each stitch, as individual as people who make them. >> shepard smith reporting. once fully restored, the flag will become part of the permanent collection at the 911 memorial museum which is under construction at ground zero. >>> a major food chain going green, and how much alcohol is too much before getting behind the wheel. shawn yancy shawn yancy back with your fox top 5. >>> up first tonight, mcdonald's new plan for french fry grease. number 5, the chain is going green in the united arab of emirates. they are trying to use its left over vegetable oil and will convert it into bio diesel fuel. >>> number 4, buying gold is as simple as buying candy from a vending machine. check it out. it is called gold to go. stick in your cash and out pops your gold. 50 of these machines are being installed in britain. it's a way for everyday people to invest in the precious metal. >>> would you like a little merlot with your burger and fries. it could be a reality in several fast food restaurants. this sonic drive-in will serve beer and wine. burger kings will serve beer at t

studio b gets started with shepard smith. >> shepard: the news begins. lawmakers struggling apparently, to come up with a deal on the nation's debt limit. some experts warning of damage to our credit rating. that it may already be done. we'll get into it. box number two, dramatic text messages between a mother and daughter during that deadly shooting in norway. what the suspect's lawyer is saying about the confessed killer. box three, we are hearing from one of the teenagers who survived that vicious bear attack in alaska. he explains how it went down just ahead. unless breaking news changes everything on studio b. >> first, 3:00 in morning the political standoff and showdown over the debt crisis continues with time running out for lawmakers to prevent the government from defaulting. quite a thing. it has never happened in this country. nobody dreamed it might happen. lawmakers have until next tuesday to keep from it happening. to do so they need to raise the nation's debt ceiling but can't seem to agree on terms. >> the president said let's figure out a

i'm shepard smith. where we believe we are about 26 minutes away from the 135th space shuttle flight and for the last time, this nation will raise its eyes in wonder, as the space shuttle tears a hole in the sky at 17,000 miles an hour, a final fiery punctuation mark, to a program that began decades ago. >> 5, 4... we have gone from main engine start. we have main engine start. we have lift off... america's first space shuttle. and the shuttle has cleared the tower. shepard: april 12th, 1981, the launch of the first shuttle. over the decades to come, dozens more followed. >> 3, 2, 1... and lift off of space shuttle "discovery." >> 2, 1... boost ignition and lift off of the space shuttle discovery... >> 2, 1, ignition and lift off, lift off of atlantis. >> the shuttle atlantis... shepard: now for the final time, four brave astronauts will put their lives on the line to fly a shuttle into the heavens on behalf of all humanity. we'll get perspective from the space shuttle veteran tom jones, plus, jonathan

i'm harris faulkner in tonight for shepard smith. we begin tonight with what we're being told is one of the largest ever cyber attacks against our military. the hack attack apparently happened in march but the deputy secretary of defense just revealed the details today. and it's worth noting this comes just a month after the new defense secretary leon panetta warned america's next pearl harbor could come over the internet. jennifer griffin with the news live at the pentagon tonight. and, jennifer, what do we know so far about what they got in this attack. >> well, harris, the revelation came during a speech outlining the new pentagon cyber strategy deputy defense secretary william lind dropped this bombshell that in march the pentagon had experienced one of its largest cyber thefts ever. >> this was significant and it was a defense contractor. it was data-related to systems that are being developed for the department of defense. it was large, 24 hours files. it was done, we think, by a foreign intelligence service. nation state was b

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox worth. it's -- fox report.om of the hour, time for the top of the news. leaders in washington it appears washington no, ma'am closer to agreeing on a deal that would raise the nation's debt limit. and amid warnings that our country default next tuesday. both the democratic president barack obama and the republican house speaker john boehner are preparing to address our nation tonight. mike emanuel on the top story at the bottom of the hour live from capitol hill tonight. mike, how are house republicans selling their latest deficit reduction plan? >> shep, essentially the speaker of the house john boehner is saying that it is a sensible plan it will cut some three trillion dollars over the next decade or so. it will cut more spending than it will raise the debt ceiling if you will. and basically speaker boehner is trying to reassure the most conservative members of his caucus that this is a sensible plan. take a listen. >> it's not cut, cap and balance but it is built on the principles of cut, cap, and balance t

i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour.for the top of the news. today one of the most powerful media executives on the planet sat in a room in london and answered questions about a scandal that has rocked his empire. he is the news corps chairman and ceo rupert murdoch and his son james, the company's deputy chief operating officer spending nearly three hours testifying before a committee of british lawmakers. news corps owns the fox news channel and many other media properties. and today's hearing was all about the phone hacking scandal at great britain's news of the world tabloid. a controversy that's getting attention around the world but newspaper staffers first planted the seeds of this scandal nearly six years ago our senior correspondent eric shawn takes us back to that eric. >> shep he said this is the most humble day of my life. truth, apologetic. direct. answered questions about the scandal that has now spanned several years. >> it started with prince william's knee injury in november of 2005. the palace claimed v

i'm shepard smith. nice to be with you tonight. mr. o'reilly is next. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight. >> he has this reputation as a guy who is always caving into the republicans. >> there are millions of americans who are deeply disappointed in the president. >> bill: the far left stepping up its attacks on barack obama. even as the country's economic profile is getting worse. will the radical left bring down the president? >> they killed malcolm x. they killed dr. martin luther king jr. they killed. >> they were killed by the authorities. >> yes. this is all documented. >> bill: a former georgia congressman woman rooming around the muslim world saying vial things about our country. we have a factor investigation. >> o for oil, i for israel. l is for logistics. >> acaviar? >> i hope so. >> bill: also tonight jesse watters goes to the hamptons, tally who he. and dennis miller on the proposed junk food tax. >> it's a fakeout. it's a fakeout. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins righ

. >> harris: i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. they have just passed speaker boehner's revised bill to will. he had to change it to come up with enough votes. even today 22 republicans voted no. democrats saying the bill has no chance in the senate. president obama earlier putting new pressure on lawmakers to come up with a plan that can become law and speaker boehner fired up and firing back a short while ago from the house floor, watch. >> i stuck my neck out a mile to try to get an agreement with the president of the united states. i stuck out a mile. and i put revenues on the table in order to try to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are. but a lot of people in this town can never say yes. >> this bill is going nowhere. it is a total waste of time. and every day that we spend on these wastes of time that's not going anywhere is another day we are not talking about the highest priority of the american people, which is job creation. >> you hear it there from the democrat taking the floor at that moment. senate demo

we are hoping shepard smith has an umbrella with him. there and waited for launches for four days. when it happens it will be a big moment. you may be able to be part of that history. you can watch the final mix of nasa's 30-year space program here live. shepard smith will anchor the live coverage of that launch whenever it happens. coverage will start before that. so stay tuned, folks. keep your fingers crossed. it may go off. in the meantime we have this for you. surprising new research that goes against what you heard about talk opening your cell phone while driving. details on this study and its recommendations. also, a brand-new development in a brazen art heist. we have breaking news. more than that coming up. who would hold up a little kid's lemonade stand? an outrageous robbery coming up. >> the looks like they are getting money to get out. so we pour some, and they come out of the car and threatened to beat us up if we don't give them money. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. new citracal slow release... co

martha: thank you for being with us today, "studio b" is underway right now with shepard smith. >>shepard: the the news begins anew, trouble for the former presidential candidate accused of using campaign cash to cough up an affair and it will cost millions. >> end of an era, the space shuttle landing for the last time coming to a us from a live report from kennedy space center. and a state making millions selling their own residents' personal information without their knowledge. and lo and behold, it's legal. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. first from fox at 3:00 in new york, a massive investigation underway now to get to the bottom of two mysterious deaths at the home of a millionaire pharmaceutical tycoon in california. here is what we know: on the 13th of this month the millionaire's six-year-old son, max, fell down the stairs and creditly injured and the millionaire's girlfriend and 13-year-old were the only ones at home at time. four days later as the boy was in a coma, the girlfriend turned up head, hands and feet bound hanging from her neck. staf

and "studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. >>shepard: the news begins anew, box one, the convicted liar, casey anthony is in longer behind bars. so where is the former mother who never reported her daughter "missing." word from her lawyers. fascinating stuff. box two, a stage tumbles sending thousands run are for cover. and an update on the serious injuries. box throw: if you pay to check a bag on an airline, and the airline loses your bag, should you get the money you pay to send the bag back? a senator says you should. first from fox at 3:00 in new york police in california are now investigating another death connected to a millionaire drug executive. last week, somebody found the body of the executive, rather, found a body of an executive girl hanging from a balcony. investigators say she was stripped naked with her hands and feet tied. two difficulties earlier the girlfriend had reportedly been taken care of the man's six-year-old son when the child fell down the stairs at the mansion. and now the family confirms the little

"studio b" with shepard smith starts now. >>shepard: the f.a.a. investigating an air traffic control suspected of working drunk. a mother says officials seized her newborn son over a false positive drug test because she claims she ate poppy seeds the day before she delivered. >> and what a story, now she is suing and shell be here, live. >> and in box three: another big dust storm in arizona causing travel and power problems. "good morning america" that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. in "studio b" but, first, from fork at 3:00 in new york, 8:00 p.m. in london where a dramatic day wrapped up of testimony in the news of the world phone i would like to say one sentence: this is the most humble day my life. >>shepard: our boss measure doctor testifying today before british lawmakers about the controversy at our company's now defunct tabloid "news of the world," which is the parent company of fox news channel. he is telling a parliamentary committee he was shocked, appalled, and ashamed, when he heard allegations that employees o

. >> i'm shepard smith this is the fox report in los angeles, the mother home of car chases police say a woman swiped a tow truck and went on quite a ride. she weaved in and out of traffic and tossed papers from that truck. she rolled on to the shoulder of the road and her hood popped up. she wasn't finished. look at this, she jumped out the window, look, takeoff running, you go! despite that well crafted plan she did not last -- she did not alas, get away. >> charged with grand theft auto, felony evading, felony hit-and-run, resisting arrest and obstructing a police officer. court hearing scheduled for october 2011. >> in our next story, a couple in florida were stopped after the police chased them down for a possible hit-and-run. when they got out of the car, the police wondered if they were putting them on. if so, it was the only thing they were putting on. fox news reporter lauren greene was all over this story when it first aired. >> police got an eyeful when they pulled over a couple who took off her clothes. the chase began with a hit-and-run accident. after a brief standoff the

and now shepard smith with "studio b" right now. >>shepard: thank you, martha. in box one the bill to end the debt crisis now making its way through the house of representatives. of course that is far from the end, facing the biggest hurdle in the senate. complete coverage and analysis straight-away. box two: police in texas have captured a soldier who they may have been plotting to attack ft. hood and has striking similarities to the debtly shooting spree at the same post two years ago. and box throw, today, the woman who accused the frontrunner of f the french presidency of rape and speaks out and what she is saying about her critics unless breaking news changes everything. but first from fox at 3:00, a live look at the house of representatives in washington, dc, as lawmakers are started on voting to fix the debt crisis. the latest in a drawn out political showdown of their own making in which lawmakers cannot reach a deal to raise the debt limit. some be that cover has -- something that congress has done routinely. or we will default. the republican speaker o

. >> i'm shepard smith this is the fox report in los angeles, the mother home of car chases police say a woman swiped a tow truck and went on quite a ride. she weaved in and out of traffic and tossed papers from that truck. she rolled on to the shoulder of the road and her hood popped up. she wasn't finished. look at this, she jumped out the window, look, takeoff running, you go! despite that well crafted plan she did not last -- she did not alas, get away. >> charged with grand theft auto, felony evading, felony hit-and-run, resisting arrest and obstructing a police officer. court hearing scheduled for october 2011. >> in our next story, a couple in florida were stopped after the police chased them down for a possible hit-and-run. when they got out of the car, the police wondered if they were putting them on. if so, it was the only thing they were putting on. fox news reporter lauren greene was all over this story when it first aired. >> police got an eyeful when they pulled over a couple who took off her clothes. the chase began with a hit-and-run accident. after a brief standoff the

i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." bottom of the hour and time for the top of the news. 13 days until the u.s. meets its debt ceiling. president obama meeting separately with members of both political parties and the white house says he might accept a short-term extension of the debt limit only if lawmakers reach a long-term deal and just need a few days to write up a deal. the president had ruled out a temporary extension and says that is no way to run a country. if there is no deal by the second day of august officials say they will not be able to pay all of our bills like social security checks and military benefits and unemployment benefits and student loans. wendell goler is on the north lawn tonight. >> democrats called their meeting constructive if not entirely convincing. they like the mix of the gang of six proprosal. increased revenue with spending cuts. they don't like the cuts in social security if not rates cuts in medicare enough to turn off the afl-cio which says it won't support the plan. >> what is nee

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it begins our coverage of liftoff tomorrow morning with shepard smith. we're re-inventing aspirin for pain relief. with new extra-strength bayer advanc aspirin. it has microparticles, enters the bloodstream faster and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain ice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. is actually finding choices the whole family will love. five flavors of chex are gluten-free, including the honey nut flavor. and it's nice for me to be able to syes" to something that they want to eat. [ male announcer ] chex cereal. five flavor gluten free jon: "happening now", an interesting find in a new report on distracted driving. it turns out those laws that ban cell phone use behind the wheel? they might not be necessary or even effective. doug mckelway takes a look at that live from washington. >> reporter: this comprehensive study on distracted driving finds there is no conclusive evidence that hands-free cell phone use while driving is any less risky than handheld cell phone use. commissioned by the nonprofit govern

i'm shepard smith shepar. we appreciate you having us in. i'm sure o'reilly does, too, captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight? >> i attempted to ask her that question. have you missed any congressional votes because of the migraines. and the staff came up and pushed me away. >> charges that michele bachmann's security got a little rough with brian ross. he will be here to explain what happened. >> the first chapter you lied to your mom. what was the lie? >> i snuck out and got drunk and lost my virginity. >> body language takes a look at bristol palin promoting her new book and jay carney telling reporters not to yell questions at the president. >> this is a matter. >> i'm not stage. >> got to watch yourself out there. >> a wild miller segment tonight. the wild scenes from his most recent factor appearances. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, im i'm bill o'rei. michele bachmann gets a headache. the subject of this evening's talking poi

and "studio b" with jon scott for shepard smith starts right now. >> thank you, this is "studio b" with box one, dangerously close to the end of the line on the nation's debt limit. lawmakers are scrambling to come up with an agreement. box two, polygamist cult leader warren jeffs breaking silence in court today. what he had to say. the soldier accused of planning an attack at ft. hood defiant in court and what he said about the alleged plot unless breaking news changes everything. but, first, from fox at 3:00, we are almost out of time from presbyterian today -- from president obama as the government inches closer to a default. the deadline for a deal is tuesday and lawmakers are in a political stand off over the details. and now a look at the house floor where the republican speaker, john boehner, is once again pushing for a vote on his plan. this after an embarrassing delay last night because the speaker could not get the needed support from his party. today? they try again. >> good moment of practical politics. we will get there. this is very important. >> democrats accuse the speak

i'm shepard smith. thank you for like, i don't know, everything. >> "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight. >> i think that i do have the right to stand up and defend my honor. >> congressman alan wes says he will not apologize to debbie wasserman shoults for calling her the most vial member of congress. we will hear what mr. wes has to say. >> chris brown beat his girlfriend >> he uses the "n" word, the c word, the f word, yet, he is treated like royalty? >> bill: big name rammers are after laura ingraham for criticizing them. miss laura will tell us if she is upset by that she is very upset that a baggage handler stole some of her stuff. >> i shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow. ♪ happy birthday mr. president. >> bill: also ahead, the great american news quiz, the corruption edition. how much do you know about abysmal behavior? >> it depends upon what the meaning of the word is is. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us

if anything happens this hour shepard smith will magically appear before your eyes. do not be horrified. if anything happens, our hard news people will be on the case. now, the reason the debt deal can't get done is because of pressure on both president obama and speaker of the house john boehner. last thursday, we went over the tea party objections to any debt compromise and some of you were angry with that analysis. as dhak reiterated charles krauthammer reiterated last night the tea party is a problem when compromise becomes necessary. president obama has the same kind of problem from the far left. the insidious move on organization is actually threatening any democrat who doesn't toe the far left line that is raise taxes. president obama is also being intimidated by the far left. >> i just don't get this giving away the store. never thought he would be caving on the revenue side of it i thought that was his line in the sand. and he has this reputation as a guy who is always caving into the republicans. >> they want to destroy food safety, a clean air, clean water

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour.for the top of the news. president obama calling democratic leaders to the white house tonight for more talks on raising the nation's debt ceiling with august 2nd dead line. today there were reports the president and the house speaker john boehner were close to a deal then both sides denied it speaker boehner warned of the consequences of not cutting the deficit and raising the debt limit saying any american with a mortgage, car loan, or credit card could pay the price. >> if the united states of america's debt rating gets downgraded, every interest rate in america will go up. >> shepard: not all. officials say they have to decide which bills they can and cannot pay. that means things like social security checks, military salaries, and veterans benefits, unemployment benefits, and student loans. wendell goler at the white house tonight. what do we know about this meeting with the dems and the president? >> shep, we know it just wrapped up after an hour and 45 minutes. one of the longes

i'm shepard smith. thanks for having us into your place tonight for the journalists of fox news, we appreciate you. i'm sure o'reilly does, too. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> most americans don't understand how we can ask a senior citizen to pay more for her medicare before we ask a corporate jet owner to give up tax breaks that other companies don't get. >> bill: while president obama continues to demonize the wealthy. what about the poor? can the government really help them by spending trillions of dollars? we will have a special report. >> what is the debt? >> it's on a huge clock right there. it's the debt ceiling crisis. >> bill: john stossel tries to find out how much americans really know about the frustrating and never ending debt debate. >> no i don't pay much attention to the debt. >> hallow pina burgers, new at carl's jr. >> bill: should the government tax unhealthy but good-tasting food to raise money and prevent illness? we'll have a debate on that as well. caution, you

shepard smith. shep is back tomorrow. continuing coverage of the casey anthony verdict throughout the night here on fox. "the o'reilly factor is next. >> we the jury find the defendant not guilty. >> bill: so who killed two-year-old caylee anthony. the jury says her mother didn't do it but convicted her of lying to police investigators about her daughter's death. is this another o.j. simpson travesty? geraldo, lis wiehl. >> the lawyer says the media was unfair and assassinated the character of his client. bernie goldberg will analyze that. >> about ho put duct tape on hr skull and threw her in the swamp? >> bill: also, what does the verdict say about america? i will deal with that. caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the vial casey anthony found not guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter caylee, that is the subject of the talking points memo. i say she is vial because for 30 days she did not report her baby

i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour.of the news. a live look on capitol hill where senate leaders are vowing to work seven days a week. until there is a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. the deadline two weeks from tomorrow and, after that officials say they have to make painful choices on which bills to pay. for instance, does grandma get her social security check? can we still pay the troops and the veterans? how about unemployment benefits? and student loans? >> we can't let politics stand in the way of doing the right thing in washington. we can't stand in the way when it comes to doing the right thing on deficits. >> shepard: back on capitol hill house republicans say they are working on a plan but it's a nonstarter. the president says he will vote it and it will never make it out of one house any way. mike emanuel is at the white house tonight. what in the world is going none your town, mike. [ laughter ] >> well, the white house believes that measure the house is going to vote on tomorrow is simply too drasti

i'm shepard smith. thanks for having us. in that's the news from fox tonight. opinion, commentary and all the rest here's mr. bill. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> he proposed a budget that was so ludacris that not even the democrats in the senate would vote for it a budget thane ceased the debt, not solved it. >> bill: republican senator marco rubio takes on president obama and outwits bob schieffer. will he be the g.o.p.'s v.p. nominee? bernie goldberg, brit hume and i will analyze. >> the current administration campaigned on a pledge of hope and change. they delivered economic misery. >> texas governor rick perry looks like he will run for president. how will that shake up the republican ranks? juan and mary katharine are investigating. >> president obama, you have been a big supporter. >> i'm going to vote for him for his re-election in 2012. >> a bevy of hold stars once again funneling big money at the president's campaign. we will run down the list. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone, the factor begins right now. captions b

shepard smith has more. >> it was found in the twisted steel and rubble of the world trade center.ing on the pile first searching for survivors and then for victims, said they found peace in this existence. in october 2001, it was blessed by father brian jordan. >> many heros joined here. many heros still live here and they still will continue to work here. god be with you forever and ever amen. >> one of the questions that was asked that day was, where is god in the midst of all this horror and atrocity? i think for the people who saw that cross, it wasn't that god was in the cross, it was the presence of god in the midst of that tragedy and the presence of god was in the people who gave themselves that day and the days and weeks afterwards. >> in october of 06, the cross was moved, but rather than end up in storage, it was placed outside saint peter's church, just a block from the world trade center. >> it's a great honor. it's been a real congregating place for many tourists that come to visit the 9-11 sites to stop here and lay flowers or wreaths and say a prayer. so it's been

i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. we will be back tomorrow for weekend fox report. the factor starts now. captions by closed captioning services >> laura: hi, everyone, i'm laura ingraham in for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. no talking points memo this evening. we want to get right to the story. the top story, of course, is president obama wants more of your money and he says now that bill o'reilly agrees with him? well, in an op. editor "u.s.a. today" the president once again demanded tax increases on the so-called rich as part of any compromise. and mr. obama claimed that bill o'reilly supports his vision saying, quote: a balanced deficit deal that includes some new revenues isn't just a democratic position, it's a position that has been taken by everyone from warren buffet to bill o'reilly is that actually true? joining us now by phone bill o'reilly who is supposed to be taking a well-deserved day off today. hi, bill. >> >> bill: just when they thought i was out, they dragged me back in. you know. that op. ed is disingenuous. everybody knows who

i could tell you, kelly that, you know, ten years out i'm going to be as thin as shepard smith. i would not put money on it. so, unless i act and move immediately, they're just pie in the the sky promises and i think that is what will prompt the ratings agency to say, been there, done that, no longer fooled by that. >> kelly: all right. neil, look on monday a lot of people are going to be watching the markets and global markets are watching the united states very closely. how does what happens here affect the world and might we see something take place in the asian markets and the european markets, as early as monday? >> well, i think we'll get the first evidence of that, kelly, tomorrow, we'll be here in this exact same spot, as they begin to open up and monitoring it closely for you. but, the markets, as we mention, how our own markets have been doing, i hate to tell you, why the debt thing is certainly a prominent concern, i think the big e-concern now is the pronounced slowdown in the economy. we've got a lot of really bad economic numbers out this past week, grosse pointe w

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report.om of the hour, time for the top of the news. a week to go until the treasury department says we may not be able to pay her government's bills. the u.s. house and senate diligently working on competing dils bills to raise the nation's debt limit. threatening to veto the house g.o.p. plan. as we reported earlier n newscast. republicans are looking at options to rewrite that g.o.p. plan. one g.o.p. leader is demanding more details about what the president would support. >> i know the president would rather give speeches about our problems than resolve them, but he wasn't elected to talk about the united states. he was elected to lead it. >> shepard: white house blaming republicans for the standoff saying the president who is the one who is offering a real compromise. the chief white house correspondent ed henry on the north lawn tonight. ed, any chance the republicans will get more details from the white house. >> shep, the short answer is. no this is an example of the deep divide betwee

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report.e bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. six days to go now until the feds say max out the national credit card. and this crisis of your lawmakers making. a live look at the place where they work, forecasting, unquote. where the house rules committee is meeting now. lawmakers getting ready for tomorrow's vote on speaker john boehner's plan to raise the debt limit but the white house accusing republicans of wasting time with a bill that, quote, has no chance of becoming law, unquote. some top democrats are now calling for the president to go it alone. raise the debt limit himself without the okay from congress. so how do you do that? ed henry, our chief white house correspondent live there tonight. 14th amendment option, right? >> that's right, shep. basically says that the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. some democrats prodding this president say look, in just jump in and do it unilaterally. jay carney shot it down. they don't think it's legally sou

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. thanks for having us into your home tonight. the factor is next. i will see you right back here, same time tomorrow night. >> laura: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: good to be back from pennsylvania. >> i just came from allen town middle works, where i had a cons to visit with workers there. >> the allen town metal works is set to close its doors. >> as the economy continues to limp along, presidential hopeful mitt romney's new campaign ad puts the blame squarely on president obama as poll numbers continue to sink for the president. is the economy dooming the obama presidency? former bush advisor dana perino and democratic strategist joe trippi will analyze. there is mayhem on the streets of mexico, courtesy of the united states government. a gun running sting gone bad dumps murder russ weapons over the border. and now a whistle blower comes forward to tell us who knew what in the justice department. he had said it was an accident that snow bald out of control. >> the defense wraps up at the casey anthony murder trial with

. >> i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour.e top of the news. house republican leaders still apparently trying to round up support for speaker boehner debt limit bill. at this moment the house sits in recess. and a senior republican source is now hinting to fox news that the house speaker may have a long evening of armed twisting ahead of him. ed henry live at the white house. mike emanuel live on capitol hill. mike, according to the reporting of the national journal, there are 22 nos right now, there are three leaning nos. there are seven undecides. they can only lose 24. there is a lot of this going on. who is being twisted, do we know? >> too close to call. absolutely right, shep. so, bottom line is a lot of those mexico have been inside congressman kevin mccarthy the republican whip's office for the arm twisting sessions. it's been a variety of people. there has been a lot of tea party people who do not believe, obviously in raising the debt ceiling at this point. a lot of other republicans one saying moments ago the choice

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i'm harris faulkner in for shepard smith. a continuing coverage of the debt showdown throughout the evening and the weekend. i will see you tomorrow night for fox report. the factor is now. >> laura: hi, i'm laura ingraham in tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us. right now harry reid has decided well, we're going to table the boehner bill and we're going to go to that live on the floor of the u.s. senate. harry reid speaking. or he was speaking and now he is not speaking. well, they are deliberating on whether they should consider this bill or not consider the bill. and we'll, you know, we will join it as harry reid comes back. and, james rosen is with us. of course, washington correspondent capitol hill. the man who knows everything that's going on. ed henry is going to join us in just a moment from the white house. james, harry reid gets up there just moments ago, and he moves to introduce the boehner bill which is really to chevrolet the boehner bill, what's happening? >> use the boehner bill as a shell often

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we'll have full coverage with shepard smith, the entire fine mission.ent obama's reelection campaign capitalizing on his testy news conference. the campaign wring, quoting with in case you missed it the president held a press conference. the last few minutes were something special. here is what they are talking about in case you did miss it. >> if everybody else is willing to take on their sacred cows and do tough things the in order to achieve the goal of real deficit reduction, and i think it would be hard for the republicans to stand there and say that tax breaks for corporate jets is sufficiently important that we are not willing to come to the table and get a deal done. jamie: will this work? susan estrich is joining us from los angeles. happy 4th. jamie: the president isn't the only one jumping on this. a lot of democrats in leadership and in the campaign are saying listen to them. this is what he needs to say. what do you think the impact was of those statements? >> one sets of statement doesn't have that much impact. but if this is the message f

streaming live on foxnews.com, watch that simultaneously and watch studio b, shepard smith, 3:00 today, wall to wall coverage of the trial, 3:00 p.m. on the fox news channel, don't miss that coming up this afternoon. gregg: those are just some of the many stories we are following in "america's newsroom". coming up, another hidden pitfall of the new health care law as we get through the 2000 page bill. what else might we find out? we're going to be talking to a republican on the house doctor's caucus. martha: and this story is unbelievable. so we've got brand new details now on how a man from nigeria was able to board a cross country flight with someone else's expired boarding pass. we're going to talk to congressman peter king who is very fired up about this. we want questions answered from the tsa on this issue. gregg: mitt romney is speaking out in front of a metal works factory that president obama taught dollars -- touted as being saved by the stimulus. well, now it is shuttered. will the lagging economy boost his chances for the white house? >> i can assure voters that if i were p

we have special coverage of the launch of atlantis on friday, shepard smith is live in florida, we willit for you here on the fox news channel come friday. it's the end of an era for nasa and what a successful era it's been. alisyn: a brutal beating caught on tape, why this mob attacked, where this happened, and why it has locals worried. >> you'll find that like a tuesday night, at 11, midnight, it's still active here. >> from the bars, i walk home by myself with my head phones because i know there are so many people out, i would never be concerned for my safety. alisyn: vicious attack caught on video in chicago's boys town area. take a look: you're looking at amateur video here this, happened sunday night, and as you can see, a group of nearly a dozen young men brutally beating a 25-year-old man on the sidewalk. the victim was stabbed during the attack, and police say the man was taken to a nearby hospital and later released. this is the third attack in three weeks in that area. no arrests so far. but police are investigating >> bill at 9:00 a.m. eastern time, thursday morning, casey

. >> eric: we'll call shepard smith at the break.l launch. >> steve: if they light that candle, as they say down at the space place, you will see it live right here on fox. >> eric: going green, maybe it wasn't such a good idea after all. turns out it's way overbudget, but don't expect the main stream media to tell you about that. brent bozelle explains the multi trillion dollars cover-up. >> steve: and a cops cruiser bursts into flames and there is an officer inside. you got to see the rest of this rescue to believe it. >> molly: then, back outside for a live performance with augustana. "just stay here tonight" is what they're singing. ♪ ♪ ♪ well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. when someone changes lanes without warning? or when you're distracted? when you're falling aeep at the wheel? do you know how you'll react? lexus can now precisely test the most unpredictable variable in a c