showdown. i think it's a hoe. yeah, that's a hoe. gretchen: screws me? brian: "my heart is all aflitter. but now i talk to them because i learned to twitter. o" " [captioning made possible by fox news channel] dave: the words of clayton morris. gretchen: and his sidekick dave is with us today. dave: good to be here. gretchen: sorry for the description. the guy to the right on the couch. dave: cohost would work. sidekick will have to work for now. gretchen: i could think of worse. we're glad to have you. brian: and on twitter, weigh in about the kennedy coverage.

do you feel it's on the money? are you learning stuff about his career? do you believe he's the most impactful kennedy from that camelot generation? gretchen: yes, we will continue to bring you up to date about all the developments surrounding his death. we do begin this morning with a fox news alert about that. the country mourning the loss of senator ted kennedy. today his body will be moved to boston where he will lie in repose, so people can actually come and look at the casket. good morning, molly. >> good morning, gretchen. we're outside of the kennedy compound, a place where they have gathered together in good times and in bad. today they're gathering to grief. family members beginning to arrive. patrick kennedy just came in a few moments ago. throughout the day we expect to see more kennedy family members arriving here today. at noon they're scheduled to hold a private mass for the family here. then about 1:00 that motorcade with senator kennedy and his family will head towards boston. they will head up route 3 and on

to 93 and into the city, touching on some of the landmarks in boston that have meant so much to ted kennedy and to the kennedy family over the years. he'll be passing through the north end, where rose fitzgerald kennedy, senator kennedy's mother, was born, baptized, and where her funeral mass was held. she died at the age of 104. they'll be heading down the main street and then north hanover street. very likely people will be lining the streets today adds they make this historic journey. from the north end, they'll cross over the rose fitzgerald kennedy greenway. that's a park that senator kennedy himself helped to bring to fruition. it's a place where children in the city and their mothers can gather to play. it's a place where rose fitzgerald grew up playing, where she was a child just outside the north end of that area in town. and from ther on to -- there on to nathanial hall. heading passed boston common even eventually ending up at the

j.f.x. presidential library and museum, a place senator kennedy put a lot of effort in over the years to memorialize his brothers and that time in history. that is where he will lie in repose and where the public can come to pay their respects. gretchen: thank you very much for that timeline it will be a busy weekend as we continue to follow the events of the death of ted kennedy. thanks, molly. moving on to other headlines. a defiant mark sanford responds to new calls for him to step down as governor of south carolina. >> in the best interest of the people of south carolina -- >> i'm not going to be railroaded out of this office by political opponents or folks who never paid us any mind in the first places, or put a different way, a lot what's going on now is pure politics, plain and simple. gretchen: the governor's comments coming the same day that lieutenant governor andre

bower called on sanford to resign. south carolina lawmakers are expected to discuss his impeachment. sanford is under fire for misusing a state plane and for having an affair with a woman in argentina. an oklahoma pastor was found dead. 61-year-old carol daniels was brutally murdered in her church. authorities gathered local pastors, telling them to take precautions. >> need to be vigilant around their churches, fix their security lights, their locks, and take care of the employees that work for them. gretchen: detectives say details of the case were not discussed, just how to keep safe. authorities have been mum about details of this crime but say it's possible the church was targeted. about the time the nation's economy started going sour, so did the personal bank accounts of federal reserve chair ben bernanke. that's because his wife's purse was stolen last august, and the bernankes soon found themselves swept up in a $2 million

identity theft ring. one of the ring leaders pleaded guilty last month in virginia. clyde gray admitted hiring thieves, pick pockets and office workers to steal checks, credit cards and other personal records. the federal department of -- transportation department, that is, says 690,114 older cars, the clunkers, were traded in during the cash for clunkers program. there are some lingering issues though. just a few. first off, most dealers haven't been paid. that's just a little thing. and on the hook for the rebates until they are repaid. then there's moving the clunkers. they're just sitting there for the most part. and was this just a flash in the pan for the auto business? auto analysts say they don't know just yet. they have to show up now and leading into the future. brian: what car was trading in as a clunker and what they got in return not good news for the american automobile. dave: and prices might be going up. so might be bad news for you, the consumer, at home. first the plans to succeed ted

kennedy in the senate. this seems a bit extreme to me, guys. this is what fired me up early this morning. i'm going to take you back to 2004. ok? this is when john kerry was running for president as the senator of massachusetts. well, the governor was mitt romney. so if john kerry won the presidency, the lawmakers of massachusetts wanted to do something to prevent mitt romney from just selecting the successor of john kerry. what did they do? they changed the law. they had a vote. and instead of allowing the governor to appoint a successor, they said we need a special election. so now here we are in 2009, we need a successor. they want to flip-flop the rules back to the old way because it doesn't work for them. this is not why our system was implemented in such a way. gretchen: right. the way the rule reads right now is you have to wait at least 145 days. then you need to have a special election. so democrats -- in fact, ted kennedy on his deathbed last week wrote a letter urging the governor and legislators in the state of massachusetts to change

the law back because of the health care reform debate right now, and the feeling that they need those votes, quite frankly, specifically democratic votes they need, in order to pass health care reform. brian: you got 59 votes now maximum. keep in mind kennedy's been so ill, he's missed about 93 votes. so we'll find out, immigration, all these things coming down the pike. you have to wait 145 to 160 days. that means no special election until at the very earliest january. so if they don't let that stand if they try to overturn it which it could start to be debated in the state house of massachusetts as early as september, this month in a couple of weeks, and then they could decide to get everybody in and decide on changing the law and get somebody to immediately fill that seat. who would that person be? perhaps the former governor, mike dukakis. gretchen: really? dave: and how convenient. this is about health care because duvall patrick is a

friend, supporter of barack obama. brian: he's democrat. dave. the exact lawmakers who changed it only five years ago want to flip-flop it back. needless to say they need the vote, but this is not why our system has these rules. gretchen: it is political hypocrisy at its best, quite frankly. brian: and talking about joe kennedy jr. taking the seat if you get by the fact that he cut a deal with chavez. dave: he wants this person to say in writing that they will not run in any special election. is that going to be allowed by law? a lot of legal hoops to jump through before we get to that point. gretchen: so this soanters around the health care -- centers around the health care reform debate. may it be too costly? one congressman, john adler is concerned. congressman adler joins us now from philadelphia. good morning to you. >> good morning, gretchen. gretchen: so you're a democrat. but you are not in favor of the public option.

the very controversial aspect of the health care reform bill. right? >> well, i'm concerned that the current system is too expensive. the employers i talked to know that their premiums go up every year. you have to have some real health care reform. that involves cost controls. i'm not convinced yet that the house bill has sort of house measures that would create cost controls for health care delivery and make things affordable for businesses and for taxpayers a year from now and a decade from now. so i have real concerns about the failures so far to incorporate the sort of cost control that would make our systems affordable for businesses and for taxpayers for years to come. brian: so you're one of the democrats in the house at a say i'm not really comfortable with the proposals as they exist. are you behind te -- behind the sentiment? they'll have to cave in and give

in to the public option, give one voice for all democrats? >> i'm not speaking as a democrat. i'm speaking as an american. i think we have to get control of our health care system that's very expensive for a lot of americans. it's a very, very good system that meets our health care needs whether for young children or our seniors. we know that the cost curve is not sustainable for our economy. we have to do something about it. we have to bend that cost curve. i think the house still makes some efforts to do that. i think there's other things we have to add to make it workable for america's businesses and taxpayers for more than just one year. i think there's a lot more work that has to be done to get this right. having said that, we have to do something. we know the current system, the status quo is unacceptable for businesses and for people that pay for insurance. dave: the president has stated that there's some type of right-wing conspiracy, that that's the trouble in passing this health care legislation ex-said that on this radio show last week so what do you make of that assumption that there's a right-wing conspiracy when he

has trouble with people in his own party like yourself? >> well, i don't think, first of all, that president obama has trouble with democrats or republicans. think we have to get a system that's workable, affordable for businesses, for individuals that pay a lot of money for health insurance for their families, and for taxpayers that collect -- picking up a very big tab for medicare and medicaid. think there are people on the left and right that have their very strong, philosophical views, of what needs to be done. gretchen: i hate to interrupt, but i need to get this in. do you believe that it's accurate or correct for the president to blame the republicans when, in fact, members of his own party have differing points of view? >> i think different parts of view is what america is about. i think it's a healthy thing. gretchen: you're not going to answer about whether or not the president should blame republicans for that? >> yeah, i answer for myself and try to do what's right for the people of the district in new jersey and try to work with people of both parties to solve

problems. i think that's what america is supposed to be about. brian: but you're in a body that has 400 people in it, so we wanted to find out what you felt about how those other people are doing. stay with us, if you could. there's another issue facing the people of new jersey and america. gretchen: he partied with the lockerbie bomber. now he wants to party in new jersey. residents are furious. we're talking about dictator and terrorist sympathyer muammar qaddafi. dave: and holy hoedown, batman. don't mess with a woman and her garden tool. a tv crew found out the very hard way. we'll show you what set her off, coming up. school supplies?

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brian: some residents in new jersey are up in arms over reports that the libyan leader, muammar qaddafi, will be setting up camp there. literally. he's pitching a tent. especially after that joyful homecoming last week for the convicted lockerbie bomber. we're still with congressman adler who presented a resolution protesting qaddafi's visit. what can you do, congressman? they bought a place in 1982, thunder rock, 4.7 acres. he's going to go there, pitch a tend on the front lawn. how can you stop him? >> well, we forget that before 9/11, before the first world trade center bombing in 1993, 189 americans where slaughtered. innocent lives were taken in 1988 by the pan am lockerbie bombing. a libyan terrorist was let out of jail prematurely by scottish

authorities a week ago. when he got back to libya, he was given a hero's welcome. this is a terrorist, a murder, given a hero's welcome including general qaddafi's own son welcoming him at the airport. terrorists should be put in prison. they should not be allowed to be celebrated as heroes. a few weeks later to have qaddafi come to our country and rome free in our country, spend nights in peaceful calm, that's an outrage. i'm very hopeful that the state department will limit his travel. he can go to international territory at the u.n. he should land by helicopter and then get out of our country. he has tried to get back in the league of civil nations. this latest episode has reminded all americans that he has been a friend to terrorism and to have his own son celebrate terrorism is not what america should be about. brian: you're 100% right. and i can't think of anyone in this country of disagrees with you. however, in reality, he did what the international community wanted him to do. he gave up his nuclear weapons. he told us how he got them.

helped uncover the nuclear network and the proliferation of them, which has helped our nation and the western world try to stay free of terror attacks so in that sense are you forcing him to go back to the bad guys he was with? >> well, here's what he could do to show that he really wants to be moving libya in the direction of modern western thought of humanity. he should put this terrorist under house arrest. this guy should never have been allowed out of the scottish prison. there are a lot of survivors of these murdered victims, family members that are grieving today, grieving these last few weeks, as this terrorist is let out of prison. qaddafi could dot right thing, put that guy away for life, out of the public view. that would at least suggest to us in america that he's serious about fighting against terrorism rather than celebrating a terrorist in his own country. brian: now you have the secretary of state from your neighboring state. you know her. will you pick up the phone, call

the secretary, hillary clinton, and say get this done? >> i'm one of many people who are already reaching out to the secretary of state to try to limit qaddafi's travels within this country. brian: but? >> our new jersey senators have done that. new york senators have done that. we're doing the right thing to try to let her know that america does not want qaddafi to be roaming free. i have not spoken to her directly. but i think america is making a clear statement. i'm hoping the house of representatives will pass the resolution. we don't want him roaming free while he's still harboring a terrorist. brian: thanks so much for joining us this morning from new jersey. >> thank you, brian. take care. brian: straight ahead, the director of the c.i.a. threatening to quit over the investigation into interrogation tactics. is this true? exclusive new information that the white house may have gone so far as contacting a replacement for leon panetta should he walk away. and we're keeping an eye on tropical storm danny. it could bring rain, high winds,

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brian: is the day coming when it will -- it costs you and your suitcase as much as -- i'm going to try this again. is the day coming when it will cost your suitcase as much to fly as you? us airways raised rate on the first checked bag to $20, the second to $30, and $5 more if you check your bags at the airport as proposed to doing it online, $30 if you travel overseas. toyota is planning to recall more than 5,000 vehicles because of possible break problems. please don't take your time. the recall affects 2009 and

2010corollas and matrix cars, also recalled are 2008 and 2009scionx.d.'s all with 1.8 leert engines. moisture can seep into the break system, freeze, and cause problems. so get on that. gretchen? gretchen: nice job, brian. as fears over health care reform grow, many older americans are speaking out about the plans' potential impact on them. dave: that's right. and barry is one of those concerned seniors. he says president obama's health care plan will hit people in his age-group the hardest. he joins us from chicago to fell us why. good morning to you, barry. >> good morning. good morning. dave: you plan to join medicare next month when you turn 65 what are you afraid might happen if this health care legislation passes? >> well, it seems -- from what they're talking about, it seems like they're going to cut back. they say they're going to -- i think it was, what, $500 billion they're going to try to get out

of social security and medicare to help pay for 47 million people that possibly don't want or need health care. i mean, i'm one of those. i have no health care -- i have no health insurance now. gretchen: you have no health insurance, barry. you've also had triple bypass surgery in 2005. a few years ago. so that's one of your concerns that you would be one of these preexisting condition type of people. but then what about this? i know you canceled your membership to aarp what do you think about the fact that social security as well is apparently not going to give an increase of cost of living so where does that put seniors in general, in your mind, with health care reform? >> well, it cawtzs -- causes problems. most of them live on fixed income. i have an aunt that's 85. she lives primarily on social security. she has a little bit of savings, but she gets 1% interest on it if she's lucky.

and the cost of living increase will help. i'd be willing to bet that the politicians this fall are going to vote themselves a pay raise like they do pretty much every year. dave: i want to rewind a little bit. you lost your job in tbois and -- 2007 and had a hard time paying these out of pocket fees for health care. under this legislation, wouldn't it help people in your current situation? not talking about 65. but when you're 64, without a job and paying cobra fees, wouldn't this legislation bring down the costs for people like yourself? >> well it might. for myself. but somebody else is going to be paying the bill. and actually, to be honest with you, in my particular situation the problem is not that i need the government to put me in a welfare program and pay my bills for me. the problem is with the cobra law. in my case, when the company

went out of business, they refused to give cobra to any of the employees. and i was perfectly willing to pay the health insurance. with cobra, you pay the health insurance bill plus a 2% fee for the cost of doing the paperwork. it cost the company nothing. but they wouldn't give it to us. gretchen: this is proof how complicated this whole issue is and brings me back to my original point which i always come back to, that maybe we should all read the bill before we vote on it. >> exactly. gretchen: thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us this morning. >> thank you. bye-bye. dave: coming up, the unemployment may be nearly double what we've been hearing. is the white house fudging those numbers? we'll give you the true facts behind it. gretchen: and do you know what to do if the plane that you are on is about to be hijacked? dave: no. gretchen: watch. >> move to the back of the plane! move it! move it! gretchen: wow. that gets your attention. surviving disasters host a

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>> obama has a great money saving idea for health care plan. think about this. i thought about doing this myself. here's what he's saying. if you need an x-ray and you don't have the money or a proper health coverage and you need that x-ray, just drop by an airport go right through the scanner. [laughing] they'll send you the results. brian: and just say, hey, can i keep that? gretchen: some of those airport scanners are getting pretty personal. they see you in the nude so it is like a real x-ray. brian: right. i got that in like mississippi or something. you walk in. it's like walking into a michael jackson concert. suddenly he passed away. you walk in, the smoke comes in. they look the awe and tell you you're through.

dave: does it mess with your hair? brian: not really. dave: doesn't move, does it? gretchen: the afghan president karzai extending his lead. this according to the -- brian: abdullah, abdullah. gretchen: thank you. now saying karzai has 44.6% of the ballots counted. dave: he's right, abdullah abdullah. gretchen: the vote totals are based on 1/5 of the polling stations. it's a little archaic over there but they're trying to get up to speed. to avoid a runoff, karzai needs more than 50% of the votes. brian: they're also going to have to do it again. dave: good to hear. abdullah abdullah. got that? firefighters still trying to get the upper hand on two major wildfires burning near los angeles. one fire only about 10% contained, the other 20%. the fires are burning in mostly desolate areas, threatening very few homes. but the heavy smoke is making it

harder for people to breathe. from the west coast to the east, tropical storm danny is gaining strength. >> you are right. we are seeing tropical storm danny gaining strength. 64 mile-per-hour winds. 74 makes it a hurricane. looking a bit disorganized now, but the winds are going to relax in the upper levels. that's going to allow this storm to strengthen. again, it could become a hurricane. too close for comfort along the east coast, i'm afraid. bill's track was slightly more to the east. but you can see this cone of uncertainty which actually overlapped parts of the northeast and new england coastline, including boston and long island. long island is below sea level, so the red cross is saying, long island residents, make sure you know what your escape route is going to be. this weekend, 75 mile-per-hour

storm. it's a weak hurricane but moving up the coast. that is certainly going to cause concerns. very close to home. there's a look at the computer models. as we go up further in time, the track becomes a little more uncertain. you can see some of the deviation in these models. a couple of them just brushing the new england coastline. and then our friends in canada could take another direct hit from a tropical storm or even a hurricane. look at water temperatures right now. we certainly have the right temperatures for strengthening in the next 12 to 24 hours as it moves closer to the outer banks. so saturday and sunday this will be a weekend story as tropical storm danny or even hurricane danny comes very close to the u.s. coastline. back to you. dave: i am scared now. brian: i know. i'm on long island. i saw your -- saw you in makeup. you didn't tell me i need an escape patch. >> you're in that area where

people need to know what they're going to be doing, brian. brian: i thought i knew janice. i see her in the halls. i have to watch the show. thanks, janice. and good morning. we've all been told the unemployment rate is about 9.4%. right? an official at the federal reserve says wrong. his name is dennis lockhart ex-he says it shrub 16%. that's because the official rate doesn't count because people who have run out of unemployment benefits no longer show up on the logs. they can't get more than a part-time job or have given up looking for work. they're not figured in the overall figure. at 8:30 this morning the latest unemployment claims. we will have those numbers for you as soon as they are released. because the market always reyactsz. reacts. gretchen: and the swine flu vaccine now won't be ready until mid october until the earliest. meantime, at the u.s. air force academy dozens of cadets had to be quarantined during the first week of basic training. fortunately the school took quick action and contained the h1n1 outbreak.

for more information, head to our website, foxnews.com. dave: you have to see this unbelievable video. a television crew gets much more than they bargained for in florida. they were trying to investigate a story of underaged stripping at the home of one of the suspects when that happened. >> wait a minute. [beep] dave: the identity of the woman is still not known. the cameraman was not hurt. no assault charges have been filed yet. and no, brian, that is not a rake. what's going on in the world of sports, my friend? brian: so you're looking for strippers and you get hit by a woman with a hoe. all right. dave: we can savor the irony there. gretchen: could you please move on to brett favre and the vikings. brian: unless you live on a farm, who keeps a hoe in the house? the issue of brett favre has

created a skisle in the vikings' locker room reportedly. the report says that some players believed that tarvaris jackson gives the team the best chance to win because he can run and has been there for a while. others believe sage rosenfels should be the quarterback because he got off to such a great start and they did bring him over. the site quotes an nfl source saying that favre has very little support. he is slated to play in the first half of the vikings game against the texans. meanwhile a busy day for michael vick. the controversial quarterback will start his day in bankruptcy court, broke. and he will end it on the field, hopefully not as broke. vick is scheduled to play his first nfl game since his release from prison when the eagles host the jacksonville jaguars in the preseason match-up. that will be tonight. and the naacp expected to hold a pro vick rally outside the stadium it will be vick's first official appearance in a game since 2006 when he used to suit up for the falcons. and check out this great defensive play in the orioles-twins game last night. this might be the defensive player of the year.

let's watch it together. shall we? top of the fourth inning. runners on first. roberts with the grounder right up the middle. twins' alexi castilla with the amazing glove work, diving stop. flips it to second. see it again. orioles win. gretchen: amazing. i love how you did two minutes of those stories. thank you. dave: what say you, gretchen? brett favre, tarvaris jackson? gretchen: i know. i think the fans are excited. but as we know, inside the locker room means everything so if the team is not in favor of it, it could be trouble. dave: what happens if you skip camp and you're a diva like brett favre. gretchen: that's right. so much has been made this week about the c.i.a., and now this latest investigation into some of those interrogators and whether or not they will face criminal charges in the way that they decided to fight the war on terror. brian ross, one of the best investigative journalists on the planet, works at abc, got some inside information about leon

panetta who runs the c.i.a. right now and whether or not because of this now investigation by eric holder panetta threatened to quit. brian: he joined bill o'reilly last night to talk about that exclusive story. here's some of it. >> we were told by our sources, current and former intelligence officials and advisors to the president on such matters, that he threatened to quit. now, they deny that. they say he has no plans to resign whatsoever. but we are also told that at least one possible replacement candidate was contacted by the white house and asked would he be in the position to take over if necessary. >> and who is that? >> i can't reveal that name. dave: so clearly there was some validity to this story. they actually found a replacement. brian ross knows who that replacement is but he is swearing he will not give up the name. bill o'reilly even put him to the test to find out what he could do to get that name. listen to this.

bill: what if i come over there -- you're about 20 blocks north of me in manhattan. what if i come to abc right now with my gang and waterboard you? would you tell me the name then if i did that? >> i don't know if i could withstand the pressure from the powerful news organization in the country, but i certainly -- bill: i would try to resist. dave: and brian ross did say "the most powerful news organization in the country." that's brian ross of abc news. brian: he comes over a lot. he's friendly with us. dave: one of the few. brian: he also says that it would be a disaster, clearly a p.r. disaster at the very least, for leon panetta to walk away because of this. gretchen: if you're leon panetta, do you really want this job right now? do you want to be in charge of the c.i.a. which you have the speaker of the house calling you liars, number one, and really -- they didn't really ever settle that whole thing. they sort of let her skirt away with that. then you have now an investigation coming?

dave: into our interrogators, the members trying to keep our country safe. gretchen: then he's going to be responsible for keeping this country safe? i don't think i'd want to be leon panetta now. brian: many people believe he shouldn't have been named to the job, has no experience. this could really cut his knees out. we'll see. 18 minutes before the top of the hour. here's what's straight ahead. doctors hesitant to give their prescription pad over to the government. can you blame them? why the president is offending some health care professionals. dave: then, are you prepared for a terrifying disaster like if your plane was hijacked? >> move to the back of the plane! move it! move it! dave: frightening. the crucial tips you need to know to survive worst case scenarios from a hijacking to a home invasion or even a biological attack. the former navy seal is here to tell bus this new show coming up. my mother made the best toffee in the world. it's delicious.

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premeditate, this is what your -- president obama this is what your doctor will do. >> the doctor may look at the reimbursement system and say to himself, you know what? i'd make a lot more money if i take this kid's tonsils out. brian: really? a tonsillectomy for a sore throat if the guy could make a buck? is that possible? is this true? >> brian, first of all, i think it's justly unfair. i think we've seen too many politicians talking about the situation. you know, if you want health care, you go into a real doctor's office. i have to tell you, myself personally, somebody loses their job, which is happening a lot in this economy, i keep taking care of them. i don't charge them. i see many patients for free. if patients have problems, i sit there and go over it with them. if someone has a life-threatening problem, i don't get my satisfaction out of getting money from them. brian: you don't take tons yilz out to make a buck? >> no. here's my satisfaction.

curing somebody. that's where my satisfaction is. gretchen: that's why you became a doctor. dave: he's saying people are ordering m.r.i.'s and cat scans for money, not for the treatment of the patient. the point is you're driven not just by your conscience but by a code as well. >> not only that. we're concerned here. we've expressed many times on this program that the elderly are going to get the short shift. in medical school we're trained to take care of all comers. we don't say this person's old, young, black, white, a woman, a man, this is obese, this is thin. we take care of everyone the same. it's a patient in a gown. that's the kind of morality we need in this situation. by the way, we're also led by my modities, a physician of the 12th century who said let me see my fellow creatures, a person in pain. that's it. everyone's the same. gretchen: what's striking to me is that the a.m.a. came out in favor of this health care reform. right? that's the association of doctors. but we haven't heard a lot from

actual physicians. we hear from you. but why have we not heard more from how the doctors really feel about this? >> i think that's a great point. i want to make the point that the a.m.a. only represents 17% of doctors. i'm not even sure they represent those 17%. the a.m.a. is a lobbying group. it goes to washington. it has its own agenda. i'm not sure why practicing physicians aren't speaking out more. maybe they're afraid that the i.r.s. will come after them. maybe they're too busy taking care of patients. brian: how about this? are you comfortable with the insurance company deciding what kind of care you give your patient? i know you're not. >> i'm not comfortable with that either. that's another thing. i don't like the idea that we're demonizing everything. we're demonizing insurance companies. the government doesn't do a much better job with that. i don't like dealing with the insurance companies, but at least there it's on a case-by-case basis and i can argue my point. dave: we can't even get to the shortage of primary care doctors and what will happen. >> that's the biggest point of

all. we captain think we're going to have -- can't think we're going to have the doctors to do this. they're going to quit. brian: don't you quit. straight ahead, imagine the unthinkable. terrorists take over your flight in mid air. gretchen: learn how you can take down the hijackers and survive. a former navy seal here with life-saving tips. dave: and the u.s. is putting illegal immigrants on planes and you're footing the bill to the tune of about $20 million. we report. you decide. coming up. .

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dave: would you know what to do if you were facing a life threatening situation. laser lays out step-by-step how

to pull things like a home invasion, a biological attack even a plane hijacking. take a look. >> >> do you have your cell phone? set the alarm for three minutes from now full volume. when the hijackers aren't looking, i want you to toss it underneath the seat two rows in front of mine. >> ok. the diversion has been set. make sure to coordinate your efforts. >> surviving disaster. kate joins us in the studio. cade, so you look at this hijacking. go throughout scenarios even if we don't get your show we can benefit. how do you handle that? we watch the hijacking take place. >> it's entirely different mind set post 9/11. if something like this happens again, i'm going to go out on my feet. i think that's sort of the way

everybody else is thinking about it what are you going to do when you see that? first thing, you want to form a team, form a team with people in your immediate area. the bigger the guy the better, probably. you need to go ahead and say to yourself we are going to do this, do it in about 30 seconds. take 150% of your effort. if you want to get home and see your kids that day. number two, weapons. look around here. there is a southeast bottom cushion, you are sitting in, you can use that as a shield. laptop computer folded up drive that into the throat. car keys, everybody has them. the security that these guys went through is the same security that you had to go through. so the chances of them having anything more than maybe improvised knife, box cutter. brian: the phone is diversion, they want to hear the beeping and then you act. >> in that particular scenario let them go up there and control the flight. we went ahead and create addie version, we got one of the guys to turn around, ok, there is his back, that was the striking

point. >> kind of let them feel they are in control. similar situation as a home invasion. if someone breaks into your home, let them feel like they are in control snanchts sounds strange. there is a time to react. and in a situation where you're in a home invasion, there is a couple of different kinds. the guy is in your place to steal your tv and get some money. if you have kids in your home let him have the tv and get him out there. a tiger kidnapping where it's more advanced ok you are the branch manager at a bank. you have the ability to get into your safe, we're going to hold your wife and kids hostage, use them as leverage so you can go in and do the dirty work with us. in an advanced scenario like that where they have thought about it wait, let them feel like they are in control. when that window of opportunity opens, and it usually, will that's when you strike. brian: then you commit to your plan. and biological attack? >> really worst place scenario, subway system, look to the car behind you you see a guy suddenly put something over his

head and start spraying people with aerosol can. you need to isolate that car. try to jam something in the doors that separate the cars. isolate the problem. next, get distance. get away from that thing. ok in get the train stopped. get off it. if you -- you might have some contaminant on you so get rid of backpack. get rid of outer layer of clothing. get to a laundromat, place with water. get the rest of your clothes off, water, soap, you name it. dave: don't attack this guy. surviving disasters airs on spike tv. 10:00 central time. cade, thank you. >> my flesh. brian: three minutes before the stomp the hour. straight ahead. senator ted kennedy remembered for reaching across the aisle. who will fill his seat now? orrin hatch will join us at the top of the hour.

dave: town hall hecklers get riled up. howard dean by his side help things go smoothly? didn't exactly work out if that's the case. we will talk to one man who was there and says the event was headed south from the start.

gretchen: august 27, 2009. thank you for sharing your time today. we do start with a fox news alert. that motorcade carrying the body of senator ted kennedy will be heading to boston today. you are looking at a live shot right now in hyannisport, massachusetts. he is going to lie in boston. what about his senate seat? orrin hatch joins us in just two minutes. dave: the u.s. flying illegal immigrants home on your dime. why some say it's actually worth the millions in taxpayer cash. we worth. you decide. brian: they already charge for snacks and in-flight movies. now airlines finally get another way to nickel and dime you with dollars. we'll tell you what you are

paying extra for now. here is something that's free. our slogan. we get them for free. up early for hearts and friends, my heart is aflitter, i can talk to them because like last hour i learned to twitter. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- dave: that sounded familiar, brian. brian: sometimes it's just so perfect. for people to wake up at 7:00. they don't get up at 6:00. they're off this week. gretchen: somebody enjoying a few days off is steve doocy. dave briggs is filling in for him. gretchen: the country mourning the loss of senator ted kennedy. he will be flown to boston. people will be able to come and pay respects. molly lion in hyannisport with the latest on the schedule that has been released. hi, molly. >> that's right. we are here at the hyannisport

compound where the kennedy family has been gathering throughout the morning. they are expected to celebrate a private mass and the procession north will begin at 1:00. senator ted kennedy and his relatives will head up to the city of boston. once they reach the city they will be touching on key land marks that have meant so much to senator kennedy himself and the kennedy family over the years. he will be passing first off throughout north end. that's where his mother rofs fitzgerald kennedy was born, was baptized where her funeral mass was celebrated. they will be driving down the main drag of that part of town. on to the rose fitzgerald kennedy greenway. a green space in the center of boston a green space he established to honor his mother. the bell will be rung 47 times. signifying senator kennedy's 47 years of long service to the commonwealth of massachusetts before they head to the jfk federal building where his boston offices have stood for many decades and finally through

south boston. a fitting end to that procession. the irish part of town. it finally ends at the jfk presidential library and museum where he would lay in repose and give the public the opportunity to stop by and pay respects to the kennedy family. gretchen? gretchen: thank you very much for that update. move on to other headlines this morning. he is in charge of the committee that writes the nation's tax laws but it looks like congressman charlie rangel isn't paying his own taxes. records show that rangle is behind on taxes for two small plots of land in new jersey. not the first time. records show at least six tax liens have been filed opt pieces of land. he eventually paid them before foreclosure. he t. came to light he owned the land earlier this week when he filed amended disclosure forms. governor bill richardson will not face charges in a corruption probe. they made the decision to clear richardson and his staff. the democrat had been under investigation for giving state bond deals to a top donor.

richardson withdrew his nomination as commerce secretary in january. forecasters now keeping a close eye on danny and that is -- janice dean is going to have an update at the bottom of the hour. in meantime one of the nation's most famous crime authorizes has died. dominick dunne author for vanity fair. fixture at celebrity course court cases including the 1995 o.j. simpson trial. he sympathized with victims because his own daughter was murdered in 1992. he was 83 years old. those are your headlines. brian: five minutes after the top of the hour. dave: republicans and democrats alike are mourning the loss of a gifted politician. few lawmakers have been able to unite members of congress quite like senator ted kennedy. now with politics being as partisan as ever, many wonder if anyone will ever be able to reach across the aisle like

senator ted kennedy did. brian: joining us is senator orrin hatch. welcome back to "fox & friends." i know you must be sad at this hour even though you know as early as last spring that this day was coming. what are your thoughts? >> well, naturally, we're all saddened by the passing of our good friend ted kennedy. you know, we gained a great friendship through fighting each other all of my 33 years but also getting together and passing some of the most important landmark legislation in the country's history. he was a great legislature. a wonderful human being. i'm going to miss him terribly. my dad, his wife vickie, she came into his life just at the right time. she did a terrific job with whim. i'm so proud of her and her love for him. dave: senator at the bottom of the screen you see the odd couple in quotes. that's the way people describe you. what was the bond between the two of you? >> he used to say they call us

the odd couple. i say we know which one is the odd one, don't we? he would laugh and everybody would laugh. the fact of the matter is we come from different worlds. he came from a world privilege. i came from a world of great difficulty. and low poverty, really. in many respects. but we were able to put it together in many ways. we fight each other dramatically but ultimately, he would come across and he would move to the center, sometimes center right. he would get all the credit. i would get all the blame because conservatives couldn't understand why we would do anything with him. but we put together legislation that has really helped this country from -- almost from the beginning of of my tenure in the senate right up to the serve america act which is the only real important bipartisan bill we passed this year. gretchen: senator hatch, let me scuff this, so much was made from the that senator ted kennedy was missing from the health care reform.

had he been there there would be more reaching tout republicans? who is going to take his place now because this is the most important issue that america has faced in fight come time. >> i have no question about it. had teddy been healthy and strong, first thing he would have done is call me and say let's get together and get this done. in fact, he did -- went right off the senate floor. we met for an hour about a couple months ago and he said i would really like to get this done. but at that particular point he didn't have the energy to be able to drive it through and, of course, i was prepared to try to put it together in a way that would really bring both sides together. i think we are a long way from that right now. gretchen: right. >> they are insisting on things that republicans just can't support and i can't think the american people can support. you see that at town meetings. brian: he said one his biggest mistakes was, in the nixoner remarks richard nixon said i'm going to give you a deal on the

health care reform that i want. he said it's not exactly what i want so i'm walking away from it did he ever talk to you about that what the deal was offered and what happened since. >> he learned from that frankly he knew that a great opportunity had passed him by. i don't think nixon would have gone for a if you feel fledged socialized medicine. ted really did want in the last resort he did want a single payer system. but he knew that that wasn't what the american people wanted. and so he would have worked it out. he would have worked it out with people like me and i think we would have passed legislation that would be far superior than anything that might pass this year. and i hope the current democrat leadership will wake up and realize that republicans really have some good ideas here and we could put together a bipartisan bill that would be in the best interest of the country and that would not involve rationing and whole raft of other things that

what they are asking for right now would happen. dave: in the absence of a bipartisan bill, there is talk of what's being called the nuclear option. >> ramming it through with only 51 votes in the senate. tell us exactly for folks who don't understand what does this mean and how does it happen? >> well, because they always had trouble passing a budget, they came up with a reconciliation amendment to the budget act that basically said in the case of increasing taxes or decreasing taxes, which is always hard to do. republicans don't want to increase tax, democrats don't want to decrazy taxes that they could do it by rec son sillation or majority vote. that particular procedure has never really been used for major substantive bill like 1/6 of the american economy that any health care bill would probably be. it would be a tremendous abuse of the rules if the democrats try to do that. if they do try to do that i doubt they could get -- you know, what they want through anyway. it's a mistake to do that. it would be far better to get with some of us who really would

like to get a health care bill but want it to be one that will work, that will not destroy the country, and that will not, you know, bankrupt us. and would be something that we know has the potential of helping people. we could do that if they did. but i have got to admit. i don't think there is another democrat that had the legislative ledger and strength that ted kennedy had. he actually could bring the base of the democratic party along. the unions, the personal injury lawyers. the environmentalists, gays and lesbians, and, you know, others, if ted kennedy decided that this is what we have got to do most of them would say i may not like it but we can't take on senator kennedy as democrats. gretchen: as liberal as ted kennedy was it, maybe the republicans who will miss him most in this health care debate.

thank you so much. >> i think that's true. i think that's true by the way. gretchen: thank you very much. and thanks for your time this morning. brian: hope to talk to you over the next few days. we will be talking about the wake and the funeral and all the events around his death. 11 minutes after the hour there is a problem. when people sneak or the border we let them back. in ok. go back where you were. we got you. especially through the southern border. they have a program that cost $20 million. now that you are here, board the plane, we will fly you home right to the middle of the country. dave: there is twice daily flights from tucson, arizona. arizona is the busiest point in the country in terms of the border. twifs daily flights flying them back to mexico city with hopes that they would not try once again. brian: here is an official to explain why exactly this program works on your dime. >> you have to look at it all in

context. for example, when someone is arrested, they could be detained, they could be prosecuted. if they are prosecuted you have to take into account the cost of the prosecution and incarceration. >> of the 10% of the people -- i'm going to try again to cross the border. instead of around 60 or 70%. dave: so 10% will try again. gretchen: that's a low recidivism rate in my mind. that's a low amount. to me, we waste gazillions of dollars in this country that we live. in to me this is a pretty good program. brian: if we waste money on this. not going to have any money left to pate prisoners stimulus checks. gretchen: we're going to debate that. it's not only massachusetts that's happening. another state has cropped up. email or twitter us what you think about that situation. >> health care, the next --

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you couldn't see we had closed captions, a man said i'm not imposter. that was one contentious moment from a town hall with jim more ran and former vermont governor howard dean was out of control. white house crorpt for the "washington times" was at the event. noticed some interesting things. joe, it got out of hand. since i'm lonely and friendless i watched the replay on c-span. he said i'm going to talk for a while and then i'm going to take some questions. who was in that audience. >> it's hard to tell. one big faction of it was members of the organizing for america group. they were handing out signs. they had a whole bunch of hand painted signs. something like 50 hand painted signs they were handing out to people as if they had made them themselves and handing out premade signs as well. it's also hard to tell whether they were all eighth district which is more ran's district or come from all over the place. there were very angry people out there. brian: what is that organization about?

are they the ones maybe from the tea party? >> organizing for america is barack obama's own campaign arm that helped him throughout the presidential campaign and now has sort of split off as sort of a support group. they are not connected with the white house. they are not a federal agency but they are huge into this thing. and they really have been -- they have vowed to mobilize. because there was so much coverage at the beginning of this there was opposition to health care, they are moving thought a big way to get in front of the cameras and show that there is a lot of support for this or at least they are manifesting this at these town halls. brian: are they just angry or do they understand what's at stake and the issue? >> that's what was really fascinating. a lot of the people i talked, to you know, i took the time, i'm sure you have by now to read this ill about. it's a massive thing. it's really complex to get through. if they had done it early when they wanted to, which was before the august break. no one would have read this thing. a lot of these people have there have read this bill it was really kind of surprising that people new knew the ends and

outs of it they booed at the right times and booed at certain things that were nuances. talking about recession, talking about the public option. things like that. they really seem to know what's going on here on both sides. brian: howard dean is really a polarizing figure in this entire debate. he broke from the president. when the president said i might be open to getting off the public option, howard dean said no way, why boyer? >> if you are. >> this was really remarkable. i mean, i was in the back of the room. we were up at the front. i was in the back at one point. all of a sudden everybody stood up and they were booing their lungs out. i turned to a guy and said what are you booing? he said i'm booing the most despicable congressman on the planet and the former dnc chief. they got booed for almost a solid minute. when they introduced dean there was another solid round of boos. it was really something.

brian: joseph, "washington times" correspondent. thanks so much. >> thanks, appreciate it. brian: fled from a home in fear that muslim parents would kill her all because she converted to christianity. would they? we talk to the attorney, rafik bary's mom next. since arthur's been eating purina one, he has blossomed... into an incredibly strong, healthy cat. his coat is incredibly shiny and soft and very thick. everybody thinks he's the most handsome cat they've ever seen. [ woman announcing ] purina one for indoor cats... unlocks the brilliance of nature... with a natural fiber blend that helps minimize hairballs... and maintain a healthy weight. [ laurie ] he's a character. he brings so much laughter into this household. and he's the best-lookin' cat there is. [ announcer ] it's amazing what one can do.

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gretchen: welcome back, everyone. we have been following the story of this young woman. a 17-year-old runaway. she says her parents will kill her from converting to christianity from islam. calls for sharia law. should she be forced to return to ohio or stay with foster parents in florida. yesterday we had her attorney on the phone here is what he had to say. >> there has been two honor killings in ohio in the last decade and the nor islamic

center cultural center where her parents attend have been directly linked to terrorist activity. we have a duty to protect rifqa from that situation. she is a walking dead girl if she goes back to ohio. gretchen: to be fair and balanced we hear from her parent's side. the attorney for rifqa barry's mom. good morning to you. >> good morning, everyone. gretchen: so when you hear the comments of rifqa's attorney, saying that she is a walking dead girl if she goes back to hoirks how do you respond to that? >> several things strike me. first, people ought to know that evidence of what other people do who are not actually directly related to this family really isn't helpful in a dependency case. just as it's not helpful in another allot of other cases. it's not helpful enough to say there have been some murders in ohio therefore this particular family is going to commit such a

thing. quite frankly, law it would be improper for a judge to even consider the quote that you just played in deciding whether or not a child is dependent. gretchen: let me ask you this, mr. mccarthy, do her parents practice sharia law which calls for these types of honor killings? >> no. gretchen: they do not practice shariah law? >> -- i don't even know if it makes sense in the context to say does a family practice shariah law. there are cultures and nations that are under shariah law. i'm not an expert. gretchen: would wouldn't that be modern that's what this case is all about shariah calls for the killing of a family member who converts to christianity. >> if you are asking specifically if the barys feel bound to commit such a heinous act against their daughter, the

answer is. no they do not practice that they do not believe that and they would not do that. gretchen: what you are trying to argue is that by the letter of the law the judge should not allow her to stay in florida away from her family in ohio because the mosque where they attend may believe such things? >> yell, and if that was established, that was the teaching of that mosque and it was common among people who were there, even if that was established, correct, that would be true. now, look, understand. in cases like these, typically, even if the allegations are true true, we'll typically be given a case plan there will be things the state would want them to do. attend classes, participate in family counseling, maybe a family therapy. gretchen: you want to bring her back home to ohio to do that. what her side is argue something that would be completely unsafe for what may happen to her. let me play a tape of how rifqa feels about this and get your

comments. >> my name is rifqa barry and i have been a christian for four years of my life. i just want to say that i love my family. i love them so much. i love my parents and, yet, i'm so in fear of my life because of the past abuse that i have encountered. gretchen: if you are the judge and you hear that mr. mccarthy about a child who is almost 18 years old by the way who fears for her life, what would you do if you are the judge? >> well, in the first place, i would -- and i was sitting across from rifqa when she made that statement, in the first place, i would compare that that was her appearance on the 21st from her appearance on the 10th. there is a striking difference between the two things. on the 21st she opens with i love my family. she has already taken a great step back from the statements that she was making while literal live in the arms of this person who had kept her in his house for two and a half weeks. that's the first thing i would

notice. rifqa has already taken a step back from what she has initially said. gretchen: i have to wrap it up unfortunately. >> sure. gretchen: i'm not sure any judge would want blood on his or her hands if he would in fact let this girl go home without knowing a few more of the facts. i think that's what he did. there is another hearing come up in september. >> why have to know a phi more facts. attorney for rifqa bary's mom. governor crist of florida is making some of the decisions in this case. you can email him your thoughts at charlie dot crist at my florida.com. very complicated situation. dave and brian, what do you got cooking up in the green room. brian: complicated in life and death. thanks, gretchen. dave: storm brewing in the atlantic. it's topping the coast with 12-foot waves. evacuation where it is headed and when. brian: government run to co-opt.

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brian: 75 final round. for him it was a debacle. dave: the wheels came off. gretchen: some preachers being extra cautious this morning after oklahoma pastor found dead. mysterious story. 61-year-old carol daniels brutally murdered in her church. gathering local pastors washing them. >> woe talked before the need to be vigilant to fix security lights and longs and take care of the employees that wherefor r them. gretchen: gretchen details were not discussed. authorities have been mum about the crime. possible that church was targeted. dave? >> if you wanted some cheap buys this weekend. evidence to ceavment the state is having a giant garage sale to help close its budget deficit. thousand of safety owned items will be for sale outside of sacramento. >> computer, furniture, chairs.

you name it was supplies. bicycles, jewelry. dave: that's unbelievable. the sale estimated to rake in estimated $1.2 million. most of that is expected to come from sale of state cars and lemonade stand. brian: reference to god state law unconstitutional. kentucky homeland security office says the safety of the people cannot aachieved without relying on, quote, almighty god. judge thomas win gate says people cannot be forced to follow god and wants wording removed. the author of the measure tom reiner say many other laws reverence gond and religion -- god and religion. gretchen: tropical storm danny. had you heard about this storm? now it could be headed to the east coast. did i see janice dean in makeup. she did warn me about the huge

storm coming. in you said janice it could reek havoc on the funeral plans for ted kennedy. >> some of the computer models brureble it very close to boston. one of the computer models we look at to determine where this storm is going to go. just off the coast of long island brian kilmeade as a cat 1 hurricane. folks in long island up toward the coast line you need to be watching tropical storm danny. you can see those colder cloud tops if the deeper or as the storm starts to get its act together. the winds are gfing to start to listen. that's going to help the develop this. that'sity track as of 5:00 a.m. we have new computer models coming out. if you live cape hatteras all the way up to portions of maine and new england, we need to keep an eye on this storm as a

category 1 as we head into the weekend. a weak category 1 storm. however, because long island is below sea level, a lot of folks really need to be making their preparations now just in case this storm gets a little too close for comfort on the weekend. in any event, whether it's a tropical storm or a hurricane, we are going to see a lot of rain and wind. looking at the frontal boundary. >> brian kill mode get your plan plan in action. >> saturday night and sunday are with going to be the crournl times. >> saturday during the day you are going to the beach? >> no. you are still going to see a lot of rain and winds. just call me for local forecast. brian: this the is only time i get a chance to talk to you. if i'm not on camera she walks right by me. >> that's not true. gretchen: janice is the last person to do that. >> i brought you coffee this morning. brian: you gave it to the wrong

guy. i didn't have it. >> still waiting somewhere. brian: all the anchors lookalike. thank you very much, janice. big news in major league baseball. appell lat court rowld they right anonymous druggests. david ortiz, alex rodriguez. manny rams. sammy society. the ruling is little consolation. down to two teams. texas poet new york last night 4-1. all thanks to great defense. you are seeing it over my shoulder. the kids from san an tone know hoove on to may georgia or california. california shouldn't be allowed to play they can practice in the winter and new yorkers can't. dave: young lady hit a game winning rbi overseas. first time on record we have a

young girl with a game winning hit. gretchen: surprisingly brian didn't run that story. >> i think you are wrong. jody foster bad news bears out out in the middle. ask john mcenroe, they awful they talked about when they were married. gretchen: he wasn't married to jody foster. brian: no. tatum owe kneel. i thought they were the same people for a while. >> i will sit down with john macenroe a whole day. it's a other deal rmt did you think that the auto industry would benefit from cash for clunkers? the problem is the top five cars that were purchased only one of them turns out to be an american car. take a look at the list. number one toyota corolla. number two honda civic.

number three you have the toyota camry, number four you have the ford focus front wheel drive virgin -- version. they're brand new. and 5, the hyundai elan that. take it away, guys. brian: those are the new cars. good news is we did make top five on the clunker list. broinel brian if you are a dlunker on you are on ever to this list. the clunkers that have been turned in and crushed. ford explorer, 4 yield drive. number two f-150. two wheel drive it's a ford. jip grand cherokee, back to the explorer the two wheel dive now. the dodge cir van is nun 5 frm unless, you are a fus salesperson thunderstorm at this point who runs a hyundai.

>> got new japanese cars on the road. still american companies have seen a big boone here it may be a brief one but toyota the big winner here. 41% japanese 38% to the big three. this they step saw inspection of dollars. gretchen: what kind of drop off is going to happen now? dave: you have consumers are going to be paying more money for cars in the short-term. so inver toreshas dleard out the. >> un. brian: a lot of people going to buy them anyway if i buy them now i get $4,500. we essentially get people to pay foreign cars and crush measure cars. >> a long that that says kids need cars. >> dave: what's that wrong? mine mine do you know that song?

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dan and sharon dixon along with heir lawyer larry meethead. good morning to all of you. >> good morning, dave, thank you. dave: thank you for being here. let me start with you guys. sharon, you displayed this for 17 years. no complaints from residents. no complaints from employers. until what happened one day when a new manager was hired? >> excuse me. well, we had it on the wall for many, many years. and it was -- it just was an irspur racial picture to us. a very dear friend had given it to us. it just made us to think to care for people. when she had seen it, she asked if that was scripture. and i said yes. and she said well, take it down immediately. and i said well, i would like to go get my husband. we do work together as a team. so i went out with him while he was handing out papers to the

residents. and when i came back, the picture was taken down. i asked where it was. and she said it was in an apartment. and she said -- i went to look for it. and she said well, there is no need for you to go get it because you're fired. dave: unbelievable. dan, what was your reaction when you heard that not only had you been fired but evicted for something you believe, in for something that clearly offered some soltis for people that come through that apartment complex. what was your reaction? >> i was totally shocked to think that a pretty picture like that could be -- could get me in that situation. dave: all right. let's turn to your lawyer now. larry, legally speaking, this sounds pretty outrageous morally but legally speaking, where did they cross the line? >> thank you for having us with you, dave. you know, it really is sad to see just how intolerant some

people can be in this day and age. we have been talking about the aclu's efforts to criminalize prayer. now we have a company hallmark management that is claiming that this picture is illegal that crosses the line. hallmark fired these two individuals and evicted them instead of providing them with a reasonable accommodation, which is what the law required of them. the picture had been up for years. and no one had ever complained about it. no inspector has ever said it's illegal. and obviously we know why that is. and so it would not have been unreasonable to hallmark to allow this picture to continue to stay up. dave: here is the statement you are referring to:

dave: sharon is, that why you believe you were fired? >> no. when she pointed to the scripture, i just believe it was discrimination. dave: real quickly, dan, what do you want now? >> [inaudible] dave: i guess we are having a microphone problem. dan and sharon dixon. also larry mihet from the security council. thank you for joining us this morning. airlines finding yet another way to nickel and dime you. what you will be paying extra for now. and how is america reacting to the words being used in the health care debate? words like public option and death panel? frank luntz breaks it down next. but, first, on this date in history in 1966, the loving spoon fool had the number one

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what should -- what term should be used? >> is it a public option or a government option? that makes a significant difference in the way people hear it. the american people do not want their health care delivered by government. they wanted to alert by doctors, hospitals, and a personalized approach. a public option says that it is going to be individual and personal lives. the government option says that washington is going to be making the decisions. gretchen: what should be said? >> i think the government auction should be appropriate. the determination of what care you get is the government. gretchenthat government takeoves what is driving barack obama nots. he has been complaining about it on national tv. brian: you bring up death panel and end of life counseling. do they mean the same thing? >> i am going to draw a lot of

e-mail with this comment. it is not a death panel. this is one case where obama and the democrats have it correctly. it is not talking about putting granma to sleep. i have been to raise situation in my family where we have to make these decisions and you have to have consultation. i think that the opponents of obamacare have gone too far to call it a death panel. brian: which happens every day, you just do not need it written up in a national health-care plan. angry mobs, grassroots, and astrotuf. >> we have had thousands of people attending town hall meetings. these are average citizens. the idea that you would call them a mob offends them in defense those who watch. it is one of the big mistakes that the obama administration has made making fun of or

criticizing people who are generally concerned about their health care. gretchen: it is also some members of the media. you say chicagoland angry grassroots protesters. maybe people will be listening to your word description. you actually look at how this worked. quote the democrats react favorably to it and the republicans do not. let's take a look at one of the angry mob commercials. >> and as republicans and their well funded allies are organizing angry mobs. their goal? destroy president obama and stop the change that americans voted for overwhelmingly in the primary. >> i hope he fails. >> this mob activity is straight from the playbook of high-level republican political operatives. they have no plan for moving our country forward, so they have called out the mob. >> it is an attack on the people who were showing up.

the republican line did not move. that was one of the least effective in cutting across partisan lines. barack obama has lost all support among republicans and he is tanking among independent voters with eds like that. brian: you understand what the democrats would love that ad. meanwhile, in a few hours, the body of senator ted kennedy will head to boston where he will leave oppose at his brother's presidential library. gretchen: michele malkin tells us how the democrats could change the rules and that state. brian: nobody raised a red flag. what is being done about it? paying $8 a day for lunch

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gretchen: good morning, everyone. thank you for sharing your time with us this morning. let's tell you what is happening right this hour. a motorcade carrying the body of senator ted kennedy will head to boston today. what will happen to his senate seat? democrats already trying to save -- to change the rules. does this have anything to do with health care vote? "america's newsroadam: aclu offn officials to free suspected terrorists from gitmo. the shocking report you have to say. brian: another sign that america is getting a little bit soft. a school will not fail any child under third grade no matter how bad their grades are. is this a good plan? our slogan this hour comes from indiana. jump out of that box and learn

all the trends. turn into fox and truth-slingi'' friends. >> hello. it is richard simmons. the best exercise for your mind is "fox and friends." adam: he makes me want to jump around. gretchen: he gets you inspired. adam: i am happy to be up early with you guys. gretchen: here is our last hour. we begin with a fox news alert. millions are mourning the loss of senator ted kennedy. he will lie in repose of the people can pay tribute at his casket. this is where the family caravan will be leaving from with the body of ted kennedy, right? >> that is right. this is the kennedy compound.

this is the place where the kennedy family as gathered, as they have so many other times in good and bad times. it will be holding a private mass for the family and brown 12:00 today. around 1:00, they will head for boston. they will go into the city. once they reach boston, they will be driving past some landmarks that meant so much to ted kennedy and so much to the kennedy family over the years. the italian section of town is where rose fitzgerald kennedy was born. they will be driving past the church where her funeral mass was held. she passed away at the age of 101. there is a big park space that take kennedy helped to implement after the big dig. the central artery came down. this wide swath of land was opened up and ted kennedy helped preserve that place for families to spend time together they will

be going by the most historic buildings. that is where the mayor will ring a bell 47 times signifying the many years of public service that ted kennedy has given to the commonwealth of massachusetts. hthey will drive through the irish section of town. they will finally end at the jfk presidential library and museum where he will lie in response was -- in proposed. -- lie in repose. gretchen: thank you very much for that update. a defiant mark sanford angrily responds to new calls for him to step down as governor of south carolina. >> i am not going to be railroaded out of this office by political opponents or people who were never friends of mine in the first place.

to put it a different way, a lot of what is going on right now is pure politics, plain and simple. gretchen: the comments coming the same day that lieutenant governor called on mark sanford to resign. south carolina lawmakers are expected to discuss his possible impeachment this weekend. he is under fire for misusing state plans and having an affair with a woman in argentina. the swine flu vaccine will not be ready until the middle of october at the earliest. at the u.s. air force academy, dozens of cadets had to be quarantined during the first week of basic training. the school took >> -- quick action to contain the outbreak. for more information, had to our website. is the day coming when it is going to cost your suitcase as much to fly as you? u.s. airwaves has raised the rate on the first check back to $20. the second to $30.

$30 if you're traveling overseas. those are your headlines. adam: if you do not have the internet, you pay $5 more. it is getting hard. brian: what is the name of that book? >> it is called "culture of corruption." brian: it is not a salute to ted kennedy, but you can respect the fact that ted kennedy fought for his beliefs, right? >> yes, absolutely. i said when he passed the less than 24 hours ago that we need to put aside our political differences for the appropriate moment and mark this occasion with solemnity. unfortunately, there are people on both sides to have refused to do that. i'm not surprised by the lack of restraint. adam: before he died, ted

kennedy wanted massachusetts to change their laws. what they want to do is give the governor the right to appoint ted kennedy's temporary successor. these are -- these very same lawmakers voted to changes in 2004 to protect john kerry's seat. is this just about one health care vote? can the getaway with this? >> it obviously is about that one health care vote. the democrats in washington are in trouble. they know it. they need to scrape for every last reliable vote that they can get. unfortunately, senator kennedy's deaf which has put democrats in massachusetts in quite a quandary. doing what he wants them to do would be the ultimate act of political exemption. there is the rank hypocrisy of changing the laws they sponsored

five years ago as a power grab, to deny mitt romney the opportunity to appoint a successor to john kerry. they are trying to argue themselves that somehow it would be okay if they made this caretaker promise that he would not run for the special election in 160 days. guess what? that is fraught with constitutional problems itself. gretchen: they are going to say that health care reform is just too important to not have a senator voice from massachusetts. that will be the argument. >> yes. the counter argument is that they should have thought of these kinds of unintended consequences when they passed the law in the first place to spite mitt romney. brian: it is going to get done. they have the votes. they will say, just promise you are not going to run. the republicans do not have the

votes to stop it. >> and they certainly do not there is the risk of a huge public backlash. there is the aura of do as i say, not as i do. that is not playing so well across the country. adam: what is going on with the lockerbie bomber. the libyans gave him a hero's welcome after he was released early for compassionate reasons. now, colonel khadafgaddafi mighe coming to our backyard. how can we stop this? >> i would contact the state department. you now see democratic politicians in both new jersey and new york objecting to this. i think it goes even beyond that. why was he granted a visa and

the first place? they will say, we have this agreement with the u.n. when they want to come to new york and speak to the u.n. general assembly. entry into this country is a privilege, not a right. gretchen: that would go for a couple of other dictators down and u.n. headquarters. i'm not sure why we allow that to happen. the last time that hugo chavez was here, he said some terrible things about president bush right to his face. he hurt his feelings. let's talk a little bit about this. the last few days, it was disclosed that some of the stimulus money that we all contributed to was going to inmates in massachusetts. i posed the question to the investigative reporter, this could not just the massachusetts, could it? lo and behold, texas inmates are getting stimulus checks. >> that is right. it turns out that a handful of

inmates got those checks as a result of receiving some veterans' benefits and social security benefits. if we had known back in january that the stimulus was actually going to stimulate jail commissaries, i think there would be a good chance it would not have passed. we have seen a more thing of the stimulus into a huge slush fund not only for kitchen appliances -- there was a story that a beauty school has actually gotten it. and what is next? brian: i think it is cash for appliances. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha haha gretchen: she's going to stick around because we're going to talk about this topic. now, the aclu is spying on cia operatives to help said gitmo detainees free. a shocking report. adam: they went to find a

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something patriotic in this region in the spirit of the founding fathers to go track undercover cia operatives and other personnel to help lawyers who are representing the gitmo detainees. they snapped pictures of them. according to the report, they shared the images with gitmo detainees in an effort to try to identify these agents. i believe that this is spying on behalf of our enemies. i cannot believe that there is not more outrage, particularly among rank-and-file aclu members have and try and privacy rights, but apparently did not think they apply to our own cia operatives. gretchen: it is another attack i guess on the cia. we have that if you of those this very week. one of the points that you bring out is, where is the outrage like there was for valerie pla me?

people went to jail for that >> i think what it points to is that much of the outrage of was manufactured. i have not heard a peep out of those same crusaders for valerie plame for the covert agents in this case, as well. i think ultimately what it points to is that for these people on the left, spying to stop the next 9/11 is treasonous, but for them, spying to stop this is somehow patriotic. brian: here is the deal. we had to go by the army manual. now, all of a sudden, our enemy has picked up on that, saying " we found a manual in england that said the brothers must

insist on proving that torture was inflicted on them by state security before the judge. complete of mistreatment while in prison." wait a second. they are learning from our court system. >> they certainly are. i think that the far left and these selective self-serving champions of international human rights are serving as tools and fool's for al qaeda. this is straight out of the playbook. they are playing right into the hands of our enemies. the national association of criminal defense lawyers was also the group that filed amicus brief after amicus brief for someone who helped to smuggle terrorist messages. so, it shows you where these people are. i think peter king was

absolutely right to question which side of the eye of these people belong on. adam: we appreciate you being here this morning. brian: 18 minutes after the hour. gretchen: a school in memphis not flunking their students because it is not nice. one mother and student who are outbreak by this. brian: are you worried about who your kids are talking to online?

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brian: right now, afghan president hamid karzai extending his lead over his challenger. he has 44.8% of the vote. firefighters battling to large

wildfires outside of los angeles. they are less than 25% contained. few homes are threatened. the smoke is making it difficult for residents to breathe. robotic experts in japan showing off a new high-tech electronic wheelchair that promises users greater mobility. it resembles a scooter. the device is undergoing safety tests before being sold. gretchen: thank you, brian. teachers in memphis, tennessee will no longer be allowed to fail children from pre-k through third grade. this policy switch is not going over well with some parents and students. a parent representative from the memphis city schools joins us now. she was held back in kindergarten and is now excelling in the fifth grade. good morning to both of you. tell us about this new program. it is my understanding that if a

student is not doing well and even if the parent makes the decision that it would like to all that stood in back, as you did, they are going to be told that is not an option. >> the program actually will not allow the school, the teacher to retain the student. however, the parent can. the issue is that not many parents spend any time on their kids home work or know anything about what is going on with their kids' school because they do not take the time to be involved. i could have retained her under this new policy. however, the school board says that instead of doing a retention, they will have extra intervention programs. last year, they started intervention programs. we did not see any extra intervention specialists in our school. the omy daughters classroom is

overbooked. gretchen: the teachers would be able to diagnose which kids need more help and so, they would put them aside and give them the extra help so that they can move on to the next grade. the problem that a lot of people have with that is, are you dumbing-down the hole claustrum as a result? your thoughts? >> i completely think that is a true statement. in a classroom where you have kids who are a little bit behind in some areas, your average learner that excels in many areas, if you have to stop and work hard with a child or several children who are we behind, those other kids who are at grade level or who might be advanced will suffer because the teacher is spending so much time on the kids who should be learning these things two grades .

ago gretchen: here is what the deputy superintendent said. i guess you disagree with that. you did decide to hold her back in kindergarten. now you are in excess -- you are in the accelerated classes in the fifth grade, right? >> yes. she is doing very well under state test. she scored in advance in every subject. the issue with the deputy superintendent's statement is that all of the research also shows that if you do not have a child reading at grade level by the end of the third grade, the challenges are enormous. it is very difficult for them to ever catch up. gretchen: the theory is that if you hold them back early on, they have a chance later in life.

>> it is interesting to note that from fourth grade until sixth grade, teachers can only fail a child once. it is a very interesting part of the policy. gretchen: some people would argue that it is the path to mediocrity. we will not tell you about the yousome people. the unemployment rate may be double what we are hearing. is the white house fudging the numbers? do not mess with a woman and her garden tool. a tv crew found out the hard way. that's a-- tiny netbook. yeah, it's-- good-looking, lightweight. generally awesome. and you could just-- go online, video-chat with my cousin. this is un-- under $200. are you some kind of-- mind reader, visionary ?

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gretchen: we are waiting for some of those numbers to come in right now that i was promising you. in the meantime, we are hearing that -- hear they are. new unemployment claims last week, 570,000 expected. the week before, 576,000. as those numbers come in, we're hearing reports that the real unemployment rate is nearly double that. an official at the federal reserve says that it should really be 16%.

it does not count people who cannot get more than a part-time job. that is really interesting. brian: it is a high number. the federal transportation department says that 690,000 older cars traded in and destroyed during the cash for clunkers program. there are lingering issues still happening. most dealers have not been paid -- have not been paid. they have to worry about their own credit. then there is moving to clunkers. they are just sitting there for the most part. was this just a flash in the pan for the auto business? they still do not know. adam: democrats and republicans are remembering senator ted kennedy. one of his best friends in the senate was orrin hatch.

>> i do not think there is another democrat that had the legislative strength that ted kennedy head. he actually could bring the base of the democratic party along. adam: senator kennedy's body will lie in repose before a saturday funeral. gretchen: bill richardson is not going to face charges in that federal corruption probe. justice department officials made the decision to clear his staff. he had been under investigation for giving state bond deals to a top donor. he withdrew his nomination because of that investigation back in january. brian: records show that charlie rangel is behind on taxes. records show that six tax liens

have been filed on the land before foreclosure. adam: tropical storm danny could be headed for us. >> it is going to come closer to land and bill did. it could become a hurricane with in the next couple of days. it is starting to get better organized. the showers and thunderstorms away from the center of circulation. in the coming days in the next 12 or 24 hours, we think upper level winds will become favorable for a strengthening process. that is the computer model. we're fairly certain 48 hours out and when we get further

along in time, that is when we get a little bit uncertain. certainly, some of these computer models bring you very close to the new england shore line. one of the computer models brushing very close to long island. people need to be prepared their. this is going to be a weekend event regardless of whether it is a hurricane or tropical storm. we're going to feel very gusty wind and heavy rain. the resort track as we head for the route in time. a quick look at your high temperatures today. 79 degrees in minneapolis. a heat advisory for phoenix. we also have hopefully a space shuttle launch. here are the conditions for overnight tonight. mostly clear skies and 76 degrees. hopefully we will get it launched get out of here. gretchen: briant just sent the most disingenuous thing. he said i cannot have you over

for that barbeque on saturday. >> excuses, excuses. gretchen: thank you very much, janice dean. let's tell you about a fascinating medical breakthrough. scientists may have found out a way to prevent genetic disorders. they have perfected a technique in monkeys where scientists swap out a gene for another. it is highly controversial as it changes the genetic makeup of a child. britain has already banned the procedure, fearing that it will lead to designer babies. brian: ellie greenwich has passed away. ♪ be my little baby

brian: she is remembered as a major 1960's song writer. she was inducted into the songwriters hall of fame in 1991. she was 68 years old. this, you have to say. unbelievable video this morning. a television crew getting more than they bargained for in florida. never try to investigate a story at the home of one of the suspects when this happened. adam: the identity of the woman is still not known. the cameraman was not heard. no assault charges have been filed. i would imagine those would be forthcoming, however. that is scary, isn't it? brian: i cannot believe how brave that reporter was. he almost got hit in the head

and the reporter still sat there. did you watch bill reilly last night? he had brian ross of abc news. he says that things have gotten so bad within the cia that he has sources that told him that leon panetta is going to call it quits and is very close. here is how he told the story. >> we were told by our sources, correct and former intelligence officials and advisers to the president on such matters that he threatened to quit. they deny that. he says that he has no plans to resign whatsoever, but we're also told that one possible replacement candidate was contacted by the white house and asked if he would be in the position to takeover if necessary. >> who was that? >> i cannot reveal the name. gretchen: how the story went, leon panetta when to speak to rahm emmanuel. that conversation did not go so

well. maybe he was convinced to stay on the job. if you are leon panetta, why would you want the job at this point? you have had the speaker of the house denigrate your agency and now you have an investigation that has been launched by the attorney general against the way in which the cia operatives interrogated the 9/11 offenders. i'm not so sure that you would want his job, especially when you have had some public service in your life. adam: from day one, he has been at the center of a political firestorm. who was that person to replace leon panetta if he had resigned? bill riley tried to get that out of him. he went so far as to make a rather extreme -- rather extreme suggestion. >> what if i come over there -- you are about 20 blocks north of the in manhattan. what if i come to abc right now and waterboard you? would you tell me the name if i

did that? >> i do not know if i could withstand the pressure, but i would try to resist. brian: they're having fun there. the president tried to buck him up a few months ago. evidently, this did not work. if leon panetta says, you can't do that anymore, you can no longer argue that the morale is being run down. that is the argument from the end of ministration. if he walks away, that is a huge embarrassment. gretchen: i wholeheartedly agree. i am not sure that he might not walk away. they just graduated and are struggling to find a job. if president obama's healthcare plan goes through, young people could have a whole lot more to worry about other than global warming. adam: one in five children is sexually assaulted online.

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mandate, government ordering you and everyone else in your family to buy health insurance. if you do not buy it, you will be charged 2.5% in a fine of your gross income. people are not really understanding that up until this point. we have talked about the public option, the death panels, and these other nonexistent issues. is it individual mandate, government ordering you to buy insurance? about one-third of the uninsured in america are people from age 19 into their 20's. those people very often do not have the money to buy health insurance, have great health, and are not interested in buying health insurance. under the obama clan, they will be forced to buy health insurance. if they cannot afford it, it will be subsidized. the government will make them

recipients of a government subsidy plan. they are going to start out their life in the arms of the government. adam: if you decline insurance, you will be charged 2.5% of your gross income? >> absolutely. that is one of the things that is being talked about. in terms of the other people, they are going to be charged the same as potentially older people. so, young, healthier people when they buy life insurance, they have a lower premium. young healthy people when they are forced by the government to purchase may be a public option or some other insurance, paid the same as people who may be sicker. we are starting people out in their young lives, saddling them with this obligation and this burden.

they are saddling them with the debt later in life. richer people are going to have to subsidize their health care because they cannot pay for it. adam: you will be paying the same amount as someone who is 72 years old. >> that is called community ratings, whereby it is not based on your health history, your age, your experience. it is based upon everybody paying the same. in the university systems around the country, you can get an excellent health care policy anywhere between $800.20 $500. once the government steps in and sets levels upon everyone must buy insurance, it will be two or three times the price of what university students are paying for the same health care coverage. higher costs, higher burden, and more ave onus on young people that they do not have at this point.

adam: we have hope -- we have heard only the top 1% of people is paying for this. >> and thank you. i appreciate it. i look forward to seeing you on the weekend. adam: 1 mother tried everything to keep their kids -- her kids safe online. she created her own safe social networking site. let's check in with gregg jarrett. hello. gregg: thank you very much. coming up on "america's newsroom," is the recession over? some brand new numbers coming out. karl rove will talk about shafting seniors. is the obama white house putting your safety at risk? coming up in a few minutes. . paying $8 a day for lunch

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peter: the numbers are alarming. one of five kids are sexually solicited online. gretchen: one mother hoping to make the internet safer for our kids. she is the founder of the social networking sites that she created just for kids. welcome to both of you. you had a child who was experimenting with social networking. you did not like what you saw, so you came up with the website yourself? >> i thought about my daughter, her friend, and i wanted to make sure that their safety came first. we make sure who everyone is, we verify the identity of everyone, and we put safety

first and foremost. brennanbrian: you do not have te there every day to much of this as well, correct? >> yes, kids can use the social networking, from that they love, but this helps. so many kids are exposed to bad things on the internet, so we are putting their safety first them. gretchen: it is so scary when you look at the statistics. parents think that they are putting protection on the computers, but these attackers are still getting through. you can do anything you want, just like any other social networking site?

>> yes, it is very similar. imf and of soccer, so i can in debt friends based on that. brian: and if she find someone that likes soccer, they are screened? >> no one can come into the community until our verification is complete. one of the problem that exists in social networking sites is people setting up fake profiles. we get rid of anonymity. everyone is who they say they are. we know that anyone who connects with her is exactly who they say they are. gretchen: these are some great tips.

the jets have become a large technology. i know it seems overwhelming. -- get savvy and learn technology. >> while it may be overwhelming, actually, she taught me how to text message. the point is, parents need to understand technology. the need to understand what their children are being exposed to. you do not need to be an expert, but you need to be a part of their life. gretchen: thank you so much. your body needs sleep to feel healthy... to feel better.

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