reporting from new york city, here is eric shawn. >> former governor used to tell a joke, after a die, bury me in louisiana so i can stay active in politics. a clever line at times you have to chuckle the lengths some politicians will go to win an election. but when it happened it may be you who is being robbed. your vote cancelled out. fox news has traveled across the country to investigate charges of voter fraud and asked the question, how easy is it even in this day and age to steal your vote. >> eric: in connecticut. >> i was a little surprised because they said it's not possible. >> eric: it wasn't possible to jane was that her deceased mother voted in 2007, but apparently she did. the town clerk's record clearly showing she voted more than 7 years after she died. >> it was an impossible situation. >> eric: it was what most americans would think of as potential voter fraud, a living person voting in the name of dead. they blamed clerical errors. across the country other forms of fraud have led to stolen votes and prosecutions. this is what happened in oakland county, michigan. th

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reporting from new york city here is eric shawn. >> er law used to tell a joke. after i die, bury me in louisiana so i can stay active in politics. a clever line and at times you have to chuckle at the length some politicians will go to win an election. when that happens it may be you who is being robbed. your vote canceled out. fox news has traveled across the country to investigate charges of voter fraud and ask the question how easy is it even in this day and age to steal your vote? >> stonington, connecticut. >> i was surprised because they said this wasn't possible. >> what was not possible that that her deceased mother voted in 2007. apparently she did. the town clerk's record clearly shows mrs. dreary voted more than 7 years after she died. >> it was an impossible situation to me. >> it is what most americans think of as po will tension voter fraud. election officials blamed ter cal errors. others have led to stolen vote and to prosecution. think what happened in oakland county, michigan, two years ago. the head of the local democratic party michael mcginn

senior correspondent eric shawn has the story of energy born in the usa. >> a u.s. united refining oil company markets the gasoline that way. >> united refinery oil company makes gasoline with 100% north american crude oil. >> the oil comes mostly from canada, the rest from the u.s. and all refined here. the unusual marketing move struck a nerve, says the company chairman john, who says profits are up since the campaign started. >> anytime they get annoyed at b.p. me trelum and anytime they're annoyed at the middle east, you know what they say? why don't we buy american oil? >> they sell it at quick fill, country fair and keystone stations in the northeast and it's refined in pennsylvania. he says reducing dependence on foreign oil will lower prices. you're saying not having mideast oil is more stable? >> much more stable to our security, to our supply system. >> some industry analysts doubt that american only gas can affect prices. noting that the cost of crude is set on global markets. but others say more gas made in the usa will make a difference. >> more product

eric shawn with the news. is he live in baltimore. eric?epard, you know we all get those political calls during election time but authorities say that this one was meant to keep african-american voters at home and away from the polls. it was written by julius henson is he a long time political operative here in maryland. it went out on election day to 110,000 registered democrats. the call also said president obama has been successful. our goals have been met. we took it back. but henson was really working for the republic candidates seen here on the left bob erlich a former government running against martin o'malley but henson told us the call was not meant to so he press the black vote but increase the voter turnout. >> they want to sensationalize it, emotionalize it and say julius henson didn't want black people to vote. i have gotten more black people elected in this state state period, ever. as a matter of fact, i'm known for getting turnout up. >> but prosecutors say the call went way beyond dirty political tricks. that it was crimina

eric shawn, thanks. keep us posted on that in baltimore. mar that, what's next?a: here's a question, could mitt romney's vice presidential pick be a game changer in this race? former mississippi governor haley barbour not so sure about that. >> romney give him pennsylvania, give him ohio, give him michigan, does he need somebody to give him florida? would he win it anyway? but the idea that you're going to reshuffle the deck would be very unusual in american history. martha: hmm. so there's that. and there's one pick that our own juan williams says he believes could literally turn this election upside down, folks. brit hume joins us with more on that. bill: also, how much have you done since april 29, 2009? martha: quite a bit. bill: that was three years ago. one thing your government has not done is pass a budget. more on that in moments. martha: and that they have been camping in this very same spot for 30 years, but nothing like this ever happened before. >> the fact that they could walk away from it is absolutely unbelievable when you look at what's behind us

hosted by eric shawn. airs tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. eastern and sunday 9:00 p.m. eastern time.etting great reviews. gregg: sure is. martha: we want to go back to this breaking news situation we're watching in the florida courtroom. this is riveting testimony this morning that is george zimmerman in the middle of your screen right there. he is the man accused of shooting trayvon martin. he has admitted as much but says he did it in self-defense. we're going to bring you this breaking news story as it is underway right now here in "america's newsroom.". are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. martha: a tension-filled courtroom this morning in sanford, florida, because you have trayvon martin's family sitting on other side of this room you're looking at right now. george zimmerman sort of to the left of your screen in the back. he is shackled as we said. that is his attorney, mark o'mara, who is he have iting

for "teen kids news," i'm eric shawn, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> you'll need sunscreen, but swimming is not allowed. as nicole reports, this trip to the beach is not for fun in the sun but to learn about our reliance on science. >> no pen and paper necessary. today's test is underwater. what chris and his teacher joel rodriguez catch in their net will determine if these students got today's assignment right. before we see what they find, let's take a look at how the day began. >> what we're doing today is we're actually gonna get into the water. we're gonna do some water-quality testing. we're gonna test the water, see if it's any good. >> these teens came to the beach strictly for science. >> it just gives you a chance to really get out there in the field for whatever you want to do, and i really like the program. >> coastal classrooms teaches teens about the waterways near their home, from coastal ecology to aquatic habits. >> hands-on experience is always good for any student. it helps them really get a feel for what they're doing and learning more about their environ

eric shawn, live in the united nations in new york. what's the council plan at this point?er: hey gregg. the diplomats here at the united nations say this north korean missile launch is provocative, a violation of international security and certainly a violation of the two previous united nations security council resolutions. let's take a live look now, you can see the microphone where the diplomats will step up to after the closed door security council meeting is finished. they will be discussing their response to the north korean missile test, so far, the security council has slapped north korea with two rounds of resolutions, back in 2006 and 2009, that after previous long range missile tests and two nuclear tests and the two previous tests conducted with plutonium devices is a worry and concern that north korea may try a third test, perhaps with a uranium-enriched device, though they'll have to see. susan rice, ambassador to the united nations, says the security council must respond in her words, credibly. secretary general bondi -- ban ki-moon saying the action is depl

eric shawn one of the great reporters, tell us what's going on? >> it's unbelievable. the country. new cases every single week somewhere and affects our democracy. >> please. >> and al franken, coleman, franken wins 312 votes and guess what, felons voted illegally in the election and up to convictions about 175. and 60 more to go and there's a conservative watch dog group in minnesota think more than a thousand felons illegally voted and there's potential that they threw that race to al franken. why is that important? he became the 60th filibuster prove vote in the senate. and free land the head county prosecutor doesn't any that illegal felons were enough to throw the election to franken, but they're getting convictions and counting. look at indiana, allegedly forged presidential petitions, but the president and hillary clinton on the ballot and the president may not have legally qualified for the primary ballot in 2008 in indiana, a case going on there. >> may not have qualify to be on the ballot. you need 500 per congressional district in indiana and the obama campa

eric shawn will look at how the cheating affects high profile elections.turday and sunday at 3:00 p.m. eastern and sunday at 9:00 p.m. >>> the bank of spain says that the amount of bad loans on the country's books has risen to 18-year high. investors are concerned that spain may need a bail-out. he believes government cannot fulfill the pledge to balance the government in 2013. a deeper than expected recession pushed target date to 20150 1/5 stot. ks were down. s&p 500 dropped 6. nasdaq fell 11. the grapevine is next. don't forget tonight's infinity sponsored text to vote question. how much voter fraud takes place? text sri to 36288 if you think it's significant amount. sr2 for moderate. sr3 for sporadic instances. sr4 if you believe it's insignificant amount. results shortly. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. 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, and still pay

bill: eric shawn.artha: there are new reports this morning mitt romney's inner circle is working to resolve one of the main main attacks against the campaign and his image and ability to connect with the voters out there. critics say he fails to do just that. here is romney on one of the main themes of his campaign. >> part of the miracle of america was that the founders saw something which frankly was an extraordinary insight. they began by writing the words in the declaration of independence, that the creator gave us our rights, not the king, not the state. we would be free in this nation to pursue happiness in our own ways. we would not have a government telling us what we could do with our life. martha: this example of mitt romney out on the campaign trail. we saw him early this morning on "fox & friends". we're joined by ed rollins, former deputy of chief of staff for president reagan. he managed the campaign for reagan's landslide election in 1984. fox news contributor. good to have you here. >>

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its host, eric shawn. he is here with a preview. hello. >> eric: hi, shannon.know, some people say that voter fraud is a myth treally doesn't happen and election fraud isn't out there. but watch this hour. a lot of these cases are local, but they do have national implications. think about what happened in minnesota, 2008. remember al franken, versus norm coleman? al franken ginn is declared the winner. but felons voted illegally in that race. 175 convictions so far, 60 more to go and a conservative watchdog group says that more than 1,000 felons voted illegally and may have tipped the race to franken. we did a survey of 10 felons. we talked to 10 convicted felon who is voted illegally, 9 say they voted for al franken, one for coleman. that's not scientific. but that gave the democrats the super majority in the senate. so you can connect felons voting illegally in minnesota to that? perhaps. the district attorney of hennepin county says he doesn't think illegal votes elected franken. and in indiana, forgeries in petitions that put president obama and hillary cli

eric shawn, live at the baltimore city circuit court eric. >> reporter: it's election day, you're sitng an annoying robo call, you pick up the phone and it says president obama has been successful, the polls were correct, we took it back. prosecutors at court say that was an attempt to try and suppress the vote to african-americans, democrats, from voting on that day. the man behind that is in cour right now charged with election fraud. as you said, he is julius henson, a political operative working in 2010 for the campaign of former governor robert erlick, the republican, against incumbent democrat martin o'malley. osecors y the attempt was to try and prevent the african-amicans from voting. in fact, 112,000 registered democrats got that call. take a listen: >> everything is fine. the only thing was the -- con -- [inaudible present esent. >> congratulations and thank you. >> reporter: i asked him if he tried to suppress the black vote and he replied absolutely not. >> they've been talking for 18 months. we get a chance to talk some now. and i think that the jurors and the judge will fi

i'm eric shawn.brand-new hour of inside america's news headquarters. >> julie: i'm julie banderas. new developments in the search for a survivalist suspected of killing his family. a live report is just minutes away. plus -- >> one of our passengers may have a contagious disease and then i thought, me. so i was like, i think you might want me? >> eric: the woman who sparked a major health scare on a plane speaks out. what she said was actually a good thing. >> julie: president obama and mitt romney court the youth vote. why young people could play much bigger role come the november election than you might have expected. but we begin with new fallout overt growing prostitution scandal involving the u.s. secret service. the agency now laying out a strict new set of rules for employee conduct or misconduct, you could say. that would include no visits to, quote, nonreputable establishments. meanwhile, iowa senator chuck grassley, top republican on the senate judiciary committee is demanding an independen

i'm eric shawn. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby. would give the united states a six-month window to forge a plan of attack. some critics wonder whether that would be enough time. we have the latest on this story hi, doug. >> reporter: we may see this come to a head this week when talks are set to begin to persuade iran to give up a nuclear weapons program. in the meantime, the u.s. is talking up u.s. intelligence on iran to buy some time from israel. the washington post reports that the obama administration has grown more and more confident about what the cia and other intelligence agencies have been able to learn. they say that according to white house official, iran hasn't made a decision whether to build a weapon and in -- if that decision was made, iran would need a year or six months to make it happen. in the last six years, the cia has ramped up its effort, including the use of drones. though one of the drones was captured, the white house is telling israel that we know where iran's program stands and to hold off on any kind o

senior correspondent eric shawn is live at the u.n. where a meeting is taking place right now. enna, we have a lot of work to do, those are the words of the united states ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, as she entered this behind-closed-door meeting at 10:00 eastern time this morning. they've been behind closed door it is for two hours now, that's diplomatic speak for the security council cannot agree. and base chi we're told -- basically we're told it's china's fault. this is where we expect the diplomats and ambassadors to come out and speak when, indeed, they have anything after this meeting, but that's not expected until later on this afternoon. even though they say the missile launch is a violation of u.n. previous sanctions, there's no indication that they have any agreement on how to respond exactly to this one. the security council has slapped two resolutions on north korea in the past, in 2006 and 2009. they've conducted previous nuclear tests, and there are fears they could conduct a third one not with plutonium, but with enriched uranium, potentially. th

alisyn: fox's eric shawn takes a look back at the life and career of this legendary journalist. >> reportercalled the toughest and most feared interviewer on television. he grilled newsmakers and his controversial and direct style was a hit. he joined cbs in 1951. he was one of the founding members of sixsy minutes -- "60 minutes". >> know enough mike, to talk to you intelligently about it. >> he calls you imam, forgive me, not his words, not mine. a lunatic. was there anything a secret service or clint hill could have done to keep that from happening? >> i think you would agree a good many people hated your husband? they even hated you. >> are you not perhaps afraid of what might happen to you as a result of making these revelations? >> oh, yes. i probably am a dead man already. >> reporter: wallace was also known for his ambush interviews. >> everybody is scattering like cockroaches around here. i don't understand. >> reporter: throughout his career, wallace occasionally found himself to be the story. a documentary he narrated. general william westmoreland led to a $120 million lible suit

with an update now, eric shawn is joining us live from our newsroom. >> reporter: he told prosecutorss ordered to forge presidential petitions for barack obama, illegally faking the names and of unsuspecting voters to put the then senator on the presidential ballot. according to court papers heed a change of heart and came clean. now his lawyer calls him a hero. that's how the stunning case in south bend, indiana started. now the revelations from alleged whistle-blower 26-year-old lucas berkitt have led to criminal knell knee charges. for democratic officials and party operatives expected in court charged in a multiple felony case for allegedly faking the petitions that put both the president and hillary clinton on the ballot there in 2008. the longtime chairman butch morgan accused of being the mastermind behind the forgery scheme. pam burnett, and democratic board worker beverly shelton also charged. as was democratic volunteer and former board worker dustin blythe. he allegedly forged signatures on president obama's petitions. when we caught him with him last november he refused to

news has been tracking voter fraud for years, as you well know, our owner i can shaun haown own eric shawnharge. his report showing the fraud is rampant ph american elections. check out our in-depth version it's called "stealing your vote, this weekend right here on the fox news channel. martha: we are following a major announcement that could have widespread implications for investors world side. pwerbg sheur hathawawarren buffett has said he's diagnosed with possible state cancer. that has raised questions about how much information should be disclosed to shareholders. buffet's announcement yesterday had a lot of detail in it about his personal situation. does that set some kind of new standard for what krerbgs o's need to disclose about their health. >> buffet may be establishing an entirely new level of extraordinary openess, martha about the private medical matter of a ceo. that strikes especially sharp contrast with another famed billionaire, the late apple steve jobs who was reluctant and reticent and maybe a little misleading about his cancer. buffet issuing a 189 word statement sa

eric shawn has been doing the stories for us periodically on our show and many others.e will bring us the storiesries. you will not believe some of the cases he uncovered. that is this weekend on fox. rick: eric is one of the best in the building. look forward to that. how concerned are you about north korea's nuclear weapons program? the defiant country promising to retaliate over a failed rocket launch. western nations are worried that the north could soon carry out a third nuclear test. we'll talk about it. >>> new developments in the mystery of tom petty's missing guitars. we told you a way to e-mail tom petty if you knew anything. jenna: i didn't have any information. rick: someone did. we'll tell you why he and his bandmates may no longer be singing the blues when we come right back. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. ♪ [ male announcer ] help brazil reduce its overall reliance on foreig

eric shawn is on this on our newsroom. >> reporter: good morning. no middle east oil.ow of one u.s. oil firm, rue fight dollars -- united refining company says its polices will cut gas prices. customers are filling gas refined only from north american crude that, means just from the u.s. and canada, nothing from the middle east or africa. the company has over 300 station necessary new york, pennsylvania, and ohio, under the quick fill, country fair and keystone brands. it's a move that struck a nerve, says the united refining chairman, john katsmititis. >> every time they get annoyed at bp petroleum, any time they get annoyed at the middle east, you know what they say, they say why don't i buy american oil and american-made gasoline. >> aim an american. there's something i fool you should know. we don't have to send our money overseas when we buy gasoline. >> the companies boast that it is american gas that is driving america, most drivers we spoke to say they prefer to buy american gas but what they really do is care about the price. oil analysts say it could affect t