by sam shepard smith, the new starts right now. -- i am shepard smith, the news starts right now. >the day may be a long way off for this compromise. tonight, why some democrats are also putting up a fight. we begin tonight with a bofox urgent. within the last 90 minutes we have learned that agents were searching a home just outside of denver, in aurora. this is video taken as the fbi went through the apartment in the suburb of aurora. the home belongs to a terror suspect, the same person wrapped up in an fbi raid earlier this week in new york city. he and his attorney denied that he is the center of a federal probe. this is new information that came out about what the fed's found. a source tells fox news that agents discovered several black backpacks in that apartment. more than one dozen. taken alone it might seem harmless, but remember that terrorists used backpacks filled with explosives in madrid, killing 200 people. now we are waiting to hear what the feds are looking for in the suburban denver town. we know that the suspect was recently in new york. how is he specifically c

i am shepard smith. the news starts now. eight years later -- >> we love you and miss you so much. shepard: the wounds are still raw. hearts are still broken. the nation is changed forever. tonight, america remembers 9/11. eight years later, the taliban still terrorizes afghanistan and violence is at record levels. we are live in the war zone, where the u.s. military makes a crucial turning point. eight years later, the number is still staggering. almost 3000 americans killed in the deadliest terror attack that nation has seen. on this day, as we do every year, friends and relatives read the names of their loved ones at the places where they died. the rituals are familiar. this september 11th is different. for the first time, america has a new commander in chief. he has a big decision to make about the war triggered on this day eight years ago. we have more on that in a moment. first, we remember. [bagpipes playing] >> eight years we have come together to commemorate this anniversary. just as our hearts return to those that were lost, we also remember all those who spontaneously rus

i'm shepard smith. this is fox news. >> the islamic republic of iran has been building a a covert uranium enrichment facility. >> second nuclear plant to build ingredients for a nuclear weapon. >> iran is breaking rules that all nations must follow. >> tonight, the stunning details of iran's atomic bombshell, how they kept it hidden, and what could happen now. >> part of a peaceful nuclear program, now, president obama says iran and will have to prove that or face the consequences. we already knew about the first plant, south of tehran. we are now told this is nearby, outside of a city called om. -- qom. this could really undermine the idea that it is for civilian purposes. president obama appears to be meeting in pittsburgh at the economic summit, and he has this for them. >> they must demonstrate through deeds its peaceful intentions or be held accountable to international standards and international law. shepard: well, the united states says they have actually known about this second nuclear plant fo

i am shepard smith. the news starts now. as his poll numbers take another hit, the president gets ready for a crucial prime-time sales pitch. there are great expectations on both sides of the aisle. >> what is critically important is that the president makes the case of the country about why failure is not an option. >> i think that the american people have made it pretty clear that they want a new plan, not another lecture. >> new talk of democrats going it alone without republicans and without a government-run insurance plan. now we are getting a look at president obama's the speech. we are told that he plans to say that if we do nothing, more americans will lose their coverage when they are sick. as a result, more americans will die. tonight the president says that he wants to answer the big question. the big question for many lawmakers on capitol hill is if he will sign a bill without the so-called public option, a government insurance plan to compete with private companies to. liberal democrats say that they need the op

and that's a fox watch "across america." >> i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." aptioning made possible by fox news channel] shepard: it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. iran, with a new warning fo the world -- do not pressure us about our nuclear program. one iranian lawmaker now says if world powers give iran a hard time during upcoming talks in geneva varks then iran may abandon the nuclear nonproliferation treat question that includes nearly every country in the world. this comes a couple of days after iran revealed that there is a second secret uranium facility and as the united states and its allies consider new sanctions to make iran abandon its nuclear program. standoff. the chief correspondent at the bottom of the hour. jonathan, sanctions do work. >> well, they do sometimes. they haven't in others. 40 years of sanctions didn't work against cuba, they didn't work against saddam hussein's iraq and they don't appear to be working with north korea. having said that, they did play a part in bringing about an end to apartheid in south af

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. the news starts now. >> i have nothing to do with al qaeda. trace: but the feds clearly aren't buying that. and now it's time to find out exactly what these guy no. >> this investigation is going forward in new york, denver, and in other locations. >> tonight, new details about what these suspects may have been planning and what went down when they came to court. trace: three terror suspects stepped into court in two states today. the accusations so far nothing more than lying to investigators. but, based on the evidence we're now hearing, we could soon see more serious charges. let's begin with the colorado man al zazi. he is at the zernd of the case. investigators say they found him with notes on bomb making. notes he reportedly claims to have downloaded accidentally. investigators seem to believe zazi and his fellow suspects were plotting some sort of a backpack bombing. and now there is new evidence of a possible target. various sources are now reporting zazi had cell phone video

i know shepard smith does. i know bret baire does.how many fair shots do you need before you stop the nonsense? >> yeah, but you know how it works. these guys are saying you want to screw with us? well, get this, screw you, fox. that's what they are saying. bill: all right. it's just stupid. all right, now, when -- you know, i didn't get much out of that on any of those networks. i thought stephanopoulos was the feistiest. what did you think? >> so did i. i thought stephanopoulos was very good. and, you know, overall, bill, i think even though nobody made news. there were no really hard ball questions. i think, basically, they were better than they used to be. and i think that's because they realize that the american people have lost faith in them. don't trust them. they could dismiss my book when i write about them but they can't dismiss polls by independent groups that says the american people don't trust them them. bill: or falling ratings? bill: i don't know how can you say that when the only guy that asked about acorn was stephan

i'm shepard smith, the news starts now. [cheers and applause] shepard: president obama trying to pick up where he left off in his big health care speak. >> we have talked this issue to death. now is the time to act and i will not permit reform to be postponed. shepard: so has he changed any minds? >> it's really about the president pushing the reset button and start over in a bipartisan way. shepard: tonight, where the stand-off goes from here. and there are new predictions tonight about when a health care deal might be finished. the vice president, joe biden says now a bill could be on the president's desk by the holidays holidays. more on that in a moment. today, president obama keeping up the pressure on congress to make that happen. >> i will not tolerate us continuing to pay more for less in health care. the time is right and we are going to move aggressively to get this done. >> what the american people are expecting is not necessarily that we get health reform done soon but, more importantly, we get it done right. and

i'm shepard smith, the news starts now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> annie le was a young woman with unlimited potential. shepard: now her accused killer is in custody and in court. tonight, details of the evidence that let police slap the cuffs on ray clark and new clues about the possible motives for this murder. plus, a big move on missile defense. tonight, why the president says he is changing our protection plans. and why critics say this move is down right dangerous. it's a program that was meant to protect america and its allies in case of a long-range missile attack. now president obama is making a big change, moving part of a proposed missile defense shield away from eastern europe, saying a redesigned system will work better against iran. still, it's sparking a barrage of partisan criticism. first, how this technology is supposed to work. if an enemy fires a missile aimed at the u.s. or its allies. the military sends out an inter

i'm trace gag gear in for shepard smith. the news starts now. it's a secret report on iran's weapons program. is the nation really ready to build the bomb? now new evidence. >> the president, the national security team have confidence in the information, the assessments that they were given. trace: tonight, we will get to the truth about iran's atomic abilities. trace: first, a fox urgent and word that a colorado man has just confessed. he does have a connection to al qaeda. the fbi has investigated zazi and searched places where he stayed in colorado and new york. earlier this week, we saw surveillance video of one such raid here in the city. investigators believe he may be involved in a potential plot involving homemade bombs. now, a source confirms to fox news, zayzi admits having tes al tied and negotiating pleading toghtd terror charge. alicia acuna has more from us from denver. what you can tell us? >> can i tell you, trace, zazi's father has just left headquarters in downtown denver. we have video of that that was in the last hour. he was

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. the news starts now. last time he was here, he called our president the devil. so what does the venezuelan dictator hugo chavez say about the new guy? plus, stunning new details in the case of an accused terrorist. tonight, what prosecutors say this man spent more than a year plotting to do and what he was reportedly doing when the feds caught up to him. trace: he had the bomb ingredients and the plan may have included one or more weapons of mass destruction. that's the word from prosecutors in a new indictment against terrorist suspect nage gentleman gentleman -- naji batonbeulah z. he spent more than a year planning to detonate homemade bombs in the united states. it says he recently went to beauty supply stores to purchase large amounts of hydrogen peroxide and as is i tone, key ingreed yants in explosives that is just the start of it. we have team fox coverage. david lee miller following the search for more potential accomplices. alicia acuna on the indictment. the feds say he had been communicating w

i'm shepard smith. this is fox report hd. it's the bottom of the hour.e for the top of the news. it would really be nice to have more time to do a little reading, and some folks in congress couldn't agree more. some lawmakers are now proposing new rules that would require them to have 72 hours to read bills before they have to vote. after all, consider that bills can be hundreds of pages long and sometimes lawmakers have just a few hours to read them. jim angle with the news. he is just across the capitol in our capitol hill newsroom tonight. jim, i wonder how they will use that time. >> well, i don't know, shep. i will tell you, congress is wrestling with sweeping legislation on everything from changing the way we use energy to a fundamental reform of health care. now, some senators are looking at the latest health care proposal and asking does anyone know what's in it? >> it's a thousand page bill, you would think that we at least ought to know what we are voting on and the american people ought to know what we are voting on. i think 72 hours post post

i know that shepard smith and greta van susteren does. how many shots to you need?before you stop being nice? >> these guys are saying, want to screw with us? they are saying screw you, fox. bill: stupid. i did not get much out of that. any of those networks. george stephanopoulos was the most feisty. >> i thought that. i thought he was very good. overall, i thought that even though no one made news, there were no really hardball questions, i think that basically they were better than they used to be. that is because they realize that the american people have lost faith in them, do not trust them. they can dismiss my book, but they cannot dismiss polls by independent groups. bill: as well as falling ratings. how can you say that when the only guy that asked about acorn was stephanopoulos? those other guys miss the story for two weeks? come on. >> these guys ignored it all of the way through. they ignored jones all of the way through also. one thing that i found interesting, from my old colleague bob schieffer, cbs. i will do my old impression here with the glasses.

i'm shepard smith. the count down is on to o'reilly. get excited. bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> this has to do with my girlfriend's unique line of work. >> it's line of work. >> it's prostitution. >> oh prostitution. >> oh prostitution. >> oh, ok. >> the guy that i am supposed to be working for here just got a shipment of 12 el salvadorian girls. they are between the ages of 12 and 15. bill: unand 15. bill: unand 15. bill: unand 15.  bill: if you were barack obama and you knew that acorn was pounding the pavement getting votes for snow zphoo bill: the argument that i want to continue with here is acorn could be a criminal enterprise. it could be prkted. it's broad enough now. nine states, more than 30 people and now we have the child prostitution element. >> child prostitution? you gave a seven-minute presentation that was relatively devoid of hyperbole. >> no, i didn't, it's a fact. >> these two actors went around to dozens if not hundreds -- bill: how do you know? >> according to their own word. they went to multiple offices an

i m shepard smith. this is "fox report." mahmoud ahmadinejad delivering a brand new threat to the world today. he warned during a military parade that he will cut the hand of anyone who dares to attack his nation. in other words, any power that bears to imagine to invade iran. -- that dares to imagine to invade iran. yesterday israel said that they would be keeping all options open when it came to the iranian nuclear program. this speech was clearly meant as a warning. it also comes as we hear new details about how iran is interfering in the war in afghanistan. james, what exactly is iran doing? >> according to u.s. military and intelligence officials, they are playing a game in afghanistan. posing on the one hand as great supporters of hamid karzai, on the other hand supplying to the afghan insurgents all kinds of weapons. we are talking about small arms, mines, rocket propelled grenades, and also something called efps, these are roadside bombs. according to former u.s. military officials, this play book is familiar. >> ent

i'm shepard smith. mr. bill is next. pleasure. bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight. >> we are not going to take this lying down. and, yes, we are going to go after this videographer and fox. bill: acorn fights back. the organization is struggling to survive. even as investigations into alleged corruption mount. we will have the very latest. >> it truly is very, very sad and and just my heart goes out to annie's family. >> raymond clark a technician charged for murdering a student. why and how did it happen? geraldo with the inside story. >> you talk to me about systemic racism. it exists, yes. bill: and a shocker. bill cosby apparently agrees with jimmy carter that there is racism involved in criticizing president obama. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonight. the acorn scandal rises to the white house. that is the subject of this evening's talking

i'm shepard smith. thanks for hanging out for a while. you know who is coming now. bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> you sound like you don't think it's a good idea to accepted those troops to afghanistan. >> not a good idea. i think it's a disaster. bill: reports are the commander in afghanistan may quit if president obama doesn't send more troops to the theater. is there a crisis brewing in the afghan war? >> i'm just one little person. and i have got 50 things thrown at me and i'm like, you know, what did i do? bill: the state of california now says doctors who gave anna nicole smith all those drugs were both sexually involved with her. is it legal has been investigating. ♪ wild thing. bill: what's this all about? tom delay a wild thing? ♪ wild thing. bill: this may be too horrible to contemplate ♪ wild thing. i think i love you. bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: hi, i'm bill o'reill

. >> jon scott in for shepard smith. bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news.conomic stimulus plan is working. that's what vice president joe biden is saying. president obama signed that 787 billion-dollar recovery act 200 days ago. he pit biden in charge. so, today, the v.p. giving as you progress report. >> recovery act dollars are going further and working harder than vast majority of people anticipated. instead of talking about the beginning of a depression, we're talking about the end of a recession. eight months after taking office. >> now the vice president says analysts estimate the stimulus has created or saved at least half a million jobs. some experts though say that's not so easy to prove. brian wilson is live in washington for us. how do you count jobs saved, brian? >> that is the 787 billion-dollar question, jon. let me back up just a little bit. at one point the obama administration said the stimulus bill would create or save 3.5 million jobs by the end of 2010. then in june of this year, joe biden made the more modest prediction that 600,000 job

i'm shepard smith. bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight. >> uniting black and white. hope. being both obama cannot take sides. can we make america better. bill: more school children being coaxed into political statements. is this a national epidemic? we will tell you what we know. yes, yes, we can. >> he doesn't make any sense as far as i'm concerned. bill: media attacks on fox news commentators on the rise coinciding with our rising ratings. bernie goldberg will analyze what has the left wing media so upset. >> tim beck and tim hat trick. >> we told our bosses right up front we don't need gimmick to sell the new y 95. bill: did you know glenn beck has a long history in the media? wait until you see the tape we have uncovered. caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. a liberal one-two punch, education and the media. that is the subject of this evening's talking poin

shepard smith is going to tell us -- shepard: that is the pbs station.s a rabbit on that screen. how are you? we should just stand up and to this normally. what do we have coming up? have your credit card rates gone up? you are going to meet this woman. i think she was at 13%. right before they changed these laws, her interest rate was increased to 30%. her claim, and they do not deny it, is that she has paid her bills on time every time they told her to go away, but she did not go away. she mounted a campaign, and it worked. then there is this deal with afghanistan. there are a lot of right- thinking people who do not think this is going to work, no matter what. we have been told that we need more troops, a new strategy. at any rate, we are going to have the author of a book, and he is something of a terrorist expert. he is going to give us his advice. just to settle things down in afghanistan, i do not think that is when everyone wants. alisyn: did you see general mcchrystal last night? he is pretty impressive. shepard: would you be willing to tell him

shepard smith is here getting ready for "studio b." aphs? we have all taken pictures of our kids in the bathroom. wal-mart employees at those pictures to the police and they went through this whole thing about child pornography. martha: their children were taken away, weren't they? >> it is unbelievable what happened to them. shepard: they are suing wal-mart for all the pain and suffering they have been through. everybody has their kid pictures. martha: why should you ever have to be afraid to get a picture like that developed? shepard: you shouldn't. so we will talk to them. we will talk about president obama's popularity in european countries and whether that will translate into policy agreements. we will also talk about these terrible and. they are not really for you and me, but for police. martha: be more scared when you were walking through penn station? i do not >> know why it is more helpful for me to be scared. now there is more security everywhere. martha: they are investigating something right now. they have not let out a lot

trace: "studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. less than one minute, a case going to the grand jury. first from fox, three boxes full. the laboratory technician accused of strangling the yale grad student days before her wedding. we

alisyn: shepard smith is going to tell us what is coming up on a studio -- "studio b." ese screens are coming in in a wide-screen now. a few people have complained. alisyn: because we look wider? shepard: anything new is horrible. it will grow on you in time. what do you think about this -- perhaps i should not ask you what you think. workers are rallying today at the state capital. the nurse who organized this is when to be our guest, and she is expanding what she does not want the government putting in her body. the state of new york has mandated all health-care workers, that they are required to take it. alisyn: i am hearing that airline workers may also be required. shepard: you have to read children. all of them would be required to take shots by the government. what is the difference? that is what i'm going to ask her. why can the state tell you, you are a health care worker, why can they mandate this? it is your kids, you decide. i would like to hear the arguments from both sides because it is a compelling argument. the government does not get to tell me what i pu

jane: let's listen to shepard smith's interview with mikala's mother from yesterday. >> they said there the backyard. she said that there was a core group of five girls in the backyard. and other girls that came and went with a man. i believe that one of those girls could be my daughter. jane: one neighbor said that she saw more than the three girls in the backyard, may have seen a gaggle of girls at some point. talk to me about what we know about these bone fragments. are they human? >> they do not know at this point. testing could take some time. jane: eric curry is with "the oakland tribune." we will let you know as soon as we hear anything else. thank you for your time and information. >> thank you. jon: the director of the fbi is considering an investigation of acorn off. he is not alone. at least two governors are ordering investigations as well. but with the strength of zyrtec ® , the fastest, 24-hour allergy relief, i promise not to wait as long to go for our ride. with zyrtec ® i can love the air ™ . [captioning made possible by fox news channel] captioned by the national capti

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shepard: sandra smith from a fox business network. president obama said this afternoon that there will be no quick decision on whether to send more troops into afghanistan. that is in response to yesterday's testimony from the highest ranking military official involved, admiral mike mullen. he told a u.s. senate committee that winning the war in afghanistan would probably require more troops. some democrats on capitol hill say they will not approve the request. the president said the priority should be on strategy. >> i want to be absolutely clear because there has been a lot of discussion in the press about this. there is no immediate decision pending on resources because one of the things i am absolutely clear about is that you have to get the strategy right, and then make determinations about resources. you do not make determinations about resources and sending young men and women into battle without having absolute clarity about what the strategy will be. shepard: the president was appearing with canadian prime minister stephen ha

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. >> a lot of people have been injured by vaccines, shepard: mr. smith i'm aware of this, but i do not think this is responsible, and as a result, we are going to end it here. i thought this was about the government telling people what you can and cannot shoot in your body. that is what the segment was supposed to be about. if i had known that an here we go. we have breaking news now. developing is, clearly, not breaking. dan rather's suit against cbs has just been dismissed. it was a $70 million lawsuit, and the court has now found that it has to be dismissed, that they erred in denying the defense motion to dismiss the claims. it is a convoluted kind of thing, but suffice it to say that dan rather's $7 million suit against cbs has just been dropped. remember the back story? it had to do with a report about president george w. bush and his previous service in the national guard. at any rate, the suit has been dropped. dan rather's people say they will appeal, and the news will continue in a moment. @=h shepard: if you were with us at the top of the our

martha: i am over here with shepherd smith, who is going to tell us what is coming up today. shepardave lots of stuff coming up. if you like rockets, it is a risky rocket scheme. a shuttle astronauts who commanded to missions and works with a company -- it is the largest weapons producer in the country. they produce 90% of all the ammunition that our troops use. this is a ground level test firing. it is going to happen live out in the middle of the desert. it sounds very cool to me. do you know about this case of the georgia football coach whose player died on the field -- they think he may have suffered heat stroke. this could affect high-school football across the nation. so many of our kids are out competing right now and about to begin the season. depending on which way this goes, the rules for football practices could change martha: there are saying of the rules were already on the books. it is very interesting to see how the outcome is and how the coaches treat these kids. shepard: you want them to get that spirit of competition -- we had 24 players with h1n1 symptoms. 24 playe