i am bill hemmer and good tao at home. >>im elizabeth prann. the white house on track to hit or top the target of 7 million enrollees. how many have paid and have coveraging as we hear from kathleen sebelius. >> what we know from insurance companies, tell us for the initial customers it is 85 or 90 percent have paid so far. a lot of companies have different time tables from when their now customers have to send their first payment. >> and so a special report leads our coverage from washington. >> and republicans are knock on doors for a long time trying to get these numbers and this information. if it is thorough that 90 percent have paid already or made an initial first payment that would be good news for the white house. >> great news for the white house. and the white house will tout these numbers and we'll hear from the president and they will say they are on track and may have achieved sen million. but you are right, a lot of numbers, there are questions about them. dave kemp chairman of the house ways and means committee sent a letter to

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more from phil hemmer, right after these messages.hemmer right after these messages. >>> a facebook fight between two girls over a boy ending in murder, according to police. they say it never would have happened if a 14-year-old could not easily get a gun, the latest bloodshed to rock the city of chicago and fueling new calls from that city's police chief for stricter gun laws. two 14-year-old girls were trading insults on facebook over a simple teenager spat over a boy. prosecutors say it took a deadly turn when one of the girls hunted down her rival. police say she tried to open fire on a group of people standing on this porch but the gun jammed. they say a friend fixed it and handed the gun back to the teenage shooter? ment cops say she then shot this victim in the back and another friend ran away. this type of violence in chicago is nothing new. >> tired of losing my friends. tir sad she had to leave like that. yesterday she had a friend on her face, happy, she's a playful person, always had a smile on her face. >> chicago police

i am bill hemmer. >> and did he have words with the federal soldier before the shooting. three dead and 16 wounded e. rick is live in fort hood. >> reporter: the america so manies certain that special evan lopez had a verb will altercation before the shooting started on wednesday afternoon. army investigators are focusing on lopez's mental state. he was troubled and on medication and had sewn a psychiatrist and according to friends in puerto rico dopely affected by the death of his mother last november and the army was slow to give him time off to takened her funeral. they are looking into the claims and digging deeper in the shooter's history. >> we have strong evidence that he had a medical history that indicates unstable conditions and gone through all of the records to insure that that is correct. we believe that to be a fundmental line. >> we have learned that lopez bought the smith & wesson handgun at the same store in i can lean where nadal hasan bought his powerful handgun. lopez bought his gun on march 1st. and posted chilling facebook message and including words

i am bill hemmer. >> andim sanda smith. the house ways and means will work on a letter accusing her of three different crimes. >> how are you, sir, good day to you. >> spell out the charges, what are they? >> number one, lois lerner we believe she violated the constitutional rights of people who inquiring of the irs for tax status. and number two, she impeded the investigation and three, released confidential information that she had no authority to release. those are serious charges. >> you take that to the department of justice and what does eric holder do with it? >> he has to deal with it in some fashion. i am not communicating to you that the administration is open and disposition and willing to hear us. but it is important for the house of representatives to act. and to have the president of the united states say there is no indication of a smijion of wrongdoing is wrong. there is overwhelming evidence that something wrong happen. it is important for the house to act and put the department of justice on nature. >> it

i'm bill hemmer live in boston. >> bill, hats off to you.ry with gretchen starts right now. >>> thanks, guys. we start with the fox news alert on the crisis in ukraine with the headline today -- well, that didn't last very long. pro-russian separatists reportedly behind an attack breaking the so-called easter truce end an agreement between ukraine, russia and the western nations. i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a monday. >>> three foreign journalists held for hours today before being released after international demands. vice president joe biden now in kiev getting ready to meet with ukrainian leaders there trying to find

i am bill hemmer. >> and i am sandra smeth. the house ways and means committee voted to pursue criminal charges against the fornler irs official. jay, hello to you in tennessee. 23- 14 vote on the house ways and means committee. proving the criminal referral and asking the justice department to consider a criminal prosecution. the justice department may not do anything. does this be a dead-end or gives you and your clients hope? >> i expect the response from the department of justice thank you, congress and we are involved in an ongoing criminal investigation. they will not increase their investigation. there is a vote in oversight and should result in a committee vote on civil contempt and go to the full house and expect that after eastern recess. and that will result in contempt. i am holding the letter that was actually issued by the committee and there is things in here that are helpful. a series of meetings that the irs had with left- leaning groups dictating the way they wanted irs policy to be implemented and the irs did

. >> and hemmer. >> and hemmer, yeah. >> we want to thank the bush center for having us.at hosts and great to be there and glad we got to show the library, too. >> sorry about the sofa. >> if you want to catch the entire q&a with greg it's on facebook and it will be live on c-span this saturday. >>> all righty then. it's time for one more thing and dana is first. >> big news. right before we started "the five" david letterman, star of "the late show" has announced sometime within the next year or so he's going to retisch and he's had an amazing career at cbs, and this comes right after jay leno retired, so it's like a whole new world of late night comedy. that's why you should dvr "red eye" every night at 3:00 a.m. >> oh, my goodness. camera opportunity. so speaking of late night and awesomeness, i'm not talking about friday night. >> you're talking about our date last night. sorry, go ahead. >> i'd be in like an incubator tent getting 20 ivs for anti-infection things. okay. instead, we can watch bill clinton on jimmy kimmel, he was very funny and also a little curious be

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i am bill hemmer. >> and i am martha maccallum. thousands of people were forced from their home and many terrified as the quake sirens go off. [sir [sirens ringing] >> the buildings are shaking, fires breaking out and the effects felt in multiple countries throughout south america. will carr is live with the latest. >> chile is on an area that is called the ring of fire and that is because it is on an ark of v volcanos and fault line. the earthquake struck offshore, about 6 miles down and 50 miles from the down. 8.2 is a large earthquake so fears of tsumni warning. it knocked out power, and 300 prisoners from from a woman's prison escaped and the president of chile has declared a state of emergency. there are no warnings on the left side of united states. >> chances of another earthquake? >> they are saying it could happen. there have been about 20 aftershocks, including a 6.2 in magnitude. some say as big as the earthquake was, it might not be the big one and there might be more stored energy in the fault line that is along northe

." >> and i am bill hemmer.than 3 million visits to the website and a million phone calls. >> chief correspondent ed henry is here live. good morning to you. >> good morning to you. officials are being quite because they want to make sure the numbers add up which is an important element of this. at the beginning, the website was such a disaster officials were saying we cannot turn this around immediately and we will not get the numbers for a month or so after sign-ups and now within 24 hours, officials familiar with the law are saying we hit the seven million number. so there is going to be scrutiny in terms of if they eat the number. jay carney is believing this is a remarkable comeback story given where they started. but the republicans are saying how many of the people signed up were not insured before and how many were booted off their insurance. >> there has been a remarkable story since the dark days of october and november and on the last day of enrollment we are looking at a number larger than six millio

clayton hemmer was executed last night it quickly became apparent that something was wrong as state administratorshe cockta cocktail. >> he started to mumble. at 6:37, he mumbled more. he twitched more. at 6:37, his body continued to move. locking up. his head was lifting, tightening his muscles. he was exhaling. seemed like he was trying to get up. at 6:39, they lowered the lines. >> at 6:39 before they closed the curtain he said, man. he had full muscle movements. >> those are the words he got out. man, i'm not and something's wrong. >> we didn't know what was happening on the other side of the blinds. we didn't know if he was still dying or if they were still bumping drugs in him. >> head of the department of corrections said the line to the vein, quote, blew, and they decided not to continue with the execution. 40 minutes later lockett died of what they believe is a massive heart attack. governor fallin delayed a second execution by 14 days. his attorneys challenged the legality of the drugs because the state would not reveal where they came from. many european drugmakers have stopped selling

some voted for bill hemmer. we are quite happy here.interviewer in the business right now. some people don't listen to howard, they say he talks about lesbians all the time. not any more. i know he's 60, it doesn't matter, he acts like he's 30 or 40 years old. he has the most loyal audience ever. he's a proven winner across every platform. radio, media, book sales'. it sounds like i work for him. martha: what about steven colbert. chelsea hammer. >> comb better does a character. i don't think a character buys you an hour on network television. chelsea hamler ... martha: they have to go for the younger demo. >> look who is successful in cable news. bill o'reilly, he's 62 years old. mark harmon is in his 60s. stuart is very successful. he's in his 50s. i don't buy you have to be young to bring a big audience. martha: we'll save the tape. he looked right into the camera. bill: imagine the top-10 list you and i could put together. martha: we do it every day anyway. bill: the forward hood shooting reignited the debate over carrying weapons o

i'm bill hemmer. solid. productive. martha: very good. i'm martha maccallum. good to have you all here today. their names are eric and charlotte kaufman. and they're defending this digs. the california couple was prepared for the whole journey but nine hundred miles off of cabo san lucas mexico, their infant daughter came down a fever and a rash. antibiotics did not help. the boat lost its steering and communications. coordinated effort between the navy and coast guard was called in to rescue them and their baby girl. >> it is nearly successful mission. we're still underway. for us the mission is not complete until we transfer the patient to the next highest level of medical care which will be a medical facility in the san diego area. martha: william la jeunesse live from los angeles. william, what is the latest on this family? >> reporter: based on what they heard on the radio medics said this infant needed immediate help, strapped in the pacific, that wasn't going to happen. the navy and coast guard got into high gear when they got into the sos. this was two

this is hq and i am bill hemmer. >> and i am sandra smith. the shooting at the base where a soldier murdered 13 people five years ago. >> reporter: we are learning more about the shooter but not the possible motive here. his name was ivan lopez and a native of puerto rico and joined the puerto rico national guard and did two overseas tours in the army first in egypt and then iraq of the last four months of the iraq war. he was a truck driver there and had no wounds and no direct involvement in combat. since arriving here in fort hood, he's been treated for a variety of mental health issues and depression and described a number of drugs including ambian. he was sewn by a psychiatrist who found no likelihood of violence. he bought his 45 handgun off post but never registered for permission to bring it on the post and that's what he did yesterday afternoon and supering the medical brigade and opening four and left that building and fired from his vehicle and went inside of the transportation battalion head quarter ares and later corner ared outs

i am bill hemmer. >> and i am doing well. and 160 soldiers a ratifying for war games. there are reports that more russian soldiers pouring in eastern ukraine. they join us live from the pentagon, jennifer? >> you are right. roughly 150 u.s. paratroopers arrived in poll land this morning. the army company brig ad team will begin exercises with nato- poland today. other paratroopers are sent to estoppia and close tore russia to send a signal that the u.s. and nato will not accept adventurism in the baltecs. they are expected to arrive monday. their deployment is a direct response to russian aggression in ukraine. >> what would be helpful if they removed the forces and respect the sovereignty, of ukraine. we'll reassure our nato allies and partners how seriously we take our obligation. >> the fighter jets are deployed to poll land and 150 troops doesn't sound like a lot. and critics know they are not deployed to ukraine proper. joe boyd bide is armed with 150 million in nonlethal aid. and russian foreign minister are accused the u.s. of running the show and instigating th

welcome to hq, i am bill hemmer. i am elizabeth pran. among the doctors killed was a father and son. all founded by christian charity cure. the key shooter was undergoing treatment at the same hospital. >> the shooter is not an. o of cure but was identified as a member of the security detail. he shot himself after the attack. he was initially treated at the cure hospital and now transferred out of our facility in the custody of the government of afghanistan. >> conner powell joins us live from the bureau. >> reporter: we have seen an increase on attacks. it is not clear the motive behind the attack. sometimes they are carried out at the command of the taliban or other times isolated attacks. there is still a lot of questions about why the attacks are happening and what is causing them. >> according to various accounts. american doctors were going through a checkpoint just outside of the hospital and a secure international hospital and a hospital helping mothers and children and one of the few really established hospitals in kabul. the sh

i'm bill hemmer, live from the boston common, for a special edition of "america's newsroom" on this easter monday. martha, good morning to you as well. martha: good morning to you in boston, bill. and i'm martha maccallum. live here in new york city. so today's race is the second largest in boston's history. yesterday, look at these scenes as hundreds marathoners in their sneakers lined up at a local church to receive the annual blessing of the athletes. remembering victims from last year's terror attack. bill: a lost police too. martha, we'll go throughout the security measures the city has taken. they have planned now for seven solid months to make sure that today stays safe. these right here, these backpacks, absolutely forbidden. if you have one, it will be eliminated, or to be checked throughout the entire route. for runners, fannie packs are allowed. it has been reduced to this size this year to make sure things stay okay. molly line live from the emergency management command center in framing ham, massachusetts. molly, begin with you. the security this year more than doubles last ye

i am gregg jarret in for bill hemmer. >> president made the announcement in a rose garden ceremony, nominated. sylvia bier authority well to replace cathlone sebelius. despite the stumble the president praised his out going hss secretary. >> yes we lost the first open enrollment and there were problems, but under cathlone's leadership, her time at hss, turned the corner, got it fixed, got the job done, and the final score speaks for itself. there are seven and half million people cross the country that have the security of health insurance. >> well, let's get republican reaction from senator ted cruz of texas. senator, it is a pleasure to speak with you. as you heard part of what the president said. he spoke in long and glowing and elaborate terms of what a wonderful health secretary cathleap sebelius has been. would you care to rebut that? >> well, greg, i think the resignation is the latest indication of what a disaster obama care has been. i think kathleen sebelius should have resigned and the reason she resigned. senate democrats are running scared. they are under water and losing because

i am greg in for bill hemmer. >> the congress is frustrated that former irs official lois lerner refused to answer the question. we have the results of the vote. n21- 12 in the house oversight committee and goes to the full house to determine whether lois lerner is in contempt of congress. they arousing every tool to compel lois lerner to testify. key law maker ares involved in the organization said the evidence against learner is overwhelming in the targeting of the conservative group scandal. learner made 17 factual assertion claiming her innocence and taking the fifth and refusing to answer questions from law makers. a former federal prosecutor said she cannot say innocence and then refuse to testify. >> that's the not the way our system works. you have to answer the other side's questions. i think the questions are fair. the tea party is dangerous? dangerous to whom? whom, miss learner? who thinks they are dangerous? you? >> democrats are critical of the committee. if law makers wanted her to testify all they had to do is offer immunity. >> there is no connection to the white house.

>>ç i have to think about that and bill hemmer.ndyen ocean is. >> and the batteries in the black boxes only last about a month. at least 30 days to be exact. captain chuck nash is a fox military analysis. and is this a promising lead to you at this point? >> it really is, sandra. up to this point i have been skeptical and begin that it is the australian crew and the device is operated by the american team. the u.s. navy team sent with the pinger locator. i am hopeful for the first time that they have found it and given the size of the search area. it is especially now so close to the batteries. >> the size of the search area can be narrowed. and now the depth of the ocean is great concern as well. but they are saying it is where they found the ming is 4500 meters. the working conditions for a black box is 4500 meters. could that be a constraint? >> it will be in the salvaging effort and finding it. but if they can get 1 or 2 more cuts. and lines of bearing to take the area of uncertainity down. it will do a under water search and c

. >> fire away at bill hemmer. >> and sandra smith, fbn. . got it. >> ruling by the supreme court that came down today might change the course of future clad plit cal campaigns. the court striking down limits on overall contributions to political campaigns. foxnews digital politics ed for and author of foxnews first, how are you, sir? >> i'm well. >> they're saying get over it. you can't decide how much money a person can give each cycle. here's the deal. you remember the president made a big deal on what we call the citizens united case that said you can't put a limit on when and how much organizations can spend to say what they believe, that if you -- whether you're republican, democrat, libertarian, whatever, the government can't say when and how much. so, that changed things. president talked a lot about it. he upgraded the supreme court. it had an interesting effect. was that it took money away from candidates and political parties. and they call them shadowy outside groups. democrats and republicans have become equally good exploiting t

i'm bill hemmer live in boston. >> bill, hats off to you. what a great show and great coverage. >>> the real story with gretchen starts right now. >>> thanks, guys. we start with the fox news alert on the crisis in ukraine with the headline today -- well, that didn't last very long. pro-russian separatists reportedly behind an attack breaking the so-called easter truce end an agreement between ukraine, russia and the western nations. i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a monday. >>> three foreign journalists held for hours today before being released after international demands. vice president joe biden now in kiev getting ready to meet with ukrainian leaders there trying to find new ways to strengthen the economy and cool all of the tensions. >>> leland vitter, live for us in the hotly contested eastern city of donetsk. how are you being received on the ground there? >> reporter: here, where we are, folks say they don't really care what the vice president does or where he visits. they view the government in kiev as "illegi

. >>> time to check in with bill hemmer in for shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. > calling it self-defense. prosecutors say it was murder, though. we're watching this controversial case out of your home state, gretchen, minnesota. after this man killed two unarmed teens who broke into his home. he says it happens all the time. and he was acting out of self-defense. the trial is now just getting under way. it's ripped a town in half. and prosecutors are already poking big holes in the guy's claim that he feared for his life. details on the evidence they presented which they say proves he planned the killings in advance. can they even prove that? the defense reaction and why they say he had every right to open fire inside of his own home, his basement, in fact. we'll have that for you coming up on the fox news desk. >>> new polls asking if obamacare is the only difference between candidates? will you vote for one who's fighting for it or against it? surprising feedback from independents that we'll debate with our panel coming up next. >>> we told you about powdered al

i have got to tell you i thought that was bill hemmer when i first saw that. >> here is the funny thingresident obama has been here to japan. there has not been a state visit. high level thing since bill clinton. obama line robot named osomo. pretty cool. kicking a soccer ball. i bet in a couple eks he will be taking over water -- before long sun for me on the factor we wouldn't have to pay him that much. did you get in on saki and sushi last night, henry? were you out on the town. >> i was not out on the town. factor. and the president obama the president was served with the prime minister sushi master here almost 90 years old. they had sushi saki late into the night. sushi master is so well known you can't get a table there for months unless you are a president or prime minister or ambassador caroline kennedy who dined with them as well. along with susan rice as well. or if you are named o'reilly. i bet can you get a table. >> i don't eat suturey because i sushi. i don't trust it i like my stuff cooked. but i understand -- there is the sushi master. there he is he has got a big sword,

. >>> time to check in with bill hemmer in for shepard smith -- bill, i told you it was going to be aboutarly today. >> you are. >> what did you give up for lent? >> i gave up alcohol. >> oh, my gosh. >> two more days. two more days. >> two more days, buddy. >> what did you give up? >> nothing. i forgot this year and then it was too late. what have you got cooking? >> we'll have a lot more on that avalanche at the top of the world. rescuers digging bodies out of the snow after the deadliest day in mt. everest history and what a mountain she is. we'll talk to the man who's conquered everest seven times, considered one of the top climbers in the world. you might know him from that imax movie "everest." he was right where this avalanche hit. we'll explain why climbing that area is like playing russian roulette. that's ahead for you. on the fox news desk, it's going to lift off any moment now. on this good friday, you have a great easter. >> i won't tell any drinking stories from when we worked together in cincinnati. >> thank you. keep your mouth shut. >>> we told you yesterday about accusat

bill hemmer is live in boston.just the past 47 minutes since we went to air we have learned several facts including at least confirmation they have identified a suspect. >> boston affiliates are saying they are getting new information through the associated press. what does that mean? does that mean the associated press is reporting what boston globe is reporting? we go with ac fieding fren-- fe frenzy. >> i remember when we saw it there was a sweet saying suspect in custody. >> we started to call each other because the boston police had made an arrest. >> there were people presumably being to be taken. i had to check with the police they had made an arrest. >> there were hundreds of people trying to get a glim ns of t-- glimpse of the marathon bombers. >> we tried to knock down the false report. >> fen there was a bomb threat called into the courthouse. i remember vividly there was a daycare center where they were pushing cribs frantically down the street t. turns out it was a false alarm. no arrest. we were back

bill hemmer live and since the past 45 minutes we learned several facts including at least, at leastfirmation that they have identified a suspect. >> fox 25 our boston affiliate is saying they are getting their information through the associated press. what does that mean? does that mean the associated press is reporting what the boston globe is reporting? one feeds off the other media outlet. >> i remember when we saw there was a tweet of saying suspects in custody. >> we all started to call each other because clearly the boston police had not made an arrest. >> we want to get to the courthouse where these people wo would be taken. >> the state police hadn't made an arrest. >> there were hundreds of people showing up in front of the courthouse to get a glimpse of the marathon bombers. >> quickly we got on social media to knock down the false report. >> then the bomb threat called into the courthouse and i remember vividly because there was a daycare center in the area where they were pushing cribs frantically down the street. >> let's go! let's go! >> it turns out it was all a false

i'm bill hemmer. martha: i'm martha maccallum. the sights and sounds of that tragic day eerily similar to 2007. he was an iraq war veteran who walked in and opened fire. >> he walked into the building and was engaged. bill: how is the post dealing with yet another tragedy there? >> reporter: the focus is on caring for the victims and their families and focus for investigators is trying to figure out a possible motive. as we learned from the base commander the short was an active duty soldier who just arrived at'hood. he was being treated for medical health issues, depression and anxiety. he joined the puerto rican national guard in 1999. he did serve four months in iraq in 2011. he claimed a traumatic brain injury but was not wounded in action. while he may have claimed ptsd, he was not yet diagnosed with post traumatic stress. an had not registered his weapon on base as he was required by regulations to do. still no sign afterror connection. >> there is know indication this incident is related to terrorism. though we are not ruli

. >> and i will bill hemmer. membership says the president's decision to delay this pipeline is political. >> tucker carlson is here. good morning, tucker. he called the president gutless and said this whole move of delaying the keystone pipeline was a low blow to the working men and women of our country. interesting words from a big union. >> a union that is very close to the democratic party and close to the clintons and democrats decades and decades. his true base isn't the working people that the labor union represents. canada is for thiss well. his group is a tiny group of donors in new york who are pressuring him not to approve this pipeline and in the end he is listening to them over the people he claims to represent. >> tom stayer seems to be pulling important swings in washington. he grouped these people saying they are the same people opposing minimum wage, health care, and protecting the right of working people to organize which is interesting because the unions are in favor. is there a growing divide

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you decide. >> first let's check in with bill hemmer and find out what he's going to have martha talkrning. more on this breaking news of a ferry with hundreds of high school students sinks. we'll have the latest on that. what was near the finish line near boston last night? this will cause a hospital of concern. what will happen with ukraine? it's more tense by the day. there is breaking news on that. and you just mentioned it, a landmark study on marijuana might give folks second thoughts on pot. martha and i will see you] pl shortly close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile snacks. with soft meaty centers and teeth cleaning texture,it's dental that tastes so good. beneful healthy smile food and snacks. co: until you're sure you do.you need a hotel room bartender: thanks, captain obvious. co: which is why i put the hotels.com mobile app on my mobile phone. anyone need a coupon? i don't. >>> to celebrate easter this weekend, a woman's group put on this display that includes a cross and information pamphlets. in response, the freedom from religion founda

. >> and i am bill hemmer. this is one thing you fear the most working them.fficials say all three were doctors. two of them a father and son. an american nurse said to be wounded in that attack and the gunman was injured and is now in custody. >> kt mcfarland is here and good morning to you. obviously, just an awful story. what do you make of it? >> i think this is how the afghan war ends: with them killing americans. we are leaving. american facilities are hardened and they are not going outside of them. so military targets are hard to kill. who is easy? civilian americans who are there to do good. the doctors, the teachers, the aid workers. but they don't have enough in the budget to have security. so the americans are soft power and soft targets and we will see more and more of this. >> this is a woman and children's hospital. it was a u.s.-funded charity hospital in kabul. these people giving up their time and now their lives to help people on the ground. the president told the american people that this was the right war and afghanistan was where we neede

. >> i am eric sean in for bill hemmer.reparing to come to the rescue of the oregon site. you might were the big advertisement they got? >> long live oregon. we are free to be healthy. chris stywell is here. and once we get over the feel good of that, how is it going in oregon? >> i think i have a contact high from watching that. >> so what if there is a problem, it is going to be okay. >> seriously. in the tune of more than a $100 million down the tax hole. oregon was an early adopter on obamacare and they got a lot of funds and were going to be a showcase state for the program. well it has been the opposite. that money is gone. and we expect to hear to state is going to scrap the site and divert everybody to obamacare's federal website. the point here is, sometimes the president liked to say it was more than a website, but sometimes it is about the website. and in a state like oregon, this is a democratic, blue state and people were eager to participate in this. >> they were not the only one with a state exchange. what ar

we're going to check in with bill hemmer. >> nice. that's a good reunion. well done.ope. what what are they up to? what has washed ashore in australia? is this a piece of flight 370? we'll debate when martha and i see you in ten minutes on "america's newsroom" do everything but wrinkle in it. the perfect fitting no-iron fortless shirt in 4 styles and 31 colors and prints. visit the shirt boutique, only at chico's and chicos.com. (announcer) from the company that invented litter, comes litter re-invented. (woman) hey! toss me that litter! (announcer) tidy cats lightweight. all the strength, half the weight. >>> there has been a lot of turnover on "the view." probably because it's such an intense place to work. i'm not sure you know it, before every show, before the show, they opened by throwing a microphone in the middle of the stage. whoever comes up with it alive gets to talk that day. >> she knows that well. debbie matenopoulos is one of the original co-hosts, here making us laugh and smile. welcome. good morning. you have a lot to discuss. >> we do. >> this reunion

. >> and i will bill hemmer. 50 tornados devastating the heartland in a 24-hour period.his: >> that was so close. >> too close for too many. in the past 24 hours, we have 11 more people killed and the physical damage is immense. tens of thousands without power. >> the mississippi governor, phil bryant, is mobilizing the national guard. the most extensive damage is in tupelo, mississippi and maria is live. how does it look there today? >> reporter: good morning. the damage here is so extensive. we arrived at 11 p.m. central time here in tupelo, mississippi. and when we arrived we could smell a strong smell of a gas leak and he confirmed that crews were working on that ovand progressing very well. and the damage is extensive. we have seen roofs blown olarge buildings. we are seen pieces of furniture and we were able to speak to a survivor that road it out in his car. take a listen. >> i was going to see my wife and kids but i didn't know if i wanted to stay here or go back to my car. finally i run her. i saw a black car and i was trying to help somebody who needed help. i

i am bill hemmer. >> i am in for martha maccallum. healther childers. byron smith shot the teenagers nine times and the recording played in court but not released to us until now. >> reporter: we should warn the viewers this would be a good time to get the kids out of the room. the audio is very real. this is evidence that smith set-up in his home and played a major role in his conviction. [shooting sounds] >> you are dead! >> now we left out the sound of the killing of the second burglar. that is a little harder to listen to. if you want to seek that out you can find it at our website. smith is 64 years old so even with parole it is unlikely he is going to ever get out. >> was the reaction to the verdict as divided as opinions in the town have been? >> reporter: it really was. the people who support smith say this sends a message it is a open season for home invasion. family members of the teenagers say they got justice but don't feel happy. >> justice was served today in the verdict and i thank you. >> rob houses, kill windows, threaten to kill people

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. >> and i will bill hemmer. they can expect a drilling on the enforcement of the law. cherry pick laws and ignore others. >> the congress writes the law and the president has the duty of carrying it out. if he doesn't like it, he needs to carry it out and if it is unpopular, they will put pressure on the law to change it but the congress needs to change it not the president. >> mike emanual is watching from the hill. what are the certaoncerns about executive overreach? >> they are concerned about the way he has changed the health care law three dozen time and they think he should come back to congress to change it. here you have the chief law enforcement officer of the united states, the attorney general before congress, jow better believe he is going to get tough questions about selective enforcement and how the adjustments to the health care law and selectively enforcing others law and how it is legal. there is going to be fired up lawmakers ready to ask questions of him and looking for his answers. >> the house is said to be running out of patients. you are is 11 mo

i'm bill hemmer. martha.patti ann: i'm patti ann. bill: the latest on the search for possible survivors. >> reporter: the south korean government has been imploring their search teams to try to find any people who may have survived the wreck of this vessel. they have been battling the elements. we understand some divers did get into the ship but three of them were swept away and rescued by fishermen. the search has been postponed because of this weather. they are intend to go bring a crane in to try to right the ship. bill: why did so many people get trapped inside, david? is there an explanation for that? >> that is the crucial question. it seems to be the first 30-40 minutes when the ship began to capsize. many surveys suggest the crew told them to stay on the ship while hose who seemed to get out ignored the orders. they say the captain didn't give an evacuation order but he did get out quite quickly when the ship began to capsize. he's facing a criminal investigation. bill: we have seen the picture of the captain. there are repor

she hosts a show with bill hemmer and it's really good. >> thank you, brian. good morning.s could bring the irs scandal to a whole new level. senator john mccain lays into his former colleague, john kerry. wait 'til you see what happened between these two old friends and an awkward moment for the white house on equal pay for women when bill and i see you at the top of the hour you are about to become very popular. because when you buy the new samsung galaxy s5 on verizon, you get a second samsung galaxy s5 for free. so, who ya gonna give it to? maybe your brother could use it to finally meet a girl. your mom, but isn't your love reward enough? its not. maybe your roommate, i mean you pretty much share everything else. hey. your girlfriend. just do not tell her it was free. whoever you choose, you'll both get the best devices on the number 1 ranked network. for best results, use verizon. >>> good morning. fox news alert. an update on that school stabbing that we told you about just a short while ago that happened in pennsylvania just outside of pittsburgh. a local hospital n

i'm bill hemmer. welcome to america's newsroom. >> reporter: the government buildings in 9 cities appear to be controlled by pro-russia insurgents. america has promised more sanctions if the violence isn't stopped in eastern ukraine. russia says they have nothing to do with it. bill: the president spoke to putin by phone. was the tone of that conversation stormy like it is in washington? >> reporter: frank views were exchanges and each one gave a different explanation for what's going on in ukraine and why. the white house put out a statement saying quote the president expressed grave concern about russian government support about the actions of pro russian separatists and he urged putin to use his influence with these armed groups to convince them to depart the buildings they have seized. but the kremlin said putin told president obama he should do all he can to prevent the use of force and bloodshed in ukraine. and he said reports of russia meddling in ukraine are false. but information seems to bac

i'm bill hemmer. >> the deal calling for the militants to disarm where they have set up camp. bill: the protesters show no sign of leaving. they say the on way they leave is if the government in kiev leaves first. leland vittert, the reality on the ground is what? >> reporter: bill, that optimism you heard from president obama certainly has not made it way to eastern ukraine. i just got back from talking to a number of the separatists who control the regional parliament building. they say they would rather fight and die than give up what they have gotten. the pro-rurg-russian separatist leader say the president doesn't speak for them. they want a referendum and they would like the possibility of having their own state over here. and the ukrainian government out of kiev is not interested in that at all. they are saying if eastern ukraine is going to remain part of ukraine they have to fight the separatists or the russian government, they are willing to do it. bill: what do the pro-russians hope will happen there? >> reporter: not on what do the pro-russians hope. but what do th

. >> and i will bill hemmer. good morning.dozen people dead and emergency crews digging and and searching for survivors. the main focus is saving lives. in lin county, kansas they are picking up the pieces. >> we could not see the tornado that went through here. but we saw another one. we put most of the stuff we tried to save in the barn and so it would be safe. but you would see how that worked out the whole barn is gone. we didn't constant communication with everybody. >> the town of mayflower in arkansas hit especially hard and that is where maria malina has been and watching you earlier today before the sun came up and now it is up today. what do you see around you? >> reporter: the debris is terrible out here in mayflower, arkansas. you can see there was business with a brick wall but the force brought it down. we have steel that was manage mangled and forced under this truck. something went through this steel plate. over here, this tornado was so powerful and strong enough to stack two semi trailers together. this is sh

gregg: i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer. new information on why democrats may have been pushing back. darrell issa is accusing cummings of cliewgd with the irs. >> reporter: lawmakers say the evidence against lois lerner that she was a key player in the irs targeting of conservatives seeking tax exempt status. they say she waived her fifth amendment right. they say you don't get to no claim your innocence then clam up and refuse to answer questions. they say this is bigger than lois lerner. they want to get to the bottom of this massive organization targeting organizations seeking tax exempt status. they continue to keep the pressure on lois lerner and attorney general eric holder. a lot of these lawmakers don't feel like the department of justice investigation at this point is serious. >> reporter: all these allegations of the raipging member elijah cummings colluding and hiding some of the testimony and document, do you expect fireworks? >> reporter: all indications there will be. a lot of republicans i have spoken with sa

i am bill hemmer. >> good morning. i am martha maccallum. the suspect is reportedly in custody now. and we are just learning the victims range from 14-60 years old. laura ingle is on this. what do we know? >> we are hearing the stabbings and slashings happened inmultiple classrooms as well. the spokes person talks moments ago: >> 20 students have been injured and four have been flown by medical helicopter. there is a wide range of hospitals treating the patients. the actor is in custody and being questioned. school was in session and students were arriving for the morning classes. this happened in numerous classrooms and the hallways. >> it took place at franklin regional high school about 17.5 miles from pittsburgh. the school notified the parents through the website saying all elementary schools are canceled and middle and high school students are secure. please keep our campus clear of traffic. forbes regional hospital has eight patients ranging from 50-60 is what they told us. >> and laura how big is the scho schools? >> there is a high school, middle school and elementary schoo

i am bill hemmer. >> and i will martha maccallum. 150 soldiers arrived in poland for joint war games. it is the most aggressive move yet by the united states in this ukraine crisis and pits president obama against russia's president vladimer putin. >> ed henry is live and republicans are suggesting they perceive the weakness and that impacts us all over the world. >> this is overshadowing the president's trip to europe and now it could do the same for asia. the fear here among japan and south korea and others is if the united states isn't doing more in ukraine it will not do more to stop china's rise. here is john bolton. >> china is watching what is happening in ukraine cavare carefully. they are watching us. >> reporter: what the allies with worried about is they will not stop allies in the south and east china sea. >> the president has been saying we will pivot to asia. are the key allies nervous? >> the president head today a sushi dinner with the president here. and he did an interview saying quote our strategy is a long-term commitment and our relationship is stronger than every