i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing part of your busy day with us.gin with breaking election news. mitt romney has locked up the republican nomination and it all happened in the lone star state. last night's win in texas already being overshadowed now by the trumpster! >> meanwhile, illinois politics at their finest. watch what happens when pension reform comes up for debate in illinois.

[ wah wah ] >> stephanie: gretchen carlson and eric bowling. >> abc polls.ob? handling the economy? it is a dead heat. president obama up 47%. mitt romney 47%. why is that unbelievable? >> sue vorring just passed out. revive him for the next segment. >> why are you surprised? >> $16 trillion of debt. no question. >> it is shocking. who did better in foreign policy. but really, the economy? >> it is shocking. he inherited such a great economy. and ruined it. >> who would think that the guy who was president during the time the stock market went from 6500 to 12,000 you know, would get any credit for manufacturing coming back and for jobs turning around. >> stephanie: did you hear what marsh said? mitt romney's whole foreign policy experience consists of frenchmen into joining his cult. [ buzzer ] >> whatever. >> stephanie: okay. donald trump on cnn. >> did he so well actually that he set records over there and that's what we with need in this country. you look at what china is doing and opec doing to us. you look at what virtually every country is doing us to.

i'm gretchen carlson. brand new numbers show mitt romney taking a big lead over president obama in the latest polls. did the president's gay marriage stance trigger now a social divide amongs voters? we'll report and you can decide. >> she was killed when terrorists drove her airplane into the world trade center tower. >> one of the country's top universities, sweeping up a degree from columbia university. it's true. one man's inspiring story. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> welcome, people to studio e. live from midtown manhattan. and gretchen mentioned mother's day. glad you had a great one. >> i did! a little later on, i'll share some of the nice little notes that my kids wrote for me. it's amazing what their perspectives is about what you do all day. >> they saw the hallmark cards and said i can do it better. >> for $9 cheaper. >> not only a note but a picture! yes, you'll have to tell me if you think it's my likeness. in the meantime, we begin our headlines with no trace of a missing f.b.i. agent

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time with us today. 2012 polls show more independents up for grabs than ever before. and mitt romney virtually tied with president obama. a closer look at the numbers and the direction the american people appear to be going. >> and they say joe biden's passionate.

interview segment called are in title means the new american dream and good one explains a fox host gretchen carlson that fingerprinting actually save that money and get this michael says that the stigma around applying for food stamps is actually a good thing because it keeps the number of applicants in check. people didn't want to accept a handout because they were ashamed to do it there was a kind of social contract that said you don't do it you're independent you're reliant that was part of the american founding virtue as charles murray calls him and yet now we look at it and we see that it's explosion of entitlements and this sense of shame is gone. according to local news reports one in six children are going hungry because their families don't want to feel the stigma of applying for food stamps yet michael goodwin says that feeling of shame is what's going to keep americans from becoming lazy and living off an title meant either that or they just go hungry but he seems to ignore that now aside from claiming that shame is necessary he also argues mayor bloomberg point that finger printing actu

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gretchen carlson is here to help us out. >> good morning, gretchen. >> no, steve doocy can't jump in.the only thing i have on my mind because i wasn't here yesterday. barry manilow. that's where i was. i have no idea. sorry. there you go. >> heather, you win today. >> second time i've won. >> all right. congratulations. >> have a great day. see you tomorrow. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good mornin

. >> here is gretchen carlson. >> president obama makes history, but is there tolerance for both sidesmonizing those who are demonizing gays -- >> yes. you demonizing people who demonize people -- >> kind of those who were invading iraq were demonized by fox news. >> yeah. >> boys and girls are having their views formulated on gay marriage through the public school system and that's why it is becoming generational. this is not what kids are being taught at home, and that's why you are seeing this discrepancy, younger people support gay marriage, their parents and grandparents do not. >> rush limbaugh who is on his fourth marriage? >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so we're talking about gay marriage. we're sitting here. we're minding our own business and they put gay marriage in our face for three, four straight days. they have introduced social issues, and it's perfectly understand why they wanted us to shut up. >> the far right in north carolina introduced this amendment so the far right is the one that put it in your fat face rush limbaugh? >> and what business were you mining in the dominican r

i'm gretchen carlson. thank you so much for spending part of your day with us. new victories overnight in oregon and nebraska just as new polls reveal this election will be all about the economy and the results not what the white house wants to hear. meanwhile, apparently, former president bill clinton not

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i'm juliet huddy in for gretchen carlson.ting earthquake has struck northern italy this morning. at least eight people have been killed. live report from realm straight ahead. steve? >> thank you, juliet. president obama honoring our nation's vietnam vets with an apology? >> when the honorable service of the many should have been praised, came home and sometimes were denigrated and you should have been celebrated. >> so is that the right thing to say on memorial day? what could he have meant about that? charles krauthammer will weigh in on it. >> talk about the right thing. i have a good story for you. barney frank is back with a very bad joke. >> give you one of these and i think you now have a hoodie you can wear and no one will shoot at you so i think you'll feel -- i hope, pretty protected

here now to explain the culture warriors jeanine pirro and gretchen carlson. what exactly is the legal case surrounding judge urbanski's ruling. >> only that moses fainted at the thought of six commandments. >> bill: moses would be very teed off here. >> obviously. giles county school board being sued by the student and the aclu because they have the 10 commandments posted with also the declaration of independence and the bill of rights. >> bill: they have it posted where at the school. >> they have it posted on the grounds of the school which is part of the problem. now, here is the thing. if the school's argument is that they have it there for religious arguments that's not the case. have it there. other historical documents. they say look, we are protected by part of the first amendment that means we need to get rid of it. >> >> shall not have other gods before. keep it holly. if you get rid of those four then you can have the other six because they don't refer to god. that's what the pinheaded judge is saying. >> what's interesting about it, bill is, that

and gretchen carlson is here to help us on this one. this is a long word.'t know. >> hmmm. >> what is it? >> i think i know. >> drama -- >> dreams? dream liner. >> oh, yeah. i got half of it. >> all right. >> all right. thanks, guys. have a great show. >> good morning, gretchen. bye! >> here we are! >> dream liner. >> yeah, good rn

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing part of your day with us. we have an election stunner to tell you about. after 36 years in washington, senator dick lugar is a senator no more. ousted by the tea party and conservative. the latest on the surprising results and what they mean for others coming up. >> meanwhile, the vice president kicking off his apology tour telling the world that iran's nuclear threats are america's fault. >> when we took office, let me remind you, there was

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing part of your sober morning with us.sin's recall election about to backfire now? scott walker has a strong lead in the polls and he says it's thanks now to some union support? we'll explain. >> meanwhile, the co-founder of home depot tg

gretchen carlson. >> wouldn't it benefit the republicans if this ad did go up.ident obama doesn't want to talk is the economy. >> yeah, you got us. >> oh, boy. >> okay. here is a the key romney surrogate donald trump. >> frankly if i were mitt and mitt is a very honorable guy, i would let them go at it. you are going back into the past. mitt has done an amazing job at creating jobs. he has really done an incredible job, and i think it's very unfair. if it's game on it's game on. go after obama. >> go after obama in a huge way. >> huge! >> yeah and birthism i would use that too. >> when we play that sound bite somebody else sends me a picture of him in the wind. [ laughter ] >> all right rush limbaugh. >> obama admits to hating white people, when he -- the thing he heard jeremiah wright say that grabbed him, was wright's claim that this is a world run by white man's greed. >> well? >> well? >> well you have a little problem there with white people then. >> no you have a problem with greed. >> yes. i think that's the name of the book "i have a problem with white p

i'm gretchen carlson. we begin this morning with a fox news alert. 30 minutes from now, secretary of state hillary clinton holding a news conference on the china dissidents. china just made its next move. where do we stand and can the u.s. avoid a diplomatic disaster right now? >> mitt romney and president obama have the swing states in their sights and today, romney is getting some help from former rival rick santorum. plus brand new polls, the very latest on the race for the white house. >> let's hope he doesn't borrow newt's endorsement speech. everybody has seen this video, everybody but the government employees who put an ad out seeking a magician for a conference. you got to be kidding. what about the smoking clown? over the top? "fox & friends" starts right now. >> it is showtime, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to las vegas show girls. marching to a show near you which i believe is ours. >> i finally figured out how i can be taller than 5'3". >> way a big hat. >> just got disqualified on what i just

i'm gretchen carlson. we begin with the fox news alert.estined for a u.s. plane. threat not over yet. live report straight ahead. >> he's famous for saying marriages are between a man and a woman. members of the president's staff are starting to defect. is he being honest about his position or staying neutral to win votes? we report, you decide. >> meanwhile, hey, watch where you're clicking. now the things you click and like on the facebook can and apparently will be used against you in a court of law. what's that about? don't like me? we like "fox & friends" hour two because we like that it starts right now. >> technology is moving in an interesting direction. there was another case the other day where they were going to sue a woman who texted somebody who was driving at the time and got into an accident. and now there was going to be a case against the woman because they say she should have known she was texting to somebody while they were driving. >> wow. i never heard of that. >> amazing where technology is moving through. >> common s

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of your day with us today. another underwear bomb plot busted. i did those letters wrong. plot busted but that was no small plan. word this morning about more bombs out there and more countries on the attack. a live report straight ahead. >> and the plan to tax the rich is named after him but billionaire warren buffet says it won't even remotely help the economy. oops! white house, line one! hello? >> all right. remember the scolding? >> hit the pavement, find a job, get to work. stop whining. stop complaining. stop blaming and get your [beep] out of bed like everybody else in america and get to work! >> well, that guy has been offered a job by sean hannity himself. his response coming up. "fox & friends" starts now. >> it would be nice to see him around the halls. >> well, we can't give it away yet but i don't think you're going to like -- you're not going to see him in the halls. >> ok. >> all right. let's get right to the news this morning. we have a fox news alert to tell you about. the c.i.a. break up an a

and believe it or not he got a little help today from gretchen carlson. >> would you go as far as rushbaugh did yesterday in saying this is the first president in modern times who is going to run a campaign against capitalism? >> well it certainly sounds like that's what he is doing. there's no question but that he's attacking capitalism in part i think because he doesn't understand how the free economy works. >> okay. that's 26 months of consecutive private sector job growth, 4 million jobs created detroit rescued, the dow up by almost 4600 points but the president could turn that around if he was smart enough to donate a little of his own campaign cash to his republican rival, because mr. obama could win a dine with the donald for free. a night at the temperature tower international hotel, and best of all, i'm not making this up dinner with donald trump and mitt romney. now, how could the president pass up a once in a lifetime opportunity to learn how the economy works from donald trump a man who has already filed for corporate bankruptcy four times. governor romny was in philadelphi

. >> here now to react culture warriors jeanine pirro and gretchen carlson. they did a number of these in the hour of the segment. i thought it was unfair i have to say. you don't put children into that kind of a bait and switch situation. that doesn't say the kid is a cheater if he goes well, maybe, you know. to me i thought it was unfair you say? >> absolutely. parents willing to risk national embarrassment of their children in a situation where you know these kids are going along and they are cheaters, there is no question at the end of the day. they harm the loving trusting relationship between parent and child. they key their kids up bullying criticism. carry the weight of a cheater could end up in some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. there is a reason for parent child privilege in the law. a child should be able to talk to their parents as opposed to being publicly hue mill -- humiliated. >> the initial moral compass of all of these kids was truth. the malleable suggestion by the planted cheater changed their minds. okay? but here's the thing. >> spon

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here now the culture warriors gretchen carlson and jeanine pirro.>> it bodies bodies well for the democratic party. burden on the republicans to try to bring in the hispanics, the african-americans, thations, and i think that socially, i money, would have always been a country of ethnic change american indians and moving forward to the northern your honor means. >> bill: pat buchanan says and he he wrote in a voferl book that got him fired from msnbc that this is a deficit because the traditions of america were northern european and shaped by those people. and now they are going to be changed according to mr. buchanan. >> i disagree with that i don't know that necessarily the traditions of northern europeans are not shared by other cultures. it's about family. it's about religion for many people whether it's the jews coming in. the italians coming in. >> bill: you don't see a culture change. >> i think in some sense there is. we are a melting pot. this is who we are. >> bill: you say, carlson. >> i don't say it matters racial aspect but culturally i

i'm gretchen carlson. you are think you're going to have a great one? eryone make it a great one. thanks for sharing your time with us. fox news alert. after helping the u.s. track down and kill osama bin laden, this pakinstani doctor going to jail for treason. will america pretend we can count on pakistan's help in fighting terrorism? inasmuch clean up on aisle 2012. the obama campaign backing off their bain is bad attacks and changing course to this. >> that do not mean the private equity guys are bad guys. they're not. but that no more qualifies you to be president than being a plumber. >> steve: oh, man, next time he needs a plumber, he's in trouble. does the president as community organizer qualify him for what? the white house will answer that. >> brian: so much for civility. a south carolina union leader plays pinata with governor picky haley's likeness. really? >> whack her! >> brian: nikki haley with her response. "fox & friends" starts now. ♪ if you ain't here to party ♪ ♪ you picked the wrong place ♪ you picked the wrong friday night ♪ ♪ if yo

i'm gretchen carlson. mitt romney coming out with a big election promise lowering the unemployment rate by 6% by the end of its first term. how does it plan to do that? we're live in washington to find out. >> the man looking to keep his job making his own promises like vowing to take down successful businesses in order to make things fair. is he the first president to run against capitalism? rush limbaugh. el rushbo weighs in on that. >> another season of "american idol" coming to an end. but who took home the title? you'll find out shortly. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> welcome, everyone! big night last night with "american idol." and brian is here. >> i know. 20 million people about watched last night. and it turns out -- >> 136 million votes cast. >> they say. >> they say. >> right. >> most teenaged girls must be casting the votes because a woman can't win "american idol" anymore. can't win. >> yeah, but as we all know, you don't have to win to be a winner because a lot of the ones who don't win

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing a big part of your day with us. >> thanks. >> the president makes history announcing his support for same sex marriage but now he has to face the seven states of grief. the battleground states that apparently disagree with him. >> and what makes you angrier? wasting money on these scanners that were never used or finding out that they never worked in the first place. we'll detail it. >> trash or treasure? >> how much? $500. >> the famous auctioneers from storage wars are here to show us how you can find a diamond in the rough. not only stuff but people. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> couldn't know that you are wearing pants. >> presto chango, he goes in the phone booth and goes behind the desk. >> when i'm not here, what do you think i'm doing? i'm fighting crime. i have to change a lot. i can't fight crime in this outfit. >> tomorrow is a big crime fighting day for you? >> thank you for the tease. >> i'm sure we could get one of the avengers to sit in

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for spending part of it with us. a private company launches a rocket into space. we're doing this story courtesy of brian. >> for me! >> the latest on the historic moment coming up. >> great story. president obama says that mitt romney thinks being president is about creating jobs and making people money, he's wrong. >> your job is to figure out how everybody in the country has a fair shot. >> really? is that what being president is all about? brian, is it? >> you're asking me? that was a tease. you can't ask me that. caught on camera, a teacher tells a student he could be arrested for criticizing the president. >> do you realize that people were arrested for saying things bad about bush. >> it doesn't matter. >> no, do you realize? you are not -- you can't -- you're not supposed to slander! >> the dixie chicks were in for 10 years. that's absolutely true. that student joins us live with his side of the story. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, everyone. glad to know you finally got that scramble or t

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing part of it with us. you what's happening right now. mitt romney wrapping up the g.o.p. nomination last night not wasting any time attacking president obama. at the same time. brian? >> all right, the money from these license plates supposed to help the victims of september 11th but guess where it's going? the broke state of california using it to pay its bills. >> really? >> thanks a lot. remember this guy, the g.s.a. official caught on camera bragging about wasting our money? >> the hotel would like to tell you about paying for the party held in the commissioner's suite last night. >> good news, folks. he's back at work. we're going to tell you his story and so much more, hour two for a wednesday "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, folks. live from new york city. just a couple of weeks until fox fan night and we mentioned, you know, we've all thrown out the first pitch at the mets game. we asked you who you thought at fox should do it. one person said cavuto. one person said somebody else

i'm gretchen carlson. four years ago, president obama promised not to allow lobbyists in the white house. remember that? it turns out now the door is wide open, we'll explain. >> and he's working to get the president re-elected so why did mayor cory booker say this about president obama's campaign attack ads? >> this kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. it's nauseating to the american public. >> mr. booker, i think the president is on line one! calling! why it appears he may have gotten an angry call from the white house and had to walk it back. >> on you tube. billboard awards interrupted by tragic news. >> we wanted to take a moment to remember robin gibb. his voice and music from the beegees. >> this morning, remembering the music of the beegees. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> good morning, hope you had a great weekend. what a fantastic weekend on the east coast. finally it felt like summer may be on the way just in time to watch clayton do that major obstacle course on our plaza. >> i

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for spending part of your day with us.chinese dissident now saying that the u.s. has abandoned him. the question this morning, is america leaving him high and dry to appease china? >> steve: and get ready for this, we're about to get an inside look at exactly what bin laden's last hours were like, his last words will soon be revealed. >> brian: governor chris christie getting an unusual request at the town hall meeting from an 11-year-old boy. >> kind of need a note for school. >> you need a note for school? just says please excuse peter from school today. he was with me. >> brian: that's cool. the governor not stopping there. "fox & friends" starts right now >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. brian is going to do more gymnastics? >> brian: this is the first time a gymnastics event got rained out. we had a balance beam set up for alicia. >> steve: it looks like a set-up for a battle of the network stars. it was quite extensive. >> brian: i have a rich gymnastics background and that word got to jen and lauren who have the

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing part of your sober morning with us. is wisconsin's recall election about to backfire now? scott walker has a strong lead in the polls and he says it's thanks now to some union support? we'll explain. >> meanwhile, the co-founder of home depot taking on the president. >> if this government was a business, it would be bankrupt. >> and you know what? he doesn't stop there. more from him shortly. >> now that guy, brian. >> you stop there. here's a stimulus package to get behind -- government money for summer interns to watch birds and count fish. is this where your taxpayer dollars should go? we report, you should decide. "fox & friends" starts now. >> all right. so we just finished our beers. we're ready to go. >> blitz in the morning. by the way, they still make schlitz dry. >> that's a midwestern thing. i know what you're talking about. >> that used to be a bud dry as popular as the new coke and they got rid of it but schlitz is sticking with the dry. >> ok.

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time. its been 10 years in the making. america about to take a major step to deliver justice to the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, khali shaikh mohammed. ksm. >> president obama revealing what was going through his mind when he gave the green light for the bin laden raid one year ago. >> we thought about the fact that if there was a failure here, it would have disasterous consequences for me politically. >> politically? but didn't the president already make this political? we're going to report and you're going to decide. >> one woman is fighting to get into her own home after the home owners association kicks her out. kicks out her tenant, changes the locks and starts renting to somebody else. >> uh-oh. >> i'm serious. "fox & friends" starts now. >> good morning, everyone. i can't stop thinking about barry manilow. >> was it good? >> it was so fantastic. >> yeah. did he start with "mandy"? >> no, he didn't start with "mandy." i mean, it's 90 minutes of remembering everything about your entire life. >> right. and t

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks so much for sharing part of your day with us. we have an election stunner to tell you about. after 36 years in washington, senator dick lugar is a senator no more. ousted by the tea party and conservative. the latest on the surprising results and what they mean for others coming up. >> meanwhile, the vice president kicking off his apology tour telling the world that iran's nuclear threats are america's fault. >> when we took office, let me remind you, there was virtually no international pressure on iran. we were the problem. >> we were the problem? we report, you'll decide. >> and the family that hunts together, stays together. >> everybody here is doing nothing! and i can't fire you because you're kin, too. >> they're the modern day beverly hillbillies. duck dynasty. "fox & friends" starts right now. >> when i saw i was going to be doing that segment, i think i never researched more for a segment. >> duck dynasty? >> what was it was my first question when i first looked at it

i'm gretchen carlson. thanks far sharing part of your day with us.ly killer taking his own life. but his two victims are alive today. the latest details seconds away. >> steve: chances are, you saw the report, a main stream newspaper calling mitt romney a big bad high school bully. problem? well, the facts are falling apart and falling apart fast. so is it just another media hit job? geraldo will talk about that promptly. >> peter: and come take a good look at your tv screen. does this little girl look like a terrorist to you? why was this toddler kicked off a plane? "fox & friends" starts right now on friday. >> gretchen: i thought you were about going home with the lama. >> peter: i'd like to take it home for my mother. >> gretchen: they spit. >> peter: he didn't spit. i wanted to have a kind of a connection. >> steve: apparently security stopped you right there. they need the lama. they have to take it back to missouri to that ranch. >> peter: we've got a whole block! i could have taken a will ma. >> steve: he just had a great segment about how yo

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you're going to have a fantastic day.ight now. mitt romney snags two new victories overnight. oregon and nebraska. just as new polls reveal this election will be all about the economy. the results not what the white house may want to hear. >> all right. a stunning development, a university dumping its entire health care program for students. the reason is simple -- obamacare. >> meanwhile, teachers schooling their students but not in the way you might think. >> ♪ oh, i wanna dance with somebody ♪ ♪ i wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ >> is that a teacher back there? we're going to tell you all about this and so much more. "fox & friends" hour two for a wednesday starts right now. >> oy! looks like somebody is having fun in school. >> absolutely. >> i can hardly wait to find out the back story on that one. in the meantime, let's talk about the economy because there's a new poll that came out in "usa today," it's a little different depending on which points you look at but here's one of the headlines. which candidate woul

here now to explain the culture warriors jeanine pirro and gretchen carlson.exactly is the legal case surrounding judge urbanski's ruling. >> only that moses fainted at the thought of six commandments. >> bill: moses would be very teed off here. >> obviously. giles county school board being sued by the student and the aclu because they have the 10 commandments posted with also the declaration of independence and the bill of rights. >> bill: they have it posted where at the school. >> they have it posted on the grounds of the school which is part of the problem. now, here is the thing. if the school's argument is that they have it there for religious arguments that's not the case. have it there. other historical documents. they say look, we are protected by part of the first amendment that means we need to get rid of it. >> >> shall not have other gods before. keep it holly. if you get rid of those four then you can have the other six because they don't refer to god. that's what the pinheaded judge is saying. >> what's interesting about it, bill is, that his su

. >> here now to react culture warriors jeanine pirro and gretchen carlson.a number of these in the hour of the segment. i thought it was unfair i have to say. you don't put children into that kind of a bait and switch situation. that doesn't say the kid is a cheater if he goes well, maybe, you know. to me i thought it was unfair you say? >> absolutely. parents willing to risk national embarrassment of their children in a situation where you know these kids are going along and they are cheaters, there is no question at the end of the day. they harm the loving trusting relationship between parent and child. they key their kids up bullying criticism. carry the weight of a cheater could end up in some kind of self-fulfilling prophecy. there is a reason for parent child privilege in the law. a child should be able to talk to their parents as opposed to being publicly hue mill -- humiliated. >> the initial moral compass of all of these kids was truth. the malleable suggestion by the planted cheater changed their minds. okay? but here's the thing. >> spontaneous ch