conference. ben bernanke says he expects the economy will continue to recover and gas prices will level off or drop. fox news learned defense secretary gates will step down from the post at the end of june. c.i.a. director leon panetta is president obama's pick to replace him. read more about the certificate release on foxnews.com. glenn beck returns in a moment. but first, bret baier previews "special report." >> bret: coming up, washington reacts to the birth certificate state in the the briefing room. why now? politics behind the sedition. syria erupts in more violence. that's at the top of the hour. now have back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: today, we have a live studio audience and we will be with one tomorrow. don't miss tomorrow's program. ry i'll introduce you to