rick: i'm rick folbaum in for jon scott. governor romney arrived a short time ago in poland which is an important nato ally of the u.s. meeting with the prime minister there and meeting with the former president who led the movement against soviet official and who would not meet with president obama when he visited poland last year, by the way. we are live in our washington bureau with more. >> reporter: governor romney met this morning with formal polish president who told them that they will do the best to restore the u.s.'s position. romney stirred a hornet'sness in london when he said he found some aspects of the british authority's preparation 0 for the olympics disconcerting. in israel a fundraiser for the jewish state had to be rescheduled because it conflicted with a jewish holiday. while romney met with palestinian prime minister, other palestinian leaders were sharply critical of remarks that the governor made at fund-raiser in which romney contrasted the per capita gdp of the israelis and palestinians and attribut

rick? rick: switching gears for a minute let's talk about violent storms that caused serious damage in the northeast. check out this video of a transformer exploding behind a house in stony point new york. look at this. can you imagine living nearby one of those things? incredible towercam video of lightning striking trees in new york city as well. anna kooiman has been watching all of this live from our new york city newsroom with more. what is the very latest. >> reporter: wild summer weather, huh, rick? tens of thousands of people in new york, new jersey, connecticut, getting ready for work in the dark this morning. one new york county remains in a state of emergency after a possible tornado hit the city of elmira. andrew cuomo declaring the emergency as teams coming in from other parts of the state to assist with power restoration. >> i seen my ac coming through the window. so i had to hold it. i saw the sky was blank because it was going by so fast. >> reporter: the heat and humidity i

rick? >> ricky: thank you. medical medical in washington. this as new reports that israel is preparing for possible military action as the syrian regime shows more signs that it may be on the verge of collapse. israel and the world raising the alarm over syria's stockpile of chemical agents and fears that terrorists could seize the deadly material and maybe tuesday against israel. sources close to the israeli defense force telling fox news.com that israeli soldiers are on stand-by and civilians demand for gas masks jumped 70%. >> jamie: extreme weather alert, scripling drought is being felt across the country now. not even the mighty mississippi is immune. water levels are so low on the river, some of the ports are being closed. raising concerns about higher food and gas prices that could affect all of us. the lack of rain killing cracks, crabbing topsoil and devastating livestock farms. maria, i hope they'll get relief soon. >> unfortunately, we're not expecting rainfall across the center

rick: and i am rick folbaum. we continue to watch iran's military test firing missiles that are capable of hitting american bases and targets in israel. iran is also threatening to block a vital waterway that is used to ship about one fifth of the earls content world water supply. martha: the u.s. is already deploying more forces to the region to prepare for a potential military conflict. leland vittert is live in jerusalem. what can you tell us about today's test, and what is new new here? >> what is interesting about this is the iranians are beginning to not only threaten israel, but also the united states and the world economically. that is where this latest video is designed to show. they are hitting targets in the gulf, which then say very clearly that the threat is that those could be oil tankers, which we will see oil going sky high. it also could be u.s. warships that they could be targeting. there are also minesweepers inside the persian gulf to try to clear out any iranian mines that might be placed in

rick. rick: what about the links to that violence in mexico, what do we hear about that in the report, william? >> reporter: it shows there was callous indifference or disregard to the casualties in mexico. in two members most as "fast and furious" guns were showing up at crime scenes in mexico, u.s. attorney, dennis berg says, i'm quoting, wow, frikin' a, those are already across the border. atf refused to stop truckloads of guns into mexico despite receiving a thumb drive from the dea as to information, times, dates and people and crossing points of those guns. but maybe the most embarrassing when atf learned their guns were used to kill the brother of a state attorney general in mexico, an atf supervisor tried to bury that information saying, and this is, mario gonzalez right there, saying, my thought is, don't release it. to this day, while the atf and the doj know of dozens of victims in mexico who were injured and killed with guns they knowingly sent south, those agencies still refuse

rick: i'm rick folbaum in for jon scott. singling out five members of the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms to blame for the botched gun-walking operation. as fox news uncovers explosive information that the atf initially tried to hide crucial information from the mexican government, specifically about two fast and furious firearms found where the brother of a mexican state attorney general was killed. weapons from the botched gun-walking sting also ended up at other crime scenes including the deadly shooting of a u.s. border agent. william la jeunesse tracking all the breaking developments for us, doing some great reporting, joining us live from los angeles. william, give us the highlights of this. >> reporter: report well, rick, the report accuses the top people inside the department of justice alcohol tobacco and firearms and the u.s. attorney's office being sloppy, irresponsible and dishonest. accusing ken melson in the loop as disinterested atf director. that assistant director bill hoover being derelict in his du

rick? rick: jim angle down in the nation's capitol where so many people continue to be affected by the power outage. jim, thank very much. enjoy the holiday, my friend. >> reporter: thank you. >> while malia obama is opening her birthday gifts her father the president is getting a bump in the polls over the supreme court decision on health care but a the stall in the economy took over the headlines. poor manufacturing numbers this week and an expected weak jobs report due out friday could form a dark economic cloud over the president's campaign. this as president obama prepares for a bus tour across pennsylvania and ohio. both rust belt states were hit hard during the joining me now, juan williams, fox news political analyst. good to see you, juan. >> happy 4th, arthel. arthel: the president will go to folks in western pennsylvania and ohio, listen we're waiting for the jobs numbers but regardless of the unemployment rate, if it gets a bump or goes down, regardless, remember, i bailed out t

rick doesn't know when a seizure is coming, but next time, he'll have a warning. 13:25:42- 13:25:50 rick: he will be able to sense that a seizure is coming on, in my mind thats magic. barrett will learn how to call 911 by pressing a button 13:38:54- 13:39:01rose: that's all a big comfort to me, because i cant be with my husband 24 hours a day. //butt to///13:31:41- 13:31:48 rick: because i have him now, i feel like i wont be the burden on my family, that i feel like i've been.rick isn't alone.... many veterans feel like a strain on their families.... 14:22:21- 14:22:30chris ronald: the veterans will come back and they dont want to bb they have alot of anger, they have alot of as a member of paws..... chris ronald has seen the side effects of war.... both physical and emotional. 14:23:25-14:23:37chris ronald: he would have nightmares and unfortantely, in the nightmare, he would end up with his hands around his wife's neckptsd can lead to nightmares and a fear of the dark... the dogs can be trained to turn on the lights and wake them up. with their unique set of skills ... paws service dog

rick: i am rick folbaum in for jon scott. we are getting brand-new information on the suspect and victims who were shot in cold blood. and also on the investigation, which we are told the suspect's apartment is booby-trapped. this unfolding during the brand-new batman movie and aurora colorado. a man dressed in black. wearing a gas mask and a bulletproof vest. armed, entering the theater about 20 minutes into the film. witnesses say through come kind -- that is when the mayhem are out up to. people diving for cover. the gunmen targeting anybody who ran to the door to get away. bullets tearing through the wall, into the theater which was also packed with other theaters. also showing the batman movie. dozens of frantic 911 calls flooding into police. take a look at some of them. >> they say someone is shooting in the auditorium. they are saying there are hundreds of people running around. somebody is still shooting inside the inner number nine. >> we need gas masks for theater number nine. >> are suspect is in a gas mask. >> it

. >> rick: when we see the pictures of the investigators that are up on the hook and ladder that are working outside the window and holding those poles that have the cameras attached to the other end. those folks work for aurora pd or federal officials, who are they? >> reporter: i'll step away and give you a chance to look at the scene. we have the ambulance from the local ambulance service. fire department that is stationed all the way around the complex. firefighters would be responding to any fire or smoke which we have not seen. they are ready to go with breathing apparatus you would need to fight any situation like that. we changed our position so you can better see the hook and ladder truck. this is where the federal authorities are located. they have a pop-up tents you use in your backyard. they have all sorts of evidence bags. you have aurora pd around them. basically i've been told there are a number of federal agents besides atf and f.b.i., but aurora is giving us all the information. they have been pretty up front. they have coming upright away telling us what is going to

rick? rick: martha, the combined number of unemployed and underemployed americans stands at just under 23 million people. the real jobless rate at 15% when you factor all that in. people out of work for at least six months, topping five million. that is 42% of all unemployed people in the united states. martha: protesters trying to shout down former minnesota governor tim pawlenty on the campaign trail for mitt romney. pa lepty and louisiana governor bobby jindal both making the rounds in the battleground state of ohio on thursday. take a listen to pawlenty's response. >> that's all right. they can't defend their record, so they have to shout everybody else down. i want to talk to you quickly about couple other things. when barack obama came through ohio and campaigned across america in 2008, he made this promise. he said you know what? if i'm elected president we're not going to raise taxes on anybody above a middle income rate or raise taxes on anybody that makes $200,000 or below. he pas

. >> rick: i'm rick folbaum. investigators have been trying to figure out inside that apartment without triggering a blast that would destroy the building and perhaps surrounding buildings but perhaps important evidence. they have been working towards getting it done, getting a bomb squad technician into the apartment. the heat may be an issue, as well. and searing heat that people are experiencing today. about hundred degrees, police have set off a small detonation. they have disarmed one device. as arthel said there are more inside. now with the latest, adam that was the sound that you heard a couple hours ago, one of those debt nations we were just talking about. >> reporter: we heard three detonations all told. two small ones and another one that was a water bomb. i have more information coming in to you. we are being told by the police department that many hazards remain inside and they expect to remain here for hours. it will be number of hours before they can get a technician inside. you mentioned it the h

: i'm rick folbaum. investigators have been trying to figure out inside that apartment without triggering a blast that would destroy the building and perhaps surrounding buildings but perhaps important evidence. they have been working towards getting it done, getting a bomb squad technician into the apartment. the heat may be an issue, as well. and searing heat that people are experiencing today. about hundred degrees, police have set off a small detonation. they have disarmed one device. as arthel said there are more inside. now with the latest, adam that was the sound that you heard a couple hours ago, one of those debt nations we were just talking about. >> reporter: we heard three detonations all told. two small ones and another one that was a water bomb. i

rick: i'm rick folbaum in for bill. this troubling report not only affecting the confidence of americans all over the country but you bet you will get a strong reaction from the white house and presumptive presidential candidate mitt romney. martha: you can bet it will. these weak numbers as we look at them, there is no budging in that big number you see on your screen. that is the unemployment rate in the united states of america right now, stalled at 8.2%. charles payne is with the fox business network. good morning, charles. >> good morning. martha: good to see you this morning. your take on these numbers? >> you really set it all. we came into the week anticipating a number around 90,000. yesterday there was some extra enthusiasm it could be a little better because of the report adp put out but this goes again top just sort of underscore a nation that is not living up to its potential. you know it is interesting because when a economy stalls for this long, it starts to deteriorate a little bit. now you remember the

at all rick for pros that they do other low pay national service tasks for slightly longer jobs like teaching in low income areas aiding elderly folks and cleaning parks and have students choose the nonmilitary route they would still receive tuitions eight and then finally there's number three if you're really not down with the draft you can opt out but under rick's plan youngsters would have to pledge not to ask for any social net like medicare or mortgage guarantees or any kind of modified college loans in rick's mind we have so many eighteen year olds coming fresh out of school that american she doesn't know what to do with them and sure we have a number unemployment issue but what does he propose to actually solve this cheap labor actually scratch that is new and cheap labor is basically indentured servitude we've already tried that during the colonial era held up as an example where we had young immigrants working for just food and board on the farms and i can't say if that's necessary a necessarily a glowing part of u.s. history but ricks isn't seem too bothered by that so why

>> and victoria, to rick unger's point. basically the supreme court judge did sign a bankruptcy petition in the 70s and mayor bing made a statement. is that to put the gun to the these guys. i don't think san bernardino. and get out. and leaving them accountable. and this happens in 10 years. and we pick up the mess now and five years from now we strike nice agreement pensions and with the unions and we have the same problem again. how do we avoid that. >> maybe we do fire them. >> to victoria's point. in san bernardino they faked the number for 16 years and i see rick wacking his finger there. it sad for taxpayers. and now they have a look out and bond rates go up for them. >> problem with bankruptcy it makes it difficult for them to save money. what scott walker did in wisconsin. he said look. we can't give free health care and pensions forever. he with on stood the roller and that's the way they will have to go. >> thanks, gang. >> with the president making a pitch to voters. they are making their own pitch for across th

this is a travesty and only good first step. >> rick unger? >> i have no objection to trigger laws. >> trigger laws meeps if enough parents agree, a majority that you can go to a charter school. >> it is unfortunate that this is the first one in the count rye. it was a mess. first parpts voted to do it and bunch decided to bail out. there is a certain of discord. and one other thing. when my kids were in elementary school we had an experiment with the public school and the parents got dopely involve would. it worked out well it doesn't always take enforcing a law. >> i hate to say this emac, rick's experience is the exception to the rule. you can see new york and washington dc. they spent $18,000 per kid to educate that kid per year. if you had that money couldn't you do a better job. >> toachers who failed sitting in rubber rooms and earning a pay check. that is not right. this is a state and local issue. 20 states are moving and that is an issue. it is not so easy for parents to take over the school. if they go to a charter school temperatur

rick, i'm glad you're here to join us. the fact it's taking so long to defuse this situation, what does that tell you about the types of materials or the chemicals that could be inside that apartment? >> well, number one, alex, it tells me there's a great deal of material in there. and, number two, it tells me that, even with the cameras that they've been able to get in, that they can't necessarily certainly tell what exactly the mechanisms are that are going to fire off those devices that are in there. >> rick, we heard a description of there being up to 60 devices or items inside that apartment. now, i'm just thinking about the layout of a floor. 60 perhaps bottles or things, i mean, that can't be possible. how would the man even walk around in there? so, to your estimation, would that include things like ammunition, other potential xblo explosive devices? you can't have the floor covered with 60 bottles filled with things and trip wires, can you, without him having set that off? >> well, it certainly appears he did exac

rick, i think he has a point. this is a bit of bias in the media that has gone like, i don't know, people don't really care, but he is right on this one. >> he is right? >> the headline is, rich people drive nice cars. >> yes, but only republicans are it is inked for it. that's the point. >> that i agree with. >> if i hadn't pointed that out you would have missed the whole point of the story. >> i don't understand why we are reading that. >> do you mean that? >> i think it is terrible and -- >> should obama be impeached is what i am getting at. >> not based on this. >> have you seen those stickers from mars? >> yes. he should be impeached because of that. >> i am trying to screw with you. >> they are putting up con doze. >> it is pretty awesome. >> is this a liberal conservative thing? it is what i would say and urge you to agree with me. >> i love the hollywood types. >> you are a meth head. that's what you are. >> god bless you for being a stay-at-home mom. you are america's hero. >> it is code for unemployed. j

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rick i agree with you this is a solvent see issue but i think what a lot of analysts are missing you know you have the bonds you have the banks and you have the currency the bonds deserve a haircut i wouldn't touch a great bond with a bargepole and some of the other bonds may take care of that i think a lot of the banks are insolvent so i think you're absolutely right about that but that doesn't mean the currency that doesn't mean anything on the currency the currency can hang together even if banks and bonds take care cuts and so i would just wonder if you agree that. those are separate things or if you sort of much them all together for purposes of your analysis no i actually i have to agree with you jim i think i think the currency is a floating abstraction. and i think that most of these modern currencies are based on confidence i joke that the root word of confidence of course is current. and i agree with you holding back in the context of the fact that this floating abstraction which is the currency to go on as long as people are willing to accept it and transact in it the bigg

>> yes, rick, we've got all sorts of information. they've gotten rid of the trip wire threats, but significant threats inside the apartment. the issue is because it's so hot here they want to put a bomb technician in the full suit, armor, you've seen in other situations. the problem it's so warm, but it may be too warm to put him in the suit at this hour and try to determine whether or not they'll do that. they may have to wait until later in the day to have the bomb technician. we're told inside the apartment the setup was intricate unbelievable how well he set things up. however, we're told the bombs were not as intricate. much more amateur, but they were a threat. and we have the explosion. [explosion] >> okay, at that was a water bomb. what they did, they lowered in, long black rod we showed you earlier on fox. they lowered that in and set it off. the guide was to suppress with water any of the threats and potentially spray that water to set off any of the booby traps, wires, so to speak and they say the water bomb is the best wa

central banks and their central planners will talk about it with leader and natural resource investing rick rule and speaking of talk former citi group c.e.o. sanford while better known as sandy weill who helped to build the behemoth citi group is today now says break up the big banks. so i think what we should probably do is go and split up investment banking and banking. what is the significance what kind of legs does this movement have and what could be the motivation for him saying this now we'll talk about it and the dell of the black rock vanguard firms that collectively managed more than seven trillion dollars our way to taking legal action against banks being investigated for rigging lie boy this is according to bloomberg add these to the list of class action lawsuits we've started to see or could see and what our guest co-host jim rickards says may be the real live or manipulation crisis let's get to today's capital account. so boy did sandy weill raise more than eyebrows yesterday when the former chairman and c.e.o. is citi group said anough with these too big to fail banks take a

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rick doesn't know when a seizure is coming, but next time, he'll have a warning. 13:25:42- 13:25:50 rick: he will be able to sense that a seizure is coming on, in my mind thats magic.barrett will learn how to call 911 by pressing a button13:38:54- 13:39:01rose: that's all a big comfort to me, because i cant be with my husband 24 hours a d. day.13:31:41- 13:31:48rick: because i have him now, i feel like i wont be the burden on my family, that i feel like i've been.rick isn't alone.... many veterans feel like a strain on their families.... 14:22:21- 14:22:30chris ronald: the veterans will come back and they dont want to be involved with people, they have alot of anger, they have alot of mistrust.as a member of paws..... chris ronald has seen the side effects of war.... both physical and emotional.14:23:25-14:23:37 chris ronald: he would have nightmares and unfortantely, in the nightmare, he would end up with his hands around his wwfe's neckptsd can lead to nightmares and a fear of the dark... the dogs can be trained to turn on the lights and wake them up. with their unique set of skills ..

does rick scott have anything to replace the healthcare reform act? >> i said more than two years ago the republican healthcare plan is don't get sick. if you do get sick, die quickly. it was true then. it's true now. and it always will be true. they just don't give a damn. it's that simple. >> eliot: you're running for election in a new congressional district. you're out there campaigning very hard, that is your nature. does the public understand this message that you're artic could youing?couldarticulatearticulating? >> yes, most people are in favor of what it called obama-care. we have 20% of the public in florida that does not have health insurance. 40% much latinos cannot see a-- a doctor, and in a has to end. >> eliot: rick perry is is ridiculous in not participating. congressman alan grayson, thank yo the real world and politics collide on "the gavin newsom show". this week: can a futurist really predict the future? find out on "the gavin newsom show". only on current tv. in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the

rick? >> who the ( bleep ) is rick. >> rick! rick! rick! what the ( bleep ) are you doing? stop playing with the camera! get back to your seat, man. let's focus, guys. what are your thoughts about the conflict in afghanistan? >> i would just say why can't we just be friends? ( laughter ) >> no, don't sing. do not sing a song. >> that was a good song ♪ why can't we be friends why can't we be friends ♪ >> tonight sing a song, guys ♪ why can't we be friends ♪ >> i'll tell you why-- because you're all a bun of stoners! they were hopeless. you guys don't have what it takes to be president. you, though, seem ton what you're talking about. how about? >> my problem is i was arrested and put in jail for three months for growing marijuana and got two conspiracy charge because i had two roommates living with me. >> that's messed up. >> i have three felonies on my record now. >> hold on for whereon second. one second-- quick question, have any presidents ever been elected with a felony on their records? >> not they know of. >> this guy got busted and he now can't be president.

le rick rick in las vegas, the warriors continue summer league by taking on the nuggets. clay to son came out on fire, hitting four of his first five shots. the team's number one pick, barns, with the steel. and this center with the big block. denver led at the half put the warriors come back to win. jenkins with the layup and foul. 95-74 was the final. the warriors improve to 2-0. >> with the british open coming up next week, some of the pga's best are tuning up at the john deere classic in illinois. on display, the latest john deere equipment and pretty good golf. zach johnson gets out of trouble in 14 with this great approach. he would go on to birdie he hole. johnson is four back at 14-under. steve stricker is trying to win his fourth straight john deere title. he is in second place. three shots back. stricker is trying to catch troy maddison with a 66 today. maddison is 18-under for the tournament. >> at the u.s. senior open, corey pavin kept himself in contention with a 4-under par-6 6. now in a five-way tie for second. they're all four strokes behind bernhard lange

a battle of the ricks here. i'll tell you, it wasn't very -- listening to this guy all morning long talk about florida and how much better it is than texas started to rub me the wrong way, governor. is it really that hot and desolate and dusty? i mean, why wouldn't people just all go to florida after what rick scott told me? >> beaches and weather. >> palm trees. >> hey, we've got our beaches. we've got about 600 miles of beaches in the state of texas. so you know, the great thing about this is these are two wonderful states, great competition that goes between them. >> that's not what the note said, governor. that's not what you just said before you came on tv. >> i will tell you, rick likes to talk about how good the fishing is in florida, and they do have good fishing. i admit that. but by the organization that ranks the states by best bass fishing lakes in america, florida would be behind texas. thank you very much. >> wow. how about marlin and -- >> take that! in your face! >> saltwater fishing. now, are yo

rick says he hopes it will open more doors for men and zblim rick welch never expected to be where he is today. >> the response is extraordinary. >> his other half frequently pops by the team's office, something he thought he couldn't do. todd gates have never spoken publicly about his life with rick. >> he is very comfortable. no, sir not that he was uncomfortable doing his job. there is no secrets or walls. >> they knew rick was gay with friends and family but was a secret in the sports world. >> the hope by doing it such a public way, it would really improve the quality and quantity of the dialogue in an area that we have such a hard time talking about in sports. >> it's not a secret anymore. rick is even introduced his partner to top boss david stern. he was the president of phoenix suns but on the front page of "new york times" he announced he is gay. it was a risk. arizona is one of 29 states that you still be fired for being gay. he wrote a book about his life and career but the warriors wanted to hire one of top executives. >> i think it will contribute to a cultural change. >

>> rick: i'm standing right here. >> alisyn: i know what you have, rick. you have something called sad. and it's not seasonal effective disorder it's summer effective disorder. where heat is apparently making people angrier, more cranky, more depressed than usual. >> clayton: this is actual science out. effects 1 to 2% of people it causes anxiety. anger, depression,. >> alisyn: violence. >> clayton: dave briggs is suffering from exhibit a. look at that furled brow. it leads to aggression, violence. police officers, they also look at politicians across the country, too. they see uptick in the amount of crime as a result. >> dave: do you see this, rick? >> rick: i'm with you. i get your face. anger, anxiety, depression. i get that. >> alisyn: in part because your regular routine is disrupted. if you or somebody who gets out your aggression through exercise you can't exercise in this. you can't go for a jog. you can't go outside and play your sports because it's hot. you are counseling rick for everyone to stay inside. >> rick: i have had to have my blinds cl