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and women serving this country valiantly doing what they need to do. we should keep them in our prayers as well as the people who fought on d-day. liz: just an hour ago vice president pence and sarah sanders declaring tariffs still on for monday. this after markets popped higher on reports that the u.s. might delay the tariffs. this is a story at this hour. a trade war breaking out with republicans. and a whole lot more newsth this jam packed hour just ahead. i am elizabeth macdonald and
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"the evening edit" starts right now. [♪] let's start with d-day. it began with the sound of bagpipes marking the moment allied troops landed 75 years ago. the president went after nancy pelosi and robert mueller. fox business has all the angles for you. let's begin with jackie. reporter: the vice president said not too long ago that tariffs on mexico will go into effect monday as promised by the president and a deal is not imminent. he said the president announced 5% tariffs will be imposed monday. he went on to say for anything to change before or after monday, mexico has to step up. so that is a very clear and
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direct message. press secretary sairp sanders says the position has not changed. we are still moving forward with tariffs at this time. vice president pence was here yesterday but he was traveling today. so the conversations that took place here were not still sure who those representatives were. we know it was the white house, the state department and dhs. late in the day, especially ahead of friday, the end of the week, the monday deadline was important to give the markets some clarity. earlier this morning in france president trump and president ma kroarn -- president macron discussed iran as well. they agreed on the need to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
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the two countries agreeing they share a united objective. liz: the mexican foreign minister returning there for more talks. rich edson has the latest. reporter: the mexican delegation arrived here 15 minutes ago to continue discussions. they were here this morning for a few hours before heading or to the white house. negotiations are ongoing and an agreement has yet to be reached. the mexican foreign minister and american officials are trying to figure out a way to get mexico to get to an agreement on migration, to try to prevent president trump from imposing 5% tariffs on all mexican imports. >> i think we have some
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advantage, and we are going to return later to continue this discussion -- the several points we proposed. reporter: despite the discussions ongoing here. it's up to the president to determine whether any potential agreement they reach is enough to dissuade him. 5% would be the initial rate going up to potentially 25%. liz: president trump slapping back at republican critic or the way he's dealing with mexico and the border crisis. he had a lot more to say in an exclusive interview with laura ingraham. here is a preview. mexico tariffs. some senate republicans are worried about this.
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what must mexico do, what can they do to stem this massive tide? >> when you are the piggy bank everybody steels and robs from, tariffs are a beautiful thing if you know how to use them properly. republicans should love what i'm doing. >> isn't this congress' fault for not passing asylum reform? president trump: they are letting millions of people walk up through their country and they shouldn't let anybody walk up through their country. liz: grover, turning into a trade war with republicans. what are your thoughts. we want you to listen into what congressman doug collins said. >> the most of responsible way to address it is by taking up debating and voting on
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bipartisan legislation that would fix the vulnerabilities in our current law that are being exploited by human smugglers. >> this comes back to a congress. i need a chairman who is not obsessed with investigations. i need a chairman and committee to do their job on immigration. liz: what are they doing? >> there is a challenge. the president would like mexico to change their behavior, but what he's doing is raising taxes on the american people. tariffs are not a tax on mexico or mexicans. they are a tax on american consumers. liz: writes congress on this? >> democrats in congress refused to give us the 60 votes in the senate you need to get border
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security. the president is quite correct the democrats in congress have refused to get it on our side. and the president is trying to get it on the mexican side. >> anybody who watched trump says he knows the u.s. is getting taken advantage of. long before 2016, trump was saying it's about china. do you think mexico will finally deal. mexico can't think it's' normal to have 100,000 people walking through it country and going north. that's not normal. >> we do have a crisis at our border when it comes to immigration. but we shouldn't be using tariffs to figure that problem. there would be an uproar if that was a negotiating tactic to
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figure issues with immigration. liz: i hear what you are saying. but congress isn't doing anything. this country want to help the poor. absolutely. but the situation is out of hand. you guys know this. it's dangerously open the border. people from bangladesh and the middle east and pakistan and china. can anybody say the immense movement of 100,000 people through our country he month is normal? >> it's not normal, it's' not a good idea. we should have border security. the challenge is what are the tools to fiction that? is raising tacks on the american people figuring the problem or creating another party. liz: here is what the up s. want from mexico. tighten border security, target smuggling operations and the agreement mexico signed on to in
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1951 with the up n. con vehicle. if somebody passes through mexico they have to apply for asylum first in mexico. mexico signed on to that in 1951 at the u.n. convention. >> here is the plain and simple fact. these are important facts the u.s. government is asking. but it's also a big lift for mexico. corruption in mexico is very high. so it takes time, there is no doubt mexico has been improving and increasing their participation. earlier this year mexico is supporting 500 immigrants per day, and now it's more than a thousand. liz: mexico's border with
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guatemala isn't as wide as our border. >> they should be closing that border to guatemala. there are a couple roads if you just checked those, you could keep a caravan from coming through. mexico can get this fixed before the tariffs do more damage to the american consumer. liz: coming now to the markets. we had a late session rally, reports tariffs might be ask delayed. reporter: for the third day in a row a late-day rally. dow ending up 181 points. the dow now up four days in a row and that's the longest winning streak since march 18. the big tory today was oil. this on news the u.s. is considering delaying tariffs on
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mexican goods. it's been in a bear market territory with exxon and chevron leading the market for the dow. historic flooding along the mississippi river. it's expected to rights to its second highest level in history. president trump paying tribute to the heroes of d-day. we pay tribute to the heroes to fought for freedom and for the economic might that brought america its victory on d-day. more next. all money managers might seem the same, but some give their clients cookie cutter portfolios. fisher investments tailors portfolios to your goals and needs. some only call when they have something to sell.
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the river is expected to crest at 45 feet. it's 5 feet above the major flood level. that's about a foot lower than the original crest forecast. we have a fascinating sandbag effort to show you. hundreds of volunteers are take into old by caves to avoid the sun and the heat. the sheriff tells us 18,000 sandbags stacked so far. when they are complete they are taken back into the caves to be stores. but they are also being used to reinforce or patch levees along the mississippi. 15-20 sand boils have been
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repaired. and there are many homes under water. police patrolling for looters. the ongoing flooding in arkansas. little rock. a record 6.9 feet in pendleton. there is more rain in the forecast. people tell us even a couple inches of rain could be catastrophic. liz: is more rain expected for the midwest into the weekend? >> flooding is an interesting thing. there is river flooding, flash flooding, but eventually all that water has to go somewhere. this is the mississippi river watersheds. it's eventually what doesn't
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penetrate into the ground. it will flow down the mississippi into the gulf. the fifth largest watersheds in the world. this entire area throughout the winter saw record-breaking rainfall or snowfall. that's why we are in the scenario. in minnesota we have rivers that are flooding that we have a widespread flooding situation from a recent rain. that will continue to exacerbate the flooding. the rivers are kind of a bubble. you see a snake that eats an animal. it's a bubble. the flooding will continue for a very long time before the waters begin to go down. then we have the tropical moisture bringing severe weather and more additional rainfall for the south.
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this is an area across the southeast that's been dry and hot the last 3 to 4 week. now we are getting way too much rain way too quickly. the good news is the rain hasn't been falling like it has the last few week. a lot of rain is going to fall through georgia and the carolinas. we have flooding across louisiana. a little bit of a break in that rain where we have seen so many of it. if you are flooding, take a look at the temperatures. a high temperature of 94 degrees * in fargo. there are so many places dealing with this flooding and so many crops that won't be able to be planted this year. we'll be watching a lot of
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people in so much pain financially and economically or the next couple of months. liz: joining me now, congressman westerman. you have been touring the massive flooding in your state. tell us what you saw. >> i have been in the western part of the state which is my district. now the floodwaters are going down. the crest is going downstream. it will be in pine bluff tomorrow which is also in my district. but the water is going down. people are trying to reconsider and clean up. there is a lot of work that lies ahead. but there is a lot of resiliency. i'm proud of the people i represent, the way they pulled together. they are working hard to help each other out.
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i worked with people pulling belongings out of their house. for all, they had a positive attitude that they will get through this. we are seeing devastation to agriculture. i was in darden he'll, arkansas earlier. this is the first time there hasn't been a kernel of grain or cotton bole harvested. liz: what does your state need? >> right now, i think most of of the need are being met. the administration has been great to work with our governor. it shows how this planning and execution and participation in one of these disasters pays off. there was one fatality, that was from a gentleman who drove
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through flooded waters. but for the most of part people's lives have been protected. we are look at a thousand homes that will be flooded. businesses that have been interrupted and the barge traffic on the arkansas river, over $20 mill a day in commercial, that's as the waters continue to recede we are able to investigate the infrastructure and see what immediate need there are. i am sure the need will be met. >> thank you so much, sir. we are tracking more stories for you at this hour. a west point cadet was killed this morning. now the number of cadets injured, 19. they were injured when a 5-to be truck overturned during a training camp. that was a tactical piece you
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saw there that overturned. let's get an update on the measles epidemic. it climbed to more than a thousand. it's the highest number of cases reported in a single year. since measles was thought to be eradicated in the year 2000. the government in nepal has done an expedition, it removed four body buried in snow. also tons of garbage. more than 300 climbers have died in the last 70 years open mounterrest. let's get you d on mount h --
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>> there is apparently a growing trend toward disaster tourism. leaders of guided tours say bookings to chernobyl are up 20%. to the college admissions cheating scandal. there are reports that they are look at pat hayden. mr. hayden through his son-in-law said he was introduced to singer but was not aware of the illegal activities. canada now ordering its airlines and delight controllers and the flight crews to stay off marijuana for at least 28 days before you go on duty. canada became the first
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developed country to legalize cannabis. nancy pelosi says she doesn't want to see trump impeached. she wants to see him in prison. is that a real threat? is he hosey substituting hyperbole for action? we are going to commemorate the heroes of d-day on the 75st anniversary.
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president trump: today we remember those who fell and we honor all who fought right here in normandy. they were fathers who would never meet their infant sons and daughters because they had a job
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to do. and as god was their witness, they were going to get it done. you were the pride of our nation. you are the growerrive our republic. -- you are the glory of our republic and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. liz: that was president trump honoring our heroes in normandy today. reporter: we are at utah beach, one of the main fronts for d-day. there was a ceremony at the normandy cemetery attended by president trump and president macron. president trump called them among the greatest americans who
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will ever live. among those honored, 100-year-old floyd whitfield. he said he was scared as a rabbit but he wanted to get rid of hitler. >> somebody needed to do something. hitler needed to be brought down. he need to be brought down. reporter: another man honored. vince corsini. we asked what he wants to be remembered by. >> i don't consider myself a hero. i was scared most of of the time. i had to act like i was brave. reporter: you were brave. >> it was just an act. reporter: the men we spoke to were humble, gracious and
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dedicated and they helped to save the world. liz: the heroes of d-day, there are amazing stories there. we'll recall the industrial might of the greatest economic producer in the world. it was america's economic power that brought victory. in 1939 hitler started world war ii. the u.s. nearly doubled germany's output of steel, it delivered 99,000 fighter jets. the u.s. built more than 53,000 bombers as well. let's bring in u.s. retired major general sales. >> i periodically do you tours
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to norman day. i take corporate leaders there. another when you turn around and face towards where the german positions are and the question is always the same. how do you find men hop do this? -- men who do this? why do they do this? the machine guns were in some cases less than 100 meters away from those ramps where those poor soldiers came pouring out. i'm glad you interviewed some of the heroes from that battle to see how humble and patriotic they are. liz: russia rolled out the red carp it tore joining -- red carpet for xi jinping to spur
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investment. >> this is window dressing. putin says he loves president xi and president xi returns the favor. they have been facing off along a border several hundred miles long. the russians have occupied bits and pieces of china over the years. they can talk about economic development and trade. but the bottom line is even when they were both communist countries never failed to trust each other. the idea that they are partners in defense and can resurrect a relationship to defend each other is frankly ridiculous. liz: coming up, a full-blown emergency. the border patrol says that's what's going on at the border. mexico might be ready to make a
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liz: mexican soldiers wearing riot shields trying to block people from guatemala trying get into the country. there is news, mexico might be doing a deal. we don't know for sure. >> if you have seen what's happening on their southern border, they are definitely stopping the flow of illegals. that should have been getting done for quite some time now. we hear the word -- we heard emergency. then we heard crisis. people said it's not an emergency. then people said it's not a crisis. now you are hearing full-blown emergency. the reality it is aside from
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whatever word you want to use, we are in trouble at our southern borderers. the amount of people entering this country. they are being released within the united states. and someone besides the president needs to start doing something. it falls on leader within the department of homeland security. we need to wake up and say there is a problem. liz: is it normal for any country to allow 100,000 a month to cross through its country to go to another border. there is talk about the facilities at the border dangerously overcrowd. but now the media coming out with reports how those facilities are being operated in dangerous conditions without the broader context of how abnormal it is to have 100,000 people a
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month cross the border. >> the holding cells are past capacity. we have unaccompanied juveniles out in the halls. we have tsa assisting us. we have u.s. marshals assisting us. so not only are resources needed to defend our borders, we have other agencies need to go assist. it's at a breaking point. liz: central americans have been accused of playing the american hoop holes. a guatemalan was quoted as saying a child is a passport for migration. >> we have reports of these children being used by individuals who are not their parents and family members. they are using them so they can come across and be able to fall
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within the flores ruling and been released within 20 days. we are seeing a huge amount of unaccompanied juveniles being sent across the borders in large large groups. add to that, the drugs are flowing through because agents are being moved from one position to another. i won't even say we are at a breaking point. i go against my own words and say we are already broke. liz: democrats starting to fear their mow men couple going after trump will be killed off by the inspector general report on hugh the russia probe -- on how the russia probe started. snacking can mean that pieces get stuck under mike's denture.
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liz: dan henninger at the "wall street journal" says the left things the pry have the sector is to pay for.
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the democrats are fighting amoption themselves, pelosi versus nadler over impeachment. and we have representative ilhan omar telling john delaney, back off from alexandria ocasio-cortez after he called her intolerant and asked her for a debate on healthcare. let's bring in ned ryun and manny duffler. full-blown intell rons for the democratic party in the dnc turned down a request for a climate debate. anybody who goes to a climate debate not vetted by the dnc.
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>> you saw joe biden coming up with a climate change plan. we are recycling a lot of garbage from the obama-biden years. bernie sanders for a while has been the only specialist in mainstream american media now having to contend with the likes of aoc and others who are trying to push the campaign to the left. liz: nancy sounds like, critics are saying she is doing her hyperbole thing to keep the base happy. now she he she wants to see trump in prison. >> are you, will chairman, feeling pressure your members to at least open an impeachment
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inquiry? >> well, let me put it this way. it may very welcome to a formal impeachment inquiry. we'll see. why why not now? you will go ahead with investigations to begin with. >> right now there doesn't appear to be the support for it. >> in your committee or among the democrats in the hall. >> i won't get into that. there doesn't appear to be the support for it. liz: you don't do impeachment in an election year. >> they have been promising their base for multiple years that somehow donald trump was going to be impeached and removed from office because bob mueller was going to give them the good. well, he didn't. the only problem is, they whipped up such expectations in the base, 76% of democrats want
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to see impeachment. the base is saying we want the real deal. we want you to file articles of impeachment. and nancy pelosi realizes they have a problem. the moderate centrist democrats that have given her the speakership, she realizes if she goes down this path, she may not be speaker after 2020. li we haven't seen this -- liz: we haven't seen this large a democratic field since 1924. >> the challenge for democrat is they have been prop ising a lot of of things -- they have been promising a lot of thing the last couple months. it will be a bloodbath on those
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stages. liz: i want your reaction to msnbc' chris hayes and george will saying democrats are out there with their policy idea. >> i'm staggered by the amount of time democratic candidates for president are spending talking about thing they know are not going to happen. >> you have got a website full of pen that you might not like, but in what universe are they going to be passed? >> they are trying to get those votes to win the primary. trying to get the votes. the only problem is, when they get out that nomination. they will have 90 day to try and convince the rest of america that they are center left after swearing allegiance to these
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liz: president trump sounding off today on whether robert mueller should testify in an exclusive interview that will air later tonight with fox news laura ingraham. watch. >> do you mind if you testify before he said he didn't care. >> he made such a fool out of
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himself. because what people don't report is the letter he had to do to straighten out husband testimony because his testimony was wrong. but nancy pelosi, i call her nervous nancy, nancy pelosi doesn't talk about it. nancy pelosi is a disaster. a disaster. and let her do what she wants. i think they're in big trouble. liz: more news. former national security adviser michael flynn fired his lawyers, replaced them. he's awaiting sentencing for lying to fbi agents about his contacts with the russian ambassador. joining me now is former doj official. great to see you, sir. >> thanks, good evening. >> harsh words from the president today. your thoughts? >> absolutely. the president's position on the whole mueller testimony is from his perspective there's risk from the democrats as well. if mueller were to go to the hill i think it's unlikely he would provide additional evidence that hasn't been included in his report. number two, mueller has made
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crystal clear that his report is his testimony. what the president is saying is if the democrats want to call bob mueller, go ahead but it couldn't be a win-win situation. there are down risks for them as well. liz: the judge denied michael flynn's request to fire his lawyers. we're talking about a full court public relations blitz from the democrats going after trump, including william barr and don mcgahn. they're starting to fear that the momentum to get trump will be killed off by the doj probe. this month, that report. >> it could hit soon. and i got to tell you, this is one of the most anxiously awaited reports in washington, d.c. i think there's an untold story here. i suspect that the ig's report is going to fill in a lot of the blanks and it will be interesting to see what our friends on the hill say when the report hits as to whether there needs tore follow-up
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investigation into what the ig covers. it would be hypocritical if they say we're going to investigate the russia stuff but turn a blind eye to the wrongdoing uncovered by the inspector general. liz: the ig, inspector general for michael who wits said he still felt there were bias, words to the effect, on the part of peter strzok. your take on that. >> this is an ig who we've seen in the past. he hasn't pulled punches, he's gotten to the bottom of a lot of things that went on behind the scene in 2016. he's put a lot of time into investigating what went on, investigating the investigators. and i suspect there will be a lot mf detail in the report when it gets released. liz: what are you looking for, tom? >> i think one thing we're looking for is to figure out what puts this whole thing in motion. we know that the dossier was floating around behind the scenes. it had fairly broad circulation within the government circles.
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the justice department and the fbi went to the court to get permission for wiretaps and surveillance. what evidence did these folks have, what was prompting, what was unquestionably was an extraordinary surveillance effort on the trump campaign targeting a presidential candidate. liz: the fisa court was supposed to be for terrorists and now it's for a political campaign. that's scary. and attorney general william barr saying where is the media, with where is the questions. normally the media would be interested in letting the sunshine in and finding out the truth. your take on the attorney general. >> that's a fair point. the media is big on transparency. they want to know the truth. might not be as sensitive to national security concerns as law enforcement is. and you have a classic situation where there's a lot of information, we don't know what's behind the scenes and it will be interesting to see whether the media is equivocally interested in getting to the
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bottom of what happened in 2016. >> thank you. thank you for having us in your home. thank you for watching. "lou dobbs" is next right here on the fox business network. have a good evening. ♪ ♪ lou: good evening, everybody. our top stories tonight, president trump in normandy commemorating hundreds of thousands of american and allied troops who heroically stormed the beaches of normandy 75 years ago today. and in washington, democrats remain in conflict and disarray, politico reports house speaker pelosi in a meeting with senior democrats says she wants the president in jail. while she blocks committee chairman who want to impeach the president. and the u.s.-mexico meetings ongoing tonight at the state department. no deal has been made nor seems in prospect on the border

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