checking those packages into a ravine. he has since resigned. the ugly. an oklahoma police department so cash strapped it is using this plastic cop instead of hiring humans. they say it looks enough like the real thing. >> great to see you. happy 4th of july. >> "fox & friends" up now. bye. >> good morning. today is friday, the 4th of july. we begin with a fox news alert. hurricane arthur slams the east coast overnight as a category 2 hurricane. the winds more than 100 mielts an -- miles an hour. we are live with the latest. >> as americans grear to celebrate -- as americans gather to celebrate their freedom, one group says no to illegal immigrants. >> "fox & friends" begins right now.

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it was calm to scope things out. we're starting to see a little bit of the storm surge now. the ocean is about as high -- as close, rather, to the real estate here on the beaches. we've seen it all day. we're supposed to be at low tide within about a half an hour. so that is not good. you see here there's just really powerful sandblasts that come in at whatever the wind gusts are right now. >> you weren't expecting that this morning. >> we are seeing some reports that a little bit farther down the way near hatteras highway 12 has been washed out or at least a few inches of water. we're also hearing officials, some reports that officials don't believe that many of the 57,000 or so permanent residents here left. so everybody stayed, is waking up on the 4th of

july to this. back to you in new york. >> peter, have you seen people on the beach? i know there's always crazy surfers at this time when they're told to evacuate and they go down there even though they're not supposed to. >> not today. if you look out here, the waves are so bad. it's really getting stirred up. as you see, the surf comes this way. but the wind, the 100 miles-per-hour gusts are coming from the other direction. it's very choppy. right now the water does appear to be surging. it's not really a rain problem right now. it's all wind and we've got debris so i'm going to go inside. >> stay safe. he mentioned a lot of residents did not evacuate. category 2 storm, it's not something to play around with. at the same time they have

dealt with this in the past. i saw a lot of pictures from friends who used to live in wilmington, north carolina. they are bringing in the patio furniture, taping up the windows. they've done it before. >> they've gone to the grocery store, got the supplies. janice dean is in the weather center. >> we're almost done. by the end of "fox & friends," peter doocy should be seeing clear skies. we did have a landfall category 2. this is the strongest storm that has made landfall across the u.s. since 2008. so it's been some time. this was a formidable storm, and you can see the eye making its path over cape lookout around 11:15 last night. the storm is exiting, so let's zoom in to where our own peter doocy is. i saw her in the 5 a.m. hour and he experienced the

eye of the storm, the very calm. then you get the backside of the storm which is what he is seeing now with the rain, wind and battering waves. in the next hour hoos going to see -- in the next hour he's going to see improving conditions. wind gusts in excess of 40 to 50 miles an hour. the eye is out to the atlantic. the storm is accelerating. a new advisory in the next hour or so. still a hurricane. by friday afternoon look how fast this thing moves. we'll still be watching cape cod and the islands where we have a tropical storm warning in effect. that's the one area we're going to keep an eye on as we head into friday and saturday. east coast looks good. barbecues can be moved to saturday and everybody will be having fun. >> janice tracking this for us. let's head out west to where things are getting heated along the border. did you see the protests

out in murrieta, california, where there were bus loads of illegal immigrants who had been flown in from texas because they weren't processed in texas. they got on airplanes that cost the taxpayers astronomical, put them on airplanes, fly them into california to be processed at this center but local residents weren't having any of it so they had to be rerouted. >> it was like a human shield. this paints a picture of how desperate these folks are starting to feel. they're thinking about their bottom line, thinking about their wallet, also thinking about their safety with these illegal immigrants coming in, very often comes fears of crime and also disease. we have been assured by the border patrol that they are being screened as these illegal immigrants are coming through. but we've had doctors on the channel who said these are diseases sometimes that they're bringing in that our doctors are not used to seeing, things they read about in textbooks and are not used to seeing them at home.

things like leprosy and scabies. >> it is a catastrophe. we want immigration in this country, want it to be a melting pot. but as americans you want to be able to control what's in the pot, control the ingredients, the temperature, make sure the pot doesn't overflow. that is our right as american citizens. if you have people that are homeless, have diseases, invading neighborhoods and you weren't made aware they were coming, that is a big problem. they were sending these kids to the hamptons, i think there would be protests there too. >> another set of buses are expected to be arriving today and another set of protests set to be unfolding this afternoon there in murrieta, california. now president obama, we know he's heading down to texas for a fund-raiser to help out democrats who are running for reelection in the fall and also running for new election in the fall. governor rick perry and others down there saying, mr. president, get down here. this situation is only

getting worse. listen to the governor. >> nobody's doing any of these children the slightest favor by delaying a rapid return to their countries of origin which in many cases is not mexico. allowing them to remain here will only encourage the next group of individuals to undertake this very, very dangerous and life-they thening journey -- and life-threatening journey. and those who come must be sent back to demonstrate in no uncertain terms that risking your lives on the top of those trains and the ways that they are coming here, it's not worth that. >> what is the issue here? they're coming on tops of trains from honduras, el salvador, quawt mall low. not really coming from mexico. they are being ferried through crisis. we heard nancy pelosi say this isn't a crisis, it is

an opportunity. don't expect democrats to cut off the seive. sheila jackson said why don't you just bring lollipops. listen. >> the children should be given the basic coverage of the law that is in existence today that will allow us to treat them in a humane way. these are the most orderly, based children who simply want an opportunity to be free from the murderous conditions of which they flee. i took lollipops along with mile colleagues in to those detention centers with children were. i wasn't armed. i wasn't fearful for my life. this is not a national security crisis. this is a humanitarian crisis. >> nice prop there. i wonder what flavor she brought. one of the four major food groups she brought along. >> these kids are malnourished by the way, so bring them sugar. look, why are they coming here? this idea that suddenly all of these kids are coming here is because parents are

being threatened by the cartels in these different countries to make money. they're basically getting money from the united states government. you're being used and held as ransom. send our kids back but we're going to have to pay you to send our kids back. it's not like mexico where we can bring these individuals back to their country. el salvador, guatamala, honduras. we won't take these kids back unless you pay. >> i don't understand one thing. why don't we put the g.p.s. system in the lollipops. that way we can track these kids. i think that is a good idea. i don't understand what she's thinking. if you're a marine in the united states and you accidentally cross over the border into mexico, they will throw you in jail. but if you illegally cross into our country, we'll give you a lollipop. >> most of these kids are babies, so i don't know they'll be crawling too far. we should be taking care of these kids as best we can. but we've got to stop the flow of these people coming across the border.

>> lollipops do not encourage that. >> either way you look at it, this is a crisis. and it is unbelievable the president is going to be there for a fund-raiser and doesn't plan on checking out what's going on on the border. some of the stories making headlines, a trailer loaded with fireworks explodes near a texas high school killing one person. it happened as a local club was setting up for a 4th of july show. three other people were hurt. that show now canceled. the father accused of intentionally leaving his son to die in a hot car was allegedly sexting at the time. police say he was sending messages and pictures to six different women while his 22-month-old son was locked in a car. prosecutors saying harris wanted a child-free life. harris being held without bail and could face the death penalty. a seven-year-old boy has been given an honor less than 100 people in the united states received.

andrew starr who suffers from a rare genetic disorder has been made an honorary marine. three generations of the starr family has been in the marines and his father wanted to make sure he is able to follow the tradition. >> when i was getting ready to retire, they said what would you like as part of your retirement ceremony. i said i want my son to be an honorary marine. >> andrew had the honor bestowed upon him and was given a special coin from a lieutenant general. the starr's marine tradition continues. >> as we celebrate america's birthday, we have to honor the men and women protecting our freedom. we're live from baghram in afghanistan next. >> remember those photos that enraged animal rights activists of a cheerleader turned big game hunter. facebook responding to the controversy and you're not going to like what they did.

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ask your doctor if chantix is right for you. >> as we celebrate the birth of our country today we can't forget to honor those who fight every day to protect our freedom and keep us safe. how are our heroes celebrating the fourth, joining me live from afghanistan is comond major rodney lewis. thank you for your service. there is a bit of a delay here. let me start off with this. what are you guys doing on july 4 over there? are you taking the day off? i'm sure there are no fireworks. what's on the agenda? >> okay. first of all, jesse, a lot of people deployed describe it as a groundhog's day. we kind of make it special

on the holidays. today, independence day, we started off with a barbecue. we've got sporting events, volleyball, a three-point competition. as you can see behind me, we're getting ready to set up for the festivities for tonight. that kicks off with 100 personnel from all branches reaffirming their oath. there will be one lucky winner, a 2015 ford mustang or f-150. that's followed up with the band vertical horizon that will perform a concert. hopefully we'll make it through the evening with no fireworks. >> good. i hope everybody stays safe and enjoys themselves. i know the enemy is probably not taking the day off. the campaign in afghanistan right now, i guess it's winding down. the president wants to withdraw troops by 2016. we're seeing what's happening in iraq.

we've withdrawn troops there and the enemy is creeping back. are you concerned about what's happening in iraq? >> well, obviously we are standing down because the ansf is standing up. they are competent in their abilities to secure their people. we are confident in what they can do. i'm glad we have the opportunity to stick around for a few years to contribute to some of the things they still need assistance with, especially aviation, intelligence, things like that. we are confident and they have demonstrated through the elections, the run-off that they are prepared to pick up and secure their nation and provide safety for their people. >> all right. thank you. thank you for your service. stay safe out there and happy july 4th. dozens of veterans may have died because of problems at the v.a. so what do we do? pay v.a. employees more money? yes, that's what happened.

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>> happy 4th of july. quick headlines. despite the scandal over wait times, senior veterans administration executives got big bonuses, $2.8 million worth according to cbs news. some of those officials were in charge while veterans were delayed care. remember these photos. you won't find some of them

on facebook anymore. the social media site deleting them from the texas teenager's page saying they violate its policies. they show kendall jones posing with freshly killed animals she hunted in south africa. more than 130,000 people signed an on-line petition to have the pictures removed. clayton, over to you. >> thanks, anna. today marks the 75th anniversary of perhaps the greatest farewell in sports history. >> today i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. >> july 4, 1939, was the day that lou gehrig bid farewell to baseball. gehrig was 36 years old when he left the game after being diagnosed with a.l.s. here to commemorate the anniversary of gehrig's goodbye, rick cerrone.

we were talking about great baseball history in this area. this speech is so amazing. i remember seeing this as a kid thinking that may be one of the greatest speeches of all time and yet he was not a speech giver. >> there is probably only a couple of recordings of lou gehrig's voice. when do you ever hear lou gehrig. there was no post-game radio interviews. people in the stands that day were really, many of them were hearing lou gehrig for the first time. he could have hired the best speech writers of his time or of our time and they could not have done better than that speech. >> why do you think it was so powerful? >> it was one man who knew -- if he didn't know he was going to die, he might have been hopeful he knew what the prognosis of a.l.s. was and that it was going to be a debilitating disease for which there was no cure and yet he stood in front of 62,000 people behind those microphones, which was a rare thing for him, and basically said he was the luckiest man on the

earth. he looked at the glass as half full. he was thankful for all that he had and not what he didn't have. >> remarkable. take me back a few days before when he got the diagnosis on june 21. it wasn't that long until july 4 when he figured out what was going to happen. >> he came out of the lineup in late may in detroit, never played again. although he did play an exhibition game which was a terrible mistake because it was in kansas city and he did awfully. he got the diagnosis from the mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota. he knew the prognosis, knew it was not good. in those days you worried if i don't play, am i going to get paid? the yankees were publicly pressured into having a day for him, which was the 4th of july and it came together as a perfect storm of an incredible event. you've got babe ruth in a cream-colored suit. >> what was the response? we saw the audience response, but the national

response. >> that is an interesting question because you don't know how it resonated immediately throughout the nation. but obviously within two years they made the movie. the only reason the movie was made was the news reel footage of the speech that samuel golan saw that speech and said i'm going to make a movie about this even though he thought sports movies were box office poison. >> we thank you for joining us to commemorate the 75th anniversary of lou gehrig's speech. one american family set to lose everything this 4th of july. why? because the feds trying to save a mouse. mitt romney buddying up with the most unlikely companion for a 4th of july barbecue. what's behind this picture? details straight ahead. first, happy birthday to geraldo rivera. he's 71 today. ♪ ♪

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this table on its side so it wouldn't blow away in fear of more wind happening here since they are about 100 miles per hour still. over here, this is the sand dunes. on the opposite side the beach. just a while ago we saw some people try to go up and take a look at the waves there. i asked them what did they think. they came back down and said that was a stupid idea. exactly what north carolina governor pat mccrory people do not put your stupid hat on and take the storm seriously and be safe. what's going to happen when that back end of the hurricane starts whipping through, it's going to post a lot of concern on the opposite side of the island barrier here. on the other side, that is where there is going to be a lot of storm surge, possible flooding and already yesterday in hatteras island county, that's where they did the mandatory evacuation order. but people are here, are confident that the storm is going to move fast and by the end of the day they're going to be able to enjoy the 4th of july.

guys. >> michelle live for us down there in the midst of the storm right now. janice dean is in the weather center tracking the storm. janice, they call it the butt of the storm. >> that is not a meteorological term. >> i was waiting for you to say that. >> we needed a little levity because it's been so serious. we're hoping people heed the warnings. they got out of the way. this is an area that typically sees tropical storms and hurricanes so they know what to expect. this is the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the u.s. since 2008, so it's been some time. we had winds 100 miles per hour. there's cape lookout where we had landfall around 11:00 last night. the storm is almost done. you can see the eye is clearly offshore. we're getting outer rain bands you will to the del

marva. by 10:00, by the end of "fox & friends" this will be offshore. however we're still looking at coastal massachusetts for effects. they could get tropical storm force winds. there is elizabeth city right there. we had our own peter doocy still getting the potential for very strong winds and battering waves as well as heavy rainfall. there is your forecast radar. there is virginia beach. there is the eye right now. it's going to move really quickly. there is cape cod, that's 2 p.m. it's offshore. long island you can still see rain and gusty winds. a blustery day along the northeast shoreline. that is 7 p.m. friday. tropical storm warnings as they could get tropical force winds and heavier rain bands and moving into coastal canada, eastern canada where they could get a very strong tropical

storm. new advisory at 7:00. >> thank you. on the 4th of july -- it is the 4th of july but how much do you really know about independence. here to test our knowledge is brad saff, cofounder of learn our history. he has a d.v.d. out called "one nation under god." great historical information for the kids and family. brad, we have a lot to lose here because jesse and i both from philadelphia. >> both history majors. >> where our country began on this morning 1776. both history majors. >> you've got a lot on the line. >> anna is going to kill us in this. why is it so important to understand the history of independence day? >> it is not just barbecues and fireworks. it's understanding all the sacrifices made for our country going back to independence and ever since then. unfortunately a lot of kids don't understand that. they also don't understand the incredible role of god in giving us our freedom and sustaining it.

that's why governor huckabee and i came out with our d.v.d. one nation under god which is available for independence day at freegoddvd.com. it is about an incredible relationship and all god has done for america. if you're stuck inside today, we're giving away free streaming at freegoddvd. >> what's question number one? >> when did the continental congress vote in favor of independence? >> is this a trick question -- you're all right. it was july 2. congress voted in favor of independence but the actual document wasn't agreed upon until july 4 and incidentally signed on? august 2. >> didn't rhode island hang out and not sign it for a long time? august or something? >> the document was actually signed on august

2. >> which of the following also happened on july 4? john adams died? thomas jefferson died or malia obama was born or all of the above? >> i don't know about that. i guess it was probably d. >> d. you guys are doing great. >> in one of the most incredible coincidences of history, exactly 50 years after july 4, adams and jefferson both died on the same day. >> and adams lived longer, a few hours longer. >> jefferson lived a few hours longer. next three, when did independence day become a national holiday? a, 1776. b, 1781, -- >> i do not know this one. >> this is a total guess. >> anna and clayton are

right. the celebration started as early as 1776. it was in 1870 that it became a national holiday. >> number four, how many soldiers have given their lives for america's freedom? >> actually killed, not casualties. you guys are all right, 1.3 million. an amazing number when you think about it. most of them since the revolution when the ca -- casualties were 25,000. >> on a lighter note the reason we get to eat hot dogs is because americans gave their lives. >> how many americans eat hot dogs? how many get eaten? d, 150 million.

>> i think anna won. >> we're still in the game. >> didn't i call it? >> which president's bust on mount rushmore was completed first and dedicated 80 years ago today? the answer is a, washington. >> how did you do at home? >> it took another seven years to complete the whole project. >> i've got to get out there. >> thank you so much, brad. thank you for embarrassing us. >> my pleasure. >> thank you so much, brad. >> thank you. we have stories making headlines on this friday morning. as the v.a. improves access for veterans, a disturbing story in albuquerque, v.a. one veteran died feet away

from an emergency room waiting for an ambulance. he collapsed in the hospital cafeteria 500 yards from the e.r. it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to take him from one building to the other which is about a five-minute walk. a glak g.o.p. candidate facing a disturbing case of racial discrimination speaking out for the first time. gloreathea scurry-smith is running for congress in central florida. she tweeted this picture of a vandalized campaign sign in jacksonville. her face was spray painted white. >> this one incident [inaudible] whoever was behind this, intentions, whatever their motives were i can't control. what i can control is this campaign. our campaign is not about race. it's about the issues. >> she says she is not concerned with pointing fingers and is eager to move on. >> the work of a ranch family threatened by a

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for the 41st annual americana festival, the largest festival of its kind in the state. we'll be sharing the celebration with you all morning. fox news channel is here showing off the proud americans of centerville. let's see what they're all about. ♪ ♪ in the nation's best independent pizza place to real great ice cream and adorable pups, centerville has it all. >> you can't get any more american apple pie, grandma. unbelievable. >> they mow yards, take care of cars. it's been a wonderful experience to see the support the community gives to the military. >> centerville has been around since 1796 and have the buildings to prove it. the centerville historical society has preserved buildings so visitors can step back in time. with so much american history at their finger tips it is no wonder they have so much american

pride. over 1,000 flags will be there to greet visitors courtesy of the optimus club. >> if you have one thing that can unite a neighborhood, unite everybody it is the american flag. >> people line up days in advance of the big parade. >> this year the grand marshal is world war ii and korean war veteran richard garr who fought in some of the nation's greatest battles including the storming of normandy. >> any american feels proud of his country, you know. >> the parade is one of the festivities. there's also a 5k, a fireworks display, a street fair and also an auto show. we will be bringing you all of the fun all day long today. right now i am in a schoolhouse that's part of the museum that showcases the town's history.

by the way, joining us this morning is also centerville, ohio mayor. thank you for joining us this morning. it is great to be with you. we want to ask you what part of the americana festival is special to centerville? >> first off, thank you for being in centerville. the americana festival is one of the highlights of the year. it is a joint effort between centerville and our neighboring jurisdiction washington township. we usually have 60,000 to 70,000 people come here. it is a fantastic event. i know you're going to be able to see a lot of it. >> i can't wait. mark, what's your favorite part of the festival? >> the parade. you might suspect as a local politician, local mayor, i really like talking to people and understanding where people are coming from. the parade gives us an opportunity to meet dozens of people. >> let's toss it back over to jesse, anna and clay

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hey. good morning. today is the fourth of july. i'm anna kooiman. we begin with a fox news alert. hurricane arthur slams the east coast as a category 2 hurricane. the winds more than 100 miles an hour. we are live on the ground with the latest. as americans across the country gather to celebrate their freedom, one community is fighting to defend theirs, saying no to another round of buses packed with illegal immigrants. dude, where is my mail? maybe this guy knows. a postal worker caught on camera -- come on, postal workers. just throwing your boxes into a ditch. that's why it's never arrived. "fox & friends" hour two starts right now.

♪ ♪ >> it's time once again, the all american summer concert series. today craig morgan is about to be performing out there. we've got famous dave's barbecue fired up on this fourth of july. kicking things off in style. >> wow. >> smell that? >> fall off the bone good. >> can you guys remember when you first had ribs for the first time? >> i remember. >> it was fed to me when i was a very young child, right out of the womb i think. >> instead of a bottle? >> that's right. >> here is a rib. suck on this. we gave to my son the other day fort first time. he said, daddy, i like ribs. all right. send us what makes you a proud

american today. you can find us on instagram, tweet us with the holy ghost -- hashtag proudamerican. category 2 storm now moving out to sea. >> let's check in with peter doocy live in nags head, north carolina. >> you can see that there are still very dark clouds rolling out in the direction of this very rough sea, but it does appear that the water is -- that the surge we saw earlier, the powerful storm surge that came up to about right here has gone. you can see the beach eroded. there is about a foot here dropoff, which i just kind of slid off. but the sea is going back out. that is a good sign.

we are getting reports now that emergency officials want anybody who is coming across standing water, now that people are waking up, to stay away from it because there is a possibility it contains either sewage or other debris that is obviously huge health hazard. so far the only people not news crews that we've seen come out here today were two people who came out, they tried to walk their dogs and they immediately ran back inside. it is still not suitable for anybody to be out here in nags head, even though the rain has gone of the back to you in new york. >> peter doocy live for us on the beach that is now eroding. janis dean is in the weather center this morning tracking the storm and how it will affect the east coast on your fourth of july. >> we're almost done. peter doocy will see clearing skies within the next couple of hours. winds are still at 100 miles an hour, still a category 2 hurricane moving northeast at 23 miles per hour. this is moving quickly. the eye is offshore.

still getting wind gusts from 30 to 40 miles an hour offshore. the worst of it is really almost over. we are going to watch cape cod and the islands throughout the day, this afternoon, into the evening as we think this storm could sort of brush the coast of eastern massachusetts as it transitions into an extra tropical storm. so there is the track a. brand-new track at 5:00. we'll bring you the very latest. moving very quickly. by friday afternoon, it's offshore. still keeping an eye on cape cod, the islands including nantucket and moving into eastern canada, friday night into saturday. we have tropical storm advisories, tropical storm warnings for cape cod and the islands here where we could have gusts in excess of 50 miles per hour, as well as the outer bands with heavy rainfall potential and all along the east coast, you're probably best to stay out of the water until this storm is well offshore. the weekend going to be blustery across portions of the northeast. otherwise we can have some barbecue this weekend. that's the good news.

back to you. >> janis dean, thank you. on this more stories making headline, a trailer loaded with fireworks explodes near a texas high school, killing one person. it happened as a club was setting up for the show. the show is now canceled. the father accuse of intentionally leaving his son to die in a hot car was allegedly sexting at the time. police say justin ross harris was sending messages and pictures to six different women while his 22-month-old son was locked in a sweltering car. prosecutors plan to show he want add, quote, child free life. he's being held without bail and could even face the death penalty. sickening. overnight, the pentagon grounds all f-35 fighter jets. the united states as a safety precaution. engines are undergoing inspection after a june 23 fire on one of the planes led to an aborted takeoff. the cause of the fire is under investigation. this marks the eighth time the

entire fleet has been suspended from flying. richard melon scathe, the philanthropist and owner of the tribune passed away. he used millions to reintegrate conservative politics in america. many credit him for carrying the republican party after nixon's watergate scandal. his support and promotion of the conservative agenda lead to go ronald reagan's election as president in 1980. he died just one day after his birthday. he was 82. >> thank you. let's head out west where things are going to get even more heated today on this fourth of july because you saw the protests earlier this week out there in california where those illegal immigrants in bus high school been flown into town and the local residents came out and stopped the buses from going into those processing centers. another round of buses set to arrive today. local residents says, not in our town of the turn them around and

get them out today. i mean, listen, i don't understand why the president likes to do this. what he does is through add hinntive action, he doesn't alert people that he's sending these illegal immigrants there. no one was warned about this. he did this with bergdahl, never alerted congress. did he this with the epa and through obamacare. he shove these things down people's throat and people have a right to be concerned about this and one of the main concerns is the cost. hhs came out with the fact that 1.3 million enrollees to obamacare may be illegal aliens. that's one of the things people are upset about is the cost. >> this is a department of homeland security bus. we're seeing this is practice -- falls under the department of homeland security. they don't have the resources where they were arriving in texas to handle the processing, so they have to be put in an airplane. think about americans who have never flown in an airplane in their life because they can't afford to. so these people are being flown to california, then being driven by a bus on taxpayer dollars to these processing centers where

they're being checked in and so forth and then where are they going to go? they might be taken to pennsylvania where they'll be housed and cared for because we don't have the resources to care for those humanitarian crisis. >> we've seen these angry, angry town hall meetings. people packing in trying to talk to lawmakers and hoping that the word gets to the president. we have to do something to change these policies you put in place. they put these illegal immigrants under the impression they can come here and once they get here, they can stay here. democrats, what are we going to hear from them? is the problems that they're starting to see, is it going to be making them defeat the president? they're starting to say this is just a humanitarian crisis. they're trying to flee from their home countries, from honduras and guatemala and just being filtered through mexico because they're scared for their lives. are they simply looking for a free pass? here is what charles krauthammer has to say. >> the administration says it's a result of the crime and the poverty in central america, as if crime and poverty have not

been a constant in central america for generations. what changed is not the crime and the poverty. it's not the cartels who want to exploit all this. what changed is a policy of the united states, unlawful i would say. the administration unilaterally changing the law regarding children who come in illegally and allowing them to stay. that word has spread. >> the word has spread there. so these cartels basically using it as an opportunity for these individuals to come to the united states and be paid off if you want to send them back. the policy is these families hearing it down there is in the united states, if we allow our children to come across the boarders, that there is amnesty for them. that has expired. so anyone now coming across on the president's watch that is not allowed to happen. that happened a year and a half ago. for those who arrived a year and a half ago. that policy has ended. so anyone coming across the border, they are hearing that's what america is doing, allowing kids to come in. that's inaccurate. >> right. just remember, i think the president just this past year

said the border has never been more secure. simply not true. the border patrol just released a memo where they interviewed hundreds of these people that have come across from guatemala and they say why have you come? you know what 90% said? because they heard through the local media that they get a free pass by the united states if they come here by the summer. if the iranians all of a sudden were coming because there is chaos and poverty and crime in iran, will we allow at that to happen? absolutely happen. >> governor rick perry slamming the president because the president is going to texas, but not to go to the border. he's going to texas to have a fund-raiser for democrats and governor rick perry is not happy about it. take a listen. >> we're also in danger at the hands of those who might be slipping through from countries who have known terrorist ties. wide range of potential threats that are facing us from abroad.

this is not the time to be distracted by something else. secure this border, mr. president. finally, address this issue and secure this border. invest sufficient resources to put an adequate number of border patrol agents on the ground permanently. >> they're worried about crime, burglary. they're worried about drugs. they're worried about sex crimes, all that. one thing we really ought to think about is we need to think about acts of terror coming through these borders if they appear to be wide open to the rest of the world. you look at the front page of the "new york times," they're even talking about this and said the town where immigrants hit a human wall in california. you see people in the picture saying bus illegal children to the white house. if you look at the picture that they have up here with the president highlighting him on the fourth of july, it's not dealing with the crisis on our hands. it's just visiting a tech start-up in washington.

>> that's right. they coo have a fence around the white house. that's to keep people out. it seems to work. >> yes. new poll shows more americans than ever voting president obama the worst president since world war ii. lieutenant colonel and former congressman allen west here live to weigh in. >> in the house. if you're not getting your mail, maybe it's because of this guy. postal worker caught tossing packages into the bushes. ♪ ♪ introducing nexium 24hr. finally, the purple pill, the #1 prescribed acid blocking brand. comes without a prescription for frequent heartburn. get complete protection. nexium level protection. if your denture moves,

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he's been voted the worst president since world war ii in a new poll. as the approval ratings continue

to fall. >> president obama beating out george w. bush and richard nixon. here to weigh in, fox news contributor lieutenant colonel allen west. how you doing this morning? >> good. happy independence day. >> this is interesting. carter now is beating someone. that's a shock to me. are you shocked by this poll? >> i think jimmy carter is definitely raising the roof down there in georgia, but i think right now people are looking at things that are currently happening and that's why thank they're maybe not thinking so much about carter, even though ronald reagan was rated one of the best presidents since world war ii. >> history looks favorly back at presidents. right now what's unfolding, look what's happening at the border right now. >> yeah. >> this is an absolute mess. the president going to democratic fund-raisers instead of going down to the border. to be fair, it's not just his fault. both parties have been to blame. president bush tried to push through reform. members in his own party blocked

it. these current events leading americans to feel this way about their president and their nation right now. >> i think a lot of americans don't see themselves as being the priority for the president and for a lot of people up on capitol hill. when you have wages that are being depressed, when you have people not on fall time, they're getting pushed to part-time. they can't afford to put gas in their car. how many people will be able to afford the rack of ribs you have out there today because of food commodity prices? yet they're being told that they need to make way for people coming here illegally and they're going to have to assume that cost. you think about school districts because eric holder and others are saying they're going to prosecute any superintendent or school district that does not allow illegal immigrant children to come in. so who is picking up that tab for the schooling and the education? so all of these things are really pressuring the american people at a time when economically, energy, and even national security they feel very threatened. >> yeah. also we have a really shocking story in florida. a candidate running for congress

in that district, running against a 20-term incumbent democrat. this is a black republican and she had some campaign signs vandalized. she had a white face drawn there, which is absolutely shocking. as a black republican yourself, how does that make you feel emotionally? angry or sad? >> this is how it is out there in the world of politics, where there is a hypocrisy. if you're a black republican, it's like it's open season. i know glo smith. she's an incredible lady. came from a single parent home. raised in that neighborhood. that's the type of message we should embrace. when you think about booker t. washington's message at the turn of the century will education, entrepreneurship and self-reliance, those are black conservative values. when you look at lyndon johnson, we've seen the black community absolutely get decimated. the black family. 28% of their children have mothers and fathers in the home.

so for you to talk about conservative values, that really is the heart and core of the black community. but it's very threatening to the other side. >> black youth unemployment, one of the highest. >> 40%. >> 40% in this country right now. lieutenant colonel allen west, happy fourth of july to you. great seeing you this morning. >> have a great independence day. take care. thank you. a woman drives straight into the sinkhole and survives? the frantic 911 call and amazing rescue ahead. and as we celebrate our nation's birthday, we have to honor the men and women who protect our freedom every day. our next guest goes above and beyond every day for our country and he joins us live next in his truck. ♪ ♪ sfx: car unlock beep. vo: david's heart attack didn't come with a warning.

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♪ ♪ >> jackie from delaware sends us this picture of her dog. he's proud to be an american. and tonya writes, zoe and her friends, happy birthday, america. and this photo of jake, he's a senior at briarwood high school and enlisted to graduate from the marine corps after graduation next year. keep sending us your #proudamerican pictures. anna, out to you. >> thank you so much.

we're having a good time with everybody here for the "fox & friends" barbecue. it's the fourth of july and not just about the ribs and the chicken and hot dogs, it's about honoring those who have served us and given us this independence throughout history and even in more recent days. joined by the founder of folds of honor, major dan rooney. good morning to you. >> what a great day to be an american. fourth of july, unbelievable. we have just a small presentation from budweiser here. $3 million. >> we've had you on the show a lot. tell us about folds of honor and what this check will do from bud riser. >> we provide scholarships for spouses or kids who had someone killed or disabled:éñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ? r pakistan. budweiser will push through 10 million donated to us, $3 million today on the fourth of july, which will fund 600 scholarships and we have samantha who is one recipient that really emulates what we do. >> yeah. i want to hear your story about your father, specialist john novak.

he passed away during your sophomore year at columbia. you were able to continue your studies. tell us about your father first. >> he was my hero. i grew up and he always talked about his time in vietnam and how thankful he was to serve for our country. he never regretted that. he did come in contact with agent orange in vietnam like so many vietnam veterans, 30 years after, he started getting sick. he developed bladder cancer and then he passed away two years ago. folds of honor really stepped in and without them, i wouldn't have been able to finish college. they're sending me to columbia next year. i'm excited and grateful to be here. >> what will you study? >> masters of social work and hopefully pursue my dream of working with veterans. >> unbelievable. great. congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> thank you for the service, really your whole family has given. sometimes we forget about the families of our fallen heros. >> we do. >> tonight there is a big party at the liberty landing.

100,000 people will be out there. craig morgan is going to be rocking our stage and heading out there. >> our red neck yacht club. patriot days for the month of july. johnny powers and suntex have donated liberty marina. 100,000 people, clydesdales. marinas all across the country will collect funds for the folds of honor. amazing night. >> all fort name of red, white and blue. >> we got fireworks at 9 and macy's at 9:30. >> we're going to be running the new york city marathon for folds of honor in november, you and me. >> yes. cannot wait for that. >> my wife, jackie. and then arthur, the hurricane, rolled in town. we got this truck that could not be stopped. >> the truck couldn't be stopped even from arthur. >> no. drove through arthur. we have an unbelievable group that built this truck for folds of honor. thanks to troy, glover.

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good morning. fox news alert now. hurricane arthur moving offshore and away from north carolina after pounding the coast overnight with heavy rain and 100 mile-an-hour winds. now there is a new threat, flooding. >> michelle has been in kill devil's hills all morning long. how are condition there is this morning? >> reporter: good morning. conditions have gotten a lot better over the last couple hours. the rain has let up. the wind is dying down a little bit as hurricane arthur continues to move its way out into the east coast, and it's continuing to move up the east seaboard. a lot of concerns for when this -- the hotel decided to put this down on the ground because they were worried that it was going to blow over in the winds. a lot of residents decide to go ride out the storm because they didn't think this was going to be that big of a storm. category 2, though, 100 miles per hour winds, a big deal. authorities here were battleing

with trying to make sure people were abiding by these warnings. lots of people decided to ride it out. about 1,000 people did flee because they were worried about their fourth of july weekend plans getting ruined today. hatteras island, another area of especially flooding and concern there. there is only one road in and out of that region. the highway 12. that's why they issued everyone to get out of there. but thankfully people, now that arthur is moving out of this region, people are going to try and enjoy the fourth of july later today. guys? >> we hope so. michelle live for us this morning. now let's get up to janis dean in the weather center track the latest on this storm. >> i just want to point out we're really early into the hurricane season. when you look at tropical activity, usually you see the peak around august, september. here we are in the beginning of july and we're already talking about a category 2 hurricane. so perhaps this will give folks a heads up. this is the strongest hurricane that we've had make landfall across the u.s. since 2008.

so where is the storm right now? the bulk of the hurricane is moving offshore. you can still see that developing eye, or the developed eye that's really starting -- looks a little bit of deterioration. we are going to get a new advisory at 8:00 o'clock. as of now, it's still 100 miles per hour storm. so category 2. let's take a look at the forecast radar. there is virginia beach and there is the storm offshore. still going to see those outer bands, potential for rain. certainly heavy surf and rip currents will be a problem all up and down the east coast. then as we head into this afternoon, watching it very carefully just south of cape cod, the islands, long island, you could also see some outer bands and then we have tropical storm warnings in effect. we could see winds gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. those heavy rain bands moving in towards eastern canada overnight tonight and into tomorrow. but for the most part, we'll have an improving weekend as we get into saturday and sunday, which is great news for the folks up and down the east

coast. new advisory at 8:00 o'clock. we'll be sure to bring you the very latest from the fox news extreme weather. >> they had all those local economies that depend on these tourism dollars will be happy about that. thanks. as the v.a. touts improved access for veterans, a disturbing new story at the albuquerque v.a. officials confirming one veteran died just feet from the emergency room waiting for an ambulance. he collapsed in the hospital cafeteria just 500 yards from the e.r. it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to take him from one building to the other, which is just about a five-minute walk. and imagine driving down the road when all of a sudden, your car fall noose a sinkhole. that's what happened to one woman and her son in rural illinois. heavy rains opened a massive sinkhole right in the middle of the rideway, causing her car to plummet inside. she frantically called 911. >> i'm underneath the ground. >> you're underneath the ground at this time? >> yeah. >> we have enough to we're about when driving. >> things took a turn when

another hit the sinkhole and flew right over her car. >> oh, my god! no! another car! it just went over me. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. you okay? >> my son and i need help. >> her son is in the hospital with several broken ribs. if you didn't receive that package, this possibly could be why. a u.s. postal worker in birmingham, alabama, he's chucking packages into a ravine. he has since resigned from his job. today marks the 75th anniversary perhaps the greatest farewell in sports history. i'll explain this in a second. >> today i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. >> july 4th, 1939 was the day that lou gehrig bid farewell to baseball, making that iconic

speech at yankee stadium. he was just 36 years old when he left the game after being diagnosed with als. baseball historian earlier on the show said this about the speech. listen. >> the amazing thing about it is that there is probably only a couple of recordings of lou gehrig's voice. i mean, when do you ever hear lou gehrig? there was no postgame radio interviews. people in the stands were really, some of them, many were hearing lou gehrig for the first time. he could have hired the best speech writers of his time or of our time and they could not have done better than that speech. >> to commemorate the anniversary, a glove signed by the ironhorse himself will be put up for auction, the glove was signed for a young fan 80 years ago. now that fan, there he is, howard henderson, is 92 years old. he's putting this up on the bidding block. it's expected to garner over $200,000. and i've been lucky enough to be able to hold it this morning.

hold lou gehrig's glove. his signature there. sort of etched in. now that's you'd a sharpie. back then it was etched in with a knife. good to see that. that's amazing. it's surprising how small it is. jesse, over to you, we're serving up some fun for the fourth of july. >> all right. if you're having a fourth of july party, why not serve your guests a little patriotism in the form of some all american cocktails? >> did you say cocktails? >> i did. >> joining us now is co-owner of the restaurant, joe and mrs. dough. nice to see you. >> thank you for having us. >> you mind if i join you? >> i would love you to. happy fourth of july. >> happy fourth of july. >> favorite segment obviously. >> so today we're going to be making some cocktails for your fourth of july barbecue. we're using american harvest vodka. it's 100% organic, made here in the usa by the makers of grape

juice. >> al gore must love that. >> what other ingredients go into this? >> the first cocktail is called the american harvest fire cracker. >> mix it up for us. >> so it's going to be 1 1/2 ounces of american harvest vodka. >> just 1 1/2? >> just 1 1/2. >> not two? >> fresh lemon juice. and concorde syrup. >> concorde. like lexington and concorde. i get where we're going on independence day. >> themed. this is really nice. it's tart. a little sweet from the concorde juice. some ice in the shaker. >> shake it up. >> yep. >> nice wrist action on that. you've done this before. >> a couple times. okay. so then you're going to take your highball glass, pour it in there. >> anna is sitting there waiting for her alcohol texting. >> we'll thereby in a minute.

>> don't worry, anna. get that straw in there. >> club soda. cheers. >> all right. clayton, you knock that one back. >> okay. let's move to coca-cola. >> this is my favorite. we serve it at our restaurant. it's a little salty, a little sweet from the coke. what's more american? >> what do you do with the nuts here? >> i'll show you. first we'll start with this herbal liqueur. you're going to pour one ounce of yeager meister right into your coca-cola bottle. >> fraternity brother, listen up. >> yes. >> you want to pay attention. >> then peanuts right in the top. this is really fun and interactive. >> 'cause then you want to shake it up, right? you want to shake it up like that. >> okay!

happy fourth of july. >> there is a fireworks. >> that was the other drink. >> there you go. you want some spice on your fourth of july. you got it. >> mixology over here. >> if you want to just take a taste -- >> i'll give that a little swig now. that tastes delicious. >> moving on. lastly we have -- >> real quick, we're out of time. what's the final one? >> a little lemon, honey, ginger, american harvest vodka. batch it before your guests come to the party. ease breezy. >> thank you so much. all these recipes are up on our web site. >> cheers. >> if i don't make it back to the couch, this is why. >> there you go. cheers. happy fourth of july, everyone. coming up here on the show next, pilots don't need windows, right? one airline wants to do away with them all together. get rid of the windows. and it's friday. and that means another round of

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organizations. outside to you guys. jesse, thank you so much. so the "fox & friends" plaza turning into the red neck yacht club today with craig morgan. good morning. thanks for being with us and celebrating the fourth of july with us. let's look at the crowd. everybody is hanging out with us here, feeling very patriotic. we love this. you're going to be performing at new york for 100,000 people, the budweiser clydesdales will be out there, red, white and blue at liberty landing. how does it feel to be in new york city here this morning? >> exciting. we love coming to the city. we're especially honored to be celebrating with folds of honor. these guys, along with budweiser and everyone involved has done an amazing job bringing scholarships to these children. we're proud to be part of that. >> absolutely. rick springfield, jesse's girl, was supposed to be here today. but because of bad weather, a lot of people along the east coast have been having a hard time. he was unable to be here. you're a great friend of the

show and able to bail us out. you just got back from afghanistan. why do you think it's so important to give back? >> i think any time any of us in this world have been given a platform, it's important we utilize that for good. when we're able to go and perform for the men and women who are serving, it's very humbling for us, but i feel it's a duty. so we're proud to do that. >> while you're out there, you're not just entertaining them, you're also filling their bellies with moon pies. what's that about? >> it's awesome. we partnered up with moon pies. every time someone purchases one of those box of moon pies, moon pie is sending some to the men and women serving oversea. >> instead of eating mre's. >> recently we took some over and you would have thought that we were giving each of them a million dollars check. they were so excited to get a moon pie. >> wow. a lot of great things going on in your life. sunday night you have your fifth season getting heated up on the outdoor network. >> yeah, we're pretty excited to have the fifth season airing.

reminiscent of the past, but new sights, new people on the show. >> what can we expect? >> it's a hunting, fishing, hiking, canoeing, scuba diving. we do a little bit of everything on the show. the show really chronicles how integrating all of these activities in my touring schedule. >> give us a hint of a few of the songs you'll perform for us today. >> a lot of the hits. we had a big huge hit that people might know called "wake up loving you" that was my most recent hit. we're really excited to be doing that. as well as international harvester, red neck yacht club. we're gog play for a while for everyone that's here. >> craig morgan and everybody at home, you'll be live at 8:00 o'clock and on line. what would the fourth of july be like without classic american cars? maria molina live at one of the biggest july 4th celebrations in the country. complete with some all american

rides. >> first here is your trivia question of the day. born on this day in 1938, this famous singer wrote the 1972 hit "lean on me." who is he? be the first. there he is. first to e-mail us with the correct answer.

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mcbeth. you'll get a copy of the book "george washington's secret six." what a great hit. >> love that. you have been sharing your #proudamerican pictures. katy tweets, major patrick miller, welcome back to allegheny, new york. >> happy independence day. this picture came in and writes, the day that i became a proud u.s. citizen. >> nice. >> congratulations. >> karen says, welcome home, lechelle. >> please keep sending us your pictures. also you can tweet us at foxnix.com. >> that's right. we've got our proud american glasses on, the hashtag to remind everyone to do that. send us e-mails about what you'll do today, spending time with your family and honoring our men and women in uniform. >> just tweeted out some selfies with these glasses on. kind of hard to see.

is that you? >> is that you? >> it's the fourth of july and fox news channel is celebrating what it means to be a proud american. >> yeah. spending the day in centerville, ohio, where the largest fourth of july festivals in the state are taking place a little later this morning. our own maria molina is there. she's got her glasses on. hey, maria. >> that's right. i have my glasses ready here. i'm going to be taking a selfy later and posting it. and hashtagging proud american. we are here in centerville, ohio, where we'll be with the americana festival. joining me is arnold weller and you are chairman of the americana auto show and the americana auto show is so important because this festival actually started originally 41 years ago as an auto show. 95% of the cars that are going to be there today are american made. how many cars will be there? >> probably have 150 to 175 cars. you're correct, the americana festival did start am, surrounded around the car show and turned into a great festivity for the fourth of july

and centerville. >> great tradition. tell me about some of the cars that are here today. what year was this made in and what is it? >> this is a 1922 oldsmobile. this car as you can see has wooden wheels, no windows in it. the car was originally sticker priced for $1,450. the current owner had it since 1965. >> 1965. and what's the miles per gallon on this thing? >> this car is a 4 cylinder engine, produces 22 horsepower, and the top speed of the car is 30 to 35 miles an hour. >> 30 to 35 miles an hour. wow. what's the next vehicle we have here? >> this is a 1936 ford coupe. this car was originally purchased in texas and brought to centerville. the owner has completely taken the car off and restored it. you can see the paint job, the engine. very highly customized car.

>> yeah. and the steering wheel here is also made out of wood. >> that's right. yeah. >> beautiful car. what's this one that we have here next? >> this is a chrysler 300. this car was originally the top production car. it had the highest horsepower of an american car when it was released. there was less than 1,000 of these vehicles made. >> beautiful. it's got fins back here. >> that's a neat look. >> very cool. what's this next vehicle? >> this is a chevrolet, chevy el camino, 1964. this car was purchased here locally. the owner that has it now purchased it from his father. this was the first year for the el camino. >> okay. it's a pick up truck, so you can see back there and over here we have two more vehicles. we don't have time to get to all the details. but this one here is a convertible. this is my favorite. i'm going to go ahead and get in and check it out. what year was this made in?

>> i don't know -- >> buckle up, america, because remember when maria tried to park in manhattan. i hope they have a good insurance. >> i don't know if they have airs in those. >> good thing she's in centerville and not on the east coast where arthur is. we're live on the ground with the latest and what it means for your fourth of july weekend. >> mitt romney buddying up with the most unlikely companion for a barbecue. wait until you see this picture. ♪ ♪ thank you daddy for defending our country. thank you for your sacrifice and thank you for your bravery. thank you colonel. thank you daddy. military families are uniquely thankful for many things,

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hello, everyone. govern. today is friday, the fourth of july. i'm anna kooiman. we begin with a fox news alert. hurricane arthur slams the east coast, packing winds at more

than 100 miles an hour. how will this affect your holiday weekend? as americans across the country gather to celebrate their freedom, one community is fighting to defend theirs. saying no to another round of buses packed with illegal immigrants. mitt romney buddying up with the most unlikely companion for a fourth of july barbecue. wait until you see who it is. "fox & friends" hour three starts right now on this independence day. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> craig morgan performing live on our plaza this morning for the all american summer concert series. happy end pins day, america. -- happy independence day, america. "fox & friends" on this morning. clayton, jesse, anna in for steve, brian and elisabeth. we just heard jesse's stomach growl. i heard it from across the couch, which means -- >> did you have muffins? >> can we get these ribs? >> i am so hungry. i had some of that rum punch, now i need something to go along with it. >> famous dave's f you're in new york, come on down. celebrate fourth of july. famous dave's cooking up some ribs. you can also watch live right now streaming on our web site, you can dial it in and continue to watch the concert on line.

>> yeah. international harvester, we just heard that. this old boy. we love craig morgan. send us your pictures about what you're doing for the fourth of july. send us e-mails, tweets, facebook, instagram. use the hashtag proudamerican. >> what makes me proud is watching peter doocy brave the waves as hurricane arthur has been hitting. he's down along the coast line. he was fall not guilty some sand because the whole beach was being eroded. he's in nags head right now, north carolina, where have things called down? janis was promising things would start to calm down. >> reporter: it definitely seems that the worst part of arthur has now left nags head, north carolina and that's obviously saying a lot because you see how windy it still is. but just because the really bad 100 mile-an-hour winds are gone, that doesn't mean the threat is over because our crew just got

back from shooting some video in a residential neighborhood on the sound side. not too far from here, about 3 miles away from here. there are some homes, there is a neighborhood now that weigh found without any trouble. but is threatened by water. you look at the water, it's not puddles. there is a lot of water there. so we are keeping an eye on that right now. again, this area took a direct hit from arthur last night. the eye of the storm actually passed directly over us. now that the sun has started to come out, emergency officials are out. they're telling people not to go out unless they absolutely need to. but kind of a sign of the times since this is the first hurricane of the 2014 season, emergency officials tweeted out a link to a bunch of north carolina department of transportation cameras and they're saying, if you've got to go out somewhere, click on the link first, check the intersection that you need, check the road that you need to

see if it's washed out. i was just looking. there are some roads that are under water. others are just fine. something that is not necessarily good for businesses around here. it's the fourth of july, 8:00 a.m., and there is nobody laying out. no beach towels, just me. >> i didn't know your hair could actually move. it's always so perfect. i didn't think anything could happen to it. >> that's the one good thing from the storm. >> it takes a category 2, jesse. >> janis dean is standing by tracking this storm. you're right, seems like things are worse where peter was standing. >> absolutely. it was pretty fast moving to see him earlier on with the eye of the storm right on top of him. there was a period of calm where there was no winds or rain. hurricane chasers, they go to where they think the eye is going to make landfall. and peter, he nailed it, this storm.

still a category 2. most of the storm is now offshore, which is great news. let's zoom in to where peter doocy is right now. still going to see blustery conditions, 40, 50 miles per hour gusts, as well as some of these outer rain bands. so there is kill devil hills, nags head there. you're out of the rain, still seeing the winds. it looks like we have another rain band that's going to push in over the next couple of minutes. we will watch for that. but really the worst of the storm is over. people can assess what the damage brought overnight last night. there is your forecast wind gusts. the bulk of the winds staying offshore until we get towards the afternoon hours and into the evening. south of cape cod, the islands, we still have the potential for tropical storm force winds. there is your track. still category 2. it's going to accelerate rapidly northeastward. still going to get a punch across eastern canada and watching cape cod and the

islands. otherwise we'll have a pretty good weekend after this. back to you. >> all right. thanks so much. we have other stories making headlines. a trailer loaded explodes near a texas high school, killing one person. it happened as a local kiwanis club was setting up for a fourth of july show. three people were hurt. the show is now canceled. new overnight, the pentagon grounds all fighter jets in the united states as a safety precaution. engines are undergoing inspections after a june 23 fire on one of the planes led to an aborted takeoff. the cause of the fire is under investigation. this marks the eighth time the entire fleet has been suspended from flying. remember when jimmy fallon asked mitt romney to have some burgers with him? >> i tweeted at you and i said, we should have a burger summit. >> a burger summit. we can do that next summer. we'll be there. >> let's do it. >> that's good. >> romney followed up just in time for the fourth of july,

tweeting yesterday, hey, jimmy fallon. i owe you a burger. the "tonight show" host tweeted right back, i'm available today and could always use a burger. later the two posting this photo. fallon tweeting, thanks for the burger. that was delicious. happy fourth of july. nice hot dog hat. let's talk about what's happening at the border right now because even though it's fourth of july, things are not quieting down as protests set to unfold today down there in california where they're tired of having all of those illegal immigrants show up because they're being flown in from texas. governor rick perry dealing with this crisis, saying it's a humanitarian crisis and this administration needs to act right now or it will get worse. >> nobody is doing any of these children the slightest favor by delaying a rapid return to their countries of origin. which in many cases is not mexico. allowing them to remain here

will only encourage the next group of individuals to undertake this very, very dangerous and life-threatening journey. those who come must be sent back to demonstrate in no uncertain terms that risking your lives on the top of those trains and the ways that they are coming here, it's not worth that. >> yes. you think about when they come here and all the people protesting in california, border states in texas, they feel cold and callus and have been accused of those words and governor perry saying, hey, listen. the conditions they're under on their way here are so unsafe in the first place. their parents are not look out for them in a good way in that case. also it blows my mind that the president is going to be in texas next week for a fund-raiser and governor perry

said come on down. please check out what's going on at the border. at the moment, the president is not going to be heading down there to check out what's going on with this huge crisis. >> you remember the president said the border has never been more secure. he also said al-qaeda had been decimated. and he said if you liked your doctor, you can keep it. so this is a long line of inconsistent talk from this president. if you think about=+ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?ñ in send and deploy millions of american troops all over the world at the drop of a dime, but we can't send a few kids back to guatemala? it doesn't make sense. >> when the country won't let us send them back, that's part of the problem. because the cost associated with this crisis right now, basically being held for if you want to send their kids back here to el salvador have a g guatemala, the mafia, the cartels that are handling -- pay the cartels: the costs associated with this will be through the roof. greg abbott of texas says the states are paying. this they're footing the bill now where the federal government

won't. listen. >> actually i think we have a statement from the texas attorney general. he says there are costs to all this, humanitarian, health care, law enforcement demands. i'm looking into taking legal action against the united states. so what he's saying is we can't afford this. we simply cannot afford the 60,000 illegal minors who have come in and we don't even know how many are potentially going to be here. one of the problems is because it's happening during the summer months when school is not in session. of course, they will end up going to our schools, we'll pay for their education, paying for their medical treatment. we'll be paying for potentially the crimes that end up being committed. >> one group i mentioned yesterday. and i think it bears repeating again, people said, i had no idea they were involved and thank you for their help. the catholic charities. where the federal government has failed to intervene and help out, the catholic charities coming in in texas now, sheltering these children, providing them food, giving them blankets. taking care of these families right now. charity is coming to the aid, where the federal government

hasn't been able to step out and help these states. >> it's true. we're in $17 trillion debt and we have basically border patrol people changing diapers and make sandwiches. it's a travesty. >> coming up, one town's outrage ringing loud and clear. listen. >> you are not following the laws! you are breaking the law! >> our next guest was also there at that big town hall meeting and he has a few things to say about it, too. and this little boy getting an honor. only 100 people have ever received and it's perfect for this fourth of july holiday. we'll tell you what it is. ♪ ♪ how about some honey nut cheerios? not even a smile? maybe someone should tell your face. ohhh that is your face. (angry cat purr)

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southern california town fighting the feds over its plan to dump illegal immigrants in their backyard. >> 'cause we do not rely on the badges and the issues and the policies delegated from 3400 miles away. [ cheering ] >> you have a handle, a real handle of what this is costing us out of our pocket. >> you are not following the law! you are breaking the law! >> douglas gibbs is a resident and he was at that town hall meeting. looks hot in there. thank you for joining us. quick question for you, a lot of people say you're not being compassionate by allowing these people to come here and be dumped in your backyard. how would you respond to that? >> my first response is that -- my wife of 30 years was born in mexico. she had a green card when we got married. she naturalized in 2007. and she's just as frustrated as

i am. not just that, but also when it comes to compassion, i believe that the compassion begins with securing the border because these poor people are being treated like cattle that come across the border, seeking what they think is a better life. they're being treated like cattle and released like homeless people on the streets. it's not fair to them as well. it's not -- it's something that concerns us, but it's not good for them as well. >> there is a theory out there that president obama and the federal government are targeting conservative districts in some of these states and dumping these illegal aliens purposely there. do you think that's true? >> i think there is some truth to that. in fact, murietta, that area is called the new orange county. it's a conservative enclave in southern california. i don't think it's any accident that that area has been used. not only to possibly change the voters demographics or affect them, but also to in their mind,

to show the conservatives or the noncompassionate people, whatever you want to call it, and i also do believe that as this becomes more of a humanitarian crisis, it also gives the obama administration the opportunity then to swoop in with federal funds to save them, you know. to put funding in, to help these poor people that are being mistreated 'cause these facilities can't handle the numbers. >> there is also word that there is going to be another dumping of these illegal immigrants today and protests are going to occur. in terms of the town's perception, what is the general consensus about this? is this a small minority who is protesting or is this just the majority of the people who are really upset about this? >> i think by and large it is a very, very large portion of murietta and surrounding communities. it's not -- i want people to understand, this is not necessarily a conservative

issue. it's all across the scope here. you go to these protests, there is people from all walks of life. all ideologies. a lot of people protesting and a large part is because they're worried about their communities. and a large part is the health issues. we've got part of what alerted me to this was four weeks ago, my granddaughter was diagnosed with hand and foot disease and the doctor made the comment, i don't understand. there has been a spike in hand and foot disease locally and i don't understand what's causing it. i put two and two together. >> i have to let you go. please keep in touch with us on this. we want to show compassion for these illegal immigrants, but we want to show compassion to american citizens as well. thank you very much. >> absolutely. thank you. >> coming up, remember the costa con card i can't? it sunk off the coast of italy two years ago. we're going inside the wrecked

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good morning. happy fourth of july. we have quick headlines for you now. happening right now, more than 2,000 firefighters battling two wildfires in california's wine country. both have destroyed homes, but the flames are now 45% contained. incredible images of a blinding dust storm rolling through phoenix, arizona. wind gusts topping 50 miles an hour there. taking down trees and knocking out power for thousands. a surge of dust swallowing the sky harbor airport, grounding all inbound and outbound flights for nearly an hour.

it's independence day and the fourth of july. fox news channel celebrating what it means to be a proud american. >> here we go. >> we're spending date in centerville, ohio, where the largest fourth of july festival is taking place later this morning. and maria molina is hanging out with some folks out there. >> that's right. good morning. hello, everybody. that's right. we're here in centerville, ohio. a big part of the celebration here is a 5k. joining me this morning are laney and matt. you both won the 5k which you ran earlier today. how do you feel? >> really good about it. >> it's great. >> you are from centerville. >> yes. >> tell me about the town and where you go to school right now. >> i'm a junior at centerville and it's really a nice place to live. everybody is so nice. i'm part of a really nice team. >> where do you like to eat ice

cream? >> a really great ice cream place. >> i had some yesterday. it was wonderful. >> matt, you are actually from another state and also previously from another country. tell me a little bit about that. >> i currently live in indianapolis. i used to go to school there. i'm originally from england. i came here four years ago. i love america. i want to stay in america. there is something ironic about an english guy winning the fourth of july race. i want to consider myself an american. i'm happy to be here and happy to win the race. >> i'm so happy to meet you. you're wonderful. you won the race today. but i want to challenge you to a little mini race here. what we're going to do is from this line here, we're going to race to the other line and then race back. okay? the winner is going to be celebrating here the ultimate winner of the 5k. i'm kind of cheating here. we do want to go ahead and bring in the anchors, you have to tell me who wins the race and also to make sure we don't cheat, we have chief robertson here, the

chief of police. thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning. >> i'm going to hand the mic over to you. you tell us when to go. wait, wait. hold on. >> almost ready here. >> he is british. >> take your marks! >> you better declareénñ?ñ?ñ?ñ?r independence. >> whoa! maria has some fire power! >> i think she won. >> wait a second. unfair advantage, look at her. >> you can't let the british win on july 4th! come on! >> i think she won. >> good work. we're proud of you. >> i mean the other girl won. >> she tried to cheat. i respect that. anything it takes, maria. >> thanks, maria. >> great job. the 911 call is frantic. a

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part of the outer banks. about 21,000 people without power this morning and flooding is certainly a concern in the southern part of the outer banks here. especially in hatteras island county down there. and they decided to issue a mandatory evacuation from that region because that was one of the problems where they thought it was going to be a lot of flooding, storm surge. there is only one highway in and out of that region, that's highway 12. so local officials here wanted to make sure people were out of there. back here, we expect the clouds to leave us in a couple hours, which is good news for those who want to try and salvage the rest of their fourth of july weekend. a lot of residents just decided to ride it out. we talked to a few today and they didn't even think the storm was too bad. although it's stale category 2 storm making its way up the eastern coast. guys? >> thank you, michelle. we saw some of those roadways that are now impassable.

we're starting to see some of those images. janis dean has been tracking the storm. with power outages, they're not able to upload images. it looks pretty bad. >> it was a category 2 storm. we haven't had a storm of this strength in many years, since 2008. making landfall. so this is what it looked like around 11:15 p.m. last night. sustained winds, 100 miles per hour. still a category 2 storm. the landfall was around the cape lookout area. this storm is moving quickly. it's now offshore. we do have gusty winds. we're going to see those outer bands all along the mid-atlantic, up toward the northeast throughout the day today. but this is moving quickly, which is great news. it's not going to be a prolonged event. looking at some of the wind gusts, 30, 40, 50 miles per hour offshore. that's where you have the higher sustained winds, but we're still going to see those blustery conditions throughout the day today. stay out of the water, all the way up the east coast. it will be very dangerous with rough surf, as well as rip

currents. so the track will bring this storm very close to a brush, cape cod, the islands. that's where we have tropical storm warnings. we could see those outer bands. heavy rain possible. then toward eastern canada. they have advisories up there from environment canada. the forecast rainfall, most of the rain remaining offshore. all up and down the northeast coast, we'll have a chance of showers throughout the afternoon and evening. but by the weekend, things are going to really improve. so we'll get those barbecues in, maybe a day later. >> that means so much to these beach town communities. very often they depend on the fourth of july weekend. that's their bread and butter. >> that's right. they'll hold those fireworks for one more day. >> thanks. as the v.a. touts improved access for veterans, a disturbing new story is out about the albuquerque v.a. one veteran died feet from the emergency waiting room. he was waiting for an ambulance. he collapsed in the hospital

cafeteria just 500 yards from the e.r. it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to arrive to take him from one building to the other, which is just about a five-minute walk. imagine driving down the road when all of a sudden, your car dives right into a sink hole. that's exactly what happened to one woman and her son in rural illinois. heavy rains opened up massive sinkhole in the middle of the roadway, causing her car to plummet inside. she frantically called 911. >> i am underneath the ground. >> you are underneath the ground at this time? >> then things took a turn when another driver hit the ink sinkhole and get this, that driver went right over her car. >> oh, god no! another car! >> on top of you? >> yes, went over me. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> my son, i need help. my son.

>> help eventually did arrive. her son is now in the hospital recovering from several broken ribs. erie video has just been released showing the inside of cruise liner costa concordia. twisted metal, all frozen in time beneath the water off italy's western coast. the ship is set to be raised on july 14th. if its hull doesn't shatter, it will then be moved to genoa. 32 people died in the 2012 tragedy. remember that. 7-year-old boy has been given an honor less than 100 people in the united states have ever received. andrew star, who suffers from a rare genetic disorder, has been made an honorary marine. three generations of the star family have been in the marines and andrew's father wanted to make sure his son was able to follow that tradition. >> i was getting ready to retire, they said what would you like as part of your retirement

ceremony? i said, i really want is i want my son to be a honorary marine. >> very cool. it happened. andrew had the honor bestowed upon him and was given a special coin from a lieutenant general. the star's marine tradition continues. those are your headlines. >> thank you. he's a real american hero, even after being shot in the leg, he continued to fight for eight-plus hours and lived to tell the tale. this green beret may have been destined for greatness, his name is john wayne and born on the fourth of july. joining us is sergeant first class retired john wayne. >> happy birthday. >> thank you. appreciate it. >> we're celebrating our nation's independence, but also your birthday. what an amazing american you are. take us back to operation commando in afghanistan when your life changed forever. what happened on that day? >> first of all, i'd like to say i feel like burt reynolds sitting here on the curvy couch. i got my hair done. make-up on. >> you look good.

>> a day that definitely changed my life for the good and the worse was april 6, 2008, with the commando, long story short, 12 americans went up against 250 insurgents and we won. >> wow. you went to go after the leader in that area, but then you're so humble about this. but you were shot in your lower leg that day. you had to apply a tourniquet to your leg, basically almost severed off. you stuck a shot of morphine in it to keep it will and went down the hill with your leg tied to your side. >> i shot the more teen in my thumb. i don't know if you saw that part. i asked my medic, he told me the wrong side. i put it in my thumb. yeah. you don't have a choice. when you're in that position, back is against the wall, you keep fighting. i'm by no means a hero. the men and women who don't make it home, they're the hero. i just did the best i could that day and fought next to my brothers. that's why we're the best fighting force in the world. >> john wayne, you were also the

first amputee to graduate from the special forces sniper school. you did the boston marathon, the army 10-mile. it's amazing. what motivates you to do these things continuously? >> we owe it to the fallen to live well. that's something i learned after a close friend of mine, chris kyle, died. after he died, i quit drinking. i said, they matter so much to me, you owe it to them to live well. that's the driving force. they didn't get the choice to come back, but we did. so every single day is a precious, every breath is precious. anything worth doing is worth overdoing. so i'm going to do the best i can. >> do you feel like this is something you were born to do? >> now, yes. before, if i'd say a 19-year-old, jw squared when he went to the recruiter to get college money, this was before 9-11, remember. if you remember the mindset before then, it wasn't like it is now. after everything that has happened since then, absolutely. god put me on this earth -- he ever put in black and white, he

told me what to do. >> j.w. squared, i think i heard that. >> tell us about this big race. this is incredible honor that's being bestowed upon you, but also all of our men and women who serve in uniform. it's a reminder to the sacrifices they make for this country. >> it's a humbling mental validation. vietnam guys didn't get that. not only did they not ask to go, they did go. they got back. there are so many stories i hear about people getting spit on, want to take their uniform off before they leave the airport. that's what they came home to. i come home it a bear hug. you get great people like crown royal, they pay a lot of money to make it and not about themselves and about somebody else who shows the character of that company. it's the mental validation that says your life is harder. but thank you and you're worth it. >> so they named the nascar race at the indianapolis speedway is

part of your name program. we have a cake. >> thank you. >> there it is. >> because we took so long, some of the candles are burned down. >> it looks like it might be trick candles. >> crown royal at the brickyard from crown royal. happy birthday and happy independence day. you're a true american hero. >> you want to blow them out? >> it's going to melt! >> all right! >> that's how you do it here. >> the strongest handshake i've ever had. my hand is killing me right now! >> hurricane arthur bringing dangerous rip tides to beaches along the east coast. maria molina hitting the ocean to show us how to get out alive. >> more from craig morgan. here is "red neck yacht club"

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good morning. hurricane arthur brings new fears about what beach goers can expect this holiday weekend. the hurricane is bring dangerous rip currents. >> what happens if you're caught in one? they are scary. our own maria molina live in centerville, ohio, where you don't have to worry about ocean currents. but maria recent will he hit the beach to explain all this to us. >> that's right. with hurricane arthur, a big concern are rip currents this weekend. we want to make sure you and your family know how to stay safe if you head to parts of the east coast over the weekend. here are a few tips. across america's beaches last year, almost 30 drownings occurred because swimmers getting caught up in rip currents. while it may seem like a scary statistic, it shouldn't stop you from having fun in the sun this summer. >> rip current is from the shore line into the ocean, past the breaking waves and out past the breaking sea. >> there are ways you can spot a rip current with the naked eye. the first thing, surveying the

beach from an elevated level. >> this white foam on the top of the ocean right here leading out is somewhat of a rip current. you can visually see the difference in the coloration of the water. >> reporter: just to give you a better visual, when scientists study the movement of the ocean, they often pour a harmless dye into it to trace the patterns of rip currents. spotting a rip current is half the battle. just in case you get caught in one, we're going to show awe few tips. right? >> yep. ready to get in the water? >> let's go. now, getting into the water was a little tough on the strong surf day. once we got out there, i learned the three top picks for surviving the rip. >> the first tip and the most important is you always want to remain calm. do not panic when you're in this situation. a rip current will not pull you under. it will only pull you out further into the ocean. remain calm so you can swim back in. >> two, keep your eye out for those flags. >> glean, swim between the green

flags and the red flags, no swimming. also signified by this symbol on the flag. within an area of 80 yards of green flag you can swim between. >> finally, to break free from the rip, swim parallel to the shore. >> she's in over her head and in a rip current. she should be moving parallel to the rip current. you see they're swimming parallel to the ocean to get out of that rip current area and get into calmer water. now they're out of the rip current area. they can start to work their way in toward the shore line. >> it does take a little practice. how did i do? am i going to be a lifeguard? >> maybe not today. you might need some work. >> with a little know how, surviving the rip can be as easy as a day at the beach. >> looks like you had some fun. >> the first time we went into the ocean was actually a little dangerous. i had to redo that part. we hope everybody has a safe and

fun fourth of july weekend. by the way, brian kilmeade is on the plane headed this way, centerville, ohio. he's going to do a speaking event and book signing. we look forward to seeing him out here. if you're in ohio, come on by. >> brian kilmeade and maria molina, a dream team out there. >> the dayton mall will never be the same. thanks, maria. coming up, it's been the moment you've all been waiting for, craig morgan performs live for us next. >> first, let's check in with a look at what's coming up on "fox & friends." more from craig morgan coming up. don't go anywhere. hello! i'm a kid. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol.

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york city area. everybody continue sending us your fourth of july pictures. >> celebrating all weekend long on "fox & friends." craig will be singing in the after the show show, right? all right. go to our web site. >> happy july 4th! ia great weather in new york, not so much for the rest of the eastern sea board. a menace from mother nature threatening to spoil holiday plans for hundreds of thousands up and down the east coast. hurricane arthur is now a category two storm with winds topping 100 miles per hour and prompting hurricane warnings up the coast and into virginia. i am in for bill hemmer. >> and good morning. i am in for martha maccallum. it may be a wet and