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. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. the star of the popular 80s television drama, "dallas," has died. he passed awayo friday. he played j.r. ewing, a conniving oil man, died of complications from throat cancer. he had also earlier battled liver cancer. he began his career in 1965 on "i dream of genie. " he was 81 years old. a massive gas explosion, rocking downtown springfield, massachusetts. the blast injuring more than a dozen people and destroying two buildings. firefighters and gas company workers who were investigating a gas leak are among those injured. the explosion shattering glass in a three-mile radius. witnesses say bricks and glass were flying everywhere. i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." for your latest headline, go to foxnews.com. t tops $16 trillion, largest foreign owner of our debt is china. now, early in the first term, the president says we can't keep just borrowing from china what will the president say in a second term? here is what experts expect to hear. >> it's a great power riv

. >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. divers are voferred a body near the rig in the gulf of mexico. the coast guard called off a search for two workers who disappeared after the accident. investigators are confirming that divers hired by the platform's owner found a body late saturday. no word if it's one of those missing workers. >>> after days of almost continues hamas rocket attacks on israel, the israeli air force has stepped up its air raids on targets in gaza and placed attention and heavy armor on the border, ready to move in if necessary. more than 100 militant rockets launched at israel saturday including two aimed at tel aviv. the white house says israel has the right to defend itself and both the israel and the u.s. want an end to rocket fire coming from the hamas-ruled gaza strip. >>> i'm marianne rafferty. now back to justice with judge jennnine. >>> our veterans and our active duty military are angry. they've lost any trust in this commander-in-chief that they might have once had, and i'm telling you. i've

i'm marianne rafferty. back to "on the record." >> greta: harry reid telling senate republican leaders, no, rejecting a request for a watergate-style select committee to investigate the benghazi attack. earlier, john mccain led the charge for a special committee. but in a letter tonight, senator reid saying there are plenty of committees investigating benghazi and he took aim at senator mccain, saying he missed one of those committee meetings. joining us, susan frichio, and the chicago sun times, lynn sweet. lynn, first to you. what do you think? >> i think there is plenty of panels investigating what happened. it needs to be investigated. but you don't need one more. john mccain has staked out this territory for weeks now that he thinks the obama administration is incompetent. we know his stand when it comes to libya. let the other committees do their work. i don't think a watergate-style hearing will necessarily advance -- >> greta: i disagree. there is too much duplication and we have people coming at si

i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record."k to record r. >> cia director, petraeus abruptly resigned, for personal reasons, cheating on his wife. but the timing is raising eyebrows. in days he is supposed to go to capitol hill to testify on benghazi. joining me is bob cusack and steve hayez and byron york. byron... go aheadanism the fbi investigating the cia director in the heat of a presidential campaign and the white house apparently doesn't know about it. and the-- the opposition party in congress is hot on the heels of the cia about this debauch nel libiasm i mean, it's an insane situation. and we need to know more about it. a few minutes ago, a republican who was until 2011, chairman of the house intel committee, sent a tweet that said petraeus resignation will get worse, more here than meets the eye. i don't know if that's true, but it has to be investigated. >> greta: steve? >> well, it's interesting that the white house is saying that the president didn't know until -- until he was informed yesterday, i guess, others a

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. tensions flaring in the middle-east as israeli aircraft are targeting military pragzs in the gaza strip. prime minister netanyahu is promising a three-hour cease-fire, while the egyptian prime minister visits gaza. but he says tell only last as long as his country does not come under attack. so far, three israelis and 19 palestinian have die in the fighting. b.p. agreeing to a hefty fine and criminal charms for the 2010 gulf oil spill. they will pay the u.s. government, a record-setting $4.5 bill whereon and plead guilt tow criminal charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers and for lying about how much oil was spilling into the gulf. three former b.p. executives also indicted, two of them for manslaughter am i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "on the record." >> greta: okay, listen to this one. democratic senator 58 murray will seek the job of senate budget committee chair. but get this -- she can be the commit to dog a budget. she wants the title, but does he want to do the job? doesn

i'm marianne rafferty. to "on the record." >> greta: wisconsin is in play and governor scott walker insisting the romney ryan ticket will benefit from the governor's groundwork during his recall election. >> you take all of the work that was done early this year when we made four and a half million voter context in a state of 5.7 million. tens of thousands of volunteers help us in my election earlier this year and that excitement continued on. >> greta: does governor walk veronica moser a point? joining us our political panel in new york, rick klein and here in washington the hills managing editor bob cusack and john mccormick. rick, first to you, governor walker have a point, in 2008, president obama won by 14 big points. >> that's right. if you look back at wisconsin in 2000, 2004 two of the tightest races you can imagine. both of those cases you had a very, very narrow democratic victory. 2008 i think was an anomaly and then you have governor sidewalker's successful effort to beat the recall this year an

marianne rafferty with more now. >> reporter: a deadly accident on the streets of texas.a float thursday afternoon in midland. it was carrying u.s. military veterans and their spouses. >> i saw the truck crossing the tracks about halfway across the gate started coming down. the truck tried to blow its horn to get the other people in front of him out of the way. the gates actually hit the first people on the trailer. >> reporter: the union pacific train hit the float as it was being pulled across the tracks. a spokesman for the company says the train was sounding its horn and adds the crossing gate and lights were working at the time. but one witness says otherwise. >> the thing from the -- >> crossing -- >> yeah, crossing guard, it didn't go ding ding, ding to let you know. i don't know if it's because of electricity around the neighborhood was off about 20 minutes or 30 minutes. so for people to know that the train come by, they didn't even know nothing, because, you know, it was too late. >> reporter: the parade was supposed to kick off a weekend of events including a b

i'm marianne rafferty. back to fox files. >>> what does a famous hollywood actress, a tough fearless hockey player, and a woman who grew up in the 1930s have in common? they're all in the center of a medical mystery which may affect three million people in the united states. we begin with jennifer esposito's story. >> so you are a new york girl all the way, right? >> i am. born in brooklyn and then raised on staten island. ien wanted to come to the city d start my acting career. >> growing up in a middle class family,e actress jennifer esposito caughts everyone's attention with television shows like spin city, to award-winning films like crash, and her most recent work on cbs' blue blood, but while her hollywood star was rising, she was suffering from an illness that was slowly debilitating her. >> when did you realize or did your family realize that something was wrong? >> when i was a teenager, i had problems with getting colds and infections, sinus infections all the time, and so much so that i was hospi

i'm marianne rafferty. back to "on the record." the latest headlines, log on to fox news .com. . >> oo the fight for florida it is a flood fest. tampa bay times bay news 9 leaves president obama 51 percent to 25 percent in florida. the college poll president obama is leading governor romney 49 percent to 47 percent. 8 point difference between the two polls. allen west joins us. we have two different polls that say two different things. tell me who is going to win and how do we know that? >>> oo i believe the former poll which has governor romney 51 to 45 or 46. we finished the polling sites. we have visited a lot in northern part of palm beach county and saint luge shaw county. it is an incredible turnout. it is leaning toward the republican side in governor romney's favor. you see the enthuse naturals on that si -- enthusiasm on that as well. you have unemployment at 12 percent in saint lucia county. state of florida is the highest state of foreclosures in the united states of america. you continuously see the small businesses clo

. >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.e're learning more about what happened in the moments before that deadly crash in west texas involving a freight train and a parade float. federal safety investigators are revealing that the warning signals at the rail crossing were activated a full seven seconds before the crash. the train activated its emergency brakes before slamming into the trailer. four were killed and 16 were hurt. >>> fox news uncovering a major weakness in our nation's airport security. a tsa official confirming that there's a flaw in boarding passes held by passengers on the protected list. the bar codes are not encoded and means the boarding passes can be altered which would allow potential terrorists to pass security checks even if they're on the no-fly list. for your latest headlines, log onto foxnews.com. >> that'sr right. petraeus had an affair with his biographer, all in. it appears that the title of chapter 5, anaconda, may not referte to a ground offensive in afghanistan. >> already the tv specials ab

. >> i am marianne rafferty. the approving 400 million in aid for the victims of sandy.already opened 44 disaster relief centers across the three states. 120,000 customers in new york and new jersey are still without power. more than 8 million lost power during sandy and the nor' easter that followed. president obama marking veteran's deleing a reith at the tomb of the unknown. the commander-in-chief paying tribute to the sacrifices of those who fought for our country's freedom the wreath is remember every service member who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. we'll get you back to huckabee. >> it is it approaching. and the president addressed the looming economic problem in the what the white whit called middle class americans. it is it the notable quotable companies of the week. >> i want to be clear. i am not wedded to every detail of the plan. i am hope to compromise and new ideas. i am committed to solving our fiscal challenges. but i refuse to accept any approach that is not balanced. >> let me translate a couple of things for you a democrat use the term bal

. >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. >> the cease-fire in gaza appears to be holding. israel's prime minister says they have achieved their goals of weakening hamas. eight day conflict killed six israelis and 116 palestinians. >>> and massive pile-up killing two people and injuring dozens on a texas highway. one hundred cars crashed in extremely dense fog. more than 50 people are being treated at area hospitals and eight are said to be in critical condition. >> and victims of hurricane sandy drawing comfort from warmer weather and free holiday meals. more than 26,000 meals were served at new york city neighborhoods. macy's also brought joy to the victims to giving 5,000 tickets to their thanksgiving day parade. now back to the on the report. >> greta: it's swiftly approaching the fiscal cliff. if we want to avoid doing over it democrats and republicans have no choice but to work together. can and will president obama and lawmakers make it work. congressman chris van hollen joins us. nice to see you. 18 months have gone by since the first discussion about

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.tting an early start, with several stores opening up several hours before midnight. security is tight at some stores, because some employees have protested having to work on a holiday. experts are predicting 147 million americans are hitting the sales this weekend. president barack obama spending a quiet thanksgiving day with his family and on the phone with some of our troops serving overseas. the president calling 10 members of the armed forces in afghanistan, thanking them for their service and sacrifice, wishing them and their families a happy thanksgiving n. his radio address this week, he said the holiday offers a chance to, quote, come together as a nation. now back to "on the record." for all of your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. ty parade. now back to the on the report. >> greta: it's swiftly approaching the fiscal cliff. if we want to avoid doing over it democrats and republicans have no choice but to work together. can and will president obama and lawmakers make it wo

but first, marianne rafferty has the headlines. >> hi, greta. victims are getting a first look at the destruction in their neighborhoods, 3 days after super stormandy blew through. some were relieved, but others were devastated to learn they were completely wiped up. more than 90 people have die in the u.s. and millions are still without electricity. it could take weeks to get it back on. gasoline shortages creating huge rhine lines in new jersey, new york and connecticut. meteorologists predict another storm on the east coast on election day. the nor'easter could hit the mid-lat -- mid-atlantic. but it is early and the forecast could change. now back to "on the record." >> greta: the candidates make egg mad dash for the swing state, polls showing president obama with a razor-thing thin lead. but good news for governor romney. joining me is our panel. first, rick, the good news for the governor is with independents? >> independents. you look throughout the polls, dismacial state-level poll, governor romney is winning independent, sometimes by a

but first, let's go to the newsroom and marianne rafferty with the headlines. >> hi, gret a.wo workers are missing after an oil rig explosion in the gulf of mexico. four people are seriously hurt. workers used a cutting torch. the flames have been extinguished and there is no leak. this is one day after b.p. agreed to criminal charges a a record-setting $4.5 billion settlement in the previous disaster. hostess is going out of business, after years of struggling with management, turmoil and rising labor costs. the maker of twinkies and wonder bread announcing the shutdown today, after a union rejecting pay cuts and changes in health benefits. now back to "on the record." >> greta: harry reid telling senate republican leaders, no, rejecting a request for a watergate-style select committee to investigate the benghazi attack. earlier, john mccain led the charge for a special committee. but in a letter tonight, senator reid saying there are plenty of committees investigating benghazi and he took aim at senator mccain, saying he missed one of those committee meetings. joining us, s

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.e voting to speed up the withdrawal of u.s. troops from afghanistan, cricketing the will of the house which passed a bill calling for maintaining at least 68,000 troops until the end of 2014. the house and the senate have to reconcile their competing versions. super storm sandy packing a bigger punch than thought, halting the sale of homes and retail, blaming the storm for weak november sales and new sales plunged in the northeast last month. going above and beyond the call of duty. a tourist snapping a picture of an nypd officer, giving a homeless man socks and boots on a cold night. she put it up on facebook and now it's an internet sensation. now back to "on the record." wie forward. >> greta: a shocking turn of events tonight, for the first time the u.n. voting to recognize the state of palestine, causing a celebration in the west bank, but israel and the united states are not celebrating. they both tried but failed to block the u.n. move. former u.n. ambassador john bolton joins u

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. lights are on again in lower manhattan, four days after monster storm sandy knocked them out. power returning to most of the city tonight. nearly 4 million people in new york and surrounding states are devastated by the storm and still don't have electricity t. could be weeks before the hardest-hit areas get it back. thousands are in need of water, food and fuel. sandy claiming more than 100 lives across 10 states. there are reports of increased case of cholera in storm-ravaged haiti. doctors without borders has seen nearly a thousand patients at the cholera treatment centers. haiti was spared a direct hit. but 54 people were killed. for your latest headliance, go to foxnews.com. rafferty. now, back to "on the record." >> greta: wisconsin is in play and governor scott walker insisting the romney ryan ticket will benefit from the governor's groundwork during his recall election. >> you take all of the work that was done early this year when we made four and a half million voter context

but first, we go to marianne rafferty. >> a blanket of no and bitter-cold weather for hundreds of thousandsf people in storm-ravaged new jersey and new york, a nor'easter bringing up to a foot of snow and 50-mile-per-hour wind gust, knocking out power to tens of thens of you customer, some of whom just got it restored after hurricane sandy a 24-year-old who opened fire in a campaign event, killing six people and injuring 13 others, including gabrielle giffords. her husband, spoke for her, saying while her life has been forever changed, her spirit has remained the same. now back to "on the record." >> greta: our country's headed over the fiscal cliff and president obama is headed out of the country, going to burma, cambodia and thailand. is that where the president should be when there is a fiscal crisis at home? we have michael crowley and kim stroussle and byron york. kim, first to you, your thoughts on the president going out of town, announced today? >> look, i think given the ability for the congress and the president to push things like this all the way upping until ar hours before a d

. >> from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.uel rationing is going into effect friday, in hopes of stopping hours-long lines in new york, at gas stations in the wake of super storm sandy. now license plate numbers with odd numbers can gas up on friday and with even numbers, on saturday. seven number members of the navy seal team 6 are in trouble for their involvement in the creation of a popular videogame, the navy saying the group gave classified information to the game, medal of honor, war fighter. since they were all required to sign nondisclosure, they are being penalized with loss of pay. you are waffing the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. >> greta: our country's headed over the fiscal cliff and president obama is headed out of the country, going to burma, cambodia and thailand. is that where the president should be when there is a fiscal crisis at home? we have michael crowley and kim stroussle and byron york. kim, first to you, your thoughts on the president going out of town, announced today? >> look, i thin

. >> greta: senate in thees avoid passing a budget againful but first, marianne rafferty has the other. >> thank, gret a. violence is escalating in the middle-east. israel ground forces are on the move toward the gaza strip. top officials giving the military the go ahead to mobilize. 30,000 troops could be called up for a possibleivation. mill tans in gaza have fired more than 200 rockets into the country, targing tel aviv. four people are dead and 17 more hurt after a train crash in west texas. the union pacific freight train colliding. carrying wounded veterans and their wifes to a benefit to honor war heroes. they don't know if the train crews saw the float approaching. now back to "on the record." >> greta: okay, listen to this one. democratic senator 58 murray will seek the job of senate budget committee chair. but get this -- she can be the commit to dog a budget. she wants the title, but does he want to do the job? doesn't the senate need somebody to come up with a budget or try since they haven't passed one since 2009 joining us are rick cline, the washington post, steve hayez.

marianne rafferty. she says she got word it might be between thanksgiving and christmas. >> oh, my. >> before the power is back on at her house. >> that is not what brian kilmeade wanted to hear. he is on the phone with us this morning. brian is suffering from the very same problems there in long island. brian, are you with us? >> yeah, dave. it looks like i'm going to volunteer to work both christmas and thanksgiving just so i know i will be warm. >> it's good you still have your sense of humor, brian, where do you look to blame? i'm seeing pictures of people who had to rip out insulation and driveway to avoid molding. who do you blame here? >> it's quite obvious. peter king chairman of the homeland security he happens to be my congressman. his frustration mirrors what saying. lawmakers can't even get through to the power authority. they can't get an answer. sarcastic condescending approach that lipa has had has made things worse. we find out thought they had no plan. as early in 2006 in studies that a