i'm ainsley earhardt. back to "on the record."ck to greta. >> greta: what is congress doing to help our economy? first they are not here. they are not expected to return until after labor day. today president obama assured us that congress is working hard to fix this mess. >> i know you are upset about this. >> greta: it is like a ghost town. >> which might be good. it helps if members of congress go home and hear what voters have to say. it might motivate them. >> greta: don't they know. my e-mail, i don't have to leave my set and i know what people are saying. >> you get out of town now and then. don't assume when they are in washington week after book they know what people are thinking and feeling at home. >> greta: if they are that tone-deaf that is stunning to me. whatever. if they were hear -- if they were here. i made a list. i think appearances matter. if they were here and showed they worked it would inspire american people. super committee that is supposed to be form that hasn't been formed, maybe we could get it formed

i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "on the record" with greta.line, go to foxnews.com. you are watching the most powerful name in news, the fox newschannel. now back to greta. >> greta: new report says a vendor for the government is over charging our troops overseas for the necessities. overcharging can be government talk for stealing from you. you won't believe the dollar mark-up. where is the oversight by congress? we can ask, congress is still on that five week recess. here's griff jenkins. >> reporter: the end of july this report was issued that says among other things that iraq is less safe than it was 12 months ago. and june was the deadliest month on record for u.s. troops in more than two years. perhaps what is most shocking is the claims that a u.s. government contractor named an ham overcharged the pentagon and the american taxpayers for items like control switches and pvc pipe, sometimes 5,000% mark up, even 12,000 in one case. we sat down with the inspector general to get answers. >> this is an example of failed government oversight a

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. some violence breaking out this morning outside of a venue where the trial against former egyptian leader hosni mubarak is scheduled to begin in less than two hours. protesters pelting guards and the media with what appears to be rocks. mubarak is charged with premeditated murder for unleashing police on demonstrators in february's uprising. tropical storm emilie could strengthen as it heads toward the dominican republic and haiti with maximum sustained winds of 50 miles per hour and could hit the coast of florida by the end of the week. it's lashed puerto rico with heavy rain. a grassfire tearing through tulsa, oklahoma. the flames destroying four homes and damaging 20 others. 10 people suffered heat exhaustion and seven of them are said to be firefighters. no one was seriously injured. i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "the five." >> welcome back, it's time for the 2012 roundup. michele bachmann running for president, running for the republican nomination for president, sends an ema

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. relief for hundreds of thousands of air travelers, stranded by hurricane irene. the airlines saying that it could take several more dice get passengers to their final deftinations. irene forced the cancellation of more than 13,000 flights, ground crews are working around the clock to get planes airborne again. and airports must gear up for a deluge of extra flights before the labor day weekend. there are reports that members of muammar al-qaddafi's family have fled to algeria. his wife two, sons and a daughter crossed by land, according to the country's foreign minister. libya's rebel council has demanded their extradition. algeria won't say if qaddafi was with his family. the white house has no indication that qaddafi has left libbia. i'm ainsley earhardt. we return to "on the record" with greta. thanks for watching fox newschannel. have a great night. ked there. my back to greta. -- now back to greta >> greta: new and more political outrage. first governor walker sparked hot wire co

i'm ainsley earhardt. with greta. . >> greta: what is up with standard & poor's? thirst they gave aaa ratings to toxic swaps that tanked our economy. then three weeks ago they got their math wrong and in spite of it downgraded our nation's credit rating. then the news leaking s&p is under investigation by the justice department if you think the justice department is getting tough on them? wrong only a civil investigation not a criminal investigation. tonight news about the s&p president -- [ unintelligible ] nice to see you. tell me what is the news with the head of s&p? >> s&p announced late last night they were going to replace their president. and they've hired someone who replace him. a high level executive at citigroup named douglas peterson. it is a big change in one of the most public figures for s&p obviously at a tough time for them. >> greta: devin sharma has been there, 2005, 2007 is when they give the aaa rate together credit swaps which i keep repeating led to the housing crisis and the econom

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt.ding lower thursday, following another huge selloff day on wall street. japan's nikkei indexes shrinking and hong cang kong's hang seng fell 1.5%. but the drop is not as intense as the dow's loss of more than 500 points on wednesday. investors are spntding to concerns about the health of europe's banks and france's debt rating. the nation's budget deficit tomming $1 trillion for the third straight year. the shortfall on track to exceed last year's deficit of $1.29 trillion. president obama and congress are taking notice and have cast a group of lawmakers cast with the job of reducing the debt in the next decade. for the latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. i'm ainsley earhardt. thanks for watching. >> greta: are we in economic denial? we are broke, we need jobs, washington is a mess annual street is crumbling. what is being done and will it work? we asked newt gingrich. mr. speaker nice to see you. >> great to see you. >> greta: i must note, you have a nice relaxed iowa look about your

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt.is reporting the justice department is conducting an investigation involving the standard&poors credit rating agency. the report says that the government wants to know if the company improperly rated dozens of mortgage securities in the years leading up to the financial crisis. the times saying the investigation began before the country's triple-a credit rating was cut earlier this month. a possible turning point for libyan rebels in the fight against the muammar al-qaddafi forces. dozens of fighters have surrounded the last working oil refinery. a victory there could allow rebels to close in on tripoli before long. the insurgents hold most of the eastern half of that country, while nato controls the seas to the north. i'm ainsley earhardt. we now return to "on the record" with greta. go to our web site, foxnews.com. thanks for watching. >> greta: is wisconsin governor scott walker next? is he at risk of voter recall? there have been nine recall votes in wisconsin this summer, all trig

i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to greta. thanks for watching.he senate passed the debt ceiling bill and averting a potential or possible economic disaster. lawmakers are setting the stage for the next political showdown. many republicans say they will not accept tax hikes out of the super committee. but senate majority leader harry reid has different take? >> as early this morning, republican leaders in the senate say there will be no revenue. that is not going to happen. otherwise the trigger is going to kick in. the only way we can arrive at a fair arrangement for the american people with this joint committee is to have equal sharing. it's going painful. each party if they do the right thing it's going painful for them. because to be fair we have to move forward. it has to be equal. spending cuts, there has to be some revenue that matches that. >> greta: so what is going on. earlier today we asked pat toomey about that and why he voted no. >> greta: you voted no, why? >> the bottom line for me, greta despite good efforts by good people here, i

i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "on the record." ai.did you know senator lieberman, former democratic candidate for vice president, gave governor palin advice when she was the republican candidate for vice president? it happened in 2008 when the senator jumped the political aisle and threw his support behind presidential contender senator mccain and his running mate governor palin. what happened? it is one of the many personal and political stories he reports in his new book. earlier today we asked senator lieberman about it. nice to see you, sir. >> good to be with you. how are you? >> greta: well. i thought your book was absolutely delightful. and struck -- and instructive. >> that makes me feel wonderful, thank you. different than what i've done before. it is from inside. to have that kind of reaction means a lot to me. >> greta: i don't know if i could be as disciplined as you are and as many are. i realize this cross many faiths the idea of honoring the saab -- sabbath. i can appreciate putting the brakes on for 24 hours, stepping

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt. largest tobacco companies filing suit against the federal government over new warning labels mp the companies claim the graphic labels violate their free speech and will cost millions to print. the fda approved the labels in june. the companies say that the label doesn't convey facts about the decision whether or not to smoke. >> a deadly stage collapse at the indiana state fair. there is an investigation underway to determine if anyone inspected the structure before the accident. five people were killed and dozens more were injured. sugarland was preparing to play. the musicians are planning a private memorial to honor the fan who is died. i'm ainsley earhardt. we return to "on the record" with greta. for the headlines, go to our web site, foxnews.com. have a great evening. mental heh facility. >> greta: who is to blame for our nation's lousy economy? president obama said don't blame the white house. >> the president: we had reversed the recession, avoided a depression. got the econo

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt.r and on track to reach the u.s. later this week. now a category 2 storm packing 100-mile-per-hour winds. it is expected to hit the bahamas sometime tuesday, the dominican republic and puerto rico hit hard by torrential rain. it could grow into a category 3 storm by tuesday and hit the southeast coast by the end of the week. s&p's president is stepping down, just weeks after the s&p stripped the u.s. of its triple-a credit rating. other major agencies have maintained a triple-a rating on the u.s. i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "on the record" with greta. for more headliance, go to our web site, foxnews.com. >> greta: don't look for congressman ryan's name on the ballot for president. announcing he will not be lucky number 13. other contenders. last week governor perry's campaign reached out to congressman ryan, why? joining us stephen hayes. nice to see you. he's out? >> he's out. final decision. never in. indiana governor daniels said that he wasn't running paul ryan stopped, start

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt.tinue the fight against the u.s. despite the killing of osama bin laden. the new leader say that this battle doesn't end with the death of its commander. the new al qaeda leader calling america, quote, a criminal country, which has corrupted the world. he claims the uprisings in ejupt and tunisia have provided opportunities for al qaeda to spread its message. late credit card payments hitting a 17-year low. analysts saying because the rocky economy has consumers focused on keeping accounts in good standing. a major credit reporting agency saying the national dlirchtionuencey rate fell to the lowest it's been since 1994. an account is delinquent when payments are 90 days past due. i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to "on the record" with greta. ordered probation begin after her release. >> greta: another political tsunami. the president says his bus trip is official business. the president trying to find out what americans are thinking about jobs. his political opponents say this is not pr

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm ainsley earhardt.istration asking congress to return from vacation to resolve the faa shutdown. lawmakers left washington without authorizing an extension of the agencies's funding and that could cost more than $1 billion in lost ticket taxes and it's leaving 74,000 workers without paychecks. oregon congressman david wu is a private citizen. the democratic lawmaker's resignation became official at the end of wednesday. wu was forced to quit after being accused of an unwanted sexual encounter with an 18-year-old woman. he liant been hit with criminal charges but was facing an ethics committee investigation. wu is the fourth member of congress to resign this year in the wake of a sex scandal. i'm ainsley earhardt. we return to greta van susteren and "on the record." israel is gt what iran is planning, planning to do to them. now we asked israeli defense minister ehud barack about iran's threat to israel. the only thing i know what's in the public domain, what i read about. it seems that the united states

. >> i'm ainsley earhardt. for the first time in history, a total mass transit shutdown for the city of new york. mayor michael bloomberg has a message for new yorkers -- if you are planning on evacuating now, he says, too bad. >> time for evacuation is over. everyone should now go inside and be prepared to stay inside until weather conditions improve, which won't likely be until sunday afternoon. but we will get to this next 24 hours, i assure you. the city has taken exhaustive steps to prepare for whatever comes our way. >> new york has shut down the transit system. philly has shut down the transit system. boston is doing that as of 8:00 this morning. the winds are about 80 miles per hour. the rain already causing major flooding in some parts where the ground was already drenched because there has been so much rain in the northeast over the last couple of weeks. and we have gotten word of tornadoes in three states up in new england. maria molina is riding out the storm with us and she is here to break it down

i have a facebook wall as does ainsley earhardt. tell what did you say is happening where you are. maybe we will read the comments later on, on the air. >> let's go to virginia beach. hey, eligz liz beth, what does it look like there? >> reporter: good morning. it is a different morning than it was yesterday. although it's breezy. we are experiencing wind gusts here in coastal areas. up to 55 miles per hour. and when people wake up this morning, authorities are worried that maybe they will feel bold because it's going to be beautiful and we will experience sunshine and nice weather. but the fact of the matter is that we did experience an extreme storm surge here. when the eye of the hurricane came in early evening last night, the high -- the tide was high. so we saw about 8 feet of storm surge on top of that. about preliminary reports of 6 to 8 inches of rain, which is why there is more than 100 road closures in the area. so authority its don't want people getting up and getting in their cars and they don't want people in the water because at one point, these waves were up to 24 fe

i'm ainsley earhardt. now back to greta.r watching. >> greta: is wisconsin governor scott walker next? is he at risk of voter recall? there have been nine recall votes in wisconsin this summer, all triggered by backlash of the collective barginning law this year. they managed to unseat two incumbent republicans. the republicans breathed a sigh of relieve but there -- sigh of relief, but there could be more trouble brewing. governor walker is joining us. good evening. >> home of the packers and brewers the next team up to win the world championship. >> greta: i'll be watching. sir, are you going to get recalled? what is the latest? >> i think they are going to be pushing for that. you look last tuesday six republicans facing election we kept the injure of the seats. out of 12, the union spent more money than all 12 combined. in total, there was more than 30 million dollars spent on those elections for the state senate recalls. i spent 13 running for governor. you can only imagine if they are willing to put that kind of money

i'm ainsley earhardt filling in for gretchen this morning.e begin, of course, with a fox extreme weather alert. hurricane irene's first waves now striking the u.s. coast off north carolina. a live report on the storm that's putting america's largest cities in an all out crisis. >> meanwhile, trouble at the town hall when mitt romney fires back at a woman in the crowd. >> i balanced the budget

i'm ainsley earhardt we now return to on the record with greta.ave a great night. >> greta: don't look for congressman ryan's name on the ballot for president. announcing he will not be lucky number 13. other contenders. last week governor perry's campaign reached out to congressman ryan, why? joining us stephen hayes. nice to see you. he's out? >> he's out. final decision. never in. indiana governor daniels said that he wasn't running paul ryan stopped, started the long process of thinking about getting into the racism he consulted with strategists. -- into the race. he consulted with strategists. he talked to his family. after thinking about it for three months. he decided he want going to go. >> greta: how old is he? >> 41. i think that that is really old. grell >> greta: i'll reserve comment on that. -- he's got a great job now. enormous amount of ability to -- [ unintelligible ] >> that's one of the arguments. house republican budget that passed last spring wouldn't have happened without paul ryan there was a big internal fight about whether

i'm ainsley earhardt filling in for gretchen. fox news extreme weather alert for you this morning. hundreds of thousands of people now under orders to evacuate as hurricane irene's first waves striking the u.s. >> the bad economy, that's certainly not the president's fault. it's mother nature. >> we get earthquakes, tsunamis, revolutions in the middle east, now they even have earthquakes outside of washington, d.c. >> did his former economic advisor just blame unemployment on earthquakes and tsunamis? >> it's bush's fault. >> yes. >> that quake probably not to blame for the economy. but it did fix something. we're going to introduce you to a guy left partially deaf, guess what? he can hear again thanks to the earthquake! >> thanks to that jolt. >> what's that about? find out straight ahead. "fox & friends" hour two for a friday starts right now. >> yep, this is a story that impacts 55 million americans. you are looking live at flagler beach in florida. hurricane irene's outer bands already making the waves choppy in that area. th