we will check in with dana perino and stewart varney. and she claims she had information that could derail newt gingrich's presidential aspirations, but now nancy pelosi has changed her tune. we have the latest. we are on the road to 2012, and has been city starts right here right now. >> and people have a big decision to make in coming weeks and months, they must decide who to support for the gop presidential nomination. some conservatives are starting to look in the direction of former governor jon huntsman. donald trump recently opposed him. he opposes farm supcy disand he is called no child left behind a disaster but not everyone is convinced. one man who remains unimpressed with the governor is donald trump. during my interview with the always outspoken entrepreneur yesterday, he talked about why some aren't participating in his upcoming iowa debate. >> ron paul has zero chance, zero, of getting elected or getting the nomination. he will do okay in iowa and after iowa he will fade into oblivion. ron paul, frankly that some of these

oh cost of the five, dana ' perino and stewart varney. >> it's jealousy. it won't work. it will not work. [ laughter ] >> sean: that is pretty good. so every issue he is losing. most americans think the american dream is dead. they think america's better days are behind us. >> in is after a year of campaigning for reelection. i would imagine in chicago, they look at those numbers and they probably have their own that show the same. what we are going pull out of our hat to win the election. it could be people are so unenthusiastic they don't voe show up to vote for him again. or they decide the republicans have inspired or they just go home. >> sean: do you think they are really hoping, axelrod is attacking newt. we want to take on newt gingrich they are still going to have to go head to head in two or three debates. do you think barack obama wants to face gingrich in a debate? >> no, i don't think he does. newt gingrich is very articulate. he knows every issue inside and out. he would be a tough opponent in a debate. i don't think obama could match him. >> sean: won't th

here with some answers are the host of varney and company, stewart varney and dana perino. the first thing i want to get clear. i think we need to make something clear to strip away the argument. congress is made up of two chambers, the house that is controlled by the republicans has been passing pro-growth policies. they go over to the senate, controlled by the democrats and president obama where they go to die. let's make a clear distinction so obama and axelrod can't get away with that lie is that congress does nothing. the republican house side has been doing their job to get the economy going. the democratic side has been stalling and killing these bills. >> let's be clear. david axelrod, hey, it's not us, it's you. you are being disloyal. you are deliberately screwing up the economy for political gain, the exact opposite of the truth. we have a failed administration that spends money like a drunken sailor, runs up a stimulus bill and ended up with no new jobs and massive debt. look at what they want to do. they want to extend the payroll tax holiday and bring in a who

. >> steve: sitting on this desk, it belongs to, ladies and gentlemen, stewart varney. >> clayton: we. >> alisyn: we sent some e-mails. >> steve: nice to see you again. >> clayton: there's a lesson. never leave an electronic device on my seat. >> alisyn: right. near clayton. >> clayton: i checked all your e-mail for you and returned them all. >> steve: not only do we have the great stewart varney in attendance, but in just about two minute, we will go live to iowa to chat with mitt romney who wants to be the president. >> alisyn: meanwhile, let's get to your headlines. tell what you you missed overnight. late north korean leader kim jung-il was laid to rest today. tens of thousands of people lined the snow covered streets to pay their respects. they appeared to be screaming and crying as state tv cameras rolled by. the new leader, his son, kim jong-un led the procession. kim jung-il died of a heart attack on december 17. state media reported the cause of his death as overworked. >>> the taliban claiming responsible responsibility for an attack that killed nato troops. it was a road si

stewart varney on why he says that won't matter. now it is happening. general keane is here to tell us why president obama may regret that pullout in the end, when we come up at the top of the hour. we'll see you then. >> steve: we'll be watching. they're big, beautiful and might be in your backyard right now. but mountain lions are rarely seen in the wild because they're so elusive until now, that is, thanks to nat geo. >> i know they're out there watching me. but in all my years in the wild, i've never caught more than a fleeting glimpse of a ghost. >> every second of cat footage that you get is like gold. but the treasure hunt is on. had one come out of a tree, headed that way. better follow. >> gretchen: joining us now, casey anderson, the host of nat geowild. stalking the mountain lion. >> dave: there is some bonding between you. there is a nice kinship. we shouldn't be afraid of these big cats? >> we should definitely be afraid. not afraid, like i like to say they should be in the wild. in a perfect world, all cats should be.

stewart varney of the fox business network is here with more. stu way off, what does that mean. >> it may be that we have overstated the number of homes sold up to 20%. we have not been using reliable information on the part of the economy that is of great importance to everybody. in other words, the housing crash was worse than expected. all the way back from january of 2007 to the present we may have overstated the number of sales of existing homes. back in the boom years, 05 06 we were selling 6 million homes every year in the united states. during the crash we moved that down to about 5 million homes a year. now, if we restate the actual real number of homes sold it's going to be below 5 million. that means the housing crash was worse than we initially thought, that the real estate industry is in worse shape than we thought. >> reporter: when you say we haven't been using rye liable information, who responsibility is that. >> reporter: the appears they may have been using a home sold in one police, duplicated in another list, therefore that

with the latest on the rat race from the white house from the fox business network stuart varney and nicole. stewart so far, this is last week, he has compared himself to reagan, fdr after pearl harbor, is it smart move to compare himself washington crossing the delaware? >> i think it's irrelevant and who compares himself to who in what time period. eventually it will be utterly irrelevant. come november the issue is prosperity, how do we get back to prosperity? how do we reverse qours? that is what is relevant come november and that will be relevant in the disciplining of this year, not whether he can compare himself to george washington. that is political infighting that last couple a of weeks at most. that is it. >> so to get back, washington going back across the delaware to where the good times are, whatever. you know history better than i do. >> it's just passing. is it slightly bad taste, nicole? >> i enjoyed the video. with george washington crossing the delaware. it was a three minltd video. it was quite moving. i philadelphia got the chills as i watched it. i found it moving. good adverti

with the latest on the rat race from the white house from the fox business network stuart varney and nicole. stewart so far, this is last week, he has compared himself to reagan, fdr after pearl harbor, is it smart move to compare himself washington crossing the delaware? >> i think it's irrelevant and who compares himself to who in what time period. eventually it will be utterly irrelevant. come november the issue is prosperity, how do we get back to prosperity? how do we reverse qours? that is what is relevant come november and that will be relevant in the disciplining of this year, not whether he can compare himself to george washington. that is political infighting that last couple a of weeks at most. that is it. >> so to get back, washington going back across the delaware to where the good times are, whatever. you know history better than i do. >> it's just passing. is it slightly bad taste, nicole? >> i enjoyed the video. with george washington crossing the delaware. it was a three minltd video. it was quite moving. i philadelphia got the chills as i watched it. i found it moving. good adverti

stewart. don't get like big glenn beck. he demands to be paid in gold, beck. a truck has to come to his house. stuart varney, directly ahead, americans working on military combat vehicles caught drinking and drugging on the job. we'll show you what an undercover investigation found out. and later, the great american news quiz. the war on christmas edition, coming right back. congratulations. congratulations. congralations. today, the city of charlotte can use verizon technology to inspire binesses to conserve energy and monitor costs. making communities greener... congratulations. ... and buildings as valuable to the bottom line... whoa ! ... as the people inside them. congratulations. because when you add verizon to your company, you don't just add, you multiply. ♪ discover something new... verizon. >> bill: few months ago, we reported that the fox affiliate in detroit, wjbk, caught a number of auto workers drinking and smoking pot on their lunch hours. now reporter rob has found something even worse. some workers at the defense contractor tower defense and area space company were filmed boozing and smokin

stewart. don't get like big glenn beck. he demands to be paid in gold, beck. a truck has to come to his house. stuart varney, directly ahead, americans working on military combat vehicles caught drinking and drugging on the job. we'll show you what an undercover investigation found out. and later, the great american news quiz. the war on christmas edition, coming right back. >> bill: few months ago, we reported that the fox affiliate in detroit, wjbk, caught a number of auto workers drinking and smoking pot on their lunch hours. now reporter rob has found something even worse. some workers at the defense contractor tower defense and area space company were filmed boozing and smoking pot during their afternoon break. >> this is the factory in detroit. here is what they make parts for in the factory. and these are some of the people who work in the factory. you already got two felonies, man. i know you're a pot head. that's you though, right? >> that's me. >> you're not supposed to be drinking on your lunch break, are you? while our military is fighting for their lives and our freedom, these guys are fighting