welcome to "america live," i'm shannon bream in today for megyn kelly. the senate passing the debt deal ending a monthlong battle in washington over america's financial future. joining us now, bret baier, the hardest working man in the news business. he's on 24/7. as we await the president's remarks, what do you expect his tone will be today? >> reporter: well, shannon, i'm sure it'll be one of relief, also one that suggests this was a big compromise and one that says this should be behind the american people and that they should focus, the government should focus on jobs, something senate majority leader harry reid talked about on the floor, and he's just arrived at the ohio clock, i'm told. let's listen in. >> nothing that we could agree to was short term, it was really a disaster for america. this agreement cuts the deficit

by a trillion dollars

>> we've come together on a bipartisan basis. i did not vote for this with a great deal of enthusiasm because the down payment on the deficit included in this bill comes primarily from working families and those who are struggling in america. if we are going to have true deficit reduction and address this debt, we have to put everything on the table and bring everyone to the table for shared sacrifice. the joint committee has a particular responsibility here, called on together, another one to one and a half trillion in savings. let us make sure when we do it, we do it in a fair and just manner for all the people in america. and when we return as senator schumer will spell out, that we address the number one issue in america: creating good paying jobs right here at home for the people who are struggling in this economy. >> senator dick durbin from illinois as you look at the white house, and we're awaiting the president to come out and offer his remarks about this

debt deal. we should point out that republican senators will come out after their policy lunch, probably around 2:00, and we'll see that on fox news channel as well. here's an interesting tidbit, shannon. this vote was 74-26. my friend jonathan martin from politico points out that the vote for the t.a.r.p. in the senate was almost exactly the same, 74-25. then-senator kennedy did not vote there. but it goes to show you where things line up as far as votes go. you've heard in that, those statements a lot of talk about the joint committee, this committee that's set up. there's an expectation by democrats that tax increases will be a part of that committee. there's a big pushback on that from republicans. and you heard senator reid mention again the corporate jet owners. i can't really remember how many times corporate jet owners have come up in various speeches

throughout washington. and we likely will hear it again as we get ready to set up who's going to be on this committee, six democrats, six republicans, and how they're going to operate. because they have to find $1.5 trillion in cuts. if they don't, this trigger or this penalty goes into effect according to this bill. half of the penalty is on the defense department. so that means the pentagon could take it on the chin for about $1 trillion, something that incoming chairman of the joint chiefs of staff would be very dangerous. shannon: yeah, and as we hear these speeches again and again, you start to feel like you could give them yourselves. yachts were thrown in this time, oil companies are usually in there, too, so, yeah, definitely sending a clear public message that at least senate majority leader harry reid expects that taxes are going to be on the table in this commission, publicly throwing it out there again and again. we'll see how they deal with it. bret, we'd love for you to stay

put. let's go to chief white house correspondent, ed henry. as we you said, we may be within two minutes of hearing from the president. ed? >> reporter: that's right, shannon. a press release just came out from the u.s. chamber of commerce saying this bill is far from perfect, but it's a good first step in terms of fiscal discipline. that's probably a feeling that others feel as well, sort of a sigh of relief. and, in fact, our own peter barnes from the fox business network just spoke to gene sperling a few moments ago and said what do you think about the senate vote, and he said better than the alternative. that tells us this is not a celebration here at the white house. they know this process was pretty messy, that this was 'em embarrassing in some respects for both parties as this brag dragged on and we came to the edge of default. but the president is still thankful that this is over, this chapter. but now the hard work begins of not just following through as bret has been talking about on the second wave of spending cuts, potential tax changes by this supercommittee on capitol

hill making sure they actually are held accountable, but also get canning this economy going well, getting it going again as well, shannon. shannon: and we understand the president is now coming to the podium. we're going to take a listen to his remarks from the rose garden at the white house. >> good afternoon, everybody. congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit and avert a default that would have devastated our economy. it was a long and contentious debate, and i want to thank the american people for keeping up the pressure on their elected officials to put poll tibs aside -- politics aside and work together for the good of the country. this compromise guarantees more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. it's an important first step to insuring that as a nation we live within our means. yet it also allows us to keep making key investments in thing like education and research that lead to new jobs and assures that we're not cutting too abruptly while the economy's still fragile. this is, however, just the first

step. this compromise requires that both parties work together on a larger plan to cut the deficit which is important for the long-term health of our economy. and since you can't close the deficit with just spending cuts, we'll need a balanced approach where everything's on the table. yes, that means making some adjustments to protect health care programs like medicare so they're there for future generations. it also means reforming our tax code so that the wealthiest americans and biggest corporations pay their fair share. and it means getting rid of taxpayer subsidies to oil and gas companies and tax loopholes that help billionaires pay a lower tax rate than teachers and nurses. i've said it before, i will say it again: we can't balance the budget on the backs of the very people who have borne the biggest brunt of this recession. we can't make it tougher for

young people to go to college or ask seniors to pay more for health care or ask scientists to give up on promising medical research because we couldn't close a tax shelter for the most fortunate among us. everyone's going to have to chip in. that's only fair. that's the principle i'll be fighting for during the next phase of this process. and in the coming months i'll continue, also, to fight for what the american people care most about; new jobs, higher wages and faster economic growth. while washington has been absorbed in this debate about deficits, people across the country are asking, what can we do to help the father looking for work? what are we going to do for the single mother who's seen her hours cut back at the hospital? what are we going to do to make it easier for businesses to put up that "now hiring" sign? that's part of the reason that people are so frustrated with what's been going on in this

town. in the last few months, the economy's already had to absorb an earth quake in japan, the economic headwinds coming from europe, the arab spring be -- and the rile in oil prices, all of which have been very challenging for the recovery. but these are things we couldn't control. our economy didn't need washington to come along with a manufactured crisis to make things worse. that was in our hands. it's pretty likely that the uncertainty surrounding the raising of the debt ceiling for both businesses and consumers has been unsettling and just one more impediment to the full recovery that we need. and it was something that we could have avoided entirely. so voters may have chosen divided government, but they sure didn't vote for dysfunctional government. they want us to solve problems. they want us to get this economy growing and adding jobs. and while deficit reduction is

part of that agenda, it is not the whole agenda. growing the economy isn't just about cutting spending, it's not about rolling back regulations that protect our air and our water and keep our people safe. that's not how we're going to get past this recession. we're going to have to do more than that. ask that's why when congress -- and that's why when congress gets back from recess, i will urge them to immediately take some steps -- bipartisan, common sense steps -- that will make a difference, that will create a climate where businesses can hire, where folks have more money in their pockets to spend, where people out of work can find good jobs. we need to begin by extending tax cuts for middle class families so you have more money in your paychecks next year. if you've got more money in your paycheck, you're more likely to spend it, and that means small businesses and medium-sized

businesses and large businesses will all have more customers. that means they'll be in a better position to hire. and while we're at it we need to make sure that millions of workers who are still pounding the pavement looking for jobs to sport their families are -- support their families are not denied needed unemployment benefits. through patent reform we can cut the red tape that stops too many inventers and entrepreneurs from quickly turning new ideas into thriving businesses which holds our whole economy back. and i want congress to pass a set of trade deals, dealings we've already negotiated that would help displaced workers looking for new jobs and would allow our businesses to sell more products in countries in asia and south america, products that are stamped with the words "made in america." we also need to give more opportunities to all those construction workers out there who lost their jobs when the housing boom went bust. we could put them to work right now by giving loans to private companies that want to repair

our roads ask and our bridges and our airports. rebuilding our infrastructure. we have workers who need jobs and a country that needs rebuilding. an infrastructure bank would help us put them together. and while we're on the topic of infrastructure, there's another stalemate in congress right now involving our aviation industry which has stalled airport construction projects all around the country and put the jobs of tense of thousands -- tens of thousands of construction workers and others at risk because of politics. it's another washington-inflicted wound on america, and congress these to break that impasse now. hopefully, before the senate adjourns so these folks can get back the work. is so these are some of the things that we could be doing right now. there's no reason for congress not to send me those bills so i can sign them into law right away, as soon as they get back from recess. both parties share power in

washington, and both parties need to take responsibility for improving this economy. it's not a democratic responsibility or a republican responsibility, it is our collective responsibility as americans. and i'll be discussing additional ideas in the weeks ahead to help companies hire, invest and expand. so we've seen in the past few days that washington has the ability to focus when there's a timer ticking down and when there's a looming disaster. it shouldn't take the risk of default, the risk of economic catastrophe to to to get folks in this town to work together and do their jobs. because there's already a quiet crisis going on in the lives of a lot of families in a lot of communities all across the country. they're looking for work, and they have been for a while. or they're making do with fewer hours or fewer customers.

or they're just trying to make ends meet. that ought to compel washington the cooperate. that ought to compel washington to compromise, and it ought to compel washington to act. that ought to be enough to get all of us in this town to do the jobs we were sent here to do. we've got to do everything in our power to grow this economy and put america back to work. that's what i intend to do, and i'm looking forward to working with congress to make it happen. thanks very much, everybody. [inaudible conversations] shannon: you've been listening live to the president speaking from the rose garden at the white house. we expected he would mention, of course, the debt deal brokered and passed through the house and today through the senate as well. he touched on a whole lot more than that, though, let's bring back bret baier, anchor of "special report." he was speaking about a deal to get the debt and deficit under control, he still went back to some of his key projects that include a lot of spending like infrastructure. >> reporter: sure. and we've heard a lot of that speech before, shannon.

we will likely hear a lot of that speech again. i think what you just saw there was the outline of the 2012 campaign. the president believes that the government can do more to create jobs, this government -- that the government can spur on economic activity. republicans on the campaign trail will tell you that the government should get out of the private economy and should get out and should set the groundwork, set the environment to let private companies succeed there is a fundamental difference, and you're seeing it spelled out in that speech, most of it he's given many times before. he, obviously, praised the compromise element of this, but there's a couple of pieces that need a little perspective. one is that a democratic senate, democratic house and the president could have raised the debt ceiling back in december of 2010 if they wanted to. and they chose not to on their own choice to be able to politically put it on the

republicans. after the 2010 election that was largely, many people believed, about cutting the size of government if you listened to a lot of the polls and, obviously, the tea party effort out on the campaign trail, things changed here. in april the administration wanted to have congress raise the debt ceiling with a clean piece of legislation. that means no spending cuts, nothing attached. that didn't go anywhere. the only reason that this was attached to the debt ceiling, all of these spending cuts and all that was in this package was because of the effort of the speaker of the house and the republicans and many of the tea party conservatives. shannon: all right, bret. thank you for sticking around with us. we know you'll have it covered on "special report" tonight, 6 p.m. eastern. >> reporter: okay. shannon: all right, chris stirewalt, did it feel like a stump speech to you as well? >> >> reporter: well, sure it did. you heard his themes that you always hear about the private

yes ts and the -- jets and the oil companies, you felt like you had heard it before and you could kind of give it yourself. the thing to remember here is if you want to know how relatively insignificant -- and i say that advisedly -- but relatively insignificant the compromise that was just reached to increase the debt ceiling is. president obama just laid it out for you. because the speech he gave after it passed was pretty much the same speech he gave before it passed. this battle, this fight over debt, deficit spending, taxation continues to rake -- rage just as it is since the shellacking of president obama's party in november. that battle continues to rage and will continue, quite frankly, until election day 2012. and what you heard was the president -- from the president was he's ready to start the next round of the fight. shannon: talking about putting down regulations and cutting spending's not the only way. we think that's going to be laid at the feet of this special

committee that's going to come together, and it's clear republicans are on note from the democrats of what they expect, and can they do expect tax loopholes and and revenues to be on the table as well. chris, we look forward to your "power play" every day. thanks, chris. >> reporter: yes, ma'am. shannon: new polling reveals americans have strong feelings on the debt ceiling, and they may involve major pay cuts for the folks in washington. according to the latest rasmussen poll, 82% of voters agree members of congress should take a pay cut until the federal budget is balanced. scott rasmussen joins us now to help us break it down. all right, scott, that number can't be too surprising to you, but 82% is pretty high. >> it's a huge number. most americans consistently think members of congress are overpaid. we asked specifically this time about a 25% pay cut, and it's across the board, republicans, democrats, unaffiliated voters.

and partly because they just don't trust them. we've heard all the talk about the debt ceiling deal. most americans don't think the spending cuts they agree to will even be implemented, so the very first step congress has to do to regain trust is do what they just agreed to do. shannon: yeah, and the con i convincing's going to be a big thing, because you had another poll about investor confidence, falling to to the lowest levels since march of 2009. 63% say the economy's getting worse. scott? >> that's right. these numbers have been falling dramatically from the beginning of the year. the beginning of 2011 investors were evenly divided as to whether the economy was getting better or worse. it's been heading downward pretty rapidly in the past couple of months, and what's happening is investors are beginning to recognize the consumers never thought the recession ended, and so their pessimism has finally caught up to the pessimism of consumers nationwide. also we see it in the workplace, only 18% of workers now tell us

their firms are hiring. 2% say -- 24% say their workers are laying people off. hiring, at least as reported from workers in the workplace, peaked last november and has been heading down ever since. shannon: another important number that's tracked just about every day, how folks feel about the president, their approval or disapproval of him. >> you know, the numbers bounce around a little bit from time to time, but right now 23% strongly approve of the way the president's doing his job, 42% strongly disapprove. part of what the president was doing is trying to reassure his base because that 23 president strongly approve number has been falling in the last couple of months. they're just not convinced the president is really fighting for what he promised to fight for back in 2008. the other thing important here, shannon, the strong disapproval numbers for the president are as high as they have been at any point since election 2010. the president made some progress last december, his approval ratings went up a little bit

when he agreed to extend the bush administration tax cuts, but all of those gains have now disappeared. shannon: it's a tough place to be for any president facing re-election. scott rasmussen, thanks for bringing the numbers hot off the presses. >> thanks, shannon. shannon: more than three years later we're learning more about what was on the horrific black box recordings and who is now getting the blame. and the president just talked about reforming the tax code. that could involve a huge hit for every homeowner in america. we're going to have both sides of that debate. plus, watch this -- >> this is a water moccasin, a huge water moccasin in the our car. >> new travels with a snake on the windshield. as a manager, my team counts on me to stay focused. so i take one a day men's 50+ advantage. it's the only complete multivitamin

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>> since you can't close the deficit with just spending cuts we'll need a balanced approach where everything is on the table. yes, that means making some adjustments to protect healthcare programs like medicare so they are there for future generations. it also means reforming our tax codes so that the wealthiest americans and biggest corporations pay their fair share. shannon: that was president obama moments ago making a new call to reform the tax code. in recent weeks we've heard a growing course of voices calling to kill the mortgage introduction, long considered the key to supporting the housing market. here to discuss the pros and cons of doing that, a former clinton campaign adviser,

welcome to you both. is this day in age what we need does it serve a purpose? >> it absolutely serves a purpose. look what happened last year, we had the first time home buyer tax credit, we saw the mortgage market jump. you have interest rates of 2 1/2% right now. they jumped up and said absolutely i'm going to buy. they took advantage of it and it helped with homes sales and knew home construction. we are beginning to see the market turn around. this is the worst idea. it's been floated around for several weeks, and look the polling will tell you no way does anybody want to see the mortgage introduction actually taken away from taxpayers. i know that the government needs revenues, i know that they are desperate, but this is not the place to look for it. you've already got a double-dip recession here today in housing it's going to become a depression, fast and furious if any of this actually comes to fruition. at this point i don't think it will and i don't hope it

doesn't. shannon: let's look at the last numbers. $470billion was taken out of the poe tension being paid into the federal income tax coffers. i've got to imagine to some people that sounds like a number they'd like to be flowing into the coffers. >> it's a big number. the mortgage introduction really affects huge numbers of americans. i just want to agree with my colleague here, is that i think that it's a the wrong time to do this. there are think tanks and organizations arguing that we should put it on the table. given how depressed the housing market has been we need to stimulate the housing market. this is the wrong time. one of the things that is important about what the president said is there will be tax increases on the table here. the president has been very clear about that. if you look at the polling about what is popular about how to close the deficit the two most popular things the american

people want are raising taxes on rich people and corporations. if we are going to close the deficits i think tax increases will be a major part of the conversations. >> can i just agree with something here for a moment. i listened to the president speak and he talked about big corporations paying their fair share. they are already paying a fair share. we have the highest corporate tax rate in the world. we are on par with japan 35%. why do you think so many american companies are expanding oversees and continuing to expand overseas. housing is not going to go anywhere or get better until the jobs picture gets better. we are going to get another report on friday. no one thinks it's going to be a good report. it will be another hit to the u.s. economy. shannon, i don't mean to get off topic, and add into all of this a discussion, frankly, about taking away one of the most popular, one of the most beneficial things in the economy, the mortgage introduction, you've got to be joking, it's ridiculous. shannon: let's talk about it in this context.

we've heard the president talk about it senate majority leader harry reid and multiple times before talk the the people most aeu phraoupbt are not doing much to help. you're talking about people making between 20 and $30,000 they saved almost nothing because of this. in h-t 40, $50,000 reigned they saved a hundred thousand dollars a year. people who make more said $2,221 on their tax bill. did those folks need the mortgage deduction? are they going to own a home any way? >> it's a great question. the truth is it's been a lot of right wing think tanks put p-g thiting this idea on the table in the last six months. i think the place we will go for additional revenues is restoring the high-end tax rates to what they were under president clinton. we shouldn't be scared about doing that. under president clinton we raised taxes and had the biggest

american boom in american history. under george bush we cut taxes and people's income tax went down. this issue of raising taxes being bad for the kpherpb economy has been disproven. i don't think this is something we should be fearful of. people have to pay their fair share. democrats would prefer to clearly go to restore the tax rates to where they were under president clinton then going after the mortgage introduction. shannon: i'm sure we could debate that whole topic. we are out of time. >> we should come back, have us back. >> we've got to talk. shannon: we'll pick up where this left off. sharon c icc one and simon rozenburg. shannon: we've got a glimpse into the terror that he erupted inside a cockpit moments before air france slight 447 crashed into the atlantic. an incredible new video of a high-speed chase, an officer flung into the air by a driver in a stolen car. but it's what happened next that will make your jaw drop.

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with triple digit temperatures. that is shy of the record set three decades ago. janice dean is live with the forecast. >> reporter: you've heard that expression, crazy from the heat? if i lived in dallas i'd be crazy about these temperatures right now. we could shatter that record for the longest consecutive days of 100-degree heat. right now you mentioned the second largest 100-degree streak. look at this across the board upwards of 100 degrees into sunday. it doesn't look like it's going to let up any time soon. heat advisories up for a major chunk of the country again with heat indices, meaning the heat and humidity combined making it feel well over 100 degrees. feels like 104 in kansas city. 102 in memphis and new orleans. we are watching the tropics, shannon, because we have tropical storm emily, station nare lee right now. it looks like the storm is getting its act together. we have a knew advisory just

before 2:00. we will have it for you here. i am cautioning folks across the southeast and florida. shannon i know your mom lives in florida. we will be watching emily very florida, as it makes its progresses it's coming dangerously close to florida and the southeast coast. perhaps our first hurricane of the season. we will watch it and update maria's we get the updates. shannon: you know marie loves you, you are her favorite, including me. >> reporter: you're the best. shannon: thanks, janice. >> reporter: okay. shannon: fox news alert, president obama earlier addressing the debt ceiling passed by congress today and in the process sounding a whole lot like he just gave a campaign speech. >> voters may have chosen divided government but they sure didn't vote for dysfunctional government. they want us to solve problems. they want us to get this competent growing and adding jobs. and while deficit reduction is part of that agenda, it is not

the whole agenda. growing the economy isn't just about cutting spending, it's not about rolling back regulations to protect our air and water and keep our people safe, that's not how we are going to get past this recession. we are going to have to do more than that. and that's why when congress gets back from recess i will urge them to immediately take some steps, bi-partisan, common-sense steps. shannon: all right, let's talk about it with leslie marshal, syndicated radio talk show host and fox news contributor. also lars larsen syndicated radio host as well. i feel like i should ding a bell before we get started on this. leslie i'm going to let you take the first by the at this apple. is it a campaign speech and if it was is it wrong for the president to be doing that? >> i wouldn't think it would be wrong for him to do that. i didn't hear any campaigning. i heard the president basically saying, okay, here is the next order of business. here is what we're going to do when congress gets back from their vacation.

and quite frankly i think the president needed to do this because there are many on the left like myself that said, what did you do, mr. president? did you sell the store for some independent votes losing some liberal democratic votes in the process? and i think he cleared that up a bit by saying, listen, you know, it isn't just about the debt, and we're not over it. this is not over. by the way, it is about jobs, and lars, where are those jobs bills love. i know there is a heatwave, it's tough for you to work under such temperatures. shannon: we know the job polls, when you're talking to potential voters that is what americans care about right now. lars he's noting something very important, unfair to characterize that as khapl panic. >> no it's campaigning. he's been campaigning since two or three months into his senate career back when he was a candidate for president, the minute he hit washington d.c. the fact is, leslie you need to get that obamacare plan to check your ears for hearing because i heard him campaigning. he's suggesting that americans need to choose something

different. when he says americans didn't vote for dysfunctional government, if so how do you explain the vote for barack obama? he's been about as dysfunctional as they come. he claimed that he could be bi-partisan, he had to be dragged kicking and screaming to this plan. and the fact is is that he hasn't been done anything for jobs in this country. he wasted $830 billion in stimulus money that did not do what he said it was going to do and now he says he will assign the congress to come up with the solutions? mr. president, you're the leader of the united states, at least for now, until january of 2013. you need to come up with some answers, and so far your answers aren't working, and you are campaigning. oh, by the way, happy birthday, mr. mountain, at $38,000 a head so he can spend a billion dollars on his own re-election while americans are unemployed, and talk about a fair share for the rich mr. president donate half of your campaign funds to americans, would you please? shannon: i'm not even going to ask a question, there is a lot

there. >> lars got the hearing checked but the heat has affected your brain my love. six polls show american people wanted what th the president proposed in april. alternate the end of the day, you yourself and your republicans, all the conservatives would have been happier with what the president wanted originally. would you have had more cuts at the end of the day. >> no. >> he's speaking to the polls. the polls show that americans are not only happy with him, more so unhappy with congress. congress lowest approval rating of all time is happening right now. he is actually speaking and echoing the sentiment of the people that he is commander and chief of. >> listen, leslie, last week the rasmussen poll showed 65% of americans believed that the congress would cut too little. this bill does cut too little. the president is wrong to talk about more tax increases as a way to prosperity.

you cannot tax your way to posterity. all this baloney about how clinton raised taxes and that made the economy war let's talk about causation versus correlation. high taxes does not make an economy roar, american entrepreneurs make the economy roar. mcconnell was right when he said this doesn't nearly go far enough but it's a good start and that's all it is. shannon: we have to leave it right there, ding, end of round. get back to your corners. it evened on a friendly note. thank you for joining us on that debate. more than two years after air france went down it made a three minute 30,000-foot plunge into the ocean killing everyone on board more than 200 people. we are learning a whole lot more on what was on the horrific black box recordings and who is getting the blame. and the body of a missing 11-year-old girl found not far from her new hampshire home. just ahead, why the police are calling this death, celina cass,

it's suspicious. >> i hope it was an accident, maybe she fell off the side, or however they think, you know, whatever they think, i don't know what they've come to conclusions on. but i hope it was an accident, that's all i want to say. i don't want to blame nobody, or say anything bad about anybody, the mother, stepfather anything, i just don't know. let me tell you about a very important phone call i made.

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him before he collapsed himself. that incredible video captured by a camera. the driver of the stolen car now in jail. we are learning much more about the harrowing last moments of flight 447 before the air france jet plunged into the ocean killing all 228 passengers and crew onboard. what has been retrieved from the plane's black boxes is chilling. two pilots trying to save the jet while waiting for the plane's veteran pilot to return from a break. one of the pilots can be heard saying i don't have control of the plane at all. the crew not knowing whether they were climbing or falling.

investigators now believe the plane went into a stall after ice froze the plane many sensors. what the ... how is it we are going down like this? the ominous tone of the plane's computer can be heard above the alarm. pull up, pull up, pull up. then the captain's voice, go on, pull. the copilot within we are pulling, pulling, pulling, pulling. seconds later the recording ends. robert mark is a commercial pilot and editor of general line.com. robert, how do you react when you hear this being a pilot and understanding this yourself? >> there is no doubt's a sad moment. i think all of us have read transcript of other crashes and wondered what we might be doing in the same situation. let's face it. it's clear these people did not have control of this airplane.

but the airplane would have flown. every indication is there was no structural issue, the engines were operating correctly. but they didn't recognize what situation was going on the wing had stopped flying. what's what a stall is. shannon: how turned around do you have to be to not being able to trust your seasons to not know if you are ascending or descending? >> in new electronic airplane when lights are flashing and mornings are going off and two pilots neither one of which was completely sure what was going on, it can be chaotic. but the thing i guess i'm wondering about is when the captain came back on the deck he did not at least from what i read seem to be in charge what was going on. at that point they only had one option which was to try to make that airplane fly.

forget what the sensors are telling you try to make the airplane fly and that they didn't seem to do. shannon: my brothers is a pilot as well. he says sometimes you have to is gloir instingss and follow those instruments. it's got to be tough to know when to break away from what should be logical factual information and trust your gut. >> it can be extremely difficult. when an airplane is stalled it means typically as in this situation, the noles of the aircraft was up very high. of course, it was dark so there was no reference to where the horizon was out the window. but the aircraft was still falling down kind of like a falling leaf. though the instruments were saying they were falling, they said we can't believe that. there is something wrong and they could not interpret it. but it is hard sometimes to get your instincts, your gut feeling to get past that and actually do what you know you need to do

which is to make the airplane fly, even if it means moving things in a way that seems odd. shannon: thanks so much for jong us to give us insight on this. he stands almost alone among the entire field of presidential candidates in his support of the debt deal. john huntsman joins us and tells us why on american "america live" at the top of the hour. you can buy it at almost any hardware store in america taint makes one heck of a bomb.

shannon: casey anthony could soon come out of hiding. a florida judge is ordering her to return to orlando to start serving a probation sentence for check fraud. casey anthony's lawyers say they will fight that order. she was found not guilty of killing her daughter caylee. now to the bible video of the week. snake on the windshield. a tennessee family getting the shock of their life when a joirned them for a ride count highway. rick has more from the newsroom. >> reporter: it's never a good idea to pick up a hitchhiker. thap that is especially true when the guy needing the ride is

a shake. that's a snake that crawled out from under the hood her minivan. they were on "fox and friends" this morning. >> we have three kids under 3. any time anything happens we pull the phone out. i started videoing. it was so bizarre all you could do was laugh. the kids were screaming in the background. >> how are we going to get out of the car in am i going to have to climb over? it was going to be interesting. >> everybody has been saying hit the wiper blades. we were having fun with it. i was videoing it and we wanted to get as much of it as we possibly could. it never came across our minds to put on the windshield wipers. >> reporter: after a couple

minutes the snake sort of fell off and the family made it home without any more wildlife intrusion. you don't need a thumb to hitch a ride. back to you. shannon: what a ride it was. rick, thank you very much. the justice department suing alabama over a controversial immigration law. see what the doj says the state is in violation of now. plus a high stakes drug bust on the high seas. the u.s. coast guard heading underwater to recover hundreds of millions of dollars worth of drugs. their hopes for a safe return are now over. now, friends and family of 11-year-old celina cass hoping an autopsy will offer answers into her mysterious disappearance and death. >> we have made no determination everywhere her body was put in the river. now that we located her body we are able to hone in on the investigation to make that determination. you will see searches conducted

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that's not how we are going to get past this recession. shannon: mike emanuel joins us live from capitol hill. certainly the senate leadership has to be relieved. >> 74-26 in today's washington is about as bipartisan as it gets. we are here on august 2 and our economy is not heading towards default. after the vote senator had this to say. -- senator harry reid had this to say. >> the debate was long and it wasn't easy. for weeks the american people watched and wondered whether congress could get its job done. we got it done and brought our economy back from the brink of disaster. in the end of the two sides came together. that's how our system works. neither side got what they wanted, each side laments some of the things we had to give up, but that's the way it is.

>> reporter: you heard that lukewarm support from people who vote for this package saying it was not exactly what they have drawn up themselves. but with the clock ticking they recognized this was the best thing they could do to avoid default. shannon: we are getting word the president signed that bill. but for those who were not satisfied with this compromise it sounds like we are just at the beginning of what they still are going to fight about, it sounds like a lot. >> reporter: that many correct nor mitch mcconnell gave a. he talk to some of the freshmen republicans saying that this is not the end of the fight, and we are going to do more in terms of cutting. here is senator mcconnell. >> i know that for some of our colleagues reform isn't coming as fast as they would like. and i certainly understand their frustration. i, too, wish we could stand here

today and enact something much more ambitious. but i'm encouraged by the thought that these new senators will help lead this fight until we finish the job. >> reporter: the fight will continue after august recess. of course, all the key leaders in congress, mcconnell, boehner, reid and pelosi will be picking three members each for the super committee that has to find a trillion and a half dollars in cuts otherwise there are serious consequences. finding that amount of cuts by thanksgiving recess will lead to some sleepless nights for those numbers. shannon: thank you very much. again we are just getting word from the white house that the president has officially sign.the bill passed by the senate today. it is a done deal. he spoke in the rose garden at the white house not lodge ago. here he is talking about tax reform. >> everyone will have to chip in. that's only fair.

that's the principle while be fighting for during the next phase of this process. and in the coming months i'll continue also to fight for what the american people care most about, new jobs, higher wages, and faster economic growth. shannon: joining us for reaction, john huntsman, former governor you and and candidate for the presidency. you have the unique distinction of being the one person who worked within this administration. how do you have respond to the president's speech this afternoon. >> it's a pleasure to be with you. speeches serve a certain rhetorical purpose. but this is a time that calls for leadership. we should have had leadership well in advance of where we did. there was no reason for to us wait until the 11th hour plus in order to get something done. i think our system deserves a whole lot better and whether it was the president who didn't stan up early enough to find a

solution or whether it's some of my opponents who have shown little leadership. the fact of the matter is the president has had 2 1/2 years to do the most important thing the american people expect him to do, that's expands the economy, create jobs, infuse a sense of confidence into our economy. we just don't have that today. shannon: you said those who dodge or wait until the debate is over lack leadership. a lot of folks think that is a direct mark at former governor mitt romney. are you willing to publicly call him out? is he the one you are referring to? >> he certainly is one month who waited until the very end until effectively a decision had been made. this is a significant issue before our country. we have never default on our debt before. in 100 years we haven't seen a ratings downgrade. the thought that a candidate for the presidency of the united states wouldn't be willing to stand up during a time when leadership is needed like never before and embrace or put

forward a solution that will get us to where we need to be, i think is very, very telling. i had to complement speaker baron on his leadership. i thought he moved us along in directions that cut, that allowed to us meet our obligations. it was unthinkable that the united states of america, 25% of the global gdp, the largest financial services economy in the entire world would not stand and meet its obligations. so the idea that we had speaker boehner putting solutions that would allow to us meet our obligations, not default, cut and move us forward on a reasonable discussion on a balanced budget amendment which this country so desperately needs and hopefully moving towards real entitlement reform which will be by and large the bulk of what needs to happen in order for us to get debt and spend under control. that is the cancer growing in this country that needs to be cut out and excised.

i'm incouraged by the early step that's been made to meet our obligations. we have much distance to go, though, in terms of where this country needs to be in terms of the revenue side of the balance sheet and that is what are we going to do about growth? what are we going do about stimulating this economy that creates jobs? what are we going do about infusing a new level of confidence in this country that allows us for us not to lose that lead we traditionally had in the world? shannon: you also criticized on thers in the field for taking what you saw as a crash and burn approach. there are three members of congress including michele bachmann, ron pail. thebachmann and connor voted non this deal. >> i applaud them for taking a position early on. i think that's commendable. i do disagree with them that we

would not do everything possible to live up to our financial obligations. the idea that we would accept default as the shining star economy in the world when our economy needs to build confidence into its system, expand and create jobs, and get people rallied around an economic direction, i thought stepping up to meet our financial obligations was critically important at this time. i happen to disagree with them. in terms of the overall a. shan require want to give you a chance to expand upon some remarks you made with regard to congresswoman michele bachmann. you said she makes for good copy and good photography. >> listen -- i was trying to compliment representative bachmann. calling somebody photogenic. i wish we were all that

photogenic. she is an elected official, she is doing a great job and i have a high regard for her. shannon: thanks so much for joining us. honored to be with you. shannon: the entire agreement is broken down into simple terms on our web site. your 24/7 source for information on the debt deal. log on and check it out. a fox news alert police in new hampshire are awaiting autopsy results on 11-year-old celina cass. divers recovered the girl's body near a connecticut dam yesterday a quarter mile from her home. the police are calling the death suspicious. david lee miller live in the new york city newsroom with more. >> reporter: yesterday morning at about the same time celina's body was discovered by divers. her step far it was taken away

by an ambulance after lying down in his driveway. according to published reports, he has a troubled past. he has an arrest record for criminal trespass and violating a restraining order obtained by an ex- girlfriend. a judge ruled he was incompetent to stand trial saying he posed a serious likelihood of danger to himself and others. authorities say they have no suspects and have not identified anyone as a person of interest in the case. investigators continue to coat area near the connecticut river where the girl's body was found. >> a determination on where they are body was eventually put in the river, we are trying to do that. now that we located her body we are able to hone the investigation to make that determination. you will see searches conducted in different areas. but we have a specific area to look at. >> reporter: the community has

been devastated by the young girl's death. only 800 people live in the town about a mile from the canadian border. in the words of one residents, we are all very defend stated. they do expect those autopsy results to be revealed in the next few hours and that might provide further information to move this case forward. shannon: thank you for the update. a ban done ship. that's what you do when the coast guard pulls up alongside your submarine. what was start onboard that was worth $180 million. we are breaking news -- we have breaking news that may take us closer to a fountain of youth. alabama passed an immigration law that earned it a lawsuit from the department of justice. >> they are here there this country i would rather that kid be in my classroom getting an

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reportedly stopped in time. a short time ago i spoke with the chairman of the commission on international religious freedom. let me start off by getting your reaction to the latest news out of iraq. >> this morning about 23 people were injured as a result of a bombing of the syria christian church in car kuk. in -- in karkuk. this is very concerning. since 2004 there have been 60 church bombings. there was that horrible crisis in october of last year where 50 people were killed. so this is a serious situation and it's causing real stress within the christian communities in iraq. shannon: the attack you mentioned, i understand a court in iraq has sentenced three men

to death. a has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. does that give reassurance will is help on the ground from local law enforcement and the courts? >> that's a start. the fact that they are convicting individuals that perpetrate this terrorism is a good start. but a lot more has to be done. more security is needed in community that have large christian populations. churches and other places where christians congregate need to be protected. and there are other kinds of assistance desperately needed in community with high density of christians or religious minorities. shannon: i understand one of the religious leaders there said we are not going anywhere. we are not going to leave. but he noted christians are in a unique position because they don't have militant supporters to protect them. view they don't have militias, a lot of local police forces don't have christians on them.

security is light in a lot of christian communities in the north. so they are in a real disadvantage. while we have admiration for the courage of those christians that extra stayed. their numbers are dwindling. over 1 million christians have left over the past several years and they are in serious danger of extinction in iraq. shannon: is this a local issue and we have to say handoff. >> the international community should be working side by side with the iraqi government to help them bolster security, train more police. provide assistance and aid to communities that are largely christian or religious minority in their orientation. there are thing the international community can do to give the iraqi government capacity it needs to increase security, but also to pressure them to do so when the need arises. shannon: you have to have

admiration for these people knowing they are risking their lives going to their house of worship. it sets an example for others around the world who live under different circumstances and the freedoms we have in the u.s. for shire. >> that christian community is so important for the future success of iraq and for all the blood and effort that's been shed to preserve freedom and security in that country. hopefully they will stay and the government of iraq alongside the u.s. and other government will do what they to be increase their security and insure the terrorists are brought to justice. shannon: a group of researchers putting the fountain of youth into a pill. why they think they discovered a drug that keeps older americans active. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement

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religious freedom. jeffs tried to get the judge remove herself from this case five times now. yesterday he filed a motion he called a written mess toojt judge from god. she contracted polio when she was younger and now she walks with a limp. he said god sent a crippling disease on her which will take her life soon. >> he believes i think of is the only one through the guidance of god is going to convince all of us that he is -- should be left after he lone to rape children. that it's a sacred right that he holds. >> reporter: if convicted he faces up to life in prison. shannon: this is a fox news alert on troubling numbers today showing the economy in america is quote in the ditch. consumer spending dropped .2% in

june. that's a critical part of our overall economic health. at the same time personal income showed the weakest growth since september. jobs still a soft spot. let's stalk about it with our power pnl. tracy burns of the fox business network. and author of the wall street journal guide to the 50 economic indicators that really matter. simon, are these among the 50? >> they are. it's not good. and the bad news is it will stay week not just in the u.s., but everywhere. shannon: there is any glimmer of hope? the administration has been asked about a double dip recession. jean sperling waved that off saying that's not going to happen.

>> i don't think we'll see a double dip. we'll go to moderate growth. to put a positive spin on this. the fact that you take out the fact that gasoline numbers -- spending was zero. it was flat. but what we have seen is savings have increased. what's going on with everything in the government write now and the way the economy is slowing down. people lost confidence in our government so they are sitting on their money. now we have pents up money. we are going back to school and holiday. we know hair cans love to spend. so i think we'll see things pick up the second half of the year. >> to the recession point, we didn't even get out of it. ththe textbook definition. the recession is still there on main street. we are still hearing about job losses. if i'm worried about my job i'm

not spending money. which is why my savings is up. >> you see, people are spending money. >> we are look as the global companies. in the u.s. we are not creating nearly enough jobs. we are not even keeping up with population growth. shannon: you mentioned a lot of individuals are holding back. is the same true of companies with uncertainty? rue * interesting study came out last month, maybe it was the month before. half of americans couldn't lay their hand on $2,000 within a 30-day period. that is shocking. >> if i'm sitting on cash i could probably build a new plant

but i'm unsure. what is the tax code going to look like? what are the regulations coming down the pike? there is so much uncertainty. i would rather hold on to that. >> you want to start a small business. the banks are sitting on that money. in the next couple months that money starts to hit our economy and that will go into our wait and create more demand. >> that's a big if. what is going get those companies to stop spending. >> the government is going have to step in. the question is right now. the corporations -- there is too much regulation. the government has to come in and promote small business and take away the regulations. >> we had enough of government interference. >> stepping back and letting them take over. >> you need the consumers to wake up and say i feel okay, i'm

not worried about losing my job. i'm going to buy. shannon: we had scott rasmussen on in a just released poll talking about consume are confidence and it's bad. we are going to get an check report on unemployment friday. >> how that shakes out will partly depend on how many jobs local miew miss payments have shed. they are in the business of trying to cut costs. that will impact things. it's nowhere near enough to keep up with populations. >> we have len looking for 7 consecutive days on on the market. so if we are anywhere better than expected or even at the number we are looking for, i think the market actually bounced. so i think we actually bounce on

friday. shannon: i'm hearing we are down 171 in the dow right now. what is the one thing would you like to see that you think would be most helpful reassuring consumers or businesses or anyone that could regenerate this economy? >> i think we would love to see the government step out of this. stop with the regulations. stop changing the tax laws. leave it alone and let corporations and business do what they are supposed to do. that would bring confidence back down to main street. shannon: thank you all very mu much. serious new concerns over the most common farm fertilizer in the world. ammonium nitrate is sold coast to coast. it was also used to kill 168 people, including 19 children when it what is converted into a deadly bomb more than 16 years ago. just a little bit can be made into bombs like this.

steve centanni is live in washington to tell us more. >> reporter: this new government crackup would force anyone selling or buying ammonium nitrate to register with the government. it comes two weeks after the latest example of the fertilizer's destructive capability. a nor we june man bombed a government building in oslo. the most notable example was 15 years ago when timothy mcveigh bombed the federal building in oklahoma city. his attack killed 168 people and injured hundreds. congress was asked to regulate the fertilizer in 2007 but there was opposition from the government because of the record keeping.

they would lou their names to be checked against terror watchlists. january net that polwatchlists. the fertilizer industry says unfortunately regulation is necessary in a statement their spokesperson says, this provides for an added layer of public safety trial preserving the fertilizer for its intended use. shannon: steve centanni, the latest in washington. thank you, steve. nothing illegal about having you're own submarine. but if you stuff it with $180 million worth of illegal narcotics you better watch out for the coast guard. alabama just passed an immigration law trying to plug what it calls gaps in federal

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the department of justice is suing the state of alabama over a new immigration law. this new law is the latest effort across a number of states trying to crack down on illegal immigration. carol swayne is a professor. >> you have got to be intellectually honest the states note federal government has to police immigration and this law has no chance of standing up under political scrutiny. this is an attempt to say we are trying what we can to stop immigration but they know they have no chance of this law going through and it's going get overturned like it has in all oopter states. shannon: there were portions of the law in arizona that were upheld. the governor says she is going to appeal it to the supreme

court as well. carol, do you think any parts of this alabama law will survive? >> yes, and i since 1976, the u.s. supreme court has given states the right to make some laws related to immigration. and the states within their rights under federalism to pass laws that would enhance the ability of the federal government to do its job. especially when we have a situation where the government isn't doing its job. shannon: justin, just to go over the law then you can point out what you think is the most egregious. it does have penalties for businesses who knowingly hire people who are here illegally. all so it many illegal to make contracts with illegal immigrants. and they would require school district to check the immigration status of children. and they would be banned from

public universities. >> the part that troubles me the most. it says if you are involved in an entrapment situation the criminal burned shifts to you that you were entrapped. so not only is the burden shifting, but we also hear -- they are making a point the education system is going to cause the lawlessness failing to give people an education. if you are restrict people from getting an education or using their children to identify illegal immigrants. they will keep their kid home from school and what you will have is a real crime problem. i don't disagree * parts of the law where the states will acquiesce to the federal government but what you have is a law that even enacted to overtake a federal mandate. the federal courts are the ones that are supposed to do this. and if people are dissatisfied they should write to their congressmen. >> the congress has not been willing to address this issue. the american people are

suffering. one reason we have the debt crisis and so much growth in entitlement programs is because we have so many people who arer. >> undocumented over 58% of the undocumented population are from mexico. >> if the people are dissatisfied with how it's being handled by the federal government they can complain to their federal legislator. alabama is trying to do something it can't do. they know what it many going to do. it's going to tie up the federal docket. taxpayers are going to have to pay her to this lawsuit and they know before they go in that it's not legal. they know they are not allowed to do it. it's the job of the people to complain to the federal government. i'm not disagreeing the federal government is not doing what they should do. but it's not the place of a state to reement federal law. shannon: i'll let you respond.

>> there is the arizona case will be most likely heard by the u.s. supreme court. and this issue of preemption is not clear that states acting in the way arizona has acted and alabama and other states that have passed the legislation that is is reementing federal law in a situation where institutions have failed we have a president that is pandering to a group like the hispanic population. they are pandering to groups for votes. instead protecting the american people. we are suffering because of this. if you look at the unemployment rate of blacks. working blast whites, an his andics. millions of people-rear undocumented. we don't know how many are here. if they were to return to that country voluntarily or do deportation it would create opportunity for american workers. shannon: we thank you both wore

weighing in on two sides a very controversial topic. we hope you will come back. thanks, both. it's the first of its kind drug bust. it happened under the waves. see how the coast guard and fbi managed to catch 15,000 pounds of cocaine millions on a makeshift submarine. the real science behind why make you lover your favorite foods. one expert say that pint of ice cream will make you happier.

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crew of drug smugglers in the water off the western caribbean and the smugglers were using a self-propelled selfy submersible. this vessel was first to thed by the crew of an ac-130. they thought it looked suspicious. so they notified the maritime patrol. federal officials agreed it looked fishy. they sent in a coast guard cutter and the crew along with resources from the honduran navy and dive teams gained control of the vessel and detained the crew. the vessel was tingeing during the operation but not before the cocaine was recovered. 15,000 pounds of coke that was headed to the u.s. will not make it thanks to the work of a number of different federal agencies. pretty impressive work on the high seas. shannon: rick, thank you.

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who got into a lot of trouble. look at this poor dog in miami trapped under a car. i almost cannot take it. he was stuck this for hours after his collar was caught and fire crews got the little guy out, finally. >> who knows, the dog was wedged under the car, in the engine block area and we determined the best thing was to raise the car up so we could get better access to the dog, and the neighbors came out and one reached his hand down by the engine block from the hood and let the dog get out of the collar and we jacked up the car and we were able to put the puppy out. >> i am considering dog napping and i hope that is not a federal offense. >> "studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. >>shepard: the news begins anew, on "studio b," box one, word is attorneys for casey anthony are