isn't even alone there the u.s.s. abraham lincoln went through the strait of hormuz flanked by british and french ships and guess what nothing happened iran didn't react violently war has not broken out because it's not in anyone's interest and where is danger room also pointed out a few more details about just how active a presence we have in the waters in this region they call it routine naval posture one point five to one point seven meaning that there is an average of at least one point five carriers in this region every twelve months which means that at any given time iran faces more u.s. sea power the most of the world he's can offer you might be saying that all that's really technical the g.o.p. candidates they can expect you know it all but if you're going to attack the current president's policies and his actions and call for more they'd better already know what is currently being carried out so in this case mitt romney is trying to attack obama for being soft on iran when in fact he's calling for the exact sa

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barbara starr is here, and on the phone, curt lithal, former commander of the u.s.s. cole. what do you believe to be the intent of the iranians. were they trying to bait the u.s. military, provoke an altercation? >> maybe just a little bit of both, anderson. the thinking is that the iranians were not looking for a shooting match. they were going to break off, but they were going to cause a little heart-stopping action before they did that. one of the things here is look, the iranians gained intelligence by getting so close to u.s. navy ships. they were able to gauge the u.s.itary response as they come at the shapes. that gives them valuable information if the next time it's not just a cat and mouse game. >> what is the reaction at the pentagon? >> a lot of concern. top officials will tell you, look, these kinds of activities happen out in the persian gulf, that they deal with them. that they have a very strong stance, and that the provocative actiity mainly comes from the revolutionary guard corps which operates the fast boats, but out there on the high seas, if you're a com

[upbeat techno music] ♪ >> welcome back to the u.s.s. midway and the san diego auditions.tants enjoy the morning wait before their chance in front of the judges. up on deck, steven takes a chance with our censors. >> there was a fellow named frick. and you know where we're going with this one. [laughter] >> what, steven? >> aw, [bleep]. [laughter] >> oh! whoa! >> hopefully steven can keep things family friendly for single mom ashley robles. >> i am 26-years-old, and i'm a mom, an insurance account manager, and i'm also a dj. my daughter tara just turned five. it's a little tough, you know, trying to carry everything on your own. there are a lot of bills i have to pay. it got so bad that i picked up, like, five jobs at one point. at night, i would do gigs at clubs. i'm going to the audition. this opportunity would make it a lot easier for us. >> i--i'm gonna be in the show with my mom. >> you are? are you gonna be an american idol? >> i'm gonna be a dancer. >> you're gonna be a dancer? >> she wants to be my backup dancer. >> all right. so mom can sing and you can backup dan

the u.s.s. "dennis" left the gulf last week and won't be home any time soon so iran can claim the "stenik" didn't dare return. but two two other carriers, the "lincoln" and the "vinson" are already on their way there scheduled to take part in exercises inside the gulf. as they have in the past, the iranians can harass the carriers with their go-fast boats as it goes through the strait of hormuz, but their chances of stopping the carrier are close to zero. over the last ten days, iran showed off antiship missiles, submarines and hydrofoils to back up a claim they surely don't believe-- that closing the strait of hormuz to the supertankers which carry one-fifth of the world's oil would be "easier than drinking a glass of water." but the over-the-top rhetoric makes countries stop and think what would happen to their economies if a vital choke point for middle east oil became a war zone. as one of the few cards iran has to play to discourage the rest of the world from enacting tougher economic sancti

barbara starr is here, and on the phone, curt lithal, former commander of the u.s.s. cole. what do you believe to be the intent of the iranians. were they trying to bait the u.s. military, provoke an altercation? >> maybe just a little bit of both, anderson. the thinking is that the iranians were not looking for a shooting match. they were going to break off, but they were going to cause a little heart-stopping action before they did that. one of the things here is look, the iranians gained intelligence by getting so close to u.s. navy ships. they were able to gauge the u.s at the shapes. that gives them valuable information if the next time it's not just a cat and mouse game. >> what is the reaction at the pentagon? >> a lot of concern. top officials will tell you, look, these kinds of activities happen out in the persian gulf, that they deal with them. that they have a very strong stance, and that the provocative activity mainly comes from the revolutionary guard corps which operates the fast boats, but out there on the high seas, if you're a commander of the navy ship and

late thursday an american destroyer, the u.s.s. kidd rescued 13 iranian fishermen and their vessel from somali pirates in the gulf of oman just outside the persian gulf. the kidd is part of the battle ground around the aircraft carrier, a ship that left the gulf just days earlier and that iran had warned not to return. now, to two journalists covering the latest iran-u.s. developments. david sanger has reported on the conflict over iran's nuclear program as chief washington correspondent for the "new york times." tonight, he is in cairo. and julian barnes is a pentagon reporter for the "wall street journal." welcome to both of you. julian barnes, let's start with the stunning news today. a former u.s. marine sentenced to death in iran. what's the back story here? what was he doing there? he's an iranian-american. he was a marine who was stationed in iraq in 2004, and then went back as a contract translator a year later. his family has said he was simply going to visit his grandmothers, to visit relatives in iran. but in the current

away from its waters tensions rose the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran was holding ten days of naval war games. and that will began around threaten to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions and its exports but later backed down there also saw a number of missiles tested which are said to be long range russian military says cannot produce intercontinental ballistic missiles iran is under increasing pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing a nuclear weapon and your time's correspondent says new sanctions adopted by the u.s. .

the u.s.s. poncy will be used as for high speed boats and helicopters used by special forces and the military saying that it's especially necessary considering the rising tensions in the region. i'm jamie colby, more headlines 30 minutes away, keep it right here on fox news channel. ♪ . >> brenda: gas prices spiking more than 80% and president obama's watch and calling for more drilling in the future. guess who is already drilling 60 miles off the florida coast? china. a chinese built oil rig is set to pump out oil near cuba as early as this weekend. gary b. if there were more u.s. rigs doing what china is doing, would our gas prices be lower right now? >> absolutely, brenda. you'd have clearly, this is economics 101, supply and demand. you'd have more supply. you know, sometimes the energy policy, and not even sometimes, always, the energy policy this administration's baffling. the president said they want, he wants energy independence. and he obviously wants higher employment, we obviously have

response to iran's warning to keep their craft carriers well away from its warders tensions rose as the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran was holding ten days of naval war games when the drill began the wrong thread to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its exports but later back down the drill also saw a number of missiles tested which were said to be long range russian military says iran cannot produce intercontinental.

. >> the u.s.s. economy grew at t fastest pace since the second quarter of 2010. the commerce deparent releasing the fourth quarter gross domestic product on friday. it showed an annual increase of 2.8%, a sharp acceleration from ththe previous quarter but belo expected by economists it is the broadest measure of the strength and size off the u.s. economy. the federal reserve finished a meeting this week and said it would keep interest rates low until 2014. the fesd cmittee said the economy is expanding moderately and it sees slow global growth. that helped to push the markets up on wednesday. the dow reached an eight-month high and the nasdaq nearing six month peak as well. a huge week for earng in technology. apple blasted expectations, surpassing estimates by 30%. netflix beat as well. yahoo was in line with estimates. among industrials, boeing beat expectations. caterpillar crushed estimate and 3m3m beat as well. joininme more on the markets and investing around the world is jes staley and mary callahan erdoes. good to see you both. thank you for joining us. >

the "stennis" sent one of its escort ships, the u.s.s. "kidd" to the rescue. defense secretary panetta told bob schieffer on "face the nation" the u.s. navy would do the same for anyone. >> we get a distress call, as we did in this case, even though it came from an iranian ship, when the pirates went after them, we respond to those calls. >> reporter: 15 pirates had captured the fishing vessel several weeks ago and were using it as a base of operations against other ships in the area. joint chiefs chairman dempsey said they gave up without a fight. >> it was an unopposed boarding in the face of the overwhelming combat power that was presented, the pirates made the right decision and surrendered. >> reporter: the somali pirates are being held aboard the "stennis" while the fishing vessel is back under iranian control. the iranian captain is quoted as thanking the navy. so far, no thank you notes from the iranian government. when last seen, the iranian crew was headed to port wearing u.s. navy ball caps. but given the state of relations between the u.s. and iran

the "u.s.s. abraham lincoln" passed through the strait of hormuz through the persian gulf without incident. the navy called it a routine procedure. iran warned the u.s. not to send carriers through the region back in december after another ship passed through. iran also suggested it might use military force to close the strait in retaliation for economic sanctions. >>> president obama is getting ready for his third state of the union address tomorrow. he's expected to push for what he calls a more prosperous and equitable society. the president will outline his plan for a lasting economic recovery, which includes the tax hike for the wealthiest americans. republicans are already coming out against tomorrow's speech. house speaker john boehner says the president's plan is "pathetic." tomorrow's state of the union is at 9:00 in the evening. you can watch it here on nbc 4, your place for politics. >>> all roads near the capitol will be closed during the soviet union address. parts of constitution ave

[upbeat techno music] ♪ >> welcome back to the u.s.s. midway and the san diego auditions.tants enjoy the morning wait before their chance in front of the judges. up on deck, steven takes a chance with our censors. >> there was a fellow named frick. and you know where we're going with this one. [laughter] >> what, steven? >> aw, [bleep]. [laughter] >> oh! whoa! >> hopefully steven can keep things family friendly for single mom ashley robles. >> i am 26-years-old, and i'm a mom, an insurance account manager, and i'm also a dj. my daughter tara just turned five. it's a little tough, you know, trying to carry everything on your own. there are a lot of bills i have to pay. it got so bad that i picked up, like, five jobs at one point. at night, i would do gigs at clubs. i'm going to the audition. this opportunity would make it a lot easier for us. >> i--i'm gonna be in the show with my mom. >> you are? are you gonna be an american idol? >> i'm gonna be a dancer. >> you're gonna be a dancer? >> she wants to be my backup dancer. >> all right. so mom can sing and you can backup dan

iran's warning to keep the aircraft carriers one of the away from its waters but tensions rose as the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran that was holding ten days of naval wargames in the job began their realm threatened to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its exports but later back the drill also saw a number tested which were some of the range of the russian military says iran cannot produce intercontinental ballistic missiles iran is under increasing pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing a nuclear weapon asia times correspondent. says the new sanctions adopted by the us over the to.

. >> when the "hunley" went out in 1864 and sank the u.s.s. forever changed the rules by which warfare would occur on the water. >> reporter: the "hunley" completed its mission but then sank four miles off the coast of south carolina. mcconell has worked to salvage the vessel's legacy since 1995. this is not just about south carolina's history. >> it's about america now. and it's world history because it is the world's first successful combat submarine. >> reporter: the submarine was carefully raised from the ocean floor in 2000. last week, the steel truss that lifted the vessel was removed, allowing the public it see the "hunley" unobstructed for the first time. when you look at that, what do you see? >> well, i see a sleek, hydrodynamically designed vessel, 50-something years ahead of its time. >> reporter: a new orleans lawyer, horace hunley, designed it. it was powered by hand crank and its depth controlled by filling tanks with sea water. this artist's rendering reveals how the "hunley" sank the "housatonic" by ramming it with a 135-pound

this is video from the latest rescue after the crew of the u.s.s. ewey rescued some iranian fishermen whose fishing boat was sinking in the persian gulf. a u.s. helicopter spotted the men and alerted the ship. they'd apparently been stranlded at sea for days. >>> i am appalled that you would begin a presidential debate on a topic like that. [ applause ] >> that remark got a standing ovation and one heck of a way to start last night's cnn southern presidential debate. former house speaker newt gingrich calling out cnn's john king for the opening question. >>> an autistic boy is attacked by another student at the bus stop and it's all caught on tape. i'm linda stow, why the parents of the boy say the school system isn't doing enough to protect their child. reporter: a parkville bakery is really into the ravens spirit. i'm sherree johnson. coming up i'll tell you how they're preparing for the big game. >>> it is friday, january 20th. two days until game time. good purple friday and good morning, maryland. i'm charley kraussen. weather wise, it's a compa

to iran's warning to keep the aircraft carriers well away from its waters where tensions rose as the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where iran it was holding ten days of naval war games when the job began their round threatened to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its exports but later back the drill also saw a number of missiles tested which were sent to the long range where the russian military says iran cannot produce intercontinental ballistic missiles that iran is under increasing pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing a nuclear weapon asia times correspondent. says the new sanctions adopted by the us are over the top. i can imagine if it was the other way around if these sanctions were against american exports of oil or if this was or against china for instance assuming china you know main source of of of foreign exchange for china will be to export energy it is an act of war this thing is how you're going to implemented and who's going to respect that being with your opinions like you know the french foreign ministry pat

persian gulf in response to rounds of warning to keep carriers when away from its waters tensions rose the u.s.s. john stennis passed through an area where well it was holding ten days of naval war games when the drill began their ground threatened to block a key oil supply route if new u.s. sanctions hit its export led to back down drill through a number of missiles which are said to be long range to the russian military sense iran g.c. the continental ballistic missiles iran is under increasing pressure from western countries which believe it might be developing a nuclear weapon asia times correspondent. new sanctions have talked about this over the top. can you imagine if it was the other way around if this sanctions or against american exports of oil or if this sinks us or against china for its assuming china you know means source of. foreign exchange for china will be to export energy it is an act of war in this ng is how are you going to implemented and who's going to respect that maybe do europeans like you know the french foreign ministry pathetically is saying look we have to curb our i

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remember a few days ago the u.s.s. stennis rescued 15 other iranians who had been held by pirates for months. so it's really interesting, with all the tensions and the war of words in the persian gulf and strait of hormuz right now, the u.s. navy has carried out two separate humanitarian operations to rescue these iranian fishermen. jenna: well put and they have an american iran as that they have just sentenced to death. we're going to be talking about what's going on in iran, coming up, with ambassador bolton. jennifer, thank you very much for that. jon: meanwhile, president obama's chief of staff, stepping down, after just a year on the job. what's that all about? and who's his replacement? what does it mean for the president as he gears up for reelection? we'll take a look at the impact of a big shakeup at the white house, next. jenna: plus people in alaska know how to handle snow, so when they're overwhelmed, jon, you know it's bad. jon: really bad. jenna: we're going to show you how much of the white stuff they're