anita vogel has more. >> i don't follow any particular religion. i believe that more in -- humanity and treating people well. i would say it is more spiritual. >> reporter: most americans believe in something. t a growing number are hesitating to identify with a specific faith. the research indicates that the only growing segment among religious americans are those who self-identified as not linked with any type of religion. >> people are opting out because they feel like they're giving more thathey're getting in a lot of mainstream churches. >> it is limiting, en you define yourself as a certain thing. >> reporter: organized faiths say they're aware of the trend and are taking action. the united methodist is trying to get people back in the church, handing out gift cards in times square. the roman catholics are trying to get young people in the church, and the results are a miracle, they say. >> people are coming back by big numbers, in many cases for less than two dollars a soul we're asking people to rethink their understanding of church and why

shepard: anita vogel on the west coast.of things, but one feature behead really not thought about is turning on the oven. our lead story on our fox trip across america. new york -- he says when his telephone is near the oven, and he gets a call, it turns on the broiler. it started a small fire the first time. >> there was smoke from the oven. shepard: he is now waiting for the manufacturer to figure out what is wrong. louisiana -- shrimpers' on the gulf coast are threatening to keep their boats in court permanently if they do not get more for their catch. >> right now, the prices are falling. shepard: at the market, the shrimps sell for up to $4 a pound. missouri -- police in suburban st. louis are looking for a new breed of counterfeiter. >> apparently, they are taking a $5 bill with some sort of solution that they are watching b5 dollar bill with, and then they are transposing it with(="g devised to generate what appears to be a $100 bill. shepard: police say they have that four counterfeit incidents recently. arizona --

jon: anita vogel, thank you. a fox news weather alert now, hurricane bill expected to spare the u.s. a direct hit but could still give dangerous conditions along the eastern seaboard this week and. they expect riptides -- this weekend. it weakened to a category two. a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch are issued for bermuda, where high surf and gusty winds said some tourists packing. former president bill clinton and secretary of state hillary clinton were in bermuda, but they cut their trip short with a storm com-- with the storm coming. rick reichmuth is in our weather center. rick: it has been a strong storm for a number of days, all of this energy pushing off to the northwest that will create the conditions you're talking about, big swells, and that will translate into big waves. it will start tonight, and we will see those waves move on in and probably tomorrow sees some 15 to 20-foot waves, maybe 25 feet on sunday and little further north. it does not matter that much if it does strengthen. that

believe me, it all adds up in the end. >> in constance, california, anita vogel, fox news.o talk about his cash for clunkers program and other economic initiatives during a visit tuesday to new hampshire, a state that went for hillary clinton in the primary last year, and that was in his column in the general election. correspondent molly line has a preview. >> tomorrow, these seaside community of portsmouth will host president obama's first trip to the gan its state since his election, his first visit since the campaign. this time mr. obama will not be vying for votes, instead, looking to persuade the politically savvy constituents that the economic picture is not so bleak and his healthcare reform plans won't bake the bank. business week recently named portsmouth the best place in the state to open a new business. among the city's newest entrepreneurs, whitney swatfield and her partner, samantha fin gan. friday ne open add boutique stationery shop in the downtown. >> we were eals to get a good deal on our rent because of the economy. >> despite the economic climate, they'

trace: anita vogel live for us in southern california. anit tax thank you.'m trace gallagher in for shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. screaming and the occasional death threat all part of the new era of town hall meetings in america. democrats have organized a lot of the present meetings to sell barack obama's health care plan. demonstrators have been showing up in force to challenge the lawmakers and the plan itself. and whether these protesters are driven by politics, passion, or something else, there is no denying the effect they have had so far. just watch. >> it reads like something that was brought up in the early 1930s in germany. [shouting] >> conspiracies, i will tell you about conspiracies. trace: those comments during a meeting hosted by iowa senator tom harken. >> i think when people get the right information and they know what we are trying to do and how this is going to all wash out, i think the vast majority of the american people will see this as a good thing. trace: but many dem

in los angeles, anita vogel, "fox news." >> julie: the waves picked up, the wind again and they knew in trouble. a daring rescue caught on tape as the coast guard swoops and over by the most dangerous oceans on earth. plus sometimes buckets to be too much. sometimes you just got to scream. so let it out. you never know. it may just might make you famous. xí??lllllllllll and one of my producers of the "fox report." only kidding. it's a contest to see who can scream the loudest. such a thing exists and it is earsplitting. competitors in time and attempt to break the guinness world record for the loudest scream. the days when he scream or registered 116.8 db. while shorter the world record we are told. ~effort earned him a check for more than $800 and he vows to scream louder nature. why did i get registered for that? vacuous brains return from tracking pirates and a kayak in trouble off alaska. just two stops as we go across america. >> alaska: two kayakers from israel find that i expected challenge from the wind off the kenai peninsula. the u.s. coast guard responding to a s

shepard: anita vogel live on the fire lines. back to her as news warrants. also from california the man who police say kidnapped a little girl and held her captive for 18 years, raping her along the way. may also be linked to a string of unsolved murders. that from police. the man is philip delaware doe. he -- garrido. he is on the left. he is accused akidnapping jaycee when she was 11 years old. she son the left. she was a child. police say philip and his wife nancy kidnapped her and keeping her for two decades. is he a convicted sex offender who we are told raped jaycee dugard and fathered her daughters who are 11 and 15 years old. i know you can see them elsewhere but we are not going to show them. they are victims enough already. this is the desshelved backyard where police say victims and her daughters lived. dugard worked for her kidnapper's printing business. she had access to email and a phone. she was allowed to leave the property. but we're not all together sure she ever asked for help or tried to escape. i mean, imagine how messed up she must have

in los angeles, anita vogel, fox news. bret: the obama administration filed court papers today claiming that the defense of marriage act discriminates against gays, even as justice department lawyers are defending the law. that defense to a lawsuit filed by a gay couple in california has angered gay activists who say the president is backtracking on a campaign promise to repeal the law. the campaign rhetoric is already hot in the state of texas in the governor's race there. republican senator kay bailey hutchinson kicked off her five-day announcement tour by going right after the incumbent. carl cameron is in the capital city of austin. >> i'm running for governor because i believe in texas. >> it begins what is already one of the nastiest g.o.p. fights of 201. kate bailey hutchinson, senior senator from texas, launched her bid to oust the longest serving governor, fellow republican rick perry. >> after ten years of governance under rick perry, where are we? property taxes, highest in the country, state debt, doubled. >> a

in los angeles, anita vogel, "fox news." >> julie: the waves picked up, the wind again and they knewhey were in trouble. a daring rescue caught on tape as the coast guard swoops and over by the most dangerous oceans on earth. plus sometimes buckets to be too much. sometimes you just got to scream. so let it out. you never know. it may just might make you famous. (announcer) crest whitestrips has created a revolutionary strip... it sticks to your teeth so well... you can even drink water with it on. crest whitestrips advanced seal. get a dramatically whiter smile... while you do just about anything. satisfaction guaranteed. and one of my producers of the "fox report." only kidding. it's a contest to see who can scream the loudest. such a thing exists and it is earsplitting. competitors in time and attempt to break the guinness world record for the loudest scream. the days when he scream or registered 116.8 db. while shorter the world record we are told. ~effort earned him a check for more than $800 and he vows to scream louder nature. why did i get registered for that? vacuous brains

shepard: aneath vogel live in los angeles. thanks.ity workers in chicago got a day off, without pay. it's part of a plan to save some jobs. the city shut down its libraries, its health clinics and even stopped garbage collection for a day. police and other safety workers are still on the job. steve brown with the news. he is live in chicago in this afternoon. the city plans to safe more than million dollars with three of these service days. that doesn't sound like a heck of a lot. >> no. but do you have to exin it with nonunion employees, white collar or managers if you will that are also being asked to take up to and in excess of three weeks. city hall says combined, the union, nonunion, that number is $34 million. it's a little bit more of a significant savings. shepard: other cities has done this as well, right? >> there are. already dallas and denver have done it. lodi and tulsa, oklahoma will do it. chicago has two more of these inservice days or lack of payday paydays yet to be scheduled. shepard: what do you think the impact of

anita vogel has the preview. >> reporter: looking to tell her side of the story, nadia sulaiman tries control of her life on the two-hour fox tv special. after giving birth to octuplets conceived through in vitro fertilization, th mother of six became a mother of 14 and was thrustnto an intense and often harsh spotlight. >> it is particularly intense in this case because of the truliy disturbing circumstances of the birth. the idea that she is not married. the idea that she has had all 14 children through scientific means, through artificial insemination, the idea that she clearly has no coherent plan for raising 14 children. >> reporter: expect never before seen footage of the single mom, up precedented access to her kids, private moments and new interviews with nadia expressing her doubts, fears and feelings. >> i screwed up my life. you screwed up my kids' life. swat heck am i going to do. >> i think it has been embarrassing to her to be portrayed as someone attention grabbing or freaky. i think she want to be portray ad as a loving mother. >> reporter: since giving birth to her la

back to you. >> anita vogel live in california, thank you. there are two things that firefighters in california really need right now, no wind and cool temperatures. so is the weather going to work with the crews on the fire lines or against them? for an answer, let's bring in accu-weather meteorologist joe bastardy, what are we seeing in california right now, joe? >> in this particular situation, we have a massive high pressure alot of as we go over the picture. massive high pressure alot of is over the west and forcing the east wind further west than normal. usually the marine layer comes in further and that helps cool it down and increase the relative humidity and that battle is going to take place the next few days and finally as we get to the weekend, it will be driven out completely and as a matter of fact, next week at this time it's going to be quite cool. there's another problem with the west coast, also, and that is hurricane-- that's hurricane jimmenna and the tropical prediction center is trying to forecast this up through the baj

anita vogel reports that ambivalence is the big problem. >> i don't follow any particular religion. i believe that more in humanity and treating people well. i would say it's more a spirituality. >> most americans believe in something, but a growing number are reluctant to identify with any specific faith, according to the pew center for religion and politics. their research indicates that the only growing segment among religious americans are those who self identified and unof a fill kuwaited with any denomination. >> people are roptsing out, because they feel like they're giving more than they are getting in a lot of mainstream churches. >> it is limiting when you define yourself as a certain thing, whether that's buddhist, christian. >> organized faiths say they're aware of the trend and are taking action. the united methodist church has launched a $20 million campaign to get people back into the pews, including slick television ads and volunteers handing out i-tunes gift cards in times square. the roman catholics have a similar effort aimed at bringing young people into the chur

politico reporter ken vogel.fellow at the heritage foundation. todd, how different would it be -- okay, i guess we just lost the signal to todd webster. another communication problem. he's the former democratic worker in the daschle administration, in his office. ken, let me ask you tonight. white house backing. they're backtracking. or what are they doing? i mean, are you clear that where the white house stands, and do you think their messaging has been spot-on? >> i don't think their message is has been spot-on. i do think, however, that this floating of a trial balloon on the public option possibly taking off was a very purposeful effort to see how that would affect congressional support, public support for the plan as a whole. however, i think it's a bad sign that they -- signal that they were willing to make this concession this early in the game. i think that regardless of how secretary sebelius tries to recast it or regardless of what joe kline says, many people viewed it as not just an essential part of t

ken vogel of politico. and susan molinari from my favorite island in the world, staten island. susan, this could seriously back fire for republicans. your party's being labeled the party of no, now you have washington lobbyists sending these people out in an organized way to these town meetings to stand up and scream no in the most incoherent way. not looking for any answers to any questions. should the national republican party be worried about how this looks? >> you know, i think the national republican party is hopeful that people understand, and i've talked to elected officials, that, you know, the people who work in the united states have representatives in the united states senate, don't want this, just like the democrats didn't want it when moveon and code pink would do it to the researches when george bush was president. look, it's the republicans and people like me who said, from the start, slow down a little bit. we don't have to have this august 7th deadline. this has to be a real conversation. disrupting these town hall meetings so that you can have a real conversat

fox's anita vogel has the story. >> reporter: prosecutors could file charms against dr. conrad murray by next week. murray found jackson unconscious and tried to perform cpr on the dieing pop star. the doctor had not yet been named a suspect. but he broke his lence in this you tube message to supporters tuesday. >> because of all that is going on, i'm afraid to return phone calls or use my e-mail. i have done all i could do. i told the truth and i have faith the truth will prevail. >> reporter: sources add that dr. murray won't be the only physician charged in jackson's death. as police seek to fine out how jackson may have obtained a strong indonesia normally used in surgery, they are investigating the pop star's long time dermatologist arnold klien. there are no charges against any of his doctors. spokespers robson said -- "there is no way to know what charges may be filed against whom." attorneys for michael jason's mother katherine said the family is considering its own wrongful death suit, but has not specified against who. >> dr. murray's name has been floated beca

anita vogel, fox news. >> and authorities say they will reach mount wilson, the area that is for tv and radio stations. los angeles based stations say if the antenna is burned, the broadcast stations will be affected by satellite and cable will not. >>> and a bitter sweet home coming, two living all their lives in one area. four years ago, hurricane katrina changed it. it swallowed their home, but now they're back home in their old neighborhood. the family is pretty happy to have them back. >> they lived in st. bernard parish for the last 20 20 years at least before the storm. and now they're back in new orleans, and now they're back a quarter mile away from where they grew up. i didn't think it would take this long to get them back here. but i could tell the look on their face they're happy to be back here. >> reporter: well the couple survived the terrible storm by escaping to the top of their home. they interested in spent days on their roof before finally being arrested. >>> and new details in a mobile home park in florida, they arrested a man who called 911 yesterday to report murd

anita vogel is live. you are standing next to what was at one point a home. >> that is right. this station fire really exploded overnight. 21 homes have been lost. this is one of them. i am probably standing in what was the front entryway of a home. right over here, you can see total devastation. it looks like what used to be a washer dryer. just beyond that, a house completely untouched. unfortunately, we're going to see a lot of that. firefighters do the best they can, but they certainly cannot save every house. shepard: tell us about the conditions in the area today. >> they are pretty bad. the air is thick with smoke. it is probably very hazardous for your help. i have to tell you, this is hitting them with this particular fire. not having the ability to fly the aircraft as much as they normally would. shepard: there are other fires burning in that area. >> the latest information i have is that there are eight major fires burning around the state. three of them are state fires. this one is the worst. the next worst one would have to be in auburn where more than 50 homes we

anita vogel has the story. >> reporter: the details are gruesome. >> the fingers and teeth were removedhe police driving the way jenkins tried to cover his tracks after strangling fee or a death. her body was found stuffed in a suitcase and tossed in a dumpster last weekend. >> ryan n is an animal. what he has done to jasmine is a unspeakable. it's just not right. >> reporter: she was last seen alife with jenkins who had missing, then disappeared. police believe jenkins may already be in canada. his car and empty boat trailer was found at at -- at a marina in washington state. that boat located a short time later in a town near the canadian border. police are working with u.s. marshalls an canadian authorities to track him down. >> there will be no stone unturned and we'll look under every rock for him. >> reporter: he has a history of violence, with an assault charge in canada and a domestic violence charge here in the u.s. for hitting feeory. there is speculation that jenkins may be getting help from family and friends. police say if that's true, they could be in trouble too. >> anybo

. >> anita vogel has more on this rome for your fridge. >> reporter: call it the original cash for clungerss, basements and garages. >> thank you. >> before congress started rewarding americans for trading in their gas guzzling cars, home owners in southern california were turning in their old refrigerators and getting $50 back from the local power company. >> work if me. it would have gone out to the front. somebody would have come by and hauled it off or can i get $50 for having somebody else haul it off for me. >> reporter: current southern california edison has recycled more than three-quarters of a million refrigerators and says home owners can save on that you are electric bills. clunkersened up here in this recycling plant. all the glassnd republican rubber parts get removed, coolant drained and the boxes end up getting pulverized in a giant crusher and scold as strap metal. >> the most important thing our country should be doing is helping consumers reduce waste and low are their bills actually program like this makes sense from a societal standpoint and from an individual consumer

ken vogel for politico, it would seem clearly enough, if they looked at it rationally, if medicare wantsmy grandmother to have a consultation, great, because then we don't have to pay for it. how did it get turned into this argument over death panels? >> well, there was just enough of sort of a basis for opponents to hang this idea that there were death panels that it made a great talking point and we're still talking about it even as it appears that the senate finance committee, which is the panel that's going to produce the eventual bill, has no interest in seeing any language close to this in the bill. it has kind of snowballed to the point where it has become a talking point that is no longer based on the facts of what was in the original house bill. >> the republicans have won on this politically because everyone is talking about what is not in the bill and democrats can't get their message across. >> and that's probably one of the reasons why the senate finance committee is not enamored with having this in provision by stripping in out and saying they have no interest in it. you wo

peter: and that's why anita vogel joins us live. good morning, anita. >> good morning.y folks, someone came out and they said they're expecting the plane to be wheeled down at 5:45 west coast time. that's right about now. so that plane should be minutes away. once it does touchdown on the ground it will be towed into this private hanger via an electric tug. that's for e.p.a. reasons. so this hanger doesn't fill up with exhaust. but let me point you over here to my left. can you see the platform is already set up with the welcome home sign. it's already for the plane to be rolled in here. and there are the stairs that those american journalists will take to walk down and touchdown on american soil for the first time in a very long time. we can only imagine what an ordeal this has been for those two women who have been locked behind bars in north korea for more than 4 1/2 months, sentenced to 12 years of hard labor. so we know that these women will be greeted by their family members here today. they will also be greeted by a number of dignitaries. we know that former vice

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anita vogel is in arizona where she is waiting for this to begin.e expecting him to arrive in a few minutes. he had been pretty clear where he stands on health care reform. he has been pretty vocal. we know he supports some aspects of health care reform like more competition, more accessibility, but he has a problem with a key part of the president's plan. he has called in an irreconcilable difference. >> i believe one of the fundamentals for any agreement would be that the president abandoned the government option. >> we have behind us a crowd filled with senior citizens, so we expect a lot of questions about medicare, medicare advantage, the brand new bill of rights that had been proposed. they are hoping for some straight talk today. martha: thank you. trace: down the chain will take to the podium any minute from now. -- john mccain will take to the podium any minute from now. we will take you to their live. ?7is what i need to control my diabetes, to stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only wh

anita vogel is with us now. what are churches doing? >> let's talk about the survey first.you said, 16% of people consider themselves unaffiliated. there are a variety of factors here, ranging from gradually drifting away from the church, to people changing their minds about the teachings of the church. megyn: established churches cannot be happy with that -- with those numbers, but they are not going down without a fight. >> that is right. these churches were aware of this trend before this study came out. now they are trying to spend a lot of money to bring people back. the methodist church in catholic church are spending a lot of money on marketing campaigns. we are talking about print ads, television commercials, and other means. they tell me that it is working. >> the vast majority actually does not have a reason. they're not upset, but they just got out of habit. çthey are thankful that we are reminded them that god loves them and he has a plan for them. >> tom peterson from the catholicscomehome.orgç says tht they are bringing people back at less than $2 a soul. me

and anita vogel joins us live from the scene of the firefighter with the latest. anita?rter: juliett i'm in a neighborhood and now the street right here was evacuated, overnight, and people were out of their homes, and they were allowed back in today and look down at the street, where you see the fire engine and the plume of smoke there, the folks who live down there had a few scary moments as flames were literally leaping practically into the neighborhood. and now, let me take you, rob, our photographer, he can pan up a little bit, to a larger plume of smoke, and that is a nearby community of altadina and i spoke to residents from that community and she said when you decide to move into the foothills of california you need to be as prepared as you can be. >> it is a beautiful place but people who live there are wonderful and, we do regular brush burns and with a fire like this, it will take structures and brush and it will take everything. >> reporter: and though the people back -- on this particular neighborhood are back in their homes tonight, there are still many tho