this is amazing energy down here at the villages. brian is having technical difficulty. here he comes. >> that wasn't a wardrobe malfunction, was it? >> i don't think so, no. for a while, i had no pants on and i thought it was best to go behind the camera. >> yes. >> whoa! >> very nice! outside it's raining. inside the tent, it's raining confetti because this is a very special "fox & friends" -- look at that confetti, to mark 15 years. many of them as number one in cable morning news. thanks to all of you folks down here in the villages. >> there we go. >> thank you all for your excitement as well. it's been in your newspaper down here >> take a look at this one.

there it is right there. >> hold it up. there you go. >> brian kilmeade, it's show time! >> and we're so delighted there are thousands of folks who have gathered around the towns square right here at the villages today. there is a little rain but you know what? it's refreshing, right? >> yeah. >> and whoever bought the tent, good job. you get to have a tip. there are thousands of people here today some of which -- and you'll hear from them later slept overnight in order to get a seat up front.

that is tremendous. and you know they've had a company on that. this place never shuts down and karaoke never stops. >> oh, my gosh! i cannot believe the excitement. who in this audience was line dancing last night? >> i was. steve was. i have the video to prove it. anybody else know the cuban shuffle? i did it. yeah. we are delighted that you would join us live. watching all across the country and around the world and live here at the villages. it has been a wild 15 years here on "fox & friends." it all starts with some confetti and some bubbly. watch this. >> you got the brunt of it. >> that worked out well! >> hey, got to have a shop vac.

>> yeah. welcome to the program. we have a new name. here's "fox & friends"! >> i can't get in! beam yourself in, mr. big shot. >> is there any chance you'll do a song about this interview? >> ♪ don't know why there are no clouds this morning ♪ >> ♪ do you comb your hair -- >> no, that's the start. >> laying eggs. >> we got some kids here. ready? here it is! >> they were a lot more lovely and here comes brian and there he's going down. brian is going down.

brian, oh, geraldo. ready? set, go. >> i think gretchen all the way. all gretchen. >> over here. >> there you go. >> yeah. go ahead. >> i'd love to know who you're picking for the super bowl. >> well, i'm going with the steelers or possibly the packers. that's pretty good. that gets everybody right there. >> ladies and gentlemen, halle berry performing. whoa! >> harrison ford. >> good morning. >> what are you doing here? >> good question! >> so happens that the world's number one, britney spearologist

lives at my house. >> when you were in the mickey mouse club, did you see the guy in the mouse suit with his head off? >> is that what you're saying? >> have you ever touched yourself? >> excuse me. >> it's not beer uponing but juice uponing. completely unrelated to this. >> that means you have to drink it. >> that is filthy! >> come on. >> ♪ with the fur >> ♪ i wish that i had jesse's girl ♪ >> there is a story circulating on the internet that you are dating our sports guy brian kilmeade. anything to that? >> are you serious? i've been with so many different people. >> you're just good friends. >> oh, my. you can't do that until we goo commercial. >> outside assignment. >> oh, my.

>> nice! >> only dated one guy. >> tell you one thing one time. >> what's the soup of the day? >> yeah, must be your microphone because mine is brand new. >> as you can see currently in new york we've got 50 degrees. >> no kissing! >> ahhh! >> oh, my word! >> you were working the late shift and then nobody else was there. you were closing down shop and suddenly you just got this hair brained idea to jump in the tub? >> right. >> you look fantastic. you look like you're in your late 50's and early 60's. what's your secret? >> i masturbate a lot. >> yeah. that's me! here we go.

>> they said that wouldn't happen to me, brian. >> make sure you hit the bucket. >> it's coming out carbonated, who's thirsty? >> you won't believe what vanilla ice is up to these days. he's live in the studio to explain. all right. come on! >> ♪ rock a mike light up the stage ♪ >> this is cranberry juice! >> yeah, right. >> and you're looking and you're looking and that's a lot of eye contact. >> go like this. >> three, two. >> ahhh! what a way to end the show. >> oh, my goodness. where has the time gone? >> time on our hands to teach you how to kiss. what a crazy 15 years it has been so far.

that's fantastic and hilarious. >> thanks very much to our producers and editors that put that together. can you imagine going through all those tapes and coming up with five minutes? thanks so much. in the meantime, we have to talk a little politics, folks, because today at 10:30 eastern time, the president is set to unveil his deficit plan. now, we already know some of the sneak peeks of this. it's going to be $1.5 trillion in revenue. >> right. >> a lot of that is going to be the buffet rule or the bt$1.5 t? who is ready for some new taxes? >> like gretchen said, the millionaire's tax or since it is breakfast time, let's call it the buffet rule, then on savings about a quarter of a trillion dollars in medicare spending. interestingly enough, apparently, the president will suggest no changes in social security. >> right. >> and also when it comes to the iraq-afghanistan withdraw, he's going to list it there. how much he plans on going down, we're going to talk with ollie

north in about 10 minutes about that and what it would mean for the actual war effort which we still are hoping to win both and then the biggest story, i think, is the warren buffet rule which you're about to hear is somewhat deceptive. it is that billionaires are paying less, it's that they're still paying their 35%. it's the capital gains is what's there and the investment money in which they're being taxed 15%. >> the analogy that warren buffet always makes is why should my secretary pay more taxes that beta taxes than i do? that's not really a fair comparison. he's paying his tax on capital gains. he makes most of his money on his investment income. that's at 15%. it's comparing apples and oranges, not the income that you're making on a daily basis when you go to work. >> so many people say is it really a good idea to raise taxes during what sure seems or feels like a double dip recession and what the president will unveil later on today as well is that the taxes will go

on to the shoulders of the job creators and the most successful people in this country but ultimately, if the president is talking about raising taxes and, you know, effectively class warfare, wouldn't it make more sense to be talking aut total tax reform or like herman cain's plan, the 9, 9, 9 make it simple going forward. >> i want you to hear bill clinton and paul ryan both weighed in yesterday. he's back in the limelight and they both weighed in on this very issue about the president's plan forward and paul ryan's feeling of disappointment because of what it contains. let's listen. >> i don't think that'such a draconian thing. basically asking us to return to the tax rates of the 1990's for the wealthiest americans who have been the big beneficiaries of this last decade which has been very tough on the middle class and low income people. >> what he forgets to mention on that, that's double tax. taxes on money that's been taxed before based on income.

people who is paying an income tax, paying the first level of tax and then when you pay a capital gains and dividends tax, you're paying a tax again on that money. >> ultimately going forward, what this presents is a clear alternative for the voters coming up a year from now in november where are you for the party that wants to raise the tax or for the party that wants to draw a line in the sand and say no new taxes on anybody. >> you see the audience around us? a bunch of very attractive people, can i add? >> yeah. > >> ali has been sent down in the audience. are you ok? >> i'm ok at the moment. i'm surrounded by 80,000 of my closest friends including these two. what time did you get up this morning? >> 3:30. >> why did you want to be here? >> because you're here. you got up at 3:30. i can beat that.

this woman here, what time did you heat here to be part of the crowd? >> i was here at 11:00 last night. >> all right. >> she camped out. what's your name? >> joyce sinclair. >> joyce. you made a poster. tell me what the significance is. >> happy 86th birthday to betty lou montagme. they moved from the villages in june to henderson, nevada. >> that's beautiful. i didn't know anybody left the villages. once you g here, it's so wonderful. we're going to be talking to everybody about their favorite thing, about the villages. their favorite thing about "fox & friends." their funniest memory of "fox & friends." you guys are going to stick around all morning with me, right? >> yeah. >> fantastic. we'll get some coffee. >> thank you very much. we'll be right back with you. >> coming up, next up, he's the "fox & friends" original colonel, ollie north is here. >> nothing says florida like gator wrestling. we're getting into the pit later this hour. come on. let's get ready to go.

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north. have you heard of this guy? >> you had a chance to talk to some of the men and women serving right behind you. >> i am. heroes right there. >> in iraq. >> so they all said this, many of them have served in iraq and afghanistan. where do you see us when we look at the global picture right now? lately there was the announcement we were going to lower the troops in iraq to 3,000. august is the deadliest month in afghanistan. where do we stand? >> first of all, they are american heroes and though our colleagues often don't say it, the war in iraq has been won. the war in afghanistan is being won and the worst thing we could do is pull out before the victory is complete. it's the real bottom line of it and i know there's a lot of -- a lot of anxiety over where we're going. but the reality of it is the number of troops we have in a place like iraq or afghanistan ought to be determined by our goals and objectives in those

countries and then resources necessary to accomplish that devoted to it. it's been a decade of war. and i've covered them ever since it began. it first started at fox news 10 1/2 years ago, originally going to just do documentaries and then boom, 9/11. >> how many times you been to iraq and afghanistan? >> 21 times. >> 21 times, you've seen this war. you were down on it a year ago and in july, you were very optimistic, even with the troop withdrawal that things are going to turn around and we're going to indeed make history. >> in fact, we were on it together when we were over there in may, june and july talking about it, i think, the announcement was made when i was over there and what i've concluded is we've now brought the afghan national security forces to a level i could not have imagined would be possible. >> 300,000? >> almost 300,000 well trained, the number of casualties goes up because the bad guys, the taliban, al-qaida, their affiliates in pakistan and the iranians all know the united states is not pulling out. let's hurt them as bad as we

can. probably the worst thing we could do is to announce what we can do and tell the enemy our war plan. >> with the election coming up in a little more than a year, do these wars now become politicized even more? >> yes. and there's no doubt that there's an enormous political dimension to this, gretchen, what you now have, of course, is a very politicized war and, of course, now people looking to washington how do you cut the defense budget? well, that's the quickest way you can do it, get the troops out. >> that shouldn't be a republican or democratic issue. you cannot cut defense and you cannot cut intelligence in this era. but colonel, how disturbed are you? if you look at the g.o.p. debate last week, everybody except mitt romney was talking about pulling out and scaling back and leaving it to the eye afghanistan and iraqis. >> given an enormous investment of treasure and blood that we've put into this war, it would be a tragedy. it ought to be concerned unconscionable for us to pull out. >> should we let them win? can we just allow them to go out -- >> they can win. if they're allowed to, they'll

win this war, no doubt about it. [cheering and applause] >> thank you so much. i know you're going to be sticking around. you're going to be signing books. >> i'm going to be signing books after this. one of the great blessings of my life is to be able to keep company of heroes like this because of fox news and thanks all of you for making fox news number one. >> coming up, a blast from the past. helped debut "fox & friends" 15 years ago, tv star, and hands off, louie, they're spoken for. >> gel in his hair again this morning. looking good, louie! >> the guy doesn't age. corner offices don't win. what wins? original wins. fresh wins. smart wins.

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>> yeah, those were the bucs cheerleaders. tampa with a big win yesterday. you know why? they knew waiting at home for them were the bucs cheerleaders. that's why they won! >> and they're here at the villages live for us. the next segment as we mark 15 years here on the fox newschannel, we go all the way back to the beginning! >> a woman in arizona needed clean urine to pass a drug test with her probation officers so cops say she and her boyfriend chased an 8-year-old boy home from school. try ied to get him to go in a c. >> stage fright! they didn't get what they were after. >> louie was one of the original guys on "fox & friends." and he joins us right now. he's the news anchor at fox

miami. if you're familiar with deco drive, you know louie. good morning to you. >> great to see you guys again. that clip never gets old, does it? love that. >> it wasn't the only time. it was a real live organic event and louie, you're the professional news reader. you would stand up and do the news as well as talk. >> yeah. >> and sometimes, it got a little crazy. >> well, some of the stuff we talked about got a lot crazy so what did you expect, you know? >> there was always -- while you were looking straight ahead at the camera, there was always something kind of kooky going on in the studio. >> brian was always making faces. >> and our crew was rarely sober. >> rarely. >> let me ask you, did you have any reservations? when they said to you shut down the prompters, i want you to talk out the news and did you have any reservations to the changing format? >> way back when "fox & friends" went to ad lib of "fox & friends." >> no, the prompter was my friend. i can ad lib with the best of

them. there were no reservations. >> here's a little bit of trivia and today, we're kicking off our 15 year anniversary for the entire fox newschannel which officially we marked in october but louie was the very first live voice on the very first program on the fox newschannel. >> that's right. >> what do you remember about the first day? >> being scared out of my wits but it was great. it was a thrill. it was a rush to be there. and i'll never forget that first show. and inaugurating this wonderful channel that's been around now 15 years. can you believe it? wow. we never had a studio audience like this before. this is unbelievable! this is crazy. >> two fine actors that used to come in the morning to update what was happening in the world. >> it's a great show. you guys are still here, go figure, wow! >> tell us what you're doing these days. >> i host an entertainment show in miami called "deco drive" and we talk about what's hot and happening in the world of entertainment and what's hot and

happening in the world of south florida, fashion, trends, make fun of you guys sometimes. >> you do? >> like the soup, something happens on television that's funny, we replay it. >> when he comes back for the 20th anniversary, we're going to lead with that. >> you always do. why disappoint? >> congratulations. like many people, you won an emmy. >> i did win an emmy. >> round of applause for this emmy award winner! >> i owe that to the training i got here at fox newschannel because i worked with you guys, i won the emmy. >> louie, i'll never forget, too, you had a quandary. what do i do -- what do i do with my dog when i'm at work? you have a good idea, why don't i just bring him? on the set! >> i bought the dog when the dog was 6 weeks old. i didn't bring it every day. for the first week. we both had separation anxiety. i still have separation anxiety. >> you actually brought him on to the stage. >> once. once. but it's -- so did our lovely

co-host so i wasn't the only one with the dog on the set. >> she brought a chinchilla at one point. >> it got loose. >> louie would be serving every morning, this is a secret about him. he would have a great big box of frankenberry that he would serve every morning. >> let me refresh your memory. it's because i went live on this show. i couldn't find frankenberry that a very generous viewer that lived i don't know where. wisconsin sent me a whole crate of frankenberry. >> because it was all about count chocola and they didn't give frankenberry the credit it deserves. >> louie, ladies and gentlemen. >> great seeing everybody again. >> come back right at 9:00. >> this party is just getting started. i'm not going anywhere. >> you're right about that. straight ahead, nothing says florida like gator wrestling. we'll head into the pit when we come back. get ready, brian. that's your next step. >> then, thanks to all who served this great country.

military guys right behind us next. >> first, the leesburg high school band! >> a woman in arizona needed a clean urine test. they chased an 8-year-old boy and tried to get him to go in a cup. >> stage fright!

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the president will announce today that the price per gallon will drop under $100. will save americans nearly a quarter trillion bucks this year. >> the national hurricane center is using its weather ray to safely move hurricane brian off into the atlantic. the new technology was introduced after the great kansas city hurricane of 2010. scientists are confident that the city will be spared. board of fish game and robots says the newly introduced population of robot dolphins hasn't been harmed. good news for flipper. >> welcome back, everyone. you know what we're going to unveil right now -- we're going to unveil our 15th anniversary cake! of which the backside, just a little secret behind "fox & friends", we like to share the secrets with you. the backside of this cake is now on brian's suit. >> i did not know! >> a little bit of your inside of your jacket. >> right.

>> by sweet bay's bakery and now it's a great big target and now we're going to actually have a paratrooper fly in -- everyone look up. everyone look up. >> i thought they were going to pull a parachute into the cake. >> in rehearsal they did. >> dog gone it. >> at the did find somebody else, though. that is ali and i believe she's over with all the members of our military. >> good morning. >> hey, guys. i sure am. i'm surrounded over here by our brave soldiers and i'm sitting right next to awe lieutenant general and his lovely wife. great to have you guys. >> great to be here. >> tell us about the soldiers we're sitting with. this is a national treasure, these are men and women in america who volunteer every year to put on a uniform and go defend our country and you got soldiers here like sergeant dasher. this young man has been to iraq three times, 2003, 2005, 2006 and most recently 2009 and 2010 and he's ready to go again when america needs him. >> thank you, sergeant dasher.

>> thanks to all of you. if i were in iraq, i would want you near me. i can tell you that much. i would feel much safer and i know you want to talk about the military families that we sometimes don't talk about all over the country. all over the world really. >> well, it's said that the strength of our nation is our soldiers. the strength of our soldiers is our families. and our families needs the community support behind them and whenever we travel, we find citizens wanting to give back and it's just so heartwarming. our reserve soldiers such as these guys sitting here, don't always have an installation to go to for community services. so we depend on our communities. >> that's nice. and we know that everybody is dependent upon you, too, you've spent seven of the last nine christmases away from home in afghanistan. we know it's hard for your family.

thank you for doing that. thanks to all of you guys for being here this morning. great to have you here! thank you so much. we'll be talking to these guys all morning. back over to you guys. steve, gretchen and brian. >> thank you very much, ali. all right, we have to do some headlines now. we're starting with a fox news alert. while you were sleeping, british police arrested seven people. six men and one woman in a massive, that, is anti-terror operation. this is in birmingham. the men accused of preparing a terror attack in the u.k., the woman arrested for withholding relevant information in the case. at this hour, police are searching six homes and one business there. in other news, investigators now say the plane that crashed at an air show in reno was radically modified to make it faster but then less stable. the pilot and eight people on the ground were killed. 69 others were hurt when it slammed into the ground like a missile. a camera mounted to the plane and memory cards found at the crash site could detail exactly what went wrong. it's believed a broken piece of

the plane's tail actually caused the pilot to lose control. u.s. stock futures down sharply right now with global markets off to a slow start this morning. hong kong closed down more than 2%. south korea down more than 1%. japan's nikkei index is closed for a national holiday. back at home on wall street, protesters preparing now for day three of demonstrations in new york. >> ♪ got to go hey ho ho ♪ >> over the weekend, about 1,000 people protested a financial system they say favors the rich. it was a family affair at the emmys last night. "modern family" stealing the show taking home five emmys including one for best comedy and grabbing the headlines, guess who? charlie sheen! >> i wish you nothing but the best for this upcoming season. we spent eight wonderful years

together and i know you will continue to make great television. >> as for the best drama, "mad men" picked up its fourth straight win. and those are your headlines this morning. now, i'm very nervous about this next segment because brian is over in the sand pit over here with a gator. brian? >> hey, thanks, gretch. great job. i'm not with anybody. i'm with tim from gatorland, ladies and gentlemen. in orlando, everyone knows gatorland. what do we see when we go to your place? >> you're going to see our zip line, it just opened in june, you zip over the alligators and crocodiles. three great shows. gator wrestling is part of one of them and over 1500 alligators and crocodiles. 110 acres. five to six hours, you'll see everything and you'll have the best time in the world. >> right. it's want just about gators. let's see some of the creatures you brought with you. number one, you got a turtle here. >> but we'll start out -- >> turtle is exciting. >> let's start out right here, brian.

you hold on to this. this guy right here, turn that way. that's a bearded dragon. >> right. >> and he's going for your juggler right now. >> no problem. we have two other hosts. >> they won't eat much. they won't eat much. let me see -- i got a rat snake over here that we'll get out. >> what does this want to do? >> this is from australia and right now, he's just happy. >> because he knows that rupert murdoch is from australia and i work for him. >> that's right. as opposed to -- >> this is a snake. ok. >> this is a snake. how do these two get along sf>> they hate each other but that's ok. >> that's fantastic. that's one of the things that we do at gatorland, though. >> did i tell you how slimy they are? >> slimy. fish eel. >> will this kill me? >> no, it couldn't kill you. >> what about the one on my neck? if they fight each other, will i ultimately pay the price? >> eventually. we'll put all kienldz of things on you. >> that's one thing i'm not happy about. >> no, he's just starting to eat. that's all.

>> you know, brian, you fit right in at gatorland. you fit right in. where are you going? >> all right. now, this is a rosie haired ta rant -- tarantula from chile. i watched the brady bunch. >> we'll replace it with -- >> that's a scorpion and that's loaded for -- >> that's one of the animals we use at gatorland. people can come in and hold these things. this is small. >> look at this. turtle is the smartest one here, heading for the fences. >> look at that. this is a little scary even for me and i grew up in the wilderness. >> you like snakes, right? >> not really. >> your day is about ready to go downhill. let me get this guy up here. >> that guy? >> this guy. this is a burmese python. >> i already have one! >> all right. this is a burmese python. >> right. >> and it's what we consider an

invasive species here in florida. they're invading the southern part of the state, it's a real problem. these are big heavy constrictors. >> they're about 50 pounds you put around my neck. >> it is. and you can eat something. >> there's an albino snake here and coming up a little bit later, see that next guy? he's suppressing my next opponent. somebody is getting in my chest. i finally get to wrestle an alligator. only one will emerge alive and i hope that it's me. hi, everybody. i have an extra snake. back to you, steve and gretchen. >> very nice, brian. >> so daring. i can't believe that scorpion. i don't know about you but the scorpion would do me in. >> who else had that dream where you wake up and you have a tarantula, scorpion and python just on you? next up, the gator. stand by for that. "fox & friends" celebrates our 15th anniversary coming up.

>> brian went to disney world for an exclusive interview with the big man mickey mouse. >> you know where the name "fox & friends" came from? the couple that named our show, that's them right there! you'll meet them live coming up.  is it here?

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as we celebrate 15 years of fox newschannel, "fox & friends", it's 40 years, believe it or not, since magic kingdom opened up in orlando and this became a mecca for vacationers all around the globe. so we had a few hours, disney opened up their doors and they brought us behind the scenes of the magic at magic kingdom. four decades later, let's look. >> hard to believe but 40 years ago when they built that castle and were surrounded with this wonderful park that hundreds of millions would have chosen here, magic kingdom for their vacation. not just in america but around the globe and one of their secrets to success, they thrive and grow with the times. that's what everybody says. what's going to be new? what are they working on? this is what you're working on. >> yeah, this attraction right here will be the centerpiece of new fantasyland, the whole

expansion. we're doubling the size of fantasyland. this is seven dwarfs, enchanted tales with belle. they want to meet our characters and this one we're taking it to a whole new level. >> hold on a second. i'm about to get the top get here at disney, the number one interview. it's mickey mouse. look at this! we've had an unbelievable day. great job with the park and although the park has changed, you look the same as did you in the 20's only now in color. you've had a good time with the kids and everything. listen, i would like to come back. i would like to come back again with my family and i'd like to be able to possibly drop your name and get myself, i don't know, through the lines, be able to not wait for food. is that possible? what happened? all right. from disney, that's mickey mouse. see ya! >> oh, brian! >> rejected by mickey.

list listen, the other thing about disney, have you guys all seen the whole president in liberty square. that's amazing. like a mini museum on the inside. they have george w. bush and they have thomas jefferson's pet mammoth tooth. exactly. and they got the first lady, the first lady exhibit so i think it's really cool. the big question is will they be adding another president after president obama in the animated section? >> absolutely. >> presidential booth. thank you very much. glad you had so much fun. how did "fox & friends" get its name? you'll meet the couple responsible next and the band foreigner performing live from the villagers. -- villages. ♪ double vision >> so, ah, your seat good?

got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off th freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while u're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru.

>> here they are. the folks that came up with the great new name. it's bob and peggy strange from okala, florida. >> you're impossible to rattle. silly string again. it's a monday. >> welcome. >> that's why you're watching. >> john and peggy, you guys won the trip to new york and fabulous weekend, the game. the whole shabang. why did you come up with that name? >> why? >> why that name? >> well, you know, you guys all seem to be so friendly and "fox & friends." >> so we attacked you. >> john and peggy strange named

our show "fox & friends." here to help us celebrate 15 years on fox newschannel. good morning to both of you. we had a contest. we couldn't up with a name of the show that was "fox express" we had a contest and you entered in. was it you or you? >> john, yeah. >> and you put in "fox & friends." >> yes, i did. >> and you sat back and then what happened? >> just got a phone call one day and it was just really a shock. they said you guys want to come up to new york? >> to come as we unveiled the new program and the new name. where did you come up with "fox & friends"? because people all across the country have got different theories about what "fox & friends" stands for. >> well, it has one of those double meanings. at the time, you had a very nice looking lady in the middle surrounded by you guys. so i figured fox along with the friends on the outside. >> how did you feel about that, peggy, that he was naming it like that?

>> she was beautiful and gretchen is beautiful. it just seems to fit. >> we'll always be the friends. what you're saying is give me the fox, friends are replaceable. that's a fine theme. >> no, these two could be anybody. no, you're good people. >> who went into morning television and discovered the show? >> that would be me. i've always watched it from when it was "fox sfres" and -- express" and it was just a darkroom with you in there. >> that was bad lighting. >> no kidding. thanks to you guys naming our program. actually, thanks to peggy because she was watching and then you got you hooked. you named it "fox & friends." otherwise, we might be known as breakfast in bedlam which was another suggestion. >> that was your favorite. >> that was a kooky one. >> john and peggy, see you in 20, ok? >> you were back in 2003 and back today. are you hope why don't those people leave us alone? >> we're looking forward to 2020.

>> i would like to -- actually i got a pet. >> where we had the breakfast buddies as well. >> we had a strong push for pet of the day. we'll take that into consideration. >> thanks for coming in. >> thank you. >> straight ahead live from florida at the top of the hour, he was one of our very first guests. one and only -- stick around. joins us every week from washington, d.c. but this morning, dana perino live at the villages from "the five". >> right now, a live performance from the villages. high school band. hit it boys. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu uss chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. ♪

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>> good morning, everyone. live from the villages in florida just outside the orlando celebrating our 15th anniversary today. we have cheerleaders, we have a choir and members of the military behind us and all the wonderful people that live at the villages! >> and down here at the village square as it did on the first day. >> hard to see where you're sitting how deep this crowd goes and we asked alisyn camerota to talk to every person individually. let's find out what is happening in the middle of our audience and in the middle of the mayhem. what's happening? >> what time did you get here? >> 3:30. >> why did you get out so early? >> wanted to see fox news. i like your hat. >> marge, when i say "fox & friends", what's the first word that pops into your head? >> honesty.

>> honesty. >> fair and balanced. that's great. you guys have been long time watchers. what's a funny memory that you have of "fox & friends." >> especially when brian is out doing all his things out in front of the studio or when he travels, just amazing. >> when he bothers other people other than us. right. that is funny and disturbing. thanks so much for coming out, guys, we're going to be with you all morning. great to have you. tell me the best thing about the villages, lifestyle, all the activities, the golf carts. >> it is a sea of golf carts and people are likening it to the disney world for adults. >> yeah. >> at the villages! that's great. thanks so much, guys, we'll be talking to all of you and getting your fun memories of "fox & friends." it's been great to be here with all of you. let's go back to steve, gretchen and brian. >> all right, you know, ali, one thing a lot of people all across the country who have never been to the villages like. they like the theme song, all right.

let's all sing it from the commercial. >> ♪ the villages florida's friendliest hometown ♪ ♪ the villages >> find out that, we started nine trailer homes and now they're building about 30,000 homes a month and they're sold before they're made. >> seven a day or something like that. speaking of friendly, coming up, we'll have those friendly guys who are with us last year, the band foreigner is going to be performing live! >> we are going to have a special guest who made the effort to come down to the villages with us and that, of course, is our friend, i was going to say old friend but that wouldn't be -- you'd understand if i said it that way, right? long time friend dana perino joins us live here on the set. >> good morning. >> great to be here. i was here a year ago with

president george w. bush on his book tour. >> that's right? >> gretch was here with sarah palin on her book tour and i came here on my book tour ooc. >> i'm a rookie! >> got to see mickey mouse. >> i did. >> apparently this morning at 10:30 in the morning, the president of the united states is going to talk about his plan to fix america and among other things, it sounds like he's going to be raising taxes. in particular he's citing warren buffet who said, you know, it's not fair that my secretary pays more than i do. >> it's decided that mondays means more for me than coming on "fox & friends", every monday there's a new plan from the white house. this is the deficit plan and his ideas fo reducing the deficit, reports today are that about half of that revenue would come from new taxes. what's interesting is that from the first read, the very idea that he's coming up with today actually failed to pass in a democratically lead senate in december of 2009. >> oldy but a goodie. >> if a tree falls in a forest,

i think they knew a lot of democrats and republicans would be against it. that's what they want. >> why? >> because they want to run against a do nothing congress. this is the strategy to win re-election which is only if they would allow me to raise taxes be we could have fixed the economy. >> but the average american is not a millionaire or billionaire so it's a populous thing to do, blame the rich people for the fact that the economy is tanking. >> it sounds good. right? and i can understand why they're doing it. i'm not saying there shouldn't be some reform to look at the deductions that you get, but one thing interesting about warren buffet. he made his money. he's not talking about past money. like when he first started out and made his first million, you have to be able to have money to invest in order to become a billionaire like he's become today. he's not talking about taxing his past earnings. he's 80 something so his future is not going to be one that's going to be extra taxed. >> a couple of weeks ago when he

had that joint session of congress, he called everybody into the room and said now, i'm going to lay forward my plan. it will not be class warfare. it's class warfare. >> yeah, in fact, former clinton advisor mark penn who came in in 1994 to right the ship after the midterms, said one of the first things he did at the white house is to strip out the class warfare language that bill clinton habeen using and when you start to see the clinton administration take a turn for the better and his popularity improves. >> that's so interesting and speaking of bill clinton, he was back on the airways yesterday talking about his global nish initiatives but also weighing in on the president's plan. take a listen to this. >> i think it's a very good program that he outlined and i think if the congress seriously takes him up on it and they start trying to work through it and get anything approaching the amount of activity that was recommended, they can put about 2% more on the gdp growth of the coming year and they can drop

unemployment between one and two million. >> mr. president, taking that -- >> they can create one to two million jobs. >> so what do you think of that? >> a little bit hard to hear him but i got the gist of it. here's the thing, the clinton global initiative is a big deal. every year during the u.n. general assembly, he comes and does a lot of great work from all over the world. he was planning to be on the sunday shows. he doesn't want to necessarily be put in a position to have to defend president obama and his jobs plan or the deficit plan but that's the role he takes. it's kind of the luck of timing. you would expect him not to criticize it. i also know if you think about two months ago, he had a plan of his own. 14 ways to save the economy from bill clinton which did not necessarily jive with what president obama was proposed. >> not at all. he was very respectful of congressman ryan's plan, he said let's debate it unlike president obama who in april mocked him. i got to ask you this, bill clinton and the book, one of the things larry summers is reported as saying, is this wouldn't have

happened and i'm paraphrasing, it wouldn't have happened, this economic mess we're in, if bill clinton was there because there were no adults in the room. that stings and that's what a lot of democrats are thinking, i imagine. >> it might be something -- it might be those inside thoughts that maybe you shouldn't voice. i am a little suspect of all things ron susken when tmz it c to his thoughts. a lot of senior administration official said that's taken out of context and not what i said. it's a little bit overdone. do i think a lot of people think this probably wouldn't have happened under a bill clinton or hillary clinton? easy to say. hard to prove. impossible to prove. >> let's talk about donald trump. for a while, he was actually leading in the polls as you looked at the g.o.p. field. then he met with sarah palin over pizza in midtown new york and then he recently met with rick perry at a fancy french place. >> michelle bachmann. >> exactly. now it looks like he's going to be sitting down with mitt

romney. has donald trump become somebody you got to go visit if you're going to want to be president on the republican side? >> i think his endorsement is nice to have and a good to have but not a must have. it's good to go and check in. i'm not sure if herman cain and newt gingrich and john huntsman are going to go. we're going to get a chance. but we're going to see trump but on thursday night on the fox ne newschannel here out of orlando, florida, there's one more chance for the republicans to hash it out. i think it will be most interesting. >> if it's not donald trump, i might raise that to the top five endorsements. i'm trying to think of other people that might carry more weight. maybe chris christie, his endorsement but former presidents, they never do that, right? >> i think former presidents will endorse the republican nominee whoever it is. they don't get involved in the primary. >> here's what donald trump brings. the way he was direct and to the public, we all understood what he meant and we understood the

leadership of the country and that resonated with the public. that's what i think these men and women that go to visit him are trying to get. donald trump's directness also by osmosis. >> and one way, it would be great if donald trump said something nice about you but what you really don't want is for him to say something bad about you so going to have dinner and having a personal relationship might insulate you from that as well. >> get on the good side. enough about presidential politics. let's talk about us. 15 years ago, the fox news channel came on. >> i was 10. so 15 years ago, you were working in washington. that thing came up. fox newschannel, what did you think? >> i was a white house press secretary -- i'm sorry, congressional press secretary at the time and it was so refreshing to have a good, exciting, informative and also very entertaining show to be able to watch in the mornings

that's an alternative to what we grew up with. it's a real testament to you all that you're here 15 years later and have this type of enthusiasm and the product is consistently good every single day. >> we're here to announce -- because we're here at the villages, we are about to retire the program right now and live at the villages. >> say it ain't so! i have to put my -- >> be sure to watch dana not only throughout the day as a contributor but also on i the five." do you like "the five"? isn't that a great show? >> what's not to love about bob beckle? >> do you guys like bob beckle? >> yes! >> a little bit of mix. thank you very much for being part of it. >> thanks for all you do. >> thanks for making the trip. >> you bet. >> coming up after the break, a blast from the pastment one of "fox & friends" very first friends will join us live.

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>> welcome back, everyone. 15 years of the fox newschannel, we've had a long list of great guests and it all started with some old friends from radio. take a listen to this. >> let you know we stopped a number one hit song to be on your show this morning. >> what song was that sf>> guys are more important than usher or as we say here because we're so hip, usha. you make me wanna. >> the voice right there was that of kdwb's dave ryan who joins us on the phone. hey, dave! >> hey, guys, how are you? >> we're doing great. thank you very much. are you simulcasting us with

your vast radio audience right now? >> well, we actually did. we dumped out of another number one hit song just to talk to you guys here on "fox & friends" and by the way, congratulations. giving it to your guys 15 years. >> 15 years. >> thank you for returning our phone call. >> i know you're doing extremely well. you just got the large market personal of the year. we remember on "fox & friends", we wanted to have a local feel to a national audience so we would talk to in our segments hit stations and great radio personalities like you to find out everybody was thinking about. we didn't know gretchen then, we couldn't have called minneapolis and found out what was happening there. you were able to clue us in and bring us into your community. we appreciated that. >> hey, no problem. by the way, gretchen, minneapolis is very proud of you because we were just talking about you a little while ago and wow, this woman is extremely accomplished, extremely educated and the fact that we get to be on with you is really amazing so congratulations to all three of you guys for 15 years. so good job.

>> thank you, dave, so much. i had the honor of being home in minnesota about 10 days ago and i'm still a huge vikings fan, twins fan, timberwolves fan for all the people out there listening in minnesota. i love it there. thanks for all the work you do, too, as well. >> no problem. by the way, don't bring up the vikings because it was not a good weekend for the vikings. the vikings were up 17 points and like the vikings, they figured out a way to blow a 17 point lead. >> wait a second. wait a second. hold on a second, dave. i got word that bret favre has agreed to come back? >> is this true? is that true? >> yes. yes, absolutely, yes. put his aarp i.d. card number on his judiciousy. it will be awesome. >> don't make fun of the aarp. >> listen, dave, it's great that you would join us again and so fies that we've got so many of t voices we have met over the last 15 years right here on the fox newschannel and "fox &

friends." and have a great day out in minneapolis, sir. >> you guys, too. again, congratulations and thanks so much for having us on your show. we're here any time you need us. let us know. >> congratulations. >> kdwb. 18 years he's been -- >> very popular radio station in minnesota. coming up on "fox & friends", toasted and roasted. by tv's biggest stars. >> when you make fun of shows like "fox & friends." >> yeah. >> do you do it out of love? >> i don't make fun of them. i have fun with them. remember that, "fox & friends." there's so much love i'm about to explode. >> courtney friel brings hollywood to florida. there is a hollywood, florida. >> right. >> and live from the cheerleaders from the university of central florida. whoa! >> you see the ability but don't know if i can actually do it because i'm new to this.

there are certain things you can bring me through, some certain basics to be a flight crew member? >> the ability to pick up choreography quickly. >> that's one. >> brian, definitely. >> brian has now agreed to do some of the moves. >> all right. could you introduce me to, let's say, three moves. i'm hearing is there one or another one i could segue into, michelle? >> do you remember the one we did last time? >> no. >> remember when you were pumping? >> all right. >> you pump to the left. >> more of brian dancing with pom-poms. >> when we come back, we pump. [ female announcer ] so you think your kids are getting enough vegetables?

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news by the numbers. all right. let's start first, you know what? i'm exhausted. i need a real professional to take over. >> let me show you how it's done, son. >> go ahead. the news by the numbers. >> 15. that's how long fox newschannel has been on the air. next, 4,977. that's how many episodes of "fox & friends" we've had since the program first launched. finally, 119 months. that's how long "fox & friends" has been the number one cable show in all morning news, guys! give it up. thank you. that's how it's done, baby. >> you are a true pro. >> i think we need to bring back lou's news. >> i know. got to come back to lou's news. have you talked to gretchen yet? >> i haven't. >> go ahead. >> we are live at the villages here in central florida. next, take it away, gretchen. >> wow, listen to those pipes. >> good job. >> i love your pipes, louie. and of course, louie was the

first ever anchor of "fox & friends" back in the day when it started 15 years ago. thanks for coming out here, louie. guess what we're going to do right now. have fun with some tumbling and cheerleaders. i'll introduce you to heidi ross, a senior at the university of central florida and you are representing this great cheerleading squad that you brought here today. >> yes, ma'am. thanks, gretchen. great to be here. >> i notice that we have guys in this cheerleading squad, too, let's hear it for the guys! >> yes, absolutely. i think there's about 35 of us this year. and actually, more men on this team than women. >> now, you are just not a regular old cheerleading squad. you have won some big titles. what were they? >> yes, ma'am. two national championships in 2003 and 2007. we're looking to take home one more this year. >> wow. what does it take for a team to win a national championship? >> lot of hard work and dedication. we not only support our university but we also work really hard practicing almost every day doing everything we can. >> i can't imagine what time you had to get up to be here this morning.

is the only redeeming thing that you don't have to go to class or still fit it in today? >> we still have class today definitely. >> all right. what do you have to do to make it on this team in case brian, steve or myself would like to audition? >> well, you know, you have to certainly work on your tumbling skills. that's one thing. >> we have to know how to tumble. what else? >> partner stunts and -- >> we're good at partnering. >> you are. we can handle that. >> he can throw you up in the air and catch you? >> that's not gonna work. >> ok, yeah. just a lot of hard work and practice, dedication, you know. we spend a lot of time doing and learning different skills. >> i notice that you have on a different uniform than some of the other ladies. >> yeah. >> do you have different roles within the team? >> yes, we have some of our night moves dance team with us here today and they're also part of the spirit squad. so it's not just the cheerleaders. it's the dancers as well. yep. >> i noticed how polite you are. i know you're from new york. you're calling me ma'am every time. where did you pick that up? >> my coach would be very proud

of me. and my mother, too. >> all right. so we're going to have you perform right now. let's take it away. university of central florida.

>> go! go! ucf! go! >> oh! >> university of central florida cheerleading squad! i don't know how high she went up in the air but that was a good move. congratulations. let's go back over to steve and brian. >> all right. thank you, gretch. only way we can top that, brian is going to do some crowd surfing. >> i was thinking about it. i think i might hurt them. she was 150 feet in the air. fantastic. >> i want to tell you what's coming up. we'll talk a little politics. look how attractive they are. featuring one of our very best friends from years past. from the early 1990's. >> that's right. and then breakfast is served. we're grilling up some of florida's best morning grub.

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>> hey! >> all right. today, we're here at the villages down in florida to celebrate 15 years of the fox newschannel and whenever we take the show on the road, we always like to try some of the local cuisine and joining us right now from hurricane grill and wings down here in the villages, we got john and mark schneider.

good morning to you. >> good morning! >> you've got how many locations across the country? >> we currently have 44 locations in six states. >> and you're always looking for people who want to franchise. >> absolutely. as looking for new franchiseees and opening now about one to two a month. >> very nice. tell me the connection between your organization and the military. >> we actually have special incentives for the military personnel but before i tell you more about that, i want to actually give a huge thank you to all of our military men and women that are serving this country. thank you so much. we salute you. >> well put, sir. >> but for military personnel and for our veterans, we have special incentive. we like to see more of our military people come back from serving overseas and get back into a franchise. >> the food looks fantastic and now, because you are based on hurricanes, you've got a one through five like a category 1, category two, three, four, five hot sauce, right?

whose idea was this? >> actually, this started when the chain first started in 1995, there was a hurricane brewing out in the atlantic and they decided to use the 1 to 5 categories to separate their sauces. this is a category 1 sauce, a little mango barbecue. >> ok. that's not bad. a little smokey. taste the mango. this is category 2? >> this is category 2? >> what sauce is that? >> maple pepper glaze. sweet pepper, a little maple into it. category 3, chile lime. they have lime at the end. pepper out there. >> starting to sound a little more dangerous. category 5 hurricanes, it gets real dangerous. >> got a little kick to it. >> that's only three? >> that's only three? >> four is our jamaican jerk. >> that's not bad. >> are you getting ready to try the five? >> wait a minute, it has an after burner on it. and this is your hottest one? >> that's the hottest one.

ridiculously hot sauce and it's named for a reason. >> do we have anything for me to drink as soon as i -- >> we sure do. you're a brave man. thank you, brian. what is that a screwdriver? >> put it down right there. thank you, mr. kilmeade. >> ahhhh! you're good. >> a little spicy. we call it ridiculously hot. >> but you know what? it's got some kick. >> good stuff. you know what i can use right now is something as cold as ice and coming up, foreigner will entertain the crowd right here live! >> from the hottest to the headlines, over to you, gretch. >> all right, steve. bring some of that food over here. that looks darn good and we're looking forward to foreigner as well. in the meantime, let's do some

headlines right now, new video of palestinian president abbas arriving in new york at the united nations now. fox news alert for you now. he wants the u.n. to admit the palestinians as a new member much the u.s. and israel aren't on board with that idea and pushing for alternative solutions, the u.s. has threatened to cut off $500 million in aid if the palestinians tried to seek that statehood. another fox news alert while you were sleeping, british police arrested seven people, six men and one woman in a massive anti-terror operation in birmingham. the men accused of preparing the terror attack in the u.k. the woman was apparently arrested for withholding relevant information in that case. at this hour, police are searching six homes and one business there. u.s. stock futures down sharply with global markets off to slow starts this morning. hong kong closed down more than 2%. south korea down 1%. japan's nikkei index closed for a public holiday. let's go over to europe where the british and french markets are down close to 2% each right now and back here on wall street at home, protesters preparing

for day three of demonstrations. >> got to go! hey, hey, ho, ho. >> over the weekend, about 1,000 people protested a financial system that they say favors the rich. forgive parks and recreation? amy pohler created her own show last night at the emmys. >> nominees, here they are! amy pohler, "parks and recreation." >> she led the pack of the other nominees for best actress in a comedy lined up awaiting a big announcement. and the emmy goes to -- >> melissa mccarthy! >> wow. this is my first and best pageant ever. i'm standing here and it's kind of amazing.

>> mccarthy won for her role on the show, "mike & molly." congratulations. >> those stars also made some time to roast and toast "fox & friends." uh-oh! here's courtney friel. >> hi, brian, gretchen and steve. on the red carpet at the 63rd primetime emmy awards, the stars were wishing "fox & friends" had been nominated. and they're sending their congrats for 15 years. >> yea! happy anniversary, "fox & friends"! >> happy 15th anniversary to "fox & friends." >> hey, good work all these last 15 years. keep it up for another 50. >> i was on "fox & friends" so long ago, it was "fox & friend." >> which "fox & friends" host can jump rope for 30 minutes straight? >> you know, i have no idea. the answer is gretchen carlson. >> really. congratulations, gretchen. why on earth would you want to do that for 30 minutes? >> what was gretchen carlson's talent at miss america?

>> juggling plates. i don't know, why? >> played the violin. >> she played the violin and juggled cats, yes. >> steve or brian, who would you rather have a conversation with? >> oh, no, can i pick both at the same time? >> sure. >> we'll talk at the same time and talk all over each other. but at the same time. always at the same time. >> do you have any stories you could tell us about brian? >> no, he's a fine gent. he's a fine gent. i'm not going to say anything that's going to be controversial. >> brian, you know what's really funny about brian is i remember giving him and loaning him some deodorant and buying him some because b.o. is not good to have on the air, brian, and you know it. >> steve, gretchen and brian, happy 15th anniversary. keep up the good work. >> which one is your favorite? >> who's the blond? >> steve. >> my favorite is steve because he's sharp, biting and smart. >> how do you decide who makes fun of "fox & friends"? >> it just depends on what you guys say. some weeks, you guys are very tame and no big deal. other times, things get said and

we must -- we must broadcast them so i thank you for that. i don't make fun of them. i have fun with them. remember that, "fox & friends." there's so much love, i'm about to explode. >> happy, happy, happy, happy birthday, "fox & friends", much love and many more. >> happy anniversary, "fox & friends." >> hi, i'm maria bello, happy anniversary, "fox & friends." >> happy 15th anniversary, "fox & friends." i love being one of your friends. >> i, too, want to say congratulations to you guys. thanks for having me be a part of your show so much and have fun in florida. >> wow. thank you very much, courtney, that was fantastic and thanks to you will athe stars out there who remembered our anniversary today, 15 years. coming up next, they're bringing their washington expertise to our florida diner. brian and the political panel coming up next. then we're getting in the pit. are we ready for this? gator wrestling at the villages coming up.

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deep thinker and one of our first guests. he still speaks to us. >> we're based on a true story, that was one of our episodes that we really enjoyed and attorney katie webb over here in florida. good job. let's talk about the president's plan. john, let's go with you. let's talk about the president's plan and comes out and says i'm going to add something to this plan that was supposed to be done two weeks ago, i'm going to put the buffet tax together and start taxing those who make a lot of mope. >> yeah, i'm calling the plan the agoraphobia plan meaning it's never going to get out of the house. adding the tax on the rich is what people want. 81% of americans think the tax should have an equitable tax structure. they all call it class warfare when you fight for the bottom 98% of the population. we have 10 years cutting taxes for the wealthy. it's fiscal responsibility and i believe it's the conservative option. >> unemployment is -- >> it's not going to help create jobs in this economy right now and i don't think people are looking for democrats and republicans to split the difference. we need to lay out our plans of

cutting taxes, peeling back regulations, having a domestic energy policy. that's what republicans need to be doing. >> are you surprised there were no corporate tax? corporate or tax restructuring in the plan? >> absolutely. and frankly, even if you agree with the proposition to tax the wealthy and the wealthy need more to pay more money into the system, you got to question the timing of this. i mean, this looks like such a political, populous type move here. the timing of this, economy is in the type of shape that it's in to impose more taxes on people who are, frankly, the job creators. >> all the jobs they've created are in asia. we've had 10 years of these job creators and they haven't -- >> the tax structures -- >> we have the highest, second highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. we have regulations that are driving jobs overseas. we need to be able to have the right environment here to be able to create some jobs here in our country. >> why is it that liberals are so upset with the president and conservatives are so upset with

the president? >> because he's neither. i mean, a lot of lefties thought he would be a real liberal guy but he campaigned as a moderate. he's always been a moderate and people are disappointed but he's doing exactly what he said he was going to do. you know, he never campaigned as a hero of the left oochl ee seems now to be going left. >> he's not going to go away with it. he's not going to be able to pull it off. >> there are a lot of people that would disagree of whether or not the president has always been a moderate. a lot of people would consider he's pretty liberal and his ideology so much, he's driving a wedge. >> i want you back on the after the show show, all right? we'll be going right after live with this wonderful awudience. isn't this a great looking crowd? these people are up at like 2:00 in the morning? i head over to the gator pit, i assume, to wrestle. but first, the villages played us to commercial. [ male announcer ] heard this one?

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>> well, we -- we already told you about disney. we also introduce you to gatorland right here also in orlando, right? >> yeah, we got all kinds -- we got some pretty birds that we have at the park and bret is

holding our albino alligator. we have holly up here and gretchen, we brought you a special gift. >> this is the one i'm going to wrestle. >> look at that. >> what's interesting -- >> does he bite? >> he will. and this animal just hatched out at the end of august, september last year. >> right. >> this is a year old gator and one day it's going to grow up to be this or larger. >> when do they stop being cute? au they're always cute. >> when they're not chewing on you. >> you come to gatorland and you get to zip on top of gators and crocodiles. >> somehow, donny got the short end of the stick today. he's the one that's sticking -- >> if donny stands up, you'll see he's the world's tallest midget. that's ok. >> get back to the time of the dinosaurs. >> they do. they go back a long time. >> let's have a fight. >> let me show you something here. getting mad. >> i want to show you something before you get on there, brian. pull that mouth open real quick

and let me see the teeth. i want you to look in there. 82 teeth. they can really do it now, you can only hold that so long. watch this. the big snap, all right? we're going to put you on there. >> all right. >> if he bites you, you holler. >> what's my goal? to pin here? >> your goal is to leave here with the same number of holes thaw came here with. >> good news, in case something happens, louie agary is here on "fox & friends." >> get behind donny and hand on the neck. on the neck. on the neck. knees on the ground. >> take it right there. don't move -- >> don't let go. don't move your hand. look at this. sit back a little bit, brian. >> got nothing. got nothing. >> this is good. >> he never felt this type of power. >> about to flip you. >> about time to go on break, isn't it? >> yeah. how do i know if i'm winning?

>> count the holes. >> that's it. >> you'll know -- >> if i would have known that's what it was, i think i could have done that in a dress. >> oh, yeah. oh, yeah. i think you would have been a hit. >> why doesn't the tail go swinging around and knock him over? >> it can. we don't worry about the tail. >> if i got up right now, would any of us survive? if i got up -- >> look at this. this is bad right here. >> gretchen is going to squash the alligator. squash it like a bug. watch out for his teeth. i got it. yeah, i got it. >> i'll refer to your guy. >> tim, i should not get up? >> no, not yet. >> i'd wait until -- >> we'll help you up. >> is it true if it gets loose, tickle his belly or is that -- >> yeah, you roll it over and tickle his belly. >> brian kilmeade at gatorland! >> yea!

>> come on out. >> which one you is next? >> you want a piece of him? stick around as we roll on live from the villages. a live performance by foreigner! also, michelle malkin is going to join us and we're going to have the governor of the great ste of florida, rick scott here live. >> yea! >> when do i get up? during the commercial. we're done. >> has he done this before? >> unfortunately, he has. that's why he's excited. there we go -- >> i don't want to do that. i'll tell you what, i'll tell you what, try it again. i'll tell you. >> how many sting rays do we have here? >> we have over 130 sting rays in here. >> oh, geez! oh! geez. it's a barracuda. >> watch the rest of the show if we survive in the after the show show check it out on foxnews.com. dad, why are you getting that? is there a prize in there?

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>> steve: we've been waiting for foreigner. they'll be joining us this hour as we continue life from the villages as we mark 15 years on the fox news channel at "fox & friends." >> brian: nine number one top ten hits. i want to know one thing, i want to know what love is. # that's what foreigner defines for me once and for all. >> gretchen: what song are they going to sing? >> brian: they got "hot blooded," "cold as ice ." >> steve: we got the three golf carts. this is a vintage looking golf cart with a unique horn. >> gretchen: that one is really cool. i understand that i need to do a shout out to the producer morale because she wanted to make sure that i had a porsche. is this a porsche?

>> brian: nice. >> gretchen: need i say more about a golf cart that's a porsche. >> brian: i really don't know how to work this one, but i know i've never been cooler in my life. anything with flames, it might be on an episode of "happy days" from the early 50s. >> gretchen: we have so many memories from the last 15 years and for me, the last five years. you guys were around at the very beginning and we want to do a retro tree speculative -- retrospective of some of those best years. ♪ i got to have friends ♪ you got to have friends >> steve: that worked out well. hey, got to have a shop vac. we got a new name. it's no longer "fox & friends." >> here's fox and "friends."

>> brian: oh, wait. there is william shatner right there. >> i can't get in! >> steve: get yourself in, mr. big shot. >> easier said than done. >> is there any chance you'll do a song about this interview? ♪ don't know why there are clouds ♪ ♪ . >> brian: do you at any point comb your hair? >> no. >> brian: you should hear them laying eggs. >> steve: we've got kids here. >> brian: here it is! >> steve: my goodness. there is brian, brian's going down! geraldo! >> steve: ready, set, go! >> i think gretchen all the way. >> gretchen: it's all about form

, baby! >> go ahead. >> gretchen: i'd love to know who you're picking for the super bowl. >> well, i'm going with the steelers or possibly the pack packers. that's pretty good. that gets everybody right there. >> ladies and gentlemen, hally berry performing -- whoa! harrison ford. >> good morning. >> steve: what are you doing here? >> good question. >> steve: just so happens that the world's number one brittany spearologist lives at my house. >> when you were in the mickey mouse club, did you ever see the guy in the mouse suit with his head off? >> is that what you're saying?

>> brian: have you ever touch yourself? >> excuse me? >> steve: it's not beer pong. it's juice pong. completely unrelated. >> brian: you have to drink it. >> steve: that is filthy! ♪ >> steve: there is a story circulating on the internet that you are dating our sports guy, brian kilmeade. anything to that? >> are you serious? i've been linked with so many different team. >> steve: so you're just good friends? >> all men are the same! >> brian: oh, my. >> steve: he's only dated one girl his whole life.

don't! don't! >> brian: what's your soup of the day? >> steve: currently in new york, we've got 50 degrees. >> no kissing. (screaming) oh, my word! >> gretchen: you were working the late shift at burger king and then nobody else was there, you were closing down shop and suddenly you got this hair brain idea to jump in the tub? >> right. >> brian: you looked fantastic. you look like you're in your late 60s. what's the secret? >> gretchen: yeah, that's me! here i go! and they said that wouldn't happen to me, brian. >> steve: brian, make sure you hit the bucket! >> brian: it's coming out

carbonated! >> gretchen: you won't believe what vanilla ice is up to these days. he's live in the studio to explain. all right. come on. ♪ >> this is cranberry juice! >> you're looking and there is a lot of eye contact. >> steve: three, two -- >> gretchen: what a way to end the show! >> steve: highlights for 15 years from the "fox & friends." that's why we're down here. it's the villages live in florida today. >> brian: we can't talk about the crowd without... [ cheers and applause ]

>> brian: somebody who has been with us on the fox news channel, for off and on, ten years, is michelle malkin who made the long trip from colorado to be with us today. >> gretchen: you didn't know you were going to get sprayed with confetti, did you? >> no, don't tell me i have to wrestle any alligators. >> steve: no, we have a bear. >> brian: it could be more dangerous, let's talk politics and the economy. the newest thing to come out of the administration and that's the buffet tax essentially. take the warren buffets of the world, they say they're not paying enough taxes. warren says that. so let's start upping taxes on the rich. >> i think a lot of us were relieved they weren't talking about a buffet tax. but like everything out of the administration, there is nothing

new out of this. it's a new repackaged, tunetive tax on the rich. and like everything else out of the white house, they're not giving us specific the about what exactly the rate would be. [ cheers and applause ] i have a counter proposal. up think we should have an obama campaign finance donor tax. of course, because if you tax and get less of it and all the millionaires and billionaires that have supported this administration, you think would have a little bit of buyer's remorse now, but it's not going to fly, of course. it's dead in the water. i think -- >> gretchen: the one thing that troubles me is that it seems like they're comparing apples and oranges because warren buffet uses the example that he pays a lower tax on capital gains than his secretary and middle class. but those are two different things, capital gains and federal income tax you have for having a job. >> right. and not only that, of course,

the whole idea of a millionaire's tax is a misnomer. because we're talking about nonwealthy people earning $250,000 or more nonwealthy people and this all comes at a time when people outside of washington understand that if you're going to encourage more capital, encourage more risk taking, encourage more investment, this is exactly the wrong way to do it. >> steve: paul ryan was on fox news sunday yesterday with our friend, chris wallace and he was talking about what this is and that is class warfare. watch. >> class warfare may make for really good politic, but it makes for rotten economics. if you tax something more, chris, you get less of it. if you tax job traders more, you get less job creation. >> steve: class warfare? >> absolutely. like i said, if you want to talk about millionaires and billionaires, let's talk about all those obama bunglers who

have been siphoning off all his money. if warren buffet wants to pay more tax, there is nothing stopping him. there's a web site for people who want to voluntarily give money. and his company owes at least a billion dollars in back tacks. why don't -- back taxes. why don't we start there? [ applause ] >> brian: not many people here have heard about the day of rage on wall street and around the country. the day of rage, it's a rise up and speak out against the wealthy. how did that go yesterday? >> it was a massive day of fail, is what they're calling it. they had tried to summon 20,000 grievance amongers to come and occupy wall street. apparently they want to set up tents there and stay a couple of months. they have nothing better to do. of course, they're all soros subsidized. >> brian: they got maybe 1,000. >> maybe. >> steve: before you go, since fox news channel is marking 15

years in business, how has it changed america? >> you know, i always pick that celebrate diversity. 15 years ago, i was a columnist at the seattle times and still a very liberal, dominated monopoly in the news business. so much has changed as a result of the existence of this channel. i'm very grateful to be part of the family. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: great to have you. >> gretchen: thank you for making the trip. >> thank you. my honor and pleasure. [ cheers and applause ] >> gretchen: the gop candidates for president descending on florida this week. governor rick scott next with his predictions. >> steve: then live entertainment. >> brian: foreigner is here. stick around. you talk about a number one hit.

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>> gretchen: welcome back. we are not the only special guest in florida this week. the gop candidates are on their way here, too. why? because we have a debate, a straw poll and cpac meeting. governor rick scott joins me and he will make a big prediction about the presidency. wow, a governor is going to go out on a limb. >> in 1979, reagan won the straw poll. next president. in '87, hw bush did and he was the next president. in 1995, dole did. won the straw poll. and he won the nomination. so i believe whoever wins this straw poll on saturday will be the republican nominee and i believe the republican nominee will be the next president. >> gretchen: the interesting thing is, is that all of the candidates, the eight of them, they're not all necessarily participating in the straw poll. >> they'll be here thursday night for the debate. they'll be here friday, for cpac and so some will give speeches on saturday, but they'll all be on the ballot, so they're all participating. so this is a very significant.

i believe whoever win this is will be the next president of the united states. >> gretchen: so the people who don't necessarily, they're all -- they'll all be on the list. but the people who don't advocate the fact they're on the straw poll, they want lower expectations? >> this is an expectation game. they want to say if they don't win, they didn't really try. whoever wins this, they're going to be the next president. they're going to be the ones that have the jobs plan and turn the country around. >> gretchen: let's talk about the importance of florida in general. i know you're making a link between the temperature poll and who becomes president, but florida has been such a key state in the past. it seems even more important now. how do you see? >> you have to win florida. you can not win the presidency if you don't win florida. we have almost 19 million people, diverse state. we've got every demographic group in the country. it will be the first big primary. all the primaries that will be ahead of us will be smaller in total than we are. so you've got to win florida and get our delegates. we'll probably be fifth in the primaries. so you have to win. you have to win in florida.

this is going to be -- think about it. we have over 3,000 delegating here on saturday. they're the republican activists. you've got to participate in this and you got to win it. >> gretchen: how have you liked being governor? i know you came at politics from a different point of view, being in the business world. and you've done very bold changes in this state. they also haven't been that popular, but i know you believe in them, so how have you liked the job? >> i started school and lived in public housing. i've been in business all my life. i was fortunate in business. so this is my first race i ever ran. ran last year, i ran on a jobs platform and it's working. we cut taxes, we cut regulation, we balance our budget. no new debt. we're second to texas this year in job creation. 87,000 private sector jobs so far in eight months. so doing these things, they do work. i hope the federal level will end up doing the same thing. if you like people, you can't have a better job than this because you have the chance to

impact education, their jobs, their cost of living, attitude about life. a great job. >> gretchen: have you ever been to the villages? >> oh, yeah. >> gretchen: talk about great! >> it is always a beautiful day in the villages. >> gretchen: no doubt. so great to see you. thanks for making the trip. >> thanks a lot. >> gretchen: you know what we have coming up? we have a tribute to our troops. ali will sit down with some of our military audience. and they're a live performance moments away. the band foreigner, they're warming up right now. ♪ they were telling me ♪ ♪ i'm telling you ♪ i was inside looking outside ♪ millions of faces ♪ still i'm alone

♪ waiting ♪ i was waiting ♪ i'm looking out for the two of us ♪ ♪ i hope you'll be here with the two of us ♪ ♪

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great crowd here. thousands of people gathered here in the villages for us. but i think everybody would agree the most important people are right behind us. >> gretchen: the military. >> brian: this is their flag. they're going to be redeploying back to war. [ cheers and applause ] that applause is for you and the people you're with. >> i'm with major general, great to have you here. tell me about the soldiers. >> i think this is a proud day for all of us. this is great americans who want to serve our nation, who want to make a difference and we're very grateful to the fact that america is grateful for what we're doing. >> exhibit a is you by day in your civilian life are a teacher and what was it like to get the call that you were going to leave that behind and go to afghanistan? >> it was difficult at first, but there is a big support system for everyone in the reserve. the community has really been very supportive. so that was a really big help.

>> what was it like in afghanistan? >> it was hot and dusty. but it was a good experience. >> and we should mention that all of you are deploying again. >> yes, that's correct. >> when? >> different people in this unit are going at different times, but some of us are going august. >> are you mentally prepared for that? >> i think that we're always a little bit prepared. we are constantly going through training, so we're ready to deploy when we need to. but definitely we're going to go through more. >> i understand. i know cindy, that you want to talk about the military families, just to remind us of how vital they are. >> just like this unit is leaving in august, i want our communities to remember that the families that they're leaving behind are really critical and the support that they need from their communities is important. >> it sure is. >> family first. that's what it's all about.

as i mentioned earlier, the key is the fact that we're willing to do what our nation asks us to do, but we got to think about for our army to be strong, we got to focus on our families and these great soldiers 'cause we're proud to serve our great nation. >> thanks to all of you. it's been a pleasure to spend time with you this morning. you guys are wonderful and thanks so much for your service. [ cheers and applause ] back to you, gretchen and brian and steve. >> steve: very nice. great that we're able to honor our heros who are with us today. whenever we look at the e-mail, we know we've got viewers around the world wearing the uniform of the united states of america proudly and we're happy that they would be some of the folks who watched us over the last 15 years. thanks to you, we're number one. not only as a tv show, but as a country! [ cheers and applause ] >> brian: somebody over there has a sign that is serve -- has a son serve not guilty

afghanistan? >> steve: yeah. >> brian: we'll try to talk to them later and they could be watching in afghanistan. one thing is clear, they have a hard time changing the channel. >> gretchen: stick around because guess what? breakfast will be served. we're grilling up some of florida's finest grub. >> steve: they're the country's favorite band. foreigner performing live from here in the villages! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ i only know it's a matter of time ♪ ♪ when you love someone ♪ when you love someone ♪ feels so right ♪ so warm and true ♪ i need to know if you feel it

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the chimp is right. >> brian: that is not true! >> you're representing the human race here, brian! >> brian: you're supposed to be impartial. >> steve: very nice. memory as we flashback. it's been 15 years here on the fox news channel. many of the years "fox & friends," we've gone on the road every once in a while. today we're at the villages in florida. we're featuring hurricane grill and wings and here we've got mark and john and you want to feed some of the folks today. right? >> absolutely. >> steve: and first up, we'll make what? >> mahi fish tacos. >> steve: great way to start monday. >> i got mahi, we're going to chop this up here. nice, fresh. >> steve: quickly. >> we're going to put it in the taco. >> steve: it's mahi. do we have a mommy here who would like to try it? you're a mommy? come over here. >> we'll put a little tomato up

here. >> steve: what's your name? >> trish. >> steve: say hi to trish, folks. have you ever had a fish taco? >> i didn't. >> steve: which of the spicy sauces? >> a gold rush sauce. spicy honey mustard. not that spicy, but got great flavor. >> steve: that's what he told me earlier. do you mind taking a bite on tv? >> no, i would love to. >> delicious. >> it's very spicy. it's awesome. >> you've got food in your teeth. >> steve: i'm kidding. you can take that to your chair. now what are we going to make? >> we're going to make a santa fe terasco, an 8-ounce steak and it's a seasoned with a little bit of jerk seasoning and then diced tomatoes. >> steve: is this pretty spicy? >> no, it's very flavorful.

>> steve: these are some of the items you've got there. how much states are you in? >> eight states now. we have that going on. >> steve: do a little chopping. who is hungry for steak? this guy right here. >> come on up here. >> steve: what's your name? >> roger. >> steve: hey, roger, how are you? >> doing wonderful. i'm hungry. you guys get up early in the morning. >> no kidding. by now we'd be on our third mimosa, except people are watching. here you go. take a bite of that. >> mmm. >> is that good? >> a little chewy. chewy but good. >> steve: this would be a good time to interview you. where are you from? thank you very much. should we charge him five bucks for that? >> i think so anybody want to try wings? >> steve: round of applause for

hurricane wing and grill! [ applause ] >> steve: brian, over to you and our special musical guests. >> brian: thanks a lot. we met a lot of great fans on "fox & friends" over the last 15 years. but the one rated the highest, they didn't kn this, foreigner, and they're here with us right now. they'll be backed up by the village high school choir which is fantastic. i want you to meet kelly hanson, he's right here, he's the lead singer and to my left, tom. he'll be targeting the second and jeff playing wide right. you had eight top tens and how many top 30 son throughout this bond's life? >> 16. >> brian: how do you explain the way you've resonated with america in the '70s, '80s and '90s and this generation? >> it's really all about the songs. when you have a really great song, that's what stands the test of time. that's one of the reasons why we included an acoustic disk

version of all our songs called "feels like the first time" available at wal-mart. >> brian: when you break a song down to acoustic, that's when you know it's true value. it's also saying i can play. today age of electronics where you can make anything sound good, you're saying, i don't need it. >> we can make you a singer. >> brian: i wouldn't go that far. that's where we had an argument the first time. traveling on the road with these guys, how has that changed over the years? >> it's gotten better. i think the audience has become broader. there is more of a wide spectrum of age groups and we have more fun each year. >> brian: that means after the show or leading up to the show? i mean, i hear you guys are out a little bit. >> before, during and after. >> brian: let me ask you something, jeff. i'll walk over here and try not to knock down the tent. is it true you've had this experience, you've met women that are as cold as ice and you've met women that are hot blooded and you're still trying

to find out what love is? >> yeah, but it doesn't feel like the first time. >> are we really going there? we've met all sorts of wonderful people. yourself included, believe it or not. and you know what? we meet the greatest people on the road. this is the greatest organization ever. we're so happy to be on "fox & friends." it's unbelievable. >> brian: the best is yet to come 'cause you'll be playing with this high school choir. what will you be playing? >> a medley of "it feels like the first time" and "i want to know what love is." everybody go to foreigneron-line.com. >> brian: i love this generation likes what we used to like when we were growing up. unlike the last generation who said lower the music. here the kids are saying lower the music. thanks for coming. listen, we're going to be right back. do you want me to -- i'll tell you what's coming up. foreigner is coming up next. don't go away. "fox & friends" live from the villages, 15 years in review.

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help make nutrition possible. >> gretchen: hey, we're back. i thought we were going to this camera. welcome back. i'm sitting among some of the most important people at the villages, the members of the military. i'm sitting next to jamal and what is your rank in the military? >> staff sergeant. >> gretchen: huffies. now, i understand that you are thinking about asking somebody a question today and it's not any one of these guys or these ladies behind you, is it? >> no, they're great guys and ladies, but no, i have somebody else back at home who has my

heart. lauren, i hope you're watching this. you'll probably be sleeping right now 'cause it's, what, 8:30? we've been dating for 11 months and the first day that i went on our first date, i knew you were the one. and i got your dad's permission and all, so i'm going to ask for your hand in marriage. will you marry me? [ cheers and applause ] >> gretchen: the funny thing is, we actually have her on the phone with us right now. hello, brittany? >> hello. >> brittany? >> hello? >> gretchen: i'm going to give you my ear piece so that you can hear her. >> can you hear me? >> gretchen: what is your response to jamal? >> of course. >> brittany? >> hello?

[ cheers and applause ] >> gretchen: i have to ask you, what made you decide to do that just now? >> i was talking to my good friend, sergeant strickland, and peer pressure basically. so i was going to do it in jacksonville, but this is the perfect time. that's how we do it. >> gretchen: brittany, i have to ask you, what did you say back? what would you like to say back to jamal and i'm giving him my ear piece. >> are you ready? >> gretchen: go ahead. >> of course. i have always had m-- you havation had my heart and i would love to spend the rest of my life with you. >> awww. >> gretchen: what do you want to

say? >> ditto. i don't know. >> gretchen: you realize you have to plan a wedding now? >> yeah, i got to do it before i defully. >> gretchen: when are you deploying? >> sometime next year. >> gretchen: you want to get married before? >> yeah. >> gretchen: wow, what a surreal experience for us to share in this, and the rest of the nation, by the way. congratulations. >> thanks so much. >> gretchen: and to brittany, thank you for joining us. let's go back to steve right now. >> steve: thanks, gretch. as we celebrate "fox & friends" and fox news channel 15th anniversary, we certainly couldn't do it without our next guests. joining us right now, ellen rattener, otherwise own as the long and short of it. >> long and short of it, i get it. go ahead, stand up.

>> ladies and gentlemen, the long and the short of it. >> that was sweet. >> yeah, i loved it. >> steve: so 15 years ago, fox news channel came on. jim, how has it changed america? >> i think it introduced the idea of fairness and balance to journalism and to public thinking. i see all the time in the newspapers people saying, this is a fair and balanced approach. i even saw david axelrod saying it. >> there you go. >> steve: ellen, you're from the political left. >> i am. you know, everybody says, you work for "fox & friends"? i said, wait a minute. i've been here 14 years, here working, and i love the channel. you guys have been great to work with. >> steve: when we say we're fair and balanced? >> you have always been fair to me. i've always felt like it's been a balanced debate between me and jim and others and it's been a great experience. >> steve: it's been great having you. the lightning round right now. it sounds like the president is

going to propose gigantic tax hikes. and i thought he was -- >> i thought he was trying to offer a stimulus and he wants to offer tax increases. i don't get it. i don't think the democrats will pass it. >> i think the democrats will pass it. i don't think your republican also pass it. i think honestly, it's the best thing to happen. very wealthy people can afford to pay more taxes. >> ellen, it is class warfare. >> brian: it is not class warfare. >> steve: it absolutely is. >> listen, guys. >> steve: what do you mean fair is fair? half the country doesn't pay a cent in federal income tax. >> but they pay so much in gas taxes. >> we all do. >> i understand. >> the issue here is whether or not the economy grows again. class warfare, soaked rich is one thing -- i'm not aware of any economic theory that says raising taxes increases economic growth. >> what were the taxes under our most productive part, under eisenhower, kennedy, a lot higher than they are now? >> they had huge capital gains taxes and it's a different world. we have to compete with the

japanese and others. >> that's why we need the taxes to pay for education and pay for infrom structure. >> steve: look at the way they're arguing. they're arguing like an old married couple. >> that's why we keep them around. >> steve: you guys have been great. thank you for making the trip to florida. we are going to step aside. coming back, foreigner performs its latest hit live from the villages. right now, let's check in with bill hemmer for a look at what's happening at the top of the hour. >> a great show down there. congratulations. to you and everybody there at "fox & friends" at the villages. okay. eyewitness surviving that air crash sitting only 50 feet from impact. you will hear his dramatic story of survival. a big news on the economy and the president's plan to raise taxes. art laffer, a cast of thousands. martha and i will see you at the top of the hour as we begin a whole new week here on a monday morning. r sunsweet, growing the perfect prune plum is an art form. and now, after nearly a hundred years

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>> steve: one of our greatest groups that's ever been here, the foreigner group, is backed up by some local folks. >> brian: the vhs choir and if things go well, they will drop out of school and go on tour with foreigner [ cheers and applause ] lose the gowns and next thing you know, they'll be world wide. >> gretchen: you mean villages, right? >> exactly. you want to hear them? [ cheers and applause ] foreigner. here they are. ♪ i would climb any mountain ♪

♪ sail across a stormy sea ♪ if that's what it takes taxicab ♪ ♪ to show how much you mean to me ♪ ♪ when i get it's just the woman in you that brings out the man in me ♪ ♪ i know i can't help myself ♪ you're all in the world to me me ♪ ♪ it feels like the first time ♪ it feels like the very first time ♪ ♪ it feels like the first time ♪ it feels like the very first time ♪ ♪ i have waited a lifetime ♪ spent my time so foolishly ♪ but now that i've found you ♪ together we'll make history

♪ and i know it must be the woman in you that brings out the man in me ♪ ♪ i know i can't help myself ♪ you're all that i can see ♪ going to take a little time ♪ a little time to think things over ♪ ♪ gonna read between the lines ♪ case i need it when i'm older older ♪ ♪ in my life there has been heartache and pain ♪ ♪ i don't know if i can face it again ♪ ♪ can't stop now ♪ i've traveled so far

♪ to change this lonely life ♪ i want to know what love is ♪ i want you to show me ♪ i want to feel what love is ♪ i know you can show me ♪ i want to know what love is ♪ i want you to show me ♪ yeah ♪ i want to feel what love is ♪ you know you can't hide ♪ you know you can show me ♪ oh, oh

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cool be. because the business with the best technology rules. [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: we couldn't have picked a better place to celebrate 15 years of "fox & friends". >> gretchen: we had an amazing time. i guess we'll make more music as we say good-bye. >> steve: we've been number one for about ten years. from our family to yours, so long. bill: nice, what a great program! as we start a whole new week, president obama set to unveil another plan to cut $3 trillion in decifit, half of that will come from taxes. good morning, everybody! how's this going to go down,