jon: rick folbaum keeping an eye on it for us, thank you rick.enna: wall street rebounding right now, rebounding sort of. jon: got about, what, one third of the way back? >> jenna: a little bounce. will it hold. that's one of the big questions today, hi everybody, we're glad you're with us, i'm jenna lee. jon: yes we are. i'll jon scott. brave bargain hunters are snapping up stocks after yesterday's retreat, traders hoping for good news from the federal reserve as the central bank considers its next move. jenna: brave bargain hunter is the only kind. there is speculation ben bernanke could announce another round of buying bonds to help stimulate the economy and later today the president will be meeting privately with treasury secretary tim geithner. we just showed you the dow. again, it looks better than yesterday but we want some perspective on this. newell cavuto, managing editor for fox business news, great to have you as always. i read this in the "new york times", this is noon on the east coast and lunch time, it resonated, this is what "the

rick folbaum knows more about it. rick?: this is peacock with very expensive taste in real estate. my family and i always liked the central park zoo. this made a run and perched itself on a 5th floor ledge in a apartment building on 5th avenue across the street from the zoo. an apartment in this building sold 22 1/2 million a couple years ago. this peacock knew where he was going. he hung out there. opposed for pictures. set up a couple twitter accounts with one tweet from bird on the town. saying i escaped the zoo because i was sick of the tourists. times square would not be a good idea. true, true. the peacock is back, flying back to the zoo on its own. this is not the first new york zoo animal to take a hike. back in march, you may remember a cobra escaped the bronx zoo. that snake set up a twitter account as well. two months after that a pea hen which jon scott told me is female version of the peacock escaped from the zoo and showed up at auto body shop. the animals are running wild. jon: i would rather find a peacock o

rick folbaum, back to you in the studio. rick: that longs very much. when we -- thanks very much.e back, we continue to watch the path of hurricane irene. north carolina seems to be the first stop as the category two hurricane makes its way up the coast. you can see the surf is already starting to churn. brand new information, though, about the path, the track. we'll have that for you when we come right back. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. see? he's a good egg. [ major nutrition ] new ensure hh protein. ensure! nutrition in charge! megyn: hey, everybody, i'm megyn kelly. natgeo releasing a new story about president bush. andy card takes us through some extraordinary excerpts in a must-see s

. >> rick: i'm rick folbaum.have been crisscrossing the state for weeks trying to make their case and now it's time to find out who might be the heavyweight in the battle for the gop nod

rick folbaum, thanks. yeonpyeong -- jenna: there's plenty of talk about the earthquake on the east coast and we have lots of great photos to share. john in virginia sent us this photo, it shows what happened in a giant grocery store in alexandra, you can see plenty of damage there, also kristin in davidson, north carolina also felt the earthquake. check out the road. she said where she was, chandeliers were swaying, that water tells the story. >>> seismologists just told us he thinks this was the main earthquake, not a preview of a bigger one to come but no one can really say for sure, so we depend on your great photos, when news happens in your area. go to foxnews.com,/you report to upload, make sure you're safe while getting your picture, earthquake or otherwise. jon: colonel moammar qaddafi says he will not surrender and rebels in libya are offering a reward for his capture, either dead or alive. so where could that dictator be hiding out in colonel oliver north joins us moments from now. >>> plus, eye

jenna: you also have rick folbaum's birthday today. rick: oh. jenna: happy birthday.5. [laughter] rick: i'm not, what do you mean? jenna: have a great birthday. rick: nice to s

. ♪ jamie: celebrity tweets are all the craze, we're not talking about rick folbaum, but did you knowing in on them? what will they do next? courtney friel explains live from the newsroom. >> reporter: hey, jamie. yeah, the advertisers want to cash in as well, after all, they pay millions for celebrities to endorse their product, and now it's just a small fee for fares to send -- stars to send out a promotional tweet. mariah carey and lindsay lohan are just a few of the celebrities that are paid to tweet to their followers. one of many companies capitalizing on this trend launched charlie sheen on twitter. the agency helped actors, athletes and musicians send out sponsored tweets from over 150 advertisers such as a, the -- at&t, microsoft and sony. >> typically, those fees will vary from the low four figures to the low to mid five figures per tweet. >> reporter: advertisers can easily see results by tracking the clicks and online conversations. >> if nobody's talking about a brand today and a bunch of celebrities tweet about it, more often than not you're going to see a significant li

martha: rick folbaum has a look at what is ahead at the top of the hour on "happening now." ick. rick: coming up in a couple minutes, the markets are staging a come back, but will the gains stick and can we end the week on an up note? it has been a tough week and also week talk about reality tv after a cast member commits suicide, a lot of people talking about the very ugly side of reality television, and, who is to blame? we'll discuss that. and protecting your animal. there has been an uptick, surge in animal pet thefts. what you need to do to protect your pet. we'll talk about the latest from syria and the presidential race and, also, we'll talk a little bit about rude coworkers, martha. if you have a rude coworker and i'm not naming names or talking about anybody in this building... do you take it home with you and does it have an effect on your home life? a new study says yes, it does and we'll talk about that, coming up. martha: are you talking about me over dinner at your house? rick: absolutely not! martha: can't think of any rude coworkers... gregg: not here. martha:

rick folbaum has the details. >> reporter: a taste of his own medicine, that's what people have beeng a former judge gets in one of the biggest courtroom scandals ever. moments ago he got it. 28 years worth. he used to be a juvenile court judge in western pennsylvania, one of of the toughest judges in the state, locking up thousands of kids for all kinds of offenses. earlier this year a jury found him guilty of taking almost a million dollars in kickbacks, money he got from the builder of two privately owned juvenile detention centers. he provided the kids to keep the centers full and he was paid handsomely in return. the kids were typically denied some of the most basic constitutional rights. the right to a lawyer, to a fair and impartial hearing, to the explanation of the charges against them. the hearings were quick and almost always resulted in the defendants being locked up. the state supreme court has thrown out about 4,000 juvenile convictions handed down in the judge's courtroom over the years. the former judge could have faced a maximum of 157 years in prison but instead the

rick folbaum is hanging out, "happening now" coming up in 12 minutes. what are you working on? t by the way! the president is wrapping up his bus tour. what is his real message? what about this new plan we're going to hear? >>> also rick perry continues to stay in the spotlight during his rollout but is it working? we'll take a closer look. >>> plus escalating violence in mexico's -- in mexico, there's been a spike in dog theft, what you need to know to protect your animal. did you see this headline? every hour of tv takes 22 minutes off your life. do you buy that? i'm not sure i'm buying it. but we're going to talk about it on "happening now". bill: if that's the case, man, you and i are done. see you top of the hour. >>> it might have been a parent's worst nightmare, a little girl, snatched near her home, pushed into a van, possibly never seen again, until one man stepped in. martha: a surprise discovery by police during a traffic stop in texas. check this out. they searched the vehicle, they turned up nearly half a million dollars in cold hard cash that was stuffed inside a t

rick: and i'm rick folbaum in for jon. what the republican field looks like now with 12 declaired candidate rubbing for the go -- running for the gop nomination. jenna: you have rick perry shaking things up a wit, the texas governor is on the offensive as of his first week in the race, trading jabs with opponents as well, rick. rick: but there is still a long way to go between now and republican convention which is next year in florida. bret baier anchors "special report," and he joins us now. you do not have to be a political news junkie to be excited about this race now. >> reporter: definitely, rick. i mean, this is the heat of it, and a lot of focus on the gop race. rick perry has definitely shaken things up in iowa, and i think you're going to see a lot of things develop in coming weeks. our next debate is september 22nd in orlando, florida, and from now until then should be an interesting ride. rick: i saw that former president clinton called rick perry a good looking rascal, that those were his -- that's his descrip

jon: rick folbaum, thank you and thanks to our chatters for getting back to us. jenna: new information on the jobs front. we talked a little bit about the weekly jobless claims. the number is still very high. you wouldn't know it if you looked at the markets right now whether the numbers are good or bad, investors are taking a shot at the markets today. tomorrow we get a new unemployment rate. next we'll talk to a entrepreneur who is trying to create 100,000 jobs. we'll ask him how he's going to do it. a city experiencing a toxic contribution of high unemployment. violent crime and urban blight. many people who live there see opportunity, including famous singer kid rock. how they are in over drive to bring detroit back from the brink. >> the city and state has been very good to me. i thought it was just a way to do something to help create jobs, it will be a way to give back and have fun in the process. >> people want to live somewhere where they feel safe, and the reality is it won't be safe until there are jobs. the experts at imperial can convert your long-te

jon: thank you very much, rick folbaum, breaking news desk.rowing controversy over a new book called "magie goes on a diet", which tells the story of a one -- 14-year-old overweight girl, she shed pounds, gained self-esteem and goes on to be a soccer story. some say it deals with the growing problem of childhood obesity and others say it's plain dangerous. we're joined by the author, paul cramer. you've written a bunch of children books, why did you decide to write one about a little girl going on a diet? >> it wasn't necessarily for a little girl, i wrote previously books on boys, and girls that were con sheenshus about weight -- conscious about weight and boys are not as concerned. i thought it would be more effective with a girl. jenna: some say that's the issue with the book, that little girls grow up into a world where they become body-conscious early and some of the book sellers say this book is geared towards readers as young as six or maybe as young as four. >> not so. jenna: not so? >> not so. this book will be read to children, and t

rick: and i'm rick folbaum in for jon scott.urricane irene tearing through the bahamas with the potential to turn into a powerful category four storm as it moves. the latest advisory has irene ght on track towards the carolinas with the potential to hit new jersey, new york and new england over the weekend. the hurricane already kicking up waves in florida. irene is expected to make landfall in north carolina in just about 48 hours from now. right now evacuation plans and emergency preparations are taking up people's minds up and down the east coast. jenna: take a look at that storm radar, right? a big storm right there. and the navy also issuing a code alpha. it ordered all of its ships based along the virginia coastline to deploy to sea in the preparation for the hurricane. as rick mentioned, expected to make landfall sometime this weekend. john roberts is live in kitty hawk, north carolina, with the latest. hi, john. oh, unfortunately, john is not good. it could be weather related, we don't really know. oftentimes this happen

i'm rick folbaum. >> arthel: i'm arthel neville. topping the news, america's struggle for new jobs, the president and gop leaders speak out today about what needs to be done to get the nation's millions of unemployed back to work. >> rick: also, sudden lethal flash floods strike in the northeast. we'll get the latest forecast electricity extreme weather center. >> arthel: space shuttle program may be over, but our country's search for signs of life on mars goes into overdrive with the brand-new rover. we begin with a fox news alert. new reports just coming in of gun fire and mortar explosions being heard in tripoli. libyan rebels making stead gains against moammar gadhafi's forces, pushing them out of two key industrial cities. those rebels now a few miles from gadhafi's only remaining stronghold. so could this be the beginning of the end for gadhafi's regime? tedak joins us live from tripoli. just give us the latest from there. >> yes, there has been significant developments in tripoli itself not where i am in the hotel where the m

rick folbaum is following the story. >> reporter: people in 22 states have been affected by this so far. one of those people have died. thinks the result of ground turkeys sold in supermarkets earlier this year. the cases started appearing in march and new cases are still popping up now. ten people have got even sick in the state of ohio. ten more in michigan. nine in texas. and then there is a whole slew of states where there's been at least one case. the way to avoid salmonella r-r food poisoning is to cook ground turkey whether it's fresh or frozen to an internal temperature of 165 degrees fahrenheit. you have to use a meat term mom tere to make sure it's at the right temperature. that will eliminate the risk. no word on ground turkey recalls at this point. but if we get any information we'll bring it to you right here. jon: please do. this fox news alert on the debt dole as we await a final vote in the senate on that contentious issue. hi, everybody, i'm jon scott. jenna: and this is august second, i'm jenna lee. this is default day. we'll go to capitol hill where the senate will ta

here's to a man who is hurricane-proof, rick folbaum. hey rick. >> reporter: nice to see you. ten minutes or so, we'll continue to track hurricane irene, massive evacuations ordered up and down the east coast. i just spoke with my family down at the skwrerdzy shore, they are on their way out of that area. would you stay or would you go? we'll talk with one man who has decided he's going to ride this out and he's in his 80s. we'll talk to him. >>> all eyes on fed chief ben bernanke today, wondering if he's going to take any action to fix the economy. mr. bernanke has spoken. we'll tell you what he said and how the markets are reacting. >> with the gop field becoming more clear, two republican hopefuls are turning to a top business leader. who and why? top of the hour. back to you. martha: we'll look forward to that. we are live, of course, along the east coast where the outer bands of hurricane irene are starting to be felt, folks. they are bringing rain, and a whole lot more behind it. we'll be right back. martha: all right, here it comes, folks, we are just starting to get th

rick: i'm rick folbaum. they are linking all republicans running to the tea party. new hampshire today an early and critical state. jenna: we are awaiting the arrival of the president. he is holding a town hall meeting and will wrap-up a three-day bus tour. on the road with the presidented henry. the president bought ice creme for everyone, did you get some? >> no i was actually working hard doing live shots. maybe today i'll get some ice cream. i'm working hard. the bottom line is the president today will be talking a little bit more trying to flesh out that new jobs plan we are hearing about this morning, aids saying that right after labor day we should expect the president to put out what they are saying and they are billing as a major economic speech, two pieces to it, a jobs plan as well as a deficit reduction. he's going to challenge the shaouper committee on capitol hill to go beyond the $1.5 trillion in deficit cuts that are already supposed to be on the table. the president giving a little preview of all of this to our affiliate in an interview about what he

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i'm rick folbaum. >> heather: thank you for joining us. i'm heather childers. the news this hour, the good old days of borrowing money from one of the u.s.'s biggest creditors are over. that is what china is saying about the never before seen downgrade in our credit rating. >> rick: several parts of the country facing heat that has not been seen in generations. now temperatures are set to rise for a huge part of the country. we'll tell you where. >> heather: this is unbelievable. this dramatic video of men firing on a city bus enabled police to find the suspect, why the cameras like these may not be around if another incident happens. >> rick: first, 30 american troops are killed in what's become the deadliest attack on american forces since the start of the afghanistan war. their chinook helicopter was traveling in rardak province when she was shot down by insurgents, carrying 25 operators from the group seal team 6, but seven afghanistans and an interpreter. conner powell has the latest from kabul. >> today is the deadliest day for american troops in afghanis

rick folbaum is at the desk with all the information. >> reporter: it's the republican debate on fox news channel. our friend bret baier with all of the action, again beginning at 9:00 eastern time. this debate is cosponsored by fox news channel, by the washington examiner, and by the iowa state republican party. you can watch it on fox news channel and chat with me live at fox news.com. i'll be hosting a live discussion during the debate. so you can watch it and chat with me, a lot for you to do, and we'll have more of "happening now" after a quick break. well we tried the whole pinkhing. nope. all she wants to wear is hoodies. hoodies and cargo shorts. getting dirty. then she left some crayons in her pocket and they went through the wash. i thought all r clothes were ruined. enter ti and tide booster. the stains are gone. it's kind of too bad. [ laughs ] another car garage honey? it's beautif. that's my tide. what'srs? [ female announcer ] find the tide that's right for you at tide.com. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver

. >> rick: and i'm rick folbaum. they are making their case, we heard from herman cain, the first test in the republican field. for some candidates, it could be a make or break moment. >> heather: carl cameron is live in ames, iowa, definitely an exciting day. things are winding down with herman cain. give us the latest. herman cain never winds down. he is weingsd up. he has gotten more ovations than any candidate has preceded him. he was the ceo of burger king and godfather pizza and he ran for senate in georgia unsuccessfully. he says he is the only non-politician in the race. herman cain has a tough hill to climb because there is big name republican politicians who have been rocking the house. by all accounts, michele bachmann is the front-runner because of the wear she has been able to capture so much attention in a shorted period of time. when she spoke earlier today everyone was watching for how she would interact with her closest nemesis in iowa, former governor of minnesota tim pawlenty. order to, they focuse

rick: i'm rick folbaum in for jon scott in the fox news room and "happening now", growing fears over