in cleveland. you saw lebron james right and the tears that came down, tears of joy and it's a great story . very sad for golden state but happy days in cleveland. bill: well stated, jim. jim gray out there in la. thank you jim. so the drought is minneapolis, 25 years, cincinnati 26. milwaukee, 45 so here we go. bill: martha: we will see youback here tomorrow . jon: we start with a fox news alert, expecting a news conference on the orlando terror attack to start a minute now. the agency releasing those partial transcript of the conversation between the terrorist gunmen and police negotiators add omar mateen called a 911 operator, in in orlando and i did the shootings. the justice department deleting parts of that transcript including references to mateen's radical muslim beliefs, his pledge to isis and what he claims was his religious justification for that effect . the transcript says i pledge

allegiance to and in parentheses the word omitted. some are asking this morning why are the american people being denied the facts? later in this hour we asked former fbi does assistant director and he will join us live on the justice department's decision to edit that transcript . and it's a major news morning, another fox news alert on a major shakeup in the trump campaign. i'm eric shawn in today for john scott. melissa: and i'm melissa francis in for jenna lee. donald trump hiring his campaign manager. this comes after a rough couple of weeks for the trump campaign and as a possible revolt on the convention floor may have gotten a boost this weekend when house speaker paul ryan said he is not going to tell delegates what to do, adding their fellowrepublicans on the hill

could feel theory to withhold support for the presumptive gop nominee and for more on this, john roberts is outside trump tower and a lot going on upstairs behind the glass windows this morning . reporter: eric, melissa, good morning. a lot going on in the hollow halls of trump tower behind me here. let's get to it. first of all, corey lewandowski, the campaign manager, tough as nails guy from new hampshire who led through the entire primary campaign now out as his campaign manager. the campaign stressing he was not fired. they had a parting of the ways. that was a statement the trump campaign put out. we wish him the best in the future. despite what the campaign says, it's hard to see this as anything other than a firing. he and paul manafort in washington have been up in a power struggle for a long time a couple times when lewandowski was losing that only to gain the upper hand after manafort did something that ran afoul of trump's way of thinking but now lewandowski has lost that power struggle.

manafort has not yet been announced as the campaign manager that was most likely and will probably go in that direction. trump had stuck with lewandowski for a long time. there was an incident in jupiter florida on march 8 where lewandowski grabbed the arm of a reporter and it looked like he was going to face charges on that, those charges were eventually cleared but trump stuck with him the entire way and don't forget, lewandowski not only was campaign manager here but leading the vice presidential search. that duty will have to be sent to somebody else. plus, he is the chair of trump's campaign in new hampshire so a couple of big roles for lewandowski, he will likely continue on as the chairman in new hampshire but we're not sure about all that. now to these delegates as melissa was mentioning and durable going on, this was pie in the sky a few weeks ago but now looking like it's real. there was a conference call held yesterday, 1000 people on the conference call him and not all of themdelegates but we will see what happens in the convention.

trump could be facing a rough road, we will see what happens . eric: thanks so much. we are about to go to the news conference in orlando at pulsed nightclub as the fbi talk about the partial release of those transcripts. >> ... as well as crisis negotiatorswith the orlando police department. the attorney general released yesterday these are partial transcripts . red actions have been made to avoid re-victimizing those who were in the pulsed nightclub during the early morninghours of june 12 . we wanted to release the transcripts at this time so that the public would have a better idea of the timeline during the morning hours of june 12. and also, so that you would have a better idea of what the law enforcement officers on the ground were dealing with when they made the decision to enter the nightclub.

the brave men and women of the orlando police department , the orange county sheriff's office, the fbi and others should not be second-guessed. they performed valiantly during those early morning hours . lives were saved because of their heroic work. i'd like to say that today, there will be no questions answered regarding the investigation. it's been one week since the shooting. as you all know, this is a very thorough and comprehensive investigation of the largest mass shooting we had. the most significant terrorist attack since 9/11. no stone is being left unturned area i know that you are impatient for more information, it will be

forthcoming in due course but today, no questions about the investigation. today, there will be no questions answered about the investigation. we are focusing only on the timeline of what occurred during theearly morning hours of june 12 . tomorrow, the attorney general is going to be in orlando . she's going to be briefed on the ground by me, the others at the us attorney's office, by the fbi. she's going to have a chance to speak to the victims and it's my understanding that unless things change, she will be speaking to the press tomorrow afternoon, you'll have a chance to ask her questions then but for now, i'd like to turn it over to my colleague at the fbi, assistant special agent juan hopper and he can give you more details. thank you. >> thank you united states attorney . good morning. my name is ron hopper, and the assistant special agent in charge of the fbi in orlando, also in charge of the joint terrorism task force inducting this investigation.

the investigation is one week and one day old and it may last months and even years but i want you to know that we will endeavor to bring justice to the victims who survived as well as the family of the deceased who were so viciously murdered. as many of us celebrate father's day this past weekend, several were reminded of their lost ones and the tragic events that happened on june 12. before i provide an update in the investigation i'd like to acknowledge my partners that are here with me today. i'd like to recognize chief john mina with the orlando police department that will field remarks following my comments. jerry demings, florida department of law enforcement sec danny banks, assistant special incharge jeff walls , atf trevor vellore, mayor of orlando buddy dyer. mayor of orange county teresa

jacobs and that additional partners includingthe florida highway patrol , or county fire department, orlando fire department and many other partners who assisted us in this difficult investigation. the joint terrorism task force has released experts and portions of the timeline of events that happened inside the club at polls on june 12.you've been provided with a general timeline of the orlando police department's radio communications as well as a 52nd conversation between the killer and the orlando police dispatcher. while we are not releasing the audio, what i can tell you is that while the killer made these murderous statements, he did so in a chilling, called and deliberate manner. finally, a summary of the communications between the crisis negotiator and the shooter has been provided to you and the chief will take your comments and questions

after my formal remarks . while we will not be providing the 911 calls made by the victims who were doing this out of ultimate respect, yes, the audio is compelling but to expose that now would be excruciatingly painful to exploit them in this way. this is an active investigation. it remains an active investigation. while we understand your interests, we appreciate your patience as we find the facts methodically and carefully. as you will see from the transcripts we provided just a few moments ago, the killer, 49 and the shooter and 53 others identified himself as anislamic soldier who pledged allegiance to a terrorist organization which was bent on killing americans . he does not represent the religion of islam but a perverted view whichbased on what we know today was inspired by extremist killers . we currently have no evidence that he was directed by a foreign terrorist group but

was radicalized domestically. as you can see from the information we provided just a few moments ago, the killer stated that he had an explosivedevice but none was found . i also want to point out that heroic actions of not only the first responders but the victims who were inside the club that morning. they were under the most inconceivablestress . and they bravely assisted law enforcement in bringing it to a resolution. there's no doubt that their actions savedlives . our investigation into the motives behind the killer and anyone who may have conspired with him or supported him continues area please also keep in mind that the investigation of the shooting exchange between police and the killer is ongoing . i would point out that some have mistakenly rushed to judgment regarding the action of these brave men and women. what they did that evening

and those early morning hours was nothing less than extraordinary. to give you an idea of the scope of investigation today, i want to provide you with a few facts. the joint terrorism task force has conducted over 500 interviews as we sit here today. owners and registered to family members of the victims who were at the polls nightclub and we have approximately 10 left to return. more than 600 persons pieces of evidence were obtained and processed from the crime scene. we've received thousands of tips based onour appeal to the public and we ask that you continue to call us at one 800 call fbi or visit fbi.gov . in closing, i want to advise that we are nearing the conclusion of our processing of the crime scene here outside the polls nightclub and that we hope to restore the area and the outside perimeter to the community within the early part of this week. i want to point out special

and extraordinary devotion to the effort here by the christ church of orlando, the salvation army and countless businesses in the orlando area that have supported law enforcement and their efforts tremendously as their way of paying respect to the victims of this horrendous act. i'd also recognize the tremendous efforts of the fbi's evidence response team who spent the last week processing the most devastating crime scene under circumstances that were very difficult to read it's a life-changing experience for all of us and they've done their duty quietly and among the most noble law enforcement professionals. as i mentioned earlier, this area is expected to be restored to relative normal business earlier this week and we do not expect to hold any further press conferences from this location. thank you. i'd now like to turn it over to chief john mina. >> thanks ron.

good morning. first, i want to say that we appreciate the incredible patience that our community has. we know there are many questions and people want to know what happened that night. the timeline released, based upon radio communication clearly shows our officers were within the club, within minutes and engaging the suspect in gunfire and that's important because that engagement and that initial entry caused him to retreat, stop shooting and barricaded himself in the bathroom with hostages. so it's important to note that this started as an active shooter situation. our officers took action and transition into a barricade on them hostage situation so after that second exchange of gunfire, upon the initial entry of our officers, there was no other gunfire until the hostage rescue operation took place so during that

three hours, i want to make sure everyone's clear on that, there was no gunfire so during that time, our officers were intermittently in and out of that club saving people, rescuing people from inside the club. that's another misconception. we were inside the club along withour fellow agency partners . so at some point as you see on the timeline, our officers were able to push and air-conditioning through to one of the dressing rooms and i believe saved eight people out of that room so extremely proud of the heroic actions of our officers and i am very confident they saved many, many lives that night. we continue to concentrate on the security of the crime scene and eventually we will open up roadways and businesses but we ask that people please be patient with us on that area we are also concentrating on the many

vigils and events and providing security for everyone and making sure everyone feels safe as well and also, our top priority as the city of orlando is making sure our residents are safe and reduction of crime area i want to thank everyone for their patience as we go through this process and i also want to thank the community for the huge outpouring of support for our local law enforcement. we did a tremendous job in this situation. i'm going to turn it over to or county sheriff jerry demings at this time. >> thank you keith. good morning. you now heard about the timeline of events during the early morning hours of june 12. as you heard, this has been a collaborative effort on the very beginning. i must say that the response of the orlando police department and those initial response of law-enforcement officers has been nothing less then short of being extraordinary. one of the reasons why the response was extraordinary is really because of the overall

preparedness to deal with an incident like this. after this crisis, our federal, state and local law enforcement agencies have been preparing for this event and in fact, for years now we have prepared to respond to a terror event. in recent months, our agencies have been involved in training our personnel to be able torapidly respond to an active shooter incident . in terms of our overall preparedness, i want to talk a little bit about our partnership with the department of homeland security. in september 2014, in fact on september 9 and september 10, we participated in a joint counterterrorism exercise that was held here in orlando at the orange county convention center. that exercise was designed to prepare us to respond to an

active shooter situation involving mass casualties. on october 28 of 2014, the department of homeland security under secretary general francis taylor visited our central florida intelligence exchange which we refer to as our fusion center here locally. this is a tremendous asset to our region because our fusion center, the central florida intelligence exchange as our federal, state and local law enforcement agents partners who work daily regarding counterterrorism efforts in this community. during the events of june 12, the citrix activated and was successful in disseminating substantial information to our law enforcement partners here within our region as well as across our nation. the infusion center has continued to be and play a

vital role in the effort to fight crime. they have been involved in providing daily updates and situation reports to law enforcement partners. they've also provided daily counterterrorism reports and working with the fbi in this investigation. their efforts will continue on a day-to-day basis. i will share with you that in this community, the citizens who live here should be comforted by knowing that you have competence law enforcement authorities who are able to respond rapidly to any situation that we will be confronted with in the future. however, there are daily efforts to prevent a similar attack from occurring. that will be based solely on the collaboration between again, our federal, state and local law enforcement authorities. let me move on now and talk briefly about the first responders. chief mina mentioned the

heroic acts of those first responders. we want to make certain that this point we do take care of our personnel because on that day, they saw some very horrific things and our goal moving forward is to ensure that they are provided with the diffusion as well as counseling sessions to ensure to what extent we can, we can minimize any ptsd type effect on them into the future. again, i'm going to conclude by saying that our community remains a safe community and we certainly support people coming in andvisiting our community . it is a vibrant community, a resilient community and much of what you have seen in the last few days and hours has been a reminder that this community is still here and willing and working together to make this a safe place for

our families and our businesses here. thank you so much. >>. >> now we will takequestions . >>. [inaudible question] there is no shooting for that three-hour. until the commencement of the hostage rescue operation. [inaudible question] ... during that time, we were insuring that our explosive

entry team had set the charge and everyone was ready for an explosive entry so that does take time.>> at your last update you asked the public for help trying to figure out the nature of the shooter and why he did it. ... [inaudible question] >> part of the redacting is not to give credence to individuals who have done terrorist attacks in the past. we're not going to propagate their rhetoric, their violent rhetoric and we see no value in putting those individuals names back out there. were trying to prevent future acts from happening again and put cowards like this one, peoplelike that influence them so are not going to continue to put their names out front . [inaudible question] i'm not

familiar with the other investigation you may be referring to this one but for this one we think it's highly important . [inaudible question] ... during those two instances, were there any casualties? >> repeat your question? >> during the three hours where there is no gunfire in the club, where there was an initial exchange with backup officers inside the club and 5:14 at the breach of the wall there was gunfire from the shooter.were there any casualties resulting from friendly fire inside the club. >> that's all part of the investigation. all of that is being reconstructed at this time. [inaudible question] i don't understand what you're saying. [inaudible question] absolutely. we've received many comments from press and from the public, some emails about, i

think there is this misconception that we didn't do anything for three hours and i'm just trying to clarify that that's absolutely not true. our officers were within the club within minutes, exchanged gunfire with the suspect, fourth him to stop shooting and retreat into the bathroom. area from there we let our negotiator take over and try to negotiate this to a peaceful resolution in an effort to save lives while our squad team set up left the issue for the clarification. >>. [inaudible question] was there what? yes. some of that wasreleased earlier, yes. our negotiator was talking with him . >> you said some of the victims may have been shot and killed by police gunfire. >> that's all part of the investigation but here's what i would tell you. those killings are on the

suspect and the suspect alone in my mind. all that will be investigated by our officers who acted heroically and did as they were trained in an unbelievable circumstance and did a phenomenal job. what's that? [inaudible question] the question was, how difficult was it for me to make that decision and i will tell you just as the sheriff said, we have been training for this situation for many, many years. since columbine, since 9/11. i knew our officers were ready, i knew our swat team members wereready, i know our hospitals were ready.

and yes, it's a difficult decision to make but it was the right decision at the right time and i stand by that and would make the same decision standing here today . >> to study the victims 911 calls inside, the reactions obviously will invite controversy and questions. why would you want to redact anything and what came out of the shooter's mouth? why not letit speak for itself . >> had already addressed that question. were not going to propagate violent rhetoric that comes from people whether it be here or overseas and to do that would only inflame people here that might be like-minded so there's no purpose in doing that. [inaudible question] that's an excellent question. immediately upon dealing with this situation we had an

intelligence component directed specifically at determining whether or not other threats existed to this area as well as throughoutthe united states nationally.i can tell you there's a specific, finite time where we said everything is fine, the coast is clear. we continue to do that to this day. that's the reason the joint terrorism task force exists as well as the partnerships with our state and local partners . we do that second by second, minute by minute daily so we continue to do that. [inaudible question] absolutely. anytime we can engage a suspect who the hostage situation, we definitely want to keep him talking. not only to peacefully resolve the situation and cause wife to be off but also to set up and make sure our teams are ready to enter. [inaudible question] there

was never a concern that he was going to get away. we were going to take him into custody. [inaudible question] well, like i said, our swat team responded and set up for all situations and part of that, i'm not going to go into all of our tactics but i will say that it takes time to set up explosives and do an explosive entry. those things take time. [inaudible question] ...

absolutely. those calls were very vital and that's how we received the information about the explosives so very vital to receive that information from people inside the club . >> would it have been anything other than islamic terror as we walked through things about this place, the people in his family. is there any reason that he would attack for any other reason other than an islamic fighter. >> we are actually looking into any potential motive. were not limiting ourselves to coming up with one motive. we're looking at a myriad of things right now and that is ongoing as we speak both through social media, print contacts, people that had only met the individual for one time and that's why were asking for everybody and anybody that had any contact with this individual to come forward to we can be set information together with other motives as well. >>.

[inaudible question] those allegations are still being vetted out as we speak and there's no determination at this time . [inaudible question] >> i wonder if your officers were able to access that video and watching who put the shooter inside the club. >> i can't talk about any video.that's all part of the investigation. is there any other questions? [inaudible question] i can't talk about that at this time.last question. [inaudible question] no comments. we can't comment on that. thank you very much. okay. [inaudible question]

>> we are answering no further questions but i would like to respond briefly to a question that was asked earlier about whether redacting these transcripts was consistent with state law. i'd like to tell you all that we consulted with our state partners to release these transcripts that complied with state law.in fact, the city of orlando led by mayor buddy dyer and the orlando police >> wanted to release as much as possible with respect to these early morning hours. all of this is subject to a federal investigation. the attorney general decided upon this limited release. they are not in any way trying to hide anything. they're trying to be as forthcoming as possible. we've got no further questions -- no further answers right now. thank you. eric: authorities giving the latest on the situation in orlando, several new details that police say they were inside the club, that for three hours there was no gunfire, although

some people were clearly lying on that floor mortally wounded. as far as the redacted transcripts of omar mateen's calls not mentioning isis or the islamic state, they defend that as not re-victimizing the victims and those injured and families of those killed as well as not giving them propaganda. melissa: that's right. at the same time, you know, they also said they don't want to allow terrorists to pop a gate their -- propagate their violent rhetoric, saying they were cowards. we know that already. i'm sure isis knows that as well, so there you go. go ahead. eric: they even say he spoke in arabic and identified himself as a soldier of an islamic soldier. so we're going to devil into this right -- delve into this right after the break. danny coulson is here. we will ask him, is it right to deny the american people the name of isis and radical islamic

terrorism by redacting those transcripts? are they hiding something? we'll be right back.

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eric: just a few moments ago the fbi defending its release of the partial transcripts of omar mateen's call to 911. there's one 50-second call and three other separate calls with police hostage negotiators that lasted altogether almost half an hour. so they've got a lot of

information, but they don't give his name, and they have no reference to isis. former fbi deputy assistant director joins us now and hostage rescue team commander. you have a lot of experience dealing with this, mr. coulson. do you buy this re-victimization reason? it doesn't even matter. >> no, i don't buy it. also the redactions are meaningless. we know from content and context and previous releases exactly what he's talking about here. and, frankly, it doesn't really matter. in my view, and i've conducted a lot of these investigationings, i don't care what you call them. i don't care if you call them the mouseketeers, let us go after them. this is a smoke screen, eric. what we should be talking about is not this intensive investigation by the fbi now, we should be talking about why there wasn't an intensive investigation before 49 human beings were slaughtered. and the reason for that is guidelines.

the ag appeared all over television, not one question was posed to her about what are the guidelines, what is the fbi allowed to do -- eric: well, they said they did -- i'm sorry to interrupt, but james comey -- >> the issue we should be talking about. eric: james comey says they did everything or that they could. they interviewed him and and investigated him twice in relation to that american who blew himself up in syria as well as alleged threats that his fellow co-workers reported. >> he did say that, but the question is, is the book correct? are the guidelines correct? he did everything he could do. the fbi agents followed the guidelines of the attorney general which has limitations on time, on techniques, and i think that congress needs to ask questions. flush he went by the book, clearly. james comey is probably our most competent person in washington,

d.c., and what he said was absolutely true. the question is, is the book adequate in today's times. eric: it's not like omar was hiding. on facebook he talked about taste the islamic state vengeance. he said real muslims will not accept the filthy ways of the west. and in the phone calls he talked about a pledge of allegiance, obviously to isis, although in the transcript omitted as well as calling himself an islamic soldier. your reaction. >> he did that, and not one of those things is illegal and probably shouldn't be illegal. the fbi can only take action at a time when a crime is about to be committed or has been committed. another issue, eric, though is the fbi can't even disseminate that to the local police. so they can take a look at him if they want to. the guidelines don't allow that. i hate to keep harping on guidelines here, but we need to rethink what we're doing in today's times. we're at war. we don't admit it, but our

opponents do, and they're going to kill as many of us as they can. eric: it sometimes seems the guidelines and what you talk about, reminiscent of the bombing of the world trade center in 1993, and the killing in 1990 in which all these weren't talking to each other. danny coulson, we thank you. >> thank you. enjoyed it. melissa: when we come back, more on this morning's big political shake-up. in case you haven't herald, this happened a few hours ago, donald trump firing his campaign manager, corey lewandowski. so what does this signal just weeks before the republican convention? our political panel will debate. see ya! when you're living with diabetes. steady is exciting. oh this is living baby! only glucerna has carbsteady, to help minimize blood sugar spikes. and try new glucerna hunger smart to help you feel full.

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senior political correspondent at the washington perm, also kately huey burns, national political reporter for real clear politics. i want to give you guys some information we are just getting and get your reaction to it. the campaign sources are saying that it was trump's children who convinced him to the dump lewandowski, that lewandowski and paul manafort were both saying it's my way or the highway, and trump chose manafort. what do you think about that, david? do those facts ring true to you? >> well, it sounds like something that would happen and cause trump to sort of dump lewandowski overboard after being so so loyal. the important factor here is that trump has been the floor general for his campaign the entire time. the problem has been trump. and so to the extent that he will start listening to manafort and acting differently both strategically and talking different rhetorically, that would be a significant change of

pace for his campaign, and it could help him. but if trump is still going to be his campaign's top strategist, this won't make a difference at all. melissa: caitlin, john roberts also saying that the staff is on a conference call right now trying to work out exactly what is going on. earlier today, you know, brit hume described the problems that david was just talking about there with what's been going on with the trump campaign. he summed it up perfectly, he keeps wandering into these cul-de-sacs on his talking points, and that's kind of what it feels like over the past couple weeks, that they've struggled in the campaign with him sort of getting trapped in these conversations that aren't helping him. do you think that changes with corey lewandowski i out, or does it signal that trump wants to change? what do you think? >> i think it is an admission by trump himself that we haven't seen before. he's been very defensive of lewandowski over the course of the campaign, so letting him go is a sign, i think, really a signal to republicans and

especially those at the rnc that he is wanting to change course or that he realizes how chaotic and how negative things have gotten for him. we've seen him decline dramatically in the polls, declining among a variety of different groups. he has stirred many controversies at a time when republicans really hoped he would turn the page in his campaign -- melissa: right. >> particularly after that orlando shooting. but i absolutely agree with what david said earlier, that trump is his own campaign manager. and so it will be up to the candidate to set the course. melissa: sure. >> and we really have to wait and see whether he, in fact, does that. melissa: well, i mean, another factor that might influence him along those lines, david, you know, we're hearing reports on the money side, that donors are beginning to balk at turning over money, that he has gotten such a late start, and then we have seen a stumble in the past week or two that all of a sudden even though they started late

and need to raise money faster and harder than ever, that they're struggling. and maybe this is meant as a signal to donors that they're getting their act together and turning the page. what do you think? >> well, look, i think this is an acknowledgment that they know they're having trouble, and i think they're trying to signal to everybody that they're going to try and clean things up. i think what we need to understand about trump is he hasn't just had trouble in the general election since may 3rd. this is how he's conducted his campaign from day one. the difference is, it worked in the republican primary for a variety of reasons that we've all discussed. it's not working in the general election campaign because he's running against a democratic machine, and he's going after a more politically diverse electorate. melissa: yeah. >> and so i think that he has lost crucial time. i think that he's relying on the republican national committee for his voter turnout operation, for almost his entire infrastructure including fundraising. he never created a donor network, so it's hard to raise money anyway. so he's just behind the 8-ball,

and the only thing keeping him in the game is how flawed hillary clinton is. melissa: maybe that will get his attention. caitlin, we heard from barry bennett on the news channel here a short time ago, senior adviser to the campaign, and he said, you know, we want him to get back to using the skill set he has to be a champion of the people who are hurting, talking about the middle class falling behind, people whose wages are falling, you know, everyone who feels like they've gotten a raw deal for a while in this country. and it seems like he has lost that thread. that's what electrified him in the beginning. maybe he can get back on message with corey lewandowski out. >> perhaps. i mean, again, it is up to trump. and that was the thought process, once he effectively clinched the nomination, that he would be able to appeal to constituencies that have been drawn to that message. melissa: yeah. >> that's why there was original talk about him competing in places like michigan or pennsylvania, even places like wisconsin, a state that we saw i a nine-point deficit with

hillary clinton leading last week. but instead he has been trying to raise money because he hadn't over course of the campaign which took him to places like texas and arizona. not really battleground. so that's been problematic for him. he hasn't spent time in those traditional battlegrounds. melissa: no, and getting back to that core, original message could be the thing that has brought appeal. we'll see. thanks to both of you for joining us. eric: the trump campaign releasing this statement saying you can quote: the donald j. trump campaign for president, which has set an historic record in the republican primary having received almost 14 million votes, has today announced that corey lewandowski will no longer be working with the campaign. the campaign is grateful to corey for his hard work and education. we wish him the best in the future. we'll have a lot more on this and what it means for the campaign and how the media is reacting when our media panel joins us in just two minutes.

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eric: for more on the surprising shake-up this morning in donald trump's campaign, as we've been reporting, corey lewandowski has departed. that comes amidst slipping poll numbers for the republican nominee, his former boss. what does the media make of all of this? tammy bruce, alan colmes, host of the alan colmes show nationally syndicated by fox news radio. what do we make of this, tammy? be. >> well, i took -- i was able to breathe here because mr. trump's had a difficult couple of weeks. mr. rue wan dow sky's -- lewandowski's tenure has been difficult. yes, it's been a year since mr. trump went into the campaign, yet the issues became

clear; his lack of experience, there's been reports of a public fight between himself and the communications director -- eric: on street or something, fifth avenue in front of trump tower, supposedly. >> there's so much going on for a crew that is somewhat inexperienced, even for mr. trump. what it tells you is that he's serious about wanting to win, he knows he has to make an adjustment for the general election. for everyone on the democratic side, including my friend alan here, mr. bickerson -- [laughter] if we were hoping mr. trump would stay the course, that changed today. and this is also going to be a sign, i'm sure, of other larger changes. when he's willing to do this, more is coming. eric: alan, what does this mean? in. >> there's a piece about what she could do with herself. this is not a guy whose words are the ones you want to see in a campaign manager. he's now the fall guy for donald trump. donald trump has to pivot, and he says i've got the best words,

the best brain, i'm my own adviser. it doesn't matter who his campaign manager is if he doesn't make the change. and just this weekend we saw him talking once again about muslim id cards, doubling down on stopping muslims coming into the country. he has the republican party running away from him, paul ryan saying people have to vote their conscience, in other words, giving people a pass not to support him. that's the problem. unless donald trump himself changes, it doesn't matter who he has. eric: does corey represent the primary trump versus the general election trump? >> i think that mr. trump doesn't have to change at all. i think there needs to be less pressure on his shoulders about the nature of how to proceed and what the focus is. look, this is about the economy and about jobs, and now also about terrorism. on both of those aspects, mr. trump blows hillary out of the water when it comes to the polls. eric: alan, i mean, a lot of the coverage became about corey. the michelle fields arm-grabbing

incident, his misdemeanor, his directness -- >> right. and this takes the media attention away from the things donald trump is actually saying. so, again, the news cycle becomes not about look how the republican party is, in many respects, leaders, it becomes about corey lieu wan lewandowsk- >> maybe just for today. all we hear in the legacy media is the talking points about mr. trump. this is where a new campaign director, mr. manafort, or an expansion will work, making sure issues about jobs and the economy are at the foremost. eric: don't you hate they say we thank you for your dedicated service, and we wish you the best. >> i'm sure mr. lewandowski will be fine. eric: thank you. melissa? melissa: this is a fox news alert. investigators releasing the 911 calls from moments after the alligator attack killed a

2-year-old in orlando at disney world resort. listen to this small part of the conversation. >> they're pulling someone out of the lake, is that correct? >> yes. >> okay. we have no information -- can you see them right now? >> no, i can't see them. >> go over where they're at, call 911 and ask for -- [inaudible] >> okay. >> we're on our way. melissa: so sad. we all know how that turned out. you know, they released these calls so that there is transparency and so that people know how emergency professionals responded. that can be so hard to listen to though. we'll be right back. closing the stage

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right now "outnumbered" starts. melissa and i will be back in one hour. sandra: fox news alert, a shake-up at the donald trump campaign just weeks before the republican convention. trump's campaign manager, corey lewandowski, is out after what's been a rough few weeks for the gop's presumptive nominee. this is "outnumbered," i'm sandra smith. here today, harris faulkner, host of kennedy on fox business, kennedy, meghan mccain and today's #oneluckyguy, all rise, welcome back -- [laughter] judicial analyst judge andrew napolitano. >> pleasure. no matter what we're talking about, it's a pleasure to be in this environment. harris: thank you, yeah. it's a big news day. sandra: the news is happening fast and furious. trump's campaign be not giving a reason for corey lewandowski's departure, but the surprise move comes amid slipping poll numbers and growing questions about trump's general election strategy.