Laughs over dinner, it was quite a week on the trail. All, right now, on fox news sunday. Chris and, hello, again from fox news in washington. With just 16 days until the election, president obama and governor romney meet one last time monday night for a debate on Foreign Policy. We want to preview the issues with a debate of our own, dick durbin, the number 2 democrat in the senate joins us from his home state of illinois and a Top Republican on Foreign Policy, senator lindsay graham, is in his home state, of south carolina. Senators, lets start with breaking news, a report in todays New York Times, that iran and the u. S. Have agreed in principle to one on one talks about Irans Nuclear programs and the white house said late last night they had not agreed to talks but the u. S. , the administration, is open to the idea. Senator graham, let me start with you. What do you think of oneonone talks with iran, and what do you make of the timing of this coming out two weeks before the electi
David, let me kick it off with you. The markets hitting fiveyear highs this week. Amazing of whats going on as the markets flirt with all time highs. The markets doesnt care about sequester. Should we be carrying on it . Its going to depend on the four ps. Profits exceeded forecast for the fourth quarter, as you know. Secondly is personal income. Wall street journal on this past friday talked about the wage growth is anemic. Only up 2 . Thirdly is production. Thats the hiring. The hiring not the wages but the hiring. And thats been relatively anemic, as you know, as well. The fourth p is politics and is sequestration. I think one of the things that your investor based and your viewing audience have to be aware of is a potential debt downgrade. Another debt downgrade by the United States where we go down maybe to aa, aa, were aa plus now or aa or a plus. If the profits can continue strong, if the hiring can pick up a little bit, if the wage growth can pick up a little bit and politics d
Sheriffs deputy shot and killed a kidnapping suspect after he also led them on a chase. The paid of deadly officer involved shooting comes just days after two Santa Cruz Police officers were killed in a shootout with a suspect. Dr. Jeff snipes is head of the criminal Justice Department in San Francisco state. He sayses theres no imperial evidence of a cause and effect relationship between officers being gunned down in the line of duty and the number of killings of suspects by police. Of course theres probably something psychological here. Cops get killed. Cops, you know, they dont make a lot of money for the most part. They serve the public. When they get killed, certainly theres a psychological thing going on. Reporter and dr. Snipes says that does not mean that Police Officers will be trigger happy because their comrades were killed. In fact, he says in his opinion most Bay Area Police depositions show a great deal of restraint. Live in San Francisco tonight, monte frances, nbc bay a
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