megyn: really? limit the people saying things is not the same so you really feel right now you are as fearful that we will be attacked like 9/11 and as you were right after 9/11? megyn: shadow the crisis is over? >> i think since the 11th and we have been fundamentally safe and that does not mean if we're savers today than we were. >> but those attacks. >> get is from the intelligence committee that this is the most dangerous period as soon speenine 11. of the terrorists are sending across the world now when yemen, they have a safe haven in and has established to do caliphate in iraq and syria which is the base to attack than than afghanistan will have a vacuum just like what obamacare created in iraq and is in the "state of the union" address praising those people or about the troops in iraq that is a very policy that created the rise of prices. >> ice this came as an indisputable fact their burrows out of the invasion of iraq. they did not exist before. that is not even up for debate. there was no

i'm megyn kelly. in june of last year president obama agreed to swap five top taliban commanders for captured american soldier bowe bergdahl, a sergeant accused by his squad of deserting. these guys are considered generals in the taliban terror army with the united nations saying they ordered or supervised the murder and torture of thousands. nearly all have deep ties to al qaeda. and one of them even harbored osama bin laden before the 9/11 attacks. but they went free anyway. and even the president had to acknowledge that they may again threaten the united states. >> is there the possibility of some of them trying to return to activities that are detrimental to us? absolutely. >> republican congressman peter king is chairman of the counterterrorism and subcommittee of the homeland security committee. good to see you tonight. sir, thanks for being with us. in fairness barbara starr broke this story and she had it and now we have confirmed it and senator lindsey graham has come out in advance saying th

i'm megyn kelly. we begin tonight with a couple dramatic new events in the raging debate over how the obama administration is dealing with radical islam. just hours ago the white house spokesman declared that the taliban was not a terror group but was instead a "armed insurgency." this is the same organization that just a few weeks ago stormed a schoolhouse in pakistan and murdered 132 school children. school children. the obama administration issued an edict a few years back banning the words jihad and islamic extremism from its national security discussions. and now the administration seems to find itself in lockstep with al jazeera english, the middle eastern news network here in america that al gore helped bring to the usa when he sold them his television outlet current tv. as it turns out al jazeera english has a real problem with the english part of its name, certain words like terrorists and islamist "one person easter ris is another person's freedom fighter" executives there explained. i am no

megyn. >> ed henry. back in washington another controversy, this one concerning the doj's decision to release a dangerous al qaeda operative from a u.s. jail. the terrorist was arrested after 9/11 here to kill americans. and he was just released for good conduct in prison. and the question tonight, was there a behind-the-scenes deal here which this administration claims it does not do when it comes to terrorists. trace gallagher reports live in our west coast newsroom. trace. >> megyn the al qaeda operative admitted he struck a deal with 9/11 architect ka lid sheik mohamed. when he arrived back in qatar he received a hero's welcome. the state department and justice department say his release was routine. gop congressman hunter on the armed services committee believes there's evidence of quid pro quo and attorney general irrelevant helped orchestrate a swap in exchange for americans matthew and grace wang held in qatar for the unexplained death of their daughter. the wangs were released last month. omari

i'm megyn kelly. president obama set to deliver his sixth state of the union address and his first since republicans swept the midterm elections. the centerpiece of his speech a plan to raise $320 billion over ten years from a host of new tax proposals. and both the president and republicans know that the plan will never become law. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live at the white house tonight. hey, ed. >> good evening, megyn. that's the bottom line, the president will run into a brick wall of opposition not just from republicans but moderate nkts in the senate as well not pleased with these tax hikes. what this is really about is a president building his legacy and setting up the message for democrats heading into 2016 because he by his own aide's account is feeling strong about the economy recovering and wants to put it out there that he's for the middle class, republicans are for the rich. in fact the message they put out today in a preview video of the president from the white house

megyn. >> ed henry. back in washington another controversy, this one concerning the doj's decision to release a dangerous al qaeda operative from a u.s. jail. the terrorist was arrested after 9/11 here to kill americans. and he was just released for good conduct in prison. and the question tonight, was there a behind-the-scenes deal here which this administration claims it does not do when it comes to terrorists. trace gallagher reports live in our west coast newsroom. trace. >> megyn the al qaeda operative admitted he struck a deal with 9/11 architect ka lid sheik mohamed. when he arrived back in qatar he received a hero's welcome. the state department and justice department say his release was routine. gop congressman hunter on the armed services committee believes there's evidence of quid pro quo and attorney general irrelevant helped orchestrate a swap in exchange for americans matthew and grace wang held in qatar for the unexplained death of their daughter. the wangs were released last month. omari

i'm megyn kelly. just a short time ago the state department updating worldwide caution to americans reminding them to be highly vigilant amid serious new threats from terrorists. it comes just hours after three apparent jihadis were killed by french authorities including the two brothers believed to have been responsible for this week's deadly assault on the publication charlie hebdo in paris. while cops managed to wipe these two thugs off the face of the earth, another man suspected of having ties to them managed to kill four more innocent civilians at a kosher market in paris today before he was taken out. and it's his alleged accomplice a woman believed to have been his wife, who is still on the run. at this hour we are learning new details about her. you can see by this image just how sweet and innocent she appears to be. we have a powerful lineup of guests for you tonight but we begin with how today's events all unfolded. it began around 9:30 a.m. local time, 3:30 a.m. eastern time here. 22 miles

i'm megyn kelly. we have a packed night of news with the state department here on the administration versus israel, an ugly story breaking with a muslim group claiming death threats thanks to the "american sniper" movie and ben carson joins us with what he calls his rock star performance at the unofficial kickoff to 2016. but we begin with what officials call an epic snow and wind storm tonight. seven states have declared states of emergencies with several getting hit fl philly to boston and beyond threatening to dump not inches but feet of snow on some of america's biggest cities. tonight, for the first time ever new york city's entire subway system along with bridges and tunnels will shut down due to a winter storm. unprecedented. in massachusetts the governor says virtually everyone will see at least two feet of snow. headlines warning this potentially historic blizzard threatens the northeast and thousands of flights have been canceled. and about a tidal wave of snow to slam the northeast while lo

megyn is up next. i am bill o'reilly, please remember the spin stops here cause we are definitely looking out for you. >>> breaking tonight ugly new fallout in the showdown between the white house and the israeli prime minister. and the stakes are very high. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone. i'm megyn kelly. today it got personal and it got angry. israeli media reports say white house officials unloaded on prime minister nenen -- netanyahu after he accepted an invitation to speak at congress. a story quoted one senior white house saying netanyahu spat in our face publicly and that's no way to behave adding that "there will be a price." charles krauthammer is here, but first trace gallagher reports live in our west coast newsroom. trace. >> megyn the white house would like to have weighed in on the netanyahu visit and does believe it's a violation of protocol, but in the end says it's up to speaker of the house john boehner to decide who addresses congress. now, that's the on-the-record version. beh

welcome to "the kelly file," everyone, i'm megyn kelly. earlier today the brand new congress was sworn in, with kentucky senator mitch mcconnell now officially becoming the new majority leader and speaker of the house john boehner fending off challenges from members of his own party to hold on to his leadership post as well. more than an hour before house members could even raise their right hands and take the oath of office, the obama administration drawing a line in the sand, promising the president will veto the popular keystone pipeline even though it has bipartisan support and huge support among the american people. and that's not all. despite his party's big midterm losses, we're hearing rumblings that president obama even feels emboldened to take on republicans during his final years in office. chief white house correspondent ed henry reports. >> the bottom line is the president's aides tell me he feels liberatedd after the midterm election. he met with a bipartisan group of governors, not meeting with congressional republicans who

i'm megyn kelly. as we keep one eye on france we're hearing a chilling new warning from britain's mi5 suggesting a core group of terrorists in syria are plotting new attacks against the west, possibly against transportation systems or iconic targets. this comes some 39 hours after those two brothers are accused of doing the unthinkable in paris. massacring 12 people including some of france's most beloved political cartoonists. tonight we are getting a look inside the crime scene. we warn you this image is graphic. it shows blood-stained floors and papers strewn across the floor. this is the place where journalists stood up for free speech only to be assassinated for doing so. and as the hunt for their suspected killers continues tonight we are learning just how deep the alleged terror ties these two men actually go. we have team fox coverage tonight with our chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge ed henry and mark thiessen. we begin tonight with catherine herridge reporting from washingt

i'm megyn kelly. fox news confirming yesterday that at least one of these five taliban generals has attempted to return to terror. late last year the obama administration released them from guantanamo bay. and it was roundly criticized for doing that even by top democrats like dianne feinstein. the administration returned them to the gulf nation of qatar in exchange for the release of captured american soldier bowe bergdahl, a sergeant now under investigation by the army who is accused by his squad of deserting them. just in the last couple of hours a top democratic lawmaker has now come forward to say not everyone in the administration signed off on this deal. while the outgoing secretary of defense, chuck hagel just admitted on camera tonight that the white house wanted detainees freed from gitmo faster than he was comfortable with. >> not everyone at the white house has agreed with me. >> on what part of this? >> probably on the pace of releases. >> have you had pressure? >> we've had a lot of conv

megyn kelly is up next. i'm bill o'reilly, the spin stops here because we are definitely looking out. >>> breaks tonight, ugly new fallout in the showdown between the white house and the israeli prime minister. and the stakes are very high. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone, i'm megyn kelly. today, it got personal and ugly. today, white house officials said the president unloaded on benjamin netanyahu after he agreed to speak about the move on iran a move made without anyone consulting them. the official said that "netanyahu spat in our face publicly and that is no way to behave." adding there will be a price. trace gallagher has more. >> reporter: megyn the white house would have liked to have weighed in but then said it was john boehner who addresses congress. that is the on the record version, behind the scenes, the administration appears to be furious with a senior official quoting again netanyahu ought to remember that president obama has a year and a half left to his presidency and that there will b

i'm megyn kelly. a dramatic showdown in washington tonight leading to a possible first in the obama presidency. a congressional expected presidential veto. the issue, new sanctions against iran. a bipartisan group of senators is calling for the sanctions claiming iran is being less than honest about its nuke program. but the president says more sanctions could break the negotiation process and promises to veto any new measures. all of which led to a stunning charge today from the top democrat on the senate foreign relations committee. >> iran is clearly taking steps that can only be interpreted as provocative, yet the administration appears willing to excuse away any connection between these developments and signs of iran's bad faith in negotiations. the more i hear from the administration and its quotes, the more it sounds like talking points that come straight out of tehran. >> so let's be honest about what the joint plan of action is it's a freeze. it's a freeze that scientists that have come befor

megyn is up next. i am bill o'reilly. please remember the spin >>> breaking tonight ugly new fallout in the obama administration's release of five taliban generals just 24 hours after we learned one of the men attempted to return to terror. with folks high up in this administration, tonight, sounding very much like they're looking for some cover. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone. fox news confirming one of the generals atestimonied to return to terror. the obama administration last year released them from guantanamo bay and it was roundly criticized by doing that, even by top democrats the administration returned them to qatar in exchange for the release of captured soldier bo bergdahl, the soldier accused of deserting his squad. a top lawmaker coming forward to say not everyone in the administration signed off on this deal. the outgoing secretary of defense, chuck hagal just admitted tonight the white house wanted detainees freed from gitmo faster than he was comfortable with. >> not everyone is agreeing with me. >>

megyn is next. remember the spib spin stops here because we're definitely looking out for you. >>> breaking tonight, three big stories raising new questions about americans security. first, chaos reigns in one of the worst terror hot spots in the world after radical forces take control of yemen. second, one of our best allies in the middle east saudi king abdullah just died creating what sources tell fox news creating a worst case scenario. and third, israeli media out with satellite images of what it calls "new iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles." bigger, stronger and capable of flying farther than before as talks drag on with tehran about playing nice. all this after president obama seemed to suggest on tuesday night that things are getting better in the middle east, suggesting we have turned the page on terror. and that's where we begin a busy night on "the kelly file" everyone. welcome everyone. i'm megyn kelly. all of this is far away, but all of it could directly affect your safety. f

i'm megyn kelly.later this month organized by law enforcement families fed up with their loved ones being labeled as racist. it follows a series of heated confrontations recently including this exchange just days ago in st. louis. >> go!

megyn is next. she'll have the terrorism in france and we'll continue with that throughout the evening. i'm bill o'reilly. please remember the spin stops here cause we're definitely looking out for you. >>> breaking tonight terror in the heart of one of the world's most famous cities. twelve people murdered in cold blood, but tonight the cry of liberty and freedom has not been silenced by these terrorist thugs. welcome to "the kelly file" everyone. i'm megyn kelly. all across the world tonight we are witnessing rallies in support of the victims of france's worst terror attack in more than 50 years. and it comes as news breaks in the manhunt for the attackers. just a short time ago we saw anti-terror police carrying out a raid in the french city of rons. the attack started around noon paris time. [ gunfire ] men dressed in black seen here faces concealed, carrying automatic weapons forcing a mother to use her security code to open the door to the offices of a satirical magazine. inside staffers were

that is megyn's point. want to defend the cops especially, i also have family members who have served in law enforcement for years and my worry is that, you know, aside from the legal subtle at thises of this case i'm not well-versed i'm not an attorney. i don't believe this is overt judicial activism, but i think in grand scheme of things de blasio is winning this, that is what concerns me. >> you do a background on person can make bail. looks to see if he has a job family, roots in the community. certainly if you have a warrant on you that takes it out. i think megyn is wrong on that. if he had an active warrant on him, should have been no bail set. also his roots. did he have a job or source of income? these things come into play for that bail. again for him to return. he didn't return. if you remember, he never went back on his court date. they had to go out and get him. >> traditionally bail you want to keep the person from skipping their court date. you want to keep them around. >> he did skip it. >>

i'm megyn kelly. tonight, we are learned about a planned march on our nation's capital scheduled for later this month organized by law enforcement families fed up with their loved ones being labeled as racist. it follows a series of heated confrontations recently including this exchange just days ago in st. louis. >> go! go! go! go! if you're going in, go! >> protesters storming police headquarters. only to get pushed out and pepper sprayed. skb then there's this scene in portland oregon sunday. >> we're going to -- in respect. [ inaudible ] >> demonstrators disrupting a senators town hall as he was trying to award medals to a 100-year-old world war ii vet. you will hear that vet's priceless response in a moment. and watch this. >> killed by the police and vigilantes trayvon martin, 17 -- >> sunday brunch interrupted in a couple of cities and scenes reminiscent of sit-ins. protesters choosing restaurants they claim are "white spaces." trace gallagher has new details on all of this. trace. >> megyn 100

i'm megyn kelly.ent obama set to deliver his sixth state of the union address and his first since republicans swept the midterm elections. the centerpiece of his speech a plan to raise $320 billion over ten years from a host of new tax proposals. and both the president and

tonight, from "the kelly file" on fox news, megyn kelly is here. then later, a very talented brit. his latest album is called "wanted on voyage." george ezra from the at&t stage. tomorrow night, we'll be joined by christine baranski, we'll hear music from jenny lewis, and the comedy genius mel brooks will be here. 88 years old, he still kills wherever he goes. not people, but -- he's a murderer and we're going to bring him to justice tomorrow night. our first guest answers to many names including bruce wayne, billy blaze and beetlejuice. he is among the best of the best. now nominated for a golden globe for his great performance in the excellent movie "birdman." it's in theaters now. please welcome michael keaton. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thanks for coming. great to have you here. >> this is great. >> jimmy: you are dressed very snazzily, also. i have to say. >> i show some respect for you. >> jimmy: i appreciate that. usually people come in cargo shorts. i added it up today and i hope that doesn't embarrass you, but we figured out that yo

i'm megyn kelly. in late 2011 the disappearance of 10-month-old lisa irwin captured the nation's attention. how could an infant disappear from her crib in the middle of the night? the images of lisa with her big blue eyes were splashed all over national media. three years later there's still no trace of her. there are suspicions, most of them involving lisa's mother, debra, who was at home that night and says she was sleeping. fox news would later break the fact that debra admits to being so drunk she may have blacked out on the night in question. but debra has always denied involvement in her daughter's disappearance. as the months passed, the searches eventually stopped. and the story faded from the spotlight. until now. "the kelly file" has obtained never-before-seen interviews of lisa's parents in the days immediately after her disappearance. secret secret tapes recorded by a former top cia officer a government-trained spy and interrogator. and what and what he found could change everything you th

it's been years. >> megyn we have an oil spill liability law that says if there is a spill taxpayers should not be on the hook. why will republicans apply that law to canadian oil if there is a spill shouldn't the company pay for it? >> get the lawyers involved what about the economy? do you agree the president cites statistics that shows unemployment is down. but the dial is way down low saying the state of the union is strong. they did not agree. just looking at polls show that 74% say that personal finances have stayed the same or gotten worse in the past six years. people don't seem to be feeling it. >> well two, things. we know in many areas the economy things are better. unemployment is down. economy is growing. but as senator cruz indicated is that president indicated. we have a chronic problem with wage stagnation. it goes back decades. it's very interesting to hear senator cruz talk about how folks in the top 1% have done really well. they have been. what the president is proposing to provide targeted middle class tax cuts and help pay for them by closing some of the divisio

but megyn kelly tried to nail her down for a firm answer.e a listen. >> this was not a case where there was a prisoner swap considered discussed as a part of any of these deals. megyn: when you say -- i'm just trying to understand your language. when you say there was no proposal on the table, are you ruling out that this was ever suggested by qatar or think of its representatives to the united states or any of its representatives? >> well just to be as diplomatic as i can here, megyn and i appreciate you giving me the opportunity, i'm not in a position to confirm everything that's mentioned at any point in time. >> nice mullet. duncan hunter, california republican congressman says he's not convinced. he thinks the obama administration is playing word games. >> just because there's an intermediary that we pay or an intermediary that does this negotiation doesn't make it any less of a hostage negotiation or trade. and that's what we think the administration's hiding behind semantics here. >> all right. let's throw it around and see what stick

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i'm megyn kelly.in washington tonight leading to a possible first in the obama presidency. a congressional expected presidential veto. the issue, new sanctions against iran. a bipartisan group of senators is calling for the sanctions claiming iran is being less than honest about its nuke program. but the president says more sanctions could break the negotiation process and promises

megyn is next. she'll have the terrorism in france and we'll continue with that throughout the evening. i'm bill o'reilly. please remember the spin stops here cause we'relooking >>> the attack started around noon paris time. men dressed in black, seen here, faces concealed carrying weapons and forcing a mother to use her security code to open the door for the offices of a satirical newspaper. inside staffers were holding an editorial meeting unaware they'd be murdered. witnesses say the terrorist cowards said ala akbar. a fierce advocate of free speech was on al qaeda's most wanted list. an 80-year-old george lewinski, a lead cartoonist and a 57-year-old. but assassinations did not end with these men and others inside the blood thirsty terrorists murdered a police officer. and he was shot point blank and the terrorist calmly returned to the get away car and sped off. the french president raced to the scene, vowing to track down the killers we're working to confirm possible arrests in this case. as t

mark, i was watching you last night on megyn kelly's show. and you made a very strong case how media has coward in the face of radical islamists. explain. >> yes. that's true, sean. i mean, i think these men at charlie hebdo bore a very lonely burden in part because they were braver than everybody else. the media congratulates itself on its bravery excessively. and one thing it's done in the 24 hours since it's happened has been to maneuver islam into the victim seat again. islam always wants to play the victim role. there are 12 dead french men and actually another french lady, a police officer today killed by somebody of a certain particular persuasion. couple of weeks ago it was two dead australians. a couple weeks before that it was a dead soldier up in quebec. and another dead soldier up in ottawa. they're the victims. and the perpetrators were muslim. and i'm sure that does make moderate muslims who just want to get up in the morning and go to work and come back and pay for food for their family and whatever, i'm sure that does cause th

now megyn kelly uncovered a new twist.hat are surfacing. >> back when the investigation was underway, unbeknownst to the general public, the private investigator who had been hired by a private benefactor whose only interest was finding the little girl and this person basically contracted with a former c.i.a. agent. this is one of the top interrogators of the c.i.a. for a quarter century. this guy interrogated terrorists, double agents, you name it. they call him a human lie detector. she sent him to missouri to interview the parents. within days of little lisa's disappearance. and they interviewed them for hours, eight hours. two c.i.a. agents. and this went on and on and on to try to figure out whether these parents were telling the truth. it's all on camera. the kelly file has obtained the case exclusively. we've been through them tooth and nail. we've highlighted the most compelling parts and we have an interview with the main interrogator, phil houston where he walks you through his assessment of whether these parents

i am martha mccowan in for megyn kelliy. there is a rampage in terrorist and threat of similar attacks looming large here in the united states, there is a key question that is going unanswered. what is america's strategy for fighting all of this? (inaudible) >> it is chilling words and focusing attention like a laser on how violent radical islam seems to be on the rise around the world. so how is america fighting back? that is the question. in the next hour we'll investigate this. how has the white house responded to the recent rash of terrorism and how are other countries reacting to this and how are they handling it? and what the danger that exist of another attack here at home. we'll be be joined by general jack king and larry kosh and israeli embassy ron dermer and more. we'll start with trace gallagher with what america and the world is facing, trace? >> reporter: the terrorist groups have amplified the calls against lone wolf attacks and they acknowledge they are prevalent and difficult to monitor. long before the atta

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