>> i'm getting a tweet, oh, my gosh. to congressman anthony weiner. look at that. oh, my gosh. [applause] alisyn: disturbing. bill: first of many. alisyn: just a little levity. bill: see you tomorrow, right. alisyn: "happening now" starts right now. jenna: fox news alert, we'll bring you straight to miami where we're watching what is turning out to be a swat situation, this is what we know so far. miami police say a man is barricade inside that house, apparently the house seen on the screen there and there may be two children inside with him. we do not know the ages or the circumstances, but, again, it appears that there might be reports of a stabbing. the city of miami police are working a stabbing, we understand a child might be involved somehow, and per some chatter that we've been hearing on a scanner, a woman in her 30s

has multiple stab wounds. whether or not she is in the house, or she's outside, or the current status of her we don't know. check out, you can see the officers just peaking around the corner right there. as we pull out that appears to be the house where a man, and potentially two children involved. one of our affiliates, wsvn works a lot of these stories. jon: this is in the west little havana neighborhood of tphao*eupl not too far from one of the bitphao*eupmiami notto fz was snatched. you're seeing these courtesy of the wsvn khaerp. alisyn: we have a man, a stabbing situation, possible children inside. as we get the details we will

bring them to you. a swat stand aof in miami. jon: brand-new details on the shocking stand cal that continues too swirl around new york congressman anthony weiner. we have exclusive behind the scenes details on what preceded yesterday's dramatic news conference. did you see this? it involves weiner's spectacular fall from grace. >> i brought pain to people i care about the most, the people who believed in me. and for that i'm deeply sorry. i apologize to my wife and our family. jon: rick folbaum is watching the story and has details. >> reporter: wong man weiner had to admit the truth to his staff. members of his inner circle who

had been lied to just like everybody else. fox news has learned from one of the aids that weiner conducted a conference call ned morning asking for help in crafting his strategy. the aids both current and former staffers had a lot of questions for hip. did he use any of his government issued computers or blackberry to carry on the illicit conversations? he said no. had he lied to any congressional or law enforcement type conduct any sort of investigation into that now discredited hacking claim from last week? again the congressman said no. so the team came up with an opening statement, which weiner read through, tears rolling down his cheeks as he read it for the first time with them over the telephone. he kept 90% of what had been written for them. as for the congressman's wife there was talk of her standing by her side, as so many other political wives have been forced to do under similarly embarrassing circumstances over the years, but the congressman

said no, he said he felt very strongly that he did not want to put her through that. before the press conference began weiner worked the phones calling prominent democrats to tell them about what he was to announce publicly. he made more calls after the press conference and is no doubt making more calls right now desperately trying to preserve a future in politics that might soon be deleted. jon: thanks, rick folbaum, say on it for us thanks. good morning to you i'm jon scott. jenna: i'm jenna lee. we are here in the fox newsroom and "happening now," more on that bizarre scandal that broke wide open yesterday. as we were just talking about new york congressman anthony weiner tearfully admitting sending nude photos and unappropriate messages to women over the internet. the congressman newly married to a top aid of secretary of state hillary clinton says he will not resign from congress, that's his latest word. jon: what do thinks constituents in new york city have to say

about this. and who are some of the women involved. eric shawn live in our new york city newsroom. >> reporter: he lied repeat he lee, hid the truth but won't quit. the newspapers are calling can on anthony weiner to resign from congress right now. but he has said he is not going anywhere. so how do the people who sent him to washington feel about the explosive text-sex scandal. he represents a heavily democratic district in new york city, it straddles brooklyn and queens. he won with 59% of the vote. the fallout among his constituents show that opinions are split. >> when he's speaking how do you know he's going to be telling the truth at all times? right there and then i just don't think he should be there for that. >> i personally don't agree with cheating, but if he can do that so easily with women he's not going to be serous about the law. >> whatever he does in his private law is his business. >> i'm comfortable witness.

if everyone had a pure live, imagine. >> reporter: yesterday in that astounding news conference weiner admitted having explicit sexual conversation with at least six woman over facebook, twitter and the telephone. some of those people are going public. lisa weiss has 200 sexually explicit messages from weiner including so many sexually graphic we cannot repeat them there. she also claim they had phone sex for half an our. there is 24-year-old text and megan broussard, she says she received weiner feeters after she texted him and called him hot. they say there is one more photo that is totally sexually explicit. he said if that photo was public

it would end his career immediately. he said he would not make that photo public in order to, quote, save weiner's family. alisyn: tim pawlenty about to speak at the university of chicago. of course he's running for president and is expected to layout his plans on the economy including reforming the u.s. tax code and go on the attack against the president's current economic policies. a new poll suggests he may find fertile ground there. six in ten of people surveyed in "the washington post" abc news poll give obama negative marks on the economy and deficit. nearly half strongly disapprove of his performance in these two areas. let's bring in chris stirewalt with more on this. you are the author of the power play, a political newsletter that comes out every day that we are so strong full for. you say in that power play that we should expect a different more vigorous tune from the t-t when it comes to the economy.

what do you mean by that? >> reporter: well, as you notice, jenna, and thank you by the way for reading it every day. jenna: of course, how could i miss it? >> reporter: as you notice with the departure of austin goolsby the head of the president's council of mechanic advisers there is a shakeup going on. the white house is changing the way it does it. we've heard from him a longtime, just be grateful you didn't have a great depression and things are gradually better and it's going to be okay. the administration can't keep this up any more, people are not liking the direction it's going and it's leaving the door open to people like tim pawlenty and mitt romney to hammer the president on something that is crucial to his re-election bid. jenna: stand by for a moment. we are going to dip into tim pawlenty, see what he has to say for a moment. >> economic growth and the solutions and ideas and principles that have been debated and discussed in this important institution over many generations i think form the

core of the direction that we need to move forward for this country. i want to start my remarks this morning by just asking you, how are you enjoying your recovery summer? that's what the president said we were having, but that was last year, the recovery summer. now gas is $4 a gallon, home prices are in the gutter, our healthcare system, thanks to obamacare is more expensive and less efficient, unemployment is back over 9%, our national debt has skyrocketed. jenna: again that is presidential candidate paw paw talking about the economy. he mapped out some of his policy proposals in the chicago tribune today. those include cutting the tax rate in half. constitutional amendment to balance the budget, raising the social security age. if you want to hear more about this you can go to foxnews.com, we have it stream live there. i want to bring back chris stirewalt. i want to talk a little bit more about the poll in "the washington post." one of the things that stood out

to me here is that independents polled strongly disapproved or disapproved of the president's handling of the economy. that is a bit of a switch seeing the independents turn on the current administration. the republicans haven't been able to romance those independents as of yet either. so how do they do that? how do they get the independents to come on their side now? >> well, you know, the good thing about american politics is that there is about a third of the people in the middle that get to decide every election. that is a bad thing if you're an ardent republican or democrat, it comes down to what we call the governing third. these folks are going to decide late and it's going to be hard for any republican to get them over to their side too, too early. what should be encouraging for the republicans is that those independents the deciders of american politics are not buying what the president is selling right now, and, you know, obviously the conditions on the ground give them plenty of cause to be skeptical. what republicans have to do is brick by brick start building up their case so that as they get down to decision time they've

got something solid they can stand on. jenna: we'll see if they can do, chris . thank you so much. you have your web show coming up in about 20 minutes. you can catch chris more politics on www.fox news.com11:30 to noon. in the meantime we have a couple other news items we have to get to. jon: you're over at the international desk. jon: a big story from germany. authorities have stepped up for search for that e.coli outbreak. at first they thought that infected produce was to blame, but they have yet to pinpoint which vegetables brought that bacteria and where they are coming from. at least 23 people have died so far, 2300 have been sickened with four suspected cases in the united states. our greg palkot is on that story for us now from london. >> reporter: an official from the world health organization today says that time is running out to find the source of that deadly e.coli outbreak, and if

it isn't found within a week it may never be found. now the spread and the speed of the bacteria is slowing somewhat, and some of those affected are recovering, but the situation remains grave. for example there are nearly 650 cases described as serious involving kidney failure, most of those suffering from this range and serious strain originating from hamburg, germany. first imported cucumbers from spain were suspected, and bean sprouts from a farm in northern germany. now scientists are not so sure. the impact on the agricultural sector in europe, absolutely certain it is big. it is now costing on a weekly basis european farmers close to half a billion dollars. spain is suffering worse and that economy hard hit. consumers are being warned off raw vegetables.

russia is blocking european union imports. agriculture ministers are meeting in brussels trying to come up with a new page. the impact in europe is being monitored. the centers of disease control are watching for any more out breaks. jenna: a story we'll continue to watch the develo developments o. the casey anthony trial. a big mix-up on a key piece of evidence. how it could impact this case coming up. jon: score one for the defense there. rare daytime air strikes in tripoli reaction from moammar qaddafi's compound. jenna: you get to choose the story you want to see more of. rick folbaum has more of that. >> reporter: this is you choose and we report. we have three great stories for you. you tell us which one you want to know more about it.

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bridgestone. jenna: fox news alert taking you back to miami now, a story we've been watching since the beginning of this hour, a standoff with police. rick, what details do we know about that. >> reporter: i just hung up with the police in miami that told me that a hostage negotiator is on the scene as they try to establish communication with a man who apparently has barricaded himself in a house. there is the possibility that a child or perhaps as many as two children are in the house with him at this point. they have not been able to confirm that. it's just a possibility. a woman, they believe to be the wife of this man has already been taken away. she has suffered sult am stab wounds ansuffered multiple stabo

a hospital. a hostage negotiator is trying to establish communication with a man barricaded in that house in miami. jenna: in the meantime jon over to you. jon: happening now, an f.b.i. forensic chemist taking the stand, this after prosecutors admit a mistake involving a can their experts say contained the smell of a decomposing body. dr. michael bad even is a forensic and throw poll gist and a fox newanthropologist.the prop the cans which is supposed to contain the smell of death, the order of decomposition. the doctor who was on the stand yesterday was shown one of these cans, he said, yeah i tested it, wrong want. >> it just shows they don't use the usual forensic techniques of

keeping track of the chain of evidence that is so important on every csi program. this points out that what he's doing is not really forensic, it's really an extension, it's forensics gone wild as far as yesterday's testimony was i think. jon: this is a pretty big blow to the prosecution, one expert said this is the o.j. simpson moment where he tried on the glove and it didn't fit. >> this is the thing where they have so much other evidence about lying, and what happened to caylee, and o*es cayle and *h behavior, adding on this semblance of forensic science i think it was wrong for the prosecution to do it. it's unreliable. the odors of decomposing bodies is not substantiated or used in any crime lab in the country. and the judge who is supposed to be the gate keeper let's it in. jon: never been used before? >> never been used before pep to

try to financed a body that charlie manson killed a few years ago. they dug deep holes, they said they found the gases and it turned out wrong. jon: this doctor is trying to patent this technology. >> yes he is. jon: he gets on the stand as he's being challenged about the odor in the can and says, well we are not a forensics lab. >> that's right. i think this tends to diminish the prosecution testimony, and also the ability of the judge to keep -- to be a gate keeper unfortunately. this is what the national academy of sciences criticized in its big report two years ago about pseudoforensic science getting into the courtroom. jon: you think from your standpoint as a guy who has seen and examined hundreds of dead bodies, probably moreover your career, they didn't need this guy, the prosecution didn't. >> yeah i think from a scientific point of view he diminishes their case.

it sounded great from the jury point of view. they are playing to the jury not to scientists. but this is where science is misused to impress a jury because there is no science to it. you can't have one guy who is doing one thing, testify about it, nobody else has validated it. jon: dr. michael baden always good to talk to you about this case thank you. jenna: a levee has breached in iowa and it's expected to get worse not better. we have a live update on the battle to save one town that may soon be under eight feet of water. and new fighting in yemen as the country's president recovers in saudi arabia after an attack on his palace. a arrive report from the region on what is next. [gunfire]

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jon: there is a desperate battle underway right now in hamburg, iowa to save the town from flooding. a massive sandbagging operation underway after a levee breached under pressure from the rising missouri river. emergency management officials ordered about half of hamburg's residents to leave their homes. the river is expected to crest at its highest level since 1952. rick folbaum keeping an eye on it at the breaking news desk. >> reporter: this is not good news, it's the town of hamburg, assignee town south of ohm oma. they are trying to get themselves ready for what they know is come. if their efforts fail this town could be under a lot of water for a month or more. here is one of the locals. >> they said it was supposed to get 6 to 10 feet in the fire hall. this is a five foot rise from the fire hall at least, maybe

more. it could even be 8-foot higher, so maybe we won't even have any. we don't know. >> reporter: as you said half the town has already been evacuated. the missouri river is expected to crest at 5 feet above flood stage in iowa, nebraska and missouri. we'll keep our eye on it for you, guys back over to you. jon: rick folbaum thank you. jenna: we are awaiting the president and the german chancellor to hold a news conference at the white house. topping the agenda is the economy, specifically the economic troubles of several european nations. the president has suggested that the euro zone debt crisis is hindering the u.s. economy. the german leader may tell us to get our financial house in order. bob o'brien is a writer here to talk about us. what is that saying those in glass who is dash ash what is that. >> shouldn't be throwing stones. that's exactly what president obama is doing to the german

chancellor. because germany is the predominant engine of the european union. if he is saying that the europeans are relinquishing their responsibilities to try to resolve this sovereign debt crisis he's basically saying, hey germany why are you not stepping up to the plate. jenna: that's why this meeting is so information versus any meeting with any other european country because of the potential responsibility that falls on germany. where does the european debt crisis stand right now when it comes to greece, portugal and spain, some of the names we've heard. >> we are closer to seeing one of these sovereign nations default than we've ever been in this long-running affair. there has been talk this week that greece would be forced to go to private investors and tell them help this to take effectively a haircut on their bonds and obviously the private investors are pushing back and that and saying the remedy should come from government

contributions. but, you know, within the nation of germany there is a lot of division as to whether or not germany should be providing the engine for that recovery, and if greece goes then the concern is that spain or portugal could follow suit very shortly. jenna: we started talking about greece last summer and that really affected our stock market, and some of the economic outlook that we had here in the united states. what kind of threat does the scenario that you paint pose our economy? >> it's a real one, jenna. for one thing it likely would plunge the european community into another recession-type economic circumstance, which would be obviously problematic for u.s. companies trying to sell them our goods and services. on top of that, you know, our banks, not just our banks, but banks around the globe are big hole tkers of a loholders of a t interests and it could be bad

for a of banks. this is a big problem and that's certainly what chancellor merkel will tell the president in today's sit down. basically the concern is that the u.s.'s economy's inability to shake off the affects of the slow growth that we are seeing is hindering the global economic recovery. keep in mind europe is well ahead of us. the european central bank has begun to raise interest rates there. obviously we are still a year or so away from being able to do that. that gives you some sort of an incite into the disparity between the economic conditions, i mean, you know, while a nation like germany is facing its own deficit problems they are likely to remedy that within the next two years. i don't think we are going to. jenna: interesting point, bob, thank you so much, bob o'brien of barons.com. always nice to have you. we'll continue to follow the joint news conference we'll see

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3 bags are just 10 bucks. jen ca fox news alert, more developments on this story we've been watching out of miami where we have a police standoff. rick? >> reporter it's still going on. i hung up a while ago with the unit commander in miami, delrish moss that told me this came in as a domestic call that came in to police almost exactly an hour ago, when that call came in, and they're working under the assumption that is a man has barricaded himself the jen -- barricaded himself inside the house. jenna: what it appears to be on your screen appears to be a younger person. i know you had reports of children being potentially inside. >> that's right, this is potentially good news as we saw that young person behind the tree, because there were reports that one or perhaps two children were inside that house, as well. so if that was one of the children who has now been let out and seems to be

okay, that's great news, and yes, you can see the child there, being carried away by it looks like law enforcement, being taken over to a miami fire and rescue truck. so we're going to get the latest on this. we'll find out who that person was, that youngster and exactly what the latest is with this standoff. as i mentioned before, jenna, the wife in this house, apparently, was wounded and was taken away. this is video from a little while ago as the police seem to be going inside the residence now. you can see them kicking the door down. a woman inside that house with stab wounds was taken to a local hospital. and so it looks as though this situation might soon be resolved, hopefully with nobody injured and those kids who were inside the house, hopefully they will be okay as we take a look at this video. yes, it looks like perhaps two kids, jenna. jenna: it looks like again potentially the suspect being led outside, the man in the middle of your screen there with handcuffs. we had originally heard reports there was a stabbing taking place, that a woman had been stabbed, that

several children were inside the house. police again have been hesitant to confirm the reports, and you have to understand how delicate this can be, as we're watching this swat situation develop live on television. that means other people can watch as well, and police don't want to give away too much as it is a developing situation, and there could be lives involved. now, rick, what do we hear about the woman in the house or the woman that had been stabbed? she had left. is that what the reports suggested? >> she had left. she suffered we're told multiple stab wounds. not sure whether she got out of the house on her own, was able to walk through the door herself or someone helped her out, but she was taken to a local hospital, so we don't know her condition now. we're going to check on that. but it looks like the man is now in the possession of the authorities there, so this situation looks like is wrapping up. back to you. jenna: it was 35 minutes after the story first broke. thank you very much, rick. jon: let's take a look at some of the other developmenting stories we're watching in the newsroom and from our control room.

we're waiting for president obama and german chancellor angela merkel to hold a joint news conference in the east room of the white house, possibly major developments regarding the future of the war in afghanistan to be announced. embattled leader mo maqaddafi vows he will stay in power until he's dead, this after rare daytime nato air strikes in libya's capitol city around his compound. we'll have a live report just ahead. also, high winds fueling a fast moving wildfire in arizona. forcing turns of -- hundreds in the town of grier to pack up and get out in a hurry. our own anita vogel has the very latest on those fires from our west coast newsroom. anita. >> reporter: well, hi there jon. it's not just that one town of grier, it's several small towns along eastern arizona. in fact late yesterday governor jan brewer had to declare a state of emergency for those affected areas. now, we're talking about flames that have scorched more than 240,000 acres so

far. it is a sparsely populated picturesque fine forest -- pine forest with small towns gutted throughout. so far, four buildings have concerned, they could be barns or outhouses, authorities don't know. luckily no injuries at this point. the blaze has prompted more than 2000 people to evacuate and with no end in sight it's also sparking a lot of fear. >> this caused a lot of people a lot of hardship. i have nowhere else to go. >> we'll just keep going and we'll just stay here and keep an eye on where the fire is going and pray, pray, pray. >> reporter: the smoke is -- smoke is drifting all the way to the midwest, seen in new mexico, colorado, kansas , iowa, and in colorado, the state department of health is warning that smoke from the fires is going to cause health problems for a lot of people. so it has issued a health advisory and is congress people to stay indoors. and jon, there isn't really

any great news on the horizon here, with warm temperatures and wind gusts of up to 60 miles per hour, expected all the way through thursday, and right now, there is zero percent containment. back to you. jon: anita,is just in denver over the weekend. you could barely see the mountains, it was so hazy. it's rare. >> unbelievable. jon: anita, thank you. let's check in with rick at the breaking news desk. some of our viewers have been sending in you report photos. >> this is the wallow fire, this picture sent to us by one of our viewers, aaron, we appreciate it, this is the wallow fire, taken here springerville, arizona, and aaron sending us this picture, then there is this picture, which is a good reminder, especially considering what's going on. of course, the iconic smoky the bear, reminding people to be safe out there while you're camping and make sure that you don't do anything inadvertently that could cause one of these fires. we want you to know we will put your pictures on the

air, send them to us, there's the website, and be safe if you're out there taking pictures. back over to you guys. jon: rick, thanks. skwr jen a fox news alert. taking you back to washington, d.c., joint press conference between the president and the german chancellor angela merkel. let's listen in. >> as i said earlier, germany is one of our strongest allies. we see our partnership in the drive of our workers and businesses to sustain the largest trade relationships in the world, we see it in the students and teachers, the scientists and researchers who are unlocking new innovations, including the clean renewable energy resources that we need to combat climate change and create the industries of the future , we see partnership with members who stand shoulder to shoulder in afghanistan where germans serve under americans and americans serve under germans. chancellor merkel, i want to thank you and the german people for your strong commitment to this vital

mission and our hearts go out to the wounded warriors and all the families, american and german, and others whose loved ones have given their lives to keep us safe. we remember and honor them all. we see our partnership in the skill of our diplomats who prevent the spread of deadly weapons and stand up for democracy in europe and beyond and in the passion of our development experts as they work to avert suffering in countries like sudan. this is the essence of our lives. two peoples, bound by common values, and committed to the security, the prosperity, and the dignity, not just of our own citizens but those far beyond our borders. and that's also the essence of my partnership with chancellor merkel. i know i believe this is our tenth meeting, together, that doesn't include the many phone calls and video conferences that we seem to have at all hours of the day and night. there's hardly any global issue where we don't consult

one another. i've said before, i always value angela's pragmatic approach to come plex issues, her intelligence, her frankness. i trust her. and as she said herself, it's just fun to work together. and it has been again fun today, even as we've address ed some very urgent challenges. germany is one of our largest trading partners and we discussed how to keep our economies growing and create the jobs that our people need. as angela mentioned in her remarks at the opening ceremony, hundreds of thousands of american jobs are supported by our exports to germany, hundreds of thousands of americans work for german companies that have chosen to invest in america. i'm pleased that billions of dollars more in german investment is making possible new plants, steel in alabama, manufacturing in tennessee, all of which go to create thousands of new american jobs. the chancellor and i

discussed the need to eliminate regulations and barriers so we can unleash even more trade and investment, including in the area of electric vehicles, where both our countries are leaders and where the possibilities of american-german cooperation are enormous. and of course, i very much appreciated the chancellor's views on the financial situation in europe, which we agree cannot be allowed to put the global economic recovery at risk. with regard to security, we discussed our progress in afghanistan, where we've broken the taliban's mo um, trained afghan forces, and are now preparing to turn a corner in our efforts. we're scheduled to begin the transition to afghan lead and i reiterated we'll begin reducing american forces this summer, even as we join with germany and our nato allies in supporting afghans in their political and economic efforts to forge a lasting peace. i thanked the chancellor for her support for the principles that i laid out last month, as the basis for negotiations between israelis and palestinians,

and i want to commend angela for her personal efforts to bring the parties back to the negotiating table. just as we agreed that both sides will need to make difficult choice, we agreed that unilateral actions such as palestinians seeking aet sro on u.n. statehood of the general assembly should be avoided. we agreed that iran's continuing new closer program and its refusal to engage in any meaningful talks with the international community remain a very serious concern, so we agreed that if the international atomic energy agency this week determines again that iran is continuing to ignore its international obligations, then we will have no choice but to consider additional steps, including potentially additional sanction, to intensify the pressure on the iranian regime. finally, we discussed the historic changes underway in north africa and the middle east. with regard to libya, i would note that germany's deployment of additional resources and personnel to afghanistan has allowed

other nato allies to increase their support for the mission to protect the libyan people. the chancellor and i have been clear about they must step down and hand power to the libyan people and the pressure will only continue to increase until he does. following our agreement with our g8 partners in doville the chancellor and i discussed political and economic reform across the east and africa, especially tunisia and egypt, the united states and germany are the two largest donors of assistance to the region, and we agreed that this historic moment must not be squandered. along with the entire world, we have an enormous stake in seeing that these transitions to democracy succeed and given the chancellor's own remarkable life story and her experience in helping to heal the wounds of the past and build the united germany, i very much appreciate her leadership and partnership in this

effort. so again, i'm very grateful to the chancellor for being here, i'm confident that the great alliance between our nations is going to remain an indispensable pillar of a world that's more secure and more prosperous and more just, and i very much perbt the personal friendship that i enjoy with the chancellor. so angela. >> [speaking in german prone [. >> well, ladies and gentlemen, as the president of germany, i would like to use this opportunity to thank you warmly for this wonderful reception, i say that also on behalf of the members of my delegation, the reception to the white house is welcome, i see it as a testimony of friendship, of our partnership. we remind ourselves, every sixth american today rightly coins and with a great deal of pride has german ancestry we can safely say that we

indeed share commonalities. if you look at the names that loom large in american history, many lead leading leaders of the american business community, gudenheim, steinway, all of these germans' names -- all of these are german names. that's a broad foundation on which we can build and we are so grateful that so many germans found asylum and safe place to live during the second world war in the united states. we have a broad base of an exchange of students, we have cooperation, we work in space, we share a lot of the -- i mentioned the 2000 american soldiers that are present today in germany, very welcomed indeed in my country. let me say this on a personal note. without the united states of america, in all probability we wouldn't be here to stand

before you today, over coming the cold war required courage from the people of central and eastern europe and what was then the german democratic republic but it also required partners over many decades. when one had long lost hope of immigration to europe, many, perhaps, didn't even want this anymore, but the then president george herbert walker bush said germany, it is something that deserves support. so there are a lot of tasks that we have in common, a lot of challenges that we need to meet together. we're doing this in the spirit of freedom, of shared values. we want to bring these values to bear on the international agenda, and we were dealing, and ever since the month of january, with these issues, and spring -- in syria, in tunisia, in egypt, libya. it's a very great challenge. but if i remember, let me

take you back perhaps to the period after the second world war when through the martial plan, germany was able to get back on its feet again, i see this as our common path as we talk with the europeans and the americans and germans to support this change, to make it possible for these people to have a perspective for the future. we talked about this, we talked about germany in particular with its experience, and vocational training skills, offering an alliance for jobs, for training, and education, e. we're working together with the egyptians and tunisians on this with our foundations, building up institutions, something that we want to do. i said that we have to open up an office in ben georgiaie that will serve as training for the security forces, the police there on the ground and we will also through an additional commit lent to afghanistan lend contribution to the common

church. we talked about economic issues in 2020, we worked closely together and i believe we've been able to make a lot of progress there and be successful. the situation in europe, obviously, is also of very great interest over here, finance ministers talked about these issues, but we, too, talked about this, at some length, and i said yes, again, for germany, europe -- it's not only indispensable,'s part and parcel of our identity, german unity, european unity, it's two parts and one of the same coin but we want obviously to boost their competitiveness. we are very well aware of the fact, both of us i think, that we are in a tough competition with the emerging economy, so europe needs to be competitive, and we also need to be competitive if we wish to remain an interesting economic partner for the united states. this has to be done on the basis of strength, of competitiveness. this is why the germans are pursuing a policy of a

competitive europe and this is also an approach of solidarity, so we need to show solidarity for the countries that need it, but they also need to have enhanced competitiveness. we talked about the middle east peace process. i think this was an important initiative to pound out again that the united states of america, just ask german and the european union, we wish to promote the pea process. we're saying this to both countries. we a two-state solution a. jewish state and alongside, an independent palestinian state, unilateral measures are not helping at all to bring about this cause and we agree that we wish to cooperate very closely on this, because time is of the essence and look at the changes in the arab area and the arab region it would be a very good signal indeed if it came out that talks between the parties are, again, possible. the commitment we take in

afghanistan shows that we're very close, we're very grateful for the close cooperation in the north of afghanistan that has turned out excellently. we share the opinion that in afghanistan, we wish to approach matters in the sense of an integrated security approach and that security approach, we want to build up not only 349 side but the civil side, we wish to go in together, outtogether and afghanistan will meet our support in the long run so we will not abandon them. barack, thank you very much for the talks, to the warm atmosphere and making it possible to have this exchange of views in a very candid manner. even though we look differently than our predecessors, we have a lot in common i think and a lot to discuss. thank you. >> >> you both face milk problems. mr. president, how worried are the state of the

government in this recession, what specific polices are you considering to help head it off and abroad do you expect germany to fund another bailout for greece and chancellor americael are they concerned about u.s. defaulting on its debt. >> i'm not concerned about a double-dip recession. i am concerned about the fact that the recovery we're on is not producing jobs as quickly as i want it to happen. prior to this month, we have seen three months of very robust job growth in the private sector. so we are very encouraged by that. this month you still saw job growth but it slowed down. we don't know whether this is a one month episode or a longer trend. obviously, we're experiencing some head winds. gas prices probably being most prominent. it has enormous impact on family budgets and on the psychology of consumers. and so we are taking a range of steps to make sure we've

got an energy policy that can bring some stability to world oil prices. but the overall trend we've seen over the last 15 months, 2 million -- over 2 million jobs created, over the past 15 months, you know, a rebounding of the manufacturing sector in the united states that's exem plified by the recovery of the big three automakers here, all indicates that we have set a path that will lead us to long term economic growth. but we've got enormous work to do and as long as there are folks unemployed, looking for work, then every morning when i wake up, i'm going to be thinking about how we can get them back to work. some of the steps that we took during the lame duck session, the payroll tax, the extension of unemployment insurance, the

investment in -- or the tax breaks for business investment and plants and equipment, all those things have helped, and one of the things that i'm going to be interested in explore with the members of both paergts in congress is how do we continue some of these polices to make sure that we get this recovery up and running in a robust way. we then have a set of long term competitiveness challenges that aren't so different from what germany or any advanced countries are having to go through in the 21st century where we are emerging markets who are becoming more competitive themselves and we're going to have to step up our game, so making sure that our school systems are working well and we've got the best trained workers in the world, making sure we invest in infrastructure so we attract investors to our shores, reforming our tax system so it's less complex, more transparent, and is encouraging to business

investment, and getting a handle on our decifit in a way that's balanced and sensible. so we're going to have some days where things aren't going as well as we'd like, there are going to be some times where we're surprised with better economic data than we expected. we are on the path of a recovery, but it's got to accelerate and that's going to require a continuation of a lot of steps that i've already discussed. with respect to the european situation, i have had extensive discussions with angela about the situation there. it's a tough situation, and i think we all acknowledge it. greece's debt is significant, and it is taking some difficult steps to improve its situation, but they're under the gun from the international capital markets, and as a member of the eurozone, they

necessarily are going to be looking to other members of the eurozone to help them figure out a path forward. germany is going to be a key leader in that process. and the politics of it are tough. you'll recall how difficult it was for us to make investments in our own auto industry, or to make sure that we didn't have a financial meltdown here. well, imagine if you're iraq to make those same decisions with 27 other countries with respect to somebody else's economic problems. that gives you some sense of how tough the politics are. but i am confident that germany's leadership, along with other key actors in europe, will help us arrive at a path for greece to return to growth, for this debt to become more manageable. but it's going to require some patience and some time, and we have pledged to

cooperate fully in working through these issues, both on a bilateral basis, but also, through international and financial institutions like the imf. >> >> [speaking in german] >> in europe, we are very well aware of the responsibilities of the global economy. barack just outlined what the americans are doing in order to generate growth and combat unemployment, which is what they're doing in europe as well. for the global financial economic crisis, we've seen how interdependent we are, and the stability of the eurozone is, therefore, an important sector of stability for the global economy, so we do see clearly our european responsibility, and together with the imf, we've seen that the stability of the euro as a whole will also be influenced if one country is in trouble, and that is what

this assistance is all about. there are actually -- there's actually a ban on bailouts in the treaties underpinning the civility and growth pact. but if a country is in danger and, thereby, endangers the euro zone as a whole, it's in each and every country's interest to see to it that this common currency area is not endangered, and we will act in such a way, however, that sustainability is guaranteed as i said previously. as far as the situation in the united states is concerned, i think each and every one ought to deal with his or her own problems. we in europe have our hands full already with what we need to do, and i'm absolutely convinced that as we shoulder our responsibility and meet our responsibility, so will the united states of america. mr. president? >> -- freedom that -- the recognition of her accomplishments in the past, or is it as well an expression of

the expectations that you would have for the future, and if so, where do you see areas where the globally where the chancellor and germany can do more? >> [speaking in german] >> madam chancellor, address ed to you, germany has actually been praised in america, however, also, that it has detailed responsibilities, and where you have to live up to responsibilities, or do you think that germany needs to do more in the future? >> with respect to the medal of freedom, it certainly is a recognition of the chancellor's remarkable career, i think not only has she been an excellent steward of the german economy and the european project, but she represents represents the unification of

europe through her own life story, and the capacity to overcome the past and point towards a brighter future. so the extraordinary work that she's already done i think would, by itself, merit the medal of freedom. fortunately, she's going to be around quite a bit longer, and so she's going to be doing outstanding work in the future. her leadership will be critical on economic issues of the sort that we just discussed in the euro zone, and i very much compliment her on the courage with which she approaches some of these very difficult political issues at some significant political costs to to herself. on the international stage, there's no issues that we don't coordinate closely with germany. and in afghanistan, our work

with nato, the approach that we've taken with respect to the middle east and the arab spring, our approach is to development issues and how we help the poorest countries find their place in the international economy -- these are all going to be areas where i think angela's angela's leadership will be welcomed and will be absolutely critical for us to be able to achieve the kind of more peaceful and prosperous world that we want to see. so she's, she's not finished yet. she's got a lot more work to do. i know sometimes she probably wouldn't mind a couple of days off, but she'll have to wait for that. >> translator: well, i believe when you see me standing here before you today and receiving this prestigious award of the medal of freedom, it will,

perhaps, also be a moment where one needs to look back to 1989 and german unification and what actually happened there. if you like, germany entered into a qualitatively new phase. we were all of a sudden a reunited country, a country with all rights but also with all the obligations. if i think back to the beginning of the '90s, we were struggling for a decision that would enable us to send ships on the -- [inaudible] taking part in reconnaissance missions. and if compare it to where we are today, you see the road where we have travel inside the direction of assuming more international responsibility. military missions participating in military missions are part and parcel of that on the balkans, in afghanistan, in combating piracy and in many other areas. but what's also important in this context, and that's an

approach that we both share, barack and i, is that we need to combine military and civil engagement. and so i think we live up to our international responsibilities, the world is full of problems that we need to address. that's a reality, and you cannot have enough partners that work together with you in a coordinated way. and this is why this cooperation is so extremely important for our common future. i'm saying this, also, as someone who comes from europe. you know, the changes in north africa are changes that happen on our doorstep. those are our immediate neighbors, and we have a choice. either this works out well, or we have an enormous ref refugee problem. and so it's not only out of charity that we help people, not only a moral obligation, but we have a vested interest in seeing that this region comes on its feet. >> thank you, mr. president.

chancellor merkel. mr. president, you called chancellor merkel one of your closest global allies, but you have differed in approach on libya and the global economic recovery over the years. in libya do you believe more german military involvement in that operation would bring it to a faster and more decisive conclusion? and did you ask chancellor merkel for such a commitment? and on the european economic question, did you ask her specifically to drop her insistence that the private sector become involve inside the greek debt bailout which is holding up that and which you blamed the european sluggishness for america's own stalled recovery? chancellor merkel, if i could ask you, do you believe nato was mistaken in getting involved militarily in libya? and if not, why are you not more directly involved militarily there? and what more can you do to promote an accelerated european economic recovery? thank you. >> well, first of all, with respect to libya, um, i think it

is important to note that this is a nato operation that's fully integrated which means you have german personnel who are involved actively in these activities in their nato role. as i indicated before, germany has stepped up and taken additional responsibilities in afghanistan that have freed up resources for us to be able to conduct our operations in libya. chancellor merkel and i share the belief that gadhafi needs to step down for the sake of his own people, and with respect to the pace of operations and participation, i think if you look at where we were three months ago and where we are now or two months ago and where we are now, the progress that has been made in libya is significant. our goal there was to protect

the libyan people from a potential slaughter. we have done so. benghazi is free from threat of the libyan regime right now. they are hunkered down. misurata, which was under severe attack, is now in a situation where although still threatened, gadhafi's forces have been pushed back. and that -- so what you're seeing across the country is a inexorable trend of the regime forces being pushed back, being incapacitated. you're seeing defections, often times of some very high-profile members of the gadhafi government as well as the military. and i think it is just a matter of time before gadhafi goes. and each country that is part of this coalition is playing a different role.

so we did a whole bunch of stuff at the front end to disable gadhafi's air defenses, to take out some of their most significant firepower. now we are in a more supportive role as other countries have stepped up. germany, we did discuss last night germany's role, and there is going to be a lot of work to do when gadhafi does step down in terms of getting the libyan people back on their feet. economic, political work that's going to have to be done and my expectation is going to be that there will be full and robust german support as there has been in the past from from germany on a wide range of issues. with respect to the economy, as i said before this is a tough and complicated piece of business. and, ultimately, europeans are going to have to make decisions about how they proceed forward.

what you have to do is balance the recognition that greece has to grow, and that means that there has to be private investment there, they've got to make structural reforms that make them more competitive, they have to have greater transparency in their economic system. but given their level of debt, it also means that other countries in the euro zone are going to have to provide them a backstop in support and, frankly, people who are holding greek debt are going to have to make some decisions working with the european countries in the euro zone about how that debt is managed. what we've done is to say to germany and other countries that are involved, we will be there for you. we are interested inning with supportive -- in being supportive. we think that america's economic

growth depends on a sensible resolution of this issue. we think it would be disastrous for us to see an uncontrolled spiral and default in europe because that could trigger a whole range of other events, and i think angela shares that same view. and so we're going to have to work through this issue me methodically, and we will be supportive in any ways that we can to make sure that all the best ideas are brought to bear on the problem. but let me just make one larger point because it relates, also, to the question that steve asked earlier. um, i think people on both sides of the atlantic are understandably frustrated with the ups and downs of the economy. the world economy. and it's just very important for folks to remember how close we

came to complete disaster. the world economy took a severe blow two-and-a-half years ago. and in part that was because of a whole set of policy decisions that had been made and challenges that had been unaddressed over the course of the previous decade. and recovering from that kind of body blow takes time. and recovery's going to be uneven. and there are going to be times where we are making progress, but people are still skittish and nervous. and the markets get skittish and nervous. and so they pull back because they're still thinking about the traumas of just two-and-a-half years ago. and so economic data that in better times would pass without comment now suddenly people

wonder, well, are we going to go back to this terrible crisis? and all that effects consumer confidence, it effects business confidence, it effects the capital markets. and so our task is to not panic, not overreact, to make sure that we've got a plan, a path forward in terms of how we make our economies competitive, making sure that we're dealing with the structural issues and the basic fundamentals that will allow us to grow and create a good, sound business environment. so in america, for example, the need for us to get a handle on our debt and our deficit is going to be important. making sure that our investments in education, in be -- in clean energy, in infrastructure, that we find a way to do that. in germany and europe, there are going to be different sets of challenges. but i think angela would agree,

what we try not to do is look day-to-day at whatever's happening in the marketplace and whatever headlines are taking place and be reactive. our job is to set a course for the medium and the long term that assures that not only both our economies grow, but the world economy is stable and prosperous. and i think we can do that together. [speaking german] >> translator: well, maybe i should comment briefly on this as well. two-and-a-half years ago we experienced something that didn't exist for decades, ever since the '20s and '30s of the previous century. and generally around because we cooperated so well, we were able to ward off the worst that could have happened, and now we have a situation that we believe is something that needs changed in the future. before the crisis we discussed what sort of format should we choose, now we have the g20

which has proved to be a good format and has, for example, advanced in settling the situation and setting up rules for the financial markets, has been able to come up with credible solutions. and that has strengthened our cooperation, although we do debate matters in a controversial manner, for example. do we need more stimulus, how much do we need, how many savings programs, cuts programs do we need, what structural programs do we need, i think that shows great openness because we're all breaking new ground. these are unchartered waters, and we cannot, with all drew respect, rely completely on the financial business community to give us good advice. every day they have their own vested interests, so we were dependent on our own good and sound judgment. and exchanges will be necessary in the future as well. as regards to libya, the united nations resolution is, still applies. gadhafi needs to step down, and he will step down, i'm convinced of that, because we have made great progress. and then there will still be a lot of work to do.

and in the future when we have further talks on this, we agree that germny is share -- germany is showing, will be showing that it is responsible and commit today the libyan cause. there will be lots of problems still to contend with, and we'll be in the closest possible contact to support. germany supports the nato operation simply by being present there and also by stepping up our commitment in afghanistan. it is our joint will that this nato mission is successful. this is important for the people in libya, but it's also important for nato, for the alliance at large, and here we have one heart that beats with the other allies. [speaking german] >> translator: the german decision on libya has burdened the german-american relationship somewhat. were you surprised by these irritations and this warm reception? is this something like a reset button or a breaking out into a

new future? and you, president obama, were in guttenberg as a new president and is not in berlin, why not? and will this happen during this term in office? >> translator: well, i believe this present event here today, after all, has been agreed for a long time, and our partnership, our friendship rests on a very broad basis, as i said this morning. and sometimes there may be differences of opinion in such a friendship and partnership. what's important is we wish each other every success. not each and everyone can be in on missions. for example, we participated in missions where the united states aren't participating. without sort of mixing things up here, there will be areas in the world where we shoulder different responsibilities. partners are doing, together with others, things that, um, we believe can be useful, and this is what we want to do.

we want to see to it that our contribution is bringing about a success, is encouraging other people to, um, now see -- we wish to live in a democracy. this is good, this is sensible, so as the day's event is a wonderful exception, but it's not something that is so unusual. i see it in the continuity of our close relations, and i do see it as another starting point, if you like, for meeting other challenges of the future. on the other question, germany, you said, the american president -- some people say in germany -- has not really been to germany at all. he was in dresden, he was there for the nato conference. berlin opens its arms to him every day, but the berliners can also wait. they have proved this throughout their history. >> i look very much forward to being in berlin, um, and the last time i was there we had a lot of fun. [laughter]

and i'm sure that i'll have a wonderful time the next time i'm this as well. and i appreciate you assuming that i'll have another term, and so i'll have -- [laughter] plenty of time to be able to put berlin on my schedule. all right? thank you very much, everybody. [speaking german] >> translator: and i can promise that the branden burg gate will be standing for some more time. jenna: two big powers there and one joint press conference. you see the president exiting with the chancellor of germany, angela merkel. of course, the economy topping the list there. lots of questions about the economy since both countries have a big role not only, obviously, in their own domestic economies, but in the world economy overall. one headline i wanted to point out to you, the president said he's not concerned about the double dip recession, that's a topic that's come up. the economy, jon, wasn't the only topic discussed, certainly

a lot of international issues as well. jon: we know they talked about the situation in afghanistan, we just didn't hear a lot about it in the news conference after it. the president says he wants to start withdrawing some troops beginning next month. retired army general bob scales, he is a fox news analyst. when the president announced 17 months ago that he was going to begin the troop surge but also start ending it in july of this year, a lot of his critics said you've got to let conditions on the ground determine when you pull out forces. so, general, what are the conditions on the ground? >> well, that's a great question, jon, and, frankly, that a lot of that's still up in the air. i think the con consensus is as follows. number one, nato has made great strides in helmand province and kandahar. there's a lot of work to be done in the eastern provinces, those provinces that border pakistan. the after gab army has -- afghan

army has made great progress, but most of the people i talk to in the pentagon will tell you that the army needs at least two, maybe even three more years before they're trained well enough to stand on their feet, and the afghan police probably need even more time than that. so as dave petraeus has said several times, we've made great progress, but progress is fragile, jon. jon: senator john mccain and others have advocated, you know, have said if you're going to withdraw troops, make it a relatively small number, and don't start pulling out the front line fighting units. it is possible from a military standpoint to pull out troops and not necessarily hurt your fighting force all that much. >> that's absolutely true, jon. i think we need to move away from focusing on numbers and think about the types of units that they're contemplating pulling out. most people i talk to will tell you, please, don't move out the combat brigades because if you do that, then you leave holes or you leave a vacuum in different regions of afghanistan that the taliban can capitalize on, particularly now that this war

is culminating. remember, jon, july is really the middle of the campaign season in afghanistan, and to create hollowness at that particular time, i think, would not bode well for the future. jon: general bob scales, retired major general from the u.s. army. thank you. >> thanks, jon. jon: we have a lot of other stories to cover including a situation on the campus at mit that has a lot of folks worried. we'll get to that after a quick break. ook, every day we're using more and more energy. the world needs more energy. where's it going to come from? ♪ that's why right here, in australia, chevron is building one of the biggest natural gas projects in the world. enough power for a city the size of singapore for 50 years. what's it going to do to the planet? natural gas is the cleanest conventional fuel there is. we've got to be smart about this. it's a smart way to go. ♪

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jon: a fox news alert and a pretty big scare underway right now on the campus of one of america's most prestigious universities, the massachusetts institute of technology. pardon me. it began about five hours ago, some contractors were doing work on one of the dorms, and they

came across something suspicious. what it is we don't yet know, but they called in the hazardous materials teams who blasted this stuff with a water cannon. makes it sound as though it might have been some kind of explosive or explosive-like device, but again we don't entirely know what they found. but it's been considered dangerous enough that police evacuated that dorm building. this is all happening in the amherst alley area of campus, says rick folbaum, and after they found the first batch, they found some more stuff. it was all disabled by cambridge police using the cambridge police bomb squad using a high pressure water cannon, that's why i'm speculating it's some kind of explosive material. again, we do not know. nobody hurt so far, everyone still has to stay away from the area. we'll keep an eye on it for you. jenna: breaking news on a top story we've been following for several months now, a murder

mystery. the search for more bodies on long island. police are investigating the case of this suspected serial killer, and it seems like they're back at it again, rick. >> reporter: you're absolutely right, and this has become a gruesome stretch of highways and roads along the south shore of long island where the remains of ten people have been found since december. the state police from new york back out there again searching the area, and we're told that they're out there again because of some recent pictures that were taken. these are are fbi aerial photos that caused them, for some reason -- we don't yet know why -- to want to go back down there and take another look. police believe a serial killer may be responsible for the deaths of at least four different prostitutes whose bodies were found there, but also some speculation that this stretch of roads may also have been used by other killers who were looking for some place remote to drop off their victims. again, another search on this stretch of highway in long island, new york. if we learn more, we'll pass it on to you guys. jenna: thanks, rick.

jon: new york congressman anthony weiner is weighing his personal and political future after confessing to a series of embarrassing online relationships. ooh. hello to you, i'm jon scott. jenna: probably an understatement to say there's a lot on his mind. hi, everybody, i'm jenna lee, we're so glad you're with us. the democrat now facing calls for an ethics investigation by his own party's leader as a top republican calls for his resignation. we're learning in the meantime some graphic new details about the scandal, and doug mckelway has those for us. hi, doug. >> reporter: good afternoon. all it takes for an investigation to commence in the ethics committee is a referral from a member, and we appear to haved to have had that from minority leader nancy pelosi. she says, quoting:

>> reporter: now, what happens in the ethics committee is secret. the committee will take its time, and we won't be hearing much about what is happening. if it proceeds, an investigative subcommittee would be empanelled. that panel would issue a report. if it recommended punishment, the entire house would vote whether to punish him. keep in mind that representative wiener has already addressed the issue of wrongdoing. >> i don't see anything that i did that violated any rules of the house. i don't see anything that i did that certainly violated my oath of office to uphold the constitution. i engaged in inappropriate online conferrings with people -- conversations with people, that included, you know, photographs, and it was a mistake to do that. but i didn't, i don't believe that i did anything that violates any law or any rule. >> reporter: now, there are some key passages in the house ethics committee manual which could come into play here. read this.

>> reporter: one of the women who engaged in sex conversations with wiener told gossip web site radar online that the congressman may have been using those official resources for those unofficial communications. quoting: >> reporter: now, that would seem to constitute a misuse of an official resource. but also wiener's interviews last wednesday with many networks including this one, all weiner's interviews all in furtherance of what he has admitted is a lie could also be a misuse of resources.

jon: police are often stumped. what do they do to end this kind of mayhem? >> all of a sudden there was an impact. there is the ball that someone hit, someone threw it in my face, it bounced after. jon: plus, do you like a good zombie movie like 28 days later? what do zombies have to do with the u.s. economy. jenna: that is a good question, jon. jon: are we going to find out? coming up . wnóçyq

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jon: casey anthony is on trial potentially for her life in florida charged with killing her little girl. kicking off today's testimony, news about the foul smell that a lot of people have received was coming from her car. was it the smell of death? or was it just garbage. judge jeanine piro anchor with justice with judge jeanine joins us now. that is going to be a key question here. do they have an answer for it yet, judge? >> reporter: there is no question the prosecution has laid the foundation, jon, to have an exert perfect forensic and throw poll gist testify to what he clearly thought was a

spell of death. the jurors will be able to smell the cans that the prosecution says has captured the smell of death. today was an interesting day. you had to bring back the for even rick anthropologist. he was presented with the wrong can and evidence and he said, yes, i said it was z when it was really y, baez jumped all over that. it didn't change his testimony, he was given a different piece of evidence than what he expected to get. most significant is the fact that there was an f.b.i. chemist from a laboratory who said that the clea clear a form levels wee surprisingly low. juxtapose that against the anthropologist who said they were shockingly high. the prosecution is trying to explain it by saying there is volumvolatility in clear a form. the evaporates quickly. then we had the crime scene

investigator who talked about the garbage casey anthony carried in her tupbg. who carries garbage in their trunk. when they looked in the box there was no pizza. it was a continuing forensic day, jury is inch straul is ents stuff. casey anthony is board to tears. and on the stand will be the canine handler. we'll get to that in afternoon. jon: what they are trying to prove to the jury is that casey anthony may have used clear a form to put heclearclorofoamto . but i didn't know that chloroform is a part of human

decomposition. >> that's why the expert says the levels were shockingly high, we never expected this. we got the worst car from a junkyard to compare it to. this is significant. jon, what we haven't heard yet is the forensic computer guy who will analyze the searching for chloroform and how to make it. the testimony that casey said she uses cloroform that she used to put her daughter to sleep. one piece by piece to create a puzzle. they say the prosecution will end its case this week. jon: it seems like it's gone very quickly from that perspective. judge jeanine piro good to have you on. thank you. don't miss all of the details inside the courtroom, tune into justice with judge jeanine saturdays at 9pm eastern time. if you want to see the entire trial you can see everything that the court allows streaming

live on our website foxnews.com. jenna: it would be strange if the jurors get to smell that air sample right. jon: i would not want to be a juror. jenna: i'm sur just abou curiouf they do get to do that. could the u.s. economy take a hit from zombies? that's right. not zombies like the horror movies but zombie consumers. it's a term being used not to describe the walking dead but the walking debt, the debt that the american consumer continues to be plagued by. steve moore is a senior economic writer for the "wall street journal." that paper has an article on the lovely zombie consumers today. who exactly qualifies as a zombie consumer? are you a zombie consumer, steve? >> not quite yet. i'm getting there. i think the better analogy is night of the living dead. what is happening here is during this terrible recession consumers won't spending, they were zombies, they didn't have

the money, they were hung errinb kering down to payoff the debt. in the start of 2011 it looked like things were improving. consumer sentiment and spending was coming up and smack we hit right into the wall, hopefully it's a speed bump and not a double-dip recession. you have zombie consumers, they are not spending, they are very worried about their jobs and income. the more they cutback on the spending the more the economy tanks. jenna: we've talked about it, steve, that it's good to see the american consumer save more. we've spent so much over the years our saving rates are going up, we'd like to see that in our government as well, we are not. we almost held the consumer up on a bit of a pedest al year. why suddenly the change again or is this a new normal that we're not going to spend like we used to. >> it's a great question. i think what has happened. we've talked about it in past weeks, we have inflation,

gasoline creeping up, food surprises. families are feeling really squeezed. what is happening if you look at debt statistics you're right over the last two years american businesses and haas holds have improved their balance sheets. thee paid down their debt on credit card and mortgages, now the debt is creeping up again because they can't pay their bills. this is a very scary situation. i don't think we are going to have a double-dip recession. i think it is as the president says hopefully a speed bump. it's a frightening situation. if we go into a double-dip recession americans finances ab really wrecked. jenna: it's stuff to know where the bottom is, what is going to be the tipping point? is it the consumer, is that the sign that things are better and on really a road to recovery? >> i think all eyes right now are focused on washington. can they get a debt deal done to get this debt down by hopefully 2, 3, 4, $5 trillion. can the president and the congress fix our abomination of

a tax code so we have more growth and investment here. can we do something about the regulations that are prohibiting the businesses from expanding and engaging in new april rations, whether it's p in mini, drilling, other types of things. it all is right in the president's hands. if he can negotiate some of these deals to get the economy moving again, if it's just going to be class warfare on the reach i think the american consumer and the american economy continues to contract. jenna: and we'll embrace the zombie status for a little while. >> how about you, jenna are you a zombie consumer yet. jenna: a little bit. can you be half zombie? these are questions we may not be able to answer right now. >> i've cutback in the last couple of months. jenna: i have too. i think it's affected everybody in different ways. that's what the article pointed out we had a catchy phrase we had to share with our viewers. steven moore on the zombie consumers.

jon: i think we've all cutback. if you have to buy gasoline you cutback ofrpbg else. there are conflicting reports out of yemen off the latest violence there. protestors i and the government have conflicting accounts about the bloodshed and how many have died. we'll break down what is really going on with our mid-east analyst. ♪ trouble, trouble trouble, trouble ♪ ♪ trouble been doggin' my soul ♪ since the day i was born ♪ worry ♪ oh, worry, worry worry,orry ♪ [ announcer ] when it comes to things you care about, leave nothing to chance. travelers. take the scary out of life.

martha: coming up on america live. one in three american companies say they are likely to drop healthcare coverage for their employees when obamacare kicks in. it's a disturbing new study that says that. we'll take a look at that. is it right? and the president just says there is no double-dip recession coming, but a shocking number of americans seem to think otherwise about the u.s. economy. we'll show you those numbers as well. and grand new testimony just coming in a the casey anthony trial. we will take you there live for the very latest from that trial. and here is a question that has come up in recent days, how can you tell if your spouse is

secretly sending sex messages? we'll talk to a relationship expert. she'll give you the telltale signs all coming up at the top of the hour on "america live." jenna: sounds like a good segment. new information now on three crime stories we're keeping an eye on. in illinois drew petersen's defense team is asking a judge to release him while the start of his murder trial is delayed. petersen is charged in the murder of his third wife, kathleen savio and is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, casey petersen. police are calling the investigation into a 6th grader's murder in virginia very active at this time. 12-year-old jessica nugyen was found dead in the basement of her family's townhouse last week. police are refusing to name any suspects saying it would narcotic oath list of possibilities. whoever threw a pipe bomb at a

house in new jersey was targeting the specific house. it damaged three homes and a nearby car. witnesses say they heard the car speed down the block before the bomb exploded. jon: tracking new developments now in the search for a missing california nursing student. homicide detectives are taking over the investigation now. rick is at the breaking news desk with more information for us. >> reporter: this is awful news for the family and friends of michelle lee that was seen a week ago. she was walking to a parking garage. police have looked at evidence found in the abandoned car, they've interviewed 25 different people we're told all leading them to say that the evidence when looked at together points conclusively to a homicide. the 46-year-old nursing student reported missing after friends say she didn't show up for a weekend trip they were planning. police say they will continue

the search for michelle's body in the nearby east bay. bad news on that front. back over to you. jenna: there is still some time if you'd like to choose the news today. which story do you want to hear all about? all of them on foxnews.com/happening now. cast your vote and see more of the video after the break. >> when you start going someone drops you pick them up. you're not leaving anyone. weave got everyone out. i had the opportunity to lead on the field of battle.

jon: information is trickling out of syria, new reports that refugees from one northern town may be fleeing into turkey. now that town is the one in which syrian officials allegedly were attacked by antigovernment forces. syria claims 120 of its police officers were killed. the opposition says that is a lie designed to allow syria to intensify it's bloody crackdown on protestors. what does it all mean to the united states? david shenker is director of the program on arab policy at the washington institute for middle east policy. he was adviser to donald rumsfeld. i read this theory when the claim from the syrian government came out about 120 police officers were killed. they may have been refusing orders to fire on innocent civilians and they were killed by the syrian government. >> that's quite possible. we've seen this happen already with soldiers refusing to open fire on their fellow country men

being killed by the regime. some of them actually have gone over to the other side in this town as well reportedly, but it's really i sketchy information. jon: one would think that it would be difficult for a country as tightly controlled as syria is, it would be difficult for mobs there, and yes they've been demonstrating against the government, but to have the wherewhal and the weaponry to take on 120 and kill 120 armed police officers, that just doesn't bear out. >> yeah, it seems unlikely, and i think that to date we've watched the protests be remarkably peaceful in the face of massacre. the people go out and protest nonviolently, you hear it, peaceful, peaceful, more likely i think what we're looking at is reports from the regime that are justifying what will be another massacre in this town.

jon: we have seen, you know, the green revolution in iran result in government massacres are iranians, what should the united states, what should the administration be doing right now in syria? >> we should be warning them. certainly we should be doing a little bit more than what secretary of state clinton said yesterday when she said that the regime was nearly illegitimate, you know, near to losing its legitimacy. i think this is an illegitimate regime, we have to be pushing a lot harder in the ooh need nations to get syrian sanctions. we should support syrians showing up in the haig trying to file claims in the international criminal court for war crimes for bashar al-assad. i think we need to make this regime into a true international

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jenna: just want to bring you out to l.a. as we're watching live pictures at a green peace protest at mattel. get this. apparently barbie is in a little bit of trouble, that girl. do we have those pictures or not? i don't know if we do. apparently what the protesters are saying is the packaging for barbie is calling deforestation in a certain area of the world, in indonesia, and that's affecting some of the animals

there. there is a picture of ken. jon: in case you don't recognize him. jenna: ken not happy with barbie today is a representative of green peace apparently. there we go out in california. we have other news to get to barbie is over. jon: that's what ken says. we asked and you voted. it's time to reveal the viewer's choice of the must see video of the day. >> reporter: the chilean volcano. it has a change of 2,000 volcanoes, it's the largest other than indonesia which you just mentioned. 3500 people were evacuated as a precaution. nobody hurt as far as we know. there are lots of winds down there helping to spread the ash. you saw the plume go up six miles high. that's how high it went up on saturday. jon: you have to catch out for flooding when