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no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> so as quickly as new jersey lawmakers passed a same-sex marriage bill, late last week, governor chris christie delivered on his promise and vetoed its next day. christie says he wants to put the issue before new jersey voters instead. he explained his opposition to the proposal in this statement issued last month. >> i think this is not an issue that should rest solely in my hands and the hands of the senate president or speaker or other 118 members of the legislature. let's let the people of new jersey decide what's right for the state. let's put the question of same-sex marriage on the ballot this fall in the hands of the people, the time when most people will be voting in the presidential election year. >> two new jersey lawmakers join me now. steve is the democratic president of the new jersey senate. good to see you. he favors the same sengs marriage bill. john is the republican minority leader who supports governor's christie for a vote. why don't you better explain why the

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no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >> recently at fox news we celebrated ten years as the number one network. but media matters is leading a campaign to strike at the heart of fox news with the goal of disabling it. they have gone so far as hiring private investigators to look into the lives of fox news employees. i'm sure they are looking in on mine right now. boy, will they be bored. but a caller exposed the media matters operation. fox news contributor tucker carlson joins me now from washington. tucker. this is a fascinating, if not explosive series that the daily caller has been doing. and interestingly let's talk about, first, this idea that they are digging up dirt on fox employees. that's the stuff of a political campaign, not a watch dog organization. >> and not even a legitimate political campaign. i don't know a single presidential campaign, i know your campaign didn't do that and i don't know anyone who would do that because it's risky and unethical and

no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >> sean: last man standing in the republican presidential field, that person will have to overcome what is expected to be an obama reelection effort that is fueled by a one billion dollar money chest. among the so-called big bungalers are now disgraced. jon corzine was overseeing ms global and on the list two fund-raiserers that is now back to the solar company called solyndra and hollywood's finest are doing their part. including go too expert on immigration reform policy that would be eva longoria. joining me sandra smith from the fox business network and co-host of the five. she deals with beckel five days a week. [ laughter ] >> all right. first of all, solyndra. mf global. it seems to me it's going to be big campaign issue? >> it's definitely a trend. those that were contributing to obama before are now contributing more, sean, it was pay to play. guess what? you are going to hear on mainstream media, governor corzine, probabl

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no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> i think if there's a large turnout here, i think that will be very good and if i'm staying in contention in cleveland, then i expect we'll win. >> jerry springer is back with me now, looking still very youthful. >> i should just tell you that was exactly 30 years ago yesterday. >> was it really? >> that i announced for governor, back in '82, february 1st. >> you once worked on bobby kennedy's campaign? >> that was my first elected political involvement. but only for four months. in all your experience, is this any nastier than any republican democrat. not particularly nastier, we have now obviously the 24/7 coverage and so much more money spent on advertising that the commercials are so much rougher. so that probably is, but in terms of the hostility in the nation, people are forgetting 1968. in 1968, the nation was really divided. and i don't mean just by those who were politically active, it was the vietnam war, it was civil rights, our cities were burning, there were dmen strag

no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >>> we start the second half of the show with stories we care about, do the reporting, and find the outfront five. >> the u.s. economy added 244,000 johns. that was much expected. stocks surged as a result. all three averages up by more than a percent. nasdaq, levels not seen since december in the year 2000. number two, the fbi has launched a criminal investigation after confirming a hacking group reported a call between the fbi and scotland yard. law enforcement officials tell us that the conversation was recorded after an e-mail about the conference call was intercepted. the call was placed two weeks ago and involved an investigation into a hacking group called lulsec. they added no fbi computers were hacked. but they're accused of hacking three computers run by the british government. >> following public outrage, the susan g. komen administration backtracked and reinstated funding for planned parenthood. we want to apologize to the american public for recent decisions that cast dou

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no...we're not. ♪ the allstate value plan. dollar for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. >> shepard: in syria the violence turned up today and in america the volume did. time to think about sending weapons to syrian opposition forces. >> we should start considering all options including arming the opposition. the blood letting has got to stop. >> shepard: arming the opposition. the white house says that is not an's right now. senator mccain's comments came as we got new video from inside syria showing the battles between government forces and protesters. [explosion] >> shepard: last month the united nations estimated more than 5400 people had died in syria since march when a government crackdown began. the u.n. reports hundreds more have likely died since but the chaos in syria makes it impossible to keep track. we're relying largely on unconfirmed reports and amateur video from inside the country to get a sense what's happening there. also received a report from suture -- stewart ramsey of our sister network sky news in london. >> the only way out of the is by check poin

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