doug luzader is live from washington with more on the story. >> the white house is going to try to geton message today hoping this week is better than last week. over the weekend the campaign was cleaning up the mess after the announcement the private sector is doing fine. the new white house strategy swallowed the theme and the public sector needs more help. it is a new round of stimulus largely targeted from local and state governments. >>> is the private sector doing fine? >> the private sector needs to make job creation in the private sector. one way to do that is put teachers and firefighters back to work. >> that's the public sector. >> mitt romney's campaign wasted little time capitol liesing t-- capitalizing the private sector. they used a web add that uses the president's own words. >> i lost my job recently. i have to work part-time in order to make ends meet. >> sometimes i feel like i am a failure. >> the private sector is doing fine. the private sector is doing fine. >>> president obama will try to bypass the media running interviews today to local tv stations around the c

. >> this -- doug luzader. >> this is turning ugly fast.older had a tough time they refused him of stone walling. he is not playing ball refusing to disclose e-mails that could shed light on the disastrous fast and furious situation that allowed guns to go in mexico. one of the weapons was used to kill a border patrol agency. someone high up in the justice department must have known what was going on. >>> we could demonstrate that high level justice department officials know about it. he has just obstructed the congressional investigation of this to get to the bottom of it. >> holder said he was the guy who cleaned up the mess. >> i am the attorney general let's put an end to the misgu e misguided tactics that were used in fast and furious. i am the attorney general who called on an inspector general to look into this matter to investigate this matter. i am also the attorney general who made personnel changes in atf and change the processes and procedures to make sure this doesn't ever happen again. >> he enjoys the con dpi-- confidence of

doug luzader has the latest.ing sure ineligible voters don't get to the polls. >>> they are voting issues in the past. voter roles are escalating into a huge blowup in federal government. the data base is filed department of homeland security. they want that so they can cross-check the voter list. the voter's government says it's his job to ensure the elections are fair. >>> we have found individuals that are a right to vote they don't have citizens i have a job to do to defend the right of voters. we have to sue the federal government to get this information. >>> florida's efforts created a standoff with u.s. attorney general eric holder. not only is he refusing to turn over the data base holder is suing florida to block the state from removing any one. the department of justice said this. there are a number of key federal laws in place to ensure noncitizens do not register and vote in federal election and the rights of eligible voters are protected so they are not deterred from he can sizing their right to vote

back to you guys. >>> doug luzader live in washington.hank you. >>> the 2012 race is another big talker. bill 'ole putti bill o'reilly rile putting him on the hot seat. >> it is all because the latino vote is so crucial. >>> i believe the latinos are the jump ball in our politics. i believe in this republican party this election and every other one will hinge on whether the latino goes the way of the black vote and is permanently 90 percent democrat. whether it goes the other way of other immigrant groups. >> i agree with you. i have 30 seconds left. did you see rubio on the program last week. >> totally changed his demeanor. >> very good. >> first tiechlz on no way. >> there's a problem with him, though. he is so -- i am getting complaints from all over that nobody can meet with him, nobody can talk to him. nobody returns calls. there's a little bit of presidentiality going on. >> romneromney's ability to carw mexico and nevada hinges on getting that latino vote. >>> before you lei leave the ho this morning let's get an update from janic

. >> doug luzader live now in washington for us on the outrage on what some people say is purely foritical gain. >>> that is kind of the central question here republicans and democrats are hopping after a series of national security leaks. this is a rare show of bipartisan unit on capitol hill. the white house doesn't deny there have been leaks but none of them have been politically motivated. the news coverage shows him as a decisive leader when it comes to national security. the concern here in congress is in the process we are giving up way too much classified information about our ability to disrupt terror plots and carry out secret drone strikes. it's criticism that crosses party lines. here is democrat diane fine stein. >> this has to stop. when people say they don't want to work with the united states because they can't trust us to keep a secret, that is serious. when allies become concerned. the asset's family's life is in jeopardy that's a problem. the point of intelligence is to be able to know what might happen to protect this country. >> the fact of the matter is when you

doug luzader has more. off>> just a few hours to go and all of the waiting will be over.he supreme court is expected to release the healthcare decision today. the final day of the term. of course nine justices will give a thumbs up or down to all or hearts of the president's healthcare plan. they could uphold the entire plan the president stakes so much of his time and political capital on. they could throw the whole thing out or invalidate one part of it like the individual mandate the requirement that all americans purchase health insurance. the future of the nation's healthcare system is at stake but so is president obama's legacy. >> i believe it was right to make sure that everybody in this country gets decent healthcare and is not bankrupt when they get sick. that's what i believe. but it's up to you. >>> well, actually, today it's up to the court. there are big ramifications here. mitt romney said he would be ready to pounce. >> we already know it's bad policy and it's got to go. if the court up holds it if passes the constitution it is still bad policy. that will

. >>> doug luzader is live in washington with more on the story for us.ood morning, doug. >> good morning. if you refuse to buy health insurance under the healthcare law you have to pay the government. is that a fine or is it a tax? that in many ways is what this all came down to, because the five members of the supreme court who upheld the law the answer is clear it is a tax. that is the only reason the law survived. because congress has the authority to impose taxes. chief justice john roberts a conservative wrote the opinion. it is reasonable to construe what congress has done as increasing taxes. such legislation is within congress' pou to tax. it creates a political problem of sorts for the president. in 2009 when he was defending the healthcare act he insisted this was not a tax. >>> for us to say that you have got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolute sli notly not a tax increase. we are not going to have other people carrying your burdens for you any more than the fact right now everybody in america has to get auto insurance

in washington doug luzader, fox news. >>> in syria today, united nations monitors have now been barred from the site of a reported new massacre. so far, no official toll has been confirmed some estimates say as many as 87 people were killed. rebels say government soldiers shot dozens of people at close range one activist reports finding bodies of more than 40 women and children. the syrian government says claims that its troops carried out the killings are baseless. >>> next on fox 5 morning news she is a mother and her daughters manager and her daughter just happens to be mega star jessica biel. kim joins us to share her expert tips how to help your child break into show business. >> speaking of super stars an 8- year-old fairfax county girl gets a much deserved honor for saving her mom's life. we will be back in a moment to tell you about that 9:11 a.m.  >>> she is only in second grade but a virginia girl is getting a big honor for her bravery. 8-year-old katie lee called 911 after seeing her mother fall down the stairs. yesterday the county's emergency call center presented her wi

doug luzader, fox news. >>> new this morning in pakistan, another u.s. drone fired missiles, killing at least 8 militants however there is some discrepancy with that number some reports are putting the number of dead as high as 16. the strike in pakistan's northwestern tribal areas is near the afghan border where al qaeda is active. today's attack, 7th in pakistan in the last two weeks. >>> mean while the president of syria is blaming the opposition, for last week's massacre, the president gave a tv address in front of parliament and denied his government had any role in the massacre. 108 people died 49 children, foreigners and terrorists he said are behind the violence. >>> america remembers a turning point in world war ii, the battle of midway being recognized with a ceremony at the u.s. naval memorial. 07 years ago today, -- 70 years ago today, japanese forces, targeted the naval fleet at midway for attack. earlier this morning we talked with the rear admiral how the allies broke the japanese code, giving them the upper hand. >> actually alpha mike is

doug luzader, on the loss of the commerce secretary, temporarily. >> reporter: john bryson is taking a leave of absence. what happened to commerce secretary john bryson. the department says he only has limited recall of the series of car accidents he caused los angeles county over the weekend after apparently suffering a seizure. two days later the white house wassen initially unsure. >> obviously, we are concerned about the incident, concerned about secretary bryson's health related issues, that played a role in this incident. >> reporter: by the end of the day bryson was out. on medical leave. his responsibilities handed off to a deputy, it is one more difficulty for the white house as the president tries to regain footing on the economy. he is still trying to recover from comments last week that the private sector is doing fine. to help refuel the message he melt with a number of local tv reporters almost exclusively from swing states. >>> we have been able to almost double, our investment in clean energy. >> reporter: that came on a day when the markets were tanking. the dow plum

as doug luzader shows us it was a recall election the whole nation was watching. >> reporter: this is just the third time in u.s. history a governor faced a recall election but this time, it didn >> voters really do want leaders who stand up and make the tough decisions. >> reporter: and those voters had simply jammed many polling sites around wisconsin through the day. turn out in the neighbourhood of 65%, the kind of numbers you rarely see outside of a presidential election. but this race really began last year with massive protest that followed governor walkers decision to clamp down on public sector unions to help balance the state's books. unions in turn, heavily funded the effort to toss out the governor a rematch between walker and his 2010 opponent who lost this time by a wider 7 point margin. >> this is not an end tonight, this is an end of another chapter, of wisconsin's history but there are more chapters to come. >> reporter: that is a tough point to argue against republicans are already taking a fresh look at wisconsin >> it is clearly going to put wisconsin in my opinion

doug luzader reports. >> reporter: the white house is working overtime, now, trying 20 to figure out how to deal -- to figure out with this. >>> the private sector is doing fine. >> reporter: the chief campaign strategist spent the past two days on tv trying to do campaign control. >> will people be making judgments on this? no, they will judge what the president has done. >> reporter: the president's words quickly found their way into a mitt romney web ad. >> i have been looking for a job for two years. >> reporter: no, mr. president we are not doing fine the ad says. white house argues while unemployment lines are getting longer real problem isn't the private sector, which is showily adding jobs, -- slowly adding jobs we need to expand the public sector they say, more teachers more police officers. that has romney supporters piling on. >> it shows the philosophy of the president of the united states he believes having state, federal and local governments hire more people that is the answer to the way out. mitt romney believes business creates jobs. >> reporter: that question of exp

as doug luzader explains, the president pulled in a lot of money for his campaign. >> reporter: 50 people forked over collective $2 million last night. this is about as close as you could get to president obama last night, unless you were willing to pay $40,000 a piece to attend the dinner at sarah jessica parker's manhattan home. >> the president was on my street. that's cool. >> reporter: cool for the president, too, who was capping off a long day campaigning. in ohio it was all about the economy and attacking republicans. >> roll back regulations designed to protect consumers and workers, they promise to not only keep all of the bush tax cuts in place, but add another $5 trillion in tax cuts on top of that. >> reporter: the president didn't outline new proposals in cleveland, but he did speak for 54 minutes. mitt romney tried to steal some of his thunder with his own event in cincinnati, saying the president's policies were following the path of europe. >> actions speaks very loud. if you want to see the results of his economic policies, look around ohio, look around the country and yo

doug luzader is live in washington with more. good morning, doug. >> good morning, guys. big day.isconsin officials are expecting high turnout for this election and the entire nation is going to be watching. scott walker goes to the polls and will finish the day. this has been a gruelling and very expensive race. >> sick and tired of the recall and sick and tired of 16, 17 million has been spent in tax payer's money on this recall. people are sick of it. they are sick of all of this particularly last week. real dooz sees in terms of them out there attacking us. people are tired. they will be ready to paining jum wednesd -- to wake up wednesday morning and not be insulted. >> he signed a law that unions fear will hurt the state. a successful recall petition drive. finally this rematch today with walker's oh 2010 opponent milwaukee mayor tom barrett. >> need your help on tuesday. i will end the civil war that scott walker started. that's what this is all about. it's about restoring trust having a governor who will focus on jobs. he took his eye off the prize. >> it is kind of a warm

doug luzader is live in washington with details. changes hour by hour. what is going on today? >> it does. you can't rule anything out at this point. the congress on one side the justice department on the other. eric holder could face a committee vote today to hold him in contempt of congress. in a lot of ways it is one of the classic washington questions who knew what when about the fast and furious program. that was the atf program that intentionally allowed guns to cross into mexico in order to track things later. one was killed to use border control agents. they offered up documents that they repeatedly sought for months. only a tiny fraction of them but one big condition. >>> on the condition they would resolve the pet tina question. the subpoena would have been sent to us. >> that is not good enough for the republican appointment on the investigation. darrel issa who appeared last night with greta van susteren. >> for refusal to deliver documents relative to a subpoena we have no doubt -- no choice but to hold them in contempt. we want the documents. his family would like

. >>> doug luzader thank you.ill the supreme court ruling have political implications for the president? here is carls kraut hymerimes - charles kraut hymer's case. >> i think ultimately this will be a wash. the ruling today will be a wash. it is a mixed one i don't think it has a big political impact. it was obama's unilateral imp preliminary tation of the dream act. i think people are over looking the fact that 2-1 among nonhispanic americans i think standing up on this issue requiring administration administering the law and carrying it out will upset hispanics. >> tropical storm debbie continues to wash the florida panhandle. maria flooding still the biggest concern? >> yes, patty ann flooding is a big story with the storm system. we are not looking at strong winds. it is sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. it has weakened for several days we have dry air make its way into the center of the storm system. the center is 85 miles to the west of florida. drier air making its way into the center of the storm syst

doug luzader joining us from washington. >> what are we expecting today?it is like a soap opera. the white house dropped a bombshell on this before a house committee decided attorney general eric holder is now in contempt with congress. the documents congress won about the fast and furious gun recommendation cannot be turned over because they fall under privilege. who knew what when about the federal program one of them was later used to kill u.s. border patrol agent brian perry. if the white house moves significantly ups the anti with republicans in congress. the house oversight committee committed yesterday to place holder in contempt of congress. >> what could be so dammining i those documents they can't be given to us. >> why is he evoking executive privilege on documents they said yesterday they would be glad to give us. >> they are looking at whether the president could be involved at the very least. they will tie up the ends in court for years. it is mog more than a republican witch hunt. >> for the past year you have been holding the attorney gener

doug luzader has the story from washington. >> the g 20 economic summit we could have maybe good news in europe. the president arrived in new mexico security extremely tight as the leaders of the world's largest economy tryiies to figu out what's next for europe. >> what happens in europe can effect our economy. obviously this is a european situation. they only have the capacity we are giving advice we have been through a tough situation. obviously there are things like banking unions and deposit insurance things that would provide a little more stability and security. we are hoping they would continue to make progress on that. >>> el rexes in grease may help deliver today. helps bring budget on control and the europe yo avoiding what some call a potential disaster as they back out. big problems remain in greece and the western europe and the rest of the countries are still shaky the problems in europe don't just stay in europe nther are deep trading costs. will help in getting the economy back on track. people glam europe again and again for national troubles. national security issue

doug luzader has the story from capital hill. >> reporter: wisconsin officials expecting very heavy turnout today for a recall election that the entire nation will be watching. if you are a registered voter in wisconsin you have been targeted. >> today it should be over, republican governor walker hopes the polls are right and he will finish with his job intact. >> people are tired, ready to wake up wednesday morning to not be assaulted on television and ready to move on. >> reporter: this all started after walker signed a law to curtail power of public sector unions, something unions fear could be replicated in other protests. it lead to protests, recall drives and a rematch with his 2010 opponent, the milwaukee mayor. >> on tuesday i will end the civil war scott walker started that is what this is all about. >> reporter: some see this as a warm up to november, but president obama has been reluctant to get involved. in a trip to the midwest he carefully avoided wisconsin last night offered only a tweet. it is election day in wisconsin tomorrow i am standing by tom bare let he would make

. >> for more is doug luzader live from washington where both parties are starting to deliver messages to folks within their party. what are they saying? >> for starters a lot of great nerves down there. we could see something as early as monday in the meantime there's contingency planning going on behind the scenes here. they could throw the whole thing out or respond to parks a bit like the individual mandate that purchase innocensurance are unconstitutional f. that's the case parts of it are left standing. >> in the coming days you all know the supreme court will rule on the president's healthcare law which are driving up healthcare costs and maying it harder for small businesses to workers. the house will vote to repeal whatever is left of obama care. >> democrats on the other hand are bracing for the worst. but it is pretty complicated. there is this school of thought that if he loses his case it may help them politically giving them a rallying point with his base. the bottom line is no one knows what the court is going to do. >> i am not going to stand here in front of you and sp

joining us live to talk about this is doug luzader with the details. >>> this comes down to jobs and economy. romney and obama bracing for the new numbers released. both sides are sharpening their nods on the economy. we saw this play out as mitt romney headed to the california former headquarters of solyndra which was really supposed to be the poster child for white house energy investment. instead it went belly up taking with it $500 million in tax payer loan guarantees. >> in this building behind us this is not the kind of building built for private enterprise. this is the kind of building that is built with half a billion dollars of tax payer money. it is not just the taj mahal of corporate headquarters you probably heard inside there are showers that have lcd displays that tell you what the temperature is of the shower water. the robots inside actually provide disney music tunes. >>> the obama campaign said meantime advise another david axle rod to talk about romney's record as a governor and investor. >> it has been about generating short term prospect not about long-term growt

doug luzader has more on this. >>> people in every swing state should look at what happened in ohio yesterdayat's what they are in for over the next few months. the president carried ohio by five months in 08. looks like it will be closer this time around. he spent part of the day in cleveland to talk aout the economy. the white house called this a major framing speech. no new proposals really. instead the president spoke for 54 minutes about his overall economic vision. he bashed republicans along the way. >>> what is holding us back is a stalemate in washington between two funt fundamentally different views of which direction america should take. and this election is your chance to break that spell. >> mitt romney in the meantime tried to steal some of the president's thunder campaigning in cincinnati lobbying economic attacks of his own. he said the president's policies are putting the country on the path of europe. >>> this president has put together -- he has put together almost as much public debt as all of the prior presidents combined. you want four more years of that? you call that f

doug luzader is live with more on this. >>> the talks have fallen apart.hat means we could seer rick holder in contempt of congress as early as tomorrow. obama officials and house republican staffers tried to reach some kind of an agreement on this late yesterday at the white house in what must have been a very tense meeting. the administration is trying to save off with what piers to be inevitable full vote that declares eric holder is in contempt of congress for refusing to cooperate in the fast and furious investigation. there was an offer to turn over more documents pertaining to the operation that allowed guns to flow into mexico. the offer they say didn't go far enough and required that the investigation come to an end. the administration is still asserting executive privilege here. here's what a white house spokesman said. there was a good faith effort to resolve this while institutional prerogatives of the executive branch often championed by same republicans krit siding es -- criticizing us now. they would rather have theater rather than congressi

doug luzader joins us live from capital hill. have you with us good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this happened on saturday the information right now is very preliminary and primarily based on just police reports from the incident. but this happened in los angeles county, 68-year-old john bryson as you mentioned the commerce secretary was involved in what appeared to be relatively minor accidents in terms of damage to vehicles involved he hit one car, got out spoke to the passengers in that car and then when he got back in his car to leave he hit the car a second time apparently according to the police report and then later hit a second vehicle. now when police finally reached him, again according to the police reports left found to be unconscious. now they do not believe alcohol or drugs were involved, nothing dediminutive but nothing to indicate those factors were involved but he was found unconscious is there an underlying medical condition that is something authorities are investigating. he will face a felony hit and ru

doug luzader is live with more on the reasons before this decision good morning. >> reporter: good morning yeah, commerce secretary john bryson is taking a medical leave of absence after this strange series of car accidents over the weekend. what exactly happened to commerce secretary john bryson? the department says he only has limited recall of the series of car dents he caused over the -- car accidents he caused over the weekend after suffering a seizure. two days later the white house is unsure. >> we are concerned about the incident and secretary bryson's health related issues that played a role in this incident and still gathers information. >> reporter: by the end of the day bryson was out on medical leave his responsibilities handed off to a deputy. it is one more difficulty for the white house as the president tries to regain footing on the economy he is still trying to recover from comments last week the private sector is doing fine. to help retool the message he met with a number of local tv reporters almost exclusively from swing states to talk about the economy. >> wind, solar

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> the president and c.e.o. of jpmorgan is heading to capitol hill today. jamie dimon will testify at a senate hearing regarding the botched trades that lost the bank $2 billion. dimon's prepared remarks appear to include a couple of defenses as well as an apology for the trading loss. he is expected to also tell lawmakers the bank is sorry and let people down but also to remind them that no private investors lost any money in this. >>> some of our other top stories this morning, day three of testimony in the jerry sandusky child molestation trial. sandusky arrived from court in pennsylvania less than an hour ago. yesterday two key witnesses took the stand. former penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary. he testified he saw sandusky having sex with a 10 to 12-year- old boy in a campus locker room back in 2001. a teenage boy being identified in court as victim one also recounted alleged sexual attacks during sleepovers at sandusky's basement. the fate of roger clemens now in the hands of a jury. the jury will re

doug luzader has a preview. he joins us live now from capitol hill. doug, good morning. >> reporter: allison, good morning. the white house got a heads up on the numbers last night as they typically do, and the white house today, the president, rather, will be talking about the economy. [ applause ] >> reporter: even with president george w. bush at the white house yesterday, president obama got in a dig about the economy, and a suggestion about who was to blame. >> the months before i took the oath of office were a chaotic time. we knew our economy was in trouble, our fellow americans were in pain. >> reporter: the president will take the message on the road today, heading to minnesota, talking about the new unemployment numbers and calling on congress to do more to create jobs. but economists and market watchers are concerned about the overall economy. we just learned yesterday that it didn't grow as fast as we first thought through the first three months of the year, raising fears that another recession could be on the horizon. >> i think it's actua

in washington, dew luzader -- doug luzader, fox news. >>> coming up the search for missing hikers on america's tallest mountain has come to an end. where their bodies are believed to be. >>> dry and windy weather, fueling flames in cholera coand new mexico -- colorado and new mexico. >> first a live lookout side, some of you are seeing rain. don't let yesterday's comfortable weather fool you. just in time for summer, mother nature is about to ramp up temperatures and send a heat wave our way. tucker has the forecast and another check of the roads with julie when we come back. stay with us for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. "planned p parenthood we're gonna get rid of that." romney is saying he'll deny women the birth control and cancer screenings they depend on. when romney says "do i believe the supreme court should overturn roe v. wade? yes." he's saying he'll deny women the right to make their own medical decisions and when his campaign can't say whether

in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> on the campaign trail mitt romney says he can win michigan republican presidential candidate originally from michigan says if he does win the state he will win the presidency he grew up there and is continuing a bus trip with several stops there. romney has been touring six states in the upper midwest. >>> 9 minutes after 7:00 a.m. coming up 7:10 a.m., we are going to talk about shortly, haves good and bad news in the battle against those raging wild fires in the west. >>> it has been so tough for those firefighters. check this out, serious death in a popular eastern shore beach down. all about that and who this man is. >>> how metro's rush plus program is working out on day two. >>> as we head to break, a live lookout side, it is heating up and only getting warmer this week. the latest from tony and julie and tucker and the whole gang after we continue. stay with us. the middle class is shrinking. in this day and age you can only accomplish so much without a degree, and traditional institutions are simply not set up to accommodate people who

. >> all right, doug luzader, thanks so much. let's look at these numbers.erpretation, whether or not the president -->> the president is pretty clear, he said he would be the first president in history outspent in his re-election. that's pretty clear. >> that's what it claims on the web site but the numbers aren't quite as clear as that. the president, as doug just pointed out has raised more money at this point. according to the center for responsive politics. and then mitt romney has also spent more money but where it gets complicated is that sometimes when he has these big $30,000 a plate dinners, he's raising it for his campaign and the d.n.c., the d.n.c. then helps re-elect him so again, the money is fundable as to where you can claim it's going. >> first of all, he's raised more money. he's spent more money and he has more money on hand, cash in hand than mitt romney. >> so when he says he is the underdog, maybe that is not quite accurate but it certainly does motive ate the base because they're thinking oh, you know, if he's running out of dough, may