i don't have a problem. >> bill: you know what, huddy? i agree with you. [ laughter ] playwright and director you can have material and you can put it on the screen or in the play. and that doesn't mean that your personal beliefs are reflected by it. >> you know, for once, you are right. >> bill: watch it, huddy, watch it. >> zip it. >> bill: there you go. so, but i do also believe that that parody. >> is pretty brave. makes you think. >> bill: let's be honest a lot of these hollywood pinheads are phonies, they are. we know them. huddy will name the names of every phony hollywood person. >> can i do it right now, actually. >> bill: go, go. >> do you want me to say who i don't like in that? i have got to say jessica alba. she was on a show i did once. she was not a very nice person. >> bill: poor jessica. >> maybe she has changed. >> bill: if i had a shotgun i wouldn't use it on you other people but not you. juliet huddy throwing jessica alba under the bus. >> don't say it like that. >> kim kardashian. my new year's message to you, the tip

juliet huddy moments away. >> bill: back ever the book segment tonight.hat we begin with manti te'o the north dame football player who apparently had a fake girlfriend who apparently died only she didn't because she never existed -- or something. here is what te'o said today to katie couric. >> you stuck to the script. >> um-huh. >> and you knew that something was -- >> -- um-huh. >> was amiss, manti. >> correct. >> why? >> well, anybody who puts themselves in my situation, this girl who i committed myself to, died on september 12th. now i get a phone call on december 6th, saying that she is alive and that i'm going to be put on national tv two days later and ask me about the same question, you know, what would you do? >> wait, here now to explain, juliet huddy? >> what would i do? i would probably tell the truth. if the national media was going to be asking me questions, i would tell the truth. >> bill: do you think this guy did anything wrong, this manti. >> no. >> bill: he is not a ph.d. candidate, we know that but did he do anything wrong, this guy? >

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in washington heights, john huddy, fox five news. >>> the time 25 minutes after the hour.till to come lawmakers with a ban on plastic bottles. the companies paying the price. >> on this day in history in 1902, the very first football game was played in pasadena before it is still played today. michigan verses stanford. michigan won 49-0. >> good morning i am heather cheryleds. >> i am patti ann browne. >> thank you for watching fox and friends first. the white house and congressional leaders reaching a deal that would avoid the fiscal cliff just ahead of the new year deadline. >> the senate passed it it now goes to the house and doug mcelway is in washington, d.c. to break it all down for us. good morning again, doug. >> this margin of victory was a surprise to many it passed overwhelmi overwhelmingly 89 to 8 in the senate. shortly after the vote was taken the leaders took to the floor to describe a flawed bill. one that was the best we could achieve in such a polarized political atmosphere. >> middle class families will wake up today to the assurance their taxes won't go

>> julia huddy writes how people in the workforce must be more supportive of each other in her column called "-- >> if i wasn't feeling nauseous -- >> a block. the lede. that's the first story. >> if i wasn't feeling nauseous before i am now. we are number one at dying young. experts say americans are way more unhealthy than people in 16 other developed countries. apparently it is our own faults. according to researchers at the national academy of sciences we succumb too soon from things like obesity, heart disease and carpal tunnel syndrome. and despite spending more than double on health care than other so-called nations like britain, france and sweden, we don't live any longer and we are not as healthy. says the lead doctor, quote, the size of the health disadvantage was pretty stunning. why are we so sickly? a bunch of reasons such as our fondness for fast-food. and car accidents, gun violence and drug over doses are major contributors to years of life lost by americans before age 50. and as that did doctor from before put it, we have a country that cherishes personal autonomy and

i'm juliet huddy in for gretchen. vacation back on.threat of a fiscal cliff is over. but what happens to the economy going forward? dana perino is standing just about ten feet away from me. she'll be here to talk about that. >> steve: weren't we just told al-qaeda was on its heels, out of business? somebody forgot to tell al-qaeda. they just put a giant gold bounty on that man, screen left's head. and he is a u.s. ambassador. we'll tell what you we know. >> brian: the cat is out of the bag. the government now telling people how many cats you're allowed to have. if you're in a house and you're a cat, and there are five of you, you're really going to want to pay attention. "fox & friends" starts now. >> steve: you look exhausted. >> steve: welcome to "fox & friends" on this wednesday that seems like a monday. >> juliet: speak for yourself. >> steve: we were working yesterday as well e. with got huddy with us today. >> brian: you know what i wonder? do these fiscal cliff negotiations, when they're sitting down talking about the future of

juliet huddy off tonight joining us from los angeles the always effervescent leslie marshall.leslie, as you know, leslie your guy al gore who you once dated i believe way back, way back, is he getting pounded gore is in the court of public opinion selling phony cable network to al jazeera. >> what country. >> cutter. >> that's -- >> -- gas and oil. >> gas and oil. so you are selling this television network to a gas and oil supported elm rit. it's not elm rit. it's independent country. >> one of the elm rites. it's independent. of the closest ally of the u.s. in the arab world our fleet is there. >> isn't that one of the problems with global warming our dependence on petroleum producing countries? >> yes, it is. >> so you al gore are doing business with this country. [ laughter ] >> that's enabling your ultimate foe, climate change? >> i think i understand what you are getting at. [ laughter ] >> but i disagree with it. >> bill: looks like al had a few celebratory dinners after that deal. all right, leslie. i'm al gore, right here. i have just morphed and put on about 100 pound

here now to further explain juliette huddy. who did this? i mean, project veratos james o'keefe.ng guy, he did the acorn investigation. did he this little thing with npr where he he set up a person to pretend like they were going to be donating $5 million from a muslim organization to npr and npr accepted. >> bill: is he a conservative guy? >> yeah. i think you probably had him on the show before. >> bill: maybe back. >> is he very smart and clever and does these great videos. what you saw there were the people standing there pretending that they were antigun activists. they were actually members of this project veratos group. this is a whole foe group they created. >> instead of saying we are progun group or we don't like opposition to firearms. they pretend that they were on their side. >> exactly. they said hey, we have a sign that says this is a gun-free apartment, gun-free home would you put it up. >> none of the people would put it up. the journal news, you have talked about them. star ledger, new jersey, people who have been vocal about being anti--for stronger gun control

steve: thanks, huddy.be passed by the house of representatives. we're talking about the fiscal cliff and they came up with tax hikes. brian: if we do pass it are we still out of the woods anyway? we're joined by fox news senior capitol hill editor chad pergram. he told us he doesn't need to sleep. steve: he is giving us play-by-play wherever across the globe. brian: chad, in your mind when did this appear to be to be passed in the senate? >> it was not until the very end hour, i'll tell you last night. it was key to hear that joe biden, vice president was coming to the capitol. we were told there was still selling to do. we sort of described joe biden up here jokingly, he was the closer. that was always the signal we new ones you heard joe biden is coming to the capitol and would be like rivera coming from the bullpen and they're playing the sandman. that is the key thing last night. we're told house republicans were not a part of this. brendan buck, a spokesman for house speaker john boehner, said this wa