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California going to great lengths to fight raging wildfires by using violent criminals. there's a proposal to add inmates as firefighters. they will only be qualified if their reduced for good behavior. the largest and oldest inmate firefighting unit. only open to minimum security inmates so far. let's talk about this. is that a good idea or a dangerous decision? log on to "fox and friends first," our facebook page after the show for a live debate. it's #keep talking. portland 8th grader suspended from school for wearing a shirt in support of his brother, a former marine. he refused to chang...

>> a teenaged girl fights off a predator as he forces hz way in the home. he followed the 13-year-old after school and said he was lost. he managed to escape his grip she did that by punching him in the face. the 8th grader -- she is in the 8th grade. she said she is now lost her whole sense of security. >> there's no way i will walk home ever again. i no longer want to be in the outside world any more. >> take a good look at him. this is the same man who tried to attack a woman after following her in a market rest room. she fought him off and he ran but not before being caught on surveillance...

Who's influenced you most in your life? >> almost always when i ask that question, i have asked a lot. somebody will talk about their parents and he said my principal, miss lopez. i was immediately intrigued. >> reporter: the 8th grader from brownsville, new york, told brandon his principal inspired him because she once made every student stand up one at a time and told each of us that we matter. >> miss lopez is like my second mom. >> reporter: she makes you believe in yourself, doesn't she? >> she is so devoted to these kids and their futures. >> reporter: brandon's post went viral which pro...

For sex with a minor. >> is there any doubt in your mind when he made that date that he knew she was 14? >> there was no doubt in my mind because i started the conversation off that way and reiterated it throw the conversation saying what grade she was in. >> after processing, he's placed in the holding room to await transport to jail. there, he finds himself on the hot seat with our producer and some of the other women arrested tonight. >> can i ask you what you were doing trolling back pages and reading ads looking for underage girls? >> i don't want to -- i don't want to be are you win -- i...

>> is there any doubt in your mind when he made that date that he knew she was 14? >> there was no doubt in my mind because i started the conversation off that way and reiterated it throw the conversation saying what grade she was in. >> after processing, he's placed in the holding room to await transport to jail. there, he finds himself on the hot seat with our producer and some of the other women arrested tonight. >> can i ask you what you were doing trolling back pages and reading ads looking for underage girls? >> i don't want to -- i don't want to be are you win -- i don't want my life to...