i'm arthel nevil. get you back to "cashin' in".l see you again at 6:00 eastern. >> everybody in cleveland, we got obama. you sign up, you get social security you a get the benefits! >> eric: nothing phony about this story. people are signing up and getting free stone services subsidized by taxpayers even though they don't qualify for them. get this, mexican billionaire carlos slim second richest man is reportedly making a fortune off this u.s. government program. is it time we disconnect it for good? >> i'm sorry, the obama care phone service is no longer in service. we who pay our phone bills not subsidized by the government actually pay a tax. one thing this obama care lady she is talking about all these programs she so. social security, disability, welfare and we're subsidizing cellphones. having a cellphone is not a right. they did an undercover investigation not only people who aren't qualified getting these phones they are actually selling them back for drug money and using money for obamacare phones. so it's far time the fra

i'm arthel neville. wildfire gaining strength and threatening thousands of homes and now the water and power supply to san francisco. california declaring a state of emergency as the growing fire forced the shut down of hydroelectric plants and threatens to contaminate the reservoir feeding the city. >>> a california memorial held for the mother and son killed in a murder/kidnapping that gripped the nation this month. christina and ethan anderson were found in the rubble of the burned down home of james dimaggio. dimaggio allegedly killed the two and kidnapped teenager hannah anderson. fbi agents killed dimaggio after a six-day manhunt earlier this month. >>> i'm arthel neville get you back in to "cashin' in." all the business news you need. >>> well, logging on to the internet today, be careful because there's a very good chance the government may be watching you. a new report from the "wall street journal" says the nsa can snoop on up to 75% of our e-mail traffic. in addition, the nsa admits to interce

>>. >>> i'm arthel nevil.recovering four bodies from the wreckage of a fiery plane crash in connecticut. air crash slamming into two houses in east haven blocks from the airport. fire officials say two of those killed were aboard the small plane. two others were in one of the homes. a family member identifying identifying the pair on the plane as a former microsoft executive and his teenage son. >>> and nelson mandela's health is improving. family members say the former south africa president is getting better by the day and able to sit up for minutes at a time. 95-year-old leader has been hospitalized for the last two months with a recurring lung infection. i'm arthel nevil and getting back to carb inand we'll have the latest at foxnews.com. >> eric: sarah palin called obamacare death panels and she was vilified for it. four years later are a growing number of democrats proving her right like this one? former democratic national committee chairman howard dean he is worried about how much healthcare you and i

. ♪ >> i'm arthel nevil. new urgency concerning a threat of al-qaeda terrorist attack.urity concern triggering a worldwide travel alert and closure of 22 of our nation embassies and consulates tomorrow in the middle east and beyond. state department saying they may stay closed longer depending on the danger. american embassy in cairo already closed today. international police agency interpol issuing a global security alert, al-qaeda may have been involved in recent jail breaks in the muslim world including iraq and pakistan. they are determining if the escapes may have been linked. now back to cavuto and i'll see you at 6:00 p.m. eastern. you are watching the most powerful news channel in the world, fox news channel. >> neil: when they are not patting you down, they are up to know good. they are doing everything from sleeping on the job to stealing a whole bunch of laptops. one guy stole 80 in a year. charles payne, wow! >> there was a guy who had a great operation, him and his wife. we've had the discussion before. >> neil: we try not to say that. >> the reason i say t

i'm arthel neville.aining strength and threatening thousands of homes and now the water and power supply to san francisco. california declaring a state of emergency as the growing fire forced the shut down of hydroelectric plants and threatens to contaminate the reservoir feeding the city. >>> a california memorial held for the mother and son killed in a murder/kidnapping that gripped the nation this month. christina and ethan anderson were found in the rubble of the burned down home of james dimaggio. dimaggio allegedly killed the two and kidnapped teenager hannah anderson. fbi agents killed dimaggio after a six-day manhunt earlier this month. >>> i'm arthel neville get you back in to "cashin' in." all the business news you need. >>> well, logging on to the internet today, be careful because there's a very good chance the government may be watching you. a new report from the "wall street journal" says the nsa can snoop on up to 75% of our e-mail traffic. in addition, the nsa admits to intercepting 56,00

. >> arthel: i'm arthel neville. topping the news, new word from the white house on the president meeting with his natural security team reportedly considering all option in response to reports of the deadly chemical attack in syria. we'll get a live report from washington. >> gregg: and brand-new allegations of abuse coming out of the nsa scandal. this time involving workers spying on love interests. really? didn't we used to call that stalking? we've got details. >> we are today standing in the midst of that eternal flame. if we could all but catch a flicker from that ferocious plan of freedom, we could each light a small candle with courage and in our own voice cry out, this little light of mine. i'm gonna let it shine! >> arthel: and remembering a dream. events this weekend recalling the reverend dr. martin luther king, junior's leading the famous march on washington 50 summers ago that changed america forever. >>> we begin with this fox news alert. the west is on fire with little sign of help from mother nature.

joining us from new orleans, fox news anchor arthel neville and chief religion correspondent lauren green here in new york city. where am i going wrong here, lauren. >> actually i don't think you are going wrong. only problem is you weren't there, i wasn't there we don't know what transpired between these two. i go belief things like this happen all the time. it happened to me it happened in sax fifth avenue. the first thing the clerk said to me how much it costs. that's a problem. i said, okay. and i walked away. i don't noe one said anything. i didn't make a deal out of it things like that happen. do i believe that the critics are wrong in saying that she overreacted. i think people need to know that things like this do happen. >> bill: why do people need to noe that. >> racism isn't like something calling the "n" word. usually something more settle like that. i have experienced it. my sister-in-law has experienced. but, you have two choices when you go into experiences like that. can you either make the situation worse or diffuse it. >> okay. but hasn't everybody as i said in the talki

ashley: arthel neville, thank you very much. we appreciate that. with a big day from washington, d.c. and latest on syria. the dow off of the session lows, down about 38 points. we should point out as you can see the nasdaq and s&p also moving slightly lower. the president is expected to speak briefly on syria this hour. he is actually greeting some leaders from the baltic nations and then during that process, in front of the media he is expected to follow up comments on what we heard from secretary of state john kerry earlier today. so as soon as we get those comments we'll bring them to you. tracy: all right. but now, our special report, america's shale boom. so oklahoma is one of several states fighting a push for new federal regular layings on -- regulations on fracking. the interior department could release the rules any moment. oklahoma attorney general scott pruitt and colleagues from four other states wrote a letter to the interior secretary arguing that state regulations are working just fine. he joins us from oklahoma city. thank you for

. >> arthel: i'm arthel neville.n faith where congregation reeling from the deaths of their pastor, his pregnant wife and a church chaperone, all killed in a horrific church camp bus crash today. actually it happened a week ago. but today moving testimony. this morning from their loved ones laying them to rest. >> gregg: a grand jury investigating the security company that performed the background checks on nsa leaker edward snowden and nearly half

. >> i'm arthele neville. that's next on "fox files." when you see the women fight. they usually steal the show. >> my idea is burn myself. push myself. so there is nothing left. >> and the takedown by rousy. >> the number one thing i learned in judo, mma, is not to have any fear. >> the ufc or ultimate fighting championship has come a long way since its inception in 1993 when it was bought in 2001 by dana white, president of the ufc and his partners the fertita brothers. >> congratulations on your first show. got to feel good? >> thank you, james. >> fox files talked with dana about his success. >> you took over this company when it was in a serious financial hole. >> i scald called my partners. and a month later we own the company. >> how much did you purchase it for? >> $2 million. >> how much is it worth today? >> a lot more than $2 million. >> a lot more than $2 million is an understatement. today the ufc brings in an estimated $600 million a year. and is worth over an estimated $2 billion. recently they signed a lucrative broadcast deal with fox sports 1. >> th

. >> arthel: i'm arthel neville. heart break in faith where congregation reeling from the deaths of their pastor, his pregnant wife and a church chaperone, all killed in a horrific church camp bus crash today. actually it happened a week ago. but today moving testimony. this morning from their loved ones laying them to rest. >> gregg: a grand jury investigating the security company that performed the background checks on nsa leaker edward snowden and nearly half of all government security checks. we'll take a closer look. >> arthel: and then we switch gears. just in time fort sidsling august -- for the sizzling august heat, "consumer reports" here with the very best ice cream. >> gregg: i'll take that one. >> arthel: and frozen yogurt at your local supermarkets. we begin with a fox news alert. a day of reckoning, several u.s. embassies and consulates across the muslim world now shut down, including the ones you see here in yemen and jordan. this all following this week's warning from the state department of a potenti

jon: good morning to you, with us today, is arthel neville. in for jenna lee. arthel: we'll start with this, jon. a-team of u.n. inspectors coming under sniper fire in damascus. a spokesman saying it happened while they were on their way to inspect the site where hundreds of people were killed in a reported chemical attack last week. for days syria wouldn't let the team go near the site. the government finally agreeing to allow the inspectors to visit that starting today but a senior u.s. official dismissed the offer as too late to be credible saying crucial evidence could have already been destroyed. leland vittert is live in jerusalem with more. leland? >> reporter: arthel, we're told in the past couple of hours that u.n. team was able to safely make its way across the no-man's land from the government side to the syrian rebel side and that is where they're conducting that investigation six days after the attack the past couple of days while the syrian government was quote, thinking about whether to allow them into this specific area, we had a lot of shelling

i'm arthel neville in for jenna lee. >> i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. glad you're with us. the obama administration is signaling it may not wait for the go ahead from the international community. right now u.n. inspectors are on the ground in syria trying to finalize their own investigation about a horrendous chemical weapons attack last week. one that secretary of state john kerry blames squarely on the bashar al-assad regime. today the defense secretary chuck hagel issuing a strong reminder that american warships are already in position off the syrian coastline. in an interview secretary hagel told the bbc, quote, we have moved assets in place to be able to fulfill and comply with whatever option the president wishes to take. when asked if the military is ready to respond, secretary hagel said, quote, we're ready to go, like that. in the meantime syrian government accusing the united states of lying. leland vittert live in our middle east bureau. leland. >> reporter: gregg, the syrian government doesn't have a lot of friends backing up its side of the story. in fact the a

. >> at 22 minutes past the hour i'm arthel neville with your fox news minute. texas says the army psychiatrist accused in the 2009 fort hood shooting rampage thoroughly planned the attack. in opening statements today the prosecutor told jurors that major nidal hasan had stockpiled bullets and purchase ad pistol and a kit to hold more ammunition. in his opening statement, hasan said the evidence would show he was the shooter but it wouldn't tell the whole story. >>> a man accused of fatally shooting three people during a municipal meeting last night in pennsylvania has been arraigned on homicide and other counts. the coroner says rockne newell was about to shoot more people when he was wrestled to the ground. officials say newell was in a dispute with the township over a dilapidated property. those are the headlines on the fox business network. get you back to ashley. ashley: arthel, thank you very much, appreciate that. >>> while all eyes are on detroit and its upcoming bankruptcy trial, other u.s. municipalities are also at risk. many experts point to the pres

>> at 20 minutes past the hour i'm arthel neville with your fox news minute.entence ad bangladeshi man to 30 years in prison for attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction in what shorts authorities call the plot to blow up the new york federal reserve building. he was arrested in 2012 carrying inert materials he believed to be a bomb but were planted by fbi agents as part of a sting operation. >>> president obama is due to sign a bill today that will save college students thousands in interest charges after they graduate. the legislation ends the dispute between the white house and republicans to restore lower rates before millions of students return to campus. >>> and, even an nba champion and league mvp does his civic duty. lebron james showed up for jury duty in home town of akron, ohio, but the akron beacon journal says james did not get a chance to sit in judgement. he and his fellow jurors were sent home after two criminal cases didn't go to trial. hose are the headlines. you think that is funny. ashley: i don't know why. i imagine him sitting very

i'm arthel nestle. nevil. >> glad you are with us.ws at this hour, egypt on the brink and plunging deeper into chaos. the evolving u.s. role with its critical mideast ally and all of the latest in a live report. >> and torrential downpours are leading to devastating floods in the southeast and the fleet is not over -- and the threat is not over yet. >> and we know the government is fine, but does the internet company have regard for privacy? what one revealed in a legal brief this week that might have you thinking twice before clicking send on that personal e-mail. >> greg, we begin with a rash of wildfires tearing through the west. it is creating the -- creating the biggest cause of concern a massive 144 square foot mile -- square mile wildfire threatening several resort communities in the idaho mountains. we go live to the los angeles bureau and that is a really, really wide area, dominic. >> it most certainly is. one of the reasons they are in the headlines is they are coming peril leslie close to -- perilously close to the famous