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king. >> jamie: my email's going crazy. congressman king has a mean left hook. thank you for joining us. see you next week. >> are you saying that as part of your budget, you would repeal -- you assume the repeal of kare-11? >> yes! >> reporter: well, that's not going to happen. >> well, we believe it should. that's the point. this is what budgeting's all about, chris. alternates about making tough choices to fix our country's problems. we believe that care kay is a program that will not work. >> shannon: house budget chairman paul ryan gets ready to roll out his budget blueprint this week. part of the plan is built on the assumption that president obama's health care law will be repealed. is that a nonstarter? i'm shannon bream. america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now.

we begin this hour with a private process of selecting the next pope. roman catholic cardinals are praying for spiritual guidance, ahead of a closed-door conclave. they will hold a final pre-conclave meeting tomorrow. 115 are taking part in the election. lauren green is live in rome. we understand that one of the biggest hurdles is everybody getting to know each other and learning their names? >> reporter: all right. shannon, you know the cardinals said mass at their churches here. as princes of the caghts lick church, each presides over a house of worship here. and the homilies all had to do with the serious task ahead, choosing a successor to pope benedict xvi.

dolan is a strong contender among the american cardinals but says that all 115 cardinals in the last week of meetings gained insight in how to go forward. >> good prayer and solid qrvegz, a real sense of trust and confidence. so i think -- i -- what we try to do, you know, the italians have a beautiful saying, you can only make gnocci with the dough you got. so we want to be good dough for the spirit to work through. i think we are almost there. >> reporter: a couple of top odds-makers, an italian and a brazilian. angelo skoala said that the conclave is imminent. we pray so that the holy church gives the man that can lead in the footsteps of our predecessor and pedro cherrer is of german dissent and said that we trust the church will carry out well

its mission. the american cardinals are mentioned so positively in the italian and the global media has inspired one american priest here on sabbatical from philadelphia. take a listen. >> i'm an american. i would love to see an american. i think the possibility of that is -- it's just inspiring. however, i wouldn't want to see that at the cost of the movement of the holy spirit. >> reporter: okay. >> if that's what the holy spirit wants, so be it. >> reporter: the cardinals have one more general congregation meeting, that is tomorrow morning. anden that they will meet in the ritual of the conclarify, which begins early tuesday morning. we should see the first whiff of that white or black smoke from the sistine chapel in the early evening hours of tuesday. shannon. >> shannon: all right, lauren, thank you very much. a new conference with chuck hagel and acting president hamidkarzai has been cancelled because of security concerns.

hagel is in afghanistan for the first time, as defense secretary. he met with karzai to discuss u.s.-led nato combat troops, scheduled to leave next year. hagel will hold a news conference shortly. he met in jalal bad to thank the u.s. troops and answer questions and he awarded purple heart medals to two soldiers. it has been nearly six months since the fatal attack on the u.s. consulate and mission in benghazi that left four americans dead. but many lawmakers say they don't have the answers they asked for repeatedly. the administration is stonewalling in interviewing the surviving victims. sir, thank you for your time today. >> good morgue, shannon. >> shannon: all right. this week a couple of your colleagues in the house sent a direct letter saying, we want access thothose who survived the attack in benghazi. we understand in of them have serious injuries, but we think they can provide us the answers that we need. how hopeful or opt mifertic are

that you you will actually get that access? >> thus far, the state department and the white house have tried to shut us down at every step of the way. look, i will be opt optimistic, despite the hindrances, we will continue to pursue this. we have four dead americans and we have people who know what happened on the ground, can help us to prevent this so it won't happen again. we know after the attack, people were interviewed in libbia. some of the people who were injured and whatnot, went to germany. we know some of them were brewed. we would like to see those interviews. we have people who have been hospitalized and people who survived,y believe as a member member of congress who is investigating this, we should be able to have access and be able to talk to those people. thus far, the state department has shut down the foreign affairs committee. they have made a formal request. we have made a formal request. thus far, they will not share

that information. >> how delicate is this? if we are talking about people working in clandestine circumstances, where it may be dangerous to reveal their identity or their family members, how would you be able to have them testify or get information from them, while balancing that delicate interest? >> we review classified information on a regular basis there is a way to do that with nose people. have you a host of people, just involved at the state department, not in the classified type of setting. we haven't been able to access them. the state department will not physically give us, for instance, unclassified information regarding what happened. it's just -- for the president to continue to say that he is the open book and providing us all the information, it is factually not true at this point. >> shannon: as much as we may not like it, the truth is in washington, it's about deal making. you know, adding an amendment on

something the white house wants, c.r. or negotiations about other fiscal matters. do you see a way to tie inrement elements related to benghazi? >> i hope so. we will use every avenue that we can. it's been the whistle-blowers that have provided the information. state department is giving us our eighth information they are showing only as an in camera review. that is, have you to have somebody from the state department literally look over your shoulder as you review information. won't give us the non-classified information. if we have to do something in an appropriations bill or a vehicle to try to push this forward, we will because we deserve to be able to get to the truth of this matter and make sure that it never, ever happen fist again and bring some people to justice and also hold people accountable. because right now, that has not happen. >> shannon: will you use subpoenas if necessary? >> i would like to think so, but

there has been some reluctance. it is getting very frustrating, after six months to not have this type of information and not have the access that we have had and to continue to be shut down by the state department and the white house. i understand our leadership wants to bend over backwards and provide them every opportunity. but at this point, i -- i don't know what other excuse they are going to come up with. i think we are at that point. >> reporter: all right, congressman, thank you for your time. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: it's your turn to weigh in from home. should lawmakers be granted access to benghazi survivors? or should their identities be secret, for their own protection? tweet us and we will read some of your responses or opinions later in the show. the growing debate over the use of drones. the air force has scrubbed data about drone sites from its web site. in october, they began publishing monthly data on the

drone airstrikes, but there are no statistics for february and numbers from previous months are gone as well. a pentagon spokesman said that the defense department was not involved in any of those changes. earlier this week on capitol hill, senator rand paul fired up a lot of discussion in drones in a 13-hour filibuster on the senate floor, pushing eric holder to answer, can a president cause a person to be killed by a u.s. drone strike if he or she is not an imminent threat. joining me, senator mark beg itch. >> it's a pleasure to be here. i want to ask you about the issue of drones and being used here in the u.s., they are commonly used in ways that a lot of people probably don't know. what do you think is the appropriate use here in the u.s.? >> in alaska, when we were trying to get fuel to nome,

alaska, in the winter, we used a drone to determine the ice floe to break the ice to get the fuel to a community that had no more energy source. so you have to be careful with the utilization of these. they are used in science. the coast guard uses them, fire service, so forth. we make very clear on this issue, drones are utilized, they need to be transparent of how they are utilized. with drones and the war in afghanistan, they have limit audio in some ways -- some of our own casualties. it's a new technology. it's tough to acknowledge what it will be used for. we have to be very careful and transparent. and on u.s. soil, clearly, listen report, that information should be available, and transparent. but i gave youang example of how we used it to get life-saving fuel to a community to sketch out where the ice is to break it and get there in time. >> shannon: like so much of technology, good and potentially bad uses, fepding how it's managed.

do you share the concerns that senator paul had? would you have joined the filibuster? >> have to give a lot of credit to rand paul. he disclosed his secret hold. i put a hold on a three-star general, i wasn't hiding. i think this crazy secret hold stuff is insane-- >> reporter: basically, a senator can put a hold on a nominee and don't have to explain that they have done tbut we know that the nominee doesn't move. >> if you are putting a hold on someone, you should step up to the plate and own it. i did that on an issue. i am not afraid. i think what he did for 13 hours is a credit to what the filibuster process is about. put your name on the table, tell people exactly why you are putting a hold on it and fight the good fight. that's what he d. i think several of us, you saw, a letter, a group of us, a bipartisan, odd collection of us, concerned about the information available. i think rand paul was trying to put that out there. where is the information?

i became more satisfied, but still concerned about the transparency, as have you disclosed more about the air force. we have to be very vig and plant make sure that the information about the drones is out there for the fob understand. very limited and in the united states, there is scientific use and other things that are more practical to use them for. >> shannon: let's talk about the bfnlght it's going to be a busy week. from the senate, they are hashing out, marking up in the budget committee, trying to get something. no budget passed through the senate in four years. >> right. >> shannon: how optimistic are you something will be done this year? >> i am very optimistic. people but the put the budgets on and that amendment and my constituents. put them on the table, vote them up or down. people electeditous make the tough decisions. i think we are going to have the budget on the able on the week of the 18th. there will be a lot of tug-of-war.

we mentioned an array of cuts. and senator coburn, we are going through it -- this is one of his -- i gave him a t-shirt "back in black "with ac/dc. it's important to take a look at the budget very hard. not just trim here and there. i get a lot of criticism when i start to list off things, but the peace institute, it's a $40 million federally funded think tank. i like peace and you do. but do we need $40 million? or for $400 million for something not being used in europe. and the subsidies on cutting, the millionaire-plus farm subsidies. i mean, the list is long. we should not be afraid to take these on. it does mean my office will get calls, saying how dare you! we don't have the money. we have to deal with this. we have cut the annual deficit 40% in four years. but we have a long way to g. we are continuing to make

suggestions. i am going to team up with republicans and i am going to hear from the national democrats, yelling at me -- but so be it. these are the tough calls we have to make. next week, i anticipate the debate on the c.r. with modifications. we have a couple of appropriations bills in the house, probably some from the senate that will be on this. we will be hashing that out. but we have to get on. the idea of every two months, the manufactured crisis is the worst way-- the worst way to do business. you know, when i was mayor of anchorage, alaska, if i had done that, i would have been rolled out of office easy after a week or two of these ideas. we have to make tough calls. but at then of the day, we will get the economy to continue to move forward. i am not afraid to take those. but we can't just trim. we have to say this program -- this is a program called the office of the private sector. i have been asking everybody, what does this office do? i have asked the private sector

folks and they look at me like, i have never hards of it. >> shannon: you mentioned bipartisanship and clarity. we hope you will hash this out. >> eric: >> reporter: by turning medicaid to a bloc grant that you can cut $770 billion out of that program in 10 years and have no impact on legitimate recipients? >> these are increases that have not come yet. so by repealing kare-11 and the medicaid expansions which haven't occurred yet, we are preventing an sploangz of a program that is already failing. >> shannon: that was former republican vice-presidential candidate and chair of the budget committee on the house side, paul ryan. he is rolling out his budget plan on tuesday to balance the budget within 10 years, but would require the repeal of kare-11. i sat down with chris wallace to talk about his exclusive interview.

chris, this week is going to be budget battle showdown in washington. we are expecting something from the senate and the house. you have the key player from the house today. >> reporter: very interesting. paul ryan, chairman of the house budget committee. he will prepare a budget from the house republicans that doesn't balance the last one in 25 years, but does it in 10 years. interestingly, one of the reasons he will be able to do it is because some of the policies of the president that he has opposed. $700 bill globe cuts to medicare. the increase in tax rates for people making more than $400 thousand. $600 billion in the fiscal cliff. but it make its easier to get there. we talked about, is there a possibility of a deal? he had lunch with the president on thursday. i have to say, it sure didn't sound like t. one of the things in this is budget and he says things, he repeals kare-11. how do you think that will go over in the oval office? >> shannon: have you to think about the senate and the house

side. do they start at such extreme opposites so they have room to negotiate? do you think that that is-- >> reporter: they have a lot of room to negotiate. and there is one positive thing. this isn't the first time in four years that the senate will have presented a budget. so at least they are on the playing field. i still think, though, there is talk of regular order, that it would go through the committees and they would have conferences and do all of that. this is so explosive and complicated, it will end up at some point with the president meeting with some people, whether it's rank and file, like it was this week or leaders. it's a big deal. i don't think it can be done. it will be nibbled to death in the committee process on capitol hill. >> shannon: paul ryan and jeb bush in a spirited panel. folks will not want to miss "fox news sunday." and to catch the entire interview with paul ryan and chris's one on one with former florida governor jeb bush, talking about a potential run for the whites house in 2016,

right here on fox newschannel, after america's news headquarters. a controversial way of keeping drunk drivers off the road. we will fill you in on a new plan by some lawmakers in new mexico, later in the show. but first, arkansas just passed what many say is the nation's toughest abortion law. but, will it hold up in court? we will talk to the man who offered it? and ambassador to the u.n., susan rice may be getting a promotion. that's next. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego.

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pregnancy. it could end up in the sfreekt. we have the man behind the legislation. thanks for coming in. >> thank you for having me. appreciate it. >> shannon: all right. this law has gone down a very interesting path t. got to the governor's office. lawmakers had enough bipartisan support in the state body to override the veto. now we are talking about 12 weeks. that is very early. how does this work? >> as i say, you know, since the beginning of this debate, i have said, when there is a heartbeat, there is life. we have tried to strike the perfect balance, since row v. wade was decided 7-2, many people know that the justices thought abetterrion should be safe, should be rare and should be legal. but definitely in america, it's not been rare. 53 million aborted children, innocent lives have been taken in this nation since the beginning. and what we think we have done is struck the balance, we have given up exceptions for all the

areas of contention -- rape, incest, to save the life of a mother and to prevent irreparable harm to the mother's health, as well as giving an exception for fatal fetal anomalies. in arkansas, we have a fetal homicide law. at 12 weeks, if a woman was in a crosswalk and somebody hit that woman and she didn't die but the baby in her rheum womb did die that, person would be charged in the state of arkansas and it has been. governor mike huckabee signed that law. thal, clu has never sued arkansas for that 12-week standard. so we believe in row v. wade, it says that the states have an interest in regulating abortion at the end of the first trimester and the beginning of the second trimester. we believe we have struck that balance. why can't we honor and respect the rights of the woman and also honor and respect the rights of

the child? i think that's what we are able to do now. >> shannon: you mention the aclu, who are planning to sue t. doesn't take effect until the end of the summer. their plan, along with the center for reproductive rights, they have drafted a lawsuit, get it filed and get an injunction before the law goes into effect. they point to row v. wade from the supreme court saying abortion's legal until the fetus is viable outside the womb. there is debate over what that time period would be, but nearly everyone agrees, it wouldn't be 12 weeks. >> actually, i think it's interesting that you point that out. the justices even recognized that as science progresses, that that viability can change. you know, viability is gained about one week for every decade, the last 40 years. so when row v. wade was put in place, it was 28 weeks. some say 20, 24, and there have been cases of very premature babies that have survived.

in the gonzales case, the court said that the living being begins with a detectable living heartbeat. 62% of americans will say gallup polls will tells that tells thaf americans believe you should not have an abortion in that first trimester -- excuse me, after the first trimester. in arkansas, this bill was polled, over 60% said we believe in the heartbeat bill. 70% of the legislature, bipartisan vote -- this is not a partisan issue, this is a life issue. i believe, shannon, that america is better than this. there is no other country in modern history that has 53 million lives on its hands. when you think of tragedy, we think of rwanda, we think of the jebicide -- genocide, we think of the holocaust, a tragedy, 6 million jews, 12 million, even newtown, connecticut, this whole

nation rhoads up over 20 children and it was awful. but where is the outrye -- outcry for 53 million lives? the only thing in court precedent, 1857, the fred scott case, the supreme court said, black-skinned people were not persons. this nation went through a civil war with this shall. it was interesting, that decision was 7-2. in 1973, the court 7-2 said, that a baby is not a person. i believe it's wrong. i heard a man say the other day that he was part of the civil rights movement. he agreed with row v. wade. he said that row v. wade, abortion was supposed to be rare. i think it's a license to kill. he said, i believe this is the last great civil rights issue for this nation. i am asking america, you need to wake up to the fact and realize that these babies are human beings and we should protect them. i believe when there is a

heartbeat, there is life. >> shannon: your legislators from both sides agreed and there is a big legal fight ahead. we will watch it every step of the way. >> i appreciate it. >> shannon: president obama has launched a charged defensive. and a young intern killed boy a lion. we will have the very latest, next. [ male announcer ] ah... retirement. sit back, relax,

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>> shannon: flyers may get the go-ahead to bring small pocket knifes on planes and not everyone's cheering that news. >> reporter: tsa says they will allow pool cues and many baseball bats, hockey sticks other items that have been banned since 9/11. the tsa administrator says it

will give the officers to look for more important thicks like bombs. but the flight attendant union is not buying it, calling it poor and short sighted. the new policy is set to go into effect, april 25. it's official, venezuela has set its presidential election for april 14. the opposition leader plans to announce whether he will throw his hat into the race in april, after losing late last year to hugo chavez who, died on march 5. a california wildlife sanctuary reopened today, four days after an african lion attacked and killed the 24-year-old intern, diana hanson who will be honored with a moment of silence at the sanctuary. she was attacked, cleaningab -- an empty cas enclosure. so much for sportsmanship. the world baseball classic had a full-scale brawl. seven players were thrown out

and so were several fans for throwing bottles from the stands. canada won the game and that set up a showdown against team usa. >> shannon: you expect it with hockey, but you don't expect it with baseball. they for usually laid back. >> reporter: the games do not count. and they break a hand and they miss opening day for the team that's paying them a lot of money -- that's not good. >> shannon: we will see how it goes down with the usa. >> reporter: see you. >> shannon: new mexico's considering an aggressive new bill to ban individuals convicted of drunk driving from buying alcohol in store, restaurants or bars and if that this passes, they could have the strongest drunk driving law in the country. hey, dominic? >> reporter: hey there, shannon. new mexico has the eighth highest death rate in the nation from alcohol-related car crashes and historically has had much worses rankings, which is why under a 2005 law, people

convicted of drunken driving have to install an emissions interlock devices that requires them to take a breathalyzer test before they can start their vehicle. they prevent the car from starting, if it detects you are over the limit. now there is a measure proposed by lawmakers with drivers with the interlock will be issued a specially marked license that prohibits them from buying alcohol. >> it's hard to quantify, but i think it could be a big difference, especially if your family is not injured or killed by the one drunk driver that is deterred from drinking and driving. >> reporter: it is time to approach the problem with more than just the punishment side for offenders. but he admits the bill isn't perfect. we have seen a similar law in alaska. but in that case, the judge has to specifically order an offender not to buy alcohol and then at this time state identification card is marked. in the case of new mexico, they

are actively attempting to block the purchase of alcohol. that's a difference there. you described it earlier on, it is an aggressive crackdown. we'll see whether it works. >> and who decides to sue over it if it does pass? when is a change in strategy, not a change in strategy in the obama administration says the latest outreach to republicans is motivated by the spirit of cooperation, not desperation and says it is not really a change at all. chief white house correspondent ed henry has the story. >> reporter: president obama has setted up a charm approach, the aides say it is not a change in tone. >> the president has said since the election he is interested in working cooperatively. >> reporter: that's not exactly how it's played out. >> in the weeks ahead, i also look ford sitting down with governor romney, to talk about where we can work together and move this country forward. >> reporter: two days later,

the president held a prep rally in the east room and suggested he was not that flexible. >> i am open to new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that isn't balanced. >> reporter: the confronteddational approach fired up democrats as the president hit the road again again, making his case on the fiscal cliff. >> it is too important for our families to not get it done. >> reporter: the president did have that lunch with romney, which yielded only an awkward photo. and there was little outreach to rank-and-file republicans, beyond one on ones with speaker boehner. he said the g.o.p. was dug in on taxes and he did his best. >> he negotiated with and engaged with republican leaders and put forth proposals that presented, by any measure, serious compromise. >> reporter: the strategy seemed to pay off and he got a better deal in the cliff talks and went into the inaugural

riding high. but since the state of the union, he has had far liss leverage in the sequester, including edgeaxerations. >> whether it is sequester-related, i don't know. >> reporter: and backlash over shutting white house tours to save less than $100,000 a week. >> the sequester is what -- 85, what $85 billion and $75,000 doesn't seem like anything. >> reporter: with the clock ticking on lame-duck status, advisers to the president say lazy anxious to get a budget deal so he can move on to immigration reform. boehner call its a 180 and suggests it may have little impact. >> i am hopeful that something will come out of it. but if the president insists to tax hikes, we think yee will get far. >> reporter: sequester is having a big impact in states that has not yet been felt in

washington. the president's budget deal was supposed to come in february, now it's delayed to march. now we hear it won't be unveiled until april. at the white house, ed henry, fox news. >> shannon: still to come, two kids playing videogames get a real-life shock. your cell phone could be the latest victim of over regulation, smart phones put a world of information into your hands, but it could cost you even more in taxes. and it's all tied to the health care law. we will explain in regulation nation, next. it fills you with energy... and it gives you what you are looking for to live a more natural life. in a convenient two bar pack. this is nature valley. nature at its most delicious. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve for all day relief. [ male announcer ] that's handy.

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to the bottom of this. marcia blackburn, vice chair of the energy and commerce committee, thanks for coming in. what is this about? from what i understand, there is a special tax built into the health care law on thicks that are considered medical devices and the pump ands that make them. how could my smart phone be a medical device? >> of course, they are looking for anything that is moving that they can regulate and then tax. and medical devices have a 2.3% tax. that is written into kare-11 -- well, back in july, 2011, we got some instruction from the fda that they were looking at regulating mobile medical applications as a medical device. and they're looking at anything that is attached to a current medical device or any portable applications for diabetes or monitoring your blood pressure. they want to throw that in the

mix and say, this is a medical device. therefore, we can regulate it and therefore we can tax it. it is going to drive up the cost to consumers. tell drive up the cost of your cell phone. >> shannon: i thought the whole idea was to lower the cost of health care and to provide better access. >> that's what we were told. but what they started out with and the reality are very different things. they're going after these mobile medical applications because you can look at what is happening in our hospitals. i was reading an article in the national business journal on friday and, shannon, you have the rate of use of these devices for taking information at bedside, from nurses, to gather patient information. it has gone from a 30 to a 45% usage increase in the course of one year. that's the kind of thing you are seeing. whether it's collecting the data, visual data, however they are choosing to monitor and

diagnose different situations. they are using telemedicine concepts, they are using mobile wireless devices. so we wrote to the fda and on friday, asking them to respond to us by march 15, as to what their intentions were going to be with this classification of applications. >> shannon: i know you are waiting to hear back, let me ask you quickly. i thought it was interesting that the irs is sort of assigned its taxing authority on this issue to the fda. so it would be the fda -- my understanding -- if they decide to tax these, it's the food & drug administration? >> that's correct. they have to have the fda move in. we are going to do a hearing on this at energy and commerce very soon. vidrafted legislation that is coming out, which would be an express projection, prohibiting the fda from getting into these mobile applications. >> shannon: congresswoman, we

will stand by for that hearing. let us know if y the fda. >> we will. >> shannon: imagine being in your home and hear what sounded like a plane heading state for you. that was what happened for teens in washington state. details next. ♪ [ construction sounds ] ♪ [ watch ticking ] [ engine revs ] come in. ♪ got the coffee. that was fast. we're outta here. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪

joy federal investigators are looking into the cause of a deadly small plane crash in washington state. one man on board was killed and another critically injured when their plane crashed into a home. the plane may have flipped upside down and and -- the homeowners were not there. but their son was, playing videogames with a friend. neither of them was hurt. a blizzard in colorado has caused denver international airport to cancel more than 600 flights. the storm is heading into the midwest next. maria molina has more. >> reporter: hi, shannon. good to see you. hello, everyone. we are tracking another storm that is going to be bringing in mur snow, unfortunately in the midwest, including states like wisconsin and across parts of the state of iowa, into portions of nebraska. now, the precipitation from the storm system is mostly in the

form of rain. we have very mild temperatures in the eastern half of the country, keeping the precipitation, again, in the form of rain. so portions of missouri, illinois, arkansas and louisiana, dealing with areas of heavy rain right now. chicago, you have been dealing g with on-and-off light showers. on the back of the system, we have snow and blizzard warnings in effect, shannon, throughout the rest of today and also across portions of iowa and into wisconsin. we do have those winter storm warnings, between 4 to 9 inches of snow expected. >> shannon: all right. we have been warned. be careful out there. thank you, maria. >> reporter: thanks. >> shannon: in georgia, a nine-year-old boy and 10-year-old friend are hailed as heroes for saving the life of a two-month-old baby. suzanna was holding her son, isaiah, when she realized he wasn't breathing.

she was scared and couldn't remember how to do cpr or find her cell phone. in a panic, she ran outside for help. >> i asked what's wrong. she said, the baby's not breathing. >> reporter: what did you say next? >> after that, i told her to do cpr. >> they have incredible skills that i didn't have in that moment. >> i was thinking, i saved a life and i was happy that the baby was okay. >> reporter: rocky was coaching suzanna on cpr and his friend, ethan, watched out for the ambulance. isaiah has sleep apnea and doctors are watching him closely. the buzz has begun for presidential politics, 2016, ready you are not. it seems early. we will look at it with our political expert, next. ♪ looking for a litter

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>> 40 years after the row v. wade decision, the battle over the issue is far from over.

>> critics say that could amount to a loophole that allows taxpayer money to allow plans that do cover abortion. in response to the claims, a spokesperson for the department of health and human services today said, the affordable care act does not allow federal funds to be used for leaktsive abortion coverage. the day after the president signed the health care law, he signed an executive order, reiterating the commitment not to allow federal funding to be used for leaktsive abortions. but a mississippi republican remains unconvinced and has introduced a bill with bipart span backing, aimed at closing what he sees as a potential loophole in the law and the regulations stemming from it. >> the regulations are beginning to come out and look at the details of the administration of obamacare. the more we look at the details,

the less we like it. >> reporter: multi-state plans may not offer abortion coverage in any state where such coverage is prohibited by state law. since the affordable care act passed, 18 states have done just that, enacting bans on abortion coverage in their exchanges. lawmakers in a number of states are considering similar legislation, saying they're working to ensure that something the administration says could never happen, never does.

>> paul ryan says a white house run in 2016 is not completely out of the question. speaking of 2016, could jeb bush be in the mix as well? i'm shannon bream. hour two of america's news headquarters live from the nation's capitol starts right now. we begin with security at our nation's airports. we have long heard about the importance of our screeners at the airports. they are on the fronted line of defense of terrorists trying to board planes. but a former agent says he is talking about policies. >> there are big security

issues. keep being americans safe to walk his dog. in an article in the "new york post," a former tsa screener highlighted numerous required procedures and checks, saying it's easy to bend the rules and much of what agents do amounts to quote, make-believe. for example, the palt-down, he calls them ridiculous, saying it's impossible to find anything with the back of your hand and screenings of children? those last about 10 seconds, going completely against the tsa protocol. but while there were concerns over deficiencies, officials point out the system has worked. >> i don't want to be encouraging terrorists to get on the planes. again, we have not had anyone get on a plane successfully with an explosive device in the united states in the last 11 1/2 years. something is working but it has to be approved.

>> reporter: in february, an undercover tsa worker got through two security screeners at newark with a fake bomb in his pants, again, according to a report in the "new york post," the latest breach is just one in hay long list of security-related incidents altnewark n. october, 2012, 25 employees were fired and 19 suspended for improperly screening baggage n. june of 2012, 8 people were fired for literally sleeping on the job n. january of 2010, a terminal was shot down for 6 hours after a man ducked you should a security rope, uninoid by the tsa. one of the hijacked flights on september 11 flew out of newark. we are talking about united airlines flight 93, which crashed in shanksville, pennsylvania, killing all 44 passengers on board. shannon? >> o. >> shannon: all right, thank you very much for the update. two days until the cardinals at the catholic church meet in

secret to choose a new pope. the cardinals from around the world are celebrating mass at churches around rome, praying for guidance, ahead of the conclave. some suspect that cardinals in italy and brazil are among the top. when a pope is agreed upon

that press conference was cancelled after translations of a speech karzai gave were released where karzai said that the united states and taliban are coordinating terror attacks like bombings in kabul to show afghans they will be worse off when most american troops withdrawal next year. >> they are trying to frighten us into thinking it was the foreigners. we are not in afghanistan, we would be facing these sort of incidents itch the official reason from the pentagon for the press conference's cancellation was tied to security concerns. but karzai has made controversial comments in the past and analysis has experts thinking he is trying to endear

himself to afghans so he can remain influential after the americans are gone. >> it's internal pol tig -- politics to say the taliban and the united states are cooperating. but i think it's part of president karzai's game. he wants to look independent of the united states and of the taliban. >> reporter: defense secretary hagel wrote a letter to all personnel and reminded american and allied forces that right now isab important part of the war since the afghan national security forces are on the verge of taking over combat operations. >> shannon: peter doocy, thank you. will the battle to balance the budget be resolved? president obama is making it his priority this week. fox news has learned that house budget chair paul ryan will roll out a budget that is base the upon repealing obamacare and that could be a non-starter for democrats. steve centanni has more.

>> reporter: yeah, congressman paul ryan will unveil the new budget plan on tuesday. the house budget committee chairman said we need a balanced budget and the president's ideas will only lead to debt crisis. he appeared on "fox news sunday," days after having lorn with the president and said time will tell if the president is sincere in his latest efforts to reach out to republicans. >> if you impugn people's motives, that make its impossible for parties to come together. so if that rhetoric resumes, we will know that this was for show and wasn't sincere. i hope this is sincere. we had a very good, frank exchange. but the proof will be in the coming weeks as to whether or not it's a sincere outreach to find common ground. >> reporter: now, the president did have that meeting, he had dinner with republicans and he also had lunch with ryan. chris van hollen, the counterpart to paul ryan on the house side, on the... is also

the democratic budget director... had -- had this to say. let's listen. >> now the president is reaching out more broadly, among republicans, which i think is a good thing. ultimately, of course, in order foritous reach an agreement, everybody's got to be willing to compromise. ultimately, our republican colleagues will have to back off their position, where they are saying you can't close one single tax loophole for the purpose of reducing the deficit. >> reporter: of course, the president is planning, as you mentioned, shannon, the meetings on capitol hill to reach out to more republicans and democrats as well. not often he goes up to the hill. so this will be unusual as he continues his so-called charm offensive. >> shannon: steve, thank you. according to the next guest, balancing the budget is step 1 to righting the fiscal course. kansas republican is here, senator, thank you for your time today. >> shannon, good to be with you.

thank you. >> shannon: there hasn't been a budget through the senate in four years, we hear we are going to get one this week and there is one from the house as well. from what i heard about both of them so far, they sound pretty far apark -- far apart. what are your hopes? >> nothing is easy about writing a budget. but finally, we hear there is a budget proposed by the democratic leadership in the senate. it's been the republicans time and time again, numerous budget proposals, generated from the house, several from republican senators over the years, but no budget from the democrats until perhaps this week. and the president was to have presented a budget previously, earlier this this year, still no sign that there is a budget coming from the white house, in time to meet the legal deadline. budgets matter. we need that guideline, that outline for us to make spending decisions. and the ultimate goal of these budgets, whatever budget might be adopted, is to move us on a path, as quickly as we can

toward balancing that budget. it is not just a philosopheical -- it is not a republican/democrat issue. it is not a political debate that the american people can write off to politics in washington. the outcome of a budget determines whether or not this country is going to have prosperity, whether we find jobs, what interest rates are, whether our credit ratings are downgraded this. has impact on everyday americans. >> shannon: of course, have you to play the politics to get to the end result. to get to the end of a budget that everybody can work with. where do you see the areas of common agreement? are there any? we see in what your colleague on the other side of the hill, congressman paul ryan rolled out on "fox news sunday" this morning, yeah, it's aimed at balancing the budget in 10 years, but it's based upon repealing the president's health care law and i would see very little chance for that every happening in washington? >> well, this is a budget that the president doesn't sign. congress passes a budget

resolution in the house and the senate. i would say whatever popular features there were with the affordable care act, with obamacare, those we have seen. now in starting here in 2013, 2014, the unpopular and in fact the very damaging features of obamacare kick in. and you are going to see a lot more americans whose lives are directly affected by the negative consequences of obamacare. so i think there is going to be a growing interest in certainly modifying, changing obamacare, americans are going to be much more intg interested in demanding that. while they have seen the benefits that obamacare promised, now the costs kick in and it becomes much more a negative upon our economy. so bringing obamacare into the picture, i think is important. but you are right, it's one of those issues that it would be difficult to reconcile bize -- by those who have stood so trongly that this is the only way to meet our citizens' length

care needs. >> shannon: i want to ask but something else you have going o. the startup act 3.0. we like to hear about things with bipartisan support. this does. where does this fit in the broader context of immigration. >> thank narc question. this is very much relate to the budget and getting a balanced budget. one of the ways we can address our deficits is to grow the economy. and so -- we have seen the budget circumstance we just described, not much if anything has happened. the president's budget proposals in the four years as president have increased taxes and spending and lo and behold, raised the debt. certainly, no evidence that that is what the president intends. so i started to look at ways we can grow the economy because more people working means more taxes paid. an easier chance to get the deficit under control. and america back to work. and so, startup 3.0 is a

bipartisan support, bicameral, supported by a number of us in the senate, a number in the house, republican and in the. its provisions are a broad away away -- array of things, changing the regulatory, so a small, startup business has a better chance of succeeding. to make sure that we have access to the talent that we need. the scientists, the entrepreneurs, many of our fortune 500 companies were started by an immigrant. we need to make sure that we don't have companies moving abroad and imgrabts only able to start a company outside the united states. this is about job growth, increasing the chances for higher wages and in the end, helping pay down the debt. >> shannon: all right. senator, thank you very much for your time. we wish you all the best. >> thank you so much. >> shannon: will he or won't he run? there is a lot of buzz about former governor jeb bush and whether he will make a run for the white house in 20 16.

it appears he is considering it. today, on "fox news sunday," chris wallace asked if he intended to and run if he was concerned at all about the bush legacy? >> i don't think there is any bush baggage. i love my brother. i am proud of his accomplishments. i love my dad. i am proud to be a bush. if i run for president, it is not something in my dna that compels me to do it, it would be that it's the right thick to do for my family and i have something for offer. if i don't run, i have a blessed life. >> reporter: that's one of several names floated this week in relation to 2016. have you only just recovered -- or maybe not yet from the last one. we have the host of power play here with some thoughts. all right. are you buying the fact that jeb bush doesn't think there would be any difficulty with the bush legacy or the name going into 2016? >> obviously, he's not going to come out. we were on to 2016, 8 hours

after we called ohio. don't feel guilty. >> shannon: we have been there. >> obviously, for jeb bush... if his last name was eghtsleberger or whatever else it was, if he was jeb creamcheese, it wouldn't matter a wit. you would say he's a popular governor of a crucial swing state. you would say he has a record of reform on education, which republicans have struggled to sell. and he has a lot of currency on immigration. you add the bush name and he becomes an immediate contender because of -- remember, this would be the fifth election -- presidential election in which a bush competed. his dad ran three times and his brother -- he would be the sixth. so that's an apparatus, that's fund-raising and connections and baggage. his brother left office with i 30% approval rating. >> shannon: which has steadily improved. but what if you had hillary clinton and a clinton versus a bush? >> you know. >> shannon: am i going to make

your brain explode. >> you know. this is very true. each though we have moved to the 2016 cycle. it is excruciatingly early. right now, the frontrunner for the republican nomination happens to be the protege of jeb bush, marco rubio. he is out in front of the pack. he has put himself out there. he will take a lot of incoming and flack as a frontrunner. but he launched rubio and called for him to be the runningmate in 2012, that guy is in front testify pack. jeb bush's fingerprints will be all over the election. >> shannon: let's talk about paul ryan. he was on with chris worrelas exclusively. some people try to may it coy in running for the white house. he gushed about what a great experience he had this last time around and doesn't view it with any regret. thee thought it was exhilarating. he teem seemed to say, i have a

hugely important job with the heading up the budget committee right now. but he seemed almost excited about the possibility of 20 16. >> there is much perverse about the wisdom of washington. but this is the perversion of wisdom in the nation of capitol. jeb bush sounded -- evan bayh coy, jeb bush sounded more open to running for president than paul ryan because if you are running for president, you are supposed to say, golly, gosh, gee, it was important for the country. if i am going to run, they have to drag me in. paul ryan didn't sound like somebody running for president. >> shannon: we will see. >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: you know who will get us if we don't wrap up in time. >> yes. >> reporter: rand paul. last week, the filibustir. does he put himself in the 2016. >> rand pawfls going to run for president. this was a great launch for his national identity and as john mccain scolded him for talking to talking

to the liberitarian kids, they vote and they participate. he doll well in iowa. >> shannon: we were at many rand paul events and saw his devoted followers. >> they are in. >> shannon: that buzz is there. tomorrow morning, 11:00 30s a.m. on the interknit. >> it will be awesome. >> shannon: see thru. how serious is the threat of a nuclear attack, on the u.s. for north korea. we will talk with best selling author joel rosenberg. take me out of the ballgame, seemed more appropriate at the baseball world classic game. things got way out of hand. that's next. "fox news sunday." s relobster't our largest selection of lobster erees, like lobster lover's dream or new grilledobster and lobster tacos. come in now and sea food differently. visit redlobster.com now

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>> shannon: tuesday new york city crackdown on the size of sugary drinks kicks in. you have been warned. some restaurants to prepare have been ordering smaller glasses. done kin co-donuts is telling customers they have to flavor their own coffee and coca-cola is printing new posters to ex-is plain the rules. it says that the businesses everything from delis to movie theaters cannot sell some sugar laden beverages in cups bigger than 16-ounces. some places even smaller.

how sirius is the threat of a nuclear attack on the u.s. in north korea? with that country threatening to turn, washington, into a "sea of flame is" the u.n. has slapped new sanctions on north korea again but is that enough. in how real is the connection between iran and north korea? joel rosen berg is out with a brand new book damascus countdown that looks at some of possibilitiesg bobs and joins and joins us live. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> one of those page turners cannot put it down kind of books as i think your books are. you write fiction and nonfiction. this is fake objection but so to reality. but you so close what do you make of what is happening with north korea right now? >> i wroteficationally over the whole series. the last in a trilogy that iran seems to be buying nuclear technology in north korea. they are buying ballistic missile technology.

what is disturbing was the news a few weeks acto that iran's chief nuclear scientist was at the test, north korea's third nuclear weapons test which seems to be a smaller weapon with larger yield. it means they are working together and in the novel they are working together and ron actual -- iran actually gets an arsenal. is that what is happening? i think it is a little unclear but seems to be moving in that direction and there is the >> shannon: there is concern about both of these nations having this kind of technology and again another round of sanctions and more disapproval in the international community. does that work with either of these nations? >> a tone shift with the obama administration this week. general mattis saying before congress sanctions are not working. diplomacy is not working we need "other options" and this was interestingly backed up by

secretary kerry speaking to abc news in the gulf where he said the window was closing and time seems to be running out. iran is getting closer to the bomb and then vice president biden at the apec meeting said the window is closing. is a policy shift coming? i can't say. it is too early. this it the first time that they seem to say that their strategy is not working and the president is preparing to h head to israel later next week. is he going to reset u.s. israel relations as we get closer to a possible showdown with iran? or is he going to pressure israel don't take a strike? and i don't know that yet. but we are going to need to find this out soon because netanyahu says the redline is approaching and iran may have the bomb soon and with the north korea connection they may be closer than we even realize. >> shannon: with the language, the shift in tone a little bit that we have heard about the window closing and from netanyahu the redline, what happens when we get to the red line or are to the window

closing? what is next? >> one question is will the president go and privately say to prime minister netanyahu and his new government which seems to be pulling together in the next day or two we will back you, we will give you the green light, the united states is not going to take this action against iran but we will back you if you feel like you have to do it. that is an interesting question. they are not signaling they are going to do that. but by saying that sanctions and diplomacy are not working you raise the possibility that how can you tie israel's hands if those two things aren't working and time is running out? >> shannon: joel rosenburg. fantastic new book. all the best with it. get the first one and work your way through it. really great. good to see you. >> have you heard the expression boys will be boys? these boys have not given the game of baseball a very good name. last night playing in the world baseball classic when a nasty brawl broke out. canada and mexico. 7 players thrown out of the game and a couple of fans were actually throwing bottles and

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>> shannon: the obama administration wants sequestration to hurt that is what critics are saying according to the message implied by an e-mail leaked from the department of agriculture. congressman paul brown says the e-mail is proof the white house is using scare tactics to try to sway the public. he joins us now. thank you for your time today.

>> thank you, shannon. absolutely using scare tack kicks. >> shannon: sequestration was painted as something negative to everybody. it is a negative thing. why should we view it any other way? >> shannon, let's put this in perspective. less than 2.5 is cents per dollar the federal government spends. the federal government spends $85 billion in just a couple of days. we borrow $85 billion once a month. the president gave us this idea and he is saying it as bad idea. i agree with you you, i did not vote for it. and he is going around and getting all of the administration going around and trying to scare the pants off of everybody and it is just wrong. we need to make cuts. we are spending money we don't have. we have to be fiscally responsible as a nation and this has to change. but this sequestration is a joke. >> shannon: so just so folks know a little bit more what we are talking about if they are not familiar with this. a food and plant inspector who reached out to officials to

talk about if there is if any latitude in how that they would cut and dealing with less money because of sequestration and essentially that individual says they got an e-mail back that said you know, however, you manage this be sure that your message sticks with what the administration has been saying publicly. we have another employee within the national park service saying we had an option to be careful about how we made the cuts and elected not to do it. in is stead of making it minimally negative for the public we have essentially been told to just let it play out. what do you make of that? >> well, shannon, we see what janet napolitano is doing. she is talking about long waiting lines in tsa agents not being able to get people through security. flights being delayed. that is not happening. we heard the education secretary talk about education or teachers being fired all across the nation. that is a lie.

we heard about firefighters and emergency responders being laid off and losing their jobs. all this is just scare tactics injuries the only thing that we have really seen is the department of homeland security isis let go thousands of illegal alien criminals that are just let go before the sequester ever hit. this administration is trying to make it look as bad as possible. well, it was his idea. and he is doing everything he can to try to say that it is republicans fault because we would not give him the tax increases that he has wanted. that is what the sequester was all about. nobody is asking him why did he give it to us. it is about tax increases. and tax increases are just going to hurt -- harm our economy just that much more. he is trying to make it as bad as possible to blame republicans. and he should be ashamed of himself. >> shannon: let me ask you

quickly, we are almost out of time. the fact that the president has reached out and met with folks like your colleague congressman paul ryan are you you encouraged he has reached out and they are having discussions? >> i hope this is not just a photo op and we have seen these types of things before. certainly we ought to come together and photo focus on whs good for america. stop the out of control spending both parties have been doing in washington. we have got to balance our budget. we have got to deal with this unsustainable debt and democrats and republicans alike have to come together to make sure that that happens. we have to stop worrying about what is good for the next election or what is good for one party or another. let's look at what is good for the people around this country who are out of work. let's create a strong economy. let's create jobs. let's pass my jobs act. let's pass my balanced budget amendment. those types of things that will and we need to repeal obama care which is going to destroy

our country, too. we have to focus on things that will get this economy going and create jobs and be in the best interest of all americans from the poorest to the richest. >> shannon: congressman, we wish you all the best in working with colleagues across the aisle to find the solutions. thank you for your time today. >> thanks, shannon. god bless you. >> shannon: a controversial guest speaker kicked off a high school campus. the school says the club didn't get proper permission for the event. there is a whole lot more for the story. radio show host ben marsten and andly will join us for a fair balanced debate. welcome to you bolt. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> shannon: the school says the speaker was not properly vetted and they have a right to censor what the speakers are saying. >> i'm not sure i would have let a guy come that i didn't know who he was if he is going to say things that may be offensive towards some of those that are students. what about any other speaker?

almost every speaker that you can get is going to offend somebody in your school. some part of your student body and i find it suspicious he is saying i didn't even know who this guy was. what he believes in i'm not sure i would have allowed anyway. to me if i was a student i would be saying out a second. we he brought in a speaker and he has been all over the country and you don't believe in what he believes in obviously and now you will just tree to censor him and not let the event go forward. sometimes kids forget to fill out the paper work. it doesn't mean the whole event should be canceled. >> shannon: apparently the event was already underway. from the legal letter from one of the attorneys involved say the event already started and halfway through the school officials showed up and said he has to stop and get off campus right now and also admit that the previous speakers that had come from the club had not been vetted. so does it ring true you when they say we are kicking this

guy out because he wasn't vetted? >> well, actually, i think they were concerned because perhaps they got caught not following school district policy. this is not just the policy of the one school. and we have to remember also what type of a school is this. in this is a high school. i'm a parent. we are talking about 13, 14, 15, 16, 17. i mean yeah, ben, anybody can come in and speak. should we have man love boy organizations or the kkk or antisemitic organizations? i think that part of what our tax dollars pay for is education. >> why are you fighting for this and saying the kkk? >> any group can be offensive but there are policies in place in the school districts that have to be followed and you know what ben i don't think you would be simming the same song had this been a progay message and these people had been kicked off in the middle of being there had been there prior. >> shannon: where do you draw the line? >> progay messages make it all the time. i don't want to censor free

speech. it is obvious this was is more than censor free speech. deliberate attack to come in during an organized and sensible conversation they were having on campus. it was not mandatory for any one to come as well. this wasn't the kkk rally either. for them to come in the middle and flex their muscles and shut it down. in the public venues if you you have students that have the organizations you don't go in the middle and shut them down because as a principal you don't like the message that possibly the speaker could be having. >> that is not what happened. >> the kids need to learn diversity and there is opposite viewpoints out there and he didn't like the viewpoint as a principal of the school. >> shannon: leslie? >> ben, i love you and i though he that you are speaking as somebody who thinks they are great at parenting but you don't have a kid yet so when you do we will talk. >> how does this have to do

with parenting? i was a student ones. >> ben, ben, many of us feel my isselmyself included the divery is more my responsibility than an educators and when you have a school district that has rules, regulations and guidelines, every group regardless of their message needs to follow the rules, a. and b, parents need to have the opportunity as in this case in the high school in the past where parents are sent letters where they can accept or decline that speaker or have their child waived from being a part of that lecture. >> shannon: ben and leslie we have to leave it there. to make a note the school did announce it several times in advance. after the person was kicked out there was a letter that went back to the school demanding that they be' loued back in. he was allowed to eventually isak so hopefully everybody is happy including you two. thanks for being here. a man confined to a wheel chair his entire life made it to very, very great heights.

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>> shannon: being confined to a wheel chair his entire life but he is not leting that stop him from scaling mountains literally. his journey up elcaptain is the summary of a new documentary. steve and his wife elizabeth here to share their torrey. welcome to you both. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: i love hearing about your background and the fact that you were born with limitations physically but your parents always wanted you to be treated like everyone else and as a kid sent you away to a wilderness survivele camp. is that what umpired an inspird motivated you to tackle something like this? >> totally. it was life changing and a way

out for me. as a young kid. >> shannon: this documentary is amazing. you get to watch something that you take on that a lot of people would never dream of doing. and elizabeth i loved as you were watching as well so emotional to see what he accomplishes and looking at it three you your eyes as well. what has this. any been like? >> we have always kind of been on an adventure together and loved every second. when approached me and said i want to climb a mountain, here is a big one but you let's do it. when got to the top, though, and i realized he was safe i fainted. it was pretty intense. >> shannon: i love that. definitely a team project for the two of you you. >> thank you. >> shannon: people understand the physical things that you had to go through. s of pushups to feign th gain r body strength. tell us what it was like to get to the the mountain top after

you worked so hard to see is that you made it? >> oh, it was absolutely amazing, the experience was. not only -- it was a once in a lifetime but it was to prove to millions of kids they can do whatever they want this life. >> yep. >> shannon: just getting through the trailer was impossible without bursting into tears. i know the documentary is making the round at a lot of festivals. you are doing work to support other kids being able to go to camps and do things as well. so inspirational. we thank you very much for sharing this story and hopefully encouraging a lot of other folks as well. thank you. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> shannon: the journey took him six days. the airlines get a lot of flak for delayed flights and lost bags. how about the story of an beyond going above and ground

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