Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier 2014

FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier September 1, 2014

Doug mcelway with how one leader is leading against isis. We begin with White House Foreign Affairs correspondent wendell goler. Reporter republicans are focusing more on it so its not really surprising what mr. Obama wants to talk about now is the economy. In a Campaign Style address to a friendly crowd in milwaukee, president obama cheered unions, pushed for a hike in the minimum wage, and took credit for improvements in the u. S. Economy. America is stronger because of the decisions we made to rescue our economy and rebuild it on a new foundation, asking the simple question, is this good for ordinary americans . Is this good for working people . Reporter big laborfriendly detroit, Vice President biden told workers they deserve a fair share of improvements in corporate profits. Used to be a basic bargain in america, folks. That basic bargain was when everybody who contributed to the profitability of a company, they got to share in the deal. Reporter with control of the senate on the line, democrats are being encouraged by the white house to focus on the economy as they head into the fall elections. But increasingly, washington lawmakers are focused on Foreign Policy challenges. In ukraine where russianbacked forces continue to push, in libya where militia groups have seized an abandoned u. S. Installation and the country still lacks Central Control and especially in syria and iraq where isis is on the move. The president says the u. S. And its allies havent yet come up with a strategy to stop them. Republican mike rogers says thats mr. Obamas fault. The president just did not want to get engaged in any way. That is a decision. That is a policy. That is a strategy. And its not working. Reporter the president has authorized air strikes in iraq to protect people and critical infrastructure, and he continues to notify congress under the war powers act. But his own advisers say isis will have to be destroyed in al assads syria, though that could strengthen assad. And even some democrats seem to want mr. Obama to be more assertive. Ive learned one thing about this president , and that is hes very cautious. Maybe in this instance too cautious. Reporter his aides suggest the alternative is a largescale Campaign Like the Bush Administration waged in iraq. White house adviser dan pfeiffer told the washington post, quote, we tried the opposite and it worked out very poorly. And some lawmakers agree. We have to have the right targets and the right support in order to be effective in stopping isis instead of uniting sunnis around them. Reporter still, mr. Obamas critics say isis cant be tackled without returning substantial u. S. Forces to iraq or putting u. S. Boots on the ground in syria, but they say it will be a lot more difficult than it would have been a year or two ago. Ed . Wendell, thank you. British Prime Minister David Cameron will host this weeks nato summit in wales. Today as president obama tried to avoid the topic altogether, cameron took perhaps the most aggressive move so far of any world leader to deal with the isis threat. Correspondent doug mcelway has that part of the story tonight. Reporter with several hundred british nationals of muslim descent now fighting for isis, Prime Minister David Cameron today introduced several bills to protect his country from the spreading threat. One would stop suspected radicalized citizens from ever leaving his country. Mr. Speaker, passports are not an auto mablgt. We have the issue to revoke, refuse passports under the Royal Prerogative if there is reason to believe that people are planning to take part in terroristrelated activity. Reporter another bill would allow British Police to temporarily seize passports of suspicious returning travelers in anticipation of court challenges, he introduced a bill that allows parliament, not the courts, to determine whether its right to have that power. Camerons aggressive defense stands in stark contrast to the t 100 u. S. Citizens are also believed to be fighting for isis. Border defense is one arrow in the quiver, but not enough quitics say given the religious fervor. There is not one example in these insurrections in 2,000 years being put down without massive bloodshed, without killing the financiers. No examples of negotiations, concessions or just waiting them out. Youve got to kill them. Reporter but it is not religious fervor that is drawing radicalized european and americanmuslim youth to isis, says daniel hannan. They are young men who are narcissi narcissistic, violent, often with a history of petty crime, often unsuccessful with girls, but the one thing they are not is pious. Reporter thus far president obama has resisted pressure from critics to strike at isis strongholds in syria, but pressure is growing. King abdullah of saudi arabia warning ahead of the summit in wales, quote, i am certain that after a month theyll reach europe and after another month, america. Daniel hannan doubts that europe will offer much help if asked. I dont think there is any support for another armed invasion. But it is just that. Overwhelming force by air and land that could put isis out of the fight. The kind of force the west appears reluctant to provide. Ed . Chilling warning there from King Abdullah. Thank you very much. Now to another hotspot that may have cooled down just a bit today. Prorussian rebels are backing off their demand for full independence. Now they say theyre willing to deal. James rosen has all the details. Reporter touting a new gas pipeline project in eastern siberia, Vladimir Putin welcomed the latest round of peace talks that brought together representatives from the central Ukrainian Government and the armed separatists backed by Russian Troops who have been seizing towns and infrastructure in southeastern ukraine. Right now a very important process is taking place. A process of direct talks. We have worked on this for a very long time. Reporter earlier putin had said the talks should focus on, quote, statehood, but the rebels themselves stopped short of that demand, and russias top diplomat set more modest aims for the negotiations. Translator there will be no military enter skprengs i very much hope that the negotiations scheduled for today will be primarily dedicated to an imminent and unconditional ceasefire. Reporter with tear of state kerry wrapping up a vacation and soon to join president obama at the nato summit, kerry aides say there is no plan to send arms to the government in kiev. Our focus remains on nonlethal assistance. Reporter but pressure to scrap that policy is now bipartisan. For gods sake, cant we help these people defend themselves . This is not an encouraging. This is an invasion. We should be providing the ukrainians with the type of defensive weapons that will impose a cost upon putin for further aggression. Reporter ukraine charges russia has deployed 1600 troops across the border and that prorussian forces fired on a ukrainian coast guard vessels, the first amphibious event of the crisis. I dont think theres an exclusively military option that would be meaningful, but more significantly, i think we need to be having a serious discussion about enhancing the military assistance we provide to ukraine. Reporter a former commandant of the Army War College said president putins objective is the same as russias leaders have has been bored for centuries, namely to control peripheral territory and so is the tactic being employed. They could have used it against napoleon 200 years ago. What it means is being able to conquer territory and to be aggressive without approaching a threshold which will force you into a major war against a major power. Today marks the 75th anniversary of the start of world war ii in poland. And today that countrys new Prime Minister citing the quote, unquote war in ukraine, said history has come full circle and pleaded that september 1939 should not be allowed to repeat itself. Ed . James rosen live in washington, thank you, james. Up next, something you might have to buy to protect your family from obamacare. First, heres what some of our fox affiliates around the country are covering tonight. Fox 2 in st. Louis with new body cameras for police in suburban ferguson. That is the site of last months killing of an unarmed africanamerican by a white police officer. The police chief says they gave the company 50 cameras and they went online saturday. Knox fox 25 in boston. The storm brought down trees and damaged cars. About 400 customers without power but nobody was hurt. This is a live look at atlanta from fox 5. The big story there tonight, a neighbor rescues children from a burning home. Eddie hamilton says he heard screaming, saw the mother outside the house. He says he pulled two kids out. Was helped with a third by firefighters. All are thankfully said to be doing just fine. Thats tonights live look outside the beltway from special report. Well be right back. With Premium Service like one of the best ontime delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. Od. Helping the world keep promises. Does your mouth often feel dry . 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And to avoid that, some people may be tempted or find it in their interest to buy supplemental coverage. So people are finding that the deductibles are so high, they need some extra help. So employers are offering and very often individuals are buying these supplemental plans so theyve got the comprehensive coverage they were used to before obamacare. Reporter supplemental plans are just that, by no means comprehensive, only a little help for those with gaps to fill. These are supplemental insurance policies that are the Obama Administration has eased restrictions on just recently this year. And theyre policies that are very bare bones. And theyre meant to supplement what people can buy on the exchanges. Reporter Many Insurance Companies are marketing the plans. One officer at aflac points to the gaps in obamacare and says, quote, there is enormous opportunity for brokers and Insurance Agents who sell supplemental policies to do even more of that to help cover outofpocket expenses in the health care law. This is a sleepy part of the industry. A very small part of the industry that wasnt growing very much. Its about 300 million in total business now, but its expected to grow to 3 billion in five years. Obamacare has really made this business take off. Reporter a 1,000 increase in only five years. Many consumers may have been swayed by president obamas repeated pitches they could get health care for about the same cost as their monthly cell phone bills. People pay more attention to premiums than to other features of the insurance plans they select. And they sometimes end up with policies that are not optimal. Reporter because those who bought plans with low premiums have higher deductibles and other costs that could drive them to supplemental plans. To buy a second insurance policy, to help cover some of the holes. Reporter supplemental policies could also attract employers trying to avoid the 40 cadillac tax under obamacare because they can shave benefits in their main plan, then buy a supplemental plan which is not subject to the cadillac tax. Yet another quirk in the health care law. Ed . Jim angle tonight in washington, thank you, jim. The Atlantic City economy meanwhile is taking a huge hit this labor day. By the end of the season, nearly 8,000 casino workers will have lost their jobs. The showboat shut down yesterday. Revel is closing today. Trump plaza will follow suit in two weeks. That will leave Atlantic City with just eight casinos. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is getting most of the spotlight when it comes to speculation about the 2016 president ial race. Theres another possibility. One that would be a probability in almost any other election cycle. Good to see you, man. Reporter vintage joe biden, the aw, shucks Vice President whos largely been flying under the radar. His almost all Mainstream Media attention has gone to that other possible democratic contender, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton. Yet today in detroit biden hadai coming out of sorts with a screaming call to arms for the left. So folks, its time to take back america as we said. Its time to change the tax code. Its time to make sure you get equal share. Reporter some of his fellow democrats may dismiss the Vice President s chances. But republicans say not so fast. Citing hillary fatigue. People dont like coronations. And many times when you have a frontrunner this early, people get tired of that candidate. So joe biden could, you know, surprise a lot of people. Reporter at the age of 71, five years older than clinton, this is clearly bidens last stand. After two failed runs in 1988 and 2008. And while hes not taken any dramatic steps toward organizing a third bid, he has been collecting chips by headlining fundraisers for key senators like mark udall and Mary Landrieu as democrats struggle to keep control of the chamber in the midterms. He is electric. People really respond to him. You know, i this i that generally and publicly kind of make some jokes about some bidenisms and hes always off the cuff. Off the cuff works. Reporter his best asset may be that authenticity, on display recently when he met with the nations oldest female veteran, 108yearold lucy coffey. Every time i had a goodlooking date, there would be some better looking guy come along. Reporter and played along as president obama upstaged him. Its so nice to meet you. Im the guy that loves you. Reporter of course, off the cuff can lead to gaffes. Biden is sometimes a punch line. But with the world ever more dangerous, on paper he has a stronger resume as Vice President and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee than other democratic contenders like Maryland Governor Martin Omalley and senator elizabeth warren, a point he hammered during an appearance on the view in february. My experience is uniquely positions me to be to follow through on the agenda barack and i have of bringing up world peace in a way that is real and substantive. Reporter fast forward and peace is not at hand. While clinton has been separating herself from the president. Were not better off. Its not more secure. So unless things really turn around, hes going to have that ball and chain of the obama record. Ball and chain. Friends of the Vice President say if secretary clinton runs, its unlikely he will, yet hes getting ready just in case. This wednesday hes giving a speech on the economy. He could have picked any state, but he picked new hampshire. Wonder why. 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