scott walker being one of the up and newcomers. >> stick with you. look what happened to the candidates you cited. they did well in iowa and kind of. >> exactly. and so do they have the staying power to last through the spring? last four people i mentioned clearly did not. and we get mccain and romney and establishment takes the larger infrastukture and pushes through the rest of the country. interesting thing historically this cycle will be the diversity of the 2016 field and the ability to have 12 or so candidates playing in iowa will mean a stress on the caucus schedule and stress on donor dollars to so who can get past that state. >> donor dollars. and they are looking at the spread and saying where do i want to put my money. >> and right now scott walker is looking like a winner are and this is good for him. there are no ground games yet. it is funny named packs that they are running money through. and where is the ground game and there. and who will play well in a state like iowa and caucus base is fickle and can turn on a dime. it is very far

i'm jon scott. a leaving for week-long break not before a few accomplishments here or lack there of funding department of homeland security. democrats hold firm waiting for republicans to present a bill that does not strip funding for president's obama's immigration plans. republicans celebrating yesterday's approval of the keystone oil pipeline, a measure the president says, he will veto. meanwhile, our latest "fox news poll" finds americans overwhelmingly unhappy with congress's performance. 72% disapprove. let's go live to capitol hill and chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. mike? >> reporter: republicans note recent polling 60% of the american public supports building keystone xl pipeline. now that congress passed legislation, gop leaders say the ball is squarely in president obama's court. >> the president i would just say this, do the right thing. sign this bill and help us create more jobs in america and create a healthier economy. >> now where we are as otherred indicated we're h

i'm jon scott. >> i'm jenna lee. >> after the terrorists beheaded 21 egyptian christians in libya. as well as their growing reach both concerns this morning on capitol hill where secretary of state john kerry and the director of national intelligence james clapper both testified in separate hearings. john is live in our bureau with the latest for us now john? >> yeah, jenna. secretary of state kerry by the way in that testimony talked about gains that have been made against isis in syria and iraq including kurdish peshmerga forces taking back and recapturing about 30 villages in syria. that said let's talk about the hostages. we're getting reports that an estimated 90 people 90 of the syrian christians as mentioned, were taken by isis. many of them women and children. now all of this happened basically under the cover of darkness before dawn on monday when the isis militants overran several villages along the kabul river in northeastern syria. this is a river if you look at a map that hooks up with the u uutrayties and the villages clustered along the river and an area that has bee

new jersey chris christy and governor scott walker laying the ground work for campaigns. walker meeting with potential donors in new york. and chris christie traveled to dc after stops in iowa and new hampshire earlier this week. carl came ron is live in washington now. christie is taking heat for not acting like a candidate. and now that he's on the road what was the reaction. >> reporter: he was in new hampshire and iowa and it was warmer in new hampshire than the hawkeye state. social conservative are more skeptical of christy. even in his home state his favorability has dipped. and it can hurt fund-raising, too the example is woody johnson owner of the new york jets who play in the met light statedium. johnson was a huge romney supporter in 2012 and decided to back jeb bush instead of christie. wisconsin governor scott walker was across the hudson in new york city and paid a courtesy call to donald trump who talked about running him. and afterward trump had a tweet. governor scott walker just left my office and we had a wonderful talk. very interesting. walker was hud

scott johnson is a spokesman in california. last we heard, there were 30 known injuries but no fatalities reported. is that still accurate? >> that is still accurate and i think the local fox affiliate is doing a good job locally. our train departing the station, there was a truck that for some reason had come to a stop a rest on the intersection. the driver of the vehicle had vacated and fled the scene but our engineer even though he saw the track was not able to come to a complete stop before the collision resulting in three of the four passenger cars coming to rest on their respective sides, both the locomotive and the one car that is still upright is derailed but at this point, all of the passengers have been extricated from the scene and have been transported to the local care facility. jon: so the driver apparently stalled or stopped the truck on the tracks and then left? he just left the truck there as far as you know? >> exactly. from what we understand, from the local authorities, the oxnard police department with alon

jon: and i'm jon scott, the director of national intelligence telling a senate hearing that home grown terrorists pose the greatest threat. in his first public testimony since the beheading of american hostages by isis as we learn the identity of the masked terrorists seen in those videos and we get new details about the terror arrests of three new york residents charged in a plot to try to kill the president. team fox coverage, david lee miller following the terror bust on our homeland, but we start with chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge with the latest on the man they call jihadi john and the isis hearings. catherine, what are we learning? >> reporter: well, thank you jon, and good morning. separately, the nation's most senior intelligence official james clapper, has been testifying this morning. the 2014 is on track to be the worst on record for terrorism with isis responsible for the lion's share. >> in my 50-plus years in the intelligence business, i don't know of a time that has been more beset by challenges and crises around the world. i worry a lot about the s

good morning welcome to "happening now," i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody i'm jenna lee, we'll see what actually takes place. this fragile truce very late in the night last night. even during the negotiations, pro-russian rebels launched some of the war's most intense fighting. of course, this isn't the first ceasefire between the two sides but german and french leaders who brokered the deal insist they're going to keep it on track n. the meantime, the international monetary fund injecting billions of dollars to rebuild ukraine's economy. let's get more from our senior foreign affairs correspondent greg talcott who's live in kiev. greg? >> reporter: a glimmer of hope, that is what one participant has said about this deal, but maybe just a glimmer. the folks here on the ground in kiev are skeptical. they have been here before. those marathon talks produced at least two very important points you alluded to one, that's a ceasefire set for midnight saturday night. it is described as unconditional. and another important point, the withdrawal

. >> and i am jon scott. the white house with a three- day summit fighting isis extremism they insist on avoiding the mention of fate in describing the terrorist and their victims in the brutal beheadings. john, good to see you. the president has not commented yet on the brutal beheading of two christians that you mention. he got back late last earnest and the white house getting criticism and in that statement it did not refer to faith at all. it spoke about egyptians being killed. vice-president joe biden later this hour will have a chance to comment on all of this as he opens the three- day summit on what the white house calls violent extremism. another official from the state department is getting ridicule for comments she made on msnbc suggesting that to beat the terrorist, you have to give them jobs rather than kill them, listen. >> we can't win the war by killing them. we cannot kill out of the war. we need to go after the root causes that lead people to join the group lack of opportunity. >> we'll not

i am jon scott. we have only seen him hiding behind the masks and we know his name. mohammed emwazi and he is the focus of a global manhunt. the knife weilding killer with three americans who were slaughtered in cold blood and executions posted on line. the director of national intelligence james clapper is testifying about isis and saying the threat facing america is like nothing he had ever seen. >> 50 plus years in the intelligence business. i don't know of a time that is more beset my challenges and crisis around the world. i worry about the safety and security of this country for a lot of reasons. >> amy kellogg is live in london with more on the man behind the mask amy. >> reporter: hi jon, we heard from a human rights group called cage. cage here in london specializes in helping muslims who feel they are wronged by law enforcement services and according to this group mohammed emwazi was harassed over the years and caused him to radicalized. other groups are are saying it is a poor excuse and poor apology for barbaric and inexcuse able behavior under any circum

i'm jon scott. jenna: and a lot of news to get to. mr. obama speaking in just a few hours at the summit on countering violent extremism. this is ahead of the gathering the president writing an op ad in the los angeles times saying this. quote, in the face of this challenge, we must stand united internationally and here at home. we know that military force alone cannot solve this problem nor can we take out terrorists who take out ter extremists. we take out enablers who may not engage in terrorist acts themselves but who radicalize recruits and entice others to do so. in the meantime italy calling libya a ticking time bomb asking the u.n. to take action. just a few hundred miles from libya, italy said immigrants crossing the sea could be extremists and now reports of another extremist group carrying out an air strike in libya marking the first time extremists have had air power in general. we have to be specific who the group is and what they're doing. we have coverage with jennifer griffin at the pentagon but we begin in the mideast bure

jon: i'm jon scott. egypt hits back hard launching multiple airstrikes on isis targets in libya, hours after the group released a video purportedly showing beheading of 21 coptic christians. the first by isis to show an act outside of barbarism outside of iraq or syria. new information emerging about the gunman behind two deadly terror attacks in denmark. they say he post ad jihadist video before attacking a free speech event. jenna: amy kellogg in denmark but we begin with conor powell on new strikes against isis in libya. talk to us about these strikes. were these airstrikes a surprise to those in libya? >> reporter: airstrikes according to libyan and egyptian officials were coordinated between two countries. not only coordinated but libyan officials said they were welcome. they had been requesting help and working with egyptians to help battle isis. now the airstrikes were focused on an area called durna in the eastern part of the country. it has become an hotbed of islamic extremist activity as the c

here is the way "times" reporter scott shane wrote it a couple days ago. he said, the president and his aides avoided labeling acts of brutal violence by al qaeda, so-called islamic state and allies as plus him terrorism or describing their ideology as jihadist or islamic. with remarkable consistency high-profile white house meeting this week countering extremism, they favors bland generic terms that specifically connect attacks or plots to islam. critics say if you don't name it, you can't fight against it. you can not counter what you will not speak. >> well i think he is all but did. i think the true critics, "the new york times" press who decided strikes me as straight reporting and description. the critics are people who have been critical of president obama anyway on many fronts but this whole conference was conceived to address jon, the very thing that is at issue, which is extremism. and if you look at the participant, if you look at the appeal, it is to the muslim world but there is a difference here not in the goal. i agree with judy with everyth

scott walker, with that comes lots of questions from the press. asked if obama is a christian, walker this weekend said he didn't know. pundits immediately put him under the microscope and it shows he'll get a lot of questions and needs to be prepared for them. chris christie has kept a low profile and ohio governor, the other sitting governor considering a 2016 presidential run didn't come to the conference. there are three former governors, bush, perry and huckabee eyeing 2016 too. there are eight current and former governors looking at this. that's the biggest number of potential presidential candidates who are currently executives or were of states for decades. jon: very crowded dance card. thanks very much. jenna: now moving to texas, murder trial of the man accused of murdering navy seal chris kyle and his friend cancelled today due to bad weather. eddie ray routh is accused of killing kyle and littlefield in 2013. trial is expected to return home. we have more on what to expect this week. casey? >> we have an unexpected snow day, some ice m

. >> and i am jon scott. the irs commissioner warning that we could face a difficult tax season because of fiscal issues. the president the calling to boost his 2016 budget by billions. the washington correspondent is with us. we start with mike emmanuel. >> reporter: the irs delivered 80000 pages to the senate finance committee and 30000 pages from lois lerner. orin hatch asked them what took so long. >> this is central and relevant to the committee's investigation and were givenitous 20 months after the initial request. this is not the way to build trust. this raises more questions than answers. >> she has twice taken the fifth and refusing to answering questions from the the members of congress. there is great interest in her e-mail questions. the new documents are the way of honoring request from law makers. >> we are pleased to provide them in an attempt to answer questions that anybody has or documents on any matter. our cover letter are explained where the documents came from. they are not inconsistent

. >> you are beautiful, too, jon scott. >> thank you. >>> a new video capturing a wild shootout with a gun-wielding woman at a phoenix jewelry store. it happened a year ago but we are just seeing the video. you can see the customer walk in pretending to be a customer, comes back in different clothing and pulls a gun on the owner and shoots him in the leg when he refused to give her cash. the owner pulled a gun and fired back with a bullet striking her in the back. the woman returns fire with both of them ending up seriously injured. >> if she wants to kill she had the chance. everybody makes mistakes in this life. no body is perfect. >> what a comment from the owner there. the suspect pled guilty to multiple charges and one year later that store is out of business. >>> court action to tell you about involving the late comedian robin williams as his wife and children fight over his estate. julie banderes is here with the fox 411. >> talk about a bitter battle. it is over items that robin williams left to his children according to his his wife of two years hired an attorney saying thin

and >> and i am jon scott. we are covering all of the news, "happening now". >> he gave us happy talk about the economy. >> president obama's $4 trillion budget slammed in congress. >> it is not mission accomplished. >> can the white house and republicans find a compromise. >> people are hurting and we have a long ways to it go and can we need to fix this. >> or will it be another battle. >> plus you tried to keep your children safe and healthy but there is a new government warning about what is in your toddler's food. >> i am trying to get over another lane and i am starting to push. >> my water broke and pulled over and called 911 and how is the baby. >> how a terrifying trip to the hospital finishes with a happy ending. it is all "happening now". >> but we begin with the turmoil in ukraine as the u.s. weighs military aid in a country that is locked in a vicious battle with russian backed rebels. >> the situation is getting worse by the day. and those rebels said they keep pushing for territory. >> the white

. >> and i am jon scott. new claims show unemployment rates are higher. and the improving job market with unemployment rate of 5.7 percent. and from jobs to your money. consumer spending barely rose with retail sales up slightly despite gas prices down. here's how wall street are reacting. stocks up 65 points right now. and investors remain optimistic about the improving economy many americans are not seeing much impact in their lives. 65 percent of the americans say we are still in a recession, and most saying they are just getting by in this economy. and as far as president obama's handling of the economy. 64 percent approve and 50 percent disapprove. and job performance. 72 percent disapprove. we'll bring in chris wallace. economic numbers can not be joyful for the folks in the white house but they manage to spin the best out of them. what are they saying, chris? >> in terms of the actual economic numbers they are good. the rise in jobless benefit claims is not a good sign but over the last few months, you have seen the unemployment rate go down substa

welcome to "happening now", i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. the remarks wrap up but they are not calling it islamic extremism and some critized the president for not doing so. the president is facing criticism, and critics say he is projecting weakness. we'll go to ed henry. something i know you have asked the white house about, ed? >> reporter: we saw the president as community organizer and talking to mostly muslim leaders and today talking to world leaders from 60 countries about what he and others can do to help the muslims around the world try to stop the recruitment of jihaddist and offered little urgency of christians and jews slaughtered by isis. he framed the fight for the second day in the war as a generational struggle. listen to him. >> there is a complicated history between the middle east, the west and none of us i think should be immune from criticism in terms of specific policies but the notion that the west is at war with islam is an ugly lie. and all of us regardless of our faith, have a responsibility to reject it. >> republ

i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. this is the first time a president sought congressional approval for military force since congress gave president bush the go ahead to invade iraq. our president will make a statement on the war powers request he sent to capitol hill. it will give president obama the power to provide options for troops on the ground. the president faces doubters from the republicans and democrats. this is coming as the house homeland security conducted a need on the countering the theft violent extremism. our chief congressional correspondent mike emmanuel is on capitol hill and we start first with white house correspondent kevin court. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. it is interesting that the white house is saying from the very outset, they don't envision long- term large- scale offensive that we have seen in iraq and afghanistan. however, the language in the request is intentionally vague. just moments ago, we heard white house press secretary josh earnest saying it is fuzzy because the preside

. >> i am jon scott. >> i am jenna lee. the internet video shoes that the pilot was burned alive in a cage by the terrorist. now there are calls for retribution. and jordan sxouted to convicted al-qaeda terrorist at dawn. one of them a female prisoner whose release isis demanded. jordan's king was in washington when the news brook. king abdullah rushed back to jordan saying the vengeance will not end there. kathryn? >> john, this morning, jordan is launching new bombing raids in key isis areas in syria. there is a heavily armed convoy leaving the prison after the executions by hanging. this man was alleged to be a senior member of al-qaeda in iraq and a former top aid killed in 2006. the female suicide bomber was part of a plot to kill 63 in jordanian hotels. her vest failed to detonate. this is the hostage isis said they were willing to swap for the pilot. isis played the 22 minute of the pilot being burned alive on outdoor projectors in the strong hold of syria with some in the crowd chanting god is great as the execution

. >> and i am jon scott. critics are calling out the clinton foundation launched by the president more than a decade ago from accepting contributions for from foreign governments. it is an issue that former white wight press secretary robert gibes said clinton must address soon. >> there is no doubt that the appearances are awkward at best and they will have to do something in the short term to deal with this in a way that put its off of the table. >> from the democratic perspective things will be better when there is a formal campaign. >> but there is a slow roll of rolling headlines for a long time. >> tom it is the bill, hillary clinton and chelsea foundation. how much longer can she continue to accept through the foundations from foreign governments? >> we'll have to see. i agree it is a problem and raises questions of conflict of interest and goes to one of clinton's vulnerabilities and that she and her husband went through the thing of how they were dead broke and they are fund-raising machines and so i

. >> and i'm jon scott. 26-year-old pilot was burned alive in a page. jordanian military believes he was actually killed a month ago but king abdullah a close u.s. ally, was in washington, d.c. when that video was released online yesterday. the king then cut short his trip to rush home and rally support for an even tougher line against the terrorists. we've got live fox team coverage on all of these developments with kevin corke at the white house. go ahead. >> as you can imagine, white house is pledging continued support for the jordanian people and their leader in the wake of that despicable act committed by isis. of course we're talking about the death of the jordanian pilot who was burned alive. yesterday here at the white house, as you pointed out, king abdullah did stop by spending a bit of time with president barack obama. the president offering condolences on the behalf of the american people. now, today on capitol hill it is opening statement at the confirmation hearing for ash carter to be the new secretary of defense arizona senator john mcca

. >> i am jon scott. and in the meantime western leaders are warning of all out war in ukraine as kiev and pro russian rebels battle on an expanding front line. earlier president obama meeting with german chancellor angela merck. the president said the russian powerful military would be hard to defeat and making diplomacy all that more important. he said russia's track record does not bode well for the furniture. >> russia sent in more tank ands heavy artillery and the separatist have destroyed vill arages and driven more ukrainians from their homes. these are the facts. >> they are watching this closely in the pentagon. we'll find jennifer griffin. >> reporter: jon, the german chancellor and president obama did not have a warm relationship. it was strained because of the spying. but today they tried to put that behind because of the meeting in mensk. if diplomacy fails, we will look at the other options and other means to put in place to change mr. putin'sical. >> and as to the export of arms, i have giv

i am jon scott. >> and i am jenna lee. evipt pounding isis targets. hours after the terrorist released the video showing the beheading of 21 egyptian coptic christians. one intelligence official saying it is propaganda. and the battlefield may be growing as egypt calls on the u.s. led operation to expand in to libya. catherine, has the latest. >> reporter: this morning egyptian officials confirming a second wave of a strikes on a grouch onshar- sharia. that is the same group that killed four americans including an american embassy. a week before the execution video was released a counter terrorism contact tells fox news that isis declared libya a safe haven for operations as the group followed through on the execution of 21 eastern christians. the it is a challenge to western way of life and values. fox news are told that they are targeting the lone wolf assaults and military police and christians. >> there is no question they were targeted for the religious belief. >> their only words were jesus help me. they were assassinated simply for that. >> and

i'm jon scott. jenna: it's not. hope you had a great weekend. i'm jenna lee. far reaching storm is stretching 1,000 miles with a host of warnings and watches now posted and it's not only dumping snow as jon mentioned but lots of it and lots of freezing rain making for dangerous travel conditions. the storm forcing the cancellation of thousands of flights and closing hundreds of schools across country. we have team fox coverage today. maria live from the fox weather center. rick leventhal live from new york la guardia airport. we start with chicago, an area very much hard hit. >> yeah. you mentioned the bad travel conditions the storm has caused. yesterday there were two storm related deaths in nebraska from drivers in extra separate incidents. the snow is coming down so hard and so fast and the wind was so strong that there were whiteout conditions throughout much of the midwest yesterday. here in chicago, the roads this morning, 500 trucks were out here on the street clearing the roads overnight so these main roadways, they're looking good. the problem is ove

jon: i'm jon scott. the judge's ruling gives a coalition of 26 states led by texas time to pursue a lawsuit claiming president obama's program exceeds his authority. and violates the constitution. the white house promising to appeal the decision. meanwhile the move also settings up a major showdown on capitol hill over funding for the department of homeland security. let's go to chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live in washington. mike? >> reporter: jon, good morning t temporarily put president obama's immigration executive action on hold and in a statement white house press secretary josh earnest said quote, the district court's decision wrongly prevents, lawful, common sense policies from taking effect. the department of justice hasn't indicated it will appeal that decision. the timing is critical as part of the president's immigration action is set to take effect tomorrow. and federal judge in south texas said essentially it would be impossible to put the genie back in the bottle. once l

it is john scott. and jordan -- >> we begin with shepherd smith in aman, michael jordan. >> jordanians have spoken and said they have no information to support this. and the state department said the same thing. they are skeptical of the clachlt isis claimed that the jordanian air raids conducted air strikes over syria and one of those air strikes killed the american hostage, a female who was held since august of 2013 and they are blaming the jordan air strikes. there is no reason to believe that that is true and in addition we can't confirm she is did, history tells us that hostages are alive in an effort for a prisoner swap in the last week or so. but never pretended someone was dead and not. the hostage after she was captured she was wearing a hijab at the time. i carefully avoided that sort of thing so it doesn't slip out of my mouth. analyst believe that she may have died many months ago. isis using it as a media propaganda tool and an effort to get the jordanians to think twice about the bombing

. >> and i am greg jarret in for jon scott. the bill in question would fund dhs for the entire year but roll back the president's executive actions on immigrations and democrats said it will continue to fail unless immigration is off of the table. republicans are now working on a modified version that fund some of the president's new policies but they are running out of time. >> look at the the senate floor. mike emmanuel joins us live from capitol hill with more on the lead story today, mike. >> reporter: house speaker boehner tried to turn up the pressure on senate democrats and the house did the work and won its fight and put it back in their court. >> several times this week, senate democrats including senators who oppose the president's action blocked the bill. republicans are standing with the people and the democrats are protecting the president. >> reporter: pressure is building on capitol hill with homeland security money to run out. many law makers are calling for a plan b. the conservatives want to stop the president

. >> and i am jon scott. raids are surging against the al-qaeda targets by american special operations forces and afghan commandos. after a raid last fall targeting an al-qaeda leader and they found a computer chalk full of intelligence. peter doocey is following the story from washington. joishgs jon there is a ton of new information to digest with the story. beginning with the fact that the night raids are happening in the winter. throughout the course of the afghan war this is the time of year things calmed down and notable that a big split is revealed between what the politicians are saying bh about the war is over and the pent gone is doing. the way they describe the state of the play to the new york times tis all in the shadows, the official war for america and part of the war you could see is over. but there is a secret war that is going and it is going hard. we have heard from senior military officials that the raids have picked up. basically meaning that some days a lot more raids than normal and som

gregg: i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. we're dealing with a rapidly developing situation in ukraine with secretary of state john kerry meeting with leaders in that country trying to fine peace. the german chancellor and french president both set to sit down with vladmir putin to find a way to stop the bloodshed in eastern ukraine. as former commander of nato warns the kremlin could be eyeing other baltic states coming up next. all of this as we expect the administration today to lay out the president's strategy for our own national security. >> interesting to hear details on that. live fox team coverage amy powell in london. conor powell has the latest in jordan on the fight against isis. conor? >> reporter: jenna we saw large crowds turn out across the country, particularly in amman, jordan the capital, the people came out in support of king abdullah and the families of the jordanian pilot. muath al-kasaesbeh the pilot killed by isis. they were pro-government. they were very very anti-isis. there is collective belief in t

i'm jon scott. the white house is trying not to offend nearly a quarter of the world's population saying such language simply plays into the terrorist prop fanned today. but many critics say the president is avoiding reality what is driving terrorism around the world in doing so he is projecting weakness. karl rove, is watching and joins you now. former senior advisor, deputy chief of staff to president george w. bush and a fox news contributor. i remember quite clearly many times when your former boss george w. bush, was in the white house, he said, our war is not with islam itself. this president does not want to say that. why, karl? >> i don't understand it because, making the distinction between the radical islamic terrorists and islam itself is a powerful tool in the war against terror. it allows you to say we stand with the aspirations of the vast majority of the muslim population around the world. mothers and fathers who desire for their children not a life of martyrdom and beheading, and vio

i'm jon scott in the nation's capital. jenna: are you there to help the process along? jon: whatever i can do. if i can be useful, use my good offices to be a go-between i'm happy to do that. jenna: we'll take the exclusive interviews as well. i'm jenna lee in new york city. senator mcconnell is willing to put out a clean bill as long as the representatives will do a stand alone measure. >> this is a historic event. this is a historic overreach by this president and it must be stopped. >> congress if it acquiesces and agrees to fund legal action that congress has rejected then it has weakened itself on a very significant way and would be noted historic. jenna: senate minority leader reid says his caucus would object to the deal unless speaker boehner agrees to vote on that clean d.h.s. funding bill. >> the problem is everybody, i'm waiting to hear from the speaker. we have to make sure that people understand the nature of this congress that we serve in. so to have senator mcconnell just pass the ball over to the house isn't going to do the trick. >> let's bring in juan

i'm jon scott. >> and i'm lee lee. more on the breaking news lut the day today but we have to touch about what's happening in boston. hard hit for sure by this storm. schools and businesses are closed, public transportation is suspended. hospitals forced to set up sleeping areas for workers. officials are struggling with how to remove the latest amount of snow, two feet since sunday. >> no city administration has dealt with this much snow in a very short period of time in the month of february. i know there are some other snowier years that we're approaching. i think the snowiest record is 103 inches back in 1995 maybe but as far as a one month snowfall particularly in a short period of time. jenna: the storm moves out but there's potential for more snow for the east coast later this week. a major concern is the possibility of roof collapses. several partial collapses have been reported and the danger continues. one boston area school district closing all schools for the rest of the week because of the strain on buildi

gregg: and i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott, welcome to this hour of "happening now." last night the irs watchdog revealing at a house oversight hearing 32,000 e-mails from lois lerner had been discovered on backup tapes at an irs facility in west virginia. jenna:lier in is the former -- lerner is the former official at the center of this probe over the targeting of tea party groups. we don't know how many of the e-mails are in possession of congress through other sources. investigators also say irs employees never even asked to see those backup tapes even after the irs commissioner testified last june that there was no way to retrieve the e-mails. take a listen. >> i'm advised it was determined that it was dysfunctional and with experts no e-mails could be retrieved, was recycled and destroyed -- >> so was it physically destroyed? >> that's my understanding. jenna: what is going on here? it's a big question. doug mckelway's live in washington with more on this. doug? >> reporter: jenna, republicans on the committee feel really strongly that they have been misled by th