brother running our lives again. bill wrote, i never worry about the calories when i'm at to eat but knowing is better than not knowing. dina, i think that's great it will force restaurants to use quality pure foods. i don't know, for me, i don't want to know. anyway, just my opinion. gretchen, oscar pistorius and porn. what the blade runner start was reportedly doing on the day he shot and killed his cover model girlfriend. plus time to launch a cyber attack against syria? you'll hear what we learned today at a secret debate at the white house. and the fight over a teenage girl. a hospital is keeping her from her parents and medical experts say they have a very good reason. it's doctors versus doctors with a family caught in the middle. a live report. so let's get to it. now "shepard smith reporting" live from the fox news desk. >> good afternoon to you and

yours. it's 3:00 in new york city. first on the fox news desk this afternoon, olympic blade runner oscar pistorius will not have to testify on camera about shooting his magazine model girlfriend. a judge in south africa ruled cameras will indeed be allowed in the courtroom when the murder trial starts next week, but he ordered the cameras be turned off when the star runner takes the stand. oscar pistorius, of course, a six-time gold medalist and double amputee. he admits he did kill his girlfriend last valentine's day. but he says it was a mistake. that he thought she was an intruder. defense attorneys argue the publicity from courtroom cameras could cause an unfair trial, but prosecutors pointed out judges decide cases inafrica, not juries. they say judges won't be swayed by media reports. meanwhile, it looks as if both sides are fighting in the court of public opinion. according to the reporting of britain's "the independent" newspaper, leaked court documents show oscar pistorius was looking at pornography on

his cell phone shortly before he shot and killed his girlfriend. that report came after different leak backed up some of the blade runner's story. according to a south african news network, this is new, documents show prosecution experts now agree that pistorius was not wearing his prosthetic legs during the shooting and could be a very big deal. the prosecution argued earlier that pistorius took the time to put his legs on, proof they say then that he wasn't panicked about an intruder in his home. of course, now we know that wasn't true. criminal defense attorney ashley merchant is live with us. at one point, we talked for weeks and weeks about the trajectory of the bullet and the line at which he would be shooting could discount his story. that's up in smoke now. >> right. there's two key facts this new ballistics report show us. first of all, pistorius could have been telling the truth and likely was telling the truth when he did not have his prosthetics on during the shooting. this is really important because the prosecution spent so much

time arguing that this was premeditation because he actually took the time to put his prosthetics on when he went to the bathroom to shoot. it underminds their credibility. particularly in a judge trial. there's not going to be a jury. the judge is going to determine the credibility of this case and of the prosecution's theory. we expect the procesecution to know what happened. it's significant when they get a key fact like that wrong. >> ashleigh, one thing i didn't get, they're going to allow the testimony on camera except the testimony of the blade runner, himself, but there's an audio feed going out of the courtroom all the time. i don't understand why this matters. >> that's a good question. i don't understand why it matters. i think the judge is trying to protect himself. he's the one who's going to determine whether or not oscar pistorius is credible. he's the only witness to this event that's still alive. so his version is the only version that we have. everyone else is kind of trying to put the pieces together. he's the only actual real witness. so the judge is going to have to make a determination whether or

not his story is credible. and a lot of that happens with your eyes when you're actually seeing the person. if they look like they're telling the truth. so this testimony is going to be extremely key in this case. and i think it's unfortunate we're not going to get to watch it along with the judge, ourselves and make our own determination. >> i felt the same way about o.j. simpson's civil trial. that they had in santa monica. we got a feed from the courtroom but only of the audio. we're right. you lose out so much. based on today's rulings and decisions, what's your sense of where this case stands now versus, say, red? >> the state is going to have to regroup, seriously. they've gotten key hits to their case. they've gotten some interesting information with the ballistics. the report on the premeditation and where reeva was actually standing, his girlfriend victim, where she was standing when she was shot. before they had argued she was kind of cowering down, and the new reports say she was standing

t thp. that undercuts their theory and version of events and supports oscar pistorius' version and boll sfer ststers him. they'll have to do digging to find witnesses to undercut his story and change the netheory o the case. >> they made a big issue about the fact, the allegation he was looking at porn on his cell phone before he shot and killed her n her, and now the argument seems to be understood the two things are not exclusionary. we have a good relationship and you're looking at porn, those can go well together. >> the government is saying because he was looking at porn they must not have been spending a romantic evening together. i don't buy it. because he was looking at porn on his phone, could have been casual, could have been something they were doing together. who knows. i don't think it supports the theory he was not in a loving relationship with his girlfriend. >> ashleigh merchant live with us from atlanta. thank you. a fox urgent now. minutes ago we learned of a first of its kind penalty

against an airline. here are the details. the federal government has just fined asiana airlines a half a million bucks for failing to help passengers' family members after a crash. you may remember three people died and dozens more were hurt and asiana flights airline flight 214 clipped a seawall as it came in for landing in san francisco. there's an animation of it. the u.s. department of transportation determined the airline failed to notify some family members until five days after the crash. and when some family members called a toll free number for information, the airline initialinitial ly routed them to a reservations line. the fed said they never before issued a fine of this sort of violation. the airline gave a statement to the "associated press" recently which reads in part "asiana provided extensive support to passengers and their families following this accident and will continue to do so and pay a half million dollar fine. now back to the polar vor x vortex. so cold i can't say it.

forecasters say it's bringing more cold weather, get this, in the middle of winter. hard to imagine, isn't it? let's move to the wall. we'll show you what we're looking at here. these are tonight's low temperatures. 19 in new york. you know, 19. it's winter. boflt boston, 14. buffalo, 8. it's buffalo. probably comes with snow. louisville, 21. atlanta, 26. this isn't crazy but it's going to get crazy. chicago, minneapolis, buffalo, single di sing single dints below zero tomorrow night. we're looking at 8, 9 degrees tomorrow night here. this comes after an unusually warm weekend for millions of americans including in the northeast corridor. men too meantime, we're getting word this new round of weather could stretch well into next week. meteorologist janice dean is in the extreme weather center. a week ago, last wednesday you told me, through the first or second week in march, it's going to be frigid. you were right. >> still looks like it, shepard. long-range forecast shows the

first week of march, into the second week we're going to see very cold temperatures and as you pointed out, as far south as the tennessee river valley. even toward the gulf coast as we get into tomorrow and in toward the latter part of the workweek. there are your lows tonight. chicago, you have been below zero for 2 2 days this winter. that is the top five coldest winters so far for chicago. there's your wednesday night lows. lot of teens there. below zero for the upper midwest and great lakes. all the way down to atlanta, georgia, 26. our friends in minneapolis, where it has just been a brutal winter, not only the snow, but these are actual overnight lows. not windchills. minus teens for several days into the weekend. and then we're going to get another shot of arctic air and stretch as far east as the northeast with the windchills and the single digits and the teens heading into tomorrow, shep. >> thursday, worse. 8 or 9 in new york.

4 or 5 in boston. what about snow? >> we have a little bit of snow that will work its way in toward the northeast tomorrow. nothing to write home about. however, you know how we've been talking about the much needed moisture across the west? they're going to get a real soaking. that is great news for them. this is the subtropical jet and this moisture is going to ride along this subtropical jet and perhaps move in toward the northeast next week. a couple of rounds here. it's going to be cold enough for snow, so we could have the possibility for not one, but two major snow events and you know march sometimes, shepard, we get big snow across the northeast. >> in like a lyon. janice dean, thanks. >> you got it. make a plan to get our people home. president obama has now officially requested that the pentagon make plans to withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by the end of this year. in case the afghan president hamid karzai fails to sign a security agreement with the united states.

that's according to the white house and a bold move by any definition. it says president obama spoke on the phone today with president karzai to discuss these plans. so far, hamid karzai has refused to sign the agreement. it would in theory keep some u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond this year to help provide security and so much more. the white house says the president told karzai he is open to the possibility of finalizing the agreement later this year. more than 2,000 americans have died in afghanistan since 2001. the war has also cost the united states more than $700 billion. a high-profile real estate mogul shot in the head in his own castle. we'll take you there live for developments in the hunt for the gunman who opened fire at one of the most famous homes in all of our nation. plus, 9/11 rip-off. dozens more people including retired cops and firefighters accused of lying about health problems to collect disability payouts. it's part of the news this tuesday afternoon.

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police on long island, new york, are now searching for a suspect who shot the owner of a castle. one that is famous or made famous in the movies. it's an assassination attempt, according to the former senator al demado, a friend of the

victim. police in huntingdon on long island say a masked gunman shot the owner in the head as he climbed into his car. it happened now about an hour outside of new york city. how do you say the name of this castle again? ohika? it's kind of famous around here, but that doesn't mean i can pronounce it. the castle is one of long island's most exclusive hotels now. look at this. this is the entrance to the place. the front yard. here's the castle, itself. massive thing. i mean, when have you seen a home with that much parking? at any rate, it is now -- kevin jonas -- got married there. the jonas brothers got married there. kevin of the jonas brothers. so did anthony weiner, married his wife many 2010. president clinton performed that ceremony. it was the backdrop for the blockbuster hit "kane." the owner heavily involved in local politics on long island. investigators are trying to

figure out who shot the guy and why. lea gabrielle is outside the castle gates in huntingdon on long island now m. what are the police saying? >> reporter: police say melius is recovering in the hospital and now speaking with investigators. they say there was no conversation exchanged between him and the shooter when it happened. now, i'm here at the gate of oheka castle. this is the gate behind me. there's this guard house. detective have just left the guardhouse as we speak. look just past the guardhouse, see there's a road. if you go 1,000 feet down that road, that is where the shooting all happened and it happened right in the middle of the day. now, gary melius is known for being well connected with both celebrity and politicians. in fact, according to a local newspaper, he was planning to meet former new york senator al demado for lunch when this happened. demado told the paper, "it was not a robbery, it was an attempt at assassination." shep, i spoke with a family member today who basically said the same thing.

>> hey, we mentioned, lea, this mansion has an incredible history. >> reporter: you know, shep, it ready does have an incredible history. it's been host to a number of celebrities, famous guests. it's also been the backdrop for a number of television and news productions and take a look at these pictures. you can see that it's quite a beautiful place. now, it was built as a summer home back in 1919, and it's the second largest private residence ever built in america. now, the mansion was abandoned and essentially fallen into disrepair back in 1984 when melius purchased it then restored it. as far as that shooting that happened here, shep, police say they are still looking for a suspect and for a motive. according to the "new york daily news" melius had recently spoken with law enforcement officials who were investigating corruption. >> lea gabrielle outside new york city on huntingdon, long island. police in the city say they arrested two dozen people for taking part in a massive social security disability scheme.

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we're now getting a listen to the 9 11 calls from the bus driver who claims a copy of the bible that he had in his shirt pocket saved his life. he says that book stopped a bullet from hitting his chest. happened early yesterday morning in ohio. the driver says he pulled the bus over to check out an electrical problem onboard when three people on the street attacked him. he says he fought back and tried to wrestle a gun out of one of the suspects' hands when it went off, not once, but three times. >> i had a book in my pocket. at first i thought it had went through, but it just feels like i've been hit with a sledgehammer in the chest and i've been cut on the arm. >> it did not go through, that bullet. first responders say the book in his pocket was the contemporary issue of the new testament. cops are searching for the suspects. the "dayton daily news" in ohio

reports the bus driver is recovering in a hospital. nearly 30% of americans are not saving any money at all. nothing. that's according to a new survey from americasaves.org, or in this case, america doesn't save. 68% of americans say they're spending less than they earn. and saving the rest. that's down from 73% in 2010 right after the recession ended. the study also finds that fewer americans have emergency funds. just 64% compared to 71% back in 2010. the fox business network's gerri willis is here. why aren't people saving? i know why they're not saving. they're spending. >> they've got some good excuses here. their incomes have not been rising. in fact, they've fallen as much as 4% since 2000. this just doesn't happen. people don't know how to cope. the job market isn't that strong. nowhere near what it was a decade ago. 5% unemployment.

not anywhere near that yet. people are seeing some expenses at the margins starting to creep up. one of the big ones, college education. think about that. that's gone up no matter what was going on in the economy. up as much as 5% a year, you know, it's weird, inflation is not bad at all and prices seem too be going up everywhere. >> isn't that true? >> it does. maybe it's my perception of thing, but it seems that way. >> costs for heating your home in this area, new york area, 400 bucks a month. that's also unprecedented. >> that's up. way up. >> that's a lot of money. way up. you hear people talk about it all the time. we've seen gas prices go up 12 cents a gallon in the last 2 weeks alone. bacon, a lot of food -- >> bacon is not a meat. just a fad. when you need it. i need bacon. milk's way up. >> milk is way up. >> across the board, you're seeing lots of pressure on a lot of different things people buy all the time. hamburger meat. you name it. people feel like there's pressure on their income. they're afraid to save because

you might need that later in the month. >> tough predicament. i'll see you in an hour and half. we want to know what you think. do you feel like you're saving enough? do you have a long-term strategy? what keeps you from saving more? we'd like to hear from you on this. tweet us @shepnewsteam. we'll read your tweets later in the hour. detainee who fought for prisoners' rights after his release from guantanamo bay is back behind bars. a former gitmo detainee afrlsed again. what investigators say he's been doing since his day in cuba. four more people are dead in the latest case of carbon monoxide poisoning. four more. some lawmakers now say they're going to take action.

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in northeastern nigeria. the victims all boys. witnesses say the attackers told the girls to go home. give up their education. and get married. prosecutors say a man got drunk and punched a flight attendant who refused to serve him any more drinks. this video is reportedly from inside the philippine airlines flight to los angeles over the weekend. the passenger who recorded it says he and other people helped restrain the man. and a woman in florida is now facing drunk driving charges after police say she ran over somebody with her car then took off and crashed into a fire hydrant. police say the victim's doing okay. the water from the fire hydrant, though, caused a sinkhole which swallow eed up an suv. luckily nobody inside. again, this report, not surprisingly, from florida.

police in great britain arrested a former guantanamo bay detainee. the police say they suspect he attended a terrorist training

camp and may have been helping plot terror attacks in syria. may have. united states released him from guantanamo bay in 2005. he wrote a book and become an advocate for the rights of terrorist suspects. cops say they arrested three other people and him, those included among them, a woman and her 20-year-old son in a series of raids this morning in a birmingham area of central england. we have video. british authorities reportedly took away his passport after he visited syria last year. u.s. officials warned the ongoing civil war in syria could create havens for terrorists to plot attacks against america. with us now is michael singh, a former senior director at the middle east affairs at the national security council. he's currently the managing director at the washington institute. michael, what are we to take away from this? >> well, shep, this is a fellow who was released from guantanamo bay. remember, there's a lot of

debates what to do with the remaining people at guantanamo bay, and who has been a vocal critic of u.s. and british detainee policies. a vocal advocate for terrorism detainees around the world. and also someone who's talked a lot about syria. criticizing sort of the harassment of what he alleges to be harassment of people who are going back and forth to syria get from authorities. as well as writing about why sort of young men are being sort of pulled into this syria conflict. and so obviously there's going to be a lot of attention on this case. he hasn't been charged yet. if he's not charged, obviously that will be embarrassing for the british authorities. but if the charges are substantiated and made, then it will be a big blow to him and other advocates for terrorism detainees. >> there's a lot of this no charges business that's happened. we've watched it for years and years. the fact is, in 2005, the united states made a decision to release this man and, therefore, did not make a decision to try this man. right? >> he was, my understanding is he was released without charge

in 2005 and then he actually along with some other former inmates sued the british government, the british government settled that case. so that's absolutely right, shep. no charges have been filed against him yet. >> given that, i don't really understand the enormous concern because the truth is people are released from all sorts of detention for all sorts of reasons in all sorts of places all over the world. and then later, nine years later, they get accused of committing a crime though in this case he hasn't been charged. i'm not sure where the big blow comes from anywhere in all of this. >> well, it's not -- i think, shep, so far this is really not a classic case of recidivism. it's not as though he's returned to the fight yet. that hasn't been demonstrated. we'll wait to see sort of how this case develops. i think it will shine a light on, again, gitmo because the president, again, raised closing gitmo in his stateme of the uni address and a lot of people there who are slated for transfer out right now, as well as on the syria conflict.

we talk and talk about the syria conflict. i hear people say this isn't a threat to our interests. it's easy to forget you have foreign fighters flocking to this conflict. far more than we had in iraq or even afghanistan in the 1980s. and ultimately at some point, those will pose a threat to our countries, to other countries besides sere wra. >> yeah, how could they not? michael singh with us, nice to see you again. thank you. >> good to see you, thank you. the white house has reportedly been secretly debating whether to launch a cyber attack on syria. "the new york times" newspaper reports in today's edition and online that president barack obama has so far rejected the idea. but fox news has confirmed, he hasn't ruled it out altogether. activists estimate more than 140,000 people have died since the uprising began in syria almost three years ago. the fox news chief correspondent, jonathan hunt, is with us with the latest on this. officials seem to be weighing their words very carefully about whether the white house is seriously considering an attack here. >> yeah, for simple reason,

shep. two being that this is a very new realm of warfare and the technology is highly classified. now, experts say there's little doubt the u.s. could cause a large degree of chaos within president assad's command and control structures, drupting the ability of his air force to carry out the strikes that have killed so many syrian civilians and compromising his ability to produce and launch missiles. but officially, the white house won't acknowledge any potential capabilities. kaitlyn hayden, spokeswoman for the national security council telling me today via e-mail, "on the question of cyber, i'm, again, not going to discuss the details of our interagency deliberations bullet we have been clear that there are a range of tools we have at our disposal to protect our national security including cyber." and she added that the president always wants to know what all his options are. and is constantly looking at

every possibility for solving the problem of syria. >> a lot of risks in such an operation. >> yeah, among those risks, what happens after an attack? who might benefit? which of the rebel groups would take advantage of any weakness brought about by an attack? exactly the same concern that has prevented president obama from taking any other kind of significant military action in syria. and as jim carafano of the h heritage foundation told me earlier today, there's a question of how much information we might hand to our potential enemies if we do act. listen. >> every time you use this weapon, you're basically telling the enemy what kind of ca capabilities you have. first thing that happens, russian, iranian cyber experts are going to run in there and decipher what you're doing to try to understand your capability. when you really need it, when it would be really useful, it might not be available. >> bottom line here, shep, seems to be risk versus reward.

and so far, at least it seems clear, that president obama has decided that the risks outweigh the potential -- >> i thought we were always cyber attacking somebody and somebody was always cyber attacking us. >> this is a very different kind of attack. you're intervening in a civil war. so you have to weigh it exactly the same way you would a conventional military strike. cyber warfare now is a form of military action. so it comes with the same risks versus rewards. >> important distinction. jonathan, thank you. investigators in idaho say four people who turned up dead in their home likely died of carbon monoxide poisoning. miss in the third major case in the past few days. relatives found the body of the couple along with their young sons after they didn't show up for sunday dinner. over the weekend, dozens of people were sickened at a resort in maine and a restaurant on new york's long island. the manager of that restaurant died after breathing in toxic carbon monoxide gas. long island lawmakers are proposing a law that would force

all buildings in the state of new york to have carbon monoxide detecters. who would have thought that wasn't already the rule in businesses across our nation? a sick teenager at the center of a custody battle between her parents and the state of massachusetts. it is an unbelievable story. the details of a judge's ruling. we'll speak live with the girl's sister. plus, radiation from the fukushima nuclear meltdown in japan has crossed the ocean and has landed close to north america. the gift from japan that keeps on giving. coming up.

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. . . . . a father cried and a mother fainted as the state of massachusetts took their daughter away. the latest setback for a family in a bizarre custody case. one that's pitted doctors against doctors. a family against the state. and trapped in the middle of it all, this very sick teenage girl. and here's the backstory. on the left, you see 15-year-old

justina just more than a year ago. a seemingly healthy student who enjoyed ice skating among other things. on the right, you see her now. she is bedbound, essentially. getting around only in her wheelchair. she says she's constantly tired and has severe stomach problems. when she first got sick, her parents took her to doctors at tuffs university hospital. the doctors there diagnosed her right away with a rare genetic disorder, the same illness that one of justina's sister does have. months later, justina came down with what they thought was a severe flu. her parents rushed her to the e.r. at boston children's hospital instead of her regular doctors. the children's hospital doctors threw out the earlier diagnosis said, no, that was wrong, it's not the genetic disorder. not that at all that her illness is in her head. that her illness is mental. so when her parents try to take her back to tuffs, the hospital took the family to court. they argued that the parents were committing child abuse by

trying to get their daughter medical care instead of mental health treatment. the state took custody of the teen and yesterday sent her to foster care. her mom passed out at the news and had to leave court on a stretcher. her father says justina was getting better at tuffs but under the state's care the daughter's, quote, rotting away. her mom says she's not up to talking after yesterday's drama in court. one of justina's sisters is willing to tell her family story. jennifer joins us live now. jennifer, thank you. >> hi, how are you? >> so she was doing better after this first diagnosis with the genetic disorder, right? >> yes, she was getting stronger and doing her normal daily activities. >> and now after treatment at boston children's, and the rest? >> she is definitely not where she was. it's awful and really hurts to see how she was doing great before and now she's in a wheelchair.

and she's getting weaker and weaker. >> what i don't understand, jennifer, how doctors at boston children's could make these allegations then take your sister away from your family. >> honestly, i don't understand how anybody can do this because i thought doctors are there to help and not make somebody actually worse. >> jennifer, the doctors where she went and got this genetic disorder diagnosis, they stand by their diagnosis, do they not? >> yes, that's correct. >> so what you have is a hospital with one opinion and a hospital with another opinion, who are sort of arguing it out, but the hospital that says it's mental gets precedent here and a judge decides that that's the case? >> unfortunately, that's what's been going on. i don't get it. >> yeah, well, i don't either. i want to ask an attorney about it. jennifer, thank you. i don't want to take up more of your time. your family is going to be on with meagan kelly tonight in

primetime. i want to get a legal perspective. let's go to boston where this happened. former prosecutor wendy murphy is live with us. wendy, help me understand this. >> i'm not sure i can, shep. look, i'm perplexed, too. being a mom, being a mom of kids who have been treated at both children's hospital and tuffs new england medical center, it's not clear to me that one or the other hospital is better. they're both just stupendous medical places. >> that's indisputable. >> yeah. i'm not declined to believe that children's is the bad guy here. having been a child abuse prosecutor, decisions about taking a child out of a hospital and putting them into foster care, that matter, taking a child out of a family and putting them into foster care, that's not done by one person, one doctor or for that matter, one judge or one social worker. it's done by a team and you have to believe there's more to the story here. all due respect to jennifer and

her family, the hospitals cant give their side, and the social workers can't give their side because there are all kinds of confidentiality rules that inhibit them from saying what they know. so my concern is that there is more to the story, that there is a huge mental health problem. i mean, this girl was in a psychiatric ward at children's hospital for a long, long time. hospitals don't just keep kids in psych wards for no reason. we have to believe there are good people behind the scenes concerned about more than what we're being told. >> jennifer, what did the department of children's services or dcs, as they call it in that area, say to you and your family about this situation as they were intervening? jennifer? well, you know, that's -- wendy murphy is still with us. wendy, it's their job to go in and make evaluations and then a judge's job to protect a child.

but i'm sure there are parents very going, the protection of my child is my job. i find out what one very highly qualified group of doctors had too say and what another very highly qualified group of doctors have to say then i know my child and i say, she's doing better under this diagnosis and doing worse under this one. this is my decision. if it's not, why is it not? >> yeah, if this were only a question of reasonable doctors disagreeing about appropriate medical care, you'd be right. the problem is the state is involved because the state has come to the conclusion with the assistance of a judge that this is a child who was being injured in some way by her parents. and once you add that to the mix, everything changes. it is no longer about a parent's right to care for their child or choose one doctor's decision over another. you know, this is, i guess, a judge looking at everything and a judge ultimately saying, good doctors at children's, social

workers concerned about some other stuff. i'm the judge. i have to choose what's right for this kid. and that judge said this child needs protection from her family. i wish i could tell you why, shep, but it's confidential. >> jennifer, that is a matter that's's tugging at all our heart strings. why a judge would say that your sister needs protection from your family. can you help us understand this? >> yeah. there's been actually no findings of anything. if you can actually tell me what it is, that would be great. >> i can't. it's all confidential. >> no, i understand. >> except i know that we're all hurting through your sister and for your family. i'm just trying to figure out how in the world this happened. >> if you want to -- look back to day one when my mother was handed the paper on february 13th. that was from boston children's hospital. not department of children's and families. that's where i believe is the root of the problem. >> well -- go ahead. >> and this whole thing is absolutely disgusting how a

state and institution can tear a child from her friends, her family, the fact that she's been torn away from school. she hasn't had any education this past year. and she's been asking for it. >> jennifer, it's a horrible thing to see. and, you know -- >> and to see her just go from -- i actually teached her in figure skating. to see her from going to that and not having any life function, her legs are cold and they're swollen and they're being ignored and that is completely alarming to me that that's being ignored right now. >> jennifer -- >> and for me to know that the longer you leave somebody deconditioned, the harder it is for somebody to regain their function if they're able to regain their function back. >> yeah. therapists will tell you that every day of the year. jennifer, good luck to you and your family. i know as i mentioned earlier, your family will be on live tonight, 9:00 eastern, 8:00 central time. and good luck to all of you. with your sister at the top of

our thoughts. all right? >> thank you. >> all right, jennifer. again, tonight. radiation from japan's fukushima nuclear plant has now reached the waters off north america's west coast. that's the word from the scientists. so far, it's affecting only canada and scientists say right now the levels are below the safety limit for drinking water. researchers say they expect to start detecting low levels of radiation along the u.s. pacific coast starting in april. in 2011 a deadly earthquake followed by a tsunami killed 15,000 people and caused fukushima power plant nuclear reactor to melt down. we stood in tokyo, as they said there is no meltdown, this is not happening. as steam rose from the place. they allowed workers to continue. they allowed residents to stay and say, no, there is no nuclear meltdown. it's okay. it's now reached the shores of north america. what a fantastical incredible

lie that we knew at the time we were getting and simply could not prove. we're waiting to hear whether arizona's governor will veto a bill that would let businessowners deny service to gays and of their religious beliefs. in other words, a business can say, much as they did back in the day to black people during jim crow days, we're not going to serve you, you can't sit at the lunch counter here. now they want to do that to gay people for their religious beliefs. meantime, the attorney general eric holder said states attorney general do not always have to defend state laws. that's coming up. hey, buddy? oh, hey, flo. you want to see something cool? snapshot, from progressive. my insurance company told me not to talk to people like you. you always do what they tell you? no... try it, and see what your good driving can save you. you don't even have to switch.

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hour. the attorney general eric holder is informing his state counterparents they do not have to defend laws against gay marriage. he said states attorneys general do not have to enforce those law it is they find them to be discriminatory. keep in mind, democratic attorneys general in several states have chosen not to defend same-sex marriage bans after gay and lesbian couples filed lawsuits. but wisconsin's republican attorney general said it's not holder's job to give advice on defending state constitution. this comes as governor jan brewer has to decide whether to veto a bill. it's sounding more and more like he's going to veto this bill. is that true? >> she's getting a lot of pressure from businesses and even three republican state senators who voted for this bill. they now say in hindsight that it's not a good idea and they are pressuring her to veto it. listen to one.

>> after we saw the firestorm and everything that happened, you know, constituents are screaming at us that we just said we weren't 100% in it any ways, so we changed our votes. >> listen to this, both of arizona's u.s. senators are also against the bill. major companies like apple, american airlines and others say this bill is a bad idea. even arizona's super bowl committee that host the big game next year are against it. governor brewer says she will talk to both sides before decidi deciding. others who support this say the law would allow for instance a photographer to not shoot a homosexual wedding if they chose not to, but that same photographer would not be allowed to say no to shooting a portrait for a gay or lesbian person. others say that the flip side has been a great job of spinning this bill, shep, and we should note that a senator who is in

favor of this will be on neil cavuto's show in just a few minutes from now. >> that should be fascinating. trace gallagher in los angeles, thank you very much. we'll be right back. [dog] larry? larry? larry? wanna play? [announcer] a healthy dog is a playful dog. [dog] let's do this larry. [announcer] help him keep those muscles while he loses a few pounds with beneful healthy weight. de with wholesom even accents of vitamin rich ggies. it's calorie-smart and tastes so good. beneful healthy weight...from purina.

>> serlzier in this news cast, we reported on a new survey that 1 in 3 americans are not saving any of their money. some of you tweeted us and chris is here with a few of them. >> we asked people who prevents them from saving. dave says, taxes and cost of living in california is out of hand. if my home wasn't paid for i wouldn't be able to live here. deborah says college tuition for one, child and another coming right behind is preventing her from saving. >> that would do it. saving will have to wait. >> michael says high taxes and gas prices where he's from. and finally, we have one from mitch who says he has a little trick. he uses direct deposit to savings before he receives his paycheck. >> just pull off a little money,

however much you can, unless you're putting two kids through college. then there's probably nothing. when news breaks out, we'll break in. the dow, it dropped just after 2:00 this afternoon. i don't know why. lit's ask cavuto, why don't we? shame on you! >> well, a protest out in arizona, the question today, is a bill on the governor's desk anti-gay or anti-god? the firestorm that could have a huge impact across the entire country and the governor who is at the center of it all. welcome everybody, i'm neil cavu cavuto. arizona, here we go again. a fight that is pitting gay rights against religious liberty. it is called sbf-2052, allowing business openers to deny service to gays and lesbians