>> well, i think -- more than anything, the character of molly ivans. she was a woman with great humor but incredibly knowledgeable about the political process. mixed with common sense, mixed with a great big heart. she would start her columns or where she was speaking, she would say now beloveds, and i believed that. i believed she felt that way. i feel i'm learning from her. >> she had a tremendous wit but talked about her political humor. really as a means to hoist people up to criticize, to ostracize and beat them with that kind of public, you know, shtick especially politicians she felt were out of line i think one of her probably best known but very -- sort of encapsulation of her humor, she would say that dash she was writing about this republican congressman jim collins from dallas who was reaching such fresh heights of humahumans' stupidity she wrote if his i.q. slips any lower we will have to water him twice a day. that was the sort of thing. >> do you sometimes wish or do you find in our media landscape today that voice or is it really missin

there's the molly. there's the image we got which we put out overnight and we'll talk a little bit more abo that in a minute or so. the molly is a focusable color camera. this is the first color image of the landscape where we've landed, and like i said, we'll talk about it some more in a second. i waited a long time for this to come back. this -- this was basically a focus test. the focus mechanism, itself, has not moved since july of last year when we were down in florida, d we've gone through all those environments of launch, cruise, edl, and the temperature cycles and does the focus still focus? and it does. now, we also have a dust cover because most of the time we don't want dust on the -- we don't want dust on the lens at all, but most the time we'll keep it closed. the first image, we'll say, keep it closed. we can focus on whether the cover is opened or closed. we thought we better keep it closed. we don't know the sta of how dusty the molly is after landing. there's a picture of -- this is the

molly, always terrific to see you. thank you. >>> florida governor rick scott just held a press conference to talk about contingency plans as isaac approaches. sunshine state. >>> and the controversy is brewing over a firsthand account of the special forces raid that killed osama bin laden. it is written by one of the navy s.e.a.l.s who was there. the pentagon didn't know anything about it. that operation is still officially classified. we have that story next. like a squirrel stashes nuts, you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® liquid gels. nothing starts working faster than zyrtec® at relieving your allergy symptoms for 24 hours. zyrtec®. love the air. humans -- sometimes life trips us up. and sometimes, we trip ourselves up, but that's okay. at liberty mutual insurance we can "untrip" you as you go through your life with personalized policies and discounts when you need them most. just call... and speak with a licensed representative about saving on your policy when you get married, move into a new house

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i'm joined by molly ball and boris epstein. molly, let me start with you.this likes two kids in the sandbox calling each other names and will it mean anything 24 hours from now? >> it certainly does seem to be an attempt to liven up the lexicon by giving them completely new and utterly made up ways to make fun of each other. but if you listen to what is behind each of these names, the romney hood idea, obviously comes from the sustained attack that the president is mounting on romney's tax plan and economic plans and the effects that democrats say that those would have. i do wonder if you bring up robin hood if it does not raise the speaker spector of class warfare? does romney want to be associated with stealing from the rich to give to the poor. i wonder about that. and then the romney campaign, we've seen a lot of this sort of complaining from them that they're the victim of all these things that are not true from the other side. but then as you pointed out some of their claims about what is happening with welfare are themselves disengenius. a lot of thi

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it celebrates the show of mollie ivans, a texas syndicated newspaper columnist. >> mollie ivans was an extraordinary woman. she died only a few years ago of breast cancer. she had 40 years of writing as a liberal, humorous, she was incredibly politically savvy and wonderful word smith. she had a -- she loved to sort of skewer the weaknesses of politicians. she would say things like, she'd talk about this republican congressman jim collins and she would say, who is reaching such fresh heights of human stupidity if his iq slips any lower, we'll have to water him twice a day. >> it's a real comedy then? >> it's grand. >> have you ever had the opportunity to meet her? >> i did. i did. i'm on the board of people for the american way for many, many years. one of our main focuses is protection of the first amendment. that, of course, was one of mollie's missions in life also. the freedom and protection of the first amendment as a journalist. she came and was our keynote speaker one note at our event. then we crossed paths at other times, once because her best friend, ann richards who was gove

not a bad idea and speaking of well-groomed dog, this is molly aileen gabey from the maryland spca nice sweater. >> she likes this sweater and sometimes it's nice to protect them from the elements or the cold and it's going to be so rany today you want to keep thepets dry when they come in. there's cute things like the rain jackets. >> i saw that. >> and rain gear for it. >> not a bad idea. >> sometimes they don't like itbut if you don't want to do the towel routine and dry them off that's a nice thing to do. >> give us the story behind molly. >> she came in lost. she is 5 years old and she was lost in the 21 # 24 canton area and we hope the owners will find her. she is 5 years old and we think she is a little mix poodle maltese or something like that. >> in the event of a lost dog it's heart breaking when you lose a dog or cat what do you do? >> we encourage people to call the local shelters and there's a great website that will do phone canvassing in the neighborhood for people to be on the lookout and think of your pet's personality. outgoing and might go for a field. >>> would you t

molly henneberg is trying to piece this together live in d.c.. nice to see you. what is ripken expected to say about this case? good morning. >> good morning. the ripken family and the maryland police investigating this abduction haven't said much until today. they need help trying to find the man who kidnapped cal ripken, jr.'s mother. ripken, jr. who was on "fox and friends" this morning said his mother vi is doing quote, quite well but she has gone through a very traumatic experience. here is what he said happens. >> she was taken from her home in her garage at gunpoint. she was tied up and she was in a car basically for the next 23 hours. she was delivered back two doors down from the original place she was taken from her house. she is, thank goodness, she is back home. she's safe. she is unharmed. you know, psychologically i think she is a little harmed. we're really happy we have

molly henneberg has more details.t in support for mitt romney, make my day. >> molly: very good. klinlt eastwood, in 2008 endorsed mccain. at a fund-raiser in idaho last night, he says his leadership is now more important than ever. >> i think the country needs a boost. >> molly: meanwhile, president obama is celebrating his 51st birthday. he and his family will spend the weekend retreat in maryland. july job numbers and he focused on the 136,000 jobs added last month. more than expected and almost 100,000 more than what was added in june. still he says there is more work to be done. >> we knew when i started in this job that this was going to take some time. we haven't had to come back from economic crisis this deep or this painful since the 1930s but we also know if we were persistent and kept at it and kept working that we'd gradual to get where we need to be. >> molly: on the other hand governor romney was focusinon

molly henneberg has more details. dirty harry coming out in support for mitt romney, make my day. >> molly: very good. klinlt eastwood, in 2008 endorsed mccain. at a fund-raiser in idaho last night, he says his leadership is now more important than ever. >> i think the country needs a boost. >> molly: meanwhile, president obama is celebrating his 51st birthday. he and his family will spend the weekend retreat in maryland. july job numbers and he focused on the 136,000 jobs added last month. more than expected and almost 100,000 more than what was added in june. still he says there is more work to be done. >> we knew when i started in this job that this was going to take some time. we haven't had to come back from economic crisis this deep or this painful since the 1930s but we also know if we were persistent and kept at it and kept working that we'd gradual to get where we need to be. >> molly: on the other hand governor romney was focusing on the unemployment rate, 8.3% in july, up from 8.2% in june. he says the pres

molly ringwald is with me now.good morning. >> i love that we were admiring you and behind the scenes you were writing. that was your passion behind the scenes. >> that's right. >> how did this get started? >> it was something i took to in school. i was never very good with math or chemistry, i was all about -- >> that makes two of us now! >> i was just really good at writing and i was always interested in storytelling, so yeah, it was always something i did, you know from creating character bios to writing journals. >> so, was it therapeutic for you? here you had this fantastic career, you have a fantastic career, but you were admired by teenagers and boys all over had crushes on you. was this an outlet for you? >> i think so. you know, my parents just -- you know, i had fantastic parents and they always said that it was very important that i had something other than acting, you know. it was something they always drummed into my head was you have to have something else. they wanted me to go to college. they didn't

n, molly henneberg the republican party approves its stance on abortion... akin's comments about "legitimate rape" the weekend. the official republican platform calls for a constitutional ban on abortion... that makes no exceptions for rape orrincest. the platform will go up for a vote before the full republican convention next week... though republicans say it is ll but certain to pass. "hearing no other amendments, that section will be closed and i appreciate the good work that committee did in past platforms and hours of discussion and i applaud the our respect for human life, well dooe." despite the official party platform... mitt romney has pledged under his administration, his position would be to allow abortion in cases of rape. earlier we told you about the freedom of information request made by the baltimoreecity comptroller for documents related to the controversial phonn contract signed by mayor stephanie rawlings blake. and that brings us ur question of the day... do you think the mayor is trying to hide somethi? something?mike writes on our face

molly henningberg. we know it is close. >> new reaction over voting rights and giving new meaning to the term battle ground state it is happening in ohio. president obama's campaign is filing a lawsuit. the law currently allows men and women in the military to vote up until monday night before the election. cut off for the rest of the public is three days earlier. all voters should be able to vote before the election day. new reaction from governor mitt romney and saying in a statement posted on line just a few hours ago. president obama's lawsuit claiming that it is unconstitutional for ohio to extend early voting privileges is an outrage. the brave men and women of the military make tremendous sacrifices and we should do everything can to protect the right to vote. and the obama campaign and mr. romney and his campaign are fabricating a campaign and restrict military voting in ohio. there is it early voting rights prior to the election. back and forth. a hearing is set for this month. we will let you

. >> reporter: the photo was taken with the imager nicknamed molly. >> the molly is a focusable color camera. this is the first color image of the landscape where we've landed. i waited a long time for this to come back. >> reporter: in the meantime, engineers will start booting up curiosity's various functions. >> curiosity is still healthy, still in great shape. >> reporter: the rover won't be making its initial movement for a few weeks. first, engineers need to make sure the items are functional and are worth the $2 billion price tag. >>> good morning to you. wednesday, august 8th. live lock outside as we get things stirring on wednesday, hump day. >> getting closer to friday. good morning. i'm sarah simmons. >> women a wisdom martin. welcome to fox 5 morning news. i was outside pretonedding like i was doing some yard work -- pretending like i was doing some yard work yesterday. >> do you do any yard work yesterday? >> no. >> i give up. i can't go back out until september. the mosquitos are bad. >> it was awful. i wasn't even working. >> the humidity has moved in. we kind of traded

molly henneberg has the latest live from washington.d have to say about governor romney? >> he said it will be an exciting election and governor romney's leadership is, quote, now more important than ever. >> i think the country needs him. >> president obama is celebrating his 51st birthday development he and his family will spend the weekend at the presidential retreat, camp david, in maryland. the july jobs numbers came out yesterday. president obama focused on the 163,000 jobs added last month. more than expected. but still better than june. still he says there is more work to be done. >> we knew when i started in this job that this was going to take some time. we haven't had to come back from an economic crisis this deep

conservatives have been lukewarm about molly. revved up, eager to volunteer, eager to give money. i think they've raised $3 million since yesterday. so that's what his real value is. >> molly, as we look at congressman ryan recently telling the new yorker he was miserable in the bush years, voting yay for policies that led to enormous defer sits like t.a.r.p., medicare, part d, the bush tax cuts, extending the bush tax cuts. will the obama campaign frame him as a flip-flopper as well? >> i don't know if the deficit issue is a case of flip-flopp g flip-flopping. if you look at ryan's budget plan, it does not balance the budget. so i think they'll be pounding on that point to say that if you're looking for someone who is going to balance the budget he's not necessarily your guy. at the same time, this is a very interesting part of ryan's personality, is that even though he has this reputation for ideological purity and has at times been a thorn in the side of the republican party and even a lot of republicans in the house see him a

shares of molly corp soaring today. lauren: let's take a look at molly corp, writes to the board of 12.9%. the volume for molly corp., 8.6 million, just about 3.5 times what we typically see for this stock. a rare earth material maker, lithium-ion batteries and stuff like that. they began producing again at one of their facilities in california. a big winner today, back to you. david: lauren simonetti, thank you very much. presidential candidate mitt romney laying out his energy plan over the next couple of days. the plan itself includes more state control of federal land, less restricted federal regulations, complete of course with a keystone pipeline, and a goal to be energy independent by 2020. here is how romney himself described it. >> it create 3 million new jobs, $500 billion to the economy, it is great for our national security depending on opec or venezuela for our oil. david: joining us now for fox business exclusive, somebody who supports this plan, brent harvey. great to see you, thank you for coming in. let

. >> i want to bring in molly ball and joy-an reid. here's scott walker. take a listen and then i'll get a response. >> this whole siissue is completely ridiculous. i've talked to my voters. they don't care about this. >> why won't this go away for him? >> i actually had a sense that the issue was starting to go away until romney himself revived it by taking the bait. the democrats are desperate to keep this issue alive and so they are baiting him, prodding him, coming up with new innuendoes and unsubstantiated allegations and for romney to basically feed that beast by giving us new information yesterday does bring the issue up again and does give it new light. voters are interested in this issue. i don't think scott walker is right about that. there's been polling on it and a majority of voters feel like they are entitled to more information about romney's financial situation. but the fact is, i don't think this is an issue that can be kept alive unless there's something new to inject into the debate and that's what romney gave us yesterday. >> the devil

>> molly henneberg, live for us in washington.hanks. >> arthel: i want to tell you now about an exciting new episode of fox files this weekend. we are going to go in depth with the shocking story of a kidnapping that stunned the world. how a school bus carrying 26 children vanished in 1976 in the small farming community of chow-chilla, california. >> fox located the actual marsh that the bus drove into about a mile from where it was seized. >> and it was down into, and-- everybody's crying and telling us to shut up. we're going to get hurt. shut up. >> and we're waiting and what's going to happen now and they back up, and so that with half the students and then bringing the other half to fill up the other half. >> their bus, hidden from view. ed gray and the 26 children were hustled into two hot and windowless vans and driven from the scene, a mass kidnapping that would shock the world and put chowchilla on the map had just begin. >> hear the terrifying headlines of the kidnapping victims and fox files airs tomorrow night at 5 p.m

and now we're joined by molly day in london he's the director of the policy unit at the movement for justice and development does it bother you that the cia is again working with islamic fundamentalists in extremis in syria to bring democracy to the country. what in fact the west the united states and britain are actually in a sort of arms race against al-qaeda because the rebels in syria have openly stated that if they do not get receive weapons from from the west advance weapons like thinking missiles for instance that they will look towards al-qaeda and other terrorist organizations around the world to get good arms so the west is in a quite a difficult position because if they don't if they do not get arms then they're perceived not to have any leverage over these rebels and events in syria have proven that the s.n.c. the politicians have very little influence over what's happening inside the country in fact those who have influence are fighters inside syria and they come from different backgrounds some of them is them is some of them less soul and those people are demanding weap

. >>> can't wait to see molly ringwald. she's here, '80s icon turned author.morales has a check of the headlines. natalie, take it away. >> thanks. verbal fireworks are echoing across the campaign trail. on tuesday vice president joe biden told a virginia audience republicans want to unchain wall street. he then added, quote, they are going to put you all back in chains. in ohio mitt romney fired back accusing president obama of running a campaign of division and anger and hate. >>> a state of emergency has been declared in two washington state counties where a wildfire has destroyed about 70 houses since it started monday at a construction site. officials say last night that the fire was only 10% contained. about 900 people have been evacuated. wildfires are also burning in nine other states where rain has been scares. >>> government officials say the spread of west nile virus is bad and getting worse. spreading by mosquitoes more states reporting this year because of the mild winter and spring rains allowed the mosquito population to grow. cdc said almost 70

molly, what does this mean?late into actual votes in. >> well, the general rule of thumb among political cultants is your field operation can get you a point or two. it can't make a state competitive that isn't competitive. it can't turn a red into blue or vice versa, but it can put you over the top in a state that's essentially tied. that is certainly the hope. this has been the m.o. of the obama campaign since the beginning, to build this grass roots network i think on a philosophical basis democrats feel like this represents the kind of organization that they stand for, something that's sort of community based and grass roots. it's also cheaper than tv ads for the most part to pay organizers. so this is something that the democrats have generally been stronger at than the republicans. but when the republicans are spending -- have a billion dollars in outside group tv ads that could be completely washed away. so there's this ground game verse air war tension in every campaign. >> what about the protesters this

she says molly eye advance loved to secure the weaknesses of politicians, turner says that's the maineason she wanted to bring the production to d.c. during an election year. >> i mean, i was working on this one, i wanted terribly to bring it into washington before the election, and molly smith at the theater agreed. so she opened the way for us to bring this show in. yes, i have to say, although we've only been open a few days i've only had audience foss about a week. one of the differences i find is that when gets to the real heavy political stuff about, you know, our individual freedoms and everything, the audience gets pretty quiet here. >> don't want to hear too much of that. >> i don't know. i don't know. i don't know. they are listening. >> kathleen turner in "red hot patriot" that's running at the arena stage through october 28th. she's pretty political savvy lady. >>> man, this cat can sing, what a great voice, he's unbelievable. i found out he likes to play basketball, he's going to be real famous after this and i want to publicly make the announcement that i am his real dad

molly had that story for us. >> and across america railroad trax that lide dorminant and that is changing. rail shipping is enjoying a resurgance and reopening a track that shut down more than 20 years ago. >> they emit maybe one 4th of the polutant. it is a way to move anything . >> the president of iowa pacific holdings said they will clear 30 miles of growth and creating dozens of jobs. the the work will be welcome. >> in this particular town much 480 people a job is huge. >> short line railroads are gaining steam and according to industry statistics. traffic was up in every major commodity and a 25 percent increase in automobile parks and 10 percent in transfer of lumber and chemicals. not everyone wants to see the trains back on track. the goverd have laid it which cuts the state forest preserve. >> the solution is to have the land that was taken by the federal government returned to the people of new york state. and that can only be done by removing the rails and going to court. >> this project has yet to be derailed by lawsuits. >> this is something that is going to continue to gro

his fiancee, molly mcnearney, is of the head writers for his show. dating in 2009. [ male announcer ] you paid in to medicare for years. every paycheck. now, when you need it obama has cut $716 billion dollars from medicare. why? to pay for obamacare. so now the money you paid for your guaranteed healthcare is going to a massive new government program that's not for you. the romney-ryan plan protects medicare benefits for today's seniors and strengthens the plan for the next generation. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> we are pretty excited about this week. >> hot and humid on friday. cool weather for early next week. check out our weather at wjla.com. the summer heat is making produce taste better. figure it out. >> one benefit, at least. >> thank you for joining us. we need to look for a new van. yeah. i just don't know where to start. glad you found us. start by test-driving nearly every make and model, all in one place. carmax. start here. seen this? mitt romney claiming the president would end welfare's work requirements

molly ringwald captured our hearts on "16 candles" and others. these characters, they're interchanged. >> it's a short story, collection of stories, a novel of stories because all the characters are interconnected. the theme is betrayal, about how we betray each other and betray ourselves. i don't think there's a person you can meet that say they haven't been on one side or the other and very often both. i decided it was a very universal subject and how you get through it and how we're very flawed and lean towards the light. >> a lot of women who watch our show and the first few pages, when you start feeling estranged from the man you love so much, notice his looks aren't the same, doesn't touch you the way he used to and you can see kind of the signs. >> yeah. my main character, greta is a stay-at-home mom, put everything, even though she was at stanford and started in education, she made that choice to put everything in family and her marriage. when that abruptly, when you reach that breaking point, i think it's really heartbreaking. >> devasta

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harris. >> molly, thank you. >> we are tracking tropical storm isaac as it turned in the caribbean.t is it a hearing from category two or three now. a look at where it is headed and when and summer heat and drought with a chain reaction. we'll actul how they are coping with a early harvest season. at usaa, we believe honor is not exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime. so that wherever your duty takes you, usaa bank goes with you. visit us online to learn what makes our bank so different. >> now the devastating drought affecting much of the country. this is amazing. it is very early for that intense heat and drought forcing them to do so. and it is the fattest is it is affecting barge traffic. it is elizabeth live. >> hi, harris. it is an unusually warm winter coupled by the fact. it is here by the mississippi river. that means very s

goodbye, aunt molly. take care. dad? kevin? where are you? rebecca! what? i'm in the kiten.ing on? dad's downstairs. he wants to show you something. show me? show me what? you'll see. come on. kevin, i'm busy packing. what's this all about? ask dad. what's this? it's your new car. dad, you're joking! ( keys jingling ) i can't believe it! this is for me? you need a car, don't you? and you deserve it. it's a little present from kevin and me. ugh! not so tight! and here's the title to the car, and i paid for the car insurance. well... i'm just speechless. you... speechless? kevin, when's the last time your sister was speechless? not in a long time. so are we going for a ride? what do you think? it's perfect. my first car. i can't believe it! so? rebecca: get in! ( engine starts ) this car is great, dad, but i bet you spent a fortune on it. not really. i got a good deal. try the horn. ( horn honking ) it's got a good radio and tape deck-- everything a musician needs on a long trip. look at that view, huh? i'm going to miss this place. sure you are. boston's been your home for 28

what kind of plan, molly, is he talking about? >>reporter: he had a gun and that is what he used to force her into the car. he came with something else. >> obviously, there is thought given to it, the materials used to bind her were brought there. there is a lot of evidence that shows there was somewhat of a plan, and it had to be premeditated, maybe premeditated -- that is my words. >>reporter: the police believe they know what he looks like. white male, early 40's. and ripken held this press conference because police need more tips and more leads from the public. trace? >>trace: it is fascinating because they say there is a plan but is there any indication that the kidnapper specifically targeted the ripken family? >>guest: this case is a bit of a mystery because authorities do not know what the motive was. why he abducted her. he made no demands, did not mention her last night or her son, and thankfully returned her, unharmed, as least physically unharmed the next day. cal ripken says his mom is "doing pretty good," but not ret