i never said that about mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> bill: indeed.z very bad guy and ultimate pinhead. we believe miss alonso and mr. penn is remains a pinhead. please check out our website which is derived, talking points memo is not there tonight but we'll remind you the entire bill clinton interview on billoreilly.com. also we would like you to spout out about the actor anywhere in the world. if you wish to opine, do not be loathesome. it sounds like what it is. do not be loathsomo. i'm bill o'reilly. the spin stops right here. we're definitely looking out for >> good morning, everyone. you made it to the middle of the week. it is wednesday, december 21st. i'm gretchen carlson. the president interrupting a press conference to demand action on the payroll tax but members of congress might pack their bags and walk! so where do we stand on things right now? we're live in washington, d.c. to try to explain it all. >> meanwhile, the king of conservatives reportedly asked michelle bachmann to quit the race for the white house. will she back down? her re

i never said that about mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> bill: indeed.chavez very bad guy and ultimate pinhead. we believe miss alonso and mr. penn is remains a pinhead. please check out our website which is derived, talking points memo is not there tonight but we'll remind you the entire bill clinton interview on billoreilly.com. also we would like you to spout out about the actor anywhere in the world. if you wish to opine, do not be loathesome. it sounds like what it is. do not

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad now talking about the super secret u.s. drone that went down on his turf. not only is he not ready to return it, but he is bragging about how he is going to use it and now word of another drone crash? but, first from fox this tuesday night, the billion-dollar drama in d.c. just hours ago the former new jersey governor and senator jon corzine returned to capitol hill to defend his actions in the collapse of the mf global brokerage firm. jon corzine was the ceo when the company filed for bankruptcy in october after making bad bets on europe's economy. the chapter 11 protection put thousands of employees out of work. in fact, it was the eighth largest bankruptcy in the history of our nation. but up to $1.2 billion is still missing somewhere and there are huge questions whether executives raided customers' accounts to cover their own losses. so today jon corzine flat out denied that he told anybody to break any rules. >> i never authorized the misuse of customer funds. i didn't intend to authorize the misuse of customer funds a

i never said that about mahmoud ahmadinejad. >> bill: indeed.uy and ultimate pinhead. we believe miss alonso and mr. penn is remains a pinhead. please check out our website which is derived, talking points memo is not there tonight but we'll remind you the entire bill clinton interview on billoreilly.com. also we would like you to spout out about the actor anywhere in the world. if you wish to opine, do not be loathesome. it sounds like what it is. do

mahmoud ahmadinejad has many challenges inside the regime and they don't want to box people into a corner and inflame anti-american tendencies. >> how much pressure is there on president obama to do something? >> there's real fear that with american troops drawing down in iraq, iraq militias backed by iran will be able to close in on the u.s. embassy and consulate in basra and lob mortar in there and kill american diplomats, in which case, the administration will have to respond, and what they're thinking about doing is hitting iranian rocket factories. >> john, does this have the potential of being an election year issue? >> republicans are separate for a foreign policy issue they can cling to because president obama has been successful in foreign policy issues. this is one place where they might be able to get traction and they're not rooting for american failure in any place in the world, i don't believe that. but they are looking for a way in to make a critique of him that he is too weak to lead. >> is there any question of military action other than the possibility of some strikes? >

but mahmoud ahmadinejad later claimed that iranian experts were close to recovering data from the drone's intelligence gathering systems. and says that plane is not going anywhere. >>> let's look at weather across the nation on this tuesday morning. up to 2 1/2 feet of mountain snow in the southern rockies. morning showers in southern california. all-day rain around phoenix and albuquerque. and from dallas to oklahoma city, kansas city and des moines. a wintry mix from denver to sioux falls and duluth. and some morning fog in the pacific northwest. >> 37 in seattle. 54 in sacramento. and near 60 in phoenix. mostly 40s around the nation's midsection and northeast. baltimore gets up to 52. atlanta, 61. and miami, 80. >>> well, it's shaping up to be another uneasy day for the stock markets. we'll check the latest numbers, just coming in. >>> and the jewels of hollywood royalty on the auction block today. set to bring in millions of bucks. >>> and new developments overnight in that bizarre shooting. the gunman randomly firing in the middle of a hollywood street. >>> most overseas markets are

done in your name that's the frustrating part to people like me you know they show pictures of mahmoud ahmadinejad and people don't even know what country he is from we're ramping up the the war machine to invade his nation next it's absolutely terrifying that the average person on the street you know that at least the people that were interviewed in this in the r.t. piece there had no clue what was going on and they only cared about you know their next consumer purchase their next you know pop culture icon coming down the road and we see that in our political system where they keep you know giving us these pop culture legends they've become as potential candidates to be president i think we're in a lot of trouble in this country and the national defense authorization act is the latest piece of legislation that the american people just have no clue about you know all the mainstream media was harping on for two months was are we going to have this this tax cut with the with the payroll tax you know this this news the payroll tax news is meaningless we get a sixty day break on a tax cut big deal the

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has said that his country is analyzing the systems of the u.s. drone that it downed earlier this month shrugged off the request of u.s. president barack obama to return the aircraft to iran said any attempt to retrieve the drone by the u.s. would be considered quote an act of war the unmanned spy in the sky was captured after it was spotted flying in iranian airspace. france japan and china have lashed out at canada for pulling out of the one nine hundred ninety seven kioto climate change agreement the move which was legal and expected came as the country said the accord hampered its development peter lilley a conservative m.p. in britain is sympathetic saying these commitments are enormously expensive investments in a very uncertain future but there is. a feeling in canada which i share that these commitments are not really achieving very much as far as the future climate is concerned but are beginning to cost a lot and hurt a lot. canada may be a forward indicator of what other countries will think and feel in future carbon dioxide in the atmos

. >> and mahmoud ahmadinejad claims his country has been able to control it and has no immediate plans to return it to the u.s.. iran says it shut shoth down a drone in the eastern part of the country. u.s. officials say the aircraft malfunctioned. a spokesman says the united states owes iran an apology. >> a new poll shows a shift for president obama, ahead. >> and newt gingrich puts a lid on occupy protesters in iowa. >> and there is links for you at abc 7 news.com. >> taking a look at traffic now on the san francisco skyway, it's heavy in both directions. this is especially heading east over the bay bridge. let's check on the travel forecast. >> let me give you a view of the western u.s.. green lights in major airports. and dallas fort worth there is thunderstorm activity and delays there. chick had storms pass through with delays up to an hour and a half. and jfk, strong gusty winds producing delays between 45 minutes and an hour, we've got rain come together bay area, but maybe not much. i'll take a look in the accu-weather forecast coming up in just a moment. [ mom ] hey guys. gu

he says perhaps i need to look at the interpret taigs of mahmoud ahmadinejad's remarks. >> he said it in august and in september. he was here at the un general assembly and said once again he is going to eradicate israel off the face of the map. if there is anything that is when a madman speaks we'd better listen. >> sean: it's interesting tonight. because going into this i would have bet that the debate would have been more confrontational. only person that was willing to go after people in this debate seems like people are voiding do you you wanted to go after newt gingrich on specific issues. abortion one of them. freddie mac and fannie mae in the earlier part of the debate. he was refuting everything you said saying you didn't have your facts right saying there is a 98.5% voting record saying he's in the a lobbiest what is your answer to his rebuttal? >> well, it was insulting for him to say that. my facts aren't wrong, we have facts and put it out in the media. the fact is that in 1998 the republican national committee wanted to pass a resolution saying they weren't going give mo

he says perhaps i need to look at the interpret taigs of mahmoud ahmadinejad's remarks. >> he said itn august and in september. he was here at the un general assembly and said once again he is going to eradicate israel off the face of the map. if there is anything that is when a madman speaks we'd better listen. >> sean: it's interesting onight. because going into this i would have bet that the debate would have been more confrontational. only person that was willing to go after people in this debate seems like people are voiding do you you wanted to go after newt gingrich on specific issues. abortion one of them. freddie mac and fannie mae in the earlier part of the debate. he was refuting everything you said saying you didn't have your facts right saying there is a 98.5% voting record saying he's in the a lobbiest what is your answer to his rebuttal? >> well, it was insulting for him to say that. my facts aren't wrong, we have facts and put it out in the media. the fact is that in 1998 the republican national committee wanted to pass a resolution saying they weren't going give money

the government president, mahmoud ahmadinejad, said he has zero plans to give it back. as you probably know the unmanned spy plane malfunctioned. the u.s. military didn't know what happened to it and to the horror of the pentagon and c.i.a. is showed up on television in iran. as it's pretty much intact. no way to know whether they figured out how to fly it after it landed more than 100 miles inside their border but they'll probably try to reverse engineer everything from the skin to the guidance systems and high-tech cameras. jonathan hunt is with us. there's no other way to look at this than a major coo for the iranians. >> the iranians and russians and chinese have their hands on a signature development of our 21st century security. our own jennifer griffin talked to them and they said despite this, there are no plans to stop the drone operations operating in and around afghanistan. >> it's pretty clear that those operations have to be protected in order to do the job and the mission they're involved with. >> will these operations continue since they're flown out of a

iran's president, mahmoud ahmadinejad has said he's willing to try to help find levinson. and mrs. levinson hopes he follows through on that. but with u.s./iranian relations more strained than ever the prospects for that seem even more bleak. jill daugherty, cnn, the state department. >>> did you wake up in time to see it? a total lunar eclipse with visible in certain u.s. cities this morning? that story is coming up next. >>> winter officially begins on december 22nd, for those of you thinking about escaping the cold. treasure and leisure magazine named the best cities for winter travel. the top picks in a minute. the employee of the month is... spark card from capital one. spark cash gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. it's hard for my crew to keep up with 2% cash back on every purchase, every day. 2% cash back. that's setting the bar pretty high. thanks to spark, owning my own business has never been more rewarding. [ male announcer ] introducing spark the small business credit cards from capital one. get more by choosing unlimited double miles or 2% cas

2009 we missed an opportunity to help the iranian students when they were trying to get rid of mahmoud ahmadinejad. now, we have horrible intelligence breach that we didn't know he died. so this is an opportunity and there are not good signs we are pursuing it in good directions? >> i am assuming they are ready to open up. if you are a north korean general, what is your future? these people have a very clear stake in keeping north korea the way it is. in terms of our principle interests which is their nuclear weapons i don't see any change coming. >> greta: people talking about the son taking over. i'm not so confident. i've been there three times, no way i'm an expert but kim jong-il's brother-in-law has been at his side and very powerful in this whole prospect. why wouldn't he try to seize power? >> wouldn't y wouldn't ambitious general not try to seize power? in the history of east asia, the number of challenges to regime succession have been fairly extraordinary. this is not a constitutional monarchy like great britain or inevitable prince charles succeeding queen elizabeth. >> greta: you said

that includes indicting mark mahmoud ahmadinejad.ivities to encourage voices of dissent within the country. all the lily regime change will be necessary in that setting. and we should make it very clear that we are developing and have developed military options. nothing concentrates the mind like suffering from sanctions and ca military option. it is unacceptable. we keep using that word. for the united states of america to endorse iran with a nuclear weapon. iran nuclear means egypt nuclear, saudi arabia nuclear, turkey nuclear. it means a world that is not safe for israel or europe or america. that is not something we can allow to occur. thank you. >> one more? >> i will make it very quick. we had a president who has gone around world apologizing for the united states. i hope you as a president will go around the world apologizing for obama. [applause] now to my question. >> remember the george costanza line. when they're laughing and applauding you sit down. >> you have been a terrific lifelong republican and i want to let you kno

bill: coming up, bernie's prediction on katie couric comes through and bizarre interview with mahmoud ahmadinejad. ♪ the newest droid armed with motocast. granting you wireless access to files on your home computer from almost anywhere. 4g lte equipped to pull pictures, music, and movies. all at mind-melting speeds. powered by verizon, this droid is too powerful to fall into the wrong hands. because of my diabetes, i lo the sight in my left eye. misconceptions continue to surround this monster public health issue. but the simple truth is, diabetes can often be prevented and complications avoided. you're not alone. understand the realities of diabetes and know that you can manage it and lead a full, active life. >> bill: wick back to -- welcome back to the special edition of the factor. when katie couric took over the anchor desk it was big news in the country. never before female solo anchor heading up a nightly newscast. tenure didn't last too long. turns out bernie goldberg saw her departure coming a mile away. katie couric out as you predicted. i have theory about why ms. couric, i feel she is

he says perhaps i need to look at the interpret taigs of mahmoud ahmadinejad's remarks. >> he said it in september. he was here at the un general assembly and said once again he is going to eradicate israel off the face of the map. if there is anything that is when a madman speaks we'd better listen. >> sean: it's interesting tonight. because going into this i would have bet that the debate would have been more confrontational. only person that was willing to go after people in this debate seems like people are voiding do you you wanted to go after newt gingrich on specific issues. abortion one of them. freddie mac and fannie mae in the earlier part of the debate. he was refuting everything you said saying you didn't have your facts right saying there is a 98.5% voting record saying he's in the a lobbiest what is your answer to his rebuttal? >> well, it was insulting for him to say that. my facts aren't wrong, we have facts and put it out in the media. the fact is that in 1998 the republican national committee wanted to pass a resolution saying they weren't going give money or funding

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad today said iran has been given, quote, a gift. unmanned spy planes. one person who knows a lot about technology told us exclusively that iran should not be under estimated. that is eric schmidt, the executive chairman of google. >> you always worry that the iranians have somehow broken into some of the encrypted software that is used to control things. the iranians are unusually talented in cyberwar for some reason, we don't fully understand. they recently were able to take over some of the traffic in denmark through a clever hack, which nobody quite understood is what they did. iranians are clearly a cybersecurity threat in our future. >> what did they do in denmark? >> in denmark they actually redirected some of the traffic that was going on the internet in iran and back to denmark. >> like a test to see what they could do. >> it was a test. a lot of cybersecurity appears to be countries testing to see what kind of access they can get. can they go intercept information. they don't actually steal the information or maybe they do,

. >> when i was in iran and interviewed president mahmoud ahmadinejad he said they had no informationanian officials have said they're not holding him. is it possible he could be in pakistan, could be held by other groups, could be in another country? >> we don't know. and that's what we're asking to find out is who has him and where he is. >> you were hoping, i know, to get some communication. in the video that was put out, your son states that you're waiting for a response to your messages. what is your message to his captors? >> that we will do whatever we need to to bring bob home alive to his family. we miss him terribly. >> what can you tell us about what he was doing? he was on an island in territorial iran but off the coast of iran when he went missing. what do we know about what his job was? i know he's a retired agent and he was work as a private investigator. >> right. at that time he was retired almost 10 years from the fbi. and he was working as a private investigator and investigating cigarette smuggling. >> and what is your -- what help are you getting from the governme

the last person i heard speaking about this was mahmoud ahmadinejad, who's the president of iran whos there are no gay people in iran and it's a terrible sin and curse. victoria, what do you think of all this, the gay marriage debate? could you ever imagine attending a gay marriage between two people who come to your church, for example, if they invited you? >> i think if it was that easy, then we would have figured it out by now. but it's been overthrown. states go for it and then they overthrow it -- >> but accepting an invitation is easy. so would you accept one or not? >> would i accept one? >> two gay people who attend your church invite you to their wedding? >> sure, i would go. >> you would? >> well, you know, if i had time, i would. >> joel? >> if they were friends of mine and i respect them, i would certainly go. >> you would watch two people you think are sinners committing the ultimate sin? >> well, i'm looking at it -- i don't think it's the ultimate sin. but i'm looking at it from another point of view of respect to that person. and, you know, it gets convoluted. but i'm

iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad today said iran has been given, quote, a gift.n made a lot of progress using unmanned spy planes. one person who knows a lot about technology told us exclusively that iran should not be under estimated. that is eric schmidt, the executive chairman of google. >> you always worry that the iranians have somehow broken into some of the encrypted software that is used to control things. the iranians are unusually talented in cyberwar for some reason, we don't fully understand. they recently were able to take over some of the traffic in denmark through a clever hack, which nobody quite understood is what they did. iranians are clearly a cybersecurity threat in our future. >> what did they do in denmark? >> in denmark they actually redirected some of the traffic that was going on the internet in iran and back to denmark. >> like a test to see what they could do. >> it was a test. a lot of cybersecurity appears to be countries testing to see what kind of access they can get. can they go intercept information. they don't actually steal the

he has visited iran on several occasions the in the last year he as made with mahmoud ahmadinejad.'m skeptical but i think maliki is playing politics. he was very staunchly against the iranian regime for a while. then he was scrambling to keep his own political power in check and his base was pressuring him to make deals. so then he started to be friends with the regime. iran is their neighbor and trying to play the political game, as well. that is another reason having u.s. troops. why not have a base there, keep the region stable. i don't think you can talk about pulling our troops out of iraq without also referring to lebanon and what is going on. hezbollah is part of that government and they are flexing go their muscle. they are state within a state. they control the beirut airport. it's a dangerous area and now is not the time to removing u.s. troops. >> gregg: an associated press bulletin, russia customs agency says they got radioactive material from luggage from a passenger. they found 18 pieces of metal packed in pencil cases. this is not with crayons for kids. is it relate

president mahmoud ahmadinejad tells state tv there are people in his country who have been able now to control what he says is the aircraft. dick cheney says the obama administration mishandled the situation. >> the right response would have been to go in immediately after it went down and destroy it. you can do that with a quick air strike, in effect, making it impossible to have them capture that drone. >>> and we are told seven government security forces were killed in syria, and today's violence follows an unbelievable act during a funeral procession for a 10-year-old boy. shots rang out at the boy's family and friends carried his body to a grave. the child died when a bullet struck him while he was inside his home. >>> one of three people wounded in a hollywood shooting spree has now died. >> there's a madman in the street. oh, my god! you all right? there's a man that just shot people. >> that man fired into cars on sunset boulevard friday afternoon. police shot and killed him. the victim, john aterbury. he worked on albums for christina aguilera and michael jackson and the spice