bret? >> thank you. >>> so the president's getting scorched, as you just heard by even normally supportive media. tonight, fox news media analyst and host of fox's media buzz, how wart curtz is here with reaction. good evening howie. what do you make of the president joining in on this skit? >> well, it's a coup for buzz feed and barack obama is the pop culture president, hanging out with zach galifianakis whacky youtube stars, like bill clinton used to do playing the sax on arsenio hall and talking about underwear on mtv. i have been known to shoot midgenary hoops, bret. some of the things the president did made me wince sticking out his ton, practicing february in front of the mirror just seems at times more interested in being the entertainer in chief. >> what do you think the white house stands to gain from all of this? >> obviously breshlgt the president hopes that this if this video goes viral he can perhaps persuade some more younger people to sign up for owe obamacare, but we are to

we're back with dan henninger and bret stephens and marianna o'grady joins us.an, is this anything but a total victory for vladimir putin? >> you know, i think i have to agree with you on this paul. this is no longer a work in progress. this is a victory that putin has consolidated. we had footage in the past week of what was going on in the battle of debaltseve. and the russians by now have moved in heavy artillery tanks and missile installations. >> right. >> the ukrainians are completely overmatched, and even sending them defensive weapons i think at this point would be inadequate. i recall an interview we had recently with lieutenant general ben hodges head of the army command in europe. and general hodges said in that interview, what the russians are doing is not a foray into ukraine. those are the sort of equipment you would send in for a permanent installation. so, i think he's rolling up ukraine, and after he's done this, he's going to move in another direction. >> he was willing -- he was able to take territory in ukraine, even as a cease-fire was going

bret? >> thank you. as dangerous as isis is to americans and others abroad, there are growing concerns about what isis sympathizers could do here. chief intelligence correspondent katherine harrod has that part of the story. >> reporter: the fbi says they are fighting credible terrorism leads in every part of the country. >> we have investigations of bell in various stages of radicalizing in all 50 states. i tell my state and local partners this is about all of us being connected tightly to each other. this isn't a new york phenomenon or because phenomenon. this is all 50 states. >> reporter: lane enforcement officials reject the idea that american home-grown recruits are not the real deal and the same officials tell fox news u.s. citizens could easily take on high-profile roles like the isis executioner, jihad john, who is a british national. three new york city arraigned this week are among a growing number of americans who are alleged isis supporters. according to court documents, the me

bret? >> ed, thank you. president obama's efforts to keep as many as 5 million ill little im illegal immigrants from facing deportation is on hold tonight. there is plenty of reaction from both sides tonight. here is chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel. >> reporter: late today just before part of his executive action on immigration was due to take effect president obama weighed in on u.s. district judge andrew hainan in texas, slapping on the brakes on his immigration plan with a preliminary injunction. >> i disagree with the texas judge's ruling and the justice department will appeal. this is not the first time where a lower court judge has blocked something or attempted to block something that ultimately was shown to be lawful. >> reporter: in a memo, the judge wrote once the president's actions started, quote, this genie would be impossible to put back into the bottle, so hainan put it on hold. tim o'brien is an attorney who covered the supreme court for two decades. >> to get

i'm bret baier in washington. president obama is despiting to use both the carrot and the stick to deal with the political uproar over terrorism. breaking tonight plans to retake a key iraqi city by force from isis militants and the president reiterating his message that islam and muslims are not to blame for the acts of a relative few. we have fox team coverage tonight. ed henry at the white house with the president's renewed call for understanding and compassion for muslims he considers victims. but we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin, at the pentagon, and some not so secret dehe tailehe -- details about a mission. >> reporter: in a briefing moments ago, a senior u.s. cent com official laid out the battle plan to retake mosul from isis, shaping for the battle has already started, we are told. the u.s. military official said the assault will begin in the april/may timeframe, estimating it wrap up up by ramadan, the fasting that begins on june 17th when fighting slows. there are 2,000 is

bret? >> ed, thank you. >>> as christians in this country and all over the world observe ash wednesday and the start of lent many followers of christ find themselves under persecution. one christian leader says it's going to get worse. tonight correspondent doug mcelway on faith under fire. >> reporter: for christians, lenton ashes are a symbol of the old testaments painful truth. from dust you came to dust you shall return. evangelist franklin graham warned recently the storm is coming and blames islamic. >> islam says you can cut the heads off of people and kill jews and christians and anybody else that doesn't believe like you. >> reporter: he lashed out at the white house for its failure to acknowledge it. >> this is a religious aspect of this that they just don't accept and refuse even to this day will not accept it and don't believe it. >> reporter: archbishop of washington offered this warning about the silence of the middle east. >> the parts of what we call the holy land where thei

. >> my name is bret. >> six-year-old bret urged the school direct to support legislation to abolish the personal belief exemption. the leukemia survivor made news when the measles scare first broke and the parents asked the unvaccinated children to stay home. he was too sick to be advance natured and the virus can be deadly for those. >> it is not about bret anymore. it is about the expecting mothers, the babies, and the hundreds of kids currently with suppressed immune system. >> the school board voted to support the proposal making its way through sacramento. if passed, exemptions only be given to kids too sick to get the vaccine. >> lt. governor is making the announcement this morning that everyone is expecting: he is a democrat and former san francisco mayor said he will run for governor in 2018. he made the official announcement on the web site today. he admitted that jumping into the race three years early is unusual but he says he has never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. jerry brown is termed now 2018. >> powerball fever is high before the draw tonight when someon

i don't see how they can move forward with him. >> bret, what >> there are other witnesses, sean.there's his cameraman, there's the producer there's the sound men, they were all with them. how is it that nobody's coming to his side to defend him? no, he cannot stay on the air. he's lost all credibility on that network. as i said last night, the honorable thing for him to do is to resign. >> all right. let me ask you then this story. because it's a related story and it's about a presidential candidate, hillary clinton claimed in bosnia that she came under sniper fire. it wasn't true. watch this. >> we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base. >> those of us on the trip know that didn't happen. instead she was welcomed by children. clinton told newspaper editors yesterday she was tired. >> that's what i said when i was sleep deprived. you can read my book and i wrote something very different. yeah, i misspoke. >> reporter: but she told the story over and over. >> because they said there might be sniper fire -- >> amber, sleep deprived i misspoke. what

in bret baier's new special, fox news reporting election 2016, are the many early contenders bret interviewsscott walker who pulled off a big victory after a tough re-election campaign in his state. >> you won re-election 2014 even with democrats gunning for you. >> the lesson learned is lesson nationally for republicans, you can actually go big and go bold and you get results. and when you get things done voters want to stand with you. they crave leadership. >> don't miss more with bret baier and governor walker tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern. >> looking forward to that. >>> well american sniper trial set to get under way officially next week. >> with the promotion around the movie, the question is can there be a fair trial. we'll talk about that. what's that thing? i moved our old security system out here to see if it could monitor the front yard. why don't you switch to xfinity home? i get live video monitoring and 24/7 professional monitoring that i can arm and disarm from anywhere. hear ye! the awkward teenage one has arrived!!!! don't be old fashioned. xfinity customers add xfinity home

bret baier joins us the anchor of "special report." bret good to have you here.y different messages we get from the administration. >> it is starkly different. there ask so much reaction to what secretary kerry said yesterday on the hill that americans are under less daily threat than ever before in the last century. there you see the director of national intelligence, kind of laying it on the line. i talked with the former head of the defense intelligence agency today, retired lt. general michael flynn about kerry's comments. he said secretary kerry quote is out of touch with reality. he is clearly not listening to the entire u.s. intelligence community. he is not reading any of the intelligence or other things that have been written over the last few weeks, months, years. talk about being out of touch continuing for him to make those statements is totally irresponsible and he should be challenged by anyone who cares about the future of this country. that is the former head of the defense intelligence agency of this administration. you know martha, today -- mart

. >> charlie: this evening bret bret of the "wall street journal" talking about his new book america in retreat, the new isolationism and the coming global disorder. >> america and american leaders, whether obama and whoever his successor is going to be, ought to come up as a matter of priority sometime in december 2016 before he or she takes office and say what are the five things as president i must not allow to happen? one i would argue is the nuclearization of iran. another would be -- >> charlie: even if in the end it needs attacking, iran with its nuclear capacity. >> absolutely because a nuclear iran means a nuclear saudi arabia, perhaps a nuclear turkey then a middle east with four, five or seven six nuclear powers, each with daggers drawn. >> charlie: we conclude with riccardo muti the conductor of the chicago symphony orchestra. >> fiction doesn't exist. you can try all your life to discover some of the truth that is in a score so you are faithful to what is written in the score but this is just one part of your work. but behind the notes, you have the universe the truth wi

last battle of the cold war hosted by bret baier. see you saturday. >> today the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. 50 years as cold war enemies ended just like. that >> cuba is just one more example of saving dictators who are on their knees. >> our shift has the potential to end a legacy of mistrust extends the hand of friendship to the cuban people. >> that hand of friendship might be close comforted to those who suffer and suffer as a result of castro. >> every time you complain about the living conditions you will be assaulted or punished. >> you name it there is no crime. >> two losing the last bottleattle of the cold war. >> from washington bret baier. >> fidel castro and his brother raurl have ruled cuba through 11 u.s. presidencies and have been a thorn in america's side. now this their waning years as they ponder life without castros america has been reaching out to the regime. >> we will end an outdated approach that failed to advance our interests and instead we will begin to no

now back to a bret baier special.he latest headlines. >> so far, we've looked at the history of cuba and the current day repression of the castro regime. but president obama has turned the page on all of that. what had to happen to make this possible? you will be surprised by one of the diplomatic measures that was taken. >> it took people by surprise when president obama announced the change in america's cuban policy. but it did not happen overnight. it was 18 months of intense negotiations included many sessions in can cawhere both sides met in secret and discussions in the vatican where the pope brokered the deal. president obama hoped for a more open relationship and so did cuba, but the sticking point was a prisoner swap. freedom for allen gross who worked with the u.s. agency for development was arrested in 2009 for distributing communication's equipment not under the control of the state and he was quickly conflicted in 2011 and sentenced to 15 years. >> cuba insisted on the return of cuban five. spies who infi

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and global view columnist bret stephens. let's start with netanyahu. why would the administration want to elevate this speech? i know they oppose his appearing, but why make it such a personal and highly political criticism like they have the last week? >> well i think there's a couple of reasons, paul. obviously, a public relations offensive to marginalize and diminish the israeli prime minister in advance of this speech. >> but they're elevating its prominence. this is going to be the speech of the year. >> i completely agree. i mean, i don't see how this works for the administration. prime minister netanyahu is going to stand before congress. more people than imaginable are going to watch this speech. you can bet it is going to be the most substantive, detailed eloquent case against this deal that anyone has made. it's going to be a great speech and after it's done, the administration is going to have to defend itself against the details in prime minister netanyahu's speech. >> i think, look, i think the administration is trying to accomplish two th

that's a long way away, bret. >> yeah.things happening week by week day by day with isis as we've looked at that expanding map so how you're going to deal with it in the short-term is one thing. there are a lot of things in the speech that deal with the long term problem of extremism and terrorism. >> back to this idea he sort of paused and for a fact that he ended this, a lot of people he said in this country don't know muslims. they don't know they're your doctor, they're your -- i mean that -- is that the argument? i don't -- i don't feel that people believe that this is a war against muslim people who are living in all of the countries around the globe. in fact, as the point was made moments ago by captain chuck nash, they're the people who need the help more than anyone in the military side of this battle and as we talked about before, they're not getting it. >> sure. i mean 90% of people killed by isis have been muslim. of course there's a sensitivity here but the president and the white house have gone to extremes t

i'm chris wallace in for bret baier. islamic state militants say another american hostage has died but this time they are pointing the finger at jordan for dropping a bomb during an air strike yesterday they say killed kala mueller. officials here in the u.s. and in jordan say they cannot confirm the claim. we have fox team coverage. shepard smith is in jordan tonight. we begin with chief white house correspondent ed henry in the search for answers about an american aid worker. >> worked in syrian hospitals trying to help people. her possible death puts new pressure on the president tonight as he unveils an updated national security strategy already under fire. for the first time ever we are seeing kayla mueller her family allowed us to use this image. today the islamic militants claimed the young aid worker was killed after jordanian fighter planes bombed a building. officials dismissed that as propagand propaganda. >> i cannot confirm those reports in any way. obviously people are looking into them but cannot confirm t

that is bret baier reporting. he will have more of those sitdowns with potential 2016 presidential contenders. stay tuned for those >>> stocks were up today. the dow gained 47 to close over the 18,000 mark. s&p up 8 1/2. nasdaq up 36 for the week. the dow gained one percentage point. s&p 500 up two. nasdaq up three. >>> it is shaping up as a long and expense issive weekend for dock workers on the west coast and could mean long waits and expensive prices for you very soon. operators of 29 ports will lock out workers saturday sunday, and monday to avoid paying overtime. this comes as talks drag on over labor issues. the ports handle about a trillion dollars worth of cargo every year. >>> republicans say president obama will veto the keystone pipeline as congress heads out on vacation. we'll talk about it with the panel when we come back. but at t. rowe price we've helped guide our clients through good times and bad. our experienced investment professionals are one reason over 85% of our mutual funds beat their 10-ye

let's bring in special report host bret baier.ent through four ceo's in six years, what is going on there? >> short answer tom, no. i don't think so. most investors take a good hard look at that company. this is a unique situation, and you have defense secretaries over the past six years four of them, three day -- saying they were micromanaged by the white house. leon panetta and chuck hagel was not happy with how things were run top down from the white house, into the minutia into the logistics ever the pentagon. ash carter has a hearing this morning. he's not expected to face opposition from republicans. he's well regarded. but he has a big task in the pentagon. tom: and that's the impression i get from afar is that this guy is a good bureaucrat, and maybe the president's been looking for somebody that will sal cute and march to his orders and will this guy do that? >> interesting, he is a logistics guy, he has been former most recently deputy secretary of defense 2011-2013. he's a guy who knows where the skeletons are buried an

jon: joining us with more on this, bret baier anchor of "special report." so duelling budgets, most likely. president puts his out and then the republicans in congress will come out with one of their own, right? which one has the best chance here? >> well this is like an opening bid in this negotiation that will continue for weeks with congress. clearly the president's plan as it's written and developed now is not going to be the one that gets through the republican senate, the republican house so there will be some give and take. i think on infrastructure, you'll see some republicans really pushing for that and that will be some common ground. it's the how to pay for it part that is really the battle. jon: the president proposes a major tax on corporations that have money parked overseas. is he going to manage to get that do you think? >> i don't think so. not through this congress. and yeah, it's $2 trillion overseas and it would be taxed for companies that do that business. i think there's going to be some effort by republicans to come up with a differen

he told bret baier in that interview, when i say something, i'm going to do something, people know i'mto do it. that is really rye-- really refreshing, when we talked about with obama red line no red line, he's a truth-teller and he comes across that way. it is verien dearing and the voters -- very en dearing and don't expect that his family won't pick up the phone and get people to stand behind him. he might not be the front-runner but he is a formidable front-runner. >> you spent a lot of time covering the bushes. would you say he is the front-runner? >> it is too early. but i love the term of the donor class rather than what we should say, which is money. this is all about money. and let's label it. and i think now there are two themes here. and karl would know the most about this. i think people are looking for a fresh face and think that puts bush in the let's-see category. and number two, people want somebody who can govern and say i can fix things and make things work, that is very appealing. >> and one of the big things and the advantages that bush has is that he announced his

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so we will see. >> anyway, thank you bret. >> thanks for having me. if you want to see more of our entire would you have interview with brett favre and what he misses most go to gretawire.com. when we come back from the break, big news, fox news alert nbc has suspended brian williams, we will have more right after this break. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ test test. test test. >>> this is a fox news alert. brian williams has been suspended without pay. debra writing we have decided today to suspend brian williams as managing editor and anchor of nbc nightly news for six months. s suspension will be without pay and is effective immediately. we let brian know of our decision earlier today. our review, which is being led by richard is ongoing and important to take you through thought process. while on nightly news brian misrepresented events which occurred while he was covering the iraq war in 2003. it then became clear that on other occasion brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. this was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone's in

now back to fox news reporter election 2016 with host bret baier.n you want them at foxnews.com. to a fox news report with bret baier. >> i've said all along i would not bet against me after three elections in four years in a battle-tested state like wisconsin. >> as we've seen in the political world, scott walker is a battle-scarred veteran. i talked to him about the war over wisconsin's act ten and what might be his toughest battle yet, a run for the white house. >> scott walker's got to go. >> when you rolled out act ten that was a tense time. >> it was. it was scary. i had 100,000 protesters around my capitol. there was violence. >> you had real threats not just i don't like you. i had death threats. somebody saying they would gut my wife like a deer. i would be the first wisconsin governor assassinated. they went into detail about where my sons went to school and it reminded me why i ran and i stood up for the people of my state. >> there's then a recall. when you hear there is a recall, as a sitting governor what are you thinking? >> there hav

but the thing to remember bret, when people beat up on press secretaries, they're paid to deliver themessage. >> triggered a controversy at the state department this week, as well. >> i only criticize for telling msnbc that we can't fight our way out of this war on terror and consider root causes as a lack of jobs. and at the same time, you know we have to say that some republicans have said similar things in the past but it really sounded off-key for this reason. and that is it came after a state of those brutal videos of isis showing the beheading and burning of hostages. some of the mockery directed at jen saki, national view for example, comparing them to lucy and ethel on the old "i love lucy show" has been too personal and over the top. >> a week of mixed messages overall on terror. >> very much so. you have the president addressing the pundits and saying he doesn't use the term islamic terrorism because he views this as a war against people who pervert islam, but then attorney general eric holder says it doesn't matter what we call it. and fox news wouldn't have anything to tal

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bret baier, we'll be watching tonight on "special report." thanks for your time today. >> thanks, gretchen. >>> meantime housect÷ abruptly going out of session. as lawmakers try to keep the department of homeland security up and running. deadline tonight. that's when the agency faces this partial shutdown unless some sort of compromise is reached. for her part, nancy pelosi is having none of it. the house minority leader says a stopgap funding measure is basically a gimmick by the republicans to service israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu's visit next week. >> i have heard some other things that some of their colleagues have said that the republicans in the house are act acting like crazy people. that i've thought is something i could identify with. they could have benjamin netanyahu speak to congress when the government is open instead of closed. i think they'd look bad doing that, don't you? and i think that's one reason they're kicking the can down the road. >> joining me now is democratic congressman brad sherman from california als

the last battle of the cold war hosted by bret baier. see you saturday. >> today the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. 50 years as cold war enemies ended just like. that >> cuba is just one more example of saving dictators who are on their our shift in the cuba policy stops it is legend of destrust. >> that is cold comfort for those who suffer as a result of castro. every time you complain about the living conditions in the prison you are assaulted and punished. >> there is crimes. >> fox news reports that cuba losing the last battle of the cold war. from washington bret baier bear. >> if idel and his brother have ruled cuba in 11 presidencies and in their waning years and cubans ponder life without the castros, america is reaching out to the regime. >> we'll end an outdated approach that failed to advance our interest and instead normalize relations. >> it was a bombshell. president obama using excutive power to open diplomatic relations to cuba and loosen restrictions on travel and trade. >>

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. ♪ >> bret stephens is here and is the foreign affairs columnist and deputy editor of "the wall streetournal." from 2002 to 2004, he was editor in chief of "the jerusalem post." he won a pulitzer prize for his commentary in 2013. in 2012, he wrote an article for "commentary" magazine which has expanded into this book. it is called "america in retreat: upcoming global disorder." i'm pleased to have you back to this table. when you say retreat, what do you mean? >> i think the president came to office very clearly telling americans that what he wanted most of all was nationbuilding at home. there was a policy -- there is no question some exceptions -- in which american policy was about pulling back from different corners of the world. we wanted out of the middle east because we thought no good could come with engagement. the problems like syria and iraq had no real good solutions and there was no upside. this is an important point. this goes back to some of the promises of the bush administration. we cannot solve the middle east's problems, the israeli-palestinian conflict. we cannot put

bret stephens.he book is called america in retreat -- the new isolationism and the coming of global disorder. i suspect these ideas will be central to the debate about the next american president. back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ >> ricardo moti is here. he has led some of the world's best orchestras, including the the yen up phil-- -- he became the 10th director of the chicago symphony. here's a look at beethoven's fifth. ♪ he will lead the chicago symphony orchestra beginning january 30. welcome. >> thank you. >> is that the happiest moment for you when you are there with a good orchestra, with music and composers that you like leading them? >> this is a good question. many people feel extremely happy on the podium. i feel always that to conduct a great orchestra in front of the public that knows what they are listening, it is a big challenge every time. you cannot be completely happy. >> is it thrilling to be there? and each time, think i can get it better this time? >> every time. one of the mo

june napolitano with bret baier says yes. >> to me as a simple plain spoken trial lawyer it seems absurdwhen an attack is going to take place. unheard of. almost a violation of law by revealing national security secrets to the enemy in such a manner it can help the enemy. i can't think of why they would do it unless they want to still criticism of the president by saying here is the plan he's going to help carry out. bill: chris stirewalt, "digital politics" editor. you saw the judge fast through washington what did you think? >> fired up and ready to go. but he makes a very good point which is there is a political purpose. there must be a political purpose in this because here is the deal. no one in america thick we couldn't whip isis. right? there is not a discussion in washington that says i hope we can beat them. everybody knows the united states could mop up these dirt bags in pretty fast fashion. the question is, and this is a serious question, can the president's war plan which involves some complicated bank shots, drain something folks in turkey getting iraq's army ready to go. e

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the last battle of the cold war hosted by bret baier.saturday. >> today the united states of america is changing its relationship with the people of cuba. 50 years as cold war enemies ended just like. that >> cuba is just one more example of saving dictators who are on their our shift in the cuba policy stops it is legend of destrust. >> that is cold comfort for those who suffer as a result of castro. every time you complain about the living conditions in the prison you are assaulted and punished. >> there is crimes.

bret baier. >> it seems like we just had an election but the political world is gearing up for 2016.he republican field is especially crowded even with mitt romney recently dropping out. tonight we'll look at the early race with a closeup on the man the "washington post" just called the first "it" candidate of the 2016 race, scott walker and we'll talk to our all-star panel on who is hot. but with a different perspective on the candidates here's john roberts in beverly hills. >> we're on rodeo drive in beverly hills. this hub of glamour is the last place you expect to find me in a show about presidential politics. but glamour is not just for high fashion and hollywood glitz, the image and mystique and glamour surrounding a presidential candidate is just as important as policy prescriptions and speeches. i spoke with the author of the book "the power of glamour" to find out what happens when politics and glamour meet. >> what is glamour? >> it's a persuasion or poetry that takes place less with words than with images. when we see something that is glamorous to us, it makes us think if

so you tell me, bret, this was clean up in aisle 7 on a number of controversies that this administration has faced due to its own making this week alone. >> i don't think though it's helped itself particularly with this conference on violent extremism because it plays to the basic fact that this is an administration that is desperate to evade the core nature of this conflict, which is groups of islamic militants, islamic terrorists who are at war with many muslims that are at war principally with the west with christianity, with the jews. and when you heard the president make his remark saying, you know, these people are not religious leaders they're terrorists. that raises a question well isn't it possible to be both? as a matter of fact it is. so i think what they've done in the last week is actually going to create more problems for them both politically as well as strategically than resolve them. >> overall, bernard, the problems that have bubbled up have had critics saying they look like they're trying to downplay the threat and they don't know how to handle the threat. because you'

bret, thank you very much. glad to have your expertise. we're also hearing of a plan shaping up in the senate to keep a bad deal from moving forward. armed services committee member senator lindsey graham is one of the senators behind this effort. senator, great to have you with us tonight. >> thank you. >> you think like a lot of people do, that congress should have some input on whatever this deal cooks up to be. but how in the world do you hope to accomplish making sure that you get that ability to sign off? >> well part of the deal would be to relieve congressional sanctions, sanctions congress created against iran. it's a pretty simple proposition. before congress agrees to relieve the sanctions it created, we would like to look at the deal and vote on it up or down. i believe democrats and republicans are coming together along these lines saying a deal with iran is so important to our own national security and that of israel that we would want to look at the deal and have a say before it becomes binding. and i think there's going to

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in tonight at 8:00 eastern for fox news reporting election 2016 the many early contesters hosted by bret bear. we come back with our sunday group with where we stand now at this early stage in the race for the white house. >> be sure to check out exclusive material on line at faib and share it with other "fox news sunday" fans. be part of the discussion and weigh in on the action every fox news sunday. are. >>> i would not bet against me after three elections in four years in a battle-tested state in women, i find -- wisconsin, i find it hard for anybody to bet against us in any race. >> scott walker in an interview with bret baier as to why he's such a hot property. look at this in a different aspect. take a look at this iowa poll. it shows governor scott walk ser now leading in iowa over rand paul and mike huckabee and a strong ben carson. walker got good reviews for his speech, his performance if you will at a candidate summit, cattle call recently. is there more to that standing than this? >> yes there is. don't under estimate him. he was under estimated when he became the first repu

bret baier, the anchor of "special report" joining me. let's start with rating and reviewing the white house summit. what are they saying on capitol hill? >> there's not a lot coming out of capitol hill about it. a lot of experts around looking at it say it may not have even been really summit worthy. more like a workshop because there aren't specific policy prescriptions coming out. there are a few things that they're doing on the web, on the internet, to counter isis. but as far as real concrete policy prescriptions they're just not happening gretchen. one thing, i talked to some arab diplomats, and i asked them, listen, does it matter what we call isis? and this problem. and they said, no it doesn't matter. you could call it the mickey mouse club. but we want action, we want activity. we want something to go after it. that's just a different perspective from people in the neighborhood. >> that's very interesting. so it's not so much about the name according to them but the action. so what would they think about this, i just mentioned i

and i think it was bret baier who said you can't un-see it. and you can't. it's part of you. and it certainly brings into context exactly what these people are. but, megyn, that is not to say that murder is any more significant than the chopping off of the previous heads or the word now that they have executed children, sold some into slave trafficking. the list goes on and on and on. there's no question that isis has to be stopped. the question is what's the best way to do it. and how do you keep from drawing this region into a more regional conflict that explodes, and i think there's a great deal of debate about that. and that debate warranted among many here hope in jordan is that this very explosive event, this very burning to death of one of their own does not cause them to make decisions too quickly and cause them to make mistakes they regret. >> that was professionalism on display on your part last night, shep. thank you for doing what many of us did not want to do. we appreciate it. >> of course. >> well, shepard and many others watched that video in horror. "the kell

bret bear will have coverage of this tonight 6:00 eastern tonight on "special report with bret bearaierbaierd states has closed its embassy in the capital city. the rebels have seized the american vehicles. yemen has teetered and fallen and now what for our interests there? our partner in the war against radical islam yemen has fallen. now to the next stage. that's coming. before larry instantly transferred money from his bank of america savings account to his merrill edge retirement account. before he opened his first hot chocolate stand calling winter an "underserved season". and before he quit his friend's leaf-raking business for "not offering a 401k." larry knew the importance of preparing for retirement. that's why when the time came he counted on merrill edge to streamline his investing and help him plan for the road ahead. that's the power of streamlined connections. that's merrill edge and bank of america. can this decadent, fruit topped pastry... ...with indulgent streusel crumble, be from... fiber one. fiber one streusel. ght, so this tylenol arthritis lasts 8 hours but aleve can

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and bret michaels accidentally turned too late.as coming down and hit him in the head. >> jimmy: right. >> it knocked him flat. and i was super, super convinced that he was really, really hurt. like -- like i thought -- i screamed. oh, no! and immediately i turned back and i'm saying, is he all right, is he all right, is he okay? someone tell me, is he okay? because i thought -- it was bad. i thought he was -- his skull had been crushed or something. he had turned, bye, everybody! went back, hit his head, and then what do you do? that was my biggest fear was, if something really bad had happened. death, obviously the worst case scenario. thankfully he was all right. even if he was really hurt, we're at the beginning of a three-hour show about broadway musicals and plays. so do you just mop up the floor and keep going? or do you have to stop and say, i have to tell walter cronkite style, something terrible has gone wrong and we'll do the tonys another night. >> jimmy: i don't know. i think it depends on who it is. [ laughter ] i rea