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alright? thanks so much. >> clayton: better leave it there. >> alisyn: our favorite cuddle man. log onto the "after the show" show. >> jamie: good morning, "fox news alert" for you, there have been a series of earthquakes striking america's heartland and the biggest, a 5.6 magnitude quake hitting oklahoma and left damage to buildings and at least one crumpled highway and a lot of rattled nerves in that part of the country, this morning. good morning to you, i'm jamie colby. >> eric: i'm eric sean, welcome on this sunday morning to america's news headquarters. they are accustomed more to tornadoes than earthquakes and the epicenter, the biggest quake, near the community of sparks, that is between tulsa and oklahoma city. another smaller quake hit nearby in prague. and, several quakes have been rumbling throughout the day yesterday and look at the mess they left behind.
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the lincoln county emergency management office reporting that there is significant damage as you can see, and they say highway 62 has actually crumbled in someplace. the quakes rattled the studios of at least one local television station, as they were about to go on the air with the news. >> our lights are shaking quite a bit and it is calming down as another earthquake just hit... i still hear a few lights rattling in our studio. and, we will... still have our -- our duratran is still shaking. here in oklahoma city. >> the house literally shook and shuddered and we could see dust flying from the walls and cracks are obvious now, in you a couple of corners of our master bedroom. >> eric: that rattles nerves, doesn't it, aftershocks were felt as far away as tennessee and wisconsin and thank fully, we haven't heard of any injuries but as you can see from the
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video, there is quite a mess to be cleaned up. . >> jamie: and, another "fox news alert," it is a busy morning, israel could be laying plans for an attack upon iran. president shimon peres warning a strike is becoming increasingly likely. as the worries are growing that iran is building a nuclear weapon. there is a report that is expected to week from the united nations on iran's nuclear program and may play a very big role, leland vittert is following it live from jerusalem, good morning. what do israelis have to say about this, this morning? >> reporter: good morning, jamie. there's a lot of sabre-rattling going on here, israel is trying to, once again, bring the iranian nuclear issue to the front page of newspapers around the country, ahead of this iaea report and also, trying to get the international community to, once again, take seriously the iranian threat, they have spoken out about this, and also had
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well placed leaks and it has now come out that, last month, when the u.s. defense secretary, leon panetta was here in jerusalem for meetings, neither ehud barak or benjamin netanyahu would promise to not strike iran without talking to the united states first. that is key. evidently, they were asked direct questions about israel's plans and didn't say much about them and what is not being said, maybe, is important is what is being said and clearly, there is a division within the israeli defense community, as to whether they should hit iran but the rising of the rhetoric has put a lot of pressure around the world, on folks and, remember, once the iaea report comes out, about iran's nuclear ambitions, you are going to have a lot of people pressuring for more sanctions against iran, and china and russia are typically the ones who are against those sanctions and it may be seen as a pr offensive to try and say, do something or we will, heavily, for a peaceful solution rather than israel actually
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having to strike. >> jamie: the israelis are confident, but are they also capable to take down iran's nuclear power, if it is not for the intentions iran is claiming? >> it is an excellent question, does israel have the military wherewithal to do it and your there are a couples of things that make finding them hard, they are well protected and hidden and are a long way way from israel and will be flying a long way over hostile territory and the other thing factoring into their decision, if they thought about striking, it would likely spark a regional war with iran hitting back and syria, hamas, and hezbollah all taking aim at israel, with thousands of missiles of their own. and that certainly is playing into israel's thinking in the coming months. jamie, back to you. >> jamie: big decision to make.
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thanks, leg thanks. >> eric: what does it mean to us, john bolton, a former u.n. ambassador and fox news contributor joins us every sunday at this time. good morning. >> good morning, good to be here. >> eric: shimon peres says an attack on iran is closer and, he says, quote, more and more likely. do you think it will happen. >> unless iz ream srael is prep live with iran with nuclear weapons, they will attack, they in the past attacked syria's nuclear reactor in '07 and saddam hussein's in 1981. and let me say, that is not hard for israel, at this time. we know where the facilities are, the iranian conversion facility, and the uranium enrichment facility and, natanz is buried and iaea inspectors have been all over it, this is within israel's capabilities. certainly, it is true, the united states could do it better and what is also true is the
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more time that goes on, the greater the likelihood iran will disperse and better protect additional duplicate facilities, why, in my opinion, israel will need to strike soon and should have struck long ago. >> eric: what if the obama administration is against it? >> it will be tough for the obama administration. israel is not going to ask our permission, the fact that panetta couldn't get a straight answer is no surprise, it has been true a long time, israel didn't ask permission in september of 2007, before they struck the north korean reactor in syria. we'll know about it when bombs are falling on espahan and natanz, is my judgment. >> eric: you don't think jerusalem will give up the... >> absolutely not. they know the consequences would be, under this administration, in particular, it would simply give the white house advanced notice and time to prepare to impose our own sanctions as we have been in place itly
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threatening t ---is ich implicitly threatening. >> eric: what without the iranian reaction, would they unleash hezbollah and hamas or play victim. >> it is uncertain but if you go through the various possibilities the most likely iranian response is precisely to have hezbollah and hamas fire missiles into israel, targeting civilian population. this is a very, very difficult decision for israel to make, and, very, very risky. but, remember, the alternative is not life as it is today. the alternative is iran with nuclear weapons. so, if you don't like iran as it is today. imagine how much worse it would be, once it gets nuclear weapons. >> eric: speaking of iran, let's look a second at mahmoud ahmadinejad, when he sat down with me last year, they've always denied they are pursuing nuclear weapons and they say they are doing it for electricity. here's what he said, when i asked him.
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>> eric: would you swear to allah that you are not planning to build a nuclear bomb. >> translator: is there a law that says i must swear to convince others? i have said on numerous occasions we do not want an atomic bomb. >> eric: it's always, you know, who, us? >> there you go. what else do you need to hear? the fact is that there are many aspects of iran's nuclear program that simply cannot be explained. other than by their efforts to gain nuclear weapons. for example, the computer simulations of a nuclear detonation that the iaea is apparently prepared to reveal on tuesday, the united states has known about that for about 7 years, or so and is the sort of activity that iranian citizens don't engage in out of academic curiosity, this has been the reason for the program and the reason for iran's ballistic missile program from the get-go. >> eric: they say the reports are on tuesday the iaea report will include computer models of
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potential nuclear warheads and some type of device where they think there could be explosions of nuclear matter and what else will be revealed and what will trouble you so much about what the iaea will say? >> well, i think, under the japanese director-general of iaea, who has been much more realistic, much more forthright than his predecessor, mohammed el-baradei, who was essentially, an apologist for the iranian program, a lot of the information, the iaea had for some time, and, we and others have known about, you know ther, the iaea gets a lot of its information from friendly governments, and is not a spy agency and i'll leave it from there, and after iaea scrutinizes it, it adds considerable credibility to the concerns we have had for a long time and shows why mahmoud ahmadinejad's denials are just pure fantasy. >> eric: as always, u.n. ambassador john bolton, thanks as always, more evidence coming
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out this week from the united nations. thank you. >> thank you. >> jamie: a deadly explosion rocks a busy market in baghdad, at least 8 people are dead, 26 others wounded. police are saying three separate bombs were set off, near the market, sunday morning. and, the first day of eid, one of the holiest days on the calendar. and the death toll in nigeria continuing to rise, following a series of horrific attacks on friday. the red cross is now estimating that more than 100 people were killed, when members of a radical muslim sect carried out several attacks in two separate cities including homicide bombings and shootings. just the latest attack by the group. police saying their attempts to implement a strict version of muslim law all across nigeria. ♪ ♪
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>> eric: on the campaign trail now, republican presidential candidates herman cain and knute facing off in a one-on-one debate, in texas, generally a friendly affair, unlike cain's encounter with reporters, soon after, one issue, the sexual allegation concerning him was off limits, peter doocy has the details. what got the most attention. >> reporter: shrinking the size of the federal government, making sure social security stays solvent and making sure the government stays out of american' health care when they can and speaking of that, mr. caimr. mr. cain wants it restructured by people who know how to restructure health care and knute beneanewt gingrich said it should be easy as ordering a burger. there is no fraud at mcdonald's, you say i want a quarter pounder with cheese and they give you a quarter pounder with cheese and you give them money. and they are happy. you are happy.
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>> we must use market-driven, patient-centered approaches. i have talked to doctors, and, i'm sure newt talked to doctors. market-centered, patient-centered, market-driven approaches. >> reporter: so, eric, though it is a debate, you can see these two share the philosophy the government is just too big. >> eric: and, peter, it seemed friendly and they were convene yell, of course, but took shots at other folks on the stage, didn't they, last night? >> reporter: interesting, former speaker of the house newt gingrich's harshest words were reserved for president obama. >> the president is about as candid and accurate as bernie madoff in what he tells the american people. >> reporter: and, cain waited until after the formal debate wrapped up to rim a reporter. -- rip a reporter: >> attorney for one of the women
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who filed the sexual harassment complaints... >> don't even go there. >> can i ask my question? >> no, because -- >> may i ask a good question? >> where is my chief of staff? please send him the journalistic code of ethics. >> will do. >> reporter: now, those women who said cain was inappropriate to them in the 1990s, remain anonymous and part of the code of ethics from the society of professional journalists, cain's campaign sent out last night, he talked about, says journalists should identify sources whenever feasible because the public is entitled to as much information as possible. on a source's reliability. eric? >> eric: and, peter, we'll be discussing the case and the mainstream media's coverage of the issue, which mr. cain refuses to talk about in the next hour, thanks, peter. jamie. >> jamie: a new abc news/"washington post" poll, showing that a record number of americans are down right angry with the federal government. angry. so what does it say about washington's ability to get
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america's economy back on track? how could it impact the 2012 election in joining us now, roll call staff writer david drucker. good morning. >> jamie, good morning. >> jamie: i can't get over, angry, down right angry. how different is that than dissatisfied. >> people are dissatisfied and could mean they have faith that things can be fixed and if they put the right people in place, that there could be a turn around and up when people are angry, it is to me, means, that exactly what they want to fix things, how they might go about it at the ballot box or otherwise, in terms of who they are going to supports in an election is much more unpredictable and anger in a sense expresses a lot of frustrati frustration and with the system, it makes it hard for sitting politicians to do anything, when you have angry voters it makes the politician less likely to take a risk because they are so worried, an angry voter will get mad at them for the fix some
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people say they want. >> jamie: and maybe more, maybe they become generic and if people are dissatisfied they don't think of a particular candidate or sitting congress member, can do and the question i have is, 31% were down right angry and if you add the dissatisfied, 84% and 74% of folks, the all important issue of the economy think the country is seriously off track, given those parameters what is the definition of a candidate, first if president obama or someone else on the democratic side, and on the g.o.p., that you think fits the bill to change these folks' minds, if they even show up at the polls? >> well, people will show up and we have seen when times are tough and things aren't going well people tend to be more engage and vote in higher numbers, percentage wise and i think ultimately what they will do is, in a sense, believe it or not, what they've always done, look at each candidate, they will both compare the candidates together and see what one stands for and the other stands for, and, then will also make a
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choice on character and on leadership and i think the best way, jamie, i could translate what anger means in an election is that it is usually translates into voters, just wanting leadership which is a sort of open-ended undefined -- >> jamie: what does it looks like, david, for president obama to show the leadership, if things are not getting passed and what does it looks like for potential front-runner g.o.p. candidates? >> look, that is up to the voters to decide what leadership looks likes and i think somebody wants things to be fixed and there is no easy answer. >> jamie: when? how patient is the voter population? >> people, jamie, are not patient at all but one thing i need to point out, there is not a secret sauce, at the end of the day you have voters for tax increases or against tax increases, for example. and, they will look at the candidates based on what they believe and who they believe has experience and provides leadership, and, leadership doesn't necessarily get down to issues. just the -- a quality that makes
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people feel as though the country could get back on track -- >> jamie: let me jump in, they've spoken as far as president obama is concern, need for leadership and whether or not the economy is back on track, even if it is, and who could say for sure, it is not moving fast enough. so, the question is, for president obama, 44% approval rating, is he durable enough, if things continue as-is, to take the election in 2012? you are rate about this all the time. give me a prediction. >> if the economy doesn't change and we have high unemployment and people feel like we're in a recession and doesn't get better, the republicans win if they nominate someone, so unworthy of serving the presidency, they stick with obama, because they feel they have no other choice. >> jamie: david drucker, thanks so much. >> eric: legendary college football program is engulfed in scandal. a former coach at penn state accused of sexual abuse crimes, coming up, we'll have the latest
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on the shocking case, that is rolling the campus. >> jamie: and driving along, minding your own business and out of the blue, something crashes through your windshield. wait until you hear what it was. >> i pray on my way to work. out of the corner of my eye i saw what i thought was a wrench, you know? a plumber's wrench. this is $100,000.
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>> eric: ron paul hoping to move back up in the polls in the race for the republican presidential nomination, the texas gong man won his party's straw poll in illinois yesterday. and, this morning, on fox news sunday, chris wallace continues his series of 2012 one-on-one interviews, sitting down with ron paul and his message for the voters. >> my message is, cut spending, not raise taxes, change the opinion about what government should do, but, in my proposal, i say real spending cuts, not like the others, tinkering on the edges, i want a trillion dollar cut the first year to show spending is the problem. >> eric: and joining us in the
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anchor of fox news sunday, chris wallace. good morning. >> good morning, eric. >> eric: he keeps knocking out the straw polls, illinois, iowa, and, value voters summit and has not creeped up in the general poll, how does he translate those successes into the general election. >> that is a question i asked him and you saw the answer, he's doing well in the pose, don't get it wrong, third in iowa polls and third in south carolina. to cain and mitt romney in both cases and the question is, how do you expand your base, and his answer was, i'm not going to change my message, and, i will say this: if you want a radical change, i mean, a radical change, then vote for ron paul. his economic plan would call for a trillion dollars in cuts, a 25% cut in the federal budget the first year and he says he can balance the budget in three years and we talked to him about that and he also, of course, wants to see a dramatic change in our foreign policy, when it
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comes to having troops, he is against our military involvement in iraq and afghanistan, and, at this point, and, he is against the drone attacks, and he says as far as iran developing a nuclear weapon we should try to engage them diplomatically. and sanctions are an act of war and military action is a mistake, and i am not saying if it is right or wrong, but it is radical and he's offering the most radical solution from the saturday quo. >> eric: and what makes him attractive to fer vent supporters is he is who he is and doesn't apologize for it and puts it out there. can he expands to a broader base? does he have an indication he can do that. >> he won't do it by changing. i think, in terms of what i have discussed and what you will see on the interview with him, you will see -- talking about, practical and political, strengths and weakness, of ron paul. when it comes to smaller government, cutting back the intrusion of government in people's lives, and, adherence to constitutional principles,
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he's the original, the others, i think are really on the paul bandwagon, and where it may be a bridge too far, though, is in foreign policy, because, you know, he says that we shouldn't be in iraq, shouldn't be in afghanistan and shouldn't have at the drone attacks and a lot of conservatives think we are still fighting a war on terror and the country is threatened by bad people around the world. that is just -- can't go that far and that is where he loses a lot of voters. >> eric: i know one thing, your interview will be fascinating, chris. >> it is interesting, i'll say one thing about him, i love interviewing him, there is never any talking in around the edges, he is who he is and is proud of it and happy to say it. >> eric: it has to be refreshing. as you have to deal with light -- a lot of other folks in washington and tune into fox news channel for his improve one-on-one with ron paul, at 2:00 and 6:00 today, eastern times, right here, on the fox news channel. jamie? >> jamie: eric i know you have
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heard of this, the growing number of lawmakers who are joining the call, demanding the resignation of attorney general eric holder. coming up, right here, live, we'll hear from a member of the house committee on oversight and government reform, on why he thinks holder's days with the white house should be numbered. >> eric: plus the race to save greece from its mounting debts. what happens if they don't get a bailout? you understand what it means for us? should we buy, sell? how about our 401(k)? explanations, coming up. my name is jill strange,
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four year term will resign once the negotiations are completed and could happen as early as tonight and how do the drama overseas impact us at home? joining us is brenda buttner, arrange chore of bul-- anchor o bears. brenda, i don't understand what is going on, if he resigns and they don't come to an agreement, they go kaput and the stock market tanks or if they do come to agreement does it help us? >> they need to come to agreement, if they don't they'll default on their debt and could possibly just abandon the euro, and in that case, it is hard to believe that the country that has a gdp basically the size of rhode island would have any impact on us. but, what it does is, it is kind of like domino's in europe, and, if they go down, italy could go down and ireland can go down and portugal could go down and we
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have a lot at stake in europe, we have $400 billion of our imports, exports, go each year, to europe. american investors firms have a trillion dollars last year, alone. invested in europe, so, it is very important to us. and, next week, there's very little economic numbers that are going on. so you can expect that this drama, that this greek tragedy, so to speak, will be at center stage on wall street. so, we could see a lot of swings in the dow, based on what happens in greece. >> eric: last week was a rollercoaster, up 200 points, down 200 points, what can we -- >> you will see the same thing, a lot of volatility, but, just the fact that the prime minister resigns, remember, he is the one who had been calling for a
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referendum over very draconian austerity measures that greece is going to have to take to stay in the euro, basically to get another bailout and it is very unlikely that the greek people would accept that. thankfully, he called that back and, so people aren't crying over his leaving, it is just the hope that they'll come to a deal. and, he will resign if a deal does come, and it could come as army as tonight, so we're all hoping for that. >> eric: if it happens, i imagine that is good news for all of us. trying to prevent the dominos. >> exactly. >> eric: all right, brenda, thank you. >> thank you. >> jamie: it will be a big week in washington on this issue. there are a growing number of republicans, now calling for the resignation of attorney general eric holder. he is scheduled to testify this week before the senate judiciary committee on the botched gun
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running sting "fast and furious" what will they want to hear and can he change the minds of those who say it is time for him to go? one of those congressmen joining us now, a republican from texas, who has already called for holder's resignation. congressman, good morning. >> good morning. >> jamie: can he change your mind? >> you know, i want to see responsibility taken. right now, it just has been duck and dodge and the buck does not stop here. >> jamie: say he admits as he has, that the program was definitely flawed and, against justice department policy. it happened, and, say he says i really didn't know enough to make the change at the time. is that forthright enough? what you and the other members want to hear, in order to let him continue whatever work he has ahead? >> well, it is all about taking responsibility. we're not out to get anybody. what we're out to do is make sure that something like this
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botched operation doesn't happen again. and, until you admit you have done something wrong, you don't go trying to change or fix anything. >> jamie: at least one life was lost, of a border patrol agent, whether an admission or acceptance of participation by eric holder it turned out to be a deadly and very faulty operation. why shouldn't you push further, not own, then, for him making a statement, but, also, maybe stepping aside? >> welk you know, i've already called for mr. holder's resignation. he -- if he didn't know about it, he's incompetent and if he did know about it he lied to congress and neither one of those is acceptable but we have a situation in washington, d.c., in the justice department in particular, and, on up, where nobody is willing to take responsibility for anything and that is not the way to govern, everyone will make mistake and this is a horrible mistake and
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at least take responsibility for it and take what is coming to you. >> jamie: if that is the protocol in situations like this, what does it say about other elected officials, including yourself if you make a mistake, can you argue to your constituents, i made a mistake, but let me continue to do what i'm doing, you don't need to make a change. >> listen, the history of scandals in washington, d.c., almost every time, it is the cover-up that gets you. the american people understand nobody is perfect. but, what they don't understand are people lying to cover it up. >> jamie: there are at least 35 republicans that are arguing in favor of eric holder leaving his post. what is the position of the democrats and why do you think that they have not spoken out about this in the way that you are? >> you know, i think we have actually seen a level of bipartisanship on the government oversight and reform committee, realizing that this is absolutely not the way we need to be running investigations. we don't let guns run across the border, into mexico, a country that we are friends with and,
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now, at some point, politics plays a role in it and you end up defending the people on your side. but, we really are seeing bipartisan discussed at the way it has been handled. >> jamie: just for clarity and a sense of responsibility. did you or other members of congress know about this program to even close to the extent you do now, at the beginning when it was first put into place, before harm was done, in particular, do the border agent who died? >> you know, i'm a freshman congressman, so, i wasn't around to know a lot about what was going on. we have been investigating in the government oversight and reform committee early on, but, i certainly didn't know anything about it, before agent terry's death. >> jamie: but it is your committee's responsibility to find out if others did. have you learned anything? >> that is what we are working on and got on monday a bunch of documents from the justice department, and we have pulled them out, on the justice department, kicking and screaming, first round, everything was redacted.
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and we're really pushing hard to get an appropriate level of cooperation. you know, you have to tell the truth, you have to own up to your mistakes and we have to make sure the mistakes don't happen again. >> jamie: thank you so much, sir, great to have you on this morning. >> my pleasure. >> eric: there is an explosive section abuse scandal rocking penn state university. police are charging former defensive coordinator jerry sandusky with sexually assaulting 8 young boys and the allergid abuse occurred over a 15 year period while running a foundation to help at-risk kids and the athletic director and vice president of finance and business also in hot water, and they are charged with perjury and failing to report what they knew about the allegations and folks who work with him say what he is accused of doesn't fit what they know about him. >> until i hear it from his mouth, i don't believe it. so, there is nothing that i have ever seen that would lead me to believe he could would did he
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think anything of that nieature >> he's a great guy and anybody who knows him will say the same thing. >> eric: penn state's legendary football coach, joe paterno, has not been implicated in any wrongdoing. and coming up, voter fraud allegations. creating quite a stir in buffalo. the fox news voter fraud unit is on it. republicans claim democrats are trying to frame a g.o.p. candidate by mailing out free filled absentee ballots. how easy is it to commit voter fraud? a fair and balanced look, straight ahead. >> jamie: that has been busy for you, voter fraud and today marks exactly one year until america will go to the polls, to decide the presidential election. right now, it is a difficult one and a difficult environment for both parties. what needs to happen, in the new year, for either side to gain that edge? so who ordered the cereal that can help lower olesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy.
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>> eric: it has been more than a week since the storm hit. can you imagine being without electricity, for all that time? well, a staggering 175,000 people are in connecticut, still living in the dark, following last weekend's rare october snowstorm. utility companies all over the state apparently working overtime, saying they hope to restore power, finally, by sometime later today. meanwhile, over new jersey, some 10,000 folks still waiting for their power to be turned back on. crews say they hope to get everything up and running by midnight tonight. >> jamie: another sign of mother nature, also leaving its mark on the northeast. this time, it is folks reeling from the effects of hurricane irene. there are estimates that show damage from that powerful storm is topping $5.5 billion. one billion dollars worth of damage in vermont alone, check it out, creating a dire problem for a state that only has $36 million in federal aid. what will they do?
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molly line has more from jamaica, vermont. >> reporter: when tropical storm irene slammed the northeast, the engorged rivers in voermeermont new paths across the state and leaving behind a vastly altered land cape. >> all that is left of our home and yard is air. >> reporter: when the storm struck he returned to find his house in jamaica, vermont, gone. >> this was the family room and guest room and a full bath. >> reporter: now he has only legal and financial challenges. >> right now, i owe a mortgage, on a house that doesn't exist on land, that doesn't exist. >> reporter: and morrison is not alone, the legal questions are vast and varied. property lines are in question and documents have been lost and, in some cases, the risk of future damage is on the table because flood plains have grown and that means some homeowners will have to buy expensive flood insurance. to wade through the statutory and contractual muck, state lawmakers have created a task
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force. >> it was something we are talking about only ten or 15 feet, we could deal with that. however, we are talking about acres, tens and 20s of acres of land, either lost due to be taken by a river or totally shifted where the river is now another half a mile on the other side of where it was. so, there are -- it is complicated, and, those are things we need to look into. >> reporter: nearly $35 million in federal grants and loans are helping vermonters recover but, solving the legal woes will take time, they'll report back to lawmakers in january. in jamaica, vermont, molly line, fox news. >> eric: iran and the bomb, we're learning more about what some say is iran's real nuclear ambitions, and there will be a detailed u.n. report on the country's latest efforts, for what they say is building a nuclear bomb, possibly, coming up this week. what could the new documents show?
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the republican candidate in the county executive race, all to supposedly blame voter fraud on him. and the democrats had denied it, neither campaign has been implicated, and, meet yeah reports points the finger at a democratic clerk in the department of elections, but there has been no arrest there yet and how easy is it to fake, form and commit election fraud with absentee ballots? for a fair and balanced look we're joined by republican political consultant, michael caputo, in buffalo, and democratic strategist chris hawn, former aid to charles schumer. and michael, you got the case where you are, going on in buffalo, absentee ballots used for possible fraud? what is going on? >> we had a democrat appointed election advisor in the board of elections, apparently, fill out absentee ballots for the republican candidate in an
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attempt to embarrass chris collins, and, his opponent, has initially blamed collins for it, as i believe it was the strategy all along and backed off of it and sat back and said, gee, i hope something gets done with this, and i hope it gets resolved an at the end of the day, we have a lack of integrity in our absentee ballots and the race is now, not a statistical dead-heat, it's a tie and the poll came out this morning, and said 48-48. >> eric: no one has been charged and, you are innocent before proven guilty on this, and the democrat, has denied any involvement in this, and, they want resolution and you have the web site, pretty funny title, buffalo battle bull.com? what is that about and how widespread across the country do you think it is? >> you know... >> i think -- >> eric: michael -- >> the question is to me, chris, chris try and stay in your lane for a second.
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we have a lot of problems across the country. in absentee ballots and last week, in florida, we had 8 democrats arrested for ballot tampering there and, in florida, up to 50% of voters have already voted by election day, and absentee ballots are the hole in our democratic process and in that hole is where the rats go. and, at the end of the day, this is not just a democrat problem, it is a political problem and i admit that, but in new york now it is a democrat scandal. >> eric: chris, go ahead, is it the hole in the -- >> you will see anecdotal evidence here and there about election fraud, both sides, and it is a shame. but, what the real problem is, is that republican operatives, always try to suppress the vote. you are seeping it in buffalo now and they didn't even run a candidate against the popular democratic mayor, byron brown in buffalo, all buffalo and erie county voters need to understand
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is that collins raised their taxes when he said he wasn't going to do it -- >> eric: this is not an election -- not about that race. >> as far as election fraud, goes, across the country, i think, you know, it is a -- republicans have solutions, in search of problems, and they don't want to see the franchise expanded to as many people, i think, voting should be as easy as possible. i think we should have 100% mail-in ballots like they do in oregon, where you see very little fraud and great participation. what we need is more participation and less oppression efforts on the parts of republicans and you see them across the state -- >> that what is the democrats want. >> and, confuse democratic voters when election day is and it is ridiculous, if you can't win standing face-to-face you shouldn't be in the race. >> eric: you say they are anecdotal cases and, there was a guilty plea in new york, a fraud case there, two indictments and indiana they allege signatures were forged on presidential
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petitions. >> and, we are talking about -- >> actually, sean, at the same time, the democrats -- >> hundreds of millions of votes, stay in your lane, mike. >> use your signal. >> we are talking about handfuls of votes when hundreds of millions of ballots are cast. >> eric: michael, go ahead. >> the democrats who are under indictment, who are being investigated, the democrat who pled guilty, were absolutely safe, because, nobody said it was a story a year ago and all the media wouldn't even write about it until they appointed a special prosecutor and, what was just a few absentee ballots that were? >> terried with is now in the dozens. what we need here in buffalo, new york and erie county, is a special prosecutor, to get to the bottom of this. we have -- you know, a democrat -- democrat u.s. attorney, neither of which, who are a problem, are both very good men
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but the people of erie county are about to see a -- >> eric: chris, last word. last word. >> mike, how are we supposed to have any faith in the absentee ballots -- >> eric: we are no getting there. we'll keep -- >> the last word, bottom line, talking about dozens and hundreds of millions of votes are cast every year and never, ever see -- >> not in erie county. >> eric: thank you so much, i until, a contentious issue across the country as you can see and if you suspect voter fraud where you live, we want to know about it. here's the address, voterfraud@fox news.scope and we are staying on the case of the alleged fraud absentee ballots on the country. >> jamie: more than a few rattled nerves, a string of earthquake rumbles across the midwest, a detailed report from there, show you how serious it is. >> i felt like big people were shaking my bed and i was like, my gosh, what is going on. i habe a cohd.
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we start with a fox news alert. damage in oklahoma this sunday morning after a quake yesterday said to be the strongest in state history. buildings cracked, highway bunk culled. while there are no serious injuries a lot of folks are shaken up. good morning i'm eric shawn.ç i'm jamie colby. sometimes you get 'em where you don't expect.
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turns out it is not that unusual there. great to have you here brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. it was a 5.6 quake 50 miles from the state capital after they experienced a smaller since, there have be 40 aftershocks.ç researchers are saying the state does see dozens of quakes every year. maybe you don't feel them all the time. folk there is agree yesterday was a doozy. joining us now on the phone austin holland will be joining us he's a seismologist who will tell us how unusual it is. >> if you live some place that is not earthquake prone. guess what? one year from today we'll be treking to the polls to choose a president.
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new polls show if the election were held today it would be a difficult election environment for both parties. can presi"unt obama secure a second term 365 days from now? let's bring in our political panel. chairman of pacific forum pac. and founder of movement vision.org. welcome to both of you this morning. >> thankg)6dn you. >> ford, look at the polls.ç latest poll shows president obama's approval rating 46%, handling the economy 36%. way below 50%. can he secure a second term a year from today? >> there's only one number that matters, 270 electoral votes if the economy improves he may get to it, if he doesn't he will beç hard-pressed. they cannot unseat president obama if they don't win florida, ohio, virginia and colorado.
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>> say that list one more time slower and explain why. >> florida, ohio, virginia and colorado. the demographics of those states. we are down to eight states. those states comprise independents, hispanics and seniors. withç hispanics to win 40% if they can do that in florida and colorado. >> sally, do you agree? >> i think a few more states in play. no question this will be difficult for the president because it is a difficult time for the american people. people are hurting in this economy. there's no clear path forward. the real city that the election is going to be a referendum not onç obama but on which is the proper way to fix the mess we are in? do we want to see more of what the republicans did that got us into this mess? more stonewalling and trying to does the hurt the president's chances? or do we want to see, like it or not, understand the important role of government in pulling us out and getting
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us on the path to prosperity. >> let's look at twoç screens. going back to 1980, carter lost that election. unemployment rate at that time was 7.5%. president bush hw bush, we go to this screen in a second. there it is. carter lost when unemployment was 7.2%. george h.w. bush lostç 7.4%. now it is 9%. sally, what does the president do about that? >> it is a hard election. again, it is because the country is facing a difficult time if you think the president's numbers are low the numbers for republicans are worse. we were talking about florida. there was a poll in florida that over half of independents and a quarter ofç republicans believe that the republican party is actively sabotaging the american economy, sabotaging jobs to hurt the
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president's reelection prospects. you can't beat somebody with nobody. you can't beat something with nothing. the american people while they may be skeptical of the president's ability to turn things around are quite confident the republicans will only give us more disaster.ç >> that's a heavy charge saying the republicans are actively and willfully sabotaging the nation itch >> the republican party wants to put america back to work. this is not about president obama versus the eventual republican nominee. this is a referendum on president obama no president has won with a gallup approval rating of below 47 on election day. >> this is why the president keep gitmo open, withdrew from afghanistan and iraq trying to pull out all stops right now he doesn't recognize if we don't fix entitlement reform, tax reform and have better regulatory practices the not going to improve. >> interesting prediction two years ago.ç
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the president at that time said, a year from now, i think people are going to see that we are starting to make progress. but there is still going to be taint. if i don't have this done in three years there's going to be a one-term proposition. he's practically admitting already a year out from when he was predicting. >> i know conservatives wouldç like to think is an up-down vote on the president, but it is not. the american people are scared. they are afraid for the future but not stupid. they know we are in a gigantic mess that has as much to do with policies before president obama than during and a lot to with the global economic situation that is beyond his control. once the republican nominee is clear, what this election is going to be about isç who has the solution? frankly, with big business sitting on two trillion in unspent cash, record ceo bonuses, record corporate profits and still not creating
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jobs, the american people aren't going to buy the republican line we need to give more money, more power, more control to big business and hope they do the right thing. >> is that the democratic argument youç hear? >> they want to put everything on the republican part. if the -- >> that seems to be the bottom line. ford and sally, thank you. we'll get you back certainly within a year to see how these predictions shake out, thank you. there's a battle over public employeeç unions and benefits. it is coming to a head this week in ohio there are teachers and firefighters and police officers all rallying in opposition to the measure. it is senate bill 5, a new lawsuit pored by republicans in their efforts to limit organized labor. up for statewide vote tuesday. it would set health and care andç pension minimums, ban
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strikes and cut out seniority-based promotions. fox news alert. another big story we are following. the president of israel is calling on the world to do whatever it takes to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. iran of course repeatedly saying its nuclear program is intended just for peacefulç purposes. there is a new reporter rick mentioned it earlier, coming from the united nations' nuclear watchdog group it is coming thought week and could challenge those claims. we may learn more than we've ever known. joining us former white house adviser. thanks for being here. they say it is going to be more information than we've ever had. we'll get aç clearer picture of iran's nuclear ambitions and what they have. a foreign affairs specialist that i talked to last week said iran is not as far along as we think they are. what do you think?
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>> i think there's a clear pattern that iran is working on a nuclear weapon. i think it is strange now with this latest report what we know of the report that iran is pursuing itsç nuclear program for energy needs instead of nuclear weapons needs. it is believed this report will reveal iran working on a nuclear warhead. there's no plausible, peaceful use for that the other claims their fuel cycle and uranium enrichment for peaceful purposes doesn't hold up. we know this is an ongoing program,bserious program. clearly, israel is very concerned and wants others to be concerned about it. may see thises one of begin ing numbers of opportunities to get the world to -- care seriously. >> how accurate is our intel? >> it is bad. it is also politicized. you may recall in 2007 there was national intelligence estimatesç supposed to be highly classified leaked to
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the "new york times" that alleged iran had given up its nuclear weapons program in 2002. the report this week, it isn't an intelligence agency it has to depend on information fed to it by friendly governments often. but it will show the iranian program was ongoing during that time. theç u.s. ability to spot the exact dates in which iran may be nuclear is poor. if you need proof, look at when north korea crossed the threshold into becoming a nuclear power we didn't do a good job of estimating that and certainly not of preventing that. >> it feels like we've been here before. we get the iaea back in, inspecting, getç these reports. what happens next, more sanctions that iran thumbs its nose at? >> probably. it does feel like 2007, 2008, when you had increased concern about the nuclear program and as with today you had rumors that israel was planning a
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preemptive strike that an unlikely for a couple of reasons. first, we wouldn't be hearing publicç ruminations if israel was prepared to do that. the iranian program doesn't lend towards a strike that destroys the whole program which was in syria and saddam hussein's iraq. so, there's a difference between 2007 and 2008 and today. then i was plausible that the president job at the time might strike iran and at least delay the program throughç military means. that no long sirte case. instead we are looking at more sanctions that don't seem to work combined with the continued out-extremed hand in negotiations. >> i've had israeli officials tell me that they will strike. that they are ready to go and they have the capability to take out these nuclear sites. if we even know where all ofç them are. what does the u.s. need to do?
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how involved do we need if get? how big a threat is the situation right now to us? >> important point. it is not just about israel. in some i was israel may be the canary in the mine shaft. iran may target them on the way to gathering us. iran already target us. they've killed a great numberç in iraq and americans around the region there are only two whiches to prevent iran from getting capability or nipping the program in the bud, one sustained military tack against most or all of iran's nuclear sites. the other is allowing the peep of iran to liberate themselves from this -- regime. a democratic iran would not want a nuclear weapons program. if you lookç at instances where repressive countries have flipped to freedom, south africa ukraine or libya today they will get rid of their nuclear weapons aspirations. >> i asked leland vittert this because he's in the region.
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israel has a lot of of confidence, do they have the capability? >> it is hard to know. there is one particularly juicy target inç iran the facility, the nearest path to a nuclear weapon if you have enough uranium to make a bomb it is simpler bomb than plutonium bomb. most of iran's enrichment takes place there. nonetheless, if you could disable that target and it is well defended, if you could, you would buy more time for the green movement. that is somethingç israel probably could do. again, we wouldn't be hearing about it in public if it were imminent. >> thank you christian. >> thanks. the death toll rising in a deadly explosion in baghdad. 10 people have been killed, dozens wounded. it happened early this morning heart of that city.in the police say terrorists set off three bombs near the market of
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the first day of one of the holiest days on the muslim calendar. latest attack months before u.s. troops are set to fully withdraw and hanover power to the iraqi forces. even more arrests in the anti-wall street protest going on across theç country. 20 people taken into custody after flooding the streets of atlanta. these occupiers had broken down tents peacefully. when they spilled into the surrounding streets the cops got on horses and riot gear and had to be calledded in. the protesters say the city is blowing things way out of proportion. >> it was a show. production. maybe even a hollywood production here in atlanta, georgia. it was unnecessary. no reason for it. the police could have been used better in neighborhoods, doing something, fighting crime somewhere else.
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>> more developments in an effort to set up a camp in hawaii. that was met with a half dozenç arrests. the occupy honolulu movement planned to set up camp in a city park at closing time. they never got the chance. police kicked out 40 people. many of those arrested had refused to leave the park. they are all over this eric. a game of volleyball turns into a bloodbath. bullets fly, players fall and the latest drug-fueledç violence strikes a community in mexico. still on the case of baby lisa. she still is missing. tips are growing thin. investigators and search crews have not given up. the trail getting colder by the day. >> they would like to find a body. they would certainly like to find a live child. i think áat has been hope that is been almoster raced.
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down while playing. others while watching the game. the area is home to a powerfully known drug cartel. in the current economy there areç jobs created but plenty of people who have been not receiving unemployment benefits any more. what can you do when you first learn your job is no more to protect yourself, get all you can before you leave your current job? in today's consumer protection segment, we are inviting linda tell us what we can do if we find ourselves in that unfortunate situation. great to have you here. >> thank you, great to be here. >> it is hard for people to take charge in that situation. you have been told it is time to go. my first question is, should you lawyer up? >> i think it is a personal decision. there can be no harmç in at
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least consulting with a lawyer. it is critical to manage those circumstances. i've seen employees retain aggressive lawyer and negotiate a package and getting less because what they were initially offered the company stuck to and they paid an attorney too much to negotiate nothing. >> what should you ask for as you are sitting across from yours about or the person in charge of humanresources at the very moment you are told today's your last day? >> first thing is ask why? you may already know depending on a lay-off or foreclosed termination. the first thing you need to do is manage the message. your first instinct is you into need to find a job. you need to ask your employer what can i say? can i offer to resign?ç can we package this as a resignation? the most important thing to do is once you get over the shock and anger put yourself in the best position to find a job. >> say there is no reason they
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are dusting back. are you entitled to anything? -- they are does everybody have right to severance? >> severance is not a lege obligation or right although most employers give severance. you should ask if there is a severance obligation in a sophisticated company that will be presented for you. here are your benefits. you are entitled to unemployment as a matter of law. unless you have been fired for willful misconduct. you going to have some income protection not as muchç as you made. i would ask for severance rights to continue health insurance under cobra. i would ask for an opportunity to perhaps negotiate the exit timing. in most circumstances you are asked to leave immediately. there are some circumstances where you can get time where you can say i'm still employed, maybe on unpaid leave of absence while i look for a job. >> good suggestion. in termsç of resources finding
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a new job you can use your office but not be in theçx employ or have the appearance of still being affiliated with a company especially if you haven't done anything wrong. do you sign anything at the time? if you are given a document and can't afford an attorney what is the best thing to do? >> i would never sign immediately. i think it is bad to sign in the heat of the moment. you need to decide whether you are going to consult an attorney. i would take the agreement home, read it carefully determine whether there is anything that you don't understand. whether it is a typical agreement this may be part of a larger reduction in force there may be other employees in the same situation that you can talk to and network with i would never sign immediately. most employers would never want you to sign immediately. under theç law, if you are giving an age release an employer has to give you 21 days to consider it. that's people over 40 where an employer wants an age release92k most will give you some time
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to think about it, a week, five business days. would take that time consider it carefully. >> i'm wondering from an% attorney's perspective, you represent people to try to get them the maximum that you can out of their unfortunate situation. do you warn them about not talking to too many people especially within the company about what just happened and what their plans are? >> yes. you don't want to be in a situation where you're perceived as dis-- disparaging your employer. your mission is toç get the best package for you. if you talk to people perceived as complaining or speaking negative about your boss or company that could impact what the company is willing to do in terms of negotiation. obviously, you need to consult someone who can help you get through. but you need to keep the conversation to a minimum. >> your last tip is check the company policy manual.ç thanks linda, really a pleasure to have you.
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hope we tell folks take charge. >> sure, thanks. >> for much more on many of the take-charge segments we've been doing on this program go to foxnews.com click on america's news headquarters and look for a link where you will see many of the videos of our segments. >> such good adviceç. . coming up, record-setting earthquake felt 50 mile as way we'll tell you why folks in oklahoma were pretty shaken up. emergency meetings are going on greece's financial crisis. they are underway now. why some are now saying the prime minister's days could be numbered. will he leave? if he does, what does it mean for us? if he doesn't whatç does it mean for us? the stock market when it opens tomorrow morning will it ring a positive tune? ananannouncer ] just how many appliances
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.ç it is now crunch time in greece. leaders there trying to hammer out a deal to break political deadlock and avoid possible bankruptcy that could send a shockwave around the globe. time is of the essence in that crisis that has sent wall street on a rollercoaster. government faces protests in the street as it looks like a financial lifelineç they need to get that before the money runs out. greg burke streaming live from rome with the latest. the situation is far from solved. what is the prediction on whether it can be? >> reporter: the best case scenario would be the greek prime minister george papandreou resigns tonight and they come up with a unityç government by the time markets open. it looks like that might not happen. there's lots of wrangling between papandreou's socialist party and the opposition.
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opposition demanding that he resign first and then they will talk. he says form the coalition government first then i'll step aside. it is obviously not the signal you want to send. it would be a better situation if a new unity government,kp f something that is going to last four months in place by the time markets open tomorrow. that might not happen. there are rumors, he could resign tonight. it could dag into tomorrow which might be a problem certainly for european markets maybe for the american ones as well. >> they have 10 hours before the opening bell rings on wall and broad. tack about the violence,ç is that going -- talk about the violence, we've seen a lot is that going to continue? >> good chance no matter what happens even if the unity government comes through that would be to accept the bailout. a bailout comes with certain conditions. that's what the violence has been about. it has been about they take that money because they promised to cut pensions, to
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make job cuts in government spendingç cut salaries. a measure -- a whole load of things which obviously people on the street have grown used to and don't want to seen taken away. it does look like it will be a very hot week in greece this week. >> even bigger than greece, italy in trouble. what is the latest there?ç >> it is similar. prime minister berlusconi is hanging on by a thread. they have obviously a big debt problem. greece is just small fry compared to italy. if italy runs into trouble and it is people watching closely the international monetary fund is money italy to make sure it does come true with the necessary re s very big wóte for berlusconi in parliament tuesday. -- >> greg burke following from what could be the next hot
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the search for the missing kansas city baby known as babyç lisa we've been reporting that lisa irwin has been missing over a month. she is supposed to sell rate several search efforts have come up empty. now police are saying they are focusing on tips if the public. those are thinning. is this a sign that they may be running out of options? mark fuhrman formerç lapd homicide detective joining me now. good morning. >> good morning. >> has this case run cold? >> well, i don't think it has run cold at all. i don't think there's much of a mystery. the person they can eliminate in this circle of friends, family members, people that had access to the baby the only person they can eliminate
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child in the home and possibly last person who saw the child alive it is not cold. what you need to understand, there was such an exaggerated concentration first in the search for the child. then the immediate the child in hopes the child was alive. then possibleç locations were -- where the body might be. there's a point where that concentration is not cost-effective for what is coming in for leads. and they are going to concentrate on what they have. >> they are soliciting tips. at this point in an investigation with a baby in this size community if you get tips how reliable and relevant do they tend toç be? >> well, you have detectives -- the initial detectives are probably not the detectives that are going to be following up tips. you have somebody assigned to
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this so they can triage the tips. they do an initial interview and say where is it coming from? is it possible this person's tip is -- has validity?ç they try kwropbl 'em. then they follow up on those -- tips accordingly to the most likely to the least like i think we are at a point here we are getting to a very shallow pool of tips that are relevant. >> is there anything else that can be done by law enforcement to have access to the family? to beç able to ask the questions they wanted to ask for example of the other children in that household that the attorneys are saying, not at this time? >> well, i think there is. i think if there not going to be cooperation, there's obviously the courts or a grand jury, especially the 8-year-old is certainly capable ofç testifying, maybe
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one-on-one in a closed video setting where there is not an audience of a grand jury. there can be court orders grand jury if there's an arrest, subpoena to testify in court. the defense attorney can't stop -- they can argue but they are not going to be able to stop this process. what i'm struggling with,ç as many that are watching, why is the person that supposedly cares the most about the baby the least cooperative person in this entire investigation? >> as an attorney and i'm sure her attorney would say that statements she may make or lie detector tests she may have taken could be misinterpreted and innocentç until proven guilty and i had not legally obligated to do more than cooperate as she has. can law enforcement force her to do any more? what would you do? >> well certainly if it was my child i wouldn't care if it
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was the life of my child i wouldn't care if i was incarcerated this entire month being a suspect i would still give any information thatç i possibly could. that is not the case here. she withheld information and continually does and will not allow herself to be interviewed one-on-one with the detectives. obviously, in my experience, that's because somebody has something to hide. something they don't want to talk about or something they've already talked about that will be proven, because statements, to be untrue and confronted as she already has been at least once. >> reminds me of casey anthony giving lots of statements and lots of different stories. law enforcement has a tough job. mark fuhrman, thank you so much. >> s that jamie. i know you do it, of course for free. -- imagine getting paid to use facebook and twitter, wow! we'll have details comingç up. in america, we believe in a future
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coming up live from washington, senator bennett joins us to talk about why heç has joined a bipartisan so urging the super committee to go back when it comes to tackling the deficit. senator kay bailey-hutchison why 15 jobs bill from the house aren't going anywhere in the senate. because a fair and balanced debate in recognizing in god we trust as the national motto. >> two organizations helping ourç troops and wounded warriors. find out what they are doing and how you can help. we'll see you at the top of the hour. it is being called a of the future. you may already have some of skills required. employers are hiring more social media experts than ever before. the job description:
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help market a company onç websites like facebook and twitter, nearly a billion users between both sites that can be a big boost. casey stegall live in los angeles with more. tell us, how can we get paid to use facebook? >> reporter: not a bad gig. these sites more than just sharing your vacation photos. social media something something that corporate amertarting to embrace as a necessity for business. especially when you consider that it can reach the masses. when you have people in the hundreds of millions onsites like facebook and twitter, it is also helpful to smaller s. in the past, you needed a huge cash pwhaoupblgt for advertising and pr to reach your clients. but, not any more.ç >> cost ed with setting up a facebook account is next to nothing. it is just about having someone spending the time to do that. you have an ability to reach
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an entire market very cheaply and effectively. >> reporter: according to the job listings site monster.com the number of the jobs posted on thatç website has nearly doubled in the last year. no doubt that is a sector of the economy that is growing in terms of hiring. >> job monster.com. who are they going to hire, what qualifications do you need? >> reporter: believe it or not you don't need a fancy degree, a computer sciencesbackground. some of the headhunters that hire specifically for these jobs tell us it is more about people skills versus computer sills, because you are promoting a brand. you are promoting a product. take edmonds.com, a website that helps people with automotive purchases. that website has hired a
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specific number ofç employees, a special team of people that are constantly trolling the web looking for people who are searching for used car and trying to direct them to the website. so again this is a situation where you do not need a special degree. you have to have a basic working knowledge of the internet and the social networking sites, but that's. you can earn a nice wage according to theç job site, simplehired. the average starting salary is $55,000 a year. >> we got eric shawn and jamie colby on facebook to talk about this program. we are qualified. i guess it comes with the -- >> reporter: you just need to tart getting paid. >> that's right. >> great tip, thanks casey. >> new york city marathon isç underway in the big apple. they say the weather is perfect. we'll have a live report on the huffing and pufing going on. 47,000 estimated to be participating. it is the whole population of green bay, wisconsin going out
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for the new york city marathon. it generates a lot of excitement. julie banderas is live close to the finish line. new york'sç columbus circle. i seem to remember you have run one of these maybe a triathlon you would have today if you weren't working, right? >> it was a marathon. i was 26.2 miles like today. i swear i couldn't run one block today. today there are 47,000 runners that will be runninging what you could say a route paved in gold. the city stands toç make 350 million dollars off of this race. a huge economic boost and a much-needed one here in new york city. this is in fact the biggest economic windfall for new york city. the biggest sporting event. like an annual olympics for us every year. the press and the preparation that go into this race takesç months generating up to 350 million dollars. on top of that bringing in
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more than 10 millions in tax revenue. runners from all 50 states and 135 countries with many family and friends here. add to that is expected 2.5 mill john spectators and celebrate -- million expect a day fors andç celebrate after. >> many of our overseas visitors come wednesday, thursday of race week. they bring three to four family members, friends with them. they are staying in the hotels. they are going out to the restaurants. they are going to see shows. this is a powerhouse, economic powerhouse for new york city?k >> the celebrating doesn't just finish at the finish line. 30 million dollars in charity money will be raised. 20 million dollars of that will go to new york city charities. it is a great cause. a lot of emotion going into today that will last a lifetime.
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>> last night, a lot of carb loading it was pasta for everybody, a goodç excuse. take care. >> italian restaurants doing very well. >> absolutely. see you later. herman cain he's refusing to answer more questions about the issue that almost everyone is asking. how is the mainstream media handling the sexual harassment claims? is the coverage fair? liz trotta on that, next. my name is jill strange, i'm forty-nine years-old, i love gardening, and i love volleyball. i've been taking osteo bi-flex for several years now. i really can't see myself not taking it. osteo bi-flex is a great product. i can go back and do gardening with comfort. [ male announcer ] osteo bi-flex, the glucosamine chondroitin supplement with 5-loxin advanced.
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the topic almost everyone wants to talk about, everyone except for herman cain. >> the attorne÷a? one of the women who filed sexual harassment complaints -- >> don't even go ther.ç >> can i ask my question? >> no! >> may i ask a good question? >> where is my chief of staff? please sent him the journal list code of ethics. >> that was mr. -- cain refusing to answer questions. how has the mainstream media handled this? liz trotta joins us everyç sunday at this time with her commentary. is has the media been fair? >> i'm wincing from what i just saw this is a textbook case of how not to handle the media. herman cain is such a charming man. but he's blowing it big time with this kind of relationship with the media.
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sadly, someç conservatives in the media commentary, -- commentators, et cetera have ignored the facts and instead resorted to charges of racist hate job that is unfortunate. because we have facts in this case. we have at least two women who are on recordç and who -- which the restaurant association of america has already confirmed lodged charges of sexual harrassment against mr. cain. when politico wrote that story last weekend, seems like a year ago, it had to the goods how this will develop, we don't know. we can't stop ignoring what facts, facts, facts, that we have so far. the cain campaign had 10 days
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to prepare for this. they knew the story was coming out. look at how unprepared they were. and how they really think they can take on the entireç media structure, love it or leave it, in this country and win. i go back to gary hart. i'm sure there were some earlier that i witnessed and it never works out well for the guy who takes on the press. >> what happens if he continues his stance, refusing to answer any questions? >> well, it$r hard. of course everyone is waiting for the polls. that will give us an idea. but, what you can bet on is that more and more reporters are going to go after him and try to get an un-- uncomfortable confrontation on tape and television.ç
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it is so -- major point and i hate to repeat myself, that you shouldn't take on the media, lost. it is such a simple point. it doesn't mean you cannot complain about anything they write about you. when they have facts, it is better to step up to the plate, as any number of commentators have said allç week the old saying of get out in front of it. let me give you an example, if i may from the american spectator. which of course is an ultra conservative magazine. they seem to have their hat on straight. >> quickly. >> if you are running for president and you know that two such allegations even if totally untrue were lodgeed against you,ç you darn well ought to have not only been prepared to discuss them but also to preemptively air them out. if there is truth to them you have no business running for president that's the american spectator.
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