. >> bill: hi, i'm bil bill o're. thanks for joining us for this special preks o presentation oe factor's finest. gallup poll on redistribution of health. here is what struck me about the gallup poll. half the country, 47% wants the income redistr redistribution. >> that is oft and right wing buzz phrase that means we will give more money. >> bill: this is a gallup poll. >> we have a progressive tax system in the country and we tax the rich more. that is the way it has always been. >> bill: i pay more than you to. >> as well, you should. that is income redistribution is it not? >> not really because the country has to have a certain amount of money to operate, military, infrastrug teur infr, roads. >> you pay more than me because you make far more than me. >> bill: that is not income redistribution. that is giving the government more money to protect me and build an infrastruck steur. is is not redistributing my none any to someone that doesn't have. >> a small percentage of what you pay in taxes goes to the help the

you are wrong. >> bill: meme never going to happen. >> you are wrong bill o'reilly. >> bill: pinheadsth unorthodox approach. ghgh [ male announcer ] get ready for the left lane. the volkswagen autobahn for all event is back. right now, get a great deal on new volkswagen models, including the jetta, awarded a top safety pick by the iihs. that's the power of german engineering. hurry in and lease the jetta s for just $179 a month. ♪ visit vwdealer.com today. >> bill: pinheads and patriots starring a nascar preacher in a moment. >> but first, the mail: >> bill: let me know how that goes dan. >> bill: you're kidding me with that, right? mussolini called himself a christian, come on. >> bill: not sure if that's fair the klan calls itself a christian group. >> bill: you missed the point. i said some in the liberal media ought to diminish christian because of abortion and gay marriage. it is posted on billoreilly.com. >> bill: i don't know what party you are referring to. my analysis is case-by-case. in this case i want to quote the talking head. this ain't no party. this ain't no disco. thi

i am bill o'reilly.ys remember that the spin stops right here, because we are definitely looking out for you. >> good morning, everyone. today is friday, july 22nd. i'm alisyn camerota in for gretchen. did these two strike a deal or not? new details from behind closed doors on the potential debt deal that's already angering democrats. >> but the critics say let's not rush to conclusions. >> i have been asking the republicans in the house and in the senate, don't cave! >> don't cave! will stonewalling the white house really lead to disaster or is that what new republicans were elected to do in the first place just last november? >> all right, they lost his luggage. now this country singer taking his revenge. >> ♪ there goes tiger airways their we don't care ways you got a complaint f stand in line you got a problem?

you are wrong. >> bill: meme never going to happen. >> you are wrong bill o'reilly. >> bill: pinheadsreacher with unorthodox approach. >> bill: pinheads and patriots starring a nascar preacher in a moment. >> but first, the mail: >> bill: let me know how that goes dan. >> bill: you're kidding me with that, right? mussolini called himself a christian, come on. >> bill: not sure if that's fair the klan calls itself a christian group. >> bill: you missed the point. i said some in the liberal media ought to diminish christian because of abortion and gay marriage. it is posted on billoreilly.com. >> bill: i don't know what party you are referring to. my analysis is case-by-case. in this case i want to quote the talking head. this ain't no party. this ain't no disco. this ain't no fooling around. >> bill: being from the bronx you should have seen that. >> bill: that's excellent. >> bill: i hope it was during the commercial. congratulations. >> bill: already been there john it is a great place. if we do come to south dakota, i will put a picture of miller right below the presidents. right on

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 by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight.

bill? bill: or your rear in gear!there might not be a default ultimately but there the could be a downgrade, even if you get a deal, right? >> because the decision on the spending cuts, even in boehner's plan, aren't likely to be enough to satisfy the markets. boehner's plan and reid's plan both put off the decision on significant spending cuts, for a bipartisan congressional commission to make, in the next 6 months or so and boehner's plan ties a second extension of the debt ceiling, to that decision making. but, yesterday, republican senator bob corker said that is only about half as much deficit reduction as the ratings agencies want. here's a bit of what he said. >> all of us in the body should be pressing the leaders on both sides of the aisle, to at least present a scorable package that is scorable and real in the area of $4 trillion, or, depending on what you decide to do with the package, but if you voted for a package, that was less than that, you would be casting a vote to raise the debt ceiling, but, at the

legal is next. >> bill: i'm bill o'reilly and this is the legal segment tonight. three hot topics including attorney general holder announcing that most of the cia investigations or oh kersed investigations of terrorists being dropped. first as you may know, casey anthony did not testify in her own defense because she would have been asked why she told elaborate lies about the disappearance of h her daughter and why her attorney put forth that her own father helped dispose of the child's body when not a shred of evidence was put forth to back up such a claim. >> shouldn't the judge have been more agres niiv aggressivn stopping the defense attorneys, baez and the rest from putting forth the proposterrous this could have happened or might have happened? said look, unless you have evidence that shows you can't do that. >> no, let me explain. no, because all of that came out, believe me, i think it is crazy what he said. but all of that came out in the opening statement. all right, he said baez said i'm going to show you this sexual assault. >> bill: but he didn't. >>

>> bill: i am. >> will be another boondoggle. >> not if i'm teaching it stossel. >> you and a lot of homework for you. >> lots of homework. >> yes, mr. o'reilly. >> when we come right back, is it legal on the federal government spending about $60 million reportedly trying to convict guys like roger clemens and barry bonds on steroids beefs. later, a chihuahua confronts some armed robbers in california. wait until you see this. those reports after these messages. it all happened so fast. it was clearly too late for me to do anything as my mercedes collision system automatically kicked in. the next thing i know, the mercedes stopped itself. ♪ watching what mercedes has done in bringing together these sensors in a car with software that has the ability to save your life. that's magical software. [ male announcer ] the innovation, the engineering of mercedes-benz. the best or nothing. thought they were dead. [ laughter ] [ grunting ] huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. america's number one w

. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight. >> i don't think she will be back in the neighborhood. there is too many angry people. >> bill: a national uproar over the acquittal of casey anthony. some believe she will be unable to even live in florida. the latest on what will happen to miss anthony. also, a special body language segment on the reaction to the verdict. >> i think she a compelling public figure. >> bill: why are so many democrats saying so many nice things about conservative michele bachmann, a tea party favorite? it doesn't make sense. dick morris will analyze. >> this is not going work. >> bill: and dennis miller with thoughts on the casey anthony acquittal. also, vice president biden saying some controversial things to union workers. >> i'm not supposed to say this. >> bill: 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. dumb, beyond a reasonable doubt. as i said last night it would be unfair to disparage th

>> probably, bill. i mean i think that both sides are petrified of both the political and substantive fallout if it doesn't happen. i got to tell you i think when people have watched this and they are watching it along the prifry, they don't think that is a lot of these pol politicis take this seriously. they see people in campaign mode and hear talking points. on my radio show today i had three hours of regular people calling in telling us what was happening to their companies, their businesses, their nursing homes, their daycare centers in this economy. they are crumbling under the weight of a bad economy. families, communities, neighborhoods. that is what they are feeling. they want people in washington to understand their concerns, lose the talking points, lose the bumper sticker slogans, lose the demonization and do what they do at home. cut the spending, get the spending under control and free up business to do what business does best. that is what we need to do. all this other stuff, debt ceiling

>> bill: thanks for staying with us i'm bill o'reilly. seeing: substance abuse outfit says nearly 25% of americans now binge drink that is have five alcoholic drinks in one sitting. 10% of americans have used marijuana in the past year. so, what does this say about the country? here now the culture warriors from los angeles, leslie marshall in for gresham carlson and from washington margaret hoar the author of the brand new book "american vism how individualism how new generation of conservatives can save the republican party." why are they doing it in such great numbers? i guess they always have. that's why we had prohibition in this country it seems to be socially acceptable now. >> i disagree that it's socially acceptable to binge drink. i don't think the numbers are that big. one in five isn't that much when you consider. >> bill: almost one in four. >> if you look at the numbers, too, bill, they are going down. down. drinking is going down. >> bill: among younger people they are. hoover, among younger people it's declining a little b

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i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. why a debt deal can't get done. that is the subject of this evening's talking points memos. first of all, we taped this program earlier today because right now at this very moment i'm on a plane to california. 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 al

"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 missing. 30 days. this the time the soas ye socic anthony partied hard and good a tatoo and ignored the flight of her missing two-year-old who was found dead in a swamp. those are facts beyond a reasonable doubt. reasonable doubt in the murder, maybe. i i will not condemn the jury. let's hear from them before we make any judgments. the problem is the jury doesn't want to explain their verdict to us. >> at this time there are no jurors interested in speaking to any members of the immediateddia. they do, however, have your packets and they have asked for their privacy and they will contact you if they are interested in speaking to you. >> well, perhaps some jury members are too exhausted to explain at this point. perhaps some of them are looking for money to talk. they did convict casey an

>> bill: i am.t. >> will be another boondoggle. >> not if i'm teaching it stossel. >> you and a lot of homework for you. >> lots of homework. >> yes, mr. o'reilly. >> when we come right back, is it legal on the federal government spending about $60 million reportedly trying to convict guys like roger clemens and barry bonds on steroids beefs. later, a chihuahua confronts some armed robbers in california. wait until you see this. those reports after these messages. service was very moving, wasn't it? yes, it was. i'm so glad we could be here for larry. at a time like this, friends and family matter most. even preparing this lunch is a help, emotionally and financially. mm, it's true. i was surprised to hear there was no life insurance. funerals are so expensive. i hope larry can afford it. i know. that's why i'm glad i got a policy through the colonial penn program. it gives me peace of mind to know i can help my family with some of those expenses. you know, i've been shopping for life insurance. do

too safe, bill hemmer. bill: see you, jenna. from nancy pelosi and john wanier, boehner -- john boehner. after meeting with the president and where are we today on the debt standoff. don't move, we'll have it all for you. >>> and we will have the flying car that's finally cleared for takeoff. chew on that, george jetson, will ya? is ♪ [ wind howling ] [ engine idling [ male announcer ] talking a big game about yourngine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins eines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. patti ann: this is a fox news alert, we are awaiting a key update on the debt crisis. right now the senate is debating cut, cap and balance. that is the budget committee chairman kent conrad speaking right now. we're also awaiting comments from the house minority leader, nancy pelosi. that should start anytime, and then in just a couple of minutes house speaker john boehner will speak, and as soon

bill: how? >> because to the extent that the state's case relied upon it being inexplicable why a young woman in the aftermath of her daughter going missing would go out and party, would be up all hours of the night, would be having some kind of sexual relationship with a male, these things are explainable by things other than having murdered your daughter. bill: before you go, you're a psychiatrist, you're not an attorney. >> correct. bill: in law, they built this case based on circumstantial evidence. >> yes. bill: which is all they had. >> that's right. and that big piece of the circumstantial evidence, from a forensic, psychiatric standpoint, just doesn't hold water, because bill, i treated people who in the setting of grief, literally come to believe, for instance, believe it or not, really, not even in a legal setting, that their other children have been replaced by masquerading doubles, they believe it to the core of their begs, a complete delusion, so could somebody become manic, go out

>> bill: thanks for staying with us. i'm bill o'reilly.er time segment the d man is vacationing some place very expensive i would assume. if you watched the factor throughout the past few weeks you know he has been on a. >> bill: miller, do you wish you were on that bus? do you want to be on the bus? >> first off, i have to say it is crowded out there on the highways. you have the palin bus and i see oscar mayer has the anthony weiner mobile out. got to watch yourselves throughout nowadays. i will think the bus looks like fun. i like a nice piece of pizza. todd and sarah palin seem like my type of people. i know they will tell me she is not a genius and i should hang with geniuses. some of the guys on the left, that looks like fun. jay carney and i can get in the winnebago and he can continue to sound like a binger caller at a vfw with a gas leak in the kitchenette area. >> bill: you know who you should be in a winnebago with. joe biden. biden and miller. i would pay. that would be the biggest reality show. we could sell it to oprah's netw

we need the cap cut and balance bill or boehner bill and need the gang of six bill and probably need another in short order after that. >> greta: you say you are happy we are talking about it. acting on things is a lot different. and still you like the boehner -- the boehner bill coming over here is going to be dead in the water coming over here. >> senator reid said he will bring it up immediately and they have the votes to kill it immediately. unfortunately, his bill does not have the kind of substance it in it in real terms. his will probably die in the senate as well. even though the votes will probably take them down the substance and content of them can easily be pieces of a deal coming together and i'm hopeful that we will be able to put that together in terms of getting a big deal that will help us take major steps. >> greta: when do we get the big deal that is going to correct everything in the government? >> i wish i could tell you it was last night or tonight but obviously has to be within the next couple of days. i believe there is a good chance because we simply can't ge

keith ablow, thank you. >> bill, thank you. bill: all right.s we move through this trial now and the liberation phase that is well underway, head to our web site, foxnews.com/"america's newsroom." you can click on that old bya box and leave a question for dr. keith or any of our great attorneys who have helped take us through this case. also on e-mail, hemmer on foxnews.com because you asked, bya. when i was away this past week, it was the only thing people were talking about. the economy was a big deal, but also the casey anthony thing. alisyn: it has been riveting. bill: women especially, as you know. alisyn: for many, many reasons, and there are many mothers on the jury which may be influencing their decision. >>> meanwhile, the family of agent brian terry speaking out saying the u.s. should go after gun runners, not federal agents, as they continue to grieve their loss. >> brian did, ultimately, come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in the just prior to christmas day. alisyn: terry's death blew th

did that happen on the two bill bills the house sent over? >> bret they basically tabled those and killed those right away. republican senator mcconnell's office sending out a quote from senator reid back a few years saying in the senate it has always been the case you need 60 votes. simple majority vote would be needed to pass the reid vote. the congressional budget office has some out with a new assessment of that bill. it suggests that he is using the january baseline numbers and this is kind of, you know, in the specifics here. >> sean: washington speak. >> bret: washington speak but means $200 billion less of savings that they said was in the reid bill from the beginning and, of course, there is the controversy over the $1 trillion they say are in savings from pulling back from surge levels in afghanistan and iraq. a lot of concerns about the reid bill that they could never get 60 votes. what really will happen is a negotiation, a compromise that we will likely see tomorrow and it will be put on the shell of the boehner bill that still i

an the last part of the bill is actually my bill. that is saying i don't think we should be turning over the reins of the cfpb to a single person, number one, i don't agree with that, but if i'm accepting reality, then let's make sure the intent of that is a senate confirmed person. i'm saying in my part of the bill, i don't like the fact that we're going to throw everything into this bureau and have somebody who is not senate confirmed overlook this and then we don't have the oversight we have as members of congress. that's -- those are the three sections of this bill. but none of the provisions we're talking about destroys consumers' ability to be looked after by this bureau. none of this bill undoes any of the bureau's ability to und -- undo deceptive and abusive practices. we think that's a laudable goal. we don't like, maybe, the way it's been constructed, but we lost that fight. the retail is the bureau is here. so let's make it better. let's make it better for consumers. because this is who we're talking about. i've had string

however, the underlying bill is also a good bill. it's done very well. just to give you a picture of what the minority said about it and their views in the -- that serve on the committee, we commend the chairman, both the subchair and the full chair, for their efforts to assemble this bill in an inclusive manner. the bill funds critical water resource projects, supports science activities necessary to american competitiveness and contributes to our national defense through vital weapons naval reactor research and nonproliferation funding. all these priorities that unite all of us rather than divide. there was a disagreement, over the allocation, but we cannot afford any more of an allocation for this than we have and the budget done is an excellent one under the circumstances. i reserve my time. the speaker: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: it's my honor to yield to the gentlewoman from california, ms. matsui. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for four minutes. ms. matsui: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my colleague from colorado for yieldi

>> bill: i am.hat. >> will be another boondoggle. >> not if i'm teaching it stossel. >> you and a lot of homework for you. >> lots of homework. >> yes, mr. o'reilly. >> when we come right back, is it legal on the federal government spending about $60 million reportedly trying to convict guys like roger clemens and barry bonds on steroids beefs. later, a chihuahua confronts some armed robbers in california. wait until you see this. those reports after these [ male announcer ] you sprayed them. thought they were dead. [ laughter ] [ grunting ] huh? [ male announcer ] should've used roundup. america's number one weed killer. it kills weeds to the root, so they don't come back. guaranteed. weeds won't play dead, they'll stay dead. roundup. no root. no weed. no problem. we're putting them to the test against the speed of a rescue unit. go ! they're downloading a music album. the first network to finish gets rescued. does your phone know that we're racing ? done ! verizon's done ! i've got seven left ! th

i only point in the beginning. >> bill: well there you go. [ laughing ] >> bill: i'm sorry. >> bill: the factor would cease being the factor. guests would run roughshod answering anything they want. it would be like pbs. we get answers the old fashioned way. we demand them. >> bill: in a responsible way randy, key word "responsible." >> bill: you won't like this felix. nancy grace is going to be here on the factor, monday. >> bill: i never know what to expect renee. i only know it won't be boring. we'll see you at the turning point casino. >> bill: so far we have booked only westbury, on island on the 20th. we are looking at have as go for november or december, details on billoreilly.com. we hope to see you guys. >> finally, pinheads and patriots. as you know i believe the so-called octomom is an irresponsible parent. she has amassed 14 children, no husband, little money. she appeared on the "today" show this morning. >> oh no, no, sorry, sorry, no, no that's not going to happen. there you go. there you go. no, no problem. >> how has it been like for you as the older sister? >> it is

bill o'reilly is next. good night. 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 points memo. campaigning for the

under this bill the e.p.a. would hardly be allowed to do anything about dangerous pollution that threatens our public health. the legislation blocks the new vehicle standards that will save consumers at the gas pump and would reduce the amount of oil that we import as a nation. and if that wasn't bad enough, the bill decides to prohibit the state of california from setting its own clean vehicle standards. the legislation also includes an extinction writer, one of the most aggressive threats to the endangered species act in my career here that would freeze all of the efforts to protect the imperiled species across the country. and one of the most offensive aspects of this bill is out of a very long list is the 80% cut in the land and water conservation fund. for nearly 50 years the land and water conservation fund has taken oil and gas drilling fuel and a finite resource to invest them in the continuing protection of our resources on land, not taxpayer dollars, these are takesen from the oil companies -- taken f

thanks, bill. bill: 20 minutes past the hour. heather?ther: casey anthony just sentenced and we are awaiting her arrival at the orange county jailhouse. you are looking at live pictures there. this is about 8 miles from the court house where anthony received her sentencing, just moments ago. sentenced on four counts of lying to authorities. one year for each, served consecutively, four years but, granted credit for time served. we'll have more as she makes her way to the jail. bill: also he was "america's most wanted" fugitive, whitey bolger, living in plain sight on the beaches in california and now families of his alleged victims are speaking out. >> it is horrible, horrific, he's hopping in jets and helicopters and, the weekends have to... 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 that's what people could say if you're still using a liquid foundation

bill, thanks so much. >> bill: good luck, laura. >> laura: thanks so much. john boehner the house speaker will be here to give us the latest on his negotiations with president obama. and then james rosen, carl cameron have new information for us. but what's happening behind closed doors in washington? they will be here as well. right back. also get a free flight. you know that comes with a private island. really? no. it comes with a hat. you see, airline credit cards promise flights for 25,00miles, but... [ man ] there's never any seats for ,000 miles. frustrating, isn't it? but that won't happen with the capital one venture card. you can book any airline anytime. hey, i just said that. after all, isn't traveling hard enough? ow. [ male announcer ] to get the flights you want, sign up for a venture card at capitalone.com. what's in your wallet? uh, it's okay. i've played a pilot before. >> i'm not suggesting that we had an agreement that was signed, sealed, and delivered. the parties were still apart as recently as yesterday. but when you look at the overall

bill: here is the difference between the house bill and the senate bill.ouse bill for boehner predicted $2.2 trillion knocked off the deficit. that's $500 billion less than claimed, according to cbo. that's on the senate side. on the house side, baner would cut spending by $850 billion rather than the $1.2 trillion the bill promised. so they are off a couple hundred billion dollars in each plan. so neither adds up. that's why they are back to the drawing board today. we'll watch that for you, alisyn. alisyn: take a look at these numbers. you would likely be out of a job if you got the same performance review as congress does. only 60% of americans think lawmakers on capitol hill are doing an excellent or good job. 31% rate them as fair. and 61% say congress' work is poor. scott rasmussen is president of rasmussen reports.com. >> these numbers are the lowest level of approval we have ever seen for congress. every month we report a new low. there is probably no coincidence consumer confidence today hit the lowest level in the past two years and getting near

that's what this bill -- mojave desert? that's what this bill does. do you want to allow those who would destroy by grabbing the resources of this nation without even bothering to pay a decent royalty, that's what this bill does. whether it's the oil in the gulf or the copper in a new mine in arizona. i've listened to the republican bills day after day on this floor and in committee and they would strip away, they would strip away the protections that americans want for their health and for their land. that's not what we should be doing. you want to know where the money is? my colleague from new jersey said it very well. it's in afghanistan and it's in baghdad. we're building the bridges, we're building -- cleaning the rivers, providing the water and electrical systems there to the tune of $150 billion a year. bring our troops home. bring our money back to america. build america. we re-build america. there's the answer. not in this way. -- not in this way will you ever solve the deficit. and by the way this bill lays off people. 15,000 people at the e

did that happen on the two bill bills the house sent over? >> bret they basically tabled those and killed those right away. republican senator mcconnell's office sending out a quote from senator reid back a few years saying in the senate it has always been the case you need 60 votes. simple majority vote would be needed to pass the reid vote. the congressional budget office has some out with a new assessment of that bill. it suggests that he is using the january baseline numbers and this is kind of, you know, in the specifics here. >> sean: washington speak. >> bret: washington speak but means $200 billion less of savings that they said was in the reid bill from the beginning and, of course, there is the controversy over the $1 trillion they say are in savings from pulling back from surge levels in afghanistan and iraq. a lot of concerns about the reid bill that they could never get 60 votes. what really will happen is a negotiation, a compromise that we will likely see tomorrow and it will be put on the shell of the boehner bill that still i

bill: duly noted. is my understanding at 6:00, 22 house republicans are either planning to vote no or leaning against the package. and, more than two dozen republicans are undecided. now is that a repeats number or do you have a firm idea for how many republicans, must flip to get to 216. >> reporter: we keep hearing the numbers and they are hard to pin down, bill. i mean, certainly the number of undecideds is definitely in the mid 20s or so. it would be a little hard to believe they were that far away. i mean, when they bring a piece of legislation to the floor the idea that you sort of roll the vote sometime in the hours leading up to it and do horse-trading and cajoling and so on and if the number is up in the 40s, that is a real problem and the 20s is within striking distance. bill: you have known john boehner 20 years-plus. >> reporter: yes. covered the first race in southwest ohio. bill: there's a lot on the line for him. does he pull it out? >> reporter: one thing i've noticed about john boehner

did that happen on the two bill bills the house sent over? >> bret they basically tabled those and killed those right away. republican senator mcconnell's office sending out a quote from senator reid back a few years saying in the senate it has always been the case you need 60 votes. simple majority vote would be needed to pass the reid vote. the congressional budget office has some out with a new assessment of that bill. it suggests that he is using the january baseline numbers and this is kind of, you know, in the specifics here. >> sean: washington speak. >> bret: washington speak but means $200 billion less of savings that they said was in the reid bill from the beginning and, of course, there is the controversy over the $1 trillion they say are in savings from pulling back from surge levels in afghanistan and iraq. a lot of concerns about the reid bill that they could never get 60 votes. what really will happen is a negotiation, a compromise that we will likely see tomorrow and it will be put on the shell of the boehner bill that still i

from their bill.t is the outright fraud. they're supposed to be receiving a credit of the recovery -- of a credit report. no individuals have received a copy of their credit report. there is no convenience. it is a terrible inconvenience. that is the reality. >> i think you are right let me call it 15-minute recess and we will be right back. thank you. [no audio] [no audio] >> let me just finish out my question with you, attorney- general madigan. all we did was the eighth largest telephone companies. that was our search. imagine if we start going elsewhere. how much we would find. why do they do that? these are huge companies. they make some money from it, yet. ah. hopefully they'll get bad publicity from this. that is the promise and it broke that promise. if the ceo i had in my office yesterday whether he knew about it or not. i don't think he did. that is the big corporate structure and there is always the middle people. eventually everything is money and it is on an account or a report and compan

that i make bill o'reilly's show why do you go over there face bill o'reilly.s of disagreement. we go at it. >> what's our beef. why shouldn't my program be on the air? why shouldn't it be on the air? i guess they don't like you. >> would never have got an show ever. >> they don't like me. >> bill: how can people say to you we are npr all things considered. but we don't want and it did not mean it was hannity, too. >> remember. before that supposed to work for npr when i came on your show. >> bill: anything to do with fnc you were actually helping the devil. they think we are the devil. >> correct. i was legitimizing the devil. the obama white house at one point was going after fox and saying fox is not legitimate news organization. >> bill: they went after me. >> get, this npr at the same time is saying why do you have anything to do with fox? >> bill: these are supposed to be objective journalists, right? you work for. they are journalists? >> they are journalists who should be objective. let me tell you something that's even more painful is, they are suppose

his debt reduction bill. >> the bill's not perfect. i never said it was perfect. nobody in my caucus believes it's perfect. but what this bill reflects is a sincere, honest effort to end this crisis in a bipartisan way, to send it to the senate where it can receive action. >> well, the vote was scheduled for yesterday, rescheduled for early this evening and then put on hold again so the leadership could wrangle votes. they're going that literally as we speak. we'll be live when it hams. yesterday speaker boehner told the troops to "get their asses in line". apparently not enough republicans have, and now his credibility is on the line. most of the opposition coming from tea party supporters, raw, open, direct rebellion. >> we want to make sure we never get here again. i want to support something that makes sure we never get here again. >> the deal that is on the table makes the hole deeper. and so don't -- you shouldn't expect people who believe that we should balance the budget to vote for a deal that makes the hole deeper. >> i can't support this plan. i would l