Tgif. I am ainsley earhardt. Thank you for getting up with us. It is friday february the 1st. Thank you for watching Fox Friends First. We begin with a fox news alert. Theres a tense hostage situation in alabama that enters its third day now. The gunman holding a 5yearold boy in the under ground bunker. He is live in midland stay with the latest. Another 24 excruciating hours for a community trying to stay focused frustrated knowing little about the ongoing talks. Trying to free a boy in an underground bunker. Dyke built this bunker. All we have is what it looks like based on police and witnesses accounts. He is been known to stay under ground for up to 8 days. They are holding prayer Vigil Services hoping he will release the 5yearold boy who has been held threedays. Trying to bring the Community Together for one purpose to pray for the safety and protection of the child. He needs to be back with his family. If i could go over there and meet him, i would go meet him. Police are talking ongoing through that pvc pipe that is 4 inches in diameter. The situation in the third day. Oo story we will be following. Tragic story for that little boy. Time now for your 5 5 00. Wicked weather causing massive pileups in the midwest. This is interstate 75 in detroit. Heavy snow and white out conditions leading to that crash. At least two people were killed threwing two children. Around 300 cars were involved in the Chain Reaction crash. Similar conditions in indianapolis. 7 people hurt in a 70 car pileup. Further down the road two elephants stranded. A tractor slid off the road but the elephants werent injured. Al qaeda is look to go attack more western targets. Top u. S. Officials say it could include diplomatic american facilities as well as american citizens working in that region. This comes after a terror attack at a gas plant in algeria where three americans were killed. They are planning a new drone base to attack al qaeda. Israel targeted the convoy to prevent hezbollah from obtaining russia surface to air missiles. Many feared extremists would get their hands on the web upons as the civil war carries on. The israeli jets attack the military facility outside of damascus. It is the first strike inside syria since 2007. Congress avoiding another deadline for now they say. Senate passing a short term suspension for the nations barrowing limit. The bill was passed by the house of representatives. It suspends the 15. 4 trillion debt limit. 450 billion more in borrowing by the government. Both chambers bass tpass the budget. The house has passed budgets since they took office. Senate hasnt passed one in nearly four years. A tragic ending of a crash at the x games. Caleb moore died at a colorado hospital. His 450 pound snowmobile banned on top of him after he fell during a stunt. He had a concussion and internal bleeding. Weather hitting parts of the country. Lets turn to janice dean for a look at that. It is cold again. Winter is here and the groundhog arrives tomorrow. What do you think he will say . 6 more weeks of winter maybe. We will have to see. Look at the satellite radar. The good news is the big storm that brought all of the tornadoes and crazy weather across the northeast has exited. We have a clipper system bringing light snow across the Nations Capital as well as light snow and rain over the northern rockies. Nothing big here but you can see the snow across the appalachians Great Lakes Region towards philadelphia, baltimore and dc. Just light snow. A cold front moved through. Look at the temperature difference from what we were dealing with this time yesterday. It was 59 this time yesterday in new york. We are dealing with a 30 degree temperature drop. 30 degree temperature drop in boston, 11 raleigh. Its winter again. Minus 12 in indianapolis, 8 in kansas city, 29 in new york 23 in dallas. With the windchill it feels even colder than that. Thats the deep freeze for International Falls where it feels like minus 42, minus 29 in minneapolis. Obviously dangerous. People are told to stay inside if you can. Happy friday. Happy friday. It might be cold but its the weekend. Hagel as the next secretary of defense. Listen to this. Were you correct or incorrect when you said the surge would be the most dangerous Foreign Policy blunder in this country since vietnam, are you correct or incorrect . My referents reference to the the question is were you right or wrong . Thats a pretty straight forward question. I would like to answer whether you are right or wrong then you are free to elaborate . I am not going to give you a yes or no answer. Let the record show you refused to answer the question. We know now the surge did in fact work. Peter doocy live in washington covering all of the events today. What we saw yesterday was the equivalent of a job interview. Instead of being questioned by one Human Resources employee about things on an application chuck hagel was quizzed by the entire Senate Armed Services committee about everything he has ever said. Senior Obama Administration official told us chuck hagels testimony was not perfect he had a long day as he tried to explain away past public positions about important issues like iran and israel. Give me an example where we have been intimidated the jewish lobby to do something dumb in the mideast or anywhere else. Do you agree you shouldnt have said Something Like that . Yes, i do. I have already said that. If he is confirmed he would be the first vietnam veteran to ever serve as secretary of defense. Some of his supporters yesterday tried to highlight his service while comparing him to another senator who had a much smoother confirmation hearing last week. John kerry, chuck hagel with are a band of brothers out of vietnam with that special bond. I am sure you will utilize that and remember and make those two departments perform their function best serve the president and best serve the country. A senior Obama Administration tells us they think senator hagel tried hard to answer the questions in good faith but they were shocked and disappointed there were more questions about the war in iraq than the war in afghanistan since there are still 66,000 u. S. Troops on the ground in afghanistan. We will be watching that more closely today. Take a look at who is talking this morning. Hagel is feeling the heat. A lot of reaction is coming in. Liz cheney is one of those very critical of the former senator. Not missing any words on hannity last night. She called it embarrassing and not what our men and women deserve. You think it is the worst performance i have seen by a nominee. Senator hagel came into this today with a lot of very concerning policy views that have been well aired that raise legitimate concerns but after watching the performance he left real questions about his confidence. President obama thinks he is the most well suited to lead department of defense. We are facing significant stress around the world. He proved again and again and again today incapable of answering very basic questions. It was embarrassing this is the man the president of the United States wants to put in command of our armed forces. Think of the obligation they have to the men and women in uniform. We owe them the best. This is not the best. We watched this performance by someone who failed to comprehend the most fundamental threats we face as a nation. At one point in the testimony he talked about the fact that he didnt image he would be in charge of anything. You couldnt make up how sort of baffled and dazed and confused he appeared. 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It went belly up halloween 2011 s. Those scores are going back 93 percent of the value of the accounts almost made whole. They could get back in some cases more. Half a billion dollar not only here in the u. S. But also in the u. K. If you recall the reason mf failed it made bad debts on the european debt crisis running it into the ground. Many of them exhaling an breathing inside. What is a concern is jon corzine may have known all about that. Facebook there is a new version for conservatives. A new competitor in town a social network but leans more to the right. Tea party community. It has drawn 50,000 members doing their own networking after years of censorship and liberal bullying on facebook. The Tea Party Community will make sure they can live on fight without fear of being taken down. But this is their own web site. What is it called . The Tea Party Community. Not feeling the name. Lauren simonetti. Always great to have you. 17 minutes after the hour. Coming up next it brings a whole new meaning to house calls. Why going to the doctor may soon be a thing of the past. Next checkup may be with a ro robot. Kim kardashian is revealing a whole new side to her. First lets take a look at your national gas prices. The National Average is 3. 45 cents thats up 0. 04 since yesterday. [ lisa ] my names lisa, and chantix helped me quit. I honestly loved smoking, and i honestly didnt think i would ever quit. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. It reduces the urge to smoke. It put me at ease that you could smoke on the first week. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. If you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. 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When the charge was dropped cook county accidentally released him. No word yet what caused the mixup. The company that makes triaminic and they are raw flu is recalling medications. Children were able to open the child proof caps. At least one child needed medical tanks and that could be very dangerous. Keep an eye on that. It is 22 after the top of the hour. Time for your health fix. Anna is here with the story. Great to see everybody home on a friday morning. Seeing the doctor may soon be a thing of the past. You may be seeing a robot instead. The f a green lighted a robot avatar for physicians like the one you see here. It will be able to navigate hospital corridors and hospitals. It will interact with patients thousands of miles away. It could cost between 46,000 dollars a month to operate. The benefit some of the worlds top specialists will be able to talk to patients face to face without being in the same room or time zone. The hefty price tag on the robotic doctor may out weigh the potential benefit. You want to know the real reason why you cant stop pigging out . Yes, please. University of miami says the bad economy over the top Reality Television is all enough to make you want to bury your face in a bag of candy. They were forced to think about struggle and adversity they ate 70 percent more high caloried candy then those with a neutral message. The good news you can pack on the pounds but have veggies and h20 instead of sweets. Be they discovered a chemical compound in hops that has several benefits from mol lek cue lawyer structure. Down the road it could be used in medication to help fight cancer diabetes and inflammation. Dont reach for too many cold snacks in the fridge just yet. Drinking a lot of beer isnt good for your health. For more information on these stories and others visit health news. Com. It is 24 after the hour. One university kicking a Christian Group off their campus claiming they are discriminating against other religions. Wait until you hear what the school wants to do with them. With super bowl sunday days away we have the school and gadgets and game that will help you score big with your next party. First on this day in history back in 1968 the king elvis became a father. Elvis wife priscilla gave birth. Hey did you know that honey nut cheerios has oats that can help lower cholesterol . And it tastes good . Sure does wow. [ buzz ] delicious, right . Yeah. Its the honey, it makes it taste so. Well, would you look at the time. Whats the rush . Bee happy. Bee healthy. With clusters of flakes and os. Oh, ho ho. Its the honey sweetness. I. I mean, you. Love. I good morning to you. Welcome to Fox Friends First. It is friday. You have made it through the workweek. Congratulations. It is time for the top 5 5 30. We begin with a fox news alert. It is a third day of the tense hostage negotiation in the state of alabama. A man holding a 5yearold boy in an under ground bunker. Cops havent officially released the mans name yet but he is known to stay in the bunker for up to 8 days and he holds antiamerican and Anti Government views. That little boy was snatched from a school bus on tuesday as the bus driver was shot and killed trying to prevent the man from taking children. The boy is being allowed to make medication and apparently watch tv. We will keep you posted on developments. A poched government sting operation. Bureau of alcohol firearms and explosives using taxpayer dollars to pay for this under cover operation. They set up a store for a fake front. Even more outrageous one of the guns stolen from an agents car. It was a horrifying plot to blow up a Christmas Tree lighting. They are convicted Mohammed Mohammed of federal terrorism charges. Mohammed 19 years old at the time tried blamiclaiming he was intrapped by an fbi sting operation. He may get life behind bars when he is sentenced in may. University of michigan giving the boot to a Christian Group. It requires leaders in the group to be christian. They asked the asian branch of the group to change policy or be kicked out. The group refused saying University Officials are sending a negative message about rel christians on campus. We are getting a first look this morning at Kim Kardashians baby bump. She snapped this picture during a photo shoot with her sister chloe. The caption read popped out of nowhere. She and her boyfriend kanye west announced the pregnancy in december. Cute little bump there. We are hours away from the jobs report in the in you year. It comes amid the signs of economic recovery may be slowing down once again. Doug luzader is life in washington with a look at what we can expect. We may see slight changes in the Unemployment Rate. We will see. Economists are not expecting all that much since we saw the economy actually shrink in the last quarter of last year. That is not good news. Try as we like those unemployment lines are not getting much shorter. If you factor in those trying to get work u 6 the number soars into the double digits. Until we get that under 10 we will not see any recovery. This was the worst economic recovery since president Chester Arthur was president in 1882. This is terrible. Not to say there arent any bright spots. Home sales doing a little better. Home prices, rather. U. S. Auto sales improving some what. It is getting smaller because of a tax hike last year. There is uncertainty over rising healthcare costs and government regulations. That may be slowing down job creation as well. All of this as the once jobs council quietly disbanded yesterday after meeting four times in two years. One thing the president could have been instead of wasting so much time flaming others would have been to convene the jobs council it created and missed so mu