And on friday they will begin that search. Police think Pamela Butler might be buried here. Earlier this year, when Jose Rodriguez cruz pleaded guilty, they were happy to have justice but they were still left feeling empty because her body had not been found. What we want is to bring her home and give her a properly burial. Reporter now the family and police hope to bring her home this week. Police will begin the search friday afternoon along i95 in stafford, virginia. Multiple Law Enforcement sources as well as butlers brother tell news4 that Jose Rodriguez cruz, the man who admitted to killing Pamela Butler, brought police to a spot along i95tw where he says he buried the 47yearolds body after he strangled her in her d. C. Home in 2009. The specifics of the search were not discussed. Its very important for the family to be able to recover pams remains. I know thats extremely important to them so were working with the u. S. Attorneys office to see if we can make that happen. Reporter
Im Errol Barnett here with you for the next two hours on cnn newsroom. We begin this hour in egypt where russian investigators are set to began examining egyptian Airport Security in the coming hours. Over the next few days, aplan to order all of egypts major investigators. This is amid suspicions that a bomb took down the jet. A u. S. Official says theyre all but certain but egyptian Authorities Say theyre not sure. Lets go to ian lee who joins us live this morning. Ian, egyptian fishofficials reluctant to put the plam blame bomb. What do we know . Reporter well, we know there was a loud sound on the voice recorder right before it went silent and the plane crashed. There was theories about the sound. The predominant theory is about a bomb. Egyptian officials have been reluctant to say its a bomb. Theyre saying it could be from a mechanical issue or a battery exploding, but what will really determine this is further analysis of that sound, which that help is being offered too not only
Think of the sports teams headquartered in tampa. Irma is now a category 2 hurricane. It is no longer a category 3. This does not affect storm surge at all which we expect to be the worst part of the storm. 5 00 here in the east coast. 5 01 p. M. , in fact. Perhaps you heard there the news from the National Hurricane center through bill carons our meteorologist as weve been watching mike bettis from the Weather Channel. The good news and it is nothing, but good news for those in the north as this formidable, sprawling storm makes its way there is that we are no longer talking about a category 3. Irma is a 2. So it looks like bill caron, our biggest weather gust in the last hour will turn out to be 147 miles an hour. Yeah. 142 was the one from naples there and that was the highest that i saw. Im just trying to get the new stuff from the 5 00 update. It is now moving to the north at 14 Miles Per Hour. We were at 12 and now to 14. Why thz more thhas it more t its speed . Its hitting the t
Than reagan. Rob taking the taxcut to the American People, the plan he says will come to fruition. Jillian you cant wear shoes according to troops but in honor of Colin Kaepernick, fox and friends first continues right now. Scream and shout and let it out oeoeoeo scream and shout jillian you are watching fox and friends first thursday morning. Rob thanks for starting your day with us, it is thursday and our top story donald trump could be on the verge of a major victory in the fight for tax reform. Jillian the Senate Clearing a major hurdle is the final vote can come as early as today. Leland joins us with the next crucial step. Reporter partyline vote 5248 last night taking up the issue of tax reform and republicans are under intense pressure to deliver a win. Senators debating tax reform for 20 hours, that starts today, evenly split between republicans and democrats. Sources close to the tax reform effort, still plenty of work ahead. No surprise, democratic majority leader urging law
The answers lawmakers are now demanding. The lesson for amazon is do your business in red states where we dont act crazy like this. Heather the retail giant canceling plans to build in new york taking 25,000 jobs with it. The move pitting democrats against their new socialist leader. Fox and friends first starts right now. Your spirit drives heather havent heard that in a while, starting with the queue or. Good morning, you are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Thank you for joining us. Lets get to that fox news alert, a busy Morning Hours from now, donald trump is expected to declare a National Emergency over Border Security a major spending bill passed in congress overnight. Griff jenkins joins us from dc where democrats are expected to start a huge legal battle over the president using his executive power. How are you doing . Going to be very busy. They are always busy these days but yesterday after the Senate Passed the bill 8316, Mitch Mcconnell made a rare announc