megyn: right. all you can do is base it on your memory and say this is what i believed and this is what i didn't believe. he's gonna different way. he has said if you want to know the truth, talk to michael reagan. so we will. chris, thank you. >> reporter: yes, ma'am. megyn: as i mentioned this is what newt gingrich has said, don't believe me go talk to michael reagan, listen to him on hannity last night. >> let's look at that period. governor romney was against ronald reagan. governor romney said in the 1994 senate race he was opposed to going back to the reagan-bush policies. governor romney was giving money to democrats and voting for the most liberal democrat in the 1992 presidential race. for them to come back and try to fabricate. ask michael reagan who was there. megyn: and we will. michael reagan is here. he will join us live in 20 minutes to talk about this controversy, his endorsement of newt gingrich and about gingrich's real relationship. megyn: his father. what a day we are seeing, se

i'm megyn kelly. last night the president unveiled a new economic vision for america and today he will try and sell that plan to voters in several stump speeches across five states. moments ago president obama started speaking at an engineering and manufacturing company in cedar rapids, iowa. the president will make stops in arizona, nevada, colorado, and michigan this week. chris stirewalt is our fox news editor and host of power play on foxnews.com. chris, is this part of the campaign re-election effort to which the white house says the president is paying no attention or is it something else? >> reporter: well, megyn, i think it's not -- i think it's not coincidental that the states that you put up on your map right there all happen to be target swing states for the obama re-election campaign. just as they were blue in that map i think the president would like to see them blue in november. that is obviously the goal. these are crucial places for him to go, and try and make his case. so, you know, a

back to you, megyn. megyn: me and the guys are amazed. you. >> reporter: thanks a lot. megyn: coming up, 12 teenage girls all at the same school, all suddenly come down with the same bizarre symptoms that they say are just like turrets sinn syndrome. listen to one of the girls during an emergency meeting. >> so they contacted the department -- [making sounds ] megyn: school administrators say the teens have been diagnosed, so what is it, and why are parents being kept in the dark? and more u.s. battle ships head to the persian gulf as tensions continue to rise with iran. new reaction from the pentagon about the move and ron paul will be here live with reaction. and do you remember the story of this guy, groomzilla is what they called him. he sued his wedding photographer for missing photos and wanted to have his entire wedding recreated. we are now hearing from the man behind the lawsuit in "kelly's court," wait until you hear the twist on this on look! the phillips' lady! we have to thank you for the advice on phillips' caplets. magnesiu

megyn: yeah. they had predicted that there might be mass arrests, those planning these protests had predicted that. so we shall see. trace, thank you. >> reporter: okay. megyn: also making news to the, new tensions between the u.s. and iran as iran threatens serious fallout if u.s. returns its aircraft carrier to the persian gulf. we're live with the details on that. >>> and mitt romney predicting victory today, but what's the vibe like for him in iowa? we'll show you some behind-the-scenes video of one of his campaign rallies. >>> and governor rick perry pumping up his record in texas to win over the hearts and minds of voters here in iowa. could it give him a leg up? we will ask him live on this show right after this break. [applause] >> it is a powerful moment in america's history. [cheers and applause] and you are on the front lines. [applause] >> this is omaha beach. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. t

megyn?: greg burke, thank you. ♪ >> the america of the declaration of independence, the america of paychecks, the america of food stamps, the america of independence, the america of dependence. the america of strengthened foreign policy, the america of weakness in foreign policy. those two choices. megyn: that was newt gingrich 48 hours ago describing what he sees as the coming battle in the general election. a choice between independent america and dependent america, to mention just a few. brad blakeman is a former deputy assistant to president bush, and dick harpootlian is the south carolina democratic party chair. gentlemen, he outlined it in rather stark terms. brad, how's that going to play? >> i think it's going to play very well because barack obama now has a record, he has to live by that record. of course, he wants to deflect and have a warfare on class, he also wants to continue to blame george bush, but i think the american people and the voters are smarter than that. if there was

megyn: wow.thank you. >>> well, congressman ron paul is today joining the ranks of republicans slamming the white house for what they call an abuse of executive power. congressman paul suggesting president obama thinks he's a king. it started when the obama administration yesterday appointed richard cordray as the new consumer protection czar despite the fact that he was not approved by the senate just the day before, on tuesday, a reporter pressed the white house spokesman, jay carney, on claims this administration is acting like, quote, a monarchy. take a listen. >> on the domestic question, could you give us a little bit more clarity on this with or without congress? because it's being interpreted by some -- gingrich, for example -- as virtually a monarchy. >> we can't wait for congress to act, and when congress refuses to act, when republicans choose the path of obstruction rather than cooperation, then the president is not going to sit here. this imrid -- gridlock in washington is not an exc

megyn: right.ess with the child of a cabinet member you've at least got to take note in the administration and they apparently are. ambassador bolton thank you. >> thank you. megyn: breaking news ahead on the growing showdown between catholic church head tkers and the obama administration over changes to the healthcare overhaul. you saw our segment with bill donahue. the white house has just weighed in on this. plus, we heard the first warnings three years ago, abandoned pet snakes growing to 18 feet in the ever blades, they are no cute when you first get them. eating everything in their path. in three minutes the wildlife folks are take it to a new level. the blast from the past the new super bowl ad that steals a page from ferris beuller's day off. >> broderick, you have excellent taste in automobiles. >> this is deli delilia, she is 17-years-old and a massive python. lieutenant jeff hudson fish and wildlife was called out because of concerns from neighbors. they did not have a permit and the cag

megyn: that's a long-range plan. megyn: it's important.the problems with respect to social security and medicare is we have not done long range planing very well. we are down to a little over two people working for every retiree. 40 years ago we were around 15 people working for every retiree. if you look at what is going on in europe -- megyn: are you really just handing out a thousand dollars a kid? is somebody really going to have a child because they are going to get a thousand dollar rebate from the government? megyn: ar >> are they going to have a child? no. it will make it a lot easier for them to have children. the more possible till the tax policy is on family the less children collectively you have. you hear this all the time when i go over to europe which has had a very hostile policy toward children. they have a vat tax, they don't do anything to support children. now they are doing baby bonuses for people to have incentives to have children. why because the tax situation was so burdensome on families that people couldn't affor

megyn: hmm.ask you about south carolina this weekend, senator, was you're not, you know, polling at the very front right now and, you know, you never know what's going to happen, but if polls are right, you're not going to finish first or second, if polls are right. will that lead you to reconsider your role in this race, and what should the american people be thinking if they see you come in third, fourth or so on in this race on saturday? >> well, it's funny because, you know, the other person many this race who's vying for the anti-romney title finished fifth, excuse me, fourth in iowa and fifth in new hampshire. i finished tied for first in iowa, and i finished ahead of him in new hampshire, and all of a sudden, you know, there may be a chance -- and i don't think it's going to happen -- that in south carolina he may, and he's spent, obviously, a lot more time and money than i have, and he's from a neighboring state -- megyn: talking about newt gingrich, for folks at home. >> i don't think he

megyn. megyn: unbelievable. trace, thank you. the shafia murder trial is putting a sister just strain on canada's muslim community. many are warning if warnings in this case were intentionally ignored because of a problem of being politically correct when it comes to the danger. some children of radical muslims -- will this verdict change anything? later this hour we'll take a look with a reporter who has been following this case from the very start. less than 24 hours before the voting begins in the critical florida primary, and newt gingrich -- it has already begun if you look at the early voting and so on. the actual voting where you go to the polling box. newt gingrich pushing hard with a new message today. in three minutes we will speak with his daughter about her father's apparent change of strategy. and in the dark of the night survivors of a deadly highway pileup describe the horrific sounds of cries and screams. we'll show you what led to this. oh, the pictures. plus a tarmac tiff between president obama and arizona gove

>> hey, megyn and bill.are having a great time. an awesome couple from chicago that have been dating five years. you have something you want to say? >> very romantic. she has no idea. love is in the air in new york city. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> five years and it came true. what a way to start 2012 with this new couple and looking forward to a life together. they came here to celebrate new years eve and she comes away with a ring. congratulations. >> have happiness together. >> it is time. it is go time. >> back to you guys. >> nicely done . say hello to everybody in chicago. well done. >> and new in times square celebration every year since 1904. and megyn and i have been out here since 1912. no. five years ago. and we are joined by maria molina newest member of our talented weather team. we were thanking today. it was 53 degrees and sunny today. >> i want to put an asterisk on the gratitude. it has gone way down, maria. >> happy new year, maria. >> hey, guys and happy new year to you, too. it is ab

megyn: wait.hey won't have the obligation to inspect every four years and we discussed last week how apparently you don't need a license to become an elevator inspector if you decide you want to be one and can convince somebody to hire you you can be the elevator repair guy, and you only do it two times a year. should these be more lie me -- highly regulated? >> i think you make a point. look at it globally, there were 60,000 elevators in new york city and there were 50 accidents, which one could argue is a good safety record, but 57 is 57 too many. megyn: it's fine as long as you're not one of the 57. >> i totally agree with you. the point is -- >> megyn: it happened this fitness trainer, corey hill who filed a lawsuit, he got involved in an elevator accident in which he says he's been fleft a wheelchair and now of course can't go back into an elevator. that's the same for the people in the elevator where the one woman was killed, they can't go back into an elevator. >> he was paralyzed. you make

megyn?you. >>> well, startling new numbers today on one of the leading preventable causes of death in america. the centers for disease control reporting that more than 38 million americans indulge in binge drinking. making it a far bigger problem than previously thought. elizabeth friend live on that in atlanta. hey, elizabeth. >> reporter: hi, megyn, you're right, binge drinking a much bigger problem than health officials originally thought because according to the centers for disease control, one in six american adults are binge drinking four times a month. so about weekly. and that's, like you said, 38 million americans. so what constitutes a binge? well, for women it's more or four drinks in one instance, and for men it's about five drinks. >> binge drinking is a huge problem. actually, it may be worse than alcoholism. it's been really underappreciated because people don't realize that if they drink a lot at a particular time, that that may actually be worse over a long period of time. c

megyn: dr.egal was on yesterday saying they detected was this fungicide in 25 parts per billion over in europe and brazil. they drink it a 200 parts per billion. he said don't worry, but i guess they're looking at this sort of more caution is better than less caution is the fda's approach. >> reporter: sure. megyn: trace, thank you. he also said he'd have his kids drink oj, but you have to watch the sugary drinks, that's what he was saying. >>> mitt romney being attacked for that bain capital private equity firm, but we did our own digging, and in three minutes we'll show you how this firm actually worked, who it has helped or, in some cases, who it hurt. >>> and she's a ski champion who lobbied to get freestyle skiing as an olympic event, but now sarah burke is in a medically-induced coma. see what happens. >>> plus, new reporting on a fascinating story out of north korea. we'll tell you why these people, some people are facing jail sentences for not breathing -- not grieving enough when kim ju

i'm megyn kelly. president obama speaking out a short time ago saying the number is headed in the right direction, but also acknowledging that many americans are still hurting. here is where we stand today. the unemployment rate is now at 8.5%, thanks in part to the 200,000 jobs that were ordered last month. one of the other reasons the unemployment rate is following, 170,000 folks have given up looking for work all together just in the last two months. our chief white house correspondented henry is live on the north lawn. ed. >> reporter: the downside in these kind of numbers is the number of people who continue to give up and stop looking for work. republicans also pointing out that some of the job growth probably thaos d has to do with seasonal hiring around the holidays. what the president was 24-hour news 8 is he can now say he's had straight months with the unemployment rate going down. 3.2million private sector jobs grown over 22 months. and so as you noted, as he appeared with richard cordray

megyn. megyn: wow! trace, thank you.ourt justice apparently do not plan on recruising themselves from deciding the challenge to president obama's health care law despite calls from democrats and republicans for two of them to do so. now chief justice john roberts appears to be defending their decisions. is he right? he has done something very extraordinary. we'll explain it and talk about it in "kelly's court". thousands of dead birds falling from the skies in the second year in a row in the same place at the same time. what is going on with that? this is disturbing. governor mike huckabee won iowa back in 2008 but he lost the nomination. he has a warning for tomorrow night's winner straight ahead. >> you know, i wasn't sure that i would ever be able to love a state as much as i love my home state of arkansas. but tonight, i love iowa a whole lot. [cheers and applause] [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar. the two trains and a bus rider. the "i'll sleep when it's done" academic. for 80 years, we've been inspired b

>> megyn: 20. >> bill: and it's 10. >> megyn: 89, 7, 6, five, four, three, two, one -- happy new year! ♪ >> bill: congratulations. congratulations. ♪ >> bill: , oh, what a great sight! i mean come on, look at this. >> megyn: it's beautiful. >> bill: wonderful. >> megyn: here come the confetti wishes. ♪ start spreading the news ♪ i'm leaving today ♪ i want to be a part of it ♪ new york, new york >> there she is! ♪ i'm longing to stay ♪ right in the very heart of it ♪ ♪ new york, new york, >> bill: what a scene. oh, what a scene, i love it. >> megyn: beautiful. look up there. look at that. look at all of the smoke. >> bill: it is worth it. you know, it is worth it. ♪ ♪ new york, new york, >> bill: i think that is really cool. see that? have you been watching that screen? it is really cool. >> megyn: i like it. >> bill: wow. wow. legends. >> bill: let's hear it, gotham! ♪ >> bill: beautiful. it is sensory overload in manhattan. that is the fireworks going off in central park. >> megyn: we got fireworks at one end. confetti from end to end. we got smoke and mirrors. we got lady gaga. >> b

>> hey, megyn and bill.e are having a great time. an awesome couple from chicago that have been dating five years. you have something you want to say? >> very romantic. she has no idea. love is in the air in new york city. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> five years and it came true. what a way to start 2012 with this new couple and looking forward to a life together. they came here to celebrate new years eve and she comes away with a ring. congratulations. >> have happiness together. >> it is time. it is go time. >> back to you guys. >> nicely done . say hello to everybody in chicago. well done. >> and new in times square celebration every year since 1904. and megyn and i have been out here since 1912. no. five years ago. and we are joined by maria molina newest member of our talented weather team. we were thanking today. it was 53 degrees and sunny today. >> i want to put an asterisk on the gratitude. it has gone way down, maria. >> happy new year, maria. >> hey, guys and happy new year to you, too. it is

i'm megyn kelly. big new developments with organized labor today sure to throw more gas on the controversy over the president's latest political nomination. brand-new national labor relations board chair park peers plans to push for new rules that would give unions significantly more power to organize. one plan in particular getting noticed by business groups is a requirement for companies to give union leaders lists of employees home phone numbers and their private emails. steve moore is a senior economics writer for the "wall street journal." steve, this will not be without controversy, as everything that the nlrb does these days is, the president stacked this board with some recess appointments that the republicans were very unhappy about. now that he's got a quorum on there, meaning all the seats are filled and he's got enough to change the rules it looks like they are good to in a way that is very union friendly. businesses will not be happy. >> no they won't, megyn. let's put this the context of

megyn: mr.er had that message for you, you can take your super bowl and shove it. thank you, guys. coming up, new reaction to the fireworks at last night's presidential debate. >> are we looking to washington to be our moral guide post? that's why i go to church. megyn: firey. our focus group gets fired up as they weigh in on campaigns and the media. megyn: we'll explain why the barbie doll is at the center of a iranian police investigation. cougar controversy. the big cats part of a heated debate on democracy and political correctness run amok. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today. 8% every 10 years.age 40, we can start losing muscle -- wow. wow. but you can help fight muscle loss with exercise and ensure muscle health. i've got revigor. what's revigor? it's the amino acid metabolite, hmb to help rebuild muscle and stren

megyn. megyn: interesting, gregg, thank you.o the campaign trail where some political reporters are buzzing about remarks by president obama this week suggesting that his financial supporters are like modern-day minute men, defending the nation. take a listen to what the president said during a campaign fundraising speech in washington this past monday. >> you, ordinary citizens committed to fighting and pushing, inching this country forward, bit by bit until we get closer to our highest ideals. that's how this country was built, that's how we freed ourselves from an empire. megyn: joining knee now monica crowley radio talk show host and contribute contribute. and dan gerstein, president of gotham ghost writers. he seems to be firing up the troops by saying we've got to knock down an empire, monica fair? >> this is the ultimate vindication of the tea party, the tea party which president obama ignored, knew nothing about it. now he's using the language of the tea party, the founding fathers, the revolutionary spirit of breaking f

megyn: wow!e've seen iran flexing its military muscles for weeks now, and now there are new reports that the white house has requested direct talks with iran's supreme leader. we'll go live to the white house in three minutes. >>> plus a powerful story of a 24-year-old marine who lost his life going way and -- way above and beyond and how his country just said thank you. >> thanks. >> there will always be kind of an empty place, a sad place. when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes aren't always made for people with diabetes. that's why there's new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with carbs that digest slowly to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and they have 6 grams of sugars. with 15 grams of protein to help manage hunger... look who's getting smart about her weight. [ male announcer ] new glucerna hunger smart. a smart way to help manage hunger and diabetes. megyn: a fox news alert on what may

>> hey, megyn and bill.e are having a great time. an awesome couple from chicago that have been dating five years. you have something you want to say? >> very romantic. she has no idea. love is in the air in new york city. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> five years and it came true. what a way to start 2012 with this new couple and looking forward to a life together. they came here to celebrate new years eve and she comes away with a ring. congratulations. >> have happiness together. >> it is time. it is go time. >> back to you guys. >> nicely done . say hello to everybody in chicago. well done. >> and new in times square celebration every year since 1904. and megyn and i have been out here since 1912. no. five years ago. and we are joined by maria molina newest member of our talented weather team. we were thanking today. it was 53 degrees and sunny today. >> i want to put an asterisk on the gratitude. it has gone way down, maria. >> happy new year, maria. >> hey, guys and happy new year to you, too. it is

i mean come on, look at this. >> megyn: it's beautiful. >> bill: wonderful. >> megyn: here come the confettihes. ♪ start spreading the news ♪ i'm leaving today ♪ i want to be a part of it ♪ new york, new york >> there she is! ♪ i'm longing to stay ♪ right in the very heart of it ♪ ♪ new york, new york, >> bill: what a scene. oh, what a scene, i love it. >> megyn: beautiful. look up there. look at that. look at all of the smoke. >> bill: it is worth it. you know, it is worth it. ♪ ♪ new york, new york, >> bill: i think that is really cool. see that? have you been watching that screen? it is really cool. >> megyn: i like it. >> bill: wow. wow. legends. >> bill: let's hear it, gotham! ♪ >> bill: beautiful. it is sensory overload in manhattan. that is the fireworks going off in central park. >> megyn: we got fireworks at one end. confetti from end to end. we got smoke and mirrors. we got lady gaga. >> bill: and we have frank i sinatra. >> megyn: what more could we he ask for? >> bill: we stand here every year and we talk about the weather and we talk about this, that and the other but nothing to

megyn? megyn: indeed. greg, thanks. well, hollywood causing some major new concerns for president obama's fundraising efforts. coming up, why some of tinseltown's most powerful moguls are suddenly refusing to make donations toward the president's re-election campaign. and speaking of hollywood, actor mark wahlberg apologizing for comments he made about the 9/11 hijackings. we'll play you what he said about the terror attacks that did not sit well with the victims' families. >>> and u.s. military chief martin dempsey heading to israel today as a crisis grows between the u.s. and iran. the visit coming after president obama reportedly reached out directly to iran's supreme leader. we will ask ambassador john bolton to weigh in on that next. >> if iranians are serious about restarting talks, then they need to respond to that letter. >> i think it's very difficult to have talks with a country around the world who's vowed to do everything but to wipe us off the face of the earth. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. h

>> hey, megyn and bill.are having a great time. an awesome couple from chicago that have been dating five years. you have something you want to say? >> very romantic. she has no idea. love is in the air in new york city. >> will you marry me? >> yes. >> five years and it came true. what a way to start 2012 with this new couple and looking forward to a life together. they came here to celebrate new years eve and she comes away with a ring. congratulations. >> have happiness together. >> it is time. it is go time. >> back to you guys. >> nicely done . say hello to everybody in chicago. well done. >> and new in times square celebration every year since 1904. and megyn and i have been out here since 1912. no. five years ago. and we are joined by maria molina newest member of our talented weather team. we were thanking today. it was 53 degrees and sunny today. >> i want to put an asterisk on the gratitude. it has gone way down, maria. >> happy new year, maria. >> hey, guys and happy new year to you, too. it is ab

i'm bet baier. >> i'm megyn kelly. fox news coverage of the iowa caucuses starts right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bret: this all comes down to this? >> this is the most important election of our lifetime. >> iowa, the first test in 2012. >> we are ready to take our country back in 2012. >> bret: seven republic candidates. >> you are going to hear it straight up. you are going to hear it honest. >> megyn: face to face with the voters. >> you can trust me because i have been there and i have done it. i did it as a leader. >> bret: who will represent the party? >> i will never waiver from my conservative convictions. >> what we need a less. less spending, less taxes, less regulation. >> megyn: and take on president obama in november. >> we don't need america to be transformed. we need to have america restored to the greatness we have always had in this country. >> bret: the battle for the republic nomination 2012. pg. >> live from des moines, iowa, this is america's election headquarters, the iowa cauc

hey, chris. >> hey, megyn.e want some insight from the caucuses from two insiders who know it well. ed rollins and mike huckabee's campaign when he won four years ago and joe has a mixed record with a mondale win and howard dean lose in 2004. welcome. >> happy new year. >> ed, you have gone through the des moines register poll and i wanted to know what you make of that, what do you think of romney's lead. what do you think of the late surge from rick santorum. >> romney has the same position he's had fours years ago and today. and he's not expanded that, but it may be enough to win this thing this time, but his vote was been pretty steady and no erosion. >> santorum is a guy who is hot, he has got the momentum. not as hot as mike huckabee was, not as good a candidate was mike huckabee was four years ago, but the guy that's basically got this solid organization, the best organization by far is ron paul. and in spite of getting beat up a little last week, his people are not going to go away. now, it depends on vo

hey, chris. >> hey, megyn.e want some insight from the caucuses from two insiders who know it well. ed rollins and mike huckabee's campaign when he won four years ago and joe has a mixed record with a mondale win and howard dean lose in 2004. welcome. >> happy new year. >> ed, you have gone through the des moines register poll and i wanted to know what you make of that, what do you think of romney's lead. what do you think of the late surge from rick santorum. >> romney has the same position he's had fours years ago and today. and he's not expanded that, but it may be enough to win this thing this time, but his vote was been pretty steady and no erosion. >> santorum is a guy who is hot, he has got the momentum. not as hot as mike huckabee was, not as good a candidate was mike huckabee was four years ago, but the guy that's basically got this solid organization, the best organization by far is ron paul. and in spite of getting beat up a little last week, his people are not going to go away. now, it depends on vo