's on his back. brian, are you okay in there? >> brian? brian? he takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'. >> did i win? >> you did well. >> i won new jersey next time then new york then the rest of the world. see you tomorrow. bill: donald trump sticking to his statements about senator john mccain and his service to america. trump says the vietnam prisoner of war qualifies as a hero only because he was captured. good morning on a monday, hope you had a great weekend. patti ann: i'm patti ann browne in for martha maccallum a trump rebuffing calling for an apology but instead calling into the "today show" and unleashing more

on mccain's record. >> i have a problem with the border web's doing a terrible job. i see the vets and these are wonderful, powerful people and they are crying and don't know what to do. frankly illegal immigrants get better sthoofn our vets and john mccain has done non-nothing about it but talk. bill: if senator john mccain saying he's ready to move on after this. >> the best thing to do is put it behind us and move forward and express our gratitude to those who served and sacrificed. who are the real heroes. those whose names are engraved on the wall of black granite.

4th of july' i intentd the men and women serving in afghanistan. they are just wonderful better than my generation. bill: trump argues today he called mccain a hero four times. but there is that line about being captured in the middle of it. >> i think we all know people whose mouth runs away from them. they say one thing and then say something else. by the time they are done we are not sure what they did say. i would say trump's comments, his o -- is op-ed is a trump version of an apology. his biggest problem with his mouth running away. is this something he can sustain for the next year and a half?

is this something he can sustain and manage these sort of hits? bill: we heard from donald trump writing in "usa today," senator john mccain abandoned our veterans. i'll write for them. the fact is if senator john mccain has made our country less safe covered up for president obama with the v.a. scandal and has spent most of his time in the senate pushing amnesty. >> some of those charges you can argue and prove them wrong. but the main thing mccain comments today saying let's move past it. those are very interesting. john mccain has a primary opponent. he's running or reelection in 2016. a state senator is running against him. mccain has to worry about the

trump supporters. those are folks in arizona who are very mobilized and mccain need to be worried about those folks in a primary. bill: you had two sunday shows lead with the trump story. does this change the trump campaign right now? >> trump is sucking up all of the oxygen right now. there is something bigger that came out of iowa. iowa. donald trump was asked about this faith. he said i'm a christian but i never asked god for forgiveness for my actions. this is getting a lot of attention in the iowa press. the fact that he doesn't ask god for forgiveness this is

something he will have to deal with in iowa and south carolina. patti ann: we are awaiting an historic and controversial moment. the cuban embassy set to officially reopen in our nation's capital. this following the reopening of the u.s. embassy in havana. two very different scenes playing out in havana and washington on this historic day. >> reporter: state department officials tell us there is no role requirement the u.s. flag should fly over any u.s. embassy anywhere in the world. today in havana there will be no flag, there will be no ceremonies. all of that will wait until later this summer when secretary kerry alights in havana to

preside over those things. a small continue scwhrent be present for the ceremony on 16th in about an hour's time. a cuban delegation is led by foreign minister bruno rodriguez who will raise the cuban flag at what is known as the cuban intersection. something between these two foreign ministers that has been long unthinkable in six decade of rule by the castro brothers. patti ann: changes happening behind the scenes? >> reporter: as the u.s. intersection building in havana today upgrade to embassy status, state department officials say a number of subtle changes will take place. the diplomats will enjoy we are told freer access to roam

throughout cuba. a few questions loom over all this. who will be -- who will the obama administration appoint as the first u.s. ambassador to cuba. patti ann: james rosen live in washington, thank you. bill require' a busy monday. at the united nations the security council taking up the iran deal as we speak. a number of keep particulars take offense at that. but secretary of state john kerry saying he will try to win every vote possible. >> we would love to have it approved and hopefully we'll be able to per suede enough people.

i hope we will see it on it merits. bill: why is the u.n. the stirs top on -- the first stop on this potential deal? >> reporter: moment ago the u.n. security council did vote on this resolution and it did vote as it was expected to do 15-0. as you mention the vote here at the united nations has come under a great deal of criticism from many u.s. lawmakers from both side of the aisle. the vote today not very dramatic, largely symbolic. but what it does do is get the clock ticking. the resolution will not take effect for 90 days. the u.s. congress has up to 60 days to vote on this resolution.

some like democrat ben carden says a vote in washington should have taken place first. listen. >> i don't know why they are going to the united nations. they should have gone after the 60-day review. they don't gain anything by going earlier. that's why i join senator corker and ask the president to reconsider. it doesn't take effect until 90 days until after the u.n. acts. there is still a great deal of resistance concerning this agreement. the administration did itself no favors by allowing for a vote at the united nations to take place before this matter came up before the u.s. congress.

a number of lawmakers feel undermined. bill: if they do that and congress goes in the other direction, what happens then. >> reporter: moment ago the security council voted in favor of adopting the deal, now the u.s. congress is going to vote. now that it has been adopted that is essentially irreversible regardless of what the u.s. congress does. if congress rejects the agreement, the united states could then impose its own unilateral sanctions against iran. but from a practical point of view that would see to the unraveling of this agreement. iran's supreme lead he over the weekend denounced the united states and israel. there is a snapback provision. if iran is found in violation the sanctions could be imposed.

patti ann: reports of a deadly explosion in turkey not far from the syrian border where kurdish forces are been battling isis. the cultural center had been hosting hundreds of volunteers who were planning to travel to kobani syria to rebuild after isis attacks. bill: torrential rains causing an interstate to collapse. now the major flooding concerns this morning. patti ann: a new twist in the trite bear arms. the white house looking to ban seams to certain people on social security. we'll explain. bill: how he escaped unscathed.

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near houston. a fiery explosion after one bursts into flames. tug boats were pushing the barges. it took four hours to put out the flames. the coast guard says it's too soon to know whether any fuel spilled into the channel. >> they are sponsoring an outlaw regime. they have the blood of hundreds of american soldiers on their hand. we should be confronting them in every way. bill: senator jon scotten slamming the iran deal saying iran cannot be trusted to hold its end of the bargain and it will cheat. moments ago in new york city the

u.n. security council endorsing the nuclear deal between iran and the six world powers. kt mcfarland let's get the headline of the moment taken care of first. the u.s. says okay we are going forward, we approve it. does that necessarily mean the nuclear deal agreed last week goes forward? >> no because the united states congress was supposed to get a deal. he's pushing an end run around congress and making the u.s. congress irrelevant. bill: they are saying we are not going go to congress first the republicans are not going to approve this deal. you have to make sure you go towcht n. first.

what's everybody's motivation. nobody in tehran is chanting death to china and death to russia. they are chanting death to america, to the united states. the russians want to sell them record. the iranians wants to sell oil. everybody wants to do business with iran and the countries involved in the u.n. aren't as concerned with death to china death to russia. bill: just because they are approved it doesn't mean they are going forward. >> in arms control there is no country anywhere on this planet that has anywhere any time. there is no such standard within arms control inspections. there is an iaea process in

which we have negotiated unique ability to bring cloture. bill: april 20 he told bloomberg news we expect to have any time anywhere access. april 6 ben rose on cnn said you will have any time anywhere access relate niewctd jar facilities iran has, square that with what secretary kerry is saying. >> it's a lie. the reason any time, any place inspections with crucial the secretary of defense said something similar. iran in the past has cheated. you need ironclad inspections. when the president said we have 24/7 ability to access the inspections. no you don't.

we can request to look inside and iran has 24 days to say yes you can or no you can't. bill: you have think he was lying? >> i think he wants this deal so badly he's willing to stretch the truth around this. bill: two things that matter in this deal. what are they? >> will the other countries in the region look at this deal and say fine. that's what henry kissen ever said. this even ables earning -- that's what henry kissen ever said. said. he said we are going to support our groups in the middle

east. bill: if that's the case the wheel keeps spinning. kt macfarland, thank you very much. we are watching the u.n. security council for more made lines through the the morning. patti ann: an unbelievable tragedy over the weekend. a wedding celebration turns fatal because of a drunk driver. raging floodwaters washing away cars and homes. > it's an absolute downpour. couldn't see probably 10 feet in front of me. really scary. what i'm worried about is down river. ♪ ♪ ♪

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facing d.u.i. charges after a deadly accident over the weekend. the truck smashed into to a limo carrying 7 women. four were killed. the women hired the limousine to avoid drinking and driving. patti ann: heavy rainstorms hitting california during that state's epic drought. a bridge collapsing into floodwaters trapping a truck driver. the crash happened not far from the arizona border. it shut down a major interstate route indefinitely. quite a storm for an area starved for rain. >> reporter: southern california needs the kind of

rain we saw over the weekend but we also saw the dangers that sudden downpour brings when the groinlsd so parched. the i10 collapse was the most dramatic events. across southern california there was flash flooding in many places east of l.a. down as far as san diego. when you have that parched ground it creates flash flood dangers. it's something california is preparing to deal with a lot more in the coming days. the chances are getting greater and greater give the day. an el nino happens when part of the waters of the ecuadorian

pacific warm up. they are doing that right now. scientists say there is a 90% chance we'll have a very strong el nino pattern. good news in some ways for the drought. it may make a significant effect on the drought and likely get us out of it all together. >> it will put a dent in the drought but it won't brings out of the drought. we'll need multiple years of above normal precipitation to recover this huge deficit we are in. >> reporter: the last major el nino back in the winter of '97 '8. hundreds of millions of dollars in damage across southern california as mudslides took away many homes.

what california need, the meteorologists will tell you is steady rain over a long period. the kind of storm this el nino may well bring could be very dangerous indeed. bill: 28 minutes past. a surfer catching more than a wave. how about a dorsal fin coming right at him. it was live on television. patti ann: remembering the victims of chattanooga. demonstrators asking when will the government do something. >> he probably would have been proud of how he died. i wish he had not died,er in asked him to be a hero. but i know he did what he could do. nd of like shopping hungry equals overshopping.

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>> there has been some report he expressed antiamerican sentiments.

certainly the family of dab dull -- of abdulazeez is playing down that this may have been an organized terror plot. a flame representative told me if he suffered from depression since he was 12 or 13 years old. he was struggling with drug and alcohol abuse. taking narcotic pain pills for a bad back. he lost self jobs because of drugs. he was sent to virginia to live with a granddaughter to get away from friend here who were bad influences. the family does describe him as easily influenced. it's clear he came to some sort of radical yesterday act on. this began to come to a head

when he rented a rag top mustang and went on what the family called a 72-hour bender very quickly on the road in 3:00 in the morning and thursday it turned deadly. it may be he decided earlier in the week he wanted to commit sue said and wanted to do it in a spectacular fashion that resulted in this heinous act of mass murder. the family believes this may have been a snap decision. it said he was upset about what was going on in syria with a lot of children dying. it said he was angry at assad and not angry at the united states. bill: the community has come together john. >> reporter: it has. even now monday morning when most people are going back to work. hundreds of people are coming here to this organic memorial

that has grown in front of the recruiting center. across chattanooga we see national half-staff. people can't believe what happened here. this is such a tight knit, nice community. they say it happens everywhere but this community. they still have this area blocked off. i'm told the investigation at the reserve center will probably go on for another couple days. >> reporter: what can the government do to prevent lone wolf attacks? congressman pete king is a republican from new york. experts talk about three angles here. direct military action, intelligence and combating ideology. is president obama utilizing the

military properly to shut down isis? >> he's not. it's one step forward one step sideways. 10 months ago he announced the first offense against isis. he said there will be bombing missions but no ground troops. without troops on the ground the bombing missions aren't as effective as they should be. the last 10 months isis has gained. it's more powerful than when we started the offensive. what the president calls an offensive. it makes them more of a role model for deranged people in this country and around the world to identify with this powerful islamist force. you see isis setting up a caliphate and the u.s. not being able to stop it.

patti ann: the more sophisticated we get at detecting this times of chatter the smarter they get about using code and disgiens and scrambling and all the things they are doing. how do we work harder on the intelligence side? >> there is were aspects of it. they can go dark. the new sophisticated apps where they can prevent the government from knowing what they are doing. i wish those companies would cooperate with the government to realize this is life and death and that we can't allow terrorists to have an arena where they can discuss back -- back and forth. and it's important to increase surveillance. somewhat like the nancy pelosi was doing in new york. it has to be done by local police.

the fbi doesn't have the number of personnel it need to be on the ground. they have 35,000, 36,000 people on the ground. in chattanooga it's important local police be brought in as far as information sharing and encouraging local police to monitor these community. the f.b.i. shared the communication with enforcement they had on the older brother. patti ann: it's tricky. you have privacy concerns. the nypd were beginning side mosques and it brought up a huge controversy over privacy. do you think we are on the wrong side of it right now? >> i think we have gone to the wrong side. i think what the nypd was doing was totally right. the fact is that in a real

world the threat coming from a community, the only way to stop it is to have sources in the community. when the f.b.i. wanted to go out to the mafia they went into the community. if you are looking for the clan you go into the black community. you don't violate the 4th amendment. but as far as non-intrusive surveillance that to me is totally legitimate. if there is evidence a plot is being hatched in a mosque, you need an informant inside that mosque. bill: everybody is watching the american from texas. jordan spieth surging in round three heading toward his third

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from buying guns. some people meaning millions. marianne marsh former secretary of state of state to bill clinton. >> this is typical of president obama. he's going to the edge of the line of the executive authority to change the nature of the second amendment in the constitution. it's clear we have the right to bear arms just as we have the trite practice our religion and practice political speech and vote. the fact that he would do this unilaterally unilaterally is a huge mistake and i think the american people need to wake up to the fact obama is pea biewsing his authority. bill: is this an executive order? what's the answer? i can't find it.

>> how many times did he change obamacare without going back to congress? this is the problem with a president that has a different model. his model is i do it my way without talking to the other party. bill: you say it's an executive order. critics like matt would say this is how the administration continues to chip away at the second amendment. >> this isn't chipping away at anything. they are making sure every federal agency with jurisdiction is making sure everyone is in compliance. and it's just common sense. if somebody can't take care of themselves what makes you think they can take care of a gun. you wouldn't leave a child with

a gun. the real problem is the republicans who did nothing about gun control nothing about obamacare or immigration. all the republicans do is complain. bill: you want a crack at that? >> i love liberals. if this was an action to take away the rights to vote from these people all the liberals would be going crazy. the fact this is not the law of the lands which is why the president has to engage get yet another action to take it from the department of veterans affairs over to the social security administration. if somebody is a danger to societied federal court should make that determine takes. not some bureaucrat.

>> the fact is there are lots of people legally empowered to do this including the courts. this may end up in court but given obama's bapght average so far, i like this odds. rather than complaining these things do something about it. president obama is getting things done because congress won't do anything. bill: if you have a bad memory you have could be, if you can't balance a chequebook you can can on the list where the ssa says no to you. >> the executive branch is make the decision when somebody can have a gun. crimes are prevented by somebody owning a gun. more people would be alive if the right kind of people had

guns. the problem with you is you think less guns equals more safety and it's not the fact. >> you are wrong on that. somebody who knows how to shoot and went to a range that was mandatory. the reality too many people who shouldn't have guns do, and we only need to look at the last few if months weeks and years. any regular person in this country would tell if you a person can't care for themselves they can't care for a gun. '. bill: thank you. patti ann: did donald trump controls the line on john mccain? we'll talk with brit hume. bill: a world-class surfer

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patti ann: shocking video of a surfer attacked by a shark on live tv during a competition. a large shark approaches. spectators watching in horror as fanning fought off the predator. >> i was just sitting there and i felt something grab -- got stuck in my leg wrap and it just

jumped and kept coming at my board and i was kick and screaming. >> did see the teeth? >> i just saw the fins. >> did you get a couple punches in? >> i punched it in the back. patti ann: you can seat rescue teams coming in on jet skis. >> it what's you don't see going on under the water that has shark experts interested in this attack. viewers watched horrified as the scene unfold on live tv around the world. also with the surfer's mother watching in australia. the shark's fin can be clearly seen as it creeps up on the

surfer nick fanning. his first reaction is to punch the shark. for agonizing seconds he stays out of view fighting the shark under water. a jet ski come between him and the shark and pick him up. a fellow surfer risks his life swimming towards the charge to beach it away. patti ann: this area jay bay where it happened is known for its great waves but a man was killed there by a great white just two years ago. is it dangerous to keep having competitions there? >> that's a great question. the area is infamous for shark

attacks. a swimmer was killed in a nearby beach. this beach has such big waves it's called super tubes. the championships were taking place there. why do surfers risk their lives to get the perfect waves? we are told this beach is home to the best right-hand surf break in the world. fanning is lucky his right hand and the rest of him are still intact. patti ann: they did call off the rest of that competition and he and the second place surfer julian wilson split the winnings. bill: unbelievable stuff. if the camera was a little bit hire you could see all that play out. patti ann: the shark got snuck

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to full embassy status. iran cuba same day welcome. i am bill hemmer. how are you doing? >> i am patty ann brown in for martha maccallum. a ceremony is underway with the cuban flag on display already at the state department. normal relations resumed at the stroke of midnight. steve is live in havana. what is going on there? >> reporter: the crowd is building outside of the new u.s.-embassy that was shutdown in 1961. one minute after midnight it opened up for business. there were lines of people hoping to get visas for the united states. many people wearing united states' flags here. it will not be flown until after

secretary carry visits. >> are you hearing talk about the major shift? >> reporter: there is sharp criticism coming from the republicans in the house. the money from increased trade going to the government will extend the life of a dictatorship some are saying. castro the loader says it is time for a new relationship between the united states and cuba. >> a new state will begin long and complex on the road of normalization that will require the will to find solutions for the problems that have accum accumulated for the more than five countries. >> reporter: he want the base of guantanamo bay returned to cuba.

more negotiations are ahead for the country. >> it is sparking political fall out into the united states. brit hume is live. good morning. what a morning: watching things change with iran and cuba obviously an issue for the campaign in 2016. you a few blocks from what is now an embassy in washington, d.c. feel different? >> no the building that is housing what is now called the embassy has been in place all along just called the cuban interest session. diplomatic activity was connected there even with no ties. upper 16th street. there it is. today is symbolic. at some point the flag is hoisted in cuba by our building there and one will be go up here. but the real business of a new

relationship with cuba revolves around things president obama can't do on his own specifically lifting the trade embargo. >> john kerry is going in september and the pope is coming in late september as well. with congress on the embargorc -- embargo -- do they lift it? >> there is business interest pressuring both parties like the trade there. but cuba is so small and the economy is so weak i cannot believe there will be a massive push for this and hard for the administration to sell this to congress. it could happen but i have doubts. >> donald trump and senator mccain wow. i was watching you on fox news sunday. more back and forth earlier today. some predicted this is the end of the donald trump's campaign. new york post had a led line

don-voyage. others say not so far. he is not moving. he is going forward and saying he was taken out of context. what is your view on this? >> i think it was a crude statement and unfair and ignorant and i think a lot of people were looking at trump liking this bravado but look at this now and say i don't care for his politics but the statement about the war hero is beyond the pail. and i think, you know that sentiment is likely to damage trump. he has enough money he can stick around and enough following to turn out a crowd here and there but i think he is hurt. >> all of the others weighed in and some chose to use his name in their response and some did

not. what is the strategy behind that? >> there is an old saying you don't want to get into a peeing match with a skunk and i think that is how some people look at him. if they don't answer by using his name and are broader about it, they may feel it gives him less of a chance to respond and more options which is what he craves. >> senator mccain came out kicking it to the curb and for his effort didn't want to give it much oxygen. trump is moving the story forward. a number of competitors for the nomination have no business running. many are failed politicians or people unable to succeed in the private sector. 1% and some are at 0% and he is full throttle and that will lead

us to thursday night in cleveland ohio with donald trump on stage. how is that for television? >> we will see. remember what trump is doing here. if he succeeds and marches forward, he will eventually want to have the support of people who are now supporting the other candidates, who prefer the ort candidates. if trump beats them, he will want those people to come to him, if not upper-than later. every time he personal attacks and derives his failure, the politicians he supported he wants, he hurts his chances. that is why in primary season you will hear vigorous debates between candidates on the issues and personal attacks of name calling like trump seems to do

is uncommon because they were pros and don't want to further alienate people. >> donald trump doesn't take the conservative approach. he goes for it. >> i understand that but it limits his later ability to gather them in later on. it is gratuitious. state your ideas but saying he is going to make america great and the greatest job guy -- that is not much to his campaign. >> brit thank you. he is sitting down with bill o'reilly tonight. august 6th fox news and facebook team to bring you the first presidential campaign for 2016.

we are live in cleveland, ohio. you can submit your questions on facebook.com/foxnews. tell us what you want to know. hot air balloons out of control? >> it was a fluke with what happened. no body could have stopped it. but some are a little shook up. >> we will tell you what happened at a balloon festival that went horrible and wrong. >> and a house guest dying at a famous person's home and what the corner said happened. and up next congress gets its say in the nuclear deal and senator barrasso is here. >> it is scare tactics. my alternative is a better deal but when you are desperate to make a deal you make decisions and concessions that should not

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approved the iran nuclear deal. the nuclear deal is facing opposition from both sides including republican senator, john barrasso, he is live here and welcome back to "america's newsroom." you call this administration desperate. you say they will meaning iraq be a nuclear weapon and be a nuclear power. given what is on the table, what would you have done? >> we had them where we wanted them two years ago due to the sanctions congress insisted be imposes and the president resisted. we had them at the table with their best interest to negotiate watt the president wanted to do which was eliminate nuclear arms and stop them from getting them. now we will have iran with nuclear weapons and i believe

nuclear arms race. i met with the saudi arabian foreign minister and i am convinced they will get nuclear weapons. i think the president is making that area more unstable. >> john kerry is saying the other countries who negotiated the deals have with us have a say also. >> it is not okay for some people to expect france and britain to do what the united states does. >> i am hearing from senator diane feinstein and ben diane feinstein other diane feinstein and others are dubious. are they going to stay that way? >> i think with the president

going to the security of united nations before the american people and the american people having a say i think the president is making it worse. i think he has less of a chance. he is not trying to get this approved. he is trying to just avoid it being disapproved. there are republicans and democrats all around this country who have great concerns because the deal is such a bad deal. the president was so desperate for any deal i believe they made concessions much worse than the framework. the idea of any time anywhere inspections has gone away. it is not 24/7 it is 24 days later after the request. >> secretary kerry says if congress says no to the deal there are no restraints left on iran. >> secretary kerry is going to be at the foreign relation committee on thursday and i expect a rocky reception from

republicans and democrats. he had to agree to allow this to go to the u.n.before coming to the united states and he has a responsibility to stand up and defend those actions. i talked to samantha power, the ambassador were the united states and she said the major weakness is the complexity. lawyers are going to love this deal. i read the whole thing. it is very challenging and complicated and complex. and i think they made a major mistake and it may cost the president and this administration when they finally come to congress in terms of trying to get it approved. >> do you think this administration has boxed congress in? >> i think the administration has put us in a position where the united states is in terms of our own national security is less secure, and iran is more

powerful. this administration in the last days of the deal cutting, agreed to allow at a point in the future, russia to sell weapons to iran that iran can then use against us. and what are they going to use to buy the weapons? the money coming from the relief of the sanctions. even the leader of the joint chiefs of staff general dempsey, last week said under no circumstances should we relieve those sanctions and allow iran to buy ballistic weapons and conventional weapons from russia. and the day after that, they ignore the recommendation of the joint chiefs of staff and give in to russia and iran and allow them to get the weapons >> secretary john kerry was asked on sunday whether or not

any time anywhere was on the table and he said not in four years time. we went back and he was sitting there with the energy secretary, and said we expect to have anywhere anytime access. ben roads asked about any time anywhere access. will that be a question that you have on thursday with the secretary? >> i am sure republicans and democrats alike are going to ask that question because it is a complete disconnect from the frame frame framework that came out three our four weeks. go. so we had concession after concession which is why i am saying it was desperation and i am saying the president is using scare tactics because he is saying it is this deal or war. and the reality he is saying is no matter how bad the deal and

the risk of the u.s. and national security you have no other choice than war and i say the option is a better deal. i cannot see any good reason to go ahead with the president because he said this or war. >> congress joins to debate this starting this week. thank you for your time. john barrasso thank you. isis has a new way of indock children. >> and donald trump comments this weekend: >> he is not a war hero. he is a war hero because he was captured. i like people who are not captured. he is a war hero because he was captured.

this suv is no match against a hot air balloon on a windy day. this is wisconsin. pushing along the car and then dragging behind it. >> there was nothing you could do. >> the suv rolling down a hill crashing into a nearby tent. there she goes. several people banged up trying to get control of the balloon. one person taken to the hospital. shocking new evidence of the twisted brain washing of children. boys were given a sword and doll forced to practice beheading. one person spoke out saying they

taught me how to hold the head and hit and said it was the in infidel. last week isis killed men, enslaved women, and kid napped the boys. and we know the boys were taken to the capital of the islamic caliphate in syria and are under undergoing education and training. one video shows them practice beheadings on dolls. one person who escaped talked about the beatings. what can be done to rescue the boys and shutdown the camps? >> unfortunately the only thing to be done in that regard is take back that territory. we have to defeat them where they are. right now, our strategy is essentially putting us into a

long long stalemate where we have limited air campaign, and battle them or trying to start on social media. but until you actually destroy them on the ground and remove the caliphate this problem and the problem of the lone wolf attacks in the united states and elsewhere, all of that is going to continue. >> isis controls a huge portion of syria and iraq now. the boys were kidnapped and others are lured from street fairs with candy and soda and shown the propaganda. the united states dropped leaflets saying freedom will come. what is the purpose of that in >> you could argue over the years we have been trying to sell democracy in iraq and

afghanistan and they don't know what it is we are hoping they will buy. i think dropping le get it and i understand it but it is just not going to work. it is not just the captured youth you are referring to. they have sunni children. there is not a clear number on how many kids under 16 have joined the islamic state over the last couple years but it is in the thousands. and we know from human rights groups there have been eight reported cases of children under 16 being used as suicide bombers you go to the the bottom of barrel and scrape that and what is underneath there is the islamic state. the problem we are having is we don't want boots on the ground. we are fatigued from that idea.

until we do until the united states takes the pointy edge of the spear it is not going to happen. if we wait until the iraqi military takes the fight to them and we succeed being in the background with limited in deed intel we will be having the same conversation. a bridge giving way on a major highway leaving the pickup truck hanging on the edge. there has been wicked weather and we will tell you about that. >> and the flames rolling out from the right side of alex bowman. >> and hot wheels getting hot. bursting into the flames on the nascar circuit.

here we go live from washington. first time in 54 years you will see the cuban embassy reopened in our nation's capital. we expect that ceremony any time. it was slated for 10:33 eastern time so we may get movement on this. monday's invite-only ceremony marks the restoring of the cuban and united states relationship for more than 50 years. we will go back live when it is underway. there is more breaking news overseas. a nato airstrike in afghanistan is said to leave several afghanistan soldiers dead. it is not clear how many were wounded or killed. but they said it is likely the result of a coordination mistake. jennifer griffin has more on

this from the pentagon. >> reporter: officials at the pentagon say there is no reason to doubt that the united states helicopter mistakingly opened fire on the afghanistan troops killing at least five. a u.s. army spokesman said quote we are aware of an incident involving u.s. forces on the 20th of july and it is under investigation. 900 personal are in afghanistan currently. afghan forces paid a heavy toll in 2015. casualties have been at a 50% higher rate than last year. >> isis is increasing their presence in afghanistan as well. >> reporter: absolutely. in a marked shift of the

assessment assessment general john campbell told reporters, quote we had the isis threat was nascent but now it is operational emerging. there have been two separate drone strikes against leaders. >> thank you. back to washington, d.c. and for the first time in 54 years you will see the cuban flag fly in our nation's capital. we will take a moment to watch the ceremony and remark on the history between the two countries and what is next also in this phase of relations which is no guarantee and no sure thing.

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[cheering] >> little difficult to hear all of the chants around the flag pole but there is a crowd that is gathered. some invited and some not as the cuban flag is hoisted 54 years later. mark rubio wants to be president cuban-american said he vows to reverse the new ties and end the diplomatic relation with a anti-tyranny until they held a diplomatic opening. john kerry is there later in

september and the pope is there in september as well. the bigger issue is what does congress do? they have control over the embargo and we don't know if there is support to lift it. all bets are there are not enough votes to take that away. but cuba wants that desperately. 10:37 history being made in the nation's capital. donald trump clarifying his remarks but making no appallologies for saying senator mccain is considered a war hero only because he was captured in vietnam. >> we talk about senator mccain and i think it is great. he is a very brave man and all of that but we don't talk about the people that were not captured and that is what i was trying to refer to. and i think i did. >> chief political correspondent for review and green is here.

they are saying he is toast now. what do you think? >> i think he is toast. i think we have to see which came first the chicken or the egg? his hawaiiigh ratings or the media coverage? he is making a laughing stalk of the political race. >> we have not seen a poll since this but he was on top. what do you think will happen now? >> i think the primary voters will be the runs that determine if he stays in the race. he said senator mccain is a war hero but i think the ill advised comments about out of line

which prompted the media frenzy, but the establishment politicians on both side of the aisle leading into the attack. i think he would have been better served going after senator mccain's record. mccain only votes 43% of the time as a conservative and he should go after him on that and also the fact he is not supporting our veterans like he should be. mccain needed medical treatment not long ago and went to the mayo clinic not the va. >> i have asked for everyone to condemn from jesse jackson to anyone -- >> you are interrupting. you can not say donald trump is -- he is a laughing start. >> bill clinton is a sexual

predator. >> walk away from this. >> he has no character and he was talking about the president not having a birth certificate. >> he did attempt to clarify his comments in usa today and nbc this morning and tried to shift the focus on to the issues that you mentioned. but he didn't apologize. geraldo rivera was calling for an apology this morning. is that what he needs to do? >> his comments were directed at senator mccain and he said he was a war hero. now he is walking on the other things and should do. >> what is the impact on the other candidates?

>> i think the other issues like isis and iran and the issues these other candidates the real viable candidates should be projecting to the republican primary voter are not getting the attention but people are saying but this or that. come on. let's stop with the but and the clarifying. let's stop with it all. let's just stop talking about him. >> unfortunately, we will have to leave it there. thank you. >> wow. >> here we go. >> straight to the bar there. growing calls for the u.s. to help bring americans held in iran home now including this man. he is a pastor and critics say the administration missed an opportunity. we will talk to his wife about the status. and stephen hawking wants to know if there is life in outer

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on the sidelines and hoping we were securing his release before walking away from the table. >> why were they not talking about him at the table instead of a side conversation? >> i guess they tried not to have him be used as a pawn for iran to gain something. but i think iran gained a lot and they still hold him as a hostage. i am not a politician to say if he should be part of the deal or not. i jus want my husband home. it is heart breaking for every family that i have met and their loved one is being held hostage. >> i cannot imagine. did you think the next phone call is your husband is coming home? >> i was hopeful got the call, but i was told his release

hasn't been secured and they could not give me a timeline when they can secure it. >> that has to be heart breaking. >> yes, it is very difficult. i was hoping to give my kids good news. they have suffered greatly as young kids. my daughter was five when she last saw her dad and she will be nine soon. the pain we go through is unbelievable. i was hoping it would be over soon. >> jay what can you do? >> this was a conversation i was hoping we were not going to have. and that is a deal be struck with iran and saeed abedini and the other americans not be released. it is the one year anniversary of jason's being captured. there is bipartisan opposition to this deal and bipartisan opposition to the deal that is bad deal to begin with but worse

because of the americans not being released. we have a 58 day window to build up congressional support so the iranians understand the failure into release americans has a consequence on the united states congress and will prolong the fight. the idea let my say thank you to bill and everyone at fox for continuing to continuing to cover this, that is keeping these guys alive in large measure and i want to thank you. but the leveraging point is gone. the significant leveraging point that the president has is gone. we sat down with negotiations john kerry was nine feet away from the counterpart and didn't ask directly for the release of those americans. we lost a big negotiating tool. the next step is congressionally and that is putting pressure through congress on the iranian regime. it is an uphill battle.

>> you heard the president last week and how john kerry answered the question is something happening behind the scenes we are not privy to in >> there is ongoing discussions but they have been going on for well over a year and didn't produce the release of the americans at the time the deal was signed. i cannot imagine how the president can have that major announcement with the excitement of a deal being struck and there are four americans held we know and with one's location unknown but we think they know where he is. >> let's all hope and pray. what is your sense behind the scenes? is there something we don't know about right now?

>> i hope so bill. we hope and pray that my faith and my husband's faith has kept us strong and given me peace in the midst of turmoil. that is my biggest blessing; how fay my faith has been strengthened. >> "happening now" is coming up at the top of the hour and jon scott has a preview. >> we are covering two big political stories. ohio's governor is about to become to 16th presidential candidate. we will talk about the growing controversy over the comments made by candidate donald trump. plus a hearing today in the brutal washington, d.c. mansion murders. rain and too much of drought stricken california and a shark attack caught on tape. all ahead on "happening now." >> she was trapped in a burning car and now one woman is alive

thank thanks to the action of a good samaritan. >> i wasn't even thinking. i just had to get her out of there there there. i did what anyone would do.

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and scrapes and the cause of the nire is under investigation. extreme weather is messing up travel plans for thousands in the southwest with record breaking rain sparking flooding in california wash away an interstate linking california to arizona. one driver was injured. we are live in a fox weather center. >> we have a tropical system in the eastern pacific ocean and that is responsible for the moisture in the southwest and we had heavy rains in southern california and you saw the images on the screen. incredible flooding out there. but a lot lifted to the north in nevada arizona, and central parts of california. total rain fall accumulation was just about one to two inches. it may not seem like a lot but in this part of the country it is a lot and enough to spark

flash flooding. watch in effect in california nevada and arizona. and many of those warnings in effect until tomorrow. we need the rain fall but unfortunately we are getting too much in too little time and that is producing the flood. we need rain in california, nevada and arizona with ongoing drought conditions. >> the fbi is building a larger picture of the chattanooga killer and what they are learning as they such for a motive in tennessee.

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bill: are we alone in the universe? stephen hawking is backing a russian project. 100 million-dollar initiative to try to answer that question. they will spend the next 10 years scanning space in search of a radio signal. hawking says, quote time to commit to finding that answer. we are telligent. we must know end quote.

speak for yourself. >> about the telligent thing? >> intelligence that's right. good to be back with you, patti ann. >> take care, folks. "happening now" starts right now. jon: some 30 fbi agents arriving today in chattanooga tennessee, to try to determine the motive in last week's horrific shooting spree that left five servicemembers dead. good morning to you this is "happening now." i'm jon scott. >> i'm heather childers in for jenna lee. nice to be with you. jon: good to have you here, heather. >> they have found nothing, no link linking the gunman, 24-year-old, mohammad youssef abdulazeez to overseas terror groups. but some of his writings and interviews with his parents reveal a disturbing picture of a man who reportedly failed a drug test, was preparing for bankruptcy and was facing an upcoming court appearance. and now memorials are taking place to remember the five men who