te some unity. red, white, and blue lights on the white house. might be tonight. you can go back to dividing us next week. i get it. it's the democrat way. have a happy and safe fourth of july, everybody. the man accused of killing this young woman right before her father's eyes should have never been in the united states. police deported him to mexico five times, but he kept coming back. racking up seven felony convictions. today many outraged americans want to know how did this happen? are airlines working together to make you pay big ducks to fly? that's what the justice department wants to know as they launch an investigation into possible price fixing. what affect will this have on ticket prices right now? we'll ask an expert. >> plus coast-to-coast americans are celebrating our nation's independence as we head out to enjoy our freedom and

perhaps a barbecue. tens of thousands p cops and fbi agents are keeping an eye on the increaseded threat of a fourth of july terror attack. happy fourth of july. thank you for spending with us. i'm molly line. >> nice to have you, molly. nice to be with you at home. i'm leland vittert. welcome to america's news headquarters from washington. >> we begin with a fox news alert. law enforcement across the country is working overtime this holiday weekend. they are ramping up security in an effort to stop any possible july 4th attack. while there is no specific or credible threat that we know of isis has been urging its followers to target today's celebrations. peter ducce has more. >> right now fbi agents are

fanned out across the country monitoring parades, games, and concerts from 56 command sisters set up at field offices. ready to react and respond to any threat that pops up in their region. their beefed up independence day posture supports what other big cities are doing as well like chicago where officers are working 12 hour shifts to make sure big events like the grateful dead show at soldier field are safe. boston where the banks of the charles river are heavily guarded ahead of hundreds of thousands of visitors coming to look up at fireworks after dark. and new york where part of that city's biggest fourth of july security posture ever boats equipped with radiation detecting equipment are patrolling the hudson as helicopters with special surveillance capabilities hover high above the skyline.

>> i think they believe, i know they believe somebody will take up on one of these messages to make jihad on the united states. i think that's why they're so concerned. >> there's been a push to accelerate arrests of suspected isis sympathizers even hauling some in on lesser charges just to keep them off the streets. while there is no specific threats, the nature of isis means that authorities must prepare for plots by lone wolves likes the man in massachusetts who was shot by authorities that he lunged out with the machete or the duo that tried to shoot up the drama art show in garland, texas.

>> they have denied any rockets and were fired from that area. the isis affiliate claims the attack was retaliation for israeli support for the egyptian military which has been fighting islamic insurgents in that region. next door in syria, they are seeing some of the heaviest fighting in months. islamic militants and insurgent groups launching a major assault on the northern town of allepo this week. activists say the attacks started thursday with rebels launching rockets into government held neighborhoods. syrian military responded with air strikes killing dozens. meanwhile, activists say a bomb exploded inside a mosque yesterday. we'll have more from our middle

east bureau coming up later in the show. >> now to a case in california of an illegal immigrant accused of murder that is now playing into the presidential debate over immigration. federal authorities say he never should have been in the country to murder. catherine steinly, she was walking on a pier in san francisco when police say he shot her in a random attack. will our west coast bureau, with the latest on this story. will. >> hi molly. federal shorts are maintaining that francisco sanchez should have never been on the streets to begin with. he had not only been deported five times, but he also had seven felony convictions, four involving drugs. that according to immigration and customs enforcement. most recently he was in federal custody back in march, but ice turned him over to the san francisco sheriff's department to face an outstanding warrant. in a statement released by ice, it says "dhs records indicate ice launched an immigration

detainer on sanchez at that time questioning notification prior to his release, so ice officers could make arrangements to take custody. the detainer was not honored. that's where san francisco being a sanctuary comes into play. >> had he outinstanteding criminal charges here which were marijuana-related possession for sale or sales of marijuana. >> san francisco does not spend any local money to cooperate with federal immigration laws. >> catherine steinly had been with her father at the pier. a lot of finkt pointing going on now including donald trump getting into the conversation. a lot of headlines with quotes

on immigration recently. he said in a statement in part this senseless and totally preventible act of violence committed by an illegal immigrant is yet another example of why we must secure our border immediately. sanchez now faces a murder charge. molly. >> we have recent statistics from the department of homeland security that show just over 36,000 convicted criminal immigrants were released in 2013 while waiting for deportation proceedings. here's the breakdown. roughly 16,000 were for drunk or drunk driving. approximately 9,000 convictions were for drug-related crimes. more than 1,000 were for aggravated assaults. 426 were for sexual assault convictions, and 193 were for homicides. immigration and customs enforcement say those released are often under monitoring restrictions and coming up later in the show our political panel will weigh in on the controversy surrounding the

release of convicted illegal immigrants. this week we learn the department of justice is looking into whether u.s. airlines have been conspireing to keep ticket prices high. the investigation centers around four major airlines and the possibility that they were talking to each other about ways to control the number of available seats and, thus keep pricing for all of us high. but how did the airlines get to be so big in the first place? take you back to 1995. we had nine major airlines for u.s. domestic flights. then in 2008 the first major merger happened between delta and northwest. two years later in 2010 united joins forces with continental, and in 2011 southwest merged with air tran. most recently the justice department the same justice department that is now investigating the airlines for price fixing allowed the merger of american airlines and u.s. airways. now these four major airlines

make up a total of 80% of the seats on domestic flights. joining us now to break down the investigation, whether or not it will have any impact the next time you buy a ticket is gary lef, renowned travel expert and author of the view from the wing travel blog. gary appreciate you joining us. the past couple of years thief had record profits. did they learn from past mistakes and have gotten better or are they doing something wrong here to keep the number of seats on popular routes out of popular cities like austin low? >> good morning, leland. the first thing to understand is it's entirely possible that somebody has done something wrong. that hes notes really the driver. we'll have to wait for the investigation to play out. that will take two, five maybe even more years before anything does come out, and there could

be something embarrassing to one of the major airlines. really the reason that we're seeing higher prices is because if you go back to 2010 when prices were lower, now, they had dropped. we're really at pricing that was like what we saw in 2007, 2008 and 2009. they were losing hundreds of millions of dollars even a quarter, and they had to do something to survive. now we're actually seeing the airlines increasing their capacity somewhat. delta is going after alaska and seattle. united is putting bigger planes across the atlantic on many roots. american is opening up many roots to asia. they are going to be competing more aggressively.

now they're coming back. something else that caught our eyes. the jetblue recently announced that they are going to be one of the last major airlines to now charge for bag fees. it's only southwest that has free bags, and if you look at some of the other airlines that are charging ryanair charges for reprinting boarding passes which lot of people think is crazy, and we also put together some of the things that spirit airlines airlines. 35 to 100 for that. they've enatured. you have to pay. you want a gate agent to print out your boarding pass. that's $10. as we see these fees from folks like spirit the ultra low fare carriers and lots coming up in the next couple of years, you think? >> there are certain things that we do pay fees for. you pay fees for seat assignment

if you want to get the better sooi seat, an aisle seat or window seat or have your seat assigned by the airport. that's ochbl true. not just checked bags. there are things that are limited in availability and so the airlines have figured out they can charge more for things that people desire more. >> move things outside of the ticket, and they're saving on that tax as well as generating some incremental revenue. i don't think we're going to seaboarding pass fees among the major airlines. people tra tha are exceptionally price sensitive get this very low price in order, but much less cost in the carrier.

us a different business model than the major airlines. >> different business model, and spirit doing well. i had aleejlegiant as well. appreciate your insights. >> thank you. appreciate it. the fate of greece's financial future hangs in the balance as we await tomorrow's austerity vote. with the country on the brink of collapse banks remain closed. the vote has major implications for not only greece and the yoorp even union, but here at home as well. greg palkot has the decision that voters will be facing in greece. >> absolutely. this is a key weekend for greece. could decide their economic and political future. europe is one of the most important international allies. it could affect us as well.

it's a yes or no question on whether to go along with european union conditions on dealing with this country's mountain of debt and it's turning into a referendum on the european union itself. polls show it's too close to call. 44% on each side. if can you find the cash there are various reports that unless the e.u. comes to the rescue with more emergency money, banks could run out of cash as early as next week. they might have to dip in. there were dualing rallies for the yes and no camp. it is in fact the government of greek prime minister aalexis who is urging the voters to go for the no decision.

no matter what side the folks here are on there is a lot of confusion. even a lot of questions about the validity of this referendum. people say it was just haste where ily organized. now, there's also resignation too about the years of austerity. gdp, growth, down 25%. 25% unemployment too. you can imagine exactly how to be clear here. this is depression level economic conditions. they don't want to give anymore. they're feeling angry going to the polling booths tomorrow. back to you. >> greg palkot for us over there in greece. what a mess. thanks for keeping an eye on that. >> we'll see how the markets react on monday to greece. also react to puerto rico. lowers to home the island is having its own financial problems. the u.s. territory's governor

passed a bill that would allow it to borrow money from some public agencies that will be repaid later. this just one day after they announced that the country is not able to pay it is $72 billion debt. the island is struggling to emerge from a nearly decade long economic slump. >> and there is much more ahead on america's news headquarters. stories of war. how one veteran is helping other vets heal by making sure their voices are heard. it's going to be an historic rematch at the women's world cup finals tomorrow. defending champions japan will once again go up against their number one rival team usa, and who has the advantage going into tomorrow's game? well a couple of soccer stars will join us to break it all down. >> certainly applies to this early fourth of july celebration. we will take you to ka boom town. that's next. we are live at patriots point,

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fourth of july festivities getting started early in addison, texas. thousands turned out last night for kaboom town. one of the biggest fireworks shows in the entire country. the capacity crowd watched to

some 1,500 pounds of fireworks were launched into the skies. choreographed, of course, with patriotic music. this year mark the 30th anniversary of the event. >> we want to know what you are doing at home to celebrate this fourth of july. can you tweet ace picture and tell us about your plans. accepted us your tweet@le willed vittert,@mollyline,@nahqd.c. in front of the camera and behind the camera and we'll she some of the best photos coming up later in the show. >> we are spending the day reflecting on what makes us proud to be americans, including where one of the biggest celebrations is happening today. in mount mrefblts, south carolina. s our co-host is there. she is of course also the author of the book and the good

news is lessons and advice from the bright side. we've got a special role that you are playing today. tell bus the speech you are delivering. >> well this is only one of 14,000 event that is happen all across america, but i am so honored to be here. i think it's probably the best one of the year. there's going to be a lot of people out here. fox news has been handing out these really cute -- i'll put them on for a second. these proud american sunglasses. everybody is dying to get a pair. there's lots of food and drink and everybody is having a great time. really we're basking in the amazing u.s.s. yorktown shadow. this is an amazing shift. there's so much patriotism here. the crowd is filled with active duty veterans retired veterans and if you saw our colleague, heather, she got to go up in one of the world war ii vintage planes yesterday and a fabulous package was put together by the producers at fox news to just showcase how this community not only do they have the rich history, but they also have a really bright future. we saw that just three weeks ago

after the tragic shooting in charleston and how that community really came together and led the nation in the way to how to grieve and forgive. ly talk about that a little bit in my sweech coming up at 2:00 today. >> you know that background -- the back drop there is just gorgeous. the glasses are great. as you mention, you are so clod close to charleston and the whole city has been coping with the tragedy. what is it like to be there right now? >> i feel like there is something very very special happening in charleston and it hasn't just been recently. i think that if you want to see he good example of how a community can heal from past wrongs and try to integrate and to really pull from each other's strengths and not try to showcase any weaknesses i think this is probably the best example in the country. unfortunately, we all learned about the specialness after the tragedy. i wish the tragedy hadn't happened but it did. one of the people that's going to be here today for the speech is actually two women.

one of them is darcy. if you look on my twitter, i just posted a picture with her. she and another mom organized that wonderful charleston strong bridge to peace. what advice would you give them for this summer? >> nobody listens to my advice anymore. if i were a candidate in a crowded field of 15 here's three things i would make sure i did. number one, no unforced errors. there are too many people in the race for you to mess up now because one stumble can really hurt you for the next couple of weeks.

number three that has to stay rel sxrant interesting and find a way to keep their name id out there, and they have to be working very hard. in a crowded field of 15 it's very difficult to be unique and not make a mistake. you have to have risk because without risk there's no reward. you can't risk too much that you knock yourself out of the top ten. that's what i would do in the next few weeks. i hope everyone has a great fourth of july. they don't have to worry about studying tonight, but starting tomorrow i would be with my teamworking on making sure i know my own record very well.

>> as we press ahead, still ahead on this july 4th edition of america's news headquarters from washington encouraging signs on a thorny issue as world powers continue to negotiate a deal with iran. we'll have a live report from james rosen traveling with secretary kerry in vienna, austria, at the talks. plus across the nation police are taking extra security measures following an increased threat of a terror attack from isis. so what can be done to stop any such attack from the islamic state here on the homeland? we'll ask a terrorism expert coming up. >> i'm brett baier, anchor of special report. this is my family. i spent six years at the pentagon, and i know the service and sacrifice of all the people who serve in this military. >> and i'm grateful to all the families who are sacrificing while their loved ones are fighting overseas.

>> thanks for all you do.

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. fox news alert out of vienna austria. ahead of that tuesday deadline. diplomats say that a teniative agreement with iran has been reached on the issue of sanctions released for the iranian regime. the issue of sanctions has been one of the biggest sticking points as negotiators work towards a final nuclear deal. how significant is this and do we think it's going to stick? >> leland, good afternoon. like so much else surrounding the iran nuclear talks, today's big announcement from rushed from his recent visit to tehran

where he met with iran's president and other regime officials, doctors yukia, head of the atomic energy agency told reporters here this morning that with iranian cooperation possible military dementions of iran awes nuclear program by year's end. >> once an agreement is reached the aiea is ready to implement the elements when requested. >>. >> iran has long agreed to come clean to the iaea about previous work on warhead design and other experiments, but never has. asked if he cede fresh promises of cooperation from iran amano spoke of progress being made and more work still to be done. separately iranian foreign minister released a remarkable four minute youtube video last

night. noting that the nuclear talks are in their 11th hour. zarif claimed the obama administration enter into these negotiations out of desperation. they realize that the most indiscriminate and ub just economic sanctions against my country have achieved absolutely none of their declared objectives. but instead have harmed innocence and anne taking nized a peaceful and forgiving nation. >> obviouslydy agreed with all of that and said in fact it was the tough economic sanction that is drove iran to the negotiating table. so it continues. leland. >> so it continues, as does the spin until possibly we get a deal james. thanks for sorting it all out. i know you have some midnight oil to burn in the next couple of days. see you soon.

>> law enforcement is on high alert today for the fourth of july stepping up security across the country, though there are no specific threats. there are concerns that isis could use this patriotic holiday as a world stage. neil gardener the director of the heritage foundation's margaret thatcher center for freedom is here. he says the only way to protect the homeland and defeat isis is for the u.s. on to take more initiative abroad. >> happy fourth of july. >> happy fourth of july. thank you. >> we were talking about isis. we've seen isis expand occasionally contract when there's some ground regained. now they've taken credit for some recent attacks in tunisia, in kuwait. they have expanded their ground game at a certain nearby country into syria, and now we're hearing an affiliate taking credit for an attack that just happened in egypt, and dozens of soldiers killed. what can we do right now as it seems that isis is making some gains on dpircht levels? >> we have to be prepared to

take the war to isis itself in iraq and syria, libya, and anywhere isis is found. we are facing an epic confrontation against a monstrous evil organization. isis was responsible for killing british citizens in tunisia, and they've just declared a state of emergency regarding the isis threat. we have to be prepared also to identify isis for what it is. an islamic militant organization and driven by a poisonous ideology as david cameron, the british prime minister has described it.

>> we have this heightened alert here for the fourth of july and we know they have a huge propaganda machine used all over the country. dozens of arrests here in america and the united states since the beginning of the year of people that many some way were trying to help isis. one of the most common charges material to provide material support we've heard in a lot of these courtrooms around the country. how do you fight that? that poll that they have particularly over some on younger people? >> that's a good question. there have in fact, been no less than 71 islamist terror floths plots in the united states since 9/11 and awful the terror plots this year have involved isis related threats. largely involving home grown terrorists basically people here radicalized by isis or other islamist terrorist organizations. we have to be prepared to wage idealogical war as well as a military conflict as well on the international stage. we must be prepared as well from the threat posed by thousands of

islamist mill tans that are based in europe as well and already an estimated 3,000 europeans have traveled to fight with isis in iraq and syria. many of those have returned to their home countries in europe and, therefore, pose a direct threat to the united states as well. we have to be extremely vigilant at this time. it's this ideology that holds people in. is there something we can do on the offense, and is that the key? >> yes, i think that we have to be prepared to take the war to the terrorists themselves. that means, of course supporting our key partners in the middle east. supporting the kurds especially arming the kurds who are directly fighting against isis. we must also be prepared to implement a big picture, broader strategy for defeating isis inside iraq and syria itself. the united states has to do this

together with its key allies. especially great britain, canada australia, new zealand. also some allies in europe as well. this is an epic confrontation. we have to be prepared to do everything that is necessary in order to emphatically crush and defeat isis as well as its poisonous islamist ideology. >> an epic confrontation. thank you so much from the british foundation. we appreciate you joining us here today. complicated situation. a map that just keeps going in all directions. thank you. >> thanks very much. when you get on a ferris wheel, you really expect to be able to get off the same way. well not so much in orlando. riders trapped on the east coast's largest ferris wheel after it ground to a halt yesterday in florida. 66 passengers on the orlando eye were stranded for up to three hours in the scorching summer heat. authorities say a technical crew and firefighters were able to rescue all of the riders from

the 400 foot observation wheel. nobody was injured in the accident. not only do you have the scorching heat for three hours, i used to live in orlando, it's hot. the other question is what do you think people did for bathrooms? >> i don't -- you know i'm sure they probably don't want to share that story. they're probably keeping that to themselves. >> next time you get on the ferris wheel, go to the bathroom first. that's the lesson to be learned. >> still ahead, the u.s. army chaplain home from the war with a story to tell, and the foal low soldiers who are helping him to tell that story. it's all coming to the big screen, and we will talk to both of them. >> and take a look. these gorgeous, gorgeous pictures. this is how they're celebrating the fourth in the chicago suburb of lyle. the 33rd annual eyes to the skies festival. they are up and running. thousands of people are turning out for the three-day event. enjoying the food the good music, and, of course, the hot air balloons. >> my name is brian in kabul, afghanistan. just want to give a shout-out to my family back in pennsylvania texas, and florida. hope you all have a great fourth.

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first ever movie deal for death letter a book by author and former military chaplain david peters. both men join us now with their stories. we were lael rael looking for our michigan to help soldiers with combat-related injuries. we found that writing really helped me get through my process, and we thought, well maybe we can expand on this and help others. you know so far so good. we've been able to really make a difference in the lives of a lot of veterans that we work with.

chaplain i topt start with this. i was struck by krur story about this book death letter named after the letter that folks often write before they head off to war that if they sdi send this back to my loved ones. what i'm really interested in is your sort of story because as you headed over to be a chaplain it seemed like you thought your faith was going to carry you through. auz came home you really had to question your faith. i came home to a messy divorce. i came home to a feeling of alienation. i felt that really deeply. i found my death letter, and i tore it up. i didn't recognize the person that had written it anymore. i had changed. the world had changed. hi to learn how on to restart

life. it was my experience of broken relationships and trying to find love in all the wrong places, and then finding hope after all that chaos. >> you found hope. have you found love many some of the right places too now? >> i have. i've been married to my wife sarah, and we just had a baby a couple of months ago. it's been really wonderful. >> what an end to that movie it will be. obviously death letters a fet ner your cap. give us a sense of how many veterans you've been able to help tell their stories and how it's helped them work through their issues of ptsd and also some of the issues david had as well. >> we've probably worked with ten to 15 vets. >> he is really campaigning with the situations and issues that we're going with there. we're getting ready to launch a children's book now from the daughter of a veteran. it's also going to help a ptsd.

then we have chris hernandez that are more for entertainment, but all of them are focused on helping god's right and showing them a different outlook for talents they may not have known they had. >> have you been able to have this be a viable business? is there a market out there for these books? and those kinds of things that really make it successful? >> we're creating it. there was no blueprint for what we were doing. we -- our whole purpose and focus when we got into this was really just to help. we're just going see where this thing takes us.

>> we all know the success of american sniper as well. eric shaw founder of tactical 16 publishing. appreciate all you're doing. david peters former army chaplain with an incredible story. the author of "death letter a great read and obviously the movie to come. we'll all be waiting for it. thank you, gentlemen. >> thank you. happy fourth. >> thank you for helping to get the news out. happy fourth. ahead the u.s. has had to square off against japan in the women's world cup final. who will take the title? we will break down a big game with a pair of soccer pros. plus americans across the country are celebrating our nation's birthday today. we will show you amazing sights and sounds from the biggest independence day bashes. ♪ this land is your land this land is my land ♪ ♪ from california to the new york islands ♪ ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulfstream waters ♪ >> i'm greg. you know why i'm proud to be an american? to be a citizen of the greatest country that ever was, has been

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♪ the new york skyline will look extra patriotic tonight and it's not just because the fireworks. the empire state building will glow red, white and blue in honor of independence day. the iconic building is a long tradition of changing its color from the tower lights to recognize various occasions throughout the year. >> none better than this one. >> july 4th.

>> even if you're not really a soccer fan, which i must confess i'm not, but this is the ultimate rematch -- japan versus the united states tomorrow. the two teams will face off in the final game of the women's world cup. >> the women's world cup, the rivalry began in 2011. japan beat the u.s. in a penalty shoot-out. the u.s. got their revenge in london the olympics taking home the gold medal. it looks like best out of three. we shall see who the advantage will go to in tomorrow's game. joining us to break it down national soccer hall of famer, fox sports analyst, the game is taking place in vancouver. thank you so much both of you, for being here. >> thanks for having us. i'm excited to be here. >> this is so exciting the women have come so far. what do you think has been the big strength of this team that has made this happen? >> i think they just have a will

to win, and they've always had that and no matter what happens they stick together. i think some people have really stepped up carli lloyd, julie johnston and it's been fun to watch them evolve throughout the tournament. i'm so excited for sunday. >> eric i want to get your perspective on this. you're there in vancouver talking to some of the players. are they going back and looking at the game tapes from 2011 from the olympics? what have they learned? what's the game plan come tomorrow to take on japan? >> well one of the things we know they know each other really well. there's 17 returning players from the japanese team and 14 from the u.s. side. so there is amazing history there. i think both teams as far as the familiarity with each other, they can't get anymore. we talked to carli the other night. we had her on the show. we made her watch that penalty kick miss like three times. at some point she looked over at

me can you stop showing that? >> that's cruel. >> stop showing that. i think they're ready. i think they call it beast mode. that's where they've been for the last month. they feel they have a better team and a better chance to win and i think they're really excited about the matchup. the japanese team as good as they've been throughout the competition, they haven't really dazzled anybody yet and this u.s. team is getting better with every game. i'm anticipating a big win. >> these women are amazing. they have incredible talent and incredible abilities. we've heard a lot about the defense, actually in this team and keeping people away from the net. so is that really the case? it seems the obvious thing you're supposed to do keep people away from the net, is it the defense that makes this team unique? >> i think this tournament has some defense. every single player in the back four has stepped up and it's tough to beat them. i played with julie johnston in the u-20 world cup and we used

to call her julie "the rock" johnston. that's what this defense looked to me is a rock people can't get around them. i think that's going to be key in the final game. >> we know kaeli will be watching the game tomorrow. a lot of us will probably have it on. eric i'm interested in what it's like in vancouver. what's the mood like there? we all watched, saw the excitement build around the world cup, the men's world cup. do you see the same kind of excitement around the women's world cup? a lot of american flags there in vancouver? >> there are, actually. it's fantastic. we do a night show and the people that just kind of congregate they find their way to our set because we have the big screen and they can catch up on the day's events but, you know i was worried about it when we first got here. we've been here over a month. vancouver's a great city. a lot of fantastic places you can go and what not and everything kind of was like window washers. they weren't really going to

come out as far as the canadians were concerned, how far their team was going to go but as the u.s. team has progressed in this competition you see a lot of red, white and blue especially today being the fourth of july. but the fans have gotten behind this team and rightly so. you can feel the excitement. you can't really walk down the streets right now without seeing the emblem on someone's chest or just a flag. obviously people are painting their faces and getting ready. hey, it's tomorrow. relax. one more day. pretty into it. >> are you feeling that as all of a sudden there's more excitement about women's soccer now, the women's world cup team is doing so well they're coming to the finals are people talking to you about this in houston and that kind of thing? >> yes, definitely. every time there's a world cup, it kind of surges and people start to pay attention. it's been fun. it's been fun to watch our teammates and our dash players play so well. it's getting a lot of buzz in houston and around the nation.

we're excited. we hope they can bring it home. >> eric is this about building a team over many years, the women's world cup? we haven't seen them in the world cup for 16 years now. is that what this is about? have things been building over the years and it's come to this point now? >> there's a couple of things. what i think is really cool -- because i have kids i have daughters, and i'm a little bit more emotionally invested than most because i'm a dad and i see how excited they are about it. we're not even referring to this anymore as the women's world cup especially state side. they call it the world cup which i think is still cool and i think it's a testament to how talented these players are. when you watch the games, when you watch the world cup on the women's side you watch just amazing soccer and i think that's the coolest thing about this. it's become about the soccer and how good they are and the chance to win the world cup is fantastic but for the most part

the ratings that we have gotten have just blown us away. >> absolutely. >> how many people are tuning in. how many people go to the viewing parties. >> certainly causing a lot of excitement and pulling young girls into the sport as well. eric wynalda, kaelia we appreciate you for being here. >> thanks for having us. >> go team usa. coming up our political panel breaks down how a shocking murder by an illegal immigrant who had been deported five times before. it's reverberating on the campaign 2016 trail. plus the massive effort to protect the homeland so the millions of americans can enjoy the fourth of july. staying in rhythm... it's how i try to live... how i stay active. so i need nutrition... that won't weigh me down. for the nutrition you want without the calories you don't... introducing boost 100 calories. each delicious snack size drink gives you... 25 vitamins and minerals and 10 grams of protein.

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a tragedy putting illegal immigration back in the headlines. a man accused of randomly shooting a young woman right in front of her father. police had deported him to mexico five times. our panel looks at the political fallout including what donald trump said about the crime and what he thinks federal authorities should do now. islamic state sympathizers claim responsibility for firing three rockets at israel. we'll go live to jerusalem with reaction from the jewish state. security is high in the homeland as we mark our independence. police are on high alert after the heightened threat of the july 4th terror attack from

isis. that is not stopping americans from celebrating. >> three, two, one, go! >> including this tradition, the new york landmark coney island where the race is on to be the hot dog eating champ. happy july 4th. it's nice to be with you. i'm leland vittert. nice to be with you as well. >> i'm molly line. welcome to america's news headquarters from washington. now to a case in california of an illegal immigrant accused of murder. officials say the man suspected of randomly shooting and killing a 32-year-old woman in san francisco had multiple felony convictions and had been deported to mexico five times. so why was francisco sanchez in the u.s.? will carr joins us from los angeles. will? >> reporter: important to keep

in mind with this story san francisco is a sanctuary city which means it doesn't comply with federal immigration law. so let's rewind to march. that's when francisco sanchez, who has been deported five times and has seven felony convictions, several for drugs, was in federal custody. that according to imgriggs and custody enforcement. i.c.e. turned him over to the san francisco for an outstanding warrant. dhs records indicate they requested notification prior to his release so i.c.e. officers could make arrangements to take custody. that detainer was not honored. >> when he came here he came because he had outstanding criminal charges here which were marijuana related, possession for sale or sales of marijuana. those charges were dismissed the next day. >> reporter: san francisco does not spend any local money to

cooperate with federal immigration law so the sheriff's department let sanchez go. then wednesday he showed up to pier 14 a tourist destination along the waterfront in san francisco, and allegedly pulled out a gun and fired randomly hitting 32-year-old kath lynn steinly who later died at the hospital. a lot of finger pointing has been going on. donald trump got into the conversation. he says some of those controversial comments in a statement in part trump said the senseless and totally preventible act of violence committed by an illegal immigrant is another example why we must secure our border immediately. molly, yesterday federal officials telling me without a doubt that sanchez should not have been out on the streets on wednesday. >> will if we could talk about this lovely young woman whose life was claimed, what more do we know about the victim? >> reporter: well the people who knew her best called her kate. she was at pier 14 on wednesday with her dad when she ended up getting shot. she fell into his arms. he jumped in tried to save her

while she was begging for help before she was rushed to the hospital. >> she was just a young woman starting to be in her prime and had so much to live for and died so senselessly. it's terrible. >> reporter: her father obviously emotional there. he says their family has a deep faith, a faith that they may be relying on now more than ever. molly? >> will thank you so much. this is one of those tragedies that really did not have to happen. thank you very much. >> a holiday weekend and july 4th celebrations have law enforcement on high alert. in new york and new jersey extra forces and counterterrorism efforts are in full swing. brian yannis is live in new york and he got a first-hand look at the special tactics being rolled out to protect everyone

celebrating there. hi brian. >> reporter: hi leland. happy fourth to you and our viewers from lower manhattan. tonight right in front of the statue of liberty, tonight the statue of liberty and the city of new york will be highlighted by the fir works show. a crowd of 5 million people are expected to gather and the new york police department says they put together their most comprehensive security. we're talking about police removing trash cans when crowds are expected to gather. snipers will be in buildings, bomb sniffing dogs and about 7,000 uniformed and plain clothesed officers including counterterrorism officers patrolling the city parking garages and hotels. they'll also be monitoring about 7,000 surveillance cameras throughout the city but, you know we have a tour with the new jersey state police on one of their security boats that will be patrolling the waters in and around the statue of liberty tonight where they're expecting

hundreds if not thousands of boats to be docked in and around and the boats have infrared and night vision and radar to really look for suspicious activity especially around where the fireworks are and also the boats have special radiation detection equipment. that kind of detection equipment is so sensitive that it will pick up radiation not only from medical equipment but worst case scenario from a dirty bomb. >> it passes detection and you don't have to scan every individual person. you could scan a general area with this equipment. >> they're deployed all the time but more crucial now. you have massive crowds coming to a certain area and more detachment capability in the area. >> reporter: officers will also be wearing special radiation pager monitor on their belts to pick up that radiation we were talking about. bottom line authorities are stressing there's no specific credible threat to new york city or any of the celebrations here or nationwide for that matter

but they are asking for increased vigilance more than normal than they see in past fourth of july celebrations so if you see something say something as the adage goes. leland? >> good adage indeed bryan llenas enjoy the fireworks. thanks bryan. >> reporter: thank you. take care. it could be the first isis attack against the u.s.'s biggest ally in the middle east a group in egypt has claimed responsibility for a rocket attack against israel. hunter powell is live in our middle east bureau with the latest. >> reporter: egypt's sinai region has been a hotbed they have never been able to contain. another group to move in now fighters claiming loyalty to isis. they launched rocket attacks on israel. the violence in the sinai spiking in israel and egypt in the last 72 hours at least three

rockets were fired from the sinai into israel. isis loyalists claiming responsibility. israel officials say the rockets landed far away in open areas and no one was injured. this comes after sinai militants launched several attacks wednesday killing 17 soldiers. egyptian forces responded in the past few days claiming to have killed more than 100 insurgents including 25 today. now egyptian president al sisi visited the area a short while ago dressed in a military uniform. president sisi made a vow. since the democratically elected muslim brotherhood backed president mohammed morrissey was overthrown by sisi two years ago. increasingly both israel and egypt are working together to growing violence but, molly,

despite the joint efforts we're seeing a real uptick in the violence that so far neither side has an answer in how to combat it. >> it has been striking to see the number of groups that have pledged allegiance to or alliance with isis. thank you so much for joining us. well as molly points out, the number of isis sympathizers around the globe and here in the united states is growing. for insight and analysis tom rogan, foreign policy columnist with "the national review." i appreciate you joining us. for so long we were worried about al qaeda. they had these big, spectacular attacks, 9/11 the "uss cole." isis seems different not only in terms of their modus operandi but their tactics. >> the key difference here is if you see the leader of the islamic state has been saying for months a big speech he made in november 2014 he talked about the need for jihadists

around the world to erupt volcanoes as he described it but the main point he was trying to make is to be part of the islamic state organization this global movement of purity and jihad, all you have to do is say i am a part of the islamic state, thus i am going to go and do something terrible in whatever way i can and that makes that -- it makes the cause much more and inclusive in a way. >> so that's how you end up with all these folks who are radicalized on social media, something we didn't really see with al qaeda taking advantage. i want to put up a quote from one of your columns i thought i was striking. this is one of them. an attack on the u.s. is priceless propaganda. a successful blow against the u.s. allows them to claim the mantle of a global force and strengthens the narrative that they are on a holy mission. they or even their followers are on a holy mission. what i'm interested in as we look at this is what is

significance for them of july 4th? they simply think they can get more propaganda out of it or is it the issue it coincides with ramadan? >> i think there are a number of tactics that are true in terms of looking at the islamic holy calendar something they've been talking about specifically but at the same time july 4th encapsulates the united states as they deliver democracy. a group of people coming together but theological order is state proposed. also to strike the united states. again, it's about claiming this mantle of global leadership over jihadism. we are the core entity. back to the previous point, talking about the islamic state, every time they do a successful attack especially if they were able to do an attack on a day like this enables that propaganda narrative, and that's why they've been able to bring so many people onboard because

of the attack in kuwait relentless attacks. >> we've seen all these attacks. we've seen so many people radicalized on social media. we've seen the arrest round up and arrest folks who have been self-radicalized or otherwise. what i'm interested in is why haven't they been more successful in having more attacks in the united states other than the folks who went to the mohammed contest? they haven't been able to pull anything off. is this a testament to our law enforcement or they're slightly more inept than we think they are? >> it's a testament to our law enforcement intelligence community. i have good friends. i know that they are dedicated professionals working every day, and it is a testament to that. people can go look -- if you look back at previous cases, you know cooperation with both intelligence partners around the world, but it's also the big problem with the islamic state is they have learned from people like snowden, the legacy of al

qaeda in iraq. they've changed their modus operandi. >> using encrypted communication. that's serious. >> it is and talking to each other with human couriers. >> we reported that the fbi director will be on the hill testifying about that very issue in the coming days. tom rogan, national review thank you, sir. >> thanks, leland. >> all the best. two new additions to the campaign wisconsin governor brings the crowded field to 15 as he is slated to move forward and former go of jim webb what does this mean for the race dynamic on both sides? let's bring in angela mcgowan and president of new heights and

former iowa press secretary for vice president al gore. thank you both for being here with us today. happy fourth. >> happy fourth to you. >> a great day to talk politics of course. we love our american political system. right now plenty of candidates getting in on all of this. let's start with republicans and a recent poll a quinnipiac poll for the republican side. scott walker who is about to get into the race filed his paperwork, slated to have a rally later in the month, doing very very well. you can see there he's leading even over donald trump who this week has been all over the news talking a lot. but let's start with walker as we move forward. is this indicative of success for the future or is this just too early in the game to say? angela? >> it's too early in the game to say and scott walker represents a sentiment of americans. they want a grassroots conservative person but it's an ecertainty away before the debate.

i think in the end it's going to be hillary. people will go for who they know. >> you're so familiar with iowa. is this something that will be difficult to hold on to a lead in the polls? >> whether we're talking about iowa nationwide or some other state, of course we are so far out and you've already seen with scott walker that his lead was at one point more commanding than it is now in the recent polls. what's interesting is to look at the people that are gaining, talking about ben carson donald trump. these are people really outsiders and even though scott walker hadn't been on national scene for a long time he's more of an insider as obviously the governor of a state. it will be interesting. >> i do want to talk about the outsider aspect when we move to the democrats. we'll hold on that one more second. angela your thoughts as outsiders on the republican side. is that what people want to see as we move forward? >> look at the tea partiers. again, a lot of folks are not

happy with george bush -- i mean jeb bush on the right because he's common core, more moderate. they want people who are outside of the box. what we need on our team is a candidate that can win or a candidate that can give a good race and i don't believe that scott walker can do that. >> as we turn to the democrats, let's take a quick look at this latest poll also out of iowa on the democratic side as things move forward. bernie sanders has been rising. hillary clinton still in the lead but bernie sanders out of vermont has been pulling ahead from where he was previously. is that something to watch here? does he have that outsider aspect of things that you just mentioned, christie? >> absolutely, 100% he does. and the question for the hillary clinton campaign is just how seriously to take this how worried they should be because bernie sanders is getting big crowds 10,000 people on

madison, wisconsin which, granted, is a liberal bastion and not really a primary state. and he's also raising money. the question is can he actually turn this into votes? can he turn it into caucus goers. can he turn it into a more serious organization than what he has now? i think we've all been in wait-and-see mode. what he's done so far is definitely impressive. it's just not clear what it means yet exactly. >> it's interesting. $15 million this campaign. what do you think, is bernie sanders the possible threat? is he gaining on clinton? >> he's not the threat. the threat would be a biden candidacy. president obama would endorse vice president. and i believe biden would defeat hillary in the primaries. that is the only invariable thrown into the game that would shake hillary up. as for sanders he introduced his health care proposal a single pair proposal and that goes

against inside the beltway. again, all democrats are for the affordable care act. i think with sanders people are going against the establishment, going against the grain. >> all right. thank you so much for joining us today talking politics on the fourth of july. we appreciate it. >> great to be here. >> the panel staying with us same panel, a different anchor coming up. police say the man who shot a young woman in san francisco was a career criminal who has been deported five times making illegal immigration an issue on the campaign trail once again especially since donald trump has weighed in. angela and chrissy will give us their thoughts coming up. and supposed to be a night of celebration but instead it turned to terror as the fireworks shot into the crowds instead of up into the night sky. we'll tell you what happened. plus today, here in the nation's capital, celebrating the fourth of july with a star-studded show on the national mall televised nationally. hunter hayes will perform.

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lot of controversy in the 2016 presidential race. let's bring back in our panel. ladies thanks for being here. angela first to you. donald trump obviously caught a lot of flag over his comments as he announced his presidential run. a lot of companies dumped him and said we're not going to have these types of comments. in some ways as you look at what has happened has he been vindicated about who is coming across the border? >> not the words he chose. not all illegal immigrants are racists, murderers, or bad people. mexico does not send us her best. she sends us her work. you have very hard-working people. the reason trump is rising through the poll numbers, he's real and he's saying a lot of things people really want to say. i think he's doing well on the

right because he took on macy's and nbc and he stands firm behind what he said. >> you never have to worry about what donald trump is really thinking. >> that's true. >> the question is though this is happening on the republican field and you're seeing this very broad view on immigration and lightning rod like donald trump. is that good for the democrats who can sit back and watch the theater? >> we are gleeful he has taken the role and is getting as much media attention as he is. what he's saying is hateful and divisive and appeals to the worst parts of america, people that are anti-immigrant -- >> he told the truth. >> i'm sure some people do think -- >> i want to put up one of his tweets he sent out 17 hours ago in light of the shooting. our southern border is unsecure. i am the only one that can fix it. question that. nobody else has the guts to even

talk about that. that doesn't really sound that hateful to me, maybe slightly arrogant. i don't think we worried about his humility. >> i think when he calls mexican immigrants rapists and criminals, et cetera i think that's deeply offensive to the overwhelming majority who are law abiding, good people hard workers who would like nothing more than to set up a good life for themselves in the country and are not criminals. >> he was not speaking about all mexicans. he was not. he did choose some bad words in putting out his message. >> he did and that's the problem. >> he's changed his messaging a little bit although he hasn't apologized. interesting when you look at the polls what's happened to mr. trump as he announced and as this controversy has come up. the latest fox news poll nationally right now 15% bush trump 11%, carson 10%.

he's running second in the latest poll. as you look at bush and rubio both there really tried to have this nuanced view of immigration as they look to the general election they look towards latino voters. is immigration something a republican candidate now in the primary can have a nuanced view about? >> yes, look at jeb bush's brother, george w. bush. he got 45% of the latino vote. you have some latinos that came here that don't want people to jump in front of the line. it's a very passionate issue. i believe that rubio and jeb bush could actually put forth some type of policy to gain the hispanic vote not lose it. >> christie last word. >> they absolutely can and they haven't. i think marco rubio is taking the right tack by saying there's a right way and a wrong way to have this conversation. donald trump is trying to have it the wrong way.

>> all right. ladies, happy july fourth. thank you for doing double duty. a quick programming note the man who has been under fire for his immigration remarks, well maybe donald trump. he's going to be on media buzz with howard kearse tomorrow at 11:00 a.m. eastern. a great interview by howie you don't want to miss it. >> and party in the usa and right here in the nation's capital where there will be a star-studded show on the mall. country music star hunter hayes will perform and he is here ahead of the show and our very own christine fisher also out there in the middle of it all. kristen? >> reporter: look at this. it stopped raining. the sun is out. and there are thousands of people lining constitution avenue for the national independence day parade. we'll talk to a few of them coming up after the break. here at camp resolute in

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stopping. it starts on 7th street. they traveled ten blocks down constitution avenue. you can see it's a lot of firefighters. lots of law enforcement, military personnel, and a ton of drum corps and bands from across the country organized for this parade to have a band from all 50 states. that's really important. they want to represent the entire united states at this national independence day parade and there have been so many concerns about security and what not but standing here it feels like any other fourth of july parade. you do want to take time getting here. there are some crowds. not too different from any other fourth of july. now of the thousands of people here i found one family that looks incredibly patriotic from florida. they've come all the way here just for this. i want to ask you, i love your outfit. happy fourth of july. what is your favorite part of this parade? >> the band. >> reporter: what about you. >> the band.

>> the band. >> reporter: all of you like the bands. the bands cannot be your favorite part. >> the music. >> reporter: there are so many things you can do with your family on the fourpt of july. why did you feel it was important to be here on constitution avenue for this parade? >> well we were thinking of where to go for a vacation and we decided washington because we wanted to see all the sights all the monuments, what better time to come than fourth of july. we planned our trip around fourth of july to see all the patriotic stuff. >> reporter: with so many concerns about security are you concerned about that? >> it was concerning before we flew out yesterday but, i mean i feel safe. we're walking around. there's lots of security lots of cops everywhere you go. i feel safe. >> reporter: we hope you stay safe and we hope you stay dry and have a very happy fourth of

july. this parade will go on for half an hour more and then you have concerts later today you will on the national mall and of course the big fireworks display starting at about 9:09 eastern time tonight. hopefully it'll stay dry enough for that. i know these guys want to see that. can i get a big happy fourth of july as we send it back to molly and leland? happy fourth of july guys. >> that is great. you found the perfect family decked out, all ready for the fourth of july. >> they are very festive. >> people are gearing up for the big fireworks show here in d.c. the theme for tonight's capital fourth concert is party in the usa and who better to help celebrate that party than five-time grammy nominated singer and songwriter hunter hayes. he is performing tonight. taking time out of his busy day to join us. thank you for being here. >> thank you for taking time out of your busy day. >> with the traffic and the amount of people you could have walked over here faster. >> i know.

we are really close. it's a good day, a beautiful day. the sun is out. turning out to be perfect. >> the rain cleared up a little bit. what do you think of the venue where you're playing today? >> it's pretty. >> on this of all days. >> i've never stood on stage and just looked at such an iconic place like the capitol. >> incredible. >> i don't think that's ever happened to me before. >> i want to ask you, you're performing and there's hundreds and thousands, any different performing there than performing out on the road with lady antebellum? >> i heard -- we did the run through and i heard there's a huge turnout. oh cool. and literally i felt we were doing the show yesterday. it was kind of relaxing. i felt very prepared like we already did the show because it felt like it. yeah it's a completely different thing. >> this is a rehearsal, it's you singing anything other than your normal song? "god bless america?"

what are you singing? >> very party oriented my new single is called "21." party like we just turned 21. >> so you have some experience. >> two years ago i turned 21. but, yeah -- >> he doesn't remember much himself. >> it was actually not that interesting. but, yeah it's kind of just the spirit of the whole night is kind of to party and have fun and all that good stuff. it work out great. >> it's such a family event, too. tons of kids there. anything special for the younger kids? >> yeah. >> the under 21. >> yeah well that's the thing, 21 is not even about age. it's just about celebrating life and the good things and being grateful for the good things and taking a moment to forget about everything else. the things that make you happy for a minute. and that's kind of what tonight is. everybody is getting together and forgetting about everything but the good and the beautiful and, you know we're all just

grateful. >> you make a good point on july 4th as we take a pause on everything going on in the world and celebrate something that happened 200-plus years ago, 240 years ago here. was july 4th special for you growing up as a kid? what were some of your best memories? >> we always had dad grill on the barbecue pit or whatever have the whole family over. >> was it big back then? >> i did my own fireworks show. i would sing to it. it was great. not much has changed. i wanted so badly to put on my own fourth of july concert. >> we're talking about what makes you proud to be an american. what makes you proud to be an american? >> so much gosh. we don't have enough time. >> we gave you the glasses so we could show it off. here are our proud american glasses modeling here hunter. we're going to get a shot. put the glasses back on. hold on. there we go. he's rocking them. #proud american. the photo is going out in a

little while. >> i appreciate you. >> we'll be watching you on television. >> thank you. >> thanks. all the best. we know how hunter is celebrating. we have his #proud american moment. we want your proud american moment. tweet us your pics and plans for independence day. use the #proudamerican tweet @lelandvittert or or @mollylinefnc or @anhqc. we don't have the adorable baby picture. she has a bib on that says i'm red, white and cute. >> which says it all. worth sticking around for. coming up going for the gold. >> oh, there it is. keep the twitter pictures coming. it will be hard to beat that one. >> adorable. were they able to achieve perfect harmony at an international competition? we will tell you.

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live just as long as whales in the wild. caring for these whales, we have a great responsibility to get that right. and we take it very seriously. because we love them. and we know you love them too. and on this fourth of july honoring those who are fighting for and have served our country, dare i say, who make our freedom and independence possible this july 4th. heather chilledders is live to show us one very special celebration. hi heather. >> reporter: you and molly need to head out here next year because it is quite a sight to see all of these people out here celebrating the fourth of july celebrating in america and, you know a lot of people do that by wearing red, white and blue. and one of the places that you need these shades would be down

by the shore and there's a special event going on here at charleston for the sixth year called salute from the shore. take a look. >> this event is a flyover the entire south carolina coast. the whole point is to get as many people on the beach as possible to salute the planes as they fly by. to celebrate our freedom and thank the military for providing that freedom. there's a lot of emotion involved. everybody has a loved one that has served or is serving and thinks about them when they look up and salute the planes. >> reporter: and i'm going up in this plane? >> you'll be sitting in that seat there with the control in front of you. >> reporter: but i will not be

using that control. >> hopefully not. >> reporter: and now time to get a preview from the shore. here we go. come along with us. >> a salute to america. >> reporter: wow. i can't get over how beautiful it is. >> it's a chance for pilots who have the freedom to fly to fly the coast of south carolina and salute back to the people down on the beach sharing in the holiday for all the freedoms we've been given. it's a privilege to be able to look down and have the freedom to see those people. i get goosebumps thinking about it.

>> reporter: i want to thank them for taking me up. that was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. it was just beautiful. right behind me is where they'll be shooting the fireworks off a little bit later today. one of the guys that took me up take a look at what he said about being a proud american. >> america is a responsibility. you need to come out here and experience what some guys did. >> reporter: those are the guys you have to listen to when you talk about being a proud american. we will be live throughout the rest of the evening. we're having a lot of fun, if you can't make it down here just tune in to fox news. >> #proudamerican on twitter. great time down there. thanks so much. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> happy july 4th.

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my >> that was mo's bridges talking about booming bow tie bridges. since then he made a splash on "shark tank," gaining mentor topped $200,000 in sales and was the go-to fashion guru during

espn's nba draft just last month. he joins us right now from memphis, beautiful memphis, to give us an update on his growing company. thank you for joining us. >> hey, guys. how are you doing? >> we are doing great. love your tie. go ahead. >> molly, before we get started i have to ask, how's your fourth of july going? >> it's going fantastic. it's even better now that you're here. thank you so much for being here. >> thank you. >> let's start with that is a very very nice tie. very festive. how did you pick that one out today? you probably have millions of choices. >> well obviously it's the fourth of july. and it's independence day. so i thought if i could find the most fun and cool bow tie that i made for myself then that would be great because look at the zing. it's perfect, obviously. >> i want to catch up with you. we talked to you a few years ago. you started this company when you were 9 years old, so what brought about the love of bow

bow ties? >> well i always loved to look good and feel good. so if i could find out something to make me look good and feel good and stand me out from other people then i could just be myself. i could be me. so i thought why can't i do that with bow ties. >> absolutely. i cannot imagine with the personality you have you not standing out. you do a great job all on your own. but when it comes to the bow ties what are some of the successes you've had just in the last couple years? >> i've been on "shark tank." and one of the most broad successes was being on espn talking about fashion. >> talking about mo's bows. >> yes. >> how do you design these bow ties? how do you come up with these ideas? >> i come up with all these ideas by just going in the fabric store and looking for something that catches my eye. looking for something that just

catches me that is just yelling pick me pick me as i used to say. >> now here we're looking at one of the numbers you've got here. this is the american bow tie. is that the one you're wearing right now? >> yes, that is the one i'm wearing now. >> nice. nice. now, do you have these for all the holidays? for july 4th do you have christmas ones as well? >> that's a really good question molly. i have the fourth of july as you can see. i have the christmas, i have the thanksgiving i have the spring the summer. and i'm also coming out with my own line of new bow ties and new ties. and i'm slowly but surely starting my own clothing line which is great. >> that's amazing. got to have something to dpo with the bow tie, right? why would you tell folks they should wear a bow tie? what is it about bow ties? >> well about bow ties it's just something that pops. it's a work of art i like to say. when you have like this boring suit you just need a mo's bow

to make it pop, to make it big, to make it bold. or you can go with one of our conservative but yet still ties of course. >> it is called mo's bows. great job. moziah thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> really appreciate it. all the success in the world. it's been fun to watch your career develop and see all these bow ties. we appreciate you joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> absolutely. happy fourth. that looks pretty good. still ahead on "america's news headquarters." not everyone is waiting until tonight to celebrate independence day. fireworks on july 3rd. we're going to take a look at some of the places where the party got started early. ♪ you're a grand old flag a high flying flag and forever in peace may you wave ♪ ♪ you're the emblem of the land i love ♪ i can do easily. new benefiber healthy shape helps curb cravings. it's a clear, taste-free daily supplement that's clinically proven to help

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covered belt. the competition of course been a staple on the boardwalk for 99 years. after you've eaten 52 hot dogs the last thing you want to do is put on a belt. shouldn't you get a gold crown or mustard colored something? a bucket could be used. >> let's not. >> all right. >> but these fourth of july festivities all across the country kicking off. last night on the eve of independence day concert goers got a very special encore in scottsdale arizona. the fireworks show lighting up the skies. in denver tens of thousands of people packed the civic center parking lot to watch the fireworks show the city skyline shining red, white and blue. and milwaukee huge crowds. the usa fireworks display of some 20,000 shells shot right up into the sky. a very impressive sight indeed. i'm from a small town in west virginia and i have to say the little neighborhood ones are also great too.

>> those are the most fun. you're with friends. you're with family. invariably somebody manages to get through the fireworks display without getting hurt chrks is what's hoped for. we ask you to send us your independence day pictures and plans using #proudamerican. karen brady is baking some very patriotic pastries today. >> well done. >> karen, feel free to send them our way. lisa is practices freedom of artistic expression through photography. see her pretty picture up there. it's not just humans celebrating. adorable dog is celebrating freedom. if i was a dog that's something would be very important to me. >> dog pictures and baby pictures. >> and we had the picture earlier the baby red, white and cute. absolutely great. keep sending us your pictures hash tag is proud americans. heather will be out there all day with great pictures as well.

the only thing you wish is you had these cool glasses to wear in your picture. >> keep them on. >> there we go. the barbershop quartet will play us out. we'll see you tomorrow from washington. ♪ america on high alert as we celebrate our nation's independence. >> there are no specific threats targeting any location. there are groups that want to target our nation's critical infrastructure and symbolic locations and events. >> lieutenant colonel tony shafer will be joining us with his take. and decision time in greece as that country's fate hangs in the balance. we're in the final few hours before a vote that will decide the nation's economic future. former reagan economic adviser art lapper will be joining us to break down how this economic crisis could