>>shepard: she has a point. i mean, you could write about what i say and what you thing i feel but you can't know what i feel, only i know that. and this is all politics anyway. >>guest: i have great sympathy for the first lady. i happen to know the author, she is a great reporter and she picked up these comments not because she invented them from other people who are telling her how someone feels, i have similar experience in books about former first lady, go friend of mine, hillary clinton, just as unfair but i would not blame the reporter, the reporter reports. people may be getting but it is inappropriate. michelle obama is a great representation of and representative of rebound and she is very effective and i can see how she would be wounded by some of this but she shouldn't be, this is part of washington and she ought to stay on message the way she does so well. >>shepard: if the president had the first lady's poll number he would be if high cotton. >>guest: look, i am worried about, i'm going to support,

>>shepard: thanks so much. deadly storms in the south, flattening hopes and flipping cars and unbelievable scene we will show you. the roads are littered with debris with a live report from deep in the south of dixie. plus, iran is now doubling down on their threats to cut one of the busiest oil passages off after the united states and the european union have new put more pressure on tehran's nuclear program. >> new audio from the italian cruise ship disaster. plus, new detail on the captain who said he tripped into a lifeboat. that all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> but, first from fox at 3:00, everything has changed in politics. after three presidential contests and they different winners, it is off to florida where the outcome could be crucial. this weekend, the former house speaker newt gingrich pulled a come-from-behind win in south carolina and he has gained the lead new in florida. so, his chief rival is stepping up the attacks. >> the speaker was the only speaker i

shepard, back to you. >> shepard: very good. those mod der rats will play a big rode in november, too. >> you bet. >> shepard: a race for the high stakes race for runner-up. why a second place finish tonight could make all the difference in the world. plus, now we know what new hampshire voters say matters most this election season. chris wallace, playboy's own is here live. as we cover the primaries, the first in the nation from college in manchester. i'm shep smith journalists of fox news on this fox report. yoo-hoo. hello. it's water from the drinking fountain at the mall. [ male announcer ] great tasting tap water can come from any faucet anywhere. the brita bottle with the filter inside. what's going on? we ordered a gift oine and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfe

i am making the way for shepard. >>shepard: and a changing board on republican fight for florida. and what about reports that rick santorum is dropping out? you her from him in the last hour. we will hear from him again. and the president and the arizona governor brewer have very different takes on immigration. but what sparked this exchange? upon the president's arrival in phoenix? and why the governor says she felt a little threatened. but somebody claimed a winning multimillion dollar lottery ticket but officials may not pay up. that's all ahead. unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but, first, from fox at 3:00 in new york, the son of a united states cabinet member is trapped in egypt and reportedly facing charges that could send him to jail for up to five years. we told officials barred sam lahood from leaving as part of a crackdown on advocacy groups. he is director of the international republican institute egypt's program, he and sell other americans are on a no exit list accused of managing and working for an unregistered organization. a top u.s. sta

>>shepard: you think heel win iowa? >>guest: he could. >>shepard: you thing heel? >>guest: i think he will. >>shepard: sounded weird at the time but not now. the polls are shifting sin the interview so does that prediction still stand? former member of the reagan administration, former campaign manager for the presidential hopeful michele bachmann, and mike huckabee back in the day and a fox news political analyst and always tells the truth. i like that part best. does he win, ed? >>guest: it is down do him and romney. he has the emotional, committed voter and romney has the intellectual who think he could be the strongest candidate against obama. santorum has momentum moving were but i don't think he has the organization of the first two so i would not be surprised if either did. obviously, paul's people are totally committed and he can bring some democrats and independents over who want to create a little chaos and support him and that could be the difference. you tell me in iowa who is turning out and i will tell you who will win. >>shepard: your assessment of m

>>shepard: we will see. we will chat away about this story and the rest of the our stories throughout the hour and you can weigh in at foxnews.com/shep on "on the hunt," link on the right hand side of the page. according to an e-mail obtained by fox from one of the americans barred from leaving egypt, the situation is "very serious." the person who asked not to be identified says the group is concerned about getting arrested and that "we believe this case will go to trial and that we will be prosecuted on a number political charges." with that in mind we bring not senior judicial analyst who anchors "freedom watch," on the fox business network. how serious is this? >>judge napolitano: very serious. remember, the military is very unpopular in egypt and striking at an american target, the son of a person in the president's cabinet, may very well enhance their popularity. i agree with jonathan and the people jonathan interviewed, the military does thought want democracy, they want to stay in power at long as th

. >> shepard: why are we playing nice here? >> and he, romney, ahead by 20 points in the polls, you've got to try to take him down and they spent more time, santorum and gingrich and paul fighting with each other who was going to come in second, than who was in the lead. not today, so much, they went after him. >> gingrich, is he the attacker in chief or sidekick or running for president or what is he doing? >> i think the answer is yes, he's running for president, but also is an attacker and some has gotten personal. >> shepard: and genuinely gotten personal. >> i don't quite know why. what's happened the negative ads for the super pacs and took him down in iowa and you know, what did he think was going to happen. this is politics and he didn't object to super pacs when the supreme court said that in citizen's united they were legal and neither did anybody else, i don't know what he's whining about. >> whining, the word they're using about the president and i've been somewhat surprised they haven't spent more time attacking th

>>shepard: greg? >> this would be better for obama later in the campaign and i cannot see, i relative -- relish the day president obama will, dig mitt romney on jobs. he has not created private sector jobs since being president or before he was president the >>shepard: thank you both, gentleman. scandal at a florida high school. officials are filing criminal damages against a former school principal for hypnotizing students. before two of the students killed themselves. >>shepard: a high school principal in florida us uses hypnosis on two students who killed themselves. the cops have not linked the hypnosis sessions to the deaths but the prosecutor claims the principal violated criminal health care laws. our fox station in tampa bay, fox 13 for the area reports that the principal hypnotized 70 students since 2006 and many in one on when sessions and says he did it to help students with their test taking skills and experts and he claims parents and other students were frequently in the room with him. t

back to you. >> shepard: beautiful thing. hemmer and the billboard along with martha maccallum along with the entrance polls. those are interesting. i got a sneak peek coming up 27 minutes from now as bret baier and megyn kelly kick off the coverage of the 2012 iowa caucuses. democrats in iowa are caucusing as well. there is just one candidate. you know him. as bill mentioned president obama's 2008 iowa caucus win helped propel him to the democratic nomination and ultimately obviously the presidency. earlier today on "studio b" the florida congresswoman and debbie wasser isman schultz told us her party is ready for round 2. >> we will be ready tomorrow when all the republic candidates shut their offices down ant go on to the next states to hit the ground running, run an effective grass roots campaign. win iowa again for the president and on to november 5th. >> shepard: they have to get doo some work to get it done. half of iowans approve of the president's job performance according to nbc news and marist cleaning -- college p

[explosion] >> shepard: and hunting for survivors. now, as rescue teams work, new recordings show the coast guard's fury at the captain. >> they were totally incompetent. >> i knew that i couldn't rely on the crew, nobody else. >> shepard: tonight, unfolding details about the crisis on the cruise ship. mitt romney taking aim at president obama. >> he said if i can't get this economy turned around in three years i will be looking at a one-term proposition. we are here to collect. >> shepard: a powerful democrat fires back at all the candidates. >> this crowd that they have there is not exactly what you would call the first string of the republic party. >> shepard: tonight, the gloves come off. plus, trapped in the ice. tonight the risky mission to get fuel to a frozen american city. but first from fox this tuesday night, dramatic new evidence of what the captain of that cruise ship did after his luxury liner slammed into a reef. the costa concordia ran aground friday night off the coast of italy. and recordings from the italian port au

>>shepard: two weeks. one missed her application day for high school and she cannot get into high school she wanted to go to a13-year-old. >>randy: sometimes the collateral damage is bad. >>shepard: don't they say, here is what really happened, everyone needs to know handing a prescription to someone else is really bad, 13-year-old child, but you didn't mean any harm so, this time, but if anybody does this, it is very serious. isn't this what, maybe, was caused a learning moment, not an expulsion moment? >>randy: only because something really bad didn't happen and there is a fine line between a learning moment and a nightmare. >>arthur: common sense. shep, if i am on the board of supervisors who supervise this school, i would question this prince pam's judgment. he is using horrible judgment. >>shepard: randy? >>randy: thank god it wasn't worse than what happens now, the next time. >>shepard: more to come. a lot has happened not ten days since the newt gingrich dramatic win in south carolina's primary. and

>>megyn: thanks for watching, everyone, time now for shepard smith and i am just going to, shepard? >>shepard: the news begins anew on "studio b." rick santorum pockets $1 million overnight and some of the g.o.p. candidates are scrambling for cash. we are live in new hampshire with new numbers on how the candidates are doing. and american teenager ran away from home. 14. and ends up in colombia. her grandmother says the feds deported her. but she is an american citizen. and can a drug sniffing dogs nose be too good? we will tell you of a case that, really, could change the way police investigate drug crimes across our nation. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." from fox at 3:00 in new york city, president obama making an unprecedented appearance at the pentagon press room over reshaping the military. he says armed forces will be scaled down but still prepared for all threats. >> our military will be leaner but the world must know the united states and going to maintain our military superiority with flexible and agile armed forces ready for t

"studio b" with shepard smith starts right now. >>shepard: thanks so much. the news begins anew. on "studio b" this martin luther king monday. all eyes on south carolina tonight. as the g.o.p. hopefuls for president prepare for tonight's debate on fox news. they, have one fewer candidates tonight. one drops out. the latest on huntsman's plan. obese children: no doubt it is an epidemic. but is tracking our kids the best way do combat the problem? have you been to a gas station not last few days? we will look at what is fueling this john jump. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> but first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, a monster cruise ship is still slowly sinking into the sea with more than a dozen people believed to be inside and, really negotiation way did know whether they are alive or dead. officials say at least two americans are among the missing, the minnesota couple was on bore the luxury ship when it ran aground and overturned on friday night off the coast of italy. but fining any possible survivors means navigating hall wa

thank you for watching, everybody, here is shepard smith. >>shepard: thank you, megyn. today brand newly released audio recordings of the cruiseship captain from the night the ship went down and what he said to officials as they accused him of abandoningship. and wikileaks going dark, rather, wikipedia, along with estimated 7,000 others dark for 24 hours in protest of a pair of bills before the congress. why online editors say the internet is in danger. >> word of a new confidence in president obama's handling of the economy. we will tell you how that could affect re-election bids all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city the republican presidential contender mitt romney today fundraising in south carolina as he looks to strengthen his lead in the first-in-the-south primary amid new polls that show the former mass governor in a dead heat among registered voters in a matchup with president obama. that is important because some voters say electability is the only reason they are voting for governor mi

for a body in motion. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. live tonight from capitol hill. millions of americans who work hard and play by the rules every day deserve a government and financial system that does the same. and excerpt from the president's state of the union address scheduled for later tonight. right now the president is -- after the president is finished, the indiana republic governor mitch daniels is scheduled to deliver the g.o.p. response. so why mitch daniels? not too long ago a number of influential conservatives were pushing him to run for president in this election. the governor said he considered doing so but decided against it reportedly poor personal reasons. is he still very popular among many on othe conservative wing of the republic party. his approval rating among the highest in all the nation. and with the u.s. economy still sputtering, analysts say indiana's economy is doing better than those of most other states. mike emanuel is here. his familiar post

>>shepard: the news begins anew on "studio b." a major set back in the search for missing passengers inside the shipwrecked italian cruiseliner. and now we hear from rescue divers how dangerous the conditions really are. and mitt romney, one of the political rivals joining the chorus calling for the presidential rival to once and for all release his tax returns. and the keystone xl oil pipe line, republicans say it will create jobs, many democrats say that syma supply not true and it is bad for the environment. and now the u.s. state department is reportedly set to make a decision. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but first from fox at 3:00 in new york, presidential candidate newt gingrich now says it would be helpful if his rivals, rick santorum and rick perry decided to drop out of the race to unite behind him. and he says if he wins this week's primary in south carolina, he will end up the republican nominee. >> south carolina's vital. we will deci

>>shepard: you read that stuff? >>megyn: they are so mean. >>shepard: i gave it purpose in 2008. >>megyn: this barb has it in for me. >>megyn: i just had the roots done, barb. >>shepard: the news begins anew, but not for barb and in syria activists claim the security forces killed 50 including women and children with a live report coming up. and, mitt romney is getting the upper hand in florida and this guy not so much. we have the newest poll results and we hear the 9-1-1 call from the night paramedics rushed to demi moore's house and took her to the hospital. all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but first from fox at 3:00 in new york, two teenagers accused of planning a columbine style massacre at the high school north of salt lake, to hurt as many as people was the goal and steal a plane for the get away. >> they did significant enough that it is alarming. extremely alarming. alarming what was 9 intent and the goal of the knowing yen. >> the cops arrested the teens, conspiracy to commit mass destruction. they pulled the boys out of class on we

>>shepard: i don't think so. >>guest: newt's problem was early in the debate he was the matterrest guy on stage and he did great but he was not running a campaign. and, so when he started coming up in the polls to put the campaign on the ground together quickly because iowa is not just about popularity but about organization. without the organization you are in trouble here. the negative ads have been huge against newt. >>shepard: was there a bastardization, be honest, at the love the candidates were on book tours. >>guest: absolutely. i asked him in my studio. >>shepard: did he admit him? >>guest: he said he was running for president. but i asked him about it. i'm not selling a book, by the way. >>shepard: can we get past that? you erupting for president, run for president the >>guest: it is important but the process here in iowa in particular is going to weed those people out and it does, that is part of what we do here. so, yes, i don't think you will ever get rid of it, plus, if they have to come through iowa

>>shepard: i am sure. we will want for you on the fox business network for coverage of the "state of the union" address, beginning at 9:00 eastern. coming up the deputy chief of staff from the white house will be here to talk about the president's speech and i will explain how in the world anybody can have a vegetable lasagna appetizer that does not include pasta. and make it delicious and memorable. and something you will want to know. that is next. >>shepard: now the break news of lasagna to update you, today at lunch at the white house, fresh market vegetable "lasagna," which is in quotes on the menu, with a plum tomato to sauce, and the definition of land san i -- land -- lasagna, large flat noodles, pasta, cheese, meat. this was squared about this size, probably no bigger than that, and pieces of vegetables with be. ts twigs and berry, some in the north would call it let us, and we call it twigs and berries in the south, and a sauce. that was a good salad. so good and it went great with the wine, and

"studio b" with shepard smith so stay tuned. >>shepard: i want to see him do that again. if he paid for those rackets he would not do that. i had a good morning on the court. see you later, megyn. the news begins anew. the italian cruiseship disaster is getting worse. did the crew at first down play this thing and delay all the rescue operations? we have a new phone call that suggests exactly that. also, evidence of a revolt at the netflix? a new class action lawsuit is underway demanding answers to the recent business practices. and markey mark, you are not supposed to call him that anymore, but he is mark wahlberg now, or something, but you heard about the 9/11 comments, right? it is apology time. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." but first from fox at 3:00 in new york and major shakeup in the republican race for the presidency. starting with the texas governor rick perry's decision to drop out of the running. >> i have contemplated the future of the campaign i have come to the conclusion there is no viable path forward for m

>>shepard: how much? >>guest: pretty good if he does well in south carolina and moves to florida where he has great organization and he has a lot of money which you need in florida. paul is not somebody who is selectable or electable and santorum has not shown the fire when he came in tied in iowa he did not capitalize on it to date. >>shepard: enjoy the day. all right. the accusations against the captain of the wrecked cruise ship in italy just keep getting more incredible. now we learn he never even called the coast guard. in fact, folks on the shore called him worried about the ship. the response "it is a black out, there is in news keep moving along." there he is, poised to discover plum amazins, the amazing alternative to raisins and cranberries with more fiber, less sugar, and a way better glycemic index. he's clearly enjoying one of the planet's most amazing superfruits. hey, keep it down mate, you'll wake the kids. plum amazins. new, from sunsweet. when you walk 10,000 steps a day, it's the same a

>>shepard: really close. the captain is facing all kinds of charges including manslaughter and abandoning ships with thousands of passengers on board. trace is following this. trace, this captain, he just won't shut up. >>trace: you talk about charges against him and abandoning ship charge he could face up to 12 years and the prosecutor the use his own words because he keeps changing his story. the day after the disaster he told italian tv "we were the last to leave the ship," and then in court he changed the story saying we did leave but it was accident am, i was trying to get people into the boats in an orderly fashion and suddenly it was a 60 percent or 70 percent angle i trip and ended up in a boat and i was in a lifeboat but the lawyer has changed the story yet again. listen. >> he has always been in front of the ship giving information and answering the questions on the phone. >>trace: did you hear that? on the rocks. not on the lifeboat. by the way, the captain says the rocks that tore the ship open, w

and now shepard smith. >>shepard: the news begins anew, like from our newsroom in manchester, presidential candidate newt gingrich admits positive campaigning doesn't always work. really? this is the revelation to newt gingrich? come on. how will that change the campaign going forward? guess. he will be like here to explain it. and the g.o.p. candidates taking aim at the frontrunner mitt romney. could his own words help their causes? a live report next. and a former u.s. marine facing execution now in iran. what officials there say he did. and how they are responding in washington, dc. that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b" but first from fox at 3:00 in new hampshire the president is set to aunited states no the resignation of william daley. the president will speak momentarily. according to the administration folks the budget director is set to step in and take his place. ed henry is live from the white house. i am getting some information about how this went down. giv

and that's the fox watch across america. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith. this is "the fox report." it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. mitt romney's campaign now confirms he does in fact have personal money in the cayman islands. abc news broke the story today but the campaign insists he is not dodging taxes at all and i quote "the romneys' investments in funds established in the cayman islands are taxed in the same way they would be if those funds were established in the united states." well, some of mitt romney's rivals have been calling on him to release his tax returns and do it now. tonight, one of his supporters says he agrees. >> what i would say to governor romney is if you have tax returns to put out, you know, you should put them out. put them out sooner rather than later because it's always better in my view to have complete disclosure and spespecially whe you're the frontrunner. >> shepard: mitt romney says he's following tradition by waiting until april to release his tax returns. he gave us a preview of sorts yesterday

shep. >> shepard: ed, thanks. a suspected car thief leads police on a high-speed chase and they say the driver was never supposed to have been behind the wheel. it's our top story on a fox trip across america. ohio. it happened in the neighborhood west of cleveland. officers there say they spotted a stolen car, but the driver sped off and later crashed into some parked cars. police say the teen then took off running, but cops caught him and arrested him. the thing is, they say he shouldn't have been driving in the first place. >> he had no driver's license. driving too fast. >> shepard: he's facing charges of driving without a license. >>> georgia. an atlanta neighborhood shuts down after a gas and water main break. the double disaster forcing at least 80 people out of the area. part of a road still closed as crews work to repair the pipes. >>> kentucky. nearly 1,000 convicted criminals leaving prison. a new early release program let's inmates serve the last six months of their sentence on the outside with parole

shepard, back to you. >> shepard: steve harrigan, thanks. there is evidence tonight that a country already in deep crisis is descending now into chaos. this video is said to show an area in homs, syria that government forces have now destroyed. syrian troops have been cracking down on protesters for months. so far at least 5,000 people have died. [explosion] >> shepard: today a french journalist and at least six civilians were reported killed in homes during a government sanctioned trip. one witness says attackers threw grenades at the group. if this report is true, it would be the first instance of a western journalist dying in this uprising. arab league observers have been inside the country to keep an eye on the government and see whether troops are stopping the violence. one former worker tells the al jazeera network what many already suspected. their mission, the entire mission is a farce. as far as for the syrian president bashar assad, he made what was supposedly a surprise appearance before thousands of supporters in the capital of d

obama now, shepard? >> shepard: side item, there is now an interesting picture on the white house web site, wendell. >> shot of the president, former president george h.w. bush and mr. bush's son jeb, the former governor of florida talking today here at the -- in the oval office. mr. bush, the former president here for the annual alfalfa club dinner which is tomorrow night. the president will attend that as well. they also met about a year ago at the last alfalfa club dinner. that dinner the toughest ticket in town, shepard. the exclusive alfalfa club ironically formed 99 years ago to celebrate the birthday of confederate general robert e. lee. >> shepard: wendell goler at the white house. thank you. controversy over florida's new voting law two days before they head to polls there. came to tampa to hold a hearing on the things it will suppress turnout between young, minority and low income who tend to vote democratic. reduces the number of days for early voting. also adds new requirements for groups who

shepard? >> shepard: eric shawn live in noblesville, indiana. eric, thank you. the defense secretary leon panetta is now reenforcing his warning about iran's nuclear program and how quickly he believes the iranians could actually build a bomb. >> if they decided to do it, it would probably take them about a year to be able to produce a bomb and then possibly another 1 to 2 years in order to put it on a deliverable vehicle of some sort in order to deliver that weapon. >> shepard: secretary panetta warns the u.s. will take whatever steps necessary to keep iran from developing a nuke. whether the iranians are actually moving forward with nuclear technology, we know they are trying to advance other weapon systems. for example, today iranian state television reported scientists have developed laser guided artillery shells to more accurately hit moving targets. the chief fox report correspondent jonathan hunt is in tonight with this story. and the military option, it sounds like from hearing from secretary panetta 60 minutes last night is still very much on the table.

>> well, thank you, shepard. within the last hour i spoke with a senior yemeni official who has been briefed on the security situation. he says the takeover took everyone by surprise, quote: the situation all over the country is chaotic, he said, the yemeni government as a whole is losing control of the opposition and those loyal to president are arguing and bickering while the country burns. fighters with rocket propelled grenades and rifles pushed into several points over the weekend and raising al qaeda's black banner over the city's mosque. the prison breaks have been game change gears in the past. in the past a long time aid to usama bin laden was freed and became the leader of al qaeda in yemen. a really transient point between the capital and south where u.s. officials tell fox al qaeda and yemen has been trying to create a safe haven kind of like we saw in afghanistan, shepard. >> shepard: now word that another american is in the mix here? >> that's right. fox news was able to obtain this bulletin from th