they never leave. >> john: that is our show. i'm john stossel. i'm john stossel.ntry] hi, i'm dave gentry. welcome to small stocks and big money. [intro music] [intro music] [intro music] [dave gentry] we have a stupendous lineup this evening, but first a quick update. take a look at our top year to date performers. all of the following companies have appeared on my show, over the last 10 months. remember, if i put a company on my show then i favor the company. i believe that the stock over the long-term will perform,

>> john: an intrusive one. in my state, most eager to ban foods and signs be posted is felix ortiz. >> they ate more. >> i disagree with that. >> the ban of salt in the restaurants in the state of new york. >> too much salt is bad for some people, people with hypertension, but there is no evidence that it is harmful to most of us. >> some studies show that reduced salt intake among some segments increased the chances of death. >> john: so you shouldn't have salt, i can't have salt? >> it's based on statistics that is coming out. >> john: maybe 20% of the people, that is not everybody. >> hold the cheeseburgers, across the pond, denmark is the first country in the borl to i remember pose a fat tax. >> john: some say consumers should pay more to buy less healthy food. >> denmark has decided to implement a fat t. basically you go to the supermarket and you buy a food above a certain level o fat, they charge you extra. we feel good about this? >> john: it passed danish parliament but switch to cheaper foods that we

john: what? it was going to be more but i had a coupon. >> john: is is this a good idea, john? newspapers have notoriously become money-losing businesses. >> i'm going to disrupt the paradigm. that's billionaire speak for [bleep] [bleep]. you see, newspapers thought that people want to pay money for information. but we now know from the internet that what they really want is is their own opinions fed back to to them for free. my newspapers will be printed in three editions to cater to the liberal, conservative and cad video enthusiasts. >> john: that is a powerful group. >> 40% of our economy, john. now, look at jeff bezos' rag from this morning. obama pushes internet proposal. (snoring) factual, boring. but my readers with the same story will have their choice of three personalized headlines. first, obama empowers proceed lee tear yat with wi-fi. or black hitler wastes tax payer money... again. or obama can have internet? >> john: i have to jump in here, i don't know. look, i am no expert in business. >> as your shabby screams to my terrified eyes. >> john: but won't printing'

they never leave. >> john: that is our show. i'm john stossel. lou: in.for joining us. you are looking at just some of the estimated 1300 victims of what syrian rebels claim or chemical weapon attacks by president assad forces. the united nations has taken up the issue with no word of any response as yet. the u.s. state deparent contradicted themselves today on whether syria has chemical weapons. general jack kne is here to assess the situation. also tonight the nasdaq halting trading for more than three hours today. it still remains silent on

they never leave. >> john: that is our show. i'm john stossel.s august 26. a mystery in the woods. a popular teacher goes for a hike and never returns. missing for more than a month. and this morning brand new developments that have police stumped. >>> plus major outrage this morning. our nation's heros are waiting years for disability compensation. meanwhile disability claims processors are getting bonuses? is this the treatment that our vets deserve? >>> and it is a moment we have all been waiting for. ♪ a dream come true for n sync. the long awaited reunion, and you will see it right here. fox and friends first starts right now. ♪ >>> waking you up with a little madonna to you. good morning. >> thank you so much for starting your week and your day with us. and we start for you with a fox news alert happening right now. a team is out inspecting the site of the alleged chemical weapons attack in syria. >> this comes as it looks like the united states is edging closer to a military response there. doug has the latest for us. what can you tell us?

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john: animals.hey act differently when the storm's approach. >> this is very interesting that a rules could instinctively know when the hurricane is approaching in there has to research done from florida that sharks actually seek deeper water when a hurricane is approaching. john: ashley some miss our true also of birds are sensitive to the air pressure changes them they hunker down. >> that's right. they know when it is approaching. john: hurricane katrina was the deadliest her cave in end history 1800 death. >> unfortunately it is not the ddliest in the united states the 1900 hurricane galveston in 1900, 8,000 deaths that was category for his eldest in texas and it is heartbreaking. john: now the most controversial whether myth i am told extreme weather is getting worse because of global warming. >> not just the raging fires and more powerful storms. john: what will we do? the author of "high tide on main street" oceanographer john englander also climatologist pat michaels from the cato institute.

john: rigo lee? >> it is like a natural update as a there was a software upgrade to keep it spreading fast. john: i don't call it in the updatef the office which does not turn it off. >> that depends on whose idea it is. >> in china they are more aware of the dissidents will often be to each other to take up the battery to put on the table to make sure people take the appropriate precautions. john: what other things? >> ourself loans are tracking devices. john: if they will listen then that also requires a warrant? >> listening does but location tracking if y are not using it physically installed device may not. license plate readers to know where every car in this city is, is so fond records records, a checking what tower they were near every time they made a phone call call, a variety of technologies allow us a different ways to we searched disagree with the same backscatter machines at airports to provide the gsa agent with naked images of our bodies but to look under the vehicle or under clothing

they never leave. >> john: that is our show. i'm john stossel.fight, they're usually on the show. >> the fiercest female fighter of the unc. she went from marine corps sergeant to guerrilla. >> i know the afghan people appreciate our presence here. >> 1958, 19-year-old charles starkweather and his 14-year-old girlfriend go on a killing spree across the

they never leave. >> john: that is our show. i'm john stossel.r nation's birthday i want to share with you my favorite interviews so far this year, right here, right now. >> from fox business headquarters in new york city it is the tom sullivan show. here is your host, tom sullivan. >> thanks for joining us. the top of this that, govement service started as a naval aviator than as a congressman, he ran the office of economic opportunity, he was ambassador to nato, white house chief of staff, served twice as defense secretary. if there is someone more experienced in holding office in washington i'm not sure who that would be. here's my interview with the

john: rigo lee?> it is like a natural update as a there was a software upgrade to keep it spreading fast. john: i don't call it in the update if the office which does not turn it off. >> that depends on whose idea it is. >> in china they are more aware of the dissidents will often be to each other to take up the battery to put on the table to make sure people take the appropriate precautions. john: what other things? >> ourself loans are tracking devices. john: if they will listen then that also requires a warrant? >> listening does but location tracking if you are not using it physically installed device may not. license plate readers to know where every car in this city is, is so fond records records, a checking what tower they were near every time they made a phone call call, a variety of technologies allow us a different ways to we searched disagree with the same backscatter machines at airports to provide the gsa agent with naked images of our bodies but to look under the vehicle or under clothi

[ cheers and applause ] >> john: welcome to the daily show. my name is john oliver. jon stewart still not here in a huge deal. he's actually being taken over by amazon ceo jeff bezos. such a shame. jon stewart proudly owned himself for 50 years. our guest tonight from the new film "paranoia" liam hemsworth is here. [ cheers and applause ] but we start tonight with a subject everybody loves: taxes. who in america doesn't grow up excitedly leaving a box of your old receipts at the foot of your bed on april 15 eve hoping that if you've been good an accountant from the north pole will show up on his magic sleigh and reward you with a surprisingly large invoice from the government? but did you know that our tax system is somehow not universally beloved? >> we need to overhaul our tax code. >> the tax code is broken. it's not fair. >> it is inefficient. our tax code is one of the worst in the world. >> simplify the tax code. we need to change our tax code. >> john: whoa, watch your mouth. you can't just talk to codes like that. they're very sensitive. this is exactly the k

john: you're welcome. ( applause ) >> john: you're from melbourne.'m from, yeah, i grew up a couple hours outside of melbourne on a little island >> john: we went to sydney. it was really great. really loved it. people all around were saying if you like it here, you should go to melbourne. it's really laid back there. more laid back than this? are they permanently tranquilized? >> i think 99% of it is that they're drunk most of the time. everything is just fun >> john: that is true. the legal drinking age is 8-and-a-half, isn't it? >> yeah, i was born into a pub. john: we also went to see an aussie rules game for the first time. have you ever played that? >> i grew up playing that. my dad actually, he played aussie rules, you know, his whole upbringing. one of his first experiences, meeting mum's parents, was they came and watched him play a football game. at the time he had a large beard and a pony tail. he was in a biker gang at the time. and he wasn't exactly what your parents-in-law would want. and it was about five minutes into the game. another

. >> john: welcome to the "daily show." i'm john oliver. i am still in for jon stewart who is scourge competing to be america's next top model. oh, no, they voted him out! they voted him-- don't listen to them, jon. you're beautiful on the inside! and there is no shame being more catalog than editorial. that's a fact. my guest tonight the writer, director, and staffer a very funny new movie "in a world" lake bell will be here. very good, very good. but we begin tonight with breaking news. >> the big chill between the u.s. and russia may be heading for the deep freeze. president obama has officially canceled his one-on-one meeting with vladimir putin. >> john: canceled? wow, that's a big diplomatic slap in the face, a dip move, if you will. ( laughter ) although if the president really wanted to hurt putin he would have said he was coming and just stood him up. trust me, that hurts a lot more. or if you wanted to be more passive aggressive the president could have said let's meet somewhere that's not technically in russia like, i don't know,

john: thank you.g up, a libertarian has a plan to turn part of detroit into a mostly government-free zone. will that work? are will confront the politician who won't talk. next, the rain reason -- the main reason detroit is broke. ♪ >> we can borrow. in fact charlie really couldn't borrow money more recently. we'll them. >> detroit's new emergency manager. detroit's elected politicians spent all the money. this spend billions more. suppose to give detroit out of that mess without stripping workers of their pensions until care is not clear. michigan's former state majority leader. what will happen? >> the judge will push the reset button. it will be the largest city in america ever to go into bankruptcy, federal bankruptcy. everybody, kern workers,ers 47 c unions in the city of detroit. in fact, some of the unions have only one member. it's hard for me to envision. of one man union. and i just don't think politically a union can go to its members and say we agree to wage cuts or cuts to pensions are cu

i think it's what john said.can't say to me we're doing this peace concession and we're letting out 104 people. the people they let out makes the palestinians look bad. but they're not children, they're not-- >> john: let me explain why i think the biggest obstacles. if i take the biggest obstacle is that on both sides you have politicians terrified that making concessions will cost them their jobs i think that's the biggest obstacle they have. they're solved on palestinian issues and they'll be pulled out of office. >> again, the reason why the israeli government, syrianess and egypt is chaos. now they see it's the time. and this is the time, and the only way, i tell this to my, my jewish friend who get up in arms and call me various names, there has to be a two-state solution. if not a jewish state, it has to be a two-state. >> john: which has been the political policy until the last three u.s. presidents. you're going there to do some shows, what is it really like for those of us who don't know on the ground i

this is "viewpoint." >> john: good evening, i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining. film making has radically changed, everything from dvds, piracy and a massive shift in viewing habits have revolutionized the way studios think about making films. ironman 3 gets massive budgets while others are getting tougher to make. social networking has road this a way of making films just ask mr. spike lee who put his latest project on kick starter. ♪ >> i need you to help me finance my new next film. kick starter. yes, kick starter. >> john: the web site helps a wide variety of businesses get started. anyone cleared can put up a project and solicit donations from the general public. it has a big focus on cinema, projects like a big screen version of the tv show veronica mars or zach braff's film "wish i was here" have gotten a lot of funding and criticism. much coming from people with about half the information they need to have to talk about it. enter bloomberg tv's trish regan trying to shout down spike lee about his project. >> you've got a lot

john: thank you. sandberg wrote a book called lean in and she got attention for saying things like that. >> this couple of weeks ago we hosted a very senior gvernment official and these two women who were traveling. and i kind of said to them, come sit at the table and they sat on the other side of the room. >> some were angry. but she puts the justice movement at risk, said one leftists who is upset about this and her not agreeing that women are victims of corporations. they say that this holds women back and not the way that women act. but her book did become a number-one number one bestseller. does she have a point? joest says sabrina schaeffer of the independent women's forum. >> yes, i thought tht she did not initially lament the workplace culture, she didn't but offer offeror public policy prescriptions. she just talked about women that had a strong career path and here's here are several things you can do to better yourself. john: so women need to be told if they want to advance in the company

john: mandatory? a lot of legislatures agree now almos 200 mandatory minimum sentences with the federal criminal code a and in the state there are more. in florida were caught with seven illegal pain pills you get three years minimum 25 years if you're caught with 44. i find this hard they sarai know i have done this when they get out will be for those then maintain. john: or sooner if they say i know who does that it duplicates of someone else. >> it is called substantial assistance. john: being a snitch. >> then i get last time but the unintended consequences those at the top of the criminal conspiracy have the most information and cut a deal to get lower sentences those who don't know anything have lower level of lenders don't have the then they have the obscene long sentences. john: serving 25 years the dick did to fight the did and what happens? to mckee had back surgery and addicted to painkillers and that somebody at a b somebody said i would love to have the man he kept saying no and no and wa

john: animals. they act differently when the storm's approach. >> this is very inresting that a rules could instinctively know when the hurricane is approaching in there has to research done from florida that sharks actually seek deeper water when a hurricane is approaching. john: ashley some miss our true also of birds are sensitive to the air pressure changes them they hunker down. >> that's right. they know when it is approaching. john: hurcane katrina was the deadliest her cave in end history 1800 death. >> unfortunately it is not the deadliest in the united states the 1900 hurricane galveston in 1900, 8,000 deaths that was category for his eldest in texas and it is heartbreaking. john: now the most controrsial whether myth i am told extreme weather is getting worse because of global warming. >> not just the raging fires and more powerful storms. john: what will we do? the author of "high tide on main street" oceanographer john englander also climatologist pat michaels from the cato institute. s

john: just ask the spanish.ding that you recently endorsed christine quinn here for mayor in new york. >> yes. john: are you absolutely sure you don't want to give anthony weiner a fifth chance? are you sure, tim? >> i think anthony weiner's name is a metaphor for how he is and will behave as a mayor if we're foolish enough to elect him. it's a little frightening. >> john: it will be amazing but i don't think new yorkers are going to do that. i can't believe if my heart of hearts. >> i'm going to be going around on september 10 which is the day of the primary making certain that they're well informed about their decision-making. >> john: project runway is back for your 134th season. >> i hope it doesn't feel like that. >> john: this time you have the ability to overrule a judge's decision. >> i do. john: you are god. thank you. i have to tell you though what happened was that in season 11, i intervened with the judging process near the very end of the season because an incredible designer was being eliminated. i

>> john: i'm john fuglesang. this is "viewpoint." thank you so much for joining us tonight. former first lady, former senator, former secretary of state hillary clinton is grabbing headlines again this week. yesterday, she was dragged into the spotlight by none other than carlos danger, aka, disgraced% new york mayoral candidate and the man who will be paying for the braces on the teeth of america's comedians, anthony weiner. first, something more important. your right to vote. after months on the political sidelines, mrs. clinton took up the fight yesterday, condemning the supreme court's recent position to gut the voter's rights act and the string of red states rushing to aid in its demise. yesterday, north carolina joined texas, mississippi and alabama in passing strict voter i.d. requirements, a move mrs. clinton says will usher in the old demons of discrimination. >> in 2013, so far, more than 80 bills restricting voting rights have been introduced in 31 states. now, not every obstacle is related to race but everyone who says th

my name is john oliver. i am still sitting in for jon stewart who is away this summer filming a "national geographic" special slowly gaining the trust of a family of meercats. our guest tonight, mark leave veitch author of "this town" is with us. it's a brilliant expose of how washington d.c. turns out to be exactly as awful as everyone thinks it is. but we start tonight in russia. with edward snowden, the former n.s.a. contractor turned whistle blower and also of the upcoming lonely planet terminal-d of the moscow airport. so what has he been up to apart from nothing? >> russian news agencies reported that snowden would get a special i.d. card or document of some kind that would allow him to finally leave the airport transit zone. but it turns out that the lawyer wasn't carrying any such i.d. card. he did have some fresh clothes for us, some pizza and a couple of books by check often. >> john: that's nice because nothing lightens a man's spirits like theodore. i think you'll find him in barnes and enable's

. >> john: welcome! welcome to "the daily show." my name is john oliver. i am still here for jon stewart who is currently preparing his costume for next year's carnivale. he looks spectacular. (laughter) our guest tonight director of the documentary "the act of killing" joshua oppenheimer will be with us. magnificent film. (applause) we start tonight right here in new york city. >> stop and frisk is a controversial tactic used by police in big cities like new york, los angeles, and philadelphia. in new york, it's been policy for 11 years, defined like this: a person is temporarily detained on the street against his or her will for the purposes of questioning. >> john: that's right, stop and frisk, not just the title of a '90s ripoff of "turner and hooch" about a cop whose partner is a cat. the movie has some problems once the bad guys realize they can completely distract the cat with a laser pointer. damn it, frisk, focus! >i've almost got it, sarge! (laughter) for years, opinion in new york has been divided on -- (laughter). i'll allow it. for years, opin

this is "viewpoint." [ ♪ music ] >> john: i'm john fugelsang. this is "viewpoint."hank you for much for joining us tonight. he is a prolific brighter having authored three books and 40 plays. he has received five grammy nominations and two wins for his stand up cds. he has appeared in numerous films and on tv. most notably in his feature the segment on the daily show with jon stewart, you might have heard of it "back in black." >> we have a two party system. the democratic party, which is the party of no ideas. the and the republican party which is the party of bad ideas. and the way it works is the republican stands up in congress and says, i got a really bad idea. and then the democrat says, and i can make it [bleep]er. >> just the premise. his special, "old yeller" will be live in atlantic city. you can watch it indemand augu august 24th at 9:00 p.m. the man, the myth, the special guest lewis black. how are you, sir. >> i'm good. it's great to see you again. >> john: it's nice to see you again. thank you for gracing us. you look terrific, by the way. more good cl

zirin, welcome back. >> great to be here, john. >> john: thank you so much. you've said there is a real hypocrisy surrounding baseball. can you explain that for us? >> where shall we begin because there are hypocrisies on top of hypocrisies wrapped in a little ribbon that says the word hypocrisy written on the ribbon. let's start with who got pinched the other day in this investigation. after alex rodriguez, all the players came out of the dominican baseball pipeline. now, what does that mean? they were trained. they were assigned as teenagers as young as 15, some scouted before their 10th birthday, signed for $2,000 to go to one of the baseball academies in the dominican republic. why does this matter? in the dominican public, steroids are legal. steroids are used in great quantities in the baseball academies. baseball has made no public statements ever about cleaning up steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in the dominican republic. they're used to train players in the dominican republic then when they come to our shores, they become exams that baseball