the supreme court is expected to look at one of the controversial laws of obamacare. >> supporters of hobby lobby are feeling confident of their obamacare challenge. peter doocy is live with more on this land park place. >> today's case brought by hobby lock bee and it all boils down to this question can the contraception mandate force companies to provide their oy pleas with free contraceptives? republicans don't think so. >> hoping they can uphold the rights of individuals for expression of their religious freedoms. the end does not justify the means in these cases. it's a 9-0 decision last week

was the 13th time they voted 9-0 that the president has exceeded his constitutional authority. >> they like their odds based on how the oral arguments came out in march. there is no over reach in this case. >> the government will not violate any one's religious belief but no one has the right to discriminate against a woman because of her own beliefs. i believe the supreme court will find that no business should be allowed to discriminate against a woman. the public sector can be forced to paying union dues even if they don't want to be in the union. >> peter doocy live with us this morning. coming up on "fox & friends" a

lot more on both of these cases will be joined by hobby lobby owner christina and union plaintiff pam harris 8:50 a.m. eastern time. terrifying moments for 96 people on united flights from chicago to california when an emergency slide inflates in the cabin. you can see the slide it was so big it blocked the aisle. >> all of a sudden you heard a big bang and a his. we all turned around and the whole back cabin part of the plane where they sat was full of the chute. >> can you image as passengers panicking the plane dropped 12,000 feet. it landed in wichita kansas safely. >> a live look in court in south

africa the oscar pistorius murder trial after he under went a month of psychiatric tests. moments ago doctors said he is fit to stand trial. their findings showing the 27-year-old was not suffering from mental illness when he shot reba steenkamp in his house last year. >> a nerve-racking 12-hours as dozens of people trapped inside the sky tower ride. they were stuck on the ride in san diego. a power failure caused the ride to stall in mid air. there were no reports of injuries but a 17-year-old boy was taken to the hospital for treatment of anxiety. >> panic and chaos caught on camera as gun shots ring out on the popular burp bonn street -- bourbon street in new orleans. this shows the moment two gunmen

opened fire on themselves before turning around and shooting at the crowd. >> when i heard the gun shots i ducked and i ran around a corner. i just started running. i heard bam, bam, bam, bam, bam. >> nine people were injured two in critical condition still. they are trying to identify the shooters. they are asking for your help. if you are a witness call police. >> thousands of immigrant children flooding the waut borders bringing diseases with them. several are testing positive for those diseases. turk cloe sis scabies and swine through: four of the agents tested positive.

>> brothers in arms not wunls but twice. he disappeared from his base in 2004. he turned up glaming islamic extremists charged with de certification he ran off again in lebanon. he reportedly claims his life is in danger. the marine has turned himself in. he has been brought to the united states to face charges. nelson their new leader rendering all other jihad factions in dallas. the government continues to battle to take back the northern city of tikrit.

officials asoldiers are on the roads. they stalled the controversy after the disappearance of low ryes learner's e-mails. he claims she did everything to get the e-mails back. she is just as upset as the american people. >> she walked into the office one day and her screen went blue. she asked for help in restoring it. the it people came and attempted to restore it. they even went so far as to send it to another expert to try to restore the e-mails. nobody was thinking about trying to keep anything from being discovered. she was as upset as anybody else was about the loss of the documents that were on there which were quite important to her. the truth is this is one of those things that happened. at the time she did everything she could to retrieve it. rereported it right away.

that's the story that's all there is to it. >> log on to our fox and friends first facebook page right after the show and we will be having a live debate with you back in the control room after the show. >> it will be live so you can join us. >> they will nominate robert mcdonald to run the embattled department of veterans affairs. is robert mcdonald up to the task? what we need to know about the newest nominee. >> mcdonald is a former ceo of proctor & gamble. he knows how to lead. he spent 33 years as the ceo. he had 500 employees in the operations around the world. his experience prepares him for building the veteran's

administration. he is familiar with how the hill terry works. as you know the agency is facing allegations of patients dying while waiting for a doctor's appointment. he said in a statement he is a good man he is the kind of person who discover change that is badly needed and long over due. person nissan de-- bernie sande says they need accountability and increasing number of doctors, thursdays and other medical staff so all will be eligible and they get high quality healthcare in a timely manner. mcdonald will have to go through a confirmation process. if confirmed he will take on the challenge of getting the va back

on track. >> to an extreme weather ahurt. potential terne does may be will possib possible later today. >> i am in dee mo-- des moines, iowa. it was an active day yesterday. the storms started up early in the afternoon hours. omaha, nebraska and demoine, iowa. it happened at 3, 4:00 p.m. sen twral ti -- central time. there was a can of wind sheer.

that's why they were small or we saw a lot of funnels with these storms but no massive tornadoes in our area. there have 13 tornadoes in utah, kansas. there were hail reports as well. there were super cells in the person parts of iowa. there is a risk today for more severe weather. the computer models are pointing to that today. they are calling it a moderate risk. that means we have potential to see these super cells forming. that's across iowa, storm system

is going eastward. forth earn parts of missouri and pers parts of illinois. even chicago in the line of these storms. we will continue to keep an eye on this. looks like it will be another active day across the midwest and the plains. >> good job, maria. now to a fox business alert. general motors ance nounounces compensation plan. loren sim knit tee is he-- simo is here with this story. >> the switch recall they will find out if they are eligible for compensation and how much they will receive. the man is charge is said to have an open wallet. those killed in crashes reated

to the switches will be compensated. payments can go into the billions we are hearing. they will begin accepting claims once again. this weekend expert to pay gas prices 3.58. that's $0.17 more than last year. it's the highest since 2008. gas prices toppled 4 bucks nationally. >> transformers age of extinction earned 1234e 24 million. >> pretty blit flat open for th markets. shaping up to be pretty flat

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>> an 8-year-old boy lucky to be alive this morning after narrowly escaping a deadly train accident. the boy was fishing on a train bridge in southwestern virginia when with a 7-year-old little girl and 50-year-old man.

they noticed the three and started honking their horn they applied the brakes but too late the man and girl was hit and killed. the boy survived dropping between the rails. as a tree was falling i happened to see a man. those words coming from a witness after a wisconsin jogger was struck by a tree in a freak accident. he was jogging where he was hit and killed with a tree. he was conscious and alert. >> new disturbing details about the toddler who died after his father left him in a hot car all day. the mom has also admitted to searching on-line about children dying in hot cars. waga reporter has the latest. >> one day after the family

gathered to say good-bye to 22 month old cooper harris new search war aren'ts are shedding light on what sparked police to believe the child's dad left him may be more than a tragic accident. ross harris admitted to police he searched the internet for child deaths inside vehicles and what temperature it would need to be for that to occur. he told police he was fearful it could happen. the boy's mother made similar statements. they didn't say when the searchs happened but we know that ross harris kept him in the car for 7 hours after he forgot to drop him off at daycare. it wasn't until he was driving to meet with friends that he realized cooper was in the back. he pulled into the parking lot cook the child out of the car and began cpo. cooper was already dead.

harris says he wasn't angry at ross it never crossed her mind. they have cell phones computers and i pads from the child's home. leanna harris hasn't been charged with any crime. >> that was nicole estefan reporting. it is time now to brew on this. california familiar lace nanny nightmare is almost over. she refused to watch over their 3 children. then she refused to move out of their home, too. because of her employment agreement included a place to live the family had to go through the legal process of evictions. she has agreed to be out by this weekend but the family says they will be out of town. we want to know what you think

about this bizarre story. who is to blame the family or the nanny? send us your comments at facebook or twitter or send us an e-mail at foxnews.com and we will share them later on the show. >> i love that story. unbelievable. >> terrorists developing a new generation of bombs. now this new threat could lead to big security changes as some of our country's busiest airports what you need to know. >> talk about a close encounter a group of surfers coming within feet of this it is a giant whale. the video you have to see.

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>> the terror frthreat from syr could tighten up the borders. they are creating new bombs that would be nearly impossible to detect. they are considering countries to step up their security. intelligence pointed toward terrorists taking down a u.s. or european bound train who carry american or european passports. to north korea now. they have put two mourns on trial. the country says it is preparing to try to americans who entered the country as tourists for carrying out hostile acts against the country. jeffery edward foul was detained after he arrived on april 29th. the other man that mued to miller was detained in customs

on april 10th for rash behavior. he tore up his passport and demanded asylum. >> jury selection began for the friend of the boston marathon bombing suspect. he is accused of hiding critical evidence from the investigation. he faces 25 years behind bars. check this out, incredible video surfers getting a rare look at a 40-foot whale that swam unusually close to the shore in australia. the whales took a rest for several hours on the beach. experts think she might have been looking for a quiet place to give birth. >> 25 minutes after the top of the hour. former president bill clinton going on talk shows defending his wife about criticism about her wealth and whether she is

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>> decision day for one of the most closely watched sup bream court cases. the justice is expected to hand down a decision on hobby lobby's fight against obamacare. a live report from washington straight ahead. >> brakingover night terrifying moments for passengers on board a united airlines jet. the frightening pictures ini'd the plane after an emergency evacuation deploys mid flight. >> bill clinton lashing back at criticism she is out of touch with the rest of america. >> is true we were several million in debt. she is knotted out of touch. >> "fox & friends" continues right now.

♪ >> rock and roll gets you moving on this monday morning. it is june 30th. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. welcome to fox news. one supreme court decision may strike down won the of obamacare's controversial decisions. >> the arts and craft chain are feeling confident of their challenge. we have more on the landmark case. >> good morning. >> good morning. the supreme court ends its term today. it starts out with a flourish to release a couple of decisions in two of the most closely watched cases. the biggest involves obamacare. did congress go too far in requiring the companies provide

free contraception to the employees even though is violates the company's belief. >> you saw in the oral argument the court was skeptical of the government's claim the federal law and constitution doesn't allow for profit businesses to be protected in their religious freedom. you saw some of the liberal justices be very skeptical of that claim and conservatives on that point. >> they could let it stand for all groups and businesses beyond strictly religious organizations. it could also offer a narrow decision that only effects privately held companies. it could offer a sweeping decree that congress over party lines over stepped its bounds in creating the mandate. >> it will not violate any one's religious belief but no one has

a right to discriminate against a woman because of her own beliefs. >> no business should be allowed to discriminate against women. >> the other big decision has to do with unions and whether they can compel nonmembers to pay dues. it could come out as early as 10:00 this morning. >> thank you doug luzader live for us. >> coming up more on both of these cases. the lawyer christina ariaga will be joining us 6:20 eastern time and union plaintiff pam harris will be on 8:50 a.m. eastern time. >> breaking overnight terrifying moments for 96 people on a united flight from chicago to california when an emergency slide inflates in the cabin mid air. the pictures are crazy. you can see the slide it was so big it was blocking the entire

aisle. >> the faces go like this you could hear the big bang and a his like this. the back cabinet part of the plane was full of the chute. >> passengers were panicking as the plane dropped nearly 15,000 feet in 12 minutes due to the loss in cabin pressure. the captain safely landed the flight. >> a live look for you now from court. in south africa the oscar pistorius murder trial resuming after the olympian under went psychiatric tests. moments ago doctors said he is fit to stand trial. their findings now showing the 27-year-old was not suffering from a mental illness when he shot reeb v-- reba steenkamp. 48 people were stuck near

the top of the 220-foot tall sky tower ride in san diego. a power failure caused the ride to stall in mid air. a 17-year-old boy was taken for treatment for anxiety. >> which is totally understandable under that situation. they will have mcdonald run the tattered administration of veteran affairs. what we need to know about the new nominee. >> the president is calling on robert mcdonald to be head of the va administration. he is former ceo of proctor & gamble. some say he is up to the task. he spent 33 years at proctor & gamble. he over amosaw more than 120,00 employees who have operations around the world. this prepares him for the

challenge of rebuilding a veteran's administration. he is familiar with how the military works because he's an army veteran and graduate of west point and achieved the rank of captain before leaving the military. the agency is facing allegations of patients dying while waiting for a doctor's appointment. va staff members are accused of falsifying records and wait times. it has been unsettling for millions of veterans who rely on the va for medical care. in a statement mcdonalds is a good man and a strong leader. he is the kind of person who is capable of implementing that is badly needed and long over due at the va. veterans affairs said we knees to improve transparency and inability and increase the number of doctors and nurses so

all veterans get high quality hit care in a timely manner. >> he will have to go through a confirmation process and he will take on the challenge of getting them back on track. also today president obama will ask for $2 billion more in immigration funding. he is asking for the funds to fa fast track the deportation of minors. what will it be used for? to house the illegals. >> we to take care of them until the machinery under current law allows us to send them back. >> it is the first major movement after the surge on the

border. >> william taylor says she did nothing wrong in connection with the disappearance of her e-mails. darrel issa says he is not buying it. >> she printed out some things, you can't printout hundreds of thousan of e-mails when it is convenient. it is an election year it is convenient to have a demon monday they can create ar point to. >> you cannot have print to paper which is a policy she had to know. it is hard to belief there aren't paper copies. do i believe she printed to paper? yes. she is an attorney of long standing and it is hard to belief you wouldn't cover with your own paper copy. >> last week chairman ice saw called for a special investigator to look into

whether or not learner illegally targeted groups. it is former president bill clinton defending his wife over claims she made they were broke. and against critics that says she is out of touch. >> it is true we were several million dollars in debt. she advocated and worked as a senator for things that were good for ordinary people. before that all your life you he had need to be able to show by their policies and statements about current conditions how candidates from both parties across the spectrum feel about the challenge of our times which is the demise of the american dream and the laws of our leadership as the most successful middle class country in the world. >> hillary clinton has not declared herself a presidential candidate has been making media rounds for her new book called

"hard" choices. >> an extreme weather alert. severe weather wreaking havoc on parts of the midwest. folks are on high alert because there's still the threat of more tornadoes. >> maria molina captured some of the amazing shots of tornadoes. good morning maria. >> hi, i am in des moines, iowa. yesterday there was a lot of severe weather. we had 13 reported tornadoes across iowa, wisconsin, missouri and kansas and over 100 reports when you consider winds and hail reports. knowing that i was able to meet up with reed timer and we intercepted a tornado west of des moines and west of the city called abudan. when the tornado hit our area we saw the wind take off and

incredible to see how quickly they can come down touchdown pick up storm debris and lift back up. again they form very quickly. it is across eastern parts of iowa western parts of illinois and northern missouri. it could potentially be worse than yesterday. please be on high alert in those areas. the>> great advice. stay safe. 19 minutes until the top of the hour. a woman steals a car with a baby inside. it's what she did after she realized the child was in the car has everyone talking. >> you want to own an entire town? no problem. we will tell you how you can do just that. that's up next. ♪

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gone. >> she felt remorse or what she had done. the mother actually lost sight of the van so we are very fortunate she decided to turn back around. >> police arrested the sus respects and booked her on drug possession and vehicle theft. >> the post office paying billions of dollars to ship packages to alaska. the delivered groceries to remote villages. they helped curb the high cost of shipping groceries but say the savings are not being passed on to customers. >> this morning general motors set to announce the compensation plan for the victims of the failed recall of the faulty ignition switches. here to tell us more is lori

rothman from the fox business network. >> we will get the details of men motors plan to compensate victims caused by faulty ignition switches today. kenneth fineberg will announce the terms of the plan in washington and says he will have an open wallet. no details on the exact amount but we will get further information as they unfold. there won't be any cap on payments to victims. it has caused 50 more crashes and more than 15 deaths. the death toll could go into the millions of dollars if not billions of dollars. the 9-11 attack and bp oil spill. >> back to you. >> thanks, lori. >> 47 minutes after the top of the hour. instant karma for a guy on a motorcycle with serious road

rage. >> days afteral harrowing escape this woman making a different harrowing plunge. steve doocy has more coming up on "fox & friends." >> good morning. on fox and friends the president nominates a former fortune 500 ceo and veteran as well. the embattled va. we are going to tell you all about him. exactly who is he? we have all of the details. also big labor in nobody care could take major hits when the supreme court rules on those two things. later on today we will explain. donald trump is going to join us live. plus a 2-year-old uses suri on an iphone to save her mother's life. you will hear their incredible story when it kicks off on your channel for news the fox news channel.

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ever dream of owning your own town? if you have, $400,000 lying around, that dream could be a reality for you. lance benson is the sole owner of a town called sweat. it's in south dakota. and he just put that tiny town on the market. he says that it used to have a population of 40 people back in the 1940's, but now the town is just a bar, a workshop, three trailers and his house. he bought it back in 1998. >> it has a bar. every wedding has its challenges but none like this. this woman had to jump from her burning third floor apartment days before she had to walk down the aisle. you would think that harrowing event would ruin a bride's big day, but not this one. >> it kind of felt like a bad dream but to finally get to this day and get to

marry the man of my dreams, i couldn't ask for a better day. >> she did suffer burns to her face although she looked beautiful. and her hands. her maid of honor broke her back from the fall, she still made it to the ceremony ni. the west of the wedding went off without a hitch. >> rob ford is back. the crack-smoking mayor of toronto has been in rehab since april. today he returns to the city council. a photo surfaced showing the mayor with some fans. so we'll see what what happens. >> it's time for your five at 5. summer is the time to go outside and enjoy the weather. but if you hit the sun a little too hard and you maybe want to relax on the couch here's the top five shows to binge watch this summer. according to to wire.com. up first, the hit amc drama "mad men." it follows the scandalous

1960's advertising era. speaking of scandal, a washington, d.c. drama starring kerry washington as a lawyer who makes scandals disappear. for history fans check out luther on bbc america. and high school drama turn on "pretty little liars." their final pick, the hit netflix comedy "orange is the new black." catch up on the new shows. >> i'm watching three out of those. >> you're binge watching. the time now six minutes till the top of the hour. coming up, do you feel more comfortable hiding behind your shades? >> this morning brand-new developments from the nightmare nanny. we want to you brew on this. who do you think is to blame for this? the family or the nanny? your e-mails coming up next.

two minutes till the top of the hour. before you leave the house here's what's happening. the supreme court expected to make a decision on the hobby lobby contraception case today. doctors say oscar pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he shot reba steenkamp last year. today president obama will announce the nominee to run the embattled department of veterans affairs.

>> time to look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. we're going to start with the good. sunglasses make us all look better. i guess because it covers up our face. a new study found they make the face seem more symmetrical and therefore more attractive. next the bad. a passionate baby gets to lecture a grumpy bulldog about sitting on the sofa. look at this. the dog clearly does not seem phased; right? finally the ugly. talk about instant karma. a car on a motorcycle drives by a car and then immediately crashes. the guy's okay. that's why i can laugh. maybe just his pride hurt a little bit. >> time to brew on this. earlier we told you the california nanny might mayor may be ending. she has agreed to move out july 4. we asked who is to blame.

>> susan tweeted the family. they should have done background checks. >> russell tweets i think all three are at fault. toip theresa the -- >> theresa tweets the family is to blame. >> "fox & friends" starts now. >> good morning. it's monday, june 30. i'm elisabeth hasselbeck. we begin with a fox news alert. panic at 30,000 feet when an evacuation slide inflates ip -- inside the plane forcing an emergency landing. how in the world did that happen? >> meanwhile today the president of the united states is going to ask congress for $2 billion to take care of the flood of at least 50,000 illegals, many children, at our border. but is this a band-aid to a crisis that the president created? we're going to report, and you will decide. >> a tech-savvy two-year-old saves her mother's life. >>