>> an illegal alien with mutual and multiple prior arrests approached 213-year-old children with a machete in broad daylight, force them into the woods, tied them together by the wrists, and raped the girl at a park in queens. i grew up in queens. it's horrible what's going on. we are not living the proper

life. this is not appropriate, let's happening. >> sandra: that was former president donald trump just hours after the nypd busted an illegal immigrant for that horrific accusation. you are looking live outside the queens county courthouse where, any moment now, we are told that the suspect, and ecuadoran migrant, is expected to appear in court. we are watching that for you. hello and welcome, everyone. i'm sandra smith in new york. gillian, great heavy today. >> gillian: thank you, sandra. i'm gillian turner in washington. john is off today. this is to be 27. the nypd says this man cross into the u.s. illegally three years ago three eagle pass, texas. since then he has been no stranger to law enforcement. he's got an arrest in texas, several run-ins with the nypd before this, and governor greg abbott spoke out about it last hour. take a listen. >> the illegal border situation was something contained to texas and arizona. now this is an american issue.

every state is now a border state. our americans are dying at the hands of people allowed illegally across the border by joe biden's policy. >> sandra: let's get right to a senior correspondent eric shawn, live here in new york city. the community's help was crucial in getting the suspect off the streets. >> absolutely. the residents knew who he was, and they took matters into their own hands, because they are outraged. he is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl and they say you shouldn't even be in this country in the first place. the suspect, christian geovanny inga-landi, was ordered to leave by an immigration judge two years ago. according to "the new york post." but he was still here. he had crossed the southern part illegally in 2021. in texas, where he was processed and released into our nation by border patrol with what is known as a notice to appear in court. now he's going to appear in criminal court facing rape, robbery, kidnapping, sex abuse charges among others.

police say he pulled a machete style knife on those teens, a boy and a girl, and then raped the 13-year-old girl. residents recognized him from wanted posters put up in the neighborhood. here you can see in this video how they struggled on the ground with landi to hold and for the cops. she told us she called 911. >> we looked at the picture. we pulled it up, it was him. so he brought him out the store, and all hell broke loose. >> they try to little street justice, and we made the apprehension. the city -- we had to give closure to this family. >> police say landi lived in a nearby men's shelter in queens, and when he crossed the border three years ago he was accompanied by a 3-year-old child. >> we know he entered the country from ecuador through texas, through eagle pass, texas, back in june of 2021. when he did come into the

country, the federal government took fingerprints and dna from him at the border, so that is still being worked on. >> they are now trying to compare that dna. we have asked the department of homeland security for comment on landi and we have not yet heard back. waiting right now at queens criminal court. our cameras and producers are said to be arraigned any moment now. >> sandra: we are watching for our viewers and we will differently go there when that happens. thank you. gillian? >> gillian: also this, the feds have charged two dozen people not in a drug money scheme that ties mexico's sinaloa cartel the chinese gains. investigators say the sides teamed up to launder millions of dollars in drug money and it was happening right here in the u.s. retired dea special agent steve murphy, who helps take down pablo escobar, joins us in just a minute, but we begin first with griff jenkins, live here in washington. it seems like there was a mutual interest between the chinese and the mexican cartels in this

instance. >> exactly, gillian. this wasn't your average money-laundering scheme. this was a sophisticated criminal partnership, the sinaloa cartel working hand-in-hand with underground chinese money launderers, and they have been in the excess of $50 million with specific motivations for everybody involved. >> the cartels are desperate to get cash made for the sale of drugs in the united states, back down to mexico, without having that cash seized by u.s. for mexican authorities. the chinese money-laundering groups, on the other hand, are in the business of helping wealthy chinese nationals obtain cash in this country. >> the multiyear investigation dubbed "operation fortune runner" carried out by the doj, the dea, chinese and mexican law enforcement delivered an indictment involving 24 defendants. the lead suspect, edgar joe martinez reyes, used a variety of methods to hide many sources

purchasing goods that were sold to benefit the cartel. the operation seizing $5 million in proceeds along with 300 pounds of cocaine, 90 pounds of methamphetamine, 3,000 ecstasy pills, and numerous weapons. in this scheme, different from traditional ones, they come with a 5-10% commission fee to the launderers. >> the percentage that gets paid in the u.s. is closer to 1% or 2%. to the affiliates and members of the sinaloa cartel are paying much less to get their money laundered than they were before. >> so it's good for their bottom line. the u.s. officials think china for playing a critical role in this investigation, but china remains the primary source of precursor materials which are sent to mexico. we heard that there is more to come in these investigations. >> gillian: certainly not a problem that is waning. sandra? >> sandra: steve murphy is a retired dea special agent who

helped catch pablo escobar and joins us now. welcome, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you for having me on the show. >> sandra: what do you want to tell us about all of this, particularly when it comes to the scheme we saw happen in the u.s.? >> is nothing new. this has been going on since back in the colombians were still in control. we were expressing that back during that time, in the 1990s. so is nothing new that the chinese were involved in illegal activities. however, the last two years the chinese have basically refused to cooperate with the united states when it comes to narcotics activities, especially money-laundering. however, we saw just last november where they signed an agreement. it is encouraging to see that they arrested one of the people that has been indicted in china. >> sandra: fair enough. this is the fbi director, christopher wray, on ending the choke mexican cartels and china.

i want to get your thoughts. >> the vast majority of the fentanyl in this country comes from the cartels in mexico, sourced from precursor chemicals from china. and it is traffic here, or distributed here, primarily by violent gangs. we need to be trying to hit all of those different choke points. we clearly have to go after the money. after all the whole thing is profit based, so if you figure out better ways to go after the money. >> sandra: was he what is happening in americans paying te ultimate price here. hopefully we are doing more than trying. what was your reaction to that? >> i agree with f >> laggy 100% with what he said. that they said they don't use fentanyl, he's an outright liar or he's one of the most naive people in the world. you always want to follow the money. that's why they are in business. we like to say that if you want to hurt these guys you put them

in jail, but if you want to make them cry, you take their stuff. that's the proceeds they are earning. that's what this is all about. >> sandra: money and influence and power. we have a map we can pop up of the cartels, the area of influence here in the u.s. today. what we know of, which we have been following, and this is likely spread -- this is the latest data that goes back to 2020. we know that this is a situation that has been getting worse. governor greg abbott of texas joined us at the top of the last hour to talk about current president joe biden's immigration plan, and the impact that is having on the cartels. listen. >> when the cartels learned that more than half a million americans -- not americans, more than half a million illegal immigrants are getting amnesty, the cartels will use that to gin up even more business, enticing and more people coming across the border. >> sandra: we are talking about the most dangerous drugs out there, like fentanyl, methamphetamine. these are destroying people's

lives every single day, ripping families apart in this country, as we well know. but as the u.s. attorney, martin estrada, said, the drug traffickers only care about their profits. to your point, sir. he says, to protect our community come illegal after the sophisticated international criminal syndicates that launder the drug money. these are incredibly sophisticated schemes that are playing out in this country. what is your warning about where this is all going if we don't get a hold of it? >> it not going to get any better. that's silly to even have to say that. we are hoping that with replacement of president obrador in mexico that maybe we will have a presidential committee or a president of mexico who is willing to cooperate with the united states. and realize what the issues are, not use immigration against us to counter the narcotics efforts, the nonexistent counter narcotics efforts going on in

mexico. it's a shame what's being done. the one thing i always like to point out, too, why don't we address the user, the demand for drugs in our country? because if it is the basic laws of economics, if you get rid of the demand, the supply will dry up. but it seems we are being more permissive in our country to allow everything to be legalized, you can do whatever you want to do. and, by the way, when you can't take care of yourself anymore, the government will take care of you. >> sandra: a lot to take in there, and problems all around. steve murphy, thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you, sandra. >> sandra: gillian? >> gillian: we are awaiting news from the queens courthouse were some sometime this hour the man charged with the rape of the 13-year-old girl will make his first court appearance. >> sandra: plus the white house downplaying concerns over president biden's age and mental acuity, but polls show voters say it is a huge concern for them. juan williams and lisa boothe will debate next. >> i think what biden really ought to do is tell us what he

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>> sandra: breaking moments ago, louisiana has become the first state to require that the ten commandments be displayed in every public school. g.o.p. legislation mandates that kindergarten schools although it up to state-funded universities will be required to have the poster sized display in the school. critics are already saying this could be unconstitutional and are vowing to challenge the law. gillian? >> gillian: there's also concerns about president biden's persisting in national polls.

voters are now also sharing their opinions about his fitness for office. according to a new poll on his age heading into reelection, 28% of voters feel president biden will be too old to serve if elected. that is compared to former president trump's 2%. let's bring in juan williams, fox news political analyst and lisa boothe, fox news contributor, also the host of "the truth was lisa boothe" podcast. thank you both for being with me this afternoon. lisa, let's start with the age issue. it is age and it is not age, right? because trump is not that much younger than biden. >> it's not about the age, it's about the cognitive decline. right now -- it is so bad that you have the white house not just trying to downplay it, but lied to the american people. they're trying to tell us that these hundreds of videos we have seen joe biden doddering around, clearly off into space, some sort of vacancy happening mentally, that these are deceptively edited or the media not telling us that these are

fakes, when the only fakes of the lies we are being told by the media and the white house. there is recent cbs poll were 72% of independents do not believe that joe biden is cognitively of the right mind to be president of the united states. robert hur concluded that the special counsel, after sitting down was joe biden for hours, concluding that he was an elderly man with poor memory, we have seen joe biden say that he has spoken to european leaders who have long been dead, as well. there's hundreds of videos just like the one where we saw last weekend with obama having to escort joe biden off the stage. so it's not an age issue, it's a cognitive issue. >> gillian: juan, take a look at this, at the fox power rankings, most recent version, voters were asked to is more mentally and physically fit. first question, do you think he has a mental sound is to serve effectively as present or not? yes, 41%. 57% of people said no.

do you think trump has a mental sound is to serve or not? yes, 50%. 49% said no. what do you make of those numbers? >> well, obviously most disproportionately the people who are saying he doesn't have the capacity are republicans. and you can understand that. joe biden has been under assault in terms of his mental acuity by republicans. i would say for the entirety of his tenure in the white house, because of concerns about his age, which are legitimate, and that concern is voiced on both sides of the political aisle. people worry about it. but his performance in terms of his legislative record, his ability to hold together the allies, his travels. my gosh, his travels would make me tired. so to me the reality is you look at some of these deepfakes that have been going on, were people

misrepresent him looking to shake hands with some troopers who have just landed at the g7 event -- where the d.j. event, i should say -- or at the so-called invisible chair, or obama leading him off the stage, when in fact obama put his arm around his friend. people don't come on the other hand -- the democrats have not launched an assault on trump for 30 seconds of silence at a rally, or talking about sharks and motorboats and being electrocuted in the water, or forgetting the name of his own doctor. you don't have an equal measure of both sides attacking. it is biden who has been coming to me, speared unfairly, liabled by republicans about mental acuity. >> gillian: lisa, we have 30 seconds left. i'm going to give you the floor. what do you say? >> clearly the american people don't agree with juan. beyond that, joe biden is a terrible president not just because he's 81. he would be a terrible president if you are 35 years old trade

route obama reportedly said don't underestimate his ability to eff things up. the former defense secretary said he had gotten every issue on foreign policy wrong for 40 years. and even if it wasn't joe biden, any democrat would be terrible. look at california. highest on a plummet in the nation, multibillion dollar new york city is in shambles right now because sanctuary city and democrat open border policies. so he's a terrible president not because he's 81, because he's a terrible president. any democrat that would be in his place would also be a terrible president because democrat policies fail this nation and they are failing us. >> gillian: juan, next time i'm going give you the last raid, though we are out of time and have to leave it there. thank you for joining me. sorry. >> thank you, gillian. >> sandra: great debate. california's largest school district has a bold new cell phone policy. how teachers and students are now reacting. >> gillian: plus, both former president trump and president biden have their sights set on wisconsin.

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>> 83,500 total jobs left wisconsin during my predecessor's term. but that's not on my watch. we are determined to turn it around. >> we are going to win. again, we win wisconsin and we win the whole thing. [cheers and applause] so we've got to win. >> gillian: former president trump took aim at bidenomics in the key battleground state of wisconsin. many families there now say they are really struggling with rising costs on a daily basis. that in turn could spell major difficulty for president biden come november. fox business' grady trimble is here in washington with the latest. how is the bite and campaign trying to win over these voters?

>> the campaign and the president himself or highlighting how much money his administration has sent to wisconsin through signature laws the president has signed. the state has gotten nearly $7 billion for infrastructure and clean energy projects, $3.5 million for roads and bridges, almost $1.5 billion for high-speed internet, nearly $26 million for green school buses, and $45 million for ev electric vehicle chargers. former president trump at a campaign rally in wisconsin yesterday took aim at his opponent and he tied the spending to higher prices. >> i will stop biden's wasteful spending and rapidly -- we are spending like drunken sailors. they love that expression. i will end the biden inflation nightmare and we will end it quickly. >> but the biden campaign is

helping people in wisconsin and especially in the milwaukee area where the president needs solid turnout in november see the money coming in how they are benefiting from it. president biden has visited the badger state several times to tout those projects we mentioned and to take credit for them. >> some of my fans on the far right have could decided my invest in america agenda, which includes my bipartisan infrastructure law, the inflation reduction act. a lot of businesses supported as asa key to economic growth. >> as we know, gillian, cae daddy win against hillary clinton 2016 in wisconsin. biden then slipped it in 2020 but by less than 1% once again, and as the biden campaign tries to fortify this blue wall, especially in those swing states in the midwest, there could be cracks in it. maybe an opening for former president trump. >> gillian: and obviously a race against the clock with a week until the first debate, and i don't know what it is, five months until the election give

or take? maybe less. >> we should have a countdown but it is roughly that. >> gillian: thanks, grady. sandra? >> sandra: for more let's bring in douglas holtz-eakin, former director of the budget office. great to have you here. what about this debate? is going to be better for the economy? who's going to fix what people feel so broken right now in the american economy, doug? >> i think the president has a real uphill battle here, because it is about now that voters make up their mind, 5-6 months out, on their positions on the economy, and the president is underwater on this. he has terrible ratings on the economy, and if you look back, the key policy decisions contribute to the inflation that people face. the biggest mistake made was the american rescue plan. you'll notice in that clip when he went through the bills that were passed he never mentions that. but that plan, the $2 trillion stimulus in march of 2021 was at the wrong time, the economy is

going rapidly, including myself, destined to increase the inflation we got, and he kicked off inflation we haven't seen in 40 years. people remember that. they know that his track record and it's very hard to turn that around. >> sandra: very interesting. there's a "new york times" story on the stimulus and the impact that will have on the election. everybody's talking about the money spent and why that led to the high prices everybody is living through. they say it juiced the economy but its political effects are modeled. the $2 trillion economics to millis package that biden signed shortly after taking office has become both an anchor and a b buoy. some blame to the direct text individuals are helping to fuel rapid inflation. others appeared upset that it's a relief to people, businesses, and school districts were short-lived. so how does this play out? >> i don't see any real legs from the president going around talking about money going to,

say, wisconsin out of these programs. they are aware that with the inflation can higher interest rates, which has cost have a percentage point and higher and claim it over, borrowing costs for individuals, a housing market that is in absolute recession. they know that record, and it's difficult to say, don't worry about that, i have more spending for you here. it's going be good for you. >> gi>> sandra: the unemployed n number is historically low. if people don't feel great, how far does that go? gerry baker weighed in on that from "the wall street journal" last hour. listen. >> the big problem biden has that isn't going away is the prices are 20-25% higher on average. some have doubled in the last three or four years. the prices for some goods. that's a very uncomfortable

environment that everybody finds. every time you go to the story see what happens to prices. >> sandra: proof of that here. we talked to wisconsin voters at the trump rally. personally gave their thoughts on whether feeling in this economy to the reporter. >> and blowing through my savings. >> the increase of price of everything, it's getting harder and harder on a daily basis to deal with. >> especially gas, gas is way up. it was less than $2. >> sandra: i mean, hello. according to our last cancellation, they are up 43% since he took office. >> people are well aware of this. inflation hits, it's one of the recent consumer sentiment is so low. he goes around talking about bidenomics, and they have given

up on that labeling. bidenomics when he talks about it is, i'm going to do something for manufacturing. under 10% of people work in manufacturing, so he has nothing for the rest, or i'm going to have a special program for x, y, and z. that means if you weren't on his specialist, x, y, and z, he has nothing for you accept a track record of higher prices. that's a very tough thing for people to accept. >> sandra: i mentioned the stock market and everybody is kind of going, wow, what is happening here? can israeli keep going? as we reported, the nasdaq hitting record highs again, the technology sector is so strong, and this chipmaker, nvidia, has pushed out apple and microsoft become the nation's most valuable company, douglas. i mean, this is a big part of why the broader u.s. stock market is so strong. nvidia! what say you about that? >> you would really like to see a market pricing and overall economy that is booming.

this is certainly helpful. it helps people pay their bills and support spending and supports business investment, which was the achilles' heel. there's nothing wrong with the stock market that are better ways to get this kind of number. >> sandra: when it comes to artificial intelligence, how do i get a piece of that and how do i invest in the future of ai? this is the chipmaker, this is behind the boom. and buried in "the wall street journal" story, you see that just last quarter, nvidia brought in $26 billion, more than tripled the same time a year ago, douglas. interesting. we'll see where that goes next. do you have the final? go ahead. >> it's hard to believe they keep beating expectations, because they are outlandish. we'll see how this plays out.

>> sandra: great to have you. thank you. >> thank you. >> gillian: thick as thieves, that's russian president vladimir putin and his very warm welcome from kim jong un on his road trip to north korea. a live report on the summit coming up ahead. there is also this. >> we are only three weeks away from fortnite chapter 5, season 2, and i'm excited to see what epic is going to give us. >> sandra: many social influencers seem to be living lavish lifestyles, but is the fast cash running out? we are sitting down with a content creator on what he is really raking in from the internet. the real story, just ahead. so, no more sweating all night... or blasting the air conditioning. because the tempur-breeze feels up to 10° cooler, all night long. during our july 4th sale, save $500 on cooling tempur-breeze mattresses. ♪ ♪

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never been more true than it is today for content creators. a new "wall street journal" piece reports, "influencers aren't getting rich, they are barely getting by." our next guest is a full-time content creator. he often rakes and 100,000 views on his videos. he says his take-home pay now is less than the median u.s. salary of $58,000. let's bring in fortnite content creator clint brantley. happy to have you want to talk about this today. i want to read this excerpt from this "wall street journal" reporting. if it matches up with everything that you are experiencing. it says, earning a decent reliable income as a social media creator is a slog and it's getting harder. platforms are doling out less money for popular posts and brands are being pickier with what they want out of sponsorship deals. the real possibility of tiktok potentially shutting down in 2025 is adding to creators' anxiety over whether they can afford to stick with the job for the long haul. what do you think, clint? >> there is a lot of truth to

that. i will say that, when the announcement was made that tiktok could potentially get shut down the next year, i know that ad revenue, specifically in the fortnight space, it dipped for about two months. things are kind of stabilizing come of it that is the nature of content creation. you don't always know how much ad revenue you're going to make up for certain things, and it can be very difficult to gauge how much money you're going to make consistently each month, especially when you're at a lower level like i am in content creation. it is quite a bit of a challenge. >> is part of the problem -- this lays out how brg picker and there's less to go around. but do you think part of the problem is that more and more people are trying to get involved in this? there's more competition for a cheap content from people who are pursuing this? >> absolutely. the market is in cuddly

saturated with content creators. you have to understand, the era i'm coming up in now is a content creator is far more difficult then, let's say, the era when ninja first became popular. the things that are being done now, you have to really think outside of the box and really have to think about that question, why should anybody watch me as a content creator? there are so many options, so many different people. i even have content creators and myspace say that everything has been done already. although i don't agree with that, i will admit that you have to really be patient, you have to really think things through, and you have to be constantly willing to adapt and self-reflect in order to make proper decisions and grow as a creator and be successful in this space. >> gillian: why do you think there is this myth about content creators and influencers that has persisted even though reality now seems to be catching up with the industry? why do you think it is that so many people look at what you do and what your colleagues do and

think, "i can do that, i want to do that?" >> it is interesting you bring that point up, because -- i don't think people really understand what it takes to do this. there's people that want to do this, or think they want to do this for a living, that think that all you do is play video games. i have even had to detractors of what i do say go out and get a real job, for example. they will say things like that. they think all you do is sit in front of the computer and play video games. whether you are a supporter or someone opposed to this, people don't understand what it is. our jobs are not really to play video games. our jobs are to make content, to be entertaining, and really to provide hope and aspiration to people in a lot of ways, to give them some sense of escape from their lives. it's a big responsibility when you become a content creator, and it's also a business. if you don't treat this like a business, you're going to fail. you're not going to succeed. there's going to be a lot of things in which -- there's going to be a lot of times where you get depressed or frustrated

because your videos are doing as well or maybe you didn't make as much money this month or for a few months. just like with any business, you have to whether those storms and adjust and adapt and figure out good strategies and how you're going to overcome that. i think what it comes down to his people just don't really understand what it is that content creation is all about. >> gillian: before i let you go, i want to put this pie chart up on screen so y our viewers at home can see. when he braked on the annual earnings of content creators, nearly half of the ready doing it is bringing $15,000 or less per year, maybe we are moving into a new phase now, where content creators are really sort of side jobs and have to have full-time jobs elsewhere. who knows? but we really appreciate you coming on with us today and sharing some of the problems with this, and we think the work you do is great, so thanks so much. >> i appreciate that. think of for having me. >> gillian: you bet. sandra? >> sandra: brain images to

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>> sandra: the illegal immigrant suspect in the rape of a 13-year-old girl in queens is

due in court, and we are hearing the lunch break is now over. the judge will allow a photographer in the room from "the new york post." we are waiting to see what we will see and hear shortly. we have a camera up in the hallway and we are hearing the queens d.a. is going to speak to the media immediately after this is done. so no exact timing of the arraignment of the suspect, but things are happening at the courtroom and we are watching for this. when something does happen we will bring that to you. gillian? >> gillian: heavy rains and storm surge flooding the coast of texas, tropical storm alberto turns across the gulf of mexico. strong wind gusts, more showers are expected as it continues to gather strength. let's bring in fox weather correspondent robert ray, live in corpus christi with the details. how bad is it, how bad is it going to get? it doesn't look great. >> well, it's not good. corpus christi, texas, on the

coastline here, and all of the texas coastline in the gulf is being impacted by tropical storm alberto. you can see the storm surge coming in here, the ebb and flow of these outer bands that have been continuing all morning and will all the way through tomorrow. take a look out there, show them the outer bands that are sitting out in the gulf of mexico. guys, listen to this. this system will make landfall, over 400 miles to the south in tampico mexico as a tropical storm at some point later this afternoon into the evening. that just shows you how large the storm actually is, and the impact. up to 40-mile-an-hour wind gusts is what we have experienced here in corpus christi today, and up and down the coast, all the way up to galveston island and even parts of houston. sideways rain, it just depends on the outer bands when they come in. up to 8 inches of rain, and you see the surge as it comes in.

by the way, this gate behind me leads to the marina here. there's a piece of concrete that juts out. you can't see it here in corpus christi bay, but this is what people are dealing with. it is a taste of hurricane season 2024, and it's begun with his tropical storm alberto. back to you. >> gillian: robert ray in corpus christi for us this afternoon. thank you. sandra? >> sandra: north korea pulling out all the stops as russian president vladimir putin makes his first visit to the hermit kingdom in 24 years. alex hogan is live in london for us. the two countries signed this company has a strategic partnership packed. what is in this agreement speak of the most significant part of this agreement is the mutual defense clause, and essentially it pledges aid if either country faces external aggression. north korean leader kim jong un went on to say he fully supports vladimir putin's war in ukraine,

but going even further, saying that he unconditionally supports all of russia's policy. the growing friendship is on full display in this jam-packed schedule from this reception tonight welcoming the russian leader back to pyongyang for the first time in nearly 25 years, to this incredibly lavish celebration that took place earlier in the day in the city's main square where thousands of people, you can see in this video right here, are lining the area, waving flowers and flags and chanting "welcome, putin." and there was this moment later on with the leaders took turns driving each other around in a gifted russian limousine. this is the second limousine this year that putin has gifted kim, who is a luxury car leather. the first came after kim visited russia last fall. much of the concern from the last is that north korea would supply russia with more weaponry to use in ukraine, and that, in exchange, russia could provide

aid for north korea's nuclear programs, which are banned by the u.n. security council. so some strong words of friendship that we are seeing today, and north korea says it is the best relationship, the strongest ties that pyongyang and moscow have shared, even considering the soviet era. >> sandra: seven cuddled pictures. alex hogan on that for us, thank you. gillian? >> gillian: coming up next, with the nation's second-largest school district is now banning from the classroom, and our parents on board? stick with us. his #2s are perfect! he's a brand new dog, all in less than a year. when people switch their dog's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. (dog bark) it's simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need— r the health of dogs. delivered in packs portioned for your dog. it's amazing what real food can do.

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>> gillian: the los angeles school district voting to ban cell funds in classrooms but not everybody may be onboard, what exactly apparent saying about this? >> of the princes spoke out at a school board meeting largely supported banding phones in schools, for the art national poll suggests not all parents agree. one third of parents, only one

third of them support the band per more than half say they want kids to have cell phones in schools like at lunch and greasers we talked to experts and they told us that banning cell phones in schools is a good move and parents can be persuaded, watch. >> usually the pushback they get is not from students but the parents, once the benefits are explained to the parents and they know they can get in touch with their kids, most come on board. >> meaning los angeles could have to get buy-in from the parents now, meaning a cell phone ban will likely vary from school to school per sam is a phones have to be locked away during school, others could tell to leave their phones at home. this general idea to limit or ban phone usage at home is gaining traction, got aid to states by law, and florida one example there, governor ron desantis signed a bill last year that prohibits cell phones

during class time. interesting to see on the heels of this band from los angeles, avenues and chiming and he also wants a statewide law banning phone. >> gillian: pretty crazy, everybody's talking about it, teachers are having a hard time enforcing rules where there are psalms, and kids of they can walk around with it they are choosing to do so per it is a tough thing that a lot of school districts are trying to nav navigate. >> impacting all parents that's for sure. >> gillian: lady yet live for us in new york city. as it is to every parent talking about this, schools try to have rules but have a few people kind of breaking them, it's kinda tough to copy or a lot of the student saying it's distracting for them, it would be good if they find a way to handle this. some private schools figured out ways, kids come stone in their box, they can ask permission if they want to call home? they gotta figure out something. >> sandra: something's maybe

they can go online, on the phone during school hours. otherwise these kids are sitting in classic i have their plane -- brain in the classroom, have their brain outside focused on whatever they're doing on their phone. it's hopeless, some of us are trying to figure out what to do with it when we get home, we want to separate ourselves from our phones. >> it's like cutting your limb off. [ laughter ] great to have a here with us. >> gillian: thank you. >> martha: as we head into next week, hard to believe the first of the presidential debate is coming up on thursday. >> gillian: thank you for having to be. >> sandra: the louisiana governor coming on to the program tomorrow on this new law over the commandments will be posted on the public schools, for states to ever do that. thank you for joining us. >> gillian: 'the story' starts now with martha. >> martha: thank you very much, good afternoon, i'm martha maccallum and this is 'the story'