i am heather nauert. good to see you. >> i am heather childers.ill thank you for starting your day with us. the fox news polls showing donald trump dominating in marco rubio's home state of florida by more than 20 points. >> john kasich taking 20 points in ohio for the first time. the primary let's than a week away. >> john roberts live on the campaign trail with the latest. >> at the university of miami. good morning to you. interesting to take a look at the polls particularly for marco rubio in florida. donald trump looking to mortally wound his enemies in the primaries. if he wins florida that could be the end of marco rubio. the trump campaign told me that already they are getting inquiries for people on rubio's side asking if there is room for them. fayetteville north carolina trump addressing the controversy erupted over him asking people to raise their hands and mrnlg that they will vote for him. i said, if you really love trump raise your right hand. the next day on the today show they said it reminded me of hitler. you want to do it? do y

joining us now tonight, she of course with "fox & friends" our own heather nauert. heather?s up for grabs in arizona, winner take all contest. donald trump securing all 58 delegates in that state and then in utah senator cruz with a strong showing winning more than 50% from caucus goers and awarded all of that state's 40 delegates. sean, as you know, there's talk about a contested or even a brokered convention if none of the candidates get 1,237 delegates so here's where the current count stands. donald trump leading with 739. senator cruz second with 465. john kasich is last with 143. in order to avoid a contested convention, sean, trump needs to win a little over 53% of the remaining delegates, senator cruz coming away with more than 82% of the delegates and governor kasich is statistically eliminated and would lead 117% of those remaining delegates. also tonight, sean, we have the results of a brand new fox news poll showing how voters believe the nominee should be picked at the convention. 59% of those polled say that the nominee should be whoever wins the most delegates

heather nauert has more. hey, heather. >> hi, brian. good morning, everybody.ming in to our newsroom. a plane carrying the hendrix motorsports nascar team forced to make an emergency landing this morning. someone noticed smoke in the cabin, and that jet then touched down in memphis. this happened just a couple hours ago. the team was headed home to charlotte after a race in las vegas. no one was hurt. that plane is now being evaluated. we'll bring you more on this as we get it. >>> another fox news alert right now. overnight and overseas. north korea threatened a preemptive and offensive nuclear strike against the united states and south korea. the move coming in response to this start of the annual joint military exercises between the two countries. this happens every year. we do this. it also comes just days after the u.n. passed new sanctions on north korea in response to its recent nuclear tests, and missile launch. >>> a verdict in the erin andrews stalker case could come today. jurors are meeting this morning to decide whether the marriott nashville was n

i am heather nauert. good to see you. >> i am heather childers.thank you for starting your day with us. the fox news polls showing donald trump dominating in marco rubio's home state of florida by more than 20 points. >> john kasich taking 20 points in ohio for the first time. the primary let's than a week away. >> john roberts live on the campaign trail with the latest. >> at the university of miami. good morning to you. interesting to take a look at the polls particularly for marco rubio in florida.

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i am heather nauert. >> thank god it's friday. thank you for being with us.th us. we begin with this. isis. we start with this fox news alert. dozens of police officers targeted in an isis kill list. >> hackers release the names addresses and phone numbers of three dozen officers in minnesota. encrypted messages app posted by the group called the caliphate cyber army. it includes the message, wanted to be killed. the fbi taking that threat seriously and tracking down the attackers. >>> breaking overnight, eric trump targeted. the son of gop frontrunner donald trump mail add mysterious letter with white powder. police are trying to determine what it is and who sent it. that threat just hours after donald trump was targeted. the hacker group anonymous posted his social security number and phone number on-line. they are calling on followers to use that information to harass the presidential candidate and keep him from winning the republican nomination. >> the baltimore ravens quarterback clay walker in critical condition after a motor bike accident. police say b

as is heather nauert who gets to the news. >> good morning.l you about. there was a boat captain who frantically called for help as his boat was sinking. listen to the panic. >> mayday, mayday, we're sinking! coast guard, we're going down! >> a coast guard helicopter eventually rescued two fisher n fishermen. this happened near boca grand. it was pitch black outside and rescue crews were only able to find the men because they had a strobe light in their life raft. both men will be okay. thank goodness for that. >>> well, he's not on the debate stage anymore, but former new york governor pataki didn't miss an opportunity to attack donald trump. listen. >> and i have to tell you, i'm really disappointed. i don't think donald trump has the character to be president. i think hillary clinton has broken so many laws that she she's -- she shouldn't be allowed to run for president. but this is still america. it's relatively early in the process. >> spoken like a new yorker. well, we caught up with him at a book party last night for his daughter's new

. >> i am heather nauert. they take an unexpected turn.o of the three candidates back out. >> could a new white house hopeful soon enter the race? garrett tenney is live for us with the latest. >> good morning heather and heather. the stop trump campaign is giving it one last shot. a group of leading republicans will meet in washington to try to come up with a way to stop donald trump. they want a third party candidate to come in even if it means throwing the election away to a democrat. yesterday he said there is zero chance of paul ryan. trump warning there would be riot if the republican party gave away the nomination to someone other than him. >> if we didn't and we are 20 votes short or if we are 100 short and we are at 1100 and somebody else is at 500 or 400, we are way ahead of everybody, i don't think you can say that we don't get it automatically. i think you would have riots. >> trump is looking toward a general el links with this web ad mocking hillary clinton was nothing more than a punch line. >> there are two other republican

meanwhile, heather nauert is here. >> stop. >> love the accent. >> so sadly -- >> good morning, everybodyng, hope you're off to a good day. we begin with some headlines right now. another threat to donald trump's family. this time it involves his sister. police are now investigating a threatening letter that was sent to the home of judge mary anne trump barry. this after a package with white powder and a similar threat was sent to the new york home of donald trump's son eric. authorities aren't sure if the threats are connected. in the meantime donald trump has plans to meet with republican leaders today in washington in an effort to reach out to the establishment. this before he gives a big speech to a prominent american israeli group. >>> and brand-new poll putting texas senator ted cruz in first place in utah just one day before the state's republican caucus is held. ohio governor john kasich came in second with 29%. and current republican front-runner, donald trump, with a distant 11%. if cruz can win utah, and all of the state's 40 delegates it would certainly bring that one step clo

. >> heather nauert will get the young vote. >> we'll try. today. we have incredible video of a brazen heist at a gun store by ten masked men. take a look at this. one thief smashes the glass with a hammer and then wraps a chain around the door, that's the front door to that gun shop. this unfolded in houston, texas. moments later a truck speeds up and rips that door off and they all run inside. one suspect grabs a rifle, another one scoops up an armful of guns and the rest of the guys smash the display cases. at least 50 weapons were stolen in less than two minutes. this morning at least three people were arrested. we'll keep you posted on what else with -- we learn. >>> a veteran saves the day at the cvs pharmacy and gets fired. joe marichi ran up to two shot shoplifters and one said he'd shoot him. but after serving in the army, he said he knew he didn't have a gun. >> i don't know that they didn't have one. i just kind of assumed. >> you did a heck of a thing, he looked at me and he said, probably going to be fired. i was like what? yeah.

patrick's day. >> heather nauert wore green. i knew that at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning.ase an american college student who was just sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. the u.s. is accusing north korea of jailing 21-year-old otto warmbier for political reasons. he was found guilty of stealing a political propaganda poster from his korean -- north korean hotel. >>> well, could another obama be eyeing the oval office? if they are, it's not the first lady. listen. >> i will not run for president. no, no, not going to do it. hey, here's one of the reasons why. because tiff two -- because i have the two young people at home. >> michelle obama ruling out a future campaign at the south by southwest festival. she says her daughters have handled their time in the white house as well. but enough is enough. there's some speculation she might run for senate some day. >>> and america just got a whole lot sexier. do you remember this guy? >> well, blowing in the wind -- fabio. >> that is fabio from the romance novels. he graced the cover of so many of them. he's an american citizen. t

put down that remote because he is coming up and so is heather nauert. >> good morning.s alert. frightening news out of the myself today. iranian state media reporting that that country has test fired two ballistic missiles just a day after a missile test that u.s. officials say may have violated a u.n. resolution. well, this new report alleges it was marked israel must be wiped out in hebrew. that country wanted to show the islamic republic's readiness to counter any threats. well, this comes as vice president joe biden visits israel as part of a middle east tour. he says if iran breaks the terms of the nuclear deal, we will act. hmm. >>> well, another fox news alert from back home right now. a man accused of trying to kill a pastor in idaho is now under arrest after a bizarre act that took place in front of the white house. police say that kyle andrew odom shot pastor tim remington on sunday, just hours after that pastor led a prayer at a campaign rally for ted cruz in idaho. last night, officers arrested odom as he allegedly threw pieces of paper and a computer flash

. >>> meanwhile, heather nauert has to think of that as well, but first, the news. >> good morning, everybodyan member of isis to surrender on the battled field is saying he regrets his decision to join the terror group. mohammed khweis, captured in iraq, explaining why he did it on kurdish tv. listen. >> i didn't really support their ideology and that's at that point up -- that's when i decided i needed to escape. >> yeah, didn't support it at all, right? he joined isis back in december, but he claims he never saw any combat. he says that a woman recruited him and encouraged him and helped him get over here. it's unclear if he's being returned to the united states. >>> the former mayor of toronto, rob ford, is asking for your prayers this morning as he continues his battle with cancer. he's in the hospital with his family by his side. his former chief of staff released a statement, putting rumors to rest that ford had died and he thanked people for their ongoing support. ford was forced to drop out of the mayoral election in 2014 after tumors were found in his abdomen. he is fighting tumors

. >>> in the men time, over to heather naue heather nauert who has some headlines. >> we have an eyewe'll check in with peter doocy up. washington, d.c., the subway system has been shut down xheetdly. they're carrying out an emergency safety test. it's the second busiest metro network in the united states. more than 700,000 riders each and every day. the system will reopen tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. those roads will be a mess this morning. >>> federal health officials scrambling to stop the skyrocketing abuse of prescription pain killers. the cdc now issuing a new set of guidelines. it suggests that patients with chronic pain should be taking over the counter drugs such as aspirin, tylenol, et cetera. or undergoing physical therapy. those those with short term injuries should be prescribed the lowest possible dose and for no longer than three days at a time. >>> george clooney slamming the united states over the handling of the syrian refugee crisis. he and his wife amal met with a group of refugees. he is calling on america to think of their roots. >> we're a country of immigrants, and w

. >>> heather nauert has the news. >> indoors where it's warm. good morning.g for a motive this morning after a 14-year-old unleashes a hail of gunfire in his high school cafeteria. two classmates were hit and two more were injured when the teenager suspect burst into lunch into the lunchroom, firing those shots. thankfully everyone is expected to be okay. a k-9 unit chased him as he ran out of the building. he faces juvenile felony charges including attempted murder. that school remains closed this morning. >>> a fox news alert, president obama meets with senate republicans to try to convince them to fill the supreme court vacancy. republican leaders have vowed to block any nomination he makes following the death of justice antonin scalia. they want to wait to fill the seat until after the 2016 election. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell and chuck grassley expected to meet with the president in the next few hours. >>> a few hours from now on capitol hill, critical testimony will begin in the benghazi investigation. an eyewitness who watched that 13-hour

. >> heather nauert? >> i was down there. i loved it down there.couple of headlines to bring you right now. this video will leave you short of breath. it is the moment that a propane tank explodes. take a look. >> oh, no! >> can you imagine standing there and then you see that thing go off? this explosion happened at a construction site. it was near cleveland, ohio. ten fire departments had to respond the scene. not clear what caused that explosion. amazingly, no one was hurt. >>> and a spending scandal is rocking the nation's largest veteran's charity. listen to this. >> with a gift of just $19 a month, you can join wounded warrior project. to help -- >> well, we all know the organization, but now two of the top executives at the wounded warrior project, stephen nardizzi and al giordano have been fired for spending more than $20 million in donations on employee travel and conferences. >> they need to come on the show like "fox & friends" and say, this is what we have done. this is what we intend to do. this is how we spend our money. this is why y

joining us again is heather nauert. he was arrested on friday. but he was talking right away. >> not only was he talking right away which some of the experts we have been talking to said maybe that was a trigger for this attack. all of this goes back of course to the paris attacks where he was a logistics person, helping the paris attackers. his brother if you recall was one of the homicide bombers who blew himself up outside of the stadium. i believe it was. so that brother went away. he was supposed to blow himself up as well, apparently he chickened out or something. then fled to belgium, his home country, including his family members had been keeping him safe. >> he was arrested four doors down from his parent's house. >> exactly. there was a raid that took place about a week ago and we may be taking a look at this on -- >> this is on friday. >> but a week prior to that, there was another raid that police thought that he was holed up. they found -- they thought it would be an empty apartment actually. they got there, they find an isis flag, t