shepard smith has an update on some of the news developing as we speak. t is 9:26 on the east coast, 6:26 on the west coast. >> shepard: we've just got information they are testing the communication devices that will connect them to the mine once the first rescue work down there. within the capsule, we saw them drop it down, that was a process during which they would test the communication. they are not being able to talk back and forth there's a camera installed at the top of that cylinder, they will be able to monitor vital statistics of the men as they come up. it is our understanding, of course this could change, the next time the capsule goes down, the rescue worker or emergency medical tech will go down with that capsule. i want to read a letter from a 19-year-old miner trapped in there, if possible. his name is sanchez. translated from spanish. jimmy sanchez is his name. here's the letter he sent to his loved one: hi, i'm very good. i'm not nervous yet. this was a couple days ago. i believe when it is my turn to get up to the capsule my nerves will

i'm shepard smith. the news starts now. travel alert for europe. state department with a bulletin so big, it covers a continent. >> we are just going to be cautious now getting on the train. in the airport. >> right now i might avoid paris, berlin, london. >> shepard: so how real the danger, and what security forces are doing to keep us safe. paperwork problems have already forced several lenders to suspend foreclosures. now questions about whether the rest will have to follow. we will see what it means for those fighting to stay at home. deadly pirate attacks, along the u.s. border. >> the bullets were close to her with the water and realized her husband was hit behind the head. >> jet ski and i couldn't pick him up to get him on mine. >> shepard: tonight, the reported killer pilots of mexico. plus millions of children owe this man their existence. now a huge honor for the man who made test tube babies possible. but first, we're working to find out whether a deadly strike against militants in pakistan is connected to planned terror attacks in euro

i'm shepard smith in new york.capsule which is about to be lowered down into the mine in copiapo, chile to rescue of the first of the miners who have been trapped down there for 68 long days. here is what we will be witnessing. first a coordinator something lowered. it's my understanding that the coordinator is either in that capsule or about to be put in that capsule to be lowered down into the mine. after that, the shaft will come back up. and when it does, an emergency medical technician will be lowered. then, the first of the miners themselves will be brought out of the mine. producers in the booth, it's my understanding that there is a rescue worker in this capsule now? do we know? a rescue worker went into that capsule just a moment ago as you were watching on the left-hand side of the screen and will be placed in there again, that's our understanding. we have been watching through many of the evening hours now as it's an hour later than eastern time there. so 9:32 p.m. in chile. they have been testing this t

i'm shepard smith in new york. this is fox news channel's coverage of the rest could you have the chilean miners. 68 days later, trapped in the cold, dark hole in the earth, and now, after very much anguish and a lot of very hard work, it would appear that a cylinder is about to be lowered into the earth to go down 2300 feet and bring the first of the trapped 33 chilean miners back to the comfort and safety. you are looking on the left-hand side of the scene right now. again 8:30 in copiapo. upper right, you see the most recent pictures we of have the miners themselves. this was an event where they were waiving to their families and trying to, well, i don't know, spread a little love. you must imagine what their children and their wives and all the rest, the anguish that they have gone through knowing that their men are so close, less than a half mile away and, yet, so far and unable to get all the creature comforts of life, not to mention a proper place to go to the bathroom and eat a little lunch. and on the botto

members of our medical team, shepard smith will be joining us. but first to the president of chile as he makes some public comments. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ chilean anthem ] ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> you have been the most important support down there. thank you very much for you taking care of my family, which was very difficult. the first days it was really difficult. i hope that this will never, ever happen again. very nice to meet you. we had a conversation always saying the truth. and the trust should keep existing between us. thank you very much. it is very important to communicate. [ applause ] >> thank you very much, thank you. we were all psycologists, it was very important. the number 70 shift, that's how it is, thank you very much. i thank you very much for everything. keep going the way you are going. thank you very much for what you did, thank you. you are the most popular person, oh, yes. thank you very much. you have done an excellent job. we did what the people were asking and expecting from us. 70 days. 70 days of struggle. 70 days of fight. but w

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report.the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. the supreme court hearing a case that tests the limit of free speech. members of a kansas church fighting for the right to stand outside the funerals of fallen american heros and scream at the grieving families. and carry signs like these. thank god for dead soldiers. soldiers die, god laughs. what is wrong with them? they did just that at the funeral of a 20-year-old named matthew snyder. a u.s. marine hero killed fighting for our freedoms in iraq. so his father sued that church, and he won in court. but then it went to an appeals court where the ruling was overturned. today, both sides argued their cases before the highest court in all the land. >> there is a civilized way to express an opinion in america. but it does not involve intentionally inflicting emotional distress on others, intentionally harm ago private citizen at a private funeral. it's not the constitutional right. >> there is no line that can be drawn here without sh

i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. for the top of the news. prosecutors say he failed in his short-lived career as a terrorist so today the accused underwear bomber started a new line of work as his own attorney. umar faruq abdul meth remembering himself in a quick scheduling here at the detroit. it was over the city according to investigators that the nigerian man tried to blow up northwest airlines plane with the explosives he hid in his underwear. jonathan hunt the chief fox report chorpd with us today what happened today. >> he continues to insist he is the best person to represent himself, shep, even telling the judge in court today that he does not want the legally appointed stand-by counsel to be aloud to see the evidence in this case. the judge, nancy edmunds actually overruled him on that saying you don't have legal training in u.s. law. you don't know the rules of evidence. i'm going to insist that that stand-by counsel sees the evidence. she set the next hearing, shep for january 12th. >> shepard: jennifer g

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. fuel meant for u.s. troops in afghanistan goes up in flames in pakistan. militants torching more than two dozen tankers and reportedly burning two drivers alive. 80% of the troop's supplies travel through pakistan. the government shut down one of two crucial border crossings yesterday after a nato helicopter killed three pakistani soldiers. nato claims someone on the ground fired at the chopper first, but one pakistani senator calls it an act of war. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. what's the situation between the u.s. and pakistan right now. >> it's starting to look like a war is breaking out between the u.s. and its key ally. recent polls inside pakistan shows that most pakistanis view the u.s. not al qaeda as their enemy. in fact those polls show that 40% believe the u.s. is most responsible for violence in their territories and asked if suicide bombings against the u.s. military are justified. 59 percent said often

. >> i'm john scott in for shepard smith. "fox report." time for the top of the news. president obama making a new push to get lawmakers on board with a $50 billion infrastructure plan. last month he unveiled the proposal to rebuild lines and airport runway. some critics said we can't afford it but president obama said we could hardly afford the alternative. >> the roads clogged with traffic cost us $80 billion a year in productive and wasted fuel. >> it cost us $10 billion a year in productivity losses from the flight delays. in some cases it should not cost lives. failed to shock us into action. >> the president says the eroding infrastructure is also making us less competitive in the global market. >> construction work is down so much, jobless rate is 1%. the firms responded to cut project bid 20% from a year or two ago. the cabinet secretary agreed with the president that now is the time to repair the aging roads, railline and airport. >> it puts people to work on construction site. it puts them back to work for steel factories and aggregate factories. >> the presi

shepard smith has the deeply personal and moving story. >>> a fluke that on the construction, my dad was a paper salesman and i always wanted to, you know, follow your dad, right? >> scott thompson's desire to follow in his father's footsteps didn't survive college. choosing a career in construction finds this long island, new york native working for silverstein properties. his title? project executive for tower 4 of the new world trade center. >> our role here at silver seen is to oversee the construction, make sure all the consultants and engineers and architects are pretty much on the same page. >> tower 4 will eventually be 975 feet high. the creation of a building that tall is a complex, high stress, and expensive undertaking. >> there is probably well over 5,000 people involved directly and indirectly with the tower 4 project. at the peak of this job, we'll be putting $30 million a month, a million dollars a day. just think of the amount of work going into one day out there. >> with modern technology, you can see what the finished building will look like. thompson took to us wh

i'm shepard smith in new york and this is the rescue of the next to the last miner. ariel ticona. this is a man who while he was under ground had a wife who gave birth to a child. that child they planned to name caralina but instead named her hope which is the name of this camp. and it's the name of this operation. and as the translator takes us through, let's listen as the next to the last miner is loaded into the cylinder for his ascent to freedom. >> get in touch with him. >> ariel ticona is a 29-year-old man. rubble removal machine operator who, like the rest of them, has been stuck in this mine for 69 days. he was able to watch the birth of his daughter on a video link from above. saw the birth. they have another child that watched along with him. now, famine strukzs. >> go! >> excellent. thank you. >> 21 inches across and about to be strapped in. attached to monitoring devices. >> she kept the communication alive with cortez, the two of them. the two guys. they were our ears and our eyes downstairs. that's why they sacrificed themselves and they are leaving las

i'm shepard smith. go yanks. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight. california gubernatorial candidate jerry brown and his staff are overheard discussing the word whore in relation to his opponent meg whitman. now all hell is breaking loose. we'll have a full report. >> did i or the dobbs group at any time hire any illegal immigrant for any of reason? >> lou the buck stops here. >> lou dobbs accused of hiring illegal aliens as meg whitman was. he is firing back. >> bill: i think the tort of emotional inflection overrides free speech. >> america is doomed. >> if you are across the street and shouting these vile vile things,. >> right. >> i'm sorry. >> bill: glenn beck and i disagree about freedom of speech as it relates to the west wore row baptist church. we have a a lively debate. >> so i have convinced you? >> yes. >> bill: caution. you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. >> i'm bill o'reilly, thanks for watching us tonight. voter anger, that is the subject of this evening's talking points memo. the new unemployment fig

check in now with shepard smith.the rest of to used and it looks like the first person may surface in "fox report" tonight. >> we hope so. soaper, the better for all of the men trapped down there for so long. it will be a fascinating thing to watch. first, as use mention they send one man down with him and do the testing. as the cylinder comes up, they have to make sure there is not a lot of friction. this small tight cylinder will go up slowly and wheels to reduce friction. shock abserbers they're calling them. wheels on shock absorbers. capsule has aid owe and video -- audio and video link to surface. i have a long the way, miners will be strapped in to ensure the standing position. even should they faint under the stress, he will be safe as he comes up. by the time they get to the surface they can work on them. you can see the pictures on the right-hand side of the screen. we are told they have been sent down blockbuster movies and they've communicated with the families. the authorities say the reason they have be

i'm jon scott in for shepard smith. thanks for having us in tonight. the factor next. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" son. tonight. >> karl rove, ed gillespie. they are bush cronies. the u.s. chamber of commerce, they are shields for big business. they are stealing our democracy. >> bill: the democratic national committee puts out an ad accusing the chamber of commerce of corrupting the upcoming election. are there facts to back that charge up? we'll have a factor investigation. >> i don't want them to be brain brain washed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid or successful option. it isn't. >> bill: new york gubernatorial candidate paladino marginalizes homosexuals. is that a smart thing? juan and mary katharine will analyze. >> is there anything you won't do to push your butt ugly mug in front of a camera? i have to think about that but i guess my answer would be no. >> and "saturday night live" goes after gloria allred a committed liberal. what is going on? >> please pay attention to me. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour.the top of the news. and even as europe steps up antiterrorism efforts in the wake of a major terror alert there, security forces here in the united states are running knew exercises to ensure we're prepared for any possible attacks. fox news has now confirmed the department of homeland security's operation rail safe will take place this friday. we're told the exercise is to happen on amtrak train routes all across the nation. sources at amtrak and the d.h.s. both say this operation is not related to the european terror alert but it obviously never hurts to be a little more prepared. jonathan hunt live in our new york city newsroom tonight. jonathan? >> shep, our rail network is viewed by terrorists and our own security agencies as a relatively soft target but security has been markedly stepped up over the years. friday there will be what one official described to me today as a show of force around some amtrak stations, by the police, the national guard, and other agencies. today at ne

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's it's almost the bottom of the hour.he news. the u.s. government spent almost $1.3 trillion more than it raised in the financial year that just ended. that's according to the obama administration's estimate of the federal deficit which shows the feds had to borrow 37 cents of every dollar they spent. the deficit is actually down slightly from last year when it hit a record high. but as you can see here, it's the second straight year in which the budget has been more than a trillion dollars in the red. our white house correspondent wendell goler live on the north lawn tonight. these deficits have to weigh on the president's agenda, wendell. >> well, you are right. the red ink making it hard for the president to get support for infrastructure rebuilding program intended to mainly help the construction and manufacturing sector where the unemployment rates nearly twice the national average. also the deficits boosting republican prospects for next month's congressional election. john cornyn saying quote. mr. obama himself cou

. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. nine years ago today, this is how it all began in afghanistan. air strikes that marked the opening moments of what they called operation enduring freedom. less than a month after the attacks of 9/11. the goal stated at the time, find osama bin laden and his al qaeda henchmen while targeting the taliban militants who provided them safety. today that effort continues in afghanistan's mountains and on its deserts. but our forces face constant obstacles. ones which seem to include now pakistan. here's the news. a highly placed source now reiterating to fox news how pakistan's spy agency is pushing taliban forces to keep fighting u.s. troops even supplying our enemies with money and training. remember, pakistan is supposed to be an ally here. one to which washington has sent billions upon billions of dollars in aid. of course, we have heard similar reports before about how pakistan helps the taliban. earlier on "studio b," the reuters n

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shepard smith with studio b. shep: everything is the press' fault. megyn, thanks. big trial for the guantanamo bay detainee delayed because the star witness was tortured and the judge says you can't use people that are tortured. we'll get into that with our legal panel, and a man who saved an 8-year-old girl who was abducted in california. megyn: imagine watching your home go up in flames and firefighters just watching it burn. all because of a $75 dispute. the seat belt boogie. the skies got a lot friendlier. how are those flat rate boxes working out? fabulous! they ga me this great idea. yea? we mail documents all over the country, so, what if there were riority mail flat rate... envelopes? yes! you could ship to any state... or a low flat rate? ! a really low flat re. like $4.90? yes! and it uld look like a flat rate box... only flatter? like th? yo..me...geni. genius. priority ml flat rate envelopes. just $4.90. only from the postal service. a simpler way to ship. [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's n

studio "b" with shepard smith. shep: much more on afghanistan in the next hour." reports that the pakistan spy agency is pressing fighters to attack the u.s. in afghanistan and leaving soldiers dead on the battlefield. megyn: jewish men were yamakas, muslim women wear veils, this woman going with spa divine diamond in her nose for the church of body modification. religious symbol? her school said we don't think so. guess what the aclu thinks. go to foxnews.com, click on our on the docket section before the gavel drops next. megyn: "kelly's court" is back in session. kicks out of school for keeping the faith. a 14-year-old along with her mother say they are devout members of the church of body modification, channeling god through tattoos and body piercings, including the new one she just got in her nose. the problem is her $school suspending her. so she is suing the school with a little help from the aclu. let's ask our panel, mark eiglarsh and lee armstrong. the church of body modification which i guess she says allows nose piercing and i don't know what he will

coming up at 3:00 p.m., shepard smith with student ohi -- with " shepb."shep.ho killed himself after he was bullied now on a campaign. she sent the president a letter. stop of the hour, "studio b," we'll receive you then. megyn: she is a former long-drive champion. but the lpga says she is not welcome at one of their tournaments. that means the ball lands in an unforgettable "kelly's court." during the break you can check out the case at foxnews.com/americalive. click on the on the docket * section. read up before the gavel drops next. of some of the annoying symptoms menopause brings. introducing one a day menopause formula. the only complete multivitamin with soy isoflavones to help address hot flashes and mild mood changes. new one a day menopause formula. ready to try something new? campbell's has made changes. adding lower sodium sea salt to more soups. plus five dollars in coupons to get you started. campbell's condensed soup. pass it on. campbell's.® it's amazing you'll never go back to your old duster. [ funny voice ] hey, duster! wanna attract dust lik

"studio b" with shepard smith.have a mine expert on to talk about how difficult it will be to get all of these guys out of that mine. imagine being the last one left down there after 32 friends have left. the 42 states attorneys general considering suing over mort gangs. would your family be affected? megyn: a couple harasses a dying 7-year-old girl. taunting her about her dead mother and her own illness. listen. >> they don't care about anybody. i have never met people that had no heart. she'd told she she was the devil. she has no sympathy or empathy for anything. megyn: is it criminal? a powerful "kelly's court" after this break. click on our on the docket section. you can read up on the facts of this case before the gavel drops next. [ man ] then try this. new and improved freestyle lite® blood glucose test strip. sure, but it's not gonna- [ bp ] wow. [ man ] yeah, that's the patented eestyle zipwik™ design. [ woman ] did it just -- ta the blood? target the blood? yeah, it drew it right in. the test starts fast

lots of metaphors from our old shepard smith's ole miss.sarah palin is trying to drum up support for her conservative cause and encouraging folks to get out the vote. >> you love your freedom as americans. when you are not listening to the little guy. i have to ask you are you ready to put government back on the side of the little guy and have government work for you instead of you having to work for government? we have got to change directions. we must step up to the plate and win the big game for the little guy, the middle class, the overtaxed, the overregulated. we don't have to pay the 56 years or 56 days. november 2 around the corner. i can see it from my house. it's right there. gregg: sarah palin is a fox news contributor. she'll be later on today speaking at a forum that features howard dean. she employed a few metaphors, too. martha: she is playing off on "i can see russia from my house." speaking of sarah palin and speaking of alaska, have you seen the new rasmussen poll this morning? everybody chuckled at lisa murkowski, but take