>> it's about reform. >> democrats argue it's all about politics. >> they are arrogant and naked abuse of power seems to know no bounds. >> what today's developments mean for all of us. plus, 9/11 survivors recall moments of terror. >> i saw this plane, getting bigger and bigger. >> the second jet hit our building. >> shepard: now these men return with an item that helped save their lives. >> is it more like a guiding light. used it to get back to the stairway. >> shepard: tonight, fox reports on the rise of freedom. but, first from fox this thursday night, new outrage in wisconsin after a three-week standoff and huge protests at the state capitol. the governor there, scott walker, is about to sign a bill that ends most collective bargaining rights for most state workers. but democrats warn this battle is not over. protesters storm the capitol accusing republicans of using dirty tricks to pass the bill. 46 left the state to block the vote. needed one democrat to come back to have the necessary three quarters quorum for any bill that includes spending. they took the spending measures out of the bill. passed just the part limiting union rights. they can do that with a 50-plus one. democrats claim this proves their point that the budget repair bill as they called it was about union busting, not the budget. >> we have already said this is not a fiscal item and it shouldn't be in the budget. they insisted that it was. if anything, they pushed it way too far. >> we followed the law and it allows us to move forward which are indeed fiscal. they are not in conflict with that requirement for a forum but they're, indeed, fiscal. they give a fiscal benefit to the state. >> shepard: police locking down the capitol before today's final vote and literally dragging protesters out of the place. but tonight the crowds are back. mike tobin with the news live in madison again this evening. some republicans voted against this bill in the end, right? >> four republicans, shepard, voted against the bill. one was absent. one independent voted in favor and in the end when the final tally was taken it was 53-42. democrats in the chamber shouted shame, shame, shame at the republicans as they streamed out of the assembly. but for all of the chanting, all of the demonstration, all of the delay, for the walk-out itself democrats ultimately gained to ground. the language limiting collective bargaining passed as it was written on the day the 14 senate democrats made their run for the governor. this bill is on the way to the governor's desk. the governor says he is eager to sign it but that won't happen tonight. shep? >> shepard: the democrats say this isn't over. what are their options now? >> they have already started filing a legal challenge as it relates to the open records act. specific to the committee action that stripped all of the budget language out of this bill. and just left it with collective bargaining. they claimed there wasn't enough time for notification or public notification. republicans counter under rule number 93 that they weren't required to put up public notification at all. they gave a two-hour notification as a courtesy. one of their defenses is that there was enough time for all of the reporters to show up. shep? >> shepard: mike tobin live in madison tonight. mike, thank you. in libya, the government is now reportedly ready to unleash all of its military muscle against the rebels who are trying to overthrow the government. that's the word from the son of the libyan leader moe muammar qaddafi. he said the regime gave the rebels a chance to negotiate. they didn't take it now time is up. >> it's time for action. we are moving now. everybody in libya is so excited. >> shepard: nerve libya is so excited. qaddafi's son spoke shortly after france became the first nation to recognize the libyan opposition's council as the secretary of state hillary clinton planned to meet with opposition leaders. >> i intend to convey strong support of the obama administration and the american people that we wish to be a partner in the important work that lies ahead as they embark on a transition to a genuine democracy. >> shepard: the white house has also just suspended ties with the libyan embassy in washington. but there is no sign the diplomatic pressure is having a bit of any effect on qaddafi. the "new york times" reported today online in its editions that the dictator may have tens of billions of dollars in cash hidden around libya, which would let him keep financing his fight, well, for a long time. reports from the front lines report rebels may be losing momentum. this is the scene from a key oil town. hit people with an overwhelming ba rage of tank and artillery shells forcing many to run for their lives. the rebels have been pleading for the international community to establish a no-fly zone in libya. the united states and nato maintain it would require more planning. let's get live to steve harrigan tonight in the libyan capitol of tripoli. his son says it's time for a full scale war. why has the government waited this long? so far the attacks have followed a pattern. if the government is going to send ground troops to the east and it hasn't happened yet, they are going to face several challenges. they will have to pull out some of the elite paramilitary units that has kept things quiet in tripoli. they will also have to tap supply lines that extend 400 miles across that desert stretch to reach the rebels in the east. and finally, if they do pull off a large battle what qaddafi's son is talking about that could produce large civilian casualties that could trigger foreign intervention. so far this government has worked hard to try to keep out a no-fly zone. they have been sending envoys, emissaries around the world to try to drum up support to keep out foreign intervention. shepard? >> shepard: steve harrigan streaming live this early friday morning in tripoli. the president will hold a news conference tomorrow morning to talk about rising energy prices. this after the energy department now estimates that americans will spend about $700 more for gas this year than we did last year. fox news will bring you the president's comments tomorrow morning. fox news weather weather alert. heavy rains and melting snow soaking parts of the northeast. upper box wayne, new jersey. governor chris christie declaring a state of emergency. flood warnings and watches throughout many parts of the garden state. to the lower left darby borough, pennsylvania. cars under water. rescuing a man from a home. in the right the stevens ford dam oxford, connecticut about 10 feet above flood stage. rick reichmuth our chief meteorologist. more flooding on the way. >> so much of this flooding we have been see something from prior storms. we have a big storm still dealing with with us until midday tomorrow. all the green is everybody dealing with the flooding. where we are seeing the heavy rain falling now and overnight is here across parts of the northeast. you see these maroon colors, that's flash flood warnings going on. rivers are out of their banks, streams out of their banks, need to be careful that includes a large section around the nation's capitol. parts of area around parts of pennsylvania. this is the rain that's yet to fall. this model forecast. kind of the worst of what we have been seeing is northern areas of new jersey and parts of pennsylvania here. where you see yellows and oranges, shepard, another two to three inches of rain and that's going to cause major problems. a lot of these streams won't crest until likely sunday or monday. and if we get any more rain we will be in big problems. a lot of area here dealing with this rain. a lot more to come over the next say 12 to 20 hours. >> shepard: that's the northeast to the northwest there and down south parts of tornadoes. >> we had two reports of tornadoes in florida. 10 the day before. a little bit of an area of some severe weather right now around d.c. just to the weather service of d.c. we had a tornado warning a half hour ago. that's expired. you see storms looking pretty severe as well. one thing that also might feel severe. check this out. this is more snow. this snow moves through and start to see blues pile up here. places like pittsburgh and cleveland. tomorrow night maybe 6 to 10 inches of snow. quick return to winter after all this rain. >> shepard: i will say. it inspired protests before it even got started. a hearing about homegrown terror and muslims in america. we'll hear from both sides of this issue next. from the journalists of fox news, live to homicide around the globe, -- to holes around homes around the globe. this is the fox report. this one works. ooh, the price sure doesn't. i'm tired of shopping around. 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[ male announcer ] this is charlie whose morning flight to london starts with arthritis pain... and a choice. take tylenol now, and maybe up to 8 in a day. or...choose aleve and 2 pills for a day free of pain. >> the top intelligence man for our country. the u.s. national intelligence director taking some major heat tonight after comments he made today. it all started when general james clapper told the senate armed services committee that the libyan regime would probably prevail over the rebels because it has superior equipment. and then when senators asked which nation represents a morality threat to the united states? general clapper said russia and china. they didn't like that. >> you didn't mention north iran or north korea. which would have been the two country i would have thought of in response to that question. ways taken aback almost by your answer. i thought it was a very clear question. >> maybe i can clarify. which country represents to you that has the intent to be our greatest adversary? who has the intent? >> probably china. >> china? well, the white house said general clapper was speaking about military capabilities and clarified that the administration does not view china and does not view russia as a threat to the united states. but some republican senators split on what general clapper's comments actually signify. >> to suggest that russia or china are more threatening to us than radical islam, than qaddafi surviving is just a disconnect. >> i believe that general clapper is doing a very fine job. i believe that his honesty and straightforward opinion is going that we in the senate value. and this is just one of those cases on a rare occasions where senator graham and i are in disagreement. >> shepard: well, senator joe lieberman expressing support. and it was senator graham who said he ought to be replaced. a federal grand jury in virginia indicting 14 suspected pirates from somalia and yemen in connection with with the killing of four americans at sea. it was the first time that u.s. citizens have been killed in the wake of the pirate attacks that have plagued the gulf of aden in the indian ocean. this was the group's first appearens in court since the navy captured them. they face piracy, kidnapping, firearms charges and could face more charges according to u.s. attorney. one suspected pirate thanked the judge saying they were now, quote, in the hands of the most powerful country on the planet. steve centanni live outside the courthouse in norfolk virginia tonight as our news correspondent. what was it like seeing those guys? what was the deal? >> well, shep, it was somewhat surreal. here you have these young men from all the way around the world suddenly plopped down in the middle of this ornate courtroom in norfolk, virginia. they had probably never seen anything so elaborate in their lives. they stood out. they looked somewhat bedraggled one was limping and one was in a plastic cast. others had surgical face masks. we don't know exactly why. they looked somewhat nervous and bewildered at times. other times they didn't look like they could care less what happened. they smiled and laughed among themselves as the judge read the charges and read them their rights, shep? >> mentioned the charges said to murder four people but no murder charges. what's the disconnect there. >> no murder charges. not yet. oftentimes you have the initial charges. there is a lesser charges. and then the more serious ones come later. that's what we expect will happen in this case. the prosecutor seriously hinted at that. as you know, four americans were killed. the couple who owned the boot that was attacked by pirates. and their friends. so, four americans, two couples were killed, shot dead on their yacht. now, they believe that three of the guys who were in custody here in virginia are responsible for those shootings. but the investigation continues so the murder charges have not yet been brought. >> steve centanni live north of virginia tonight, thank you. more of us applied for first time unemployment benefits last week according to the labor department. jobless claims up 26,000. one week after they fell to the lowest level in nearly three years. that is just one reason why it was not a great day on wall street. in fact, the bad day. the other, protests flaring up in the oil-rich kingdom of saudi arabia. unarrest there could have enormous impact here and around the world. the details are coming. it's the top story at the womb of the hour. 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>> it's tough to gauge what we expect and what the government reaction will be. especially when you consider what that country means to oil. it's quite big. 20% of the world's oil reserves are in saudi arabia. half of that is in just eight oil fields. saudi arabia has the biggest oil capacity. exports 7.5 million barrels a day. analysts point out, shep, protests do not mean widespread unrest and regime change. energy analysts are not calling for major disruptions in all that production. though investors are absolutely watching events in saudi arabia. especially tomorrow. back to you. >> bill: rich edson live with us continuing updates as the new day begins in saudi arabia. just a couple hours from now. the u.s. army secretary today recommended punishment for nine officers he says failed to act on warning signs from the suspected fort hood shooter. this after a senate committee last month concluded the massacre was, indeed, preventible. and that it dr. major middle hughes san supervisors were well aware of his radical behavior. punishment for the nine officers will vary case by case. major hasan a 40-year-old army psychiatrist accused of murdering 13 people and wounding dozens more in the 2009 shooting spree. arizona republican senator john mccain today leading a new push for a new law on holding suspected terrorists in the military prison at guantanamo bay cuba. four republicans and democratic senator joe lieberman joined mccain to propose the legislation. it would keep guantanamo open and give detainees military commissions rather than civilian trials. especially when it comes to those suspected of planning the attacks of 9/11. hear listen. >> we should hold people we capture in this war, according to the laws of war, not according to our domestic criminal law. >> members of al qaeda and affiliated terrorist groups who have long been detained under the law of war be tried by military commission at guantanamo bay. >> khalid sheikh mohammed will never see a civilian court if we have anything to do about it. >> shepard: i said that senator lieberman is a democrat he is, of course, an independent who caucuses there. this comes after president obama on monday announced that military trials of detainees will resume after two-year halt, but the president also reaffirmed his desire to one day shut down the prison at gitmo. well now the rise of freedom. fox news cameras have been following the rebuilding of the world trade center for months now. we plan to be there for years to come. tonight, two men who narrowly got out with their lives from one of the old towers get to see the progress the construction crews are making on a new one. and they did not come empty-handed. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> well, it's an old trend, that's for sure. >> shepard: this old friend lit the way for brian clark and stanley after the attacks of 9/11. >> what i saw was this giant great color is on the eye. i could see still hear the revving engine as the plane got closer. second jet that hit our building. >> shepard: not just our building it crashed right into the floors where they worked, severing two of the south tower's three stairways. >> the ceiling caved. in part of the floor collapsed. so i jumped up, i grabbed a flashlight that i had. >> shepard: with that fire warden's flashlight clark found his way to the stairs three floors below he heard pernath yelling. i said please send somebody to help me. >> that split second somebody had a right on the floor shining it. brought him back to the stairs. i shined my light down into the smoke. didn't see flames and just knew we had to try. >> shepard: where others turned back they pushed ahead. making their way down 81 stories, exiting the tower with just four minutes to spare. >> civilians museum. >> shepard: the men donated the flashlight to the 9/11 museum which plans to display it prominently in an area where visitors will hear stories from survivors. >> we don't have that many stories of people surviving who were in the impact zone. so this becomes an exemplar of that fate, if nothing else, that people, you know, some people were fortunate enough to make it down to safety. >> above the glass. >> shepard: as they return to the spot where they made it down that day, they got a first-hand look at the buildings going up. >> the progress they are making is dramatic. remarkable. >> the last time i was here, all i saw was dirt and the ground and this ramp, vehicles coming in and out. i'm like what is taking them so long? now that i'm here i'm excited to see what is happening. i'm excited. i'm smiling. >> shepard: i was there last night. there is a lot of excitement. right now construction crews have taken this brand new tower to the 58th floor. it's towering over lower manhattan. it will eventually be 104 floors of world trade center. the museum which will eventually display that flashlight is scheduled to open next year. we'll have a new story, actually on the tenth year, the 10th remembrance of the attacks of 9/11. we have another rise of freedom story every week, every thursday night here on fox report. and the entire series is online for you along with some web extras at foxnews.com/freedom. well, in a small working class town some public employees were taking home massive salaries. prosecutors say it was all part of a huge scam that cost taxpayers millions of dollars in a town that didn't have a lot to spare. so will they stand trial? up next, what a judge said today. plus, your girl lindsay lohan in court today with a chance to avoid a trial in exchange for a little jail time. lindsey is like, a little jail time? 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[ male announcer ] accu-chek aviva. born in the usa. >> shepard: see you in court. a judge in los angeles today ordered the former city manager of bell california to stand trial on charges he helped steal millions of dollars from his own taxpayers. he is robert rizzo, one of eight employees whom prosecutors claim illegally inflated their salaries in the blue collar suburb where one in six persons reportedly lives in poverty. in fact, rizzo made nearly $800,000 a year. twice the salary of the president of the united states. as you may recall, last summer folks in bell were, well, understandably outraged when the news broke. defense attorneys maintain the defendant didn't do anything wrong and it's no crime to earn a nice salary. trace gallagher live in los angeles now. trace, other city leaders will be standing trial but robert rizzo is said to be the ringleader here, right? >> yes, he is, shep. robert rizzo is now charged with 54 felony counts. everything from falsifying documents to misappropriating funds. and prosecutors say several of his final contracts were illegal because he essentially drew them up himself and told the city to pay him. and that he also paid off other city leaders for their loyalty. here's the judge. listen. >> the city officials in bell led by rizzo engaged in what is probably legal lay massive ongoing conspiracy to enrich themselves through what is legally described as an organized appropriation of public money. >> you heard the judge mention angela spochy. she is the former assistant city manager, she, rizzo and two others will now stand trial, shep. >> shepard: all right. tell us about defense strategy here, trace. >> the defense says that robert izzo earned every money he paid because he approved the way the city operated even though the city of bell is one of the poorest in california. the defense says rizzo wasn't trying to bribe other city leaders with those illegal loans, they say he was simply paying them back for unused vacation time and sick days. now, the city charter in bell recommends that city council people earn $400 a month because it's a part-time job. many of these city council members were earning 100,000 a year, shep. >> shepard: trace gallagher in los angeles. thank you. the courtroom for that thing was pretty empty today we're told. no media. because of this other case. apparently everybody was across town waiting for lindsay lohan to show up for her day in court. i mean, come on. perhaps you see what she was wearing here. the actress facing charges she stole a necklace worth $2,500. prosecutors offered her a plea agreement to avoid trial in exchange for at least some jail time. not your lindsey say. said no thanks at least for now. she gets two weeks to consider another offer. we don't know the details on that one only that the judge told lohan how he would likely sentenced her if she agreed to plead guilty or no contest in the case. well, we're fast approaching deadline number three. in the national football league's labor talks. meaning either another extension in negotiations or lock out. two major issues here. nfl owners want to extend the season from 16 games to 18. head of the players union says that won't happen because the players don't want it due to health concerns. then there is revenue sharing. both sides trying to figure out how to split up an estimated 6 billion-dollar pie. fans watching this very closely as our casino officials in vegas baby vegas who say gambling on nfl games in sin city generates tens of millions of dollars. "the fox report's" correspondent is back on this side of the world and live to talk now about the nfl. finally something important. >> yes, shep. no significant progress today it seems. so a deal by tomorrow's deadline of the moment seems very unlikely indeed. although just a very short time ago, the league's chief counsel emerged from negotiations to say it's not over yet. listen. >> it's a process. it's not an event. and things can come together quickly. things can fall apart quickly. all i can say is we're committed to the process. it's not glamorous. it's not easy. but we will work as it as hard and as long as it takes. >> from the side of the players, the players tweeted just before jeff cash spoke and he said in that tweet players, stay strong. stay informed, update by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. which is a strange time to issue an update, shep, given that the deadline apparently runs out at midnight. we will see when it comes out. >> shepard: is the long and short of this no deal, no football season? >> it looks that way. it is certainly very possible. the lockout is going to be what happens next. if they don't get a deal by tomorrow. the owners like toy instate a lockout as early as saturday. prior to that though the players may be certified, the players association. that opens the bay, way, basically for them to go to the court to seek an injunction preventing the owners instigating a lockout. there is hard to find anyones, shep who doesn't think there will be a lockout with the implications it has for the season. >> shepard: we need sundays. >> yes, we do. >> shepard: welcome home. >> thank you. >> shepard: take a look at a.m. university. they are honoring ronald reagan for his service. george bush foundation presenting the award. fox spoke with 41 earlier we will hear from that coming up. and kennedy space center in florida where the space shuttle endeavour is about to move to the launch pad. the next to last scheduled shuttle mission slated for next month. its commander mark kelly, husband of congresswoman giffords and we're learning tonight her status for the launch. is it possible she might be able to go? we have new information. it's next. just because the calendar says to. and that a g difference can grow from a small budget. for those of us with grass on our sneakers... dirt on our jeans... and a lawn that's as healthy as our savings... the days are about to get a whole lot greener. ♪ more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. we're lowering the cost of a day in the dirt with a special buy on this mulch, three bags are just ten bucks. >> shepard: a former american president honoring one of his predecessors today in texas. george h.w. bush, the 41st president presenting a pass tomb must public service award to the late president ronald reagan. james baker accepted the george bush award for excellence in public service on reagan's behalf. just minutes ago our kris gutierrez sat down with the former president bush 41 and the former secretary. is he live at college station. hey, chris. >> hello, shepard. president bush says president reagan was a friend and mentor. someone who donated most of his adult life to public service. mr. bush calls public service a noble calling and he and secretary baker encourage everyone to get involved. listen here. >> find something to do. get off the bench and don't sit there whining sucking your thumb. get in the day. it doesn't mean you have to run for office. that doesn't mean you have to stand for united states senate or state senator or anything else. do something. help be a part of something. and the politics is the game, get in somebody's campaign. get in there and work. so i would just say get going. >> i think you can do public service as private citizens. you can do it at your pta. you can do it at your church. you can too it in your community. the important thing is that you give back. >> now, past recipients of this award include senator ted kennedy, secretary of defense robert gates, former california governor arnold schwarzenegger and the reverend billy graham. when i asked the president if there was one word, shepard that described all of those men and other recipients of that award he smiled and said leader. shep, back to you. >> shepard: kris gutierrez college station, texas tonight. thanks. one man has a few people to thank after he stumbled into the path of an oncoming subway train. that tops the news as we go across america. massachusetts. watch as this man walk as bit unsteadily and falls face first on the track as the lights of a train appear. some fast-acting heros pull him out just in time. he reportedly is doing okay. california. police giving a warning to atm users. >> we have a crime where a suspects have come out, -- >> so when victims put in their card, they have trouble getting them out. and when they go inside the bank for help. >> the suspect comes up using the touch screen and withdraws money from the account. >> shepard: san francisco police says if it happens to you don't walk away. use the touch screen or phone to contact authorities. the cops report 22 victims in just nine weeks. they say they have arrested one but that there could be others. utah, these two guys surviving two days and nights in a raging snow storm that began few hours of fun riding snobles. >> right when the fog. >> they ran out of gas riding in circles. as snow fell, they managed to start a fire with a branch and spark plug. >> we had to sleep near the fire to stay warm in the coals. we did cuddle every once in a while. >> the rescue helicopter finally spotted the pair. they say they are doing fine. florida. one priest sacrificing gas for lent. >> i thought there is probably a lot of things where i really don't need my car and i can use my bike or just walk. >> father sean o'brien says he got the idea when it cost him 0 bucks to fill up his little toyota. is he part of a fox watch across america. >> charlie sheen now. he is at the center of a custody battle. he is shacked up with porn star goddesses. and his partying may have gotten him fired from two and a half men. now, he thinks he deserves $100 million. plus the controversial end to the rutgers saint john's basketball game. did you see this thing? 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[ male announcer ] ducati knows it's better for xerox to manage their global publications. so they can focus on building amazing bikes. with xerox, you're ready for real business. >> shepard: tiger blood time. charlie sheen filed today a 100-million-dollar lawsuit against warner brothers and the executive producer of two and a half men chuck lory. the suit alleges warner brothers bowed to lori's desire to punish scheme. blaming the actor for stopping production on the show. charlie's suit says and i quote unfortunately in this instance the capitulation to lorre's commands ill will toward mr. sheen and his perceived lifestyle is in direct drergation of mr. sheen's rights. losing zifl, bye. calls the allegations completely false. number five, three big east conference officials dropping their conference tournament. dropping right out of it after blowing two or three calls at the end of yesterday's rutgers saint john's game. number four spokesman for gabby giffords says she will indeed attend her husband's shuttle launch of endeavour. set commander. number three the italian prime minister silvio enter list columbus scone making first public appearance since 2009 attack on him. number two, snvmentd chanting] >> shepard: the white house today calling the wisconsin senate's vote to strip collective bargaining rights from state workers an assault on public employees. and the number one. [chanting] people want to change the regime. that's what protesters are chanting there in a rare antigovernment demonstration in saudi arabia. and that's "the fox report's" top five. and on this day in 1979, gloria gainner's disco anthem i will survive first hit number one on the billboard charts. the song had debuted the previous october. a track about female empowerment and moving up after a bad break-up. it's popularity came as a bit surprise to record company executives. in fact it was originally a b side for a single called the substitute. before long, i will survive became a hit an anthem at discos across our nation. it even went on to win the first and only grammy for best disco recording. these days it's a karaoke staple and wedding classic. we were pretty tri find 32