steve: quick headlines for you on this good friday morning. a u.s. army veteran arrested for allegedly fighting alongside al qaeda against the syrian regime. harroun served with the army from 2000 to 2003. authorities say he bragged on-line about his connection to the terrorists. is this the opposition in syria? this tough guy, all seven years old of him, ahmed, the son of a fighter with the rebels, shown toting an ak-47 and taking a drag of a cigarette. he was guarding a barricade that shelters the rebels. gretch? gretchen: many americans agree the government needs to cut back on spending, but get this. a columnist for the st. louis post-dispatch thinks funerals for military veterans who didn t die in combat are a waste of
guilty kindergarten. i remember doing stories about this on the local level, i believe it was in wyoming. some parents were saying they didn t want their local schools to be able to enforce this kind of education for kids so young. but now could it be that the federal government is funding these kinds of programs? steve: it s so shocking because we remember the sequester, it was all about it s going to end everything, we ll have to close the white house tours. we ll have to close some small airport towers and things like that. so they did that. and a whole other list of things. yet, they re able to find $350 million for this program that is comprehensive and graphic. and essentially what it does is it talks about how no sex is unsafe unless it causes pregnancy. $20 million of it goes to planned parenthood affiliates in oregon schools. of course, in certain instance, planned parenthood is actually paying the kids to be part of the program. $350 million. eric: so the day sequester hi
tomorrow. thanks for hanging out. it s been real. we invited him to spend the night here on the couch. gretchen: he was a good sport actually. some of those clips are from our after the show show. it s on our internet. you go to fox andfriends.com. if you want to come in every morning at 4 a.m., you can make the highlight reel. steve: good to have you on this friday. coming up, free shotguns, one guy wants to fight crime by arming every resident. you ll meet him next. gretchen: one school district banning dodge ball, says it go leave negative experiences says it can leave negative experiences for kids. we re outside with a game we re outside with a game live. i m a conservative investor.
gretchen: good morning, everybody. tgif, it s good friday, march 29, 2013. i m gretchen carlson. president obama using the tragedy now in newtown, connecticut to shame americans into backing his gun control plan? the entire country pledged we would do something about it and this time would be different. shame on us if we have forgotten. gretchen: this morning, senator rand paul is firing back, why he s calling foul on the president s plan. he ll be filibuster. eric: good friday and the new pope breaking the rules. why this is causing controversy. steve and are you outraged every time you see those darn kids texting and driving? guess what? it s not them. it s us. we ll explain. fox & friends hour two for good friday starts right now.