>>shepard: looking forward to it. the parents of a 17-year-old girl are now suing after their daughter died following dental surgery. the details on that ahead. and the death of a college marching band member sparking growing investigation across two states on hazing. our legal panel will breakdown the if you lawsuit. and we are getting word of a last minute deal on capitol hill. an effort to prevent another government shut down. what it means. and the fight over the payroll tax cut is ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." fox news is america's election headquarters and we are counting down to the last debate before the first republican presidential contest. the candidates are set to take center stage in a matter of hours right here. clearly it is five hours and 58 minutes. high stakes face off in sioux city after a week of pointed attacks between the candidates locked in a volatile race. we have seen a parade of frontrunners and the former massachusetts governor romney and former house sp

shepard smith. >> shepard: thank you. the news begins anew on studio b. american man accused of plotting to attack police and military personnel. what the cops say he was doing when they arrested him. >> plus, new report says the militant group hezbollah has captured more than a dozen americans. we'll talk with a former cia about the dire straits, a hezbollah target himself about what we could do and what could happen to them in enemy hands. >> plus, this little boy's mom told police he disappeared after she left him alone in her car on the road. now she is reportedly blaming her husband. that's all ahead. unless breaking news changes everything on studio b. >>> first, the congressional super committee has reached a stalemate. that's the word on capitol hill where the bipartisan group of lawmakers has failed to agree on a 1.2 trillion spending cut. the deadline is today to present a plan of some kind to trim the budget or face a series of automatic cuts. of course washington doesn't work and it doesn't today. there's still time for a last-ditch effort to

>>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

i'm shepard smith. this is "studio b." it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. the death of north korea's dear leader kim jong il could present a brand new challenge to white house diplomacy. the nuclear nation keeps a very tight lid on any information about its military and weapons program. u.s. officials say the country already test-fired two short range missiles less than 24 hours ago the white house reports president obama spoke with counter part around midnight saying the u.s. will not abandon its friends in the region. >> we have reaffirmed our unwavering commitment to the security of our allies south korea and japan. >> shepard: keep in mind our military is already stationed some 75,000 troops there. many of them right on the border between the north and the south. wendell goler is live at the white house for us. wendell, let's start with what we know about the north korean military and nuclear arsenal. >> there were talks expected this week on the program. basically tha

>>shepard: you have not so far. if we were in regular judicial system here in america we would know in a matter of minutes or hours why this man is accused of the heinous manns -- crimes. explain. >>guest: it is military policy the name is released when the charges are leveed and they have not been leveed. when the charges are placed, the name will be released. >>shepard: for how long can the pentagon carry on a military operation which the american people have said they do not support in the majority and the polls suggest whatever support remains is eroding by the day, how can we continue this campaign which we won many years ago, and has now turned into a peacekeeping organization and nation building where our fighting men and women are dying each day for reasons which escape many americans. >>guest: it is important to remember a couple of things. yes, we have been in arguments for 10 years but the strategy has only been in place for two or he years and only properly resourced in terms of man power and equipment a

>>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

"studio b" with shepard. >>shepard: yesterday's weather balloon is today's meteor. the news begins anew, on "studio b" today. the attorney general holder, well, getting serious now, responding to accusations he is engaging in a coverup over the failed gun sting. two guns from "fast and furious," turned up at scene of the border patrol agent's murder. we will have the judge in and he tell us the rest the story. he is talking again. businessman and reality television show host donald trump will endorse the g.o.p. candidate mitt romney in an hour. wow! democrats are already making fun of this development if you can imagine. and t.s.a. officer employees the whistle on a worker who listed cash from a passenger's jacket in the security check point. that is all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. on "studio b" today. but first from fox at 3:00 in new york, word of a celebrity endorsement for mitt romney. campaign aides confirm that the real estate mogul donald trump will endorse team romney in las vegas despite reports that newt gingrich told advisors last night

>>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: 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: of course not. it is like every drug sting, they chop all the marijuana plants down and there are no suspects. >>guest: to be honest, in the t.s.a., they do a relatively thankless job. and high profile. >>shepard: and now you put your hands above your led and they are like, well are you wearing a watch, and they are saying, it is sensing something. i am saying just look, it is my arm. >>guest: when you have an incident like this, what point is it, the people, they go crazy when they think about t.s.a. because of the incon season conference they believe it causes and you have a situation --. >>shepard: they believe it causes in ex-i have been victims of this before, and i am a big fan of profiling, that is the way to make this efficient but i can see why when something like this happens the t.s.a. is under the spotlight and some of it is unjust. again, it is an important agency doing the best they can and it is bad apples everywhere. >>randy: so give up your civil rights or you have no u.s. rights be

>>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:. >> that was from the tonight show, and not us. and the michigan mcconnell tomorrow, and the state of the union address. and that's it for this special report, fair and balanced. >> this is the fox report. tonight, patdowns at the airport, we'll tell you about the senator who told tsa to stay away and what happened next. and plus, politics, and the front runners sharpen their attacks. attacks. >> we don't have the kind of money at least one of the candidates does. >> at the end of four years, it was proven that he was a failed leader and he had to resign in disgrace. >> innuendo, insinuation and ill-will. >> tonight, how the candidates are getting set for the fight in florida. >> and new reports from the night of the ship. >> what they say about the captain's actions and his ship starting to sink and for the survivors, how about a discount on your next cruise? scare in the sky, as wind forces a jet out of control and people are hurt. >> one of them got thrown up in the air. >> i wasn't sure i wasn't going to die. >> plus, shake-up

>>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

>>shepard: crazy? friends rush with some develops and one hit as hard onject and that was the helmet of the man. trace with the news from the west coast newsroom. 20 minutes under the snow, that seems like a long time. >>trace: can you imagine? and the man who led that search-and-rescue for his buddy is trained as a search-and-rescue expert and he knows the clock in this case is very much the enemy because if you are able to carve out an air pocket under 10' of snow that is still very, very little air. listen, new, to the man today on fox talking how he thinks his buddy survived. >>guest: he is smart kid, he grabbed the snowmobile because he knows the snowmobile is more likely to be on top as he enters the slide. so, he grabbed on to the snowmobile with one arm and shoved his hand up under the mask, the hole -- helmet to prevent the snow from coming in. >>trace: the weight of the snow was on him and he had an air pocket and they pulled him out he was alive but he was fully conscious. >>shepard: what tr

servicemen and women. 30,000 were wounded, shepard. >> shepard: wow. the president didn't speak there but did speak later. >> he did. his aides said the ceremony wasn't about him. it was about the troops who served in iraq. he didn't speak there. later he showed up unannounced during jay carney's briefing and referred to the ceremony saying the people who had put their lives on the line in iraq were counting on congress to do the right thing about the payroll tax cut. here is a bit of what he had to say. >> put politics aside put aside issues where there are fundamental disagreements and come together on something we agree on. let's not play brinksmanship. the american people are weary of it they are tired of it. they expect better. the president said lawmakers on capitol hill could learn something from the men and women who served in iraq. shep? >> shepard: indeed they could. wendell goler at the white house. wendell, it's nice to see you. thanks so much. a lot of questions following the death of the leader kim jong il. who is in control now. what's u

>>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: fascinating. thanks. greta van susteren will speak with both newt gingrich and santorum tonight that's "on the record" 10:00 eastern, 9:00 in ooxford here on fox news channel. well, a cruise ship employee is now defending the captain of the luxury liner that smacked into a reef off italy's coast, and this story just got turned up a notch as well. this particular woman says she was not on duty at the time of the crash but she tells reporters the captain did a great thing. he saved over 3,000 lives. and that's a quote. in fact, more than 4200 people were on board the costa concordia when it ran aground friday night. at least 11 people now confirmed dead. 20 more people still listed as missing. since that crash, divers have been searching the ship for any signs of life or death, for that matter. and now there are accusations that those on the ship delayed telling authorities just how bad the situation really was in the first minutes after the crash. italian media dug up a recording that is said to be from ab

. >> shepard: is there the thought that today's attacks is a warm-up for the tonight's debate. >> the debates is where newt gingrich shines and mitt romney has been rehearsing attacks the last several days and the principal complaint has been that mr. gingrich has not been willing to give up the taxes, the information about the contract with freddie mac he was paid 1.6 million dollars over seven years and here is a sampling of what romney has been saying. >> let's make sure that we understand, what was the work product that he was providing to freddie mac. >> now, we're going to find out. it's now ease toy find and fox news learned that the gingrich campaign has in fact released the contracts. the 2006 contract as one of mr. gingrich's enterprises had with freddie mac. it's been posted on a web page for the center for health transformation and that's one of mr. gingrich's former entities, it was a 2006 contract and there have been others, but this is one, this is the company that mr. gingrich separated himself when he formally declared his presidential campaign in may of last year and

>>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,

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

>>shepard: thank you. the government also putting some of the banks, the same uns, the same ones who played a major role in the financial collapse. according to the "wall street journal" the securities and exchange commission is planning to sue the banks for selling the packages of worthily nearly mortgages. did the banks misrepresent the quality of the packages to the investors? our senior judicial analyst, napolitano is here, on freedom watch. >>guest: this is, really, an unfair shot by the government, when the government has charges against a series of individuals or entities like the banks, it is supposed to take all the defendants on at the same time and in the same place. so, as was just described the banks coughed up $25 billion and the day after the government says we will sue you for something else. would they have coughed up the $25 billion to they knew the lawsuit was coming? the courts are not supposed to be used to wear down a department piecemeal with litigation upon litigation but supposed t

>> well, that's right, shepard. tonight a major cyber briefing for the entire senate behind closed doors with the chairman of the joint chiefs dempsy, janet napolitano, the head of the security agency keith alexander and fbi director robert muller. earliered in the today describing why rogue nations and terrorists are tapping into cybers 1-2 punch. >> on the one hand developing new technology for any future conflict or on the other hand enabling them to disable our technology in a time of war. >> fox news was told tonight's senate briefing will explain the administration's response to a major cyber event, shep. >> during the fbi director's testimony, there was more dancing around the issue of killing americans. the american government killing american citizens. a new thing. >> that's right. fbi director muriel was asked twice by republic congressman kevin yoder where the criteria in a chicago speech monday for the quote lawful targeted killing of americans applied on u.s. soil. both times muller deflected to holder.

[explosion] >> shepard: and stopped the plot. plus, should retail staffers have to work on thanksgiving? >> people expect thanksgiving day off. >> the employees should be gung ho and say absolutely we are there. >> shepard: tonight, the black friday worker rebellion. but, first from fox this monday night, our government is dysfunctional. our debt crisis is growing. our congress cannot or will not solve it. the super committee charged with reducing america's deficit has failed miserably. and a tonight there is an effort underway to call off the fail-safe mechanism that was supposedly designed to ensure the lawmakers got anything done. the super committee announced its failure in a written statement. it reads, in part: after months of hard work and intense deliberations, we have come to the conclusion today that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement available to the public before the committee's deadline. important to note here, the super committee held off on announcing its failure until after the markets closed

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

definitely, shepard. he said this is one that he has to win if he wants to maintain his credibility as a candidate. i have got to tell you at the top of the hour when you announced newt gingrich. big cheer. now that they see us on the monitor another cheer going up from the crowd. newt gingrich hadn't done much better than fourth or third in the few leading up. he also hopes it's going to get him a big slice of the 76 delegates if he can go past the 50% threshold. he gets all 42 of those congressional district delegates here in georgia. that would be really big for him. is he planning on a southern strategy that now includes, arkansas, mississippi, he hopes to get something out of kansas in those states that lie ahead now in the next primary contest. but, for tonight, a big victory for newt gingrich here as he has won georgia and he has won it big, shep. >> shepard: yes, he has. thanks very much, john roberts live in the atlanta, georgia for us. now, ron paul is speaking. he had quite a show in virginia t

and is now part of a 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. a small buoy surprising jump in new jobless claims. they hit 427,000 last week, according to the lash department. lots of economists were predicting a drop. they didn't get it just last week the unemployment rate went back up above 9%. and this week a poll shows president obama's disapproval rating on the economy is at an all-time high. that tops the news at the bottom of the hour. wendell goler with all the details from the white house. whose the response to these latest job numbers here. >> the folks here would not have rather been asked about it to be sure the benefit filings was only a thousand. it's the ninth week in a row that figure has been disappointing. still, press secretary jay carney says a decrease of that size would have gone unnoticed. >> i don't remember if you guys asking us if happy days were here again after we had three straight months of highly significant private sector job growth

shepard? >> shepard: wendell goler live at the white house. thanks very much. 8 college students were home in the middle of the night when police say a convicted rapist broke into their house and tonight cops have released the 911 calls that a couple of students made as it all went down. this happened last week at a home in seattle near the university of washington there. police say the suspect broke in, armed with a knife. they say he tied up six of the women who lived there and forced one of them to take off her clothes. the students say the suspect threatened to, quote, kill everyone. what he apparently did not realize is that two other roommates were hiding inside that house. each of them called 911. and one of the students told police she heard the suspect yelling and threatening to hurt her friends. >> what threats? >> i will stab you. the door is open. >> the door is open? did somebody open the door or did you open it. [screams] >> scream. should i go? >> shepard: we're told the suspect moved the students to an upstairs bedroom then use

: i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. just 90 minutes now until the final debate before the caucuses in iowa. the nation's first presidential contest less than three weeks away. a live look at the stage now. it's big. there the republic candidates are about to face off one last time right here on fox news channel. and as i reported at the top of this newscast, a new poll indicates the race is getting closer in iowa. mitt romney, newt gingrich, and ron paul in the statistical dead heat and tonight's debate their last chance to go one-on-one before iowa voters caucus it out. "fox news sunday" anchor chris wallace will be one of the ones asking the probing questions and playboy's chris wallace is with us tonight. chris, it's great to see you. how are you? >> you know, shep, this has all the excitement of an ole miss harvard basketball game. it is really very exciting here. i will tell you, and i know it's an old cliche but it's like before a h

i'm shepard shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. and a half hour until the final polls close in the south. rick santorum calling for voters in mississippi and alabama to make this a two-person race. he claims that will help him defeat mitt romney at the republic convention. today mitt romney's camp called that pure fantasy. back up pars of santorum's argument. they show he and newt gingrich are splitting the votes of conservatives, evangelical christians and strong supporters of the tea party. john roberts is at santorum's primary night rally in lafayette, louisiana, hey, john. >> hey, we are looking forward to a primary a couple of weeks from now. not only would santorum like to get gingrich out of the race and stop flight sma conservative vote. he would also like to stop splitting the al person delegates. difficult for rick santorum to get to a majority of 1144. he may be able to prevent mitt romney from getting to 1144 and taking this thing to the convention. he told me yesterday if this happens he w

i'm shepard smith.

[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? >> shepard: david lee miller live near penn state. a fox you are -- urgent on the payroll tax fight that's underway now. the breaking news is the house of representatives just passed legislation extending that tax cut. but it's not a done deal. frankly, it won't be. remember, this battle will effect how much we americans get paid and tonight republicans and democrats are accusing each other of playing very dirty tricks with all of our paychecks. plus, what doesn't our federal government regulate? i mean, think about it. tonight, a new proposal from a federal government regulation imploring the states, all of them, to make it illegal to text message while driving. to make it illegal to talk hands free while driving anywhere in america. is it plausible? is it policable? is it on point or is it outrageous over control? tonight, the journalists of fox news will report so you can decide. i'd like one of those desserts and some coffee. sure. cake or pie? pie. apple or cherry? cherry. oil or cream? oil or cream? cream. reddi-wip us real dair

shepard? >> shepard: jennifer, all of this came just hours before we learned that an american soldier accused of gunning down 16 civilians in afghanistan has now been taken out of the country. military officials confirm now they flew the suspect out of afghanistan to bring him to a detention facility somewhere. we know they took him to kuwait. and since that's the military's transportation hub for iraq and afghanistan. it's a likely temporary stay. the still unnamed staff sergeant is accused of leaving his outpost on kandahar on sunday to go on a killing spree in two villages. some afghan lawmakers have demanded he go on trial publicly inside the country. that, we say, is not an option. and early on "studio b," pentagon spokesman captain john kirby told me afghanistan's leaders are in the loop here. we have kept afghan authorities all the way up to president karzai of this move and this transfer. they know that we're doing. this and they know why we are doing this. >> shepard: the pentagon doe

i'm shepard smith. this is the fox report. it's the bottom of the hour, time for the top of the news. and the u.s. embassy in kuwait -- i should say in cawble. after said to go on murder spree. he murdered 16 civilians before outpost in kandahar. convicting reports on that. we still don't know a -- is he an infantry sniper who suffered a traumatic brain injury in iraq two years ago. doctors later cleared him to return to duty. sources all tell fox news the man had been having family problems before his latest deployment. this is his fourth deployment in a war zone. the shooting has sparked waves of outrage in afghanistan. president obama said today the incident is absolutely tragic and heart-breaking. the white house says that will not effect how quickly u.s. troops withdraw. i'm sure there will be discussions ongoing between u.s. military leaders as well as civilian leaders and afghanistan and the afghan government in the wake of this incident. but, our strategic objectives have not changed and they wi

>> i'm sorry, shepard. i missed that. >> shepard: the comment that he made about poor people that he went back on the plane there? what about that? >> well, listen, this is the kind of thing that plays to the image or rather the definition of mitt romney that his rivals want to put together. that he is out of touch, that that is he a rich elitist, is he a product of wall street and the business community. really doesn't understand what average folks need -- how they want help and need help, et cetera. romney said, look, it's not a question of not caring about the poor. they have support systems and safety nets like medicaid. and that he is basically trying to protect the middle class from the obama economy. it's not going to help though. even newt gingrich took a little shot at him today as a consequence of, this shep. it's not going to go away any time soon. >> shepard: carl cammeron in camp that pont, thanks very much. you take bitter control pills to prevent pregnancy, right? what if i told you your birt

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