have you ever been to chicago, stossel? >> i grew up in chicago. >> i didn't know that outside of chicago. chicago had more gun killings in 2012 than coalition forces were killed in afghanistan. did you know that? >> did i not. >> i just found that out dead. more dead by gun violence in chicago than afghanistan. >> they have very tough gun laws. >> banned them. the city of chicago you can't have a handgun. this should tell president obama this kind of banning business what he wants to do is not going to work. >> nothing tells the left that banning won't work. no they can't. people don't get it congress must do something. but the cdc looked at 51 studies of gun laws. they are looking to find some that worked. they couldn't find anything. >> centers for disease controls, right, in atlanta, studied this, if there was anything gun law that helped reduce gun violence and they came up with? >> nothing. >> zero. it's all a mixed bag. if you ban things the bad guys know. >> bill: 300 million guns on the streets of america right now

don't forget the stossel show of course called "stossel" 9 p.m. on the fox business network.n his show tonight. >> what do you do when hit with bad publicity? >> this morning, lohan was escorted from the 10th precinct. there are specialists who deal with bad news, could they have helped after the big oil spill when the company bought said this. >> i'd like my life back. >> can they help you during a disaster? >> oh. >> the question, is bad news really bad for business? you're-- >> you're not in hollywood. stuart: enough said. john, that's "stossel" 9 p.m. on the fox business network, thanks very much indeed. new at 10, two stories for you, first, president obama says we do not have a spending problem. really? but the congressional budget office has a list, a long list of cuts that could save the taxpayers a ton of money. top of the hour we'll tell you where we can cut, where the cbo says we can cut and save a lot. plus, it's going to get even harder to get a loan to buy a home. new rules for lenders. what are they going to have to prove before giving you a loan. that will be

fox business anchor john stossel. are you kidding me stossel? that means any unemployed person who goes in for job interview with news corps or any corporation. they don't get the job could file a lawsuit in new york city. why would any corporation even give any unemployment person an interview? >> because they can sue you if you refuse to give them an interview. >> but, you don't have to basically that would be imhoble to prove. companies schedule interviews. they don't go out on the street. get the letter. >> all these people here. you interviewed. you are not icialt viewing the unemployed. that's evidence. >> this is a full employment program for lawyers. >> that's right. they like exportion. you should have more laws like this. >> bill: you sigh it the way i see it this is totally insane? >> so is the city council. they always. >> these people kind of live down in the village. los angeles city council is just as bad. we can give you free stuff. >> mayor bloomberg this is full employment for lawyers. lawsuits all over the place. impact. >> im

stossel with a report. and then is it legal?n a florida mother who leaves her little children in a hotel room so she can party. a judge says no more kids for you. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. >> bill: stossel matter segment tonight. this is unbelievable but true. in california, governor jerry brown has signed wait for it 876 new laws that all went into effect on new year's day. here now to run some of them down, fox business anchor john stossel. 876 new laws. how could anybody keep track of them? >> nobody can keep track of them anymore. we are both probably breaking laws if they want to get us they can. they keep passing more. they can micromanage life. >> bill: what's the headline law. >> the one getting the headlines is you can no longer use your dog to hunt bears. >> bill: that's not true. you cannot use a trained dog. >> bill: here is what has to happen. in california, if you come upon a bear or after a bear, you can have a cocker spaniel but you can't have a trained dog. so, i guess the rangers in the forest ha

john stossel of fox news.g in manhattan which has the toughest gun laws in the country you have a different attitude toward firearms than some say raised in an area where they say hunt pigeons. john stossel author most recently of no they can't why government fails but individuals succeed. john now believes although he was a liberal back in the day he believes guns are good for us. you have gone through this metamore famous music is issues. metamorphasis. >> the the criminals are more afraid of a back guy packing heat than they are of the cops. the laws don't work. >> geraldo: what about criminal background checks? >> well, i mean let's start with the easy one. don't you think that consensus can be reached between the government and the anti-gun forces and the gun advocates on mandatory background checks, closing the gun show loophole. isn't that a no brainer? >> none of it is a no brainer. but, yes, are i would like it that mentally ill people, the dangerous felons can't get guns. but you have lawyers disease

stossel with a report. and then is it legal? on a florida mother who leaves her little children in a hotel room so she can party. a judge says no more kids for you. we hope you stay tuned to those reports. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request soup lets you hear it... in your heart. [ basketball bouncing ] heart healthy. great taste. mmm... [ male announcer ] sounds good. it's amazing what soup can do. >> bill: stossel matter segment tonight. this is unbelievable but true. in california, governor jerry brown has signed wait for it 876 new laws that all went into effect on new year's day. here now to run some of them down, fox business anchor john stossel. 876 new laws. how could anybody keep track of them? >> nobody can keep track of them anymore. we are both probably breaking laws if they want to get us they can. they keep passing more. they can micromanage life. >> bill: what's the headline law. >> t

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the new john stossel. >> i didn't beg aggressively. most of the time i just sat on the sidewalk. at first i tried the basic, homeless and cold, anything will help, sign. >> a little help? >> it worked. >> a little bit. >> this woman gave me food. >> oh, thank you very much. >> a little food. >> i even got offered a cigarette. >> no thank you. >> this man gave me some change and a job offer. >> if you're looking for a little work, i need somebody to hand out fliers. if you're around, i'll see you tomorrow. >> sneer. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> after half an hour i switched to this sign. >> can i get a beer? >> i'd seen beg gars trying this more honest or you might say funny approach. i didn't think anyone would give this guy money but i was wrong. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> i made just as much money with my beer sign is a did with my cold and homeless sign. some people wanted to take my picture. >> funny as hell. can i have a picture with you? my girlfriends will think that's too cute. >> sure. there you go. >> get it? jenny. >> we caught up with the people who gave me money. ga

. >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: to was that guy?nyway, this monday our nation's capital looked like a marquee when a new king is ground. thousands of plot, a cheer. many act like subjects worshiping nobility. economic troubles, why all the pomp? watching, i wondered, should our capital be called imperial washington? maybe ago to far. senator john barrasso attended the inauguration joining us from washington. my imperial washington seems to be a minority opinion. in my being unfair? >> i have been to every inauguration since i was in my dad took me to john kennedy's inauguration this inauguration, i tell you, i am less concerned about what happens one day than i am concerned about what this president plans to do for the next four years as an imperial president with rules and regulations and red tape and the czars, the recess appointments rather than actually realizing this is one of three branches of government. at think he believes he is the king. john: you talk about your father bringing you to these inauguration's which is sort of

. >> and now john stossel. ♪ john: to was that guy?y, this monday our nation's capital looked like a marquee when a new king is ground. thousands of plot, a cheer. many act like subjects worshiping nobility. economic troubles, why all the pomp? watching, i wondered, should our capital be called imperial washington? maybe ago to far. senator john barrasso attended the inauguration joining us from washington. my imperial washington seems to be a minority opinion. in my being unfair? >> i have been to every inauguration since i was in my dad took me to john kennedy's inauguration this inauguration, i tell you, i am less concerned about what happens one day than i am concerned about what this president plans to do for the next four years as an imperial president with rules and regulations and red tape and the czars, the recess appointments rather than actually realizing this is one of three branches of government. at think he believes he is the king. john: you talk about your father bringing you to these inauguration's which is sort of unu

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stuart: the show is called stossel? >> it is, nine o'clock tonight.t is freedom 2.0. >> freedom 2.0. stuart: a good one. appreciate it. and coming up on 9:50, we give you the gold report every single day. 1,679 an ounce and we're down 9.50 this morning. it could be an inconvenient truth for former vice-president and nobel prize winner al gore. current tv being sold, he owns it, part of it. he's selling it to al-jazeera because he couldn't get the deal done in time he'll be paying much more in taxes. inconvenient? elizabeth macdonald and charles payne are here and you don't want to miss their reaction on the tale of two al's next. ♪ >> al gore is selling current tv to al-jazeera. saying he sold it it for 500 million to win 100 million for himself. the former vice-president missed out on a bigger pay day. they were rushing before the 31 to avoid the higher taxes when he did the deal. charles, what am i missing in the story. charles: you've got it, the typical hypocrisy, raise taxes on everybody, but not on me. i think an interesting tidbit, beck, his co

we'll bring in john stossel says that is crazy. >> it is crazy.y don't enforce it but that let's abuse people. they raid some poker games. guys wear masks and guns drawn. >> eric: so i can't have a poker game. i can't put ten bucks buks on an office pool because that is illegal but i can walk down a street and pick up a lottery ticket? >> that is so disgusting. state says, there is a numbers racket. mafia is running that. we can't allow that. people are still doing that. we will run our own lottery. that will put them out of business. they have state lotteries. they take 50% of the money. numbers racket guys took 5%. it's a much worse scam and running commercials suggesting don't work, happiness is winning the lottery. they encourage poor people to bet. >> eric: so the state lotteries even though it's like 48 states and one of them is 48, it's a federal lottery. >> except they are run by individual states. >> eric: sha why it is important. >> there is better odds in massachusetts. they only take 30% of the money. >> eric: so necessity allow sports

. >> and now "jojohn stossel. >> who was that guy? anyway, this monday, our nation's capital looked like a monarchy looks when a new king is crowned. thousands applaud, cheer acting like subjects worshipping nobility. at a time when america faces unsustainable debt, economic trouble, why all of the pomp. watching i wondered should our capital be called imperial washington? maybe i go too farment senator burasso attended he joins us from washington. my imperial washington seems to be a minority opinion. am i being unfair? >> i have been to every inauguration since i was 8 and miep dad took -- my dad took me john kennedy's inauguration. this inauguration i am less concerned about what happens this one day than what this president plans to do for the next four as an imperial president with rules regulation and red tape and bizarres, the recess appointments rather than actual realizing this is one of three branchs of government. i believe he thinks he's the king. >> you talk about your father bringing you to these inaugurations which is s

stossel. and if -- and it is jason kenner. my repulsive -- sidekick, bill schulz. it is matt welch.e is a big old liar. he would love to set on fire. good to see you, pincho. >> so today david carr writes, quote, for the time being, the sky over traditional media is blue and it is raining green. have the clouds been full of anything for you lately intern, porch? >> ♪ it raining men ♪ hallelujah ♪ it's raining men >> fun fact, porch that was written by one paul schaefer. it makes you wonder. >> i thought he was married. >> so is greg gutfeld. so is greg gutfeld. >> good po nie t. >> this is a fox news alert from america's news m rue. i am andy levy. shocking news out of brazil where a cat has been arrested after being caught attempting to struggle contraband into a prison. he was caught crossing into the main gate with a cell phone, earphones, drill bits and a file taped to his body. a prison spokesperson says they have no leads at this time as the cat has refused to talk. although the cat is white they refuse to speculate about possible racial motives in the case. and they were not

john stossel on a lot more rules that will make you...unruly. truly. .. >>neil: a new year and not just new tax hikes. haw about 400 new laws. in chance was, do not think about getting a 5th cat. in kentucky you cannot release a wild hog in the wild. in illinois you cannot pop a wheelie on a motorcycle. in california if your dog pursues a bear, police will be pursuing you. have no fear, john stossel is here with the way to set us all free. >> is this our future? smart robots that will kill us. >> it is possible to build smart machines. >> but we have a sea of new media here to capture this like. >> you, the public, have five days to look online and find out what is in it before i sign it. >> they are hiding things they do caught in want us to see. what if you are hiding things do you not want government do see? drugs or guns or whatever, it is not a sign you are doing something wrong. lots of reason to want private summit. >> the founder of wikileaks joins. >> it is not perfect. it works because of the internet and reputation, the more the mechanisms work

it is a topic of john stossel's show tonight.en two states, texas versus california. which is the better place to live? charles: john stossel is here. john, a big difference between california and texas. in a lot of areas, but the topic of the show has been guns. let's focus on that. >> i don't know how many people moved out of california and went to texas because it's easier to buy guns. charles: but is it easier? >> yes, much, also you don't have to have a motorcycle helmet and you can talk on your phone while you are driving a car. charles: can i strap on a rifle and get on a harley? >> no rules in texas. just the federal rules, so you have to have the background check. but in california, ten day waiting period. you can only buy one gun per month. they've passed 45 gun control laws in the past 23 years. and yet, murder per capita, about the same as texas. a little worse actually. the story of it is these laws work, but there's less regulation in texas. charles: is that the underlying theme of your show tonight, that texas is f

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[applause] >> and now john stossel. john: food can kill. people will eat the wrong stuff may get sick. it's while most everyone says we need government to set some limits. make sure there is not bacteria in your food or dangerous chemicals. to make sure food companies tell you what is in their food and how fattening it is. state legislator felix ortiz has done that in new york city. he got trans fat man, calorie counts posted at mcdonald's and other fast-food places. now he wants aban on adding too much salt. so you think he saved lives? >> absolutely. john: okay. a farmer. he grows vegetables dollar raises cows, chckens, an pigs. i assume you want the people who buy your beef and pork to be safe. so don't we owe him a vote of thanks for saving this? >> no. i would say you're killing me out here. trying to get my stuff to market. this plethora of government regulations, you know, is killing our farm and our ability to come to market. john: you are just a greedy businessman and don't care if people died. let's go through some of the ways tha

john stossel, michelle malkin and 6 dangerous ingredients in popular foods things like potato chips andn the game with super duper party dishes. it all starts on fox news channel. >> a kansas city high school will start collecting hair from students to do mandatory drug tests. if they test positive they have 90-days to have a clear test before they con tatact parents. >> at western illinois university mascot strolls on to the basketball court mid-back flip taking out a cheerleader. she pops right up as cheerleaders do. >> they are so limb ber. >> the mastermind behind the dead girlfriend hoax. he says that he felt deeply romantically involved with manti and even admitted being the voice behind all of the phone calls not the cousin which was once speculated. he finally came clean because he wanted to live his own life. >> why did you end this relationship? >> for many reasons. there were many times where manti and linnea had broken up before. but every time that either i would try tore or the male gender it's like they would break up something would bring them back together whether it wa

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. >> neil: and texas won, john stossel? >> not in every category. isn't so good at protecting your property. in texas more likely to seize your property. >> neil: what does texas do right that california did not? >> they don't regulate you to death. they have too many regulations but california passed a hundred new laws just last year. three a day and the taxes which means more money goes to the government. so there is more job growth and opportunity in texas, a million people -- in california they used to grow triple the rate of population growth than the rest of the country. it has stopped in 1990. last ten years, a million people left california, half a million moved into texas from other states. >> neil: the legislative session in texas is shorter. >> i love this. the los angeles city council, they are paid $150,000 a year and they meet all the time. in texas, for the whole state, they only meet for 140 days every two years. >> neil: really, but there are more state workers in texas. >> that shocked me. more state workers but they pay them so mu

that's our show, i am john stossel. we will be back next week. (applause) captioned by, closed captioning services, inc. >> i am heather childers. welcome to america's news headquarters. >> glad you are with us. topping the news at this hour u.s. tax funder deal gave egypt some of the advanced military technology in america's arsenal. can we trust morsi's young regime with these weapons. >> temperatures plummet to dangerous levels. a winter storm is brewing and we will tell you how long the freezing cold will stick around. >> paul ryan coming out swinging setting the stage for a new round of budget battles in president obama's second term. he just wrapped up his speech at the national review institute warning fellow republicans to carefully pick their fight with the democrats or risk being miss cast on divisive issues. >> the way he felt it it's the president and only the president who is trying to fix our bridges to feed our children to care for our seniors to clean our frankly, he must be exhausted. i know we are. but we can't get rattled. we w

john stossel would be very pleased with that beck joins us now from dallas.owdy. >> this is what all the media is reporting. i appreciate, bill for you to give me a chance to clear this up. i'm not rebranding anything. the media picked up on the fact this week i said, look, the republicans and the democrats are going exactly the same place. it's a diminishing return here. the difference is getting smaller and smaller. the growing segment is the libertarian network that's what we concentrate on my network and show. >> bill: let's take the debt ceiling which we just talked about. we owe $16.5 trillion. all right? obviously any intelligent person knows if we keep going this way the u.s. dollar is going to collapse which is why you demand to be paid in gold. >> i don't but that's not a bad idea. >> bill: libertarian say we don't want any paper money anymore? what do you want? >> i can't speak for the libertarian. >> bill: you said you are a libertarian. >> i am. i can speak for me as a libertarian. that is a very wide platform. for me, stop spending. cut the size

[laughter] it got me out of john stossell's apartment, but then he asked me to come back in, we had coffee and played jinga. [laughter] the big point -- there's a lot of points in the book, but the big point everything sensible is mean and everything bad is justified under the rue brick of tolerance so the joke about taking your pants off in the library is now tolerable. saying that i don't want that happening is narrow minded. that's what's happening today. basic common sense is considered wrong, irrelevant, bad, blah, blah, blah. i want to talk about the fact that i'm here at the reagan library, which is kind of amazing. of all the presidents that i've met, he is my favorite. [applause] he's the only president i've met. [laughter] i want to tell you about how that happened because, you know, i don't know many people that have met him, and i was lucky to meet him. in 1987, i worked for a magazine calmed "the american spectator," and my job consistented of going to the drugstore a lot picking up mysterious things. [laughter] i won't get into it further because this is on c-span, and i'm st

>> kennedy, stossel, when? >> thursday night 9:00 on the fox business network california versus texas i went -- i was in san bernadino and was the acting mayor. >> i am out of time. >> jedediah, congrats on fnc. bill schulz, joe devito, kennedy that's it for me. >> bill: the o'reilly factor is on. tonight: >> there will be pundits and politicians and central interest lobbists publicly warning of a tyrannical all out assault on liberty. >> bill: president obama changing america's gun landscape. is it constitutional? is it the right thing to do? and will it protect the folks? we will answer all those questions and senator marco rubio will weigh in. >> i have never doped. >> that's crazy. i would never do that. that's. no. >> the fallout continues over lance armstrong admitting is he a liar and a doper. he has huge legal problems now. and he also has a problem with dennis miller that could be his worst nightmare. >> every time he opens his mouth, i shake my head so rapidly you can blend paint colors in my mouth. >