whether he was on oxygen or not. it was pretty evident that he was, had trouble making transmissions. it was pretty labored. and then, at s

. >> heather: thank you for joining us, i'm heather childers whitney houston is laid to rest, surrounded by a small group of her closest relatives and friends in a private ceremony in new jersey. >> gregg: a show of muscle of iran as had he cut off oil supply to major countries. >> heather: escalating trademark dispute between china and u.s. how much control china has over your access to ipads and other iconic american products. >> gregg: making the political rounds today is skyrocketing gas prices make it much harder for americans to get by. republican presidential candidates taking direct aim at president obama's energy policies. steve is live in washington. >> reporter: the candidates are focused on a number of issues today, including those high gasoline prices. the "new york times" reports that republicans are prepared to wage political warfare over energy policy and fuel prices. newt gingrich was asked whether any guarantee prices are would fall if domestic production was increased. >> you can't guarantee under obama plan, there will be higher prices. we have the highest price on av

. >> heather: i'm heather childers.he is most celebrated singers of our time and the world said goodbye to legend whitney houston. we'll show you some of tributes. >> gregg: plus new reports of a iranian admiral speaking out as warships go on the move. where they may have been headed and what it means for the showdown over iran's suspected nuclear program. >> heather: rick santorum raising the stakes and about president obama's commitment to christianity as he prepares for a very important michigan primary. >> heather: on the campaign trail, where the romney and santorum are trading intense jabs on earmarks. questioning romney's success with the salt lake city olympics and romney is striking back. doug mckelway, it sounds like it's will go ling no no signs of letting up? >> he has been under intense attacks. here is an example. >> the sides of the federal government doubled during his time in office. by the way, he voted to raise the debt ceiling five different times without compensating cuts. he a big proponent of earm

. >> heather: i'm heather childers. topping the news this hour, horrifying scenes out of syria. reports of a government crackdown turning increasingly deadly. now wait until you hear what the u.n. is not doing about it and why. >> gregg: a change of hearts from the komen foundation saying it will continue to fund planned parenthood, but this the end of all the backlash? >> heather: and a wrong number turns out to be a lifesaver. we'll explain how. >> gregg: we begin with a fight for nevada going on right now. voters gathering across the state for the caucuses there. mitt romney hoping to keep up the moment after cruising to victory in the florida primary given his strong track record in the state of nevada he could be in the driver's seat. in the meantime, his republican rifles may be looking down the road to the next round of political contests. ron paul campaigning in minnesota. rick santorum in colorado. for his part, newt gingrich is staying out of the spotlight even predicting that today really a battle for second place. john roberts is live in las vegas. john, is the outco

. >> heather: i'm heather childers. topping the news this hour, mitt romney is winning is he finally gaining clout with conservatives or is it divided support between santorum and gingrich? >> gregg: new fallout over the white house religious freedom and contraception. we'll get a live report from washington. >> heather: miracle rescue after a deadly avalanche. incredible story will you want to see coming up. >> gregg: we begin with a very sad story. new details unfolding in the shocking death of whitney houston. pop and soul music superstar found dead in a beverly hills hotel room yesterday afternoon. she was 48 years old. her death happening on the eve of the music industry's biggest night. grammy awards. organizers now making some last minute changes to the ceremony to honor her. houston's family has just released this statement saying, quote, we are devastated by the loss of our beloved whitney. this is unimaginable and we will miss her terribly. we appreciate the outpouring of love and support from friends and fans