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Europe helped us quite a bit in our housing. it was really the perfect storm cause people, lot of times are moving in june and july and with rates low, it was a perfect scenario where housing market -- houses basically jumped quite a bit. >> rick: real quick, i got a couple of seconds. what sign would be the most telling for you that things are finally starting to turn around with the economy? >> with the overall economy, i mean, its all of the employment number. there is no question about it. t...

Chair of the senate foreign relations committee. how much does the choice of a running mate really matter? susan is a professor of law and political science at usc. shes a fox news contributor. always good to see you. i dont know how indicative the folks down at the villages is in florida are, but there were a lot of very excited senior citizens today getting the chance to hear from paul ryan. >> well, thats very good for mr. ryan, but i have to say, i think whether you like it or not, the democ...

Stop calling names. but i dont know that thats whats going to happen in this campaign. i think there is going to be mud slinging on both sides. i think there is going to be scare tactics wont sides. and i have to say, in a lot of years in politics, scaring senior citizens about social security and medicare is a, not that hard to do. and b, extremely effective. i ran get out the vote in florida eons ago and i used to joke that try to get a college kid to go vote, they wont go across the street. s...

>> hardests transition within myself and having the confidence and the belief in my business that i could do what i did for other people, corporate job for myself, with my own store. >> the girls tell us that one day they hope to have multiple locations in nashville and eventually franchise. rick back to you. >> rick: im sure they will. thank you very much, great to see you. >> thanks. >> patty ann: coming up, remembering a victim of a deadly shooting near texas a & m university. the emotional s...

Remember this story because this man, his severed head was found in a plastic bag near the hollywood sign back in january. the victim, now identified as 66-year-old herbie coronado, his hands and feet were found a day later by police dogs. authorities determined to find out what happened to him. >> this is what the council does, take any advice from the detectives. they come forth and say, please, issue a request for a reward. and hopefully, something will come up. because it was a horrible crim...

Hudson. remember that? landing on the hudson river on that cold january day three years ago. the plane, as you know, was disabled by a flock of canada geese. nothing that serious with todays bird strike, thankfully. another skilled pilot at the wheel. rick: here here. lets hear it for the pilot. >> reporter: yes! rick: thank you, harris. jenna: dramatic new testimony in the drew peterson murder trial. the former cop accused of murdering his third why. a second day of testimony, thats the latest....

>> reporter: wow. they had to use the bleep machine on that too. okay, police say it may have happened over a woman. prescription drugs may have play add role. the guy who got dragged got hurt, cuts, bruises, and the driver now charged with assault because during the dragging police say he was throwing things from inside the truck and hit robert in the head. you cant make this part up. one of the things he threw was a brick. who carries a brick in their car? anyway, seth scuds, the driver, was j...

Georgian travis, thank you and the best to you both. >> thank you. >> thank you. martha: coming up, a little bit of a shakeup from the white house. why the presidents team are raising their eyebrows a bit when they heard this song. rick: plus, the failed mortgage firm countrywide. facing serious accusations of offering vip discounts. wait until you hear who is on their list. congressman jason chaffetz is spearheading the investigation and he will join us live. im only in my 60s...

2011. what can we expect for the new year now that the holidays are over? jobs outlook for 2012, thats coming up. >> rick: plus, a texas community remembering the teen who police shot and killed at his school this week. well have that story coming up next when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes arent always made for people with diabetes. thats why theres new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with...

2011. what can we expect for the new year now that the holidays are over? jobs outlook for 2012, thats coming up. >> rick: plus, a texas community remembering the teen who police shot and killed at his school this week. well have that story coming up next when you have diabetes... your doctor will say get smart about your weight. i tried weight loss plans... but their shakes arent always made for people with diabetes. thats why theres new glucerna hunger smart shakes. they have carb steady, with...