>> it is friday june 6th. a fox news alert. bowe bergdahl declared jihad and converted to islam while in captivity. what else the secret documents reveal that you will only see on fox. >> so strong a big rig is turned in thrown no a house and tossed heading ke toys. next. >> remembering the day america saved the world. a look at normandy, france, where the 70th anniversary of d-day is. "fox & friends first" starts right now.

♪ >> good morning to you. you are watching "fox & friends first". it is friday morning. i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. we begin this fox news exclusive for you. secret new documents show that bowe bergdahl declared jihad in captivity. >> we have the exclusive new details. >> good morning heather and ainsley. the white house has not directly inked the new evidence regarding the exclusive reporting by james rosen. taliban recor

taliban said they would kill bergdahl if released. toward the end of his captivity he converted to islam taking part and declared himself mujadeen or warrior for islam. >> the answer i got directly contradicts what you are reporting tonight. they lied to me and to other members at the hearings. >> other members on the hill are angry they didn't notify congress 30-days before the exchange. the administration remained concerned for his physical security if the deal was leaked. >> we had a prisoner of war who's health this deteriorated and we were deeply concerned about it. we saw an opportunity and we used it. i make no apologies for that. >> they are asking more about

bergdahl's current condition. he remains at a hospital in germany and he is recovering. there's a reintegration team helping him get control of his emotions. >> we are getting less information from ourl government about his actual health condition which is the issue they are hereining on than we were we are getting from the taliban. >> this some /* elizabeth prane for us. thank you liz death. >> six members of bergdahl's platoon speaking out exclusively on the kelly files. >> raise your hand if you think he deserted. wow. since members of the platoon began speaking out the administration questioned their claims even calling them swift voters and psycho paths. >> this is not about politics. this is about the fact that bergdahl walked away from us,

went to try to find the taliban and we know that for a fact. we were all there. there's not one person you could find who would say they don't believe that, at least who was there. it is as clear as day that's what we are trying to put out there. he is not a hero. he spit in the face of every one who joined the army. >> doesn't matter if you are left, right, independent, jedi. the only thing that madders is you have an american flag on your shoulder he's my brother, he's my brother, he's my brother. we are all going to ride together and die together. i don't know how he felt about us but we would all die for him and he left. >> the bergdahl debate over shadowing the president's ship to -- trip to europe. he made it there to commemorate

the 70th day of d-day. >> ed is there this morning. >> this trip all the president's news conferences on the european tour has been dominated by the firestorm back home. the president about to make remarks behind me at the normandy cemetery. nonpartisan remembrance. there are over 9,000 americans buried in this cemetery right behind me over looking omaha beach where there was the heaviest casualties on d-day 70 years ago today. his remarks will try to connect the greatest generation to the 9-11 generation. 4400 american deaths in iraq, over 2,000 american deaths in afghanistan. on june 6th, 1944, alone allied casualties estimated to be 10,000 killed, wounded or missing in action, 6600 of them americans as well as brits, canadians.

but 6600 americans in one day. 70 years ago today. it gives you an idea of the enormity of the sacrifice. >> ed henry live for us. thank you, ed. now to a fox news alert. a taliban terrorist considering the mastermind -- or considered the mastermind of bombings just gunned down in pakistan. they opened fire from inside a car before speeding off. the militant was killed for in fighting in the taliban. no group claim ked responsibility. the man accused of killing three aniedian money tees and wounding two others captured. swat members got the shooter in a backyard not a single shot fired, though. residents had been urged to stay inside and lock their doors. dressed in camo, armed head to toe justin bourque some say he

looked like rambo on a mission when he opened fire on police an of oh fish shall calling it the darkest day in the department's history. >> terrifying moments at a washington hospital. a gunman opened fire killing one person hurting three others. he walked into a campus armed with a gun and a knife. after shooting four people a student finally took him down with pepper spray as he was trying to reload. he is now in custody and police say he was not a student. extreme weather pounding arkansas. sends this four-wheeler flying. it crashed into the side of a house in middleton. 20 train cars blown off the tracks in ott well. two people were killed by toppled over trees. an american tourist being held against their will in north

korea. the american is being detained because he committed acts that were inconsistent with a tourist visit. this would be the third american currently held in north korea. the marine jailed in mexico remaining optimistic saying conditions at the prison have improved. tahmooressi was arrested after accidentally taking a wrong turn into mexico. he was pulled over and mexican police found guns in his car. >> in a cell all by myself now. the guards are friendly. i have everything i need. i am able to make phone calls once in the morning and once in the evening. so phone calls, exercise, reading, praying and sleeping. >> tahmooressi says he is innocent and he is hopeful i will be released.

>> you know that sound, the belmont stakes tomorrow. the weather could play a role in the race for the triple crown. >> she is live and excited this morning at belmont park. how are you doing? >> the sun is coming up, the weather is clearing. yesterday we had such a rainy day in new york. i can promise a great forecast for the 14th belmont stakes. we have not had a triple crown winner in 36 years. california kroeb could do it. across the country not so much. we have severe weather effecting parts of the plains states. temperature wise this is what we are looking at 63 in new york, 61 in minneapolis. very warm across the south. we have this frontal boundary across the mid atlantic and the southeast. that's what is bringing us the threats for severe weather through out the day and through the weekend. there are your watches and warnings. we will keep an eye on the

track. belmont stakes coming up this weekend. weather machine will be here. back to you heather and ainsley. >> it will be a success if janice dean is there. >> how great would it be if we saw another triple crown. 36 years ago was the last one. >> speaking of the belmont. i go one-on-one with two men who know california best's owner and jockey. >> concerns about radio legend casey kasem. [ male announcer ] we're the names you know in the places you want to be. where you can explore super destinations and do everything under the sun. 12 brands. more hotels than anyone else in the world. save up to 25% and earn bonus points when you book at wyndhamrewards.com.

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>> actor michael jay sent his father in law a text message. they released the 911 call by

the father in law shortly after the shield star shot his wife in april in front of their two children. >> tell me exactly what happened? >> my son-in-law texted me and said come get the kids because he shot april our daughter. >> the motive still to be revealed. >> casey kasem is in the hospital after a dangerous drop in blood pressure. family members are now flying to washington to be by his side. the radio icon has been at the center of a birt battle between his wife and children from a former marriage. they claim their step mom stopped them from seeing their father. >> will california chrome make history tomorrow?

the triple crown contender 24-hours from the race of his life. i got tickets to belmont to learn about this thorough brebr and it comes straight from his mouth. >> with two down one more to go california chrome is being groomed as the next triple crown winner. one of the owners calls him america's horse. >> it is kind of surreal what he has done for us and the american people actually. he has become america's horse. it is like a fairy tale story. two guys who work hard every day spend $8,000 on a philly that didn't like to race. bred her to a $2,000 stallion ended up with a multi-million dollar horse. >> the jockey victoriously steered california chrome across

the finish line in the first two legs of the triple crown. he knows all too well what's riding on this next race. >> how are you feeling, nervous? >> not right now. i feel great. i am looking forward. i am more excited not nervous right now. i am sure i will get nervous before that. when i am on the track you are more focused in the race and what's going to happen just ready to go? >> rue predicting you will win? >> like everybody else, yeah. >> nobody knows california chrome better than the man who trained him to run like a champion. art sherman says his horse will be ready come saturday. >> he's doing the running. we are just the caretakers. victor is going to guide him around there and hope he can win. >> win the triple crown first time in 36 years that's quite an accomplishment. >> a fox news alert now.

a live look from normandy, france. president obama speaking at a ceremony commemorating the 70th day of d-day. >> it would have deafened the world. captains tap the deck, pilots tap their gauges, commanders poured over maps only aware that for all of the months of meticulous planning everything could go wrong. the winds, the tied, the element of surprise, and above all the audacious bets that what waited on the other side would compel men not to shrink away but to charge ahead.

fresh faced gi's rubbed trinkets kissed pictures of sweet hearts, checked and rechecked their equipment. god asked one, give me guts. in the predawn hours they traveled down the runway, paratroopers split through the sky. giant screws began to turn on an armada that looked more like ships than sea. more than 150,000 souls set off toward this tiny sliver of sand on which hung more the fate of the war but rather the course of human history.

president oolong, distinguished guests, i am honored to pay tribute to the men and women of a nation that defied every danger. among them are veterans of d-day. gentlemen, we are truly humbled your presence here today. (applause)

>> just last week i received a letter from a french citizen. dear mr. president and the american people he wrote, we are honored to welcome you. thank you again for all the of the pain and efforts of the american people and others in our common struggle for freedom. today we say the same to the people in france. thank you, especially for the generosity that you have shown

the americans who come here over the generations to these beaches and to this sacred place of les the 9,387 americans. at the end of the war when our ships set off from america filled with our fallen, tens of thousands of liberated europeans came out and they pledged to take care of the american wholsd remain in cemeteries on this continent. in the words of one man, we will take care of the fallen as if their bombs were our children. to the people of france, you have kept your word like the true friends you are.

we are forever grateful. (applause) here we don't just commemorate that victory as proud as we are of that, we don't just honor sacrifice as grateful as the world is, we come to remember why america and our allies gave so much for the survival of liberty at the moment of maximum peril. we have come to tell the story of the men and women who did it. it remains speered into the memory of a future world. we tell this story for the old

soldiers who call themselves to salute brothers who never made it home. we tell the story for the daughter who clutches a faded photo of her father forever young, for the child who runs his fingers over colorful ribbons he knows signifies something of great consequence even if he doesn't yet fully understand why. we tell the story to bear what witness we can to what happened when the boys from america reached omaha beach. by daybreak bombs broke the water and broke the sky. thousands of paratroopers that dropped into the wrong landing site, thousands of rounds bit into flesh and sand. the men fell in minutes.

the beach that earned its name. by 8:30 a.m. bradley expected the troops to be inland. six-hours after the landing he wrote, we held only 10 yards of beach. in the age of commentary it would have swiftly and roundly declared as a debacle but such a race to judgment would not have taken into account the courage of three men. success may have come as roosevelt may have said but we shall return again and again. paratroopers stalked the country side to find one another. rarngs pulled themselves over the cliffs to silence not begun.

to the east the british tore through the coast fueled by the fury of five years of bombs over london and solemn vow to fight them on the beaches. the madicanadians touched by wa drove far into france. and here in omaha troops finally made it to the sea wall used in the shelter where a general barked rarngs, lead the way. by the end of the longest day these beaches have been lost, fought, refought and won. a piece of europe once again libera liberated and free.

hitler's law poured into france. within a week the world's bloodiest beach had become the world's busiest port. within a month 1 million troops marched into europe and as our army marched into the continent it looked as if the very crust of the earth had shaken lose. it slit up for the first time in five years. they shouted viva la france. (applause) >> of course even as we gather here in normandy we remember freedom's victory was made possible by so many others who

wore the uniform. two years before he commanded armies eisenhower's troops fly through north africa. three times before d-day our gi's stormed the beaches. visions like the fighting 36 fighting through the mud for months marching through towns before opening the gates to rome. the dog faces march in victory in europe the devil dogs, the marines, clawed their way from island to island in some of the war's fiercest fighting. back home an army of women including my grandmother rolled up their sleeves to help build a mighty arsenal of democracy.

it was here on these shores the tied was turned in the common struggle for freedom. what more powerful manifestation of america's commitment the sight of wave after wave after wave of young men boarding those boats to liberate people they had never met. we say it now as if there couldn't be any other way. in the annals of history the world had never seen anything like it. when the war was won we claim no spoils of victory. we helped europe rebuild. we claim no land other than the earth where we buried those who gave their lives under our flag and where we stationed those who still serve under him, but

america's claim, our commitment, the liberty. our claim to quality, our claim to freedom and to the inherent dignity of every human being, that claim is written in the blood on these beaches. it will endure for eternity. normandy, this was democracy's beaches. they decided not just the century but all prosperity. we worked to turn all adversaries we built new prosperity and stood once more with the people of this continent to a long struggle until finally a wall tumbled down and an iron curtain, too. from western europe to east to

asia 7 yea-- 70 years of the democratic movement spread. the nations who once knew only the blinders of fear faced the blessings of freedom. none of that would have happened without the men who are willing to lay down the lives of the people they never met and ideals they couldn't live without. none of it would have happened without the troops roosevelt called the life blood of america, the hope of the world. at home barely more than boys returned home heros, and to their great credit that is not how -- after the war some put away their medals, they were quiet about their service, moved

on. some carrying shrapnel and scars found was much harder. many like my grandfather who served in baton's army lived a kwie oat life traded one uniform and set of responsibility for more. a teacher or sales men or doctor or engineer, a dad, a grandpa. our country made sure millions of them earned a college education opening up opportunity on an unprecedented scale. married those sweet hearts bought new homes raised families and built businesses lifting up the greatest middle class the world has ever known. through it all they were inspired i suspect by memories

of fallen brothers memories that drove them to live their lives each day as best as they possibly could. whenever the world makes you cynical stop and look at this message. whenever you lose hope stop and think of these men. think of wilson caldwell whoflz told he couldn't pilot a plane without a high school degree, so he decided to jump out of a plane instead and he did on d-day with the first airborne when he was 16 years old. think of harry kokowitz who fudged his age so he could join his friends in the fight. don't worry the statute of limitations has expired.

harry came ashore at utah beach on d-day. now that he has come back he said you could have anything you want for lunch today. helped liberate the coast after all. he said a hamburger would do fine. what's more american than that? think of rock mare who saw a recruitment poster asking him if he was man enough to be a para trooper. he signed up on the spot. that decision landed him here on d-day with 508th regimen the unit that would suffer heavy casualties. 70 years later it is said all across fort bragg they know ryan not just because of his exploits on d-day but because the 91-year-old still spends his time talking to the young men

and women speaking to young people. whenever the world makes you sin kel, whenever you doubt that courage and goodness is possible, stop and think of these men. wilson, harry and rock, they are here today, and although i know we already gave them a rousing round of applause along with all of our veterans at d-day if you could stand, if not please raise your hand let us recognize your service once more. you might no peace they sacrificed so we may be free they pafought for a day we no longer need to fight. we are grateful for that.

(cheers) applauchee (applause) gentlemen, i want each of you to know your legacy is in good hands. we are at a time when it has never been more pressing to pursue narrow self interests, to slough off common defrn. this generation of americans, a new generation, our men and women of war have chosen to do their part as well. rock, i want you to know staff sergeant mel man awas here following his foot steps. he was born in honduras moved to the united states, joined the army.

after iraq and afghanistan he was reassigned to the 82nd airborne. some day he will para chute into normandy. i became part of a family of real american heros, he said, the paratroopers of the 82nd. wilson, you should know that specialist dennis rodriguez joined the army not only two years ago was assigned to the 1 01st airborne. he was the 101st air division assault of the year. that is not surprising when american female have taken on combat like never before. (applause) i want each of you to know that their commitment to their fellow service members and veterans sergeant firs class brian hawthorne's grandfather served

under general patton and general mccarthy. brian served two tours in iraq earned the bronze star for saving his best friend they open veterans and military families navigate theirs. brian participated in sunday's jump. here yesterday he reenlisted in the army reserves. this generation, 9-11 generation of service members they, too, felt something, they answered the call and said i will go. they serve a cause that is greater th -- serve a cause gre than self. they knew they would be in harm's way. more than a decade they served tour after tour. corey has served 10. i have told his incredible story before. most recently when he sat with my wife michelle at the saturday

of the unioned a dress. it was here at omaha beach on the 66th anniversary of d-day where i met corey and army rangers right after they jumped into normandy. next time i saw him he was in the hospital not able to speak or walk after an ied nearly killed him in afghanistan. over the last five years corey has grown stronger learning to speak again and stand again and walk again. years after his enter he echoed those words they shouted on the beach, rarngs, lead the way. corey has come back along with melvin and janice and brian along with other active duty

service members. we thank them for their service. they are a reminder the tradition represented by these gentlemen continues. we are on this earthed for only a moment in time. fewer of us have parents and grandparents about what the veterans on d-day did 70 years ago. i told my staff, i don't think there's a time where i miss my grandfather more, i would be more happy to have him here than this day. we have to tell their stories for them. we have to do our best to hold the values they were prepared to

die for. we have to honor those who carry fore regard that legacy recognizing people cannot live in freedom unless free people are prepared to die for it. as today's wars comes to an end the servicemen and women will step out in uniform and they, too, will build families and lives of their own. they, too, will become leaders in their communities, commerce and industry and perhaps politics, the leaders we need for the beaches of our time. god willing, they, too, will grow old in the land they helped keep free. some day due to generations, whether 70, or 700 years hence will gather in places like this to honor them. it will prove once again the united states of america will remain the greatest force for freedom the world has ever

known. may god bless our veterans and all who serve with them including those who rest here in eternal peace and may god bless all who serve today for the peace and security of the world. may god bless the people of france and may god bless our united states of america. >> that was president obama speaking in normandy commemorating the 70th anniversary of d-day. his trip being over shadowed by the bergdahl prisoner exchange controversy. >> new documents show that bergdahl converted to islam and declared jihad while in captivity. doug luzader has this fox news exclusive. >> a very complicated picture is emerging of bowe bergdahl. he had this long up and down relationship with the taliban captors. a private u.s. agency working for a government subcontractor kept an eye on bergdahl over the

years. one of the agencies reports back in 2012 by james rosen said conditions for bergdahl have greatly relaxed since the time of the escape. he has converted to islam and described himself as muha gejidr warrior. >> in essence the answer that i got directly contradicts what you are reporting tonight. if this turns out to be true the administration lied to not only me but those at the hearing. >> bergdahl may have done it to save his life or could be a case of stockholm syndrome. it is impossible to know because we don't know what he said since he has been free. >> we are going to have to look at this guy, have him speak to

america have a judgment about how healthy he is or was and explain exactly what were the circumstances of his leaving service. >> president obama is trying to hold ground after growing bipartisan anger over this deal. >> we have a prisoner of war whose health had deteriorated and we were deeply earn ked about him. we saw an opportunity and we ceased it. i make no apologies for that. >> the administration is making a new argument to members of congress as to why they were not told of this deal ahead of time as the law requires. the white house says if there were fears there had been any leaks that bergdahl could have been killed. back to you. >> doug luzader live for us. thank you. >> switching gears the belmont stakes tomorrow and the weather could play a big role in the

race. california chrome's bid for the crown. look at janice dean in her yellow. >> as the sun is coming up it is a beautiful morning and you ladies are just in time, california chrome is going to take a lap around the belmont track this morning. he is the one to beat. they haven't had a triple crown in 36 years. this is the 14th belmont stakes in new york. the weather is going to be amazing. good looking forecast today and tomorrow. 6:50 is when the race begins. we will be here to see it live. we could make history. are they coming? here they come, ladies. i think this might be him. this might be him. i will find out. amazing. i have a feeling they might

break the drought this weekend. i think california chrome is going to win because the weather is going to be very california like. let's take a look at what's going on across the country. we have severe weather to talk about quick. slight risk of severe weather across portions of the plains states. you see the severe weather watch across texas and oklahoma. we have reports of hail and damaging winds last night. we could see isolated tornadoes so if you live in this shaded area you want to check your local forecast because things could get active later in the afternoon. across the northeast, i mean, spectacular weather with all of the rain we saw yesterday, worth while. i think california chrome is going to do it. my money is on california chrome. >> if your money is on california chrome, mine is, too. i will go with janice dean. all right. thank you, janice.

that was exciting to see him run by. thank you. have fun. >> the battle at the box office this weekend. two buzz worthy film tof our stars and the edge are out. are they worth seeing? founder of nerd tears.com kevin mccarthy. the first film, i have got to say it looks so sad to me. how many stars are you giving it? >> this is incredible stuff they tell you in the beginning of the movie it will be a sad movie. they send you a precry message before it starts. you become so attached to the characters you forget it is going to have a sad ending. april is amazing in the movie. they play brother and sister in diversion now they are lovers in this film. you forget their characters. they were fantastic in the

movie. i loved the movie so much. i didn't read the book but it is a solid movie, great acting. see it. i loved it. >> 4 out of r5. >> i loved it. >> completely different film edge of tomorrow. that is also out. how do you rate that? >> this is a movie i had no expectations of. tom cruise hasn't had a great movie for a long time. i didn't like ob blif onrock of ages was weak. this surprised me. edge of tomorrow. he combines his independent style of film making with sci-fi epic. it is surprising beyond belief. the action is insane. tom cruise did a lot of his own stunts. the real star is emily blunt. i love a strong female led action movie. almost like sigourney weaver in alien. i love thats is respect of it. doesn't add anything to the movie doesn't waste your money in 3-d it is a solid action.

>> it is interesting to think of it. >> i love that. thank you. >> tom cruise, i sat down with him and talked about the scene where emily is driving the car he is hanging out on the top of the car shooting aliens he told me about a funny story about how he almost got killed doing this action scene. >> yeah, it blew up. what happened was the first time we did it emily was driving. she was -- she is driving that car for real i am saying go, go, go. and then i kind of said brake, she broke, she slowed down was able to make the turn. on the next one she is thinking i can go faster. so she was going suddenly i realized she was going way faster than she was before and she wasn't braking. you can hear me in the take. we had a take on the video monitor standing there.

okay, brake, brake, brake, brake. she broke late ended up going into the tree. >> i give it 4 out of 5. save yourself 3 bucks in the ticket prices don't do 3-d. >> emily talked to my grandfather he is an incredible man, i love you grandpa, thank you for your service. >> special day for them. thank you. the time is 49 minutes after the top of the hour. almost killing a zoo worker when a drill goes terribly wrong. learn what happened when he climb nude a monkey cage wearing a suit like this. first clayton morris coming up on "fox & friends." >> we have a jam packed show. we have a fire p on the barbecue and we have braking news. we are continuing to follow the story. the soldier when served with bowe bergdahl is giving his

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time to take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. we're going to start with the good. an 89-year-old d-day vet parachutes into the exact same field where he landed during the normandy invasion 70 years ago. he was one of 300 soldiers to mark the d-day anniversary. up next, the bad. a plane in rome rolling backwards and crashing into a building and causing $360,000 in damage. the plane was not properly secured. no one on board. >> the ugly, a zoo worker dressed in a gorilla suit accidentally so the with a tranquilizeer gun. >> they were looking for an actual primate because he

was running around and mimicking the behavior of a gorilla. the zoo worker is expected to be fine. happy friday to you guys. good one to end it on. >> thanks to all of our vets. >> bye. >> hello and good morning. it is friday, the 6th of june, 2014. i'm anna kooiman in for elisabeth hasselbeck. bowe bergdahl, the soldier we swapped for five terrorists, declared jihad and converted to islam during his time in captivity. he even went to target practice with the taliban. brand-new details you will only see on fox. >> take a look at that. severe weather so bad it sent this four-wheeler flying into a house. and now it's stuck there. >> you've got to be in pretty good shape to bust moves like this. ♪ ♪