megyn: we want to say goodbye to my system and our start in turn, melissa, who is going back to canada for college. goodbye. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- jon: we begin with this alert. mel martinez is resigning. we have confirmed that he will in fact step down a year as head of the end of his term. he served as housing and urban development secretary under george w. bush and was also the former chair of the national committee for republicans. why is he stepping down with

such a battle ahead in the senate? there is a republican governor in florida, charlie crist, who will be able to make a replacement for this now- retiring senator. major garrett is working the story. major garrett is going to get to us with more information about the early oil retirement of mel martinez in just a moment. jane: job numbers are out, and for the first time in 15 months, the rate is down for unemployment. the dow is up. >> it is a big surprise when it comes to the report we were waiting for this week. 9.4% was not what investors were expecting.

they were expecting an upward rise. also, 247,000 job losses, a bright spot, because the expectation was for much more than that. that is the upside surprise from wall street. we're seeing enthusiastic numbers. how did the numbers work out? this is what happened. this is a americans who are able to work and are looking for a job. this does not include those who do not have any more benefits to collect and are not looking for a job. they're not considered part of the labor force. they are discouraged, disenfranchised, and there is still a segment that is like

that, and they are not added into the numbers. also, job growth continues to gain health care. health care job growth is not as robust as we have seen in previous months. where job losses are seen over the last months or so, construction, manufacturing, and retail. on manufacturing, we are seeing improvement because we're seeing some workers returned to the automotive sector. that is an improvement, even though we continue to see losses in manufacturing. it is important to remember, this is just one report, it can or cannot be sustained. is it just a seasonal number, or

an enthusiastic reaction? jane: robert gibbs added that he still thinks that we will hit a 10% unemployment rate this year. we will continue to watch. get back to us if anything breaks. thank you. jon: lawmakers' home for the recessed continue to get an earful from voters. a photojournalist got roughed up, his equipment damaged. one aid is saying that we will punch back twice as hard as efforts get drowned out across america.

what happened last night? >> democratic congresswoman kathy castor, serving in tampa, became the latest crop -- gladiator thrust into the coliseum of health care reform, struggling to fend off angry lions from district protesting her support for a public-run plan for health care. the scene erupted at the children's board, about 2 miles east of downtown tampa. there was a crowd of about 1500. part of the anger stemmed from a ideological reasons, but part stemmed from the displeasure of the overflow crowd. for her part, she maintained afterwards that the insurance industry and republican activists aren't manufacturing phony protests.

she also reaffirmed her support for a public health care plan. jon: isn't it true that obama is trying to stay above the fray, trying not to get pinned down on the details? >> the key issue of a public plan, the president and aides keep repeating that they want to see all americans covered by health insurance and prices cut down. robert gibbs was yesterday asked if the president's vagueness on this has not created problems for democratic lawmakers headed back to their district defending health care reform. >> i have not noticed a shortage of personal opinion. i think if someone is asked about where they sit or stand on that issue, i have no doubt that each member there has their own opinion.

>> and buy down the street, he was referring to congress, not the green room at fox news. jon: this will be going on during the recess, right? >> right. we have obtained in large spreadsheet showing the schedule of town halls for democratic members of congress. if we had it, we would share it with you. but here is what will be going on. two town halls august 10. arlen specter, the recent convert to the democrats in pennsylvania has a couple as well the next day, and the following day, the congressional democrat from oregon will be doing it. who knew that they were so

gladiatorial? jane: the senate has passed a $2 billion refill program for cash for clunkers. the initial $1 billion of what might ran out in the first four days. this program allows you to get up to $4,500 when you trade in your gas guzzler for a more fuel-efficient car. jon: one of the most feared terrorists in the world is dead. he is believed killed in a cia airstrike earlier this week, with his followers suspected in some of the worst attacks in the region, and he has been blamed for the assassination of former

pakistan prime minister benazir bhutto. they are saying that if he is dead, without a doubt, the people of pakistan will be safer. scott is following this. what is the latest? >> good news indeed. the government is going into this a little bit lightly, saying that he was doubt -- killed on wednesday. a lot of ground intelligence, including a funeral on wednesday, but also a meeting right now going on with the taliban leadership to select his successor. the pakistani wants physical evidence, and they have detached 18 to get it. they want a dna test.

this is good news, a father in the cap for the army, but they also are saying that they are not going to 100% confirm her death until they get to the physical evidence. they also say that they expect a dip in the attacks we have seen across the last couple of months, but they expect another successor in the taliban, and that there will be only a little respite before the taliban is back to their actions as we have seen over the last couple of months. that is meaning that they are still on the game, and the fight is not over. one thing to note, there has been a lot of in-fighting here and pakistan over the last couple months. without him there, the strong

leader at the head, since he has been removed, there might be in fighting, but that it also -- that could also be a strong force when it comes to the military continuing their fight. jane: we're also covering the search for a 14-year-old girl whose parents say she was taken from their home by a guy almost three times. eighth. investigators are struggling with, was this a kidnapping? what are you doing for lunch? how about beer-battered shrimp and chips... or one of our coastal soup and grilled shrimp salad combinations? eight dishes that fit into your lunch hour... starting at just $6.99. at red lobster.

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jon: not a good way to start the morning. in a house fire in los angeles just north of cal state. it started 15 minutes ago, and you can see that firefighters have done a great job getting knocked down. no word yet on what caused it or if anybody has been hurt. we are checking on that. you can see the neighbor to the left, he put the water on the

roof to keep the flames from spreading. we're going to get harris faulkner checking on it. but first, she has another update for us. >> yes, they are down in florida for this other fire, and new investigative materials are showing up in the killings, the disappearance of little caylee anthony. we're finding out that in the trunk of her mom's car, investigators are saying that there was no sign of blood. remember, this is where detectives believed she stored her dead child's body. according to this newly released documents this morning, there was no blood evidence found in that truck. what does that mean for the investigation? we do not know yet. it is just breaking. a lot of information released this morning on a single cd,

including 1100 page report from the metropolitan bureau of investigation, including a three-dimensional movie of the area where her body was found after she vanished last year. this is orange county, fla., where they are moving on with their case. she was reported missing in july of 2008, her body found in december. earlier this week, her grandfather spoke under oath with authorities out there. we do not know what was said, but the big news now is that no blood was found the truck, according to investigators, the place where they thought the body was held. back to you. jane: the fbi is working with oregon police, searching for a 14-year-old girl taken from her home. she was abducted wednesday by a much older man, a 36-year-old guy named juana martinez who

used to work for her dad. she was at home with an older cousin. police say that martinez said he was taking the girl with him, scuffled with the older cousin, and then at left. john mccullough is with the police department in oregon. i noticed that you did not issue an amber alert in this case. >> we did not. 5unyñmv enough information. jane: she was said to be having

an ongoing inappropriate relationship with this guy. what was it? >> right now, we will just stated as inappropriate. obviously, 36 versus a child of 14 -- what the extent of it is, we will not really know until we have contacted the suspect and- or the victim. jane: it was reported that her parents got a phone call where she said do not come looking for me, i am ok. is that true, and do you believe that? >> i had heard that there was some type of phone call. jane: and this guy? call the number on the screen if you have any information and if either of those pictures are

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continued to rise, but the rate actually fell, surprising a lot of analysts. jane: dana bowman is a skydiver, biker, and a purple heart recipient after a crash that stole both of his legs. he will be back in the sky today. today. >> in 1994, he had a mid-air

collision. the other man died, bowman lost both of his legs but survived. after treatment, he got two prosthetic legs, reenlisted in the army, and was able to purchase it again. now he is a motivational speaker, talking to wounded warriors and others with disabilities. he went to walter reed for rehab, and before being cleared, he left and went and did a parachute jump. he has always said it is here. take a listen to what he said today. >> i wanted to come back here.

it shows you a lot of things are changing and we're able to get matter what happens. >> he is on his way to the airport right now and he will be doing his job at 1:00 eastern. there will be about 3000 patients, families and others watching. he will be jumping with his purple heart parachute, and also having on thousand-foot flag trailing behind him. jon: i have met him before. he is a good guy. patriotic statue needs a new home, and a new jingle could find a home in your head.

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jane: mel martinez of florida will announce he is resigning from the term that was to expire in 2011. this sets up an interesting situation for the governor of florida. why is he doing this so early?

>> republican sources i have talked to tell me the following. first of all, he was looking for new opportunities if they rose in the private sector before his term fully expired. he may have landed something, we do not know for sure, but it is a likely outcome. there also might be some family complications. what does this mean in the upcoming florida race to replace him? we have a prominent member of the florida house and a former house member. washington. bill mccollum. i heard he was going to appoint a place holder for the remainder of martina's's term. with the power he has to appoint a place holder, he could make

the constituency happy by doing so, but also antagonized republicans if he makes a mistake with the announcement. so all of these things will play out at the political level within the confines of the senate primary, but he has some power to appoint a place holder, and the risks that come along with that. jane: could the placeholder be himself? >> i am told very reliably that it will not be the governor. the governor will not take the risk of appointing himself and antagonizing florida voters, leaving to the lieutenant governor to appoint his replacement. so essentially, what i am told is that the governor will stay as governor for this place holder and then campaign as he was doing already in the republican primary to succeed martinas, and win the nomination statewide. interestingly, before this committee had already endorsed

charlie crist in the primary. jane: we are getting a statement from the office. he says he offered himself for public office out of a deep sense of appreciation for what america and florida did for me as a young immigrant in the country and he is grateful to the men and women of the military and their families to have the distinct honor of representing washington. i know you will keep working this. before a wrap up, i am learning that the senator will be in a press conference at 3 eastern and we will get answers. if you hear anything in between, let us know. jon: live pictures now of a massive boat house fire in massachusetts. harris is on at.

>> this fire has broken out at a two-story house on water street. breaking out of this is the want to keep this from spreading. no reports of injuries, but we do not have any details. questions will come, as you can imagine. the building was engulfed in collapsing minutes ago as they pulled on the scene, with firefighters trying to keep this massive fire from spreading. both houses and other structures upon it. this is ipswich, mass., and water is streaming in jon: tojon -- jon: one of the top terrorists

in the world is believed dead. masood is believednnbññ dead by pakistan, and to the u.s. is trying to confirm. the white house is promising that the white -- the united states will remain putting pressure on terror organizations, using diplomacy and cultural measures. we have peter brooks, assistant secretary of defense and a senior fellow at the heritage foundation. they have not been happy about these ongoing issues. if they take on a guy like him, it has got to be good news. >> it is, but they, like us, our wedding foreground evidence and dna. in the past, he is reported

dead, and that was false. this could be good news. he is a pakistan he -- pakistani figure, probably behind the assassination of benazir bhutto, and he does have taliban associations, as well. but the main focus here, the good news, is the pressure he was putting on pakistan's's government may be coming to an end. jon: he was supposedly a go- between for the taliban and al qaeda. >> that is right. an al qaeda in pakistan is one of the most vital elements they have today. so getting him out of the way is good news. they're talking$ynp÷ about him g ìreplaced, but it could cause srphm$u down for awhile, because senior leaders have been taken out. and they will have to choose a new leader. jon: it was just a week ago that we found out love osama bin

laden's sons was believed to be taken out in a predator strike. it sounds like our intelligence out there has gotten very good all the sudden. >> can argue with that. the fact we are getting intelligence with cooperation from1o ñ pakistan, intelligencey technical means, such as interceptions, cellular phones, things about thathqñ$ c13 regardless of the matter, we're able to target high-rebellion targets. jon: meanwhile, obama's senior counter-terrorism official is saying that we will keep up the strikes whether they like them or not, but there are other things did ministration is trying to put into place -- more diplomacy and foreign aid. what do you think of that? >> terrorism is a multifaceted problem.

sometimes the reasons aren't political, social, criminal. there are a host of things, so it has to be attacked from a number of factors. the fact is that the drone attack, which started under the bush administration, it is certainly part of an effective strategy for dealing with terror. jon: good news to hear. peter brooks, thank you. big developments in the military offensive against the taliban in afghanistan as well. fox has just arrived there, spending 20 hours or so going through extremely dangerous territory infested with taliban fighters. a live report on that and on our 0k>]ctroops. 8z in from

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michigan. white house is showing signs of muscle. one aide told senators in a meeting yesterday that we will punch back twice as hard. let's talk to men with experience of getting the message out on the real grass roots level. >> 7% of americans right now like their health care, and their plan is being pushed to an august deadline. it is starting to scare people,

and this is the reaction you get when you do not take your time to listen to the american people and put together a bipartisan bill. jane: you said this is like nothing that you have seen before. what are democrats learning from these experiences? >> you have to realize that town halls are supposed to be forums for people to express their concerns. when they become forums for lobby groups to pressure the upcoming legislation, that is a different game. we have seen this trend after the primaries. it is the first time we see it happening with town halls. it will be interesting to see how people respond. >> i respectfully disagree. democrats are finally in charge. they have a majority and the presidency. this is what happened to republicans when they tried to pass prescription drug reforms, to make those affordable. organizers expect people to

express their concerns. we take the lesson from the best community organizer available, president obama. he got to be president by organizing groups, sitting down in town hall meetings to express concerns, and that is what is going on here. >> we have seen this in presidential primaries. we have not seen this in town hall meetings. we have ever seen at national stores on cnn and stories about town hall meetings. by congressman got more press in the last three or four days than he has gotten in his entire career. town hall meetings generally are low-skill -- key. we will see a lot of pressure, but because we now have lobby groups making a statement at

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labor and companies looking to build solar power plants. they're hoping to turn the state green and create jobs, but the union is slamming the brakes. >> there is a mandate to get 20% of solar power by the end of the year. that is what they are turning to solar. it is not been blocked by unions, which is threatening to bury developers in paperwork and tie them up in the regulatory process. some call it black mayor, other college -- some call it blackmail, others call it greenmail. environmental impact -- what do

you do to clean the panels? also, 144 concerns. what kind of water pump? these dubious demands, if you will, tie up the process, adding millions to the cost, and that is holding up many of these green projects. there is something called a project labor agreement, requiring you, the developer, to sign a deal saying you will only use union labor and that you will pay union scale, and if you hire anyone who is not a union member, they must join, pay dues, and you are required to put money into the health and pension fund, sometimes running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. non-union members are complaining and saying that the environmental laws are being misused and they are being denied work.

jane: is this illegal? what is the union say? >> they say, listen, we are a legitimate stakeholder, looking out for economic interests of our members. the process in california is open. they get intervenor status, allowing them to intervene in a project. california is very open, and they're only looking out for the best interests of their members, and it is legal. they have tried to stop in the legislature four times, and each time the bill goes down on a party-line vote with democrats in sacramento voting on the unions, republicans not. that is the status. these projects are being drawn out, and it is a problem when you try to bring in clean energy. jon: ever jump on the middle of the night red eye flight and wonder if that crew and cockpit is arrested? pilot fatigue might be one of the biggest threats, and it

could be especially true with regional pilots, who account for half of all of the flights in the u.s. investigations in the crash of the turboprop that went down in buffalo show that regional pilots conduct hundreds of flights a day, and many live far from their homes to save money. and now, a measure to make true that the pilot is rested on your next flight. >> randall babbitt, head of the faa, is promising to close the gap. at the heart of the issue is something called crash pads, major airports have them in their vicinity. in sterling, va., there is a house where pilots and residents share of the ranch. pilots say they get some rest in

these houses instead of using the pilots' lounge, a more common in airports and you might imagine. jon: is it a matter of money? usually is, in washington. >> we talked to one pilot, and he says it comes down to money. these crews, he says, simply do not have enough money to move their families near the hall, where rent is high. they simply cannot pay their bills. let's listen. >> low wages. first officers at 20,000 the year, moving to 24, then at 30. it does not get much better than that. >> they said that living in a crash pad is a lifestyle choice, and professional crews to a professional job, even with a low salary. but you see the dynamic. pilots need rest, but they cannot afford to move their

families. jane: republican senator miguel martinez of florida -- we have learned he has resigned earlier than expected. we are waiting for a news conference to explain why. the democratic campaign committee just issued this statement. republican retirements are the republican retirements are the worst in 80 years. and some health-care summits are getting so rowdy that they are being cancelled altogether. we will talk to one congressman coming up was at a town hall, coming up. .

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captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- jon: happy friday. jane: a quick check on wall street. the dow has been well over 100 points. the unemployment rate dropped for the first time since last year. what does this mean? is it a sign the recession is coming to a close? jon: their router wrong way crash. the mother chose to drink and smoke. we will explain why mothers are making bad choices. jane: and greg palkot is with us from afghanistan -- pakistan. jon: there is strong evidence that a top taliban leader in pakistan is dead. reports say baltullah mehsud was killed in a joint attack. we are hearing the funeral for

him has already been held. if true, it would be big news. baltullah mehsud is seen here with his back to the camera. he is accused of planning several attacks as well as the assassination of benazir bhutto. denver griffin is with us. what are -- in jennifer griffin is with us. what are pentagon officials telling us? >> we are hearing only part of his body was buried after the strike. he was buried in the middle of the night about 1 mile from the home of his father in law. now we are learning that only part of the body was buried because it was blown up. that is allowing the pakistanis to go in to search for the rest

to do some final confirmation. pakistani security forces i'm told have moved into the area. all the intelligence agencies here in washington and pakistan say that it was baltullah mehsud. jon: why was this so important? >> he was the top leader of taliban in pakistan. he apparently sent a suicide bomber to kill benazir bhutto. that is when pakistanis finally realized they had a homegrown problem, but they were not willing to take the lead to start sharing intelligence so that american predators could go after them. it was still politically

difficult for them. you remember in the days after benazir bhutto was killed, mike mcconnell, director of intelligence, michael hagan, took a quiet flight over to pakistan and presented the evidence that they had, that baltullah mehsud was behind the assassination. that is when they realized they had a serious homegrown problem. in recent days there has been indications that pakistanis are willing to move in on targets that they formally told the u.s. that was -- in the u.s. was off target. i am told that they are starting to stop making deals with these

troubled generals. this is a big turning point from the view of u.s. and pakistani intelligence sharing. john, thank you. jane: the unemployment rate coming down for the first time in 15 months. 9.4% in july. the markets have been up this morning. is this a sign that the recession is ending? let us go to the white house. >> the white house says this is a sign the economy has pulled back from the brink of a depression, although robert gibbs says that no one has lost sight of the fact that they still lost 250,000 jobs this year. -- this month. basically, they are relieved but not satisfied. jane: the number they have

always tried to prepare us for is unemployment reaching 10%. is that still a possibility? >> robert gibbs compared the economy to a patient with cancer. we save the patient so far but there could be a fear ahead. they could hit 10 percent unemployment, and there is a lot of work to do before the economy will recover. jane: when do they believe the country will start to see sustained job growth? >> he said basically you need to have stabilization before you seeing growth. we are a long way from long-term sustained growth, so basically bracing people or a long time before we get back to where we want to. jon: florida senator mel martinez is expected to announce his resignation this afternoon.

even the state and a short time ago announcing he plans to step down more than one year before the end of his term. he is said to be stepping down because the family issues. jane: the center for disease control is providing more information on the h1n1 virus has schools prepare for a new year. they are worried that schools in the country are not prepared for what could be coming. marianne silber is with us in atlanta, where the cdc is based. >> the latest federal guidelines are such that a school should not automatically shut down when there is an outbreak. the decision should be made on a local level. local officials should work together to keep schools open by doing things such as having a quarantine room, keeping kids

home who may be suspected. also, that should communicate with parents. shutting down schools is a big problem, especially for working parents. the have to make arrangements for their kids who are at home. we heard from janet napolitano earlier. she said when it comes to dealing with swine flu cases in school, it is evolving and requires less flexibility. >> the decision to close schools is a local month and is one of the most challenging for any school leader, for any community leader. once you close a school, as we saw last spring, that causes a significant ripple affect because children need to stay home. as we said, we do not want kids going out to the shopping mall.

the whole point is to reduce transmission. that means parents need to be thinking, their own plan. >> health officials continue to stress vaccination is the best way to prevent h1n1. they expect to have a vaccine available until october, but until then they are recommending thorough hand washing, coughing or sneezing into your elbow. jane: thank you. we have all you need to know about h1n1 at foxnews.com. in the search box, type h1n1 jon: some new medical research may put an end to the ditch. scientists at washington university believe they have found the cells in your skin responsible for that 80 feeling. they may be able to suppress the

urge without side effects. the school is now open to get resources to continue the study. jane: they were there to talk about health care, but they were met by angry crowds. what is it like to be on the receiving end of that out range? we will speak to one congressman who knows it all too well. ... of pills compared to aleve. choose aleve and you could start taking fewer pills. just 2 aleve have the strength... to relieve arthritis pain all day.

>> we want to bring you up to speed on that boat house fire story. a large structure burning in ipswich, massachusetts. i just got off the phone with the police and they tell me the structure is on fire and a man does live inside the boat house.

it is a residence that used to be business. they say they have no injuries but could not confirm that the man got out alive. the reports are that he did. we believe he got out alive. they are still on the scene trying to keep us plain -- the flames from spreading. back to you. jon: several members of congress calling home to hold a town hall meetings on health care despite the outbursts at similar meetings across the country. >that video comes from little rock, arkansas. representatives holding the town hall and up holding their head

in their hands. rep snyder who was at this event is on the telephone. he is coming to us, ironically, from yell county. >> i thought it was fine. people were there with strong feelings. that is what legislation is about. if people do not have strong feelings about health care, they do not have strong feelings about anything. i thought it was fine. there were a few people that could have remembered their manners a bit better, but it was never out of control. i invited the next district to

come and it was fine. people have every reason to be scared and apprehensive about change they do not understand, particularly over something as important as health care. the point we are making is, not doing anything is ignoring the change that is coming. if we do nothing, -- i just spoke to a small businessman. he is struggling with health care. more and more businesses are deciding that they cannot keep health care for their employees. that has been going on, and it will continue to go on. we are letting people know that this will not be a government system, not a single payer plan, will not be forced into it in the government option.

for those people having struggles now, they will have more choices and they will not have to worry about pre-existing conditions. jon: you talked about change that people do not understand. let me read you an excerpt from a conservative columnist. she says -- what do you think about that? >> when you have 200 people in the room, you have 200 different motivations for being there. some people are there because they do not believe in any change. some people are there because they are apprehensive about change. some people are there because they have been told inaccurate information. there are also people there who

support change. john, there are also suggestions from democratic leaders who say a lot of these protesters are manufactured, bused in. did you get that sense? >> no, not in particular. it was a group of passionate people. it does not matter. it is their business how they get there. it is my business to respond to their questions and concerns. hopefully, in a way so they understand that this is not going to be a government-run system. i'm a family doctor, i would not want that. we need to talk to these folks. jon: democracy can get loud at

times. thank you. jane: we are getting new videotape -- actually, live pictures. the fire department in long beach, calif. have been working to rescue these window washers when there's scaffolding collapsed. i am being told both have been rescued. can you imagine them live off of that building? -- dangling off that building?

jane: more on a horrific crash on a highway that claimed eight lives. police say dianne schuler was driving the wrong way when she crashed her minivan in new york.

the family denies she had a drinking problem. she killed seven people, including herself. tests show blood alcohol level was more than twice the state's legal limit. there is a disturbing trend about women and alcohol. they are actually drinking more. according to the fbi, the number of women arrested for dui has shot up in the last decade. the numbers are up almost 29%. we have the chief operating officer at madd. you could say easily that women are more dangerous in this case as drunk drivers because so often they have kids in the car. >> yes, our hearts go out to these families involved. eight people have lost their lives in a crash that was preventable. child endangerment and drunk

driving is a huge issue. we receive close to 17,000 calls per year from family members, loved ones, neighbors who are concerned about those who drink and drive with children in their car. jane: i want to show another story. a woman calls herself a rocker, because she likes to take her kids to the club at night. she crashed and killed one of her daughter's friend. another story from new hampshire. the mother came to pick them up from school but they need it be alerted that the mother was passed out drunk in the car. >> i think with the economy the way it is, people are under more stress. women are driving on the road more. women are multi tuskers.

it could be a stress factor as well. it is also important to point out, when children are in vehicles with a drunk drivers, many times they are young children and they do not have a voice. it is important that every child has a sober driver. other adults need to pay attention to anything that may not seem right and make sure that the children are safe. jane: interesting, too, that some have looked at these studies and said it is because women these days are less likely to get off. >> i do not have any data that would back that up. jane: the study shows that while men still outnumber women,

there has been a drop. >> i think it is dropping a bit, but the most important thing is we start to talk to children very early about the dangers of alcohol. if we reach young children early, and the message is in there, it will curtail some of these incidents. jane: thank you. >> i hope everyone will visit madd.org to provide some support. jon: some scary moments in the skies over southern california. >> this is long beach, california. this is a 50-story building. this has just come into the newsroom. you will see them pulling the

last of the two men. they were dangling from his high-rise after their platform tilted. the other man remained about 15 feet below the rooftop, so they were fine, but all of a sudden the scaffolding collapsed. of course, they do have some retaining ropes, and that helped, but firefighters had to be called in to make the rescue. now they are trying to stabilize the equipment. two people just almost fell off, so they need to make sure everything is clear. a 50-story building. they were dangling for about 20 minutes.

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the odds of that same boy then making it to the u.s. and european pro-golf tours? 1 in 7 million. the odds of the "big easy" winning the u.s. open once twice? 1 in 1.2 billion. the odds of him having a child diagnosed with autism? 1 in 150. ernie els encourages you to learn the signs at autismspeaks.org. jane: wall street is lacking the latest job numbers. the unemployment rate down to 9.4% last month. the white house says that this is evident that we are backing off from the brink of recession. jon: miami airport could be turned into a casino, and as you

can imagine, many people are not happy. jane: you might think nurse of the year might be a great honor, but not so when you are not a nurse. jon: a top u.s. counterterrorism official is telling us there is strong evidence a top pakistani leader has been killed. reports say baltullah mehsud was killed in a gun attack. we are hearing that a funeral was already held. jennifer griffin broke the news that only part of his body was buried. the tories are trying to find confirmation through the end -- the authorities are trying to find confirmation through dna evidence that he had been killed. meanwhile, u.s. troops are pushing their way through helmand province, an area

notorious for attacks. it is known as the desert of death. greg palkot is traveling with one convoy. he is now in the northern part of the province. >> night has fallen here. this is the home base for the marine co. here. to get here, we had to drive through the taliban heartland. we hitch a ride on a supply convoy coming from the central part of the province. in this convoy, 41 trucks, 130 marines, and backup. the trip was 45 miles, but it

took 20 hours to get here because we had to go off road to avoid roadside bombs. we had to work ourselves across the rugged desert, searing hot temperatures, and very tough terrain. i can tell you from experience, it was pretty tough. you cannot avoid all of the the ied'as, though, and through many river beds, taliban has started to plan these ied's. marines are now sweeping these areas and making sure that it is clear. then they are driving over the area in these armored trucks, really creating another pathway to go through. it worked today as there were no

explosions and no injuries. they have been hit in the past, and they expect to be hit again. however, more casualties reported elsewhere. four soldiers killed by id -- killed by ied's, as well as two british soldiers. back to you. jon: thank you. clunkers, climate change, still in limbo as the senate goes to recess. take a look at what is waiting for members when they come back. cap and trade. it passed in the house. now the senate needs to review it. of course, health care reform. the house has to combine three different versions. the senate has two versions. what has already been approved by the health committee.

as for cash for clunkers, that program received a $2 billion extension. that is only expected to last through august, so are we on the right track? will we see these problems come to end and by the end of the here? with me now is debbie dingell, as well as a former spokesperson for newt gingrich. what are the chances of these issues get resolved in a timely fashion? >> probably about zero. if we look at what happened at town halls across the country, people do not like the direction this administration and congress is going. i think that to run on meghan reaching out to the people .

here you have the president with an overwhelming filibuster-proof senate and a majority in the house. they cannot get anything done, and they are certainly not doing anything to address a number one issue of jobs. jon: the president has said health care is his signature issue. is it in the case that no one knows what is in these bills? >> the president is flooding the legislative process work. it is going to take time. -- is letting the legislative process work. people are making their voices heard, but unfortunately, those people who want to have honest dialogue are not able to because there are others who are disrupting. but this is what it is about,

listening and negotiating. it is hard to say what the final bill will look like, but you have a lot of leaders working hard to solve the problem. unfortunately, there are a lot of people who are terrifying people out there about what is not in the bill. that is the problem. jon: one centrist who is also a physician said that he was ok with the shouting because it shows that people are upset. >> that is fine. i participated in one last night. it is fine if people come and day care, but they should not be drowning out those people with legitimate questions. some people actually believe there is euthanasia in this bill, payment for abortions. a need to listen and understand what they want. people cannot even understand the message.

i agree with the congressman. in is exciting to see people with passion discussing this issue. let's let them have the discussion, not block it. jon: how are people supposed to know what is in the bills if it is also up in the air? >> not only that -- ranking members did not even know. one member was perplexed that constituents expect him to know what is in it. democrats have been extremely arrogant. they have not been able to pay for the bill. the president does not know what is in the bill. by the way, legislation is written vaguely enough to include abortion, even though they do not want to say that. i am so sure that all of these elderly people woke up on the

weekend and wanted to walk down and disrupt these town hall meetings. this congress knows they need to slam through this legislation before americans know what is inside. now that they have, i believe this program will be dead. jon: cash for clunkers was supposed to last for a month, but it was gone in a nanosecond. that is what happened when the government tries to get involved in free enterprise, some might say, so it could be a cautionary tale for health care reform. >> first of all, cash for clunkers initially had $4 billion in it, but republicans were anxious about it, so we reduced the number. the economic impact of this program is not just to the dealers or the auto industry. people are spending money and

that goes to many segments of the economy. what we are not talking about is how this administration stopped and the economic freefall. the unemployment rate is at 9.4%. >> just give the money to the consumers and let them decide where to spend the money. jon: we look forward to having this conversation in the future. thank you. jane: courtney friel, what are you talking about today? >> if you have not visited the strategy room, you need to. the great thing here is we have one hour to talk about anything. if there are any of boston red sox fans out there, she is a reporter for them.

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jane: prosecutors in connecticut say that one woman went to great pains trying to convince everyone she was a nurse. nurse betty lichtenstein.

she gave herself as an award for an association that she also made up. here are some of the invitations. the doctor she worked for was invited. it was a special dinner and to invite her. she was to receive a $10,000 personal or more and they geordie at of her choice would also received and thousand dollars. police finally caught on to their scheme. we have the reporter who has been covering the story. how did they discover that she was not the real deal? >> she was not a very good nurse. the people she was treating have complained. some of the patients were receiving treatment for lyme disease which requires shots that take a long time to administer. she was doing that and it was incredibly painful, and they complained. that got the state department of health looking at her

credentials and found that there was no license on file. they checked with past employers where she claimed she worked and found no record. jane: it also looks like she forged some prescription for pain killers? >> it is accused of using some prescription forms to obtain a oxycontin loss. jane: do you know why she did this? >> she was a patient of dr. and somehow got herself hired as an office assistant, and then pretended that she was a nurse and began treating people, giving them medical device -- advice, and did a few small procedures. then she cooked up this award for herself. jane: we spoke to some of her

neighbors and they said that they had nothing negative to say about her. hearing the news has been upsetting, but we hope it is not true. what has been the reaction from people who knew her? >> we have not spoken to anyone who knows her, but state authorities are taking this seriously, and she faces a considerable prison term if convicted. jon: so she gave herself her own award dinner. dan, that is right. i think about 41 people came to the dinner. jon: now martinez is expected to formally announce his resignation amid all the end two hours from now. also, slot machines are a common

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they are trying to build a consensus with that group because they need to have the push, if you will come from that organization. instead of having all of these passengers sleeping there, sometimes reading books, why not just let them go ahead in gamble? the state says it will only grant the permit and less horseracing is also offered. mia says that if it has to, it will have -- it will put horseracing on an adjacent employee parking lot. the county commission says that there is no way will allow that to happen. the state law allows there to be an off site horse track, if you will. mia says it needs the money and the county commission says the same thing. take a listen. >> they are looking at something like $17 million in

revenue. it allows us to cut our costs per passenger. it allows the airport to be more competitive. >> it is not a done deal yet. they are still talking about it. i can also tell you that just down the road at that airport, they are also considering this idea at key west. phoenix international airport is also taking a look at doing this. airports are short on cash. they say that this is a fast way to raise revenue. jon: why not short -- charge people of riches prices to park or buy bottled water? jane: we're waiting for a purple heart winner who lost both his legs. he says he likes to see the silver lining in everything. he will be in disguise for a very good cause. jon: he is quite to be jumping out of a plane and landing at

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jane: this might sound pretty good to you in a recession. a town in maine has found a way to help senior citizens pay off their tax bills. they can work it off. you can work 102 hours to pay off of your property tax. >> this is a great way because

it helps pay your taxes. you have that extra money to do those things that you need to do. jane: the payment is a $750 deduction on your property tax bill. the jobs range from painting and -- you can read to kids, you can serve coffee -- jonit is friday after all. jon: thank you for joining us. jane: we're going to send you over to "the live desk." we will see you on monday. [chanting] >> do not be afraid to listen for five minutes. trace: that was a town hall meeting just outside of tampa, florida. there are at least 11 more of these town halls scheduled for this week. this week.