on the "newshour" tonight: we look at the top tier of g.o.p. hopefuls and political editor david chalian examines president obama's response as he kicks off a three-day "economy and jobs" bus tour in the midwest. >> ifill: then, margaret warner gets an update on the fighting in libya as rebels gain new ground. >> woodruff: we talk with the norwegian foreign minister about how his country is coping in the aftermath of mass killings that left 77 dead. >> we will be marked forever after by the 2nd of july. such an experience collect tifl has marked us in addition to the terrible suffering of those affected directly. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown talks with australian actors cate blanchett and richard roxburgh about the challenges of bringing chekov to the stage. >> it's very easy to make chekov very small and it's epic. it's epic moments in people's very small domestic lives. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a differ

g.o.p. presidential hopeful and former governor of new mexico gary johnson to get his solutions to start off he explained what he sees as the fix for the u.s. budget deficit and the tax system here's what he said. what i'm talking about is balancing the federal budget what i'm talking about is throwing out the existing u.s. tax structure and replacing it with the with the fair tax and for those that are watching get online fair tax that or this is been around a long time but it is what it says it is it's a fair tax it replaces all other taxes does away with the i.r.s. does away with income tax does away with corporate tax really establishes this country is the only country to do business and yet with the fair tax you'd still be able to cover the cost of a lot of these programs that so many people depend on in this country while it's revenue neutral so spending still needs to be reduced by forty three percent so i am also across the board across the board i am promising to submit a balanced budget to congress with my first budget and that would involve cutting government spending by forty thr

and you're watching r t well the g.o.p. hopefuls last night bay stopped in iowa in a debate for the most part it was a sea of hawkish conservative foreign policy talking points you'd expect from a g.o.p. debate the threats of nukes in iran and why military spending should not be cut were widespread views that were expressed but on the stage a very different voice emerged to ron paul's and he got a lot of airtime to make his points on mainstream t.v. rick santorum even complained about it so what does this mean are we seeing a new era of politically thought of political thought we'll get to that first what's that's wrong paul apart from the pack. he is a force to be reckoned with a three time presidential candidate congressman from texas o.b.-g.y.n. doctor and leader of a revolution. ron paul is now in iowa why is the added again campaigning for two thousand and twelve the booms and busts comes from a failed monetary system problem. and once again his fans have come from all corners of the country to hear his message and show support

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eight g.o.p. hopefuls will take place in that debate in iowa. and this debate two days before iowa holds a g.o.p. strong hold. analysts say it's ahead of the caucuses kicking off the battle in january. >> and mitt romney hoping for a better reception tonight than what he received in iowa. >> hecklers peppered him with questions about corporate greed and social security. the former massachusetts governor told a crowd he would not raise taxes and invited those opposing his views to vote for someone else. >> and still ahead, fbi makes a difference. >> and next why some of the aid being sent is not getting to those who need it. >> and why a movie about the hunt for osama bin laden is generating another fight in washington. >> checking traffic at 4:36, things moving smoothly on 680. if you're traveling this weekend, spencer with the national outlook. >> and i'm happy to say despite the presence of areas of active weather, we don't have weather-related flight delays. there are delays in two major airports in atlanta. and this is because of air traffic

the debate and saturday's straw poll could spell the end of the road for some g.o.p. hopefulsng to analysts. and now the declared frontrunner: romney is expected for the debate but choosing to focus more on other states. the former massachusetts governor is not formally participating in saturday's straw president. his name is on the ballot, though. and minnesota congressman michelle buck -- michele bachmann making a big shush the she was born in iowa and spent a lot of time there and banking a lot on this. the former minnesota governor pawlenty and he needs a strong showing. he. s behind the competition in numerous national polls. live coverage tonight on the fox report where we are moving forward together. you can catch the debate tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern and bret baier and chris wallace will be on hand to bring you the action again, tomorrow at 9:00 eat en, -- 9:00 eastern and a stripper and her two brothers now in custody. now, what about legally? what can be done with the folks who hightailed it halfway across the country? guess who is the most hated person in americ

g.o.p. presidential hopeful and former governor of new mexico gary johnson still ahead right here on our t.v. you may have heard the saying if it believes it leads well certainly the case with the mainstream media. plus she's still missing in paradise but there is a new clue well the only catch with the mainstream media guest you have to be hot and the lawn so what about all the other stories going unnoticed look at the tabloid nature of american news. what drives the world the fear mongering used by politicians who makes decisions to break through. who can you trust no one who is to do with global reach where we had a state controlled capitalism school session when nobody dares to ask we do our tea question more. welcome back all right just remind you it is friday and though every day is a good day to make fun of the mainstream media friday is the rare opportunity to recap the week now death is always sad we are not saying anything about that it is horrible we are sad for the death of of any person that's not up for debate but the mainstream media is choice of the deaths that matter most ar

g.o.p. presidential hopeful jon huntsman. but first, the other news of the day.e's kwame holman. >> holman: emergency declarations went out today as hurricane irene headed for a weekend assault on the u.s. east coast. the storm packed winds of 115 miles an hour as it blasted the bahamas. irene's wind and rain lashed and thrashed normally tranquil beaches in the bahamas, leaving reports of extensive damage. some of the smaller islands took a beating as the category three storm blew along the entire length of the archipelago. >> we had a two-day vacation. >> holman: and ahead of the growing storm, the exodus from beaches in north and south carolina grew, as new forecast tracks showed irene wobbling back to the west. north carolina governor bev perdue warned more than 200- thousand people to head for higher ground, with four coastal counties ordering mandatory evacuations. >> we're asking people all over eastern north carolina and our coastal regions to take this storm very seriously and to begin to implement their plans. >> holman: as always, some people decided to

g.o.p. presidential hopefuls going head to head and turning up the heat on one another.te from the moderator's perspective? brian york is the chief political correspondent for "the washington examiner" and fox news contributor. nice to see you. you got some boos behind you there. you ruffled a few feathers with this question, we'll play it and get your response. >> in 2006, when you were running for congress, you described a moment in your life when your husband said you should study for a degree in tax law. you said you hated the idea. and then you explained "but the lord said, be submissive. wives, you are to be submissive to your husbands." as president, would you be submissive to your husband? >> thank you for that question. byron. >> you're welcome. >> marcus and i will be married for 33 years this september 10th. i'm in love with him. i'm so proud of him. and both he and i, what submission means to us, if that's what your question is, it means respect. i respect my husband. >> so byron, the question that lit up on twitter, why did he ask that question? and were you

g.o.p. presidential hopefuls face off again tonight hoping to stand out in the crowd. defeat president obama? that's the republicans' main goal. dick morris with his predictions coming up next. >> talking about keeping your tax dollars to work. government agency spending thousands of dollars to party down. >> print some more. come on. we're good at it. have i got a surprise for you! [ barks ] yeah, it's new beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] new beneful healthy fiesta. since time be not anore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brnies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies is a nicely designed package. ♪ now you can have brownies again. new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. >> a little less than 14 hours from right now, the top republican candidates for president squaring off in a debate right here on the fox newschannel and the latest fox news poll shows mitt romney in front, as you

thanks to my panel and hope to see you here next week. >> on fox news watch. >> g.o.p. presidential candidate rick perry speaks his mind about our sinking economy and gets hammered by the mainstream media, horrifying according to new york times reporter. why the liberal press attacks conservative politicians with their own words. >> that big black cloud that hangs over america, that dead. >> ed schultz uses creative editing to label perry and we did not show the full context and we should have. >> i need you to your congressmen, your representative that we're tired of the games. >> president obama takes a road trip in the the souped up mega million dollar bus, and was the mainstream media afford for the ride and the spin. >> keith olbermann's new home, current tv. given msn and cnn a run for their money. what is current tv? david letterman is on the hit list. >> and judy miller, national review editor, rich lawrie and and jim pinningerton, and daily beast newspaper kirsten powers. i'm in for jon scott. fox news watch starts right now. >> i think there's an element of ra

influential enough to prevent them from ever being held accountable let's hope president obama's new jobs plan proves to the g.o.p. that this country is not broke and we can put americans back to work by investing in infrastructure and helping the long term unemployed get their jobs back. our next comment came to us via facebook will wrote i think it's past time that ninety nine percent of this country or everyone who's not in who are millionaires zillionaire or billionaire realize that we are in this together you better what you call yourself republican democrat independent tea party or we need a new unite or die in movement it really is us vs the our guards who are truly hell bent on turning the us into an eye on rand libertarian acid test where we serve our billionaire masters so eat out or die it's really that simple will you are absolutely right it really is that simple for a great start on that go to van jones web site and rebuild the dream to work that's it for your take my take tonight if you like your comments or questions heard this segment of the big picture listen up we want to know your to send us yo

g.o.p. dinner waterloo. that is the town where michele bachmann who is hoping to win the straw poll saturday was born and announceder candidacy two months ago. for now she is focused on this week's debate and straw poll. >> would you come to ames on saturday? would you give me your vote on saturday. >> fire bread evangelical conservative, perry has experience as governor that bachmann lacks and could overshadow her. his record in the lone star state of cutting taxes and budget service contrasts with mitt romney who signed healthcare reform law in massachusetts that became the model for obamacare. romney leads the latest gallup poll at 24%. perry is in second at 17%. ron paul at 14% and bachmann at 19%. the res19 -- bachmann at 13%. romney says -- the obama fired back can crocodile tears from romney campaign which is nothing but negative don't pass the credibility test. but the entrance to the race could downplay tim pawlenty. he says the hype will diminish when he enters the presidential trail. >> any candidate can stand up here like a bobble head and give you the republican talking point. that is not the real iss

michigan his ideas for job creation, and hope that's enough for the 47, 48% approval to get him over the finish line with a victory. >> jamie: david, how specific do the g.o.pes now that the race is expanded somewhat, how specifically do they have to be about how they will do all of this better? >> well, republicans are by and large going to agree that of the general recipe. look, what we have to do is we have to make sure that small business owners and those who create jobs have confidence, that this economy and the government is going to stabilize in their policies so they can create jobs, which means keeping taxes low, getting, spending under control. and look, here is part of the problem for the president. in running in a strategy that blames congress, we have to keep in mind. half of congress is controlled by the democrats, and so, for all of those u.s. senators, bennell sons and clare mccast cals and the debby stabenows, they're going to have to run in an environment where the president is saying, look, it's those guys that are the problem. you need to get rid of them and here they are trying to win reelection. it's a divisive strategy and almost laug

. ♪ ♪ >> romney's played the quiet front runner for months hoping to float above the fray among trailing rivals. with the fox debate and g.o.praw pole in ames and the campaign ramping up for post labor day campaign push, romney is facing steady fire from rivals trying to catch up. former utah governor jon huntsman stalled in the low single digits and routinely rips romney for signing the massachusetts healthcare reform law that became "america's next top model" for obamacare nationwide. kentucky senator rapid paul promoting the mailer promoting ron paul's bid including the zing, "it's surely not time to elect someone who passed blueprint for obamacare while governor of massachusetts." he's been criticized for staying quiet on the debt talks. fox news contributor has not decided if she will join the field. >> bless his heart, i respect for romney almost but i do not for what he has done through the debt increase debate. >> reporter: presidential campaigns are tough for house members. the last one to win was 130 years ago. bachmann cast herself as an outsider. inside congress. >> politicians are looting the treasury and bankru

fall through and hurt them at the end i certainly hope so i have no faith in the american people that this is one instance where they will realize the g.o.p. is really going to absurd lengths in this anti federal government in crusade that they've been on the right and it is interesting we saw the white house spokesman today point out sort of. meyer cantor for his his stance and laments that the republicans weren't more proactive about their firmness to cut spending and the previous administration but let's look at that contrast really briefly i mean we didn't really see this kind of rhetoric coming out under bush when we were spending money on a lot of all the tax cuts that are going to medicare benefit that was unpaid for two giant tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefited rich people and never a peep out of the republicans about maybe we should pay for it every once in a while you see somebody say oh maybe it's a terrible idea just get mowed down by the rest of the party but now something as critical as disaster relief is an excuse to ask for budget cuts right and given the fact that this has gotten media attention we're talking about it

g.o.p. presidential debate and the long awaited ames straw poll. stakes are highest for tim pawlenty who needs a great showing if he hopes to break out of the low singlets in the polls. >> it's a fun event. we can get you tickets for free. we'll pay for them. but we have barbecue and dairy queen blizzards and bands. >> pawlenty and his g.o.p. rivals ripped president obama for the nation's credit downgrade and turmoil on wall street. >> the downgrade in the market conditions are a reflection of so much deeper and bigger problems facing the country. and again, we had a president who is asleep at the switch. >> for michelle bachmann, expectations are highest that she'll win the straw poll. she's on "newsweek"'s cover albeit with an unflattering picture and caption. the new yorker reports as an irs tax secretary, she took only one case to court and spent much of her time on maternity leave during two pregnancies. she blamed the deal to raise the debt limit that she was against and the president signed. >> the reason why they lowered the rating is we dumped another $2.3 trillion of debt on the backs of americans in the next generation with no ability to fi

so many people out of work and middle class hoping for more jobs the last thing we need right now are tax hikes. >> top democrats privately warn if the g.o.paders keep taxes off the table, it will mean deeper cut to popular programs like medicare or the pentagon to reach the bipartisan target of 1.5 trillion in deficit reduction. the white house officials say it may be tough to raise tax rate but it's possible to get support for raising tax revenue. >> they are limiting itemized deduction for high income earners, as the president called for, they can do that. >> reporter: grover norquist is mobilizing to stop tax changes. >> it's a fig leaf that the president and the people are using because of the unhappiness from the extreme left. >> reporter: breaking this hour, fox knew confirmed with a seep your democrat official that meeting, private meeting with house democrats earlier today vice president biden said he believes some tea party republicans acted like terrorists, adoring the debt talks. we're told it happened because the meeting grew heated. mike doyle of pennsylvania, first reported by politico was really railing against the tea part

g.o.p. is recommending? all they want to do is defund the government and crash the economy in hopes of discrediting obama and getting power back so they can keep up with their agenda of robbing the rest of the american people. to line their own pockets. the response has been awful from the republicans. they're saying any money to go for hurricane relief has to be cut from education, food stamps, you know, things like that that actually help people. so we'll give it to them with one hand and take it back with the other and we'll pay for those rich mansions on the coast to rebuild them while we take away, and kick a few more thousand people off of head start or chips. thank you. host: again, a fema briefing at 11:30 eastern time here in washington. they'll probably continue to track the path of the storm on the video screen like they've been doing and then the homeland security secretary and orntsdzes likely to be out there again. 11:30 live here on c-span. some of the big insurers putting out ads in the papers today. making it clear they are ready to act on claims. they put their numbers here and zwroust the