workers were pouring concrete on the second floor when all of a sudden the floor just gave out from underneath them. the good news nobody was underneath that section when it came down. the fire spokesman, telling me that the injuries, that are minor. certainly not life-threatening. structural engineers are being brought in to try to figure out why this happened. oddly enough, this is the second partial collapse of a casino under construction in the state of ohio in the last month or so. part of a garage at a new casino going up in cleveland collapsed last december. no one was hurt in that one. we'll keep you posted as we get more information. back to you. jon: rick folbaum, please do. thanks. jenna: we'll keep up to date on that breaking news. we're glad you're with us on this friday. i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott. we're here in the fox newsroom. these are not actors. these are our fox news colleagues. jenna: they do a pretty good

job. jon: they do a great job. jenna: most of the gop candidates stepping it up in sunshine state after a very fierce debate there. jon: all four fwop candidates facing off for the last time ahead of next tuesday's primary. dominating the discussion, several clashes between former house speaker newt gingrich and former massachusetts governor mitt romney. jenna: the first over immigration. an ad that the gingrich campaign was running later pulled. described governor romney as the most anti-immigrant gop candidate. >> why do we describe him that way? because in the original conversations about deportation the position i took which he attacked pretty ferociously that grandmothers and grandfathers are not going to be successfully deported. jenna: when asked if he still felt romney was the most anti-immigrant candidate, gingrich said yes. romney wasn't going to take that. >> that is inexcusable. actually, senator marco rubio came to my defense and

said the ad was inexcusable and inflammatory and inappropriate. mr. speaker, i'm not anti-immigrant. my father was born in mexico. my wife's father was born in wales. they came to this country. the idea i'm anti-immigrant is repulsive. jenna: chief political correspondent carl cameron. romney came out swinging and seemed like he stayed that way on offense most of the night. >> reporter: this was a turn of events. for weeks really newt gingrich has dominated the debates, set the tone, set the agenda what was to be discussed and got big applause lines and standing ovations. that was not the case last night. mitt romney by most accounts pretty much set the agenda and tempo and controlled it and remained on offense, not only bringing some of his own new attacks but turning some of newt gingrich's attacks around. at one point when gingrich was asked if he wanted to repeat some of the criticisms of mitt romney's offshore accounts, gingrich essentially took as pass. on number of occasions

seemed to be beating a strategic retreat. >> i'm perfectly happy to say that on interview on some tv show. this is national debate where you have a chance to get us four to talk about issues. how about the four of us agree rest of the evening we'll talk about issues relating to governing america. >> reporter: a very, very different turn of events. considering this is the last debate before florida, newt gingrich having gotten so much of his momentum and strength and big part of south carolina victory because of his debate performances has a lot of people wondering what happened. why gingrich appeared to take the foot off the accelerator and give mitt romney a opportunity to take the upper hand on the debate stage. jenna: carl, if you look at some of the reviews, the person that gets the votes for the best lines, the best sense of humor last night, is ron paul. and we have an example for our viewers. take a listen to this. >> congressman paul, ira physician. you're 76 years old. you would be the oldest

president of the united states if you were elected. are you prepared to release your medical records so voters out there know what your health is? >> oh, obviously because it's about one page, if even that long. [laughter] [applause] i'm willing to challenge any of these gentlemen up here to a 25-mile bike ride anytime of the day in the heat of texas. [cheers and applause] and you know, you know, that subject has come up and sometimes in fun but sometimes not in fun but you know, there are laws against age discrimination. if you push this too much, you better be careful. [applause] jenna: i don't know about you, carl, but i'm not challenging ron paul to a 25 mile bike ride anytime soon. report report hey he was schooling his rivals on the debate stage last night. another great line that brought the crowd, woke them up, people talking about newt gingrich's plan to

colonize the moon. he said i doesn't think we ought to put people on the moon. maybe send a couple politicians into space. ron paul had a very good night. rick santorum much more seriously insofar a number of times he suggested that the questions were trivial some of the issues with newt gingrich and mitt romney also criticized both of them very aggressively on health care suggested the types of things they were really bickering about is not presidential and nothing that will matter in a general election against barack obama. jenna. jenna: dynamic showing for all four candidates on the stage. carl cameron, thank you very much. we'll continue to follow the news out of florida. jon: for more reaction to the florida debate and how the candidates performed, chris stirewalt joins us. fox news digital politics editor, host of power play on foxnews.com live. did the debate last night change anything, chris? >> it changed something, jon, newt gingrich set almost impossible expectations with his two sort of boffo south carolina performances

that fired people up. as they say about reggie jackson they didn't come to see reggie bunt. they want gingrich to swing for the fences and try to go hard. but as he tries to act more presidential and more reserved to mute some of the criticism from mitt romney and his backers and folks in the press, that he is not erratic. that he is not a loose cannon. he tries to seem more presidential and poised he is disappointing folks who really like to see him swinging wildly. jon: he likes to get pugnacious in those debates and last night he seemed to be on highs helps a bit more? >> well and the other thing, that happened, mitt romney seeing a possibility that a nomination that he has been working on since at least 2007, could slip away from him. that newt gingrich sort of rip it out of his hand and if gingrich were to win in florida, certainly it would be very difficult for governor romney to ever get back the cloak of inevitability he once wore. so sensing that moment, i think romney is listening to his advisors who say, you

have to be more aggressive. you have to show some fight in you. not enough for you to be indulgent or deprecating toward your opponents. you have to be tough and you have to have fight. jon: it was some would say a bad week for romney in that he released tax returns that shows that he is worth many millions of dollars. the amount of tax he paid was criticized and so forth but he mounted a pretty good defense last night. said to gingrich, you somehow suggested i didn't earn that money. >> well, it's, romney is sort of one step, two steps forward and one step back on this issue. his most loyal supporters people who like him saying he needs to quit apologizing for his wealth. republicans voters like successful people. they're not against people who make a lot of money. so you heard a throaty, vigorous defense from romney last night, yeah, he is good at his job and made a lot of money. that is how you get a quarter of a billion dollars. at the same time pressed on money kept in offshore accounts, when pressed on investments in fan fwan and

freddie mac, romney retreated he has a blind trust and didn't know where the money was kept that is not relatable thing. sounds strange to many americans that are living paycheck to paycheck. he needs better answers in that area otherwise he will seem exotic and out of touch. jon: rick santorum had a good night. the better owe does the better for romney because santorum and newt gingrich kind of divide whatever vote is anti-romney. >> right. rick santorum is the last of the not romneys other than newt gingrich. and it is important for romney supporters and for governor romney that rick santorum has a december showing in florida because he will take many more votes. the votes he gets will come more from potential gingrich voters than they will from potential romney voters and what rick san francisco's argument basically is he is fail-safe device.

if romney and gingrich succeed in destroying each other, republicans need one other option in the race and he can be that guy. jon: all right. thanks very much much, chris stirewalt. chris is heading over to the internet now. he hosts "power play" every day, every weekday i should say live, 11:30 a.m. eastern time, about 20 minutes from now. if you're surfing the web while watching "happening now", log on to foxnews.com. click on of live link right there upper right. >> new developments in the deadly slip wreck off italy. we're learning how uninjured passengers will be compensated. apparently the crews company is offering them $14,500. by the way they are reimbursed for the cruise itself. adam shapiro is live with us. 14,000 and some change, how did they come up with that number? >> reporter: this is negotiated settlement, jenna, between costa cruise line whose parent is carnival cruise here in the united states but a negotiated

settlement between consumer advocate groups in italy. you don't have to accept it. this only applies to passengers not injured. injured passengers and families of those who died on the ship are involved or there are negotiations on their behalf. again once there is a settlement there, you don't have to take part in it. already there are lawsuits growing, some filed, some about to be filed to seek much more for both injured passengers as well as noninjured passengers. jenna: interesting how you would wonder how they came up with that $14,458 mark. you look at all the claims out there, will this at least start settling them? sound like there could be a long road ahead for both the passengers and the crew's -- cruise company? >> you said it appropriately a long road ahead. it is expected according to the italian consumer advocates majority of noninjured passengers will probably take this deal but this will not be the end of it. because there are going to be lawsuits and dead lines approaching. passengers had 30-day

deadline from the accident to file claims for property. that is, the clock is ticking on that. this covers that. so they have to make a decision. there is also a deadline for them to make a decision if they want to take part in this settlement. jenna: wow, a lot to do. certainly some recovery, just getting through that entire experience. we'll continue to follow the story. adam, thank you. >> reporter: yes. jenna: meantime severe weather is threatening the lives of 11 fishermen but the coast guard swooping in and making a daring rescue. we have a first look at this dramatic video. this is incredible. we can't wait to show it to you. jon: that looks cold. a nationwide warning for user of the website craig's list after a string of violent crimes connected to it. what you need to know to stay safe. >> newly discovered asteroid coming close to earth than the moon, jon. all the details of this historic fly-by next. ♪ are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement

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jenna: a near miss of astronomical proportions of the asteroid the size of a bus making one of the closest approaches to earth on record. rick folbaum is here. rick, on list of things we need to worry about, how high is this exactly? >> reporter: not high. you can cross it all the list, jenna. it a parently happens 45 minutes or so. 10:30 a.m. eastern time. scientists say this newly discovered asteroid got within 37,000 miles from earth. as you mentioned a minute ago, that is closer than the moon gets to us. this is asteroid called, 2012 bx-34. a big chunk of space rock, 36 feet wide, roughly the size of a bus. according to nasa certainly

not big enough to do any damage but i wouldn't want that thing landing on me, do you? it is over. it is onto a different part of the galaxy. as we look at animation courtesy of nasa. the asteroid not menacing enough to star in its own hollywood disaster movie but maybe big enough for a videogame. jenna: in terms we can understand, rick. that is always important. we'll continue to wait for the big one i guess. rick, thank you. jon: good to know the danger has passed. hey, it has been a very tough week for alabama. just days off deadly twisters touched down parts of that seeing flash flooding. pipes even burst. victims can not believe their bad luck. >> just trying to get out of here now. nothing like this happened. to add insult to injury.

but it is not as bad as monday. don't think it could be any worse than monday. we'll be back. pray for us. jon: what's worse, all that debris is raising concerns about possible drinking water contamination. jenna: let's go out to oregon now. folks are getting their first look at storms last year. floodwaters forcing 20 people from their home. landslide damaging one home. it is likely a total loss. they say it the worst may not be over. trainage sim is overflowing. one man is seeing the ground move under his shed. never a good sign. jon: joining us from the fox weather center for details on your weekend weather a very busy meteorologist janice dean. >> got any good news? jon: yeah, we could use some. >> a quieter weekend which is good news. we had a really busy week.

sunday, 60 reports of tornados, almost unheard for the month of january. look at these delays. if we see delays across the northeast that mean delays possibly across the midwest and central plains. 30-minute delays for philadelphia. two hour-delays for laguardia and newark. because of a slow moving system that brought tornados across the south, moving up towards the mid-atlantic and northeast. this will be out of here within the next several hours through the overnight. but look at these temperatures, look at these temperatures ahead of a cold front. 55 in new york. typically see temperatures around the 30s this time of year. 37 in chicago. 36 in kansas city. it is 57 in los angeles. we're looking at a santa anna event starting today through the weekend in southern california. beware of that. winds in excess of 70 miles per hour. real quick, guys, florida forecast for tuesday, looking good across the sunshine state.

jon: no blizzards in florida. >> no. let's all go. jon: please. janice dean, thank you. >> quite the contrast to florida. we're looking at dangerous weather in alaska. causing one fishing boat to sink and one to run aground on ice. the coast guard rushing to rescue this week. dramatic footage and video. we'll tell you how it all turned out and talk to the coast guard how they did this. plus new numbers on the country's economic health. the dow is trading lower on this friday. er olesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy.

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jenna: welcome back, everyone. a dramatic rescue in alaska we want to show you. we have amazing video from our coast guard, coast guard helicopter in fact. crews lowering a basket and

hoisting a four fishermen to safety a dangerous storm caused their boat to run aground on some ice and as the coast guard was heading back to the scene they got a may-day call from another fishing boat as it was sinking. all seven crewmembers on the second boat are safe thanks to the coast guard. the petty fer, two rescues in one in one day, how typical is that? >> it is not typical. we're thankful all 11 crewmembers were able to be rescued in eggs pa dish schuss manner and being taken back to their loved ones. jenna: we're looking at some of the video and it looks cold. describe some of the conditions your team was working with? >> i was being able to help out the air crews when they did come back. we were having sustained 60 knot wind and 90 knots and six foot seas.

this is some of the harshest environment the coast guard works in up here. when i was out there taking imagery myself i was getting blown around. it was so cold. thankfully these 11 people we saved had survival suits on and be able to be rescued and taken back to loved once. jenna: the survival suits, looks like we're seeing video one of the crewmembers taken out of this basket. did they actually go into the water some of these folks that you had to rescue? >> the seven members from the fishing vessel heritage, actually two went into the water. that is when the helicopter diverted over to that scene and were able to pick them up and hoist them out of the water very quickly. five other crewmembers were able to get aboard their life raft. the video you saw with the man getting out of the basket, they were not in the water but they were just very cold and, you know, some of this is just amazing weather that work in up here. i'm so grateful to work with an organization where the coast guard guard men and

women are able to train there and rescue men and women quickly. jenna: how are the members of your team doing? are they all right? >> yes, they're doing well. all 11 people rescued are going to be fine, make it safely and just, you know, experiencing some hypothermic conditions before but they're expected to make a full recovery. jenna: we're glad to hear everyone is okay. incredible footage and photos to see. we don't want to forget the coast guard, we talk about rescues and it has been a big week in rescues we want to be sure to include the coast guard. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: petty officer, we appreciate it. jon: hats off to them. they do some great work. jenna: i'm sure some of those passengers were very grateful to say the least. jon: you don't survive -- i guess fishermen had survival gear and survival clothing. you don't survive long in those conditions, tell you what. your favorite ballpark turned into a homeless shelter? that could happen in the state of florida. why some stadiums and ballparks could be actually forced to become homes for

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as far as the health of the economy. back in the first quarter, 1.8% growth. that dipped to a very weak 1.3%. back up to 1.8% in the third quarter. yes, 2.8% at the end of last year. overall the economy grew just 1.7%. as you say, jon, that 2.8% reading below the 3% estimate. when you dig into the details it gets a lot uglier. 2/3 of that growth came from businesses essentially rebuilding their inventories. they spent $56 billion. if you take that out, the real economy grew by just 0.8%. consumer spending up 2% from the third quarter but that fourth quarter is of course a very busy holiday shopping season. 2% was just a little disappointing. both economists and fed say they believe growth this year will also struggle to get any traction. take a look at some of those reasons as we look not only for this quarter but the year ahead. they blame stagnant wages.

they also say that 8 1/2% unemployment rate is remaining stubbornly high and let's not forget a struggling housing industry. it was the housing industry bubble that burst that got us into the problem in the first place. many believe the housing industry recovering will get us out of this malaise. they're are ongoing concerns about the european debt crisis. we have u.s. fiscal policy until this election year. where are we headed and what kind of policy can we expect. of course consumers continue to be very cautious. as you said, jon, we need 3% to make any sort of headway into that unemployment rate, 2.8%, really not doing a whole lot but spinning our wheels if you like. as we know, the fed this week also gave their outlook for the economy, going forward, two or three years. they also believe it will be a long road back to full recovery. jon: yeah, malaise seems like a good word for it. ashley webster, fox business. thank you. >> thank you. jenna: jon, winter, it is that time of year when we

all want to snuggle up by the fire and seems like someone is always cold. it can feel like we're sick of the cold but in fact you can actually be sick from the cold. new evidence suggests that some people are actually allergic to cold, to anything cold. dr. steven garner from new york methodist hospital is here to explain. you give me the cold allergy test. >> the cold allergy test. jenna: highly scientific. this ice cube? >> we'll leave the ice cube for one minute. take it off see if you develop-s. >> that would be a sign, if i'm allergic to the cold what kind of symptoms do i have? >> what happens the small blood vessels under the skin burst and fluids go to the top. you see the red bump. see it with a bad allergic reaction to a bee sting or peanuts? jenna: sure. >> these people could have the same reaction. jenna: how would you know you have an allergy to the cold and not allergy to food? >> that's a good question. a lot of doctors think patients are nuts.

they don't know the symptom. you don't have to be in the cold. say you're in phoenix and outside hot and come into cold, air-conditioned room. the same reaction can occur in the body. jenna: would it be hives head to toe? would it be hives on one part of the body. >> it varies. the adrenaline that helps you breathe when you get a severe allergic reaction and have hives and it goes away. people at risk, young children and young adults people with recent flu or virus, those underlying liver or cancer. jenna: i was reading one case of a toddler, the parents didn't know they had this allergy. how could could you really. the toddler was a young baby. the toddler went into a small kiddie pool and had such a reaction they a real serious result. >> brain damage. you can actually stop breathing. why you carry the epi pen if you have severe reaction. this particularly jumping in a pool is worse. jump in a cold pool, the body stops blood flow from

going around and stop breathing and you're at bottom of the pool. jenna: hives are only real symptom? >> this is test for the symptom of hives and thickening the throat sew you can't swallow. jenna: doctor says i'm having all the hives. not sure what i'm eating. would they literally put ice cube on my skin? >> this is fox sighsed. jenna: the test would cost me how much? >> 5 or $600. one out of 2000 would have severe allergic reaction you want a doctor around. jenna: are we on long enough? >> we'll rest for a minute. look red which it does. we'll see raised bumps. this red is okay. if it is raised to a bump we have problems. take your mind off this. jenna: try to relax and warm up a little bit here. >> there is treatment. antihistamines will help stop these things from coming on. jenna: what about having ice cream, drinking cold water, a slushy in the summer what about that. >> same thing happens.

kids have ice cream. allergic to it and could get hives and severe reaction? jenna: how severe is this? >> one out of 2000 people have symptoms associated with it. even in hospitals, we make mistakes. give ivs that are too cold and hives can occur. jenna: how does it look? >> hand looks beautiful. there is no bumps here. just a little red around the side. no hives. you're good. jenna: doctor, thank you very much. >> take care. jenna: jon, we'll test you next. jon: i think i'm okay. i think i'm clear on allergies to cold. jenna: all that sking. jon: i'm a little concerned about you, jenna. jenna: as always. jon: keep the doctor close by. right now, there is joe biden, the vice president, who is speaking now. among the other things he has been saying in cambridge, maryland, i'm sorry, missouri, is that he believes the democrats will win back the house of representatives. cambridge, maryland, i'm sorry. he believes democrats will

win back control of the house of representatives from the republicans come november 6th. he says he will win, the democrats will win based purely on their positions. he likes john boehner but he would like to see nancy pelosi back as speaker of the house. we'll continue to keep an eye on the vice president's comments and let you know what else he has to say. meantime a warning for just about everyone about a rise in crimes across the country involving the very popular website craig's list. we'll tell you about that. plus, a pony on the run. how police were able to finally calm this little guy down after, well, quite a roundup. ♪ . when you have diabetes...

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jenna: right now a nationwide morning about so-called robberies by appointment. police say craigslist crimes are on the rise. someone selling an item post-s an ad on the sight, when the two meet, that is when the trouble starts. we have two high-profile examples over past several years. one in daytona beach, a man was killed trying to sell a boat. a student convicted in southern california using a taser to rob his victims. he learned about the victims by craigslist ad. in washington state a man selling a ring was robbed and murdered and finally in chicago a dozen customers were robbed at gunpoint by three purported sellers of tvs and electronics. police are coining that phrase, robbery by appointment. that seems to be the trend. patrick robinson, a retired detective. this was your area of expertise, robbery? yes. jenna: the statistics are relatively new. how big after trend is this?

>> seems like it is on the upswing. it is a perfect storm. you have anonymity of the internet. you have two individuals, perfect strangers meeting at a location sometimes decided by the bad guy. meet me here. i have something to sell. but there are a few trip wires that people could put in place to help protect them and minimize them being victimized. >> what would some of those trip wires would be? >> first thing, as you well know, trust no one. trust no one. assume it will be a problem. what do you do with that? grow eyes in your back of your head. public place, day time. clear day. and bring a friend. bring two friends. jenna: some are suggesting even to meet people inside the precinct. if there is local police precinct. >> i don't know how big that will go over. police have a lot of other stuff. i don't know if they want to facilitate a hand-to-hand exchange for laptop. jenna: someone asking me to meet them as police precinct than otherwise. >> absolutely. open-air mall. a busy place. a nice day. a lot of people around. other thing you can do,

makes a lot of sense. everybody carry as phone today and in the phone is a camera. so i could come up to meet with you hypothetically and talking on phone, i can snap snap a picture, easily and surreptitiously. no one knows. at least if i'm victimized i could get my pound of flesh down the road. jenna: i was thinking about it. only a few years since we've had craigslist around. if you want an item, look in a newspaper, rip off the little tag off your bulletin board at grocery store or library. i'm wondering why we're seeing a trend when it comes to something online? maybe we didn't see that trend as much when folks were using different ways to advertise goods? >> yeah. 2012 is not 2002. you know, more technology-based. there is more, higher levels of anonymity being able to protect yourself with spoof lines and so forth. if i want to do a deal with you and want to rip you off, i could spoof you. i can do sly dial. do anonymous e-mail where you won't track where i was.

don't meet them under the brooklyn bridge in the pouring rain. use common sense. meet them in the mall. jenna: that is a good tip. we were reading different examples of some different incidents. you hear the robbing but also the murders. drawing on your experience with nypd, do they normally go with the same person? meaning if someone looking to rob you and kill you or are they looking to just rob you? how, you know these criminals that are surfacing, how do we profile them? >> i saw that and quite honestly i was surprised that there was 12 actual murders in the last calendar year relating to these robberies that escalated into murders. i don't know the details. was there escalation between the various parties? generally speaking, robberies don't lead into murders. sometimes they do because you don't want them to get to the point you out in future lineup. how do you do that? how do you keep a secret three people? you kill two of them. that is is really serious

and very horrifying escalation of a straight grand larceny. what is robbery really but grand larceny by force. different ballgame. jenna: very scary stuff. tough just for law enforcement to deal with the whole new element? >> absolutely. just used to be stick ups. guy come in, stick them up. leave a piece of dna around. get them on camera. whole new world. by the internet. all mechanisms in place to hide who you are, what you did, where you came from. it makes it tough for detectives. jenna: maybe easier for victims and easier to hide if you're one committing the cry. >> absolutely. whole different world, no doubt. terrifying. jenna: patrick, thank you. >> likewise, thank you. jenna: jon? jon: jenna, a fox news alert. egyptian protesters in cairo have stormed the syrian embassy. this comes on the heels of an especially bloody couple of days in syria. reena ninan on stories from

jerusalem. >> reporter: hi, john. the anger in the arab world on the fact that the international community has been unable to stop the bloodshed in syria popped up in egypt. 100 protesters tried to storm the syrian embassy in cairo, what we're hearing from our sources on the ground, 10 people were able to get back inside. police have a better handle of the situation there. meanwhile inside syria the violence continues. today the syrian free army released a video what they believe, what they are saying are iranian revolutionary ray guards fighting in syria own behalf of president assad and syria. these guys are able to show their i.d.s and speaking farsi in the videotape. their pictures are also shown. they said that the syrian free army was able to capture them. the official reaction from iran is that these were guys just working, engineers working on a power plant in syria. some of them were just

visitors in the area. the one town we heard over and over again in the past ten months of this uprising in the town of hom. which continues to be battered. the violence spilling over. for the past two days, there has been a big battle fighting there. more than 30 people, we are hearing have been killed in attacks. there were residential homes that were more tarred and, fire grenades shot at the homes as well. there is some concern about the situation. today the u.n. security council is expected to meet today to discuss the situation in syria this afternoon, jon. jon: sounds like a mess. reena ninan in jerusalem. thank you. >> reporter: yeah. jon: hot tempers seem to be cooling down on the ice. nhl player fights are down, way down but why? and why not everyone thinks that's a good thing. also, ride 'em cowboy. that is cowboying from. you never heard of it before

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jon: a wild discovery in the south american jungle. connect -- check it out. this little guy? a cowboying from. can you guess what kind of fish this is? this is armored catfish. both of critters among dozens of new species discovered in the country of suriname located in

south america west of guyana. we have the director of conservation international rapid assessment program was part of the team that discovered these creatures. what was the idea? just go deep in this fairly pristine jungle and find species and try to locate species never found before? >> well, this came out of the rapid assessment program which is a project of conservation international. what we do is we send teams of expert scientists into places around the world into the field to assess the biological value of these places and to place priorities on them based on their uniqueness for conservation. so what --. jon: go ahead. >> so what we did here in suriname, which is a tiny country but actually the greenest country in the world because over 90% of its area is still covered in intact forest. so our team went into very remote of part of suriname. we flew in small charter planes. of landed on grassy strip and had to travel in dug out canoes built out after

single large tree trunk for many hours. in places, carry the boats over rapids, trying to avoid sting rays and lech rick eels on the -- electric eels on the way. find the forests and work with the local indigenous community in the area. jon: let me tell you about coming to work in new york city. it is rough too but. you had yourself kind of an up close and personal meeting with, is a new species, the bullet ant? >> the bullet ant is not a new species but exciting one to find. my first night it was particularly exciting because it was waiting for me in my sleeping bag in my tent. the bullet ant is named for pain that it causes when it stings you. i haven't been shot but i imagine it is aptly named because i have been strung before. jon: the cowboy frog got its name because? >> we nicknamed it the cowboy frog if you look closely you see spurs on the heel of each behind leg

there is white fringe along the side of the legs. jon: the armored catfish, why is it armored? >> this was a really cool fish. it is a small catfish and it is covered in boney plates all around the body. on top of these plates it has dense and very sharp spines. these spines presumably are adapted to defend it against predators, particularly the giant piranha swim around in same rivers that it lives and like to bite chunks out of other fish. jon: you have any fix particular favorites of the new species you uncovered? >> really exciting. it is hard to pick a favorite. i like the sheer variety of insects and shapes and behaviors you can find. i was really excited to find a particular species called which is a massive metallic blue, a type of dunk beatle. beetle. heave huge horns they use in ferocious battles against each other. that was really exciting.

it is an unusual case in the animal world. it is male have horns. deer fighting with other males. but in this case females have longhorns and use them in intense bat he is. >> wow! looks like a triceratops. size of a tangerine. >> and pure muscle. jon: i bet. it can stay in suriname. find with me. thanks for sharing your expertise. >> fascinating. >> i leave the insects to you gentlemen. jon: i'm told the frog is amphibian and not a reptile. jenna: i'm glad we all know. we issued that correction. i have a new species but a little guy i want to show you as well. a pretty elusive creature. police and animal control officers in modesto, california, spending hours trying to corral a wayward pony. not a cowboy frog. unclear where the pony came from. who owns him. one thing for sure he is feisty and hard to catch. folks finally figured out what would calm him down and

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>> rick folbaum at the fox news assignment desk, this is outside a courthouse in new haven, connecticut, where joshua komisarjevsky, one of the co-defendants in the horrific

home invasion case, was sentenced to death today. he read a statement saying he didn't want anybody to die, but they did, and he's sentenced to death as well. this is the hispanic leadership network conference room where some hispanic leaders have just thrown their support behind newt gingrich in miami. and then take a look at tampa, these are protesters out in force protesting changes to the state of florida's voting laws ahead of that state's primary on tuesday. we'll have lots more as the second hour of "happening now" starts right now. jenna: rick just gave us a great preview, we have four days until the florida primary, and we're seeing big changes already. i'm jenna lee. jon: be looking at those polls in just a second. i'm jon scott. mitt romney is putting on what some analysts are saying his

best debate performance to date while swing away at newt gingrich. rick santorum and ron paul impressing voters, but they remain quite a ways behind in the polls. jenna: all holding campaign events in florida, mostly aimed at the latino voters. ron paul is jumping ahead to maine. he's decided to skip florida for the most part in favor of a smaller and we should mention, also, a less expensive state to campaign in. jon: not as many tv markets to campaign in. meanwhile, mitt romney opens up a nine-point lead over gingrich among republican leaders in that poll. let's talk about it with george bennett, a political writer for the palm beach post. he was at last night's republican debate. george, what's your headline? >> we wrote today about romney being on the attack and taking it to newt gingrich really for the second debate in a row. jon: and that's bad news for

newt gingrich and his supporters. i mean, he has done well in the debates. he hasn't had as much money to spend, habit had the organization -- hasn't had the organization that mitt romney has had x he has counted on debate performances to propel him toward the front of the pack. if his debate performance last night was lackluster, not good news. >> right, yes. in south carolina two very strong debates, and he really got the crowd on his side and really fired up voters there in those debates, but coming into florida, um, romney was pretty aggressive in the debate monday, and then last night's debate was, the crowd was allowed to respond, and so you got a little more of an electricity in the room, and romney went after gingrich right away and, you know, it was kind of a reverse of what had happened in south carolina last week. jon: yeah. because some observers say that what mr. gingrich, speaker gingrich was trying to do was to sort of appear more presidential, tried to claim the mantle of front runner by

absorbing some of the blows, but you seem to say if that's what he was doing, it wasn't working for him. >> well, i mean, i think, you know, in some of the key exchanges romney seemed to get the better of him and get the crowd on his side and, you know, gingrich seemed to back away from one or two of the, you know, the bit about the cayman islands and the swiss bank account which i'm sure we'll be hearing more about in the fall if romney's the nominee. gingrich wanted to back away from that, and wolf blitzer kind of made him talk about it, and then romney went after him on that as well. jon: we mentioned the lead in that quinnipiac poll, take a look at the real clear politics national average of polls. it's all the polls taken across the country, and it shows that gingrich leads 31 to mitt romney's 27.3%. but if you take a look at the florida polls, again, this is an average, the real clear politics

average, romney is way out in front, 38.7 to 31.5% for gingrich. santorum with 11%, ron paul with 9.7%: if mitt romney goes on to win florida, what does that do to this race? >> it would be, it would be a big bow to gingrich because he has less money and organization and has been depending on momentum. he certainly got a big burst of momentum out of south carolina. if he loses florida, you know, it would be tougher on gingrich than if romney were to lose, although romney really can't -- a loss in florida would be really bad for romney as well. jon: so what are you going to do once this florida primary is over? does it cut back on the information that you get to write about? you just going to keep following this race nationally? >> well, you know, florida's always the center of the universe, so i'm sure something else interesting's going to come up pretty soon. jon: yeah. the fact that florida moved up its primary and got penalized for it, is anybody in the party talking about the fact that, well, is anybody expressing

regrets, i guess, about that? >> not at all. the party officials here, and i was talking to the state party chairman last night, thai very pleased -- they're very pleased with all the attention florida's getting, and at least right now they think it's worth the hit in delegates that they're taking, so every republican leader here saying that they're glad they did it this way. jon: it is getting a lot of attention. we're certainly covering it. george bennett from the palm beach post, thank you. >> thank you. jenna: we're going to stay down in the florida for just a moment here. a senate panel there holding a hearing today on florida's voting reform laws, laws democrats say are an attempt to suppress voter turnout. phil keating is live from tampa where the hearing is being held today. hi, phil. >> reporter: hi. it's happening here in down on the tampa right now. a senate judiciary subcommittee dealing with civil rights is holding a meeting, a hearing outside of the nation's capital. in about an hour senator dick

durbin as well as florida senator bill nelson will be on hand listening to witness testimony to try to figure out why florida changed it voting laws since and what the impact that would be. a lot of democrats and critics, they say it's outright voter suppression of likely democratic voters. take early voting for one example. currently, it's underway right now for the republican primary in florida, but this year instead of 14 days of early voting, it's only eight days, and not allowed this upcoming november is early voting on the sunday before election day. and, of course, in the 2008 president obama and democrats benefited greatly by the souls to the polls campaign, african-american churches taking congress regants from service on that sunday to early vote immediately helping president obama get elected. and critics here today, the naacp saying, clearly, this is all about 2008. >> now, let's get right down to

it. the real truth of the matter is when we had thousands and thousands of voters go to the polls of color and other minority going to the polls in 2008, it turned this country on its heels. >> reporter: and it's not just florida. take a look around the country. in total, 15 states changed election laws according to the brennan center for justice which could impact five million voters this november. the changes require a government photo id or proof of citizenship to vote, restricted voter registration drives make it harder to restore voting -- restore voting rights and reduce early voting. in 11 of these 15 states, republicans control the government. however, republicans tell me this is all about curbing election fraud. >> the idea of one person, one vote is the bedrock of the republic of this democracy. if citizens don't have faith in one person, one vote, then elections mean nothing. they have to value.

>> reporter: due to historic racism at the election polls by the southern states, in 1965 one qualification of the civil right act was that the southern states mention -- and that includes florida -- any changes to voting laws must be reviewed by the federal government, and that is happening with these changes in florida. hillsborough county where we are is one of the five counties with this history of racism when it came to equal voting rights amongst the people. the judges in d.c., a three-judge panel, they're expected to make their ruling on whether this is a legitimate change of voting laws that does not adversely impact minorities. that's expected in the spring. jenna? jenna: a lot of emotion around this case, phil, and interesting to see it's repeated and in those other states as well that it's going to be an issue. we'll continue to watch it. phil keating in florida, thank you. jon: well, some funny business just across town from us at the united nations.

a shocking discovery there. 35 pounds of cocaine delivered to u.n. headquarters here in new york city. anna coyman is live in our newsroom, she's been looking into it. >> reporter: absolutely. new york police and the dea have confirmed the shipment containing 35 pounds of cocaine has been seized at the united nations mail intake center that has a street value of nearly $2 million. officials are now trying to figure out how it got there and who it belongs to. officials tell us they don't think there is any relationship between the cocaine and the united nations, but the cocaine was perhaps intended to be picked up at a dhl processing center instead of making its way to the u.n. the packages were, apparently, discovered on january the 16th. we're told two packages doctored to look like diplomatic pouches raised suspicions because of faulty logos. the cocaine was found in one of those bags that both had sky blue-colored, poorly concocted

u.n. logos. the security official you see in this photograph says the drug was hidden in hollowed-out notebooks inside of the bag. and there was no name or address or return address on the packages that were sent via dhl from mexico city through cincinnati to new york. as soon as the cocaine was detected by a u.n. scanner, u.n. security immediately contacted united states law enforcement. >> this was not connected to the united nations, and that's why the host government, the city authorities in the shape of the nypd were brought in to assist. >> reporter: reps from the u.n. say they don't believe the bags of cocaine were meant to even make it as far as the united nations facility. dhl says it is cooperating with police but cannot comment on what has been determined so far. the moment that we learn any more, we'll bring it to you. jon: so this wasn't a party intended for the security council.

>> reporter: no. somebody's pretty disappointed they didn't get that package, and somebody else is hot under the collar thinking, uh-oh, they're out to get me. jon: glad the cops found it. >> reporter: absolutely. jon: thank you. jenna: the next story is a big topic at the u.n. and otherwise, iran threatening retaliation against israel if israel attacks iran's nuclear sites. apparently, israel thinks there's not too much reason to worry about all of this. we're going to dig deeper into why coming up. and police break up a possible bomb plot targeting a high school. plus, we have rick over at the web wall. >> reporter: the s-35 is the most expensive military jet that our country has ever produced, and we have a story on it at foxnews.com. this is the home page here. you can read about it. it's coming under a little bit of criticism on capitol hill, but if you scroll down to the most-read stories on the web right now, you can find out exactly why the program, the f-35, might not be in so much trouble after all.

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jenna: right now some new information on a few crime stories we're keeping ab -- an eye on. police in utah arresting two students, school officials alerted police when they discover canned maps of the campus and information on its security system. strange case there. we're going to go from utah to connecticut. you know this face, it's joshua come star jeff si, the now-convicted killer of that home invasion in connecticut. he was just officially sentenced to death in superior court. the connecticut man slapped with six counts of death plus 150 years in prison. this is all for the 2007 murder of jennifer hawke-petit and her daughters inside their home m. the notorious barefoot bandit

also scheduled to be sentenced today, one of jp's favorite criminals -- jon's favorite criminals. infamous two-year crime spree of break-ins, boat and plane thefts. his name is colton harris-moore, pleaded guilty last month. prosecutors are recommending a six-and-a-half year sentence for all of that. jon: and his mother must be so proud. iran is threatening to retaliate if israel launches an attack targeting iran's nuclear program. but a new report suggests israeli intelligence believes iran's threats of widespread retaliation is partly a bluff. is it? let's get into it with john hannah, national security adviser to vice president dick cheney. he is now a senior fellow at the foundation for defense of democracies. story in "the new york times" suggests that israel has taken a look at what iran might do if israel or somebody else attacked it potential nuclear facilities, and israel has decided that any

widespread retaliation, any, you know, blowback by iran might not be all that severe. do you agree? >> well, jon, war is unpredictable, and the law of unintended consequences always reigns supreme. i think you've got to hope for the best, but you prepare for the worst. but i think what's really going on here as much as anything about war, jon, is politics and diplomacy. i think the israelis are absolutely convinced that they need a credible threat of military force hanging over the iranian leaders' heads if there's going to be any chance for resolving this crisis peacefully. and, therefore, i think israel wants to send a message to iran and the rest of the world that if everything else fails, israel is prepared to attack iran, and israeli society and israeli political leaders are willing to take all the consequences, political, economic and military that flow from that.

jon: well, and israel has a track record of going after its belligerent neighbors' nuclear facilities. it did so in iraq, it did so in syria. there is a lot of evidence to suggest they would not be held back from doing so in iran if they felt threatened by whatever the iranians are doing. >> i think it's clear the israelis -- i'm convinced the israelis would prefer not to use force, jon, they would prefer that diplomacy and sanctions and american efforts win the day here. but in the end, i think both the prime minister netanyahu and defense minister ehud barak who are the key decision makers here truly believe this is probably an existential threat to israel, that the only thing worse than an iran -- than bombing iran is, in fact, an iran with nuclear weapons that can threaten israel's existence. jon: right. so even if they figure incorrectly here, even if some

kind of an attack on iranian nuclear facilities brings a huge response by iran, their calculation is that it's better to bear that response now than to take on an iran that has nuclear weapons. >> i think that's right. that's their calculation, jon. again, i don't think israel wants to do this, but if they look at their options, if they think about any kind of future conflict or threats that they face in the region, all of them look qualitatively worse if, in fact, iran possesses nuclear weapons. jon: but the sanctions that you just mentioned have just been approved, and many have not even kicked in yet. the europeans have said they're going to wait until july to start, essentially, blocking imports of iranian oil. i assume the israelis have to and probably want to give those sanctions time to work, right? >> i think that's correct. the israelis have been pushing

the americans and the europeans hard to implement precisely these sanctions on the iranian central bank, on iranian oil exports. so i think that israel needs to give them at least that six month window to proceed, and in fact, it's still the case, i think, that both israeli and american intelligence services believe we have at least that long if not through the rest of 2012 before any decisions about bombing iran really come into play. jon: well, it is a very tense and dangerous chess match. at any rate, at this point. john hannah from the defense of democracies, thanks for bringing us your expertise. >> pleasure, jon. jenna: better look both ways next time you cross a bridge. a barge taking out this span on a dark and rainy night, how it nearly came to a tragic end when drivers didn't see it coming. looks like it's tough to see as it is. plus, using ballparks as homeless shelters.

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jon: right now new details on drivers in kentucky who narrowly avoid what could have been a tedly bridge collapse -- deadly bridge collapse. rick folbaum has it live. >> reporter: this could have been so much worse. a cargo ship slamming into this bridge last night in the dark, in the rain, and thankfully, nobody injured as far as we can tell right now. but two spans of this bridge have collapsed. a man who was driving with his wife says he came about five feet from a missing section of the bridge while driving in the car before slamming on the brakes when he realized what he was coming up to. two other cars behind him also had to stop short. these people are very, very lucky. and if you're familiar with this

part of the country, this is the eggner ferry bridge, u.s. 68 and kentucky highway 80. the cargo ship was carrying airplane parts and not clear why this collision took place. the bridge, as you can imagine, is now closed, and traffic today has been a nightmare as motorists have to go dozens of miles out of their way just to get across the water there. as we learn more, jon, we'll pass it along. jon: good thing it wasn't worse than it was. thanks, rick. jenna: this story really caught our attention, especially given the sign of the times, the austerity that so much of us are dealing with in our states. there's some new legal concerns over an obscure state law that would turn some ballparks into homeless shelters. two state lawmakers are trying to revise the law that was passed in 1988 but never enforced in florida. judge alex farrar is the host of judge alex, and he's going to look into this law with us. judge alec, 1988 law says that the sports teams that accept public dollars to build their

venues must shelter homeless people on off nights. has that been happening in florida? >> that's right. absolutely not. i think, i don't think it's been happening anywhere in the country, but florida passed this in 1988, and the bill that's going through the legislature now -- and i know representative frank around tillless who's one of the sponsors of the bill, great guy, i'm sure very well intentioned, basically says one of the requirements was we're going to give public money to your sports facility, on the nights you're not hosting an event, you have to open up as a homeless shelter, and that hasn't been happening. for all the nights you didn't do that, we want our money back -- jenna: and that comes to some big money, by the way. >> hundreds of millions. jenna: $30 million? right. and so the -- >> when you add it up. jenna: obviously, given the financial situation that some of these states are in, specifically florida, but just getting back, again the intention of the law was that the sports teams or the owners of the stadium would just open the doors and let people in?

would they have to supply these people, the homeless people with beds or supervision -- >> see, that's a fantastic question, jenna. that's the whole problem. and in the interest of full disclosure, i am not a big fan of spending hundreds of millions of public dollars while we're laying off teachers and police officers. that being said, the law in 1988 didn't say who had to do it, whose responsibility it was. it just basically said sports facilities will be used as homeless shelters when thai not being used for their primary purpose, so the sports teams are going to have a great argument. they're going to say, look, that law didn't say whether it was the county that had to do it, the city, the sports facility or the sports teams. jenna: sure. >> so it becomes almost an ex post facto law which usually applies to criminal laws and punishes people after the fact for an event before. if it makes it through the house, which i'm not sure it will, i see tremendous legal challenges, but it may get them back to the table for negotiations. jenna: and that's, i guess, where we are today because these teams, these owners did take

public money. it was an actual law. they didn't actually abide by it, but it was also not enforced. so what kind of case is there potentially on the horizon for any of, anyone involved whether it's the local governments or for some of these owners? >> well, there's absolutely no question the legislature can do this proactively going forward. they can make that a requirement, and they can specify whose obligation it is. remember, it's not just a matter of, okay, you're now a homeless shelter. you've got a lot of homeless people who, unfortunately, suffer from mental illness, and you're going to have to have security, food, cots and bedding. so it's not a matter of, okay, everybody's gone, let's open the door and let people sleep here. there needs to be a lot more than one clause in one statute saying it's now a homeless shelter. there has to be an enactment clause that specifies whose responsibility is what. but it certainly will bring them back to the table and allow the legislators to try to either reduce the impact of the public money that they've been giving away to these, frankly, rather

wealthy teams or extract some other type of negotiation. jenna: you do bring up a good point, there's a lot of controversy for using public money for some of these large stadium projects. your opinion as someone who lives in florida, works in florida and, obviously, is a judge, um, if this actually did happen, what do you think the unintended consequences would be when these big stadiums are opened up? on the one hand, you want to provide shelter. on the other hand, what are some of the things maybe that should be considered in this conversation? >> i'm not sure using a stadium for that purpose is the best use. i mean, it sounds great because you've got this empty stadium, and it's a huge -- you know, i certainly would use it as a shelter if it's possible during a hurricane and things like that, but homeless shelter, you're talking about a big change from letting the paying public out to creating a secure situation where homeless people, you have families who are homeless, and then you've got a lot of people who have mental illness who are out there roaming the streets who are

homeless, and you need a lot of security, food, bedding, and it's not an easy undertaking to just change the character of a sports facility. but if they can come up with a way to do it, look, i'm behind it. jenna: oh, it'll be interesting to see. i'm sure there's a lot of little league teams that wouldn't mind taking a couple rounds around the bases on some of the major league stadiums. if homeless people can go in, you know, what about the rest of people that would like to -- >> i wouldn't mind a jog around the bases myself. jenna: why not? judge, i can see it. judge alex, thank you so much. an interesting look at this case, and we're going to continue to watch it. thank you. jon: panhandlers on the third baseline, seems a little weird. the fbi wants to keep tabs on everyone on the internet, and pretty soon there could be an app for that. straight ahead, what big brother could be up to now. plus, an amazing story of love and heroism from alaska. it involves a man, his wife and a moose. how a fearless woman saves her husband from what could have been a very bad end. >> he would go over and pound,

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jenna: the f.b.i. wants and app to spy on social networking sites them. want to build software that will scan for danger words. it turns out news sites can

expect to be snooped to. >> reporter: it's part job opportunities, part snooping tools. they are taking to social media sites to help it in its investigations on strategic information and operations center. it is soliciting proposals from it professionals to help create an online snooping tool capable of sniffing through social media sites. it is looking to search and scrape sites for information about breaking world events. it's not just social media sites but other sites of interest, this is posted on the f.b.i. website, february sites including foxnews.com, msnbc, cnn and others. the f.b.i. claims it needs the tools to help combat cybercrime which we know is a growing

problem not only for individuals but a growing national security issue. by the way, anyone of interest in applying for the so-called job opportunity, they can submit their resume and their proposals by february 10th. kind of strange if you ask me. jenna: something dangerous on your social networking site. we are innocent, we'll just leave it at that. thank you. >> he was trampling on my with his front hooves, and he'd back off, and i was hoping that it would leave, but he kept coming back, i don't know how many times, he came back. >> i started running toward there, and then the moose turned on me and he started chasing, started toward me, so i was very close to the truck, so i just dashed back to the truck. jon: well it's one of our favorite stories from earlier in the week, and we just had to talk to these folks ourselves. you probably don't have to kind

of thing happen when you go out to walk the dogs, unless maybe you live in alaska. george murphy was out of the dogs when all of a sudden a very angry moose attacks. the moose was stomping away on george and he was in a bad way when somebody came to the rescue, his 85-year-old wife, doro thea taylor. you're out with the dogs, you see the moose in the distance. what made him so angry. >> i have no idea. at this time of year the moose are all stressed out, they are barely able to survive, i think they are just mad at the world. he just saw me and he came after me, and i -- i almost made the truck, and -- well, he was almost on top of me.

jon: almost isn't close enough when you're up against the largest member of the deer family. the average male goes about 5'8" according to our graphic there, 195 pounds. does that describe you? >> oh, i'm about 5'8" and i'm just 150 pounds is all. jon: so you're up against a moose that goes maybe 1800 pounds, pretty close to a ton there. who comes to the rescue, dorothea, what did you see and do? >> well, i was waiting in the truck, because it was 30 below zero, and for him to walk our old dog back, because he limps. and i heard the dogs with this distinctly different scream, and so i jumped out of the truck and there was the moose about 50 feet from the truck, pounding on -- well i thought he was

striking at our old dog, and i thought, man, this moose must be blind, because if he hits him that dog is dead. well, apparently he was striking at george, and i didn't know that. jon: so you grabbed a shovel, the only thing you had available, huh? >> yeah, well first i didn't grab the shovel, i started to head out there to try to get the moose to go away, but the moose started to chase me, so i ran back to the truck, and we carry a big old grain shovel in there in case we get stuck, and i grabbed that, and then i started really running back. jon: you whacked hold bullwinkle right on the nose, huh. >> i whacked him wherever i could get him. jon: you weren't scared? >> you don't have time to be scared at a time like that.

jon: george took a petty good slashing on the upper forehead there. how many stitches, george? >> they don't know they were just trying to sew it up in a hurry. i don't think they were counting. jon: i'm afraid your modeling career might be over. at least you have a great story to tell, george. >> okay, thank you. jon: thank you, and dorothea, thank you, and hats off to you. that is a great story. thank you both. >> thank you. jenna: moral of that story, be nice to your wife because if you're not and the moose comes you're on your own. jon: and carry a shovel. jenna: carry a weapon with you. jon: married 40 years. jenna: glad they are okay. we are learning more about a major construction site accident that happened earlier today, a partially built casino collapsing and at least 11 people are hospitalized that we know of at this time. it's unclear, a lot of breaking news over the last couple of hours on this. we'll have the latest on the injuries and what went wrong straight ahead. also it's hockey, not boxing, so should the nhl crackdown on

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jon: right now, new information from across the country and around the world inside our control room. more than ten people hurt after that construction collapse in cincinnati, ohio today. apparently there was a partial floor cave in as concrete was being poured at the site of a new casino there. some of the injuries are serious we are told. it's move in day at london's olympic village. with six months to go before the games there, workers are moving furniture into the new

construction. french troops will withdraw from afghanistan at the end of the year president nicholas sarkozy said today after talks with hamid karzai. the french leader will not speed up pull out plans despite the deaths of french soldiers last week. jenna: new information in a push for safety in a sport really known for throwing punches. there's been a drop in the number of fights in professional hockey games after the deaths of high profile former players. now some are saying that this fighting actually prevents further injuries, so we need to talk a little bit more about this. adam housley is live in los angeles with more. adam. >> reporter: yeah, jenna, you know as the old saying go i went to a boxing match and a hockey game broke out. in all seriousness even though hockey fans are in favor of fighting, at least it seems that way hockey fighting has been a significant part of the game for a longtime. it helps change momentum, a lot of them will argue, it helps keep cheap shots down, other players and fans will argue. after the death of four

enforcers in the last year hockey fighting is down significantly in the league but not everybody is happy about it. >> he's barking up the wrong tree. >> reporter: case in case you're not an nhl fan this is a clip from just another hockey game, not a heavy weight fight. fights like these are down this year by 25%, the lowest in six seasons. >> he's taking most of the punches early. >> reporter: fights in the nhl are as old as the league itself. the anaheim ducks sell t-shirts celebrating their big fighter george parros. >> that's part of the core and fabric of the sport is hitting. >> they dropped our gloves already. >> reporter: he is one of the players that says dropping the gloves reduces injuries. >> you play the whole game differently. >> reporter: and many fans agree. >> they are sending a message to the other team, you back off you leave my guys alone. >> the way the game is currently

refe refereed i can't argue the poin point. >> reporter: they play as much blame on the league. >> does it make sense for a league to encourage fighting in this day and age when science is proving that players are getting brain damaged from a very violent game any way. >> reporter: a number of teams have eliminated the goon positions, that has happened in the last couple of weeks. it comes as a new study has come out in the boston school of medicine, basically saying that a lot of former nhl players have what is called punch-drunk syndrome. the same kind of brain injuries that former nfl players are now suing their league for not addressing correctly. this is a very serious situation in the nhl and as they go towards the all-star break this

weekend it's a thing the players and fans are talking about. it's a love-hate situation. they want people to be there but they want to be safe. go sharks. jenna: have you recovered from the 49ers losing and not making it to the super bowl? >> reporter: no, my wife will tell you for three or four days i couldn't speak. the sharks are in first place. we have that going for us and spring training is almost here. jenna: adam's complete schedule. thank you very much. we'll watch the sharks too, why not. you also watch the debates to hear what the candidates have to say. you can't help noticing when the audience jumps up and starts clapping or yelling or whooping it up how group participation is changing the games and what it says about the networks as they look to raise the roof for ratings. ♪

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debates and audiences. studio audiences seem to be playing a much larger role in the political die bates thes debates although they were noticeably quiet at one recent event at the request of the moderator. other debates have got even rowdy, including last night's where the audience was encouraged to get involved. let's talk about it with kristen powers. andrea tantero is cohost of the 5. they are regular panelists with me every saturday on news watch. what about it kristen, there was sort of a tkeuf dynamic earlier in the week when the audience was told basically sit down and shut up and be polite.

all of a sudden last night and in previous debates everybody is roaring. >> i think they should. i don't even understand the idea that they shouldn't be able to make noise or react. why are they there? they are not potted plants. they are there because they care a lot about the issues and they absolutely should be able to react, and i think that they actually made the debates more interesting. jon: brian williams is the no-fun moderator? >> i think he did it because he was intimidated by the audience response. they probably wanted to save time too with not wasting time with audience applause. i think it's great, i agree with you. it goes become to ancient greece and rome where the crowds were participating. it's also a focus group. you can see what messages work, really see what the audience thinks of the candidate, who is winning or losing. it has allowed the candidates to stay in the race, like a newt gingrich who may not have the resources of a mitt romney. you can see when a great candidate he can be. jon: the audience may have been

participating in ancient rome but they weren't on tv. >> that's true, no good lighting, huh. jon: everybody thought that maybe newt gingrich fell a little flat in that nbc debate because he didn't get that sort of surge of adrenaline from the audience, but the general concurrence is that he wasn't as strong last night as he had been in previous debates, and he got all kinds of an uproar. what do you think? >> yeah, i don't know that he's necessarily, you know, drawing power from the audience or anything, but, you know, i any it's more just his dynamic of attacking the moderator, and this really resonates with people. the idea that somehow that it's going to take away too much time for people to boo or clap, though, it's like, what, 30 seconds, a minute? jon: what i was talking to and referring to specifically is when he kind of put john king down over that question about, you know, his relationship with his second wife and all that, and the audience just record its approval in south carolina. >> i do think candidates feed

off that. if you ever give a speech or are speaking to a group of people if they are engaged in clapping you feel better and you playoff that. i think gingrich actually did that. so it has helped him. that was a game-changing moment for him. jon: we have had, kirstin 19 debates so far. i mean is this the new normal four years from now are there going to be 38 debates? is this just going to be consuming the campaign season? >> i think if the media has their way, yes, because these are rating very well, and i think the media really likes to do it. if the parties have their way, no. i think there are people in the republican party who think this has got even out of control, and they should be spending their time, you know, campaigning, and meeting with voters, and there's been, you know -- they want to do some sort of reform to change this. jon: some of the campaigns say you've got to have a day to prep for a debate, then the day of the debate and the follow on after it eats up a lot of time that you otherwise could be campaigning. for a guy like rick santorum who

might not have a lot of money it's a good venue. >> it allows candidates without money to stay in the race and be a part of it much longer than they would be able to. again, it's given us the opportunity to see these candidates for who they really are, behind the ads, behind the scripted statements. i will say this about gingrich, though, i think that him being muted in these past two debates is more of a campaign strategy than actually gingrich not being good in the debates. he doesn't want to come off as mean and he's the frontrunner now so he doesn't have to be in a position to attack. jon: thank you both. >> thank you,. >> thank new we do news watch each and every weekend the panel has more insight into the media's coverage of the week's biggest news. i'll be your host, 2:30 eastern time tomorrow. it's a bit like asking if they want a big hat... ...'scuse me... ...or a big steak... ...or big hair...

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jon: if you were with us for the first hour of "happening now" you know dr. garner gave jenna the ice allergy test. are you allergic. jenna: he says i'm a little allergic, jon, a little-s from