>> always come to the office for a screening. >> you told me not to have sex. okay. >> use a condom. >> all right. that's going to do it for us. >> thanks for joining us. >> bye-bye. the death toll rises as millions of americans face more rain in already water logged texas, louisiana, and alabama. we're tracking it all from the fox news weather center. >> the media tries to track down a secret meeting of gop candidates and their campaign officials today. that may change the way debates will be held for the rest of campaign 2016. we'll talk to presidential candidate rick santorum. >> one of the 20th century's greatest leaders, winston churchill, had had a secret champion who changed the course of history including here in

america. clementine churchill, we'll tell you her remarkable story. happy sunday in your halloween sugar phase craze. hopefully working through that. i'm shannon bream. welcome to "america's news headquarters" from washington. >> my sugar high has not ended yet. i'm leland vittert. thank you for spending a sugary sunday with us. we start with the extreme weather that has been slamming the south now for three days in a row. a band of strong storms and heavy rain is moving through the gulf coast. and bringing with it fears of flooding and tornadoes across multiple southern states. you see the images now on your screen. the hardest hit, texas, where the death toll now stands at six. floods and twisters tore through when the water logged state was still trying to dry out after hurricane patricia. meteorologist janice dean is tracking it from the weather

center. any relief in sight? >> we have to get through today and tomorrow and then we'll have a period of dryer weather across texas and louisiana. but the storm system is kind of lingering over the lower mississippi valley into the southeast, the deep south, over the next couple of days. so we really need to get through the next 48 hours here for parts of texas and louisiana. and in some cases over a foot of rainfall in the last 48 hours. taking a look at radar estimated precipitation, around the austin area, close to a foot of rainfall, around the houston area, over a foot of rainfall and that's going to be ongoing today and tomorrow. we'll watch this forecast radar as we go through monday and tuesday, not quite packing as much of a punch as we saw over friday and saturday. but we're still going to see several inches and in some cases four to six and still watching texas and louisiana over the next 36 hours as the storm pushes east and northward.

flood advisory in effect, even though the worst of the storm is out of southeast texas, into louisiana, mississippi, and alabama. again, as the storm lingers, the severe threat today, we saw close to a dozen reports of tornadoes yesterday. we still have that threat ongoing for parts of louisiana in through florida, up towards parts of georgia. damaging winds, isolated tornadoes will watch that. for next couple of days, this is houston, texas, drying out. then we're going to watch another system thursday, friday, that could bring more excessive rainfall. so that's going to be an issue. if i could real quick focus on the west, they're getting a series of storms to the northwest. some of that rainfall is going to push into southern california. they need it. also going to see several inches, maybe a foot or more of snow in the highest of elevations across the west. a lot of weather to cover, of course. we'll be with you throughout the day, leland, from the fox news extreme weather center. back to you. >> we're counting on you for

that and powder up in the high country. thanks, j.d. >> you got it. new details are emerging now about the crash of a russian passenger jet as investigators work to figure out what caused it to fall from the skies over egypt. the head of russia's federal aviation agency says the large field of debris indicates the plane disintegrated while flying at a high altitude. meanwhile, russian officials also say that starting today, some of the bodies of the 224 victims will begin arriving back home in russia. colonel powell has the very latest on the crash. hi, conner. >> russian and egyptian officials have begun that grim process of recovering the bodies of the 224 that died in that airline crash on saturday. most of the victims were families on vacation. investigators say the aircraft, which left the egyptian resort town of sharm el sheikh and headed to st. petersburg broke up in midair 30 or so minutes after taking off.

there are no survivors. it was flying across today russia lowered for the victims as hundreds of people brought out memorials and flowers and candles at the st. petersburg airport, which has become the gathering point for the families of the victims. investigators are trying to determine what exactly brought this plane down. the pilot reportedly radioed in to the control tower saying the plane was experiencing technical difficulties shortly before crashing. both russian and egyptian officials have defended the inspection and safety process saying the aircraft was in good condition, but, shannon, russian airplanes and the entire airline industry has a notoriously bad track record and right now either some type of mechanical problem due to poor maintenance rather than terrorism or anything like that seems to be the leading suspect for what brought this plane down. it will be some time before anyone is able to confirm that suspicion. >> all right, we know the investigation will take some

time. conor, thank you very much. in somalia, the terrorist group al shabab has gone on the attack again. this time a police official saying five islamic terrorists struck a mogadishu hotel, popular with government officials and some lawmakers. the attack happened at day break. first a suicide car bomb detonated outside, then men with ak-47s and hand grenades stormed inside. in all, six people were killed, ten others hurt. >> translator: big explosion, busy taking photos when a vehicle filled with explosives was beside me. i survived the incident and now my condition is improving. >> i police commander says that security forces ended the siege by killing all five attackers. al shabab is now fighting to oust that somali government that is trying to hold on in

mogadishu. crews believe they may have found the cargo ship that went missing in the bahamas during hurricane joaquin. a deep ocean vehicle could begin work as early as today. it will try to confirm if the wreckage found in 15,000 feet of water east of the bahamas is the el faro. the ship with the crew on board vanished a month ago as it sailed into the hurricane's path after reporting engine trouble. well, republican presidential campaigns will put poll numbers aside tonight at a private meeting to discuss changing the way the parties debates are run, or trying to change it. many candidates turn an iowa stop into another opportunity to bash the cnbc debate from this week, setting the tone for tonight's big talk.

molly head-enburg is here. >> fox news confirmed representatives from ben carson, mi mike huckabee, rick santorum are among those planning to attend the meeting. carson for one has said he would like more time for opening and closing statements during debates. and better control of how long candidates have to respond to a question so that it is more equitable for all candidates. meanwhile, lots of discussion today on president obama's decision to send about 50 american special operation forces into syria to advise in the fight against isis. senator marco rubio said the president hasn't detailed a broader purpose for this. >> i think it is a tactical step forward. it needs to be backed up with increased air strikes and soing for forth.

i think the bigger issue is can they arrive at a strategy and that's why i think the administration is still struggling to outline. >> but senator lindsey graham says the president is putting troops, quote, in harm's way, without any chance of success. and he contends that the russians are propping up syrian president bashar al assad and president obama and secretary of state john kerry don't know how to respond. >> i see russia and iran mopping the floor with obama and kerry. russia is all in with iran to support assad. president obama says assad must go. the russians say no, he will stay. they're fighting to keep assad in power. assad is a puppet of the iranians. >> on the democratic side, socialist senator bernie sanders is putting up his first tv ad in iowa and new hampshire. it is a look at his career, quote, fighting inequality and injustice. sanders has been leading in the polls in new hampshire, but is trailing hillary clinton in iowa and in national polls.

leland? >> molly breaking it all down for us. thank you. shannon has more. the iowa caucuses are three months away. perhaps no one is watching the calendar more closely than a man who won the caucuses in 2012. former republican senator rick santorum was the top vote getter back then in iowa. now he's trailing a much more crowded field, this time around. he now holds just 1% of the vote of likely gop caucus voters. senator santorum says he's in the race until the end. he joins us now from that very important state from iowa. senator, welcome. >> thank you, shannon. good to be with you. >> you like being the underdog, you've been in this position before. four years ago at the back of the pack as well and came back and shocked a lot of people by after the votes were finally tallied taking the top spot in the iowa caucuses. can you do it in this field which is much more crowded? >> yeah, look, i was in iowa the last few days and the response has been terrific. we're reconnecting with people

that supported us last time, that are -- many of them just, you know, just trying to figure out, you know, who is going to be in this race, what the race is going to look like, look at all the candidates. iowans take this responsibility very seriously. they're going to study all the candidates. i won the iowa caucuses four years ago, more than half the people who voted for me decided in the last three days of the race. so i'm not worried. iowans take their time, assess the candidates and then really do wait to decide to the very end and so we're going to keep working here. i feel very, very good that when they do the final assessment, and decide who is the person that has the qualification, the track record, the experience, and someone -- and trustworthiness that will go there and fight for what they say they're going to do and accomplish something, they're going to vote for me. >> i know you've actually added staff. you and now some more hiring in iowa this week. is that a do or die state for you, if you don't finish in the top 1, 2 or 3 spots, where do you go from there? >> obviously, what i guess i

would say to all the candidates, if they don't finish in the top two or three in iowa or new hampshire, the chances of you winning the nomination are at least historically close to zero. so the answer is for every candidate, they have to do well in one of these two states to continue on. we're no different than that. we have a leg up. the people of iowa assess candidates four years ago against a tough field and tough candidate mitt romney and we did very well. i think we're going to do the same thing once they go through the process they're going through. the des moines register poll came out and said 88% hadn't made up their mind. we have a long way to go. we'll get to know iowans again and build that same team we did last time. >> you have checked the box more than once on visiting every single county there. i know it is very much a grassroots operation for you there. i know you talk about the fact that you say you're the only one in the entire remaining field who is not for amnesty in some

way, shape or form. obviously the immigration message has been very hot. it worked for donald trump. he talked very tough about what he would do. how is your plan different? >> well, i mean, talk tough and then tough policies to back up the talk. and we have been very clear from the very beginning of the campaign, actually before i announced, laid out a very detailed plan on how we would take on the immigration issue and i did so because as you know, i announced from a factory floor in western pennsylvania, when i decided to run for president, the principle focus of this campaign is giving working men and women, wage earners, the opportunity to get better paying jobs and see the wages go up. not because of some government imposed minimum wage, but more because wages are rising because there is not a flood of competition h we're bringing in last year 1.7 million immigrants into this country. both legally and illegally. almost all of whom are wage earners, almost all of whom are

competing against american wages. for the last 20 years, wages have been lower growth, wage growth has been lower than any other 20-year period. at the same time, we brought in 35 million new immigrants to this country, almost all of whom are low wage workers. i said we have to start -- if we're serious about -- i am about doing something about helping the american worker, i want to talk about our manufacturing plan, what is go to make us the number one manufacturer in the world and talk labor markets who are not going to flood this country with low skilled wage earners, to compete against american workers. >> all right. quickly, before we're out of time, i understand your campaign will have a representative at this meeting talking about changes to future debates. you've said, though, listen, not about tough questions, you think that anybody who is going to win this nomination will are to get use ed to being bashed and pushed around with tough questions. what contributions, what changes would your campaign like to see? >> well, i think most campaigns now are starting to think there is only three more debates scheduled. one is a week and a half from now. and then after that debate in a

week and a half two debates between now and february 1st. that's just absurd. the only way that in a big field like this you're going to get any idea of what the candidates are, particularly those who are not the top two or three that are covered extensively by the media is to have a debate. that's what has happened in the past. you saw a couple of candidates have a good debate and be able to rise and get more media attention. that's what debates do. the rnc limited those debates. it is an injustice to the voters of the country, and i'm going to certainly push to have more debates between now and february 1st, have those debates not be 10-1 and 4 in the other or something like that, have them evenly divided so we can have a reasonable number of people on the stage at the same time, and have debates that give people the opportunity to lay out the positions and get to know a little more about them than the gotcha debates we have seen the last couple. >> senator, we'll see you out there on the trail. thank you. >> thank you, shannon.

appreciate it. >> leland? jeb bush insists his presidential campaign is not on life support. while experts say he really needs to prove to donors and voters that he is in it to win it. his shaky debate performance this week came after news he is slashing campaign costs and staff by 40%. molly line joined bush on the trail during this very critical time for the candidate that so many thought would be the front-runner, molly. >> that's right. jeb bush took a beating in the press this past week. some of the headlines were his campaign was on life support. when he's there in florida among his fellow sunshine staters, he really shows more energy out there on the trail, and he seems far from actually leaving that trail. we took a swing through the former governor's home state with him and saw a chance to see him interact with the people there. the scene of one of florida's worst hurricanes, charlie that storm devastated the high schools, leaving the fields in

runz. the nearby rivals stepped up and shared facilities. the students from both communities attending the school in split shifts. when the two teams met on the football field back then in the midst of those rebuilding efforts, governor bush was there presiding over the coin toss. he returned on friday to watch those rivals face off again, sitting in the stands, enjoyed an enthusiastic welcome and a community where many still credit him with helping them rebuild. was this one of those -- times of your governorship? >> it was. we did a lot of big things in policy, big fights, taking on the teachers union and the public service unions and all that and i won. i had big victories. but when the hurricane started coming, it changed everything. >> i had a chance to sit down with the governor as he takes stock of last week and looks forward. i asked him about that swipe he took at some of his home state senator marco rubio and he

expressed frustration with what he calls different levels of accomplishment between himself and really all of the senators that were on that stage who simply, quote, don't get things done. >> the gridlock, i'm not blaming any particular senator, but it is a disaster. compare that to a time where i balanced eight budgets, where i vetoed two 2500 separate line-item budgets. we led the nation in job growth. and that comparison is what i was trying to get at. >> this interview was wide ranging. you can see governor bush hoping that voters focus on his record and his accomplishment. on the fox report tonight, we'll have more on what governor bush had to say. >> we'll look forward to that, 7:00 p.m. eastern, with molly line. thanks, molly. coming up later in this hour, we'll talk to our political panel about what that means with some of the campaigns have scheduled could mean for a future debate. exactly what changes are possible. plus, be sure to tune into fox

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the islamic state gained ground in central syria this weekend. local reports say the terror

group took control of a key strategic town near a highway leading to damascus. this coming one day after the obama administration pledged $100 million in aid to support syrian opposition troops and two days after the president authorized 50 special operations troops to deploy to syria. let's turn to aaron david miller, an adviser to both democrat and republican secretaries of state, now a vice president at the woodrow wilson center. isis gaining ground seems like we're a long way from destroying or even degrading them. >> i think that's an understatement. it is the long war. if i were to tell you that in the last 14 years we waged a centralized campaign against al qaeda and yet 14 years after 9/11, you got a al qaeda derivative and affiliates where al qaeda in iraq, the forerunner of isis that are still very active. so, no, long war over time and frankly this is not victory, ultimate victory will not be

achieved on the watch of this president. >> we're seeing this sort of trickle down effect of syrian policy. this didn't work, we'll try that. every time it seems like we're putting our toe in the water, 50 special forces troops, a little bit of money to the syrian opposition. is that the way to really try and project u.s. force? >> it depends, you know, policy is a matter -- a choice between perfect alternatives. barack obama is the extricater in chief. iraq and afghanistan are the new ones. he's adopted the goldilocks strategy. not too hot, not too cold. so everything we have done is in fact a half measure. it is a tactic. the alternative is basically to go the other way. the alternative is to be all in. that's to consider the deployment of scores of thousands of american ground force and air campaign that goes after leadership targets, isis as well as assad, and risk also

a showdown or a mexican standoff with the russians. >> you bring up the russians, with us not being all in, it seems as though we have left this big vacuum in syria that the russians are now coming in, at least in some ways, filling. >> they are. remember, putin, the russians have a 40, 50 year relationship with the assad family. they have 30,000 russian nationals, most of whom married syrian men, women on the ground, russians have allies, they have time, and they have a policy that frankly is much more consistent than ours. they want to hammer isis to be sure, but above all support assad. we're conflicted. we have demonstrated we want to deal with isis first, but if you don't deal with assad, can't affect a political transition, assad becomes the poster child in which isis uses to recruit sunnis who hate the regime. >> it was four years ago, maybe four years ago plus now that

president obama said assad's days are numbered. it would seem when the president of the united states says your days are numbered, you should be able to count that number on one or two hands. what does it say to the rest of the world it seems that russia now is winning the strategic battle in syria. >> i think it says you should say what you mean and mean what you say. part of the problem is there are self-inflicted wounds. the administration's rhetoric far exceeded, not just on this issue, but the training of the opposition, settlement freeze, they want israelis to start -- they can't produce any of these things. and in the middle of the gap between our words and our deeds, you know what happens? american credibility takes a huge hit and that's what happened. the alternative to -- is something entirely persuaded the american public is willing to support. >> pariappreciate your insight. we may have you back to talk about it again. >> love fox.

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different from the two prior years. how so? the price tag. consumers paying attention to social media today may be getting bombarded by #getcovered and #staycovered. what is not being touted is packages such as the silver plan, the second most reasonable option, will see an increase of 7.5%. bond plans are also going up. according to a group breaking down the numbers, they're going up by 16% on average, up across the country. but that's not the case in every instance. states such as indiana could see a 13% decrease while customers in oklahoma may see a jump of about 36%. the administration projects 10 million enrollments, up from 9.1 million, who will be covered. they push the end goal reducing the number of americans without health insurance. >> as a result of the major provisions, the affordable care act taking effect, 17.6 million americans have gained health

care coverage. >> on the other hand, many uninsured say they simply cannot justify the cost. critics argue the plan is impossible to sustain, and if it includes too few customers who purchase insurance, companies will are to raise rates on paying customers already. >> obama care, i mean, look at the disaster that the rollout of obama care is going to be. we owe the american people a specific agenda for how to do things differently. >> the marketplace, which as you know opened today, will be open for three more months. those who abstain will see a penalty on their tax returns of 2.5% of their annual household income or $695 per person. lela leland, back to you. >> elizabeth prann breaking down obamacare, a big issue on the campaign trail for republicans and democrats. thank you, ma'am. republican presidential campaigns are putting aside their differences today and going after their own party. staffers from rival campaigns will meet in northern virginia

to discuss possibly ousting the rnc from the debate process altogether. it comes after the widely criticized cnbc debate this week. the rnc now says it ended their partnership with nbc and telemundo for a debate early next year, but the campaigns want more changes. fair and balanced debate, the president of american encore shawn noble and radio talk show host richard fowler. appreciate you being here. shawn, first to you, do you think that this is a negotiating tactic by the campaign to try and twist the rnc or are they serious about saying we're not showing up for rnc debates? >> i think the only -- there soenl a hais only a handful of candidates to say they won't show up. the people who are instigating this are the ones that are in the second tier. >> santorum, huckabee, graham. >> there won't be a lot of leverage there. don't think it makes any sense to have them on the debate

stage. th to make a difference at this point. i think that, you know, we need to narrow it a little bit from the ten and the format probably ought to be mixed up. but the rnc's problem was allowing john harwood to be on the stage as a moderator, knowing that he was going to be, you know, a little bit over the top. the thing that was fascinating to me is that the c nbc questions, we would have gotten more substantive questions from "snl" requires. >> you watched it, did you go, hey, i don't see any problem with this or were you saying, i think there is going to be fallout? >> there is some questions i thought were a little on the edgy side. with that being said, i think debates only help the republican party. the more debates they have, the better it is for people to get to see who they are. every one of the debates are 10 million, 15 million, 24 million views. so as much as they want to kick out the rnc and want to end their relationship with nbc to be cute and nice, i guarantee one thing, i think they'll renew their relationship with nbc shortly. i don't think these candidates are going to get any traction. the more debates the better.

>> is complaining the right way to go about this? or do you appear a little whiney? chris christie was saying if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. i'll show up wherever, whenever. is that the right attitude? >> i think it is generally the right attitude. people complaining the most are the ones not doing well on the debates. jeb bush did not do well. and that had a real impact on how donors and he picked up a huge donor or marco picked up a huge donor as a result of jeb's bad performance that i think will start to shift the whole momentum of this. i think you're right. debates are great. our guys have to be prepared for what is going to happen or ladies, what is going to happen in the general election. and the debates are a good place to -- >> to your point, ben carson, he's gotten on board with this things need to change. take a listen with him with martha radditz. >> you talk about gotcha questions. but should the candidates be

challenged? don't you want to hear what they have to say and have that challenged by a free press? >> there is a place and time for that. as far as i'm concerned these debates are to highlight the differences in philosophy between the candidates. particularly when you have as many candidates as we have now. >> to highlight the differences in philosophy. this isn't lincoln douglas. this is the time of the 24 hour news channel. >> i think you're right. there is a couple of problems with dr. carson, dr. carson's comments there. he has everything to lose from these debates. he's not substantive as the rest of the other candidates. he wants less debates. number two, for him the only place he has a win strategy is iowa. if you look at who has won in the past, mick huke huckabee ha difficult campaign after that. here is the thing, for

dr. carson, the less debates, the better. he can go being mild mannered and doing his grip and grin in iowa. when he's faced on the stage with people who understand the policies that the american people needs, he's outmatched. >> i won't disagree with that. >> a good note. gentlemen, appreciate you both being here. thank you. all the best. this is a story we can all agree is a great one. triple crown winner american pharoah enters the starting gate one final time before retiring. we'll tell you if he gaz lllops a win. marathoners are taking a running bite out of the big apple today. what gets them through the 26 grueling miles? brian is standing by on the sidelines. >> that's right. it is a beautiful day here at the new york city marathon. why do runners do it? why do they put themselves through the test of running 26 miles? we speak to the runners and

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a sfretreet packed with trick-or-treaters turned into a real life horror scene in the bronx. a car jumped the curb, plowing into a group of children, three people were killed including a 10-year-old girl and her grandfather. four others were injured including a 3-year-old who is now in critical condition. police don't yet know why that 52-year-old driver lost control of the car. the new york city marathon is the world's biggest and most popular, but as many runners know, the adrenaline rush is the big day as the culmination of months of blood, sweat and tears. bryan is live to tell us about those two decided to give it a run today. hi, bryan. >> that's right. 5,0 50,000 plus runners running 26.2

miles through new york city's five boroughs in the largest marathon. it is a taxing journey, physically and mentally. why do people do it? they say it is about perseverance. take charles edward catherine. it is about proving he can do anything, despite being legally blind. he suddenly lost his eyesight after moving to the united states from france. today he's running in his first marathon with the help of three guides, one with a tether on charles' waste while tist while two dguys protect him. >> we get in a zone. because it is spiritual, very nice, and it is a great feeling of accomplishment every time i run because i forget that i'm disabled, you know? i just feel free. >> today, he's running for his ngo surgeons of hope, providing life saving surgery to kids.

>> it gave me a huge sense of accomplishment and also at work, whenever i struggle, i remember the lessons i learned from my running experience. you know. step by step, steady work really gets you to your goal, and never give up. >> 34-year-old wes turner lost his mother to cancer in 2010 and was diagnosed himself with thyroid cancer in 2014. he has been in remission since april, and is raising money today for cancer research, thinking of beating cancer is what gets him through every mile while running. >> i had the thought in my head, i know it is silly, but i would go out there and i would run as hard as i could and i would think if i can endure some pain, maybe somehow my mom wouldn't have to endure some pain while

she's going through chemotherapy. >> a reminder of what this is all about, every runner with their own personal inspirational story. back to you. >> thank you very much. exciting day there in new york. >> check out this video on the edge. one step away from getting washed away by very icy floodwaters. you will not want to miss how this ends. plus, she was the woman behind a very famous man and while volumes have been written about him, there has been remarkably little focus on her until now. we got more on the life of clementine churchill coming up. ♪ ♪ there will always be an england ♪

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as we all know by now, there are two strong female candidates running for the white house this time around, republican carly fiorina who was the head of hewlett packard and hillary clinton, the democratic front runner and served as secretary of state and senator from new york. before all that, you may remember hillary was a strong first lady as well and key member of the clinton white

house. just as rosslyn carter was for her jimmy and nancy was for ronald reagan. a book is out about another strong female leader. i talked to the author of "mrs. winston churchill." >> she retreated into obscurity. the more i researched her life and how she influenced him, the more important she was. she was his greatest counselor. his chief counselor. a spin doctor lobbyist all rolled into one and was his wife and chief care givercaregiver. >> the fascinating thing at the time is nobody knew it. >> nobody knew outside of the inner circle. one of those people was the

ambassador to britain during the war and he wrote that one day he hoped that an historian of understanding would write about how important she had been to her country and to the world. >> because he was so critical in world history and shaping events over the last century, how important does that make her influence by default because she was such a driving force behind so many of his life decisions? >> well, i think if wediaries o staff that without clementine the history of winston churchill and the history of the world would have been different. she argued against him when she thought it was necessary and boosted him when she thought it was necessary. she counseled him on every meeting. she was incredibly important and more often than not he took her advice. when he didn't, he often regretted it. >> and other people who

regretted crossing her were anybody who were enemies of him. she wasn't shy it sounds like about going after them if they had gone after her husband. >> absolutely not. she was also his chief protector. a churchill himself describing her as a dagger dropping out of a tree. she could be very fierce. she could also be very kind. she was both. >> now there have been other women throughout history to have been a counterpart to strong leaders and know what they've done publicly and they were in the media. almost like she had more power by being concealed knowing she always had his ear but not trumpeting in publicly. >> there was danger of women appearing too powerful especially one married to a political figure. she operated behind the scenes.

that's not to say at the time she wasn't well thought of. she raised $500 million during wartime equivalent in today's money and she went to the kremlin and extraordinary things that women hadn't done before. but her main field operation was certainly behind the scenes, yes. >> so at the end of the day, did you write the book because you thought what an amazing story that might not otherwise get told? >> we owe her a debt of gratitude and it would be nice if people realized how important she was to saving us all. >> it's informative and also entertaining. coming up, triple crown champ, american pharoah, runs his last race before returning to greener pastures. how did he end up? ♪

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just two minutes and now he goes onto a pretty great life. >> it's not going to be too bad. when we say green pastures, we mean it. that's it for us here in washington. "fox news sunday" is next. i'm john roberts in for chris wallace. today our interview with new house speaker, paul ryan. and the president shifts his strategy in syria. my answer is simple -- i will not put american troops on the ground in syria. the decision the president has made will further intensify our support. >> we'll discuss the situation in the region with senator lindsey graham, one of the biggest critics of the administration's foreign policy. and paul ryan takes the gavel from john boehner. >> we need to makes changes, starting with how the house does business. we speak with the new speaker of the house on the challenges ahead. and the new shape of the republic