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they will stay within the european union. don't impose sanctions on iran and tank our economies and quite possibly tank the economy of the entire european union. it plays to iran's blus ter. they realize if they tried military action to close the strait, the united states would make very short work of that. >> greta: ambassador, thank you, sir. >> coming up, no tears for joran van der sloot. hours ago in courtroom in peru he was sentenced to of the murder of a young woman. how many years will he to have serve. plus, what he told us after natalee holloway disappeared. >> i'm this not going to tell you i'm a good person. i'm not going to tell you i'm an angel and done good things, it's not like that. i'm here to tell the truth. >> greta: also ahead madonna is expressing herself. choice words for lady gaga. hear what she said coming up. [ male announcer ] in bli, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [
they will stay within the european union. don't impose sanctions on iran and tank our economies and quite possibly tank the economy of the entire european union. it plays to iran's blus ter. they realize if they tried military action to close the strait, the united states would make very short work of that. >> greta: ambassador, thank you, sir. >> coming up, no tears for joran van der sloot. hours ago in courtroom in peru he was sentenced to of the murder of a young woman. how many...
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that was shortly after the european union made their embargo threat. steven is live from washington. steve. >> try to figure all this out. the iranian foreign minister saying he's optimistic about the visit but the parliament seem to be threatening the u.n. inspectors or else. and the president said he's open for talks but at the same time threatening to block oil shipments. this is the confusing back talk to a visit that began today by the chief inspector of the atomic international agency and five other experts. they are in iran to check out the status of iran's nuclear program. is it only for peaceful purposes or could it also be used to build nuclear weapons. the iaea said in november there's reason to believe in the nuclear weapons scenario and wants clarification. >> we were told that iran will engage with us on the -- our concerns regarding the possible military program. so we are look forward to a start of a dialogue. >> the inspection comes one week after the european union threatened to stop bing iranian oil. just the latest in a tightening w
that was shortly after the european union made their embargo threat. steven is live from washington. steve. >> try to figure all this out. the iranian foreign minister saying he's optimistic about the visit but the parliament seem to be threatening the u.n. inspectors or else. and the president said he's open for talks but at the same time threatening to block oil shipments. this is the confusing back talk to a visit that began today by the chief inspector of the atomic international...
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iranian lawmakers are doubling down on threats to close at that deoil passage after the european union slapped the republic with bans on selling oil. and they hit one in december and a powerful iranian lawmaker says in his country, sales are violated, iran will definitely close the strait of hormuz, that could be a killer, nearly a fifth of the world's oil goes through that narrow waterway every day and it's not clear whether they have the military muscle to close the straits and washington pledged a tough response if iran tries anything and they're just making the threats like that could help iran and that's just it can scare investors into worrying about oil supplies, the price of oil rises and iran makes more money and around we go. with iran threats coming so frequently, investors are ignoring it today and the price of oil barely budged. chief correspondent, jonathan huntsman is here. >> absolutely, president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton said as much in statements issued in their name today and later, the white house spokesman jay carney praised the european union o
iranian lawmakers are doubling down on threats to close at that deoil passage after the european union slapped the republic with bans on selling oil. and they hit one in december and a powerful iranian lawmaker says in his country, sales are violated, iran will definitely close the strait of hormuz, that could be a killer, nearly a fifth of the world's oil goes through that narrow waterway every day and it's not clear whether they have the military muscle to close the straits and washington...
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the european union banned the import one day after the british and french warships followed aircraft carrier through the strait of hormuz. abraham lincoln was the first aircraft carrier to fight through the vital waterway since they planned to prevent any carriers after obama signed sanction against iran in december. they moved through waterway without incident as an iranian airplane moved overhead. the u.s. has two aircraft carriers deployed to the northern iarabian sea and persian gulf. after the uss lincoln passed through the state and the e.u. announced the embargo from brussels today, iranian lawmakers threatped to close the strait of hormuz. such threats have proven empty until now but the iran currency lost 15% of the value today. the european union is the second biggest customer of iranian crude after china. >> absolutely right to do this in light of the breach of the resolution and refusal to come to meaningful negotiation on the program. >> it's the first actual oil embargo on iran apart from the united states own embargo that dates back 20 years or more. >> according to th
the european union banned the import one day after the british and french warships followed aircraft carrier through the strait of hormuz. abraham lincoln was the first aircraft carrier to fight through the vital waterway since they planned to prevent any carriers after obama signed sanction against iran in december. they moved through waterway without incident as an iranian airplane moved overhead. the u.s. has two aircraft carriers deployed to the northern iarabian sea and persian gulf. after...
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union voted to freeing that bank's assets. the co-c.e.o.'s of blackberry maker have struggle and have now stepped down. gerri, you know, research in motion had a corner on this. there was a time i.t. departments across the country wouldn't let you do anything else and they blew it. >>gerri: mostly their own states. reliability, their network went down, and last fall, for some time, product delays, software issues, you name it they have it and they put out the lay -- playbook, and critics hated it. they led the market and now they down to 16.6 percent while droid takes 46.9 and apple takes 28.7 percent, so that is not pretty. >>shepard: and it has weighed on the market and the market does not believe that the makers of blackberry can handle this. >>gerri: they named a new c.e.o. as you mentioned, and he is an insider people don't know, and at first i thought, this is good news, but, when the c.e.o. in a conference call said, no seismic changes, investors dumped the stock. they want big changes. >>shepard: well want for you on t
union voted to freeing that bank's assets. the co-c.e.o.'s of blackberry maker have struggle and have now stepped down. gerri, you know, research in motion had a corner on this. there was a time i.t. departments across the country wouldn't let you do anything else and they blew it. >>gerri: mostly their own states. reliability, their network went down, and last fall, for some time, product delays, software issues, you name it they have it and they put out the lay -- playbook, and critics...
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>>neil: the european union place add ban on imports to iran and to plan on how big a hit, on how it would hit drivers. what do you think, bill? >>guest: we will find out how crazy this regime is because to they absolutely try to follow-through on shutting down the strait of hormuz, imported oil choke point and the gasoline will hit $5 a gallon and go up there faster than a speeding bullet. >>neil: in other words just the announcement is the oil shipments would be delayed and people would panic, and there would be a run on gasoline supplies and we would see prices spike. that is assuming the iran government is more crazy than we think they are. they would have to be crazy to attempt this type of thing, that is why a lot of experts are hesitant, but, now the e.u. has agreed and there is a game plan in place and the markets are waiting to see what iran will do. >>neil: what i add hire about the e.u. is their swarmiest because when it hits them, their oil goes law this channel, and, that is why they are worried, so, all of a saudi they are getting something resembling half a backbone, but, th
>>neil: the european union place add ban on imports to iran and to plan on how big a hit, on how it would hit drivers. what do you think, bill? >>guest: we will find out how crazy this regime is because to they absolutely try to follow-through on shutting down the strait of hormuz, imported oil choke point and the gasoline will hit $5 a gallon and go up there faster than a speeding bullet. >>neil: in other words just the announcement is the oil shipments would be delayed and...
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union and the u.s. german chance lor angela chance- german chancellor angela merkel did the same. >>> the testy exchange between the president and arizona's governor has already had an impact. that is later in the grapevine. up next, why the son of president obama's transportation secretary cannot get out of egypt. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition new v8 v-fusion smoothie. could've had a v8. [ male aouncer ] red lobster's ur course seafood feast is back. get soup, salad, cheddar bay biscuits, dessert and choose one of 7 entrees. four courses for only $15. offer ends soon. i'm jody gonzalez, ed lobster manager and i sea food differently. ♪[music plays] when you're responsible for this much of the team... you need a car you can count on. ♪[music plays] day my journey continues across the golden state, where everyone has been unbelievably nice. mornin'. i guess i'm
union and the u.s. german chance lor angela chance- german chancellor angela merkel did the same. >>> the testy exchange between the president and arizona's governor has already had an impact. that is later in the grapevine. up next, why the son of president obama's transportation secretary cannot get out of egypt. [ male announcer ] drinking a smoothie with no vegetable nutrition? ♪ [ gong ] strawberry banana! [ male announcer ] for a smoothie with real fruit plus veggie nutrition...
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. >> reporter: it is significant because the european union buys up about 20% of iran's oil. the decision came today at a meeting of european foreign ministers. that happened in brussels. not just cancelling contracts but freezing of iranian central bank assets in europe as well. britain's foreign secretary described the sanctions as unpress don't. >> i think this shows the resolve of the european union on this issue and the international community. they are absolutely right to do this in view of iran's continued breach and refusal to come to meaningful negotiations on the nuclear program. >> reporter: this follows the latest round of sanctions from the united states. china and otherration countries don't -- and other asian countries don't seem to be interested in cutting back right now. the u.s. and now europe feel that they are close to making a nuclear bomb. iran claims it's peaceful. they describe the moves coming out of brussels i will logical and unfair. now the threats came from two different iranian lawmakers about blocking the thing. we heard it before. tehran has ba
. >> reporter: it is significant because the european union buys up about 20% of iran's oil. the decision came today at a meeting of european foreign ministers. that happened in brussels. not just cancelling contracts but freezing of iranian central bank assets in europe as well. britain's foreign secretary described the sanctions as unpress don't. >> i think this shows the resolve of the european union on this issue and the international community. they are absolutely right to do...
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here they are giving it to protect grape growth in the european union and oranges. fungus is a problem with the orange crops and that's why the companies are using this stuff. but they shouldn't be using it. megyn: to get kids to drink you have got to spice it up a little. you can't just give them water and milk all the time. if you don't like juices, what do you like? >> i don't have a problem with juices. like your kids i can't get them to take anything half of the time. but the other problem is if i start giving them sugary drinks early on i may be starting a problem. one thing i don't give them, no soda pop. megyn: i don't drink it either. it's one of those things where you start to wean yourself and once you go a long time without having it you won't want it either. she spent the first few seconds of her life with her birth mother. the next two years with her adoptive parents. now the little girl has been ripped from the arms of the only parents she has ever known. a brand-new attack claims mitt romney put profits over people in the private sector. does this cr
here they are giving it to protect grape growth in the european union and oranges. fungus is a problem with the orange crops and that's why the companies are using this stuff. but they shouldn't be using it. megyn: to get kids to drink you have got to spice it up a little. you can't just give them water and milk all the time. if you don't like juices, what do you like? >> i don't have a problem with juices. like your kids i can't get them to take anything half of the time. but the other...
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the european union is expected to ban imports of iranian crude later this month. >>> cordova, alaska experiencing a shortage of snow shovels at the worst possible time. national guard troops are there digging the city out from under nearly 15 feet of snow which has fallen for 24 days. the national weather service is forecasting more snow to fall through the weekend. cordova's mayor has made an emergency request to the state for heavy snow removal equipment. more snow shovels are expected to arrive on saturday. now back to greta. on huntsman. he wanted to win and he came in third. his wife and daughters were behind him every step of the way. we spoke with them earlier tonight. nice to see all of you. i see you're dressed for a big event tonight. excited about tonight? >> of course. >> greta: nervous? >> of course we're nervous. >> why? >> this abig day. i think we're expecting by dad to do well. but after work sog hard here for months it's just the final day its nerve wracking. >> greta: did you give him advice today? >> advice? i said now it's up to new hampshire voters. and whatever
the european union is expected to ban imports of iranian crude later this month. >>> cordova, alaska experiencing a shortage of snow shovels at the worst possible time. national guard troops are there digging the city out from under nearly 15 feet of snow which has fallen for 24 days. the national weather service is forecasting more snow to fall through the weekend. cordova's mayor has made an emergency request to the state for heavy snow removal equipment. more snow shovels are...
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he is feeling pressure from increased sanctions including the european union to ban iranian oil imports. they will try to control what they seek but they could uncover important evidence. the u.n. inspection allows iran to continue stalling. >> when you bring the iaea in, that is just buying iran time. we should be very cautious about taking our foot off the gas. they could end this tomorrow by stopping their nuclear weapons program. >> reporter: they are currently under four different sets of sanctions. >> heather: thank you. >> gregg: fox extreme weather center, a deadly avalanche in northern utah a snowboarder killed after being buried by snow this weekend. he and two friends actually triggered the avalanche. his two friends did manage to escape unharmed. they are saying to avoid the area. the vun very steep and chances of avalanche is high. >> early season snow that we received turned weak and then got slammed with weekend's big storm. they are still adjusting to all that weight. >> now a brand-new storm bearing on the northwest. maria is following it. >> this time around, this one
he is feeling pressure from increased sanctions including the european union to ban iranian oil imports. they will try to control what they seek but they could uncover important evidence. the u.n. inspection allows iran to continue stalling. >> when you bring the iaea in, that is just buying iran time. we should be very cautious about taking our foot off the gas. they could end this tomorrow by stopping their nuclear weapons program. >> reporter: they are currently under four...
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union and the u.s. german chance lor angela chance- german chancellor angela merkel did the same. >>> the testy exchange between the president and arizona's governor has already had an impact. that is later in the grapevine. up next, why the son of president obama's transportation secretary cannot get out of egypt. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and guess how identity thieves are getting some of that money. by taking over our bank accounts. they may not even need your social security number anymore. all an identity thief may need are a couple of simple pieces of information, like your mother's maiden name or the city you were born in, and they could add their name onto your bank accounts in order to make your money their money. you need help. [whoosh, clang] you need lifelock-- the only identity protection company that now monitors bank accounts for takeover fraud. lifelock
union and the u.s. german chance lor angela chance- german chancellor angela merkel did the same. >>> the testy exchange between the president and arizona's governor has already had an impact. that is later in the grapevine. up next, why the son of president obama's transportation secretary cannot get out of egypt. [♪...] >> announcer: bank robbery certainly is a frightening crime. after all, bank robbers stole $43 million in one year. but identity thieves? try 37 billion! and...
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the european union our biggest trading partner. many believe europe already slip nude a recession. that will put a lot of pressure on the more healthy governments to force the weaker ones to accept balanced budgets and tough austerity measures. plus it's not just the debt mass in europe that will send u.s. markets up and down, traders are worried about growth going bad for markets in china. europe can't buy much of the goods. it is the second largest economy in the world closed down and europe faces a credit churrunche u.s. will not be immune. not to mention our own red ink and the ups and downs an election year can bring. unemployment still the biggest driver for the markets here on friday we find out december's numbers. did the holiday season bring a gift of temporary workers will incomes finally start going up and that's a grooifrg and what the broad market didn't do last year go up. harris, back to you. >> brenda, thank you. candidates are on the ground in iowa just now less than 48-hours from the caucuses. we will take you back there live to find out about some of the strategi
the european union our biggest trading partner. many believe europe already slip nude a recession. that will put a lot of pressure on the more healthy governments to force the weaker ones to accept balanced budgets and tough austerity measures. plus it's not just the debt mass in europe that will send u.s. markets up and down, traders are worried about growth going bad for markets in china. europe can't buy much of the goods. it is the second largest economy in the world closed down and europe...
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the really good news story in the last several weeks is that the european union has collectively blocked oil imports and exports from europe to iran. it's a very big deal. it's also news worthy that today, president obama added a couple more banks. these are very central to the iranian economy to our sanctions list, and that congress on aby partisan basis, yes, it was bipartisan, passed very tough sanctions resolutions as part of the defense authorization bill which was signed into law. so all of this means that the noose is tightening around the iranian government, the goal of that is not to hurt the iranian people who are our friends, but it's to get that government to benefit its -- to ban its policy or its potential policy to develop nuclear weapons and i think the sanctions are biting and the reactions from iran shows that they are, and that says to me two things: number one, keep it going. and number two, keep the military option on the table. jenna: you say that the iranian people are our friends, and i'm curious what you think the nature of our relationship should be with iran as
the really good news story in the last several weeks is that the european union has collectively blocked oil imports and exports from europe to iran. it's a very big deal. it's also news worthy that today, president obama added a couple more banks. these are very central to the iranian economy to our sanctions list, and that congress on aby partisan basis, yes, it was bipartisan, passed very tough sanctions resolutions as part of the defense authorization bill which was signed into law. so all...
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iran opec governor is warning the european union that an embargo of oil would be economic suicide. sust trying to get europe to go along with the ban on transaction for the central bank and putting pressure to reduce the iranian oil buy. senior israeli military official says a nuclear iran could make it tougher for his country to act against enemies close to home. iran says it will send the usa model of the american drone that went down but will not comply with the request to return the aircraft. some in washington are returning to the past. they explain how this factors in with the election year. >> president obama made clear one of the chief themes this election year is income inequality. they have a study that says links inequality to bush tax cut. at issue, lower tax on investment income such as capital gains. >> why are we taxing work, wages and salaries. at a higher level than wealth. the gain from existing capita capital. >> the economy is in desperate need of job creation. >> you do not want to tax saving and investment, which are important for economic growth. >> the lates
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word that iran may stop oil exports to european union countries failed to cause a big surge in prices today. crude futures lost 14 cents to close at $99.56 a barrel. the national average for gallon of gasoline is $3.39. still ahead -- complaints about voting rights in florida. first, is it worth it to use your money to pump up the green energy business? this new at&t 4g lte is fast. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [ both ] you're welcome. oooh are you guys signing up for the free massage? [ both ] so 32 seconds ago. hey guys you hear frank's cat is sick? yeah, we heard. wanna sign the card? did you know the guys from china are in the office... [ speaking chinese ] [ male announcer ] stay a step ahead with the 4g lte galaxy s ii skyrocket. only from at&t. ♪ only from at&t. it doesn't look risky. i mean, phil, does this look risky to you? nancy? fred? no. well it is. in a high-risk area, there's a 1-in-4 chance homes like us will flood. i'm glad i got flood insurance. fred, you should look into it. i'm a risk-t
word that iran may stop oil exports to european union countries failed to cause a big surge in prices today. crude futures lost 14 cents to close at $99.56 a barrel. the national average for gallon of gasoline is $3.39. still ahead -- complaints about voting rights in florida. first, is it worth it to use your money to pump up the green energy business? this new at&t 4g lte is fast. hey. did you guys hear... ...that mary got engaged? that's so 42 seconds ago. thanks for the flowers guys. [...
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belgium, trade unions organized a nationwide strike on the first day of the european union summit in brussels. the president of one union says government cutbacks are not the way to go. >> this is speeding poverty in europe. what we need is a policy that creates growth that creates jobs. >> shepard: the job shut down most of the country's transportation network. serbia, deadly winter weather in the central and southern regions. authorities blame heavy snow and freezing temperatures for at least four deaths. officials putting emergency measures in place. many in the area have been without electricity since last week. united arab emirates. meet the country's only woman qualified to be a train conductor. authorities typically arrest women for driving cars in neighboring saudi arabia. here is what the metro passenger service's supervisor has to say. >> the government are always pushing the women to be leaders in the future. they are encouraging women to enter different skill sets. >> shepard: colleague says she is a very hard worker. that's a wrap on this fox trip around the world in 80
belgium, trade unions organized a nationwide strike on the first day of the european union summit in brussels. the president of one union says government cutbacks are not the way to go. >> this is speeding poverty in europe. what we need is a policy that creates growth that creates jobs. >> shepard: the job shut down most of the country's transportation network. serbia, deadly winter weather in the central and southern regions. authorities blame heavy snow and freezing temperatures...
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the european union recently decided to ban the import of iranian oil. but india announced today that along with champion it will continue to buy iranian oil. so the white house spokesman was asked at the white house today, how long the administration is willing to give it to see if this sort of economic pressure works. here's his answer. >> it's an estimate based on the administration's view about the development of the process in iran. but it doesn't change our strategy. >> but our strategy is only as important perhaps as israel's strategy, and we just heard from the israeli defense minister who says he believes iran is playing for time and as he arrived back from switzerland, he says, quote, time is urgently running out. >> thank you. let's break in mike barrett now, a former intelligence officer for the office of the secretary of defense. he is also a former director of strategy for the white house homeland security council and is now the ceo of a security consulting firm. mike, good to see you. thank you. >> sure. thanks, shep. >> forgive me for not
the european union recently decided to ban the import of iranian oil. but india announced today that along with champion it will continue to buy iranian oil. so the white house spokesman was asked at the white house today, how long the administration is willing to give it to see if this sort of economic pressure works. here's his answer. >> it's an estimate based on the administration's view about the development of the process in iran. but it doesn't change our strategy. >> but our...
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>> the european union says unemployment in the 17 common currency countries, stayed at 10.4% in december, but there are huge disparities. spain is on the high end at almost 23% unemployment. austria's rate is the lowest and agrees says it's very close to a deal with creditors, to refinance that country's debt. and here in the u.s., the congressional budget office predicts the federal government will run a deficit this fiscal year of 1.1 trillion dollars. and that's the slight dip from last year, and the cbo forecast 2% economic growth and up employment at above 8% and home prices fell for the third in a row in most major cities and the biggest declines in atlanta, chicago and detroit. and the dow was down losing 21 and s&p 500 was off 2/3 and the nasdaq gained 2. one prominent roman catholic bishop says the obama administration is telling the church to quote, to hell with you. chief white house correspondent ed henry fills us in on what has sparked in religious furor. >> as president obama reconvenes his cabinet to try and keep the focus on jobs, catholic leaders are warning another issu
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>> reporter: they're coming from the european union. they have real teeth. members of the european union can't buy oil from iran which would really cripple the iranian economy. already interest rates are 20% to stablize the currency. the current projections have it the iranians could have a nuclear bomb within 12 months and pass the point of no return in six months the idea behind the sanctions to get the iranians to give up their nuclear program without a war. the question now is, is there enough sanctions for ahmadinejad to actually sit down at the negotiating table? is this a good faith offer to talk? or is this simply north delaying tactic to iranian scientists can keep working and by the time these things break down as we've been down this road before, all of sudden we're three or six month further down the road to the iranians having a bomb, talks break down and the iranians have bought all that time, bill. bill: you're in jerusalem. what influence does jerusalem have in all this, leland? >> reporter: consistently, bill, israel said they will not allow
>> reporter: they're coming from the european union. they have real teeth. members of the european union can't buy oil from iran which would really cripple the iranian economy. already interest rates are 20% to stablize the currency. the current projections have it the iranians could have a nuclear bomb within 12 months and pass the point of no return in six months the idea behind the sanctions to get the iranians to give up their nuclear program without a war. the question now is, is...
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the european union threatens an embargo on iranian oil if they do not cooperate. let's get you right back to huckabee. >> if you would like to comment on tonight's show, e-mail us at huckmail@foxnews.com. >>> many said newt gingrich's success is his ability to debate and turn the tables only the moderator. >> are you satisfied with the level of transparency as far as his personal finance? >> this is a nonsense question. [applause] >> how about if the four of us agree for the rest of the evening, we will actually talk about issues that relate to america. >> mr. speaker you made an issue of this when you said that he lives in a world of swiss bank and kaman island bank accounts. i didn't say that, you did. >> i did and i'm happy to say that on an interview on a tv show but this is a national debate. >> you make a serious accusation against governor romney like that you need to explain that. >> all right. how did wolf blitzer handle being attacked by gingrich in the debate? time for the report card. so handing out grades today. sinned gated talk show host, and pete,
the european union threatens an embargo on iranian oil if they do not cooperate. let's get you right back to huckabee. >> if you would like to comment on tonight's show, e-mail us at huckmail@foxnews.com. >>> many said newt gingrich's success is his ability to debate and turn the tables only the moderator. >> are you satisfied with the level of transparency as far as his personal finance? >> this is a nonsense question. [applause] >> how about if the four of us...
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and it comes days after the european union imposed an oil embargo on the nation. officials in europe say they are not convinced iran's nuclear plans are exclusively peaceful and the iranians have insisted they trying only to produce electricity and medical treatments not weapons. and, now, as he says he is ready to talk the president of the republic warns the threat of more punishment will not step the nuclear process. and now, catherine, what is the white house take on this? >>reporter: from the white house national security team this morning to the state department, we just had a briefing wrap up an sure ago, and the iranian regime is told that it is not enough. >> saying you are open for talks doesn't meet the criteria we have set which is to be ready for talks and ready to be serious about letting the world know all of the details of your nuclear program and proving claims it is for peaceful purposes. >>reporter: they want iran to stop make nuclear fuel which could lead to the production of weapons. the talks have been stalled for a year, and iran reject add p
and it comes days after the european union imposed an oil embargo on the nation. officials in europe say they are not convinced iran's nuclear plans are exclusively peaceful and the iranians have insisted they trying only to produce electricity and medical treatments not weapons. and, now, as he says he is ready to talk the president of the republic warns the threat of more punishment will not step the nuclear process. and now, catherine, what is the white house take on this? >>reporter:...
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., should france and germany not be able to actually get the countries in line in the european union? >> well the big word is debt and it is -- if interest rates continue to skyrocket in europe it affecteds their economy, which, affects everywhere else and china is in no great shakes and of course we have $15 trillion of our own debt we have to deal with that is providing major head winds for what is happening here. >> kelly: what does it mean for the u.s. when the president of the united states says, i went to expand the debt by getting $1.2 trillion added, what does that mean for us? can we see another threat of s&p or some sort of downsizing? >> it is nothing good, and, the s&p threatened us once and followed through and, if they lower our rating again, potentially, our interest rates will go up. and if they do, the cost of that debt is going to go up, the cost of capital for businesses and consumers go up, and, if you want to see an economy that is already not doing that great, but doing a little bit better, recently, if you want to see head back south again, that would be the --
., should france and germany not be able to actually get the countries in line in the european union? >> well the big word is debt and it is -- if interest rates continue to skyrocket in europe it affecteds their economy, which, affects everywhere else and china is in no great shakes and of course we have $15 trillion of our own debt we have to deal with that is providing major head winds for what is happening here. >> kelly: what does it mean for the u.s. when the president of the...
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sanctions, european union sanctions, this has put a lot of pressure on iran so if there were any talks, iran would be on the defensive. take a listen. >> we had a situation where iran's economy is clearly suffering from the effects of the international sanctions regime as well as the unilateral sanctions that the various nations have placed on iran. >> the other problem and challenge the white house is facing is tonight the officials believe the u.s. has to go further with even tougher sanctions and israel talking about the possibility of a unilateral military attack on iran to take out their potential nuclear program. bottom line is that the president's chairman of the joint chiefs, general dempsey will be in israel tomorrow to try to huddle with israeli officials and make sure everybody is on the same page. >> shepard: ed henry live at the white house. thanks. and just into fox news, word that u.s. forces have come to the rescue of yet another fishing boat in iran. the navy is reporting a helicopter pilot spotted the sinking boat in the central arabian sea this morning. the crew of t
sanctions, european union sanctions, this has put a lot of pressure on iran so if there were any talks, iran would be on the defensive. take a listen. >> we had a situation where iran's economy is clearly suffering from the effects of the international sanctions regime as well as the unilateral sanctions that the various nations have placed on iran. >> the other problem and challenge the white house is facing is tonight the officials believe the u.s. has to go further with even...
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the european union, our biggest trading partner. many believes that it's already put into recession and put pressure on the healthy governments to force the weaker ones to accept tougher awes tart measures. and it's not just the debt in europe to send them up and down. traders are worried about growth going bad in markets such as china because europe can't buy as much of the goods. if the second largest economy in the world slows down and europe bases a credit crunch, the u.s. will know the be immune. not to mention our own red ink and ups and downs in election year. unemployment still the biggest driver for the markets here. on friday, we find out december's numbers. did the holiday season bring a gift of temporary workers and will incomes go up? the stock market does what the broad market didn't do last year, and go up. harris, back to you. >> harris: all right. brenda, thank you. candidates are on the ground in iowa just now less than 48 hours from the caucuses. we'll take you back there live to finds out about the strategies the
the european union, our biggest trading partner. many believes that it's already put into recession and put pressure on the healthy governments to force the weaker ones to accept tougher awes tart measures. and it's not just the debt in europe to send them up and down. traders are worried about growth going bad in markets such as china because europe can't buy as much of the goods. if the second largest economy in the world slows down and europe bases a credit crunch, the u.s. will know the be...
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it's coming from french president nicholas sarkozy urging the european union to impose sanctions. iran warning it could retaliate against the sanctions by shutting down strait of hormuz. it carries one fifth of the oil supply. they say if it happens oil markets will be affected. robert bud mcfarland served under president reagan, it's great to ask you here. as i was taking a look at your article in the national review. the title of the article, on iran, emulate tr. and by tr you meant teddy roosevelt. what do you mean like that? >> jenna, nice to be with you. there's been a rising pattern of provocative behavior by iran in recent months but indeed for 30 years. this regime, this crusade to drive out all person influence from the middle east has reached the point where you've got four areas of real danger. first is their nuclear weapons program that's been accelerating in recent years. of course they've been providing support and training to terrorist groups that act as sur tkpwrat surrogates, against lebanon and israel and also hamas in the palestinian territories. worse, they pro
it's coming from french president nicholas sarkozy urging the european union to impose sanctions. iran warning it could retaliate against the sanctions by shutting down strait of hormuz. it carries one fifth of the oil supply. they say if it happens oil markets will be affected. robert bud mcfarland served under president reagan, it's great to ask you here. as i was taking a look at your article in the national review. the title of the article, on iran, emulate tr. and by tr you meant teddy...
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he is feeling the squeeze from increased sanctions including a decision by the european union last week to ban iranian oil imports beginning in july. the u.n. inspectors are likely to visit the underground enrichment site 80 miles south of tehran. experts say even though iran will try to control what the inspectors see it is still possible they could uncover important evidence. some say iran really has only one major concern. >> i think that what iran wants to use this visit for is to buy time to give the appearance of cooperation with the u.n. as negotiations look like they are about to start again with the five permanent members of the security council to give them more time to adjust to the economic sanctions and get closer to a nuclear weapon. >> iran is currently under four sets of united nations sanctions. the inspectors will return to their headquarters in vienna on tuesday. >> shannon: thank you rep for update. yemen's embattled president just arrived in the u.s. for medical treatment. he arrived yesterday but the yemen foreign press office is not saying where he is. he will be
he is feeling the squeeze from increased sanctions including a decision by the european union last week to ban iranian oil imports beginning in july. the u.n. inspectors are likely to visit the underground enrichment site 80 miles south of tehran. experts say even though iran will try to control what the inspectors see it is still possible they could uncover important evidence. some say iran really has only one major concern. >> i think that what iran wants to use this visit for is to buy...
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union. also, all eyes toward florida now as the primary there goes more important to whoever gets the g.o.p. nomination eventually. and newt gingrich's blame the media strategy, lit work for the long hall? we have assembled parts of our fox news panel. watch it coming up. bill: school stuff. we'll see you at the top of the hour on "happening now." so far this winter numbers on the flu have been low but don't get complacent. our medical a team will explain in a moment as to why. martha: plus, did you hear the nationa national anthem before last night's baltimore new england game? [singing] ♪ martha: is there a penalty flag on that play? i don't know. what did you think of it? steven tyler. did he fumble the star-spangled banner? look at bill belichick's face. we'll be right back. are you receiving a payout from a legal settlement or annuity over 10 or even 20 years? call imperial structured settlements. the experts at imperial can convert your long-term payout into a lump sum of cash today.
union. also, all eyes toward florida now as the primary there goes more important to whoever gets the g.o.p. nomination eventually. and newt gingrich's blame the media strategy, lit work for the long hall? we have assembled parts of our fox news panel. watch it coming up. bill: school stuff. we'll see you at the top of the hour on "happening now." so far this winter numbers on the flu have been low but don't get complacent. our medical a team will explain in a moment as to why....
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total public debt outstanding is larger than the combined economies of eu, the entire european union. if the amount of debt we compiled debt deal in august by itself its own economy, it would be the 22nd largest in the world. that is just a matter of months. arthel: if you haven't taken to putting your cash under your mattress, listen, up big changes may come to a bank near you. bank of america, once the largest bank in the u.s. by assets reportedly considering closing hundreds of branches and breaking ties with thousands of customers. at greatest risk, small and mid-size cities. fox business network cheryl casone. cheryl, what does it mean for big and small and mid-sized cities? >> reporter: bank of america was challenged by the fed in the middle of 2011. the fed said, what are you going to do? do you have a emergency plan in place if the value of this company continues to fall? remember bank of america one of the big banks that was bailed out. bank of america went back to the fed well, our plan would not only lay off people which they announced that in the fall, 30,000 job cuts anno
total public debt outstanding is larger than the combined economies of eu, the entire european union. if the amount of debt we compiled debt deal in august by itself its own economy, it would be the 22nd largest in the world. that is just a matter of months. arthel: if you haven't taken to putting your cash under your mattress, listen, up big changes may come to a bank near you. bank of america, once the largest bank in the u.s. by assets reportedly considering closing hundreds of branches and...
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you know, the united states, britain and the european union have just in the last two weeks imposed serious sanctions. not the good, old-fashioned not very strong sanctions, these are the equivalent of an oil blockade around iran. iran knows without that oil money they're finished, they're broke. that's how reagan ended the cold war, using the oil weapon to so stress the soviet economy that the soviet people -- jenna: interesting you bring up the soviets because russia has a role in this dynamic as we take a look at whether these sanctions are truly going to work. because russia and china both are customers of iran. >> yes. jenna: so when we have these sanctions, whether or not they work is whether or not we give a waiver to certain countries and institutions to allow them to continue this business. >> yeah. jenna: what happens if russia and china don't come onboard? >> they probably won't, and the indians probably won't either. the chinese have gone to the iranians and said, look, if you can't sell your oil to the west, sell it to us, but we'd like to negotiate a much lower price. at the e
you know, the united states, britain and the european union have just in the last two weeks imposed serious sanctions. not the good, old-fashioned not very strong sanctions, these are the equivalent of an oil blockade around iran. iran knows without that oil money they're finished, they're broke. that's how reagan ended the cold war, using the oil weapon to so stress the soviet economy that the soviet people -- jenna: interesting you bring up the soviets because russia has a role in this...
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the european union is considering other sanctions agreeing in principle to an iranian oil embargo. those two things together apparently are having major affects inside iran . jim walsh is an international security person with mit, one of our favorite guests on this topic. thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you, jen a. jenna: we probably talked last year about sanctions, oil embargo having to do with iran and pressure mounting. i'm sure that is something our viewers are very familiar with at this point. what makes january this year different than january last year? is there something that is different about 2012 when we're talking about iran. >> yes i think there is something, and part of it is there are two issues here, jenna, part of it is politics, part of it is economics. on the political front europe has really become much more tightly organized in trying to apply pressure to iran and this month's developments with talk of an oil embargo is part of that. often there's reports about this and then the document turns out to be weaker than the press release, so people
the european union is considering other sanctions agreeing in principle to an iranian oil embargo. those two things together apparently are having major affects inside iran . jim walsh is an international security person with mit, one of our favorite guests on this topic. thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you, jen a. jenna: we probably talked last year about sanctions, oil embargo having to do with iran and pressure mounting. i'm sure that is something our viewers are very...
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union. because, those negotiations unfortunately, i think, have every prospect of simply buying iran more time and backing away from some of the sanctions, allowing them to get closer to achieving a nuclear weapons capability. >> eric: assassinations are like out of a james bond film, mission impossible. it is unbelievable and take a magnetic bomb, on a motorcycle and speed by the car and paste it on the window or by the door and boom it kills the scientist, basically nobody else, it has mort telewou mort mortaly wounded a bodyguard. . >> before we get -- before people draw too many conclusions from the individual, the tragedy, obviously, he's dead, he was 32 years old and the deputy director for commercial affairs, at the natanz enrichment facility. now, there are no commercial affairs at the natanz enrichment facility. the government of iran is the only customer. 32 years old, he may be a nuclear scientist but i wonder what his contribution was. so, this is part of the problem of trying to
union. because, those negotiations unfortunately, i think, have every prospect of simply buying iran more time and backing away from some of the sanctions, allowing them to get closer to achieving a nuclear weapons capability. >> eric: assassinations are like out of a james bond film, mission impossible. it is unbelievable and take a magnetic bomb, on a motorcycle and speed by the car and paste it on the window or by the door and boom it kills the scientist, basically nobody else, it has...
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union and i think all of this is psychological war fare, directed both against the europeans and against president obama. who have said repeatedly their real objective is to get iran back to the negotiating table. but i think the real bottom line here is the increasing sophistication and technological growth of iran's overall nuclear program, allowing it more and more independence from any kind of outside sanctions against that program. >> eric: can you explain that further, about its independence and growth? all of the sanctions and efforts around the world, is supposed to have the opposite effect. >> like north korea is the most heavily sanctioned country on earth it exploded two nuclear devices. what iran has done here, it is unclear whether they've manufactured a nuclear fuel rod which is the sort of thing that can be used in the busheir reactor or whether, what is called a nuclear fuel plate which can be used in the tehran research reactor, either would be troubling but if it is a nuclear fuel plate or they are close to that for the tehran reactor it uses 20% enriched uranium which
union and i think all of this is psychological war fare, directed both against the europeans and against president obama. who have said repeatedly their real objective is to get iran back to the negotiating table. but i think the real bottom line here is the increasing sophistication and technological growth of iran's overall nuclear program, allowing it more and more independence from any kind of outside sanctions against that program. >> eric: can you explain that further, about its...
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britain did it a couple weeks ago, the european union's set to do the same thing. what that will do will prevent iran's oil from reaching the market. already in the last 24 hours the iranian economy has started teetering. there's been massive inflation just in the last couple of days because the iranians are worried that their oil can't make it to market. their economy could well collapse. so we're coming up to the point of decision and the point of crisis. and it's either going to go one way or the other. bill: listen, we're going to keep you real close to make sure you take us through it so we understand each step of the way. thanks, k.t., and happy new year to you. k.t. mcfarlane. martha: k.t. makes a major point, and we may hear the candidates talking about iran a lot more. here's one of them, rick santorum, meeting with voters right now in polk county, iowa. we're going to bring you all the latest developments as these candidates are hoping to make contact, to shake hands, to look in people's eyes one last time and make a difference. we'll be right back. tooth
britain did it a couple weeks ago, the european union's set to do the same thing. what that will do will prevent iran's oil from reaching the market. already in the last 24 hours the iranian economy has started teetering. there's been massive inflation just in the last couple of days because the iranians are worried that their oil can't make it to market. their economy could well collapse. so we're coming up to the point of decision and the point of crisis. and it's either going to go one way...
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we're getting word from reuters that the european union will place an embargo on iranian oil. let me put that in confession foreyou. -- context. we had earlier this week the president signing a new law concerning sanctions against iran's central bank. we understand that caused some reaction inside iran. we're watching for any embargo on oil, obviously their major export going forward. a word of warning about the sanctions, when they're announced often times, this is announced in principle by the way for the e.u. after they're announced it can take several months to implement and implementation part is where we see if they can work frankly. no reaction in the oil markets right now because of that news but we'll continue to watch it for you. jon: we are awaiting comments from mitt romney who won the iowa caucuses last night as you know. but the romney camp is also leapfrogging ahead to florida airing very expensive tv ads now there. let's, here's part the ad that is running in florida. >> i think people understand that i'm a man of steadiness and constancy. i don't think you wil
we're getting word from reuters that the european union will place an embargo on iranian oil. let me put that in confession foreyou. -- context. we had earlier this week the president signing a new law concerning sanctions against iran's central bank. we understand that caused some reaction inside iran. we're watching for any embargo on oil, obviously their major export going forward. a word of warning about the sanctions, when they're announced often times, this is announced in principle by...
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. >> reporter: iran is again threatening to block the strait of hormuz if the european union sanctions to block oil exports move forward and united states sanctions that target iran's central bank are imposed. john bolton doesn't put a lot of stake in this latest threat to block the strait. >> i think what you are hearing is bluster and bluff. intended to try and back off the europeans from the oil sanctions they are considering. and to back often united states from the central bank sanctions that congress recently imposed which don't take effect for another six months. >> reporter: others that doubt iran's threat believe any blockade would do as much dang to iran's economy as it would to its intended victims. general martin dempsey says iran does have the military capability to block the strait for a period of time. but the u.s. has the capability in place now to reopen. >> thank you. >>> which of the gop hopefuls has the most momentum heading into tuesday's primary? conventional wisdom says mitt romney. could he be in for any surprises? what about the race for second? the chairman of
. >> reporter: iran is again threatening to block the strait of hormuz if the european union sanctions to block oil exports move forward and united states sanctions that target iran's central bank are imposed. john bolton doesn't put a lot of stake in this latest threat to block the strait. >> i think what you are hearing is bluster and bluff. intended to try and back off the europeans from the oil sanctions they are considering. and to back often united states from the central bank...
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get this, a shield, a shield around the world financed by the european union to the tune of four million euros and a concrete proposal that within ten years may make an operational shield. bill: you buying this? >> well, it's a long shot but, hey, look, we have the problem of near-earth objects. thousands of killer asteroids that just drift right past the earth, and we're clueless. and also we're defenseless. we're sitting ducks. t sitting ducks -- bill: clueless and defenseless, and we're just at the mercy of whatever space throws our way. >> that's right. bill: knee mines near either object. and the europeans are leading the way. what is their idea? >> they've narrowed it down to three proposals, okay? one is a kinetic impacter that is simply bumping the asteroid with a rocket. second is a tractor beam straight out of star trek, and third, get this, third is a nuclear deflector using hydrogen warheads to simply blow the asteroid out of the way. bill: am i right to say that the russians are pushing that idea? >> you guessed it. be elle belle the russians -- bill: the russians want the n
get this, a shield, a shield around the world financed by the european union to the tune of four million euros and a concrete proposal that within ten years may make an operational shield. bill: you buying this? >> well, it's a long shot but, hey, look, we have the problem of near-earth objects. thousands of killer asteroids that just drift right past the earth, and we're clueless. and also we're defenseless. we're sitting ducks. t sitting ducks -- bill: clueless and defenseless, and...
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jenna: now this, the european union, the e.u., taking a bold step today, formally adopting a tough new iranian oil embargo and freezing assets of iran's central bank. new sanctions meant to pressure the islamic republic to resume talks on its nuclear program. that takes a while for this to take effect, six months, so we're going to be watching that time period closely. in the meantime a senior iranian official says their military will, quote, definitely close the strait of hormuz in retaliation for such a move if it comes to fruition. as the strategic gateway, that strait of hormuz is responsible for getting 20 percent of the world's oil supply out and then into the global market. joining me is the former principal white house aide during the iranian revolution in the 1979 hostage crisis when militants stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran, you're seeing images of that, still so fresh in our minds. remember region held 52 americans for more than 400 days. adjunct professor of middle east politics at columbia university, professor sc schtik, the next six months, how big are they? >> we'll
jenna: now this, the european union, the e.u., taking a bold step today, formally adopting a tough new iranian oil embargo and freezing assets of iran's central bank. new sanctions meant to pressure the islamic republic to resume talks on its nuclear program. that takes a while for this to take effect, six months, so we're going to be watching that time period closely. in the meantime a senior iranian official says their military will, quote, definitely close the strait of hormuz in retaliation...
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as well as some new measures which the european union is considering to ban, to totally ban oil imports from iran. jenna: michael, sorry to interrupt, but the sanctions can be very difficult to understand because from the outside look in tough to quantify. you don't actually see the effect of sanctions before our eyes as the american viewing public. why are these recent sanctions, why do you think that these could be really be a game-changer here? >> well, there's no doubt, jenna, iran really depends on its oil exports. they get 70% of their budget revenue from oil exports and 50% of the their gdp. so we've stayed away from targeting oil in the past because of concerns about global oil prices but now, with everything else essentially not working to prevent iran from getting a nuclear weapon oil is very much on the table and that has got to worry the iranians. jenna: so that's on the table now and the next thing to think about is something we also discussed which is a military option. here is what senator santorum had to say about iran yesterday. want to get your thoughts on this. >> i w
as well as some new measures which the european union is considering to ban, to totally ban oil imports from iran. jenna: michael, sorry to interrupt, but the sanctions can be very difficult to understand because from the outside look in tough to quantify. you don't actually see the effect of sanctions before our eyes as the american viewing public. why are these recent sanctions, why do you think that these could be really be a game-changer here? >> well, there's no doubt, jenna, iran...
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the european union taking a major step in putting the pressure on iran to resume talks now on its nuclear program. e.u. ministers deciding moments ago on an oil embargo against iran. a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank. >> brian: wow. >>> her resignation becomes effective today, a little more than after being shot in the head, gabrielle giffords announcing she will step down. in this video posted to facebook, she says she needs to focus on her recovery. >> i'm getting better every day. my spirit is high. i will return. >> gretchen: today giffords heads to tucson to meet with other victims of the shooting ram paige. tomorrow night she'll be in the audience for president obama's state of the union address. a special primary will now be held in april in arizona and a general election will be held in june to replace her. >>> while you were sleeping, severe storms ripped through the south and midwest. check out this video. storm chasers following a huge storm through arkansas. those flashes you see in the distance, they are exploding transformers on top of power lines. strong
the european union taking a major step in putting the pressure on iran to resume talks now on its nuclear program. e.u. ministers deciding moments ago on an oil embargo against iran. a freeze of the assets of the country's central bank. >> brian: wow. >>> her resignation becomes effective today, a little more than after being shot in the head, gabrielle giffords announcing she will step down. in this video posted to facebook, she says she needs to focus on her recovery. >>...
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european stock market fell in early trading on fears the talks had hit impasse. while president obama was delivering his "state of the union" address, a special operation team parachuted so somalia and came out with two aid workers held hostage by pirates. jennifer griffin has details from the pentagon tonight. >> good job tonight. >> the secret raid involving u.s. special operations forces was still ongoing. to rescue jessica buchanan, american aid worker and colleague from the is a malley captors. 6:43:00 p.m. eastern, president was told both hostages were safe. more than 50 u.s. troops were involved. members of the storied seal team 6 parachuted out of an airplane, arriving on foot at an encampment, surprising the sleeping kidnappers on a moonless night. a firefight ensued lasting a matter of seconds. helicopters ferried the u.s. rescuers to safety. back to the camp in jabuti, a base that defense secretary leon panetta visited in december. all nine somali hostage-takers were killed. there were no americans injured in the raid. president obama gave the go-ahead
european stock market fell in early trading on fears the talks had hit impasse. while president obama was delivering his "state of the union" address, a special operation team parachuted so somalia and came out with two aid workers held hostage by pirates. jennifer griffin has details from the pentagon tonight. >> good job tonight. >> the secret raid involving u.s. special operations forces was still ongoing. to rescue jessica buchanan, american aid worker and colleague...
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this is like european socialism come to america. they can disrupt the super bowl, infuriate not just millions of people nationwide but hundreds of million around the world and they can prevent jobs from coming to indiana and stop economic growth. >> that's not the case. if you look at states that allow unions to flourish that are not right to work * states. their unemployment rates are far lower than right to work states. megyn: the question is, is this tactic going to be effective? even though they say they won't be able to affect the actual super bowl because the unions that work inside the stadium have no strike agreement, there is a question whether people would cross a strike line to get into the super bowl, the union work were the no strike agreement. would they cross a strike line? and one of the things they are planning on doing is causing massive traffic jams. that not going to win the hearts and minds of the people. >> no. but let me explain something. the super bowl has long since become a game that the average american c
this is like european socialism come to america. they can disrupt the super bowl, infuriate not just millions of people nationwide but hundreds of million around the world and they can prevent jobs from coming to indiana and stop economic growth. >> that's not the case. if you look at states that allow unions to flourish that are not right to work * states. their unemployment rates are far lower than right to work states. megyn: the question is, is this tactic going to be effective? even...