boat yesterday celebrating america's independence. >> nice picture. we will continue to share your stories and photos this week. keep on e-mailing and tweeting to us. >> "fox & friends" starts right now. happy independence day! >> happy 4th! >> good morning everybody. it is thursday, july 4. happy independence day. happy 4th of july. i'm gretchen carlson. fox news alert. the new leader of egypt sworn in after president morsi forced out by the people in the military. so who is it and what does it mean for america? we're live with all the details. >>brian: she's been closed to the public for more than eight months after being ravaged by superstorm sandy, but now lady liberty is making a come-back on america's birthday. live from there coming up. >>clayton: good morning. i'm clayton morris. she lost 100 pounds and was ready to show off her

bikini body but instead this woman was kicked out of the water park over her bathing suit. is that american? "fox & friends" starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> that's letters from home. a trio of young ladies.

erin, sarah and chelsea. we'll be hearing from them throughout the morning on this patriotic day. >> you sound that good this early in the morning? >>gretchen: no. my voice is a little bit lower. >>clayton: they asked me to warm up with them. i said no. >>clayton: good morning everyone. >> the very latest on egypt. mohamed morsi still being held at an undisclosed location after being ousted by the military. the very latest on the new developments with david. what does it look like? >> no change actually at the moment over in egypt. they have a new interim

president. adalai monsour was sworn in. the big question is where exactly is the deposed president, mohamed morsi? his supporters, the muslim brotherhood, say the former president is now under house arrest. it is being reported morsi was offered exile but refused. a number of key figures from his muslim brotherhood are also reported to have been arrested. the army went on the streets to secure key buildings and try to stop violence between rival groups. they also moved to stop pro-morsi tv channels from broadcasting and managers were arrested. this followed the end of the 48 hour ultimatum. a group went to national television to announce a new interim administration.

general sisi has strong ties to the u.s. military. he studied in d.c. and attended u.s. war college in pennsylvania. he was head of egypt's military intelligence and appointed by morsi in august 2012. anti-morsi crowds erupted in joy in tahrir square in cairo at general s i si's announcement. some were subdued. thankfully, there was very little violence overnight but of course it is early day for egypt. >>gretchen: thanks much. >>clayton: imagine waking up and finding out your constitution has been suspended and your president deposed and the country into chaos. imagine what happened last time a year ago when the military there in egypt took over and it was cronyism. it was a mess. things were not running smoothly. that's again what this country is facing this

morning. >>gretchen: i'm not so 100% optimistic about this. i know a lot of people said it was the muslim brotherhood in charge of egypt and they were not necessarily the best people to lead towards a democratic nation. but it was an election by the people 12 months ago, and there's some interesting editorials this morning saying maybe we should have allowed this country or the country should have allowed itself to have played this out. if morsi wasn't doing a good job, when the next election came up, you would have gotten rid of him in that way instead of the military taking over. >>peter: that's the interesting thing we face as americans. our history is one of revolution. we're born out of a declaration of interesting. it is interesting it happens the day before our own declaration of independence anniversary. at the same time we understand that the yoke of oppression sometimes calls for governments to be overthrown even though we're constitutionalists, even though we embrace democracy. so it's a balance that

america's facing. it's also a foreign policy balance when we understand that the suez canal is at risk, when we understand that the camp david peace accords are always at risk in relationship with egypt and when we understand a pipeline is at risk. it's kind of an interesting balance. >>gretchen: i'm nervous about the military being in charge. >>clayton: you're right. >>gretchen: they're saying they're going to move forward and have new elections and put certain things in past. we've seen in the past other military coups across the world that haven't exactly worked out. >>clayton: you bring up the suez canal and what a bellwether this is for the region. it is the most populous and influential. the reason we give so much money to the country over the years, we heard when the arab spring was unfolding we've got to pull our money out of there, it's a mess. you had members of congress saying wait a second. you can't necessarily do that. president obama saying we need to review our military aid to that country. if you look at the amount of money we've given to

that country from 2009 to 2013, close to $2 billion a year in foreign aid to that country. now the president is saying we need to have a review of this money. why now? >>gretchen: steve hayes was on special report last night. you know him as a fox news contributor. he had these thoughts with regard to that topic. >> the muslim brotherhood isn't going away. you've got -- they won the election for a reason. they are the best organized group in egypt. period. you've already had threats from brotherhood members to incite future violence. you had mohammed zawahari threatening to take up arms saying al qaeda and affiliates, sympathizers would be fighting in the streets in egypt. then you've got the problem not too long from now about what you do with the muslim brotherhood in future elections. they won the first election for a reason. these are all very tricky questions, but i don't think you want, even though this plainly is a coup, you don't want the united

states to be throwing aside the egyptian military at this point. we need to be supporting them. >>gretchen: just one more thought is that this si is i gentleman in charge of the military, sis i was put in place by morsi. they probably shared similar thoughts about sharia law. >>peter: the military is the upper class in egypt and will do anything they can to stay in power. >>clayton: look at the protest signs. you think this might not have anything to do with the united states, look at the signs. slamming president obama and making the claim of course that he had backed and was complicit in working with the muslim brotherhood. other signs go on to say that obama, you're a jerk. the muslim brotherhood, they're killing the egyptians. how come you guaranteed the security of this country?

basically tying it to them. >>peter: even when egypt is rejecting much of the muslim brotherhood, we are still the butt of a lot of their negative attention. >>gretchen: let's continue to discuss egypt today, but we have other headlines to bring you on this 4th of july. the f.b.i. investigating an incidents that happened on a flight headed for charlotte, north carolina. an agency spokesperson says one person has been interviewed in connection with that incidents. a u.s. airways spokesperson says a security concern arose on flight 114 from boston to charlotte. he says crew members quickly contacted charlotte police who met the plane on the tarmac after it landed. no one was injured and charges yet to be filed. a former cavern -- cavern counselor is killed -- camp counselor is killed by a falling oak tree. the 21-year-old camper was

eating breakfast outside with campers when the tree collapsed. >> there was something like a disease or something with the tree, and it just fell. >>gretchen: four other adults were hurt. two have been released from the hospital. two are still being treated. meantime one other adult is reportedly missing. fortunately no children were injured. who planted a bug at the ecuadorean embassy that wikileaks founder julian assange has been hiding at? it is said a brazilian company planted a bug. assange has been living at the embassy for the last year. he's trying to avoid extradition to sweden for a sexual assault case. she's back. the statue of liberty opening in time for the 4th of july. the island surrounding the patriotic symbol damaged by superstorm sandy. it took months for crews to repair broken walkways and dry out the island.

first-time tourists say they can't wait to see her in person again. >> just part of america, pretty much. you just always dream to see it in person. >>gretchen: a ceremony will be held in new york city this morning 10:30 a.m. eastern time marking lady liberty's valiant return to action. here's a story for you. a bikini ban. this missouri woman lost 100 pound and couldn't wait to show off her new body at a community water park. she showed up in a string bikini and was asked by park staff to cover up. when she refused, she was escorted out by police. the 43-year-old says pool employees discriminated against her because of her age and fuller figure. >>clayton: come on. >>gretchen: why would she be asked to leave? >>clayton: she should be encouraged. >>peter: she should be encouraged to come back. >>clayton: that is absurd. this is america. >>gretchen: she even had on a patriotic string by

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>>gretchen: 15 minutes after the top of the hour. celebrations in cairo as the military overthrows egyptian president morsi after he rejected a 48-hour ultimatum given by the army to get out basically. morsi now replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court while their constitution remains suspended. so what will this mean for the country going forward and how will this impact the united states? joining me now foreign affairs columnist for the "wall street journal" brad stevens. good morning. thanks for getting up bright and early on our holiday, ironically independence day for us. is it independence for egypt as well? >> it is deliverance from a government with

totalitarian aspirations. there is a reason you see so many millions of egyptians celebrating in the streets these last couple days. >>gretchen: some editorials this morning are saying maybe the country should have let this play out since morsi was democratically elected, let it play out to the next elections. if he did a horrible job and unemployment continued to be a big, huge problem in that country and the economy on the downturn, maybe they would vote in somebody else instead of the military taking over. >> in some ways this may be a blessing in disguise for the muslim brotherhood because power is a poison chalice in egypt and whoever takes power has to drink from it. whoever is egyptian, you're waiting in gas lines that take all day. there is a possibility of major food shortages. they are running out of foreign exchange reserves and morsi has three years

to go in his constitutional term. three years is a long way for ordinary egyptians to be made to wait. >>gretchen: what do you expect for this transition period? they're calling it transition. what does that mean? weeks? months? a year? >> nobody knows. the problem is when you take power, you tend to like it and hold on to it. >>gretchen: and that's a concern. >> that's the real concern. general sisi, the new man in charge in effect would be very smart to move very quickly to early elections, to make those elections inclusive to try to draft the constitution which doesn't favor the islamists, which makes it more difficult for them to seize power. when you have the taste in your mouth it is hard to let go. >>gretchen: isn't it difficult to find a candidate that actually wouldn't have that mix of religion and politics? it's different in that part of the world than in america because religion is politics. >> i mean, yes and no. the muslim brotherhood managed to get 50.1% of the

vote a year ago which was a high water mark for them. there is no question they were at least at the time were the most unified political party. there are lots of secular parties except they were divided. they can come together around some unifying figure where there is mohammed el baradei, not my cup of tea, or someone like that. they might find a leader who will gain secular support and might gain the buy-in. >>gretchen: we'll continue to watch this as it develops by the hour. >> are you trying to go to florida? don't look at these signs for guidance. there is a huge spelling mistake. we'll point it out. it is one of the nation's biggest independence day celebrations. anna is getting a behind the scenes look at what takes in new york city. >> hello. i'm tech sergeant roberts.

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>> welcome back. 22 minutes past the hour. quick headlines for you. a computer pioneer dead. douglas inglebar invented the computer mouse. he came up with the idea in

the 1950's. this is what the first one looked like. enge lbart was 88 years old. a road sign being installed in jacksonville had a spelling error and it is a big one. it's misspelled twice. officials blame it on the arkansas-based company that manufactured the sign. the company has agreed to fix the mistake. >>peter: tonight americans across the country will be outside to enjoy one of the greatest 4th of july traditions. fireworks. whether it is a show in someone's backyard or in the big city, fireworks are always amazing. >>gretchen: anna kooiman got a chance to go behind the scenes and find out how they put together the largest fireworks show in the nation. good morning, anna. >> good morning to you, gretchen. good morning to everybody at home. it is the biggest one in america, quite spectacular. we're live along new york city's hudson river where in a few hours folks will be gathering to watch

macy's's annual 4th of july celebration. the 4th of july macy's fireworks display promises to be the single biggest fireworks display in america. they hauled in 70,000 pounds of equipment and hardware including 20,000 pound of explosives and five miles of wire. fireworks will take off from four separate barges along new york's hudson river. >> sometimes one and two are the same and it flips back and forth. it is going to be fun for people to watch. we wanted to create a dance party celebration of the independence day. >> we've seen smiley faces in years past but this year when they explode we're going to cecil ver, gold and red blinking eyes winking smiley faces. also jellyfish with whit selling tentacles coordinating with a song by usher. the show will be under his

tutelage. and it's not just because of his smoothe moves on the dance floor and his creativity. >> you said there is a list this long of artists. how did you pick usher? >> usher's got it all. besides being a great singer and a great dancer and a great artist, i think he's really cute. >> the play list will also include america the beautiful by blake sheldon, a chorale version of god bless america and frank frank sinatra's new york, new york with alicia key's empire state of mind. >> everything is mirrored perfectly together so when something is bursting in your ear from the soundtrack you'll see it exploding in the eye. >> at show time they will be in protective sealed containers 100 feet away.

>> it will send out an impulse and launch it into the sky to create a sin caron -- synchronized musical harmony. >> the fireworks will go on for 20 minutes lighting up the new york city sky. we're getting our party started early out lear along the had you -- along the hudson river. the display will be starting at 9:25 tonight. hope you have a fantastic holiday. >>clayton: don't bring that sparkler back to new york city or bloomberg will come after you. that would be kind of creepy. you open your door and there's bloomberg coming after you. >>gretchen: peter, tell us what's coming up. >>peter: the perfect match. what infamous russian spy

has plans with n.s.a. leaker edward snowden? >>gretchen: our nation's founding fathers are on the plaza but they aren't happy with the way things are. we're going to talk to them right after we come back. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>gretchen: that's a trio of young ladies called letters from home. we're going to hear them throughout our show today. >>peter: they are wonderful. the andrews sisters reborn.

>>gretchen: no doubt. amazing harmony. we're outside for a little bit because we're going to be talking to some of our forefathers coming up. >>clayton: we're going to find out how in the world in this heat they manage to wear wool. >>peter: or at least two fathers. >>clayton: two of our founding fathers. the white house hit the brakes on a key part of obamacare. that's not stopping the administration from using millions of your tax dollars to try to promote it. we're live in washington with more on this. >> we're learning more projected financial and political impact of the obama administration's decision this week to delay the employer mandate portion of obamacare. critics point out that even though the employer mandate will be delayed until early 2015, a one-year delay, the obamacare spending has not stopped. health and human secretary sebelius announced $32 million in grants the same day the decision was an tphoubsed. the money -- announced. the money will help enroll

children in the expanded medicare provision of obamacare. at the same time republicans are saying the administration pulled back on its promise to the american people. the illinois republican who sits on the house ways and means committee appeared last night on greta van susteren. >> they told congress everything was in order. couple of months ago kathleen sebelius said with a straight face to congress we're on schedule. we're going to hit the mark. we're going to implement this thing on schedule. now two months later it's like deja vu. what we told you two months ago isn't the truth. >> delay of the employer mandate will cost the u.s. treasury $10 billion. that according to estimates by the congressional budget office. as for the political impact, republicans are saying this will not help democrats in the 2014 mid term election because it postpones the financial impact on small business. just the opposite. according to some g.o.p. strategists who say

republicans will redouble their efforts to attack obamacare. >> thank you, steve. happy 4th of july to you. the rest of your headlines. the george zimmerman trial is in recess until friday. yesterday a crime lab analyst testified none of zimmerman's d.n.a. was found under trayvon martin's finger nails. >> the finger nail skraeupgz -- scrapings of trayvon martin, you did not find zimmerman's d.n.a.? >> no. >> zimmerman said he only fired the gun in self-defense. prosecutors called zimmerman's former criminal litigation professor to the stand. he testified that he taught stand your ground and zimmerman got an a in the class. zimmerman denied knowing anything about the law. the prosecution could rest its case on friday. their final witness expected to be martin's mother sabrina fulton. >>gretchen: not just your

phone calls and your e-mails, now it's coming out that the government is spying on sphaeul mail too. -- on snail mail. a new report says agencies ordered postal workers to write information on letters before delivery. the post office used computers to take pictures of outside pieces of mail. maybe they should stop sending out those magazines while they're at it. >> two american teens who went missing on ao boat trip in honduras are safe this morning. rescued with six other people after being stranded at sea for five days. their boat engine broke down 65 miles from where they set off. the coast guard spotted them as they waved frantically for help. here they are getting off an army helicopter. now in the hand of doctors to make sure everything is okay. >>clayton: could be a match made in spy heaven. a russian spy is apparently red hot for edward snowden.

she reached out to him on twitter, tweeting simply snowden, will you marry me? snowden is still holed up in russia as he seeks asylum somewhere. >>gretchen: she was sent back to russia. he's in moscow. maybe they should hook up. >>clayton: they have something in common, something to talk about. they can relate to each other over dinner. you hacked this computer, you stole these secrets. let's get dessert. >>gretchen: are we going to janice now? i don't think we are. i think we're going to talk to our founding fathers. >>peter: okay. 4th of july, that is the day, a day to celebrate with family and friend. we're here with friends. that's also the day our founding fathers adopted the declaration of independence. >>clayton: this document acknowledges that all men are born with unalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. what would our founding fathers want us to remember

on this day. >>gretchen: guess who's with us? george washington and alexander hamilton. good morning, gentlemen. >>peter: mr. president and mr. secretary. >>gretchen: earlier we saw you didn't necessarily have smiles on your faces today. now i got a little bit of a chuckle. are you happy with the way things are standing right now in 2013? >> absolutely not. from what i've been hearing what's been going on, pretty much you could say all the main points that are written in the declaration of independence hold true for your world as well as my world. >> mr. secretary, you are an important advisor to the president. what do you think is the message of july 4th and the declaration of independence and how can we get americans to keep it? >> the 4th of july signifies to us the gift of a document which pledges we are all people of inalienable rights, that we have the rights to life,

liberty and the pursuit of happiness. and it was my belief that it was the job of government to assure that that occurred. but our government needed to be strong. it needed to offer security as well as liberty. i somewhat disagree with my aegis. i think in many respects america has become what i knew it could become. we are hercules among nation, the greatest nation on earth. we have the strongest military. i knew both were necessary -- a strong army and navy -- for us to thrive. we have succeeded, albeit with difficulty, in being a united people, a people who are united in mutual interest, mutual harmony and mutual happiness. the fact that there are disagreements is of course nothing new. his excellency and i experienced great difficulty at the hands of mr. jefferson and his so-called democratic republican party. >>peter: we have a fox news poll wondering what the founding fathers would think today.

82% overall think they would be unhappy with how things are going. 96% of those who identify with the tea party movement. 95% of republicans, 88% of independents, 68% of democrats. mr. president, you decried the two-party system famously, didn't want to be a part of either party. >> i would rather try to be neutral in such matters. my terms as president was to try to keep the presidency separate from all politics. >>clayton: has it become too political? >> i think it has become too political, absolutely. >>gretchen: you know what? we'd like to see, i bet we can get all these questions right we ask people on the street, trivia questions about the 4th of july. george washington and alexander hamilton, thanks for your time. >> thanks for your service. we are because of who you are. >>clayton: you guys want to play presidential trivia

with us? founding fathers trivia. some of these are your friends, so you might not want to jump in with the answers. >>gretchen: let's go over to janice because i think she's found other likely suspects who may know the trivia questions. >> hello. i grabbed the guys from the barbecue place because you're going to hit me up later on. this is brett and keith from pork barrel barbecue. they are going to answer some founding fathers trivia. you know trivia like you know barbecue? >> we know it. >> here we go. here are the questions. the constitution -- you can't look at my -- the constitution has how many amendments? >> eight? >> what. he already knew. keith, what is it? >> 27. >> fantastic. these guys are good. here's the second one. who was called the father of the constitution? brett, are you going to answer this one? do you want the -- you know it already? >> james madison.

>> my gosh, he knew it! were you looking at my questions beforehand? >>clayton: of course he was. >> i don't know. these guys know founding fathers trivia. i'm impressed. going to eat barbecue later on. thanks to the folks at party city for the hat i will be with wearing throughout the weather forecast. >> they were looking at your cards. >> he said he's a trivia king. we're going to ask more questions. >>gretchen: janice, i don't know if you can see in the monitor, but your hat and stripes match exactly the guy next to you, his shirt. all you need to do is put on his shirt. >> fantastic. this hat does not fit on my head properly. i have a huge, extra-large size head. let's take a look at the weather because a lot of folks are wondering how is my backyard barbecue going to fare today. look at video from panama city. they received close to a foot of rain in just 48 hours, and we're going to continue to see more rain

in this area. trees were down. we had wind gusts in excess of 60 miles per hour. again, the potential for more heavy rain in this part of the country will continue, unfortunately, for this 4th of july holiday. let's look at the maps. i'll show you where we're going to see the bulk of the rain. we've got this tropical moisture moving in from the gulf, the jet stream and high pressure in the atlantic helping that rain to funnel up towards the eastern great lakes. that's the area of concern. taking a look at what we are dealing with in terms of rainfall, panama city close to a foot of rainfall over the last 48 hours. we're going to continue to see more rain in that aerowere a. flash flood watches -- in that area. flash flood watches are posted. mother nature fireworks could be in your forecast tonight. we'll keep you up to date. we'll do more trivia. we're going to have barbecue. it's going to be great! >>clayton: happy 4th of july america.

>> we have one more trivia question. george washington, alexander hamilton, are you ready for this question? it is a modern day question. where is the declaration of independence currently being displayed? new york city? boston, massachusetts, washington, d.c. or philadelphia, america's birthplace? >> i would imagine it would be washington, d.c. but since we are in the city of new york, this could be a trick question. >> mr. president? >> i would say washington, d.c., although i know there's a certain document on display in a library here in the city. >>clayton: washington, d.c. is the correct answer. >>gretchen: your intuition was correct. >>clayton: mr. hamilton no duels today. >> first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of the country men. >>gretchen: a major car make recalling nearly a million cars. is one in your driveway?

we'll let you know. >>peter: is the fourth amendment under attack? some amendment are fighting back after the n.s.a. spying dis whroe sure. we're going to tell you what's happening today all across the country. >> i'm lieutenant colonel nate joseph. i'd like to wish everyone in houston, texas, by way of new orleans, louisiana, a happy 4th of july. god bless. mine was earned in djibouti, africa. 2004. vietnam in 1972. [ all ] fort benning, georgia in 1999.

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...of arthritis learn how the arthritis foundation can help at facesofarthritis.org >>gretchen: 46 minutes past the top of the hour. quick headlines. overnight crews found the body of democratic colorado senator mark udall's brother, james udall never returned from a backpack trip in wyoming. it appears he died of natural causes. he was 61 years old. >> chrysler recalling nearly a million cars. there is a problem with the head rest. the recall affects 2011 to 2013 chrysler sebrings, dodge avengers and jeep liberty s.u.v.'s as well as 2011 to 2012 dodge nitro s.u.v.'s. >> is america's right to privacy under attack? the fourth amendment says

the right for americans to be secure in their persons houses against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated. but after revelations of domestic spying by the n.s.a., americans in nearly every state are taking to the streets today demanding that the government -- quote -- "restore the fourth. kwr-gs why -- restore the fourth." good morning is ben from restoring the fourth. tell me how this came about and tell me about this grass roots effort to say to the government the constitution matters, the fourth amendment matters. what are you doing today? >> sounds like you should be our spokesman. >>peter: i would like to be in some ways. go ahead. >> restore the fourth is a grass roots movement organizing rallies in over 75 cities across the country. our demands are very simple. we think these programs are to violate the constitutional rights of americans and need to end. >>peter: specifically, what are you saying needs to be done?

you're saying we need changes in law. what changes in law do we need that will protect us? talk about this new story we're hearing about photographing every piece of mail that goes to the postal service. >> shocking. every week there's more revelations. our specific demands, three very simple demands. first, there should be a congressional investigation to tell the american people what information, private information of americans are they collecting. in terms of changing the laws, we think section 215 of the patriot act and section 702 of the fisa amendments act need to be amended to say specifically you can't do blanket surveillance of americans' private communications. lastly, we're asking for general clapper's resignation for lying to the senate select committee on intelligence and the american people in march. >>peter: if americans want to engage in this peaceful protest today, where can they go read about it? >> restorethefourth.net.

>>peter: thank you for your activism and patriotism. we wish you well. >> thank you so much. >>peter: thank you for being here. this barbie isn't perfect. she is unrealistic, so she's getting a makeover. wait till you see what the blonde bombshell looks like as the so-called average woman. and nothing says 4th of july like barbecue. we're cooking up some red, white and blue ribs that will make your mouth water. i've smelled it already and my mouth is watering. back on "fox & friends" in a bit. ♪ ♪ ♪

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>> clayton: fire up the grill. heath and bret are here with some real dishes for your fourth of july celebration. their from pork barrel barbecue. you just won another award? >> that's right. cooks illustrated named us supreme barbecue sauce. >> clayton: by the way, they've got a deal for viewers this morning action porkbarrelbarbecue.com, 25% off your barbecue sauce for "fox & friends" viewers. >> that's right. >> clayton: good deal. thank you. the key to make the perfect ribs, a lot of people will be putting ribs on the grill today. not only the sauce, but prepping them, getting them ready. how do you start? >> we like to start with a

mustard sauce before you put any rub on it. just use plain mustard. you coat your rib. that's one of our secrets. then you apply your rub to it before you put it on the smoker. >> clayton: mustard sauce first. >> we learned it down in memphis. that's how they cook everything related to pork. it adds this great flavor and great ma hoggy color. the other thing that is a big competition secret is that you should, after two hours on the smoker, put it in foil. so you get a little smoke, you take the ribs, put it in foil with a little bit of honey and brown sugar. wrap it up for an hour and a half and it adds this tremendous moisture and flavor. really, really great. >> clayton: folks at home who never seen a smoker, this is your brand-new smoker. give us a little tour of this thing. >> absolutely. this is a pit that came to us from texas. jamie dear in texas. you could see, we got brisket and a little pork butt cooking now. >> clayton: do you drive down the street cooking this stuff so

i can pull up alongside you? >> he drives around the country. >> clayton: take us over here to some of the potato salad. red, white and blue potato salad. 'cause you need good sides. >> you got to have sides whatever you're cooking, whether ribs or burgers. this is a really great any time recipe, but particularly for the fourth of july, we thought it would be a great recipe to bring out. a little redskin potatoes, u -- yukon gold. mustard vinaigrette dressing and some red peppers that we've grilled off and roasted to give it a nice char flavor. a little bit of scallions to top it off. i believe the recipes are all on your web site. dig in, man. >> clayton: go to www.foxandfriends.com. thank you so much. you know me well. i appreciate that. happy fourth of july. remember action go to porkbarrelbbq.com and you'll get 25% off any of their sauces for "fox & friends" viewers this

morning of the put in the viewer code. we'll be cooking all morning. stop down on the plaza. we were getting started early. can you do the rest of the show without me? >> gretchen: absolutely not. >> peter: we need you. >> clayton: i'll clean up and come in. >> gretchen: thanks so much. coming up, you heard it before, that your sunburn did eventually fade into a tan of the but is that true? up next, we're debunking some of the biggest summer medical myths. >> peter: and a former miss usa contestant ordered to pay donald trump millions of dollars. that story at the top of the h hourav eartburn. but getting heartburn and then treating day after day is a thing of the past. block the acid with prilosec otc, and don't get heartburn in the first place. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. 24 hours. zero heartburn. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. backflips and cartwheels.mile? love, warmth. [ male announcer ] one pill each morning. here, try this. backflips and camm, ok!s.mile? ching! i like the fact that there's lots of different tastes going on. mmmm! breakfast i'm very impressed.

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>> gretchen: good morning, everybody. it's wednesday, july 4, happy independence day. i'm gretchen carlson. fox news alert. the new leader of egypt sworn in after president morsi forced out. who is the new leader? what does this all mean for america? we're live with the breaking details on this story. >> clayton: also breaking, the hideout aaron hernandez could have used to stash evidence. the details on what cops found inside his secret condominium. >> peter: the huff is back. ♪ i can't hide it ♪ ♪ i'm crazy for you and i can't deny it ♪ >> peter: what's this all about? "fox & friends" independence day, deluxe edition starts right now.

♪ who more than self their country loved ♪ ♪ and mercy more than life ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> gretchen: you're listening to letters from home, the trio of young ladies in a tribute to the andrews sisters. they will be sharing their

patriotic tunes for us. >> clayton: must be very difficult for them to sing like that next to a giant smoker right next to them. >> peter: it makes me want to stand up. >> clayton: beautiful. here it is. pork barrel barbecue all morning long. next hour we're doing brisket and guacamole. then they'll do a smoky sangria. they made a smoky mojito last year. >> gretchen: do you remember how they did that? >> clayton: yeah, i think they grilled up some of the limes on the grill. it was delicious. >> gretchen: right. so we will be outside throughout the morning as well. we have breaking news. >> clayton: absolutely. the latest on the crisis in egypt. there is nowhere to run for mohammed morsi. they are under house arrest after egypt's military ousted the muslim brotherhood. david piper live in jerusalem with the latest.

is morsi this morning still defiant, david? >> we already know he hasn't been speaking and we understand he is under house arrest. we have a replacement for him. mansour, sworn in over an hour ago. in his acceptance speech, he praised the military who put him in power and also said the only future for egypt was parliamentary democracy. as i said, we're looking at where mohammed morsi is and his muslim brotherhood says he's under house arrest at this time. it's also being reported morsi was offered exile, but refused. also a number of key figures from morsi's muslim brotherhood are also reported to have been arrested. there are now reports quoting army sources that arrest warrants have been issued for muslim brotherhood leader mohammed badi and his deputy. the army earlier on the streets to secure key buildings and try to stop any fights between rival

groups and tried to stop rival groups from broadcasting. they acted swiftly. following meeting, the head of the military went on national television to announce a new administration and new elections later. general el sisi has strong ties to the u.s. military. he studied in dc and attended the u.s. war college in pennsylvania. the general was formerly head of the military intelligence and appointed by morsi in august 2012. his announcement that they depose morsi caused applause. but at the palace. >> there subdued feelings about what had happened. thankfully, there was very little violence overnight. of course, it's early for egypt.

back to you in the studio. >> gretchen: david piper live in jerusalem, thank you. >> peter: in the wake of this bloodless coup, a lot of americans are asking, did, in fact, the white house drop the ball in terms of foreign policy in egypt? john bolton was on the record last night, former ambassador to the u.n. taking on that specific issue. >> look, we have mishandled the situation in egypt for the last 2 1/2 years. i don't think the president knows really where he stands or what he wants to do. the anti-morsi demonstrators for the past several days have criticized the obama administration for standing with the muslim brotherhood, which most americans would find inexplicable. i think we shouldn't overstate our influence. i do think we've got influence with the military through years of providing extensive assistance. i hope that that was understood by the military and i think, although overturns an elected president, really it is in

america's interest to see the military try again to put egypt on the road to representative government. >> clayton: let's take you back in history. do you remember when this was all unfolding. the criticism being heaped on the white house at the time was as a result of their failure in iran. remember when the youth uprising movement in iran happened and we didn't get behind that movement there in iran? the criticism was, don't make that same mistake here. and you remember hillary clinton coming out and talking about mubarak as an ally, the amount of money we had given in aid to egypt at the time. we sat back on our hands and did nothing as this was unfolding here. as the arab spring -- it was only until later did we finally jump on board with this. then over those two years, as charles krauthammer the other night pointed out, it's been sitting on the fence, the president has, not sure whether or not to fully embrace the muslim brotherhood or get behind the military. >> gretchen: i think there is inconsistent foreign policy at best here 'cause you look at what happened with libya and syria. libya, although nato in, but basically the united states and other european nations. but in syria, really nothing

done. similarly in iran and egypt, two different stories there. so since the united states did go in the last time in egypt, they decided not to this time. it seems to me just to be inconsistent. >> peter: inconsistency may have become even muddled at some point. there has been a lot of observers in this country who are saying, well, the muslim brotherhood has taken egypt toward sharia law, taken egypt towards really an anti-american philosophy that even the president probably didn't expect based on some of his support earlier. now john bolton is saying, this policy has been a horror show for the last 2 1/2 years and now we have to face a military that's taken over this country. >> clayton: right. whether or not democracy will take hold, you see the fireworks there, what the people want largely. this is a larger protest than it was the last time around. though if you look at some of the blogs from that area and bloggers putting up signs and protest signs, anti-american signs about president obama, these are photos put up on

different blogs around the region talking about the -- in collusion with the muslim brotherhood and slamming the united states for being part and parcel of this whole government that was in place by morsi. >> gretchen: it's interesting because when you juxtapose these particular signs that again, these are on blogs that are coming out from that region, when you juxtapose that to the fact that cairo was the location that president obama chose to go when he initially became president to try and bring back together, in his mind, the muslims into liking america again. it's interesting when you look at the recent polls that that really hasn't happened. now to see these types of signs about president obama not in a positive light. >> peter: it's a strange, strange context 'cause on one hand, we're attacked in the islamic world as being anti-islamic. but at the same time, folks are putting up signs in egypt saying that somehow we were united with the islamic brotherhood. that we're anti-democratic and

pro -- in islamic califate. so what is it? where are we? >> clayton: good point. more on that coming up on the show. >> gretchen: lots to talk about. we do have other headlines. the f.b.i. investigating an incident that happened on a flight headed for charlotte, north carolina. an agency spokesperson says one person has been interviewed in connection with some sort of an incident on the airplane. a u.s. airways spokesperson says a security concern arose on flight 114 from boston to charlotte. he says crew members quickly contacted charlotte police who met the plane on the tarmac after it landed. no one was injured and charges have yet to be filed. police search on a secret con did he aaron hernandez rented uncovering new evidence in the case against the nfl star. cops found a white hooded sweatshirt. they also discovered a stash of ammunition, including the same caliber bullets used in lloyd's death. hernandez is charged with

orchestrating that murder. the families of two teenage girls critically injured in a parasailing accident are speaking out. they released a statement saying, quote, our families are touched by the support we received from friends at home and from many people we haven't met before who are praying for our girls. sydney goode and alexis fairchild crashed into a balcony -- video hard to watch -- after it broke free a boat monday in panama city beach, florida. we hope they are going to be okay. former beauty queen will have to pay now for calling donald trump's miss usa packagent fixed. former miss pennsylvania made the comments after losing. here is trump's reaction when the allegations broke last year. >> in my opinion, she just wanted publicity for herself. she lost. if she felt that way, she would have dropped out before the pageant took place. why did she go through the whole thing? >> gretchen: she had alleged that she had seen a piece of paper that already had, i believe, the winner's name on

it. she will have to pay trump $5 million for defamation. despite her pleas, it would financially devastate her. trump sued after she came out saying the pageant was a fraud. those are your headlines. >> clayton: thank you. coming up, remember him? hot tub loving gsa official. if you thought you saw the last of government waste courtesy of this guy, you were wrong. roll the tape. ♪ ♪ we need big butts and i cannot lie ♪ ♪ i'm here to tell you why ♪ we can't wait >> clayton: oh, man. that's your tax dollars at work, folks, produced that flawless video. >> peter: july 4th. and he was the first and youngest marine since the vietnam war to receive the medal of honor. and he lived to tell about it. and he's not done. helping his fellow heros.

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birthday bash and they know how to do it right. preparations already underway. they're already securing the mall, roads are cleared, security is out in full force. they've set up the security checkpoints. hundreds of thousands of people literally will make their way down to the mall. a lot live locally. a lot of people make this a destination spot in order to come here and be part of the celebration. every person that comes onto the mall will have to enter a secure checkpoint. so it does take some time. but of course, it's all throughout the day. people coming down. there is the festivities on the mall for people and also that capitol 4th concert that goes on on the west lawn of the capitol at 8:00 o'clock tonight. many people will go and stake their claims up there so they can see the star studded performance. it's always wonderful. it's put on by pbs. they do a lot of patriotic songs and this year, some of the stars will include the co-host tom bergeron, one of my favorites is

that john williams, five-time academy award winner will be conducting the orchestra in some songs from the movie "lincoln." then it ends with the fireworks. start at 9:10 and go for 20 minutes. it's good time here in dc on this july 4th. reporting live from dc, back to you. >> clayton: thank you so much. >> peter: it is a great show. over to you. >> gretchen: after single handedly rescuing 36 marines and soldiers trapped in enemy fire in afghanistan in 2009, sergeant dakota myer became both the first and the youngest u.s. marine since vietnam to receive the medal of honor and live to tell the tale. we're joined by the medal of honor recipient and author of "into the fire," sergeant dakota myer. good to see you again. >> good to see you. >> gretchen: we should mention your book is out in paperback in case people are interested in that. what have you been doing since the last time you were on "fox & friends"? >> i've been busy. last time i was here i was

promoting the book. we did that and i've been back working, trying to get my company going and doing different things like that. >> gretchen: one of the things that's near and dear to your heart, since you are a veteran, is trying to find employment for veterans who come home from war. that's something that we try to do on the show as well. why is that so important and what are you doing about it? >> i teamed up with toyota and chamber of commerce in a program getting veterans jobs. we started, we have resume engine on the chamber's web site to help build resumes for these guys. what's going on is i feel like there is a disconnect between veterans on how to market themselves and be able to interpret their skills -- to employers. employers don't understand what they're get not guilty a veteran. so it's like if i came and said, i'm a sniper, what job do you have open for me? it's kind of hard for you to give me one. but if i told you i was good at communication skills, as well as management of personnel, leadership and things like that,

they're all assets to the company. >> gretchen: i imagine discipline is on the top of the list as well. you have to be disciplined to do what you did. the fourth of july is obviously an important day in our country. what does it mean to you? >> huge. it means so much. it's another day for us to recognize our veterans. we should recognize them every single day. but another day for us to nationally stop and take a moment to recognize what's done for our freedoms and why we get to live on the greatest country on the face of the earth and it's huge. these men and women are still over there, whether we see it or not here, they're going over there and sacrificing so much for us so we don't have to live -- so we can live in a free country. >> gretchen: chatting before hand, i was surprised to hear you answer my question in this way, do you miss being over there and you said what? >> absolutely. absolutely. i would give anything to be back. >> gretchen: why? >> that's a different world over there. you're fighting. you're with your brothers and stuff. that's what i train to do do and that's what i love doing.

>> gretchen: you did it well and you received the medal of honor. we wish you all the best in your continued success. >> thank you so much. >> gretchen: sergeant, thanks for stopping by. >> thank you. >> peter: i never get over seeing him. we salute all our veterans and armed forces on this independence day. >> clayton: verizon customers, you might be owed some money. why the phone company is saying sorry and handing out millions of dollars. >> peter: and here is a question: can you catch poison ivy from someone who has it? or from dr. siegle? we're debunking common summer medical myths next. first, more music from letters from home on this happiest independence day. ♪ ♪

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>> peter: the fanfare begins. it's time for news by the numbers. first, 840,000. that's how many vehicles chrysler is recalling. there is problems with headrests in some models and then an issue with air bags in mini vans. the recall affects 2011 to 2013 chrysler sebrings, dodge avengers and jeep liberty suv, as well as 2011 to 12 dodge nitro suv. next up, $240 million. that's how much verizon overcharged customers in 2009. according to an independent

telecommunications lawyer, in 2010, the fcc forced them to refund customers over $50 million, allegedly for false data charges. but the lawyer says they owe a lot more than that. and finally, 19 years old. that's the age of this so-called normal barbie doll. they used the cda's average measurements of a 19-year-old woman to make this barbie doll look alike with a 3d printser. the artest said he made normal barbie to show average is beautiful. we agree. clayton. >> clayton: thanks. the other barbie wouldn't be acor able to an timothy mcveighiccally walk correctly. you're spending a whole lot of time outside today. so it's time to bust common summer myths, like will that sunburn turn into a tan? dr. mark siegle is here with fact or fiction. i heard it once said by someone close to me that sunburns are

for stupid people because you know that you're going to burn if you're out there without any suntan lotion on and people think it will turn into a tan. does it? >> believe it or not, when i was a kid, not when you were a kid, when i was a kid, we thought that. we were taught that. go out and burn and it will become a tan. ridiculous myth. it's fiction. it damages your skin. you get peeling. you get redness. you get injury to the skin and increases your risk of skin cancer. >> clayton: people think that they're going to get brown after they get that red, it's going to turn into that. >> it damages the skin. no tanning is good for you, by the way. no tang. it's all unhalty. but the worst is get that burn. it will end up being uneven and you won't get a tan. >> clayton: i grew up with my mom saying that if you swallow those seeds from a watermelon, it's going to grow inside of you. people believe that. >> that's also a total myth. but there is a couple of points you'll find fascinating. seeds can get caught in parts of the colon, like the appendix and can be an inflammation and a

problem. >> clayton: but no melon? >> no melons will grow. you know something, there has been some cases of trees growing in lungs. lungs are moist. lungs are sponges. you could actually grow a in lungs, but not in the g.i. tract, not in the stomach, 'cause it's acidic. lungs yes. stomach no. >> clayton: growing hydro hydroponically. you probably have great oxygen. myth number three, you can catch poison ivy from someone who has it. if the wind would blow in my direction, i would catch it out in the woods. i always thought if someone else had it and you touched them, you would get it. >> you saw me scratching when we came on here. peter johnson, jr. says that's bed bugs. the truth is that's neither. but poison ivy is not catchy because poison ivy is from the oil of the plant. so once you have the rash and it takes two or three days for it to fully spread. so you think it's something in the rash that's contagious, it's not the rash. it's the oil of the plant.

there is very little oil on that rash. so someone touches it, they're not going to catch it. it's a myth. >> clayton: scratching a bug bite makes it worse? >> this one, just to shake you up, is true. this is a fact. because there is bacteria understand the skin and this bacteria under the fingernails. when you take bug bite and scratch it, you risk the chance of getting it infected. it happens all the time. so i tell people out there, put a little anti-itching cream, something so that you don't scratch the thing. it gets much worse and that's when it gets infected. >> clayton: especially with kids. 'cause they don't listen. they'll itch all day out there. >> absolutely. one more thing. guys out there, no barbecue pork this morning of the wrong time of day for it. >> clayton: is that a myth to eat it at this time? >> it's a myth eating at this hour. >> clayton: it's true that it is good at 7:30 in the morning? >> no, no, have your oatmeal now. >> clayton: yeah, right. dr. siegle g to see -- great to sigh. coming up, he was big in europe and now the hoff is back.

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commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts with god almighty, with sports, gun, bells, bonfires and illuminations from one ends of the continent to the other, from this time forward forever more. but some military celebrations have been sequestered. what does that mean? todd starnes, my favorite columnist in america from fox news radio, is fired up about this. todd, no fireworks for the military? >> that's right. if you're going to be at fort brag or in shaw air force base in south carolina, you're going to hear cricketing chirping tonight. no rockets red glare, no bombs bursting in air. and peter, they're blaming it on this sequester that the obama administration let happen. >> peter: what does that mean? they're saying that military, our armed services, that their families who give so much, who sacrificed so much, they shouldn't have the capacity to walk out at 9 or 10 tonight and

look up at the representation of our independence, of what they sacrificed for? >> you're absolutely right. at the air force academy in colorado springs, a long-time tradition has been the fourth of july celebration, the fireworks and the entire community comes out to celebrate. they bring picnic baskets and have patriotic music. not this year. again, it's because of this sequester. the military says they have to cut back. the average fireworks display at the military costs around $25,000 to shoot off bottle rockets and cherry bombs. >> peter: you talked this before, about some of the inconsistencies. so it's something you've called $100 million african vacation for the president. >> that's right. >> peter: but at the same time, something as simple and really relatively inexpensive as a fireworks display at camp lejeune to celebrate our marines' sacrifice can't be done. so i think americans are going to be outraged by this. >> i did the math. i wasn't very good at math, but

i got out my calculator and you're right, it costs $100 million to send the president and his family to africa. if you break that down, you could provide fireworks for 111 of the major military bases in the country. $2.7 million and still have enough cash left over to buy everybody else in the country a package of sparklers. >> peter: you're in close touch with our armed forces, with our soldiers and sailors and seamen and airmen. they write to you, they call you. they hear you on the radio. what are they saying about this? >> they're disappointed. their families are disappointed. one of the soldiers said his little boy said, daddy, it's like the grinch who stole christmas, because look, it's the fourth of july! you got to have fireworks and barbecue. you got it have great patriotic music. and this particular administration, they're saying, you know what? the military, they're expendable when it comes to celebrating the freedoms that they're putting their lives on the line to fight. >> peter: you're in touch with americans every day. what's your message as we get out of this segment to americans today about the importance of

this day? >> what an amazing holiday, peter. the very fact that you and i are sitting here having this conversation, it's because of our constitution, the bill of rights and because of the men and women who are putting their lives on the line so we can have this conversation. i love this holiday. we live in the greatest country on the face of the earth. >> peter: todd, thanks for doing what you're doing and taking heat for doing it when you're doing it. we're standing with you and you're standing for us. >> thank you. >> peter: good to see you. gretchen, clayton. >> gretchen: thanks so much. we got to do some headlines today. this morning a serious warning for pepsi drinkers. watchdog group finds the soda contains cancer causing chemical. this after the drink maker said it would change its formula. pepsi says it's changing the manufacturing process to cut the amount of carcinogen. it should be completed by next year. >> clayton: so in the meantime, drink water. the mother of one of our nation's bravest heros poured her heart and soul into this patriotic painting for his return from afghanistan.

but someone has stolen her painting. she put it on display for last year's july 4th parade route in her hometown of pennsylvania. she's praying someone will anonymously return it. >> only an army mom will know the sense of pride and relief that comes over you when your child comes home from a war. i was immensely disappointed because of the sentimental value of the sign for me. >> clayton: in the meantime, she's painting a new picture that she promises will be bigger and better. cindy says it will be ready just in time to be on display for this year's parade. >> gretchen: remember this guy, the hot tub-loving gsa official with two drinks? if you thought you saw the last of government waste courtesy of this guy, you were wrong. check this out. ♪ we need big butts and i can't not lie ♪ ♪ i'm here to tell you why ♪ we can't wait ♪ . >> gretchen: watchdog group judicial watch refuse leasing this new parody video created on

the taxpayers' dime shows the gsa official rapping to the tune of "baby got back" for the need to balance the books. then this one, you see employees running through the corridors of the organization's headquarters to the theme song from "rocky." i hope the next video is a little better. >> clayton: this next video is my favorite of the month. >> gretchen: it is? >> clayton: yeah. it's only four days old. so there could be others. but this one is pretty darn good. hasselhoff is back. >> i'm so thirsty for your love i can't hide it ♪ ♪ i'm so crazy for your taste and i just can't deny it ♪ ♪ i'm gonna pick you up ♪ in the hot summer sun i'm gonna lift you up ♪ >> clayton: thirsty for your love and he just can't hide it. that's the former "baywatch" star and a commercial that's

promoting iced coffee line. the hoff starred in an ad campaign for cumberland farms last summer. i mean, janis, you know summer is here when david hasselhoff is taking off his shirt, right? >> he's the gift that keeps on giving. he's tremendous. a lot of that video was shot in front of a green screen, which is what i use typically when i do the weather. >> clayton: did you mind he was using your green screen? >> i don't know. but i would like to recreate part of that video later on if we could. >> clayton: you want a hang glider. >> i will not be opening my shirt though. let's look at the weather, shall we? actually a serious story out of california where we had a wildfire burning in san diego. thankfully 75% of this wildfire is contained and the temperatures are going to be cooler and we're going to get morelltive humidity into the area. that's going to help firefighters. but look at our map. we are still dealing with high heat and the potential for more wildfires spreading across the west. the west is on fire. we've been dealing with extreme heat and temperatures well over

100 degrees in a lot of areas. there are your heat advisories posted for parts of california, towards parts of loss vegas. sorry. i can't see the map too well. parts of the southwest again, high heat for today. as we get into the weekend, things will start to relax in terms of temperatures, which is good. they'll be back to more seasonal temperatures. taking a look at our currents right now across new york, 76. man, it is so humid, it feels like the 80s. we have just about the same humidity as miami, florida right now. it's just sultry out there. across the ohio river valley, parts of the southeast, we'll see the rain. so taking a look at your fourth of july forecast, independence day forecast across parts of the gulf coast, all the way up to the ohio river valley, that's where we'll see the rainfall. otherwise the rest of the country looks pretty quiet. transitioning from hasselhoff to weather to a whole lot of meat! gretchen. >> gretchen: thank you for the news flash that you weren't going to open your shirt. >> no, no, no make some other time. might be my last day.

>> gretchen: or just do it at home. this fourth of july, we're bringing on the brisket. it's your line now. >> the brisket? >> gretchen: yeah. >> heath and bret are here from barbecue pork and you were with me earlier doing some trivia and i have to say, you are kings at founding fathers trivia. >> we saw answers before hand. >> gretchen: they have these trophies. >> tell us what's going on here. a lot of meat. >> the fourth of july is just the greatest time to relax and slow down and barbecue is about love and taken time. we've got a brisket that's been cooking at 225 for 12 hours. >> wow! >> you can see here. then it's also about the sides. heath has been having fun grilling up and smoking a guacamole. >> gretchen: tell us what you do. >> this is a fun twist on a classic dish for any barbecue or tailgate party fourth of july. guantanamo cut the avocados in t them in the smoker for 30, 40

minutes at 250, 260 degrees. we also charred off the corn in there. otherwise it's a simple thing. got some jalapeno. >> it's awesome! gretch and i both smell like barbecue. is that attractive to men? >> we created the first scented fragrance. >> are you kidding me? >> it's bouquet of smoke and sweat. magazines like gk and others had a debate whether it was for men and men. >> it's the last time we will be in cosmo. >> gretchen: they're going to stick around all morning. >> we'll still smell like barbecue. >> we love you. it's great. >> thank you so much. you got pulled pork there. >> you go ahead. >> gretchen: coming up on the show, incredible scene, a car completely swallowed by a sinkhole.

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stay tuned for that story. clayton, over to you. >> clayton: over the years hollywood celebrated america's birthday with patriotic films. today we're stepping into the fourth of july edition with michael with his picks for the most patriotic films of all time. >> of all time, good morning. happy 4th. >> clayton: happy 4th. you went through this list. you got to go back, dig deep. there was a lot of war films through ward wore two and further. >> we narrowed it to the top three. number three, "saving private ryan." 1998 steven spielberg movie set during the invasion of normandy, starring tom hanks. let's take a look. >> dear mrs. ryan, it's with the most profound sense of joy that i write to inform you your son, private james ryan, is well and at this very moment on his way home from european battlefields.

>> depicting the invasion of omaha beach. phenomenal. >> clayton: it was ground breaking film. >> yeah. next up on the list. starring mel gibson. >> mel gibson made the list before he went a little, you know, off the reservation, shall we say for "the patriots." 2000, starring mel gibson, heath ledger. it's about a peaceful farmer who gets swept up into the revolutionary war, when his son signs up for the continental army. >> i have long feared that my sins would return to visit me. >> great movie. >> clayton: now we go to a black and white film. >> we go way, way back to 1942 "yankee doodle dandy."

starring james cagney as george m.cohan and the man who wrote the sound track for patriotism. take a look. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're coming over ♪ ♪ and we won't come back 'til it's over ♪ >> don't you remember this song? seems to me i do. >> it's great. >> clayton: i'll admit it, i haven't seen it. >> i will get you the dvd. >> clayton: michael, happy fourth of july. >> happy fourth of july to you. >> clayton: happy independence day. >> fox like michael at twitter.

keep sunning me your patriotic movies and we'll be talk being it all day. >> clayton: coming up, first your phone calls. now the government is spying on your snail mail. details and secret surveillance just uncovered. and anna is live at liberty state park ready to set sail. >> hey, hey. good morning to you. happy independence day and happy to the very first patriot marina day. we'll explain what that is. we'll talk more coming up in just a bit. don't go anywhere. want to wave? >> i am sergeant first class chuck robertson of the mississippi national guard currently stationed in kandahar, afghanistan. i would like to wish my wife, michelle, and my kids a very happy fourth of july. stay safe. i miss you all and love you very much. see you soon. ♪

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>> peter: today as we celebrate the greatness of america and the birth of our country, we also honor those who kept us free for over 237 years. anna kooiman is out at liberty state park in new jersey with some very special guests, all for a great cause. hi, anna. >> hey there, peter. what a perfect place. we're on a big boat on the hudson river where the fireworks are going to be taking off from later tonight. i'm with a big group as well. this is major dan rooney. good morning to you. >> always great to be on fox. what a great day to be an american. >> it absolutely is. happy independence day. we've got ginger gilbert, good morning to you. >> good morning. >> and she's part of a family

that's been helped by folds of honor. major dan, tell us exactly what folds of honor is. >> our commitment is to leave no family behind on the field of battle and we're friends here at fox and have nearly 4,000 recipients, spouses and kids, who have had somebody killed or disabled and we're blessed to be able to honor their sacrifice, but provide an education. >> the cause is near and dear to your heart. you're a bad f-16 fighter pilot. you own and operate a lot of golf courses. we have pictures of you with president george w. bush. he's a big supporter. why do you think that so many big names have backed you? >> it's the mission. it's about god, it's about country. it's about the families who serve and making sure that we don't leave them behind. it's such a cool day to be here on the boat launching patriot marina day with scott mcmullen here and johnny powers and lacey harbor who have been the visionaries of getting marinas all across the country signed up. >> so essentially how does it work? our viewers across the country can help your cause. >> that's right.

so we have well over 1,000 marinas signed up for the fourth of july weekend. they'll be accepting donations on behalf of folds of honor. then we'll pay those forward to great families here like the gilberts. >> ginger, i would like to talk to you. you lost your husband, troy gilbert, in 06 and your family with five lovely children, may i add, have been the beneficiaries. tell us what that means to you. >> well, folds of honor provides the scholarships to educate my children in the way that their daddy would have wanted and without them and without the great people of this country who are stepping up to take care of fallen and wounded families, i'm not sure where we would be today. i received his foot locker from iraq three months after he was killed and i found a journal where he had written a story about what made him cry with patriotic stories where one would sacrifice for another. and i feel like troy would be moved today to see the sacrifice that others are making to take care of his family. >> wow. you actually travel the country

talking about folds of honor and raising awareness about that. what has that meant for your kids to see you living out your husband's memory? >> i think that they know >> yeah. very cool. their first time on broadway. back to you in the studio. thanks, guys. >> peter: thanks. the gilberts heros in life and death. thanks, major rooney. coming up, she lost 100 pounds and ready to show off her new bikini body, but instead she was kicked out of the water park over the bathing suit. is that american? as we celebrate our nation's independence, how much do you

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>> gretchen: good morning, everybody. i'm gretchen carlson. happy fourth of july, everybody. it is thursday. it is the holiday, independence day. we have a breaking story. this isn't america, but they're celebrating their independence. the president of egypt forced out after days of protests and a new one has just been sworn in. so who is it and what does it mean for our country? >> peter: colonel oliver north is live in afghanistan this morning spending time with some of our troops on this fourth of july. we'll have that, plus the colonel's reaction to the latest developments in egypt. >> clayton: could this be the best wedding toast ever? ♪ [ cheering ] >> clayton: the whacky wedding rap in mere minutes. you'll have to wait for it.

you woke up and that's what you wanted and you got us. "fox & friends" hour three starts right now. ♪ for purple mountain majesty above the fruited plains ♪ ♪ america, america, god shed his grace on thee ♪ ♪ and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ >> gretchen: all right. those are the girl scouts of nasa county here in new york. they join us every fourth of july, as far as i can remember. and they're going to stick around for our final hour of our

independence day celebration of "fox & friends." >> peter: happy july 4th. what could be more beautiful about america the beautiful than those young women, as my friend david would say, a gorgeous mosaic of america. >> gretchen: nice way to say it. welcome to peter and clayton filling in for steve and brian. hello to them and everyone else. we have a lot of headlines to tell you about today and some developing stories going on across the world, egypt specifically. first this, the f.b.i. investigating an incident that happened on a flight headed for charlotte, north carolina. an agency spokesperson says one person has been interv connection with some sort of an incident on that airplane. u.s. airways spokesperson says a security concern arose on flight 114 from boston to charlotte. crew members quickly contacted charlotte police who met the plane on the tarmac after it landed. no one injured. charges have yet to be filed. summer camp counselor is killed by a falling oak tree. it happened here at california's camp tawonga outside yosemite.

he was eating breakfast outside with campers and that is apparently when the tree collapsed. >> there was some type of something, like a disease or something with the tree and it just fell. >> gretchen: four other adults were hurt. two have been released from the hospital. two are still being treated. meantime, one other adult reportedly missing. fortunately, no children were injured. two american teens who went missing on a boat trip in honduras are safe. they were rescued with six others after being stranded at sea for five days. the engine broke down 65 miles from where they set off. the coast guard did spot them as they waved frantically for help, as you can see in that video. here they are getting off an army helicopter. they're now in the hands of doctors to make sure everything is okay. this could be the best wedding toast ever. ♪ it was meant to be ♪

everybody just toast with me ♪ ♪ raise your glasses ♪ . >> gretchen: so that's the maid of honor rapping her toast to eminem song "without me." that's jennifer, who is the sister of the bride. the video now going viral. it happened last month in california. the guests loved every minute of the one of a kind toast. and those are your headlines today. >> clayton: thanks. fireworks light up the cairo sky as egyptians celebrate the ousting of president mohammed morsi and the radical reign of the muslim brotherhood. >> peter: at the white house, president obama is expressing concern and ordering a review of all u.s. military aid to egypt. but is this the right reaction? >> clayton: joining us, fox news military analyst, lieutenant colonel oliver north, joining us from afghanistan. colonel, what is the reaction

over there to the potentially destabilizing move this morning in egypt? >> clayton, anybody who is surprised at what's happened in egypt hasn't been paying attention. there is no official reaction from the karzai government, nor will there be any from the u.s. government side from where i am until we get it from washington. of course, that's all waiting for what the white house is actually going to say and do about it. the bottom line of it is, anybody who is surprised shouldn't be, it's been very clear for months now that morsi was doing terrible things to the economy, that the muslim brotherhood was not doing what the people had hoped it would do after mubarak was deposed. i think what we're looking at is a period of transition again while they try to determine what the shape of democracy is going to be over there. >> gretchen: what do you make of how the united states has reacted to the situation, colonel?

>> well, i'm never surprised at washington's inability to figure out what's going on given our lack of human intelligence. we've got a serious problem throughout this part of the world. i'm not just talking about afghanistan, i'm talking about throughout the entire middle east. we don't know who the good guys are in the battle for syria. we don't know who the good guys are left in libya, tunisia. when you look at the instability in that part of the world, about the only folks you know what is going on is israel. of course, we've got an election here in afghanistan in april of next year. so there is grave uncertainty and the lack of human intelligence. not technical intelligence, is what's driving that uncertainty. >> peter: what's the greatest risk, colonel, that you see based on the situation that's going on in egypt now, the greatest risk to american interests as this thing plays out? >> well, look, america desperately needs friends in this part of the world. we all know that the iranians

are intent on developing nuclear weapons. access to friendly play season in this part of the world is crucial. instability in egypt isn't good for anybody. it doesn't make people feel better in jerusalem or tel aviv and doesn't do anything for us in washington. the bottom line is, we ought to hope we can find a stable government that represents the interest of all the people of egypt. >> clayton: colonel, one of the big things that we've been hearing about this morning, some of the hesitation has been look, maybe morsi should have been allowed to let this play out, right? after all, he was democratically elected and now this constitution is suspended and yes, it was pushed through pretty quickly. but after all, shouldn't it have been allowed to play out democratically? >> well, look, the army is the institution of greatest stability in the country. the army decided that what morsi was doing was contrary to the interest of the people of egypt. the riots that we've seen in the streets of egypt over the course of the last several weeks

reflects that. what the army decided with mubarak is they had enough of him. they've now decided the same thing about morsi. the bottom line is, the people of egypt, not the people of the united states, are the ones who need to determine what that outcome is going to be. >> peter: whether silver star or bronze star, two purple hearts, you've always been known as someone who cared about your troops, who cared about your marines, and you're there proving it again today. how are our marines, our soldiers, our sailors, airmen, how are they celebrating the 4th in afghanistan? >> let me bring one of those great soldiers right here next to me. this is first sergeant gary oliver, united states army. he is part of this force that's out here. let me ask him. how did you celebrate independence day? >> just a normal day for us. >> you got up today and you escorted a u.s. senator and watched him do what? >> we had the opportunity to watch senator mccain and

senator graham promote one soldier, award three soldiers the bronze star, and reenlist five soldiers here in the united states army. >> i got to accompany the commanding general, commander in chief of the international security assistance force, make 37 new american citizens out of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who are already serving, make them american citizens of the country they've been defending. is there anybody at home you want to say hi to? >> i would like to tell my wife sheila happy independence day and my beautiful kids and all my family in louisiana, happy independence day. >> these going to celebrate independence day with us by going back to work. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, gang. >> you bet. >> peter: thank you. thanks for doing what you do. >> gretchen: all right. so great to have him on this independence day over in afghanistan. guess who else is back today?

the other big news on fourth of july is that lady, the statue of liberty. reopening just in time for the 4th. the 12-acre island was damaged by super storm sandy last october ex tensesively. bobby moses is on the ground on liberty island for us today. robert? >> what a spectacular sight here on liberty island this morning. we're standing right at the base of lady liberty. she's rising right behind us. the first visitors will arrive later on this morning. we're expecting about 15,000 people to visit lady liberty today. this is a grand return for the statue, just in time for independence day. part of the statue opened on october 28 last year. but just a day later, super storm sandy hit and flooded three quarters of this island. while the statue held up just fine, the infrastructure around it did not. workers spent the last eight months repairing that infrastructure. if you are going to visit today,

expect airport style security just as before. there are no tickets left for either the crown or the pedestal. so you have to wait to see either of those two things until later on this summer. you can bet many people will be coming out here today. again, up to 15,000 expected. mayor bloomberg, as well as new jersey senator bob menendez will participate in a ceremony to commemorate the statue's reopening later on this morning. on liberty island, robert moses, fox news. >> clayton: great news for all the tourists who are in new york city today and people who are planning to come to this great area. >> gretchen: i heard the tickets to get to the top are sold out through september 3. you may want to plan your trip after that time. >> clayton: we're going to do more trivia. earlier we had the founding fathers on the show. we had george -- of two them. george washington and -- >> gretchen: he looks good. >> clayton: he did for his age. >> peter: president washington. >> clayton: and alexander

hamilton, the former secretary of the treasury. we did some founding fathers trivia with them earlier. shear what happened. >> all the main points that are written in the declaration of independence hold true for your world as well as my world. america has become what i knew it could become. we are a hercules among nations. we are the greatest nation arguably on earth. we have the strongest military. i knew both were necessary, a strong army and navy for us to thrive. we have succeeded, all be it with difficulty in being a united people, a people who are united in mutual interests, mutual harmony and mutual happiness. >> gretchen: all right. so that was from our founding fathers this morning. and it's time tore some trivia because janis dean is outside. she has some questions, are you going to rye and stump people? the last time around, i could not believe it, they knew the answers right away. >> yeah, i think they looked at my questions. but jeff and stephanie from

shelby, north carolina, you didn't look at my questions, did you? >> no. >> no way. >> good poker face. so we're going to ask some questions. what would fourth of july be fourth of july without some founding fathers trivia. here we go. which of the following was not one of the original 12 colony colonyies? i didn't even have to go over it. he knew it! fantastic! are people watching at home? >> yes. >> you want to say hi to anybody? n my mother and two stepsons, dial and brian townsen. >> you got to win the prize here. which of the famous founding fathers did not sign the constitution? do you know? >> thomas jefferson. >> stephanie! they know! unbelievable! founding fathers trivia, congratulations to you both. happy fourth of july. what are you going to do here in new york? >> we're sightseeing. we want to see the fireworks. >> i think you brought the weather with you because it's very hot and they call it sultry

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>> clayton: if you're out celebrating the fourth of july, beach, barbecuing, don't forget the true meaning of independence day and the document that started it all in philadelphia. here to answer some questions about the declaration of independence is fox news legal

analyst bob massi. nice to see you and happy fourth of july. >> thanks. nice working with you. thank you. >> clayton: we want to break this down for our audience this morning. from a legal perspective and how this all came about. how did the entire concept of independence from britain come about? i know that's a pretty loaded question to ask for in a three minute segment, but can you handle it? >> listen, essentially the guys, the americans felt that even with all the support they're given britain, when all was said and done, they will be just subjects of britain. they wanted to be more than that. there was this group of men that said we want to be independent. we have the colonies. we have the continental congress. they say, we want to be independent. we want to step away. which in many ways, the declaration of independence and the declaration of wanting to be independent literally was an act of war in many people's minds. so as a result, we have this amazing document that was ultimately written. >> clayton: of course, you mentioned men, but there were even some women, too. >> oh, yes.

>> clayton: abigail adams reminding john adams, don't forget about the women, she said >> abigail was something. and what's interesting is, as we know, jefferson ultimately was the author, but what jefferson did is said look, i want adams, i want franklin, i want other people to review this for purposes of making sure that i'm expressing exactly what our intentions are, to put all -- when you take an emotion of independence and put it in words, that's not an easy transition. but what they did and how they did it is amazing. >> clayton: we talk about traitors these days. we've been talk being that a lot in the wake of the nsa leaking scandal. how are some of the people who wanted to be independent from britain viewed at the time? >> radicals. they really were the radicals. they saw them as conclude conclude as a result, they mounted the armies up to try to stop these people. but no, these people were considered -- john adams was considered a radicallist. if anybody had a chance to watch

the mini series "john adams," it gives awe snapshot of what was going on. and what you learn from this honestly, when you read this document and on the fourth of july, we're out having fun and being with families, the genius of the words is what is absolutely amazing. it's broken down into five parts. but the preamble itself, to read, maybe take a minute to read to our children, to make them understand this country really is such a great country and independence is something all too often we take for granted. >> well said. you've got a new segment you're going to be doing on "fox & friends" called legalese. tell us about this. >> very, very excited about it. thank you again, "fox & friends," for the opportunity. legalese, the concept behind it, we'll always cover real estate issues and always cover the rebuilding your dreams. legalese is saying to our viewers, want to open our arms and educate them on all different areas of the law, as many different things that affect us every day.

from when you go buy something, from leasing cars, to employment issues, to family law issues, legalese is going to be there to try to educate you simply on what the law is. you're allowed to e-mail me -- the one thing i ask our viewers, they're so wonderful to e-mail me, a lot of times i just can't get to all of them. try to keep your questions concise. sometimes they're like sequel to beowulf. they go on and on. >> clayton: keep them pithy. >> exactly. again, i'm very excited about it. it will start next week. >> clayton: bob massi, there he is. happy fourth of july and independence day to you. >> thanks, buddy. >> clayton: coming up on the show, remember when this woman lost the miss universe pageant and called it fixed? >> i think it's too coincidental for someone to be able to call out in order the top five before theen narrowed down. to me -- >> clayton: donald trump is making her pay big time. we've been highlighting made in

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jacksonville had a spelling error. it's a big one. florida, the state is misspelled twice. officials there are blaming it on arkansas. they're saying arkansas-based company manufactured the sign. the company has agreed to fix the mistake. gretchen? >> gretchen: today is all about celebrating america and we're celebrating here by showing you some great products for your little ones made right here in the good old usa. joining me, inventer and mom, amy bradley. good to see you. >> thank you. >> gretchen: bring us up to speed on good things made here in america. >> we're so excited that all of these products are made in america. we'll start with this great line for the nursery. this is furniture for the nursery by petite nest. the woman who created it is lonnie paul. she's actually decorator to the stars. she designed giuliana rancic's

nursery. they're made in illinois. we love that. >> gretchen: then we have something for the car. if you've had little ones, you know when you put them in the car seat, their feet dangle. now somebody came up with a great invention. >> this is great. it makes them so much more comfortable. this is the little bean car seat foot rest. it's fully adjustable. fits on any car seat. it just makes them so much more comfortable. it's doctor recommended, great for their positive tour and circulation -- posture and circulation and made in california. >> gretchen: if you have little one, you know they got to go through a lot of diapers, you have to store them somewhere. tell us about this. >> this is the prince lion heart two in one diaper depot. it's great for keeping all the diaper products in one place neat and organized. it's made of 100% recycled plastic which we love. if you don't know prince lion heart, check out their web site. they make the coolest children's products and actually kim and court any kardashian are big fans -- kourtney kardashian are big fans. >> gretchen: what about this?

>> piggy paint, we all know little girls love to have their nails painted. and traditional nail polish isn't all that safe. but piggy paint is nontoxic, odor free, eco friendly, very safe, and the little girls love it. it comes in such adorable colors, jessica alba and tory spelling have little girls who are big fans. >> gretchen: finally, we have the snappo building blocks. >> these are snappo's. unlike traditional building blocks which you can really only build vertically. these snap together horizontally. really fun for kids. they can do so many cool, creative things. my son just made this creeper from mine craft. it's really great. >> gretchen: the one problem is you got to try and pick up all that stuff and you have come up with this invention to do just that. >> that's right. this is the toy dozer. we make it right outside of philadelphia. two-part toy clean-up set. >> gretchen: show me how you work it. >> we know our kids love to dump the toys out all over the floor. but cleaning it up is a pain in the neck.

the toy dozer gets it all scooped up quickly and easily. dumps out into their containers and put away. and again, it's made outside of philadelphia and we are being carried on wal-mart.com which we're actually really excited about because they carry $50 million in u.s. made products in the next ten years. we're happy to be part of that. >> gretchen: congratulations on that. have a great 4th. >> thanks. to you, too. >> gretchen: great idea. the president just delayed a part of obamacare until after the midterm elections. but that move just cost you billions. so you're not going to believe this part of the story. it's one of the nation's most spectacular celebrations ever. how do they pull it off? anna is going behind the scenes of the macy's show. >> i want to wish my family in missouri a happy fourth of july. ♪ ♪

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you and defend her still today ♪ ♪ 'cause there ain't no doubt i love this land ♪ ♪ god bless the usa >> gretchen: all right. they sound fantastic, every year when they visit us on the fourth of july, the girl scouts of nassau county. we'll hear them sing more in about 20 minutes. welcome back, everyone. >> clayton: welcome back. thank you for waking up with us this morning. happy independence day. >> gretchen: some headlines before he move on. the white house just hit the brakes on a key part of obamacare. that's not stopping the administration from using millions of tax dollars, your tax dollars, to try proposalling it. health and human services secretary announcing $32 million in grants hours before the government decided to delay the employer mandate. and there is word this morning that the delay will cost the u.s. treasury $10 billion. that's according to estimates by

the cbo, the congressional budget office. >> clayton: a mom of a little gill taken hostage in a oklahoma wal-mart says she begged for her daughter's life. >> i said, please don't hurt my baby. i said, i prayed for her for three years and the lord gave her to me. please don't hurt her. then he had a tear running down his face. >> clayton: alicia says she was on a routine grocery trip two weeks ago when a man grabbed her two-year-old and put a knife to her throat. surveillance video caught the whole stand-off on tape. the video is frightening. he was a wanted felon with a history of mental problems. police shot and killed him to ends the stand-off after he threatened to hurt the child. >> gretchen: a former miss usa contestant will have to pay for calling donald trump's miss usa pageant fixed. >> i think it's too coincidental for someone to be able to call out in order the top five before the top 16 were even narrowed

down. to me, that just doesn't make sense. that's not logical. >> gretchen: that's former miss pennsylvania. she made the comments after she claimed she saw a list of the top five before the pageant even started. as a result, trump sued for defamation. here he is talking about it on "fox & friends" last year. >> in my opinion, she just wanted publicity for herself. she lost. if she felt that way, she would have dropped out before the pageant took place. why did she go through the whole thing? >> gretchen: she will have to pay trump $5 million despite her pleas that it would financially devastate her. the judge blamed her for not taking the case seriously enough. >> peter: a bikini banned. this missouri woman lost 100 pounds and couldn't wait to show off her new body at a community water park. she showed up in a string bikini and asked right away by park staff to cover up. when she refused, she was escorted out by police. the 43-year-old says pool employees discriminated against her because of her age and

fuller figure. obvious violation of the 27th amendment. >> clayton: fuller figure. that's the fuller figure amendment. >> peter: yeah, the bikini amendment. >> gretchen: you would definitely allow her into any pool you would operate. >> clayton: if i ran a water park, she would be welcome to come in. >> gretchen: i am not surprised at the two of you. what was the legal ramifications? >> peter: they could be severe. >> gretchen: extreme weather alerts. let's go out to janis dean. >> clayton: she's looking at the stuff in florida. all these trees damaged, homes smashed, cars smashed in tallahassee, florida. janis dean, when are these storms going to let up? >> looks like we'll see more of the same for parts of florida panhandle, all the way up to the eastern parts of the ohio river valley and the interior northeast. some of the video we're getting out of tallahassee is quite incredible. they didn't have a tornado, but they had winds in excess of 60 miles per hour and the rainfall, we've seen close to a foot of rain in this area of the

panhandle of florida in the last 48 hours. let's go to the map. i'll show you where the areas are seeing some rain. i wish i could say sunshine and clear skies for everybody's barbecue, but we'll see the potential for more heavy rain across the areas like the florida panhandle, up towards the southeast and interior sections of the northeast because we've got the jet seem and then the high pressure just off the coast in the atlantic. that's funneling in all of this tropical moisture that's going to really put a dumper on -- damper on some barbecues. some might be canceled in parts of georgia, up towards the carolinas. so flood advisories are posted. just be careful. keep an ear to your local forecast. there is your fourth of july forecast. otherwise much of the country pretty well behaved. 93 in albuquerque. hot where we have extreme heat advisory. 88 in new york. it's oppressive across the northeast with the humidity. so just be really careful, especially with little kids and elderly. make sure they're hydrated. there is your fireworks

forecast. boston, 82. watching some thunderstorms in miami and then taking a look at new york city, looks pretty good. it will be humid. hair will be in a ponytail late this afternoon. nine out of ten ponytail day in new york city. gretchen, clayton and peter, back to you. i'm going to saunter over to more barbecue. >> peter: the independence day weather machine. >> gretchen: or weather queen. she's got a crown on. >> did you not notice my crown? >> peter: i did. i love it. we're going to borrow it. what's going to happen tonight? americans across the country are going to be outside to enjoy one of the greatest fourth of july traditions. the fireworks. whether it's a show in someone's backyard or the big city, fireworks always amaze us. >> gretchen: anna kooiman got a chance to go behind the scenes and find out how they put together the largest fireworks show in the nation. hi, anna. >> hey. good morning to you and good morning to everybody at home. we're live here along the hudson river front and in a few hours, folks will be packing in, standing on top of their roof

deck, children smushing their faces up against the windows and if they're lucky enough, picnics along the river front. we went with macy's for their celebration. take a look. ♪ the fourth of july macy's fireworks display promises to be the single biggest fireworks display in america. >> they've hauled in 70,000 pounds of equipment and hardware, including 20,000 pounds of explosives and five miles of wire. fireworks will take off from four separate barges along new york's hudson river. >> sometimes one and two are the same and different from two and four and it flips. it's going to be fun for people to watch. we wanted to create this sort of a dance party celebration of the independence day. >> we've seen smiley faces in here. but this year when they go up and explode, we'll see silver, gold and red blinking eyes. winking, smiley faces. jelly fish with whistling

tentacles, special hearts coordinating w by usher. ♪ >> it will be under his taught language. it's not just because of his smooth moves on the dance floor and his creativity. he said there is a list this long of artists. how did you pick usher? >> usher got it all. besides being a great singer and a great dancer and a great artist, i think he's neat. >> the playlist will also include "america the beautiful" by blake shelton and miranda lambert. a choral version of "god bless america" and a mash-up of frank sinatra's" new york, new york" with the "empire state of mind." ♪ ♪ new york, new york >> everything is mirrored perfectly together. so when something is bursting in your ear from the sound track, you'll see it explode in the sky. >> 40 pyro technicians are

involved, but at show time, they'll be locked in protected containers 100 feet away. two computers on each barge will detonate the display. >> it will send out an impulse to each of these aerial shells and launch it into the sky to create a synchronized musical harmony. >> the fireworks will go on for 25 minutes. as always, they'll end with an incredible finale lighting up the new york city sky. ♪ >> the fireworks show starts at 9:25. lots of folks will be watching. can't wait. >> gretchen: all right. sounds fantastic. thanks so much. time to fire up the flames. we're back out here with the barbecue guys, fourth of july, celebrating the nation's freedom, the best barbecue around. >> clayton: we have heath and bret from pork barrel barbecue. they're fantastic. they are award winning. what was the latest award you won? >> original sauce was named the supreme barbecue sauce by cooks illustrated magazine in their august issue. >> clayton: from dc, sop of the finest barbecue sauce in the world. let's talk, what about what

we're going to make this morning. what about a drink. it's so thick and hot. >> no barbecue is complete without a nice cold beverage. we thought what better than a really festive fourth of july sangria, white wine, got a little bit of berry vodka, triple sec and loaded it up with white peach and strawberry, rase berries, blacks with derries. >> where is the straw? >> i'm just saying. >> does anybody actually eat this fruit? >> yeah. >> you want to allow this to set for four to six hours so that fruit flavor picks up into the liquid. and then it's great when you serve it, you want to serve it with some of the fruit and it's really tasty. >> gretchen: it's so pretty, too. it's a wonderful concoction. if you're at home, you might want to make this today. >> peter: what are we going to eat after that? >> no meal is complete without bacon and even dessert is not

complete without bacon. we have our world famous, this we entered in the world bacon championships championships and won an aword for it. apple and pear crisp with a brown sugar bacon crumble on top. and a little bit of whipped cream. >> gretchen: wow. janis is our taste tester today. >> it's got a little pecans. >> gretchen: the bacon is on top of the apple crisp? >> mix the bacon in with a little bit of butter and flour, a little bit of sugar, a little bit of bacon. >> clayton: i've never done this before. i'm eating vicariously through you. >> gretchen: what do you think? >> it's delicious. i just want some of this. >> clayton: i already had ribs. by the way, so for "fox & friends" viewers this morning, 25% off for "fox & friends" viewers, go to porkbarrelbbq.com and enter fox and friends and you'll get 25% off. >> peter: government spying on your phone calls, wait until you

hear about their newest target. snail small nonresponsive fireworks of a different kind. new interim president is named after ousting president morsi. didn't the same protesters root for him? what do they really want? >> hello from kabul, afghanistan. i'm sergeant gerald freighter and i would like to wish everyone in everett, washington, a happy fourth of july, especially my wife, natalie, and my boys, jaden and isiah and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor put me on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. go talk to your doctor. you're not indestructible anymore.

>> gretchen: quick headlines now. it's not just your phone calls and e-mails. the government is spying on snail mail. postal workers ordered to take pictures of suspicious letters before delivering them. jan adams demanded we celebrate july 4th, saying it ought to be some let me with pomp and parade and illumination from one end of the continent to the other. but thanks to the sequester, some military celebrations have been canceled. fort brag army base and shaw air force base in south carolina are not going to see fireworks this year. let's head over to clayton. >> clayton: could have gone to cairo last night. egyptians celebrating the ousting of morsi and the are reign of the muslim brotherhood. what sort of blow is this this the islamist movement. the national security analyst joins us now. ryan, great to see you. >> great to see you. >> clayton: who is in power now? the military moved in. we have this guy in power also, who is really controlling the government there? >> the interim president is the former top judge.

that's who the military decided they wanted to be interim. >> clayton: is he a puppet? >> basically because the military is going to be running the show. they're going to be the ones that are making sure the country is secure and stable and sticking together. >> clayton: what do we know about this guy? he's the general. so he is tied directly to the military. he was also appointed by morsi. >> he was. >> clayton: is it more of the same? >> the military is bigger than just one person. he was chosen by morsi to replace a secular general. but it was clear to the military, which is largely secular, that they had to step in because there is going to be bloody battles on the streets between the pro islamist forces and anti-islamist forces and that's what compelled him to act. >> clayton: we know the tight control, we know the tight relationship that mubarak had with the military. we know that the relationship that morsi has with the military. we know the relationship that now sisi has with the military. are the protesters happy?

they're celebrating, fireworks going off. are they happy the military is back in here? >> absolutely. they explicitly asked the military. this is being called a coup. you had a massive revolution happening in egypt with millions of people in the street, far bigger crowds than were protesting mubarak and they said to the military, please step in and solve this crisis. they did it. >> clayton: can we expect it to be different this time? last time we'd constitution that was rushed through, it was slip shod. of course, now that constitution is suspended. will it be thrown out completely? how will this be different? >> the constitution is suspended, but the military says they're going to transition to a democratic process, have constitutional amendments and i too think it's going to be different. that's because the ideology of the muslim brotherhood has just suffered its biggest blow since its founding in 1928. >> clayton: would it have been better if morsi stayed in power, disbanded the government, brought in an entirely new above

and let the democratic process play out? >> no, because no egyptian trusts morsi. they wanted him out because they saw he is very slick. the muslim brotherhood is very deceptive. their goal is to institute sharia law. and they don't want that. and they felt ex cluesed. -- excluded. we have unfortunately alienated the forces on the ground in egypt now because when we reached out to the muslim brotherhood and thought we could turn them to our side, that inevitably failed and the secular forces are saying, why is the united states sticking by the side of the muslim brotherhood? >> clayton: great question going forward. ryan, we appreciate you joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> clayton: happy independence day. coming up here on the show, the girl scouts of nassau county are back with one more patriotic performance before we go to get new 9 spirit of the fourth of july thanks to dad.

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>> gretchen: time to celebrate our nation's birthday. what better way than with patriotic songs. let's welcome back the girl scouts of nassau county under the direction of katherine. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> gretchen: hard to believe we're here for another independence day. the girls are sounding fantastic. thanks for being here. >> peter: better than ever! >> thank you for having us. we're excited to sing for you. >> gretchen: so the girl scouts, tell us about this chorus, how they came together. >> the chorus was formed about 24 years ago. they're girls from all over nassau county. it's a very diverse group of all ages, from brownie up to seniors in high school. and they just have a love of music and we come together and they're a wonderful group to work with. >> peter: what are they going to sing for america right now? >> "my country 'tis of thee." >> gretchen: here are the girl scouts of nassau county.

♪ my country 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land of liberty ♪ of thee i sing ♪ land where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountain side let freedom ring ♪ ♪ my native country be ♪ land of the noble free ♪ thy name i love ♪ i love thy country side ♪ thy wood and hills ♪ let music flood the breeze

♪ and ring through all the trees ♪ ♪ sweet freedom song ♪ let mortal songs await ♪ let all that breathes partake ♪ ♪ ♪ author of liberty ♪ ♪ to thee we sing ♪ long may our land be bright ♪ with freedom's holy light ♪ ♪ [ applause ]

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girl scouts. >> which anthem has the words o say can you see? >> the american national anthem. >> what do you think? >> peter: yeah. >> do i hear a round of applause here? [ applause ] >> do you know how to sing it? yes? how do you get all these nice badges on your outfit? >> like every year we got a little star and also when we do community service and we serve our town and city, we get passes. >> nice. the girl scouts from nassau county, everybody! [ applause ] nicely done. >> gretchen: there is a communication badge that they can earn. so sometimes girl scouts and boy scouts have come to watch us. >> i've never been a girl scout. >> clayton: i was in the girl scads, i got that badge. [ laughter ] i was a brownie. >> peter: a big wave, we're saying good-bye to america. they'll see you next year. >> gretchen: thanks so much to the girl scouts. tomorrow we have our own american son either series with dustin lynch and talking about regulation nation.

>> clayton: more regulations. has the u.s. gone from the land of the free to the land of the regulated? >> gretchen: happy 4th to the of two you, thanks for filling in. have a great independence day. >> clayton: see you, everyone. >> egypt now squarely under military control less than 48 hours after a coup toppled the country's government. the military seizing power from its first democratically elected leader in only one year. i'm gregg jarrett for bill hemmer. happy independence day. heather: i'm heather childers for martha mccallum. morsi sr. is under house arrest. this is video