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bret? >> bret: moll lil, we'll track it. thank you.tary of state hillary clinton says the obama administration is pleased so far with commitments made by egypt's islamist president elect. muslim brotherhood's mohammed morsi pledged to respect egypt's international obligations, which washington believes covers the 1979 peace treaty with israel. the egyptian military is supposed to turn over power to the president on saturday. >>> today, the white house condemned all acts of violence in syria. include attacks on pro-government forces. such as the bold and the bloody one today against syrian tv station. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live in damascus with more. >> rebels are striking closer to damascus, headquarters of a pro-government tv station in the suburb of a capital with attacks in the morning. eyewitnesses were shocked. "it was unbelievable" this man says. "it was really strong." one opposition group claimed defected soldiers were responsible for the assault. dozens of gunman burst in the compound spraying it

bret? >> bret: shannon, thank you. we will talk about the big recall vote here in wisconsin, what we know so far and what it means nationally. special edition of the fox all-stars join me live after a quick break. ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. with less chronic osteoarthritis pain. imagine living your life with less chronic low back pain. imagine you, with less pain. cymbalta can help. cymbalta is fda-approved to manage chronic musculoskeletal pain. one non-narcotic pill a day, every day, can help reduce this pain. tell your doctor right away if your mood wo

i'm bret baier. lawmakers on capitol hill agree too much sensitive national security information is making its way to your newspapers, television and computers. what they cannot agree on is why. whether the obama administration is playing politics with american lives. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has the top story. >> the leadership of the house and senate intelligence committees were bankrupt. blunt. >> this has to stop. people say they don't want to work with the united states because they can't trust to us keep a secret, that's serious. >> when you have the kind of leaks that have been coming out in the last few weeks that put lives in danger. >> without providing details, lawmakers said they are crafting legislation to curb the leak of classified information, including the computer virus and iran nuclear program, predator drone campaign and new al-qaeda plot. >> we need to put together a policy that people know what the policy is. if you violate that policy you are held acc

bret? >> bret: leland vittert in cairo. thank you.ll ahead, in-depth look at the 2012 electoral map with karl rove and joe trippi. first, congress is voting whether to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt. the latest straight ahead. or take aleve, which can relieve pain all day with just two pills. good eye. >> bret: the government is taking steps to stop national intelligence leaks. director of national intelligence james clapper announced leak question would be added to counterintelligence polygraphs and the intelligence community requested inspector general to lead task force for any cases the justice department declines. showdown over the bungled gun walking operation fast and furious will come to a head this week for attorney general eric holder. but they are still a way out. >> ahead of a contempt of congress vote thursday in full house against attorney general eric holder, darrell issa said it can be avoided. >> if the president and the attorney general holder would simply start producing the documents they know they c

this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier.ng vote that nobody saw coming. chief justice john roberts with the majority upholding obamacare. did roberts change the vote late in the process? was the court prepared to strike down part of if not all of the healthcare law? shannon bream has the story. >> there are a lot of clues in the structure of the opinion it was a late switch. >> strong signals that chief justice john roberts may have flipped his vote. decide with the liberal block, to find the mandate and healthcare law constitutional use of congressional taxing power. after initially agreeing with conservatives to throw out the entire law. >> this looks like verbal opinion. the other notables a spent is they point out the tax issue wasn't discussed as argument. so that suggests it might have been a late-breaking development. >> as legal scholars continue to digest the opinion, some assert that the dissent many reference to ruth bader ginsberg's quote dissent is telling because she didn't write one per se. however, she did br

>> bret: i'm bret baier. this is a fox news alert. two mon ten tall stories from congress and the u.s. supreme court rocked the nation's capital today with shock effects that could be felt across the country. historic vote has just finished. the house voted to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress for refusal to produce requested documents in the "fast and furious" gunwalking operation. the first sitting cabinet member to be held in contempt. we'll get to that in a minute. but we want to start with the bigger story of the day. the supreme court ruling on obamacare. president obama's signature legislative achievement, his healthcare law, survived toe. the heart of the law requiring americans to have health insurance was upheld after a 5-4 ruling. the chief justice john roberts leading the majority. 200-plus page ruling is dense and legal scholars and reporters have been trying to digest it all day long. correspondent shannon bream has the lead story. >> in a 5-4 decision in where john roberts joined the liberal wing

this is "special report." >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. tug-of-war over documents related to fast and furious entered a new phase. republicans on the house oversight committee are going after attorney general eric holder. this time with more than just strong language. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel on the latest move. >> the house oversight and government reform committee scheduled a hearing to vote on holding attorney general attorney general in contempt of congress. oversight chairman darrell issa has been investigating who authorized tactics used in the botched "fast and furious" program. two weapons tied to the program found at the murder scene of border agent brian terry. issa wants answers months after first asking for them. >> not our time to spend time going after con tempt. our goal is close this up for the terry family. >> the spokesperson insisted that the d.o.j. has been cooperative and holder ended the operation adding chairman issa distorted the fact, ignored testimony and plunge accusations and the latest mov

bret? >> bret: thank you.ould know if a few days whether the healthcare law is still the law of the land. supreme court is expected to announce its decision next week. correspondent doug mckelway reports on the planning of the big event. >> house speaker john boehner was warning republicans there will be no spiking of the ball if the high court strikes down the healthcare law, house g.o.p. was huddling to plan all contingencies. >> house will vote to repeal whatever is left of obamacare. then we need to enact common sense, step-by-step reforms to protect jobs and protect american's access to the care they need from the doctor they choose at a lower cost. >> in the memo to colleagues, chairman of the house republican conference jeb hensarling warns to prepare for three potential ruling. full repeal. partial repeal. or law left intact. he advised members to schedule time to read the entire decision. to prepare statements for all three scenarios and consider scheduling teletown halls. that is in expectation of a

bret? >> bret: jim, thank you. after an early triple-digit selloff after ruling, the markets bounced back today. finishing slightly down. the dow last 25. s&p 500 dropped 3. the nasdaq fell 26. more on the politics and the white house reaction in a bit. the supreme court issued other findings before it adjourned today. it struck down the stolen valor act, a law that made at it crime to lie about receiving a military medal. the judges determined by 6-3 vote it violated the constitutional free speech rights. the high court dismissed a case centering on whether home buyers can sue banks and title companies for kick-backs even if they weren't harmed. justices essentially said the issue needs to be hashed out more in lower courts. as we told you moments ago, attorney general eric holder has been held in contempt of congress. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has the latest. good evening. >> reporter: there was drama, emotion and a fierce argue in the the house of representatives. in the end, house republica

bret? >> bret: thursday. we expect the big ruling on the president's healthcare law from the supreme court. whether it's upheld or not. there has already been a great deal of money spent implementing it. do we know how much so far? >> parts of the bill rolled out, the law has gone in effect. that will cost money. estimate puts this at $14 billion already paid out to private employers, hospitals, pharmacists, other groups, including the states that have to set up the exchanges and be ready if the law is uphold. thursday, we find out if for the administration it's been a good use of money. >> bret: a big day. thank you. >> it's like a scene in "caddyshack." switch out gofers for another rodent and nobody is laughing. that is later in the grapevine. up next, syria's increasing violence against a key u.s. ally. [ female announcer ] you can make macaroni & cheese without freshly-made pasta. you could also cut corners by making it without 100% real cheddar cheese. but then...it wouldn't be stouffer's mac & cheese.

this is "special report." ♪ ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier.mple of bad news, worse news on the economy. late this afternoon, first the bad news. the dow tanked 251 points today. the s&p 500 lost 30. the nasdaq dropped 71. the reason, well, that is the worst news. fox business network senior washington correspondent peter barnes is here with that story. good evening. >> good evening, bret. your investments, retirement account and maybe your job security all taking hits today. the dow jones/industrials tumbling more than 250 points wiping out the gain gains for w, on the second biggest one-day drop of the year. other indexes trading sharply lower as well. rocked by the concern of the contagion of the debt crisis in europe spreading to the u.s. moody's downgrading major banks in the u.s. and overseas, just in the last hour. a manufacturing activity index published by the philadelphia federal reserve plunged unexpectedly today to the lowest level in almost a year. that seemed to confirm the new economic forecast from the fed here in washington fro

bret? >> bret: thank you.ound bite featuring mitt romney has media barbers in the warpath again, later in the grapevine. up next, the governor himself says if he can win there, he can win the whole thing. ♪ ♪ we all need it. to move. to keep warm. to keep us fed. to make clay piggies. but to keep doing these things in the future... at shell, we believe the world needs a broader mix of energies. that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. ♪ >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. ♪ [ acou[ sighs ]ar: slow ] [ announcer ] all work and no play... will make brady miss his favorite part of the day. ♪ [ upbeat ] [ barking ] [ whines ] that's why there's beneful plful life, made with energy-packed wholesome grains... and real beef and egg. to help you put more play in your day. beneful. play. it's

this is "special report." ♪ >> bret: good evening. i'm bret baier. the u.s.conomy and president obama re-election hope take a one-two punch. first, word from the federal reserve this week american families lost 40% of the net worth since 2007 now. the world bank predicts another serious world financial crisis is possibly. at home, dow fell 77. s&p 500 lost nine. nasdaq off 24. now correspondent greg burke looks at the situation in europe and the global reach. >> financial experts today warned of contagion in europe. the latest report from the world bank says high income countries such as germany, the u.s. and japan are destined to suffer low growth. and that it will take several years to undo the damage done. it predicts anemic growth for europe. >> it's still rocked by turmoil. uncertain prospect for growth and jobs. let alone stability. >> greece has been the recipient of two bail-out and the problem so far from over. with no guarantee elections on sunday will resolve the crisis there. the greeks are voting early with the bank cards. withdrawalling 800 euro

bret? >> bret: mike tobin in madison. thank you.mentioned what wisconsin means in the big picture depends on whom you believe. >> romney cautiously and partially engaged in the triumphant recall fight but eagerly embracing the bounce. victor is sharing the spoils. promoting a shared agenda of the smaller, responsibility government. >> they mean it when they say we want you to take on the tough challenges if the governor romney wants to be competitive. he can. tackle the same issues. >> romney hailed wisconsin voters to saying close to tired liberal ideas of yesterday. and yes to fiscal responsibility. he predicted more of it nationwide with conference call of the national federation of business. >> we have seen a conservative governor. he stood up to the public sector union went want more, not less of it. you will find in a decision made in november. >> democrats hoped all the g.o.p. fiscal responsibility and labor union reform and rhetoric would be repudiated in the wisconsin recall. instead, the liberalism was. the rnc pumped out

bret? >> bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. it is still about the economy.nd after yesterday, romney believes that he can paint obama as tax-raiser. carl cameron has more. >> romney raked in $4.6 million in the first 24 hours after the supreme court upheld the president's healthcare law. he told donors in new york it's injecting new urgency in the campaign for president to repeal obamacare. the new rnc web page pumping out videos warning fundamental freedoms are threatened. it will impact congressional races, too. >> if you are for keeping healthcare decisions in the hands of insurance companies you are going to be on defense. if you are for reducing cost to give middle class protection they need you are in better shape. >> pete is in charge of electing republicans. simple message for voters. >> they can show up and say we have had enough of taxation and big government. >> g.o.p. attack ad start in districts on money. with a worried woman texting her sister over obamacare slashing her mom's medicare. fired up obama is the last thing that some want. former dn

bret? other side of madison wearing the "special report" uniform tonight. thank you. get thoughts on tomorrow's recall election from the senior political analyst brit hume in washington. good evening. >> good evening. the wisconsin recall is watched as a measure of the cloud of organized labor and possible bellwether of the election but the importance goes deeper. eventually the nation needs to enact the reforms governor walker put in place, restrained labor's ability to get the friendly politicians to negotiate which contract for state workers. such contracts driven the cost to the state with retirement benefit to unsustainable level. similar to what the federal entitlement did nationally. walker reform enclosed the $3.6 million budget deficit without raising taxes. the state has a jobless rate point-and-a-half below the national average. 23,000 jobs created last year. you might think with the results walker would win easy, and maybe he will. but the polls tighten of late. if he loses it w

bret? >> bret: president obama will speak tomorrow. carl, thank you. >>> indiana for mitch daniels was apparently serious when he said he would not be governor romney's running mate. daniels accepted a job as president of purdue university in indiana. he will take over. daniels cannot run for third term as governor. tect community bank is channeling the legality of the dodd frank financial reform law. lawsuit claims the newly created consumer financial protection bureau is too powerful unchecked an unconstitutional. we reserved advertisers today by the u.s. supreme court. but the main course is still on hold. shannon bream is watching the court for us. what did he get today? >> several opinions but let me break down a couple getting the most attention. the first is from california. if you are a state employee in california you have two choices. you can join the union and pay dues or not join the union you're still going to have to pay dues. in 2005, the se seiu sent letter of fee increase used to fund the political objective. a number

bret? >> bret: more on this with the panel. carl. thank you. the top law enforcement officer in the land gets the third degree. up next, president obama fighting for europe's economic solvency and his own political future. [ male announcer ] this is sheldo whose long day setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. our cloud is made of bedrock. concrete. and steel. our cloud is the smartest brains combating the latest security threats. it spans oceans, stretches continents. and is scalable as far as the mind can see. our cloud is the cloud other clouds look up to. welcome to the uppernet. >> bret: the ripple effect of spain's problems have affected us at home. dow was mixed. second positive adding, up 46. s&p 500 was off fraction of the point. nasdaq lost 13. we have fox team coverage on the economy tonight. chief national correspondent jim angle tells us what fed chairman ben bernanke

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bret? >> bret: connor powell. thank you.stration says dea agents involved in their own scandal in colombia has v been recalled. misconduct is said to have involved the entertaining female masseuse at apartment but it's not related to the similar one involving secret service personnel in colombia. >>> newly classified c.i.a. documents say they knew al-qaeda was planning to hijack an airliner three years before the 9/11 attack and it indicates the intelligence community was using drones to monitor al-qaeda, as far back as 2000. and that cia was frustrated with the clinton white house over money and the political calendar. the grapevine is next. don't forget to participate in the text to vote poll tonight. how will fast and furious affect the november election? text sr1 to 36288 for hurt democrats. sr2 for hurt republicans. sr3 for no impact. results in a bit. ♪[music plays] there's another way to help erase litter box odor. purina tidy cats. only tidy cats has new odor erasers... making it ea to keep things at home... just the

bret? >> bret: we're standing by for the vote. this another vote, a place-holder, waiting on the civil contempt vote. i should point out and mike mentioned dozens of democrats that walked out, who walked out of the chamber when the criminal contempt vote started. you can see the pictures here. it's not unprecedented. back in 2008, republicans boycotted another vote. that vote was for contempt charges against two bush administration advisors. you may remember. josh ballton and harriet meyers, the former chief of staff and white house counsel. there was a vote there. and then the leader, the house minority leader john boehner led his caucus, saying we will not stand idly by and watch the house floor be abused for pure political grand standing. it has happened before. as you see, the democrats walking out there earlier. we're looking live at the house floor. we are now getting in to the civil contempt vote. chief white house correspondent ed henry is standing by live at the white house with the response or the early response from the

stick around for bret and governor walker, good night from wisconsin. >> bret: scott walker becomes the first governor to survive a recall vote. the numbers and what they mean, next. this is a special election night edition of "special report". >> good evening, i'm bret baier, two times in american politics prior to tonight sitting governors have faced the wrath of voters in recall elections. until this evening, no governor had ever survived. but wisconsin's scott walker made history tonight. soundly defeating democratic mayor tom barrett in an election that drew millions of dollars from all over the country. good evening, mike. >> and that is very exciting here on the inside, bret. reaction we got from governor walker so far came in the form of an e-mailed statement. he said bringing the state back together will take time, but he's ready to start the work. we did get reaction from the lieutenant governor who took the stage here with her husband, scott and daughters in the background. >> now, this is what democracy looks like! friends, years from now, they will say the campaign to save

bret? >> bret: okay z we'll bring you that speech live here on fox news channel when it happens. the lieutenant governor easily defeated professional firefighter michelle in the other big contest. margin similar to that in the governor's race. there are four state senate races we're watching to see here. so far, two have been called for the republicans. there are two others out there. there are other races we're keeping an eye on in new jersey. two democratic incumbents fighting for one seat. bill pascrell beats rothman and howard burman versus brad sherman in one race and another, laura richardson faces janice haun. let's get to analysis here, karl rove and joe trippi, gentlemen, welcome. karl let's start with you. how did walker pull this off? as the raw total came in, it was evident he was going to have a big night. >> republican get out the vote machinery worked and worked in fine style. three keys to winning wisconsin for republicans. one, a combination of milwaukee, which is heavily democrat in big suburban counties of the west. the object there is to keep the margin republ

bret? >> bret: okay z we'll bring you that speech live here on fox news channel when it happens.he lieutenant governor easily defeated professional firefighter michelle in the other big contest. margin similar to that in the governor's race. there are four state senate races we're watching to see here. so far, two have been called for the republicans. there are two others out there. there are other races we're keeping an eye on in new jersey. two democratic incumbents fighting for one seat. bill pascrell beats rothman and howard burman versus brad sherman in one race and another, laura richardson faces janice haun. let's get to analysis here, karl rove and joe trippi, gentlemen, welcome. karl let's start with you. how did walker pull this off? as the raw total came in, it was evident he was going to have a big night. >> republican get out the vote machinery worked and worked in fine style. three keys to winning wisconsin for republicans. one, a combination of milwaukee, which is heavily democrat in big suburban counties of the west. the object there is to keep the margin republic

bret? >> bret: okay z we'll bring you that speech live here on fox news channel when it happens. the lieutenant governor easily defeated professional firefighter michelle in the other big contest. margin similar to that in the governor's race. there are four state senate races we're watching to see here. so far, two have been called for the republicans. there are two others out there. there are other races we're keeping an eye on in new jersey. two democratic incumbents fighting for one seat. bill pascrell beats rothman and howard burman versus brad sherman in one race and another, laura richardson faces janice haun. let's get to analysis here, karl rove and joe trippi, gentlemen, welcome. karl let's start with you. how did walker pull this off? as the raw total came in, it was evident he was going to have a big night. >> republican get out the vote machinery worked and worked in fine style. three keys to winning wisconsin for republicans. one, a combination of milwaukee, which is heavily democrat in big suburban counties of the west. the object there is to keep the margin republ

bret? >> bret: okay z we'll bring you that speech live here on fox news channel when it happens. the lieutenant governor easily defeated professional firefighter michelle in the other big contest. margin similar to that in the governor's race. there are four state senate races we're watching to see here. so far, two have been called for the republicans. there are two others out there. there are other races we're keeping an eye on in new jersey. two democratic incumbents fighting for one seat. bill pascrell beats rothman and howard burman versus brad sherman in one race and another, laura richardson faces janice haun. let's get to analysis here, karl rove and joe trippi, gentlemen, welcome. karl let's start with you. how did walker pull this off? as the raw total came in, it was evident he was going to have a big night. >> republican get out the vote machinery worked and worked in fine style. three keys to winning wisconsin for republicans. one, a combination of milwaukee, which is heavily democrat in big suburban counties of the west. the object there is to keep the margin republ

i want to start with you, bret. am i right you say let them crash, are you saying that?well, the europeans have been bailing out successive governments, hundreds of billions of dollars for greece and all the countries bailed ut are on the verge of total catastrophe and you saw spain, and immediately the yields on spanish funds went up. the bailout strategy is a failure. >> stuart: you're saying let them crash, really? >> look, in the case of greece, greece is essentially, it's in debt. we shouldn't even be having a conversation about greece. there are things that might be done to prevent a run on the banks in spain and italy and it is important to prevent a, a panic, a panic in europe, on the other hand, the only thing that's going to save the european countries is returning to a real growth strategy, which is not government-led. private sector led, which means low taxes and less regulation and-- >> and i know you disagree. >> no, i actually don't disagree entirely. the only thing i would say is that spain is very important to europe. so, if you let spain go, you have a

. >>> i'm bret baier in washington.here today is president obama invoking executive privilege in the fast and furious investigation. tonight on "special report," the president gets directly involved in the probe of the failed gun tracking program for the first time. there are plenty of questions. to why and why now. an hour ago, house oversight committee voted along party lines in favor of contempt of congress resolution against attorney general eric holder. the measure now goes before the full house. one day after romney said he's on the short list, marco rubio is talking about it. stock of tim pawlenty is rising. hosni mubarak hovers near death and there is still no word who will be the next president in egypt causing instability there. in the grapevine, joining the "fast and furious" story late. that's at 6:00 eastern. now back to my colleagues with "the five" in new york. ♪ ♪ >> bob: i could tell you a story about that song but i won'tment do you remember we talked about ps-90 in new york where the elementary school

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