suspects in the killing of the border patrol officer. >> these are taking place when there is still disagreement about capitol hill. they are charging five people in

connection with the border patrol agent. a reward up to $1 million leading to the arrest of four other suspects who remrain main at large. weapons from the botched fast and furious program are found at the murder scene of brian terry. the justice department is still concerned about the documents that they still want. in a statement however attorney general eric holder said the announcement reflects the department's unrelenting commitment to finding the other individuals responsible for terry's death calling it a horrific tragedy. he served his country honorably and made the ultimate sacrifice trying fro text it from harm. we will stop at nothing to bring those responsible to bring them to justice. the justice department's announcement was brought with some degree of skepticism.

they vote to do hold attorney holder in contempt of congress. chairman of the house oversight committee questioned the timing of the department's announcement. >> i applaud what they are doing but i con tem tdemn the timing. the timing has to do with house representatives holding eric holder in contempt for not turning over information. the terry family should have seen this happen a year ago. >> speaking of the family brian terry released a statement in response to the justice department's announcement. they believe the announcement is moving forward but the family also wants the documents to be released stating however the accountability aspect of operation fast and furious the flawed atf gun trafficking investigation put weapons into

the hands of the men that killed brian terry remains stalled. all documents pertaining to this case should be released so all americans can know who approved of the operation so they can be held accountable for their decisions. now it's time for your 5@5:00. the top 5 stories making news for you at this hour. house republicans will move one step closer today to preeling obama care. the white house now threatening to veto any attempt by law makers to repeal obama care. >> the ethics committee is investigating a conflict of interest potentially. she pushed for higher reimbursement rates for a kidney transplant program at a hospital at which her husband works. the congresswoman is running

against dean heller and could be considered a race that terms which party controls the senate. a federal judge slamming the breaks on lance armstrong's lawsuit against the u.s. anti doping agency. arm strog wants to stop the agency to stripping him of his 7 tour defrance titles. the judge dismissing the suit because of procedural issues. his lawyers will refile it today. the agency claims he took performance enhancing drugs for years which he denies. damage to the washington month monument during last summer's earthquake could keep the building closed for two years. the estimate from the national park service. we have video now that sent tourists running. the quakes caused large chunks of stones to loosen and crack especially near the top. the $15 million worth of repairs were expected to take just a year. 600 thousand tourists visit that monument every year. the florida lifeguard who

inspired -- he was awarded the key to the city from hole endale beach officials but getting a bigger award from a man who almost drowned from the man on the beach. >> you saved my life. >> you hear he was okay. we heard he is doing okay. i never had confirmation. i never knew how he was really doing. now seeing him here it's overwhelming. >> tomas was offered his job back. he declined. the company has decided not to renew the contract with the city in december when it expires. time now for a look at who's talking. president obama calling for

another one year extension of the busheir raw tax cuts but only for families making less than 250,000 a year. republicans argue they shoulden extended for all americans. raising taxes on the wealthy would hurt small business and job creators of the the president saying these tax cuts on the ridge is what is driving this country daefs sit. >> we need to do something about these deficits and these debts. so the money we are spending on the tax cuts for the wealthy is a major driver of our deficit, a major contributor to our deficit costing us a trillion dollars over the next decade. these tax cuts are also the tax cuts least likely to promote growth. we can't afford to keep that up. not right now. i am not proepsing anything radical. ill believe anybody making over

250,000 dollars a year should go back to the income tax we were paying with bill clinton when our economy created 230 million jobs biggest surplus in history and plenty of millionaires to boot. >> you heard the president refer to tax rates under former president bill clinton. former clinton advisor dick morris responded to those comments. >> i was so interested obama talked about returning the tax rates to the rates that prevailed under president clinton. that is a flat out lie. while it is true he would raise the tax rate from the upper prak et to 40 percent which by the way we generate 70 billion revenue not enough to do any significant damage to 1.4 trillion deficit but the one thing he would do is bring the capital gains rate back up to

where it was above when bill clinton was president. the one thing that distinguished bill clinton's economy was not the tax increases but the tax decreases. it was the cut in the capital gains tax that stimulated capital gains and produced hundreds of billions of more capital gains revenue even though we cut the rate. if obama were to restore everything to the clinton period it would be a very different situation. the president's challenger mitt romney also saying how to get america working again and help the middle class. time now for your first degree weather update. good morning, maria? >> want to talk about the

stainsstain instances of hurricanes. hurricane season is relatively quiet. we are not expecting any development out across the ocean or the gulf of mexico. we have hurricane amelia in the eastern pacific who has maximum sustained winds at 140 miles per hour. category 1 hurricane. the good news with this storm system is the forecast remains over open waters as you can see wi we also have tropical daniel forecast over open waters and remain relatively weak and weakens over the next several days. want to look at the current temperatures across the lower 48. 71 degrees in new york city. 73 in kansas city. 77 in dallas. our heat wave is finally over. we will be enjoying lower humidity across the northwest and temperatures more typical of this time of the year seeing showers and storms from southern

mid lant tick into central and southern plains all from the frontal boundary that brought relief from the heat wave. heather and patti anne. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> this is stories you can bank on this morning. $151 billion plan from amtrak to build super high speed trains. where are they going to get the money to do this? that's the question. he here with an answer is lauren simonetti. >> how does this sound geting from new york to philadelphia in 37 minutes or boston in an hour and a half. according to amtrak the rail service announcing 151 billion improvement that would slash time on the possible northeast corridor by about a third. the goal is decades away. we are talking 2040 as the year. the price tag still unknown. but amtrak as you know is already 1.34 billion in the red. just in time for the

holidays microsoft coming out with windows 8. >> this is their big thing. it will go on sale on all new pc's by the end of october. just in time for the holidays. it's a huge bet for the company who is looking at boosting pc sales but help with the ipcount the ipad. if you have windows 7 you can upgrade to the new version for $40. that's cheap for microsoft. >> we have warned people about this before. if you are looking for a job or you have a job pay attention to your facebook page. >> it is not only what you post on facebook or twitter or other social media sites but it is also how you post it. it is not just the pictures but the caption under it. 92 percent of companies use social media to find their talent now. there's also chatter that facebook is going to add

features to the web site next month. that is helping billions of users looking for a job find one. o >> they can use it for something useful instead of just chatter. >> what happened the night the former commentary bryson hit and run. >> he took off and we have another lady following to see what happened. this guy is drunk. he hit us from the front. >> much more from the revealing tapes. that's up next. you know the expression when pigs fly. guess what? now they can. pot pebelly pigs and a host of four-legged friends could be sitting on the seat next to you on the next flight. we have a break and a look at the prices at the pump.

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>> the state senator was vying a lawsuit challenging rangel's victory. rangel's 900 vote winning margin was suspect because of numerous regularities at the polls. he doesn't have the money to keep fighting. it's official the hottest 12 month stretch the united states has ever seen. according to new climate data over 24,000 heat records have been broken since this time last year. >> newly released 911 calls shedding more light on the bizarre hit and run involving former u.s. commerce secretary john bryson.

>> good morning, heather. he escaped charges for a series of bizarre car crashes last month after police ruled he suffered a seizure. but at the time of the accident one of the passengers former u.s. secretary tom bryson hit thought he was drunk. here is the call to 911. >> 911 what's your emergency? >> we have drunk driver that just hit us and fled. >> hit us twice. >> hit us twice. we are pursuing him right now. >> why do you think he was drunk? >> he took off we have another laid dae following she seen what happened. he's drunk. he hit us from the front. >> we have him, he is drunk. >> police rushed to the scene. he had a small amount of ambian in his system. they concluded it was knotted the cause of the crashes. the white house said he would

take a leave of absence and 10-days later bryson decided to resign. >> thank you very much, saenz -- ainsley. >> you want to sit next to one of these guys we are about to show you on this flight? it is true. new department transportation rules say pigs could fly. emotional support could be allowed on the plane with their owner. this includes pot belly bigs which can way up to 300 pounds. miniature horses are allowed. >> you think knees new rules are fine or over the line? you can tweet to us at fox friends first or shoot us an e-mail at friendsfirst@foxnews.com.

the time is 18 after the hour. a chair lift after a thunderstorm. a teen takes matter noose her own hands. she jumps off the lift. >> study before you sign up and swipe. we will tell you five days to avoid credit card traps.

>> 22 after the hour. taxpayers pay ago hefty price for hundreds of rallies in town halls. so far the city spent 457,000 dollars that will be paid for from money from an emergency reserve fund. >> the doctor is out according to a new study by the doctor patient medical association.

83 percent of doctors considered leaving their practices over obama care. patti anne? >> buyer beware. when you are signing up for a credit card what tricks the up their sleeves. vera gibbons has five credit cards you want to avoid. >> first you save 0 percent. you are seeing 0 percent balance transfer offers out there. in order to get them you have to have really good credit mid 700s in that range. secondly the 0 percent interest rate does not necessarily apply to new purchases. those could be at much higher interest rate. you have to make a concerted effort to pay off the balance within the introductory period. it's as long as 21 months. >> watch out for late fees. >> they are out there. they are also penalty rates that could take you right to the

default rate if you are late just once. lookout for all of this kind of thing. there are damages to your credit. also fixed rates are not always fixed. >> a lot of us have variable rate cards these days if you are subject in the marketplace. if you have a fixed rate card all that means is the issuer has to be noticed they are raising their rates. something you want to lack at is opening mail for the issuer. 97 percent of us don't. we are aware of these changes to our account. >> might look good if you don't uses your credit card too often. you could get penalized for that. >> you have to keep them active. take them out to dinner every now and then tank of gas whatever the case may be. inactive accounts some of them are getting closed. detrimental effects to your credit card score. >> you are making minimum

payments it will payoff your balances how much you have to pay each month united to pay off your balance in years. you are doing all of your banking on-line this information is not as transparent. if you have a 5,000 dollar balance and 14 percent apr all you are doing is making the minimum payments it will take you 22 years to pay that off. 6,000 dollars in interest. >> 6,000 dollars interest to pay off 5,000 in charges. >> bottom line is you should just charge washed you pay in full. >> you look at the latest credit card statistics they are up for back charging again. there are lots of traps as you just said. vera gibbons, thank you very much. 25 after the hour. still to come a battle over big government that could fail all of the way to the u.s. supreme court. how one family attempts to break the government monopoly in a lucrative business for the

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>> thank you for joining us. it is almost 30 minutes after the top of the hour. it is time for the 5:30 top stories. charges against five men in the murder of u.s. border patrol agent brian terry. they are offering up to a million dollars leading to the rays. th the thooetal gun fight using ak-47 type rifles. the weapons were later identified as part of the fast and furious operation. >> the timing has everything to do with the house of representatives holding eric holder in contempt for not turning over information. the terri family should have seen this attempt to go public

and to try to get the murders happen a year ago. >> the suspect has already been jailed and the others are going to be in mexico. >> the u.s. is going to have a whopping $905 billion deficit for the next three quarters of the fiscal year. >> it is $66 billion less than the deficit for this period last year. he rose 1 percent and revenue was up 5 percent because of more corporate and personal income taxes. president obama now pushing to raise taxes on households making over 250,000 dollars. sad story. a family friend of singer usher is now under investigation for the terrible accident that left his 11-year-old stepson brain dead. the jet ski he was driving ran over the top of kyle glover striking him and his female friends while they were floating in inner tubes. they don't believe alcohol or a

mechanical failure were to blame. glover remains in the hospital. battle over big government that could sail all of the way to the supreme court. the issue whether the courtney brothers have a right to compete with the government snctioned ferry monopoly. they argue there was competition ridership would increase year-round bringing in enough business for two companies to survi survive. not everyone agrees. >> economic liberty in this case is the right to make a living. the lake in our marine highway. >> that would eat away from the profits of this country. >> courtney says it violates the 14th amendment. a teenager in new jersey takes a life in her hands when a thunderstorm rolls in. it knocked out power to the ride she was on leaving her stranded.

>> horrified witnesses caught the scene on camera. it was at the peer amusement park. as you can see 17-year-old melanie jumped out of the chair lift in a sheer panic. she told a tv sthafgsz freaking out about getting struck by light epping and would rather break her legs. she didn't. she landed on the beach unharmed. >> that is your 5 at 5 clt 30. president obama pushing for a tax hike on families making more than 250,000 dollars a year. this as he's already facing criticism for engaging in clash warfare. from president obama it's an effort to change the subject away from the economy. it is a 3i6 tol way from lackluster job numbers. lower tax rates for most people raise them on those who earn up

to 250,000 dollars a year. it is a lower fresh hold than democrats before. >> i believe anybody making 250,000 dollars a year. go back to the income tax rates we were paying under bill clinton. >> back when our economy created 23 million jobs budget surplus in history and plenty of millionaires to reboot. >> it is job creations 250,000 dollar level that would include many small businesses. that would be another kick in the gut to the middle class of america he said. he saw a terrible jobs report just last week and now to add a higher tax on job creators and on small business is about the worst thing i can image to do if you want to create jobs. congress is under tremendous pressure, though, to do

something. all of those busheir raw tax cuts expire at the end of the year. that mean taxes go up on nearly everyone unless there is some kind of an agreement. the president said we can't afford to renew all of the cuts. the obama plan is dead on arrival here in capitol hill. the president will take the pitch on the road to iowa today. back to you guys. thank you very much doug luzader life for us this morning. >> before you leave the house this morning let's get the first degree weather update. showers and storms. >> good morning everyone. we are seeing heavy downpours early this morning across mid atlantic and places like virginia and north carolina and as far west as central plains like oklahoma and kansas even into portions of texas.

you will continue to see that in those who brought temperatures in the midwest. temperatures near average for this time of year. otherwise southwest this is where we are seeing extreme temperatures. we are seeing a warming trend. 100 degrees in vegas 113 in phoenix. it is drier heat but those temperatures are so dangerous some could read 124 degrees out here. we could have a heat wave in southern california and arizona. otherwise east so get out and enjoy it. >> oot mission almost seemed impossible now a little entertainment news for you. katie holmes won primary custody

of her daughter. less than two weeks after filing for divorce from tom cruise. they hammered out a deal. cruise gets visitation rights. but there are restrictions on exactly what he can discuss with suri about scientology. >> julia margulies is slapped with a lawsuit by her former managers. the actress has stopped paying their fair share of her earnings. they want 420,000 dollars. so far no word from margulies. >> the best selling book 50 shades of gray to the big screen. they were hand picked by the author herself. meantime scientists they come up with this, their version of what the main character christian gr grey looks like. famous actors and sports stars women thought he may look like. summer tradition hours away from baseball's all star game

and brian kilmeade is life in kansas city with a preview for us. hey, how is it going? good to see you up early again. the next tour is always about the year derby. 40,000 showed up to watch and it was wild. >> oo it is gone. >> the tigers sprint fielder. the second player to win it twice. another want to do it twice. meanwhile what is happening today? today and all week long it has been about the city. millions of visitors in from all around the world and all around the country. this is the third time kansas

city will be hosting the all star game the first since 1973. over 217 countries will be watching. the all stars himself they are around here taking their first batting practice. the legendary fountains. midsummer classic in the midwest. they are as happy as the fans to be here. >> i have never seen a town so enthusiastic this time of year. it's a wonderful experience. hope we get a chance to do it again. >> this one i think it holds up. >> always enjoy coming here. they have a nice fan base it is a great venue for the game. >> this is huge.

the community love this is type of thing. we are a baseball town. we love it. impersonally traveling around the country with my son we are seeing 2-3 a summer. we are not going anywhere. we are staying here. >> i lived here my whole life. i didn't get to come. it's important. i will remember it forever. you forget the kansas city a's drafted the first pitch for the home run derby. >> they keep their big time players even though they have not had a winning season since 94 a world championship since 85. people in kansas city are loyal and it's symbolic loyal to their team win or lose they show up. brian kilmeade in kansas city. thanks, brian.

the time is 40 after the hour. if you think influence was waning think again. they are packing a big punch this political season. >> the former cia agent says he has proof the crash in ross well 65 years ago was in fact a ufo. we will have the story straight ahead. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept, suppresses your immune system, it may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events including infections, tuberculosis, lymphoma, other cancers, and nervous system and blood disorders have occurred. before starting enbrel, your doctor should test you for tuberculosis and discuss whether you've been to a region where certain fungal infections are common.

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>> welcome back. time to span the globe to see what stories are making headlines overseas. spi first to spain. bailing out the country's troubled bank. 17 countries that use the euro will make 27 billion available by the end of the month. in exchange spain has one year to reach a budget deficit snowfall 3 percent. up next to london england where the train will greet the olympic

flame. in japan a farm gave 10 million bucks for the horse "i will have another." he won the kentucky derby and was pulled from the belmont because of an injury. he only received two offers from american farms one for 2.5 million the other for 3 million. patty ann? >> an investigation has stunning results. organized labor spends a whopping 4 times as much on politics and lobbying than previously thought. we have diane macedo with more. >> as you stated wall street journal found four times as much of these unions are spending on politics and lobbying than previously thought. previous estimates focused on unions and congress documenting what they spent according to federal candidates through political action committees and

lobbying washington. that totalled 1.1 billion from 2005 to 2011 a lull known set of annual reports and labor federations have been filing with the labor departments since 2005. they spent 3.3 billion including influencing local government. they hold fees for money spent in union members to vote a certain way. they are protesting at the state capital last year. unlike the previously tallied expenses p comes not from voluntary donations but union member dues. while unionized workers make up a declining chair of the work force large unions have been able to maintain in washington and state capital through this kind of spending without reporting any of it to the fec.

interesting loophole there. >> diane macedo. thank you so much. the time 46 after the top of the hour. how much do americans really know about the history of this country? you can image? turns out not so much. >> hi. have we met? >> jessie waters will have a history lesson for us up next. last chance to answer the question of the day. new rules monkeys miniature horses can fly as service animals. we have the e-mails next for now let's check in with steve doocy on "fox & friends". >> good tuesday morning to both of you. coming up on "fox & friends". remember new man from the seinfield show? he is dropping by. he has a new project called the x's. romney camp is sick and tired of being accused of out sourcing a

bunch of jobs when mitt romney was the head of bane capital. he will be joining us to say who you know who the real out sourcer is, it will be the president of the united states. the romney surrogates are about to start calling the president a liar. you need a job? cheryl casone knone joining us the top. brian kilmeade live from kansas city will be following the all star game. kicks off 12 minutes from now right here on "the fox news channel.

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contempt. chris daughterty cut the wage of the workers including his own to minimum wage. the state fakes a $6 million budget gap. a newspaper in new mexico alerted the world to the landing of a flying saucer. cia agent says they got it right. it clearly did not come from this planet. he came to that conclusion after looking through an area of the cia archives. >> this past 4th of july many americans paid tribute to the founding fathers and their fight for our freedom. it seems some of us still need a report on how those happened. jessie waters headed to the beach to find out how much americans know about u.s. history. >> you guys know why you are off on july 4th. >> independence day. >> what are we celebrating?

>> independence. not being at work. >> what year did we sign the declaration? >> i don't know any of this sufficient. -- stuff. >> no history, please. >> 1964. >> 1864. >> 1776. >> 1776. >> bicentennial. >> bicentennial. >> i didn't say that. >> who is your favorite founding father? >> abraham lincoln. >> abraham lincoln. >> he is not a founding father. he's the first president. >> i want to get this down on a tape recorder because nobody is going to believe me. >> what's the founding father? >> have we met? >> what's the best part of this country? >> anybody can be a go getter and do whatever they want. >> are you a go getter? >> let's go. come on. >> what about samad dams. >> it's a good beer. >> beer. >> you had a few of those already? >> yeah, i have. >> you ever watch bill o'reilly?

>> it's on but i am not really paying attention. >> i am too hurt. >> what are you hurt about? >> not watching. >> i like him. >> anything you want to say to him? >> hope you had an awesome day. >> some people knew what was going on here. >> go get em. that's what makes america great. >> earlier in the show we asked you to brew on this. they say pigs can fly. we don't mean in cargo. these guidelines animals who are there for emotional support can be allowed on the plane with their owners. this includes pop belly pigs which can weigh 100 pounds as well as miniature horses and monkeys. >> we wanted to know if you think this is just fine or over the line. here's some of your responses. she e-mailed us saying i doubt these animals are potty trained. good point. how do you deal with that?

i know i don't want to deal with the smell. >> ron from new york saying by e-mail a oo if the pig is too big to fit in one seat is he or she going to have to buy two tickets? thank you to everyone who responded. keep your comments coming. >> 5 minutes until the top of the hour. are you stuck sitting at your desk all day long? why this could be shortening your life. >> it is your word of the day. take a look all scrambled up. can you figure out what it is? stick around for the answer.

>> 2 minutes until the top of the hour. let's take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly. first, the good. a hero's welcome home for an injured colorado soldier with three purple hearts.

she was greeted by friends and family at denver international airport. he's been to iraq three times and afghanistan once. his last tour left him seriously hurt following a blast from a roadside bomb. next the bad. sitting at your desk all day is killing you more quickly. five different studies find that people who spend more than three hours a day sitting live two years less. this is the case even if you exercise all the time. and the ugly. 460 people renouncing their citizenship this year and get this -- one of them is a huge democratic party donor, denise rich. her surprising move comes 11 years after her massive donations to hillary clinton and president clinton's library help get her ex-husband who is a tax cheat a pardon. >> and it's time now to get all scrambled up. and gretchen carlson is here to help us out. >> you're missing half the word! it's home run! >> home run was two words and they had to