maybe they'll join the fight against the blob and eventually all of us will have much better lives. that's our show. see you next week. >> arthel: welcome to a brand-new hour inside america's news headquarters. i'm arthel nevilleful topping the news this hour, senate majority leader harry reid now saying, quote, we are at square one as house lawmakers push ahead with a new bill funding the government through december and calling for a one-year delay of obamacare. and new reaction to a story conversation between president obama and the new president of iran. what it means for a possible deal over iran's nuclear program. plus an investigation into the deaths of 19 arizona firefighters revealing new details about what went wrong.

first, we begin with that spending showdown on capitol hill in a closed door meeting today, house republicans devising a new plan to keep the lights on in washington and delay obamacare. some senate democrats have come out against this, saying there is no way this bill will even be considered in the senate. but as it stands right now, house members do not appear to be waiverring. chief political correspondent carl cameron keeping his head on his shoulders straight, covering it all for us live on capitol hill. hi, carl. >> the legislative wheels keep turning, but they're moving forward towards a shutdown and not necessarily towards any type of a deal to avert it. as we speak right now, house republicans and democrats have finished up a meeting of the so-called rules committee, which has laid forth the parameters of a debate that will take place tonight on legislation designed to avert a government shut it is down at midnight on monday and do a number of things to obamacare the democrats

adamantly object to. not least of which would be delay it for a year and repeal a tax on medical devices. democrats are adamantly opposed to it, but republicans say they'll go forward and additionally, a measure that will fund the military if a deal couldn't be reached to avert the government shutdown on monday night. first we'll hear from henry waxman complaining about what democrats called the republican obstructionist, kidnapping, attempts to hold the american people hostage to defund or delay obamacare followed by republican hal rogers, talking about how the affordable care act such a risk to the economy. >> this is institution has to reach compromises to get things done. we can not have every issue litigated and relitigated. once the law is settled, we must go on. >> it's as united us around a couple of very important principles. it give us a chance to vote for

delay of this train wreck that the democrats on the senate side called it. so i think we're on the right path. >> house democrats are meeting behind closed doors talking about messaging and strategy right now. house republicans plan to have a similar meeting around 8:30 tonight. we expect the votes to come later this evening. but the stand-off is likely to resume regardless of the outcome. we've got a statement here from house speaker john boehner issued a little while ago talking about what exactly it has. what mr. boehner has said in effect amounts to a we're not going to move. there will be two amendments. the first delays the president's health care law by one year and the second permanently repeal the obamacare's medical device tax that's sending jobs overseas. we will vote on a measure to insure our troops get paid no matter what. recognition from republicans that have shut down is still possible. harry reid responded again and this time said to be absolutely clear, the senate will reject the one year delay of the affordable care act and repeal of the medical device tax. after weeks of futile political gains from republicans, we're

still at square one. the republicans must decide whether to pass the resolution or force a republican government shut down. that's been the messaging all along. republicans saying obamacare has to be slowed down, delayed, derailed, defunded, something to stop it because it could be such a devastating impact on the economy and doesn't appear to be work as promised. democrats insisting that no, they're going to go forward and frankly, they're just not going to negotiate whatsoever. that seems to be where we're headed. the deadline is monday night. the senate democrats don't even start work until 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon on monday. it leaves very little time for this game of ping-pong that's been underway for several days with the house and senate going back and forth and back and forth, essentially doing the same thing over and over again. republicans saying obamacare, obamacare, democrats saying no, or the government shuts down. >> arthel: wow. carl, thank you very much. and as carl just reported, house republicans have come up with a separate agreement that would continue to fund the military in the event of a shut down, but this measure would still need to be approved by the senate. meantime, national security correspond sent jennifer griffin

has more on how a government shutdown could affect military >> the last time the government shut down in 1995, it lasted 26 days. according to the pentagon, as many as 400,000 civilian dod workers could be furloughed this time around. military service members, including those serving in afghanistan, are not subject to furlough and they would have to continue work without pay. they would also have to pick up the slack for civilian personnel doing their jobs as well. these military personnel would receive automatic retroactive pay once an appropriation is passed. they and their families may have trouble in the meantime. it would require an act of congress to pay those civilians subjected to furloughs. for dod civilians, it's not automatic that they would get retroactive pay. other ways of got shut down would affect the defense department, death benefits for those killed in action in the war zone would not be paid until appropriations are passed.

and commissary where is many families shop would close. pentagon comptroller, the man responsible for the largest budget in the federal government, explained the impact of a potential shutdown. >> even if the lapse never occurs, the planning itself is disruptive. people are worrying now about whether their paychecks are going to be delayed rather than focusing fully on their mission. >> one the office -- the office of management and budget estimates the last time there was a shutdown in 1995, it cost the taxpayers about $1.4 billion. arthel? >> arthel: jennifer griffin reporting from washington, thank you. i want to remind you that you can hear much more on this spending shutdown and the battle over obamacare by tuning in to fox news sunday. that's tomorrow. chris wallace sitting down for an exclusive interview with republican whip congressman kevin mccarthy, and senators mike lee and tim kane. that's tomorrow only on the fox news channel.

check your local listings for times. >> we're getting new reaction following the historic telephone conversation between president obama and his iranian counterpart, rouhani. it's a move that essentially ended three decades of diplomatic estrangement between the two countries. brian is live in our new york city news room with more. there was mixed reaction in tehran to that telephone conversation with president obama. tell us about that. >> yeah. it was mixed. about 100 to 300 supporters of president rouhani surrounded his motorcade when he arrived in tehran today. the supporters are hopeful that the 15-minute phone conversation between him and president obama will lead to a peaceful resolution between the two countries down the road over iran's ongoing nuclear program. and put an end to crippling economic sanctions. there were also several dozen hard-line conservative protesters upset with this perceived diplomatic breakthrough and rouhani's

moderate tone who chanted death to america, while hurling eggs and tomatoes. one demonstrator even throwing a shoe. it did not hit rouhani, though. >> it is strong reactions who said earlier, he hopes to seek a nuclear deal with the u.s. in the next three to six months. gregg? >> bryan, there are three americans being held still in iran that also came up in the telephone call between the two presidents. what more can you tell us about that? >> right. during the phone call, obama discussed his concern for the three americans that have been held in iran, including idaho pastor abediney, he's a father of two young children. he has been in jail for a year for over his christian faith. earlier today, his wife told fox news she has not spoken to her husband in months. >> early january was the last time the iranian government allowed any more phone calls. he called may few times from september to january, probably

three times for a few minutes at a time. but after that, there has been -- it's been disconnected. the iranian government has not allowed for any more phone calls. >> she also says obama's call gives her hope that her husband will be home soon. people trying to figure out what this means. some hopeful. some not so hopeful. >> bryan, thanks very much. >> arthel: the week after terrorists carried out a horrific attack in kenya, the red cross releases dramatic video of that attack. somali militant group al shabat stormed an upscale mall. candlelight vigil held outside the mall today to remember the victims. meanwhile, the kenyan government criticizing the u.s. state department's travel warning for the country, calling it unnecessary. u.n. chemical weapons inspectors nearing the end of their second recent investigation in syria. those inspectors are

investigating seven cases of alleged chemical or biological weapons use, including three incidents around damascus that occurred after the august 21 attack that killed more than 1,000 people. in the meantime, we're getting new video of more intense fighting in syria. amateur footage reportedly showing rebels clashing with government forces in suburbs near damascus. all of this coming as the u.n. security council approved a deal yesterday calling for the destruction of syria's chemical weapons. >> arthel: coming up, apple now at the center of a publicity nightmare. why hundreds of users are taking to the internet and complaining that the tech giant is allegedly making them sick. they were released from guantanamo bay. now hear where some former detainees may have recently turned up. >> arthel: plus, lawmakers say they're still trying to come out with a plan to keep the government from shutting down. but coming up, we're going to look at the rhetoric that has been coming out of washington and debate whether that tells a

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>> gregg: welcome back. the conservative political action conference or cpac now underway in st. louis. among the top guests today, former senator rick santorum. and texas governor rick perry. big problems with the new operating system, the iphone and ipad, apple fans taking to the internet complaining about motion sickness and vertigo. allegedly caused by the animation between the home screen and the individual apps. more reports of meteor sightings in the midwest. look at this videotape. this is greenwood, indiana, the american meteor society says

september has had 13 major meteoric events and that is more than any other month since data collections began. >> arthel: as lawmakers continue to battle over the best way to keep the government running amid a fight over obamacare, there are new concerns this hour about the tone of these negotiations and whether anything will likely get done. just to give you an idea, listen to the kind of rhetoric that's been coming out of washington. >> we're not going to do this under the threat of blowing up the entire economy. i will not negotiate over congress' responsibility to pay the bills that have already been racked up. >> a vote on budget and only on budget. you want to debate your social agenda? we can do that and we can vote that up or down at a later time. but don't hold hostage the american economy and the american people so you can get your social agenda. >> it all adds up to just one

thing. a law in trouble. a law that needs to be repealed. that's the goal of every member of the republican conference here in the senate. we're united on the need to repeal obamacare. >> you go to the 19 40s, nazi germany, look, we saw in britain, neville chamberlain who told the british people, accept the nazis. yes, they'll dominate the continent of europe. but that's not our problem. let's appease them. >> arthel: cal thomas is a syndicated columnist and tita jackson is a radio talk show host. both are fox news contributors. so you know what? i am going to go with beauty before brains, so i start with you, cal. >> very good, arthel. [ laughter ] >> arthel: all right.

look, does this tone last in the long haul? >> oh, arthel, you know the history of this country. we've always had a spirited debate and name calling. i prefer to stick with the substance. that little clip you used of ted cruz, a small clip out of 21 hours, personally i'd like to let the nazis rest in hell where they belong and stop dredging them up in every debate. this is very, very serious subject. i mean, we're talking about one sixth of the national economy. the post office is asking for a 3-cent pay raise because it can't run the place efficiently. why would we think that big government, having failed at so many things, from head start to food stamps and so much else, is going to be able to run this? so i think there is passion here and that's a good thing because passion helps get the people's attention. >> arthel: but passion is one thing and just being in a conundrum forever is another thing. so this tone continue in your opinion? >> well, it certainly can.

i want to have a transpart of the moment and i want transparency. most of us don't even know what's in the budget. that for me is a very, very big issue. because we have not passed a budget on time in ten years, we've been budgeting by crisis and that's problematic, you can run your house that way let alone your government. i'm hoping that we can learn a lesson here and decide that we need to figure out what our national priorities are going to be and we're facing the gravest economic crisis since the great depression. people are hurting and i hope that 800,000 government employees are not going to pay the price for this. not to mention countless millions of others who depend upon this government check. >> arthel: people are still hurting, cal. but the gop meantime, they're fighting two battles. one with the democrats and then they're fighting inside their own party. so which one of those battles more likely -- that they're more likely to win and losing which one has the bigger consequences, in your opinion? >> it's a great question. i think what you're seeing now is a transition from the old

guard that likes those favorable "new york times" and "washington post" editorials about getting along and going along and having a good spirit of camaraderie and having the white wine and brie cheese at parties and the people who actually want to get something done who are serious, who are sent to washington to actually change things for the better for more people. so i think that's what you see right now within the republican party. these are people with real convictions. i'm not talking about the kinds that come in court. i'm talking about principled convictions and i think that the ted cruzs and mike lees and some of the others know why they're here. it's not for a career in politics. it's to actually change the overspending, the stealth budgets that get passed -- >> arthel: but are they going about it the right way? is it really working? >> well, we'll see. look, this is not, to use a cliche, this is not a sprint. it's marathon.

this obamacare is going to be a disaster. i think the republicans ought to fight it starting with the special deal that congress is getting, subsidies for themselves and for staff members, most americans would find that to be horrific when they find out about it. and i hope more of them do. >> arthel: all right. listen -- >> you know, this is a stealth bill. but i have to tell you this is a stealth bill because my reading of the republican compromise is that they were not trying to throw out the affordable care act. they want to delay it for a year. we're seeing the keystone pipeline, will that be funded? additional drilling on federal lands, will that be funded? i don't have a problem with the debate. i have a problem with this stealth budget that's being rammed down our throats. we have not done right by the american public in at least ten years. i think we need to go another way, whether you're democrat or republican, we've got to come together and have a patriotic moment, not just partisan. >> arthel: cal, to her point, it's the stealth negotiations

or -- she -- shah -- shenanigans. people aren't paying close attentions like we are. but when the overall picture is painted here. are people just sick of it and who loses that pr battle? >> yeah, they are sick of it. but if they're really sick of it, they ought to elect a different crew. they're electing divided government. and one of the reasons they elected divided government, the house of representatives in the last election when republicans ran on stopping obamacare, that's how the republicans got their majority back again. look, it's always been give and take. it's always been back and forth. i agree with a lot of what was said about doing things in stealth and behind closed doors and cutting deals. but look, it's still we the people. if we want it different, then we need to elect the kinds of people who will promote the general welfare. not their personal welfare. >> arthel: if it's give and take, will the senate get it done in one day?

take a look at the legislation the house sends back, signs off, check, check, check. and says great, we're good to go. >> checks, checks, checks. i really hope that we can -- i would love to see the american public get involved. that's what happened with the pushback on syria. this does not work without the american public. be an inside the beltway discussion. of course it can be done in a day. will it be done correctly in a day? i don't think so. so i'll wait and see. call your congressman, everybody. >> arthel: how do you want the american public to get involved? >> you got to get involved. the last thing that you do, you can not just let your responsibility to our republic end in the polling booth. you got to get involved and stay involved. >> arthel: okay. >> that's right. arthel, what you said a minute ago, most people aren't paying attention. there is the problem. >> arthel: cal thomas and tita jackson -- >> i think we're in agreement. >> arthel: very smart. both of you, yeah. all right. thank you. >> god bless you.

you the beauty and the brains here. >> arthel: gregg is getting sick sitting next to me now. >> gregg: it was a good line about beauty and brains. got that right, sort of. all right. break news. we're getting word from the white house in this continuing budget battle on capitol hill. here is a quote from the white house. if the president was presented with the house resolution 59, which would essentially delay the obamacare individual mandate for a year, he would, president obama would veto the bill. of course, harry reid, the senate majority leader, democrat, already said that amendment is dead on arrival. the white house now saying they would veto not just the individual mandate, but the entire bill. so as carl cameron says, the ping-pong continues back and forth between the house and the senate and now the white house weighing in. of course, the presidents often

say they're going to veto something in advance of passage and once it it's passed, they have a change of thought. we'll continue to follow it. fox news reporting that it is likely that two former detainees of the guantanamo bay prison are now in turkey and that is raising concerns as the country is the gateway for foreign fighters to enter the war torn nation of syria. katherine has more. >> they were transferred in april 2012 to el salvador. at least one of the men was deemed high risk by a guantanamo bay joint terrorism task force in 2008. >> he's the guy who was thought to be a weapons trainer at this camp and he was the one who was determined to be possibly a threat to the u.s. >> el salvador's embassy say they were given refugee status at the request of the u.s. government. adding the designation did not require the men to stay in the

central american nation. quote, according to our legislation and international treaties, refugees are free to move to any other destination they choose. the u.n. this week, president obama renewed his 2009 pledge to shutter the camp. >> we're transferring detainees to other countries and trying terrorists in courts of law while working diligently to close the prison at guantanamo bay. >> as one in three detainees is now suspected or confirmed of returning to the battlefield, islamic opposition group posted this video saying the dead fighter, was an inmate, who was repatriated in 2007. the man presiding is reported to be a form detainee. without offering comment, a federal law enforcement source told fox news they are aware of the video. a defense department spokesman did not deny the detainees left el salvador, but would not

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>> gregg: it is bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. moments ago, the office of the president issuing a veto threat against a house republican budget bill. the measure funding the government through december and delaying obamacare for one year. without a deal, the government shuts down midnight on monday. the military commander in charge of all u.s. nuclear forces suspended earlier this month. sources say the investigation involved navy vice admiral tim giardina and it's related to gambling allegedly. new revelations in the nsa spying scandal. the "new york times" reporting today the agency began creating extensive files of some americans' social media connections beginning in 2010.

>> arthel: thank you. new details about the tragic deaths of elite firefighters in arizona. a massive wildfire killed 19 members of the hot shots back in june. investigators say there were communication problems between the firefighters and support staff. dominic dinatale live with more. >> yes, the report published today and a news conference which was at times tense with emotion from vocal family members in the audience. but the investigation team went through the events. they think the fire circled around on them way too fast, cut off their escape routes and then forced them into a box canyon where they tried to deploy fire shelters, but it was way too late. the report saying that as the fire took two 90-degree turns, it doubled in intensity and

dramaticscally accelerated the rate of speed. inadequate radio communications meant fire chiefs lost contact with the crew for about 30 minutes and they got no info on what the crew was doing. >> we feel they were moving to their safety zone and then they moved closer to their equipment and closer to the other fire resources. we don't know that. we don't have it. that decision making process went with those 19 men. >> the report reproduced two photos seen here, taken by the firefighters just moments before they found themselves in trouble. the firemen at -- it was 100 yards in 19 seconds. they reached 70 feet ahead of the burn line. the crews had less than two minutes to shelter themselves and temperatures in the canyon exceeded 2,000 degrees by the time the flames moved in.

that was in a setting made of heavy brush and being in that brush as the fire came through put them in direct physical contact with the flames and that, the investigators say, that was not survivable. investigators adding they have made seven recommendations, including providing real-time gps tracking technology for crews in the future, not just for arizona where this took place, but nationwide. back to you. >> arthel: yeah, 'cause that was a very sad and unfortunate outcome there. dominic, thank you very much for that report there in los angeles. gregg? >> gregg: rebound in the stock market, as well as housing prices driving up u.s. household wealth in a really big way. we're talking nearly $75 trillion, according to the "wall street journal." that is an historic high, but all of this may surprise you a bit after we reported and everybody else, last week that a record 15% of americans are now living at or below the poverty line. scott joins us now with help save my dollars.com. good to see you.

record household wealth and yet, poverty hits this record of 46.5 million americans. how do you reconcile these two polar opposites? >> look, wealth in this country is still 4% less than what it was before the recession. we've recovered 80% of our wealth since then. but you got to look at the rise in equities and the rise in home prices, all of the three major stock indexes are up double digits year to date. we saw home prices over the summer, over the past year rise 12 1/2%. and what we're seeing is more economic data that's benefitting some of the wealthier americans out there and leaving some of the lower income people left hyped. >> gregg: yeah. the wealth seems to be more and more concentrated, right? >> it is more concentrated and, in fact, this 15% poverty rate has stayed the same for the past several years. so the richer people out there have skin in the game when it comes to owning stocks and owning a home and that's where we're seeing wealth rise.

>> gregg: the share of americans' paychecks that go to servicing debt is actually at a 30-year low. i was amazed at that figure. and that is obviously given households more money for consumer products and so forth. so why is economic growth, gdp, so anemic at 2.45%? >> we're not seeing the job growth. the unemployment is at 7.3%. yes, it's much less than what it was, but look at the labor participation rate. it's at its lowest level since 1978. people are giving up looking for work and companies out there are afraid to hire. they're sitting on a trillion dollars of cash on the side lines. there is so much uncertainty surrounding obamacare. the looming government shutdown, even lack of clarity on who the next fed chief will be. so there are so many factors here that are scaring companies. >> gregg: time magazine consulted a bunch of economists and they seemed pessimist i can. here is what time said. some economic indicators show trouble ahead, including lack

luster job growth, stagnant middle class incomes, a possible interest rate hike from the fed, and a looming government shutdown, all of which make it that much harder for the recovery to shake off that word shaky. >> well, it's absolutely correct because you look at the feds' announcement from a few weeks ago, their decision to not taper and continue with bond buy back programs. >> gregg: $85 million a month. >> and what we're seeing is they're obviously not impressed with the economic data out there. this came to a real surprise to many on wall treatment plus we're about to enter third quarter earning season for public companies. it will be interesting to see if we see revenue growth from these company 'cause that will significant they're making more money. a lot of times we'll see companies cut costs. >> gregg: the other thing we're seeing here -- i guess we'll get some of the jobs numbers next week for this particular month, but the job creation may have

leveled off and actually gone down a bit over the summer, right? >> right. and what we'll see is the unemployment rate sort of mirror the poverty rate. ultimately, we're not seeing that unemployment rate drop enough in order to offset that gain in poverty rate. >> gregg: yeah. i don't want to be donny downer here, so maybe some good news. home prices rose at their fastest pace in more than seven years in the month of july, right? a lot of americans are gaining that benefit, even if they're not in the top percentage of wealth income. >> right. we're seeing home prices rebound, but it's important to note that that might slow down a bit, especially as interest rates rise. we saw pending home sales last month drop about 1.6%. so that sort of gives you a window as to what's ahead in the housing market and we're seeing interest rates rise and housing prices becoming unaffordable for a lot of people. so it's important to see how

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>> arthel: welcome back. a major earthquake striking southwest pakistan again. more than a dozen deaths reported so far. it hit the same region where nearly 400 people were killed just days ago. maryland residents are buying guns in record numbers before a new law takes effect tuesday. among other things, that law

bans certain assault weapons. a judge ruling about 300 people left homeless by super storm sandy could be forced to leave the new york city hotels they've been staying in. the program could end monday when fema stops paying the bills >> gregg: as lawmakers battle it out over obamacare, a signature part of the president's health care law is going into effect this tuesday. health insurance exchanges open for the first time. and both the president and his critics are taking to the air waves. elisabeth pan has more on that. >> you're right. more than three years after it became law, the policy that insures all americans have health insurance launches in just a few days. the president says it will give uninsured americans fairer protection and coverage. while there have been bumps in the road with certain implementation delays, officials say those without health insurance can still research and buy it this week. the president also criticizing lawmakers who are threatening

his signature piece. >> no one gets to hurt our economy and millions of innocent people just because there are a couple of laws that you don't like. it hasn't been done in the past and we're not going to start doing it now. >> house republicans are firing back, demanding to either defund or delay the affordable care act. they argue this policy is not what americans want. according to a fox news poll, voters between 55 and 64 years old are most likely to feel concerned about their health care under the new law. 70% say they are worried. the poll also finds 54% of voters want to go back to the health care system that was in place back in 2009. only about a third or 35% think that it would be better to leave the new law in place. conservative lawmakers and others say they're fighting for those americans. >> i think obamacare is a disaster. i think it's a train wreck. i think it's a nightmare. i knows those last two terms, train wreck is what the democratic senator lead author

of obamacare called it and nightmare is what james hoffa, the president of the teamsters called it. >> the administration is hoping for 7 million people to find a bottom line. benefits will be provided as early as january 1. >> gregg: elisabeth, thank you. >> arthel: when we come back, breakfast aisles at the local market are loaded with all kinds of cereals to choose from. but are there brands to separate the best from the rest [ male announcer ] what's important to you?

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they cook break fast together and more important than ever. the consummer report taste tested 26 cereals for the october issue. and here is sue perry for the smart shop magazine. >> great to see you both. >> what are you looking for with the cereals. the cereals. ñi type andb checks and raisen brn and granolxdç something that tasted good and

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the strawberries. >> we didn't taste that type. >> why not? >> that was not in our category. >>one nut cheerios. those are the winners of the 26 categories that we tested >> we have original shredded whet and post grape nuts and all- bran. >> what about trix. >> they are for kids. >> silly rabbit. >> i have to tell you. i noticed that the cover of the magazine issue that we had when we introduced you. if they pop it up i will tell you. that is the cover again. here it comes. where is it? >> where can i get the leopard shoes. >> that's what i want to know.

>> oh, 0, guys. i didn't realize you couldn't share. >> man i saw that. >> thank you for being with us and it is a great selection. our top story is what is going on, on capitol hill and the white house weighing in. the president is vowing to veto anything that would even delay the individual man date of obama care for a year. that's a threat. whether or not the president follows through if the house and senate pass such a thing, we'll keep you posted. >> it is a busy night, harris faulkner will pick up the coverage with the fox report. >> see you back here tomorrow. have a great weekend, çóçóñieve

fox urgent. republican leaders in the u.s. house of representative want to delay the roll out of the affordable care act for a year. it is a shift away from the push to defund obama care and now a bill to avoid government shutdown containing a key requirement to postpone the president's signature health care law. i am harris faulkner. this is the fox report. a look at the house floor and let's take a look live on capitol hill. action to take place at this hour. we are waiting on votes for the changes that the house is adding in t