today is sunday june 30th. thanks for joining us. i'm alisyn camerota. after president obama said he should not have to pick up the phone, vice president joe biden now making a personal plea to the president of ecuador to reject the nsa leaker's asylum bid. but will ecuador listen or snub the united states. and living the high life. prisoners at gitmo with a brand-new gym after rejecting american made equipment, cons t cultural and the flag not flown

near them. and lady gaga taking liberty with the national anthem. ♪ say does that spar spangled ♪ >> did this cross the line? i guess she mixed up some lyrics there. some new lyrics she's adding some things. "fox & friends" begins right now. good morning, everyone. thanks so much for joining us bright and early. great to have you here. >> if ever asked when you guys sing the national anthem. >> i've learned that lesson. >> so easy to screw up the national anthem. >> have you ever learned that -- have you ever been asked? >> i've never been asked. >> throwing out a first pitch

would be bad, too. >> nor will i ever be asked. there, i don't have to worry about it. >> much more on that coming up with the show. plus reading headlines. >> let me do that now. new overnight ex-patriots player and alleged murderer aaron hernandez was questioned in a 2007 shooting. he was a student at the university of florida. this happened after two people were shot outside a nightclub. his name came up. no arrests were made. hernandez in jail facing first degree murder charges in the death of his friend. the fight over gay marriage in california isn't over. overnight opponents filed an emergency motion asking the supreme court to step in and immediately stop same sex weddings in that state. the move comes less than 24 hours after the state started issuing marriage licenses to same sex kuchls the group's alliance defending freedom said

the u.s. supreme court of appeals unfairly allowed gay marriage to resume. we have a live look now at the streets of cairo, egypt, where violent protests are expected to swell today. millions are demanding the president give up power. this could be the largest since 2011 when thousands passed tahrir square to removed hosni mubarak, this after the american college student killed there on friday, 21-year-old had reportedly only been in egypt a few weeks. he was stabbed to death by a protester while watching a demonstration. his family said he was there to teach english to children. and reeva steenkamp, the model killed allegedly by oscar pistorius pro their silence. they cannot pay their bills. the two had been accused of

going after blood money in their daughter's death. reeva was helping them financially before she died. they are due in court in august. boy, i'm telling you, i got a note last night from my son-in-law who lives near the sacramento area. he sent me the five-day forecast for northern california. 110 degrees. >> for northern california. >> 110 degrees. >> very relaxes time. tracking all the crazy severe weather out west. record breaking in las vegas. >> record breaking for the day. got to 115, all-time high is 117. maybe flirting with that today. right in that area. phoenix hit 119, the third highest temperature ever, 122 is their highest. three hours early in needles, california, and it's 100 degrees. if you're ready to go to bed on the street, 95 degrees, 97 in

phoenix. the heat not going away at nighttime and that's part of the problem. take a look at the video out of vegas. this became deadly. there was one elderly man who passed away in his home, didn't have air conditioning. there were a number of people who had to be rescued from a concert, treated for heat related illnesses. when you're outside you can't be in the heat long. it doesn't take long before you end up with heat stroke. that proves fatal. it happens very often in these heat waves. a dangerous day. folks need to take a lot of precaution. stay inside if you can at all, temps in vegas getting to 116, 124 in lake havasu, 116, death valley 128. tomorrow still remaining very, very warm across this area. this is going to build, this high pressure causing this is going to slowly drift to the north. keep moving into places like sacramento and pacific northwest.

heat advisories across idaho and montana monday, tuesday, wednesday of this week i it's going to be very hot also. a little rain, much needed across west texas and new mexico. we have a drought. later on show you video out of the northeast, guys, where major flooding going on around areas of the great lakes. this is the image as people begin to clean up from rain there. still more rain in the forecast. places across upstate new york seeing record breaking flooding and cool. the two stories. heat out here and cool rain. >> was that a weather report from mars, vegas. >> mars, like vegas. it's so hot, get on the bikini and go out to have a cocktail by the pool. >> doctor's order. >> lets talk about this, the president this week, you remember, you'll recall famously he didn't have to get on the phone and call vladimir putin and make demands or suggestions about the leaker edward snowden. we want him back in the united

states, send him here. he didn't have to rise to that level, send in drones or do anything crazy right now. turns out there have been some phone conversations taking place behind the scenes. >> we learned on friday vice president biden actually did call the president of ecuador. so it didn't rise to the level of the president but it did almost. it was the vice president making a personal plea. it was very interesting. the tone was different than we've heard before. they have both described it as cordial and friendly. in fact, the president from ecuador said he respected the tone and had a much more productive conversation than he feels he would have had from the senators from the u.s. railing against ecuador. >> we can call anything. did we call hong kong, russia, ecuador. is anybody afraid of the units anymore? >> when joe biden gives you a call. oh biden is on the phone.

here is his response to joe bind, the moment he arrives, if he arrives, the first thing we're going to ask the opinion of the united states, as we did in the assange case with england, but the decision is ours to make. >> much more conciliatory tone. when we heard what was happening friday, over the weekend, they were thumbing their nose at the united states with the statement he made a fiery speech in ecuador and said, we don't need the money from the united states. they can't threaten us. we're doing to do whatever we want to do. sounds like vice president biden calling did help relations there. who knows what's going to happen. as you point out, mike, hong kong was not cowed by anything we wanted. russia doesn't seem to be interested in what the u.s. wants. snowden is still, as far as we know, hold up in the moscow airport. >> speaking of him, he calls himself a patriot. now he says if i'm because the by anybody, i'm going to pill the beans and anything i have in

my trove of information, i'll give up the rest of it. >> he's calling it an insurance policy. if anything happens to me, i'm going to release this information. we know the stuff he's already released about the nsa's secret surveillance program. turns out his laptop still may be over in hong kong. he may be traveling with that thumb drive that has an enormous amount of files on it. these guys, it's not like that's the only bit of information they have, the 1950s. give us that tape. that's the only copy of it. if he's caught, he probably has a back-up plan, same thing with julian assange. >> he does have a back-up plan. he says he planted information around the globe with friends and allies, this is his plan, if he's killed or imprisoned, they would -- there's some sort of trigger they would release this treasure trove of information. what could it be?

>> he has a very high opinion of himself. >> with a flip of the switch he can bring down western civilization. >> he refers to himself in the third person. if anything happens to snowden, mark my words, if anything happens to snowden, he'll be released. like a seinfeld episode. jimmy is angry. >> he's getting hot under the collar. >> jimmy has secrets. meanwhile, susan rice, the soon to be national security adviser this weekend, susan rice, national security adviser to president obama was asked in an interview on the hill, said basically the nsa scandal has not weakened president obama. she goes on to say, i think the united states of america is and will remain the most powerful, influential country in the world, the largest economy, military, network of alliances, values that are universally respected. she says that's just bunk, those are her words, bunk, that edward snowden has hurt us in any way.

>> the problem with susan rice, of course, was pointed out when the president wanted to appoint her to a higher position, it's hard to take some of what she said seriously after she was the stooge for the administration on those sunday shows with benghazi. you now have the impression of her that she parrots talking points. >> that will follow her for years. >> it's unfortunate for her but that is the impression. >> ask a question, gitmo, they have a gym. when the detainees realized the gym equipment, barbells, had a made in america, they refused to use the equipment and demanded they had equipment flown in from a muslim country, that was manufactured in a muslim country. and apparently we said, okay, and got rid of the american equipment. >> that's not all. the list goes on and on. americans said -- first of all, the idea of them having a

beautiful -- they have a lavish, nice gym there. they have a watercooler, probably nice beach music on top to work out to, keep it going. the fact they have this really nice gym to begin with, then they have all these other amenities, we don't want that because it's made in usa, we want it flown in from a muslim country. >> for whatever reason we acquiesced. this is exhibit a of the problems with gitmo. all these prisoners are held here. they are not adjudicated, held indefinitely. that is a problem for many in the united states, including our constitution. we then acquiesce to our demands because we feel guilty about this. >> another demand, they wanted their own library. apparently there's this 10,000 pook library. did you know you couldn't have a u.s. librarian, so they had to fly in a muslim librarian because the muslim person can only touch the book. >> i love this.

they each get a copy of the koran. they have to get a hammock so it doesn't touch the ground. they attach a hammock in their cell. >> special food. standard issue, prayer beads, a rug, a quran. the soccer field, $50,000 state-of-the-art if there is such a thing soccer field. watch their choice of videos, television, and newly approved medical units for detainees. we're spending a lot of money for gitmo for something the president promised was going to close in his first term. >> that's the bottom line. this was supposed to close in the first week. the president said this was doing to happen. >> i don't think it was on that list, they don't want to see an american flag in their eyesight at gitmo, so we move the flags out of their view.

>> take them down. >> coming up here on the show, one thing cutting off unemployment benefits starting today, every other follows. we'll explain. forget home of the braves. we'll finish that sentence when we come back. any other place in the world.

in fact, we've invested over $55 billion here in the last five years - making bp america's largest energy investor. our commitment has never been stronger. north carolina coming up with a first of its kind plan to pay back the federal government $2.5 million it borrowed.

how is it going to do it? starting today they are cutting unemployment benefits for those who file new claims. they are coming the first state in the country disqualified. our next guest said unemployment benefits are kruld for keeping able-bodied workers sidelined. here is john. >> hey. >> lets backpedal. why did north carolina disqualify itself from the federal money coming to them? >> once you accept that federal money you are then on the hook to pay it back, the federal government has a role on how you manage things in your state, anti-federalism. this is good news for the north carolinians. they have the fifth worst unemployment rate in the country. opting out of this federal program i would argue will mean soon they will have one of the best unemployments nationwide. >> how is that going to work?

if they have no job and the benefits will only last from flee to five months, not 99 weeks, not a year, at five months they are-of- they are cut off, then what happens to these people. >> basic economics. head hunters say they get the most visitors looking for jobs precisely when they run out. this isn't to minimize the pain of unemployment or losing a job, but one barrier to people finding jobs is payment for thought having one to begin with. so if there's a reduction in how long you're paid, people will adjust their wage demands to the new market realities and be far more likely to find work. >> what one day after five months or one month or one year they still can't find a job? what happens to that person? >> people have savings, they go out to friends.

historically we haven't always had unemployment but there have been ways people survive without it. unemployment, as painful as it is, isn't natural. kind of like a convenience store, if they are having trouble moving items they reduce items such that they can get customers to come in at new prices. labor is no different. it's a cost. if unemployment is high, one way to get it down, potential employees to lower their demands to existing realities. this isn't to say you'll get the exact job you want at the exact pay you want. the best to high pay and worker responsibility is to accept what's out there on the way to higher pay. >> a fascinating experiment that north carolina is the first in the state to do. i'd love to hear from people in north carolina. you can find me on twit @alisyn camerota. thanks very much. >> thanks for having me. >> what was it like living through the biggest civil war

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history channel is commemorating biggest battles of the war between the states. take a look. >> two years after the start of the civil war, the confederate army is invading the north. one mile west of gettysburg, rebel reconnaissance groups encounter union resistance. the fight escalates out of control. >> all this is going to be good.

it's civil war week. it kicks off today. dr. o'connell, chief historian is with us now. thank you for being with us. i'm so glad you're doing this. so many people in this country have forgotten about the civil war or didn't learn about it. clayton and i are pennsylvania guys here. we know all about gettysburg and all that. i'll tell you this, i know you're going to concentrate a little on vicksburg and people forget about that. >> they do. vicksburg gets overlooked by people all over the country, not just you guys. i'm from pennsylvania. gettysburg has always been the focus. vicksburg is a major battle, happens the same time as gettysburg. grant seized vicksburg, like a fortress overlooking the mississippi. it's 40 days long where he's trying to take control of the confederate rats. it's a very important battle for control of the whole mississippi valley and really the west in the american connection between confederate armies on one side and across the mississippi.

this battle of vicksburg is huge. it's another turning point. you know what, the victory in vicksburg comes at the same time as the victory in gettysburg. two very important watershed moments. >> how is history channel civil war week going to be different than ken burns, slow moving and photographs. >> thank you for asking. this is dynamic. history channel put together best content in all sorts of ways. we have an app, civil war today, 99 cents to download that. civil war interactives with maps and games, places where people from all ages and knowledge can come and learn new things. we have short form video, talking about different things. hungry history. what did soldiers eat? what was being eaten on the home front? what about women's daily lives during the war. all sorts of topics addressed in exciting, engaging ways. >> it's beautifully shot, too. i didn't realize they had

helicopters. >> you forgot about that, it's a secret. >> lets go back to gettysburg. why was that so important that the confederate army comes up into the north? >> okay. generally it's proving to the world that the confederate rats are going to win this war. he goes in to pennsylvania and as big victory he can head up to harrisburg, take over that capital. anything is possible. he's also looking for support from britain and france. so he's trying to say, look, i'm going to win this. but by having people come together in gettysburg, the two armies meet, gettysburg is crossroads, 10 different roads coming together right there in this old market town. because of the important union victory, it turns the war around and ultimately the union army wins. >> it's amazing watching this footage here. for people who have never been on gettysburg, stand on that ground, devil's den, you can see

the brick marks when you stand on boulders where chunks are missing where bullets are hitting. still a hole in one of the barns where a cannon was fired through. looks like this video moves people into those moments. >> it's very moving. it's produced, streaming on our website. i'm going to gettysburg right after this. there's going to be a commemoration tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern time that's going to stream live. history.com, civil war week. you can see it all. it's exciting stuff. i hope people learn, take this moment, this important anniversary and say, you know what, i want to learn more. i want to learn it history.com in an exciting and enganling way. >> you guys are doing gate stuff over at the hits channstory cha. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >> lady gaga has a new take on the star spangled banner.

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start doing tomorrow? they will not hire anyone, anyone who smokes. that's it. we will not hire. people go, well, just lie, and i won't smoke around the hospital. >> right now said can't be within a certain number of feet, if you walk around the buildings in philadelphia. >> that's right. >> you have to be outside a hospital 30 feet, acontractors the street to smoke. it's a stressful environment, a lot of nurses, that's the seb receipt. you see the nurses hanging outside. >> on some level it makes sense, right? because you're carrying for sick people. obviously smoking has a whole host of health problems that accompany it, so you want to be a good example. it's completely hypocritical if you're smoking, yet caring for people. the slu and many other people say it's a slippery slope if you start dictating people's

behavior outside of work time. a, then lie about it. b, who are you to say what you can do inside the privacy of your own home. >> certain employers are saying, if you're obese, health care costs are higher. it costs the group at large more money because you're not taking care of your health. therefore, we don't have to hire you. you don't meet a certain level, set of criteria. >> apparently there's a test, blood test. that nicotine they find in your system. you smoke. >> it's like a drug test, and they are doing it for nicotine. it's legal. you can still smoke but not if you want to be employed. this is a huge health care system, not just one hospital. children's hospital in philadelphia, the best in the or an. lets say you have diabetes, who is not to say that's raising health care for other people. >> can't you still be a very talented doctor or nurse and smoke. >> of course. lots of doctors and nurses smoke. >> like you said, you drive back behind a hospital and they are all out there in their scrubs.

>> they are working like 17 hours, on their feet constantly, seeing stress in the emergency room. let us know what you think about that "fox & friends".com. >> you know what's next? if you put on too much weight you can't be a flight attendant anymore. >> an india company, they told the daily news they are not going to hire obese stewardesses anymore because it costs them more fuel. >> first of all they are not hiring obese now. they aren't hiring men. they are heavier. >> taller. >> they are only going to hire female flight attendants because they can save money on the 80 pounds. i don't know what the difference is. between men and women. >> the plane will weigh way less, use less fuel. >> remember when there were all these studies that came out where they were studying the effects of not having olives on

the flight or they didn't have certain little crackers, they were measuring. >> if you take an olive off of a flight you can save money on fuel. this makes me nervous. when something as little as an olive can change the flight. that worries me. >> when you have these giant aircraft, right, that are carrying bags and bags, all the stuff you pack, hair dryers, curling irons. >> this reminded me of a time i was on an alitalia flight with my friend. we were backpacking after college. we were flying from milan to rome. it was a huge jumbo jet. the two of us sitting in the little seats and the plane was almost empty and they said you two are going to have to move, you're flog off the weight ft flight. >> if 200 pounds is throwing it off, that makes me nervous. >> in your dress, you had a jar of olives. >> i can't remember the airline

that they charge you more -- they charge you by weight if you're the passenger. >> they say this is the future. economists say this is actually the best way to measure, no pun intended, your airline cost, your flight. why should that person pay more because they weigh more? som samoa earls doing this. >> i'm going on a diet, because i need to fly internationally. >> lets find out how rick feels about this? >> are you flying anywhere? your costs are going to go up. >> i'm sure i will. this is an interesting question. i think viewers should write in. e-mail us snail mail or twitter. >> i eat two and a half times as much as allie. allie, do you mind paying as much as i pay?

>> i do. i don't want to do it. >> makes sense. >> i think you should pay more. >> all right, guys. lets talk about the weather as you're waking up this morning. here are temps. it's hot, at least warm and muggy across the eastern seaboard. more showers today kind of like what you've seen the last five or six days. get ready the next five or six days. out west, that's where the heat is. phoenix, 97 degrees. here is the forecast for the day. spotty showers on and off. today the last day of june. a lot of places have broken their all time june wettest record. so if you think it's been wet, it has been. we're breaking records. down across the southeast, florida and carolinas, southeast georgia more showers today. we're going to see pretty heavy showers across west texas and eastern new mexico, which is really outstanding news. they desperately need rain. northern plains, really warm but quite nice. the big problem is out across the southwest with those high temperatures again pushing records all across the colorado river valley, death valley in towards phoenix, tucson,

everybody in the triple digits and high or triple digits. send it back to you inside. >> thanks so much, rick. lets get to headlines now, tell you what's happening in the news. fourth of july sparking new fears. fbi warning state and local law enforcement agencies need to be on the lookout for fireworks used as bombs. boston marathon bombs used powder from fireworks used in the deadly attack. police want people to be on alert in large crowds home grown terrorist have opportunities to cause more harm. deadly crash in turkey. it appears to run a light in a popular resort area and veer across a busy road before flipping over and hitting a light pole. two people on board were killed. several others suffered minor injuries. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. lady gaga sparking outrage for her rendition of star spangled banner on the gay pride

kickoff rally. ♪ say does that star spangled ♪ gay pride yet wave >> the 27-year-old singer is known for her support of the lgtb community and friday was no exception. ♪ and the home for the gays >> that was lady gaga's first appearance since she was forced to cancel her tour in february to undergo hip surgery. well, she sounds good. she still sounds good. >> let us know what you think of that one. sorry, kids, forget that sugar rush. feds cracking down on snacks and a whole set of rules.

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stage at tour de france. a bus got stuck and organizers decided to move it then changed their mind after the bus was freed. in the confusion one rider crashed and about 20 others follow owed. christians in florida outraged over a monument, the first to be put on government property. the monument sits next to the statue of the ten commandments which atheists groups tried to remove. they refused but allowed the monument to go up next to the ten commandments to compromise. mike. >> thank you, clayton. sugary snacks under new rules, agriculture secretary saying, quote, parents and schools work hard to give our youngsters the opportunity to grow up healthy and strong and provide healthy options will support their great efforts. while we all want our chirp to be healthy, is this just another example of government overreach.

associate director of the center for educational freedom at the caddo institute. is this overreach now? >> it is. it epitomizes the nanny state. states said we'll take federal money for subsidized lunches. over time they have to be more and more nutritious. now they say if you want the money, you have to change what's in the vending machine. the problem is kids aren't eating healthy oceans. they say, we're like your parents, you listen to us. >> i would imagine most kids get most of their calories a day outside the home, wouldn't you think? >> quite possibly. there are breakfast programs in school, lunch programs and maybe they get dinner somewhere else, breakfast somewhere else. what we are likely to see is they are going to supplement a lot of the food they are supposed to be getting in school with food they want to eat,

rather than food they end up throwing away because they don't like it. >> i went to visit my kids school. i was kind of upset they were feeding them pizza and fatty foods for lunch. i want healthier food at the school. if this program is implemented all over the country, it's going to cost us a lot of money. >> it's costing a lot of money with free and reduced priced lunch program. they have changed nutrition requirements over the last few years, very expensive. what we're seeing is kids aren't eating this. the way people should get food tailored to their needs and fit the kids, you have to have school choice and freedom. one of the things they are sold on or options and nutritious. there has to be competition, not dictate, which ends up in people going outside for food, which still isn't healthy. >> in philly they looked at dumpsters, they saw a lot of

apples and nutrition bars that were thrown out because they didn't eat it. thank you for being with us. how about this for sticker shock. college students will say their costs double. will this tank the economy? want to impress the neighbors this fourth of july? how to make your party the most patri patriotic. we'll show you how to make nachos all american style. ♪

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no fourth of july party is complete without great food and drinks. we want to make yours the most patriotic on the block. >> mark, nice to see you this morning. >> hey, mark. so festive. they are beautiful. >> i'm impressed wit. >> this is a great way to take our nation's colors and put them into your patriotic spread. we'll start with the summer sparkler. >> what's in this. >> simple syrup, home made raspberry. all you do is a third of a glass. >> what are you putting in simple syrup. >> it's simple one part sugar, one part water and flavor with whatever you want. i did raspberry mint to make red summer sparkler. my white one made out of a lemon and ginger simple syrup. they are home made. >> curacao, orange liqueur. >> patriotic spritzers.

>> using this, fizzy, red wine and white moscoto. >> put it in the picture, half wine, half club soda. what's fun is freezing fruits in the ice cubes. pop that in your red spritzer. then you have red raspberry and you pop that into your white spritzer. i have larger ones in the picture as well. >> you get these square cubes anywhere. >> home stores. king ice cube trays. >> quickly, firework drinks. >> i added a bang with infused spirit. i make them at home. it's jalapeno gin. i made tnt g and t. >> a firework margarita, red grenadine on the top adds that firework effect in the glass. >> you're buying gin or tequila and stuffing peppers into it.

>> i made a pepper corn vodka for my pepper dogs. yankee doodle pops are really fun to make. i have everything there for you. >> push pops. >> you start off with a layer, you have a layer of red cake. then i'm using activia greek yogurt. >> in here? >> you squeeze in yogurt, has benefits of activia. these are zero fat free summer treats. >> blue, white. >> keep your colors going. >> next, a red, white, blue nacho. blue corn tortilla, then tobasco adds bang to the sauce. >> the cake. >> these are my fourth of july surprise cakes. you cut them open -- >> they explode?

>> they don't explode. you reveal there's a red and white cake on the inside. >> that is so cool. >> patriotic pups. these you can buy online. they are usa star dog treats here. patriotic. >> these are fantastic suggestions. check our website if you missed any of this. great stuff. >> thanks. appreciate it. lets eat. lets talk about this, coming up on the show, the president's climate change plan firing up his own party. listen. >> this should not have to be sitting here as a u.s. senator fighting my own president and own government. >> the potential devastating, job killing effects of that at the top of the hour. >> the last thing you'd expect on a busy highway. a hot air balloon comes in for a landing. there's a brand-new video to show you in overnight. [ shapiro ] at legalzoom, you can take care of virtually

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good morning,ern. today is sunday, june 30th. i'm alisyn camerota. thanks for joining us. are the detainees at gitmo running the prison forecasts did he mappeding muslim made gym equipment to taking down the american flag, we have all the details. and the president's new climate change plan causing trouble with his own party. >> this is just ridiculous. i should not have to sit here as a u.s. senator fighting my own president and fighting the government. >> we're breaking down the potentially devastating job killing effects in just a few moments. >> talk about hair brained, he he's just trying to entertain your kids. >> ladies and gentlemen -- look at that? >> terrifying bunny, isn't it? the government says that bunny needs a disaster plan if marty

the magician wants to keep pulling him out of that hat. we'll tell you that story. it's pretty crazy. "fox & friends" hour two starts right now. >> hi, everybody. >> it is super hot outside. >> it is. >> not in new york as bad as some of the rest of the country. >> brutal. tracking out west. you don't want to go outside. you want to sit in a cold theater. >> you need to. it becomes deadly. that's what we saw yesterday in las vegas. an elderly man lost his life, didn't have air conditioning. check in on neighbors, the elderly. a lot of people on a fixed in come and don't want to turn their air conditioner up and it can be deadly. 100 degrees, a deadly record,

all-time temperature 117. you can see that radiating out of the asphalt. you need to stay inside, stay cool where loose fitting clothing, obviously the sunscreen. your best bet from these kinds of temperatures is to stay inside, if you can at all. there were a number of people who had to be treated a the a concert in vegas as well. that guy running outside, not likely the best idea. 97 degrees, last hour, 100, you cooled down 3 degrees. this ohio river target, one of the cases here, borders california and arizona. today lake havasu back to 124, phoenix 116, 119 yesterday. that's your third highest temperature that you've ever seen. death valley today 128, tomorrow temps still right around that same area. we're going to cool slightly, when i say cool, 114, that's 5 degrees lower. the area of high pressure causing this will drift north. a lot of high temperatures toward central california and

pacific northwest where you're going to see this week likely record breaking temperatures. there's one other story. we're dealing with a lot of rain showers across parts of texas, west texas and new mexico. that's great news. we need the the rain there. this is kind of the beginning of monsoonal activity but it's been heavier rain across areas of the northeast. take a look at this video out of upstate new york. tons of rain this week. a lot of isolated areas. some quick six and seven inches of rain. caused record breaking flash flooding across the area. the flash flooding quickly comes in and becomes destructive like what you're seeing here. there are two people missing. their mobile home washed away. those people still yet to be accounted for. very dangerous conditions there. guys, more rain will fall. this pattern we're in across areas of the east coast and around the great lakes, no change to that, all the way through the fourth of july. fourth of july activities unfortunately might be hampered for a lot of people across areas of the east. >> different stories. did you say you find loose

fitting clothing in vegas can be very hard to do. >> tight. bring it with you today. >> thanks. >> you bet. >> lets get to your headlines and tell you what's happening if you're just waking up. the white house confirms vice president joe biden has talked with ecuador's president and asked him to reject the nsa leaker edward snowden's asylum request. the nsa believes he's holed up in a transit zone where he arrived last week. and new nsa leaked documents reportedly showed u.s. bugged european union offices and spied on its computer networks in washington and at the united nations. this according to a german news magazine that has seen documents taken by snowden. the agency also reports nsa monitored communication at the european council's building in brussels where every eu member nation has a room with phone and internet access. new overnight police confirming ex-patriots player

and alleged murderer aaron hernandez was questioned in a 2007 shooting. this happened after two people were shot outside of a gainesville nightclub. hernandez was a student at the university of florida at the time. his name came up as being nearby the vicinity. no arrests were ever made. hernandez is in jail facing first degree murder charges in the death of his friend oudin lloyd. >> lets take a look. a massive rally in egypt. thousands of people have gathered in protest. people across the country are demanding mohammed mursi give up power one year after his inauguration this. could be the largest since 2011 when thousands packed the square to remove then president hosni mubarak. this as more details emerge about the american college student killed friday. he had reportedly only been in egypt a few weeks. he was stabbed to death by a protester while watching demonstrations. his family said he was there to

teach english to children. and this new overnight. video of a hot air balloon making an unexpected landing on a highway in california. witnesses say they notice the balloon flying low and getting pretty close to houses nearby, then it touched doup wn on a ro could not take off again when the balloon deflated. >> dropped on this overpass, just enough room, like threading the needle. we heard a bunch of people yell, yeah, we made it. >> no one was hurt. no word on what caused that balloon to go down. >> that's fun to be in a hot air balloon. i did it in mexico. the pilot, floating along, lets just dip down into the lake. he was so good, the basket dipped in the lake, kissed the lake and cooled off. >> did you get a spritz? >> only my laundryman knows how horrified i was. >> that's a nice amenity, nice

touch. that might be something they might be thinking about bringing to guantanamo bay, a night afternoon -- another amenity. >> hot air balloon rides, pony petting at the petting zoo. now we're learning more about what goes on at guantanamo bay and their fitness facility. they have a beautiful state-of-the-art fitness facility. we're learning they have demanded -- the detainees demanded because it said made in the usa on dumbbells, said we're not going to lift dumbbells, weights, we want them shipped out of here. we only want them made from a muslim country. what do we do? thigh them in new dumbbells. >> instead of saying those are the dumbbells, use them or not use them, we acquiesce and flew in women, gym equipment that was made in a muslim country. >> it's hard to understand why we're bending over backwards so much to accommodate all the prisoners there who, as you know, are indefinitely detained

without a plan really from our country. here are some of the things we've agreed to over the past years. they have special food, talal food. they get four choices every day. >> first of all, if you're a mom, you say this is what we're putting on the plate tonight. eat it. one thing. they have four choices. >> also standard issue islamic prayer beads and rugs for every prisoner when they arrive. each gets a quran. a library, books, movies, a muslim librarian. >> that's because they don't want americans touching their books. they believe the librarian touching the book should be muslim. >> we talked about a state-of-the-art gym. also a $750,000 soccer field for some reason. arabic tv, a new complex, newly approved medical units for detainees. they say these are the most pampered prisoners in our entire

prison system throughout the country. >> people trying to kill us. >> these are suspected terrorist. some, it's argued, held in legal limbo. that's what the administration argued, these people haven't been tried. can you hold them indefinitely without any due process. >> did you see that picture there? >> hot air balloon. >> no. there was an american flag flying. detainees say i don't want an american flag in my eyesight. what do we move them out of their eyesight, the flag. >> lets remember this is what the president promised would stop all this when he was campaigning for all this, that he was going to close guantanamo. we've had a schizophrenic relationship with guantanamo and what we're supposed to be doing there. that's what he promised. it's not been achieved in his first term and doesn't look like it will be necessarily soon. >> let us know what you think about that on twitter. meanwhile we thought the president might move in another

direction focusing on jobs and the economy. it surprised some his new message is about climate change. in saturday's weekly video address, the president talking about getting on board with climate change proposals, which would basically go around congress, go right to the epa and enable the epa to put stricter emissions standards for those coal powered plants. >> that puts some democrats in a tough spot. if you're in a coal state, pennsylvania, west virginia -- speaking of west virginia, senator joe manchin, this is what he had to say. >> this is just ridiculous. i should not have to be sitting here as a u.s. senator fighting my own president and fighting my own government. that's ridiculous. i want to work with them. i've reached out. i will continue to reach out but i need a partner here. i don't need an adversary. >> he says it will kill jobs in his state of west virginia by putting these new emissions standards in place, that these people will lose their jobs

because these power plants will not be able to keep up with these standards. >> one person worried about that are coal miners, one named josh nelson was on governor huckabee's show last night. >> is he a democrat? >> he's a miner. i don't know what his political -- >> i know delegate at convention. >> we can find that out. his point is west virginia has relied on coal as has the country. >> the economy of west virginia was built around coal. west virginia has powered the entire united states of america for a very long time. so we're not real sure what we're going to do at this point. hopefully bring in new jobs. but you know, if they put new restrictions on burning coal, it has after effects of laying off hundreds of guys who worked so hard under ground. because if people aren't burning coal, we can't sell coal and mine coal and people at home are wondering how they are going to feed their families. >> i used to live in west virginia and i know how vital

this economy is, i lived in bluefield, west virginia. it is a bitter relationship because it does provide the jobs. it does provide the economy in those parts of the country. however, there are those argued, hurt by mountain top removal in certain parts of west virginia when you have all these flooding issues, of course, because they cut the top of the mountain and valleys and hollers get flooded with no resource. joe manchin argued coal companies have the technology on their own, without the government getting involved, trying to reduce emissions. you don't need the government to stick your neck into it. it's a tough place in west virginia. that's how they make their living in certain parts of the state. >> tomorrow is a big day. we've got to talk about this. how about this for sticker shock. 7 million college students will see student loan costs double tomorrow. is this the next thing that's going to hurt our economy. going to take a closer look at this. >> who can forget this face?

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tomorrow is a big day. 7 million college students will see their student loan cost double in less than 24 hours. no agreement was reached, believe it or not, with congress to prevent the automatic hike and now rates will jump to nearly 7% from around 3%. will this be the next big thing to hurt our struggling economy? with us glen reynolds, law professor at the university of tennessee and author of the higher education bubble that's about to pop. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> should we be outraged about the interest rate itself or the principle of the thing. >> it's the principle. the problem is college costs have grown faster than the rate of inflation, in come. about 7.5% a year over the last 30 years. >> speaking of that, put up a graphic while we're talking here. college tuition prices reach all sorts of other things.

>> see that blue bump, that's the housing bubble to give you perspective. red line is medical costs. college tuition is above all of this. ople made up with this with cash, wait tables. now it's a six-figure proposition. people are borrowing to make up the difference. the reason, it's out of control. not that the product is better, it's just more expensive. >> seems like there's so much more faculty than students at some of these colleges. >> it's not so much faculty, a lot of the problem is administrative goal. study by goldwater found 60% of increase in college costs comes from hiring administrators. a lot of universities have more administrators than teaching faculty. nobody is quite sure what they do most of the time. >> what about half of college students are now not working at all or working in a job they don't need a degree for. >> that's right. graduates under 25, about half of them are unemployed or working a job that doesn't

require a college degree. >> how did you fix that? >> i can't fix the economy, the student loan you fix by controlling costs. skin in the game. after some reasonable period, five years, ten years, should be bankrupted. they don't run up big money with student loan debt. >> you can fix this and do it retroactively, get those interest rates down below 4%. >> thank you. >> okay. a college student sent to the slammer after buying bottled water and cookie dough ice cream. we're not kidding. and the rest of that story is a jaw dropper. and then, think your marriage doesn't need a reboot? think again. the creators for the marriage boot camp say you better get ready to get sweaty when it

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bridezil bridezilla, welcome. that couple seems like they are in trouble. >> are they hopeless? >> they are not hopeless but need work. you're married. it requires you have skill and learn to be together and it's not impossible to learn new things. >> tips, couples say you should go to counseling if you have a healthy marriage. that's an important thing of the first tip is get ready to sweat. if you're going through the paces, you're not doing to do the work, i guess you have to work at it and get sweaty. >> you need to get off your butt and do something. they did a survey and 72% said they are going to work on their marriage this summer. what does that mean? you need to do workshops or seminars or conference or therapy other than bringing flowers home to your wife. >> everybody can still learn something, even if you've been mattered more than 10 years, you can get new tools. >> absolutely. you can find even in really healthy marriages you get bitterness. if a splinter stays on the

surface, it's easy to get out. once it goes deeper, starts to fester, you've got issue. >> communication, the key to relationship. next is language lunges. >> you've got to get out there and see this. you speak a little different language than what your spouse speaks. thereof you have to say, define that for me. i heard you saying when your husband repeats back what you said, that's part of it. that's part of the discipline. oh, what you said was this and this is what i'm hearing. you can say, you're close, not quite. this is what i really meant and make the bridge between the two different languages. >> i love that exercise. i find it healing and helpful. one thing that happens in all marriages and relationships, people come in with baggage. so you suggest heal your own injuries first.

how do you do that? >> when you looked at that clip a minute ago, they brought so much baggage into their marriage, whether it be self-esteem or worth issues or anger or dragging the relationship of a previous spouse. >> or gender roles. >> narrow gender roles. >> work on yourself first. you don't want to go into a game injured and not be fully there for your team, kind of like demarcus ware playing against a team, had his elbow up, running circles around him. same thing with relationships. get well. that will raise you to hear and >> another sports analogy, boxing training. makes a lot of sense. i guess you're arguing as your fourth tip here, you've got to know how to fight. if you fight dirty, you get kicked out and disqualified. fight with regulations. >> think about a ring, it's

training, not trying. you don't jump in the ring and try really, really hard. no, you train. you train all your life not only by being intentional but by seeing people around you and seeing what works and what doesn't work. you must have rules of engagement for a fair fight that sets both people up to succeed. >> we have a whole bunch of rules. one of them name calling. if i'm in a fight with her over the remote control and call her a big fat -- we're not going to get much farther in our argument over the remote. >> that's not going to be effective. >> we have a list of 12 of those. if you can fight by those rules, you normally have productive outcomes. >> got it. look forward to watching marriage boot camp, bridezillas, we tv, thanks so much for coming in with tips. >> thank you. >> boy, marriage sounds like hard work, doesn't it? talk about hairbrained, he just tried to entertain your

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shot of the morning. polar bear in pittsburgh, native to the area. some fancy footwork, he dances there. this wasn't a one-time thing. >> we're not reminding that thing. >> that tape. >> the fish the house. >> dozens of youtube videos performing the same move for visitors. actually that's a moonwalk. >> looks like it. >> that's weird. >> any time you go to a zoo and see a polar bear, they are usually just laying there. >> they are laying there, asleep. that one is doing a much better performance. all right. speaking of animals, if you pull a rabbit out of a hat, according to the government, the usda, you now need a permit and a disaster plan for your rabbit. >> see that guy there?

that's marty the magician. he pulls rabbits out of boxes and hats for kids. >> sure. >> the usda says if something happens untoward at this building, this facility he is. >> a tornado, a fire, a flood. >> then he has to have a disaster plan to get that rabbit out of harm's way. >> it's going to ruin his act. he has to pay all this hone to make sure he has a disaster plan. this is what the usda told him specifically, four points. it becomes effective at the end of january this year. he has a written plan, must be completed in just a few days. by the end of june he has to have a written battle plan in place bit end of this month. >> the usda sent him an eight-page letter detailing how for his act and his rabbit he needs a disaster plan. is there any other better example of why people think government has gotten too big? the usda is taking, what, three hours to compose an eight-page

letter, not a one paragraph e-mail. >> how they will save the rabbit. >> right. >> in case of something bad. >> or he faces fines. it will ruin his business. it's what he does for a living. if he doesn't have a disaster plan, in case of a flood or fire. >> do you remember years and years ago when al gore, the clinton administration came into power? one of their big fights was going to be against government regulation, voluminous stacks of regulation. remember al gore going on letterman with that ashtray. remember, he said, do you know how many pages of government regulations say that when you hit an ashtray with hammer, how chards it will create? the government is involved in all sorts of research about ridiculous things. when is that supposed to end? >> it's ridiculous and funny and comedic value. the larger point is that for small businesses, like marty the magician, the regulation, even small trucking companies,

whatever you want, they have to jump through the hoops. they have to make some of that not worth it. >> did you ever see this? >> is your thumb coming off? >> do you have a disaster plan for that thumb? >> i didn't know what you were going to say there. i never do. >> be thankful. >> i am. lets get to your headlines and tell you what else is happening. there's another nfl player in trouble with the law this morning. yes. indianapolis colts safety arrested on gun charges in washington, d.c. he was riding in a speeding convertible with two friends when police pulled them over and they sped off. then he and his friend bailed out and tried to run. police say they found a handgun in the car they believe belonged to him. he faces multiple charges and that player is due in court later today. a virginia college student jailed over a twelve-pack of

water. the 20-year-old student said she was ambushed by alcohol control agents with guns after she bought the sparkling water in a supermarket. the agents thought it was beer. the student reportedly jumped in her car and tried to get away and grazed two of the agents with her car. she was charged with three felonies including two counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer. the charges have since been dropped. here is my favorite story. >> i'm actually dating her. the new jersey tanning mom and my new girlfriend is back to her old ways. tmz reporting trisha bought them after she would not fake bake again. she was arrested in 2012 accused of tanning her daughter, but a

grand jury did not indict her. >> her lips aren't tan. >> when lou good -- >> she's 28, isn't she? >> that's right. she just graduated high school. >> i think so. on her way to college, dermatology school. take a look at the weather maps this morning. nice picture sent in for sunrise this morning from cape canaveral, florida. take a look at this sunrise. i guess that's why you live on the east coast of florida. this is sent by by talestalker. 90 with thunderstorms. keep sending in pictures on twitter or my facebook page. send us pictures of how you're beating the hit to "fox & friends".com. more rain across the eastern seaboard over the next few days. take a look, a lot of areas in the south seeing three to four inches. by tuesday three to four in the northeast.

that means more flooding unfortunately there. all right, guys. send it to you with some food. >> fourth of july. >> we're talking meat. >> there's meat so we're distracted. >> the chef from delmonicos is here. if you don't recognize delmonico's, baked alaska invented in new york city, what else was invented there? >> eggs benedict. >> good inventions. >> the list goes on. there's like ten different things invented at delmonicos. >> what are we doing fourth of july. >> holidays, you want to be with friends and family. easy stuff. short ribs. talking short ribs. delmonico's steak. we see it on the plate. pin wheels. >> how do we do this? >> this is a short rib -- you can have your butcher do this. we do it at the restaurant. bone it out, put the bone back, roll it.

we have secret six sauce. >> will your butcher roll it up for you like that? >> absolutely he will. >> he knows if you go in and ask for, what is it, a pinwheel? >> he knows what to do. it looks cool on the plate. >> i think mike is jumping the gun a little, he's eating. >> he's going backwards in time. >> how long are you cooking? >> the great thing about this is we cook these the night before. really all you have to do is your secret six sauce on the grill, glaze it right before, warm it up five or ten minutes with the sauce and it's done, real simple. >> that is delicious. then as an accompaniment. >> you need side dishes. >> you have to have side dishes, grilled potato and artichoke salad. onions and pickled peppers.

>> this is a little different take on potato salad. >> absolutely. you can serve it room temperature, serve it warm. >> what is this, parsley? >> parsley and chives. you want to put that in. >> we have to keep going. >> some vinegarette you can toss in. >> what kind of vinegarette. >> lemon, a little honey, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper. >> if you're my wife and anti-mayonnaise. >> it's the way to go. >> all these recipes, where can we this recipe? a lot of people want to do this. people hate mayonnaise. >> i believe they are available only. >> on "fox & friends" we'll have the full recipes up. >> mike just ate an entire artichoke heart in his mouth. he won't be talking for a few hours. >> that might be a positive, right? >> what else do we have, grilled corn on the cob.

>> we're doing that with the fish later on. then, guys, it's summertime, it's hot. it's rose time. >> what do you recommend? >> rose. it's got great flavors, raspberry, strawberry, roses are trendy now. this is great. i love to drink this. >> afternoon parties to drink something the pink color. >> all summer long it's rose time. >> thank you. >> are there clean forks you can use? >> it's fine. it's fine. >> it's fantastic, if you're ever here, check them out. >> southampton. >> stick around for treats. thank you. >> need recipes, go to "fox & friends".com. we'll have them up specifically for this. >> this is a medical mystery, two dozen students with unexplained vocal ticks and hiccups. what is going on in

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we are celebrating the birth of our nation pretty soon, as we light up the the fireworks and grills. co-founder and ceo of a company that produces animated history lessons for kids. great to see you again. >> thanks for having me. >> as we enter the holiday week and go to the beach and doing those important things, how important is it to communicate the importance to our kids. >> so important. there's so few opportunities we have for our kids to be interested in learning something about our history. july 4th isn't just the birthday of our country and the day we have barbecues and fireworks, it's our independence day. the first time in the history of the world the nation was born on the basis of ideas rather than ethnicity or race. >> a lot of these holidays, we have holidays and hundreds of years later, 50, 60 years later

they had some sort of affectation that came along. fireworks happened even then, on that day. in fact, john adams talking about this. john adams, founding father, second president said i'm apt to believe it will be celebrated by 16 generations as the great anniversary festival. it all to be celebrated as the day of dlif answer by devotion to god. when it was first read in philadelphia, there were celebrations, fireworks, people lighting bonfires, all sorts of things around the country. >> what i find fascinating about that adams book how he specifically mentions july 4th, independence day is a religious holiday. that's one thing we focus on a lot. governor huckabee and i, the co-founder, want kids to learn there's a tremendous faith-based component to american history, especially declaration of independence. we just came out with a new opinion, "one nation under god." we think it's so important for

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wait until you hear about this medical mystery. up to two dozen students in massachusetts exhibiting unexplained hiccups and vocal tics. >> so is this a real medical outbreak, or could it be brought on by mass hysteria? not because it's massachusetts, but is it really mass hysteria? dr. keith ablow joins us. welcome to the program. what is it and how long has it been going on? >> well, listen, this has been going on for a long time. they've been investigating this way into last year. and this is at two schools, one that's a magnet school and one that's an agricultural school. we're talking about two dozen kids from one school, up to two dozen and several from another. strange vocal utterances and muscular tics. very much like what happens when people have this pandas condition that's thought to be

related to strep toe costreptoc infection. a medical mystery is going to be excluded first. >> so it could be an infection. we've seen things like that in the past. are there also some sorts of medications that can cause verbal tics? >> there certainly are psychiatric medications and others that can cause behavioral abnormalities and muscular abnormalities. however, what they're going to have to do -- and this has happened in new york in the past in new york schools -- they're going to have to cross-reference all of these students. and now there's an adult as well, and figure out what have they been exposed to possibly, what do they have in common? what could explain this? now, we do know that going back in the 1500s, there are cases of mass hysteria where people, one of the cases was many people reporting an attacker had attacked them. now, nobody had, but they believed it. see, that's the difference. >> i'll be darned.

>> so these folks aren't lying, they actually believe it. >> so the hiccups, they just might be mimicking the other students? >> well, mimicking without knowing it. first of all, let's settle on the fact that we've got to exclude the medical here. first. because you'd hate to find out that something medical is causing this. but if they had the hiccups, they're not mimicking, they're literally having these things happen for no physiological reason. it's a conversion disorder wherein they believe they have the affliction. if you gave them a lie detector test, they'd come up as telling the truth. that they really have it. >> dr. ablow, it is eerie that this is happening in the name of which used to be sea lalem, massachusetts, where the most famous case of mass hysteria broke out and people were accused and killed for being witches. >> absolutely. now, look, the mass hysteria, absolutely, you've got to look into that. but this is where science

departs from being a dad. if my child were afflicted with this condition, i'd be using -- tempted to use, with a doctor's input, a colleague, either an iv, antiviral agent, or iv antibiotics because i wouldn't want to wait the year or two it might take public health officials to figure it out. >> for anything, that's for sure. >> try anything, that's right. >> we know you'll keep an eye on it. thanks so much. >> from witches to twitches. >> thanks. we'll check in again. first the president said he should not have to pick up a phone about this edward snowden guy. now vice president joe biden is pleading with the president of ecuador to reject that nsa leaker. >> and we'll have the host of "fox news sunday" today, john roberts, on that at the top of the hour. and you think a cigarette here, a few drinks there, not so bad. think again. how much those bad habits really cost your wallet. >> really? >> yeah. dad. how did you get here?

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we're going to break down the bad habits that we're probably all guilty of and how much money it could save us in a year. "fox & friends" hour three starts right now. hi, everybody. >> do you have a bad habit? mike's here, by the way. he's loaded with bad habits. >> you're a walking bad habits. >> vices? we'll get to our vices in a minute. any bad vice off the top of your head? >> i eat a lot. >> that could add up. >> i consume alcohol. >> yeah, that's going to add up, too. >> we would never have known. >> i smoke, drink and eat poorly. i'm a walking mess. >> you look fantastic. >> whatever you're doing, just keep it up. >> it's making your hair grow. >> mike, thanks for being in for tucker. good to have you. >> hardly. >> nobody buys that for a second. wait, did you just see her face right there get really excited when you saw yourself on tv?

was that fun? >> it was fun. i'm so happy to see you. >> thank you very much. we're happy to see you. all right. let's take a look at the weather maps. a couple things going on. we have a big heat story out across parts of the west. and we have kind of a humidity story across the east. we're going to see pretty significant rainfall again across areas that have just been saturated throughout the month of june. over the next couple days you see those yellows, reds and oranges, those are areas between two and six inches of rain. and in across areas of the northeast where we've seen very significant flooding this week in upstate new york, there's going to be more rain here. kind of having a stalled-out front right across areas of the northeast. so people in the east thinking this doesn't really seem like typical weather, that front has stalled out. it's to the east side. it's just more humid. behind it is it's not as humid. it's not that it's necessarily cooler. it's just not as humid. but along that area where there's humidity, we'll continue to see showers fire. and that's going to be the case all the way at least through the fourth of july. so no big changes in our weather pattern. across areas of texas, some very

beneficial and much needed rain that we saw yesterday. we'll see a little bit more today. but out across the west, i think the story is just the heat. it's dry. we're starting to see some of those thunderstorms fire up across the four corners. that's sparking a few more fires. but in general, we just have the heat warnings. excessive heat warnings all across areas of the southwest. another hot day. yesterday, phoenix, guys, 119 degrees. it's the third highest temperature they've ever seen in phoenix. today a big cooldown to about 116. how's that? >> at least it cooled off a little bit. >> chilly. thanks so much for that update, rick. let's tell you what's been happening overnight. police confirming that expatriate and alleged murderer aaron hernandez was questioned in a 2007 shooting. this happened after two people were shot outside of a gainesville, florida, nightclub. hernandez was a student at the university of florida at the time, and his name came up as being close by the crime scene along with several other u of f players. no arrests were ever made.

hernandez is in jail facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his friend, oden lloyd. also new overnight, gay marriage opponents filed an the supreme court to step in and immediately stop same-sex weddings in california. the move comes less than 24 hours after the state started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. the group called alliance defending freedom says the ninth u.s. circuit court of appeals acted prematurely and unfairly by allowing gay marriage to resume in that state. let's take a live look now atta re at tahrir square in egypt. people are demanding the islamist president give up power just one year after his inauguration. it could be the largest demonstration since 2011 when thousands packed the square to remove then president hosni mubarak. this while more details emerge about the student -- the american college student killed there on friday, 21-year-old

andrew procter had reportedly only been in egypt a few weeks. he was stabbed to death by a protester while watching the demonstrations. his family said he was there to teach english to children. and a wrongly convicted chicago man who spent nearly two decades behind bars is waking up a free man at home this morning. daniel teller was just 19 years old when he was convicted of double murder and sentenced to life in prison. with the help of northwestern university's center for wrongful convictions, it was proven that taylor was actually in police custody at the time of the crime, and that conviction was thrown out. >> at this moment, i don't have the vocabulary that would give the full impact on how i feel. when i last got locked up, brick phones and beepers were popular. >> wow. taylor says he plans to attend northwestern university and become a youth counselor for at-risk counselor and he says he'll also seek rest taitutiore.

thank you. let's bring in john roberts, he is hosting "fox news sunday" today. >> hey, john. >> great to see you this morning. >> good morning, y'all. how are you? >> we are great. let's dive into some of the topics we've been following and get your perspective there in washington. specifically joe biden. we're learning he picked up the phone and made a phone call to the ecuadorian president down there when we had heard from president obama that we didn't need to pick up the phone. we don't need to do anything. we don't need to call vladimir putin about edward snowden. what has been the response from the ecuadorian government and from republicans in d.c.? >> yeah, well, the response from ecuador has not been good. you remember the president made big headlines in senegal during that press conference when he said, i'm not going to call president putin. i'm not going to call president xi. i'm not going to scramble jets for a 29-year-old hacker. well, you can see why the president might not want to call putin nor xi because he doesn't want to get rebuffed at such a high level. that might be a little embarrassing for the president

of the united states. so what happens? the vice president calls rafael correia of ecuador. while correia didn't say no exactly, he also didn't say yes. and then, of course, he goes on national television to talk about the whole thing and air his grievances against the united states and talk about these two fugitive bankers that are apparently in miami that the u.s. courts refuse to extradite, and he gains an awful lot of points with the local audience there. and then nationally, internationally, he's seen as rebuffing the united states. so if you can't even get ecuador to give you an assurance that they're not going to offer this guy asylum, how much influence do you really have these days? >> so let's talk about that, about the scandals in washington that have come out in the past month and a half and how it's affecting the administration's reputation, and particularly with independents, that all-important voting bloc. here's a fox news poll that shows that the approval rating among independents support has dropped. now in june of 2013, it is at 31% from an all-time high of

66%. >> and 61% of independents disapprove of the way that the president is handling his job. and in another recent poll, 53% of independents say they don't believe the president when he says he didn't know about what was going on at the irs, that he learned about it from the media. now it's not going to have too much of an impact on this president because he doesn't have to run for re-election. but where it could have impact is november of next year during those all-important midterm elections when republicans definitely want to hold on to the house, they'll want to try to make some inroads in the senate. and very often the president has coattails in his party. and if independents are not feeling good about the president, they might not be feeling good about the democratic party, and that could bode well for republicans a year from now. >> that's a great point, john, because i was thinking about 1998. remember republicans said we're going to run against bill clinton, 1998, it was the height of the impeachment scandal, of course, and they lost. they got her hats handed to them, did republicans. they tried to run against clint.

clinton. it turns out he was popular despite the scandals. will republicans repeat that mistake and try to run against president obama in the midterms? >> you know, i don't think they're going to run against president obama, but definitely what happens by keeping these scandals alive is it keeps him off balance. it doesn't allow him any victories that the democrats can tout to the public. i think the big thing to watch for with the republicans, particularly when you look at the troubles that they have with hispanic voters is what they do on immigration. i don't think anybody in the republican party believes that if you pass a comprehensive immigration bill, suddenly hispanics will say where have you been all my life? but -- and lindsey graham told this to me -- and i think it was a very astute observation on his part -- he said if you try to talk to somebody and you don't think that you like them and they don't think that you relate to their issues and what's important to them, they're likely not to listen to anything else you have to say. so i think what happens in the house in this immigration issue over the next few weeks is going

to be very important to republican fortunes, not just in 2014, but particularly in 2016 when you look at mitt romney getting 27% of the hispanic vote compared to who% for president bush. you don't want the trend going in that direction. >> speaking of immigration, who's on today? i see you have senator mccain and senator schumer. >> we're going to actually barricade the doors to the studio and see how long we can stay on the air because we have got so much to talk about. we've got senator john mccain in jerusalem talking to us exclusively today as well as senator charles schumer. of course, both of them members of the gang of eight. we'll be talking immigration. we'll also talk about egypt, arming syrian rebels, the nsa, and this issue with general james cartwright which doesn't seem to have made much news in the past couple of days, which is very puzzling to me because you have the former number two at the pentagon now being targeted as the source of the leak of the stuxnet virus. we'll also talk with republicans

who have diverging opinions on immigration. the senator from south carolina and congressman of florida who is a member of the now gang of seven in the house who are trying to come up with a comprehensive immigration reform bill. >> you're going to need a longer sunday. >> we do, yeah. >> you're going to need a bigger boat. >> i think we're going to need a bigger boat. we are, definitely. >> thanks, john. >> good to talk to you. coming up here on the show, forget home of the brave. lady gaga's got a new take on "the star-spangled banner." watch. ♪ and the home for the gays >> do you think that crossed the line? let us know. and does the white house have an open-door policy for terrorists? how they're defending a visit from a muslim preacher who is reportedly affiliated with a radical who is banned from america.

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brotherhood leader who called for the deaths of jews and americans. so why would the white house have an open-door policy to this leader? we have the president and founder of the democracy foundation. he joins us from cleveland. hi, doctor. >> good morning. thanks for having me. >> you, too. what do we know about him? >> this is very important because he's one of the leaders, sort of the top of the food chain of islamic scholars. not only is his connection important but really looking at his website shows how tone deaf the white house is. i mean, a response to a fox news reporter, they basically said, well, we use them because he was against al qaeda. well, you know, as a leading professor in the university in saudi arabia, sure, he's going to be against al qaeda, but he's part of the movement. he's against these freelance jihadists, anarchist jihadists of al qaeda, but he's all for

state-sponsor eed jihadism. he looks at the west as engaging in dialogue because he wants to do resistance and confrontation. he's promoted the u.n. endorsement of blasphemy laws. he refers to israel as the enmanyenemy states, promotes hamas, has signed a religious opinion saying that the targeting of american soldiers is permitted. so this is no moderate. and i really think it signals that our white house is using advisers, american islamists that are part of this cleric's, you know, students. yousef out of boston and others that are really part of the problem ideologically. >> do you think there can be any value to the white house meeting with even an extremist to sort of get a window into what they're thinking? >> well, i think covertly, maybe. the saudis have helped us fight al qaeda. but to say that they're people we should allow to promote

publicly that as he put on his website, that he met with the white house. when we reformers that are truly working against islamism and working for liberty, those muslims on the streets that are beginning to hate america, the turks rising up, the iranians rising up, they're going to see us working with their old guard medieval theocrats and not see us as part of the future. so we're on the wrong side of history. covertly, sure, in the short term. we maybe even meet with the taliban covertly to short-term solutions. but long term, it makes reformers like our american islamic forum have a very difficult time in getting any traction in the muslim community. >> and why do you think the white house hasn't reached out to you reformers, as you say, more? >> because they don't have the courage. because they're being advised by people like rashad hussein and others that are part of the network that tell the white house, oh, these are the leaders

of the muslim community. don't work with the reformers. and don't take a leadership role. but rather work with sort of the darwinian theological leaders and don't let the reformers get any traction because actually, the dhs guidelines that they put out tell them to avoid us because they think we have an agenda when, in fact, it's part of the future. just like america was created against theocracy, whether the white house wants to pay attention to us or not. that's the future for, you know, pushing back against this type of ideology. >> doctor, always a pleasure to have you on. thanks so much for your perspective. >> appreciate it. thank you. another nfl player on the wrong side of the law this morning. the 28th one arrested since the super bowl. we have the developing details for you next. and it's tough for our nation's heroes to transition from the war zone to the work force. but our next guests are making it a whole lot easier. suiting them up to look their best. we have the awesome story next. my insurance rates are probably gonna double.

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he saw you? >> he called me lieutenant dan. i kind of fell into him. and he looked at me, and he goes, holy crap, the real lieutenant dan. and i'm, like, gary sinise, no, no, no. and i was, like, you'll always be lieutenant dan to everybody in the world. >> and he's the real deal. and neil, from joseph a. banks' perspective, this is a real issue, getting returning veterans back into the work force. tell us about this program and how you're suiting these men up for success. >> well, we've been providing clothes that men wear to work for over 10 on ye0 years, and t means we've been helping returning veterans since world war i to get back into the work force. lately we have become known for big promotion called buy one, get two free. and we were thinking about based on some customers' suggestions, how we could help veterans and tie those two together. and so we came up with this

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that can make all the difference in the world. >> yeah. >> they could obviously do these jobs. >> and that's the important message. they can do these jobs. and what a great service you have been to our country and, of course, to these employers who will be thrilled to have returning veterans into the work force. please go to fox & friends.com. thanks, guys. we appreciate it. >> thank you. what if we told you your bad habits are costing you big bucks? would you cut back? we've got the numbers next, and wel let you decide. and which one of us can roll the best pretzel? we're about to find out out on our plaza. look what mommy is having. mommy's having a french fry. yes she is, yes she is.

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anymore. >> it saves fuel. >> where do they have obese flight attendants? they have male flight attendants who they're getting rid of. you guys are losing your jobs because you weigh more than women. >> again, men get shafted. >> we have bigger bones. we're big-boned and bones are heavy. more muscle. >> you're too heavy to fly. >> it saves on the cost of fuel if you have thinner people. the plane is lighter. >> are we nickel and diming things so much now? these are massive hunks of metal flying you through the air that we're having to nickel and dime. remember a few years ago they measured how much money they could save by getting rid of olives out of the alcoholic drinks. >> i remember that. >> the oyster crackers that they were serving with soup. that's like an extra two pounds. get that off of here. >> it makes me nervous and i think an olive is going to throw off the weight of the plane. that makes me nervous. >> samoan airlines now charges you by the pound for your airline ticket.

>> you get to the airport, you stand on a scale. >> yeah. >> they say oh, you're going to pay $75. ali gets on the scale. she weighs 20 pounds. she's going to pay a fraction of that. solar power. you pay me. reverse the charges. >> let us know if you think that men should still be flight attendants. maybe you don't approve of it all if you're from the golden age of flying. >> perhaps, let us know how you feel about that. meanwhile, let's tell you what else is happening at this hour. fireworks are sparking new fears this fourth of july. it's warning state and local law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout for fireworks being used as bombs. the boston marathon bombers used explosive powder from fireworks to construct the bombs used in their deadly april attack. and officials also want police to be on high alert for large crowds where homegrown terrorists and extremists could see those as opportunities to cause more harm. and a deadly bus crash in

turkey caught on camera. the bus full of tourists appears to run a light in a popular resort area, then veer across a busy road before flipping and hitting a light pole. two people on board were killed. several others suffered minor injuries. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. lady gaga using her own rendition of "the star-spangled banner" at a new york gay pride event. listen. ♪ o say does that star-spangled ♪ ♪ pride yet wave >> 27-year-old singer is known for her support of the lgbt community. and friday was no exception. ♪ and the home for the gays

>> that was lady gaga's first public appearance since she was forced to cancel her tour in february to undergo hip surgery. i didn't know she had hip surgery. >> no. she looks good, though. home of the gays was her last line. >> for the gays or of the gays? >> for the gays. and another headline. a cigarette here, a few drinks there. don't forget, those potato chips, bad habits don't always pack on the pounds, but they definitely lighten your wallet. how much do they really cost? clayton, tell us about this new report. >> it's fascinating because $7 for a pack of cigarettes a day. now, that's on average. here in new york, it's like 13 bucks. it could cost you $2,500 a year. when you compound that interest over amount of time, $200,000 over 30 years if you don't smoke, you could save that amount of money. >> if you put that money that you spend on cigarettes in the bank. >> so that interest in the bank could make you money. >> what about booze? >> mike, i know this will be hardest for you. zbl i'm stunned by this.

>> five drinks a week, that yearly will cost you 1,500 bucks. >> what about per night? >> per night, five drinks a night, you're a millionaire, then. 30 years of no drinking or saving that money put in the bank, $123,000 over the next three decades. if you quit right now. >> then last, if you cut down on all those french fries and hot dogs and put the money in the bank, you could save almost $5,000 a year. that's for women. men could somehow save $2,600 a year. so put the $5 for the, you know, whatever, bag of potato chips in the bag. >> i just tweeted this article out on twitter, because there's a bunch of other interesting things in there like procrastination can save you a lot of money. are there any vices in this list that you are victim of? >> go back to that second one. can you put that back up? >> drinking? >> the drinking one. five drinks a week? >> five drinks a week, yeah.

>> i mean, okay. >> you can't imagine so little. >> i can't imagine so little. >> look at that, $123,000. >> this might be the first thing that makes me taper that off just a little bit. >> that's the point. to hit you in the pocketbook. >> not the cirrhosis or anything else. >> cirrhosis. cirrhosis shmirrhosis i say. i don't know how to say the name of this town because there's 983 people who live there. it's ossineke. some tweet me the pronunciation. this is from a farm there. spectacular sunrise. 65 degrees as you're waking up and getting to a spectacular 74 degrees. you're one of the spots that's not that humid and the temperatures are great. look at all those sheep in the meadow. beautiful shot. keep sending me your pictures. that's one of the few spots with nice conditions. anywhere to the east of where you see that stalled-out stationary front, it's very humid. we are going to continue to see

showers firing throughout actually about the next five to six days. also some rain showers and thunderstorms across east texas and western new mexico for the next few days. and then out across the west, it's just dry. and it's hot. the hot temperatures will continue. the next number of days. today, 116 in phoenix. that's a big cooldown from 119 yesterday. vegas today i think is your hottest day around 116. but 117 is your highest-ever temperature in vegas. it's hard to believe how hot that is. >> grab a bikini, go to the wynn hotel. >> better yet, grab a hot dog. here we are. it is time, mike. the moment you've been waiting for all day. >> well, let's eat some hot dogs. it's july 4th week. good to see you. thanks for coming in from auntie anne's. >> hot dog season well under way, we just introduced our mini pretzel dogs in more than 1,000 u.s. locations. we put a special twist on an american classic. i'm here to show you how to roll

them. >> i used to eat these all the time in philadelphia station. >> those are the original pretzel dogs. and we just introduced the mini-dogs. i'm going to show you how to roll a traditional pretzel dog. if you do well, then we'll have a competition to see how fast you can roll the minis. >> how hard is it? >> it's really easy. i'm going to get a few strips of dough for you guys to get started so everyone can have one. you're going to get dirty a little bit and do some rolling. >> good. >> just start rolling them? rolling them out. make them eah, you want to rollt and get some thickness. just like this, guys. just stretch it, basically. >> stretch it, okay. >> and you want to go ahead and grab -- that's a so 0% all beef nathan's famous hot dog. >> okay, got it. >> we're going to basically begin rolling the process by overlapping the dough and creating a seal. actually, that's not bad.

beg beginner, but you want to create a nice consistent -- >> what do you mean? look at mine. >> ali, yours is pretty good. when you're done, give it a final roll to bring it to a close. >> we're crossing the streams. >> i've got to say -- >> mine is perfect, right? >> this is pretty good. >> you know your way around a pretzel dog. >> i've got to say, if i was picking a winner, that would be it. congratulations. >> that's what it looks like. >> that's the one. >> thank you. >> we're really excited -- >> have you done this before? >> -- about the mini pretzel dogs and we're going to have a competition to see who can do it the fastest. >> fast. >> before we begin, we want to make sure that everyone gets a fair start. grab a position. a traditional order is 8 to 12 mini-dogs. to make it easy for you guys, it's just four. ready? go. just kind of stretch it out and roll it. she's starting right away. >> ali, did you do this in college? >> have you been using our at-home pretzel kits? you've got to roll four. >> i didn't know that. >> oh, no! i've got to unroll mine.

>> there's plenty of dough there if you need it. you know why you ran out of dough, it's a little too thick. it was a little too thick. >> yeah, i've heard that. >> yeah. you know what? i think it's going to be a tie. it looks like here. we don't necessarily have a clear-cut winner at this point. >> hold on. you've got to get this over here. >> i think i threw it at the camera. >> i'm getting better. >> congratulations, guys. you all did a tremendous job. a round of applause. >> great work. >> good job. >> those are good. >> those are really good. while these guys -- right here. eat that. or here. while you guys eat, i'll tell you what's coming up. the fed cutting off funding to a young marine program that's helped so many because the group refused to give up god. we'll tell you about that when we come right back. ♪

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>> actually, it was a random audit is what we were told is how all this got started. >> seriously? there must have been thousands and thousands of cadets who have graduated, and it didn't seem like there were many complaints. >> actually, we've been part of the young marines national program for ten years and graduated 1,000 young boys and girls. and this is the first time this year our grant was not renewed. >> why not? is it simply the one word, "god"? >> you have to say it worked for ten years. we have an 88% success rate. i would think we'd be encouraging and promoting and spending more on these types of programs and not cutting back on them. >> well, which government agency is responsible for making this cut? >> well, the money flows from washington to the state level and then out to us at the local level. the audit, as i understand, was conducted by the department of justice.

>> so what are you going to do about it? >> i'm going to continue the program in the parish with or without federal funding. we know what we need. we know what works, and we're going to continue what we're doing. >> what kind of response have you gotten there in your parish? >> actually, when word got out, i didn't want the focus to be on money. i wanted the focus to be on the issue, the bigger issue, not the money. local radio station heard about it and was actually raising money before we even knew about it. so we did establish an account so people could donate to it. the focus is not about the money. >> sheriff, thank you so much for being with us. let us know how this all plays out, okay? >> thank you for having me. >> best to you. first the president said he shouldn't have to pick up the phone. now vice president biden is pleading with the president of ecuador to reject that nsa leaker. and fourth of july fireworks like you've never seen them before. want to watch a display off the coast of waikiki for less than

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fireworks in waikiki? >> $131 a night at shoreline. 135 rooms reasonably got a makeover an award winning architect all with private lanais and. you are right on waikiki beach and 4th of july of fireworks and they are doing 20% off shopping. it's really great. >> clayton: fireworks look nice there. down in puerto rico in san juan? >> you don't need a passport to go to san juan, it's a great getaway, $172 at the sheridan resort and casino. it's the largest casino on puerto rico. and go over to one of the most beautifully beaches in the world.

you can see fireworks right there and right next to the sheir ton. >> clayton: number three if on the list is florida? >> an adult only vacation so you must be 21, $209 a night. and fireworks are happening at fort lauderdale beach, along with games and so much fun and if you get a chance, a water taxi shows you all the things around. >> clayton: san diego is another beautiful city and one of america's most comfortable city? >> it's called big boom. you can see it from any vantage point along the bay. stay at lafayette hotel, historic property, $174 a night. they have an awesome pool parties, beach night. they have drive in movie night on 4th of july

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♪ ♪ >> alisyn: sunday, june 30th, i'm alisyn camerota. guantanamo bay, detainees at gitmo, are they running the prison? they want to take down the american flag. we have details. >> mike: first the president said he should not have to pick up the phone. now vice president joe biden is pleading with the president of ecuador to reject that guy, the nsa leaker. >> clayton: talk about hair breakdown. he is trying to entertain your kids. this guy. >> plus, the government

says magician needs a disaster plan or something else. regulations running amok? "fox and friends" hour four starts right now. ♪ ♪ >> alisyn: good morning. >> school kids, let's made hitting eggs. >> who removed my cheese? >> we have a jam packed hour. wake up the kids. we're going to have some fun. >> alisyn: we do have fox news alert. florida police are looking into whether road rage played a parted in a deadly shooting at a interstate. the victim was able to call 911 moments before he was killed. >> we know at one point in time the person did pull

off to the side and showed him a handgun. during the time he was on the call with the highway patrol, they actually heard the shooting, there was a series of shots. >> alisyn: investigators believe the suspect is traveling in a newer gray forward taurus. another news alert we are looking at live at hahir square thousands are gathering for a massive common go demonstration. this could be the largest demonstration since 2011 when thousands gathered in the square to remove hosni mubarak. it was about the american college student that was killed on friday. he reportedly only been in egypt a few weeks. he was stabbed to death by a protestor while watching demonstrations. his family says he was there to teach english to children. >> also new, police are

confirming that expatriates player aaron hernandez was questioned in a 2007 shooting. this happened after two people were shot outside of a gainesville, florida nightclub. he was a student at the university of florida and his name came up as being near the scene along with several other florida players. no arrests were ever made. he is in jail facing first-degree murder charges in the death of his friend odin lloyd. >> clayton: an incredible video of mars. this video shows what it would be like to orbit the red planet. was pieced together from pictures taken by a european space agency satellite. satellite has been studying the planet since 2004 and so successful it's expected to continue the mission through 2014. are you thinking about getting a time share up there? rooms. >> no, i'm thinking about your cheese. >> i like where your head

is at. >> mike: or move to phoenix, arizona, 119 degrees yesterday. >> third highest temperature they have ever seen. highest was 122 and it is hot. people say its dry heat. 122, 119, you can't go outside and it's dangerous. take a look at the weather maps as you are walking up. temperatures across the east, 79 in new york. 79 in raleigh and 82 in tampa. it feels much muggy and worse than that. greens in the 60s, dewpoints are lower. it's not as humid and why comfortable temperatures around chicago and cleveland. 92 in phoenix, that is where you are right now. heat is down to 92 in needle. they were at hundred at 3:00 in the morning. you will start to see it climb back up as the sun rises this morning. excessive heat warnings

across nevada and california and arizona, and it will build in the pacific northwest. get ready tomorrow, triple-digit readings around montana and idaho. death valley, 128, vegas, 116 tomorrow. tomorrow, 114. heat is on. hopefully we'll get the monsoon going. >> there is a resort in death valley. it's called furnace creek resort. >> like we're saying no one lives in death valley. one guy has nice house. >> mike: it's like being on the moon, not that i've ever been on the moon. >> clayton: let's talk about this. we've been talking about what is going to happen to edward snowden. where is he? is he living in the five-star hotel room in moscow? is he somewhere snels when asked about that during a press conference, president

obama said, look, i don't need to get on the phone. i shouldn't have to make a phone call to vladimir putin. i shouldn't have to get on for anyone. phone calls were made. >> alisyn: and this whole snowden fiasco raises the question whether the united states some way lost his superpower status when china can thumb its nose to us and they are not concerned about i it. when the president of ecuador made a fiery speech on friday. i'm not going listen what the united states wants. i'm going to make my own decision and if they dry up the aid association be it. today the tone has changed. the president of ecuador is much more conciliatory. >> mike: but he is going to talk to him and make the decision and not be influenced by the united states. is anybody by the united states anymore? >> clayton: biden jumps on the phone and calls the

president of ecuador. in response we know some of what took place. here is what he said. the moment when he arrives, if he arrives, first thing we're going to ask him the opinion of the united states as the assange case but the decision is ours to make. it's sovereign territory and vladimir putin they don't have any jurisdiction at the airport. they can't go to the hotel and do anything. he doesn't have any power there. >> alisyn: wouldn't it could be karma to live in the moscow airport to live there for the rest of his life? >> mike: what was that movie called, terminal? >> alisyn: and they may be rethinking. >> mike: back in the day didn't we have to talk to russians. >> clayton: reagan got on the phone with gorbachev on a regular basis.

>> alisyn: and more on another place, guan ga guan bay. gitmo. a lot more details what is going on inside gitmo in terms. prisoners and what they have demanded. one of the things they have demanded and we they wanted a state of the art gym. they didn't want of it made in the united states. >> mike: barbells were made in united states and we will not lift those barbells. just say to them, don't lift the barbells. >> clayton: instead we shipped in brand-new made in muslim country barbells so they could lift them. they also among the other concessions we've made at guantanamo bay they get four different choices of food. when i was growing up, my mom would make dinner you get a second choice you could have for dinner, my sister got a second choice but i never did. >> alisyn: and standard

issue of check in, player rugs and every prisoner has been issued a koran. there are 10,000 books in the islamic library and muslim librarian. they have a big soccer field. there was a scandal around that, it cost $150,000. television and videos. >> clayton: and it should be featured on travel is on it getaways. these are not white collar wall street guys. they wanted to kill us all. >> mike: and american flag you see in the videos flying there, the detainees they don't want to be see the american flag. they don't want to have that in their eyesight so we took all the flags down that might be in the eyesight. >> alisyn: this is coming from the "new york post."

let us more what you think what should be done about guantanamo. >> clayton: you said this is another situation. president bush tried to get it close down. president obama tried to get it closed down. let us know what you think about it. a new data system is supposed to help our soldiers on the ground but is it coming under fire? critics say it doesn't work and wasting billions of dollars. army disagrees. >> mike: he may be off of art fox news hallways, one right there. and he is back, of course he is back. it's the 4th of july week. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ yes she is, yes she is. [ bop ]

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♪ ♪ >> alisyn: you may remember the story we brought you on the army's intelligence data system that is supposed to let our soldiers on the front line know where the enemy is and what they are doing. it has already cost taxpayers more than ten billion dollars but there is a problem many say it doesn't work and not only costing money but costing lives. here is robert draper on the system. >> the problem it has come

in over budget and come in late and by the time it's out it's obsolete. >> alisyn: army says the dcgs-a system and here is holland green. deputy for operations system and joining him is staff sergeant from the national ground intelligence center. gentlemen, thanks for being with us this morning. >> good morning. >> alisyn: i wanted to start with you. you heard rontd draper's conclusion that the system doesn't work. what is your response? >> first of all i would like to correct one thing. you said the cost was $10 billion that we already spent. actually, the total cost over 30 years to 2034 is $10 billion. i think a much better person to answer the question whether the system works or not is sergeant debb who has used the system. >> alisyn: let me tell in

terms of the price. what the government accountability office and have you respond to that. here is report that they just released last week on dcgs. he says the system requires 80 hours of basic training and can be difficult to operate because there are multiple components and data screens to manipulate. users also voice concerns that the performance was unreliable and different system for use in the field impeded the flow of intelligence information, total estimated cost of all the service system is more than $10.6 billion. basically they are saying, the people they talked to it doesn't work well in the field. what is your experience in this? >> i have used it in afghanistan. it worked for me. i have received national level intelligence all the way down to to battalion

level that shows us high value individuals and has resulted lives being saved. it helped me paint a big picture for my commanders on what is happening so they can make appropriate decisions. for me it has worked. as for the training part it does require training as for any system. it's going to have to go through training so you know how to use it. i've been through a total of 240 hours of training with dcgs and my soldiers have been through training as well. we never experienced massive issues. >> alisyn: since we did the story two weeks ago we have received letters from soldiers who have always expressed concern and say it doesn't work for them, as well. here is one letter from a soldier that asked him to protect his identity. i have been deployed in afghanistan as an analyst for seven months. the bottom line, core

dsdcgs provide zero war fighting -- >> alisyn: general, what do you say to that soldier? >> what i would say to him that the sergeant and the soldiers he has worked with has made it to use for work. i think we have to see the scale. it's all of army intelligence and it's been graded as being effective. sergeant debb attributes it to it. >> alisyn: there is another system, private company, it's less expensive. it costs about $35 million

as opposed to $10 billion that you and i and marines use it and special ops and new york city uses it. would you consider if there are enough complaints switching away from dcgs to something else? >> the army uses dcggs, that is fallacy. you can replace the scope with palon tier, it does 8-10% of the functions required by dcgs. we have soldiers using it in afghanistan. we have a cooperative research and development agreement with the palon tier corporation looking how to leverage the technology. we're about to conducting an assessment and link analysis tools. there was a public announcement all companies that wanted to participate, we believe palen tier will be one of those. it will be independently graded by an organization

that reports directly to the congress. we'll see the results are. but we are certainly not fighting against palin tier if they are found to be the best value for the soldier and taxpayer. i'm sure we'll adopt palin tier as part of dcgs's suite. you can't replace all that dcgs does with palin tier. >> alisyn: we will look forward to hearing the results of that. howard greene and staff sergeant debb, thanks for coming in. talk about smooth moves. this is polar bear is an internet sensation showing off his dancing skills to anyone who will watch. this, now they are rising to the top of the music charts. one of the woman that made it possible is next. ♪

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these could be signs of rare but serious side effects. is your cholesterol at goal? ask your doctor about crestor. [ female announcer ] if you can't afford your medication, astrazeneca may be able to help. ♪ >> alisyn: time for yik headlines, three children were hurt when they were struck by lightning in indianapolis. more than a hundred kids were in an open field when the lightning hit. new report warns the u.s. government is about to spend $771 million on military aircraft the afghan people can't use. pilots that are hired to fly them are untrained and illiterate. government is going ahead with the purchase despite the warnings. >> uma: you are going to love this. taking over the billboard music charts. listen to this.

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> mike: those sounds coming from an all nun choir. >> it's their second album. first topped the charts for six weeks and number one classical artists of 2012. we are joined by monica the cofounder. nice to see you this morning. >> thank you for having me on. >> where did you find them? >> that is good question. i think they found us, but they weren't looking for any kind of recording deal. it sort of landed in our lap. they had done a home-grown cd of their music to try and generate some interest

among their benefactors. we were just blown away by it. we felt we had to take it on widespread level. >> i remember the gregorian chants was huge. what about this muse, i, it's the calming that makes people run for this? >> i think they do run for it. it's just very kind of counter cultural and brings peace and calm. we live in a very busy world and there is not a lot of muse like this that transpires the tranquility. >> it's very calming. it's become a habit for me, clayton. >> clayton: mike needs all the calming he can get. and love the name what it is. >> it's called angels and saints.

the music is enumerate a compilation, music that the sisters would be singing tra did additionally and different liturgical times around the year and they honor some of the saints themselves or honoring the angels. >> mike: let's crank it up and listen to it. >> clayton: you can download it right now and have a peaceful sunday. thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you guys. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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♪ 6. ♪ >> mike: welcome back. people are walking down the hallway on fox and friend you see the beautiful paintings and who does those? steve fenway does those. great to have you back. why choose those particular paint,. is this a crossing? >> this is crossing the

delaware so its picture of washington and guy behind him. >> he is standing in the boat there. >> she crossing the delaware river and to me there is no better time than 4th of july and usually icons for that to remind americans and especially young americans why we're so lucky to live in the country and sacrifices that have been made and what america makes it different than every other country in the world. >> clayton: why were you moved by these subjects why american icons? >> i was always interested in history. it was the only class that i showed up for in history other than art. the main reason. >> starving artist. we can't have starving

artists here. >> i tell people, i don't think i was that great of an artist but people are star go for icons of the greatness of americans. there is not that inch out there completely cheesy. >> you have abe lincoln and george washington. how long did it take you to painted these? >> did i these in the last commercial break. >> you did it commercial break. no it takes a years and years. if i spent too much time they wouldn't have the same punch because when you are doing big brush strokes. again, just like the pop artist of the '60s i'm using familiar icons and to bring people a new way of viewing these subjects of american history. again, i'm trying to remind people what makes america

great and to see these see them in a new lighted. >> if someone wants to buy them they go to your website? >> right. >> first lady was lucky enough to receive one of your portraits. >> she was so lucky to get the portrait. [ laughter ] >> and did the research and there won't be irs showing up on my doorstep. >> and there are lot of artists in that era. but my son paints them. >> how old? >> he is 11. >> they are painted by number? >> you think i paint them myself? >> if you want to order one, go to your website. rick was helping you painted a little bit.

>> we're talking about how humid and sticky it is. you think it's humid out here. what do you think 119 in phoenix. unbearable. >> you wanted to go to phoenix, take a look at temperature maps when you are waking up. 92 and i'm saying not that bad but across the eastern seaboard it is hot and humid and very humid. more rain over the next few days. where you see yellow, orange and red about two to six inches of rain between now and tuesday. that six inches will be where they get isolated heavy downpours. we have one of wettest junes on record and more rain and more flooding over the next couple of days. you see the satellite radar picture, a stalled out front. we have humid conditions and to the west of it is not as humid. areas of texas, good rain

overnight and video out of texas. this is from odessa, a big dust storm, thunderstorms doesn't hit the ground and it blocs that dust and causes almost whiteout conditions. we'll see more rain across areas of texas and then out across a little farther to the west, back to the the maps and it's more sunshine. we're starting to see a little bit of lightning storms across areas of the four corners that means potential for fires. excessive heat warnings. those are warnings. much of nevada and california and arizona. that is all going to spread to towards areas of the pacific northwest this week. if you are waking up across the southwest, it's warm, 92 in needles. guys, back to you. >> alisyn: thanks so much. we're going to the headlines, another n.f.l. trouble player in trouble with the low.

indianapolis safety was arrested on gun charges. police say he was a passenger in a car that fled from police after a traffic stop. police found an unregistered handgun and alcohol in the car. a hearing is scheduled for july 2nd. this would be make the 28th n.f.l. player arrested since the superbowl on february 1st. >> deadly bus crash in turkey. a bus full of tourists ran a light and veer across a busy road before flipping over and hitting a light pole. two people were killed and several others were injured. >> a college student was arrested over a 12 pack of water? officials were doing a sting and thought the water was beer. student tried to get away. she was drinking water while driving, she was charged with three felonies

including two counts of assaulting an officer. >> what if it was beer? >> alisyn: i don't know. >> polar bears, dancing polar bears. native to that area. >> he is doing the moon walk. the big bear moves in and out of his habitat and does michael jackson moves. there is dozens of videos of the same polar bear doing these moves as he comes out to get a fish. doesn't take much, does it? [ laughter ] >> alisyn: let's talk about this story that has many of you talking about it. is it regulation nation? is government out of control when the usda has

to send an eight-page letter to a children's ma signifies to make sure she has a disaster plan in for his rabbits. >> that is marty the magician. he pulls rabbits out of boxes and hats and the usda has contacted him, eight pages of information he has to fill out in case there is fire, tornado. >> what is going to happen to the rabbits, never mind the children. >> how he is going to get the rabbit into a safe place. >> clayton: what will be the escape path. this is like the motorcade for the president going down to a different location. we need to know in advance, what exits are you going to go and where are you going seek shelter. >> mike: some of the exits are behind the rabbits. remember that. >> alisyn: and magician has to have a written plan in

place for july 29th or can be fined. his point is, just to write up a written disaster plan for his rabbits -- this could take a while. he's not sure what it means. you also to have explain how he intends to implement the plan has written and what he will do to care for the rabbits after the disaster. if he survives the tornado, flood, what is it after. >> clayton: what is the plan for ten years. is he going to care for it. spousal support? good eyesight, nice lined cage for them? >> alisyn: larger issue there is so much regulation sometimes small businesses, sometimes it puts them out of business. idea there would be a fine levied if he can't come up with with a plan for his

rabbits. >> mike: what if the kids charge the stage? >> alisyn: has he thought of that? >> clayton: what if a hawk is a flying over and sees the rabbit? what do you do. how about this. you know tebowing, no tebowing allowed. a high school bowed to the wishes of athletes and bans prayer on the football field. >> alisyn: it's atheists. i'm looking at these athletes. >> clayton: father jonathan morris. >> alisyn: who could forget this face. >> clayton: mike's old girlfriend. wait until you see what is he doing now. >> her face is like a catcher's mitt. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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a highway in california. they noticed the balloon flying low. no one was hurt and nothing what caused to cause the balloon to come down -- i have a hunch, lack of air. she is back, tmz, tanning mom stopped by a florida tanning salon and bought nine new sessions, including one for the strongest one they have. she vowed never, she was arrested accused of taking a 5-year-old daughter tanning but a grand jury did not indict her. you heard the story. >> one michigan high school putting a ban on tebowing for the players. >> alisyn: students at the high school they have a tradition of kneeling in prayer after a big game just like the n.f.l. star but tradition is no more.

aclu has come in and father john morris. >> i have to not laugh at my bad joke. >> here is the public high school. so government, state government. >> that's right which we paid for, by the way. church an state. >> alisyn: so, isn't the aclu says the violation of separation of church and state? >> aclu are defending people on being forced to play. i would go to court an be the first with it. that is against the constitution. that is not what is happening. and the high school in michigan, outside detroit. this is ritual they had. a tradition that after a game they would get down on their knees and pray. who is saying they are being forced to get down on their knee? nobody.

so if they were, yes, we should make that person's right not to pray should be enforced. >> alisyn: so but there is peer pressure. >> if you can't stand up to star quarterback you have other issues. if the coach is forcing somebody to do it. that is wrong. that is not happening. this is what i would suggest. this is to the high school students, football players, this is my suggestion. if you went to pray after a game, if you think that is good for yourselves and good for your country to have that public expression of your faith, you take the initiative and do it yourself. nobody can stop you. aclu can't stop you. if you want to come outside of fox news channel and practice it with all your gear, i'm sure fox would be happy to have you on. it's important it is you but not schooled forcing you. if that is done, it will be a bigger story and be good for this country.

>> clayton: here is the statement from the superintendent. the coach did not lead prayer but was present when students prayed at the game. student prayer is not to be part of post-game proceedings. some are saying n.f.l. does it but that is private organization. >> but the school should not establish, after the game to pray, no. but should football coaches or students be allowed to pray after a high school football game? of course you can pray in the classroom. nobody is supposed to be leading or forcing you to do that. this is great example i believe for us to say no matter what situation i'm in, i have to recognize that i have not only a right to be able to pray publicly but something that the united states of america in our constitution has supported. there should be no establishment of religion. why? because there will be free exercise of religion. that is i think the summary

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july fourth is this thursday, and we are grilling up a storm outside today, and that includes some not so traditional dishes. >> joining us again is our

friend chef billy the executive chef of delmonico's restaurant. wow, this is not traditional, what you're planning to serve for fourth of july. >> no, not today. but we like the whole grilling of for 4th of july. monkfish osso buco. we leave the backbone on the fish. osso buco you're familiar with veal. so you have the veal on the bone and you cook like the shanks, the veal shanks. so with the bone it kind of looks like that veal >> how are you preparing this monkfish before you throw it on the grill? >> we have some grapeseed oil. i love to use this on the grill. fish especially. it has a high smoke rate. and it's very neutral flavor. so fish, very important your grill has to be oiled before you grill it. so what i'm going to do is kind of quickly, we have some good heat here. just going to rub that on the grill. i'm going to throw a couple of these on. >> and you haven't seasoned these beforehand? >> these ones we did not. these we did.

>> what did you put on those? >> salt, pepper, a little garlic, parsley. olive oil. you don't need a lot. you have good fresh fish you don't need a lot. >> your meat's on fire. >> oh! there we go. >> talking to us and not paying attention to his grill. >> you have to turn it. >> once you get that done, what else do you need over here? >> we have a stone fruit relish. all kinds of great stone fruit. white cherries, apricots, white nectarines, peaches. we didn't use mango in this one. you could. absolutely. >> look at this. >> all that? >> how spicy? >> that's a little too much spice p. >> just a pinch of pepper, not a pile. >> salt. all right. then we just want to mash it up. >> like bacon. >> those are white cherries. >> oh. >> then when you're done you put a dollop of this on the monkfish as we've done, yes? >> that's it. >> and this is your delicious

different barbecue. >> real simple. >> our viewers should understand that delmonico's is one of new york's finest restaurants. it's one of the oldest restaurants in america. you guys have created dishes we all eat like eggs benedict was first invented at your restaurant. >> lobster newburgh. >> you think this is a very expensive dish but you can do them at your own 4th of july barbecue. corn on the cob, this is something we always do and love. how do you do it? you actually do husk on the corn on the cob? >> husk on. low heat. >> how low? pretty low? >> like pretty low. >> olive oil and -- >> nothing. we feel a few of the outer husks off and we leave them on. >> how long? >> just cook them. on this grill probably a half hour, 40 minutes. >> but if you leave the husk on how do you get these pretty colors? >> the sugars will start to heat up and they'll caramelize. >> there's suge their that corn? >> oh, there's lots of suge their that corn. >> that's how we get high fructose corn syrup. >> that's it. >> that's what makes it delicious. >> i'm all ears.

>> don't encourage him, please. >> and then a plastic rose. a limited edition rose. only available in the summer. it tastes like watermelon, strawberries. it's really summer fruits. >> that's good. >> you're the best. two locations at southampton, delmonico's, and here in new york city in manhattan. >> delmonico's downtown, delmonico's mid-fountain. >> thank you, chef daly. we'll be right back. more "fox & friends" in two minutes. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but, dad, you've got... [ voice of dennis ] allstate. with accident forgiveness, they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. [ voice of dennis ] indeed. are you in good hands?

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>> having a fifth. >> he's going to be here all week, folks. >> no, actually not. >> he won't be. >> bye, everyone, we love you. thank you so much. we'll see you. fox news alert on a developing situation in egypt. take a live look outside the presidential palace. this is in cairo. some of the biggest crowds that have been seen in so long covering the entire area. gathering for a huge anti-government protest, marking one year since president mohamed morsy took office. there are thousands saying they want him out by the end of today. and the scenes remind us very much of the 2011 egyptian revolution that overthrew then president hosni mubarak. the military setting up barricades around the palace and threatening to intervene if things -- if they aren't already out of control.