i'm shepard smith. good night.

i would but he never reads his e-mails that is from darlene, the wolf, shepard smith. >>shepard: thank you. the news begins anew, on "studio b," new and incredibly graphic details of the powell family murder-suicide. before he killed himself and murdered his two sons in a fire, he attacked the children with a hatchet. the latest on this incredibly stubbing case. the g.o.p. presidential candidates rallying support ahead of three contests and the presidents show jittery video and rick santorum could do well in all of them. plus, a federal appeals court had a rule today that california same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. what does that mean for millions of americans? it is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b." but first from fox at 3:00 in new york, new details of the more-esque moments inside josh powell's home before he set himself and his children on fire. investigator say he attacked the boys with a hatchet, a tool normally used to split wood. he took a happen it to his son police say he only managed chop wounds to their heads and ne

>> shep: i'm shepard smith. consider for a moment these four people. the civil rights activist, rosa parks, the movie star, rita hayworth. the arizona senator and republican presidential candidate barry goldwater and the boxing champion, sugar ray robinson. >> ladies and gentlemen, the winner by a technical knockout at 2-points and 4 seconds, and middle weight boxing champion sugar ray robinson! >> shep: sugar ray. all four are american icons. their lives never intersected. yet they all shared one life altering event. each had alzheimer's and we can find no evidence that they spoke publicly about their disease ever. >> glenn campbell fights alzheimer's, featuring maria shriver with a message from vice president joe biden. >> shep: according to a study, people fear getting alzheimer's more than any other disease except cancer. government researchers say more than 5 million americans now have alzheimer's and 42 million adults care for someone with alzheimer's. awareness is a big key if we're to find a cure. when famous people step forward to talk about t

. >> shep: i'm shepard smith, it's studio "b." time for the top of the news.tate television reports today nearly 90% of voters approved the new constitution. these are elections that the united states and its allies have called a ploy. they boycotted the referendum calling it an empty gesture. the president there needs to step down and do it now. but president assad is showing no signs of giving up at all. he is casting vote with british born wife at his side. he blames everything from brutal tactics from the death toll and says they are under a media attack. >> activist groups report syrian troops killed more than 120 people today. his troops killed 120 people today, but it's our fault. assad's crackdown has killed about 5800 people. fox report's chief correspondent could jonathan hunt, russia and china are still getting in the way of efforts to put any kind of pressure on syria. >> reporter: it's sounding like a broken record. the killing going on and on. the numbers of dead rising by the hour today according to those human rights activists that keep count o

. >> shep: i'm shepard smith. consider for a moment these four people. the civil rights activist, rosa parks, the movie star, rita hayworth. the arizona senator and republican presidential candidate barry goldwater and the boxing champion, sugar ray robinson. >> ladies and gentlemen, the winner by a technical knockout at 2-points and 4 seconds, and middle weight boxing champion sugar ray robinson! >> shep: sugar ray. all four are american icons. their lives never intersected. yet they all shared one life altering event. each had alzheimer's and we can find no evidence that they spoke publicly about their disease ever. >> glenn campbell fights alzheimer's, featuring maria shriver with a message from vice president joe biden. >> shep: according to a study, people fear getting alzheimer's more than any other disease except cancer. government researchers say more than 5 million americans now have alzheimer's and 42 million adults care for someone with alzheimer's. awareness is a big key if we're to find a cure. when famous people step forward to talk about t

i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour.p of the news. the new leader of north korea will soon face his first major test on the international stage. nuclear talks with the united states. the meeting set to take place in beijing in 10 days. it's to mark the regime's first contact with washington. since kim jong il died in deist -- december and his son took over. the significance of these talks, i guess more than anything, is to test whether this guy has anything. >> that's right. it's a big test, shepard. to see if this regime wants to turn over a new leaf, a fresh start, perhaps with the west. ambassador glen davey's will fly to beijing to meet with north korea's vice foreign minister on february 23rd. the third meeting since last summer to try to close a deal involving food aid in exchange for north korea halting its uranium enrichment. that's the only leverage the west has right now. that deal, we're told, seemed to be close when kim died of a heart attack in december. >> shepard: jen, does anybody seem to think that they

for the journalists of fox news, i'm shepard smith. thanks for

. >> i'm he jon scott in for shepard smith. a man caught trying to blow up the u.s. capital today. he ran into a couple of problems. the guys he thought were his al-qaeda buddies were really undercover agents and the suicide vest he was wearing was a fake. he is a moroccan man, 29 years old and lived in the u.s. for more than a decade illegally. he even went with undercover operatives to watch an explosives demonstration. but the whole time he was plotting to kill americans agents were just setting him up for a fall. catherine herridge. they had this guy under surveillance the whole time? >> reporter: as fbi agents searched two neighborhoods in suburban washington conflicting reports emerged about when the suspect first came to the attention of law enforcement. the associated press is reporting his landlord a year and a half ago thought he was making bombs. federal court documents present a different story stating that the fbi first learned of his suspicious behavior after he brandished an ak 47 at a gathering. in december he redoubled his efforts to commit jihad. he did a practice

civil "serpent," shepard smith. >>shepard: the news begins anew, on "studio b" opening statements today in the murder trial of this guy. he was a although cross player at the university of virginia and the prosecution said there was a love triangle. this is the ex-girlfriend and they say he killed her. and they tell us, now, they have the mails to prove it. the details of that and the defense has another story. the legal panel will debate that. and reports of new blood shed on streets of syria. worse every day and the leaders of russia are warning "do not get involved." if you could get your caffeine fix in a puff of air? for real. i will she it to you. we will look at the new product and the possible health concerns unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b" today. but first from fox at 3:00 in new york. stunner: santorum sweep adding another twist not path to the republican nomination. governor romney's frontrunner status took a hit as she -- he shrugged off the losses. and now governor romney still loa

. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. of the hour, time for the top of the news. 90 minutes to go until we have decisions. 90 minutes at least until the polls close in michigan and arizona. and even as mitt romney says he will probably win most of the dels tonight, rick santorum is threatening a primary shocker. a live look at mitt romney election headquarters in michigan where he should have home field advantage and in a big way. rick santorum is giving him a run for his considerable money and they have been neck and neck down the home stretch. we have team fox coverage tonight, our correspondent john roberts is live in phoenix where we are watching things and they appear to be improving for mitt romney. first, let's get to mike tobin who is live at santorum primary headquarters tonight in grand rapids, michigan. what do republic voters say is motivating them the most to go to the polls tonight, mike? >> well, you know, shepard, people here in michigan have been bombarded with more than $6 million worth of ads. the repub

here's shepard smith. >>shepard: thank you, megyn, the news begins anew. on "studio b." a hearse returns whitney's body to the place of her birth. the funeral plans and the investigation and when we might hear a cause of death. and a report says two million dead people are registered to vote not united states. the problems plaguing the elections ahead. and the trial for the accused honeymoon killer started today. the prosecution tells the jury the husband cut off his wife's air supply during a scuba dive but his tone said he has no financial motive whatever to kill his wife. so, what happened? it is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but, first from fox at 3:00 in new york, the president again putting the pressure on congress to extend tax cuts that affect the paychecks of 160 million u.s. workers. you will recall lawmakers agree to a temporary extension of the tax break but it is set to expire. according to the president workers pay an additional $40 in taxes per paycheck without the extension. today, house republicans say they are re

from all the real news right war a stagnant call stagnant economy and shockingly enough fox's shepard smith was the only want to actually pick up on that. the sense is that the economy may be improving and suddenly we get a social issue popping up like this how this happened. so isn't it interesting how that happens in fact shet really might be on to something we've got one good jobs for all of a sudden the economy is no longer making good t.v. now they've ever really spent enough time talking about the true effect of the housing crisis of the recession on millions and millions of americans but i mean this is just too transparent they spent a couple of days pretending to care about the people that the positive jobs report left out the millions of americans that become so discouraged and they left the workforce the disturbingly high number of people that have been unemployed for six months or a year or more but who cares about them when you've got a wage issue ready to exploit so an attack on religious liberty indignant men and women splashed across the airwaves pretending of their religious

for the journalists of fox news, i'm shepard smith, opinion, analysis and o'reilly begins now. i'lli back here tomorrow when it will be friday. >> bill:. >> bill: tonight. president obama believes that a safety net is all we need. >> newt gingrich going after romney going after the comment and we'll have no spin analysis. >> occupied wall street protestors interrupt a pro-life rally in rhode island throwing condoms at catholic school girls. we'll will have a special report. >> patriots are going to win, i don't care one or by 50. >> jesse waters on the bitter rivalry between new york and boston over the superbowl and politics is. >> pro giants, go blue, another superbowl. >> bill: caution you are about to enter the no-spin zone. 9 factor begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. mitt rom romney and poor americans. we predicted last night. the fact that he addressed poor people in rather business like way is now a national issue. >> i'm in this race because i care about americans. i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net and if it needs repair i'll fix

. >> shep: i'm shepard smith. this is fox report.e hour, time for the top of the news, lawmakers on capital hill have serious question about a white house plan to transfer several high level detainees out of guantanamo after initiations with the taliban. these five guys that were dangerous to release but taliban negotiators have is said the peace talks to go forward and the u.s. has to transfer the men to another country. in a hearing today on worldwide threat the plan did not go over very well. listen. >> if this happens we have crossed a red line that we will never be able to get back. >> one thing that the taliban has been telling afghans is in fact we're coming back. >> how much is a peace treaty with the taliban worth? with the taliban honor a peace treaty? chief intelligence correspondent katherine heritage is in washington tonight. this has gone beyond talk. >> reporter: claiming the obama administration is laying the groundwork to the eventual transfer of the five taliban leaders. >> operational things that have been conducte

>>shepard: this is "studio b" and i am shepard smith at the bottom of the hour and time for the top of the news. russia threatening to block a united nations measure it deems unacceptable on the slaughter in syria. of course the united nations security council is still fighting over a resolution aimed at helping to stop the blood shed in that country. the united nations estimates syrian troops have killed at least 5,400 people since the uprising against the president that started in march. as the united nations struggles to agree on a statement condemning syria which will not be much worth, human rights group report assad's troops are still killing more civilians. today, in big numbers. the chief fox correspondent has the news at the united nations this afternoon, and, frankly, they don't seem to be getting any closer today than they did yesterday. >>jonathan: well, if anything, shep, they are getting further apart. there have been talks of a possible vote on a resolution as early administration tomorrow, and now that seems to be flipping to next week at the best. if, indeed they can g

. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is "studio b." it's the bottom of the hour.r the top of the news. as syria continues to fire on its own citizens, there's been a new show of international support for the syrian government. as we reported earlier, two iranian warships arrived in the sirrian part for training naval forces. that is the reporting of iran's state television. this marks the second time iranian ships passed through the suez canal since 1979. israel calls the move a political provocation. johnathan hunt is here. you wonder what kind of boost this is really for the syrian president, bashar al-assad. >> he seems to be getting military support from iran, the support from russia and china, emboldening him. we're hearing more reports that bashar al-assad has sent hundreds of tanks, thousands of troops, to mass around the city of hams, the epicenter of the opposition. it appears he's preparing to send forces in to smash the crackdown ahead of the referendum planned for sunday which nobody believes would bring real change. >> shepard: john mccain one of thos

i am shepard smith and will see you tonight at the fox report. but right now, mr. neil cavuto. >> the insurance company, not the hospital, in the charity, will be required to reach out and offer the woman contraceptive carefree of charge without co-pays and without hassles. >>neil: not so fast because moments ago a group say this is all new. talk about birth "out" of control. america's health insurance plan that provides benefits to more than 200 million americans indicate they are not keen being volunteers to provide what critics call an "out," for the administration. quoting the press secretary "we are concerned about the precedent this proposed rule set as we learn how this is operationallized. we will provide compensate to the process. the real deal? not a continue deal. and pat, it look like the president's "fix," could have created a bigger mess. >>guest: it has. the insurance company reaction to being ordered by the president to do something they were not accounted by is not helping matters. and the catholic church is not happy. understand what the president

and shepard smith covered it on studio b.e see a live shot from charlottesville, and the courthouse there. again, the jury finding deliberating for nine hours. before reaching this verdict. the verdict again, second degree murder for george huguely. this case was very emotional. a lot of testimony. there was back and forth about whether it was premeditated. that he planned to go and beat his girlfriend's head in. there was testimony about e-mails. and exchanges. let's go live to charlottesville. doug mckelway just out of the courthouse. doug? >> reporter: yeah, bret, i have not heard exactly what you have said thus far but guilty of second-degree murder. guilty of grand larceny. acquited on the first degree murder charge. acquited on felony murder charge. and also, not guilty on robbery of a residence, not guilty of burglary. there you have it. the sentencing phase will begin virtually immediately. the jury wants to get to work. we understand they will be back in session tonight for sentencing phase rate. they be hearing test

i'm shepard smith. this is a fox report.ttom of the hour, time for the top of the news on primary day in florida. it's toss-up at this hour when it comes to negative campaigning. as we mentioned at the top, exit polls shows slightly more voters mitt romney ran slightly more unfair campaign than gingrich but lots of voters say they went with mitt romney anyway. we may be in for more of this down the road. >> he is and his forian but it doesn't give him the right to rewrite history. >> we're not going to beat barack obama with guy with swiss bank accounts. >> he was fine but ethics violations and he had to resign in disgrace. >> what a pathetic situation, to be running for the president of the united states with nothing positive to say for yourself and all you have to do is tear your opponent down so they are smaller than you are. that is the romney model. >>> lying about negative campaigning when he launched a negative campaign in south carolina. >> shep: polls show it may have helped romney's campaign after south carolina. n

trace is in for shepard smith. >> the news begins anew on "studio b." congress passed a bill to keep more money in millions of americans'pycheck, and the effect of the deal is coming up. new testimony in the murder trial of a former university of virginia lacrosse player. the jury watched the surveillance video that reported he showed the suspect and the victim holding hands and laughing the night before her death. google and others accused of skirting privacy controls in a major web browser to track users. apparently bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people. >> that is all ahead, unless breaking news changes everything on "studio b." >> but first, at 3:00, another fbi terror sting. a man who thought he would conduct a suicide attack on the u.s. capitol building in washington is under arrest at this hour. sources tell us the fbi had been tracking the man for months but we're not sure why or how he came to the attention of the fbi. but they tell us the man thought undercarve fbi agents were members of al qaeda. they provided the suspect with

i'm shepard smith, headed off to lin-sanity. mr. bill is up now. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> the american people have somebody in their corner. >> bill: another nanny state alert, while president obama continues to promote big government, the feds are telling parents what to feed their kids. if you don't do it, you could pay a price. "special report" coming up. >> are you supporting somebody? >> newt newt newt. >> mitt romney. >> mitt romney. >> romney. romney. >> i'm leaning toward that ron paul guy you are so wise. >> bill: jesse watters goes to a conference in washington, d.c. >> you can name one good thing president obama has done? >> bill: watters world on the segment tonight. >> i think we should send him out to take a piece out of president obama. >> bill: dennis miller has advice for governor romney as he needs it as he continues to sink in the polls. >> don't blink or you are going to miss my part. >> bill: caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor begins right now. captions by close

i'm shepard smith. thanks for trusting us for your news and information, opinion and alysis begin now from america's leader in news and information across america. this is fox newschannel. >> "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight, for the president of the united states to offer tknowing how dire our situation is is truly scandalous. >> bill: charles krauthammer talk about this barack obama budget. but is the doctor overstating the situation? is the president really harming the nation with the proposed budget? charles krauthammer will be here. >> what was your drug of choice? >> cocaine. cocaine, marijuana. >> bill: after whitney houston's death in los angeles, attention is turning to the doctor who prescribed the drugs found in her hotel room. is this michael jackson redo? is it legal? we investigate. an amazing business story, a 19-year-old florida girl with no help markets herself onto the cover of sports illustrated. caution, you are about to enter the no-swin zone. "the o'reilly factor" begins right

. >> shep: i'm shepard smith, this is studio "b." time for top of the news.ive look inside the courtroom where the suspect in yesterday's school shooting in ohio is set to appear right away. according to the family's lawyer 17-year-old t.j. lane is accused of killing three students when he starting early yesterday morning. two other students were injured and the teenage suspect is set to face a juvenile court judge. this is a tough one. two more died, one more died this morning. that is three dead in a shool shooting. >> doesn't make any sense. we need a lot more facts before we can put it together. this kid apparently had some problems. he was attending a school near the high school where the shooting occurred because of behavioral problems. somehow this has to tie in with the actual attack. it's not yet clear it was because of an ex-girlfriend or something of that nature. one thing that will not change, this was a cold-blooded and it was a determined and planned out murder. >> putting aside the tragedy and not dealing with the legal. four issues, first thin

i'm shepard smith. for the journalists of fox news, thanks for trusting us for your news and information. opinion and analysis begin now with mr. bill. >> bill: "the o'reilly factor" is on. tonight: >> mitt romney has the same positions as barack obama. >> bill: rick santorum unsettling the republic party by winning all three votes last night. how badly did that hurt mitt romney? dick morris will analyze. >> what would you look for in a girlfriend? >> that's a good question. >> bill: tim tebow now a major american star being grilled about his personal life. body language on the case. >> what are they doing? what's the task? >> and dennis miller will analyze santorum. gingrich and losing another bet to me. >> we're like ray and rose grier in the incredible two headed transplant. >> i should have known your kind stick together. >> caution, you are about to enter the no spin zone the factor begins right now. captions by closed captioning services >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly. thanks for watching us tonig