includes nancy reagan at the presidential library in california. jamie andly cover that live on -- and i will cover that live on fox news channel. ceremony begins 2:00 p.m. eastern time. stick with us and come back in two hours. >> jamie: we'll be there. thank you for joining us both of us today. see you in a little while. america news headquarters america news headquarters rolls on in washington. captioned by closed captioning services, inc >> shannon: this is a fox news alert. i'm shannon bream live in washington. right now, egypt is struggling to come up with a roadmap to guide the nation out of its worst crisis in 30 years. short time ago in cairo, vice president omar suleiman held unprecedented talks with the banned islamist group and other opposition leaders about their demands. mike tobin is in the capital city and joins us live. hello, mike. >> reporter: hello, shannon. the very fact that omar suleiman, an old mubarak ally,

meeting with the opposition group; particularly, the muslim brotherhood is significant within itself. when you look at the topics they got into, you see a trend. that the mubarak regime, or what is left of it, continues to make concession. they talked about easing restrictions that went in place 13 days ago. when this up rising began. they talked about releasing prisoners and talked about a trap six to a new government. you see the mubarak regime, continuing to make concessions. then you go to the street of cairo and talk to demonstrators an they will not budge. they have been beaten. they have been hit with rocks. they say the only thing that will make them leave tahrir square is when mubarak leaves the presidential palace. talking with them today, i found to a "t" they all wanted to ease western concerns that islamists are the muslim brotherhood which step up and fill a power vacuum in the post mubarak era. they say that if you ever get down to free and fair elections that the muslim brotherhood will never be elected because they don't have popular support. the people who are out on the square rebelled against three

decades of oppression, they certainly don't want to elect another organization that is going to pose another strict set of rules. the catch is, when you ask them to name a secular leader, they can't name one. shannon? >> shannon: live on the scene. thank you, mike. well, the white house is now downplaying it, but a report in the "new york times" this weekend suggests that president obama is faulting u.s. intelligence agencies for not foreseeing the crisis in egypt or the extent of it. not surprising says the next guest. mike baker, former covert agent with the c.i.a., now president of a global risk management firm. mike, great to see you today. i'll start off with a question. why is this not surprising to you? >> well, it's, i mean it's almost as predictable as pick something that is predictable. there tends to be a pattern. off crisis and then the administration and the congress play it in a certain fashion. and then suddenly they call this intel failure. and next thing you know commission is formed, and

they're looking for how could we not have been on top of this thing 100%? so it's not necessarily surprising. it's disappointing and disconcerting in the sense that some of the more recent criticism coming from the chairwoman of the senate intelligence committee, senator feinstein. she honestly should know better and know better how intelligence functions and the nature of this particular situation in egypt. >> shannon: in response to concerns raised in the "new york times" piece, we have a statement, at least in part of from the spokesman of the national security council that says the president expects the intelligence community to provide relevant, timely, accurate analysis of events as they unfold and that has been done through the crisis. sounds like they don't want there to be disagree in the the white house. >> they're doing what they are supposed to do, talking out of both sides of their mouth, in public and private.

they're not necessarily jiving. this unrest has been reported on significantly over the years, not just right now. over the years, the c.i.a. and other element of intel community have been reporting about the potential for unrest in the middle east. they talk about the element and how they could unfold. when tunisia started to unravel. protests started to pick up, reporting that went to the white house, whether it's in the presidential daily brief or another assessment started to pick up on the concern over egypt. they started to report on egypt as perhaps the next step in the unrest in the middle east. they have been getting, reporting. the problem is that sometimes people want it to be black and white. they want 100%. but that is not how intelligence work. quick and spontaneous because it was happening to some degree in the public.

you have the military and egyptian government officials and where we want the sources reporting op something. they were confused by the situation as well and caught by surprise. >> shannon: mike baker, former c.i.a. agent, we know the folks on the intelligence community are working hard around the clock. many risking their lives. we appreciate their work. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> shannon: president ronald reagan would have turned 100 today. he left office two decades ago but his experience on life and politics is parent. casey stegall is at the presidential library where events are underway to celebrate the legacy. that of ronald reagan's, not caseys, at though it may be down the line. how is it going? >> it's an exciting day, a big day. they plan to honor the president of the united states. great communicator as he was known by all accounts, national hero who as you said would have been 100 years old today.

as you know, president reagan lost his battle with alzheimer's disease in june of 2004 died in california at the age of 93. today a long list of dignitaries is paying tribute. former secretary of state james baker and former vice president dick cheney among them. >> tomorrow, it will be open to the public. >> we're apparently having problem with the cheney sound bite, but we would like to show you a list of really what is going on today. some of the key moments. 2:00 eastern is when the program will get started. 2:06, the colors will be presented. and michael w. smith will sing the national anthem. 2:14 is when mrs. nancy reagan and others will lay a wreath on the former president's monument.

then there will be a cannon salute. then mrs. reagan will seek. then at 2:21, there will be an f-18 flyover. fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan. it would not be a birthday celebration without birthday cake and the beach boys will be here performing, singing "happy birthday." we're going to carry much of the day live here on the fox news channel, the main event scheduled to get underway a short time from now at the presidential library behind me. shannon? >> shannon: casey stegall live on the scene. you can catch report on fox news all afternoon. thank you. >> reporter: you got it. >> shannon: could reagan's economic policy dubbed "reaganomics" be used in today's world? joining us is steve forbes, editor in chief of forbes media. great to see you today. >> good to be with you, shannon. thank you. >> shannon: all right. let's talk about what we understand to be some of the pillars of reaganomics, whether they'd work in a current economic environment.

first, reducing government spending. it's something the tea party folks say sent them to washington. how much of an appetite do you think there is in this day and age for both sides of the aisle to get serious about that? >> with the tea party out there, certainly the republicans are getting serious, because they know if they don't they will face the primaries next year. a lot of incumbents are knocked off in primaries in 2010. that will keep their feet to the fire. what reagan did in the early 1980s is an exact blueprint for what we should do today. he had a sound dollar and killed the terrible inflation of the '70s, cuts tax rates dramatically, reduced the growth of government spending on a domestic level and had a strong and purposeful foreign policy. principles that guided him could guide us today. most of the principles have not been followed in the last few years. >> shannon: he was big on reducing government regulation and intervention in business. it's something the obama administration has been criticized for. weeks ago we saw the president

starting to dial back the regulation where they are harming business. do you think the administration will succeed on that path given that some said it's one of their worst move toward business? >> we will see if they succeed. the first thing they have to do is try. the federal communication commission put their claws in internet, which will catch a chill in the next few years if it's not reversed. others are going ahead with the anti-business regulation, so if the president is serious about it, start in his own house reversing some of the destructive regulations. we'll see if his rhetoric matches his actions. the nice thing about ronald reagan was you had no disconnect between what he said and what he tried to pursue. >> i want to ask you while we have you subject of egypt. we know the banks are reopening there. the markets have been closed as well. do you see a domino effect whether they're able to

stabilize or not? the market to europe and u.s. as well? >> if egypt goes the way of iran, that is a devastating impact on the region and world politics and our economy, and the global economy. and the key things to watch for there is to make sure that the army does not disintegrate, which happened in iran. the other thing they have to do is make sure they deal with the rapidly rising food prices, thanks to the weak dollar. that is what precipitates, began the iranian revolution of some 30 years ago. the other key thing is of course, i think people recognize in washington we must have this six to eight-month transitions, general free elections in the fall, to allow time for democratic groups to organize in egypt. not leaf a vacuum -- not leave vacuum for muslim brotherhood and extremists. >> shannon: good to see you. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you, shannon. >> shannon: keep it here on fox news channel. at 2:00 p.m. eastern, for special live coverage of the reagan centennial event at the reagan library and museum.

you can watch it all afternoon 2:00 p.m. eastern on fox. this is the fox news alert. we're just getting word at a shooting at a fraternity house in ohio. fox has confirmed that one person has died, 11 others were injured. after an early morning shooting at youngtown state university. the police there say they identified one suspect but so far no arrests have been made. the university just released a statement saying there is no threat to the campus. so far, no information released on conditions of others injured. we're continuing to monitor this and will bring you updates as soon as we get them. there has been a huge explosion that triggered evacuations in the area. 17 tanker cars all carrying methanol derailed early this morning causing a violent explosion. fortunately no, injuries have been reported in connection with the event. fire department tells fox they have to let this fire burn itself out. today, an iranian court held a closed door hearing in

the espyianage case in -- espionage hikers arrested along the border. amy kellogg is following the story. >> reporter: we and the iranian lawyer for the three american hikers expected some sort of resolution or decision today. but nothing so far. we did finally get in touch with that lawyer shaffey, who told us what happened today in court. he said he presented the evidence for defense, for the three hikers. then there will be another court hearing tba. we don't know when it will be. at which point the prosecution or the iranian side of the government will present their evidence. this took place as you mention in closed court. called the 15th bravenl of the revolutionary court in iran -- 15th branch of the revolutionary court in iran. the lawyer says he continues to maintain that his clients are not spies and if they did enter iran, they did so inadvertently. shane bauer and josh fattal were in the courtroom today.

their lawyer says that he has been given assurances that he will be able to visit them again soon in jail. his access to them so far has been limited. sarah shourd, the third in the group was released on bail back in september. the bail was set at $500,000. it was paid, it was never altogether clear who paid the money. but we know that the government ohman was instrumental to get her release on compassionate grounds. that's the latest from here. back to you. >> shannon: thank you for the update. the ice and snow have been removed from the roof at cowboys stadium in texas, where today's super bowl is set to kick off in more than six hours. six workers are still recovering after being hit by falling ice and snow off the dome. chief meteorologist rick reichmuth is at the weather center with today's forecast. they need good news in dallas. >> well, a little bit of good news. we're going to see a little bit of rain move through. and maybe a little bit of

snow. the good news not a big storm. it's certainly a little warmer than it has been in the last couple of days. not as warm as yesterday where you got in the lower 50s. today in mid-40s. kickoff time is 41 degrees. we'll see rain and you can see on the radar picture, some of the rain showers are flirting with the area off toward the north. that will dive through. we are going to see snow probably maybe by the time the game gets over. i don't think enough to stick on the roads, but a few spots could be slick. people need to be careful there. rest of the country, the tailing cold front from the storm that brought snow yesterday in the northeast. we have the rain showers down across parts of the south. areas like florida seeing the scattered showers. then this is that storm that is bringing the rain and snow in across parts of texas today. that will be gone. we are going to turn attention to the storm in the pacific northwest. as it does, it will change things with significant snow again tuesday and wednesday, across oklahoma and places that don't need it. another winter storm on its way to the area. shannon? >> shannon: thank you very much, rick, for the update. >> you bet.

>> shannon: a pro-life group goes under cover in a video sting targeting planned parenthood clinics in virginia. we'll show you the video. you will also hear planned parenthood response. we will talk live to the state's attorney general about the controversy and whether he plans to investigate. marking a milestone for the giffer. looking back to life and legacy of ronald reagan on what would have been his 100th birthday. we will talk to his chief of staff. >> in my life's journey over the past eight decades, i have seen the human race through a period of unparalleled tumult and triumph. i have seen the birth of communism and the death of communism. [ applause ] >> president reagan at the 1992 republican convention. this would be his last speech. in 1994, reagan announced to the world he had alzheimer's disease. in a public letter, he wrote, "in opening our hearts, we hope this might promote greater awareness of this condition." >> that moving let they're he

wrote telling people that he was now saying goodbye because he was going to be hoping that the dreaded disease. it brings lumps to people's throat talking about it. >> "i will continue to share life's journey with my beloved nancy and my family." >> i was secretary of state for bush 41. he was beginning to slip at that time. she would prompt him and say ronnie, this is jim baker. once she did that, of course, he could relate. you can have a conversation with him, that was almost normal. >> i noticed it maybe things happening, maybe four years after he was in the white house. never, never, never was any evidence of this when he was president of the united states. never. >> "i now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life." best place o. best place o. go to campbellskitchen.com. where you'll find hundreds of fresh recipe ideas,

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>> shannon: former president george w. bush will not head to switzerland over concern a planned protest could become violent. he was scheduled to speak saturday on an event organized by the united israel appeal. but the spokesman said the president was informed the speech had been canceled. left wing groups had planned demonstrations. year-and-a-half ago, community

group acorn was subject of overcover video campaign that helped bring it down. now they're under the microscope. pro-life group releesaserelease they say the organization aided in sex trafficking of miners. take a look. >> for the second time in four days, the website live action.org released undercover video shot at a planned parenthood clinic. in which actors posing at pimp and prostitute seek birth control and abortion advice after divulging they are running sex worker operation with young teens that may not be in the country legally. >> some of them don't know about the facility or help. i don't know how to do it. >> rather than turn the actors away, worker at the rich monday virginia clinic explained how to circumvent the law, requiring notice to legal guardian if a girl under 18 comes in seeking an abortion. >> get a handling if someone doesn't want someone else to

know. >> earlier in week, similar video from a clinic in new jersey was released. planned parenthood fired the new jersey employee involved but says the, "anti-choice fringe" is using the undercover videos to spread lies about the organization. reaction to the latest video planned parenthood said today, "after the encounter, the staff member immediately notified her supervisor" who subsequently notified member of planned parenthood national security team working with the f.b.i., which is investigating these visits. the woman behind the undercover video is 22-year-old lila rose who says there are many more videos to come, welcomes the scrutiny. >> the evidence when it comes out, when it speaks the truth about the cover-up that is widespread and institutional planned parenthood, i think americans, we women, young women start to understand that this is an organization that is not on their side. >> planned parenthood now says the undercover video is part of a coordinated lobbying effort to advance legislation

that would take funding from the organization. live action released video from three more clinics and sent a letter to the state attorney general asking him to investigate. and he joins us live. virginia attorney general kenneth cuccinelli is joining us today. a quick comment on what you have seen so far. they afforded the up edited materials to you. will your office take an interest in investigating? >> we take interest and anytime you see expression like on the tapes of willingness to support sex trafficki trafficking minors. you don't case of it on film but you have open willingness of several organizations; meaning, subsidiaries of planned parenthood nationally, and the same category, sex trafficking of minors and open willingness to participate in this. this is at a time when we are dealing with the human trafficking, have been for a few years, trying to figure out how to get at it. when we see this, you can see how it can flourish, because there are institutions,

already in place, in virginia, across america, planned parenthood in this case who are happily willing to aid and abet that effort. >> shannon: planned parenthood did fire one of the people involved in the video in new jersey and they are working with authorities, to investigate and we'll watch how it plays out. as well and what your office may decide to do. we want to talk about what you have been in the news a lot for this week. attempt to fast track virginia case, advantaging the healthcare law to the supreme court. it's an unusual thing that doesn't happen much. >> very rare, yes. >> shannon: tell us about your efforts. >> first, people should realize this only happens once or twice a decade. but the supreme court has a rule, rule 11, that provides for special cases of importance they skill the appeal level. they typically drag all the cases up. florida would be brought ins with us and oklahoma. at least the states i expect would be dragged up, but it

could be two dozen cases running around the country. obviously, just to take virginia, we are looking at 20 to $30 million just to prepare to implement the law. that is just to prepare. that doesn't give one more person a band aid. private sector, amount of money is enormous. this is not a normal case. no witnesses no, documents and nothing of that nature, maybe appellate court in a normal case would whittle down relevance for legal question, but this is pure legal argument. it will be the same at apel lathe level as the district court level and the supreme court. we know where it will end up. why not skip there? it's discretion on the supreme court. but we will offer it up for them and hope they take it. it's best for virginia, and we think best for america. it's up to them.

>> shannon: i was there the day you got the initial ruling from the federal court in richmond. you talked that point about possibly working with the department of justice to get this expedited review. here is what you said now that they have gone on without them. the department believes the case should allow the ordinary course to allow the court of appeal to hear it first so issues and argument concerning affordable care act can be fully developed before the supreme court decides whether to consider it. you admitted it's a longshot. what do you think about this case that would convince the justices now is the time to hear it? otherwise you go to fourth circuit in may. >> two things, take them both from the federal government what you just read. there is nothing to develop at the appellate court level. i talk you through how you go through the large appendix and it's not a significant factual record. there is one affidavit from the healthcare of human resources talking about the cost to virginia. that is it. everything else is legal argument. so there isn't much to develop there. second of all, in their brief,

in the fourth circuit, the appellate court we're in now, they said there is no, the constitutionality of the healthcare act is of the highest public policy importance, determining that. they said that. not us. ie, no hire. that fits squarely within the supreme court rule 11. discretionary to the supreme court, they can or can't take it of their ownvilition for any -- own valition for any reason or no reason. there is no guidance or timeline in which we think to look to decide or predict how it comes out. looking back over the past six or seven decades, you can look at the cases they have taken. this is more significant than frankly most of them the last time they took one was the sentencing guidelines case six years ago. it will has been a little while. >> shannon: we'll watch and see when they make a decision. if it's the fourth circuit in may, we will watch that as well.

>> thank you. >> shannon: good to have you today. virginia attorney general kenneth cuccinelli. thank you. >> always a pleasure. >> shannon: thousands of americans have been evacuated from egypt since the start of the protest there. we talk to a man about what made him decide to come back to the u.s. his unbelievable story coming up. ring ring ring ring prsso. hi. we love your weight watchers endorsed soups but my husband looks the way he did 20 years ago. well that's great. you haven't seen him... my other can is nging. progresso. hey can you tell my wife to relax and enjoy the vi? (announcer) resso.

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ternty house. youngtown state university released a statement saying officers are working now to identify suspects. the ysu police chief says there is no threat now to the campus. here is what we do know. one student was killed. 11 others injured. after a party turned deadly, happened this morning. and information on the identities and the conditions of the injured not yet available. the university says six of the injured students are ysu students. 13 days in protest in cairo called for the immediate resignation of president hosni mubarak are causing some confusion in the diplomatic community. peter doocy is following it and he joins us live with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: when everything started going downhill in egypt, president obama sent a diplomat to talk sense to mubarak. that diplomat frank wisner came out yesterday and said he thinks mubarak should stick around. >> must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i therefore believe president

hosni mubarak's leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. he has given 60 years of his life to the service of his country. this is ideal moment for him to show the way forward. >> reporter: now the comments there is problematic, because nobody here in washington said publicly they want mubarak to stay or leave. assistant secretary of state p.j. crowley came out and said look, "we have great respect for frank and we have respect for him going to egypt but the views he expressed are his own and did not coordinate his comment with the u.s. government. senator kerry also tried to explain the confusion this morning. >> there are a huge number of people trying to move this in the right direction. frank's comments don't reflect where the administration has

been from day one, and that was not the message he was asked to deliver or did deliver there. >> so it seems like everybody here in washington has something to say about egypt. now the administration has to make sure that all of their folks are on the same page. shannon? >> shannon: it can be tricky sometimes. peter doocy, thank you very much. >> at the time the proes broke out in egypt, thousands of american -- protest broke out in egypt, thousands of americans were living there. since then, the state department evacuated more than 2,000 of them. joining us no is ph.d. candidate eric trager who was studying in egypt at the time and made the decision to return to the u.s. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you for having me. >> jamie: i read some of your -- >> shannon: i read some of your accounts. amazing experience that you have lived through. tell us what you experienced when things started to heat up. >> initially, a lot of excitement was around tahrir square, people were really jubilant. i mean the fact they could have the demonstrations, they could pass through police barricades to protest for their right is an inspiring

thing. things turned around on i would say friday in january 28. that was the angry friday protests following the friday prayers at mosque. and that was a day where the police just absolutely blanketed the city with tear gas. that was the moment that people dug in their hills and demanded that mubarak leave. anyway, that evening, mubarak pulled the police off the streets and replaced them with government hired thugs as well as police officers in plain clothes who were sent to terrorize neighborhoods beyond tahrir square. there was looting on saturday night. i heard shooting in my neighborhood, which was actually a bit west of the downtown. shooting in cairo is really very unheard of. it's a very safe cititically. it's also a lively city. the city shut down. to combat the looting, the people of cairo organized neighborhood watch groups. so the neighborhood watch

groups were essentially teenagers and people who look to be ten to 14 carrying guns, swords, broomsticks. it was obviously a very unstable moment. there was just gunfire all night saturday night, all night sunday night. everything shut down. like i said, lively city. >> shannon: you ultimately abandoned your ph.d. studies to get out and get out safely. in your experience having been there on the street, what do you think was the initial motivating factor or the leadership in the protest as they initiated, and are you worried now that there may be other factions that are going to capitalize or take advantage of what is happening? >> just to be clear, i haven't abandoned my ph.d. studies. i hope to get back as soon as possible to continue doing my research. i think one of the really interesting things i got to witness, because i was at the protest when they started, you have set of group organizing

people, at various locations. but they looked extremely small. they looked like they were going to be contained. what happened was people in the street just sort of stopped and watched. they couldn't believe seeing people speaking out against the regime, calling for their rights and pushing against riot police. you just don't see it typically in egypt. very slowly they just started joining the rallies. they sort of dropped what they were doing and joined. that is how the snowballed to the extent they were able to overtake the downtown. really hold the downtown for much of the past two weeks. as for the various groups involved it's important to emphasize a lot of groups at that point are disconnected from what is happening in tahrir square, because so many of the protesters there aren't affiliated with any organization, aren't even political and never imagined they would be participating in something like this. that actually creates a real danger that even if opposition

groups are able to reach some sort of agreement, that it won't be accepted by the protesters. >> shannon: well, eric, thank you for giving us your unique insight. glad you got out safely and best of luck with your continued studies. and your return there, where i know you want to be. eric, thank you so much. >> thanks for having me. >> shannon: eric has written several articles op his experience in the protest. they are amazing, the first-hand accounts. if you want to read more about those, head to foxnews.com. look for america's news headquarters. the iranian government is going to great lengths to keep western fare out of the kitchen. they are blocking westernized cooking programs. programs that show recipes for foreign cuisine have been banned by the broadcasting country. remembering president reagan. centennial celebration going on and we'll talk to one of reagan's closest colleagues. insider's take on the legacy

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>> shannon: commemorating what would be the 100th birthday of ronald reagan, celebration of his life is underway where gallery is unveiled in the museum. one exhibition has time as governor and one honoring america's heroes. there will be speakers

including former secretary of state names baker who also served as president reagan chief of staff. and wreath-laying by nancy reagan with gun salute and f-18 flyover. we'll cover it live on fox in 2:00 p.m. eastern hour. catch it here. as americans remember president reagan, his former chief of staff ken duber stephen takes a look back to take a look back at his legacy. thank you for your time today. >> it is great to be here celebrating reagan's 100th birthday. >> shannon: you worked with him in the white house. how did he feel about being the president? s>> he thought he was there on behalf of the american people. he worried about building consensus in america but the people were always on his side. not the bureaucrats or the politicians in washington. he knew why he was elected, why he ran for office. he set out to change our

country and wound up changing the world. you know, he knew that as president he had an opportunity to tear down some walls. but also to build some bridges. and, you know, as we know, he succeeded and succeeded grandly during his eight years as president. >> shannon: we're only a couple of decades out from the end of his presidency. do you think history as far as it's been written so far has been accurate and fair to him as a president? s>> i think history is showing that ronald reagan was a bold stroke leader, that primary colors, who occasionally had a little pastels but basically primary colors. and that he fundamentally changed the world. i think history is reflecting it well. what people need to understand is he was always focussed on winning the battle. on winning the war.

so that governing is about 80% solutions, not 100% solutions. almost on this super bowl sunday, he was a disciple of vince lombardi, three yards and a cloud of dust, rather than a hail mary pass. he fundamentally changed things, how we operate in this country, and how we're viewed throughout the world. he restored confidence here at home. and respect for america throughout the world. >> shannon: very quickly, i want to ask you about a controversial issue, because you worked so closely with him as chief of staff. his son ronald reagan's suggestion he might have been suggesting from alzheimer's while still working at the white house. was that your experience? >> he was as in command on the last day as he was on the first day. you know, i know ron junior and i'm sure he is trying to sell books but his father was

on top of his game, leading the world and he was in charge and in commander. >> shannon: mr. duberstein, thank you for joining us on the special day to share your memories. >> thanks so much, shannon. >> shannon: coming up, top democrat wants to freeze all american aid to egypt. we ask you at home to weigh in on that question. we have results on what you had to say. plus, new unemployment numbers. what do they really mean? up next.

>> shannon: the amount of aid money egypt received from the united states is substantial. since 1948, u.s. has given egypt $70 billion in aid. the administration has slated $1.5 billion to be sent to egypt this year. the senate appropriation committee chairman pat leahy says he intends to freeze all said until situation is settled. we ask you how involved should the u.s. be in egypt. half of you said little and 20% said we should get more involved. there aren't a lot of new jobs for looking. rich edson has the details. i'm not the expert, that's why we have you here, but some of

the numbers confuse folks. what do they mean? >> the experts look at this and they have had a weekend to digest them. they don't make sense. the unemployment falling and only 36,000 new jobs created in january. they don't jive at all. that's anemic. you need 150,000 jobs each month. there are two separate surveys and sometimes they don't core late to one another. analysts will look toward february, we will get the february report in march to paint a better picture of what is going on. >> shannon: do we know when things will get better? there is estimates on when

they will get better. fed chairman spoke this week on thursday, as he has been. he is good at doing, which is double sided. he said we expect the employment reports to begin. getting better soon. we will start to see robust job growth. but to get back to normal. there are 14 million people unemployed. to get back to normal unemployment levels are several years. >> wow. >> okay. as we get more information, february report beyond that, we hope you will come back and maybe we'll have more clarity. >> a little more would be a lot better. at least for trading purposes. >> it offers up confusion. >> thank you. >> all right. some people watch the super bowl for the action on the field. a lot of us just watch for the commercials. we'll take a look at the best next. ♪ ♪

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>> shannon: anticipation in mounts as await this year's super bowl commercials. with the number of people expected to watch the stakes are high. anita vogel has a sneak peek a what fans can expect to see at today's game. >> if you have an extra

$3 million to spare it may not go a long way during sunday's super bowl as a 30 second commercial spot will cost a small fortune. >> now blow them out and all your wishes will come true. >> all your wishes? [blowing] >> what? >> besides the football game, as well as the pre and halftime entertainment lots of fans love to see the latest creative ads and a lot is on the line. >> it's definitely the advertising marketing's biggest thing all year. certainly with such a gigantic audience, i think this year is supposed to be the biggest audience ever. probably the largest television program ever watched with 110 million people watching. advertising marketing's biggest stage. [screams] >> whose stupid i.d. -- idea was this. >> some suspects return to see if they can dazzle the crowd to see if they can be monday's water cooler conversation. coke, anheuser busch and auditee

all made the cut coke and doritos finalists hoping their commercial is the winner. winning a cool million as well. >> there will be plenty of blockbuster movie ads to wet your interest, including rango, cowboys and aliens, caribbean stranger ties, rio. >> very special. >> fox tv will also be premiering some new shows including taranova and simon cowell's x factor. in the end with audience exceeding 1 million viewers can everyone be a winner. >> if it's not on point it's a problem because these brands can suffer. in hollywood, anita vogel, fox news. >> shannon: cannot wait. well, it's an action-packed day here across the fox family of

networks roger goodell commissioner of the nfl comooivel league. "fox news sunday" right here on the fox news channel at 3:00 p.m. today. 4:345 eastern right before the big game bill o'reilly sits down on one-on-one with president obama from the white house. you will not want to miss that that's on your local fox broadcast station. of course k of course, you can watch the game yourself on local fox station as well. coverage of the packers and the steelers. starts at 6:00 p.m. eastern. kickoff is 6:30. 100 years ago today, the man who would become the oldest american president and perhaps one of the most influential was born. i'm shannon bream in washington a live look now at a special tribute to ronald reagan. the ceremony in semivalley, california, continues. and, of course, we will take you live to california for all those events in just a moment. first, the very latest in the situation in egypt.

today a key meeting between opposition groups including the banned muslim brotherhood and the nation's new vice president. leland vitter is live in cairo with the latest. >> good evening, shannon, on a sunday night here, this is work day here in cairo. and as the banks here have reopened so returning some sense of normalcy to cairo. other thing that has happened that is anything but normal is the military helicopters that are still circling overhead. they met with the muslim brotherhood, the vice president. they sat down, a couple of key concessions, freedom of the press, possibly some easing of the restrictions on some of the activists who van been arrested. some of them have been released. we have heard reports that some of the emergency laws that were in place since mubarak came into power 30 years ago, those might be lifted. however, from the protesters we talked to in tahrir square they are not because of it. >>

[chaptering] >> under the watchful eye of the army now president-electing them antigovernment protesters shout down with mubarak. beginning day 13 in tahrir square. many wore helmets against they came back. wounded were deterred determined. >> the remnants of in battle rye main, you see the burned out cars. also here the stones that the protesters have gotten ready in their defensive positions in case those pro mubarak thugs come back. thieves guys are here for the long term. can you see they have already set up a camp here behind me, tents, flags. these guys are ready for the long haul. cook, sell tea, and provide for protesters that have now taken on incredible national movement. >> we won't go until he goes. he must be out. he will be out. >> today they dubbed the day of martyrs and mohammed gamble brought a picture of his

brother. who they say they shot and killed. >> give us freedom and give us a promise this does not happen again for our brothers or our son and our friends. >> now, day 41, of course, begins with sunrise here. the protest ares say they are going to be there every day, the government seems to be giving a little bit here. protesters, they say they are not leaving until mubarak leaves office. no matter what any other concessions are shannon, back to you. >> leland vitter live on the scene. thank you very much. secretary of state hillary clinton is on her way back to the u.s. following a security conference in munich, germany. the top u.s. diplomat has faced questions over the u.s. response to the egypt crisis after her envoy to cairo made remarks that seemed to go against the administration's position. peter doocy is live in washington with more. hi, peter. >> shannon, the administration's position on how to handle egypt is evolving every day. something we have not yet heard is an official come out and say that they think mubarak should either stay or go. but now we have heard from the

diplomat, our president sent to egypt to sit down with mubarak he said this. >> president must stay in office in order to steer those changes through. i, therefore, believe that president mubarak's continued leadership is critical. it's his opportunity to write his own legacy. he has given 60 years of his life to the service of his country. this is an ideal moment for him to show the way forward. >> wisner's support of mubarak has some heads spin in washington. the state department tried to mop up as fast as they could. secretary of state hillary clinton said their main foe us is is just on orderly transition. p.j. crowley clarified further saying quote we have great respect for frank wisner and we were deeply appreciative of his trip to egypt. he has not continued in any official capacity following the

trip. the views he expressed today are his own. he did not coordinate his comments with the u.s. government. senator john kerry this morning then even tried to put more distance between the ideas of washington and mr. wisner. listen. >> there are huge number of people trying to move this in the right direction right now. i think that mr. wisner's comments just don't reflect where the administration has been from day one. and that was not the message that he was asked to deliver or did deliver there. >> so, maybe nobody asked wisner for his input, shannon but is sure interesting to hear what he thinks. >> all right. peter doocy. thank you very much. >> the obama administration is urging egyptian president hosni mubarak to begin transitioning to new government right away but stopping what's going to happen with u.s. relations with egypt once a change happens. mike sal sing is a former senior director affairs at the national security council. he joins us live. mike, thanks for coming in

today. >> hi, shannon. >> shannon: now delicately do we pursue this line urging for transition and transition now? >> i think the united states has to be pretty pleased right now with what they see. the initial urge was to avoid some of the worse outcomes violence or some kind of crack down in the street. now we see some real concessions being promised by the government. the protesters, we seat the army continuing to play a calming role. and i think at this point the u.s. is going to want to back off a little bit. not take necessarily specific positions on whether mubarak stays or goes or where he spends the next eight months and allow this process of negotiation to happen. >> how worried should would he be at this point that regardless of who started this protest when what it was initially about that there are groups who may not have the best intentions that are now using this to their advantage to maybe, you know, claim power for themselves, at least in some small part? >> that is one of the latent concerns here is how united is the opposition? is this group that's negotiating with the vice president really

representative of the opposition? we have already heard mohammed al bar day say he is not a part of this. it may be that the muslim brotherhood, even though they were a part of the delegates and met with the vice president doesn't really support some of the aims which the protesters have advocated. i would say it's a concern on the other side as well. the government's side. are there members members of the regime afraid of being prosecuted for their role in the past 30 years. and are they on board with the concessions that vice president suleiman has offered? >> all right. for decades, a number of administrations have been friendly with president mubarak. and now that there is a change afoot. how do we segway into that next relationship and we don't know who or what it's going to look like exactly at this point. obviously we have interest and stability in egypt in maintaining a relationship with them. how do we move forward? >> clearly the army and the military are going to be very key here. and we have a very close relationship with the military. we have given a lot of military aid. many of egypt's top officers have trained in the united states. and so that relationship, i

think, will be fundamental to whatever the u.s. egypt bilateral relationship is going forward. also, we need now to cultivate relationships with the other members of the sort of coalition that's forming here. and we need to make clear that this relationship is not based on sort of any kind of, you know, just friendship but based on real interest that egypt has in having a close interest friendship with the united states and is continuing to act as a pillar of stability in the region. >> michael, thanks very much for lending us your insight. thank you. >> thanks, shannon. >> shannon: president reagan met with both mubarak and king hussein of jordan to discuss middle east peace during his presidency. you see the photos there the three were in talks about a crisis in lebanon and a country's occupation by israeli troops. we are following events today honoring president reagan's legacy. former we find casey stegall live.

>> the seats are really filling up behind me at the reagan presidential library in semivalley. a lot of items are on the agenda today. a big day, of course. this is all to honor the 40th president of the united states. the great communicator as he was known by all accounts, a national hero who would have turned 100 years old today. but, as we know, he lost his battle with alzheimer's back in june of 2004. president reagan died here in southern california at the age of 93. today, and all weekend long, really, a long list of dignitaries have been paying tribute. former secretary of state james baker and former vice president dick cheney among them. listen. >> when all of us think back to ronald reagan and try to sum up all he was and accomplish. thank you is stale pretty good place to start. we associate idealism with youth. but the oldest man ever elected president was also the most

idealistic. and he brought out that quality in the american people. >> all right. so here is a preview of how the ceremony is going to shape up today. some the key moments. this gets started at the top of the next hour 2:00 eastern. 2:06, the colors are going to be presented and the national anthem will be performed by michael w. smith. 2:14 is when mrs. nancy reagan and others will lay a wreath on the former president's monument. following that something very special 2 minute and 30 second cannon salute. it's going to be very loud. 2:20 mrs. reagan herself is expected to speak. then a very special treat at 2:51, there is going to be an f-18 flyover. fighter jets from the uss ronald reagan and what birthday party would not be complete without birthday cake. we're told it's going to have his favorite jelly beans in it. and then the beach boys are going to be singing happy birthday. invite only event. again, it's all scheduled to get underway at the top of the next

hour. we're going to carry. of it live for you right here on the fox news channel. shannon? >> shannon: got to have the jelly beans, casey. >> got to have those. >> shannon: thanks so much. we'll check back with you soon. president ronald reagan's centennial endowment campaign has reached the 100-million-dollar mark. timing couldn't be better. today, of course, marks the 40th president's 100th birthday to. learn more about reagan's sen daniel endowment and the causes it supports, go to foxnews.com and check it out. keep it here on fox news channel. 2:00 p.m. eastern live court and jury on america's news headquarters of the reagan centennial events from simi california. there has been a shooting at a fraternity house in ohio. fox news has confirmed that at least one person has died. 11 others were injured after early morning shooting at youngstown state university. the university is now saying there is no threat to the campus at this time. there have been no arrests so far they have identified one suspect. the coroner's office has identified the dead student as

25-year-old jamel johnson. we will keep you updated on that story. iranian held closed door proceedings in the trial of three american hikers today. their lawyer tells fox that the defense presented its case to a judge. next the prosecution will argue its side. no dates for that has been set though. two of the hikers shane bower and josh fattal remain in custody. you will remember sarah shourd was bailed last september and back in the u.s. iran accuses those hikers of being spies. they maintain they accidently crossed the border into iran when they were hiking in iraq in 2009. well, joining us now from the fox weather center is meteorologist rick reichmuth. with the super bowl just hours away, there has been a lot of tough weather in dallas. we're hoping they might have better weather for today. let's check in with rick. >> they have had such rough week as we have been talking about all week long. there is another storm unfortunately right in the area right here across parts of texas just to the north of the dallas area to the north of it that's good news. this is all going to shift in

towards the dallas area. rain likely around the start of the game and later on this afternoon and evening. we're going to see a little bit of snow move through. not any major snow storm but enough snow that could potentially maybe crust over some of the bridges and such and cause things to be a little bit slick. so people need to be a little bit careful. the next storm is going to be a much bigger storm. that's going to be pulling in across parts of the pacific northwest. as it does, we will see very heavy snow tuesday night into wednesday. pulling in again across parts of oklahoma and panhandle of texas. not good news. some of these areas saw up towards 2 feet of snow just during this last storm. now we're going to get another big storm here tuesday into wednesday. behind this also, shannon, much cooler temps come in, wednesday dallas you are back home in the mid 20's. shannon. >> shannon: thank you very much for the update, rick. >> you bet. >> shannon: president obama is gearing up to address the chamber of commerce on monday. they have had some friction. the chamber has been at the center of some of the hot button issues over the past year with the administration. here to tell us more with what we can expect is fox news

caroline shively. hi, caroline. >> hi to you, shannon. the white house was never feuding with the white house last year. they don't consider themselves making up this year. relations have been pretty rocky at times. consider, this the chamber helps republicans win back the house with most of the 50-million-dollar campaign budget last year. their leaders say the president's health care overhaul and new greenhouse gas limits are bad for business. plus, last fall, the president says the chamber may have used foreign money to air attack ad against democrats. this relationship could be defrosting for a number of reasons. election efforts for 2012 are warming up. the chamber focuses on congressional races but does have influence over business focused voters. voters the president needs for re-election. there are also on the same side of a fight over the objection of labor leaders. winning congressional support for a trade agreement with south korea. we got a preview of the speech in the president's weekly internet address this weekend where he said businesses need to set up shop in the u.s., hire our workers, and pay decent wages. >> that's the message i'll be bringing to american business

leaders at the chamber of commerce on monday. that government and businesses have mutual responsibilities. and that if we fulfill these obligations together it, benefits us all. >> the chamber's communication director. very seriously everything he has to say. but what really counts for the american people and my members are results. when are jobs coming back? how can we get this economy growing as it should again in the chamber also has one of its own at the white house these days. chief of staff bill daily is former chamber board member. back to you shannon. >> shannon: thank you so much. "special report" with bret baier will have a special live interview with tom donahue tomorrow 6:00 eastern right here on the fox news channel. a new study is out on abortions and college campuses. you might be surprised who is paying for some of them. and here comes the sun. nasa releases pictures of that great gassy star. they are like none you have ever seen before. that's coming up.

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>> shannon: you are taking a look live now at celebrations marking what would have been the 100th birthday of former president ronald reagan. events have been going on for several days at the presidential library at simi valley, california. we will bring it to you right here on fox. this is fox news alert, a party

at youngstown state university, fraternity house has ended in a deadly shooting. julie banderas has been following the story. she joins us now with the latest. >> hi, van none. police are telling us that at least one suspect has been identified but no arrests have been made in the shooting death of a youngstown state university student early this morning. according to reports, the coroner's office has identified the dead student as 25-year-old jamel johnson and says he was shot in the head and legs. police say johnson was throwing a party at his off campus house seen here when he was shot and killed. another person shot at the same time is currently listed in critical condition. in all, 12 people shot, 11 wounded including six ysu students. right now police are aggressively trying to track down the shooter or shooters. officials not saying whether they believe more than one gunman was involved. at this point, it's still unclear how many people attended this after hours party that lasted into the early morning

hours when an exchange of gunfire erupted. ysu president cynthia anderson who was at the hospital this morning to be with the students and their families issued a statement which reads in part: i want to express my deepest sympathies to the families of the student who died in this tragic act of violence and to ask everyone to keep him and the other students in their thoughts and prayers. it is a sad day for the ysu family. a ysu spokesperson also says that many of the students shot were members of the sanctioned ysu fraternity who lived in a private off campus house. officials also say there was no threat to the campus but just as a precaution ysu police have increased its presence on campus. at this point, again, no arrests have been made. but the city's mayor says the police are speaking right now to witnesses. they are gathering information on what exactly took place at this party before and during the shooting. and we have just been informed the school will hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. eastern. with more information.

shannon? >> shannon: all right. julie banderas, thank you very much for the update. >> >> shannon: tell me what the impetus of this study is about. what triggered your concerns and were you surprised by any of the findings? >> sure. in august, we were alerted that the university of north carolina, their school system require all students have health care. in that health care plan, they were automatically charging students for, this included abortion. and so we stood up, we made this a fact known. the school system first said that wasn't shoe and then they recanted said it was. opt out. we were concerned. we asked how many other schools has they're happened to that no

one knows about? and so that's why we started to study. we studied over campuses. >> quickly before we get to the next question. we want to make sure we include this response from the university. it says while the university sponsored base plan does include coverage of elected abortion, we have included all students in the plan to opt out of the elective abortion benefit. and taken steps to make sure that students to opt out will not be used to pay for the utilization of this benefit. that's the position they're taking at unc. i know you have concerns because some the charges go directly on the student's account. some of them may be using a federal grants and government known pay their bills. are you worried then that some of that money would be considered to pay for plans that pay for abortion. >> sure. we know this is taxpayer funding of abortions. what happens is half of the plan's 44% include abortion. and if receive a federal grant, like a federal pell grant as a

student, that comes from taxpayer money and does not have to be repaid. your health care plan that includes abortion is covered in your total cost of attendance. your eligibility for federal grants, like the pell grant, takes your ability to pay, minus the total cost of school. and that equals your eligibility for federal grants. so you can actually take your federal grants, and help pay for your abortion health care. we have consulted with a few members of congress who agree with this fact. we have had a congresswoman virginia fox has written the part of education, asking for explanation. because this clearly violates the hyde amendment which prohibits any federal funding of abortion. >> shannon: any response yet from the department of education and others that have been approached about this issue? >> no. the letter was written in october. we requested by the end of november. we have not yet heard from the department of education. would very had names of other members of congress. we are looking into congressional investigation into this matter. >> shannon: all right. we will continue to follow that as well from the universities as they choose to respond as well.

kristen hawkins, thank you for your time. >> thanks for having me on. >> shannon: nasa turns its attention to the sun and returns revolutionary new views. you will not want to miss them. up next. >> as for the enemies of freedom, those who are potential adversaries, they will be reminded that peace is the highest aspiration of the american people. we will negotiate for it, sacrifice for it, we will not surrender for it now or ever. >> reagan's speech clearly put our adversaries on notice. at the same moment, 52 americans held moss damage in iran for 444 days were finally set free. the announcement was made minutes after president reagan was sworn in. >> when it was all over and dad got sworn in as president of the united states, who did he send to germany to welcome the hostage home?

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peter doocy is standing by on that and other headlines. >> the vice president has agreed to concessions but there is still no sign they will be able to or excuse me, there will be enough to end nearly two weeks of street protests. earlier omar suleiman met with several representatives from opposition groups, including the muslim brotherhood, among other concessions, suleiman agreed to allow freedom of the press and to release protester who's have been detained. marking president reagan's 100th birthday, former first lady nancy reagan will be laying a wreath at his grave site at the reagan library in california. the centennial celebration will also feature performances by the beach boys and amy grant. a fiery train derailment 50 miles south of toledo forced dozens of evacuations of nearby homes. about 17 tanker cars all carrying meth no derailed early this morning, causing a violent explosion. fortunately, no injuries have been reported. one firefighter called it beyond

words. and the mind bending thriller inception and the facebook drama the social network took home top honors at the writers guild awards, winning for beth original screenplay and best adapted screenplay respectfully. christopher noland aaron are now the frontrunners to take the oscars home for the same categories. those are the top stories right now, shannon. back to you. shap shan peter, thank you very much. well, joining us now to discuss the lasting impact of president reagan's legacy are troy, co-author of this week's national review cover piece about president reagan and ron narrowing chair of the calvary g.o.p. welcome to -- of the california g.o.p. thank you very much. >> who is going to be the next ronald reagan? is that a question we should be asking? >> there can be no next reagan. he was unique. he was a special guy. he had unbelievable communication skills, but also strong principles. i think we are looking for a republican leader who has those qualities. but they can never actually be reagan.

>> shannon: ron, you obviously spent a lot of time in california where you head up the g.o.p. there it's where president reagan initially started his public service serving as the governor there how much impact do you think he is still having on the way that the g.o.p. operates today? >> well, i think he had a tremendous impact. two ways primarily. number one, at the time he became governor, the conservative wing of the republican party had largely been marginalized. he made it mainstream again to be not only republican but a conservative republican, to believed in limited government, a strong national defense, and aggressive frorn policy where we were strongly defending our allies. he also provided a great model for leadership. he clearly articulated a compelling vision. he had the strength to turn that vision into reality. he epitomized honesty, credibility. he had those straits necessary to turn that vision into reality. so he had that combination of making conservative mainstream again and also great leadership qualities that every successful candidate wants to emulate.

>> shannon: how do you think today's g.o.p. could take lessons from how he acted thought personal and professional life, political life as well, how do you think they could take some lessons to work to their advantage on the way he operated when he was in the white house? >> i wouldn't say that the conservative movement was marginalized. it doesn't exist the way it does today. he was able to bring different strands of conservatism together. this movement called fusionism anti-communist people both libertarian and traditionalists and brought them together. i think a new leader in the mold of reagan could bring together the different strands of conservatism about the things about which we agree. low taxes, strong defense, support for israel is another thing that union nights conservatives and support in optimism about america. >> shannon: um-huh. and, ron, when we talk about those different factions and bringing together a different viewpoint under the same umbrella as president reagan did so successfully, you think about the tea party and you know all of this hype about whether or not it's breaking up the g.o.p., do you think there is somebody out there who is doing a good job or could in the future

bringing together the different factions to unite the g.o.p.? >> yeah, i don't think we of suffer from any quality of candidates being able to do that what is essential is how we are a particular could you late a compelling vision for the country. compelling vision for the future so everyone can tap into. everyone finds not only is are they home in the republican party but those various groups are comfortable with that candidate and leadership and ability to turn that vision into reality. i think that that's where reagan will serve as a great model for people in terms of providing that optimistic, forward-looking vision. that will bring all these various groups together. i don't think there is a great amount of division. i think you have different groups within the party with different priorities because there are different issues that bring people to politics. but i think we have some candidates out there who will able to bring them together quite well. >> shannon: we had the former chief of staff for president reagan on and he said he was always about making sure he was serving the people. he communicated to them it wasn't about apiecing special groups or the people on capitol

hill. do you think that there is a way to, you know, develop that kind of communication skill where the people really feel like you are talking to them that you are on their side in today's day and age because things have gotten so partisan and so difficult sometimes to communicate directly to the american people. they have so much skepticism about today's politicians. >> first of all, reagan did have great communication skills. he spent career as actor and broadcaster. he knew how to speak to people and appeal to them broadly not the narrow groups you are referring to. second thing, he had principles people could believe in. he knew he was sincere about. they the optimism that ron and i have already mentioned, sort of a special eliberationer, a special mix that helped bring reagan's popularity broadly beyond just the republican party, beyond just the conservative movement but the whole nation could embrace it. >> shannon: optimism is something a lot of folks feel like we need more of today. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> shannon: a new exhibit is opening up this weekend chronic cling president reagan's life in the white house. exhibits use new new technologyd designed to appeal to all ages.

kttv reporter from los angeles has more. >> tear down this wall. >> when ronald reagan and mikhail gorbachev had high level talk, reagan probably never dreamed of teenagers playing high tech games based on policies. use of ipods to take tours of library or people reason enacting days in radio with the help of cameras and a green screen. >> take a lead of 1-0. >> that's ross porter who used to call dodger games. the sportscaster knew reagan. they went to the same church. >> wonderful man. fle i thought he was great for america at a time america needed it. >> porter was one of hundreds who came out for a preview of the galleries. a 15-million-dollar makeover there are serious moments in the theaters here. but, lots of fun stuff, too. for example,. >> i will faithfully execute the office. >> taking a picture of the president's inauguration, taken him out of here, and then they have set up this podium and

these teleprompters. the idea to feel what it might have been like that day reading the words off those little screens. >> i do not believe in fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. >> there i am. >> the words are different. >> the words are in different spots. >> digitized all eight years of his white house diary. can you flip throughout pages one by one. can you push buttons and create flower arrangements for state dinners, ride a horse next to mr. reagan who would have been 100 this sunday. be able to see all of this after mrs. rag cuts the ribbon in simi valley, fox news. >> we have continuing coverage of the events today. take you live to the events outside reagan library in california starting at 2:00 p.m. eastern. here comes the sun. nasa is releasing the first complete view of the sun's entire surface and atmosphere. the space agency says seeing the whole front of the sun simultaneously will lead to significant scientific advances including in space weather

casting. these views are the result of observations by two different space craft, the duo are die meat trickly opposed on on said sides of the sun 180 degrees apart. one is ahead of earth in its orbit and the other trailing behind. fascinating. all right, from the snacks to the jerseys, many of us are doing super spending ahead of the big game. how much some of you are willing to shell out next. çyówñy?4çóywño77zoóé?vçó ... i want to fix up old houses.

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>> spending big on the super bowl. football fans dishing out more. about 12% more than a year ago. that's according to a joint survey by retail advertising and marketing association and big research. >> we're expecting consumers to spend about $10 billion this year on everything from food, groceries, clothing, to big screen tv's. the average consumer is expected to spend about $60. super bowl parties or whether they go out to a bar or hang out with their friends there or have people over to their house. >> according to pryce water house dallas alone even with all that snow on the ground is expected to top $200 million. that would be the most for a super bowl host city. now, back to those big screen tv's. if you want to impress your super bowl party guests, now may be the time to buy. >> we expect approximately 4.5 million people to buy big screen tvs this year.

it's a great time of year to buy a big screen tv because this is the first really opportunity after the holiday season for retailers to have a sale. >> so get ready for some football and some pizza. pappa johns says super bowl sunday is the busiest day. the pizza chain planning to serve up 1 million pizzas. that means 2 million pounds of cheese. and rival dominoes expects to deliver more than 9 million slices. in new york, brenda buttner, fox news. new pizza no doubt a big slice of the super size game for students. brianna from packers country says i'm a college kid, total spent maybe 10 bucks. in california, one family is going a bit further. nicole from california writes spent a bundle on food and beer. maybe $500. moved the bedroom flat screen to the family room so we can see the game from all angles. now just need a tv in the

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>> shannon: updating you now on two big stories of the day, in egypt, the government is making concessions to opposition leaders. it's not clear if that's going to be enough to get the

protesters to stand down. just a few hours ago, vice president omar suleiman met with opposition leaders, including the band muslim brotherhood. he agreed to concessions including freedom of the press, the release of detained protesters and the eventual lifting of emergency laws. opposition figures say though that their central demand that president hosni mubarak step down was not met. and now you are looking live at pictures from a celebration of ronald reagan's 100th birthday in simi valley, california. events have been going on there all week as the former president's life and legacy are being celebrated. official program begins at the top of the hour. we will bring you all of that programming live right here on the fox news channel. the super bowl is just hours away now. but a lot of uncertainty hangs over the big game as the threat of a lockout looms and could put the start of the next season in jeopardy. nfl commissioner roger goodell and on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace today and said the owners need the extra cash to cover higher operating costs. >> the way you continue to be a successful business is you don't wait for the car to go off the cliff. you have to manage yourself and

make sure you do it in the right way so that you are not making decisions in crisis. you want to make sure that you are responsibly managing your business. revenue is not the only indicator. you have to watch the cost side of the business. if you don't watch the cost side of the business, then you are going to have long-term problems. so, our issue is to manage our business properly, make sure that we can continue to grow the game, by building the game, and make sure we can continue to build great facilities and other investments that we think are going to pay off for everybody. >> shannon: can you watch chris' entire interview with the nfl commissioner today 3:00 p.m. eastern on the fox news channel. the real steelers are the pittsburgh steel workers could face penalties for calling off of work sick on game day. issued a memo strict warning to those looking to play hooky. the international vice president has responded to the makeup shifts at a later time to compensate for lost production. his email was typed in black and gold font. all right. that's it for us here in

washington. eric shawn and jamie colby will take over after the break. they have special coverage of the 100th birthday celebration for ronald reagan. nancy reagan will lay the presidential wreath. there will be a military flyover. fighter jets launched off the deck of the uss ronald reagan. rendition of happy birthday by the beach boys. we will bring you complete live coverage of the ceremony coming up in just a few minutes right here on the fox news channel. don't forget to tune in to "fox news sunday" with chris wallace airing today at a very special time, 3:00 p.m. eastern. you will want to watch it ahead of the big game. chris goes one on one with the nfl commissioner roger goodell and yucks it up with the sunday crew. as we celebrate ha what would have been the 100 birthday of ronald reagan. a special birthday to me, my mom. hope you have a great day. that's it for us here in washington. thanks for watching fox news fair and balanced. ring ring.

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>> eric: remembering and honoring ronald reagan. he was built in illinois on february 6th, 1901. and right now, as you can see, we are watching the beginning of a ceremony at the reagan presidential library in simi valley, california. 10,000 people are there right now. a celebration on this day of our 40th president's life and legacy. welcome to the special edition of america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. >> i'm jamie colby. great to have you with us.

it has been more than 20 years since president reagan left the white house and more than six years since he died. but reagan's influence on american politics and life in america is still very strong. at today's ceremony, we expect to see former first lady nancy reagan lay a presidential wreath on the president's grave. an f-18 flyover from the deck of the air craft carrier uss ronald reagan. a ribbon did you telling for the newly renovated presidential library. and we will have it all for you. casey stegall is joining eric and me now for the special coverage. he is there at the ceremonies today. hi, casey. >> hey, jamie. i'm going to be talking quietly because obviously don't want to interrupt the celebration that is underway right back here behind me, but amy grant is singing a song right now. michael w. smith is also here performing. he is playing along with amy grant. a number of other celebrities are here.

gary sinise, the beach boys are going to be singing happy birthday later. i will hop out of the way and let my photographer pan the crowd. it's an intimate gathering. it's invite-only event. a number of people here are active with the presidential library. you can still see this beautiful scenic picture here overlooking sim any valley, california. the presidential library. in addition to the celebrities, a number of dignitaries are present. we should talk about that. right up there in the front row, former vice president dick cheney. former speaker of the house newt gingrich. former secretaries of states james baker and george shultz are here. former u.s. senator from missouri john dan forth is here. and, of course, the former first lady herself nancy reagan. who, by the way. is 89 years young. she is still active, despite recent health problems. here's what we expect to happen. as soon as the music portion of this program gets underway and finishes here shortly, we're

going to have remarks from the executive director of the ronald reagan presidential foundation. and then at about five minutes after the hour, presuming everything is on time. the colors are going to be presented. michael w. smith will sing the national anthem. at quarter after the hour, nancy reagan and others will be laying a wreath on the memorial where the body of the former president is interred right here on the grounds of the reagan presidential library. following that, something very special. a 21 gun salute cannons, in fact, that are going to last two minutes and 30 seconds. and then amy grant is going to be singing god bless america. and we expect the former first lady herself to speak. make a few brief remarks at about 20 after the hour. so, amy grant is wrapping up there. you can hear the crowd clapping. at 2:51 eastern, there is going to be that f-18 flyover that you were talking about, jamie. that is pretty special. fighter jets from the uss ronald

reagan are actually going to whiz in the sky behind me right up overhead. pay tribute to this. and then following this, birthday cake, what birthday celebration would not be complete without birthday cake. we understand it's going to have jelly beans in it we know that president reagan loved his jelly beans and then folks all of the folks that are here are going to be able to take a tour of the brand new library portion, the museum portion of the library i should say that just underwent a multi-million-dollar renovation. a lot of art facts from president reagan's presidency. his legacy, and things of that nature. so a lot of folks here here packed in sim any valley, it's a special day. jamie, as we said, we will be carrying much of it here over the next hour or so. >> shannon: all right, casey. thank you very much. >> eric: let's bring in fox contributor michael barone senior political analyst at the washington