slogan comes from carol, north carolina, laying in the bed, don't want to get up. i turn on "fox & friends" to see what's up. >> good morning, carol. i'm with you. should have stayed in bed this morning. i stayed up way too late last night watching the vikings blow it! >> you have a choice to between the loyalty to your homeland and the morning show. it's hard when the vikings play and go into overtime when she should have won in regulation. >> hats off to new orleans fans out there of being a good sport. i try to teach my children, i'm having trouble with this morning, if i could be with you, i'd shake your hand. good game. >> all right. we have a busy three hours on this monday morning. it's really a wet one throughout the northeast. we'll have some weather details a little later on but right now, some fox news alert news. >> all right. ethiopian airlines jet has gone down in flames shortly after taking off from beirut, lebanon

today. this is new video from off the coast where search crews have pulled about two dozen bodies from the mediterranean sea. the plane was carrying 90 people. it was headed to ethiopia's capital. it appears there are no survivors. the cause of the crash not yet clear. there was bad weather in the area during takeoff. lebanon's president says terrorism has been ruled out for now. >> the death toll continues to rise in haiti this morning. government officials there confirm that 150,000 people are dead in port-au-prince alone. that number is expected to rise as more bodies are found buried under the rubble. this as u.s. troops and other relief groups continue to hand out food and supplies to the desperate survivors but the u.n. world food program says aid isn't getting out as fast as it is needed. the white house is trying to confirm the authenticity of a new osama bin laden audio tape. on this tape, bin laden directly addresses president obama and takes credit for the failed christmas day bombing attempt of northwest flight 253. but u.s. officials say there was no indication that bin laden

had anything to do with that plot. white house press secretary robert gibbs talked about it on "fox news sunday." >> i think everybody in this world understands that this is somebody that has to pop up in our lives over an audio tape because he's nothing but a cowardly murderous thug and terrorist that will some day hopefully soon be brought to justice. >> bin laden also warns of new attacks on that same tape. president obama is giving his state of the union address this week, wednesday night. but first he's meeting with the middle class task force tomorrow about that speech. the president and vice president joe biden will discuss several initiatives with the tax course that affect families. they include doubling the child and dependent tax credits as well as better protection for retirement savings. and today, the president is skipping one of his civic duties. he was called up for jury duty in chicago but the white house told the court, he's president.

not going to be able to make this one. well, the matchup for the super bowl, all set. the indianapolis colts will take on the new orleans saints. the colts defeated the jets 30-17 in the afc championship game thanks to a brilliant performance by peyton manning. and then the saints kick the game-winner in overtime to defeat brett favre and the vikings in the nfc title game, 31-28. new orleans heads to its first ever super bowl. the game, of course, set for sunday, february 7th in miami. >> shots of bourbon street, they had live shots there and the celebration i'm sure is still raging right now and just think that super dome was the place where everything went wrong in katrina. it was soaked. it was wet. it was a mess. people felt the super dome wouldn't even open up and played host to -- >> what a revival. >> what a spectacular game, though. >> it was a spectacular game. >> speaking of celebrations, they're still celebrating up in massachusetts. the people who voted for scott brown. you know, ever since scott brown was elected as senator-elect in

the commonwealth, he really did take a wrecking ball to the dems' political machine. it was the day after the nancy pelosi said this about the health care initiative up in capitol hill. >> in its present form without any change, i don't think it's possible to pass the senate bill in the house. i don't see the votes for it at this time. >> well, that was then. this is now. they thought a little bit about it and they've decided full steam ahead. >> which is going to anger a heck of a lot of people because now, apparently, one of the things on the table could be that house and senate leaders would get together, at least the democrats in those groups behind closed doors again and that the house would somehow change the senate bill to their liking a little bit more and they would agree upon it. same old plan and the president, all he would have to do is sign it. there's major sticking points in the senate bill for house members on the opposite side of why a lot of republicans don't

like it. for example, the public option. a lot of dems say we won't vote for any bill that has that attached. >> here's the other thing, at one point, the politicians have to be thinking for themselves and their constituents, the numbers are overwhelming, those who voted for scott brown did it because the health care proposal, they didn't want it. if you go ahead, along with the president who campaigned three times for major candidates in major races and failed, what do you get when you're up for election in 10 months? david axlerod agrees with what you just mentioned and indicates maybe steve is on to something. he said it's very clear people don't want us to walk away from health care. they want us to address the concerns of this program. valerie jarrett says we don't know what's going to happen. we know the president is committed to delivering for the american people. hence, that he's not close to ready to dropping it. we'll know for sure wednesday at the state of the union. >> there was a clear indication yesterday in "the washington post." david who had been the president's campaign manager wrote in "the washington post" on the op ed page that it is

time to pass the health care bill quickly. he also said we need to fight hard for the people who sent us to washington, d.c. meanwhile, brian mentioned valerie jarrett and david axlerod. they were both on the sunday chat shows yesterday and so was robert gibbs. interesting, though, you would think that if three high ranking government officials were going to go on the morning shows, they would coordinate their answers and yet they all gave three different answers about how many jobs have been created or saved. watch this. >> the recovery act saved thousands and thousands of jobs. >> now, the recovery act the president passed has created more than -- or saved more than two million jobs. >> just last quarter, we finally saw the positive economic job growth in more than a year, largely asry ultimate of the recovery plan that's put money back into our economy, that saved or created a million and a half jobs. >> so what is it? >> which one is it? this is not the first time this has happened with this

administration where they go on the sunday shows and it's been topic of terror or topic of jobs where they have not had a unified message. so is that part of the plan to actually want have a unified message is something i was asking myself after yesterday's show? i mean, could there be a strategy there in not having an actual answer of how many jobs? >> maybe a range. >> i've taken that strategy of confusion most of my life and it's not working so here we go. i'll tell you, "the wall street journal" and nbc came one the poll and asked people what do you care about most? fourth place is health care. first place is job creation. and the presidency picked up on that theme. we'll talk about job creation. this cannot make you feel reassured that the plan is going to work when you don't know how bad the situation is. >> well, we know. ever since karl rove was on the show about three months ago, he told us there is no metric provided by the department of labor to find out how many jobs have been saved. that's creative bookkeeping on

the part of this white house. the numbers you need to know about really are these ones. four million jobs have been lost since the inauguration. at the time of the inauguration, the unemployment was, i think, 7.6%. since then, it has climbed to over 10%, close to 205, let's see, unemployment is close to 20%. of the jobs they've created, they've cost more than a half million dollars. >> the huge key is what the president speaks about in the state of the union address. friday, if you saw him when he was in ohio, talking about jobs, i thought it was one of his better speeches that i have heard in a very long time. it was off the cuff for the most sense. he answered questions very openly and honestly, i think, from the people in the audience but he really focused on jobs. he had a very fiery attitude and a lot of people say where has that attitude been on other topics like terror? i think we saw it friday when he was talking about jobs.

whether or not you agree with him or not is a different story but if he can bring that sense of tenor back to his speech wednesday night, he may be able to give people a little bit more back on his side. >> you know what? he's always given a great speech. he's always -- >> not always. he's been pretty flat. >> he got elect because he's a great speaker and a gifted politician. but in the last year, he simply has not delivered. mr. president, you give a good speech. let's get the job done and get some jobs. >> hey, the two hosts you know quite well. it was glenn beck and it was bill o'reilly in the -- >> singing? >> they were singing? yes, finally they're touring together. they were talking, i think, they were -- they had a chance to put a show together to talk television. and here's a little sample of the first stop on their bold, fresh tour. >> why do you think there's a level of hatred against you and against me that there is? i mean, look, i was kidding about bill mahr before. i don't hate bill mahr. he's not my kind of guy but i don't want to hurt him.

you know, i'll make fun of him. but these people want to hurt us. they want to hurt us. why do you think that is? >> i think it's because that's the only way you can win the argument. >> you can't win the argument. >> i know that. what do you do? it is -- it is -- i mean, it's why woodrow wilson put thousands of americans behind bars. if you can't win the argument, you have to shouted them down, you have to call them racist. you have to call them names. you have to do whatever it is you have to do. if that doesn't work, the revolutionary way is as robert kramer as i pointed out on the show, here's a guy who went to prison for embezzlement. has designed the progressive blue print that obama is using. david axlerod says that. in a newspaper article when i exposed him, he says that we must do whatever we have to do, whatever it takes to shut him down. what do you think that means? >> yeah. no, i think that's a good answer. there's no other reason for it other than jealousy. >> there you go.

>> that sounds pretty heady. they had a really serious part of their discussion and they also had a little bit more fun because glenn beck had this question he needed o'reilly to answer right then and right now. >> let me ask you this question -- all right, what the hell is your obsession with body language? >> body language. >> and what is my body telling you right now? >> oh, yes, bill o'reilly. let me answer those questions. beck's body is telling me pilates. >> that's excellent. >> uh-oh. last night they kicked things off. next, they move to tampa and then charleston and then norfolk eventually and also next weekend, they're going to be at theaters nationwide. they're going to somehow satellite it in. for more information, go to

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>> all righty. it's 15 past the top of the hour. more than 11,000 sam's club employees will soon be out of a job. wal-mart, the parent company, apparently outsourcing its product sampling department and eliminating two other units. this is in addition to the jobs lost when 10 sam's club stores closed earlier this month. that's too bad. meanwhile, black pepper could be behind a major salami recall. danielle foods is voluntarily recalling more than a million pounds of pepper coated salami warning that they may be contaminated with salmonella.

since july, 184 people in 38 states have reported feeling sick. the usda says no direct link has been confirmed and will do some more testing. gretchen? brian? >> thanks, steve. it was one of the miracle rescues in haiti after the devastating earthquake. watch this. that has to be the most amazing shot of the entire tragedy down there. pulled from the rubble after seven days. after his sister was rescued and the team that helped save them were members of new york city's police and fire department. >> they're back. joining us now is the nypd team leader, the deputy inspector robert lukash. unbelievable work. describe the situation that got that little boy and his older sister out. how did you become aware that there was somebody trapped in that rubble and you guys could go into action? >> the team was actually driving down the street. it was martin luther king and they were flagged down by a police officer from haiti. and he indicated that he had

just been informed that the father was feeding his children through a tube down into the rubble -- down in the rubble. so the team went down into the -- into the area, and they were able to use a search cam and they observed the individual -- the little child in there. so then we brought in the rest of the team and began breaking into the concrete and going down to see exactly where he was. >> and the amazing reaction of this child coming out, what was it like to see that first hand, the smile on that child's face. a photo and video that will be remembered forever and ever about this earthquake. >> i mean, it was -- you can't explain how you feel about it because it was just -- it was enlightning. even when we talk back at the base after everything was over, everybody was like, you know, this is something that you're going to remember for the rest of your lives. you know, it's always going to be there. >> he's down there, this kiki is down there for seven days. as you know he's alive. that's good. but you also know that if you pull out the wrong piece like a

life and death game of jenga, this whole thing could crush, this could crush this kid and his sister. how do you approach that? >> we brought town structural rescue officers that know exactly, you know, how things are built and the way the make-up of the concrete is and everyone in the nypd and the fdny are trained there on how to remove concrete, where to break it. so our training here helped us down there mentally. >> this is such an amazing story, robert and the work that you do. you saved six people. and yet, when we hear about all the people that lost their lives, what kind of emotions go through a person like yourself who does this for a living? >> right, i mean, we're ecstatic that we were able to save six. i mean, we would love to have saved more, you know. but, you know, unfortunate circumstances but, you know, we're very, very happy that we were able to go forward down there, help the haitian people and make everything down there. >> rescues are over. government says we're going to

start pulling things out. yet, they pulled out people after they said they were going to stop looking. does that make you think that they changed modes too early? >> i don't know. we did a good survey of the whole area ourselves. you know, we were deployed every day and we covered a lot of ground with the vehicles that we had. and there could be voids where there are other people down there but when we were driving around, we summoned the assistance of the haitian people and they were very, very helpful to us, you know, we asked them, are there any people alive? can you show me anywhere? and the word on the street, once they saw us, they would direct us in locations where they thought people were. >> amazing story. robert lukach, hats off to you and your team. >> meanwhile, straight ahead, president obama breaking more than several promises he made to america. is it too late to get back on track? we're going to debate it. >> and what you talking about, willis? actor gary coleman in a not so attractive mug shot. busted again. what's behind this latest photo?

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>> all right. welcome back. remember when the president promised not to raise taxes on the middle class? apparently, after massive spending, that's not going to work out. >> we have to deal with these deficits. if anybody has a plan, to do this without raising any taxes on anybody, you know, upper income or lower, or below, then they should come forward with it. >> that was senior white house advisor david axlerod just yesterday. could this be a broken promise? joining us right now for a fair and balanced debate is contributor of the heartland institute and author of "a new american tea party" john ohara

and the head of a washington based thinktank. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> john, let's start with you. when you hear david axelrod talk about that. if anybody has a plan that won't raise taxes, step forward with it. does it sound like the president is going to break a promise and raise taxes on the middle class? >> it sounds like that, unfortunately, one of his hallmark campaign promises was he would not raise taxes on folks not making $250,000 a year or more. he's actually technically already broken that pledge within a couple of weeks of taking office with expansion and a tobacco tax hike. in the health care plans that he's backed and in his budget plan all include trillions of dollars in new taxes. >> what about the fact because there's been so much government spending and, you know, we're running up the deficits like crazy, isn't it inevitable that they would have to raise taxes on the middle class? >> i think that the debate

going forward is going to be how do we both create jobs, get incomes up and also deal with the budget deficit over time? i think that this is the art of our business, i think, of politics over the next five to 10 years is going to be how to reserve broad based prosperity and get our expenditure and income in line at the federal level. i think this is going to be the big debate between the two parties. i want to say one thing, what's important to recognize is that the president did inherit very different -- difficult economic circumstances. >> simon, that was a year ago. >> yeah. i know, look -- we had extraordinary recession -- no, let me -- if i can finish. i think that the point is this was harder, i think, than people thought it was when they came to office. i think that the recession was virulent, the deficits were huge. the spending by the previous republican administration have been unprecedented in the modern era of politics and i think getting out of this mess is going to take time and strong leadership and i think that's what we're going to hear about in the state of the union on wednesday. >> hey, john, didn't the administration promise us that if we passed that $787 billion

stimulus unemployment would not go north of 8 and here we are at 10% to simon's point on jobs? >> double digit unemployment, exactly and look, simon is right. there were deficits before president obama took office. but it's been over a year. it's time to -- for him to take some responsibility and stop the finger pointing. he could get a mustard stain on his tie and blame george bush. >> all right, john o'hara and simon rosenberg, we thank you, gentlemen, for joining us early on this monday morning. >> thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> out there in tv land, email us right now. do you think the president is about to raise taxes on the middle class? friends at foxnews.com. meanwhile, she is one of many caught on those undercover videos exposing corruption at acorn but now, she's suing saying her rights were violated. really? that story is straight ahead. and botox for terrorists? how they may be turning the wrinkle reducer into a deadly weapon.

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the wrong plane. the f.b.i. said terrorism was not a factor. however, the man could still face federal charges. >> 29 minutes before the top of the hour. the white house is still confidence that ben bernanke will be confirmed by the senate for a second term. that will happen this week. all indications are it will be a nail biter. texas republican is the latest senator to pose support of bernanke's handling over the financial crisis. >> to vote no on his confirmation, i think they need a fresh start and that will be the best thing for this administration and for the country. >> bernanke's term expires on the 31st. >> the death toll continues to rise this morning as government officials say 150,000 people are confirmed dead in haiti. geraldo rivera is down in haiti and caught up with actor sean penn there to help in the relief effort. >> what are your reactions seeing this? >> it's horror. >> you think people understand the extent of the catastrophe

here? >> i think on one level they do. i think what happens in a lot of these situations is that you have kind of a phase one in the center of the city, the most recognizable city and it is -- it has to be said, the military is doing the most extraordinary job and -- but the mission has been so centered on port-au-prince that, you know, some of the other areas, the epicenter area and so on are a complicated situation but it has -- it has -- i think it has to be continually reported that, you know, that port-au-prince is not all of the issue and port-au-prince, of course, still has major emergencies and infections, communicable disease concerns and all of that. but in terms of the story in the press, i think it's really important that it's followed up in the circles that surround port-au-prince because there's still phase one injuries and traumas and, you know, where broken legs are suddenly becoming compound, where bones are breaking out of the skin and infections are coming and this

is happening on a daily basis. people are dying by the thousands and so i think yes, right now, they probably have a pretty good idea of what's being reported on in the center and i think that the positive reporting, the reporting of positive actions by the united states and you and i are two americans talking, i can say has been unbelievable. unbelievable. and meant and felt, the military i've been dealing with, the 82nd airborne are people that got me aspiring to a new level. however, their mission still is contained in this -- in the focused public epicenter. and yet, there's -- there's masses of people, you know, and they have gone in some of the outlying areas that are still phase one. >> do you worry, given the, you know, the i don't want to be harsh about it but the fickle nature of public attention that the spotlight will shift off haiti. already, the lead story on the

news the other day was the floods in los angeles. haiti is kind of ticking down on the list of priorities. do you worry that the attention and the compassion and the concern will fade far before the need is taken care of? >> well, it's -- it's almost certain that's going to happen. i mean, you know, many of us will try very hard not to have that happen and, of course, you know, there's going to be issues of rebuilding and all of that but it's also can be said that haiti is quite used to having the spotlight come off it. but i hope this will refocus this since it's one of our neighbors. >> thanks, man. good luck. >> and coming up on the show, we'll have a live report from a refugee camp in port-au-prince, haiti. steve? >> meanwhile, gretchen, toyota said it knew there were problems with accelerator pedal assemblies late last year but that there wasn't enough information to issue a recall. the automaker came out last thursday and recalled 2.3 million vehicles because their gas pedals could stick causing

the cars to accelerate. that's bad. this comes just months after the company recalled four million cars because gas pedals got stuck by floor mats. >> former child star gary coleman spends the night behind bars after police received reports of domestic disturbance in his home. the "different strokes" actor was booked on suspicion of domestic assault but police say he was picked up for failing to appear in court. more information will be released later today. coleman currently being held on more than $1700 bail. the 41-year-old was also arrested in 2008 after a man claimed coleman tried to run him over in a parking lot. that case is reportedly settled out of court. >> he's in the news a lot. let's take a look at what's going on weatherwise. we've got a big, wet monday morning. all the way from new england right down through florida. look at these thunderstorms, heavy at times, all the way from central florida through the mid atlantic. and just heavy, heavy stuff.

frog strangler we call it in kansas where i grew up. the pacific storm continues out from portions of the puget sound area through portions of washington state, oregon and northern and central california. middle part of the country is nice and dry. temperatures right now, for the most part, in the 20's and 30's throughout the northeast. but as you can see, from about new york down south, temperatures are warm because it is rain and not snow. right now in new york, the temperature out at laguardia, 54. like the studio. 40 in memphis. and along the gulf coast, temperatures later on today will crank up into the 60's. it will, however, be freezing in kansas city and chilly as well in minneapolis with a high of 26. >> where their tears will turn into icicles after the game last night. >> it's a shame. two cities are celebrating, two aren't. i'm in one of them. thrilling day in football as two teams will answer have to the super bowl and we finally found out who it will be.

to new orleans where the saints were hosting the first ever nfc championship game against brett wa favre and the minnesota vikings. saints defense would hit favre all day. no sacks but many hits. five viking turnovers in all and you're seeing one of them. saints would later take the lead, though, and finally take advantage. amazing, they were in the game with all the turnovers. watch this, reggie bush would score although it was originally ruled he did not score. upon further review, yes, he did. favre and the vikings had some fight left. adrian peterson, you'll see him rush in. he had a very good game. especially with favre playing on a bad ankle. later, the vikings were in position for a game-winning field goal. favre, one last play on third down over the middle. it would have been a long field goal but you throw together a team, it's not going to be your field goal. we're going to need an extra session and in that time, the saints would win the toss, hold the ball and get in line for a field goal. here it is. for the rights to go to miami. >> to the super bowl!

>> saints win 31-28. the entire city celebrates. they'll be taking on the indianapolis colt. it's ironic. peyton manning's dad for the saints in those ugly years and his colts overcome a deficit against the jets and hand the jets another championship game loss. pierre garcon was excellent. here's how it sounded. >> done a great job for us all season. they've gotten better, you know, i kind of believe at this point you're not really a rookie anymore. >> you know, somebody had to get up there and make the big plays. it happened to be my day. i wish it happened on super bowl sunday. i'll take it today. >> all right. the colts will go for their second championship in four years. super bowl xliv, it's february 7th. in miami. we will be there and hopefully you will, too. here's an ugly scene that happened before the jets game. outside lucas oil field, you know, the jets fans came down and got some tickets and had some fun. one jet fan gets tasered in front of his brother and his dad

and you're seeing him right there. a lot of people who witnessed this felt the guy, the indianapolis colts cop, ok, he's an indianapolis cop maybe tasered him a little too quick. he was having fun against the colt fans and the last thing he said to his brother and dad, go watch the game. go, jets! as he was taken away and kept in the big house for six hours. >> that was before the game? >> before the game. bad news for him. >> j-o-l-t-s. jolts. let's talk about this. we've heard about botox for your face, right? botox is that thing that can get rid of wrinkles and apparently, it's a miracle drug for a lot of men and women as they age. but could that be the latest thing that terrorists are trying to get their hands on? apparently over in russia, there may be these illegal factories brewing this kind of stuff because it can kill people very easily. one grain of sand, the size of botox, the grain of sand can kill an 150 pound adult. apparently, this is being traded on the open market and a lot of

people are nervous about whose hands this is getting into. >> there have been rumors about a black market for this botox for years and what worries counterterrorism people is if they're brewing up botox, they would be brewing up the toxin as well. that's where botox comes from. botox a brand name and it's manufactured and licensed by a number of places. if you just -- and botox has a tiny little bit of that stuff. but if you could create a bunch of this toxin, you could potentially infect and kill a lot of people. one grain of sand, like gretchen said, could kill thousands of people. >> chechnya is where it's coming out of. that's the new weapon to be worried about. let's talk about a place that wouldn't accept me. yale. not the city. but i'm talking about acceptance into the college. the focus is on a bookstore just outside and the language the workers speak.

>> a new policy on the books there for hispanic workers that they only the employer only wants his workers, he or she, i'm not sure if it's a man or woman, only wants them to speak english so when you have a customer who comes up to get something at the cafe in this bookstore, you should only be having your conversation in english. now, when you're in the back doing dishes and stuff like that, you can talk whatever language you want but apparently, causing a lot of controversy. a lot of people saying they don't want to go to the bookstore anymore. >> it's the atticus bookstore not too far from yale and the owner is a fellow by the name of charles nagaro and he says, you know, english is helpful to our customers but we also try to help those employees who speak english as a second language by helping them improve their use of english. that's why they said if people come in, let's talk english to them. a number of the yale students and people in the community have gone out there because they say the beauty of yale is we were so diverse. >> right. that's a word they'd use at yale as opposed to angry and

outraged. meanwhile, here's what -- here's how the bookstore has responded. our employees are a very diverse workforce. we encourage the use of english because it's an appropriate way to be most helpful to our customers. news reports the mistaken impression of our overall attempt to improve our customer service. atticus managers and staff are reviewing our policy to see how we can avoid misinterpretation of this kind in the future. i think it helps everybody. it helps the workers learn english, know they mesh into society and it helps a lot of the english-speaking people who live in america actually be able to ask a question and get a response in their native tongue. >> reminds me of the philly cheesesteak guys, remember when he put up the signs, order only in english. >> got him on our couch. >> there is law on this, though. the u.s. equal opportunity commission says that employers are allowed to enact an english only policy if it's needed to promote the safe or efficient operation of their business. now, there's a lot of different definitions of that so there will probably be a fight here.

>> there's going to be a lawsuit. you just watch. >> all right. how does a soldier go from the battlefield to the board room? our next guest, a decorated fighter pilot says war vets makes the best employees and he's shocked more people don't realize it. he'll tell us why. >> she is one of many caught on those undercover videos exposing corruption, alleged corruption, i should say, at acorn but now she's suing because of emotional distress. does she have a case up? a fair and balanced debate coming your way in two minutes. [ male announcer ] when you look closely

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>> 15 minutes before the top of the hour. the 2010 census kicks off today in the tiny town in alaska. population 600. the census bureau director will fly in and head to the village by dog sled. state officials say they will welcome the director with the traditional native feast of caribou, moose and beaver meat. a huge oil spill is threatening two sensitive wildlife areas in southeast texas. crews are trying to clean up the sludge. 11,000 barrels of oil spilled saturday after a tanking and towing vessel somehow collided. brian, steve? >> thanks, gretchen.

they put their lives on the line to protect our freedom, you know that. all too often, war veterans return home to find employment opportunities few and far between. now, one man is letting people know that soldiers aren't just heroes on the battlefield but heroes in the business world if you give them a chance. >> that's right, lieutenant colonel bob waldman also known as waldo is the best selling author of "never fly solo" and he's a decorated fighter pilot, now retired. good morning to you, colonel. >> good morning. >> good to see you, colonel. >> how are you? >> doing awesome. thanks for having me. >> there's something like a million vets right now who are unemployed. >> yes. >> there are a lot of businesses out there that would like to hire but because of financial circumstance and what not, they're not but thinking about it. why next person they hire should they hire a vet? >> they're under stress and in this economy, where people are losing their jobs, they want to know that somebody can take a job and get it done. they're accountable for the mission, period, dot and another

thing that a lot of companies are relatively innocently ignorant with is the fact that they're technically qualified. they're trained. highly prepared. so they don't need to go in there and relearn skills that most businesses think they need to learn. >> colonel, with such a small segment of the population who serve, unlike the world war two days when everybody was drafted just about and we don't know exactly how you're trained and what you can implement. i think fundamentally if i was to headline it, you guys get things done. you're taught not to take bows, to get things done and to defer credit. >> absolutely. one of the concepts of my book is win. and win stands for work it now. soldiers and veterans understand that it takes sacrifice to win. they work and make things happen. when you give a job to a veteran or a soldier, somebody who has been out there, they understand that their actions impact other people. so there is a team environment that they understand. and businesses need to know when somebody gets a job done, they

understand that their impact -- >> unlike a lot of people, they have discipline and responsibility. before you go, what you're saying, these vets could be wingmen for your company. >> absolutely. it's about trust. and when somebody says get a job done like you said, it's going to happen. >> yeah. i mean, when you put your lives on the line for your country, that should be the top of the resume and the rest is pretty impressive as well. it's all in your book entrepreneur and professional leadership speaker, that's what you are. former combat director, decorated fighter pilot. lieutenant colonel robert waldman. thanks so much. >> you got it. >> the book is called "never fly solo." straight ahead, that acorn worker seen in one of the many infamous undercover videos is now suing the filmmakers for emotional distress. does she have a case? we'll debate that. >> helped get the president-elected and now he's coming back to work to save democrats in november. with things like health care and unemployment still undone, should the white house be focusing on campaigning? [ male announcer ] introducing the all-new lexus gx.

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>> welcome back, everyone, there's more legal action involving the scandal plagued group acorn. a worker from the organization seen in this footage has filed a lawsuit against the filmmakers for emotional distress. does she have a legitimate case? here to debate, former prosecutor and fox legal analyst and criminal defense attorney tom and good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> both are familiar with this undercover videotape where these two young kids went in and posed as pimp and prostitute. let's take a look at some of that as it happens. no one is going to be prejudiced against her because she's a prostitute. >> the woman seated right there, the acorn employee has filed a lawsuit saying she went through emotional distress. does she have a case?

>> absolutely. after that meeting, she got up and called the police and said listen, something odd happened here and she reported it. that's number one. number two, pennsylvania has a law, you cannot do exactly what they did. i can't come in, gretchen, come to your office at fox and have a secret tape recording of a confidential conversation with you and then go disseminate it. i'm in clear violation of pennsylvania law. >> you disagree ? >> let me tell you where arthur went off the reservation. she didn't call police. she told a fellow employee who days later called the police presumably or i would submit because the situation started to get hot and someone say hey, we may have a little bit of a situation here. secondly, arthur's right. pennsylvania law is more restrictive than the federal law and the law in most states including new york when basically says as long as one person has knowledge that the conversation is recorded, it's not illegal. however, where pennsylvania law does say is that in order for

them to be in violation of the law, the other party to the conversation is not privy to us being recorded must have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the conversation. >> therefore, those are confidential communications by both parties by the way of attorney/client privilege is a confidential communication and there, they violated that. >> now, he's really going off the resume. >> what about the word entrapment? >> we got to keep him in the building, here. >> this is a public advocacy group, supposedly, that has, in fact, received over $50 million in federal funding in roughly the last 10 years and countless dollars in state aid. it's a public advocacy office where people in the community come in and get advice that's supposed to help them. they go in and start a business. >> now the bottom line is -- number one, it's a confidential conversation for both parties because people are going in there, disclosing all their financial means so acorn can't go in and talk about what they're saying and the other people can't talk about what

they're saying. number two, it's law, unlike new york where we practice, you cannot do that. gretchen has to know i'm recording her. i know to know she's being recorded. that's the only way the tape gets out. if it's a one party conversation, it's a violation. >> expectation of privacy. think about the chilling effect that this sort of standard would have. if this was the law that we applied under these circumstances, you know, in the 1970's, geraldo rivera snuck a camera into willowbrook to show the -- >> you can do that in new york, though. >> i mean, this would have a chilling effect on investigative journalism which is basically what this was. regardless of the fact that -- >> in the state of pennsylvania, they should change the law. legislature should change the law. >> wait a second, the two of you can continue to discuss this as you get your coffee. all right. coming up on our show, democrats know that they may not have the votes to pass health care but now there's word they're going to try to ram it through anyway? we'll ask the former white house press secretary about the back door dealings going on at the white house. as osama bin laden takes credit

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>> hope you're having a fantastic monday morning. january 25, 2010. thanks for sharing part of your money with us. is the white house shifting back into campaign mode after last week's devastating senate loss in massachusetts? the administration bringing back

a high powered advisor. is that guy you seeing there, is he the solution now? >> the bush bashing tactic hasn't worked for candidates in state elections around the country but the white house is still using it. but after more than a year in office, is it the time right now to move on? president bush's press secretary dana perino here to answer that question and maybe three more. >> meanwhile, are you watching us right now while working on your facebook page? are too many friends bad for your health? we'll tell you how facebook could literally be frying your brain! it is true. and there is research to support that. >> meanwhile, our slogan comes from mark in myrtle beach. monday brings us colts and saints, "fox & friends" and no complaints. >> good morning. >> if we had to break from our no pants on the ground theme, that would be the time to do it.

good slogan. >> and our friends at the jets and vikings fans expense. congratulations to all the saints fans and the colts fans. you're going to the super bowl. >> there you go. >> let's head to a couple of quick headlines for you. we have to started with the fox news alert while you were sleeping. an ethiopian airlines jet has gone down in flames shortly after taking off from beirut, lebanon. this is new video right now from off the coast where search crews have pulled about two dozen bodies from the mediterranean sea. the plane carrying 90 people was headed to ethiopia's capital. it appears there are no survivors. the cause of the crash is not clear but there was apparently bad weather in the area during takeoff. lebanon's president says terrorism has been ruled out for now. a pakistani man accused of playing a role in the 2008 mumbai terror attacks in india will be arraigned in a chicago court today. he's seen here in this court sketch is one of the four men accused of plotting those deadly attacks and he's also facing charges for allegedly plotting an attack on a danish newspaper

whose cartoon sparked outrage in the muslim community. veterans previously denied benefits for post traumatic stress disorder may soon get them. the military says it will review the records of thousands of troops who served in iraq and afghanistan and will determine whether they're eligible for those benefits. this comes after a judge sided with vets in a lawsuit. they sued the military claiming they were illegally denied benefits. james cameron's avatar is in place to sink titanic as the highest grossing film worldwide ever. the movie taking in $36 million this weekend, its sixth straight number one weekend at the box office. 20 century fox says it's made $1.8 billion worldwide so far, that's $2 million shy of what "titanic" made in 1997. they say it's a shoe-in to beat "titanic" since it has no summer blockbusters to compete with. do they factor in the ticket prices were cheaper in 1997? >> no, it's a sum total, i

believe. >> a lot of people going to see it. >> yeah, it's pretty good movie. dana perino joins us right now from our nation's capital. you have been busy. we'll talk -- >> good morning. >> folks to where you've been. let's talk about what we heard yesterday on the sunday morning chat shows. you know, it sounds like after scott brown won in massachusetts, suddenly the democrats were backing away. maybe we don't have the votes. now it sounds like they're trying to push it through. they might use the reconciliation or nuclear option or something like that. what's going on here? >> well, as it might appear to most americans that the democrats are trying to ram something through, perhaps that is exactly what they're trying to do. i actually think it's more likely they're just thinking through their options. and that that might be one of them but i don't think many democrats would seriously allow that to happen and i think that the backlash in the country would be so strong that they would realize that that's not the right thing to do.

however, i will say one of the senators on the sunday shows, republican senators suggested that the democrats come back to the table and start to finally negotiate with them on a bill that they could agree on. >> orrin hatch. >> and the senator basically shut the door on that. maybe they're not willing to do that yet although let them get back into town. they might see things differently. >> is there a difference, though, dana, between the democrats in congress and the message that they got from the massachusetts election and the obama administration? there seems to me to be a split there. >> it appeared to me as well. i was out of the country last week. i came back and i felt like even though i'd crossed the equator, i didn't know the world had turned upside down. by the time i got back to town here in d.c. because almost everybody universally, even people i met when i was in africa understood what the massachusetts race meant and listening to some of the administration members yesterday, you had to wonder what color the sky is on their planet. but, perhaps, they just want to say -- like remember, i used to say on health care, it was like

if we build it, they will come? that didn't happen. and now i wonder if they're like, there's nothing to see here. there's no problems. but that is, you know, you're going to talk about david plus coming back and i think that shows they realize they have a big problem. >> i just thought it was interesting, you know, throughout history all these situations where the president goes -- starts off his administration one way, makes an adjustment and ends up with a successful administration and what mitch mcconnell said yesterday, it's something i felt they should take into account. he said mr. president, america wants us to want you to govern from the middle. go to the middle and we will meet you there. do you believe he sincerely means it? do you believe the president will do it? >> i definitely believe senator mcconnell means it. and i think even if the administration took just a step or two to the right, it would look dramatic because of how far they're coming from, you know, how far from the left they're coming from. but it will be an interesting thing. i think everyone still needs to digest what happened last weekend in massachusetts. also the supreme court decision on the corporate contributions

through campaigns, i think everybody needs to sort all that out and we'll see where we go in 2010. they don't is a long time to try to get something done legislatively this year. >> you're exactly right. and that's probably why you mentioned obama's campaign manager is back on the scene. he's going to be doing some more advising in the white house. he's not going to have an office there per se but he's going to help them out. yesterday in "the washington post," he said the democrats need to quickly pass health care. they're back in campaign mode and so many people, dana, had said, you know, he ran a great campaign, the president did but when it came to being president, not so much. >> i disagree they're back in campaign mode. >> really? >> i don't think they ever stopped being in campaign mode. and i think that was one of the problems. right, one of the things you keep hearing is governing is much harder than campaigning and we heard that over and over again. of course, that's true. what's interesting to me is they took last week's election results which was a referendum

on their governing and are bringing in their very talented campaign hand in order to help them with the political and campaign problem that they have. i don't know if any other changes will be revealed this week or in the coming weeks. obviously, the president has a huge speech this week with the state of the union. and i don't think they ever stopped campaigning. >> is that acknowledgment, bringing back david plouffe, is that an acknowledgment by the white house whether or not they say it that they understand the historic thing that happened last tuesday in massachusetts? >> yes. but i actually don't think their remedy is what is the right prescription for the problem. ok? like they might have a campaign problem. they realize that across the country. and they're going to have to spend a heck of a lot of money spending safe seats for them. there's that one portion. if you look at one of the things about the campaign and one of the reasons, i think, that are contributing to the president's disapproval numbers is he ran as a person that was going to bring washington together.

he was going to reach out. he was going to be the person that transcended politics, and none of that materialized and they're bringing back the person that designed this campaign that ended up not being real on the governing side of things. i don't know if it's the right prescription. >> kind of reminded where the president brought back karen hughes a few times. but let's talk about the g.o.p. no one was saying that the republicans in massachusetts, those guys and those women, they have it right. they were just saying they didn't like what's going on according to the exit polls with the current administration. so does the g.o.p. still have a reason to be nervous about the midterm? >> absolutely. there is an anti-incumbent feel across the country and the republicans have to do a few things. first of all, keep up the great candidate recruit. we're seeing that in mcdonald, christie and scott brown. we have five women running for senate across the country for the republican party. we need to keep up that good recruitment. we also need to make sure that we're fundraising. we have to make sure that you have the money in the bank because the obama administration

and the democrats have a lot of money that they'll be able to raise. >> uh-huh. >> then the third thing is they have to keep arguing on the merits. they should not attack president obama personally. that doesn't work just like attacking president bush doesn't work in their campaign and keep things on the merits and show a proactive, positive agenda for america that they do have. >> well, i'll tell you what, dana, robert gibbs yesterday just broke one of your rules because here he is on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace, once again going back to bash president bush. >> we've made a tremendous amount of progress. the hole that we inherited and the hole that we have to fill is very, very deep. >> you know there are a lot of people out there that say -- that don't blame president bush, he's been president for over a year. >> look, the scenario that he came in and took office and what existed in country when he put his hand on the bible is what it is. right? >> ok. they've had a year but for so

many people who are now out of work, dana, they just feel like what's he doing to help me? i don't see the help there. >> maybe they should start one of those things like when you're a kid, if you say the word inherited, you have to pay a quarter into a jar. >> like a drinking game. >> so they can try to stop the behavior. i didn't play those kind of drinking games. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> the era of bush bashing is over. i've been tired of it for a long time. i think the american people even are saying enough is enough. >> it's interesting because the president also did the same thing last week in the first interview after the massachusetts election. i don't know if you happened to see that when you're all the way over in africa but he said that, you know, what swept scott brown into office was the same anger and frustration that swept him into office and the anger and frustration from the last eight years. >> yeah. i mean, i don't know how they're trying to square the circle that they have created. but maybe they believe it and maybe they have some, you know, the rabbit that they're going to

pull out of the hat and we're going to say brilliant strategy. >> there you go. i don't know if you've seen this picture. it's been out there for about a week now. there's the president of the united states in front of a sixth grade class in falls church, virginia with the teleprompter of the united states of america. is he using the teleprompter just so he doesn't say the wrong thing to sixth graders? some critics have asked? >> you think wow in a sixth grade class, you think he could be a little more personal with the students? but he gave a serious education speech and his audience happened to be sixth graders and i think what they were hoping is that for the -- have a nice, clean shot of the sound bite of what his education policy was going to be but it's a little bit strange, i think, to take a teleprompter into a sixth grade classroom, you know, the teacher doesn't use one. >> right. >> and it was weird that they hung up the applause sign, too. >> that was not true.

that was not true. >> no. put it in perspective, did president bush bring in teleprompters to schools? >> no. no. he actually didn't like using the teleprompter very much. that's just his personal style. of course, he used it at things like the state of the union or addresses that he did for the nation out of the oval office. but typically he didn't like to use it. >> plus, when he read to kids, you don't want to down load curious george, absolutely. hey, let's talk about your trip to africa with cindy mccain. what were you doing there? what did you see? >> well, cindy mccain and i were part of a group of about 14 women and we went with the one campaign. the one campaign, remember, was started by bono. they created a women's advisory group last june. i was lucky enough to be asked to be on the board. this was the first trip. it was considered a learning trip. we went to ghana and sierra leone and our focus was about women, women's empowerment, girls education, maternal and child health and we saw some

things where you could see that american donors, money is being spent very well. we went to a malnourished place where the baby's arms to see if they're well enough to go home and it was very -- people can join the one campaign and the women's groups. women are doing a lot better in our country with business and agriculture education but they need a lot more of our help. that's why we went. >> for more on that go on foxandfriends.com and get the information from dana. always great to see you. glad you're back. >> thank you. >> see you next monday. >> should the dems take a breather when it comes to health care reform or take a different approach? we'll ask dr. bill frist about that and his recent trip to haiti to treat earthquake survivors. >> let's check out this incredible video. a jewel thief rips the rings off the finger of a clerk and gets away it. >> oh, my goodness.

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>> despite an election loss in massachusetts, that's largely been blamed on health care and a lack of votes supporting the bill in congress, democrats are still pledging to push ahead on reform. is the party taking a political risk by trying to revive the overhaul without the votes? dr. bill frist is a former senate majority leader as well as a heart and lung transplant surgeon just back from haiti doing incredible work. doctor, first thing is first. is health care as we saw it a

week ago dead? >> dead. you know, even a week ago, exactly or about nine days ago, i was talking about march 4th will be the day it will pass. comprehensive reform. never seen it in this -- to this degree before. but now it's totally dead. comprehensive health care reform has been rejected by the american people and now by members of congress. >> how does that happen with senator hatch who is a leader and walks party lines and friends with ted kennedy and willing to work with ted kennedy, said not one republican is against reform. was this just a tactical error? on the democrats' part because they felt as if they had so much power and so many votes? >> i think so. by its process and policy and i think the president will have to correct that over the next several weeks if he really, really wants to get a bill and the process was not including republicans. the fact that this came out on party line votes, 60 democrats. no republicans out of the united states senate. only one out of 178 republicans in the house shows this was partisan driven through. it's not what the american people want to see. they want to see american

solutions. >> is there a way to break this through reconciliation they can jam parts of this through and get the 51 votes. that's what's speculated is going on behind closed doors. >> it's a huge mistake. huge mistake. very simply, 100 people in the senate. 60 vote is the normal threshold for 99% of legislation. you can and leadership decides to jam it through with 50 votes. problem is only about 40% of the american people support this bill. 60% are violently opposed so if they jam it through, it will be an absolute rejection with an ultimate repeal and they should -- they cannot, they should not risk that and i don't think they will. >> senator mccain says let's start over again, we'll work with you. in reality, you know this president, you know senator mccain, you know the republicans he's dealing with. is any of that going to happen? >> no, i think they could pass a bill. the president needs a bill. the fact that he has majority control in the senate in the house, has the executive branch and hasn't passed a bill means the american people expect it. only way to do it is deal with process, bring republican

leadership in and deal with policy. take three issues, republican issues and put them in the bill. >> 85% of the american -- for 85% of americans, the great health care crisis is about cost. for 15%, it's about extending coverage. this administration focused on the 15%. >> missed it totally. totally. and it was a total misread. basically, they looked at the access issue instead of the fundamental issue itself which ultimately drives the access issue and that's that health care costs are going up three times faster than inflation. there's nothing in the bill to slow down the growth of that cost. >> senator, you were just in haiti. what did you see? what were you able to do? where are we at? >> first of all, devastating. i did have the opportunity to be in new orleans right after katrina. terribly devastating. sri lanka, 35,000 people dead after the tsunami on the ground there. the problem with haiti is the lack of infrastructure, clean water and roads and petro and fuel and health care facilities. what facilities that were there have been totally destroyed and

so indeed, it's going to be a long time rebuilding. we're just through the overall relief, recovery phase and now starting in the planning and the rehabilitation phase. >> how many surgeries did you do? >> we were doing about -- in the rooms that i was in, about 12 a day for each of those days. when we walked in, it was chaotic. 250 people, families, my heart went out to them. >> hope through healing.org is the organization you work with. always great to see you. c congratulations on the great work that you did. osama bin laden, we're learning new details about what happened to the underwear bomber after he was taken into custody. red light cameras in cities across the country supposed to reduce accidents, right? nope, one mayor says it's all about making money but for the wrong people. he'll explain. [ male announcer ] the volkswagon routan is not only unique in its german-tuned suspension, but in its maximum attention to detail,

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>> news by the numbers. first $90 million, that's how much it costs for high security fences designed to block terrorists from getting on to runways at airports. it's still not up and running and officials say it may never actually worked. i'm depressed. minus 3, that's the initial spread for super bowl xliv. that's the colts are a three point favorite over the saints who are headed to their first ever super bowl and finally -- 50. that's how old bubble wrap is. it's turning 50 today. originally intended to be a funky type of wallpaper, bubble wrap brings in more than $4 billion a year and it's fun to pop and the crew has something to do. steve? >> it was the bubble wrap. all right. thanks, brian. red light cameras in cities across the country are supposed to reduce accidents, right? nope. one mayor down in georgia says it's all about making money but

not for the people of his city or somebody else. >> we're joined by david pennington, mayor of dalton, georgia. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> you decided to take action. your constituents did not like these cameras. and you took them down, right? >> we did. >> what has been the feedback now? >> it's -- the only feedback we've gotten has been positive feedback, you know, maybe a couple of calls that were supporting them but for the most part, our voters did not support red light cameras and we did a pretty lengthy study to find out, you know, what the real impact of red light cameras were and it was obvious they needed to come down. >> and the reason you took them down, i understand, was because they weren't really preventing accidents. but instead, they were generating a lot of money for the company that actually installed them. also, you know, a lot of us, mr. mayor, figured the city must get part of that. how much of the take from these red light cameras catching

speeders or people who run red lights, how much does the city wind up making? >> we got less than $0.50 on the dollar because $0.50 or more on each dollar goes to the companies that install them and maintain them and then we also had other costs. we had to have a policeman that had to review every ticket, our municipal court had to collect the fines so it's a very inefficient way of raising revenue if that's what your mission is. >> but interestingly enough, you were able to cut 20% out of your budget after you took down these cameras. for all the other cities out in america right now who are cash strapped, how did you do that? >> we did it by cutting spending. the traffic cameras, there's only two logical reasons to have them. number one, they have a meaningful impact on public safety which we couldn't see any studies or our own experience certainly didn't show that. or number 2 to raise revenue. this mayor and council did not feel like our budget issues were revenue issues. we feel if they are national, state or local, they're spending

issues so we cut the spending. we had to reduce the labor force, obviously but we, you know, cut our budget by almost 23%, i would say. >> so mr. mayor, what you're saying is for people who live in towns that have the red light cameras, those towns have them pretty much just to make money. >> there's no doubt about that. and like i said, it's a very inefficient way to raise revenue. every dollar is not going to the city and also, it has a negative impact on the local economy because every $75 ticket and the hundreds of thousands of dollars that come in are not being spent at local restaurants or local businesses. >> good point. >> very interesting, mayor of dalton, georgia, david pennington, thank you for explaining all that to us today. >> thank you. >> didn't know it. straight ahead, he allegedly tried to bring down a plane on christmas day. but it turns out the f.b.i. was very eager to read the suspect his rights. did we miss out on some valuable intelligence by mirandaizing him quickly? >> a subway sandwich shop

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steve, there are 50,000 homeless people living in a makeshift tent city behind me on what was once the club, a golf course here in port-au-prince. the u.s. army, your first squadron, 73rd cab, u.s. army from fort bragg north carolina is here. they've set up in what used to be the clubhouse and they are going to feed later all 50,000 people by sliding huge bags of food down the hill that could be quite a scene when that happens later today. yesterday, the military was supporting medical teams as they rode through the city of port-au-prince, they're finding many people need help that are sort in between the cracks. they can't get to the medical facilities around the city so they go to them. and as soon as they set up shop, people come out of the wood and take a look at what i found yesterday. >> there are a lot of people who still need medical care so they're sending out what are known as dmat, disaster medical assistance teams, they're doctors and nurses.

in this particular case, the teams come from california, vermont and new jersey. what they're seeing a lot of are open wounds that have gotten infected like with this little boy, also sprains, compound fractures. the problem is infection, though, isn't it, doctor? >> the problem is infection, yeah. these infections can spread if not treated, they can kill them, yeah. >> so the fact that you got this wound treated means this little boy probably has a pretty good chance of getting better. >> absolutely. we'll tell them to keep it clean, keep it dry and covered. we'll give him some supplies and he should be fine. >> haiti is a place where you don't want to have a cut that is open. there is the real chance of disease here. and steve, if you'll allow me one point of personal privilege. yesterday, italy's civil protection chief had some things to say about what's going on here with the u.s. military. he called the effort that you see behind me pathetic. well, i would have to say a word to him. come here and watch your u.s. military. there are 20,000 american soldiers, men and women on the

job in support of trying to feed the hungry people of haiti and i've not seen one person from the country of italy. back to you, steve. >> point well taken. all right, brian. great report. >> it's amazing. france, same disparaging comments. i have no idea where these people are coming from. internal auditors say the state department is having trouble monitoring an iraqi contract. meanwhile, the report focuses on a $2.5 billion deal with dynacorp to train iraq's police force and also says the agency spent about $4 1/2 million on a 16 person security detail to protect contractors in iraq. the group already has its own guards. now, the agency, the report says the agency repeatedly failed to oversee the contract properly. >> the world's biggest retailer announcing thousands of layoffs. more than 11,000 sam's club employees will be out of a job. parent company wal-mart outsourcing its product sampling department and eliminating two other units. this is in addition to the jobs lost when 10 sam's club stores closed earlier this month.

>> meanwhile, in sante fe, new mexico, nearly $300,000 of jewelry swiped in a flash. it's all caught on camera. take a look at the surveillance video. the jewelry store owner is helping the customer when suddenly he yanks the rings from fingertips and bolts out the door. the owner, rita linder says the man had been in before saying he was about to propose to his girlfriend on valentine's day. that was a cover story, apparently, because rita believes he was just staking out the place. sante fe police say the surveillance video will play a key role in the investigation. if you know who that is, call the cops out there. >> it's a battle between corporate and small town america. a subway restaurant in shermans dale, pennsylvania, being told by corporate to take down a display showing pictures of local soldiers serving overseas. >> what? >> subway shops are not allowed to display or advertise anything not associated with the chain. the order from corporate had customers and residents so outraged, they fought back and

won. >> and i think corporate america is insulting small town america when they do stuff like this. >> take that, jared. subway agreed to let the display stay. the owner of the sandwich shops says in their town, they treat everyone like family, especially those in the military. corporate, stay out! >> there you go. meanwhile, president obama is declaring an emergency state in arizona where heavy snow and rain have been hammering the state. the order clearing the way for federal assistance. places like flagstaff have seen more than four feet of snow in the past eight days. meanwhile, in the south, it was torrential rains that washed out streets and left residents with a major cleanup. all right. let's take a look at where it's raining right now. as you can see, if you live in the eastern third of the united states, you know it's raining pretty much at your house all the way from new england down through florida, some heavy thunderstorms. also, it is damp out along the west coast. for the most part, the middle

part of the country is nice and dry. temperatures not so bad all the way from new york down through florida, 50's and 60's. and then the middle once again, they are below zero all the way from the northern plains and tier of states down through oklahoma. real quickly, today's daytime highs, as you can see them right here, 37 in caribou, maine, 43 in cleveland and much the ohio valley. 47 in memphis and should be 63 in the big easy of new orleans. >> all right. let's talk a little football because that's what a lot of people were thinking about and watching yesterday. two huge games, brian. >> gretchen went to bed about an hour ago because she watched the overtime. >> can you tell? >> no, you look fantastic. nfl conference title games took place yesterday, one of the most exciting weekends of the sports year. jets looking to upset the colts, the number one seed. jets would look good early on. look at this big strike there. sanchez, braylon edwards, he doesn't drop this one.

the jets go up, up there by 7-3 and they were up 17-6. but peyton manning and the colts scored right before the end of the half and the colts would figure out most of the jets defense from there on in. great catches, great plays, great adjustments. defense shut out the jets the rest of the way. the colts earn a trip to the super bowl. a 30-17 win. who will they play? the colts were able to sit up and watch this game. the nfc game in new orleans, the saints punished vikings aub quarterback brett favre who is 40 years old and never misses a game. he was never sacked but knocked down 15 times. this is the one he wants back. they're in field goal range, some would say. third down play. throws into traffic, interception. we're going to need overtime. extra frame. there it is. saints win the toss. they drive. a 40 yard kick is what they needed. that's what they got. they win 31-28, gets the winner and their dream. the new orleans dream of going to the super bowl fulfilled. >> last night, i really

couldn't sleep too well. i called my dad at 2:15 in the morning and said dad, i have a feeling i'll hit a game-winner of 42 yards. it's funny the whole game how things played out. i kept thinking about it and said wait, is this really happening? >> it really happened. just tell gretchen that. the saints and colts will hook up in miami february 7th for super bowl xliv. never before, i don't think, has one team done more for a community than the saints have done for new orleans. that will be a nice story. new developments on the tiger woods story. it reports that elan paid a visit to him at a mississippi sex clinic and vowed to save their marriage. i'll ignore that. the source says no, it's not over and both want it to work out. meanwhile, woods reportedly paid a 42-year-old british woman $500,000 to keep quiet about their affair. britain's news of the world says that woods even made her wear a

wedding ring so men would think twice about touching her even though he was married to somebody else. that's a quick look at what's happening in the world of sports. >> great that he's looking out for her. >> you know -- >> that's the old tiger. he's the new tiger. >> back to that kicker, would you hate to be a kick? er -- kicker? >> when the colts won the game, their kicker used to be a kicker that used to play another position. that made sense. now you have a kicker that just kicks. >> i know. >> bleeding and sweating and spitting on each other. and the little guy comes out, he used to play soccer, kicks it through the uprights for a dozen. >> maybe the kicker had a lot of time to be on facebook. apparently, that's not such a good idea according to a new study. facebook could be frying your brain. they allow you to have a max of 5,000 friends. this scientist says the human brain can only handle 150 relationships at one time. >> yeah, it's interesting this guy over at oxford by the name of robert -- robin dunbar back

in the 1990's, he studied primates and so, you know, their social circles and stuff like that. >> i'm wondering what do i do with this in the rest of my life? out comes facebook. >> and twitter, you can have 5,000 on that. you wonder of those 5,000, how many can you actually be friends with? well, the number -- the magic number seems to be 150. not only with the primates but also with people as well. so if you -- if you got -- you know, and it's a bragging point. i've got 5,000 friends. >> you do? >> how many do you really have? how many do you really communicate with? the answer is only a fraction of them. >> but if you try, you'd go nuts, right? >> what i love is the history involved in this. apparently, 150 is a key number if you look back in history. that was the size of a unit of the roman army. and also roughly the size of a farming village. could it be that through all this technology and all these advances that we've made that it

still all comes back to how we are originally wired and the amount of relationships we can have? that's the fascinating thing to me. >> i'll have to break one 4,580 people, i think, today. sorry, guys. i'm unfriending everybody! >> it's a very interesting study. >> there you go. >> anyway, don't feel guilty today when you don't answer all your friends on facebook. >> straight ahead, the president's top advisors entering the spin cycle trying to make excuses of why health care reform will not pass before this week's state of the union address. that's wednesday. what really happened? peter johnson jr. has the prescription for truth. >> yep. and the white house says it got all the intel it could out of the suspected christmas day airline bomber. but he was only in custody for 15 minutes before he was read his miranda rights. could they have gotten more? we'll talk to a former justice department official who says probably. >> and for the trivia question of this day --

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>> welcome back. president obama's top advisors coming out to make excuses for why health care reform has stalled. peter johnson jr. takes a look in his prescription for truth today at the -- you know what? we've been talking this morning, peter, about how it looked after scott brown won that they were all going to back away. >> sure. >> now it sounds like they're going to go forward. in the meantime, everybody has a million reasons why it's not going to pass. >> let's go backwards and then go forward. going backwards, everybody in the white house and congress said listen, when the president gives a state of the union, that's going to be the moment the president is going to stand before the country and the congress and say, we've achieved health care reform in this country! we've heard that for the past year almost. >> right. >> not going to happen. what we heard yesterday from mr. gibbs and mr. axelrod and miss jarrett was a litany of excuses. let's hear one from david axelrod. >> ok. >> let me tell you as a political matter, the foolish

thing to do would be for anybody else who supported this to walk away from it because what's happened is this thing has been defined by insurance company, insurance industry propaganda, the propaganda of the opponents and an admittedly messy process leading up to it but the underlying elements of it are popular and important and people will never know what's in that bill until we pass it, the president signs it and they have a whole range of new protections they never had before. >> the underlying stuff, peter, is popular, he says. >> but the best part of it is the people will never know what's in the bill until we pass it. >> yeah. >> that's the president's principal advisor. he's admitting that no one knows what's in that bill and what people do know about the bill, they don't like it. and there's been a whole bunch of alice in wonderland topsy turvy excuses we've heard over the past week and so let's take a look at those. the first is that reform may sound bad but because of the

process, once americans get it, they're really going to love it. massachusetts voters really endorsed the president's agenda. >> that is audacious. >> no, that's what the president -- >> i know, that's what they say! that's crazy. >> now, massachusetts voters were really angry and frustrated by eight years of bush. the republican. so they decided to vote into office senator-elect scott brown who is a republican that the democratic president obama campaigned vigorously against. >> we have 30 seconds. >> americans don't understand it all. state of the union, there's not going to be an announcement but there will be a announcement that the president is going to fight, fight, fight on this issue. seems to be tone deaf based on gallup and rasmussen polls who say americans have had enough of it at this point. they want jobs. they don't want money going into health care at this point. give them jobs. is the president going to

listen? we'll hear this week. >> we will indeed. all right. >> see ya. >> peter johnson, thank you very much, sir. >> be well. >> 11 minutes before the top of the hour, coming up, the state of the union as he just said a moment ago, just a couple of days away. what do you think the president needs to say to start turning things around? email us right now friends at f foxnews.com. what's number one on your list? is it health care, is it jobs? sky is the limit. did the f.b.i. miss a golden opportunity to question the suspected underwear bomber for a longer period of time? >> f.b.i. interrogators believed they got valuable intelligence and were able to get all that they could out of him. >> all that they could. >> yep. >> how do they know? we'll talk to a former top justice department official straight ahead. and today is january 25th. on this date in 1924, the first winter olympics were held in france. 1961, j.f.k. held the first live tv news conference. things haven't been the same since. number one obtainn the charts i9

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questioning, authorities read the suspected crotch bomber his miranda rights. was that the best decision? here's white house press secretary robert gibbs with the answer. >> he was interrogated, valuable intelligence was gotten. based on those interrogations, and i think the department of justice made the right decision. >> joining us now to weigh in is david ripkin, a former justice department official. good to see you, dave. >> good to be with you. >> when you heard robert gibbs say that the crotch bomber, as brian likes to call him, was interrogate for only 50 minutes that made you extra hot under the collar. why? >> absolutely. because it is utterly incompetent, every intelligence expert knows it takes days and weeks and months to get all the intelligence you can get out of this person and even then, you don't know if you got anything. to say smuggly that that's all you need is appalling. >> it's defies logic, customs official and f.b.i. official were the ones who questioned him for 15 minutes and then he got medical treatment. >> you're right. remember, you're supposed to get

all the intelligence experts, where's the c.i.a.? where's the military intelligence? where is all the interagency cooperation that's supposed to be brought together to gain intelligence supposedly after 9/11? you had local people on the scene. probably not the a team, i hate to say it but detroit but the best people in washington spent 15 minutes with him? the thing is they did it was even worse from my perspective, they're defending it. they're defending it. they're acting -- they've learned nothing from this experience. they had a knee jerk reaction to do law enforcement stuff and they're defending it weeks into the progress. >> some people would say it's not a knee jerk reaction, dave, they would say this is the policy of the obama administration that they have made a determination in their mind that they're going to charge any terrorist as a criminal, not an enemy combatant. >> they could have done that. they didn't have to do it this fast. it was a knee jerk reaction because they didn't have a system in place. remember, all senior intelligence advisors were never consulted about it. it wasn't decided by the

attorney general. 15 minutes, there wasn't enough time to call anybody in washington. they put a system into place that lurches towards that result and weeks later, they're still defending it. that's what i was so upset listening to gibbs yesterday. >> and as soon as they told him, he was talking nonstop. everyone agrees he was talking nonstop, talking about -- >> most vulnerable at that timed. psychological shock, being captured. this is a time to press on. >> the minute they said you have the right to remain silent and you can have a lawyer. he never spoke again and they said he hope he changes his mind and begins to talk. >> lots of intelligence, even if you get out of him weeks and months down the road would not be there. >> i can see you seething right now. you know what's at stake. >> security of american people. very depressing. >> all right. >> great to hear your points today. thank you. >> thank you. >> will we ever be able to predict earthquake? one scientist says yes. he's working on it right now. he'll tell us exactly what he's doing. >> speed it up, please.

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january 25, 2010. thanks for sharing your time with us. the president getting ready for the state of the union and the focus now will be on jobs? his three advisors with three very different numbers on how many people are actually out of work. are these mixed messages on purpose? >> brilliant strategy. the bush bashing tactic cass not worked for state elections around the country. but the white house still rolling it out. >> the f.b.i. interrogators believe they got valuable intelligence and able to get all they could out of him. all that they could. >> well, that's the wrong sound bite. where he has one where he does blame the bush administration for all the trouble we're in. but is it a year later time to move on? brian? >> that was an outrageous sound bite. and botox for terrorists, how they may be turning the wrinkle reducer into a deadly weapon. what? our slogan comes from james in florida. the super bowl matchups are set,

but "fox & friends" remains the only safe set. thank you. >> it's a pick me up today on that monday. >> what happened to king? >> he'll be back soon with his flag, i'm sure. >> let's do a couple headlines for you if you're just getting up. president obama is pregnant for his state of the union address on wednesday where he's expected to address a number of key issues. we have more. i have the sneaking suspicion he's going to talk a little bit about jobs. >> reporter: just a little bit. as the white house tries to absorb the massachusetts senate race on future of health care reform, the president's top advisors say they're making jobs a top priority as the president focuses on the state of the union speech on wednesday. here is press secretary robert gibbs. >> what the president will

outline in the state of the union are several things, including continuing to take the steps that are necessary to provide an environment with a private sector once again can start hiring. >> the president began putting a new emphasis on jobs and the economy at a town hall meeting on friday in ohio, taking a populist tone, promise to go fight for the little guy. today he meets with his force on middle class families. he has so much more on his agenda. a new bin laden tape is out, questions about how the administration is handling terror suspects, the effort to appoint ben bernanke to another term, which is getting bipartisan resistance on the hill, health care reform on hold, again, partly because of the democrats' big loss in last week's massachusetts senate race. republicans say voters sent a clear message of dissatisfaction with big government policies. >> they were scared about the endless spending and debt that they've seen coming out of washington this last year. if the white house and the democrats didn't get that message, then i think they

really missed the point of what happened in massachusetts. >> us what press secretary robert gibbs says the outcome in massachusetts was not an endorsement of republican policies, but he admits that the voters were apparently angry at the administration's lack of progress on the economy. back to you. >> thanks very much. >> yesterday on one of the chat shows, david axelrod said, if anybody has a plan to do this without raising taxes on anybody, come forward with it. it sounds like there is a real possibility that the administration could be breaking a promise and that is they would not raise taxes on the middle class. so this morning we thought, since the state of the union address is around the corner, we'll look at some of the campaign promises that he has broken or simply not kept so far. and first up, he promised he would sign universal health care insurance into law. we now know after scott brown, that is in peril. >> not only that, the plan that

was going to go forward is not going to go forward. he's going to cut the deficit, it tripled in one year. >> are you saying they went the wrong way. >> he also promised he would show it on c-span which never happened. three is stopping the pork. he signed a $410 billion spending bill, larded with 8,000 more earmarks since 16 years ago. >> how many days did he promise he would close gitmo within one year? that was not kept. the year will go by without that happening. one of the problem, he said it without having a good place to put those bad people. >> also unemployment is going to stay under 8%. 's over 10%. we also know that he was talking about with the stimulus package, he was going to end the income tax of seniors making under 50,000. he wasn't able to do that. there is a series of things that have gone -- have not gone

according to plan. you think back to george bush 41, when he said no new taxes, read my lips and he cut a deal with congress to say, i'm gog have to raise tax, it cost him the election. >> another important point at the bottom there, he said he would allow five days of public comment before signing bills. i think this is one of those that probably has the american public more steamed than almost anything else because it falls in line with the transparency thing and what brought down health care which were those closed door meetings and the sweetheart deals. >> let's take a look at some of the promises he has kept. when it comes to afghanistan, promised to focus to fight on afghanistan and send two new brigades, he's done that. and he sent 30,000 troops. he kept that. >> a plan put in place and he agreed to when he was a candidate, he promise to do remove combat troops in 16 months.

he's enroute to do that. troops are starting to come home. little by little, the transition is taking place. >> one of the criticisms of the health care plan was that the president did not take it under his own wings, that he left it to nancy pelosi to make sure health care happened. now it's interesting because do you think the president will talk about health care in his state of the union address? you do think he will? >> yes. >> because now the whole rumor is that some of these democrats behind the scenes will try and push it through. i'm wondering if the president will try to distance himself. >> because they just hired david plouffe who used to be his campaign manager. the first thing he does is put out an op ed yesterday that said we've got to pass health care quickly. if he's saying it, i bet a dollar the president says it on the state of the union. also, if you would like to see some of the campaign promises broken, stalled and what not, politifact.or has 87 stalled

promises and 15 that the president flat out has broken. >> david axelrod, senator menendez and robert gibbs had one thing in common in their various talk show appearances. at one point or another, they all blamed president bush's administration for problems we're having right now. >> so let's take a listen to that slew of speeches. >> we made a tremendous amount of progress. the hole that we inherited and the hole that we have to fill is very, very deep. >> you know there are a lot. >> a lot to fill. president bush has been -- >> the president -- well, look, the scenario that he came in and took office and what existed in this country is what it is. >> the president is so smart politically. it's amazing he would allow and even say it himself that these are the policies for the last eight years like he said the day after the election, because if you are really going to play

that game, you could say, well, president bush 43 inherit add recession. by the way, al-qaeda had that plan in place, they really unnerved our economy about three years before he actually took office. >> you think they would be pulling from within in the obama administration to see how it's working. is it working to continue to bash bush? if the answer is no, you would think they would quit doing that. the american public, you would think that bush is not the problem. just get to the job of creating job. >> the job thing, martha coakley in massachusetts blamed bush. i believe jon corzine in new jersey blamed bush. in virginia, there was some bush blaming as well. >> did the vikings blame bush? i'm not really sure. >> it's been a year! move on! come up with something new to explain why we don't have jobs. >> the flip side is the two

republicans who won the governor seat did not blame obama. specifically the one in virginia. many people said that is why he won. >> tell us what else is happening. some airline problems in ethiopia. >> an ethiopian airline plane has gone down in flames at the coast of beirut, lebanon. they're looking at new video of the plane's wreckage washing up on the beach. at least 34 bodies have been pulled from the water. 90 people were on this plane which crashed minutes after taking off from beirut. it was headed to ethiopia's capital. terrorism is believed not to be a factor so far. it took off in the middle of a thunderstorm. >> secretary of state hillary clinton and other foreign leaders meet in canada to talk about getting more aid to haiti and its long-term reconstruction. more than 150,000 people now dead in port-au-prince alone. some 600,000 haitians are now homeless after the devastating earthquake and officials are trying to find better sites

outside of the capital to build more tent cities to house them. people desperately trying to feed their starving families. just yesterday, a group of men looted the national cathedral, taking everything from food to furniture. >> the white house still trying to confirm the authenticity of a new bin bin laid. he directly addresses president obama and takes credit for the failed christmas day bombing of northwest flight 253. but u.s. officials say there was no indication that bin laden had anything to do with that. bin laden also warns of new attacks on that tape. another democratic congressman painted up. arkansas congressman barry says he will not seek reelection. he represents arkansas' largest rural first district which could be a prime pick up opportunity for republicans. he is the 12th congressional democrat to announce his retirement this year. indianapolis colts will take

on the new orleans saints. a brilliant performance by peyton manning. and then the saints kick the game winner in overtime to defeat brett favre and the vikings in the nfc title game. new orleans heads to its first super bowl ever. they were partying on bourbon street. >> they were going to do that anyway. >> they cut right to this the second, two minutes after. they said let's go to bourbon street. >> looks like a typical tuesday to me. >> that was a pretty wild super bowl. i don't know if they'll bring one back. let's talk terror. >> in particular -- a new wrinkle in terror. you heard of botox is used to get rid of wrinkles in people's foreheads. clearly i'm not a user. what they do is take a minute amount of toxin and they

manufacture it to create botox because this toxin is the most -- i think the strongest thing known to man. it is the most toxic at its full strength of any substance in the world. apparently -- >> i thought it was mighty putty. >> apparently there are rumors that the counter intelligence people are trying to confirm that apparently the black market , have been manufacturing this stuff to market it as cheap botox. but if they're brewing up a whole bunch of that stuff, they could use it against us. >> why is it so dangerous? because apparently one the size of this botulism, one grain of sand size could kill one person. 1 pound person. you can imagine if you could do it to a society. >> if europe a biologist and you have 2 -- all you need is $2,000 worth of equipment and you can kill thousands almost effortlessly, so al-qaeda wants

it. the chechnyans have it and it has been sold. not a good combination. >> ultimately, even if they don't use it as a weapon of mass destruction, which they clearly could if they brew up the pure stuff, they use it to make money to fund terrorism. >> you mean al-qaeda will get rid of your wrinkles to earn money? is that what you're saying? >> but the problem is you buy boot leg botox, stuff from a guy on the internet -- >> get your botulism from a reputable dealer. >> it could kill you. >> coming up, scott brown's win in massachusetts just the beginning. five other states could turn red this year. how is minority leader boehner on what the gop is doing to make the most of brown's big win. he's with us next. >> will we ever be able to predict earthquake as soon as one scientist says yes because he's working on it. he'll tell us how the early warning system works straight ahead.

16 minutes after the top of the hour. despite an overwhelming response from voters, robert gibbs continues to spin the gop win in massachusetts against republicans. listen. >> if republicans want to assume that the outcome of what happened in massachusetts is a big endorsement of their policies when 40% are eastbound tuesday yaysic about them and 58% are angry about them, then i hope they misread that election as badly as anybody could.

>> so what was the message from massachusetts, spin aside? joining us with his reaction is house minority leader john boehner. you must feel encouraged right now about your party, maybe at the highest point in a couple of years. >> our party is doing better. listen, i'll be the first one to admit we made our fair share of mistakes. but the election in massachusetts, the election in new jersey and in virginia is a clear repudiation of the policies coming out of this administration and this congress. whether it's health care, all the spending, the debt, the bailouts, national energy tax, the american people are saying, enough is enough. the other thing the american people are asking is, where are the jobs? it's the issue that the american people want us to focus on. not another stimulus bill that's a whole bunch of government spending, but actually putting money back in the hands of american families and small business. >> the amaze thing is, when you look at the poll, health care

ranks fourth in the minds of americans and what they want the president to tackle. but did you happen to see him friday in your home state of ohio? >> i did. >> he spent a lot of time suddenly talking about jobs. what was your take? >> well, it's about time. but you listen to what he's describing, his jobs package, it's stimulus 2. it's more of the same old nonsense that will do nothing to get our economy moving again. that's what the american people want. they want the economy to begin to improve and they want jobs to come back. >> if they want to do that, if the american people want to send a message, they put new people in office. health care, according to a poll, is the fourth most important thing. first thing is jobs jobs and ecc growth. second is national terror policy. let's take a look at some of the senate seats that could be up for grabs and some of the major seats. this is hard to believe. blanch lincoln was in trouble. senator harry reid, that would be a devastating blow to

democrats. arlen specter, barely a democrat. then senator michael bennett and joe biden's old seat in delaware. >> brian, there is not a seat in america held by a democrat that can't be won. massachusetts proves that. scott brown wins ted kennedy's senate seat, any seat is -- my goal is to make sure we've got candidates on every single seat in america. 435 of them. many places around the country, we've got a half dozen or more republicans in primaryies to take on. >> the thing is, a lot of people warned republicans should not sit back and relax because this movement in massachusetts was maybe more tea party driven in the sense that people are angry at both political parties. >> i do think they're angry. they're angry about the economy and jobs. we stood on principle against all of their spending, all of

their nonsense, their health care bill, their stimulus bill. but each time that we opposed them, we offered what we thought was a better solution. when we look ahead to this year, you'll see us continue to stand on principle against their policies we disagree with, but you'll see us continue to offer better solutions to the american people. >> are you going to offer that with health care? a lot of people said, where is the republican plan? now you have a chance to get it on the table. >> our plan is health care.gop.gov. common sense, step by step approach to make the current step work better. >> you think you'll be speaker? >> that's my goal. >> 40 plus seats? >> i handed nancy pelosi the gavel the last two congresses. it's time for her to hand it to me. >> that would bother her. >> it would. >> great to see you. women carry everything in their purses, on man bags if you're brian. could they also be carrying toxic levels of lead? a report that every woman needs

to hear coming up. >> what you talking about? gary coleman busted again. what's behind the latest mug shot? oooooooooooooo

fox news alert, three bombs have exploded at three hotels in downtown baghdad. just across the river from the green zone. this is a live picture you can see in baghdad at this moment in time. at least 11 people have died as a result. 12 others are injured. the hotels are very popular with westerners. our sources say it appears to be a well coordinated attack. we'll keep you abreast of the situation. breaking news coming out of baghdad. >> thanks. the earthquake in haiti is a grim reminder of devastation that can be caused with the

earthquakes. it could happen here in the united states as well. right now, seismologists are working on an early warning system that would alert residents, perhaps a few seconds, maybe a minute ahead of time, and it could soon be in place in the state of california. scientist richard allen has been with the project and joins us from new mexico. good morning to you. >> good morning. glad to be here. >> richard, explain how this early warning system would work. >> when an earthquake occur, the energy, the shaking radiates from the fault plane is two different types. the first energy has very little shaking associated with it, but travels softer. what we do is use seismologists to detect that energy and then to predict the much stronger shaking that's likely to follow. that's why we have a warning. >> i got you. so it would be very helpful, for instance, in california where we're showing this graphic where you've got the wayward fault and very famous san andreas fault.

in a perfect world if you installed this in california, we should point out other countries have this, and do have an early warning system, but we do not -- how many seconds or how many minutes ahead of time would we know that the big one could be on the way? >> for the largest magnitude earthquakes, we could have up to about a minute's worth of warning. that's true in northern and southern california. a more typical amount of warning time is seconds to tens of seconds. the other important thing is that this warning system it probably won't be able to provide warning to everybody. but this is the kind of system that can help many people in most earthquake. >> richard, if you knew five or send seconds ahead of the big one, what could be done to prevent people from dying? >> well, there is a whole variety of things depending on what your situation is. if you're on a train, they can start to slow the train so they're less likely to derail. tell planes to go around rather than landing during the

earthquake. manufacturing facility, they can isolate hazardous chemicals, and sensitive machinery so you reduce the total damage associated with the earthquake. workers can move to known safe zones. individuals can protect themselves in homes and offices by getting in a safe zone. perhaps getting under a sturdy table. >> that sounds great. i know they use it in japan and mexico city as well. i understand it sounds like they're going to take $10 million of stimulus money from the national geological survey and apply that to the program here in the united states. how long before it's up and running? >> the $10 million of stimulus money is being used to upgrade all of the seismic networks in california. that's well overdue. some of the equipment we're use something up to 20 years old. we're using computers up to 20 years old. that's a timely upgrade and will benefit all of the seismic monitoring. that will not bring us an early warning system. right now we're building a

prototype system for a small group of test user to have a full blown early warning system like they have in japan and mexico city. it's going to require about $18 million. so it's not inexpensive. we estimate it will take about three to five years to build and put it into operation. >> but if it could save lives, it would be money well spent. richard, thank you for joining us today. >> pleasure to be with you. >> great to have you. speaking of earthquake, geraldo rivera is in haiti teaming up with john walsh of america's most wanted to reunite children with their parents. we're going to talk to them in a couple of minutes. and how many jobs were created or saved by the stimulus package? some white house officials, top ones, can't seem to agree on the number. that straight ahead on this monday, "fox & friends."

you got to wonder how many jobs have been saved, what that means, how you quantify that and keep score, because if you look at the stimulus package, it's hard to quantify whether it's been a success. all we see is the general number is where unemployment is in this country. over 10%. so i wait to see what the white house officials have as the official number and that's what i'll go with. do we have any hard core numbers of what we can use as a jumping off point? >> we can, but let's listen to them because if you watched more than one news show yesterday on sunday, you may have cognitive disdense because there were a bunch of different numbers. >> the recovery act saved thousands and thousands of jobs. >> now, the recovery act the president passed has created more than or saved more than 2 million jobs. >> just last quarter, we finally saw the first positive economic

job growth in more than a year, largely as a result of the recovery plan that's put money back into our economy that saved or created a million and a half jobs. >> what are you talk being? it's simple. the stimulus program has created or saved thousands to millions of jobs. it's as clear as fog right there. >> maybe they want it to be unclear because the only hard and fast number is the unemployment number which is not that great of a number right now. remember in the last year it's gone from 7-point something to over 10%. so maybe there is some smartness behind all those different numbers. maybe they're doing it on purpose. >> what happened is, one thing you can say is that for example, if the state is running out of money and they get money from the federal government, they can keep their people in jobs. when the money is out, those people will be laid off anyway. so temporary save is what comes to mind. >> the other terrible bit of

employment news is the underemployment number, which is -- it's close to 20%. i think it's 17% or something like that. those are people who have either given up or run out of benefits and for them, they're waiting for some jobs. >> 27 minutes before the top of the hour. the headlines, disturbing three bombs have just exploded near three hotels in downtown baghdad. just across from the tigress river from the green zone. it appears to be a well coordinated attack. at least 11 people dead, 21 hurt. one blast blew open doors at a sheraton hotel, sending dust into the sky. ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene. the hotels are popular with westerners. there has not been a major attack in baghdad since december 8. gretchen? >> a man accused of trying to open an airplane exterior door while in flight has been questioned and then released. it happened on a united flight from washington, d.c. to las vegas on saturday. the plane had to be divert to do

denver. f.b.i. officials say the passenger whose name has not been released, may have tried to open the cockpit door before he was restrained. he said he was from california and on the wrong plane. that's not the way out, though. you don't open the door in midair. the f.b.i. says terrorism not a factor. however, the man could still face federal charges. good. meanwhile, the white house is still confident that fed chairman ben bernanke will be confirmed for a second term later this week. but all indications are it will be a nail biter. texas republican john cornyn, the latest senator to pull his support over bernanke's handling of the financial mess. >> regretfully i will vote no on his confirmation. i think they need a fresh start and i think that would be the best thing for this administration and for the country. >> bernanke's term expires on the 31st of january. i nominate neil cavuto? >> he's busy.

toyota says it knew there were problems with the accelerator pedals late last year but there wasn't enough information to issue a recall. they recalled 2.3 million vehicles because their gas pedals could stick, causing the cars to accelerate against your will. that's months after the company recall 4 million cars because gas pedals got stuck by floor mats. >> former child star gary coleman spends the night behind bars after police get reports of a domestic disturbance at his home. he was arrested for failing to appear in court. but the salt lake tribune reports jail records show the 41-year-old was booked on suspicion of domestic assault charges. police say they'll release more information later today. he's currently being held on more than $1,700 bail. the 41-year-old was also arrested in 2008 after a man claimed coleman tried to run him over in a parking lot. that case is reportedly settled

out of court. >> i don't think they're going to be using that mug shot as his head shot. look at this. it is a birthday cake made out of bubble wrap. happy birthday. happy 50. bubble wrap intended as a funky kind of wallpaper, now celebrating 50 years, from packing boxes and protecting garden plants to the woman who wore a bubble wrap wedding dress, fans created thousands of ways to use the product, bubble wrap. bubble wrap brings in more than $4 billion a year for its manufacturer in new jersey where i believe it is called sealed air. >> let the games begin. >> do you know anybody with ball wrap wallpaper? >> no. but can you imagine how much fun kids would have with that? >> it's okay to throw stevie against the wall. >> don't try it, pal. >> you'd have to redo it every week.

who popped the wall? great, now we got to blow it up again. thrilling day of football. new orleans hoster first ever nfc championship game against favre. he hurt his ankle. five viking turnovers in all. with the score tied, they need an extra session. they would get it. here is one of the key plays for drew brees. originally they asked for a replay for that because it looked like he didn't score. upon further review, he did get the touchdown. peterson would answer here. taylor was also strong on the ground. but into overtime we go. new orleans would win the toss. here is the key move. favre would toss this interception. run it. it's only 10 yards. you would probably end up kick ago 45-yard field goal and won the game in regulation. instead, he threw it into

traffic. and that's the result. when the saints won the toss, the home crowd behind them, they would kick the field goal. they advance to their first ever super bowl. they host a lot of them, but the saints have never been close to getting into them: on the afc, jets looked strong in the first half, not in the second. after leading 17-6, they would go on to lose that game to a colts team that was much more potent. peyton manning was really good. look out for guys like austin. rookies that can really caught. they would go on to win. offense didn't show up in the second half. the jets would had a great year, very disappointing. february 7, we will be there. it will be 1630 and -- 6:30 and we'll have our shows going on thursday, friday, saturday, sunday and monday. >> really? >> in florida. >> that's a boondoggle for you? >> yeah. i run up my expense accounts. the other story, that is this one jet fan showed up in

indianapolis, got a great package and showed up with his dad and brother and evidently the colt fans didn't like when he was cheering against them. according to eyewitness, the cops overreacted. >> then he went to jail, didn't he? he never got into the game. >> his last words were, i want you to go see the game. go watch the game without me, dad and bro. he spent six hours in the big house. >> that's too bad. it's 20 minutes before the top of the hour. the chaos in haiti, children separated from parents. geraldo rivera caught up with john walsh who is trying to help reunite them. watch. >> gretchen, steve, and brian, i'm here at project medishare, incredible volunteer hospital. the hospital part of the university of miami global institute. they are treating literally thousands of haitians in desperate need and look at the familiar face who just showed up to help.

john walsh from america's most wanted is here in haiti to lend a helping hand. great to see you here. >> always good to see you. >> tell me what the mission is. >> dr. green, who set this up, is a friend from miami, university of miami and hank asher, the philanthropist, has been shutting doctors back and forth. he said what you did at the national center for missing and exploited children africa tree in a, volunteers, called retired law enforcement, helped put those 5,000 displaced kids that were lost after katrino. don't know whether their parents are dead, parents are searching for the children, very similar to katrina, only on a big, huge, ten times bigger scale. so we've got volunteers and we're going to try to assess the situation, report back to the white house, report back to the justice department saying we need to help these kids find who they belong to 'cause they're floating around.

they're laying on beds and they're in parks and you've seen it firsthand. >> it is so daunting, though, john. this is katrina times 100. >> at least. and katrina who didn't know if their parents were alive, but they sort of had papers and it took us a year to put those 5,000 kids back. i've never seen anything like this. i mean, there is kids here that nobody knows who they belong to. don't know if they've got a cousin in miami or a cousin in the countryside. we're going to try to get the kids back to their parents or parents that are searching for their kids who may be buried already. i know the not knowing is the worst. that is the worst. >> you know, been a fan and friend for so many years. you have embarked on so many different noble missions. this is one of the finest, john. >> well, i was asked to saddle up and just like you're here, the whole world is trying to help haiti and, you know, you have to saddle up when you get that call. you have to saddle up. >> so steve, gretchen and brian,

john walsh on the scene and if anyone can help match these kids to their folks and their families, this is the man to do it. you know, it is a very, very desperation situation here. near glimmer of hope. back to you. >> geraldo rivera in haiti. >> with over 150,000 people that just in the port-au-prince area, can you imagine what the rest of the country is like and also the big story, they did a wonderful job looking at the orphans, trying to match them up and the frustration that the parents are feeling. they can't get through the paperwork. there is nobody who is in charge of the entire operation. there are segments and fractions of people trying to help out. >> because it's that bad. >> coming up on our show, do americans have buyers remorse when it comes to president obama? our next guest who voted for obama says yes. can the president win back his support or is it too late? >> and ladies, listen up, what do you carry in your purse? lipstick, candy, gum, key,

money. how about lead? find out about how it could actually be toxic and in your bag right this minute. we'll be right back.

approval rating had a human 47% and evidence of angry americans, what can president obama do to right the ship and get voters back on his side?

>> columnist for the new york post, former obama supporter, you voted for him. >> i did indeed. >> you're a journalist. i read the post yesterday. it's interesting. you know, on wednesday morning after the scott brown express roared through massachusetts and blew up everything in washington, d.c., the conventional wisdom was, okay, they're going to see the writing on the wall and back off on health care. this morning, the message is, full steam ahead. >> right. it does seem as though the white house has decided to ignore what happened in massachusetts. perhaps ignoring what happened in virginia and new jersey where republican candidates running against the obama agenda won over democrats. and the president campaigned for the losing candidate and in each state, it's the independent voters who have abandoned the white house. they are the people who elected president obama. i'm one of them. i'm an independent voter. i'm a registered democrat, but i vote for candidates from both

parties. that's what i think the obama white house lost sight of. it's holding the left, but losing the middle. that's a form of defeat not only on his agenda, but the ballot box. >> let's look at what the people said in massachusetts. 49% said very important was health care. 21% said somewhat important. they voted for the other guy. so that should be a body blow. presidents have setbacks all the time. if you don't, you're not trying. why do you think the democratic party seems to get it like evan bye and chris dodd and the president doesn't? >> look, i think -- there are a lot of center right democrats in the national party. evan bye is. they get elected because they are fiscalcally conservative in conservative states or districts. what happened is they've all gone along with the president. they've bought in to the health care and bought into the big

spending issues that the country doesn't like. and so by doing that, they've jeopardized themselves and they're the ones who keep blowing the whistle, but the president insists they stick with the party and that's what i think is happening throughout the country. the people have to make a decision. are you going to vote with your constituents or vote with the president? >> the amazing thing is, this candidate, obama, ran such a fantastic campaign. he got your vote out of the deal. but they have so misread what the public wants. brian quoted earlier a poll that shows health care is number 4 and ahead of it, national security and jobs. jobs is what you've got to talk about at the state of the union or he's in bigger trouble than he is now. >> right. i think jobs, i think the deficit spending, people do not like that across the country. that's where the centrists are and the independents care about and finally national security, which is not third, but it's really -- those are the three issues. the president is failing the public. he is not where the public is on any of those issues. he's put jobs, he has not given

the attention to jobs, and with deficit spending, he acts like there is an unlimited amount of money to spend. national security, what we saw on christmas day, the handling of it since, the fact he was given his miranda warning, the public doesn't like this. the president has to realign his priorities with the public. >> wednesday i think it comes. he could change speeds or not to. we'll all know. thank you so much. >> good one, michael. >> ten minutes before the top of the hour. shocking levels of lead have been found in ladies' purses. is it in yours? we're going to show what you to look for. that's bad. >> how much lead is in martha mccollum's purse, that's bat. coming up at the top of the hour. >> thanks. coming up on america's newsroom, why has the united kingdom decided to move their terror threat level from significant up to severe? what do they know that we don't? and also the top intel heads say

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fox news alert. 25 are dead in baghdad after three huge blasts in downtown. 60 hurt. forces say it appears to be a well coordinated attack. one blast blew open doors at a sheraton hotel. ambulances and fire trucks rushed to the scene. the hotels are popular with westerners. there has not been a major attack in baghdad since december 8. on a different topic, here is gretchen. >> thanks. a stunning report every woman needs to hear. the center for environmental health found dangerously high levels of lead in purses and wallets from over 100 top stores, including target and

macy's. unlike children's products, or paint, there is no federal law regulating lead content in purses. how can you know if yours is safe? jennifer is the author of senator mama's green guide. she's also an environmental lawyer. good to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> this is an amazing thing because who would think lead would be in purses. the one thing you need to look out for is vinyl. >> it's louis to do stabilize it and used as a color pigment. vinyl is your -- stay away from vinyl. you find lead in vinyl. >> we have a collection of purses here. and you have this little device that will tell us how much lead is in each one. >> yes. this is an analyzer that tests for lead and consumer products, among other elements and these are all purses that are vinyl that were purchased in the last couple days. >> so let's test the green one. >> we're going to do this quick. if you see lead, it's pb on the element. so this is showing 5,000 right

now. what's generally considered safe is 300 parts per million. that's the current standard for children's products. >> now we're at 6,000? >> yes. >> this is a bad purse? >> yes. this was purchased yesterday. >> the interesting thing about this one, it says on the tag, lead free. >> this one also tests for lead. this one is at 3500. >> way over the 300. >> all of these are going to test the same way. people are saying what, should i do about my bag? there are these home testing kids. what do you think about them? >> we believe these are unreliable. consumer reports did their own study and found that they're reliable two-thirds of the time. the simplest thing is don't buy vinyl. there's a fiber content tag on all purse, read it and skip anything that says pb or vinyl. >> is it -- is the store responsible? >> it's really up to the consumer right now.

it has state specific legislation. but no federal law. >> we should mention that for higher end bags like coach, for example, they're real leather, so you don't have to worry about them. >> you can't find lead in pigment used in leather, but it's rare in a good quality leather bag. you can go for nylon or cloth. just really skip vinyl. it's the easiest thing for a consumer. that means other accessories as well. >> belts, shoes, et cetera. >> jennifer, very informative. thank you very much. >> more "fox & friends" two minutes away.

we got congressman boehner live in the studio. congressman james cliburn will be here and congressman who wants to be senator, sus tack from pennsylvania will be here. he's got to feel good about the rant that senator specter gave. >> i'll treat you like a lady. >> log on to our web site for the after the show show. bye.