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and a whirling wind and fire erupting in the desert. the big crowd near by was not even phased. it is all "happening now". >> we begin on theeracy to the white house. welcome to the second hour. i am jon scott. >> you are "happening now". donald trump is set to spoke in the value voter summit in dc later this afternoon. he will head south to the battleground really in florida. recent polls show he is tied with hillary clinton hillary clinton is meeting with michael chert off and former cia director david petraeus.

>> we are outside of the spot where they will be meeting an hour and half. what is notable about the 16 former national security advisors she is meeting with today they include republicans. michael chertoff who was the homeland security for george bush. and petraeus and vicars who over saw the provision of stinger missile and a key player in the bin laden raid. there is a number of women who served in homeland security former dhs janelle napolitano and security mom, hillary clinton flew to north carolina and kansas city where she spoke to prominent african-american

groups. traditionally black university and national baptist can convention. and she talked about her methodist faith and being married to a baptist. >> i've made my share of mistakes. i don't know anyone who hasn't. everyone here today has stumbled on their own stony paths. but it is also our job to learn from our mistakes. and to do all we can to do better next time. >> hillary clinton's campaign released another 15 names of military flag officers, retired military flag officers who are supporting clinton. that brings the flag officers to 115. there is a comparison between the trump campaign and clinton campaign aboutas more generals on their side. >> republican calls for

investigation of hillary clinton's deleted e-mails might go unanswered. the justice department gave immunitiy to the man who deleteed the backups. there is criticism that said officials failed to conduct a thorough investigation. it is plain that the fbi director james comey didn't plan to press charges. and comey and his investigators came cross five e-mails -- e-mails that showed sign was a possible pay for play between the clinton donors yet comey chose not to expand the e-mail investigation in to a probe of public corruption. >> we have chris, i know you see it differently than mr. spery

does. i will give you a first chance to dispute the contentions. >> i find it incredulous some republicans or critics are attacking director comey who is an republican and independent. and to suggest he has an agenda to make sure hillary clinton gets chargeded with nothing or president of the united states, it just doesn't pass the smell test. i don't see the logic or rationale why comey would play favorites. if you know his history, that's not who he is. i understand the republicans, some want to kind of find something to attack secretary clinton on, but there is nothing there on this one. >> given his background, it is tough to understand.

but you are confronted with the evidence of the things that comey did allow to slide. twoft it experts involveded in hillary clinton's home brew server was given immunity of prosecution. >> i don't know why they did or not. my guess to figure out exactly what happened. it is not going to be just one piece of evidence that leads someone to bring charges. again, this was a long investigation. and what possible motivation would director comey have to not bring charges if there was evidence to do so. that is the critical condition. what political agenda does the man have? he has none. it was the opposite. i don't see the nation nail of criticizing someone who

dedicated themselves to public service. and played it pretty straight on both sides in the administration or not. >> we know that agents who interviewed hillary clinton at her home before the investigation was wrapped up, they were not allowed to put her under oath. what is the point of that. if you are not getting them to attest what is absolutely the truth. whether you are under oath or not. if you make mistakes or lie to an fbi agent, you can be brought up on charges. >> and it doesn't have as much significance as it sounds. the key question is why would director comey do something that is clearly against his interest and everything he's done in his entire career and that is playthings very straight into the arrow.

i don't understand the logic and this is where the american people are frustrated. is hillary clinton make a mistake, yes. did she apologize for it, yes. at the end of the day is her responsiblity to earn the trust of the american people. to question comey and career agents of the fbi is politics that the american people are tired of. there are so many pieces of her store tore that don't add up. initially said she used a black berry for convenience. turns out she had a couple of black berry and ipads and all other sorts of equipment that she used and most of which was dedestroyed or turned up lost. it boggles the mind and maybe

there is another explanation to what was going on here? >> and there may or may not have been. but the fbi investigated. it career fbi agents investigated it siing iscantly and there was no reason for charges. and again, it goes back to the same old question. why would director comey, a republican, work nothing a republican administration do favorites or do hillary clinton, a democrat a favor? why would he do that? the problem is, people are not happy with the conclusion. and this is the difficulty we have in american politics on both sides, we are so determined the other side, we create theories and evidence that does not exist. that is the reality of the political system we live in and not going to be move voters if

they listen to the facts. >> we'll see what the voters decide. chris, thank you. >> thank you. >> bold claims today from north korea as they conducted their largest nuclear test so far. >> and president obama condemning the test saying that the u.s. will never accept north korea's nuclear activity. james rosen is live with more reaction, jane? >> reporter: jenna, goodonch. president obama in a statement, vowing to enact tougher sanction on the hermit kingdom because as president obama put it, the united states will never accept a north korea nuclear state.

japanese meteorologist immediately recognized the tremors not of seismic origin. the regime proclaimed the test a success is. scientist had standardized a nuclear war head to be mounted on the artillery units of the strategic force of the korea people's army. they were in talks. kerry has spoken to the foreign ministers of japan and south is korea. >> we are trying to monitor and find out precisely what took place. at the appropriate moment i am confident president obama will address this. >> analyst said it shows a regime wanting to master the fitting of a war head-on a missile.

the north since february fired off more than 30 ballistic missiles more than the combined total all year. a leading scholar told me since the north is explicit in the reference to war hides, and the suggestion of uranium and not plu tonnium. there will be an emergency closed door sessions. thank you. >> north korea's latest test comes on the heels of a meeting with china. how our next guest thinks that the u.s. can minimize the threats of the north. >> and in new york city a procession to mark the 9/11. how the nypd is honoring the memory of their fallen comrades

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>> new york city rallying around the victims of the 9/11 attacks 15 years later. they marched through lower manhattan honoring the brave souls that lost their lives. that processions ended with a reading at the nypd memorial. >> reporter: 23 new york police officers were victims. & that is for the pipe's drum band. two high jack plans hit the two

twin towers in 2001. thousands of people fled the burning and collapsing buildings. and thousands of first responders raced in the smoke and flames. firefighter billy quick was one of them. >> i went in the subway and went downstairs and people bleeding and screaming and crying and i said go upstair and go to the left and find the ambulance. within two or throw police first collapse happened of the building. >> he breathed toxic dust working the pile in ground 0 until he blew out his knee and quick died five years ago at age 55 from 9/11 related illness. 127 fire fours whose nameses are added to the memorial. >> we were there 24 hours, seven days a week and paid the price.

>> daniel was promoteded chief. and he said lessons have been learned but the mission has not changed. >> we are determined to protect life and property in this city. >> and of course, the fdny and nypd serve that mission every single day. jenna. >> and don't miss fox nows recordings of 9/11 the time line of terror. no host narration and no commercial intersection. this is the chilling moments of flight 93 and controllers who tried to help that flight and relatives of the passengers on board. >> hijackers were talking with each other do you want me to end it now? and i believe that was their signal we are going to crash now

because we are about to lose control of the airplane. >> i am convinced that fourth plane would have hit the capitol if not for heroes in pennsylvania. >> you have information on that. >> yeah, he's down. >> he's down. >> he did not land. >> he's down. >> and tell them at camp david. >> you can watch it on 9:00 p.m. eastern on fox news channel. >> and the country claimed it is a successful nuclear attack from north korea. and french authorities arrested two young women suspected of a terror plot. we'll get you caught up next. .

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a intermediate miss and i will maybe get close to guam. >> how dangerous are they? >> they have a lower threshold of risk. he has an unstable regime. we see it from the defections and executions. he threatens to nuke us in the best of times and that's why you don't need to be concerned. he can take a war head and sneak it in the u.s. and put it on a pick up nubbing. >> the amount of test and pace and picking up. and talk to us about the timing. our president just left the region know and why now? >> why now? it is politically good thing to do. it is a radioactive snub of the u.s. you have to remember that one of the senior nuclear envoys arrived in/beijing probably talking about this.

the north koreans would not detonate it if they thought the chinese would punish them. north koreans think that the chinese will leave them alone. >> what should be done about this? >> the u.s. needs to put cost on china. across the north korean border they are going through items that are necessary for the uranium program. and vacum pumps and computers and this is going unpunished and the united states needs to do something about this. and the chinese banks that funded the program. north korea was declared a primary concern. we need political will.

>> north korea has been in the bottom of the in box and only when there is crisis and right now. we have north korea that can threaten the americans in a credible way. north korea will rise to the level of the top of the inbox for the next president. >> we are talking about it. and what is hurting around the world. how would you place north korea as a threat assessment to americans today. >> 2 or 3 countries are part of the a xis of evil. and the reactor in the syrian desert that the israelis destroyed. that was paid for by them. they had north korean technicians on-site that were

killed. you have partnership on the most dangerous weaponses of the world. we are not doing much about it. and it is the american city of their choice. and they can threaten. they threaten even when they don't have the capability and imagine how they can use that. >> and then the paradigm shifts and gordon, nice to have you. thank you. >> thanks, jenna. disturbing details on the suspect behind the bombing in the notary dame in paris. >> and a solemn spot for reflection. coming up, a look inside of the

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>> we are learning more about a foiled paris attack with a car bomb near the notre dame cathedral. two women were receiving marching orders in syria they reported there was no detonator discovered in the car. we are learning that the women

tried to light the car on fire twice, using a part of a cigarette. >> benjamin. >> reporter: there is no doubt the french president said a major terrorist attack was avoided on sunday. but it was organized by syrian fighters. the suspects were three women. age 19, 23 and 39 including a mother and daughter. the police tracked them to a apartment and they were under surveillance. they were arrested as they tried to carry out. one stabbed at police. she was a known isis recruiter and the other suspect was engaged to two men who carried out two terrorist attacks in france. including one of the men who decapitated the priest.

they tried to ignite and they couldn't do it and they fled. before the car was found on sunday, her daughter tipped off police because he realized she was radicalized and trying to make her way to syria it was was lucky he did that. there are clearly cells out there. and the connection is worrying. and the knowledge they arousing young radicalized teenage girls. >> thank you. nearly 15 years after the terrorist attacks, we return to the sacred piece of ground for the memorial museum and part- two of our look back ahead of this weekend's remembrance. >> 15 years ago, terrorist tried to knock this country to its

knows. they didn't suck sowed. in the tallest building in the western hemisphere, you can see america. and america is back. we'll begin with the 9/11 museum. the oakland museum. each person spends 2- 4 hours inside. as a measure of viewer interest, that is a long time for a museum. it is just out with a companion book called no day shall erase you. the story of 9/11. we spoke with a list greenville. and the museum affirms that i think. people need to be reminded of it. >> i remember being on the air

that day when the first reports came in. it was first described as a small plane. there was a pilot who flew, there was another one, we just saw, we just saw another one. we just saw another one, apparently go another plane just flew into the it could tower. this raises, this has to be deliberate, folks. >> two planes loaded with people would be used as flying bombs. >> it was unthinkable and again. everyone paused in disbelief. i think of 9/11 as the day everything changed in the country , everything. but in the abstract if you had told me before 9/11 that new

york city would open the museum for a terrorist attack i would have thought you are crazy. why does this work? wow, this is an excellent question. first of all, i think 9/11 was a moment of profound change and it was a global moment and experienced globally. it happened in america. before 9/11 you had a sense that the united states is invulnerable. terrorist attacks would happen elsewhere and they would not happen to us. and of course, on 9/11, that sense of invulnerability was shattered. one of the first artifacts brought in to the museum was a column of steel bearing the marks of construction worker and first responders digging to the bottom of the world trade

centers. what moves visitors to spend their money to memorialized. >> they come to pay respects to 3000 people who were just like you and me and woke up one morning and got their cup of coughy and went to work and or boarded a plane. even 15 years later, it is inconceivable. >> and just opened up at the 9/11 museum. 14 artist responding to 9/11. including todd stone. we talked to todd stone. >> i would paint it because it stood still and my kids would move. but i was painting my view from the studio window for 10-15

years and never thinking anything of a historical concept. i always thought it would be there. i was in my studio on the day of attack and i witnessed up to my rooftop and i witnessed and painted and vuchlt my practice is to open up myself to the moment and never dreaming what would come up in on that day. i have been painting this place in the sky since that moment on 9/11. never dreaming that i would be up here in the sky looking down in my studio window and painting the unfolding rebuilding. >> why paint here? >> i witnessed what happened here, jon. and in the end of the day, i brought a burden to bring forward the work of what i had seen that day. and when i come to work each

day, i go to the memorial and focus on that beautiful, beautiful fountain and try to remember the people lost here. and in that spirit, i condition the rebuilding. you will see the memorial in the cooperer of my work. that is the core piece of what i am doing here in remembrance of what happened. >> you see two floors coming upev day. i struggle to come up. they build it faster than i can paint it. >> thank you for letting me talk to you in my studio. i appreciate it. >> we took a look at the observato observatory. the interactive museum opened at ground 0. they will hit 3 million visitors

this summer. >> what do you think about when you come up here? >> inspiration. it is 1200 feet. and there is a serenity all up here and the hustle and bustle. and you you can see theentire tri- state area beyond the way you are used to seeing. it is the best view in the world. >> this is more about rebirth and rebuilding. it is a fist pump part of it. and it is the excitement of putting people back in the top of the building and see issing the amazing view again. america is back in a big way. >> also want to be sure to encourage you to a special edition of "happening now" on sunday, 10:00 a.m. noon eastern

time. we'll bring you live events marking the 15 years of 9/11. >> what was with it on the area on ground ze-ro talking to a lot of different people of different perspectives of 9/11 and what happened sense then? what was it like? >> they have done a fantastic job of making everything whole there. it changed our country your personal history is changed. you met your amazing husband because he deployed to war. >> and i loved hearing from the artist. we hear from the construction workers and others who design the spaes. he seemed like he had a cool interview. >> he has a fantastec view. he gets space there and he's painting the scenery. >> did you get a discounted

painting? amazing to see those packages and we look forward to it as well. moving on to the news and what is happening next. as you might have seen, matt lauer fasced harsh back lash. howard kurtz think its is more about politic and less than lauer's performance. and we'll take a closer look. , 80% of recurrent ischemic strokes could be prevented. and i'm doing all i can to help prevent another one. a bayer aspirin regimen is one of those steps in helping prevent another stroke. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. remember here at ally, nothing stops us from doing right by our customers. who's with me? i'm in. i'm in. i'm in. i'm in. ♪ ♪

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didn't seem to mind though. and it wraps up on monday. two more major burns are remaining including the destruction of the man himself. that comes tomorrow night. >> turning to the media now. nbc's matt lauer is getting hammered for the commander in chief forum. they handle one cand uponidate with kid gloves and taking the gloves off for the other. howard kuare rtz is host of media buzz. and go there, first. why is it partisanship rather than performance. >> the sustained media assault assault against matt lauer is controlled. you would think he fluffed the pillows for trump. both sides got tough questions. you said a lot of inflammatory

thing and why should america take a risk that you would not start a war or destabilize a region. take the new york times, gen a new story in the new york times said lauer surrenders to trump and then the tv critic for the timeses beating up on lauer. and now matt lauer is public enemy number be one. >> surprising. i watched the forum on thursday night. it was a difficult format and a lot of material to get. to and the criticism seems unwarranted and i never give my personal opinion. but i think i can for someone who attempts to do introduce on a regular basis. how dew think it will impact journalist as they move forward in the campaign season not only for the season but the debate. >> there is a new fun fact.

the hillary clinton is raising money off of the commander in chief forum quoting a new york columnist saying lauer's performance was appalling. and he went easy on trump. and asking people to donate so the clinton campaign can make him accountable. every moderator on the stage. and martha raddatz. we are in such a hyper partis an atmosphere. people will think that the moderators were too kind to the candidate and journalist who are neutral, they will get it as well. >> that brings up a question of whether or not the press is helping the process. getting voters informed or

hurting the process. where is the media at this point in the season? >> the side by side forum that nbc used with the questions of the veterans in the audience was substantive and the debates are clinton and trump going head-to-head. and if you look at the whole season, we are easily distracted by the jokes of the size of the hands and the twitter taunts that trump was going on today. we have a campaign in which no one likes us. and maybe some of that is deserved. in the final two months, jenna. both in the debate and coverage, we ought to get more serious about the issues of economy and issues and terrorism and stop chasing the new's cycle just because someone hurled a good

zinger at the other side is. >> that is easy to be hashtags. it is about substance at the end of the day. and tune in to us all. catch "media buzz" at 5:00 p.m. eastern time sunday right here on the fox news channel. chicago schools in turmoil, from funding to safety, the list of problems there goes on and on. a look at what's being done to try to get the district back on track. >> the danger, the shootings. it's not even safe going from the bus to the door. it's a lot to think about. it's a lot.

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matt if i know is live in chicago. >> reporter: jon, 30,000 teachers could walk off the job in weeks. the biggest sticking point, their pensions. for years the chicago public school district has contributed 7% towards teachers' pensions. but now the district says it can't afford to keep paying out and teachers need to pick up that 7%. teachers tell us they don't receive social security benefits, and the district's contribution is something they deserve, not a perk. of course parents and students are caught in the middle of the ri prickly politics. >> it's tough because we have to figure out where the kids are going to be for that particular day. it's going to be extremely hard 'if there's a strike. >> reporter: here in chicago, parents have even more to worry about outside of the classroom. the city's skyrocketing violence. today 344 teens have been shot in chicago, 42 fatally. on a single day in july, three

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