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cemetery. eric: more than 400,000 troops and family members have been laid to rest in arlington. this long weekend is a time to remember and honor all those who laid down their lives for our nation. reporter: president trump expected to return back to american soil in just a couple hours. this is the "fox report" *. president trump waving good-bye to italy. the president pressed foreign leaders on trade. he tweeted from the air. bringing hundreds of billions of dollars back to the u.s.a. from the middle east which will mean jobs, jobs, jobs. he also called out nato allies
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for not doing their fair share on defense. >> a big different last year. money is actually starting to pour in to nato from countries that would not have been doing what they are doing now had i not been elected, i can tell you that. money is starting to pour in. laura: in just a couple hours the president is expected to land back at joint base andrews. he will have little time to get over jet lag as the administration is facing new accusations into its ties with russia. garrett 10 is live in washingto. but first we go to italy. did his people comment on the firestorm brewing back home? >> no, they did not. president trump did not give any
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press conferences. even his advisors, including h.r. mcmaster who did comment today would not say anything about those reports. a senior trump advisor and jared kushner it's reported that they agreed to open a channel with russia. the second report was kushner had more contact than previously disclosed with the russian ambassador to the united states. curb numbers attorney said mr. kushner par is night thousands of calls in this time period. he has no recollection of the calls described. we asked for the dates of such alleged calls so we may look into it in response.
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jared kushner was very instrumental in putting together the middle east part of this trip. but he returned back to washington after meeting the pope earlier this week. laura: what are people saying would have been the purpose of these back-channel communications? >> our understanding is they would have enabled the united states to get some conversations going with the russians about possibly settling the situation in syria and other areas of military cooperation. however, this ostensibly would have been so that short-lived national security advisor mike fine could have spoken in a secure way with the russian generals who may not have otherwise communicated with him. the secure lines were never established. there is the possibility the russians could have put this
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information out to confuse intelligence or discredit trump. this is all part of the bigger probe or controversy about whether team trump in any way collude with the russians to try to influence the 2016 election. laura: president trump returning home to a number of political challenges including big decisions on the next f.b.i. director. garrett, how close is the president to making those decisions? reporter: the paris climate accord was a hot topic at the g-7 meetings yesterday. they did their best to convince president trump to support the deal. in the end he told them he wanted to take more time to make up his mind. but a top aide said the
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president listened carefully to their arguments. this morning he tweeted saying i will make my final decision on the paris accord. his concern was that it could cause america to fall mind india and china because they are not part of the deal. it may be a little while longer before the president selects a new f.b.i. director. laura: there are reports the president is making changes around the white house. do we know anything more about that? reporter: there are a number of controversies awaiting the president. and there have been concerns that the investigations could bog down any progress on the administration's agenda.
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the white house feels like it has a lot of momentum after this trip and wants to use that to push the president's agenda. building out the president's legal team. the president hired his long-time attorney to represent him in the federal investigation. the idea is by adding more lawyers to handle everything on that front, the administration will be able to focus the white house staff on its efforts to advance agenda. we are told the president will have the final say on what changes go through. laura: certainly very interesting times. president trump wrapping up his first foreign trip with a speech to us troops in sicily.
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final days and find out if anyone else was involved. reporter: new images from manchester police. the images show salman abedi wearing the backpack they say he detonated killing 22 and injuring 100. the u.k. remains on high alert for the possibility of another attack. a thousand specialists have been work around the clock. they identified abedi as the person who carried out the horrific attack. they are look for everyone he had contact with and who may have supported him financially or materially. and they say the bomb was assembled in an apartment just a few hundred yards from the arena. 11 people arrested are still in
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custody suspected of ties to terrorism. while the terror threat level has been reduced from critical to severe, the u.k. remains on high alert this holiday bank weekend. the football association cup final where 90,000 fans were greeted by officers in tar mored vehicles and extra checkpoints. the mourning continues for those 22 killed, including two mothers waiting to pick up their daughters as the concert was ending. 60 of the 100 hurt in the blast are still hospitalized. 20 of them in critical care. laura: major cities ramping up security in airports. >> those who live in major cities tend to expected more security on hole days.
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there are major events from the annual mort psych. ride rolling thunder to the memorial day parade. typically they will have additional officers look this weekend. they often carry out surge patrols. but they say that is normal. in a statement with spokesperson said quote this is old standard operating procedure for memorial day weekends and not a reaction to any specific threat. d.c. police won't publicly discuss details of their security plans, but say they are ready to respond any time that happens. he told his team to make sure this weekend they are quote particularly visible. cities like to new york and las vegas as well. also for airports across the country. john kelly visited raid began
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national airport to meet with tsa agents to when they prepare for this weekend. kelly says there is not a specific threat this weekend, but officials are always on alert. >> i'm con dpi dent we are doing a very effective job of protecting. that said, it's a constant threat, and we always have to be vigilant. reporter: tsa told fox news they are testing new screening procedures at a dozen u.s. airports. triple aaa expects 39.3 million people to travel this weekend. laura: an enormous i.t. systems failure wreaking havoc. passengers stuck in airports waiting to get their checks bags back. what caused this chaos? that's still ahead.
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>> we understand how frustrating this must be, especially for families hoping to get away for the holidays. laura: the i.t. crash forced the airline to cancel all flights out of logan. >> the ceo of british airways says the problem wasn't caused by a cyber attack. it appears to be a power issue. the glitch has resulted in all flights from london to heath roe
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and gatwick to be canceled. this is a busy holiday weekend for the u.k. with tens of thousands of people traveling. british pairways operates hundreds of flights from this airport on the average day. depar europe terminals were kay yoict, crowd with waiting passengers all day. there were long lines at check-in counters bum of these people ended up going nowhere. some passengers tweeted they are they were stuck on planes on the tarmac waiting for takeoff. call centers were affected, too. a handsful of flights did lands today, and the airline says services should be back up and running by sunday.
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but these are busy airports, and they could be further disruptions for some days to come. for many the holiday weekend is already ruined. laura: we are learning the name of another american soldier killed in the line of duty in northern syria. 22-year-old etian murphy was on his first deployment when he died in a vehicle rollover. he received numerous awards and decorations in a short career. he's one of three u.s. service members who have died in syria since they arrived last year. more than 1 million veterans have paid the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our country in defense our country's freedom. beginning with the american revolution. more than 4,400 soldiers were killed.
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the war of 1812 resulted in 2,200 deaths. then in the mexican war we saw 13,000 soldier deaths. and more than 2,400 in the spanish-american war. in world war i. 116,000 service members were killed. killed. president trump spoke to a crowd of troops today thanking them for their service and vowing to defeat terror. working on my feet all day gave me pain here. in my knees. so i stepped on this machine and got my number, which matched my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotic inserts.
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christianity, judaism and islam. president trump wrapped up his trip at a naval base in sicily where he addressed u.s. service members on this memorial day weekend. >> i can think of no better way to conclude our first foreign trip than to spend the time with you right here with the incredible men and women of the united states navy and with all of our brave soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, and our great sevilleans who support them, right? a very proud nation salutes you. i'll tell you what, were very, very proud of you. every single day you protect the safety and security of the american people and provide a symbol of hope, freedom and justice for the world. to rain shower friends and
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allies you are the ultimate reassurance, to our enemies you are the ultimate deterrent. you are the metal spine forged out of the fires of american strength. have you noticed how much stronger we are getting? are you feeling it? all that new equipment is coming in. you saw what we did with our military budget. way. took heat on that one. but it's okay with me. you are the men and women who make up the most powerful military in the world, and under my administration as you know, you have seen it, right? under my administration, stronger, and stronger, every single day. i want to thank captain brent trickle for leading the american presence at the hub of the met. the hub of the met.
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captain trickle, considering everything your team has done to prepare for this have it it, and you have done a lot. feel free to sound liberty call as soon as wheels are up. sow okay? maybe i'll stay down with you and celebrate together. but before going any further, i want to express on behalf of the united states our gratitude to our italian and nato allies here today. we have a lot of them. you are stationed at the crossroads of the mediterranean working side by side with american to confront the threats associated with the tremendous violence, suffering within instability across north africa and the middle east. toker service member from italy, from a nato country, we want to
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thank you for your friendship and for partnering with us in the fight to defeat terrorism and protect civilization. [cheers and applause] >> better believe it. terrorism is a threat. bad threat. to all of humanity and together we'll overcome this threat, we'll win. but none of what we achieve would be possible without our wonderful military spouses and families, each of you makes these great sacrifices for our country as well. let's hear it for the military spouses, please. [cheers and applause] we will always support you and we will never ever forget you,
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that i can tell you. there is one more very special group i have to thank. and that's our 8th grade students right here where are they? i have been hearing lot about you. in january the 8th grade class came all the way from washington to march in my inaugural parade. look at you. they are also happy. young. you are going to have a great life, right? great life. thank you very much. are you all glad you did the? thank you, honey. it's an image i will remember. your smiling faces right out in front of the white house carrying that great big beautiful american flag. right? thank you, kids. you traveled all the way from italy to support my inauguration. so today i'm glad to be here and
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i traveled a long way to support you. and it's my honor. thank you very much. military children also make great sacrifices for their country. and i want you all to know that america is so proud of you, as you know, i was hear in sicily to attend a very important summit meeting. the meeting of the g-7. it was a tremendously productive bleeght i strengthened american bonds. we have great bonds with other countries. and with some of our closest allies we concluded a truly historic week for our country. our travels took us to some of the holiest sites in the three abrahamic religions. and the gathering of america's oldest and newest friends.
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we traveled the world to strengthen long-standing alliances. and to form a new partnership among nations devoted to the task of eradicating the terrorism that plagues our planet. we have the people who can do it, believe me. i'm now more hopeful than ever in the possibility that nations of many faiths and from many religions and many regions all over can join together in a common cause. the barbaric attack in manchester and the massacre of innocent young lives under scores the depth of the evil wee face. and the urgent need for to us join forces to absolutely and totally defeat them. [cheers and applause]
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laura: we have a big "fox news sunday" for you tomorrow. homeland security secretary john kelly will be on to talk terrorism. there will be an interview with dick durbin on healthcare. president trump has repeatedly promised to take care of veterans. now a group of cold war era service members are turning to. >> that's exactly what it was like when i was taking the drug test. laura: he volunteered to be a test subject at the army's research lab. >> the medical volunteer company is an essential link in the
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chain of our national defense. reporter: thousands of soldiers took part in top secret experiments to help the farmy develop biological and chemical warfare. he says he was exposed to tear gas three times and believes it cause his chronic health problems, including leukemia. >> i inhaled a chemical and within five minutes i continues feel my legs. reporter: and frank rochelle thought regions on his arms were bugs after test a hah throughgenic. .. tests to develop weapons the army said would inca as 8 enemy soldiers.
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not really hurt, but temporarily useless in a military operation. the government says the court's injunction would improperly limit their discretion by spellsifying how the army there provide medical care. the army insists the veterans must prove their disability is related to their time at edgewood and can only be treated at va facilities. >> we don't have time for that 6 or 7 years down the road. reporter: former justice department lawyer says the government wants to maintain control over how medical care is provided. >> the government is the one that has to balance costs and try to finds most effective least costly way to get the job done. it seems like the government is
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kicking this down the road. reporter: but frank and bill argue the case has thraing wishes long enough and hope president trump will order a meaningful sethlement soon. he can be the she roe. he can be the champion. >> he made a lot of promises. i think it would do geared him to do that. reporter: the rrl recently signed a bill to make it easier for veterans to see a doctor if he wants to by pass the va. in oakland, california, claudia cowan, fox news. laura: isis claiming responsibility for a horrific bus attack that killed christians. the group was on its way to a
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remote desert monastery near cairo when they were ambushed bigunmen. the attack is the latest on coptic christians continues palm sunday when suicide bombers struck coptic churches. one family getting closure this memorial day weekend after a soldier's remains were returned nearly half a century after his death. dna technology is giving them hope. brianien is joins us next -- brian llenas will take us inside dover air force base. >> my dad is 88. i would love to give him a final closure and answer.
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returning home foo 5 -- 50 yearr his death. lieutenant crosby's remains were finally found and brought home to san diego yesterday. tens of thousands of servicemen's bodies are still and they hope dna technology will allow them to bring their loves ones home. when he said good-bye to us, he looked at his brother and said, al, you know where i'm going. he didn't say where he was going. he just said to him, i think you know where i'm going. reporter: the 19-year-old army corporal is one of 82,000
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americans lost at war and never found. the u.s. government collected thousands of unidentified remains from battlefield all over the world. alfred's daughter wonders if her uncle is among them. so she and her dad are submitting dna samples and hoping for a match. testing done in a lab on dover air base in delaware is identifying remains scientists could not just a decade ago. >> we tested everything from a tooth to arib. whether it happened yesterday or 60 years ago, that pain is always there. >> the program has put a name to the remains of 1,200 service members, thanks to their family members' dna. for the colasantis a positive
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match would be closure. >> we may never have a final answer. maybe some day in heaven he will. reporter: the u.s. military has stored blood samples of every service member. at dover air force base, brian llenas, fox news. laura: what an incredible use of technology. reporter: the colasanti family received word that they know james died in 1950. north of the dmz in north korea. there is also some hope they believe his remains could be part of the 167 korean war casualties in the tomb of the unknown at the national cemetery
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in the pacific. it's extremely complex. they do dna technology there, before they -- they used it before police used it. dna degrades over time. they have to compare it to first cousins, second cousins. that's what scientists are doing. they are hoping family members of these lost soldiers give their dna, that they don't lose hope. you saw lorraine was not giving up hope. it's important that the science is constantly change and i.d.s that were not able to be done in 2010 are possible because the technology is changing that fast. laura: to look at that long row of evidence right there -- reporter: they want every single
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person, you give your blood sample. their cards look like library card. they didn't do that back then. that's why we are having such a tough time making i.d.s. that insures there will never be another unknown service member. the colasanti family, to see alfred and how it affects him was unbelievable. laura: we hope the families will get the answers they need. still ahead on the "fox report" *. two americans are dead after they describe a hate-filled confrontation on a train. i was so scared. you know. so i knock on the door of the driver who let him know. dear predictable, there's no other way to say this.
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ask. laura: the holy move ramadan begins friday evening. for one month muslims will faster day from dawn to sunset and are encouraged to pray five times throughout the day. this is a time for muslims to give to charity, spend time with family and become closer to god. witnesses say a suspect was yelling at two young women using anti-islammic slurs when the two victims tried to intervene. the suspect attacked them with a knife killing both. will carr joins us now. this is a terrible story.
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reporter: local officials telling us at a press conference, they parades the good samaritans who were killed and wanted to reinforce the strength of their community. >> let's not let hate and fear divide us. let's take the example of the good samaritan who sacrificed their lives for the safety of others and unite for a kinder, gentler ore oregon. reporter: witness say jeremy joseph christian was spewing hate at two women believed to be women when two men stepped in. authorities say christian pulled a knife and murdered both men. take a listen to one witness describe the chaos. >> i was scared. i was so scared. you know, sow i knock on the door of the driver to let him know, we are calling for help
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for the 911. we called 911. almost everybody called 911. reporter: authorities say christian fled on foot and taunted officers before being taken into custody. [bleep] [bleep] [bleep]. we are learning about the victim. taliesin namkai-meche recently contracted waited from college. his familiar says he was a shining bright star and ricky john best was an army veteran. they are both being called heroes. laura: what do we know about the suspect in the case. reporter: christian has been quite visible an has been wrapped in a flag at a couple political rallies. he was shot in the face by a police officer after he robbed a
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north portland market. he's charged with two counts aggravated murder. the f.b.i. says it's too early to know if this is a federal hate crime. but authorities say his day of reckoning is coming. laura: a mother dedicating years of her life to help her quadraplegic son graduate from college. that's coming up next. advil liqui - gels work so fast you'll ask what bad back? what pulled hammy? advil liqui - gels make pain a distant memory nothing works faster stronger or longer what pain? advil. ♪
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>> a mother getting quite the surprise at her son's college graduation in california. judy o'connor thrilled to see her son marty, who is paralyzed, get his mba at chapman university. and then this. >> mrs. judith o'connor has attended all the classes with her son marty, who just received his mba. >> well, judy o'connor getting an honorary mba. she moved across the country to help her son take notes as he studied. >> i'm so blessed to be able to have that opportunity. you know, we found out, you know, pretty early on that we
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made a really great team. >> that was earlier on fox & friends. marty nominated his mom for the dre degree. >> and i'm laura engle in for julie banderas. thanks for watching. jesse: "watters' world" is on. tonight. i have a word for you isis, we have trainers in all 50 states kicking your ass for the last 14 years. a stern warning from one of our country's bravest. dakota meyer is here with his plan to take down isis. plus-- >> it's a witch hunt. they'd rather see this country fail than him succeed. jesse: eric trump on the mainstream media's attacks on his father. and-- ♪
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