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>> more of what he had to say on hannity. our slogan comes from elizabeth and bill in delaware, when we get up and need a booster, we tune to fox and listen to the rooster. >> and i thought you were talking about me, steve, when you said cougar. might be running for congress. never know. >> there's a cougar cruise leaving this weekend, are you on board? >> i'm not sure my husband would be on board with that. anyway -- >> national cougars, members of the wild kingdom. defined these days as women who are a little older than the guys they are after. >> looking for the 21-year-old men. don't worry, clayton, that ship has sailed. >> already out of port. >> in for brian, nice to see you here from the weekend show. should we kick off the show with some headlines? disturbing developments overnight from marjah, afghanistan. there are reports that they are using women and children as human shields. according to the top general, the militants are taking women and children hostage and putting them on the roof of houses and firing from behind them. and in northwest pakistan, the suspected u.s. attack leaves three islamic dead. they fired two drones into a military compound. the attack is the third since sunday in a taliban strong hold close to the afghan border. a tragic end for the man who fell into mount st. helens. the crew of the navy helicopter recovered the body 1500 feet inside the crater. bolling was backing up near the rim of the crater when it gave way. an autopsy will be performed to see if he died of injuries, hypothermia or combination of both. and another blow this morning to toyota. moments ago, the president of the company announcing a possible recall of its hot selling corolla. now, this time it's because of complaints about power steering. he also says his company did not cover up any safety problems but he's refusing to appear before u.s. congressional hearings on the safety lapses. the automaker's u.s. executives will answer questions on capitol hill about the massive gas pedal recall. and who won it? sadie the scottish terrier, best in show at the westminster dog show. it's her 112th best in show ribbon. not many were surprised by her win. look what happened moments before sadie took the title. two women walk into the ring, the center ring at madison square garden holding up signs that said this. "mutts rule and breeders kill shelter dogs' chances." but the crowd booed them and they were taken away by security. i'll give you one guess as to who was behind that. peta. peta. sadie will join us in a half-hour on "fox & friends." those are your headlines. >> are you referring, perhaps, to peta, people for eating tasty animals or people for the ethical treatment of animals? >> maybe those people who wanted to protect the fly when president obama slapped at it. that's where i lost it. >> it was cruel. peta inspired message. talking about messages, it was one year ago that president barack obama signed legislation making billions of dollars in federal stimulus money available. today, some are trumpeting its successes. mainly at the white house. while others wonder if any good has come of it at all. >> and caroline shively live in washington this morning with a look at the stimulus results one year later. caroline, good morning to you. >> good morning to you, clayton. the white house is talking up the measure this morning while republicans are slamming it. the president will announce $1 1/2 billion in new transportation grants later this morning that will be funded by the stimulus plan. transportation secretary ray lahood will announce the details in missouri, he's one administration official hitting 35 different cities this week to push the stimulus job angle. quote of the day has to go to the house republican leader who says more people believe elvis is alive than believe stimulus created jobs much the total bill is $378 billion but not all the money is getting to communities. how much has been funded compared to how much has been paid out, "usa today" did a survey. you're looking at the amounts available in there, too. some of the money has been repaid with interest and some has gone out again. now, here is one of the numbers, and all those zeros are there. you see the available number much smaller and the paid out number. we're looking about only a third of the money that has actually been paid out. now, there are plans for more of the remaining money to be doled out in the coming months but republicans complained when the white house was pushing the bill a year ago, they said that money would be pushed out as quickly as possible to jolt the economy. not more than a year later. steve, gretchen and clayton, back to you. >> all right, caroline, thank you very much. so later today, barack obama is going to be talking about how the stimulus has really turned things around. and what they're going to do is invite some people to the white house who have been impacted and whose jobs have been saved by the stimulus and stuff like that. we just heard from caroline, apparently, people from the administration are going to fan out across the country and they're going to talk up the stimulus, how well it worked. let's just hope they're all on the same page. let's just hope they've all got their numbers right because not too long ago, they had three of the top advisors out on the sunday shows, they all had different numbers. it was a little embarrassing. >> the recovery act saved thousands and thousands of jobs. >> now, the recovery act the president passed has created more than or saved more than two million jobs. >> just last quarter, we finally saw the first positive economic job growth in more than a year largely as a result of the recovery plan that's put money back into our economy, that saved or created a million and a half jobs. >> a lot of different numbers there. and of course, you need an abbacus to follow all this. last year, they said it would create 3.5 million jobs. they're touteding the numbers at two million right now. it's that created or saved number that has me confused. >> they have created the created part. the bureau of labor statistics simply does not have a metric to figure out how many jobs have been saved. they know how many jobs have been created. >> see, i think that was on purpose to have those advisors go out in the end of january and say all those different numbers because the american public is so confused about this whole process that not confuse them just a little bit more? it's kind of funny numbers here. joe biden, though, has written an op ed today assessing the recovery act. the best is yet to come! so if you think that the best hasn't hit yet, joe biden says that the best is yet to come. he says that before the stimulus went into action, 750,000 jobs a month were being lost. that was three months before the recovery act. now, he says only 35,000 jobs a month are being lost. >> in fact, gretch, the pictures we're showing right now of joe biden up there. he's at a press event in michigan where he said the stimulus is really working. in michigan, the unemployment rate is, what, 14%, 15%, something like that and i'm sure there are a lot of people who are sitting in that room with him there yesterday thinking, it's not really working for me. interestingly enough, because there's something in "usa today" that talks about how, you know, there have been allegations that a lot of the stimulus money has just been wasted. well, perhaps this is a good indicator as well. more than 3.5 billion dollars of money, stimulus money that went out to various programs, president obama wants to eliminate or trim in his brand new budget. in other words, sure, we'll give them stimulus money but when it actually comes to coming out of our pocket, the budget pocket, not so fast. we're not going to do it. >> army corps of engineering, drinking water programs, all these being slashed under obama's new budget but given the numbers now, given the numbers for actually going out in his budget and actually from the stimulus money that have gotten this money and on the one hand, they're being slashed at the same time. makes no sense. >> something else that makes a lot of sense at least to the voters being polled right now is how they feel about incumbents who are in office right now. i think this goes across party lines. democrats and republicans. here's what the question was. voter support for incumbents is at a historic low. that's not actually the question. that's the analysis. 63% don't think their members of congress should be re-elected. 63%. now, 52% don't think that president obama deserves re-election in 2012. >> there, we kind of buried the lead. that is extraordinary that a majority of those polled said that barack obama, 52% should not be re-elected. if you're at the white house, you're thinking, can you just go get me a pail of malox? i would like to have that this morning with my eggs benedict. >> if you're in the oval office this morning, you're thinking there's a silver lining here. congress is worse off than we are this morning. people don't like congress more than they don't like us. >> look at what's happening to members of congress, they're dropping like flies. >> speaking of congress, over on the senate side, as you know, evan bayh, the long time senator from indiana. he's calling it quits at the end of this term. and now there apparently is a move to get one of indiana's most famous sons, john cougar mellencamp to run for senate. there's a facebook page that's been established. now, what's interesting about him is he certainly is liberal. in fact, perhaps he's really very liberal. according to one report i read this morning, he has come out publicly and said hillary rodham clinton, barack obama, not liberal enough for me. i want more. >> so this is the answer, then, for indiana because evan bayh, of course, has been a moderate democrat in indiana and that's one of the reasons he's had long jef -- longevity in that state. there's a facebook page that's popped up called draft john mellencamp for senate. to be fair, there's facebook pages for everything. there's a facebook page for you, steve. there's two members trying to draft you. >> i have seen that actually. >> i thought i was the cougar running for congress. can a guy be a cougar, too? >> a guy can be a cougar, too. john cougar is a cougar. here's the thing going in his favor. the poll that gretch cited a little bit ago that so many people are steamed with incumbents. here he is a complete outsider and so he would be able to come in. i got no record. but i'm a regular guy. >> that's why senators very rarely become elected president because they have a long record and we can go back 20 years and look at their record. you voted twice this way, twice this way. make up your mind. >> that's an interesting point. somebody else who achieved fame as just a regular guy during the last election cycle was joe the plumber. now, yesterday, we were reporting that he was doing a little complaining about becoming famous and that he was blaming senator john mccain for that publicity. last night, he had a chance to clear up his comments. >> took nine years to get custody of my son. i got custody of my boy six months prior to me meeting barack obama. all i had in my thoughts were man, i got custody of my son. i got a great job. i'm about to make payments to my boss to buy his company. i mean, i was living the american dream. so yes, john mccain and barack obama in essence screwed up that life. now, screwed up my life, you know, that's going overboard a little bit. they screwed up that life where i was very much looking forward to but i definitely embrace what's come my way. >> also joe the plumber, as he is known, that's his handle, that's how he's been dubbed by -- >> that's his twitter name. >> do you think he's twittering? what he said on biggovernment.com is he's written not editorial explaining the complete big story. for the record, john mccain did not ruin my life. for the record, he likes governor sarah palin and for the record, he thinks washington, d.c. changes people for the worse. >> didn't he on his own go out and support john mccain and go out to some of those -- >> absolutely. >> it's now incongruent saying you blame somebody for something you chose to do. >> right, but by virtue of him asking barack obama that hard question in that guy's driveway that day. >> i'm all for that part of it. >> everybody is going who is joe the plumber and then they start getting into his background. that's what messes up the whole works. all right. dozen minutes after the top of the hour. thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. >> coming up on the show, the taliban's top military commander captured. is osama bin laden next? the man who hunted bin laden for the c.i.a. is here live on the show. >> and then mitt romney attacked on an airplane. will he strike back with charges or possibly a lawsuit? 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[ female announcer ] new moisture wrap body lotion. >> welcome back to "fox & friends." 23 minutes now past the hour. today marks ash wednesday, the start of lent. time for the faithful to reflect and repent for their sins. >> and fox news religion correspondent father jonathan morris is here to tell us why everyone can relate to the season of lent. good morning. >> good morning. >> so before, just three minutes ago, we said father jonathan may have an alternative to lent. >> alternative to lent -- >> alternative to lent. >> scandalous. >> what would that be? >> you know what? i think we always think of lent or ash wednesday as a time to give up something. and that's good because sacrifice is always good for us. whether you're a catholic, whether you're another denomination within christianity, whether you're not even a believer. i think making a sacrifice in life is a very good thing because it helps us to form discipline. but it's not just about sacrificing something. i think in this period of lent, we can also decide to do something that might be hard but we know that's good for us, good for other people. and that's a very important part, i believe, of what you said. repentance, changing our ways, putting behind things that are not good for us and that are offensive against god or others and deciding we're going to live in a better way. >> i love the history side of this. give us some perspective, how did this start on wednesday, putting ashes on our foreheads and we repent for our sins. where did this start? >> think back to the ninivites. >> who can forget? >> exactly. exactly. tell us the story, clayton. >> tell us. >> i have no idea. >> they repented with sack cloth and ashes. so ashes were always a symbol of repentance. now, back in the 8th century, so it's really the beginning of ash wednesday so to speak with taking the ashes that are coming from the palms of palm sunday and putting them on the forehead. and the pastor or the priest, because it's not just a catholic thing, makes a sign of the cross on the faithful that come and says, remember, old man, that from dust you'll come and to dust you will return. so to remember -- it's a rememberance of the fact that we are mortal human beings so it's good for all of us to stop and reflect. >> one of the things you stop and reflect, you see people with the ashes on their faces and it's good for young children because i find my children for the first time last year saying to me, mommy, why do people have black on their foreheads? good way to start the conversation with your kids. >> yeah. i remember as a kid going, oh, my gosh, trying to wipe it off. it's the first decision. am i going to stand up for what i believe or better to hide it? let me say one last thing. you know, one thing is sacrificing saying i'm going to give up chocolate or give up this or that, all good things. from a christian theology perspective, you can take it one step further. when you feel like i want this or that that i've given up, you can say and turn it into a prayer and say, god, i offer this up, what i'm missing, for the sake of so and so who is now suffering. and we can unite our suffering so to speak to the suffering of jesus and i think that's the second biggest -- like the second phase of that saying giving up. >> before we let you go, what are you giving up for lent? >> oh, my gosh. i can't tell you. >> you're not allowed to say it? >> i can but i'm not going to. >> because -- >> pretend we're in confession. >> confess to me. >> exactly. people give me that all the time, the make-up artists wanted to hear my confession today. but you know what? what i've done is i've made a decision to give up something and it's between me and god and i'm going to do something. so it's the negative and the positive. and i think that's the most important thing. a decision to be offering something up but to do something positive that you know is good for you or for others. >> great message, father jonathan. great to see you. >> you're welcome. i'll tell you later, clayton. >> thanks. i'll tweet about it. coming up in the show, the tea party meets the g.o.p. we'll take you inside their big meeting yesterday and tell you what happened. >> and he may look frail but take another look. why did granny go on the attack with a price scanner? 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what did she have? she had steak, she had eggs. she had everything. i had just a breakfast bar. >> it's a dog's world, clayton. >> we roll out the red carpet for the dogs here. >> she's used to winning. 112th best in show. >> she's so sick of winning. it's like oh, i've done all the press tours before. she's so used to it. >> i'm surprised her head fit through the door. she's got an attitude now. what happened yesterday between the tea party and the g.o.p.? a lot of people talking about this. this could be the political future of the republican party, whether or not they can convince a lot of those tea partiers to come on over to the other side. but guess what? i think word on the street after this big meeting with michael steele yesterday, the chair of the r.n.c. is they are not probably going to merge. >> well, it sounds like, you know, it was a meeting of the minds. michael steele said i will -- keep in mind, he had a private meeting on the third floor of the r.n.c. headquarters and he said ok, i'm going to be here and it will be a one hour meeting and i'll take all of your questions. four hours later, finally just walking out and the peril for the republican party is, for instance, in nevada, there's somebody on the tea party slate that may run for senate in which case if you got a tea party person, a republican person, then the democrat, harry reid might actually benefit by the fractionalizing of that republican and the tea party split and then harry reid winds up with another six years. >> it could be another year like ross perot pulling votes away from george bush. the tea party was asked to react after this big meeting. here's what they had to say about this. >> the meeting was good. i came to express concern from my tea party group with dissatisfaction of the republican party. we established our independence today and opened some dialogue. >> we encompass democrats, republicans and independents. right now, i consider myself independent. we were looking to see what mr. steele had to say. it's very cordial. there was discussions, issues, a lot of it even local issues in my own state. >> we are not being absorbed by the r.n.c. we're a movement that wants answers to questions that we feel concerned by the citizens because legislation that's being passed recently is not to our liking and we feel is against the constitution of the nation was founded on. >> somebody asking him outside, asking -- excuse me, a number of these tea party activists are they now part of the republican party? and they emphatically yelled back no way! >> and herein lies the whole problem for the republican party right now. >> right. >> they have the same split going on that the democrats do. evan bayh allegedly quit buzz he was a moderate in the liberal party. republicans have the same exact problem. what are they going to do with their moderates? are they going to go more conservative? that's what the tea party folks would like them to do or something more moderate? both parties have the issues. >> michael steele who a couple of weeks ago in a radio interview said guess what? i'm a tea partyier. i'm a town haller. i'm a grassrooter. michael steele, the guy who heads up the r.n.c. will be joining us one hour from now about to talk about what happened just yesterday at the r.n.c. headquarters up there on the third floor. stick around for that. >> couple of quick headlines for your wednesday. new york mayor michael bloomberg says vice president joe biden doesn't know what he's talking about? over the weekend, biden said the mayor overestimated how much it would cost to try khalid sheikh mohammed and four other accused terrorists in new york city bloomberg said everybody from the president down thinks his estimate of $200 million a year is reasonable. >> clayton? >> she didn't get enough signatures to get on the indiana u.s. senate ballot this fall. the democratic state committee is now free to choose a candidate from three others, three republicans also indicated they would seek to replace evan bayh who announced he is not seeking re-election this year. >> there you go. meanwhile, listen to this. read all about it. a "new york times" reporter accused of plagiarism. he has apparently resigned from the paper now. the reporter, zachary kquwe has been accused before that. the journal owned by our parent company the newscorp. this brings back memories of former "times" reporter jason blair who admitted to plagiarizing dozens of stories before getting caught. >> she might be 75 years old but this grandma packs a punch! take a look as she grabs a price scanner and whacks a robber as he tries to steal money out of the cash register at a 7-eleven in boston. >> wow. >> the woman -- is she the clerk? >> yeah. >> she won't give up, even whacks him a second time. >> get them granny! >> she's there to help. >> as he's running out of the store, cops nab the man. the woman says she can take care of herself and didn't want to see anyone else get hurt. i love that grandma. >> she's now on the payroll as security guard. seven "american idol" contestants are headed to the semifinals including 23-year-old didi denemy. >> you're one of the 12. >> oh, my god! >> you made it. congrats. congrats. >> tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern, the judges will choose the other 17 semifinalists. ok. let's find out what kind of a day we're going to finally have on this ash wednesday and as you can see, the satellite and radar of the last six hours, it's nice and dry and that is great. we love it when it's dry. we had to scoop 8, 9 inches off our driveway just last night out there in suburban new jersey. meanwhile, currently, we got 27 in new york city. about the same for cleveland and chicago. and throughout portions of the ohio valley up through new england and down through the mid atlantic. look right there, right now, it is 28 degrees in atlanta. it's actually warmer technically by 1 degree in caribou, maine. also, chilly across the central plains states. only 19 in kansas city. eventually kansas city will about double that, up to 38. portions of texas will have 50's and 60's as will be the case along the beautiful florida coast and the gulf coast, temperatures in the 50's but as you can see, eventually through the midday, mid atlantic should crank it up into the 40's. it will be freezing today in chicago. and today in new york city, 37. >> and 37 in the studio currently. i wonder what the temperature was at the dog show last night. it heated up because history was made at last night's westminster kennel club dog show. watch this. >> 134th westminster kennel club is going to be the scottish terrier. >> sadie the scottie. >> 4-year-old sadie the scottie won her 112th career best in show ribbon. she's also the first triple crown winner of dogdom. >> she's here along with her handler gabriel. gabriel joining them is the westminster kennel show host, david fry. >> welcome. >> congratulations. >> hey, sadie! >> sadie, did you get any sleep last night? >> hi, how are you? >> was sadie celebrating by partying last night? >> a little bit. >> sdenlt the dog get a crown or something? >> she has her own crown. >> she has her own crown. come up here, the black is blending into the background. >> our little red carpet. so gabriel, sadie has won over 100 best in shows. so this is a winner. what is it about this particular dog that they found to be just the best dog in the world last night? >> well, she is in great condition and she's a wonderful show dog and great temperament. >> very nice. >> beautifully prensented by th handler. too modest to tell you that. >> it always comes back to the handler, doesn't it? >> it really does. the best handlers are invisible in the ring and lets the dog do her thing. >> she won the terrier group last year and launched her into a great year in the ring. number one dog all breeds through the course of the year and won the big shows so it was easy to put the buzz on her to start. >> were you surprised by her going to victory? >> not at allme. we talked about it all week long. great little show dog. the only show all year where all the great dogs are in the same place at the right time. you can't just walk and give the ribbon to them and you have to show. >> did sadie really have steak for breakfast? >> no. >> what is her diet? >> her diet is just regular food and she -- >> because steve was admiring her coat and he wanted to have -- he wanted to get the same sheen to his hair. >> i would like it. >> it's beer, right? conditions herself with beer. >> better hair products than any of the rest of us. >> i'm sure she does. i've seen the behind the scenes at the dog show, trust me. that's a show in and of itself. let me ask you this, does sadie know -- it's a she, right? does she know that she's a winner? >> i don't know if she knows she's a winner but she knows she's very proud of herself. >> uh-huh. >> she's definitely proud. >> you can tell the way she's holding her tail she's proud of herself. >> she's not shy. >> i got to ask you about the controversy last night. apparently, there was a moment when some protesters got up on the stage and held up some signs and one said mutts rule and something -- one other crazy sign as well. something like that has never happened before. >> we've seen them wandering outside and they've never gotten inside. it's misdirected. all of us who are involved with dogs love all dogs. we're involved with our local shelters and involved with rescue. we do everything we can to make sure it's a better world for our dogs. >> when you see the picture and we put it up, the picture that said mutts rule and peta. what happened to those people that brought the signs in? >> i think they got a free night room and board at the local jail. >> they were in the doghouse? >> in the doghouse. >> they got publicity, too, and that seems to be what their whole effort is and, unfortunately, at your expense last night. tell us about sadie's future now. does she retire? or what's her next step? >> well, her plans -- our plans for her is to breed her and hopefully have somebody like her coming from her. >> sure. david, last night was a tough night. winter olympics, dog show. winter olympics. but as always, the dog show wins at our house. >> thank you very much. we're proud of the 134 straight years we've been on television since 1948. >> amazing. >> people are used to tuning in for us. >> we thank you all for joining us live. >> thank you. >> coming up here on the show, where's the fair and balanced? coming up, how the mainstream media celebrated a year of the stimulus and hyped the spending of your tax dollars. >> and then a journalism student tries to film a town hall meeting for a school project. what was supposed to be a harmless video turned ugly because of a congressman? >> it's a little embarrassing. and before we head to break, we leave you with the sights and sounds from mardi gras on bourbon street yesterday, of course, ladies and gentlemen. today is ash wednesday. 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this is pom-pom wiping time for the president. >> you say congress should be debating the success of the stimulus and the networks should not. let's take a look at this next assessment which is the amount of criticism that the stimulus package received. total stories on mainstream media, 172 stories on the stimulus. criticism included only 52% of the time. again, i know you're not surprised by this but don't you think that there's been a little bit more criticism of the stimulus in recent months? >> well, not -- but not enough. by the way, i think the 172 stories is not enough either. that's not very much if you think about it. if you think about the sheer -- the enormity of this bill. $787 billion. gretchen, look, dan gainor from the business and media institute who put together this study and i came up with a show and tell for you. it's very simple. >> all right. >> remember, the president said very simply, he said we needed $787 billion because we needed to create jobs. jobs, jobs. that's what he says this was all about. he said if we didn't do this, we were going to go from 8% unemployment to 10% unemployment. here we go. this is where we stood at unemployment when this bill was signed. we spent $787 billion. this is where we stand today. now, in between $787 billion. so two things are true here. number one, this bill bombed! number two, what happened to the $787 billion? >> right. >> where are the national news media? >> if you listen to the administration, it went into fixing bridges and water maintenance things and a lot of the money hasn't been used yet. >> it was supposed -- but gretchen, they told us we needed it -- but gretchen, they told us we needed it immediately to create jobs. that's what they said it was for. so i think a journalist who is supposed to be covering these things would be asking the questions, where is the money? where did it go? and why did you say we needed it for what you said we needed it for? >> right. i understand your point, brent. as always, very much to the point. thanks for being the guest this morning. >> thank you, gretchen. >> a college student wanted to film a town hall meeting for a journalism project. but instead, he gets a lesson in censorship. that's next. upbeat rock. ♪ singer: hello hello hello can anybody hear me? ♪ ♪ i know i know i know i shoulda gone to ♪ ♪ free credit report dot com! ♪ that's where i shoulda gone! coulda got my knowledge on! ♪ ♪ vo: free credit score and report with enrollment in triple advantage. >> all right. welcome back. a journalism student working on a school project barred from filming a health care town hall by indiana democratic congressman baron hill, the same man who is expected to run for evan bayh's senate seat. check out this exchange from last september. >> i've just been taken aside and told i can't film this. i'm not disrupting. i'm keeping my opinions to myself but now that i'm not getting to do this for a project, i was going to ask a question. i just -- why can't i film this? isn't it my right? >> well -- this is my town hall meeting and i set the rules and i've had these rules -- >> oh, boy. >> ashley scott asked the question and joins us right now along with a fellow journalism student working on the project. they are both students at indiana university. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> ok. so you -- you girls got credentialed. you had the credentials. you were sitting there and suddenly a woman says hey, i got to talk to you and essentially it sounds like, according to something i read you said, it sounded like ashley scott, she was suggesting that you were up to some shenanigans and would not be allowed to videotape the event. >> absolutely. she told us that we either had to stop filming or we had to leave. she said she had called the school of journalism and they had not ever assigned a project which is a little ridiculous because the school of journalism closed before the town hall meeting even started. >> yeah, that is a little crazy. >> ashley, so you guys were working on a class project at indiana university. it's not like you were up to have some gotcha moment with him. >> no. i mean, i in fact told him, you know, my project was just going to be like still photographs that i wouldn't use a flash. it wouldn't be a problem. i'm a journalism student so i know that i need to keep my opinions out of it no matter what they should be. i assured her of that fact. then she said, you know, she called the journalism school and my story didn't check out. >> a lot of people and we should point out, this got so little coverage in the mainstream media, we're bringing it up because it sounds like this fwie is on the short list for evan bayh's seat. after you asked that question, he came back and extraordinarily, he said this. listen. >> let me repeat that one more time. this is my town hall meeting for you. >> boo! >> and you're not going to tell me how to run my congressional office. now, the reasons why i don't allow filming is because usually the films that are done end up on you tube in a compromising position. >> in fact, for the most part, girls, you tube is the only place where people can see this because the mainstream media really didn't cover it. ashley scott, after he said that, what did you think of your elected official there at the podium? >> i was shocked! he didn't have the professional wherewithall to know that something like that would be seen in a bad light? i mean, essentially what was an easy question and required just a straight forward answer, he answered extremely unprofessionally and i think that it showed his true character. >> ashley, what did you think of him? >> i thought it was very unprofessional as well. i mean, i didn't vote for him. i wasn't in the ninth district when the voting happened but he still represents me while i'm at school. i mean, i like that he acknowledged it was his town hall meeting for his constituents but i think that sips t since the constituents are voting for him and paying his salary, they have the right to say how he runs the town hall meeting. >> we thank you both for joining us from indianapolis. good luck with your journalism career. you're certainly off to a good start. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> all right. >> thank you. >> you bet. coming up, a custody battle where religion is a sticking point. a dad takes his baby to church. now, the father could be going to jail? 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"fox & friends" is heaven sent. and i'd never give them up for lent. thanks, jim. >> hey, this is boone pickens. you're watching "fox & friends." great show. watch it every morning. >> thank you, t-bone, also from texas. clayton morris is in for the vacationing brian kilmeade. >> good to see you. fox news alert to start your morning. disturbing developments overnight from marjah, afghanistan. >> there are reports that the taliban now using women and even children as human shields. you're looking at new video from the fighting going on there. according to the top afghan general, the taliban militants, here's what they're doing. they're taking women and children hostage. then they're putting them on roofs of houses and firing from behind them. another blow to toyota as the president of the company announcing a possible recall of the hot selling corolla. so far, it's gotten about 100 complaints about the power steering in that type of car. he also says that his company did not cover up any safety problems. but he's refusing to appear before u.s. congressional hearings on the safety lapses. the automaker's u.s. executives will, though, answer questions on capitol hill about the massive gas pedal recall. french president nicholas sarkozy traveling to haiti today. he'll announce a plan to rebuild the caribbean country after last month's earthquake. sarkozy hopes the trip will usher in a new era between france and its former colonies. meantime, a study by the interamerican development bank says it could cost $14 billion to rebuild the island nation making it the most destructive natural disaster in modern times. well, more troubling details about that professor accused of murdering three of her colleagues. amy bishop's former neighbors say she screamed and cursed at her kids and instigated confrontations with their parents. last week, bishop allegedly shot and killed three professors and injured three others at the university of alabama. officials say she filed a complaint last year alleging gender discrimination by the university. a family dispute over a child's religion could land the dad in jail. the couple agreed to raise their daughter jewish like the mom and then when the couple split, the dad, joseph rayez baptized his daughter during one of his visits. he could face jail time for violating a judge's order. he is defending himself, though. >> really doing nothing more than being the best dad i can to my daughter christianity over catholicism is a radicalized form of judaism. there's a lot that will agree with me. >> he has pled not guilty to criminal content. that story is a little sticky, though. i think he converted to judaism as well and it says so in the divorce decree that he would raise the child jewish. >> tough, sticky. coming up here on the show, one year ago today, president obama signed legislation making billions of dollars in federal stimulus money available. today, some are trumpeting its success while others wonder if any good has come of it at all. >> caroline shively is already up and alert down there in the d.c. bureau. let's take a look back at the stimulus which we were told if the congress passed it, unemployment wouldn't go above 8%. of course, it did touch 10% but now it's down a little bit. where's the good part? >> well, the president asked that question. he actually tapped vice president biden to figure out if one year later, stimulus plan that they pushed and congress passed is actually working. now, in a couple of hours, mr. biden will present his answer to the president. the answer is a resounding yes wrapped up in a 31-page report. the report cites that the congressional budget office is saying that two million jobs have been saved or created because of the stimulus bill. and today, the administration is adding $1 1/2 billion in new transportation grants. but there's plenty of money in there not getting out to communities. "usa today" did an interesting breakdown of some categories of stimulus money, how much has been funded compared to how much has been paid out. the amount available is in there, too. they don't always add up because some of the money has been repaid. some of that has gone back out again but it gives you the basic estimate so let's look for education. the government has funded $98 billion. $69 billion is available. but they've only paid out about $32 billion. now, let's take a look at energy. the funding is $33 billion. there's $20 billion out there for use. only about a billion has been paid out. also, safety net programs like medicaid and unemployment benefits. the total funding is estimated $207 billion. $120 billion more is available. but they paid out less than $104 billion. republicans are slamming the stimulus on this one year anniversary. house republican leader says more people believe elvis is alive than believe the stimulus created jobs pointing as you said, steve, to the 10% unemployment rate. back to you. >> thank you very much. if they haven't spent that money yet, when are they going to spend it? very cleverly, they've decided they're going to spend a lot of that money this year which, of course, is an election year. >> now, as they get out there and they start talking about this today and we'll start to hear the messages coming out of the white house, one wonders if they'll be on the same page this time. >> they got to be. >> they have to be. the past few weeks, you would imagine, steve, you know, that this -- hopefully it's not a reaction and a repeat of what happened over the past few weeks and a number of white house advisors has come out and had mixed messages on what these numbers meant. take a look. >> the recovery act saved thousands and thousands of jobs. >> now, the recovery act, the president passed has created more than or saved more than two million jobs. >> just last quarter, we finally saw the first positive economic job growth in more than a year. largely as a result of the recovery plan that's put money back into our economy. that saved or created a million and a half jobs. >> all right, so you don't really know what the number is but let's go to joe biden because he's in charge of the recovery act and let's see what he says about the number of jobs that have been saved or created. in an op ed today, he says before the stimulus package, americans at the rate of 750,000 jobs a month. that's how many jobs they were losing a month. post-stimulus money, we're only losing 35,000 jobs a month. it's impossible to keep up with the math. now, here's what the americans think about this. in a recent cbs poll, only 6% of americans believe that the stimulus has created jobs. that's dismal. we've had a segment about why the media hasn't asked the tough questions about creating jobs. americans seem to be seeing through that. >> one of the important things is in this administration, they've rolled out this new thing. saved or created jobs. this is a number that has never existed before because the bureau of labor statistics doesn't actually keep that but they're able to -- you know, they're doing all this metric stuff and they're figuring, ok, this is how we're going to say it because remember, a year ago, when they were on the verge of voting for this thing, they were very clear. the administration said if you pass this, congress, we will be able to hold unemployment at 8%. nobody wanted it to go higher but it did go up to 10 and now as we saw from that graphic, it's gone a little bit under that. still, all that money has been spent and keep in mind, all of that money had to be borrowed to be spent and yet, unemployment went up. >> that's the bottom line. the washington times taking the administration to task this morning. they say the stimulus has failed in three key areas. it cost more than proposed. it failed to keep the unemployment rate below that 10% and below the 8% because it peaked over 10% and it failed to change -- stop some of this waste and fraud that was involved in some of these spending programs. >> right. just as we usually hear from the government, not a lot of specifics. here's what they say is next. it's about making investments to set the stage for a much more lasting and broad based expansion. >> is that clear to you about what's going to happen? this is what we hear from our government officials. that's why we keep spending the dough like we are. >> you know what, clayton? in that "washington times" article that you quoted, it was interesting, there's a statistic i haven't seen anywhere. of all the states in the union, only north dakota and the district of columbia wound up with a net improvement in the number of jobs. only those -- obviously, washington, d.c. is because all the money is going to washington. >> right. so you can understand that but north dakota, good for you. they kept it out of there. >> so the white house probably needs to get out there and sending a message, right, and they need to get the message out there. one way to do it, america, take to twitter. >> yeah. >> and the press secretary robert gibbs has officially started tweeting as a way to get the message out. take a listen. >> i do not know yet if i have tried to type one of those out where the number right next to the box didn't say negative something. there's a whole language, obviously, that i am typing with numbers and symbols that has evaded me. >> it's 140 characters. that's all you get. 140 spaces as o'reilly would say. that's all you get. so it's going to be a problem for secretary gibbs as he's admitted. he can be a little long in the tooth sometimes. he's got to get down to 140 characters. >> sure. let's take a look at his first tweet and here it is. that's cool. >> oh, no. he didn't. >> learning about the twitter, easing into this with first tweet. any tips? >> don't call it the twitter. >> why not? there's your first tip. that's like going to the target. >> i'm going to go down to the wal-mart. it's not the twitter. >> what should he have said mr. twitt twitter? >> he should have said i'm new here. any help? he needs to engage people. he has 220,000 people. >> isn't it amazing that we live in an era where the white house press secretary is twittering? >> yeah. >> i mean, are we going to start exposing like big time news via twitter coming from the president? >> the white house has already started releasing that sort of stuff. >> that's huge. >> to be clear about those tweets, they're not just out there in the world, they'll be categorized under the white house records act, the official act that will keep all that ash kooi -- archived. >> if you tweet back or become a comment, that will become part of the white house history. if you'd like to follow us, we also all twitter. >> that's right. >> you can twitter us at fox and friends.com. brian kilmeade does a twitter. i do a twitter. and gretchen is in charge of the main show twitter and -- >> sorry, i am. >> mine is clayton morris on twitter. >> very easy. get on. >> i was the most technically adapt, they said you should handle it. >> join us on the twitter, if you will. >> coming up on the show, another white house appointee already is you surrounded by controversy. we'll tell what you the islamic envoy is accused of saying about a man who helped the terrorist group. fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. is here next. >> the government spending billions of bucks on the census this year. wait until you hear what thousands of temporary workers are supposedly doing while on the job. it will probably make your head steam, your blood boil. it's a rule of nature. you don't decide when vegetables reach th peak of perfection. the vegetables do. at green giant, we pick vegetables only when they're perfect. then freeze them fast so they're as nutritious as fresh. ho ho ho green giant need a lift ? 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fox news legal analyst peter johnson jr. is here to explain a very complicated story so this guy is the new envoy introduced just yesterday by hillary clinton in saudi arabia. >> he was introduced yesterday by hillary clinton, our secretary of state to the organization of islamic conference which is in saudi arabia and that's second only to the u.n. in terms of the number of nations that belong. 57 muslim and muslim affiliated nations belong to that conference. and it sends aid and it sends peacekeepers around the world and intervenes in matters that interest to the laislamic and muslim world. the controversy that goes on now is whether in fact mr. hussein who was appointed over the weekend by the president to become this special enjoy replacing president bush's previous appointee made two or three statements. one of the statements that he allegedly made is that the professor who pled guilty back in 2006 after a trial of which he was acquitted of most of the charges. >> down in florida, you may remember it. >> he was back on bill o'reilly in 2001 after the attacks. he said the situation was one of many "politically motivated persecutions". he went on to say that the prosecution or persecution, as he allegedly said, of dr. alarayan was used politically to squash dissent. so the controversy is our new envoy to the muslim world, did he make those statements? the writer of that article in the report on middle east affairs in 2004, says that he in fact did. the editor of that magazine says, well, no, we pulled those quotes down coincidentally, curiously, earlier this month. but they're not quite sure of the circumstances and said, no, those quotes were -- should be attributed to the daughter of the professor who had -- who has had an affiliation with al jazeera, the arab news network and the huffington post. >> the concern here is some might believe the newest envoy to this islamic conference is a terrorist supporter. >> this story is unfolding. but we do know is that he has two master's degrees, a law degree from yale, university of north carolina undergraduate. clearly, a brilliant guy. and the president in announcing his appointment said that he was a person who had actually memorized every word of the koran but it's peculiar that our new envoy who has memorized every word in a statement through a white house source yesterday to fox news and shannon breen was covering this story, had no recollection of making the statements that were attributed to him. no recollection. didn't say, i didn't say those things. if he said those things, that puts this appointment into question and, perhaps, in jeopardy. i will continue to look at this story today and see if he is, in fact, guilty of what some have said that he said. if he didn't say it, then he should go forward and be allowed to go over the appointment. if he did say it, that's a question for the american people to look at very closely. >> thanks for your investigation on this. peter johnson jr. see you again tomorrow. >> good to see you. >> r.n.c. chair michael steele answers every question from tea party members during a four hour meeting in washington. what did they accomplish? he's here live with us next. ♪ [ male announcer ] we make them beautiful. ♪ we make them tougher. ♪ we make them legendary. we make them better... to make your life better. and we've never made one... quite like this. the 100% electric nissan leaf. ♪ >> this meeting was good. i came to express my concern for my tea party group about our dissatisfaction with the republican party. and we established our independence today and opened some dialogue. >> we encompass democrats, republicans, independents. right now, i consider myself independent so we were looking to see what mr. steele had to say. it was very cordial. there were discussions, issues, a lot of it even local issues in my own state. >> we are not being absorbed by the r.n.c. we're a movement that wants answers to questions that we feel concerned about as citizens because of legislation that's being passed recently is not to our liking and we feel is against the constitution of this nation was founded on. >> there were some of the tea partiers at a meeting yesterday, the first large scale get together between the r.n.c. and the grassroots activists. so question -- how did the meeting go? >> let's talk to the guy who threw the tea party for the tea partiers. r.n.c. chairman michael steele. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning. how is it going? >> it's going ok. the big question is how is it going for you guys? when the tea partiers walked in, they were angry. on a scale of 1 to 10, where would you put their anger? >> i would say their anger was right at around a 5, 5 or 6. you know, there were a lot of issues particularly with, you know, the legislative agenda for the national party. and what we're going to try to accomplish. >> sure. >> and i think when it ended, you know, we covered a lot of good ground, common ground that we could stand on and people were feeling a little better about the direction we need to go. i found it amusing, steve, you know, that when i meet with groups concerned about the economy and the direction of the party, they're called activists. when the president meets with those groups that are concerned about the economy and the direction of the party, they're called senate democrats. so i feel i'm in a bettered position right now. >> they've had -- a lot of the tea party members have had a really loud voice in all this. we've talked to a number of tea party activist who's have sat right here on the couch and said look, we're not republicans because they had eight years to do what they had to do and they ended up spending. they got taxes down the beginning of bush's term but ended up spending like drunken sailors. republicans. how do you reconcile the two? >> well, you learn from your mistakes and a big part of this process, this healing, i like to call it this healing process between those who have become disaffected with the leadership of the party in the past is to acknowledge where we have gone wrong, where we have made the mistakes in spending, in growing the size of government, in stepping away from those very constitutional principles and values that have certainly defined this party and this agenda for over 100 years. >> but michael, are you making news today in saying that the republican party now is going to become more conservative? because truth be told, is this not the biggest challenge for the republican party right now to determine what you are and whether -- the tea party becomes their own party. the republican party is in trouble. >> well, there was no -- i mean, i think i could say without really, you know, stepping outside of any bounds here that there was not any talk about becoming a third party. this is the frustration of citizen activists with a party that many had aligned themselves with over the years, so the biggest challenge for the g.o.p. is not becoming more conservative. we are the conservative party of the united states. i announced that and reaffirmed that on the day i got elected to this job. that that is who we are. our biggest challenge is staying true to who we are and recognizing those conservative principles that defined us in terms of how we define the role of government in the lives of everyday people. so when we stay true to those principles, we're on much steadier ground particularly when you anchor that with the constitution and the rights that are given to the people of the country under the constitution. >> i'm sure the tea party people were delighted to hear you say you're the part of conservativism. that's how they feel that the r.n.c. has drifted, so before you go today, michael, happy anniversary, the government doled out at least $787 billion in stimulus money last year. the official reaction one year later from the republican party is -- >> oh, so much joy out there to celebrate, all right? i mean, people are getting jobs done and businesses are growing. that has been the fiction here. the other fiction we need to just dispense with is the saved and created nonsense. i don't know what that is. i don't know what that looks like. if i can't put my fingers on it or if i can't touch it and if i can't get up at 6:00 in the morning and go to work there, then it's not happening. democrats will say -- >> a lot of people right now. >> let me challenge you on this. here's the white house side of this, they say look and they're fanning out and 35 members of the white house fanning out across the country today to point out specific instances where they say jobs have been created in certain communities, water projects, roads projects, what do you say to that? >> that's great! that's great. what about the guy who owns the corner grocery store or the lady who set up the beauty salon or the family that started, you know, wants to continue the family business? they're the ones who create the jobs. and a government program that allows for the construction of a road or the building or bridge, while that is work, that is -- that is a definitive period of time that work is going to be done. the reality of it is we need to rely on the small business owners of this country to move us out of recession and towards prosperity and this administration fundamentally doesn't understand that. the american people know it and they're responding in kind. >> michael steele, r.n.c. chair, great to see you as always. thanks for being our guest. >> yes indeed. take care. >> another billboard getting some buzz. this one asking drivers, how is that working for you? 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>> meanwhile, a regular dose of aspirin may reduce the risk of death for breast cancer patients. that's according to a report published today in the -- in a -- some medical document that apparently we don't have on the teleprompter. the journal of oncology. all right. thank you very much. voice in my head. the research shows that breast cancer victims who took aspirin at least twice a week were 64% to 71% less likely to die from the disease. and 43% to 60% less likely to see their cancer spread. if the findings are confirmed, doctors may recommend aspirin to their breast cancer patients and that is something new. >> the congress department says the census bureau hired more than 5,000 people all over the country, trained them to take the census, paid them but never asked them to do anything. inspector general's report complains that the bureau paid out over $136,000 to reimburse people for gas that was never used. the census bureau is already being criticized for spending billions on the census this year. gretchen? >> update we told you earlier this month. the city manager caught gm gambling at a casino when he was supposed to be working. the city council has reprimanded him. he gets 90 days of probation and counseling but he keeps his job. some say they're embarrassed for their own town. >> i think the city needs leadership and i don't think that the city manager can do it at this point. have trouble disciplining any city employee for almost anything. >> why's that? maybe they should change those rules. his contract is up in a few months. >> meanwhile, the u.s. olympic hockey team has not won a gold medal since the miracle on ice in 1980. they're looking to make history again taking on switzerland and they looked impressive. bobby ryan with the goal late in the first puts the u.s. ahead to stay. add some insurance after finding the back of the net. a little later on, the u.s. wins 3-1 and nice victory but it does not match the 29-0 win they had over the swiss but that was back in 1920. >> did they even have a goalie? >> sure. medal counts, the germans now lead with the total net golds, they've got nine. the united states one behind with a total of eight. as you can see, the germans also have three gold as do the south koreans. and that's a look at your winter olympics. >> remember yesterday, we were telling you we had a fox news alert they captured the number two guy in the taliban in pakistan. it was such good news because it looked as if the c.i.a. here at home was working with the pakistani officials in order to do this capture. so what will that capture have to do with maybe getting the big guy, osama bin laden? >> and real question is does this guy know where osama bin laden is and steve, you had a chance to talk to michael schoerer a little earlier on the show, a former c.i.a. operative who had this to say. that the west might be making too much of this. take a listen. >> my gut tells me is that the west is making too much of the capture of an individual, as always. he's an important guy. it's a great tactical victory. everybody should be complimented. but it won't in the long run affect the war. you win wars by killing people. not capturing people. >> he says that the capture of mullah baradar is on par with, for instance, if the bad guys captured stanley mccrystal, our general over there. it's just one guy. but it -- he also said if anybody is going to know where, for instance, mullah omar is and, you know, there have been rumors this he's dead. he's the number one guy in the taliban, it would be this guy. and by the same token, the fact that over in that region of karachi and pakistan, there's omar right there, if anybody is going to know where these al-qaida people are, it could be the taliban. can they connect the dots? right now, we understand that apparently this guy who is in custody apparently is cooperating, they're not saying he's really talking or giving up any good information. but it could be on the level of, ok, you got me. what kind of a deal can i get? >> and he used to run the bin laden unit at the c.i.a. if anybody knows about that kind of stuff, he would. all right. let's talk about this latest billboard that i need your help on, friends. once i can get our own email down in our head. friends at foxnews.com, this billboard went up in cedar rapids, iowa. it says "how is that hope and change working for you, "obviously somewhat a slam at the obama administration. who put it up? it's a mystery. >> nobody can figure out who funded the billboard. there's no name on the billboard. gretchen says she needs your help. if you know who is tied to this thing in any way, it's causing quite a few people to turn heads and this is just one of the few billboards criticizing the white house that have popped up around the country. >> the one in minnesota yesterday, we finally unveiled the anonymous, one of the six small business owners was on the show yesterday exclusively finally saying that he was responsible for paying for this one. miss me yet with george bush. who was the iowa billboard? >> that one right there in minnesota, miss me yet, some have suggested, well, is that pro obama like remember george bush, do you want him back? or pro bush? as it turns out, they say they were pro bush. this one right here is clearly an obama slam and sounds a lot like that sarah palin when she was addressing the tea party convention where she said -- she was reading her prepared remarks off the big card and she said, how is that hopy changy thing working for you? if you have an idea who it is, we know that the local abc affiliate over there in cedar rapids, ktrg is looking for the people who put it up. if you know, or if it's you, email us, friends at foxnews.com. >> don't give it to abc. >> billboards aren't cheap. we'd love to know who it is. >> coming up on the show, death and taxes fortunate. unfortunately, they are part of life. dave ramsey is here to talk about questions viewers might have about the latter, taxes fortunately not death. >> there's a new movement to get a good old american hero to make a move. >> john cougar. i love that guy! first, the trivia question of the day -- this is not pay the hospital insurance. this is not pay the doctor insurance. this is not major medical insurance. this is affordable-we-pay-cash -directly-to-you- fast-when-you're-sick -or-hurt-insurance. if all you know about us is... aflac! ...then you don't know quack. to find out all the ways aflac's got you covered, visit knowquack.com you spoke, and we listened. these computers were designed based on customer's feedback... what they wanted, we put it in a computer. you can stream from your computer, to your tv...wirelessly! with movies, tv shows, whatever you watch online... maybe even do a slideshow on your tv with pictures and stuff. they have the 30-day geek squad support, long battery life. they have a two year manufturer warranty. they're everything you want in a computer. you're going to love our blue label laptops, exclusive to best buy. 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>> to start with, you don't mistakenly purchase a life insurance policy. accidentally did that, oops. you look back later and realize you shouldn't have bought it maybe. here's the best you got today. let's be real cold, i know it's your mom. $305 buys $38,000 on an 87-year-old. it's a good buy. i'm going to keep paying that premium. >> from laura in missouri, i heard you say on the radio show now is the time to convert from traditional i.r.a. to a roth i.r.a. i have both and don't recall the difference between them. this is a really good one. a lot of people scratch their head at this one, dave. >> well, the traditional i.r.a. you get a tax break on it when you make the deposit into the i.r.a. you get a tax deduction that year and then it grows without paying taxes until you take it out. but that huge pile of money in your i.r.a. is all taxable at retirement. the roth i.r.a. you don't pay -- you don't get a tax break on the front end but that huge pile of the money at the end is tax free so it's always good. especially for young folks to transfer your traditional roth to a regular or your traditional i.r.a. to a roth i.r.a. there's unique stuff. used to be if you made over $100,000, you were rich, evil, must be punished, weren't allowed to do it. this year regardless of income you can roll your i.r.a. i rolled mine this year, some of my old i.r.a.'s into the roth. had to pay the taxes this year, you can spread it over two years. it grows tax free from now on. >> going to do that later today. thank you, dave. forget whoever asked that question. i'm going to do it. from regina in alabama. i sold a home last year that my mom who passed away left to me. i know i'll have to pay capital gains tax on that property. is a chain tax store capable of handling this issue or visit a local c.p.a. to have my taxes done? so an h & r block vs. a c.p.a., what do you say? >> i'm not mad at h & r block, it's a little hit or miss. sometimes you get a real pro and other times it's a kid off the street they just hired last week. i'm going to go to my local c.p.a. and i want that c.p.a. to have the heart of a teacher. i want them to teach me why these taxes are here and what has happened. when you inherit a house, you get what's called stepped up basis, well, or you used to. if they passed away last year, that's what will happen. so the value of the house at the time of death becomes your basis. you'll probably have no capital gains. >> not bad. dave ramsey, host of the dave ramsey show on the fox business network. always great to see you, dave. >> thanks. >> coming up on the show, kenneth starr went after president bill clinton for more than four years. how close was clinton to being indicted? the author of a new book about the saga joins us next. we'll talk to the author. but first, today is february 17th. and on this day in history, in 1972, president richard nixon left for the visit that changed the relationship between china and the west. and in 1996, russian chess master defeated i.b.m.'s big blue computer. and in 1987, bon jovi had the number one hit "living on a prayer" one of my all time favorite songs. i used to listen it at night and my mom would yell at me for staying up too late. >> turn that music off! >> but i want to listen! ay of getting vitamins and minerals. others will try incredible total raisin bran. with 100% of the daily value of 11 essential vitamins and minerals, juicy raisins and crunchy whole grain flakes. guess it's all about what kind of crunch you like. how are you getting 100%? >> all right. the answer to the question of the day is jerry o'connell. the winner is barbara in lake jackson, texas. congratulations, barbara. happy birthday, jerry. >> it is an investigation that divided the country. remember this one? and nearly brought down a president. for most of his tenure, bill clinton was at the center of a probe that delved deep into his financial dealings and his intimate sexual affairs. the man behind that probe, kenneth starr. >> now, 10 years later, a new book is revealing secrets from the scandal and joining us right now, the author of the new book "the death of american virtue" ken gornley. good morning to you. >> good morning, michael, gretchen. >> call me steve. that's ok. there's a detail in here that i never realized and that's the prosecutors were on the verge of indicting hillary clinton the first lady. >> i haven't heard anything about that. >> it was known before that there was serious consideration given to the indictment. i was able to get that draft indictment. it was somewhere it wasn't supposed to be. i was able to read it. >> what was on it? >> it turned out to be a draft indictment of both hillary clinton and webster hubble dealing with whitewater related matters going way back to that early -- >> before she got into the white house. >> that's exactly right. >> all right. so if people want to know whether they're going to find out anything in this book, look, this thing is more than 700 pages! a lot of this is new and revealing information. this thing took you nine years to put together. we were just chatting in the break. you started your interviews in 2000 with ken starr. >> yes, it's been a long time. in fact, my littlest one who is now turning 10 was just born when i started. but it takes a long time very honestly, gretchen, to gain people's trust and a lot of people couldn't talk at first and i also went for documents. i used to be a litigator so i always look for documents where i go and so i set out to do the definitive, neutral accounts that would stand the test of time. and i knew it was going to take a long time. >> sure. ok. so ken starr started by looking at, you know, they started looking at whitewater. but then it grew into different stuff and trooper gate and travel gate and the lewinsky thing as well. what was his motivation? >> well, i think at first, ken starr was doing his duty because he was appointed to this position and he felt strongly that someone needed to do it. i think it drifted after a point and in the book, i would describe that point as at the point they expanded to the monica lewinsky investigation and i've said to ken starr himself that i think that he was the last person in the world who should have expand into that. if anything, they should have gotten a new neutral prosecutor because half the country viewed him as having an axe to grind at that point whether it was true or not. >> did he agree with you in that asse assessme assessment? >> i think ken agrees now it would have been better if he didn't go into the lewinsky matter perhaps for different reasons. he realizing if he had just finished with white water and finished his job, that would have been better in the end. >> also in this book, you conducted many interviews with monica lewinsky herself starting in 2002 up until 2009. we've not heard much from her. what is her story now? >> well, monica lewinsky was one of the most challenging interviews. she's extremely smart young woman. and i really developed a great deal of sympathy for her in working through this project. she recently got a master's at the london school of economics. one thing that really became clear is she was kind of out there on her own in this thing. and although, yes, it may be true, you may anticipate that some embarrassing things may come out if you have an affair with a man who happens to be the president of the united states. you would never expect that you'd be surrounded by f.b.i. agents and special prosecutors and told you're going to jail. it's a sad part of the story. >> sure. and ultimately they were adversaries and yet, ken starr and bill clinton had a lot in common. they were both lawyers born in the same year as well. all interesting stuff in the brand new book "the death of american virtue". if you've got to buy one really heady book this year, this could be it. >> quiz you on the footnotes. >> thanks very much for joining us today. >> thank you so much. >> congratulations on all the research. it's been one year and the white house says the stimulus worked. really? 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we'll tell you all about that. clayton morris. >> steve, and joe the plumber back in action. >> i was living the american dream. so yes, john mccain and barak obama in essence screwed up any life. that's going over board. >> what did he really mean by all that. our slogan comes from nick in north carolina. when the sky is blue and gray, "fox & friends" will brighten up your day #. >> i'm bruce generaller and you are watching the best show on television. "fox & friends." >> steve: thank you very much. welcome to our midweek show. it's wednesday and clayton morris is in for the vacationing brian. it's good to have you today. >> nice to see you. >> gretchen: today we should have a big take on our center table. >> is it your birthday? >> anniversary of sorts. >> gretchen: we should have one candle because it's the one year anniversary of the stimulus package. remember that thing we all paid for, $787 billion? half of the money which hasn't been spent yet -- >> are we getting it back? >> gretchen: then we would really have a cake to celebrate. >> i'd be celebrating that anniversary. no, we're not getting that other half. >> gretchen: saying there is more to come. >> but i don't think they realize it. number one. number two, it was designed to have two stages to it. we've only been halfway through the act. the job creating portions are really loaded at the second half here and the major projects that will be being built. but yes, they have gotten their money's water. >> steve: that's interesting. notice how he stressed a lot of that money loaded for the second half. in other words, this year. oh, yeah, it's an election year. do you think that is complete coincidence because so many people have said, look, the stimulus isn't working. we were told that $787 billion, if we spent that, the unemployment would not go above #. well, it touched 10 and now down to a little under that. it's interesting, the congressional budget office is out now one year later and saying, you know what, as it turns ohis tshi i not going to cost taxpayers $787 billion after all. it's going to wind up costing $862 billion. $75 billion more than we knew a year ago! >> the washington times taking that tact and calling the white house out about that, saying this thing has cost way more than promised. it failed to keep unemployment below 10% mark. they said it wouldn't go above 8%. fraud, charges of waste and abuse throughout some of these programs. of course, vice president biden saying we really addressed a lot of this fraud. a lot of this abuse. we've been out and trying to make sure this money is being spent wisely. there is still a lot of fraud. there is still a lot of misspending. >> gretchen: i'm thinking that those billboards i kept passing throughout the summer about construction, i think they post 350 bucks a pop we were paying for. that would be one more way to save. we don't need to advertise that we're spending our tax dollars. but that was just one of the things that the democrats, at least in congress, did not want to take down because it was positive pr for them to have those up. >> steve: reinforcement that they're getting the job done. so joe biden out on television this morning, also he was in the -- he's in the op ed page of usa today, and he said, if you get a paycheck, you got a tax cut from the recovery act, which lowered the amount of withholding for over 95% of working americans. that's interesting. and sounds great. sounds like 95% of us wound up with some sort of tax cut. when you look at it, as i recall the parameters of it, the average person wound up getting about $20 a week less withheld from your paycheck. so that's what he's talking about. twenty dollars a week less. so in other words, you wound up getting about a cup of coffee. for what a cup of coffee costs you per day. >> gretchen: what do americans think about this package? do americans feel like it created jobs, because that was the mission of this whole thing. in a recent poll, cbs poll, 6% of those surveyed think the stimulus has created jobs. 48% say they don't think it will ever create jobs. that's an amazing statistic. >> that's a problem for the head of the dnc as they look forward to this election year. the head of the dnc will join us in a little while to talk about this because that's a problem, especially if you go out there and have to talk to voters about this and one of the big problem social security the backlash over this government spending. >> steve: get them all on camera. opinion research corp. did a poll and it shows us how angry all of you are at the people who got this stimulus through. 63% of you don't think that your member of congress should be elected. 63. look at the next one. 52% of you don't think that barak obama deserves a second term when he's up in 2012. >> historians will look at this and say they'd go back to 1982, see similarities between reagan's first term and look at president clinton's first term. we know what happened there with the contract for america in 1994 and then went on to reelection in 1996. so much happens in politics in one year. i want to look at that poll in six months to see where this all is out. >> steve: this goes to show you how angry people are. i think a lot of it started with the town halls and tea parties and it's like washington doesn't get it. it's like, wait a minute. those people are saying that? i feel that way. it's become a moment across the country. that's why rnc chief met with the tea party organizers yesterday and they're trying to get closer to a common goal. >> gretchen: so could it be that maybe the cougar would now be coming to office? i'm not talking about any of the three of us on this couch right here. i'm talking about john mellencamp. could he run for the senate seat in indiana now that evan bayh will not be doing that? coming up in the next nine months? >> i thought you were talking about demi moore at first. >> steve: we're not cougars. we're more lions and tigers and bears, oh, my. indeed. somebody is going to have to fill the evan bayh seat. there is a facebook page that's popped up and they're trying to get this guy, john cougar mellencamp, one of indiana's most famous residents to run. when you think about it, a lot of people like him, they like the music, and if you like somebody who is to the left of center, he's way over there. in fact, he's famously said hillary clinton and barak obama, during the campaign, both, not liberal enough for him. way over there. >> it's one thing to be out there singing on stage making a political message once in a while and people love your music, but when you have to get out and start debating other candidates, have some substance to your message, that could be a problem from some of these guys. >> gretchen: right. i hope the reaction for people being upset with washington isn't that we start electing all famous singers. i don't think that would be good for our politics as well. >> steve: he's a regular person. and that's a great thing about him. and his songs reflect what a lot of people are going through. a lot of people from the entertainment world have been elected to congress and state houses. so crazier things have happened. >> he'd have to give up all the time he spends behind the tasty freeze. >> gretchen: somebody else who became famous and he now says he didn't really ever want to become famous, was joe the plumber. so yesterday we reported that he was criticizing john mccain for some problems that came up in his life after he found this fame. last night he cleared up kind of, what he meant about those comments. >> took nine years to get custody of my son. i got custody six months prior to me meeting barak obama. all i had in my thoughts were, man, i got custody of my son, i got a great job. i'm about to make payments to my boss to buy his company. i was living the american dream. so yes, john mccain and barak obama in essence screwed up that life. screwed up my life, that's going overboard a little bit. they screwed up that life. that i was very much looking forward to. i definitely embrace what's come my way. >> he did say, he came out publicly and said he felt used by the mccain campaign, being pulled and encouraged to travel around the country. but used was the term he used. >> steve: so he sets the record straight. john mccain did not ruin his life and for the record, he does like governor sarah palin. now the news. >> gretchen: fox news alert. disturbing developments overnight from afghanistan. that's where a lot of activity has been going on. reports that the taliban using women and even kids as human shields. according to the top afghan general, taliban militants are taking the women and kids hostage and putting them on the roofs of homes and firing from behind them. another big blow to toyota. the president of the company announcing another possible recall. if you known a corolla, you could be next. so far there have been about 100 complaints about the power steering on that model. this says a the preponderance says his company did not cover up the problems. he will answer questions about that massive gas pedal recall. a tragic end for that man who fell into mount saint helen. the crew of a navy helicopter recovered the body of joseph bowling 1500 feet down in the crater. he was 52 and backing up near the rim when it gave way. an autopsy will be performed to see if he died of injuries, hypothermia or a combination of both. former massachusetts governor mitt romney and his wife say they are not going to press charges against that guy who allegedly took a swing at them on the plane monday. cops say the man tried to hit romney after romney asked the man to simply put his feet back up. the air candida flight returned to the gate and the man was taken off the plane. >> we showed video of you during that unruly story. was that you? >> gretchen: i was not on that plane with them. astronauts at the international space station, look at this view. fantastic. they're headed for a little shut eye after wrapping up their final space walk. they unwrapped the space station's phenomenal new lookout pad. $27 million observation deck. i assume, claimton, you're also the space guru? >> i'm freaking out, called tranquility. it's the largest observation deck ever. they had some snags when they were in this casing it in. >> steve: didn't fit. >> didn't fit exactly. now it's up there and beautiful. >> steve: meanwhile, straight ahead, senator evan bayh's decision to retire continues to have ripple effects. he may have left the door wide open for former senator dan coats who was running against him. he may actually throw his hat in. we'll talk to mr. coats straight ahead. coats and hats. >> chilling new video of president john f. kennedy, just an hour before he was assassinated. this video shot just an hour before he was assassinated. it's been made public after all these years. we'll talk to the man who film that had video when he was just 15 years old. >> steve: welcome back. democratic senator evan bayh is out in indiana, announcing monday he will not seek reelection. this opening the door for the republicans in that state. also republicans nationwide to perhaps snatch up seats in congress come fall. former indiana senator republican candidate dan coats, is probably going to run for the seat. he joins us live from indianapolis. good morning to you, dan. >> good morning. >> steve: did you just hear the story about john cougar mellencamp? he might be after the job, too. >> i did. maybe we can switch jobs. i've always kind of wanted to go on stage and sing songs. >> steve: can you carry a student? i can, but not like he can. >> steve: it will be interesting to see what he does. what did you make, what are the people in indiana saying regarding evan bayh, that he just said look, i can't take it here anymore. i don't like the way they operate, so i'm out? >> i think it was a surprise to all of us. i certainly was in a state of shock when i heard the news. by i think it's a reflection of the fact that this liberal left wing agenda of pelosi, reid and obama is just not working. i will say one thing, i heard you talking about the stimulus earlier. it is creating some job openings as members, current members of congress are looking for other ways to earn a living. >> steve: sure. now the interesting thing about this particular senate seat is when they looked at the big map and said, well, going forward, indiana will remain blue because he's a shoe in. well, suddenly, the republicans, and there are three other republicans in addition to you, dan, suddenly it looks like you've got a pretty good shot. >> well, it was really looking like this long before this announcement. this state has not adapted well and embraced in any sense of the manner this liberal agenda, dumping trillions of dollars of debt on the american people and putting our future in jeopardy and a lot of people are out of work trying to get back to work and the stimulus is not providing that opportunity for them. so people here were looking for -- this is not the change that barak obama promised and not the change that people of indiana were looking for. >> steve: dan, i read a story last night that said that the republicans there in your state are furious with the democrats because there were four republicans who filled out the paperwork and got all the signatures and stuff like that. you're one of the guys. but on the democrat side, because everybody figured, it will be evan bayh, nobody else filed. and they only had one day when he made the announcement. now suddenly it sounds like the democrat party for the great state of indiana is going to wind up essentially picking who their candidates is going to be and you guys are calling foul. >> well, the timing of this announcement obviously put the democrats in that position. but look, one way or another, i don't think the picking back room candidate is the best way to go. you need to go out and get signatures from the people and support of the people. that's the system in indiana. but there needs to be a race. there needs to be a policy debate. there needs to be a debate about the future of this country. so there will be some democrat on that ticket and indiana hoosiers deserve a choice. it ought to be an opportunity for us to present our different views of where this country is and where it wants to go and why we're on the wrong track. >> steve: dan, you have technically not officially declared yet. we have a camera pointing right at you. anything you would like to say? >> we're going to very quickly take these ballots that are certified and there has been an outpouring of support, we way exceeded our goals in a very short amount of time from all over the state of indiana. we'll be taking that to the secretary of state and that will be official and after that, i'll make a final announcement. >> good enough. >> that's as close as i can get. >> steve: all right. very good. john cougar probably would say the same thing if i would ask him. dan coats, who once upon a time was a u.s. senator from indiana, we thank you for joining us live. >> thank you. >> steve: straight ahead, the democrats defending their economic stimulus plan on its first anniversary. but is america better off today? we'll talk to tim kaine. and high school finds a novel way to stop all that inappropriate dancing. wait until you hear whose music they put on to get people to stop. e-mail us who you think it is. friends at fox news.com. >> welcome back to "fox & friends." 24 minutes past the top of the hour. american airlines resuming commercial flights to haiti this friday. the flight from miami international airport to port-au-prince will be the first of its kind since that devastating earthquake on january 12. in what some are calling the tim tebow rule, the ncaa looking to ban i black messages like this one made popular. their recommends must be approved by the playing rules oversight. >> steve: apparently he had a different bible verse each week during the season. all right. let's talk a little about this, yesterday afternoon at about 3:45 in the afternoon, 50 representatives of the tea party movement convened on rnc headquarters in washington, d.c they went up to the third floor. they met with michael steele. michael steele was expecting the meeting to last an hour. it lasted four hours. why? because the tea party people who arrived were angry initially. that's what mr. steele told us earlier. >> their anger was five or six, there were a lot of issues particularly with the legislative agenda for the national party and what we're going to try to accomplish. i think when it ended, we covered a lot of good ground, common ground that we could stand on and people were feeling better about the direction we need to go. >> gretchen: two things come to mind here. this is really important for michael steele to have this meeting. for the republicans to reach out to the tea partyers who are a strong force in our country ever since those town halls this summer having to do with health care. but here is the big issue for the republican party. they have to figure out how to try and merge with these tea party folks, otherwise there will be a fracturing that will go on. you'll have a tea party candidate, republican candidate and a democratic candidate. it will be a problem for the republican party. >> it's going to be 1992 all over again for republicans and many republicans are saying, we can't have that happen. many of the tea party members are saying, don't worry, it's not going to happen. we're not going to join you anyway because we consider this a movement and we don't believe any party is responsible for reducing spending, cutting taxes, getting us back to simple government again. so i don't see them joining either party. >> steve: hold the phones. isn't a smaller government, which is what the tea party people are all about, isn't that what the republican party, the conservative party is all about at its core? maybe they're saying, hey, you need us on board, so get back to your core values. that would really help us try to support some of your candidates across the country. anyway, here is a sound bite of some of the people who did emerge from the meeting. >> this meeting was good. i came to express my concerns for my tea party group about our dissatisfaction with the republican party. and we established our independence today and opened some dialogue. >> i consider myself independent. so we're looking to see what mr. steele had to say. it was very cordial. there were discussion, issue, a lot of it even local issues in my own state. >> we are not being absorbed by a rnc. we're a movement that wants answers to questions we feel concerned about as citizens because legislation that's being passed recently is not to our liking and we feel is against the very constitution of this nation was founded on. >> e-mail us, let us know what you think about that. does the tea party need to stand on its own or does the republican party need to roll it into its own to survive? >> steve: as they were leaving whether or not they were suddenly loyal republicans, one said no, no. loyal americans. loyal citizens. loyal conservatives. >> gretchen: coming up on the show, very different opinions on the stimulus and whether it created jobs or not. you heard from michael steele from the rnc. up next, the chair of the dnc, governor tim kaine. >> favorite individually of the day, she may look frail. but take another look why this granny went on the attack with a price scanner. best in show as the westminster goes to sadie, the scotty. how did she do it? we talk to the handler on "fox & friends." >> gretchen: it's the one year anniversary, the $787 billion stimulus bill that president obama signed one year ago was intend to do help job loss. has it really helped? joining us from richmond, virginia, the chair of the democratic national committee, governor tim kaine. good morning to you. >> hey, good to be back. >> gretchen: thank you for joining us. so we look at the unemployment numbers one year ago today, it was 7.7%. now it's a bit over 10%. back down to 9.7%. some people are scratching their heads saying, wow, billions of bucks. but we don't have anymore jobs. >> well, gretchen, let me tackle it on two fronts. first a year ago today, as you know, the economy in the last month of the bush administration was losing 722,000 jobs a month. that's what we were shedding. we've now gotten that loss figure down to about net zero. second, we were going through a protracted period of gdp slumping at an annual rate of about 6%. now gdp has grown for two quarters in a row at about a 6% positive. we've seen a dramatic turn around in this economy in the last year and even economists like mark sandy, who was an advisor to senator mccain's presidential campaign, says the recession is ending largely because the stimulus is taking effect. it's great we were able to stop the free fall on jobs. we had to do that and at least we were willing to act to do that. we've got to do more and make more investments like the nuclear energy investment that the president talked about yesterday. and as we do that, we're going to see the job picture continue to improve. >> gretchen: here is the problem, you have to have a math major to understand this whole concept of save jobs, created job, even the number that you just gave that you say that you're at a 0 rate of losing jobs per month, joe biden has an editorial out saying it's at 35,000 jobs. so here is the problem, nobody can figure out the numbers and that leads people to believe the numbers are being fudged. 6% of americans believe jobs are being created from the stimulus plan. >> gretchen, the math is the math. look, we were losing 720,000 jobs a year ago at the end of the bush administration and folks, we're not willing even to pull the rip cord on the parachute. this president and congress acted with dispatch to do tax cuts for working families. emfamily under $250,000 has gotten a tax cut and continues to get one. to investment money in medicaid and unemployment for hard hit folks, and to put money into infrastructure projects. as a former governor, i had to write a budget before the stimulus passed and then i got to rewrite it after it passed and i can tell you, it's not a theoretical matter. thousandses and thousands of state, local employee, jobs were on the chopping blocks and likely would have lost their jobs. trust our critics, the folks in congress who stood up and voted against the stimulus who said it was a bad idea and it isn't creating job, they're lining up to get the stimulus dollars. they're holding up oversize checks and getting their pictures taken at ground breakings and ribbon cutting and they're some of the best advocates because they're acknowledging it's working. >> gretchen: let me turn the corner a little bit because you've come under fire recently for your job as chair of the dnc with the elections in virginia, the election in new jersey, the election in massachusetts, and now evan bayh, a moderate in indiana, saying bye-bye to being a u.s. senator. how are you taking these attacks, specifically from a former governor of your own state, douglas wilder, who said this, quote, don't let yourself believe that massachusetts and virginia and new jersey were some aberration. is that who this president wants to be arm in arm with as we enter a pivotal election year? he's talking about you, governor. >> gretchen, listen, if you're in a job as a leader, you'll have critics and i've been in elected office now or public service for 17 years and i don't let critics worry me overly much and i don't panic. in 2009 at the democratic party in the first part, we had five special elections in congress and we won all five. we picked up two u.s. senators. we worked historic amounts of moneys raised, built a field network that i think is second to none in a nonpresidential year. yes, being in november, there have been three elections that haven't gone our way. but what i know about this president, and i definitely know about it myself, you don't panic if a couple of things don't go your way. that's not what leaders do. we are working hard in the policy front to turn around an economy that was in free fall when the other guys were running it. we've won more than our share of elections since inauguration day. are we going to have a tough climate going into the midterm? sure we will. every president has since 1900. the average president in first midterms lose 28 house seats, four senate seats and governors races. we're not living in average times. it's tough times, but when times get tough, i'll tell you this, this president doesn't just panic and start throwing folks over the side. we don't panic either. we've got a plan. we're getting the economy turned around. we're improving america's status in the world. and we're going to keep at it. >> gretchen: all right. let's take a listen to what the rnc chair michael steele had to say back to the stimulus topic. we had him on earlier in the show on "fox & friends". >> so much joy out there to celebrate. people are getting jobs done and businesses are growing. that has been the fiction here. the other fiction we need to just dispense with is the saved and created nonsense. i don't know what that is. i don't know what that looks like. if i can't put my finger ons it or if i can't touch it and if i can't get up at 6:00 o'clock in the morning and go to work there, then it's not happening. and that's the reality of a lot of people right now. >> gretchen: i'll go back to that poll, governor, where so many people just do not believe that the stimulus has created jobs or that it will in the future. i don't know of a tougher job than the one that you have right now. based on what's happened in these last couple of elections, governor, you say you have a plan. what are you going to do to turn the tide in america so that democrats that you want to win elections are going to win? >> well, look, it is going to be a challenging cycle, but gretchen, i'm not walking around with a long face with 59 democratic senators, with a significant majority in the house, with a majority of the governors being in democratic hands, and with the white house being in the hands of a great president, who is doing a great job in the toughest circumstances since anybody came into suffers since fdr. it's tough times. i was a governor in tough times. i was governor of virginia during the toughest economy since the 1930s, but we had a low unemployment rate, we were the best managed state in america. we were the best state for business. best state for a child to be raised. i'm used to dealing with tough situations, so the job that the party might be a tough one, but it's an honor every day to get up and work with this president. here is what i would suggest michael steele do. if he doesn't see the stimulus working, he should talk to the 90 members of congress, republican senators and congress members and republican governors who are out of one side of their mouth criticizing the stimulus, but on the other side, get not guilty line to get every last dollar they can and showing up at ribbon cuttings and they know it's affecting their economies positively and that's why they're doing it. that's who michael steele should talk to. >> gretchen: governor tim kaine, fair and balanced, michael steele and tim kaine joined us today. thank you, governor. >> thanks. you bet. >> steve: the last guy who had that job refused to come on the show. didn't come on the channel much either. our thanks to him. 21 minutes before the top of the hour. we've got headlines for you. president obama is expected to announce tomorrow the formation of a special debt commission to tackle our national deficit because that number spiked to $1.4 trillion. originally the president wanted to let a commission have the ability to force congress to curb its spending. the president reportedly wants former white house chief of staff policies and a republican, simpson, to head up the panel. >> gretchen: bill clinton making his first public appearance less than one week after being rushed to the hospital for emergency heart surgery. he's launching a campaign against childhood obesity this afternoon. doctors placed those two stents in his artery last week. >> new york mayor bloomberg says joe biden doesn't know what he's talking about. the mayor says it will cost $200 million to try five alleged terrorists in new york city, but biden said the mayor overestimated that cost. here is bloomberg's response. >> is our estimate for cost a couple hundred million dollars a year, at this point in time it's probably a reasonable estimate. keep in mind it cost us $25 million for one week of security when the republican convention was here. >> bloomberg says everyone from the president down thinks the estimate of $200 million is on the mark. steve? >> steve: she might be 75 years old, but this grandma packs a punch. watch her grab a price scanner at a boston 7-11 and whack a robber as he tries steal money out of the cash register. she wouldn't give up. she kept attacking him until he left. the woman says she can take care of herself, didn't want anybody to get hurt. way to go. >> gretchen: history was made last night westminster kennel club dog show. >> best in show, 134 points, the scottish terrier. sadie the scotty! >> gretchen: she won her 112th career best in show ribbon and the first triple crown winner. sadie and her handler, along with show host, joined us live right here on "fox & friends." >> we talked about her all week long leading up to it. but she's a great show dog and it's the only show all year where all the great dogs are in the same place at the same time. you can't walk out there and get the ribbon handed to you. you have to show. >> gretchen: a lot of pooches. sadie's handler says sadie is very proud of herself. >> she made real big demands in the green room this morning. she wanted only red m and ms in the bowl. >> gretchen: i was going to say, i know o who you're talking about. >> steve: 18 minutes before the top of the hour. a huge merger that could affect the stores where you buy your medicine. details on this pharmacy thing straight ahead. >> video just released of president john f. kennedy an hour before he was assassinated. the boss who shot this was only 15 years old at the time. we'll talk to him next and find out why he turned over the tape after all these years. >> gretchen: 46 minutes past the hour of 8:00 o'clock on the east coast. walgreen's buying out drugstore duane reed in a move to expand the area. the deal is worth a little more than $1 billion. and the commerce department says the census bureau hired thousands of temporary workers last year. they trained them to take the census, paid them over $2 million. but never asked them to do anything. the audit says many overbilled for travel expenses. it's just our taxpayer money. >> less than one hour before president john t. ken kennedy's assassination a15-year-old taped that. the video shows air force one, president kennedy and his wife, you can see lyndon johnson getting off the plane. the 1963 video was filmed by a dallas man, ward warren, who joins us now who was there that day. ward, nice to see you this morning. welcome. >> hi. thank you. >> so what happened that morning? you managed to get to the airport and shot what some are calling some of the best film ever seen from that day in 1963. what happened? take us through that morning. >> i'll be glad to. school was out for those that wanted to see the president come in and i was eager to do that. i had a fairly new movie camera and was excited about the opportunity. my dad managed a furniture store nearby the airport and he carried me to the airport on his way into work. so i was there early and waited along with others at the fence. i didn't realize that i was going to be as close as i was. so that was also particularly good. >> the footeningage is amazing and it's amazing you were able to get that close to the president. now adays, standing here with my i phone, we can catch video quickly and turn it around and see exactly what we. so but back then, this was 8-millimeter film that you had to take and get developed. how long until you saw what you shot on a stream? >> it was probably at least a couple of weeks. i can't really remember how long it was. but my goal, if i was going to get a good shot of the president, i had to kind of forego the opportunity to shake hands with him. so that's what i did. i was able to shake hands with the vice president, but i made the decision that it would be hard to shake hands and take a good picture at the same time. >> it's an unbelievable morning, of course, because then only an hour later, we all know what happened. what was going through your mind to know that you saw the president that morning? >> well, as a 15-year-old, you don't have a lot of political thoughts. you don't have is a lot of understanding of the world. my situation, i was excited to see him. he was the president. he was new and exciting for the country at the time and when i got back to my dad's furniture store, all the tvs were blaring about the assassination and my dad or someone told me that the president had been shot at that time. i didn't know he was dead. and so it was very traumatic because i had just seen him. >> we have about five seconds left, ward. i got to ask you, why did you wait so long to turn over the video? >> well, i didn't really see that it was anything that anyone hadn't already seen. this has been relived so many times. >> ward warren, the video has been called by some as some of the best pieces of footage shot from that day. we're glad you did turn it over, it's now available in dallas on the sixth floor museum. great to see you and thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> coming up on the show, here is one way to stop high school kids from dirty dancing. play some bert bacharach. that's what one principal is doing. let's check in for a look at what's coming up. >> good morning to you. we've got a big show coming up on america's newsroom. a near collision in midair and what it now tells us about what's really going on in the control tower. marco rubeola be the opening speaker. he's giving charlie christ a run for his money. rubio joins us. >> gretchen: i didn't know you were a tenor. i. >> steve: i know all the words to this. i love the words of bert bacharach. his music is being used to tame teen-agers in california. they're dancing a little too provocatively. is his music working? >> gretchen: i don't know, 'cause bert could get me going. joining us, mickey blane from pacific high school. >> good morning. >> gretchen: we're in the wrong generation for bert bacharach music to turn us off. you're trying to destill late teens and one way you thought was to play that music at a school dance. explain. >> well, the dancing was getting a little too inappropriate, a little too much grinding. and it just seems a little difficult to grind to bert bacharach. that's a little more flowing and we like to see that more than the grinding. >> steve: i understand, back five or six years ago, one of your first dances, you show up and you look over and there is a lap dance going on at a high school dance. you realized suddenly, this is a lot different than when you went to school. >> exactly. there is essentially a young girl stooge guy's lap, moving in ways far too inappropriate, and so i realized something had to be done. i just looked for a more light hearted way to approach it and let the students know it wasn't appropriate. >> gretchen: mickey, it's working because the incidents, when you see that, you put on this other kind of music and those incidents stop and now you've noticed that you've created a pattern. you don't see as much of that bumping and grinding. and the parents love you. right? >> the parents do appreciate it. they do. we turn the lights on, we play the music, we play the song out. some students actually enjoy listening to the song and they calm down a bit. i think the parents appreciate the more friendly approach to curbing that behavior. >> steve: it's effective out there. the dean of students at pacific high school out in west hollywood, we thank you for joining us live today. >> thank you for having me. >> steve: i like this song. >> gretchen: i'm like in the mood. i'm going to take off, 'cause i'm in the mood. he just does that to me. >> steve: attention, floor crew. here she comes. we'll be right back. of #

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