hello, everyone. happy fourth of july. welcome to america's brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. >> i'm gregg jarrett in fair eric shaun. security very tight as nightfall approaches and people get ready to watch the fireworks. concerns of an attempted terrorist attack has people turning to high-tech techniques to keep you safe. >> some 2016 presidential hopefuls are marching through new hampshire this holiday weekend to meet with former republican nominee mitt romney. is this just a friendly visit or something more?

>> and we are learning more about the suspect in that apparent random murder of a woman as she took a walk with her father, a dangerous criminal here in the u.s. illegally. first, security concerns this fourth of july holiday have law enforcement officials nationwide on high alert. especially in large cities like washington boston and new york city. considered to be prime targets for terrorists as americans come together to celebrate the 39th anniversary of our nation's birth. homeland security telling police to be on guard and standing up special command posts to coordinate with state and local officials to prevent an attack. bryan llenas joins us from battery park in new york city with some of the high-tech measures being used. tell us about it. >> reporter: hi. there is really not much better place to come enjoy july 4th

than new york city. got the statue of liberty and in a few hours the macy's fireworks spectacular will start around 9:20. 80,000 pounds of fireworks going off along the east river from manhattan and keeps and brooklyn to enjoy. that means 3 million people on roof tops and in the streets to really enjoy this. the nypd says they have put together their most comprehensive security plan that they've ever put in place for independence day because of this heightened threat, dhs and f.b.i. sending that bulletin two weeks ago the nypd is doing everything they can to protect the public, even though there is no specific credible threat. we're seeing trash cans have been removed in areas where the crowds are expected to gather. snipers have been put in place. bomb sniffing dogs, nearly 7,000 uniformed and plain clothed officers in the streets patrolling in parking garages and hotels and in the streets as well as monitoring 7,000 surveillance cameras. but on top of that, we got a tour of one of these boats that are going to be circling around

the statue of liberty and in the waterways tonight protecting boats and the fireworks barges. these boats have special radiation detection equipment that's able to detect any kind of radiation be it medical or the kind that can create a dirty bomb and these boats also have the infrared and radar that will make sure that people are safe tonight. take a listen. >> heightened security, the difference, there is really not that much. we've been a target every fourth of july has been a heightened awareness since 9-11, they've been trying to get back in new york city. what better way than on our anniversary, on our birthday? >> reporter: governor cuomo has put the entire state on alert. a little bit more height than in the past. that is because that bulletin that came out and as you mentioned, those command centers, the f.b.i. has about 56 of those command centers working this weekend as again people are a little on edge just trying to make sure we get through this weekend safe. authorities are making sure and

telling people to come out and enjoy the festivities. they got it under control they say. be vigilant. if you see something say something. again, what we're seeing in new york city is being applauded. washington, d.c. and all these big large cities, in boston and in philadelphia, keep people safe. this weekend and beyond because this threat is not just for this weekend it's to be extended on this heightened sense of being vigilant out there. >> indeed. bryan llenas thank you very much. an accident during a fireworks show in avon, colorado burns several people. officials say a malfunction caused a fireworks shell to explode in its tube. tipping over a rack of shells, sending two or three toward the crowd. nine people suffered minor burns. the cause of this malfunction is under investigation.

the annual event attracts about 20,000 people. we are learning tonight the man accused of killing a woman in san francisco was an undocumented immigrant with a very long rap sheet. he has seven felony convictions. he's been deported five times. the alleged victim, 32-year-old katherine steinle shot to death apparently at random while walking with her dad on san francisco's waterfront. will carr has details now from our west coast news room. will? >> reporter: even though we know sanchez has an extensive criminal history we also know that san francisco is a sanctuary city, which means it doesn't comply with federal immigration laws. let's rewind to march. that's with federal authorities had sanchez in custody behind bars but immigration and customs enforcement turned him over to the san francisco sheriff's department to face an outstanding warrant on the local level. so he was still off the streets then. yesterday ice released this

statement saying the department of homeland security records indicate ice lodged an immigration detainer on sanchez at that time back in march requesting notification prior to his release so ice officers could make arrangements to take custody. that detainer was not honored. basically saying that the sheriff's department let sanchez go free. take a listen to the legal counsel for the sheriff's department. >> when he came here, he came because he had outstanding criminal charges here which were marijuana related possession or sales of marijuana. those charges were dismissed the next day. >> reporter: when those charges were dismissed the san francisco sheriff's department let sanchez go free. he showed up at pier 14 on wednesday, according to authorities, that's along the waterfront in san francisco. according to police, he pulled out a gun and fired and randomly hit 32-year-old cathline steinle, an innocent bystander who collapsed into her father's arms and later died at the

hospital. >> that's the only solace i've got, that's it. that we were so close. >> she was just a young woman starting to be in her prime. >> reporter: steinle's family says they're relying on their faith and they want to focus on healing, not on sanchez' past or the fact that san francisco is a sanctuary city. that hasn't stopped others from pointing fingers in terms of the accountability here. this morning we heard from donald trump. he obviously has had some comments that were taken as being controversial on immigration. take a listen to what he had to say this morning on "fox & friends." >> you would think that no matter where you are in terms of party affiliation, you would want to do something about this. but the crime is raging. it's violent and people don't want to even talk about. and if you talk about it, you're a racist. >> reporter: one federal official says there is no way sanchez should have been free and been at pier 14 in san

francisco on wednesday. gregg? >> as outrageous and incredibly sad. our hearts and prayers go out to the family. will carr, thanks. >> absolutely. >> we're going to be talking a lot more about this case and the debate over so-called sanctuary cities. with susanest ridge later in this hour, so stay tuned for that. the president tunisia says his country is not safe and could collapse from more terrorist attacks. a state of emergency is now imposed in tunisia. according to its government-run media, more than a week after that horrific massacre on a beach, more than three dozen people killed, most british tourists. isis claimed responsibility. it was the second deadly attack on foreigners in tunisia in three months. isis eye filiated group taking

credit for firing three rockets from egypt's sinai peninsula. at least 17 egyptian soldiers and 100 isis fighters have been killed in fighting this week. sinai province says the attacks are in retaliation for what they he egyptian army. israel accuses hamas of providing support to the isis affiliated group but hamas denies that claim. new developments in the intense negotiations over iran's nuclear program just ahead of the tuesday deadline. tehran and six world powers have drawn up a draft document on the pace and timing of sanctions relief for the islamic republic. the issue sanctions has been certainly one of the biggest sticking points as all sides work toward a final nuclear deal. james rosen is live in vienna with the details. james? >> reporter: gregg, good

evening, where we are told by u.s. officials that lower level officials below the secretary of state or foreign minister level economic sanctions and arms control verification protocols are hammering out final accords on literally hundreds of thorny details and leaving for the ministers who are going to arrive here tomorrow evening the thorniest of the problems as we enter what u.s. officials are calling the end game. john kerry emphasized that their north star for these talks will remain the framework agreement reached in switzerland in early april. that agreement was not a formal text, per say but a set of parameters for a final accord to get from there to an agreement that can be implemented a official told reporters last night. it's almost like you double click on the sub heading and then elaborate all the information that needs to come underneath it in order to explain how it works like in the real world. and in the process of that elaboration, the official continued, there are a lot of issues that then need to be

resolved that are technically consistent, but could go in a number of directions depending on which side of the table you're sitting on. >> we have never been closer to a lasting outcome. but there is no guarantee. getting to yes requires the courage to compromise. the self-confidence to be flexible the maturity to be reasonable the wisdom to satisfy delusions and the audacity to break old habits. >> the iaea, the head of the international atomic agency said to reporters that his agency with iranian cooperation could wrap up its four-year investigation into the pnd possible military dimensions, of the iranian nuclear program. but once again the iaea has been waiting four years for that iranian cooperation. gregg? >> james rosen live in vienna,

thank you. fourth of july celebrations getting underway in our nation's capitol. as america celebrates its 239th birthday of the the weather may be a concern but earlier today the big parade taking place on the national mall complete with marching bands, get down. and floats. with plenty of red white and blue. thousands of people from across the country in town for the festivities and crystal fisher is live at the national mall. did you see that marching band? they were getting it. >> reporter: hey, i tell you what, it was quite a show earlier today. but then the rain came. the clouds are clear now. but about an hour ago, it was a torrential downpour. so much so that the u.s. park police had to order everyone on the ground of the washington monument, which is where the

fireworks take place to seek shelter. at the capitol the police had to evacuate the west fronts of the capitol where the big concert will be later tonight. both are now back open. but i'm afraid that it probably forced a lot of people to leave the national mall because it was a really bad storm. now there is water and mud everywhere. like you said, earlier today, it was quite beautiful for this big parade the national independence day parade which takes place right on constitution avenue. thousands lined constitution avenue to see the marching bands, big balloons and floats from almost all 50 states. and there is a lot of law enforcement, both in the parade and providing security and security is what we have been talking about so much heading into this fourth of july in particular. but i can tell you from being at the parade and here right now you know there is a beefed up police presence. but it doesn't really feel like it. for the average person walking around here, it feels just like any other fourth of july, but you know there is a lot going on behind the scenes that you can't

see. some of that actually taking place right over here. this is one of the security checkpoints to get into the washington monument for the fireworks tonight which will start right about 9:00 o'clock. in order to get in, there is no metal detectors. but there are thorough bag searches taking place. you can't bring in in fireworks no weapons no alcohol no drones. that's not being allowed either. but you can see the crowds are starting to build. people are seeing the sun start to peek out. so hopefully fingers crossed the fireworks will go off tonight. >> we have our fingers crossed indeed 'cause we want to see the fireworks. thank you. all right. former republican presidential nominee mitt romney is once again back on the political stage meeting with several current candidates this week. what exactly are these 2016 hopefuls trying to get?

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former republican presidential nominee mitt romney hosting two 2016 candidates at his home there. new jersey governor chris christie, who just officially launched his campaign, and florida senator marco rubio. the get togethers don't end there because romney is expected to meet with jeb bush at his family's compound in kennebunkport this week. so what exactly do these candidates expect to get from mr. romney? alex pap pas is here, good to see you. >> thanks for having my. >> happy 4th by the way. >> you too. >> so has mr. romney taken on the roll of papa bear, you know, of the gop candidates, or doling out advice, political advice or is he more maybe like a finance minister advising donor which is candidates to put their money behind? >> maybe a little bit of everything. i think he does kind of want to

be a party outer of sorts of the i think everybody here has something to gain and that's -- these are a bunch of politician, so you get together and they're all trying to get something out of it. i talked to a couple people today in mitt romney's orpit and asked what's going on here? and they said in all likelihood and that romney isn't going to endorse any time early before there is a republican nominee but he does want to be relevant. he wants to make sure republicans elect somebody that is electable in a general election. so i think it says a lot -- the sorts of people that were there this week, marco rubio chris christie, jeb bush. i think those are the sorts of people that are most likely in the back of mitt romney's mind that he probably wants to see up there getting the nomination. >> as we said, romney is going to meet with jeb bush in the coming weeks. so when you look at who romney is meeting what does that telegraph? >> i think it tells you it's kind of the more establishment business friendly sort of republicans. it's telling that ted cruz, rand

paul ben carson, donald trump he's not up there with mitt romney, but these other guys are. and you know, the reason, all of them want to be with romney is for a couple things. first up, mitt romney is popular in new hampshire. hamp is a very important state. when you look at these people that we just named, new hampshire, the path of victory for them when laying out their path for victory goes right through new hampshire. it makes sense. mitt romney has run twice. he knows a little bit about the game. he's got some ideas. so it makes sense. also you better believe all of these people want a piece of some of mitt romney's donor network. so getting up there being with mitt romney i'm sure to them is helpful in all of those things. >> if romney is guiding the gop powerhouse candidates on message, what might he tell them? >> well, i think first off, he wants them to say things that would make them electable in a general election. i think that's why we saw in south carolina during the whole debate about the confederate flag, he actually came out before i think most of or all

of the other republican candidates saying in his opinion, he thinks that the state of south carolina should take that flag down. i think that was partly because he wanted to nudge these other candidates to say similar things and i think that says a lot about what he thinks his role should be in this primary. also he's very interested in talking about foreign policy and i think that's kind of a lot of the sorts of issues that he wants to continue to address when he's out there and i'm sure over dinner at the sleepover with his candidates he was talking a lot about that. >> finally, do you think that mitt romney could be the glue to bring about party cohesiveness? >> i don't know. perhaps that's probably maybe a role that he thinks of as being kind of this party outer sort of thing. i think he would like to think of himself as kind of the adult in the room, maybe the one republican who is thought of that popular within the party who actually isn't running for president. so i think yeah. i think he would like to probably play that role. there has been some whispering,

mitt romney for secretary of state in republican administration. the people i talked to around him, they kind of dismiss that a little bit as nothing but washington chatter. but has definitely been some whispering. >> i'm going to throw one more in there. i wanted to ask you, of the gop candidates out there, is there any one who might not want to be receptive of mr. romney's advice? >> yeah. i think probably ted cruz. ted cruz has often when he's out there doing his stump speeches, said that it's time for republicans to nominate a conservative and he always kind of by saying that, isn't saying he doesn't think mitt romney, john mccain and the other republicans who have lost in the recent elections weren't conservative. i'm assuming ted cruz doesn't want to be with mitt romney and i'm assuming mitt romney doesn't want to be with ted cruz. >> all right. we will leave it there. thank you very much. again, enjoy the rest of your fourth of july holiday. >> you too. >> thanks. no to greece. just a few hours from now the polls will be open there and

voters could determine whether or not to stay in the european union. earlier this week, greece defaulted on a major loan. the flow of money stopped and many of the banks just shut down. on sunday, greeks could end up deciding whether to accept austerity measures measures in return for yet another bailout from the e.u. or possibly allow the country to simply go bankrupt and drop out of the euro zone, which could send europe into a financial tail spin. greg palkot joins us live from athens. >> reporter: greeks are going to the polls in what's being described as one of the most important votes in generations. europe and the whole world is watching. here on saturday, they were getting the polling stations ready for the yes-no referendum and whether to go along with the european union conditions on dealing with greece's mountsen of debt. it has turned into a referendum

on the european union itself. some say the vote is too close to call. yes having a slight edge over no. all this being conducted in a time of crisis. the country already hard hit by years of austerity dealing with banks mostly shut. lines are long at atm's if the cash can be found at all. there are reports on saturday that banks could run out of cash by early next week, that even depositors' bank accounts might have to be tapped into. the government prime minister, who is behind the referendum and urging the no vote claims it would strengthen his bargaining with european union. bee.u. officials continue to say that's not true. they also claim a no vote could lead straight to greece getting rid of the euro. a final point for such an important matter, there is still a lot of confusion about this. there are complaints the question is vague and unclear. with a ballot called so fast, money so shgrt some people who

live far from their home voting districts or who live abroad might not be able to vote. those who are voting have a big responsibility. back to you. >> i recall you pointed out on the ballot it's yes or no and no comes first which may speak volumes about how the prime minister and the government feel about that. greg palkot, thanks very much. celebrating america's birthday. it's 239th on this independence day. and the many proud americans who make our country such a great place. we're live at patriots point near charleston, south carolina, where heather childers has been all day long. hi heather. happy 4th. >> yes, happy 4th to you. i hope that you and gregg are having a good time there in new york city. we are having a great time here at patriots point while

americans all across the country celebrate in their own way. we're here celebrating in charleston, south carolina. this is the uss yorktown. the ship now houses aircraft that fought wars between world war ii, the korean war and vietnam. listen to what some of the veterans that we spoke with had to say about why they are proud americans. >> i was there and i did it and fought for it and i just know what it's like to be in the mud. >> if you cut me, i would bleed red, white and blue. >> i wouldn't want to live anywhere else. >> i love every single one of them. i could listen to their stories all day long. they said that they think that it's important to share stories of the past in order to help shape our future. particularly for young people. that's why all of the men that you just saw there they all volunteer here at the uss yorktown. by the way patriots point home to one of the largest fourth of july celebrations in the entire

country because take a look at some of the folks lined up right now. people started lining up to save their spot, to view these fireworks at 6:00 a.m. this morning because we were out here with our coverage. we started that early. and 1500 people are expected up on the flight deck of the uss yorktown to watch this fireworks display. another 25,000 expected land side. so it is going to be a big party here at patriot's point later this evening. back to you. >> looks like a for justice day for a great celebration. thanks. >> yeah. come on down. bye. >> eat some barbecue for me. we're celebrating our independence day the fourth of july the work of those who shaped our country. two big figures in that history ben franklin and betsy ross from philadelphia. >> on this independence day we take a trip back in time to meet these historic figures or at least two people who have gotten to know these patriots very

well. bill aka ben franklin, this is awesome, and sarah sheol known as betsy ross. they join us from across centuries and the very moment eric was born. happy 4th good to see you on this independence day. >> and the same to you. >> indeed. thank thee so very much for having us. >> absolutely. let's see. i'll start with mr. franklin, benjamin franklin, what do you want us to remember about our proud country on this day? >> well, i'd hope everyone remembers that you have a unique privilege, but i don't want you to think of it as a gift from us. i want you to think of it as a legacy. i don't want you to think of it also as a responsibility because as you probably know, what we started and finished, we left it unfinished. we didn't have time to do

everything we want. everyone wasn't free. my good friend betsy here couldn't vote and all of these things. so i'd like for people to think that you have a wonderful privilege, but you also have a responsibility to continue being the founding fathers and mothers of our country. >> betsy, you were part of a small group of pacificists right? >> yes. quakers are pacifist. i did choose to support this revolution. i believe that we should have our own country. and thus, i have done my part, however small it is, to support those men that are fighting and those men that are creating this new school and the rules that shall govern it. >> betsy, i have a question for you from one much our viewers. this is tweeted, are you proud when you see the flag you worked so hard to create made into

clothing? >> oh, goodness. such an interesting idea. well, i cannot say, of course, from my time, flags would be so very expensive that one would not be able to personally own one. they are not for personal use but of course, in my time, they are but to use on the battlefields. thus, i would not see one on any person or on any building. they are meant to fly by land or by sea as we shall fight for this war. i cannot imagine such a thing. i suppose if thou in thy time has the ability, you should show thy pride however you can. >> seeing as you're going along with the segment i appreciate that answer. >> ben, not everybody in america at that time was in favor of revolution and independence, were they? >> oh, no, no, they were not.

and -- pardon me, i'm losing something here. not everyone was. in fact, early on it was said maybe a third were in favor. a third were opposed opposed and there was also that familiar group of people who were on the fence. >> indeed. >> so it was a struggle. the first struggle was to get people on board. there was even a battle near the end of the war, i believe it was king's mountsen, where all but one soldier on both sides were born in america. it was not this band wagon that people sometimes imagine but ultimately -- >> my very own parents did not support it. >> yes. but fortunately sufficient number of us did that we won the day. >> betsy, i want to ask you because i understand initially the stars were supposed to be six pointed and you told me the history on that. >> 'tis true, yes. when george washington came to see me in 1776, he did bring

with him a pattern for the flag. i myself am not the designer of it. the design did call for the stars to have six points on them. not the five-pointed stars. now, i did show george washington a small trick that i might show to thee, to prove why five-pointed stars were a better choice. we already have our first fold on this piece of paper. thus we shall make a second, a third and a fourth. and then we shall take our scissors make one cut. and thus, have a lovely five-pointed star. much much more easy to make than a six. and upon seeing such a thing george washington did agree it was a better choice. for thee, friends to practice on my own. >> still amazes me. >> that's impressive. women, we're so creative. >> ben was pretty creative. lots of inventions, including my

favorite, the glass harmonica and thank you for that. >> ah yes. do you have one of those sir? >> ben franklin, betsy ross, two of the greatest americans ever. thank you for joining us this independence day. >> happy independence day. >> thank you. and enjoy the rest of this day and all of your days. >> absolutely. >> enjoy it very much. >> happy independence day to thee and thou. we'll be right back. >> i'm here at kabul afghanistan. i want to say happy fourth of july to service members my friends and family. love you guys. and i hope everybody has a great holiday

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and political science at usc. this story disgusts me, susan. >> you know, art that was exactly my reaction when i read it this morning. i read it and i thought this just can't be. i mean, i know enough instances of domestic abuse in particular where police don't check because of this sanctuary business and women end up getting beaten over and over. but imagine a woman is walking with her dad and the guy who should never be in this country a guy who should never see the light of day murders her and we're supposed to be so high and mighty that we don't examine his immigration status? he has no right to be in this country. >> that's right. and in this case, ice reportedly asked to be notified if sanchez was released so they could take him back into custody but according to an ice official, san francisco city officials did not do so and as you know, many

other cities share this policy. what are your thoughts on sanctuary cityies? >> i was opposed if you may remember art to the arizona law that said we can stop and ask people for i.d. simply on the basis of the color of their skin. i don't believe anybody should be subject to any police inquiry because of the color of their skin. we're talking about here, as you know is someone who has committed a crime. >> that's right. >> now, why should you be able to commit a crime be convicted of a crime a crime for which an american citizen would be imprisoned and we don't check your status to make sure you have any business being in this country? that, to me, i'm sorry to say it doesn't protect immigrants. immigrants are often the targets of these people. it protects the guilty at the expense of the innocent. >> it doesn't protect americans

who were are legally here. so where does the buck stop, susan? who should be held responsible and who should bring about necessary changes for a system that's clearly defunct and are we going to hear pushback from groups like the aclu? >> yep, we will hear pushback. you know, i believe -- i teach constitutional law so i'll say i have a basis for believing that congress has the power in its power to regulate interstate commerce and the public welfare that congress has the power and needs to use the power to insure that immigration laws like other laws, are enforced at every level. and ice has got to -- we can't let this story fade away. we can't let this girl be forgotten. if nothing else, we owe to it her and to her family to make sure we change our policies at the federal level so this never happens again.

>> susan, we are showing a picture again of the beautiful 32-year-old katherine steinle whose life was snuffed out in a horrible situation and we wish -- our prayers and condolences to her family. i don't know that's going to help but i'm sure you at least share those sentiments. >> of course. but the best thing we could do for her family is to say in her name, we will not let this happen again. >> we end it there. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> don't forget you can read susan estridge's syndicated column in newspapers across the country every wednesday and friday. donald trump suing univision over the television network's broadcast the miss usa miss universe packagentses. this all sparked by his comments about mexican immigrants. does he have a legal case in his lawsuit? our legal panel is here. as the nation celebrates

independence day a very special parade taking place on the water in new york. >> commander mike brown, united states navy in kabul afghanistan, for this july 4th, i want to give a shout out to my family and friends in virginia and alabama and those around the world. and a shout out to the nationals. go nats.

republican presidential candidate donald trump is filing a $500 million lawsuit against univision. this after the spanish language tv network ended its contract to broadcast the miss usa and miss universe pageants over his controversial remarks about

mexican immigrants during his campaign announcement. >> when mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. they're not sending you. they're not sending you. they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems with us. they're bringing drugs they're bringing crime. they're rapists. and some i assume are good people. >> meanwhile nbc universal and macy's just two of the growing list of companies to cut ties with trump over his comments. let's talk about it with kirsten wilson a trial attorney and a defense attorney. good to see you both. >> ladies first. kirsten, i got a copy of the lawsuit. trump says we have a very strong lawsuit.á]o.,açs1f>(j

air it. they don't have to air it if they don't want to, do they? >> i agree. and i think you're right on both counts. there is a lot of sort of blustery information at the beginning of the suit. but when you get down to the actual claims, there is not a lot there. there is defamation based on one instagram post by the president of broadcasting and then the breach of contract, which is interesting. they bought the rights and actually they reached out and offered to pay the licensing fee. they offered to pay 13.5 million for the five years >> i think that's his concern. these payments are in

increments. 23 3, million dollars going through 2020. i think he believes and i do, too, that they're going to stop paying when they terminate the contract. they believe that what he said about mexican immigrants amounts to sort of an attack on their viewership and that gives them the option of terminating the contract. i don't believe -- that's correct. >> they can not air the packagents for a reason or no reason at all. it's unfettered discretion. >> but they're not going to pay. that's the problem. >> oh, yes they are going to pay. >> through 2020. it's 2 million then 3 million and then 2 million the next year. i don't think there is any way they're going to pay those at this point.

and that goes to the defamation claim. he is a racist basically.

and that is my favorite trump claims. and it is fro speech even if we wanted to we can't so many to so it. >> that's thorough. christen and david thank you. >> happy 4th. >> a fourth of july parade in new york happening on the the water instead of city streets. it is a replica with them in 1780. the layfette sailed the original to boston and delivered the news that france would help the u.s. fight for its independence. >> here is something to chew on

on this 4th of july. >> 6.8 on the dogs per minute. new hot dog ate more franks today than some ate in the year. it was a close victory. >> america is exceptional in so many ways and what impresses and ensphires me is the compassion and kindness and generositty of americans. we donate our time. and it comes from our hearts expressed in words and deedricks. i am proud to be an american. there is no greater place on

earth. >> a huge upset to tell you about for the world of competitive hot dog eating. >> we have ten seconds to go. >> 23-year-old matt wolfing down schohot dogs. and stony boat joey chestnut by two dogs. chestnut was going for the ninth straight victory and over the

women's division held on to her title. mickey scarving down 38 in ten minutes. >> i can't watch it. >> happy 4th. so nice to work with you. >> as america celebrates its independence security remains tight across the country. i am patty ann brown and this is the fox report. the u.s. is on high alert following terrorist attacks around the world. police are out in force especially in new york city where there is the biggest 4th of july security response. the nypd and new jersey state police are beefing up security as a precaution. >> we are concerned as you are aware with the inspired theft iowa sis trying to