. >> from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty. herman cain announcing he is suspending his bid for the republican presidential nomination amid allegations he had an affair. >> i am at peace with my god. i am at peace with my wife. and she is at peace with me. >> cain saying he made the decision to avoid news coverage that is hurtful to his family. the decision comes five days after an atlanta area woman claims she and cain had an affair following several allegations of sexual harassment. cain is denying all of the allegations. >>> in california, which is recovering from damaging winds is bracing for more of the same. tens of thousands of people are still without power after the storm toppled trees and power lines wednesday as weary residents continue to clean up the national weather service is predicting more winds. meanwhile, flagstaff arizona got a blast of snow just in time for the opening day of ski season. >>> the winter storm dumping several inches of snow on occupy wall street protesters in denver. the snow comes as the cam

i'm marianne rafferty. now, we join a repeat of thursday night's republican presidential debate already in progress. a 90% conservative voting record for 30 years. balanced you the budget for four straight years. paid off $405 billion in debt. pretty conservative. the first welfare reform entitlement of your lifetime. two out of three people went back to work or went back to school. pretty conservative. first tax cut in 16 years. largest capital gains cut in american history. pretty conservative. i think on the conservative thing, sort of laughable to suggest that somebody who campaigned with ronald reagan and with jack kemp and has had a 30 year record of conservativism is somehow not a conservative. bret and what about the concerns from iowa governor? >> i think people have to watch my career and decide. i spent 16 years working to create the first republican majority in 40 years. i spent years helping create the first balanced budgets. i am the longest serving teacher in the senior military. 27 years in

i'm marianne rafferty in new york.ources telling our fox affiliate in atlanta that herman cain will endorse newt gingrich on monday for the gop presidential nomination. cain announced he is suspending his bid for president. cain said he would endorse another candidate "in the near future." reporters have other candidates trying to win over cain followers. details of the announcement of the endorsement are still be worked out. >>> newt gingrich is scheduled to be in new york on monday and there will be a news conference following a meeting between gingrich and donald trump. polls conducted over the weekend find support for the former house speaker is growing. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "geraldo at large." for all your latest headlines log on to fox news .com. you are watching the most xnowerful name in news, fox news channel. >> in his first interview after being released from an aruban prison he refused to detail what happened. robin gardener disappeared in the waters of the beach in aruba. now he does about t

i'm marianne rafferty in new york. north korea urge youing its people to rally behind heir apparent kim young after his father has died. he died of a massive heart attack during a train raid saturday morning. the white house still working to confirm news of kim's death. south korea media is indicating its nation's military is on high alert. it is believed the 69-year-old dictator suffered a stroke back in 2008 but then seemed to recover, making recent visits to china and russia. kim's funeral will be held on december 28. >>> joining us on the phone is fox news chief washington correspondent james rosen. james, what kind of effect is this going to have on the isolated nation of north korea? >> well, it really remains to be seen because we don't know whether the new regime in north korea will be more or less report same in terms of its opacity and inscruitability for the rest of the world. we have every reason to believe that kim jong un will be like his father and the reaction of the people in north korea will be like i

call or click today. >>> from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty.ional weather service warning a major winter storm is headed for the southwestern great plains up to 18 inches of snow expected northeastern, new mexico, the oklahoma and texas panhandles. also southwestern kansas and southeastern colorado. the area could see blizzard like conditions by mid day on monday. the dangerous weather packing high winds and frigid temperatures. one forecaster calling the storm potentially life threatening. >>> iranian state television broadcasting video of a man they say has confessed to being a cia spy. identifying the man as an american iranian who received special training to infiltrate iran's secret services. sources telling fox news there is no evidence the person paraded on iranian tv works for the cia. immarianne rafferty. you now, back to "geraldo at ger large." large live in kau ksh -- kuwait. >> today's historic election was a milestone. after decades of repression and dictatorship under saadah hi hussein years of violence has evolved to a democracy

. >>> from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty. president obama urging voters to get involved in the debate over extending the reduced payroll tax. in his weekly radio address the president asked voters to let their members of congress know where they stand and to "put the money back in the pockets of working americans." dems fivary new tax on millionaires and the gop prefers to cut federal spending. >>> police moving in to arrest occupy protesters in downtown portland, oregon. police in riot gear surrounded the park after the group pitched more than a dozen tents. they set up the tents despite police orders saying overnight camping will not be allowed. city officials shut down the park early saturday night after protesters confronted park workers. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "justice," with judge jeanine. for your latest headlines, log on to fox news .com. landed her on "people's court," but her problems didn't end there. >> we are officially naming dale smith, the exfiancee, as the primary suspect in the disappearance of

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.all street reacting positively friday to european efforts to battle the continent's debt crisis. the dow jones gaining 186 points and nasdaq was up 50 and s&p was up 21. it followed an agreement by all 17 nations that use the euro, to sign a treaty for closer oversight of their budget. 19 other nations are considering it. britain is the lone holdup. nasa giving the okay for the first ever international cargo run to the space station. they will attempt a run in february. they hope to send astronauts by 2014. last year, they began the first private business to launch into orbit. the u.s. ended its shuttle program in august. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. record. >> big involvements in the the politically charged case against boeing. the national labor relations board announced today it's dropping it's lawsuit. the nrb had blasted boeing's decision to open a nonunion plant in north carolina. they said it was retaliating ag

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.hite house anouncing a $30 billion to sell fighter jets to saudi arabia has been finalized. the saudis getting jets and upgrades for 70 more. the obama administration saying the deal will support 50,000 jobs. still seen as an effort to keep iran in check, pro-israel lawmakers had raised concerns about the deal, but the white house assures them that israel's military edge will not be undercut by the sale. investigators looking into whether fog or smoke caused a pileup in new orleans. the chain-reaction accident happened close to 4:00 this morning. one tow truck driver on the scene describes people screaming for help. it clockwised interstate 10 for several hours. i'm marianne rafferty, now back to "on the record." >> greta: now our candid conversation with rush limbaugh continues. let's take detroit with an unemployment number in the inner city of upwards of 25%. and it is absolutely disgraceful that a community is suffering so. what would you do? >> get rid of every liberal in governme

fox's marianne rafferty reports. >> i've been on this job 38 years.ter: three children and their grandparents have been killed in a christmas morning house fire in connecticut. >> it was absolutely incredible. you take the towering inferno, any of the worst things you've ever seen in the movie and it was by a factor of five, mine just flames shooting from the sky, not -- i mean just flames shooting from the sky, not just peeking out of the windows. reporter: two people were able to escape, a female new york ci her male quaint answer. neighbors wound up to screaming -- acquaintance. neighbors woke up to screaming. >> the develop, i heard her say my whole -- the woman, i heard her say my whole life's in there. reporter: firefighters knew the victims were trapped inside. >> first units on the scene attempted rescues within the structure. they were pushed back by intense flame and heat. reporter: the partially collapsed roof is all that's left. neighbors say the house was undergoing renovations and the male acquaintance was a contractor doing work on the

&pin new york, marianne rafferty, fox news. " a giant sinkhole in eastern pennsylvania is affecting botho decidd whether thee graves should be moved.no injuries have been reported. you might call it the softer side of newt gingrich. the former house speaker...who made his name as a republican firebrand...was group offiowa mothers about a - his own late mother. who suffered from depression and bipolar disorder. (gingrich says: " and my hole emphasis on brain science comes in directly from dealing with..." (starts to cry)...see how emooional i et (collects himself)...from dealing with the real problems of real peeple in my family. and so it's not a theory. it's, n fact, my mother. (sound of baby crying, then audience applauds). gingrich says at the end of er life, his mother was in a long-term care facility... and he says improving the quality of long- term care would be one his goals as president 3 and what sort of weather will the new year bring baltimore? baltimore? emily gracey is here witwh her skywatch forecast. 3 a driver tries to run down a police officer.the bizzarr scene that was

but first, let's go to the new york news with marianne rafferty. >> hi, gret a.hing a down-to-the-wire agreement on payroll tax cuts. it would only extend tax cuts and benefits for 2 months and would require president obama to accept oil demands for an oil pipeline in canada. the full senate will vote tomorrow. it also needs approval from the house. bar radio bonds, sentenced to 30 days house arrest after misleading a 2003 grand jury. they were investigating the balco steroid scandal. he was ordered to pay a $4,000 dispien perform 250 hours of service, butted it was stayed ar a an appeal. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." >> this is very disturbing. radioactive material's bound for iran seized in a russian airport. now, that is according do russia's customs agency, officials say they stopped a suspicious passenger, carrying the radioactive metal, about to board a flight to terrain. but iran is fighting back and calling it a lie. but the incident does sound another alarm that the world face ace dangerous nuclear threat from iran, sparking explosi

i'm marianne rafferty. back to "on the record." >> what is happening?f violence, sweeping across iraq. at least 69 people are killed in 16 bombings. the coordinated attacks come days after the last american forces leave iraq. coincidence or timed to coincide with the troop withdrawal? and did the u.s. leave iraq too soon? steven hadley joins us. what a complicated mess and not totally unexpected. but now what? >> two things. 1; this has the hallmarks of al qaeda. al qaeda has been trying to show that the iraqi security forces can't provide security to the iraqi people. so is it a coincidence? no. it's clearly something that al qaeda -- a message from al qaeda to the iraqi people. if they do not escalate, these kinds of attacks which we see from time to time, are not sufficient to destabilize the regime. the real concern is what is happening politically with the outbreak between malbychi and the vice-president, arrest warrant and it is vice-president in the kurdish area, under protection of the kurdish leaders. there are unresolved political issues. they

i am marianne rafferty now back to the o'reilly factor. for the latest headlines go to foxnews.com.g the most powerful name in news. fox news channel. >> oo the great american news quiz and here they are starring martha mckellem and dubious steve ducey. >> dubious? >> he's on at 4 in the morning. >> a clothing chain came under fire this week after releasing bikinis for little girls that featured padding in the chest. the mothers were outraged. >> impersonally offended by it. i think it is a bit ridiculous it's sad. >> it's too much. you have to let the kids be kids for a while. they have their whole lives to be adults. >> what clothing chain was forced to stop selling these bathing suits the gap, j. crew, american eagle, abercrombie and finch. that's correct. even if you know you knew. >> of course it would be abercrombie & fitch. >> when are you pin heads going to knock it off. we may have to send ducey down there. >> no shirt. >> hbo making a movie following the presidential campaign. julianne moore will be cast as sara palin. which actor will be cast as john mccain, who will play

i am marianne rafferty. now back to huckabee. tim tebow is simply a very gracious, humble and disciplined young man who was raised to believe that he's personally accountable for his actions, both on and off the field. and it would appear that he's been pretty consistent in both orbits. sports writers, tv analysts and other football players seem obsessed with opinions whether tebow ought to openly declare his allegiance to god after taking a knee and the controversy rages among fellow christians some of whom have amazingly been critical of his outward displays. personally i'm kind of refreshed to see a professional athlete to advertise something wholesome like prayer to god. i've seen of drug users, awe bus abusers, gun toting, general jerks, sure there's room for someone advertising love for mother and father, and their sport. as for openly declaring a love for jesus, some eat their soup louder than others and the soup tastes the same either way and for those who like the expressions of faith subdued so be it, but some people ar

i am marianne rafferty.st headlines go to foxnews.com. >>> >> in his first interview after being released from an aruban prison he refused to detail what happened. robin gardener disappeared in the waters of the beach in aruba. now he does about that and controversial insurance policy and suspicions that will follow him forever. jose biaz by his side. with richard forrester watching live right now here is gary giordano. >> this may be awkward in front of your son who is joining us but i have to start what was the nature of this relationship? was it as it appears a kind of internet faisal pate -- oo i think it's one of the largest web sites on the planet. it is not this hidden sub culture. it's huge. i met her on that we had a relationship, friendship relationship not paid for relationships. somebody asked me that. fbi and interpole knows that. this guy is cute. i like him two-days later the guy is a phony. she lived with a guy near her work whatever was convenient for her that was the life she lived. i knew

i'm marianne rafferty. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. >> 8.6%. nation's unemployment rate, sees its biggest drop in more than two and a half years and that up sos great, sort of. the news is all not good the key reason for the drop is hundreds of thousands of people have quit looking for jobs jobs and are nt counted. job seekers are running into brick walls. technology companies are spending billions to build new facilityies but few jobs are created. how is that possible? nice to see you. so, explain what happened in north carolina? >> made in north carolina, this the beautiful foothills of north carolina, beautiful area, just totally devastated in the last ten years by textile and furniture jobs moving over to china and other places overseas, and i have the 15%, 14-13% unemployment, and they're really desperate. i spent a lot of time talking to them. what happened is a lot of these factories being replaced with sort of data centers, these monstrous, huge buildings the size of several football fields that hold thousands of servers, and they power

. >>> i'm marianne rafferty, now back to judge j ea nine. go to fox news .com for your news. >>> michelle parker's rocky relationship with the father of her three-year-old twins landed her on "people's court," but her problems didn't end there. >> we are officially naming dale smith, the exfiancee, as the primary suspect in the disappearance of michelle parker. >> on monday police call him out in public as the suspects in michelle parker's disappearance. tuesday, child protective services take his kids away, concerned he could harm them. and then on wednesday, more drama for dale smith. on the way to court for a custody hearing, he shoves a cameraman to the ground. but despite that, and despite the department of children and family services pleas -- >> the criminal case dates back here. >> a judge gives dale custody of his children. >> i don't see any evidence that he presents an i'm ma nept threat. -- an imminent threat to these children. >> the public? shocked. outside the courtroom, something even more shocking happened. even though he is

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.olice in maine suspect foul play in the death of a toddler two weeks ago. the case of 20-month-old has evolve from the search for a missing child to a criminal investigation. his father said he put his daughter to sleep in his house on december 16 and the bed was empty the next morning. police have not named a suspect in the case. verizon backing off a plan for charging $2 to pay bills by phone or online. it was designed to improve efficiency, but based on customer feedback, it would not institute the charge. the fee drew a barrage of complaints and drew the attention of federal regulators. back to "on the record." for the latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. >> a wild year in the world of sports and entertainment. the stars brought their stories right here to "on the record," from the sports legends to the hollywood legends, we got the inside scoop and a special treat. an impromptu performance boy a special musical gues

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. multiple u.s.is aircraft shown on iranian state tv thursday is an american spy drone, losf over iran earlier this week. the two-minute video shows the centinal largely intact, though one wing seems to have been severed. iran claim its took it down with an attack and u.s. officials reject that claim. nba basketball is back. owners and players ratifying a new collective bargaining agreement, ending the five-month lockout and paving the way to reopen training camps on friday. the 10-year deal calls for a 50/50 split of basketball-related income and mostly leaves in intact the salary cap system. for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. the record. >> the most sought-after states, florida, ohio and pennsylvania, the all-important swing states. tonight we have brand new poll numbers. who wins these swing states? the latest poll shows in a primary former speaker of the house newt gingrich takes a commanding lead over governor mitt romn

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. a gunman opening fire in a california office building, killing two people before turning the gun on himself in irwindale. he injured two others at the office of southern california edison. there is no word of a motive or if the gunman was an employee. two schools were on lockdown, but parents have picked up their children. kobe bryant's wife filing for divorce from the lakers guard. they have been married 10 years. in 200 3, vanessa stood by her husband when he was accused of raping an employee in a hotel in colorado. the charges were eventually dropped. for the latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. you are watching the most poffle powerful name in news, fox niewfnl >> this is very disturbing. radioactive material's bound for iran seized in a russian airport. now, that is according do russia's customs agency, officials say they stopped a suspicious passenger, carrying the radioactive metal, about to board a flight to terrain. but iran is fighting back and calling it a lie. but the inci

. >> from america's news headquarters i am marianne rafferty.dren killed in a fire. that fire broke out in a 5 bedroom home. the mother and a male friend were able to escape the friends. the woman's parents also perished in the fire. the mayor is calling this the worst christmas day in the city's history. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >>> good news for gop presidential candidate mitt romney. the poll released showing romney with a 22 point lead in new hampshire over newt gingrich and texas representative ron paul. that is welcome news for the former massachusetts governor who spent a lot of time campaigning in the state ahead of the february 10th primary. now back to the o'reilly factor. for the lathes med linheadlines to foxnews.com. >>. >> mike: big changes going to the u.s. post office. saturday delivery could go and other cutbacks are coming. recently i talked with patrick donahue the post master general. air about 9 billion in the red this year and lost 20 billion in the last four years and i guess it's e-mail doing it

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.osition leader, formally registering for elections after the new government enacted a number of reforms. her party boycotted last year's elections because of restrictive rules that prevented her from being a candidate. she has spent much of the last two decades under house arrest for her political beliefs. a powdered infant formula has been removed from walnart stores nationwide after a missouri baby who consumed it died from a rare bacterial infection. so far, the government hasn't ordered a recall, and the manufacturer says the batch tested negative for the bacteria before it was shipped. now, back to "on the record." for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. >> what is happening? a deadly wave of violence, sweeping across iraq. at least 69 people are killed in 16 bombings. the coordinated attacks come days after the last american forces leave iraq. coincidence or timed to coincide with the troop withdrawal? and did the u.s. leave iraq too soon? steven hadley joins us. what a com

. @ ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah @ >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty in maine suspect foul play in the death of a toddler two weeks ago. the waterville chief of police says the case has evolved from the search for a missings child to a criminal investigation. the father said he put his daughter to sleep in his house on december 16 and that the bed was empty the next morning. police didn't name a suspect in the case. at least 35,000 dollars is offered for inform leading to the conviction of an arsonist who set fire to nearly two dozen locations in the hollywood area on friday. the suspect torching vehicles whose flames ignited nearby home, including one once occupied by jim morrisson. a series of arson fires broke out in hollywood a day earlier. two people have been arrested in those cases. now back to "on the record." >> a wild year in the world of sports and entertainment. the stars brought their stories right here to "on the record," from the sports legends to the hollywood legends, we got the inside scoop and a special treat. an impromptu performanc