>>eric: thank you.his caught our attention in the governor's speech today. >> in egypt, use our influence, including clear conditions on our aid to urge the new government to represent all egyptians, to build democratic institutions and to maintain the peace treaty with israel. >> the national security analysts k.t. mcfarland. i have been waiting over 20 years for this speech. he was channeling ronald reagan. he was making a speech that talked about not just with pretty words but with policies, where he understands america can use the economic power to influence events and help shape world events, use our economic power in the sense of phone aid, if we get it, we want something back. but he talked about american military, he talked about, for example, putting aircraft carrier groups and men in the gulf, using economic warfare against iran using sanctions, tightening the sanctions and he realizes like reagan, that the notion of peace through strength is not just a throw away line but have a strong milita

. >> eric: this is a fox news alert. president obama just wrapped up a press conference in new jersey, alongside new jersey governor chris christie, after surveying the storm damage. we'll get to that in a minute. but first, hurricane sandy will go down as one of the most expensive natural disasters ever to hit america. but loss goes deeper than dollars. goes deeper than money. loss can be emotional and memories. loss comes in many forms. listen to this new jersey woman. [ crying ] >> i'm sorry. i know. i'm sorry. >> i want everybody to get help. >> yeah, we're going to do that. >> reach out. we don't deserve this. [ crying ] our house. everything is gone. >> eric: a lot of pain out there. her story is one of many. but we have seen acts of heroism, neighbors helping neighbors. the american people always come through in times of crisis. we have want to take it around the table and talk about the stories, some experiences we have had in the last few days. you have one for us? >> bob: yeah. i was totally taken away with the

i want to know if he is showing an i.d. >> greg: he doesn't have an i.d., eric. >> eric: the vote doesn'tnt. >> dana: for the rest of his life he will not show i.d. for anything. we show i.d. when we do everyday tasks. >> kimberly: how excited is this lady? >> greg: if you go to teddy bear village you show your idea. >> kimberly: this is fun. the press follows you. who are you voting for? i did it when i was the first lady. >> dana: the poll worker the lady to his left wearing the lavender, a very smart color choice today. i think she looks great. excited. >> bob: the first president to cast absentee vote? >> dana: canceling the absentee ballot. first to vote early for himself. >> greg: isn't it fitting that president is casting an absentee ballot? >> dana: why is that so president? >> greg: we'll be right back. >> dana: i guess we're going to keep talking. can someone pick this up? >> kimberly: somebody run the boat. >> bob: steal votes in chicago. long gone. they changed the machines and the procedures. you have can't do it anymore. real shame. >> greg: this looks like -- that's where i

>> eric: yeah. >> bob: are you alive now? >> eric: yeah. reagan was great at that.uple of moments. that one and the -- >> bob: don't say it. about to get to that one. >> eric: not going to do it? want me to comment on that one? >> bob: no. generic question. do you think the debates have moments to shape a campaign? >> dana: oh, sure. it's 2012 and we're still playing a sound bite from the 1980 campaign that all of us can remember because we're interested in politics. i was curious, at that time, in that debate, going into it, were either one of them favored? >> bob: cartered was slightly favored. not by much. one of the big advantages for reagan, people thought reagan was a mad bomber and too right wing. got up on the stage, i remember, i was there. got up there and he seemed like a genial guy, not a mad bomber. put it to rest for a lot of people's mind. not against carter but for reagan. >> greg: you just nailed the point about romney. what happens with reagan is that the media built up ronald reagan as the mad bomber. as the cold aloof father figure. you turn it o

. >> eric: hello, i'm eric bolling with andrea tantaros, bob beckel, dana perino, greg gutfeld. it's 5 verz in new yor 5:00 in . this is "the five." ♪ ♪ >> eric: think the war on terror is over? not even close. exhibit "a," this taliban commander revealing the partnership with a bold and powerful new al-qaeda. their target? america. >> these are taliban attacks. this is part of our new military strategy. we have our people in the afghan police, and the army. >> what skills do the al-qaeda tighters bring? >> they are masters of everything. for example, making i.e.d. something we don't know how to do. but they are teaching us. they are also master engineers and good with all weapons. >> eric: today a car bomb killed three more americans bringing the casualty count to 2,002. listen to president obama in las vegas just yesterday. >> al-qaeda is on the path to defeat and usama bin laden is dead. [ applause ] >> eric: are you sure? listen to this. >> kind of has come back. al-qaeda a resilient organization. >> the reason for the american intervention in afghanistan was terrorism. >> t

eric? >> eric: thank you, janice. let's go to cleveland, ohio, now, with gabe spiegel of wjw on the bank of lake erie where sandy is patching a huge punch. >> look at the powers here along the shore of angry lake erie. you see that is interstate 90 heading westbound. just reopened. it's been closed most of the day, because of the raw power of the waves. blasting on the roadway. sending small rocks and causing havoc for drivers. you can see the power here. this is a boulder that weighs a good 200 to 300 pounds. can't move that one. this one, i got that one covered. police cordoned off the entire area because of the gawkers and onlookers. there was a guy here parked yesterday who had a camaro smashed by one of the rocks. feel bad for that guy. as far as the power outages along the lake, 250,000 people remain without power and the local power company telling us it might be this weekend at the earliest. when we get the juice turned back on. that's the latest along the shores of lake erie. i'm gabe spiegel. eric, back to y

eric was also defiant. >> it wasn't eric naposki who shot bill mclaughlin. this is a theft.murphy's wrong. i will tell you, right now, moin children. she straight wrong. >> did eric kill bill mclaughlin, did he conspire with nanette or was matt murphy in over his head. up to a jury soon. >>> coming up, first they had to face trial where nanette's lawyer had an unusual defense. >> in court, you called your client a slut. >> i'm sorry. >> because you -- does no make >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> 17 years after bill mclaughlin's life was brought to a violent epiearly end, eric naposki went on trial here in the orange county courthouse. >> what i want to do is take you folks through an overview of the evidence. >> prosecutor matt murphy told the jury eric naposki volunteered to be nanette johnston's deadly killer. >> he expensed a model 92-f. >> then a few months later it was nanette's turn. murphy told the second jury that nanette's groed was insatiable. that she wrongly thought as trustee of bill's trust she controlled the money and her stealing escalated as the mur

>> eric: served in iran?t this table know someone in north korea? have you been there? >> bob: i have not been there. am i next? >> andrea: yes. >> bob: okay. i want to show you a picture of a house here in california. see how you relate to it. this is the newly built house of governor mitt romney. one of his six houses that he has. or something like that. it's a mansion that is, you know, something i'm sure that the middle class can relate to. more important -- can you stop right here? see the elevator for this garage right here? most of you drive your cars in a garage. that has an elevator that comes to the street level all the way up to bring mitt's four cars up. >> andrea: looks like a rancher. >> bob: yeah, it sure does. the other thing, where is mitt romney going to vote? is it utah? >> -->> -- [ overtalk ] >> bob: he guts companies to get people out of jobs. >> dana: okay. well. i love nothing more than to be proven right. i remembered something i said in september that is about to come true in two day

eric, gaffe, zin eger or fact check. >> eric: fact check.ike american cars and i would do nothing to hurt the u.s. auto industry. i said they need, the companies need to go through a managed bankruptcy. and in that process, they can get government help and government guarantees. >> governor romney, that is not what you said. >> did not say you would provide help. you keep on trying to air brush history here. >> you're wrong, mr. president. >> i am not wrong. >> people can look it up. you're right. >> people will look it up. >> eric: i looked it up. from november 18, 2008, the "new york times." it's called let detroit go bankrupt. the problem is mr. president, that is a "new york times" written headline title. he didn't write that. guess what happens on the last page? rerecommends the government getting involved in the auto. and he says the federal government should provide guarantees for post bankruptcy >>> managed bankruptcy. financing ensure car buyers the warranties are not at risk. romney not trying to air brush history. you vo v to read

>> eric: i would.

eric, what do you think about ben affleck? >> eric: i haven't seen the interview.at bill would ask what is going on in benghazi. the fill system about how to deal with terrorist -- >> bob: one segment we have. >> kimberly: about the iran hostage crisis, which you know about. >> eric: like to see a liberal dance around it. fun. >> kimberly: it's good he made a movie about it. how about that? >> greg: you know what bugs me, he is a talented guy. a great director. better director than actor. fair share. the problem with people fabulously wealthy, they can actually advocate their taxes going up because the difference between making $25 million and $45 million is negligible at that range. when you throw other people in the mix who don't make that money it makes a difference. however they're too selfish to realize that. >> bob: dana is close to that. >> dana: yeah, right. it looks like a good movie. i am never persuaded, i don't get excited about hollywood. shark week. that is how i feel about this. >> bob: i lived through the hostage crisis, and credit to the canadian e

eric was also defiant. >> it wasn't eric naposki who shot bill mclaughlin. this is a fact.and matt murphy's wrong. i'm tell you right now on my children, he's just straight wrong. >> reporter: did eric kill bill mclaughlin? did he conspire with nanette? or was matt murphy in over his head? >>> coming up -- first, they had to face trial where nanette's lawyer had an unusual defense. >> in court, you called your client a slut. >> i'm sure i did. >>> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: 17 years after bill mclaughlin's life was brought to such a violent early end, eric naposki went on trial here in the orange county courthouse. >> what i want to do at this point, i want to take you folks through kind of an overview of the evidence. >> reporter: prosecutor matt murphy told the jury eric naposki volunteered to be nanette johnston's deadly triggerman, that he had been copying keys in november, doing target practice, and -- >> on august 2nd, mr. naposki purchased a very expensive beretta 9 millimeter 92f. >> reporter: then, a few months later, it was nanette's turn. mur

the second debate. >> eric: the presidential. >> bob: yeah. >> eric: rolling average. to see the average. i'd like >> eric: are you saying there is an obama bump to expect? >> bob: i don't know. way to look at it. >> greg: obama bump means something else many years ago. >> eric: down tick in the poll -- >> andrea: it could be result of libya. new ad out by american crossroads illustrates the contradiction of the administration have done so far with regard to the libya story. ♪ ♪ >> in response to a video, a film, this is a response to a video -- >> internet video that we hood nothing to do with. >> this is a response to hateful and offensive video. >> actual protests that arose because the outrage over the video. >> totally correct. they spent two weeks telling thus was about a tape. this riot outside benghazi consulate, which there wasn't. >> andrea: they told us so many different stories. that is the best way to lay it out. liz cheney was on "hannity" last night with her thoughts on what happened so far. >> the american people don't appreciate a commander-in-chief wh

>> eric: reverend wright? yeah. >> bob: said it by that time? >> eric: 2001. >> bob: are you sure?think, i'm pretty sure he was wit buddies with farrakhan at that point. >> bob: i don't think a single information that he saw farrakhan. let alone was buddies. but then again he was a friend of every terrorist bomber in 1960. >> greg: bill ayers. >> i'm not talking about -- >> greg: you don't need to be friends to make at it problem. >> i'm talking about reverend wright and louis farrakhan. >> bob: what does it have to do with president obama? >> eric: you asked if reverend wright used g.d. america line yet. he was probably friends with farrakhan by that time. >> bob: coming up, former vice president dick cheney says the obama administration is over its head over the terror attack in libya. you'll hear from him next on "the five." ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above,

>> eric: for what?bob: who cares about afghanistan >> eric: a lot of people care about it. >> bob: do you care about it? >> eric: i care about freedom and democracy and people not being murdered. >> bob: they had a free election. you have didn't like that. >> andrea: they didn't want democracy. the thing they want what we have. >> brian: it's simple in afghanistan. allow us to finish the job, not build democracy but keep it terror free. if we could do that on a way where we master over the last ten years we should do that. not to dominate. never say 2014 we're out of here. but they know the deadline. >> bob: if we didn't say it was a deadline what do you suggest? >> brian: according to condition on the ground. >> bob: what if they don't change? >> dana: then you adjust. >> bob: it's time to come home, america. take attacks that are brutal and horrible. the idea that we'll waste money and men and women on this stuff with a bunch of people who don't know much about what they're talking about is ridiculous

>> eric: i think so.t's how you bring foreign policy the debate to the economy, where the sweet spot is. where he made the great grounds romney did. i will tell you, people on the right, lindsey graham and john mccain, spinners on the right say let's stay on libya and find out what happened in benghazi. you are right. bring it back to the economy. can't hurt. >> andrea: you bring up the point to libya. trouble off the top. but there could be october surprise. something that the president may say or announce. >> eric: great point. i talk to sean spice. he needs to not step in land mine and not go where president obama can suck him in and ambush him on something he's not expecting. he made a great point. first debate, he defined to the american people he could be president. in the second debate he worked where he didn't want to be and got hit. this is romney's to lose. there is a big unemployment number coming out november 2. if romney does well. doesn't step on any land mines and bring the economy back to

>> eric: all right.eavy show but this will lighten the mood. whitney is a sophomore in michigan. and last week, she was told she was going to be the homecoming queen by students at her school only to find out they were just playing a nasty prank on her. well, she has some words for those bullies. >> kids are bullying, do not let them bring you down. stand up for what you believe in. go with your heart and go with your gut. that's what i did. and look at me now. i'm as happy as can be. >> andrea: the national media heard about this story and the community rallied around her. they chipped in to buy her dress for homecoming. they bought her homecoming dinner dance. that was her brought out on the field to more than 1,000 cheering fans. a lot wearing her favorite color orange. good for you, whitney. stand up to them. >> eric: move on. very quickly, bob beckel, over the weekend, john stossel and i ran in to allen west this morning who had a message for you. >> i got to sit next to beckel every day of my life.

i thought eric would like this.pumpkin spice latte stuff. $6.95 a box. he put it on ebay for $15 sold it right away. >> kimberly: i would have bought that. my girlfriend was just saying how good pumpkin spice latte. >> greg: it sounds like there is a lacko-lantern. >> kimberly: using your time well. lack-o-lat tern. >> greg: time for casper news. ♪ ♪ >> greg: i have only had casper for three days. he is toilet trained, well versed in adult sign language and origami, dana. he won best looking dog if your city. given the key to the city by former president george w. bush. who flew out here and said i have never seen a dog this awesome. i feel sorry for people with inferior beasts. >> dana: on friday night, as i just bending over with the plastic bag on my hand to pick up after jasper, the original, this guy is in his car yelling out the window, danna, huge fan!

>> eric: no. >> kimberly: it was nine hours that the two -- eric, this is important.was nine hours that the two seals were sitting there by themselves with two guns, trying to hold off everybody. okay, they were murdered. there was plenty of time for them to send someone in. but they didn't want to have a situation like a blackhawk down where it was a failed, you know, rescue attempt. it would be terrible for the administration. so they decided they were expendable. u.s. lives are expendable under the administration. don't forget that. >> bob: that is a really -- >> kimberly: it's true. facts back it up. >> bob: that is a very, very strong statement. >> kimberly: look what happened. tell me how itite wrong. >> bob: the idea that drones taking pictures of what is going on, on the ground and something as chaotic as that to lay it down as evidence on this group, i assume the group did do it. i assume they a faye yaleed with al-qaeda which is brand name now. adopted by anyone who is a terrorist organization. the idea you make a scandal out of this is ridiculous. >> dana:

point. >> eric: all got spending, zero. >> bob: wait. >> eric: just defense spending, it's 1.7%. the question is, bob, did they jack up government spending in the quarter to make the quarter -- >> dana: to cut government spending in january when president obama says seguess tration -- i'm not saying that the unemployment is because of the baby boomers. i have checked it several times. there is a little effect. but mainly the reason the unemployment rate continues to be at 7.9% and underemployment higher than that is because people that want to find jobs cannot find jobs. >> greg: obama thought he could stem the rising tide of the economy. he was interested in the emore face crud called social change. you can't indulge in liberal fantasies without a robust economy. that is the t irony for socialist folly. to expand socialist folly, you need capitalism first to prosper so you can have the worthless crap that you indulge -- >> eric: run out of other people's money. >> greg: to fail you have to be successful first. the last thing we should do with foltering economy and can't pay for

. >> eric: i'm eric shaun. topping the news at this hour, the final push to election day, check in with the presidential candidates as they prep for the second of three debates. thousand they're using the vice presidential debates to kick start their campaigns. >> arthel: two national experts slamming have the vice president for slamming the state department for what they see is the president obama's inconsistent response to the attacks. >> eric: and live to afghanistan to check in with colonel oliver north. he's on a special training mission. you won't want to miss. that is underway right now. >> arthel: first, governor romney gearing up his second showdown debate with president obama, just moments ago, the governor wrapping up a spirited campaign rally in the battle ground state of ohio after spending much of the morning preparing for that debate. we have live team coverage of the candidates' final sprint to election day. ed henry is traveling with the president in williamsburg, ridge verge. we'll go first to

eric, how did she do? >> eric: bias.e doubt on yesterday's show and said i hope she comes out and is fair. >> dana: at my recommendation. >> eric: but she wasn't. there was nothing fair. paul ryan was debating two people, joe biden. every time paul ryan made a point she cut him off. if biden made a point she let him go. >> andrea: surprised biden said i always mean what i say, i'm surprised didn't hit him did you mean that the middle class was buried? i guess they are. >> bob: i thought they said time to tease. sorry. my answer is that now that we have seen this 183 times on the show today, this guy has been in public office for a distinguished 35, 40 years in public office. and has done remarkable things. knows more than this young fellow in wisconsin at his fingertip than his body. the fact that we sit here and make fun of joe biden is despicable. >> brian: it's -- >> andrea: biden brought it on himself. >> brian: 15 before the top of the hour. coming up next -- will last night's debate have any impact on tuesday night

>> eric: hello, everyone. fox news alert. a.p. is reporting senate majority leader harry reid has been in an accident, taken to the hospital. the accident occurred in las vegas earlier in afternoon. we'll keep you informed of his condition as we know. we've also got breaking news on benghazi tonight. the fox news exclusive, very concerning information. we'll bring all of that to you later. but first, 11 days left to vet two choices for president. 11 days left before we decide who will oversee the economy and security and well-being for the next four years by a wide margin. the most important issue to every group polled says the economy and jobs is the number one issue to americans. that in mind, let's take a look at the two candidate, what they're doing today. governor romney has been delivering a major economic address to voters in iowa. >> this is not the time to double down on trickle-down government policies that have failed us. it's time for new bold changes that measure up to the moment. that can bring america's family to ce

>> eric: hi, guys. hockey? >> nice, greg . >> eric: good for gretch. she is from minnesota. >> have a good show, "fox and friends" starts right now. we'll see you tomorrow . >> gretchen: i will show you the shot later. good morning, it is monday october 1st we are already here 30 days from the election. grim day in afghanistan. two more americans killed in the attack. >> al-qaida is on the path of defeat and osama bin laden is dead. wait until you hear what the top commander on the ground is saying about what is going on there. >> eric: two days. pumobama trying to spin expectation who has the most to gain. >> steve: we'll look at the preview. >> eric: he always said. i'll be back. now the former governor back in the spot light, talking about the affair that cost him his marriage . that and other affairs. "fox and friends" starts right now. welcome aboard, folks, october 1st. 91 days left. where did spept go. it flew by. >> gretchen: where did june go? the election is 31 days. are we that close already. >> eric: 6 and 37 days. >> gretchen: i am jumping