patti ann? >> we're getting started this morning. wild weather across the country, record floods, deadly rain, a major airport losing power it is not over yet. bill: a deadly joyride on the hudson river. new charges are being filed today. >> new questions what happened to the hero in the benghazi attack. he picked up a rifle, defending the u.s. compound, barely surviving the attack. why did it take 20 hours for him to get medical attention? we'll speak to the congressman leading the charge to get answers. >> we need to force this issue to the floor. we do need a select committee to investigate this matter, a committee that has subpoena power. my asthma's under control. i get out a lot... except when it's too cold. like the last three weekends. asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect mfamily. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthm

patti ann: doug, tony, thanks so much. >> thank you, patti ann. gregg: let's check in with jon scott for what's coming up on "happening now." hi, jon. jon: hey, gregg. three developing stories involving crashes, we're following. first, that asian that airliner crash landing in san francisco. new questions today about why the plane was coming in low and slow. and was there a problem with first responders? >>> plus, another plane crash leaves ten dead in alaska. we have new details on that. >>> and a train carrying crude oil derails and leaves a town in flames. forty people are still missing. at least five dead. what went wrong there? is it new ammunition for pro-keystone pipeline arguments? that's ahead, "happening now." gregg: planes and trains. jon, thanks very much. jon: we've got 'em both. gregg: all right. speaking of which, did the inexperience of the pilot end with deadly results? a live report straight ahead. gregg: well, if you've got a long position in stocks, it's a pretty good day for investors on wall street. there you see the dow up a

patti ann? patti ann: garrett tenney live in chicago. thank you. rick: coming up, new fallout after a deadly roller coaster accident. a woman plunging to her death at a six flags in arlington, texas. now we're learning another roller coaster at a different six flags park has been closed. what caused the shutdown? that's next. >>> the president turning to hollywood to drum up much-needed support for his health care law as republican vow to shut down funding. the new showdown over obamacare and which stars are lending a helping hand coming up. ♪ ♪ with diabetes, it's tough to keep life balanced. i don't always have time to eat like i should. and the more i focus on everything else, the less time i have to take care of me. that's why i like glucerna shakes. they have slowly digestible carbs to help minimize blood sugar spikes. glucerna products help me keep everything balanced. [ golf clubs clanking ] [ husband ] i'm good! well, almost everything. [ male announcer ] glucerna. delicious shakes and bars. helping people with diabetes find balance. [

patti ann: bob massi, thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks, patti ann. jon: here is another outrageous story. a norwegian woman faces jail time in dubai after reporting a rape to police. that story sparking outrage around the globe. an important update next. >>> plus dangerous flash flooding prompts dozens of rescues and the threat of severe weather is not over. here is meteorologist, maria molina. >> jon, you're absolutely right. we're looking at risk of flash flooding and severe storms that could produce damaging winds and large hail this afternoon or this evening. find out if you live in one ever these areas coming up after the break. d feast, just $14.99. start with soup, salad and cheddar bay biscui then choose one of nine entrées plus dessert! four perfect courses, just $14.99. offer ends soon, so come to red lobster and sea food differentl >> and a fox extreme weather alert now. strong storms rolling through arizona over the weekend producing some severe flash flooding in spots. several homes were flooded in scottsdale and several drivers also ha

patti ann? >> have you heard about this one, the government spent $34 million on a military post no one will ever use. listen to jay carney's response when asked whether the president was outraged. >> i haven't seen the report but we are outraged wasteful spending in general. i am not aware of this report or any specifics about the base that he described. >> commanders in afghanistan warned the pentagon three years ago they did not need it. >> they are not watching fox over there. we reported on that yesterday. solar panel solyndra received half a billion dollars in government loans and then it went belly up that collapsed triggering a criminal investigation. officials wanted to know if the executives lied about the company's financial situation when they applied for the lone. we are finding out the company's founder and ceo will likely get off scot-free. sources say no final decisions have been made to bring charges against certain executives at that company. patti ann? >> a man springs into ac

patti ann? >> thank you. here at home in america, everyone wants to head 0 outdoors today to celebrate the 4th of july. >> can we expect the weather to cooperate? janice dean has a look at your holiday forecast. good morning again, janice. >> good morning. i wish everyone could have lots of sunshine for their outdoor barbecues. unfortunately we're going to see scattered showers from the inner mountain west towards the southwest. as we transition towards the east coast over the eastern great lakes down into the eastern gulf coast states, that's where we're seeing lots of moisture. record-breaking rain across atlanta and panama city, florida, got close to a foot of rain over the last couple of days. here's your 4th of july, your independence day forecast. rain in those areas i just mentioned. 75 in atlanta. 88 in new york. going to feel very humid, oppressive heat across the northeast. keep the little ones indoors and keep them hydrated. then across the southwest, the potential for scattered thunderstorms. not

patti ann? >> for the 38th time the republican controlled house has taken a stand against obama care. this time voting to delay key parts of the healthcare law despite the fact that the move will likely not pass in the senate. peter doocy is live with more on this for us. good morning, peter. >> good morning patti ann. the reason they helped is the administration already this month already delayed penalties for businesses with more than 50 employees that don't provide all of the workers with health insurance. republicans don't think it's fair for individuals to be treated differently than businesses. they voted overwhelmingly 264 to 161 to delay the employer mandate and 251 to 174 to delay the individual mandate. >> if the government postpones it shouldn't it be postponed for families and individuals as well? while the white house continues to suggest obama care will be ready on october 1st the delays and employer mandates calls that into question. >> the white house is standing firm arguing the

patti ann? >> new overnight, an indictment in the tragic murder of former navy seal and american sniper author chris kyle. this man, eddie ralph, was just indicted by a grand jury in texas for gunning kyle down at a shooting range last february. he's also accused of killing another man. ralph faces two capital murder charges. police say he confessed to his sister. heather? >>> it's official, the royal baby's name is george alexander louis. he's named after king george vi, the queen owes father. the torrey was told in the academy award winning film "the king's speech." the biggest surprise so far according to the palace, william and kate won't be hiring a nanny just yet. they say they want to take care of their son themselves. we'll see about that one, though. patti ann? >> brand new polls show americans are deeply concerned about the economy. 57% of people say they have not seen any signs the economy has started to turn the corner. well, just yesterday president obama said "distractions and phon

. >> answerly and patti ann even though zimmerman is legally a free man his brother tells fox news safety remains a primary concern. robert zimmerman jr. tells fox news they receive frequent death threats on twitter and other social media. >> jonathan seerie life for us in sanford, florida. >> the justice department saying it will review the zimmerman case for possible civil rights violations. kelly wright hoas more. >> they will conduct a review on the case a looking for possible civil rights violations that after zimmerman was accused of fatally shooting trayvon martin. they have a variety of opinions about the case. >> no matter where you stand this is a tragedy. it is a tragedy for a young man killed. it is a tragedy for a young man who killed and will carry that around with him for the rest of his life. it's an american tragedy. we need to come together as a nation of law ofs of courts. >> the evidence didn't support prosecution and the justice department engaged in this. the president engaged in this and turn it had into a political issue it should have been handled exclusively with

i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am patti ann browe brown. it is 30 minutes after the hour. we begin with a fox news alert. a third night of protest against the not guilty verdict of the george zimmerman murder trial. this is new video from oakland, california where thousands try to block a busy freeway. over in los angeles police arrested at least 13 people from vandalizing property and assaulting bystander. one attacked a news reporter and his cameraman. >> this while we are hearing one of the jurors for the first time. she said the verdict took an emotional tole on the six of them once it was decided. >> it was emotional to a point but after we put our vote in everybody cried. it was just sad we all had to come together and figure out what is going to happen to this man's life afterwards. you find him not guilty you are responsible for that not guilty and everybody who wants him to be found guilty aren't going to have any closure. >> three of the 6 thought he should be acquitted when they began. >> his parents are breaking their silence after the acquittal. >> georgey is

. >> i am patti ann browne. thank you for starting with us. we show a moment a driver gets caught in the middle of a mud slide. >> oh, god. it happened in el paso, county, colorado. john says one minute he was on the highway the next he was being swept right off the road. here is another view of this terrifying incident. his was more than a dozen washed away by rushing water and mud. fortunately no one was hurt. >> that is like a river of mud. >> randy travis suffering another set back in the hospital. the singer was having a stroke while being treated for congest tive heart failure. he was having surgery to relieve the pressure from his brain. the 54-year-old was hospitalized on sunday after he contracted a rare virus that causes the heart to beat slower. you are also looking at brand new video of aftermath of explosion that rocked a bar in florida. around 10:30 cops got a call from someone saying quote a bomb was set off inside radio bar and grill in tampa. once officers arrived they found some sort of device that actually did go off and cau

here it is, patti ann. it was not like that first, that scorpion sauce that actually took my voice away. this is really good. what do you think? spicy and sweet. >> that's good. i got the kick. it takes a minute. >> that was fun. >> fun to watch. thanks. the time right now -- hard for me to talk now -- five till the top of the hour. still to come, a sports reporter takes some hard hits while on the job. >> your last chance to vote on our favorite pictures of the greatness of america. your responses up next. ♪ asthma doesn't affect my job... you missed the meeting again last week! it doesn't affect mfamily. your coughing woke me up again. i wish you'd take me to the park. i don't use my rescue inhaler a lot... depends on what you mean by a lot. coping with asthma isn't controlling it. test your level of control at asthma.com, then talk to your doctor. there may be more you could do for your asthma. to fly home for the big family reunion. you must be garth's father? hello. mother. mother! traveling is easy

patti ann? >> lawmakers in california are pushing a law to force private sector workers to lose 3% from each paycheck. where would that money go, to a new state fund? the plan guarantees they would be available at retirement age with investment gains. secure choice retirement savings program will be the first of its kind in the face. critics say california has had enough issues managing its own budget to be worried about managing its residents money. >> good point there. he wants to be the fun uncle, and what doesn't? that is what prince harry is saying about his new little nephew. the royal says he wants to make sure that the little one has fun and joked about his baby-sitting services saying they won't come cheap. >> fantastic to have another addition to the family. i only hope my brother knows how expensive my baby-sitting charges are. made sure he has a good upbringing, keeping him out of harm's way and making sure he has fun. >> harry definitely knows all about fun. remember las vegas and a

good morning, amy. >> hi, patti ann. i just bumped into the duke and duchess of cambridge's press team, and they said the only people in there right now are the duke and duchess apart from their medical team. no middleton clan, no other members of the royal household and no prince harry. he is at his military base right now in sufficient -- right now in suffolk. she arrived this morning between 5:30 and 6:00 through a side door. apparently there has been just a surge of bet placing this morning since 7:00 local time. about $50,000 pouring into one of the local book makers. still everyone seems to think the baby will be a girl. still everyone seems to think she will be named alexander and she will most likely be a brunette, possibly a blonde, least likely what they call here a ginger, we in america call a red head. the betting continues. there is quite a dew -- quite a zoo here and we are penned inside that zoo. there is a jubilant mood because many of the press and photographers have been standing here since july 1 and s

. >> i am patti ann browne. thank you for joining us. we have brand new photos showing the moment the fbi caught the accused boston bomber in april. >> an outraged photographer from massachusetts police released them in response to the controversial rolling stone cover. moments ago we find p found out the 25 year veteran was suspended for at least a day and will be the subject of an internal investigation. in this chilling photo you see a bloody dzhokhar tsarnaev lay there while his forehead has a laser on the forehead. he wanted people to caesar neve not as a rock star but as a terrorist saying quote this guy is evil. this is the real boston bomber not someone on the kor of rolling stone magazine. >> nine people struck by lightening in colorado. the victims were working on a car near fort collins two taken to the hospital with critical injuries another four in serious condition. >>> zimmerman will not get his gun back. the justice department may not be done with him yet. the fbi told police to hold off giving evidence in the trial inclu

i'm patti ann brown. >> the day before the 4th of july. i'm heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. it is now time for your five at 5:30, the top five stories making news for you at this hour. >>> there is a new report out that says tim tebow tried to break up a bar fight involving former university of florida teammate aaron hernandez in 2007. according to a police report, hernandez punched a bar employee over a disputed bill. tebow reportedly tried to play peacemaker. the report says tebow and her tphapbd were once -- hernandez were once close but tebow began to keep his distance after seeing hernandez's violent ways firsthand. her tphapbd is accused of murdering odin lloyd. >> he is behind bars for leaking the identity of a covert agent. but former c.i.a. officer john kiriakou is praising edward snowden. in an on-line letter he says i know it feels like the weight of the world is on your shoulders right now, but as americans begin to real that we are devolving into a police state with the loss of civil liberties that entails, they will see your

she joins us now with the latest. >> good morning patti ann and heather. many say it is a slap in the face. an accused murderer charged with a deadly terror attack now getting rock star treatment from rolling stone. they defended the decision to feature dzhokhar tsarnaev. >> the cover story falls within the journalism and rolling stone long standing

patti ann is live in the newsroom. >> 4 a heartbreaking story. last month the ten-year-old received her first lung plant. the lungs were from an adult. kids under 12 are usually only eligible for lungs from another child you but her parents had sued and a judge ruled that sarah could be placed on the adult transplant list. it was a controversial decision with some medical authorities saying the rule was in place nor a reason. sarah's first set of transplanted lungs failed within hours after surgery. three days later the girl who suffers from cystic fibrosis received a second set of adult lungs. >> it was such rapid decline, in fact the doctor said it was the fastest decline he has seen in 23 years of lungs. we were willing to accept marginal lung in that moment pause we knew we needed to >> some question the decision to give sarah a second transplant. arthur cap lan asks, quote if the goal is to save lives with scarce lungs should retransplants ever be done following an initial a cute failure of a first set? i would say no if others could have us

. >> at 22 minutes past the hour, i'm patty ann brown with the fox news minute. in arizona, vice president joe biden will be among those attending a memorial service to honor 19 elite firefighters killed on june 30th battling that massive wildfire northwest of phoenix. the service is expected to draw thousands including firefighters from across the nation. the three women held captive in cleveland homes for as long as ten years are speaking out. in a video posted to youtube, amanda berry, gina, and michelle thanked the public for the encouragement and support. castro, arrested for raping and kidnapping the women pled not guilty. nsa leaker edward snowden agreed to the offer from venezuela for political asylum. he's believed to be in the transit zone since june 23rd. those are your headlines. now back to dagen. dagen: thank you. connell: back to china. chinese buyers pouring into the u.s. housing market and buying like never before. dagen: where they are buying may surprise you, but liz knows, and she'll tell you in the bottom line stating that is most attractive

patti ann: i'll be back on thursday, we're doing early risers. i went out on a scalloping boat for six hours. bill: thursday? patti ann: yes. bill: see you then. "happening now" starts now. jon: and we begin with brand new stories and breaking news. jenna: democrats and republicans gearing up for another fiscal showdown on capitol hill, a little groundhog day action, if you will. this could again threaten to shut down the government. >>> plus, dozens are dead after a tour bus loses control and plunges 100 feet off a highway. we'll tell you where it happened. >>> and the travel experience once considered glamorous so many years ago is now anything but. how changes in the airline industry have passengers paying more for less. that's all "happening now." jenna: and we begin with a fox news alert on another big budget battle looming in washington. i'm jenna lee. jon: and i'm jon scott. both sides digging in their heels over the raising of the debt ceiling. republicans propose deep cuts to medicare and the president's health care law while democrats s

. >> i am patti ann browne. breaking overnight massive protests in the country's largest countries in the george zimmerman verdict. from new york to los angeles they went to the streets and some resorted in violence. police are out in full force. we have more. >> this trial is over but it continues to spark protests around the country. take a look at this video from overnight. last night in los angeles a group of protestors broke off from a peaceful march. for the most part the demonstrations popped up in communities from california to new york remain peaceful. they are upset because the death of trayvon martin was the result of racial profiling. >> i think it's very unfair what happened in the zimmerman case. because we are start to go see more racism now. instead of racism dying out it is becoming

. >> patti ann browne hits the high seas for the day in the life of a fisherman. maria molina rides along with the new york police department. it will be a lot of fun. >> it is 42 minutes after the hour. the white house's decision to delay obama care is packing a major financial punch. it's a billion dollar punch. we will explain. and you think the text messages are private. did you know your boss is likely reading them and guess what? it is all legal. i gotta go deposit a check, transfer some money. so it's your uncle's turn. what? wait, wait, wait... no, no, no, wait, wait. (baby crying) so you can deposit a check... with the touch of a finger. so you can arrange a transfer in the blink of an eye. so you can help make a bond... i got it. that lasts a lifetime. the chase mobile app. so you can. has oats that can help lower cholesterol? and it tastes good? sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... welltime... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. ♪ >> good morning to you. good morning officer friendly right there. it is 46 minutes after the hour.

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. >> i am patti ann browne. thank you for starting with us. we show a moment a driver gets caught in the middle of a mud slide. >> oh, god. it happened in el paso, county, colorado. john says one minute he was on the highway the next he was being swept right off the road. here is another view of this terrifying incident. his was more than a dozen washed away by rushing water and mud. fortunately no one was hurt. >> that is like a river of mud. >> randy travis suffering another set back in the hospital. the singer was having a stroke while being treated for congest tive heart

i am patti anne brown. >> let's get right to the fox news alert. a third night of protest against the not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman murder trial. this is new video out of oakland, california thousands there trying to block a busy freeway once again. over in los angeles police arresting at least 13 people for vandal liesing property and assaulting bystanders. one person even attacked a news reporter and his cameraman. >> this while we are hearing from one of the jurors at this time. she only identified herself as injure or b 37. the jury took an emotional poll on the six of them once it was decided. >> it was emotional at a point after we put our vote in and the bailiff put in our vote that's when everybody started to cry. it was just sad that we all had to come together and figure out what is going to happen to this man's life afterwards. you find him not

. >> i'm patty ann browne. >> there are reports the woman with whom anthony weiner ex changed photos online a year after he resigned from congress may come forward today. this after he's been asked to drop out of the race. one coming from a former colleague, congressman gerald in addition letter. he said "i think he should withdraw. he needs serious psychiatric help. he should take care of his own problems and let new york figure out its own policies and mayor. in an e-mail, they blamed the irs scandal on the rocky patch in his marriage. >>> caught fire because of a natural gas well ruptured. at this hour, crews are still fighting that fire that broke out on tuesday. 60 miles off the coast of louisiana. they're also preparing to drill a relief well in order to se

he was in fulfillment center vitamins to books at patti ann browne point he was fist bumping. he had new approach to grand. cutting the corporate tax rated down to 28 years for system other changes would would bring in new revenue that he hopes would pay for spending on new jobs programs. republican leaders say they are not about to approve new stimulus programs while the president fired back that just pushing for the keystone pipeline as republicans are is not enough of a jobs program. take a listen. it's just a further left version of a widely panned plan he already proposed two years ago this time with extra is he leaning towards blocking that program, shep. >> shepard: all right, ed. thanks very much. home prices are up in cities across the country according to a new survey. where they jumped more than 20%. but, first, some progress towards peace in the middle east. we will show you what both sides accomplished today and what they need to do next. plus, the salad that made hundreds of people sick. that's coming up from the journalists of fox news on a tuesday fox report. h

heather nauert, patti ann. on sunday we had other members of the fox team, including myself and also alisyn camerota and clayton and ainsley and heather childers. let's head out to where brian has been helping with the homerun derby tonight. >> brian: major league baseball all star catcher, played for a bunch of years. how about 21. hall of fame broadcaster 34 years, and he's finally going to say i retire. i quit. tomorrow will be his last all-star game he's calling. what are his favorite homes you moments? we need our own hour, tim. hall of fame broadcaster tim mccarver, welcome. >> why are you here? the ballpark is here behind me. >> brian: i know. mine looks a little more authentic. not much more, but a little bit more. >> brian: yeah. >> i know. how are you? >> brian: doing great. you're calling this game tonight. why are you retiring now? i mean, not that you need to do this anymore, but why now? >> i'm not retiring. i'm stepping back. next year i won't be doing the all-star game. i won't be doing the leag

patti ann: we're just moments away from the president can i being off a series of speeches on the economy and you're looking at knox college in illinois. it's a very same place that then senator obama gave his first major speech back in 2005. today he's expected to lay out his vision for the economy, specifically focussing on the middle class and how the middle class will be the part of our society that really boosts the nation's bottom line. we're waiting and watching for him. when he steps to the podium, we'll bring you there live. in the meantime, we'll be right back with more "happening now." >> thank you so much for joining us and we are a few moments from the president's speech. bold news ideas. >> what are the new ideas and tone set for the speeches. it is a beginning of series. >> six speeches over the next couple of months and we'll follow them for you. thanks so much for joaning us. america live starts right now. >> and we begin with a fox news alert on a case of political dejavu. president obama getting ready to speak about the economy in knox college where the senator obama la

hello, everyone, welcome to patti ann brown, i'm in for jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. the people are buzzing. prince william's wife kate has gone into the hospital and gone into

. >> patti ann, nice working with you. hope you all have a great day. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning. it is thursday, july 18, 2013. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time today. remember the magazine, the one that took down the united states general. now "rolling stone" has a accused terrorist on the cover. >>steve: an alternate juror speaking out and says what others have not. >>brian: remember when the vice president said this. >> if there is a problem, walk out on the balcony, put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house. >>brian: it's being used -- >>steve: the biden defense. >>brian: yeah. "fox & friends" will have that story and more right after this. ♪ ♪ >>steve: i can always tell it's going to be a hot day when i wake up, it's early and the air conditioner is running already. ran through the night. >>brian: i went to take my dog out for a walk, the only thing he looks forward to besides drooling. he looked out and said don't worry about it. it's all right. >>steve: you have a talking do