. >> alisyn: may not apply. >> clayton: low self-esteem. >> alisyn: even even air roerros impressions exhibit a. >> clayton: what is going on in the world of politics, a lot of changes that happened overnight. herman cain as of yesterday expected down there in atlanta giving supporters perhaps not what they wanted. they waited hours to hear herman cain show up on the stage outside of his new headquarters which they had just unveiled, by the way. 300 supporters waiting and herman cain came to tell them that he's suspending his campaign, take a listen. >> i know that many of you are disappointed. i understand that. i know that many of you are all are disappointed and i certainly understand that and i am disappointed that it came to this point that we had to make this decision. one of the reasons that i ran for president of the united states was search that i could change washington d.c. from the inside. plan b is that we're going to have to change it from the outside. outside. >> okay, what he means by that, he started a website, cain solutions.com and he's still going to be involved wi

thank you, alisyn for putting it-- .hmuth is live in myrtle beach, south carolina, hey, rick. >> you know, there's plenty of fights at the mall, alisyn. >> alisyn: i know that. >> all right. so, yeah, we're here at christmas wonderland and talk about it in a second. and a quick look at your weather though, a few things going on, including some cold temps, the coldest we've seen so far this year, in places in arizona where you're down in the single digits and you're thinking it's not that bad. a cold morning and a cold day, only getting into the 30's for most areas down across the northeast, and the metro we're going to see a few showers and maybe a few snowflakes, across parts of western texas throughout the day today. temps only into the 40's and 50's across much of the area. a nice day 40 degrees in fargo and barely any snow this year and certainly continuing to be dry and 40 degrees in december is very nice and across the west, things are looking pretty good. and the next storm pull into california and a rain and snow

alisyn. alisyn: hard to see how they are going to figure this out this week but we know that you will keep us posted. mike emanuel, thank you very much. >>> now for background on the senate plan so unpopular in the house, it passed pretty convincingly saturday, 89 to just ten, the bill grants a two-month extension of the social security payroll tax cut. it also holds off a cut in medicare payments for doctors and extends other health care fees. unemployment benefits also remain unchanged. now remember, all this is just for two-months. as is the senate extension plan would reduce the budget decifit by $2.9 billion over ten years. >>> we need bring you this fox news extreme weather alert now. the southwest is getting slammed with a major snowstorm, the snow of course is causing a travel nightmare on the roads, including closed highways and low visibility. some parts of the region are bracing for biz ardoo blizzard conditions. janice dean is live in the fox news weather -- fox weather center. >>

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alisyn. alisyn: all right.or more details on this, on the hacking of the u.s. chamber of commerce, go to foxnews.com, and read much more there. >>> well, just when they started digging out from a blast of winter, a thousand miles stretch of the heartland could be in the crosshairs again. what could be an ugly forecast, after the break. >>> plus, the passing of north korea's leader, kim jong-il, lead to go uncertainty for the reclusive country and the world. we'll show you the newest concerns after the death of a dictator. >>> and 23 years since the pan am bombing over lockerbie scotland, for the first time since the attacks, the man accused of green lighting it is dead. in three minutes, the possibility of new charges in the wake of moammar qaddafi's death. [ male announcer ] the more you lose, the more you lose, because for every two pounds you lose through diet and exercise, alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. let's fight fat with alli. ♪ most powerful trading app ? total acce

alisyn: okay. so do you interpret what leon panetta is saying now as ratcheting up the rhetoric to, i don't know, put people on notice that the military option is on the table? >> i think -- well, maybe he's ratcheting up the rhetoric although bits and pieces of what he's said have been said before. but the fact is this administration is never going to live up to that rhetoric. and i think it's a big mistake for politicians or cabinet officials to threaten when they're not prepared to deliver. iran has heard this before, they've heard it from the bush administration just to be nonpartisan in my criticism here of administration officials saying it's unacceptable for iran to have a nuclear weapon, and then we didn't take steps that did anything to prevent the unacceptable from happening. so i think iran is perfectly within its legitimate interpretation of american rhetoric not to pay any attention to this. alisyn: so you can't foresee any scenario, any scenario that would predicate some military acti

alisyn: all right. white house hopeful mitt romney picking up a big endorsement on the tkpaeup trail -- campaign trail from the governor of a key early voting state, nicky haley of south carolina, touting the former massachusetts governor, saying that he is, quote, someone who is not part of the chaos that is washington. meanwhile, romney, touring a steel plant in iowa early they are morning, discussing jobs and how he would improve the economy. let's take a listen: >> i watch our president. i think he's a nice guy. i just think he has no appreciation of what it takes to work in a facility like this, to come up with ideas to create new products, to compete around the world, to be able to sell a product to let's say germany, knowing that kwhraoeupb is also trying to sell the same product. he doesn't understand that -- understand that because he hasn't done it. alisyn: romney is hoping that today's endorsement will help him in south carolina, of course. he's hoping he will outsize his comfort zone in the

>> alisyn: right. so she said his motivation was purely money, not that she was part of the flagging complain. she accuse ron paul of paying him. he personally told me he was offered a large sum of money to go work for the paul campaign. and he was with us and went immediately afterwards to a ron paul campaign. he said everyone sells out with iowa, why shouldn't i and he said he would stay with the ron paul campaign. basically she said the ron paul campaign is sabotaging her campaign because he is slipping in iowa. >> steve: and meanwhile the ron paul campaign says we don't know what she's talking about, we didn't give him a bunch of money and he said it wasn't about money. and rick santorum, meanwhile, said two days ago if i finish dead last in iowa, and by the looks of the policy he won't, he's going to get out. michele bachmann was asked essentially the same question by our own griff jenkins in iowa and here's what she said. >> i'm all in for the presidency. remember, there's only been one state-wid

alisyn: okay.are reform because i have heard it said, some pundits believe that either way the supreme court decides, if they side with ma -- president obama and they allow the health care reform law, or if they start dismantling it somehow, either way, it sort of helps the president rally his base. leslie, what do you think? >> i agree 900%. back -- 100 3r9. back to the anger issue. if supreme court deems this unconstitutional, i think those democrats who plan to stay home or some who are a little upset with hope and change might say, you know what? i'm going to give this guy a second chance, and i'm going to show up to vote. obviously, if supreme court upholds it, it just makes it look like, see? what a waste of taxpayer time and money. and, of course, republicans are going to run with it either way, so run with it, lars. alisyn: what do you think, lars? [laughter] >> i tell you what, i will run with it. the thing leslie doesn't understand, the majority of americans oppose this law because they u

>>alisyn: thanks.mas tree was lit by president obama and the family and now the first lady is busy make sure the white house is decorated for the holiday. the theme in the white house is "shine, give, share," and it comes with trees that are decorated to honor our military. the white house official tree decorated with cards created by military children, how did this tradition begin? joining us now is the all their of "christmas with the first ladies," a decorating tradition from jacqueline kennedy to mrs. obama. you were part of the team with mrs. bush? >> that was so cool i was so honored to be there and the white house is really spectacular at christmas. >>alisyn: tell us about the theme "shine, give, share." >>guest: those are three words we are supposed to remember. shine our own talents. give of them. and share with our neighbors. so, a positive message coming from the white house, but the other wonderful thing is remembering our military on the official tree this year with the blue star family me

>>alisyn: dave?t's alma mater, and they found out 30 percent of the young voters thing they will win but 36 percent think he will not win re-election so the numbers appear to have flip-flopped from the support, the tremendous youth support he had in 2008, one of the reasons that propelled him into office. >>alisyn: they were a significant voting block, they were so juiced and excited by the president. optimistic. and he seemed like an outsider and they are disenchanted. the harvard poll asked if the country was on right or wrong drop and 189 to 29-year-olds like other people, believe overwhelm billion it is at wrong track and 52 percent say it is on the wrong track and only 12 percent say it is the right track. >>clayton: and don't for get the obamacare and 2.4 million or so twin-year-olds and under who now get health carry and that question has been lately floated now that the kids are on health care and coming home after college and cannot find a job, will they reward president obama going out to t

>> alisyn: that's mine.en one day a week, he just goes off the rails. >> steve: absolutely nuts. i got to reverse mine then. >> alisyn: your calculation is askew. >> clayton: brian and gretchen are off today. so you have steve who currently lives here. ali and clayton sitting in for them. >> steve: i'm just making sure that there is no damage to the curvy couch and we don't lose the security deposit. >> clayton: it's long been lost. >> steve: when was the last time you heard about the occupy people? they're back in the news today because there is a story out of iowa that apparently what they want to do is occupy the caucus and coming up, people -- there is our headquarters in downtown des moines. they're arriving from kansas, chicago, madison, new orleans, new york, they're all arriving because they want to put on a show for the people who are covering the caucus. >> alisyn: also as i understand it from the local affiliate in cedar rapids who have interviewed some of them, they want people to go to the caucu

>> alisyn: not good enough. >> clayton: hand it to the camera. >> alisyn: if you want to log on for our

have. >> alisyn: wow.an. let's get to your headlines. we have a fox news alert. breaking news now because just days after american troops pull out of iraq, there is a blood bath in baghdad. at least 63 people are dead and more than 185 injured after 14 bombs exploded across baghdad. no one is taking any responsibility for the attacks at this point, but the planning and coordination point to al-qaeda. >>> closing arguments today in the case against army private bradley manning. he's accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of classified documents and giving them to wikileaks. the military wants to court-martial him and put him behind bars for life. the decision whether he will be court-martialed will be announced january 16. >>> just in time for christmas, a snow storm in colorado that is moving east at this hour. let's take you live outside to highland ranch in colorado where as you can see, there the snow is coming down. >> steve: that reporter loved it. >> alisyn: poor reporter. >> brian: not that ali.

. >> alisyn: good morning. new policy out of iowa shows a tossup with less than a week before caucus night. that's good news for the frontrunners but the frontrunners are not who they used to be. even yesterday. >> steve: what? >> alisyn: we have the latest on a shakeup in iowa i can't and meanwhile, are nancy mosey and bainner about to pack their bags? a stunning prediction ahead. and why is the united nations honoring kim jong-il? we will find

>> alisyn: thanks so much for watching. i'm alisyn camerota in for megyn kelly. i will see you again here tomorrow and "studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. >> shepard: alisyn, thanks a lot. the news begins anew on "studio b." north korea's dear leader kim jong il is still dead. can no longer, well, look at things. looking at fresh tomatoes, looking at women's bras. we will talk to a man who cataloged all the looking at things from the late dictator's photo ops. 14 days from the iowa caucuses. one poll says the former house speaker newt gingrich has slipped to fourth place. the latest on the g.o.p. nomination race coming up. plus, new details on the search for a missing 20-month-old girl in maine. why cops there say they have an suv owner by the toddler's father in custody. unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." first in fox at :00 no deal. the house of representatives summarily captions by closed captioning services rejected a senate bill which they were for which would have extended those payroll tax cuts for two more months. they say

>>alisyn: nice. really nice. >>shepard: the news begins anew, and bradass is back in court, and the lawyer is back in court for the wikileaks leaker. will your taxes still go up is the key with the senate bill? are you kidding? the bears? my goodness. this football player accused of being a top drug trafficker in the windy city. police have a long list of philadelphia players who were buying drugs for him. fourth down. unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b." first from fox at 3:00, the house of representatives passed a last minute deal to avoid a government shut down add midnight. negotiators reached $1 trillion budget agreement last night. and now it goes to the senate for a vote. keep in mind lawmakers admit they have not read the thing. and we hear the bill will not get to the senate floor until tomorrow. so much for the midnight deadline. more on that in a moment and the matter of the payroll tax cut if lawmakers do not take action on that our paychecks will shrink. and now, mike, what is the

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things i give to clayton and alisyn, not serious gifts for your wives.d of like that one. >> beverly says -- from atlanta, the ugly vest. >> dave: that is hideous. and you know, you compare it with a sparkling shirt? >> kelly: oh, tell us how you really feel, dave. >> dave: it needs a nickname... a guess, just frosty the sweater on man? though it is a female sweater. >> kelly: with a red nosed reindeer or santa. good stuff. keep it coming. >> dave: twitter,@ffweekend. >> he's considered a long shot but ron paul inching closer, to being ahead in the polls. what happens if he wins the iowa caucus. >> kelly: and a daring rescue made by a man dressed as santa claus that's car goes up in flames but a heart-warming coincidence makes the story a true christmas miracle. we will talk to that santa, next. ♪ losing weight clicked for me when i found a plan that was as active and on the go as i was. weight watchers online is absolutely that tool. it was never further away than my pocket. my sidekick! the weight tracker really let me see that my real problem area was

mike whalen of the heart of america group runs hotels and restaurants and john alisyn of bb and t, the 12th biggest bank in america. will it lower the cost? anybody? >> i don't think so. (laughter) >> i bring our people that work with us, with our company health insurance and recently we had our agony pain meeting. >> what you call it? >> annual agony of pain. yes, and said just give me like a ten minute synopsis how this thing is going to impact my company and the three of them kind of looked at each other, we've gone to seminar after seminar and mike, we can't tell you. i think that kind of sums up the uncertainty. >> the uncertainty so then you're afraid to hire people because you don't know what they'll cost? >> if i was trying to get to you fund a business you started and asked hee what my payroll was going to be three years from now per employee, if i went to the deep heest specialist in the industry he can't tell me what it's actually going to cost let alone what i'm going to be responsible for. that bill is inconsistent within. >> you would think that something this thick would

mike whalen of the heart of america group runs hotels and restaurants and john alisyn of bb and t, the 12th biggest bank in america. will it lower the cost? anybody? >> i don't think so. (laughter) >> i bring our people that work with us, with our company health insurance and recently we had our agony pain meeting. >> what you call it? >> annual agony of pain. yes, and said just give me like a ten minute synopsis how this thing is going to impact my company and the three of them kind of looked at each other, we've gone to seminar after seminar and mike, we can't tell you. i think that kind of sums up the uncertainty. >> the uncertainty so then you're afraid to hire people because you don't know what they'll cost? >> if i was trying to get to you fund a business you started and asked hee what my payroll was going to be three years from now per employee, if i went to the deep heest specialist in the industry he can't tell me what it's actually going to cost let alone what i'm going to be responsible for. that bill is inconsistent within. >> you would think that something this thick would

herself. >> alisyn: again? >> clayton: yes. gregg: a new spotlight squarely on rick santorum as he stages a ladies and gentlemen surge in iowa, just ahead of the first contest of the election season. good morning, everyone. i'm gregg jarrett in for bill hemmer here in "america's newsroom.". patti ann: i'm patti ann browne in for martha maccallum. he has been called iowa's dark horse. rick santorum has been campaigning through each of the state's 99 counties. looks like his hard work is paying off. he has gained major ground in the hawkeye state. in the latest poll he has surged into third place behind mitt romney and ron paul. gregg: the question, can he pull off a win in iowa. jamie weinstein, editor of "the daily caller". santorum has jumped 11 points in one week alone. vaulting him within third place, striking distance from the top. do you think his strategy going to all 99 counties the last year-and-a-half, good old-fashioned retail politics is beginning to pay off and can he win iowa? >> if the latest poll

. >> alisyn: it's friday, december 30th, 2011. i'mal sin filling in for gretchen this morning. well, it happens. good news in politics. candidate mitt romney taking a big jump not in iowa but in america and not just against the gop opponents. we will break it all down for you. >> steve: well, as mitt spikes, he becomes a target for his opponents. >> senator, i'm calling you out. defend your earmarks. defend to the people and the country the

i'm alisyn camerota and we begin with breaking news overnight. days after american forces call it quits in iraq, a wave of violence rips through baghdad leaving nearly 60 people dead. we have the late breaking details for you ahead. >> meanwhile, we're done here. republicans walking out over the payroll tax cut debate. >> speaker -- mr. speaker! mr. speaker, you're walking out. you're walking away just as so many republicans have walked away. >> yeah, but they're walking away because it was hammer time. not only did they walk out, they turned out the lights. sorry, steny. details straight ahead. >> are these children? what is going on? >> thank you. >> just me. >> it was rhetorical. anthony, we have a

i'm alisyn camerota in for gretchen this morning. it's exactly one week until the iowa caucus. just as the g.o.p. candidates make a final push, they're getting some company. occupy caucus is coming together in the hawkeye state. we'll explain. >> great. hi, everybody. i'm steve in for steve. plus first it was pearl harbor. now, newt gingrich invoking another historical reference to get a boost in the polls. but is it working or is it too late? we'll take a look at newt's new christmas 1776. >> guy likes history. >> they came out in droves bringing back those unwanted christmas gifts. started at 5:00 a.m. yesterday morning, if you can believe it. what presents made the cut?