if they mandated it, i'd probably say, it's not such a bad idea. stossele you would arrive then. it's a pain to wear a helmet. in parts of australia, canada, new zealand helmets are a requirement. the number of cyclists dropped. >> people stopped riding because of a helmet. >> some people did. child cyclists by 42% in melbourne. >> that's shocking. i find that data very hard to believe. >> i like to shock you. >> however another concept would be, well if you are required to wear a helmet, but go ahead and choose not to. in texas you're stopped and you have to pay a fine. so pay a fine. >> i don't want to be fined by my government. i want to protect my own heads. these bans on texting while driving. there should be a law against texting? >> i think there should be a law. look i'm an orthopedic surgeon. my job is to take care of people. that's the best way to take care of people. >> the insurance institute for highway safety. the laws aren't reducing crashes even though that the laws reduced hand-held phone use. maybe it's because it's illegal, i can't do th

that should not be a hard thing to do. >> right. >> well, i don't think obama would veto it, but he might. ladies, thanks as always. when we come back, john stossel asking some african-americans if they believe they have equal opportunity in america. also later how witnesses in ferguson, missouri were intimidated not to tell the truth about the michael brown shooting. a very important tip up ahead. if you suffer from a dry mouth then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? well, there is biotene specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants... biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. biotene, for people who suffer from a dry mouth. how do i get hotel deals nobody else gets?... i know a guy. price-line ne-go-ti-a-tor! i know this guy... konohito... and this guy... who knows a guy. hey guy. i know a guy in new york, vegas, dallas. i've known some guys for decades and some, nice to meet ya, let's deal. my competitors may know a guy, but i know over 60,000 guys. and gals. exclusive hotel deals - up to 60% off...priceline

a bubble is going to burst at some point. stuart: that's interesting. let me give you your formal introduction. john stossel's threatening to us and what is not. roll some tape. >> a deadly shark attack off the coast of maui. >> the sharks are coming. and are your kids vaccinated? >> there are now 70 cases of measles tied to an outbreak at disneyland. >> what do we do about ebola. >> a medical crisis as well as a national security crisis. >> it all sounds so scary. what should we do about it? >> things involve big brother. >> life or death. stuart: you loor like you're calling out fox people there. >> we call out the whole media. i call out myself. i won 19 emmy awards it works. people have been looking at that plane. nobody died but it's fascinating to look at the plane that slid off the runway. stuart: are you criticizing our broadcast which yesterday ran wall to wall with the extraordinary storm the interruption of the life of tens of millions of americans and a plane that slid off laguardia airport runway. are you criticizing our broadcast stossel? >> not for the storm coverage. [ laughter ] >> all righ

a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. charles: john stosseltakes from the pass and another housing crash is coming as a result. look at this. john: how to put a value on a home. owning your own home can mean security, joyful moments with family. >> all this by $50,000 and then you have the bag. john: too that our government monkeys with that by subsidizing homes. >> our homeownership strategy will not cost the taxpayers one extra cent. john: how did that work out? stuart: housing bubble burst. >> what we doing now? john: the same foolish thing. >> you don't have 20% to put down on that dream home. how about 3% down? charles: so much for being the good news guy on friday john stossel is here with us. you don't want people to get the american dream home ownership? john: it might be good news if you can put 3% down and borrow at today's low-interest rate locked in for 30 years guaranteed by the government but it is insane for taxpayers. a few years ago we had the bubble. why did we have the bubble? it was the greed of all these lending institutio

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a well-fed garden. miracle-gro. life starts here. >>> stosselment tonight, police in virginia can find no evidence of a gang rape at the university of virginia. you may remember rolling stone magazine reported horrific attack at uva fraternity. story completely made up. >> unfortunately, we're not able to conclude any -- to any substantive degree that an incident that is consistent with the facts contained in that article occurred at the five kappa cy fraternity house or any other fraternity house for that matter. >> no evidence at all police say but they will continue to investigate. now the question becomes can rolling stone magazine be sued? here now john stossel anchor of his own program fox business network on friday evenings. what about a lawsuit here? can a fraternity disseminated by this can they sue rolling stone magazine? >> they can but it would be foolish. >> why? >> it's hard for a group to sue lawsuits are about individual injury. if they sued then the -- >> -- couldn't you file a class action on behalf of all of the people in that

a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. stuart: let's be contentious shall we? john stosselago the new detroit. >> the president's hometown of chicago has the next possible bankruptcy. >> pay to play. >> pay to play. >> it is policy. it is racist. >> when you say contentious things like that, you have to bring the man himself right in here. that is a pretty contentious thing to say because chicago is the largest link. >> columbus, ohio and philadelphia 700,000. that is where detroit was about 10 years ago. they are making no plans to raise money for cuts of pension. they are on the track to bankruptcy. stuart: out of hand. that has not been performed. it cannot be paid. >> there is a money pump. takes the taxpayers. they give it to the unions. the unions give it back to the politicians. so what if they are unsustainable. >> doesn't illinois now have a republican governor. >> he is refreshing and he is talking a good game. chicago, a man you well did a few good things. he did nothing. practically nothing to address the pension crisis. >> it is almost impossible. it is so big.

a bunch of white people move to the neighborhood and open up cupcake stores everywhere. john: -- liberals object alternatives. home sweet home. that's our show tonight. ♪ ♪ >> and now, john stosseldo you own a home or plan to? we're told there are big advantages to home ownership. first, you'll mange money, they -- make money. they say buying a home is the best investment you can make. second, home ownership is good for the community because homeowners care more about their schools and maintaining the quality of their neighborhood. finally, it's your castle. you can do whatever you want with your house no landlord can kick you out. all good things for the homeowner if true. the problem is once our government thinks something is good, politicians usually think it's their job to require it or subsidize it. and they do. today 85% of american mortgages are guaranteed with by the government your tax money. there's the fha, the federal housing administration, fannie mae and freddie mac all of them put taxpayer money at risk by granting mortgages or buying them. and these guarantees invite reckless behavior. the guarantees on top of politicians pressuring banks to loan to underserved n

go to stossel like what just happened here? >> the clinton foundation has a person who's assigned to look through the e-mails and to decide which gets to get your honor itted in. nobody that works at the clinton foundation should be allowed to look at official government e-mail. >> correct. huge problem. >> and they don't get to decide what is responsive to the government. the government gets to decide that. this is so shady. >> they turned the state department into like a neighborhood lemonade stand. come on and take a look. it's a huge problem. not only is julie supporting and helping the clintons and greg kind of helps hillary there, too, but the media is playing for her as well. take a listen. take a look. >> all of this says clinton is widely expected to make a run for the white house, which is why we turn to our cbs news political director john dickerson. john why is this story getting so much attention? >> it is not 100% clear to me whether or not this was a clear violation or a sense of caution on her part. we'll have to see more come out. >> "the tim

a. john: some americans do have much more than others. that's not fair, but that's our show tonight. ♪ ♪ >> and now, john stossel. john: what is fair? rica today some people are really rich. that guy, for example, he has more than a thousand times the money that i have. that's not fair. this guy's also rich and better looking and more famous than me. this woman is richer and better looking than most everyone. that's unfair. i could go on. obviously, we are all different and unequal, and when it comes to unequal money politicians want to do something about it. the president says -- >> i believe this is the defining challenge of our time. john: the next president says this: >> as secretary of state, i saw the way extreme inequality has corrupted other societies. john: okay, i don't know that she's the next president. finally here's how a british guy who these days seems to speak for young opinion in america portrays american inequality: >> okay -- [cheers and applause] as always, we have two drawings, first up a drawing for people with inherited wealth. okay so now the lot -- lottery for those who were born poor. [laughter] john: is th

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. >> you want to get in shape, think a health club might be the west way to do it. listen to john stossel they'll probably try to get you to sign up for a year or longer. some will offer incredible savings to do it. signing up for the long term is probably a bad move. half of the people that signed up for one year memberships never showed up. if everyone who paid showed up for the full term it would be so crowded you would never get in the door. the next question is, which club to join? if atmosphere is important, you may want to join one of those chrome gyms with the juice bar. this guy even has a doorman. the elegance won't flatten your stomach but important if it keeps you coming back. avoid a club that offers body wraps or muscle stimulators. as for body wraps, all they do is squeeze water out of you. the effect is temporary. you will regain any weight as soon as you eat or drink. how do you know if the staff knows what it is doing? it may not know. if you join a ymca or a gym like this you have protection because most of their instructors have had training in phys-ed. at other places

a very good chance of this to pass to declare bankruptcy if they don't respond to quit. >> that will be sad. thank you john. to join this argument, follow me on twitter at stossel. use the hash tag chicago were like my facebook page. so you can post on my wall. coming up next we have more about dead fish rahm john: rahm emanuel helped elect barack obama. then he became the chief of staff. then he quit the white house to run for the mayor of chicago. he won easily about twice as many votes as his opponent four years later. >> before he was a big shot mayor. john: the president campaigned for him again. incumbent mayors usually get half the vote, then they don't have to face a run. but last month he did not get half the vote and now he faces an election where he's running against this man. >> we are going to win. john: garcia likes to be called chuy garcia. he was little known and so how do you get to the point where you could unseat an incumbent mayor and a friend of the president two a president who is very popular in chicago to mike flannery covers chicago politics far fox affiliate. this is a surprise. >> not necessarily. it was clear that the mayor was going

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