i am jamie colby. keep it right here on the fox news channel. most powerful name in news. >> government reporting. joblessness rate rising in all but six states. president obama is ordering to redistrict half billion in unspent earmarks to repair road and bridges . he said it will get americans back to work. but gary, will it work? >> brenda, it hasn't worked in the past. let's put it that way . so if the definition of insanity is bla, bla, blaand expecting different results that's what we have here . the associated press which is no friend in reality of the right studied the first 10 months of obama's spending on infrastructure and road highways and found zero gain in local employment. it was verified by independent economist. cbo and department of transportation has study today and congressional research service studied it and all found the same conclusion, brenda, infrastructure spending has no affect on unemployment. it might have a negative affect on employment. to think it is now going to work is silly and a waste of money. >> sarah, give

i am jamie colby.or developments to report out of sir yampt rebel fighters were reporting that the country's vice-president fled to jordan. the regime is denying all allegations . if it is true, it is the highest level of departure from president al-assad's regime. there are airplanes that are killing civils in residential areas. medicare is front and center on the campaign trail. president obama is landed in new hampshire where he will make two campaign stops. congressman paul ryan is in critical state of florida speaking in the villages retirement community. governor mitt romney is fund raising in massachusetts. i am jamie colby. we'll send you back to forbes on fox. all of the headlines and see you back at 1:00 eastern in america's news headquarters. >> welcome back. one bakery owner making national headlines in whipping up a debate on food statches. take a listen. >> it was a misuse of taxpayer fund and etb program and known as former foot stamp program was designed to bring nutritious foods to the

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. >> i am jamie colby. on the campaign trail congressman paul ryan hitting the critical swing state of the florida with side kick mom. he talked about medicare in the villages retirement community and mitt romney is fund raising in massachusetts and president obama landed in new hampshire where he is expected to boost his own medicare plan and talk about it and blasting paul ryan. and alarming new data on the job market. did you catch the numbers on friday. unemployment numbers rising in july including key states. nevada posting the highest un. the rate at 12 percent. rhode island trailing behind. i will send you back to cavuto on business. latest headlines on fox news.com. >> i am glad you are not here during the break. anyway, it started with this. >> mitt romney wants, he said in the first hundred days he will let the big banks write their own rules. unchain wall street. they are going to put y'all back in chains . then joe biden's comment blew up after former virginia governor wilder told me this on fox

for "teen kids news," i'm jamie colby, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> if you've ever dreamedown business, pay close attention. we have some tips from a teen who really knows what she's talking about. veronique has the story. >> "teen kids news" first profiled maddie bradshaw shortly after she started selling her snap cap designs. >> how did you make these? >> now her company is earning more than $1.5 million a year, but for her, owning a business is about more than just getting rich. >> i get to incorporate my love for art, and i can also make a little bit of money at the same time. >> snap caps are necklaces and bracelets made with bottle caps that you can swap on and off with the help of a magnet. today, they're sold at more than 2,000 stores across the country, but they began as a simple decorating idea at maddie's school. >> then they all started off as locker magnets. >> this one's so cool! >> as a necklace. >> i love this one. >> because all my friends liked them so much, i decided to sell them, and it turns out a lot of other kids liked them, too. >> now maddie's offer

for "teen kids news," i'm jamie colby, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> say you're driving atstracted driving is so dangerous. but what exactly distracted driving? >> distracted driving is... >> when you're doing something else while you're driving. >> anytime that our mind is, like, diverted from the road. >> talking on the phone. >> or texting while driving. >> texting. >> texting. >> not even texting anymore -- like, looking on apps. >> people eating while driving. >> and i've seen someone driving with their knees and eating a hamburger. >> or, like, changing the song on an ipod. >> seeing a beautiful woman on the street, you turn your head. that distracts you. >> i know a friend that would text and drive and, like, use her keyboard while she's driving -- like, put it on top of the steering wheel and text. >> too many kids in the car. >> a lot of people drive when they're upset, so that's definitely a distraction. >> people that mess with their girlfriends while they're driving. >> the most outrageous thing i've seen so far while on the road is a woman breast-feeding her ch

i'm jamie colby, great to have you here, this is a brand new hour inside america's election headquarters. but, first, according to the new report, iraq is helping to keep cash flowing through into iran through a network of financial institutions. and oil smuggling operations. the new report citing sources inside the white house on that and peter doocy has more information live in washington. good morning, peter. >> reporter: good morning, jamie. just to set the stage here the last american troops left iraq on december 18th last year and on july 31st, a little more than 7 months later, president obama approved an executive order imposing new sanctions against the iranian energy sector and, at the time he said the treasury department had also imposed sanctions on the islamic bank based in baghdad, because they, quote, facilitated transactions worth millions of dollars on behalf of the iranian banks, that are subject to sanctions for their links to iran's proliferation activities. but the "new york times" is reporting now, that in baghdad, the iraqi government is letting companies operate i

. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby, if you were looking for enthusiasm, it is with nascar without a doubt.elcome, everybody to a brand new hour, inside america's news headquarters. it was around this time yesterday that our nation was first learning of governor romney's choice for vice president. ryan coming out swinging when it comes to president obama's track record. listen: >> president obama cannot run on this record. it is a terrible record to run on. and he didn't change. i served in congress, this whole time. he didn't tack to the middle. didn't do things that were sent tryst. he stayed hard left. so, if he can't run on his record, if he didn't moderate, what has he got left? he's going to divide and distract this country to win an election by default and, you know what? we will not fall for that. >> jamie: powerful words already. chief washington correspondent james rosen is joining us live in north carolina. first of all, james, welcome. we enjoyed talking to you yesterday, about what is going on and there seems to be already so much excitement. what is happening there? >> well, i

i'm jamie colby. >> eric: i'm eric shawn. you know, yesterday, congressman ryan had his mom, betty, with him and put the personal spin on the medicare debate and put president obama's re-election team on the defensive. the president spent his time attacking the republican position. sorting it out is steve centanni. >> reporter: this weekend, a tight focus on medicare. both mitt romney and president obama vow to save medicare. but they have very different ways of doing that. vice-presidential candidate, paul ryan, author of a budget reform medicare, appeared alongside his 78-year-old mother in florida, adding a personal note to a heated political debate. he says his family has benefitted from medicare, his mother and grandmother and everybody should enjoy the same promise. democrats came back with this message today. >> if he wants to protect medicare for his mother, he should thank, first of all, president obama for what he has done to extend the life of the medicare trust fund, to help seniors with prescription drug costs, t

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. >> at 21 minutes past the hour i'm jamie colby, this is your fox news minute.irgin island bracing for torrential rains as tropical storm isaac whips up waves of high as 10 feet in the caribbean. it is packing winds of 40 miles an hour already. it is on track to take it to florida next week, just in time for the republican national convention. heavy rain is also causing problems in the southwest. there is a search resumed for missing las vegas teens. 17-year-old boy fell into a flood channel in henderson and quickly filled up after heavy rain. phoenix driver and her disabled passenger had to be pulled from a van that became stranded in a flooded drainage wash. an indiana farmer whose cantaloupes are linked to a salmonella outbreak voluntarily ceased production. chamberlain stopped producing and selling melons after the fda alerted him to a possible health risk. two people have died and the fda is trying to track down the source of the problem. that is the news from the fox news network. back to ashley and lori. ashley: thank you very much, jamie in. authorities

jamie: i'm jamie colby filling in for martha today. they are in a virtual tie. the romney-ryan get getting 45% the vote and team obama-biden, 44%. bill: when it comes to issues on voters minds americans say they trust the republican ticket to improve the economy and create jobs. even that is neck-and-neck. 45-43. naturally governor ryan and president obama both say they have the better plan to get america moving again. >> they don't really have a plan. [cheers and applause] and the plan they have got won't work. >> one out of six americans has fallen into poverty. the president's policies have not worked. bill: steve brown now. steve brown live in tampa starting our coverage of the convention 72 hours a way. how are things shaping up, steve? good morning. >> good morninging bill and good morning, jamie. things are being built out. fences are being put up and barriers. we're sure everything, weather permitting will be a go monday night. they're changing things up this go round with a couple things happening later in the week happening earlier. they will take care

. >> jamie: i'm jamie colby, if you were looking for enthusiasm, it is with nascar without a doubt.rica's news headquarters. it was around this time yesterday that our nation was first learning of governor romney's choice for vice president. ryan coming out swinging when it comes to president obama's track record. listen: >> president obama cannot run on this record. it is a terrible record to run on. and he didn't change. i served in congress, this whole time. he didn't tack to the middle. didn't do things that were sent tryst. he stayed hard left. so, if he can't run on his record, if he didn't moderate, what has he got left? he's going to divide and distract this country to win an election by default and, you know what? we will not fall for that. >> jamie: powerful words already. chief washington correspondent james rosen is joining us live in north carolina. first of all, james, welcome. we enjoyed talking to you yesterday, about what is going on and there seems to be already so much excitement. what is happening there? >> well, it is a very excited audience here, jamie. and, er