throughout the day and we'll retweet some of those on our site. have a great day. "fox & friends" starts now. good morning. it's tuesday, november 26. obamacare was supposed to hit a small amount of americans. remember? >> we're talking about 5% of the population. >> but now your employer-provided health care is in trouble too. >> that's not good. then a mother of four fights her way out of that car just before it burst into flames. but she could not free three of her children. how they made it out is a miracle. they will all join us live this hour. >> from a burning car to a football free fall and a retired marine comes to the rescue. >> had both arms out and then the procedure was once she hit, i'd lock her so she wouldn't bounce.

>> why he says he's no hero. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> you're watching "fox & friends." ♪ ♪ >> wake up, people. it's tuesday of thanksgiving week. but because so many people are up thursday and friday, even though it is tuesday, it feels like wednesday. then tomorrow wednesday is going to feel like friday because a lot of people won't work. >> nonstop because i've been cooking the turkey. i'm just ramming the stuffing right up the hole this week, yesterday. >> is that what you call it? >> yeah. just pakistan kel some -- just spackle some stouffer's in there and we're all ready for thursday.

>> leftovers. >> i'll give you pictures. >> great. >> we have a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving week and i'm sure you feel the same way. but i'm going to tell you a little bit about something you're probably going to be worried about. and that is this report out, you've heard about 5% of people with insurance through the individual marketplace have lost their insurance so far. well, if you have your insurance through work, there is a report out that 80 million americans could lose the employer-based health insurance within the next year because it's not as good as the white house wants it to be. they want us to have a bunch of stuff that you might not necessarily need. >> right. even if you could have gotten it beforehand and you had the option selecting a plan which included things like birth control, female care, which many men don't -- you may have chosen not to have it. now the choice is not there. but employers are dropping

coverage and the numbers are as toupbgd. the white house by 2014, 76% of small employers, 55% of large employers and 63% of all employers dropping employees. >> we have the whole corporate mandate delayed a year. however, they believe people are going to start losing plans at the beginning of next year. now it is estimated 157 million health care policy holders are out there at which time they are going to begin to assess what they're better off doing. corporation are going to say what makes more financial sense for us. therefore, we're going to look at the massive shedding of corporate health care plans. if you're in competition, you're a corporation that wants top talent, you'll be able to say i'll be able to give you this, this and this. one may be a top-shelf

health care plan. but if you're a company which decides the bottom line is most important which might be 80% of the country according to this study put forward by the american enterprise institute, you might be in a situation where now you feel bad for those in the individual market. you're the person you should feel bad for because you're about to go into the obamacare bloodstream. >> if your employer has 50 or fewer employees, there is a real good chance they'll go we don't have to cover you so we're not going to. one of the reasons that the president's poll numbers -- by the way the president's poll numbers are absolutely in the toilet right now -- dropped because we heard you've got to start signing up on october 1. well, october 1 came and nobody could sign up. in fact, i think there are still one or two states where nobody has signed up through the exchanges. the news yesterday was floated -- they floated this at the 11th hour, the website, despite the president and people on his staff saying it will be up and ready by december 1,

now they say it will not be perfect. however, there's a real good chance that for the vast majority of americans, it will work mostly. >> they say 80%. they say we'll get 80% of the people, we hope -- >> we hope. >> they set this deadline after this came out on october 1 that they had no idea why the website wasn't working. for them to say november 30 it will be working when this guy zeist came in to fix things and said it is worse than i thought. pat buchanan came in and weighed in on what he saw so far. this is a man who ran for president himself. >> there should have been aides close to the president that every time they heard some report that something was going wrong with his top program and he didn't know, and saying mr. president, this rollout could be a real problem.

we're hearing this from h.h.s. and people from that computer firm told us this. maybe we ought to hold this thing up for a year. maybe even if we have to give in to the republicans and get egg on our face, put it off on our year. this is our number-one program. it is your legacy, we believe in it. it's our philosophy. you don't plunge ahead with something. it's like invading the place when you get a report that the enemy is all offer the beaches and you didn't know it. >> citing management issues and an allegiance to the commander in chief who should have known this was not going to roll out as well as expected. julie battail said the system will not be working on november 1 perfectly -- on december 1 perfectly but it will work better than october. thanks. it is not working for many americans. it is getting personal at the kitchen table. we found this story of indicate joy and her family. she and her husband are

living in california. she retired. she signed up for a health plan. letter 19 and 20 -- her 19 and 20-year-old sons are living with them, working part time, attending community college. she is saying in her story like millions of americans out there that obamacare has essentially given them a second mortgages. take a listen to her. >> that's actually a little bit more than my monthly mortgage on my home. so you can imagine that you have to start thinking about where is that extra money coming to pay for that policy. >> i'm going to be cutting things like fewer haircuts, maybe not eating out as much, not going to the movies. that directly affects small businesses in our communities. >> let's take a look at what she's talking about. here we've got a graphic that shows kate joy, her old plan was $500 a month. her new plan is north of $1,200 a month. she's talking about how to make that up she's going to have to make cutbacks.

she's going to save $100 extra on her mortgage payment. sounds like she spends $70 a month on her land line phone. sounds like she is going to have to get rid of that. going to have to stop giving to wounded warriors and habitat for humanity. put aside 60 bucks every once in a while for the anniversary trips. and teeth cleaning, costing 30 bucks, going to have to stop those. >> some people may say so what, you're not going to get a haircut. had a that means for businesses is that the person who owns that barber shop is not getting business. this is a -- you can even say trickle-down effect of what's going to happen in terms of of the economy. business will come to a standstill according to her. this is every person out there in this situation revealing the fact that they're not spending where they were. if you're not spending, someone else on the other end isn't making. right? >> the president is protecting the middle

class. oops. the heritage foundation found this family. it is anthem blue cross-blue shield. it is a major company which says i'm better off dropping this family. therefore they have to go to a different plan that costs more that they're told will give them what they really need. >> how many times have we heard that it's all about fairness? you've got to make it fair. well, is it fair to that family? he has retired. this is supposed to be the best time of his life. now they're faced with this gigantic bill. does it seem fair to you? i mean, sure, now everybody's got this gold-plated insurance policy for things they don't necessarily need. do you think that family needs maternity care? are they going to need acupuncture? are they going to need pediatric care? no. the way the government has structured the affordable care act, which as we just saw is not so affordable, that's fairness. >> we're going to debate while heather nauert gives us the news about whether the best time of your life is retirement or high

school, so for me so far it is still high school. >> you've got to have something to look forward to. haven't you seen the commercials for the villages? >> that is high school without the homework. >> that is high school. >> can't get any better than riding around in a golf cart and eating at the buffet. >> also at the villages drinks are a dollar. >> sign me up. i'm there. good morning to you guys. we're off to a great day already. maria molina has weather in a bit tracking that storm. but right now we are following a developing story coming out of the midwest. a towboat in iowa sinking and releasing oil into the mississippi river. this happening near davenport, iowa, which is in the quad cities area. the boat carrying about 100,000 gallons of petroleum. it hit something under the water and sank to the bottom of the river. nine crew members were able to escape. investigators trying to figure out exactly how much fuel leaked into the river

and how to contain it. we'll keep watching that story. another sink hole in florida, this one opening up right under a home in tampa. here's what happened. a family of seven -- imagine this -- sitting in your living room and the floor underneath them buckled. fortunately never -- fortunately, everyone made it out alive. >> the floor started coming out from like [inaudible] >> this happening not long after that enormous sink hole in dunn eaton swallowed up two homes. a disturbing story. chilling new details revealed about adam lanza. there is a new report out that says the newtown shooter was twisted, a recluse, obsessed with killing children, troves of new evidence revealing guns, bullets and a book written by lanza in the

fifth grade. he collected articles, photos of other mass shootings. he also liked violent video games. we're hearing from the man who saved a woman's life at the oakland raider's stadium. a woman jumped from the third level of the stadium, but this man broke her fall and saved her life. the marine was left with a severely bruised arm. he says he would do it all over again. spoeupb -- >> you train to make quick decisions. as she was desending, i reacted the way i did regarding my life because my wife said you could have died. >> the woman remains hospitalized in critical condition. and those are your headlines. diddid you guys figure it out? >> we're looking forward to

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a malfunctioning website, skyrocketing premiums; millions of americans are already feeling the burn of obamacare before it's been fully implemented but for

our nation's veterans the dysfunction that goes hand in hand with government run health care is nothing new. our next guest says if you want to know the future of obamacare ask a veteran how federally handled health care has worked for them. captain pete hegseth, the c.e.o. for concerned veterans of america. you have veterans who have been on a government-run program and you're saying if you want to know the future of obamacare, look right there. >> that's right. veterans have been experiencing it for years. look at the implementation of obamacare. how many people have been held accountable for that failure? none. no surprise to veterans because how many people have been held accountable for the dysfunction at the department of veterans affairs? none. once you release policy into the behemoth which is bureaucracy, there is no accountability which means you get delays, wait times, problems with care and no one held accountable. the big difference between government and the private sector, if you fail in the private sector there are consequences. within government there isn't. and who pays for it? the customer. that's been veterans at the

department of veterans affairs. >> we hear a lot of about backlogs. we have a government run program on v.a. what happens with the backlog? how many veterans are in it and what are they looking at in terms of more complicated claims? >> you have got 700,000 pending claims, 400,000 backlogs. it's a little bit different than access to care but indicative of the types of waits and roadblocks you're going to see when you take something like v.a. care which is eight million veterans and try to scale it to an entire population, you're going to see those very same wait times and paper work backlogs. >> i guess my natural question is this is the wait for our nation's greatest at a smaller number; right? our nation's greatest waiting. what's going to happen to the average american when it goes into the federal system? >> that is correct. you've got 8 million veterans, a country over 300 million.

75% of americans wouldn't qualify to join the military on health standards. it is a healthy population too generally speaking. there's injuries coming back from where. but you take the population and put them into a similar top-down government-run system and it is prone to see the kind of slowdowns and bad outcomes you see at the department of veterans affairs. >> you got a paper problem. the v.a. does 97% of its claims on paper? >> we talk about a website for problems with obamacare and they can't even get that right. the department of veterans affairs haven't figured out to take a processing a claim and put it on-line. still veterans are smith claims on paper -- are submitting claims on paper which slows down the process even more. >> refresh our member on the pittsburgh hospital. >> five veterans died of legionnaires' disease, water-borne disease totally

preventible. 21 were sickened by that. the director of that facility instead of getting fired was given a $36,000 bonus because the system doesn't recognize performance. that is the big difference. bureaucracy isn't held accountable on performance. this pittsburgh director was promoted and given a bonus when five veterans died on his watch as opposed to being told this is unacceptable, you're out the door. that is what unaccountable bureaucrats, how it looks when you actually see it face-to-face. >> perhaps sebelius will get a promotion? >> how can someone fail so horribly and no consequences come because of it? bureaucrats are insulated from that and don't feel the pain veterans have felt, americans are going to start to feel it. that is why we're pounding the drum about what obamacare is going to mean based on what veterans have already seen. >> thank you. a miracle on the highway. a mother of four fights her way out of this car before it burst into flames but

she can't free three of her babies. wait until you hear who came to her rescue. that mother is here live. >> a letter comes to the senator asking for help. she gets too much homework. ♪ [ male announcer ] at progresso, we lieve the second chapter of your life should be just as bold as the first. try the new bold flavors of heart healthy so from progresso.

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afghanistan. >> a car crash trapped a mother and her four young kids inside a burning car only moments away from exploding. she and her nine-year-old daughter fought their way out but her two-year-old -- her two-year-old boys and infant daughter were unable to escape. what happened next is nothing short of a miracle. terry fountaines is the mother who was inside that car. she joins us from rochester, new york. good morning. you were driving your vehicle, returning from a birthday party saturday night. somebody ran a light, t-boned you and your car exploded. it started on fire. what happened next? >> i just remember grabbing my phone, getting out of the car and the off-duty officer and mom were pretty much right there. >> off-duty officer by the name of christine wilson; right? >> yes. >> what did christine wilson do?

>> she just, jumped in the back and started getting my kids out for me. >> why were you unable at that point to get your kids out? why couldn't you do it? >> i don't know. i think i was just panicked and glad that somebody was there, more than just one person. >> sure. you were able, you personally, terry, were able to get one of your children out and then officer wilson ran toward the burning vehicle? >> yes. she got my oldest daughter out, and i -- to tell you the truth i don't remember if i'm the one who grabbed her from her. >> it's got to be a blur. >> it is. >> the worst thing possible. you're trapped in your car for a time. your car is on fire. your children are in peril and you've got this

off-duty police officer rather than not getting involved, she runs toward your car. >> both her and her mom. and this other guy that nobody knows his name. >> just, you know, a guardian angel there. we've got a sound bite of officer christine wilson describing the rescue. listen to this. >> four beautiful kids and now they became my babies and i just knew i had to act fast. >> it was very, very smokey. it's hard to see. i'm going by feel with darkness. i'm just praying to god, give me some more seconds. i can do this. at that time you hear the front of the windows, they were busted from the heat. >> i love the part of her sound bite where she said i saw these four beautiful kids and now they became my babies. what would have happened if officer wilson wouldn't

have been right there right then, terry? >> i don't know. i try not to think about it. >> yeah. absolutely. >> the outcome probably wouldn't have been as good. >> she was in the right place at the right time and it had a happy ending. terry fontaz joining us today from rochester, thank you very much. you have a lot to be thankful for this thanksgiving week, don't stphu >> yes, i do. >> 28 minutes after the top of the hour. remember this hook-handed terrorist? he's whining again saying the prison he's in is too rough. what he wants now you're going to find out about. in the spirit of thanksgiving we're roasting the top five economic turkeys of the year. stuart varney up next. come on in, stu. we're going to roast you next. ♪ ♪

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unbelievable. the whole debate yesterday of their foreign minister and our secretary of state saying the exact opposite about the interim agreement was relatively scary. >> right. although that right there from jay leno was relatively funny. even on paper when up read it. >> the white house on the "wall street journal" front page is telling congress don't go messing with anything. give us six months. >> if you like your uranium, you can keep it. that's a good one. good morning, guys, good morning everyone. hope you're off to a great day. self-proclaimed al qaeda terrorist, remember this guy with the hooks for hands? he is whining behind bars this morning saying he's not getting good enough medical treatment for his arm. the hook-handed terrorist is not being detained at gitmo. in fact, he's right here in new york. and this morning he's now

demanding that a prison transfer take place while his trial proceeds. he apparently lost an eye and his hand while waging jihad against u.s. troops in afghanistan says he prefers a prison in massachusetts because they have better medical treatment. what do you think of that? >> this is like a scene out of a hollywood disaster movie. take a look at this. we can't hear it there but you see the road explode right there front of that vehicle. this happened in russia. the road erupts right in front of the driver. a dash board camera caught the whole thing. the driver escaped. it is believed a gas main erupted under the road. chaos caught on camera as a deer burst through the window of a frozen yogurt shop in new jersey. the drama playing out at the peach wave yogurt store. the deer slides all over

the floor and knocks over dining chairs, tables. i guess he was looking for sprinkles or something. an employee from another business came over to help the owner get the deer out but the damage was done, about $5,000 worth. we all know first grade can be really stressful. ask this girl. she was feeling so overwhelmed by all the homework, so what did she decide to do? she wrote her senator, joe manchin, west virginia. here's what she said. she tells them all they do in school is work, work, work. i need a break. can you help? the senator not only read the letter but he picked up the phone and called her. >> are you learning a lot? >> yes. >> so basically if you work hard it's going to pay off. you're going to be smarter, aren't you? >> yes. >> that's good, isn't it? >> yeah. >> you keep working hard on your studies so you can help us. >> okay. >> she told manchin if she gets to washington one day

she'll head to his office to meet him and he got her out of school. >> hi, this is senator joe manchin, right. >> i'd like to talk to sophie mullins please. >> we're tracking your daughter. >> she is flying home from texas. we're going to find out in a moment whether or not the weather is going to cooperate. >> the sally storm tracker. >> joe manchin is a great guy. during the coal mining disasters, he'd be with us for 48 straight hours. he's up for reelection. >> how responsive to get on the phone, no matter how old you are, and respond to a childhood plea. >> as heather was mentioning, a nasty winter storm heading to the east. some northeastern states already getting ready, saplt on the roads and some hitting the stores for last-minute groceries. maria molina is tracking the system.

where is it now and where is it going? >> this is going to be a widespread storm system. we're already seeing light snow across parts of the northeast early this morning, but the center of the storm system is where the worst of the conditions are. and the center of the storm is actually in place across parts of the southeast. that's what we're looking at some of the heaviest rainfall and even a slight chance for severe weather with isolated tornado and damaging wind possible. then the storm heads up the east coast and by wednesday we're going to be seeing some of the worst conditions across the northeast. it starts as early as overnight tonight. then the storm quickly moves out of the east coast coming up just in time for thanksgiving. how much rain are we going to see? locally up to 4 inches. two to three inches of rain up the seethe. on the backside, significant snowfall, 6 to 12 inches in sections of the northeast. another big problem is the wind. we could see gusts up to 60

miles per hour. that's going to be a big issue at the airports. >> if you're doing that so i cancel practice today, forget about it. these kids are practicing; all right? >> hard core. >> thanks a lot, maria. let me tell you what happened last night. elisabeth, help me. the 49ers took on the redskins. colin caper nick. 49ers lead 7-0. third quarter, second touchdown of the game, look at this guy. >> look at his legs. >> not look at his legs, look at his -- forget it. capernick and rg iii both trying to find their legs. i signed books last night, local barnes & noble, brian

kilmeade.com. this way i don't have to travel it. >> i told the kids that george washington is watching them. i put the book on the shelf. >> elf on the shelf knocked me off the list. >> from elf on the shelf to stu on the couch. stuart varney joins us. because it is thanksgiving week you've got the five biggest thanksgiving turkeys. >> financial turkeys. start with number five. my opinion, the california bullet train. supposed to cost $68 billion. nonsense. that thing is going to cost $100 billion. it will never be built. it's not been built so far. it is delayed. that's a train wreck. a genuine train wreck. number four, ready for it? j.c. penney. j.c. penney was raided by an outside investor who insisted on wholesale management changes. it totally failed. y.c. penny is worth $2.8 billion lock stock and

barrel. that's a turkey. >> once upon a time the blackberry, everybody had to have one. now it's almost a joke. >> that is my number three. blackberry crashed in 2013. six years ago before the iphone appeared, blackberry was worth $67 billion. today it's worth $3 billion. >> very curious to see if someone is going to try to revive it or just kill it. >> they'll try to revive it. it's a losing cause. >> i like it better than the iphone. i miss it. >> i switched ten days ago from the blackberry to the iphone. number two, detroit, bankrupt in the year 2013. this was a city raped by its own government. they looted the pension fund. $18 billion in debt, absolutely no money. they're bankrupt. >> my prediction, next year at this time you're going to be talking about a detroit come-back. >> michigan turned it around. michigan is thriving, detroit not so much. >> interesting opinion.

>> same couch, same outfit. meet here. >> what do you think is my number-one financial turkey? >> i can't think of it. >> obamacare? >> you got it right. costs are going up. taxpayer payments going up. deficit goes up, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. this thing was introduced in 2013 and started to die in 2013. it is the number-one financial turkey. >> and it's the gift that keeps on giving unfortunately because it looks like close to 63% of all people who get their insurance through their companies are going to lose their policies. >> 80 million cancellation letters still to go out. >> in the coming year. stuart, thank you very much. >> thanks, stuart. coming up, a stunning new admission. we've been turning gitmo terror suspects into double agents? details just revealed. >> plus you've seen him in the ring, now taking over

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nuclear program. millcan says he did it for his nation. all right, mr. kilmeade. >> he's been overtaking down his opponents. he wrestled last night. could this w.w.e. champion now be showing a softer side of himself? >> amazing, but you probably already know that. >> i do. but you can tell me any way. >> i could tell you. i could stand here and tell you all day that every time i see you or talk to you, it is as exciting as the first time i saw you. >> the miz is here with details of his move for a starring role in christmas bounty. christmas and bounty, i don't usually pair those words together. a bounty hunter female woman played by tory; correct? >> yes. >> she decides she wants a normal life. she leaves you. >> she leaves you.

>> how could she leave the miz? >> i was thinking is this a typeo when i was reading the script. >> your cologne and your well-built body. she goes to leave a normal life but her old life pulls her back. >> a guy gets out of jail and goes after her family. she has a new fiancee and an ex-boyfriend. >> she has unresolved feelings for you. >> how could she not, honestly. it was a great time. francia was incredible in there. it was so much fun. it was like we filmed this thing in july so we got to have christmas in july and everyone loves christmas. >> everyone knows you're a performer, you had a show last night, wrestling throwing guys around. but the miz, you have the romantic side. could you look into that camera and give us an ideas of how the miz show his

softer side should drama call. silence please. >> ladies, hi. need i say more? >> that's a little cocky. >> women like cockiness. they like confidence. they like that sort of thing, i feel like. >> maybe that's what i'm missing. >> that cocky confidence. that's what got me my fiancee. i don't know. i don't know what got you yours but that is what got me nine. >> i refuse to go into a ring and throw other men around. that's my problem. >> i'll be throwing the men for you. >> "christmas bounty." the rock got started this way and now the rock is a mega star and went back to wrestling. do you hope to do both? >> i love the w.w.e. the live audience is always a thrill. you get the initial reaction of booing or loving you. it is really a lot of fun.

doing movies is a whole nother thing. i like doing this. i've been having fun with this. i've been having a really good time so hopefully i can get as big as the rock. >> we hope you keep coming back. congratulation on everything and you guys are terrific athletes. mike, the miz, w.w.e. superstar. "christmas bounty" on 7:00. >> tonight. abc family. bring the friends, bring the family. bring everybody. >> thanks. straight ahead, land of the free, home of the brave, home of the quiet. remember that naval base in new jersey that got complaints for playing the national anthem too loud? we went to that base. the last time they were here they blindfolded me and led me through the streets of manhattan. this morning the practical

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we told but this story last week. residents of a new jersey neighborhood up in arms over the morning colors at a nearby navy base. >> co-host of "fox & friends" first ainsley earhart went to go find out more. tell us, because we were up in arms over this as neighbors -- >> a lot of the neighbor. >> only a few complained and it caused an uproar. it's a ritual that every military installation follows to honor the flag. but recently there was a sudden surge in complaints saying it was too loud. so i headed out to the neighborhood in middle town, new jersey to hear for myself.

♪ >> this is how they start every morning at the naval weapons station in middletown, new jersey. >> we honor the flag by raising it each morning. we're all military personnel and civilian personnel, stop, come to attention, either salute or place their hand over their heart. >> reporter: they always played it at 8:00 a.m. on the emergency broadcasting system until it broke three years ago. the loud speaker was fixed this past summer, reigniting that old tradition of playing the morning colors through the speakers, making it echo loudly through the neighborhood. >> i don't think there is a problem with it noise wise. >> reporter: some people living less than half a mile from the base complained, like pat, who lives here on 11th street. she called police three times to report the noise. i called all of those who complained and went to knock on their doors, but no one would talk. they did, however, speak earlier

to a local newspaper. bob willie lives here on 11th street and said this to the paper. why should someone not in the service have to wake up to revely? his neighbor said, we're only asking them to drop the volume. we're not against anything. the base heard their complaints and did turn down the volume of the morning colors and now complaints are coming in of a different sort. residents who miss the morning patriotism. >> it disturbs their sleep at 8 in the morning? oh, come on. it really wasn't loud. it was just right. >> i can't believe that people complained about it. we could hear it from our house. and first of all, you got used to hearing stuff, you live near the naval base. >> reporter: this mother says it's the reason her five-year-old daughter learned the star spangled banner. >> she would get prepared and stop eating her breakfast and sing the song with it. i thought it was the cutest thing, plus she was learning to be patriotic. >> i think if it's too loud, you're too old.

>> reporter: the entire ceremony lasts less than three minutes. most say that's a small sacrifice compared to the one made by the men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our freedom. >> take a moment to reflect not only on what the ceremony means, but over the history of our country and the conflicts that we have fought and the people that have given their lives to that flag. >> reporter: despite the new complaints from the neighbors to turn up the volume of the morning colors now, the base has no plans to raise the volume. they say they just want to make everyone happy. >> because it was a new system. they were trying to figure out what the right volume was. they found one for the neighborhood. >> right. but now you can't hear it if you're in the surrounding neighborhoods. >> right. >> they'll complain, but not open the door for ainsley. >> what's up with that? >> we'll see you tomorrow at 5:00 a.m. >> i saw them inside. >> well done. thank you. coming up straight ahead in

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if i could describe being a nonsmoker, i would say "awesome." [ male announcer ] ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. good morning. today is tuesday, november 26. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. millions of americans waking up to news they were promised they would not happen. if you get your health insurance through work, your plan could now get canceled. and young people are not signing up for obamacare. did i say that too loud? >> startling. >> so call in the aarp? the new evites they want mom to send to their kid to get him or her on the government dole. that's right. >> great. meanwhile, remember this hook hand, one-eyed terrorist? he's whining in prison again because he says the joint is too rough. oye. this morning he's making more demands. "fox & friends" hour two for this tuesday on thanksgiving

week starts right now. >> the miz, you're watching "fox & friends" and it is awesome! >> musty? >> the miz was just here. he's star not guilty a new show on abc family tonight. meanwhile, i didn't bring up the wwe health care plan 'cause i was afraid of getting him angry and because i'm sure the wwe has a good one. they're a major corporation. they don't have to worry about obamacare. they don't have to worry about losing their insurance, or do they? maybe they're part of the corporation around the country, within 2014 will send notices to their employees, even the ones who wear speedos in square circles and say, we're no longer covering you. >> why? because the regulations by obamacare is actually squeezing them so they don't immediate the standards, right? so look at these numbers. steve, you alluded to this last week you said almost 80% of people will lose their health

care. 76% of small employers were expecting to drop their plan for individuals. 55% of large employers. 63% of all employers. and the white house knew it. >> they did know it. because all those figures were contained in the central register that government lawyers put into the federal register back in 2010. that's one of the reasons the president's poll numbers are completely tanking. a majority of americans right now, according to a brand-new cnn poll, don't trust the president and one of the reasons is because he said if you like your health care, you can keep it. you can't, because as we just saw from that statistic right there, if you have your health care through work, there is a better than 50/50 chance you'll lose your policy. it's interesting, now we've been told that apparently the government web site is going to be up to snuff by the first of december. nope. that's not going to be the case. but it's interesting.

there is a private sector alternative. it's called gohealth.com. and what you can do there is you can go on-line. you can compare different insurance -- >> everything you're supposed to do on the other site. >> except it works, and that's the beauty of the private sector. it even calculates your subsidy. michael mahoney is one of the guys at gohealth and said this about what they're doing. >> for us, we don't think that you can do anything there that you can't do through us. so our integration with the federal government came at a time when they realized they needed to rely on private entities to enroll everybody that they needed through the service. our service operates at no cost to the taxpayers. we're paid by the health insurance companies to enroll people because they need enough people enrolled to make the marketplace stable. >> and the big question is, if you are eligible for a subsidy, can you figure it out on that web site, on the private web

site? the answer is yes. i just used it and i could figure it out. >> right. the problem is here, this is actually working better than the plan that's supposed to work for everybody. but there is another add-in here. young invincibles. they're not buying into obamacare. who is going to come to the rescue? they're actually asking moms to get in there and beg their kids with an e-vite to join obamacare. why? if the trend of low enrollments among young and healthy continue, if they don't enroll, no one paying into the system. >> this is from aarp. american association of retired persons. >> exactly. you can click on it. i went on the web site and you can click on one of these. get health care and i'll admit you're my favorite child. they are crafty. the bank of mom and dad may be closed, but that doesn't mean you can't get help paying for health insurance. it seems to be a kind of sneaky way to get in there and say mom knows best, but really they're saying the government knows best. they're asking mom to deliver

the message. >> it's brilliant, because mom gets everybody's attention no matter where you are. the other thing is, people bring up an example, the people is in california doing fund-raisers. and he said at that time, california is getting it down. they're signing up. most of it's medicaid and out of everyone who signed up, 22% of 17 to 34. they're not signing up in california in the state the president looks at as the hallmark of how it do things right. they're really in a lot of trouble. the clock is ticking on them and the president right now is getting a lot of people, even on his party, upset that he's out there at this point raising money for the democratic party instead of trying to raise the web site. >> sure. and what's interesting is he's out there in california and he's trying to change the subject away from obamacare to immigration. brand-new cbs poll showed that do you know how many people in this country say the number one topic is immigration? 3%. most a plurality of people want

jobs and the economy to turn around. in addition to aarp trying to help the president, also ofa, organizing for action. what they've got on their web site now, they've got some talking points so that when you are with your family on thanksgiving around the table, you can go ahead and recruit family members to sign up for the exchanges and stuff like that. >> excuse me, honey, i'm going to watch the lions if you keep talking about health care. >> it's got all these talking points about how to get into it. some of the tips? being covered helps you stay healthy and protects you in an emergency. absolutely true. >> pass the sweet potatoes. >> the next one is, you can find a plan that fits your budget. >> anybody for creamed onions? >> that is simply not true. >> i want people to feel like we're at thanksgiving. >> i understand, mr. short attention span. the problem is, what people are learning on the web site and we detailed one family earlier, is the fact that they had a plan

for one price and under the new plan, it was going to more than double. so while you're doing your sweet talk over the sweet potatoes trying to talk to your family members. >> which aren't actually sweet. >> not exactly. stap -- stop it, yam it. people are going to discover, you want me to switch into a plan that's going to switch me more. >> the conversation will be we liked our plan, that's not going to happen. they said we could keep our doctor, we can't. they said we could keep our plan. so where is the happiness at thanksgiving? >> with us issues it's pass the funnel and schaefer. >> what's that? >> one beer to have when you're having more than one. remember? it's cheap beer. you still pull off the tab and throw in the street so kids without shoes can walk on them and cut their foot. >> brian, you're fired. >> we were going to do a talking

point. >> we are. we heard about schaefer beer. >> yeah. you never heard of that? >> no, not like this. >> fantastic. heather nauert, i am so glad you're here right now. >> i know schaefer beer, kilmeade. don't feel so bad. >> thank you. almost too well. am i right, heather? >> only once i turned 21. >> okay. >> got some headlines. >> three years ago. we got some news now. overnight a tow boat sinking and releasing oil into the mississippi river. this happening near davenport, iowa, which is in the quad cities area. the boat carrying about 100,000 gallons of petroleum and it hit something under water and sank. nine crew members were aboard at the time. they managed to escape. investigators now trying to figure out how much fuel leaked and how to contain it. another sinkhole in florida. this one opening up right under a home in the tampa area. a family of seven sitting in the living room when the floor underneath them buckled. everyone made it out alive.

>> it was looking like a sound in the floor. so the floor started coming up. >> this happening not long after that enormous sinkhole in dunedin. >> a woman jumped from the third level of a stadium and then a man tried to catch her. he broke her fall. the 61-year-old's arm, severely bruised, but he says he'd do it all over again. >> you train to make quick decisions. as she was descending, i reacted the way i did, regarding my life because my wife said, you could have died. >> that woman is now in critical condition. a puppy who was pulled from a storm drain in texas after he was stuck will for more than a week. look how cute he is. it's a little white lab right

there. animal control workers set a trap and then 5 1/2 hours later, the dog was free. a teacher heard the barking days ago, but when fire crews came out, they couldn't find the dog. she heard it again and called animal control again. the two-month-old pick upy is now in good condition and will soon be up for adoption. that's in the dallas area. that puppy has a mom and a dad and they were apparently pacing around above that storm drain whining, you would think trying to alert people to the fact that the puppy was down there. >> breaking episode of "lassie." certainly. >> but only it was timmy in the well and lassie was fine. >> sure. >> lassie would bark. it was timmy who was the clumsy one. >> how do you remember that? >> timmy was always in trouble. >> good memory. >> remember. in the '70s, we were willing to make animals stars. gentle ben, run joe run. we were willing to back up and let the animals be successful. now we're too selfish with

"friends." >> and schaefer. >> and schaefer. >> brian is having a flashback right now. >> gentle ben had a rat? >> it was ben. >> michael jackson sang that. >> thank you. >> 7:11 right now in new york city. next up, the five unbelievable things government unions are doing with our tax dollars. >> and then college students going broke by taking out loans, but the government is making a fortune. how much the fed made last year will blow your mind. ♪ ♪ ♪ ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant. when managing your weight, bigger is always better. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant

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taxed to the max. we all are. but government unionized employees are using our hard-earned cash on things you just wouldn't believe. here to explain is constitutional policy director for the goldwater institute, he's out in phoenix, nick dranius. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> all right. first, before we get to the list of things they're doing, you got to explain what release time is because that's where all this is happening. >> it's hard to believe, but unions actually get to put their representatives on the government payroll, on the taxpayer dime to do nothing but union work. it is literally taxpayers paying for union muscle. >> okay. so that's known as release time, doing union business. during release time, they're able to threaten bodily harm to their bosses. how do they do that? >> what they do is use maximum

threats and some pretty colorful language to go after their bosses in the heat of contract negotiations. and they actually encourage work actions, disobedience to orders. when i say that this is taxpayers paying for union muscle, it is quite literally that. the sole justification for release time that union representatives have given is supposedly for labor harmony. and these examples are the furthest thing from labor harmony. >> no kidding. two, you say they can actively disobey direct orders from their chief on release time. how? >> what they do is they say hey, we don't like this policy and they'll spread an e-mail around or get the word around that they should disobey it. an example that we've used in here is that they didn't want to have a camera monitoring their use of tasers, so they were basically coordinating disobedience of that requirement in phoenix. so the key thing to understand here is that while union reps

are placed on the taxpayers' dime, they are not working for the taxpayer. they're working to obstruct management, obstruct policing. it's so bad that when we got our first injunction against this practice, six of these employees, a number of them had to go back to police academy to learn how to be policemen again. >> it's crazy. it certainly sounds like insubordination, grounds for firing, but apparently not in this case. you say they can use colorful language when displeased with contract negotiations. >> i don't know if i can get into the details on a family show like this, but -- >> don't go too deep into details. >> yeah. look, what release plan is all about is taxpayers subsidizing government unions to do nothing but government union work. it's not just something that happens at phoenix. we've discovered this is a common practice throughout union contracts in every level of government all the way up to the federal government. >> we've got two more examples. they can wage a pr war

essentially, a campaign to damage somebody's character on release time. >> absolutely. if they don't get what they want in contract negotiations, they've even gone after their former police chief when he was applying for new jobs. so again, what we have here are government union representatives placed on the payroll for the government on the taxpayers' dime to do nothing but union work and union work that is narrowly self-interest. they're not advancing any public purpose. what we're trying o do is make sure the taxpayer dollars are used for public purposes. just imagine if a real estate developer put their architect on the city payroll to design subdivisions for a developer. nobody would stand for it. but there is something about the cloud of a government union that let's it get away with murder! >> you know what? i don't think a lot of people realize what release time was nor what unionized employees for the government can do on it. now thanks to you and the goldwater institute, we've got a better idea. nick joining us from phoenix.

thank you very much. >> thank you. >> quite an eye opener. what do you think about that? e-mail us. meanwhile, it is 19 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, can't decide between that dream vacation or brand-new shiny car? we'll tell you what's worth it and what's not worth it next. then last time they were here, they blindfolded brian and tried guiding him through the streets of manhattan by talking through his ear. the stars of impractical jokers making a return visit to "fox & friends." good morning, fellows. ♪ ♪ we're going across america to let people try

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time for news by the numbers. 11.50. that's how much the minimum wage in washington, d.c. would increase by 2016 under a bill just approved by a counsel committee. then, $41.3 billion. that's how much u.s. government profited from student loans for the 2013 fiscal year. that's a higher profit than any company in the world except for exxon and apple. and $20 more. that's how much extra southwest will charge you to fly with your pet. the price will go from $75 to 95 bucks on january 15. >> it's one of the funniest shows on tv. for example -- >> tiger's karate, teaching a kick boxing and grappling class. >> hi, everybody. >> welcome. >> okay. so we're going to start with basic moves. it he goes in for your waist. use your body weight right now. he pulls me in!

locks. seatbelt. >> start rolling around. >> keep going for momentum. >> tiger showman. >> i can't believe it. >> tiger showman is rolling in his grave. >> is he dead? >> i don't know. >> joe is here, mur is here. practical jokers in season 111. they have exciting news. their first season finally on dvd because you don't have enough money for christmas. you are trying to make additional revenue. >> wewe are sneak down chimneys all across america. >> i'm going to watch this forever laughing hysterically. you don't cross the appropriate line. i think you stick with ideas you can watch with the family. >> our show is like we embarrass

each other in front of the public. it's a little different feel. >> what calls it back? have you ever had an impractical joke that said, we're not doing that? >> our mothers watch the show, our grams watch the show. i know that when i go for sunday dinner, she'll kill me. >> we saw a little bit in the tiger showman clip where you were doing moves not approved them. >> you have destroyed their business! >> two of you guys were doing the rolling around and the other two were talking through a gizmo. so they were giving you instructions on what to do. >> yes. >> that's exactly what you tried to do just a couple months ago on this program when instead of the kids you went to high school with, you went out on the streets of new york city. if folks missed it, it was a clark. here is brian and the impractical jokers. >> whisper in your ear. they're going to give you instructions on what you should do as total strangers walk up to you and near you there at

48th and 6th. >> keep in mind, guys, when i put these things on, i cannot see anything out of them. >> that's the whole idea, my friend. >> take over. >> turn right and say excuse me. >> excuse me. >> excuse me. >> excuse me. >> sir? >> sir? >> oh, i'm sorry. i thought you were my sister. >> now take the glasses off. >> oh, sorry. >> i wonder why i'm not hosting the election night with bret baier. that's the problem. >> i remember watching that from home before i started. >> and you were thinking about coming over? >> i did. >> you were the first season on dvd. when you look back, do you still laugh? >> yeah. it's just been a crazy ride for us because we know each other since high school. we met freshman year. just to be able to do this crazy stuff together, we've done so many crazy things. like we have to open for the imagine dragons concert where -- as a punishment. they sent us out and made us open a joint in front of 14,000

people. value, i was on drums drums drul was on guitar and neither one of us play. songs like "shut your face grandma." >> and they are not songs? >> no! we had to stage dive. everyone was like, go ahead, buddy. >> do we have another clip to watch? >> we have the dvd. >> let's see one more clip. don't even set it up because we don't know what's coming up. >> okay. >> there he goes. >> can i help you? >> i'm sorry? >> can i help you? >> this is the last one in the store. i saw you looking at it before. this one looked really, really good and tasty. >> okay. >> do you mind? >> well, kind of. that's why i picked it.

>> you walked right up to the line and almost being jerks. >> yes. >> that's the name of the show, "almost jerks." >> cue is another guy and he wants out evidently. is that true? >> we always make him do things he never wants to do. sal just bumbles along in his daily life, like he doesn't know where to show up. >> apparently cue figured it out 'cause he was here last time. >> does it bother that you mur makes more money? >> doesn't bother me at all. >> come see our live show. >> when is it? >> december 5 and 6 in times square. >> sounds great. and check him out on true tv thursday nights and the dvd fits right in to santa's bag. thank you very much. >> you're a staple at our house. >> so glad to get to see you and know you. i can't wait to start watching. >> please don't break up like the beatles. >> coming up, this guy is not as friendly as frosty.

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it is your shot of the morning on this tuesday. the iconic faces of presidents from mount rushmore have come to life straight from south dakota, are the mascots of the national memorial. >> which one is jimmy carter? maria molina is on the florida zoo with the presidents. >> they're here in new york city and they're actually going to be in town all week and they are promoting their south dakota float that will be in the macy's thanksgiving day parade coming up on thursday and they also have a social media campaign #monumental love in which we'll visit iconic landsmarks across new york city and taking pictures and videos and posting them on facebook and twitter. but now we want to challenge you, steve, elisabeth, and brian. we have a mount rushmore challenge and we want to see if

you can put the presidents in the order they are in on the monument. can you do it? >> on the monument? >> george washington -- >> okay, george washington. >> jeffers lincoln. >> yes. yes. you have got it right. >> let's go to the mountain live! >> steve, you got it. >> that was easy. >> now we have presidential trivia for you. the first question is, 2013 is the 150th anniversary of the thanksgiving day holiday. which president proclaimed thanksgiving a national holiday? >> lincoln. >> lincoln? that's right. you got it right. >> brian, way to go. >> lincoln loved mayonnaise. >> then the second question -- >> i thought it was stuffing. >> who is the only u.s. president born in new york city? >> teddy roosevelt. >> roosevelt. >> that's right. you got that right. and the last and final question is yesterday on monday, marked

the 230th anniversary of evacuation day, the day that the british redcoats left new york city exiting off american soil. who was the president at the time? >> that's a trick question. >> or jefferson? let's go with jefferson. >> i'm going to defer. >> nobody. >> so the president at that time was washington. >> evacuation day, 1783? we had no president. >> the 230th anniversary of evacuation day was on monday. the answer is washington. >> okay. >> i'm going to the secret six to check that. >> yeah. why don't you confirm that answer. >> as you're outside with the not so secret four. >> yeah. we actually want to show everyone now the weather forecast because we do have a big storm that we're tracking and it's going to be impacting travel all along the east coast on the busiest travel day of the

year coming up on wednesday, or one of the busiest of the year. we have the storm system. today it's in place across parts of the southeast. it's going to be producing heavy rain out here. but it's very widespread. already today you'll be feeling some impact across the northeast. the worst of it is closer to the center of the storm and the worst of it won't be here in the northeast until we head into late -- during the overnight hours tonight and also into your wednesday. so that's what we'll be seeing some of the stronger winds, gusts up to 60 miles per hour, a lot of heavy rain along the coast. locally up to four inches of rain some fog. significant snowfall on the back of it. interior sections of the northeast could pick up between six to 12 inches of snow. factor in the wind, that's going to be producing whiteout conditions on the roadway. so dangerous stuff. again, i want to mention some people have been asking me right here at work at fox if they should be hitting the roadways tonight? i don't think that's a good idea. it will be very dangerous out there, especially interior sections of the northeast.

>> maria, thank the faces from mount rushmore for being with us. >> thank you. >> next, take a back seat. >> thank you. and now we're going to head over to heather nauert for headlines. you like that trivia? >> i think it's fascinating. love it. you did a really nice job. >> one we left sort of open ended. >> that's okay. we'll come back to it. got some headlines to bring you. the self-proclaimed al-qaeda terrorist? now he's whining from behind bars that he's not getting good medical treatment. the terrorist, who has hooks for hands s demanding to be transferred to a prison in massachusetts. his lawyer says that prison can better provide care for his arm. the judge reminding the terrorist that jail is not a hotel. he's charged in a deadly terrorist attack on tourists in yemen. a new order from the f.d.a. demanding a california company stop selling its do it yourself dna test kits.

they're $99 and they were created by a company called 23 and me. they're supposed to predict your future health risks based on a saliva sample. the f.d.a. says they're being sold without clearance or approval and there is a chance they may not actually work. we'll keep you posted. like a scene out of a hollywood disaster movie. happening in russia. the road suddenly erupted in front of this driver. there is a dashboard camera that caught this incredible scene. the driver escaped. it's believed a gas main explosion under that road is to blame. frosty the snowman, he's supposed to be friendly, right? apparently this guy didn't get the memo. look. >> (scream) >> he's scary. that is in boston. the prankster started the stunt two years ago. those are your headlines. by the way, brian, did you catch o'reilley last night?

>> no. >> he was talking about you. he referred to you as a watchdog of history. pretty good. >> really? that's very nice. that's great. >> i guess you were in bed. >> can i point out one thing about the snowman? >> yeah. >> what could he do to you? he's got no arms or legs. i mean, even if he is alive, you're going to be okay. >> i don't know. it just startles the heck out of you. >> all right. >> gives you a heart attack. thank you very much. i got to tell you, last night on monday night football, big matchup. two teams who were expected to do great things and both are really substandard so far. let's go redskins and 49ers and see how it looked. kaepernick, a guy with great legs and great speed, according to elisabeth hasselbeck, in the corner. that counts. we got a score board. 7-0. 49ers continue to excel. kaepernick here. a little later, kaepernick again.

short pass. to davis. they win 27-6. what's with the redskins and rgii imac their two-game losing streak? disturbing news for those in chicago and anyone who loves basketball. derek rose's comeback is over. the chicago bulls point guard superstar will miss the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery. he suffered the injury friday against the blazers. that means rose will have played 50 games in three years, missed all of last season with a torn acl. so it's unbelievable. by the way. >> you can tell how much that hurts. >> george washington's secret six, still out. the spy ring that saved the american revolution. i'm getting all these people from around the country who are writing with different theories. i got an e-mail yesterday from a member of the townsend family who said george washington gave a clock to the townsends. in that clock is a note. it's above the mantle in the

house. open up the heart of the clock and there is a note inside. >> it sounds like national treasure. >> i know. >> and it keeps coming. the thing is a mystery -- >> unfortunately, monday night football was on and i was going to run up there. i wanted to see if the niners would pull it out. coming up, one mom says the flu shot killed her son. >> after he got the shot, he got violently ill. he went to one emergency room and wasn't treated and then a few days later, he was admitted. >> spoke with that mom yesterday and really want to know how safe the flu shots are for your kids. dr. siegle is here with what you need to know. >> and what's better to use when filling up your tank, your credit or debit card? the right answer next. first, the aflac trivia question of the day. born on this date in 1939, the singer recently relinquished her u.s. citizenship. who is she? you know who she is. she's fantastic. be the first to e-mail us and

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time for the doctor. >> that's right. a mom mourning the lot of her 19-year-old son of the she claims her son, happened letter h a deadly reaction to the flu shot and joined us yesterday on "fox & friends." >> after he got the shot, he got violently ill. he went to one emergency room and wasn't treated and then a few days later, he was admitted, went to the next emergency room. the doctors didn't know what happened. the doctors did everything they could as far as trying to detect this. the one thing they didn't really focus on until the very end and another doctor was the flu vaccination. >> sad situation indeed. trying to find out if this could really happen. joining us is dr. mark siegle with fox news medical a team. we're so glad you're here. >> good morning. >> good morning. a tough moment there to hear that from a mom. you're just trying to do the right thing for your family, advising flu shots.

can this happen on a larger scale? chandler died. he got the flu shot and he's no longer with us. >> first of all, this is possible. it's possible that after a vaccination, you could get an inflammation in the brain. it's a technical term. it does happen. it involves the part of the brain she was describing and if it was the case, it is treatable by steroids, which in many cases would save a person's life. now, we don't know for sure if that's what this was. i don't have the medical facts of the case. we also worry about allergies after a flu vaccine. the point is there is no free lunch. anything that you do and put into your body has a risk. but i really want people out there to know, even as their heart goes out to this mother and the child that didn't survive, that flu shots save lives. i mean, we have 34,000 or so on average cases a year of people who die of flu-related illnesses. the best thing you can do is vaccinate with a flu shot 'cause it creates a ring of immunity and the people most at risk are

protected. as a matter of fact, influenza itself can cause this problem, more often than the vaccine. you can get an inflammation of the brain from a virus. oftentimes you get it from mumps or measles, but you can also get it from flu. the point is, you might get it from the virus itself more often than the vaccine. >> you're saying we should govern our actions based on the larger risks? >> absolutely. emotions drive things. when you see this, you're going to say, wait a minute. what's going to happen to me? i want people to know there is a risk of the flu shot. but this is less than one in a million. it's very, very, very rare. it's so rare, we don't even track these incidents. >> what about egg? if you have a reaction to egg, what should you know? >> egg can cause a severe reaction. gelatin is another. and that can even be life-threatening, the egg, if you have a severe enough allergy. this year for the first time we have flu shots out there that don't -- are not made using eggs. they're made using cells. for those who have severe egg

allergies, they should get that. >> after seeing what happened with the webb family and chandler's death, do you think hospitals, seeing people come in with a certain reaction will go ahead and proceed with the steroid treatment and assume that this could be happening with patients? >> that's a great lesson here. doctors -- again, i'm not pointing fingers. but doctors need to be awake and alert. we got to take a full history and say, what did you have yesterday? what happened to you? even if it's extremely rare, we have to be thinking about it. again, it could happen with a virus or a vaccine. i don't want people out there to think you're going to get it from your flu shot today. it's a dead virus. it can't give you the flu. extremely unlikely it will give you severe complications. but if you're a doctor, you should be looking for things like this. >> doctor, thank you so much. coming up next on the rundown, should you give your kids an allowance or pay them for doing chores? we haven't figured that one out yet. this guy has a simple answer. stay tuned.

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the answer to the aflac trivia question, tina turner. she's 74 today and not an american. guess who knew? glenda pew from lafayette, louisiana. you'll get a copy of my book, we'll sign it and send it. financial decisions, when is it okay to use a debit or credit card when you have the choice? or go on vacation or are you about getting a brand-new car? it all boils down to one thing. is it worth it or not? joining us right now is jack, he answers those questions in his new book called "worth it, not worth it, simple and profitable answers to life's tough financial questions."

why are you the perfect guy to write this book? >> people used to come up to me and say i have this 401(k). i don't know what to do with it. i would say, what's in it? they would kind of give me this blank stare. and i realized they had no idea. so i needed to write a book that was simpler, that just laid it out. they don't teach this in school and people are just throwing them into the world. >> i don't have the answers. we'll ask the questions. then you'll correct me. first question, worth it or not, credit or debit when it comes to filling up a car for gas or going to buy a shirt at macy's or something like that? i say debit. >> okay. >> because i'd like to know what's coming out of my checking account. >> i like your logic. it works in macy's. it doesn't work at the gas station. and the reason is that when you swipe your card, they actually don't charge you what you just filled up. they charge you an amount that they estimate you filled up with. so let's say you know you've only got 100 bucks in your checking. you swipe it for only $30 'cause you got to go to the store and starbucks and all that. they could put a hold on

$75 'cause that's what the average guy uses. you then go to the grocery store, you spend $45, you're suddenly overdrafted. it's not until a day or two later when the gas station reconciles its books, oh, he only charged 30 bucks. >> no idea. for kids, should i give an allowance to my kid every month or pay them according to their chores that they complete? >> so this is a trick question. i think both. number within, you give them an allowance and a small one, but the idea is if you live in my house, there are certain jobs you have to do. i'm not going to pay you for. you got to make your bed and clean up your room. and they learn how to deal with money. if they want baseball cards or candy, they should be making that choice. >> for the record, i picked chores. credit union or bank? which should i pick? i say bank. >> credit union. sorry, buddy. most people say bank. it's hard to fault much i'm a member of a bank. but if you look at the numbers, credit unions offer you better deals on both sides. when you're paying them, say fees or mortgage rate, car loan,

they give you a better deal. i just looked up car loan, average at a bank is 5%. credit union, 2.7. >> the next question, should i sell my home by me self as an owner or fine an agent? to me, i would say i would find an agent. >> that's a good choice. academic studies have shown that people don't make the 6% extra by hiring an agent. in a sense, an agent doesn't actually pay for the service they give you. most people don't have the negotiating skills and marketing skills, the photography skills and everything else. so it's better to outsource. >> vacation or get a new car? my thing is probably neither. >> well, it depends. if you're car dies, you need a new one. the reason i wrote this was to get people to think about what makes them happy. we all think a new car sounds great. but behavioral economy morganise shown it just becomes our ride. >> you're going to come back later. hop on facebook. i'm going to drag you over there and you're going to answer questions for us. >> okay. >> straight ahead, julia roberts

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good morning. today is tuesday, november 26. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. millions of americans waking up to the news that the white house promised not going to happen. if you get your health insurance through work, get this, your plan could get canceled. >> yep. odds are that. young people are not signing up for obamacare. so call in the aarp? the new way to get junior on a government plan. he got bullied in school until the football team stepped up and made him one of their own. it's a lesson all kids need to see and all teens need to emulate. "fox & friends" starts right now

>> you're watching "fox & friends"! that's the great way to begin your day! only in america. >> thank you very much, don king. welcome aboard. it is the tuesday of a shortened thanksgiving week and we certainly have a lot to be thankful for, don't we? >> absolutely. one thing we've been focused on, as well as actually curious about was the obamacare. we know about the rollout. even the president said they fumbled it. then we focused on the horrible people that have individual plans. 5% of the country. what's the big deal about 15 million people? but now we want to focus today on what's going to be happening to you, because perhaps if you're like most americans, you get your health care from a major business or corporation. i know what you're saying. i don't have to worry about that. they're going to keep our plan. plus this year they have an exemption. start not guilty 2014, which is in one month, that exemption will begin to fly abay businesses will be making a choice. according to a stat, it is not going to be a good one for the worker. >> right. we're look at the amount of

dropped employees by employers coming up in 2014. this is white house estimates. they knew about since 2010, as far back as june 2010. # 6% of small -- 76% of small employers said to drop employees. >> we're going to go out on our own and get obamacare. >> a staggering number. 55% of large employers and 63% of all employers. >> so when will this wave of cancellations hit? >> we heard last week that the notices are going to go out a month later after the mid terms. but according to an expert over at the american enterprise institute, they say that the wave of cannulations will start -- cancellations will start just before next year's elections. so when folks start heading to the polling places, they will know whether or not their insurance, through their work, has been canceled and according to this, 80 million employer health care plans could be canceled, which is if you have one through work, there is a better than 50/50 chance that

your policy will be canceled. have to come up with something else. >> that comes out to about half. so there is 157 million employer health care policies. if i have a health care plan and my family has one, i count as one. if you consider that half or over half are going to go out the window, this is a titanic figure if this is correct. >> we're talking households here. a dad and mom with kids that are involved in it. certainly getting personal. more and more personal. i want you guys to meet kate joy. her and her husband are in california, they have two sons, 18 and 21, both at homeworking part-time. she's saying that because of obamacare, what they were forced to purchase now is actually more like a second mortgage for her family. obamacare, the promises that it was going to make everything better, not so much for their family. it's hitting their kitchen table hard. listen to her. >> that's actually a little bit more than my monthly mortgage on my home.

so you can imagine that you have to start thinking about where is that extra money coming to pay for that policy? i'm going to be cutting things like fewer hair cuts. maybe not eating out as much. not going to the movies. that directly affects small businesses in our community. >> right. so what's going to happen -- there is a better than 50/50 chance this will happen to you, what is happening to her because her policy does not live up to the very high standards of the affordable not so affordable care act. her old plan, which they had no problem with, was $499 a month. the new plan is going to be -- look at that -- over double what they're paying right now because the new plan has got to include all this stuff that they don't need. it's got to include acupuncture, even though they're retired. it's got to cover maternity. it's got to cover pediatrics. all that stuff they don't need, but as we were talking yesterday with stuart varney, this is all kind of the redistribution of

wealth in this nation, where the people who have things can pay for the people who don't. she did mention that she was going to have to -- if they're going to have to start paying a much larger monthly premium, they're going to have to make cutbacks. >> sure. >> you take a look at the stuff that is on that list and it's heart breaking. all the stuff they've got to give up for this new policy. >> she's trying to pay down their mortgage, 100 extra dollars she won't be able to put down on their home. land line phone, charities. big wounded warrior donors. they're not going to be able to do that, what they have been doing. teeth cleaning, $30, they're going to pull that out. they're setting their budget in fear of what is about to come and what that means is that maybe you're saying, oh, we miss a hair cut or teeth cleaning, not a big deal. what is a big deal 'cause there are businesses that depend on consumers getting that hair cut. >> what i find offensive is they shopped as healthy people. we don't know if they'll get in

a car accident. they went to -- everyone says these a bad plans. i'm watching howard dean yesterday, all you people using your plan, they're bad plans. really? a bad company that doesn't fulfill their obligations? >> we weren't promised if the government liked our health plan. we were promised if we liked our health plan. she liked her health plan. they liked their health plan. >> they don't. and some of the other things they're going to stop doing so that they can pay the new premium, they're going to stop eating out. that's going to save them $150 a month. they're not going to go to the movies. they're going to get a hair cut every other month. apparently no christmas gifts for extended family. that's going to save $400 a month. they're going to quit buying beef at the grocery store. that's going to save them $100 a month as well. they're going to cut their dish tv service to a cheaper plan they hope will save them enough money to pay for the new policy that the federal government says, sure you liked your old

plan. you got to pay for this in one. >> you know who is playing it smart? the young set out there who are not buying into obamacare because they're seeing situations like this and saying, i'm not going to be the one responsible for paying for everybody else. that's not what was sold to me. so they're not signing up. government is freaking out because they need the young people to pay for obamacare. >> because they're not going to use a lot of insurance. they're going to pay premiums to pay for the older people who overuse their insurance. >> redistribution. >> redistribution. i think you're giving the young people too much credit. it's not so much they're being smart and not signing up. they don't have the money. when you're 21, every dollar counts, for the most part, unless your parents are helping out. you're doing a rotation on your bills, you only have one phone at the very most. and you don't want this bill and you're not going to tell me to pay this bill. >> that is a smart decision. but now they're going to the mom. aarp now asking moms to send their kids an evite to

obamacare. take it to kids. you can get these young kids to pay. we're going to get to the moms. we're going to give them an easy way, one click away to send your child this right here. get health insurance. and i'll admit you're my favorite child. what are you asking mothers to do? right here. bribe your child into signing up for health care? mother knows best. moms are smarter than this. they're not going to be used as pawns by the government, most likely. let us know. what kind of advertisement would you send to your child regarding obamacare? e-mail us. >> aarp has a lot invested. the president turned to aarp back in the day to try to get this affordable care act through and now that it is failing, they're calling in aarp, they're calling in the organizing for action, all the foot soldiers have got to try to make this work. 'cause right now it's stinking up the place. >> right now heather nauert is poised to tell us other news, nonhealth care related. >> that's right. other news going on this morning at 9 minutes after the hour, an

overnight developing story. a tugboat sinking, releasing oil into the mississippi river. this happened near the quad cities area in iowa. it was carrying 90,000 gallons of petroleum and it hit something under water and then sank. there were nine crew members on board, but they managed to escape. investigators are now trying to figure out how much fuel leaked and how to contain it. we'll keep watching this story for you. chilling new details revealed about adam plan zoo, a new report released says the newtown shooter was a disturbed recluse who was obsessed with killing children. the report revealed a ton of new evidence, including that guns, bullets and a book that he had written in the fifth grade foreshadowed his future crime. he also collected articles, photos and footage of other mass shootings and we also learned that he liked violent video games, including one that challenged players to shoot children in school. another sinkhole in florida. this one opening right under a

home in tampa. a family of seven sitting in the living room when the floor underneath them buckled. everyone had to rush outside to escape. listen to this. >> it was looking like a sound from the floor. so the floor started coming up. >> this happening not long after that enormous sinkhole in dunedin swallowed up two homes. you know the guy who produced "pretty woman"? it apparently he led a double life as an israeli spy. for years he bought arms for israel and boosted its nuclear program. he says he did it country. how interesting is that? those are your headlines. we first heard about that a few years ago. there was an unauthorized biography. but now he admitted to it. >> you know what? that would make a great movie and he's just the guy to do it. >> i'll see new a bit. ten minutes after the top of the hour. it's a story we followed closely here on "fox & friends."

little sarah murnaghan, her fight for a lung. peter johnson, jr. stood by the family during their fight, helped them get lungs. now another family is in a similar battle and the government trying to step in and stop. peter is here with this next. then remember this hook hand, one-eyed terrorist? he's whining again because prison is too rough. the demands he's making this morning. ♪ ♪ [ woman 1 ] why do i cook?

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doreen made headlines when she fought to overturn a federal law banning compensation for bone marrow donors. she did it with the hope of saving her three children -- three of her children born with a rare and deadly blood disease. now the federal government is stepping in trying to reverse her achievement and reinstate the ban, possibly keeping thousands from receiving that same life saving treatment. so is this another case of the government deciding who lives and who dies? peter johnson, jr. joins us live. back in the '80s, the federal government passed this law to keep people from selling kidneys. >> yeah. the organ donation act. don't sell kidneys or profit off kidneys. and included bone marrow at that point. but at that point, bone marrow was a big process. you had to pull it out -- >> with a big needle. >> now bone marrow can be extracted through a process where you sit down, you give blood like you're giving blood, you're giving platelets and they generate bone marrow that can be transplanted and used to save

the 14,000 people that are on a bone marrow waiting list. 1,000 people die every year because they can't get the bone marrow they need. when they have leukemia or anemia that this family has. one child, jordan, has already received a bone marrow transplant. and they have two other children who are twins. so they brought suit, beat the federal government saying, federal government, you're not going to ration bone marrow. you're not going to make bone marrow a federal government resource like you did with sarah murnaghan. remember her and the lungs and we helped her for many months and she got a new set of lungs? so they said, we are going to beat you. they beat in the 9th circuit federal court and you know what kathleen sebelius is doing now? put her picture up and put up miss wakefield's picture and say, what are you doing, miss wakefield? what are you doing, kathleen sebelius? they're saying, we're going to change it not by law, 'cause

we've lost in the law. we've lost in the federal courts. by regulation. we're going to demand that there can't be compensation for people who give bone marrow through blood, just like you donate blood, just like you donate platelets. painless. not a big procedure. and certainly they showed the federal court that bone marrow is not an organ like the kidneys. but they want to decide whether you get bone marrow or your family gets bone marrow or not as 1,000 people die each year. >> it's obvious the problem. how is the federal government thinking people will get rich on this? >> they're saying, well, they're going to profiteer over it somehow and it should be a matter of philanthropy, that someone gives it to you. philanthropy has not worked in this environment. if people could be compensated with scholarships or enhancements in some way to say you helped me out, you can save a man or woman, people can speak out on this particular issue. this will be closing out in a

matter of days. so if you want to tell kathleen sebelius what you believe, visit regulations.gov or e-mail sgrant at hrsa.gov. let them know what regulation you're talking about. steve doocy made sure this will be a few minutes on the web site so you can give your voice should the federal government be rationing bone marrow that can help children like the gummo children live and lead productive lives? >> i got a feeling a whole bunch of people are going to write. >> as a matter of morality and humanity and american first principles, let people decide how and when they can give up their own bone marrow to save lives. they should have the right to do what their bodies -- with their bodies ha they thine need to do, especially when it comes to saving a life. not taking a life.

>> we'll see if we can make a difference. >> they can. write today. >> peter johnson, jr., thank you very much. it will be on our web site very shortly. 19 minutes after the top of the hour. coming up, they're supposed to predict everything about your health before it actually happens. but there is just one problem with some dna tests. we've got details coming up next. plus, nicolette share dna getting in the spirit. she joins us live from new york city

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afghanistan death by stoning may become legal for adulterers. the government is considering restoring the government. right now they only face long prison terms. and remember this hook handed one eyed terrorist? he's whining from behind bars, claiming he's not getting good medical treatment. he wants to go to a special facility and transfer in massachusetts. his lawyer says they can provide better care for him there. he's charged with deadly terrorist attack on tourists in yemen. she's a long way from the desperate housewives on wisteria lane. now nicolette sheridan is starring in a new christmas movie play ago journalist whose spirit survives a car accident. >> through that crash she meets a man and together they discover the true meaning of christmas. take a look. >> have you ever celebrated christmas? >> what do you mean celebrated? >> family dinners?

>> no. >> church? >> no, never. >> a tree? >> tree. no. no. not a tree. >> you got to fix that. >> we are joined now by actress and producer nicolette sheridan. good morning. >> good morning. >> you're the boss here, right? you created the idea. >> i came up with this idea and i took it to hallmark because what better place to do a christmas movie than hallmark. yeah. it all started in january and it's airing on sunday. >> you shot it in october. >> we did. we shot it in a small town called lebanon. >> ohio. >> yes. >> and the town really rallied around you guys, right? >> they did. they brought out all of their decorations for us for christmas in october. >> instead of halloween they had chase. >> exactly. one street was halloween, the other was christmas.

they parpack in the movie. they played extras in the town hall and in the shops. >> i love it's not a holiday movie. it's a christmas movie. it's very spiritual. in real life, you've had an encounter with a deep spirit. >> how does this spread like wildfire? >> we have google. >> nobody is safe. >> your grandmother, too, right? she was a spiritualist? >> my grandmother was a medium, yes, and a healer. very special woman, very much like the part in the movie played by olympia dukakis, gwen, the white witch, who has one foot in the spirit world and one foot in our world. >> but you did have your own experience? >> she's bringing us right back to that. >> okay. i think it's special to have something like that happen. >> when i moved from england, we moved to los angeles into a very old house and there was a spirit there. i never saw her, but i would feel her every night before i

went to sleep. i'd get into bed, my bed was up against the wall. i turned 'cause i knew she was coming. i would feel the energy and feel it breathing down my neck. so i closed my eyes and prayed it would go away and it would take 30 seconds and it would go. the animals would always be in my room or at my door. so they sensed that there was this spirit. >> something. but this is a christmas spirit movie? >> yes. and it's not frightening. it's actually a lovely movie. the man that you saw in that clip has gotten lost in his drive for success and he's come to buy this town and ruin it, which is my character's hometown and she's going to fight for that. and they get in a car accident and they're in comas and their spirits leave their bodies. so it's a journey that they share and depending on what happens and their honesty -- >> got a feeling it will be his best christmas ever. >> don't give it away, steve.

can i just say this? you're in really great shape. >> thank you. >> yeah. do you work at it? >> i've been writing a lot in year. i have a half hour show i've just written. i'm very excited about. >> really? what is that? >> i'll come back and tell you about that once i find a home for it. >> it's a deal. >> she's an entrepreneur, producer, an actress, and fitness guru. >> she likes being the boss. we're so glad you came today. >> thank you. >> happy thanksgiving. >> and to you. >> thank you. >> 27 minutes now after the top of the hour. coming up straight ahead, what will give you the best return on your investment? renovating your kitchen or finishing your basement? the simple answers to some very tough financial questions. we have a guru now answering on facebook those very questions. will come out here and answer them for you. then this little girl is sick and tired of doing homework. she wants senator manchin to help her out. wait until you hear what the

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president obama's approval rating is now down at the lowest point of his presidency, down to 37%. in fact, here is how bad it's gotten. you know the thanksgiving turkey he's pardoning this week? the turkey said, no pictures. didn't want to be seen. no pictures. >> that's not true, is it? the turkey didn't really ask that. >> i'm not really sure. >> what are you doing over there? >> i'm doing a nicole sheridan. i'm really relaxed. >> she is so relaxed. calm. >> she is so relaxed on this couch. i've never seen anyone so comfortable here. >> i can't be this relaxed. >> it's a vacation week. today is kind of the wednesday 'cause we're in the middle of the week. tomorrow is kind of friday even though it's wednesday. we got thursday and friday. >> it's kind of our -- >> hey, heather. >> you guys have thursday and friday off? >> yeah. >> no fair. i'm working. thanks a lot. >> thanks for being happy for us. >> we're thankful for you. >> i want you to come over and

make my dinner, will you? >> absolutely. i'll yam some stuffing. >> delicious. >> i wouldn't accept that offer. >> i got to bring you the headlines. the bosses say i have to get to work. you guys relax. take it easy. put your feet up. got some news to bring you. this out of california. new order from the f.d.a. this morning is demanding a california company stop selling its do it yourself dna test kits. you probably seen these advertised on television. the $99 test kits created by the company 23 and me, is supposed to predict your future health risks based on a saliva sample. the f.d.a. says they're being sold cut clearance or approval and a good chance they don't work or could lead to false results. we'll follow this story for you. this morning we're now hearing from a marine who saved a woman's life at the oakland raiders stadium. the woman jumped from the third level of that stadium. the man tried to catch her and he broke her fall, saving her

life. the 61-year-old's arm was severely bruised, as you can see. but says he would do it all over again. >> you train to make quick decisions. as she was descending, i just reacted the way i did. regarding my life because my wife said, you know, you could have died. >> the woman is now in critical condition at the hospital. take a look at this sea creature caught off of miami beach, in a fellow. a fisherman snagged the 800-pound hook steak. look at that thing. the creature rarely seen. it normally lives at the bottom of the ocean. this one measures in at -- how big do you think it is? >> 14 feet. >> 14 feet. it weighed 800 promise. >> the fisherman did a catch and release. he sent it back into the ocean shortly after he tagged it. first grade can be awfully stressful. just ask little sophie mullen. one day she was feeling overwhelmed by all the homework,

so what did she do? she wrote to her senator, joe manchin of west virginia, and told him that all they do at school is, quote, work, work, work. i need a break, she said. can you help? he not only read the letter, but then he picked up the phone and called her. listen. >> are you learning a lot? >> yes. >> so basically if you work hard, it's going to pay off. you're going to be smarter, aren't you? >> yes. >> that's good, isn't it? >> yes. >> okay. so you just keep working hard on your studies so you get smart and see if you can help us. >> okay. >> just keep working, working. the six-year-old telling the senator she would visit him if she heads to washington some day. those are your headlines. guys? >> thank you very much. >> thanks. >> that storm is a winter storm packing snow and ice and cold rain. yesterday it was down in the southern plains states. it's heading to the dixie land, the ozarks, and heading our way,

isn't it, maria? >> that's right. really quickly before i show you the weather maps, i want to point out and give kudos to brian, brian, you were right last hour. that question that we asked about evacuation day and who was president, there was no president in new york city yet. >> it was a trick question. >> we said it was a trick question. >> it was a trick question. it was before that time. so good job, brian. i guess we should have trusted you. you did write a book on george washington. >> thanks, maria. >> now let's look at the weather maps. we do have a storm system that's tracking up the east coast and we do have areas of heavy rain associated with this storm system. there is even a chance that we could be seeing severe weather with this system across parts of the southeast with isolated tornadoes and damaging winds possible. otherwise the storm will be heading up the coast. by tomorrow, the worst of the conditions will be in place across parts of the northeast with areas of snow across inland areas, up to six to 12 inches of snow possible. that's across parts of western pennsylvania and also upstate

new york. heavy rain, locally up to four inches of rain across parts of the southeast, including the carolinas and also the i-95 corridor. this storm system will be causing all kinds of delays at the airports, especially here in the northeast, brian, because the wind, it could gust up to 60 miles per hour coming up by tomorrow morning. let's head over to you. >> it will be tough. thanks, maria. 23 minutes before the top of the hour. i got to tell you what happened in monday night football. like me, you probably fell asleep. 49ers and redskins. for washington, a must win. for kaepernick, he must produce and he did. there he goes. 7-0. that not enough. third quarter, niners up 10-6. kaepernick with those legs. this impresses you, doesn't it, elisabeth? >> i like feet. >> he gives himself more time. caber -- kaepernick here. snapping a two-game losing streak. finally, there were flurries coming down burks those jumped

into ohio state's lake says the water was just fine. a few thousand fans stormed a fence the university put up around the lake to hold their own jump in defiance of the attempt to control the annual ritual of their own polar bear club. the students jumped a day earlier than planned as protesting the school planned to have the students wear wristbands. >> they took them off guard. >> despite a few dozen law enforcement officers, the students made it happen. crazy college kids. >> tradition. >> those were the days. >> indeed. 22 minutes before the top of the hour. coming up, danny was bullied in school until the football team stepped in and made him one of their own. >> because he's getting picked on that at recess and we didn't like that. he's a band of brothers for us. >> danny and his entire family are here with a lesson that all

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last hour we tackled some of life's greatest financial decisions and asked if it's worth it or not. >> jack is back to answer more of your most common questions. he wrote the book "worth it, not worth it." we're going to get into it. first question, renovate, car or finish basement? >> kitchen, renovate kitchen? >> not car. >> how do you renovate a car. renovate kitchen or finish the

basement? >> i'm driving across the entire state of pennsylvania tomorrow to get to ohio so that my father, my brother and our sons can watch football in his renovated basement. but i'll still make the case for it, even though i'm biased. >> you say basement? >> really? >> the reason is because you're adding square footage to your house. >> oh, yeah. >> people judge your house by your kitchen. >> you are right. a kitchen does in terms of the amount you get back for the money you spent, it's pretty good. it stacks up pretty well against bathroom, living room, whatever. but still the basement wins. if it's unfinished and you make it finished, you got a house with more square footage. >> steve, do you regret renovating your crawl space? >> don't do any renovation thinking you're getting 100% of your money back. do that because you want the men's man cave or you want the new kitchen or whatever. >> okay. so you're make the trip tomorrow. should people have a new car or a used car just generally?

>> i say used. >> exactly. because it's the first to use depreciation, let somebody else pay for that. then you take it and drive it for a long time. long after you've paid it off and those are free years. >> who needs the new car smell? >> right. what about this, saving for retirement or saving for your kids' college? >> you want to guess? >> i say save for yourself. every man for himself. save for retirement rather than kids' college. >> really? >> i think kids' college. if they don't use it, then you have the money for retirement. >> it is retirement. put your own mark on before your children. there is lots of ways to pay for college. it's not easy, but there are loans and maybe your kid can get a scholarship. there is no loans for retirement. you got to do that first. it's not helpful for your kids if you pay for education and you have to move in with them for the last 30 years. >> here is a big one. date the cutie in the cubicle or anyone else. >> somebody not at work? >> i say go for the cubicle

because you know them best. >> interesting idea. >> i married somebody from work. >> okay. elisabeth? >> the sports department. >> i think it could be costly in a negative way. i say anybody else? >> i have made -- i did the wrong thing and then i did the right thing. so at this in a very small office date someone whose desk was right there that was very uncomfortable, very bad idea. young people, don't do that. later i worked in auberge place, i met a wonderful woman. we married her. we just had our third child. but i think i was a more mature guy and knew when i was looking for. >> -- what i was looking for. >> are you talking about someone would works right there or somebody in a great big place? >> that's safer. >> like a dave and buster's rather than friday's. >> i got you. so what happened to the cubicle gal? >> i think she's in a residential facility of some sort. >> what? >> no. >> why would you ask that? >> he said it didn't end well. >> let's see a full screen of

his book. you did a great job with this. practical advice for people with common financial questions by a guy who always answered those in the workplace. great book. thank you for coming back. thanks for helping us out on social media. >> appreciate that. you ought to buy jack's book. >> while you do, coming up, he was bullied at school until the entire football team stepped in. >> because he's getting picked on bad at recess. we didn't like that. >> he's a band of brothers for us. >> that little boy, danny, is here with his entire family. they have a lesson that all kids need to see next good job! still running in the morning? yeah. getting your vegetables every day? when i can. [ bop ] [ male announcer ] could've had a v8.

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does anyone have any idea what's on martha mccallum's show? >> let's ask her. >> hey, you guys. >> good to see you. >> i agreed with you on that question about george washington. no president at that time. >> did you yell it? >> i was saying. so now we're all vindicated. so thanks. coming up this morning, now they will hear it at home. representative phil beginningry back in georgia getting an earful from constituents about obamacare and he's not alone. he's here this morning. earlier this week, we heard from a girl accused of bullying a girl who later jumped to her death. today the other side of that story, rebecca's mom will be with us on "america's newsroom" to respond. bill and i will see you at the top of the hour. >> are you bringing the guy back? >> yes, we're going to bring him back. i think so. >> yeah, he's a good guy. >> can we vote on it? >> hemmer and mccallum, coming

up shortly. >> absolutely. >> thanks. we got quick headlines before we leave you. tense moments at the u.s.-mexican border. about 100 mexicans tried illegally crossing into san diego and then threw rocks and bottles at the agents when they tried forcing them back across the border. fortunately, no apts were seriously hurt and of course nobody was arrested. >> nice border security. it was like a scene out of a hollywood disaster movie. it happened in russia. the road suddenly erupted right in front of a driver. dashboard camera, everybody seems to have one there, catching the incredible scene. look at that. the driver escaped. it is believed a gas main explosion under the road is to blame. that's a quick look at some headlines. up next, your facebook comments are pouring in on the aarp evites that they're asking moms to send kids to sign up for obamacare. we are going to read them right

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this morning we've been talking about danny and danny appreciation day where a bunch of kids stand behind danny and stood up for him in school. the keith family was set to come here. they're actually stuck in

traffic. it's that time of year, thanksgiving traffic has already begun. we are hoping to talk to them tomorrow. >> we'll bring you that tomorrow. in the meantime, let's talk a little bit about what you're commenting on on our takes book page. so far 33,000 of you have looked at our post regarding aarp. they're so desperate to get people to sign up for the affordable care act, brian, what they're doing is they're inviting parents to send these evites to their children to beg them to sign up for the affordable care act. >> i know you guys have facebook answers. jack here is working the financial questions. we'll give you some feedback on getting this. look how mickey mccannes depicts herself there. a cat upside down and passed out. i won't even join aarp, the organization in total support. rose mary says, aarp pushed this through to make billions not to help seniors and then raised the rates on their employees. hypocrites. my friends, i will never join

aarp. you got a couple by you, don't you? >> we do indeed. for instance, brenda writes in on facebook, if parents really cared about their children, they would tell them the truth about obamacare by educating them so they make smart decisions. >> that's right. chuck campbell says, i am going to cancel my membership. i am done with those folks. >> also i see evelyn wrote in right here. aarp support of obamacare is the main reason i will never join aarp. >> and kevin says, i'm so glad i dodged the bullet by ignoring the aarp membership app i got in the mail and a lot of other people seem to be focusing on the fact that the aarp is the one pushing this forward. jerry writes this, oh, no. so now we do blackmail. of course, this whole built mail when it comes to moms. laurie says, i don't reward my

children for following the crowd or doing something stupid. mary says this, i wonder how much of our tax money they're getting for that. honestly, i've never met a person who is a member. i suppose i'm meeting the right people. i get the sarcasm. >> i feel kind of bad for jack otter. he's just sitting right there watching you read. >> jack, what kind of response did you get? >> also on our facebook page, we got a big response on this. you remember this picture? it wasn't too long ago. >> yesterday. >> this was the number one post yesterday. the cat almost came into the studio, the giant cat. honey, i blew up the cat. here is what people are saying. martha says, funny, but please, this is what miley wants, that the media won't stop talking. tough, we like the cats. jack, what are people telling you about your book in the financial questions? what kind of questions are you getting? >> a lot of them. one person was angry because credit unions don't pay tax like a bank does. i said hey, why do you need to pay the tax through your fees. go to the credit union for now.

people ask about mutual funds. some guy is making nothing on his ira, wants to know how to do better. >> that's all in your book. >> exactly. >> simple answers to big financial questions. >> worth it, not worth it. >> great. guys, i got here -- this is the only computer we have. >> except for the ones here in the studio. >> right. and the ipad in elisabeth's hand. >> that's right. >> i think since we're talking a little bit about tomorrow, we're going to have that interview with the little boy and the family tomorrow. >> yes, the keith family. >> also tomorrow, governor mike huckabee is going to be joining us. dr. keith ablow, we love the normal or nuts segment. that's going to be coming up. >> and thanksgiving doughnuts. >> how fantastic is that? we told you a little bit earlier about how organizing for action is putting out talking points so that when you're with your family, you can have them sign up for obamacare 'cause it's such a great program. we're going to be doing a segment on how that is supposed

to work coming up on our wednesday, which will kind of feel like a friday telecast because so many people have thanksgiving off. >> all leading up to thanksgiving. you want to log on for our after the show show. >> that's right. see you back here tomorrow. bill: four days away from the deadline to fix this turkey, i mean the obamacare website. good morning. i'm bill hemmer. martha: when thanksgiving comes that late november 30 comes faster than anybody thought. you remember that idea of the tech surge that would make all the difference in this. the president promised they would bring the best and brightest in. it would be done by the end of the month. on a conference call with reporters, the centers for medicare and medicaid