looking out for you. welcome to a brand new hour of inside america's knew headquarters. >> julie: i'm julie banderas. they arrested one suspect in a deadly armored truck robbery in florida. they are on the hunt for two accomplices, a live report coming up. >> candidates for california governor trading fierce jabs in a televised debate. the one that had meg whitman and jerry brown so riled up. >> and they are issuing an alert to all americans living or traveling anywhere and everywhere in europe. intelligence experts fear terrorists are plotting commando

style attacks on public places, similar to the shooting sprees in mumbai two years ago. steve has the latest. does the alert name any specific countries? >> it's a very broad, general alert for all of europe. here part of what it says, current information suggests that al-qaeda and affiliated organizations continue to plan terrorist attacks. it's a reminder of the potential for terrorist to attack public transportation and other tourist infrastructure. one possible scenario is mumbai style attack. two years ago they attacked various locations in mumbai, india leaving 1785 people dead. another is attacking the economy hitting banks and stock exchanges and they mention railroad stations and airports as possible targets. >> julie: what is the reaction been for this terror alert? >> reporter: the white house is

keeping a close eye. they put out a statement today. the president has been following the threat information on a daily basis and was informed of the travel alert throughout. from the day we became aware of this latest plot the president made clear that we need to do everything to disrupt the plot and protect the american people. on capitol hill, reaction from the chairman of senate committee joe lieberman, he says that this alert is no cause for alarm nor is it cause to change travel plans, but it is reason to be more cautious than usual. in europe they are worried this could disrupts a tourist economy but so far travelers are taking it into strayed. >> julie: are there any other specific locations that could be in danger? >> a lot of this information is coming from a prisoner in afghanistan, a german with pakistani heritage. he has apparently told authorities that possible targets including the eiffel tower in paris, the notra dame

theater in paris and a five-star hotel. americans are warned to register their travel plans before leaving. thank you so much. it happened before, terrorists have repeatedly targeted europe over the past decade. in 2004 ten bombs exploded in madrid train stations, those blasts killed 191 people and wounded some 1800. in 2005, homicide bombers attacked three subway cars and bus in london. they killed 52 rush hour commuters. since then there have been five other major cases where arrests have been made in both attempted and carried out across europe. >> julie: the state department travel alert toward europe could have a major economic impact. in 2009 americans spent roughly $32 billion in travel and tourism in europe.

in june of this year, alone roughly 1.6 million americans traveled there with a total of 5.6 million americans visiting there since january of this year. >> for more on this developing story, go to foxnews.com. we'll give you the latest information. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad unleashing his latest round of insults to the u.s. new video where he called for u.s. leaders to be buried for what he said is threats of violence against tehran's nuclear program. once again questioning who was behind the 9/11 attacks. says they gave washington a reason to try to dominate the mideast and plunder its oil wealth. meanwhile, iran has claimed they have arrested several nuclear spies. islamic regime intelligence

minister is not saying how many people were taken into custody. he accuses the west of launching the attack on the reactors. computer virus has infected 30,000 computers. it's not clear where the virus came from but suspicions are focused on the u.s. and israel. >> the afghanistan government is starting to dissolve private security firms. hamid karzai announced back in august, the firms would be finished by the end of the year. right now several companies including the one formally known as black water are running operations in afghanistan. government is saying it cannot have armed groups who are working independently of the police or military forces. the clock is ticking for republican and democratic party leaders as they wrestle for control of capitol hill and with midterm elections a month away, both sides have their sights on the senate. julie has more from d.c. about

the battle to retain or win seats on election day. >> the chairs of the campaign committees both predicting they will do well on november 2nd but not agreeing on much else. democratic supporters rallying in washington as the crucial midterm is near. democratic leaders predicting they will retain a majority in the senate but likely to lose some seats in the crucial congressional election. >> midterm election, the president's party going back to the civil war, means that they will lose the seat but the difference between a tsunami and losing seats is the suggestion they can take over the majority. that will not happen. >> by the tea party movement, they predict 12 is that the seats are within his party's reach. saying this will be a wave election lowering his earlier reduction of a election night tsunami for the gop. >> this is going to be a wave election and going to be a

referendum on the policies, the unpopular policies coming out of washington, d.c. during the last year and a half. >> in a one month fast walk to election day, both parties focused on the candidates with the best chances of victory shifting advertising money by the day. both parties pouring big bucks into states like west virginia. >>. battlegrounds uncertain as the house floor while the pundits say the gop is marching toward the midterm elections with a considerable advantage but the democrats are by no means waving the white flag. so what can both parties and voters expect to see in the coming weeks. any possible october surprises? we invited two washington experts. scott is the former deputy press secretary under george w.bush and joined by tim, former advisor in the clinton

administration and one time advisor to the senate finance committee. thanks for talking to us. do you think republicans are overconfident at this point with democrats not waving a white flag and think republicans are getting a bit ahead of themselves? >> yeah, i think republicans are a little bit overconfident. i think what is true voters are mad, but they are angry at washington isn't necessarily going to translate into republican votes. a couple of interesting polls have come out. it showed that when you asked voters who they trust more on issue by issue basis, they trust democrats on the economy by 10 percent, on unemployment by 10% on issue by issue basis i think democrats feel they are in a good position. similarly, in a recent poll, when you ask about president obama's re-election, his number is 39% but if you pair him up against the likely republican challengers, he beat every

single one of them. democrats look at the recent polls and by some of these numbers and prospects for november. >> julie: democrats are tied with republicans, scott in a congressional ballot, 46-46. tim was just mentioning this one particular poll i want to throw up by news week. it basically according to this poll says that voters trust democrats more on every single economic issue, the economy by 10 percent, unemployment by 12%, health care by 12%. social security by 12%. education by 19% and even afghanistan by 6%. do those numbers surprise you? >> yeah, and they run counter to some other polls i have seen. they are rasmussen numbers that show republicans ahead on all those issues, as well. i think you can't count your chickens before they are

hatched. republicans are doing well and democrats are in for a wicked beating this fall. if you look at polls in traditional democratic states like california, you can see republicans pick up and the governorship there. in washington, president obama won by 16 points and is is a shot of beating the incumbent. democrats are running away from the obama agenda whether it's tax increases, huge bailouts, deficit spending or the only democrats are talking about the obama health care takeover are the ones that are touting their votes against it. the obama agenda is in for a real rejection on november 2nd. >> julie: i want to pull up a poll, when asked how interested are you in the 2010 elections, democrats versus republicans it seems that republicans are much more interested than democrats

41% extremely interested versus 29% of democrats, very interested. 31% of democrats according to this poll, 37% of republicans are. so why do you think that republicans are more interested and why does it make you believe that people have more trust in democrats when it seems according to this poll, republicans are more interested in the election altogether? >> two things. first of all, it's a midterm election. in mid terms you are going to have the party not in power more interested in the white house. some of that interest or excitement or anger, however you want to put it, have translated into challenging candidates for republicans. i think that is going to be the opposite of what is could scott is talking about the challenge that republicans face, some of the anger has translated into the candidates that are out of the mainstream of their district. you don't have to look at any farther as sharron angle in nevada to see the excitement

generated from candidates. >> what about the democrats that are running against obama's agenda. they are criticizing the health care bill, supporting the extension of the tax cuts. they almost sound like republicans. is that what desperate democrats have become in order to keep the house? >> yeah, it's really their only play at this point. you have, as you mentioned, 30 plus democrats who stood in the way of nancy pelosi raising taxes. that is why they left town this week. you have stephanie in south dakota an incumbent democrat representative who is running ads against obama care and the fact she voted against it. it's a real problem playing field for democrats. i think results will show in 30 days. >> julie: all right. thank you both. we appreciate you both coming on. >> thanks for having us. the $700 billion bank

bailout program is officially history. as of today our government loses the ability, known as the troubled asset relief fund known as tarp. it turns out the fed will get back most of the $700 billion, bank shares turned out to be better than expected investment and insurance giant aig is being sold off as what could be seen as a profit. but tarp could be a massive lifeline to the wall street wizards that brought on the disaster in the first place. >> julie: turning to weather, rivers and creeks receding in north carolina after torrential downpours slammed the east coast this week but it may take a while for the floodwaters to pull back. take a look at these pictures, shows the towns of windsor. that is neighborhood, 80% of the business district underwater.

wow! traveling by boat actually seems the best way to get around. folks taking the long view of the floods keeping things in perspective. >> in ten years we've had 2-500 year floods so that makes us one thousand years old. >> 200 homes and businesses were flooded in the town. state and federal emergency teams will assess the damage next week. new developments in a deadly armored car robbery in florida. police nabbing one suspect and searching for these others. a security guard was carrying cash to an armored truck when he was gunned down. peter has new details. >> reporter: that guard and another were shot and killed on friday. two men walked up while carrying

bags of money from a miami bank to his armored car. they gunned him down and they took his money. the men then got into a getaway car, this one that was waiting nearby but then crashed into a trash can. the thieves tried to make a run for it on foot but before too long, nathaniel moss was captured and all the stolen money was recovered. we don't know how much that is. police are still looking for 37-year-old terrence brown and two other men whose identities are not known at this point. they are teaming up to offer $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the three men still at large. even though these crooks were sloppy and left behind a lot of clues there is a major danger to the public. this is from a news conference today. >> i'm hoping it will result in a quick resolution to this matter, but i can't

overemphasize the general public needs to take safety precautions these people are considered armed and very, very dangerous. >> reporter: that that be yell most has been charged with conspiracy, robbery and two firearms counts. if you see his accomplice terrence brown or other two suspects, call the cops immediately, either 911 or the f.b.i. back to you. thank you very much. >> julie: a university in new jersey is holding a vigil for a student who committed suicide after sexual encounter was secretly streamed online by two fellow classmates. the tribute to tyler clemente. they say his roommate and another student used a web cam and broadcast live images of him being intimate with another man. police say he judged off the

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a hose from a military cargo plane dropping from the sky in california. landing on a house in san diego county. imagine being on the ground and seeing this thing crashing over your head. homeowner finding a 50 foot refueling hose hanging on a vent. luckily no one was hurt. >> very fortunate. the odds are incredible to happen in the first place but to have no one injured we keep

shaking our head. >> it could have been because of a refueling from an air show. here is the stories making headlines. extra security is being added to europe. they are issuing a travel alert to americans because of a possible terror attack. heated comments from iranian president. he is calling for u.s. leaders to be, quote, buried by an undertaker. responding to threats of the military attack over the country's nuclear program. >> the f.b.i. arresting one suspect in a robbery and murder of a truck guard outside a florida bank. the man was nabbed near the bank branch where the guard was killed on friday. three other suspects are still on the loose. >> julie: he said, she said. the war of words is getting pretty fiery in a gubernatorial contest. it's taking place in california.

it features jerry brown and meg whitman, the billionaire, former ceo of ebay. two engaging in a heated debate yesterday but the focus got away from issues like solving california's economic crisis. casey stegall joins us live from los angeles to explain whitman found herself on the defensive yesterday. >> reporter: everybody seems to be talking about this. housekeeper gate as some referring to it as certainly the white elephant in the room yesterday. it didn't take long for the very controversial issue to be brought up. this debate was sponsored by the spanish language network uni vision and it was scheduled before allegations came to light. allegations that whitman employed an illegal immigrant for nine years as her house keeper. then ignored a letter from the social security administration in 2003 alerting her of a possible problem. whitman says she does not recall

getting that letter and even accused her opponent jerry brown of digging this issue up as a last minute smear campaign. listen to the exchange. >> you know what, accountability we hired someone who i thought was here legally, we unfortunately had to let her go. what would you have me do. would you call the attorney general's office to have her deported? my husband played by the rules. the fact that your campaign two weeks ago was talking about this issue, fact that you are joined at the head gloria allred. >> don't run for governor if you can't stand up and say, i made a mistake. blame the left, blame the unions but you don't take accountability. >> reporter: it's still too early to tell how it would affect whitman's campaign. it has been a pretty tight race

so far. the latest real clear politics average putting brown ahead only by a few points. to counter whitman has increased her campaign ads targeting latino voters by 50% this week. 20% of registered voters in state of california are latino. will this alienate her from that section of society, as we only have four weeks to go until the big election. >> julie: casey stegall, thank you very much. and california's gubernatorial debate isn't the only show down. kentucky senate candidates, rand paul and his opponent clashed. more on the exclusive fox match-up later this hour. >> new set of polls, democrats hopes to retain congress. our voters leaning blue or red? the answer is next and the state

department issuing a travel alert for americans in europe warning of personal terrorists attacks what we're learning about the possible plot. a live report, next. pwpwpspwpspa

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not forceful enough and did not enough to do enough to use the word mafia. >> cleanup continues in parts of pennsylvania after days of soaking rain. northwest section of philadelphia, rivers are slowly starting to recede. >> a travel alert for americans going to europe. urging tourists to be on guard for a possible terrorist attack by al-qaeda. officials taking no chances tightening security at airports in several countries. streaming live from rome, italy. so what is the latest there in. >> reporter: julie, in is travel alert. it's something short of a full-fledged warning but it will certainly put people on edge, make people more careful and some people are spooked. what was interesting about the alert it didn't mention countries by name but a british warning also issued today mentioned france, in particular as a place which could be

subject to an attack. france has seem recent bomb scares at the eiffel tower. generally in france they've been very much on guard against possible attacks. of course, they also have a huge tourism industry and could be a target for that. the british on that warning also put germany on the high risk group with france. since 9/11, two big terror attacks in europe have been in england and spain but certainly there is sense in europe that any country can is a potential target and certainly in the last few weeks, the concern has reached new levels. here in at this timely there are loads of tourists, there are loads of soft targets. as you were saying, the airport is being a lot more careful there. there are so many other places where tourists congregate and soft targets, whether they be hotels or train stations or tour buses. that kind of thing that makes it tough for the authorities, anti-terror units to protect all

those places. finally, not everyone is spooked. i talked to someone that arrived with a group of 25 people. he says he is not going to change a single thing in their plans. you can't let the bad guys ruin your vacation. >> julie: gregg, thank you very much. we have a fox news alert. actually we're getting more information regarding specific targets. state department issuing a travel alert today for those westerners traveling in europe. we have been mentioning how they haven't been specific but jennifer griffin, a second western intelligence official is confirming the following targets are of concern. this is the first word of any specifics. the eiffel tower in paris, we mentioned plans that paris would be one of the likely targets. now, we're hearing eiffel tower, five-star hotel avlon.

these are tourist destination, notre dame cathedral in paris and landmark central station and tv tower in berlin. also in addition, security has been tight rndz around the british royal family especially prince harry, so once we get more information on any specifics but this is telling getting information from a second source of travel alerts that were issued by the state department today. back to politics, new polls painting an ugly picture for senate democrats. take a look at a map of senate seats up for grabs who currently holds the post in each state.

it's an even split between red and blue. >> julie: here are the latest rasmussen polls with many of the blue states now tossups or leaning gop. co-author, how the tea party movement is fiyly remaking our system. it's interesting because just a few weeks ago we were talking about many states that were leaning gop to be more somewhere in the middle. now, we're seeing actually quite a reversal of that. what are you seeing on the map? >> the trends have been shifting a little more favorably in the republican direction. you have six democratic states that are leaning to the gop, four in the toss-up category. if republicans took all four of those they would regain control of the senate. certainly the picture has gotten brighter for republicans because new states like west virginia coming into play. >> and speas of west virginia,

you've got john racy, although it's not clear and possibly misleading he ran an ad campaign in that he supports the president's cap and trade. very close, 48-46%. is it enough for raese to come up with it? >> there is simple story in west virginia. joe is a popular governor. in west virginia, barack obama is very unpopular president, his disapproval ratings are pushing close to 70%. if it's national issue, raeese wins. >> let's go to feingold, democrat reaching across the entirely, what is going on there? >> feingold has been losing ground.

he is getting hurt by the overall political environment. people were shocked when a relatively newcomer, ron johnson was in a dead even race. he has been pulling away, feingold has a great opportunity to change this. there are four debates left in the race and with a political newcomer, it can be challenging territory. >> let's talk about the word independent, how will they do, scott? >> there are a couple of key races. you have lincoln chase describe in rhode island. you've got tom and charlie crist in florida. third of voters say they will consider voting for an independent candidate. it has to do with the individual races they're seeing. >> who is likely to vote democratic or gop? >> republicans are more likely to do so. democrats as a whole are happier with their representatives in

congress. republicans unhappy, in fact 75% of republican voters say their representatives in congress are out of touch with the party base. >> julie: scott rasmussen, great to have you on. >> as we mentioned earlier, kentucky has set the stage for one of the most heated senate races in the nation this fall. that contest pits republican rand paul against jack conway. this weekend they chose fox news sunday as the exclusive forum to debate some of the top issues facing the candidates there and american voters during the midterm elections. mike tobin joins us live with a look at some of the debate highlights. >> just as quickly as it wrapped up the post debate zeroed in on a call by rand paul to raise the eligibility age for social security benefits. this as babyboomers are preparing to retire.

>> you would raise the retirement age? >> there may have to be for younger people, younger people, longevity is out there. average life expect was 65. >> higher deductibles. >> not for those that currently on -- yes, you're going to have changes for younger people. >> reporter: paul was much more aggressive than jack conway, linking him to obama policies. conway spent a great deal of the debate defending his position. >> the stimulus, part of it went to tax cuts, no one talks of it. or keeping jobs police and firefighters and also to shovel ready projects. actually i wouldn't have voted for the bailouts. the bailouts, there was not enough accountability for them. we had people getting bonuses after getting the bailouts. >> keeping with the trend we've seen throughout this campaign,

paul spent a lot of time talking about national issues that strike a chord with kentucky voters like heavl, like the debt. his opponent conway tried to keep things local saying that rand paul would do anything to talk about drugs in kentucky. mike, thank you very much. catch an entire debate right here. watch an exclusively on fox news sunday getting underway at 6:00 p.m. >> in the state where the original tea party happened, people are fighting over taxes. this time on alcohol. voters in mass mass will decide next month whether to repeal the 6.25% sales tax on booze. shouldn't have to pay taxes on alcohol, right? now the debate that is brewing. >> john harrington says residents of mass mass need a drink and not an expensive one either. >> why is this the wrong time to be taxing alcohol?

>> the economy is tough. is it normal to tax the way the economy is right now? >> and he is the owner of a package store north of boston. he points out red sox are in third place and patriots have failed to meet expectations. making matters worse the mass masses state legislature last year raised the state tax on booze from zero percent to 6.25%. >> just when they should have made it cheaper, they made it more expensive. >> not any more expensive but tax money for the state of new hampshire. >> they are supported ago ballot initiative that will eliminate the state sales tax on liquor. he says the people need relief both in their pocketbook. opponents admit times are tough and that is exactly why mass mass needs the tax money. >> alcohol, it's not food or

water or clothing and why should alcohol be exempt from the sales tax? >> state senator is an outspoken critic of the measure. he says the problems in mass mass needs need to be faced head on and not drank away. >> the alcohol problem, you have got binge drinking. >> the opponents of this initiative says booze causes problems with individuals, it causes problems with society, why not tax it? >> they should be focusing on keeping our employees working and keeping things going in the state. >> drug games are being blamed for series of attacks. northern city of monterey was the scene of four grenade explosions, the last assault took place in a public square. a dozen people were hurt including four children. mexican government is pointing a finger at drug cartels who are

vying for drug smuggling routes into the u.s. authorities are promising a crackdown on the escalating drug war. >> julie: we are getting reports that 20 men have been abducted in popular tourist spot of acapulco, mexico. a man claimed to have gotten away. he says a gunman got his friends when they were looking for a hotel. no word on a motive but it's believing the kidnapping could be tied to a drug cartel. >> owning a home is smart investment or a minefield. before taking the plunge in the housing market. plus the search for two american balloonists who disappeared during a race on wednesday. scuba divers are searching the sea. the very latest coming up next. my doctor said most calcium supplements...

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benefits of home ownership, a study put out by the federal reserve bank saying the american dream of owning your own home can turn into a nightmare leading many into financial peril. but they take a view predicting home prices are set to rise over the next decade. what should a prospective buyer or seller know before diving in. charles payne here now, i'm confused. how do i know? should i buy or should i rent? >> you know, i haven't given up on the american dream. i think all people should be looking to be buyers. not everybody should have a home or buy a house. one of the worst corrections in the house can market. we start to look at whether it could be a financial nightmare, obviously the answer is yes. a lot of people bought houses with no money down. people lost their jobs, home values have plummeted.

it's an ugly experience for people that bought for the last few years, but if you back in time, every ten years, really every year housing market goes up a little less than 5%. we had a big boom obviously that took us out of whack but people should shoot for the american dream. a lot of times people watching at home, i'm sitting in here in this house, i can't afford it. i lost my job. i want to sell my house. what should i do. i can't wait? >> you are absolutely right. at this moment this is a unique point in time, it might not be until next year. the housing market, where they signed off without people looking at them. who knows when the exact will be. for the american dream, we're talking about the crux of the american dream, should we give up on it?

i think the answer is absolutely not. also house can down at these levels, i think people will be very happy ten years from now. housing is local and regional but the key in my mind is not to give up on the american dream of owning a home. i understand that. let's asai a couple just got married should we continue renting -- how do you know when is the right time and how much money should you have saved? >> i really think people should go back to the old school of being able to put 20% comfortably. it's like art, you better love it. if you plan to be in there, it's a lot differently of the mentality, buying and selling a house less than a year later. raising a family, i can't think of anything better. social benefits of having a house for a family is incredible.

no matter where you are do you want to write a check and make that landlord richer or buy a house. my house a money pit but not as much as i want to. >> you keep remodeling your man cave. you talk about -- i don't personally like the idea of putting a guilt trip on people that can't afford to buy and renters. there are nothing wrong with people with renters? >> there is nothing wrong with it. i'm saying that the notion that some people should give up on the dream of ever owning a home, i disagree with that. i know that this has been an awful experience for a lot of people that jumped into the housing market. they got singed pretty good. historically we look over the last several decades, i know

that 1920s the housing market didn't move very much. going to the late 1800's, it's proven to be pretty good investment. raising a family in a house is lot better than raising them in some other place. but have a goal and something to shoot for. >> charles, your wife needs a larger closet. >> and new faces in help to bring peace to afghanistan. afghan women could be the key to victory, next. what? they think you're a businessman, using our house to meet new clients in china. for reals, player? [ woman saks chinese ] they overheard a phone call. speaks chinese ] something about shipping with fedex to shanghai. and then you opened a bottle of champagne. that was for a science project. [ man and woman speaking chinese ] i'm late for..occer... rehearsal.

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time for top of the news, americans traveling to european are being warned about possible terror threats. state department urging u.s. citizens to be extra vigilant in popular tourist spots. and big mop-up operation in eastern north carolina. the rains are over but the floodwaters are expected to remain in many areas for several days. downtown windsor had to be evacuated. and drug lords are being blamed for a series of attacks. the last attack injuring a dozen people, four of them children. mexican government promising a crackdown on the violence. in search for peace in afghanistan. marine corps is now embedding one of first engagement teams, group designed to try to win over afghan women. so-called far it's being called

a success but it does have flaws. lieutenant bill colin, i understand that these women are mainly in the hellman province. what is the goal here? >> you can guess half the population of afghanistan is female so we have not a traditional way of reaching out to these women. they are integral parts of their community. typically, woman can't interact with males who is part of the family. if you have foreign males, it makes it even worse. these marine corps female engagement teams have the ability now to go in and try and develop some kind of discourse, to develop a relationship, a rapport with afghan women. >> i understand we don't know what the final results will be. what is the goal or intent? >> all of these women for starters, most critical thing they are sitting on information,

they know where the taliban are and where threats are and bomb makers. indeed, some of them have shared that information. they have a goal of letting female teams to have some understanding of what the needs of the community are. do they need wells. do they need roads or schools? things that the male population are not likely to tell, female engagement teams can learn from the afghan females and that could be the basis for international development to make a difference in these little villages and towns. >> there is this bonding that will take place between the women you can't discount the afghani men, how are they responding to this? >> i have somebody that works for me that have been part of a team like this. both the marine corps and army have had similar efforts. she said you don't do anything,

unless the elders allow it. if you knock on doors out there, you need talk to the village el odors. you get them going. even if we only save one, two, five, ten, hundred lives by the information that these engagement teams get, it's worth every penny of our efforts. >> sounds like a great effort, of course, there are some flaws as we report. do you know what they are? >> there is one major flaw, i'm not sure how we are going to get over it. the translators used, we are still using afghan males as our interpreters. you still have this barrier when marine woman goes to talk to an afghan woman but the interpreter is an after began male. we have to make sure we are looking for women who can speak the appropriate language when they are trying to engage with the afghan women. >> and we don't know if they are receptive to talking to a

female? >> in fact we don't know because of the interpreters whether we are being told exactly what the women are telling. any time you have interpreters you have a problem. but having said that there are clear indications there are some successes in what we've learned. >> how long would this last, do you know? >> i think it will last until the end. leading into the show, somebody said this was the key to victory in afghanistan. i don't think it's the key, but i think it's part of the road to success in afghanistan, the more we can engage on any level with the people over there, with the local population, men or women, the more likely we are to get them to work with us. thank you very much. >> an update on that travel alert ironed for americans traveling to europe. intel officials are naming specific targets of concern. we'll tell you where in a live report coming up from washington. and an american couple encounters suspected gun runners

in the mexican border and ends in violence. and a woman's chilling plea caught on tape. >> ma'am, were you shot on the mexican side?

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plot, to attack europe, hello. >> julie: a travel alert issued to all americans travel to or living anywhere and everywhere, in europe and steve centanni joins us now, live, with more, and, we are getting new information now on specific possible targets for this first time, why don't you tell us about them. >> reporter: yes. julie, the state department travel alert that came out today does not mention any specific cities, no specific countries in europe. it is broad but, there is information, from western intelligence officials, that we have confirmed the eiffel tower in paris is one of those targets. now, of course, that is a very popular tourist destination, it is already been evacuated, twice, in the past few weeks, and, because of possible terror threats or suspicious packages, that kind of thing. now, so it could be a target. along with notre dame cathedral, one of the biggest landmarks in paris where tourists flock day

after day in the city of paris, notre dame a second one and the city of berlin, a five-star hotel which is near the brandenburg gates, so that is a busy tourist location, and, we also have a tv tower, in berlin, and, a train station, that is used by a thousand -- hundreds of thousands of people every year. and, so the travel alert in itself does not mention any of these things, it is broad as i said, and it says u.s. citizens are reminded of the potential for terrorists who attack public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure. and, terrorists have targeted subways and rail systems, in the past as well as aviation an maritime services, we have these specific targets but don't have a specific warning from state department, the white house, putting out a statement today, saying, the president has been following the threat information on a daily basis, of the travel alert throughout, the day we became aware of the latest plot the president made clear we need

to do everything possible to disrupt the plot and protect the american people. julie, back to you. >> julie: steve, what about reports of threats to the british royal family? do we have anything on that? >> reporter: yes. we do. according to western intelligence officials, britain's prince harry is a possible target. but, this is secondary, to the ones in berlin and paris that i mentioned earlier. and still it is a threat and the prince served in afghanistan will 2008 and is now -- he's often seen out and about in london's nightclubs and these are things that could make some islamic fundamentalists angry with him, and the armed security detail, for the 26-year-old prince is doubled, and security also tight over the weekend, for the visit of prince charles and his wife, camilla, to india. this past weekend. so, those are the way things are stacking up, julie. >> julie: steve centanni in washington, thanks, steve. >> julie, what prompted the state department travel alert? according to pack tiny and western intelligence officials, dozens of militants with

european citizenship are believed to be hiding in the tribal region of northwest pakistan. and training for mission that could include terror attacks in european capitals, al qaeda would likely turn to extremists for a european plot because they can move freely in and out of western cities. >> julie: this just in, militants attacking at least 20 oil tankers, along the native supply routed in pakistan, now early monday morning there. the attack near the capital of islamabad is the third since friday. the attack comes after pakistan took down another key nato supply route to pakistan and they closed the border crossing on thursday and, the move in protest to recent nato strikes in its territory and the supply route seized nonlethal supplies like fuel and clothing to nato forces and pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. says the blockade could be lifted sometime this week. >> remember you can get all the latest developments on this story, and terror targets, log

onto foxnews.com for extensive coverage. >> julie: now we head inside america's news election headquarters with midterms less than a month away, republicans and democrats are focusing their sights on the senate. julie kirtz has more about the intensifying campaigns to win or retain that major political battle ground. >> reporter: the chairs of the republican and democratic senate campaign committees both predicting they'll do well on november 2nd. but, not agreeing on much else. with democratic supporters rallying in washington, as the crucial midterms near, democratic leaders predicting they'll retain their majority in the senate but are likely to lose some seats in the crucial congressional elections. >> midterm election history, the president's party going back to the civil war means the president's party loses seats, but the difference between a

tsunami and losing seats is the suggestion they will take over the majority and that will not happen. >> reporter: the g.o.p. senate campaign chairman says 12 seats are within his party's reach and saying it will be a wave election, lowering his earlier prediction of an election-like tsunami for the g.o.p. >> this is going to be a wave election, and it will be a referendum on the policies, unpopular policies coming out of washington, d.c., during the last year-and-a-half. >> in a one month fast walk to election day, both parties are focused now on candidates with the best chance of victory. shifting advertising money by the day. both parties pouring big bucks into states like west virginia, where a republican has the shot to win a seat held by a democrat 51 years. >> julie: thank you, julie kirtz. one noefs watched senate races in the -- one of the watched senate races is in kentucky, featuring rand paul and jack conway and earlier today they chose fox news sunday as that he

exclusive forum to debate the top issues facing voters this fall not just in kentucky but across the country. mike tobin joins us live with heats from today's debate, mike? >> reporter: the sparks flew in the studio as rand paul went on the offensive early throwing barbs at jack conway, linking him to the obama administration and taking a shot at poll numbers. >> we are waiting for him to catch up in the polls and may refer to him more but he has to -- what he needs do is, needs to either defend the president or run away and so far he's running away from president obama and the agenda. >> reporter: now conway still got his licks in, trying the paint rand paul as a tea party fanatic. >> i'm not saying dr. paul is crazy, i think some of his ideas are out of the mainstream and out of touch with the values of normal kentuckians. >> reporter: conway kept it local, speaking of things that were specific to kentucky, and

rand paul went for the bigger national issues, that strike a chord with kentucky voters, things like the debt and health care and seemed to generate the most buzz, however, when he suggested that the age requirement for eligibility to social security, should be increased, as more and more people are retiring and drawing from the fund. back to you in new york. >> thank you, mike tobin, you can catch the entire paul-conway debate on the fox news channel, watch it on fox news sunday at the top of the hour. >> julie: new census numbers could cost several midwest states seats in congress, the latest state population tallies are due out in december. some states losses will be other states' gains. so, what will the shift mean for congress and the country as a whole? joining me in new york is new jersey democrat congressman frank pa lone and from dallas, texas congressman michael burgess, thanks for talking to us, gentlemen.

congressman let me ask you first, we want to lay out the expected winners and the expected losers, first of all, and have you react. winner winners, arizona, georgia, nevada, south carolina, texas, utah an washington and the likely losers, louisiana, massachusetts, new jersey, new york, and pennsylvania. and, illinois, iowa, michigan, and ohio. now, ohios in fact predicted by two analysts to lose two house seats. so, what could the geographic divide mean for the political divide? >> i think from the standpoint of texas what you see is, people voting with their feet, though, the recession has been hard here, too, it has not been as hard as some other location and we have been fortunate to keep an unemployment rate close to 8%, rather than the nearly 10%, that is present nationally and higher in locations and we have no state income tax and the cost of starting a business is low and kept low and liability is

kept under control and is -- all in all is an agreeable place to live. something my parents decided, well over 60 years ago, when they moved here, and, i raise made family here, and you see many people moving to the area, literally on the daily basis and i have the 10th largest district, in the country for a reason, not because of the congressman but because texas is a great place to live. >> julie: yeah, i have heard that, too, congressman, let me ask you, the -- decades past the political makeup included liberal republicans in northeastern and midwestern states, conservative democrats in southern states and then, since the southern strategy took place and dixie-crats moved into the republican party, we are seeing a bigger correlation between geography and political leanings and how could the shift in house seats affect that? >> i think it's too early to tell, because, first of all, we have to see when the numbers come out which i guess are not until the end of december,

officially and, also, see what happens in the elections this november. i think population shifts have to do a lot of things, personal, a lot of people like to move to warmer areas, where there is more open space, and, i think those may be more factors than anything else, but, frankly, i think that democrats are going to hold their own and i don't think the redistricting, you know, will necessarily favor democrats or republicans until we see what the numbers are and how the states are affected. >> julie: and the loss of population means loss of house seats. congressman burgess, your reaction? >> well, look, it is not just because it is warmer in texas, it is because we have no state income tax and we are a right-to-work state and people see the opportunity and see the ability, still, see the ability of fulfilling the american dream and, texas is a place where you can still do that. yeah, we got wide-open spaces and the stars and stripes are big and bright but there are many reasons why texas is coming out ahead, lack of state income

taxes and a sensible liability climate and a right-to-work state combine to make it an ideal place to move and start a business. >> julie: you know, what could the outcome of the fall election, i guess, mean for the midwestern states, because, it seems the midwest has sort of lost a lot of its political power, politicians, you know, are essentially losing power in the midwest and i guess the question is, why. congressman burgess? >> i don't know that i would see it quite like that. i mean, you obviously have seen the country grow. and, the southern part or the western part of the country has grown morel tiff than other parts, texas, representing both the west and the south, perhaps, there has been a double beneficiary, but i think what has happened in louisiana is perhaps an outlier, as a consequence of hurricane katrina, and, probably the next census, ten years' time will show them make up the ground they've lost but, you know, it is hard to say that it is a fundamental political shift, but, clearly, texas tends to be

a more conservative state, than other areas and the fact that texas will gain three to four representatives an increase in electoral votes, all of that does line up more on the conservative side of the agenda. >> julie: you know, the midwest according to some political ammists, congressman pallone, is expected to hold a little more than 1/5 of the seats and by the time a new congress arrives in 2013 that will be the case and, that exemplifies the loss of power in the midwest and how critical is the midwest, when it comes to retaining the house? >> well i think you are right. when you say if a state lose is a seat obviously they lose political clout and means less money, and means a lot of things that are not necessarily good. but, i think that the bottom line is, if you look at it from a partisan point of view, i think it is much too early to tell what it means. i think the democratic agenda appeals, i think we'll do well,

this november, and, after this november is over, and, then you'll have a better idea about, you know, what kind of partisan shift results from the census. i think, right now, it is just sort of premature to suggest that it means much in terms of, you know, which party controls the house, or the senate or how many seats one party or the other gains. >> julie: there is not much time left, though, congressman burgess. what could the loss of seats in some states, the gain of some seats in others mean, do you believe, for congress and our political future. >> well, look. i think frank is wrong. the democratic agenda has not been driving this. the democratic agenda is going to cause them to lose seats in the midwest, the northeast and, yes. the south and the west. the health care bill, the cap-and-trade bill, all of these things taken to together, people are simply aghast, at what has been happening in washington, d.c. and this didn't vote for a 10% unemployment rate or these kinds of deficits we are running, what they voted for was change and the kind of change they got they did not like and

now they are looking to move more toward the center and i think you will see that reflected in the elections that are coming up. >> julie: congressman burgess, thank you, congressman pallone, thank you, gentlemen. remember you can get nonstop updates from in the field reporters and producers and read stories that you'll sewnonly se fox news, and you can find the link at foxnews.com/politics. >> the middle east peace talks, negotiation between israel and the palestinians stuck on hold, talks breaking down after israel allowed settlement construction to resume. leland vitter has more now from jerusalem. >> reporter: things are rather bleak and i talked to both sides and we'll start with the palestinians and they say they will not return to the negotiating table until the israelis totally stop construction on the west bank, as he said the israelis have a choice, either settlement or peace.

the high level israeli also said it was pretty much black and white, essentially, no matter how much international pressure is put on the israelis, they are going to totally stop construction. the israelis, though, are giving themselves wiggle room for some type of brokered agreement, curtailing building but not actually stopping it. the officials call this a gray answer to the question of settlements that would appease the settlers and the palestinians. the issue are these large settlements on the west bank, the palestinians want for their future state and the israelis agreed to a construction freeze in or the to get the palestinians to the negotiating table and when the freeze, expired september 26 they started building again and that is when talks broke down. and, while there are no high-level direct talks both sides are still talking with u.s. mediators and the meadiatos are putting tremendous fresh on them to curb settlement construction and the palestinians to return to the table. george mitchell has been spending countless hours with both sides trying to bring everybody to a solution. this is the first day back at

work, here in jerusalem, from the holiday season and, both hebrew papers have headlines talking about how political pressure, both internal and external, have started to get the prime minister netanyahu and that may have change his position on the settlements. >> all right. in jerusalem, thank you. >> julie: are you sick of the way the government is spending your tax dollars? you are not alone and that is the case, in new york where they are spending millions to swap out street signs. wait until you hear the reason why. >> also an update on a heartbreaking story along the mexican border, a texas woman left a widow after a day of fun on the lake, turns deadly. we have her frantic 911 call, next. ♪ [ male announcer ] ever have morning pain slow you down? introducing bayer am, an extra strength pain reliever

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>> headlines we're following on fox, extra security is added to airports across europe, the state department issuing a travel aletter to americans, because of a possible terrorist attack there. and, intel officials listing several tourist sites that are specific targets of concern. drug lords blamed again for a series of grenade attacks in the

northern mexican city of monter ray, the last attack injured a dozen people, four of them, children. for the first time, in 8 years, brazilians are voting for a new president, the front-runner the out going president's hand-picked successor, a former marxist guerrilla held prisoner. >> an update now on a story we brought you yesterday, we now that he have 911 call of a wife desperate pleas to help her husband, shot by drug runners, while they were jet seeing and tiffany hartley was forced to leave her husband's body behind to flee for her life and a good samaritan on shore helped her make this call to police:

>> texas police have been warning visitors to stick to the u.s. side of the lake, david hartley's body, by the way, has not yet been recovered. when it comes to government spending, voters are saying, enough is enough. it is your money, all of your money, our latest fox news opinion dynamics poll finds more than 2/3 think the federal governments is out of control, and it is time to clean house. the cash-strapped state of new york drawing similar grief over the decision to spend millions -- yes, millions -- on new

street signs, causing sour feelings in the big apple. mik michael goodwin tackles the topic in "the new york post," numbers, first of all, 250,000 street signs, price tag $27 million and the state budget in new york expected to balloon to 15 billion next year, wow! >> the street signs cost alone is projected to be $27 million. and what it will do is force the city and the state, but, primarily the city, now, to use lower-case letters instead of capital letters, for the better part of the century new york city used capital letters on the street signs, all of those -- so if it is broadway, all of the letters will be capitalized and the federal government doesn't like that. it says, it's not safe and -- not aesthetically pleasing, so it will require that only the first letter be capitalized, and all the others be lower-case and insists it be in another font or

type face and it will cost $27 million and this is the perfect example of what your poll talks about, with people being outraged at the federal government. somebody in washington said, hmm... what can we do, let's do this, it will look nicer and we can find a study that says it is safer and everybody has to hop to overtime and no one asked, apparently, can we afford it? is it a good idea in this economy? that is the way the federal government doesn't think in the same way other people on the earth think about money. >> again, they did say this is all in the name of safety and i do want to point out that i -- to think street signs have a lifespan of ten years, so, this would be happening anyway, correct. >> well, some signs would be replaced. but, to insist that they all be done at a certain time period is costing the money, and, there is an extra cost to this new style, and, replacing them all with a new style, so, the city is the

one that it is estimated, 27 million price tag, $27 million price tag, to meet the federal requirements. >> michael, can the folks say something about it, can they stop it and make a big fuss about it? >> i think this is the reason why -- again, an example, when you multiply this sort of thing across the country it is a perfect example, a small thing, it looks like but the costs mush reach and the feds spent $10 million of stimulus money ton signs to advertise the stimulus in various projects, that is the sort of thinking that is driving the public rosie crazy and they say, wait a minute. we as individuals, as families, businesses, we have to do with less and tighten our belts and make decisions an prioritize and we don't have the luxury of doing everything we want do, but only can do the things we can afford and the federal government doesn't think that way, it thinks along the lines of, we want to have it done and

because it counts on taxes an prints money and borrows, it goes ahead and does it without a penny of thought. >> speaking of taxes, let me pull up a poll for you and read this, and share it with everybody. the question is, the tea party movement, called for lower taxes, and less government, that is the issue, and 70% support, again the tea party's movement calling for lower taxes and less government, 22%, oppose, and, michael, before you respond to that, i know in your article, your column you had to talk to the people, and, per usual, you have a lot of people who may be against something but i'm sure you found people who say it is okay, and it may be a little bit -- >> well, look, i mean, people with you say, some people may like it more and no one can say whether it's safe or not but the notion that somehow something is better for you has become the government argument for everything and some things may be better for you, but there are two questions, one, should the government be doing it, and, second, can the government

afford it, given that this is all borrowed money. we should never forget our government is in debt. it is in this fiscal year alone, roughly 40% of the federal budget is borrowed money. so, to say that everything is kind of cost-free, or good for you, or may lead to this or that, there are lots of things we can do, to make every car like a tank and nobody would get killed in an accident but when it is our own money we think about it more in terms of what we can afford. the federal government has to think that way and that is what has animated the tea party is intending and i believe will be the issue that determines the midterm elections. >> michael goodwin, "new york post" columnist, thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> julie: a warning for americans traveling to europe, listen up, the state department says, be on your guard, terrorists may be planning to strike. coming up, travel tips to keep you safe. plus, the gubernatorial contest that has everyone watching and talking today on this sunday. what exactly is the story behind

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>> julie: it is the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news, iran's president wants u.s. leaders, quote, buried,

mahmoud ahmadinejad issuing a hateful message in response to what he says are american military threats against iran's nuclear program. >> julie: north carolina's governor surveying flood damage in the eastern part of the state while flood levels are beginning to recede and areas are expected to remain under water for several days. >> and, rahm emanuel officially announcing his bid to be mayor of chicago. president obama's former chief of staff, posting a video on his web site. two days after leaving the white house, he served three terms as an illinois congressman. >> an alert for americans traveling in and around europe. the u.s. state department cautioning tourists today to be aware of your surroundings and safety at all times, especially, at spots popular with tourists an intel officials now also today in fact, moments ago, naming some specific targets of concern among them, as you can see, there in the video, file video of the eiffel tower and notre dame cathedral in paris

and berlin the five star hotel, at berlin's brandenburg gate and, the new alerts coming on the heels of intelligence, pointing to a multi-city terror attack abroad, led by this man, usama bin laden. and, he may actually be directly linked to the plot, that is information coming out yesterday. greg burke is in rome, italy. >> reporter: while the travel alert goes out primarily to u.s. citizens it also sends a strong signal to european governments, about stepping up security at those places considered at risk. now, while the state department mentions no specific countries, a british warning also issued today, names both france and germany saying the threat in those countries is high, france has been subject to a couple of bomb scares, recently with the eiffel tower being evacuated and in addition is one noeof the mo

popular destinations for tourists, especially americans and october is a busy month for tourism and you can expect police presence in plain clothes at the biggest tourist sites an st. peter's is watched especially closely, millions of visitors are at places like this coliseum and a lot of soft targets in a country like italy and none of the countries are complaining about the alert which could be a big blow to tourism since it goes through the christmas season and until the end of january. now, finally, julie, while the report was short on specifics, it did point to a potential risk in taking the subway, taking trains and sort of a message to visitors here, saying, hey, take a cab, or rent a car. julie? >> julie: greg burke, thank you, reporting from rome. >> they are calling it housekeeper-gate and has taken center stage in one of the most volatile campaigns this fall, the race for the seat of

california governor. featuring democrat jerry brown, and republican meg whitman. the two engaged in a heated debate yesterday and they got away from issues like solving california's economic crisis. casey steegel joins us with details about a battle that is targeting a very personal issue. casey? >> reporter: yes, it is, and now, serious damage control is going on here, in the state of california, after last week's allegations that meg whitman not only hired an illegal immigrant, allegedly but employed her for nine years as her housekeeper. and, what is being done to fight back? an awful lot, the g.o.p. gubernatorial candidate increasing her campaign ads in spanish, by 50%, this week. reaching out hard core now to the latino community, representing 20% of registered voters in the state and all along the former ebay ceo has denied those allegations, saying, she hired the housekeeper through an agency who is supposed to check its

employees' backgrounds and whitman even accused her democratic challenger, former california governor, jerry brown, as -- of digging this up in a last-minute smear campaign. basically the gloves coming off, at yesterday's debate when the controversial issue came up. >> a real tragedy here, after november 2nd, no one will be waving out for nicky diaz, and, jerry, you know, you should be ashamed, you and your surrogates, put her deportation at risk, you put her out there, and you should be ashamed for sacrificing nicky diaz, on the altar of your political ambitions. >> you are the one who says, hey, i... everyone has to be accountable and this is' terrible thing and, affects millions of people and you do not want a path to citizenship, let's be sim thekt simple thekt

empathize. >> reporter: they squared off for 40 minutes on the issue and it is too early to tell how it could impact her campaign, she's spent a lot of money, $119 million of her own money for the campaign and it has been a tight race and the latest "field poll" those whitman and brown in a dead heat and the real clear politics average has jerry brown ahead only a few points and a lot of people are saying it could unravel meg whitman's campaign in the final stretch before the big election. >> i know, casey, we will keep watching. thank you very much. intoxicants facing off in the golden state, beer distribute stores trying to stop a ballot measure that could legalize marijuana, for youth, citing public safety, and the brew sellers, it is said are most concerned with their bottom line, claudia cowan has the story. >> reporter: the battle over the buzz includes the bud versus the

brew. the california beer and beverage distributors donated $10,000, to defeat proposition 19. which would legal guys recreational pot for adults. the alcohol trade group says employers would be prevented from drug testing workers for weed. saying in a statement, this would allow beer company drivers to operate hundreds of big-rig trucks and trailers on california highways, every day. exposing the motoring public to potential harm. those supporting legalization argue, getting high is far less dangerous than getting drunks, government figures show that in 2008, nearly 12,000 people were killed in drunk drivings accidents. while smoking pot may impair driving the federal government doesn't keep stats on how many accidents were caused by stoned drivers. the yes on 19 campaign says that is because the number is small and suggests california beer sellers are really worried about protecting their turf. >> there is a history of alcohol companies, putting money against

propositions such as ours and, frankly, it could be that they are concerned for the competition. >> reporter: while the beer distributors deny that is the case, several breweries recommended by the trade group are furious, they have been linked with prop 19 opposition. >> you have brew versus brew. where you have some of the distributors saying, we are against it buit some of the independent brewers say, no we don't want to be associated with this, we're neutral. >> reporter: and voters are split, too, a california "field poll" has it passing with a 4% margin of error and analysts say alcohol groups and others opposed to proposition 19 need to spend more, to persuade voters that legalized marijuana will create a greater public safety threat than keepin it illegal. in san francisco, claudia cowan, fox news. >> thank you. an amusement ride with a not amusing turn of events, 17 people were trapped on this

ferris wheel 2 hours in racine, wisconsin and firefighters were called to the scene and they got everyone down safely, no one was hurt and the police chief says an investigation is now underway, to determine why the wheel got stuck in the first place. >> julie: facebook and skype could soon take social networking to a whole new level. but, a recent tragedy has some calling for frregulation to protect innocent victims, a panel will debate that, coming up. >> right out of the bible. look, swarms of locusts are descending from the sky and we'll tell you where, next. to be kidding me. 80 calories? light & fit has 80 calories versus 100 in the other leading brand. light & fit. irresistible taste. fewer calories. i love light & fit.

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>> julie: facebook and skype could soon end up friending each other in a business deal, the social networking site announcing it is exploring a partnership with the video teleconferencing service, but this announcement coming after a rutgers university freshman allegedly killed himself, after classmates posted video of him, having sex with another man. so as social media grows toward a new level, is it time for the feds to step in and set ground rules? fox news legal analyst and former prosecutor, lis weihl and former prosecutor and professor of media law at seton hall university, paul cowan, it devastated many and raised disturbing issues about cyber bullying and the past three weeks, four gay students committed suicide due to cyber bullying, all right? and at this point in many states, there are laws to protect you but this federal government has not stepped in. >> there are no regulations at

all. >> julie: why? >> technology has -- the law has not kept up with the technology and the law is back to 1996, excuse me, i didn't invent the internet but things changed since 1996. >> julie: quite a bit. >> and congress needs to step in and look at the case like the rutgers case, a horrible tragedy and say, no more. no more of no regulations, let's slap regulation on the big companies so there are consequences if they don't monitor. >> julie: i know you will argue the first amendment, yada, yada, yada, but when the first amendment was written we didn't have the internet. >> no yada, yada, yada. what i will argue, frankly, is that... do we we'll rant a situation where the fbi's job is to monitor the computers of college students? i would like us to be chasing usama bin laden, and not going to college campuses, monitoring computers. >> let me finish my point. there are plenty of state laws on the books, that are tough. for instance, in new jersey, and

this new jersey case, even if they don't knock it up to a biased case, they face five years in prison. >> it is illegal to set up a web cam in the state of new jersey... >> right. >> without someone's knowing and when do you take it to the next level. >> here's the problem, exactly, you are talking, about the students and people that actually went in and invaded the person's privacy and it is a felony, 3rd, 4th degree, 2 to 5 years, for the people who invaded but, when we talk about facebook and skype and all of these melding together, shouldn't the companies, the technology providers, also be on the lookout. >> theorihere's the danger, you throw zucker berg and facebook in jail because a college student broadcast something they shouldn't do? the problem is, if you have the companies under government surveillance that means the government will be surveilling us and who will protect us? i think that the real privacy issue, if you tried to say the companies have to go to jail because people send things over there... >> you have to -- right now, there are absolutely no regulations, you look at

craigslist and the things put on craigslist and all of these -- it is not just facebook. >> julie: they are not held account tab. >> there are definite needs tor laws to keep with the web sites, like craigslist, where prostitutes are running prostitution. >> it is illegal to advertise prostitution... >> they advertise it as a massage. and talk about the killer and the woman innocently killed. >> put a law together that comes up with the wording, that puts them out of business. >> let's -- >> would it be horrible to have someplace within that organization, a monitor, a kind of -- so somebody, a human being is actually looking at -- >> how about law enforcement being on the web site, okay, looking for these red flags, there are red flags and in fact the week before, a couple days after, before the boy committed suicide, somebody went on the

internet, they went onto a gay web site and they were identified as sit-2-mo on a social networking site and wrote and believed it could have been tyler clemente and he wrote and i'm quoting here, people, he was with, saw my making out with a guy as a scandal, whereas, i mean, come on, he was spying on me, do they see nothing wrong with this? >> shouldn't there be at the least cyber law enforcement, looking on the line for these red flags... >> and least let them come up, somebody is notified and i'm not saying shut it all down but there is zero now. >> let's be realistic about it. if facebook and skype merge, there will be approximately 750 million users, almost a billion, okay? how are we going to monitor and regulate a billion people sending videos to each other. >> with technology. >> how will you do that? it is impossible. >> computer programs in los

angeles are developed now that stop crimes before it happens. >> you are active on twitter, i see some of your postings, on-line do you want the fbi checking out death. >> julie: if i'm doing something illegal i hope so. >> and monitor your twitter. >> absolutely, i don't mind the fbi monitoring my twitter. i'm not doing anything illegal -- i'm not doing anything illegal. >> are you doing... >> we don't that he have manpower to monitor 750 million people. >> people would say we don't have the manpower to fight two wars but we do it. >> and especially when you are talking about... we are talking about two different things, the fbi, the illegal stuff, and you are talking about companies, big corporations, that are making a lot of money with the advertising here, they are going to have the incentive if we put the laws into place to dhoe monitoring. >> that is like saying you should shut down the fox news network because they broadcast controversial films and you know, the people who are putting these networks together, are...

>> julie: the megan meyer cyber bullying act, this girl in 2006, named after her, a missouri girl committed suicide because a woman went onto my space acting as if she was a boy and the girl... and her depression led to suicide. and representative linda sanchez of california would make it a federal crime for communication, intended to harass or cause emotional distress, to accomplish attacks. >> there is a federal law and what happened with the megan myers case, there was no federal law on the books and they tried to go after her and remember, after that trial, went back and forth and back and forth and the woman was acquitted because the law didn't fit the technology. >> you don't need a federal law to fit the technology. they can pass their own laws and we have laws, called harassment laws in all of the states and you can't be followed, you can't be harassed on the telephone and are enforced on the state level and it should stay there. you cannot throw the federal government into everybody's computer and everybody's

dormitory room to see if -- >> but, if cyber bullying turns into, i have the statistics here, are enormous. >> incredible. >> something obviously has to be done and once they take facebook and skype and marry them together, it is a social networking disaster. >> and one thing we are not thinking about, we are talking primarily about kids, teenagers, 18, 19. >> julie: minors. >> you know, we're not talking about... >> julie: pornography, we have the feds looking over child pornography, that is illegal. >> and we can't handle that and you are talking about, getting back to lis's point, you want your kids prosecuted. >> julie: i want them to watch them. >> do you want them prosecuted... >> julie: i want the kids... >> when they have a video of one friend with another, do you want them prosecuted? that is the ultimate thing. >> they knew or should have known... >> you will send them to federal prison because they make a mistake -- >> all right. we have to go. powell cowan, lis weihl.

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>> a county in utah is considering making flu shots mandatory for health care workers. >> julie: it raises the biggers question should the governments make this a requirement, joining us, dr. marc siegel, a professor of medicine at nyu, and the author of two books, not one, but two books, on influenza, and a member of the fox news medical a-team, all right, thanks for coming on today. now, if you don't get vaccinated, here's what you gotta do. you have to wear a face mask, in order to block airborne germs if

you work with people or infants that are infected and should it be required. >> let me start by saying wearing the masks doesn't work, studies have shown that you actually can't prevent the spread of the flu that way and forget about that and the question of vaccination is a very interesting one, because i'm not one for mandatory government requirements. but, the government does mandate lower vaccines, measles, mumps, rubella vaccine, i'll tell you what the problem is, health care workers are notoriously noncompliant and new don't mandate it 30% in the u.s. get it. ten to 30% of health care workers get the flu every year and julie, half of them go to work anyway and think i'm fine and macho and go to work and vulnerable population are put at risk, the very young, pregnant women, people with chronic! . conditions, here's the problem, we cannot prove how beneficial it is to vaccinate them, because there is's lot of controversy on the studies, whether it cuts

done on flu transmissions and deaths and pneumonia. i think it does and is a safe vaccine and i think you have to be crazy if you are a health care worker not to take it. i take it this beginning of every season. >> i may be wrong, doesn't it give me the flu, you get the shot and get sick anyway and your health care -- you are a health care worker and given the flu. >> i'm glad you asked this question, it is a dead virus and i have it here and it cannot give you the flu. that flu shot is a dead virus, it can only give you a little bit of the symptoms for a day or two and that is your body's react to the flu, it is not the flu, you get a little bit of a rash, dr. rosenfeld said this morning on this point, egg allergies is not even a reason not to take the flu shot, only if you have a severe allergy, and for most people the flu shot is extremely well tolerated and as a health care worker you have a responsibility to your sick patients, and you have to do what you in car, even if it is controversial, to stop the spread. >> why are health care workers

-- when this h1n1 virus, the swine flu vaccine came out a lot of health care workers in new york city were essentially standing against it and they were really angry that there was any kind of, you know, pressure to have to get the swine flu vaccine. >> i think that that is because of a superman complex and i think physicians think they are beyond harm. i'm there taking care of people, i'm not going to be a patient. that is such a big mistake and the first time you catch the flu, the next year you take the shot and the first thing i do every year with when my shots come in, i give it to myself and my nurses and everyone in my office. >> julie: do you require it, though? what if your employer -- employees, rather, refuse to get it? >> i have a problem with that. i think it would be legitimate to say you cannot work here unless you get it. i don't have to say that... >> julie: you support utah's... >> i don't like their alternative, you can wear a mask. i have a problem with the 30% compliance rate. that is ridiculous. we have to do something. i don't know, i don't like big

gov, and you have heard me say it a million times on the show but i think they should be mandatory. >> doctor, i couldn't work for you. i don't get flu shots. >> can i give you one now. >> no. >> no, i don't. >> julie: you give me the swine flu last year and i had no side effects. >> that will do it for us no, you fox news sunday with chris wallace, is up next. >> julie: i'll be back in one hour for the fox report, hope to see you then. i'm not sure if i want to you do that to me again... robin ] my name is robin.

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