i am heather nauert. >> i am heather childers. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". it is time for the top 5@5:00. >> we could learn more on what on earth took so long for help to arrive on the day of the deadly terror attack that killed four people including ambassador stevens. last week pin ned taw said the u.s. didn't have enough time to respond. the northeast getting ready for a winter wallop. one of the worst snowstorms in years is pektsed to hit tomorrow dumping 2 feet of home in places like hartford, connecticut and boston. these people in providence rhode island are already packing the supermark supermarket. >> lance armstrong may now testify in front of the u.s. anti doping agency that's according to a statement from the agency that was recently released. the deadline for him to testify was last night but the anti doping agency is giving armstrong a two-week extension so he can meet with them. no word from armstrong on whether or not he will testify under oath. the florida senator has been elect to do give the republican response to president obama's state o

heather nauert. thank you for waking up to us and watching "fox & friends first". a fox news alert to get you started this morning. two people are still missing at this hour after a massive gas explosion at a popular restaurant in crowded downtown kansas city. cross jj's restaurant going up in flames sending 14 people to the hospital. >> dhef stating rescue crews will be bigging through as several people in the restaurant could smell gas earlier in the day. utility workers came in to check the building. they told everyone inside to leave. minutes later the restaurant exploded rocking the entire neighborhood. >> he stepped out the door wasn't two minutes we were grabbing our stuff and the explosion hit. it hit you like a shock wave. >> you feel it and the heat of the fire came into my car. the windows were up i could feel the heat. >> the blast knocked out windows several blocks away. more than 100 firefighters rushed to the scenes and battled that inferno. not clear if any employees were inside at the time. 14 people were taken to the hospital. officials believe co

heather nauert.hank you. >> yeah, thanks. >> policy. >> the committee will, the committee will stand in recess until the police can restore order. the police will restore order. jenna: new video today just in. an emotional hearing on capitol hill at this hour as the senate takes up the issue of immigration reform. this is one day of a the president urged lawmakers to pass a sweeping overhaul in his state of the union address. doug mckelway is live on capitol hill. he has been watching the events during this hearing. so, doug, tell us a little bit about the protest we just saw? >> reporter: in all, jenna, eight people were arrested at this morning's hearing. others were escorted out. these things are always charged with emotion. senator grassley pointed out when he made reference to then senator alan simpson who was speaking of an immigration hearing in 1981 and said, quote, immigration reform is a perilous mind field of emotionally charge issues. one can not consider any such discussion about one own

nauert. >> i am heather childers. today is tuesday february 21st. thank you for watching "fox & friends" first. time now for your 5@5:00. we begin with this the case of oscar pistorius taking a remarkable twist overnight. we have learned the detective faces attempted murder charges himself over a 2011 shooting. the prosecutes cushion says they had no idea this revelation coming as the third day of the athlete's bail hearing gets underway in south africa. a rule could come as soon as today. the white house with a trade secret this after linking evidence to fiber espionage. the plan calls for diplomatic pressure to foreign leaders to try to discourage them. it revealed current lieus at a public awareness campaign. drew peterson could learn his fate today if a judge decides against a new trial. he will be sentenced late this afternoon. he faces up to 60 years in advise on. a jury convicted the 59-year-old last fall of murdering sabio that was in 2004. prosecutors are asking for the maximum sentence. >> surveillance video coming in that captures the mom

i am heather nauert. >> talking to a lot of sleepy people out there. >> it is monday february 4th. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> top five news at this hour. it was lights out for the ravens and 49ers. the quarterback joe flacco and colin kaepernick stairing into the dark. one would reign supreme after the 34 minute delay. >> they have won it 34-31. >> baltimore up by 22 points and surviving an amazing come back by san francisco to win the super bowl. it is the second title in 11 years. more on that through out the show. >> that leads us to our brew on this question of the day. what was your favorite moment of the super bowl. you can tweet us or shoot us an e-mail. we will read some of those later in the show. >> he died at the hands of a marine he was trying to help. edie ruth has been charged with the murder of his mentor chris kyle and another man at the texas gun range. they treated ruth to a day at the range to help him with his post traumatic stress disorder after years fighting with iraq. it was ruth's mother who contacted kyle for help. >> she may have rea

. -- i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. thank you for watching "fox & friends first". brand new video of olympic track star of oscar piss totouri. >> this all taking place live. >> we have the breaking details this morning. >> what's happening in court so far? >> we are following this and this is what i can tell you looking grim and solemn a judge charging oscar piss to. he sobbed uncontrollably in the courtroom as cross cute tors descri -- prosecutors say he killed her in her own home. he grabbed his pros metic leg as she came in. he fired four times but she was struck three times while in a bathroom. pa paralympic prince a friend and fellow competitor of him. >> good guy. very down to earth. very polite. always put people before himself. good competitor. i mean very good spirit. very compassionate and understanding and support i have of the men he competed with. >> want to show you brand new video of steenkamp's family members carrying her casket out. okay leap and nike distanced themselfs with him. nike says it has no plans to use him in future ad campaigns. ladies?

i am heather nauert. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is wednesday february 20th.hank you for watching "fox & friends first". >> now to a fox news alert and developing story. prosecutors in south africa continue to show why oscar pistorius should be denied bail. early this morning a short while ago police are revealing in court they found testosterone and also needles in his bedroom. the defense is claiming those substances are herbal remedies not steroids. we have brand new details from london. hey, amy. >> hi ainsley, hi heather. the prosecution is also saying they found unlicensed ammunition for a .38-caliber weapon in his home. also we heard from witnesses who say they heard screaming and shouting for about an hour before the shooting took place screaming and shouting of course coming from pistorius's home. another witness say he or she heard a gun shot and then screaming and then the other gun shot. pistorius claims she and his girlfriend reeva steenkamp were sleeping he went out to get a sand and went in and heard an intruder inside. feeling vulnerable becaus

. >> i am heather nauert. it is monday february the 18th. thank you for getting up with us and watching "fox & friends first". >> we begin with a fox news lart. the music world is mourning the death of troubled country singer mindy mccready. >> we have the latest details on mccready's suicide. >> mindy mccready the country singer who soared to the top of the charts with her debut album 10,000 gauges has died. ♪ >> police found her dead on the front porch of her arkansas home from an apparent self inmrikted gun shot wound. back in 96 she scored a number one billboard country hit with "guys to it all of the time." ♪ >> but in recent years she received more media attention for her troubled personal life than her music. she claims she had a long time affair with pitcher roger klemen that is started when she was 15. she struggled with daiks, mental illness and was raised multiple times. she waged a bat well her son. they expressed condolences on news of her death. >> carrie underwood said: >> mindy mccready was 37 years old. >> mary ann, thank yo

. >> i am heather nauert. we begin with a fox news alert. a community of prayers have been answered. the 5-year-old boy who has been held hostage in an alabama bunker is safe and in good spirits at a hospital. >> the suspect jimmy lee dykes is dead after fbi agents stormed his bunker. we have the details. >> good morning ainsley. good morning heather. a community breathing a sigh of relief as the little 5-year-old boy has been freed from the hands of this suspect jimmy lee dykes. they told us he was in eminent danger. the constant communication between the suspect and negotiators was beginning to deteriorate. it is unclear how but they confirmed he was holding a gun and the situation was becoming tense. remained so after the incident because last night they continued to sweep his property and check for buried bombs as the boy was taken to the local . he is laughing, joking, playing, eating, the things that you would expect a normal 5 to 6-year-old young man to do. he is very brave. he is very lucky and the success story is that he is out saf

. >> i'm heather nauert in for martha maccallum heather: it create a shock wave. it bloke glass for hundreds of miles. lots of people were hospitalized. bill: it is so pure because it is day time. there are so many shots of this too. you can see the traffic moving through the street. they say sometimes when this happens, it will happen over the ocean or over the sea. and you don't get the same images. heather: you never know about it. bill: but this is a big city now. happened in a big russian city in the ural mountains, hours before a asteroid buzzes either to the closest on record but we're told there is no connection. greg palkot has more in london. what do we know about this event, greg. >> reporter: amazing amateur video we've been watching as you folks at that i can take it in as well. it happened in a russian city 130 miles east of moscow. it happened 9:20 local time. that is why a lot of people saw it, a lot of people reported it, out on the street, inside buildings you name it. the russian scientists now say it entered the earth's atmosphere at get this,

i'm heather nauert with your fox news minute. of state john kerry is in berlin, germany, pushing for a free-trade agreement between the united states and europe. he says it would increase jobs and growth on both sides the atlantic. it is a priority for president obama in his second term. >>> the death toll from the hot air ballon accident in egypt has risen to 19. the accident occurred when a balloon flying over the city of luxor caught fire and crashed to the ground. one tourist says the pilot was the only survivors. >>> it was one year ago when an attack on the world trade center took place. a bomb went off in an underground garage in one of those towers. a moment of silence was observed earlier today, during a ceremony health ad the site of the 9/11 memorial. those are the headlines. back to the fox business network, to tracy and ashley. ashley: heather, thank you very much. appreciate it. a warning from top federal reserve officials about the dangers of social media. the kansas city federal reserve says you could be exposing

i'm heather nauert with your fox news minute. pope benedict xvi has officially stepped down.rst pope to resign in 600 years. he held his final mass before more than 150,000 people in st. peter's square. benedict will meet with cardinals tomorrow and then he will head for the papal residence which is just outside rome until his new residence at the vatican is ready. >>> chuck hagel is now the new secretary of defense after a seven week confirmation battle. the former nebraska senator and vietnam combat veteran was sworn in. he visited the pentagon nine 11 memorial before he visited the leaders. >>> former state representative robin kelly winning the democratic primary to run for jesse jackson, jr.'s vacant congressional seat. kelly's campaign was helped by more than $2 million in pro-gun control ads paid by new york city mayor michael bloomberg political action fund. ashley: heather, thanks very much. we appreciate that. italy's borrowing costs are at a four-month high after the first post-election bond sale but it is calming investor fears of a political stalemate, a vacuum i

heather nauert on efforts to get the ship back to port. >> reporter: this is pretty bad but we'll bringood news two tugboats arrived and they're pulling the cruise ship back to land. we're getting information on the conditions. it is called the triumph and now 270 miles off the coast of alabama. passengers are reporting that they're sleeping in tents on deck. sueage is running down the walls apparently. it is soaking the carpets we're hearing and toilets are not working. on top of this passengers are getting sick. this is hardly the ideal vacation. more than 4,000 frustrated passengers and crewmembers are on their way to the closest port that is mobile, alabama. we understand they should arrive by thursday night. that is if the weather continues to cooperate. the water, the currents are working in the ship's favor. so this should help speed up that entire trip. this trip, you can see, it is huge. it is 2 1/2 football fields long. it has been adrift since sunday. that is when a fire in the engine room knocked out power not only to the engines but a large part of the ship. a u.s. coast gu