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i thought that was one of the groups you were promoting, huff your essence. how painful was this for you physically and mentally to go through this? >> it's the hardest thing you can see through as a mother and a woman. >> a very emotional journey for fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin. >> but you beat it. >> yeah. i'm very lucky. >> it's did you know that three and it starts right now. caution you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching this special edition of the factor, did you know that part three. we have plenty of great stories to share with you about our fox news talent. we begin tonight with two of them. fnc's bill hemmer and fox business network's anchor kennedy. there you are little billy hemmer. right, ohio. suburb of cincinnati. >> that's right. >> five kids. >> five kids. >> father's a hard working guy not making much money. >> my father told me he was making $60,000 a year. >> that wasn't bad. >> i said dad you're making $60,000 a year. you're rich. he said it's never enough, billy. >> you were raised in a home that was traditional, would you say? >> i would say it was a traditional conservative catholic family. >> and you started to work, as i did very early. >> between the ages of 16 and 20 i had 16 jobs. the first interesting job i landed was a sports producer in cincinnati, ohio. >> and the anchorman was jerry springer? >> yes, he was. he was our news caster. he was my news man. i got the age at 21 making $9,000 a year. >> you become an on air sports guy in cincinnati. >> all seven times the bulls won until tonight. >> then you quit. >> yeah. why did you quit? >> i had my midlife crisis at 26. i had saved $15,000. and my grand ambition in the world was to backpack around the world before i turned 30. i took my dream job and left it on the table. that was a big risk i took. it was china and vietnam. it was indonesia, new zealand, india nepal. >> then you show up at mother teresa's clinic. what did you do there? >> i spent two weeks there and observed what was going on at the mother house and the various clinics throughout calcutta. it's a complicated town. >> did you ever get to speak to mother teresa? >> i did. i don't remember the content of the conversation. >> she wasn't scolding you? >> i don't think so. not that time. what i did observe acutely is that the number of people who came from all over the world to get this close to that woman. >> she was a saint. >> at the time a living saint. and she was aware of it, bill. >> i wish i had met her. i never had the opportunity. you come off your world trip. how long did the world trip take? >> i was gone ten months. >> ten months you get an agent in new york. they take you to cnn and they hire you because they like the way you look. >> i did an audition in atlanta and they test your skills. part of the reason why they decided to hire me is i could turn over my resume and write what countries i had been to. >> all you have to do is walk down this street in saigon. >> you quit cnn? >> they wanted me to go work at the white house as the senior white house correspondent. i had just moved to new york. this was the town where i wanted to live. >> you didn't want to do that. >> i didn't want to do that. >> you resigned? >> yes, and i resigned there and i had been -- >> get a meeting with ails? >> yes. >> not easy. >> he doesn't know where i am. been here 19 years. >> it is not easy to crack the line up for the new york yankees. >> this man i've seen on tv doing it. it was for another channel. >> he liked you and hired you and put you with mccallum because nobody else would work with her. >> a lot of e-mails and welcome to "america's newsroom." >> a lot of e-mails, i'm martha maccallum. >> when you come from another cable network to fox, it is a substantial change in your professional life because the way the business is set up here at fox, we don't have the employees that these other networks have. we do so much more with so fewer people. >> that's because we're so much smarter than they are. we don't need a whole bunch of people. you parents have been married for 52 years? >> 54 coming up in august sfwlg you better give them a nice present. you better spring for something for them. 54 years. >> i love them to death. they are my favorite people in the world. and i am so appreciative of the example that they set. >> they must be proud of you, hemmer. don't say anything else. they must be very proud of you. so little lisa kennedy montgomery, raised in oregon primarily by a single mother. mom was from romania. >> yes. >> was she tough. >> she taught us to appreciate aesthetics. it was a family where you were not allowed to run from your mistakes and you had to work hard. >> i ask that question because you became a conservative kid. >> i was a teenage republican. i had fallen in love with reaganomics and ronald reagan and was moved -- i cried when he left office when i was in high school. it was very sad. but, you know, i got a job at m tv because i interning at a radio station in los angeles for community college extra cred. >> there you are lisa kennedy montgomery and you changed it to montgomery and you become a success at a very young age. you're surrounded by left wing loons. >> these were clintonites. >> but they're way beyond that. >> they were baby boomer clintonites who were in love with their brand of narcissistic socialism. and i guess, in a way i was kind of a unicorn. >> you were the only one who wasn't a left winger. then you had a deal with nirvana and all the bands. these guys, you know. >> a bunch of commies. music television was filled with commies. from stem to stern. it's kennedy and this is alternative nation i'm back from jamaica love you. >> you're so successful. you were most hated dj. commies. did that hurt your feelings? >> i was scared for my job. i was scared for my job. i was worried that my kind boss who plucked me out of obscurity when i was 18 was going to kick me back to los angeles. >> your ratings were good, though? >> i guess. >> that's all that matters. >> it was more about name recognition and getting press and stuff like that back then because they didn't have social media. and there was no competition for m tv. >> were people like scream when you showed up? were you a teen idol like these other bands that you hung with. >> there were times i remember at a red hot chilly peppers show almost being mobbed. >> what did they want? >> they wanted to huff my essence. >> huff your okay. i thought that was one of the groups you were promoting, huff your essence. anyway, in a stunning turn of events. >> yes. >> you leave m tv and go back to college, get a degree at ucla and somehow you find your way to fox news and business. how on earth could that happen? >> well, i connected with roger ails in 1993. i was so bad when i got on m tv and somebody gave me his book. when i did your show in 1999 when i was promoting my first book, roger was watching he called me to his office and said you want you to move to new york. i said i just move today seattle with my boyfriend. >> so i am responsible for your success as i am for so many people. >> that's absolutely right. >> in this country. this goth music thing, a lot of people say that this is a destructive force that this is, you know, the devil is good, i love satan, all of that. what's your feeling about that? >> i think it's just there are horror films of soundtracks. >> are you still a conservative person? >> i'm a libertarian. >> you want everybody to smoke pot? >> smoke pot and hire prostitutes. no, i love freedom. freedom of expression, i love economic freedom. i don't want the government to tell me what to do with my kids. i want everyone to leave me alo alone. >> some of your career so far has been i think the strangest story i have ever seen in the media. >> wow. >> all right. you go to la, you out of nowhere become an m tv star. you dump that. and you come to fox news. nobody has that resume. all right. and you would say the reason all of this has happened for you is? >> i think if you work hard, and you're a good person, and you do what you love, good things will follow. >> thanks for being here. >> thanks, bill. next up, did you know that a fox news anchor used to play the violin. we'll tell you who. there's a more enjoyable way to get your fiber. try phillips' fiber good gummies plus energy support. it's a new fiber supplement that helps support regularity and includes b vitamins to help convert food to energy. mmmmm, these are good! nice work, phillips! the tasty side of fiber, from phillips'. pwhat've we got? 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>> robert plant. >> led zeppelin. >> he came in to the station. we interviewed him up on the roof. >> did you give him a hard time? >> no, there was nothing to give him a hard time about. how do you make the transition from rock guy in canada to american journalist. >> sheer force of will and not letting anybody tell you you can't do it. i ds said to the guy who ran th network. i don't want to do this for the rest of my life y want to get back to the news. he made me the anchor of the 10:00 show. did i hear about it, what kind of guy do you think you was. i move today the united states. >> who hired you first. >> i got hired by cbs in miami. >> there are many women, some of whom are with us tonight who have had the procedures. many of these people have wound up on opposing sides of the abortion issue. >> you work your way up and get get to cnn? >> i went miami and went back to canada to host a morning show and back to cbs in the summer of '92. worked as general assignment reporter and eventually became the chief white house correspondent and the anchor of the sunday evening news and filled in for dan rather. >> hurricane dennis came ashore this afternoon, a dangerous category three storm. >> why did you go from cbs to cnn? >> they made a bunch of changes, they decided katie curic would be the anchor. >> that transition -- >> it was in that transition. it was decided i would probably find a better home somewhere else. >> you go to cnn, it's like being in the witness protection program. you're over there and then you come over to fox, the big dog. >> yeah. >> for christian secret servi conservatives -- >> your mom would be proud of you, she died when? >> in 2010. >> how did your mother process your success? >> she was just very happy i actually did something with my life. >> that you weren't in prison. that's the same thing with me when i go back, they go how come you're not in zale. >> the last thing she said to me how come you weren't a doctor. i'm kidding. she was happy with the way things turned out. >> thanks for coming in. we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. plenty more as the factor moves along. fox news country lauren green almost won the ms. america contest. even more interesting is she dumped the rock singer prince. dulcolax laxative tablets. ducolax provides gentle overnight relief, unlike miralax that can take up to 3 days. dulcolax, designed for dependable relief. that can take up to 3 days. breaking from the norm is never easy. doing your own thing, making your own way can be pretty, well, bold. rickie fowler is redefining what it means to be a golfer. quicken loans is doing the same for mortgages. quicken loans. home buy. refi. power. official mortgage sponsor of the pga tour. like big big. at&t and directv are now one. bringing television and wireless together. so you'll get your tv from home on the go. which means you can watch movies while you're on the move. sitcoms, while you sit on those. and even fargo, in fargo! you can check out water-cooler worthy tv at the water cooler. yeah! flip between the fight, and the ballet you didn't want to go to. binge, while you lose weight! channel surf while you surf. and enjoy a good cliffhanger while you hang from a... why am i yelling? the revolution will not only be televised. the revolution will be mobilized. introducing the all in one plan. only from directv and at&t. live from "america's news hq" i'm molly line. migrants continue to pour into europe, especially germany. authorities say more than 10,000 were expected in munich today. they say the city is well-prepared for the erivarriv but says they need help to meet the challenge. turkey's prime minister calling an emergency cabinet meeting sunday night to discuss the latest kurdish pkk rebel attack. the official news agency reports the pkk detonated two bombs near two armored military vehicles. it took place in a province bordering iraq and iran. the news report says there were casualties. the pkk claims 15 turkish soldiers were killed. more than two hundred people have been killed since july. now back to an o'reilly special. in the did you know that segment tonight, fox news chief religion correspondent lauren green. she's been with fnc 19 years. before that, some very interesting things happened to her. so you have had a very fascinating life, one of five children, right? grew up in minneapolis, minnesota. >> right. >> regular public school kid? >> everybody went to public school. >> you played the piano about six years old? >> six years old. we stopped for a a little bit and started again at ten. the pianno was in my house hold all my life so i always played. >> did you like playing the piano as a kid, most kid hate the lessons. >> i loved playing the piano. i loved music. my mother had to get me off the piano. >> a kid had a crush in you and that kid's name was? >> prince. >> prince has a crush on lauren green in sixth grade. >> we went to the same school. when i was in the sixth grade i was not into boys. i spurned him. >> you spurned prince? >> i hope he's forgiven me. >> he asked me to be in a music video. >> you didn't do the music video? >> i did. >> you were in one of his music videos. how did you know he had a crush on you? >> he called me on the phone. was he wearing a cape in sixth grade? >> i don't know. i hate saying this it was so bad. he called me on the phone and he says, i like you. >> oh. >> how could you not. >> i hung up on him. >> you hung up on prince? oh, my god. >> i'm sorry. >> once you dump prince, in 1984 you became a ms. america contestant. you were ms. minnesota. >> third runner up. you're on autopilot and you're happy to -- it's over then you're sitting up there and going my gosh it's over and the pageant is still going on. why is it still going on when it's over for me. >> you were in a fog. who was mad that you didn't win? >> who? >> prince. how do you get from there to the fox news channel? >> i came back and i wanted to get into tv programming. i thought that was wonderful. i had done some commercial acting and some commercials on tv. i wanted to get into production. and so i applied for an internship at the local cbs station. then i realized i needed more background and i got a master's degree in journalism. i started working for the abc affiliate. >> you worked your way up. i did local news and you worked up and you're here. now you are the religion reporter. >> yes. >> you also played the piano for pope benedict. how did that happen? >> well, i happen to meet his brother's biographer at an event in rome about a year before that. he said -- he invited me to reaga reagans berg for his birthday. he said we'd love to do a concert for his 90th birthday. the pope resigned. and they weren't going to have this concert there. they said, hey, well, change of plans, we're going toor have th concert in rome at the vatican it would be for pope benedict. >> you played for the pope emeritus. >> yes. >> was he happy with you? >> he jumped up and came over to me -- he was smiling, he said it was wonderful. >> you're in a place where you're a concert pianist. >> yes. >> you are a fox news correspondent. >> yes. >> and you are an exflame of prince. there is nothing more. is there nothing more to say? >> i am getting married. my fiance feels great because he feels like he bested prince. >> he should feel great. lauren green, everybody. coming up, fox news national security correspondent jennifer griffin. discusses her battle with cancer. and how she got to the fox news channel. on your feet? 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>> i caught the bug. i caught the bug. it was an amazing historic time. i was there the day mandela walks out of prison. that was my first news story. i took a photograph of him. it was one of the first iconic photographs of mandela on his first day out of prison. i caught the bug. i loved it. >> you graduated from harvard and start to roam the world. >> i graduated. and i was going back down, because my boyfriend was in south africa who became my husband. my dad gave me money for graduation. it was supposed to last the whole year. it was going to be for free lancing. >> keep yourself alive. >> i arrive on a friday and greg says, great, glad you're here. we dated from afar for two years. he said, great, stay put i'm heading up to somalia. >> he's working for the ap. >> he's working for the ap. i didn't know what it was to be married to a foreign correspondent. and he said, i'll be back i'm not sure when. i stewed for about a week. and by the end of the week, bought a ticket up to nairobi. there were no flights into mo mogadis mogadishu. i went to this airport outside nairobi. unicef was flying accredited journalists in. i wasn't accredited. at the other end of the airport, the drug dealers who were providing cot to the somalis, they said i could pay my way. i was negotiating to do that when someone from unicef saw me and felt sorry for me. i was 22 i think. >> i thought i had an adventureeroadventur adventurous early 20s. you involve into a journalist and get hired fairly early on at fnc, 1999. you come over here to do a bunch of reporter. then you get married, you have children. >> we got to jerusalem in '99 that's when fox hired me full time. and that's when the two -- our two daughters were born there. >> you had two really intense situations. the first in 2006, steve santanny was kid napped by terrorists and you were involved in getting him released, how did you do that? >> we were well-connected in gaza, we had great stringers down there. we had met with many of the leaders of hamas in the past. we started pounding the pavement trying to find out where they were. we found out that they were being held by a really bad character. and it was very intense two weeks. we were beating the pavement showing up saying we know somebody has these guys. >> you were finding out where they had them. >> we met with everything, you know, all the war lords, all the hamas leaders. and we essentially said we know someone has them. and -- >> help us get them back. finally, they get released. thank god. then after that, you get breast cancer. >> yeah. that was -- >> tell me about that. >> we moved back to the states after the kidnapping incident and i started working at the pentagon. i got pregnant with my third child, luke, our first son. he was six months old when i found a lump. it was a grapefruit sized lump. it was stage three triple negative breast cancer. i went into treatment. i had 17 rounds of chemotherapy. i had radiation, a double mastectomy. it was a rude awakening. >> how did your children respond? obviously the baby doesn't know, but the two younger girls. >> the children were amazing. the girls who had been born in israel, they were six and eight at the time. one of them, amelia, who is the middle child started voeideotapg me when i shaved my head. we went wig shopping together. >> how painful was this for you physically and mentally to go through this? >> i mean, it's the hardest thing you can go through as a mother and woman i think. >> so both physically and mentally the pain was amazing, right? >> yeah. >> but you beat it. >> yeah, i'm very lucky. >> was there something that you did that you believe contributed to to you defeating the cancer? >> one of the principle things triple negative is the kind of breast cancer that doesn't have a treatment or drug that stops the recurrence. one of the things i was told at the time is that a healthy diet organic food, exercise, i used exercise to really fight the cancer. and we got it back into abeyance. i was lucky the chemo worked. it was a serious trauma for us. >> sure. then you recover and you're back on fox. it was you who introduced me to the track chair guys. that's come out to be an amazing situation. >> it's really unbelievable. when i came back from my breast cancer, the first time that i came -- i was on the air was in afghanistan. i flew out to kabul to interview general petraeus. it was an emotional moment. i've had so many warm wishes from everyone there. i must thank everyone. it's emotional for me to be back. >> there was something about covering the military and having covered the wounded warriors and the people who had been injured, you needed to get back on the horse. and then i got involved with lucre and the independent fund and did a story on a quadruple a amput amputee. he told u about these incredible track chairs. he was like, a kid at christmastime when he was given this at walter reed. they were giving away two chairs. and we realized there were 20 other guys who all wanted one of these chairs. these guys -- that's when i approached you. you profiled these guys. these are life changing -- >> sure now a thousand guys had them. >> we just had the ceremony. >> we'll get thousand more if we have to. don't give me credit for that. because it was you who were driving it. >> no way. if you hadn't talked about it it would have never happened. >> well, you and the guys who do it every day are the ones that are really -- deserve the credit. here you are, you're healthy. you're doing good for a lot of people. and you're a great correspondent. thank you for talking to us, jennifer. >> thanks bill. next up, two fnc guys used to be standup comedians if you believe it. we'll tell you they are. i tried depend last weekend. it really made the difference between a morning around the house and getting a little exercise. only depend underwear has new confidence core technology for fast absorption and the smooth, comfortable fit of fit-flex™ protection. get a coupon at depend.com . . . . . . . oh, look. we have a bunch of... announcer: babies who are talked to from the time they're born are more likely to have a successful future. talking and reading to children in their first years has a huge impact on what they do with the rest of their lives. the fewer words they hear, the greater their chances of dropping out of school and getting into trouble. talk. read. sing. your words have the power to shape their world. learn more at first5california.com/parents my psoriatic arthritis i'm caused joint pain.o golfer. just like my moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and i was worried about joint damage. my doctor said joint pain from ra can be a sign of existing joint damage that could only get worse. he prescribed enbrel to help relieve pain and help stop further damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal, events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, nervous system and blood disorders and allergic reactions have occurred. tell your doctor if you've been someplace where fungal infections are common, or if you're prone to infections, have cuts or sores, have had hepatitis b, have been treated for heart failure, or if you have persistent fever, bruising, bleeding, or paleness. don't start enbrel if you have an infection like the flu. joint pain and damage... can go side by side. ask how enbrel can help relieve joint pain and help stop joint damage. enbrel, the number one rheumatologist-prescribed biologic. continue our story. did you know tha two fnc guys were actually standup comics. >> i went shopping the other day and i have a few questions. it's rhetorical. why is it necessary to label one of those whole chickens a young chicken? if i don't feel bad enough that was once a living breathing thing, now i can feel twice as bad knowing it was struck down in the prime of its life so i can have one meaningless meal. put little bios over there. here lies bobby the chicken, beloved son until his untimely decapitation. >> certain things make it -- when you walk down the street, you start the wave. [ inaudible ] >> you have the same hair cut. >> it hasn't changed. thanks for your support. >> standup is the hardest thing to do in the entertainment industry. it's absolutely the hardest thing. but to tell jokes and win the audience over and all that -- how long did you do it? >> didi did it from 1990 to 199. i got the job from fox news. getting up at 2:30 would have been impossible. my wife insisted on having children. they wanted me around. >> you went right from standup here in new york primarily? >> i was still doing sports, news. i at night -- who could help me increase a stage presence? i thought i could try it and do it. thought i would be better as a host if i could memorize copy and understand an audience. >> that was your bit about the chicken with the resume? >> it's all me. >> how about you? you did standup in new york as well. how long? >> probably 15 years or so. >> 15 year ss? >> yeah. >> started when you were 8? >> yeah. i mean, it was something i loved making audiences laugh. my radio career took off. broadcasting can consume you. >> you were going out at night for 15 years. you must -- i know you know ray romano. he was a friend of yours. >> we were on the circuit. seinf seinfeld and chris rock and dennis miller. >> you hung with them? did they shun you? >> they would toss me a quarter and go away. >> did you think you were going to make it big as a standup? >> i never had that feeling. my passion was always broadcasting and radio. i never gave up my radio career. then i got into tv by accident. that's another story. broadcasting, radio and tv was my thing. >> that was your goal? >> that was my goal. >> sometimes you have a bad night and you don't do well. >> always. >> when they heckle -- new york is a tough town. >> the worst audiences are prom audiences where -- >> you did prom? >> i did make small balloon animals, too. those are tough. the guy would rather impress his date. >> i did one of -- that's where i met valerie harper, her mom was stick and ick. i thought, you have to go up two or three times a day. they go, during the day, you can go to a hospital and try to make those people feel better. i tried that. knew i couldn't play the piano and thought i could talk. when you do appearances, half of that is standup. >> when i go out with miller, i don't tell jokes but i tell stories about what happens behind the scenes. barak obama and i are doing an interview, what happens before, what happens after. some of it -- i'm not going for laughs. >> you are reacting to the room. >> i'm reacting to the room. of course, miller, who is a very good standup, he just -- he's very professional. i watch him and how -- sometimes miller will have a bad night. miller just will tell the audience f you. >> he doesn't care. when you get really famous, it doesn't matter. >> dealing with hostile audiences has helped me here. >> there you go. >> you got new glasses. you are looking good. >> there they are, everybody. did you know that a fox news correspondent was once a fighter pilot in the navy? amaze story, we will have it for you. it's a new fiber supplement that helps support regularity and includes b vitamins to help convert food to energy. mmmmm, these are good! nice work, phillips! the tasty side of fiber, from phillips'. in the did you know that segment tonight, how does a lady fighter pilot go from that job to a national reporting position at fox news? first the facts. graduated from annapolis as a naval officer. spent 12 years flying fa-18 hornets, supporting combat operations in iraq and afghanistan as well as gathering intelligence. she then left the service. and here she is, a national correspondent. let's take it step by step. annapolis is no easy thing, right? >> i wouldn't say it's an easy place to go. >> what was the hardest thing about being a female -- do they call them cadets? >> mid shipmen. for me i was a minority, which was very valuable for me. you have to learn to fit in and learn how to hang with the boys. >> what was it five to one, six to one? >> it was about 10% women. >> 10%. so ten to one. the physical training, was that hard? >> it wasn't too hard because i was a figure skater growing up. >> excellent. so then you get through annapolis and you are commissioned as a naval officer. >> i saw the blue angels and that's what inspired me. they flew f-18s. i remember being in awe and realizing, why am i in awe? i'm in a position to fly that airplane. >> you're an officer. you would applied to the aviator school. they ship you to iraq? >> i flew missions over afghanistan. a couple over iraq early, but most were over afghanistan. i was still in the persian gulf off the uss george washington. when i say before the war, before the war in iraq. then i was flying missions in support of operation enduring freedom over afghanistan supporting troops on the ground. >> you were based on the carrier? >> yes. >> so you zoom out there. was that dangerous? >> because of the rules of engagement we have, it's not as dangerous as you think. the most dangerous is coming in to land on the ship after night after you have flown. >> at night. were you scared? >> you know, i'm not going to lie to you, bill. >> no one does. >> there are times it was scary. >> it's just you. >> cat shot was scaryi inier -- >> what shot? >> catapult. they slingshot you off the aircraft. they're a lot of fun but dangerous. >> extraordinary story. then you decide to become a tv person. why? >> you know, when i was serving, i really started paying attention to journalists. it occurred journalists were writing tomorrow's history today. i really credit them with bringing the war to people at home and helping them understand people who were serving. i really appreciated the fact that even people who might not support the war tended to support our troops because of journalists. >> did you go back to school for that? >> i did do school. >> then you got a job in san diego? >> i did. that was my real school was out beating the street as a local reporter. >> a local station in san diego. it's a good market. you learned your craft. then they hired you here? >> yes. it's been a great honor to be here. when i was in the military, i appreciated how fox news supported the troops. people like yourself, i know you have been to pretty much every war since you've been an adult that the u.s. has been involved in. >> all i do is -- have i bi hav bodyguards. you are up there with the cat thing. amazing story. >> thank you. >> there she is, everyone. that is it for us tonight. thank you for watching the special edition of the factor. i am bill o'reilly and remember the spin stops right here because we are definitely looking out for you. what we have done is amazing. it's not me. it's a movement going on. there's something happening. there's something happening. the american dream is dead. but i'm going to make it bigger and better and stronger than ever before. okay? 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