craig bosswell has the latest on the healthcare battle. >> reporter: barack obama -- president obama takes aim at a town hall in montana. >> they won't be able to arbitrate on the amount of coverage you can receive in a given year or lifetime. >> reporter: his plan will prohibit insurance companies from dropping or not allowing coverage for those severely ill. lawmakers -- . >> what you haven't seen on tv and what makes me proud are the many constructive meetings going on all over the country. >> reporter: people packed the small airplane hangar, an area considered more conservative. >> you can't tell us how you're going to pay for this. the only way you're going to get that money is to raze our taxes. you said you -- race our taxes. you said you wouldn't. >> reporter: the president's ut infomercial. >> this is nothing more than a soapbox for the president. not an opportunity for the american people to come out and voice their concerns but a quay for him to pick back. >> reporter: the town hall circuit has been nerveracking for some lawmakers, none more so than arlen specter. >> what

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fox's craig bosswell has the latest on this done deal. >> reporter: house speaker nancy pelosi puts her sigature on the reconciliation bill and that is the package of fixes to the healthcare reform law. the final step before sending the legislation to president obama. >> it makes the insurance companies more accountable by improving that reforms in the original legislation. it changes because of the work of this in '06 and '08. >> passed the bill with a 220- 2207 vote. >> the motion is adopted. >> and came hours after the senate passed the same bill marking the end of an ethic battle. republicans say they have a new mission and peel the reforms. >> going to -- save all the governments and we have the other impacting thg is you have three different programs in there. >> reporter: the edition to the second bill delays the tax on high-end employer-sponsored insurance policies, the cadillac plans and expands to modern income families and it increases taxes on the middle class and cuts too den deeply into medicare. now that congress wrapped up the work on healthcare reform, lawmakers begin a

craig bosswell, thank you very much. they do still have a few hours left before any hour supply would run out and that would be running through this afternoon. >>> and the hunt is on for a missing potomac man. 86-year-old william henrehan junior walked away from the national medical center in bethesda 4:00 p.m. yesterday and then spotted at georgia avenue entrance to the walter read medical center. he was last seen wearing an army hat and gray and bound suede jacket. >>> we have more details this morning on a man who caused a scare in the skies. how his next flight now will be out of the country but he won't face any charges here for smoking in the plane's bathroom and then making a joke about terrorism. this all happened on a flight from d.c. to denver. al mad audi was on his way to check on a terrorist. >> reporter: he is a junior diplomat at the qatary embassy in washington and accused of smoking a cigarette on a flight from reagan national to denver on wednesday night and joking that he tried to light his shoes on fi

washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> a surprising decision by the vatican. it has agreed to back adult stem cell research. it will donate close to $3 million for the university of maryland school of medicine. they want to come up with alternatives for embryonic research and -- whole others maintain embryonic ones are more useful. >>> and we're following developing news out of iraq tonight. 69 people killed. the coordinated bombings happened in a two-hour time spam. a series of road side bombs targeted the homes of policemen and the bombings come days after u.s. and iraqi forces kill two top al qaeda leaders in iraq. >>> and tense moments on bord a flight to new york. after he was added to the no- fly list mid-flight and agents detained the man when he stopped to refuel in san juan, puerto rico and that man was not charged with the crime. the man had been banned from travel into this u.s. >>> a deadly drive-by shooting, another suspect finally in custody, facing's judge. we'll take you there live. >>> and this german shepherd is more than man's best friend, h

craig bosswell joins us live from venice, louisiana where the full impact of the spill will be coming ashore pretty soon. right? >> gregg: that's right. good morning to you. the thickest part of that oil spill, some three to six, possibly 9 miles offshore. let me point out encouraging news. there has been so little of that. winds died down here in venice, louisiana. that's key because those winds have been from the south and they've been pushing that oil towards the shore. they've also been whipping up waves which is taking that oil right over the top of those protective booms we've been showing you so much video of. these winds are also shifting. they're beginning to come from the north, which should help keep, or at least slow the spill down from getting closer to the shore. when these fishermen come to their boats and know they're not going out fishing, the government shut down more than 6,000 areas of fishing from here at the mouth of the us us to the florida panhandle. reality sinks in more when they find there is five possible solutions for bp to shut off this well. one is to di

craig bosswell, fox news. and who will president obama choose to replace blair? james clapper. he's the pentagon's top official. >>> they now know what sparked a cockpit fire. the plane made an emergency landing at dulles as it headed from new york to los angeles and window heating equipment is being blamed for the fire. passengers say that they could see the flames when the pilot opened the the door. >>> federal agents took a gun before he boarded a flight in boston last night. investigators say they confronted the pilot after he threatened to, quote, harm himself in a spectacular fashion. the pilot was taken to the hospital for evaluation and charged with illegal possession of a firearm suggesting he might be a member of the federal flight deck officer program. >>> next here at 6, landing a new job in a tough economy. a trump dishes out what you can do to get hired.  >> more people in our area are working, according to new economic numbers. take a look. the unemployment rate approved the last month n. maryland, the first drop since december 2007, when the reces

craig bosswell is live from lousiana. >> reporter: that was a threat from ken salazar to bp saying look get it done or step aside and we'll take over. a lot of frustration and anger as this oil continues to spew into the gulf. and now bp said it will be wednesday until they begin efforts to cap the well. >> friday in the marsh. this is oil. >> reporter: oil has reached the marshes of lousiana. governor bobby jindal is tired of wai around. >> the oil has reached our wetlands. >> the spell is horrible. you can smell the oil. >> reporter: bp is still trying to cap the well. this week the oil giant will try what is called a top kill, forcing thick mud and cement into the blown out well and if that doesn't work they'll try plugging it with rubber and other sources. >> look here. it's like peanut butter or fudge and it's just globs and globs of it. and it's oil and it's probably got the disbursements in. >> reporter: pelicans are covered in ooze. >> everything in the area. nothing can survive. >> reporter: government officials are frustrated by bp response. >> deadline after deadline has been

in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> lindsay might be avoiding jailtime but her trouble is far from over. >> a starlet rocking a new piece of hardway. >>> and can you -- hardware. >>> and taking a death-defying leap. how about doing it more than once or how about a dozen times? the details behind one man's record-setting stunt. ich ceys >> how about a worldwide competition to see who owns karaoke bragging rights. amateur singers strutted their stuff on the stage for the three-day event and in the end, finland delivered winning the men and women's times. and able american woman finished third. >>> from a russian stage to the skies high over london. a british bungie jumper holds the world record for the most jumps -- jumps in one hour james fields hurled himself from a crane 42 times in 60 minutes and crashed the former world record by more than twice as many jobs. his previous high was six jumps an hour and admits to getting disy during this attempt. >> you can imagine doing that? >> i can't. >> i get busy watching them jump. >> and crazy but we're talking about them. >>> and so

i'm craig bosswell in washington coming up. >>> and if you scroll through the president's ipod, you will find a lot of classics and a little bit of hip-hop. the president told rolling stone magazine that the play list includes bob dillan, steve wonder, rolling stone and he's been getting input from younger aides and his daughters who recently added artists like lil' wayne and -- [ indiscernible ] ananiges >> republicans on the house ethics committee drew a line in the sand pushing to schedule trials for democratic representatives charlie rangell and maxine waters before the mid-term elects in november. the republicans are accuse theing the committee chairwoman of stalling because proceedings in october could generate negative headlines for democrats. wrangle is accuse misuse of his office and waters is charged of improperly owning a bank where her husband opens stock. >>> president obama is lend his voice to help the maryland governor win re-election. >> i know this governor made the tough decisions to put education, safety, and job creation first. stand with me, brama, moving -- brama,

bosswell has the latest on those new poll numbers out today. >> reporter: the reports of the death of the democratic party have been greatly exaggerated. >> reporter: during a rally for minnesota's democratic gubernatorial candidate, vice president joe biden made optimistic predictions about the upcoming elects. >> i am here to 28 you on november 3rd, the democrats will retain a majority in the house and a majority in the senate and these two folks will be heading to the state capitol. >> reporter: republicans are predicting -- predicting a different outcome in november . >> if, in fact, we're elected to the majority, you're going to see us cut spending, you're going to see us revive the economy and reform the way congress does the job. >> reporter: republicans need 39 street seats in the house and 10 in the state to takeically control? west virginia, where robert bird held a seat. trails republican businessman john racy by five points. the national republican senatorial committee released a new ad tying him directly to presume on whose disapproval rating is running high there. >> he'

craig bosswell, fox news. >>> nearly 100 homes broken in two and investigators think the same man is pulling it off. how police think turning to the internet could keep your home safe. >>> and cell phones, ipads and college students are more connected than ever and some say it's not a good thing. coming up at 6:15.  >> authorities caught up with a west virginia woman under arrest in one of the biggest animal cruelty cases in berkeley county. mary o'brien faces 56 counts of animal cruelty. authorities took more than 50 horses and two cows from hid own meadows equine rescue on september 11th after a complaint. the officers say the animals are left without water and living in extremely poor conditions. >>> the fairfax county police are trying something now to answer your questions about the recent serial burglaries. an online forum was opened. people could log on and fire away. the fairfax county police chief said this is their top priority and in the near 90 burglaries, the m.o. is simple here, folks. they getting in. one man, they believe, through unlocked doors and windo

in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> and fox 5 is following the races closely on air and online. click on our politics page. >>> another absolutely gorgeous day outside. this is nice for the fall. >> picture-perfect, yeah? if you like the cold weather, though, which am all for, there are some people complaining out, there would you believe? >> they're going to get their wish. >> there you go. >> and that is coming now. the cold front is moving through as we speak and today's numbers up into the lower 80s and 83 to 84 degrees and that is area wide. let me show you the temperatures right now and national, 80 degrees and 82 for dulles. we have pretty clear skies out there and clouds to the west and that is hiding rainfall. the rain is to the south of us and that looks like we'll have a beautiful day. the winds are picking up and that is going to be cooler as we get through the evening ours -- hours and there is a very, very sleet chance of a spotty thunderstorm between now and about 8:00 and that looks like the chance will be from the district to the south. as the front comes throu

craig bosswell, fox news. >>> we have new information tonight about that huge chunk of concrete that fell through the ceiling tiles at the farragut north central station yesterday afternoon. john has the late of the that. >> reporter: city work crews were digging yesterday and didn't deg down far enough to breakthrough the station's ceiling; however, they did penetrate a ventilation shaft and that is what dropped the concrete into the station. plywood panels are shoring up parts of the ceiling at farragut north, a day after the briefcase-size piece of concrete plunged through the top of the ceiling and to the platform where passengers could have been standing or sitting. luckily, no one was hit and a day later, passengers expressed concern. >> i thought it was a little disconcerting. i have seen a lot of things going on in here in metro and that is scary, man. >> reporter: just above the ceiling penetration on connecticut avenue. city work crews were and are doing preliminary road breaking for what will eventually be a landscaped median. the farragut north station is about 15 feet be

at the white house, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> china is pushing for an emergency meeting to find a way to diffuse the detections. no moves as the u.s. and south korea continue the war games in the yellow sea and tensions are there to have china asking for six-party talks. north korea wants the talks to make deals to gain access to oil and when &aid and the u.s -- oil and aid. the u.s. doesn't want them under the s. >>> the latest documents shared by wikileaks show the relationship between china and north korea is different than they would believe. china appeared somewhat in the dark on a range of issues from who would succeed north korean leader kim jong-il to the regime's uranium enrichment and plans and highlight north korea -- north korea's secret of nature even with its most important ally. >>> it was pretty gray outside and drizzle. things have picked up out there. >> and calm for the storm, maybe. >> yeah. >> and as they say. >> that is right. and what is unusual about the evening and tonight, is that instead of temperatures going down, very much, they'll be steady and 62 rig

bosswell takes us around the world with a look at what we might. >> the kiwis were among the first in the world to welcome the light show in new zealand's capital. >> 3, 2, 1... happy new year! >> in australia, seven tons of fireworks lit up the sky over the opera house in sydney, and the clock ticked closer to 2011, celebrations continued. a giant 15-ton bell marked the new year, at the temple and revellers released balloons containing hopes and notes for the new year. crowds in hong kong watched an elaborately choreographed show on the roofs of the buildings. a pyrotechnic display, with the tallest building. >> dubai's festivities included a colorful fountain and a light show, just an hour later, fireworks made the sky with color. >> in europe, when big ben struck midnight, the show over the river thames in london kicked into full year and people rapping in the new year with the eiffel tower in the background, from madrid, rio de janeiro with one spectacul spectacular celebration after another and at the crossroads of the world... confetti rained down on about a million people jamme

and that is where fox's craig bosswell is live now. is that party starting already? >> reporter: good evening to you and from times square, look. the snow is cleared here, the weather is warmer than it was in the past year and twice as warm now as it was this time last year and it was freezing cold. it's wonderful out here tonight. look, security is in place. the crowds are all filing in and most of the barricades and pips are now filled up with people and they're ready for the biggest, one of the big of the parties in the world. happy new year! >> reporter: they come from all over the united states. >> macon, georgia. >> austin, texas, and louisville, kentucky. >> new jersey. across the hudson river. >> and all over the world? >> we have friends? >> and happy new year. happy new year. >> puerto rico, happy new year. >> for a giant public party at the crossroads of the world. crowds packing in to time square to catch celebrity performances and ring in a new year. but the real star here is the famous new year's eve ball, a 12-foot, 6-ton spear that puts on a dazzling

drag bosswell is in the thick of it all -- craig bosswell is in the thick of it all. >> reporter: good evening, rick springfield wrapped up the first set of the evening, getting things kicked off and wrapped up with a song that everyone knows, "jesse's girl." they're they are coming off stage now and before rick spring feel coming on the stage, they hoisted the new year's eve time square crystal ball and that is in place. we can pan up, probably a long pan, but sorry about that, bill. this crowd is lining up, indeed, brian and as you have known in years past, it's been so cold. it's a balmy 38 degrees and is nice tonight. they have the snow out of time square, the weather's nice and security is in place. everyone is ready for the big party and ready to count down to let go of 2010 and bring in 2011, brian? >> all right, enjoy the night and hopefully we'll see you at 10:00 for an update. >>> okay. >> new year in dubai where the show was less about fireworks and more about water and light. kind of looks like vegas, doesn't it? i think they have the same celebration there. the celebration

president obama and hu have met to talk over some of the big issues between the nations and fox's craig bosswell has more. >> reporter: you can hear the protestors across the street and today, president obama rolled out the red carpet for the chinese president and after that, they sat down for a day of talks and aimed at hashing out the differences between the world's two largest economies. >> and -- >> reporter: president obama and chinese president say they agreed on a $45 billion export deal and discussed disagreements over trade, including criticism that china manipulates the currency to gain advantage. >> i stressed to president hu there has to be a level playing field for american companies competing in china. the trade has to be fair. >> reporter: president obama also said the two had candid discussions about china's reluctance to curb north korea's ambitions and human rights abuses within china. >> a source of tension between our two governments. >> reporter: the chinese president aft first appeared to dodge the question and said his country made progress in that area and some h

craig bosswell has the latest from tucson. >> miracles happen every day and we like to attribute them to what we do and what others do. a lot of medicine is outside of our control and we're wise to acknowledge miracles. >> reporter: the doctors treating congresswoman gabrielle giffords said she's making incredible progression, moving her arms and legs and responding to family and friends. president obama announced the news that giffords opened her eyes the first time during wednesday's memorial in tucson. two fellow lawmakers and close friends of giffords in the room at the time describe the moment it happened. >> mark, her husband, couldn't believe it and he started to encourage her saying open your eyes and she literally then opened her eyes. >> the doctor, when it happened, when she first started opening her eyes, started pounding something on his blackberry and he said this is incredible progression. >> reporter: giffords' district manager and one of the victims in the shooting, was allowed to visit the growing memorial outside of the hospital. he was shot in the cheek and was bro

craig bosswell reports. >> reporter: president obama says a general electric plant in new york is an example of a business benefitting from tax breaks. during his trip, the president highlighted trade deals with india and china as new steps to speed up a sluggish economic recovery. >> our job now is putting our economy into overdrive. our job is to do everything we can, ensure that businesses can take root and folks can find good jobs. >> reporter: tax cuts, increasing export, and creating jobs will be key themes in the state of the union address next tuesday. he'll have convincing to do, too. a new poll shows 28% believe obama administration policies have helped the economy while 32% say they've hurt. 37% see no difference. the president has to juggle the beginning of the reelection campaign and a republican controlled house. >> and we're going to have a series of battles on health care, taxes, expansion of government. >> reporter: members of both parties are expected to cross both aisles to sit together. >> it has the beginning of a slightly different atmosphere. >> reporter: presi

as craig bosswell shows us, that comes with a price tag. the nfl is expecting more than 100,000 people at the first super bowl being hosted at the new cowboys stadium and hoping to break a record set back in 1980 and there is that record cost, too, as the gamey, and vents around it are being done texas style. the stage for super bowl xlv is larger than any before. cowboys stadium covers 3 million square feet, 90 feet above the field sits the crown jewel. a 60-ton, hi-definition jumbotron and the cowboys say it's the largest in the world. >> and this is -- . >> seeing it on tv and the big jumbotron. i can't wait to watch it on sunday. >> reporter: for the fans, it's an overwhelming experience and that is not cheap. the average ticket is about $4,000 seats and premium sections range from 9,000 to $25,000. >> and i wouldn't pay it. i would rather stay at home and watch it. >> reporter: luxury -- luxury suites are selling for $200,000 that is much more than the $12,000 pricing too during the regular season. >> the rich guys going to the game, y

fox's craig bosswell is at cowboy stadium in arlington, texas, with more. >> reporter: the cowboys owner had hoped to set a superbowl record but fell short because hundreds of seats could not be used and that was a surprise for those with the tickets. the countdown was winding down and the fans were winding up. but some were sidelined before the game started. these two fans found out when they arrived at cowboy stadium they no longer had seats. >> we have been getting the run around for four hours, we don't think we're getting into the game. >> we're not getting into the game because our seats won't work. >> the seats constructed were not finish in time for the game. >> the nfl took 400 of the fans without seats and behind them behind the steelers bench and watched the game on monitors. some were not happy. others were just glad they're team won. >> it was a disaster. we never saw a play of the game. >> traveled so far and not see the game in person, but they let us out here after wards and that's making it up. >> we flew 8 hours to watch a game on tv. but we're here now. >> reporter: th

craig bosswell. fox news. >>> beware of the black bear. a local park where several sights have been reported. >>> and it is a sign raising eyebrows. the locked and loaded message being sent to lawmakers in one west virginia town.  >>> be on the lookout for a black bear if you go to signal hill park in manassas. the department of parks and recreation have found sightings and evidence of bearsp. bears. they advise you to keep your pet on a leash and put trash in trash cans. >>> residents in the small town of susanville said they were fed up with theft and vandalism plaguing their area, so they decided to take the neighborhood watch to the extreme, putting up a sign warning lawmakers, quote, if you loot, we shoot. the signs have been there for three years now and they say they have no plans to take them down. >> we don't want them in here. we don't want the drugs up here, we don't want the thievery, we want them to stay out. we're in the middle of nowhere, so you never know what they're going to do and why. >> neighbors say crime

craig bosswell is live in times square request with the details. i heard they stopped people from coming in at 4:00, is that true? >> reporter: they shut down the streets at 4:00. now, you know, almost an hour and a half later, it's a sea of people here and up to a million people in times square. and we talked to many from around the world, here for the big of the party and here to get a firsthand look at the famous crystal ball. >> gets ready for the countdown. >> reporter: the crossroads are packed. >> where you from? guatemala? >> from denver, colorado. >> from reno, nevada. >> most are here to party, some to make a buck. >> happy new year. >> reporter: since early this morning, the folks have been piling into time square, staking out the best spot. >> thought we would bring it in here and in big. >> reporter: people are working overtime. nypd set up barricades and checkpoints. >> i think it will be the safest location anywhere. >> we will have many, man uniformed police officers. >> reporter: in addition to security, everything sells a go. >> r

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craig bosswell joins us live with a look at the recovery in the region one year later. craig. >> reporter: good evening, brian. plenty of work has been been, the -- done, the entire gulf region still struggles to recover. people here are quick to tell you there are lots of unkept promises and questions. one year after the explosion and fireta thasunk the deepwater horizon and oil rig, one of the nagging questions is where is that oil? for 87 days, the blown-out well spewed 286 million gallons of oil in the gulf. >> a lot is in animal tissue and pullings are breaking it down and a lot is dispursed. >> reporter: scientists estimate very wildly claiming from 30 to 70% of the oil is unaccounted for. wildlife officials in louisiana told us you don't have to look for for the brunt of the bp disaster. >> today should be a day we take stock of now far we have come and we should look back and remember the heros that allowed this state to recover. >> reporter: the most part, tourist beaches across the gulf and to florida are oil-free; however, in grand aisle -- grand isle, louisi

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craig bosswell has the story. >> reporter: nato will soon take over enforcement of the no- fly zone over libya possibly by send or monday. >> all 28 allies have also now authorized military author -- authorities to develop an operations plan for nato to take on the broader civilian protection mission. >> reporter: as air strikes on libyan targets continue, there is plenty of skepticism about the chain of command and the u.s. role in the ongoing mission. >> this zeal and incredible efforts to divorce ourselves from any responsibility here, i think, has been harmful to our efforts. >> reporter: the u.s.-led coalition launched 16 more tomahawks near tripoli and rebels continue to battle rebel forces. >> the fact is that it could go to a stalemate and we're looking exactly like we did in april, may, june of 2003 in iraq. >> reporter: in yemen, the country's ruler spoke in a rare public appearance saying he's ready to leave power after more than three decades and has to work out a transfer plan. protests erupt across syria, too, and calling it a day of dignity after a brutal crackdown on prot

here's craig bosswell with more. >> reporter: good evening to you, those people are packed in now and they have been here for some time. they started filing in at times square hours ago. they shut down th

let's go live to port au prince and craig bosswell. bear with us. there is a long delay while. craig, are their hopes still high in finding survivors or are they starting to fade a bit? >> reporter: good evening to you, brian. depending on who you talk to. if you talk to u.s. aid workers, they're hopeful. they keep finding more survivors. you walk around and see some of the family who know their loved ones are dead. i d. an entire block was com were casually taking the debris. they were not hopeful there. at the airport, the on tons of things are offloaded. the problem is getting it to the people. not that they being slow but it takes time. there is no infrastructure here anyway. you can't get the heavy equipment through the streets. number one because of the debris. >> craig bosswell live on the ground in haiti and port-au- prince. stay safe. our thoughts and prayers are with the victims tonight. >>> as donations continue pouring in, fox 5 wants to thank everyone who called into our phone bank this morning. you helped us raise more than $27,000. go to our website, www.myfoxdc.

craig bosswell has details from capitol hill. >> reporter: drama over healthcare reform in the senate. >> we as a body on 1/6 of the economy ought to say we know what we're doing. >> i can't certify -- done anything wrong impeachment -- here. >> reporter: after that, the republican senator forces the reading of a last-minute amendment. all 767 pages. though the amendment was later told, bringing it to a halt for a few hours, another bump in the road for democrats trying to find 60 votes. >> what is going on the floor of the senate has nothing to do with the amendments of the healthcare reform. >> reporter: earlier, the republican leaders said the polls support the gop opposition to overhaul. >> americans want history to show a determined few took their side and triumphed over a powerful majority, a majority that clearly misread its mandate. >> reporter: meanwhile in the house, a marathon day. lawmakers passed a defense spending bill to fund the wars in iraq and afghanistan and there is a bill raising the credit limit for the u.s. >> we're going to do a two- month increase in the debt

craig bosswell, live in port-au- prince. this is obviously why they have the masquerades so that they can try to prevent -- prevent the disease. we'll talk to you again soon. >>> thankfully there have been some glimmers of hope in that tragedy. many americans living through the haitian earthquake are returning to the u.s. the reunions are often tearful and joy out and here are several families back together. >> reporter: americans stranded in haiti, some trapped for days in the rubble are starting to come home. >> behind. we didn't touch her. >> reporter: tearful scenes are playing out in airports across the country and cameras catching a emotional reunion in florida. >> i'm alive. i'm alive. >> reporter: military cargo planes flue more than 250 survivors to mcgwire -- magear air force base in new jersey. the evacuees walked straight into the arms of their loved ones. >> we are glad we're alive. we thank god for it. we're not -- and -- . >> this new jersey man is waiting for his mother to return. he watched as rescue teams p

craig bosswell has more on the debate. >> reporter: a criminal defense attorney said that a case before the u.s. supreme court resembles's hollywood blockbuster. >> reporter: this is like the movie "minority report" where precrime becomes a basis for the government to lock you up. >> reporter: a case involves five convicted child sex offenders being held indefinitely in north carolina, more than two years after the prison tomorrow ended. the men designated sexually dangerous by the government. two lower courts ruled the law allowing them to be -- unconstitutional >> the federal government doesn't have the power to take people off the streets and put them in prison. it thinks they're sexually dangerous. >> reporter: in 2006, president bush signed the adam walsh child protection and safety act, which, in part, allows the federal government to indefinitely confine convicted sex offenders. >> these are often frequently pedophiles or sometimes rapists. this is protecting largely women and children. >> reporter: while the law is untended to deal with the worst of the worst, some ask if it wou

craig bosswell reports. >> reporter: defense secretary robert gates said there is no evidence top pakistani leaders knew where osama bin laden was hiding. >> in fact, i have seen some evidence to the contrary, and -- and we have no evidence yet with respect to anyone else. my supposition is that somebody new. >> reporter: while investigators pore over items seized in the raid that killed bin laden, the joint chiefs chairman said it may take awhile to determine if the leader had any pakistani protectors and warmed the complicated u.s.-islamabad relationship must be maintained. >> i think it would be a really significantly negative outcome if the relationship got broken. >> reporter: some lawmakers want to cut aid to pakistan unless it stops using the country as a safe haven for militants. >> i can understand congress' frustration. >> reporter: they regard willing to go after some hiding in the country and islamabad has been embarrassed by a covert raid carried out within its borders. >> if i were in pakistani shoes, i would say that i have already paid a price. >> reporter: five democratic s

craig bosswell reporting live. we appreciate the update. >>> and you can find more details on the devastation in haiti the website. everything from the information to the relief efforts and the aftermath is and -- and more pictures there from the region is on www.myfoxdc.com. >>> turning our attention back here at home. saw a lot of people outside running in shorts. >> it felt fabulous out there. >> a long time. >> in fact, my 10-year-old convinced me he didn't need a coat. it was hot outside. >>> gary mcgrady, let's check in with you and how the weather is going to be for the weekend. we don't see real cold temperatures coming up. we'll stay in the 40s. clouds to contend with out there. we have had a mix of clouds and sun today. i think overnight tonight we'll be back to mostly cloudy for tomorrow. not quite as warm. still looks like it's going to be close to 50. some of the southern areas will be in the lower 50s again tomorrow. again, we'll have a mix of clouds and sun. here we are dealing with a little bit of c

fox's craig bosswell has the details. >> the labor department said the unemployment rate fell to 10% in november, down from 10.2% and better than economists expected. >> we were adding some jobs. we see, again, 52,000 jobs that were created in temporary and part-time work and also, about five thousand jobs that were created in civil engineering. >> many analysts, though, expect the unemployment rate to climb next year as the economy struggles to generate jobs for the almost 15 1/2 million people out of work. >> out of -- a lot of americans are so discouraged, they not looking for work. the labor force, the people saying i'm looking for a job declined as well. >> i am glad you could join us today. >> the report comes one day after barack obama hosted a job sumsit mitt and today, he's in allentown, pennsylvania, visiting two small companies that managed to stay in business despite the recession. >> we still have a long way to go. i consider one job lost one job too many. >> reporter: while the employers -- since the recession began, republicans warn that new taxes in the healthcare bil

craig bosswell has more details on the healthcare battle. >> reporter: union leaders came to the white house on monday hoping to eastern out differences in healthcare reform legislation. >> the senate bill is inadequate. >> reporter: labor officials propose a 40% tax on cadillac health plans included in the senate bill. the afl/cio president said those with good benefits in exchange for less pay will be hurt. >> this is a policy designed to benefit elites. >> reporter: unions prefer the healthcare bill and the surtax on individuals making more than $500,000 households making more than a million. >> no one is trying to walk into it with positions that are joust designed to blow the whole process up. nonetheless, the senate position is problematic. >> reporter: the white house said the president backs the, too high-end plans and wants protect working men and union. unions can't have it both ways and could hurt democrats in the november elects. >> i don't think we would have the discussion if we were not interested in their viewpoint. >> reporter: other major sticking points include the s

thank you very much, craig bosswell. >> a text message led rescuers to one storm victim trapped for hours under the debris in his home. he sent a friend a message saying i'm alive and gave him the location and the friend helped direct searchers to where he was. and that is my friend. -- . yeah, i just -- and -- he said yes, i'm here. >> reporter: emergency crews believe that yet will take days to search -- it will take days to search through all the destroyed building run will for all the victims. >> so good to hear the stories of survival, though. >>> unfortunately, another round of torn tornados may be hitting the southwest. gary mcgrady is following that and some storms heading our way. what is the latest? >> reporter: it will be probably later on tonight before the storms make yet into the john linear and right now, west -- joplin area. right now, they're under a current tornado warning and watching large tornados to the west of oklahoma city and hopefully they will dissipate or be able to go around and to our radar, we have active warnings, too. it's technically severe and has been s

craig bosswell, fox news. >>> major hasan is still in the hospital, charged with 13 counts of murder and will be tried in a military court. >>> we're learning more about the hour of course bus accident that happened in minnesota last night. two people died in this, 21 others were seriously hurt and most seniors. the bus had been at a casino in iowa. the witnesses say the driver started to shake and lost consciousness and swerved off the highway. the bus flipped into a ditch. turns out the driver suffered a ruptured aneurysm. among the 14 people still in the hospital tonight >> one of the bright points is that there were not any other vehicles involved. the drivers that were headed westbound at the time of the crash successfully avoided the bus coming through the median. >> the bus did not have seatbelts and when it overturned, some passengers were trapped underneath the bus. rescue crew his to pull out the windshields to get some of the passengers. >>> more admissions and charges against south carolina governor mark sanford stemming from the sex scandal. a state ethics panel claims t

this is a first time in recent memory any administration has -- in washington, craig bosswell, fox 5 news. >>> less than two weeks until virginia voters head to the polls to speak to the governor. the candidate stopped in arlington and bght camer -- flowers and gifts, too. he's talking with small business owners he's still beating creigh deeds by more than 10 points -- points. >> we have been very strong with our staff. we must run the campaign like we're 10 points behind. working hard. not giving up. the president of the united states is coming in? governor is ahead of the dnc, the labor unions are in here all the time. we have to fight and continue to stay on our message until the very end. >> candidate creigh deeds wants to help those losing their jobs. he boast error returned weekly unemployment checks and it drops by 2% or more in a month. >>> we have a husk çof a saturday. we're in thunderstorms moving through and we'll have to keep a close eye on them whether or not they can be strong and severe out there. you have noticed it the last week or so? the leaves are changing in a

fox's craig bosswell is live with the latest. >> reporter: we have moved from the dazed and confused feeling all day yesterday after the storm and to a determination. this is a city where neighbor is helping neighbor and this is unthinkable before the ef-4 tornado came through, cleared out the homes and trees. what is going on, the rescue crews are going from debris pile to debris pile, saying they're going to search each four times before they think about moving it from search-and- rescue to a recovery operation. they're determined to do that and neighbors helping neighbors is a determination that they getting out. ing to start moving degree and to pitch in, taking water to help the neighbors and to help them get through this emotionally-trying time. we have so many missing and so many people that they haven't heard from. the officials here, we're expicturing to hear from them in a few minutes and the press conference is going to be this way and we have a camera there to update us on the number of missing and through the area, saint john's regional medical center is there and ground

. >> reporter: rescue work areses -- in joplin, missouri, craig bosswell. >> there are 1,001 stories coming out of the tornado zone. many of them touching lives in our area. >> tough to see the images, hear the stories and at times to get in touch with family and friends whose lives have been shattered. >> oh, no, it's worse than yesterday. >> from her home in columbia, maryland, donna walking speaks with her sister. a regional manager with the home depot in joplin. >>> a few blocks away, there are neighborhoods that are flatten. >> reporter: it's one of joplin's wal-mart stores. >> it's a pile of mangled twisted metal and you think there were actually people in there? >> this family friend rushed to the store minutes after the tornado left. >> i believe i was standing on top of wal-mart. i have never seen anything like this. >> we spoke to bill by phone in joplin. >> a friend of mine, his girlfriend was killed and his baby boy has been -- her arms are up around the baby. >> one more grim story from the storm ravaged city reduced den den. >> and it's a small enough place that you wou

in washington, craig bosswell, fox news. clayton: unbelievable when you look back at those things. many we have forgotten about. alisyn: squeezed into a year. wait, that all happened this year? clayton: that looks like an entire presidency. must have dealt with a lot of crazy stuff. dave: a lot of issues this year, wasn't it? coming up, too big to fail has lawmakers considering breaking up big banks. is that a good move for our economy? we have a fair and balanced debate straight ahead. alisyn: tournament of roses parade is always a cut above the rest. so it's no wonder that jack hanna is part of the parade this year. he will join us live from pasadena on a very special float. clayton: former speaker newt gingrich joining us talking about terrorism and whether or not it's time to profile to protect americans. alisyn: you may be surprised what he has to say. stick around. xxxxxxxxxx clayton: welcome back here to "fox & friends" time for new year's eve news by the numbers. first .708 blood alcohol of a woman in south dakota could be a record for the woman of south dakota. sh

fox's craig bosswell has details on the first white house conference in three months. >> reporter: president obama called on congress to extend the payroll tax for one more year, pass a number of measures stalled on capitol hill and said lawmakers need to rise to the occasion and reach a deal on deficit reduction. >> they need to do their job. >> reporter: president obama said cutting a deficit ahead of the vote to raise the nation's debt ceiling is possible and closing some tax loopholes to raise revenue might be a part of the equation. >> i think it's fair to ask an oil company or corporate jet owner that has done so well to give up that tax break that no other enjoys. >> reporter: the august 2nd deadline to raise the nation's borrowing limit is not arbitrary. >> these are bills that congress ran up. the money has been spent. >> reporter: some lawmakers are skeptical about the deadline set by the treasury department. >> dealing with this debt problem and this deficit problem is far more important than meeting some artificial date created by the treasury secretary. >> reporter: republicans

craig bosswell, fox news. >> wikileaks supporters rallied in virginia today. the youry is investigating whether to press which will charges for leaking classified information. the founder of the bradley- mapping saint foundation subpoenaed to testify today. the investigation is an unfair and undemocratic process. >>> we feel like wikileaks is the press, the freedom of the press and feel like this is a way to camp down on freedom of the press, close out americans ability to find out what their government is doing, and it'sup democratic. >> prosecutors have complained that wikileaks supporters are delaying the investigation by refusing to cooperate with routine requests. he's being held at fort leavenworth. >>> you can share a meal with the founder of wiki leaks if you're inclined. an auction is giving eight people a chance to have lunch with him. the bidding starts monday at $5,000 lunch will be july 2p at a london restaurant and that will make mean for wikeleaks. he's out on jail and in britain on a case involving sexual charges in sweden. >>> the changes are

craig bosswell has the story. >> reporter: rebels in libya continue to defend themselves from attacks of forces loyal to ghadafi. nato forces trying to protect civilians. the u.s. involvement in the military intervention in libya is in the 91st day. some lawmakers say the obama administration is violating the 1973 war powers act that requires congressional approval for hostilities lasting more than 90 days. >> i believe those that wrote the constitution would be standing with us today, quite frankly. >> reporter: a handful of house republicans and democrats filed a federal lawsuit declaring the president in violation of the law and the constitution and the defense secretary defended the president j. president obama has complied with the law consistent in a manner with virtually all of his predecessors. i don't think he's breaking in any you in ground here. >> reporter: the white house said the u.s. is involved in the nato action and not directly involved. >> and the type of engagement does not meet in our legal analysis, requiring the congressional action. >> reporter: meanwhile, the

craig bosswell reports. >> i have great news for the cause of liberty. the country is coming our way. >> reporter: about a half dozen presidential hopefuls are appearing at the republican leadership conditions in new orleans. and we have an energy crisis and most of all, we have a deficiency of leadership crisis in the white house, and we're going to change it. >> reporter: the annual gathering is a cattle call of sorts for those seeking the gop nomination and an early indication of how they will attack president obama. >> he believes in big government and centralized power, he believes that he is a politician and knows more than we do. >> reporter: the chance for established candidates like newt gingrich to get the campaigns back on track and that is a place for lesser- known candidates to get on the radar screen. the texas governor rick perry is attending, fueling speculation he may enter the race and there are noticeable absences, too front runner mitt romney raised eyebrows for skipping the straw poll aspect and tim pawlenty and sarah palin. the whit

craig bosswell has more on the southern conservative who is gearing up. >> reporter: a top aid to rick perry said there is a 50/50 chance he will join the race for the 2012 gop presidential nomination. the texas governor energized conservative activists at the republican leadership conditions over the weekend. >> i stand before you today a disciplined conservative texan, a committed republican and proud american united with you and the desire to restore our nation and revive the american dream. >> reporter: his decision is expected in a matter of weeks. >> what he's trying to do is distinguish himself from the more moderate wing of the republican party to black out the folks, pawlenty and bachmann. >> reporter: texas congressman rod paul walked away the winner of the straw poll in new orleans, nearly doubling the place of john huntsman. the former utah governor is officially joining the race tuesday j. he's considered a moderate by republican primary voters who faces a great challenge getting there you the campaigns. mitt romney, who is skipping straw polls during his second run for th

i'm craig bosswell in venice, louisiana, the latest on their efforts coming up. >>> also ahead, lady gaga, adam- lamb -- adam lambert fans cupid. the search is on for suspects here. how they scammed more than $18,000 with a fake concert at 5:30. gary. >>> hey, shawn, big weekend coming up. will the weather cooperate? i think it will. we have changes coming our way. we'll talk about that in the first look at the forecast coming up. will. >>> and that is sounding promising, gary. we hope so. keep it here. fox 5 news at 5 is coming back.  >> another scare in time square brought out the bomb squad. the police found a cool or the block of the site of the failed bomb attack. they cordoned off the area and ordered pedestrians to get back. they cried it and gave it an all clear. there were water bottles and a book inside. police are traces the money trail, looking for a money courier who funneled cash to detonate the bomb in time square. investigators believe they have the name of the man they're looking for. the accused bomb or is now -- bomber is now in custody on terrorist and weapon's c