steve: have a fantastic weekend. alisyn: see you tomorrow morning. brian: britain will be right back with a fantastic interview with the first lady. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: in denver is coming home today. you are going to see it today. -- the space shuttle endeavor is coming home today. so far things are looking good but the bad weather could delay the landing, perhaps into the weekend. nasa should know for certain and about 20 minutes. also, this is a fox news alert. it program designed to jump- start america's ailing car industry is on the verge of breaking down after four days.

the $1 billion set aside for cash for clunkers is running on empty. it was supposed to last for four months. that shows you how successful the program was and how bad the government was in planning it. they sold 250,000 cars. that is a massive amount. one not think about this closely? good morning, everyone. megyn: it is friday. it iwas supposed to be a stimuls package for the auto industry, but after a few days, the white house is pulling the plug on the cash for clunkers program. it is a victim of its own success. bill: first, the world reacting

to the world's most famous happy hour. start with the beer summit. did they get the outcome they wanted? >> it appears they did. they wanted the issue to go away. the image everyone saw was the gentleman sitting around the table, including the vice- president, having some nuts and pretzels. afterwards, they said that they agreed to disagree, and all sides are prepared to move on. bill: apparently, no game of quarters, which was a huge disappointment. in the meantime, back to cash

for clunkers. is the program off the table because the money ran out so quickly? >> the department of transportation says that we are of of money, but the white house says that we are still evaluating and very popular program. all indications are that the white house wants to keep this going to help the auto industry. we should be getting an update later this hour. we will bring back to you. bill: thank you. megyn: gm is reversing its decision to close dozens of dealerships. they admitted their error after analyzing the finances of about 50 dealerships. some dealers credit letter- writing campaign to end the help of local officials. chrysler, in the meantime, has not reversed any of the closings

that it was given. bill, andrew cuomo says he large -- nine largest banks receiving your taxpayer money has played a game when it comes to issue in lavish bonuses. he says 5000 employees from these banks got at least $1 million bonus. the three financial institutions that awarded bonuses were substantially greater than their net income includes 1600 workers at j.p. morgan. the same goes for just under 1000 at goldman sachs. in the meantime, congress wants to make sure that they have a say in wall street compensation. the house is expected to pass legislation to give the fed's a direct role in how much these executives are paid.

megyn: it has been six months, so it must be another -- time for another stimulus package, right? a house democrat is asking to clear the way for billions of taxpayer dollars to overhaul the nation's transportation system. it is now really the time for that? who is behind the proposal? >> jim oberstar, a 34-year veteran of the hill. he does believe that now is the time to tackle our infrastructure system. he is proposing a six-year, $450 billion infusion to improve the infrastructure of the country. he says the time to do this is

now. megyn: you are telling me another half a trillion we spend on transportation? correct me if i am wrong, but that stimulus money was to go to shovel-ready projects, many of which had to do with transportation. >> that is right, if you go to recovery.org, it shows that $150 billion will be in views into the infrastructure system. actually, the department of transportation only received $41 billion of that money. why we have not heard more about this transportation bill is largely because the white house is not on board with it, which is a point of frustration for oberstar. >> we are ready to take it to

the floor. >> why is the white house not billing with this? >> i do not know. we need 18 months to study the issues. >> he believes the time is now for this particular bill, which she has described as a second stimulus. megyn: you have virtually every member of congress working on health care and trying to find a way to pay for a $1 trillion health care plan. now he wants another half a trillion in spending on transportation? how does he plan to pay for this? >> it would be over six years, and he had provided a list of suggestions including an array of taxes and fees, including increasing the gasoline tax.

there is a container tax, free shipping tax, a national car registration fee. there is a whole array. that is in the hands of the ways and means committee, but it is likely those items that is causing the white house not to support this bill. and you also have the health care battle. they would probably like to get that done first. megyn: is there anyone else who is behind this? >> on the transportation committee, there is broad support for this particular bill. what republicans would like to see is the red tape removed so that they can get projects done faster. there is support on both sides. the outgoing senator from ohio,

ranking senator on the senate committee, likes this bill, too. there is some support, but it will have to wait. megyn: thank you. bill: you wonder what is not taxed these days. megyn: another half a trillion? bill: the uc the poll about the stimulus plan? 43% believe it was a bad idea. maybe the answer is more spending. megyn: maybe that is the solution. remember what my mother told me, when i wanted to close, we cannot afford it. -- new clothes, we cannot afford

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megyn: texting while driving is to blame for yet another accident. this one was in upstate new york. it took to calling several vehicles smashed into a smaller car at full speed and then landed in a swimming pool. the driver who was hit have to be flown to the hospital. her 8-year-old passenger sustained only minor injuries. officers say the driver admitted to texting and talking on his cell phone in the moments leading up to the accident. bill: back to the issue of health care reform. a house committee voted on and and and, if passed, may allow for taxpayer dollars to fund abortions, and it was right after that vote were a committee held a second vote on another amendment that shot down the idea. it was shot down by two votes.

with me is a member of the house subcommittee. good morning to you. it is still not clear to me by their taxpayer dollars in this reform bill will take taxpayer dollars and fund abortions in america. based on what is on the table, is that possible? >> yes. most people who are pro-life believe that this will allow a taxpayer money to be used to fund abortions. one of the leading proponents of opposing taxpayer punt -- funding argues that this will come upon the use of taxpayer funds if the hyde amendment is ever appealed by the congress. what the language says is we will segregate money, but you only do that to pay for procedures and other taxpayer

money wind up paying for the whole process. using taxpayer money to pay for abortions is offensive, even to people who are pro-choice. bill: that is in committee? >> some would argue that it is not. that is one of the disputes. there was a lot of arm-twisting and a lot of pressure brought by the speaker and others to produce a result, which most believe will result in tax. being used for abortion. bill: it is my understanding, and correct me if i am wrong, if certain taxpayer dollars are going to certain insurance agencies to cover their programs, and they are covering you for, say, a prostate cancer, then they also cover

programs that fund abortions, perhaps you could use that money and a shell game and ultimately reverse the cost of an abortion. is that correct? >> exactly. beyond that, there is language that compel the public plan, but said that it will do so with private money. it is a shell game. bill: are you satisfied with this? >> i am not. the president has said over and over that if you like what you have, you will be able to keep your plan. we took language out of the bill that said that if you have a program you like, you could keep it. the bill says every policy in america, whether it is individual or employer based, has to change in the next five years. even if you like what you have, you will not be able to keep it. last night they rejected every

amendment to give you the right to keep your plan. bill: did you think a bill was even going to emerge from your committee? was it not your committee that 15 years ago never produced a bill in the first place? >> there is an open question as to whether they do produce a bill. one of the blue dogs who had this kind of -- decided to cave in apparently just recently changed his mind and will not go along. it may get out of committee without a full debate, and members of both parties are going to get blustered. i think it is very much up in the air. the speaker is determined to drive this through, no matter what.

bill: why do you say that those who vote for it will be blistered? >> people think it is wrong to use public funds for abortion. seniors who have seen language that would suggest that they would just go away -- seniors are very upset. i understand aarp members are being told to call the president's office to say that they support the bill. i think there will be union members who will see that this will continue to hurt them by saying they do not have a remedy when the plan wrongfully denied them care. i think this will be in very interesting issue. bill: thank you. megyn: four guys drinking beer around a picnic table, and the whole world watched, so what is 80 -- was it a teachable moment?

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the latest on the story. he spoke with the police chief, and he is with us with an update. >> two years ago, the fbi arrested four police officers here because they say that they were protecting a drug and gambling operation. now the police department here is embroiled in another scandal. video cameras never blank, and sometimes you forget there are there. that was the case last february when do we presley decided that he would make up some stuff on an accident report to help a fellow officer. >> that is the board county

public defender, a 31-year veteran. >> these officers clearly conspired to manipulate the truth, and they did in when nothing was at stake. >> two cars pulled away from a green light the night. one car stopped abruptly and a police car plows into the back. the lady has been drinking, and she has her own problems, but the policemen was technically at fault because he did not stop in time. when his fellow officers show up, they tried to make up a story. she said it took forever to get their hands on the video. the video sent to the state attorney office was edited to remove those comments. he said that they later repeated

the story that they made up in sworn depositions. all the officers could do jail time if convicted. we wanted to ask the police department about this, but they were less than accommodating. nobody can talk to me? that is coming from the chief's office? thank you. it is hard to estimate how serious this might be. many of the cases over the past year that these police have been involved with are now in question. if you cannot believe what they say under oath, they may be thrown out. megyn: we spoke to mark by largehglarsh and he is from the area. we saw your best efforts to speak with the police to get a statement. are they saying anything?

>> in fact, after that report ran earlier this morning, the police chief came over and visited for a moment. he did not want to be interviewed, but they will be holding at 11:00 press conference to bring people up to date on where we are in the investigation. i should say, the charges were dropped against the woman. i think we may see a lot of that in the next few days ahead. megyn: find that it will be millions against the police department. -- i bet it will be millions against that police department. bill: new swine flu number is expected today from the cdc. they are worried thousand could die from the virus in the coming year. when will we see a vaccine, and will there be enough?

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bill: this is a fox news alert. we are getting word from assets that they have given the go to re-enter earth's atmosphere. this is a critical moment in the space shuttle endeavor's mission. that should mean that endeavor should be on the ground in florida in about one hour. we will be watching that for you. also, we are getting this. the house is set to take up the cash for clunkers issue. apparently $1 billion was spent in four days. when the program was initiated, the money went in four days. so the house is going to go back

at it today. maybe they will give them another $1 billion. if you were looking to get a car, this is a great deal. we will see if the dealers got screwed again in this. megyn: when it comes to professions, lawyers often get a bad rap. now it appears leading democrats are looking to show them some loved, in the form of a tax break, $1 million to be exact. and they may have a good reason. the american association for justice is putting millions of money into the democrats coffers in the last election. the 2010 election cycle is shaping up to be no different. 97% of the group's donation going to democrats.

stu varney is with us now. what are the trial lawyers -- those pour trial lawyers -- what is it that they want? >> they sued in dr. for malpractice. my client is in such pain. they take one-third of what they win in court, and personal expenses. they want those expenses deductible in the year they occur, not in the distant future when the payoff may or may not come. this is a direct payoff for their support of the democrats and president obama. listen to this from linda. this is what she told the litigation group. these are the people who brought you the fences of caesarean sections.

megyn: she is helping the trial lawyers? >> yes, she was speaking to the litigation group. she said we are not going to get a stand-alone bill just to help lawyers, but we have to put it in somewhere. direct payoff for political support. they are a special interest, which is not supposed to exist. megyn: they know that these lawmakers will not vote for it. the other problem that critics have raised with this is if you give these plaintiff lawyers, who work on contingency fees, another incentive to file, break away in will lead to more lawsuits. >> essentially the lawyers have bought off any talk about this

health care debate. it is one way that you could reduce the cost, but lawyers are not considering that. megyn: by the way, the intro put this on to the democrats. however, i am told there is some bipartisan support. there are some republicans who are on board? >> no doubt, they will be able to get some of them. i cannot imagine many republicans being opposed to tort reform. megyn: maybe it was that 4% who got those donations. in any event, another day, another handout. thank you. bill: the cdc keeping a close eye on the spread of the h1n1 virus. they are set to release their weekly numbers. at last count, it killed 302

people with more than 43,000 infections in the u.s. alone. jonathan serrie is in atlanta. we are seeing summer camps across the country close early, and many locations were giving tamiflu even. what is going on now? the ban on public health officials are urging schools, instead of closing infected schools, getting teachers to look for infected students and getting them home and encouraging them to keep their kids at home. also, one county here has sent out fliers with their welcome packet emphasizing hygiene. the emphasis this year will be on prevention. bill: thank you. megyn: and there were no

apologies during the beer summit, but professor gates and sgt crowley expressed respect for one another. after the meeting, sgt crowley spoke about plans for more discussion between he and professor gates. >> we had a cordial and productive discussion today. we have all agreed it is important to look forward, rather than backward. this will form the basis of discussions between professor gates and me in the days to come. professor gates and i bring different perspectives to these issues and we believe both perspectives should be addressed in may effort to provide some closure. this was a positive step. this was an effort to move not only the city of cambridge, and thus individuals, as well as the whole country, to move beyond

this, and provide perhaps the basis for meaningful discussion. we have planned one meeting. the professor is planning to hang with his family for a little bit, but we will be meeting later. i would like to discuss and listen to the profs perspective. certainly he has the credentials to and let me a little bit. as he expressed to me, he also has a willingness to listen to me. i am not really sure if this is happening, but i will need a few days off to reflect on what has happened. megyn: professor gates also spoke, saying that he and george and crowley would try to utilize the great opportunity fate had given them to shine a light on the daily perils on policing on the one hand and genuine fears of racial profiling on the other. much more when we speak with one

williams -- juan williams. bill, he has done a good job staying -- bill: he had done a good job staying pretty tight lipped. i sent a tweet the other night about what kind of drinking game they should play. i have never done so many answers. megyn: remember when president bush was president and people would drink during the state of the union address any time he mispronounced the word navicular -- nuclear. this is what they tell me.

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can you imagine what is going through their head right now? can you imagine how exciting it is for them having done their job to assess fully and then coming home to their loved ones? there is a 30% chance of thunderstorms that could prevent the landing, but that also means a 70% chance that the weather is going to hold. a second landing attempt could be made this afternoon. we are not hoping for that, because we want to bring it to you. bill: certainly a critical time right now. reentry times are smoking hot. tom jones is a former nasa astronauts and a fox news contributor. good morning. critical phase, especially now?

>> they are committed. you announced they fired braking rockets, said they have slowed down to about 280 miles per hour, and that should be enough to get through the atmosphere. this is a really dynamic part of the flight. the man flying is very reliable. his partner will definitely be helping him as well. they have 16 days in orbit behind them, and they're looking forward to an exciting day. bill, there were 13 astronauts on board at one time. isn't this the time when columbia was coming into the atmosphere? we all know what happened then. >> that is true. they had been damaged heat shield that they did not know

about, and he created by the atmosphere destroyed their left- wing. on this mission, they completed a recent inspection a few years ago -- days ago, and everything looked great. it should hold up time. of course, there will always be thinking about their brothers in colombia. bill: let us talk about the future. there is a debate about funding technology, the shuttle retiring after 2010 and then a new mission called constellation. it would take as to the moon again by 2020, but there is debate about whether or not this would get off the ground. >> nasa has been working for about five years to get this program started. they are behind schedule because of chronic underfunding in the

last five years, but right now is a season for decision. they are looking at the funding that will be coming along for nasa. there is a panel set up by the white house which will report by the end of august and lay out some options. they are waiting for their marching orders, finding out what their future will be. bill: do you support keeping the program in place until they get further down the road? granted, it is expensive, but any other option is, too. >> the option is to keep it and not wanting anyone from here. we could send people up with russian astronauts. i believe that would just delay the switch to this newer vehicle

and may incur risks for the astronauts. bill, thank you. it is front and center for us this morning. one hour away. keep it safe. let us get them back okay. bill: my favorite shot is when they touched down on the runway. it is so cool. megyn: my favorite is the split screen of those astronauts. we were calling them astrohots. bill: american troops working to hold insecure the afghan areas. now the taliban it is using a brazen new technique. megyn: it could be the best kelly's court ever. his name is mr. clucky and some

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scene of the crime. nobody knows more about watergate then you do. what do we know about this? the tape was erased in part. many thought that that was going to be the thing that confirmed his criminality once and for all. now what? >> when news of this was surfaced, it was damaging to the president. we are talking about a conversation between president nixon and his chief of staff that took place on june 20, 1972 read days after the famous watergate arrests. those 18 minutes were missing when prosecutors got their hands on the tapes. there were about five separate erasures made to the tape, which means that it was not an accident, as the administration claims, or they were not very skilled.

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a bit of brewski, but no apologies and the much- anticipated pierce,. -- peter summit. -- beer summit. this was the scene yesterday. they were discussing the professors arrest that triggered, along with the help of presidential comments, a nationwide debate on race relations. it was billed by the president as a teachable moment, but was it? the aftermath, in a brand new hour of the "america's newsroom ." bill: both sides agreeing to disagree, but also promising to talk more. after it was over, police sergeant james crowley had this to say. >> this was a positive step in moving forward. this was an effort not to move

just the city of cambridge were two individuals forward, but the whole country moving beyond this and using this perhaps as a basis for meaningful discussion. megyn: so did the beer summit live up to the hype? juan williams is here. was it the teachable moment that the president said it would be? >> the american public was not really in on the moment, so we did not know what he said, but i think it was really more about a photo op. it was more about president obama repairing the damage that was done. i think they made progress in that regard. overwhelmingly, polls showed that the american public did not believe he should have gotten involved. megyn: a big-time democratic

strategist came up with an opinion on this and said the president's involvement send a clear signal that there is a president in the white house that understands opposed racial issues and will not ignore them. they say he is right to bring about the reconciliation here, saying he had done the country good by injecting himself into this. do you agree? >> here is the situation. you want a president who is sensitive to racial issues in the country. president obama, as the first african-american president, is right up his alley. when he speaks about this, he carries a great deal of authority, but without having the full set of facts -- which is on my camera -- the first -- he first made it into racial

profiling. when the facts came out, it was everything but racial profiling. megyn: i am struggling to think objectively about what is that they hope that we would have learned. obviously, this is ignited a racial controversy, but at the end of the day, there was no agreement between the two. sgt crowley said that they agreed to disagree and that they will keep on talking. does it open up the door to helping white americans better understand the perspective of african-americans, and vice versa? are we going to get there at some point? >> i hope so. this is the repair job being done by the white house. people are talking. they are not at each other's throats. there is potential to have some

understanding about the other. black people do not like to be assumed guilty because of the color of their skin, and my people do not like to be generalized as someone who is being reassessed. -- racist. in that sense, there is the opportunity to understand the other person perspective. if you are expecting an agreement, i think that is the lawyer in new, and you want a resolution. you are not going to get one here. megyn: always a pleasure. thank you for being here. bill: this is a fox news alert. getting more news on that cash for clunkers program. apparently the $1 billion that

was allocated for it has all been spent. mike emanuel is on the white house lawn. what are they saying today? >> the message from robert gibbs is if you are considering buying a car this weekend with cash for clunkers, you should go ahead and do so. the white house is working with bipartisan leaders to work on a solution to the program. the white house is ailing and as a success having run out of the money so quickly. dealerships were processing transactions from july 1 on assuming that the program would kick-in. the message here is they consider this a very successful program, obviously for car buyers and dealerships, companies, and taxpayers as well because the american people will be driving more fuel- efficient vehicles. bipartisan members of congress,

the administration, are working closely to find a resolution to this program. if you plan to buy a car this weekend, continue to do so. bill: apparently there are comments from the house. all news on this comes out later today. later today we will speak to someone who says that this is all the wrong idea. megyn: lawmakers on capitol hill are being asked to clear there is credible this weekend as the battle over health care reform reaches a critical stage. members of the house running in a marathon session trying to come to consensus about how to have reduced the costs. lawmakers will try to write a final version of the bill today. we are live on capitol hill with the latest. is this going to happen?

nancy pelosi says that we will have a bill on the table before august. is it going to happen? >> we are going to have to wait and see. the house energy and commerce committee is going back into session at this hour. they were working late into the night marking up their different versions. last week most fiscally conservative blue dog democrats got some concessions from the democratic leadership on cost and how these provisions affect small businesses, but now the liberal wing of the party is saying perhaps there was too much compromise. they say the government-run public option has been watered down. >> strong, meaningful, robust option. if it is not there, we are not there. >> this could go all day, it could go into tomorrow.

and the waxman is not going to take this to a vote until he knows it can pass, and they do not seem to be there yet. megyn: thank you. bill: moving overseas now. amid the stories of war, children kidnapped and bring want to become suicide bombers. we are live with the story in pakistan and more on the effort to save these children. you sat down with a few of them. what did they tell you? >> horrific stories. we sat down with two of them and talk about the stories of their adoption. one boy was working at his family farm when he was taken by the taliban. another must just walking down the street. they are brought to a training facility close to the heart of

the fighting here in pakistan. they say that the rhetoric they were told by their captors was amazing. the two that we spoke to were 13 and 14 and they were told that jihad was their obligation, saying that the pakistani military was their enemy now because of their relationship with the u.s. it even goes one step further. they say if you die when you are fighting the military in the swap valley, you will be murdered and go to heaven. if anyone tries to stop you, including your family, it is ok to kill them. bill: what happens to them now? have we figured that out? >> that is the big question. local authorities right now are

inviting families to bring in these boys who basis -- suspect was brought under this treatment. we spoke with some unicef officials, and they have been officially called by the pakistan government to help in this process. it is a pretty difficult process to deprogram some of these young men. megyn: first lady laura bush in connecticut in ushering a new commander of the uss texas. she participated in the change of command ceremony. james gray will now oversee the fleet. she will also be making remarks at the ceremony. bill, and how often -- bill: how often does this happen? a government program that works

too well? apparently they ran out of money in four days. megyn: and police find a stranger on the streets in las vegas. wait until you hear where it came from. and save mr. clucky! he and his owner are demanding justice after he was evicted. is mr. clucky being unfairly profile because of the color of his beak? [laughter] my guys brush their teeth like they clean their room.

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it is happening soon. the space shuttle endeavor reentering the earth's atmosphere. we have an animation of it for you. 10:16 eastern time, this thing is going to land. it is coming in and 17,000 miles per hour. astronauts on board are eager to see their loved ones and report back to mission control. the landing will happen at 10:48 eastern time. they have been up there for about two weeks working on the international space station and making repairs. there was a couple of heroin moments, but the mission was considered a big success. we are going to watch them turn in about 30 minutes. bill: back to this cash for clunkers story. mike emanuel reported that

lawmakers are bound to keep a program funded after $1 million evaporated and less than one week. you have seen the commercials, in all likelihood. the program was supposed to boost auto sales and help the environment at the same time. we know it boosted sales. dealers sold 250,000 cars in the month of july. my next guest does not like the idea. she is in rochester, new york. good morning. give me a better idea. >> i think it is an unfair program to begin with. if you have always been good about getting a fuel-efficient car, you are not eligible. right now we have a huge influx of people buying. there will be a backlash

because once that clump of people has gone through, there will be a different. we have seen it happen in other countries. it is pretty unfair to our taxpayers, including you and me. we are not eligible. bill: what is your proposal? what should they have done? >> i would love to have a check from the government that is only for purchasing a new car. if i could save $1,000 on the purchase of a car, i might consider buying and if i did not before. i have a lot of friends that took part in this program, and even some people were trapped because initially the epa posted some numbers on their website, but they changed the rules and

people became ineligible. bill: how much money did we give this program last year? >> i am sure it is continuing with general motors. bill: think about all that money we give the car companies. we were trying to save jobs and sell cars. you cannot save jobs on less you sell cars. they sold all lot of cars from this program. >> but it is short-lived. bill, i hear you, but one not just do this in 2008 and keep those dealerships open? we could save a bundle on the backside. >> i agree. i think they gave the money to the manufacturers -- giving it to the company, they have other bills to pay. if you gave that money to the citizen, we would be spending

that money. we are not going to put it under our mattress. people would have spent it and it would have stimulated the economy. if they cannot talk "the live desk, how can they do health care and all the rest of the things we have going on in the government. maybe this is wonderful for the dealer, but it is a very short- lived program. there are a lot of variables that people are not considering like environmental effects, scrapyard. they did not look at the big picture. bill: apparently the program will continue. i think you. good to have you here today. megyn: has mr. clucky's luck run out? he is told he is no longer welcome, but he is fighting on.

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bill: people in las vegas see some strange things, but a tiger roaming the streets is something new. a tiger escaped from a magic show but then later showed up. it turns out, the tiger escaped from a magic show near the strip of las vegas.

megyn: on the docket today, mr. clucky vs. the man. miami is looking to kick the famous rooster and his girlfriend to the curb. he has been a local icon for years. running through the streets of miami on the handlebars of his owner, but the city just decided that he need to go. he violates a city code, prohibiting farm animals. when it came time to go to court, the judge and mr. clucky did not see eye to eye. >> [inaudible] >> the point is, it is the nature of the bird that is in question. there has to be some proof

beyond this. it is important that he is my number one witness in this case. >> a bird is not going to be your witness, sir. megyn: mr. clucky has been evicted, and his owner says that he will fight on. does he have a case? good morning, ladies. i am glad we have such a talented panel to get to the bottom of this. i take this seriously. was he right in not letting mr. clucky testify? [laughter] >> this is discrimination against poultry. he should have his day in court, like the rest of us. >> the townspeople say that -- megyn: the townspeople say that

he is a member of the town. how could they throw him out of miami in such a heartless manner? >> personally, i would like to see him placed in the chicken protection program, but they had every right to kick him to the curb. he is not a pet and i know because pets are not edible. megyn: apparently one of his neighbors did not like his wake- up call every morning. there is a city code that says that you cannot have livestock, but can the case be made that he is just a domesticated pet? >> i hate to say it, but people eat cats and dogs all the time in other countries. what is next, parrots?

that was just a noisy, not a neighbor pushing herself into this. how could anyone push mr. clucky to the curb? megyn: as i pointed out, he is a celebrity in miami, but he is also a public servant. he served as the public marshall in a parade. he was the top activist last year in miami beach. he was also the mascot for earth day and peta. now what is he supposed to do? he has been evicted from his home. is he just going to wander the streets? >> maybe his owner has a right to appeal. personally, i would like to see him take the stand and i have

only one question. how do you cross the road, mr. clucky? [laughter] megyn: i think there is more feed to be had in the question of his girlfriend. what do we know about wallflower? >> they have had a long-term relationship, that they have had quite a long relationship. can you imagine if they were kicked to the curb and had to beg for food and scraps? megyn: poor wallflower. just in case you are interested, mr. clucky has his own website, mrclucky.com, as well as his own myspace page. >> right there you made the case that he is not livestock.

megyn: on a serious note, if they allow him to stay, what is to stop the entire apartment complex of getting roosters? >> exactly. i do not want to share my building with livestock. mr. clucky cannot stay in an apartment. >> then no parents, their case, no nothing. -- parrots, parakeets, no nothing. >> we are watching videos and all he does is sit on these bicycle handles. megyn: when you thought this could not get more ridiculous, now he could be walked down the street with a leash.

mr. clucky's owner was on this morning and he said the judge encouraged him to seek a special exception from the city councilman, and he is going to do it. >> i think we should have save mr. clucky t-shirts made. [laughter] megyn: thank you. one final word, he deserves a break. he is not livestock, he is a pet and a city ambassador of peace. perhaps his own and just needs to invest in some soundproofing. save mr. clucky. bill: mr. clucky has sent out

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megyn: this is a fox news alert. we are 10 minutes away from the shuttle endeavor landing. it is zooming across the sky to

these kennedy space center right now. officials waited until the last minute before officially clearing them for a landing. there were some worries about a thunderstorm, but it is all systems go. the crew spent about two and a half weeks in space. you should see what they have done up there. there is one gentlemen, an astronaut who has been wearing an experimental diaper, for one month. they say is sanitary, odorless, and one for employee at nasa will have to confirm that. bill: take a look at how the markets are shaping up. the dow is on track for its best month in about seven years.

it is moving up after the gdp report. while the economy continues to contract, it was not as bad as expected. also, it reports show when the top 1% of income earners in america are already producing more than 40% of the nation's tax revenue. that means 1.4 million americans pay more to the treasury and the other 134 million americans combined. is that fair? stu varney has some thoughts on this. >> if you think wealth redistribution is there, you will like this, because that is what this is never before have so much been taken from the rich. and it is going to get worse, or better, the spending -- depending on your perspective. state taxes are going to go up. however, if you think the

primary function of taxation is to raise revenue for the government and not a form of social engineering, and this would not work because it does not bring in as much tax revenue as you think, and the rich change their behavior when they are taxed. bill: that does not seem to be the debate is shaping up on capitol hill. all of this legislation is targeting that top percentage of americans. they are the one that will be targeted if new legislation comes out again. >> it is not a question of looking for sympathy, it is about the practicality. if you raise the tax rate on the top 1% on more, you cannot bring in the hundreds of billions that you think you will for health care reform. the millionaires amongst us have lost $2.80 trillion in wealth in the last nine months because of

the stock-market meltdown and housing meltdown. that is money that you can no longer tax. if you are 62 years old and make $1 million, why should you keep on working and lose half of your money to the government? bill: the word from the white house is we are out of money. enjoy that over the weekend. thank you. ♪ megyn: i was told to pause for the music. a game of monopoly turned violent, and one of the players could use a get out of jail free

cards. one man has been charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. police say he was enjoying a game of monopoly with a friend when he became enraged because she refused to sell him boardwalk and park place. officers say he picked up the board game and hit the 56-year- old on the side of the head with it, knocking her out of her chair. she was not seriously hurt, that he was taken to jail. -- but he was taken to jail. bill: is google getting too good? how much do they know about you? is there any way to keep that information off the internet for your own protection? megyn: and we are watching for the space shuttle endeavor. we are going to bring that to

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we want to share with you. the couple of miles above florida. the space shuttle endeavor now in camera view. we are moments away from watching the shuttle land at the kennedy space center. i believe we can hear some of the communication between nasa and some of the astronauts. bear with us. phil keating is live in florida. tom jones is also with us again. good morning to you. i may interrupt you in a moment , but, but they are experiencing right now. >> they are lining up with the southeasterly runway. after you have been a witness for 16 days, -- weightless for

16 days, it really feels like your space suit weighs a ton. >> this is the view from the heads of display in the cockpit of the space shuttle endeavor. bill, what is the altitude at this point? >> there are descending through 50,000 feet and the sending like a rock. the shuttle is starting to vibrate right now like an old bread truck driving down an old dirt road. >> 30,000 feet, 510 miles per hour. bill: that is amazing. 1.5 g's.

>> commander mark pulanski back in the controls. >> endeavor, on at the 90. >> two minutes to a touchdown. 400 miles per hour.

transponders interacting with the ground provide the best information. >> ground is in sight. >> houston, copy. >> one and a half minutes to touchdown. less than $10 and feet in altitude. -- 10,000 feet in altitude. one minute to touchdown. the landing gear will soon be locked into place.

30 seconds to touchdown. landing gear is down and locked. now deploying in the parachutes. nose gear touchdown. endeavor landing at the kennedy space center wrapping up a 6.5 million mile mission.

endeavor has completed its 23rd mission and 127th space shuttle mission. bill: tom jones, you know the pilot aboard who landed. >> yes, mark pulanski was on his first flight when i flew with him. he is a former air force test pilot. the best thing about this plan is they are right there with their family waiting for them. bill: down to phil keating. what are you seeing? >> probably the largest crowd we have seen for shuttle landings. most of the time they are here for the lunches, -- launches and but you get the feeling that more and more people are getting

excited about this. the sonic booms were loud when it came into the atmosphere. it is not like dropping and care plan come down the runway. it drops fast. perfect landing. bill: you have seen a number of these. by the book? >> that is right. everything looked by the book. they came over cuba, right over the fort myers area, and then turned around to land here at the kennedy space center. it is a good thing that the landing opportunity was right now. later on this afternoon, classic florida thunderstorms could be on the way. bill: thank you. back to you, tom.

this was an historic mission. you have 13 people on board the international space station. that is a record. yet, a continuing effort to restore batteries, make sure that it has the power that it needs. you are 87% complete on the international space station. it will soon be finished project. they also installed an experimental porch on a japanese lab. what is that doing on the international space station? >> kibo has a pressurized center where astronauts can work, but this porch would allow astronauts to expose the experiments to the condition of space. they installed an x-ray telescope to monitor the

universe, as well as centers to read the particles outside of earth's orbit. bill: we were talking earlier today on the lighter side of things, you know how much they do in space. they are working around the clock. they have done everything remarkably well. i hear one of the japanese astronauts is doing an experiment with a diaper? >> he is returning from five months at the space station, and he was testing some undergarments that were impregnated with biocide that prevents bacteria from forming. the idea is that you would be able to extend the life of that garment and send fewer of them up to the station which would

also reduce on cost. bill: did he pull the short straw? thank you very much. our astronaut expert. thank you to phil keating as well. megyn: good for them. welcome home. planet earth, or google planet? it seems they know everything about everything, from where you live to your medical records. is this too much of a good thing? we are in seattle. this is how much information google has on us. how much does it have? >> there chief executive once famously said that they want to know more about you than you want to know about you. it is not far from the truth. it all depends on how many of their services that you use.

if you use their search engine, and they will store those words and all the website you go to for a year and a half. how about gmail? they scan your e-mails. we spoke to someone who does international work, sending an e-mail to macedonia. the next day and there was a day op-up ad advertising a trip to macedonia. they know where you live, where you drive. they know your health records. all sorts of things. megyn: and that is not good. they are reading your mail? >> the reason they do so is their wont to be able to tailor these ads to you. information is money. they want to get as much information as possible so that they can go to the advertiser and say that i know that this

person likes to travel to seattle. so there are going to advertise cheap flights and car rates to seattle as a service. some people say that they do not look at the ads and they do not want them reading their e-mails. megyn: do any of these other mail services do this? is this part for the course? >> no, it is par for the course. that is how they can offer these services for free. nothing is free, so they are offering this advertising space. congress is taking a look at this. they held hearings last month, and they believe that people should be able to opt in to having their mail scanned. megyn: big brother is always there.

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