i'm marianne rafferty. now, our hannity christmas special continues right after the break. ♪ [ engine revs ] ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] the mercedes-benz winter event is back, with the perfect vehicle that's just right for you, no matter which list you're on. [ santa ] ho, ho, ho, ho! [ male announcer ] lease a 2013 c250 for $349 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> sean: welcome back. the holidays are often a time when we realize how important family friends and community are to our lives. one man who knows that more than any one else is army sergeant joe pave ram. ainsley earhardt traveled to get it amazing story. >> it started out like any other in southern iraq. two days away from returning home to the states this sergeant volunteered to join some other soldiers in it pulling last minute guard duty. >> about 300-meters in front of me was the vehicle that sergeant tavera and the other soldiers were riding in when it was hit by a rocket. the vehicle exploded and spun around a couple of times and by

i'm marianne rafferty. now -- 60,000 of them. i'm marianne rafferty. to "on the record." >> greta: this is a fox news weather alert for the second time this week a large part of the country is bracing for an extreme winter storm. now, who is going to get slammed and when. in accuweather meteorologist jim dickey is tracking that storm. jim, who is going to get it first? >> seeing the snow right now already across southern illinois and southern, indiana. with the storm, not packing the punch that its predecessor did but still a wide swath of snow across the ohio valley spreading its way north and eastward and then the cold front with the system putting down substantial rainfall. good news is nothing in the way of severe weather reports or reports of damage like we saw with the storm the day after christmas. moves east ward and the heavy rain tracking into the florida panhandle right now. reds and yellows marking the heaviest precipitation. with that further northward sold air in place. the heaviest band of snow the darking blue shade stretches from india

i am marianne rafferty now back to "huckabee" for all of the latest headlines go to foxnews.com.pro lifer versus pro abortion is heating nup ireland. the woman complained of pain and she asked for a abortion believing she miscarried her young baby. the doctors refused to abort the child saying the fetal heart beat was still. the women died three days later. the incident caused controversy all over the world . american pro abortion advocates pressured hillary clinton. joining us is hilary rose. an irish citizen nevy brown delair woman of love institute. it is so good to have you hered today. ireland is a catholic prolife country and why is this drawing sotion for those who advocate for abortion. >> first thing we need to say . it was a tragic case. i am a mother of four young girls . everybody hate to hear about maternal death. we feel so sad for the mother and baby. but in ireland those deaths are rare. in the unitedination we are the most safe place . so this death caused a huge amount of incision . there was a hysteria about what happened had nothing to do with abortion at all.

. >> live from america's news headquarters i am marianne rafferty. rallying to protest the regional government's plan to privatize public healthcare. putting pressure on the government to try to find ways to save. tomorrow regional healthcare officers will help reps to cut spending by nearly $700 million. growing misery as the death tole there has grown more than 1,000 from the devastated mountainous coastal towns. 844 people still missing continuing into the new year. army troops police and government personnel cancelling christmas celebrations in order to help. i am marianne rafferty now back to geraldo at large for your latest headlines go to foxnews.com. >> time for the president to stand up and lead and tell the country what to do not go to congress and say what do you guys want to do. this should be his number one agenda. he's the president of the united states. something like 48,000 americans will be killed with illegal guns. that is roughly the number of americans killed in the whole vietnam war. no singer law no set of laws can eliminate evi

i'm marianne rafferty., back to "fox files." >>> we are here in grand central terminal in new york city. every day, 700,000 people pass through here which means that superdogs like holland have a very important job to do especially in a post 9/11 world. here is what it takes to become a four legged hero he. ♪ ♪ >> before they could do this, they all start out like this. fox files cameras got a first-hand look at the department of defense military working dog program at lackland air force base where puppies learn to become warriors. spread across nearly 9,000-acres in san antonio, texas, the base is home to the 341st training squadron. >> the purpose is to procure, train and produce handlers and dogs. >> casey stevens is chief of the dog training school at lackland. >> i love to see them evolve from knowing nothing to being able to do everything that they do overseas and in law enforcement. we say zero to hero in 120 days. >> the wags arrive for training. >> the four legged heros have a long and storied his

the damage wasn't as bad as they thought it would be. >>> i am marianne rafferty.ow back to foxnews.com. harris. let's send you back to huckabee hosted by dana pireno. >> when i was white house press secretary and faced a room full of reporters and i am used to getting tough questions . it has been a a while since i was grilled and since i am guest host and i can't play a bass guitar. i am take questions. only person missing is helen thomas and sit negligent front row and she and i were good friends believe it or not. who is it first. >> hi, dana, i am richard from dallas and got an easy one. you are obviously lovely intelligent nice person, is it difficult to tolerate bob beckel every day? >> very. >> bob and i used to take the train back and forth when we commute benefit we moved to new york. we were in dc and go back together on the train and we got to know each other very well and he is it a lovely anderous person . no one kinder to me on night when the republicans lost toe so badly. we were sitting together when megan and bret had their panel and i look over a

i'm marianne rafferty, now back to "on the record."are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. log on to foxnews.com. >> the president: it is not acceptable to me and i don't think it is acceptable to you for a handful of republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage because they don't tax rates on upper income folks to go up. >> there's a stalemate the white house spent three weeks trying to develop a proposal and they send one up here that calls for 1.6 trillion in new tax. calls for a little -- not even 400 billion dollars in cuts. and they want to have this extra spending that is actually greater than the amount they are willing to cut. i mean it is -- it was not a serious proposal. >> greta: stalemate own one month before we dive head first over that fiscal cliff. when the president and lawmakers come up with a solution? joining us our political panel byron york, rick klein and bob cusack. byron, stalemate? that is almost sugarcoats where we are. >> for the time being this is a crazy situation. >>

. >>> live from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty.p lawmakers struggling to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff americans bracing for automatic tax hikes if no agreement is reached before tuesday. with higher taxes would come automatic spending cuts in the new year. the pentagon bearing the bridgeport of th -- brunt of te cuts. sunday expected to be a big day with negotiations reaching a key point with a possible vote on something by the senate. >>> soldiers in mexico discovered a smuggling tunnel heading straight toward our border. they steve an anonymous tip. it was behind a wall in a home equipped with lighting and vent lakes and stretched for 120-yards. longer than a football field. but it didn't pass the u.s. border. police believe smugglers were building the tunnel to bring drugs into arizona. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to" the five ." for the latest headlines log on to fox news .com. ["sail away" playing]. >> that song just gave me chills. general norman sworts coff pass away at the age of 78 after complications of pneumonia

>>> live from america's news headquarters i'm marianne rafferty. northern, california bracing for another day of wintery weather. some coastal area around santa cruz pounding waves and rain friday. a second front forecast to move in sunday with more of the same. the national weather service issuing a hazardous weather outlook for the san francisco bay area with waves up to 16 feet expected along the coast and up to 4 feet of snow forecast in the high sierras. and preliminary polling results in egypt showing a majority of voter there's approved a new constitution. the controversial document was drafted by an islamist dominated assembly. an official of the muslim brotherhood, the party says saturday's vote was 71% in favor of approving the constitution. i'm marianne rafferty. now, back to "justice" with judge jeanine. for all the latest headlines log on to fox news .com. constitution. now, back to "justice" with judge jeanine. >> i know that secretary clinton was unable to be able to testify tomorrow in an open setting. i do think it is imperative fo

i'm marianne rafferty.back to "the fox files." >>> we are here in grand central terminal in new york city. every day, 700,000 people pass through here which means that superdogs like holland have a very important job to do especially in a post 9/11 world. here is what it takes to become a four legged hero he. ♪ ♪ >> before they could do this, they all start out like this. fox files cameras got a first-hand look at the department of defense military working dog program at lackland air force base where puppies learn to become warriors. spread across nearly 9,000-acres in san antonio, texas, the base is home to the 341st training squadron. >> the purpose is to procure, train and produce handlers and dogs. >> casey stevens is chief of the dog training school at lackland. >> i love to see them evolve from knowing nothing to being able to do everything that they do overseas and in law enforcement. we say zero to hero in 120 days. >> the wags arrive for training. >> the four legged heros have a long and storied hi

i'm marianne rafferty. for your latest headlines, log onto foxnews.com. >>> so who was responsible for the security failure that led to the four americans losing their lives in benghazi? if you believe the state department i it's anyone but th. with me is national security analystri k.t. mcfarland and fox news military analyst, colonel david hunt. who is driving the blame game here? i don't know -- i know who i believe, but it's going like this right now in washington. >> yeah. i don't think there's any independent act. it's t clear that it's white hoe driven. it's not state department or secretary of defense or cia. this is a white house driven scenario that's happened since the 11th. >> and kt, you're the person, you're our person, our man, our woman who was in washington during preps for these kinds of interviews. >> yeah. >> did susan rice not know the truth? >> look. everybody knew the truth. everybody knew it was al-qaeda from the very beginning. >>y the question by colonel hunt is who didn't know. >>

i am marianne rafferty now back to huckabee.or the latest headlines go to i am still very numb and just like robert had said we are blessed with having our daughter with us here today. how many families and friends and everyone within the community didn't go home with their children friday night. it is just very, very heart wrenching and there is no way to make any sense of anything with this person has done. >> now that the victims of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school have been identified the community is focusing on remembering and honoring those who have been lost. let's go to fox's an taw kooiman in saint rose church in newtown. >> as the nation search they had quite a scare as law enforcement rushed into their buildings and other places on campus today. >> new found police and a soaks person say a call came in where a man threatened to kill people in a church. everything is okay. but not before an evacuation. >> the past interrupted people left very calmly and great digni dignity. we pray there will be mow more o

marianne rafferty has more. >> the fever has gone up in the last few days. the 88-year-old former president was admitted sunday and is in guarded condition. the 41st president of the united states was first admitted to the hospital november 23rd for a bronchitis related cough. there was hope he would be home for christmas but he soon develop add series of set backs. >> he had a few low energy days and things snowballed from there. at the wrong time because of his weakened condition because of the fight of bronchitis 88 years old it adds up to a tough situation right now. >> george w. bush has visited his father twice. so has jeb bush. he spent the christmas day in the hospital. things are not going well but doctors remain cautiously optimistic. >> he's in a bad way, but the doctors believe that there is a path for him to recover from this and if we can get him to rally a little bit it's good but we are not there yet. >> he has been placed on a liquids only diet for the time being. >> hope he recovers. >>> now to an extreme weather alert another day of fright

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. the u.s. approving a $64 billion budget to pay for super storm sandy recovery, after lawmakers defeated republican efforts to trim the bill's cost. sandy battered the east coast in late october, killing 121 people. it was the most costly natural hurricane disaster since 2005. three philadelphia officers shot by a suspect held at the police station. eddie jones had been arrested for allegedly stocking -- stalking his ex-girlfriend. in the booking process, he overpowered a female officer, got her gun and shot her and fired at two officers who returned fire, killing the suspect. one officer was shot multiple times but was saved by his bullet-proof vest. all three are expected to survive. now back to "the five." ["sail away" playing]. >> that song just gave me chills. general norman sworts coff pass away at the age of 78 after complications of pneumonia. he was known as storming norman, in the u.s. coalition in desert storm. only 78 years old. like i said, he was called storming norman. but he lik

. ♪ >>> i'm marianne rafferty two florida brothers accused of plotting to set off weapons of mass destructioni arresting them yesterday in ft. lauderdale. prosecutors state weapon was some kind of explosive so far no word on potential target. feds say the men are u.s. citizens but originally came from pakistan if convicted they could get live in prison. the country introduced today to a missouri family who won half of that power ball jacket. a mechanic at a meat processing plant and by is laid off, three grown sons and adopted daughter they say now they may adopt another. no word on who holds the ticket in arizona there is video showing an excited man checking his numbers. witnesses say he had the lucky ticket. now back to on the record for your latest headlines log on to foxnews.com. >> the president: it is not acceptable to me and i don't think it is acceptable to you for a handful of republicans in congress to hold middle class tax cuts hostage because they don't tax rates on upper income folks to go up. >> there's a stalemate the white house spent three weeks trying to develop a proposal

i'm marianne rafferty. now back to "the journal, editorial report." for the latest news log on to fox news.com.o >>> welcome back to this special edition of "the journal editorial report." if you haven't checked your 401k lately, you may be pleasantly surprised. 2012 it turns out was a pretty good year for the markets. despite continued high unemployment and slow economic growth. what can we expect in 2013? we are back with dan and mary and steve moore. mary, explain this seeming contridiction between slow growth and buoyant markets. >> first of all with respect to the markets, i would say that if you look at a chart of for example, if you go back to say april of 2011 until october of 2012, you arke basically flat. there has been a lot of churning up and down. the s&p 500 index was a lot higher. in the last few months we have seen a little pick up there. certainly from the end of -- from the beginning of this year you saw a run in the market. you don't have a great return if you are a long-term investor. >> okay. but if growth is still slow, and some

i'm marianne rafferty, now back to geraldo at large coming to you live from new town, connecticut. >>rent quiet, nice kid, good kid. challenges in that house. every family has one, i have one, they have one. never in trouble with the law. never in trouble with anything. i know she had issues with school she wound up home schooling him. she battled the school district. i'm not 100% certain if it was behavior or learning disability, i really don't know. is he a very very bright boy. he was smart. a lot of questions about the nephew she calls a bright boy. a young man who became a monster, who committed a monstrous act small picturesque connecticut town forever more will be associated now sadly with the massacre of the little first grade kid. their principal, their school psychologist and other adults trying to protect those children all slaughtered by that young man turned monster adam lanza. mike tobin is near the home the 20-year-old shared with his mother nancy who was the first to fall from orgy of violence. tell us first of all, single mom, divorced, tell us a little bit. >> they w

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. a moment of silence will be observed friday morning, one week after the shooting rampage in newtown, connecticut. the president will honor them privately, without any news coverage. adam lanza killed 20 children and six adults before turning the gun on himself. instagram, backtracking on the new terms of service agreement. the company, owned by facebook, writing a blog post saying it will ask permission to use photos from users in possible ads. users became concerned after new terms implied their personal photos could appear in advertisements without their knowledge. now back to roared record. ure are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. foxnews.com. >> this is a fox news weather alert. thousands are stranded as a deadly midwestern storm leaves thens without power. we go live to chicago for more. >> reporter: dana, what a difference a few hours makes, five to be specific. when the snowfall started. i want to show you, a car that was here when we got here, just lef

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.o dock worker strike, at least for now. eastern port operators and long shoremen agreeing to a 30-day contract extension. a walkout threatened for sunday would have shut down terminals in new york, houston and savanna, georgia. a negotiator is cautiously optimistic that they can work out their issues by the new january 28 deadline. former president george h.w. bush in intensive care in a houston hospital. but a spokesperson says he continues to improve. the 88-year-old former president is in good spirits and has been talking with doctors and nurses and even singing. he has been hospitalized since november 23 for an elevated fever, following a bronchitis-related cough. he was moved to intensive care on sunday. now back to "on the record." for your latest headline, go to foxnews.com. now, back to "on the record." >> greta: this is a fox news weather alert for the second time this week a large part of the country is bracing for an extreme winter storm. now, who is going to get slammed and

>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. u.s.tary experts say north korea is years from reliable missiles, does he spite this week's successful rocket launch that put a satellite into orbit. while the launch indicates progress, it doesn't mean pyongyang has a system that is millitarily useful. north korea will need larger missiles and more advanced nuclear weapons in order to be a threat to u.s. shores. secretly stalking someone by using cell phone tracking apps could become a thing of the past. the senate judiciary committee has a bill to protect users from having someone else following their every move, making it illegal to produce the stalking apps, and if they are used, the company would have to notify the person being targeted. now back to "on the record." for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. foxnews.com. >> greta: so what do you think about the warnings in a proposed new handbook for americans serving in afghanistan? the proposed guidelines, telling troops not to criticize the taliban or to advocate for women's rig

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty. former president george h. w.tensive care in houston hospital, in guarded condition. a family spokesperson say they are trying to control a stubborn and rising fever. he has been hospitalized since november 23, after he was admitted with a bronchitis-like cough. he is talking to his family. >> ryan chats is flying to washington on board air force one, taking president obama back home from his christmas vacation. the 40-year-old chats is a former chairman of the state's dptic party. senator inouye died on december 17, at the age of 88. now back to record roar. for your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. headlines log ton to foxnews.com. >>> the nation is on edge. everyone fearing a dive off the fiscal cliff. almost everyone. one economist said we need to go over the cliff. he's a senior fellow for the manhattan institute and he joins us. thank you for being with us tonight. this is an interesting colleague. and one of my colleagues said go over the cliff, it's the only way we will reign in the reckless spending t

. >> live from america's news headquarters, i'm marianne rafferty.retary of state hillary clinton is set to return to work next week. she's been out of commission almost three weeks since she fell and hit her head, after becoming dehydrated from a sfm virus. her illness led her to cancel an appearance before congress on the u.s. consulate attack in libya. a seventh death in queens from an oncoming train in queens. earlier this week, a man was also shoved onto the tracks in times square. a 38-year-old homeless man was charged for his murder. he claims he acted in self-defense. for all of your latest headlines, go to foxnews.com. you are watching the most powerful name in news, fox newschannel. >> michael jackson's late effort family drama, this year's headlines read like a movie script. but it also brought a loss to some entertainment legends. hears a look at some of the biggest stories. ♪ and i will always love you >> the body of 48-year-old whitney houston lay on the fourth floor of the beverly hilton hotel. police saying that they showed up about 3