he passed -- >> gretchen: ncaa? that's proof of the study that dads are lamer. did he snub the naacp for oprah? he passed up a chance to attend the conference in person and send the video message instead. his campaign said he couldn't attend because it didn't work with his schedule, but now we know that the same day president obama and the first lady sat down with oprah winfrey at the white house for an interview. she strongly campaigned for the president four years ago, but says she won't be out there for him this time. oprah went to new hampshire the next day to interview mitt romney and ann romney. both interviews will appear in the november issue of her magazine. gretch? >> gretchen: dogs might be man's best friend, but not in this case. watch this little girl race through a winding dirt path carrying her unusually fat cat to safety. she's rescuing the cat from a growling dog. good news, the girl and her friend made it all the way home before things got ugly. >> steve: that's great. i used to have a cat that loo

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. >> gretchen: it is monday and hope you had a great weekend. i am gretchin carlson shanks for sharing our day . team obama calls mitt romney a felon. >> yes. >> mitt romney through his own word and signature was misrepresenting his position at bain to the fcc which is a felony. >> gretchen: the president said he will not apologize for that even though the facts are wrong . so much for civility. >> steve: and are you better off today than you were four years ago. the president doesn't think so. >> if someone asked you, it is still about change. washington is still broken as it is four years ago. >> steve: presidential faux paor you decide. >> b > gretchen: good morning. aaron is in for brian kilmeade. you have a tie on. >> huge show . >> steve: great to have you here. last time we saw, wot side staying the staff was out of control and on a conference on thursday, stephanie cutter campaign assistant manager for president ob

john louis in french. >> gretchen: i wasn't sure.>> definitely. we are concerned because again, we're human, we're concerned. we still have human passion, human feelings, but spiritually, we've been telling all the news outlets, spiritually we are resolved in our faith. we are in good spirits. we know that god is at work and all things, whether good or bad. >> steve: sure. and you're appearing today because you want to make sure that the guy who took your loved one at gun point understands that your father has -- he needs insulin. he's a diabetic. what do you know about -- what is the government telling you about the egyptian bed bedouin who has taken your father hostage? apparently he's saying, i'll let them out as soon as the government springs my uncle. right? >> the same news i'm reading, all i can comment in regards to that is letting you know that they are in close contact with us and they're doing everything in their power to negotiate on our behalf and on the behalf of the other family on a safe release. >> steve: sir, does i

gretchen? >> gretchen: all right.nks very much. >> steve: i saw one report where the reporters were yelling, i think it's a holy area, and there was somebody from the romney camp who said that was inappropriate to be barking out questions like that. >> brian: yeah. and of course, mitt romney was saying saluting the israelis about their culture. that created controversy. now he's in poland giving a major speech and he'll be talk being maybe bringing up russian relations. so i'm sure that will cause controversy nonresponsive here at home, the other man who would like to maintain his status as president of the united states, president obama, part of the campaign strategy has been what some deem class warfare and there has been a lot of talk about taxing the rich, people who make over $250,000 a year. could it be now that that strategy may have to be tweaked because voters don't really care that much about that? is it a misfire? in a recent gallup poll, taxing the rich only 21% put that as the most important issue to them

back to you, brian, steve and gretchen. >> gretchen: all right. kelly wright live.> brian: let's talk about what mitt romney said in israel. he's in poland now and it's the last stop of the three-stop tour. in israel he made news when he said listen, i know the capitol of israel. in 1997 you said it's jerusalem. the world said it's tel aviv. not only do i think it's jerusalem, we're going to move our embassy there if president. >> a nation has the capacity to choose its own capitol city and jerusalem is israel's capitol. i think it's long been the policy of our country to have our embassy in the capitol, jerusalem. the decision to make a move is one, if i were president, i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. >> steve: so jerusalem is tricky because it is shared by the israelis and by the palestinians. it was partitioned decades ago. that's why in the 1990s congress passed a law that declares jerusalem is the capital and we should move our embassy there. so even though that is the law, when jay carney wa

meanwhile, another story that gretchen has. gretchen?y hi to my husband and my little boy who went -- this is his first all star game with daddy. there they are in the stands last night watching the home run derby. i'm sure that he got to stay up late and eat a bunch of cotton candy and stuff that i don't want to know about. did you run into them, brian? >> yeah, i'll tell you, i did spot them in the stands. he was standing the whole time. he's absolutely -- he's never going to forget it. that's for sure. i saw them over the third-base line. the guys calling the game, joe buck and tim mccarver for fox, two of the best in the business. for mccarver, he's getting the award for his broadcasting excellence and i caught up with him in the fox lot. watch. > >> it seems like this game with 26 players under 30 is in pretty good shape in the all star game. >> i think that's what makes this year's all star game as special as i've ever done because of this infusion of young talent. when i say young talent, that's the infusion of young talent like j

gretchen?well, on a 100-year-old sewing machine, a detroit tailor is fulfilling the patriotic duty his grandfather began in 1919. repairing and cleaning battered american flags. and he does it all free of charge. that very patriotic tailor joins me now this fourth of july. good morning to you, sir. >> good morning, how are you today? >> i'm fantastic. what a wonderful story. this is my favorite story of the day on "fox & friends." tell me about the history of the tailoring company. i know your grandfather emigrated to this country and started doing this job gratas for people. why? >> it was proud to be allowed, you know, everyone wanted to be in america and when he came over, the turn of the century and he just wanted to give back. >> so he opened the store in 1919, it was a tailor shop and it quickly turned into also doing this free service of repairing the tattered flag. what kind of people came to him to do that? >> war veterans, you know, the average people that needed a flag repaired, you

>> gretchen: great.we react to the anchors putting on their hats. go ahead. your initial reaction is to pause. that doesn't go well on television. >> steve: he's acting! >> i was doing what you were doing. you look great in your hats. you look like rally cops. >> brian: if you want your own hat, you can come and steal one, or order it on majorleaguebaseball.com. >> steve: good job, chris. >> brian: so proud of you. if this acting thing ever gets cold, sports casting. go watch "american reunion." >> gretchen: you're not going to believe this video. a law maker didn't agree with his opponent, so he pulled out a gun. now his punishment is in. >> steve: that show kind of looks like the five at times. then would is the biggest diva of them all? what better way to celebrate the one year anniversary of "the five" than by asking them a bunch of embarrassing questions. >> gretchen: you saw bob when we said that. >> brian: juan williams in person with the capital one cash rewards card you get a 50% annual bonus. a

>> gretchen: laura ingraham? -- >> gretchen: are you from estonia, laura? >> i'm multi tasking. given sop of the performance by doocy and o'reilley's culture quiz -- >> steve: exhibit a. >> this is so obviously true, go, gretchen. >> steve: it's great to have you. i'm sure if you weren't talking about it yesterday on your radio show, you're going to be talk being it today, it's where the president of the united states on friday made it very clear, if people are successful in business, it's not because they had a great idea and they did the american dream and blood, sweat and tears. no. it's because there are roads and tunnels and the internet. here is the president. then her comment. >> there are a lot of wealthy, successful americans who agree with me 'cause they want to give something back. they know they didn't -- if you've been successful, you didn't get there on your own. you didn't get there on your own. i'm always struck by people who think, wow, it must be 'cause i was just so smart. there are a lot of sm

going to ointment. >> gretchen: okay.now about. while it's true many workers can't find job, there are some companies who are hiring, but can't find workers. skilled workers to be exact. sandra smith from the "fox business" network joins us with more. so many people find that headline startling. you can't find workers? >> it was an amazing answerle of the unemployment story to cover. i went out to allentown, pennsylvania and actually interviewed the ceo of a large publicly traded company called air products. they basically make the gasses and transport the gasses that go into a lot of the stuff we do every day. they make the golf balls shiny. they actually rocket some -- >> eric: medical uses. >> medical use. it goes into your wine, beer, your bottled water. they make stuff and they need people to make that stuff. here is a clip. this is actually shows the ceo that i spoke with of a company that says he has 600 jobs on the books today. some of which sit open for over a year. listen. >> a major shortage of skilled machinis

>> gretchen: it's amazing. was more like a school master than the leader of a big brass band. he trial lifts put in his shoes to make them just a little more elevated and wore a brand-new pair of white tiffany gloves every performance. >> brian: what does he mean to america? >> he was one of america's biggest patriots. he helped take america from the civil war into the industrial revolution. at age 61, he gave up a very lucrative career and joined the navy to raise millions for the world war i effort. >> brian: it's all in this book. thank you so much for talking about your great grandfather. >> happy birthday, america. thank you. >> gretchen: more "fox & friends" two minutes away hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, a

hurry, offer ends soon. >> gretchen: tgif, friday, july 6, 2012. i'm gretchen carlson.s now, brand-new error coming out. president obama says don't worry 'cause the jobs are coming back. >> manufacturing starting to come back here in ohio and all across the country. some of the biggest manufacturing job growth since the 1990s. >> gretchen: but is that actually correct? we're going to show you the real numbers. >> mitt romney back on the campaign trail and bringing along his secret weapon. >> early on we heard what their strategy was, kill romney. it's like, not when i'm next to him you better not. >> don't mess with my man. that's not all. she has the scoop on his search for a vp. could be a woman. >> brian: not one, but two-day toe in a 500 champs here live. matt ken sick and trevor bayne. it's always special to have them in studio. >> you might be wondering why kenseth was in a tugger war. >> brian: i don't think it needs explanation. it's obvious. he had something that the tiger wanted. "fox & friends" starts now. ♪ that's enough ♪ ♪ everything's all right. ♪ 'cause

i'm gretchen carlson. taliban terrorists sending a chilling message to the united states. >> allah! >> video showing a series of attacks on american troops and they say there's more to come. >> they're upset, they're concerned but they're not saying sorry. james holmes' parents standing by their son in the wake of that movie theater massacre insisting they have no plans at this point to apologize. >> all right. this woman didn't tell her doctor the truth about her medical past and lied. the top four lies you should never tell your doctor. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. hope you're going to have a good tuesday so far. brian, are you settled down now? >> yeah, i have to show the showboating that didn't -- that almost -- that we missed in the -- at the end of the show in a half-hour. >> will you be doing it or will you be doing it with arthur over your shoulder? >> i'm going to tackle you. >> if you don't mind. >> on the one. >> if i showboat, you better tackle me. >> let's get r

i'm gretchen carlson.can troops and releasing this chilling video warning. watch this. they claim there is more like that on the way. >> steve: james holmes' parents lawyering up and standing by their son. they're upset and concerned, but apparently they're not saying they're sorry. we're live in aurora, colorado this hour with the latest. >> brian: someone fired the first in charge of the invitations. the man who told the president loaning solyndra money at the same party as the president yesterday. "fox & friends" starts right now >> steve: you know who else threw a big party for the president recently is eva longoria. she'll be with us, i believe this half hour, to talk about the political campaign this time around. plus potato chips. >> brian: eva longoria, quite a looker. >> steve: really? >> brian: you get that impression? >> steve: she's a desperate housewife. >> gretchen: not anymore. that show is now kaput. >> brian: i know. i was in california. we went down that street, wisteria lane. >> steve: a

gretchen? >> gretchen: thank you, peter.uld partially thank the government for their success. >> so how are the swing states hit hard by the recession taking that news? florida senator marco rubio joins us. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> steve: okay. so a couple of days ago, the president talking about business people who have been successful and he said you didn't build that. everywhere i have gone over the last four or five days, people have said, can you believe he said that? and i've got friends who voted for president obama and are independents and they said, what was he thinking? what's this going to do for florida? >> he was being honest about what he feels. and that's what we've been saying all along. he's not a believer in the american free intersurprise system. they'll never admit that because the american people support the american free enterprise. so they have to dress it up as something else. but the fundamental fact is that this president believes at his core and has always believed that the way the

i'm gretchen carlson.r sharing your time with us today. president obama has a new strategy, accuse mitt romney of outsourcing jobs 20 years ago? >> governor romney has experience owning companies that were called pioneers in the business of outsourcing. >> but is all this talk about outsourcing just a distraction from the real issues we report, you decide. >> and there's a lot of talk about class warfare these days. >> yeah! to the future that we imagine in 2008 where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share. >> my mother and father dreamed as much as any rich guy dreams. >> are there voters that will be seduced by the president's argument? a brand new poll putting all the numbers in perspective. we'll have it for you. >> land of the free and home of the beret? that's right, why are our olympic heroes from america wearing them french hats? we're going to talk about that and so much more. "fox & friends" not from france but from gotham city starts right now. >> thank you very much. >> we

gretchen? >> gretchen: thank you, peter.th care law, a move criticized by house democrats. >> affordable care act is about strengthening our middle class and honoring the entrepreneurial spirit of america. let's stop this legislation to nowhere that they have on the floor today. >> steve: our next guest says there is still one way that the law can be repealed and joining us now from capitol hill is house budget committee chairman, wisconsin congressman paul retirement good morning to you. >> good morning, steve, how are you doing? >> steve: i know you're hoping the 33rd time is the charm. what's the one last way you can repeal it? >> the american people can repeal it this november by voting for mitt romney and a new senate. that's what john roberts basically said. the supreme court, american people, we're not going to get rid of this law. it's up to you. what we're demonstrating with this vote is there is one more chance and that is electing mitt romney president and giving us the united states senate that will work with the

they have the history of whistling. >> gretchen: i can't do that either. >> i can a little bit. >> gretchenet to end a ten-year run of sponsorship of nascar. here to weigh in on that, the legendary nascar team owner, richard stolitz. it of it? >> nascar is the most patriotic sport in america today. but you know we all understand budgets and how the world is going today. us been great to represent the military not only the army but we have a great show of military. >> steve: military says we can't justify the investment in nascar as other things we are doing. so when our budget is being reduced we have to make tough decisions. that from the marketing and research wing of the army. you can appreciate that. >> with things going on today it's been a very successful program for them. they recruited a lot of young men and women through nascar. i think it's been great. >> steve: we might lose the camouflage cars that were hard to see anyway. let's talk a little bit about this. there is a story that your grandson, austin dillon may take over the famed number three from dale, jr. from dale, sr. he d

i'm gretchen carlson.t me tell you what's going on right now because the nation is joining the community of aurora, colorado, in remembering the 12 lives lost in the movie massacre. this while several victims continue to fight for their lives. we'll go out to the scene with all the latest information. >> all right. in just a few hours, the movie massacre suspect due to make his first appearance in court but he may not show up at all. we'll go live to the courthouse regardless. >> has his true plan finally been revealed? police sharing new details on the movie massacre suspect's secret escape. and how an eagle eyed officer foiled his plot. >> "fox & friends" hour two for a monday starts now. >> good morning, everyone. as we touch off our work week right now, unfortunately, we still have to bring you the sad news that's coming out of colorado but the tribute that the vigil for the 12 people killed happened last night. more were hurt in that massacre. aurora mayor steve hogan telling families and loved ones t

i'm gretchen carlson. thank you for sharing part of your day with us today. the president joins the community in mourning to remember 12 lives cut short in the movie massacre. but in the sadness, more stories of heroism. >> she needed to run. stephanie refused to go, instead actually with her other hand called 911 on her cell phone. >> this while several victims continue to fight for their lives. we're live on the scene with the latest information for you. >> in a few hours, the movie massacre suspect due to make his first appearance in court. he might not show up. this as we're finding out about his twisted plan to escape. brian? >> plus, police revealing more about his hollywood-style plot to cause mass mayhem and exactly what was inside his apartment. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for sharing part of your day with us today. you're looking at pictures from a vigil held last night to remember them with song and prayer and with memories. >> thousands showed up at the a

e-mail us at friends@foxnews.com. >> gretchen: this is a fox news alert. there is a mass shooting in aurora, colorado. a gun men killed 14 and 50 others were hurt all this in the premiere of the dark knight rises. the gunman setuv a moke bomb before opening fire. he is in police custody. >> steve: one person tweeted that there was blood everywhere. pop corn spill would everywhere. >> peter: we spoke to witness james cameron who talked about seeing a child who was injured if not killed. something he will never forget and will think always of his own four year old child. went there for a pleasant trip and wound up in the midst of an aurora massacre. >> steve: the movie premiered last night in theater screens all over the country and showing on three theater screens in the century 16 in the town center of aurora, colorado across the street from city hall. >> peter: known as one of the cheaper theaters but nicer to see first run movies to see it at a cheaper price. >> steve: if you arrived early you can get decals. and one witness was a batman nerd why he was

. >> gretchen: we'll bring a woman from the swedish medical center. and we'll show phone numbers as well . obviously a lot of kids going to the movie and parents may not know their kids haven't come home. we'll bring audra. good morning. good morning. >> steve: you got the call from the police to be ready for incoming and how did they describe what happened in the century 16 movie theater. >> we were notified after the incident to be ready for mass casulties here in denver. we received three patients in critical condition. we had a male, 18. one 29 and a female 20. since upon arrival the 18 year old was treated in released and we currently have two patients in critucal condition. >> peter: are new teams brought in to handle an in-patient flow? >> yes, when we have a call, we did this morning with mass casulties, we'll mobilize our different departments and set up incident command center. that's what we did this morn we also you know, contacted other hospitals to see how we might help and accepted our personnel over. there are two other hospitals that

"fox and friends" starts right now. >> eric: thank you, guys. >> gretchen: good morning, we made it tonesday. i am gretchin karlson. mitt romney fires back at president obama for saying success is not your own. >> to say something like that is not just foolishness but insulting foevery entrepreneur and innovator in ameria. >> gretchen: this is an issue that could divide voters in the key swing states. >> steve: a single mother is better off on welfare than if she took a $69,000 a year job. we'll talk about that straight ahead. >> eric: leave your bibles at home. it is athiim in the old ball park. we'll explain on "fox and friends" right now. ♪ ♪ "fox and friends". >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. mitt romney came back firing yesterday and a lot of people who are backing mitt romney were like okay, about time we see mitt romney get angry andagitated at something that president obama said in regard to small businesses and whether or not the government is instrumental in a business person achieving success or the aspiration of many deeming to be the american dream. >> steve: the presi

. >> gretchen: good morning, good, bad and ugly. four letters written by a soldier was returned to his family. the sergeant died in vietnam. his letters join us. next, the bad, another boston transit worker caught snoozing on the job. the passenger took a snap and posted on twitter. you may remember this, another transit worker was caught getting shut out two months ago. and now the ugly. occupy wall street looking to take over summer catches? occupy camp seat up in williamsburg, new york. so far aft three days, only three kids signed up for august. time now to get crambled aaron bowan here to help us out. >> steve and i looked at on the last block. watermelon. >> guys, have a great day, fox and friends starts right new. >> gretchen: it is monday and hope you had a great weekend. i am gretchin carlson shanks for sharing our day . team obama calls mitt romney a felon. >> yes. >> mitt romney through his own word and signature was misrepresenting his position at bain to the fcc which is a felony. >> gretchen: the president said he will

gretchen morgenson is my exclusive special guest. >> the big news today, the drop in retail sales, the third consecutive drop caused major recession fears. i think the drop in sales is closely related to the slow down of jobs. look at nonpharfanonfarm employ. you will see the same decline down to 75,000 a month. fewer incomes. lower incomes. you will have people spending less. now what does it mean to gdp which is the ultimate recession indicator? take a look. hold onto your hats. a simple formula. gdp equals consumption, c, investment, i, that's housing and business investment. the g is government spending which has been faltering and x minus m is trade. that means we import more than we export. the proportions, consumption is 70% of the demand side, 15% investment. # 18% is government spending and minus 3% for the trade sector. add them up to 100%. retail sales are about 40% of the c, that's a big number. in fact, retail sales overall are about 28% of gdp. so you have more than a quarter of the economy falling for the third consecutive month. that gets everybody worried. people are t

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time with us today.the war on terror with usama bin laden's advisor just released from prison for promising he wouldn't attack again. huh? >> no kidding. the president says raising taxes on wealthy will stimulate the economy but the numbers simply don't add up and there's more he's not telling you about this tax hike. we will tell you. come in, brian kilmeade out in kansas city. >> all right. i'll do that for you, steve. and mr. president chris christie has a message for you. keep your stimulus. >> please, don't send me anymore money to hire more public employees. please don't. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. >> yep, tonight is the all star game and brian kilmeade is at the site of it today. kaufman stadium in kansas city, missouri. hello, it's a very sad thing. i don't have time to stieb truman's house. everything is truman fle

>> this happened eight years ago, gretchen, good morning. it was right here at inwood hill park where sarah fox disappeared. six days later, her body was discovered nude and strangled. among the evidence that detectives found at the scene was d.n.a. on a pink c.d. player. now, eight years later, they're saying that that d.n.a. has been linked to an incident that happened in brooklyn at a subway station just in march of this year. we're talking about one of the occupy wall street incidents. you remember the occupy the m.t.a. event they called it where they opened up the doors, the emergency doors to one of the subway stations there that you've changed and to try the turnstiles back. also, it was also during that event that police say they collected some d.n.a. evidence from one of the chains that they have now made a direct link to this unsolved case from, again, eight years ago so detectives are reviewing that surveillance footage very closely and certainly looking for anyone who may have been involved with occupy wall street or involved in

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us.ow does america feel about the supreme court's health care ruling? we're still talking about it. an overwhelming number of voters don't know about it. their hands are in the sand. >> and he was ready for a fight over a controversial mosque in tennessee but when he found out about radical islam changed his mind completely. the filmmaker back here with his stunning information. brian? >> all right, look, honey, what have you? yep, the lightning explosion on the sea. and our cameras were there. and you're here because "fox & friends" starts right about now. >> good morning, everyone. hope you're going to have a great day before the holiday tomorrow. eric bolling is in again filling in for steve. >> great to be here. >> the fourth of july right on the cusp where america takes time out to explode things and salute this great nation and hopefully we don't lose any fingers or anything. >> you know what else, too? maybe they should take a year off with all the wildfires going on in coloro

gretchen thanks very much. plenty more as the factor moves along this evening. we have adam carolla and dennis miller back to back. that may present problems if you are a sensitive person. so be forewarned. great american news quiz, the corrupt politician's edition, don't miss it we hope you stay tuned to those reports. >> bill: upcoming election decided by independent voters. the media, tv print movies, has a pronounced left wing balance. comedian adam carolla has a book out called not taco bell material. recently he said this to the daily caller web site, quote: if you are a conservative in hollywood, you are on a list of people who need to be put in their place. if you are woody allen you do what you want. if you are spike lee, you can go ahead and tweet out the address of the guy who the new black panthers has put a bounty on and there is no repercussions because hollywood will decide who is guilty and who is not guilty. unquote. joining us now from los angeles, mr. carolla. how much influence do you think show biz is going to have on the presidential electi

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time. tour and painting a pretty picture, president obama says the good economy is getting back on track. >> manufacturing starting to come back here in ohio and all across the country. some of the biggest manufacturing jobs growth since the 1990's. >> the only problem is those aren't the facts. we'll take a look at the numbers coming up. >> and the president may be going up against mitt romney but is it ann he should be keeping an eye on. >> early on, we heard what their strategy was, it was kill romney and it's like not when i'm next to him, you better not. >> don't mess with ann and she has the scoop on his search for v.p.

gretchen carlson is here to help us out.oliday! so my brain is on holiday. here we go! >> fireworks! >> two in a row. >> bombs away. >> happy fourth to you, gretchen. >> heather, likewise. hope you have some fun today. >> see you back here tomorrow. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> happy fourth of july, everyone! good morning, it is wednesday, july 4, 2012, i'm gretchen carlson and you know what we can say today? happy birthday, america. let's celebrate. his vote made all the difference. chief justice john roberts upholding obamacare so why are we hearing reports he also wrote most of the dissent? he was busy. >> and this independence day, are dependents on government at an all time high? we're an entitlement nation, i'm afraid and some states getting rewarded for making sure we stay that way. >> sorry, folks. no fourth of july fireworks for one american town. they might upset the birds nesting. might be sleeping. we're not kidding. it will scare them and wake them up. "fox & friends" starts right now.

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