husband, prince william is deployed doing search and rescue training on his helicopter in the falkland islands. hanging out with your mother law is always fun. gregg: a frolicking good time. martha: "happening now" gets started right now, folks. jon: fox news alert. get ready for fireworks, right? president obama releasing his 2013 budget plan. already it's drawing fire from republicans. good morning i'm jon scott. jenna: hi, everybody i'm jenna lee. we are here in the fox newsroom. "happening now" we have a live look at the northern virginia community college where the president is set to address the crowd any minute now. he's going to speak about the budget plan that includes cutting the federal deficit by $4 trillion over the next ten years. jon: cop eaves the budget, each of them thousands of pages long were delivered to congress this morning. inside those piles of paper are

plans for more spending on infrastructure and education as well as higher taxes on the wealthy to help try to pay for it all. jenna: you might think they would put it on a disk and email it to save some dough. it's the budget. i'm just saying. wendell goler is live at the white house. he has no control over how they print the budgets. i'm not going to put you on the spot for that. the republicans are saying the budget doesn't cut the deficit as much as the president promised. the savings aren't real savings. we'll hear that throughout the day today. tell us what they are talking about. >> reporter: in 2009 the president promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. the spending plane unveiled today still leaves a deficit of $900 billion in 2013. now as a percentage of gdp that actually is about half of what the 2009 deficit was, but most people don't think in terms of a

percentage of gdp. the gougette counts as savings hundreds of billions of dollars from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan. republicans say that is money that we wouldn't have cement any way. white house chief of staff jack lu who was the budget director when the spending plan was put together disagrees. >> we have $487 billion of savings in the defense department, in the security area over this ten-year period. closing down this back door is part of making sure we get those savings. it's very real. i guarantee you that if we don't take the action that's been proposed there will be leakage and that money will end up getting spent. >> reporter: the president wants to use some of that money saved from ending the wars in iraq and afghanistan on infrastructure projects to create jobs. jenna: what ben titl what about entitlements. >> reporter: both democrats and republicans realize you have to reduce the growth and spending

of medicare and medicaid which are the biggest drivers of the deficit. each attacks the other's proposals for doing so saying they would threaten the very program that we have to get control of. here is house budget director paul ryan of wisconsin. >> medicare is going bankrupt. that the president's healthcare law puts a board of 15 unaccountable bureaucrats in charge of cutting medicare which will lead to deny care for seniors, it takes half a trillion dollars from medicare to spend on obamacare. >> reporter: congressman ryan wrote the republican plan for dealing with medicare, which democrats say would basically turn it into a voucher system, it would guarantee a government payment to seniors for the purchase of insurance instead of guaranteeing them the medical care themselves, and the government payment, the democrats say might or might keep up with the rising cost of healthcare. jenna: we'll be talking to senator barasso about all of

that as welcoming up off the president. thank you so much. jon: for more on the president's budget plan and republican reaction to it we are joined by former senior adviser and deputy chief of staff for george w-fpltd bush, also a fox news contributor, karl rove. carl, harry reid, the senate majority leader says they don't even need to vote on this budget plan this year, if i'm reading his quote correctly. >> yeah, look since 1974 it's been the law of the land that each house of congress is obligated by the 15th of april to pass a budget resolution. the democrats in the senate have failed to do so now for over a thousand days, going on three years, and why harry reid thinks he can violate the but with impugn a tee and not have a budget resolution is beyond me. it's also stupid. if you have a budget resolution it provides you what is called protection. if you give instructions to various appropriations committees and say you're going to make these cuts or make these spending programs, and you do so as part of the budget resolution that means none of those items can be filibustered.

they get settled on an up or down vote. why senator reid doesn't have the courage to offer a budget resolution annex pa diet consideration of the budget is beyond me. jon: a budget is really your priorities. i do it at my house. the nation is about to see what the president's priorities are. how would you describe them? how would you assess them? >> first of all we have huge deficits. as wendell said it's twice as big as what the president promised he would have at this point. i tell you also what is interesting to me is the projected deficit for 2012 is $1,330,000,000,000, that is 40% bigger than the administration forecast just last september. the fiscal year 2013 bumpette deficit is $901 billion. again, 38, nearly 39% bigger than they forecast just a short period of time ago. if you look at the long term the budget never gets to balance, in fact it begins to grow again both as a percentage of the economy and in gross dollar

terms and gets very dramatic in the out years. we don't have true budget reduction, budget deficit reduction here. the other thing is look this is based on a theory. the theory is we can spend our way to prosperity. we have a problem with economic growth in this country, let's go spend money, let's put a billion-four into the energy department budget so we can give out more grants to so-called green companies. let's not talk about entitlements, let's just go spend money and that somehow or another is going to get us economic growth i this is unlikely. it's based on gimmicks. there is $1.5 trillion in tax increases that the democrats couldn't pass and didn't even try to pass when they had huge majorities in both the house and senate, so why should they say they are going to get them now. jon: stick with us if you would. we are getting ready to hear from the president. we want to get to some other news. we'll talk to you in a bit. thanks. jenna: we'll bring you the comments from the president when they do happen. we'll move out to hollywood now. drowning is reportedly one focus of investigators in the death of

singer whitney houston. she was found in the bathtub at her beverly hills hotel on saturday afternoon, apparently her face underwater. the singer's ex-husband bobby brown canceled his scheduled concert in nashville on sunday to fly to l.a. to be with the couple's daughter bobbi-kristina brown. casey stegall joins us with more. when will we start getting real answers about what happened here? >> reporter: it really could be weeks. the assistant chief coroner of los angeles countie countied winter just came out and told roerts the autopsy is complete. there is no signs of foul play, no murder investigation. the body of whitney houston can be released to the family. he said that the family is in the process of making funeral arrangements. there have been online reports that the body would be flown to atlanta, or possibly to new jersey, of course her home state. whitney houston's family not

releasing any details on that. the coroner also saying that it could take up to eight weeks, because they are waiting on the results now of those toxicology reports that would show whether there were any prescription drugs or illegal drugs in her system at the time of her death. and they say that they will not determine an official cause until those come in. he also explained why there is a security hold on the case. take a listen. >> we had a security hold on michael jackson, brittany murphy. corey haim, all high profile cases, and a lot of time on in custody or officer involved shooting case, or high profile murder cases, we'll put security holds to give the law enforcement agency a chance to do further investigation. >> reporter: there are a lot of rumors circulating that drowning had been ruled the official cause. the coroner's office coming out and saying, that is not the case. again, they have not made a

determination. we do know that whitney houston's body was discovered in the bathtub, but they have not ruled drowning a cause, jenna. jenna: so the coroner said that there is no murder investigation ongoing at this time, but what is the latest as far as police involvement? where do they go from here? >> reporter: you know the beverly hills police, the lead agency on this. because that is where whitney houston was found at the beverly hilton hotel. that is the agency that put the security hold on this case, so they are not saying much in terms of what was found in-house r-r'in-housein whitney houston's fourth floor hotel room. they had to secure a search warrant, that is standard proceedings. it took quite a bit of time. it was the coroner's office that told us that prescription pill bottles, a few in their words were turned over by police into their possession. the coroner said it was not an unusual amount but he would not

elaborate on what the specific perscriptions were that were turned over to their agency, jenna. jenna: so much to this story. thank you so much. casey stegall will be covering this for us thought the day today johnsto today. jon: two weekend victories put mitt romney's campaign back onto its feet. can he carry that back into his home state in we'll look back to 2008 for some answers. jenna: a top republican lawmaker is saying the fight over healthcare coverage and birth control is more than just about contraception, it's a bigger story, and we're going to be talking more about that. jon: also, they are our military eyes in the skies, why drones could be headed for some air space near you, what they might be looking for. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get bk to these invoices...

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thank you so much. thank you, thank you very much. everybody who has a chair, please have a seat. i know not everybody has a chair. >> i love you! >> i love you back. great to be here. i want to thank mike for the wonderful introduction. please give mike a big round of applause. [applause] >> it is great to be back here at nova. i've been here so many times i'm about three credits short of graduation. [laughter] >> but, you know, there are a couple of reasons that i keep oncoming back. first of all, i think that dr. templin and the whole administration here is doing a great job. i want to give them a big round of applause.

[applause] the other reason is because joe biden keeps talking up how great you are, and just as i do what michelle tells me to do, i also do what joe biden tells me to do. [laughter] >> in addition, by the way, i just want to acknowledge that we also have our secretary of labor here, hilda solis, who is doing an outstanding job. [applause] but the main reason i keep oncoming back, is i think this institution is an example of what is best about america. and some of you may have your eye on a four-year college, some of you may be trying to learn new skills that could lead to a new job, like mike, or a job that pays more, gives you more opportunity, but all of you are

here because you believe in yourselves, you believe in your ability, you believe in the future of this country. and that's something that inspires me. and you guys should take great pride in that. the truth is the skills and training you get here will be the best tools you have to achieve the american promise. the promise that if you work hard you can do well enough to raise a family, own a home, send your kids to college, and put a little away for retirement. and the defining issue of our time is how to keep this promise alive today, for everybody, because we've got a choice. we can settle for a country where a few people do really, really well, and everybody else struggles to get by, or we can restore an economy where everybody gets a fair shot,

everybody does their fair share, everybody plays by the same set of rules from washington to wall street, to main street. that's the america we believe in. [applause] >> now we're still recovering from one of the worst economic crises in three generations. we've got a long way to go before everybody who wants a good job can find one, before middle class americans regain that sense of security that's been slipping away for too long, long before the recession hit. but over the last 23 months we've added 3.7 million new jobs. [applause] >> american manufacturers are creating jobs for the first time since the 1990s.

the economy is growing stronger. recovery is speeding up. and the last thing we can afford to do right now is to go back to the very policies that got us into this mess in the first place. we can't afford it. [applause] the last thing we need is for washington to stand in the way of america's come back. [applause] >> now what does that mean concretely? for starters, congress nodes t needs to stop taxes going up on 160 million americans by the end of this month. and if they don't act, that is exactly what will happen. [applause] >> congress needs to pass an extension of the payroll tax cut and unemployment insurance without drama, and without delay, and without linking it to some other ideological side

issues. we've been through this before, remember? we've seen this movie. we don't need to see it again. we don't need to see it again. the time for self-inflicted wound to our economy has to be over. now's the time for action. now's the time for all of us to move forward. but preventing a tax hike on the middle class, that is only the beginning. that's just starters. in the state of the union i outlined a blueprint for and economy that is built to last. and economy built on new manufacturing and new sources of energy and new skills and education for the american people. today we're releasing the details of that blueprint in the form of next year's budget. don't worry, i will not read it to you. it's long and a lot of numbers. but the main idea in the

budget is this. at a time when our economy is growing and creating jobs at a faster clip, we've got to do everything in our power to keep this recovery on track. part of our job is to bring down our deficit and if congress adopt this is budget, then alongwith the cuts that we've already made, we'll be able to reduce our deficit by $4 trillion by the year 2022. $4 trillion. i'm proposing some difficult cuts frankly i wouldn't normally make if they weren't absolutely necessary but they are and the truth is we'll have to make some tough choices in order to put this country back on a more sustainable fiscal path. by reducing our deficit in the long term what that allow us to do is invest in things that help grow our economy right now. we can't cut back on those

things that are important for us to grow. we can't just cut our way into growth. we can cut back on things we don't need but we also have to make sure that everyone is paying their fair share for the things that we do need. we need to restore american manufacturing by ending tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas and give them to companies creating jobs right here in the united states of america. that is something everybody should agree on. [applause] we need to reduce our dependence on foreign oil by ending subsidies for oil companies and doubling down on clean energy that generates jobs and strengthens our security. [applause] and to make sure our businesses don't have to move overseas to find skilled workers we've got to invest in places like nova

and make sure higher education is affordable for every hard-working american. [applause] that's why i want to focus on today, what we need to do in terms of higher education. and community colleges in particular. employers today are looking for the most-skilled, educated workers. i don't want them to find them in india or china. i want businesses to find those workers right here in the united states. the skis and training that employers are looking for begins with men and women who educate our children. all of us can point to a teacher who made a difference in our lives and i know i can. so i want this congress to give our schools the resources to keep good

teachers on the job and reward the best teachers and in return they also need to give schools the flexibility to stop just teaching to the test and replace teachers who aren't helping kids learn. that is something we can do. [applause] so making sure we've got the most skilled workers starts early. it starts with k-12. it starts before k-12, making sure every child is prepared. and when an american of any age wants to pursue any kind of higher education, whether it is that high school grad that is just trying to get that first couple of years of college education, or, somebody like mike who is in the process of retraining. whether it's two years or four years or more, we've

got to make sure education is affordable and available to anybody who to go. now this congress needs to stop the interest rates on student loans from doubling this july. that's pretty important. [applause] that's in our budget. we're saying that to congress, now is not the time to make school more expensive for young people. they can act right now to make that change. they also need to take the tuition tax credit that my administration put in the budget over these last few years, a tax credit that saves families thousands of dollars on tuition, we need to make that permanent. it shouldn't be temporary. it should be permanent. [applause]

so between the increases we've provided in pell grants, these tax credits, keeping interest rates low, all that is going to help. and millions of students across the country have benefited from that. but students and taxpayers can't just keep on subsidizing skyrocketing tuition. we're going to run out of money. so that's why i asked states and colleges to do their part to keep costs down. we're putting colleges and universities on notice. you can't just keep on raising tuition and expect us to keep on coming up with more and more money because tuition inflation has actually gone up even faster than health care. that is hard to do. so what we're saying to states, colleges and universities, if you can't stop tuition from going up, then funding you get from taxpayers will go down because higher education can not be a luxury.

it is an economic imperative that every family in america should be able to taf ford. that is part of the american promise in the 21st century. [applause] so that's what we need to do to get more americans ready for the jobs of the future but what about the jobs that are open today? i talked about this at the state. union. there are millions of jobs open right now and there are millions of people who are unemployed. the question is, how do we match up those workers to those jobs? what about the companies that are looking to hire right now? i hear from business leaders all the time who want to hire in the united states. but a the moment they can not always find workers with the right skills. growing industries in science and technology have

twice as many openings as we have workers who can do those jobs. think about that. at a time when millions of americans are looking for work we shouldn't have any job openings out there. they should all be getting filled up. here in america we've got the best workers and some of the fastest growing companies in the world. there is no reason we can't connect the two. and places like nova are proving that we know how to do it. [applause] this institution proves we know how to do it. let's say you're a single parent or returning veteran, or somebody that wants a shot at better paying job. you're a hard worker, fast learner. you're motivated. you know there are companies looking to hire. you just need to figure out how to acquire some of the specific skills, the specialized skills that the companies need and you need to figure that out as quickly as possible.

hopefully without taking on tons of debt. everybody in america should be able to get those skills at a community college like nova. and companies looking to hire should be able to count on these schools to provide them with a steady stream of workers qualified to fill those specific jobs. that's why mike was sharing his story. as mike mentioned, he worked in the mortgage and real estate industry for 10 years. but when business declined after 9/11, he decided to start over. so he began selling building materials. then the bottom fell out of the housing market. so mike had to start all over again. he has a knack for computers. so he figured he would try a career in cybersecurity where there is a lot of hiring. that is going to be a growth industry. luckily for mike november valt is home to a program called cyber watch.

he signed up. he still has to pay the bills. so he is working. while going to school but in december mike earned two certificates. and by the way finished with a 4.0. so we're proud of that. [applause] now he is working towards his associate's degree and when he gratz, mike will have access to a network of over 40 companies and government agencies that will help him find a job. we need more stories like mike's. that's why my administration is helping community colleges redesign training programs so students can learn the skills that are most in demand in industries like health care sciences, advanced manufacturing. and that's why we're making a national commitment to

train two million americans with skills they need to get a job right now or start their own businesses right now. we've lined up more companies that want to help. [applause] we've already got model partnerships between major businesses like siemens and community collegeses in places like charlotte, orlando, and louisville. they're already up and running. we know how they work. that's why i've asked dr. biden and secretary solis to take a bus tour through several states, including ohio, kentucky, north carolina, to highlight businesses and community colleges that are working together to train workers for careers that are in demand right now. we've got to make these examples a model for the entire nation. and we also need to give more community colleges the resources they need to

become community career centers, places where folks can learn the skills that local businesses are looking for right now from data management to high-tech manufacturing. this should be an engine of job growth all across the country, these community colleges and that's why we've got to support them. that is why it is such a big priority. [applause] so, and economy built to last. demands that we keep doing everything we can to help students learn the skills that businesses are looking for. it means we have to keep strengthening american manufacturing. it means we've got to keep investing in american energy. we have to double down on the clean energy that is creating jobes but -- jobs but it means we have to

refew the values of fair play and responsibility. the budget that we're releasing today is a reflection of shared responsibility. it says that if we're serious about investing in our future and investing in commune -- community colleges and investing in new energy technology and investing in basic research, well, we've got to pay for it and that means we've got to make some choices. right now we're scheduled to spend nearly $1 trillion more on what was intended to be a temporary tax cut for the wealthiest 2% of americans. we've already spent about that much. now we're scheduled to spend another trillion. keep in mind a quarter of all millionaires pay lower tax rates than millions of middle class households.

you've heard me say it. warren buffett pay as lower tax rate than his secretary. that is not fair. it doesn't make sense at a time when we've got to pull together to get the country moving. i don't need a tax break. we don't need to be providing additional tax cuts for folks who are doing really, really well. do we want to keep these tax cuts for wealthiest americans or keep investing in everything else? education, clean energy, a strong military, care for our veterans. we can't do both. we can't afford it. some people go around they say, well the president is engaging in class warfare. that is not class warfare. that is common sense. [applause] that is common sense.

asking a billionaire to pay at least as much as a secretary when it comes to the tax rate, that is just common sense. because warren buffett's doing fine. i'm doing fine. we don't need the tax breaks. you need them. you're the ones who see your wages stall [applause] you're the one whose cost of everything from college to groceries has gone up. you're the ones who deserve a break. we don't begrudge success in america. we aspire to it. everybody here. i want everybody here to go out there and do great. i want you to make loads of money if you can. that's wonderful. and we expect people to earn it. study hard. work hard for it. we don't envy the wealthy. but we do expect everybody to do their fair share.

so that everybody has opportunity. not just some. and given where our deficit is, it is just a matter of math that folks like me will have to do a little bit more. because americans understand, if i get a tax break i don't need and the country can't afford, one of two things are going to happen. either that means we have to add to our deficit or it means you've got to pay for it. it means the seniors have got to pay for it in terms of suddenly their medicare benefits are costing more. it means the student, suddenly sees their interest rates go up higher at a time when they can't afford it. means the family that is struggling to get by is having to do more because i'm doing less. that's not right. not who we are. each of us is here only because somebody somewhere felt a responsibility to each other and to our, our

country's future. that's why they made investments in places like nova. here in america the story is never been about what we can do just by ourselves. it's about what we can do together. it's about believing in our future and the future of our country. you believe in that future. that's why you're working hard. that's why you're putting in long hours. that's why mike is doing what he is doing. some of you are balancing a job at the same time you're going to school. you're scrimping and scratching to make sure you can pay tuition here. you know that doing big things isn't easy but you haven't given up. that's the spirit we've got to have right now. we don't give up in this country. we look out for each other. we pull together. we work hard. we reach for new opportunities. we pull each other up. that is who we are. if we work together in common purpose we will build

and economy that lasts and remind people around the world why america is the greatest country on earth. thank you very much, everybody. god bless you. god bless the united states of america. [applause] ♪ . jon: well the president delivering sort of a, to my ear at least a miniature version of his state of the union address, talking about the investments that he wants to make and infrastructure, challenging congress, to continue the payroll tax credit that is due to expire at the end of this month. blaming, in large part congress for many of the problems that the country faces and to obviously a sympathetic office there at a community college there in northern virginia saying he wants to prevent tuition increases, prevent tuition increases from taking effect and also saying that pell grants and other tuition credits should be extended.

we're going to talk a little bit more about this now from with some folks who can kind of take apart the numbers. jenna: we'll have a bit of a response. the president spoke just over 20 minutes. his main focus as jon was mentioning was education. let's talk to a folks taking a look at the budget so see if this is something realistic that can pass through congress. chairman of the senate republican policy committee, john barrasso is joining us now. as we look at the budget proposal, your thoughts? >> jenna, first the president said he wanted to avoid self-inflicted wounds. the two big self-inflicted wounds were the health care law he forced through congress against the will of the american people and $800 billion so-called stimulus package which he said if it passed by now unemployment rates he said would be under 6% and in fact unemployment rates have been over 8% for 36 months. i look at that picture of the president and see all

the young people behind him and budget he put out today is burying those young people under a mountain of debt. the budget he puts out adds $11 trillion to the debt into the future. so i think that the president has abandoned his role as leader of this nation by not being honest with the american people about the significance of how much money we owe and a lot of that to other countries including china. jenna: there seems to be a very stark difference of opinion between republicans and democrats at this poim when you look what to do for the economy. president alongwith the white house suggested we need to spend to continue to stimulate parts of the economy and make sure the recovery continues. the president said you can't cut our way into growth. jack lew yesterday, the budget director says, it is not the sometime for austerity right now. what is your argument for the opposite? why do you believe now is the time to address some of the major budget concerns like the entitlement programs? >> the question are we

better off now than we were $4 trillion ago? the president, this is the fourth year in a row of a budget over a trillion dollars in debt. it's not working. it is not working at all. that is why i'm saying we need to focus on jobs and economy and getting people back to work but what the president does continue to make it harder and more expensive for private sector to create jobs. jack lew was on of the morning talk shows says 60 votes to pass senate and budget. it doesn't. it takes 50. there are 53 democrats. mr. president, get harry reid, the majority leader in the senate to vote on your budget. let's let the democrats pass it? you know they haven't had a budget now pass the senate for over 1,000 days? and the democrat leader, the democrat-controlled senate said we're not even going to vote on president's budget. what kind of leadership is that for this party? jenna: take it in a different direction then. do you see any possibility here within what we do know

of the budget proposal, i know you're just getting a look at it, sir, do you see any opportunity within the parameters as they have been suggested for compromise? parts that you see you can get behind as a republican? >> i want to get behind what is real budgeting. what the president has done here is use a lot of accounting gimmicks and budget tricks. i think we have to be honest with the american people. the president ignores the two tidal waves coming at us of medicare and social security and the impact those things are going it do. the president has to be honest with those students when he talks to them about the impact of his current spending decisions on the mountain of debt that is continuing to go to bury them this generation and future generations. jenna: senator, you mentioned health care. i just like to drop on the expertise as a doctor, an orthopedic surgeon as i understand it. someone probably in high demand for all the different athletic in you areries out there in this country. let me ask you something.

for the last week we've seen the debate happen over the health care law, the contraception mandate, passing the cost from the employer to the insurance company to provide that for free. that is where we left it off at the end of last week. i'm curious to your opinion as part of the medical profession, how do you think the mandate affects the care that we can expect in the future when it comes to our doctors? >> well, i've been fighting through this whole thing for patient-centered health care, not government-controlled nor insurance company-controlled health care. when the president tries to use his health care law that is even more unpopular now than it was at time it was passed, and use that to trample on issues of faith, religious belief, the first amendment to the constitution, that just shows how powerful the government can be if they try to step in places that we as citizens of the united states don't want. the constitution was written

as ronald reagan said, not to protect the government from the citizens. but to protect citizens from the government. and we saw that very significantly last week, jenna. jenna: senator barrasso. thank you for that. nice to get your opinion on a couple different things happening, big news stories of the day. appreciate having you and look forward to having you back. >> thank for having me, appreciate it. jon: the battle is coming. the white house says the compromise on contraception is final. critics say it is really just a trick. is this about religious freedom or women's right to health care? a fair and balanced debate next hour. as you can see, i'm in a tricky situation here.

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jon: new next hour, the newlywed accused killing his bride on their honeymoon goes on trial today. dave watson faces first degree murder charges after his wife drowned during a subha diving expedition in australia. israel pointing the finger at iran after

diplomats in two countries were targeted. the attacks wounded two people. figurative shootout between homeowners and a 40-year-old gun club. they say millionaire neighbors are trying to bully them into shutting their club down. jenna: the fallout continues today over a controversial health care mandate from the white house. we're talking about this a little bit with with senator barrasso. the ruling was religious affiliated employers must pay for coverage of for free contraception. that didn't sit well with the catholic church as you well know. the president made a according to mitch mcconnell the fight is far from over. he says the problem is much more than free contraceptives. >> this issue will not go away until the administration simply backs down. they don't have the authority under the first amendment to the united states constitution to tell someone in this country or some organization in this country what their religious beliefs are. jenna: a big story here.

chief washington correspondent james rosen has more. >> reporter: jenna, good afternoon. a leading catholic clergy man calling today on catholics to make their voices heard in protest of the latest attempt by the obama administration to insure free contraception for women while respecting religious liberty. at the same time on this network about an hour ago the archbishop of washington hinted there could be a truce albeit a limited truce with the white house if catholic institutions that are self-insured are exempted from the newest hhs ruling. >> we would have to see what that would look like but even if we were to find some satisfactory conclusion to the question of immoral activities and paying for them, we still have to get to the more basic issue and that is, the fundamental freedom of religious faith-based groups to carry out their ministry unempeaed by government directives. >> reporter: this controversy dates too last month as jenna just noted the obama administration mandated all employers

provide free female contraception of after a fiery protest led by clergy that would force catholic affiliated hospitals and charities and schools to violate their own religious doctrine, president forge ad compromise that the insurance companies would pick up the tab, not faith based employers. president obama on friday called this a sensible approach. >> religious liberty will be protected and a law that requires free preventative care will not discriminate against women. we live in a pluralistic society. where we're not going to agree on every single issue or share every belief. that doesn't mean that we have to choose between individual liberty about and basic fairness for all americans. >> reporter: the white house also publicize ad list of prominent catholic organizations and individuals that welcomed his move as a step in the right direction or a good-faith effort by the president to meet genuine

religious concerns. there are 68 million catholics. some 40 of million won four years ago and president obama won that vote by almost 10 percentage points. jenna. jenna: james rosen, in washington today. jon: well, just about no matter where you are get ready for an active week ahead weatherwise. a storm is forecast to stretch from the gulf coast states all the way to the northeast. it could bring rain, sleet or snow depending where you are. many areas like ohio already digging out from up to a foot of snow. maria molina is live in the fox weather center has a look ahead for us. >> jon, that's right. we'll look at several storm systems rolling through the country. it will be very active out there. we already had one system roll through the area over the weekend that brought very cold air not just for us here in the northeast but also areas as far south as florida and texas. highs in florida today only in the 50s. very cold for floridians. the all the cold air set

stage for storm system producing snow as far as south as texas, oklahoma and arkansas. it is coming down across parts of the mid-south. arkansas, missouri, some of that stretching across portions of iowa and illinois. we have rainfall across portions of louisiana and texas. rainfall and thunderstorms there as well. system heads eastward along the rain-snow line. we have big concerns for icing possible and that does stretch from arkansas on eastward through parts of mississippi where you see the pink popping up on the radar. that means we could be looking at slippery roadways. this storm system will not be a blockbuster storm. we're not looking at significant accumulations. maybe one to three inches of snow in some spots. could pick up to 4 inches this parts of missouri and illinois. the pink is where we see the icing across southern portions of arkansas. further to the west we have significant storm system that will dump snow across central rockies and sierras. much-needed snow for the ski resorts. over a foot of snow over the

highest elevations generally above 6,000 feet. future radar on of the storm system will head east. across the mid-south by today and tomorrow snow across ohio and parts of the southeast and rain and other storm out west will impact the center of the country by midweek. this is noon on wednesday. you see rain across parts of texas, arkansas. the next round will come to you in the form of rain. the reason for that we'll have warmer air starting to move northward. looking at today's highs. look at dallas and also tampa. 48 today in dallas. 65 in tampa. by tomorrow a little bit warmer. jon: maria, from the weather center. thank you. we'll be right back.

jenna: some new information in the case of josh powell.

that is the man who just last week killed himself and his two young boys. investigators finding a comforter stuffed into a storage locker and initial tests on that comforter turned up positive for blood. also today, volunteers are searching recycling center near powell's home. acting on a tip he may have dumped papers there before blowing up his open last week. he of course was the only suspect in the disappearance of his wife, susan powell, back in 2009. jon: all right now as the music world warns the death after global superstar folks in whitney houston's hometown packed the church where she once sang in the choir. lauren green is live at the new hope baptist church in the newark, new jersey. lauren? >> reporter: jon, like some black singers, whitney houston's past of before pop music stardom began in the church. she began in the newark, new jersey. her mother sissy a gospel

legend and member more than 50 years. whitney never forgot her gospel roots. gospel put the seed in me. i'm glad my foundation was here. many in the congregation remember her singing in the choir and her being such a powerful presence here in the church. >> i was in awe of her as a child. so to watch her as an adult now was like, just, following her career and everything and trials and tribulations and just that she was having brought to us shock. we were shocked. >> she will be truly missed you know, because she has been a part of her church, the whole family for years. you know, she is really going to be missed. >> reporter: reverend jesse jackson also made a surprise appearance here yesterday to offer whatever words of comfort he could. he has known the family for years. he talked about his favorite memories of whitney. >> singing in the church. of course i saw her in many stages but watch her grew up

as a child and see that special something she had in her, it was clear early on she had the special little pep in her step. >> reporter: the funeral plans are pending. many of the congregation are their going home ceremony would be here as well. back to you, jon. jon: lauren green, live for us in newark. lauren, thank you. jenna: a pair of victories in the maine caucuses and cpac straw poll for mitt romney. is it enough to ignite his campaign? we'll take a closer leak at that. plus overseas as well, riots in the streets of athens today. tens of thousands protesting severe budget cuts there why it could get even worse next. [shouting]

jenna: "happening now," big breaking news story, israel pwhraeuplg iran for attempted assassination of a diplomate today. we are glad you are with us, everybody i'm jenna lee. jon: i'm jon scott.

the bombings in india and the former state of georgia involves israeli vehicles. knelt net says iran is the world's top initiator of terror. leland vittert with more for us now. >> reporter: this could have been a lot worse. we can now confirm that the wife of of the israeli military attache will survive. this was her car delhi. a motorcycle drove up alongside and attached a bomb to the side of the car. it also hald in the som happened in the soviet republic of georgia. that is not the case in dehli. it happened within a couple of

hundred yards of the prime minister there, a highly secured area here. this is the 4th anniversary plus one day of the death of a hezbollah chief who was killed in a car bomb attack in damascus syria, a notorious militant behind the beirut bear racks bombing that killed so many u.s. marines, behind the embassy bombing in argeneral te argentina. hezbollah promised revenge for that. the irans so far which back hezbollah, provide a lot of its money and operational control have denied their involvement. the israelis have accused iran and hezbollah for being behind it. do both sides say things are settled, we'll end things now, or are there more attacks

planned by whoever carried these attacks out or possibly by the israelis. the israelis uncovered and foiled a number of attacks on their assets abroad by hezbollah. this may be one of many more attacks to come or the end of the line for hezbollah. jon: let's hope it's the latter. thank you. jenna: a lot of big stories in that part of the world today. there is a looming threat in the persian gulf. according to these latest reports the u.s. navy is warning iran is building a fleet of small speed boats that are equipped to launch suicide bomb attacks right there in the gulf. along with our navy the u.s. coast guard is on the front lines in the zone. steve centanni is live with a look at this story. >> reporter: there are six coast guard cutters out in the gulf along with big navy ships, part of a big web of u.s. defenses that carry out a variety of

tasks. they watch for anything suspicious. protect iraq's oil facilities out there. they board vessels to check identities when they look suspicious and they rescue sailors in trouble, as they did last month. they can travel into shallow waters where the navy ships can't go. they learned firsthand about the guard's mission and capabilities. while the coast guard is a familiar sight in u.s. waters, some people are unaware they are deployed to the gulf as well. >> i don't think a lot of people necessarily understand the unique nature of the coast guard and how we are both a military and a federal law enforcement agency. >> reporter: the coast guard operates under the department of homeland security, not the pentagon. in the gulf coast guard cutters play mainly a support role especially in checking out boats they are not sure about. here is how the guard commander put it. >> our cutters are lightly armed, they can protect themselves to a certain extent,

but if something large was to happen over there the u.s. navy is quite prepared to take care of it. >> reporter: that would include these suicide patrol boats by the iranians. even though the job of the coast guard in the gulf is a very dangerous one. one coast guard crew member was killed along with two other people in a terrorist attack back in 2004. jenna: we don't want to forget the coast guard, very important. we will be taking a closer look at iran's fleet of suicide bomb boats as they are being called as well as israel blaming iran for the simultaneous bomb attacks, attempted attacks of their diplomats. where does the u.s. figure into this? we'll take a closer look ahead. jon: there is new fallout in the republican presidential race. mitt romney making a turn around this weekend, winning the conservative political action conference straw poll in washington, edging out ron paul as well for a narrow victory in the main caucuses. joining us live is bret baier the host of special report. i think you heard the big sigh

of relief this weekend from the mitt romney campaign. >> reporter: a lot of people were talking about momentum. this weekend was stopping the bleeding for mitt romney after that string of losses tuesday to rick santorum, especially in colorado, which was essentially a gut punch to the romney campaign. they thought they would win colorado. with a win in maine, and the straw poll there is a sense that you stop the bleeding. that said, maine's win was 19 194 votes over ron paul and the paul campaign was saying that they really weren't sure that the votes, all of the votes were tallied and al in all of the counties. there is the talk about this is a caucus and the delegates will be apportioned later as caucuses do. the paul people think they'll get more delegates in the end. and the cpac vote the santorum

campaign saying mitt romney bus ned all the college students to vote and that's why he won. traditionally cpac operates like that. ron paul has won many by doing just that, organizing and getting people in to vote for that. this was a restore cal game changa rhetorical game changer. jon: a lot of people thought it was possible that ron paul might even win maine. i came fairly close. he came in second and has yet to win a state. >> reporter: the paul people will point out that in the end they are going to get more delegates because this is in the weeds, but the dill gat a portionment, how it's awarded is through a series of contest, county, precinct county, statewide and then appointing the delegates for the state to the national convention, and they believe that there are people who are loyal to them and they will stick with them

throughout, no matter what the contest shows. the big contest, jon, arizona and michigan. it's hard to overstate the importance of those states for the mitt romney campaign. in michigan there are two new polls out, ppp and arg that have rick santorum leading currently. if that sticks that is a huge, huge deal. jon: right, that's the question i was going to ask you. it appears to the santorum campaign is setting its sights on michigan and ohio a couple of delegate-rich mid western states where his appeal could actually come out on top, ahead of mitt romney. >> reporter: sure, and newt gingrich will play eva lee in botheavily in both of those states as well. they are making a real full-court press for those states. there is a threat to the romney campaign, specifically. when you look at michigan, in particular, his home state essentially, the place where his father was governor, if he were

to lose michigan that really is a game changer and i would suspect you'll see a lot of ad time being purchased on radio on tv in coming days. jon: you'll have a lot to talk about tonight, bret. >> reporter: yes. jon: thank you. catch more with bret each and every evening, tune in for special report 6:00pm eastern time. you can learn all of the latest from capitol hill. jenna: new information on america's elite military forces. admiral william mccraven wants more freedom and authority to move more special op forces around the world. jennifer griffin is taking a closer look at this from the pentagon. >> reporter: the president presented his budget today, but what is notable is that despite the ever shrinking defense budget the one area that was not cut, was not touched was that for the special operations community, the navy seals, the rangers, delta force and others,

the implement ters of this new strategy to rely on them rather than large ground forces. the special ops community has 66,000 forces, less than 2% of the country's military, but its size and budget has doubled since 9/11. its budget request for this year is $10.4 billion, about four 50's of the 12,000 or so special operators deployed around the world are in the middle east. now their top commander is seeking to cut through the pentagon's bureaucracy so he can move those forces where he wants when he wants. >> the efforts in afghanistan will to the affect our efforts elsewhere. we have about 3,000 folks deployed outside afghanistan right now that are working on all of those target threats, all those concerns you listed, and, frankly, if we ned to put more effort into that we will. >> reporter: the admiral was in washington last week making his case. he of course was the command tkeur who oversaw the osama bin

laden raid in pakistan. and the white house and pentagon want to shift the military's folk to us this kind of intelligence-driven raid. the problem is deploying the special operation troops around the world into sensitive areas has the state department and ambassadors around the world quite concerned because these kind of raids have political implications, jenna. jenna: more to this story, thank you so much. jennifer griffin. jon: a grizzly discovery in northern california to tell you about. one of the notorious speed freak killers leads police to his victims. some new clues about a serial murder case dating back to the 1980s. also as investigators try to determine what killed whitney houston the music world mourns the loss of the superstar, paying tribute to her on the industry's biggest night, a live report on that next. ♪ i get so emotional baby, ain't it shocking what love can do. ♪ ♪

jenna: welcome back, everyone,

big headlines from the state department. we are getting reports from the associated press that the u.s. will hold talks with north korea over their nuclear program starting next thursday. this apparently is to restart some of the aid for disarmer meant negotiations that had been in place over the last couple of years. remember, the united states was negotiating some of this right before the death of kim jong-il. we heard reports that there were going to be huge shipments of aid sent to north korea. apparently a lot of that fell apart with his death. again, we have the state department, a headline coming from the associated press that we will be talking to north korea about its nuclear program next thursday in beijing. one has to ask about the timing of all of this especially considering some of the nuclear concerns in the middle east. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: right now some new information on crime stories we are keeping an eye on. rain in northern california could slow the search for human remains on an abandoned cattle ranch.

investigators are there looking for slim victims of the so-called speed freak killers. they claim as many as 15 victims. seven members of a michigan militia going on thraoeul toda trial today charged with plotting to kill a police officer and attacking his funeral procession. they complied a hit list of judges. a lacrosse player's trial, he is accused of killing his girlfriend is entering its first week. george huguely pled not guilty to killing yeardley love. jenna: whitney houston died suddenly at the age of 48, her body found in a bathtub at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of the grammys. houston's colleagues honoring her with emotional tributes at last night's big ceremony.

claudia cowan has more. >> reporter: in the end it was a moving prayer at the beginning of the show followed by references from performers and a show-stopping tribute from one of houston's biggest fans, jennifer hudson. whitney houston died just hours before she was supposed to attended 0 pre-grammy party hosted by clive davis. part geparty goers expressed their sadness. ♪ [singing] >> one of my favorite whitney songs. >> she was having a great time. and she wanted to come up here and play. i'm going to miss her.

i'm sorry. >> reporter: in las vegas elton john dedicated a song during his show to the late singer's talent and other stars did it through tweets and statements. beyonce saying, quote, so many of my life's memories are attached to a whitney houston song and so much us agree with that. cable station -rs running her movies and music videos nonstop and oprah written free will era two hour special on thursday with more tributes planned in the days ahead to honor the late whitney houston. jenna: she had one of the big interviews with whitney houston just recently. so we'll watch for that. claudia, thank you. jon: israel is launching new accusations against iran after a pair of bombing attempts on israeli diplomats, as the u.s. navy says iran is equipping boats for possible suicide mission. our analysts break down the latest on the growing tension. an alabama man accused of

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murder which is normally punishable by death but instead faces life in prison without parole if convicted because of a deal the state of alabama made years ago with australian officials to guarantee his return to the u.s. after serving time in australia. tina's father meantime says the family has endured eight years of delays and disappointments getting to the trial date finally eight years later. prosecutors claim watson meticulously planned the honeymoon so he could kill his 26-year-old bride and make up it seem like an accident, all to collect on a modest life insurance policy, jon. jon: he has remarried since then

as i understand it. >> reporter: he has apparently moved on. he will not be moving on much farther if convicted. he'll be spending the rest of his life behind bars. jenna: new information on twin bomb plants targeting israeli diplomats in the former some of yacht republic of georgia and india. israel is blaming iran and its prodigy, hezbollah. peter brooks is a form cia officer and a senior fellow of nation security affairs at the heritage foundation. put it in context for us. what strikes you most of all about -- these reports, no one is claiming tonight yet, but how do you see it? >> i think we really have a low intensity conflict going on between iran and israel that is only likely to get worse as iran moves towards a nuclear weapons capability. we've seen these assassinations of iranian nuclear scientists,

nobody has taken responsibility for it. we've seen attacks on israeli diplomats just today. there's been previous attacks, plots in tie lan, in jordan. i think that the tension is getting very, very high and the potential for miscalculations and misperceptions that could lead to very dire consequences or an escalation in violence are certainly present. jenna: you seem to be suggesting this is a step closer to an all out conflict between israel and iran. >> we've heard the rumors recently about israel may have to take steps to deal with iran's nuclear program. we see iran sending signals that it will not be intimidated and it will strike out. the director of national intelligence told us a week or so ago that iran has been thinking about plots against the united states and its interests overseas. we had the plot against the saudi ambassador in the united states.

tension -rs increasing, with the sanctions against iran. there is announcement coming up about iran's capabilities in terms of uranium enrichment. there are a lot of things on the table. the tensions in the gulf between the u.s. navy and the iranian navy. there are a lot of things on the table and that mix for a witch's brew that could cause a lot of trouble for a lot of people. jenna: i'm going to get to the issue of the navy in a moment. when we take a lock at iran and israel, again, these are allegations that both are responsible for attacks, covert attacks on each other. where do we fit in all of this? peter, where is america, if you're looking at them firing at each other, where are we in the crossfire? >> well the united states is certainly and ally of israel. we have significant interests in what happens in the middle east. iran is an enemy of the united states, it's been so for many, many years going back perhaps to 1979. they are developing a nuclear

weapon program that is not only pointed at israel but at the united states. u.s. intelligence has said publicly that iran will have an intercontinental ballistic missile by the year 2015, that is a few short years and it will probably be targeted on the united states since they already have the missile capability to reach is raoefplt th israel. we are very involved in that part of the world and will continue to do so. jenna: these timelines move up, sometimes they move up, regarding the capabilities and the weapons that iran may have. there was talk about iran's growing fleet of speed boats. apparently they are equipped with explosives. the aim apparently is possible suicide attacks on u.s. forces in the persian gulf. it brings to mind the uss coal.

images like that. what do you think about that peter. >> it goes back further than that, back to the some of yacht union when they used to think about the swarming tactics by patrol boats against the u.s. navy carriers, this is not something new, this is an asa metric effort on the part of iran realizing they can't stand toe-to-toe with our destroyers, aircraft carriers or cruisers. ha they might do is send a bunch of patrol boats at high targets such as an american aircraft carrier and try to overwhelm its ability to defend itself and conduct a suicide attack. jenna: overwhelm or perhaps tempt the u.s. to fire on some of these boats? >> sure. jenna: are we looking at that type of situation, a cat and mouse game, and i hate even using that term because we are dealing with really high stakes. are we at this point where that could be seen as a way that suddenly we are in a real conflict and that happens in

just a moment? >> that's like i said, misperception and miscalculation. you have to remember when you look at the iranian naval forces they have an iranian navy and the islamic revolutionary guard core that also has its own navy. in many cases the irgg are the ones that continue to harass u.s. forces in the persian gulf region. there could be something that happens, and incident that is not intended that could lead to a firing war between, or a conflict, or an exchange of fire between u.s. and iranian forces that could certainly escalate. the commanders in that part of the world, the u.s. navy commander's and the senior commander's have to be very, very concerned about these possibilities. when do i feel that i'm threatened? and when am i not threatened? when do i have to take an action to protect my ship and my crew from somebody who may be ha ratio harassing me. jenna: we'll watch the headlines coming out of this part of the world, peter.

thanks for working through them with us today. jon: violent battles to show you in the straoefts athens as police struggle to control the latest riots. as that nearly bankrupt nation goes begging for another bail out. they want to bring u.n. peacekeepers into syria under new charges that the bashar al-assad regime is committing crimes against humanity. so who ordered the cereal that can help lower olesterol and who ordered the yummy cereal? yummy. [ woman ] lower cholesterol. [ man 2 ] yummy. i got that wrong didn't i? [ male announcer ] want great taste and whole gin oats that can help lower cholesterol? honey nut cheerios.

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jon: a fox news business alert for you now, chaos erupts in the capitol of greece. protestors tossing rocks and fire bombs as police setting dozens of buildings on fire. those riots breaking out after the greek parliament approved a new budget cutting measure to try to prevent the country from falling into bankruptcy. ashley webster live for us in athens. >> reporter: good evening to you. so far it's a much quieter evening in athens, that is the good new. i haven't seen one riot police officer. as you mentioned 24 hours ago it was a much different story in fact this very location was overcome with teargas, and smoke from burning buildings, in fact close to 50 buildings set on fire with fire bombs last night, as angry protestors clashed with police for some ten hours.

at least 150 shops had their windows smashed and were looted, more than a hundred injured people, including 68 police officers. and some 130 people arrested, all of them very upset over the latest round of austerity measures that indeed was passed by the greek parliament in the very early hours of this morning. the question becomes now what happens next? well greece is not assured of getting this latest round of bail out money that it so desperately needs in order to pay its bills. it needs to pay some $19 billion next month when some loan money becomes due. the big question is, will the european union okay the next round of bail out money? greece has to prove that not only will it pass these measures, but actually implement them, something it did not do the first time around. so there will be questions, certainly some doubts and certainly cynicism as to whether greece can in fact take the necessary steps.

we need to get the assurances from greek lawmakers that they will in fact sign off on these new reform measures, and that hell not try to renegotiate when greece holds its next round of elections in april. without that assurance it's uncertain whether the eu will in fact go ahead and give them the bail out money. in the meantime the people of greece are already facing another year of recession. they've seen unemployment go to 20%. they are seeing the taxes go up, and their paychecks go down, and they are not very happy at all. of course that was evident on the streets of a t-rb athens. tonight so far it is calm. things can change quickly. the future of this country very much unclear. for now greece has done what it said it would do and pass that reform measure in parliament, now it's up to whether the eu will indeed release that money that this country so desperately needs, jon. jon: birthplace of democracy. so sad to see what is happening

to it right now. ashley webster, fox business network thank you. jenna: we're going to stay overseas where syrian troops using heavy artillery today in several regions inside that country where rebels are fighting to bring down the bashar al-assad regime. the bashar al-assad government is rejecting the u.n.'s push for peacekeepers. i spoke with robert ford, the u.n. ambassador to syria. he had to close the embassy when he said he continue take additional measures to protect the compound. we discussed a whole host of issues. listen to what the ambassador had to say about iran. >> iran's role is very pe pernicious. they apply reexpressive policies, whether it be monitoring the internet or strategizing on how to beat back peaceful demonstrations. jenna: joining us now is john nan chanzer, the author of

al-qaida's armies. you say iran's reliance on syria is even more reason to work hard to bring down the regime there. wherwhy is that? >> the iranians have long used syria as a proxy to prop up organizations like hezbollah and hamas. syria has been a lunching point for some of the insurgency attacks we've seen in iraq. syria has played a very critical role for iran in manipulating the middle east. when we think about ways to bring down this ragine right now. syria right now represents a sprain or broken ankle. if we can takeout that ankle you will find a much more weakened iran. the green movement is watching syria very carefully. if they see that the syrians are unable to maintain power, and the iranians are not able to keep them in power this might be

an indication to them that iran is weak evening, and that perhaps it's time to take this to the streets again, and this would obviously be a welcome development, as we try to, you know, bring down this regime, or at least prevent it from going nuclear. jenna: for our viewers that may not be as familiar with that part of the world the green movement was the movement in the streets in iran, that iran had to try to keep down, and some suggest it was the first movement in the arab spring to kind of overthrow these dictators in the middle east. it was interesting talking to the ambassador about syria for a whole host of reasons, and we'll go threw a few of them. one of them was his hesitancy about the rebels in the street. he says we need to encourage them to have a positive approach. he seems hesitant in throwing his complete support about the folks in the street. what do we know about them? >> that is part of the problem.

we don't know everything about this movement. it's relatively new. the opposition has only been in the streets for less than a year. so of course we don't know everything about that opposition. the opposition was repressed for decades under this regime. but i think this is actually a major oversight on the part of this administration. we need to sit down with these people. we need to make sure that they have the right strategy. we need to give them the guidance that they need in order to be able to over take this regime and bring it down. saying that we can't give them our full support because we don't know who they are is allowing this to continue, as a result now we have al-qaida jumping into the fray. they announced that they support the opposition as well making it that much more complicated to support the people out in the street. jenna: what do you do? at this point what do you do? if al-qaida is supporting the opposition and the arab league is trying to support the opposition, then where does the united states live in that whole realm? the ambassador seems to say sanctions are still where we

need to be. but where is it jonathan. >> sanctions are an important part of this. i think making unequivocal statements about this regime needing to come down. providing perhaps other types of support to the opposition, whether chunkse communications or financing. it's a tricky thing saying to provide arms to the opposition. it's a debate there. offering guidance, making sure the leaders of this protest understand the limits to which the united states can take part in their opposition and i think that is how you can keep al-qaida out of the mix and keep the seculars in charge. jenna: it's one of the big challenges, it makes it very different than let's say libya because we don't have access to the streets as easily, and journalists in the streets as easily. that can affect the

communication in the streets. thanks for joining us. jon: a friday night traffic stop near salt lake city turns into a major drug bust with ties to a violent cartel in mexico. we'll update you on that. thrust wealthy neighbors are taking legal action to get rid of a local gun club, and they are telling their lawyers, suit to kill. i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe,

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♪ feel the power my young friend. mmm! [ male announcer ] for excellent fruit and veggie nutrition... v8 v-fusion, also refreshing plus tea. could've had a v8. jenna: new information now on a major drug bust in utah. dea agents delivering a blow to mexican drug trafficking on u.s. streets there. julie has more on the breaking news desk. >> reporter: a major blow against the mexican drug trafficking in the salt lake area, and many arrests going down. let me tell you more about it. over the last 48 hours dea agents seized a number of guns, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, and 25 pounds of meth. that meth alone has a street

value of around half a million dollars. now the dea isn't exactly commenting on exactly how many arrests were made during this latest sting, because it is part of a larger ongoing investigation. the dea does believe, though, that this is the largest seizure of meth in the history of the state, jenna. jenna: wow, julie thanks. jon: some millionaires who built mansions near a popular gun club are painting a target now on the shooting range. the wealthy neighbors are suing to shut the club down. dan springer is live in seattle with more on that controversy. dan. >> reporter: yeah, hey, jon it's a legal shootout, the gun club pleases property from the city of ashland, well outside the city center. 400 families belong. for years the only neighbors were cattle ranchers and farmers. that changed a few years ago when ed kerwin built a mansion

700 yards down range from the shooting range. this is a 19,000 square foot home, plus a guesthouse, pool and vineyard. he and one other neighbor got a hold of a lawyer that works with the sierra club and they sued the city for leasing the land from the club claiming the lead from the bullets is harming endangered fish and birds and they also don't like the noise. the gun club is fighting back. >> i think the technique that is being employed is to throw all of the environmental issues at the wall, see how many of them stick, and then ride that horse until we are out of money. >> reporter: the federal lawsuit claims violations to the endangered species act and clean water act, but the city is backing the gun club and its lease. the council had a study done that showed lead is not seeping into the groundwater or impacting the creek that runs through the property. still the plaintiffs are unconvinced. >> we are not concerned about the gun club, we are not concerned about bullets, but we are concerned about pollution that might kill animals, and kill birds, and kill wildlife.

>> reporter: the national rifle association says because of antigun politics and the abuse of environmental laws outdoor gun ranges anywhere near a city are getting harder to find. perhaps the biggest culprit, jon, urban sprawl and the culture clash in ashland, oregon. jon: they didn't hear the gunshots being fired when they were building the house or looking at the proposed site. >> reporter: when they walked around the site they didn't see those guys shooting 700 yards away or hear the gunshots, yeah i know. jon: dan springer live from seattle. jenna: the white house coming up with an accommodation on this mandate for free contraception benefits. critics say not so fast in all of this. is this really an issue of religious freedom, the proper role of government or about a woman's right to healthcare? a fair & balanced debate coming up next. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement

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jon: republicans are slamming the president's compromise on birth control coverage requirements for religious employers. president obama proposes to shift the burden to insurance providers, a move the head of the house budget committee dismisses as an accounting gimmick. >> to paraphrase the bishop's letter, this thing is a distins twout a difference, it's an accounting gimmick or a figure leaf. it's not a compromise. the president has doubled down. it's a real teachable moment for america in two ways, number one they are treating our constitutional first amendment rights as revocable privileges from our government, not as even lay ownable rights from our creator. number two if this is what the president is willing to do in a tough election year, imagine what he will do in implementing the rest of his healthcare law after an election. jon: alan colmes is the host of

the alan colmes radio show. rich lowry is editor of the national review and a fox news contributor. the white house, alan touts this as a compromise. >> it is. jon: is it? >> sure it is. this is a bunch of ginned up media, the conservatives that don't like the president. it's a compromise because the burden is on the insurance companies. it's cost neutral because you actually save money given the fact you don't have as many unwanted pregnancies. it's for women's healthcare, preventative medicine. i want to know why it was in 2001 there was a similar measure introduced in the senator supported by john warner, arlen spector, olympia snowe, et. cetera, et cetera that didn't even give exemptions to churches. nobody raised a peep about it. this is because it's an election year and you have a whole bunch of anti-obama people wanting to make this into an issue when it really is not an issue. jon: i understand there are a

bunch of anti-obama sermons issued in roman catholic churches over the weekend. a lot of priests and bishops don't like the so-called compromise. >> the last time i checked the u.s. catholic bishops were not right wing media figures. they are leaders in a church that has serious moral opposition to providing this sort of coverage. this is not a compromise at all. real compromise would be the president of the united states sitting down with the likes of archbishop dolan and trying to work something out this is a cosmetic change, it's saying if you're an institution that opposes this sort of coverage you don't have to provide the coverage you have to buy an insurance plan that is going to provide this coverage no matter what. this is lawful plea transparent. a way to buy off some of the more liberal critics of this policy. there have been a lot of them. alan, there are liberals, you're not included among them, that

really object to making the catholic church swallow this kind of policy that it opposes deeply on moral grounds. >> 77% of catholic women agree with this. i went to the catholic church, i attended mass with my wife. this wasn't mentioned. these are people that are never going to like the president any way because they happen to be conservative. >> the whole catholic church, the whole hierarchy doesn't like the president. >> the overwhelming percentage of women surveyed in the catholic church favor this measure. >> i know but the catholic church doesn't run on polls, alan. and you're not a bishop, you're not a pope, you don't get to dictate what catholic morality is. that is not your business or the business of of the federal government. >> the catholic church can't dictate to the government what it wants done. >> this is a massive over reach that is clearly a violation of the religious freedom restoration act which bill

clinton signed and ted kennedy cosponsored. i imagined a you probably supported it in the 1990s. it's a clear violation of that. >> nobody is denying anybody's religious freedom. in 2001 when an even less strict measure in terms of what allowing churches to do nobody said anything? >> because olympia snowe sponsored something archbishop dolan has to support it? be a liberal, be in favor of freedom. let the catholic church run its own affairs. that's all its asking. >> it's the opposite the catholic kitchen doesn't let the government provide equal protection and coverage to all. these what the issue is. jon: i know you say you didn't hear anything about it in your catholic church over the weekend. let me read you what bishop tobin of providence rhode island is quoted as having said. by what authority does the president of the united states seek to impose this immoral policy. this is the united states, not north korea clearly.

>> nobody is stopping anybody from opting out. nobody is forcing women to take the birth control. this is about equality. the fact that 98% of women actually use birth control any way, and the fact that the administration has worked to reach out and show it was willing to compromise but nothing will be good enough for people who don't favor what the administration does. >> you can only fail to provide insurance and get find for it. notre dame would have some people estimate a $10 million fine a year. there is a little college run by monks called bellemont abby in north carolina that is opposed on moral grounds to providing these kinds of services. you want to impose on them and force them through the law or through fines to bend their knee to your morality. jon: we going to have to leave it there, alan. we gave you the first word this time. [laughter]

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