>>shepard: i am shepard smith.udio b" at the bottom of the hour in charlotte, north carolina. crews are tearing down the stage at the football stadium. organizers say the threat of severe wet tomorrow forced them to move the move indoors. he will be here, inside this building on the main convention stage. it has the protection of a roof but about 50,000 fewer seats than the stadium. that means some folk whose had tickets to see the speech need to make other plans. >> this is television. that is where i will be, parked in front after television. >>shepard: the president will hold a huge conference call to speak with disappointed ticketholders. we could see in improvement in the nasty weather that everyone here has endured during the start of the convention. our meteorologist is back in the severe storm center. we had severe storms yesterday, let me tell you. somewhere, there is a pile of about 30,000 umbrellas because wherever you go they take your umbrella. >>guest: i don't think it is a bad idea that they are movi

>>shepard: go on.ybe for 2016 but it makes sense for john kerry to come here and talk about foreign policy, an important night to talk about foreign policy but we know that the issue of this election is jobs and the economy and the current president has failed to make things better for the american people. they will talk about foreign policy tonight we will talk about that and the fact that the multilateral approach is leading from hide and it made america weaker and diminished our view from other foreign countries. >>shepard: it feels like the party is, you have love the talking points on issue after issue and this is one them. >>guest: not on this. come on. we are out of iraq. we are winding down in afghanistan. osama bin laden is dead. for the first time since 1952, romney, the nominee, did not, he did not mention our troops or did he talk about the wars. >>shepard: were you surprised that? >>guest: the first time since 1952 a republican nominee has not done that and the first time that the democrat

>>shepard: mr. ryan spoke to the aarp today. how did it go? >>guest: he got booed, particularly when he mentioned the romney and ryan plan to repeal obamacare, affordable health care act. when he talked about the way in which republicans accuse the administration of raiding medicare for $715 million in order to pay for obamacare. watch. >> the first step to a stronger medicare is to repeal obamacare. it represents the worst of both worlds. boo. boo. i had a feeling there would be mixed reaction. it weakens medicare for today's seniors and puts it at risk for the next generation. >> boo. >> first, it funnels $716 billion out of medicare to pay for a new entitlement we didn't ask for. >> boo! >>carl: president obama addressed the group by satellite and there were no cat calls or boos. ryan made the same argument. as he did in the villages of florida, he brought his mom along for moral support and to say he is not trying to hurt seniors. he loves them dearly. in his own family they have benefited from

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>>shepard: tweet it out.nt obama will deliver the acceptance speech on thursday night down the road from here at the stadium where the panthers play, a huge place holding 70,000 people. the problem is, there is not a roof. football is a game meant to be played outdoors, end of state, period. but not so good for speeches. we should go to the local meteorologist from fox charlotte. it has been a gully washer. >>guest: it has. a pile moisture across north carolina and south carolina including uptown where you are right now. that is expected to start to shift to the east as we get into thursday. however, some of the lingering moisture will be trapped at surface. i will show you an inhouse computer model we have, on thursday afternoon at 2:00, the area where you are is marked, and you can see potential for shower activity. later in the afternoon, the chances diminish and by 6:00, we are looking at 30 percent or 20 percent chance of coverage of showers or thunderstorms across our area. it is really not going to be

>>shepard: it never has.hank you both. >> known terror plot from a known terror cell is underway and they believe these terrorists were trying to make attacks only nuclear plants and military bases. we have all the details coming up in a moment and it will be a look time before it is back to normal for the people of the gulf south. we spent the whole week down there last week and so much progress they made has been turned around. the aftermath of hurricane isaac coming up. questions. when you're caring for a loved one with alzheimer's, not a day goes by that you don't have them. questions about treatment where to go for extra help, how to live better with the disease. so many questions, where do you start? alzheimers.gov. the answers start here. energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet below

>>shepard: i am shepard smith.his is "studio b" at the bottom of the hour and time for the top story. the white house is attempting to clarify remarks president obama made on cbs over the weekend when he referred to "bumps in the road" in the middle east. a pam said the presidential was speaking in broad terms and not about the attack that killed the ambassador and three others in libya. >> there is a certain rather desperate attempt to grasp words and phrases here to find political advantage. in this case that is the proceed found sense. the president was making clear in the historic transformation taking place in the region, progress will not always come in a straight line. >>shepard: today on the campaign trail, governor romney took direct aim at the president's comments. >> bumps in the road? we had an ambassador assassinated. we had a muslim brotherhood member elected to the presidency of egypt. 20,000 people have been killed in syria. we have problems in pakistan. of course, iran is that much closer to having

>>shepard: than you. americans' paycheck shrunk for the second straight year hitting a low we have not seen in decades a word from a census bureau report out today indicating that the typical family's income fell or was flat in nearly every state last year. nationally the median household income dropped a percentage point and now at $50,500 per family. that means half of the american families bring in more than that. half are bringing in less. that number hasn't been so low sin the mid-1990's. it is not just that families are being forced to get by with less, this could threaten the whole economic recovery. when families spend less, it hurts stores andinesses. when businesses make less, they stop hiring. it is a vicious cycle. in the local level, incomes goal the most in places with the worst housing but the such as florida and nevada and florida. the typical family in mississippi made the least at $37,000 per household. that number has falls thousands in three years. gerri, what will in mean for the over

here is shepard smith. >>shepard: the news begins anew, on "studio b" today. the last time, possibly, that guy, mahmoud ahmadinejad, enters the united states. ever. it is likely the iranian's president final speech to the u.n. attacking the united states and railed on israel calling its people "uncivilized." this is the holiest jewish holiday of the year. both presidential nominees crossing paths in ohio today. voters in ohio cast ballots in days. we will look at the poll that shows a candidate leading well outside the margin of error. the rising cost to stay in touch. smartphones can be expensive. we know that. just wait until you hear how much they are cutting into a lot of family budgets. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, the iranian president, ahmadinejad, today delivered what could be the last antiisraeli american and antiisraeli ranting in front of the u.n. the american delegation did not walk out. the american delegation never even showed up. they were out before he to

>>shepard: thank you. mexican authorities report that they have captured one of the most wanted drug kingpins. the man is so ruthly he goes by the rig name el taliban. mexican marines captured this guy in the central part of the country. he is one of the leaders of the vicious cartel that believed responsible much of the drug violence. 50,000 people have been killed in the last six years this. including 11 more today the we have the scene here of a shootout between mexican soldiers and cartel gunmen. cops found guns, vehicles and bags of weed. no one ever found a trace of the teamster boss hoffa and we have ongoing cycles of looking for him. he is not this. look for him. he is not there. it is become. countless sevens turned up nothing and now there is a new tip and a new search. cops say they have found something. maybe he is under the driveway. stay tuned. [ male announcer ] this is anna, her long day teaching the perfect swing begins with back pain and a choice. take advil, and maybe have to take up to

>>shepard: enormous challenges ahead. thank you. >> cyber attackers are hitting more american banks. wells fargo was a target this time. is a foreign government behind the attacks in is your money safe? we will get into the details on those fronts. new violence in europe's economic crisis. more open latest rounds of riots across europe. the situation is pretty dire. the scene is not pretty. we will get to that next. copies of my acceptance speech. great! it's always good to have a backup plan, in case i get hit by a meteor. wow, your hair looks great. didn't realize they did photoshop here. hey, good call on those mugs. can't let 'em see what you're drinking. you know, i'm glad we're both running a nice, clean race. no need to get nasty. here's your "honk if you had an affair with taylor" yard sign. looks good. [ male announcer ] fedex office. now save 50% on banners. [ male announcer ] fedex office. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threaten

shepard?> shepard: you know, wendell, france has been having internal problems among the folks regarding the muslims. now a french weekly has released car tunes that cartoons that depict mohammed in less than favorable light. >> the french are worried enough that they are closing diplomatic facilities in 2 o0 countries on fridays as a precaution. al qaeda group says this anti-islam film is proof that america's war on terror was really a war on islam. and it has called for more attacks against the u.s. diplomats, that's worried officials here who feel extremists are having some success exploiting rage over the video. condemning here both the violence and the video. >> whereas this may be repugnant it may be insulting, we may all be offended by it and we separate ourselves definitively from t as a government we are not involved. we believe in free speech. we believe that free speech should be protected and there is never an excuse for violence as a result of an insult. >> meanwhile, one of the a

shepard? >> shepard: wendell, what's the level of concern?ou quantify it, the level of concern that this violence will spread? >> well, the president has sent a contingent of marines, about 50 of them to beef up security at the embassy in tripoli. and he personally phoned afghan president harmid karzai today an appeal to him to maintain calm. of course afghanistan has a history of violent reaction to what it sees as insults to islam like the film that was initially blamed for the benghazi attack. the taliban released a statement in kabul today calling on afghans to take revenge on u.s. soldiers over the film. taliban members dressed as soldiers or converts in the afghan army have taken an increasing toll on nato troops last month, amounting for a third the deaths in afghanistan. and there was a demonstration today in tunas. police using tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse a protest near the u.s. embassy there. there were no reports, however of casualties and the to your knowledge army successfully guarded the embassy. it is, however, not

shepard? >> shepard: is there anything on the possibility of a diplomatic solution to this?unately, the envoy today gave a very discouraging assess bment ending the blood shed soon. diplomats tell fox that the envoy behind closed doors addressed a security council and he told the council that he recently met with the syrian president bashar assad and that assad told him that he was not going to step down. furthermore, the eni have said the situation although very bad in syria said there is a glimmer of hope. >> >> the situation is indeed extremely difficult. there is a stalemate. there is no prospect for today or tomorrow to move forward. but i also told the council that paradox lick now that i have found out more what is happened in the country and the region. i think we will find an opening in the not too distant future. >> that envoy also said that in order to be effective he needs the support of the entire security council. the reality, shepard, is that that is not likely to happen any time soon. >> shepard: no chance of that. david lee miller at the u.n. tonight. david

here is shepard smith. >>shepard: the president on the world stage here in new york city taking aim at extremists overseas. calling the murder of our ambassador, an attack on america. the president issued a warning to iran. will it dough any -- do any good? >> if you are looking for a job, we will tell you where you can probably find one. >> a controversial call. good grief. i thought after yesterday, the truth is they don't know what they are doing. that all there is to it. it is the fault of the national football league. period. what do you think? now it is taking to the campaign trail. are you watching, roger? that is all ahead ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >> the president warned iran in an address to our allies and our enemies at the united nations john assembly. the president started the speech with a tribute to the ambassador to libya, christopher stevens, a couple weeks after he was assassinated along with three other americans on u.s. soil at the consulate in benghazi. the date was

>>shepard: i agree.never quite understood, and i am not a parent but i have never understood why it is that parent would thing it is cool for their kids to be posting all kinds of stuff online. it is none of my business what they do. i wonder where the line is in is this a slippery slope? freedom on the internet is something that is cherished. protecting the kids is an absolute. it is tough. >>guest: as someone who was in law enforcement for 18 years, i did behavior analysis, and profiling, it matters to me as a father and as a citizen. it is ironic we have this discussion because i am here in san diego at the international association of chief of police annual conference and i have seen a proliferation of courts and training now addressing social media, privacy on the internet, the impact on children, on families, what people should and should not be doing it is a huge issue. i don't know so much if it is a slippery slope but parents have to understand and be aware of the impact of when you have young c

>>shepard: you seem relaxed. >>megyn: an exhausting two hours. >>shepard: obviously. good to see you. the news begins anew on "studio b." the anti-american protests over the low budget video that criticized islam continue in several nations today. now france is on high alert. a magazine published cartoons of the prophet mohammed. details ahead. and the report that a cyber attack on bank of america website could have been linked to an islamic terror group. what does that mean for the customers? a harvard scholar has an uncomment document that he says could indicate that jesus had a wife. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b" today. first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, a brand new 500-page report on fast and furious tinge is out. it concludes the program was marred by misguided strategies, errors in judgment, management failures, failures at the justice department, and a top official has resigned. a record from the internal watch dog finds contrary to accusations from congressional republicans, there is no evidence the u.s. att

>>shepard: i am shepard smith. this is "studio b" at the bottom of the tour, time for the top of the news. defense secretary panetta says the pentagon expects the anti-american demonstrations across the middle east and north africa will last several days, if not longer. the military has deployed teams of elite marines to protect the embassies in libya and yemen. the navy moved two warships to positions off the coast of libya armed with missiles. yemen said they arrested 13 suspects, which is home to al qaeda in the arabian peninsula. the group of united states officials called a terror network the most dangerous branch. doug has the new live from the pentagon this afternoon. doug, the pentagon is responding to a new round of insider attacks in afghanistan that are very troubling. >>reporter: there is a growing sense of frustration here at pentagon over this most recent round of insider attacks. the most recent of them, rather, a round of three of them in the past three days. on friday, what was thought to be the mo

>>shepard: our goal? >>guest: we have accepted the broader picture of defeat when it comes to afghan mission. if that mission is defined as trying to turn afghanistan into a stable place where the current power can defeat the taliban. it will not happen. we are waiting for two years to pull identity and it is frankly a shame because a lost great people are dying in the meantime. >>shepard: and the secretary of defense is saying that it is not as if they are taking over anymore ground but isn't another way to interpret this as the other side knows what our goal if this war is, too, and if we kill the people who are supposed to be training them, the people who are supposed to be training them cannot train them? >>guest: sure, sure, that is correct. but more to the point they do not have to take over ground today, they can take over the ground when we leave. the institutions we are building up, the soldiers that are this are not trained well enough and there will not be money and logistics and air support an

. >> shepard: this is the fox report. tonight, tensions high and security tight at american embassies around the world. some diplomats now said to be destroying classified material just to be safe as anti-american protests rage. [shouting] >> shepard: the protests have now gone on for a week. angry demonstrators targeting u.s. con con salutes and embassies and now the leader of the hezbollah terror group getting in on the action. this teacher strike has left hundreds of children with no place to go. >> the mayor went to court. >> tonight, the labor showdown in chicago. the do not call registry was supposed to limit annoying telephone calls. >> press 89 now. >> shepard: now complaints are on the rise. tonight, is it a case of the do not call list that does not work? and the 87-year-old man who took a leap of faith with three our generations of his family first from fox this monday night, death threat for makers of islamic video. triggered backlash in 20 countries since it went viral last week. now the associated press is r

>> shepard: seventh address. i found it interesting earlier, james, to find out late last night he is sitting there with a legal pad and waiting the thing himself and got up again this morning to do it again. no computer, no ipad. just clinton and a pen. >> right. not since thomas jefferson has there been so much brilliance in one room as president kennedy once said. look, we talked to some senior obama biden campaign aides there was reporting this morning to the effect that bill clinton wasn't going to submit his draft into the obama folks until just before show time. they sought to rebut that. they told me that they have been working very closely with bill clinton and reviewed in broad terms what he is going to say. they also gave him a total running time in terms of length for the speech. they then said to me look we give this man as much time as we think he needs to make the case because it's an important speech. shep? >> shepard: history tells us is he going to take as much time as he wants. i remember vivid

trying to get the power restored as quickly as possible, shepard.ould still be several days away, shep. >> shepard: there were evacuation orders, there have been curfews, those have been lifted, right, casey? >> most of the evacuation orders, all of them have been lifted, that does not mean that folks are going to be sleeping in their own beds, under their own roofs. neighborhoods are still under water. you mentioned plaquemines parish today look at the video coming out of there. some of the residence allowed to go back in for the first time. long lines of traffic up on the levees of myrtle grove down there in plaquemines. people waiting to board boats just to get in. many still cannot believe that a category 1 storm left all of this behind. listen. >> the damage here with isaac, nowhere near what hurricane katrina. i mean, what i'm say something there is more damage and destruction and water here today than there was for katrina. katrina was a -- >> very very early estimates put the damage isaac has done at about $2 billion, shepard. a number that

biden doesn't drink, shepard. >> shepard: wendell goler life for us tonight, thanks very much. some of the key battleground states in the race for the white house are among those struggling the hardest in this housing markets according to a new report out. more than half of the borrowers in nevada are under water, meaning they owe more on their mortgages than the houses are worth. in the state of georgia, that number tops 40%. it's at least 30% in florida and michigan. pollsters say three of these four states could be toss-ups come election day. and sure enough, president obama and the g.o.p. presidential nominee mitt romney are each campaigning in at least one of those states this week. but analysts are warning the housing market and the overall economy may not fully recover until well after election day. gerri willis from fox business is with us now. how are the candidates addressing this housing slump, gerri. >> they are not addressing it at all. romney is going to be in nevada and florida soon. he may talk about it then. largely they kept it off the table. you should know t

: i'm shepard smith.ttom of the hour. time for the fox top story. early voting is about to get underway in a couple of crucial battleground states. starts tomorrow in iowa and next week in ohio. as we have reported, president obama and governor romney are both campaigning in ohio today. and with early voting an option in dozen of states this year many americans could cast their ballots before the presidential debates even begin. shannon bream is live in washington tonight. what's the thinking about who stands to gain from this early voting, shannon? >> well, shepard, the president dominated in early voting in 2000 2008. it wasn't even close. political experts like michael mcdonald who is a professor at george mason thinks it's going to be a whole lot closer this time around in 2012. >> republicans are more enthused than in 2008. so that's -- there will be motivation among republicans to vote. plus, we have a romney campaign that's investing in early voting much more so than the mccain campaign did in 2008

. >> shepard: so now what? and a plane headed toward mount every rest reportedly hits a bird and goes down hard. >> when the plane initially crashed, there were still people inside alive and screaming out for help. >> shepard: tonight, disaster near the top of the world. but first from fox this friday night, chemical weapons on the move inia. defense secretary leon panetta now confirms new intelligence now shows movement at some of that country's suspected chem al weapons sites. troublesome because syria's leader bashar assad has repeatedly proved he is willing to murder innocent civilians. and activists say 30,000 people have died during the uprising over the last year and a half. but secretary panetta says in this case, it looks as if the syrians are just shifting the chemical weapons to better secure them. and he does not note any evidence that the regime is preparing to actually deploy those weapons. >> while there has been some limited movement, again, the major sites still remain in place. still remain se

>> shepard: jonathan hunt live at the united nations. president obama and governor romney are set to take off next week in the first presidential debate of this election. pressure is on, no doubt, with less than six weeks until election day and early voting already underway in many states. and a fundraiser today, president obama focused on a theme of political unity. >> i'm not fighting on behalf of rich values or poor values or 47% values. >> the republic nominee expressed optimism about his chances in that key battleground each as he appeared to acknowledge it will be an uphill battle. >> we really would shock people if early in the evening of november 6th it t. looked like pennsylvania was going to come our way and did come our way. that can happen. >> well, the real clear politics average of all the polls in pennsylvania give president obama an 8 point advantage now. the average of the national polls shows a tighter race with governor romney trailing by 4. campaign carl cammeron live in boston now. how are the candidates preparing fo