steve doocy is here. >> good morning. i think that is the venue. >> just a guess. >> that was a easy one. >> i even got that. hoftstra. >> see you later. "fox and friends" starts right now. ♪ >> gretchen: "fox and friends", here we are off to the start of our new show. good morning, everyone. i am gretchen carlson, the big debate day. could it be a debate do over. the second presidential showdown and one side might have a slight advantage. we'll explain what is changing. >> steve: meanwhile hillary clinton said she will take the fall for the security debacle. >> i am responsible for the state department and 60,000 people around the world. >> steve: is the former first

lady protecting president obama. a growing group of lawmakers saying her comments are not good enough. navy seals who finally killed osama bin laden. that was not the boldest option. wait enemy you hear about the other idea. "fox and friends" is getting started now. ♪ ♪ "fox and friends". >> steve: welcome aboard. that is hofstrauniversity out in long island. >> brian: how would you upon. i lived there. >> steve: take two. >> brian: my brother went to college there. >> gretchen: what is the accent. >> brian: you say long island. it is long island. >> gretchen: sorry, in the midwest you enunciate the

consinate. >> brian: we separate words on long island. >> gretchen: teach me to say it. >> brian: long island. everyone does it. hard g. they are going to stop traffic. if you know that area, there is no way to get around there. there is where the islanders pay and looks like it was built in 1952. we can't get in the arena . then hofstra. and with the sitting president security and insane. >> gretchen: you can get there with a jet pack. >> steve: or by the water. in the meantime if hillary clinton was thinking of running for president in 2016 what she did late yesterday would make this next development a head scratcher. down in lima, peru she met

with reporters and essentially what she said, you know the buck stops with me. not the president. i am responsible for the security lapses in benghazi. >> i am for the state department and more than 60,000 people around the world . the decisions about security assets are made by security professionals, but we are going to review everything to make sure we are doing what needs to be done in an increasingly risky environment around the world. i can't speak to who knew what about that. we knew there were security breaches and problems throughout libya that was something that came about as the aftermath of the revolution to topple qaddafi. >> gretchen: she must not be running for president. she must not be running for president. she's going to take the fall.

and the day before the next debate. now the president has the ability to go out and say i had nothing to do with it? you heard the most popular politician on the democratic side of things say it is her fault. she said during the fog of war it is hard to know the details. was there that much confusion . the state department watched it unfold as it developed over a course of hours. the only confusion was the message put out to the american people. >> brian: senator graham said the buck stops with the president. the state department came out before and said all i can tell you it was our assessment that it was a spontanous protest. there was another at the same time that came out from the white house. the state department had a

different asessment and she said she is ultimately responsible for the security. in '98 i didn't see secretary of state come out and say that is my fault. >> gretchen: why would she take the fault. they don't love each other. why would she take the fall for president obama. >> steve: that is a great question. what the president could say presidential thing, i know yesterday hillary clinton took responsibility for the security lapses. but he could say the buck stops with me and look like he's doing the presidential thing even though she took complete responsibility. she took responsibility for what happened in libya regarding the security problems. but what about the cover up? there are so many people who said there is a cover up they muddied the water. she may be responsible for the

security but the president may be responsible for the cover up and that is worse if it happened. >> gretchen: they are hoping that most american people see it as a singlular story. what we are talking about on this show, it is two parallel issues. security lapses and also the messaging put out to the american people that many think there was a cover up. will there be more questions about that part of the story and when were the questions screened for when the people will ask. a couple of days ago . will they be up to speed in the events of the last 24 hours. >> brian: yes. the senators came out and said they are not buying it. >> ste: they wrote a letter and said the security of americans serving our nation in the world is ultimately the

job of the commander in chief, the buck stops there. so is it -- e-mail us. is it too convenient that hillary clinton would come out on the eve of the debate to say don't blame the president. it is my fault. where is all of the security exerts. after a terror attack you would see these guys. they were no where to be found. the secretary of state who doesn't specialize in security and a president with no security background. we have a great guest coming up. not only senator coburn and senator lindsay graham on what secretary of state had to say. they do get along quite well. >> steve: the administration has mishandled the situation in libya and how do you change the narrative. you can look tough and track

down the people responsible and kill them. there are stories out that say that the white house has put special operatives on stand by and flying drones over africa and trying to figure out who was responsible for the attack on our consulate and apparently according to the associated press, they talked to a dc based analyst who said the civilian side which means the white house is looking into doing something and running into a lot of push back. >> gretchen: it would be a good thing. we need to find out who did this to the ambassador. the question is the timing. would this be done in this time line of events if it were not three weeks away from an election. >> brian: wag the dog. they were listening to the group and picked up intercepts

of the group talking and it was a militia-affiliate with al-qaida. sy had assets on the ground in the desert it is not hard to round up a group that hang out. >> steve: it is in a area size of texas. one of the plans is. once they identify. the military are by the book people. they want to make sure they have the names and have proof, they wt to ask the libyans. you want to arrest or want us. >> brian: talk about the debate. >> gretchen: here is the anatomy of the town hall debate. these are live pictures. they are getting it all cheened up at hofstra. it is 90 minutes and starts at 9:o'clock and goes to 10:30. each cand date will get two minutes to respond and extra

minute for the moderator to facilitate discussion about that. they are supposed to be on domestic and foreign issues. 80 people were selected by gall up and only 12-15 will ask their question. she will pick up a cross section of nassau county residents which i am not security clear will be in the audience. >> steve: you would already know. brian hit we have bullet points. group of 80 undecided pointers. >> brian: she may not change the topics. >> steve: who will be in the audience. 300 hofstrastudents and apparently gathered randomly out of the 6500 who were available. they will be in a big room and candy crowley the w cheer until

the end. >> gretchen: e-mail and tweet us what your questions would be if you would be inside of the debate hall. what would you want to ask governor romney and president obama. terror trial without terrorist? 9/11 pretrail. calid sheik mohammed and others will not be there. when the judge asked if he understood. he replied yes, there is no justice in the court. >> we don't want anything to have to come up on appeal. >> the actual trial will start next year. if the five suspects are

convicted, they could face execution. >> a member of the intelligence agency denying claims this morning. nato and afghan officials said the man behind the kandahar attacks was intelligence and had an afghan uniform. supreme court will tackle a controversial voters id law but not until after the election. the justice will hear an appeal over arizona over requirementts that they approve before registering to vote. they don't have to pass a proof test. vice-president george mcgovern was moved to a hospill. he's had several health problems. he lost every state to richard

nixon except massachusetts and the district of columbia. those are the headlines today. >> steve: this is a very bu tuesday. hillary clinton taking the fall and saying the buck stops with me will that make the crisis go away. congressman chaffetz leading the charge for answers and in our tudio and joining gretchen next. >> brian: remember the government spending your money to put a shrimp on a walking mill. call red lobster . [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese. just one of over 70 satisfying recipes for one

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secretary of state hillary clinton hoping to calm the political fire storm and now taking the fall for the botched response for the attack in libya that had four americans dead. >> i am for the state department and more than 60,000 people around the world. security decisions are made by security professionals. we are going to review everything to make sure we are doing what needs to be done in a increasingly risky environment. >> gretchen: is she taking the heat so the white house doesn't have to. congressman chaffetz is just back. >> thank you. >> gretchen: what do you think about hillary clinton taking. >> it is someone taking responsibility. but we have had 230 security incidents and the british ambassador assassination

attempt by our facility and our facility bombed twice. libya going to 9/11 and we reduced. >> gretchen: the ied thrown on the 11th in the embassy. june 18th. the gunman attacked the tunisia and red cross building in benghazi struck by rpg. it is two parallel stories, security and lack thereof leading up to the attack and murder of four people . then the cover up which is not responded to. hillary clinton can take responsibility for the security but who will take responsibility for the alleged cover up. >> it was a week ago today the state department had a unofficial conference call. i don't think they have the stories straight of was it a video or not. they were definitive it had

nothing to do with terrorism. but the regional security officers said he felt like he was pressured to fit this artificial time line to have normalization happen in benghazi sooner than later. >> gretchen: why would hillary clinton take the fall for president obama. the timing is interesting and is the debate. >> i don't know. again, every day we march forward there are more and more questions. the vice-president said there was -- we had no idea. >> gretchen: you know the president would be asked that question tonight. hillary clinton said it was all up to her. the buck stops with the secretary of state for international issues. >> it is the president and vice-president of the united states and secretary of state and then in this case ambassador to the un it is five weeks after the loss of our ambassador. we have hundreds of consulate

and embassy and thousands of people serving over seas and not a lot of confidence in them having their act together. what happened that night and what was the response. there is a lot of questions there. >> gretchen: secretary of state described it as the fog of war. great to see you in person. >> thank you. >> gretchen: put this in the idiot's guide for tourist. don't stick your head out of the a train. and the president spent 60 billion to fight global warming. he didn't get the memo it ended 16 years ago. swart varney with stunning research, coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] extreme environments can cause a spontaneous change in dna,

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>> 24 minutes after the top of the hour. fda warning that two more drugs in the massachusetts pharmacy may be linked. one is used in heart surgery and others for spinal injection. 15 people have died from menigitus. gas prices at record levels. why did the president ban drilling in alaska? the department of the interior said the ban was issued in august to protect wild life. it will hurt the economy and energy security for u.s. and alaska. guys. >> brian: gretchen, so far the obama administration spent $60 billion to combat global warming. >> steve: talk about an inconvenient truth.

new research shopes global warming ended 16 years ago. why are we spending all of that money. we'll talk to stewart varney. >> this announcement slipped out on the internet. no formal press or fanfare it is from britain meteorology office. in the last 16 years, the temperature of the planet has not gone up at all contrary to all of the predictions on which we our energy policy. there is no global warming. nothing. nad a. nothing. okay. not a single degree up in the global temperature. we have based our entire energy policy on the idea that global temperatures are constantly rise we have to deal with the climate change, as you said, steve, we spent

60 billion in this administration dealing with climmate change and we put 90 billion in alternate energy fuels. solar and wind. we spent a ton of money chasing the theory which the british say is incorrect. >> the president lett everybody know what his agenda would be like in june 2008. >> i am absolutely certain that generations from now we'll be able to look back and tell our children this was the moment we provided jobs for the jobless and this is the moment where the rise of the ocean began to slow and our planet began to heal. >> steve: you have senator barack 12 years after globall warming stopped. this is terrible timing for the president. he spent a lot of money

combating something exist. >> a lot of countries retreated and america has not. >> brian: five scientist will say it is averaging 100 degrees in the winter. stewart varney you will begin your show at 9:20. >> yes, as you correctly pointed out. >> steve: do this at home. oh, man. that dopep girl stuck her head out of the train for a picture and almost lost her head. paul ryan, bland new video taking the internet. joe biden does travel by train a lot. and happy birthday to suz an somers who is 66 today and forever young. ♪ ♪

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an actress. >> steve: it will be moderator candy crowley holding rehearsals yesterday. how are the candidates preppping. john roberts up early and live in hempstead new york with the details. >> don't let anybody tell you that this debate is not important. it is. the first debate moved numbers in ways we haven't seen in the past 10 years or so. president obama can make up lost ground and governor romney can continue the momentum. the challenge for romney will be to connect with voters. he's gotten better and running the microphone out to voterss and continue to illuminate the difference between himself and the president. his running mate paul ryan

articulated the underpening . >> this is a man who cannot run on his record and resorted to a campaign not of hope and change but attack and blame. distort, distract. divide to try to win an electionn by default. people see through it i know what your tv screens look like these days. the debates are giving us the ability to cut through the clutter and give people a very clearr choice. that's what we are offering. >> the challenge for president obama is to get himself back in the game. he needs to lay out his plans for the next four years and also needs to aggressively mitt romney. the obama had a new web ad that said what governor recommendny said. >> i would like to see roe vv

wade over turned and if i were elect congress passed the dream act would i veto it >> the obama campaign called governor romney a liar . that is not likely to go over well. the president has to be more artful about the campaign. governor romney can't afford to lose the momentum and president obama can't afford not to grab it back. >> gretchen: i heard he would use the word dishonest inted of a liar. >> it simatter of shades here tonight. >> brian: will candy crowleyy be willing not to host it again and break the format because it would be better for the audience. >> candy is a professional and knows politics better than most people on the planet do. i have faith she will give us

a good debate and adhere to the rules of the commission of presidential debate. >> steve: it is curious, the day that romney picked paul ryan. she said it looks leak a death -- some sort of the death wish. what did she mean by that? >> i think that is one . things that people who are involved in the political game make observations and perhaps points further down the road might have wanted phrase it differently. i have done that and i am not sure what was in her head. i haven't talked to her specifically about that. i know she is a consummate professional and i am sure she will do a faithful job in trying to get the cand dates to talk about the issue. >> gretchen: thank you so much. we'll touch base wuin an hour. justice department urging house lawmakers to toss the

fast and furious lawsuit against eric holder. the suit demands that the attorney general hand over documents over the gun running program that put guns in the hands of mexican cartels. holder citing executive privilege refused to complyy. claimming that the constitution doesn't aloww the court to resolve a dispute between the executive branch and congress . >> steve: did you know your tax dollars are paying for menus for meals on mars. it is part of senator coburn's book showing the dollars. nasa spends a million on the mars menu even though there are no plan to go to mars . coburn's report reports that taxpayers are subsidizing free cell phone service to 16

million americansats a cost of 1. 5 billion. he will join us at seven-- 7:15 eastern time. >> brian: one of the smartest guys on capitol hill. a zumba instructor caught offering more than fitness lessons. cops released the identities of 21 men. cops say 29 year old alexxis wright pulled in $150,000 in less than two years in a dance studio turned brothel. >> steve: wrua indeed. >> gretchen: i talk about close calls is why you shouldn't put your head out of a training train. oh, my god.

as you can see she just misses getting hit by the oncoming train. he is laugh sitting on the floor of the train, she said her friends told her to do it. that is every parent's nightmare and end up regrett. >> steve: she is lucky. in the meantime look at the weather. we have rain in portions . northeast, northern plainns and pacific northwest . rio grande value. it is little chilly right now in the great lakes states and through the ohio valley . here in new york city. 53 degrees. and 50 in raleigh. and laterr on today it will warm up be a beautiful day . temperaturewise, temperatures in the 70s and 80s and on the gulf coast 86 in tampa and 89 in the city of angels, los

angeles. mr. kilmeade how about sports. >> brian: history was made. shock for the chargers blowingg a 24-point lead against the broncoses. peyton manning ledd denver to a come back. how big is this? it is time for the fourth biggest come back in history and biggest in monday night. philip rivers and company have a lot to think about. and peyton manning turned back the clock and lookked great. baseball, giants stretching the cardinals in game two. they tied the series up. first win at home for the playoffs. marco, leaving the game with a hip injury. one rug the - rub bee fan watch this. nailing a fan in the head. the fan fell back and

unfortunately dropped his beer. the beer is down. he got right back up and is okay. no word on the redeeming issues that come with the rub bee game. >> steve: what is the case if you are holding a be and cost you $10 and does the player buy you a new one. >> brian: no, that is the time to cry over spilled beer. it is affordable in the stadiumm. we'll follow that story. >> gretchen: we have heaped praise on the navy seals. but sending in the seals was not the boldest option that the president considered because it would have been popular. >> steve: big-time hollywood star. she's relate to sarah palin. we'll reveal the face behind

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it was interesting, you start in iraq and talked about 9/11 where both men were. president bush and president obama . you managed to give credit to both administration. why is that important and the accurate story. >> brian: the triumph was finding bin laden and that is the result of a decade-long eflusionn of this incredible capability that combines every resource in the military and intelligence agency. drones and super computers and innovative software, this program which they call f3 ad. find, finish and evaluate and analyze is one of the most extraordinary stories of modern times. >> brian: we saw so much about this and a movie and a book about this.

it written before no easy day. what do you bring new to the table? >> i learnned a lot of things. certainlyy the story of how bin laden was found is told in a more detailed way. in this book than any of the previous ones. the only person i had to talk to the president about the decision making process . the book really testimonies a bigger story and a wider story of how bin laden was found and how the decision was made to go after him. >> brian: option 2 was to capture him and no easy day said the same thing. the president talked about the benefit of putting him in a civilian court? >> the president advocating trying the major terrorist in a civilian court . the administration made an effort to try khalid sheik

mohammed in manhattan. president obama believes that demonstrating adherance to the rule of law in the united states is far more valuable way of bringing justice to these people than putting them before a military tribunal. he hoped to have the political capitol to make that happen if they capture bin laden. >> brian: something else in the headlines. you outline the way the president gets information not from the cia, he likes it to get it from tom donaldon x. he gets the information. >> different presidents do it in different ways. president bush was briefed by the director of the cia and president prefers tom donaldson to give him the security. i didn't ask him that. that's the way the white house

does it. >> brian: it is all in the book. you plan on making a movie. >> we'll see. >> brian: it is called the finish killing of osama bin laden and you brought us from 9/11 to today in a wonderful way. thank you for havingg me. >> brian: school setting controversial new standards biased on race. is that even legal. judge napolitano is here with his take . how bad our economy has gotten in the last four years. even rag. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] woer what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relf ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego.

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family reunion take place in alaska. the actress revealling she is related to sarah palin. i will follow that story, too. gretchen? >> gretchen: things are heating nup florida after the state's board of education unveiled new controversial standards based on race. >> steve: whites and asians held to higher standards that blackks and hispanics. >> we start at different places. you could say that and how realistic to say that. that puts you up for failure when you expect everybody will be in the same place at the same time. >> no matter what the problem is you don't make a kid feel inferior. >> steve: here is a question. is it legal . we'll talk to somebody who knows. judge napolitano, good morning

to you. >> i never have seen one like this and couldn't find anything like it in researching federal court decisions. >> gretchen: when i read the story as a news reader. i questioned the validdity of it, it seems like in 2012 we are going back 50 years to discuss race-based education. >> it does seem that way. the generall rule of thumb the government can't ruse race in the decision making factor. >> steve: judge, look at the controversial suggestion and proposal. by year 2018. 90 percent of the asian students should be proficient at reading. 88%. white students and hispanic eighty-one . 74 percent black . look at math goals. the problems, judge it perpetuates stereo types. >> that's what the 144th amendment was ratified to prevent the government from doing.

the government must level the playing field and give everyone an opportunity. >> steve: it is a quota. >> it is a quota and makes it difficult for young people in the ethnic groups to try to succeed when the president said you don't have to make it higher. >> gretchen: it is ridiculous. it flies in the face of the american dream and just the psyche of a child when you are already telling them in kindergarten. you will not be good as white or asian friends. >> the legal arguments against it are it is based on race . the 14th amendment prohibits florida and all states to make decisions on race. we have exceptions. the states can make decisions based on race with respect to admissions policy. that case was reargued before the supreme court. this would require someone to challenge it and the court to

decide it is not appropriate. >> steve: you don't think it will see the height. >> it is so unacceptable in present society that the board of education will resend it before federal courts can review it. >> steve: that's crazy. >> gretchen: judge napolitano great to see you. >> you too. >> gretchen: coming up on "fox and friends". hillary clinton making a stunning admission. i will take the fall for the debacle in benghazi, lib yampt >> steve: kevin james and henry winkler here the next hour. you can't argue with nutrition you can see. great grains. great grains cereal starts whole and stays whole. see the seam? more pcessed flakes look nothing like natural grains. i'm eating what i kn is better nutrition. mmmm. great grains.

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round two is tonight. the candidates set to face off in the second of three presidential debates. what would you ask? we're reading your e-mails coming up. >> brian: taking the blame for benghazi. hillary clinton says the buck stops with her? >> well, i'm responsible for the state department, for the more than 60,000 people around the world. >> brian: wow. but that's only part of the controversy. an interview with the secretary of state in just moments. >> steve: meanwhile, remember this? oh, yes. last year taxpayers paid for this shrimp to run on a treadmill. this year we're paying for robotic squirrels. that's right. that story and more of washington's waste as "fox & friends," hour two for tuesday, starts right now.

>> steve: okay, mr. long island, tell us what we're looking at. >> brian: i scared you off u. you are looking live at hempstead, long island and the marriott also near there. hofstra university where my brother went to college and expanded. fort second consecutive presidential cycle, they will have their town hall debate at that venue beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern time and lasts 90 minutes. steve, i have more stuff to say, but i sense i'm talking too much. >> steve: indeed. >> gretchen: yes, you said hofstra was dizzying. did you -- why did they need the whole coliseum? >> brian: it's here. i think that's the max center on the campus. it happens to be located near. >> gretchen: but need me. >> brian: the presidential conferences aired on nixon action on ken do. they've had a prestigious reputation.

>> gretchen: i wonder if they'll be asked about libya tonight? >> brian: absolutely. >> gretchen: that was big news. >> steve: a shock admission from secretary of state hillary clinton. she's accepting responsibility for the security failures in benghazi. she's adding a but. wendell goler sat down with her and joins us now live from peru. good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. the secretary taking responsibility for the security failures of the consulate in benghazi, though not the blame for the decision to turn down a request to extend the mission of special security team based at the embassy in tripoli. in her first sit down interview since this incident, she said the bucks stops at her desk, even when the decision making isn't hers. >> well, i'm responsible for the state department, for the more than 60,000 people around the world. the decisions about security assets are made by security

professionals, but we're going to review everything to make sure that we're doing what needs to be done in an increasingly risky environment around the world. >> mrs. clinton said experts expressed doubt the extra security team in tripoli would have made difference in benghazi. she said a review board is sorting out the facts, though it's unclear whether a report is due before election. more than likely will not. >> steve: what about susan rice insisting the attack was spontaneous? >> secretary clinton had less of an explanation for that. she said everyone in the administration was work with the same intelligence, but she suggested they drew different conclusions from the same intention. here is -- intelligence. >> the fog of war, the confusion that you get at any kind of combat situation. remember, this was an attack that went on for hours.

>> rice said in an interview today in the "washington post," what she knew on day one was different than what she knew on day 14. steve? >> brian: shear what i don't get. i thought the state department a week ago said that the spontaneous riot was not the conclusion they came to. she changing that now? >> in fact, a week ago state department officials were saying privately that there was no indication -- pardon me, privately they were saying this appeared to be a well planned and coordinated attack. they said less about the protests that they eventually decided had not been going on. remember, there was a protest in cairo earlier that day. there was some thinking there might have been a protest at benghazi. what they did know on day one, however, was that this was a well planned attack and that the protest, if it had begun o was at best cover for it.

>> gretchen: wendell goler, live from peru. what catches my attention is the way in which the secretary of state, hillary clinton, describes this as the fog of war, the confusion you get in any type of combat situation. is that true? i mean, was there confusion about what actually was going on, because remember last week, brian allude to this, when the state department officials were testifying under oath, they admitted they were watching this unfold, if not in real time, pretty close to it. so they knew there was no protest. they knew it wasn't because of the video. and they probably knew that it was a well orchestrated terrorist attack. so is there confusion there? i think that should be a question tonight at the debate. mr. president, your secretary of state said there was a fog of war. is that where you fall on this or did you believe it was a terrorist attack from the beginning? >> steve: it is a convenient excuse right now and if hillary clinton were thinking of running for president in 2016, the announcement yesterday would have people going how is it she

dig out of that, taking responsibility for something that ultimately led to the murders of four americans? now, she's claimed responsibility for the security. but if there has indeed been a cover-up, whose responsibility would that be? could be the president's. rudy guiliani was talking cover-up last night with greta van susteren. >> if it isn't a cover-up, they're acting like there is one. every single piece of information they put out at the beginning turns out to be false. there is all kinds of information they withheld, including this information about two prior attacks. i don't think you ever would have known the ambassador's concern about his own safety if cnn hadn't -- the administration says, stolen -- they got all upset that the diary was found. then they accused the reporter of stealing the diary. the diary should have been -- they should have disclosed this to the american people when it happened. i mean, that's the reason why if

it isn't a cover-up, they certainly are creating the impression there is a cover-up and believe me, if this were a republican administration, what i just said would be on the front page of the "new york times." >> brian: securing the site, that has nothing to do with the state department. number two, does it excuse the president for not having answers, getting on a plane, going to nevada for a campaign event? so regardless of the 260,000 people technically under the secretary of state's control and coverage and i guess authority, it doesn't answer the question of, after it happened, why wasn't there more power -- push for answers. >> gretchen: last night, charles krauthammer, a columnist, said that he believed that the obama administration possibly thought they could cover this up because they thought that the u.s. media would not cover it, would not investigate it. remember what happened after this attack when mitt romney put out that tweet and then followed

up with a press conference, the press spent three days responding to mitt romney's response to it and so why wouldn't the administration think that that is the way in which this would continue to follow through? it led to more questions and the media did start to make it a story action all be it not on the front page of the "new york times." >> steve: that's exactly what rudy guiliani was talk being right there. he said, where is it on the cover of the "new york times"? so we've got this morning the big news that hillary clinton has taken responsibility for what happened in benghazi. where is the story about libya? debt impasse, afghan military, political ad, new edge infections, childhood pouring refills. luxury homes. oh, look at that, u.s. plans elite libya force right there. no mention of hillary clinton on the cover of the "new york times." folks, i guess if you want all the news, you got to watch us. >> gretchen: maybe it will come up at the debate. >> brian: let's look how the

debate will fall out. 90 minutes. they take questions and they will each get two minutes to respond. if it goes to president obama, he'll respond for two minutes and then mitt romney will have a chance to go. and i understand then the moderator will have a chance to follow up and facilitate the discussion. but not change direction and come up with a different question. questions will focus on everything foreign and domestic. >> steve: expect an extra minute, candy crowly will use her discretion. questions will focus on the domestic and past foreign and the people in that little circle right there where there are 80 seats, gallup sected them. and -- selected them. and they got a chance to -- those are their chairs. everybody got to fill out a card with a question and candy crowley will decide who gets to ask the question. >> gretchen: did you know the president and mitt romney flip a coin to see who is introduced

first. >> brian: modern technology. >> gretchen: what side of the stage they come on. if you win the coin toss, guess which side you come out on? the right. isn't that interesting? and also who gets the first question. there are no closing statements tonight, so there was no flip of the coin. >> brian: i think there is a closing statement. >> gretchen: you do? >> brian: i think there is. >> steve: you would think mitt romney would come out on the right. just saying. we asked you for e-mail about what you thought you would like to ask. laura said this of president obama, we've heard your credit systems of romney's tax and budget plan, but i have not heard details about your plans for the next four years. what are you planning differently if the last four years that you think will grow our economy? >> gretchen: e-mail from pat for obama, mr. president, i'd like a simple yes or in to this question: do you understand borrowing and spending trillions each year is unsustainable? >> brian: in terms of what the president has to do tonight, they're saying it's the goldilocks performance. he can't be too cool like last

time and he can't be too hot because it turns people off that really like him. >> steve: i have a prediction. i'm going to fast forward to tomorrow. you know what the main stream media will be talking about tomorrow? they'll be talking about how barak obama is the comeback kid because they cannot have the president of the united states lose two in a row. so what are they going to do tomorrow? bet awe dollar, you hear a lot of that. >> gretchen: let's see what happens tonight. now the rest of the headlines. terror trial without terrorists? 9-11 pretrial hearings resuming this morning at guantanamo bay. but the master mind behind 9-11 are not going to attend the hearings at their own request. some of the families of the 9-11 victims watching the hearings on closed circuit tv. >> we're going to persevere. we want justice. >> we don't want anything to have to come up on appeal.

>> gretchen: the actual trial isn't expected to start until next year if the five suspects are convicted, they could face execution. new warnings, more people may be at risk in the meningitis outbreak. the f.d.a. says two more drugs made at the same massachusetts pharmacy may also be contaminated. one drug is used in open heart surgery. the other is another steroid used for spinal injections. health officials say three patients developed fungal infections after being exposed it these drugs. there are 214 cases of meningitis in 15 states. 15 people have died. police now blaming a video game fort disappearance of four teens in iowa. the two girls and two boys apparently look for love met using the internet gaming feature on their x box system. now they're nowhere to be found. one of the boys' mothers said her son wasn't allowed to use facebook. she had no idea complete strangers could contact them

through the television. all are being considered run aways. before killing one of the most wanted terrorists in the world last year, the c.i.a. tried to hunt down american born anwar al-awlaki by finding him a bride? he was linked to several terror plots, including the foiled underwear bomber and attack at fort hood. according to a danish newspaper, the agency reportedly hired an al-qaeda spy for $250,000 to set him up with a 32-year-old so-called fan. had the plan worked, both of them would have been killed in an american drone strike. instead, his aides told the women to get rid of her bugged suitcase when she arrived. thus foiling the platform however, the marriage did work out. >> brian: get out of here! >> steve: never heard about that. >> gretchen: those are your headlines. >> brian: college official suspended for supporting traditional marriage. what happened to tolerance? >> steve: then this robotic squirrel just cost you $325,000 and that's not the worst of it. senator tom coburn from oklahoma here with his government waste

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>> steve: washington flush with cash and a lot of debt. $16 trillion of debt. where does it all go? the answers to some of this may surprise you. >> gretchen: dr. tom coburn, he wears a lot of hat, also senator from oklahoma, here to reveal the most egregious government spending this year. good to see you. >> good morning. >> brian: don't look at us like that. we didn't do it. you're looking at us like it's our fault! what did you come up with? >> steve: let's start with the federal government thought it would be a good idea to spend $300,000 to tell americans it's time to start eating caviar. >> yeah. we're subsidizing the promotion

to consume caviar. >> steve: best case scenario, they might some day sell $1.5 million worth of it? so we spent $300,000 for that? >> well, we took taxpayer money into the private sector to promote a private group to sell their products. >> brian: this next one makes sense. 27 million for moroccan pottery classes. we can't leave them to the moroccans. >> the problem with that is they used the wrong clay. it's not available in morocco. they didn't translate the class properly. >> gretchen: what about 1.2 million to national science foundation award to study effects of world of war craft on memory of seniors? i don't know what that is. >> that's a video game that most seniors don't play. >> gretchen: okay. or women in their 40s. >> steve: luckily they could have spent 2 million, but spent 1.2. how about $25,000, a grant to new mexico state university to develop a course called should

we want to be happy? all kids in college are happy, aren't they? >> probably not. but the point is -- the whole point of this exercise every year is there is thousands, i mean, we just took 100. i can give you probably 5,000 similar items where the lack of judgment, the lack of critical thinking, the idea that you shouldn't have to prioritize how we spend our kids' money -- we're not spending american taxpayer money. we're borrowing it. and so the question shows we're running a trillion dollars deficit. the way you get rid of trillion dollar deficit is a billion at a time of the there is $17 billion in what we put out in this top 100. i can show you another 200 billion worth of waste if, in fact, we did those things, we would actually start solving the problem. >> gretchen: but how does it get to this point? congress has to vote on all these expenditures, correct? >> no. congress, which is one of the

problems. the problem is congress. congress doesn't do the oversight of the agencies. there won't be very many people in congress that even read the -- this waste book. they'll never even look at it. so they don't do the oversight, so we continue to do these things year after year. i think this is fourth year we put out this book. year after year, this continues to happen because congress fails to do its job and when it writes a law, it isn't specific about what it expects. >> brian: the other thing just to say, $325,000 to san diego state to study how snakes react to a robotic squirrel. in the big picture, we're up against this fiscal cliff. are you optimistic about whoever win, we'll come up with a remedy, both sides? >> yes, i am. >> brian: why? >> because career politicians do hard things when the pain of not doing the hard thing is greater than the pain of doing the hard thing. >> steve: there is a lot of pain all across the country. senator, thank you for joining

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>> gretchen: first, 48%, that's how many likely women voters in key swing states pick mitt romney, according to a new usa today glup poll. that's still one point behind obama, but romney's support among women has been surging since the first debate. 24 billed. that's how much tarp is expected to cost taxpayers, according to the congressional budget office. the program was set up to help struggling banks after the fall of lehman brothers. 3,000 bucks, that's all to pay for this ten foot long car by

tata motors. called the nano, it could be available in the u.s. within the next three years. that's a tiny little thing. >> brian: why would we want that again? >> steve: cheap. >> gretchen: parking spaces. >> steve: probably good on fuel. >> brian: fantastic. not good to pick up girls. >> steve: skinny girls. >> brian: they're being called miracles in medicine. new treatments in prostate cancer are offering hope for those diagnosed with the disease. >> steve: the chief of robotic hospital at mount sinai school of medicine joins us now. i know the prostate has been your specialty with surgery and there has been a loft breakthroughs this year. >> absolutely. we started off the year kind of slow. the u.s. task force, you remember, came said, don't get tested. that was a nightmare. people got really confused. but that kind of faded away because american people and men and their wives are very smart. so they continued to get tested. but the question is, since prostate cancer has no symptoms,

it's hard to know who is walking around with prostate cancer? by the time it has symptoms, it's already too late. so this year was a great year for prostate cancer. you know me. i still think we have the best medicine in america because i travel all over the world. we have the best technology, we have the best images. with prostate cancer, we're using some urine tests called pca 3 in conjunction with psa because psa it's not a sensitive test. we need to bring more compliments to make it better. we're using excellent mri's to really tell us where the focus of the cancer is and really go after this. the big news that came this year, we talked about this, brian, about vitamins. we found out that vitamin e that we thought for years is going to help men out there, is actually going to hurt them more. so no vitamin e. licopene is big. recently this week, the biggest news that came out of the mount sinai, my own hospital, is that

now they have a gene sequence where they can distinguish who is going to really have a bad prognosis and who is going to do well. >> steve: you can determine that with just a blood test? >> blood test. we have made a huge progress. >> brian: you know the problem with that? some insurers will go, hey, i think you have that gene problem, i'm going to charge more. >> there is always going to be a problem where insurance companies because they're already cutting down on reimbursements. one of the fears we have is all the negative publicity about psa, that the insurance will say, we're not going to pay. the truth is, that hasn't really come in. people are smart. they're going to continue to do screening. >> brian: it's cheaper to die than get surgery, right? in the big picture. >> i think part of the problem is that we have prolonged life through all these surgeries. people are coming in, getting surgeries, they have excellent outcomes and that will cost more. screening costs more. living is going to cost more. so we have a problem in our

hands. but that's a good problem to have 'cause we're saving lives. i wouldn't be that concerned. overall, it was a great year for prostate cancer. it's great news. >> steve: very good. doctor, nice to see you. >> brian: he usually does his segments with his robotic arm. thank you very much. coming up straight ahead, guess who will speak right before the president, and mitt romney tonight? a convicted terrorist. who put him on the guest list? >> steve: that's a great question. two of the funniest men in america teaming up on the big screen and here with us right here on the curvy couch. comedian kevin james, henry winkler, the fonz. stick around. here comes the boom

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wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. >> in a new interview, president obama said he thinks mariah carey and nicky minage can fix their feud. yeah. it sounds like he's ready for the second debate. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: speaking of the debate, there is another one coming up tonight. we're about to see a live picture. >> brian: you keep reading your notes. you know everything. you're looking live inside hofstra university where the second presidential debate will take place and yesterday

candidates making their final preparation, walking around. that's john roberts who informed us that he was up at 12:15 this morning -- i don't want to go on your word. i need somebody else. a producer or editor that could verify this? >> there are people to whom i sent e-mails at that time of day who could verify that yes, i was awake. i will provide you with copies of those should like so. >> steve: you had to go early 'cause it's a big day starting early. >> yeah. it's just one of those things. it's coming down to the short strokes in the campaign and you got a little bit of anxiety, a little excitement, so you're up all night as i'm sure mitt romney and barak obama were. after his performance at the first debate, the bar really is very high for mitt romney tonight. he has to win this one. the home item is going in his direction. the polls are moving in his direction. he's now even up with president obama among women. when he was 15 points behind, so he can not afford to commit any errors tonight. that is any errors.

he also has to lay out a clear choice for voters at the town hall debate as paul ryan did on the campaign trail in cincinnati >> the choice is really clear. do we want more stagnation that fosters more government dependency or do we want a dynamic growing economy that promotes opportunity and creates jobs? that's what this is about, growth versus stagnation. opportunity and upward mobility versus dependency. ohioans, it is within your power and your control. >> i guess a good way to paint the debate is the ceo against the college professor, as long as mitt romney doesn't fall flat in his face, he should do okay. the calculation fort president, though, is a little more complicated. voters who moved toward romney since that first debate. was that knee jerk reaction or were they looking for a reason to break up with president obama? if it was the former, he may be able to win them back tonight by clearly articulating a plan for the next four years.

and aggressively going after governor remain knee on things like his tax cut. as bill clinton did in his obama web ad. >> i plead with you, get throughout and talk to people for shared prosperity over trickle down, we're all in this together or you're on your own. for cooperation over conflict and for arithmetic over illusion. >> speak about arithmetic, the numbers were looking good for governor romney in terms of fundraising. they took in $170 million and while that was $11 million shy of president obama, it was at a time when the romney campaign was heading south in the polls. october is looking a lot better. the campaign told me in the last two weeks, they have raised $27 million on-line. that is more in two weeks than they have raised in any previous month on-line. guys? >> gretchen: that's a lot of dough. exit question before you about, we had a debate earlier between brian and myself about how you say the island you are currently

on. i know -- >> steve: long island? >> gretchen: you're canadian and i'm from minnesota. how do you say it? >> long island. >> gretchen: brian, is that right or wrong? >> brian: i would say he's right. he did a very good job adapting. >> gretchen: okay. apparently i'm not saying it right. >> i had a guy this morning told me that the magtometers are about are the to do, so yous can come in soon. >> gretchen: very good. thanks so much. >> steve: 24 minutes before the top of the hour. headlines now, a convicted terrorist set to speak at hofstra university before the debate. you're looking at him. the daily caller reporting he will talk -- stefian will talk about the federal prison system. he served three years behind bars after being convicted in 2006 of terrorism for target ago that tested medication on lab

animals. the university not commenting on the matter. >> brian: she touts herself as a consumer advocate. yet a new report may cast doubts on those claims. elizabeth warren reportedly getting over 40% of her campaign donations from two web sites that don't have industry standards security protections. that means they may not prevent illegal donations from foreigners. warren seems to be skirting the rules when it comes to paying extra fees to spot a net worth of 4 1/2 million dollars. another report says she obtained waivers from at least 50 federal bankruptcy courts which saved her thousands on access to court dockets that others have to pay for. >> gretchen: maryland college coming under fire after suspending its chief diversity officer. the decision made after administrators at galladette university found out the doctor signed a petition challenging the same sex marriage law. its president says an investigation is now underway. >> steve: talk about bad karma, the driver of this expensive

sports car tries to skip the line of traffic backed up for construction, but ends up destroying his $80,000 porsche. it got stuck in wet cement, which is bad on cars. crews worked to push it out. the person videotaping showed the driver stayed in the car the whole time. >> gretchen: since we're about to do sports, i think we should do a replay on how john roberts said long island. 'cause he said it the canadian way, which was long island. >> brian: we'll see. we'll have to see next hour. let me tell you what happened last night because you might not have seen history being made. talk about a shock to the chargers. they blew a 24-0 half time lead against denver. peyton manning says, i feel like i'm 21 again and starting to like these new uniforms. he led the broncos it a 35-24 comeback victory. tied for the fourth biggest regular season comeback in the history of the league and the biggest in monday night football history! somewhere howard co- sell is

complaining. baseball, the giants crushing the cardinals in game two of the nlcs. final score 7-1. they tied the series up at one game apiece. the cards did what they had to. split on the road. the first win at home for the san francisco team. the bad news for the giants, they lost one of their players, leaving the game with a hip injury. game 3 is tomorrow. meanwhile, steve doocy, sitting with some star power. steve, take it away. >> steve: american school situation no laughing matter until two teachers are literally forced to fight to keep their own school afloat. >> several of you already know, the school has been operating at a budget deficit. >> we are cutting all extracurricular activities. >> excuse me? everyone is quitting on the kids. >> we have to cut $48,000. >> or raise the money. >> who is going to do that? we will. >> hard to believe you got ten grand for that performance. >> you mean ten grand? you lost. >> we won, it would have been 50. >> steve: now that's funny. that's a clip from the new movie

"here comes the boom" starring two of the funniest guys, kevin james and henry winkler. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> steve: so we just saw the principal called you guys in because you're teachers at a high school and said? >> the program is cut. >> steve: the music has died. >> as it is all across america. >> as it's happening, yes. so i kind of get backed into helping. >> steve: why help him? he's adjust teacher? >> he doesn't know himself. >> yes. >> he just jumps out of his chair and decides, you know what, i'm gog do this thing. >> and not realizing what i got myself into. now i have to raise money to save this music program. >> steve: because you hear if you just step into the ring you work, you can get $10,000. >> all i want to do is lose in the beginning. by the way, it's not my first choice. it's not like i said, this is the reason i want to do this. i try teaching a citizenship class. i tried different things like that.

tutoring. >> steve: that doesn't pay very well! >> so if i go in as a loser and make enough money, ten grand would be great, not realizing it doesn't happen that way. >> steve: hardly ever see buddy teacher movie, but that's what this is. at the conclusion of the movie, you're in the ring with a trained killer! >> they're the real deal. >> big kristof. he was amazing. >> you could use him as a viewing tower in new york. [ laughter ] he's a beast. >> and the sweet guy, too. >> they're all sweet. >> steve: they're always sweet before they crack your neck. >> i'm telling you, that's what we want to do show, the human side of that. >> then there is beautiful salma hayek. >> steve: really? >> yeah. >> steve: she a teacher? >> she's a nurse. >> steve: of course she is. no wonder the kids keep going there. >> sick every day. >> steve: i need an aspirin, hello. kevin, the movie looks hilarious. but in real life, to get yourself prepared for this, did you some training. >> i lost 75 pounds, 80-pound.

i found it since then. i was looking for it, it was behind a cushion on my couch. but i really did. the ufc wanted us to really lend legitimacy to this and not make a mockery of it. >> it's unbelievable. he would be slammed around that ring against that fence. he would get up. he would check the take. he would come back. he would do it again, for weeks, day after day. he was phenomenal. >> it was great. this is the reason i do it. >> steve: well, of course. if anybody had the chance, they would save the job of fonzie. >> that's it. >> steve: you drew up watching fonzie. now you're working with a legend. >> you want my autograph? >> i would love it, if i could have it. i've asked him every question. >> how do you spell kevin? >> that's an i. and you know. you just love him. >> steve: what's not to love about him. henry -- >> anson williams, right?

>> anson? >> yeah. >> i can't sign for him. >> steve: what? at your house after you've done a project, there is apparently a winkler family tradition where your wife goes in, she watches it. if she likes it, she goes yes or no. did she like this? >> she did. my wife sat through -- we saw it in a room the first time with seven people. my wife is in that room. she's punching the air. every punch that kevin made, she made. >> steve: there is so much serious stuff going on in the news right now. we have a big decision with this election and everything. >> this is uplifting. >> steve: we need a break. >> it will make you feel good. >> a lot of inspiration and a lot of comedy. >> steve: that's great. it's great to see both of you. the movie "here comes the boom" is in theaters right now. >> thank you. >> steve: all right. very nice. shocking video of pee wee football coach sucker punching a ref in the face. how is that for setting an example? then the swing states being

swung not just by voters, but big labor, too. how the unions are using millions of dollars to buy -- >> they showed the movie. [ laughter ] >> steve: we're going to talk about that and why the main stream media won't talk about that with the appropriate video. be right back ♪

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>> steve: talk about setting an example, a pee wee football ref gets sucker punched by a coach. oh, my. the coach losing his cool after the ref penalized him for a derogatory comment. he tried to run, but was arrested. these tears won't do this woman any good. ohio cop says she was drunk when she led them on a high-speed chase going the wrong direction on the highway. when she finally stopped, she made a last ditch effort to run,

but she did not get very far. gretch, over to you. >> gretchen: swing states expected to make or break election day. republicans and democrats pulling out all the stops to rally their bases. according to the latest usa today gallup poll, mitt romney has a four point edge among all likely voters in a dozen swing states. while president obama has a two-point edge among registered voters in those same states. so why the disparity? author says unions are flexing their muscle and manpower to register voters. good morning to you again. >> good morning. >> gretchen: what do you mean by that, because you see a difference there, registration versus likely people who vote at the polls. >> they've already registered 450,000 additional union households. 86,000 alone in the vital swing state of ohio. but afl-cio chief has already

said, we will have 400,000 people out on the street for a ground game. they're going to put huge amounts of resources into this and they're also going to put a half a billion dollars in for the president. >> gretchen: let's look at the registered voters through the afl-cio union over the last 18 months. ohio, more than 68,000. pennsylvania, 57,000. colorado, 13 five. nevada, ten. virginia, 6,700. so it's interesting because the union really hasn't been out in the forefront for president obama. he's made some decisions on thinking specifically of the keystone pipeline that maybe wouldn't be popular with the unions. but you say they're still doing work for him, not so public? >> obama is the first union label president. obama's campaign knows very well that in the swing states, pro-unionism does not play very well. that's why he stayed out of the wisconsin reelect. but the unions know they need him very badly. >> gretchen: so what do you make of the fact that he did not go

to wisconsin? he's going to ohio. i think he's been there more than any other state on the campaign trail, which is also very much populated with union workers. >> right. ohio is the crucial swing state. he's going to spend a lot of time there. and the unions will be out in full force with their money and their volunteers, which get paid money to volunteer. they're going to put a ton of money into this campaign because they know that if romney gets elected, they will not have the easy access to the white house and the easy access to regulations and they're not going to be able to grow the size of government. >> gretchen: very interesting. check out the new book, it's been out a few weeks "shadow bosses." good to see you. >> thanks. >> gretchen: coming up, if you're one of the millions of americans who are frustrated because you can't find a job, we have good news for you today. cheryl casone breaks down the top companies that want to hire you right now. first on this day in history in 1983, "total eclipse of the

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>> brian: each week we get hundreds of your e-mails from viewers asking how do i get a job? here to answer that call right now and to talk about the top companies hiring this week, cheryl casone from the "fox business" network. >> we got flooded with questions from our viewers about they've got resumes, looking for job, they need help. so we are going to answer some of our questions. give them help. >> brian: let's begin with caroline. she says i'm a mom of four-year-old begins and find

myself needing a job. i have been a stay at home mom who would like to find a job where i can work from home but don't know which ones are the real thing. >> there are a lot of work at home scams. first and foremost. be very careful about that. you want to make sure they're accredited with the better business bureau. as for you specifically, if you can manage four-year-old twins, you can manage someone else. my recommendation to her, be a virtual assistants. you can do this from your home. there is a company called odesk. it's a database, you're a contractor, but you can manage the personal life of somebody else, but do it with your phone, your computer. this is perfect for her. she would play up the mom credit. if you can manage those kids, you can manage somebody else's life and get paid for it. >> brian: cheryl, this comes from cheryl in ohio. i have applied to over 50 job postings and have only two interviews. i'm a veteran v a doctorate degree with four years plus experience. job postings are abundant burks salaries are down over 25%.

is there a staffing company that is sincere and respectable? >> recruiters in particular, first of all, this is a relationship between you and that recruiter. they need to give you specific examples. if it's not named types of companies, they can hook you up with, never two, never pay a recruiter. they paid by the company. not by the job seeker. so never do that. also it's got to be a relationship that's got to be trust. use your gut. also check them out. google is a powerful tool. this person is a pharmacist. at this point, there are a lot of pharmacy jobs out there, but at the same time, she's talking about the fact that she's worried about taking a pay cut, 25% pay cut because all the pharmacy schools now are putting out a lot of graduates. cvs web site has 40 pharmacist jobs. on-line pharmacies are really good suggestions for this person because basically it's better for health care companies. it's better for corporations and for individuals. you save money getting your drugs basically on the web. if it's reputable and also business consultant.

they need people like her and pay the kind of money she's looking for. >> brian: cheryl casone, just scratching the surface of so many people who need help. thanks so much. >> you bet. >> brian: when we come back, guess what? hillary clinton says blame me. is that going to fly? and trisha yearwood here talkui being something entirely different. don't go away symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ sighs ] thank you! [ male announcer ] you're welcome. that's the cold truth! these are sandra's "homemade" yummy, scrumptious bars. hmm? i just wanted you to eat more fiber. chewy, oatie, gooeyness... and fraudulence. i'm in deep, babe. you certainly are. [ male announcer ] fiber one.

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>> gretchen: good morning, everyone. hope you're gonna have a fantastic tuesday. it's october 16, 2012. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time with us. a debate do over for president obama just hours away after a first round performance that set him back in the polls. what can dee to recover? we'll have a live preview for you. >> steve: and this just in, mitt romney just picked up an endorsement from a former presidential candidate who is not a republican. hmm, who is it? you'll find out shortly. >> brian: i can't wait. hillary clinton taking the fall for the security debauchle in libya? >> well, i'm responsible for the state department, for the more than 60,000 people around the

world. >> brian: but will that make this crisis go away? was she sincere? laura ingraham says there is more to this story than meets the eye. yes, your eye. "fox & friends" starts right now ♪ . >> brian: laura ingraham is singing this song here. this is her first try at country. >> steve: she's singing our theme song this hour, the 8:00 o'clock hour, trisha yearwood will be joining us and she's cooking up a bunch of stuff. waitntil you find out what it is. >> brian: we have star power action political power, and senatial power, and doggy power. all coming up this hour. >> gretchen: uggie stole the show last year and made his mark. now i think he has a book. he'll be here.

by the way, as a form new yorker now living in palm city, florida, i usually explain that long island is spelled long island. thank you, jim. >> steve: gretchen is saying it's pronounced long island. and brian says long island. >> brian: you know why? because that's how the words sound. long is long, and island is island. there is no reason to put them together. >> gretchen: why do people who didn't grow up in new york, why did they always hear an accent of people saying long island? >> steve: i never heard it in kansas. >> brian: i can't speak for the rest of this great nation of ours. there is a lot of people who don't even know long island exists. >> gretchen: yes, they do. >> brian: it's true. you go a lot of places and they go, we don't think you're real. >> steve: where are we talk being long island? >> brian: because of the iced tea they have. >> steve: and in addition to that, you may need a couple of cocktails after you watch the debate tonight. it's coming up exactly 13 hours from right now.

you'll see it right here on the fox news channel. there is the stage at hofstra university. >> gretchen: let's get to your headlines. fox news alert for you. two people claiming to be relatives of the girl shot by the taliban are stopped trying to get into the british hospital where she's being treated. security at the birmingham hospital extremely tight after the taliban pledging to finish the job. the hospital says several people were arrested. spokesperson there must have said that. police say the suspects only being questioned. the 14-year-old was shot in the head by the taliban last week. her crime was fighting for education for girls. doctors say she could make a full recovery. terror trial without any terrorist there is? 9-11 pretrial hearings resuming this morning at guantanamo bay, but the self proceed fossed mastermind, khalid sheikh mohammed, and his co-conspirators won't be required to attend. when the judge asked if he understood the implications of

not showing up, mohammed said, quote, yes, but i don't think there is any justice in this court. some of the families of the 9-11 victims watching on closed circuit television. >> we're going to persevere. we want justice. >> we don't want anything to have to come up on appeal with them. >> gretchen: the actual trial isn't expected to start until next year. if the five are convicted, they could face the death penalty. supreme court will tackle a controversial voter i.d. law, but not until after the election. the justices are going to hear an appeal out of arizona over its requirement that voters prove they're american citizens in order to register to vote. the 9th circuit court shot down the law by ruling voters can fill out a mail in voter registration card and don't have to submit proof of citizenship. the court will hear the case next year. a big endorsement for mitt romney with just three weeks left 'til the election. former independent presidential

candidate h. ross perot throwing his support behind mitt romney. he warned four more years of president obama could be devastating. saying we can't afford four more years in which debt spirals out of control. for the past four years, we have squandored one opportunity after the next to turn things around. he added our constitutional freedoms are at stake in this election. those are your headlines. >> steve: meanwhile, a live look inside the debate hall at hofstra university less than 13 hours to go until the town hall with president obama and mitt romney, brian. >> brian: yep. john roberts live in hempstead new york with what they're both up to and gearing up for. >> hey, good morning to you. they both have been engaging in a lot of heavy debate prep in preparation for the rumble here in hempstead. don't let anybody tell you that this is not an important debate because after the way the numbers moved after the first

presidential debate, this one really could be a game changer, one way or the other. for president obama, the challenge for him is to get back into the game, to do that, according to his campaign, and unlike the first presidential debate, he's going to lay out an actual plan for the next four years. he's going to aggressively go after governor romney on his evolving positions during this campaign. the obama campaign set the table for that this morning with the new web ad that looks at governor romney's past positions at other town halls. >> i would like to see roe v wade overturned. cut off fund to go planned parenthood. if congress would pass the dream act, would i veto it? >> the obama campaign has been portraying romney as a liar. the president needs to be much more artful than that tonight at hofstra university because language like liar will not go over well. the challenge for governor romney will be to connect with voters because body language is an awful lot of what goes on here. he's gotten better at that on

the campaign trail. even bringing the microphone out to some voters close to him so they don't have to wait for somebody else to bring it to them. nice connection between himself and the audience there. he also needs to continue to illuminate the stark differences between himself and the president over policy. on the campaign trail in cincinnati, his running mate, paul ryan, articulated the underpinnings of that case. >> this is a man who cannot run on his record and still has resorted to a campaign not of hope and change, but of attack and blame. distort, distract, divide to try and win an election by default. you can't let him get away with it. people see through it. look, i know what your tv screens look like these days. these debates are giving us the ability to cut through the clutter and give people a very clear choice. that's what we're offering offe. >> it really is -- mitt romney

cannot afford to lose the momentum, not now. and president obama can't afford not to try to get it back. guys. >> gretchen: all right. john roberts, thanks very much for that report. we'll be watching tube side tonight. laura ingraham i know will be watching. she joins us live from d.c good morning to you. >> hey, good to see you. >> brian: what do candidates have to do? first with the president, if you were coaching the president what, would you say to him? >> just perform as you did in the last debate. [ laughter ] >> brian: keep it up! do the goldilocks thing. not too cool, but not too hot. >> giving him advice. well, look, i think that because it was so bad for him in the first debate, i don't think the bar is actually that high for him. i think he's going to get good reviews from his pals in the media, if does he a decent job at the debate tonight. that's a little commentary on the media slant here. but i think he has to do what he hasn't done, frankly, if he's going to win over independent, which is to say why his second

term would be different from his first. how he's going to actually work with both democrats and republicans, presumably the republicans will still be in control of the house of representatives. so how will the president do what he hasn't done really at all? and i'd like to hear that. how are we not going to pile another $4 trillion of debt, especially when we have these huge problems hitting on january 1 with the fiscal cliff and a lot of other tax increases coming? >> steve: i think you're right about the comment about the media. the main stream media can't let barak obama lose two in a row. so regardless of what happens tonight, the headline tomorrow would president-elect obama be, barak obama, come back kid! >> yeah. i think he can sit there playing angry birds on his iphone and i think -- >> brian: last time they all turned on him. >> gretchen: i was shocked at the headlines after the -- >> they had to! gretchen, come on. >> gretchen: i don't think it's an automatic.

i think that maybe there is much discussion about media bias, but i think we need to wait and see what will happen tonight. it may actually be a draw because what can really happen in these kind of town hall settings? are they really going to be that argumentative towards one another? >> let me just say, the town hall events, i for one don't know why republicans even agree to this stuff. i think what they should do is it should be romney and obama on stage. they shouldn't really have anyone else at all involved. each of them should be able to ask the other a question a short rebullets in response. >> brian: i like that. >> that would be a great debate. i think these youtube questions, the guys with the piercings -- >> brian: why use other people? >> i just think it ultimately clouds the picture. i mean, these guys have been on the campaign trail presumably they've answered some questions from the voters over the last year or so. and i don't know.

i don't ever find these town halls to be all that constructive. >> brian: velma heart on the town hall when she said, mr. president, i'm tired. i'm tired of defending you. i voted for you. you don't know if you're gog have one of those moments that you couldn't script. >> maybe you could. but i think look, romney has to do what did he in the last debate. he has to dot same thing. i don't think he has to do anything markedly different. i think we saw that he became much more likeable when he exuded strength and produced solutions and looked like a steady hand in a very rough sea. >> gretchen: one of the reasons why people might think this is too scripted is 'cause it's too scripted. do you think a question like what brian just proposed, a velma heart will make it through? no way. >> no, not past candy crowley. i think she's been pretty good in some points that she's questioned some obama administration officials and i'm not going to jump on candy crowley. she's not going to be good, i don't think that's fair. but i do think the moderators in

a selected questions end up getting in the way. the best moments of the last debate was when the president and romney were just talking to each other. that's what we'd like to see. it shows the strength of both men as well. >> steve: it's going to be hard for one to go after the other if someone is directing their attention at those guys when the voters are say something, what about me? >> i don't like the town hall thing. >> steve: whether or not one of the people who filled out the little card for candy crowley is going to talk about libya, because the headline really today is that hillary clinton is falling on her sword for the administration, saying the buck stops with me regarding security in benghazi. >> well, she jumps on the grenade the day before the debate. i think this is frankly lewd chris. what hillary said last night is nothing more than what what she could have said within 48 hours of this attack taking place and the fact that she came out last night. i'm glad she talked to fox news.

that was great. but for john mccain to come out and -- i laud hillary clinton's mature response or whatever he said, mature response? we have four dead americans. it's been over a month! the administration still refuses to stand before the american people and answer questions posed presumably by reporters about why they didn't give the security, whether these security alerts were in the president's daily intel briefings, which we know he doesn't regularly attend, and why is it that the administration had to sell a narrative that was false in the week following this attack? all those questions -- none of them. >> brian: thanks so much. it's unfortunate this is it, but i can't wait to see tonight and i follow you on twitter. there is a lot of pressure on you. you know i'll be reading your comments. >> good. i'll be all over it tonight. great to see you. >> gretchen: some drivers paying five bucks a gallon to fill up. is that what the president was

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>> the well offer in this country, high gas prices are mostly an annoyance, but to most americans, they're a huge problem. borrowing on a crisis. as the president, i will work to solve this energy crisis once and for all. >> gretchen: that was back in 2008. then candidate barak obama promised to rein in america's high gas prices. four years later, the national average for a gallon of gas is up to 3.77. that's more than double what it was when the president took office. now the president's promise coming back to haunt him on the campaign trail. listen to this. >> with gasoline at about twice the price as when he came in,

that he cut in half the number of permits for drilling on public lands, why he said no to the keystone pipeline. i asked more questions. it's like, why wasn't with a trillion dollars deficit, he's found it in his heart to put $90 billion into green energy companies that in many cases were contributors to his campaign. >> gretchen: so what would gas price look like under a romney administration? let's ask nebraska governor. good morning to you. >> good morning, gretchen. >> gretchen: many people say the president has nothing to do with gas prices. what do you say? >> i don't think that's quite accurate. we need an american energy policy that increases domestic production, reduces our dependence on foreign oil. the president has a large impact and let me just say, when the price of gas is doubled over the last four years, that hurts hard work middle class families. we have to drive to work every day. we take our kids to school. you know the routine.

so energy costs are a big factor in any family's budget. >> gretchen: and i'm thinking about the fact that many people are getting used to this new kind of 3.80 some price a gallon? do you believe that? is this the new normal? why aren't people talking about it? >> people are talking about it in nebraska and midwest. no, we're not going to get used to it. the price of gas is too high. governor romney wants to increase domestic production to reduce our dependence on foreign oil. we need to reduce the price of gas in this country. that will help every working american family in this country. >> gretchen: could be a question at tonight's debate as well as employment, hiring, the unemployment rate. one specific group of people are veterans, have a tougher time coming back from war or coming out of the service in general and finding jobs. i know that you have a program that's doing very well in your state of nebraska. tell us about it. >> we're focused on hiring veterans.

we put out a new effort, new campaign to reach out to veterans, not just in nebraska, but all across america. i'm a veteran myself. i know what it's like to transition into civilian employment. we're trying to help them understand to sell their skill set. veterans are hard work. they come to work every single day on time. they're team players. they're leaders. so we're going to try and help them because we have jobs here in nebraska even though we have the second lowest unemployment rate in america, 4%. i want every veteran to know this is one veteran i'd love to have you in our state. >> gretchen: so the initiative is ne works.nebraska.gov for job opportunities in your state. correct? >> that's right. we have all sorts of opportunities, from manufacturing to transportation, from insurance to banking, whatever you may want to be involved in. we want to help our veterans. like i say, they're hard workers, that's what's key. >> gretchen: all right. governor, if they want to head to nebraska, they can find a

job. great to speak with you this morning. republican out of nebraska. have a great week. >> thank you. >> gretchen: hillary clinton says she'll take the fall for the debauchle in libya. does that clear the president's name? what did he know and when? senator lindsey graham joins us next. mike rowe here at a ford dealer with a little q&a for fiona. tell me fiona, who's having a big tire event? your ford dealer. who has 11 major brands to choose from? your ford dealer. who's offering a rebate? your ford dealer. who has the low price tire guarantee... affording peace of mind to anyone who might be in the market for a new set of res?

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>> brian: the fda warning two more drugs made at the same massachusetts pharmacy may be link to do a deadly meningitis outbreak. 15 people have died. afghanistan security service denying the homicide bombing that killed two u.s. troops and four afghan civilians was an insider attack. nato and afghan officials however, say the man behind the kandahar attack was an intelligence agent and had an

afghan uniform. >> gretchen: a stunning admission from secretary of state hillary clinton. i'll take the blame for the attack in benghazi, libya. >> well, i'm responsible for the state department, for the more than 60,000 people around the world. the decisions about security assets are made by security professionals. but we're going to review everything to make sure that we're doing what needs to be done in an increasingly risky environment around the world. i can't speak to who knew what about that. we knew that there were security breaches and problems throughout libya. that was something that came about as the aftermath of the revolutions that toppled gadhafi. >> gretchen: that interview with mrs. clinton came down from our own wendell goler who was in peru with her. why is she taking responsibility now and does that clear the president from any blame?

joining us, lindsey graham, who have been very vocal about this issue. good morning to you, senator. >> good morning. >> gretchen: there were two previous benghazi violent attacks, i believe one in april and one in june. so why wasn't something more done about security in benghazi? >> i think here is the first question: the secretary of state is responsible for embassies, but the president is responsible for protecting us as a nation against al-qaeda and other radical islamists. in april, the consulate was attacked and ied was thrown over the wall. in june 6, the consulate was attacked again. there was a hole blown in the wall that was large enough for 40 people to get through the wall. the northern gate was penetrated. four days later, the british ambassador in benghazi, libya, was attacked. they closed their embassy. the red cross was attacked. they closed their office in benghazi. my question is, did anyone ever inform the president of the united states about these

terrorist attacks on our consulate? what did he know? when did he know it? what did he do about it? it would be stunning to me for our national security team not to inform the president in april and june and stunning to me that the vice president denies any knowledge of the security situation in benghazi, libya. i find that almost impossible to believe. >> brian: the secretary of state says hey, that's my job. i didn't tell the president. so is your question why didn't you tell the president? >> no, that's not her job. the national security advisor's job is to advise the president about security instances throughout the world. it is the intelligence community's job to find out what threats we face as a nation. it is a national security team supposed to be advising the president and the vice president about the situation on the ground in libya and throughout the world. it would be stunning to me for our consulate to be attacked twice, the british ambassador to be attacked four days after we

were attacked, for them to close their consulate in benghazi, libya, and the president of the united states, nor the vice president, ever told about that. if that's the case, i have no confidence in our national security team. but if the president was, in fact, briefed, it is his responsibility to keep america safe. what he said about cairo, egypt and libya as being bumps in the road on the road to democracy could not be further from the truth. his foreign policy choices of becoming unraveled. i was in libya last september. senator mccain and others. we wrote an op ed piece last october saying the militias in libya have to be dealt with. we need to be helping the libyans train a national army. we have done nothing in a year to help secure the situation in libya. iraq is coming unraveled. there are 2500 al-qaeda fighters back in iraq. there are training camps in western iraq. iran isfullying over iraq to support syria. afghanistan, the commander in chief overruled his commanders three different times and when vice president biden said the

commanders agreed with the withdrawal of the troops, that's not accurate. >> steve: and the way you describe it, and because you know so much about this, you're the perfect guest to be talk being this because the big question is, what did the president know and when did he know? people in the administration -- >> what did he do about it. >> steve: exactly. because had they actually granted the request for extra security, four americans may very well be alive right now. >> well, steve, that's a very good point. if we're not telling the president about two attacks on our consulate and that the british had to leave the area and that there was a hole blown in the wall with 40 people could get through what, are we telling the president? it's his responsibility to have the national security team in place. but i don't believe that after these two attacks that anyone should be begging for additional security. have to be begging and denied additional security. mr. nordstrom said he asked for 12 people -- i'm sorry.

go ahead. >> gretchen: nordstrom asked for 12 people and the state department denied that request. do you believe this is still two stories? is it the security story and is it also an alleged cover-up story? >> i think it's exhibit a of a failed foreign policy. number one, they're very much -- they have a minimal approach to foreign policy. they have a command and control approach to the economy, obamacare where the federal government is taking over the economy. dodd frank, stimulus didn't grow the economy. when it comes to foreign policy, they have a leading from behind approach and it caught up with them in libya. so this whole idea that we're not exceptional a nation, we don't have to lead, finally caught up with us. libya was deteriorating security environment for months before september 11. militias were known to be a problem. we did nothing about it. it caught up with us. >> brian: leading from behind only using air strikes, not getting on the ground, it's almost impossible to have a successful war and aftermath.

listen, now that we're talking about getting together a special forces strike team to locate the militia that did this and attack. some people are saying this adds up to an october surprise or do you think this is what you do after we're attacked? >> i think is what they do after they get a lot of criticism. this should have been the first response. the president should have been on national television talking about this will not stand. those when did this will be brought to justice. this is not a criminal matter. this is a military matter. the f.b.i., the c.i.a., the department of defense should join with the libyans to hunt these people down. they're playing catch up again, the renal is coming unraveled. leaving no troops in iraq has caught up with us. iraq is deteriorating. i was there two months ago and the president inherited a lot of hard problems. iraq was in the making. they made it impossible. afghanistan, he's overruled our commanders three times. if we don't have a follow-up

post 2014, that place is going to fall apart. >> steve: thank you, sir. >> gretchen: a big group of ceo's coming out in support of one of the candidates. who they say is a must for a better economy, live from wall street coming up next. and trisha yearwood here sure does! wow. it's the honey, it makes it taste so... well, would you look at the time... what's the rush? be happy. be healthy. because helps you keep doing what you love. no wonder it's america's #1 selling pain reliever. you took action, you took advil®. and we thank you.

>> steve: you are looking live inside the debate hall at hofstra university where the second president ideal debate will take place tonight, town hall style. president obama and mitt romney both making their final preparations before they take

center stage for the big debate. >> gretchen: more american ceo's are placing their vote for mitt romney. why is that? now more from wall street. good morning, lauren. >> hey, good morning. the thinking on wall street is that romney presidency would be better for their companies. we keep hearing this increasing cadence from corporate america saying outright that yes, governor romney is the better choice. asg software solutions on september 30 sent an e-mail. this was the title of it. will the presidential election directly impact your future jobs at asg? they're even citing they might not be independent anymore because of that. so there has been this increasing call, lax enterprise and the koch brothers really coming out and saying we do not want a president obama reelection. it's not good for us. we're here on wall street, believe it or not, because it's a holiday today. national boss day. so we have a dunk tank here.

i have my ball. i've been trying out for the yankees all day. he's our fake boss. we're giving everybody the opportunity to dunk him and tell us what they think about their boss. a recent survey found that two out of three workers are unhappy at work. so much so that they would actually take a new boss over a pay increase. so i'm going to try out my throwing arm, even though i love my boss here and will make chris a little colder. you think i can do it? >> steve: yes, ma'am. >> all right. >> steve: just imagine kevin mckee. >> oh! no, i love kevin mcgee. what are you talking about? >> brian: that's why you missed. imagine you're steve. >> steve: come on, get a little closer. >> let me tell you what i've done before. in new york we're not nice. when i mix like i just did, that's mean. so i'm going to let you vote if you want me to do that. >> steve: go ahead, he's ready.

>> they're saying it. >> brian: take him out! >> all right, chris. here we go, here we go! >> steve: yeah! >> i got wet on that one, too. chris and i have a very bittersweet relationship this morning. >> brian: i don't know what's come between you. >> steve: it just got bitterer. >> you know what? 38% of people, according to tell your boss.com, will say thank you to their bosses today. back to you. >> steve: it is national boss day. all right. thank you very much. >> chris, the fake boss. >> brian: now the rest of your headline, justice department urging lawmakers to toss their fast and furious lawsuit against eric holder. the suit demands the attorney general hand over documents related to the failed gun running program that puts weapons into the hands of mexican drug cartels and killed brian terry. citing executive privilege has declined to comply.

the courts are not allowed to resolve a dispute. >> steve: before killing one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, the c.i.a. tried to hunt down american born al-awlaki by finding him a bride. he was linked to several terror plots, including the foiled underwear bomber and the attack at fort hood. according to a danish newspaper, the agency reportedly hired an al-qaeda spy for $250,000 to set him up with a 32-year-old female fan. had the plan worked, both of them would have been killed in a drone strike. instead, al-awlaki's aides told the woman to, hey, your suitcase is bugged. listening device. when she arrived, thus foiling the plot. but the marriage did work out. also, could oscar winning actress halle barry hold her next family reunion in alaska? apparently, because she revealed she's related to sarah palin. during an interview, she announced a fan had sent her proof that the former republican

vice presidential nominee is her distant relative. she didn't offer more details. so far, sarah palin not commenting. time to do some cooking. gretch, brian? >> gretchen: thanks a lot. when she's not make hit records, trisha yearwood enjoys spending time with the family cook up down home dishes. she'll share more of her favorite foods when her southern kitchen returns this saturday to the food network. >> brian: joining us right now is the woman that is singing for you on tape. country music star and the host of "tri electric shah's -- have i shah's southern kitchen." welcome back. >> thank you. >> brian: we're talking about garth brooks, especially. >> he is my husband. he's family. actually i said, let me do the first season, we'll see how it goes. if it goes well, i'll drag you into season 2. he's in a couple. >> gretchen: wait, is this true, i read the two recipes that you like making together with him, i can't find them on the card.

black bean lasagna. >> i taught him how to make it on the show. now he has no excuse. >> brian: does he cook for you if you come home late if. >> he totally will. he's kind of the whatever it takes guy. he's kind of perfect. he has a couple of signature garth things. he makes a taco pizza that he made up that's fantastic. he makes pasta salad. >> gretchen: they'd breakfast bowl thing. >> yeah. we made it on the show here. everybody was so excited about it. i'm like, it's an assemblage of breakfast things. >> brian: what about you two making a duet album? >> he's been doing these vegas gigs and we are going to hopefully fire up the big tour in -- i'm just slicing chicken. >> brian: i'm nervous. >> gretchen: why? >> brian: i'm not sure. >> but so it would make sense to have a duet record out when we go out and tour again.

that's sort of the plan. that will be hopefully in a couple of years when our youngest graduates high school. >> gretchen: i can't believe that, when i read your youngest is already going to be graduating from high school. let's talk about what we're making today because these sandwiches, finished product looks delicious. >> i make a basic chicken salad. this is kind of a fancier version. on the show we did this for a wedding shower for a friends of mine. if you go to showers and get these tiny ordeserves. i like something that you can really eat. this is basically a monster finger sandwich. it's a chicken salad e. with diced up some chicken here and then we put -- would you like to do this? >> brian: what would you like know do? >> this a fancy shower, you slice the ends off the bread. >> brian: okay. no problem. nobody likes crust at my house either. >> this is four stalks of celery.

this has grapes in it, four cups of red grapes. and slivered almonds. >> brian: hurry up. i'm done. i got nothing to do now. >> two cups of mayonnaise. >> gretchen: now you have to slice them in half. >> then you can actually assemble the sandwiches. >> brian: should you get rid of the sharp ends so kids don't hurt themselves? >> of the brady? -- bread? >> brian: my bread is a weapon. >> and dill. you can smell the dill in here. >> brian: again, i'm done of the what's wrong with you guys? >> salt and pepper. we're gotting this. >> brian: unfortunately, we're up against it. put some stuff in my bread. >> why tonight you try a sandwich there that you made? >> brian: i don't want to cheat. >> gretchen: check out the premiere, returns saturday october 20, 11:00 a.m. on the food network. it's going to be 13 episodes. >> yes. >> gretchen: great to see you. >> brian: congratulations on your family. congratulations on both your careers. >> thank you very much. >> brian: coming up straight

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>> steve: in just about 12 hours, 11 1/2 hours, two presidential candidate also debate at hofstra university. they need some advice for the rematch. that's why we brought in our own expert, peter johnson, jr. has coached politicians for many debates and he joins us live. >> good morning, steve. say herbalife low to governor romney and president obama. this is a human infomercial tonight. these candidates have tried to pitch their way to the american people. let's talk about what they need to do to dominate. to really bring it. the first thing we need to do is empathize and energize. americans, 12 americans will be asking questions. they're undecided. so the first thing governor romney needs to do and president obama needs to do is empathize

with them. say, i understand that. >> steve: like bill clinton. >> absolutely. great example of that. at the same time, they need to be energetic about it. people want to be loved. our president is a father figure. we talk about father abraham, the great abraham lincoln. we want our father to love us. they need to love these questions and love these people and not lecture them. okay? at the same time -- >> steve: we did hear lecturing. >> too much lecturing. the back-off rule. you're supposed to stay away from cars, don't follow too closely. presidential don't follow too closely. don't get in the face of the other guy. okay? mr. president, move back a little bit. governor romney, move back a little. >> steve: you're talking about al gore moving in? >> absolutely. don't be invading space and saying that person over there and maybe don't be putting your back to the other guy as you're trashing them. americans are looking for comfort. they're looking for the

candidate to confront the issues, to confront it hard, but at the same time, take a command of the issues. say, this is my solution. this is how we get out of the pickle we're in. this is why we have this high unemployment and this is my plan to eliminate it. inspire. we want to be inspired. >> steve: the leader. >> we don't want candidates perspiring and we don't want president obama or governor romney making us perspire. it's got to be not a simple fix, but a fix that's doable. a fix that we're comfortable with, a fix that we can ingest tonight from 9 to 10:30. finally, like all infomercials, it's about closing the deal, steve. show us the way to go home. we need to take governor romney into our home tonight. we need to take president obama into our home tonight. we need to say, yeah, i'm comfortable with him being in my home for the next four years, with making decisions about me

and my family for the next four years. it's the ultimate pitch. we're used to tony robins, and donald trump at seminar, we're used to steve doocy, one of the most comfortable men in america. you're welcomed into people's homes every day. it's a high, high burden for them to reach. to not only confront the issues, but to be likeable about it. and to like each other even when they disagree with each other. we're looking for someone that can bring people together. if they can't bring themselves together for an hour and a half, then we say, do we have the right guy? >> steve: good point. we'll be watching. let's find out if they're watching you right now. >> i'll be there tonight and analyzing it in the morning. >> steve: we'll see you then. it's date. thank you. meanwhile, right over there, oscar winner uggie is retired and now barking all in his new memoir. he is coming up next. look at that. first, let's check in with hemmer for a preview of what happens in nine minutes. >> hillary clinton is taking the blame on benghazi.

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>> brian: he's the four legged phenom in "the artist." uggie, the dog, is bashing about his life in the hollywood spotlight in the new book called "uggie, my story." joining us is his interpreter and co-writer, his owner and trainer, omar. welcome back. >> nice to see you. >> brian: you brought the superstar with you. >> yeah. he's right here. >> brian: why was this the right time for uggie to write his story? >> we just finished "the artist." it was a great movie. that's where he got famous.

he wants to finish it with telling the story to a whole world. >> brian: he was a nine-month old puppy somewhat out of control? >> yes. >> brian: you grabbed him. what did you see in him? >> i saw these big brown eyes that were telling me hey, teach me something. once i started teaching him stuff, he was like, that was too easy. show me something harder. and the rest is history. >> brian: he has done "water for elephants" and "the artist." can we see him in action? >> absolutely. come here, uggie. up. good. speak. (barking) good. can you say hello to everybody? say hi. good. okay. let's do the signature -- maybe you want to do it. you have a good aim? >> brian: i'm pretty good aim. >> walk, walk. he did it on his own. ready, up, up. walk. shoot him, bang. >> brian: that's amazing.

>> he'll take just about anything. he has a lot of behaviors. mainly studio behaviors. in other words, if somebody says let him go, let him take out a beer, it's something you can show him and he'll do it in no time. >> brian: amazing. he dedicated the book to the love of his life, reese witherspoon. >> yes. >> brian: we have a picture of that. can you explain the magic between these two? >> it was magic. as soon as they saw each other, reese was like all over uggie and uggie was in love with her. she's probably the only one that has ever distracted him when he's acting on set. if reese was around, follow her scent, why weather is she. >> brian: could uggie stay over? he'll stay over for the next break. we'll get more tricks and find out more about the book that's out on his life. thanks, omar this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work?

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