>> jenna: it's estimated to measure 150 feet at its highest point. icebergs are no stranger to these parts. the area is known as iceberg alley. >> jon: so far the number of icebergs moving into the shipping lanes off newfoundland has spiked forcing ships to either slow down or take a detour. given what happened to the titanic, that would probably be a good idea. >> jenna: iceberg alley, who knew? now you do. >> jon: pretty pictures though. thanks for joining us. >> sandra: fox news alert. russian bombers encroaching on american soil for the second time in as many days. hello, everyone, i'm sandra smith. the russians flying two so-called bear bombers along the coast of alaska. this comes after the military scrambled two fighter jets just yesterday who flew alongside the russian planes. we've got team fox coverage. john roberts. but first we go to national

security correspondent jennifer griffin with new details on the pentagon's response to all of this. jennifer, what are we learning about these russian bomber jets that approached alaska? >> well, as you mentioned, sandra, for the second consecutive night, russia flew two bear bombers off the coast of alaska, this time coming within 36 miles of mainland alaska flying north of the alucian islands. they were spotted by u.s. military radar at 9 p.m. eastern, 5 p.m. local time. unlike a similar incident monday night, this time the u.s. air force did not scramble any fighter jets. instead, it launched a single e-3 century early warning aircraft known as awax to make sure there were only the two russian bombers flying near alaska and not flying underneath the large bombers. u.s. territorial waters extend 12nautical miles from shore. a day earlier these russian jets approached alaska's kodiak

island. >> sandra: jennifer, where is the u.s.s. carl vinson? >> that's like asking where's waldo? it finally left australia and is heading north. we can confirm that. the commander of the strike group said the aircraft carrier is being extended 30 days to deal with the rising north korean threat. the location of the vinson has become a pr disaster for the pentagon and white house. earlier this month the head of the u.s. pacific command said the aircraft carrier and its strike group would be heading to singapore in the wake of growing tensions. but instead, the vinson proceeded south to the indian ocean to train with australian counter parts. defense secretary jim mattis tried to explain today why the pentagon misled the public. >> the vinson, as i said on the record, was operating up and down the western pacific and we were doing exactly what we said.

and that is, we are shifting her, instead of continuing one direction as she pulled out of singapore, she's gonna continue part of her cruise down in that region. but she was on her way up to korea. >> i believe it's because she was originally headed in one direction for an exercise and we cancelled our role in that exercise, and that's what became public and had to explain why she wasn't in that exercise. >> mattis added to the confusion at that pentagon press conference on april 11th and it was those words that then got misunderstood by the white house and it was really too late to clarify at that point. in reality, she took part in the australian exercise before heading north. the vinson will arrive off the korean peninsula early next week. >> sandra: okay. jennifer, what are we hearing about the syrians moving their jets to a russian base? >> well, what we've just learned from u.s. defense officials is that they have seen signs that

the syrian air force has essentially taken all of though jets that were based at that air force base that the u.s. had sent those 59 tomahawk missiles to strike. they have moved them all now to the russian air base. and so they are essentially compiling and keeping their aircraft there at the russian base so that the u.s. can't destroy anymore of them. you remember that general mattis said at the time that those 59 tomahawks had essentially disabled 20 syrian aircraft. so the syrians are now hiding those aircraft at the russian base. >> sandra: jennifer griffin, at the pentagon, thank you. now let's bring in john roberts. john? >> reporter: hey, good afternoon, sandra. just a word from the white house on the uss carl vinson. sean spicer was asked about that today. he basically said, what? what's to see here? we said the vinson was going to be going to the sea of japan.

now the vinson is on its way to the sea of japan. never mind the week long lag from the time they said it was until the time it is. rather bizarre propaganda exercise taking part in pyongyang over the weekend. sunday night in commemoration of what would have been the 100th birthday of the first president of north korea, also the grandfather of the current leader kim jong-un. an orchestra and choir playing to the accompaniment of a simulated attack on the united states that culminates with the american flag in flames. similar to another video that was put together by north korea back in 2016 that showed a simulated nuclear attack on washington, d.c. aboard the aircraft carrier, the uss ronald reagan, which is another carrier we've got in the region, the vice president mike pence said today that the u.s. will defeat any attack and meet any use of nuclear or conventional weapons on the part of north korea with an overwhelming and effective

american response. and the daily briefing today, the press secretary dismissed the north korean bravado. >> this isn't the first time north korea has put out propaganda tools. i don't think we're going to comment on every time they put out a piece of propaganda. >> reporter: tensions could reach a new high between the two countries because analysts say, sandra, that north korea is getting prepared, or at least making preparations, for what appears to be an imminent nuclear test. >> sandra: all right, john roberts, live at the white house. thank you. for more on this, former cia senior north korea analyst and managing director for bower group asia. dr. terry, thank you for being here. the white house press briefing just happened. that response to the propaganda video that we just saw. we can take another look at it. specifically what's happening in that video is the performance, simulating the bombing of a u.s. city, in this case san francisco, with kim jong-un watching and smiling on.

the white house's response, it's not the first time. but still, what impact does this have on the people of that country. >> it is true it's not the first time. they have often propaganda films like this, or they try to. basically what they're trying to do is get domestic support for, say, hey, we have an enemy, united states is our foremost enemy. look, they are threatening us. but we are capable, we are fighting. kim jong-un wants to show that he is a powerful leader. we will not cave under pressure from washington. >> sandra: also at the white house briefing sean spicer saying the trump administration is encouraged by what they're seeing from china. should we be encouraged by the stuff that china is taking to fight this with us? >> welsh, china has said a lot of things, but china hasn't really done anything yet. china has been part of the problem in terms of enforcing sanctions. i'm not necessarily going to hold my breath that china is going to change. that said, we should continue to

pressure china. but i'm kind of concerned if china does not come through yet again what is the trump administration going to do. >> sandra: when you say continue to pressure china, at the white house press briefing sean spicer said china continues to have economic and political influence. what options are on the table to continue to pressure them? >> first of all, china, if there's any country in the world that has any kind of leverage over north korea, it is china. north korea is 90%, 90% of their global trade is with china. china comprises 90% of north korea's fuel, 80% of consumer goods. if china is serious and pulls all this off the table, kim jong-un will be in trouble. but china has always historically just supported north korea because it does not want to see the regime collapse or instability. now, i think what the trump

administration is trying to do here is to act like we are going to pressure china further, perhaps by adopting secondary sanctions against chinese banks that illicit business with north korea. that it's not gonna work out well for china. we're going to increase the cost for china to do business in north korea. >> sandra: we also had mike pence warning north korea telling 2500 sailors the sword stands ready. listen to this. >> those who would challenge our resolve or our readiness should know. we will defeat any attack and meet any use of conventional or nuclear weapons with an overwhelming and effective american response. the united states of america will always seek seas, but under president trump, the shield stands guard and the sword stands ready. >> sandra: tough talk. >> very tough talk.

and u.s. is ready to overwhelmingly respond to any kind of military provocation from north korea. but i don't think we are there yet. when everybody is talking about military action, we're not at that stage at this point. north korea is not syria, it's not afghanistan. the administration understands this. >> sandra: okay. i think that we have president trump speaking live now. let's listen in. >> staff sergeant frederick manning specialist james matthews. sergeant christopher mcbegin nis. a big supporters of our military

and america's veterans. joe cardona -- where's joe? here he is in his beautiful navy -- thank you, joe. serves in the navy reserves and is a graduate of the naval academy. coach belichick is the son of a navy veteran and bob, that's bob kraft. he's becoming a pretty famous guy for winning. between him and belichick. wow. you do so much to support our military. bob's been my friend for a long time, and he wants to support our military. so what a group of champions, all of them. bob, i want to commend you for building such an extraordinary organization. five super bowl victories since 2002. really, unbelievable. i'll say this right now, george steinbrenner is a very good friend of mine. george was a great champ, too. but there was a little more

turmoil, right? a little more turmoil in his victories. and that's okay. he was another great one. since bob bought the patriots in 1994, they've won more division titles, conference championships and super bowl wins than any other team. no team has been this good for this long. amazing. he's built a culture dedicated to winning. and he started it with his coach. i want to tell you that is some special man. it's called the patriot way. that really starts with coach belichick. and i want to thank all of you for being with us. the patriots are an incredible organization. and this super bowl victory was a complete team effort. that's the beauty of what they do. they win as a team.

[ applause ] with your backs against the wall andpundits, good old pundits. boy, they're wrong a lot, aren't they? saying you couldn't do it, the game was over. you pulled off the greatest super bowl comeback of all time. one of the greatest comebacks of all time. but the greatest super bowl comeback of all time. and that was just special. i think i looked at odds and they gave you less than one half of 1% of winning the game. then the coach said, let's go for three. he's losing by so much. said let's go for three. what is he doing? that was a great decision, coach. i tell him that all the time. the fourth down conversion by danny amendola. where's danny? way to go, danny.

sheesh. the big sack by trey flowers. big sack. where's trey? come on. put your hand up. see, he's shy a little bit. you weren't shy when you hit that guy, were you? he didn't mind hitting. great job. the incredible catch by julian edelman. what a catch. we all said, no, that ball was dropped. isn't i good? in the old days they might have said that was dropped. those replays are good. you're starting to like the replay. great going, julian. i think of guys like marcus can nonand the offensive line. marcus. great. that's some line. or matt slater, who was awarded the 2017 bart starr award for the character and leadership he

has shown, both on and off the field. malcolm mitchell. it's true. malcolm mitchell who, as a rookie, handled the pressure of the super bowl like an absolute true veteran. way to go, malcolm. [ applause ] good job. ornate ebner who played on our olympic rugby team last summer. pretty good athlete, right? and in brazil. he was in brazil playing and doing really well and is an all pro special team guy and player. so, nate, congratulations. where's nate? [ applause ] which is the tougher sport, football or rugby? [ laughter ] had a feeling you might say

that. but everyone played a role and everybody played as champions. it was the first overtime game in super bowl history. and it ended with a legendary victory for this proud franchise and for these absolutely terrific players and coaches. you had the best record in football, with 14 wins and only two losses. that doesn't happen by accident. it takes hard work, dedication and a commitment by every member of the team to work together in pursuit of the ultimate goal, a goal that very few people achieve. you've achieved times, many of you. our coach and owner have achieved it five times. great great talents, great great people. whether you're trying to win a super bowl or rebuild our country as coach belichick would say, there are no days off.

just a quick story about the coach. i had won the primaries. i'm now in this rather heated election that a few of you have read about. he wrote me this beautiful letter after the primaries. congratulations. he said all sorts of things that were really good. it was a beautiful letter. and it was very close to going before the election. i called up. i said, coach, do you mind if i read the letter tonight to a stadium full of people in a very, very big and important state? and he said, do you know what? i'd rather not have you do that. could you send it back to me? i'm gonna give you another one. i said, no, that's okay. no. i want to give you another one. now immediately to me that means he's gonna tone it down because what he said was so nice. do you know what he did? he toned it way up. it was much better. it was much better.

he made that the greatest letter. and i did very well in that state. thank you, coach. that was very good. he's just a very special guy. and he's tough. is he tough, fellas or a nice guy? tough? so tough, right? he's tough. he's smart and he's got a great heart. the patriot coaches and these great players have delivered iconic american sports moments that will last forever. we're gonna watch that game over an over and over. that game will last forever. five super bowl wins in the era of free agency which is really, really tough. what an achievement. so again, congratulations to super bowl champion new england patriots. and with that, i'd like to ask a very special and talented man, and a great friend of mine for a long time, bob kraft, to say a few words. thank you all very much. [ applause ]

>> thank you, mr. president. it's a true honor to be here for the fifth time celebrating a world championship. and every time that we have the privilege of coming here to the white house, i think about the long odds that were faced by our country's forefathers who fought for our freedom and independence. overcoming long odds through hard work, perseverance and, most importantly, mental toughness, is the foundation of everything that is great about this country. i am proud that the first time we came here as a team after winning a championship as 14 point underdogs. but more important was, it was

in a season of 9/11/01 at a time in which our nation showed its mental toughness, to rally together and to rebound from an unthinkable tragedy. this year's championship was achieved after falling behind by 25 points. a deficit so great that in the 97 year history of the nfl, over 20,000 games, that deficit had only been overcome seven times. in that same year, a very good friend of mine for over 25 years, a man who is mentally tough and hardworking as anybody i know, launched a campaign for the presidency against 16 career politicians facing odds almost

as long as we faced in the fourth quarter. he persevered to become the 45th president of the united states. [ applause ] it's a distinct honor for us to celebrate what was unequivoc unequivocalally our sweetest championship with a very good friend and somebody whose mental toughness and strength i greatly admire. and i would like to call upon our coach to say a few words. but before, we'd like to join y jointly -- [ inaudible ] [ applause ]

sup super bowl xi championship jersey. >> thank you. so on behalf of the team, the organization, just want to thank president and his great staff for just, you know, a wonderful day, wonderful opportunity here. we had the great privilege to be here several times. this one, the way we were treated and the opportunities to be in the oval office, to meet with the president, see the inside of the white house, it's just been fabulous. along with the parade, the ring ceremony, as a team, the opportunity and privilege of coming to the white house is just one of the great things about winning the super bowl. so we're very privileged to be here. we thank the president and his great staff for the hospitality that they've shown us.

also our great patriot fans here and throughout patriot nation, thank you for coming out today. as mr. kraft said, this is really a special team. these guys work incredibly hard all year. they put all the work in in advance when we didn't have anything to show for it. then as the year went along, total of 17 victories, they were all tough. these guys are mentally tough, they're physically tough. they love to compete. they knew how to compete under pressure. that's probably when we played our best football, as we saw in overtime in the super bowl. i'm incredibly proud and honored to coach this group with our coaching staff. our coaching staff did a tremendous job this year. and this day really is a great, you know, great day for us. it's a thrill to be here and we appreciate your support and we approa approach -- appreciate the great treatment from the president and his staff. thank you very much. and we have one other

presentation to make. super bowl xi helmet. [ applause ] >> thank you, everybody. >> sandra: a big day, a big moment for new england patriots and their fan, being honored at the white house by president trump. the president saying the patriots are big supporters of the military, calling the past five super bowl wins

unbelievable. he said they pulled off the greatest super bowl come back of all times. that is the owner bob kraft and the coach, bill belichick. a big moment. for more on this, we'll bring in two guys who know a lot about this. national nfl reporter for "the boston globe." jared max a sports reporter for headline radio. as we continue to see that photo op play out at the white house a very special day indeed. >> as head coach bill belichick said, they've been there many times before. talked about the great tour they got and how well they were treated by the president. special day indeed for the patriots, celebrating that amazing come back in super bowl xi. >> sandra: the president talking about his relationship with the owner, bob kraft. a big supporter of his presidency and campaign. as we continue to see these pictures play out, a big day for the fans.

>> yeah, no question. a great day for patriots nation, as they call themselves. i thought it was interesting that robert kraft said they've been to the white house five times, but this one was the sweetest for them. they had some dramatic super bowls. remember malcolm butler's interception, adam vinatieri with all his game winning kicks. for them to call this one the sweetest, that's really telling you something. >> sandra: one person who was not there was tom brady. he put out a statement saying in light of some recent developments, i am unable to attend today's ceremony, as i am tending to some personal family matters. he said that in a statement, saying that hopefully if we accomplish the goal of winning a championship in future years, we will be back on the south lawn again soon. have a great day. >> tom brady, reportedly his mother has been battling cancer. some reports for about 20 months. at the super bowl we saw her. he's doing what is right. he's taking the opportunity --

it's an off day for the patriots. they don't have much free time. as opposed to players who didn't go for other reasons. >> sandra: ben, another big conversation today, perhaps taking away from some of the moment here, something happening with that franchise. one of their former teammates, aaron hernandez, who was serving a life sentence in prison for murder, killed himself today. >> yeah. the authorities at the department of corrections, they found hip unresponsive in his cell about 3 a.m. they rushed him to the hospital. about an hour later they pronounced him dead around 4:00 a.m. this morning. as of now they're considering this a suicide. they found him with a bed sheet wrapped around his neck. i believe they also mentioned that there was some sort of barricade or obstruction in front of the door to prevent people from getting in and getting out. people close to hernandez are not totally convinced that this is a suicide. his agent brian murphy came out and said the aaron hernandez i know would never do this.

his attorney jose baez said hernandez showed zero signs of suicide or depression. jose baez said his people will do their own investigation just to make sure there wasn't foul play. >> sandra, from what i understand, baez telling tmz that the family and him, they're not buying this suicide story. now, a release came out. there was an official statement that came out just within a couple hours of this taking place. it was 4:07 eastern when he was pronounced dead and there was also a full stpraeuplt the massachusetts department of corrections, where they say that first they found him hanged, but that he hanged himself. and now the other side, his side, they are saying we don't buy that. they think maybe it was a guard, or maybe it was another inmate. they say there was a sheet that was attached to a window in the room. aaron hernandez is a big guy. where is that window? >> sandra: tough day. happening on the day the super bowl champions are being honored

at the white house. many guys there today, they played with him. >> and some probably feel even that they don't want to be guilty by association that, hey, we were friends or we did this together. but a bitter sweet day. >> sandra: if i were to perhaps find a way to end this on a light note, i don't know if we have the video. we don't have it. at the press briefing today -- oh, we do have it. okay. a special appearance by gronk. watch this. >> can i just -- [ laughter ] i think i got this, but thank you. maybe. all right. thanks, man. i'll see you in a minute. >> sandra: that, of course, rob gronkowski. >> maybe a patriots thing. at the super bowl i was asking tom brady a question. he was starting to respond and somebody started yelling something out. maybe they like to mess with press conferences. >> sandra: bit of a fun note. ari fleisher said, should have

invited him up to the podium. >> rob gronkowski, always a showman. last week or two weeks ago he was at wwe smackdown. here he is interrupting sean spicer's press conference. he's got a career in entertainment whenever he wants it. >> sandra: it was at least a cute moment. all right. well, the super bowl champions have been honored by the president at the white house. happened a little earlier than we expected, but that has now happened. congratulations to all you pats fans. >> yes. >> monday it was patriots day. >> sandra: unbelievable. well, there you have it. jared, ben, thanks for joining us. >> thank you. >> sandra: senators soon up for reelection getting big influxes of cash, much of it from outside their home state. why more money may mean more problems. after a special election in georgia for tom price's seat, montana looking to fill a vacated seat with either an engineer or a folk singer. ugh! heartburn!

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left to become president trump's interior secretary. considering a democrat hasn't held montana's only house seat since 1997, it was kind of assumed that a republican would replace him. the democratic national campaign committee isn't exactly pouring a lot of money and resources into that race. but that could change very soon thanks to a montana folk musician turned politician. according to local newspapers the 69-year-old quip, who's running for the house seat as an open land loving populous is filling up campaign events and moving up in the polls. he's even getting support on the trail from bernie sanders. here's him doi a bit of campaigning before singing. watch. >> bullies are not just on the playground. they are everywhere through life. and so this song kind of that's the way it goes. then i realized i didn't have to change too much of it to be a campaign song for me, too.

>> what's it called? >> it's called "i will stand up for you." >> okay. >> reporter: he is running against greg jianforte. he made millions in technology. spent 5 million funding his bid for governor and will all fund his own house race. he is from new jersey, but bills himself as a true montana conservative who has even been endorsed by the nra and said he is willing to go after obamacare. watch him. >> myself and my opponent in this race have very different views on what we should do. i have been very clear. i believe we need to repeal obamacare and replace it with something that reduces premiums. >> reporter: the special election for montana's only house seat is may 25th. sandra? >> reporter: all right. thank you very much, trace gallagher. for more on this, both syndicated radio talk show hosts. leslie is a fox news contributor. i'll start with you first, chris. what lessons can be learned from

that georgia special election? >> that throwing $8.3 million at a congressional race with mostly outside money doesn't necessarily guarantee victory. even with a full court press from the news media from "the new york times" and "the new yorker" magazine, cbs news, cnn. even the "atlanta journal constitution" on pushing the democrat in this case, osoff. still they weren't able to pull it off. they didn't just throw the kitchen sink at this, they threw the entire kitchen. they rolled the dice. they were gonna pull this out for weeks and weeks. still they weren't able to pull it out. i suspect that does not bode well for them in the june 20th actual election. >> sandra: leslie, we look ahead to the state of montana where there are national implications there as well. >> well, i think montana is very different than georgia, in which i totally disagree with chris. no big surprise that it was very successful of a win. in montana, i don't think

democrats are taking this race seriously. i think they should. the fact that we don't see the dnc and other democratic organizations putting any money or running ads in this race in montana is evident that they consider this a winless race. but, if you look at this democrat who is a folk singer and he is a montana native guy, who is very well liked by the people. he started showing up with 70 people there. he has hundreds now. there certainly is some momentum. it is very grass roots. he doesn't have the type of money that his opponent does. this is a very red state. i would be lying to say that i think he's going to win by a huge margin. but the fact that we're even having these conversations in places like montana and georgia and the number of people is a referendum on our president. >> sandra: you're both talking about money involved here. if you look at some of the senate democrat incumbents

running for elere-election that president trump won. joe donnelly 1.3 million. these numbers grow all the way to senator claire miscat sgill. there's some big money being thrown at these races. >> yeah. you know, honestly $8.3 million in a race that nobody was paying attention to, democrats decide to make this something of a litmus test. leslie, you called this a win. if losing is winning, i'd like to see the democrats continue to win like this. listen, the republicans split the field between 11 different candidates. they came up with 48.2% of the vote while the democrat got 48.1% of the vote. but that was with the full court press. all the money. really all the california, new york, massachusetts people that gave the first time around are going to give again the second time around? when it's much less likely that they're gonna pull out the win.

again, it's a loss for the democrats. they put everything in here and they lost. so if that's a win, keep winning. >> sandra: democrats continue to like to talk russia, russia, russia, right, leslie? congressman adam schiff had something to say about the russia investigation and where that's headed. listen to this. >> when can we expect another hearing from your committee? >> i'm happy to report that our committee is really back on track. we have a new republican lead. i think he's a very serious guy. we've had a number of good conversations since he took the republican reigns. >> sandra: so where is this gonna go? chris? >> i think it's going -- oh, sorry. >> look, i look forward to getting to the bottom of this, too. i don't think there's going to be a lot there from the trump camp. if there was anything there, it would have been leaked long ago. i'd like to look into the clinton campaign, hillary clinton and bill clinton's investment there. just a departure. there was another tie to the trump campaign and v hra damir

putin on the white house. the owner of the patriots robert kraft had one of his super bowl rings stolen from him by vladamir putin. true story. >> sandra: okay. leslie, back on track, as the committee apparently is according to congressman schiff. he said devin nunes cast a cloud over the investigation. when you look at what's happening on both sides of the aisle. lot of money being thrown at these key races. this continues to be a bit of a cloud over the president. >> well, it's not just a cloud over the president. polls show majority of americans want the truth. there is a lot going on. mike flinn asked for immunity. you don't ask for immunity unless you need immunity. you don't get refused immunity unless the people refusing, which in this case is the fbi, has bigger fish to fry and doesn't need your information and testimony. we do know there is a dossier.

we do know -- we do know mr. steele is willing to speak to people in the united states. we do know there were warrants especially for mr. carter. i'm sorry, but if it sounds like a duck, it's got webbed feet, it's a duck. something will come from this. >> sandra: the word from the white house today on the state of things, sean spicer saying, hey, look. look back to november, we did pretty well. i'm very confident about the state of the republican party. chris, leslie, good to see you both. >> thanks. >> thank you. >> sandra: utah congressman jason chafis will not be seeking electi election. writing, quote, serving is an honor and privilege that i have never taken for granted. after long consultation with my family and prayerful consideration, i have decided i will not be a candidate for any office in 2018. chaffetz said there are no ulterior motives. he said he is planning to return to the private sector after

serving in congress since 2009. what do recycled tires have to do with religious liberty? the supreme court is about to find out.

>> sandra: skor justices appearing to support a court. the high court hearing arguments for trinity lutheran church versus the state of missouri. the church saying it shouldn't be excluded from a taxpayer program supporting repairing to its playground. the center for law and justice made this comparison earlier on america's news room. >> this would be like saying if the church needed the services of the fire department they can't get them because that would be the government giving aid to a church. i mean, these are general welfare. this isn't advancing a particular curriculum or point of view. >> sandra: fox news chief legal

correspondent shannon bream joins me now. loves all things related to the supreme court. they filed a brief in support of the church. how do things go at the supreme court, shannon? >> it does sound like they are going to lean in favor of this church and the preschool. it's so funny that we're talking about tires mulched. but in missouri they have a state grant program. if you use these materials, you can get a reimbursement from the state. but the state has a prohibition on any state money falling into any religious organization. they decided to give it a try. out of 44 schools that applied, they ranked fifth so you would think they would get the money, but the state said no. we can't allow any state money to flow to a religious program. >> sandra: here's what justice gorsuch had to say. >> any sincerely held religious belief cannot be abridged by the government without a compelling reason, an even then, it has to

meet, it has to be narrowly tailored. script scrutiny, the highest legal scan dared known in law. >> sandra: that was quite a moment back in march. >> it was. lot of people who have been supporting him wanted him to get to the bench before this case came because he's been so open to this argument about religious freedom. hobby lobby, little sisters of the poor, they were challenging the obamacare contraceptive mandate. he was favorable to their cases. he happened to be a judge on a couple of those cases. so they wanted to make sure he was on the bench today. it didn't seem like his position had changed. he seemed very open to the argument that church is making. interesting that something justice breyer brought up. said if there was a fire call or police call to something happening at this preschool, you wouldn't not spend government funded epbtdties like police or fire there? why not make sure the playground is safe so a child doesn't break their leg? there's a state interest in making sure that these are safe places. it doesn't necessarily sound like you're endorsing religion

just because you help out this preschool, as you would any other preschool with the safety precautions. >> sandra: sounds like we're gonna hear a lot about this. you tell me, this could be a prelude to a series of upcoming church, state disputes that you just mentioned in this term. >> it sounds like people may be looking at this willing to see if it will apply to things like school voucher. there are programs that allow state money to flow into schools that may have some religious base to their school. lot of people who oppose that say, no way, not a single dime should be going to support any religious entity. this case could be really important. >> sandra: shannon, wonderful to see you. rex tillerson reaching out to one of our strongest allies in the middle east. how it can help in the effort to contain iran. my insurance rates are probably gonna double. but dad, you've got... ...allstate. with accident forgiveness they guarantee your rates won't go up just because of an accident. smart kid. indeed.

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>> sandra: we're learning new details in yesterday's shooting in fresno. police confirm the victims had no connection to each other or the shooter. one victim a 34-year-old father of two was on the job with pacific gas and electric. another victim, a 37-year-old man, had picked up groceries before he was gunned down. we'll keep an eye on this developing story. fox news alert. rex tillerson delivering remarks today at the u.s. saudi ceo summit discussing ways to strengthen ties between our countries. as the trump administration weighed military support against iranian backed rebel forces in yemen. rich edson is live from the state department with more. rich, this comes as the u.s. is trying to strengthen ties with saudi arabia? >> that's right, sandra. saudi arabia, and what the trump administration is calling traditional american allies, is real. the arab states in particular, saudi arabia. part of that has to do with an economic relationship, one that is the tenth largest for the

united states with saudi arabia. that was secretary of state rex tillerson's charge today. it was also his charge not too long ago when he was ceo of exxon mobil. he said the saudi businesses always have a friend in the united states when it comes to facilitating trade and increased business relationships between the two countries. saudi arabia is a long-time u.s. ally when it comes to fighting isis, intervention with the problems that's going on there in yemen on its southern border and, of course, when it comes to koupberring aggression from iran. saudi arabia's long time nemesis, sandra. >> sandra: rich, this is following sour relations between the saudis and the obama administration? >> reporter: right. in particular when it came to issues of human rights in saudi arabia and very much so when it comes to the iran nuclear deal. it was struck in 2015 between the obama administration, other countries and iran. iran got a host of concessions when it came to decreases in sanctions, unfrozen assets and in exchange, there were concessions that iran made on its nuclear program.

critics say that iran got way too much and is giving up way too little. and on that front, secretary of state last evening sent a letter to house speaker paul ryan in which he said he is confirming that iran, as of yesterday, is living up to its commitments under the iran nuclear deal. however, he says, that iran is still using and pursuing extremism, state sponsoring of extremism. he said that the trump administration is now under going a review throughout different agencies as to whether or not they should continue, the u.s. should continue adhering to that agreement. sandra? >> sandra: rich edson at the state department, thank you. former president george h. w. bush back in the hospital we are learning fighting another case of pneumonia. doctors say he's gonna do just fine. he was admitted on friday after suffering coughing fits that were keeping him from getting any rest. a family spokesman releasing this statement saying, quote, president bush is in very good spirits and is being held for

further observation while he regains his strength. we do indeed wish him a very speedy recovery. adidas taking a lot of heat on social media after sending an e-mail to runners the day after the boston marathon with this subject line. congratulations you survived the boston marathon. the sports apparel company issuing this apology. quote, clearly there was no thought given to the insensitive e-mail subject line we sent tuesday. we deeply apologize for our mistake. all right. one family waking up to something you probably continue want to see on easter morning.

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>> sandra: the easter bunny not waiting at the become door of this home in south carolina early sunday morning. instead, a nine-foot alligator, a teen spotting the gator walking around on his porch

after it climbed 15 steps and broke through a locked screen door. wildlife officials think it got lost. thanks for joining us. i'm sandra smith. here's shepard smith. >> shepard: it's noon at the west coast, 3:00 at the white house. reporters hammered the press secretary over president trump's comments about an aircraft carrier headed to north korea. remember, the president said an armada is on the way. it wasn't. the aircraft carrier in question, the u.s.s. carl vinson was actually sailing in the opposite direction. >> the president believes he might have spoken too quickly on the location of the vessel. >> how is the white house explaining to south korea and japan that during the build-up and missile launch, there was no u.s.s. carlton. >> shepard: they're explaining it. we'll hear about