. >> and i'm eric shawn in for eric shawn. keep in miebld, these exchanges were supposed to offer the biggest access to coverage. they have been available since october. because of all of the problems and the delays, it turns out only a fraction who are eligible for coverage have actually been able to sign up. peter deucy y live with what is expected to happen. >> the race is on to get americans with recently canceled health insurance plans signed up for new coverage by tomorrow to help millions of americans avoid a coverage gap. before president obama left d.c. for his holiday vacation in hawaii, he announced so far, 1 million people have enrolled in coverage via health kcare.gov. that's less than a third that the administration thought would sign up. still, though, president obama says things are going well and this is why. >> so all told, millions of americans, despite the problems with the website, are now poised to be covered by quality affordable health insurance come new year's day. now, this holiday season, there are m

. >> i'm eric shawn on this sunday morning. this whole issue stems from ongoing problems in what they call the back end of the website. that's where the forms are supposed to be processed. some insurance companies say those forms often arrive incomplete or just plain wrong. peter is here with what this means to people who think they have signed up. >> between launch day and last week, about 15,000 people who think they signed up for insurance at healthcare.gov didn't because of an error with the critical 834 form. that's the page that gets sent to insurance companies with all of the consumer's vital information on it. and with these 15,000 people, the 834 forms were either not making it to the insurance companies at all or making it over there chalk full of mistakes. at one point in mid-october, this issue affected 15% of everyone applying. hhs says now the error rate is under 1%, but still, they wrote on a blog online, quote, to make sure that no consumer falls through the cracks because of earlier pervasive troubles with the

. >>> live from america's news headquarters, i'm eric shawn. millions across the country getting a winter wallop. heavy smoe, freezing rain from illinois to the northeast including in new york city. where you see the snow is coming down. the storm expected to slow traffic and has the utilities on high alert. china says it landed a spacecraft on the moon, iran says it sent a monkey in space. president saying it's aimed to manned space flight. but they worry it could be used to develop long-range missiles. iran says it does not want a nuclear bomb. i'm eric shawn. i'll see you back at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. back to "forbes on fox." you're watching fox news. >>> new record low. not just temperature outside your house but also the number of bills approved inside this house. congress is on race to pa the least productive year on record. john says that is great news. explain the flip side, john. >> stock markets love gridlock. they don't love when the replaceses or democrats are passing law when -- republicans or democrats are passing laws. the stoc

i'm eric shawn. the nation marking one year since the tragic shootings in newtown, connecticut. president obama and the first lady observing a moment of silence in memory of the 20 children and 6 adults who were killed at sandy hook elementary school. and in newtown, worship houses are ringing their bells 26 times as flags fly half-staff across the state in honor of the victims. >>> and in south africa, nelson mandela's body arrived in his hometown today. soldiers from the national congress greeted the casket at the tarmac before taking it to his hometown. cheering crowds lined parts of the road to pay respects. mr. mandela will be buried at his family home tomorrow after a state funeral. that's the very latest from the most trusted name in news, the fox news channel. i'm eric shawn. now back to "cavuto." >>> i asked the administrator to create a new position of chief risk officer, this will be a full-time employee charged with assessing risk management practices and developing strategies to minimize

hey, eric. >> i'm eric shawn. president obama is raising some eyebrows as he tries to defend that controversial nuclear agreement with iran, which may cause that country to cap the amount of uranium it enriches in exchange for easing some of the sanctions. >> this comes as we learn a team of u.n. inspectors have begun their odded of an iranian water production plant that is connected to the nuclear program. we have more on that examination. finally, conner, we get a closer look. >> jamie, for the first time in more than two years, international inspectors are in iran, and they're at the heavy water plant. the inspection of this nuclear facility is seen as the first test of this new international deal between the world and iran. now, of course, under this temporary agreement, the islamic republican has agreed to halt some of its nuclear activities in the next six months for exchange for sanctions relief. they said the program is for peaceful purposes. few people around the world believe those claims. president obam

i'm patti ann browne. >> and i'm eric shawn. shannon bream from our nation's capitol with another hour of "america's news headquarters." thank you for spending time with us here on the fox newschannel. >>> the countdown is on for the first obamacare deadline. if you want to buy insurance, you are going to have to get signed up. tomorrow is the last day. a last-minute change is actually leaving some folks confused. insurance companies are infuriated. we will tell you about it, you died. you decide. >>> and could it mean a fallout for the u.s. government as president obama signals he may be ready to put some limits on the surveillance program. one coming man warns, don't do it. we will talk to him and we will talk to peter king live. and teenage girls forced into prostitution. domestic farm workers held against their will. it is happening right here in the u.s. we will talk to florida's attorney general

i'm eric shawn. >> i'm jaime colby. i swo like to be at that dinner. shannon bream now. >>> i am shan n no bream live from washington and here is what is coming up on america's news headquarters. >> we are making permanent law changes and permanent spending cuts and those savings accrue and compound over time. >> sealing the deal and trying to sell it as well. house budget committee chairman paul ryan makes is case for his bipartisan budget compromise. but some of the senate are told that we will ask tim scott how he plans to vote and why. and taking the president to court. a group of congressmen want to pursue legal action against the president for sidestepping congress. we will talk with the congressman, one of the members behind this effort. and they asked for repeated

. >> i'm eric shawn. welcome to our show. joining us is marc siegel associate professor of medicine, also the author of inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of safety and health. >> and dr. david samadi from lenox hill hospital. we're ready to learn. start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about and that's measles. measles have been practically eradicated. but now they say new pockets are creating concern. dr. segal, measles are back. why? >> first of all, measles is a virus. the thing we have to know is it's a wildly contagious virus. we talk about flu on the show. if someone in your house has the flu, there's a one in four chance you get it. if someone in your house has measles, there's a 90% chance you'll get it. what does it look like? you start with runny nose, high fever, red eyes is very characteristic and a few days later you get this red rash on the upper part of the body and it spreads. the centers for disease control says measles

. >> and i'm eric shawn. >> whatever you ate or drank, we're going to fix it up today. chairman and professor of neurology, chief of robotic surgery. doctors, it's great to have you here. >> good to see you, as always. >> thank you so much. >> first, we begin with some of the biggest medical

." >> i'm eric shawn. welcome to our show. joins us as always, dr. mike siegel who is the author of the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code to sickness and health. >> and dr. david samadi is here. great to see both of you. >> great to see you. >> we're ready to learn. >> we start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about. that's measles. you have it when you were a kid? measles have been practically eradicated in the country, but they say this year, new pockets are creating some concern. dr. siegel, measles are back? why, and what can we do about it. >> measles is a virus. the thing we need to know is that it's a wildly contagious virus. we talk about flu on the show a lot. to give you an idea, if someone in your house has the flu, there's a 1 in 4 chance you're going to get it. if someone in your house has measles, there's a 94% chance you'll get it. it starts with runny nose, high fever, red eyes, and then a few days later, this red, red rash on the upper part of

. ♪ i'm eric shawn. now back to "cavuto." >>> i asked the administrator to create a new position of chief risk officer, this will be a full-time employee charged with assessing risk management practices and developing strategies to minimize those risks. >> i thought that was your job. health and human services kathleen sebelius adding a new position to help deal with the health care mess, but the government is still not getting rid of anyone else over this ms. that's what's so weird, new folks come in to crowd out all the other chief that is are policing, and here we go. >> more levels of bureaucracy because that's really going to help it out. the communication is going to get so much better. >> that's what i thought. i love how the default is, we have more people coming in. that's crazy. >> if you like the cast of characters who put it together, my goodness. risk officer, that's a weird title. >> seat technology officer -- >> up specter general. >> it sounds like they are going to infuse this with busin

. >> i'm eric shawn. "media buzz" with howard kurtz is next. here's howie. >>> first we have a fox news alert. the developing sunday morning tragedy in new york city this morning. four passengers have been killed in that train derailment that happened in new york city in the bronx. at least 63 others have been injured who were on that train. we just heard a few moments ago from new york city police department commissioner ray kelly about the continued search for other survivors. here's what he had to say about that possibility. >> well, there was a concern that the -- the cars are close to the water, concern that someone may have been ejected into the water. we used our divers.

i'm eric shawn with the latest news. now back to bulls and bears right here on the fox news channel. ♪ >>> oh, the weather outside is frightful. cars piling up, trees going down, delivery trucks stranded. and shoppers, many will be stuck at home this weekend with just ten more shopping days until christmas. we already know store traffic was down 22% during last week's mess. tracy, are retailers worried? should they be? >> they should be. here's why. when you go to a store, there's the me factor. i buy something pretty for you, brenda, and take something home for me, too. you're not going to have that if you are not in the stores touching, feeling and looking at stuff. you'll go online and order what you need and be done. so retailers will suffer at the end of the day. we have seen it already. it's a shortened holiday season to begin with, less time to shop, thanksgiving weekend was a big disappointment, and everyone is worried about what's going on with d.c., taxes, so people already have a tightened budget to begin wi

. >> and i'm eric shawn. >> whatever you ate or drank, we're going to fix it up today. chairman and professor of neurology, chief of robotic surgery. doctors, it's great to have you here. >> good to see you, as always. >> thank you so much. >> first, we begin with some of the biggest medical stories of the year. and the first one is really a shocking study this year, predicting that the number of people living with alzheimer's disease is expected to triple by 2015. dr. siegel, why so much more and what can we do about it? >> they looked at 10,000 patients at rush institute and followed them over a decade and found that increasing rate of alzheimer's and dementia. the reason for that is, number one, we're getting older. there's many more baby boomers out there like you and me and we're getting older. >> generation x. >> okay. sure. sure. but the main thing is that, you know, most of these alzheimer's patients are going to be over the age of 85. >> wow. >> that's why the baby boomers and then the issue of obesity, people not eating right, being on a lot of medications, al

. >> hello and welcome i'm eric shawn. joining us dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at the nyu langone medical center. unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. great to see both of you. >> good morning. >> we begin with something that's really important. you heard about the meningitis outbreaks at some college campuses and now a fourth student has been struck by meningitis at the university of california santa barbara. and that's a similar strain they sa

." >> i'm eric shawn. joining us is dr. safd samadi. chief of robotic surgery. >> and dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine at nyu's langal medcon centical. joining us from london this morning. welcome to both of you. >> good morning, docs. >> good morning. >> we begin today with a potentially major change for blood pressure patients. have you heard about this? after new guidelines say they may not need the medication after all. dr. samadi, what does this mean if you have high blood pressure. should you stop taking what you're using? >> if you're on blood pressure medications and your doctor is guiding you and you're doing well, we don't want you to stop, but this is big news about high blood pressure, and the new guidelines is normally we call high blood pressure anything over 140 over 90. now, it could be up to 150 instead of 140 to be officially called high blood pressure. >> they raised the high blood pressure if you're older. >> from 140 to 150 if you're over 60. under 60, nothing has changed. if you're diabetic, if you have kidney disease, instead of 130,

. >> i'm eric shawn. welcome to our show. joining us is marc siegel associate professor of medicine, also the author of inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of safety and health. >> and dr. david samadi from lenox hill hospital. we're ready to learn. start with something that's really important. this has to do with a new warning about a disease that many of us rarely worry about and that's measles. measles have been practal

i'm eric shawn. welcome to america's news headquarters on this sunday. >> i'm jamie colby. there are numerous emergency crews on the scene. we'll stay on the story and let you know if the numbers change. the map will show you exactly where the crash happened. for those of you who don't live in new york, it's in the bronx. basically, it was about to pull into the station, a time where you would expect the train to be slowing down. instead, it was going so fast that it literally, as eric said, flew off the tracks. we're being told that the train was headed into grand central station from poughkeepsie and there are multiple reports of injuries and fatalities. laura ingle rushing to the sk n scene, joining us live on the phone. what are you seeing and hear sng. >> i'm several yards away from the station in which this train was expected to arrive this morning. and we are just surrounded by a variety of emergency response vehicles. i have just seen one man being brought out on a stretcher, being loaded into an ambulance. he was talking to emergency responders. they had him sittin

. >> hello and welcome i'm eric shawn. joining us dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at the nyu langone medical center. unlocking the secret code of sickness and health. great to see both of you. >> good morning. >> we begin with something that's really important. you heard about the meningitis outbreaks at some college campuses and now a fourth student has been struck by meningitis at the university of california santa barbara. and that's a similar strain they say of the disease that sickened eight students already, at princeton university in new jersey. so doctor, how dangerous is this first of all how is meningitis spread and you think it could be scary if it gets onto college camp uses. >> yes, it's frightening. not only because of the disease by itself but the fact that it has been around since march and it hasn't gone away. usually they have a short period and they disappear on their own. the fact it is also going all the way from princeton to santa barbara, that's also another concern. that's one of the reasons why cd

i'm eric shawn. joining us as always, dr. david samadi, chairman of urology. >> and dr. marc siegel, associate professor of medicine. author of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> we begin with something that's really important. have you heard about the meningitis outbreaks at some college campuses? now a fourth student has been struck by meningitis at the university of california santa barbara. it's a similar strain, they say, of the disease that sickened eight people already at princeton university in new jersey. dr. samadi, how dangerous is this? first, how is meningitis spread, and you think it could be scary if it gets on a college campus. >> frightening. >> yes, frightening, not only because of the disease by itself, but the fact it's been around since march and it hasn't gone away. usually, they have a short period and they disappear on its own. the fact it's gone from princeton to santa barbara is that's a reason why cdc made an unprecedented decision to bring in the vaccines from europe, to really, against fda approval, to see

. >> and i'm eric shawn. good morning, hello, and new information in the "new york times" seems to conflict with other versions of the event. now what has been reported this morning mesh with everything else we have learned so far? that conflicts with what the chief of the intelligence committee is saying and others. what does it also mean for our country, to a region that is awash with islamic terrorists? joining us as always is former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, john bolton, who is a fox news contributor. good morning from los angeles. >> good morning. glad to be with you. >> the "new york times" this morning said there is, quote, no evidence that al qaeda or other international groups had any role in this attack, and it was, indeed, according to the "new york times," the video. what do you make of this? >> this is not journalism. this is an editorial piece masked as journalism. this is was unsophisticated and incorrect. what al qaeda involved? the fact that they interviewed people a year after t

." >> i'm eric shawn. joining us is dr. safd samadi. chief of robotic surgery. >> and dr. marc siegel, associate p also the author of the enter pulse at nyu's langal medcon centical. joining us from london this morning. welcome to both of you. >> good morning, docs. >> good morning. >> we begin today with a potentially major change for blood pressure patients. have you heard ou

for "teen kids news," i'm eric shawn, "fox news channel in the classroom" >> most of us have never experienced what it's like to be in a war, and hopefully, we never will, but thousands of people around the world aren't so lucky. for them, war is a very real danger, and that's where the american red cross plays a vital role. the red cross helps educate people that whether you're a soldier, prisoner of war, or a civilian, you have certain rights and protections. it's all part of what's called international humanitarian law. alexa found out more about that law through a special red cross program for teens. >> okay, just so we're all on the same page, let's make sure we aee owhathe wd "humanitarian" means. >> humanitarian? when you're, uh, for the good of the people? >> humanitarian -- isn't that, like, someone who's really into, like, human rights -- something like that? >> it's, like, what should be done, like, morally. >> humanitarian is someone who's -- thinks about other people's feelings and other people -- the people around them. >> to have humanity? >> it has to do with, like, human right

. >> i'm eric shawn and welcome to sunday house call. joining us as always, dr. mark siegel, associate professor of medicine and the author of "the inner pulse, unlocking the secret code of sickness and health." >> and we will do a bit of that today.lse. the chairman of urology at lennox hill hospital is here and chief of robotics surgery. welcome. great to see both of you. >> great to see you. >> we talked about this the other week, but now there is a new warning from the fda that a common ingredient in potato chips and other food that can cause cancer. >> we will talk about the testosterone topic later on too. >> we will get to that. first, we are talking about a chemical called acrylimide. we don't already like the food it is in. we are starting off in a good place. we like fruit and vegetables. fruit and vegetables doesn't have a lot of acrylimide in it. we like low fat dairy and grains. you know what it is in? processed sugars and amino acids and it comes together like a chemical equation. it forms acrylimide in toast as it is browning, potatoes, french toas

i'm eric shawn. >> i'm jaime colby. you have to wonder if that number could rise. we will talk about that this

i'm eric shawn, hello. topping the news this hour, the snow is back. another winter storm now slamming dozens of cities. all the way from midwest through the northeast. we will have a complete check of this snowy forecast. >> also, such a sad tale to tell. our new details on the school shooting in colorado. what police are doing today to

our senior correspondent eric shawn hires with an update. what did the majority rule? >> it is an astounding document, seen as a major victory for freedom of the press and the protection of confidential sources. in the ruling the state's highest court ruled by a vote of 4-3 in favor of her, declaring she can't be forced to reveal sources in her story because the new york state law here protects her. jana has been fighting a previous court ruling in colorado ordering her to testify about her sources for the information she had about the notebook. holme is charged with the mass movie theater in 2012. she refused to name her sources, right confidentiality in the new york state shield law, and the court agreed, ordering a reporter to appear in another state where there is a substantial likelihood she will be compelled to identify sources who have been promised confidentiality would offend our strong public policy. a constitutional tradition that has played a significant role in this state becoming the media capital of the country, if not the world. roger ailes praised this

i'm eric shawn, hello. topping the news this hour, the snow is back. another winter storm now slamming dozens of cities. all the way from midwest through the northeast. we will have a complete check of this snowy forecast. >> also, such a sad tale to tell. our new details on the school shooting in colorado. what police are doing today to try to figure out why an 18-year-old high school student opened fire on his classmates and then turned the gun on himself. >> and there are reports of more trouble over obama care. coming up, our political panel will weigh in and how the website's continued issues could determine the outcome or not on the upcoming 2014 midterm elections. >>> we begin with a fascinating story. brand-new information about the retired fbi agent who went missing in iran for nearly seven years. fox news is now confirming that robert levenson was working for the cia when he went there, collecting intelligence as part of a rogue mission for that agency. the white house continues to deny this, saying levenson was not a government employee at t

. >>> hello, i'm eric shawn and welcome to america's news headquarters. >> i'm in for jaime colby. and another move for obamacare. less than 48 hours before a critical deadline. a live report from hawaii where the president is currently on vacation as the clock winds down. and a nasty winter storm sweeping the country. snow is slamming the midwest. the huge ice storm in the northeast coating maine with two inches of ice and in new york city it is like miami. what is going on? we will talk about that. and new outrage over the nsa

. >> i'm eric shawn. you can follow me on twitter. >>> i'm john roberts live in washington. a new benghazi report stirring up controversy. the head of the house intelligence committee lark out at a "new york times" investigation that claims the attack had nothing to do with al qaeda terrorist. the times cites unnamed sources that says it was local fighters motivated by a video made in the united states that bashes islam. you may remember that that is what the obama administration originally described as the rationale for the attack in the days following september 11 when then-u.s. ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, took to the sunday shows. hearings on capitol hill earlier this year brought forth testimony from state department officials who say the video had nothing to do with the attack that killed four people, including ambassador chris stevens. let's get right to the senior white house foreign affairs correspondent who is traveling with the president. >> reporter: "the new york times" said it conducted an exhaustive investigation and concluded the attacks was

. >> i'm eric shawn. "media buzz" with howard kurtz is next. here's howie. >>> first we have a fox news alert. the developing sunday morning tragedy in new york city this morning. four passengers have been killed in that train derailment that happened in new york city in the bronx. at least 63 others have been injured who were on that train. we just heard a few moments ago from new york city police department commissioner ray kelly about the continued search for other survivors. here's what he had to say about that possibility. >> well, there was a concern that the -- the cars are close to the water, concern that someone may have been ejected into the water. we used our divers. we have divers in the water, helicopters who obviously checked out the shoreline. we have cadaver dogs that we use as well looking for bodies. everything has proven negative as far as those are concerned. >> we'll take a look at the aerial video of the scene. we're told seven cars ran off the tracks as they were going into a curve just a few hundred yards from the statio

. >> and i'm eric shawn. you can follow me on @ericshawnfox. >> we'll keep you posted on airplane cancellations, closures, and just all around your weather for your monday morning, too. take care. >>> a powerful storm system spreading snow, sleet, and freezing rain. it's already hit the nation's midsection and now has its sight set on the mid-atlantic. it's causing massive flight cancellations at major airports and forecasters say this could turn into an historic storm event. >>> secretary of state john kerry testifies before the house foreign affairs committee about the deal, ahead. we'll talk to the chairman of that committee about to to expect. >>> and constitutional scholars say president obama is getting too powerful and exercising what the constitution was meant to avoid.

eric shawn, thank you. jenna: terrifying showdown on a crowded bus. a thief sticking a gun in the face of an unsuspecting passenger. the whole thing caught on tape. we'll show you that. >>> this woman post ad negative review of a company online. she says the company retaliated against her. she is now suing and the case raising questions about free speech online. >> this is fraud. they are blackmailing us for telling the truth. ♪ [ camera shutter clicks ] now, that's cardworthy. [ man ] all right. here we go. ♪ cardworthy. [ came shutter clicks ] cardworthy. [ beeping ] [ camera shutter clicks ] so not cardworthy. ♪ [ female announr ] there's still time for your perfect holiday card. visit shutterfly.com today and save up to 40%. ♪ jon: new video shows a violent scuffle on a seattle bus. a guy points a gun at the face of a passenger apparently trying to steal his cell phone the startled victim, sees the gun, pushes it away and tackles the thief. other passengers come to his aid, holding suspect until police arrive. moments before the showdown t

. >> i'm eric shawn on this sunday morning. this whole issue stems from

shawn hannity wonders, who's behind the dog attack? eric holder? so we made those up. but if right-wingers go after sunny, they might want to remember what happened with president bush's beloved dog barney upon leaving the white house. >> look over here, barney. >> is ms. beasley sleeping? >> yeah. nap time for her. >> how you doing. >> he totally got me. >> oh my god. >> barney bit a reporter. we had the tape. but i think this adorable little girl has herself a new christmas card this year. merry christmas to you to the first lady, and to sunny. >>> thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >>> president obama comes here tomorrow. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chris matthews in washington. i got the christmas eve ci