>> reporter: assassination attempt shortly after being named egypt's vice president environmental omar suleiman was targeted in attacks that killed two bodyguards. a fox news exclusive this just in. state tv saying the head of egypt's ruling party has resigned. including president mubarak's son. what does this mean for a government struggling to put a successor in place? we'll have an exclusive report. >> as egypt tee terse on the

brink of more turmoil, president mubarak isn't budging neither are tens of thousands of demonstrators promising we'll stay here as long as it takes. we have live team coverage of the crisis in egypt from washington to cairo. leland is in egypt's capital city where an army commander tried to persuade the crowd to leave tahrir square. leland, tell us more. >> reporter: good evening. there's a sense that things are getting a little better. there's this dialogue going on between protesters and the government. the prime minister went on state television and said stability was returning. banks are going to be open tomorrow, a huge thing as people were running out of cash. we saw this attempt by the army to get protesters out of tahrir square. this army commander came into the square started speaking saying for the sake of egypt, please, leave, please help save your country. trying to appeal to the

protesters' patriotic duty. he was shouted down with calls for president mubarak to leave and event actually left. the army trying to move barricades. there's a little tension going on as they try to remove the barricades, not trying to remove protesters. so far there have been promises they are not going to ever try and remove the protesters. as things slowly get better it appears as though the government is trying to give tiny bits of things to the protesters to see at what point they can get them to leave and still hold power. you have the fact that mubarak's son has resigned from the ruling party. you have this dialogue going on with the prime minister. so far, president mubarak has made it clear that he is not leaving power until september. the protesters have made it very clear they are not leaving the square until he leaves office. which side is going to give? who knows. at some point you have to

wonder whether they are going to be there until september, president mubarak is going to give in or slowly transition out of power and that will be a brokered solution. >> delicate balance. thanks for bringing us up to did it. fox news was the first to report that egyptian vice president omar suleiman, survive add assassination attempt days after he was tapped for the job. these words coming from a senior administration official. now the egyptian government is denying it ever happened. molly henneberg is live with more details about this. >> reporter: an egyptian security source talking to reuters is denying there was such an attack. u.s. sources tell fox news there was some type of organized attempt to take out suleiman last monday. suleiman had just been named vice president to days earlier. he may factor prominently into a post-mubarak egypt.

he may even leave the country of the assassination attempt took place during a motorcade movement. he you are ed was not hurt, possibly two of his guards were killed. secretary of state hillary clinton in munich for a security conference. she was asked about an attempt on suleiman's life. she answered briefly and moved on. here's how that went. >> we just received a report there has been an attempt on the life of the vice president of egypt with apparently several people killed. which underlines the severity of this situation as it evolves. we will keep you posted as the news coming in, i'm sure over the next several minutes. madame secretary? >> i think that news report certainly brings into sharp -- the challenges we are facing as we navigate through this

period. >> reporter: fox also asked white house press secretary gibbs about an assassination attempt. yesterday gibbs said, i'm not going to get into that question. >> thank you. another weekend of protests around the world to show support for those in the streets of egypt. solidarity rally for egypt will begin outside the united nations in new york. julie banderas is there live and we'll check in with her in a bit. the same chants heard in cairo will be heard outside the white house and in los angeles. overseas, anti-mubarak protests will be held in paris and london. syriains organizing campaigns on social networking sites that call for a day of range in damascus this week. the obama administration is urging hosni mubarak to step down immediately. >> what happens to u.s. relations with egypt once that happens? edward walker served as ambassador to egypt.

he joins us to discuss this. this is a very important, tense situation we are following ambassador. what happens once mubarak does step down? >> that depends on who takes over. if if you have a transitional government which has many military figure it, civilian and opposition characters we can work with that. we don't have to abandon egypt. we don't have to admit that we aren't going to be automobile to -- to be age to work with a successor government. our relationship is with egypt, not mubarak. we have important interests in sustaining that relationship. i'm confident that we will not be -- thrown out. >> the egyptian people are proud. do you think it is wise for the united states to stay publicly, on television what steps need to be made to get mubarak out at this time? this could fuel more tensions

between theta?mg protesters and attitudes towards the united states and the fact that we are doing this in this way, that i is hurting the process? shouldn't this be going on quietly behind the scenes? >> it should. we should not be taking credit for this we didn't do this the egyptian people did it. that's the great thing. it is the will of the people that's what is happening -- that is what is having the impact through the middle east. >> we were listening to henry kissinger in which he stated the united states should back off, be quiet and let the egyptian people carry this out. he seemed to show confidence that this situation will take care of itself that. democracy will go forward. and the united states, if they are going to reach out to anyone it should be the democratic middle class. >> the democratic middle class is not the only player.

we'll still have some players in the muslim brotherhood, we have to accept that. you can form a wall to wall coalition without having representatives each of the factions that are involved. the democratic middle class, the reformers from the business community, these are people that can give a great deal of support or significant changes in egypt. and one of my friends, has just taken over the ndp that's a good sign. >> the muslim brotherhood is technically illegal in egypt. at the same time it may be seizing the opportunity, given the case underway at this moment. we are also seeing a pattern there's a muslim brotherhood in algeria, mauritania, syria, other places like that. what does this suggest, specifically since many people are blaming the muslim brotherhood for sparking some of that violence that we saw earlier this the week? >> muslim brotherhood has been

around for a long time. it is part of the governing system in jordan and in morocco. they have adopted the brotherhood as part of their constitutional process. they are not necessarily bomb throwers any more. they were, no question about it. one shouldn't be too -- >> elbaradei is aligning himself with the brotherhood. is that wise? >> not for him. the brotherhood has been smarter not trying to tick a leadership position. they are afraid if they take the leadership position it will give mubarak the excuse he needs to go in with his tanks. not that he has any tanks. they don't want to give him an excuse for suppressing -- >> you have lived in that region more than a decade, not only egypt but also the united arab emirates, as well as israel. tell me what you think the egyptian people are going through?

>> going through rev lose in their own minds. they've been -- revolution in their own minds. they've been subjected to authoritarian government more than 30 years. they got used to the idea they couldn't change things. that this was all up to the bosses. now they don't think that any more. they've been empowered by this. not only in egypt but other people are watching. and people are saying to themselves, wait a minute we don't have to take this boss is very positive. it can go badly wrong, but i'm encouraged by this. >> edward walker, thank you. as protests against governments continue in egypt and other arab countries, iraq's prime minister is signaling his political intentions. that prime minister al-maliki won't run for a third time when his current term is up in 2014. the announcement a day after he announced he would cut his

salary in half in an effort over iraqis angry over poor government services and inquality. >> foreign policy goal of president obama, secretary state clinton has just finalized the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia. exchanged papers with russia's foreign minister this munich. the agreement limits the number of atomic warheads former cold war enemies are allowed to have. >> in other news the forgotten border, perhaps not any more. president obama and canadian prime minister harper has announced a new agreement to improve security along the u.s. northern border. >> reporter: we share a 4,000 mile border with our northern neighbors. according to a new report put out buy the government accountability office, home -- out by the government accountability office, homeland security says it is more likely a terrorist would

come into america through canada than mexico. the border patrol only knew about 25% of all the illegal border crossings up north only able to make immediate arrests on 1% of those that. represents 32 miles out of the 4,000. we have a map that breaks done the four sectors of the northern border patrol. out west the report indicates the known presence of terrorist organizations in the sector. possible air incursions by criminals and smugglers in the spokane sector and bad guys coming into the detroit sector on recreational vessels. also, be mindful of terrorists and criminal organizations in the north eastern section. in an effort to take action against claims from senators on both sides of the aisle who requested this report and has expressed concern over it, president obama and canadian prime minister said yesterday they plan to share more intel and standardized biometrics for travelers and coordinate

systems of tracking people who come and go from both countries. >> the president: the goal is to make sure that we are cord tating closely. and that as -- coordinating closely. and that as we are taking steps and measures to ensure openness and security. that we are doing so in ways that enhances the relationship as opposed to creates tensions in the relationship. >> reporter: even though some american and canadian lawmakers have expressed res s -- reservations about how they want to do things only their way, president obama said yesterday even though canada and the u.s. don't match upper effectly on every measure he thinks we match up with them better than any other country on earth. >> thank you. the nasdaq has reported been hacked multiple times in the past year. the "wall street journal" is reporting the hackers have not compromised part of the system that carries out trades.

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we are back with this fox news alert. a gas pipeline explosion overnight caused by a leak or sabotage? head of egypt's natural gas company is blaming it for a leak. local security official says a bomb was detonated inside the gas terminal, located in the northern sinai peninsula. the regional governor suspects sabotage. no one was injured. it has cut off the flow of gas to jordan and israel. >> our next guest is a high profile businessman based in egypt who has strong ties to the u.s.. he has been one of

president obama's biggest fans. now his feelings have changed and he's alarmed by white house response to the egyptian crisis. joining me on the phone chairman of the group for investment and development. one of egypt's leading business groups. nice to have you. i'm so sorry you are going through such a challenging time right now. >> thank you. it is very challenging and very difficult. and dangerous, frankly. >> i know that for years you have probably hosted leader from the mideast and u.s. in conferences here and d.c. and cairo to bring about better relations this is a turbulent period in your country's history. now that you are saying that the u.s. is siding with chaos, if it does continue to do so, the white house will be forcing mubarak out now, and that is not a god thing, why? >> frankly, -- not fay good thing, why? >> frankly, we need to connect the dots much more meets the

eye than is going on now. we can't rely on 234/7 -- on 24/7 media frenzy. when everything began on the 25th, of january i was a legitimate demonstration an expression of frustration on government issues. this went peacefully. two days later, things turned into a different paradigm. a whole new manifestation with vested interests on both sides. creating a situation which became explosive. when you look at what is happening and you see that 29 police stations get torched all over egypt at the same moment with a technique of being able to get your hands-on arms, getting the cells open with criminals escaping, literally half a day later an attack on five prisons. just today we had the sabotage on the pipeline. yesterday we had attack by

rpg's on the police. >> you're calling it sabotage at the pipeline even though the official line is just a gas leak? >> i am. frankly, you need to connect the dots this is not all happening by sheer accident. today the news stations have talked about an assassination attempt on the egyptian vice president. >> right, we've been reporting that. >> therefore, what is really happening is a true attempt at destabilizing egypt and bringing egypt to chaos. >> on the point of chaos, you are hunkered down at home with your family and taking part in neighborhood patrol in the middle of the night going door-to-door to make sure people are safe. describe what that has been like for you knowing you are living with so much uncertainy at the moment? >> when this happened my wife

and i flew back to cairo and our primary priority has been working in our district with all our neighbors, friends, taking care of over 3,000 of our employees that live all over cairo. making sure they are getting food and water and all the necessary medical attention that is required. that has been our focus for the entire 10 days. >> did you still feel it is a very dangerous situation? that people are not safe in your neighborhood. >> after the break of five prisons having over 11,000 criminals out on the streets, with arms, you definitely have to be feeling concerned. some of these have been rearrested again, over 3500, there are still others roaming the streets. what is also interesting, some of those prisons that were broken were holding infiltrators from hamas and

hezbollah. these are things that unfortunately, the media is not reporting, but right there is a fact. those were the prisons that were broken too. >> that's obviously con butting to the case there. -- contributing to the case there. do you believe the obama administration needs to butt out for all practical purposes, keep its mouth shut and do the diplomacy quietly behind the scenes? >> honestly, think what the president of the egyptian government has announced it is moving towards a change, via a legitimate ballot box is the best thing we can support. inter by the united states or anybody else will -- intervention buy the united states or anybody else would make things worse. to have a transition today is to succumb to chaos. we need to sure a constitutional safe, legitimate, world observed ballot box change. not change forced by mobs and fire bombs. >> thank you so much for joining us. stay safe. keep us posted on how things

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. after 12 days of anti-government protests egypt's prime minister says stability is returning but protesters maintain they will stay in the streets as long as president mubarak stays. >> reporter: prime minister appeared confident when he told he shun state tv the crisis can be revolved without immediate removal of president hosni mubarak. but his opposition is holding

steady, refusing to give up their positions in tahrir square. calling it a milestone, secretary of state clinton today finalized the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia that aims to reduce the number of nuclear warheads. football fans are scrambling to make it to dallas in time for tomorrow's super bowl, after a snow storm yesterday forced airlines to cancel flights. national weather service says warmer temperatures are on the way. snow and ice will still be on the grunt for the big game. >> -- on the ground for the big game. >> the trial of three american hikers accused of spying in iran starts tomorrow morning. the attorney representing the three says he doesn't know if the one female in the group released on bail in september is going to return or be tried in absentia. those are the top stories now.

>> thank you peter. >> secretary of state hillary clinton isn't confirming an assassination attempt on egypt's vice president. when asked to comment, this brings into sharper -- the challenges we are facing. as protests go on for a 12th day suleiman has promised to hold those responsible for the violence against protesters accountable. >> u.s. officials say clinton's comments were not confirmation of the assassination attempt denied by a senior egyptian security source. >> amid the protests and anger raging in egypt, journalists trying to cover the story have been finding themselves part of the story. they've opinion the targets of violence. our own greg palkot covering the up riding severely beaten his cameraman olaf stabbed. >> reporter: one of the hallmarks of a bankrupt regime

is how it deals with the media. on streets of cairo this week government supporters tried to stop the story from getting out, waging a campaign of violence against outside journalists unprecedented in egypt's history many many were targeted including greg palkot and cameraman olaf wiig. both beaten, wiig stabbed. reading now from greg's account: they hit us with their open hands, fists, sticks, bars, rocks whatever was around. especially aiming at our heads. they grabbed us and punched us. several dug through my pockets, all the while screaming madly in our faces. greg and olaf spotted an armored personnel carrier and tried to get into it. the soldiers standing on top didn't immediately help. as they stood by olaf and i continued to be pummeled. his short was off he was

writhing and knocked to the ground twice. i stayed upright. the hits were harder. with the angry mob pulling at us we dagged ourselves up into the cabin. our wounds were open, we were for the moment, relatively safe. greg and olaf were taken to a local hospital where they were sewn up and cleaned up. it didn't end there. they were taken away for interrogation. greg continues: we were jammed into the back of a small jeep driven across town held blindfolded. marched to a location, videotaped and photo ed as if in a line-up. we were later to learn other journal is were treated the same way. the experience we endured filled us with a revulsion that those egyptians who use violence and reappreciation and those this higher places who support those actions. it also filled us with a deep

admiration for the good and courageous egyptians who will be continuing the struggle today and the days to come who are putting their own lives on the line. hopefully, they will come out the other side of this with a better country. >> we thank john rob s for that. reporters from networks around the world have been sent to egypt to cover the protests. many have been attacked or arrested while trying to cover that story. one egyptian reporter was kill. joining us with more on the details about this is a washington director of reporters without borders. this is a very -- very alarming for those of us in the profession of journalism to see this unfold, including two colleagues of us here at fox news. how many reporters would you say have been injured so far? >> as long as we know, every time we heard about a reporter in egypt it was because he was

injured or harrassed. if you want a number, more than 150 reporters have been targeted and harrassed by protesters. >> there's a potential of that number going up as more reporters go into the area to report what is going on as they have a right to do. >> yeah that's the number for last night. we might hear about others today that have not been reported from february 2nd, for example. >> let me read a statement that secretary of state clinton made in condemning assaults on american journalists. think is a violation of international norms that guarantee the freedom of the press and it is unacceptable under any circumstances." robert gibbs also echoing that. what does the organization reporters without borders have to say in response to what is going on? >> first this is a public statement on journalists which we are happy about it.

when reporters are going abroad and that kind of -- you don't hear the authority saying something publicly on what is happening with reporters. usually, it is more on the ground. the authorities try to know who -- try talk to the authorities there. is no public statement. so for us this is a good point. now it has to go on. because the protest is peaceful now. >> you remember in the opening l,pj the protess peaceful. reporters were heralded, welcomed. what turned that all around? why did that turn? >> what is difficult to say is that reporters were welcome. reports were there doing their job. >> it appeared to be they were

welcomed. >> when you are a reporter and you go in such an uprising, you can expect to be welcome. some will have or will like to speak to you because they know what you are here for. the cases we have seen is that cameras, photographers can take pictures, they can show what is going on. protesters are really upset when it is such a negative image. >> thank you for joining us. reporters without borders, thank you for joining us. much more after the break. don't go away. ring ring ring ring

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>> the white house is responding to the resignation of the top leadership body of egypt's ruling party, including president hosni mubarak's son gamal mubarak. senior administration official calls the res nation a positive toward political change that will be necessary and we look forward to additional steps. while a national security council spokesman says any step that gives credibility to the transition process is welcome. >> no doubt lots of republicans rode the tea party wave. some of those who landed in

congress and senate with tea party backing are putting distance between themselves and the tea party caucus. an issue that is creating s within the gop. joining us freshman republican congressman scott rigell from virginia. welcome. >> i appreciate the invitation. >> the tea party bagged -- backed your race. you signed a pledge in your campaign. why did you decide you couldn't be part of the caucus headed by congresswoman michelle bachmann? >> i was at a town hall the other night over 400 showed up not one person asked me about what caucus i joined. the american people want leaders to rise up and confront federal ing that is out of control. i'm living out my pledges that i made. on the campaign trail. i believe i enjoy the full support of the local tea party i'm grateful for that. i look forward to working with them and listening to them. we are going to work to the.

>> are you saying you don't want to be held hostage to the tea party agenda in congress? >> i don't think the labels are that important. i'm new to politics. i'm a lifetime business owners and entrepreneur and it is my understanding there are over 300 caucuses out there. i just have not focused on caucuses. i focused on making sure the right bills are being introduced and the right votes cast that are going to reduce federal spending. that's my greatest concern. putting everyone american at risk, regardless to what political party, independent, republican, democrat, we've got to arrest out of control federal spending. >> you are not alone in putting distance between yourself and the tea party caucus. are you one who believes the tea party is dividing the gop? >> no. there's some uncertainty about how this unfolds over the next several years. if you rewind the tape, i don't think there would be a tea party today if the republican party had been truth to -- true to its core

principles of fiscal discipline. going forward as long as we in the republican party are true to our core principles, i think we'll get along just fine with the tea party. our values align perfectly. >> real quick, how can you build effective governing coalition in congress while trying to satisfy an emboldened conservative base outside the beltway? >> a lot has to do with how we talk to the american people. i make it a point on the campaign trail and now in congress, to refer to my core principles. those things which bind all americans together, regardless of political party. again, the federal debt, the federal spending is every american is at risk because of it, and we this way frankly because of failed leadership. because of both parties. this class that came in the 112th, it is full of

entrepreneurs, hardworking businessmen and women who are committed to doing the right thing. i think, as you watch how this congress tpoeupblds over the nextel of months, you will see we are going to do the right thing and control -- and control federal spending. >> we wish you all the best. thank you. >> thank you. folks can follow us on facebook if they would at representative scott rigell. >> thank you. for days americans in egypt have been trying to decide whether or not to leave. >> up next, we'll talk to two roommates. one decided to go and the other decides to stay. find out why, next. and it can do this, here. and it can also do this, here. just imagine what it can do, here.

>> audio problems. sarah palin mixes celebration for president ronald reagan with politics last week in california. this is one of the events this weekend to mark what would have been the former president's 100th birthday. james rosen takes a closer look at president reagan's lasting legacy. >> mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall.

>> another 2 1/2 years would pass before the wall fell. no american is more widely credited with bringing about the end of the cold war than the 40th president of the united states. >> reagan had the insight almost alone to himself, although it was powerful militarily was otherwise a weak system. >> in illinois in 1911 he reagan was the son of a devout christian mother and alcoholic father. trained lifeguard he graduated from eureka college and parlayed his athleticism into an athletic career. avid reader of buckley's review he became a conservative. he turned to politics and won two terms as governor of california. serving in the late 60s and early 70s. >> he was once confronted by a smelly hippie carrying a sign that says make love not war.

reagan looks at the hippie and sign and turned to an aide and said from the looks of him, i don't think he could do either. >> reagan supported nicholson. defeated by ford in the gop primaries, reagan seized on the country's yearning in the post vietnam watergate period. trounced carter in the fall of 1980. >> when ray became president the institution of the presidency was said to be in trouble. there was talk the job was too big for any person to master. reagan restored the prestige of the presidential office. >> two months into his term reagan survive add assassination attempt. once he recovered he pressed a muscular foreign policy investing in defense and supporting anti-communist movements across the globe. he failed to curb the size and

reach of the federal government and saw his second term tarnished by iran-crown scandal. after a long bout with alzheimer's he died. controversy in life, revered in death his name and legacy used and sometimes abused by almost every politician who has succeeded him on the national stage. >> i want a great kay for, but i communicated great things. they came from the heart of a nation. -- >> in wash top -- in washington, james rosen, fox news. >> hard to believe, 100-years-old. >> with tensions continuing in egypt as thousands of foreigners try to flee the country with the uncertainty that has unfolded, many are trying to decide what to do next. we'll bring you the story of two roommates who made different decisions on whether or not to three or stay in that country. stay with us.

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>> welcome back. two roommates in cairo have made very different decisions, but whether to flee egypt or remain in the country. they're both students at american university at cairo, study iing arabic. and he returned and roommate andrew johnson remains there. i'm joined by both of them. lewis in new york and andrew on the phone in cairo and

lewis and andrew thank you for joining us. since you are there in new york, what did you have to go through to secure a flight from egypt into the united states? >> from egypt to the united states, well-- >> how difficult was it? >> the american university in cairo organized a series of buses that took us to the airport. there, we basically had to wait online for about nine hours or so to get a flight, it wasn't terribly difficult to get a flight out of there. we just had to make a-- we just had to register with the state department, i did through a friend of mine. >> so exercised some patience, nine hours and you're back home in the usa. >> everybody was in pretty good spirits. >> your roommate is in cairo, what are your thoughts about your roommate staying behind. >> i don't think it's the wisest decision, but i understand he is a war veteran and maybe more comfortable with the chaos offer there than i was. >> let's talk to andrew and

andrew, there is a lot of chaos there at a time of political and civil unrest. why did you choose to stay in cairo. >> well, when i was in college i studied history and studied history all my life and what's going on here is just a major moment in egypt's history that i wouldn't, i wouldn't miss for the world. you know, i'm witnessing it firsthand, pretty amazing experience. >> kelly: i've got it ask you a couple of questions because you're there right now. what is happening in cairo right now? is the military keeping the situation calm? >> yes, well, they were, they were keeping it calm when the riot police pulled out and the army came in and that's friday night from what i saw he when i was out there. at first from the people protesting showed up, but obviously, when the pro

mubarak protests shut up, the army had a tough time keeping order and there was-- >> yeah. >> the tough battles up there. >> i don't want to cut you off and point out to our viewers right now, what we're looking at are pictures that lewis has shot since being there on the ground and again, he chose to say andrew was still in new york and lewis, i've got to ask you again, what are people telling you about their trust for the military and lack of trust, it seems, for the police? >> i want to make a quick correction, i didn't take those photos. the person who took those photos asked me not to identify him afraid he might get in trouble with the government over there. >> kelly: appreciate you pointed out. these are pictures you provided then. >> yes, but to answer your question, what the people think about the military. the egyptians, really seem to like the military allot, and i think this is because most egyptians, well, most people in the egyptian arm have been drafted from the regular

population so most of the people don't really-- most of the people in the the army don't really want to be there. so, the people feel a little more -- they feel like a sense of brotherhood for the people in the army. >> kelly: louis, we thank you, and your roommate is on the ground there, chose to stay and apparently is doing well so far and we thank you both for joining us this afternoon. >> no problem. >> anti-government protesters in cairo are saying they're staying put and not going anywhere and today, shouted down an army general who took the microphone asking them to go home. the standoff continues while international pressure mounts over a resolution in the situation. >> i'm kelly wright here in washington alongside uma, and we have live team coverage of the egyptian crisis going on and molly henneberg with the latest on an assassination

attempt from the new vice-president and julie banderas standing by in new york where a rally is about to get underway at the united nations. we begin now with mike tobin, mike, what's the very latest on the ground there? >> well, the very latest, kelly, is that the head of the national democratic party, the steering committee has all resigned and you can compare this move on the resignation of the national democratic party to a move that hosni mubarak in the standoff in which he fired all of his cabinet. while he maintains his own position of power, it does not satisfy the demonstrators at this point. now, i want to draw a sharp contrast between the two moves that hosni mubarak, i would say great regularity, but some regularity while he was in power and the fact that he fired the top guys or asked for the resignation, the

national democratic party really shows a changing of the old guard, the names inside of their-- were inside of the executive council were familiar to the egyptian people. they were unpopular with the egyptian people and the son that often they thought would replace mubarak as the next president of egypt and the executive steering committee and council is going to be headed up by a man, known as being a liberal, outspoken, inside of this organization. the national democratic party and again the pop party inside of egyptian politics. again, it's intended to satisfy the demonstrators out on the street and they are not satisfied. they see this as a political gamesmanship and the only thing that they say will satisfy them is seeing president mubarak leave the presidential palace and one demonstrators did say he sees this as the old guard retreating inch by inch and says they need to stay out of

the street until president mubarak ultimately leaves the palace, uma. >> like, thank you for that update. for now, they're going nowhere. well, it could have been one of the shortest vice-presidentsies ever. a senior obama administration official telling fox news two days after he was assaulted, egypt's omar suleman survived an a tack. molly. >> the egyptian vice-president suleiman was in a motorcade according to sources and the motorcade was attacked and suleiman, who was believed to be the target was not hurt although a guard was killed. it happened days after he was named vice-president and may factor prominently into the egypt's post mubarak government and may even lead the country. some group tried to kill him earlier this week. today an egyptian security sources denied the reports

with reuters. u.s. officials, including secretary of state hillary clinton in munich germany. she was asked about the report and brings into sharp relief of the challenges we're facing as we navigate through this period and here is what the white house had to say yesterday when fox's wendell goler asked about it. >> what do you think about an assassination attempt on vice-president suleiman a couple of days ago? >> i'm not going to get into that question. >> and u.s. sources tell fox they don't know who was behind the attack and what, if anything, happened in retaliation to the attack. kelly, back to you. >> all right, molly, thank you. people around the world are showing their support and protesters in egypt by holding their own rally. and julie banderas is live in new york just outside the united nations where another demonstration is set for this afternoon. julie?

>> hi, kelly, there are about 60,000 egyptians living in the new york tri state area and hundreds of them expected out here in the cold and rain, this saturday afternoon, as they show their solidarity for their people in egypt, and the protests now have been going on for about 12 days and yesterday in fact, we have video of about a thousand protesters gathering at a peaceful rally in times square. let's show you the video the members of the alliance of egyptian americans and activists and the protest which begins at the u.n. at one o'clock, slow going because of the weather and last night, a thousand egyptian new yorkers and the supporters marched from time square to the egyptian mission on the east side. everyone calling for the same message, for president mubarak to step down immediately, so democracy can finally be seen in egypt after 12 days of protests against the mubarak government. there has been speculation though, whether the protests would settle down after mubarak announced that he would not seek reelection in

the fall, but president obama's administration is hoping diplomacy would push mubarak to leave sooner and until he does, millions of protesters worldwide say that the demonstrations will go on as long as necessary to get mubarak to step down. here in the u.s., activists will be participating in rallies outside the white house as they did yesterday, rhode island, california, new orleans, louisiana and west virginia and the cry for solidarity the people in egypt continues to be heard around the globe from lebanon, turkey and beirut and the mass protests in egypt have unleashed the arab world, spreading to unrest, in jordan hundreds were inspired by the protests staged against jordan's prime minister, meantime in total, 11 people killed as of a result, a miracle if you think about the millions that have been involved in these protests here in the united states, all

peaceful, some 400 expected here in the united nations today. the protests beginning-- (inaudibl (inaudible) >> all right, we apologize for the audio problems there and everything. julie banderas. moving along, the white house trying to come up with ways for egypt to transition from protests in the street to democracy. >> kelly: the question remains will it work? and joining us now to discuss is, the president of the american for truth and studies for council on foreign relations, and let me begin with you, this is something that you're all too familiar with having gone through a civil war and unrest there in leb nan. what comes to mind right now as you look at what's unfolding in egypt? >> the people are asking for a change. and mubarak has been an owe pros seive leader for 30 years and after what they saw happen, this was their opportunity and they recent mubarak for many reasons, not

only corruption, but with israel, and the muslim brotherhood grew and strengthened in egypt and became very he resentful, how mubarak was with the united states against another arab leader and when the egyptians stood with the united states in the first gulf war and how mubarak is working with the united states and supplying intelligence and the war on terror. they're resentful on so many levels. the problem right now is mubarak cannot step down because there needs to be an interim government that we can deal with, that is pro western, we cannot betray him,'s he been with us for 30 years and there's a lot of policies happening behind the scenes and meanwhile, the people are on the streets and they're not backing down. >> robert, let me ask you, right now, this is having an affect across the region, knowing that other countries are responding, waiting, watching, seeing what's happening in cairo and we even have reactions from iran's company who is hailing these

protests and says, to follow in the footsteps of iran in 1979, hostage takeover and revolution. what do you think about this in terms of the impact this is having on other countries in that region? >> well, i think all eyes are riveted right now. we've seen the ripple effects first starting in egypt in the region, yemen, algeria in other parts of the arab world we're' seeing a mass uprising and it's fueled by local conditions, but it's inspired by what's happening throughout the region and as this see the arabs rising up and doing things that have been unthought of a few weeks ago. >> let me ask you both these questions, earlier on fox news, we heard from former secretary of state henry kissinger and said cooler eads need to prevail and that the united states should reach out to the democratic middle class in the area of egypt. is he right about that? >> well, i don't think it's

our role to start trying to manage what's happening in egypt. we need to articulate principles that we stand for to let egypt, between people, handle this in a peaceful way and try to layout of a pathway for which the united states will stand by the egyptian people, but i don't think we should get in the middle of this. we will only draw attention to ourselves aen we never do it very well. >> well, i think the-- our government right now is already working behind the scenes with the mubarak regime and the reason why, we cannot just let him go because there's going to be such a vacuum and the radical takeovers. we're working behind the scenes with the egyptian governments right now in setting up an interim government that we can deal with and maybe choosing someone on behalf of the population, on the streets right now. they don't have the-- even if mubarak steps down today, there's no one it fill the void with the exception of the muslim brotherhood so we are going to take time as we

identify someone who is pro the west and pro american and we can work with with the elections in november. >> if i may i wouldn't quite agree with that. no, what we're trying to do is create there to be a peaceful transition and make sure that the institutions are in place, such as a pathway forward for a democrat i can change to take place. clearly mr. mubarak is going to step down. he said he's going to. it's a question of time and what the mechanism is going to do, make sure that there's a soft landing and yes, we're working behind the scenes to help encourage this, but all of these things, in the center of this and become the the orchestrater here and we've done it in the past and comes back to haunt you. >> we thank you for your perspective. and thanks so much for sharing your insights on what you prer receive to be the situation there and how we handle it from our sides in the united states. all right. americans in egypt. >> are doing what they can to get out of the country and violent protests continue.

one contractor is staying put. and jeff greg is a u.s. contractor living in alexandra egypt and joining us on the phone. >> kelly: he is indeed. jeff, why did you choose to stay in egypt and how are you coping with the restless situation that's still going on there? >> because (inaudible) i'm in a very, very, very safe place in alexandria egypt. >> kelly: you're not exactly in cairo. are they still protesting in alexandria though. >> i've not seen protests, but hearing them four or five blocks, and there's not a lot where i'm at now. >> kelly: jeff, the company you worked for issued a mandatory evaluation order for all of its employees there in egypt and even provided transportation for you to leave and get back home to the states. why did you choose to stay? >> they were not being

evacuated, highly recommended, not mandatory evacuation. >> kelly: and jeff, as you point out, you've sent us pictures of the neighborhood watch program going on in alexandria, the neighborhood where you live and you just mentioned you feel very safe. how long have you been lived there and how long have you known the people. >> i've been here for five years and my neighbors, and know they well and we have actually many here from the navy lives blocks away from where i live. i feel very, he very safe. >> kelly: and what are your egyptian friends telling you about the situations here on the ground and what's their hope for the future and what do they desire more than anything right now. >> look, all they want is to work-- all they want is to be safe-- >> and to transition to more democratic government? >> no, not worried about that.

all to be safe, food for their family and be safe. >> kelly: jeff, we thank you and you're staying there and you seem to be pretty dining roomed that -- determined that you've got your heels dug in and you're not going to leave. all right, jeff. >> thank you, bye-bye. >> kelly: the effects of the uprising in egypt are felt as far awas as zimbabwe. and a prime minister, an opposition leader said when people wants that rights and start demanding more rights, there's nothing wrong with that, including in zimbabwe. is zimbabwe next? go to foxnews.com to read the developing story. >> six people have been injured by sheets of snow and

ice that is been falling off of cowboys stadium in arlington texas, the site of tomorrow's super bowl of course. look at the snow yus falling there and one person was critically injured by the way. the start of the game, despite delays and miserable cold temperatures. and here is proof that driving is treacherous in the northeast lately. just how bad is that? that's a car, folks, standing on its front end. the car was causing-- actually slid off the highway and down an embankment in new hampshire and rolled in the air and got stuck on a snow bank and fortunately for the driver and that driver only had minor injuries. wow. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth. we don't drive like that. >> no, we won't. i don't drive. >> kelly: an amazing picture. >> that's incredibling and they've got so much snow across new england.

people have been shovelling and putting it in piles and no other place to put the snow and they're going to get a little bit more, i'll show you in a second and the forecast for tomorrow, the super bowl, 40 degrees, a little bit of rain, some freezing rain and some snow mixing in a little bit earlier in the afternoon and i think most of the precipitation will be gone and game time. this is the storm moving in, bringing rain and snow across parts of the northern plains and going to dive back across the south by tomorrow, unfortunately. the other storm that we're watching, the folks in new hampshire, more snow right here across the mid atlantic city and back across ohio and indiana and that's going to bring in some cases, pretty significant snow. i think mostly towards new hampshire and vermont and maine and winter form warnings in effect. and the other areas down around the great lakes, we see a little bit as well. kelly, winter is still here and no signs of it ending, but i've got to tell you, uma, one big storm we'll be watching this week. >> say it ain't so, say it ain't so, can't take much more

of this. thank you for yesterday. fox is your home for the super bowl and the dallas commissioner roger goodell, he'll talk with former members of the steelers and packers from the super sunday channel with guys from fox sports. check your local listings for the time and channel. >> kelly: coming up next, sex offenders in schools, should juvenile offenders be forced to register at all. >> a fair and balanced debate coming up after this. oh, bayer aspirin? i'm not having a heart attack. it's my back. it works great f pain. [ male announcer nothing's proven to relieve pain better than extra strength bayer aspirin. it rushes relief to the site of pain. feel better? yeah. thanks for the tip. thanks, i already have some yummy black forest cake. black forest cake? ♪ [ female announcer ] need a guilt free treat? try yoplait light. and i've lost weight. [ female announcer ] with 30 delious flavors all around 100 calories eac

>> protests continue on the streets of egypt today when mubarak chanting we won't go, you go. today the egyptian military tried to convince opposition protesters to take down barricades and secure their position in tahrir square. and accused that the military did not intervene to protect unarmed civilians earlier in the week. well, the massive tribute for the victims of the tucson shooting rampage has been taken down. on friday, volunteers removed the flowers and candles, cards, and photos and stuffed animals from outside a hospital where congresswoman gabrielle giffords and 12 others were treated.

all items will be saved and used in a permanent memorial in the future. >> well, concerns about keeping our kids safe against predators and they were able to look on sex offend are regular industries. what about the offenders under the age 18. do parents have the right to know if their child may be in school with a juvenile offender? joining us now for a fair and balanced debate, the lawmaker who is behind the washington state bill. washington state representative kirk peerson and in los angeles, civil rights attorney, gentlemen, welcome to both of you, happy to have you here today. >> thank you. >> uma: begin with you, representative peerson. let's talk a moment about your views on the issue and it's in your view the juvenile sex offenders in public schools today? >> absolutely, my bill focuses on the most highly likely, these are predators that are

fortunate to be attending our schools and we've had situations where they have groomed other students and in other case last year in seattle sexually assaulted a developmentally disabled parents without the parents knowing they had to information. >> uma: but do the school officials have the information? >> school has the information and what the school can do is notify teachers because of classroom size, you know, teachers can't watch for everything. and parents should have that information, it's knowledge of the very powerful school, especially dealing with the level three or level two sex offender. i think it's very good policy, parent to work with the school districts and a good local policy to protect our students. >> well, john, we're dealing with miners of course and most states protect their privacy. do convicted beautiful sex offenders give us the rights

because of the nature of their crimes, why shouldn't parents have that information, you could power them to take precautions in the best interests of the child. >> there's a federal law and under the family educational right to privacy act there's got to beotice given to the parents. in other words, the senate bill or the house bill awaits and doesn't state that the parents should be notified, first. there's got to be due process and the family first have to have a right to notice. they have to be called and notified that they've exposed the kids information and hearing that takes place and this bill doesn't address that issue and under the supremacy law, it usurps this law. under this law they need notice and teachers may discriminate against the kids and grades may be affected and drop out of school. >> uma: there are those who say what you're trying to do is stigmatize these children

and make them prime targets for bullying. how do you respond to that. >> in our state we have strong bullying laws in 2002 at the time by our attorney general, who is now our governor. and regarding the law that the gentleman requested nothing under title 42 prevents the school from disclosing touch information. >> uma: let me ask you quickly, major legal hurdles to overcome if this bill passes? >> i think so. i think that with the one clause inside this that isn't in the bill 1208, they need to notify the parents of the level 2 or level 3 sex offender, without that notificati notification, it conflicts with the laws. >> very sensitive issue and as a parent myself, i certainly understand the need and the desire to try to protect my child as much as possible, but i certainly understand the sensitivity, thank you gentlemen for a fair and

balanced debate, i appreciate it. >> thank you. >> all right. amid the chaos in egypt, confusion over what caused a pipeline explosion near the egyptian-israeli border. something more active or sinister next. >> casy stegall is standing by, hey, casey. >> reporter: kelly, good to see you, they have served our country and no place to call home. up next we'll show you a program that's designed to help home ls veterans, that's in a live report straight away right here on america's news headquarters. on every purchas. so we earned a trip to vegas twice as fast! [ brays ] and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang. is caesar home? we get double miles every time we use our card, no matter what we're buying. thank you! thank you very much! [ garth ] it's hard to beat double miles! if anyone objects, let them speak now or forever hold their... [ bleats ] male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one. money magazins best rewards card if you aim to rack up airline miles. hat's in your wallet? cannonball!!

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>> we are back with the fox news alert. secretary of state hillary clinton saying the report on the assassination attempt against egypt's vice-president puts the talents facing in stark relief. peter doocy is standing by with that and the rest of the top stories. >> clinton was at a security conference in munich when she was asked about the assassination a, the attack against suleiman and clinton warned of a coming storm in the middle east if they don't embrace reform. and trying to persuade them to leave the square, chanting we won't go, you go and they refused to leave until president mubarak steps down.

and mixed signals inviting them to take part in negotiations, but returning to egypt. federal agents are trying to identify hackers who repeatedly broke into computers of the company that runs the nasdaq stock market. according to the wall street journal report the trading platform had been compromised. and al-maliki won't run for a term after it ends. he he cut his salary in half in order to placate iraqis angry over government services. those are the top stories, uma, back to you. >> uma: peter, thanks for the update. >> kelly: a gas line in the country was attacked when explosion went off an a gas suppresser station near the gaza strip. what's going on there?

>> kelly, in the past week there's concerns how what happens in egypt is going to affect the country. they've had basically good relations since signing a peace treaty 30 years ago. today the first concrete example of how things could change, an explosion on the natural gas pipeline, and both israel and jordan, still unclear at this point what you're saying, if it was sabotage on huge flames exporting and gets 100% from the national gas in egypt and the pipeline that supplies israel was not damaged, it was shut down on the israeli side as a precaution and shows what kind of problems could be coming israel's way if in fact it was. here they're trying to find out what was the cause. meanwhile, a few hundred demonstrators hit the streets in the west bank to show solidarity with egyptian protesters, and the palestinian group was

relatively small perhaps because the palestinian authority was considered egyptian president mubarak and ally for helping them in peace talks with israel and one palestinian leader says, they know what the egyptian people are going through. >> we know exactly what it means having lived in occupation all these years and occupation around, important for the fundamental treaty. with the egyptian people-- . >> reporter: now, finally, guys, the big question here, what could be a game changer and who eventually takes power in egypt if that changes radically, it could mean problems for israel. israel has a neighbor with a population of 80 million people. when you have a population that big, you want to make sure it's a peaceful relationship. uma? >> all right, greg, thank you very much. well, could the unrest in egypt allow terrorists to take over the government. joining us now with a talk

about that, steve pomeranz with the fbi. great to have you here. on that note, let's focus straight off with the muslim brotherhood because a lot of people are talking about this, even he though it's technically ill heel for them to be operating, they have been part of that society for some time. there are reports, in some newspapers that the white house is whether or not to do business with this group and saying maybe this is a way, possibly, to offer some type of dialog. i mean, is this madness? >> well, it's always an issue as to whether you deal with people and to engage with them or not to engage with them and you make that decision on a case by case basis and certainly, the muslim brotherhood in the 20th century led to the ideological way for many of the most terrorists that we see today. getting much of the ideology from the muslim brotherhood so they are equal in terms of

their capabilities, their intentions and desires. to the extent that as the situation plays out in egypt, it may become more prominent and predominant. that's not a good thing, not to develop a strategy for that potential, not inevitable, but it's certainly a potential. >> and they have been laying low and this is an opportunity that could be seized given there aren't in place in any other parts of the country as a region and they can seize that moments and make their move. >> absolutely. >> let's talk about the fact that the economy has a lot at stake at the moment in egypt and the banks are going to be opening tomorrow. and there's a big concern about run on banks and the fact that people are hungry, they want their money and aren't working and don't have money anymore at the atm. and people are saying they're fot going anywhere. how much longer do you think this country can sustain something like this, knowing that people don't want to move and due to the fact you've got economic concerns, front and

center, about how this country is going to survive. >> and the longer this, and the longer this goes on more potential for more unrest against all of these other bad outcomes more probable and likely and sure, this situation needs to resolve itself, but no one knows now, anybody can act-- when that, when that-- >> what is your biggest fear right now? >> and clearly the biggest fear is the muslim brotherhood. >> that's the group you're watching. >> predominant and increase their influence not only in egypt, but around the world, including here where there are elements of the muslim brotherhood and people who are ideology and then become more problematic than now. >> uma: are you worried about this, the muslim brotherhood, do you think they're going to do-- and el baradei, aligning himself with the group and they can work together. >> whether it's naivete, putting the best light on a bad situation, it's one of

those scenarios that play out and dangerous for almost always bad-- >> a bad track record. >> and all right. thank you so much for joining us. great to have you here. >> he was known as the great gipper and celebrations are held this weekend to mark what would have been former president ronald reagan's 100th birthday and sarah palin gave a keynote address at an event in california and said that washington has put the country on the quote, road to ruin. and she talked about reagan's solution of problems being faced by the nation. >> there are no easy answers, but there are simple ones. if he we just had the courage to confront our problems. >> kelly: and there are many more tributes scheduled for this weekend. join harris falkner live tonight at 10:30 eastern to

hear a speech from former vice-president dick cheney from the ronald reagan ranch. >> uma: now there's an organization committed to fighting for them, when they return home. the national veterans foundation is lending a helping hand and a compassionate ear to homeless veterans living on the streets of southern california. joining us live now from l.a. with more on the story, sounds like a great case. >> reporter: yeah, you know, we love our veterans, but this is a heart warming story as well. listen to this, according to the national veterans foundation, a third of all homeless men in this country are veterans, and it's a very staggering statistic and there are a number of reasons why a veteran could end up on the streets once returning home from war. some face money troubles when they're abroad and others have drug and alcohol addictions or suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. so the national veterans foundation now goes around los angeles in search of homeless vets, then go to places like

skid row, handing out food and water. the group will also help set vets up in housing and the he medical care, even helping them find a job. >> we're taught to survive and when you're on the street, you're on survival mode. might have a backpack, a water bottle, something like that, the guys are survivors, so, they're comfortable. >> reporter: now, in addition to going out and finding those veterans, they've set up this office in los angeles where anyone can call for assistance. the group helps with all types of problems, everything from benefits, people work, to psychological support. in fact, most of the counselors here are veterans themselves and some were even homeless. now, the nbf works closely with the department of veterans affairs, by the way, but organizers say the va system is overcrowded and understaffed, which is why

supplemental programs like this, kelly, are wildly popular. back to you in d.c. >> kelly: casey, thank you. well, as protesters resist calls to stand down, washington watches and waits. we'll have white house reaction to leadership changes in egypt's ruling party next. . >> first lady nancy reagan was well-known for anti-drug campaign for america's youth. just say no, that was a key phrase for president reagan, too. >> if i go back to 1976 i said to him, i said what do you miss most about-- i want to be the first president to be able to say, nyet to a soviet secretary-general. >> and ten years later in iceland. >> he was sitting there with mickhail gorbachev who says if you want me to come back to the bargaining table and sign a nonproliferation unit you're going to be give up "star wars," what did my dad say? nyet.

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>> right now, tens of thousands of protesters on the streets of cairo refusing to back down. protest leaders met with egypt's prime minister earlier today trying to come up with a way to ease hosni mubarak out of office. despite the chance, egypt's prime minister is telling a state tv that demonstrators failed to force mubarak out and civility is returning to

the country. in his weekly media address, president barack obama is continuing to push for innovation and he says it's the government's job to create a positive business climate, but it's the responsibility of business to invest in the nation's future by cooping keeping jobs in america and says that the government can't borrow and spend to prosperity and those are your top stories right now. >> well, if you've seen the honda add odyssey on the road and it's not the prettyiest in the showroom and honda is working to change its perception on that front. gary gastelu shows us. >> one of the sure signs air getting in fact, maybe a gray in the hair or perhaps when a car company uses heavy metal music to sell mini-vans. ♪ >> yes, honda's tech 2 from the band judas priest in one of the commercials for the 2011 odyssey hoping to

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getting the hump. >> and especially if you're wide across the body yourself kind of like wearing one of the inflatable bananas behind a speed boat. talk about rock and roll. >> in the 2011 odyssey, gary gastelu, fox news. >> uma: shifting gears quite a way. egypt and the long-term implications for an authorityion regime. is it worth it? >> attacks on reporters are unacceptable. attacks on human rights activists are unacceptable. attacks on peaceful

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>> you know, as reporters we try hard not to make the story about us. but in egypt, foreign journalists have been targeted, sometimes held against their will. others, authors, journalist and contributor, when will the totalitarian government learn that suppressing the media usually only leads to more trouble. >> exactly, and let's take a look at what the committee protects journalists said last

week. this is at the time when the mubarak government just absolutely went after reporters whether they were western or eastern. with no witnesses, those undertaking the violence in the east, egypt will have a freehand to carry out their brutal campaign without the strength, standing up for the rights of journalists at this crucial moment, maybe our last best hope, stemming an impending blood bath, that could go down in history as the greatest example of political repression. what this points out, to a journalist in egypt, has really been a catalyst to what the government, the mubarak government is doing. we see them moving now forward, getting mubarak out of the picture. and we hope it's not a paint, but this kind of public repression of journal i-s

really is pressure on the government and i think that's the main point we saw made this week and they do never learn, again, in answer to government's repressed tyrants don't ever learn. and the second point i'd like to make from this week of turmoil between the journalists and the mubarak forces i should say the pro mubarak forces, is that the week's coverage really shows the difference between anchors and correspondents. and really pointed out how unnecessary it is to parachute in an anchorman or woman in a situation where the guy on the ground. the guy who has been in the area, the guy who covers foreign news every day, is a much better authority. and brian williams of nbc to tell us to interview richard engle, and a former reporter for years and had a very good grip on the story and we certainly didn't need diane

sawyer and she knew that, she stayed home and christian amanpour went out and did a credible job and we he certainly didn't need katie couric, just by appearing in one crowd and jetted back to new york. again, the lesson is, the guy on the ground, foreign correspondent is the expert on the story and the anchors really should stay home. >> kelly: liz trotta, we thank you very much here. >> thank you, kelly. >> uma: okay. the super bowl is just a day away and fox is ready to kick off our exclusive coverage. brian kilmeade has a behind the scenes look at game day preparations coming up next. when i grow up,

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>> welcome back everybody. part erring with the nfl and taking the say something campaign nationally, secretary of homeland security janet napolitano flew to cowboy stadium and trained thousands of workers to be first observers will take extra security measures to make sure this year's game will stay safe. >> kelly: this super bowl has about the been without the challenges thanks to mother nature, but the home of the cowboys has kept the spirit as the host city. fox and friends host brian kilmeade is down in dallas and

had the opportunity to speak with a couple of star quarterbacks, including mark sanchez of the new york jets and last year's super bowl winner drew breez about what is different about playing in the lonestar state. >> what if you take up the super bowl in dallas, what separates this. they were last year in the sun and sand and dallas they say they do things bigger in texas. >> they decided to bring the weather, and green bay right here in dallas and i'll troy to escape the snow in new york and here i am walking through it on the street. >> you hope to be dealing with it in new york in a couple of years. >> yeah, all goes up in a few years and i think this is the probably the last thing anybody expected and very out of the ordinary. i was born in dallas and grew up in austin and don't see snow, but maybe once every seven to ten years. >> and we got it. >> uma: i can attest to that. as a texan myself, a transplant to the east coas