i'm gretchen carlson. we kick off "the real story" today with a big change to the obama care website which for the first time now lets consumers see plans before they have to actually sign up for them. healthcare.gov came under fire for not having the window shopping option when it first launched. a key component widely available on many other web shopping sites. chief white house correspondent ed henry live now with the story. ed, have the new updates to the healthcare.gov website improved the user experience? >> reporter: gretchen, that's certainly the hope here at the white house. they figure if you can get that website working full time, you can get people have been a more user friendly experience, they won't get upset. they won't go away. they'll actually try to stay and enroll. but as you know, the case republicans have been trying to make is that even if the website is fixed, once you get on there and try to enroll, you may get some sticker shock. which republican ron johnson is talking about today,

here's gretchen. ciao. >> today on "the real story" congressman paul ryan showing huge favorability ratings in one state that's key to a run for the presidency. who else topped the list and who came in dead last? >>> google betting big bucks that row bolts are our future. some are cool. some are scary. here's the question today. why is the tech giant investing so much in them? >>> plus, new concerns about hand sanitizers. why the government's warning they could be dangerous to your health and may not even work. >>> china takes a giant leap into space. one that could pave the way to land more astronauts on the moon. >> i'm gretchen chaarlson. hope you had a great weekend. the house passed the two-year bill last week. now democrats need help from republicans for the bill to reach a final vote of the full senate. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill. mike, the question now in the senate, will they actually get the votes to pass it? >> well, gretchen, they're clearly

. >> the real story with gretchen carlson begins now. >>> fox news alert. i am gretchen carlson. president obama officially signs up for obamacare. according to the white house it's only symbolic and he gets to keep his old plan. the military will continue to care for his health. meantime, many americans trying to sign up on website today have been finding they can't. instead, getting the message that it's just too busy and they have to wait in a so-called queue. now today's deadline has been extended through tomorrow. yet another delay. to accommodate the high volume and supposedly different time zones across this nation. chief white house correspondent ed henry live for us in washington. ed, yet another last-minute delay. it is so confusing. what can you tell us? >> reporter: that's right, gretchen. another delay. they're stressing, you won't be surprised, within the administration that this is not a big deal. that it's a small tweak. and that it does not mean that you can start signing up tomorrow on the 24th. instead, they say, it just means if you get thrown into the queue,

here's gretchen, by the way bye-bye. >>> any, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to the "real story" story. a controversial defense spending bill containing new mandates on how 9 military handles sexual assaults. and also president obama and gitmo detainees. mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us. mike, what's controversial about this from the republican perspective? >> well, gretchen as you mention, some are allowing the transfer of guantanamo detainees. the concern is these folks could return to the battlefield, but the thing that gets a lot of republicans fire said senate majority leader harry reid not allowing amendments. >> to the authorization given to our national security agencies, particularly the department of defense to be able to function. to be able to keep our country safe. >> and yet, once again, the majority leader's refusing any amendments. to this underlying piece of legislation. >> and the republicans will tell you, on average, with the defense authorization bill, they consider 130 amendments in the senate. this year, zero. gretchen. >

i'm gretchen carlson. this is "the real story." meantime, healthcare.gov got a facelift this morning. all part of the fixes they are promising. even as the white house deadline to reboot its website passes. now a former top white house adviser to the president said it could be years before it runs smoothly. >> it may take until 2017 when this president leaves office. you're going to see almost every state in this country running their own exchanges eventually and expanding medicaid. i think it will work really well then. >> host of "power play" on fox news.com live. 2017. chris, this thing was signed in 2010. that would be seven years past signing that it would actually work? >> well, and that's very bad news if you happen to be a democrat who's running for office in the next two election cycles. now, our expectation is that in time they will eventually be able to operate a website. it would be unfathomable that at some point they would not be able to figure out how to operate a website. what mr. plouffe was talking about there and

here comes gretchen. >> hi everyone. this is "the real story". a smoking gun proving the administration new way back in july that the obama care website for small businesses would not be ready for december first. kept it all a secret. the bombshell revelation includes this e-mail. i've escalated your concerns regarding the shop employee application not being completed until 10/13/15. if this is late we have to announce we are late with a deliverrable which means the secretary will have to announce. here is the reaction from the house energy and commerce chair. we see more and more evidence that the administration and the signature health care law. the announcement only came last week. what do you make of the bombshell revelations? >> these e-mails show pattern that has been happening throughout the obama care scandal at this point. this goes back to may that there were problems and delays tests thinking missed and major contracts that hadn't been let out and more that there wasn't anyone really in charge. so this administration the white house wa

here is gretchen. bye-bye. >> fox news alert. florida state attorney announcing he will not file charges against star quarterback for the number one team in college football right now. florida state. >> we have looked at the evidence and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. steve, this just happened what do you know? >> gretchen, right now speculation going on about why this case took so song. these results coming at a key time for winston and the florida state program. voting on the heisman trophy ends this monday. he is a leading candidate and charges of rape would have bounced him off the team and made him ineligible for him. this decision coming at a key time and the timing of this right before the acc championship game right before the heisman had nothing to do with their timing he said they were tieing up lose ends and charges of sexual assault against their star player. charges from one year ago. finally coming out today. not really a ringing endorsement. saying they did not believe the

senator gretchen whitmer. and miss carmon.ardball," the place for politics. my mantra? family first. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron. the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these symptoms to your doctor. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate symptoms; decreased sperm count; ankle, feet or body swelling; enlarged or painful breasts; problems breathing while sleeping; and blood clots in the legs. common side effects include s

here's gretchen, by the way bye-bye. >>> any, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. to the "real story" story. a controversial defense spending bill containing new mandates on how 9 military handles sexual assaults. and also president obama and gitmo detainees. mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us. mike, what's controversial about this from the republican perspective? >> well, gretchen as you mention, some are allowing the transfer of guantanamo detainees. the concern is theseo

gretchen whitmer is among those denouncing the ban. >> i'm about to tell you something that i've notred with many people in my life. it's something i've hidden for a long time. but i think you need to see the face of the women that you are impacting by this vote today. >> wait until you hear this story. gretchen whitmer joins us later. >>> plus president obama tells us he also planned to impose more on the nsa even before a federal judge questioned the phone records. now what? >>> and stephen colbert takes on the nsa records in the sideshow. and this is "hardball," the place for politics. my mantra? family first. but with less energy, moodiness, and a low sex drive, i saw my doctor. a blood test showed it was low testosterone, not age. we talked about axiron. the only underarm low t treatment that can restore t levels to normal in about 2 weeks in most men. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18 or men with prostate or breast cancer. women especially those who are or who may become pregnant and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected sign

let's see what we can expect. >> hey, gretchen, christmas. check out the icy conditions that have pushed off to the east. still dealing with snow here across the east. light snow reported around leave land. we are looking at a general one to three inch range. the visibility in some of those heavier bands and the trend will be for those to drift off to the east. we could be looking at some of those problems. the temperature drops and that could make it easier for snow to accumulate. mostly along i-80 and that does include the new york city area. we need to watch for slick spots as well. colder air coming in the core of that is across the north central u.s. bismarck 13 degrees and the current temperature 20. that is actually and improvement compared to where they were this time yesterday. they were at minus 12. that has now shifted off to the east into parts of iowa. it bears noting what a difference two days makes. colder for today and this air mass is bringing an end to the record warmth that we saw to the east. some spots will be colder in p

gretchen carlson. the real story starts right now. >> we start with the fox news alert. hi everyone. welcome to the real story. the obama care fixer is moving on up. the hhs adviser leaving his post for another role in this administration and word that he will be replaced by former microsoft exec. as the president meets with the problems plaguing healthcare.gov once and for all. >> great question why didn't they have more of these meetings before the october 1st deadline before they got the advice from council? these are folks who are constantly touted for their ability to adapt and use the internet. there is no meeting like this one about capacity about health care.gov with these thinkers and now you have jay carney at the podium today saying here is this executive who has vast experience in dealing with complext problco complex clemco comproblems. >> we would have much preferred a move successful launch and you know, if that could have been effected by having somebody in this position in the past absolutely we should have had somebody in this potion ssessio the past. m

gretchen? >> hard to believe it's been three years.k you so much, william. >>> computers dominate many kids' life these days. what is sparking an interest in the science behind their favorite toy. >> i like cody because it uses a lot of thinking and it's, like -- just like a puzzle. >>> time for good news. a heart-warming story out of florida. a kindergartener taking on the role of interpreter during a school show. ♪ ♪ >> the five-year-old singing and signing throughout her school's holiday concert because she reportedly wanted to make sure her parents, who are deaf, could enjoy the performance. great job. >>> millionsmillions of studentd the world learning computer programming. computer science education week, part of a program called, hour of code. one fifth grader explaining why coding is so cool. >> my dream is to design my own education app. they're going to be fun and going to be like an educational app, and ways of learning in math, science, writing, and reading. >> all right. great subjects. and we're told luis wrote over 8 on

. >> i'm on the other line with gretchen. >> don't invite gretchen. she is driving me nuts. >> hold on. >> okay. hurry up. >> it's regina. she wants me to hang out with you but she does not want me to tell you. >> do not hang out with her. >> why? >> you don't want me to tell you. >> you can tell me. hold on. >> oh, my gosh, she is so annoying. >> who is? >> who is this? >> gretchen. >> right. >> hold on. >> oh, my god, she is so annoying. >> i know. just get rid of her. >> i did love that movie. tina fey wrote that movie. >> we've forgotten that. >> i don't think women are hard wired for it. i think human beings are. i have heard men be just as catty. i don't think it's gender specific. >> i think there are mean girls and girls who are not mean girls. >> guys, too. >> if we're stillicking with th whole women thing. i think there are some women who love making other women feel bad. they will make a comment about something you are wearing. it sounds like it is funny but it is kind of mean spirited and keep doing it and doing it. it is a cruel thing tha

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you have a great rest of the day. to report live from the fox news desk. >>> thank you. a truck loaded with radioactive material goes missing. and if terrorists get their hands on it, they tell us it could mean big trouble. as if the obama care website hasn't had enough problems already, now word of hackers hitting the site. plus what we now know about how many people are actually using the website healthcare.gov. and true blood's i'll see the werewolf live right here on the fox news desk. i'll ask him about suki and whatever they have going on. i'll ask him if he drank the v. i'll ask him about his struggles with alcohol 11 years ago and some more things. and how he went from homeless to, well, i don't know a pin-up guy. so let's

i'm gretchen carlson. this is "the real story."ime, healthcare.gov got a facelift this morning. all part of the fixes they are promising. even as the white house deadline to reboot its website passes. now a former top white house adviser to the president said it could be years before it runs smoothly. >> it may take until 2017 when this president leaves office. you're going to see almost every state in this country running their own exchanges eventually and expandi

. >> time to check with gretchen. what is up?hi, guys, can the house of representative sow the president? 29 members planning on. that and a bear mauls a girl while out walking with her dad and petta tells her to put herself in the bears place and stop hunting. >> and a bock pulled from the shelves on the real story in the top of the hour. >> thank you, see you then. thank you gretchen. >>> a federal judge handing down a ruling on the nsa collection of phone records. that judge postponed a final resolution giving the obama administration several months to a pole. casy is here. what do you think of the judge's decision that the nsa doing unconstitutional? >> i can't comment on the constitution constitutionality. i met with the head of nsa and he talked about this. and we are trying to protect america and keep america safe. 15, what are you doing? they are not listening in on conversation. they are making note of who calls whom. and so i call you and you call bill and then i also call somebody who is on a terrorist watch list. they

i am gretchen carlson. president obama officially signs up for obamacare. to the white house it's only symbolic and he gets to keep his old plan. the military will continue to care for his health. meantime, many americans trying to sign up on website today have been finding they can't. instead, getting the message that it's just too busy and they have to wait in a so-called queue. now today's deadline has been extended through tomorrow. yet another delay. to accommodate the high volume and supposedly different time zones across this nation. chief white house correspondent ed henry live for us in washington. ed, yet another last-minute delay. it is so confusing. what can you

weird. >> thank you so much for watching. >> here is the real story with gretchen. >> thank you. today. we are awaiting a major announcement from the frederal reserve on whether they will or won't scale back the bond. jerry willis. glad to have her here. this is a important day. what is going to happen. >> what we are talking about. tapering. what that means is, will the fed end some

i'll have minority leader gretchen whit mer why it was worth it. >> i think you need to see the face of the women you are impacting by this vote today. i think you need to think of the girls we're raising and what kind of a state we want to be where you would put your approval on something this extreme. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington where there is cautious optimism the bipartisan budget deal reached by paul ryan and patty murray and passed by the house of representatives will clear the senate, but we're hearing mixed messages from members about how close this could be. virginia senator mark warner. >> it was barely two months ago in the middle of a government shutdown where we almost defaulted on our debt, it looked like there was no ability to have any bipartisanship. i think we ought to first of all give paul ryan and patty murray a number of kudos. this deal is not as big or as grand as i would have liked. but by having actually a budget for two years to not have the worst of sequestration. it's a step forward. the overwhelming vote in the house surprised me,

joining us for a fair and balanced debate, doug thornell and gretchen hamlin.oug, let me put the question to you first, how would you sum up this past year for president obama? >> it was pretty bumpy, i think you're right. i think it was pretty bumpy for all of washington. the republican numbers are actually below the numbers of the president when it comes to favorability numbers and approval numbers. they had a tough year as well, shutting down the government over repealing obamacare. you're right, the president had a tough year. i think washington had a tough year overall. the perspective most people have of washington has diminished. people don't think the city is working. i think what the president needs to do and democrats need to do is get back on talking about issues, first of all, keep the focus -- keep talking about the affordable care act. but they are also talking about extending unemployment insurance, the minimum wage, investing in infrastructure, talking about economic and job-related issues. i think that will help kind of get back on track. it wa

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>> gretchen, so far they ar are saying that the votes are probably there. but you hear the speaker pushing the deal and pushing back against groups like american's for prosperity. and others. who say that this deal is just kind of the stop gap measure and does nothing really in the big picture to deal with deficit or debt issues on the conservative issues. on the liberal side they are upset that unemployment extension is not in there to the point that house democrats are not telling members how to vote on this or urging them to vote one way or the other. they are saying vote how you want to. it will come down to whether members want to vote on this package. most will because they want to avoid a government shut down and don't have the stomach to go through what they have gone through >> another criticism from the conservative side is that they believe that theunravels these spending cuts. the $63 billion increase restores half of domestic spending. >> it does. and there is $63 billion that gets put into the so called sequester. it is replaced and it is $85

. >> after she gave that remarkable speech yesterday in the michigan senate, senator gretchen whitmerd her father right away, because she had never told him that story before she said it last night on the senate floor and she wanted him to hear it from her. joining us now is gretchen whitmer, the leader of the minority democratic caucus in the state senate. senator whitmer, thank you so much for being with us tonight. i really appreciate it. >> thank you for having me, rachel. i'm a huge fan and i'm glad to be with you. >> oh, thank you. well, i have to ask you about that decision to tell the story. i mean, watching your speech, it seems like it probably was not in your prepared remarks and that you were speaking from the heart. is it just that you felt moved to do it? >> well, i tell you, you know, i've spent the better part of my life trying not to talk about that and not think about it, but it became very clear that the republicans were not listening to any women in our state. they didn't hold a hearing where women could testify. they didn't pay attention to any of the editorials,

i'm gretchen carlson.ff "the real story" today with a big change to the obama care website which for the first time now lets consumers see plans before they have to actually sn

i am gretchen carlsson. did you see the pictures from the nelson memorial service. we'll have the detail on y. and how obama care can hurt volunteers that make up most of america's firefighters. did you feel guilty letting a friend drive home drunk. two teens are arrested for after their friend died in a crash. all in the real store tore, top of the hour. >>> secretary of state john kerry heading to capitol hill for a high- stakes closed door meeting with iowa ran. he's trying to get senate law makers to hold off on sanks. and iran agreeing to set a date for the un eninspection for the uranium mine separate from the deal. and if new sanctions are in congress, are we back to square one. we have a former advisor for uk defense. and equivalent to our pentagon, michael, great to see you. yesterday, secretary of state made the case to congress to becomely give iran a chance to comply. is it compelling? >> i do think it is. i for the last seven years we have seen iran's financial institutions ostracized and seen trade embargoes on arms parts and gas and oil embargoes and

here comes gretchen and the real story. >> hi everyone.elcome to a two day edition of the real story today. we are waiting for a statement from president obama. this comes in the wake of a botched website rollout that you now about. the president is said to highlight benefits that have already kicked in.

. >>> time to see what is happening with gretchen carlsson. >> the president will epicourage millennials up for obama care. but will it actually work. and the engineer in the deadly train crash nodding off when it happen. we'll analyze. and restaurant printing calorie counts on your seat after you have eaten? would you want to see that? >> and a lion tubber and bub cub hugging like one big happy family. >> that's a tease. >> and a top white house official said the administration is ready to allow te rape to have a limited enrichment program. we have casy with us. >> i. >> you said this is what you are afraid of? >> two decades american presidents of both political parties and said iran doesn't have the right to enrich uranium to make a nuclear weapon. iran took the deal and we have the right to enrich uranium and the administration said wow. maybe they will let them enrich a little uranium. but you cope the facilities and mechanisms a little bit you can epirich a lot. >> and you have to enrich some uranium, correct? >> the way i like to describe. it think about the spin cycle on the wash

gretchen. >> that is an amazing story. first, trace -- i didn't see where you could actually see where he had been. this is the capsule where he was alive for those three days. so, how did they manage to find him? it was just seeing that hand? >> it was just seeing the hand. the ship is upshied down, so he is in an air pocket toward the bottom of the boat, and when the dive team came down they had that videotaped and hope you saw the hand reach out toward them, that ways the first time. >> thank you for bringing that to us. wearing hear from you on our -- we're hearing from you on our news that president obama has not signed up for his own health care but he will. ten tweets if we hold our breath long enough we would be goner. sharon says signing up is one thing. actually paying and using it is another. and jim, would the secret service let president obama sign up on a nonsecure web site? if we see it, it will be staged. >> thank you for sharing your thoughts. we always read them right here ton "the real story" towards the

because of this >> gretchen whitmer's emotional appeal did not work. the law passed in both houses. >> i don't believe that the argument about rape is valid. i'm a former police officer for 31 years much rape is a horrible crime. i took the victims to the hospital. they are given medication so there's no conception. so there's no need for an abortion. >> to put the measure before the legislature anti-abortion advocates gathered 300,000 petition signatures. abortion is not health care. a lot of people feel strongly about it. you don't have to be religious to be against abortion. >> the republican governor vetoed similar legislation was it did not include rape, incest or cases where a pregnant woman's life is endangered. a citizen's participation, approved by the legislature is veto prove. >> we have seen an extreme group, right to life, use a loophole to veto. it's unclear how many people will be affected. of 22,000 abortions performed in michigan, fewer than 800 were covered by insurance. this is a loser by republicans. women are watching. they'll have

here is gretchen. bye-bye. >> fox news alert.da state attorney announcing he will not file charges against star quarterback for the number one team in college football right now. florida state. >> we have looked at the evidence and have concluded that no charges will be filed against anyone in this case. steve, this just happened what do you know? >> gretchen, right now speculation going on about why this case took so song. these

gretchen had a great career and people will keep an eye on her too. >> it will be great to see how sheoes. >> and a record-setting day for peyton manning. we'll focus on the afc at 6:00. >> two winning tickets were drawn in the mega millions jackpot, worth $636 million. that is chump change in spain. the christmas lottery draw there held today splits $3 billion in prize money. we have more. >> it's known as el-gordo, the fat one. it's a seasonal fixture as traditional as the nativity scene on display in christian homes. the top jackpot prize is 5.5 billion. with tickets costing $270 each most people buy a share of a tickets, resulting in tens of thousands enjoying a windfall. the really enthusiastic attend the draw in person, sometimes in extravagant fancy dress >> translation: we are waiting to see if we win the lottery. >> a festive hat works for this woman, amazed to win $170,000 prize. the reaction struck a cord with many when it was said the lottery prize would pay off some debts. >> spanish government has the same plan. the state takes 30% of revenue from the sales. this year, fo

where you put a giant nativity scene out on the plaza. [ laughter ] but as much as i'm used to gretchen's yearly manger danger warnings a little surprised to see megyn kelly going full christmas nothing. >> on slate.com they have a piece about santa claus should not be a white person anymore. for all you kids at home, santa is white but people want a black santa. but we're just debating this because santa is what he is but we're debating it because someone wrote about it, kids. [laughter] >> jon: (bleep) just got real. sabta -- santa is just white. and who are you actually talking to? [laughter] children who are sophisticated enough to be watching a news channel at 10:00 at night, yet innocent enough to still believe santa claus is real yet racist enough to be freaked out if he isn't white. [ laughter ] [cheers and applause] that's such a narrow -- yes, west virginia, there is a santa claus. [laughter] but since we're pretending to debate this, carry on. >> the author seems to have, you know she's african-american and she seems to have real pain at having grown up with this image of a whi

i'm gretchen carlson v a fantastic monday. john scott is in for shepherd smith today. he will take over. >>> first from the fox newsdesk, today's so-called deadline for millions of americans to sign up for obamacare is not a deadline at all. fox has confirmed that the obama secretly made another change to the deadline, one that pushes it to christmas eve. the "washington post" was the first to pick up the story. it reported that government officials quietly made the switch in part as a safety net in case the last-minute rush is too much for the system to handle. tech teams have worked around the clock to improve healthcare.gov after its disastrous launch back in october. officials say it can now process at least 800,000 customers a day. we ran into trouble when we tried the site earlier today. we got this message which said the sight was overloaded and we would have to wait in line. somebody who did manage to sign up for coverage, president obama himself, as gretchen told you. the first family is on vacation in hawaii. the white house a short time ago announced the pre

but that wane even the most outrageous part of gretchen's hour of outrage. >> wait a minute, christianity stole the season from the solstice. >> that a new headline for me, that somehow christians stole christmas from the -- >> that is ridiculous. what is next, you're going to tell me that jesus was jewish, come on. (laughter) folks, i am so-- i was so-- (applause) i understand, that is how you keep jesus alive, you keep clapping. i was so enraged by this claim that i did something i'm not proud of, research. it turnal-- it turns out occasionally we chist yens have absorbed other seasonal tradition into our own. for example, gift-giving was don'ted from a roman festival. christmas trees came from the ancient egyptian custom worshipping the god ra with a palm rush and santa is based on a war lord cringe els the unjolly who laid waste to his enemies in coal fire. he nose like a cheree from the blood of the vanquished whose bodies he buried. so i say, we should stop these atheists by absorbing their festivus tradition like some sort of yuletide borg. it will be easy, after all, jesus was the

but not before michigan senate minority lead ee eer gretchen wr had a plea to consider the rights ofoor speech wednesday. >> as a legislator, a lawyer, a woman, and the mother of two girls, i think the fact that rape insurance is even being discussed by this body is repulsive. let alone the way it has been orchestrated and now shoved through the legislature. this is by far one of the most misogynistic proposals i've ever seen in the michigan legislature. >> then she was near tears sharing a deeply personal story in her testimony against the legislation. >> i'm about to tell you something that i've not shared with many people in my life. but over 20 years ago i was a victim of rape. and thank god it didn't result in a pregnancy. because i can't imagine going through what i went through and then having to consider what to do about an unwanted pregnancy from an attacker. and as a mother of two girls, the thought that they would ever go through something like i did keeps me up at night. i thought this was all behind me. you know how tough i can be. the thought and the memory of that stil

. >> gretchen whitmer, tried to convince her colleagues to vote against a law that would force peoplepurchase an abortion policy. >> if this was the law then i would not have coverage because of this. >> whitmer's emotional appeal did not work. >> i do not believe the argument about rape is valid. i'm a former police officer of 41 years. rape is a horrible crime. i took victims to the hospital. they're given medication so there is no conception. so there is no need for an abortion. >> reporter: to put the measure before the legislature anti anti-abortion advocates gathered 300,000 petition signatures, 4% of the state's voters. >> abortion is not healthcare and a lot of people feel strongly about it. you don't have to be religious to be against abortion. it takes the life of an innocent challenge. >> reporter: rick snyder vetoed similar legislation because it did not include rape, incest or in cases where a woman's life was in danger. but once this is approved by the legislature is veto-proof. >> what we've seen extreme group right to life use a loophole to circumvent the veto of the g

and here here to help us out with us gretchen carlson how you see at 2:00 p.m. every day.ee you. >> no one else has ever said it's great to see me ever. >> i do the real story so i'm telling you the truth. >> here is the first letter coming from judy haver texas. i'm going to be mad as hell if obamas go off to hawaii again. >> all the sources we he have right now at the white house a two week vacation will happen sometime between christmas and new years or so. his sister lives there, still. >> his sister does. >> he agree up -- grew up there. it will cost the taxpayer $4 million. >> that's what it cost last year 4 million bucks, right? >> that's what it costs. >> does that count the shorts he has on there. >> i don't know. are you saying you like them? here is the thing. i think all presidents need to take a break, especially this one right now with all the obamacare headache. >> wouldn't it be nice though if he said you know what? this is a really rough time i will go to florida or something. cheaper. but his sister is there. >> president bush didn't play golf during the

. >> and we'll check in with gretchen carlsson. >> if you like your meds you can keep them, right? >> maybe not. drug shock looks to be the next problem. and fire chief joins us exclusive to follow our report on how volunteer firefighters could be hurt on obama care. three- quarter of all firefighters volunteers. and a satanic monument by the capitol. and time for the face panel to sound off just in time for christmas. >> and south carolina is on the verge of passing a bill that end obama care in that state. >> there are legal questions surrounding the attempt. and if they get through other states could follow suchlt judge napolitano is our analyst to explain that. can south carolina decide not to follow a federal law? >> what south carolina is offering to do is instruct employees not to participate in facilitating the law and prohibit public funds on the law. translate? if the president wants obama care in south carolina, the feds will have to pay for it and establish it. can they do that? the worry is yes. remember the original obama care ordered the states to establish and pay f

. >> here is the real story with gretchen. >> thank you. fox news alert today. we are awaiting a major announcement from the frederal reserve on whether they will or won't scale back the bond. jerry willis. glad to have her here. this is a important day. what is going to happen. >> what we are talking about. tapering. what that means is, will the fed end some of its stimulus programs? that is the big question. fund manager said no. only 11% said that it will end today. and when they say tapering, they don't mean like turning off a light bulb. they mean big risks for the markets and stocks. is it because we are in this period of time where people are expecting the economy? >> a lot of people think the economy is going to be stronger next year. 71%, said the economy is going to grow. they see a stronger economy. but could i say this? everybody is surveyed this time of year. it is very typical. that is a very interesting point. the story that mixes in with this is housing starts. what happened? >> great news. this does godpoos the economy. you have more home buildi