>> arthel: i'm arthel neville. welcome to a brand-new hour. syria agreeing to allow independent observers into the country as the regime of bushier assad deals with multiple reports that human rights violations. no sign government forces are letting up just yet as new reports of firing on protesters rock the country. >> rick: also this saturday, the occupy movement entering its second month, but what are the protesters plans as the cold winter months arrive? >> arthel: a possible break in the weeks old case of a missing washington toddler. new images showing sky metalwala's mother the day her son went missing. >> rick: but we begin with america's financial future now hanging in the balance. less than five days remain before the big deadline to fix the dangerous budget problem. so far nothing to show for it. the congressional super committee has to come up with a plan to slash $1.2 tllion in spending over the next ten years and if they fail, a series of

sweeping cuts to domestic and defense spending takes effect immediately. at least one democrat not giving up hope of reaching a deal. >> we're going to keep working. i'll talk and work 'til the last dog dies, as they say. we'll keep working at it. we have a lot of creative ideas on the table. there are some serious hurdles. >> rick: let's see how that dog is doing. molly henneberg is live in washington, d.c. with the very latest. nice to see you. are we seeing any progress from the members of the super committee? >> hi, rick. you never know what's going on behind closed doors and inside conversations. but both democrats and republicans on the committee are talking about the gap that has existed from day one for this group. they just can't seem to bridge. republicans, for example, say democrats are walking at gop proposals for spending cuts. >> surely or democratic colleagues can agree that a bloated federal government that

has grown by about 25% in the last few years can tighten its belt by 2% over the next ten years. >> but democrats say the divide is over tax increases and say republicans won't agree to put more of the tax burden on the rich. >> all americans, the wealthiest among us need to participate and we are still waiting for revenue plan from the republicans that meets that test. >> both sides say they're hopeful that the committee can reach a deal, but will that actually happen? you heard a little from john kerry there. he says he doesn't know if they'll reach a deal and republican senator jon kyl says right now, it appear, quote, doubtful. rick? >> rick: what's up with monday? why is that day said to be so important for the super committee? >> in a way, rick, that's the true deadline for a deal. the super committee is required by law to make its plan public and submit its plan to this congressional budget office 48 hours before any vote.

we know that vote deadline is wednesday. so that pushes up the deadline for a deal to this coming monday. >> rick: molly henneberg live in washington. thanks. >> arthel: now to the middle east. new warnings from hillary clinton that civil war could break out in syria. the secretary of state saying the conflict would be between two well armed forces. a growing number of soldiers have been deserting the regular army and switching sides, bringing their weapons to the fight. the unrest already looks like civil war. >> rick: some conflicting information coming in about a mysterious explosion in iran. reports that a senior revolutionary commander killed at an ammunition depot was testing an intercontinental missile when the blast occurred. this according to his brother who was quoted in a government newspaper, but the brother later denied those comments. iran says the explosion was an acdent, but analysts say israeli sabotage may have been

the cause. >> arthel: there is new action against iran. the u.s. is reportedly preparing to impose a new round of sanctions against the country's oil industry following reports that the u.n. -- from the u.n. that the iranian government is working on a nuclear weapon. peter doocy has the story from washington. >> iran's official news agency says iran started a four-day long air defense military exercise this morning not far from the afghan border and this news is coming out as news is surfacing that the obama administration wants more sanctions against iran. basically to stop foreign countries from investing in their oil and gas industry and just days ago, the international atomic energy agency reported that iran's nuclear program is not as peaceful as they claim. >> the iaea's information shows that iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device. >> but iran says not to believe any of this.

>> these allegations are all fabricated in order to have a pretext of putting pressure on iran. but more than that, to change the iea to a watchdog. >> assembly voted overwhelm league to deplore that alleged iranian assassination plot from a few weeks ago in d.c not one arab or muslim country voted with iran and president obama's national security advisor, tom donnellan says that vote shows iran is becoming more and more isolated. >> it indicates, i think, the isolation that iran is undergoing right now with respect to the choices they've made on the nuclear program. >> he also said late last night that china and russia are on board with the u.s. because we all share the common goal, he said, of not letting iran develop a nuclear weapon. >> arthel: peter, thank you very much. that was peter doocy reporting from washington. >> rick: major developments in two other important middle east countries. on the run for the last month,

libyan authorities have reportedly capturing the fleeing son of moammar gadhafi. this coming as new violence rocks libya's next-door neighbor, egypt. reena ninan has the latest from jerusalem. >> he was the only one of gadhafi's eight children still on the run. libyan officials announced that saif gadhafi was captured in the rugged desert. in his final days on the run, he was seeking to avoid the gruesome death his father faced. the 39-year-old was captured by libyan fighters. he faced many close moments. he managed to escape a nato air strike on his convoy the day before his father died. his future is now uncertain. officials at the international criminal court said they will decide next week where saif al-islam will be tried. meanwhile, breaking news continues from egypt. tear gas seems to be covering tahrir square this afternoon,

more than 500 people were injured. thousands of police clashed with protesters for control of the square. this comes after security forces tried to stop activists from staging a long-term sit-in. on friday, tens of thousands of people gathered at the square to denounce egypt's ruling military council. the latest round of violence happening just a little more than a week before egypt is expected to hold its first elections since the ouster of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. >> rick: reena ninan in jerusalem, thanks. >> arthel: the ncaa now launching an inquiry into the child sex abuse scandal at penn state. this comes as we also learn that legendary coach joe paterno has been diagnosed with a treatable form of lung cancer. david lee miller is live in university park, pennsylvania. david, what is the reaction to the news of coach paterno's illness?

>> there is a mixture of both sadness and shock here on the campus at the at this announcement that coach paterno has been diagnosed with lung cancer. his family said yesterday in a statement that this cancers treatable and his son, jay, who is still a coach on the team, said that his father is coping with it and sort of dismissed the diagnosis by saying, i'm going to be fine. now, as for this latest investigation, there is a state investigation underway, federal investigations underway. the board of trustees at the school is investigating. the sex abuse scandal. now the ncaa is launching its own investigation and penn state says it is going to cooperate. the school has until december 16 in order to respond to a number of questions that the ncaa has put forth. the possible punitive measures include the abandon -- banning of the school from bowl games, as well as docking scholarships. in another development now, fox news.com is reporting that penn

state received nearly a quarter of a million dollars in the second mile charity. that is the charity that was founded by jerry sandusky. the university received that money for sleepovers that took place in the year 2008 and 2009. this was after the school banned sandusky from bringing children to the campus. lastly, according to a published report, jerry sandusky last fall took out a $25,000 mortgage on his home and if you look at the timing, that would coincide with the time that the investigation that the grand jury conducted was picking up speed. some legal experts believe he may have sought that mortgage, $25,000 mortgage, to try and pay some hefty legal bills. back to you in new york. >> arthel: david lee miller, thank you very much. >> rick: hundreds of firefighters gaining the upper hand in a massive wild fire near reno, nevada. nearly 10,000 people forced to evacuate as strong winds fanned

the massive flames. at least 55 homes are damaged. authorities are allowing some of those evacuees to go back home today. >> one fire engine at that time. so it was crazy. >> when you look across the street and you see your neighbor's houses are gone, do you feel lucky or guilty? >> good question. i guess maybe a little survivor guilt. >> i have to get the water hose and try to prevent the fire get to my house. >> took the steam of the fire out, but there is a lot of hot embers. >> we're trying to make the firemen comfortable so they stick around for the rest of the night. >> 'cause you don't want the neighborhood to flame up again. >> rick: maybe you saw some of the snow flurries. firefighters say the fire is now mostly contained thanks to that snow and some calmer winds. >> arthel: investigators in arkansas saying it could be a while before they know exactly what caused a horrific plane crash, killing oklahoma state university's women's basketball coach and his assistant. the plane went down thursday.

investigators are pouring over the evidence at the crash scene. >> you got the initial impact crater. you got mainly the engine and just pieces of the airplane. the interview distribution or wreckage distribution is relatively contained, but a lot of the pieces are broken. it will take us a while to build through it piece by piece, reassemble it and make sure we have control continuity throughout the airplane. >> arthel: the crash is the second major tragedy for the school sports program. in 2001, ten men affiliated with the university's men's basketball team died in a plane crash in colorado. >> rick: a live look now at oakland, california where anti-wall street protesters are planning to pitch tents near a downtown park. police had removed an encampment in front of oakland city hall on the 14th of the month. city officials have said that they will not tolerate any new camps. meanwhile, former president clinton comparing the occupy wall street movement to the struggle of pro-democracy

activists in egypt last spring, saying the u.s. movement could stand to take a cue from the egyptian model. listen. >> we know what they're against and i am, too. that's fine. they need to be for something and i'd recommend that all over the country where they're meeting, they invite the local political leaders of both parties and they invite the business leaders and they come up with two or three things they want to achieve. >> they need to get more specific, don't they? >> they don't need someone like my book with 46 things in it. but they need an objective. if you look at what happened in egypt in tahrir square, they were so impresssive. they had an agenda, but it was a one item deal. they wanted president mubarak to go. after he left, then they've had for a long period where they tried to organize themselves into a political party, except that they have differences, figure out what to do. this is world wide problem now

where the internet, social media has connected people, ordinary folks have a lot of power. but it's diffuse. this is an example of a global phenomenon and they'll have to work it through. >> rick: occupy demonstrators at the university of california-davis engaging in a tense stand-off with police. this was on friday. this is new video that shows students seated on the ground as one campus police officer apparently sprays them with a can of pepper spray. at least one woman was taken to the hospital and treated for chemical burns. >> arthel: it's really cold outside and you would think the onset of winter could have put an end to many demonsttions like that one. but some occupy wall street organizers say they have already taken steps to insure that their cause survives through the harsh months. george bernard has the story from our affiliate in washington. >> just a few blocks from the white house, both at mcpherson square and freedom plaza, the

occupy dc movement is settling in for the long haul. yes, that means a long, cold winter as well. >> the pilgrims came over here with nothing. they was out in the winter and the cold and back in them days, winter was more severe than it is today, you know. >> you aren't worried? >> worried about what? >> on many winter nights, it's bitter cold in the city. >> i'm concerned enough to make general announcement twice a day and walk through the encampment and ask people the condition of their wellness. >> volunteer nurse runs the mash tent, occupy dc's makeshift tent. >> the funny thing about young people from the city is they don't really know how to camp. so they get in the tents and they're in sleeping bags with all their clothes on. >> this man has ha propane heater to keep warm.

>> then a glove hot. >> this person is staying in a house of tarp than a tent. >> trying to insulate the walls, making sure that we have absorbent colors on the floors, like black. you can attack it from like a solar panel as well. you can bring in heat from that. >> many usg donated pallets to raise their tents off the ground. nurse maurice says for every so-called sleeper out here, those living in these tent cities, there is another person or two you don't see who are supplying the cause with what they need to survive. some of these 99%ers promise they'll be here at least until springtime. >> the evil prevails if we do nothing. so this is what, the foot soldiers, the ground soldiers happening. >> regardless of the weather. >> arthel: we want to thank bob bernard from our affiliate, wttg in washington.

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>> rick: this saturday night before thanksgiving, occupy wall street changing its tactics as cities crack down on their makeshift tent communities. many groups are now going hyper local and more upscale areas and are beginning to protest only during the day and then going home at night. a unit of warren buffet's berkshire hathaway is suing the irs. this say the irs fined them for not collect ago ticket tax which only applies to commercial and charter airlines and not personal aircraft. and more big box stores expected to open thanksgiving night this year. but the early openings are prompting a backlash by consumers and store workers who say thanksgiving should be a day reserved for time with the family. >> arthel: well, despite all the doom and gloom we've heard about debt problems in europe and the see saw stock market, there are

new signs of life in our nation's economy. according to the commerce department, new housing starts are up by more than 10%. unemployment claims fell to their lowest rate since april this week. a sign that the pace layoffs could be slowing down. and a positive surprise from america's retailers, better than expected retail sales pretty much across the board as consumers head back to the shopping malls. the question is, is the economy truly on the rebound? joining me now, fox news business contributor, gary. you say the economy is okay, but it's nothing to write home about. if you feel that way, what are the big problems stopping our economy from getting on solid ground? >> i just think it's going to be bumpy. we've had good quarters. we've had bad quarters up and down. for me, it's all about the deficit, it's all about businesses, knowing about the deficits and knowing it's a big head wind for the economy. europe for me, is quite important, but somewhat of a side moat compared to what $15 trillion is about. until we start working on that,

i think confidence is the most important word we have until businesses get confidence. they're not going to hire as much and if we stay at 9%, i think the economy is just going to muddle through. >> arthel: you're telling us there will be this economic pendulum, if you will, the economy is not going to slow down and stabilize for a while? >> well, there has been talk recently about depressions and recessions. i don't think we have that. so i think we can grow one, 2%. whether it's 2% or 5%, if we have 9% unemployment, that's just way too much. the norm here for the last ten, 20 years has been about 5, 6%. we got to get back down there or you see what's happening with the occupy wall street and everything. there is a lot of that going on because of the lack of jobs. >> arthel: of course, the super committee, they're working hard. they've got that soft deadline coming up on monday to try to cut $1.2 trillion from our deficit. do you have any advice for them as they're carving down there? >> cut $4 trillion.

the big problem with all this deficit talk is over the next five to ten years, deficits going to go up between 5 and $10 trillion. they're saying they're going to cut 1 to $2 trillion. that's not enough. here is a great number. the next seven years of our taxes have already been spent by washington, d.c that means going forward, where is that money going to come out of? us, the economy. that's where the head winds come in. that's why the economy can't get out of its way. i think if we fix this up, we get the growth rates and get unemployment down, but i'm not so sure they're serious. >> arthel: you're not too sure who is serious? >> the deficit committee. they've been talking a good game. we've been hearing deficit, fixing the deficit for the last ten years and meanwhile, we're at the highest it's ever been and growing leaps and boundses. >> arthel: they say they're going to try to come up with some agreement. we'll find out. the soft deadline is monday in advance of wednesday's already deadline. people at home, they want to --

i started out the story by giving you some good news about the economy. that's what people want to cling to. do you have any of that in your thinking cap, if you will, to get people somewhat feeling good about what's happening? >> well, i think the good news is we are growing. the economy is growing. corporate profits are good, and still 91% of people out there are working. so there is a lot of good news compared to what we heard just a couple of months ago. when the market was getting hit, i was listening to analysts talk about another depression coming, which is for me, out of the question. i'm just talking about if we're going to really get this economy going, normally when you come out of recessions, you get big growth rates. we're not getting that right now. until we get this uncertainty out of the way, i think we'll continue the muddle through and it will be tough. >> arthel: what do you say to getting the folks who are waiting to watch this political battle take place, because there is speculation and reports, and innuendos that nothing is going to get settled before the election next year in terms of the economy?

>> well, i have a national radio show and i tell people, look, we're like little puppets. we're waiting for these people to act and i have never seen such divisiveness on both parts, polar opposites. they've got to get it together because we do not want another 2008 all over again. and that -- the debt we have outstanding, that could happen. and if we wake up one day and that does happen, i don't think we can cure it like we did the last time with more debt. >> arthel: in the meantime, people have to hold on, try to get to the holidays. don't spend too much. have a good time. it is the holidays, but try to hold on in the meantime. that's my opinion. i don't know if you agree with that or not. thank you very much. good to see you. >> rick: all right. you were talking about poll numbers regarding the economy. and some numbers and data from the commerce department. we'll talk about new poll numbers about politics. gop politics, to be specific. brand-new poll that shows the four gop candidates who are running for president, four of those people on that stage there

in a dead heat. just weeks before a critical show not guilty iowa. which candidate still has a chance to emerge as a clear front runner? we've got a great panel coming up. they'll weigh in. don't go away.

>> arthel: good to see you on this saturday evening. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. new eye violence in egypt. over 500 people injured. riot police were trying to clear out a protest camp in cairo's tahrir square, setting off the clashes. >> rick: in reno, nevada, fire investigators say drooping power lines likely caused the fire that destroyed 15 homes. at least 40 more homes were damaged. the fire chief says the 2,000-acre fire is 65% contained. >> arthel: thousands of women with advanced breast cancer who are being treated with avistin

may be taken off the drug. this is coming after the f.d.a. with drew its approval of the medication yesterday. the drug will remain on the market to treat other types of cancers. >> rick: let's talk politics. all eyes on iowa. as the nation's top four republican presidential candidates battle it out for the top spot and a brand-new poll showing herman cain at 20%, ron paul trailing at 19%. mitt romney inch behind with 18%. and newt gingrich rounding out the top with 17%. so with the iowa caucus now weeks away, what can these candidates do to distinguish themselves from the rest of the pack. josh is a former spokesman for clinton and gore. and we have the chairman of the former director of the rural outreach for john mccain's presidential campaign. good to see both of you. thanks for being here. ford, as the republican, let me

start with you. you read these numbers, what do they say to you? >> i think it tells us iowa is a wide open affair and the question is right now only about 30% of likely iowa caucus goers have really firmly decide who had they'll back. the real question is can newt gingrich survive the current media scrutiny, if he can, he may have a good shop. >> rick: as a democrat, how do you read this poll that came out, this is a bloomberg news poll a week ago. >> we've had survivor island debates, now we'll have survivor island primaries. these guys aren't running into wind. they're running not to get voted off like the last bunch of folks, rick perry and michelle bachman. at the moment you've got a field that's widely muddled. there is no clarity. i don't see any reason to believe that we're going to get a front runner out of this process. folks are divided. i don't see it predicting much. >> rick: what jumped out was the number who said that they could be persuaded to change their

vote, that they're supporting one candidate, but hey, you never know. they might support somebody else. 60% of people said that, as a matter of fact. what does that tell you? >> that tells me how fluid the field is. look, iowa caucus goers want one thing, they want a bold leader who is going to keep one eye on the economy and one eye on government reform. remember, likely iowa caucus goers on the gop side to test obamacare, that is a real question. that's why someone like neat neat if he wants a real shot, he needs to score a victory in iowa. don't be fooled. mitt romney wants to win as well. but with romneycare, he may be looking at a second place finish. >> rick: josh, what do you make of the gingrich surge? >> it's all about newt at the moment. will people want someone who can debate president obama in a tough way and gingrich-like way and ignore all the problems he's got, including the things about $2 million in lobbying for fannie mae, freddie mac this kind of stuff. look at the people who won iowa in the past, though. or done well there. pat robertson, mike huckabee,

pat buchanan. these are not main stream guys and don't go on to be the nominee or the president. so i'm not sure what we're really going to get out of this year's contest. i think if romney wins, it's over. if gingrich loses, his campaign has taken a real hit. >> rick: mitt romney is conducting a town hall right now as we speak. we've got live pictures from new hampshire where he's talking to voters there. everybody is in iowa except for mitt, who is in new hampshire. has he kind of written iowa off? what happens if he doesn't score in the top one or two? >> he hasn't written iowa off. earlier this week he opened offices in des moines. trust me, mitt romney really wants to win iowa because he wants to close the book on the nomination. but should he flop in iowa, not get a first or second place finish, he could really be in for a long fight all the way to tampa bay for the nomination. >> rick: josh, as a democrat, how does your party look at this? do you like sort of a protracted

battle between these republicans, or would it be better for president obama and his supporters if the president knew exactly who his opponent was going to be sooner rather than later? >> people call this a dead heat. it's a dead heat. these guys are doa against president obama. most of them. look at the fact that ron paul is doing so well. ron paul is the guy who believes in slashing the government, iran is no problem. consequences be damned when we heard folks who need the government. the fact that he's doing so well speaks to the fact that the right wing of the republican party, which is really what we're talking about in iowa, has moved beyond just religious fundamentals and now looking at libertarian cookieness. newt gingrich is the guy that 30% of the republicans may want for president, but 1% of the democrats do. this is a guy with a record you could play forever. >> rick: josh, the supporters of ron paul happen to be those who are the most ardent supporters, the folks who say they're behind

ron paul say more of them say they're not changing their vote. they've got their guy. let me ask you both for a prediction. i know it's a little tough 'cause we're a few weeks away, but ford, how does it shape, one, two, three? >> depending whether or not newt gingrich can sort of weather the media scrutiny as a co- front runner, i think iowa now if he can get the troops on the ground because the caucus is a big ground game play, i'll go with newt gingrich one, mitt romney two, and ron paul 3. >> rick: i'll let you weigh in, josh. what's your top three? >> my friend ford said ron paul supporters are like mcguy with a paper clip. they're going out there whether it's hailing, sleeting, snowing or anything. i give him as good a chance to run away with this thing as anybody. i do think gingrich is going to finish maybe if not one, maybe two. and romney number three. >> rick: gentlemen. thanks very much. josh and ford, enjoy the halliday. >> thank you, always a pleasure. >> rick: good seeing you.

>> arthel: we go to the state of washington now where police there releasing new photos of a missing toddler. saying these pictures here are more accurately reflect what two-year-old sky metalwala looked like just before his disappearance back on november 6. police also releasing new surveillance of the boy's mother, julia. investigators haven't been able to interview her since the day she reported her son disappearing. take a listen. >> i have to resist the temptation to put a label on julia in regard to a person of interest or suspect or anything else. but i can tell you that my statement stands about her story falling apart. >> arthel: police say they have received about 1200 tips so far. >> rick: some families who lost loved ones on 9-11 may now be able to see justice in u.s. court. a group of bipartisan senators now introducing a new bill that would allow families to sue foreign sponsors of terrorism, including saudi arabia who

allegedly funded al-qaeda during the time leading up to the attacks. >> arthel: listen closely to this story. a terrifying call for help. three girls came within inches of being crushed by an elevator. this is after they accidentally walked into an open shaft at their school in oklahoma. the elevator was above them and started coming down. finally coming to a stop when one of the girls used her boot as a wedge. emergency crews now releasing the frantic 911 call made by one of the 12-year-olds. listen. >> help us! >> hello? >> please lift it off! >> arthel: it took 45 minutes for rescuers to free the girls. the school district says the

elevator door was broken at the time and should have been fixed and locked and it's amazing that the one girl had the sound mind to wedge her boot in there to stop the elevator. >> rick: i don't like hearing that. that's just so upsetting. i'm glad they're okay. >> arthel: indeed. we go to l.a. where the streets of l.a., you know their clogged with traffic. guess what? now so are the skies. helicopters overhead causing big headaches down below. how the city wants to tackle the problem in a live report coming up next. cting adorable. baby. on it.

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moore said he and kunis were enjoying the night. that is nice to hear. you know the traffic jams in la are legendary. but when it comes to congestion, the roads are getting a run for their money. helicopters of all shapes and sizes are creating a ton of noise and now the city is calling on the faa to step in. casey stegal is live in l.a. the noise is not the only concern. >> it is not. privacy concerns, and in fact some residents of los angeles call those helicopters flying peeping toms. because they are equipped with high tech cameras on board to shoot clear pictures over the ground especially in hollywood where they try to get the best

pictures ofcelebs hanging out. with helicopters it is self regulated and california congressman howard burman introduced legislation and called on the faa to impose air restrictions over the city of angels and hope that this spreads to other cities as well. listen. >> we are getting e-mails from other communities in the united states. it is not just a los angeles problem. it is a problem in the united states. media helicopters exist in all major cities in the country and it is more and more of a problem. >> some of those people say they want a good night's sleep. the bill is currently in the house subcommittee. >> i can understand the perspective of the people. the pilots are making a living. what do they say? >> i spoke to a news pilot and he told me new's helicopter

belonging to legitimate new's organization stay above 1,000 feet so they are not too intrusive and the noise is kept to a minium. professional pilot's association said air space and altitude restriction would create air traffic congestion. and ariel sight seeing companies that would take money right out of their pockets . >> people want to bring in legislation to regulate the helicopters. i don't think it is good for us. i think that people don't understand some of the work that most of us do. >> now, if this thing is passed, law enforcement birds would be exempt and firefightering aircraft because they have to swoop in low to put out the wildfires and things like that. and now it has attracted

attention in washington as well. >> probably only a matter of time, right, casey? >> probably. >> casey stegal thank you very much. you are fresh out of dough and trying to put bread on the table for thanksgiving and not a lot of cash for the wine. but the vino doesn't have to be expenso to beo. you like that? and paul will join us with three reasonably riced choices that go great with the bird and stuffing and spud and all of the rest of it here. [ male announcer ] you love the taste of 2% milk.

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>> our fellas are chatting with the crowd. nice to see everybody here. the big turkey dinner is coming up. but as you enjoy thanksgiving feast with all of the trimmings, one question is what to drink . >> consumer reports electric at choices of wine and it will not break your budget . wine experts with consumer report. >> you will talk about

zinfandel, correct? >> it is a red wine that goes well with turkey and with the trimmings and with the stuffing. it is a little spicy and not as panicked and doesn't have the mouth purkering and regarded as an american wine and it has been grown here for a long time. and most is grown in california. >> you got three different varieties of writtenfandel and they are reasonably priced. we look for value wines that are 10 dollars and under. many of them are good as wines that cost two or three times as well first one is top rated and called dancing bull. our experts leaked it. it is balanced and pleasing. and soft and finished which is nice. it is a pleasing wine and it is about 10 bucks. >> great to be bringing as a

host gift. >> when you are invited to so many houses for dinner. and this one is from where? >> trader joes. it is even less expensive. it is six dollars and almost as good as this one. and one of the thing that is we found. >> there you go. >> one of the things we found. some of the house wines and private label brands, for example the trader joes can do quite well. a cabernet that comes in a box from target. >> it is worth it >> it is a great deal. bolgo does well with us. it is very nice fruity and soft in your mouth and not stringent and bogle did well in a loft our test.

chardonay was one of the best buys. >> where do i find it? >> you should find it in widely distributed. we'll not test wines in consumer reports unless they're widely available and we don't want to fraus frus straight people. >> we are told about great wines and can't find it. >> for someone like me that knows nothing about wine and i look for something. i pick the one with the best label and it is in a good price range. what are the questions that they ask if they are walking in blind and find an exinexpensive bottle of wines. >> one of the things is what you are eating. there is a lot of great information on line. we have great information on consumer reports.organd a wine guide to hup with wine pairing and there is a lot of different choices.

get information and ask around and ask your friends and be willing to step outside of the regular norm. cabonay is good. >> most think it is only white. >> it is different. it is better than white zinfandel that is sweet and sugary. fried turkey in new orleans. we fry our turkeys. which one works for me? >> i think because it is the highest rate i would look for dancing bull . but any of these are good choices. we have other choices that are good as well. >> what for the fried turkey. >> you are more than welcome. you and the wife and all of the kids as well >> paul reynolds. thank you so much. >> what a cool job to be the wine expert in consumer report. >> i do electronics most of

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