not end until isis ceases to exist. thanks to the hundreds of you who have been weighing in on the question. that will do it for me here in washington. make it a great day. good afternoon, everyone. i'm julie banderas. >> i'm kelly wright. three days of quiet is over with rockets flying once again between israel and gaza. and now we're learning a senior hamas leader is a casualty. a hollywood ending to a truly scary high-speed chase. but this isn't the really frightening part. wait until you hear who police say the suspect forced to go on that chase. and one hurricane is rare, but two? the islands have most dodged a double whammy. we'll have a live report coming up.

topping the news this hour, president obama speaking out today on the crisis in iraq, saying an operation to free thousands of religious refugees trapped by terrorists will take time. the president also calling a series of u.s. air strikes targeting militant positions a success but saying it's not a crisis that can be solved in just a matter of weeks. meanwhile, the u.s. conducting a new humanitarian air drop for those desperate refugees. doug joins us live from the white house with more details. doug, what we're seeing is a humanitarian effort like we haven't seen before in iraq. >> reporter: especially under this president. that's the key point there. some very frank dismisses by president obama just moments before he took off with his family for a two-week vacation to martha's vineyard. he basically admitted that intelligence analysts underestimated isis. he basically says there's no doubt their advance over the last several months in iraq was more rapid than policy makers both inside and outside of iraq

had predicted. he seemed to indicate that the air operations under way right now in iraq may last longer than a war-we'ry american public wants. he was asked, will this last either months or years? here is his answer. >> reporter: . >> i don't think we'll solve this problem in weeks if that's what you mean. i think this is going to take some time. the iraqi security forces in order to mount an offensive and be able to operate effectively with the support of population sunni areas. >> reporter: while he wouldn't lay out a time table for the end of operations, he received the most important time table was for iraq to form an effecti iiv inclusive government. without saying it, he's basically poichbting the filminger at president malaki who president obama feels cias lated the sunni minority. when isis began making their way into sunni dominated iraq, sunni iraqi army forces had no reason to fight. meanwhile, air strikes continue

today with three more attacks targeting convoys, isis forces, artillery and forces as did humanitarian air drops. it's clear the president is going to make this a working vacation just before he left for martha's vineyard, he had a conversation with david cameron from the oval office and en route to martha's vineyard he spoke with german chancellor angela nerc elle. >> my understanding is that he spoke with president hollande of france, all agreeing to help. doug mckelway, good to see you as always. as doug was reporting, the president says he doesn't want to put u.s. troops back on the ground in iraq so how far is he willing to go? and what impact can it make on the terrorists? we'll analyze this in a few minutes. one group of christians here in the u.s. urging greater action to help those religious minorities trapped by isis. they are ethnic asyrians with deep roots in iraq.

he here's more. >> we are talking about one of the earliest forms of catholicism that exists in history here. it's the group in the united states that is extremely concerned about what amounts to virtual genocide in northern iraq. the group in the states calling for president obama to take more action to protect this religious minority under a threat. we've had hundreds killed, the islamist state killing hundreds along the way across iraq,of th refuge in the uk and france. just before the strikes on islamic state's positions in iraq, on friday, this is what someone from the down community in san diego had to say. listen. >> we have an obligation. we are a country that believes

in religious freedom. this is our core belief as america. we have to act on it, and i was very upset because we were not doing anything. hopefully now we are acting. it's unbelievable. >> just to give you an idea of just how vulnerable christians are in iraq, about ten years ago there were as many as 2 million christians living in iraq. today estimates by the united nations is there are less than 200,000. there are some 200,000 cal deans living here, mostly in arizona, california, and illinois. we understand that part of the reason that president obama decided to intervene was not just to protect american personnel and diplomats that were actually in the kurdish capital of erbil where many of the christians are headed to seek refuge, but it was a two-pronged approach. this is what president obama had to say on that. >> we will protect our american citizens in iraq, whether

they're diplomats, civilians, or military, even as our attention is focused on preventing an act genocide and helping the men and women and children on the mountain, countless iraqis have been driven or fled from their homes, including many christians. >> that refers to where an air drop took place earlier today, food and water being delivered to several hundred people trapped on the mountainside with the islamic fighters nearby. they're dying of hunger and thirst. no indication from the white house yet whether indeed the united states will receive any caldean refugees. further pressure expected from the americans. a new report that the state department trains employees to testify before congress. according to the "washington times," they've hired a company to help staffers learn how to deal with the congressional grilling. the classes even include a mock

hearing, the report follows a series of embarrassments at confirmation hearings for ambassador nominees. no comment from the state department so far. and in texas a dramatic finish to the search for a missing 2-year-old. it's like a scene from a cop show. the s.w.a.t. team storming a car, taking down a suspect, then rescuing the toddler. he's accused of kidnapping. police in austin say the girl's father apparently snatched her just hours after the court's denied him custody yesterday. then an issue of an amber alert happened and they were spotted this morning in houston. that's where a chase got up to 100 miles per hour, all of this with a little girl still inside the car. there she is in safe arms. officers finally cornered the suspect, and that little girl, thank goodness is going to be okay. >> that is amazing. fox news alert on the conflict in gaza, israel and hamas are once again exchanging

fire, following the collapse of a three-day truce. palestinian officials say three bodies were found under the ruins of a mosque in gaza, including that of a senior leader of hamas. our rick leaven thaul has been there. what can you tell us? >> reporter: kelly, a clarification on the victims of that mosque in just a moment. it has been one of the quieter days of this month-long conflict, though there were strikes on both sides, including 28 rockets fired from gaza to israel and at least 20 air strikes on targets here in gaza by israeli fighter jets. that included the mosque that you mentioned. we just got back from central gaza, the site of that one attack at the refugee camp where a mosque was completely destroyed by an israeli air strike, one of almost 50 mosques leveled here since the war began with 170 more damaged according to the palestinians. israeli defense forces say hamas has been using mosques to hold

weapons, and hold meetings. the mosque where we were today is controlled by hamas. now we're being told that there were at least two militant hamas fighters that were killed in the attack on that mosque, not a senior leader but at least two fighters from hamas. there were hamas flags flying on top of the rubble today with hundreds of locals crowding the site to watch as heavy construction equipment cleared large chufrpgs of concrete searching for the victims. you mentioned the three bodies were pulled from the rubble. searchers were looking for at least one more person who may have been buried underneath that. the mosque was hit at 3:30 a.m., 15 minutes before the first morning prayer. again, other targets have been hit here in gaza, rockets were fired toward israel today, kelly. that is the reason why israel says it's not sending its delegation back to cairo at this point to resume peace negotiations. they say the israelis will remain here in israel until gaza and hamas stop firing rockets in

its direction. >> people can understand why. rick, thanks for the update. appreciate the report, as always. with the it deteriorating situation in iraq, just how far is the white house willing to go to fight isis? we'll get a former navy commander to weigh in on that. plus, a moosive wildfire threatening hundreds of homes. there may be good news ahead for those families. and a christian rock musician who grew up in a violent, abusive household will show you how he's living his life now "beyond the dream." lin negatively impact good bacteria? even if you're healthy and active. phillips digestive health support is a duo-probiotic that helps supplement good bacteria found in two parts of your digestive tract. i'm doubly impressed! phillips' digestive health. a daily probiotic. phillips' digestive health. a daily probiotic. save you fifteen percent or huh, more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know the great wall of china wasn't always so great?

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time now for a quick check of your headlines. a hospital in st. louis going on lockdown after police say an armed intruder entered the facility dressed in black and possibly looking for drugs. authorities are still on the scene, but they believe the suspect may have gotten away. in oregon 0, a fire official is saying crews have turned a corner against a massive wildfire. it destroyed one home and threatened more than 700 others. crews are working to improve containment lines. and high above the earth,s nasa successfully testing another saucer-like spacecraft, flying at four times the speed

of sound,s the vehicle is design ford future missions to mars. with new air strikes and food drops in iraq today, remember it wasn't that long ago that american troops pulled up stakes in iraq. less than three years ago, to be exact. president obama insists he doesn't want to go back. earlier today the president said this is a problem the u.s. military isn't going to solve. >> we can assist, and our military obviously can play an extraordinary important role in bolstering efforts of an iraqi part ner, as they make the right steps to keep their country together. but we can't do it for them. >> and so how far is the administration prepared to take this action? commander christopher harmner is a senior naval analyst at the

institute for the study of war. thank you so much for joining us today. and today president obama basically said that the u.s. military can assist but can't do it for the iraqis. so how much longer should the u.s. be involved in iraq? >> julie, a pleasure to be here today. tha thanks for having me. the fact of the matter is, there has to be a political solution but the political solution has to be empowered with a military kpoept. the idea that we're going to get a political solution dealing with terrorists like isis is naive at best and counter productive at worst. these are individuals who are all jihadi experts, veterans of wars around the world. none of these guys will listen to negotiation. none of these guys have any interest in seeing a stable and unified iraqing. so back to your core question, how far should the united states go? well, i think your viewers have to ask the question, how important is it to us to prevept the rise and expansion of the islamic state? so far we haven't done anything to prevent the rise of the

islamic state. now it's been established, now its borders are set, now it's got all this military equipment, we're coming to this fight very late. so the american people need to understand it if we're going to degrade the islz ick state, it will take a commitment. what we've done is a good start but wholly inadequate. >> i'm asked my twitter followers to weigh in, asking them how long they believe we should stay in iraq to help with the humanitarian crisis. how long have we stayed in south korea? as long as it takes. human lives over money every time. it's the right choice. the christians there are under attack. the refugees of the christian my jort yazidi. they see them as devil worshippers, will execute them if they don't convert to islam. while we're sending in food and water, this is a short-term fix. how can these people be helped in the long term?

>> your readers are accurate in saying we had a long-term commitment in south korea, long-term commitment during the cold war in terms of actually helping the dispossessed internally displaced refugees. we have to understands that the humanitarian crisis is not the problem. it is a symptom of the problem. the problem is the existence of the islamic state. the islamic state thrives in chaos. they have no interest in reducing the amount of humanitarian crisis or few gees. the short-term solution, yes, provide food, water, medical supplies, all about that. but the long-term solution has to be the destruction of isis. as long as we have a religious fundamentalist radical jihadi state, it there will be no end to the humanitarian crises this spawns. the short-term answer, help the refugees. the long-term answer, destroy the state of isis. >> that means what, send more u.s. troops back into iraq? it's been three years since we started scaling back.

>> well, at a minimum we need more special operations to guide those plane onz their targeting mission. i'm 0 a retired navy pilot, flown a lot of time in iraq. we can fly without ground control, but having ground control makes our targeting much more effective. when we're dealing with, say, something like a fixed target, a headquarters for isis, that can hit by an aircraft without ground control or guidance. if isis is engaged with a fight at close range, you need special operations forces embedded with the individuals we're trying to help, the iraqi security forces, to make that close air support those air strikes more effective. so at a minimum we need more special operations support for the pesh merg ga and more sortees. a couple of f-18s here and there aren't going to 0 get the job done. isis has defeated every military organization they've gone up against over the last 18 months. these guys are not going to lose unless we make a concerted

effort to defeat them. >> matt solon writes me, as long as it takes, the world looks to america to lead. if the u.s. fails, others will fill in the void. hash tag russia iran and china. how far do you think the administration is willing to take our current military involvement? do you believe that president obama will push back to isis hard enough? >> it's a valid question. i would answer by saying i don't do political analysis. i do strategic analysis. what i can tell you is america has a core strategic interest in prevepting the rise of the islamic state. we have failed to meet that it strategic interest. we now have a new strategic interest, which is the degradation of the islamic state. the longer we wait, the more difficult it will be. you can't enter into a consequential situation saying we're going to have a limited commitment and expect there will be any deterrent there. isis knows how to read newspapers. isis is full of western european jihadis who came in from western europe. they understand the zeitgeist in

the west. if we go in saying we have a limited footprint, limited commitment, they'll know that our commitment is uncertain and we're not willing to stay the course until they are defeated. >> good point. commander christopher harmner, thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> thank you for your time. >> kelly? in today's "beyond the dream" real life can be extremely tough for children who are growing up as victims of domestic abuse. pop recording artist lincoln brewster accounted pain, a broken heart and broken dreams literally at the hands of an abusive stepfather. but one thing, lincoln found hope an solace in playing the guitar and more importantly in faith that he could live a better life "beyond the dream." >> sometimes i have to pinch myself a little bit looking at where i came from and where i'm at today. ♪

>> reporter: growing up in a small town in alaska where fishing was the major occupation, lincoln brewster never imagined himself becoming a successful musician who encourages people to live better lives. but the music of his life takes a back seat to the fulfillment of his greatest dream, to have a family. you see, lincoln grew up under some dire circumstances. family life was very hard. >> the house i grew up in was full of domestic violence, alcoholism, drug abuse, a lot of dysfunction. my stepdad was definitely every bit that. it never felt like i grew up with a dad. and i think that left a lot of marks, a lot of scars on me growing up. growing up, my -- i think my tendency that i developed was to want to hold on and try to control my environment because i grew up in so much not in

control. always wondering what was going to happen when my stepdad came home and what time he was coming home and was he going to be drunk or not. and if he was, i knew what that meant. there was a lot of real dangerous situations i was in as a kid. >> those scars from not having a great home life could have derailed him from pursuing his dreams, but lincoln tells me what help helped him overcome the void of not having a good relationship with his dad came from the power of his relationship to god. >> i think learning after i became a believer and walking away from my mainstream music career, playing with steve perry, everybody thought i was going up the ladder. i was the new young guitar virtuoso guy. and here i walk away from it and take a job at a church in modesto. people thought i was out of my mind. i questioned my own sanity daily. >> knowing that other children suffer from not having a good relationship with their fathers,

lincoln shares his story with people during concerts on the road or in a one-on-one situation, at a coffee house, whenever. he tells his story for one purpose -- to give hope to the hopeless. >> one of the biggest things i can do i think is be transparent. the essence of that message,you lose your hope, you lose everything. >> lincoln adds, his greatest work is being what his father failed to be. that is, he a great husband to his wife and a great daddy to his two sons. >> i've always been committed to doing the best work i can. you know, i tell my boys, i want to go to bed at night knowing that i did the best i could. and i can live with that. it may not be the best there is, but it's the best there is for me. >> lincoln brewster living his life "beyond the dream," the

best for his family as well. >> he's a real inspiration to a lot of us and those watching at home that don't have the perfect family life and you're raising children in an environment such like he grew up. and you can still make something of yourself. >> you can still do it. >> your surroundings don't necessarily have to dictate your future. >> the power of faith, hope and love. >> i've heard that one a couple of times. >> a couple of times? >> but it's true. well, christians in the crosshairs, thousands of religious refugees on the run in iraq as genocide becomes a very real possibility. we'll talk about why islamic militants are focusing on these groups, coming up. picking up the pieces in paradise, but it could have been worses in hawaii. after a rare threat from not one but two monster storms. will carr with a preview. >> reporter: hi, julie. w while residents continue to clean up from iselle, another hurricane is bearing down on this area. i'll have a live report coming up. (vo) friday night has always

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it's the bottom of the hour. time for the top of the news. ukraine accusing russia of trying to send troops into the country by disguising a military convoy as a peacekeeping mission. moscow denying the claim. a medical examiner calling the death of james brady a homicide. an autopsy showing the cause of death was health problems caused by the gunshot wound to the head he suffered back in 1981 in the assassination attempt of president reagan. brady was left partially paralyzed. an appeals court has refused to consider nba owner donald sterling'ses request to block the sail of the los angeles clippers. but a miscommunication apparently with the judge means he could refile the request. back to our top story today, the u.s. military back in action over iraq with air strikes and humanitarian aid. after the insurgent group isis

strikes at christians and other religious minorities, thousands of refugees trapped on 0 a mountain, forced to run for their lives. so why are these groups being targeted for genocide in their own country? joining me now to discuss this is lisa detarry, a mideast journalist and fox news contributor. lisa, this is devastating for the christian community in iraq, which is already under gone persecution. now even more intense with isis not only threatening them but carrying out these threats. if they fail to renounce their faith, they cob beheaded. >> and they are. they're held at gun point. at first they were given an option to pay a minority tax. now they're fleeing from the places they've been for thousands of years. their envisionist to this country before it was iraq. it's a tragic situation. we see there's a sensitivity or a threat to these islamic militant groups by the christians, by the yazidis, the

kurds, because these minority groups or ethnic groups hold steadfastly to their religion, their culture. that's a threat for a group of militants that wants to create a cal i fant and want no part of these groups to be part of the plan. >> short of fleeing the country, which many are doing, many of the christians and oth s religi minority groups are considering refugees because they're trying to run for safety out of iraq, short of doing that, what else can be done to protect these groups? >> you know, president obama this morning, he talked about the formation of an iraqi government going forward to give the people of iraq a choice. these people are not choosing isis over a government. they're being held at poigun po. they're shiites and cheens and kurds. another thing this is showing us is the advancement of isis. before when isis came back from syria into iraq, they would stick with their own

constituen constituency. they went after the sunnis to fortify their foothold in the country. now we see they're confidently going into kurdish areas, persecuting the christians. we've seen they've actually made gains. another message to this administration, to the west, the only way to help these groups is to get rid of isis. and how easy is that going to be had when you see a group making almost $3 million a day in oil sales? more money, more power, more killing, and more influence. some humanitarian aid which is imperative is not going to solve the situation. these targeted strikes which many can argue are also imperative, they're not going to make a dent. but going forward, the only way to do this is to get rid of the militant group. they've already made so many gains bothing in syria and in iraq, and we know their plan going forward. >> how is that accomplished short of putting boots on the ground? i've interviewed christians when i was in iraq.

the reason i bring that up, i saw what they went through prior to saddam hussein being captured. but they were always in fear of the sur gents. during saddam's reign, they operated free of any persecution as long as they dent profit la tiez or evangelize. once saddam was done and these christians were left to the insurgents, the insurgents went in ransacked their places, kidnapped their children, and actually beheaded them and threatened them with death. >> unfortunately, the case could be maid for the entire region that under dictators, the region was more stable, right? >> i'm not defending the dictator saddam hussein. >> exactly. but what the u.s. and the west is very good at doing is creating political vacuums but not so masterfully filling them. you see here an opportunity for these insurgent groups to make gains. we weren't watch when isis was growing and advancing in syria. now they're in iraq and they want to go forward. but again, it's political and

religious vulnerability in these areas and it seems as though there's not going to be a future for christians, kurds, other minorities here. >> the president said this morning it will be a long-term situation. that long term, could it drag us into actually having to do more militarily than what we anticipated? >> look, if we have a goal, a long-term goal of stabilizing iraq, what does that mean? tr freeing people from persecution, solving this refugee problem or containing this refugee problem, getting rid of the murderers, the beheadings and the rapes and pillaging and robbing, yes, there's going to be a long-term and ambitious. >> lisa, before i let you go, why are christians coming under such attack? >> christians are always a threat in this region, particularly by these islamic groups. >> why are they a threat? >> because they steadfastly hold onto their religion. they won't convert to islam, go under the flag of a cal i fat. that's been the power, if you will, of the christian community

throughout the region. if you look at almost every country, we said very ironically, the only country in the middle east where christians are living in peace is in israel. any other country you look at, go through the map, every country, in iran, saudi arabia, iraq, syria, they're having problems, being persecuted, crucified even. this is the year 2014. >> because of their faith. >> unbelievable. tragic. >> lisa, thank you for your insights. >> thank you very much. >> absolutely. turning to weather now. hawaii dodging a one-two punch. hurricane julio now forecast to veer well north of the islands after the first punch, hurricane iselle downgraded to a tro cal storm and whipped the big island. the winds took out trees and power lines and caused minor damage to homes. will carr is live on the big island where hurricanes are pretty rare actually. will? >> reporter: that's right, julie. authorities say they prepared for the worst with iselle and they really feel like they dodged a bullet. now attention goes to hurricane

julio, a category 2 storm right now, but it's expected to weaken and actually supposed to miss the islands to the northeast. they're not expecting a direct hit to any of the islands. but as a precaution, authorities have actually closed the tourist areas to pearl harbor for the weekend. this comes on the heels of tropical storm iselle which pounded this area for 24 hours. the storm snapped thousands of trees, tossed them into power pol pol poles. more than 9,000 people don't have power, maybe not until next week. hawaii is now receiving emergency help from california and florida and residents who we've spoken with who were impacted say this is the worst storm they've ever experienced. >> felt like an earthquake with the winds hitting us over 50, 60 miles an hour. just spooky. when the power went out, we had to run for flashlights and candles. other than that, it's okay. >> reporter: today is primary

day in hawaii. two precincts here on the big island have postponed voting due 0 to storm damage. the rest are planning to go on as scheduled. there are two tightly contested races, one for governor, the other for united states senate. both in the democratic party. but there is some concern with all the storm damage about turnout. julie, if you can take a look behind me, it is also starting to rain. they're expecting rain off and on throughout the day. julie? >> will carr, thank you very much. i'm metmeteorologist janiceg a look on that storm. she's live with more details. how are you doing? >> i'm good. i'm still jealous of will carr, even though it's raining across the big island. there's our storm. this is hurricane julio, 100-mile-per-hour sustained winds, category 2. as will mentioned, the good news is the storm will remain well north of the island chain. still a formidable storm.

they could get wind and a little rain, certainly in the forecast you have a chance for rain this weekend. paradise is still paradise for hawaii. there is your track as we go further out in time. again, the worst of the storm remaining well north of the islands. so great news for them. also the potential for severe weather today, some pop-up showers and thunderstorms all along the gulf across the southeast and florida. we could see some severe weather across portions of nebraska and kansas, some large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes throughout the day today. this is a region we'll keep a close watch over and bring you the latest if there are any watches or warnings. so far no warnings. then we have wildfire danger across the northwest, northern california where dozens of fires are continuing to burn. no real moisture getting into this region, and the temperatures remain very warm and dry for the foreseeable future. so a lot to cover here in the fox news extreme weather center. back to you, kelly. >> thanks, janice. according to new research,

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a new government survey revealing almost 4 in 10 americans say they suffer from some kind of financial stress. and one-fourth say they're just getting by. so how do we turn these numbers around? let's talk about it with john vento, the president of the john ventdo accounting firm. according to the fed survey, i want to put it up on the screen, compared to five years ago, which wasn't that long ago, are

you better off, worse off, or the same financially? somewhat better off, 20%, about the same 34%, somewhat worse 22%, much worse 12%. what do we need to do to reverse this and bring back the american dream? >> it's a great question. the issue here is what is the american dream? i think that's where america has gone wrong. >> okay. >> after the great depression and then world war ii, the american dream was defined as being able to provide your family with basic necessities of life, such as food, shelter, the basic things we all need to live. somehow after world war ii we experienced so much prosperity that we ended up with a distorted version of what the american dream should be. so the key here is, we need to go back to basics and redefine the american dream to what it should be, and that's just providing for basic necessities of life. >> owning a home, owning a car. they don't necessarily define you. is there anything worse than actually owning a home financ l financially for those out 0

there? >> i think our political system has been pushing the philosophy that every american should own a home. unfortunately, the economics of that just don't fit. if everyone needed to own a home, had the right to own a home, there should be no rental prorlts out 0 there. it's not for everyone. if you show you can financially save enough for a down payment and you're financially responsible to 0 come up with 20% or more, then and only then should the bank consider lending you money so you can own a hoax. homeownership is not a right. >> it's sort of what got us into this mess in the first place because the banks were pretty much lending to just about anybody. then a lot of people were foreclosing or the homes were owning them and the amount of money they owed to the bank exceeded the actual value of the home. let's talk about education because people don't want to spend more money than they have, even though education is expensive and there's polls we've covered here on the show that if you don't get a college education, your income salary expectations are lower. so is it spending the money

there? >> i think the truth there is, most of these higher education institutions are lying to us. that is the cold fact. they are lying to us because they're trying to sell us a very expensive education. i'm all for education. i have three children in college right 0 now. >> so you're broke. >> right. not necessarily because i planned appropriately. >> but if you don't plan, sending three kids to college is a huge financial strain, top of financial stress. >> no doubt about it. at the end of the day, focus on a college education as an investment. what is the rate of return going to be? if you could invest at a college education at $10,000 per year, plenty of good state and city schools that will do that for you, why in the world would you spend $50,000 or more for a college education? that's really what it comes down to. in my book, i talk very strongly, chapter 1 is perhaps the most important chapter in the book called "making a commitment" 0. it's living within your means. that goes true with a college

education, the size of the home you own, and the type of car you drive as well. >> there's a lot of pressure out there, though, in this economy right now and in the job losses that are out there that the better school you go to, the better shot you'll have at being more competitive when it comes to getting that entry-level job. do you disagree with that? >> no, i don't disagree with that. but i disagree when you define a better school as the one that's most expensive. that's just outright a lie. what you pay for the education doesn't equate to the quality of the education you're going to receive. >> let's give your book a shout-out. what is it called? >> "financial independence: getting to point x" 0. i have aif whole chapter dedicated to saving for college. >> financial independence should be looked at the second you graduate. don't wait when you're into your 20s or 30s. start day one after you graduate from high school, quite frankly. >> absolutely. >> i did not do that. >> most did not. from your very first paycheck on, that's when you start saving

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back now, we're talking about health. i bet you didn't know an apple a day keeps d s the doctor away. >> i've never heard that. >> you may say the same thing about aspirin. research shows daily aspirin could ward off some types of cancer. but there's a catch. it's how long you have to take

the aspirin, five to ten years, before you see the benefit. what does the fox news medical a-team think about all of this? dr. manny alvarez is here. doc, what say you about the new discovery that aspirin can help us? >> well, listen, for years there have been many studies looking at aspirin and at the effects of the reduction in heart attacks and strokes. we know that to be a fact. there's something unique about the chemistry of aspirin that is very beneficial when it comes to cardiovascular disease. this latest analysis looking at a multitude of studies, looking at a reduction of what we call bowel cancer, stomach, esophageal, colon cancer, if you take aspirin for at least ten years up to 55 years old, there's a 30% reduction in bowel cancer, which is huge. >> that is huge. >> if you look at the data of all cancers, especially if you take aspirin for more than five to ten years up to the age of 55, there's a 9% reduction of

all cancers in men, 7% reduction of cancers, all cancers, in women. along with the benefits of reduction of mis and stroke. so this is quite amazing. >> what about the skeptics who say if you take too much aspirin it can lead to other problems that will not be beneficial for you? >> for sure. aspirin is an anticlotting or has anticlotti inting propertie. this is important because there's about a 2% to 3% incidence of people having gi bleed, ulcers. they could bleed and of course those could be severe bleeding and could lead to a terrible outcome. but the overall indianapolincid to be minimal compared to the benefit. the important thing is, if you consider aspirin, talk to your doctor. there are many medications that interact with aspirin. not only medications but what i call precipitation meds, also a lot of over-the-counter medicines that people take,

multivitamins, the herbal this and herbal that, those could have also potential sinner jet ick effects with aspirin that could lead to more bleeding. >> colin ooscopies are recommend at 50. say you're 40. should you start taking aspirin now? >> now you get into the business of when should provo owe lax is for cancer begin? that has to do with family history and others. have a conversation with your doctor. >> that does it for us. i'm kelly write. >> i'm julie banderas. the journal editorial report is up next. i'll see you at 7:00.

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