taking. >> he promised to pardon sunni tribal fighters if they would abandon isis extremists. as efforts continue pope francis is calling for an end to violence telling victims of isis he is praying for them. >> the hope going on to say that we want to be praying for everyone and not for getting them. we are close to you and praying and hoping the brutality of which they are victims will stop. troops are trying to stop that action in the new round of fighting. isis terrorists releasing christians more than 20020 kidnapped in northern syria last week. the fate of the remaining captives is unclear despite the release there's a lot of effort to ensure they free tikrit. >> we will come back to you. jihadi john's old school may be a hotbed for terrorists. the academy of north london is the subject of investigation by britisht lawmakers after three went on to become terrorists including isis poster boy mohammed mohammed mwazi. emwazi is the only one still alive. the two others ill while fighting with al qaeda groups. brand new video of the english school girls who ran away to join isis. the 15 and 16-year-old girls in istanbul turkey the same day they left their homes in london. they can be seen walking around a bus station holding large bags before going on the bus. it is believed they smuggled the syrian border to join isis. another fox news alert for you, new overnight crowds filling the streets of los angeles after dramatic video is posted on-line of a police shooting and killing a homelessness. a oo christine o'donnell has the latest. >> no. >> the video of the shooting has been viewed more than 1 million times after witness anthony blackburn captured the suspect's final moments on cell phone and posted it on facebook. this crowd gathered angered over the video and what they are calling murder. >> it happened on skid row tonight which is something that continues to go on. >> yol atlanta young tells us she was in the crowd and saw the whole thing. >> he didn't have no weapon. they just shot him. they could have wrestled him down and took him to jail but they fired the shot. >> they responded to a robbery call at 5th street and san pred droe around -- pedro around noon. he did not respond to orders and fought back and they escalated to deadly force. >> during the altercation at least one less than lethal device a taser was deployed. we don't know if that taser did trike the strike the suspect. after that the struggle continued and officer involved camera occurred. >> after reviewing the video involved in the shooting it says the suspect appears to be reaching for their guns. the commune miments are planning more protests. in downtown la i am christine o'donnell o'donnell. heather and lia back to you. to north korea now flexing its muscles with missiles. the country fired two short range missiles into the sea off their west coast. it is north korea's response in the annual joint naval exercise in the u.s. and south korea. north korea stopping nuclear tests if they agree to cancel the drills. 30,000 marchers gather to remember an outspoken critic of russia's president. boris nemsev it is the largest rally held against the government in more than a year. the russian government is questioning his gishl friend. a the stage is set for benjamin netanyahu's controversial speech to congress it is leaving tensions at an all-time high. republicans and democrats accusing each other of dangerous politics. we have the latest. good morning ladies. this is pure political theater with serious implications. it has been building to a krish shen doe. the genesis of the opposition to the obama administration's plan to have a nuclear arms deal with iran is simply this. he said a bad deal is far worse than no deal at all. the white house says it will stop them from getting a nuclear weapon. boehner says it is a great time to hear from the israeli prime minister. >> it has been frankly remarkable to me the extent to which over the last five or six weeks has attacked the prime minister attacked me for wanting to hear from one of our allies. >> he says it is not really about politics. it is not really about the timing. he says this is about not disrupting the process. >> we don't want to see this turn into some great political football. obviously it was odd if not unique that we learned of it from the speaker of the house and the administration was not included in the process. the administration is not seeking to politicize this. >> we will have continuous coverage right here in washington as apac continues a very big deal happening in the nation's capitol. >> we talked about the problems it is causing here. they are concerned it will fracture u.s. ties with israel. >> i don't think so. there's not really a long term problem. i think objectively speaking there is clearly a disconnect between the leadership in this country and israel right now. that's really behind why the white house is upset with the invitation. they don't want to influence the process as the election is up coming. as for the long-term prog nose sighs they will be fine after they get rid of the bruised feelings. time for a look at who is talking. wisconsin governor scott walker is surging the presidential polls flip flopping on his immigration views. here's what he said in 2013. >> can you envision a world where with the right penalties and waiting periods and meet the requirements where they could get citizenship? >> sure, yeah. i think it makes sense. >> walker is now changing his immigration stance saying he no longer backs comprehensive reform. >> my view has changed. i am flat out saying that. candidates can say that. >> you changed from it 2013. >> absolutely. i look at the problems we have experienced talked to governors on the board to people all across america and the concerns i have is we need to sec sure the border and put in a system that works a legal immigration system that works. part of that is getting the onus on employees. i don't think you can do amnesty. this is beginning to feel like this winter will never end. people once again pummelled with snow and ice. indiana got socked with 9 inches of the snow. the dangerous black ice sending wars off of the road and smashing into each other. in new jersey cars are struggling to make it down the road even large trucks cut in the fresh no. that owl was making the highest winter totals in city history. brand new efforts to find a missing florida mother four years after she vanished. police scouring a wooded pair yaw looking for any sign of michelle parker. they are using a training exercise to look for a car decal that was missinging from her car when it was found years ofafter her disappearance. she disappeared the same day she appeared on "people's court." he has long been considered the loan suspect but never has been charged. >> faulting ferguson. the report into racial discrimination claims are set to be released this week. officials close to the case say feds will likely fault ferguson on racial bias during traffic stops. and using the fines to balance the city's budgets. >> overnight prince william landing in china. it is his first official business to the country. he met with the communist president before entering the for gied encity. >> boost an efforts over pro democracy situations in hong kong. >> jimmy johnson racing to victory off of the top of the quick trip 500 p. last week's winner would eek out. that cleared the way for jim johnson to pull away from laps to go. >> that was a great race if you had a chance to see it. no con here. will smith's new con man cape erwining the box office. >> you got to give me a chance so you can trust her. >> the action thriller "focus" dethroneing 50 shades of gray making 19.1 million in the debut weekend "kings men the' secret service" with 11.8 million. spongebob movie. 50 shades of gray slipping down to the 4th. >> i am not admitting what one i saw this weekend. 12 minutes after the 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released from a lab and scientists have no idea how it happened. the bacteria often lives in soil and water igniting fears the facilities grounds are contaminated. investigators say there is no public health risk. but a couple prime mates were exposed to the bacteria and had a to be put down. >> the rocket launching into the night sky from cape can naval florida. >> 3shgs 201. >> the rocket is carrying two boeing made communications satellites which will distribute television programming internet and mobile phone connectivity across the world. >> a fox business alert before you head out the door a major car recall to tell but. >> loren sim knit tee is here with -- lauren simonetti has more. >> the recall is the honda sedans in the u.s. and canada. it can cause drivers to lose power of assisted steering. cars will reverse to manual steering that requires extra effort and increases the crash. you can call hyundai right now. >> there is good news for those who want to fly oh who use broadband internet. >> faster wi-fi on delta. starting next year a new wi-fi system will give passengers 20 times the current band width. service will be faster in the sty than cable internet. how are we faying for this? thanks to jet fuel prices. >> we will be changing the way we buy music this summer. >> the global music industry will put out the new release on friday instead of tuesday. friday is payday. people have money at the end of the week. plus fans want the music the day it is on the internet not the day it is in their country. stock futures are up across the board. this is the first trading day of the moody month of march. >> moody march. >> lauren and a whole lot of people to find them on the fox business network go to foxnews.com/channel finder. why facebook is being blamed for the death of a 14-year-old girl. >> unconscious 12,000 feet in the air. the dramatic moment a sky driver has woken up. >> did text messages lead to the suicide of a teenage girl. prosecutors say michelle carter encouraged 18-year-old con raid roy to kill himself last july. they were reportedly texting when conrad expressed doubt with killing himself with carbon monoxide ox poisoning. after her death carter led an on-line anti suicide campaign but some say she was misleading everyone. >> we knew she loved him and she said she did, why did didn't she try to persuade him not to? >> carter heads to court next month. a facebook oouj feud leads a teenager dead. a group of girls in alabama were fighting on-line and decide to settle things with a brawl at a local park. while fighting two men got involved an started shooting. a 14-year-old was killed the other two girls shot and wounded. one of the suspects was dating one of the teens that was involved. wait until you see this. a truck doing doughnuts plunging through an icy river and two people are being questioned by police. rescuers in new jersey didn't know in fact the driver and the passenger were able to get out of the car before it went under water. the pair later turned themselves in. sad news a dog left inside the truck was killed. lawmakers ending the bill after a pileup in the state. the timing is unfortunate but still moving ahead to revoke the seat belt law. the requirement to buckle up infringes on people's freedoms. the appeal will lead to more highway deaths. >> unconscious free fall. a sky diver cheating death after having a seizure mid air. check it out. >> unbelievable. 22-year-old christopher jones started seizing seconds after jumping out of a plane over western australia. his instructor was able to fly to him and pull the rip cord. he made an amazing landing after gaining consciousness 3,000 feet from the ground. he had been seizure free four years until now and does not plan on skydiving again. >> don't blame him for that. >> now it is time for your monday motivator if you are waking up with a cup of coffee here's another reason to celebrate. a brand new study says drinking four or more cups a 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move to capture the key iraqi in isis as we learn the fate of several captured christians. >> a brand new fight plan the technology to track passenger trains a plainsnes. >> running for thier lives. the rare phenomenon that had swimmers scrambling. "fox & friends first" continues right now. >> good morning to you. welcome to "fox and friend first. i am heather childers. >> i am lia gabrielle in for ainsley earhardt. we begin with a fox news alert overnight iraqi troops launch a huge military offensive against isis. trying to recapture sadam hussein's home town of tikrit. >> kelly wright has the breaking details. >> good morning to you. hours before the offensive began iraqi prime minister al abadi promised to help if they abandoned the fight in iraq. artillery and air strikes as well as the military. iraqi troops are taking the fight to isis in tick krit. it is an offensive to drive the terrorist out of the region. some of the militants have been pushed out of the city. some say the strategy is working. >> each time iraqis have gone forward in an offense i have effort together with allies the coalition we have routed isil. and the fact is that in iraq they have gained back a fixed significant percentage of the area that isil was controlling. >> isis terrorists have been releasing hostages. 19 christians they have been holding cap pif. the hostages were among the more than 220 people that kidnapped in northern syria last week. the fate is unclear. despite the relief some u.s. politicians say america isn't doing enough to destroy the terrorists. >> we need a robust strategy to take on these terrorists. this is a very serious matter. they are barbarians and we are over there poking them in the nose. we don't have a plan that will defeat them. >> you can see u.s. members of congress really something done and take the fight more to isis. >> we heard speaker boehner reference the plan. we know that tikrit is the former home town of sadam hussein. is there another strategic significance to taking it back. >> tikrit is the same place sadam was captured u.s. forces. they are on the road to mosul as well which is the largest city. iraq's objective is hasn't cease tikrit and take on mosul. all requires intense fighting and stakes some time. they are bomb barting crick krit and mosul to soften the tack gets to move in. the question is are they ready? >> the king of jordan says he will be relentless in retaliating against isis. in the first interview since the extremist burned a jordanian pilot survived. it is motivating jordanians. we try to indimtimidate and it is the refers investigate. it has the tiger by the tail. >> jordan lunched dozens of air strikes. jihadi done. he is now the subject of an investigation of lawmakers after they went on to become terrorists. mohammed emwazi. he is the only one still alive. the two others killed while fighting with al qaeda groups. >> new overnight crowds fill the streets of downtown los angeles after a dramatic video shows los angeles police officers shooting and killing a homeless man. (gun shots) >> police are heard yelling drop the gun. they say it all started when officers approached the 45-year-old man while responding to a call about a possible robbery on skid row. officers say this started with the man got violent and tried to crab an officer's done. >> i know there was a struggle with the one that fired a hot? >> they are now vowing to hit the streets pro protest. it will be released this week. officials close to the case say the feds will likely fault ferguson on racial bias during traffic stops. they are accused of targeting african americans during traffic stops and using the signs to balance the city's budget. closing arguments are expected in the terror trial. the nearly two-week long trial that has him acting as his own attorney he testified. he is accused of 9-11 style attacks in denmark and york. he faces life in prison. like a across the midwest, south and northeast. that ice delaying thousands of planes cancelling more than 2,000 in dallas alone. the storm bringing chilly september, a few muches in boston they could reach the city's all time record snowfall which is 107.6 inches. >> the stage is set for benjamin netanyahu's controversial speech to congress. prime minister arriving in washington with tensions between the white house and israel are at an all-time high. they are now accusing each other of dangerous politics. kevin, good morning. >> good morning to you. they are not backing it in part because the invitation was extended by the speaker of the house. they don't want to be seen as taking sides in the up coming israeli election. critics make great points like for example what is the marm in listening to benning nin netanyahu's concern about iran. it is a tail that threatened him before. since when does the white house not welcome an veally minimum minister. here is speaker boehner. >> it has been remarkable to me the extent of which the last five or six weeks the white house has attacked the prime minister attacked me for wanting to hear from one of our closest allies. as you well image congressional democrats are closing ranks with the white house. they say his invitation is nothing more than a political stunt. >> to stick it to the president that will in fact hope>> a very press teeingic to make it in front, i don't want to be part of that. >> sadam we will have the responsibility to balk with as is the biggest conference happening. numbers of congress pranin' plan planning to breakdown the speech. what's the breakdown in the numbers? >> it is fluid. never make a cont before you have the count. i want to tell you vice president joe biden has a previous engagement. however other notables will be there harry reid chuck schumer, barbara boxer. the last tally is not yet final. they are trying to take a stand with the white house that the invitation was nothing more than a stunt. >> see how it goes. kevin new york in washington. time to look who is you can at thatting lindh day graham is taking flight and the obama administration says it pushed aside congress and dealing with eye crack. i expect congress reject your insist tans. i believe there are already 6 tem kratz on board whether or not the sanctions are lifted the congressional standards-- sanctions. the idea that congress would sit on the side lines and watch john kerry, susan rice and barack obama negotiate and not have a say of how it looks. i don't think we are going to let that happen. >> what about this. hillary clinton fight finally be ready to run. according to the wall street colonel the secretary of state will announce her dan donors have rofrted by get there without national campaign and we your the stars joining 4,000 others jumping into lake michigan to raise money for the special olympics. >> lady gaga and her fiancee also taking the plunge. the event raising more than a million dollars. >> have you ever done anything like that? >> no but i will say her fiancee heated up the lake. it was warmer than normal. >> coming up they are not here legally but you are paying for them to go to college. what colleges are doing to takes away opportunities from u.s. citizens. >> made in america the department of defense's new move affecting military bases across the country. the new health benefit that will have you smiling as you sip your morning joe. >> first a look at weather through out the day. check it out. >> welcome back. fox news lart. iraqi has major operations to take tikrit from isis. they took over sadam hussein's hometown over the summer. they are offering sunni fighters a pardon if they abandon the extremist group. speaking of isis they are taking aim at twitter. they are calling on jihadists around the world to kill twitter plies over the frequent blocking of isis accounts. the threat was posted anonymously with a picture of founder jack dorsey behind the cross hairs of a gun. working with law enforcement to investigate the threat. >> young illegal immigrants going to college on your dime. ashley webster here to explain. >> good morning. >> good morning. this all began after the 2012 executive action to deportation to millions of young people brought to the u.s. illegal lie by their parents. several u.s. colleges are giving financial aid directly to illegal immigrants students. new york university that received at least $310 million of federal money in 2012 says it's a way of making ill lee students -- illegal students feel welcome. expanding opportunities for immigrant youth not only helps individual students it helps entire communities, states and the nations as a whole. others disagree saying it comes at the expense of american students. research director for center of immigration studies telling york time new york times there's not an amount of money to help high achieving low income students. there is afor certain a crowding out effect. financial aid for illegal students comes from the same coffers that help american students but they bring a unique experience to the campus community. >> don't michigan ashley p on the fox business network. to find it log on to foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. >> coming up a new era in flight. the technology being tested that could mean big changes for the future of aviation. >> swimmers scramble. umbrella and chairs flying into the air. >> first let's check in with brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> it is gad to see a beach even though it is wind swept. let me tell you what's happening at the top of the hour on "fox & friends." benjamin netanyahu has the pro lobby in dc ahead of the controversial speech to congress. we will have a preview. one muslim college professor gets death threats against isis for speaking out against communism. senator john mccain all on my how much photos are great for capturing your world. and now they can transform it. with the new angie's list app, you can get projects done in a snap. take a photo of your project or just tell us what you need done and angie's list will find a top rated provider to do the job. the angie's list app is the simple, new way to get work done on your schedule. the app makes it easy, the power of angie's list makes it work. call, click or download the app for free today. when laquinta.com sends craig wilson a ready for you alert the second his room is ready, ya know what he becomes? great proposal! let'talk more over golf. great. how about over tennis? even better. a game changer! the ready for you alert, only at laquinta.com. welcome back tofox and friends, tracking systems are used to ensure safety of our commercial jetliners. the news coming after flight 370 vanished with 239 people on board. a licensed pilot joining us live now from washington. doug good morning. >> good morning. the idea here is to use existing technology to keep better tabs on commercial aircraft flying through parts of the world where there is no radar coverage, and that was the case with malaysia air flight 37 0 flying to beijing, and this may be the last legacy of 370, never found, despite the ongoing search, and this thing disappeared almost a year ago. officials in australia indonesia, and malaysia unveiled the new method to track positions every 15 minutes a big change from 30 to 40 minutes under the current system. whether that led to more answers with flight 370 though, just is unclear. >> would have been very difficult, one would imagine, without knowing what precisely occurred in the case of 370 to intervene from outside but at least it would have tracked the aircraft to within 15 minutes. >> yeah, and if the plane deviates from course the tracking system deviates to every five minutes. >> as a commercial pilot, i know technologies like this can be disabled. in the event of another disappearance, how much of a difference would this make? >> well you know, you look at something like the boeing 777, and it's typical cruise speed a 140 miles or so narrowing down the search area especially early on in the search most likely to find something. >> all right. doug luzader in washington thank you, doug. talk about a design flaw. the pentagon's most expensive fighter jet can't carry the military's most highly advanced bomb. the f-35b is reportedly too small to load the bomb. it's supposed to be able to carry eight, but can only fit four. the jets are expected to cost close to $6 billion over the next decade. they represent america, and now all flags on u.s. military bases will be made in america too. the pentagon banning the use of foreign made flags in the military meaning everything from the threat to the cloth and ink must be made in the united states. a north dakota woman forced to pay for her prayers. police in lisbon fined the pastor's wife claims she prays to loudly it disturbs the peace. she was spotted singing bible verses around town allegedly infringing on neighbor's sleep. the time now is five minutes until the top of the hour and a dramatic confrontation turned deadly, the police department investigating a sidewalk struggle. ♪ ♪ animal house gets real. the half of million dollar mess left by fraternity brothers. i have moderate to severe crohn's disease. it's tough, but i've managed. but managing my symptoms was all i was doing. so when i finally told my doctor, he said humira is for adults like me who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. and that in clinical studies the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief. and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal infections and cancers including lymphoma, have happened; as have blood, liver, and nervous system problems, serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before treatment, get tested for tb. tell your doctor if you've been to areas where certain fungal infections are common and if you've had tb hepatitis b, are prone to infections or have flu-like symptoms or sores. don't start humira if you have an infection. if you're still just managing your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira. with humira, remission is possible. two minutesing in the top of the hour. before you leave the house, here's what's happening today. protesters promise to hit the streets today again in los angeles after dramatic video shows a homeless man shot and killed in a struggle over the officer's gun. a major operation by iraqi forces underway at this hour to retake the city from isis. this includes ground forces and air strikes. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington where he'll speak to a pro-israel lobby today before the speech to congress tomorrow. at least 30 democrats planning to protest. it is time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. first, the good another reason to celebrate your morning cup of coffee, a brand new study says drinking four or more cups a day could reduce chances of getting multiple sclerosis. the bad, a water spout sweeps a beach, winds uproot umbrellas. the water shot approached the beach like a tornado at sea. finally, the ugly looks like a scene from "animal house," it's a michigan ski resort destroyed by fraternities and sore rorties. the student refuse to pay, and the resort owner may file a lawsuit and probably should. >> thank you for joining us today, and fox and friends starts right now. all right, bye. good morning to you, it is monday march 2. a fox news alert, a massive military offense going on right now to reclaim hussein's hometown hometown, tikrit from isis. we have a live report for you. john kerry on the claims that the world has never, ever been safer. >> i stand by what i said with this enlarged terms compared to the last century, there are, in fact, fewer people dying. >> this as the king of jordan warns isis the gloves are off. why can't the white house send that clear