ahead of the holiday weekend. >> pretty scary stuff. it has been a terrifying summer for north and south carolina beach goers. the latest coming out of north carolina a small island at the end of the outer banks. a 68-year-old massachusetts man was dragged under the surface by a shark in waist deep water. he was air lifted to a hospital and is now in fair condition this morning. this the latest in a string of terrifying shark attacks in the carolinas. two weeks ago two different teens each had their arm bitten off. he describes the frightening moment the shark took hold of him. >> all of a sudden i felt like a pain, cringe of pain in my leg. i looked back and saw a fin of the shark swimming away. i yelled to my cousin who was

next to me. get out of the water. i just got bit by a shark. >> with the 4th of july weekend quickly approaching we have tips for staying safe. >> if you are swimming at dusk or dawn be extremely careful or stay out of the water. stay away from the mouths of river and water inlets where the aggressive bull sharks swim up and down. don't go swimming where people will be fishing. that attracts sharks. >> it is a perfect storm for shark activity. they like sharm salty water. they have been having higher than normal temperature increasing bait fish and sea turtles giving sharks a reason to swim toward shore. the most foolproof way stay away from the water. >> go to the pool. >> terror driving ahead of the

4th of july holiday. isis tweeting a startling map of fbi command centers. look at this. according to gateway. it shows temporary command posts set up for the independence day weekend. the pentagon and big cities on high alert. kristin fisher has the latest for us. >> there's always security threats around july 4th. this year is different. it is also cause of isis. they are calling on followers to strike their enemies however they can, wheneverrever they can. it is not a big coordinated attacks they are worried about. it is the lone wolves radicalized over social media where the terror group has been active for weeks. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a bulletin warning personnel across the country they are prime targets for an attack on july 4th. here's the secretary of defense

speaking yesterday. >> we are coming into a holiday time. we are always vigilant at holiday time. we are always vigilant as an institution about protection and protectioning our people. isil is another reason. i am sure homeland security indicated for vigilance it has to do with the social media angle. >> law enforcement is taking no chances. three of the big events are here in new york city and nypd. security measures will be much greater than in years past. using things like counter-terrorism boats helicopters, thousands of local cameras. >> thousands of others uniform and plain clothed officers.

last week exercised drills plans we kind of drilled through>> dc police chief homeland security committee said this is the most concern about a terror attack they have seen since 9-11. >> are there specific targets we should be vigilant about this weekend? >> there are no specific threats that we know of. u.s. officials are concerned about things like displays or fireworks displays. where you have big crowds and lots of law enforcement in one place. those are the prime soft targets they are worried about this weekend. >> if you see something, say something. >> thanks, kristin. >> outrage over a flag burning event boils over in new york

city. >> you have to come deal with us! >> people standing up for old glory rushed the event put on by an anti cop group in brooklyn. one flag set on fire on a grill. one man pulled it out of the flames. >> i am not sitting down and watching this happen. i am coming out here like everybody else. you know what, we are going to defend this flag because america is the best country. >> the flag burning event was organized by the group disarm nypd in response to the charleston church massacre. >> u.s. industry under the microscope. airlines are working together to keep airline fares high.

they are forced to turn over communications to see if the companies limited the available seats. ticket prices have gone up 13 percent in the last five years and airlines are raking in record profits. the consumer sees no benefit something is rotten in the state of denmark. >> the public has to travel and it is very sad. >> it isnobody's best interest but the airlines. >> an airline trade group denies the charge meaning the airlines compete and customers win. >> macys joining to cut ties for the presidential candidate. the statements by donald trump which are inconsistent with macy's values.

we have decided to phase out the col next. >> look at the prison and jails all of the people are loaded up. >> macy's folded like a wet rag under pressure. i don't like people who fold under pressure. >> slow ride dau cancelling his performance at the miss usa pageant. on the campaign trail trump continues to surge in the polls. >> remember when hillary clinton made this promise about her private unsecure e-mail server? >> i did not e-mail any classified material. >> no classified material she said. the state department confirming

it held back 25 e-mails from the public deeming them classified after the fact. the revelation comes as the state department releases 3,000 pages of e-mails from secretary of state hillary clinton's private server. >> the president announcing the u.s. will reopen the embassy in havana and the u.s. will do the same here. critics say cuba needs to fix the human rights issues. while the president has the power to reopen the embassy the president still has to confirm the ambassador. >> european creditors saying there will be no more bailout talks until after a referendum vote. if a majority of greek citizens vote no as the prime minister is encouraging them to do it leaves people with minuscule cash

withdrawals. >> extreme weather overnight. tornadoes slamming missouri. >> it took the whole building in front of us, ya'll. >> one tornado confirmed in kansas city. >> the powerful storms forced the transformer to blow. this as the ef tornado to blow. what can we expect for the holiday. >> i hope people could get beautiful weather. there is going to be stormy weather. it looks like the severe threat will be minimal. early this morning we have a lot going on. we have one complex of storms across western portions of

nebraska. hopefully higher amounts will be possible. coming up later today and if into tonight storms possible from tennessee into the parts of oklahoma and panhandle. damaging winds and tornadoes will be possible. a lot of heavy rain out there as we mentioned. we have a number of flash flood warnings in effect and several watches as well. anna and ainsley head over to you. >> it is now ten minutes after the top of the hour. this is one of the most iconic images of world war ii. spurring up a lot of controversy. >> a mob of teenagers trashing a wal-mart. the reason why will leave you

outraged. this girl might have written the best breakup text ever. why she called it off.

>> innocent children slaughtered by isis. sickening information about the number of children killed since theically cleared a caliphate. 74 kids not killed two crucified for not properly fasting durham dan. they have executed more than 3,000 people. >> a word of warning from a former jihadist turned cia working inside al qaeda. isis is ready and willing to die for their cause. americans should stay strong. >> these people will stop at nothing and they are ready to

lay their life for it. get ready. be willing to die for the cause. i knew that i would be killed but i still did it because i knew it was a cause. for the people in america it is very important for the cause. we affirm this against the people. >> it is impossible for the americans to protect themselves on their own. new york's clinton correctional facility in the hands of a new warden after they were suspended with pay. they have searchs and bed checks and security gates through the tunnels. they used power tools to escape

the maximum security prison. matt was shot and killed after a three-week plan hunt and sweat shot and captured. installation is expected to take six weeks but it is a temporary measure they say. a permanent solution will be found in fall and put into place in 2016. gonzalez hopped the fence sprinted across the lawn and ran into the white house. >> peckicture speshth. they have a 40 year ban on visitors taking pictures during tours. they are encouraging people to post pictures using the hashtag white house tours. the selfie stick is banned along with videos and cameras. >> it is time to brew on this. outrage in social media after this goes viral showing a group

of men using a gay pride parade to recreate the iconic ewo jemaah image. >> it was aimed to capture the struggle. it was following the supreme court decision to legalize gay marriage. ed free man was shocked getting comments saying the picture disrespects those who served in the bloody 1995 battle and died for our country. preman claims his picture was never meant to be disrespectful. >> is it just fine or over the line? send it to facebook or twitter. a car dealership facing fines for being patriotic. why the county is now saying the american flags have to go. >> it is a drone used in a raging river rescue.

how a quick thinking firefighter used a toy to save their lives. >> we have such a strong patriotism i think of the country which i feel we have the greatest country in the world, democracy freedom, all of the things we fight for as a country. it's just great. you see a lot of it this week. there's nothing when you go on the road and you tour and you see a lot of the heartland of america you get a feel of what true patriotism is. it is all over the place. i don't care where you are you could be out west, up north anywhere, you feel it. >> country's lady antebellum. >> what makes you proud to be an american? let us know on fox friends first facebook tabling or tweet us at fox friends first. flush

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you you>> the shocking pint they storm through leaving a path of ds instruction. it happened at make con georgia. the teens causing an estimated 2,000 dollars in damage. some witnesses say the group pulled a disabled man from his motorized cart. police nabbed 17-year-old qur'an green when he returned looking for his cell phone. he planned the event to quote see how much damage they could cause. >> four preteens accused of setting a fire that damaged a historic stadium. the boys ages 10-12 were seen in the press box shortly before the fire started.

the flames burning down within 90 minutes as they mournfully sang "take me out to the ball game." the obama administration isn't expected to dole out funding to spruce up the crumbling stadium unless the team changes its name. the federally owned site is too perfect and unused to pass up. >> this isn't the best use of the space when we could be building out great park space neighborhoods. there is so much more we could do with that place. >> they have been playing in landover maryland since 1997. the lease expires in 2026. >> they are costing the manager big time. mike waning el says the dealership is facing fines of

1,000 a day for proudly flying the flag. those are violations of a sign and banner code they have. the notice says the flags must be gone by the 4 #th or he will pay. >> you would think they would say leave them up until the 4th and take them down at the holiday. if you are displaying the american flag that is a little different. >> he says the flags are staying even if he has to pay out of pocket. >> if brewing coffee at home is part of your morning grind we have information for you. >> they are cutting the prices for foal gers and dunkin' donuts. coffee future prices are down. k cups are excluded from the

price cut. we will see if the competition matches. 7-11 is delivering burritos and snacks in san francisco california. they are teaming up with post mates to make the stop in an hour or less. plans are to expand new york, la washington chicago and austin later this year. seriously can we not even microwave our own burritos any more? this is what may be the new iphone 6 s. it apple's new phone will be twice as fast as the current iphone 6 and have a better battery, too. want to show you this jetblue's rooftop park. it features grass, food trucks. would you even bother to get on the plane ladies?

>> oo 26 minutes after the hour. posting and tweeting terror. until now social media sites didn't have to reporter or messages to authorities. now the new push to change that. >> one of our nation's heros turned away. >> going to switch back over here. >> the latest example of the va in disarray. it is all caught on camera.

>> today is thursday the 2nd of july 2015. beefing up security ahead of july 4th. >> the call went out for increased attacks during ramadan which is why you see us maintaining a higher alert

status. >> this as isis publishes a map for fbi command centers. how safe are we? >> two brand new sharks attacks as people are hitting the beach for the 4th of july weekend. >> airlines working together to keep prices sky high. what the feds are doing right now to make sure you aren't getting ripped off. "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning if you are just waking up on this thursday morning i am ainsley earhardt. >> let's get to the fox news alert now. a man air lifted to the hospital after being bitten by a shark in the waters off north carolina. this is the 9th attack since may. beach goers are on high alert ahead of the 4th of july weekend. jackie ibanez is here with more.

>> the latest of the 9 attacks coming out of north carolina a small island in the southern end of the outer banks. a 62-year-old man was dragged under the surface. he was bloodied through his rib cage leg and hands. he was air lifted to the hospital. one witness describes the scene. >> he had a tarp over him. i could see a baseball sized chunk taken out of his knee. >> this is this latest in shark attacks. two teens had their arms bitten right off. >> we have tips for staying safe. >> if you are swimming at dusk

or dawn stay out of the mouths of rivers. don't swim where people are fishing. that also attracts sharks. this is being called a perfect storm. sharks like warm salty water. they have been having higher than normal temperatures. increase in bait fish also giving sharks a reason to swim toward the shore. foolproof way to avoid the sharks simply stay out of the water anna. might be hard to do. are you paying sky high prices for airline tickets there may be an ill real reason why. we are live in washington, d.c. where the airlines are under investigation. good morning doug. >> when is the last time you saw this? empty seats on an airline? that is at the heart of this investigation. the justice department looking at these four airlines delta,

united southwest and american. they control 80 percent of the domestic market and specifically where whether they col lewdal luted with one another. >> not to expand more, to keep prices were going down. that's called price fixing. >> that is the allegation. passengers may hate fast planes but airlines love them. the fact that airlines are making more money while costs are going down. >> when profits go up that high and prices particularly a few go down the consumer sees no benefit something is rotten: >> hour members who compete

vigorously every day. the airlines have been flying high in recent years making a combined 20 billion over just the past two years. >> an event boils over in new york city. >> you burn the flag you have to come deal with us. >> they rushed the flag burning event which was put on by anti cop groups in brooklyn. the crowd's emotional reaction after a flag is set on fire on a charcoal grill. one man pulling it from the flames. >> i am not sitting down and watching this happen. i am coming out here like everybody else. >> we are going to defend this flag. america is the best country.

>> the flag burning event was by the group disarm nypd in response to the charleston church massacre. >> a major admission to one of the top grass. police fessing up to the stand down order during the april vie otts after denying it for months. officers say they were told not to stop the rioters as they were looting the stores setting buildings on fire and attacking police. the sheriff mike lewis who first told fox about the stand down order reacts to the admission. >> there is no way you are going to have hundreds of police officers out there. you woulden calling them liars and cowards and derelicts for not doing their duty. i don't protect lies but protect businesses. they were told to stand down and hold the line and not engage. >> 100 cops were hurt during those riots. the cost of the damage topping $20 million. >> we have another fox news alert. security stepped up nationwide

ahead of the 4th of july holiday. >> isis tweeting a start hill start eting map of fbi centers. it shows temporary centers all over for the holiday weekend. >> we are live in washington, d.c. with the latest. from the pentagon to the nypd they are on high alert as isis calls on followers to strike however they can, wherever they can. new york congressman thinks this is the most concern he has seen about a terror attack since 9-11. >> lone wolves are the hardest to find. also obviously kill people and cause disstriks.destruction. the real concern has to be a coordinated attack. five individuals in one city arrested for a brief period of time you have to assume there's coordination. also military bases being fort mid. any one in uniform becomes a

target. >> the fbi and department of homeland security issued a bulletin warning law enforcement and military terne nell they are prime targets for isis attack on july 4th. they are being pulled to a number including two of the digest events in new york city. the security measures will be greater this year than in year's past. they are using radiation detection units. another prime target the fireworks on the national mall. >> it could be a perfect target. washington, d.c. is the simymbol of america. these lone wolves are easy to go live by themselves carry out their own attacks. >> we will be scanning social media with intelligence analysts. some groups particularly isis has been active in social media. >> despite all of these

warnings, at the moment anna there is no specific threat on any one target. the holy month of ramadan is increasing the terror too. they want it to be a time of calamity for the intidfidelsinfidels. it is increasing the terror threat. if you die in jihad during the holy month of ramadan you will earn bonus points. it is a perfect storm building around the fourth of july weekend. >> scary stuff. >> it is. the firestorm hitting a new high this morning. macys is joining nbc and others cutting ties with the 2016 gop presidential candidate over his remarks over comments about immigrants. in light of comments by donald trump we decided to phase out the trump men's wear collection.

trump sees things differently and is not backing down. >> look at the prisons you look at the jails all of the people are loaded up. i mean it is ridiculous. macy's wants to be politically correct. macy's folded like a wet rag under the pressure. i don't like people that fold under pressure. i have seen too many people fold under pressure. >> he continues to surge in the polls. don't miss the donald 101 interview with steve doocy at 6:00 a.m. on "fox & friends." >> strong winds and heavy rain could wreak havoc for some of the country. >> maria molina has that and your travel forecast. >> for some parts of the country travel will be tough. especially for the plains and parts of the southeast. we are looking at thunderstorms

and heavy rain. in southern parts of missouri and northern arkansas. are willy missouri has been hammered by storms in the last 12-hours. even a reported tornado in places just outside of kansas city. coming up later this afternoon and tonight we have a risk for more severe weather for parts of tennessee and texas panhandle with isolated tornadoes with damaging winds and large hail possible. tomorrow marginal risk for more storms in oklahoma and the southeast. high temperatures not too bad across the northeast. high temperatures there in the 70's and 80's generally. out west very hot 104 for the high temperature in boise and triple digits as well in las vegas. let's head over to you. >> 20 minutes before the top of the hour one of the nation's heros turned away. >> va is not taking any

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both here and abroad. isis has used social media sites to communicate to followers and post disturbing videos of beheadings and executions. british companies say they alerted them to help followers they never notified them even though they were aware of the activity by users. >> quarter until the top of the hour. incident of man verses machine ending with a death at a german boat slip. a 21-year-old technicians was stationed at a robot when it came to life drab ping the man pushing him against a metal plate. volkswagon believes the malfunction was due to human error but it comes as a concern as more and more use robots in the assembly lines. >> not this clinic. an iraq war veteran from ptsd is

turned away. >> i lost my job. >> he says he recorded the experience after previously being turned away in lawrenceville. both times he was not given any other information for guidance or treatment. the va says it reached out to him to get him help. it is now 46 minutes after the top of the hour. preparing for the worst. the nation on high alert and the growing terror fears. we are live with how the nation's biggest city is now preparing for the holiday weekend. >> check out this little copycat. the cutest kitten videos you will see all day. >> hue cute is that. let's hand it over to steve doocy to see what's coming up on

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>> the nation's biggest city stepping up security ahead of the fourth of july weekend. >> the nypd pulling out counter-terrorism units. >> good morning to you. where we are standing will be a prime viewing location come saturday evening. the nypd wants to make sure everyone stays safe. the headline here no specific threat to this event or to the city. that being said, though the nypd says this may very well be the most complex counter-terrorism effort that this event has ever seen. every resource the department has will be brought to bear. that includes uniformed and plain clothed officers as well as a network of cameras critical response vehicles radiation detectors on land, sea

and air. also, this important cops will be monitoring social media, because we know that isis has employed that so often recently. again, no specific threats but the nypd taking no chances. anna back to you. >> robert moses, thank you so much. caught on camera and made possible by a drone. two teenagers trapped on a rock. only one had a life jacket. a toy drone was able to get a bird's eye view of the pair, first flying out a jacket and then getting a rescue crew to him. the police chasing the duke boys through hazard county georgia. >> i guess we only got one choice. >> go for it.

tvland is full of the reruns of the dukes of hazard. they proudly display the confederate flag on their roof. ben jones is going to join us at 7:00 during ""fox & friends."" caught on camera a motorcyclist going three times the speed limit, his need for speed didn't last the long one of the most iconic images of world war ii. is this creative or disrespectful. your e-mails are next.

three minutes before the top of the hour. beach-goers be aware. the carolinas on high alert after a ninth person is attacked by a shark. major u.s. cities also on high alert for the holiday weekend. new york and washington, d.c. deploying counter terrorism units while the pentagon is warning of lone wolf attacks by isis. macy's is dropping donald trump's clothing line over his comments on immigration. how do you think this fallout will impact his presidential run. time for the good, the pad, and the ugly. we told you about a new

study claiming that watching cat videos is good for your health. the young defeline watches her mom and mimics her moves. this go cam man going over 130 miles an hour. they are stopping him and using this video to warn others about dangerous driving the ugly a boy in texas gets an attack. 11-year-old katy telling her woman womanizing boyfriend, ding ding ding what was that? the elevator. you are not on my level. her oldest sister putting it on twitter. katy and her text a viral sensation. it is now two minutes until the top of the hour. this picture causing outrage on social media showing a group of men raising a gay pride flag.

it was taken ten years ago for a gay magazine cover but recirculated following a supreme court decision to legalize gay marriage. >> some thought, the recreated photo is disrespectful to the brave young men. >> diane tweeted, way over the line. the show pride creates new art instead. >> don posted as a former u.s. march rear i believe they are disrespecting great men, not because it's's a gay flag but because they have no idea what true sacrifice is really about. >> don't forget to go to our facebook page or to twitter. you can comment on what we were talking about with donald trump. it is #keeptalking. we look forward to hearing from you. >> i want to hear about that and whether you are going to the beach for the holiday weekend and if you are willing to get in the water despite all these shark attacks. >> i am going to charleston south carolina.

i am not getting in the water. >> absolutely not. thanks so much for watching. have a great day. "fox & friends" starts now. good morning to you. it is thursday july 2nd 2015. i'm elizabeth hasselbalch. this is a fox news alert for you. danger in the water as millions of americans prepare to hit the beach this fourth of july weekend, two new shark attacks. nearly a dozen this summer alone. why the spike? >> we are live with the details for you coming up. >> have you heard macy's is dumping the donald? >> you see macy's the way they joke. they called me up and apologized. >> we go one on one as he picks his opponents apart. the must-see interview in a matter of moments the american flag burned by a bunch of cop haters. the message is drowned out this time.