captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- martha: welcome to "the live desk." steve: look around you. this is where the news begins. behind us is the national desk. that's tim and his team. they cover america. if you swing over here, this is the foreign desk, covering the globe. and every single picture that comes in to fox news channel comes in right here, along the media desk. and on the live desk, those brand new pictures will always be in the boxes on the right-hand side of the screen. martha: so let's go to the top box. hillary clinton in thailand today with some comments in iran that have a lot of people taking notice today. the secretary of state talking about creating a, quote, defense umbrella in the middle east to guard against a nuclear threat. israel not happy with that statement. an official saying that the u.s. should focus on preventing iran from going nuclear rather than talking as if it was a done

deal. clinton walked the comment back a little bit. we'll talk about that. and in the middle box, a soldier based in fort hood, texas. he's been gone now for about a week. his family says that the f.b.i. told them james gonzalez was kidnapped and that there was a ransome call that they received for him. a lot of controversy here. we're going to give you the latest. and then the bottom box, astronauts are in space right now. they have a very long spacewalk project that's going on today. we have some great live pictures. those coming throughout the hour. a little dark at the moment. but we'll continue showing you those because it's pretty cool. they're doing some work on the international space station. and we had some rather interesting personal information, i guess you could say, about what it's really like living in space in that small little area with all of those people. that's coming up. trace has our top story. trace: we begin with breaking news. the president is pushing for a victory on health care reform but there are now very clear signs that he may have to set spl for a tie -- settle for a

tie or lose this battle all together. all along the president has said he wants a health care deal done by the end of this month. now it seems he's willing to settle for some sort of compromise before that august recess. the chief political correspondent carl cameron is live for us on capitol hill. the president goes on television tonight. today members of congress are kind of jockeying for position. did we lose carl? we did just lose carl's mike. we'll get back to carl cameron in moments as soon as we get that audio problem fixed up. martha: we're lucky we have a lot of good folks waiting to talk to us. president obama is getting ready for a big prime-time news conference tonight. a lot is at stake for his health care reform plan. he wants to take it right to the america people, which he's done in different way overs the course of this week. it has become quite an uphill battle. mr. obama faces stiff opposition, even from members of his own party.

moderate democrats have raised major concerns about the trillion dollar pricetag. special report anchor bret baier joins us with more. he's got to sell this to the american people. some say he needs to be very specific about what his own desires are for this plan. >> yeah, martha. you're exactly right. this will be the 10th health care event if we can call it that, that the president has been trying to push, health care reform legislation in as many days. that's pretty unprecedented for a full-court press from this white house. so the president has a big challenge here. he has in previous events come out on the oas fifey -- offensive saying anybody who doesn't want health care reform legislation just wants the status quo, is standing in the way, is part of the problem. part of the problem with that offensive is that many of the people urging to slow things down are from his own party. conservative democrats, blue dog democrats in the house, come

from moderate districts saying that this plan, the house plan and then the senate plan that is being worked on, does not fully get paid for by the mechanism that are in the bills as of now. judging by the congressional budget office, we talk a lot about the c.b.o. and those projections. it really dealt a big blow to this white house when they came out and said not only will this not increase the deficit, it will be bad for the economy overall. and when the c.b.o. said that, it changed the perspective on a lot of lawmakers. and you start doing the extrapolation. you know, adding up from the c.b.o. estimate what the deficits could be. when this thing starts in 2015, you go forward 10 years. it could be deficits increasing more than $750 billion in the 10 years after it starts. martha: sounds like a lot of money. talk to me a little bit. you just mentioned the c.b.o. there are reports now that the

president invited him, the gentleman that everybody remembers who came out and said what bret was just referring to, that he doesn't see this cost savings. they had a meeting at the white house? >> which is unprecedented as far as we can tell. we haven't found any other information, the c.b.o. director, a nonpartisan group, to analyze these pieces of legislation. invited to the oval office. judging by his own blog, the c.b.o. director says, of course the setting of this conversation, the nature of this participants do not affect c.b.o.'s analysis of health reform legislation. the key here is not really almandorf because people have been praising him for standing up to the democrats in congress, standing up to the white house. however, what was the motivation for inviting the c.b.o. director for this intimate chat in the oval office, one former official in the bush white house who dealt with the economy said, "it's like a football coach

inviting his predecessors and some outside to assess the strategy and then inviting the referee to join the meeting as well. you wonder what the motivation was. martha: indeed, you do thank you very much. important stuff. we're going to be watching it throughout the day. you can watch president obama's prime-time news conference right here, of course. it's at 8:00 eastern tonight, 7:55. live coverage from start to finish. health care is going to be the hot topic tonight and will the president lay out his plan differently than he has so far. in fact, america is talking about it, too. we want to know what you think about this. what is your biggest concern? everybody's talking about this right now. everywhere i go, everybody talks about how their health care might change, what it's going to cost. what's your biggest concern about health care reform? whether it's afraid it won't get done or you're afraid of what

might have had if it does? post your answers. or twitter us. we're going to read some of those comments in a little while from now. trace: meantime, what could be a major shift concerning iran's nuclear program. speaking in thailand yesterday, secretary of state hillary clinton said -- trace: today mrs. clinton elaborated, making clear iran can't claim it needs nuclear weapons for its own defense. listen. >> that should affect the calculation of what iran intends to do and what it believes is in

its national security interest because it may render iran less secure not more secure. trace: meantime tensions continue. this amateur video shows a giant traffic jam created by police forces in tehran. security forces wielding batons against demonstrators there. judith, umbrella. defense umbrella. what does it mean and is it a shift in policy? >> everybody's scratching their heads all over the middle east. because if, in fact, we were going to do that it would be a shift in policy. and i think that's why the secretary of state had to clarify her remarks today. look, she's clearly trying to do two things, trace. she's trying to, on one hand, reassure america's non-israeli, middle eastern allies that they will not be alone in the events iran cannot be stopped. and the second thing she's trying to do is to warn iran

that there will be consequences to its refusal to talk and to give up its nuclear actions. trace: israel is not happy about this. the reaction to the umbrella comment from israel's minister of intelligence and atomic energy says, look, the united states seems like they're getting ready for a nuclear iran. and they're not going to let that happen. >> the white house has been adamant today that they do not accept the idea that it is inevitable that iran will go nuclear, that they're still interested in talking. but mrs. clinton said, look, our offer to talk is not unlimited. we're not going to go on playing this game forever. that's why some of obama's critics, even on the left, are saying let's get on with sanctions. people like gary mulholland says sanction now, don't wait for iran to come to the table and be nice to us because it's not going to happen. trace: you look outside of israel, and the region, and the only thing separating iran from saudi arabia from shiite iran

from sunni saudi arabia is the persian gulf and the united states navy in that persian gulf. we have already kind of built up defenses over there. look, there is a lot at stake if iran goes nuclear. >> absolutely. and the biggest thing that really is at stake is this arms race. supposing we get a nuclear arms race. saudi arabia, egypt, turkey, syria decide, well, if iran's going to have nuclear weapons, we need them, too. and then you can say goodbye to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, we are off to the races. and that's what the obama administration is trying to prevent in its own way. trace: and israel again says, look, before this thing starts this arms race starts and everybody around us has nuclear weapons, we're going to stop the point country, which is iran. >> exactly. and mrs. clinton also said today i don't want to suggest to iran that we would just accept this that it ends here if you continue to go down this path.

they are leaving the door open for stronger sanctions and military action which is on israel's mind. trace: judith miller, thank you. martha: there are several burning questions right now surrounding the intelligence and the protection of our country. the administration facing a looming deadline, as you well know, to close guantanamo bay. then there's the so-called secret plan that was recently stopped to assassinate terror leaders. now, very interesting, you've got the director of national intelligence weighing in publicly on these issues for the very first time. and you may be shocked what he thinks about these issues. we're going to tell you that in a minute. and right here in the u.s., you know, we use veto and filibusters to stop legislation from becoming law. you know what they do in south korea? oh my gosh. have you seen this tape? bring a helmet if you want a seat in parliament. we're going to tell you what they were fighting over. what do you think the issue was? trace: health care. martha: no! it had everybody so fired up.

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martha: some people are working out in space right now. they're in the middle of their mission. it's underway. we're going to tell what you they're working on. they've got a really long work day today with some interesting tasks atmosphere hand. and in the middle box, keep

watching that. in the middle box, iraq's prime minister is in for a meeting with the president next hour. that is big news. we're going to tell you who cams out of their meeting and the progress in iraq. and in the bottom box, federal drug agents searched the houston clinic of michael jackson's doctor today. you will remember the name, dr. conrad murray. he's the one who was with michael jackson when he died. he was involved in trying to resuscitate him. big questions about what he might have given him. dr. adam housely -- >> well, he may be is. martha: he's playing one on tv. >> that is a cool ring to it. martha: what did you prescribe for michael jackson? >> well, it's not good obviously. three weeks ago it wasn't good and not good right now for some of the doctors involved with michael jackson when he was alive. there's been a raid in wil los

angeles, and now the raid in houston. with this one we kind of expected it but you didn't know when it was go fog happen. dr. murray has been the one scrutinized. he's been the one who found michael jackson. he performed c.p.r. he stayed with michael jackson's body all the way to the hospital. i've spoken with his attorneys a number of times that are also from the houston area. they say that dr. murray has cooperated from the beginning and did nothing to help michael jackson, of course, go into the eventual cardiac arrest. at least we assume, that killed him. an investigation is ongoing. i have talked with one investigative agency that sin involved in this. they say at this point it's part of the ongoing investigation, that there were a number of warrants out for this. we're trying to get more information right now. we do know that they're still there and this raid is still going on. we'll keep you updated throughout the day as we get more information. martha: thank you. we're going to watch that live shot. a lot of activity on the ground there. we're going to keep you up to speed on it.

thanks. trace: you think things are heating up. partisan politics boiling over in south korea. [screaming] members of the ruling party in south korea's parliament jumping ugly with opposition leaders. pushing, shoving, headlocks left and right. we're not just talking about the males here. ladies. please, did you see that? wow. female lawmakers pulling hair, shouting vulgar names. apparently the dustup was over a media bill that was designed to allow independent firms to establish their own newspapers. i just want to watch one more time. a fight! pushing out. martha: why are there no guards to stop this? trace: look at this. that's like the podium. there you go. the podium with the sales tag there. martha: very bizarre. trace: that's a beatdown south korean style. martha: it's like a wrestling match with a lot of people

involved. steve: a mallet. order in the congress. all right. martha: back to a more civilized situation here. the director of national intelligence, dennis blair. this is big news. he's making his first public comment since the administration missed that gitmo deadline. a task force was supposed to submit a report detailing their new policy on the detained suspects and where they're going to go and all of that kind of thing. they have been given a six-month extension now so they've got six months more to work on it. today, dennis blair, who's in charge of all of the united states' intelligence arms, he said that the extra time will allow the task force to do a more thorough job. and this is a little bit under the radar. but thanks to catherine herridge it's on our radar. the d.n.i. thinks the extension, taking six more months to figure this out. pretty good idea? >> this is a good thing. he was speaking to the chamber of commerce here in washington.

he took a few questions at the end from reporters. one specifically from the associated press who asked them where things stood in terms of the indeaf net detention of the some of the detainees at guantanamo bay and specifically whether some of these detainees will be brought to the united states. while not answering that question directly, the director of national intelligence did say that he felt in this extension was good. he said it's never good to miss a deadline. but in this case he claims that it reflected the serious nature of the investigation and the review that was going on by the administration so another six months. another two months for interrogation policy, as far as he was concerned. martha: so a very positive spin on him missing this deadline. martha: interesting. and now, what about that july 4 massive cyber attack? i understand he had something to say about that, too. >> yeah, he did. it was sort of a broader and more significant headlines out of his comments today. it's the real emphasis within the director of national

intelligence office on the issue of cyber attacks. in july it was a pretty significant attack. it was the attack which targeted the white house website. also 10 other government and media websites, including "the washington post" here in the city. and what he told us today is that they don't have an answer to to who was responsible, but he indicated that it may have been a single individual. let's listen. >> the process of tracking it down is still going on. that is a good one, back to our previous questions in which we're working with foreign partners to try to compare data to figure out if we can actually nail it down. martha: it's one of -- >> it's one of these where we understand it wasn't the question we had in mind. that's what news is like sometimes. he went on to say that an individual had used a number of different identity and i.p. addresses to launch the attack. that was significant to say the

least. martha: we heard all kinds of things about different countries that might have been involved in that. that's pretty big development. we'll be right back after this. trace: the family of the missing soldier says he was finally growing up, now he's missing. was he kidnapped? welcome to the now network. population 49 million.

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martha: the yeses and the nos are rolling in now on judge sotomayor. we can tell that you republican senator lindsey graham who gave her a pretty rough time during his questions, says he will vote yes for sonya sotomayor. breaking with his party's conservative leaders. in the middle box, the d.c. metro crash investigation. there's word that the metro found at least six spots where signaling equipment was designed to detect the presence of trains on the track and it malfunctioned since that fatal

crash last month. in the bottom box, the government is calling for several thousand volunteers to take the swine flu vaccine. and trace has volunteered to be one of them. trace: a u.s. soldier has been missing for nearly two weeks. family members say he was kidnapped. the army not saying anything. the 24-year-old private was last seen near corpus christi, texas. he told his brother he was headed to loreto to see a friend. he never reported for duty. days later the family says someone demanded $100,000 in ransome. >> a phone call from the army asking if we had heard or seen from james because he hadn't reported to duty. a few hours after that we received a phone call from the f.b.i. they're the ones that let us know that he had been abducted and that there was a ransome for him. trace: with us on the phone is private gonzalez's older sister. jackie it seems to me like the

army and the f.b.i. are not putting a great deal of credibility into these kidnap claims. if they are, they're not saying much about it. >> exactly. trace: so what do you make of that? you think it's legit? you think he was kidnapped and the army says we're not so sure. has your brother had trouble? is he troubled? drug use, that kind of stuff? >> no. he's not troubled. i definitely believe that he is being held for ransome. trace: by whom? >> i have no idea. they're not letting us know anything at this point. i just want him to come back, come home. trace: speculation is, jackie, he could be being held by a drug cartel that knead across the bored near mexico. but they're asking for $100,000 and for the national guard troops, the 575,000 or so troops along the border to leave. why would a cartel that makes tens of millions on drugs want to irritate the u.s. government by asking for $100,000 in

ransome? it doesn't make sense. >> it doesn't make sense. at this point we just don't know what to believe. at this point if they wanted ransome, they should have let us know. we could have figured something out. trace: your brother, you say, was happy in the military. but yet we knew coming in the fall he had to go to court. there were some problems, some domestic problems with his girlfriend what charges was effacing? and is there a chance that maybe he just decided it was too much and he walked away? >> no. it was just going to be a misdemeanor. there's no reason for him to run away and ruin his entire life and never be able to see his family again. for something petty like this. trace: what's the f.b.i -- what is the army telling you, jackie? >> nothing. they are just saying that they're not going to give up on him and that they're going to keep looking for him until they get him back.

trace: which is odd because they always work relative close proximity to the families on these types of cases. are they telling you contrary evidence that they don't buy this? >> they haven't really told us anything. they're just telling us what i'm telling you. they just said that they're not going to give up and that they're going to find him. trace: well, jackie garza, we wish you and your family the best. >> thank you. trace: samuel jackson had snakes on a plane. yesterday we told about scorpions on a plane. only in miami would you see a shark on a train. witnesses say two guys brought this five-foot-long nurse shark on to a downtown metro train. one passenger snapping photos of the bizarre scene. apparently the men found it and were hoping to cash in, looking to sell for about, you know, $10. >> they told me they had brought that over on the metro station, brought the shark on the train.

they were trying to sell it to us here in casablanca, but we don't buy sharks off the street. trace: no. the shark was later, by the way, found abandoned on that street, angering animal rights activists. cops surround it had to keep the pub lake with a until the shark was removed. the president is now taking his health care reform case to prime-time. mr. obama facing tough opponents in his own party. so he's going over the heads of congress, making his pitch right to the people in a national news conference tonight. what the president needs to say to turn the tide for his top domestic priority.

trace: back in the newsroom. we have brand new information on three big stories. first off to capitol hill. carl cameron following the latest on the health care debate. >> lawmakers realize they are a big part of the smaller audience

the president will be addressing in his prime-time news conference tonight on health care. in the senate, the finance committee has been struggling to come up with ways to contain the cost of the health care overhaul, as well as avoid ballooning the deficit. in the house one committee is stalled by conservative democrats, so the-called blue dogs have expressed grave misgivings about the cost and the possibility of a government takeover. it's democrats on capitol hill and republicans against this that caused the president the biggest heart burn and lawmakers a big part of the audience tonight when the president makes his national pitch. trace: prime-time for the president tonight. carl cameron on capitol hill. there is breaking news in congress concerning concealed weapons. molly, what do you know? >> hi, trace. the concealed weapons amendment sailed in the senate by two votes. it would have allowed gun owners who are permitted to carry a concealed weapon in their home state to carry it in another state and other states that allow concealed weapons.

it was sponsored by senator john thune who said constitutional gun rights "do not stop state lines." but democratic opponents said it would weaken state law and increase the potential for gun violence. and in the end, gun control won. trace: molly live in d.c., now off to california. claudia, a lot of kids in summer camp. how do you pretect them from swine flu? >> yeah, trace. no vacation for swine flu. more than 50 summer camps in at least 20 states have had outbreaks, prompting some to close or send campers home early. many camp that have decided to remain open are taking extra precautions like temperature checks and health screenings, as well as a whole lot of hand washing and purell before and after all the smores. trace: that is your update at the bottom of the hour. martha? martha: well, today's "wall

street journal" headline reads, "obama ups the an te on health." his chief of staff quoted as saying -- that's a quote from rahm emmanuel that was in the "wall street journal" today. then there are the polls. this is an approval rating number that goes from 64% in june to 55% in july. so is the country moving in the right direction? yes, 54%. 40% say no in this. so is president obama slipping? this is a good question. is he slipping because of health care reform? and people don't like it? or is it because he doesn't have the leverage on capitol hill to get health care reform through given a lot of other economic, you know, numbers out there? let's see what everybody thinks about this. columnist for "forbes" and pete snyder, the c.e.o. of new media strategy and former pollster to new york mayor rudy giuliani.

welcome to both of you. before we dig in, i want to look at one more poll number. there's a measure that was done by gallup that shows approval ratings of the past 12 presidents. and if we take a look at this, you can see that jimmy carter actually in july of 1979, which is to say about six months into his presidency, he had a 67% approval rating. barack obama has a 55% approval rating. what do you make of that, of those numbers? >> well, i think in a certain sense carter numbers were inflated by watergate. don't think it's a fair apples-to-apples comparison. martha: didn't have the economic situation obama is dealing with. >> absolutely. the economy in the 1970's was not great but there was not that imminent crisis as the way there is now. but i think there's no question that some of the glow of obama and the positive optimism that came from last fall has worn off we're in a tough slog. the economy is creating anxiety i think with the stimulus bill

reality is setting in. there's not going to be this quick fix. and health care is now the fight. martha: you really feel that tonight he needs to come out there. he sees all of these numbers. he needs to come out there and be very specific about what his plan would include. that's really something we haven't seen yet. >> i think the biggest mistake the president has made so far was subcontracting the policy making to capitol hill. he's missed an opportunity to define the debate. people when it comes to health care are very apprehensive. they want change but they're concerned that the devil they know might be better than the devil they don't know. i think he has to fill that vacuum and reassert control. i think the best thing he can do is say i'm going to put out my own plan. all americans can see what it will do. i'll talk about how it will affect your wallet, your family and your health insurance. martha: is that what he should do, pete? >> i almost agree with everything dan said with the one caveat. the more he gets into the details the worse it gets. he even admitted the other day

that he hasn't read any of this. martha: he said he hadn't read all of it. just to be fire h fair. >> with the billions of dollars at stake, martha, he should be reading all of it. and the people next to him should be reading all of it. the problem is, he's tried to do so much in taking over different segments of the economy. look, the auto industry, the financial industry. america is saying, whoa, you want to take health care as well? that hits me at home. martha: so what does dough? he's got a big news conference. going to get a lot of questions. one of the questions i saw put out today, a senator thinks somebody should ask president obama -- i thought it was an interesting question, dan. ok, if you don't believe the c.b.o. numbers, if they're not right, show us your numbers. >> again, this is the problem of sub-contracting the policy making to congress, particularly the house of representatives which is much more far left. martha: and you think nancy pelosi, by the way -- you don't hear this from democrats. pelosi must go is what you're

saying. >> i think she's done a poor job of managing this process. obama states his health care plan on controlling costs. democrats used to be obsessed with we have to cover everyone. that's important. but business is getting killed, our economy is getting killed, competitors are getting killed. obama said, bottom line has to control costs. c.b.o. says the democrats' bill in the house would actually increase costs. that is just fundamentally unacceptable i think that's why obama has to reassert control. martha: i don't know if he can get rid of nancy p pelosi. but you think -- >> i think he should go for it. rl. martha: you think it was a mistake to take rahm out of congress. you feel like he would have been a good inside friend in congress. >> i actually think he would have been the best choice for speaker. if there was going to be an effort to bring in new leadership, he was probably the best alternative. martha: switching gears. i want to get your thoughts on something. we expect the memorial service for walter cronkite will take place tomorrow.

you know, i saw a poll somewhere online that asks now that the most trusted man in america has passed away -- that's what he was called. who is the most trusted person in america now? it really got me thinking. i saw some of the names that pop upped on this list. i'm wondering. pete snyder, what do you think about that? is there one most trusted man or woman, i should say, in the country right now? >> marriagia, i don't think so. -- martha, i don't think so think of what's happened in the media industry and where people are going. it's so fragmented where people are look now, cable news, online, sampling a million and one different things to make their own opinion. that's what fox news is about. we report, you decide. i don't think people need the voice of god anymore. that's reflected in the polling numbers. there's a pliewrality of folks that people trust -- plurality of folks people trust 78. martha: who would you name besides me? [laughing]

>> well, look. i would definitely have, without a doubt -- i'm sure the president would be up there. not someone who i particularly trust but many americans do. martha: he was high on the list that i thought. >> you look at education. think you're going to find it be much more local so people are going to be trusting some of their local teachers or some of their local officials. it's not going to be global. it's not going to be national anymore. it's going to be people in their own communities. martha: what do you think, dan? >> i think pete is right. martha: bill o'reilly is what you were going to say, right? i know bill believes he's one of the most trusted people in america. oprah winfrey was on that list as one of the most trusted people in america. >> i think pete is right about the impact of the fragmentation. but we know so much more about people's lives, the nitty-gritty of it, some things about bill that we might not have known 20 years ago that affects people's trust. so i don't think you're going to see anywhere near the universal trust we had in someone like

walter cronkite. i would probably say oprah winfrey if i had to name one person who cuts across culture, racial and ethnic lines. someone who is widely respected and trusted. other than that, no one in politics. martha: we're going to ask to you answer that question. send us your thoughts on that. who do you think is the most trusted person in america? i think it's an interesting question to think about. and i thank you, dan. we'll see how the president does tonight. thanks, pete. thanks, everyone. trace: some say some day stem cells might be used to replace hearts, nerves and other diseased tissues. but israel? israel might already be there. a fascinating report on research that could lead to new cures. that's not the cure. that is a garden shop in texas that was robbed. surveillance video captured the culprit red-handed. but wait until you hear who the culprit is. and why the owners do not plan to press cornlings. charges.

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martha: in the top box, a live-looking space right there. it is a spacewalk underway. the two astronauts are replacing batteries on a solar wing of the international space station. in the middle box, republican senator orrin hatch telling senate finance committee chair max baucus today that he is officially stepping away from the health care negotiation table. hatch had been part of a

bipartisan group of seven members trying to hash out a health care reform compromise. and in the bottom box, chrysler says it will match the government's cash-for-clunkers program offering buyers up t to $4,500 when they trade in their old gas guzzlers. well, the holy grail of stem cell research may be in israel. researchers there are working on a cell that is really a blank slate. in theory, it can become whatever kind of tissue is needed to treat disease and correct birth defects. mike, when do we expect to see tangible benefits from israel's stem cell research? >> you know, trace, the doctors out here say the first tangible benefit that the general public will have access to will most likely come in the form of new drugs and new treatment. and that is because the doctors here don't only study the stem cells and tissues derived from healthy embryos but they study the tissue derived from embryo

that have genetic disorders. therefore they lay out samples, try different drugs, different therapies. and the results they're getting are much more fast and accurate than the results you get by testing on animals. therefore, the doctors out here believe you'll actually see new drugs, new treatments available to the public within three to five years for diseases that were previously untreatable. trace: it gets complicated, but the idea basically is to grow tissue or cells, right? to replace diseased cells or tissues in a sick person. >> right. that's what they call cell therapy, trace. take, for instance, you have a person with parkinson's. you could inject healthy brain cells into the part of that brain that is affected. but this is the kind of therapy that is still a ways off in the distance. there haven't been any human clinical trials done with this because there are still a number of problems. you can't necessarily control the growth of these cells. so you can inject them in a patient and end up with tumors. also, much like an organ transplant, you can inject the

cells into a patient, the body recognizes them as foreign and rejects the cells. trace: mike, thank you. martha: call this the mysterious case of simpson rivalry. something just -- wasn't -- just wasn't right. there was a broken statue here, overturned pot there. a few little suspicious things. a look at the surveillance video revealed the culprit. a monkey. can you see -- where is he? is there he is. climbing up there. you can see him highlighted. he's stealing plants and garden gargoyles. trace: who doesn't want a garden gargoyle? monkey or not. martha: and then gives it to a human on the other side of the fence. think about the things you could get if you get a monkey to help you that way. one owner was pretty impressed by the monkey but not with his accomplice. >> he's apparently not good enough to do a real job sew sends a monkey in to do his work

for him. martha: the owners decided the monkey caper makes such is a great story they're not going to press charges. trace: sending your monkey in to do the dirty work. that's bad. martha: i wonder how he trained him to do that. trace: astronauts are working on the international space station. they're replacing batteries. they do all sorts of amazing work o. but what folks really want to know from them is how they use the bathroom. martha: that's what they really want to know. trace: we've got some very detailed, first-hand accounts for you. listen. >> we're provided with a fairly large plastic bag about that size. the bag is placessed in the appropriate position. trace: and the rest of that soundbite is coming up we'll have much more on that. maybe even too much information on bathrooms in space. martha: treaz interesting. trace: plus a fact of the day, stuff you need to know. next. . are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement

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trace: in the top box, south carolina gov. mark sanford is getting ready to leave the country again. this time he is leaving with his family. they are going to europe. he is scheduled to be back in the state august 5. in the middle box, the national cancer awareness group warning you hot dogs could cause cancer. it says they are a health hazard and they have filed a lawsuit against popular hot dog makers. in bottom box, a space walk is under way. martha: the astronauts are hard at work outside the international space station. chromates prepared to the broken

toilet at the outpost. one question astronauts always get asked is how do you go to the bathroom in space? getting down to the nitty gritty with an answer. >> we have a funnel. that works pretty well as long as you open the valve. we got a little bit of thrust from the urine dumps into space. flight controllers told us to orient the spacecraft so we got a benefit from the thrust. for number two, we got a large plastic bag. your primary concern is that number two does not escape from the bag a.

otherwise, in may hit the fan, if you know what i mean. martha: [laughter] that leads us to our brainroom fact of the day. trace: urine power. steve centanni, tell us what they are doing it up in space today. >> #four. four batteries that they have to replace three there in the process of doing that. the space walk began more than three hours ago. it will last about 6.5 hours. they are changing the batteries on the solar array that provides power to the international space station. they have replaced the first battery.

it is working well. they are in the process of removing the second one. the astronaut has been on seven space walks, and a former navy seal who is taking his first space walk. the two men are about as far away as you can get from the safety and security of the station. they are about 60 yards away. that is a long walk. on top of that, they have to juggle a huge batteries. they are delivered by the long robotic arm. this is the third of the five space walks planned for the 60- day mission of the shuttle endeavour. in addition to replacing the batteries, an outdoor platform is installed. it was installed on saturday. that is the final piece of the

japanese spacelab. back to you. trace: steve centanni, thank you. it is streaming live on foxnews.com. you can watch the space walk live. martha: politicians on both sides are very concerned about how to pay for the health care reform plan. we will take you to capitol hill to answer the question, is it possible to trim the cost of health care legislation and get support on both sides? the president will toward that .

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[captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- martha: this is the "live desk." i am martha maccallum. trace: i am trace gallagher. in the top box, president obama meeting with the prime minister of the rock iraq at the white h. martha: in the middle box, congress is still battling over the health care bill. both parties are trying to come up with a compromise. they created a committee yesterday. one key republican steps aside. orrin hatch says leave me out.

he does not want to negotiate. we have a familiar face. trace: federal agents raiding the houston clinic of dr. conrad murray, who was with the jackson when he died. the d.e.a. says a powerful drug is at the center of the investigation. adam housley. >> this information is coming in exclusively to fox about what is going on. investigators are looking for anything and everything. lapd, the houston police, and d.e.a. are trying to find out what happened inside. they're looking for the drug propofol. propofol is not a controlled prescription drug. it is not yet under d.e.a. enforcement. that could change because of

this investigation. that is why the d.e.a. is very interested in what they find in the office. this drug can be given out by a doctor. there are penalties for trafficking or giving it out and hire amounts than necessary. if it causes someone's death, that could enhance charges. d.e.a. it is extremely interested to know if dr. marury gave up a strong buy large amounts. -- did out to the struggle in large amounts. we're getting information by demand from the d.e.a.. trace: autopsy results are on the way. adam housley, thank you martha: the debate on health care continues through today and through the evening when we wait for president obama comments. president obama will put new

pressure on congress. he announced it will go straight to the american people tonight to tell you what he thinks is so important about passing this health care legislation. the president will hold a prime- time news conference at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight. he wants action on this plan before congress goes on vacation. let's bring in wendell goler at the white house. >> the president will talk about health care reform in the context of the economic crisis to show that's administration officials know what they're doing. and to show that we could face another economic crisis in the future. growing skepticism and even from members of his own party are trying to slow down the process.

>> this has gotten very personal. the last time this has gotten personal was clinton-care. we all remember how that ended. president obama has to rewrite the clinton script and quickly. >> officials said there will be about one hour of questions that will exclusively focus on health care reform. it will give people a sense of what it is likely to look like. martha: thank you very much, wendell goler at the white house. trace: 2 and in tonight. the president is pitching his plan to the nation. coverage will begin at 7:55 p.m. eastern time. martha: let's talk a little bit

about this. he is facing some push back from members of his own party. energy and commerce committee delayed to the legislation after party leaders felt they could not get the votes. our next guest is a member of the committee. good to have you with us today. we have talked a lot about the fact that democrats are at odds over the spill. -- at odds over this bill. is there anything that you see coming out of this in terms of a cohesive plan? a lot of people hear about raising taxes on the health care benefits and they wonder where this will all end. >> i remain confident we will have a bill. we have seen our premiums double.

we have seen our kids and their loved ones with diabetes and cancer and they cannot get insurance because of pre- existing things. i do not think it is a surprise that this is a complex, difficult issue. we are trying to find a solution and i think we will get there. martha: as you say, there are some general concerns about this. why not have a plan where everyone gets their own health insurance plan. the government gives you a certain amount of money and you can shop for the plan you like. if you take good care of yourself, the plan will be less expensive. if you are older or overweight, the plan would be more expensive. why cannot simplify it that way, instead of giving the government all this control? >> i think this is the plan we

will produce. you're describing exactly what we are doing. we are saying we will allow americans to make a choice. martha: i am not talking about a public option. i am talking about the company's creating competition among some cells. -- among themselves. if you have the public auction, it throws things off. -- if you have a public option, it throws things off. >> some americans like medicare. americans will have an option. why do we need this? some private insurance companies have not followed the law. americans want someone to hold their feet to the fire. is by giving them a public option. how many americans will use it?

the cbo says maybe 3% of americans will choose the option. it is also a way to keep the cost down. it is unacceptable that are premiums are going up three times faster. martha: since you brought up the cbo, people will look at this plan and said they damn minute. this does not make sense. how can we pay over $1 trillion and save money? the cbo says that does not add up. why is that ok with you? >> we will make improvements to the bill. we did yesterday with an agreement to add to the bill what is called a super-med package, a provision that will help us keep the cost down by encouraging physicians to work

together and reimburse them for high-quality medical care. i think you'll see great success. we are going to be more aggressive by the time this bill gets to the floor. there are improvements be made to this. you will see a bill that is much better when we get to the floor. martha: when do you think that'll happen? >> could happen in the next two or three weeks. i am confident it will happen this year. martha: this may be the most important vote that you ever make. we wish you well. thank you. trace: our next guest says it is time to rebuild health care reform. >> mr. president, it is time to scrap this bill. house minority leader john boehner, the republican from

ohio, will celcome. i want to get your take on the meeting today between president obama and the head of the cbo. a lot of people said the director is risking his credibility. this meeting is almost unprecedented. >> it is. i do not blame the cbo director. after all, it is an invitation from the president of the united states. i do wonder why the president invited him to the white house. he has a big job. he is the non-partisan director of the congressional budget office charged with providing fair analysis of what legislation would cost and what impact it would have. marthatrace: the president sayse numbers are not accurate. blog of fleeit will look strangy

cannot tomorrow and said we redid the numbers and the president is right. >> the number one issue is that people are in turn we have to pay too much for health care. they are bright. -- they are right. there's nothing in the democrats' proposal that does anything to reduce the costs. on the contrary because the bill will cost $1.6 billion more in taxes and fees in order to enact. at a time when we are trying to save money in health care, i do not know how spending $1.6 trillion will save money. trace: the favorability p olls have dropped significantly. the speaker of the house senaid-

she is busily setting, we do not really need tyou. >> not and one level have republicans asked to be involved. not at one level. not at the committee level. we have been purposely excluded from the process. the american people realize we have to do something on health care. both parties understand we are trying to get to affordable access to health insurance for all americans. most americans realize the only way we will get there is to work together in a bar person -- were together in a bipartisan way.

that is not happening. this is not with the american people want trace:. -- this is not what the american people want. trace: nobody has brought up the fact that medicare is drastically underfunded as it is right now. how can you save 360 billion from a program that is already in that? >> it means reimbursement to doctors in our communities. there's another $300 billion in cuts that will happen to medicaid. that is health care for the poor and for those. these are unprecedented cuts. if republicans would have put this on the table, they would have hung us for even suggesting. trace: thank you. martha: have you looked at the

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trace: take a look at the big board, down about 15 points. 8900, is inching closer to 9000

all week long. the last time the dow hit 9000 was january 6, 2009. and the 12-year low, closing this past march at 6546. we're doing pretty good. i keep hearing people say, wait until -- martha: that is when we all should have sold. >> it went from 201k to 301k. look at the s&p. 40% off the march 9 lows. where do we go from here? i have been listening to ben bernanke.

he is telling me things will get better in the second half of the year for the economy. on and when it will still stay high. what does that mean? the stock market will move higher before the rest of the economy comes back. the stock market is a leading indicator. that is why you see this momentum. martha: a lot of folks think there may be another shoe to drop. there are a number of areas that are still having a hard time. >> commercial real estate has been showing some problems recently. a lot of the bank earnings -- morgan stanley, for instance, had some problems with commercial real estate. we have had a lot of small business folks talk about healthcare reform. small business is the main engine for job growth in this

country. they're a lot yeafears out ther. if you do not see unemployment began to improve, you will see weakness in the market. there are a few things so we have to look at. you are right. the realistic picture is still shaky. martha: thank you. trace: thank you. democrats would dollar steadied in the president's plan. why they are running into very stiff opposition from some of the party's biggest supporters.

martha: check out some of those pictures. in the middle box, the d.c. metro crash investigation -- six spots with the signalling equipment has malfunctioned since the fatal crash last month. in bottom box, the government is calling for several thousand volunteers to take the swine flu vaccine to see if it works. that will be interesting. trace: some democrats are in open revolt. the freshman congressman is leading a charge against the health care surtax on the wealthy.

he represents a lot of voters with a lot of money. he is not alone. as a first term congressman, is he putting himself in the line of fire by leading this charge against the president? >> he may not have had a choice. he had to make a decision. the people he represents make up one of the wealthiest districts in the country. last week she wrote a letter to house speaker nancy pelosi that was signed by 21 other house democrats. it said that a search talksurtad really hurt small business and it could hurt some of the wealthier families across the country. the big concern is what this would do to small businesses and their livelihood. >> business owners are

struggling more than they have ever struggled. i am on main street. i own a small business. i am trying. to tax the small business owners adds one more nail in the coffin. >> some folks say they voted for this president and now we seem to be pay you for it -- paying for it. trace: says having an impact. >> absolutely. after this letter was written to the house speaker, she did back off a little. she said she would be willing to raise the threshold of who would take the biggest burden on this, meaning the tax would not go so much to those in this range, but more in the $500,000 to $1 million range. trace: we looked at the numbers

in the house to the democrats have a good majority. can the president and speaker into policy afford to lose a few democrats -- can the president and the speaker afford to lose a few democrats? >> if this game's attraction, there could be a problem. just as the president's numbers are starting to slip, it could create a problem. there is a news conference tonight. he has made multiple speeches continuing to try to sell this reform. trace: thank you. a super bowl hero now on the hot seat. roethlisberger accused of rape. the star quarterbacks accuser waited one year before coming forward. and there is more, next.

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trace: we have brand new

information on three big stories. mike emanuel, the president is meeting with the iraqi prime minister. >> the u.s. and iraq tidbit from a military relationship to a more bilateral relationship. the two leaders are scheduled to speak to reporters and take a couple of questions in 30 minutes. trace: senators reacting 20 done donto a key gun vote. >> the amendment was rejected. it would have allowed the gun owners to carry it in states with similar gun laws.

supporters said would allow truckers to protect themselves if they drive state to state. trace: steve centanni. >> it is a carefully choreographed six hour space walk. two astronauts replacing batteries to the international space station. they had to wrestle these giant batteries into place. each one is the size of a small refrigerator. trace: steve centanni in washington, d.c. martha: he is a two times to burble athlete. he now faces an opponent like 90 has been up against. the quarterback is accused of raping a woman at a lake tahoe hotel and casino last summer.

take a look at what the accuser claimed. july of last year, roethlisberger checked into the hotel. the two had a casual conversation on july 10. the next day, according to these reports, roethlisberger asked her to come to his room to fix the tv. she claims that he grabbed her and started to kiss her. that is what she claims the rape occurred. about eight months later, the woman told a doctor about the alleged rape. roethlisberger's attorney denies the allegations. he says --

let's bring in our panel, kimberly and tom. this sounds like the kobe bryant case. >> it is reminiscent of a lot of the cases that are questionable. she is going after someone who has a stellar reputation in the nfl. he is beloved. this does not seem to be in keeping with leno about him. the real problem is that she never made a complaint. she did not go to the authorities. she is alleging she discussed this with the head of security. why not call the police?

why not go to the hospital? martha: maybe, like a lot of rape victims, she was scared. she says that she went to her employer and they said she was basically crazy. >> with respect to his reputation, a lot of these guys have great reputations until they do something bad. martha: he is hardly pac-man jones. there's no basis for any prior understanding about this. >> sometimes there's a first time for everything. she did report this the very next day. she went to the authorities, the authorities at the hotel. did she possibly used bad judgment in not calling 911? possibly, but maybe she was out to protect her own reputation

and her career, which was threatened by the same people she reported the incident to martha. martha: it sounds like she has a good lawsuit against h arrah's. >> if this were to go to the court, there are too many holes in this story. if she had something to substantiate this, a videotape showing her in the room at the time, or some kind of evidence. martha: for all we know, he will say yes, she came into the room. she claims that he started to get panicked about cameras in the hallway. he could still say this is

consensual sex. >> in a criminal trial, he does not have to take the stand. here's what i want to know. why did she go to the -- why did he go to the country air of the hotel to fix the television set? martha: maybe wanted her to go up to the room. >> if the advancmits -- >> it is also her job. >> the scene television sets -- to fix television sets? >> we do not have anybody to substantiate her claims. she was able to pick up the phone and call a lawyer to make some money. how about calling the authorities? in terms of her credibility, a

number of hospitalizations subsequent to the event. martha: she claims that her job was threatened and that drove her to this depression that led to the hospitalizations. >> they will go through anything. martha: is it too late to press charges? >> no. why isn't her attorney doing the right now? if this kind of heinous crime was committed, it should be reported and it should be investigated. the first response should not be show me the money. martha: that is strange. she wants money. this is a civil complaint. there have been no criminal charges filed against roethlisberger. trace>> she said she can

document months and months of her going to the security. doctors being treated -- is only one year that she brings the civil case. >> her attorney told the hotel that a sexual assault has occurred. martha: and lots of familiar territory. it will be a hot story over the course of thus investigation -- over the course of this investigation. thank you. back to you. trace: we are getting new video into the newsroom. a frightening high-speed police chase. a woman running red lights and stop signs, barely missing several collisions, and nearly running over a police officer. as amazing as the video is, it is what was inside the car that will give you chills.

trace: in the top box, new concerns about iran's nuclear ambitions. russia's news agency is reporting that iran plans to store up the russian-made nuclear reactor by the end of the year. in the middle box, a lawyer for michael jackson's doctor is

being investigated. in bottom box, the cash for clunkers program. now we move up to studio h. shepard: she runs at 5:30 a.m. in the morning. did you know that? martha: i wake up at by 30 a.m. trace: she is fit. martha: always have what hair -- wet hair at our meeting. shepard: and you have all those kids. i am tired of just thinking about it. martha: we have three. shepard: i have trouble washing my hair and getting in here. martha: how were you? shepard: kind of stressed now

that i heard about that. bill will be here today. they work very well with us. today i will ask him how things are going with nancy pelosi. there is this argument that the left and right within the democratic party cannot get its stuff together. as a result, republicans have a unified abovoice in the democras are split. the president has been out there almost every day. he gets more air time than zero righto'reiley. and then a former heart surgeon for 14 years. he makes the republican case.

there are differences on how to tackle this thing. we will explain the differences. maybe we will let you decide. martha: a lot of people have not decided. a lot of people are concerned about it. i think you should have your own plan that goes with you wherever you go. that is the martha maccallum plan. is that mine? i guess i need to turn it off. thank you. trace:. a high-speed nightmare on the highway. police in ontario chasing a suspect wanted for shoplifting. there's more at stake the stolen merchandise. the suspect in this high-speed chase had a 9 month old baby strapped in a carrier. she was supposed to be babysitting. instead, you can see her behind the wheel, running red lights

and stop signs. at one point, nearly running over a police officer. the officers eventually backed off and called ahead to police in the next town who stopped her. that is when they got the big surprise and discovered the baby. the child was reportedly returned unharmed to the parents of a father's desperate attempt to save a 3-year-old boy. trace: it just makes you sick. it can happen to any parent. what would you do if your child fell into water? we have information that can save your life. you need to see this.

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trace: this is awful to hear, but it is very and important. a little boy wanders away from his father for a minute and his father finds him face down in a pond. we are now hearing the desperate attempt to save this boy's life.

trace: do you hear the father yelling in the background? a little boy is listed in serious condition. every parent worries about this. >> this is the nightmare of my life. more than 5000 children in this country -- this is exactly what happens. it takes one second for the child to fall into the water. it takes one second for he/she to drown. once that happens, it is a nightmare situation.

the first thing you should do is take the child out of the water immediately. clear the air way. hyperextended the neck gently at the start pressing very gently with the heel of your palms. you want to get about 100 compressions in one minute. do not worry so much about breathing into the mouth. what you really want to do is just keep on pressing. trace: so that is the tempo. >> staying alive. take the compressions galene. do not stop. -the big ticket item is for anybody who has a pool. this device could save anybody's life.

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these. it is probably a good idea for every family to have one. our prayers and thoughts go out to this little boy and his family purity was upgraded to critical condition. our thoughts are with him. . trace: pass it along. remember the song "stuaying alive." it will remind you. for more on how to save a life using cpr, check out foxnews.com/health. it could mean the difference between life and death. foxnews.com has everything you need to know about news, entertainment, and life. martha: the health care reform debate is continuing to heat up. watch fox news channel throughout the day. the president will speak

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martha: a big press conference tonight. also a big visit from the prime

minister of the roiraq. in the middle box, south carolina gov. mark sanford will leave the country again. this time it is with his family. there's no word on where they are going. they will be back in the state on august 5. in bottom box, live in space as we continue to watch this fantastic video. shepartrace: they are trying to change the batteries on one of the solar panels that provides energy to the international space station. they will end this program in a couple of years. this is critical to maintaining the international space station. and we will have to hitch a ride with other countries if we want to go up.

martha: great pictures. it has been exciting to watch. they will try to do a seven more missions. there's a lot ahead today. it is a very important day. stay close to fox news channel. thank you for watching. i am martha maccallum. trace: i am trace gallagher. "studio b" stars now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- shepard: the president and the prime minister of iraq will hold a press conference in moments from now. there is concern and some evidence that iraq has failed to live up to the challenge. in a moment, the prime minister and the president will speak. it has perhaps turned into the biggest battle of the entire presidency. presidency. democrats have