right now. bye, everybody. ♪ ♪ jenna: and donald trump starting off the week hoping for a campaign reboot. it sounds familiar, something we might have said before, hello, everybody, i'm jenna lee. gregg: almost every week, i'm gregg jarrett in for jon scott. trump feeling pressure after controversial comments and, of course, those falling poll numbers leading to a staff shake-up and more controlled speeches. jenna: now as the republican nominee heads to ohio and prepares to speak on immigration later this week, some republicans insist mr. trump is hitting his stride and will catch up to hillary clinton. john roberts is live in new york city with more for us now. john? >> reporter: good morning to you. the trump campaign needs rebooting every once in a while in order to function properly. but campaign today is taking a statement from the clinton foundation and running with it

after the clinton foundation said it would stop taking donations from foreign enemies -- entities, at least, should hillary clinton become president. donald trump declaring a rhetorical war on the clinton foundation, calling it today, quote: the most corrupt enterprise in political history, saying it should be immediately shut down. here's trump from "fox & friends" earlier today. >> number one, they should shut it down. number two, they should give the money back to a lot of countries that they shouldn't be taking money from, countries that influenced her totally. and also countries that discriminate against women and gays is and everybody else. i mean, that money should be given back. they should not take that money. >> reporter: donald trump is expected to go hard on hillary clinton and the clinton foundation at a rally in akron, ohio, tonight. he's also making immigration a big theme. he met with his hispanic advisory could be ill over -- council over the weekend. out of that meeting, talk that

trump may be dialing back on his plans to deport all 11 million or so people in this country illegally. democrats and the media portraying that as a flip-flop, though donald trump insisted this morning he is wearing close-toed shoes. >> we have to be very firm, very, very strong when people come in illegally. we have a lot of people who want to come in through the legal process, it's not fair for them k and we're working with a lot of people in the hispanic community to try and come up with an answer. >> so you're not flip-flopping. >> no, i'm not flip-flopping. we want to come up with a really fair but firm answer. it has to be very firm. >> reporter: donald trump expected to talk a lot about immigration in the early part of this week and, jenna, he's got a big speech on that whole topic. that'll be in denver on thursday, and we'll be there to cover that. jenna: john roberts outside trump towers in new york city. in the meantime, republican officials say this mid-course correction has their candidate

heading in the right direction. >> this is the best week, i think, so far in the trump campaign mostly because he's able to be himself, the authentic donald trump -- >> he's had a great week. he's been on message, he's shown maturity as a candidate. i think that he's getting into with a groove. i think he likes the new style that he's been out on the campaign trail producing and speaking of. so i think he's done great, and i think what you're going to see is these polls will begin to tighten, in the next couple weeks, and by labor day or thereafter, i think you're going to be back to an even race be we continue down this path. jenna: joining me now, bret baier. a lot of positive talking about the trump campaign, bret, and we're waiting for new pollings. is there any evidence that the change that trump took is working? >> well, jenna, good morning. i think you're seeing nationally some polls a little bit tighter.

the rcp average of recent polls has it i think today at 5.5% for clinton leading nationally. that's down from about 8 or 9. the thing you haven't seen a dramatic shift in is the swing states, there are about ten of them, and clinton still holds a significant lead in very important states. you may start to see that, there may be lagging indicators. if, in fact, this holds and what the trump people and the rnc chairman are talking about really plays out in the polls, but so far you haven't seen major movements in the swing state polls. a lot of people will say the polls, you know, this early in august, this is not the time to look at them. jenna: sure. >> it is the metric by which we see this snapshot in time. jenna: and, of course, it's always what we're paying attention to as we're trying to figure out what the next several weeks look like. let's talk about immigration policy for donald trump. why colorado? why thursday?

why talk immigration now? >> well, clearly this is a shift in his new leadership. as john mentioned, his new team and kellyanne conway, i think, signaling that they're going to make a go at some more moderate republicans, some independents, and in a place like colorado, that's important. now, the hillary clinton campaign feels very confident in colorado, they feel very confident in virginia, two swing states where they say -- see polls are so good that they're pulling their ads and their campaign time out of those states. it's interesting to see the trump campaign going in. jenna: interesting x. when you look at the real clear politics average for the state of colorado, clinton's up 10.8 points right now. that's why, as you point out, she's feeling comfortable in that state. this is trump's new campaign manager talking about this issue when it comes to immigration. let's listen in. >> as the weeks unfold, he will lay out the specifics of that plan that he would implement as president of the united states.

>> will that plan include a deportation force, the kind that he just -- you just herald in that sound bite and that he talked about during the republican primaries? >> to be determined. jenna: to be determined. that was sunday, but i just want to remind everyone the ad we saw from the trump campaign that was rolled out just a few days before that interview. let's listen to this. >> the system stays rigged against americans. syrian refugees flood in, illegal immigrants convicted of committing crimes get to stay. donald trump's america is secure, terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out, the border secured, our families safe. jenna: interesting messaging. right, bret? that's a very strong ad when it comes to immigration, but then you have the campaign manager just coming off of it a little bit. what do you make of what's happening when it comes to immigration policy for trump? >> they're adding nuance. they're adding nuance to what was a black and white campaign stump issue that was driving the base.

and now they're saying, you know, this policy may be different. and i think that you may see that in a number of cut and dry statements that donald trump made along the way in the republican primary. as you get to the general election, you're going to see some nuance. now, that ad still backs up potentially where he could go. he could say that anyone who has any criminal background or terrorist ties or some tie to a nation that is supporting terrorists we will kick out. but as for the others who are in this country illegally, i don't think it's going to be policy wise what trump talked about at the beginning of the primary. jenna: interesting. as you point out, nuance so important to so many different campaigns as we take a look at this season. just quickly, bret, how big of an issue is immigration overall? when you look at what you're reporting on, is it an issue for some one-issue voters that can really sway the election in one

direction or the other, or are there oh issues -- other issues that perhaps bear more weight? >> that's a great question. if you look at the fox news polls of most important issues, immigration falls well down in the list. always the economy, jobs, safety, terrorism, worry about terrorism, and that is why the element of immigration falls into those syrian refugees and possibly terrorists being embedded in those as suggested by donald trump and others. i think immigration falls middle of the pack. the economy's going to drive the day. jenna: interesting. as you point out though, those roads from immigration lead to these bigger issues, and we've seen donald trump speak on the economy, national security, so now this week is immigration. we'll wait and watch for that. bret, see you on "special report" tonight. thank you. >> see you, jenna. gregg: breaking now, in the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack to hit turkey so far where a child bomber detonated explosives at a

kurdish wedding killing more than 50 people there. and turkey's president said isis is behind it all. conor powell is following all the breaking developments from our mideast bureau in jerusalem. >> reporter: gregg, turkish president erdogan saying that turkey must cleanse its borders of isis. this is the strongest, harshest conversation we've heard coming out of the turkish leader's mouth in a while. this attack has really rattled turkey not only because of the number of dead, now up to 54, but also because it is the biggest attack they've had this year after a string of attacks. according to turkish officials, a young bomber between the ages of 12 and 14 went into a kurdish wedding party that was wrapping up, went into the area where they were dancing and beginning to head out to the streets, detonated his vest. more than 65 people were also injured. now, this attack happened in an area where there's a large amount of syrian refugees.

it's right along the turkish/syrian border. it's also a place where a lot of jihadists joining isis is and other groups have gone in and out of syria for most of the syrian civil war. turkey turned a blind eye to fighters going in and out of syria, because they supported anybody who was battling assad, the syrian leader. but in the last year or so as turkey and isis have fallen out, turkey has turned its attention to helping the u.s. campaign against isis, isis has begun launching attacks, so now erdogan saying they have to cleanse these border regions of anyone connected to isis. but this attack comes at a really sort of chaotic time in turkey's history. just a month ago you had the military launching a coup against president erdogan, you have had kurdish separatists launching attacks against the turkish state. at a result, there's a lot of concern about just how stable turkey is these days. the white house saying that vice president joe biden will

actually head to turkey this week to meet with turkish leaders. there is a lot of concern right now, gregg, about is turkey able to go forward, to battling isis, to be an active member of nato. there's a lot of concern not only in washington, but in other nato capitals right now. gregg: conor powell live in our mideast bureau, thanks. jenna: california police reopening a cold case, debbie dorian was found raped and murdered in 1996. why investigators have new hope they can now find her killer. plus, more dangerous weather slams the south as thousands work to clean up from deadly flooding. what's next for those who lost everything in these storms. and we want to hear from you. recent polling suggests the presidential race is tightening. we're seeing that a little bit. do you think the trump campaign changes are already paying dividends? our live chat is up and running, just go to foxnews.com/happeningnow to joit the conversation. so i trade with e*trade, where true traders trade

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jenna: he apologized, he took ownership, but apparently the story is not over for ryan lochte, the u.s. swimmer that's been caught up in this controversy over what happened or did not happen in brazil after a night out partying. we're getting some breaking news from speedo, the brand that makes all the bathing suits. speedo usa is announcing the decision to end their sponsorship of ryan lochte, and they're going to donate a portion of their fee to a charity in brazil. we're going to have more on this breaking news with "the washington post"'s sports reporter in just a few minutes, but it is some consequences to ryan lochte's actions -- gregg: oh, yeah. and there may be others to follow. wait and see. right now, some of the crime stories we're following for you. california police reopening the 1996 murder case of 22-year-old debbie dorian who was found dead just days before her college graduation. the two detectives who once

worked the case will review it using the latest dna technology. a 23-year-old man accused of posting twitter messages threatening to shoot students and plant pipe bombs in florida schools is now in custody. he was arrested trying to cross the border into canada. and connecticut police are searching for at least two suspects accused of shooting at a crowded house party that left 13 people wounded. bridgeport authorities say they believe the shooters were hiding in the bushes just outside before opening fire on more than 100 people. jenna: well, now this fox news alert, parts of louisiana hit by thunderstorms as people attempt to clean up from historic flooding there. fema is opening three recovery centers in the state to help tens of thousands impacted by the disaster. and president obama will be touring the flood zone tomorrow. will carr is live in louisiana with more. will? >> reporter: good morning, jenna.

the clean-up continues. you may be able to hear the generator right over my shoulder. many residents coming back to streets like this finding them still swamped. for the past 24 hours they've been seeing exactly what they have left. i just spoke to one man who says he doesn't even know what day it is right now. according to the red cross, this has been the worst disaster in the united states since superstorm sandy. up to 60,000 homes damaged, 110,000 residents have filed for federal help. president obama has declared 20 parishes disaster areas, and it comes as thousands of volunteers said their homes were impacted, their friends and family members were, and they're all pitching in. there's been a group with boats known as the cajun navy around here, many of whom who lost everything themselves, but they continue to do everything they can to help these communities. >> can't see how anybody could sit home if they could help. the amount of people is overwhelming, at one time there was almost too many boats which was a good problem to have.

>> reporter: over the past ten days, we've seen 30,000 water rescues. on thursday hhs secretary jeh johnson was here, donald trump came last week, hillary clinton issuing a statement earlier today that says that she will come when the time is right and, of course, president obama coming to the area tomorrow. everyone, including the governor of louisiana, continuing to ask for people to donate to red cross. at the same time, residents here are just asking for the country's thoughts and especially the country's attention moving forward. jenna? jenna: will, thank you. gregg: all right. parents may want to pay attention to this. an item on back-to-school shopping lists that could make the difference between life or death for some students and why that price is skyrocketing. you're not going to believe the mark-up on this and how lawmakers are getting involved. plus, ryan lochte in his own words, what the six-time gold medal winner is now saying about an olympic scandal and his role in it. you can run an errand.

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gregg: right now a life-saving item on some back-to-school lists absolutely skyrocketing in price with epi pens used to counter allergic reactions surging to more than $600. they cost, by the way, less than $2 to make. and you can actually get the prescription drug for $57 back in 2007. but since there is no generic equivalent for end by pens -- epi pens, well, the company that makes it has a monopoly. still, the drugmaker blames changes to health care deductibles for the rising costs for consumers. lawmakers are very suspicious, and they're calling on the senate judiciary committee to

hold hearings on the price increases. jenna: very interesting. now this fox news alert, the ryan lochte olympic robbery scandal -- maybe robbery in quotes -- as speedo usa ends its sponsorship of the medal recipient. lochte has changed his tune after first claiming he was held up at gunpoint. >> the people of rio or brazil, the authorities, everyone there, they put on a great games, and my immature, intoxicated behavior tarnished that a little. jenna: lochte trying to explain his behavior in a different interview. >> we are still intoxicated. i mean, i'm not saying alcohol was, is an excuse. it's not. especially for my actions. but we were heavily intoxicated -- >> because next day you went --

>> it was hours, it was hours later. hours later. so i was still intoxicated when that happened. jenna: joining us now, marisa payne, this news just broke about speedo ending its sponsorship of ryan lochte, i just want to read a little bit of their statement. while we have enjoyed a winning relationship with ryan for over a decade and he has been an important member of the speedo team, we cannot condone behavior that is counter to the values that this brand has long stood for. we appreciate his many achievements and hope he moves forward and learns from this experience. so speedo is the first. do you think speedo is the last? >> i doubt speedo is the last. i mean, if you look at what happened to michael phelps when he got into his dui troubles, speedo also dropped him as well as a lot of other sponsors. jenna: why is it his age? what do you think about the

timing that's particularly damaging? >> as far as -- well, he's 32 years old, so the oldest swimmer ever to win an olympic medal was michael -- sorry, anthony irvin who won the 50-meter freestyle at the olympics just this past year or past summer, 35. so in 2020 if lochte were to try and make a return for his fifth olympic gameses, he would be 36, and already in this past olympics he didn't perform quite as well as he did previously. he only took home one medal compared to his previous endeavors, but it's -- his swimming career seems to be kind of on the decline. jenna: so that's what you're saying about the sponsorship being dropped, he's really at a point where he can make a transition to television or commentary or something else, and we'll see if he's able to do that. i'm sure you've seen the interviews where he's made his apologies, taken ownership. why don't you think that was enough to deter someone or a company like speedo from

dropping him from their list of athletes that they like to sponsor? >> i mean, his apology has caused some controversy on its own with a lot of people saying that he didn't really own it as much as he should have. he, you know, never used the word "lie," which a lot of people have a problem with. he said, you know, exaggerated. he's using the excuse that he was intoxicated for doing what he did which, you know, as my colleague said, ryan lochte is the dumbest bell that ever rang. he's not known to be a smart person, so it's highly probable that he believed his own story when he told it and maybe didn't understand the repercussions of how to sort of get out of this jam, if you will. jenna: sure. speaking of repercussions, what about the disciplinary actions? according to new reports we're hearing that the olympic committee is looking at this, usa swimming. what other corn intentions could ryan lochte or any of the other swimmers face? >> this could result in suspensions, specifically if the

suspensions go down to the younger guys that were involved. there were three other swimmers, all of whom are much younger than lochte who could potentially have a decent olympic future ahead of hem. if they were to get involved in this sort of suspension deal, they might have more problems. but with lochte, he's kind of the ringleader, so it seems as if anyone's going to get suspended, it might be him. and it will be telling how long it would be, if it would affect the other people involved in this incident. but like i said, at age 32, it's highly unlikely he would come back in tokyo anyway. if the suspension were to go through, say, that to lille picks, it might not even matter. jenna: sure. after covering so many different athlete scandals, it's not unknown to us that athletes sometimes get into trouble. [laughter] we've done enough of these stories. what do you think is the right thing? is there a right thing to handle this situation? what do you think it is for these swimmers? >> you know, it's a really delicate situation because what

the swimmers did, it was not cool, but it wasn't, like, the worst thing anyone can do, you know? four guys being highly intoxicated, you know, acting kind of rowdy isn't necessarily something that should make international news, for sure. obviously, athletes have been capable of doing much worse. so it's kind of a shame that it's come to, you know, an international scandal. as far as the right punishment though, i think it really did tarnish the olympic games in general and also really embarrassed rio for a while there. and they're trying to, you know, kind of shake this image of this crime-laden region and this, obviously, didn't help them. so, honestly, if lochte had just been quiet -- [laughter] and not said anything, this wouldn't have been anything at all. he really dug his own hole here. jenna: right. you look back at it, you're like, just one quick change of decision would have changed the whole outcome of all of this for the four of them. >> exactly. jenna: the news this hour,

speedo dropping ryan lochte, and we'll watch to see if other sponsors follow. marisa, thank you so much. >> thank you for having me. gregg: president obama heading to the state of louisiana tomorrow after a summer vacation on martha's vineyard. critics, though, say that visit should have come a whole lot sooner. is that fair criticism? we'll debate it. plus, iran says russia is no longer using an air base there to carry out airstrikes in syria. what may have led to the rather abrupt change.

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gregg: right now a quick look at what's still to come this hour of "happening now." president obama taking heat as he wraps up his summer holiday. should the commander in chief have cut his vacation short just a bit to visit flood-ravaged louisiana sooner? plus, yet another wildfire out west threatening a major tourist attraction. how crews are battling the flames. and new questions about the death of prince. what investigators have learned about pills that were found at the musician's estate after his drug overdose. jenna: well, breaking this morning, russia is no longer using an iranian air base to launch airstrikes in syria. less than a week after using that base for the first time. kitty logan has the latest from our london bureau. >> reporter: jenna, iran seems to be playing this down, saying the arrangement was only ever temporary, but moscow says it

may continue to use that air base if the situation in syria warrants it. now, russian jets refueled at that facility, refueled its long-range bombers at least three times last week, we believe. now, the base's proximity to some of its targets in syria means those jets can operate more effectively from there, but the iranian foreign minister has criticized moscow for going public about this, saying the russian government was, quote, showing off. now, this is the first time in decades a foreign power has used an iranian air base, and it's drawn a lot of criticism both internationally and in iran itself. russia has had fighter jets based in syria for almost a year now, and from there they've conducted countless airstrikes against syrian forces opposed to president bashar al assad. that includes hitting rebel forces in key battlegrounds such as syria's second city, aleppo. that has left assad's to appointments on the back boot

there and caused -- opponents on the back foot there. there's no doubt that its intervention in syria is causing the conflict to shift in favor of assad. jenna? jenna: kitty, thank you. gregg: president obama is headed to louisiana tomorrow to tour areas that have been absolutely devastated by flooding. critics say the president should have cut his vacation short and gone there a lot sooner, but louisiana's governor is asking the president to actually delay his trip until the initial response, disaster response is over. so what is the appropriate response? let's bring in our media panel. betsy woodruff is a political reporter for the daily beast, alexis levinson senior political reporter for national review. alexis, let me start with you. when he was running for president, senator barack obama was very critical of president bush for his infamous flyover during his vacation and not

coming there on the ground a whole lot sooner. so is president obama guilty of hypocrisy? >> you know, i think this is a moment where you realize when politics and kind of actually getting something done come into conflict. politically, this is a terrible move. the opt toics are horrible, he's on vacation, he's playing golf, louisiana's flooding. not a great look. having said that, you know, it's what the governor of louisiana says is an accurate read on the situation, yeah, when a president shows up, there's security, there's motorcades, you shut down streets. i can imagine that might get in the way of a disaster response. i think maybe things looked different when he was campaigning versus now when he's the guy in charge. gregg: yeah. and yet the governor was very grateful that donald trump, you know, he's got secret service security as well detail. he was very grateful that trump went there, but he's not -- he doesn't want the president to come there. it's a little hard to understand. betsy, a newspaper chain in louisiana wrote an editorial five days ago.

we'll put it up on the screen. quote: sometimes presidential visits can get in the way of emergency response, doing more harm than good. but we don't see that as a factor now that floodwaters are subsiding. it is past time for the president to pay a personal visit9, showing his solidarity with suffering americans. and, again, that was five days ago they wrote that. is it a fair point? >> i think it's understandable, particularly given that that argument is being made by folks on the ground in louisiana. of course, as already mentioned, the reality is that the governor of the state said he didn't want obama to visit particularly in the past few days because it makes so many logistical challenges. it puts additional pressure on local law enforcement. however, the important thing to bear in mind with this, you know, the author of that editorial used the term solidarity. obama hasn't always been an expert of wrangling optic in the aftermath of disasters. remember, he got a lot of criticism when he didn't

participate in the "charlie hebdo" march in 015. he also took some heat for having a less than empathetic response to the terror attack in san bernardino in california. and, of course, the president's advisers say this is just the way he looks at these kind of catastrophes. he's more interested in what the logistical response is than he is in the optics questions. of course, especially if you're in louisiana, those optics can seem pretty important. gregg: yeah. alexis, speaking of optics, in truth and fairness, the president given mod everybody-day -- modern-day technology can monitor a situation closely from anywhere on the globe, and of course sitting there in martha's vineyard, he could have easy ordered up government support, emergency funds, army corps of engineers, whatever. so in truth isn't just physically going there theatrical politics? >> absolutely. i mean, again, i don't think the president showing up or not showing up or, you know, being

in tahiti makes any difference to what the actual emergency on-the-ground response is. but like betsy was saying, in terms of solidarity, this was a tragedy, you know, a natural disaster that people were sort of late to. there wasn't a hurricane that we were all sitting there waiting for it to make landfall. in this sort of came out of nowhere, took a lot of people by surprise, and i think people, you know, you read all the news reports, people out there feel like they've been forgotten, like no one cares. i think that's kind of the value, the value is maybe more emotional than functional. the president going out there shows people haven't forgotten about them, shows there are actually people who care and are trying to help. gregg: well, and, betsy, as you point out, look, leadership does involve symbolism. it involves opt toics. opt toickings. general mcarthur and patton will at the front lines fighting with their men because they understood it was important to the men and, i suppose, to some extent the optics of it. here you have a president, you

know, people are dying and thousands are losing their homes, people are swimming for their lives and the president's out there playing golf, and there's, you know, photographs of that. the very least, couldne president have issued a televised statement from martha's vineyard to underscore his support and sort of counter what we're looking at right mow? there's the president -- right now? les the president -- there's the president in shorts about to take a swing. >> i think just for an opt call perspective if the president had sent a video message from his vacation home, that might not have done him any favors. of course, what the white house points to, and this is an important detail, is that the secretary of homeland security, jeh johnson, has been to louisiana. the head of fema has also been to louisiana. they're very influential, top dogs in the obama administration who booked it to the state to try to help with the disaster response. that said, of course, having jeh johnson on the ground where flood disaster recovery is

happening doesn't have quite the emotional resonance that having the president would have. that said, and this is so important, the reality is if obama had gone there in the past few days, it would have stretched already-tight law enforcement resources even thinner. gregg: yeah. >> the reality is at the end of the day, the story's about the folks who are suffering, and whether or not obama was there might not have necessarily made a difference at the core to the question of survival. gregg: yeah. it's just the picture of him out on the golf course. and, by the way, it's not the best looking swing i've ever seen. just saying. [laughter] thanks very much, betsy and alexis, good to see you. jenna: some relief for californians who can finally go back home after a fast-moving wildfire is contained just as another fire comes dangerously close to a major tourist aa traction. plus, the 2016 olympic games in the books, what's the takeaway? and what can we look forward to in 2020?

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gregg: it's a wrap. the 2016 olympic games coming to an end in rio. the olympic flame put out during last night's closing ceremony after 16 days of competition, and the united states dominated earning 121 medals, 46 of them gold. jim gray joins us, sportscaster and fox news contributor. jim, thanks very much for being here. you know, before the games -- and let's talk about just sort of rio and brazil in general -- there was so much trepidation about the zika virus, inadequate preparation, security and so forth. so for brazil as the host, would you say this was a success? >> yes, i'm sure it is considered a success. everybody got out of there basically unscathed. were there traffic problems? absolutely. were there facility problems? absolutely. is the water still contaminated? yes. zika virus seemed to have taken

a vacation. but by and large, rio -- from what was expected to what occurred -- has to be very, very happy. and by all accounts, the people there were so gracious and kind, and it was a joy to watch on television, and everybody there, i'm sure, will have personal stories, and all of them will not be good, but they will not be anything out of the ordinary for what goes on at the olympics. all olympics are challenged, and this one they came through, from what i can tell, with shining colors. gregg: yeah. beforehand people were predicting catastrophe and so forth. from the purely sporting perspective and americans, you know, 121 medals, they shattered the previous record of 110. they had 46 gold medals. so a big success for the united states? >> the performances were outstanding. and take a look at the united states women, gregg. 61 medals. if they were their own country, they would have finished fourth just behind china and great britain and ahead of russia. of course, a lot of the russian athletes were not able to

compete because of the doping scandal. but if you take a look at what the united states women did and the united states overall, this is a huge, huge success. unfortunately, we've said good-bye to michael phelps, and he accounts for an awful lot of medals, 28 throughout his glorious career, but we're also saying hello to a lot of new stars like simone biles and a lot to look forward to with katie ledecky. so america's on very, very firm footing and just a huge, huge success with what they were able to accomplish in rio. gregg: to what extent, be at all, did the incident involving the four u.s. swimmers who lied about being, you know, robbed, ryan lochte in particular, to what extent did that perhaps tarnish the olympics? >> well, i think it has. we're still talking about it today. your guest just a few minutes ago from "the washington post" was on. it does tarnish, it tarnishes america more than it tarnishes rio, because rio was able to to get to basically what we now

believe to be the truth. there may be some nuance and some details that are missing. however, what ryan lochte did by doing this was able to garner so much attention and overshadow the great performances. and it's just a moronic, idiotic thing to do, and any of the consequences that he suffers -- like he said in his interview, he's just going to have to live with. the shame is how will this play out going forward. it just gave america that ugly american, quote-unquote, image that can only cement in people's minds. and it's just so unfortunate. greg greg you mentioned some -- >> and it's all unnecessary too. it's just ridiculous. gregg: oh, of course. and, you know, isn't that what always happens? unnecessary. simone biles, michael phelps, katie ledecky, i mean, so many names that come to mind when you think of this particular olympics. what was your favorite moment? >> well, there were a lot of favorite moments, but i think from an international perspective as opposed to a

national perspective, i think namar and kicking that goal for brazil in front of the hometown after losing the world cup and now beating germany on the last goal and the celebration that that set off, that will be the defining moment particularly for rio as they define their legacy going forward from these games and the performances. yes, we saw usain bolt who is perhaps the best athlete to have ever competed in an olympic games, the triple-triple with those three gold medals again this time, the most decorated olympian ever in michael phelps coming to an end, and there you see simone biles who carried in the flag last night, the great honor she had. she follows the lineage of oral ca -- olga corbett and nadia comaneci. there will be a lot of lasting images, but i would say namar and that fantastic end to a goal. maybe it won't be as remembered here in the united states, but i

think that's the image that i'll take away. gregg: jim gray, thank for being with us. great to see you. >> thank you. jenna: new developments in the investigation into prince's death concerning drugs found at the singer's estate. now word some pill bottles were mislabeled. what they, apparently, really contained. plus, major progress against an explosive wildfire just as another pops up near an iconic tourist attraction. we're life with that story ahead.

♪ ♪ gregg: and let's check out what's happening on "outnumbered" top of the hour. sandra and harris. sandra: you're happening on "happening now." harris: it's monday. rock on. good to see you, gregg. donald trump is trying to stay on message.

is in the turn around the party elite have been asking for? be what about supporters who love the off-the-cuff trump? sandra: and what do they make of the sudden mixed messages on one of his core issues? is trump softening his stance on immigration? harris: plus, the obama administration on reviewing the pbi found -- fbi found nearly 15,000 e-mails hillary clinton actually never turned over to the government after she left office despite claims that she had turned over all her work-related messagings. sandra: our one lucky guy grilled the fbi director on the e-mails, congressman jason chaffetz is here and outnumbered, top of the hour. harris: you can't see him yet. gregg: that's a big get. all right, the congressman's there. sandra: thank you, gregg. jenna: now to a new wildlife springing up in california near an iconic tourist attraction just as crews finally took control of an inferno in san bernardino that destroyed more

than 100 homes. jonathan hunt is following the developments live from our los angeles bureau. >> reporter: hey, jenna. with wildfires burning throughout the west including six large ones here in california, the greatest threat right now is the chimney fire along california's central coast. thousands of people are under evacuation orders, and over the weekend there was very real concern for the iconic hearst castle which remains closed today as flames got within a couple of miles of the national historic landmark and a huge smoke cloud hung over it. a scary moment for tourists and those responsible for the castle. >> it's turned from a historic attraction to sort of a news visit or a war story sort of thing. so we were just watching the helicopters fly the payloads back and forth. >> there's an amazing art collection inside. we do have contingency plans in place in case we need them due to the fire. >> reporter: now, the chimney fire continues to grow and has

so far burned 50 square miles and destroyed around three dozen homes. some three and a half thousand firefighters are battling to get the upper hand aided by seven air tankers and 14 helicopters. further south about 70 miles outside of l.a., the blue cut fire has done even more damage, 105 homes burned to the ground, hundreds of residents returning after being evacuated from the fire zone to find they have nothing left. veteran firefighters, by the way, say this was one of the most fierce and fastest-moving fires they've seen in decades, and while it is now largely under control, there's unlikely to be much time for these firefighters to rest. that, jenna, a major concern because after such an intense couple of months of fire fighting and with the season just hitting its peak, firefighters are already exhausted, but they know very well more destructive and dangerous fires are inevitable in the coming weeks and months. tough, tough and dangerous work they're doing on our behalf.

jenna: such a good point and something to consider moving ahead. jonathan, thank you. gregg: new next hour of "happening now," hillary clinton facing new hurdles in the e-mail investigation. judicial watch holding a hearing today. what we could learn. (music playing) ♪ push it real good... (announcer vo) or you can take a joyride. bye bye, errands, we sing out loud here. siriusxm. road happy. that's a good thing, eligible for medicare? but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans, they pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay and could save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. call today to request a free decision guide

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