torcherred there is concern about his condition, gregg. gregg: any reaction from the white house or obama s administration? the family has asked the administration to step in numerous times both the state department and white house have publicly condemned iran s treatment of the pastor. following his sentence today, a spokes american for the national security council tells fox news this, quote: we are deeply disappointed that he has been sentenced to 8 years in prison continued violation of the right of freedom of religion. we call on the iranian authorities to release mr. aberdeen any. the department of state is in close contact with the family and actively engaged on the case. we have reached out to the state department directly but so far no word on what next steps that agency may be planning. gregg? shannon bream life in washington. shannon thanks very much. heather? horrific scene in brazil. raging fire killing more than
bikeoberfst. everything else will be devoted to debate prep. only two events between now and monday so he can get ready for final faceoff against the president on foreign policy, john. we have been reporting for a couple of weeks now that that was there. he will give that speech but not this friday. they need the time for debate prep. so another measure of just how intensely he is getting ready for the final deal with mr. obama on monday. jon? carl cammeron in virginia with governor romney. carl, thank you. meantime president obama and governor romney are now clearly putting brand new focus on female voters. and it comes a day after a debate in which the candidates referenced women 30 times in 90 minutes. shannon bream life in washington with more. shannon? well, jon, in september, president obama enjoyed a 14-point advantage among likely women voters. but that lead has evaporated.
hearing much from washington about cutting federal spending but we are getting reports about a new tax idea that goes directly after your 401(k) plan. that s coming up.
federal, state and local governments are doling out more than $20,000 for each poor person. that comes to more than $61,000 for family of three. and now to the campaign trail, yeah, i was waiting for my snazzy music, and there it is. new questions today about mitt romney s faith? those questions come as democratic montana governor brian schweitzer gets attention for remarks he made last week saying, quote, romney will have trouble appealing to the electorate because his father was born on a polygamy commune in mexico. shannon bream life in washington live in washington with a look at the role religion will play in the 2012 presidential campaign. hey, shannon. reporter: hi, megyn. we wanted to be clear about the governor s opinion. he said this, quote: to retail to hispanic voters, romney would probably be able to discuss the fact that his father was born in mexico, but it s awkward because
of power play on foxnews.com. chris, wait to make them hate you even more, members of congress. go ahead and tax my 401(k) plan, something that they haven t been touching, but now that s on the table? well, sure it s on the table. that number you mentioned, that $16 trillion number, is not something that we have to deal with this week, but everybody in washington knows, everybody in washington knows that big changes are on the horizon megyn: right, we know all that. but 401(k) plans? well, look, that s a lot of money, megyn. $16 trillion is great deal of money even by washington standards, and when the bond market and the lenders say this is not sustainable, you ve got to do something, measures are going to come into place. now, the fight that s going on in the washington, and this is now playing out between mitt romney and barack obama, but the fight that continues to rage here in washington is when the changes come, will they have more to do with spending and entitlement prog