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charity. welcome to "happening now." i'm john scott. >> i'm jena lee. that charity is the happy hearts fund. that charity rebuilds schools in areas hit by natural disasters. bill clinton was invited by the charity in 2011 2013 to be honored but declined. then in 2014 when the group offered a half million dollar donation to the clinton foundation he accepted. a chief white house correspondent ed henry is live in washington with more on all of this so ed the premise right now, what is the fallout? >> well what is interesting is this charity that you mentioned is run in part by petra nemcova, a czech model, who survived the 2004 tsunami and said she wants to do good work. as you note in this new york times piece this $500,000 fee that went to the former president, bill clinton, could have rebuilt ten schools in

indonesia. this smaller charity ended up paying a heavy price, about a half million bucks, to sort of mingle with bill clinton and you have to wonder what they really got out of it. this professor saying it was distasteful in the end. i spoke to hillary clinton campaign officials yesterday, generally about the clinton foundation. they insist there has been no permanent damage to her campaign from this whole series of negative stories. they say there was a lot of philanthropy going on for the former president as well as hillary clinton and that it is a good story to tell and over time in this campaign they will tell it. but very interesting that they're also saying she will have an official rollout event, big public rally on june 13th. bill clinton will be there, but that will be the first time in this campaign that has been going on for several weeks they have actually been together at one of her campaign events and

after that bill clinton will not do any solo events for the campaign for at least a few months. so they say that's because they want her to get out on her own, but given all the stories, you have to also wonder whether they're trying to keep them behind the scenes. >> that's a few weeks away. tomorrow we have martin o'malley he is set to launch his white house bid tomorrow. what do you think the impact is of him officially now entering the race specifically on the clinton camp? >> he has not really registered anywhere in a lot of the national polls, beyond one, two, 3% at best. so the big question is going to be whether or not he'll be a real viable alternative. he's been very close to the conditions endorse hillary clinton in 2008 in fact against barack obama. so what is different now? is he really going to throw some punches and offer a real alternative? or is he just sort of in this because he wants to raise his name i.d. and potentially get a cabinet post or something else

in a potential clinton administration. i find it interesting, though in the run-up to this he put out a little youtube video today that was a lot different than hillary clinton highly produced video a few weeks ago. watch. ♪ >> so interesting there he is playing hail to the chief, the strands of hail to the chief there in a little stay tuned at the end. interesting because he does play guitar he's played in an irish band for some time as governor of maryland when he was governor. but he's trying to maybe add a almost lighter touch, but is he going to be a heavy hitter or not, that's a big question. >> i didn't know he was a guitar player. are you a guitar player ed? >> no i don't know anything about playing the guitar. >> we'll see what his announcement is like if the guitar makes an appearance. that's what we expect. thank you very much. >> good to see you. >> i know four chords and that's all you need. >> pretty good jon.

>> jetters on capitol hill ahead of a major obama care ruling. the supreme court will soon decide whether to strike down the law's tax subsidyies in 37 states a decision that could dismantle the financial underpinnings of the health care law. republicans are split how they would respond. jackie cucinich so what are the competing gop ideas, jackie? >> one is if the subsidies are struck down his bill would extend it for a certain amount of time so sort of a soft landing, for people who receive the subsidies. now, the house republicans don't really have one right now. there is a group of them about 30 who are very conservative members, who don't agree with what ron johnson is doing. they're saying it is a problem because it keeps the subsidies

in tact even for a little bit. there is going to be friction there. you have to imagine if you look at history here usually those 30 members have been sidelined and democrats come in to fill -- to fill that void. that's way far down the path now, we'll have to see what happens with the supreme court first. >> if the supreme court says hey, these things are unconstitutional christopher, how does the senate get by with saying okay we'll extend the unconstitutional provisions for a certain period of time? >> i think it is pretty likely that the supreme court is going to rule against the subsidies and got them. so republicans are in a lot of trouble. they're in a lose-lose situation, even though they're winning in defeating obama care. they don't have the power to replace it. they don't have the presidency. they're not ready and the battle has been launched too soon. so what they're going to try and do either the ron johnson plan which he has to do, he's up for re-election. and he needs to maybe say, come back to his constituents and say you're not all getting thrown off your health care insurance.

i think conservatives, their concern is that the republican leadership is starting the ball on the 2 yard line and they should start on the 50 yard line. they want the -- the conservatives want it to happen at the very end at the last minute and try to fight and draw contrast before then. republicans are really in a bind here. >> jackie part of the administration's argument when they went to the supreme court about defending subsidies, the administration said hey, you cannot invalidate all of this because it will throw the health care market into absolute chaos. >> it will. that's why there needs to be a plan at the end of the day if it is struck down. the obama administration hasn't presented one either. that we know about. we don't know if they have a plan if the subsidies go away. so you know if this happened it is going to be -- we're going to see a lot of action on

capitol hill. and it is going to be a mess. >> all right. let's talk about another issue that well, might be bedevilling the gop. republicans are becoming more energized in their bid to try to win over working class voters. rick santorum is the latest candidate making something of a populist pitch. listen. >> as middle americans hallowing out, we can't sit by as big government politicians make it harder for our workers and then turn around and blame them for losing jobs overseas. working families don't need another president tied to big government or big money. and today is the day -- today is the day we are going to begin to fight back. >> christopher, this is -- i guess a new framing of the argument republicans have long decried big government but they

haven't always -- well they haven't always practiced what they preach i suppose. >> i don't think they have. i think you're right. rick santorum has identified a problem in the gop, which as a party the people who give all the money at the top, the business interests and the base are not the big business interests. the working class, the middle class. that's a hard party to run. i think you're going to see more of a populist message from all the candidates in this presidential campaign because republicans are sick of getting tarred and feathered for supporting corporate interests and big business interests, while the democrats do the same and then people turn around and say you stand for the rich. in the meantime all the rich all the corporate, they're donating to the democrats, the republicans are getting screwed here for a long time. and you'll see much more of a populist message, much more of a let's figure out the income inequality and that free markets and small businesses not the same. it is big business and corporate america. and rick santorum has been solid, recently at least, in the last elections, solid on that front. >> i know republicans are coming out with an ad that shows

hillary clinton talking about, you know everyday people and working classscrolling a list of the millions of dollars. it is a potential point of attack for republicans against the democratic front runner. >> it is. i think that's why -- chris is rite. populism is so hot now. hillary clinton talking about it too. she's adopted some of elizabeth warren her -- she's not really a rival, but kind of a rival, she adopted a lot of her talking points on purpose, trying to push back against the hillary is in league with big banks and that sort of narrative. republicans have some fertile ground to hit her on until they have a nominee as we'll see if they can hit back once they have a nominee. >> jackie and christopher, thank you, both, for being here. have a great weekend. a lot of politics when it comes to the economy. we got a reading that wasn't so good today. u.s. economic growth is actually in reverse according to the latest report from the commerce department. the gdp is down .7% in the first

three months of this year. that's worse than the positive growth rate we all would like to see. and that the government had estimated. this decline marks the slowdown in consumer spending in part which economists say is probably due to harsh winter. but we'll see how this plays out over the next several months. wall street reacting a little today, along with other news the dow trading lower by 67 points. from the fox extreme weather center the death toll just rising to 25 in the devastating floods across texas and oklahoma. 14 remain missing in texas, even more rain sweeps across several states. check this out. this is dallas after seven inches of rain fell overnight. a helicopter plucking a man from a police car trapped in water in the middle of the street. another man drowned when his truck was swept into a culvert near dallas. authorities say they found his body this morning. look at this also in dallas loop 12 under i-30 closed in

both directs due to flooding causing major traffic backups. >> here we go again. more rain falling overnight and basically we just had the ground so saturated now. it had been so dry it was running off quickly. now the ground is so saturated from weeks and weeks of rain. you get one of these lines of storms to move through and that's what you got. you see this last 18 hours, yesterday afternoon, this moving through and a lot of these were very very strong storms. i'll let this play through one more time want to show you how this happened here in dallas saw this just continuing in dallas for a number of hours, and you get one of these cells to line up in one spot you can get some very heavy rain. last 48 hours, really an incredible picture here you can see a lot of areas from kansas to louisiana, and throughout much of texas, a lot of rain. you see these little purple areas and those are some spots that are over 12 inches of rain again, southwest of austin around the dallas area to the

southwest -- west of houston. there is more rain coming. we have our flooding concerns that will continue to watch here. little flash flooding going on now with the rain that is across parts of oklahoma. but there is a trend here over next weekend, jon. most of the rain across east texas, we begin to dry out a little bit. can't rule out flooding again for the next day to two things improve by sunday and monday and much of next week we're dry. >> i'm sure they'll be looking forward to that in texas and oklahoma. thank you. >> sure. this is interesting. america's biggest beermaker shipping six packs to relief flood victims and they're not sending budweisers though. the anheuser-busch plant halting production of its suds to can water. those beer cans. they say the cans of water will be delivered to the red cross to distribute to flood victims across texas and oklahoma. >> welcome, i'm sure. amid tensions with the west russia conducting a new round of military drills. we'll tell you where this was taking place and what the russians are assessing here.

plus pilots near one of the country's busiest airports report being targeted by laser beams. a live report on what is being done try to track down those responsible.

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david lee miller live at jfk airport with the latest on these incidents. >> let's start with this latest development, a shuttle america flight like number 2708 that originated in reagan airport and washington, d.c. was planning to land at laguardia airport when suddenly a drone aircraft was in its path. according to the faa, the shuttle america flight had to climb some 200 feet to avert colliding with the drone. this incident taking place at 2700 feet over what we are told is prospect park in brooklyn. that is a big public park. and faa investigation is now under way. additionally in the last 24 hours, at least five planes either landing or taking off, from jfk airport here in queens have been hit by lasers. there were no injuries and we

are told that none of the planes had to have their flight paths diverted by the tower. four of these incidents took place shortly after 9:30 at an altitude of 8,000 feet. one of those planes american airlines flight from los angeles, was struck by four separate beams. a shuttle america flight from cleveland also hit as well as a delta flight from boston and buffalo. the lasers originated we're told from a state park some 30 miles from jfk airport. a search by helicopter has turned up nothing. also last night, 14 miles southwest of jfk, a sun country flight was hit by a laser shortly before it landed at jfk. catching those responsible can be extremely difficult, two months ago you might recall a bronx man was arrested and he was charged with aiming a laser

at multiple aircraft. one of the aircrafts involved was a police helicopter. the police were able to trace the beam to this individual's home and ultimately charge him with pointing a laser at a number of passenger aircraft. the penalty for pointing a laser, jon, at an aircraft five years in prison and/or $250,000 fine. jon? >> serious stuff, and it deserves that kind of penalty. david lee miller thank you. big news today, the u.s. state department making a major announcement on cuba how it will change relations between our two countries. new details on the u.s. army shipping live anthrax spores to labs in nine states. now new reports that it may not be the first time this has happened. we'll explain next. listen up... i'm reworking the menu. veggies you're cool... mayo, corn dogs... you are so out of here! ahh... the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein... and 26 vitamins and minerals.

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more questions sur rounding a u.s. army facility that accidentally shipped live anthrax spores to labs across the country. after new reports that the same facility in utah also mistakenly sent live anthrax to a lab in australia in 2008. the lab is already under review for a series of mistakes in which live anthrax was thought to be inert was sent to more than a dozen labs in nine states. the cdc now says four lab workers are being treated for possible exposure. live anthrax samples also mistakenly sent to a u.s. air base in south korea. 22 people are now under medical observation there as a precaution. >> new information on a major diplomatic development. cuba is now officially off the u.s. state department's list of state sponsors of terrorism. today the announcement from the state department paves the way for full diplomatic ties. and the opening of embassies as

well between the united states and cuba. president announced plans to remove cuba from the list and fox news is learning there has been growing bipartisan support for the renewed relations. our chief washington correspondent -- is live in washington with more on this. james? >> good afternoon. the official removal of cuba from the state department's list of nations of sponsored terrorism earlier today ends a residency for the castro regime on the black list that began 33 years ago. to challenge this aspect of the obama administration's historic shift, part of a broader re-establishment of diplomating ties with the communist island 90 miles from our shores congress had a 45 day window and that expired today. to qualify for delifting, cuba had to be found not to have been providing any support and the castro regime had to provide written assurances that it will not do so going forward. however, a number of terrorists as well as an estimated 70 fugitives from american justice are believed to be living freely

in cuba including a man thought to be involved in a notorious bombing of a tavern in downtown manhattan in 1975 that killed four innocent people and injured 50 others. a bombing carried out by the domestic terrorist group which advocated puerto rican independence also living in cuba is joanne chessmore. washington's desire for chessmore and the other fugitives to be returned to u.s. custody was kept separate from the decision to delist cuba from the terrorism list. >> the united states sees these as separate processes. the review of cuba's designation as state sponsor of terror was instructed by the president. and we have had a separate process of discussions with the cuban government about re-establishing diplomatic relations and reopening embassies. >> ongoing talks between u.s. and cuban delegations have

failed to reach an accord on all points of the so-called normalization of diplomatic relations. but a further announcement about the reopening of embassies in each capital is expected soon possibly jenna, as early as next week. >> wow. james, thank you. >> you bet. fox news alert now, seth blatter has been re-elected to a fifth term as president of fifa. he failed to get two-thirds of the vote necessary in the first ballot but was re-elected president after his o.j. challenger prince ali of jordan withdrew. fifa of course has been under fire this week after the arrests of seven top officials on federal racketeering charges. switzerland is running a separate investigation into the awarding of the next two world cup finals. isis is gaining ground in iraq. they have taken ramadi and launching attacks inside baghdad where hundreds of americans continue to work. could iraq's capital city fall into the hands of isis?

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ribbon cutting ceremony taking place this morning at the tallest building in the western hemisphere. one world trade center opening its observatory to the public. and it is offering a whole lot more than just this spectacular view. rick leventhal reporting live from there. is it an observatory or observation deck? >> it is an observatory, jon. below are us are three restaurants and the 100 floor is the official observatory floor and the views are the same from all three floors roughly 250 feet in the air. you see lady liberty out there with ellis island a bunch of boats. we'll see sight-seeing helicopters and small planes flying below us across the horizon. the best view is this way,

looking north up towards midtown and the rest of manhattan. you see the whole island from here. you can see 50 miles in any direction on a clear day, pretty incredible. 360 degree views from this tower and not just about an elevator ride either jon. we want to show you the view in the sky pod you take from below ground all the way up to the top. the elevator ride is an experience itself. you're surrounded by a time lapse video that shows manhattan's transform from swamp land to farms and houses and buildings, landmarks appear like trinity church and the brooklyn bridge there is a time clock that rolls through the years and then of course a floor counter moves higher and higher. when you reach the 1970s, the twin towers appear and disappear and you see the construction begin. 102 floors and 500 years in 47 seconds. >> the building itself is unique and special. we wanted to do something that

was in concert with that where people would come away and say, wow, that was a whole experience. we really had a great time. >> i asked mr. checketts about taking 14 years to finish this building. he said if you take that long you might as well get it right. it seems like they did. >> that is cool. that time lapse, i got to see that. thanks. right now, 15 people are confirmed dead in car bombings outside two popular hotels in baghdad. isis now claiming responsibility for the attacks and all this as isis fighters get closer to baghdad after capturing ramadi only 70 miles away. our next guest is warning that the city of baghdad could be worse, which could prove disastrous for the united states. the fall of baghdad to isis would harm americans strategic

interests as the fall of saigon did in 1975. the blow to u.s. credibility and the enhancement of isis' police prestige as a black flag rising would be incalculable. joining me now, kevin carol, serves as u.s. army officer in iraq and afghanistan as well as former cia case officer in the middle east as well. kevin, nice to have you on the program. how likely is it that this is going to happen? >> jenna, thanks for having me. i'm concerned. isis' spokesman said the leader will give the speech marking the end of ramadan in baghdad, that's coming up on july 17th. so we only have got six weeks to get this right and prevent that from happening. >> how vulnerable is our embassy there in your opinion? >> it is very vulnerable. i've been there quite a bit. it is smack dab in the middle of the city. there is no longer a green zone surrounding it. and the only steps that have been taken in response to isis' successful use of car bombs in ramadi is to sent some anti-tank rockets to the iraqis.

those things have a range of 300 meters rating until a suicide truck bomb is a few hundred meters away from you is not a good strategy. >> what do you think we need to do? >> i think we need to do four things. we need to have more air strikes. i read it has taken our pilots as long as an hour to drop clearance on ordinance on targets in the open. that's far too long. we have to let our special operators off the leash. they're chomping at the bit to get in the game. there have been a handful of raids. we have to have those guys out there every night as they were in 2006 2007 when they beat al qaeda in iraq. and when we send them out there, we need it allow them to capture and interrogate isis leaders. and finally, i think because of the recent performance of the iraqi army, we're going to have to look at having an american ground combat element in there of perhaps the brigade combat team and a division. >> my husband was in iraq in 2006. he said the same things as you. as i talk to other veterans who have been to iraq and have fought this enemy, there is not

only a willingness but also this desire to go back and take up the fight. when you talk to politicians, you get a different opinion, why do you think that is? why do you think there are some veterans not saying all that see this as a winnable fight, and want to take care of it? >> that's exactly right. i share your husband's view. we have been there. we know how this is done. this ain't new. it is heart breaking all who serve there knew betterare killed or wounded. and it is just devastating to see those gains reversed. and especially to see iraqis who sided with us be savaged by these people in isis. most of the men i know are eager to go back if necessary. if we're allowed to. >> it is a different opinion we're hearing from this administration from josh ernst as he talked about iraq holding his press briefing right now. one of the things you say in your article, i'll quote more

just because for our viewers who have missed it this is how you end your piece. you say the fight is winnable. if the administration whistles past the graveyard and insists its policy is working as isises near baghdad, the white house may face a debacle that makes benghazi seem minor in comparison. mentioning benghazi certainly conjures up a lot of feelings. why do you think that would seem minor in comparison to what could be at stake right now in baghdad. >> jenna, we lost four good men in benghazi at a temporary mission facility. the u.s. embassy in baghdad is a billion dollar facility with thousands of diplomats at it. it looks like a small college campus. and knowing that al qaeda has declared that they intend to be there in six weeks, if we fail to take the necessary actions to prevent that from happening, shame on the administration. >> scary thoughts and something we'll watch. one of the things you do is set

out some solutions for the problems i think a lot of our viewers are looking for solutions. nice to have you on the program. looking forward to have you back. thank you. >> thank you, jenna. the city of los angeles is about to enforce a minimum wage of $15 an hour. now, one of the measure's biggest supporters is reversing course the unions. they want an exemption for companies with union workers. why? >> it is about leverage and hypocrisy. here is the amazing thing. think of all the minimum wage protests you've seen at mcdonald's, walmart, about slave wages, those don't happen spontaneously. they're organized by organized labor. so here is one in los angeles, with all the local unions lobbying for the $15 minimum wage for all workers. >> we say don't leave anybody out, don't cut anybody out, a wage raise for all workers.

>> now comes the dirty little secret. unions here tried to back door their own exemption, demanding the city exempt them from the very same minimum wage they demanded for others. the council was stunned by the hypocrisy. >> the real surprise that in the 11th hour that labor was saying well we basically support a subminimum wage if a company decides to enter into collective bargaining. and that really is a complete contradiction to what they have been saying for the last several months. >> so why the double standard? here is the stated reason and the real reason which is that unions want to build membership and the exemption gives them leverage. say your restaurant is facing an increase in labor cost you can avoid that if you ub yohnnionize. it is not just l.a. there are ordinances that say if a company has an collective bargaining agreement, they don't

need to pay the higher minimum wage. the unions got caught red handed but are expected to try again. >> unbelievable. thanks. keep an eye on it. the search is on for whoever ambushed a sheriff deputy on a lonely stretch of road in mississippi. the attackers finding out the hard way that his partner's bite is much worse than his bark. >> able to press his button for the dog, the canine dog was able to exit the vehicle, and make contact with two of the three subjects. and we believe that they have been bitten by the canine.

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a new defense today. a anheuser-busch plant stopped canning beer. we'll tell you what they're doing instead and whether or not it affects your weekend beer run. all in "the real story" at the top of the hour. update to a story we brought you yesterday. the hunt is on in mississippi for three men who viciously attacked a sheriff's deputy and attacked foiled by the deputy's faithful partner. todd frazier was ambushed after he stopped to check a parked car. during the violent struggle that ensued deputy frazier managed to push a remote control button on his belt that opened the car door to unleash his partner. the canine lucas you see him on the right of the screen. lucas is not a dog i would want to mess with and lucas took care of business. apparently drawing blood and chasing the attackers away in the process. we're glad to report deputy frazier and lucas will be fine. both were slightly injured, but

they are recovering. joining us is their boss sheriff ricky adam of hancock county mississippi. good for you to take time out for us today. >> thank you for having me. we appreciate it. >> so the deputy is just trying to help somebody. he sees a car stopped alongside the highway at the a rest stop. do i have that right? sees the driver isn't moving and he thinks the guy might need help. >> that's generally what happened. as he act separated his blue lights and called in open the radio, he was making a check. that's when he exited his car and the small -- the strong smell of marijuana. >> okay so he calls, makes the radio check, he's talking to the driver as i understand it. and then two guys come out of the woods, tackle the deputy slashed his forehead and started to choke him, huh? >> yes, sir. one had him around the neck choked him, trying to reach for his gun. the other grabbed him by his feet. >> he couldn't get to his gun, but he could get to the button

on his belt that opened up the back of the suv? >> yes, sir. he sure did. and thank god for lucas, otherwise we would have been having another funeral in mississippi for a law enforcement officer. >> we're looking at lucas now. belgium mal belgium belgium belgium malinois. how big is he? a black dog like that he must have really surprised those guys. >> well i don't know how much he surprised, what is surprising is he was able to get out of the car. they can hear him in there barking, i'm sure. but at the point when the door popped up and he came out of there, i'm sure that was a surprise. >> i bet. so he's trained to do that is that correct? the hatch opens and he's trained to hop out and help his human partner? >> yes, sir. deputy frazier trained him from

a pup. so and all the training paid off. >> now, it is my understanding that lucas might actually help solve this crime because he managed to bite one or two of these assailants and they tested him for dna. >> yes, sir. they swabbed him down different blood he had on him, and we'll get that back from the crime lab here soon we hope. >> do you have any information about who might have attacked your deputy? >> we don't have any direct information. i'll tell you, the public has been great, so has other law enforcement offices across our area. we're located right on the border with louisiana. and they have been extremely helpful. anytime they identify a vehicle that matches that description, they run it check it and notify us. so we're running down every lead we can. >> you're looking for a dark colored lincoln with chrome

bumper, as i understand it. >> 22 inch chrome rims is what it looks like. >> chrome rims on the wheels. and the deputy deputy and the dog are both injured. lucas, i understand broke some teeth? >> broke some teeth. damaged his shoulder and also apparently was holding on while they were trying to drive off. so he had some brush burns down on his side as well. >> wow. hope they catch those guys. i hope the bite marks help you guys catch him. that's a terrific story. congratulations to your deputy and to lucas, as well. thank you, sheriff. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >> a great team there good team polls showing more americans shifting to social issues. is the media influencing the trend or reporting on that? in the so-called cultural wars. the polls showed the left has

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call themselves socially liberal matched the number 31% of those who call themselves socially conservatives. i think the media have played some role. >> what role? i read your piece. you argue after years of reporting on these issues there is a certain opinion sometimes. and does that influence the population or is the media a reflection of the population? it's an age-old question. >> a question that's hard to answer. in the debate over same-sex marriage coverage has been sympathetic. the ireland vote was celebrated in a lot of major newspapers. i don't think the media started a crusade ten years ago when same-sex marriage seemed like a distant fantasy to. some extent they are reflecting the changes in society rather than leading them. they send a message it's okay to be tolerant. i'm not talking about the news coverage but entertainment coverage sitcoms, tv shows,

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