i'm jon scott. we are at the west point academy where cadets spend four pressure packed years. just making it to fall semester is nothing short of a triumph. for members of the freshman class known as plebs it's their first chance to have a reception . just the start of a rigorous schedule of training and ed indication that will continue throughout their time here. >> in each of the four years here at west point we are on a constant campaign to develop them as leaders of character, because almost immediately upon graduation they take on this extraordinary responsibility to command, to inspire, to lead, to serve the soldiers of the united states army. that's the primary mission here at west point. jon: let's get become now to the music of the west point band as we rejoin the hudson valley holiday concert for "winter games." ♪ [music playing] ♪ [music playing] ♪ [music playing] ♪ [music playing] [applause] jon: much more to come here at west point. but before we take a quick break we'd like you to sample a wood winds performance, an 18th century j genre of music taken fro

i'm jon scott. coming to you from west point, new york. west point is america's oldest military posted and one of our country's most fabled universities. each year more than a thousand cadets graduate here and become officers in the united states army. tonight, we will not only explore the rich history of west pointed and get a look at living traditions but also get to enjoy the music of the arm's oldest band. west point band is one of finest musical organizations. throughout the next hour we'll hear them on the field, in the hall, and on stage as they perform for the public in their annual holiday concert. >> jon: before we get to the music, let's go to washington, d.c. for a special message from general martin dempsey. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and west pointed graduate. >> thanks for the opportunity to showcase this national treasure during the holidays and, of course, to hear the music of the west pointed band. the army's oldest and one of the very best. i also don't want to miss this opportunity to highlight the service an

jon: good morning, i'm jon scott. as the violence rages out of control. fox news confirms syria's military finished mixing saran gas. they are waiting for orders from bashar al-assad. only 60 days before the gas expires and needs to be destroyed. all this comes as secretary of state hillary clinton gets ready for a rare meeting with her russian counterpart on the crisis rocking syria. that could be a sign that russia might now be ready to shift its position and support stronger u.n. action against syria. molly henneberg is live at the pentagon keeping an eye on all of these developments. why is russia so important here, molly. >> reporter: russia is one of syria's allies, in fact one of sear kwras onl syria as only allies. and that is why it is thought they may have some sway over syria and bashar al-assad. hillary clinton is in a meeting this afternoon at a security conference in dublin, ireland. they will be meeting today specifically on syria. at the same time the secretary general of the united nations says he also is pressing syria not to use chemica

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i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. now. >> you were aware of the security risk there, we've read the cables. you were fully aware and either you send people there with security or you don't send them there. >> i looked at the people streaming through the front gate in benghazi, that wouldn't have taken that much to stop that attack if indeed they'd have been-- they would have responded to it immediately. >> the president and high level officials of this administration immediately after the attack and for days afterwards kept talking an overwhelming part of their discussion of the issue dealt with movie rage about these muslims being upset about portrayi portraying mohammed in a bad way in some movie on youtube. >> jon: those are the congressional hearings that began this week to try to piece together some of the details surrounding the deadly terror attacks on our embassy in benghazi. the attacks killed four americans, including our ambassador on september 11th. so, jim, this accountability, accountability review board

and kirsten powers. >> jon: i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. ambassador susan rice asked for a face-to-face meeting with some of her most focal critics to make things better. the meeting took place and appears to have made things worse. >> rice herself asked for the meeting, but the effort to smooth things over didn't exactly work. >> for the first time she acknowledged her comments were wrong. >> susan rice has been depi depicted from everything as a thrown under the bus sacraficial lamb to a willing political accomplice. >> and ambassador susan rice meeting on capitol hill with some of her critics, how she wrongly characterized the attacks in benghazi on september 11th and as reported, the meeting did not clear things up. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> i'm more troubled today knowing, having met with the acting director of the cia and ambassador rice. >> and more convinced than ever that it was unjustified to give the scenario as presented by ambassador rice and president ob

jon: i'm jon scott. the latest on the tragedy in connecticut. while investigators search for answers there are some students are heading back to school right now. rick leventhal has the latest from newtown. what is going on there today, rick? >> reporter: jon incredibly challenging times for the community, struggling are with the aftermath after that horrific mass murder. sending kids back to school and reassuring those kids they will be safe in those classrooms. in fact security has been beefed up at the six cools in the newtown school district that reopened their doors today. a sign in one window said, quote, we are strong. the flags are flying at half-staff. the we also saw more moving vans rolling from sandy hook elementary which is the one school still closed. it is still considered a crime scene. all the desks and chairs and equipment and supplies from sandy hook are being moved to another hill. chalk hill, in the town of monroe about seven miles away. that is where school administrators hope the survivors of sandy hook can go back to scho

for all of us as fox news, i'm jon scott, " christmas is next. good night. ♪ ♪ >> steve: welcome everybody to "fox & friends" christmas show. thank you for letting us share this holiday with you and your family. >> gretchen: we have amazing lineup for you billie ray cyrus is here. paula deen is is here. [ applause ] and all of your favorite permanents from the fox news channel they are going to stop by as well. >> brian: first, we want to welcome our very special audience who is here today. you have been affected by hurricane sandy and not in a positive way. but out of the destruction there is is some amazing stories of inspiration. some of you will share those stories and i look forward to hearing them and so does our audience. >> we also want to welcome everyone watching at home while you kids out there. we have a very special surprise for you. so ask mom and dad if you can stay up a little later. >> we also want to say hello to everyone serving overseas who can't be home for christmas. we thank you for protecting our freedom and we thank y

well said jon scott. >> jon: thank you. >> do you want anything specific this year. >> jon: i have been so blessed i just want to spend time with my kids and just enjoy the season. >> that's a good answer out in san francisco, california where i'm from we don't get any snow. >> jon: that's right. >> it's usually a bright sunny day. you can actually go to the beach. okay too. you can still celebrate with family and friends. >> jon: fog for christmas. >> that's not that special out there. we hope you have a great holiday wherever you are in the country and beyond from our show to yours. merry christmas. >> jon: merry christmas. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] how do you measure happiness? by the armful? by the barrelful? the carful? how about...by the bowlful? campbell's soups give you nutrition, energy, and can help you keep a healthy weight. campbell's. it's amazing what soup can do. away from their families they do the tough stuff. we just cover it merry christmas and happy holidays from all of us here in washington. >> thank you, bret. they started off as youtube sensations. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>

jon: i'm jon scott. members of the senate foreign relations committee coming down hard on state department leaders demanding answers why the consulate in benghazi was so vulnerable on september 11th. that is when terrorists attacked the compound and filled four americans including ambassador chris stevens. catherine herridge with the very latest from the capitol hill. what is the headlines this morning, catherine? >> reporter: thank you, jon and good morning. two themes really many donated at this morning's hearing. first of all we had 18 independent reviews before called accountability review boards. senators questioned whether any of them have been fully implement and and whether this one about benghazi would be any different. second of all the witnesses were pressed on a number of very specific warnings that went from libya up to the state department here in washington that this consulate could notwithstand a coordinated attack from terrorists. fox news was first to report on a emergency meeting in be

i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. >> we can now definitively say that president barack obama will be re-elected, mitt romney will come up a loser in this race. >> jon: the billing media story of the year, the presidential election. that was how it ended. barack obama beating mitt romney and an end to a bitter season that started early with the g.o.p. primaries and events like this. >> we saw some of this black church in south carolina where a woman asked you why you referred a president obama as the food stamp president. it sounds as if you are suitcase to go belittle people. >> first of all, juan, the fact is that more people have been put on food stamps by barack obama than any president in american history. [ cheers and applause ] >> i know among the political kli correct and i'm supposed to you use facts that are uncomfortable. [ laughter ] >> so that was just part of a long and memorable primary season. juan, is that your highlight of the year. [ laughter ] >> my highlight? it is t

i'm jon scott. we'll see you back here next week. >> john: pink slime? for this energy drink and raw milk are illegal in my town. why do you want to drink raw mick mil can. >> because i want to. >> if you can't pick your own food are you free. >> it should be the freedom to own a gun. >> so can i eat him or her or him? >> was it good. >> that is our show tonight. [applause] >> and now john stossel. >> john: food can kill. people eat the wrong stuff and get sick. that is why most everyone that we need government to set limits. not bacteria chemicals. to make sure food companies tell you what is in their food and how fattening it is. state legislator felix ortiz has done that in new york city. he got trans fat man, calorie counts posted at mcdonald's and other fast-food places. now he wants a ban on adding too much salt. so you think he saved lives? >> absolutely. john: okay. a farmer. he grows vegetables dollar raises cows, chickens, and pigs. i assume you want the people who buy your beef and pork to be safe. so don't we owe him a vote of thanks for savi

jon: i am jon scott. there is more to tell you about our attack on the consulate in libya. we have more information as to what the americans that died went through, and the house intelligence committees as we knew about this and had a time. but we were not ready to deal with it. >> the intelligence was good. it was very clear. what i find was absolute gross negligence, they did not take the right precautions to protect the ambassador. jon: u.n. ambassador susan rice has been under fire for weeks for her public response to the attack. the ambassador calling it spontaneous and not linking it to terrorism in and several television interviews. however, dianne feinstein is coming to the ambassador's defense, saying that the talking points she was given were wrong. >> i do not believe the intelligence communities should prepare these talking points. i think additionally somebody should have picked up the phone and called and said, tell me the story, what happened. jon: congressman rogers is not convinced. he suggests that someone in the obama administration simply try to change t

well kohl to "happening now," i'm heather childers in for jenna lee -- jon: and i'm jon scott. al-qaeda's gaining a fresh foothold in libya, and the consequences could be deadly. heather: al-qaeda moving in to fill the political vacuum, hooking up with militants involved in the deadly terrorist attack in benghazi. catherine herridge is life in washington with the latest. >> reporter: al-qaeda has strengthened their bases in libya and the in the broader region of north africa to the extent that the administration is investigating whether it has the authority to target the drone strategy in the tribal areas of pakistan as well as yemen. after the terrorist attack in benghazi on the consulate, analysts say al-qaeda has sought to capitalize to use its so-called victory to raise money and also recruit. there is evidence that the growth of the al-qaeda affiliate in libya is part of a broader campaign by senior leadership in pakistan to establish a global presence through its affiliates and that the decision to send al-qaeda operatives to libya was made and executed as long ago as 2011. now anal

scott. fox news watch is on right now. if you want to know how broken, our partisan our congress and government has become, all you need to look at is this one day in washington where tonight we're no closer to compromise on a deal to avoid that show called fiscal cliff. >> it was also warm in the nation's capital despite the chill between democrats and republicans. >> president obama dug in his heels insisting on tax increase or higher earners. >> and they both agree he that the other's proposals are ridiculous. >> just a sampling of the coverage this week as the media keep a watch on what's done or not to avert the fiscal cliff. >> jim shall the overriding theme in the media seems to be that president obama won the election and therefore should do what he wants and the media seems to forget na john boehner and everyone else won their elections as well and they're a co-equal branch of government. >> i think the media loves the story of president obama's comeback and the new york time descri

jon: i'm jon scott. a dark shadow hangs over the normally joyful holiday season as two families prepare to bury tear children. their children. connecticut state police are about to give an update on the latest in their investigation. when they ten to the microphones, we will take you there live. plus, two funerals taking place today beginning about an hour from now. 6-year-old jack pinto, a new york giants fan, and noah posner, also 6, who liked to figure out how things work mechanically. what can you tell us about the status of the investigation? >> reporter: jon, noah was just born in 2006 as 16 of the victims were, and about an hour and a half ago, we got an update into the investigation into their murder. authorities are saying that before friday they had no contact with adam lanza. he was not a known criminal around newtown, connecticut. authorities are also saying that they are right now interviewing many, many witnesses including a lot of kids who escaped the elementary school on friday. we're tol

jon: some kind of welcome that would be. i'm jon scott. within hours of seeing the proposal the white house slammed the g.o.p. offer saying quote their plan provides nothing new and provides no details on what deductions they'll limb nature, loopholes they will close or which medicare savings they would achieve. house speaker john boehner inc insists his offer is the best one on the table calling it a credible plan that deserves serious consideration by the white house. jenna: mike emanuel is with us. certainly a challenge to find this ideal plan. what is holding it up. >> reporter: the chairman of the senate budget committee wants a large come proceed hence i have deal in the range of $5 trillion and says a grand bargain can get done if everybody kaoels cool and doesn't overreact to every valley over the net. he this is a camp david-style summit might help things move around. a senate republican told greta van susteren it's time to be honest about retirement benefits. >> you and i need to pay a little more into the system because we can a

that is for it "studio b" with jon scott later tonight on the fox report. >>neil: the funerals have begun and the seven for why all of this happened, just getting started. welcome,en, i am neil cavuto. as the first children of friday morning's connecticut school massacre are laid to rest, school districts around the country are doing everything they can to allay parents and students of their fear beefing you have their own emergency drills and benefiting up security including armed security. yes, guards with guns at schools that want them and need them. in a moment, the former head of security for the newtown school district. he knew the shooter very well. but, first, to rick with the latest. rick: this is a town full of broken hearts today going the long and difficult process of funerals and burying beginning with two six-year-old boys. jack pinto, a giants fan with lots of energy and determination , and noah pozner, whose twin sister survived. it may never re-open again as a school. that is to be determined. moving vans rolled up and hauled appear the des

jon: i'm jon scott. the secretive nation announced a delay. the last attempt in april ended in failure. the united nations band north korea from conducting any missile tests several years ago after it tested nuclear weapons. the west considers the upcoming launch test for north korea to try to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of deliver a warhead. pwaeufdavid piper is streaming live from thailand. >> reporter: north korea wants to get this off without a hitch because the last one failed in april. a spokesman for north korea said there were technical problems with the module of the rocket but didn't elaborate. he said they were extending the launch period from now until december 29th. he added they were going ahead with final preparations for the launch despite those problems. scientists say the problem could be the unusually freezing weather around the site at the moment which could stall the liftoff. analysts are suggesting the delay may be because it's ally china as put pressure on them to stop the launch. the new leader

for all of us as fox news, i'm jon scott, >> it is very critical we belief in the fir vin girth. >> it is a celebration of feasts -- peace, reconciliation in christ. >> jesus was born in a stable not in a palace. >> the birth of jesus is next. >> live from america's news headquarters. merry christmas everyone. the world over is celebrating one of the most joyous days of the year. at the have aed can this grand tradition honoring the birth of christ. pope benedict xvi led christmas mass urged them to find time for god in what he describes as her hectic technology driven lives. this is major square in bethlehem. the top roman catholic cleric noted this year they are celebrating the birth of palestine. we are now less than one week away from the fiscal cliff deadline that is when spending cuts and tax hikes kick in automatically. law americas plan to return to washington later this week to try to hammer out a last minute deal. fears of an uncertain economy are forcing people to buy fewer gifts. buy stuff made in the usa even if it costs more. >> we have more than doubled in the past year.

they will get 11 minutes into jon scott and jenna, and that is it. it is impossible do avoid this, this is the first day we have talked about it because i know it is a loafed crap. today we will talk about it. the mayan calendar ends december 21, 2012. today is the last day. today is doomsday. some in central america say that is a good reason for a party in central america, where anything is good for a party. the dancers are rehearsing in guatemala. if you are planning a last minute trip the hotels are sold out. now, for the last time, jonathan hunt is with us, although he will be with us tonight and then the drinking begins. the preparations are underway. >>jonathan: people seem to believe and there is a town in turkty that is inundated with folks because that is going to survive. how the mayans that turkey existed, i am not clear but they were very smart and they made the calendar. in las vegas you can bet on that, and a lot of folks are shopping at the zombie apocalypse floor buying food, water, and something called zombie fighting tools. in italy

i'm jon scott. have a great new year. we'll see you again next week for another edition of fox news watch. trying to get a vote, trying to get it together. huck uh key starts -- huck uh booy starts now. >>> out with the old and in with the new. what does 2013 have in store? obama care. over a third of the states won't set up exchanges needed. >> to have an unknown cause factor pressed upon us is something irresponsible in my opinion for us to assume. >> the georgia governor on what needs to be fixed before obama care becomes law. then regulation nation. while the president promises green energy, environmental rules have choked the industry and sent millions to the unemployment lines. >> he is bound and determined to have that level of taxation out of the country. >> the new taxes that lie ahead. and getting married? buying a new home? >> family is the basic economic building block of the country. >> why the best time to do it is now. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike hukabee. >> hello, everybody and welcome. delighte

i'm jon scott. "special report" is up next. captioned by closed captioning services, inc 6 >> let me begin expressing gratitude to the people of newtown, people of connecticut, president of the united states and frankly -- >> bret: this is a fox news alert. i'm bret baier in new york tonight. let's take you back to newtown, connecticut, where press conference has just begun. the connecticut governor malloy. listen in. >> children, beautiful, beautiful children. who had simply come to school to learn. >> their day ended a different way than we could have imagined. as we stand here today we can't imagine what transpired there. evil visited this community today. it's too early to speak of recovery. but each parent, each sibling, each member of the family has to understand that connecticut, we're all in this together. we'll do whatever we can to overcome this event. we will get through it. but this is a terrible time for this community and for these families. our police personnel and others are doing the utmost to clear this situat

jon: i'm jon scott. uma: i'm uma pemmaraju in for jenna lee. we could see more than one big ball drop tonight. our fragile economy could take a huge hit in lawmakers fail to reach a deal to avoid massive tax hikes and spending cuts set to kick in at the stroke of midnight. wendell goler is joining us live from the white house. wendell, great to see you. what is the very latest on these negotiations? >> reporter: well the vice president and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell talked late into the night yesterday and picked up before breakfast today and word is they made some progress. the two basically took leadership of the talks when president obama and house speaker john boehner failed to cut a deal. when. mcconnell essentially gave up trying to negotiate with senate majority leader harry reid. now said to be reasonably close together on income tax rates though republicans want to use the additional money to cut the deficit and democrats to soften spending cuts. california senator barbara boxer made clear this morning she is not looking fo

jon: i'm jon scott, taking a live look at the dow investors are not happy today. it's down 63 points -- 163 points, trading very slow as well. wall street is reacting after house speaker john boehner was forced to scrap the vote on his plan b. clearly, he did not have enough support from within his own party to secure passage. the house speaker, speaking a short time ago, saying it's not the outcome he had hoped for. >> i don't want taxes to go up, republicans don't want taxes to go up. but we only run the house. democrats continue to run washington. what the president has proposed so far simply won't do anything to solve our spending problem. jon: president obama vows to press ahead on a solution before the january 1st deadline. the white house releasing a statement saying the president will work with congress to get this done, and we are hopeful that we will be able to find a bipartisan solution quickly that protects the middle class and our economy. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us now. so where do discussions go now, m

and kirsten powers. >> jon: i'm jon scott, fox news watch is on right now. ambassador susan rice asked for a face-to-face meeting with some of her most focal critics to make things better. the meeting took place and appears to have made things worse. >> rice herself asked for the meeting, but the effort to smooth things over didn't exactly work. >> for the first time she acknowledged her comments were wrong. >> susan rice has been depi depicted from everything as a thrown under the bus sacraficial lamb to a willing political accomplice. >> and ambassador susan rice meeting on capitol hill with some of her critics, how she wrongly characterized the attacks in benghazi on september 11th and as reported, the meeting did not clear things up. >> we are significantly troubled by many of the answers that we got and some that we didn't get. >> i'm more troubled today knowing, having met with the acting director of the cia and ambassador rice. >> and more convinced than ever that it was unjustified to give the scenario as presented by ambassador rice and president ob

jon: i'm jon scott. secretary clinton finally sets a date she will appear on capitol hill, exactly one week from today. lawmakers want to know more about shifting explanations by the administration and security decisions before the attack which left four americans dead including our u.s. ambassador to libya. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge live on capitol hill for us now, so where do we stand in this investigation now, catherine? >> reporter: well, thank you, jon, and good morning. today here on capitol hill we have two closed, classified briefings, there's one this afternoon and one before the house intelligence committee has just wrapped up, and we just heard from the ranking member, the senior democrat on that committee, who said the briefing broke down into two components. the other looked at the state department's internal report. >> now, there's another issue out there, and that's the state department. and that is really one of the key issues, is how did this occur, why it occur

jon: i'm jon scott. there is deadly weather pounding the united states. a powerful winter storm bringing snow and driving rain to the northeast. blizzard conditions in some areas. it is the same system that brought winter storms and tornados to the south and midwest. at least 12 people have died in this system. we're seeing major travel problems today as well. some areas are getting slammed all night long. anna kooiman personally knows that. she is live in clarks summit, pennsylvania. anna? >> reporter: yeah. good day to you, jon and to everybody at home. last night we actually got caught in the brunt of it as well. the road conditions deteriorated so quickly, we had to stop here rather than traveling a little further northeast. in some parts of the northeast, a foot to even two feet of snow is going to be piled up when all said and done. here it is, i would say, it's reading closer to six but i would say it is a little bit less in some places. we stopped ironically at a church here in clark's summit called our lady of snows church. last year the northeas

well said jon scott. >> jon: thank you. >> do you want anything specific this year. >> jon: i have been so blessed i just want to spend time with my kids and just enjoy the season. >> that's a good answer out in san francisco, california where i'm from we don't get any snow. >> jon: that's right. >> it's usually a bright sunny day. you can actually go to the beach. okay too. you can still celebrate with family and friends. >> jon: fog for christmas. >> that's not that special out there. we hope you have a great holiday wherever you are in the country and beyond from our show to yours. merry christmas. >> jon: merry christmas. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] in blind taste tests, even ragu users chose prego. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. smoke? nah, i'm good. ♪ [ male announcer ] every time you say no to a cigarette, you celebrate a little win. nicoderm cq, the patch with time release smart control technology that acts fast

bill: jon scott standing by. another nice man. merry christmas to you jon what is happening. jon: merry christmas to you bill. do you remember when the friday before christmas was always kind of quiet, not so much going on? we have a new nominee for secretary of state. the nation is coming every closer to the fiscal cliff with no answers in sight and not much time to get it done. the stock market is sliding. we've got a new report out today, or congressional hearings i should say after that report on the benghazi haefrplgts is therhearings. is there going to be finger pointing on capitol hill? we'll talk with a u.s. senator. so much happening now. you don't want to miss it. bill: merry christmas to you. fox news alert fox news confirms john kerry to be nominated as the next u.s. secretary of state. the senator from massachusetts. if he is confirmed who gets his seat? is scott brown headed back to washington? stay tuned. bill: some people super hard at work in the northeast. are those in the religious community at work this holiday season in the aftermath of super storm sandy

uma: it's an interesting thought jon scott. things that you think about. jon: i'm not worried about the security i just want to make sure the sun rises at the proper time tomorrow morning. uma: absolutely. it's going to be quite an event as always with a billion people around the world watching it. jon: that's right. have a good one. thank you for joining us for our last broadcast of 2012. uma: happy new year, everybody. jon: "america live" starts right now. rick: we begin with a fox news alert. we have got even word a few moments ago that we will hear from president obama. he will be speaking in about a half an hour from now on negotiatings over a debt deal 0, just about 11 hours left now until washington's failure to reach a deal would trigger a big series of tax hikes and spending cuts. welcome to "america live" i'm rick folbaum. >> i'm arthe arthel nevel. the president is expected to make remarks within the hour about the on going negotiations about the so-called fiscal cliff. we'll bring that live to you when it happens. sources are telling fox news t

scott. >> it's very hard not to feel the emotion like this. all the parents or even ones that aren't parents. necessity understand children and they understand to have these innocent chilled mowed down and the incomprehensible act. how does someone stand in front of a classroom and kale five or six-year-old. it completely is impossible for any vaguely normal person to understand that. >> this school apparently had done everything right. you cannot, even if they turned the stool into a fortress. >> in a community like that, they did more in a community like that i would think you would generally do. in a community one violent crime. this isn't a dangerous suburban or urban area. they had more security than any facts would suggest. the guy basically, shot his way in. should they have armed police officer there? nothing in the past would suggest that. having an armed police officer is disconcerting for the children. who wouldn't say he would have shot the armed police officer. this kid, two things about him. looks like he knew how to shot shoot.

bill: jon scott standing on the studio h store right next to us. jon: or sitting in the chair, either one, bill. bill: how are you doing. jon: it's monday. i understand. the situation in syria gets nor dicey as rebels take more ground in the north prompting new fears about what an increasingly desperate dictator bashar al-assad might do. we are watching developments in egypt where muslim brotherhood president morsi gives with one hand as he takes away with the other. the protestors growing and d.c. is increasingly anxious of. are the mainstream media being fair in their coverage of the conflict? our panel weighs in on that. senator john pwa ra barrasso joins us with his take on what happened in benghazi on septembe september 1111th. bill: taking a chance on green technology left some with a huge bill and not a single benefit. [ roasting firewood ] ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell the world daniel... of pepto-bismol to-go. >> a sharply dressed little shopper cause

jon scott is coming up eleven minutes away. what is happening. jon: the speaker of the house john boehner says it is going to be a long month. he's warning lawmakers, be prepared to spend christmas in washington. more on the new developments on the fiscal cliff. plus north korea successfully launches a rocket, cheers erupt in yeongpyeong, another escalation in the korean nuclear crisis. two of our guests joining us say this is a very big deal. hearings underway on human growth hormone and the nfl, what will the league decide in we'll go in depth today. bill: see you then at the top of the hour. have a look at this. will you? 33 of these found by border patrol miles from mexico. martha: it's a great store row. bill: you know what they are? martha: i do, but people should stick around to find out, pretty interesting. we'll be right back. table till you finish your vegetables. [ clock ticking ] [ male announcer ] there's a better way... v8 v-fusion. vegetable nutrition they need, fruit taste they love. could've had a v8. or...try kids boxes! could'v

i'm jon scott. have a great new year. we'll see you again next week for another edition of fox news watch. >> gregg: fox news alert. this in on the health of george h.w. bush, family spokesperson says his condition has improved and he has been moved from intensive care. mike is standing by live at the hospital. >> reporter: a bit of welcome news as the former president is ending his time in the intensive care unit. that his condition continues to improve. a lost reason for optimism. he spent shy of a week in the intensive care it was described as a stubborn fever he had a difficult time shaking. nasty case of bronchitis that had the president hospitalized since the end of november. the spokespeople working with bush people have been optimistic throughout this process and his condition improves, all the way while taking the fact that he is an 88-year-old man sick. and noting the fact he is laughing and joking with the staff. even pointing out that yesterday at one point he was sing weigh the hospital staff. you know he got

jon scott is coming up a couple minutes away, hospitals what is going on. jon: a new report from an independent group. it has a lot to say about what went wrong in benghazi. the tere owe attack back on september 11th left four americans dead, and it says the state department messed up big time. we'll go in depth on that. plus the president just about to announce the steps he'll take to crackdown on violence in the wake of the connecticut massacre, chris wallace weighs in. and new details in a sold case from 1959 that we've been following, the bodies of the two killers profiled in the "in cold blood" book are being exhumed. what might the dna tell us? coming up on "happening now." bill: we'll see you then. a beauty queen accused the miss u.s.a. pageant of being rigged. donald trump sued the former beauty queen and the judge weighs n. and why this woman is being called a grinch. >> she will have one heck after christmas set up if she's been taking from everybody. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how doe