louis. much better in chicago. 83. tomorrow your high temperature is going to be around that area. getting a lot better. by tomorrow, you see that there is a front moving through here, drops down, cools things down a little bit around areas of the great lake. but you see it's still very, very warm here around the ohio valley, in towards the mid atlantic states. that does drop again by the time we get towards monday. it's because we have a cold front moving through and you can see here the storms, two severe thunderstorm watch boxes in effect until 7:00 p.m. here. these storms are getting very close to the philadelphia area. we'll see some very big winds, maybe a little hail with this. not a tornado event, but damaging winds that could cause a few trees to go down. behind this, colder air comes in. look what happens by monday. eric, you're asking when is it it happen? monday, lot of those dark reds are gone here. still warm in kansas city, in and out that bad. chicago, 88. memphis, 88. 82 in cleveland.

93, that's a hot day in atlanta, but it will feel a lot better than the temperatures around, breaking all-time record highs. >> eric: yeah. relief cannot come soon enough. thanks so much. as you saw, the red and the orange color shows the excesstive heat warnings for a large part of the country. the nation's capitol not immune at all today from feeling the effects of triple digits temperatures. that's where molly henneberg has been on the sweltering duty. molly is outside. how is it going? it's nearly 6:00 p.m., after 6:00 p.m. eastern time. is it getting any cooler yet? >> it has been 114 degrees in the shade in washington. very, very hot. but as you were saying, we've been experiencing what you i guess could call a cool down. let's look at the thermometer. we are now below 100 degrees. we're about 99 1/2 degrees, which i guess is a cool down. this is a big tourist season and a lot of the tourists we spoke to were trying to get out early and stay cool, including one

honeymooning couple. >> we wanted to do, even if it was really hot, we embraced it. >> yeah. we got a bunch of kids sleeping back toe hotel. that's too hot for them. so we came out. we'll go back and pick them up. >> we're going to get as many monuments in as we can before we melt. >> as for the power situation in the mid atlantic, we have some updated numbers for you. just under 9,000 people are still without power. more than a week after those powerful thunderstorms came through the area. most of them are in the baltimore, maryland area. in west virginia, they are still 150,000 people who do not have power. no air conditioning. and for all of us baking in the heat today, if we can't feel cool, at least we can think cool. remember this? a little mental air conditioning for you. the blizzard or blizzards of 2010, all those freezing cold days and all that snow we had to shovel. at least today we don't have to shovel heat. and we're going to bank on what

rick reichmuth has been telling us, we're going to get a cool down in 24 to 48 hours and then we can bask in the balmy 80-degree temperatures. eric? >> eric: you guys have had it hard. it's down to 99 degrees. >> yeah. >> eric: stay cool. thanks so much. >> arthel: we're going to go from the hot weather to heated words over the economy. president obama and republicans each using friday's weak jobs report to highlight key differences on how to fix the problem. according to the labor department, the economy created 80,000 jobs la month. that's 10,000 less than expected. keeping the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2%. doug mckelway has this report from washington. >> the romney camp today pounced on yesterday's disappointing jobs numbers. on two comments from the obama camp that appear to minimize the impact of only 80,000 jobs created in june. the president called those numbers a step in the right direction. his advisor, david plouffe, said

it was, quote, what everybody expected. it prompted this response from the romney campaign. with millions of americans facing what even vice president biden called a depression, it's clear president obama is simply out of touch with the difficulties facing middle class families. the president did not mention the jobs numbers in his weekly address today. instead focusing on the stimulative effects of his signing of the transportation and student loan bills. >> first it will keep thousands of construction workers on the job, rebuilding our nation's infrastructure. second, it will keep interest rates on federal student loans from doubling this year. which would have hit more than 7 million students with about $1,000 more on their loan payments. >> the republican response, representative ann marie berkle laid the blame for the meager june jobs report directly at the president. >> he's doubling down on policies that are holding us back and making things worse, starting with his healthcare law, which is driving up costs and making it harder for small businesses to hire workers.

>> next week the house will vote on repeal of the health care law. but the vote is only symbolic and stands virtually no chance of passage in the senate. arthel? >> arthel: all right. doug mckelway, thanks for that report from washington. >> eric: arthel, with millions of people out of work, you might be surprised to learn there was one sector of the work force that they say has been persist he wantly strong. according to an m.i.t. economist, that's a personal service job. they're in high demand. now more from anna kooiman. >> many of the jobs lost during the recession were related to the housing boom and bust. construction finance and manufacturing jobs. demand for service jobs from stylists to food prep workers, to home health care aides actually increased during and after the recession. after the recession from 2007 to 2010, we've got a graphic there, this is a recent study from the massachusetts institute of technology. the number of middle skilled jobs, most susceptible to being replaced by machines or shipped

by machines fell by 12%. high edition jobs fell. but despite the recession, thereof a 2% increase in personal service jobs. >> we're seeing a shift to service-type jobs because automation and offshoring are several of the factors held back job growth and goods producing sectors and they have not held back job growth in the service producing sector. >> aging baby boomer population translates to a need for home health care workers and more women in the work farce -- force allows for child care, pet care. they provide necessary services to the public. >> people always need to have their hair cut. they don't need to buy stocks. people don't need to go and sue risky investments. if you have two hands, you can go to work, you can do a job, you get paid.

>> he lost his wall street job in 2009 and that's when he decided to go to hair school and run his own salon. economists say that's a trends. a job disappears and they turn to the service industry because of this increased demand. eric, back to you. >> eric: ann, we'll take any good news on the job front we can get. >> arthel: right now the man charged in the killing of trayvon martin is out of jail again. george zimmerman was released on a million dollars bail. his first bail was revoked when the judge said he misled the court about his financial situation. this time he'll have to wear a monitoring bracelet and cannot leave seminole county, florida and he can't open a bank account, get a passport or go to the airport. he is accused of killing the unarmed 17-year-old in february. he claims it was self-defense. >> eric: the f.b.i. is issuing a widespread warning, check your computer before monday or they're warning a lot of people could lose internet access because more than a year ago, hackers released a virus to take

over computers. investigators did catch it and moved everyone over to a clean server. but now they're shutting that server down. the f.b.i. says 64,000 computers in the u.s. may still be infected. you want to check this out, make sure you don't have any problems on monday, go to foxnews.com for more information how it make sure you have continued service come monday. president obama, governor romney making jobs the top issue on the campaign trail and that's hitting home for a lot of job seekers who are disappointed with the latest jobs report. coming up, we'll take a look at how all this is going to play out in november. in florida we had more suntans... in alabama we had more beautiful blooms... in mississippi we had more good times... in louisiana we had more fun on the water. last season we broke all kinds of records on the gulf. this year we are out to do even better... and now is a great time to start. our beatches are even more relaxing...

the fishing's great. so pick your favorite spotn the gulf... and come on down. brought to you by bp and all of us who call the gulf home. with two times the points onake lunch dining in restaurants,ch? you may find yourself asking why not, a lot. chase sapphire preferred. there's more to enjoy.

>> eric: time for a check of the headlines. president obama signing a bipartisan bill to authorize $100 billion in transportation spending over the next two years. and they say prevent a spike in interest rates on loans to college students. an autopsy showing the estranged wife of robert kennedy, junior had antidepressants, but no alcohol in her system when she committed suicide. 52-year-old mary kennedy hanged herself at the family's new york estate in may. u.s. representative thaddeus mccotter of michigan says he's resigning. the five-term republican, raging

guitar playing, says he's leaving office for the good of his family. the 46-year-old ran for the republican on the nation for president last year. but his campaign for congress hit a snag when authorities say not enough signatures were filed to put him on the ballot for november's reelection. >> arthel: more disappointing news for job seekers. the labor department reporting the unemployment rate stuck at 8.2% last month. employers added 80,000 jobs. it's quickly shifted the focus of the presidential race back to jobs and the economy. >> we can't be satisfied because our goal was never to just keep on working to get back to where we were back in 2007. i want to get back to a time when middle class families and those working to get into the middle class have basic security. >> the president's policies have not gotten america working again. and the president's going to have to stand up and take responsibility for it. i know he's been planning on

going across the country and celebrating what he calls forward. well, forward doesn't look a lot like forward to the millions and millions of families that are struggling today. >> arthel: so the question is, how will all of this play out with voters? bringing in our guests. good to see both of you. >> good to be here. >> arthel: did do may favor because at the end of the day, we're happy, i think everybody will agree that 80,000 more people are working. but we still have 12.7 million americans out of work. so we want to keep the people in mind while we have this discussion. not just about politics. >> at least. >> arthel: you know what i mean? so we just heard governor remain knee, i'll start with you, adam, he's saying the president's policies are failed, they're not work working. you say the president doesn't have a plan. i would like to you get specific for me here. specifically what is it that governor romney can do to

strengthen the core of our economy, which is the middle class? there are a lot of people who think he can get the job done, but what can he do specifically? >> what governor romney can do is something president obama could do tomorrow. he could approve the keystone pipeline. he can start approving drilling off of our coast and start creating jobs. over the long-term, you have to think how do private businesses think? what they think about is profits. you have to incentivize. you have to give tax credits for hiring. you have to repeal obamacare because it makes it more expensive for small businesses to pay their bills and hire people. >> arthel: you think governor romney will say that. i don't want to go off on that tangent. >> private sector job creation. >> arthel: how does it work in massachusetts and not in the country? >> it's the bottom line. i think governor remain knee needs to say, i have had a change of heart. i have seen what it's doing on the federal level and i have to admit it's something that maybe shouldn't have been done in massachusetts and certainly shouldn't be done now. >> i'm hoping we will first of all, acknowledge the magnitude

of the problem. when president obama came into office, we had no -- no one wanted to admit this is a depression. where i live on the south side of chicago, it's a depression. stimulus package, it was so much fear mongering on the other side of the aisle, he had to tamp it down. the american jobs act, that was tamped down. i mean, every time -- i would hope that we will not have a bipartisan betrayal and we will begin seriously to work together because people are not eating. we have too much poverty 'cause poverty people, poor people are not making it into this conversation. >> arthel: let me get a chance here because i asked you for specifics and i know you're talking about when president obama took office. the unemployment rate at that time was 7.8%. it's now 8.2%. of course, you know among african-americans it's 14.4%, at least, for those who are actually accounted for. obviously part of the

president's core constituent. what is it that the president can do specifically within the next four months? not a lot of time, but what can he do to push the needle to where fewer people are out of work? >> i think as i said, admit the magnitude of the problem and let us get past this bipartisan bickering about that and we have always asked for targeted solutions for community that's being targeted problems. black unemployment is twice that of the general population. >> how about urban enterprise? how about a private sector solution? urban enterprise. >> you know what, that goes to the personal responsibility argument, which i'm all for. but -- >> arthel: they did add job, manufacturing added 11,000 jobs in june. health care sector added 13,000 jobs in the month of june. so there is work being done, but yet just not enough. >> listen, it's not nearly enough. president reagan inherited a terrible recession, some would

say depression, in -- really took its toll in 1982. by 1983, he was adding half a million jobs a month. and the month of september 1983, he had a million jobs. how did he do it? private sector job creation. >> i don't mean to interrupt you. >> arthel: you know what else he did? he had a health it is care mandate. patient dumping we did, the beating that obama is taking, president obama is taking for the health it is care insurance law -- wait a minute, now you can not dump patients in emergency rooms all across the country. he had his own healthcare man date. >> arthel: one second. i want to ask think because i did make this conversation about the people. but we can not have this conversation without it being about politics. do you feel that president reagan, since you used that, or one of you used that, do you feel president reagan had the support of congress, perhaps that president obama doesn't have? >> you didn't have the partisan bickering in the '80s that you have now. now it is awful. i have to say, i'm dating myself a little bit. but i did work on the -- when i

was in college then, it was a far more cleggial add moss severe. now it's toxic and the problem is american people are suffering as a result. the fact is, people need americans. i mean, i'm an american before i'm a registered anything. come together because people are not eating. they are literally starve not guilty america. >> arthel: i got to give adam the last word. >> a democratic congress that he worked with. he did work with them. listen, they were at odds for a large part of the time. but at the end of the day, they did pass legislation. the kind of legislation they passed, though, ultimately resulted in private sector job creation because it was -- now people say trickle down economics and all this stuff. but essentially it boiled down to this: insenttiveize companies to hire middle class workers. how you do that is really the name of the game. president obama has his theory. republicans have theirs. but at the end of the day, you've got to make it make sense

for somebody to hire somebody to create a job. >> arthel: 4.4 million jobs over the past 28 months created in the private sector. so look, bottom line is, i have to go now, but i want to thank both of you for having dialogue because the bottom line is, people here talking points and they don't hear anything. >> we never bring talking points. >> arthel: adam gellar, and santita i would have done the same for you. thank you very much. >> eric: thanks. there is a shocking government report that is raising new concerns about a popular financial option, especially for seniors. what you need to know about reverse mortgages before you consider taking the plunge. plus, he fought the battle of the guadalcanal. a grateful nation honors a hero. wounded in service to his country more than 60 years after his brave service.

>> brings tears to your eyes whoa! don't want you spilling that hot latte on my driver's seat. this is my car. who are you? i'm the second owner. the what? i will own this car after you. look, i'm not telling you how to drive our car. our ca if you're gonna have a latte in the car, keep a lid on it. it's a cappuccino. still needs a lid. [ male announcer ] the highest-quality cars plus an exceptional certified pre-owned program. good news for the second owner. take care of my car! [ male announcer ] experience the summer of audi event with 1.9% apr for 60 months and a complimentary first month's payment on certified pre-owned audi models. his morninstarts with arthritis pain. and two pills. afternoon's overhaul starts with more pain. more pil. triple checking hydraulics. the evening brin more pain. so, back to more pills. almost done, when... hang on. stan's doctor recommended aleve. it can keep pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol.

this is rudy. who switched to aleve. and two pills for a day free of pain. ♪ and get the all day pain relief of aleve in liquid gels.

>> eric: the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. heat wave scotching much of the country. it's blamed so far for killing nearly two dozen people and making it worse, hundreds of thousands still do not have electricity and air conditioning in the wake of those severe storms that hit the mid atlantic states last week. >> arthel: in california, lawmakers giving the green light for the nation's first dedicated high speed rail project. proposed line will connect los angeles and san francisco. >> eric: scott peterson is back in the news. the attorney for the convicted murder acclaiming the case against him was weak and should be overturned. you may recall he was given the death sentence for killing his

pregnant wife and their unborn son in 2002. >> arthel: the u.s. declaring a new major nonnato ally. secretary of state hillary clinton announcing it's now working hand in hand with afghanistan, renewing its commitment to helping the war torn country. world affairs contributor dominique reports from kabul, afghanistan. >> secretary of state hillary clinton came to announce what is the first designation by the obama administration of a major non-nato ally. afghanistan now its special status, which will open the door for all kinds of treatment it hasn't had before. hillary clinton described just what it meant in military terms for afghanistan and, of course, the united states. >> we see this as a powerful symbol of our commitment to afghanistan's future. they're able to have access to excess defense supplies, for

example. they can be part of certain kinds of training and capacity building. >> arthel, the designation of afghanistan now is a major ally comes hot on the heels of a strategic partnership agreement and really very much cement the long-term relationship. the u.s. says it will continue to protect afghanistan from insurgents, seen though combat troops are supposed to be leaving come 2014. the focus now is on the civilian aid that afghanistan needs going forward. $4 billion a year is what the international community is expected to pledge to afghanistan at the donors conference taking place this weekend and monday in tokyo. it remains to be seen whether the countries retired with corruption in afghanistan want to give those sums of money in the years after. back to you. >> arthel: all right. dominic reporting this from kabul, afghanistan. thanks. >> eric: arthel, iran now threaten to go shut a major oil supply route if the european

union refuses to drop its oil embarrio. they're trying to pressure iran to open up its nuclear program to inspectors and slapped an embargo on them and iran remains defiant. boasting of plans to block the strait of hormuz. a fifth of the world oil travels through that waterway. iranians also propose using its military to block tankers that are headed for countries that have joined the embargo. >> arthel: at the same time, a major international investigation is underway, state department looking into whether a u.n. technology has been sending technology to north korea and iran death spite u.s. sanctions. now the details from the state department. >> these documents first obtained by fox news.com, are now at the center of an international investigation into whether an obscure u.n. agency, the world intellectual property organization violated u.n.

sanctions by shipping computers and other sophisticated technology to north korea and iran. new revelations about the scandal first surfaced during a recent house judiciary committee hearing. >> i have been closely following reports that officials have been transferring computers, firewalls and other technological devices to the governments of north korea and iran. >> along with congressman berman, another california democrat whose constituents include the technology sector, said the u.n.'s alleged behavior was beyond unacceptable. >> it's an outrage that they would be transferring material violating the sanctions that we have to north korea and iran and this stuff, i mean, it's basically funded by u.s. invent ers. >> pushed for answers, the secretary of commerce confirmed the transfers were under scrutiny. >> there is an active ongoing investigation. the depp of state is handling that at this time. >> exclusive reporting by fox news.com in april was the likely

catalyst for the state department investigation into the geneva based u.n. body. the documents including e-mails say they took place being in january 2010 and to north korea in late 2011 or early 2012. the iran and north korea shipments contained hewlett packards computers and servers in violation by the u.n. of hewlett packard's policy not to supply this technology to rogue regimes. >> the state department has to be aggressive in getting to the bottom of this. >> a state department spokesman agreed the claims were serious and saying the issue is being raised at the u.n.'s new york headquarters. quote, we're working with the director general and other member states to institute reforms that will insure future development projects are properly reviewed prior to being approved and implemented. as to respond to the serious allegations that a u.n. body is violating u.n. sanctions on iran and north korea, there was no immediate response from the u.n. press office. at the state department, katherine herrage, fox news.

>> eric: from the u.n. here at home a new government report is shedding light on the advantages and pitfalls of a popular financial option for seniors. it's the reverse mortgage. new consumer financial protection bureau found several troubling issues with them. nearly half of reverse mortgage homeowners were younger than 70 years old last year. 73% of them took all of the available equity up front from their home at closing. nearly 10% of them, they say r at risk of foreclosure. because they haven't paid their property taxes and insurance. so how do reverse mortgages work? what do consumers need to know before taking the plunge? rich is a former managing director with morgan stanley and he joins us now. rich, good to see you. >> thank you. >> reverse mortgages sound great. you got your home, you can take the value of your home out of it and live on that for what you need. what are some of the pitfalls? >> i want to start first by saying when i say pitfall, it sounds wonderful. it sounds so simple, but it's

not easy. when you sign that paper, i don't people really understand what they're signing. they're signing with enthusiasm and passion. when they realize under the fine print what's happening is they can easily may lose their home if they don't keep up with their taxes or default or worse yet, if a husband and wife and there is a survivor if someone passes, they may be asked to move out of the house too soon. >> eric: if the husband or wife dies? >> say the husband dies. the laws have been changing recently. what's happening is the real estate guys have not been keeping up. so what's happening is the banks don't want the house anymore. you think they'd want the house, but it's a depreciating asset 'cause of all that's going on for the bigger picture. what they want back is the money they've given you. so when a survivor now pass the, the wife is left, what the banks are saying, some of the banks are saying, we just want the money. we don't want the house now. it's changing the whole dynamic of reverse mortgages. >> eric: how about the people who may be under water if you

have mortgage problems? >> if you default on the loan, the fact that you mentioned -- hud actually oversees, if you would, or regulates this 9.4% are defaulting. that number is rising. let's start there first. when they default, they will simply lose that house completely and that asset goes back to that bank that took the original risk. >> eric: they lose everything? >> they lose everything. realize what they're really getting is expensive money. so they're getting dollars, but there is so much in fee, 10, 15, 20,000 is the norm. so you're paying this expensive dollars. you're getting the money. then if you don't maintain the property, if you don't keep your payments up, you very easily can default and they get the house, which is what they ultimately want. >> eric: there are benefits. what are some of the benefits? what should and ho should not take advantage of a reverse mortgage? >> someone that has to qualify has to be at least age 62 and own the house outright. what's happening is they want o stay in the home. they want to stay in their

comfort zone. they want to get payments coming in every month to really survive. and they expect to live a long time. it could be a nice way to live. now, the heirs may have nothing left, but for some people that's okay. that's not a priority. it can be a comfortable lifestyle for them. i know again, sounds simple. not easy. but that's the person that does very well. >> eric: if someone is watching it or has one, what's your advice? >> if they have a loan right now, i will tell you, go back to your contract examine read the find print. the reason i say that, i'm sure the salesperson was nice. i'm sure they said some wonderful things that came bearing gifts. however, it doesn't matter what they said. what matters, as you know, is what's on that piece of paper. go back to your attorneys and find out what you signed because that's what matters and find out if the -- if you or your spouse passes, what are your rights? what is the definition of default? they ask about paying property tax. but if they are late, how late spurs on a default?

if i don't maintain my home, what's the definition of maintain? again, it's simple, but not easy. >> eric: they can be good, but as you say, you got to be aware and hud actual lea has an 800 number. 800-569-4287. if you have a reverse mortgage, you get more advice. i don't know how much more than rich just told us. >> thank you. i'll share with you this last thought. when you take out this reverse mortgage, remember it's debt. debt is a four letter word. >> eric: all right. we'll have to remember that one. great. thank you. >> you're welcome. >> arthel: glad y'all broke that down of the thank you very much. a world war ii 2 ended nearly seven decades ago. now after all this time, a 92-year-old army veteran is receiving his well deserved medal, now that story. >> on a week all about the red, white and blue, a bit of bronze, silver and gold. >> my dad did not know for 70

years that he had gotten these awards. 70 years. >> he does now. an army showed up in town to wish 92-year-old charles crawford well. among his missions? sergeant crawford served in the 169th they wantry on guadalcanal. it was his kids' mission to get him the merit medals he's been missing. >> when he was wounded in world war ii, when he got out of the hospital, he unfortunate returned to his unit again. so he never knew what awards he had won of the i started doing some research on the super net and my brother contacted joe, congressman, and that's why we came here give him what he was due. >> thank you for your extraordinary military service and again, i want to present that to you. >> brings tears to your eyes. it's good to happen here. >> as a person who served honorably in world war ii, he's entitled to the national defense medal, world war ii combat medal, entitled to a sharp shooter medal.

>> sergeant crawford is tops around here because he has 13 kids. 23 grandkids and 27 great grandkids. 23 grandkids, 27 great grandkids, charlie. >> you got them all? >> his family will tell you, there is a reason why they call these precious medals. >> i can't even explain how proud i am of him. >> he's always been a proud veteran. it really is nice to see it. it's a joy for us. >> arthel: what a great story. we want to thank, again, jimmy altman from our affiliate. >> eric: god bless him and all of the greatest generation, the guys from ww 2. >> arthel: here, here. >> eric: coming up, a senior advisor to president obama's campaign is accusing governor romney of stone walling. calling him the most secretive candidate since richard nixon. what does that mean and how will it play in the race for the white house?

>> arthel: welcome back. time for a quick check of the headlines. 7 suspects arrested in great britain on terrorism charges. authorities tracking the men down after finding weapons during a routine traffic stop. britain is on high alert ahead of the summer olympics later this month. police say those arrests are not connected to the games. new developments in the investigation into the decades old death of actress natalie wood. according to tmz, her death certificate has been changed from accidental drowning to undetermined. the body of the 43-year-old was found in 1981 after a night of yachting with her husband, robert wagner, and actor christopher walken. how sweet it is, tennis star serena williams winning her fifth wimbledon title. i watched it -- in three sets. this is her 14th major championship. congratulations.

>> eric: strong words in the campaign trail. david axelrod, senior advisor to president obama's campaign, accusing governor mitt romney of derailing basically 50 years of work intended to make government more transparent. axelrod calling romney, quote, the most secretive candidate since richard nixon, accusing him of refusing to disclose his major fund-raisers. romney's campaign denying these claims. what is axelrod's m.o.? joining us is fox news contributor, professor of law and political of science who is the campaign manager for michael dukakis. susan. what is axelrod talking about? >> he's talk being what's going to be a really nasty campaign here. i mean, as you say, what he's talking about is the fact that democrats are trying to push hard on the this idea of romney isn't telling you who is giving him money, his super pacs are not being disclosed, he's not telling people who is bundling

the money for him. then there is the foreign, you know, tax stuff. i think what they really are trying to do is push this idea that romney is not like you and me and he's out of touch. but it's pretty nasty pretty early. >> eric: this is from the same administration that has been using the espionage act to prosecute whistle blowers and this sort of thing and some say accused the administration, then it -- of leaking secrets, national secrets for the political campaign? >> oh, i don't think this is -- i think those are to two separate issues in fairness. i think it looks so bad fort administration to be leaking national security information that anything you might get by looking tough. if they're doing that, it's not very intelligent. this is skirmishing. this is throwing a lot of mud. i think you're going to see it both ways. i think romney is doing very well raising money. so you're going to see shots

there. i think this is going to be a long hot summer in politics as well. >> eric: how much mud do you think will be slung between now and november? >> you know, enough so that you and i are going to just have to take that one step back, i mean, the president said at one point we're going to have to grind this one out. i don't think he mentioned we're going to have to griped it out in the -- grind it out in the mud somewhere. >> eric: does the stuff get traction? it may play to the base, but does it really resonate with voters? >> oh, i don't think it resonates that much with voters. but there is the old theory that says, if you say the same thing over and over and push harder and harder, eventually it penetrates the national conscious at some level. and i also think a lot of voters are going to get turned off by it. i don't think it necessarily works for one side or another. you sort of look at it and go, oh, no, not those guys again.

>> eric: president nixon did open up china, ended the war in vietnam. he started the environmental protection agency. he could be more liberal than some of the other republicans that are on the national scene today. >> some people might call haim democrat. >> eric: boy, can you imagine if they actually would throw that at mr. romney? >> i don't know. i'm from massachusetts where my father was a liberal republican and the only difference between liberal republicans and democrats was the democrats were a little more organized and some said more corrupt. that was a different time. >> eric: bottom line, you predict we'll have a nasty, dirty campaign on both sides whether we like it or not? >> oh, yeah. and a tremendous amount of money, which in the -- at the end of the day may not make the difference. but it will certainly make watching it kind of interesting. >> eric: yeah. you ran a campaign. what did you spend back then in the '80s? a billion dollars on both sides

now. >> you know, i was thinking to myself, we hit 100 million. now that -- that was including all the sources of money. and all the money coming in. that would be church change in this -- chump change in this battle. you look at the amount of money. you look at the stakes and then you think to yourself, where is an average person fit in this picture? it's a tough one. >> eric: it's almost gotten out of control. great to sigh. thanks for your insight. >> eric: you can read susan's syndicated column in newspapers across the country. you can see every wednesday and friday. thanks, susan. arthel? >> arthel: dark, but it's all right. the beach is a good place to go in this heat. because potentially dangerous place for unprotected electronics. stand by. check them out. they're putting stuff on there right now so we can show you how your bag can be protected from the sand. "consumer reports" coming up next, getting it all set up for

us with the capital one cash rewards card you get a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm about to change that. ♪ every little baby wants 50% more cash... ♪ phhht! fine, you try. [ strings breaking, wood splintering ] ha ha. [ male announcer ] the capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. ♪ what's in your wallet? ♪ what's in your...your... trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all thi great land of ours has to offer like demolition derbies. and drive thru weddis.

so if u're one of those people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day, block the acid with prilosec otc nd don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn.

>> arthel: a quick check of the headlines. epic heat wave scorching most of the midwest and east coast.

temperatures at over triple digits in some areas. forecasters say storms could develop before cooler weather moves in. 150,000 people in west virginia still without electricity today. a series of deadly storms knocking out power more than a week ago. overseas, libyans voting in the first parliamentary election in more than 50 years following the ousting of former dictator moammar gadhafi. enthusiasm over the election is not as widespread in the nation's east. reports protesters have been burning ballot boxes. >> eric: summer time and many of us listen to the ipods and you talk on your smart phones while at the beach. if you get one little grain of sand, one of those things in that, or it gets wet, forget it. electronics are dead. right? >> arthel: yep. "consumer reports" is well aware of that. so they put together some cases and covers and even ziploc

slider bags to test the sand and water. so here we are now with carol, associate editor -- web editor for "consumer reports." good to see you. >> good to see you. >> arthel: you brought sand to the beach. >> i did. >> arthel: and a little water. bottom line is, go to the beach. we want to read and chat on the phone. we can not be without communication. so if we get these things wet, that's really bad news. >> it's bad. it's even worse if you get sand in it, like in the jacks or the connections. it's almost impossible to get it out. >> arthel: ways to protect. we're going to start with this one. this is this dry case for $29? >> yeah. there is a couple sizes. that's the larger tablet size. that's 38. and then you can get one, this one, in the sand is for size for smart phones. and that's the fanciest one tested. it has that little white thing is a vacuum pump. you can pump the air right out. >> arthel: cool. if do you this, suck the air out -- >> you get a tighter seal. >> arthel: that means you can

still wear it. >> eric: they can still push everything. >> arthel: that means you can get everything to work. >> one thing we found with all of the bags is you can still use your devices when they're in the bags. you can even make a phone call if your phone is in a bag. the one thing you can't do too well is take photos. >> arthel: the glare. still, that's good protection. what else did you bring? >> this is a little less expensive. and this is the dry case bag. this is the trendy digital bag. and all of these bags did well in our testing. we dunked them in water and we put them in sand and they were all able to protect the devices pretty well. but so was the humble hefty. >> arthel: you're saying all -- 'cause i can get these at the dollar store. >> you can. they're a little less expensive. as long as you put your device in there and use it -- we recommend you don't remove the device at all when you're at the beach or outside. keep it in there the whole time. >> arthel: you can't get that good vacuum seal on this, right?

>> one thing one of our testers did was sort of sucked some of the air out of it before he closed it all the way. it's the poor man's vacuum seal. >> eric: i don't do that, but i take three of these things, put our fox news blackberry, put it inside examine put it inside, gusto that it won't get messed up. >> right. you may not needly bags. we found these worked pretty well. >> arthel: the bottom line is, if you have to protect it and this does work, but if you want to be a little more tech savvy and get something that's a little -- it's not even that expensive. they're all under $30. >> yeah. it's maybe a little extra peace of mind. they come with handy carrying handles and things like that. i don't think they're a bad investment. >> arthel: this works for the water as well, did you say? >> i would not drop it in a pool. but it it gets splashed, i think it should be fine. >> eric: i don't think you should even take these to the beach. keep it in your bag. you're at the beach! enjoy the sand and the sea gulls.

>> that's another whole point. >> eric: and the waves and the quietness. unless the office calls. >> arthel: no, no, we don't answer for that. oops, no. you want to read your e reader. >> the e reader for me would be the big thing. >> arthel: i answer any time the answer calls, eric. >> eric: even at the beach. no pictures, but basically bottom line is, ziploc bag could work. >> you can use the device. >> arthel: i could put this in water? >> sure. go ahead. >> eric: the pictures aren't good. that's one thing. >> arthel: all right. it works. >> yeah. >> arthel: carol, we're always happy to have "consumer reports" on board to show us really usable information. we appreciate it. news we can use. good to see you. stay cool out here in new york. >> thank you very much. >> eric: have fun at the beach. >> arthel: nice to work with you. >> eric: nice to be here. >> arthel: that does it for us. harris faulkner is taking overment from have a great

saturday, everybody. try to stay cool if you can. a party? [ music plays, record skips ] hi, i'm new ensure clear. clear, huh? my nutritional standards are high. i'm not juice or fancy water, i'm different. i've got nine grams of protein. twist my lid. that's three times more than me! twenty-one vitamins and minerals and zero fat! hmmm. you'll bring a lot to the party. [ all ] yay! [ female announcer ] new ensure clear. nine grams protein. zero fat. twenty-one vitamins and minerals. in blueberry/pomegranate and peach. refreshing nutrition in charge!

it's your teenager's first rsity game. it isn't just your annual exam. it's your daughter's wedding. did you know with your health insurance you may now have some preventive benefits with no co-pays or out-of-pocket costs? it isn't just your cholesterol screening. it's all the tomorrows you're looking forward to. learn more at healthcare.gov.

we >> too much heat and not enough relief. half of the nation is baking in cruel temperatures. and the office, cold hard facts about the economy. hitting home millions of americans are watching and waiting as the war of words heats up on how

to rescue americans out of work and each man with a different vision. president obama and republican rival mitt romney the pressure is on to put good news back in the economy. and our country still at war in their country. as america's top diplomat forges a new relationship with afghanistan and calling it a necessary step to moving forward. fox report, what it means for our troops on the front line and the plan to bring them home. and also, here monkey, monkey. search is on. >> for the truck. oh, no. i better head back. monkey on the loose. developing now, the heat wave, taking lives. and the medical examiner in chicago telling fox news that the number of heat relatedidatings is climbing . in that city alone 10