people who were unaccounted for. they caution a lot of the people are those who left town, moved in with friends and family and simply haven't made contact with authorities. this is a strong indicator as the debris is cleared from here, the death toll will continue to rise in what has proven to be the deadly tornado in recorded american history. vast field of destruction lay as far as the eye can see. search and rescue crew pick through the ruins of joplin as quickly as possible in the search for survivors. their efforts buoyed by a few miraculous successes. from the debris, stories of heroism. the college student who threw his body over his girlfriend as the tornado picked up the car. >> i laid over my girlfriend. we lost a window immediately. i held something up to keep debris out. we lost all the windows and i held something to keep debris over me. >> reporter: the woman who survived with her children ran back to the house to salvage her son's insulin and donated the surplus. >> if you live with diabetes every single day you know how important is it people get their medication. i have couldn't imagine being a parent that didn't have that insulin. >> as the sun shone over joplin, residents returned to the battered home and salvage what they could and peace together broken lives. >> rescue crews took advantage of a brief window of good weather hoping to find survivors in the void spaces of collapsed building. >> i think there is an opportunity for pockets in the bottom of those people could be living in. we have want to give at it thorough search. we have hundreds of firefighters and first responders leading the way. >> president obama speaking in england promising to throw the resources of the federal government behind the effort to rebuild and promise to visit the devastated town on sunday. >> american people are by your side. we're going to stay there until every home is le paired. until every neighborhood is rebuilt. until every business is back on its feet. >> the blue skies here are again covered with clouds. the wind is picking up. all the predictions say the bad weather will be back here in hours if not less. those storms have the potential to be violent. >> we are expecting update from the authorities in an hour. >> the other major stories involves iran's quest for nuclear weapons on a day the israeli prime minister warned u.s. lawmakers about the threat from iran. united nations pointed finger at the republic. iran pointed one back at the u.s. correspondent james rosen has the story. >> while mahmoud ahmadinejad denounced it. there was an announcement of enhance in the the nuclear program. this is at the iran chief uranium enrichment plant. what is more, iaea says it's concerned about the possible existence in iran of past or current undisclosed nuclear related activities involving military related organizations. including activities related to the development of a nuclear payload for a missile. >> israel is not what is wrong about the middle east. israel is what is right about the middle east. >> benjamin netanyahu received 30 standing ovations from a special joint meeting of congress, the second he addressed in 15 years. there he warned of the consequences of iran developing a nuclear bomb. >> they could put in a missile they're working on missiles to reach the city. it would make a night mare. of nuclear terrorism a clear and present danger throughout the world. >> where he openly lectured president obama about mideast realities in the oval office session last week, he was today with the president overseas more conciliatory. >> thank you, president obama, for your steadfast commitment to israel's security. >> the prime minister reaffirmed that israel will not return to her pre1967 borders nor readmit the palestinian refugees from her founding in 1948. president obama declared last week that the '67 borders should be the starting point for israel's territorial negotiations with the palestinians. monday night at the annual conference of the american israel public affairs committee, aipac, the influential pro-israel lobby, the president top congressional ally, harry reid openly rebuked the president for taking that stand. >> no one should step premature parameters about borders, about building, or about anything else. i believe the party should lead negotiations must be party at the center of the conflict. no one else. [ applause ] >> top aide to mahmoud abbas called the speech declaration of war. another palestinian official said they are more determined than ever to seek declaration of statehood from the u.n. in september in an interview with fox news sean hannity today, netanyahu described his perm conversations with senior u.s. officials including president obama. >> i said we have to maintain a permanent israeli presence among the jordan river. there is agreement between israel and the united states that israel must be defensible borders in our part of the world there is a simple truth. peace you can't defend is a peace that will not hold. >> you can watch more of sean's interview with prime minister netanyahu tonight on hannity at 9:00 eastern time. >> james, it is ongoing. the prime minister just told sean if iran gets nuclear weapons the arab spring is over. repeating that the u.s. and israel have to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. we'll have more on that with the panel. thank you. the united nations nuclear agency also says syrian target bombed four years ago by israel was likely and nearly finished nuclear reactor. that backs up the findings by the u.s. investigators. syria says they had no nuclear uses. outgoing defense secretary robert yates warned against what he called a salami slicing approach to defense cut. he told washington think tanks achieving $400 billion in cuts over the next 12 years will mean sacrifice, but it needs to be done correctly. >> meeting that savings target will require real cuts. given the escalating part of the defense budget. as a result, real choices. >> gates will retire at the end of june. the tail of the helicopter abandoned in the bin laden raid has been returned to the u.s. it was damage and the navy seals tried to blow it up. pakistan's government returned it over the weekend. former egyptian president hosni mubarak will stand trial on charges of conspiracy relating to deadly shootings of protesters earlier this year. mubarak stepped down in february after eight-day popular uprising where 846 protesters were killed. nato launched the most intense bombardment yet against libyan government targets in tripoli today. the conflict in libya is one of the topics under discussion as president obama visits great britain. ous correspondent wendell goler is traveling with the president. >> reporter: the queen welcomed the president of buckingham palace with a parade by the guards. 103 gun salute and formal review of troops. the first day of the two-day state visit fille filled with symbolic events st. obamas went to 10 downing street to meet with david cameron who reportedly wants the u.s. to return to a more aggressive role in libya, where the effort to oust muammar gaddafi is now in his third month and moving more slowly under nato commander december pilot a huge attack overnight. much of the destruction of the libya air defense and command of control centers came in the early days as a result of the u.s. attack. the deputy national security advisor ben rhodes made clear stepping up the u.s. pace is not part of the deal. >> we said we would then transition to nato command. and that our partners take on a lot of responsibility for the no-fly zone. >> rhodes rejected lawmakers who say the administration needs congressional approval under the war powers act saying it has the authority it needs. the state department denounce the opposition leaders have been invited to open an office there. though the u.s. still won't recognize them as the libyan government as italy and france. meanwhile, joint op-ed in the times of london, mr. obama and cameron said the u.s. and u.c. have not just a special, but an essential relationship for global security. cameron is withdrawalling 400 of the 100,000 troops in afghanistan this year. the economic pressures push him to consider grounding the fleet of jump jets and putting the last remaining aircraft carrier, leaving some to question even if it stays a reliable military partner will it be capable? >> it doesn't mean it won't want to help. and in certain cases it will be able to. the power again, military power is on the decline. that is the fact. >> tight money is also likely to make the world richest nation at the g-8/g-20 summit later this week less likely to support the president's call to support the arab spring. bret? >> bret: wendell goler live in london tonight. thank you. just to clarify, february uprising in egypt was 1 18 days, not eight days. nuclear agents in japan to investigate the power plant disaster caused by the earthquake and tsunami. the plant operator released a new analysis suggesting fuel rods in two war reactors mostly melted in the early days of the crisis. this implies the severity of the accident was greater than officials have acknowledged. the main opposition leader in greece is refusing to support new austerity measures. the european union insisted on cross party support for the debt cutting plan. greece is to receive the next installment of the bail-out in june. experts say the greek situation has affected the euro and rattled the markets in recent days. are the british getting snippy with president obama security code name? we report, you decide later in the grapevine. straight ahead, the race to replace president obama may be expanding. losing weight clicked for me when i realized that weight watchers online was for guys, too. i'm like, it's not rainbows and lollipops. ter i read this beer cheat sheet, i knew what the difference was between a light beer and a dark beer as far as points go. i use the grilling cheat sheet -- you drag it over onto the grill and it gives you a point value. this is a plan for men. i lost 109 pounds. "aww, man, you're on weight watchers online. that's funny." and i go, "really? i look a lot better than you right now." [ men laugh ] [ male announcer ] hurry, join for free today. weight watchers online for men. finally, losing weight clicks. >> in america's news headquarters tonight rumbles about new entry in the republican presidential sweepstake. chief political correspondent carl cameron is chasing those down. good evening. >> hi, bret. the rumbling is more for the republican voters who aren't happy with the current 2012 presidential choices if you believe the poll. that has former new york mayor rudy giuliani flirting with yet another go. he is toying with testing waters in new hampshire, right around the ten he year anniversary of the september 11 attacks later this year to see if he can catch on in the grand state. he is a pro-choice social moderate, tough sell in the g.o.p. but independents can vote in the primary so rudy is trying to determine enthusiasm. candidate who entered said, herman cain had a rough start in the "fox news sunday" interview, cain was aware of the palestinian demand for right to return to homeland. cain had clean township do last night on hannity. >> i didn't conceive of him asking me about the right of return. i now know what that is. the thing you learn about herman cain, if he doesn't know something he won't try to fake it or give an answer he doesn't know what he is talking about. >> that's not something you hear on tv often from a candidate. new hoping to run is thaddeus mccotter of michigan, which is mitt romney's home state. mccotter is a gen-xe.e., rock n roll guitarist. he managed to work led sevenlip lyric in floor speech. he could shake things up if he gets in the race. rick santorum has been exploring since march plans to join the race officially june 5. >> bret: fun to follow. thank you. today's special congressional election in upstate new york will not shift the balance of power in the house. molly lion supports that the -- reports that the symbolic value could add to more than one seat. >> polls are open in new york, 26th district where the battle for one congressional seat is seen as proxy war on medicare reform in a area dominated by the g.o.p. voters the race here narrowed in recent weeks. democrat hoekell attacking the assemblywoman saying first proposing medicare perform for seniors. >> my opponent said she would have voted for the ryan budget had she been in washington. those were her words. not mine. check the record. >> a central theme. millionaire businesswoman fires back. >> alleging the hockul, the erie county clerk who plans to slash funding for medicare and social security! there are distortion on my position of medicare. i'm shocked and appalled by that. it's important that seniorses up i'm trying to save the program. >> self-proclaimed tea party candidate and multimillionaire, jack davis, though trailing far behind recents accusations he is a spoiler. >> they're taking votes from me. i'm not taking them from him. >> the businessman lost three times as a democrat and lost every time is spending millions on this attempted victory. even as the tea party express calls him a fraud. throwing their member weight to corwin. >> jack davis claims he had a hand to create nancy pelosi's. >> $2 million of outside money is gushing in the contest, saturating the airwaves. >> cor world cup. >> we can't pile on debt. >> last minute robo call. >> this is bill clinton. i am asking you to support kathy hockul. >> chris christie is campaigning for corwin. winner will replace lee after a shirtless photo and that he was looking to meet women online. >> if the g.o.p. loses the race, the democrats outnumber republicans in the house. but defeat in the district that mccain carried by six points over obama in 2008 would provide bragging rights for democrats in 2012. >> bret: we will follow it. more with the panel. thank you. do you think the new york special election should be considered referendum on g.o.p. medicare plan? go to foxnews.com/specialreport to vote in the online poll. we have results in the panel segment. pew first, did tax cheats walk away with billions in stimulus money? the stronger the rapids, the more we loved it. took some wild risks when i was young. but i was still taking a risk with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercising more, and now i'm also taking lipitor. if you've been kidding yourself about high cholesterol, stop. along with diet, lipitor has been shown to lower bad cholesterol to 60 percent. lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patits who have heart diase or risk factors for heart disease. [ female annncer ] lipitor is not for evyone, including people with liver problems and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. you need simple blood tests to check for liver problems. tell your doctor if y are taking other medications or if you have any muscle pain or weakness. this may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. lets go... haha. if you have high cholesterol, you may be at increased risk of heart attack and stroke. don't kid yourself. talk to your doctor about your risk a about lipitor. [ male announcer ] in 2011, at is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your weless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. in an effort to give you the best network possible. >> bret:s that i >> bret: nasa released image of the "endeavor." it was taken monday. these are the first such images of the shuttle and the fully assembled station. stocks were down today. the s&p 500 gave back a single point. nasdaq dropped 13. gal fell another penny-and-a-half overnight. the national average is $3.83. crude oil gained $2 to close at $99.59 a barrel. it appears that some of the folks that got jobs implementing the president's stimulus program were hired in spite of the fact they have not paid taxes. correspondent shannon bream reports on money going out the door and not coming back in. >> why should somebody get a federal contract if they owe the federal government money? >> that was the question on capitol hill today in the wake of a stunning report from the government accountability office showing that at least 3700 entities that got federal stimulus mup together owed more than $750 million in back taxes. >> we have rampant tax delinquency most contractors and no way to stop it. >> current law does not bar companies with unpaid taxes scoring government contracts but the administration points to other steps it's taking to crackdown on the problem. , "companies that want federal contracts are required to certify whether they have a significant tax delinquency. that requirement is deterring tax delinquents getting federal contracts. skeptics wonder if companies that haven't paid taxes have any real hesitation about signing a piece of paper falsely representing they have. analysts say the current data bases need to be cleaned up and coordinated so agents can find out if a company that comes looking for taxpayer money is up to date on the own obligation. >> we need better data, better oversight and more contracting offices to be able to track this. only then will we get value for taxpayer dollars. >> government watchdog groups say the agency's granting the contracts need to be empowered. when they find inconsistencies. >> if you don't have the ability to say no or withhold money or reject the applicant, what good is it to have a data base? >> experts say the problem of tax cheats getting your money goes beyond a stimulus payout. >> the taxpayers should be upset about what is happening with their money. whether katrina or iraq or stimulus money. >> there is bipartisan legislation now pending on the hill that would change current law is no one with a serious tax delinquency would be eligible for federal work. >> bret: thank you. new jersey governor chris christie says he will comply with the court ruling today that the district must get additional $500 million. christy said he would consider defying the order previously. california is on its way to comply with a u.s. supreme court ruling that it reduces prison population by 33,000 inmates in the next two years. then governor schwarzenegger signed legislation to make it harder to send parol violaterrors inside. current governor transferred responsibility for tens of thousands of criminals to local jurisdictions. president obama flashes back to the good old days and is scotland yard trying to send a message to the american leader? grapevine is next. host: could switching to geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance? host: does the buck stop here? sfx: buck's blustery exhale. host: could switching to geico 15% or more on car insurance? host: does it take two to tango? ♪ >> bret: now, fresh pickings from the political grapevine from across the pond today. president and mrs. obama came bearing gifts in their visit to buckingham palace. they presented to the queen memorabilia from her parents' 1939 visit to the u.s. in return, obama were given selection of letters to and from past presidents and queen victoria. many people pointed out obama eag choice of gifts were much improved from the 2009 visit. during which president obama gave the queen i pod preloaded with some of his speeches. national review jonah goldberg joked of the questions of fact "maybe the new ipad preloaded with pictures of obama in the situation room is still on backorder." president obama code name given to him by scottland yard is raising eyebrows. it's a word used to describe someone crafty and cunning. they tell fox the term can be der visive de -- divisive depending how out's used but not considered rude. scotland yard insist the code words are random and computer generated. finally, president obama is up for re-election campaign for 2012, he might wish it was 2008. the president appeared to have signed the wrong year in the guest book at westminster abbey. he wrote it's a great tribute to commemorate the common heritage and common sacrifice. then added 24 may 2008. the spokesman confirmed to the "london telegraph" the president made the error. sunday's tornado in joplin, missouri, the death toll has been raised to 122. two people have been recovered from the rubble in the past 24 hours. totally of nine people be -- [ inaudible ] the joplin tornado is the latest in a series of national tornadoes. this has been a disastrous year is the bottom line. this has been a particularly brutal and costly year so far. >> the record outbreak of the disasters underscores a dilemma of a nation. tornadoes along the mississippi and wildfires in texas, likely pose historically high costs on government. at a time when they're not on historic cuts. the pressure today, the chairman of the committee for homeland security. and disaster relief. >> the state of alabama seeming to get it right. >> but how to get it right when fema is running out of money? committee passed amendment to the 2012 appropriation bill to add money to supplemental disaster relief. offsetting the expence revinding $500 million from department of energy advanced vehicle manufacturerring program. the money move offered little solace to some democrats who question the offset and the larger cut, state and local first responders coming to the homeland security in fiscal year 2012. >> transit agencies don't have money to intall officers, bomb-sniffing dogs or screening devices, at a time when open-source media reports that al-qaeda is setting the sights on the u.s. rail system. >> walking a tight rope between compassion and cost-cutting, they're worried about repeat of the katrina response, marked by the bureaucratic inefficiency and money that some spent on gambling, massages and traffic tickets. >> we don't want to rush into it and throw money at it. american people spoke clearly last fall that the answer is not to throw the money at it. find out how to help people. >> the cost of the joplin tornado, hundreds of the houses yet to be leveled has been tallied. hurricane season yet to start. doug mckelway, fox news. >> bret: house republican leaders will vote -- withhold a vote next week on increasing the debt ceiling. the straight vote is expected to get little if any support from the republican majority. spokesman for the majority leader eric cantor says the democrats have been all but ignoring the debt crisis. this afternoon, biden said talks are focusing on $1 trillion in savings as a down payment on broader spending cut. israel's prime minister comes out for palestinian state on his terms. we learn more about iran nuclear threat. fox all-stars join me after the break. you're gonna want mr. fuzzyman even more now that we've discovered beneful playful life. with real, wholesome ingredients like beef, egg, and even oatmeal. extra protein for strong muscles. so you're ready for anything. you think you're getting spoiled. but it's so good for you, too. [ female announcer ] beneful playful life. healthful, flavorful, beneful. dream big. beneful is awarding a $500,000 makeover for one very lucky dog park. ♪ of the 300 million arabs in the middle east and north africa, only israel arab citizens enjoy real democratic rights. of those 300 million arabs, less than one-half of 1% are truly free. and they're all sits of israel. israel is not what is wrong about the middle east. israel is what is right about the middle east. [ applause ] >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on capitol hill today speaking to a joint meeting of congress in a speech that was described by both sides of the aisle as very powerful. this is on a day when the u.n. nuclear watchdog agency, the iaea reported that iran is moving closer to nuclear arms. that there are concerns about a major expansion of iran's nuclear program, the installation of some 88050 center -- 8800 centrifuges and concern about past or current undisclosed nuclear related activities by the mill their there. the israeli prime minister with sean hannity moments ago. >> if iran gets nuclear weapons that is the end of the arab spring. you will have an iranian winter on the entire middle east. vote for the sake of freedom. and for the sake of our common interest and survival. we better make sure iran doesn't get nuclear weapons. >> bret: that interview tonight on fox. bill kristol, "weekly standard." juan williams, analyst. and charles krauthammer. first speech and context with iran. >> the president shifted the focus talking about the 67 lines and surprisingly, a speech by the arab spring. that is remarkable to the israeli palestinian issue. almost ignoring entirely the iranian threat which hangs over the whole middle east. the speech that netanyahu gave to congress was remarkable, especially in the response. after all, congress is where every district and every state in the union is representative. the 30 standing ovation, the cheers, the applause give you a sense of something we know is true. of all the country in the world. public opinion in america, over four decades remained unwavering in the overwhelming support for israel. the netanyahu speech struck that nerve by talk about the commonality in the values. it was a speech that was not only explaining israel position on negotiation, it was a speech that was in honor of raise of. freedom, the west, and america. endorsement of the west. that was important. it's the basis for american support of israel. you saw it in remarks by congress and yesterday from the majority of the senate, harry reid. democrat who rebuked the president saying nobody should be imposing on israel settlement terms. >> before brown and netanyahu let me say the news that came out of the speech today was house conciliatory he was toward president obama. that he was clear in thanking president obama for reaffirming his commitment to israeli security. he was clear saying there are settlements that will not remain as any ongoing deal. he said there will be a swap taking place, even if we are not talking about the '67 borders. he praised the president for killing bin laden and he praised the president for being totally committed to stopping iran from getting nuclear weapons. so i think that the message here from netanyahu was you know what? yes, the president and i have real differences but i respect the american president. i'm willing to work with the american president. the response from the congress is respectful and generous to the prime minister. >> pleased with the prime minister and did not demand they go back to the 1845 quarters and swap of exwall land with mexico. whatever would have been the equivalent of president obama from afor a to decide the armistice borders that led to four wars in 20 years insecure, not recognized. there was no palestinian state. in 1948 and 1967. that the borders have to be the basis of all association. prime minister netanyahu rejected that firmly. he reached out in other respects and say i want -- how did he put it? i want there to be, i accept i'm willing to have palestinian state. but i want palestinian leaders saying they're willing for a jewish state. they won't say it. that is the core of it. netanyahu emphasized it. that is the core of it. if they accept a jewish state of israel, they can negotiate the border. the problem is the palestinians, especially hamas now in a unity government over the palestinian authority is they do not accept the existence of a jewish state in the middle east. >> let's talk about the other developments, iaea. report about the expansion of iran nuclear efforts. confirmation that they believed syria was moving forward with nuclear reactor before they took it out. with support of building that with the north koreans. >> that is huge immaterial makes our reticence hoping the brave alteration in syria. this is a regime that is not just brutal and authoritarian. they were trying to build nuclear weapons. until israelis took them out they were moving ahead in conjunction with north korea and backing of iran. it makes president obama's quietness, quiet is a-known about iran. isn't that overwhelming threat for peace. doesn't it generate nuclear proliferation of the worst kind? not an attempt to jiggle borders between israel and palestinians? >> bret: some critics today including ambassador john boll top said israeli prime minister netanyahu said in the speech in congress more about the threat from iran and syria than president obama said about that in his presidency. do you agree? >> i don't know how to quantify it but he is right if he says there is a lack of intention from the president in terms of the public statement. not a lack of attention in the policy. but where the president emphasis has been with the public statement has been of course about what has happened with syria, the kind of spring awakening. now in the recent days in terms of what is going on between the palestinians and israelis trying to reignite talks. again we come back to the idea that thee united states has been per analysis tent in saying to iran you cannot have nuclear weapons. we want to stop that and pre-empt that israel would go in and attack the urrainions -- iranians. has the president been strong? he talks about sanction and the like is the u.s. willing to take further action? that means military action. >> last word. >> the president statement on iran and on syria, where in each state there was the chance of a revolution. iran in 2009 and syria now have been remarkably astonishing, shockingly weak. especially 2009 in iran. our only hope of stopping iran from becoming nuclear enemy would have been revolution in iran. the president had no intest in that in 2009. today he shows no interest at all in syria. grudgingly saying a word or two. still saying last week that president assad has chance to lead transition in syria. he must be living on the moon if you imagine that is possible. >> bret: up next, special election in upstate new york. [ male announcer ] sitting, waiting, hoping. that's not how successful investing is done. at e-trade it's harnessing some of the most powerful yet easy to use trading tools on the planet to help diversify, identify opportunities, take action. it's using professional grade research and your brain to seek maximum returns to reach your goals. it's investing with intelligence and cold hard conviction. you made the money. you should have everything you need to invest it. e-trade. investing unleashed. my opponent said she would have voted for the ryan budget had she been in washington. her words, not mine. check the record. >> there has been lies and distortions about my position on medicare. it's scaring seniors frankly and i'm shocked and appalled by that. it's important that seniors understand i'm trying to save the program. >> they have taken votes from me. not taking it from them. >> last shot there from jack davis, the self-proclaimed tea party candidate in new york 26. polls are still open there. davis, businessman ran three times as a democrat. previously. polls are still open but the question now is whether this is a referendum on gp plans for medicare. early we asked you should the new york special election be considered a referendum on g.o.p. medicare plans? 14% said yes. we're back with the panel. what about this, juan? is it in fact a referendum? is that what it has come to in the race? >> it's what people in washington are looking at it for. political strategist say this has had a tremendous impact on what it should be, easy election for any republican. a heavy republican district. went for mccain over president obama. the dynamics is it's all about medicare and the ryan plan. it has hurt jane corwin, the republican candidate. so that extent, hard to say how it will turn out. rochester and the republican district, light turnout. heavily turnout in erie county, which is democratic leaning so that would be help offul to hochul. i don't know that the actual result that matters here. it's the political dynamic. we are in a moment when the medicare plan has become a lightning rod for politics. >> bret: bill, depending what happens it will be spun either way. >> you ask for result in new york 23. that was late in 2009. in pennsylvania 12 early 2010. both of which the democrats run in idiosyncratic special elections and didn't turn out to be a good indicator of what would happen in november of 2010. this race has weird dynamics. the third party candidate. spending a ton of money, attacking the republican. kathy hochul democrat running against the medicare plan. she said she would not have voted for obama medicare cut. she gets the best of both worlds. real election of 2012 when president obama is at the top of the ballot and obamacare, front and center issue, you don't get to say i'm against any cut by anyone. you say are you for paul ryan medicare or obamacare? >> bret: mentioning paul ryan, i want to listen to this. he has been asked numerous times about this issue. and whether the g.o.p. is attacking medicare. >> our budget makes no changes for those in or near retirement. it offers future generation strengthened medicare program that they can count on with guaranteed coverage options. less help for the wealthy. more for the poor and sick. >> he said it numerous times. different ways. charles, is that sinking in? if you look at the ads by democrat and jack davis, tea party candidate that ran has democrat many times focus on paul ryan and the plan. >> well, if ryan is explaining it, it sinks in. the problem is that cor world cup hasn't explained they well. she was defensive running away from this. unless you are a adept at explaining the plan and being behind it, not saying well, maybe. not as bad as you think. you will lose on the issue. i'm not optimistic on this. even if corwin the republican pulls it out it's clear that mediscare had effect here. >> bret: we are looking at an ad someone who looks like paul ryan pushes this old woman off the cliff. >> i mean i admire its subtlety. [ laughter ] giving the message. which is how the democrats are treating the issue. but unless you can explain it as a republican, you are going to be in trouble. in the polls, in this district, you ask people what are the three most important issues. debt, job, medicare. if you had had that poll a year ago in november in the republican sweep, you would haven't had medicare in there. it's an issue up there equal with all the others. it's result of the ryan plan. moral is, dem rogry works, especially obentitlement. you shouldn't, if you want to be a republican in the race, and the republican are hitched to the ryan plan, you better be able to defend it. >> for all the talk about the adult conversation, we have to deal with the big ticket items that entitlement has to be dealt with. if the debt situation will get under control. for all of that, when it comes election time it goes out the window? >> people are still very i frayed of ail yepnating senior voters. reliable voting bloc. they come out. the thing is i'm sure that if you talk to the president's people they say you know what? republicans take, tax increase off the table. so you get both sides. i think playing politics with this. this is difficult to achieve cut. >> this doesn't affect single senior for ten years. >> seniors in polls said they care about the fact you are taking away and changing the plain even for younger people. >> not going to of course them personally. >> that is it for the panel. stay tuned to see a tough interview from last weekend. if you go out of your way to fly with an airline does that airline go out of it's way to reward you? it should. because loyalty is a two way street. and when oneide gives, the other has to give back. dedicated redcoat customer service. more first class upgrades. miles that don't expire. this isn't benevolence this is our business. the next time an airline asks for yours: ask them first, what they've done to deserve it. [ male announcer ] you plant. you mow. you grow. you dream. meet the new definition of durability: the john deere select series -- a four-year limited warranty dozenof attachments, and endless possibilities. what will you create? our best deals of the season are happening now. learn more at johndeere.com/greentagevent. >> bret: finally tonight, the sunday shows are often places for the politically embattled to defend their positions and try to stage come backs, but one show found a clip that may not have worked out that well. >> i want to ask you about this bizarre revelation that came up last week that revealed that you owed between 2250 and a half million dollars to a jewelry company. what was that about? >> we are very