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>> you got to do what you got to do. >> steve perry, open gardens, new york. >> all right, steve, thanky much. >>> from the stock market to your 401(k)s, there are plenty of burning money questions out there. and financial expert nicole lapin answers them coming up next. >>> also, we want to go to washington now. some live pictures of the occupy d.c. movement. look at that. they're trying to get these people off the structure. they've brought in another officer, two officers now in this cherry-picker. do we really want to go to break? let's watch what happens. the person before, just as we were showing you this, refused the officer's request to get into that bucket, to get into the harness. and now they are -- looks like their beginning to forcibly remove this person now with a rope and who knows what else. athena jones, our reporter, is standing by live there. athena, we're going to talk to you. let's just listen a little bit. see if we can hear what's happening. >> reporter: there isn't a lot of chanting going on right now. >> yeah, we can hear you. you're on air live, athena. we want

we get some advice from education contributor and principle steve perry in "perry's principles."first is that you as a 35ir7 parent have to get involved, meet with the principal and the teachers there and you have to come and be solution oriented. coming in and pointing out problems doesn't help anybody. we see the same problems you do. talk to other parents and see what they think. get your pta together and as a group be solution oriented. talk about how you can improve your reading scores, math scores, how you can make it a more comfortable environment, fight the powers that want to maintain the status quo within the school. demand that people stay after school with your children even if it is outside the contract. you must be determined to get the best education out of any school that you have to send your child to. [ carrie ] i remember my very first year as a teacher, setting that goal to become a principal. but, i have to support my family, so how do i go back to school? university of phoenix made it doable. a lot of my instructors were principals in my district. i wouldn't

we get some advices from from steve perry in this edition of "perry's principles". >> there are ways that you can improve the school. the first is that you as a parent have to get involved. you have to meet with the principal and the teachers there and you have to come and be solution-oriented. coming in and pointing out problems doesn't help anybody. we see the same problems that you do. talk to other parents and see what they think. get your apta together and as a group be solution or intented. talk about improving your reading and math scores, talk about making it a more comfortable environment. fight the powers that want to maintain the status quo within the school. demand that people stay after school with your children, even if it is outside the contract. you must be determined to get the best education out of any school that you have to send your child to. >> announcer: perry's principle ares brought to you by the university of phoenix, an educated world is a better world. s. > >>>. >>> this story has really been in the headlines and a lot of people in social media are reachin

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steve. rick perry is challenging the rules for getting on to the virginia primary ballot. republic presidential candidate failed to meet the qualification standards which are among the toughest in the nation. now we have word perry has filed suit in federal court. lawyers for five suspects in the september 11th attacks say the commander at guantanamo bay prison is trying to violate the attorney/client privilege. new rules require legal mail to be submitted to a security review. there has been no response yet from the commander. the united nations general assembly has approved its next budget which approves a 5% spending cut. the ambassador says the budget will save the american taxpayers millions of dollars. one week to go until the iowa caucuses. we will talk about that with the fox all stars when we come back. ♪ the lexus december to remember sales event is here, but only for a limited time. see your lexus dealer. >> from there is a huge difference between the supply side conservative and the kempf/reagan tradition and the philosophy of a massachusetts monitor. i would d

. >> talk about ron paul and newt gingrich and rick perry. steve, where does he need to finish?d, any one of the top three is fine. can he finish third? he still looks strong, "boston globe" poll out over the weekend, 39, romney, 17, ron paul, he is okay in new hampshire, can he establish the momentum he need it is he finishes third behind gingrich? >> i think he can. mitt romney, argument is you have no other choice, i'm the inevitable nominee, finishing third behind two people like newt gingrich and ron paul, even rick santorum or ron paul i think makes the case for him, you have no other choice, you better pick me, sooner rather than later because i'm going to be the nominee. look at these two people. >> i would say just to your point in a piece by john heilman in new york magazine, they have got a romney adviser on background saying there is no scenario under which i don't see us as the nominee. they probably believe. >> not sure it is true, by the way. >> if we see ron paul or newt gingrich coming in first and second in iowa, i think there's an argument to be had that after

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joining me no to discuss the likelihood of what is going to happen, perry supporter steve forbes. what these guys are going through in iowa and new hampshire is very familiar to you. in a sense, the battle for those second tier guys is the battle to secure the conservative support. bachmann and perry and santorum fighting over the same people? >> they are trying to be the non-romney. the press wants that. they are going to narrow as quickly as possible. in iowa where you have a fluid situation, you have this polling that is does not get all of the people that attend the caucus, you don't know who is going to show up. you could get a surprise. third or good fourth place for perry would put him in the running for number two. gingrich has been severely wounded by those ads. ron paul, that is a separate universe, romney and who else. rick perry, we have very exciting race especially when you come to south carolina. >> you have been involved with tax proposals which are the most dramatic of the heavyweight candidates. he has come up with flat tax which is basically something is that po

joining me no to discuss the likelihood of what is going to happen, perry supporter steve forbes. what these guys are going through in iowa and new hampshire is very familiar to you. in a sense, the battle for those second tier guys is the battle to secure the conservative support. bachmann and perry and santorum fighting over the same people? >> they are trying to be the non-romney. the press wants that. they are going to narrow as quickly as possible. in iowa where you have a fluid situation, you have this polling that is does not get all of the people that attend the caucus, you don't know who is going to show up. you could get a surprise. third or good fourth place for perry would put him in the running for number two. gingrich has been severely wounded by those ads. ron paul, that is a separate universe, romney and who else. rick perry, we have very exciting race especially when you come to south carolina. >> you have been involved with tax proposals which are the most dramatic of the heavyweight candidates. he has come up with flat tax which is basically something is that po

and steve forbes has endorsed rick perry for president. does he regret it now? i'll ask steve forbes. he's standing by and here in the "the situation room." we'll discuss this hour. usa prime credit... this peggy... hi, i'm cashing in my points... peggy? no more points - coupons now. coupons? coupons. coupons? next, you convert coupons to tokens. tokens? then you trade tokens for credits. and then i get the cash? then you call back. bye bye. peggy? hello? what just happened? want rewards that make sense? switch to discover. america's #1 cash rewards program. it pays to discover. ♪ when your chain of supply goes from here to shanghai, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that's logistics. ♪ ♪ clearing customs like that hurry up no time flat that's logistics. ♪ ♪ all new technology ups brings to me, that's logistics. ♪ >>> mitt romney will not participate in donald trump's upcoming debate in iowa at the end of the month. mitt romney will not appear in that debate. newt gingrich will appear and rick perry will appear

steve, how much has governor perry spent on tv this month? >> it's a staggering number.s register took a look at it and keep in mind, television isn't expensive out here in iowa, not a lot of major markets to drive up the price, but that he spent the most, 3 million dollars and it's difficult not to see his ads out on the air. his campaign says the ads where he talks about his faith and talks about what he describes as the president's quote, war on religion, end quote or when he talks about congress and the need to cut them down to a part-time job, those get a good response, at least that's what the perry camp said. >> he's obviously trying to reach out to the evangelicals and electorate out there in iowa i should say. what's he doing differently in the final days? >> what we've noticed in the last several days, when he's out on the stump and he's wrapping up a bus tour of the state of iowa, he's been going after rick santorum. and he's been on the rise in many polls and third and climbing and the perry camp would like to change places with him and they've been going aft

perry camp sees santorum as a rival to loose the votes for. uma? >> so much going on there as well with obviously just day to go before the big night. thank you so much, steve. >> and perspective from the campaign trail itself. we are talking one on one with governor rick perry and his family that will join us later on this hour. tune in to fox news sunday. chris chris wallace will sit down with governor perry and michele bachmann and ron paul. >> tomorrow, at 1:00, we'll have one on one with newt gingrich and get his thoughts before the final days before the iowa caucus. so much depends on vores who have yet to make up their minds. joining us, democrat strategist liz patters. and doug highs. great to have you here today. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> doug, in past electionns it is believed that just four percent of the iowa voters take part in the caucuss and we are hearing that many vors haven't made up their minds yet. why do so many remain undecided from your point of view? >> we have serious issues that we are facing. candidates don't spend as much time in iowa. but we'll see the process wind down . look at where undecided vo

gop candidates vying for iowa's evangelical vote attending perry, attended a viewing of the movie last week. conservative radio host steve day says he believes perry's shift boosted perry's standing. >> it did not sound rehearsed, contrived. it sounded very heartfelt and since sincere, which would indicate he has internalized that. >> he also signed a group by the group person hood u.s.a. that calls on candidates to support life from the moment of conception. newt gingrich, michele bachmann, rick santorum have also signed the pledge, but the advocate sees this as gop candidates attempting to outextreme each other. this is the first act. are these positions going to hurt them down the line? >> absolutely. these positions are so extreme and out of touch that moderate and independent voters are not going to vote for these kinds of candidates on that side of the aisle. >> and moral issues are very important in iowa. according to the latest poll, 54% of likely caucus particip t participants say issues like abortion and gay marriage are extremely or very important. only 19% are saying not that important. >> thank you. be sure

you wanted to file your taxes on a postcard because that's all it would take. >> but steve forbes criticized rick perry'sersion of that which was sort of an optional flat tax. and steve forbes came out and criticized gingrich as well for a similar proposal. he wants a flat tax pure and simple, not an optional one. >> steve: i do think that certain people at the lower end of the economic food chain would be exempt from paying the 15%. he we can talk to newt gingrich. he will be joining us live at 8:00 eastern time right here on "fox and friends." by the way, remember we were talking yesterday -- all the candidates are coming here. yesterday we were talking to milt romney -- mitt romney that newt gingrich was like lucy at the chocolate factory. newt gingrich actually went to a chocolate store yesterday and making some pictures. >> clayton: they are trying to pressure him on doing a 90 minute debate one-on-one. >> steve: not going to happen. >> alisyn: we will ask him about all of that. meanwhile democrats in the senate on the verge of losing their last remaining majority in congress. if the senate goes rep

steve. with iowa caucus six days away, rick perry announces a change on abortion... . >>> north korea talks about kim jong il and how the man's son kim jong un took part in the funeral procession, we will have more on that stay tuned. . >>> it is now 510 and tens of thousands of mourners turned out for the late kim jong il. soldiers fired rifles 21 times with a huge portrait, kim jong il's youngest son kim jong un walked along his father's hearse, many people cried. >>> they are threatening to shut down a waterway if the un presses forewater sanctions. in the persian gulf it is estimated 20 to 40% of the world's oil passes through that straight. the u.s. wants to increase and they are trying to not pursue a weapons' program. >> he will not run and nelson who won his first term back in 2000, he was facing a tough campaign against several challengers and it will make it more difficult for democrats to maintain their majority in the senate. >>> they want to file their case against a school custodian for lewd acts against a child. he worked at cambridge in concord and walnut acres and walnut cr

perry said, "oops!" [ laughter ] "oops!" incidentally, 30 seconds followed by an "oops" is why justin bieber had to take a paternity test. [ cheers and applause ] >> stevewhoa! oh, hey! whoa! hey! woo! >> jimmy: that's right. rick perry said, "oops." interesting because oops is the same thing being said by everyone who donated to rick perry. [ laughter ] they go, "oh, oops!" i know. i know these rick perry jokes are a little mean, but tomorrow he won't even remember them. so don't -- don't feel bad. [ laughter and applause ] don't feel bad. he's fine. "the third one is -- whatever." >> jimmy! >> jimmy: what's up, buddy? [ cheers and applause ] good to see you. this is crazy, guys. the duggar family? [ audience ohs ] >> steve: no. >> jimmy: yeah. from the show "19 kids and counting." they're having a 20th child. because they, quote, "didn't want to stop on an odd number." [ laughter ] yeah, 'cause when i hear someone has 20 kids, my first thought is "not odd at all. that's not odd." [ laughter ] >> steve: 20. >> jimmy: -- those people. there's a new survey predicts that lax will be the busiest airport this year on thanksgiving. in fact, it's so busy that

steve brown tells us -- which candidates are best organized -- for the iowa caucuses. caucuses. -------------------------------- -------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------perry says: "if you have my back on january 3, i'll have yours in washington dc" ...building a political ground- game in iowa is...fishing. candidates are the bait. working the crowd...volunteers and staff...reeling in phone numbers and e-mail addresses... robinson says: "a"a&what i look for is are they actually signing people up?...and how do they actually do that?" craig robinson...founder of the political 'blog the-iowa- republican...says successful caucus campaigns run on contact data...robinson says: "a"a&as fast as you can you need to turn that overa"a&from the event stop you need to get it to your campaign officea"a&so they can have a staffer follow-up." ...then the barrage of contaat is on... ...at this stage...the caucus campaigns are expected to be making tens of thousands of phone calls per week...fischer says "if they'll share an e-mail and a phone with usa"aa&we will absolutely stay in touch. give 'em a call and encourage 'em to come out on caucus night." david fischer is vice-

perry. new panelists, sam youngman. jeff sellney for "new york times." steve hayes senior writer for weekly standard.k? >> time to kick this pig. we're going to see what their closing argument are. >> did you just get that line here in iowa? >> i did. i ate the pig after i kicked it. fried on a stick and delicious. this has been going on for a while. the guys said everything they have to say. we get another look at them and then they take the case to people doing the voting. that time. game time. >> you know, jeff, that poll really raised eyebrows. that rasmussen poll. whether it's accurate or outlieer we have seen the polls shift significantly in iowa. >> we have. what it is showing is that at least two-third of republican activists or republicans who plan to participate in the caucuses probably have not made up their minds. they can see something tonight that would change their mind. but it shows that it is too early to count romney out here. he has probably one of the strongest organizations in the state. the campaign has been working hard. they have been managing the expectation well here. it loo

. >> steve: this is embarrassing not only for perry, but also for newt gingrich because newt gingrichay, it's also kind of embarrassing for virginia. it's hard to get in our club, steve. but that's a pretty paltry primary to have just romney and paul and it reduces voter choice. but look, i've lived here my life and we've had these rules forever. they were passed and updated in 1982. so it's not like a surprise that you have to get this many signatures and that they have to be geographickiccally distributed and all the rest of it. gingrich lives here. both gingrich and perry are the southern candidates in the field and for them not to take the time and effort to qualify for the ballot is a major strike against them. >> steve: well, explain to us, if you would, professor, why it is so hard to get on the commonwealth of virginia ballot. >> well, this was designed by incumbents, steve. i know this will shock you. they like to reduce competition and keep the ballots clean and by the way, we also have a prohibition on all write-in votes for every primary election, whether it's state or fed

i can understand governor perry. >> steve: last chance before the iowa caucuses to break out of the pack trump running as an independent and worried that would be a conflict of interest. >> brian: right. okay. president obama says getting the american people back to work is his top priority, not campaigning. his actions might be speaking louder than words. >> steve: peter doocy has more. >> president obama raised $150 million for his reelection campaign and the dnc. it was on wednesday that he attended a 35,000, $800 per plate dinner here in washington. one day after that dinner yesterday, he told a visiting affiliate reporter in town from indiana that campaigning is not on the top of his to do list. he said, quote, my priority is right now putting people back to work. there is going to be plenty of time for campaigning. i don't know who the republican candidate is going to be, so we'll make a whole bunch of political decisions well into next year, much closer to the election. you might not know who their presidential nominee will be, but it does look like president obama has republican

. >> steve: the band perry, they still come back.hosted once. i feel like i'm part of the team. >> brian: i'm going to say something, i thought we'd be closer. [ laughter ] this is a guy that i'm going to hang out with. he gets change from a 20 from me. >> steve: thank you. >> it's the academy thing. >> gretchen: okay, wait a minute. >> brian: now i know why. [ laughter ] >> i'm sorry. >> gretchen: i too want you to host the show, by the way. let's talk about your country transition because you did it with such ease. i think a lot of people were surprised, you probably were. >> i was. >> steve: you were? >> yeah, i expected some success, but not what happened. i just wanted to make some records and have some fun. i didn't expect to have five number ones and all that stuff. i wanted to be part -- i wanted to be in the world and it went crazy. it's been a lot of fun. >> steve: have you always considered yourself, since you were a young man, to be a country guy? >> i always liked country music a lot. >> steve: at your core? >> it wasn't

perry didn't. several others didn't even try. steve, what does it say? is it more about virginia or does it tell us more about newt gingrich and whether he's organized enough to win? >> a little bit of both. virginia's requirements are higher than any other state in the union. it does say something about newt gingrich. it makes you wonder about how serious was he running for president from the get-go. sit down, imagine you decide to run for president, you talk about ads, fundraising, but ballot access has to be one of the first discussions that you have. if you haven't done that, especially in the state that's your adopted home state for this long, and they're scrambling at the end, i mean i think that suggests something about both the current state of his organization and also the amount of preparation that went into his bid. >> well, amy, do you think it gives the romney camp that added fuel? were they making the accusations all along, he can make great speeches, but doesn't have the organization to run his campaign in a nonconventional way. >> well, i