on our broadcast this new year s night, defensive measures, airport security tightening around the world. does it mean air travel is safer this weekend with so many flying? out of nowhere, a suicide attack kills at least six dozen people in pakistan attending a sporting event. firing line, the business of letting people go. is it like they say it is in that new george clooney movie? making a difference. proof that mean streets don t have to produce mean people. a guy who is changing lives. and what to call this new year. there is some debate about it. nightly news begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening and happy new year from new york where the famed new york sanitation department cleaned up every scrap of paper from last night s huge gathering, less than 24 hours ago when hundreds of thousands braved the cold rain to welcome in the new year. the new year s day means the tournament of roses of pasadena and sully sullenberger, the hero
new year s eve celebrations. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org new questions about the attack that killed seven ex-cia in afghanistan. the initial findings of the christmas day terror plot. i m julie ban day or so in for shepard smith tonight. the news starts now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] julie: the president demanded answers. tonight, he has got them. a report which reveals the holes in our security that allowed a would be terrorist to board a u.s. bound plane with explosives and the recommendation to prevent it from happening again. [sirens] rush to the hospital. new details on the health care for the man known as america s most influential conservative voice. and 2009 was a very bad year. a look back at the scandals that caused shame, sorrow, and loss. captioned by the national captioning institute www.ncicap.org but we begin with that failed christmas day bombing a
jim: next on special report the president blames a systemic failure for the christmas bomb attempt and iran lashes out to iran and the anti-western allies for backing government protestors, and governors try to present their budgets from going under, and an inside look at iraq s most vulnerable. how children have become victims of violence and corruption. all that, plus the panel. special report starts now. choip. welcome to washington. president obama says there was a systemic failure in security that led together terror attack. steve centanni is traveling with the president and joining us from honolulu. steve, the president took another break from his vacation to go before cameras. in an attempt leading up to the failed christmas day terror attack, the president pointed to dangerous flaws an outdated security system and said there were bits of information that should have been pieced together but weren t. this were systemic failures that contributed to this catastroph
the interview. nothing will stop her. we are closing down shop even with the fire alarm. keep it here on fox news channel, the most powerful name in news. eric: the o reilly factor is on tonight. we will continue to use every element of our national power to disrupt, dismantle and key defeat the extremists. eric: president obama finally breaks his sigh len lens on attempted terrorist attack. we will not arrest until we find all involved and held accountable. tightened security. had to wait in line an hour. eric: new rules are making air travel a misery. but will they do anything to keep terrorists off our planes? ann coulter weighs in. one thing i would like to point out is that the system worked. eric: it did? one day after telling america the system worked the head of homeland security does an about face. our system did not work in this instance. eric: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible
thanks for having us into your home tonight. i ll see you tomorrow. more happening now with jane skinner. the factor is up next. eric in for bill tonight. eric: the o reilly factor is on tonight. we will continue to use every element of our national power to disrupt, dismantle and key defeat the extremists. eric: president obama finally breaks his sigh len lens on attempted terrorist attack. we will not arrest until we find all involved and held accountable. tightened security. had to wait in line an hour. eric: new rules are making air travel a misery. but will they do anything to keep terrorists off our planes? ann coulter weighs in. one thing i would like to point out is that the system worked. eric: it did? one day after telling america the system worked the head of homeland security does an about face. our system did not work in this instance. eric: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by