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in washington, catherine herridge, fox news. >> bret: japan says it will buy less iranian oil to help boost the u.s. sanctions over iran's nuclear program. today, japanese officials met with the u.s. treasury secretary tim geithner who is in the region pushing sanction initiative. china and turkey, however, are refusing to cooperate. the french government is having to answer questions about a french the camera man. reena ninan shows us what happened. >> it came suddenly and out of nowhere. 15 foreign journalists on a sponsored trip at holp came under fire. the award winning camera man was reportedly killed by grenade and mortar fire with eight others. many were injured as well. he is the first foreign journalist killed in syria than ten-month uprising began. the human rights group and syrian opposition calling for an investigation on the death. syrian president bashar assad surprised a crowd of thousands in damascus, with a rock star worthy entrance. >> i have faith in the future and in you, he says. because he will win without a doubt. a rare appearance. his wife and children by his

catherine herridge with the news in washington today. erine, it takes a lot to get jaded journalists, especially on my team to shed a tear. it happened today. >> it did, shepard. you can really feel the emotion rising in the chamber as the resignation letter is read by her close friend congressman woman debbie wasser isman schultz. unbreakable bond that could not be broken by such vicious attack. >> gabby, we love you. we have missed you. [ laughter ] [ applause ] mr. speaker, i don't know whether you were able to hear that response as gabby looked with that extraordinary smile, the twin in her eyes as she said to me and to all of us and i miss you. >> before officially resigning, congresswoman giffords voted in favor of her own bill extending antismuggling law to antiaircraft. two days before she was shot. today it passed unanimously, shepard. >> shepard: do we know what's next for her, catherine. >> her husband retired astronaut mark kelly say they are completely focused on her recovery emphasizing he will not run for his wife's seat in

our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington tonight. catherine, it's my understanding that you spoke with that hostage, the younger la hood. >> that's right. he told me, shep, they are being held for two reasons. the egyptian judge alleges that they took a salary. >> if it does go to trial, it could last up to one year in a case that's as wide raping as this one is. the penalty for that is six months to five years in jail. these are very serious charges. >> sam la hood says egyptian media is reporting that 300 organizations are affected so this does appear to be broad and wide ranging. >> does he think this is because his father is a cabinet secretary. >> good question. he doesn't believe his father's job made him a target. he said there is no question that it's hard for his dad, his mom and other families waiting for news. and tonight nothing suggests the egyptian investigation is rapping. >> concerned for my own safety as well as the family members of everyone else who works for the republic institute and other institutions. it's a lit

catherine herridge in d.c. tonight. the experts are saying this has all the hall marks of an israeli takedown. what else are we hearing? >> well, we also had a very stern warning today from the secretary of state, shepard, on the straits of hormuz. warning iran that any blocking of that strategic waterway, which is really the lifeline keeping oil and gas moving around the world, that threat crosses the line. >> the provocative rhetoric coming out of iran in the last week has been quite concerning. >> and to underscore that warning, clinton staying the straight is an international waterway and the u.s. and other nations are committed to keep it open, no matter what it takes, coming on the back of that very strong language denying any responsibility for those takedowns in iran, shep. >> shepard: all right. who else has this so-called covert campaign taken out, catherine. >> this is the most important part of the story. in virtually every case it's the same m.o. as today's hit. part of ongoing investigation into iran's nuc

our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live for us in washington tonight. w bad tonight is the situation in yemen, catherine? >> well, thank you, shepard. within the last hour i spoke with a senior yemeni official who has been briefed on the security situation. he says the takeover took everyone by surprise, quote: the situation all over the country is chaotic, he said, the yemeni government as a whole is losing control of the opposition and those loyal to president are arguing and bickering while the country burns. fighters with rocket propelled grenades and rifles pushed into several points over the weekend and raising al qaeda's black banner over the city's mosque. the prison breaks have been game change gears in the past. in the past a long time aid to usama bin laden was freed and became the leader of al qaeda in yemen. a really transient point between the capital and south where u.s. officials tell fox al qaeda and yemen has been trying to create a safe haven kind of like we saw in afghanistan, shepard. >> shepard: now word that another american is in

catherine herridge with the news in d.c. tonight. how did this get in the prison?shepard, no in a word. military spokesman at the base in cuba would only confirm that al qaeda's magazine got into the camps, nothing about how it got there and who saw it they wouldn't even say where whether it was stashed in the gitmo library. we toured that library twice this video was july of 2010. the most popular titles include harry potter, agatha christie, sherlock holmes and the twilight series. at that time a military spokesman who asked us not to show his face or use his name said everything is vetted. >> oftentimes we try and redact or color over something that might be offensive. but they also -- they will find it and they will black it out, which is great. we have no problem with that. >> so after this al qaeda incident with the magazine, it there are these controversial new rules for everything that goes between the detainees and their lawyers. and the lawyers say that this review of the materials is a violation of attorney/client privilege. that's what they were hearing

megyn: wow, catherine, thank you so much, catherine herridge.we mentioned the american taxpayer gives that country, egypt a staggering amount of money totaling more than a billion dollars in aid every year. former u.s. ambassador to the united nations john bolton will join us next hour on the diplomatic options available to the white house in this now showdown with egypt. there was new discussion among the republican candidates about president obama and the jewish vote last night. during last night's big debate the candidates suggesting that the president is losing support among jewish voters, because of his stance on israel. here is mitt romney. >> this president went before the united nations and castigated israel for building settlements. he said nothing about thousands of rockets being rained in on israel from the gaza strip. this president threw -- [applause] >> i think he threw israel under the bus with regards to defining the 67 borders as the starting point of negotiations. i think he disrespected prime minister benjamin netanyahu. megyn

catherine herridge, thank. >> reporter: you're welcome.marking one year after shootings that left six people dead and wounding so many others including congresswoman gabrielle giffords. we have a live report coming up next. >>> a disturbing computer virus that can rob you blind. we'll tell you how to protect yourself into the new year coming up next. they tae because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. jon: right now, remembering the victims of that deadly shooting rampage in tucson, arizona. over the weekend hundreds gathering to pay tribute to six americans who were killed and congresswoman gabby giffords who survive ad gunshot to the head one year ago. that is when a deranged gunman opened fire on an unsuspecting cro

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is here with details.ing. >> reporter: thank you. good evening. tonight the issue is work at the highest level of the obama administration. the president is involved. secretary of state clinton is involved. her senior human rights official told reporters in cairo the incident raised concern about egypt transition to democracy. asked about his son, one of at least five americans barred from leaving egypt. secretary ray lahood offered basic details. >> i talked to them two or three times today. how is he doing? >> just fine. thank you. >> any word when he might come home? >> there are a lot of people working on that. see how it works out. >> the director for the washington based international republican institute, iri, a group that promotes democracy. the no agent list became public after lahood went to the cairo airport on saturday and told by immigration officers he could not leave. in e-mail exchange with fox lahood said there was no explanation. after an hour, a woman from the immigration department emer

catherine herridge is just getting information on this. she will join us coming up. >>> we'll move to politics now. the final sprint to saturday's south carolina primary is in high gear and the candidates are going after the very popular undecided voters. in the meantime super pacs, the outside groups supporting the candidates are spending big in the palmetto state dominating the airwaves with they have ads. what one of the questions we're asking how are all the ads playing with voters? senior national correspondent john roberts live in south carolina live with all of this. jon? >> reporter: they are the ads everybody loves to hate. going all the way back to the daisy ad johnson ran against goldwater in 1964 they are darn effective. they are all over the place here in south carolina. hear is the latest one that has been released. from newt gingrich's pac, winning our future. it features animated mock debate between president obama and mitt romney, with obama saying i agree with everything he says. i have adopted a lot of policies. $7 milli

according to the testimony we heard from catherine herridge who has been inside the courtroom. are talking about how they surveilled him and he's look at books on presidential assassinations including the one he attempted. it must give you pause. >> the secret service following this man, they are out there to protect presidents of the united states. and they have never forgotten about gerald ford or ronald reagan. they want to make sure they can protect those of which they are asked to serve. if they are sitting there saying this is not a man you can trust out on his own, i'm going to the secret service on this and put him in that mental ward where he's been. he's having this visitation. he should be happy he's having visitations. but to be out on his own would be an absolute outrage and could send a terrible message to further people in the future who may want to go after a president or someone else. megyn: michael thank you for sharing with us. we appreciate it as always. the obama administration taking aim at the catholic church mandating they pay. not the church itself, but

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has an update. >> thousands converged on cairo'srir square to mark the one-year anniversary of the day of rage that pushed president hosni mubarak from power, the obama administration threatened to cut military aid unless democratic progress was tangible. the issue came to a head because at least six americans including the son of transportation secretary ray lahood are barred from leaving the country. in a phone interview, sam lahood told fox news they're safe, but -- >> my mind set has kind of changed since the travel ban was put in place, where we're kind of expecting the worst. there hasn't been a lot of movement. something has really changed. >> the state department confirmed that. >> we are continuing to work on this collection of issues as we discussed yesterday. we do not have progress since yesterday. sorry to report. >> in a phone call last friday, president obama warned egypt de facto leader that the month-long criminal investigation of sam lahood'srii and other democracy building organizations would need congressional re

first, background on the story from chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> on his last as mississippi governor, haley barbour one-time head of the republican national committee who ultimately flirted with the possibility of a presidential run set in motion a controversy drawing national attention. mississippi attorney general hood says it may take a manhunt to bring in four convicted killers who barbour pardoned on his way out of office. >> grave danger. we have murders who have nothing to lose if they think they are going back to jail. >> among those medical releases are charles who in 1992 was sentenced to life for killing principal of mississippi high school where hooker was a teacher. joseph osman was put in way for 1993 for murder, conspiracy and armed robbery in death of a store clerk. mccray faced the same punish in the 2001 for murdering his wife jennifer mccray whom he shot in the back. david gaitlin shot and killed his estranged wife as he held the son. he southerned it on family friend who survived. >> the governor himself should look me and the family in eye

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge on this in d.c. what is the judge's order mean for this? >> reporter: thank you, bill and good morning. judge's order effectively blocks the release of 21 inmates still serving their time when their pardons were announced by outgoing governor haley bash boir and outrage from some of the victims is palpable. >> i think the governor himself ought to have to look me and the family in the eye and say hey i'm going to let this guy go. there wasn't any of that. that is coward's way out if you ask me. >> reporter: four murderers who were allowed to work at governor's mansion doing odd jobs as reward for good behavior. the mississippi attorney general is challenging the pardons say some do not meet the legal requirements. >> we estimate there may be as many as 175 we'll have to look at. it appears from our preliminary review a vast majority of them will probably be illegal pardons. >> reporter: according to hood there is constitutional requirement to publish notice of this request for clemency in the local p

catherine herridge is looking in reports that the u.s.ions between the afghan government and the taliban. this is the pentagon deals with a certain viral video. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now we'll send it back to new york and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> dana: welcome back to "the five." we have been monitoring the story about the government monitoring journalists. a lot of people are outrageed about this. i am not that surprised that they do this. if you are on twitter and you ask people to follow you, it would stand to reason that the government is following you. i'm surprised that the document is poorly written. there are more acronym in this piece of paper than in a teenage girl's chat room. it couldn't make heads or tails of it. until i got to the part that bob pointed out, all former spokesperson of the united states are on this, too. >> greg: you are right. i am in teenage girls chat rooms all the time. >> kimberly: america's most wanted. >> greg: talk about a thankless job. monitoring blog

catherine herridge, thank you.nning, another hour on a friday morning, and 12 girls at one school, all with this mysterious illness and doctors still don't know what is wrong with them. we'll check in on that momentarily. arthel: a vicious beating caught on tape. today an arrest in the hockey fight that left an off-duty cop and war hero unconscious. bill: horrible story there. mitt romney taking fire from all sides. his republican challengers picking apart his record in the private sector today and today mitt romney fires back. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're ner done growing. thanks, mom. i

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge is live in washington with more on that. define rape, catherine? >> reporter: thanks a lot jon and good morning. for the first time, as you mentioned, the fbi is changing the definition of rape to include men under the current 85-year-old definition rape is defined as the carnual knowledge of a female forcibly and against her will, victims' rights groups have long argued this definition was limited, it meant the fbi's crime report did not reflect the number of rapes involving men or boys. statistics were grossly inaccurate. one example of the alleged sex crimes in the ongoing investigation of penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky would not be counted in the fbi's national crimes statistics. sandusky is accused of allegedly assaulting an sexual misconduct in at least ten cases involving young male victims. the most recent fbi oversight hearing by the senate in december, the fbi director robert mueller said the old definition was being reworked. here's that exchange with senator leahy. >> i know the fbi is currentl

chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge reports on reaction today from some of the interestedes. >> well, the afghan government of hamid karzai issued a statement, publicly between the u.s. and taliban, the state department offered no specifics. >> i think what you see in karzai's statement is karzai welcoming an american role in afghan led process. >> no comment either on the possible transfer to the afghan authorities of senior taliban leaders in u.s. custody. >> no decisions have been made with regard to any ruling. >> administration officials would not confirm or deny report that taliban seeks relief of five men held at guantanamo bay in return for negotiating peace settlement. according with guantanamo, striking connection between the taliban leaders and al-qaeda. nori fought alongside al-qaeda as taliban military general. another was deputy minister of intelligence who describes himself as al-qaeda member. and they participated in meetings. >> the afghan government knows who we have at guantanamo. >> deputy assistant defense secretary under president bush, he personally

catherine herridge has update on talks between the u.s. deal in afghanistan. in the grapevine, what is in the name? especially when people don't know it. "special report" at 6:00 eastern. now back to new york and "the five." ♪ ♪ >> dana: president obama's camp didn't waste time reacting to last night's results. this morning, the president's campaign manager said the extremist tea party agenda won a clear victory. i don't know what he is talking about. didn't we just say they had a lower turn-out in high what? >> kimberly: correct. >> bob: people said they represented the tea party, over 50% or 60%. related to or were a member of the tea party. you have to be a little careful, i, my, as you know on occasion, tea party. but my basic view about it, energized opposition base, don't quote them. >> dana: let sleeping dogs lie. >> bob: that's what i was trying to remember. >> dana: i also feel like they just can never leave well enough alone. why not let the republicans have one night where they beat each other up? instead they do something you b

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