bill: i would drive. i would drive. i would ride down that. martha: you would? bill. would you? martha: i think so. that guy sounded pretty scared. bill: good luck. martha: thanks everybody. "happening now" starts right now jenna: we start today with shocking new accusations in the va scandal. hello, everybody, i'm jenna lee. hope you're off to great day so far. eric: hello, everyone. i'm eric shawn in for jon scott. we're awaiting a new hearing where lawmakers vow to get to the bottom what exactly happened with the notorious wait lists that grieving families cost dozen of nation's veterans their very lives. this as new allegations surfaced that the veterans administration may be working to try to stonewall investigators by intimidating its employees. even they say threatening would-be whistle-blowers with reprisals. jenna: fox news obtained and

email sent out bit leadership of the veterans affairs department raising eyebrows today. doug mckelway live on capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: let me give you this example of this culture of intimidation. i had an interview with former heart surgeon fired from the va medical center in oak hem city. he repeat heedly went to superiors to tell them about an incompetent heart surgeon he had to work with day in, day out. this surgeon told me was going on vacation for a week. they assigned this incompetent heart surgeon to do a bypass. went to the superior, don't let him do bypass surgery while i'm gone. they rover ruled him. heart surgery, there were lots of complications and two days later the patient died and the family was never told about the patient's debt. emails seem to confirm this pattern and culture of intimidation.

it reads, i am please immediately stand down on communications with stakeholders, dellgation members and others regarding access audit, wait list and accelerating care initiative. murphy a week later under some fire for asking staffers to keep quiet and wrote another email. it reads quote, all, let me clarify and add to my earlier message. communication with stakeholders, veterans, veterans service organizations media, congress and state and local officials remains a top priority. >> any memo that comes out of the central office that instructs people not to talk to members of congress, to give him the information that they are asking for, is obstruction. whether or not we find a memo or any type of an email, members of congress are telling me that people in their districts are being instructed not to talk to them. >> i wouldn't say it's a conspiracy, in that they huddle around a room or conference call

and say let's do this. i would say it is part of the, inherent part of the culture. so they just go ahead and do it because that's what they're used to doing. >> reporter: house veterans affairs committee will further examine this culture, the pattern of silencing whistle-blowers in a hearing that gets underway at 7:30. we'll be there. jenna: certainly a big story, doug. thank you. eric: illegal immigration crisis on our southern border is getting even worse as more undocumented women and children are flying into california heading to customs centers in that state. they were supposed to stop in murrieta, california. yet again, angry protesters there prevented homeland security buses from getting through. while some residents say they want to help, while others vow to send the immigrants home. fox's will carr live with the continuing turmoil. hi, will. >> reporter: hi, eric. there are a lot of unknowns this morning. local leaders here are telling us they have really not been told by federal authorities,

whether there are anymore buses may come to this federal processing facility. yesterday we saw several hundred immigration protesters and supporters show up. both side tell us that they will be back out again today. throughout the afternoon yesterday, things got pretty heated on both sides. protesters have gone as far as to tell me they're willing to be arrested if they can keep the buses out of this community. on the other hand, though, supporters say it would be inhumane to turn immigrants away. >> i want to say that you can't keep, you can't break the law. if i break the law, i'm a u.s. citizen. if i break the law i will be in back of her cop car. >> i think protesters might be angry and hopefully they realize to use that same anger, and pewer they have out here and energy to ask for change. >> reporter: a government plane landed in san diego yesterday, filled with immigrants. there were reports that those immigrants were then bused to chula vista, california. that is about ten minutes south

of san diego. the local paper there is reporting that some of the immigrants who have come to southern california in recent days have already been processed and released after agreeing they will show back up in the future. critics quick to say that most likely will not happen. the way this is going, eric, so far, these planes are coming to southern california. one out of every three days. if it keeps going like that, they should show up again on thursday. but protesters toll tells us since federal authorities don't tell us where the busloads will go or when they go, they will continue to show up in case federal authorities try to sneak a bus here in murrieta. eric. eric: they estimate 35,000 a month are continuing to come over the border. will carr, live in murrieta. the very latest. thank you. jenna: rockets flying into the gaza strip today as israel vows to stop hamas once and for all. john huddy is live on the israel-gaza border with the

latest. john? >> reporter: well, jenna, we've been seeing airstrikes all day here from our location. in fact behind me in the distance is the gaza strip. you will hear, sound of an explosion. you will feel a bit of concussion, concussion from it. and then you see mushroom clouds. sometimes till will be one, sometimes two, sometimes two or three, or four simultaneously. that has been the case all day every 30 minutes to an hour, all throughout the afternoon while we've been here. adding fuel to the overall fight, by the way you can smell burning because it is being blown in our direction. adding fuel to this overall fight. eric: take a look at some video we got earlier this afternoon. this is a home where four civilians, include two children, were killed in gaza when it was hit by an israeli airstrike. a hamas spokesperson said in response to those deaths, every israeli is legitimate target. since midnight 65 rockets have been fired at israel. so far no damage or injury

reports here. since midnight israel returned fire, hitting 150 hamas targets in the gaza strip. part of overall operation protective edge. of course all this after hamas launched nearly 100 rockets at israel yesterday, adding to already tense situation here. some caused damage but no one was hurt or killed. yesterday we reported the israeli military is calling up another 1500 reservists. now we're hearing that number could grow to 40,000, raising possibility of a ground attack. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, told military commanders to prepare for a ground assault, saying, quote, hamas chose escalation and will pay a heavy price for it. at this point, jenna, we're so far, things are quiet but obviously we see that is changing by the hour. back to you. jenna: certainly a developing story. john, thank you. eric: meanwhile the defense team for oscar pistorius is resting

its case today. claiming the athlete's disability left him with a severe sense of vulnerability. they claim that is what caused him to shoot his girlfriend they say by accident. but prosecutors brand all that a lie, saying pistorius shot reeva steinkamp deliberately in cold blood after the couple had a late-night argument. paul tilsley joins us by telephone from south africa, with the very latest on the trial. what do we expect? >> reporter: the defense didn't rest the case today but fighting to introduce a last witness even as the judge entered the court, senior defense attorney barry roux was frantically leaving through -- leaving through case law. when asked if he wanted to call another witness, roux kept his head buried in law books and muttered it depends on this. roux wanted to try to dispute the judge's decision not to let the defense to talk to a psychiatrist appointed by the state. this is thought to be because

the defense's own psychiatrist has had a heart attack and is too sick to testify. roux let it slip that several potential witnesses refused to appear, basically they did not want their a names in the media being associated with the case. he quickly wrapped it up. >> with that in mind then, we close the case for the defense. >> reporter: two of this televised trial has come to an end. the prosecution and defense will over three weeks go through the evidence almost 40 witnesses and thousands of pages of the court record and try and prepare and exchange their arguments with each other and the judge in private. we've been warned by the way by the court not to leak whatever we find out. we'll all come back to court in four weeks time august 7th, for two days of public argument which we can report. the judge will call for another adjournment. days or weeks we don't know. finally she will come back and give her verdict. you think is long-winded?

no way. this is being fast-tracked by out african standards. most murder trials here take up to two years, eric. eric: absolutely amazing. two years for most murderstill . paul tilsley reporting from south africa. jenna. jenna: crews are searching for the pregnant wife of a u.s. marine. what the sheriff is saying now about the effort to find her. plus new charges the va is trying to stonewall investigators as lawmakers try to find out about wait lists at facilities across the country. the political fallout this all could have. we'll bring that in a little bit. our america's asking question. why is it taking so long for a solution? how would you solve the va scandal? what is the best path to take? want the to hear your ideas. foxnews.com/"happening now" and click on "america's asking" to join the conversation. i'm j-a-n-e and i have copd.

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jenna: right now new information on some crime stories we're keeping an eye on. the trial begins for a prisoner accused of asking the his sell mate to kill the judge that sentenced him. the cellmate says it was part of a stupid, idiotic stunt. search for a the bringingnant wife of a u.s. marine has turned up nothing so far. erin corwin disappeared a week ago near joshua tree national park. her car was found a few days later. parents ever the michelle

mccann, suing a former police officer there. they say the detective in charge of the initial investigation in 2007 defamed them, claiming they covered up the death of their daughter. eric? eric: jenna, as lawmakers gear up for a new hearing on the veterans administration scandal tonight, we're hearing about new shocking revelations about possible interference by the va those accusations include charges of intimidation with the va reportedly trying to stonewall investigators looking into notorious wait lists across the country which families claim cost veterans their lives. fox news released email where the leadership tells employees to stop further communication with delegation members. what does all this mean? joining us is ellison barber, a staff writer for the "washington free beacon." you read the emails and it seems like the va is telling the employees to shut up and don't spill any secrets. >> when i talked to members

committee, the va rescinded this email and sent back another email, they were telling staffers cautious giving out information that they were underboeing an audit. the va's excuse for the initial email, it was poorly worded. when i asked republican staffers laughed about that defense and they didn't buy it. the second follow-up email was essentially a more politically correct and safer way to make the same arguement in the first email, which is, don't talk to the delegation. eric: potential whistle-blowers will be testifying. is there a sense the emails were basic bureaucratic guidelines to protect the va for good intentions or something more nefarious? >> perhaps they will, i think so far, no one really trusts the va on either side of the aisle to give them benefit of the doubt, trying to be cautious and make sure they didn't mess up ongoing audit. tendency for the lawmakers to say this agency has not been confirmed by the acting secretary they have a history of retaliating bense whistle-blowers. we know that from multiple people.

white house chief of staff said there is history of this going back seven years. nobody is looking at the va actions to give them the initial benefit of the doubt, saying make they were trying to be cautious. eric: this is not what americans want. this is not what our country represents these type of actions. in the "new york times" last month, there was article, va punish critic on staff, doctors assert. there are accounts chronicled by internal documents about a culture of silence and intimidation within the department. echo experienced by other va personnel, court filings and other congressional testimony. much of it largely unnoticed until now. the department has a history of retaliating against whistle-blowers. this is not what which want. we want our veterans to be protected. we want them to be cared for. we want people to be up front and honest and transparent and true. >> absolutely. when i spoke to staffers they told me that "new york times" article will be one of key pieces of material they use in their hearing tonight. they absolutely plain on bringing that up, the fact six

former staffers, current staffers, four of them doctors saying there is long history of retaliating against whistle-blowers. they will look at issues now are you still trying to tell people not to come to talk to us? i spoke to a staffer, does not work on the committee. they told me when they initially reached out to the va to get information on basic wait times they were told about it va they couldn't talk to them until after a big report would come out in couple weeks. they reached out to a va hospital in their district, they were told they couldn't comment on it but would need to send foia request. they thought this was odd because other senators were able to get basic information. for some reason the va wasn't willing to cooperate with then. when i asked about the latest allegation sending out e-mails. they said they weren't surprised because they feel some degree they have been stonewalled getting information about basic things, how long people in my district are having to wait to be seen? there is on going problem. there is desire both sides of the aisle to fix it. eric: we've seen it across the country. seen it in phoenix.

started in phoenix. also pittsburgh. in phoenix, president obama spoke to veterans of foreign wars in phoenix promising to slash wait times. yet we have all the potential apparent cover-ups. what happened? >> really hard to tell. seems like there is corrosive culture of neglect going on in years. that is something the new secretary, robert macdonald will have a huge task to correct. there is such systemic corruption throughout the agency. eric: do you think that is possible? >> i hope so. there is interesting article that a lot of republican senators like senator mccain tweeted out from "the arizona republic" where they went through list of things he will need to deal with. one thing they pointed out he doesn't have a lot of time. 31 months before a new president and new appointments. they have a lot of issues to correct. he is on kind of a tight deadline. eric: that is shocking and sad. we'll see what comes out of the hearing. ellison barber, thank you very much. jenna. jenna: mothers and children seeking better lives across the border but breaking the law to

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>> there's a big -- >> there is bunch people all over the road. >> he just ran over a guy. >> didn't look good. better, better get an ambulance here kick. >> he ran the red light. we're running a red light. we're running a red light. >> he is completely running from us. eric: there is no word what happened to the person reportedly run over. they caught up with the driver and identify him as this man, john mitchell. cops say they appreciate the help from other motorists they're looking to damage that was caused to mitchell's own car and intent of group as they chased him. jenna: pressure mounting on the white house today to take action on our southern border. the president is expected to ask congress for billions of dollars to deal with women and children pouring in from central america. one way the money would be used reportedly to expedite legal processing of these children required by a 2008 law. another report suggests that the obama administration will stop short of changing policy to insure that this happens. we wanted to talk a little bit

about this with judge andrew napolitano, our fox news senior judicial analyst. that is an interesting question, judge. if money goes towards this issue, this problem, is that enough to expedite legal processing or do you need a policy change of some sort? >> if you want to prevent minors from being pushed over the border, many, many of them, very high percentage, 75 and 80% without parents or without adult of any sort with emthis, only way to prevent them is stop them at the border. now the president of the united states i would argue has taken an oath to uphold the laws and among those laws are, you can not just walk over the border. whether you think people should be able to walk over the border or not, that is not the law at the present time. but this president, as we all know, has a habit of enforcing only laws he likes and not enforcing laws he doesn't. once they get in the united states, even a tippy toe over the border, then the constitution protects them.

so what does the constitution grant them? it grants them due process. meaning if you want to kick them out they're entitled to a trial. it grants them equal protection, meaning if they financially would qualify for the welfare state that we have here, they get all that. they get, food, shelter, clothing, health care, education. jenna: even while waiting and being in the country illegally? >> yes. the only way the president could stop this effectively is to prevent them from getting here by instructing the border patrol not to let them pass. jenna: that would be the key to stopping this. >> yes. jenna: once they get in the country the legal processing could take several years of time. >> and it will cost a fortune in taxpayer dollars, because each of these human beings, each one, is entitled to his or her own deportation hearing. >> but due process in reasonable time frame, right? is that part of this? if the president says that this issue has to be dealt with, children have to be dealt with

and processed within 60 days for example? >> that would be impossible. jenna: that would be impossible. >> that would be impossible, without hiring, maybe hundreds maybe even thousands of immigration prosecutors and finding space to hold the trials. jenna: that is question of the day. we're hearing the president will ask congress for billions of dollars. we're hearing $2 billion. we're not even sure if it will be higher than that. is that enough money to expedite, in your legal opinion -- >> absolutely not. absolutely not. jenna: how much money would you need? >> i don't know what the answer is but here's the scope of the problem, jenna. there are over 11 million illegal aliens in the united states of america today, subject to deportation. the president of the united states, on his own, has told them how to stay here, what to do, in order to avoid deportation. he told them how to get away with breaking the law. he has given them 13 things they can do. these are good things. get a job.

learn english. get a high school education. but these are his things. these though es are not what is in the law. jenna: this goes to 2011 deferred deportation policy to the president. >> yes. jenna: according to administration anyone qualifying for that would have to live in this country illegally since 2007. they're saying that doesn't apply here. it is bush law of 2008 that has to make sure that these children have due process. that is the reason why their hands are tied and they can't process these children faster. >> i would argue that either the intended or unintended, because i don't know what is in the president's heart or in his head, effect of him saying heys you 11 million, do these things i will not deport you. the effect of that is this massive dumping of children over the border because the parents of those children know that the kids are not going to be deported. jenna: if you're pointing at president saying unintended consequences of that policy is what we're seeing now, then isn't the president only himself that can solve this issue?

>> yes. the president could solve it with, as he likes to say a pen or a telephone. call the head of the border patrol and say, don't let anymore in. once they come in, constitution protects them. before they come in, we have nothing to do with them. jenna: judge, always straight to see you. >> pleasure. you're welcome. jenna: eric? >> judge and jenna, all you have to look in the supermarket to know this, food prices on the rise. we'll lore we can expect to see the hikes this summer. and continuing escalation in the middle east. hundreds of rockets fired on israel from gaza. will the state invade? observers have been called up, emergency meetings held. next, a member of the government security cabinet will join us from tel aviv to detail israel's next steps. avo: waves don't care what age you are. take them on the way you always have. live healthy and take one a day men's 50+.

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eric: still to come in this hour of "happening now," big announcement of reince priebus, chairman of the republican party about the 2016 presidential race. he will be here live to share with us that secret. roller coaster gets stuck, leaving folks hanging 20 feet in the air. coming up we'll show you how they got down. from material girl to juror. but the time didn't last very long. why madonna got the boot from jury duty. jenna: fast-food doesn't necessarily mean cheap food these days as prices of some of

america's favorite fast-food chains are going up. a tough winter and two-year drought driving up cattle prices nearly 9%. as a result, in-n-out burger is increasing price of its burgers. chipolte announcing higher prices. usda is warning even more hikes are on the way. lauren simonetti from the fox business network is here with details. >> reporter: hi, jenna, we can putnam members on this for you. if you look for burgers at popular in-n-out burger on west coast, they're a dime more. chipolte hiked prices across the board from everything from the steak burrito to salad. go to starbucks your coffee is higher 15 cents. try to buy cherries? 2.6 pounds for $14. i almost returned them. rising cost of everything. here is what the u.s. department of agriculture says, beef prices will go up at least five 1/2% this year. poultry at least 3%. ditto for dairy and fruits and

vegetables. sure you can blame the weather, especially in california, where half of nation's fruits and vegetables are grown. drought there has left half a million acres sitting idle. there is also dwindling cattle supply and demand for healthier food from other nations like china buying our food. all of this means more pain at fees food counter at restaurant and grocery store. portions may get smaller. sliders instead of burgers for everybody. substations may be made. eggs as protein instead of meat. worse yet, jenna, maybe even job losses. a recent study predicts that california's drought could cost the state 15,000, full time and seasonal jobs, jenna. jenna: wow. widespread effects on this. i have done that with produce before. when you get to the register and don't realize how much it will cost, makes you think about returning it. good for you, lauren. >> i ate every single one of those cherries. jenna: lauren, thank you. eric: to the middle east now where israel's cabinet

authorized 40,000 reserve troops. israel, saying all options are now on the table to try and stop hamas. including a possible ground invasion of gaza. so far they have attacked nearly 100 gaza sites. all this as israel's military launched fresh airstrikes on the strip. that following the murder of three israeli teenagers and the killing of the 16-year-old palestinian teen. gaza launching a budge a of attacks against israel. nearly 300 rocket attacks so far. what will israel do and can this situation be stopped? joining us is israel's minister of economy, naftali bennett. he is member of the israel cabinet. welcome, mr. minister. will they launch a ground invasion of gaza to stop hamas and should isn't. >> all options are on the table, eric. we are going to do everything to defend our cities, our schools, from the hundreds of missiles that hamas, radical islamist

organization is shooting at our people. we're at the forefront of the free world, fighting radical islam groups like hamas, hezbollah, al qaeda, iran and we're going to do everything to protect our people. eric: how long do you think this will go on? hamas shows no signs of backing down. >> as long as it takes. we pulled out several years ago from the gaza strip. we hoped that the palestinians would build a city of peace and, you know they called this singapore of the middle east. instead they turned into hell and they have been deliberating shooting missile at our children and our families. this is unacceptable. we know we're defending the free world. and we're very clear about bringing back security to our people. eric: there is horrendous, just horrific kidnapping, abduction and murder of three israeli teens. one was an american citizen of course. was that a deliberate

provocation, do you think or something in a sense serendipity that started all this? or do you think it was actually planned? >> well, you know, hamas is always trying to kidnap young israelis and murder them. they, over the past year attempted 44 kidnappings and we managed to prevent almost all of them. unfortunately one of them succeeded. you know, we're in a very difficult region. we have a fortress of terror in gaza. another fortress of terror in lebanon. in syria, in syria and iran all around and israel has to be strong and israel must defend itself very clearly. otherwise we won't be here. eric: if there is a ground invasion of gaza, how do you expect this to potentially play out? hamas and palestinian authority have been together but this potentially can flit them. >> well you know, it is, my opinion it is unacceptable that president babeu mazen, the

president of the palestinian authority is in same government with this very murderous, radical terror organization called hamas. if he is looking for peace he has to split. he has to let go of the terror organization hamas. you know, he is paying them salaries. these murderers. the same murderers in jail right now are getting salaries from abu mazen. he is celebrating their terror attacks. he is working to release the murderers from jail. that is not a person who is looking for peace. that's a terrorist. eric: and finally, as both sides, it is getting even tenser with more attacks. what is your prediction how this will eventually play out? >> well, we're going to do whatever is necessary to restore quiet and security in our country. you know, first and foremost objective of a government is to secure its people and until that is reached, we'll continue acting. eric: naftali bennett, minister of the economy in israel, in tel aviv, a member the security council cabinet.

thank you so much for joining us here on "happening now" today. >> thank you, eric. eric: absolutely. >> much more on that story as it continues in the middle east. meantime nature's furry on full display. wind speeds in the triple digits as a deadly typhoon forces folks to leave their homes. we'll tell you what is going on there. thrill seekers trapped in a roller-coaster left high in the air for hours. >> we heard yelling. >> what were people yelling? >> sounded like they were panicking because they didn't know what to do.

eric: it has been a powerful and deadly typhoon that sit the southern japanese island of okinawa. take a look at some wind reaching 120 miles an hour. sadly one man was killed in this weather. at least 10 others have been injured. more than half a million people have been urged to leave their homes. u.s. forces ordered to stay indoorses a the typhoon shattered buildings, toppled trees and canceled hundreds of flights. forecasters say the storm's size and slow movement could actually increase amount of damage. wow. jenna: closer to home, dozens of people literally left hanging on a stalled roller coaster in california. check this out. it offers up a few section of excitement at six flags magic mountain. but these folks were not stuck for seconds but hours, 20 feet in the air, waiting to be rescued. william la jeunesse live in the west coast newsroom. william? >> reporter: that could have been you.

looking for a thrill, ninja riders got more than their money's worth, when the fastest roller coaster of its kind in the world slammed into a tree that had fallen on the tracks. youtube is filled with videos taken by riders as the suspended coaster whips through giant trees up to 55 miles an hour, known as the black belt of roller coasters. the tracks are above and cars dangle below, giving riders that sense of flying. now last evening one of those trees fell on the tracks. the front car slammed into the branches, coming to a dead stop. >> we were as confused and scared. we didn't really know what was going on. >> i was really shocked at first. i had no idea that could even happen. >> they were scared. they were confused. there is some minor injuries reported. they want to make sure they're safe. >> reporter: 22 riders suspended in midair. firefighters chained parts of coaster to steel beams above so it wouldn't fall some 40 feet to the ground. a cherry-picker pulled riders

down one or two at a time. four injuries, two requiring a hospital but not considered life-threatening. six flags magic mountain holds the world record for roller coasters at 19. the ninja will remain closed during the investigation. the rest of the magic mountain remained open, jenna you will be happy to know. during the rescue as. last year they had three million visitors. that is fourth highest in the u.s. back to you. jenna: i like roller coasters as much as the next girl, william, but it makes you think twice when you see these stories. >> reporter: especially now in your condition. probably not a good idea. jenna: i don't think my doctor would like that. can you imagine calling from the roller coaster. what if you do if the pregnant lady gets stuck. william you have exclusive, i guaranty you. >> reporter: okay. eric: wouldn't want that to happen. who is that girl? remember that madonna song? pop star madonna caused quite a commotion at new york city courthouse. she was called for jury duty here in new york city.

how would you like to serve next to her? coming up we'll tell you what happened. the republican national committee will announce in a few moments where they will host their 2016 convention, dallas or cleveland. we see eyebrows on reince priebus go up. because he knows the answer to that. jenna: what color is the tie? what does that mean? i'm not sure. eric: jets green, not dallas. we'll have to see. in just a few moments right after this commercial break he will make the official announcement right here on "happening now." when you run a business, you can't settle for slow.

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gop. joining us, reince priebus, chairman of the republicanningsnational committee. so, where will it be in 2016. >> it will be in cleveland in 2016. the republican national committee has chosen cleveland and we couldn't be more excited. i think that it, it is a city that is on the rise. we're excited about it. they're building entire lake front out. i have to tell you if you haven't been to cleveland lately, it's a real surprise how beautiful it is down by that lake. we're excited about bringing the rnc to cleveland in 2016. jenna: beautiful lake but also very important swing state at the same time when we look at politics of it. >> yeah. jenna: low gist i cannily i'm sure you had some considerations. symbolic what does it say about the gop strategy as you move toward the 2016 campaign. >> it was a business decision. when it came down to hotels, the venue, the arena. it is unbelievable.

the cue there, the dan gilbert and cavaliers what they have got and built there in cleveland is really something to see. connected to the que is jacobs field. you have the entire baseball field at your disposal, suites, restaurants. in the end as well you're right, it is cleveland, high. as goes ohio, so goes the presidential race. this is something we committed to as a national committee. we have full-time field staff in ohio. we have full-time field offices from the national committee in ohio. this is something historically unfortunately our party was only involved with in the last five months of a campaign. i think it has been terrible for our party. we have changed things at the rnc. i think maybe a cherry on top of the cake to go to leave land. in the end we're excited about bringing the cop venges to cleveland and ohio. and we're excited about the decision i think it is a smart decision. jenna: interesting to hear about the infrastructure you're setting up. as you point out, that was a big

point of contention as folks look back on the 2012 races and what was happening in key swing states like ohio. when will this convention be? i heard reports as early as june, maybe mid-july. the last convention, to our viewers mentioned was in late august. when will you hold it? >> yeah. so we have picked two different start dates that our legal team is negotiating with cleveland on. it is either going to start on june 28th, or it will start on july 18th. so, as you go through all these contracts, so people understand what goes into it, you have to obviously make sure you have enough hotel rooms. jenna: sure. >> in the case of cleveland, you have to make sure you get into this arena. if the cavaliers are in the finals, it makes things difficult for a june 28th start. these are all things the legal team will go to cleveland and work on. then we'll have announcement on a start date sometime soon. but we're excited about cleveland. we're excited about ohio. we're also excited about our party's future in ohio which is

something we invested a lot of money into. jenna: either way, regardless if it is a june date or july date, much earlier than the previous conventions and when we know who the gop candidate for president will be. why do you think earlier is better? >> well, i think is much better because nowadays, unlike the past, so that people understand, the reason conventions kept getting pushed closer and closer to election day was because candidates always took public money. they could only spend the public money between the convention and the actual election. so but now the candidates don't take this money. so what ends up happening is, a candidate can be broke but they're not able to raise general election money until the convention is held. so if you have a candidate that is broke after a primary in may, that candidate is basically a duck on the pond until you get nominated. therefore, if you have an august or september convention, you're basically sitting there with no

money, no ability to raise money. so that is why we moved the convention back to end of june, mid-july. so now the whole process can move forward without hamstringing your candidate. jenna: quick final question. money is obviously a key issue. the question when you have the convention brings up issue of debates as well. how will this impact the debate schedule? are you worried about voter fatigue from folks seeing the same person eventually again and again from june, july, on? do you think that could hurt your party? >> no. because the nominee is basically chosen in april or may anyway. even though mitt had a long primary he was our presumptive nominee before end of april. it was totally bruising, i think unnecessarily bruising primary. so what the convention does by moving it sooner, you actually compress the primary calendar so that now instead of having a six-month primary process, you might have a 60-day or 70-day process.

and then you can get to the convention sooner. so really doesn't change the nomination process other than shorten the time period by which some of this bruising takes place. jenna: love to have you back to talk a little bit about the debates. we'll have to leave it there. >> i will be happy to. jenna: thank you for the news. cleveland, ohio, i guess folks can start booking their hotel and their plane travel and everything else, doing a lot of research. reince, great to see you. thank you so much. eric: congratulations cleveland. beautiful city downtown. even celebrities sometimes have to show up for jury duty but some still get the star treatment. madonna, appeared at a new york city court for jury service yesterday but "tmz" reports that the pop star was let out of jury duty after just two hours. after a court official said she would be a distraction to the jury selection process. well the potential jurors complained about that she got special treatment. instead of waiting with everybody else, madonna was reportedly allowed a private meeting with the head clerk. you know what that means?

she doesn't have to sift on hard plastic chairs for three days, reading a paper back and newspapers. >> been there, done that. we'll let you know how that goes. here are some stories we're working on for next hour"happening now." he was caught sleeping at a baseball game. why he is suing. it reminds people that they have a babe bip in the back seat. it was invented by 11-year-old boy. he will show us how it works.

>> the "wall street journal" reaching a major milestone. "wall street journal" published his very first edition. the business world was very different back then in 1889. let's go ahead and show you the paper. that is the print from 125 years ago. they have the original print of the cover of the "wall street

journal" on the front page of the paper today. only 12 stocks in the dow during that time. eric: gev only one still there. chicago gas stil postilion. martha: "outnumbered" starts right now. >> and this is "outnumbered." here today, sandra smith, stacy, and one lucky guy keith ablow and he is out number. >> thank you for having me back. anytime i am not here, compare the energy level to hear, and i find it lacking. i have started therapy and i am going to it out or i'm going to come back more often.