fox news reporting a crisis at penn state hosted by john roberts. it will air on fox news channel. don't miss it. cfox news is america's election headquarters and most of the presidential candidates will try to win over social conservative key early voting state of iowa. these are the gop contenders attending the thanksgiving family forum and they will lay out where they stand on faith, marriage and abortion. mitt romney and jown huntsman skipped the event and they are focusing on new hampshire . we are getting in new video of mitt romney stumping in the granite state. the former massachusetts governor speak nothing a town hall meeting in peterboro. we'll monitor his comments as we get them. >> final qaddafi family member captured according to officials in libya. what is in store for the dead dictator's son? you are looking at occupy wall street in oakland. they plan to set up tents in a downtown park. we saw that in new york. and it is a move that could set the stage for a confrontation in oakland between the protestors and police. we'll monitor it as the developments develop. >>

senior national correspondent john roberts reports the outcome could have huge ramifications, not just in mississippi but across the nation. >> atley is in a battle intense unintended consequences. two of her three children were conceived with ivf technology. she's launched a grassroots movement as opposed to mississippi's initiative 26, fearing it could prevent other infertile couples from having the same options she did. >> they have proposed that you might not be able to freeze embryos. they have proposed strict limits on the number of eggs which doctors could attempt to fertilize. >> the language of the amendment is simple -- should the word "person" be used to describe every human being from the moment of fertilization? it would give a single cell full protection under mississippi's constitution, ending abortion, proponents hope, literally overnight, and also ban some forms of contraception and the abortion pill. >> this measure will save lives. not only the life of the baby, but the life of america. >> the measure has broad support. both candidates for governor say they'll vote f

. >> this john roberts. >> erosion of the democratic power in 2009 was a landslide. the republicans took control of the senate. second time in a century they control the leaders of power. result says governor mcdonald focus on the bread and butter issues. >> that is why people are satisfied with virginia than d.c. now. >> in new jersey where chris christie rode to power on wave of enthusiasm two years ago, democrats ruled the day. new jersey state democratic chair, assembly man said the gragger who is all hat and no cattle. we had all coat, no tails. >> they went back-to-back in governor's race for the first time. they took the house which had been in the democratic control since reconstruction. >> gor elect phil ryan says republicans have come a long way since 2008. >> now we're stronger than ever. >> what might the tea leaves tell us how the election could effect 2012? >> friends and neighbors. we make mistake from jecting too far in the future with tea leaves in a few places around the country. that's what this was. >> it was also a day for ballot initiatives. two

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our john roberts is covering. >> is he live in the state capital of jackson tonight. huge vote on tuesday. >> it's a really big vote. not only would it make abortion illegal, shep, but potentially some forms of contraception as well. potential effect on other women's health issues like invitro fertilization. mother of three, twin daughters were achieved through technology. she started parents against initiative 26. she is worried if this initiative passes other infertile women may not have the same medical options she had. >> i'm very concerned about the effects that initiative 26 could have on infertility treatment and access to birth control it has a lot of potential and unintended consequences. >> those unintended consequences also captured the attention of mississippi governor haley barbour who said he had his concerns about this but after careful deliberation last night in absentee ballot voted for it supporters of this initiative acknowledge that it raises an awful lot of questions, questions they say may have to be answered by the legislature. dr. beverly mcmill

very similar to the one that they want to pass here on tuesday. >> john roberts reporting from jackson another report from him tomorrow night on what is no doubt the most controversial vote coming up anywhere in our nation. a woman now facing criminal charges after investigators say she impersonated her ex-boyfriend on facebook and wrote some bad stuff about him there. it turns out that ex is a police detective. this woman created a fake facebook user and messages pretending to be like this one. i'm an undercover narcotics detective that gets high every day and i'm a sick piece of scum with a gun. according to court records, the woman also claimed her ex had hired prostitutes and has a sexually transmitted disease. she has pleaded not guilty to identity theft charges. experts say the outcome of this case could set a precedent for online crimes across the nation. if you plan to fly anywhere during the holidays, folks at many of the big airlines say you will likely be paying more now. delta and u.s. airways today announced the cost of a ticket will be going up as much as 10 bucks for nea

at penn state" anchored by john roberts. and tomorrow at 1:00, the exclusive interview with gop presidential candidate rick perry's wife. thank you so much for watching. make the a great day, everybody. >> this is a fox news alert. libyan officials are reporting that muammar gadhafi's son saif al-islam has been captured in southern libya last night. take a look at this. this is new video that's believed to be him in libya, however the u.s. state department is still saying that it cannot independently confirm reports of the capture. now, he's charged with crimes against humanity for his role in gadhafi's bloody crackdown. we'll have more on that in a live report coming up. >> we're certainly following those developments. hello, everyone. i'm kelly wright. >> i'm jamie colby. great to you have here. this is a brand-new hour of "america's news headquarters." topping this hour, no deal in sight for the special congressional super committee. they've only got days left until they have the legally mandated deadline. they're asked t

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john roberts is monitoring developments in jackson, mississippi tonight where there is that abortion initiative on the line. doug mckelway is live in columbus, ohio tonight. critics say of the new health care measure say it is mostly symbolic it? >> is symbolic in the sense that the supreme court is expected to rule on the health care plan sometime in the springtime that will become the law of the land that takes precedent over state law. republic organizers are very confident this ballot issue number three will bring out conservative voters. here is why. >> we have made over 1.3 million voter contacts by phone. we have knocked on over 100,000 doors. we have involve tiers over this state fired up and full of energy and making sure that we run through the finish line and not just coast. >> and if conservative voters do turn out, it could potentially dull the effect of a very well organized and very well financed union effort on another ballot issue. the other key ballot issue in ohio, that being ballot issue too, shep. >> shepard: what about the vote on unions that governor kasich is

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john roberts live in jackson, mississippi, with a look. john?rter: good afternoon to you, jon. a day of firsts here in mississippi. first time voters chose back-to-back republican governors. if the numbers hold it will be the first time since the civil war era republicans controlled the house here at the mississippi capitol. as many firsts there was important second, a second defeat for so-called personhood amendment. went down in flames yesterday, 59-41%. governor haley barbour raised concerns about possible unintended consequences as the abortion initiative as it was as known saying it could affect things like women's health, in vitro fertilization which is blessing to so many voters and pro-life voters were probably ones that defeated this amendment. governor barbour says the way this amendment was conducted could be damaging to mississippi's pro-life perception. >> it just is a shame that some people's idea that they could bring to mississippi what they couldn't pass in colorado ended up making us look much less pro-life than we are because

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it's hosted by john roberts, along with reporting by david lee miller on the ground there.says he saw a ten-year-old boy in the shower being raped by sandusky. the grand jury was unable to identify that alleged victim. now sandusky's defense attorney is saying we think we have found him and he says it didn't happen. >> i'm not surprised that sandusky's attorney is saying they have the victim from the shower who is saying no. i think there are so many victims from those showers in that locker room, good luck, mr. sandusky. >> gregg: fox news reporting, a crisis at penn state. it airs tonight at 10:00 p.m. eastern time only on the fox news channel. >> heather: meantime, former pep state football coach joe paterno's son speaking out, you heard david lee miller reference that about the sex abuse scandal rocking the university. take a listen to jay paterno talking about the victims in the case. >> it's tough. i think the realization, like larry said, i think the realization that there are children out there, not just the victims of this particular situation, but realization goes

john roberts is live from the state capitol city of jackson in mississippi. orter: good morning to you, bill. this is controversial issue the ballot issue is simple. should the word person be described for every human being from the moment of fertilization? it would give a fertilized egg, single cell, full protection under the mississippi constitution. i spoke to dr. freida bush, a member of the yes on 20 coalition. abortion overnight would become illegal, a homicide and therefore would end abortion in the state of mississippi. it would also as you pointed out, probably prohibit certain forms of contraception. forms of contraception that would either abort implanted egg or one would prevent it from attaching to the uterus like an iud. here is what she told me the ultimate goal of this will be? >> this measure, i hope will save lives. it will not only save the life of the baby but save the life of america. it will save the life of the mother because we will now be valuing every person, as important and give it legal protection under the law. >> reporter: dr. bu

carl cameron is in des moines, iowa, and john roberts is in jackson, mississippi with big decisions voters made there tonight. and we begin live in columbus, ohio. voters in that swing state made plenty of news, good evening. >> good evening, to you, bret. there is no sugar coating this one. ohio voters rejected issue two, would have restricted collective bargaining rights of public sector workers would have required them to pay into their own health benefits as private sector workers do. enthusiastic public sector union members watched the numbers coming in tonight. and a somber, humbled republican governor admitted defeat. >> it's clear that the people have spoken. and you know, my view is when people speak, in a campaign like this, and a referendum, have you to listen when you're a public servant. there isn't any question about that. >> we spoke to afl-cio president this evening before the final results are in. he's been following follows -- polls, and he said that this would be a game changer. >> this isn't going to be the end of the fight. frankly after today, it will be the beginning

john roberts is live in jackson, mississippi, with more. john?porter: jenna, it's the difficult question of when does life begin. mississippi voters have a chance to answer that question on election day on tuesday. we'll have that story coming up next. [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu uss chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. but my nose is still runny. [ male announcer ] truth is, dayquil doesn't treat that. really? [ male announcer ] alka-seltzer plus fights your worst cold symptoms, plus it relieves your runny nose. [ deep breath] awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is. that's the cold truth! jon: well, the deadline fast approaching for the bipartisan so-called supercommittee to reach a deal to attack our nation's debt. our next guest has become something of a target in the debate over raising taxes. democrats accuse him of preventing any kind of a deal, and y

john roberts has more live in atlanta, john. >> reporter: the news on this just keeps on getting worseer on friday we brought you the story of the explosion of babies who were being born aeu tkeubgted to prescription drugs. take a look at the headline from today's center for disease report. it found more people die from overdoses of prescription painkillers than die from heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. here is the statistics on who is most at risk. people between the ages of 35 and 54. nonhispanic whites. the lowest rates are among blacks and asians. the overdose death rate approaches four times what it was a decade ago. that seems to track with an increase in prescribing of these narcotic painkillers in the past decade. how much of these drugs are prescribed every year? look at this statistic, enough to immediate indicate each and every person in america every day for an entire month. experts say the problem is absolutely out of control. the director for the center of disease control says there is an epidemic of overdoses in america but he says there are possible solutions. >>

john roberts is live in jackson, mississippi with more. y, john. >> reporter: good afternoon to you, megyn. if this measure passes mississippi would become the 15th state in the nation to require some sort of photo i.d. for people to go into the voting booth. the argument is that it disproportionately affects democratic voters who are poor, immigrants who might not have access to a photo i.d. and democratic voters that wait until the last minute to vote. delbert hoseseman is one of the sponsors of this. he wants to protect the integrity of the votes. he rejects claims by democrats that this would disinch franchise their voting. he says aupl you have to do is look at the experience of other states like georgia. >> georgia is ahead of us five years on this. we've had african-american and minority participation go up 40% after they passed a voter id. same with hispanic voting there. this is not a detefrpblt this is to make people believe that their vote counts just once, you're eligible to cast it and you're alive when you cast it. >> reporter

senior national correspondent john roberts is live in atlanta with some breaking news. john? >> reporter: yeah, it's a report released by the cdc just moments ago, jon, and it's difficult to understatement the scope of this problem. here's the headline from the cdc's report. more people die from overdoses of prescription painkillers than die from overdoses of heroin and cocaine combined. number one drug killer in america. let's put the statistics up for you. here's the number, 14,800 people died from prescription drug overdoses in 2008, the latest year for which there are statistics. the highest rate was among people aged 35-54. the centers for disease control found that a four times increase in the number of people who died from prescription drug overdoses, that happens to coincide with a fourfold increase in the number of prescriptions. there are enough prescription far cot ticks now doled out in america to be able to medicate every person in this country every day for a month. many of the people who die are habitual users, some are people who just got prescriptions for a s

carl cameron is in des moines, iowa, and john roberts is in jackson, mississippi with big decisions voters made there tonight. and we begin live in columbus, ohio. voters in that swing state made plenty of news, good evening. >> good evening, to you, bret. there is no sugar coating this one. ohio voters rejected issue two, would have restricted collective bargaining rights of public sector workers would have required them to pay into their own health benefits as private sector workers do. enthusiastic public sector union members watched the numbers coming in tonight. and a somber, humbled republican governor admitted defeat. >> it's clear that the people have spoken. and you know, my view is when people speak, in a campaign like this, and a referendum, have you to listen when you're a public servant. there isn't any question about that. >> we spoke to afl-cio president this evening before the final results are in. he's been following follows -- polls, and he said that this would be a game changer. >> this isn't going to be the end of the fight. frankly after today, it will be the beginning

. >> reporter: which explains how john roberts could flub the oath of office. >> that i will execute the office of president to the united states faithfully. >> reporter: or george w. bush could flub this. >> fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. can't get fooled again. >> reporter: but of all the famous embarrassing cases of brain freeze, the absolutely most perfect example of all time is -- um -- i can't remember. oops. john berman, abc news, new york. >> and still ahead, richard nixon's secret testimony, recordings. what he said under oath about that infamous 18 1/2 minute gap on the watergate tapes. ♪ [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider caref

john roberts has the story from jackson. >> state of mississippi is trying to take my home for a plan in 2001. >> it's one of the hottest issues in mississippi state electionez. should the state be allowed to take imminent do main for private property? the president of the mississippi farm bureau said no. he is leading the charge for initiative 31 and prevent the state from taking property and handing it over to a private individual or business for economic development. >> we looked and see what happened and we are trying to be proactive and put out the fire before it gets here. >> knight is talking about a supreme court ruling that allowed city of new london to take a home for a shopping and condo project. >> the supreme court said it was our land until someone else paid more taxes. >> billboards in mississippi warn against imminent do main abuse. but the case in blue springs, the state took land from a church to build the toyota plant. the owners no where to be found. leland speed is director of the mississippi development authority. ly said the initiative would be a job killer. >>

the crisis at penn state anchored by john roberts. >> syracuse university also facing a possible sexual abuse scandal. long time assistant basketball coach said allegations that fine molested two ball boys are false. the school placed fine on administrative leave pending investigation. charges are not filed and police say it is early in the investigation . fox news alert to bring you at this hour. a deadly accident in the yale-harvard game played in new haven, connecticut. a uhaul truck entered parking lot and accelerated and killing one woman and injurying other two. police are investigating the doctor at this hour. >> and in uc davis. tuition locked arms protesting tuition tikes refusing to leave the tents. they were pepper prayed and the situation got angry. >> and six months after a tornado blew the town away. residents are thanking each and every volunteer who came to their rescue. we'll tell you how they are doing it. >>> and executives at fannie mae and freddie mac got millions of dollars in bonus made the bailout mortgage giant a legislative target. our next guest said it is abo

carl cameron is in des moines, iowa, and john roberts is in jackson, mississippi with big decisions voters made there tonight. and we begin live in columbus, ohio. voters in that swing state made plenty of news, good evening. >> good evening, to you, bret. there is no sugar coating this one. ohio voters rejected issue two, would have restricted collective bargaining rights of public sector workers would have required them to pay into their own health benefits as private sector workers do. enthusiastic public sector union members watched the numbers coming in tonight. and a somber, humbled republican governor admitted defeat. >> it's clear that the people have spoken. and you know, my view is when people speak, in a campaign like this, and a referendum, have you to listen when you're a public servant. there isn't any question about that. >> we spoke to afl-cio president this evening before the final results are in. he's been following follows -- polls, and he said that this would be a game changer. >> this isn't going to be the end of the fight. frankly after today, it will be the beginning

you admit -- >> john: robert f. kennedy has a company that got a billion dollars loan.s gila trashes me and called me a corporate toady, he is using the system. it is possible global warming is a real threat. if that is true, have a carbon tax and then let the market figure out which is the best way to meet it. the idea he that these guys know which companies to give to is nonsense and the companies inned stead of trying to find the best solar collector try to find the best lawyer who is best at sucking up to the politicians. >> judge jeanine: and the whole idea of giving money under the gaze of stimulus money, did is going to create jobs. we have this company, have you looked at that one? >> run by a russian guy. most of their business that they got i foregoat to how many millions for is in the united states. but the stimulus nonsense, it true, it will create jobs. they took money from over here and a suddenly those people don't have jobs. >> judge jeanine: wasn't that particular loan, wasn't that to -- if the department of energy if the whole idea is to create, you kn

it is hosted by john roberts and an in-depth look at everything that has transpired during the last twoks, tomorrow night at 10:00 p.m. eastern, right here on fox news channel. there are new questions about the safety of those full body x-ray scanners used nationwide after the european union just outlawed in of them because of health concerns. officials say the scanners suppose passengers to a low level of x-ray radiation, about the same amount you would get from flying for two minutes in an airplane, but, critics say the devices, the effects on elderlily or people with compromised imhuge system and pregnant women are not well men and they argue that the risks are not worth it when there are other scanner technologies available. the x-ray scanners have raised privacy concerns because they she a pretty revealing outline of each passenger's body. with us now is mile body an expert on aviation security, who has worked in the industry for more than three decades. mike, you say the main focus of t.s.a. is scanning passengers and not security. what do you mean by that? >>guest: well, 9/11 was

john roberts has been researching this. is he live in our atlanta newsroom at the home of the cdc. john, they are reporting there that doctors are now more of a problem really than dealers on the street. >> irresponsible doctors even responsible doctors, people at home. everybody is partly responsible. the whole thing is just a mess. first of all, let's take a look at that shocking statistic from the centers from disease control. 2008. the last year which there are reliable numbers. look at this, 14800 people died from overdoses of prescription narcotics. oxycontin, hydrocodone. drugs like that. the most people died in the age group 35 to 54. we're told by the centers for disease control the people who live in rural or impoverished communities are particularly at risk. here is how it breaks down by race. most deaths among non-hispanic whites, native americans and alaska natives. lowest rates among blacks and asians. doses have skyrocketed in the last decade not surprisingly by the same number as the prescriptions have increased in the past 10 years. where are these people getting d