we'll be with you tonight celebrating. >>> heather nauert, how you doing over there? f it's wood? >> heather and i are doing calculations? >> i know, i was thinking about, what did i get? good morning to you all. hope you're off to a great day already. moments ago, liz cheney announcing that she will drop her bid for u.s. to the senate. the oldest daughter of dick cheney was going to challenge the incumbent wyoming senator for his seat and she just released this statement. serious health issues recently arisen in our family and understand the circumstances, i have decided to discontinue my campaign. my children and their futures were the motivation for our campaign and their health and well-being with always be my overriding priority. >>> german prime minister merkel fractured a bone in her pelvis during a skiing accident. she fell while cross-country skiing in switzerland over christmas. she within to the doctor and after the pain didn't go away, they discovered the fracture. >>> witnesses including several celebrities watched in horror as a plane crashes and then exp

heather nauert. >> good morning.ew information. e-mails reveal ago top aide to governor kristy ordered a rush hour lane closure at the world's busiest bridge, causing a real traffic nightmare. the reason? to reportedly get back at the mayor of fort lee, new jersey, for refusing to back christie's reelection bid. he just released a statement saying what i've seen is unacceptable. i am outraged and deeply saddened to learn that not only was i misled by a member of my staff, but this completely inappropriately and unsanctioned conduct was made without my knowledge. we'll keep following this story for you. >>> 911 calls just released that revealed a frantic moment before a mini van sped off a california highway leaving six people hurt and a 90-year-old woman dead. listen. >> you need help? >> where are you at? >> 81, the side road. we lost our brakes. there is eight of us in a van. >> are you going westbound? >> i don't know! >> hang on one second. >> the mini van crashed into another car before it went down an embankmen

. >> heather nauert has got the news. >> hope you had a great weekend. a lot of other stuff going on. a plane -lg landing at the wrong airport with a much smaller runway and it near careens off a cliff. >> it was a little bumpy. we kind of were pushed forward where we almost hit our head on the seat in front of us. >> we were the only plane sitting out there so it is kind of hard to imagine they didn't know they shouldn't have been there. >> the passengers got on another flight for their final destination. no word on why the pilot landed at the wrong airport. this also happening in november, a boeing dream liner landed at the wrong airport with a really small runway. >>> frustration mounts as 300,000 people in west virginia wait for the ban on using tap water to be lifted, this following last week's massive chemical spill near charleston, west virginia. >> right now things are hard to deal with right now. >> we're doing the best we can. we're using baby wipes and a little bit of water. >> they haven't been able to drink in the water or bathe in it since

. >> as we take the wide shot over to heather nauert, something to keep in mind. how would you pass a comprehensive bill again, for example, immigration, when you know whatever you pass the president is going to change unilaterally any way. >> there is no trust in the union. you can't trust those who are in charge. >> and heather we trust. >> it's us, elisabeth with team coffee this morning. she made me an espresso as well. >> i don't know anything about coffee until the show starts. i was sitting next to her during the whole pregame process. >> you've got to stay in touch. >> no one talks to me. >> thank you, elisabeth. thank you for that espresso this morning. you're the best. got news to bring you. 11 minutes after the hour. former defense secretary robert gates is resting at home this morning after he fractured a vertebra. he accidentally fell in his home in washington state and spent the night in a hospital. he's home with the family resting but he'll still kick off his book tour on january 14. >>> a short time ago doctors speaking out on the condition of the

he's not getting his leash on. >> heather nauert, what do you think?m up. >> they don't want to put a sweater on. >> if they want to take it off, they shed. >> we've got serious news to bring you. a lot of talk about this story this morning. brand-new declassified documents about the investigation into benghazi are now being revealed. these new documents reveal the attack that killed four americans was always considered a terrorist attack. the documents show that defense secretary at the time, leon panetta, and carter ham met with president obama as the attack occurred. they never talked about the attack stemming from a video, which is what the american public was led to believe. we'll keep you posted on developments on this one. >>> a law maker pushing to use firing squads as an alternative form of punishment for those on death row. if there are ever issues preventing the state from using lethal injection. while it allows the use of the gas chamber if lethal injection is not available. according to bruce burns, building and operating a gas chamber is

. >> heather nauert always tells the complete story. that's the way she operates. >> good morning, gang. >> happy new year. >> happy new year. i missed you all while you were away. got news to bring you ten minutes after the hour. moments ago the director of a hospital where former israeli prime minister airline sharon is being -- ariel sharon is being treated says his life is in danger. the 85-year-old has been in a coma for eight years. his family now at his bedside where he's listed in critical condition. we'll watch the story very carefully for you. >>> brand-new video just coming in of a chinese helicopter picking up the first passengers from a russian ship that's been stranded in antarctica. that ship got stuck on christmas eve after a blizzard pushed ice around it, literally freezing that ship in place. there are 52 passengers on board and it will take at least five chopper flights to rescue all of them. the 22 crew members will stay on board until that ice breaks up. >> if you haven't gotten enough of toronto's crack-smoking may

heather nauert has some news. >> hope everybody is off to a great day. sad news to bring you. this is a story that made major headlines in the new york city area. a gruesome discovery to tell you about this morning. skeletal remains have been discovered in queens, new york, and police notifying the family of a 14-year-old autistic boy who has been missing since october. officers aren't confirming if the remains are those of avante aquindo but they found a dark pair of sneakers at the scene, the same ones the boy was missing when he disappeared. >>> the family of a convicted murderer planning to sue this morning. this is interesting. the family says he suffered because his execution simply took too long. dennis mcgwire is his name. he was put to death using a combination of drugs never used before. a lawyer for the family says the state of ohio knew about the possibility that this might take awhile and they say his constitutional rights were violated. mcgwire was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a pregnant woman. we'll keep you posted. >>> it

heather nauert, you have some headlines. >> hi. good morning.. good morning to you all. it is 34 minutes after the hour. a shocking moment that was caught on camera in massachusetts. look at a car mows down a gas pump and a gas station attendant. it sent him flying, in the yellow, 30 feet in the direction of traffic. the pump burst into flames. the attendant is expected to be okay. the driver of the car was not hurt. an investigation is ongoing. >>> more dramatic video just we leased from a deadly plane crash that happened in iceland. really chilling to watch that footage. it shows the final moments of an air ambulance as it veers toward the ground before it crashes and explodes into flames. it had just dropped off a patient and was then heading back to the airport. three people were on board at the time. two were killed. miraculously, the copilot survived that crash. >>> i thought this only happened in movies. that's what a couple in houston said after the hospital gave them the wrong baby. jessica says that the day after her baby girl was born

let's get over to heather nauert for headlines. >> how are you? sobriety. the 52-year-old was in the middle of headlineing a group, but a spokesperson for him says when the ship arrived in jamaica, he got off and headed to a rehab facility. >>> this may be the world's worst would be arsonist ever. police on the trail of a guy trying and failing again and again to set an apartment on fire. look at this surveillance video. it shows him throwing a molatov cocktail five times without success. the cocktail kept falling back onto the street and that is where police found part of it. nice. >>> it may be little league, but it is a major league lawsuit. a california little leaguer is being sued by his coach for $600,000. the coach claims that the boy threw his batting helmet into the air after scoring a winning run. the kid was excited, right? well, the helmet bounced off the ground, hit the coach in the ankle and tore his achille's tender. >>> it is a big day for the underdogs. westminster kennel club dog show, which always featured pure breeds, is openin

for more on bob seeger, here is heather nauert. >> it's rod stewart.. >> brian, you're fired. >> okay. let's take it away. good morning. remember this story? first they mocked greg abbott for being in a wheelchair. listen to this. >> he doesn't have a good personality. and he's in a wheelchair. >> now some folks saying he's making up being in a wheelchair and they now want him to prove that he actually needs a wheelchair. abbott was asked about wendy davis and the wheelchair truthers on greta last night. listen to this. >> she's a dead loser on the issues that matter most to texans and so her only hope is to get caught up in all these kind of ridiculous arguments that are taking place right now. >> abbott became disabled in 1984 when an oak tree fell on him while he was jogging after a thunderstorm. >>> florida voters will decide in november whether or not to legalize medical marijuana after the state supreme court approved putting it on the ballot. if legalized, florida would become the first southern state to approve marijuana for medical use. joinin

we're not going to wait longer to say hello to heather nauert.d morning. >> a lot of people have questions for the governor of the state of georgia. we're talking about the fallout from the weather. georgia officials under fire for the delayed response to the storm. a lot of cars are still stranded this morning on the icy roads there. after two inches of snow hit the area. the georgia governor is blaming forecasters saying they were not warned of what was on the way on tuesday and wednesday. the national guard has been called in along with other state agencies to take drivers to their abandoned cars. officials say getting cars off the road is crucial to reopening all those lanes and traffic. we will keep you posted on this affecting so many people. >>> you know that cruise ship that docked with nearly 700 passengers? it's headed back to sea tomorrow after so many of them, hundreds of them, were sickened by the norovirus. royal caribbean crews are working tprapbgtically to san -- tpapbtically to sanitize the ship before it head out. this includes

. >>> mad as hell segment tonight, five smoking hot letters may help us ow heather nauert. t a politician could actually stand up and say those who are pro-life, second amendment, anti-gay marriage don't belong in new york state. i have been following cultural issues for many years mostly thanks to the factor. growing more and more angry that tolerance is for everyone except conservative christians. referring to andrew cuomo here in new york. >> she nailed it ironic that the state that welcomes with the statue of liberty, the poor the huddled masses now does not want to welcome people who don't believe in the governor's far left world view. >> the governor tried to clarify. >> okay, so the governor came out and he was referring to political rivals. his political rivals who did not agree with him on the safe act, which is about gun control legislation, but really we know what he was talking about. he was talking about conservatives, extremists, not welcome here, if they were pro-life, if they were pro-traditional marriage, although he used other language. >> cardinal gave him

heather nauert has headlines for us. >> 37 minutes after the hour. filed against wendy davis alleging that the texas state senator misrepresented her assets on her personal financial statements. davis is accused of leaving out ownership of stocks, mutual fund and interest earned on several bank accounts. under state law she is required to make those assets public. >>> after guiding the i.r.s. through controversy, a long time federal official daniel werfel is leaving his work. he took over in may and says his last day on the government payroll was december 31. he led an internal investigation of the i.r.s. after targeting scandals and put new safeguards in place to restore public trust. >>> if you're one of the millions of americans using pain relievers listen up. a brand-new report says over-the-counter drug aleve may be the safest pain reliever for anyone with heart issues. a key ingredient puts patients at less risk for heart attacks and strokes than other medications including advil and motrin. those are your headlines. >> thank you. brian kilmead

>> heather nauert, you have some actual stories. >> that is so funny.k you. >> very nice. >> congratulations. >> actually, the next guy we're going to talk to, bob gates, was named kansan of the year three or four years ago. you get a nice dinner and plaque. >> congratulations. good morning to you all. i have some headlines. israel's defense minister apologizing to john kerry this morning hours after a verbal assault on the u.s. secretary of state. he pulled no punches, even saying, quote, the only thing that can save us is if john kerry to win a nobel peace prize and leave us in peace. but he back pedals hours later, apologizing and claiming that the two countries share the common goal of advancing peace. >>> the hunt is on for a tiger that has killed seven people in northern india. the tiger has been on the prowl for two weeks now, forcing thousands of terrified villagers to stay indoors. the latest victim was found in a forest yesterday. the tiger is believed to have strayed from the area from a national park. >>> and talk about a vicious attack, gua

here to help us out heather nauert, you see her on "fox & friends."ter betty vance who lives in roam knowville illinois. travel situation. the president flies back to washington, stays in hawaii, sticking it to the taxpayer. what's the situation with that. >> the overall cost of the trip is $4 million and most of that is attributed to the air travel which taxpayers. >> of course. >> that's just standard among first families whether someones it or not. hillary clinton and laura bush did. this is going to cost 430,000ness travel time just to fly her back on the military equivalent of a 737 or 7 a 7. >> in addition to the 4 million, another 737 since she wanted to stay more days. >> for the flight. that's the bulk of the cost here. flying the first family. >> so people who are annoyed have a right to be annoyed. we are living in a tough time here with a big budget deficit. i think they have a right. >> as all families, we are all tightening our belts at home. >> for me if i were president and my wife wanted to start there for a few weeks i would have sai

segment tonight, we have five very feisty letters and here to help us out with them fox news anchor heather nauertews on "fox & friends" in thanks for staying up here. we begin with don peterman from. you riled on a union president in michigan sporting a union member for molesting a student. you have become "60 minutes"? don't you believe in the rule of law and don't you believe that contracts need to be enforced? now we have the michigan attorney general coming up behind you. just preliminary, this guy was sentenced up to 30 years. former teacher. obviously fired because he raped a kid. the kid was 12. three years. he deserved 10 grand that this union is try too long get him. >> absolutely not. the school district said. no the union continuing to back him in it fight. >> unbelievable. >> the union basically saying. >> there is the rapist. >> the union basically saying we have got to back this guy. we have got to it back this guy. >> for what reason? >> we have contract and we have to support him. our legal researchersers have been looking at you a all the bylaws all day long now and they found. t

heather nauert.e grew up on cheerios. >> and putting pressure on families everywhere to bring a puppy. >> huge conversation in a lot of households, i think. >> good morning. hope you're off to a great day. eight minutes after the hour. they want her thrown back in prison. moments ago the family of meredith kirchner says they want amanda knox sent back to prison. >> nothing will bring meredith back. the best we can hope for is finally bringing this whole case to a conclusion. >> developing overnight, police paying a visit to knox's former boyfriend who is also convicted of murder. they stopped him near the border to enforce a travel ban. a judge sentencing knox to 28 years 6 months in prison and her boyfriend to 25 years. their lawyers say they will appeal. >>> another cruise ship forced to return early because of an outbreak of the norovirus. itthe c.d.c. will board that ship to make sure it is being sanitized correctly. >>> a crew of robbers armed with hammers managing to get away with $700,000 wort

we got a busy, busy two more hours to go and we start things off with heather nauert. >> good morningu're around. >> yeah. now that you've seen me. people are skidding in to me on the road every day. >> that's true. good morning to you all. i hope you've off to a great day. two minutes after the top of the hour. more than 100,000 people this morning are waking up without water after a chemical spill in west virginia. people are being warned not to drink, not to bathe, not to cook or wash clothes with the tap water there. even boiling the water, we are told, will not make it safe to use. the governor of west virginia declaring a state of emergency for nine counties in the western part of that state. >>> a military plane goes down in afghanistan leaving three americans dead. the plane is typically used for surveillance and it was flying a nighttime mission when it crashed. no word what caused that crash. but defense officials say there was no indication of enemy fire at the time. two of the people ho died were members of the military. the other was a civilian. they were all part of the

. >> you don't have to tell heather nauert how cold it is. up, no way to get to the train. 40 minutes to get to the train, hopped on an empty train and came here all alone. >> nothing stopped you. >> not this morning. midwesterner here. we can be a little hearty sometimes. and i missed you guys. that's the real reason why. >> good to have you back. >> thank you. news to bring you. 34 minutes after the hour. the latest obamacare casualties. listen to this one. employees of the company target, that company announcing it won't offer benefits to part-time workers anymore. target joining trader joe's and home depot that scaled back benefits because of obamacare. we'll keep watching the story for you. >>> it a crime to buy a gun for a family member? the supreme court is taking up this very issue today. justices now hearing a case about a former police officer who bought a gun for his uncle because he could get a discount. but when he took the gun to his uncle's home state to transfer it, the feds came after him based on the concept of a straw buyer

." >> meanwhile, it's our duty to toss to heather nauert and tell us what else is happening. >> howdyausing real problems out west right now. a deadly avalanche in colorado taking a tragic twist. the 24-year-old man who was killed skiing near the veil resort -- vail resort is a grand son of the founder. they were skiing when an avalanche occurred. on monday, the area's avalanche center had warned of dangerous conditions. his three friends made it out alive. his death is the fifth in the rocky mountain region in just the past two weeks. >>> we're learning new information about a horrific crime that took place in venezuela. the former miss venezuela and her former husband were shot dead in front of their five-year-old daughter. police say the family was driving together in a car when a sharp object was placed in the road. the sharp object causing a flat tire in monica spears' car. two tow trucks arrived. when the car was lifted onto the truck, the robbers attacked. the family locking themselves in the car, but no match for the gunmen's bullets. their daughter was also shot, but she surv

heather nauert is off today and in her place, heather childers. >> glad to join you.gine trying to choose health insurance policy and ends up talking to a pottery salesman. that is exactly what happened to people in maryland trying to sign up for obamacare. the state health exchange mistakenly listed their help line as an 800 number for a seattle-based pottery supply company. maryland's health exchange has been plagued with problems since its launch, adding to an already long list of issues. >>> how is this for a headline? man eating fish on the attack in argentina. it's happening. piranha-like fish sinking teeth into people in the river. very real here. several children among those injured, including one seven-year-old girl who lost part of her finger. 70 people were bitten in this same river back in december. so stay out of that river. >>> scientists at a space agency are waiting for a very important call. a comet chasing probe snooze not guilty hibernation mode for the past three years, it's about to wake up. it's on a journey to rendezvous with a comet and drop a

some thing that are not too short but important, heather nauert has some -- >> the problem with ted cruzhing back is john boehner was on the tonight show and said it was the republicans' fault for the shutdown. anyone who says it wasn't the republicans fault or it might have been the republicans fault or it is the democrats fault, the speaker of the house threw that in the street to jay leno. >> ultimately the president said he would bring the two parties together. >> in 2008 we were naive kids. >> that was then. >> we were naive to believe that could happen. >> what were we saying about the headlines? >> we were saying something about heather. >> steve, great to have you back. >> thank you very much. as it turns out we're going to have highlights in 15 minutes. >> terrific. brian, you look like you were on vacation but i guess you were just on long island. you got a nice tan. >> windburn. i walked my dog one block and came back all chapp. >> that poor dog. >> i had to moisturize my body but of course i had my butler do it. >> t.m.i. good morning. you probably don't want to hear this sto

heather nauert. >> practicing catholics, evangelicals, orthodox jew, a lot of people are extremists arespired the movie ""goodfellows". >> better than citibank. nice. nice. >> finally coming back to him 35 years later, five bonono mobsters are under arrest. one of them mob boss vincent asaro. he is the mastermind of the whole thing. jimmy burke died in prison. earlier on "fox & friends," someone who knew all the players and almost took part in the heist that took $6 million off the lufthansa plane in 1978 had this to say. >> i'm sure that jimmy burke took care of all the participants. of course, what he left was evidence that became dna driven. so i mean, there is no doubt that the f.b.i. is going to get a conviction here. >> prosecutors say they have rock solid evidence against the suspects, including secret recording. >>> after years and years of delay, the 9-11 museum is set to open later this year and if you want to go to the museum, you're going to have to pay $24 for each ticket. it turns out the museum doesn't have enough money to pay the estimated $60 million in bills to operate