and good morning, america. hopefully, everybody had a great weekend. i know there was some bad weather, maybe you got stuck at the airport. but did you have cyndi lauper at your airport serenading you? i think that would put me in a good mood, only if it was followed by and your plane is leaving right now exactly. we have a lot to get to this morning. big day for the president. first cattle call in iowa. five going to take the stage tonight. the first caucus is less than a yearway. who is not jumping in? sarah palin actually weighing in on an interview as she s on her way to india. all of that ahead. also, george, more controversy brewing over prince andrew and his link to a convicted sex offender. pressure is growing over queen elizabeth s youngest son to step down as the trade ambassador. also this morning, sad stories from over the weekend. a young rugby player and basketball player. both in great shape. both die from what appear to be heart attacks. this mor
survived. they used a life capsule to get away from the flames. what you re watching is the rescue that the coast guard put forth because they sent out a helicopter and hoisted those men up into the chopper and now those two men are hospitalized in a place near new orleans, we re told. since then, crews managed to put out the fire. the scare coming as the gulf coast still hurting from the deep water horizon explosion last year and the resulting oil spill. more details as we get them on this part of the story also tonight on the fox report. battle ground libya. there were bombs and bullets and we were trying to escape. rebels trying to take key cities while loyalists to gadhafi waged its toughest fight yet. fox bringing you up close to the front lines of the struggle for libya. and they terrorized the high seas, murdering american hostages, disrupting international trade, but now some pirates put in their place by u.s. commandos. plus, this guy took less than a min
by libyan government warplanes. the opposition has managed to keep control of the oil port town. but closer to the capital, soldiers have pushed the rebels out of zawia. they have had trouble maintaining supply lines for weapons and are admitting that they are outgunned. we no give up. we win or we die. it s estimated thousand people die. across tunisia, they have been set up for evacuees. they are forcing foreign workers to fight the rebels. we re going to treat you like a soldier. that you fight the war of libya. reporter: the obama administration is sending millions of dollars in humanitarian aid. the white house is considering all possibilities including providing arms to the rebels. we sent a very clear message to the libyan people, that we will stand with them. reporter: the u.s. is trying to coordinate its response with other countries. some members. united nations are discussing a no-fly zone over libya. and nato officials are meeting in brussels to consid
and as nbc bay area s brian mooar reports, that s forcing washington to try find solutions. reporter: washington is facing mounting political pressure to do something that may include tapping america s strategic oil reserve to bring down prices. we re looking at options. the issue of the reserves is one we re considering. it is something that only is done and has been done in very rare occasions. reporter: pump prices are topping $4 in some areas. we ve all seen the cause, the unrest and upheaval rippling through libya and the middle east. and we re all feeling the effects, that sudden surge at the pumps. it is threatening to increase the cost of everything, from food to air travel. and that s bad news for the economy. the last time prices spiked like this, the answer seemed simple. drill, baby, drill. reporter: but even drilling proponents realize energy is a long-term problem. i m buying an electric car tomorrow, and that s going give me the patriotic pleasure
monday, march 7th, 2011. we re learning new information now about the man police call the east coast rapist. police say dna evidence links 39-year-old aaron thomas to 12 attacks dating back to 1997. news 4 s melissa malay is prince william county where police are holding a press conference. good morning, melissa. tell us what investigators are saying about this major arrest this morning. reporter: investigators inside here say they are absolutely nothing short of thrilled this afternoon. years of work and now a huge sigh of relief for all of these police officials who worked so hard over the years. they now say aaron thomas is, indeed, the east coast rapist. good morning. what a pleasure and a privilege to be standing up here. reporter: police received thousands of tips after putting up billboards with a sketch of the suspect in seven states last week. police say those tips along with an internal computer system helped investigators share case information led to his arr