with us now attorney and fox news anchor megyn kelly.r woman who died, we have a whale that killed two people before, we have a known species who is ferocious. there is he paddling around sea world. do i have a lawsuit. >> no. what you said is wrong. orcas are not ferocious. experts say there has never been documented case of so-called killer whale killing someone out in the ocean, in the wild. >> bill: in the ocean? >> but when they are taken into captivity they have had certain problems. >> bill: didn't you ever read money buy dick? have you not red that book, kelly? the great white whale gregory peck got downed by mobey dick. >> in captivity it has happened and it did happen with this particular whale. the problem for any potential litigants who might want to bring a lawsuit is, everyone knew that. and this woman, better than anyone, knew the risks of working with the killer whale. >> bill: we're going to give you some video now in 1972 in san diego where another killer whale in this video. killed this woman. she lived but she was hur

i'm megyn kelly.acing americans today and the issue that could make or break the democrats in the 2010 midterm election, unemployment. we are awaiting remarks from the president who is in the new hampshire at this hour are he will unveil a new jobsp

megyn: "kelly's court" is back in session. cat fights become a renegade spectator sport.girls pummeling each other as the cameras roll. the most disgusting part, two adults who appear to be the parents stand by promoting the bout and force the younger girl to keep fighting. now these so-called parents have been arrested and are facing 10 years in prison. but is that appropriate? now we have got several others, one in particular that's drawing attention online. let's figure out what is the appropriate penalty. hi, panel. >> this is disgusting. these two girls are going eight. somebody is filming it and you have these two moron parents. they are encouraging them. so let's just start there. and ask whether the parents -- they are facing 10 years in prison. >> i don't think it's too much. what you have here are two adults. the fact that they are charged with doesn't require that they be the parents. they are contributing to the deling queen i of a juvenile. one of the girls tried to go back in the house and stopped the fight. the mother blocked her from going in. what you hav

jon: america live with megyn kelly starts right now. melissa: thanks, guys. president obama is getting ready to talk about the economy at a town hall event out in green valley high school, henderson, nevada, is the location. discussing a new $1.5 billion initiative unveiled today aimed at helping homeowners and states hit especially hard by sharp drops in home values. part of a multistop tour as the president helps cam pay for several democratic senators, senator harry reid introducing the president moments ago. let's take a quick listen to what the president is saying. >> you know, let's face it, you know -- [laughter] but i can personally attest that harry reid is one of the toughest people i know. he does not give up, he knows what he cares about, he knows what he believes in, and he's willing to fight for it. and sometimes he takes his licks. but he gets back up. harry reid has never stopped fighting. he hasn't stopped fighting for henderson, he hasn't stopped fighting for nevada, he has not stopped fighting for the united states of america and middle cla

jon: and coming up at the top of the hour, it's "america live" with megyn kelly. eview. megyn: i'm coming to you from the snow globe, jon, would you look at this? jon: it's crazy back there! megyn: you are going to see that seaworld presser at the top of the 1:00 hour, plus the secretary of homeland security joins me live on the threat of the home grown terror here in this country, plus the hero teacher who took down that shooter at the colorado school. he's my guest live, wait until you hear his story. and it's anchor wars on kelly's court, what the male anchor said about the female anchor that led to a big suspension. it wasn't jon scott, he's good. he's a good man. jon: wasn't me. megyn, we'll look forward to that. 15 minutes, thanks. megyn: thanks, jon. jane: aren't you wondering what's going to happen to your health care? president obama indicated he and his fellow democrats are ready to move forward with or without republican support. he made it pretty clear before the cameras at the summit yesterday at the end. take a listen. >> i'm going to ask myself and i

. >> bill: megyn kelly said no on the civil liability because the woman knew. >> i disagree. >> bill: is pretty smart and she will hit you. >> yeah. >> bill: you have got to watch out. i think this is about money. i think it's about money for sea world. they know that, you know, now it's even a bigger attraction. now any get more money. why not? just get the whale out of there. let it go. get another whale. >> i think of it as something a little more devious. i think they cannot release the whale now without admitting that they should have had the whale out of that tank previously. >> bill: okay. everybody knows they should have had the whale out of there. >> this is all part of their public posture that nice guy president of sea world, how just ran the clip of, is absolutely smoking crack. this is beyond the pail, a whale that kills two other people, now kills a third, and he is going to remain an attraction in your park for what? >> bill: bill boycott sea world. >> i'm not into the boycott business. i was there last year with my beautiful daughter and wife and loved it and enjoyed i

that's where we begin this hour, welcome to "america live", i'm megyn kelly. certain republican lawmakers are upset that attorney general eric holder is refusing to identify which lawyers at justice are hot off the heels of representing terror suspects. new york congressman pete king is one of those republicans. he's the ranking member of the house homeland security committee and he's my guest now. congressman, thank you for being here. what is it that eric holder has not done that you want him to do? >> i think it's absolutely essential he disclose the names of anyone in the justice department who represented in any way guantanamo detainees. you and i are lawyers, obviously the lawyer has the right to take on an unpopular client or cause but we are involved in a war, a struggle for survival of our civilization, and i believe the american people are entitled to know what role these lawyers now have as far as framing justice, policy, is it going to be in civilian court, representing the government on various motions or applications. i think we as americans have

jane: just about 15 minutes from now you're going to see "america live" with megyn kelly.nd she's here on the big screen can with a preview. >> hey there, jane. coming up next hour, major house vote on whether to let the government spend even more money that we do not have. neil cavuto on whether this is a good idea. plus, arlen specker has a new idea, he joins me live. you haven't seen much of him lately, but you will on our show. and mtv's jersey shore, snook can i, the situation, the italian-american who wants them off the air joins me to explain why top of the hour. jon: discouraging news out of the labor department today, new unemployment claims rising 8,000 last week bringing total jobless claims last month to a seasonally-adjusted 480,000. this as senate democrats are unveiling a new job creation proposal today. richard sock' d.c. is a senior adviser to president bill clinton, scott stands l is a form ther press secretary under former president george b. -- w. bush. the democrats have some proposals to try to rein in this unemployment situation, but the numbers out

megyn: thanks, trace. well, "kelly's court" is back in session.lectroshock and awe after a night of high school hoops gone haywire. watch it. getting the business end of a stun gun or was it a taser as officers tried to bring the main they under control? a scuffle between two girls turned into a youthful basketball. one of the teens, we saw the one in the gray t-shirt, set to press charges of his own. so was this effective crowd control or was it excessive force? let's ask our panel. we have never done "kelly's court" like this. >> i'm not sure i like it. >> reporter: congratulations. i am in awe of this. megyn: so great to have you here. now the one who is in the white t-shirt. his name is mario. he is 15. his parents are ticked. he was manhandled. he was either stunned or tazed. now they want to sue saying the cops went way overboard. >> when i first once did i thought maybe there is a lot going on. the audacity of them to even claim that the cops did anything wrong is incredible to me. he is being escorted out. think about the situation. 1,500