i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now >> i do not know what the future holds. i want to work right now for people who are in ofls or out of office for the right things for principles that built of america who are inspired for the values of america who will not deride or apologize for the values for america and i want to work for those people. >> sarah palin, after her decision to resign as governor. her resume' sparked a new criticism, an infamous analysis from new york times columnist maureen dowd. wrote in the column, with her announcement palin proved she's ready to be president because quote, caribou barbie is one t nutty barbie. carl cannon from aol inside politics daily had this to say about coverage of palin when she was running for vice-president. he wrote in the 2008 election we, meaning the press, took sides, straight and simple, particularly with regard to vice-presidential candidates. i don't know that we played in incisive role in that campaign and not saying that the better side lost. what i'm saying is that we didn't hold joe biden to the same st

i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now.n wednesday, president obama held a town hall meeting in virginia on health care taking questions from the audience. and several online sources as well. well, it turns out the audience was invited, the questions pre-screened. the scenario which even riled veteran white house reporter helen thomas. >> (inaudible). >> a tough question, it's a question coming from somebody who is invited or screened, or the question was screened. >> tim, tim. >> . >> let's have this discussion as a conclusion of the town hall meeting. >> no, no, no, we're having it now. we don't have to have it now. >> which question do you object to at the town hall. . >> wow, jim, as the national review said on thursday, if you lost helen thomas you've got to wonder, is the white house losing the battle with the media here. no, plenty of high cards to play, including the promise that katie cure ishg will get her own town hall meeting after abc and nbc got their specials, this reminds me of four years ago the bush admini

i am jon scott in for shepard smith. it was the final question at a news conference that had been all about health care. it was the president's answer about the rest of a harvard professor and it unleashed a firestorm. >> the cambridge police acted stupidly. jon: the police say that the president is dead wrong. the police ask for an apology and the president responds. president obama made a surprise appearance at the white house daily briefing to talk about what he calls a media frenzy. he is not apologizing for his comment, but he is calling his choice of words "unfortunate." we will hear from the president. first, a look at how this started. last thursday, harvard performance -- harvard professor henry gates could not get into his house because the door was jammed. he and his driver tried to force it open. a neighbor called 911. when police got there, gates had already got in through a back door. james crowley asked gates to show him i be to prove it was his home -- him id to prove it was his home. gates would not show

jon scott will host "the fox report" at 7 tonight. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- neil: fox news alert and an empty podium. the big guy is going to comment about health care. we're seeing signs that his plan is losing momentum for members within his own party. here to -- here it comes right now. when he does come, we are there. high 5, everybody. we have got this. the dow was up for fifth straight day. up nearly 7% on the week. that is the best showing since last november. it is not a huge feet, but it is an important one. companies like ibm and j.p. morgan are posting better than expected earnings. here is something more important. they expect those good times to continue. there is this little problem. washington is spending and taxing like crazy. you think it will disrupt the momentum, right? >> in fact, the momentum are a lot of people saying, i have to get in this market now and try to make what i can. at some point down the road, when inflation beco

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. [captioning made possible by fox news] >>> "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight -- >> no one has written your destiny lar -- for you. your destiny is in your hands. i cannot forget that. no excuses. laura:president obama addresses the naacp and talks personal responsibility. is he really the racial healer in chief? >> she's a quitter. let me put it to you this way, she could never make it as a frog man or navy seal. >> the nonstop trashing of sarah palin goes on and on. why is she every liberal pundit's favorite punching bag? >> whatever in vitro, doctor or clinic gives this woman in vitro fertilizeation, it ought to be closed >> i don't hear people saying men at 72 can't do it. laura: and children at risk -- when women become mothers in their 60's and 70's. the impact. caution, are about to enter the no-spin zone. the factor begins right now. hi, everyone. i'm laura ingraham, reporting tonight for bill o'reilly. thanks so much for watching. the democrats and race is the subject of to

i am sorry, jon scott, i have no clue. i was off yesterday. jon: there were tornado watches for the general area. we had the windows open last night, and we slept right through. >> this is what happens when you have a new baby. jane: just for the record, we do not live together. not that there is anything wrong with that. >> jon, does she nagged you often on the set? jon: you should listen to her during the commercials. jane: thank you. we are asking this question today. where will michael jackson be buried? there is no official word. we are outside the memorial at the staples center. what are we hearing? >> we all saw the casket coming into the staples center here yesterday. it even made the front page this morning. the question today is where is the casket now? we do not know when or where the burial will take place. there is some speculation. some believe it could still happen at neverland. of course, the family would need to obtain certain permits. they could cremate him and immediately bury him. another option would be gary, indiana. anoth

we have a live report right now that is making jon scott very jealous. show us. >> the israelis and jordanians tapped into the jordan river, the main supplier of water into the dead sea. the dead sea is super-salty. now, fresh water comes down in rainwater and runoff from the mountains. let me show you what happens here. it gets down into this soil. it is super soph. all the rocks will come going down. the water that something to the soil here disappears and dissolves the salt. all the sudden, and walked over the soft silo, ankle-deep. it has happened to about a dozen people. some three dozen sinkholes have opened up here, and another 3000 could burst open at any moment. it has caused a big impact on the economy. campgrounds close, hiking paths closed, roads closed. dollars have been lost. it is a natural phenomenon, but it is man-made. jon: i want to work out a deal where i get paid to go rappelling on the job. >> i will give you a fact -- some of my gear includes an altimeter on a wrist watch. i'm now 1,140 feet below sea level. jane: mike, what can th

jon scott is off today. the police officer is back on the job this morning. there is a new twist. what the woman who first reported what she thought was a break-in at the home is now saying. gregg: the dow jones industrial average on the negative territory, down 44 points. there is breaking news on new home sales. a big jump in the month of june. is this a sign that the housing market is rebounding? jane: we have live pictures we will be showing you. the final space walk for the space shuttle endeavor astronauts. we start this hour with the race to get health care reform in place in this country. the president is still pushing hard to get a bill before congress' august recess. the plan has hit a roadblock on capitol hill. democrats are in control of congress, but they cannot seem to reach a consensus. it is pitting the most liberal members of the house democratic caucus against a more fiscally conservative blue dog democrats. on the republican side, they're branding the plant as nothing more than a government takeover of health care. let's get to carl cameron who is live on the hi

of course breaking since the hearings got underway, jon scott and jane skiner. we'll be right back. >> see you then. jon: bret and megyn: thank you. we are awaiting remarks from the president on his push for big changes in the way you get your health care. president obama expected in the rose garden at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. his remarks will come just after the senate pass ad bill to nationalize our health care. and gop house leaders just held a news conference attacking this plan as costly and way too complex. >> yesterday the democrats introduced their version of health care reform. and this is what it looks like. now if anybody thinks that all of this bureaucracy is needed to fix our health care system, i would politely disagree. what this is going to do is ration care, limit the choices that patients and doctors have. and really decrease the quality of our health care system. jon: mike emanuel is live for us at the white house. mike, what do we know about what's -- what has the republicans so stirred up? >> well, jon, it's interesting both house and republic

jon scott it is about one block to one block and a half. -- guest: it is a block or block and a half. it is convenient because there are restaurants and delicatessens where people would go to lunch and it appeared then they can just hop upstairs and make phone calls. at one point, the building itself advertised offices by the hour work. you could basically rent a cube, go in and make a few phone calls and leave and paid by the hour. the owner tells us they don't really do that, it is not an office available to people but it is a rate -- it is an arrangement for a few long-term tenants. " scott is a bipartisan? guest: yes. dennis kucinich's presidential campaign was there at one point. eric cantor, republican whip has a campaign office there. it is a very bipartisan thing. basically in politics, everybody needs a place to raise money. host: bipartisan, but in your reporting you do not see anything nefarious going on? guest: the beauty is it is not only legal but it is sort of required by law. . host: we will rack up the program with a discussion on the u.s.-china dialogue. first, we wi

scott. >> thank you. jon: i want to see your name in one of those polls.ane: a newspaper did a poll and they said, who do you like and who do you hate? they both loved me and hated me. i was still remembered eight years ago. jon: just not possible. jane: no poles for may. -- no polls for me. jon: the national governors' association has been wrapping up their annual meeting. issue number one on the agenda, concerns over health care reform. some state leaders are saying that the federal government is issuing what is basically an unfunded mandate, telling the states what they have to do, but not providing any money. jane: they were all disagreeing over the weekend. hello, john. >> it has been very interesting. you even have democratic governors joining republicans in their chorus against unfunded federal mandates in what they were predicting what happened with a new health-care proposal. our sources tell us that there was a heated closed-door session yesterday. we are told she was able to offer some assurances, at least to the democrats, that the current bill