back to you at the desk. >> love kevin mccarthy.ews. >>> just ahead in sports, a big loss for the yankees. not only did they lose the game against the tigers, derek jeter out for the rest of the series? he was in pain after breaking his ankle. we'll have the details on that. >> plus, the end of the season for the nats. gwen, do we have to re-live it? >> really sad, but we've got good news in the weather department. a warmup is headed our way, as well as a news, sunny day. i'll have all of those details coming up. but first, here's our business report. . >>> on money street, for which we are all paying, the federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2012, topping $1 trillion. fourth year. that is roughly $200 million thran last year. meantime, maybe shoppers will bring holiday cheer to this economy. consumer confidence is now at its highest level since before the recession. spirits are rising, along with our rising stock market. and slowly improving job market. and best buy is doing its best to get more people buying. the electronics ret

up next, martin short and maureen o'hara sit down with kevin mccarthy. we'll be back. [ knocking ] oh, no, i got to go. oh, can you make that to go? these days, nobody has time to get sick. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. you guys want to go to the park? yeah! yeah! minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs/pharmacy. accepts united healthcare benefit plans. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com. >>> in this morning's buzz bin, critics may not like liam nissan's sequel -- >> what do they know? >> it earned more than double the earnings for opening weekend for taken, the original, in 2009. that earned less than $25 million. he returns as a retired cia agent who takes on a gang seeking revenge on his family. number two, hotel transylvania. third place, pitch perfect, looper in four, and frank enweenie, which allison saw in fifth. >> i wanted to see looper, but i saw

. >> up next, actor liam neeson sat down with movie reviewer kevin mccarthy. we'll hear what he had to say.  >>> liam neeson plays a man who wants gun has to save a loved one in the new movie, taken two. >> kevin mccarthy talked to the actor about what untense roles is a played. >> you have this relentless pursuit. you will do anything you possibly can to save your family. i think it is amazing to watch that action on camera. if you could go back and look at the characters you've played, if two of your characters were taken, which one would you save and do anything for and which one would you say i don't care about him. >> i would love to go back and save michael collins. and certainly oscar schindler. yeah, that's maybe about it. >> the other ones you would go -- >> the jedi master, he could look after himself. >> this is all about change and how you've never changed. as an actor, look back over your career in your first performance to now, what is the one aspect of your acting that has never changed. >> i try and do what james cagney once said to a novice a

up next, actress hell enhunt sat down with kevin mccarthy. >> she talks about, among other things, her thoughts on getting undressed on camera. make sure you stay with us for that. -- up next, actress helen hunt sat down with kevin mccarthy. [ mitt romney ] we have to work on a collaborative basis. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are prting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd,

martin landau sat down with kevin mccarthy. we'll have more on that when we come back.e're e here! [ giggling ] these days, nobody has time to get sick. mom, i don't feel good. but minuteclinic makes it easy to get well. our nurse practitioners can diagnose and write prescriptions for everything from strep throat to sinus infections with no appointment necessary, so you can feel better in no time. minuteclinic, the medical clinic in cvs pharmacy, now offering flu shots every day, no appointment necessary. find a clinic near you at minuteclinic.com. who move our country forward, work hard, raise families, and keep america strong. but mitt romney's budget plan will hurt the middle class, raising taxes on the average family by up to $2,000, while giving a tax break of $250,000 to multimillionaires. doesn't mitt romney understand we can't rebuild america by tearing down the middle class. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >>> that is the voice of actor martin landau in the new movie frankenweenie. >> he sat down with movie reviewer kev

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. >>> kevin mccarthy sits down with the stars of the new animated movie, frankenweenie. >> looking forward to that. we'll be right back. ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. do you churn your own butter what? too? this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier sure does who are you? [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. ♪ ambiance [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. your head-start to home cooked. according to an independent, non-partisan study, barack obama and the liberals will raise taxes on the middle class by $4,000. the same organization says the plan from mitt romney and common sense conservatives is "not a tax hike on the middle class." want proof? read the non-partisan study for yourself at american.com. obama and his liberal allies? we can't afford four more years. i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> taken 2 took over the weekend box office. it took the top spot with $50 million proving twice as po

joining us now, kevin mccarthy, 106.7 the fan. >> always a pleasure.ie this week is interesting. >> let's talk about ben affleck and his movie argo. >> what a story. this story took place in 1980. it wasn't declassified until bill clinton in 1997 and the fact that they had to keep this secret for 27 years, obviously, this take place based on i atrue story at the height of the iranian revolution and during the hostage crisis, 52 americans were taken hostage but they didn't know that six americans had escaped on top of the 52. they went to the canadian ambassador's house and were hiding there. the cia knew about this. so ben after phleb's character goes into iran and poses as a fake movie guy. they create a fake movie called argo, a fake produce "and director. his goal is to pose themselves as a canadian film crew who are on a location scout for the new movie argo. and the tension of this fill being, i started doing research and learning about this story before i saw the movie. whether or not you know the outcome of what happens in this film, you will be

for his dark films, he's now behind the new movie "franken weany" and he tells movie reviewer kevin mccarthy why movie films have advantages. we'll be back. it's 9:36. >>> it's the buzz bin. director tim burton is known for comedies that can make audiences squirm as well as smile with his brand of humor, horror and just plain weirdness. >> he is pretty weird. his new movie, "frankenweenie," the title is even weird, it opens tomorrow and burton talked with movie reviewer kevin mccarthy about directing live actors versus directing an animated feature. >>reporter: what would be the hardest scene in this film to shoot in live action, because short was in live action, what would be the toughest scene, what couldn't you do in live action that you did in this movie? >> there's a certain emotion you can get, that's the thing because the memories of, like, the real memories of me and your dog, it's so much more animated, you know, and it's so much more -- again, you can't necessarily get that in a live action. so i think it's just sort of the purity of the emotion of the dog as something that would h

i will never forget that kevin mccarthy, when we sat down at the white house correspondents' dinner, he said, sure, you are out raising us, but it does not matter because the republican are with us. i am not going to raise a red -- i am not going to raise a white flag. >> we're getting to the point where you need to make decisions about certain races and you can and not to. i am wondering if you are ruthless enough to do this? are you prepared to tell members of congress, i'm sorry, you cannot win and we will have to take away the funding in your district? >> number one, this job is not for the faint of heart. no. 2, yes, you have to be cold hearted to get the 25 seats. number three, we have a good problem. we may be pulling some reservations in markets, but not because we're concerned about losing, but because our candidates are doing so well and we don't have to help them. they're doing fine by themselves. we have a very good problem right now where we have a bunch of districts that we did not budget for that are now winnable. i called unwinnable, but not affordable. so we have to

will never forget kevin mccarthy the majority leader when he and i sat down once and at the white house correspondence dinner. he said you are outrising us about it doesn't matter because the republican super packs will come in and outsource the entire campaign to the super packs. will not hold up my hands to raise the white log onto say you got the super packs, we don't. you win. we will compete with them. the allies are competing with them. >> congressman, we are getting to the point now where you have to make decision about certain race and who to keep spending money on and who not to spend money on. there is a few candidates who had funding pulled from theo districts who reservation in place, who are no longer grab going benefit from that. am wondering, are you ruthless enough to do this? are you prepared to tell members of congress i am sorry you cannot win. we'll have to talk away the funding in your district? >> well, one, this job is definitely not for the feint-of-heart. number two, yeah, you got to be cold blooded in order to within the 25 seats. number the, we have a very go

. >> and kevin mccarthy talks about that when we come back. n.ainly i was thinking about my family. how am i going to take care of my family. he promised us the same things he's promising the united states. and he'll give you the same thing he gave us. nothing. anncr: priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. look, the reason i'm in this race is there are people that are really hurting today in this country. and we face this deficit -- could crush the future generations. and republicans and democrats both love america but we need to have leadership -- leadership in washington that will actually bring people together and get the job done and could not care less if it's a republican or a democrat. i've done it before, i'll do it again. i'm mitt romney, and i approve this message. >>> there is already talk about oscar nominations for the stars of the new movie the sessions. >> although bed riden and near my immobile, he wanted to experience female companionship and love. >> i have to ask about the physical aspect. you

fund-raisers oversea, they had a big one in london and one in hong kong, on behalf of the campaign that kevin mccarthy. they have to make sure that everyone who shows up has a u.s. passport. if you are living overseas and you are a american citizen, you can donate the maximum amount of a presidential campaign. but many or more of romney's donors are people writing big checks, whose names have to be include in the report. and that will trickle out over the course of the campaign. >> it's a potential loophole i. or loophole twould be -- >> it may be worse than that, depending. we don't know that from this report or anything else. but it is left to the campaigns to police this. there have been people who have tried to make donations on their own, as private ebbettities toee if they get caught up. not all of them are caught, we know that. the point that byron makes about more checks, if you are purchasing campaign merchandise is a troubling sign. the potential for foreign and corporate donations and coerced donations of some sort, the fact that -- this doesn't get reported anywhere. there is no reporting

they had one in hong kong on behalf of the campaign that kevin mccarthy went to. to make sure that everyone that shows up at the door has a u.s. passport. if you're living overseas, you're an american citizen, you have the right to donate the maximum amount in a presidential campaign. as byron referred to, many of romney's donors are people writing big checks. >> it is a big potential loophole. it's just a potential one at this point. >> greta: loophole could be -- >> it may be worse than that, depending. we don't know that from this report or anything else. >> greta: no, of course not. >> we do know it's left up to the campaigns to police this. there have been people that make donations on their own as private entities to see if they get caught up, because they provide fraudulent information. not all of them are getting caught. there's a potential for foreign donations, for corporation donations, the potential for coerced donations of some sort. the fact that this doesn't get reported anywhere, that there's no reporting necessary for the small dollar donations al

. >>> joining us now -- wait is this kevin mccarthy. >> i wore this today because it is movie relatedarence worley is the character. >> you got the costume. you look campylobacterly like it. >> i want all out. if you haven't teen it, it is my favorite movie of all time. my girlfriend is going as alabama. wait until you see her costume. you'll have pictures next week. >> we want to seat pictures. you know we like to talk about your girlfriend. we think you are a lucky man. >> if you haven't seen it, it is quentin tarantino's first script. tony scott recently passed away. he directed true romance. it is appear incredible film. the dialogue is master tfl. jetes a get to the movies we want to talk about. first one, we've got two we want to talk about today. first one is cloud atlas. a lot of big people in this movie. -- let's get to the movies we assistant to talk about. >> this is based on a book. there are three directors. there are six stories. it's three-hour film. here is the deal. the film, every story is interconnected. it starts off in the 19th century with a story about an enslav

. >> kevin mccarthy is here with 106.7 the fan. we've got some big movies coming out. alex cross an paranormal activity 4. >> that didn't screen to critic. we have a rare review for that this morning. >> start with alex cross. this is with tyler perry in t i do have to say off the top, i have to say i don't know how believable he is. he dresses up as a woman and now he is alec cross. >> that is a big question. he is not the problem with the movie. there are a difficult onother problems. this part was played back in the day by morgan freeman. they based on the james patter ton books. you can consider this a prequel. but it is present day so it doesn't fit the linear aspect. here is the deal. the problem with the film is the product placement. the story line is alex cross is a detective in detroit, a serial killer played by matthew fox from lost is on the loose and him and his team are trying to track down the serial killer. the serial killer makes it very personal by harming someone in alec cross' family so it backs this family of moral versus what to do with the law. a

. >> kevin mccarthy liked the originality of it, but said some of the story lines are boring. ve. >> another film out is "sessions gave. kevin gave it a four out of five. he said he could see it gaining oscar buzz. >> interesting story line. >>> for more on kevin's reviews, head to myfoxdc.com. you can also find him on twitter. >>> call it a conan comeback. we're not talking about the talk show host, but arnold schwarzenegger will be reprizing his role for a new film in the action series titled "the legend of conan." producers says the movie will pick up where the now 65 is in life. it's expected to hit the big screen in 2014. >> what do we think? >> sounds great. good luck with that. >>> a new hit break-up song could be on the way, because taylor swift is single once again. the pop country cross overstar split with boyfriend conner kennedy after just a couple of months of dating. according to u.s. weekly, the couple blames long distance for the early end. didn't she buy a house across the street from him? >> yeah. >> swift has been on the road almost a month promoting her new

and so off to the extent that anybody knows their weapons, the sentiments, it is kevin mccarthy . ccarthy and kantor are very close. there are two and the troika of the young guns. and they sort of represents a huge movement. there are a lot of people in the speaker's world you don't trust mccarthy because of his, because for one thing he is probably ambitious but also because he is very close to cantor. having said all that, this is the kind of thing washingtonians work themselves up into a frenzy over. the reality is, there is not day-to-day parlor in street. more often than not these guys work in lockstep, but certainly there have been moments that the debt ceiling stand up being one of them, when you could see separate damage taking place between kantor and the speaker that have been both looking over their shoulders. >> you mentioned paul ryan. of course i cannot go on without asking about him and the role that he has played in this congress and the degree to which his celebrity is embraced by other republicans who are presumably, as you say, as ambitious as the. he is the one

the leading edge scientists like jim hanson, kevin trenberth jim mccarthy, the ones that i think are right out at the cutting edge have been saying this. but you're quite right that many scientists have been very cautious and science has a cautious culture. you could almost say a conservative culture. their peer review process discourages them from even thinking about going out on a limb. and so they -- they are inherently cautious and conservative. but the evidence is now so overwhelming. you know, in the last ten years you showed some of the statistics but there there's an analysis of the extreme hot temperatures on the surface of the earth. they're now 100 times more common than they were just 30 years ago. and it is these extremely hot temperatures that are responsible for the increased evaporation, the increased water vapor in the air the increased drought. and remember this is hardly the only climate related disaster that we've had this year. 65% of the united states has been affected by a very widespread and extreme drought this year. food prices have been affected. much of th

>> my thanks to jenny mccarthy anna coulter and kevin powell as well. good night. >> jennifer: i'm jennifer granholm. tonight in "the war room," a formal discussion in which opposing arguments are put forward and so much more. 24 hours from now, two men will take to a stage and debate their competing visions for the future of america. and as they look forward, it is perhaps fitting we look back, taking measure of the things we have fought hardest for and always remembering that inalienable doesn't mean unassailable. the right to vote is being fought for. the right to choose is currently under siege. the right to organize is seen as a threat to the most powerful among us. we should not forget the difference between a game changing moment and a game changer. >> jennifer: good news today out of pennsylvania. the judge has blocked the state's tough voter i.d. law meaning it will not go into effect this election. >> we've come like moses today not to say let my people go but we've come today to say let my people vote. >> jennifer: let my people vote. you'll