welcome to forbes on fox and we'll go in focus with steve forbes and 10 mis, rich and victoria and bill baldwin. >> what will it do? >> less jobs and more work rules and uncompetitive wages. compare detroit with nonunion auto workers in the south. they can't have free elections and they are trying it earlier with car check and that would mean you wouldn't have a free ballot and now they are rushing it. it is like the soviet union. >> rick, does steve have it right or wrong? >> i have to disagree with the boss yet again. i can't tell you it is going to create jobs. but it is not killing the jobs it will solve the problem and solve something that is a long-time coming. as it stands right now, only two-thirds of all desired elections ever get to that point. why? because employers spend tons of money litigating the issues and going in front of the nlrb and trying to stop the elections before they happen. this has to change. there is a true value with the unions and tying them up by lit gating is ridiculous. >> it is true corp erations spend a lot of money. but they have all of the political

forbes in bringing this he legislation to the floor. and there are attacks on our national motto in god we trust. we know it has been attempted to be taken out of the c.v.c. this country for many, many years, since its inception has relied on a faith in god. there are attacks every day. there are attacks on chaplains in our military services that are being told in some instances that they cannot perform religious duties in reference to their faith. we have the flag-folding ceremony that is under attack now on veterans' cemeteries where people are now being told they aren't allowed to do the flag-folding ceremony during the death of a person that has served time in the military. you know, i think the unfortunate thing is as we stand here today, this is important. this is not a waste of time. it's important that we stand here and we renew our national motto in god we trust. ronald reagan said, in fact, that if we ever forget that we are one nation under god, that we will then be one nation gone under. i'm proud to stand with my good frien

forbes out yesterday with the list of the most powerful people in the world.avid cameron, at number ten, look at number nine, mark zuckerberg, 27-year-old mark zuckerberg, the number nine most powerful human being on the face of the earth. according to forbes, ben bernanke, the pope. and the saudi king at six. bill gates, angela merkel. hu jintao at number three, that leaves us with one and two. you got a good idea who might be one. let's see, these two guys kind of lobbying for the top spot this year. both going shirtless a little bit, trying to show themselves off to the voters. and forbes, let's see how it shakes out, oh, vladimir putin number two, our guy, president obama, remains the most powerful man on the face of the earth. >>> it was a shirtless shot that put him over the top. still ahead, why you're awake, your most powerful tweets and texts just moments away. when you're a sports photographer, things can get out of control pretty quickly. so i like control in the rest of my life... especially my finances. that's why i have slate, with blueprint. i c

forbes in bringing this he legislation to the floor. and there are attacks on our national motto in god we trust. we know it has been attempted to be taken out of the c.v.c. this country for many, many years, since its inception has relied on a faith in god. there are attacks every day. there are attacks on chaplains in our military services that are being told in some instances that they cannot perform religious duties in reference to their faith. we have the flag-folding ceremony that is under attack now on veterans' cemeteries where people are now being told they aren't allowed to do the flag-folding ceremony during the death of a person that has served time in the military. you know, i think the unfortunate thing is as we stand here today, this is important. this is not a waste of time. it's important that we stand here and we renew our national motto in god we trust. ronald reagan said, in fact, that if we ever forget that we are one nation under god, that we will then be one nation gone under. i'm proud to stand with my good frien

steve forbes supports him 100 percent.ear from rick perry himself later today on fox. ♪ mom? dad? guys? [ engine turns over ] [ engine revs ] ♪ he'll be fine. [ male announcer ] more people are leaving bmw, mercedes, and lexus for audi than ever before. take advantage of exceptional values during the season of audi event. [ male announcer ] sitting. waiting. hoping. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star research and free education covering everything from the basics to advanced i

forbes: mr.eclaration of independence was penned, it was unique in that the writers of that document recognized that the rights tha we have as american citizens didn't come from some committee in this body, some resolution or even from the king, but rather came from god himself. in 1814 during the war of 1812 frances scott key noticed through the battle fires that were going on a unique thing and began to pen what would become our national anthem when he wrote "the star spangled banner" and mentioned "in god we trust" was the motto of our great nation. the 39th congress of the united states in 1865 during the civil war which threatened to tear this nation apart, authorized "in god we trust" to be placed on certain coins including the dollar, the half dollar and the quarter dollar. the 43rd congress in 1873 authorized "in god we trust" to be placed on coins as the secretary of commerce would so desire and secretary of the treasury. in the 60th congress in 1908 congress mab dated that "in god we tr

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. >>> president obama has reclaimed the list on forbes' list of most powerful people. vladimir putin came in second and chinese president hu jintao fell to third. >>> authorities in brazil has released video of officers ramming their car into a small plane to stop it from taking off. police say the plane was carrying more than $100,000 worth of smuggled electronic goods. >>> now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,0 44 after climbing 208 points yesterday. the s&p jumped 23 points. the nasdaq spiked 57. taking a look at overseas trading this morning n tokyo the nikkei rows 160 points, while in hong kong the hang seng skyrocketed 600. >>> well, faced with expulsion from the european union and revolt in his own government, greece's prime minister backed off a national referendum on europe's debt crisis plan thursday and wall street breathed a big sigh of relief. stocks rallied after embattled greek leader george papandreou not only gave up the referendum many feared could destabilize global markets but agreed to resign soon.

forbes on nox is next. >> a permanent way to fix our debt. make congress work part-time. >> it is time to create a part-time congress pay is cut in half and office budgets are cut in half and in washington d.c. half as long. would perry's plan really cut our debt. i am david asman. we'll go in focus with steve and elizabeth and victoria and mark and rick. steve, you are a perry guy and like the flat tax idea. how about this one? >> it is a good idea. less congress meets, the safer the republic is. and longer congress meets, more the government gets gummed up. a flat tax and undo obama care. the less they go to washington the better. they didn't know about air-conditioning that allow them to stay through the summer. >> mark, the less we see of these guys, the better? >> you know, david, it is spoken. perry is a part-time governor who is a ceremonial government and has little power and spoken like a person who works part-time with not much understanding of the complexity of federal government and how it is run. we have a 3.6 trillion dollar bud

this is the newspaper that endorsed steve forbes in 2000. steve forbes of "forbes." in new hampshire, the manchester "union leader" has not been looking out for the little guy, the populist candidates to endorse. this year, the same paper says mitt romney seems too 1%ey. they're going with newt gingrich. memo, everyone gets that mitt romney seems too 1%ey for the political climate in america right now arguably, but if you actually looked into newt gingrich, i mean, on paper, on paper it can seem daunting to look into newt gingrich. when you start looking into his financial empire, it can seem sort of complicated, but it's not. it's basically just this. 1425 kay street northwest in washington, d.c. 1425 kay street northwest is the home of gingrich communications. 1425 kay street northwest the home of gingrich groups, appears to be known now as the center for health transformation, a for-profit gingrich-related health care thing. 1425 kay street northwest the home of gingrich productions. 1425 kay street northwest also the home of gingrich holdings. 1425 kay street nor

, chairman and editor and chief at forbes media. good to see you. >> good morning. >> did this absolutely need to get done? on the simplest level we're in the most important time of the year for retail, if americans think basically that they were going to get $1,000 less next year, i wonder what the impact would be. is this all a good thing? >> well, i think in items of what's going to happen this retail season, i think that, as they say, is already baked in, that americans -- the economy is doing better than people perceived. it's still very sluggish compared to what it should be. it's like a car on the highway. we've gone from 10 miles an hour to 40. we should be going 70. but, hey, it's better than before. so i think in the fourth quarter we will see, regardless of the tax debate, growth rate of about 3.5%, 4%. >> you know what the key in this debate is. i know you were rushing to get in the chair so you didn't hear the conversation with charles and ben, but the key to this conversation is going to be should we raise taxes on the

"forbes" has released its list of overpaid hollywood stars. the winner was drew barry more who -- drew barry more who brings in $.40 for every dollar she made followed by will farrell and reece witherspoon. is it the studio's fault or could it be a third option? >> it could be the audience's fault for not appreciating their greatness. >> i didn't even consider that. >> "forbes" is doing this to hollywood. i hope hollywood doesn't take this as a provocation and then they figure out the most overpaid journalists. >> occupy "forbes." >> they have great office space by the way. i had a jont interview -- i had a job interview there and didn't get the job. >> hence "red eye." yes! >> who wasn't on the list that you think should be on the list? >> i am the worst person to ask that. i have not -- i have been in a cultural black hole for 10 years. i didn't even know -- has eddie murphy even done a movie? >> he has a new one out called "tower heist." >> i saw him on the cover of a magazine. but i haven't seen him in a longtime. loved him in "coming to a

cain laid it out to a friendly reporter at "forbes" magazine. the reporter was the author of this article last week -- "why herman cain has the potential to win." the story of intrigue and betrayal that cain told forbes began when herman cain is running for the united states senate in georgia. in the summer of 2003, cain recalls briefing anderson that sexual harassment claims were brought against him while he was chairman of the national restaurant association from 1996 to 1999. i told my wife about this in 1999 and i've got nothing to hide cain told me wednesday. when i sat down with my general campaign consultant kurt anderson in a private room in our campaign offices in 2003, we discussed opposition research on me. i told him that there was only one case, one set of charges, one woman, while i was at the national restaurant association. i don't recall anyone else being in the room when i told him." only one woman. talk about making a campaign consultant's day. only one woman. when's the last time kurt anderson had a candidate with only one wo

listen to what herman cain said to "forbes" today, and i want your reaction, joe madison.e, when i sat down with my general counsel curt anderson in a private room, we discussed opposition research on me. it was a typical campaign conversation. i told him there was only one kay, one set of charges, one woman while i was at the national restaurant association. those charges were baseless, but i thought he needed to know about them. i don't recall anyone else being in the room when i told him. now, joe madison, that is a direct contradiction to several things. second they're quoting anonymous sources. he's the anonymous source if he told anderson himself about the accusation when anderson was working for him. >> you just answered the question. you're absolutely right. i mean, you have to go back only, what, two days or three days and you're dealing with a man who says he didn't know anything about this. he tried to get us to believe there's a difference between a settlement and an agreement. he's got to have the worst advisers of any campaign that i have seen runs, and now t

steve forbes is the chairman and editor of chief of forbes media. he has endorsed rick per prip good to see you. good morning. >> good morning. >> i think you just heard, you know, reboot, recalibrate. i don't think there's anybody who wouldn't agree with this statement that rick perry has had some problems as of late. what would you tell him to do to reboot and recalibrate if there's an opening? >> i think he's doing it now coming out with this flat tax plan, which ask a positive one. he gave a very good energy speech a couple weeks ago. when you have substance you define your own narrative and people start looking beyond the mere super fishalitities to what you're going to pursue if you get the white house. so i think the process is already under way. >> right now so far at least before we heard from this woman a little later today, polls show herman cain holding on to support, even polls tan aftken this issue broke. do you think he can survive this? >> this is going to be one of the test in the campaign, credible candidate, at loose most of the t

so people can find it at your website and at "forbes" magazine.eat to see you. >>> herman cain pointing fingers as the sexual harassment scandal escalates. is he just hurting himself and the party. details next. n i'd be like, you rule! and my kids would be like, you rule! i'd be like, yes, i do rule! ohh! that rules! oh, load up the sleigh; this is going to be a great christmas. yeah. ring dinga-ding, ring dinga-ding, ring, ring, ring me up. [ male announcer ] no need to wait with our christmas price guarantee. we're so confident in our prices, if you do find a lower one later in a local print ad, we'll give you the difference on a walmart gift card. save money. live better. walmart. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car's totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? sure. cake or pie? pie. apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream? cream. reddi-wip uses real

and at "forbes," we take a look at that. cain went on the record and said definitively during his senate campaign he only told one person in a private room in their headquarter campaign headquarters in atlanta. that was kurt anderson. kurt anderson later phoned me to deny the allegation, saying he has nothing bad to say on or off the record about herman cain and denies recalling that at the time. >> and kurt denied that to me. his brother, wes, who works with him said he recalls no conversations. kurt didn't relay to him. he doesn't recall cain ever saying that. gloria, this is from your article. i told my wife about this in 1999, and i've got nothing to hide, cain told me wednesday. when i sat down with kurt anderson in a private room in our campaign offices in 2003, we discussed opposition research on me. it was a typical campaign conversation. i told him there was only one case, one set of charges, one woman while i was at the national restaurant association. those charges were baseless, but i thought he needed to know ab

bill: steve forbes, chairman and editor-in-chief of forbes media. good morning to you.hanks for coming back to "america's newsroom". >> good to be with you, bill, thank you. bill: you just came back from europe and that's the reason we brute you on today. how would you answer that question. >> i think we're being dilutional if italy goes down we'll not be affected by it. we'll be affected enormously. europe goes into recession we'll all be hit by it. what exactly can be done that is in the hands of the germans and french. there is not a lot directly we can do. i hope in the next day oar two the countries will get off their duffs there is no good solution left. for the france, they will have to guarantee their banks and germans will in effect have to guarantee the italian debt. this is where the crisis is. that is in their hands. bill: how does this affect us, steve? >> it affects us in term of our own banking system which is intimately tied with europe and asia. our money market funds have hundreds of billions of dollars of assets in european banks. in terms of commerce

forbes put together an interesting list of the most overpaid actors in hollywood. formula they came up with pretty much the return on investment how much money a studio made. guess who emerged as the winner. drew barrymore and eddie murphy, the top two stars. other people, will farrell, reece withspoon, nicole kidman, tom cruise, vince vaughn, all very overpaid according to forbes. >> good for them. i'm fun with thine with that. adam lambert, ineligible for american idol because he had a record deal before then. hollywood reporter says that they have obtained a copy of the california lawsuit. apparently, he should not have been on american idol. >> and the dirt comes out. >> yeah. medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in fact, it only pays up to " 80% of your part b expenses. if you're already on or eligible for medicare, call now to find out how an aarp... insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, not paid by medicare part b. that can save you from paying .up to thousands

fire forbes said -- officials said it came from the domino factory but this had come from another place. >>> many agree the comet commit will fail, setting into motion more than a trillion dollars in budget cuts. one area that may get hit the hardest is defense. that could mean good news for one maryland county. >> reporter: aberdeen proofing ground is a military hub but they believe that role could expand even more as the military may look to contract. think rough it as addition by con -- subtraction. the military complex will look to streamline and become more e efficiency. harford county believes this may look to aberdeen. they have a blue printed for military technology, research and engineering and it could grow as other bases are forced to shrink. >> by being more efficient, that means less people in the military, which affects those military installations and then the training to use those types of equipments. >> reporter: officials believe will only grow. coming up at six, we will explain why and what kind of impact that may have on the county's economy. brian kuebler. >>> in ba

forbes put out the list of the most overpaid actors.actor or actress, what does the studio get out of it? >> topping the list, drew barry more. she gets a 40 cent return. eddie murphy, a 2.70 cent return which is interesting. he has it coming out and a big budget film. even though these stars are big names, denzel washington on the list and reece witherspoon and will ferrell. you can put a lot of money and not always get out what you get out. the budgets are out of hand these days. you can go back to the day where you make a movie for less than what you make before. >> come on. they cost a lot because it takes more to impress people these days. . >> for the latest entertainment news, logon or be a fan on facebook. up next, quite a friday gut check. florida highway patrol officer pulls over a miami police officer. driving 120 miles per hour. the move set off a huge rift between the two. law enforcement agencies. we will leave it to your gut to tell us what you think. ...was it something big? ...or something small? ...something old? ...or

the item was sold by the forbes family. knee-length and embroidered with the queen's initials, the silk garment was bought by a private collector for $14,950. those are some pretty big knickers. how about that? >> that's like marilyn monroe type prices. >> looks like a dress a little bit. no dig on queen victoria. >> i saw halloween costumes more skimpy than that. >>> time for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. in washington, three units of japanese-american veterans will receive the congressional gold medal more than six decades after serving in world war ii. the collective award will be archived at smithsonian institution. >>> the sixth annual shirley povich symposium marking the 50th anniversary of the racial integration of the washington redskins and university of maryland football teams. bobby mitchell, first african-american to play for the redskins will be among those that take part. >>> and in 1947, howard hughes piloted his flying boat, the spruce goose, on its one and

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our number of the week comes from forbes magazine. virginia has come i seconin the 11 list right behind you top. -- behind utah. once again, maryland is a little bit lower, and 19th ts year. the best qualities or quality of life economic environment, and labor supply. that is all for us forhis spececial thanksgiving week. have a great weekend. i hope t to seeee you back here next week hey... there's mom! hey, let mom try. ready, go! ♪ ♪ yeah, rock on, mom! [ male announcer ] sometimes a hint is all the wrapping a gift needs. wait a minute...i... [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limitetime. see your lexus dealer or exclusive lease offers on the 2012 rx 350 and, as a gift from lexus we'll make your first month's payment. >>> "this week" -- what now? the supercommittee comes up empty. >> there will be no easy off-ramps on this one. we need to keep the pressure up to compromise. >> democrats and republicans retrench as budget cuts loom. our

according to forbes dotcom, cain is blaming a campaign advisor who is now working for rick perry who is sparking this whole mess. but cain contradicts his only statements. we're going to lay all of that out. but the day began, a conservative front-runner not wanting to talk about any of this any more. >> let me say one thing, i'm here with these doctors and that's what i'm going to talk about. so don't even bother asking me all of these other questions that you all are curious about. okay? don't even bother. >> good question, though. >> but are you concerned about the fact that these women do want to -- want to come forward? >> what did i say? >> excuse me. excuse me. >> what part of "no" don't you understand? >> well, there was some pushing and shoving and the questions that began on sunday when the politico story hit, detailing two incidents of alleged sexual harassment in the late '90s when cain ran the restaurant association. today, corroboration on the at least angle. a third employee spoke to the associated press. according to the a.p., she said the behavior included a private

. >>> president obama has reclaimed the top stop on forbes list of the world's most powerful people. vad mere putin came in second. the chinese president fell to third. >>> and authorities in brazil have released video of officers ramming their car into a small plane to stop it from taking off. it was carrying more than $100,000 worth of smuggled electronic goods. >>> jury deliberations are set to begin in the trial of conrad murray. after lawyers from both sides made their final arguments to the jury. we get more now that nbc's stephanie stanton. >> reporter: the fate of dr. conrad murray now rests in the hands of the jury, who must decide if the doctor is criminally responsible in the death of pop star michael jackson. >> michael jackson trusted conrad murray. >> reporter: on thursday the prosecution presented its closing arguments to the jury. >> every single doctor that testified in this courtroom told you they would never do what conrad murray did. every single doctor. because they know it could lead to death. >> reporter: david walgren hammered home that conrad murray is culpab