jon: can you tell, it is friday? good morning. the president sits down with pope benedict 16 for the first time, saying it was an honor to meet him. julie: a firsthand account of a frightening battle with palestinians. jon: muscle in the sky. the f-22 fighter, coming with a high flying cost. could america's safety pay the ultimate price? the president's next up is africa. major garrett is live it

l'aquila, italy. the pope's globalization plan calls for a new authority to tame globalization. what does the president think about that? >> he is not willing to go anywhere near that far. but in a press conference before the president made it to the vatican, he said a lot of these postwar global institutions like the united nations and the g- eight need to be renewed with a new purpose. so the president is not willing to create a new global authority but he wants existing institutions like the one here to be more focused on solving problems. one thing he did point to inconsistent with the catholic church's overall approach to circle justice, $20 billion has been pledged by the member nations to deal with global poverty over three years. the president has already asked congress for 1 billion and will need another 2.5 billion in the

next three years. it is on the agenda. i talked to senior officials and said, did the president have a chance to read this? he did. it is some reading, 30,000 words. but obama's said that he was motivated as a young man kissed by the catholic church and was founded as an organizer partially by catholic charity. to that is on the minds of both the president and the pontiff. jon: you are headed to gone up. why there? >> let me answer the second question first. the administration wants to convey that africa is part of the overall approach to foreign policy. it is not a continent on its own.

ghana is safe, democratic, and stable, unlike other countries. one of the jokes about the press that is if this continues, they will have a special relationship with the u.s. of a to england and any president who does not go to donna will be snubbing them suddenly. jon: let's take you now to the vatican. these are live pictures of president obama meeting with president benedict, pope benedict 16. mr. obama there at the vatican, the meeting taking place -- just

a moment. robert gibbs, the president's press secretary, david axelrod, a chief adviser, the entire red new getting introduced to the pontiff right here. julie: this is symbolic for many reasons. he is going to go on to ghana where he will be the first african-american to visit a black african country. jon: you can see a painting their by rafael. our correspondent is there.

>> the president has broad and his staff and his wife -- he has brought in his set and wife. but the tone is very warm, and they are exchanging gifts there is a relic of a missionary saint here which the pope is giving out. what we can tell from here is that it was a cordial meeting. they're obviously going to have a civil meeting. they're doing a group picture. this is an american archbishop

lining everybody else. the president is expected to have left by now. this is last act. he will say goodbye, with the pope giving gifts to each of them, like a medallion, and a medal of st. peter's and a rosary. each of those who have come will get that. jon: this is going to be a frank exchange of views. any time people at this level talk about how they will have a frank exchange of views, it usually suggests there will be a little verbal tussle going on.

is there any indication that that actually took place? >> i am afraid they did not get to the ledger obama on the life issues and say this is worth thinking about. certainly, these guys, i take it it, i can guarantee they would enjoy doing it again for a lot longer so they could really go through the tough issues. julie: they were saying that it was going to be a tough meeting. these are some of the most powerful man in the world. later tonight, the families are riding in donna, and it is expected to be quite a scene. they're supposed to be all sorts

of drummers and people working for them and i understand the country has set up watch parties for radio and television coverage minute by minute of these people and people can go to theaters and parks to watch the president and his in ventures in ghana. julie: jon: jon: we're watching the conclusion of the meeting, with president obama having just met with benedict 16 in the people offices there in vatican city. julie: let's take a look at the big board on wall street. investors are showing concern about seasonal earnings. meantime, it is a big thing.

jenna is here reporting from the fox business network. >> from the g8 to gm. we're on to turn closer to home to talk about the automaker. it took about 40 days. at the time, gm was one of the largest companies. we do not have the answer yet, but insiders have referred to the new general motors because of the new government involvement. we're talking about $50 billion of taxpayer money going into the new general motors to help restructure. we should think about it not as

government, but we should see the new general motors emerge quickly from bankruptcy. when are we going to put it back, and how will we get that money back? there will be a public offering sometime next year for the company and hopefully some of the funds from about. deadlines should be around 2015, but we do not know what the next chapter is. we just know that we are on to a new chapter. jon: carl cameron joins us from the russell balcony with a preview.

what are these hearings about? >> i talked to pat leahy, reading with stoudamire, -- sotomayor, and he said the format will be different. on monday, they will do the general introductions. they will make speeches and the judge will take up the baltimore remarks -- ultimate remarks. it is a significant expansion of the time. normally it is 10 minutes, but they are trying to expand it to a full half hour. these are going to be long discussions. tuesday would be nine interviews as they go around the confirmation table. wednesday, a closed session to talk about her fbi background

check. and then 20-minute question spree the length of these questions will be the kind of thing that could affect the dynamic. republicans will have to grow her fourth 30 minutes at a clip. jon: is that the down side to such long questioning times? >> it remains to be seen. no one with adequate and pull its had time to discuss issues, but there is the possibility senators will spend some much time bloviating that they will now give her a chance to explain her views. jon: fox news is the place to go for the confirmation hearings.

judge sotomayor will be there at 8:00 p.m. eastern time on sunday. julie: a woman disappears from a skyscraper. she is seen on .

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you will lose weight. julie: welcome back to a desperate search for a woman who vanished from a downtown skyscraper in new york city. she was last seen tuesday at her cleaning job. she showed up on security cameras made with her version of and that was the last time she was seen. the building is in a wall street area near the site of the world trade center. detectives and police dogs are combing every inch of the building right now but we have not heard what they have come up with. we are joined on the phone with the family attorney.

thank you for joining us. this is a very strange story, because i understand that she punches in at 5:00 p.m. tuesday and it's ready to do her job and then what happens? >> my understanding is that she was performing her duties, there was a moving company on one of her floors, and she is supposed to work on another floor and her last phone call was somewhere around 6:45 p.m. to her daughter and thereafter there is a video surveillance of her on the floor. julie: did she say anything to her daughter? anything of concern?

>> she is a responsible person. they are a large family, and she is the oldest of all the brothers and sisters. she always notifies for family, even in conversation, what she is doing, whether she goes to the beauty salon or the market. julie: so this is unusual. reports say she was concerned about somebody who worked in the building or was around the building. can you shed some light on that? >> i do not know the partner's name, but it was apparently a former employee fired a month ago, and that person kept coming around the building. but while they were working there, in the short period she was working in the building, apparently she made comments to our family members and co- workers that that person, that man made her feel uneasy. it never rose to the level of police involvement.

julie: all of the buildings in the wall street areas huge. there are empty floors there. so there are floors with nobody around except possibly mrs. rodriguez. is that a concern? >> yes, for the lack of a better word, it is spooky. not that much movement or foot traffic. one of the things i understand she has said in passing is that she is working to help support her family. juliet: thank you for joining us, and hopefully we will have a

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juliet: welcome back. a michigan woman regretting her last words to her teenage daughter. they felt a jolt, but they were unaware of the tragedy at first. >> we hit a car, about five people in it.

it was not good. juliet: investigators believe there were going 70 miles an hour. before other passengers range from 18 to 21. jon: conservative house democrats demand some significant changes to the house plan, and they appear to be forcing them. blue dog democrats are concerned about focusing more on rural health care. meanwhile, obama wants to keep the bill moving forward to it can reach the best by fall.

>> this is my highest priority. jon: will it fly? we have our consultants. >> blue dog democrats have been engaged in active in this process from the beginning, and they want what we what. they want to make sure that this economy is not crushed by premiums that have more than doubled in the past eight years, rising in lot faster than wages. we are on the same terms as far as getting this done.

i hope the republicans are two. jon: how is having the government pay going to bring down the cost? >> look at the management and abuse and fraud. this has been on the books for a generation. socialized medicine for the elderly and those who do not have the income to afford their own insurance. the president might have jumped in with both feet, but they will try to put a stop to this as fiscal conservatives within a growing government? jon: now, the president wants to tax rich americans to pay for health-care for everybody?

>> it is part of the process. everything is on the table. that is part of why we are in such a huge problem now. this is something we need to come to the table for to find solutions. this is going to be a government health care plan -- in fact, it is not. two principles have to be enacted. if you like your doctor, you have to keep your doctor. if you like your healthcare plan, you have to keep that. our economy will otherwise continue to be crushed. jon: my question is, if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, provided he enjoys working in this new system.

>> you will have doctors who are wealthy who will help get the best health care. you will love be socialized medicine plan. you will stand in line to see a doctor who could care less about the care he is giving. it is a volume care, substandard, and all you have to do is go to canada to see how the system works. it does not work with people trying to grow the government. jon: the president is having the biggest issues right now with his fellow democrats in congress. >> if we thought this issue would be easy and the process would be smooth, this would have been done a long time ago.

everybody expects to have their eye on the price, real health care reform. it is what americans want. jon: why rush it through in six months if it has been a mess for decades? >> we're not rushing it. we're focused on trying to get something done. there is no reason we cannot get something like this. >> the government cannot even control programs on the books for 40 years. you cannot admit it, and now you are going to bring the entire health-care system. juliet: new middle east conflict. we will take you there, next.

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juliet: israel says that this wall was built to keep out suicide bombers. protesters call it a land block.

retouches live in jerusalem. what was that all about? >> over the separation period, they say it is difficult for people who own property there. our fox news crew found ourselves in the middle of the action today. this is a clash right now, and they are setting up what appears to be tear gas. activists are protesting what is known as a separation barrier. take a look behind me. it has stopped suicide bombings and been one of the biggest successes here in israel. the problem is, this cut through that land, and they're opening

up the gate, trying to push up. you can see the teargassed coming right now and exploding. they art this brain people with a substance that smells like a skunk. -- they are spraying people with a substance that smells like a skunk. they are firing tear gas now. juliet: protesters there say that they believe they use extreme force. protesters say they did not come armed with weapons or even throw stones. how does the teargas affect you? >> i am fine, but i am grateful that technology is good enough to where you could smell me.

this does not just pushing back. you cannot reach. it is like someone submerged your head under water. it is difficult to breeze. but the smell lingers. juliet: was this just a couple of hours ago? >> yes. we went to change clothes. jon: hazards of the job. president obama's plan to defeat militants in afghanistan involved civilians as well as military forces, but so far, there are just a few. today, the state department is holding a town hall to explain the new u.s. strategy designed to combine a fence with diplomacy. james joins us with more.

the pentagon has been vocal about pointing out that there are relatively low numbers of american civilian officers of the grounded afghanistan. what does the state department have to say about that? >> she did not comment because she was not asked about it. she had bizarre questions about whether employees can have access to showers if they ride their bicycles to work and that's sort of thing. however, they have been asked about these things at the pentagon, and they are not seeing the civilian presence we were expecting as a result of the new strategy. here is how even kelly responded to just this question yesterday. ok. we were expecting to hear from ian kelly.

he says he is not sure that the province is a fit place for civilians, because it may be properly classified as a combat zone. jon: i guess that the obama administration has described it as a search not unlike afghanistan. what is the plan there? >> when obama rolled out his new strategy in march did not use the term civilian research. it has been foisted on the plan by the media. but that is the basic idea. the undersecretary of defense submitted a document to the house government and oversight reform committee not long ago, earlier this month, in which she said we expected to see for hundreds of billions posted to afghanistan in the near future. but right now, one official told

reporters they have five on the ground and are expecting another five by september. if there is going to be a search, we are not seeing it just yet. jon: hopeful signs that north korea for the american journalists held there. a university of georgia professor says that officials told him they are doing fine and a guest house in p'yongyang. that might suggest that they are open to talk about the release. they were sentenced to 10 years of hard labor for entering illegally m4 hostile acts. meanwhile, relatives held a vigil. they're asked to send postcards

to the journalists. juliet: obama talks about his overseas tour today. while his job numbers dipped, wendell joins us now -- what are the numbers? >> the overall approval rating is down 3% with the continuing rise of unemployment and fights about health care reform, and down from 61% last month to 58% right now. that is among all voters. it has fallen even more among independent voters, falling to 53% right now. party matters a lot, and republicans took a two point drop over the last several months. but now he is up a point among democrats with whom he has a 90% job approval rating.

there's been a downward trend recently in terms of presidential support in the first year. president obama fits right in with us, and has the same rating torched of the bush had, -- george w. bush had in his first term. president obama matches up with bush and nixon in terms of their first approval rating. president eisenhower and kennedy had much higher ratings their first six months in office, and president carter and the first president bush were higher. it is normal for job approval ratings to sag at a honeymoon period, but that is no indication of how they will do in the future. reagan and clinton suffered falling approval ratings, and of

course, both began to build job approval and were reelected. the job approval rating for jimmy carter never did recover. bush's job approval rating fell and he lost reelection. tours of the bush got an approval rating surge around 9/11, but by the time he left office, it was in nixon territory. jon: severe storms are targeting the midwest, bring strong winds and hail. the most powerful storms could trigger tornadoes and the danger could spread over the weekend. rick is live in the weather center with more. >> this line of storms is moving

through parts of iowa. now there is another line behind us, and you see lightning strikes, like lightning going on. once the day heats up again, we will see more severe weather here from chicago to milwaukee and back towards around kansas city. to the south of that, another big story is the heat. we're like the to get this grain moving to the south, but i do not think we will see that for the next several days. there is nothing in the future looking like rain there, just keep, anywhere from around kansas and wichita all the way down towards corpus christi and brown's bill. we're dealing with extreme heat , extreme humidity. and these are your temperatures.

. temperatures around the great lakes and again towards the northeast. juliet: summer travelers beware, someone to be stealing your identity. corning has more. -- courtney has more. >> watch out. why fight services are being targeted by cyber criminals. it is a trend called "vacation hacking." the worst happens at jfk in new york. the site's look legitimate, offering free wireless, but skimmers are stealing information. safety advocates say that the best defense is good offense. always assume someone is watching your online action in a public place, do not check important documents or do banking or enter your social

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jon: it is america's premier fighter jet, one that has never flown over iraq or afghanistan. we're talking about the f-22. it is played by technological and maintenance issues. the fighter jet spends more than 30 hours in the repair shop for every hour in the sky. each cost about 350 million bucks. robert gates wants to grab them in favor of the counterinsurgency weapons system. but despite the issues, the f-22 still has plenty of support in washington. but talk about it with tom mcenery, former assistant.

you are an advocate of this plane, right? even though the secretary wants to limit the number of planes and cut the order? >> that makes it more important. because what is coming out of the factory today cost $150 million. three and $50 million is the price when you put on the research and development. all the research coming out today is up to $300 million because it has research and development. the f-22 is the only airplane that can survive against the s 300. if you cannot survive in combat,

do not get confused with the cost. jon: you have to have weaponry like this to ensure the safety of the nation? >> absolutely. the only airplane that will survive the missile coming out and the new fighters that will be delivered to china and to to russia and eventually get to get to iran is the f-22. if you had to compare the 52 -- 22 to 35, the f-22 would absolutely dominate the f 35. jon: they have this scam making it invasive to radar, but it is so sensitive, they can barely fly through a rain storm. >> we have a problem with that. because you make the airplane

looks so small, the f-22 looks like a sparrow on the radar. you have to have very good technology and skin texture, etc. to make the airplane that stealthy, and that is how you survive in the future environment. once the s-300 goes into iran, for instance, all of our carriers, the non stealth aircraft will not be able to get in their air space. juliet: a lot of people are finding themselves under water.

juliet: welcome back. time for financial help septum -- for our financial health segment. joining me now is roseanne anderson. good to have you here. we have a question for you.

jon: john says, i have a home worth less than i know, and i do not think it qualify for bailout programs. i do not the second break even, much less fun retirement. but are my options? should i cut my losses and find something new? >> in general terms, i can tell you this. patience is a virtue and certainly applies in today's economy. most agree that they anticipate an upturn in our economy and we may see an adjustment in the real-estate market, as well. " maybe on the horizon. but this is the key. if you sell your house, have a plan and be ready to purchase another house, probably at a lesser value, but probably at a

lower mortgage rate. the impact to the economy is virtually zero. juliet: 1 viewer says i had to close my business down because of the economy and i am extremely in debt. what are the options? i >> you could consider filing a bankruptcy or chapter 13. you have to find someone experienced. if you do not have any money to meet with an attorney, that is an issue. but most bankruptcy attorneys know about an addition to the bankruptcy code, if you go the chapter 13 route. under chapter 13 you will probably have five years to pay off debt and not have to pay off 100% of unsecured debt.

but i strongly recommend she meet with an attorney familiar with the fact that the dutch workers with is not have funds to access. -- the debtor does not have funds to access. juliet: what is the difference between debt settlement and chapter 2 bankruptcy? what route you recommend? >> first of all, the difference between debt settlement and bankruptcy is this. that settlement, your knuckles to file bankruptcy. you will simply be negotiating with creditors to pay a lesser amount than the amount you owe. a bankruptcy will be in legal proceedings that will attach your credit record for approximately 10 years, a very serious decision to make. but one is a legal proceeding, one is not. whenever you hear me talk about debt settlement, about to add --

and have to add that some are good and some have tarnished the entire reputation of debt. the sec has shut them down before. she should google the name of the debt settlement company, and do serious research about their credibility. but the idea is that they would stand in her shoes and work with her creditors, and it is unlikely that -- to get that takes a long time. time is with her, and she has time to investigate the deaths of a option but also talked to a bankruptcy attorney to see if that works. juliet: if you are looking to get out of debt, we have more finance tips on our block. check it out. jon: a sad story as family's

return to a historic cemetery near chicago. graves dug up, the plots resoled. three grave diggers and the manager now charged.

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horrifying details about illinois were oak cemetery, where authorities found new league desecrated graves. in some cases, bodies were sold. jesse jackson now says he believes more people are responsible for these atrocities. >> something is wrong involving cash money for people who already been out of jail. this is a scam that must be dealt with. jon: what new information is out there, and how did this plan to go unnoticed for so long?

>> we just heard a press conference that says the number of disturbing graves could go even higher. they are now finding problems. the share of's department, along with the agency are now working around the clock to get this messy situation all figured out. the targeted sites were grave site that had not been visited in a long time. they also require various and pocketing the money, as much as $300,000, and they got rid of all of the paperwork evidence. the sheriff said it could take weeks or months. he is bringing fbi agents, some with experience all over the world. unfortunately, with mass graves in places like serbia, there are

likening what is happening now to what happened on grounds are after 9/11, a similar situation. baroque is a historic african- american cemetery, with a lot of notable people breed there, including emmett until, whose lynching helped spark the civil war. a fortunate, his grave has not been disturbed. jon: it seems like there should be government oversight to prevent this from happening. >> there are regulations, but the sheriff said that it is not enough. the firm who owns this cemetery is based out of arizona and there are no rules that they have to come and visit to check up on the cemetery here. the sheriff said that there is more oversight in places like paris salons and nail salons in the area. you can bet that they are calling for a change.

jon: unbelievable. thank you. juliet: the next step for obama is the african nation of ghana. he just met with pope benedict the 16th. they sat together privately, and it was supposed to be a 20 minute meeting, but it ran water, about 40 minutes. the pope got a mosaic of st. peter's square and take care of rosary beads. jon: prepare to be outraged. the company who has yet to pay back bailout money is about to pay millions in bonuses. aig started a controversy sending out $65 million of contracts to senior executives

in the spring. this time, they are taking a different approach. julie is in our new york newsroom with details. >> about 2.4 million in bonuses. high-ranking officers. it is hard to believe that the number is actually a significantly less than the bonuses in the screen -- spring. it is part of an agreement making the weight in november by top executives, including chairman lee, who agreed to forgo bonuses for 2009. the company restructured in march, including its bonus plans for remaining executives, and next week, that payment is due you. if you're wondering why in the world the government will allow a firm like this to hand out money, it is because they do not

actually need government permission. they hope that this time around, the government will condemn the bonuses to avoid an outcry, but that is not likely. since the bonuses were promised long before steinberg took his post last month. steinberg's job is to oversee compensation of seven firms in total that have received huge bailout. a job too little, too late. juliet: he came to capitol hill and does not plan to state. roland burris will not run for another term next year. he is expected to make a formal announcement later today. first he was appointed to fill the senate seats that want to -- along -- belongs to obama.

he was appointed by blagojevich, before that governor was indicted for selling papers. jon: a third attempt to get the shovel up. two previous launches had to be scrubbed because of a fuel leak. there is still a chance that the florida weather will not cooperate. juliet: hundreds of thousands of people are being relocated after a powerful earthquake hit southwestern china. it killed at least one person and left hundreds hurt. the chinese government has ordered thousands of tents and relief supplies with region and are also do it our full at the box, the latest won a 5.2.

-- they are looking at aftershocks, one of them being a 5.2. jon: we are learning that the director of the intelligence agency is ordering an internal review of congressional briefings. leon panetta admitted that the cia misled lawmakers for years after 9/11. what are you hearing, catherine herridge, about this review? >> he learned that they have not been adequately informed. you have to figure out what went wrong with the process, and that is what they are effectively

trying to dupe bright now. jon: when do we find out what happens? >> i asked specifically. i heard it was a priority issue, and i think it may not get done. jon: our contacts happy about how the story is playing out? >> one thing is that it is a confusing story, but i'm starting to see push back from a contact to the intelligence community. told me this morning that a number are scratching their heads and looking at what they believe is a letter-writing campaign by congress, questioning whether this type of campaign is an effective way to do oversight of the intelligence community at a time when there are very serious problems the country is facing.

juliet: pentagon health experts are urging a move to cut down smoking by troops, by banning tobacco sales on military property. they're asking robert gates for the ban, saying it will help troops stop smoking. according to one study, one in three service members use tobacco, as opposed to one in five in the general population. marines of the heaviest smokers. jon: great deal in right now from miami. a bomb squad there is checking out a specific spot suspicious package. patty has details. >> dramatic moments at this strip mall in miami. that package was actually detonated, and we can show you that on tape right now. the bomb squad came to the scene and were told of a specific suspicious package. this is at northeast 137th

street. biscayne boulevard was closed, and there was detonation of the device. the package was blown up by the bomb squad just moments ago. prior to that which saw a member of that squad approach to the package very slowly and carefully in full protective gear to set up this controlled that nation, and videos coming to us. there is the bomb squad in miami, just detonating a suspicious package juliet: the new general motors is touted by executives. but with $50 billion of taxpayer money involved, what is being done to recoup? we will find out. and if you want even more details, just go to foxnews.com if you're taking 8 extra-strength tylenol...

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jon: one man dead after a police chase in missouri and a horrific crash. the suspect around the wheel faces murder churches. it began in downtown st. louis and police tried to pull over a stolen car. police say that the driver in two others fled in a white pontiac. the chase at speeds up to 100 miles an hour.

you can see them weaving in and out. it finally came to an end miles away when the stolen car smashed into another, killing the driver. he now faces charges of second- degree murder and weapons possession. police are still looking for the other people in that stolen pontiac. >> with 50 billion federal dollars committed to its success, american taxpayers scope changes lead to profits. >> that is our money at general motors. executives look up, and you can see the renaissance center. you hope the sunshine shines on them. there are picking this up,

looking towards the future. when they trotted out the executive management team, they brought not those green cars, those cheap gas-sipping models, they had the camaro out. but at that. that is one of the ones they are touting. also there cadillacs and bewick's as well. i do not know that if we were thinking that they would only make green cards, that is not the message that got sent today. a lot of old management is in place. but we also found out a lot of executives will apparently be fired over the next couple of weeks. able fat in the company and try to make a leaner and meaner fighting machine. juliet: all right, jeff. thank you very much.

jon: did the press hold a joe biden and sarah palin to the same standard in the vice- presidential and presidential campaign? one journalist weighs in on the controversy, and you might be surprised. want to know how fast it took my stiff joints to feel better?

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injuries due to a clampdown. jon: throughout the presidential race last fall, there were allegations that joe biden got a pass and he was drill down on sarah palin. one well-known respected journalist is weighing in now. carl cameron wrote this week in the 2008 election that we took sides, straight and simple, particularly with regards to the vice-presidential race. i do not know if he played a role in the campaign and i'm not saying the better side lost. i am simply saying that we did not hold biden to the same standard as palin. for me, the real loser is my chosen profession. let's bring in .

>> the biographer of ronald reagan. his father and son did a book together within the last year. jon: the tone of this piece says that the sum of this is that joe biden was ignored by the press while everyone one after sarah palin for her misspeaking. >> yes. i've been saying this for a year-and-a-half -- the mainstream media does these may recall buzz after the fact.

they say after the fact they are biased. days after the election printed out a merkel that said they were far more favorable to obama and mccain. in 2004, even before the election happen, evan thomas of newsweek said that the press was pulling for john kerry to win, they would prepare to portray kerry and edwards as youthful and dynamic and george bush and dick cheney in not such a great way, which would be worth about 15 points at the polls. occasionally we have moments of truth and candor out of the mainstream media. whether that makes up bias -- jon: carl cameron said that the

"new york times," , which found the transgressions of john edwards on worthy of investigation, managed to find room for three page one stories touching on the sex life of a vice president attended pot daughter -- vice-presidential's daughter. >> media buys is nothing new. but this is something different. this is an advocacy and the pathology. it is so far in the tank with this particular administration that it is something we have not witnessed before, and we saw it during the campaign and are seeing a during the presidency. the boom may come up, and is

very tentative. they are still pulling for this presidency to succeed in overlooking the shortcomings. jon: a lot of people thought female journalists would be pleased to see sarah palin turned out, but it did not turn out that way. women columnists termed on her quickly. a pro-life, self-describe hockey mom with five children and movie star looks. that was not the women that reigning feminists had envisioned for the last breaking rule of president or vice president. he suggests that they like hillary clinton in that role. >> it is not about gender. it is about ideology.

this is a women or men could turn on her, and a particular savagery came about with her candidacy that was breathtaking. there was something about her, and there continues to be. this derangement syndrome is a real fan. she drove them nuts on a primal level, and women members of the press were, in many cases, leading the charge. jon: you mentioned "fox newswatch." we will be talking more about this story. thank you very much.

juliet: they depend on state money to care for their children, but pretty soon, thousands of parents could be told to stay home. we will tell you why. plus, a chaotic scene. one man hurt, after runners and spectators only one a day men's 50+ advantage... has gingko for memory and concentration. plus support for heart health. that's a great call. one a day men's.

jon: judge sotomayor is preparing for tough questions at her confirmation hearing, beginning monday. juliet: phil is on the beach in florida. >> this is the unofficial shark bite capital the world. the chance of being a bit and is about the same as winning the

florida lottery. henonetheless, one of three species worldwide are on the road to extinction. they played a critical marine habitat rule. jon: what we can learn from a new study on my piece -- monkeys. staying home with your kids may be cheaper. we find out exactly what is being proposed. >> hello. los angeles county supervisors already approved this proposal to eliminate in home child-care workers in los angeles county. they're just waiting for sacramento to sign off. they say they can save $200 million, a lot of money in these

budget times in california. but there is a welfare to work program where the state provides tell her -- child care workers so they can have welfare. but the county says it is too expensive. you can be to stay home and take care of your own children. parents say that this defeats the spirit of the program, welfare to work. they say it could be successful and lots of mothers have been able to go out and get necessary training, get an education and get off of welfare. they also told me there have been a couple of people who have gone on to become lawyers. so they're not happy about this and are hoping that at some point, what the budget is

resolved, this program can come back. jon: does this suggest to the handwriting may be on the wall when it comes to welfare programs? >> it is hard to say. when you talked to administrators date certainly hope this is only a temporary solution to save money. again, they think this program is so successful, it is hard to say. california is grappling with a horrible situation right now. a $26 billion deficit. we will have to see what happens to walter in the future. -- welfare in the future. juliet: a quick check on the forecast. rick is live in the weather center. >> a lot of people have a good weekend. the central part of the country is problematic, though. very heavy rain this morning across iowa and illinois, continuing to be so. we will probably see another round by later this afternoon

across parts of i will once again. this is today's read for severe weather. areas of iowa, missouri and illinois, all the way to green bay, are looking for heavy rains and damaging winds. and if we see a tornado, it will probably be across this northeastern side of colorado and wyoming. this is was the day heats up. kansas and parts of texas are dealing with heat advisory in effect that will be with us all week long. these are actual temperatures today, right around 105 for many areas down towards the south, and it will feel a little warmer than that. this is the only hot spot, except where it should be out this kind of year, and that is in phoenix. juliet: a wii remote does more

than control video game. courtney friel is here to tell us more about that. >> you do not want to try this at home. it looks like the nintendo remote can control a huge pieces of equipment. take a look at this. australians were able to put their engineering kissed -- companies out with software. big names, and there could be 12 revolutions each minute. i am sure that the boss is proud. people like to make fun of the key video gander's and wrappers. so this comedy group, called the funkanomics had a chance to mix the two. there video is getting thousands of >> online. ♪

>> it is makes me chuckle. i wanted to show it to you. you can find full versions on youtube. and before i told you it would be 4-5. it is actually 3 eastern. i guessed to be interested on so many levels, but we're talking about sex, so please click in and have a great weekend. juliet: do you need someone else on the panel? jon: i need to catch a flight. juliet: 90, courtney. the sun never really sat on the british empire, with the pro- family extending its kingdom. they have joined a twister.

-- twitter. i just started, and i love it. they have opened an account to keep watchers up on the windsors. but we will probably not hear from queen elizabeth. she does already have an online presence. she also has her own at youtube channel. jon: michael phelps smashes another record for the 100-meter butterfly. this was in indianapolis. but the news is not all good for him create a sore neck forced him to withdraw. he currently holds the world record in his event. juliet: she was picked by obama to be the next supreme court justice. a big honor with big responsibility. how do you prepare from this point?

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jon: deep digging into her personal life, and that is just practice. sotomayor is preparing for meetings next week in d.c. she has faced a grilling before. in 1992, she was nominated to federal court, and in 1997, to the second court of appeals. experts say that those experiences are not anything compared with next week's national hearings.

she is something of an expert on the life of the nominee, and helped prepare samuel alito for his hearing while serving as chief counsel for dick cheney. you think she is undergoing a battering, yes? >> it is the biggest interview of her life. how'd she prepare? they have for the last several weeks had a series of murder boards, appropriately named. every lawyer and political adviser they can get their paws on.

the issue is preparing for the minorities. they could ask questions on her background, poor rulings. also, affable issues. so anything that camps of something that might be interesting. jon: they want to keep any temper in check that could be there, so they will try to get her ready for potentially a question in the senate. >> that is right. you want her worst today to be in preparation. not when the cameras are on and she is sitting on the senate. jon: if you were help her prepare, what is a sample question you might throw at her?

>> there's a lot made about the supreme court decision, the affirmative action case. she wrote a terse opinion. i and she will face a lot of questions, and not even so much about why she was wrong about ruling, but what she thought it was not worth even discussing in a full opinion. jon: so you had a big role? >> yes. the majority was coming out of the council office. i portrayed one of the democratic senators. jon: where you able to talk to

alito after his confirmation, and did he tell you about his experience with you? >> i do not know if i am a pat leahy, even on my worst day, but he certainly thought he was well prepared. the reality is, there are more lawyers and the white house now than people. so he will have all lot of folks taking a pass at her, and if they have done their job, she is going to be prepared. jon: all right. samuel kauffman, thank you. do not miss our upcoming special, "judging sotomayor." it is a look at the woman who might be america's next supreme court justice, from her life story to rise to nomination.

juliet: based on internal of events and a new stem a in the senate. democrats are back in charge after breaking ranks to join the republicans. the state senate has been deadlocked. the return gives democrats a majority, 32-30. jon: the denver zoo celebrates the birth of a rare o copy -- okapi. they look like a cross between zebras and giraffes. she will get bigger. they stand about 5 feet tall. i'm sure if you are this animal,

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jon: 1 dead and several more occurred in one of the most chaotic days in the history of the running of the bulls. pamplona police say 27-year-old was attacked by a bull after it separated from the pack and when after a group of owners. it then ran in circles and started going after spectators in the crowd. lasted just a few minutes before the crowd could coax the bowl

into an arena. it was the first debt in this famous races since 2003. it raises the total to 2003 since it began. juliet: are you afraid of church in the ocean? a new study says maybe it should be the church who are afraid. one-third could be extinct, including the great white. we are live in the track by capital. -- shark bite capital. >> 22 bytes last year and six so far this year. the most recent was a girl but keyboarding, like her. you have a lot of borders and surfers, and one thing leads to another. but the study done by the international units for conservation found that about one-third of all deep water

ocean sharks are on the road to extinction. that includes the great white, several hammerheads, several species of mako sharks, and others. fishing is the primary cause, according to experts globally participating in that the study. massive tuna and swordfish fishing, long nets accidentally catching sharks, and they worked as starkly -- were historic the blame. these are sharks who had their fans sliced off and kept. they were tossed overboard to die and and used in shark fin soup. soup. sharks scientists in florida go

and catch sharks and tag them, measure them, check desexed, and they're also finding population's declining, a bad consequence. it has been shown that without church in certain areas, the actual populations of other species and the coral reefs themselves will end up dying off. so the top predator in the ocean food chain truly does make a great difference, and we all depend on them, and the world does assume immense amounts of fish. juliet: shark bite ocean, right there.

jon: i am a big shark fan. i think they are cool. what is the secret to living longer? a monkey might actually hold the key. what they are doing definitely cannot be done by any of us. . (male announcer) if you've had a heart attack

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calories does quite a bit for the little guys. can people expect longer, healthier lives if we do the same thing? dr. stephen gardner is with me now. the study is fairly comprehensive come undone over 20 years. -- comprehensive, done over 20 years. >> that is right. we have been able to do this and other animals, but now we have been able to do in monkeys. not only did they have a reduction in calories, they were three times less likely to die, and they had a better quality life. it does not just quantity, extension of life, but also

quality. when the body feels there is not enough food around, functions of the body will slow down. juliet: we just had a shot of the monkey on the diet, and the one that was not. >> you can tell that it looks much better, looks much more healthy. juliet: much more attractive. >> in other words, it slows down the process, slows down the aging process. i do not think that everyone should be eating 900 calories a day, but cutting down a little bit, you can definitely improve our quality of life and life expectancy. also, there are bills that are available that can track your mind into thinking that you are taking in less calories.

one drug, resveratrol, which we have talked about before, could slow down the aging process. they just injected elderly mice with some of the drugs, and they lived longer. juliet: argument using this yet? >> -- are humans using this yet? >> not quite yet, but if you could have your eyes cream and cake, you will be happier. juliet: that is correct. was there any difference when they were injected? ç>> they tested a wide range of monkeys. this test started in mid the

adolescent years of the monkeys. however, if you do not do this carefully, you can start to affect the immune system. if you get too thin, you can damage that. cunningham% of calories will probably not hurt anybody, and definitely has good consequences. çjuliet: there is a society tht works on a cover-restricted -- calorie-restricted program. >> i have heard about that. they are living longer, but who wants to weigh 95 pounds and be frail? juliet: i like my haagen-dazs. jon: and beer. do not miss our upcoming

special, "dan sotomayor -- " judging sotomayor." is a compelling special that will be looking at her upbringing and path to the court. of course, we will be asking some questions about her. juliet: thank you for having me. jon: i believe gain will be back on monday, i will not, but we will have those hearings in any case. "the live desk" starts right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- martha: thank you. trace: we are live in the newsroom because this is where the news begins. that is the