There is some mist and fog and a few showers around this morning. They will give way to a dry and decent with sunny spells. Later, some rain in Northern Ireland. Details coming up. Good morning. Its monday, 18th march. Vladimir putin has claimed victory in russias president ial election. Without any serious opposition, a fifth term was seen as inevitable. At least 80 protestors have been arrested across the country for vandalising Polling Stations. Foreign secretary David Cameron hasjoined other western governments in shunning the result. He said, this is not what free and Fair Elections look like. Our russia editor Steve Rosenberg reports. Foeradimir putin, six more years in the kremlin. Russias president is sounding more confident than ever. Translation whoever might | want to intimidate us, whoever might want to suppress us, our will and our conscience, they have never been able to do it, and never will. Then, mr putins first Public Comments on the death ofjailed Opposition Leader A
Fox friends and brian is back. Brian yes. Ainsley how was your trip . Brian it was great on the other side of the world. Im back. Steve meanwhile on this side of the world a Fox News Alert. Ronna mcdaniel expected to step down a live report we know when and where. Ainsley thats interesting. That just broke this morning. Ice confirming the suspect in the murder of a Nursing Student is illegal immigrant with a criminal pass upon later for Weight Loss Drugs Creation nationwide shortage for millions of diabetes patients. Dr. Marc siegel joins us on this medical monday. Lawrence fox friends starts right now. And, remember, mornings are better with friends. Brian yep. Steve Fox News Alert. Reports coming in this morning that apparently rnc chairwoman Ronna Mcdaniel will be stepping down from her position. Mcdaniels shocking decision doesnt come as a complete surprise g. O. P. President ial hopefuls turn their focus to michigan hometown ahead of tomorrows primaries. Ainsley Madeleine Rivera i
i knew that my dad had been on match.com. this is not going to end well. i got a call from allision and she told me he was missing. they asked would anyone want to hurt him? i knew that my dad had been on match. com. this is not going to end well. this is a crime scene. miles of nothing up here, it s an easy place for a man to go missing. i said, what do you mean they can t find my brother? he was the school superintendent, not the type to play hooky. he really loved teaching and working with kids. turns out he wasn t missing, he was dead. so your missing person case has become a homicide. that solved one mystery, but left another. why would anyone want to kill him? maybe it had something to do with a woman in his life. he had broken off his engagement with one. i just found out he was dead this morning, and now i feel like i m a suspect. and there was somebody else nobody knew about. i was lonely, just needed someone to talk to. did it also get a
brian: 7:00 a.m. on the east coast. i just checked my watch. monday, february 26th. i just checked my calendar. and this is fox & friends. that s the name all over this building. it s fox news alert time. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu will join us in about 40 minutes live. we have all the breaking news around that situation. ainsley: i m glad you mentioned that. because this broke overnight. rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel reportedly announcing her plans to step down. steve: yep. we got a live report from the white house on that. and robots on the dance floor. brian: finally. steve: the latest wedding trend sweeping social media by storm. brian: now i have an out. people keep bringing up oh, i m so happy that i spent money on the robot. and so i m like what is the robot? lawrence: that robot has moves. of the second hour of fox & friends starts right now. and, remember, mornings are better with friends. steve: robots? ainsley: this is a fox n
obviously must have nerves of steel. to protect your, he would have to infiltrate but they roll right out of miami vice, secret meetings, surreptitious drug runs. hidden tapes. nobody else knows about this, right? nobody knows nothing. could he lure this suspect from the shadows? this man, with murder on his mind? it must have taken a lot of bravery. could he take on the role of his life? here is a man who wants someone killed, he wants you killed as well? hello, and welcome to dateline. power, greed and jealousy. it can be a toxic combination. in the story you are about to hear, it led one sold on a dark path. setting off a dramatic undercover operation, and the bizarre twist at the core of it all? the woman whose life was at stake, who had no idea she was in danger. here is keith morrison with recipe for murder. it was the cake that should have told them something. the killer cake, the cake to die for. it was supposed to be the jewel on the crown of the go