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for that kind of reaction rmts it's very scary to live that way. if someone becomes short of breath, take them to the e.r. >> or gi problems in a kid, kid vomiting or get a rash take them to the er. >> happy fourth. >> thank you. >> thanks for watching, everyone. fox news alert. the returns are coming in on the referendum in greece and early results showing the country has rejected the bailout deal. the country's finance minister saying the greek people have said quote no more to continued as tearty. now europe and markets around the world are bracing for any fallout. welcome to america's news headquarters. right now the greek interior ministry is projecting that no has won by 61% of the vote. however what happens next is far from simple.
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greg pal koth is live in athens with the latest on this critical vote. greg what are you hearing? what are you seeing there? it's 11:00 p.m. in athens. >> reporter: we just got back from the center of athens. and i got to tell you, there were big crowds. it was a thumping victory for those who wanted a win in today's referendum. the government confirming that is what happened. we saw in the crowd a lot of greek flags but not a single european union flag. for good reason. that no was a no against austerity measures demanded by the european union in return for money coming from brussel to held. a massive debt. they said no to austerity and they said no to the years of austerity that they've fatsed. we've seen high unemployment we've seen slow growth and we've seen cuts in pay and we've also seen higher taxes. this vote tonight was a
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rejection of all of that and we heard from a few people. take a listen. >> i'm not avoid. >> you're not afraid? >> no. >> reporter: are you happy that no won? >> yeah i'm happy. >> reporter: why? >> it's time to change. >> today is a good day for greece. >> reporter: good day. >> it's a good day. >> proud today. >> reporter: you're very proud? >> yes. >> reporter: are you worried about the future what may happen? >> no i'm not worried. >> reporter: nobody who voted yes appeared to be in that crowd. they worry and a lot of people worry that a no vote means that greece could leave the euro could even leave the european union and they don't trust the government here. they're watching and waiting like a lot of the rest of us. >> like a lot of the rest of the world. what happens next? this is not going to be a simple transition to whatever does come next right, greg? >> reporter: ar thel it's down to the agreement government of
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alexis tsipras. he's the prime minister. it was his idea to have the referendum. he claimed that a strong no vote -- and this was a very strong no vote -- would strengthen his hand in dealing with the european creditors. they've said no it would not strengthen his hands. they would still be demanding a lot from greece tsipras. the key thing is the banks. they are still closed. the money is running out. we still see long lines at the atms. unless the european union opens the spigots again, these banks could run dry in the next couple of days and you could have a humanitarian crisis here. we'll be watching the market to see what their reaction is. first asia and then europe and then wall street tomorrow morning. back to you. >> indeed. thanks so much greg.
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joining us now on the telephone, the president of diversified financial consultants. what's the reaction and the sentiment there? >> caller: good evening, greg. how are you doing? we're in italy so we're getting a different flavor to the whole thing. and great frankly no one seems to care. in fact i have a lot of friends and family here and most of them are quite surprised that we as americans care. they were like what are you even bothering to ask us. it's something i've seen on the evening news and it's being followed. but with the regular person on the street they think it's a greek problem and the greeks have to deal with it. >> let me ask you about american investors in europe and particularly that may have some sort of exposure in greece. what about them? how is this going to affect them? >> caller: well you know what greg i'm surprised you asked that question. but in all honesty i think the
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real worry is we've seen a lot of hedge funds in the united states betting on that the problem in greece would get resolved. they're looking to buy the greek bonds. a lot of them bought the puerto rican bonds holding the debt thinking the issue would get resolved. if it doesn't get resolved the institutions could have some problems next week. >> already, the -- i'm looking here online and already i see the euro is falling fairly quickly. it's down 1.4% against the u.s. dollar. so dom, a lot of europepeople go to europe for vacation. >> caller: as a tourist, this is a bargain top to be able to come here and buy everything 20% less it's a steal, it's
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bargain. so for the regular tourists coming in you're getting a treat that we haven't seen in quite a few years. pu for a business owner who's trying to conduct business here in europe that affecting the bottom line. that affects profits. we've had a lot of multinationals have problem with their numbers this year and they're using that as an excuse for having problems with the earnings. for the large corporations this is a significant issue. for the tourists that's coming here to enjoy life this is a wonderful experience. >> thanks for you insights. >> have a great day. >> you can get breaking news anytime on foxnews.com and fox business.com. stick with fox news and fox business for the latest on the greek vote throughout the day. in a fox news alert, there are live pictures in ecuador. this is the first time the
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history's first latin american pope returning to his spanish-speaking south american for the first time here bringing message of solidarity with the region's poor. the hope chose to visit ecuador, bolivia and paraguay because they're among the poorest. there we have it the first latin american pope landing in ek what do at 3:07 local time. back here at home controversy on hillary clinton's come pain trail. her team roepg off reporters keeping them from getting to her as she talk with the voters. the action frustrating many in the press corps attempting to ask her questions.
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kristen fisher is live with more. >> the clinton came pain is well known for its ability to keep the press at bay. but this takes it to a whole new level. this wasn't any rope line. this was a moving rope line that kept the press away from the candidate as she walked in a fourth of july parade. they brought out the rope because they were afraid the press pack would block the view of the parade. they caused the use of the rope line a sad joke that's insulting. ted cruz announced today that his campaign campaigned with the super pac have raised more than $51 million in less than four months. it puts him in the top tier of republican candidates in terms of fund-raising. cruz was on one of the sunday morning shows talking about same-sex marriages.
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listen. >> it is profoundly troubling when you have supreme court justices not following their judicial oath and taking the role of policymakers and legislators rather than being judges. >> one of his opponents chris christie closely disagreed with that propose. citing what they would do in new jersey as an alternative >> we appoint our justices for a seven-year term and after that the governor has an opportunity to nominate them for a tenure. i don't want to see judges raising money for an election. >> one issue that divided the gop field this week was immigration. his wife was offended by donald trump's comments about mexican immigrants. >> thank you, kristen. i'm not involved in anything
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donald trump. i don't want him calling me out. thank you so much. captured escapee david sweat back inside a maximum security prison for the first time in almost a month. the 35-year-old convicted killer was moved from albany medical center early this morning taken to five points correctional facility in new york. he was receiving treatment after being shot twice by a state trooper close to the canadian border last sunday. his capture ending weeks long man hupt after escaping from the correctional facility. matt was shot dead during the manhunt. the u.s. responding to the fourth of july terror threat by unleashing a series of intents targeting the so-called isis capital in syria. we have more from the mideast bureau. >> reporter: they launched a
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massive amount of air strikes against isis's strong hold and self proclaimed capital. the u.s. jets pounded raqqa as the americans celebrated fourth of july. this was no coincidence given the timing. defense officials tell fox news that was washington's response to the threats of the upcoming weekend. civilians and fighters were killed. this of course can't be verified independently. but isis also saying that several bridges were destroyed. despite this weekend's show of force, the u.s.-led coalition has had mixed success with the air strikes against isis since last summer. isis has been push outside of kurdish towns like kobani because u.s. air strikes were
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partnered with the ground forces, the kurdish peshmerga forces on the ground. often the air strikes are independent. the u.s. is struggling to develop a moderate syrian force because of numbers and really there aren't the numbers on the ground. the u.s. is looking for the moderate syrian rebels but having a tough time identifying them and training them. so the air strikes are often independent. and according to most analysts they say they're fairly ineffective despite this weekend's strong show of force. it's not clear whether or not they were able to accomplish much in terms of defeating or pushing isis out of raqqa. it's something we're going to have to continue to watch. so far what we've seen in the last year or so is isis is still holding on to a lot of key territory. >> and distish wishing between friend or foe is definitely a
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problem there. can you feel it? the u.s. is getting world cup fever as we get a whole lot closer to night's final match, the must women looking to defeat japan after losing to them in the last world cup final. you remember that four years ago. the crew over at fox sports has a preview. >> we well come you to vancouver british columbia as we get set for the women's world cup final at 5:00 p.m. eastern. the united states and japan with a rematch of the to2011 woshld cup final. rob stone, kelly stone, let's talk about the tale of the tape before we break into the conversation to see what these two nations have done and achieved so much through the years. your fifa rankings the u.s. check in currently at number two. japan the defending champs in at number four. if they're to retain the trophy
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or be derailed where do you think this match is going to hinge? >> first of all i hope that japan is not going to win so then germany is the only one to win it twice in a row. in my opinion, the 2015 japanese team is much stronger and better than the 2011 team. so is the u.s. as wl.ell. it's going to be a great matchup. >> if the kus stay compact and be physical against them and play their gam, i think they'll have success. >> if you're watching the game you should expect your u.s. team to win. they're coming off beating the number one team in the world, they're playing with confidence they have the best goalkeeper in the world. it's been 16 years. you should expect it. take what is rightfully theirs and win the cup. >> i'm looking to see how morgan bryan does today. >> u.s. women's national team they have not won the women's
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world cup since 1999. 16 years since their last trophy race here at the women's world cup. our coverage begins 5:00 eastern on your local fox station. got to check that out. greg yes, we can feel it. >> they're going to win it. i can tell. >> any score predictions? >> no. >> that's okay. a win is all we need. fans across the country are revved up for the game tonight getting ready to cheer on team usa. brian is already revved up live at jack tempcy's sports bar in new york city. what's up? >> reporter: hey, how is it going? that's exactly right. what better way to celebrate america's birthday than with team usa winning its third world cup final and the fans here are ready. >> i won wore this all day yesterday to amp up the excitement for the world cup today. i think the american patriotism
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is going to carry us all the way through. >> i'm super excited. it's great to see the women's team getting the attention they really deserve. it's great to see them in the finals again, taking on japan again. it's a really really really exciting day. >> reporter: now this is a remash of the 2011 world cup game. they lost the game on penalty kicks. the women say this isn't about revenge, just finishing the job. the team also wants to win this for their veteran leader abby woman batch, the 35-year-old star forward has never won a world cup. this is her fourth and last chance. they are the favorite the number two team in the world. japan is ranked number four. they've beaten colombia china and germany. the american team is hoping to get the same magic and euphoria
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they had in 1999 when brandy took off her jersey and the sports bra was exposed and i was an iconic moment when they defeated chie inna in california. i think team usa wins 2-1. >> 3-1. >> now, yeah mr. jarod is here saying 3-1. just a second ago i couldn't get him the predict anything. >> i'm one upping him, whatever you can do i can do better. you know that. >> reporter: i know it. >> thanks pal. >> reporter: a win is a win. >> good luck. >> by the way, thanks brian. you can watch the game between team usa and japan play out on the big fox network tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. you'll be watching. >> yeah yeah take off all your jerseys. a injure chul army of republican presidential hopefuls taking new
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hampshire by storm. the numbers so large they could form their own parade if you think about it. some in the granite state are feeling overwhelmed. plus we'll take about it. a small plane crashes on a crowded beach. what the authorities believe is the cause. princess charlotte makes her second appearance. i love this. details on the royal family tradition she took part in. >> cute kids. to me being american is about freedom and it's something that a lot of people in this world don't, don't have and it's something that i don't ever want to take more granted. i want to be able to use any voice to help others across the world and bring that right that every person on this earth should have.
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welcome back. time for a quick check of the headlines. authorities now say that two people are dead after -- and three are missing after a boating accident on the ohio river. happened last night when a pan toon boat carrying nine people hit a bridge and then capsized. look at this video, a small plane crashing on a packed beach in southern california. an faa spokesman said this plane lost power causing it to hit the beach near san diego. the pilot was not injured but a 12-year-old boy at the beach was hospitalized with minor injuries. at least 14 people have injured, two of them critically after a deck collapses at a north carolina beach house. the deck was about 12 feet above ground. the cause of the collapse not known. presidential hopefuls from both parties were out and about
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this fourth of july weekend in new hampshire. the first in the nation primary state, republicans jeb bush, rick perry and lindsey graham working the crowd in am herself. hillary clinton marching with voters in a parade while roping after reporters. are the voters getting a feel for how big the field is getting? let's talk about it. i understand the voters in new hampshire have saying they're faelg overwhelmed, so many people showing up to court them. if this is the case would that make it trickier for the candidates? they got to state their case but they can't be like a used car salesman. >> sure. 15 candidates right now. who wouldn't be overwhelmed by that selection. there's a handful of democratic candidates as well. i don't think this is going to hurt the republican party yet, because it's still really early. so we've got time for this field
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to be whittled down. and i think we can be sure that that will happen. there are debates coming up that are going to filter out the lower ranked candidates. and once we goat to primary season the early voting states will set the pace for who is going to remain in the race. i think you're going to see a lot of the other candidates drop out who aren't polling well now or who continue to poll poorly. but certainly it's a big field and you have people in new hampshire looking at the field saying i can't tell one from the other or i don't like the candidate. there are disadvantages to having a really big feel with all different kinds of candidates but there are advantages as well. and i think as this thing moves on we're going to filter out a lot of the candidates and see some clarity in the months ahead. >> any standouts right now? >> well first of all, the only person with a distinct lead right now is jeb bush. and according to the real clear politics average, it's only got
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a 5-point lead over the entire field. and then you've got governor scott walker of wisconsin, trailing bush by a few points. but everybody else is falling into the low double digits or single digit range. some are below 1%. the distinct winners are governors walker and bush nationally. and then if you look at the early states you've got rubio polling well and perry in some cases of texas, governor perry. everybody has some good qualities in certain early states but nationally jeb bush is the winner so far. >> i understand that jeb bush and hillary clinton got heckled there? >> they did. here's an interesting thing about the republican field right now and jeb bush. if there was a real clear winner right now like we had in 2012 with mitt romney hillary clinton would be able to turn her attention on weakening him as an candidate.
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and clearly the heckling shows there are people that don't like the candidate. but because the field is so spread out, she really can't go after one candidate. she's got to deal with her own problems on her left with bernie sanders from vermont. he's starting to close in on her in some of the early states. she's distracted from him and the fact that there is really no clear front runner on the republican side for her to go after. and that profekts the republican field for now, anyway in a way that mitt romney was not protected in 2012. >> what are the reporters saying about hillary clinton asking her march through the streets roped off? >> that was very interesting, wasn't it? and i have a feeling they wouldn't have been so self critical if social media hadn't lit u up after this happened with photographs and commentary from people wondering why the press was allowing themselves to be roped in by ms. clinton.
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this may be hopefully the last time we see that. you see a lot of self reflection happening from reporters right now. and a lot of shaming on social media about how she is handling the press and their tolerance of it. going forward i suspect we might see more pushback arthel. >> okay. we'll be talking to you soon. >> thank a lot. you know on the video, the reporters look like they were being treated like roped animals in a rodeo. >> it was definitely a different scene. >> i've never seen that before. i thought i had seen it all. crunch time in the nuclear talks with iran. what secretary of state john kerry is saying with the deadline two days away. plus the us-led coalition pounding isis with intense air strikes, where they hit and what this means for the larger fight against the terrorists. we leave out corn,wheat and soy. and we own where our dry food is made-100 percent!
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summit on tuesday to discuss the great financial crisis. there you see the crowds in greece. after greek voters today went to the polls and rejected the bailout referendum or the terms of the bailout and said no to additional austerity. and both the french president and the german chancellor are saying we will respect the voter's voices. what does that mean? we'll have to wait and see. meanwhile secretary of state john kerry says diplomats are working to clinch an iran nuclear deal by the deadline on tuesday. tuesday is a big news day. but also says the negotiates quote could go either way. mr. kerry has been hunkering down today with the iranian foreign minister in what could be the final push of the long
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running gauchenegotiations. james rosen is following the developments live from vienna. >> reporter: good evening live from vienna. secretary kerry said he would do less and less public speaking taz the hour grower shorter in the iran game of the nuclear talks. instead we receive scant notice of a public announcement by the secretary of state where he struck a glum tone as he referred to ve cent speculation about a break throw and said she wanted to bring reporters up to speed >> we have in fact made genuine progress but i want to be absolutely clear with everybody. we are not yet where we need to be on several of the most difficult issues. >> secretary kerry spoke following three meetings he had earlier held today with their
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iranian counter part. the other foreign ministers were expected to converge on the capital by night fall. in recent days they've established that the newly established deadline of july 7th may not be so firm. but today kerry underscored as seriously he takes the date saying that's the deadline and reaffirming the united states's willingness to walk away. >> if hard choices get made in the next couple of days and made quickly, we could get an agreement this week. but if they are not made we will not. >> reporter: two of the other five foreign ministers whose countries are participating in these talk the foreign ministers of russia and china might only be here a short time because they may be called away to attend a summit of the brit countries being held on july 8th. >> very interesting.
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james rosen, good to see you. we'll be following your reports throughout the next couple of days days for sure. coalition aircraft unleashing 18 rapid fire attacks hitting the group hard in its so-called capital, the syrian city of raqqa. is it working? let's bring in lieutenant colonel bill cowan. quoting with this sl have a debilitating effect of the isis being able to move from raqqa. do you buy that in. >> i don't buy that at all. it might disrupt them a little bit. but you consider anything less than hundreds and hundreds of strikes is something that's a pinprick. i'm glad we're running the strikes.
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a lot of people in the intelligence community are saying let's start hitting raqqa hard. we know that's where the heart of isis is. but we're still pinpricking on those guys. we're not playing a serious game yet. >> clearly isis gained enormous grand in iraq libya, afghanistan, pakistan. does it appear that you, sir, that isis is growing stronger not weaker and if so what does that say about president obama's strategy or lack thereof? >> well it's a lack thereof. they're clearly growing stronger. even this weekend was a good example here in the united states, heightened alert by law enforcement, all of it attributed to increased chatter by isis. so look isis is on their way here slowly but surely. you just suggested a number of places around the globe where they're active. there are mie victories inside iraq and syria. there's in sign anyone else that
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sigh sis is slowing down. and until we take this bat toll the heart of isis they're not going to slow down. >> you know last fall president obama stunned a lot of people when he said quote we don't have a strategy yet in dealing with isis. and then less than a month ago, colonel, the president said we don't have a complete strategy. two part question. first, how is that even possible. and second of all, how would you describe this commander in chief? is he unwilling, unprepared unknowing or fill in the blank. >> well i thought he threw the pentagon under the bus a little bit when he said he don't have a complete strategy yet. i'm waiting for the pentagon to give me one. there's a lot of smart women inside the pentagon who sent their ideas up if chain of command. i think the president is just biding his time. he knows we can suffer some more minor setbacks and defeat and
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having this overwhelming show but the reality is the president is going to ride this thing out. and isis ultimately becomes a major problem for our next commander in chief. >> yeah. well as the president has been negotiating with iran a state sponsoring terrorism, have those iranians actually increased their power as a terror state? >> absolutely. no question about it. their presence in iraq. we see the shiite militias. they're responsible for many of the victories that are going on inside iraq against isis. but around the globe, we have never quite push on the iranians. we're negotiating with them now. but the reality is and state department continues, everybody continues the know this. iran is the number one sponsor of international terrorism and that's another issue we have not
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addressed directly with them. i'll say quickly, greg the iranians we know unequivocally are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of american servicemen and women inside iraq during the war and we did nothing about it. >> lieutenant colonel bill cowan, always great to talk to you. thank you. he is a man on a mission for a great cause. helping the families of fallen navy seals. see how he's accomplishing that goal one step at a time and find out how you can help. >> princess charlotte, getting the royal treatment. there she is in the carriage. you can catch a glimpse of her. find out why today is such a special day for the little princess. >> why am i proud to be an american? one of the many reasons is how creative our country is. you think of the movies the book here the tv here the innovations here. unmatched. you think about companies like
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elizabeth's country estate. there's her big brother there. hundreds of fans lining up outside the church hoping for a glimpse of the little princess. get this. she wore a replica of the christening gown made in 1841 for the royal family. that's pretty impressive. a former businessman is willing to go the extra mile for our troops. in fact paul ferraro is walking 1200 miles so far. he wants to raise money and awareness for the navy seal foundation. his journey which started in virginia beach will take him across the country to california. he will reach his destination on veteran's day. he gave his seat a rest and joins me now from tulsa. paul? >> hi, how are you? >> how are you hold up physically. let's start there.
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>> i'm doing well. it's nice to have a rest day. >> yeah. how are you doing emotionally? >> i have tough days. there are days when it wears on you. but, you know the net effect and the cause is worth the little bit of pain. >> do you have a phone with you? i mean can you get texas messageance phone calls from friend and family cheering you on? >> yes. i mean i communicate by text mostly. i have a team of four people that support me from different locations around the country. so we text quite often. >> any word from any of the families that you're doing this for? >> a little bit. words of encouragement. we're getting a great following on facebook. so we get notes every once in a while saying things like keep it up. you know i try to post every day, the mileage i've done and just some of the daily things that happen. >> and give me an idea of one of
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your last facebook posts. >> well just recently i was -- my handler had set me up in an indian casino for the night at a great rate. as i walked in and got to the front counter, i looked down and, you know i was talking to the people at the desk and i said i want to check in. and the general manager, jordan came over and said oh no your room has been comped. dinner is on you tonight. we appreciate what you're doing for the families of the fallen seals. so i put this out on a post to everybody to say that people are really responding to this cause. >> it's a great cause. i want to remind everybody if they would like to contribute the website is theroadichose.com. do you remember the moment when you thought, you know this is what i'm going to do?
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do you remember that? >> yeah i do. you know it came out of two different positions. my father was a career military man. he's passed away. and on his death bed, you know we talked about thing that he would want. you know one of the things he said to me was he admired the seals and if i ever had an opportunity to do something for them that would be great. it took 17 years to get the time and money and get to a position where i could do something. and then a friend of mine a mentor guy by the name of ken dunnick a former nfl player said if you're going to do something, do it epic and i'll help you. when i came back and said this is it people started helping, started getting press and started to back me. here i am halfway. >> halfway which is 1200 miles. you've got 1800 miles to go. clearly a man of humility. i started out asking you how you're holding up physically. you didn't tell me anything
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about the blisters on your feet. >> well you know what? every night i think there's no way i can do this tomorrow. and i get up and thank god, you know something happens and i'm able to walk another 30 miles. and when i think about what these families go through for us it's a small price to pay. >> and again, i realize that the focus is about the families. but i am curious. how are your shoes holding up? are you going through a lot of shoes out there, paul? yeah i go through about a pair a month. so the people that are on my team send me a new pair every month. i always feel good when i get a new pair of shoes. it's like i put them and as long as i'm getting a new pair of shoes, i'm getting close are. they're getting worn pretty good. i'll get a new pair probably next week. >> god speed to you. and i want to let you know if you want to help paul out go to
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theroadi theroadichose.com. >> thanks for the support. >> what a great story. get out there and support him. if you're tired of the increasing airline fees the department of justice is now jumping in investigating possible collusion among the top airlines. which are keeping those fares kind of high. what the feds are looking at now. plus a russian cargo ship docks at the international space station. what it's bringing to the crew. i'm robert gate, former secretary of defense for both president bush and president obama. i'm proud of america because of the values that we stanz for, how we protected feereedom from around the world.
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>> unmanned russian spacecraft delivering long-awaited supplies to the international space station, the cargo ship docking this morning two days after taking off from kazakhstan. the successful delivery cops after a series of failed attempts including one last week when the spacex rocket broke apart after lift off. the american and russian crew are getting their hands on tons of fuel, oxygen, food and other necessities. >> the justice department is investigating possible collusion among the top airlines that could be keeping fares high. the "wall street journal" reports that united, american, delta and southwest have confirmed they are part of the investigation. what exactly is the justice department looking to prove on collusion? we have defense attorney richard
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t. paul and trial attorney misty. in the antitrust world collusion is basically price fixing and that sort of thing. here the justice department is saying the airlines are deliberatery signals their business decisions and acting in concert. good luck proving that one. >> i agree. i agree. it will be tricky. this is a needle in the haystack. now the justice department has requested documents from the airlines. they will go through them and find anything that hoes some sort of active conspiracy where the executives of the airlines are working together to raise fares. >> and reduce service and have higher fees. but isn't that just good business practice? i can't be faulted for that? >> not if it is a monopoly. in 1978 congress passed the airline deregulation to open
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competition and make it more competitive so we have as customers lower prices. now we have gone from eight airlines to four airlines. that means less competition. the airlines control 60 percent of the market and 80 percent domestic. competition is not so good. >> whose fault is that? the department of justice. >> they allow these. absolutely. they ought to sue themselves. they approve all of the mergers and now they have caused this. >> they are saying, wait, we are watching you. >> a shot across the bow saying we messed up by allowing this. >> if i am a business, matching supply with demand, that is good business practice first. that is what i should do and running a company for profit is not a crime. >> definitely not. that is what we have, the fine
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line between legitimate business decisions and the doj looking to say there is a conspiracy here. >> what are the odds they will find a smoking gun document? >> very slim. the justice department has sued the heirs before and they have learned not to put things in writing. >> you used to try to prove collusion with explicit agreements. that doesn't happen anymore because businessmen are smart. now you have to prove it by inferred statements from executives and analysts. that even, is hard. >> it is a stretch. it is all circumstantial evidence. without a smoking gun document that does not exist this is uphill battle for the doj. >> the doj said, we are watching and the airlines, maybe scale back some but i don't think there is a smoking gun or any lawsuits that will be brought or long-term effects. >> i don't enjoy paying high
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fares. >> neither do i. >> when you look at it from the airlines' point of view, for years especially after 9/11 they were not making a nickel. they were doing nothing but losing money. they all went bankrupt. then there was the round of mergers and acquisitions and now they are turning a profit but there -- that is not a bad word. >> you are supposed to make profit. that is why you are in business. >> they are accused of limiting capacity and the number of natures. you don't want half empty airplanes. >> they are putting more seats in bigger planes and maximizing the amount of customers they carry to fewer cities. it is a smart business model they have followed. >> we can all agree the department of justice is blowing smoke and if they want to mail someone they should blame themselves. >> good, we all agree. >> misty mar are is and richard
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>> if you are not eating key lime pie you are not american. my strategy was face planting and tear it up. >> that was steve karr and he succeeded in face planting, the winner of the key lime eating pie contest in key west. this is the answer to hotdog eating contest. which i cannot watch that video held every fourth of july in new york city. he devoured an entire pie in 1 minute and 18 seconds and ten people went for that key lime pie. >> can you see what he is even
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doing? >> if i am eating key lime pie i am taking my time. >> now we need to get a pie. >> let's do that. "media buzz," is up next. have a great week, everybody. >> on the buzz beater, i talked to donald trump about seizing the media spotlight taking on the press and the pundits. >> i believe in punching back. those are people i did not think have treated me fairly. >> taking on nbc where he started on "apprentice." >> they protect brian williams who went out lying and telling things that were not so and he should not be on probably. >> and challenging way high is portrayed by the mainstream media. >> suddenly i am a racist? i an not a racist. i don't have a racist bone in my body. >> have news organizations underestimated the billion
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