ngside nature not against. >> lisa said highly unethical. >> amy writes the risks far outweigh any benefits. thanks for your responses. >> thank you for watching "fox & friends first." "fox & friends" starts now. >> bye. >> good morning. it is wednesday, february 4. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a busy morning here. we start with a fox news alert. payback by jordan. it executes two terrorists overnight after isis burns a jordanian pilot alive, and more executions are expected. what does this mean for the war on terror? we are live from washington with the breaking details for you. >> in another video alert for you, take a look at the video right here. that is an airplane. that is not the airport. a plane filled with passengers clips a bridge and then crashes into a river. the moment it is happening is all caught on dash cam video. amazingly, there are survivors. we've got details on this breaking story straight ahead.
>> a busy commuter train in new york packed with with hundreds crashes into an s.u.v., explodes. the latest death toll and what investigators say happened. a lot to discuss. a very busy morning. this is "fox & friends." >> it's time for "fox & friends." >> good morning. it's 6:00 here in new york city. right now to that fox news alert and our lead story. jordan executes two terrorists after promising revenge for the death of their own pilot at the hands of isis by burning alive. >> could there be more? lee land vittert is live in washington. good morning. a lot happened this morning. what can you tell us? >> certainly a lot happening. there certainly could be more executions as jordan, for their part, promised a thunderous response. they also hold a large number of al qaeda and other isis affiliated
prisoners. jordanian officials believe the pilot was burned to death shown in the video far too graphic for this program almost a month ago. isis demands to trade the pilot for this woman was nothing more than a cruel ploy. she along with another al qaeda death row inmate were executed this morning at dawn on the grounds of prison just south of the jordanian capital. the timing on the release of the tape here is critical. word of the pilot's killing came as jordan's king abdullah was on a long planned trip to the united states for discussions among other things, about the kingdom's partnership in the both campaign against isis. it quickly turned into a solidarity summit at the white house and on capitol hill the king then cut his visit short and headed home. there is a real love of the jordanian military among its people, and this certainly has the potential to backfire on isis. already there are calls ot streets of owe -- oman for
jordan to not back down despite the isis threats. >> let's bring in u.s. air force pilot and member of the house foreign foreign relations committee, congressman adam kinzinger. >> i wawpped the video yesterday. -- i watched the video yesterday. it was one of the most brutal things i've seen. it goes to show the barbaric and satanic nature of this enemy we fight. i think jordan has probably got more kind of middle east justice to come and it will be frankly kind of nice to see. >> early on you were one of the first to say we should
not be negotiating with this group in terms of trade. do you feel as though the video that has since surfaced reemphasizes your point? >> absolutely. this is a very brutal thought process a brutal group. they're probably recruiting. i don't know this scientifically but probably twice as fast as we're killing them. it is time for the united states to use our unique position to unite our allies in the middle east under one umbrella and go from what the president calls degrading and containing isis to destroying and crushing isis. this is a moment. i think this burning video, as brutal as the beheading videos were, this is one, because it's not just against somebody that we don't necessarily know this is against an allied pilot in the middle east that should have geneva convention protections. this is a moment where the president of the united states can say it is time to move beyond where we've been and to crush this cancer in the middle east and prepare the american people for the inevitability of that and some of the difficulties it
will entail. >> congressman, in addition to your points this particular pilot was a devout muslim and that changes everything. we had walid faris on with greta last night and he says the fact they have broken these conventions crosses all sorts of boundaries. listen to this. >> this is something even the most conservative, even islamist regimes have not done, to burn an individual who is muslim and a prisoner. there are no legal basis for what they have done. what they have done basically is to cross all red lines. >> the issue is what is going to happen going forward? are people going to rally around the king of jordan who is saying we've got to kill these guys or are they going to say why are we in this fight with the united states? >> i have a great respect for walid. i think people are going to rally behind jordan on this. i think this is an opportunity to unite some of these middle eastern countries that maybe haven't been united.
but the only country -- and i say this with a great deal of respect for our country because it is a great position to be in -- ours is the only country that can unite people on this mission. it doesn't mean we need the bulk of ground troops but it means we need the moral leadership to bring these countries together. i think this may be a turning point because it shows the deathly, evil brutality of this thought process and it's time to be crushed. >> congressman, you know the area and this is a pilot that died bombing and i know resonates because you're a pilot yourself. as you look at that region and see jordan is on the cusp, that 1,800 jordanians decided to go with isis and there's a lot of syrians who have gone into jordan for solace, peace and maybe terror ambitions i'm wondering how do you fight this? looking where isis is, where jordan is maybe a motivated saudi arabia with a new leadership how do you go about fighting this? is turkey going to be
involved? where's the pressure points? >> everybody is going to have to be involved. there's two issues here. number one, isis being successful is creating an impetus for people to join. anybody that's maybe felt like a loner been left out or had tendency to jihaddism now that they've seen success wants to be part of this. >> the president needs to understand this goes beyond focusing on iraq but you've got to destroy them in syria where they're breeding exploding. the assad regime is causing that to expand. it is going to take probably turkish ground troops probably jordanian ground troops and probably american ground troops embedded with them working as special ops. the president needs to prepare the american people for this inevitability. >> congressman what is your reaction? this is president obama's reaction to what occurred
yesterday. >> i think we'll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. i think it also indicates the degree to which whatever ideology they're operating off of is bankrupt. >> is it too dismissive to refer to their ideology as bankrupt? >> i think so. and also to say you're going to redouble your determination to degrade doesn't say a whole lot. i hate to be overly critical all the time of the president especially on these issues where we should all be united in, and i appreciate that he's doing airstrikes at least, but i think it's time for the president to do some real strong moral leadership for the american people to really weigh out the fact that this is a brand of islamic jihaddism that has to be recognized for what it is and has to be crush. only the president can do that. a member of congress can talk about it but we can't have that kind of leadership as a leader of the free world is uniquely
capable of doing. it is time for him to start talking the jordanian king talks and talk about how this is going to be destroyed and not degraded. >> we've got to do something different because this is not working. congressman, thank you for joining us so early. >> now to another fox news alert for you a video like you've never seen showing the moment a transasia plane with 58 people -- look at that -- 58 people on board loses control, clips a bridge, then crashes into a river. at least 19 people on board are dead. that number could rise. the plane had just taken off from taipei's airport where the pilot reportedly yelled may day may day. engine flameout. >> the plane's fuselage half submerged in a small river. 15 people -- here's the good news -- have been pulled from the wreckage miraculously alive. >> this is the second deadly crash for transasia airways in the last six
months. 48 people died when a plane went down in the month of july. incredible picture. >> you're looking at a live image of the plane in the water as its rescue is underway. there were four children on the plane there and obviously a serious rescue effort underway. >> and quickly. >> they got out there quick. >> as the plane goes down you can see it -- next time we play it you can see it clip a taxi. it is kind of reminiscent when in the early 80's when air florida flight leaving national airport clipped that bridge and went into the potomac. >> rescue carriers trying to get more of those crash victims out. >> we have a lot of other news. we've asked ainsley to come down from the 5:00 show and help us out. >> ainsley, thank you for stepping in for me yesterday. i had mama alert at home. >> any time. i loved it. glad everything is okay at
home. i'm filling in for heather today. we have some breaking news to tell you about. this happened overnight. terror on the tracks. a commuter train packed with more than 600 people slams into a jeep exploding into a massive fireball. you can see all the black smoke that's rising from that burnout train near valhallal new york north of new york city in the westchester area. police say the driver of the jeep was trying to cross the tracks when the gates came down and hit her car. she got out to inspect the damage, she tried to get back in but didn't have enough time. a train rammed into her vehicle and she died along with six other passengers. happening today, president obama's nominee for secretary of defense heads to the hill for what could be a lengthy confirmation hearing. ash carter will face the now republican controlled senate armed services committee. much of the grilling today expected to focus on president obama's foreign policies and to see if
carter stands in line with what republicans are calling the miserable failures of the administration. a brand-new blow to obamacare. despite a veto threat, the house of representatives has voted to repeal the president's health care law and eventually replace it. the house has now voted more than 50 times in the past two years to repeal this law. the bill now heads to the senate where texas senator ted cruz introduced legislation for a full repeal. people in amish country might not have cars but they can still do doughnuts in the snow. >> i'm just going to do it again. >> check out that hot rod amish guy showing off literal horsepower while circling off impressive doughnuts in that parking lot in ohio. >> that's reminiscent of your husband on that a.t.v. in your front driveway last
year. >> thank you ainsley. >> only he used electricity and gas. >> he did. take a listen to this. that weather that put this puppy into big trouble. he fell into an icy lake. you've got to see how this risky rescue ends. oh my. >> the president's budget for green will have you seeing red. about 50 billion tax dollars bound for perhaps another solyndra. how did that work out? not so hot. ♪ >> speaking of obama, yesterday he spent a $4 trillion budget that he says will help the middle class. the middle class said how about just give us $4 trillion. we'll figure it out. we'll figure out what to do with it.
$4 trillion, that's the proposed budget from the president of the united states and it includes about $50 billion for green energy. begin the administration's record this additional gamble on green may have you seeing red. >> that's right. joining us is the chair of the program in business and finance at kings college to walk us through this.
when you hear subsidy, you think what? >> i think it's really hard not to be skeptical about this. when you look at the recent track record you ask yourself is washington really the place where we have the expertise and incentives to make these investments. you look at solyndra and decisions there rushing through deals ignoring insider advice about problems in the company pushing back layoffs, it doesn't work. these are political decisions, not investment decisions. >> folks, as you hear him mention solyndra, you think that didn't work out. how bad was it? we've got some data on it. solyndra $535 million in government loans no money recovered. and it went bankrupt. also fisker $530 million in government loans $139 million unpaid. we have frozen that funding many >> that's right. upbound solar drew about $70 million, they actually
declared bankruptcy. >> a1, 2 3 system, over $100 million in state tax credits, they have declared bankruptcy. and we could go on and on. but professor, when you look at the president if it was technology that was working and people wanted to buy, that would be one thing, but all these companies going bankrupt obviously there's not a market for it. >> the energy markets are so full of subsidies already, prices and profits aren't operating to help guide investment. so adding more subsidies to this market distorts it further. you're absolutely right about that. >> what would work in your mind? >> step one is to remove a lot of these subsidies. with energy prices so low it is a great time to do that. introduce prices back into the market so investors find out what is going to work for people. you create a level playing field for entrepreneurs who don't have the political connections. >> speaking of political connections, for a lot of
people they look at who contributed to president obama's campaigns and it was a bunch of these green guys and now they get money, it looks like he's saying thank you for the support. >> i hope not. not good news for taxpayers. here, brian bremberg, he is at the king's college. >> coming up, an antigun group thought they found the perfect poster girl to support their cause a woman whose sister was gunned down. but boy, were they wrong. >> i'm very progun, as is jesse, so i would really hope you guys don't use her story for anything. because the only thing that would have saved her was a gun. >> meet that woman next. >> and it's not over yet. the redskins still trying to defend their name, and this time they're bringing the big "d" to congress. ♪ ♪
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we've got some quick headlines from capitol hill. illegal immigrants will not only get amnesty but now the i.r.s. will offer them extra tax refunds. illegals who are given official social security numbers will be able to go back and claim tax refunds for money they earned while working illegally. can't make it up. they pay out -- the pay out is expected to be in the billions by the government. a california democrat taking aim at the washington redskins. congressman mike honda introducing a bill that would strip the redskins of all trademarks if they keep the controversial name, controversial to them. him at least. last year the u.s. pat at the point and trademark office canceled six of the redskins trademarks but
they remain intact while the redskins appeal. >> in 2013 jenny cochran's sister jessie doyle was shot and killed by her estranged husband. anant gun group thought they found the perfect person to represent them but were they mistaken when they gave jenny a call. >> sharing your story [inaudible] i'm actually very against it. i am very progun as is jessie, so i would really hope you guys don't use her story for anything. because the only thing that would have saved her was a gun. >> wow. joining us right now is that very woman jennyathathathathmr&:u#yvx&%#'wsqpbugñ
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>> the bottom line he's got life in prison and your sister's not around. you said in her memory you would make sure that this story isn't used to be antigun. why was that important? >> because i don't want them to take what happened with my sister and use it to make more victims because that's exactly what they're going to do. when they push for more gun laws, they're creating a society of victims. >> right. for you and your family, it's important to make sure you're not used in that case. were you surprised to get that call? >> i was kind of surprised with it. i was contacted by a lady over facebook who asked if she could give my information to ann and she told me why. i was very straightforward. i told her how i felt about guns. i wasn't sure if she was going to take that and decide not to give ann my number or not, and she did.
so i was kind of surprised when i got it, but at the same time i'm glad that she called instead of just deciding to run with the story any way. >> can you tell me a little bit about jessie? >> yeah. she was a great person. she was a teacher at a cosmetology school. she had two beautiful girls. she was very like fun outgoing kind of person. everyone loved being around her. >> such a tragedy. jennie cochran, thanks for joining us this morning. two minutes before the bottom of the hour. hate unfolding on a college campus. a jewish if -- from fraternity vandalized and students taunted. the vice president of that fraternity joins us live. it is legal to smoke
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the state department was caught in a lie over who funded that meeting and are now backtracking the comn. >> i didn't have the information in one small piece. the meeting was set up by the center for the study of
islam and democracy, a nonprofit. so the visit was not funded, as you know, by us or the u.s. government but it was also not funded by georgetown. >> president obama will be meeting with american muslim leaders later today. now to atlanta. yesterday we told you about a bomb scare which shut down a major atlanta highway for hours. turns out it was all part of a college art project. a student from georgia state university taped a home made camera to the 14th street bridge without telling police. they are now considering charges including reimbursement for that three-hour shut down. the university is cooperating. a former power rangers actor is walking free after allegedly stabbing his roommate to death. he is not facing charges at least for the time being. prosecutors say they need more time to investigate the death of his room made. medina was originally
arrested for stabbing his roommate with a sword. he claims it was in self-defense. a dramatic dog rescue caught on camera. >> one two. good job! >> that lab struggling to stay afloat in the icy waters of frankfort michigan. after 24 minute the dog was safe and sound. she did not have a collar on or any tags but rescuers are hoping the owner will see this and come forward. >> a resilient pup. >> a good story. >> i'm so glad they risked their lives to go in and save the dog. >> is that a smart decision? any way it worked out in the end. >> hopefully the dog's dry by now. maria molina would know for sure. >> good morning. i want to share with you current wind chill temperatures across parts of the east. it is another chilly one
for you especially across parts of the midwest. high temperatures today are going to be 10 to 20 degrees below average. current temperatures, 22 for your wind chill. over in chicago it feels like 9 and 2 in minneapolis. here's a look at high temperatures today. the east coast you're in the 40's today, new york city. 50's in atlanta. in the upper midwest single digit highs for fargo. that colder air moves eastward as we head into thursday and friday. we've been talking about how there could potentially be another snowstorm across parts of new england as we head into thursday, so tomorrow. it looks like that storm system will remain relatively unorganized. a couple of inches of snow will be possible across that area but that same system today in the morning hours could bring snow across portions of the plains including states like nebraska and also in kansas. across parts of the west coast we're looking at a lot of moisture moving in as we head into tomorrow and through the weekend, several inches of rainfall
accumulation will be possible out there across parts of northern california, oregon and washington state. of course for california that is great news because we still have drought conditions. let's head back inside. >> maria, thank you very much. >> new numbers showing employee drug use costing employers $200 billion a year. pot users are absent from work 78% more than others. they are 85% more likely to be injured while at work. take a look at that. >> could going to pot be hurting business and our economy? joining us fox business network cheryl casone. pot does not make you more productive? >> the law of unintended consequences. you legalize pot in two states: colorado and washington. the taxing is a good thing for the states but turns out to be bad for companies and workers. it is legal to smoke pot but these companies have fought and won in the court system in both states that
you can apply for the job, we're going to drug test you and if you test positive for pot you're not going to get the job or be fired. that is what is happening in companies in washington state and colorado. >> to your point, the companies, even though pot is legal recreational pot use in colorado and washington as well, the company you're working for can say here's the little can, fill it up and you might be out. >> especially with the millenial they're finding a lot of these numbers are showing us since 2012 when the laws were enacted and legalized that these kids are coming in these 20- 25-year olds, they're coming in and finding out they're being drug tested. they weren't expected to be tested for pot and they are. and they're not getting the jobs. >> companies are trying to maintain a drug-free environment. the landscape of how drugs do affect your career they're staggering here. walk us through some of the absentee percentages. >> 78% absentee rate higher
for those smoking pot. 300% higher medical cause. these are numbers coming out of washington and colorado. decision making, that is prune to be worse, as you can see. recall recognition. who wants to work with someone that's stoned? i'm sorry. >> alcohol is legal in our country. if you come in at 10:00 and you're drunk it's not going to work. >> i come in drunk every day and look what's happening. >> you're being funny. is there any silver lining to this story? is there any incentive for businesses to hire people who use pot? >> no. if you're coming in and you're impaired, memory losses and the medical costs and also workplace injuries are rising in colorado and washington state as well. that's another issue because you're more of a danger not just to yourself
on the job if you've got the residual effects of marijuana and a huge study shows there are long-term effects to your body from long-term smoking of pot. >> and carcinogens kill -- >> not to mention your brain. >> you're risking your co-workers' safety as well. let's think of boeing in washington state, these huge manufacturing plants. do you want someone stoned making the parts to your airplane? >> cheryl casone is on the fox business network. to find out where she'll be go to foxbusiness.com/channel finder. 20 minute before the top of the hour. hate unfolding on a college campus. a jewish fraternity vandalized and students taunted by their fellow classmates. >> the vice president of that jewish frat joins us live next.
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quick head leans now. police looking at the man who found whitney houston's daughter in a bath tub. they found drugs in bobbi kristina's home. we know the 22-year-old last month was charged with distribution. after month of speb -- speculation bruce jenner's
mom confirms her son is becoming a woman. she says she is more proud of him than when he won his gold medal. she said she had no idea when bruce came to talk to her. >> antisemitism running rampant at u.c. davis there. pro-israel students were taunted by prohamas students after an anti-israel vote passed on campus. listen and watch. [chanting] >> right after the vote passed, the student senator posted this on facebook. hamas and sharia law have taken over u.c. davis, b.r.b., crying over the resilience. what exactly is happening at this university. here to weigh in is the vice president of a jewish fraternity at u.c. davis which was a target of antisemitism this week. nathaniel, thank you for joining "fox & friends" this morning. what is going on on your campus? >> this saturday i i was
awokened by a couple of my brothers who informed me we had swas -- swastika's painted on our house. >> it is being investigated now as a hate crime. there are students there. how do you go from being a victim of a hate crime to moving forward with your studies the next day? it would seem to many the ultimate challenge. turn the other cheek? is that your message >> sn -- i think as a fraternity we were trying to look at the positive. i think the positive we're going to get from this is people are able to see on a national stage that anti-semitism on college campuses is a serious issue. it is not something that only happens in europe or the middle east. it is happening here on our college campuses. >> these are violent
movements here. are you worried about your safety on campus? >> absolutely not. the city police department as well as the campus police departments have taken extraordinary measures to ensure our safety since this incident. >> the school statement coming from the chancellor condemned the act completely. this is the quote here. nothing rivals the swastika as a symbol of hatred and violence toward our jewish community members. strong statement there. what do you say to those who want to continue the hate? >> to those who have been victimized i hope they've scene how strong a -- they've seen how strong a community we have. i've never seen a jewish community or my fraternity so united on an issue and have so much, so much have each other's back. we've had incredible support not just from the jewish community, the rest of the greek community other students on campus. it has been greatly
appreciated and very touching for us. >> with that said in the face of your resilience have there been other acts of hate following this? have there been side copy cat actions taken by any hate group? >> there have not. >> that's good to know. a statement from sacramento valley standing in solidarity with you. it says our groups condemn all acts of hate targeting members of any background including rejecting antisemitism. what are your words to the community in terms -- university in terms of what they should do? >> they are working with us on how to move forward from this. i think that is a great idea. it doesn't matter who the hate is against. if the hate is against a jewish fraternity, hate is hate and that is unacceptable no matter who it is against. >> you're right about that. we're thankful you're safe
and it seems there is an optimistic outlook moving forward. nathaniel, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having us. >> this coming up, think you don't have enough leg room on your flights now? it is about to get worse. the move one airline just made. the smash hit movie "frozen" features strong female characters but is empowering girls turning our men into fools? we're going to discuss that next. ♪ why do people count on sunsweet amazin prune juice to stay fit on the inside? it's made only from prunes nothing else. it's works, simple as that. it's a natural source of fiber and five essential vitamins. try sunsweet amazin prune juice. also available in light.
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it is being called the frozen effect and no, i'm not talking about the latest winter storm. are movies like the smash hit about an ice queen and her sister empowering girls by turning our men into fools and
villains? take a look at this. >> what if he ate the way he picks his nose. >> picks his no nose? >> ew! >> all men do it. >> you're? you're so desperate, you were willing to marry me just like that. i figured after we married, i would stage a little accident for elsa. >> no! >> what kind of message is that sending to our kids and all of us? joining us to discuss this is the president and ceo of concerned women for america and mom of a son and daughter. good morning to you. >> good morning. the most important job. >> exactly. the hardest one. thanks for having your children allow you to come be with us on tv while you're normally getting them ready for school. let me ask you, the new "frozen" movie that's coming out, from what we've seen t looks like -- it looks like they depict men as evil and bumblers.
that's when it looks like. what kind of message does that send? >> well, it's not just disney. it's hollywood in general has often sent the message that men are stupid, in the way, and if they contribute anything to the family, it's a paycheck. that is not true and it's not good social science. the question for us as moms is when we bring our daughters to see "frozen" or whatever the movie is we often have our little boys sitting there. and is this message helpful? we want them to know that they're essential. we want to raise heros. we want to raise real men that will stick in their families and be great dads and be great providers and great husbands. >> sure. i would imagine if you were to make that actor to somebody at disney or someplace else, they might say, we just thought we would have some fun and it's easier to make fun of men than women or what?
>> well, honestly, it's really important to understand what the message is. like the message is that we want to empower women, right? and that's good. we absolutely want to do that. but we don't have to empower women at the cost of tearing down men. and so i would suggest to disney and to hollywood let's be honest. in a family it's important to have both a mom and dad. men are essential in our society. steve, i was just looking back at aurora, colorado, and this great guy named joe blunk was the guy who threw his body over his young girlfriend and took a bullet and saved her life. we want to raise real men. we want to encourage masculinity and not villainize masculinity. we're concerned women for america and we're a women's group who loves men. real men. >> real men who need to be -- it would be nice for hollywood to have more male figures in those
kind of movies. >> strong male figures. absolutely. we can both be heros. >> indeed. penny, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> what do you folks watching think about that? e-mail us. you can't also tweet or facebook us. coming up, the president said he was committed to reforming the v.a. to help america's heros, but not according to his brand-new budget. why he just made it harder for the vets. and drones are all the rage and they have been approved for commercial use. but what does that mean for the safety of everyday americans? we're taking flights to see what those things can do and how to control them next. ♪ ♪
good morning. today is wednesday, february 4. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. payback. jordan executes two terrorists overnight after isis burns one of their pilots alive. what this means for the united states and our war on terror. another fox news alert. video like you've never seen before. look. a plane filled with passengers clips a bridge and then crashes into the river. the moments caught on impact on camera on a dashboard and believe it or not some people did survive. >> that is something. a busy commuter train in new york packed with hundreds smashes into an suv and explodes. the very latest death toll and what investigators say happened. it's a busy morning. you're watching "fox & friends," hour two, live from new york city. >> this is joel osteen. you're watching "fox & friends." good morning.
>> man that's never had a bad day. every day he's pumped up. >> biggest smile in the nation. we've had to proven it here on the curvy couch. >> we need one today because today is a tough day. >> that's why we're going to get to the fox news alert. jordan executes two terrorists after promising revenge for the death of their own pilot at the hands of isis. >> the big question is, could there be more? >> leeland vittert is live in washington with the very latest. bring us up to date. >> reporter: good morning. there certainly could be more executions, the jordanians promised a thunderous response and they do hold a large number of al-qaeda or isis affiliated prisoners. jordanian officials believe the pilot was burned to death almost a month ago. isis then put out a video, including a number of still frames that we were able to show you of a jordanian pilot being held in a cage before he was then burned alive by isis terrorists. it shows isis demands to trade
the pilot for this woman already on death row for a failed suicide bombing attempt in 2005 as nothing more than a cruel ploy. she along with another death row inmate were executed this morning at dawn on the grounds of a prison just south of the capital of oman. the timing of the release of the tape is critical. word of the pilot's killing came as king abdullah was on a planned trip to the united states for discussion, among other things about the kingdom's partnership and the bombing campaign against isis. quickly turned into a solidarity summit at the white house and on capitol hill. >> this is a warrior king. this is a man who knows the felt recoil of a rifle. there is a difference between being a commander in chief and doing a commander in chief. there is always a difference between being and doing. king abdullah is being the commander in chief ask a leader. that execution and the way it was done, the knowledge of who that pilot was and the fact that
isis continued to move forward and execute him in that manner says we're ready for this fight. and i think they've come to a man that's now willing to give it to them. >> reporter: it certainly is going to be a fight coming up with the jordanians. king abdullah cut short his visit to the united states, headed back to jordan overnight. there is a real love of the jordanian military among its people and this certainly has the potential to backfire on isis. already there are calls on the streets of ohman for jordan to increase its fight against the terrorist organization and not back down despite the threats in that video. back to you guys. >> thank you very much. leeland made a really good point and that was that the jordanians feel this guy was actually killed a month ago. on january 3. so keep in mind last week we were talk being how jordan was negotiating supposedly with isis. isis said you give up that woman, who by the way they executed last night -- you give up that woman and we'll give you back the pilot. he was already dead. then jordan said we're going to
do the deal, but we need proof of life. and then they went dark. the guy was already dead. >> right. so if they are going to do a swap, there are thankfully few hostages left. but we have our 26 over there. they have no credibility now and they actually are running out of assets. things to swap. you wonder what the big picture is. adam kinzinger joined us a short time ago and we asked him to comment on the swift response from jordan, executing two and more could be on deck to go. he's going to be responding to that. first, you have president obama talking about the enemy. king abdullah goes to visit. they get word about this killing and the president was asked to weigh in. you'll hear that followed by lieutenant colonel ralph peters. >> i think we'll redouble the vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately
defeated. that also indicates the degree to which whatever ideology they're operating off of is bankrupt. >> those terrorists are the people the president and the democrats don't even want to waterboard. it's phenomenal. and you heard with governor richardson this refusal to understand the reality on the ground. i hear so much hogwash today. admiral kirby pentagon spokesman said this is an act of desperation on the part of islamic state. no! it was a brilliant recruiting video and islamic state those guys who burned that young man alive, they're having the time of their lives. this kind of violence is captivating, exhilarating, thrilling to these guys. it's never going to get better for them than this. >> colonel ralph peters alluding to the fact that this will be used as a recruiting tool. the images we are showing you today, because that video is so gruesome and the mutilation should never have occurred.
we're limiting it to these photos because we don't want to contribute to propaganda. apparently to the pilot's wife, ran into the street after hearing about the video saying please, god, let it not be true. >> it was true. walid pharis weighed in. >> what isis has done was to trigger jordan for a reaction an overboard reaction for them to start work. i think this is basically a war that we're going to see escalating between the moderate main stream muslims around the world on one hand and we've seen it happening in jordan and egypt and libya elsewhere. but isis went beyond any limit that could have been accepted by main stream muslim. >> his theory is jordan, they want jordan in this fight. >> they're baiting them? >> yeah. they have 1800 minimum jordanians who are fighting for this. now you have a whole bunch of syrians who ran for their lives we think, into jordan because of assad trying to kill everybody.
>> and there is the map that shows what the neighborhood looks like over there. >> just picture syria and iraq and picture right through the middle of those borders that is what isis is currently occupying. >> you see turkey and wonder what role will be taken by them. >> what about the united states? what's the role going forward? what we're doing right now is not work. what's interesting about what has happened is when we first heard he was alive -- he wasn't alive, it was like why wasn't he beheaded? because that they up be the -- upping the shock value. burning somebody alive, when you watch it, it's worse than cutting somebody's head off. and so i think it will galvanize certain people over there because in addition to it being so horrific and you see the action and it's awful it's just the fact that this guy was not a western journalist. he was a devout muslim. and there also is one thing about the sunni islamic -- sunni
islamic principles that they adhere to is you don't burn somebody. in islam you do not burn somebody dead or alive and they have done this. where do we go from here? adamascenesinger, the congressman was with us an hour ago. >> it's middle east justice. this is how it's done there. and i think when you're in the middle east and you're thinking differently than we think in the west frankly this is the kind of response that says you're serious about destroying isis. i watched the video yesterday and i wouldn't suggest -- it's every person's decision, but it was one of the most brutal things i've ever seen and it just goes to show the barbarrack nature of this enemy. i think majorrer has middle east justice to come and it will be kind of nice to see. >> the president's got an opportunity now. he's got japan motivated. saudi arabia is rejiggering their leadership. they have the money and the
people. then you have the u.s. and maybe turkey will finally be motivated to act, as well as egypt offered, as well as france being motivated. if you want to lead, mr. president, this is an ideal opportunity to go in there and wipe out the modern day nazis. >> i don't see how he can do anything but that at this point. >> and no statement. >> he down plays it a bit some are arguing, by saying it's a bankrupt ideology. >> only way to do it is for people to be on the ground and he will not go along with that at this point. it's nine minutes after the top of the hour. we've got breaking news and unbelievable pictures. ainsley has them. >> a fox news alert. video like you've never seen showing the moment a transasia plane with 58 people on board loses control, clips that bridge and then crashes into the river in taiwan. at least 19 people on board that plane are now dead. there is concern that number could rise. these were live pictures now from taipai where rescue crews
have been searching the wreckage. 15 people have been pulled out alive, but 24 remain missing. this is the second deadly crash for transasia airways in just six months. 48 people died when a plane went down back in july. also breaking overnight a nightmare commute for hundreds of passengers when their packed train smashes into a jeep and explodes into a fire ball. this happened in new york just north of new york city. police say the driver of the suv was trying to cross the tracks when the gates came down and then hit her car. she got out to look at the damage and then climbed back in the jeep, but she didn't get off the tracks in time. within seconds the train rammed into her. she died, along with six other passengers. a brand-new blow to obamacare. despite a veto threat, the house of representatives voted to repeal the president's health care law and eventually replace it. the house has now voted more than 50 times in the past two years to repeal the law. the bill now heads to the senate where texas senator ted cruz has
introduced legislation for a full repeal. and remember this california highway runner from yesterday? >> hey, stop running! stop running! >> it happened again. this time in utah. a tiny pooch got away from its owner, got through a fence and caused this huge traffic back up on this parkway. the troopers they couldn't corner the pomeranian and the owner scooped him up in his own car a half hour later. those are the cutest dogs. >> they're fast. >> they are pretty quick there. >> thank you. coming up on this wednesday the president just signed a law to help veterans at the v.a. now he's defunding it? what? was it all part of that election ploy business? >> oh, gosh. and is this a face that can get away with anything? a new study says certain face
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we've made strides towards insuring that every veteran has access to the highest quality care. we're slashing the backlog that had too many veterans waiting years to get the benefits they need. >> the president says we're well on our way to fixing the v.a. and getting us quick care, right? behind the scenes, there is already a plan to gut the law he signed with great fanfare. major pete hegseth joins us right now. first off explain what senator mccain and others proposed and the organization had endorsed when this scandal first broke. >> when the scandal broke, in order to address it, one of the things we worked for was more choice for receipt vans. give them an option to go outside the v.a. it manifest itself in a choice card signed into law by the president in august. now here we are in february and the president's budget is proposing to gut the very choice law that was passed. you know why? it's typical washington bureaucracy. the v.a. doesn't want it 'cause it wants to keep folks inside the system and the president doesn't want it 'cause it would undermine his single payer top
down health care system. >> by the way, you say it's not being used. the reason it's not being used, you think the v.a. is stifling it and a lot of people don't know about it. >> a va official said we want to defund the program. it would shift funds because veterans aren't using it. talk to veterans, which we do every day. they got their choice card in the mail. then they have to call a number wait on hold and be told by a bureaucrat somewhere whether or not they qualify because of geographic considerations or wait time. they may be waiting too long or live too far but it doesn't matter. what the v.a. tells them is what they get. so they're being blocked by the bureaucracy from accessing care and the bureaucracy says they don't want it. i don't know if you've got the numbers, but we've got a bullet proof nationwide poll we just did and released yesterday showing 90% of veterans want choice outside the v.a. if given the option. >> they got to speak up through your organization and others and let them know because so many lawmakers say we want to do what the veterans want us to do. they got to use some of their pressure that they've earned and
there is a lot of people that need help and they need to speak up like you're doing. the director says we're not cutting any program. listen. >> there is not a proposal to cut it. i think that's a mischaracterization. as we were putting together projections for the budget, you can imagine that it's quite uncertain how many veterans will ultimately exercise that choice and use that program. so what we've done in the budget is propose flexibility that would allow the v.a. to draw from some of the $10 billion that was set aside for that program. if need, if it is not fully you'll liesed. >> have you ever heard such a filibuster? what's your take on that ridiculous definition? >> the old flexibility. we need flexibility. ultimately what they're trying to say there is we're going to make sure veterans don't get access to it and when they don't, we'll strangle, we'll
kill this reform in the crib and then just take that money and raid it and put it in the v.a. bureaucracy like we've always done and then claim veterans didn't want it. veterans didn't use it, so that veterans don't have choice. brian what, it comes down to is the bureaucracy doesn't want veterans to have a choice because they want to preserve the system as it exists. the white house wants that as well. veterans want choice brian. no question. we did the polling. 90%, every politician better listen to that, 'cause 90% is a big number. veterans across america want it. and it's about time they get it. >> they got it speak up and put pressure on their law maker. major pete hegseth thanks so much. >> thanks a lot. ten minutes before the bottom of the hour. here is what's on tap. januaries are you can name your state senators. what about your kids? what happens when they are put to the test? and drones are now approved for commercial use. what does that mean for the safety of everyday americans and for those hanging out in the hall?
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time for news by the numbers. first, 78 pounds. that's how much marijuana was pulled out of a spare tire in louisiana. police also found 19 guns and over 36,000 bucks. police say it's the biggest drug bust in recent history. next, 100. that's how many seats united airlines wants to squeeze into its new boeing 777. it would shrink business class and add an extra seat per row in economy. 77. according to a new study, that's the percentage of millenials people 18 to 34, who could not name one united states senator in their home state. >> 77%? >> 77%. >> great. the faa clearing commercial
drones for takeoff, giving eight companies permission to fly unmanned aircraft for business use. >> while that might be good for business t could come with some real dangers for everyday americans. dave moser is here, online editor of popular science magazine. dave, first off how they work, we saw it in the hall that. looks like a remote control. >> you got a remote control a drone. it's communicating. you can take it off in the air. you can move it around. >> you think a that probably is a drone that landed at the white house? >> it looks eerily similar. this use has nice camera on the bottom. so it will stabilize while flying around. the safety guards, markings, everything tells me, i see these all the time. this is the same drone. >> and we're looking screen right, that's the one from the white house that was apparently driven by someone who was intoxicated. >> yes. you're sober.
>> i promise. >> we're going to see it flying a bit 'cause we'd like to see its capabilities. why is it important to regulate, in your mind? >> it's important to regulate because these are really powerful little devices. there was a kid in brooklyn who was killed by one. he was 19, a year or two ago. they can really hurt you. this particular model is a lower power one than he was using. it's important to understand you have a fast moving propeller. you don't want them around children or play them around planes. >> there has been 322 requests for drone licenses. only 24 have been granted. i'm not sure what they need commercially. >> we don't know why those particular companies were granted the licenses. >> right. i will say that they're real useful and awesome. >> we should also point out that this has got some sort of a little camera on it. we've got the output. >> you can ply these over
fields. you can see how your crops are doing. you can check out your gutters see if there is a back up up there. there is all sorts of useful somewhat benign uses. once the faa figures out how to license these, they're going to see them everywhere. >> i think famously amazon says they'll use these to drop off packages. could you visualize that? >> i could. what i'm worried about is those are big drones and safety is going to be an issue with those. >> can you turn the drone around so the camera is looking at us? >> there we go. >> okay. >> what happened? >> that was a great duck. oh my goodness. wow. >> sorry about that. >> these can be dangerous at times, as you pointed out. >> that's exactly how it happens. >> that's why they need to have pilots and regulation. >> yeah. to be clear, i'm not a -- >> you stayed at the holiday inn last night.
>> yeah. it takes practice. >> are they all just loud? >> they're all pretty loud. the bigger you go, the louder they'll get. and everybody is okay? >> everybody is fine. >> they can shake it off. >> you're going to have trouble taking that back to brookstone today. >> it cost 1100 bucks? >> yeah. this comes with a camera, with a drone, controller. >> we're going to read a tease out and then could you fly across the studio again? >> i could. >> everyone step out of the way this time. >> coming up on this wednesday. >> this former power ranger arrested for the murder of his roommate. but not so fast. there is a new twist in this one and he's out on bail. >> and it's never too cold to deep fry breakfast. know what's on a waffle? it's a wonut. we're testing the latest craze for you coming up. ♪ ♪
it's your shot of the morning. remember the cronut? meet the wonut. it's out of chicago. joining us is the inventer and the owner of waffle cafe alex hernandez. thanks for being here. it smells so good. and i love to put everything in my waffle maker. explain how this came about. am i saying it right? >> absolutely. a waffle doughnut. we wanted to make something for our customers to grab and go during the week. so we want to do start with a waffle and we just played around with that for a while and came up with frying it. we went from frying it to putting in a glaze and garnishing each one, we have 14 flavors. >> this is so simple. people could make this at home. >> i was actually surprised nobody else thought of it before we did. >> you better give it the
doughnut treatment. each of the holes, you can add all the filling. >> absolutely. >> tell us about the ones here. >> this ises chocolate turtle with a chocolate waffle. we fry that. this is our carmel glaze and then after -- dip it in there. >> there you go. >> then you deep fry that and put the toppings on after? >> exactly. it's 14 flavors. there is a gluten free cinnamon sugar. >> did you say gluten free? >> yes. >> what is the big difference in terms of the taste? it tastes like a doughnut, just no hole with the squares like a waffle. >> because we already bake it in the waffle iron, the texture will be crunchy be. it's different than a doughnut. you're basically doing two steps instead of one. >> it's the best of both worlds. >> it is. >> the response must have been outstanding. >> they loved it. >> is it more waffle than doughnut? it tastes more doughnut, and the
different textures t makes -- you work taste through the iron. >> what are you doing in patent? can people make their own? >> we trademark the name wonut. we're now looking to expand to little wonut shops across the country. >> if somebody comes out with the doughnut waffle -- >> we actually had names written down of every combination of waffle doughnut and that was the one that got the staff's choice. >> it smells good, looks good. >> if you like them g to waffle's cafe in chicago. thank you very much. this is delicious. >> what a great idea. >> ainsley, i'll save you one. >> oh, good. you know the waffle house? they need to sell those to the waffle house. they're everywhere along the highway. i'm going to do the news and then coming over there. we're going to start with this. an acid bomb explains at a popular park in colorado leaving a little boy injured and this
morning police are still searching for whoever is responsible for this. witnesses say some children were playing with what looked like a plastic bot well it exploded injuring the little boy. he needed stitches and police so far have no leads. a former power rangers actor is walking free this morning after allegedly stabbing his roommate to death. ricardo medina, junior, is not facing charges. at least for the time being. prosecutors say they need more time to investiggxjht!%m death. the death of his roommate joshua sutter. medina was initially arrested for stabbing and killing sutter with a sword. the 37-year-old claiming however, it was all in self-defense. listen to this story parents are outraged after a group of california cub scouts took a nature hike and ended up at a nude beach. the fourth graders were hiking along black beach when they stumbled upon dozens of naked people. one of the mothers saying, knowing her son saw that makes
her sick. >> i had never seen like a bunch of nude people just walking around holding hands strange people that i don't know. >> the boy scouts of america saying the leader followed the right protocol by not turning around. do you have one of those faces that let's you get away with just about anything? a new study claims the features of your face are far more influential than previously thought. they could even help you escape a crime. like the russian spy anna chapman. apparently, her low eyebrows make her appear untrustworthy. not a good trait for a spy to have. but angelina jolie's higher eyebrows and cheek bones give her a look that according to researchers, most people would trust. and those are your headlines. >> the eyebrows. >> it's all in the eyebrows. >> jennifer aniston would make the difference. >> we'll see. >> thank you.
maria molina is outside and she's talking science trivia today. >> 'cause it's wednesday. >> that's right. it's wednesday, it's science trivia time. today's question is how much of the earth's fresh water is frozen? >> today, all of it. >> yeah. so on average t a 10%. b, 30%. c, 50%. or d, 70%? >> i say b. >> you go with 30%. >> i'm going a. >> i'm going with c. half. >> you guys. the answer is d. 70%. >> come on. >> yeah. most of it's actually frozen and ice caps around the world because -- mentioned fresh water. so the ocean is not fresh water. so most of it is frozen up in the poles. >> there you go. >> i was the most wrong. >> but we want to take a look at the weather conditions now because some of you may be feeling like you're frozen out there as we head out the door this morning. look at those current windchill temperatures across the eastern
united states. 4 below zero minneapolis. 6 in chicago. and across the northeast places like new york city and dc, today is a little bit better than what you had to deal with yesterday and those high temperatures will make it into the 40s in new york and 50s across parts of the southeast. we have light snow that's forecast across parts of the northeast. yesterday we were telling you we were looking at two computer models, the american one and we're looking at just a weaker storm system rolling through the northeast later today and also into tomorrow. by the way out west, we have drought conditions in california and getting much needed rain as we head into tomorrow and through the weekend with several inches of rain forecast across northern parts of california and also into parts of oregon and washington state. let's head back inside. >> all right. thank you very much. >> here is what's going on in the world of sports. kind of half court sports. dismissed from court a juror in the murder case against former new england patriot tight end aaron fernandez. the unnamed female lied and attended more patriots game than she disclosed on a questionnaire. she had also been closely
following the case since it broke in 2013. even discussed evidence that had been dismissed. day four of the trial will continue today with 12 jurors and five alternates. he lied again. disgraced cyclist lance armstrong cited by cops for hitting two parked cars after a night of partying in aspen. but only after his girlfriend took the blame for him. the girlfriend anna hanson initially told police she was driving when she lost control of the suv but it was apparently all to keep armstrong's name out of the press. finally, football. patriots quarterback tom brady he gave his $20,000 truck that he won for being the super bowl mvp to cornerback malcolm butler. butler's interception stunned the world and secured the win for new england. just a few hours from now at 11:00 a.m. eastern, everyone is going to be winners in
patriotville 'cause the patriot super bowl victory parade kicks off in boston. it was supposed to be yesterday. but was postponed because there is 100 feet of snow there. and that's a quick look at what's happening in the world of sports. >> the first thing i would do, 'cause that was an amazing play by butler s check the air on the tires. >> butler's story is unbelievable. >> and he was so thankful. i could watch him all day. this up next babies with three parents about to become a reality. is this a good idea? both sides of the argument up ahead. and did you hear what this democrat said about the great state of texas? >> i don't know about in your state, which i think is a crazy state to begin with. >> that's nice. that got country music legend larry gatlin so fired up, he's writing a song about it. he will join us next. >> time for the "fox & friends" trivia question of the day. born on this day in 1947 when you say potato, he spells potato
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possible breast cancer breakthrough gets early approval by the f.d.a. pfizer's promising drug treats postmenopausal women with a specific type of advanced breast cancer. studies show the drug actually slows the progression of the disease. britain is the first country in the world to approve the highly controversial three-parent iv technique. supporters say the move could help prevent incurable diseases from being passed. critics worry it could lead to
designer babies. the happiest workers in america are construction workers. new survey finds people in that industry are so delighted to start the day because of the people they work with. and the satisfaction that comes from completing a project. >> i used to work this construction in college, it's a great business. do not mess with texas. that's their flag. a new warning from a delegation of lawmakers in the lone star state. they are responding to a democrat from florida who called the entire state of texas crazy over its implementation of obamacare. >> i don't know about in your state, which i think is a crazy state to begin with. >> i do feel that i need to say that as a member of congress i'm used to attacks and things being tossed my way. that's part of the territory. but there is no reason at all to
impugne the people, governor, of a state of this country. and i will await the gentleman's apology. >> you will wait until hell freezes over. >> the gentleman -- >> for me to say anything in an apology. >> okay. that is harsh and joining us now to respond texas native and music legend, larry gatlin. good morning to you. >> stevie la do you say, how are you? >> i'm doing okay. when you heard the congressman from florida say that, what went on in that head of yours? >> as i've always said, it was either plato or socrates or johnny cash who said, take me not to those who write your laws, for they will lie. take me to those who write your songs, for they will not. so i wrote this for him. ♪ what's it all about al c ♪ ♪ . >> here is what it's all about ♪ ♪ the eyes of texas are upon
you ♪ ♪ better not come near ♪ ♪ the eyes of texas are upon you ♪ ♪ i think you'd best steer clear ♪ ♪ steer clear, did you get it ♪ ♪ you said things about my texas ♪ ♪ that just were not kind ♪ ♪ and if i get a chance i'll open up a cowboy boot shop in your behind ♪ ♪ . >> or as davie crockett said a long time ago to a bunch of legislators, you may go to hell. i will go to texas. >> larry, that's hilarious. we should point out if people are unfamiliar with hasting who is currently a congressman, this guy's got quite a past. he was -- let me tell folks 'cause we've got some graphics here. in 1989 he was impeached when he was a federal judge. sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former staffer. he later cleared. but case continued as a
commission. he was ranked number one in nepotism for salary paid to family. >> nepotism. you folks in his district go look that up. nepotism. you talk about low information voters. they elected this man to be their congressman. they elected debbie water foul what's her name -- >> debbie wasserman schultz. >> yeah. whatever that is. i think they elected her twice. so of course me saying this will automatically brand me racist. but after all, a racist is really anyone who is winning an argument with a democrat or a liberal. so he can not win this argument. it started over the obamacare thing. him wanting the governors to cooperate. well, 27 of the 36 governors in the states that have opted out of the exchanges, 27 of them are republicans. 23 of the lectures in those state are republican. so he can't win this argument. what part of getting your butt kicked in the november elections do y'all not understand?
that's the bad part. but what part of getting your butt kicked if you come to texas and talk bad about us, you better start understanding that, too. it's not going to be pretty. >> his comments blowing up on twitter. we understand the #don'tmesswithtexas up 150% over the last 24 hours. >> well, this man has on numerous occasions, like i say he's let his alligator mouth overload his humming bird rear end. i just got a look at myself in the monitor. i look like i've gotten my outnumbered hairdo. golly. i got hair everywhere. but anyway, when you don't have anything to say, say something bad. how can you say something bad? if he had all the tea in china he still wouldn't be in the top richest people in texas. so just deal with it, pal.
>> what's it all about, alsy. he just wrote a song for you. larry gatlin, thank you very much. the song writer and singer and political observer. >> god bless texas. bye y'all. >> all right. thank you. coming up, does your spouse get into screaming matches with your parents over politics? i bet that happens at the gatlin house if anybody goes in there. is that normal or nuts? keith ablow has the answer. first on this day in 1789 george washington was elected the first president of the united states. 2004, privacy went out the door because facebook officially launched. and in 1993, whitney houston had this song number one in america. ♪ ♪
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time for the answer to today's trivia question. when you say potato he spells potato with an e. it's former vice president dan quayle and our winner michael from north carolina, who can spell. you'll get a copy of brian's book "george washington's secret six." now on to who is normal and who is nuts. the question we asked dr. keith ablow every week. he joins us now. hey, dr. keith. we're going to get right into it here. our first question is i get so depressed this time of year. i'm not necessarily in a bad place, but as i get older, i feel as though i could have done more with my life and the months after new year get blear. normal or nuts? >> i'm going to say normal with a caveat. normal though. listen, you got to make sure you don't have seasonal affective
disorder, real depression that happens every winter. and has the same symptoms as depression, major depression. reassessing your life as the seasons change both metaphorically and on the calendar is a good thing. why try to avoid it? why not take this as a wake-up call and say what haven't i done in my life in then take one step. i always tell people this. if you think you should have written the great american novel, just buy a tape series on how to write a novel. buy a book on how to do that. take one step t. can literally melt the ice from your dreams. >> wow. good advice there. thanks. another one coming in. my boyfriend and i have been dating for nearly a year. yet whenever he's referring to me, i notice that he doesn't call me his girlfriend, especially to family and friends. is this normal or nuts? >> you notice that, do you? you're nuts. she's nuts. he's normal because he apparently doesn't think of her as his girlfriend or is uncomfortable saying it. if she says this is my boyfriend. this is a bilateral thing
relationships involve two people. i would advise had other to tell him. listen, i think of us as boyfriend and girl friend. if you don't, you better tell me so i can make a decision to stay. >> a normal question and statement to make to the one you're in relationship with. another one, my husband and dad are always fighting with one another. everything from politics to traffic. they can barely be in the same room together. these are two grown men r. they normal or nuts? >> barely normal. i say normal because look, they really disagree. this is reality. again, things shouldn't be left at the surface. you should dig down deep and find out what is the subtext here? why are they going at it like this? it may not have to too with politics. it may have to do with a slight from eight years ago. >> i know you're in boston, a lot of celebration for new england fans. how normal or nuts is it to keep it going with the high or with the postsuper bowl depression that kind of hits a lot of super bowl fans?
>> it's so normal. i went into the variety store i go to this morning. there was the cover of the boston herald with the trophy and it said, deflate this! with the big football in chrome. i thought wow. i'm taking two copies. >> okay. so it's normal to let -- keep that high running through the season ending right? >> we're buried in snow here. this warms our hearts. it's a great team and a great comeback. i'm all in. >> fair enough. dr. keith ablow, enjoy that celebration there. and thanks for being with us this morning. >> take care. this coming up, the flyer looks like a fun opportunity to help someone in need. but the person in need a convicted terrorist teaching on a college campus in america. yeah. meet one of the men trying to put a stop to the fund-raiser next hour. and the coolest sky dive you've ever seen. watch this.
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good morning. today is wednesday february 4. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. a fox news alert. pay back. jordan executes two terrorists overnight after isis burns one of their pilots alive. what this means for the united states and our war on terror next. another fox news alert. a scene like you've never seen before. that's a real airplane. looks like a movie. it really happened today. a plane filled with passengers comes crashing out of the sky. the tail hits that highway. it's all caught on camera. believe it or not, some people survived. we've got the latest coming up. a busy commuter train in new york packed with hundreds of passengers smashes into an suv and explodes. brand-new information just in on the death toll and what investigators say happened.
what a morning. it's a very busy one and can i say mornings are better with friends? >> i'm jeff gordon. four-time nascar champion and you're watching "fox & friends". >> jeff was with us yesterday. today we start this hour with a fox news alert. we have live team coverage of jordan's response to that brutal isis video showing one of their own pilots burned to death. kevin cork is live at the white house with the administration reaction. but we start with leeland vittert live in the dc bureau. >> reporter: good morning. there could be more executions coming from the jordanians king abdullah just arrived back. the jordanians have promised a turnedous response. they do hold a large number of al-qaeda and/or isis-affiliated prisoners. officials believe the pilot was burned to death almost a month ago. isis then put out a slickly
produced video. this is a still frame of that video showing the jordanian pilot in a cage before being lit on fire and burned alive. the video's release shows isis' demands to trade the pilot for this woman already on death row for a failed suicide bombing attempt in 2005 as nothing more than a cruel ploy. she, along with another al-qaeda death row inmate were executed this morning at dawn on the grounds of prison just south of the capital of jordan: the timing is critical. word of the pilot's killing came as jordan's king abdullah was on a planned trip to the united states for discussions, among other things about the kingdom's partnership in the bombing campaign against isis. it quickly turned moo a solidarity summit at the white house and on capitol hill. >> this is a warrior king. this is a man who knows the felt recoil of a rifle. there is a difference between being a commander in heave and doing a commander in chief. there is a difference between being and doing.
and king ago dull la is being the commander in chief and a leader here. that execution and the way it was done the knowledge of who that pilot was and the fact that isis continued to move forward and execute him in that manner says we're ready for this fight. i think they've come to a man that's now willing to give it to them. >> king abdullah cut his visit to the united states short and headed home. this is video of him arriving moments ago to large crowds. there are clearly angry about what happened to their pilot. there is a love of the jordanian military among its people and it certainly has the potential to backfire on isis. already there are calls on the streets for jordan to increase its fight against the terrorist organization and not back down despite isis' threats. my colleague conner powell in ammann says they will have a memorial service for this pilot tonight in ammann.
>> thank you. now we're going to turn to kevin cork, live this morning at the white house. kevin, we know there was a meeting brought together quite quickly between king abdullah and the president. how is the president responding now? >> reporter: you're exactly right. it was previously unscheduled, part of a full day for king abdullah and obviously he did make his way here to the white house. a powerful moment by all observers as the president of the united states offered con dellences on behalf of the american people. that meeting taking place inside the oval office described by a senior white house official as understandably somber. this on the heels of that unspeakable tragedy the murder of that jordanian pilot. the president says isis is only interested in death and destruction. >> it's just one more indication that shows the barghoutiity of this -- barbarity of this organization. i think it will redouble the
vigilance and determination on the part of a global coalition to make sure that they are degraded and ultimately defeated. it also indicates the degree to which whatever ideology they're operating off of it's bankrupt. >> reporter: the president obviously exchanging words with the king of jordan. the two men vowing to remain strong in the face of evil. >> thanks, kevin. >> so listen, there was a time in which -- there is a lotter lot of times where timing works out. king abdullah there at the time with the president. i actually believe and i think other experts say that they killed him on january 3, but we're waiting on king abdullah to go to america which is important for others. the president of the united states you hope would stand up and willing to take action. can we find out what the other
countries are doing? can we find out the ultimate goal if we have been making progress? can we see some of that? the big story this morning was the reaction from jordan. real quick, they hanged two terrorists that they had in their prison. adam kinzinger, who fights these wars weighed in on those events. >> it's middle east justice. this is how it's done there. i think when you're in the middle east and you're thinking differently than we think in the west frankly, this is the kind of response that says you're serious about destroying isis. i watched the video yesterday by the way. i wouldn't suggest -- it's every person's decision, but it was one of the most brutal things i've ever seen and it goes to show the barbaric and frankly satanic nature of this enemy that we fight. look, i think jordan's probably got more middle east justice to come and it will be frankly kind of nice to see -- >> one of the things about jordan, last week they were negotiating with isis, they
thought. they were under the assumption that the japanese fellow the hostage and the pilot were still alive because they said yeah they're alive. the pilot was burned to death on january 3, the jordanians say. so everything that happened last week was just a sham. this video right here where they douse that guy's clothes in gasoline and then light him on fire is the most disgusting thing i have ever seen in my life. >> you're not the only one, steve. seal team six, rob o'neill, said it was the most vicious thing he's ever seen and he can't think about anything else. how horrific. >> right now there is an opening, a lot of motivated people from japan france, now to jordan to help us out. what exactly is the method to the madness of isis? is there one? walid phares weighed in. >> i am exploring the possibility that what isis has
done was to trigger jordan for a reaction, an overboard reaction for them to start working inside. i think is basically a war that we're going to see escalating between the moderate mainstream muslims around the world on one hand and we've seen it happening in jordan and egypt and libya, elsewhere. but isis went beyond any limit that could have been accepted by mainteam muslims. >> one of the reasons why is this was not a western journalist who was executed. this was a devout muslim who was killed by isis. the question is, will jordan rally behind the king during this national time of tragedy there, or are they going to say, what are we doing helping the united states? we shouldn't northbound there because when we send people over there, this happens to them. >> one thing they're getting beat. >> one thing about the terrorist, they always overplay their hand. czar coo wee did. bin laden overdid it. he got kicked out and he was enemy number one of saudi arabia. and when you saw how brutal
al-qaeda in iraq was, evidently the sunni tribal led by general petraeus, the sunni awakening took place and they overthrew everyone there. they were defeated in iraq and they were told to stay away from iraq and then they left. they came ripping back. so they are overplaying their hand and i think it's time for us to act. >> i would think that isis would view all of what has happened in the last 24 hours as a gigantic victory, a huge pr victory. >> propaganda and recruiting. nothing, it's a victory. if we don't act, it's a victory. but if this prompts people to take serious action and not push it aside and say that's not important now, now we know king abdullah meeting with the president, how could he possibly be the leader of our country and not respond, knowing there is a 26-year-old american who is in their midst? n it's good to know that he said yesterday we're going to redouble our efforts. >> whatever that means. >> ten minutes after the top of
the hour. the moment a transasia plane with 58 people on board loses control. those are live images. watch this. it crashed right into a river after it clipped the side of that bridge right there that freeway. also hit a taxi. at least 23 people on board that airplane are dead. there is worry that that number could rise. >> you're looking at live pictures right now from taiwan where searchers are searching for wreckage. 15 people have been pulled out alive. but 20 right now remain missing. apparently they were reported four children aboard. >> this crash, the second deadly accident for the transasian airways in six months. 48 people died when the planes went down, believe it or not n july. >> that's right. we have another developing story on this wednesday morning. for that, let's turn to ainsley. >> thank you a. nightmare commute for hundreds of
passengers in new york, just north of the city. a packed train smashes into a jeep cherokee on the tracks. it explodes into a fire ball. seven people are now dead, including the driver of that suv. just moments ago, the ntsb saying a crew is heading this now to the scene. the ntsb speaking moments ago. >> i want to send somebody to look at the signals the rail traffic signals, the highway signals, as well as the crossing arms. each of those devices has a recorder on it. those recorders have already been secured. >> police say the driver of that suv was trying to race over a crossing after the gate clipped her car. onscene investigation expected to take five to seven days. brand-new blow to obamacare. the house voted to repeal the president's health care law and eventually replace it. the house is now voted more than 50 times in the past two years to repeal the law.
the bill now heads to the senate to where texas senator ted cruz has introduced legislation for a full repeal. a big celebration happening in boston today. in a few hours action the city hold ago victory parade for the super bowl champs. the new england patriots loyal fans braving the brutally cold weather to cheer on the home team as they're riding in the duck boat to city hall. it was supposed to be yesterday but it was postponed because of bad weather. commercial drones now cleared for takeoff. the faa says eight more companies have permission to fly unmanned aircraft for business use only. but since it's still new technology experts agree the government has to stick to regulating drone use especially for the safety of all americans. look what happened earlier on "fox & friends." we had a drone in the studio. >> can you turn the drone around so the camera is looking at us? whoa! >> okay. >> what happened?
>> that's joel. he's standing by the camera. you okay joel? he says he's fine. what happened to your arm? joel has a bandage on his arm as a result. he says he's good. >> he's tough. he takes a licking and keeps on ticking. >> i like the way you cover our news. i like that. >> i've been watching over there and i'm picking out what i like best. this is a dangerous moment. >> thanks. coming up, you heard of synchronized swimming. how about synchronized sky diving. watch this. >> you will. ♪ ♪
back to our top story, we just heard the president respond to the latest act of isis terror where a jordanian pilot doused with gas burned alive in a cage. >> whatever ideology they're operating off of it's bankrupt. >> whatever ideology it's bankrupt. peter johnson, jr. joins us live. peter, i think we know what
ideology he's talking about. >> they're not bankrupt. they're open for business and they're flourishing. and whatever ideology, is called death, destruction and an islamic caliphate, those are the things the president has not been willing to say and that we expected him to say in the wake of this horrific, horrible death of this jordanian, brave pilot. >> it is good to know that the country of jordan immediately responded by executing two people on death row. they took action. the action of the united states at this point is we're flying over and dropping bombs on them. >> i think it begins with some straight talk to the american people. this has been a terrorist group since 2004. they're called the islamic state because they want to set autopsy world wide islamic caliphate. and their reach has been in six or seven countries already over the last ten years.
so for the president at this point to downplay it, to speak in these terms and then to feign a lack of understanding as to what their ideology when we have nato, when we have a united group of arab nations when we have other friends and allies around the world working with us and this jordanian pilot is shot down and dying as a result of being our ally in that fight and then to say, whatever ideology it is as if they have no ideology, as if we can't accept that it is an islamic extremist -- >> that's why he says whatever ideology, because he refuses to say what it is. it is islamic ideology that is radicalized. >> the words and the semantics but it's about his words his semantics and words and semantics convert to life and death. i hate going back to world war ii in any way.
let's talk about allies. jordan is our ally in this fight. we have so many others. we have lost allies in this fight. we need to be wrapping our arms around allies like jordan israel. not spurning them and say oh, they shouldn't come to congress. we need to welcome these folks. we're in the fight together. congress needs to step up now and give an authorization to go against isis around the world. that's what the president should be saying today. >> let's see if he follows your advice. >> i hope so. >> peter, thank you very much. coming up on this wednesday, hate unfolding on a college campus. a jewish fraternity vandalized and students taunted by their fellow classmates. hear the message from the vice president of the jewish frat to his critics straight ahead. and dozens are women -- of women are vying for his vote. but there is a twist. he'll have to get through his
mother first. the stars of "match made in heaven" joins us live. there they are. ♪ ♪
quick headlines. all caught on camera. a dramatic dog rescue bay daring coast guard divers in michigan. that lab struggling to stay afloat in the icy waters until divers pulled him to safety. he had no tags. so they're hoping the owners see this, dry him off and come forward. check out this hot rod amish guy. he may not have a fancy car, but he's able to show off some literal horsepower with some impressive doughnuts in an ohio parking lot. incredible video of synchronized diving high above dubai. even the camera work is
impressive as it moves along in perfect timing with the dancing duo. no word yet if they landed. >> look at that. that's incredible. speaking of, he's the latest bachelor look for true love. 24 women are vying for sean's heart in the new tv show on we. but this time there is a twist. they have to get past mom first. >> you're all princesses. she's the queen of this house. she can be opinionated. but i will make my own decisions with her influence will weigh heavy on my mind and my heart. >> i'm going to be living with you ladies. i'm going to be in someone's dorm. i can be sweet. i can even be your best friend. but i can be your worst enemy as withle? >> who invited her? >> does in a ma really know best? joining us is is this sean and his mom, maggie. we're both so glad you're here. >> thank you. >> i have to ask you mom, you
have to have a great idea who would be per effects for your son. >> yes. >> is it in that bunch? >> yes. >> okay. >> really? >> so the match made in heaven might actually be in that house. this is a big push for you, sean. how do you feel about your mom judging your girlfriend? >> it's challenging. >> can you be yourself? >> i'm myself a lot? >> even around the girls and your mom? >> yeah, i am. because she knows me very well. if i didn't have a great relationship with her then i would probably hide some things. my mom knows me. she knows my flaws. she knows how i can be. >> i got to tell you, this sounds like the worst date ever. >> oh, man. >> okay, so every mother -- >> every mom is looking out for their kids as all parents. but this is a special kid. not only is he your kid, but you're a real estate developer formerly in the nfl. this is a good kid who needs a good woman, right? >> yes. >> what's on the checklist?
>> the checklist is that she needs to be smart. she really needs to have her head screwed on straight, and she needs to be a mate. sometimes women are really not there for the right reasons. and i am on the show in order to try and see into the women, in order to pick out what sean may not -- >> what's the deal breaker? what do you want and what happens if your mom -- >> she also needs the physical attributes that keep me occupied. >> got to have a nice body? >> she has to have a nice body face. all of that cool stuff. i want a unicorn. sometimes mama maggie kind of forgets with that a lot. so we got to have that nice balance. but i love her to death. >> what's a deal breaker for you? say she has almost everything, what's the one thing that you know won't be right? >> gold diggers.
>> right. he's been so successful. how do you stop them? >> he's been very successful and at that point -- i watch the girls very closely and i'm around them. i hear them talk. >> i've seen the patch lohr and bash -- bachelor. that's not going to happen with your mom there. >> that's not true. >> really? >> where there is a will, there is a way. >> where there is a will, there's a camera. >> yes, there is a camera. >> you make out first and ask questions later. >> that is steve's philosophy. >> the promo for tonight's show. watch "match made in heaven." it premieres tonight a on we as mama weeds out the bunch. >> exactly. >> great work. we wish you the best. coming up on this wednesday an antigun group thought they found the perfect poster girl to
support their cause. a woman whose sister was gunned down. but boy, they were wrong. >> i am very pro-gun, as is jesse, so i would really hope you guys -- >> okay. >> because the only thing that would have saved her was a gun. >> hear from that woman next. >> and the smash hit movie "frozen" features strong female characters. but is empowering girls turning our men into fools and villains? your e-mails pouring in on that. you're not letting it go. ♪ ♪
fox news alert on this wednesday morning. three big stories we're covering today. brand-new video shows two al-qaeda terrorists sitting in a
jordanian jail before they were executed overnight. the killings in retaliation for isis murdering their jordanian pilot. the terror network released video, isis did, of the pilot being burned alive in a cage and then crushed by concrete. >> and a terrifying plane crash caught on camera. a transasia flight fell out of the sky. watch this. the video shows the plane with 58 people on board slamming right into a bridge there before crashing into a river. at least 23 people are dead. amazingly, 15 have been pulled out alive so far. >> the tail hit that taxi, too. >> we're not done yet. a nightmare commute for hundreds of passenger when is their packed train smashes into a jeep explodes into a fire ball. this happening in valhalla, new york, north of new york city. seven people, including the driver of the suv are dead. police say she was trying to race over a crossing after the
gate clipped her jeep. the ntsb on their way to the site. we'll get more. >> apparently there was an accident in that area and she was right next to the tracks and the crossing arm came down on the back of her vehicle and she got out of the vehicle, looked at it, and then some guy behind her said, back up. she went forward straight into the train. >> just awful. now ainsley has more that's been going on this morning with the very latest for you. >> hello. >> busy morning. >> the recent delegation between the obama administration and the muslim brotherhood sparking controversy in washington and in cairo. it turns out the state department was caught in a lie over who funded that meeting and are now backtracking on the comment. >> even have the accurate information, one small piece. the meeting was set up by the center for the study of islam and democracy, a nonprofit. so it was not funded by us or
the u.s. government, but it was also not funded by georgetown. >> president obama will also be meeting with american muslim leaders later today. anti-semitism running rampant at uc-davis. students taunted by pro-hamas chants after an anti-israel vote on campus. take a listen. on top of all of that, the school's jewish fraternity house has been vandalized with swastikas. the vice president of that fraternity joined us earlier and says he does hope some good can come out of all of this. >> people are now able to see on a national stage that anti-semitism on college campuses is still a serious issue. it's on an abstract -- not an abstract fantasy or just happens in europe or the middle east. it's something that's happening right here on our college campuses. >> and police are now investigating that as a hate crime. both the school and the local islamic group have condemned the
vandalism. yesterday we told but a bomb scare which shut down a major highway in atlanta for hours. it turns out it was all part of a college art project. a student from georgia state university taped a home made pinhole camera to the 14th street bridge without telling police. they're now considering charges including reimbursement for that three-hour shut down. the university is cooperating with the investigation. and the disney movie "frozen" making men out to be stupid? >> what if he eats the way he picks his nose? all men do it. >> ew! >> you are so desperate for love. you are willing to marry me just like that. >> this is something that we wanted to explore. "frozen" does portray very strong female characters, which is great. but is the pendulum swinging too far to one side. we spoke to penny nance to discuss what kind of message this send. >> we want to empower women and
that's good. but we don't have to empower women at the cost of tearing down men. we want to raise real men. we want to encourage masculinity and not villainize it. >> "frozen" is coming out with a sequel. no word yet on if the ideas will be put into a new script. your ideas are pour not guilty on this story and i understand you're going to read some. >> we are. so just let it go. >> here with one mark writes this is a moment that has gone on for decades. to tear down men and demonize masculinity. >> and laurie writing in, what's wrong with the man enjoying life and being completely smitten by his love? he tried o save anna. >> sounds like a good "frozen" analysis. as many parents, she's probably seen it a million times. another says, every other disney movie has a damsel in distress. i love the message "frozen" gives. what about the new one because there is a trailer out that -- a preview that makes it look likes
guys are knuckle heads, which in many cases we are. >> that's always been the case. remember hazel? hazel was the smart one. she's a woman. bewitched. she was always smarter and the darrens were kind of dumb. and remember what about i dream of jeannie? major nelson was always being duped by a woman. >> speaking of women, here is our fox caster. >> i love brian's widespread knowledge on all these. >> yes yes. great stuff brian. let's switch fierce and look at the frozen conditions that we have across parts of the eastern united states. it is a cold one as we head out the door this morning. look at the upper midwest. windchill temperatures now, it feels like 4 below zero in minneapolis and feels like 20 below in fargo. new arctic air will be moving southward and keeping those temperatures well below average out there. and eventually that cold air moves eastward as we head into thursday and friday. otherwise we do have a storm system moving eastward bringing in areas of snow today and also into tomorrow, across the
northeast. look how far south some of that snow makes it. parts of arkansas and tennessee could be looking at snow showers coming down as we head into tonight and also into tomorrow morning. let's head back inside. >> all right. thank you very much. earlier on the program bruin, you had a great interview with somebody. >> unbelievable. her sister, this woman's sister was killed by their estranged husband. he goes to jail for life. he shot her dead. so the antigun people called her up and say, i'm sure we're going to be able to get the sister on our side and we'll use her in ads. it's by a bloomberg supported organization. when sister got the call, they were stunned to get this reaction from her. let's listen. >> i am very pro-gun as is jesse, so i would really hope that you guys don't use her story for anything. >> okay. >> because the only thing that would have saved her was a gun. >> they weren't expecting that. >> yes key. jesse doyle, the sister of
jenny, was the one who was killed tragically with two young children watching. jenny cochran joined us on our show about an hour ago and said this. >> the only thing that would have saved her is if she would have had a gun. there is president obama way the police would have gotten there in time if she would have dialed 911. he's a felon. he's gog have a gun and the only thing that would have leveled it out was if she had one, too. i don't want them to take what happened with my sister and use it to make more victims because that's exactly what they're going to do is when they push for more gun laws, they're creating a society of victims. >> i understand that this guy also murdered her in front of her daughters? >> yeah. with a nazi tattoo on his cheek. he said i had a head injury because i was beat up. he's horrendous. i would add this, this guy shouldn't be having a hand gun.
the law prevented him from getting a gun. do you think he cares? absolutely not. the law prevented jesse from having a gun and she's dead. >> her sister says that's the one thing could have saved her life. >> all right. 19 minute before the top of the hour. coming up, the flyer looks like a fun opportunity to help somebody in need but that person, a convicted terrorist. why is a college fundraising money for a terrorist? we're going to find out. and while americans are looking for work with high unemployment, the government has issued nearly 1 million work permits to illegals. maria bartiromo weighing in on that next. ♪ ♪
a new report showing the united states issued nearly 1 million work permits to illegals in the past five years.
this as the high up employment rate has millions of united states citizens still searching for jobs. joining us now with her reaction from our sister network, fox business' mar where bartiromo. good morning. >> good morning. >> when you look at these numbers, 5.5 million work permits issued and when you look at our unemployment rate for citizens, the jobs that have been offered to illegals, are you making sense out of this? >> it's completely extraordinary. it explains a lot. it explains why all of the work since 2007 has gone to immigrants, because there is a remarkable number of work permits that are being issued. almost feels like there is this ideology to keep with the executive order that president obama has instituted just a few months ago basically forcing that they will not get deported. so just to keep up with this ideology, we're issuing all of these work permits, 1.8 million issued to immigrants with temporary visas and 1 million issu a permanent status. nearly a million issued to
illegal immigrants and 1.7 million issued to immigrants whose status was unknown. we're issuing these even without knowing the whereabouts of them, whether or not they have the legal papers. they've got a job. meanwhile, the unemployment situation for americans continues to be pretty persistent. >> the average american saying that just isn't right. >> of course. look, they're looking for jobs. meanwhile, wages haven't moved. so you've got a limited amount of jobs, a limited amount of work in this country. and more people coming through the border. they're being aggressive wanting work getting the work permits and the people that have been on the unemployment lines waiting to try to find something steady are actually not getting anything. >> then you have those that are chronically unemployed. they stopped looking because it's not happening for them. >> they stopped looking and decided well, maybe i'll start again when things get better. in the meantime they're collecting unemployment benefits and those number of workers are not even counted in the employment statistic. we'll get the jobs report out this friday. we are expecting we did see more
jobs created in the last month. but even today we got the adp numbers which sort of gives you an indication of what friday's number will look like and it was below expectations. so something happened in the fourth quarter of last year and in the last month that really is pointing to an economy weakening at a time when we've got more immigrants coming into this country and unfortunately, they're being given the work. >> you have so many full-time jobs being knocked to part-time jobs. >> that's an obamacare issue. because as you know you've got total rules in terms of how many hours you have to have a full time worker work in order to be forced to give them benefits. what are employers doing? they're basically saying if i'm forced to give more benefits to this person, i'm going to cut them back to part-time. that's what we're seeing happen. >> it got more steep when you're an american citizen you're thinking my competition is someone who is illegally here. >> exactly. >> don't miss maria on the "fox business" network.
we don't miss her. >> thank you. coming up, this woman convicted of blowing up a crowded supermarket filled with women and children. so why is a college fundraising for this terrorist?
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we've got quick headlines for you from capitol hill. in just over a half hour, secretary of defense nominee ash carter heads to the hill for what could be a lengthy confirmation hearing. much of the grilling expected to focus on the president's strategy or lack of strategy regarding isis. congress once again taking aim at the washington redskins name. california democrat mike honda introduce ago bill that would strip the team of the right to the redskins trademark.
the u.s. patent and trademark office canceled six of their trademarks. but they remain intact while the redskins appeal. and illegal immigrants will not only get amnesty but now the irs will offer them extra tax refunds. illegals who have official social security numbers, will be able to go back and claim tax refunds for money they earned while working illegally. the payout expected to be in the billions. only in america. in february, 1969, this woman played a role in a bombing in a jerusalem market that killed two young students. she was convicted in an israeli court and sentenced to life in prison. soon after she was released and lied on her immigration papers in order to enter the united states. now she's facing deportation for immigration fraud. and that's not stopping a group of students at depaul university in chicago from
trying to save her. joining us now is rabbi winberg, the executive director of the metro chicago alil. last night he led a vigil for the two people killed by her as a way to protest a fund-raiser being held in her honor. rabbi, these college kids are rallying around a killer right? >> some college students in this country are -- yes, they've reallilied around her, painting her as a victim, when in fact, she is a convicted killer who was found guilty of lying on her u.s. immigration papers by a federal jury just recently. and my students at deball were disturbed by this event happening on a college campus and they wanted to find a way to respond. the organization that i work with is metro chicago hilal. we serve thousands of jewish students across chicago on different campuses, including depaul. when they approached me and said we need to do something, in talking it through, we realized
that a vigil to honor the victims of the terrorist attack in 1969 was the appropriate response to honor the victims and not the terrorist. our mission is to inspire jewish students to make a commitment to jewish life in israel. so that's what we did last night. >> essentially by having this vigil and supporting this woman that got exchanged in a prisoner swap or else she'd still be in prison. she lied on her papers. she did kill people no one can say anything about that. but essentially these students in protesting are saying it's okay to kill israelis. >> yes. for me it's a very disturbing development on college campuses. we've seen a fair bit of anti-israel activity by this group, students for justice in palestine, for the last few years, including attempts to boycott -- attempts to encourage universities to boycott and divest from israel. those attempts have largely lacked institutional support
which is good. but now we're seeing the line between nonviolence and violence is being blurred. they're celebrating somebody who killed israeli civilians. >> it's unbelievable. they say well, what do you want? she's a victim of zionist oppression. hard to believe that could be taught or somehow that could be the motto on a college campus today. >> you know, universities are places where we encounter ideas that are unslinging and disturbing and universities take freedom of speech very seriously. it might be the single most important value of university life. so we exercise our right to free speech at a vigil to honor the victims. >> nonviolence. but you got your message across. rabbi, thanks so much. >> thank you. five minutes before the top of the hour. straight ahead the "fox & friends" family is growing. meet the newest and cutest member of our crew.
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now. >> she's producing our one for the road. >> we love you. we're so happy for you guys. he is so adorable. wow. >> congratulations. now the fun starts. >> see you tomorrow, everybody. thanks for watching. bill: there has been swifts and lethal retribution from jordan after isis cages and burns an air force pilot alive. what is next? i'm bill hemmer. martha: i'm martha maccallum. good morning. terrible stormy as isis terrorists release a brute allan elaborate -- a brutal and elaborate video showing this jordanian pilot led through the desert. placed into