thanks to my panel and to all of you for watching. i'm david asman, you can watch me weekdays on "after the bell" on the fox business network. paul is back next week to bringn some order to this crowd. we hope to see you then. ♪ ♪ eric: hello, i'm eric shawn, and this is america eeg news headquarters. arthel: and i'm arthel neville. president trump taking to twitter to accuse hillary clinton of collusion as the white house gears up for energy week. eric: and it's crunch time on capitol hill as the senate prepares to vote on its health care bill later this week. but republican leadership still needs to get enough votes with some conservatives and moderates still holding out. arthel: and dr. sue matty is in the house focusing on the top five health dangers for men and what all guys need to know to live longer and better. america's news headquarters starts right now.

♪ ♪ arthel: we begin with president trump looking to get the senate's health care will over the finish line as the vote looms. the president also taking to twitter, weighing in on the russia investigation and again slamming his former rival, hillary clinton. all this as the white house kicks off energy week. the next big item on its agenda. kristin fisher is live on the north lawn with all the deets. hi, chris pen. >> reporter: hey, arthel. president trump is really acknowledging just how complicated health care is. he says, you know, you move it one way and one group doesn't like it. you move it the other way, and another group doesn't like it. he gets just how narrow a path it is, but he still thinks it's possible. >> i made a lot of great friendships with the people in the house, a lot of 'em. same thing in the senate.

they're four very good people, they're friends of mine. and i don't think they're that far off. i don't think they're that far off, you know? famous last words, right? but i think we're going to get there. can't promise, i think we're going to get there. >> reporter: president trump really expressing some cautious optimism that the bill will pass the senate, but he isn't expecting to get a single vote from democrats. he said we could have the greatest bill ever, and we still won't get a vote. today president trump also confirmed that he did, indeed, call the plan that passed the house mean. it's a phrase that former president barack obama had picked up on. he said there was a fundamental meanness at the core of the republican health care plan, and when asked about it today, president trump accused him of stealing his terminology. >> well, he actually used my term, mean. that was my term. because i want to see, i want to see -- and i speak from the heart. that's what i want to see. i want to see a bill with heart. >> reporter: now, over the last 24 hours we've seen a lot of tweets about former president

barack obama's response to the russian meddling in the u.s. election, and we've also seen president trump take on another familiar target, his former rival, hillary clinton. he said this morning on twitter, quote: hillary clinton colluded with the democratic party in order to beat crazy bernie sanders. is she allowed to so collude? unfair to bernie. the election still front and center for the president, so is the supreme court. next week it will are decide, it'll make a decision on the president's proposed travel ban. there's also been lots of rumors that justice kennedy may be considering stepping down. and tomorrow the prime minister of india is going to be here at the white house. is a lot going on. -- so a lot going on. but, arthel, health care still front and center for this administration. arthel: so 3:30 into the show, kristin, i'm awake now. [laughter] >> reporter: there's a lot going on. that'll wake you up. [laughter] arthel: see you later. >> reporter: see ya. eric: well, the gop's taking to

the airwaves to try and sell the american health care plan to the american people. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell pushing for that vote this week ahead of the summer recess, as we've reported. but there are a lot of obstacles from the democrats, from critics from to appointments and others in-- to opponents and others including republicans. garrett tenney is live from washington with more. hey, garrett. >> reporter: yeah. mitch mcconnell certainly has his work cut out for him. in addition to the five republicans who have said they can't support the current bill, he has a number of others who haven't decided, and a big issue for a number of senators is cuts to funding for medicaid. and on cbs's face the nation, louisiana's bill cassidy said if changes respect made, he's a no as well. -- aren't made, he's a no as well. >> right now i am undecided. there are things in this bill which adversely effect my state that are peculiar to my state. but if those can be addressed, i

will. if they can't be addressed, i won't. >> reporter: one of the most outspoken critics is kentucky's rand paul. like several others who plan to vote no without changes, paul argues the current plan doesn't do what republicans have been promising, to actually repeal obamacare and address the underlying problems in the health care system. here he is today on abc's this week. >> they say they're going to fix health care, premiums are going to go down. there's no way the republican bill brings down premiums. look, i've been in medicine 20 years, i'm 54 years old, premiums have never gone down. they're not going to go down after the republican bill, and it's a false sort of overpromising to say, oh, yeah, insurance premiums are going to go down, but we're keeping 10 of the 12 mandates that caused the price toss go up. >> reporter: senate republicans will still need to work out the differences between their plan and what was passed in the house. in the house bill, tax credits are determined by a person's

age, and in the senate bill, by a perp's income. if you have a pre-existing condition, under the house bill, certain states will be allowed to increase your premium, but under the senate bill, that would be illegal. as for the medicaid expansion, the house plan would cut off funding for new enrollees in 2020 while the senate plan would phase that funding out over four years starting in 2020. now, both the house and senate bills include cuts and changes to medicaid funding. the house bill would give states funding based on their current spending while the senate bill would allow that funding to grow at a much slower pace after 2025. even if this passes, they still have a long way to go before it reaches president trump's desk. eric: that's for sure. the medicaid is the most controversial, we'll have more on that throughout the hour. arthel? arthel: senate republicans negotiate ahead of a vote on the health care. the trump administration paying close attention to the supreme court this week, justices on the high court could issue at any time an order on president trump's revised travel ban, and

several other big cases. allison barber is in washington with more. >> reporter: the supreme court could issue an order this week in regards to the president's controversial travel ban. they're also expected to make a decision about a missouri church's playground and state money. the latter focuses on a playground at trinity lutheran church of columbia. it's a case about the separation of church and state. the justices are trying to decide whether or not it's legal for the missouri department of natural resources to exclude the church from a state program that reimburses the cost of rubberizing the surface of a playground. another big decision, the so-called travel ban. the president's executive order restricts travel from six predominantly muslim nations. the justice department is asking the supreme court for permission to enforce the second version of the executive order while they appeal rulings against it from the lower courts. the justices are expected to issue an order on that this week, but the larger questions

could be litigated down the road. in all, there are six opinions that have not yet been released. three were argued before justice neil gorsuch took the bench, but there's a rumor that could overshadow it all. justice anthony kennedy, the 80-year-old could be considering retirement. according to the associated press, kennedy and some of his former law clerks met for a reunion, and several of those former law clerks believe he's or considering stepping down, quote, in the next year or so. >> i will never reveal a conversation between a sitting justice and the president or the white house. just as the president did with justice neil gorsuch, whenever there are vacancies, whenever that happens, he will look for somebody who has fidelity to the constitution, who doesn't make up the law as they go. >> reporter: it'd be a big deal, because it opens the door for president trump to appoint another justice and move the court solidly to the right. kennedy has not publicly said anything about retiring. he will be 81 next month. he took office back in 1988 and

is known for casting tie-breaking votes on big cases. arthel? arthel: ellison barber, thank you very much. eric: overseas now, that death toll is climbing from a horrific tragedy in pakistan. at least 153 men, women and children have been killed after a fuel truck there you see flipped over and then exploded when villagers ran to try and scoop up some of that spilled oil. they ran out to the street to use canisters. that's when the tanker burst into flames. the number of fatalities, sadly, could rise even more as many of the critically injured right now are fighting for their lives. kitty logan is following the story from london and has the very latest. >> reporter: when that explosion happened, there were, sadly, hundreds of people crowded around that truck, and and they had no chance to escape the fireball. now, this all came about as you see in this video, apparently, when that truck was leaking fuel all around it, and people were frantically trying to gather up what they could. now, this isn't as surprising as

you might think, because people are very poor in that region, and fuel is costly. but it also cost many people their lives when that fuel caught fire. one theory is a lit cigarette may have sparked it, but this isn't yet confirmed. but with all that fuel all around the truck, within seconds there was a massive fireball. people had no time and simply no chance to escape. now, rescue workers did rush to the scene, but it was just too late to help many victims and also, as well as that high death toll, there were at least 80 people injured. and doctors say many of those have extensive burns. now, it's thought the tanker was heading from karachi to lahore when the driver lost control on a bend in a main highway. that truck ended up on its side. local officials say that vehicle may have blown a tire, but pakistan's roads are known to be notoriously dangerous. driver did survive, remarkably. he's said to be in police custody.

but to put this in perspective, this tragedy happened right at the start of the muslim holiday of ead, normally a time when families come together to celebrate. sadly, many people will be mourning the loss of their loved ones. eric? be. eric: just so sad. arthel: well, the head of the cia weighing in on the number of intelligence leaks that we've been seeing lately. what cia director mike mike pomo says is fueling all of this. eric: and an active wildfire in the west has exploded in size overnight, they say. it's already destroyed some homes and now forcing more evacuations. arthel: and president trump calling out senate democrats and majority leader chuck schumer specifically for not supporting the senate health care bill. why our next guest says the entire showdown could also hurt republicans. ♪ >> so he was criticizing a bill that he had no idea what was in the bill. but that's called the resistance. i mean, that's a terrible word, think of it. their theme is resist. their theme should be let's get

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was shot near his face x he miraculously survived. authorities say he suffered non-life-threatening injuries. a massive search is underway for that shooter, the motive is not yet known. cia director mike pompeo blaming intelligence leaks on what he calls the, quote, worship of leakers like edward snowdening. he says the department is, quote, incredibly focused on stopping any further leaks. with summer travel season in full swing, the average price of a gallon of regular gas is $2.26. that's 10 cents less than a month ago 5 cents less than this time last year, so now it's cheaper to go visit grandma or go to the beach. >> i saw schumer criticizing the bill a couple of weeks ago, and he had no idea what was in the bill. he was saying this bill is this and it's that. he had no idea. in fact, the republican senators didn't know because it wasn't released. very few people movement so he was criticizing a bill that he

had no idea what was in the bill. but that's called the resistance. i mean, that's a terrible word, think of it. their theme is resist. their theme should be let's get together, envelope. let's get together. but their theme is resist. it's obstruction. and the problem is they've become obstructionists, and the voters -- i happen to like it from the standpoint of running for office, but i think it's a terrible theme in terms of getting elected. and more importantly are, i think it's a terrible theme for the people of this country, resist, obstruction. that's not what they want. arthel: trump sounding off on senate minority leader chuck schumer and the democrats, basically accusing them of acting like political roadblocks as the fate of the health care bill hangs in the balance. right now it faces an even steeper climb after a fifth republican senator announced his opposition to the bill, nevada senator dean heller adding his name to the no column. let's take a listen.

>> i'm telling you right now, i cannot support a piece of legislation that takes insurance away from tens of millions of americans and hundreds of thousands of nevadans. arthel: joining me now is john fund, columnist for national review magazine. john, nice to see you here. when juxtaposing the siding with party versus people who put them in office, how challenging is the health care vote for the republican senators? >> the bill is up popular, more unpopular even than obamacare. so there are some risks. however, there are a couple of dynamic in the 2018 election coming up that are a little different. for one thing, democrats hold 23 of the 33 seats that are up, so republicans don't have much exposure. they only have two senators at risk, one of them is dean heller of nevada. the other senator, jeff flake, is in a more republican state. so republican senators are probably not going to lose their seats regardless of how they

vote on this bill. in addition, if they don't vote for bill or something like it, their base is going to be very upset. their base has been hearing them rail against obamacare for seven years. if they do nothing, you're going to -- the poll from the club for growth, which is a free market group, just came out. 10% of republicans say if they don't substantially change obamacare or or repeal it, they're not going to vote for republicans next -- arthel: that number's even higher when you look at independents. >> and independents, 50% say they will to oppose someone who doesn't do anything about obamacare. this bill has unpopular provisions. obamacare's falling apart. arthel: i want to put some sound from a congresswoman from illinois. let's play it. >> what i hear is that they want us to focus on jobs and the economy. i get almost no questions about russia. i get no recommendations that i support impeachment, nothing like that.

so what have i focused on since i first rap for office and i'm now in my third term? i focus on jobs and the economy nonstop. and what i share with my fellow democrats is that's what we have to focus on. a. arthel: this is a democratic congresswoman. so when -- i want to get back to a little bit of what you were saying, john. >> sure. arthel: how is the vote affected when you consider the general population versus the political base? >> well, what she's expressing is clearly a reaction to the georgia special election. democrats talked about a whole lot of things, but they didn't focus on the economy and jobs in georgia, and i think they paid a price for that. what you're hearing from democrats are maybe we went too far on this russia thing is. maybe you should let it run its course. as a political issue, i can assure you when i talk to voters, they talk about a whole lot of things, but things that change their vote next year, russia's not among them. arthel: so with that in mind, do you think the senate health care bill will pass? >> oh, give me a quarter, and

i'll flip it. i think in the end the republicans realize they have to pass something, however imperfect. they can always say to themselves we'll bounce it over to the house, we'll have one more chance to change it when they have to reconcile the two bills. if i had to guess, and it's on the knife's edge, i think they have to pass something or else their base is going to be furious. arthel: but the base wants them to pass something that -- >> well, here's the irony -- arthel: for instance -- go ahead. >> this doesn't repeal obamacare. 10 of the 12 regulations remain in place, including pre-existing conditions. irony is both parties are playing kabooky theater with their base. democrats started an exchange program that really involved bailing out insurance companies, subsidizing insurance companies. ironically, they're opposing republicans doing the same thing to try to save obamacare. without those insurance subsidies in this bill, obamacare's going under.

arthel: and also you have a republican governor from nevada saying he supports the current state of medicaid expansion and, you know, then you have dean heller there in nevada -- >> yes. arthel: -- saying, no, i'm not going along with you. so, again, do you think majority leader mcconnell can get to 50? >> well, medicaid is a problem because we can't afford it, and the federal government's promise to the states they're going to continue to pay 90% of the expansion money, listen, if you get into bed with the federal government, you're not going to get a good night's sleep. [laughter] they're eventually going to renege on that promise, and the states should realize that. arthel: we had a health care expert on yesterday who, and i asked what about the notion of going to privatizing health care and health insurance. he said it's not a bad idea. he also said that if it's going to be more of a government-run plan or policy, that the states should have more input, state-by-state input. >> absolutely. i think there's one thing in this bill that both parties should support. they're going to expand medical savings accounts, that's the

money you can save tax-free for your own health care and your family's. they're going to expand it to $13,50. that, ultimately, may be what many people have to depend upon. you know, the federal government, you know, changes things one year, changes things the next year. i think we need to give people ownership, resources that they can use for their health care. roll them over year to year -- arthel: but is that ownership directly proportionate to your income level? >> well, maybe we have to subsidize some people's medical savings accounts, maybe we have to give them enough for a catastrophic health care policy. but if you make it tax-free, a lot of people will be able to save something, and at least they'll have something in the bank. they'll have something in the bank for routine medical care. i think that's an approach that's not perfect, but at least it gives some people some peace of mind. arthel: sure, but if your tax base or bracket is lower to begin with -- >> well, you know, we do the same thing with the negative income tax. sometimes if you have a job and

you're not earning enough, we provide resources. the federal government may have to chip in for you to buy your catastrophic health policy. that may be government aid. but beyond that, for routine medical care if you don't hit your deductible, you'll be allowed to save for it tax-free. and a lot of people who don't have health insurance still have a job and still pay taxes. arthel: about 80% of americans get their health care through a job, right? >> they do. but, remember, those jobs increasingly have skinnier health care benefits. i know -- arthel: they have to augment it. >> certainly i know employers that are dropping health care plans every day. small businesses especially. that's part of the problem under obamacare, that it has not staunched the bleeding of small business health care plans. people are being -- losing their health care coverage. arthel: well, we'll keep an eye on it. john fund, thank you so much. >> thank you. eric: thanks, arthel and john. it's been a tough sunday out west, triple-digit heat and winds have been fueling the largest wildfire in the country. will the weather finally

cooperate with the crews who are trying to battle to contain that? meanwhile, president trump laid out his tougher cuba policy, and he's making some demands: return the fugitives, like these two, to face american justice. coming up, a man whose father was killed in a new york city terrorist bombing will join us. he wants these fugitives back. ♪ ♪

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chronic shortages of basic goods began three years ago. eric: and two tornadoes hit howell, new jersey. you know, that's pretty rare for the garden state? one twister touched down near a shopping center yet. the national weather service said its winds were clocked at up to 75 miles per hour. arthel: and a fox extreme weather alert. the brianhead father in southern utah -- fire in southern utah growing last night by another 2,000 acres, currently the largest in the united states. more than 60 square miles have been scorched, at least 13 homes destroyed, and the fire only 8% contained as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle the massive blaze. will carr has more now from our west coast bureau. will? >> reporter: and, arthel, there are currently large nine large wildfires burning across utah this week. the biggest by far is the brian head fire in the southeastern part of the state.

it's forced more than 1500 people to evacuate the area which is a popular ski town. finish the fire, which started last saturday, doubled in size several times leading up to this weekend, but authorities say that they've dealt with the right conditions today to fully attack the fire. there are low winds and temperatures in the 70s, so they hope the containment numbers will jump before tomorrow which will be a red flag wind warning day. but for today weather is good, and that's good news for the residents who are still evacuated. >> we bought it to leave a legacy for our kids. you know, my son was raised here. i'm going to say most of his life lessons were learned on that mountain. >> reporter: as i crews continue to work, they're getting help from 11 helicopters and dozens of fire engines. as for the cause, the fire that's destroyed more than a dozen homes was sparked by a person. who, why or how all still under investigation. arthel. arthel: will carr, thank you very much.

there in our west coast bureau. >> i say put an end to the abuse of dissidents. release the political prisoners. [applause] stop jailing innocent people. open yourselves to political and economic freedoms. return the fugitives from american justice. eric: well, that was president trump announcing his tougher line on communist cuba, rolling back some of president obama's changes with the castro regime. you know, it was that last point that the president just said, returning fugitives to face american justice. more than 70 fugitives, terrorists and criminals are still hiding out in cuba with the protection of the government. critics said that was a shocking oversight by the obama administration. specifically, people are demanding the return of faln terrorist bombmaker willie morales there on the right and convicted new jersey cop killer,

the radical joanne chesimard who you see on the left. our next guest says they must come back. joe connor's father was killed in the bombing of a tavern here in new york city in 1975. frank was 33 years old, his son joe now joins us on the telephone. joe, we've covered this for years. when you heard the president say those words, what were your thoughts? >> joe connor online with a green check mark. beneath that it says search skype. eric: we're trying to see if -- joe, can you hear me? we're trying to see, we had a technical issue, we're trying to see if we can get joe. joe, can you hear me? well, this is an incredibly important issue. when we get joe back, we will, in a moment -- he has said his father, who was 33 when he was killed in that terrorist bombing, and for years he has tried to oppress the united states government to try and

force willie morales back to the united states along with the 70 other fugitives including criminals, bank robbers, airline hijackers and joe and other critics say this wasn't at all a part of the obama administration policy when those new relations were announced. so we do not have joe at the moment. we will certainly try to get him back on this very vital story. arthel: we're going to move on for a moment. did you know it is men's health month? it's a good time to look at why women tend to live longer than men. next, dr. samadi is in on why hitting the gym is just simply not enough. the five things men need to focus on to live a longer and healthier life.

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month. there's a list of concerns men should be concerned about including heart and prostate health, diabetes, lung cancer, depression and suicide. dr. david samadi is here, professor of urology at hofstra north shore lij school of medicine and our old friend from the health program that we used to have here until something called the election kind of got in the way. david, great to see you. >> good to see you, eric. eric: us men, sometimes we don't go to the doctor when we should. what are the main issues, heart, but you say there's good news when it deals with cardiovascular -- >> well, this is, eric, a very important topic because men's health -- of course, we're talking about it during the month, but we want to make sure the next 11 months men are aware of this. did you know, for example, men live five years shorter than women? but five years is a long time. why is that? because women actually go to the doctors, they do screening, they

go for their mammogram and pap pap smears, but men, we're the type of people, if it's not broken, why should we fix it? eric: we don't ask for directions. >> that's absolutely right. heart disease is the number one killer for men and women, and it's so important to know about your high blood pressure. do you know about good cholesterol, bad cholesterol. one of the things we've been saying is make sure at the age of 25 you know what your cholesterol is. because if it's high, we can prevent it. not necessarily by medication, by exercise, adding fruits and vegetables, portion control. and, you know, we're to good at putting cardiac stents and angiograms and doing bypass, but that's the other side of the disease. and what we want people to know is catch it early on. when you prevent it, they can catch up with women and live longer. eric: how important is, you know, your father's history? let's say your dad had heart problems. is that -- >> absolutely. extremely important because part of our history, one of the big questions is what is your family

history of heart disease? do you have any diabetes? do you have cancer in the family? a lot of these genetic disease, we pay more attention and more aggressive with screening. and that's keyword, eric. you want to go for information, for data, for screening and be in the hands of expert doctors to make sure that, you know, really take care of you over the years. you know what has happened also, the good news about heart disease is that now people live longer and longer. now we see people coming in their 80s and 90s. eric: yeah. >> so what happens? heart disease is getting better, and now the cancer is on the rise because if you live long enough, you're going to have a lot of men's health issues like prostate and other things. eric: prostate cancer, you're an expert and specialist on the prostates, and i sat here for, what, five, six years with you talking about the prostate? >> that's right. eric: we've got to get that psa. >> that's right. psa stands for prostate specific antigeneral. i've been a huge advocate for this.

we see a lot of young men coming up with aggressive prostate cancers. not every positive biopsy means surgery. there's medicine, and that's what we deal with. now today with all the mris and genetic tests that we have, we really can find early disease and do something about it. eric: last august we did my numbers on show, on house call, and you have to keep your numbers and see if they go up. i delayed the blood test, i had a 6.85. a few days later it was almost an 8. i was like, what did i learn? uh-oh. thankfully, it was nothing. could that be inflammation? >> well, i'm so glad, this is the first time you're admitting -- and i'm so happy that you actually went and got tested. yes, you're right, elevated psa could be an enlarged prostate, but the one that's dangerous is prostate cancer. one of the things that we've done especially for the month of june is anybody who's diagnosed

with prostate cancer and they really don't know what to do, there are so many options. they can go to prostatecancer9 prostatecancer911.com, we will help them out. as a result of shows like this, we're able to help thousands of people -- eric: i'm thinking, oh, i've got to call dr. samadi, see what happens. you don't know if it's robotic, you don't know -- >> that's right. so there are a lot of options, and one fits all is not the answer. you've got to look at the entire patient, the type of cancer, the volume, what type of psa they have, examine them and find out if they have a nodule. now we're getting an mri. there's opportunities of information. prostatecancer911, they can send in the information and we can help them out. eric: when you get a blood test, make sure that you get your psa, because i had a blood test that didn't have the psa. >> and also no sexual activity

24-48 hours before getting your psa. i bet you didn't know that. eric: no comment. >> well, anyway -- [laughter] that can bump the psa as well. that's good information. herb. eric: all right. learn something every day here on the fox news channel. diabetes is the final point. it's so important and potentially preventable? >> absolutely. eric, i'm concerned about diabetes because we talk about health care reform, we talk about new health care, republican policy, etc. nobody can fix this problem unless you get diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease and cancer under control. diabetes, it's actually a manmade disease. we are responsible. to obesity is one of the main reasons why we have diabetes -- eric: not just sugar? >> well, sugar is part of it. but type i is genetic. we're talking about type ii diabetes which is the way we -- our lifestyle, our food, our obesity and belly fat, all the things we've spoken about. so you can actually help yourself by just really paying attention to what you're eating,

how much you're eating, add exercise to your regimen and really go out there. we can defeat this together, but you have to be determined. first, go see the doctor, find out what your numbers are, what is your hemoglobin a1c, and that's how they know what you really have been doing and fix it. eric: oh, i know from our experience for years among other things, mediterranean diet, exercise, watch what you eat. >> well, i'm glad that at least in your case it's been extremely helpful. hopefully, more people will have this -- eric: david, good to see you. >> thank you very much. eric: arthel? arthel: thank you, dr. samadi and eric. now to some scary moments caught on camera. a young girl takes a scary fall at great escape water park in upstate new york. the girl was spotted hanging for minutes on end from the sky ride when she finally lost her grip and fell 25 feet to the ground. she escaped, though, with only minor injuries thanks to the

crowd below her that gathered to catch her. bryan llenas has more now from new york. bryan? >> reporter: arthel, this is just unbelievable. this all happened saturday night on what's called the sky ride at the grease escape six flags amusement park in new york when suddenly an unidentified 14-year-old girl from delaware found herself dangling from the ride about 25 feet in the air. the girl was on the gondola-style ride with a child relative. the operator stopped the ride. listen as horrified park visitors watched from below. >> her neck is stuck! >> reporter: wow. seconds later the crowd gathers directly underneath the girl preparing to catch her before she hits the ground below. [inaudible conversations] >> all right, catch her. they'll catch her, honey. go ahead! [cheers and applause]

out of the way, out of the way. >> reporter: incredible. the crowd cheers. the teenager hit the tree as she fell into the arms of about half a dozen guests and security personnel. they carried her to a golf cart where she eventually was transported to the local hospital and then later transported via helicopter to another hospital. in a statement to fox news, the great escape park said safety is the park's top priority, saying, quote: this morning the new york state department of labor has cleared the ride for operation, and out of an abundance of caution, the ride will remain closed while we conduct a thorough internal review. an unidentified man was also treated and released for a back injury he suffered attempting to catch the falling girl. it's not clear how she slipped on that ride. arthel: thank god she's okay. thank you very much, bryan llenas.

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♪ ♪ >> to the cuban government, i say put an end to the abuse of dissidents. release the political prisoners. [applause] stop jailing innocent people. open yourselves to political and economic freedoms. return the fugitives from american justice. eric: president trump, of course, announcing his tougher lewin on communist cuba, rolling back some of president obama's changes with the castro regime. but it was that last point, returning the fugitives from american justice, that critics said was one shocking oversight by the obama administration. specifically, demanding the return of faln terrorist bombmaker willie morales and the radical joanne chess marred.

joe connor's father, frank, was killed in the faln bombing in the t.a.r.p. here in new york city in 1975. frank connor was 33 years old. joe, his son, now joins us on phone. joe, we've covered this issue for a number of years now. are you encouraged by, that the president, you know, highlighted this in his speech? >> yes. i am encouraged. he mentioned joanne chess marred by name, which is great. she is a cop killer, she's a convicted cop killer. she escaped from prison. i wish he would mention morales' name. he's no less a terrorist than chesimard. he was one of oscar lopez, who we know from the parade a couple weeks ago, one of his comrades in the faln. they're both terrorists, they both escaped from prison, and they've both been harbored in cat fro's cue -- castro's cuba for 30 years or more. eric: this wasn't part of the deal at all to bring 70 fugitives, hijackers, bank robbers, you know, terrorists

who are till hiding out under the protection of the castro government. why do you think that deal was made without bringing them back? >> well, it wasn't a deal. it was a capitulation by the obama administration. they didn't get anything in return. as a matter of fact, they took cuba off the state sponsor or terror list, and they remain off, and that's one of the points i think mr. trump needs to add cuba back to the state sponsor of terrorists because, clearly, they're sponsoring terrorists by having them in their country, and that would be a big economic hit to cuba. u.s. tourism can account to up to 10% of the entire cuban economy if the projections go as such, and u.s. corporations can't do business with a country who's on the sponsor or terror list. so economically, and mr. trump is the dealmaker, let's make a deal, mr. trump, and put them back on the list until they return these terrorists. and that's where these guys belong. they've all been convicted. we're not talking about these guys going to trial here.

morales, chesimard have been convicted, and they can come back and go right to prison where they belong. eric: you know, the state department and the obama administration said, well, they're having discussions with the cuban government. we're looking at a picture of willie morales. his hands got blown off when he was apparently making a bomb, and he had escaped and fled to cuba, and he's on the most wanted list of the fbi right now. he's been living in cuba since '88, chesimard since '84. did you buy the state department was doing anything to try to get them back? >> no, no. look, you don't give away the house and expect to get something back at the end of it. i don't think they were trying to get them back, i don't think they had any intention of getting them back. the only way is by having leverage, and obama gave away all our leverage by removing these people, by opening the doors and asking nothing in return. they said things like, oh, once we get, you know, good relations with cuba, then we'll get them back.

that ain't the way it works. negotiations don't work like that. you have to get something for what you give, and we got nothing. now trump's got to make a deal here. get these guys back as a starting point for any further opening up to cuba. eric: joe connor with his plea to our government, get fugitives back, those who have broken the law and who have killed americans. joe -- >> absolutely. eric: thank you for joining us this afternoon, and we will be right back. you've wished upon it all year, and now it's finally here. the mercedes-benz summer event is back, with incredible offers on the mercedes-benz you've always longed for. but hurry, these shooting stars fly by fast. lease the c300 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. mercedes-benz. the best or nothing.

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eric: that does it for us. arthel: we are back at 6 p.m. eastern, 3 p.m. pacific. right now gutfeld is up. eric: see you in one hour. [laughter] however, it's been a while. >> maybe it's time. [inaudible] greg: kathy griffin has let herself go.