now we go to mike baker for a pre game report. diligence, because our government is not allowed to torture anymore. what is coming up on tonight's show? >> thank you, andy, and happy new year to you and your family. >> thank you. >> coming up on tonight's show, a story that pits the media's god given right to engage in stupid behavior of americans to legally own weapons. and why a french government minister with a hard to pronounce names is up in arms over hate speech. we will take turns butchering her name and then talk pretentiously about god's existence. and what did john boehner say to harry reid when the two met in the capitol building after the fiscal cliff deal? regardless senator reid is probably too old and inflexible to comply. all that and more next. >> happy new year to you as well. let's welcome our guest. i am here with fox business network anchor lori roth man. >> that's it? >> that's all you get. >> okay, fine. >> comedian, joe devito. that's all he gets too. bill schulz, sorry. and sitting next to me is rob long,

mike baker who lives at 521 west 85th street and unarmed tbifs banter. and a new poll shows 12% of pakistanis have a positive view of the united states. experts suggest that in the future we fire troans full of local -- drones full of local -- lollipops and gummy bears. and last the right wing facist is here for her comments. >> thank you very much, mike. two flaws in the opening tease there. no one will ever believe i will be unarmed, and no one will ever believe i will buy a place in the mid80s on the west side. >> i will fact check. >> let's welcome our guests. i am here with gerri willis. she anchors the willis report at 6:00 p.m. eastern time on fox business network. jaime weinstein, the daily caller senior editor. and one of the authors of the e book, "the lizard king." it is our own bill schulz. and sitting next to me right here is write writer and comedian keith oberstat. and soon you will be cheering because the end is nearing. you know where this is going. you have been watching this a longtime. our new york times correspondent. good to see you

i'm mike baker. i will see you next time. 7 eas. for all of us here, thank you. >> the factor is on tonight. >> this is pretty state fore regard. either congress pays the bills or doesn't. >> president obama is wrong about that. the vital issue is eliminating some of those bills as the nation's debt spirals out of control. brit hume and i will analyze mr. obama's press conference today. >> usa today says al-jazeera is buying current tv. it was co founded by former vice president al gore. >> another example of media corruption. the network news pretty much ignoring the al gore al-jazeera story. can you image if mitt romney did with go what gore did. >> you really believe this story? osama bin laden? >> yeah. >> confidence. >> did hollywood snub the movie zero dark 30 because it did not toe the liberal line. >> whatit's going to happen. >> when? >> tonight. >> caution you are about to enter the no spin zone. "the factor" begins right now. >> hi, i am bill o'reilly. thank you for watching us tonight. the talking points memo will be on

mike baker discusses his new book, "i'm always clinching."irst, did an airport -- should an airport be named after this guy? >>> nobody was watching and now even fewer will, if that is possible. the network from al gore is no more as al jaw swreer wraw, who ever he is, has bought and shut erred the lowly rated tv. it is about jam, i believe. the arab news thing plans to start an english language channel with newscasts from new york to qatar. 10 years ago al jazeera was known for broadcasting tapes from al-qaeda. and now they are trying to compete with their sister station, msnbc and a fun sidebar, according to the new york times, gore urged his partners to sell by december 31st to avoid higher tax rates. taking affect on january 1st. not only that, but glen beck reportedly tried to buy the network last year, but was told they wouldn't sell to someone who wasn't aligned with their point of view, ie, not bat [bleep] crazy. let's go to goat who thinks she a chicken. >> that would be an adorable, sexy pet. remi, you are iranian. you deny it, but

mike baker. thank you. i do not know where the studio is. dagen: we don't ask. not want to know where mike is. it is a quarter till the hour. stocks now and every 15 minutes. nicole: we have seen the vix to the upside. now we are kicking off earnings season. we have been trying to hit every 15 minutes. let's take a look at the names. solar city has been in the news today. dramatic move up 13%. all the analysts here at solar city. positive comments. the other three names that all have down arrow, yahoo!, lowe's and under armour. the price target, they raised. they cut them, they still raised the price target. under armour has gained in popularity. we had that one a lot last week. today, oregon family downgraded to an overweight. sometimes you just think the stocks went too far. it is pretty weak today. the dow jones industrials are now down 72 points. dagen: thank you. connell: the world most expensive corn is right here in the united states. dagen: jeff flock is live in illinois with more. jeff: the cheaper corn is out there. they beat the best thing i do is show

mike baker, thank you very much indeed. see you again soon sir. >> thank you. take care. from our mystery guest who will be revealed in a moment. we're celebrating our third anniversary with an old friend. here's a hint: >> you know i went to college with congressman's son and every time we have him on, i keep wanting to say look i want to tell you some stories about your son, but i won't do it to you congressman. [laughter] for low t. that's right, the one you apply to the underarm. axiron is not for use in women or anyone younger than 18. axiron can transfer to others through direct contact. women, especially those who are or who may become pregnant, and children should avoid contact where axiron is applied as unexpected signs of puberty in children or changes in body hair or increased acne in women may occur. report these signs and symptoms to your doctor if they occur. tell your doctor about all medical conditions and medications. do not use if you have prostate or breast cancer. serious side effects could include increased risk of prostate cancer; worsening prostate

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mike baker, thanks, as always. >> thank you.nue to bring you the latest from switzerland. dimon playing defense or offense? i say offense. he had the guy backing down. hear more about it. connell: liz is in davos talking with mr. dimon tomorrow, and here's who else she has. >> fifty world leaders, 900 ceos. okay, so who is here? everyone from the ceo of coca-cola to sap, we have general electric, merck, citi group, india companies, research in motion's blackberry, china's hna, jpmorgan chase, and speaking of microsoft, bill of the bill and melinda gates foundation, don't miss the interview at 5:30 a.m. eastern time here on foks -- fox business. that's friday. all of that and so much more so stay tuned. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? maybe you want to incorporate a business. orrotect your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like the help of an attorney. at legalzoom a legal plan attorney is available in most states with every personalized document to answer questions. get started at legalzoom.co

mike baker is here, a former cia operative. have you to be concerned when you think that the united states is going to be involved in the situation in mali, or how do you read it? >> well, i thinks this ising something we have to do. we don't have an option, i don't think. frankly, we should have been gearing up in this region a year or two ago. once the chaos of libya started, once all of those fighters from around the middle-east poured in there and the weapons started pouring out, it created a chain of events. a lot of the fighters and the weapons, then after the overthrow of qaddafi, they moved to algeria and into mali, where they have taken over half the country. this is where we need to be focusing on our attention. i would argue that we got lost in the nation building exercise of iraq and afghanistan and we need to be more proactive and fight smarter. these small, portable-type operations where we have opportunities to do intel support, where we do drone basing and speck ops. that's where we need to be put org money. >> a

jon: mike baker, thanks. we'll let our viewers know what happens.ome new reactions to the president's push for the most sweeping overhaul of gun laws in herely two -- nearly two decades. the nra executive vice president tells his group's members they're in, quote, the fight of the century. and going on, quote: jenna: again, that from the nra today. senior white house correspondent wendell goler is live at the white house with more. >> reporter: the reaction's been across the spectrum; enth gun control supporters, some democrats, frankly, tepid. and on the republican side it's ranged from cold to hotly opposed. harry reid says he won't push legislation if he doesn't think it'll get through the house. speaker john boehner says he'll take a look at what gets through the senate, but he's not making any promises. florida republican senator marco rubio on "fox & friends" this morning says the president doesn't understand the second amendment. >> there's a second amendment. i didn't write the constitution. it's in there, and i believe in it. and so if you

and sitting next to me, mike baker, former cia operator and president of diligence, maker of diligence tooth waitenner and shaving cream for all of your grooming needs. w45* doesn't kill you isn't us. and his take on the news does nothing but confuse. our new york times correspondent, nice to see you, pinch. >> they de construct the fashion statements in "the girls." not sure what a dramedy is per say. i can say this show should be renamed harlets, strumpets or jeez bells. what do you make of this? >> my bathing suit area feels weird when they get naked. >> get him out of here. >>> well, i'm sure the decision i made him

we'll ask a former operative mike baker about it. >> tucker: plus, did miley cyrus secretly get marriedzzing. it's unbelievable. ♪ to give us an edge, and more savings down every aisle, it only takes a few twists and turns for those bright ideas to make the new year even brighter. more saving. more doing. that's the power of the home depot. art fresh and save with x 20-gallon totes, a special buy at just $5.88 a piece. >> welcome back. the new film on the hunt for osama bin laden, "zero dark thirty," stirring up controversy in washington. >> bad new i'm not your friend. i'm not going to help you. i'm going to break you. any questions? >> lawmakers have sent the acting cia director a second letter asking him to back up his claim that interrogations did produce some useful intelligence. joining us is former cia former covert operative mike baker, thanks for coming on. >> thank you. >> tucker: as i understand they're upset because the film portrays enhanced interrogation as potentially fruitful, useful. >> this could be one of the strangest stories to come out in recent weeks and it does m

operative, mike baker. joining us, mike. >> thanks very much. >> heather: algeria just to bring all of our viewers up to speed, is the birth place of al-qaeda's affiliate in north africa. also known as al-qaeda in the islam okay magreb, or kqim. >> right. >> heather: most of the group leaders and their allies, they are algerian, including the suspected ring leader. this hostage plot, i really want to ask you about him. he's one-eyed desert bandit, he's also known as mr. marlboro and the uncatchable. you yourself have been involved in numerous operations in algeria going back as far as the 1990s. what do you know about the group claiming responsibility first for this attack and taking over the gas facility? >> everything is connected out there. so nothing happens in a bubble. this isn't something that backed up. the fellow you mentioned, he's been around ever since he was a teen-ager in the soviet occupied afghanistan. he's had a stent of jihad there and drifted to various jihads around the region, including

jordan seculo is the director of american law and justice and mike baker a former covert cia operationsand president of diligence l. l. c. a global intelligence and security firm. thank you both for joining us. i want to pull this up first. let's take a look at the aid given to egypt last year. this was in 2012. we provided 1.5 billion in total aid, military financing, 1.3 billion. so, jordan, this deal was made under a different government with different people, so why is it still happening, and can we do anything to pull the plug? what can we do? >> that is a great question. why is the united states considering sending 20 new f-16's brand-new and two more tanks to the muslim brother hood. that is something we wouldn't even discuss and debate because we made a deal in 2009, 2010 with the hosni mubarak government who their former president hosni mubarak is in jail with his sons and most of his cabinet. the people who made this deal with the united states are in jail, there was a revolution, there is a new constitution, it happens to be islamist in the muslim brotherhood leading, it's a

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. >> you have -- i'm sorry, i was just going to say, you have james baker, mike barnicle, coming out,uy from texas who's been a hunter his whole life. joe manchin, colin powell, stanley mcchrystal, ronald reagan came out in favor of an assault weapons ban. in fact, a lot of people say that reagan made the deciding push. i mean, reagan was the one that made the big difference by calling republican members and writing republican members that were on the fence and convinced them to do it. yeah, at some point, the survivalist wing of the nra is going to collapse simply because their only argument for having assault weapons is at the end of the day, it's either fun because they like shooting at targets with these big guns, or two, because they want to have a weapon to shoot american troops when they believe they're going to come to their door. it's a ridiculous argument. it's illogical and has no weight with middle america or with the supreme court. >> jon, you just alluded to it talking about jim baker, the jim bakers, senator manchins of this world, they have to be matched up against peo

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baker wants to win for more than one reason. >> you can catch a special playoff edition of show time. doc walker, mikee will get you set for the matchup on news 4 at 7:30 tonight. >>> 5:21 right now. it's starting things off chilly but it will be a beautiful day. tom kierein has our forecast. >> lots of sunshine on tap. under a clear sky. it's cold right around the metro area and points south and east. the clouds like a blanket. farther north and west, northern loudoun county into the western part of maryland and panhandle of west virginia. it's near the freezing mark. where it's cleared out, down to near 20 degrees. southern suburbs and across much of northern virginia and into southern maryland away from the water. a cold start this morning. the winds are going to increase a little bit. getting blustery. maybe 15, 20 miles an hour gusts by late morning into early afternoon. into the low 40s by early afternoon. four-day forecast into the weekend, saturday morning down to the mid 20s. probably have a lot of sun tomorrow morning. but then during the afternoon, beginning to cloud up a bit as a front get

baker a heart of politics. you're looking there, keith, walk over to this gigantic pie. today is national pie day. mikeple love? >> spy memories, tradition. it's american, it's family. how many people remember grandma picking the fruit in her backyard and baking up a pie and serving it? it's about kids, memories. it's connection. that's what we need. >> steve: normally that pie looks fantastic and i know, well, it's probably frozen by now. you might need a chain saw to cut it up for people. i love pie alamode. pecan is my favorite. i love the fact on national pie day, one in five americans have eaten an entire pie all by themselves. >> right. i can't really put my instead of that category, but i know there is lots out there. >> steve: you haven't eat an pie all by yourself? >> not a whole pie, no. i do it by the slice. >> steve: here is your homework. those are beautiful. i bet you sell those on the internet? >> we ship them all over. on michigan.org, every hour, someone across the country will win a pie. it's all good in michigan. >> steve: mike, thank you very much for joining us live on this special

by the way, could eliminate baker eps a needs for conservatives and ingredients used to preserve flavors. i like the idea of getting more of those preservatives out. >>> mike seidel is now joining us from the weather channel. >> good morning. another great day in the northeast. things are warping up. it doesn't feel like january. new york city, sunny and 47. waudz, 53. back in charleston, west virginia, down to 53 degrees. now another story developing, rainfall is beginning to hit parts of texas. some areas could get 5 to 7 inches of rain over the next couple of days. if you're flying out of houston's airport or dallas, there may be delays tonight and tomorrow. some of these storms could produce severe weather. there's a chance of a tornado tonight or tomorrow. not a huge chance, but there will be some severe storms. florida looks terrific for the foreseeable future. highs, upper 70s and low 80s. even in miami, 82 is above average. your average high now is about 76 or 77 degrees. sunny and mild, midwest. chicago looks terrific. a little clipper system with some light snows north of minneapolis. better chance of snow there by friday night and saturday. the