song inspired by your book? gretchen: have a great weekend? -- have a great weekend, everyone. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: this is a fox news alert. president obama using his strongest language to date planning republicans for torpedo with his efforts in health care. the president accusing the gop of a conspiracy going back years to try to kill health care reform today in order to win midterm election next year. and a"n] poll showing americans faith in president obama has taken a hit. at the 100-day milestone, 60%ç of americans expressed confidence in him. today, on the 200-day mark, that number falling to 49%. good morning.

megyn: hello, everybody. it is friday. good to see everyone. this latest poll a clear reflection that the health-care debate is not only hurting his popularity, but also his ability to find bipartisan support. still, the president seems confident that health care reform will be passed. bill: he even guaranteed it. we are reporting from the white house. good morning. what does the latest polling tell us about this debate? >> polls show a steady slide all summerç over president obama's handling of this issue. this is the latest poll from the abc news poll. the president's approval rating for handling health care falling from 57% in april to 46% today. that isç a 17-point slide among

independents. fewer than half americans -- half of americans who responded opposed it, and among those, 40% arch strongly opposed. it is interesting, the analyst who wrote the analysis says in the congress the president can make do with democrats to control both houses, but with public opinion and other issues, he needs the independents as well. bill: what about the allegation that republicans are just trying to get in the way? >> the president suggested that the republicans are planning their return to power by torpedoing health care reform. >> early on in decision was made

by republican leadership that said, maybe we can have a replay of 1993 when clinton came in. he failed on health care and we won a majority in the midterm elections. >>ç of course, republicans say that this is not their strategy and that democrats are not listening to their ideas. bill: thank you. megyn: concerned americans continue to crowd into town hall meetings to express their concern. here is a sample f@om last night from minnesota. >> please let me finish. megyn: more than 700 people packed into the auditorium to listen to the democratic congressman. a huge range of opinions. one field lendl seemed to share, frustration.

>> i believe that what a person does and when a person does something else, you watch what they do. i have seen with the government has done to social security. my question for you this, don't you have an obligation to keep your promises, prior promises like social security and medicare, veterans coming back? before you can do that, i cannot trust that you will not put the public option in there. megyn: theebate is far from over and there are me town halls scheduled. bill: let's get back to the beltway. there is a group of lawmakers that could be the make or break factor when it comes down to the health-care issue. more than ever these blue dog democrats are in the spotlight. çdemocratic leaders know that

their support is crucial to getting this passed, and steve brown is with them today. çsteve brown, good morning. we have not seen videotape of him at these town halls. is he lying low? >> no, he has been doing videoconferencing. he did one guest today through the local newspaper here. he has also been doing telephone town halls where you can have computerized machines who will send out messages to attend. ey have not provide the video oppounity for the folks who wanted to go to these meetings, but he has been reaching out,

being able to communicate to at least 15,000 constituents using these methods. bill, that is signicant. is there a consensus among those people? >> not surprisingly, this district is split 50/50. there are a lot of folks in this district who want to see the government stay out of health system, and nothing more. and there are others here who believe that single player sounds pretty good to them. bill: thank you. in the meantime, we will talk to one of those blue dog democrats from pennsylvania. he has held numerous town hall meetings. he is a member of the house ways and means committee and he will tell us what it will take to get

their support. megyn: if you thought the market crisis was over, you were incorrect. ç9% of all mortgage holders are late. 14% of loans in the country are in bad sha. stu varney has more perspective. what do you mean that they are late? we learned that home owners who werender water were represented here. >> let me get this straight. the number of people who are 30 days late for more with their mortgage payment is up by one half from last year, and expanding. the number of foreclosures is double what it was last year. now this is no longer just subprime borrowers. this has now moved into prime borrowers. they are the ones defaulting.

essentially, six out of 10 of new foreclosures are prime borrowers. megyn: so it has spilled over to the people who took on normal, 30-year mortgages. >> the people who are now having real trouble making payments are the people known as prime our words,ell qualified borrowers. they may have to put more money down. now they are losing those jobs as well as the ability to pay back on time. çmegyn: have we seen any relief from the obama administration? >> no. megyn: of any of that help, is it trickling down? >> no, by october of this year half a million homeowners may have been helped by the buyba

program but we are having foreclosure notices and being sent out at the rate of 300,000 a month. the program is not keeping pace with the pace of foreclosures. megyn: thank you. bill: how many doctors does it take to determine someone's gender? megyn: 5. bill: a world champion south african runner required to take a gender test. some are wondering if he is a she. dr. mark siegel had done extensive research. megyn: and they have done a lot to slow down president obama's plan for health care, so how do they plan to stand up to pressure from their constituents and the white house? we asked one blue dog democrats.

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>> the majority of people across the country do not want a çnational health-carplan run by the government. [applause] bill: that is from and aarp meeting held earlier in the week. whether or not health care reform passes in the house could come down to whether or not the blue dog democrats support this. they helped broker the house health care bill that is being looked at now, but the next guest joining us voted against it. good to have you with us.

i want you to listen to part of what president obama's said yesterday in a radio interview. >> look, i guarantee you, we are going to get health care reform done. i would love to have more republicans engaged and involved in this process. early on, i think a decision was made by republican leadership that said, let's not give them a victory and try to have a repeat of 1994. then we won in the midterm elections and got the majority. think there are some folks who are taking a plane out of the playbook. bill: what do you think of that charge? >> i did what has happened in august has been healthy for the process. yes, there have been people who have crossed the line of civil

diourse, but by and large, you are seeing that health care is an issue that afcts everyone. i think we have to have a national dialogue on this issue and we needç to move towards the center. this is too important issue to not include everyone in the decision. bill: he says republicans are in the way. do you see it that way? >> there are some in republican leadership who have made the calculation thatç it would be better for this bill to fail, but by and large what you are seeing is american to understand we need to reform our health- care system, but in a way that will fix what does not work only. bill: you are part of the blue dogs. you voted against this in commite. >> that's right, i think there are serious concerns here. we need to do a better job of

restraining costs in e current system and making sure we preserve what is working in the current system, but i believe we can get it done, but as you said, we need to work together. bill: you have the votes in the house and senate to get it done, but it is not going that way. why not? >> there are a difference of opinions on a lot of issues, like the public option. the impact is going to have on small businesses. these are not insignificant issues, and there are differences of opinion, and in order to get a majority, we need to change the way that the bill is crafted right now. bill, let's look at one of your main concern of controlling costs. you are not happy with what you see, what the cbs friends -- is reporting about the escalating deficit.

what would convince you to vote for it? ç>> based on the cbo report, as the house bill is currently structured, it is not reaching that goal of restraining costs. we need to bend that cost curve and we will not be able to do that until weç seriously contet -- half of that issue. until i see some evidence that we can bring down the cost through this, and will not support this. bill: how likely is this to get done? >> there are lines in the sand, but i really believe america will reach consensus and we will have the insurance reforms that are necessary. we will reform the system and we will have a bill that we can achieve good health care.

bill: do you think it can be done by the end of the year? >> i hope so, yes. bill: of will take that as a maybe. thank you. thank you for coming in. megyn: she dominated the women's world championship, dominating by far. then there were questions whether if she was a he. now there are five doctors, several weeks of testing, and an international scandal. our doctor now explains why this is necessary. bill: wasn't there a better story of the day? hundreds of african bees go wild in one woman's yard. are you safe in your backyard? ç>> lots of bees. >> she had bees in her nose,

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bill: the only person convicted in the lockerbie bombing is in scotland is back home in the bnl. he came home to a cheering crowd. -- in libya. here in america, many are enraged at the simple release of him. in the kellogg is on the story. so much for a -- amy kellogg is on the story.

so much for a quiet home coming. >> here is the headline here in british newspapers. you can see the crowd waving flags. david miller band has called this deeply distressing, and there is a lot of underage with people here. i spoke to someone here who did concede there of only 200 people at this home coming, whichç b libya standards, is toned down. intern -- and there it turned out to be -- it did turn out to jed his son was on there. the libyan press is appareny upset that they were not given interviews and that a lot of them were barred from this

homecoming. the tight shot to make it look a lot more some inventory than it was by libyan terms, but the next few days will be important in terms of our relationship with them. no, we asked you if you released with the decision to release the lockerbie bomber. 33,000 voted and 95% do not agree. you can take the poll by going on to foxnews.com. megyn: male or female? castor semenya 1 gold this weekend at the women's world championships, finishing two seconds ahead. then someone noticed that she looks an awful lot like a he.

to answer the age old question of what gender she is, andç hea gynecologist, an endocrinologist, psychologist, and internal medicine specialist, and a special expert on gender. why? i am fascinated by this. i doot understand. it is purported that she is a hermaphrodite. apparently they looked at her physically and did not see any signs of a sex organ. explain this. >> first of all, i am giving you my best idea. i have only seen her through video. i have discussed this with geneticists in ucla, and i think she was prably born with an

xy. women usually have xx. she could have a mutation which basically causes her to have the look of a woman -- she is female -- but she still has her testes in her abdomen. they do not descend. if that is the case, and that is five ou of 100,000 births, that is the most likely. the problem is, is she making testosterone? is it causing her to haveç thoe muscles? i say yes to both and they may disqualify her. the reason all these doctors are involved -- and by the way, they do not needez of these doctors. they only need a geneticist and an endocrinologist.

he or she will look for home mourn levels. if they are high and the body is not resistant to them, and that explains those muscles. not only does there have to be a bunch of testosterone, but it has to be working. if so, that would be a competitive advantage. megyn: men and women both have testosterone in their bodies, but men have more. so because she could be internally ma but is externally female, she has a more masculine look and gives her an advantage on the track? >> she could have testosterone, and it could be blocked by deputation. if it is blocked, she can still compete. chances are, sports people have traditionally disqualify people like this. megyn: would she know that she

had this problem before undergoing all this testing? >> i feel badly for her because she may not know. she certainlyç would now. by the way, this type of procedure would not be covered under obamacare megyn: a lot of our neighbors say that if you hold up yrç hand in your index finger is shorter than your ring fing, you are a man. if your index finger is longer than your ring finger, you are a woman. is there any truth to that? >> that is baloney. megyn: i am looking at my hands, and i may be a man. bill: thank you. that moment says she has been

humiliated for years. megyn: the family said that. bill: anyway, what is coming up? megyn: questions of family and religion unfolding in a court room. a teenage runaway says if she is forced to go home to her parents in ohio, she will be killed in an honor killing. and a florida judge has to decide whether or not she will return. bill: and where is america on alth care reform? why fresh data is getting the attention of congress and the white house. >>ç we should not be discussing any government-run program because the history of these programs are what? tell me. they have gone down the tube.

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megyn: 8 teenager says she fears for her life after converting to christianity and she says her muslim father is going to kill her for it. this 17-year-old says she is so

fearful of her father's reaction of her conversion that she ran away from ohio to florida. now she is begging a florida judge not to make her go home. the decision is expected today. preliminary expectations are that it does not look good for her. how did this whole thing began? >> this family from sri lanka move to the u.s.. in the last few months, she became a christian. she met a couple from orlando. çthen she took a greyhound buso orlando her parents filed a missing persons case the same day she disappears, but for a

few weeks, no one knows where she is. then it turned out, this couple contacted authorities and said that they had heard. megyn: what is the evidence that her life may be in danger, or that her father threatened her? >> and i spoke with police and they say there is no evidence that her life has been in danger, and they have never been called up to their home before for any allegations of abuse. this pastor couple claims that they are brainwashing their daughter because there is no harm that will come to her. she claims their parents are devout muslims, and now that she is a christian, she will be killed in an honor killing. megyn: he has denied making those claims. we are going to have much more on this today in kelly's court,

including the legal ramifications. the daughter is claiming she will be killed. this is a 17-year-old girl. in the meantime, we want to know what you think. foxnews.com. you can share your thoughts. an overwhelming number so far believe she can stay in florida under state custody. thisç thing is getting bigger y the moment. we will keep you updated. foxnews.com. right on our home page there is link to the poll. >>ç you put the pressure againt the other insurance companies to provide better insurance for all people. that is what we want to. this government lies, i do not

care who it is. [applause] bill, that is from florida at 8 aarp town hall meeting -- an aarp town hall meeting. take away the public option, and take a look at the numbers. brand new polling numbers from rasmussen. only 34% of americans would support that plan. 57% would not. scott rasmussen, good morning. take us inside the numbers. >> it is very simple. most americans are reluctant to embrace this health care program because they are concerned about what it would mean for them and with the overall implications are. democrats not only support this plan, but they support the public option. when the president talked about the possibility of taking away the public option, democrats

essentially remove their support. çthe number of democrats to support with a public option is 44%, without, 12%. this puts the president in a tough political situation. his base wants a plan with the public option bill:ç that is pt of the reason these independent voters are getting so much attention. you asked which put a priority was most important for president obama. 40% say cutting the deficit in half. that tells me the economy is still on their mind. >> it is their number-one issue. second is government corruption. even though this is the number- one issue in terms of priorities, people believe it is the least likely to be achieved, 67%. bill: on what is most likely to be achieved, 27% believe it will

be health care. education and new resources for energy at the bottom. which is the least likely to achieve? cutting the deficit in half, 67%. what do they not believe in? >> people believe we are spending more than the president says we're not raising taxes. look, all of these numbers, whether it is skepticism about deficit reduction, skepticism over health care -- it all comes down to entrust the issue. americans believe that no matter how bad things are, congress can make it worse, and that is what is driving these numbers. megyn: president obama like to pointç out the american medical association supports the democrats' health care reform bill, but just how many doctors does this report represent?

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along bermuda today. luckily for them, it is only a hurricane watch. watchç for strong waves and dangerous riptides in new york, new jersey, delaware, massachusetts. they expect waves to be enormous, especially saturday and sunday afternoon. >> we would be fighting a losing battle for 15ç years i never thought i would see the final phase in my lifetime. i never dreamed that it would turn on to be the bees. they have always been our friends. megyn: you might think it is a scene of the movie, but now life is imitating art.

two attacks in phoenix raising questions about killer bees. and 85-year-old man is in serious but stable condition after she was stung 50 times. hours earlier and 81-year-old woman was down 300 times. the police officers who came to her aid, each stun 50 times. now her daughter says that she is lucky to be alive. >> bees everywhere. she was found on the ground. çi thank god that my mother is alive right now. i am glad that she can look at me. i next-door neighbor saved her life by taking her shopping. did, it would have been bad. megyn: that won an incredible condition now.

we have a bee expert with us now. good morning to you. they say it with respect to the 81-year-old woman, they do not know why these 300 bees attacked her. it was more than 300 bees, she was stunned that many times. what would provoke that? >> she was lucky that she only received 300 stings. the southwest, which had been home to these africanized bees for 10 years down, they perceive anything that gets close to their home as dangerous. they will recruit hundreds, if not thousands of individual members to drive away this perceived threat. megyn: from what we know she was not doing anything to provoke them, unlike theç 81-year-old n

who was actually trying to clean out abie's nest. she was apparently not doing anything. is that unusual? >> no, again, these insects are highly attuned to anything around them, anything with movementç around it. they want to do anything to protect their home. megyn: what should somebody do if these africanized killer bees attack? >> first of, we want to prevent an attack if anyone sees a flight pattern inside their home or near a tree, quietly walk away and call a pest control company. in the event that you are involved in a stinging incident, get out of there as soon as you can, get indoors. you may take a few with you into

the structure, but it is much better than the thousands that wait for you without side. megyn: how many beestings can the average human being endure and still survive? she was 81 years old with 300 stings. >>ç about 500 to 800 stings is equivalent to a rattlesnake bite. t'less you have an alleged reaction, especially in a woman that age, it could have been tragic. megyn: and the 85-year-old man, also in phoenix. he was trying to vacuum some of them from his tree in the backyard. that idea, right? >> yes, and a lot of times, especially in the southwest, where there are tremendous

populations of the africanized bees, they simply do not have the resources to pay for a pest control expert. almost all the time, they do is incorrect. megyn: thank you for joining us. we appreciate the update. just so you know, it does appear that both of the victims are in better shape. bill: show us the money. car dealers still waiting for their cash fund the cash for clunkers program. we have learned that there is no more plan to revive the program. but will the dealerships ever get their cash? megyn: and some wonderful people are helpingç our veterans in need. carina sonn is in illinois, where there is a whole lot of building going on. what is happening? >>ç good morning. yes, it is day two of

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bill: this is the type of story that we like to bring you. a non-profit organization is rebuilding and remodeling homes for disabled american veterans. last year, these volunteers build more than three dozen homes. this year, they hope to add to that. central illinois -- who are they building this house for, corrina? -- carina? >> he was injured while on duty in iraq. he was walking on the roof and

fell through the roof 70 feet. he suffered a severe rain injury. he broke his spine, pelvis, and almost every bone in both of his feet. he needed to have both of his legs amputated. everything in this home is specially made for him. there are lowered light switches, everything is specially made for him. they are tailor-made. it is a very special home going up right now. bill: who is paying for this? >> this home is free to all the servicemen and women. everything is donated, from the land, the materials, the labor, and down to the money. he will not have a mortgage. he will have no worries. he will be able to go ahead and get ready to get married to his beautiful fiance and go back to

school as well. bill: how did this organization get started? it is fairly new, right? >> it started in 2004. what happened was, the founder saw in -- a local news story on his television at home on mass -- in massachusetts. it was a local soldier who returned home from iraq. he needed to have both of his legs amputated. he wanted to donate his time and money. there was no organization like this one. he saw a need in the decided to start his own company. bill: thank you. a great story. megyn: a reality television star is wanted for murder. new details emerged about this woman's gruesome death. what they found on her body. bill: forget about splitting

atoms. splitting that health care bill into two parts could be even more explosive. that is just what some democrats may do to pass health care reform. how will americans react to that? >> we have been told so often by the president and members of congress that we are misinformed, but i'm getting these concerns straight from the bill. girls, maybe next year. (announcer) start their school year off right with great tasting snacks at an unbeatable price. save money. live better. walmart.

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a friday. hello, everybody. bill: an outspoken advocate for universal health care. he would have been leading this fight for reform now, but income tax issues kept him out of the cabinet. megyn: one possible deal breaker is the government-run option. important centers on the senate side say that the senate will never approve of that house speaker nancy pelosi says that the house will not pass a bill without it. >> i agree with the president that the public option was a best way to keep the insurance companies honest and it would be the best way to increase competition. if somebody can come up with a better idea, that is on the

table. we have not heard that yet. there is no way i could pass >> y spoke for about 90 minutes over the phone and they discussed various visions of health care reform, what i have heard from their constituents. they have done town hall meetings around the state. the chairman of the senate finance committee says that there were no major breakthroughs. he considered it a productive conversation between the six members and basically, they would meet again before the senate goes back into session.

they had a chance to talk, but no major breakthroughs. megyn: some are watching this meeting between the president and tom daschle with raised eyebrows. he is somebody who had pushed for a single payer system. many people believed it was a good thing that he did not one of being the health and human services secretary. what is he doing at the white house today? >> he was supposed to be leading the health care reform effort after his nomination blew up. until his nomination blew up. he is somebody that the president considers a legislative expert and somebody whose opinion on health care reform, the president respects greatly. the white house says that he is one of the people that the president confirms -- confers with time to time to see where

they need to be going with health care reform. megyn: are they going to make the results of that meeting public? >> there are no camera some involved. so, we will be on it. it is not clear how much they will say. they might say it is just a private meeting. we will certainly ask. megyn: thank you, mike emanuel. bill: $3 billion that lasted five weeks. the transportation department announcing that cash for clunkers is over on monday. the program gives car buyers a remade -- a rebate if they trade in their car for more fuel- efficient models. dealers say that they are still waiting for their money from the government. >> i understand that there are problems getting it right away. that does not change the fact

that we still have cash flow issues and we still have to pay our debts. >> the same message is being heard throughout the country, especially in silver spring maryland. hahahahahah nicely done. the white house says this is a hugely successful. wyck cancel it right away? >> that is what they're doing. it is a frustration. what has happened here has been so controversial in some ways, such a mixed blessing that they were thinking quite seriously about closing their own participation on monday, regardless of what the government did. we have a fancy graphics to show you here. 450,000 cars have been traded anin. one under 60 tapppan thousands

of half of -- 167,000 of those have been approved. the dealers are supposed to be reimbursed. $195 million in rebates have been paid out to the dealers. sounds pretty good. this thing started out with $1 billion. look at the rebates year. she sold 12 under 31 units -- 1231 units. that is $5.5 million in rebates that she has paid out. last night, she got paid another 20%, bringing the number of units reimbursed to 8. it is a problematic program.

fisbill: we quoted a figure yesterday. you were just at one dealership. places in new york, they say we do not want to be part of it anymore. thank you, carl cameron. megyn: lucky to be alive at a small plane crash. two men literally walking away from a fiery wreck at teterboro airport. both suffered burns when their twin-engine craft exploded h when they tried to land it. police found them in days, but conscious and relatively fine. a small plane that take off -- that took off crashed into a helicopter in mid-air just over the river, killing nine people.

back in 2005, a corporate jet ran off of the runway, plowed across a highway, and slammed into a warehouse, injuring 20 people. bill: we are hearing about more vaccines for the h1n1 virus. the world health organization of predicting an explosion of cases and potential deaths. according to the who, h1n1 virus will endanger more lives than expected. most countries, it says, may see cases double every three to four days for a number of months. that is a scary estimate. who predicting as many as 2 billion people could be infected over the next 24 months. that is one-third of the world's population. is that right? those are the numbers that we have today. megyn: health officials are paying extra attention to latin america when it comes to h1n1. deaths there rose to above 1100.

that is from h1n1. look at that. 1143 deaths. argentina alone has 400 h1n1 debts. the virus is crippling businesses in argentina. steve harrigan is streaming live to us from one of cerus. -- buenos aires. >> on the one hand, it has made tens of thousands of people sick, but it may pre much everybody else afraid. you are basically getting crushed. here is what we found. it may take two to tango, but to keep a dance hall afloat, it takes paying customers.

>> i am worried about my work and everything. >> argentina is about to pass the u.s. with the most people dead from the h1n1 virus. the figure doubled to more than 300 in the past month. health officials are trying to answer to questions. is the virus getting more contagious and is it getting more deadly? >> it allows us to get a preview of what we could expect in the northern hemisphere and what we could expect in the fall. >> an enemy that constantly changes shape, causes disease, death, and fear. that fear shuts down part of the economy where people normally gather. as things here have gotten worse, the argentine government has gotten more aggressive. they extended the winter

holiday. they shut down every school in the country for two weeks. you cannou.s. medical officialse trying to discover what has worked and what has not. megyn: steve harrigan, thank you so much. you can find more information on our website. you can look for the "what's hot" section. she was strangled, mutilated, and stuffed into a suitcase. to an international manhunt is underway for her husband. former reality tv star ryan jenkins is now charged with her murder. this guy was on a show called "megan wants a millionaire." the gruesome way police say that

he tried to cover his tracks in a live report. bill: think you are a work-a- holic? want to try that on? our guest is almost done with his list. where does he go next? megyn: the american medical association supports president obama's plan for health care reform. just how many doctors does this group actually represent? stay tuned. bicycle, i've missed you.

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this is near los angeles. two of his buddies got away in a van, according to our local affiliate. this third suspect decided a better plan might be to climb to the talk of the tree -- the top of the roof. that is where we see him now, courtesy of the police chopper and the local media helicopter. you can see the police have surrounded him. see that one right there in the distance? they were apparently down around the bottom of the building. they are in the air above, watching that man pace around, talking on his cell phone. does anybody have any doubt how this is going to end? check back in as the situation unfolds. bill: violent storms sweeping through ontario, canada last night. it damaged several buildings along the way. there were reports of damage in

some power outages. police confirm and one death as a result. megyn: president obama likes to tout the fact that the american medical association supports health-care reform and has endorsed a version of the house bill. how many doctors does this group actually represent? you might be surprised at the answer. a doctor joins us. good morning to you. it turns out this hit -- does group only represents about 20% of practicing doctors. 80% of the doctors out there are not represented and the question is, how do they feel about the president's push for health care reform? how do you feel about it?

>> for one thing, it is not so much that we're against the ama. in issue affecting doctors right now are these draconian medicare cuts that are scheduled to go into effect. you mentioned the low representation. one of the things we're looking at now is a cut of our reimbursement as physicians. it will dramatically impact our ability to survive as practices. megyn: the president and democrats supporting this say that medicare would start raising its reimbursement rates for doctors over the next 10 years and you would be the beneficiary of that >> that would be wonderful. that was included in the good -- the negotiations. a real-world example is, take

our outpatient labs where we can do procedures to look at the heart. right now, we're reimbursed at a much lower rate. in our settings, we can do it for about half the cost that can be done in the hospital, but these payments are being cut. with the proposed cuts that they're discussing, we're going to lose 76% reimbursement. megyn: what does that mean for a practice like yours? >> we probably would have to close that line of service down. we are practicing in a world class environment in the west. i have worked in missionary hospitals in africa and centers in other places. i think the level of care will take a huge hit. megyn: our health and insurance

services director says that the health statistics are not good. she says that the outcomes are not good. what message would you have for her? >> i think the message is that if you look at innovation and what we have done -- if you had a heart attack in the 1970's, he had to sit in a hospital for two or three months. nowadays when somebody comes in with a hardtack, a lot of times, they go home the next day. the innovations are going to be seriously impacted if these cuts take place. megyn: do you want this bill to pass? >> we want health care reform. i think the concerns we have are, we already deal with medicare and we have seen what has done to our practice -- what has been done to our practice.

we do not really see them working well in the present system. it is going to significantly affect our practice. bill: it is a deadly happening all over america. there is a new spot that is certainly disturbing and for a very good reason. is it over the top or schering kids to keep them safe? megyn: in international manhunt for a reality tv contest and charged with this models murder. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today.

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show contestant wanted for murder. police believe this man may have fled to canada. they are combing the border today. he is charged with strangling his ex-wife. her body was found mutilated, stuffed in a suitcase, and don't in a trash bin in california. the new information from police, what is it? >> as if this case could not get any more gruesome, and yesterday police announced that not only will as the body found naked, stuffed in a suitcase, and thrown into a trash bin, but she also had all of her fingers and her teeth removed. police announced that they charged the ex-husband with her murder. there was a very emotional press conference here yesterday. we heard from her ex-boyfriend. here is what he had to say.

>> ryan jenkins is an animal. what he has done to jasmine is unspeakable. i appreciate your help. >> the general belief is that the fingers and teeth were removed to make it more difficult for police to identify her body. the u.s. marshal's office is saying that they will leave no stone unturned in their search for ryan jenkins. bill: that is just awful. do they think he went to canada? >> they do. they believe there is a strong possibility that he did go to canada. that is where he's from. police believe he could have made the 1,000 mile journey. that is where his boat and his car were found at the u.s./canadian border. there is an eyewitness account of someone matching his

description. police believe that he actually walked into canada. there is one other theory going and that is he has a pretty wealthy father who was working on a luxury resort in honduras. perhaps he could be on his way to central america. bill: thank you, anita. coming up here, a 26-year-old man is on a mission. 50 jobs, 50 states, 50 weeks. how is he doing so far? megyn: that is an olympic runner from jamaica. having a great time. enjoy it while you can. it does not end well.

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megyn: allegedly. bill: thank you very much, counselor. megyn: do you see anything? bill: there were two suspects who got away in a van. there is a helicopter in the air. that is in california. megyn: a warning to parents about this advertisement that we're about to show. it has been on our air for a couple of days. it is very graphic and very real. we're going to show it to you because cutting edge technology may be able to prevent situations like this one. this graphic public service announcement in england showing the dangers of text messaging and driving in all of its graphic horror.

this thing has caught the attention of school districts nationwide. just ahead of the new school year. this is tough to what. some parents feel that the need to see this because that is what they're doing behind the wheel. now there is new technology that can apparently stopped text messaging behind the wheel altogether. what is this software? >> it is really interesting. it is called zoom safety. the point is to make it less disciplined for kids and more cool. basically, once you hit 10 miles per hour, your blackberry goes into the safety, a message comes up and says, do not be text messaging. also, it can update your twitter and your facebook account. it makes it all lot more fun and a lot less scary than this

commercial. anyone who tries to call you, you receive a message. megyn: that sounds terrific. how do parents get that -- is it just a blackberry? can you get it on cell phones? >> it is just starting on blackberry now. it introduces the idea that it should be a conversation with the family. pretty soon, it will be available for other cell phones as well. megyn: how do they get it? >> you go online. it will be available within the next week. bill: we are big on that story. every third car at 60 miles an hour, you are either talking on your phone or send a text message. building is reseume one day

at a time. he set out on a whole new mission to be the first person in the land, 50 jobs, 50 states, 50 weeks. he found the jobs of the internet and moved 27,000 miles. he only has three states to go. how are you? i love your story. you were re caddy in south carolina. your a meteorologist in cleveland. i do not know how they let you on the air in there. he worked at a meat packing plant in kansas. he were a real estate agent in idaho. that is a great time, right? you were a rodeo announcer in south dakota. >> after 47 jobs, i finally found one that beat me up.

that was lobster fishing in maine. i could not fulfill my duties. i just got really seasick every single day. they want to pay me and i said, i do not deserve it. bill: that must be the job that you liked the least. >> it is not a bad job. it is just not for me. >> the smell was horrible. bill: what drop did you like the most? >> i enjoyed dietitian, football coach, i like being a model in north carolina. a lot of people think that modeling is a glamorous job. it is harder than it looks. you have to be creative and be patient. you have to be posing all day long. i think it is too much focus. bill: what have you learned about america? >> everything.

different industries and why people do what they do. different cultures -- i live with host families in every single state from homage people to arabs to rednecks, cowboys, everybody. i am learning with their lives are like. i put myself in their shoes. bill: you are like borat. >> i hope i have a positive purpose here. bill: what have you learned about yourself? >> there are opportunities. never give up on hope. you never know when you are going to get your break. that is what i am going to portray in my speech at usc. i am going to speak in front of the freshmen today and tell them, never give up. you never know when you will catch a break. bill: we will fall you -- we will follow you online.

having 19 jobs between the ages of 16 and 21, i can relate to you. megyn: mascots are famous for making a the blooper reel. olympic champion melanie walker jumping on berlino the bear after winning the world championship. megyn: that will leave a mark. berlino the bear and showing off his amazing speed. that is when he plows headfirst into a hurdle cart. thankfully, nobody was hurt. that is why we could laugh about it now. bill: can we see that one more time? it is friday. give us a reason to smile. megyn: here it goes. i won.

i have mastered the hurdles. that is unfortunate. bill: there were ok. we can laugh at it. megyn: ok, we have to move on. you have to have a little bit of fun on friday. this next story is anything but fun. it is very serious and it is coming up next. this woman ran away from home after converting from is long to christianity. now a court may center back to her parents. why she says going home would be a death sentence. also, she sued to find out who called her a nasty word that you can see on the bottom of your screen online. someone was really attacking this woman online. she finally found out who it was. thanks to a landmark court

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megyn: breaking details on the docket today in a case that is capturing the nation's attention. a judge today is expected to send a 70-year-old runaway home back to ohio. that is a fate that she describes as certain death for her. she is at a hearing in florida this morning, awaiting word on whether she will be forced to go back to her parents in ohio. she ran away from home claiming that she skipped town after she converted from islam to christianity. her father found out in according to her, he threatened her life. if she believes she will be the victim of an honor killing if

she returns home. her parents say that she is being brainwashed by this christian florida couple. let's ask our panel. good morning, panel. i do not envy the judge of this decision at all. you have to very adamant sides to this story. the girl's parents say this is ridiculous. she is just an upset teenager. there has never been any threat and she belongs at home with us. do they have a point? >> i agree completely with the parents. i think this kid is a typical drama teen who needs to be put on the first bus back to toledo before she and the pregnant at the global revolution church. her parents obviously have a point. megyn: we try to research the church and we were not able to find much on it. i do not know anything about it. they say they subscribe to some

radical philosophy. they do not know what it is. she claims that the threats were explicit. >> this is a very serious situation. i think that the court is about to commit a grievous injustice against this young woman who should have the ability to practice a religion of her choice. she has made it very clear. i do not think she is a drama queen at all. she is deeply frightened and freight for safety. we have seen soon -- we have seen too many cases like this where women who go against the family, the only way for the family to erase the harm that has been put against them is to kill the female family member. she is in danger. the court should recognize that. they should not send her back to her parents. she could apply to be emancipated. megyn: the father has come out and said, we have no idea why

she left. she had an argument the day before. according to the columbus area authorities, they say that the father poses no threat. they investigated her disappearance. this is a quote from the police sergeant who says, to me, he is not one of those radical islamicthosecut your head off kind of guy. >> do you think he is going to say he is going to do that? of course he's not going to let them know how upset he is about this. you do not find out how serious these situations are until it is too late. look at the number of cases that have occurred in this country. it is a serious problem over in great britain with the prime minister acknowledging the number of honor killings. why not take the time to appoint an advocate. someone should speak on her behalf. she should have the ability to practice the religion of her choice without fear of being

persecuted. her family did find out that she was baptized and that was a problem. we're not getting all the clear facts here. she is frightened and she does not want to go back. shouldn't that count for something? megyn: if the judge does not believe her and he is wrong, it is a matter of life and death. >> i do not think they have too many honor killings going on and in ohio. there are 5000 honor killings in america a year. >> we have organizations that can determine whether the father is a genuine risk to the kid. history speaks volumes. there is no history, no complaints whatsoever until this young lady finds jesus on facebook. think about this. how would you like your child was being co worst over the

internet to come and live with you when your kid is a minor? where is chris hanson when you need him? i think criminal charges should be posed against the global revolution church to entice this kid to leave for parents and go live with that megyn: how do we know that is not the case? she met these people online. how do we know that they have not brainwashed her into believing some of this and trying to get someone -- we do not know whether this is a call like organization. >> why doesn't the judge make the tough decisions? that is why you are appointed to the bench. actually get the facts. get the information and actually ask this woman questions. interview the people that she is living with and seeking asylum with. find out what kind of people they are. see if she has been brainwashed.

is it too much to ask? look at the flip side if he makes the wrong culprit her life is at stake. megyn: i want to correct myself. 5000 honor killings are performed in the world each year. if she is sent back to ohio and meets a similar fate, what good will it be then for somebody to take it up with this judge? that is not going to bring anybody any comfort. why not have the authorities do a more comprehensive investigation? why do they have to send her back so quickly? >> what if she has been enticed into whatever this is? i cannot even call it a church. it sounds like they are going to take her money and hunt

vampires. what if she is being damaged while this is going on? who is to say? i think once the family is investigated and we are fairly convinced they are not crazy killers, center where she belongs and that is back home. megyn: she says, i want to worship jesus. i want to worship jesus whenever i want to. she fears that her father threatened to kill her. there is 0 evidence of her complaining about threats at the school level and to our friends. >> it is a big deal and it would be a tremendous desire to her family in the muslim community. there is no way for them to correct that dishonor.

megyn: it really seems like the foot is on the gas pedal here. she just ran away in late july. immediately, we have to send her back virtually all legal experts are saying that this judge is likely to send her back. people are petitioning to get involved to stop it. thank you so much, as always. one final word for our viewers, this judge may have this girl's life and his hands. he cannot send her home and less family authorities can assure him that this 70-year-old girl would be safe. by the way, you could be the judge. you can log on to our website and tell us what you think should this 17-year-old -- she has another year of being a minor -- sent home? bill: good debate.

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across the country, minor league baseball is going to be this way for a couple of years to come. >> hit hard by a tough economy -- small-town america, like stockton, california, finds release in a path time known for in during ups and downs. >> i can come here and forget about it for a couple hours. >> for getting the downturn in stock and these days is tough to do. foreclosures are second-highest in the country, and an economic drag for people like donald barlow. >> an opportunity for her and her daughter. >> you have fun, you yell and scream and cheer on the people who do have jobs, the

ballplayers. >> on average, a family of four will spend less than $50, and it is good baseball. six players who played here last year are already in the big leagues. >> to have great food, you can mingle with family, friends, and neighbors. >> it is a good product that also helps downtown areas rebuild. i grew up in northern california. you came here 10 years ago, this part of town was not so good. now they have revitalized, and you can find parts like this in hundreds of cities around the country, doing well, bringing thousands out every night to watch good baseball at a very cheap price. bill: cabernet, three and $60 at the stadium. tell that to america.

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