and spin city is locked in a battle. news on why north las vegas is going bankrupt. america's news headquarters live from nation's capitol starts right now. >> we begin with paction. intelligence officials are saying a u.s. drone attack killed three suspected militants and wounded another. they are demanding that they stop the drone attacks. another issue is to help them. and now, a lot of people want to know what the obama administration is doing about peter is standing by. >> they have not found anyone in abada bad that helped tod hide osama bin laden. but they have found the doctor who helped us to bring bin laden to justice .

even though a senior administration official said steps were take tone protect him we were t able to. it will be tough to get foreign assets to help us out in the future. >> they are critical in the cold war and more critical in the small net woshes in the war on terror. why would anybody want to cooperate if they end up like this guy? >> senator dianne feinstein on intelligence committee tweeted that pakistan's treatment of the man who assisted the u.s. to bring and find bin laden makes me wonder which side of the war that pakistan is on? and the chair of the house homeland security committee think that is the obama actually helped pakistan track the good doctor down. >> pakistani authorities looked for medical people and rounded up health officials

including this doctor. at that time we had anonymous calls coming to the administration confirming that we had used the doctor to get din den. and leon panetta confirming that he was a cia asset. >> and the senate committee voted to with hold 33 million in aid from pakistan. that is one million of the doctor's sentence. that money will be with held until he is set free and the charges are dropped, uma. >> and thuation in pakistan could be one more point much tension in the strained relationship. joining us is dr. william ferris. great to have you here. pakistan is simply going after someone who was working as an informant as a spy and protecting his own interest. the uso is trying to get the pakistan government to back down. what impact will this have?

>> it is a strange alliance between the yuz pakistan . we are fighting al-qaida and taliban . had this happened with england or france or israel or yemen . had we had a enemy terrorist and sent the drones, they would not have reacted that way. but the government in pakistan. and civilian secular of government are afraid of their own military and islamicic party. they know it is important but they have to pay a price. >> what about the drone strikes. three in one week in pakistan shut down the nato supply route. what is going to happen as the stand off continuous. >> it is a strange dimension. we continue as long as there are taliban or al-qaida. why isn't pakistan moving and why are we sending the drones because pakistan is not sending in the army abecause

they are afraid it will break and start civil fighting in pakistan. we need a better relationship. the reason it did not happen in the four years. >> egypt historic election and two people in the run off. one who is backed by the muslim brotherhood and the other part of the old mubarack regime. the people who were part of the revolutionary movement are not players in this election. the arab spring in egypt is not going well. but many voices in washington say it is fantastic, it is not. the generations that came to the streets last year and imposed a change in ei didn't want and used women and minoritsies and christians, all of those have no acess to political presentation. two machines that are in charge of egypt today are the

old regime or muslim brotherhood organization. they will ippose sharia law in places. >> the whole agenda of the muslim brotherhood. we don't need to do a lot of digging. they will impose sharia law. sanctions on the relationships with israel . maybe also bring it down to the camp david and change the alliance. i don't think this is good news for the arab spring in egypt. knowing that the military is still part of the key force there in that nation and how is this going to move forward you know in terms of positive outcome. >> muslim brotherhood or islamic in ei didn't want declared they will take control of the armed forces

and washington asked the armed forces to be under the order of whomever is going to be elected that. is an islamic and they will try to spread the ideology in the armed forces so that those armed forces instead of allies of the west would operate under the agenda of the islamic brotherhood. stakes are high for that country. always appreciate your insights. >> thank you. >> turning to the other news. 90 people have been massacre in the syrian town of hulla. 12 people died in shelling by the government forces there. observers are make thag way where entire families are said to have been kill would. back in this country, memorial day weekend forecast, it is not looking good for the

southeast. cluster of storms are gath aring x. it is expected to be tropical storm beryl. tropical storm warningings are in affect from florida and south carolina. bud is winding down in the coast of mexico. it will bring high winds and heavy rains in purto vaarta. >> new mexico needs the rain to put out the wildfires raging in the state. more than 500 firefighters are trying to tame the flames. 130, mimes are - miles are scorched there. the governor is asks new mexicoans to use caug. >> and last night on the record with greta van zester. chairman . house infrastructure committee critized nealy's retirement

package. he is a former official, smeared in the las vegas conference spending candal. representative micah said taxpayers have taken enough of the abuse. these are again high level officials and then they are paid, and you know, they slip out by cutting a deal on their retirement. that shouldn't be allowed. you know that taxpayers no pun intended took a bath with this guy. >> and nealy could receive 100,000 a year in retirement pay. >> and the butler did it. that's the word from vatican city where the pope's butler is under arrest for allegedly leaking confidential documents. thated to financial corruption and internal bickering in the highest level of the pope's administration . he's been the pope's butler

since 2006. >> catholic church is lawyering up for a battle. the church said it is about protecting the first right in the constitution's first amendment. freedom of religion . molly has more on that. >> the battle that the catholic church made clear it is going to fight. 43 catholic cugroups including university of the notre dame and archdiocese of new york, washington d.c. and st. louis filed 12 federal lawsuit against the obama adminitration opposing the health care requirement that institutions such as catholic hospitals and schools and charities would have to include coverage in their insurance plan for birth control and sterile and abortion inducing drugs. >> this is about the federal government forcing the church, consisting of the faithful and

all of the institutions to act against church teachings. this is not a fight we want. not a fight we asked for. but one forced upon us by the government. >> the obama administration said the institutions will not have to pay for the services directly. the insurance companies will. and that the president will continue to work with religious leaders on this issue. >> he believes strongly in religious liberty and the need to protect it and need to give women acess to and provide for services that are essential including contraception and the policy that the president put in place meets those objectives. >> bearing -- this man date is set to go into affect next year. >> there is no verdict in the

john edwards campaign trial. jurors are spending the holiday weekend at home. the judge gave them a stern warning not to discuss the trial. the young woman who reportedly been seeing flirting with edwards smiling and giggling at the defendant. the judge can dismiss the alternate juror. and 70 inmat are released from a jail in north las vegas because the city is in the midst of a huge financial crisis. they are all nonviolent offenders and picked from a list that the officials reviewed from the judge. and they were let out because the city closed a wing of the jail. >> and little later in the program, i am going to be talking with the mayor of north las vegas and she is launched in a bitter better with the city and fire union. >> on the memorial day

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western conference champion in game one on wednesday. those are the top stories. as we told you in the top of the hour. first round of voting is over. lilian is joining us from cairo with the latest on the story, leland? >> we have said it all along. this is a first. newspaper reporting the election results. it is actually news and it is big news here in egypt. in large part because of this guy. leader of the muslimb brotherhood whom many fear if he win the election and becomes president will turn egypt in an islamic state with sharia law. >> they are coming here. and we don't like to be like

iran. we don't like to be iran. >> it would be that bad? >> it is a bad person and must go away. >> we caught up with her as they left mcdonalds. she like many egyptian worry about what the muslim candidate would do as president. above every cairo building there is an election poster. democracy means tough choices. >> it is egypt and one man. >> and what is the extent? >> revolution is dead. >> some is talking about the former prime minister under mubarack revolutionary who spent weeks to kick him out said he would be that they spilled blood in vain. will they go back? >> sure.

150 percent. now, obviously there is a lot of fear on both sides here. either you end up with the muslim brotherhood or someone from the old regime. this is what to look for. june 16th and 17th is the run off election. you would see they transition power around july 1st. when it comes to the election. will they be able to mobilize enough voterss and is the old geregime mobilizing the voters. you remember all of the people wed who wanted a democratic egypt. do they stay home or vote against an islamic state or for the old regime, back to you. >> emotions are running high on this one. thank you very much. activist said government

troops shot people in the streets and attacked people in their homes and leaving 90 dead. >> and new reports claim recent nuclear talks with iran were a failure. the iranian diplomat said the longer the talks go on worst things get. both sides differences are significant. western countries demanding that iran halt the program and iran not backing down. >> space history is made. world's first private space ship docked in the space ship. they have opened the hatchs and started to unload 1,000 pounds to the space ship . the vehicle smelled like a new

car. they are loading up with experiments and equipment. and the dragon will parachute like other capsules did before it sin city is going bankrupt and the mayor of las vegas is locked in a fight with the unionion bosses. they slashed their budget in half. it must be submitted to the state by upcoming friday. including payment for the police and firefighters. and the unions are saying they sacrificed a great deal and the city is lying about how bad financial problems are. and it needs to make shuts somewhere else. joining us now the mayor of las vegas. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. as i understand it. you are considering a state of emergency to break the contracts with the union, how would that work? >> we have a population of

227,000 great residents and we believe that we have the obligation to do everything we can to keep our citizens safe. and so the city city is considering a resolution to suspend parts of the union contract so that we can balance our budget and do what ever other family does in the nation which is to live in our means. >> they expected a drop in revenues and that is the reason for the crisis. >> 42 percent drop in property tax revenues and sales tax . we have had one of the highest foreclosure rates in the nation and unemployment in our city is still at 13 percent. so we have been hit hardest of the anyone in the nation during the economic disaster. >> we have gone to our public employee unions and asked for their concession . they helped us out in the last

couple of yearings. for this year, they are digging thei heels in and i think there is a feeling of entitle they deserve pay increases . we asked them to stay where they are and just don't take a cost of the living raise and uniform allowance and do something to help our citizens out and to not force us to have to do layy offs. >> we have a president and police officer union. last four years. they have begin back every time city officials asked for concession. 20 million in this time frame. last period they gave back 3.65 million to keep police officers from being laid off for 18 mongs and then the city laid off 40 officers and this is coming from violating agreements. michael yarder who is

president of the association made that comment this month. what is your response to the statement? >> and we are still in an economic down turn and this is our fourth year. if you look in the private sector at what is going on in this nation and particularly in our state of the nevada, i am sorry to say that we are still asking for concession . i don't know anyone in the private sector who is getting a raise in the state of nevada and i don't know anyone who enjoying generous benefits and salaries and if they are so unhappy i invite them to look in the private sector for a job. and let me say something. we reported earlier that they had to let inmates out of the prisons and police officers are saying that they have concerns that safety is compromised on the street. are you concerned that if this

showdown continues, residents are going to be upset and by the fact that services are cut. >> residents are extremely upset with what our public safety unions are doing. when they took an oath of office, they said they would protect and serve. that's what they expect. and so the city council has other measures in place . if we have to do the massive layoffs, we have ways and options to take care of our residents and keep them safe. >> mayor that is the option and goal of the city council in a local government. >> woolkeep close watch on what happen in your city, mayor. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you, uma. >> mission accomplished. we'll introduce you to an amazing 12 year old who is a world war ii buff and rallied a community and raised thousands of dollars to help

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start at just $699. >> welcome back, everybody. there was a diplomatic crisis here in the u.s. . there is more worries. his relatives are in chin a. chen's brother is missing after seeking help for his son. that son is held on attempted murder charges after fending off local officials who stormed his home after chen's escape. dick winters led his group in combat . was behind the award winning

series . a person hero to jordan brown. he helped to raise 100,000. and jordan and the chairman of the world war ii found egg prepare to head to normandy to dedicate the monument. >> thank you, uma. >> jordan, what an amazing effort you made. why were you so moved by the story of world twar two hero in the 101st airborne decision? - on division. >> he was a great guy and conscious of his men and they trusted him and did so much on d-day . he was republican amazing character. >> why did you feel like you needed to honor him if a special way with a statue in normandy. >> well, the statute is dedicated to those who served

on d-day and not a lot of things have been done recently for like world war ii heroes especially those on the european campaign. and so something needed to be done. >> you are instrumental in raising so much money by having wrist bands . something that major winter used to say. that is going amazingly well. what is the message to folks out there as to why they should buy the wrist bands. >> it is what he would say to his men and encourages people and inspiring and shows people the right path. what is so amazing about the campaign for you as you watched jordan raise money for the special hero? >> the most important thing is when jordan started this, he was len years old and for an

11 year old boy to take on a project like this was miraclous . the fact hahe stuck with it two can half years and really was determined to meet with civic groups and march in parade exercise plan in charity baseball games and those things . he stuck with it and really reaffirmed your belief that the youth in this nation recognizes the sacrifices but all veterans. >> oh, indeed. it is amazing. it is a passionate issue for you and i know you are excited about going to normandy. what is the best thing for you. >> getting it unveiled. >> it is a lot of things. the statue is one major thing. i like the world war ii as you know . i want to learn more about

d-day and the battles, and so i will be touring some of the beachs and battlefields which i am so excited for. i can't wait. >> you are already bloging about this, i hear? >> yes. and on wapproximate f-witf.com, or org. wtif.org/hang/tough is my blog. >> we can follow your adventures as you go to france. i know your folks are proud of you. and you are an inspiring young man and thank you for taking up the cause for an verdict that inspired so many of us. and thank you very much . good luck to you. >> thank you, and thanks for having me on. >> go ahead, sorry. and also i want to thank the vets for all of their work. >> absolutely. it is a special weekend and we

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>> we are back with top headlines making news. syrian slaughter. government kill would more than 90 people in the cluster of villages today. on line amateur video shows scores dead. one shows 14 dead children on the ground and soldier to so you woulder. they are sending a team to investigate the area. one-two and died in a trailer fire in bakersville, california. they were playing with two older boys. they were playing with watches and boys managed to escape but the two young girls were trapped inside. new mexico. a wildfires near the hilla

wilderness grew to 85,000 and that is more than 130 square files and fire destroying the area there. and air quality is so bad and had to be rescued by the national guard. and it is more than 550 firefighters are out there to put it out. >> there were fears that the average price of gasoline could hit 5 a gallon . average price for a regular unlanded stands. and that is still the third highest . joining us now for advise. welcome, and great to have you here today. >> thanks for having me. >> a lot of folks are trying to figure out what to do this

summer. give us advice. when you are planning vacation should people think about flying or driving. >> as you said before. gas leann prices going down. they are opting for a driving vacation this year and people are planning on going. we are looking at gas four or five dollars a gallon . they will not take that trip this year. now it is coming down and we are seeing a loft activity . as a matter of fact. best western which is one of the largest hotel chains in the country. summer travel 22 percent compared to last year and a sign that people are booking travel and if you are plannning on taking that vacation you need to make those reservations now. >> are airlines offering good news right now or are prices high. >> they are high. airlines have us where they

want us. they have reduced the capacity and while there are fewer flying. they are paying more in fees. it runs from june 15th to august 24th this year. you will pay a lot. the only way you will find a deal is that if you are willing to travel midday and outside of that window. maybe before june 15th or a window when kids are going back to school earlier. there is a window of august 24th and labor day and demand starts to come down and okay deals then . air travel is an expensive proposition. >> even in price line.comor visit expedia? >> yeah, all of those on line sites have the same prices

that delta.comand southwest.comhas. they use the same databases and they can help you sort out and compare plices when it comes to booking the tickets. it will be the same prices just about everywhere. >> i am sorry, go ahead. and no, i think if you are talking about best places to go on line, there is not one single best place to find the best deals. if there. i would be a billionaire. but the and unfortunately. it runs from . it is creeping up .

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on this memorial day weekend we have been asking you, do you think americans do enough to honor veterans? we got a lot of responses with edward saying i think a lot of americans do a lot of great things for veterans but there is always more to be done. phil says we need to honor them every day. god bless our troops and their families. thanks for sharing. that will do it for me here in washington. kelly and jamie are coming up next. i'm uma pemmaraju. thanks for watching fox news. hope you have a great holiday weekend. before we leave you, we give you this special memorial day tribute. take a look. >> retired major,.

>> i'm returning from my sixth tour of duty. i fight because this country has given my family everything. >> my first firefight was 8.5 minutes and felt like two days. for a second you stop thinking about the rounds that are flying past you or hitting next to your feet and the mortars coming in and just watch the awesome people do what they do best. >> the royal battle was something that the public had never seen before. the whole sea was lit up with big explosions of the guns firing. what i saw in my camera was a good number of men being shot as they waded through the water. it was always amazing to me that these guys would continue to keep on going. >> the amount of death and violence that we sustained, i captured men and women doing

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