>> talk about somebody who doesn't follow anybody's rules, heather nauert is with us. >> good morning. thr-ts something urgent going on overseas. there is a rescue mission underway. it is a race to find survivors and the pictures here are horrifying. there is a ferry off the coast of south korea, and it is sinking, leaving at least two people dead so far but there is serious fear that that number could rise dramatically because nearly 300 people are missing at this hour, and that water is very, very cold. in part what is so devastating about this is that many of the missing are high school students who were on their way to a resort. at this hour passengers are being rescued by helicopters and also by fishing boats that happened to be in the area. passengers we are hearing from said they heard some sort of a big thump before that boat went down. the cause of the accident is not yet clear but that rescue mission taking place right now. we'll keep following this story for you. >> he said, quote, i really need exposure. a self-proclaimed performance artist is under arrest accused of leavi

i am heather nauert in for ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers.hank you for starting the day with us. did an argument with another soldier thwart the massacre at fort hood. >> what might have made ivan lopez pull the trigger. >> ainsley earhardt is in fort hood, texas today. what can you tell us about this fight we are hearing about? >> good morning heather and heather. the lieutenant on the post said there's a strong possibility there was some kind of altercation with a soldier or multiple soldiers just before the shooting happened on wednesday. we were talking to some soldiers here on the post yesterday. he was showing a text message that was going around among his friends. others saying there was an altercation on the post. an argument lopez had with an officer when he requested paid time off. a tdy form he was requesting time off. he was upset about that before the shooting. jenkins one of my colleagues here at fox news he went out to the maybed to to talk to lopez's wife and listen to what one of the neighbors said. there was no sign of viole

look at heather nauert. heather, where are you? >> there i am.. and we were sailing. >> how sweet are you? >> where's your lifeç vest. >> back then they had life jackets that zipped up in the back. kind of mushy stuff. >> water repellent stuff? >> it was like, i forget what it's called. they don't make them out of those things anymore. i don't think it was very safe. >> today is throwback thursday. if you've got a great throwback picture, e-mail it to us at friends@foxnews.com. >> i love that snoop dogg one. terrific. i've got news to bring you. a really outrageous story, how low can you go? this ladyç gave negative test results to breast cancer patients because she was behind at work and wanted to keep her bosses happy. now she will spend six months in prison. the former radiology technician pleaded guilty to entering more than 1200 mammograms as negative but two women died because they had cancer. she was put on probation and must pay a fine. >> this morning there is a manhunt intensifying outside of houston for the baby-faced intruder caught

. >> let's say instead of tossing to heather nauert, we just stare at her. >> good morning. we can hearç you. >> awkward. let me get to the news. we begin with a bombshell new report that contradicts what susan rice said about the benghazi terror attacks. remember this? >> what sparked the recent violence was the airing on the internet of a very hateful, very offensive video that has offended many people around the world. >> there are new documents that now reveal that the c.i.a. station chief in libya told his superiors in washington that no demonstration took place on september 15. he reported this back to officials one day before susan rice went on the sunday talk shows with that line about the demonstration causing the terror attack. the question now remainsç did c.i.a. director michael morrell tell the president this? lawmakers expect to grill him tomorrow about this during a house intelligence hearing. more on this as we get it. >>> breaking overnight, phraeubgs -- malaysian officials just admitted they were wrong about the last words spoken by the pilot. initially t

heather nauert. >> good morning, guys. this first story out of colorado is a big i told you so. marijuana. it's now being blamed for drug sales at an elementary school. four fourth graders have been caught dealing the drug in a school in greeley, north of denver. the marijuana was bought legally byç grandparents from two families. one school official says get ready to see more of this with that new law in place. >> it is a simple fact that we have adults that did secure the marijuana. that is concerning because this would have never happened had the marijuana not been so accessible for two ten-year-old boys. >> the school says the kids are now facing tough punishment but they won't be suspended or expelled from school. that school is now warning parents to be more mindful of marijuana and keep it in check now that it's legal. what do you think of that? >>> the army private in prison for one of theç biggest classified leaks of intelligence documents now gets a chance to change identity to be a woman. bradley manning is now officially known as chelsea manning. a judge approving

heather nauert standing by with that. good morning. >> hi there.over the weekend. the man accused of murdering three people at a jewish center handed a jewish retirement center is a former kkk grand dragon. police in kansas city just identifying the gunman as 73-year-old frazier glenn cross. they say he yelled heil hitler as he sat in the back of a police car. the community remembering the victims at assiege the last night. ♪ ♪ >> two of the victims were not even jewish. dr. william corporate and his 14-year-old greene were devout christians. they were at the jewish center to audition for a singing competition. we'll bring you the latest as we get it. >>> brand-new details this morning that explain why senator harry reid may not be saying a word about the bundy ranch battle in nevada. the bureau of land management is headed by a former long-time aide of his. his agents took bundy's battle, claiming he does not have a right to let them graze on federal land. fox news legal analyst bob massi was there just outside the bundy ranch earlier this morning

as it turns out, heather nauert was a cheerleader back in the day.school; right, heather? >> yeah. >> and your team was the cougars? >> i'm past 30, already a cougar. >> in your heart. >> i was a tiger. >> i was a chief. >> a what? >> i really can't help the conversation. i'm just trying to share. i was just trying to participate. >> you were not a cheerleader either? >> no but i've never been less accepted in a group in my whole life. >> we have extreme wepher. tornadoes and storms continue to go through the midwest and the south. >> now a new threat of flooding from alabama all the way up to new york state, believe it or not. >> we wonder where maria molina was because so many places have been devastated. we find her in athens, alabama tracking this wild weather. maria, good morning. >> good morning. you're right, we're in a different state today in a different city but the scene is the same. more widespread destruction. in this area the national weather service confirming a tornado touchdown with winds up to 140 miles per hour. that would make it

thinking of everybody there. >> good. >>> let's go over to heather nauert.d con condition student who has been charged with the murder of one of his classmates. christopher plaskin could be charged as unadult in the stabbing death of 16-year-old marin sanchez on the day of his junior prom. he will not appear at the arraignment. authorities say they're looking into whether a injected invitation to the prom was the reason fort attack. he is being held at a psychiatric hospital under evaluation right now. he could be there as long as two weeks. he has been described as well-liked and popular. >>> a search is underway off the coast of florida for a cruise ship passenger who went overboard. this happened 27 miles east of dell ray beach, florida. 30-year-old james miller of charleston, south carolina, reportedly jumped over the railing of a bahamas cruise ship early yesterday morning. the ship was returning to its home port at the time. air and boat crews are look for him and the f.b.i. is investigating. >>> there is a new survey out that shows teens can no longho

. >> let's say good morning to heather nauert. >> i've got other news.tic surveillance video and it shows an 11-year-old boy as he runs into traffic in detroit and sadly he gets hit by a truck but the good news is he's going to be okay. this morning, though, the4k4,p3 man who accidentally hit the boy is fighting for his life. 54-year-old steve newtash was brutally attacked by a group of men when he got out of his truck to help the boy. >> they started punching him and stuff like that. the guy was trying to fight back but there was too many of them. eventually he just fell. >> police are now searching for at least 12 men who were involved in that attack. >> she was trying to set a skydiving record but she wound up losing her life. 46-year-old diana pariss died when her main march chuteç malfunctioned and her back upparachute opened too late. paris jumped 1,500 times. >>> the u.s. government banning all american planes and commercial cargo from going to crimea. they say they are afraid two planes could be flying on the same route and crash into each othe

but let's turn to headlines with heather nauert. >> think back to your college days.ng out -- riots breaking out. take a look at some of this. man oh, man, a crowd of students flipping over a car on campus, threw beer bolts at police cars and pulled down stop signs and also light poles. critically injuring at least one person overnight. this all taking place during next administration, she's still subject to prosecution if you can prove she was lying. i doubt she's going to lie. she doesn't seem like she's that unintelligent a woman. >> she could use the words, i forgot. or i don't recall. >> i forgot. i'm not aware, it can also be perjury if it's clear you were aware or clear you had to have remembered, if it's clear there is an e-mail or text -- >> that should jog their memory. >> there have been successful prosecutings based on i forgot or i can't remember. >> on top of that, i think the additional think is the speaker of the house has been to decide for a special prosecutor, right? >> i don't see why he doesn't. >> he said it will grind to a halt all these other i

in the meantime heather nauert standing by. >> this is coming in from overseas.chief bomb maker is believed to have been killed by u.s.-backed special forces in yemen. he is the terrorist who is behind the underwear bomb plot back in 2009. remember that one? that's when a terrorist tried to blow up a plane with a bomb sown into his underwear. this would be the most senior member of al qaeda to be killed since bin laden in 2011. according to reports his vehicle was attacked by special forces who roped in byç helicopter. 68 al qaeda militants were killed in yemen in airstrikes over the weekend making it the biggest strike against al qaeda since 2012. we'll keep you posted on more as we get it. >>> this has been more than 45 days since inflammation inflammation -- malaysian flight 370 vanished and there have been no signs. now search crews say they think they have been looking in the wrong place altogether. now they are looking at the possibility that the plane may have landed instead of crashing in the southern indian ocean because they haven't found any debris. v

. >> i am heather nauert. >> i am heather childers. >> we begin with a tragic story.y were on track to start the rest of their lives when the unthinkable happened. at least nine people dead. fed-ex truck hits head on with a tour bus full of high school students on a college tour. the bus immediately burst into flames. the fire so big you could see it for miles. >> he with saw the smoke from the house down there. >> we heard like an explosion and we came outside and everything was on fire. there were a bunch of screams. there was a man that ran out and his back was on fire. >> both drivers along with 7 passengers died. he crossed traffic hitting another car and the bus. investigators think the truck driver may have been trying to avoid the car involved when it veered into the other lane. >> from hum bold state university will tour the campus. buses were filled with parents this morning headed to the university to try to learn more details about the status of their children. investigators are working out to find out exactly what happened. >> now let's head over to one o

heather nauert. >> but we got her. >> you're on a roll, brian. good morning, guys. folks in boston. in a few hours from now, boston will mark one year since the bomb attack that left three people dead and more than 260 injured. church bells will toll in the heart of the city at exactly 2:49 p.m. today. that is the moment that the first bomb exploded near the marathon finish line. this year's race is set for next monday. >>> investigators in california are trying to figure out how two registered sex offenders out on parole and wear ankle bracelets may have murdered at least four women. 27-year-old frank cano and 45-year-old steve gordon will be in court later today on charges of rape and murder. the body of 21-year-old woman was found last fall. you can see her there. three other women went missing from the anaheim area around the same time. authorities say that gps data from the ankle bracelets that the men were wearing linked them to the crimes. we'll keep watching that story. >>> senator harry reid says the battle with the bundy family over their ranch is far from

. >> heather nauert withç headlines. >> steve we don't work 6 to 3. we work 2 a.m. who knows when. >> i'm not throwing a pity party. >> we've got a fox news alert. president obama wrapping up a press conference in south korea. he talked about north korea and the ferry disaster. the president offering condolences to the families who lost loved ones during that sinking. >> so many were young students with their entire lives ahead of them. i'm a father of two daughters of the same age or close to the same age as those who are lost. i can only imagine what the parents are going through at this point. >> the president presented that nation with the american flag that flew over the whiteç house the day that that ferry sunk as well as a magnolia tree from the white house garden. what a beautiful gift. >>> another fox news alert. a real scare overnight. a drunk passenger arrested in a hijacking scare overseas, and we are now getting this new video. it shows the very moment that the plane landed in bali airport in indonesia. it was a boeing 737 carrying 139 passengers and s

. >> heather nauert. >> big decision out of the supreme court yesterday.tates are free to tell colleges that race cannot be a factor when it comes to the school admission process. this is an upheld michigan constitutional amendment that bans affirmative action. the decision sparking fierce reaction from both sides with supporters declaring it a great victory and opponents calling it racist. eight states have measures that are similar to the one in michigan and people who owe pous them are worried -- who oppose them are worried the ruling will cause more states to follow suit. >>> take a look atç this. caught on camera, new video showing t.s.a. agents giving two very young children full body patdowns at a u.s. airport. this little boy is two years old in the striped shirt. this is his sister. she is six years old. their dad was outraged. he filmed the entire thing the t.s.a. said it was necessary because the kids came in contact with their dad after he became necessary for a security check. the t.s.a. amended its policy to reduceç patdowns of children und

hell segment tonight, five feisty letters and to put them all into perspective fox news anchor heather nauertning on "fox & friends." all right, letter number one, comes from ken: first, tell me about the gas prices. >> well, this is the time of year that gas prices start going up. people are just out driving more often. also, we have a lot of demand from china that's driving our prices up as well. also, turmoil in ukraine. >> how. >> 36 cents. >> 36 cents a gallon from the first of the year. >> expected to go up a little bit more. >> if they build the keystone pipeline, i don't think that's going to bring down gas prices. >> that's what a lot of experts in that industry are saying. >> regular folks like me are saying more supply would lead to other costs. >> that's exactly right. going to be sold to china. it's not going to bring down the gas prices. >> it's debatable. but a lot of experts don't think it's going to bring down gas prices significantly. >> letter from hawaii on the of course, they're talking about the korean ferry. what's the latest on that. >> exactly right on that. a young w

the calmest person we know fox news anchor heather nauert. brought out in because mad as hell you are the exact opposite. >> i get mad sometimes. >> you do. >> yes. >> no one has ever seen that on the face of this earth. bill i'm mad as hell at you and krauthammer saying we have not had a terror attack since president obama was elected. fort hood was a attack. not organized group. individual attacks are different category. i asked heather to analyze terror attacks around the globe since the president was elected. >> you are in agreement with the u.s. government on this issue that this is not tech likely a terror attack. >> organize od terror. >> because there are no coconspirators. seems like it's time for the government to update definition of terrorism. most people widely view this as terrorism. >> widely as opposed to organized. you have no know who you are dealing with. >> we are now in agreement. terror attacks around the globe. 6800 in 2000 12. most recent numbers we have. down by about half. >> 6800 organized terror attacks around the

five letter writers are are outraged and want you to know about it here to help us out is heather nauertm oregon. i'm mad as hell that hillary clinton and other living room women think in order for us to succeed we need to be given things. what an insult. what is position on war on women. >> we haven't heard her say war on women. but she effectively, it seems, she thinks that there is one anyway. she talks about the clock is turning back on women's rights. that he there are extremists even hear at home that want to go after women. she really i think is making the case. >> it's all general stuff. she seems to be talking about abortion. >> very namby-pamby. she doesn't directly go after it. >> she is not sandra fluke? >> no. no. >> she is far more diplomatic about it we know it's there. the left is playing to its base. we never talk about the advantages that women have in this country by the way. the advantages that we all play they like to play the victim. >> the factor. you guys all over over the factor. second letter from heidi shay. i'm angry about the proposed rays in congress. cuts f

but heather nauert is standing by with news that is just in. >> hi there.igh school stabbing. five students are now in critical condition and one student was in surgery. we're learning new clues that could tell us why a teen-ager went on that stabbing spree at his high school outside of pittsburgh. police investigating a phone call that 16-year-old alex rebel apparently made on tuesday night where he was threatening an older classmate. kids at the school say the so the more had been bullied at school. he's been charged in the attack that injured 21 students and also the security guard. this morning the assistant principal, sam king, is being hailed a hero. he confronted that teen-ager, eventually tackling him. listen to this. >> mr. king immobilized him. he pinned him down. i jumped on top of him as well and held down his wrists and arms and tried to keep the knife stationary. >> the suspect's father is speaking out, saying, quote, my prayers go out to everyone who was injured and i hope they recover as quickly as possible. we'll keep watching this story fo

first this half hour we kick things off with heather nauert and some news. >> hi. talking about this new u.n. ambassador from iran. listen to this, there is a development on that story for you. senators ted cruz passes a resolution that would bar iran's new ambassador to the united nations from entering the united states. the envoy was also a terrorist who held americans hostage in iran back in 1979. his appointment sparked a lot of outrage from lawmakers and also former hostages. now the ambassador's visa application has been stalled by the state department. cruz' bill that would ban him still needs approval in the house and also president obama's signature. so we'll keep watching that story for you as it develops. >>> listen to this one, want a gun? wear a bracelet. attorney general eric holder wants gun owners to wear a tracking bracelet. he's exploring this option as part of what he calls his common sense gun reform. the bracelets, like this one right here that looks like a watch, would be worn by gun owners before a gun is fired. now, holder is also looking in

. >> heather nauert is standing right by the couch with other news. >> the feds are starting to lookld a small business run healthcare.gov better than a big government contractor? the administration begins aç wide-ranging search for companies to run the on-line exchange program. the feds say they are particularly interested in hiring small businesses owned by women or disabled veterans. of course this would be a stark contrast to c.g.i. federal, that's the company blamed for the botched obamacare rollout. a new contractor would take over when the current contract expires next year. we'll keep you posted. >>> dozens of students at rutgers university occupy the president's office and are protesting the school's decision to invite condoleezza rice to speak at graduation.ç rutgers is paying her $35,000 for the appearance but some say they are outraged because of her role in the iraq war. so far the university says rice is still invited. you may remember this. two years ago the school paid $32,000 for snooki to offer students these choice words: study hard but party harder. >>> a crazy

at 23 minutes till the top of the hour, heather nauert here. she's on the schedule. >> she is a mother. she runs one every day. >> good morning. got news to bring you from overseas. vice president joe biden heads to ukraine today after a shootout near the border is now raising new concerns that a russian invasion could soon take place. as many as five pro-russian forces were killed at a check point during what was supposed to be an easter truce in that region. president obama has said that his administration is prepared to take furtherç action if diplomacy fails but many are now worried that russian president vladimir putin could use the violence over the weekend as an excuse to move forces into that region. we'll keep following this story. >>> one update on the condition of 54-year-old steve yutash who barely survived a near death brutal beating in detroit. family and friends gathered for a fund-raiser. utash is now awake from his induced coma but is now hospitalized. >> my dad, he is not who he was. >> i don't want him to give up on his dad

. >>> heather nauert joins us now.ay in his defense just about an hour ago. he broke down in tears on the stand during his murder trial. he actually apologized to the family of reeva steenkamp. listen to a bit of this. >> there hasn't been a moment since this tragedy happened that i haven't thought about the family. i wake up every morning and you're the first people i think of and the people i pray for. i can't imagine the pain i've caused you and your family. i was simply trying it protect reeva. >> he says he's taking antidepressants and has difficulty sleeping at night. he described one episode in which he woke up in a complete panic. he's been charged with premeditated murder and faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted of that charge. the trial currently on lunch break, just about to get started again. >>> another fox news alert to bring you. it is considered the best lead so far in the search for malaysian air flight 370. a u.s. ping locator that's on an australian navy ship has picked up two separate signa

hey, heather nauert. >> i didn't know there were still truant officers.ng forking on, vowed to wage war against fox news, but perhaps he should spend more time fact checking himself. check this out from greta. >> that's really bad to portray yourself not as who you are. >> exactly. >> speak of that, a letter you wrote january 29, 2013, you claim you were the ceo of mid-atlantic show club which is a group of strip clubs. right? >> that's correct. >> that wasn't true, was it? >> i was consulted for them. >> okay. it says ceo of mid-atlantic. were you the ceo? >> i guess i have consulting operations director. >> that wasn't quite true, was it? a little bit of a lie, right? >> yes. >> oops. dickinson's district say he's not a real threat in the election anyway. >>> hillary clinton ducking for cover during a speech in las vegas. look at what happened here. >> it's already recycling about about -- what was that? a bat? >> that thing flying through the air, she asked if it was a bat, but it was a shoe. there was a lady who tossed it and she's now in federal cust

. >> heather nauert has breaking news about this information that crossed last night that we're findingg the primary race. gray losing his bid for a second term to city councilwoman. he's currently at the central of a finance investigation, but he denies any wrongdoing. bowser will face independent candidate. >>> and now to a fox news exclusive. update on the story we first told you about yesterday. the former army recruit who is suspected of plan ago deadly fort hood style attack on u.s. soldiers. we have learned that 19-year-old john booker, who also goes by mohammed abdullah hasan, had been writing about jihad and bin laden on his facebook page for months and months. authorities say they believe that this was his last posting. quote, getting ready to be killed in jihad is a huge adrenaline rush. i'm so nervous, not because i'm scared to die, but because i'm eager to meet my lord. the kansas teen-ager had enlisted in the army in february and was due to show up for basic training next monday, but the f.b.i. formally discharged him last week. he's now in a mental health facility. we'll