i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. those hostage takers killed by the security forces in a three day ordeal. it started wednesday with a rampage in the paris nourp where terrorist killed ten journalist and two police officers. and this is how it ended today. >> is it is an explosion. >> that's one location. explosions and the kouachi brothers stormed out of a printing facility where they were holding a hostage and firing guns in a security force that was watch anything waiting and fired back and killed them. in a kocher grocery store police took out a third hostage taker who was threaten to move in on his "brothers". we are learning according to the reports that four hostages may have been killed there at the take over. now questions about the suspects and the mysterious woman who is called a fourth suspect. we have live fox team coverage. ed henrow is live in the white house with reaction. we'll start with gregg who live in paris. >> reporter: it was a dramatic ending to a dramatic day. coordination on the side of the

i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee.e takers killed by the security forces in a three day ordeal. it started wednesday with a rampage in the paris nourp where terrorist killed ten

jon: i'm jon scott. president, prime and the cabinet all stepping down after armed shiite rebels took over the capital city, fighters that may have ties to iran. both saudi arabia and yemen have been huge u.s. allies for years in the fight against terror an al qaeda. how do these developments affect american security interests. john huddy joins us live from the middle east bureau in jerusalem. john? >> reporter: jon, the power for shiite rebels at this point is coming from the barrel of a gun and that does not bode well for the u.s. and its allies. because last night's yemen's president hadid his prime minister and cabinet resigned under pressure from the group huthis. they shelled the president's residence. they took government officials hostage. now yemen's president, as we know was allied with the u.s. and the fight against terror groups like al qaeda in the a arabian peninsula that operates out of yemen and also took responsibility for the attacks in paris. while the huge sympathies oppose -- huthis

first to our friend jon scott what is happening now. jon: thank you, harris. what a welcome. the house voted to overturn several ever president obama's key actions on immigration but the future of this house legislation when it gets to the senate in serious doubt. the house also voting to strip away some dodd-frank financial overhaul law. that too could be in political trouble. our political panel weighs in. >>> the dow down more than 250 points right now. almost 208 at the moment. weaker than expected retail sales and earnings miss from the giant financial firm jpmorgan weighing very heavily on stocks. we'll have it for you next hour, "happening now." >> all right. we'll see you in about 11 minutes. thanks. >> a push to make recess mandatory for grade-schoolers in one florida district has failed. administrators say new standards like common core i hate common core, they are the reason parents in orange county which includes orlando asked the school board begged the school board requiring at least 20 minutes of play time in elementary schoolyard. it was rejected. here is one

. >> quickly to jon scott. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill.ss acker in paris. two suspects armed and dangerous remain on the run. there are scattered reports of sightings. one suspect turned himself in but france remains on edge. another police officer killed today in a separate incident there or so it appears. we have fox team coverage and in-depth analysis plus the deep freeze in the u.s. and an aggressive white house promising a veto-palooza all ahead. >> see you in 10 minutes. a look inside a 220-year-old time capsule buried by people like sam adams and pull revere. what's inside? we are about to find out. hello... i'm an idaho potato farmer and our big idaho potato truck is still missing. so my buddy here is going to help me find it. here we go. woo who, woah, woah, woah. it's out there somewhere spreading the word about america's favorite potatoes: heart healthy idaho potatoes and the american heart association's go red for women campaign. if you see it i hope you'll let us know. always look for the grown in idaho seal. bulldog: well pup

jon: i'm jon scott.less than one hour from now the house and senate meet. first time in nearly a decade republicans will control both chambers. the gop promises an aggressive again today one that could set up showdowns with the president on items like energy and health care but that is not the only drama ahead with a rebellion of sorts brewing among some conservative lawmakers as two

. >> jon scott is coming up next.ng you do not have which is a window in my studio. >> that's a true story >> and we have a blizzard out there. a potentially difficult problem. 1700 flights cancelled. our weather team is out in force. plus the wide open race for the white house and a growing republican field as christie and walker make waves and iowa gathering makes news and president obama again pokes congress. we have it all coming up "happening now." >> good deal. thanks. stay inside. we have a monitor up here. you speak the truth. >> it's starting to get deep out there. >> get out the telescope. a huge asteroid zipping past earth today. it will get close. how close, you ask? >> that was beautiful. that will wake you up right? big sign over hollywood bringing headaches for people nearby. crowds meander through the neighborhoods by car and foot. local officials responded with parking restrictions and electronic gate to a popular hiking trail but the crowds keep coming. of course they do. it's a tourist attraction. t

bill: jon scott is coming up. busy "happening now."this morning is. >> good morning, bill. a the new year off to a bang in washington. new republican controlled senate to join the gop house to go head-to-head with the white hughes. we'll talk about the battles ahead with bret baier. >>> plus we're following self big legal stories today including the jury selection in the trial of the accused boston marathon bomber. >>> get ready, jenna lee returns today. we'll have a look at the new edition to the "happening now" family. bill: who? >> jenna lee. >> been gone for a while right? >> a while. take as while to have a bibby and -- bill: she got a little bit of news to share. >> that's right. bill: big welcome back to jenna jon. see you in 12 minutes. >> cool. bill: mourning the loss of inspiring and game-changing broadcaster. >> the big 7 1 335-pound brother who strides up after "bringing down the house." who has the best left hook and right cross in sports? bill: a look back at stuart scott and his life and indelible mark he left on so many

first so jon scott with second hour of "happening now." jon: we're moments away.ican controlled senate is now being sworn in. procedural votes are being held as both houses of congress are officially under republican control but there are indications the white house may have a few curveballs to throw. we'll talk with our political panel about the road ahead. >>> another tough day on wall street. the dow is down 150 points right now after falling more than 300 yesterday. stocks continue to take a hit as oil prices continue their plunge. oil now trading below 48 bucks a barrel. what does it mean for your bottom line? that's ahead. >>> and it is cold. the eastern two thirds of the nation seeing freezing temperatures and know in many places. we'll have an update on "happening now" ahead. andrea. >> thanks, jon. we'll be watching. jon: thank you. >> a battle over the so-called thigh gap. urban outfitters forced by u.k. advertising standards authority to remove this image because the model is too thin. the regulator is calling the image irresponsible for people should a

jon scott coming up next on "happening now."so far bill hope yours is as well. there is a slew of new fox news polls out today showing a country that does not believe america is very united right now and is worried about terrorism and the economy. what senator graham just touched on. the new polls come as income inequality continues to emerge as a major theme of the 2016 presidential race. karl rove and joe trippi join us to weigh in. we're also covering the growing controversy over a speech to congress by israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. why is the white house so upset? that is coming up, "happening now." bill: good deal. packed show. see you at the top of the hour. >> thanks, bill. bill: have you seen the insane button in this car. >> oh, my god! oh, my god! >> that is 70 miles per hour. >> no way! no way! bill: pretty fun stuff. goes on and on. zero to 60 in three section. it is operated by battery. the driver is next. ♪ huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows th

i am jon scott. >> i will healther childers in for jenna lee. in new england the storm knocked out power and left behind three feet of snow in areas. boston resident awakening to find car cans buried in knee- high snowfall. things are returning to a little bit of normal will see. with a travel ban lifted. >> crews are working to restore electricity to it thousands of customers still without power. molly line is in plymouth massachusetts and has the latest for us there. >> hi, guys, we have a beautiful sunny day to dig out in new england and no doubt the forecaster ares hit it. we got slammed and readers were set is out in worcester. 34.5 inches and all- time greatest and boston two feet of snow. and some communities hit 36 inches of snow. today they are working to get the power back on. 36000 people without power. and right now 7500 people are still without power. the damage from the coastal flooding. south of boston got hit. the sea wall from marshville was breached. among them home of tim manox. he literally got hit hard watching the storm. >>

i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. authorities in bulgarria announcing a new arrest in the case. a french citizen believed to have linked to one of the brothers in the attack. this comes as 10000 troops are deployed to protect sensitive sites nationwide. greg? >> reporter: it is a few day since the incidents but the searching and questioning only heating up. as for that man nabbed in bulgarria trying to get in to it turkey. he said ties to said kouachi. he and his brother cerif were involved in the slaughter last wednesday. this is new amateur video emerging showing the shooting. we can see the two gunmen coming out of the building going down the street and blocked by police and a shootout. and ended up with an execution shooting of a police officer. they are trying to figure out where they got the guns and money. six suspects were happening out them. ca pa lli was behind the kill nothing the kosher sprkt. they were trying to move to syria in an isis controlled town. one remembrance here in paris. a memorial for three policemen that are killed. they received highest honors from f

. >> welcome to "happening now", i am jon scott. >> hello, everybody. i am jenna lee. the president said the veto pin is standing by and could get a work out. and the president just got back from his holiday break and hitting the road traveling to michigan, to arizona and back to tennessee. it is a quick loop around the country to sell his plans for the state of the union address. ed henry has more on what the president would say. >> reporter: jenna, good to see you. the president wants to talk about the economic recovery and why he will hit key cities like detroit where we saw a rebound with the autobail out. what is interesting, as you note, this is the first time the president will have the political dynamic of republicans running both chambers and his aides will talk about how he works with republicans. over the holiday, the president said he would be doing the opposite listen. >> i haven't used a veto pen since i have been in office often, now i suspect i will have to pull that pen out. >> his aides said he will work with republicans and he said he will use the ve

jon: who made the combig impression? iowa? >> scott walker came out of the gates. he had a huge, overwhelmingly positive reaction to his candidacy and i think that's notable. we should say there's a whole long way to go until the iowa caucuses and it's a huge field. but for scott walker who really hasn't spent a lot of time in d.c., i think for reporters and people who haven't gotten to know him well this was a great opportunity and he performed quite well in it. jon: he's been elected really three times under some pretty adverse circumstances in wisconsin. will he be one of those to beat? >> there's no questions about his record in wisconsin. as you mentioned, he's kind of considered a conservative hero for fighting the labor union, fighting a recall petition and winning those battles but there were questions whether he's charismatic enough to win a presidential primary and a presidential election and he kind of wowed the crowd this week in iowa. maybe he didn't necessarily put all those questions to rest but he certainly nullified them and i think the accounts se

if they will rejoin the battle and go on to fight another day, welcome to "happening now", i am jon scott. >> that's the big question. i am jennily. the detainees are from yemen. four are transferred to oman right next door. this as the connection with yyemen and terrorist attacks grows. some want the obama administration to call a time out as far as the releases from gitmo gitmo. ed, that is the big question, with the timing why such timing and why is the white house in a hurry, some say to release the detainees in light of the paris terrorist attacks? >> reporter: it is clear why the president is doing it. and sending more detain ooes and releasing them to countries this is a major legacy item he failed to deliver on to the left. he signed an executive order saying that by the end of the first year in office he would have the detention facility and prison in cuba closed. but critics are hitting him hard today, saying why now when the terrorist in paris had clear connection to yemen al-qaeda why would you be releasing yemeni nationals. josh earnest told reporters that the president wants

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. three men burst through the door of a newsroom known for satirical cartoons. >> as we have seen since our time on the ground in paris a huge police presence. 500 police were dispatched in a massive manhunt and search for three gun men who burst in the satirical news office. 12 dead. top staffers of the newspaper and two police men. they were shooting and shooting. allah ak- bar described god is great. they were well trained. 11 injured and one of the policemen who was killed executed on the street. they fled in one car hijacked another a mile away and a shootout with police and we are told from our sources here that they have now disappeared. they have fled to the tough suburbs and housing projects that surround paris, a high crime rate there and a high muslim population there as well. this is called a terror attack by the president of france the worst in decades and the target is obvious that the newspaper run critical cartoons of islamist and mohammed. and they targeted other politi

jon: and i am jon scott. an act of terror after masked men fired at a satire called newspaper known for publishing cartoons of prophet muhammed. they killed the editor and a cartoonist along with eight other journalists as well as two police officers. the terrorists are on the loose, and they are on the search for them. some of the attack was caught on camera. [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] jon: we have fox live team coverage with catherine herridge in washington and we began with kenny logan who is following the story from our london newsroom. what is the latest? reporter: as you can imagine that paris is on high alert. there is a huge manhunt going on for these three attackers. so far no trace of them, come it seems to be very well organized. the three attackers change cars come you can see this in video. the police are trying their best to find them. they say that they do fear that there could be further attacks. this is very well organized, these gunmen went into that building at a time when the staf

welcome to the second hour of "happening now", i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. reenacting the oath of office for the senators. the official ceremony happen earlier behind closed dor. the president insists he wants to work with the republicans, but also warns that his veto pen is ready and more executive actions are in the pipeline. we'll kick it off with more on what this means for the president? ed? >> reporter: funny you used the word pipeline the key stone pipeline is not an executive action but expect legislative action and the president is hinting at a likely veto if the republicans in the senate and house pass it. the president is talking a good game about working with them but talking about vetoes and planning to do campaign style events all over the country out on his own and teaming up upon more executive action as you suggested rather than working with republicans. listen. >> he will benefit middle-class. >> he's moving forward on executive action. >> the president is determined to make progress where he can on his own. >> reporter: this week, the repu

jon: and i am jon scott.atire called newspaper known for publishing cartoons of prophet muhammed. they killed the editor and a cartoonist along with eight other journalists as well as two police

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jon: i'm jon scott.tepping down after armed shiite rebels took over the capital city, fighters that may have ties to iran. both saudi arabia and yemen have been huge u.s. allies for years in the fight against terror an al qaeda. how do these developments affect american security interests. john huddy joins us live from the middle east bureau

i'm jon scott. >> i'm jenna lee. >> thank you very much. >> jon has already held the baby. he hasn't forgotten how. it was a beautiful moment. i'm glad you were able to meet him and i want to say a special thank you to our viewers who were so great to me during my pregnancy and during our maternity leave as well and i can't wait to show you some photos of little trace. >> he's great. >> a little later on in the program. if i had it my way, i would show photos the entire hour but we can't do that. we'll sprinkle it in. in the meantime we'll take you to capitol hill as republican lawmakers hope to follow through on their agenda which includes approving the keystone x.l. pipeline and chipping away at obamacare. these actions are expected to take up a showdown with the president. mike is live in washington with more on all of this. hi, mike. >> welcome back. republicans continue obamacare is a terrible law and will vote on repealing and picking apart the least popular components. look at lawmakers to fix obamacare considering a 30-hour work week full time changing it to 40 hour

[laughter] more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but first jon scott is coming up with the second hourjon: it is friday harris, thanks very much. hey, the white house daily briefing is underway right now josh earnest talking questions on the troubling yemen and on the death of the saudi king. a live report coming up. also a big storm headed for the northeast expected to dump snow, rain and sleet on cities including philadelphia and new york. a weather update for you. plus, stocks are taking a breather, down about 20 points today, oil down on the news out of saudi arabia. and expedia is buying travelocity for $280 million in cash. what does that mean for your next trip? what do you think harris? >> i love how you put things that might not have a good spin. you say stocks are taking a breather. jon: a little breather. it's a friday. they're allowed to relax. >> have a great weekend my friend. jon: thanks you too. >> hopelessly outnumbered, i nonetheless have a story this morning. she's the greatest canadian tennis star in history and she's only 20. one either had a more important -- one

sdmshgs i am jon scott. king abdullah buried in an unmarked grave today after passing away. he was a stanch ally in fighting al-qaeda and isis. and on the right shiite rebels tossing out the pro- american president and his cabinet in yemen. it is home to the dangerous branch of al-qaeda most recently responsible for the terrorist attacks in paris. leland is live in the white house. how concerned are they about iran filling a power vacum with so much unrest. >> reporter: there is a lot of the unrest and josh earnest faced tough questions about yemen but the larger picture of the middle east that iran seeps to be trying to redraw. he did not ring alarmbles. take a look at the map and showing where iran's influence spreads. from iran and iraq and they are close to the shiite backed government there and in syria where they are keeping president assad in power and alive and down south to it iran hesbollah in lebanon, where iran has major influence there and now in the southern part of the middle east, a foot hold in yemen and give them access to the gulf of aiden, yemen is a very

first, jon scott on what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> france is charging fourts in relation to the attacks that left 17 dead around paris. we report live from there. a measles out break continues to spread in southern california and high school been sent home to stop the spread of the illness. but there is growing evidence parents who fail to vaccinate might be in part to blame for the spread. our panel weighs in on what we can do stop this. stocks are up and gas prices are falling which is good for consumers not not for the oil industry where it is impacting jobs. we will have an update and steven hayes you are my hero. >> we will sit here in the dark and watch you after the show is over. >> megan mccain the daughter of senator and former presidential candidate, john mccain has advice for mitt romney. he writes helping her father run multiple times was the hardest thing she did and how hurtful the rejection is. when i think about what they might go through again i shutter. i like mitt romney and i like his wife and children but take it from someone who knows,

jon: i'm jon scott. we're live on capitol hill where less than one hour from now the house and senate meet. first time in nearly a decade republicans will control both chambers. the gop promises an aggressive again today one that could set up showdowns with the president on items like energy and health care but that is not the only drama ahead with a rebellion of sorts brewing among some conservative lawmakers as two congressman plan to challenge the speaker of the house for his leadership post in an election set to take place less than two hours from now. a.b. stoddard is associate editor and columnist at "the hill." charlie hirt, columnist at "the washington times." is john boehner is any danger ab? >> he is in danger of being embarrassed. 18 members on the record are against him. they would need to push to second ballot in neighborhood of 29 of the doesn't look like they will get there. if they were to surprise him with other names that have not come forward and pusush this to a second ballot, they wo

. >> and i am jon scott. the president doubling down on tax increases.he president called for bold initiatives that will help the middle-class and among his proposals raising the capital gains. and making tax money and first two years of community college free. and now the president is hitting the road to try to sell the ideas in republicanitates as new reaction comes in from gop leadership. we have chief congressional correspondent mark emmanuel on capitol hill and edhenry on the north lawn. the president struck a partisan tone at times? >> reporter: no doubt. i have covered a lot of these. and traditionally the president will throw a lot of red meat that gets his party standing up and applauding and other parts you reach across the aisle and last night what struck me time after time it, it almost became a liberal pep rally and it raises questions of what message the president took out of the midterms where the republicans won and there were more republicans in the chamber last night than the last state of the union. but val row jar ed said don't judge

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee the claims comes as a now installment of the magazine goes on sale today. they are calling for more lone wolf attacks with invisible bombs. there are random checks once passengers are already passed security. one triumph against al-qaeda charlie heb do was on news stands and 3 million copies solid out immediately. here's more with rick from paris and the paper flew off of the shelves. >> reporter: charlie hebdo's normal serbing oulgz is 60000 and they sell half of them. the paper was nearly bankrupt and people lined up waiting outside of news stands and kiosk and leaving their names for the reprint. it cost three euros or $4 u.s. and the cover with prophet mohammed with a tear in his eye and holding a sign saying i am charlie. the terrorist targeted the staff because of the previous car tons. 3 million copies solid and now they will print 2 million copies more. even as the country expresses freedom of expression, the french government is detaining 54 people who supported the terrorist attacks on line. they have strong laws against hate speech and ant

i am jon scott. >> and i'm jenny lee. the suspects may have been spotted stealing gas and food.rothers were known to intelligence services before the violent upon murders of 12 people including prochlinent cartoonist and police officers. >> the manhunt for the brshths, considered armed and dangerous now intensifying after reports that they were spotted at a gas station. in a small town 40 miles northeast of paris, officers are going door to dorin the search. as evening falls in france. crowds gather in squares and public spaces to express grief and heart ache at the slaughter of their countrymen. >> dan springer is in seattle after talking to an american who is in hiding after threats from al-qaeda. >> reporter: law maker ares on the house enteleigence committee had an informal briefing from the terrorism center and the threat analysis that is running the suspect's names through the terror databases and cia. no formal determination is made, but the focus is on the likely involvement of a foreign terrorist organization. the u.s. government said multiple scenarios are under consid

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. james clapper was aware of what the north koreans were doing and met with the man who oversaw the sony hack attack. this is our top story. catherine, what else are you hearing? joishgs u.s. officials spent two months moving in that network and laying the foundation of the cyber attack and freely destroyed the sony system. the spokesman for james clapper, told fox this morning that the u.s. intelligence community has been aware of north korea's destructive soiber ability and tracking it for sometime with the new york times that the nsan infiltrated the north korea system in 2010. when clapper was in north korea last fall to free hostages he had dinner with his north korean counterpart but they did not discuss cyber. in a speech in the university, clapper confirmed kim jung to, over saw the hacker attack two weeks after the dinner. >> so you want to keep an eye on north core score what is the latest on france and the investigation? >> reporter: with the arrest in france germany and belg

i'm jon scott. heather: and i'm in for jenna lee. welcome to "happening now." thousands of homes and businesses are in the dark including the whole island of nantucket. a few miles down the coast from boston, the blizzard washed out a section of seawall flooding one neighborhood. that breach in the town of marshfield just west of cape cod and now more snow could be on the way, though not as much as what is already on the ground. across massachusetts, maine and other northeastern states so let's get the very latest right now from david lee miller. we saw you driving on the way this morning on fox and friends first. you managed to get there. you were in marshfield massachusetts, correct? >> that is correct. and the locals will tell you, heather, marshfield is famous for its lobsters. now it's famous for something else. take a look. it's famous for having lobster traps in the middle of the town. about a dozen of these traps were marched inland by the massive blizzard from which the community is still recovering. there was serious damage to about a dozen homes that

i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee, this is the big night in washington and hours from now the president will deliver his state of the union address and after a historic defeat with the democrats, the president will spend money on education. and he pushes for on the domestic front. and the big news today. ed henry is live with more on the white house lawn. the white house feels that the president can go on the offense tonight, why? >> reporter: they see a recovering economy and i am told that they tried to select january 20th because it is the anniversary of the president's very first inaugural and he's going to try to make the case that he was handed a tough deck and he's turned this around and that hand. and basically now seeing an economy that is coming back, it has been slow and making progress and that's why we are seeing him double down on the talk of income inquality and redistributing wealth and tax increases on the wealthy and that's what joshernest said this morning on fox news listen. >> our economy is demonstrating resilience and that createses an opportunity to focus on poli

i am jon scott. >> hi, everyone. i am jenna lee. the president is venturing into territory in kansas. it is his second stop after iddaho on the post state of the union tour. he is in lawrence kansas. he knows most of the ideas will never reach his desk. and why will he pitch them to the american people? >> reporter: it is counter entu typh. why go to kansas and iddaho the red states. the president is a big ideas prophet sorial type leader. and they can unpack the big ideas and today on the middle-class economic cans the president made the argument that his policies now and his proposals later will grow the economy. take i a listen. >> we have put ourselves in a position in which the economy potentially can grow not just for next year or the year after that, but over the next decade and generate the kind of jobs that all of you will fill. so the verdict is in. middle-class economics works. providing opportunity for everybody works. ♪ >> reporter: you can tell the president wrapped up his comments here in ku, preaching the idea that m

i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. here is what we know.on suspicion of recruiting for isis after arresting another suspect about 120 miles away for allegedly traveling to syria to fight for the terror group. over in france police arresting 12 people in three raid on three towns near paris.

>> jon scott is wild on the breaks. >>> a high school coach is back on the job after a two-game suspensionhis team blew out an opponent 162-2. anderson said in a interview: the game got away from me. i didn't play any starters in the second half. i didn't expect them to be that bad. the loosing team coach says he crossed the line saying quote people shouldn't feel sorry for my team. they should feel sorry for his team. because the goal is to tie? i want to go to you first because you have fast fox back. >> they are 0-15 and 0-2 in the league and lost last year 103-12. they are ranked 13 769 in the nation and 1,271st in the state. and they have not scored double figures all year almost. my message to that coach is he better coach better. >> maybe they are benching the wrong coach. >> this is a couple years -- >> maybe they should look at their women's basketball program. >> what is the message here? i mean okay it is a competition, these kids are not three, they are older kids and going on in life and they will have to learn how to compete. >> you learn a lot from loosing. i ran track in hi

let's go to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." nch is testifying before the senate judiciary committee. she is facing tough questions on immigration policy and law enforcement. she is president obama's pick as you probably to replace somewhat controversial ag eric holder after six years on the job. >>> snow still falling in parts of new england as the parts of blizzard move offshore. parts of marion and massachusetts getting three feet -- maine. though forecasters were way off on the forecast for new york and philadelphia. >>> stocks higher after a tough tuesday. great earnings reports from apple and boeing lifting investors moves as we await new guidance from the fed on interest rates. coming up on "happening now." >> officially a wonderful wednesday. we have you to look forward to. thank you. jon: thank you harris. see you next hour. >> i may be outnumbered by these four lovely ladies. >> thank you. >> my turn with a saucy story. you thought jersey shore and batchelor is bad. i think bachelor is good. >> thank you, pete. >> there

officers to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." . raids across europe net dozens of suspected terrorists a new warning sleeper cells might already lie in wait in the united states. two teenagers went on a two-week crime spree across several southern states. now the accused 18-year-old leader is in court. how will the prosecution go after him? >>> dangerous winter weather blamed for death over the weekend. where this storm is headed and what you can expect. it is all "happening now." >> thanks, jon. jon: thanks, andrea. >> i'm outnumbered but now it is my turn but not really sure is my turn because of this story. a professor at the university in canada, i'm surprised about this, says she only allows women to speak first in her classroom. she believes the policy should be used elsewhere. it is to help might sexism. list tone what she said during a forum on the topic. >> women get to speak first in classroom discussions, in question periods at public events. men should not be allowed to monopolize these for runs. i think, i think that

i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather childers. we've been following the battle for kobani for months. now the kurds are fighting forward after hoisting their flag and claiming control of the city replacing the black flag of islamic state. it is a big victory for the kurds and the u.s.-led coalition that carried out dozens of air strikes. >> meanwhile turkish villagers trying to cross the border to kobani found themselves teargassed by turkish soldiers and in libya militants that reportedly claim ties to isis storming a luxury hotel reportedly killing at least nine people there. national security correspondent jennifer griffin life at the pentagon with an update for us. jennifer? >> reporter: hi jon. a day after centcom announced 90% of kobani is controlled by the anti-isis coalition led by the kurds, this after the u.s. carried out 17 air strikes in and around kobani this weekend. they estimate that 1,000 isis fighters have been killed in kobani and isis is withdrawing from the town on the turkish border. u.s. officials told fox today fighters are refusing to go to kobani. in another

first to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." >> as you know,a historicn on the northeast right now. up to 30 inches of snow expected and blizzard warnings from new jersey, maine, and new york city and boston could be crippled. live coverage ahead and a drone discovered overnight on the lawn of the white house with yet another security breach we are live on. and several threats against flights into the united states being called credible and planes forced to land being searched by security officials. what we are learning about the new scares in the air. all ahead on "happening now." >> thank you jon. >>> a new study of children and body image is raising eyebreaus showing 70% of kids have been on a diet before ten years of age. and one third of boys and the majority of girls age 6-8 want to be thinner. it is by a non-profit group that reviews media content and says society and media are having an impact on boys and girls. harris as a mom, when you hear this, what do you think? there is a difference between guiding kids and eating healthy and this pressure

i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. here is what we know. police in berlin conducting a series of raids arresting two men on suspicion of recruiting for isis after arresting another suspect about 120 miles away for allegedly traveling to syria to fight for the terror group. over in france police arresting 12 people in three raid on three towns near paris. we're getting reports that a train station was evacuated in the city due to a bomb threat. this follows yesterday major operation in belgium that broke during our show. two suspected terrorists are dead, 13 more are underarrest after several raids across the country foiled a plot to murder police officers. jon: take a look at at map showing scope of this massive law enforcement operation still a top eu terror chief says the problem is so significant it will be extremely difficult to stop every potential attack. meantime president obama and british prime minister cameron are set to hold a joint news conference about an hour from now on the fight against islamic extremism. jenna: before that

. >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment but first let's go to jon scott who's coming up with the secondternoon to you, i guess. mitt romney surprises the political world by announcing he will not run for president. other potential candidates reacting with praise for romney on social media. we'll have more reaction and carl cameron next hour. plus another tough day on wall street as fourth quarter gdp in this country comes in at a smaller than expected 2.6%. still, there are signs of a huge surge in consumer spending which could provide a big lift for stocks. and we are awaiting a news conference from roger goodell his annual state of the nfl address. the nfl commissioner expected to get some tough questions on everything from super bowl to de-flategate to concussions which are down in the nfl. we'll be talking about that as well. >> look forward to it. thank you very much. jon: thanks, harris. >> i may be outnumbered but now it's my turn with story. who doesn't love a good animated disney romance? but did i -- did you ever notice the guys, the heros are huge like enormous, and the women

i'm jon scott. >> there's a first time for everything. i'm jenna lee. welcome to "happening now." during his speech, the president plans to unveil a series of initiatives aimed at income inequality setting the stage for the 2016 presidential election cycle or some say. specifically, the president is calling for tax hikes for the healthiest americans, raising some $320 billion over the next 10 years to off set cuts for the middle class and the poor. republicans are calling his plan a non starter and accusing the president of waging class warfare. kevin joins us live from the white house with a preview now. kevin? >> you're right. a non starter because much of what the president is expected to propose tonight, once again simply doesn't pass the g.o.p. eye test or for that matter the g.o.p. math test when you're talking about controlling the purse strings in congress this is a very very big deal for the g.o.p. and they are leadership. take a look at the ideas the president is expected to float tonight. you talked about raising big time money to pay for some programs down the line. he

first let's get to jon scott with what is coming up in the second hour of "happening now." in massachusetts and maine today as a blizzard drops more than two feet of snow in some spots. snow totals much lower than expected in new york city. still thousands of flights were canceled. new york briefly shut down overnight. live reports on the fallout ahead. >>> fidel castro finally weighing in on the softening relations between the u.s. and cuba. in a letter to students he gave reluctant support to talks but said he still doesn't trust the united states. >>> ugly day on wall street. stocks down across the board with the dow down more than 350 points at one point. disappointing earnings reports from microsoft and caterpillar weighing on the markets. also growing concerns over some numbers on the u.s. economy suggesting a global slowdown and falling oil prices are impacting the u.s. economy. it is all ahead "happening now." >> we can't wait. see you at the top of the hour. that seems like a natural segue to charles. >> yeah, the bad news. disgraced cycling legend lance armstrong

i'm jon scott. gerri: i hope you're having a great day so far. i'm jenna lee. showdown is looming on capitol hill because of it. the president's renewed push to close gitmo once and for all. gop lawmakers are working on a bill that would halt the president's ability to transfer gitmo prisoners. the worry that these detainees will eventually return to the battlefield. the five yemeni prisoners are suspected al qaeda fighters captured in pakistan. years they're being transferred to two different countries, oman and estonia. defense officials say it is no longer necessary to keep them behind bars. doug mckelway with the latest on our top story today. doug? >> reporter: after that firestorm that erupted over the failure to send a high level delegate to the uppity march last week and release of five yemeni prisoners from gitmo will just add fuel to the fire. the former chief medical sister says at gitmo says none of these five should have been released. >> not one detainee that i would let loose at this point. there is no way that you can win a war on terror by rele

. >> and i am in for jon scott. remembering mario cuomo. he passed away at 82 years old.point in politics. his stirring key note address in the democratic national convention cataputted him in the national stage and top tier of the political wing.

. >> more outnumbered in a moment but first to jon scott with what's coming up in "happening now." >> about 12 minutes way and we're awaiting a briefing from the white house. white house spokesman likely to get a grilling over the lack of significant u.s. presence at that massive anti-terror rally in paris over the weekend. 44 world leaders were there, not our president. stocks down after a lot of volatility last week. earnings season kicks off today where we'll get a better idea how american companies are performing. we're watching your money. plus weather making a mess of much of the east right now. freezing rain expected from the central appalachians to southern new england. there's snow in the forecast for the four corners southwest as well. update on "happening now." >> we'll be watching. >> thanks. >> a war memorial in a public park in north carolina included a sculpture of a soldier kneeling in prayer before a cross. but not any longer. city officials have voted to remove that sculpture to settle a lawsuit on behalf of -- would you believe it? an army veteran. he claimed the me

welcome to "happening now," i'm jon scott. patti ann: and i'm patti ann brown in for jenna lee. improving economy is helping the mood, but many voters simply don't agree with the vision that president obama laid out in his state of the union speech, the idea that america is a tight-knit family. jon: in fact 73% call america a dysfunctional family. according to our poll conducted this week. president obama's job approval rating ticking up slightly from last month to 45% thanks in part to the improving economy. but there is fear for the homeland. 84% believe terrorists will soon try to launch an attack on u.s. soil. nearly half of americans are unhappy with the president's handling of those terror threats. 47% say he underemphasizes the threat as the white house waffles on calling out terrorism. >> the president's bedrock commitment as commander in chief is to leave no man or woman behind. that's the principle he was operating under. >> isn't that what the jordanians are operating under? >> i think john -- >> the taliban is still conducting terrorist attacks, so you can't really s

i'm jon scott. former governors mitt romney and jeb bush will meet secretly in utah this week. the meeting was set before mitt romney hinted he is considering a third bed for president. the democrats may see a clash between establishment candidates in 2016. vice president joe biden yesterday saying there is a chance he will challenge potential frontrunner hillary clinton for a white house run. for more let's bring in bob cusack editor-in-chief of "the hill." let's start with that democratic possibility. pretty tantalizing that the vice president wants to take on the former first lady, former senator, former secretary of state. >> yeah, it is fascinating, jon. it would be a major showdown between obama's secretary of state, former and his sitting vice president. of course biden is keeping his options open. he is getting ready to run but will he actually run? if you look at the polls hillary clinton really way ahead of him in the polls and, he didn't do well the last time he ran for president. got out of the race after iowa. was picked as vice president later on. so he has got a

. >> more "outnumbered" in just a moment but first jon scott with what is copping up on "happening now about to make remarks in phoenix about the u.s. housing market. expected to talk about financial relief for first-time homebuyers and cuts for insurance costs for others. >>> stocks up substantially today. the dow up triple digits again in positive territory for 2015. retail sales and jobs numbers giving a boost to some investors today. baby, it is cold out there, single-digit temperatures for much of the midwest and the northeast. classes canceled in many areas, homeless people being ordered into shelters. we'll have an update for you, "happening now." >> all right thanks. >> thanks. >> the connecticut supreme court hearing arguments right now over whether state officials have the right to force a 17-year-old girl with cancer to undergo chemotherapy against her will. the teen known in court documents as casandra c., was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma in september and didn't want treatment a decision her mother supported but in november the department of children and family service

jon: i'm jon scott. police working out to capture the two most wanted men in paris. they say they gunned down editors and prominent cartoonists in a newspaper office in the heart of paris leaving 12 dead including two police officers. a third suspect turned himself in last night but the kouachi brothers remain at large. the younger one had history in jihadi networks and was sent to the prison years ago. they were both known to intelligence services. greg palkot is live in paris with the latest. greg? >> reporter: jon, jenna, the police moved back a bit the cordon so we're able to show you now where yesterday's bloody attack occurred. as my cameraman pierre to shoot beyond me. you see the building on the right, the wide building that is where newspapers are of cherylly heck dough. that is where the car of the gunmen were. they went into the office and shot up the place at the end of the day leaving 12 people killed, four critically wounded. they sped away from here and they're on the run. and as you folks have been talking about, that is exactly where the man hunt is