great musician, a great patriot. see you back here on monday. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- gregg: the road to health care reform could cost millions of jobs according to the heritage foundation. according to the research, health care reform may cost employers at least $49 billion a year, putting 5.2 million employees at risk of losing their jobs. good morning, everyone. megyn: that is an eye opener. that is more affected than my morning coffee.

gregg: 10 million more will lose their wages. megyn: that is stunning. obviously, the obama administration would take issues with these numbers. by the way, good morning, everybody. i am megyn kelly. these numbers are based on a provision in the democrats' health care plan aknown as pay or play. gregg: stu varney joins us to talk about this. does this look true? does this look real? >> it raises the temperature of the debate. you may think this is the dog days of summer, but you are dialing up the volume on the health-care debate. these are from the heritage foundation, a conservative group. they do not like a government health care. these are the people who say $49 billion per year extra cost.

5 million reduced hours and may be jobs threatened. 10 million stunted wages. that is what they say. that raises the temperature and it puts cost, deficits, and monday at the center stage of the health-care debate. on the other side, they're coming back at the heritage foundation. the white house says if you do not get health care reform, health care is in crisis, and this economy is in terrible shape. there's something else to have to throw into the mix. that is tort reform. why is it not on the table? gregg: you could save about a $3 billion on tort reform alone. >> again, raising the temperature. in comes howard dean titties says you cannot have tort reform because we would never get anything -- and thomas howard dean.

-- in comes howard dean and he says you cannot have tort reform. gregg: you could find it in the republican bill sponsored by tom price. by the way, there are some prominent democrats who signed on to that one. i have to ask you about the white house deputy press secretary bill burton. yesterday he said if we do not pass the president's version of health-care reform, it will put the economy in ruins. i thought $1.6 trillion health care reform bill could only add to the economic woes. >> he said we have unsustainable deficits if we do not get health care reform. think about what he said. unsustainable deficits if we do not get health care reform. that is predicated on the view

that if we do get health care reform, you pull down the deficit. where did that come from? the debate is all about money and deficits. that transcends the debate at this point. gregg: i thought the president had given up on that ankle. most americans said that as a non sequitur. health-care reform without its -- without it, the economy will be a mess. isn't that a non sequitur that the president gave up on? >> it is back on the table. dan burton said if you do not get health care reform, debses are unsustainable -- deficits are unsustainable. gregg: the plant is part contributes tens of millions of

dollars to democrats every year. megyn: that is the truth. he was ousted question and did a good answer. kirsten powers said that is the one thing the liberals could have given to the conservatives, tort reform. >> though one way to guarantee getting the cost of health care delivery down israel toward reforms. that is the one where you can do it. -- the one way you can guarantee getting the cost of health care delivery down is tort reform. megyn: thank you. brand new poll numbers this morning. according to the latest daily presidential tracking poll from

rasmussen.com, the president's approval ratings are lower than ever. gregg: an interesting challenge posed as a town hall meeting over health-care reform. take a listen. in case you cannot make that out, "killed the bill." to those were the chants. one voter question to the three- term democratic senator about a specific provision regarding illegal aliens. >> i would like to know why it illegal aliens will be uninsureinsured under this. [applause] this is a fact. i have taken the time to look at

the bill on the internet. i can quote the section and the page. they do not even belong here and in pain fo am paying. >> i am not sure what bill you are referring to. but that provision is not necessarily in every bill. the issue is this tree that is a good question. -- the issue is this. that is a good question. i do not believe the people that are non-citizens should receive health benefits. [applause] thank you. thank you for raising the issue. gregg: she had first said she was not sure which build the

voter was referring to. that brought out a vocal reaction. and then she said there were still several bills on the table. she said she does not believe people who are non-citizens should receive health-care benefits. last saturday, the president once again said illegal aliens are not covered under any of the bills. megyn: it is controversial both ways. if he maintains the the reason we have to have universal health care is because the uninsured can go to a hospital and get treatment -- if we do not cover the illegals, that will still happen. how does he justify the universal health care problem? there are 12 million illegals in this country. brand new video believed to be from the #two al-qaeda man, calling on pakistanis to join jihad against the united states.

this is the second videos of the death of the taliban top commander earlier this month. what is in this message and how does it compare to his earlier message? >> there is not that much difference in this much is that was placed. -- that was released. there's one thing he pushed forward. that is that it is a proxy war going on here. the pakistani military are carried out in the slot valley for the united states and the united states military. -- in the swat valley. the taliban confirmed that their leader was killed in the strong strike on august 5. they also announced to the next leader would be. and also, a leadership structure.

it is very interesting that al- qaeda released this video. i spoke with the former ty the steny general earlier today. -- i spoke with a former general earlier today. he said their faith is connected. because taliban controls the tribal areas, that gives al- qaeda the safe havens that they need. the message was to show al-qaeda support for the taliban. megyn: thank you very much. gregg: a girl kidnapped 18 years ago is found alive. shocking new details surfacing today about how she lived all of those years, how close police came to finding her earlier, and what her accused kidnapper now says. megyn: told you about this montana town that is getting

millions of dollars to protect its cliquiet rural border. it is not the only controversial project getting money. you will not like the answers.

gmegyn: nasa is hoping for a midnight run of shuttle discovery. it is open to blastoff tonight. first weather, and then a fuel delve problem caused this to be delayed the first two times. gregg: thousands of false entry in the united states -- thousands of people entering our

united states every day. only about three of them pass through this town in montana. it is scheduled to get $15 million. couldn't the cash be spent better? the vice president for policy and communication for the national taxpayers union joins us. on either side, there are these little huts, but there are only three people coming through. on our southern border, hundreds of people are getting through every day. shouldn't the money be spent on the south? >> assuming that the money is being spent affectively in the first place, yes, it ought to be prioritized into places where the border crossings are occurring more often.

this is par for the course for any federal spending program. it is just a classic pattern. we are assured there will be a lot of oversight. then the oversight agencies themselves say there is no oversight to wait on. then we get the stories of unnecessary grants being given out. we recently heard that prisoners were getting social security rebate checks under the stimulus. now we have this. the icing on the cake. once again, political motivations are playing a role. gregg: a member of congress apparently pulled a few strings. a member of congress in montana pulled a few strings. we know where to look. the old adage, if you spend quickly, you spend on wisely, is certainly true. this is the tip of the iceberg.

$3.5 million to fund sex studies at various universities. $3.4 million for an eco turtle crossing so they do not get smashed in the middle of the road. $246 million in tax breaks for movie producers to buy film. $1.5 million for a guardrail at the lake to that does not have any water in it. >> you forgot the one in new york where they got money for the homeless problem and the town officials say they do not have a homeless problem. gregg: how about alaska? 167 people live in this rural town but they are getting $1.4 million to rebuild and airport. have liked one flight a day. >> defenders of the stimulus they will always encounter a few

of these things in an eight hundred billion dollar package, but that is not the universe we're talking about. most of the stimulus money that has gone out so far has been the rebate checks and the unemployment benefits. this is only the beginning of the public works spending. we are going to see a lot more instances of this. i would not be surprised if we have a waste, fraud, and abuse rate of 30% when it is all said and done. gregg: and accountability board has been looking at this. so far, they have been able to figure $55 billion of stimulus money has been utterly wasted. pete sepp, thank you. megyn: you will be happy to hear, hear the army corps of engineers say the guardrail project is now going forward. as for the porn, no problem. gregg: i will go with the porn.

megyn: how much is going for the movie producers? gregg: $246 million. megyn: for film. gregg: yes. it is expensive. megyn: so is food. you have heard the accusations against michael jackson's personal physician. now, another doctor might be involved. gregg: wildfires forcing thousands of folks to flee their homes near los angeles. multimillion-dollar mansions are threatened by the flames. we will have the very latest on efforts to contain this. >> it has just come over the mountains. it has spread outside race. you can see the flames to a bit over the hill. (mom) for just $9, you can get them shoes

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gregg: though he is on -- teh heat is on. investigators believe dr. arnold klein helped michael jackson abused persian rugprescription . michael jackson died from a lethal dose of propofol, was purchased and administered by his personal physician. megyn: i cannot even get a free sample from my dermatologist. there's a rumor about whether he may have fathered one of those children. gregg: money talks.

megyn: it is a nervous morning for thousands of people in southern california to their homes are in danger burning to the ground. stunning video. look at this. one wild fire is burning near los angeles in an area of multimillion-dollar homes and golf courses. suzanne is live in california with an update. what do you see? >> we are in an evacuation building. dozens of the bill have evacuated here. the fire broke out last night across from donald trump's of course. the area has multimillion-dollar homes. overnight, firefighters were able to get a handle on the fire. 35% containment. 1000 people are evacuated.

it is called the portuguese fire because it broke out near portuguese bend. the wind is working in the firefighters favor. overnight they have five water dropping helicopters with my vision. that helped them get a handle on the flames. we have heard of 3 homes damaged. no homes are lost so far. i am giving you a tour of the evacuation center. they're giving everybody lots of toiletries to help them out overnight. this is a stressful time for them. these are some sisters from a local content to were evacuated. it has been a very stressful life, but you were able to get some sleep. >> yes. cuts to have been two fires

before? >> yes. >> a good night's sleep after two o'clock a.m. in the morning. it is not far from here to be ready to go up there and get some breakfast outside. >> i know you are optimistic this morning. in fire's past, they have done a pretty good job. >> we have no idea. we hope so. it is very calm. >> that is the good news. there's not much wind. a lot of people are still sleeping. reporting live. back to you. gregg: on the other coast, if you happen to live along the east coast, get ready. brace yourself for nasty weekend weather. we'll talk about tropical storm danny.

when and where it is expected to hit, next. plus -- >> this is the final call before we close the file. press 1 to speak with a representative now. megyn: should be so lucky as to have the be the final call. we have all gotten these un annoying robo-calls. we have news on why you may never, ever have to worry about these again. >> excuse me. >> would you be interested in switching long-distance service? >> i cannot talk right now. give me your home number and i will call you later. >> we are not allowed to do that. >> i guess you do not want people calling you at home? >> no. >> now you know how i feel.

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megyn: democrats' plans for health care reform today and family doctors against specialists. they are proposing to save money in medicare. saysthey want to cut payments to specialists like heart doctors and cancer doctors three they're not happy about that. they said the plan will put lives at risk.

the republican senator of oil made joins us -- senator of wyoming joins us. he is also a surgeon. the headline is something about how family doctors will get more in medicare reimbursements. i thought that is good. they do not make a lot of money. and then part two was -- the cancer doctors and our doctors will take major cuts. they're not happy. >> this goes to the fallacy of this whole health care proposal that the president house out there -- has out there. people do not even think about rural america. it will be much harder for them to get care.

those doctors will not be there. we have more seniors every day. they need cancer doctors and they need cardiologists. modern medicine has helped people live longer and longer to really have been taking our show on the road today. we were in mississippi yesterday, arkansas before that, and nebraska. people from around the communities are turning out, and the doctors are turning out as well. specialists are very concerned tha. megyn: let me give people an example. there is one doctor in virginia who said -- the government is going to cut the $251 it pays

for a sonogram they do on your heart. their goal to cut it by 40%. cardiac catheterization will be cut by 1/3. cardiologists are not rich to begin with. >> the government is the biggest deadbeat when it comes to paying for health care. at those prices, you cannot even afford the liability insurance against losses. you cannot afford to pay the nurses and buy the equipment. washington does not even pay enough to put the gas in the ambulance. government does a poor job. washington does a poor job of understanding the needs across the country, and especially with specialists. whether it is the cancer doctors, who give the cancer

therapy in their offices, which helps keep people out of the hospital -- if they're cut from being able to give people chemotherapy in the office, there's no reason for the doctor to stayed practicing in small communities. megyn: the obama administration is talking about preventive care. they say that is in part why we need more family doctors. people can stay on top of their health. if you have heart palpitations and your family doctor is always going to refer you to a cardiologist. when you get to the cardiologists, you'll need a heart sonogram. they use that has to take a look at your heart. according to this doctor in virginia, he says he will have to close up shop. he can barely survive on $251 for this procedure. he will not be able to survive if you cut debt by 40%. -- cut that by 40%.

>> you're absolutely right. this is additional out steps in the rush need of health care to the citizens of our country. this is another step the president and members of congress are taking to ration health care and make our system more like the system in england and canada. they're limiting the services. people cannot to the care that they need. we need more nurses and more family doctors. more nurse practitioners. all of the people taking care of the patients. we are living longer. we have been very successful at that. i am hearing that people are very unhappy with what the president has proposed. they are very unhappy with the limits that will come to health care. >> i want to ask you -- what is your prediction on this health care question? >> if anybody thinks that the

turnout is contrived, it is not. there is huge opposition to these very lengthy bills that will affect everybody. pacing table and to be paying more and getting less. that is not what americans want. megyn: thank you. >> thank you. gregg: tropical storm watch in parts of the east coast. danny is headed toward the carolinas. this one is extreme. >> the good news is we do not think danny will become a hurricane. you can see the floor up of showers and thunderstorms to the east of the center of the storm. we need to see those showers and thunderstorms from around the storm to get things strengthening. these are the computer models.

most of them take this offshore. one of them takes it right across coastal massachusetts. that is the area we're concerned with. we will feel the effect of this storm regardless of where it makes landfall. rip currents and high surf. windy conditions and most of rain, especially for new england as we go through the next several days. some of the computer models in looking at in terms of rainfall are close to half a foot of rain over boston tomorrow. those are some of the computer models. we have those funeral of arrangements in boston. close to 6 inches in some cases. gregg: thank you very much. megyn: we have the funeral. we also have a very important wedding coming up this weekend.

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gregg: take a look at this.

surveillance videotape of a shirtless man who police and hijacked a school bus moments later. according to police, the man who witnessed this said he was acting weird. he jumped through the been the of the school bus and overpowers the driver. about a dozen screaming students were able to escape out to the emergency back exit. the police were able to touch that man. he is now in jail. two students and a driver suffered minor injuries. megyn: she was just 11 when she was kidnapped from her school bus stop in california. 18 later, she has now been found alive. now we are learning new and disturbing details in the case of jaycee dugard.

claudia, good morning. what do we know. what is the latest about how she is doing and where she is? can you update the viewers on how they found her. >> she was found almost by accident at a local police department when her alleged kidnapper phillip garrido responded to a call to come in for questioning after he was cited with two small children on the campus of uc-berkeley earlier this week. he is a registered sex offender. he is on parole here in california. when he showed up at the police station, he brought along the two children, jaycee dugard, and his wife nancy. the parole agents became very suspicious about all this pre during the course of this interrogation of phillip garrido, he acknowledged that he and his wife were responsible for kidnapping jaycee dugard in

south lake tahoe 18 years ago. it is not like she raised her head and said she was a kidnap victim. it was her alleged kidnapper who admitted to kidnapping her all those years ago. i want to tell you where we are this morning. federal agents and local police conducted extensive search of this home for evidence. it may look like a fairly ordinary one story home, but it is emerging as a house of horro rs as we learn details about how jaycee dugard and her two children were kept in a series of sheds strategically arranged to shield them from view. they never went to school, never went to doctors. it is especially heartbreaking when you consider that she gave birth to her first daughter when she was just 14 in this home.

as you might imagine, people live in this area are shocked. megyn: thank you. gregg: let's bring in a former prosecutor and child advocate. she is also author of the book "and justice for some." back in the early 1970's, he did this before. he kidnapped somebody. raped her, captured in a storage warehouse, and he did very little time. >> what a surprise. convicted sex offender doing little time. it is sort of the story of our country, unfortunately. there were people who saw what was going on and called police. a neighbor reportedly said i looked over the fence and i saw

kids back there. there was something ugly going on. they knew he was a convicted sex offender. the neighbor told police can you check this out. they said there's nothing we can do. i think we will hear more about why the law enforcement should bear some of the responsibility for this. it is a wonderful day. i am so happy. the family must be very relieved. this is not going to be a brady bunch family reunion. she is not a child anymore she is almost 30. she is not the same person that disappeared when she was 11. she will probably never be the same. i cannot even imagine a 14-year- old raped, gave birth, she is living in squalor in a shed. are you kidding me? it is like raising a child like an animal. she is going to need a lot of care, a lot of support, and very

intensive treatment. gregg: what i am about to say it is going to make the aclu -- the supreme court in 1977 struck down the death penalty in cases of rape. and by implication, and kidnapping. those have been capital crimes before in various jurisdictions. last year in louisiana, they reinforced this and expanded it. do we need to meeraising the notion of capital punishment in the kidnapping and rape of a child? >> it is a good question. i do not like the death penalty. i would execute it myself if someone did something to my kids. that is the problem, the motion we all feel about this. we all want to rip his head off. that is legitimate. here's what is wrong with a

system that calls these types of criminals. forget the death penalty. we barely sent child rapist to prison for even one day. my concern is that when you send the message that is how little respect we have four children, is it any wonder that an evil nut would have no qualms about grabbing a child from her bus stop, right in front of her stepfather? why wouldn't you pick on the ticket the legal system sends a message that it is not a big deal? gregg: thank you. megyn: chaos outside of the trial of a philadelphia mother. take a look at this. remember this woman? she claims she was abducted by black men after a car accident. turns out that was a huge line.

instead, this woman went to disney world with her daughter. gregg: and the sweet smell of grass ease your stress? we will tell you about something else. .

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option, i have not read all of the bill, but i have watched plenty of fox news. it is frightening. the seniors and people like mya, there will be rationing of health care. -- please let me finish. in addition, the cystic fibrosis foundation with the help of pharmaceutical companies do a lot of research. they have made great strides in helping people like maya live a normal, productive, longer lives. i am afraid when this government option is passed, her life will not be worth anything to the government.

>> thank you. i think you expressed the frustration that a lot of people feel, particularly in this issue of government control of the health-care system. gregg: that is heart wrenching. senator mccain says that he will fight for health care reform, but he is opposed to the democratic proposal. megyn: on a lighter note, a comedian sued by her mother-in- law for jokes that the mother does not find funny. we render our verdict, but what do you think is the comic out of line? >> i met her for the first time. i am trying to be really polite. i say, thank you so much for having me. put my pocketbook away. [laughter] i heard that. i looked at the eyes on her

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[captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- megyn: the next step in the battle for health care reform without one of its leading supporters. already some talk -- some top democrats citing the passing of senator ted kennedy for new reason to pass their health care reform plan. will that work? that is where we begin here with a brand new hour of "america's newsroom." i love fridays. gregg: i always love fridays. unless you have to work over the weekend. megyn: you have some fun planned. hello, everybody. americans are paying respects to the third longest serving senator in u.s. history. you were looking inside the jfk presidential library. megyn: in washington, democrats

appeared to have found new reason to rally support for their health care reform push, which some are saying may even be renamed for senator kennedy. major garrett is traveling with president obama. good morning. now, you are hearing from some on the left that this was a cause that senator kennedy believed and. they believe this could reenergize their push for health-care reform. in the minds of home? >> they're hoping in the minds of the party base. that is where the rubber will meet the road. there are those on the left who want to galvanize those within their ranks to really push aggressively the next two weeks for health-care reform. the two weeks between now and when congress returns for legislative work. if they change poll numbers, that would help them. the white house is doing nothing to encourage this -- this

effort. it is doing nothing to actively discourage it. the white house is saying if you can change the pulling and reenergize our base, you go ahead and do it. we're not going to say anything officially about that one way or the other. here is the salient fact. until independent voters rejoined his argument in a way that is more sympathetic to the push, the poll numbers are not going to change and it is a very open question of whether the death of any senator is going to move the mind of independent voters to have pushed back from this idea of ambitious health- care reform. megyn: isn't there an argument to be made exactly to the contrary? it was not like senator kennedy was a moderate. he was a proud liberal democrat, is pretty much as far to the left as one could get. could that not alienate some of those independent voters? >> it could alienate independent

voters and reinforce fears among republicans on capitol hill that the democrats when push comes -- when push comes to shove will pursue a go alone strategy. the majority of the senate said, he is quite to wait a couple of weeks to see how negotiations are going. that could very much on settle all religions on capitol hill on health care and every other legislative matters. those are the stakes involved. republicans have made it pretty clear if democrats go along and use this very unique procedural move that has never been dealt with when it comes to health policy, that could shut down the entire chamber. republicans would refuse to cooperate on a range of issues, which would be a lot different than normal. he would probably try to find a way to compromise and make incremental progress. we will see that is the choice

that democrats make. megyn: in the meantime, funeral arrangements and processions for the late senator. we will have live coverage here on fox news. thank you so much. gregg: as you just heard, president obama leaving martha's vineyard early trying to avoid a tropical storm danny. it is bearing down on the entire eastern seaboard right now packing some pretty serious wind gusts, and heavy rain. it appears to be breaking up as it turns over the atlantic. floods come arikaras, dangerous surf, all of it is in the forecast. megyn: even the opponents of the president ponstel to -- health care plan are facing tough town halls. take a look. >> here are some headlines from

the united kingdom. this is just half of the stack. headlines about the disaster that is the government takeover of health care in the u.k. you probably heard about the story the day before yesterday. it says that babies are being born in hospital corridors. there is a bed shortage that has forced 4000 mothers in the u.k. to give birth and elevators. i will tell you what. i have given birth year probably more times than you, sir. i have given birth quite a few times. [hooting] although i appreciate your comments and i'm glad you are here, i have given birth here. i have given birth in the stillwater hospital. it is the finest care you could ever get, as long as you can afford it. megyn: how about that for a

sound bite? michele bachmann is an outspoken critic of the government option. she says that she does not know of anyone who wants to keep the status quo. she said she wants to put choices and hands of the american people. who can't agree that we do not want to have more babies in an elevator? gregg: i am sure that she has had more babies than any man in america. the national transportation safety board is blaming air- traffic controllers for mistakes leading up to that fatal crash over the hudson river. nine people died in the collision between a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane earlier in the month. they say air-traffic controllers did not warn the plane's pilot of possible danger even after he requested assistance monitoring other traffic. brian wilson is live in washington. >> it is a pretty harsh letter from the national transportation

safety board. it has not yet completed its investigation of the crash between the small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, but it is already asking the faa to make changes in the way that air traffic is handled in the area. in a letter to the faa, the ntsb chairman asked the faa to establish special flight rules and set up new procedures that would require plants and choppers to fly at different altitudes. she was extremely critical of the unprofessional actions of the control -- of the comptroller and the tower supervisor. the ntsb details how the controller was on the phone for two minutes and approximately 45 seconds before the crash. the supervisor had left the tower on a personal errand. he could not be found

immediately after the crash. the ntsb believes the conversation on the phone would not have happened if the supervisor had been supervising. there were five controllers on duty that day. the ntsb says that two were on break. one, a supervisor was diverted because he was on the phone. as for the changes in flight rules, these are recommendations. the ntsb does not have the authority to implement changes. sometimes the faa adopts recommendations and sometimes it does not. the investigation will continue and it will not be finalized until the better part of the year. gregg: you can now that a bunch of lawsuits will be coming up. megyn: thanks to the cash for clunkers program, people are sending -- are spending a little bit more. consumer spending rose 0.2% in july as people were swapping in their clunkers four new sets of

wheels. there is a bit of bad news attached to this. they say that personal incomes stayed flat with a weaker showing an expected. many had predicted that personal incomes would rise. gregg: the struggling car industry affecting foreign automakers. toyota is closing an assembly plant here right here in the united states. the japanese car maker will close its factory by march of 2010. it has operated that very facility for the past 25 years. the company will move production to its other plants in the united states, canada, and japan. megyn: brand new poll numbers. president's approval rating is headed in the wrong direction. we will tell you what the later -- with the latest numbers are. gregg: she goes on a robbery spree with robberystun gun trying to feed her starving grandkids. she had a big secret.

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they go back over and they drop it on the wildfires. they are ordering nearly 1500 people to get out, evacuate that seaside town that is just south of los angeles. this hundred acre blaze so far on contained. the temperatures in southern california hitting the triple digits. humidity levels are dropping. one luxury hotel offering to house residence for free. no reports of any injuries or fatalities. many of those incredibly expensive homes and property are in danger there, including the exclusive national golf club. that one is owned by donald trump. megyn: brand new polls coming in about president obama's approval rating. they're not good for the white house. take a look at the recent poll. 50% now say that they approve of the job president obama is doing. 49% disapprove.

that is not a good number for the white house. scott, you have the president paz approval ratings hovering around 50%. how does that relate to how he has been doing over the past few months? >> his numbers have been slipping steadily over the past few months. they seem to have stabilized hanging around the 50% mark. the more significant fact is that 40% of americans strongly disapprove of the way he's handling his job. that number is as high as it ever has been. they are frustrated by the health care debate and other things going on. megyn: 40% strongly disapproved. why is that so important? why do you give more credence to these numbers rather than the overall number? >> the overall number is important when you get close to an election.

early on in the process, the people who have strong feelings about it, the more likely they will be talking to their neighbors and co-workers, the more likely they will have expressed their pleasure or displeasure with the administration policies. megyn: if he slips below 50%, this would be -- he would be only the third fastest drop since world war ii. this is almost unprecedented except for two other incidents. >> that is true. one other incident was with gerald ford. the other was bill clinton. bill clinton only got 43% of the vote. ronald reagan was about a year in before he fell below the 50% mark. the significance is where it goes from here. what we have seen is a fairly

steady downward trend. the numbers have been slumping downwards. where the economy goes is going to determine largely where his numbers and up. megyn: bill clinton was elected for a second term. let me ask you about congress. they are not faring too well. americans do not believe that congress understands its own health care reform bills. correct? >> your overstating it. 22% think that congress has a good understanding of the lead -- of the legislation. there is a little bit of faith. most voters believe they understand the bill better than congress. megyn: we have seen a lot of that at town hall meeting and that would back them up. as our viewers know, the democrats are losing support on this bill. there is more talk about banning republicans altogether and pushing it through on their own. forget the republicans, rammed

through the bill with only democratic support. your numbers show that the voters do not want that. >> if there was second of a bill, they do not want the democrats to move in that election -- in that direction. it would be negative for the democrats in the short term. how does the legislation work out? if the democrats pass it all and people are unhappy with it, it will be a tough year for them. if they pass it and can point to a success, it might not be such a bad risk. passing it without bipartisan support is going to be a problem for democrats. megyn: instead 50% of the electorate say how we do not want that. perhaps the worst news comes for not the president, but nancy pelosi. >> she is viewed favorably by

30% of american voters right now. in fairness to the speaker, members of congress always do worse the better know that they get fritchey is burdened not only with a high level of visibility, but she has seen as driving this on popular health- care debate. she is the spokesperson for congress. all those things have net -- have added up to a very negative appraisal. megyn: when it comes to re- election time, the people in her district vote for her. thank you very much for coming on. gregg: what can drive a man to attack a cameraman outside of a court room? what the man paused daughter is facing that. (announcer) time brings new wisdom

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megyn: is a woman posing as a desperate grandmother goes on a robbery spree armed with a stun gun. this 59-year-old is in jail facing charges of assault with a deadly weapon. some of this was caught on tape. she makes a first heist in florida on thursday. but better fritchey holds the stun gun and forces him to open the register and makes off. not before zapping him in the stomach with hirst on gun. later, she tries it again had a sandwich shop. she said that it is her only choice. she needs to feed her starving grandchildren there is no starvation issue out there nor are there any grandchildren. police say that she was stealing to feed or drug addiction.

gregg: she is no jean valjean. she is going to prison after faking her own of adoption and taking her daughter to disney world. and mother from the suburbs in philadelphia pleading guilty to the accusations. her father taking his unhappiness out on the media. our philadelphia affiliate reports. >> he came out of the court room swinging. our photographer with a camera on his shoulder finally restrained him, but not before he injured two other photographers. it was the climax to a highly emotional afternoon. >> tensions run exceedingly high. anybody who has someone close sent to jail, emotions run the entire gamut. >> he had just seen his

daughter plead guilty to misdemeanor charges. she was handcuffed and led away. >> i think what you heard from the judge was that he recognized her actions were calculated. they were well thought out. she truly was thinking only of herself. >> she called 911 claiming that two black men and reread it her car and taken her and her 9- year-old hostage. >> one is it least 6 feet tall. the other could be taller. >> she told that financial problems made her seek escape. federal investigators are looking into allegations that she stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from her ex-husband's family. >> it is easy to say that it is a crazy set of circumstances. the reality is, she was not in the right mind the time. gregg: no kidding.

the judge ignored sentencing guidelines, sentencing her to prison for up to 23 months. the judge was very offended by her performance on the 911 call, saying that it led to a frantic nationwide search, traumatized her daughter, and exploited society's racial divide. he called for calculating, manipulative, hard-hearted woman. megyn: he is onto something. we just heard that we have a shortage of primary-care physicians. think it will help if people are encouraged to go online and batch of their doctors in a very public way? our next guest does. gregg: he cheated on his wife. he is now being made to pay the price. the problem is, the wife gets to decide his punishment. that is never good.

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as people pay their respects. martha mccallum is live in dorchester. she is live outside. set the scene for us there. >> good morning. i know it is raining in new york and all up and down the eastern seaboard, but here, the sun is still shine as it was in hyannis port yesterday for this two-day long memorial service. the family members will continue to be with the body of senator kennedy throughout the entire process. they are so integral to this public section of this process. where hearing there are about 4000 people in line right now. they ended up going through the building behind me here until 2:00 in the morning last night. they continue today. they are emblematic of the true liberalism that ted kennedy represented. each person talks about something personal that ted

kennedy or his family did for them. one woman talked about how she got into the air force because of a personal call that he made. she was told that she was too short to get in. she has spent her life serving. i also want to show you if you have it, the video that we just sent in of the daughter of senator kennedy. her story is particularly moving because she suffered from lung cancer. ted kennedy over the past couple of days would go to the mission church in boston and pray for her every day. she did. it was a moving sight to see her with her son and daughter on the line today shaking hands, talking to people and being such a part of this. it feels very much that the family and his close friends are very presence. we talked to jesse? and earlier today. megyn: we will be seeing that on

"the live desk." martha mccallum and the rest of the fox team will be all over this story. we will have complete coverage of the funeral and burial at arlington. gregg: finding a doctor you can actually trust, that is a priority for most american families. online reviews can provide valuable feedback to help you choose to write physician for you. now some doctors want patients to sign a waiver forms to stop them from posting comments about their visits on the internet. i discussed this with a couple of guests earlier this week. >>gregg: we are joined by the founder of angie's list. let's talk about whether it is a good idea or a bad idea to review doctors online.

>> i do not think it adds anything to the equation. doctors know who is good among their contemporaries. patients sometimes know, but are often dealing with anger and frustration. i think the people complaining or saying anything, most of the time, they are someone who has had a bad emotional experience. once it is up there, a he role in a doctor's reputation. i think it can be very misleading. gregg: town hall. this is your baby on line. >> it is a very import of their decision making process. we look for a peer review of these physicians. it is not the only thing. they are looking at referrals from other doctors as well as the dr.'s credentials. this is a port and element to figure out if they can relate to the doctor. i do not agree with the fact that most keeper -- most people are doing it when they are angry. gregg: if i go online looking

for a particular doctor and i see a comment that said that i had to wait in the waiting room for two hours of my valuable time, that is important to me. i want to know that. >> i think for everyone who goes on line that say that they may have had to wait for two hours, there are probably 50 people who did not have to wait. it is the one who has had a bad experience. i have had that plenty of times with articles are right on line. you do not hear from the people who really like it. gregg: it is actually only about 5% of the people who do not like what it is. ....uh, are you serious? >> that is one of the complaints we have heard from the medical community that they do not want anonymous reports. i feel that consumers should be accountable for what they're saying on line. that is how you get better information. that is what our website has operated for the past several

years. that is the way that we get more positive reports. gregg: people are less apt to be inflammatory and make up stuff if they are held accountable. >> i totally agree with that point. if your anonymous, you are more alike -- more likely to say something really inflammatory. people have to believe what they're saying. i think a doctor should have it way out of that. gregg: what is the difference between posting online with your name and just communicating it to your friends? we all do that. quote with all due respect to angie, you know that the internet is like the wild west. the problem is that it can damage your reputation. gregg: now some doctors want patients to sign waivers. what we think about this? >> i completely different -- disagree with these waivers.

there is a small tract of doctors asking them to not talk about them online. what are they trying to hide? this seems like a very defensive action for something that has always been happening. consumers have been talking about their health care providers forever. just now, they can actually listen in. >> i believe in first amendment rights and i believe people have the right to complain. i think doctors have their right to have their way on this reform she surveyed people. most doctors are not asking for these waivers. i would never ask for a waiver from a patient. a doctor can say, if this thing really grows, if you are going to go online with this, go see another doctor. that is totally legitimate. a doctor should not be stabbed in the back if he does not want to be. gregg: housekeepers and now doctors started maybe lawyers

recrystallizes going to have an exclusive interview this weekend with the former vice-president of the united states, dick cheney. megyn: vice president. i think you said president. gregg: he was the vice president. what do you bet he's going to be talking about? megyn: i am looking forward to hearing that. anyway, that is "fox news sunday." will you take a look at this? a husband who cheated on his wife gets the ultimate punishment, public humiliation. look at the sky. check him out at a busy intersection in virginia. take a look at him. for people who are listening on radio, the sign reads "i cheated and this is my punishment." he cheated on his wife. he says that the whole thing was

his wife's idea. >> i thought she was kidding she was serious. so, i figured i have to do what i have to do to make things right. >> it turns out she was serious. even though his wife told him that he could come home after he had done his stand out there, he says that he plans to be back on the streets for the next few days. gregg: i think he is having too much fun out there. maybe he is getting some offers. megyn: a little public humiliation, i think that is a good idea. gregg: i think the last thing they would want is for everyone to know that the husband cheated on them. megyn: we have not seen her, we have only seen him.

the cheater has been out of -- has been outed. good for her for thinking of an imaginative punishment. gregg: he is going to do it again. danny boy bearing down on the eastern coast of the united states. it is still big and bad enough to ruin a the last weekend of august. where he is headed and what is in store for his target in just a minute. megyn: she is half swedish, have blackbird she married into a jewish family. -- half black and she married into a jewish family. her mother in law got fed up. now they are both anin "kelly's court." ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming.

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jane: good morning, everybody. we will continue to cover the story of this kidnapped girl who has been found 18 years later. we will be talking with geraldo who covered this case over the past two at decades -- over the past two decades. we will see you in 15 minutes. gregg: fox news alert, we're getting word of an ammonia leak in south san francisco. people in the area of the 400 block are being told to take shelter or get out quickly. we do not have any further details. an ammonia leak can be quite dangerous, if not deadly, depending on the content of it. we will continue to follow this. megyn: on the docket today, laughing about the in-laws lance a veteran comic in court. she is a regular on the stand-up

circuit in the big apple. now she is being sued by her mother in law. she is half swedish and half black and married into the jewish family. she said that the jokes came easier than shooting fish in a barrel. >> what i like to know is what you plan on naming that kid. i notice there is a difference in the background. [laughter] seriously, i just do not want to name a difficult to announce -- a difficult to pronounce name. megyn: apparently, the in-laws

apparently thought that the routine was a scream. ruthie apparently wants the last laugh. she has filed a lawsuit against her own daughter-in-law. good morning, panel. i got some laughs out of it. i do not know if i would be laughing if i was the mother-in- law, but is this a lawsuit? >> no way. the legal issue is, are jokes protected by the first amendment? you betcha. if they were not, can you imagine how boring life would be? i do not think there is a lawsuit here at all. her comedy act is protected by the first amendment and the mother needs to get a bit thicker skin. megyn: if anybody could sue, can you imagine how overflowing our

core systems would be? >> i looked at the complaint. there is a defamation complaint. onstage, she is different. her blogs are malicious. my mother-in-law, she is a racist. there are really crazy barbs on the blog that try to out her inlaws. maybe she does not mention them by name, but the in-laws in the complaint said that they received these blogs climbing -- i think the n-word something that she wrote. these are outrageous comments. that is what they have come forward and said, this might be funny, but enough is enough. by the way, you are making loads

of money on my back. megyn: it might be outrageous to say it. isn't it opinion? if you say your mother-in-law is a racist, is that an opinion that would be protected by the first amendment? >> exactly. i do not think this lawsuit is worth any money. she has already said, you're upset that i put this on my blog. i will put it down, but i am not giving you a dime. how has this mother-in-law been damaged financially? not a bit. she does not have a claim for money. megyn: this did not get started by the mother-in-law, but the sister-in-law, was the initial one to get ticked off because of remarks like this one. >> my sister-in-law has a new jersey dialect.

[laughter] i am trying to get with the program, so i am like [odd noise] megyn: does that make a lawsuit? she details this exact skit. >> @ into real claim that is in via -- that is viable is unjust enrichment. if this is the only material she was using, maybe that is a case. it talks -- what is the focus here? the focus is her in-laws. that is how she makes most of her money. megyn: i think you are trying to be a good advocate. you cannot really believe that is viable. maybe i'm wrong.

thank you so much. one final word for our viewers, the reason they're called jokes is they are not serious. it is for a laugh, not a lawsuit. there is a simple way to solve it. ask her to stop what she has already said. . . .

megyn: drop the charges in the kelly's court verdict. you may recognize the defendant - 1. prosecutors have cleared rodriguez, thanks to marks could work in part. he was charged with felony child abuse after accused of beating his 8-year-old son with a belt for getting bad grades. mark came on and told us that this was just a spanking, that the child was absolutely final. florida state's attorney

apparently agreed. he has admitted his mistake, the father has, saying he will be more lenient with his child in a future, but the boy's mother is outraged, saying she cannot believe that prosecutors are letting the scope. gregg: the tea parties -- they are back. remember these? people are taking m message across the country in a bus. they will begin their journey in sacramento, calif., and go to the nation's capital. tell us about this group and where they are going and the whole deal. >> 16 days, 15 states, 34 cities. they start here in sacramento and will end in washington, d.c., with a taxpayer march on the capital. generally speaking, these people want lower taxes, less regulation, less government, but on joint by mark williams, was one of the groups that is putting this thing on.

what do these people want from washington? >> basically, to be heard. we are taking our government back. we are watching irresponsible spending, and regis interest, a government out of control, and we want to grab the reins. >> the house speaker is saying it basically parties like yours with one goal in mind, to unseen democrats. >> the republican party right now is in a coma. i wish they were helping. this is democracy. these are working stiff, taxpaying citizens, who are being abused by their government. you will see that here in sacramento where the emphasis will be on cents -- central rights. >> another thing will say is that these people are bitter because they lost the election. >> i think they are bitter because they are working like slaves and their money is being taken away and being used irresponsibly. nobody is against taxes. nobody is against government.

what we are against is the government not exercise its responsibility. >> thank you very much. as i said, 34 cities all across the country. gregg: we will be watching. megyn: so how do you get a female gorilla in the mood? get the best mileage. well, do they know this malibu offers an epa estimated 33 mpg highway? they never heard that.

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