the book is excellent. that s the other thing. thanks so much. i ll talk to you on radio. coming up straight ahead, the second helping of hunger games hits theaters this weekend. will it be as good as the first one? will it make as much money? the man who watches movies and then puts an expense reports in, kevin mccarthy. see it.
rehab after pleading guilty to cocaine possession. he said, quote, it is my hope through this process i ll come out a better man. i ll work hard to gain back the trust and support of my constituents, my friends, and most importantly, my family. he told congressional officials he won t be back in washington this year. the oldest excuse in the book, the dog ate my homework. this is actually true. for 13-year-old payton moody and her dog, reggie. the lab got ahold of a candy-covered volcano project that she had made. the problem is, though, this volcano straight pins put in it. the family had to rush poor reggie to the emergency vet for surgery. he s going to be okay, though. i redid the project. but i did tell them my dog ate my homework and i showed him the x-rays. can we look at that once again? she got an a on her second volcano. look at that. that poor little reggie. those are your headlines.
this character is an older man who receives a letter that he won a million dollars. his family knows it s a scam. but his son and him go on a road trip o claim the money in nebraska. it s a very interesting movie, a simple, yet very complex movie as well. bruce dern is one of the front runners to be nominated for best actor. he s absolutely incredible. it s a sweet movie. you will feel great when you leave the theater. i love movies like that. i gave it 4 1/2 out of five. wow. that looks terrific. if you can t get in to hunger games, go to that. when does gravity come out? that and captain phillips are the only movies i ve given a five. i m look forward to being on your show, brian. kevin, thanks for our weekend jump start there. thanks. you bet. coming up, we ve been talk
race card. it is a dangerous game and very divisive. race is a part of american life and she s acknowledging that. what reality show is your girlfriend on? it s called love in the city. i m so excited about it. thank you very much. any time. what do you think? e-mail us now, friends@foxnews.com or go to facebook at fox & friends. next on the rundown, a teddy bear left on the side of the road but it wasn t just a toy. somebody put a bomb inside. each week we highlight five companies hiring. today we ve got an amazing success story. meet the man who just scored his dream job thanks to the program you re watching.
money coming in from another best seller. how about letting the state run it for you? listen, they re obviously responding to a real problem. people retire broke. i mean, that is an issue. here is the problem with this plan. they re essentially forcing them to save as part of a system that is essentially a ponzi scheme. it s legal, but the state pension fund systems are under water, too much money goes out, not enough goes in. they re forcing people to be part of a ponzi scheme that probably can t repay them when they retire. gary k., here s the part that really scared me. not only do they say you ll get your money back but with interest. they re guaranteeing us a profit. how do they know that? that s what i m asking gary k., the money man. yeah, gary k. last time i looked i heard california is in debt to the tune of $800 billion so let s trust these people. if you notice anything the last few months on a broader scale, there s been trial balloons about taking all of our reti