the white house fighting tooth and nail for its stalled agenda but continuing revelations on russia weighing heavy on the west wing. i'm rob schmitt in for julie banderas you are watching the fox report. we are keeping a close eye as vice president mike pence prepares to take the stage in washington tonight delivering a keynote address at a conservative event later this hour. the president back here in the states after what was widely seen as a successful trip to paris. president trump taking in some of the women's u.s. open today at his golf club in new jersey but still dominating the news cycle his oldest son's meeting with the russian lawyer during the campaign. we are now learning that meeting was also attended by a russian

american lobbyist there in the lower left corner of your screen. you see his picture. the number of participants growing by the day along with the outrage on capitol hill. >> this shocking new evidence raises even graver questions about russia's success in infiltrating the election systems in 21 states. this is not acceptable. congress must act and act immediately. we must get the truth about russia's meddling and the full extent of the trump's campaign complicity. >> white house correspondent kevin cork is live from new jersey. kevin, the big question, how is the white house handling the expanding russia probe tonight? >> yeah, continues to expand by the day, doesn't it, rob? listen, a couple things, first of all they want to try to stay on message, keep the focus on jobs, economy, infrastructure, healthcare of course. but clearly as this probe expands, they are also doing the right thing i think and that is keep adding experienced attorneys to their roster.

let me tell you about the latest to join the trump team. this man is named ty cobb, and yes, i will get to the fakts that he is named -- i will get to the fact that he is named ty cobb in a moment. he's a very experienced former prosecutor. he's also part of the investigation's practice in washington, d.c. a graduate of harvard and georgetown law. yes, he is related to the late baseball great. this addition is an outgrowth of the on going probe into the trump campaign's contacts with russian nationals during the 2016 election. >> now we know a counterintelligence person in the meeting as well. it is important that we see all electronic communications, whether it's direct messaging, twitter, e-mail, text, whatever it happens to be among the members of the trump family and within the trump administration. >> echoing that strong approach is ka california -- california congressman adam schiff. let me share a statement he has

issued it reads in part the report that a former russian counterintelligence officer was also present during the meeting with donald trump jr., jared kushner and paul manafort, if accurate, adds another deeply disturbing fact about this secret meeting. a portrait of consistent dissembling and deceit when it comes to the campaign's meetings with russian officials and intermediaries. clearly the idea as you listen to the democrats is keep pushing the narrative that there must have been something nefarious between the campaign and russia. meaning the kremlin even if it came through russian intermediaries, it is a story that doesn't appear to be going anywhere any time soon. rob? >> every day so far. and you bring -- they are bringing in ty cobb now, this big-time lawyer. does that mean they are going to change the approach of the white house on how they handle this whole story? >> yeah, listen, that's a great question. i don't think it represents a change in approach as much as it represents a recognition, that as this probe expands, you need to have the best, most

experienced people in the trenches, leading the charge, and obviously having ty cobb on the team means the white house can now focus because they know they have someone who has federal experience, who is obviously very much someone who knows what is all about in washington, and the truth be told, they don't want to get bogged-down in all things russia, obviously, but as they recognize the seriousness of the probe, they're bringing in ty cobb. now, let me just share what the president is trying to talk about. yeah, he wants to talk about other things, besides russia. he was on twitter this morning tweeting the following: stock market hit another all-time high yesterday, despite the russian hoax story. also jobs numbers are starting to look very good. and indeed, if we take you back to last week, you can see right there, the jobs report for june much stronger than anticipated, 222,000 new positions created. they had expected about 179,000. so obviously they blew right past that. unemployment rates still very low at 4.4%. meanwhile, the president as you

pointed out is here in the garden state of new jersey, at the u.s. women's open at his golf club and nearby trump national. a welcome respite no doubt from the bruising battles of the past and those looming in washington. clearly the crowd enjoying the president's visit there. now, tomorrow we expect him to take in a bit more golf before heading back to washington, and clearly, the ongoing discussion about russia will be in the headlines, but also he's got to try to keep pushing congressional lawmakers to come up with a repeal and replace of obama care, and we think he might talk about deregulation as well. we will be watching it all very carefully. for now, rob, back to you. >> yeah, he needs a big victory, something to deter all of this coverage on the big news channels. kevin, thank you very much. and other news now, duelling demonstrations across the country. the president's critics making their voices heard, taking to the streets today. in another round of coast to coast protests, here's what they had to say in chicago.

>> i am a senior, first of all. i'm very concerned, number one, about social security and medicare. i don't want to lose my benefits. my husband just retired recently. so that's my biggest fear. >> the whole regime needs to go. the whole trump regime. everybody he appoints for any position is a complete opposite of that position. >> all right. not to be outdone, some of the president's supporters gathering near his golf club in new jersey, for a rally of their own. we are reporting live from an antitrump protest in new york city which is now heading south towards union square in manhattan. how has it been out there today? >> hi, rob. this group got here about 4:00 today. they have been marching from trump tower to times square now down to union square. 150 to 200 people. all organized by refuse fascism.org. this is an organization that fully believes that the trump administration is an evil regime comparable to hitler and to

north korea. they say that in the name of humanity, that it is time that people drive president trump and his vice president out. they don't want to wait for the election in 2020. they don't even want to wait for the midterms in 2018. now when you speak to the folks here, some agree with that. some are different levels of sort of their anti-trumpness, if you will. but we did speak to one of the main organizers here, from refuse fascism.org who told us this, comparing mr. trump to hitler. >> trump without a question is more dangerous than hitler. he has a greater arsenal. he has nuclear arms. he at the head of a superpower. these are weapons and machinery of death that hitler did not have access to. >> and on top of that, this organization has been mobilizing throughout the country. the protests aren't necessarily huge, but in atlanta, chicago, seattle, few dozen to a couple hundred people. in boston as well. and they had their protests.

again about 15 cities throughout the country today. rob? >> pretty sure the nazis sup pressed protests -- suppressed protests, brian. there were counterprotests here as well; right? >> we spoke to some pro trump people that came out here and did the counterprotest. 30 to 50 pro trump protesters outside his national golf club. the president obviously there for the u.s. women's open and out there making their voices heard. there was a protest from a women's advocacy group there that wanted the usga or u.s. golf association to essentially remove the u.s. women's open from president trump's golf course. that obviously didn't happen. here in new york there was pro trump people that countered this rally that has now marched past me and they said essentially said this about the protests. >> they are anti-american. i don't know about the anti-capitalist. but i agree with you, not anti-trump. trump could be assassinated. pence could be assassinated or

driven out of office. they would still not be satisfied. they are communists. whenever they are, they are not americans. >> obviously heated on both sides. good news is, no reports of any major violence at all at any of these protests. obviously we have seen that kind of violence out in berkeley, california. good news today, no violence that we know of. rob? >> that's certainly good news. brian, thank you very much. all right. it could be a make-or-break week for the revised healthcare bill. its fate hanging in the balance as several lawmakers voice reservations at this plan. republicans can only afford to lose one more vote at this point as two senators already are rejecting it. but president trump does remain optimistic. he says republicans are on the brink of keeping their promise to repeal and replace obama care. listen. >> when i ran for president, i made a commitment to the american people to repeal and replace obama care. i am pleased to report that we are very very close to ending

this healthcare nightmare. we are so close. the legislation working its way through congress, provides the choice and control people want. the affordability they need. and the quality they deserve in healthcare. >> garrett tenney is live in washington with the latest. garrett, what is senate leadership doing to convince republicans to try and support this bill, to get this thing through? >> senate sources tell us there is a lot of wheeling and dealing going on to get this bill through. apart from the two republicans who have said they plan to vote against the bill, there are a number of others who have expressed concerns about it and want to see some changes made. majority leader mitch mcconnell is somewhat limited in the changes he can make, the bill does free up a lot of money he has to work with, and a senate source tells us mcconnell has already used some of that on amendments to try and win over some of those republicans. like louisiana's bill cassidy and alaska's lisa murkowski. the latest draft of the bill makes a few small changes in

definitions that will have a big impact on the medicaid funding those states receive. states like alaska and louisiana, that didn't expand their medicaid roles until 2015 and 2016 will now see less drastic cuts to that funding and be able to select a higher baseline for their medicaid funding going forward. another amendment also creates a short and long-term insurance stability fund. just one state meets the criteria to receive the funds, and that state, alaska will receive more than 1.8 billion dollars a year for the next years as a result. last night, mitch mcconnell met with a number of senators who are on the fence. we're told at least five moderates in that meeting requested additional changes, namely a more generous formula for determining medicaid funding in the future. with the congressional budget office analysis of the bill expected early next week, there could still be more requests headed his way. with two republicans planning to vote no, all it takes one more

is for this bill to die. >> once again not looking very good. what are republicans going to do if they don't get the healthcare bill passed? where do they go? >> it would put them in a bad place if they continue follow through with what they have been promising for the last seven years. kentucky's rand paul is one of the two senators who plan to vote against the bill and he is still pushing for the senate to divide the repeal and replace into two separate bills. on friday he said it's an idea that the president is very interested in as well. >> if it doesn't happen, if the senate leadership can't put it together, my hope is that he steps in to the fray and helps push us along. he's indicated that he's open to my idea, which is separate it into a clean repeal. democrats and the big government republicans could work on the spending plan and the rest of us, including the moderates, could vote on a clean repeal. >> now, as far as right now, though, mitch mcconnell has said his plan is to instead try working with democrats to simply

fix obama care. of course though he is hoping that the repeal and replace current bill will be able to go through over the next few weeks. rob? >> we will have to wait and see. garrett, thank you very much. be sure to watch "fox news sunday" for more on the week's stories. you can catch one from the president's legal team answering questions on the russian investigation. also they will weigh in on the senate healthcare bill. check your local listings. right now potential hope for the parents of a terminally ill baby at the center of an ongoing legal battle. as an american doctor prepares to evaluate 11 month old charlie gard what that doctor is saying about the success of the experimental treatment that charlie's parents are seeking. new details about the victims of a deadly high-rise apartment fire in honolulu and the flaws in the building that likely allowed the flames to rage on for a number of hours.

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most residents will be able to return home after a deadly fire at a honolulu high-rise. the fire killing three people, injuring 12 after flames broke out in a unit on the 26th floor on friday. officials say three floors remain closed because of heavy damage. the building was not equipped with fire sprinklers that would have contained this blaze. and we're learning that the elevators were not working when the fire started. will carr is live from our l.a. bureau. will, do we know exactly what started the fire? >> well, rob, not yet. that's still under investigation. but we do know what kept the fire raging. the lack of sprinklers. it sparked around 2:15 in the afternoon.

residents could see fierce flames shooting out of the apartment. plumes of thick dark smoke poured out of the building for hours. listen to one resident describe the scene. >> you couldn't breathe. you couldn't see. you couldn't see the steps in front of you. it was that smoky. we went back to the elevators, even the fireman got down on his hands and knees and was huffing and puffing. >> according to local reports, the fire killed a 54-year-old man and his 85-year-old mother. the man called his brother on a cell phone saying that he smelled smoke when he got out of the shower, that he couldn't get his mother out safely so he hid under his bed. that's the brother heard from his family inside the building. three people were killed. in all 12 others were injured including a firefighter who had to be treated for heat exhaustion. >> we still haven't gotten the elevators to work so we're actually walking all the

equipment up, all the equipment down, up to the 29th floor. >> considering how heavy that equipment is, the firefighters also had to carry the hoses up and down the stairs so they could connect to the water lines on each floor. rob? >> looking at that building, it is a really big building. it also looks rather new. how did it not have a sprinkler system? >> it is definitely a high-rise. the building though was built before 1974, and in honolulu, buildings that old don't have to have sprinkler systems. now i know that seems a bit backwards considering the age of the structure, but the mayor says that you can expect that legislation will be changed in the near future making sure that every building in the city is prepared to handle a fire like the tragic one we saw yesterday in honolulu. >> older than i thought it was. certainly is true. will, thank you very much. hundreds of thousands of people in turkey mark one year since a failed coup attempt. remember this?

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>> on tuesday or wednesday, there will be one of the most important votes in the modern history of this country. and that vote will be whether or not in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, we throw 22 million americans off of the health insurance they currently have. >> he has vowed to introduce a medicare for all single payer type bill after the current healthcare debate finishes up. new developments in the battle over president trump's revised travel ban. the justice department asking the supreme court for an immediate intervention after a hawaiian judge expanded family exemptions for travelers from six muslim majority countries. the supreme court has now responded to that giving the opposing parties until noon on tuesday to file their response. ellison barber has more.

>> the trump administration is making another appeal to the supreme court over the controversial travel ban. last month the nation's highest court handed a partial win to the administration ruling that it was reasonable for the government to enforce the travel restrictions on people who did not have a quote credible claim of a bona fide relationship with someone already in the u.s. what didn't the supreme court do? according to a hawaii court adequately define close family relations. on thursday, judge derrick watson expanded the list of familial relationships people can use to get into the u.s. if they are from one of the six muslim majority countries, listed in the executive order. the government's utilization of the specific family based visa provisions of the immigration and nationality act constitutes cherry picking and resulted in a predetermined and unduly restrictive reading of close familial relationships. other equally relevant federal immigration statutes define a

close family in a much broader manner. attorney general jeff sessions says the decision undermines -- undermines national security and shows a lack of respect for the separation of power. some say the supreme court's ruling was narrow, but unclear and because of that, the administration narrowly defined close family. >> they did not include fiances and at the very last minute that same day, that evening they changed it and allowed fiances to be included. so there has been a lot of confusion about who is in and who is not. but it seems like there is a strong argument from the state of hawaii's point of view now to say that how do you say that grandparent is not a close family member? >> the justices are on a three-month summer recess, but would likely deal with an emergency filing like this sooner rather than later. they would still deal with the bigger constitutional questions of this ban in the fall. rob? >> ellison, thanks. the state of texas telling its side of the story in federal court denying allegations that state lawmakers discriminated

against minorities while drawing up congressional districts. this is a legal battle dating back several years. and one that could have national implications in the 2018 midterm elections. we are in dallas with a look at this ongoing high-stakes trial. >> it's been a legal battle six years in the making. did texas violate the federal voting rights act? after the state's republican controlled legislature mapped out new congressional and house district lines back in 2011. >> whoever gets to draw the boundaries of electoral districts can draw them in such a way that they advantage their political party. >> the courts redrew those maps in 2013, but many minority advocacy groups challenged, saying the new lines were still drawn to favor the g.o.p. and, quote, dilute the democrat vote. plaintiffs call it discrimination since more latinos and african-americans tend to vote democrat.

>> 16% of u.s. congress in texas are latino, exact same number since 70. in march a panel of three federal judges sided against texas saying lawmakers quote intentionally discriminated against minority voters. the following month a similar ruling was issued by the same trio of judges regarding the state's house districts. once again, accusing texas of stacking the deck. >> we're confident in our arguments in this case and optimistic that the current redistricting plans for congress and for the texas house of representatives will be found fair and legal. >> the stakes are high, if texas fails to make a compelling argument, the courts could order the state to redraw its maps before the 2018 election. punishment is also on the table which could restrict how texas conducts elections moving forward, requiring district lines be approved by the department of justice.

>> texas has said it plans to appeal if there is not a ruling in their favor. so this could go all the way up to the u.s. supreme court. the high court has already agreed to hear a different redistricting case. that one out of wisconsin. in dallas, fox news. >> all right. a new political experiment in seattle dubbed democracy vouchers now coming under fire. the first in the nation program is aimed at taking big money out of political campaigns, but some are challenging it in court, claiming it violates their 1st amendment rights. dan springer has the details from seattle. dan? >> john grant is running a completely new type of campaign for seattle city council. he's asking virtually every person he meets to become a financial donor. >> we're funding our campaign through the democracy voucher program. >> each registered voter was mailed four $25 vouchers which can only be redeemed by candidates.

grant a housing activist who is endorsed by the democratic socialist party has raised over $200,000, nearly all from vouchers, given by some of the most unlikely campaign donors, low income renters, non-citizens, and the homeless, all who can apply for vouchers, even if they can't or won't vote. >> someone who is homeless has just as many democracy vouchers as someone who is wealthy and living on a waterfront property in seattle. >> the vouchers are funded by a small property tax raising 3 million dollars. just a few weeks from the primary, and only 4% have been returned. unused voucher money will roll over to the next election cycle. but mark helps to prevent that, not able to support a single candidate, he is suing to stop the program because he says his tax dollars are funding political speech he opposes. >> it's a clear violation of 1st amendment rights, with free speech also come the right not to speak. >> we're also participating in the democracy voucher program. >> one goal is to reduce the amount and influence of money in

politics. in exchange for getting vouchers, candidates like teresa agree to a spending cap, but it may not work. she got limits lifted because opponent sarah nelson who opted out of the vouchers is raising a lot of private money. >> that was dan springer reporting from seattle. voucher supporters say this first in the nation program gives a political voice to those who have never given to a campaign and it forces candidates to meet more voters, but critics argue it's another money grab that will only push seattle's politics further to the left. all right, kellyanne conway appearing today at the family leadership summit in iowa. she's taking the opportunity to slam the media and accuse her detractors of sexism. >> so much of the criticism of me is so gender based. i saw some of it this morning. i would use this as examples but this is a family audience. but so much of it is gender based obviously. and i mean, i remember -- by the

way i'm old enough to remember when comedians were funny. i kind of miss those days. >> conway also accused reporters of covering the administration in an incomplete way, focusing on perceived scandals instead of substance. don't miss watter's world tonight including an exchange with a man who claims he's behind an open letter urging violence in order to oust the president. here's a preview. >> is it self-defense against right wing aggression? >> was it in self-defense when you firebombed a limousine during an inauguration? >> yes. >> the owner of the limousine was a muslim immigrant, were you aware of that? >> a lot of violence is actually committed by these right wingers who basically seek to make us look bad. >> so the muslim immigrant who owned the limo that was firebombed was trying to make you look bad, how? >> i don't think he's the one

that firebombed it. it is these right wing infiltrators. you see it all the time, all over the internet. >> that wasn't you guys -- >> -- groups that have been made up -- >> was a horse that was stabbed a racist trump supporter? >> yes, so, the horse -- >> i didn't know horses could vote. >> that's coming up on watter's world 8:00 p.m. right after this show on fox news channel. several american corporations writing fat checks for former president obama. coming up, where some million dollars donations are heading. plus a decade's old tradition in north carolina now in jeopardy. why a federal appeals court is ruling against this moment of prayer. >> those who are involved in the different agencies, dear lord, pray your blessings upon them, lord. in jesus name we pray, amen.

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these cases as the secular watchdog groups have become much more litigious. now these prayers have been a tradition for 50 years and now that it's been ruled unconstitutional, it could pave the way for a showdown in the u.s. supreme court. rowan county north carolina in the heart of the bible belt had opened its commissioners meeting with prayer that often ended with in jesus name and invited those attending to join in. the american civil liberties union filed a lawsuit on behalf of three residents who often attended the meetings. >> if it opens in a way that makes me feel like i'm not one of those people, that this board of commissioners is speaking to and for, i'm feeling sort of disenfranchised in a way. >> on friday the 4th circuit u.s. court of appeals ruled 10-5 against the prayers, giving the majority opinion the judge wrote the prayer practice served to identify the government with christianity and risk conveying

to citizens of minority faiths a message of exclusion. the dissenting opinion said the majority's opinion strikes at the very trunk of religion seeking to outlaw most prayer given in government assemblies even though such prayer has been an important part of the fabric of our democracy and civic life. and the board chair defended the tradition. >> we start with two things, pledge of allegiance and we're going to have a prayer. the prayers are called the solemn prayer. it is an opportunity for the commissioners to reflect and these are for the commissioners as we look for wisdom as we do business on behalf of the county. >> now, with the ongoing lawsuit, the county commissioners have a chaplain now give their opening prayer. rob? >> very interesting stuff. what's the next step here? >> well, of course the county is still deciding if it should appeal to the u.s. supreme court. two commissioners said they would vote for it. they will need a third to go forward. the high court has also allowed

such prayers in limited situations. you might remember the 2014 case in new york, but in that case, the lawmakers themselves were not participating, and that's not the situation in north carolina. so this case could really set a precedent. >> certainly could, yeah. thank you very much, lauren. appreciate that. >> absolutely. okay. now o a fox news alert. -- a fox news alert. vice president mike pence delivering a keynote speech in washington, d.c. tonight. maverick is an organization for conservative young professionals, critically important group of people for the republican party. other republican speakers include house speaker paul ryan and south carolina senator lindsey graham. we will watching this speech for any news. if he mentions anything about healthcare or about russia or anything like that, we'll grab it and we will bring it in for you as soon as -- as soon as it comes in. new indication the skies will get a lot busier. why we are about to see a historic influx of drones and what authorities are doing to prevent accidents between them.

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all right. a massive sipg hole that destroyed -- sinkhole that destroyed two homes in florida appears to have stabilized least for now. crews are leaving this alone for 48 hours before they even touch it or start the cleanup process. this hole opened up yesterday, completely engulfing parts of two houses. look at this. nearly a dozen homes are

affected nearby. it could be quite a while before things get back to normal in this neighborhood. >> the cleanup is going to take weeks. to get the road back to where it's at and the lots back to normal, i'm going to be honest with you, i'm going to estimate that in the months. we will have heavy equipment moving in at some point in time, over the next week, maybe two. >> look at the size of this thing. the sinkhole is estimated to be 225 feet across. it is 50 feet deep. that is scary. all right. more drones filling our skies each and every year. the faa says drone registrations now top registrations for all aircraft over the past century, and the more of them there are, the greater likelihood of an accident of some kind in our nation's airspace. jonathan serrie has more from our atlanta bureau. >> jus in the last -- just in the last 18 months, we have registered twice as many unmanned aircraft than we

registered all aircraft on the previous 100 years. >> from crop dusting to package delivery, commercial drones are about to become a part of every day life. to safely integrate vast numbers of new unmanned aircraft into the nation's airspace, the faa is relying on assure, a group of research institutions led by mississippi state university. among the questions researchers are working to answer, what happens when drones crash into people or suddenly fall out of the sky? >> we have to better understand what happens if in fact there is some sort of a collision or an impact. we need to better understand that, but at the end of the day, this really is about avoiding that collision in the first place. >> although many commercial drones provide live video feeds of their flights, the faa generally requires operators to fly their drones within eyesight, but the commercial drone industry is actively preparing for the day this requirement is lifted. >> whether it's package delivery, whether it's arctic operations, regardless of what

it is, almost every truly useful application of unmanned technology is beyond visual out of sight. >> the technology is way ahead of the regulations. just a matter of how to figure out how to integrate these drones into the airspace. >> they will inject billions of dollars into the economy and create u.s. jobs. while companies investing in unmanned flight are eager to reap the economic benefits, industry leaders and regulators agree, the advanced safety research is crucial to prevent crowded skies from turning into the wild west. in starkville, mississippi, jonathan serrie, fox news. >> coming up, a special honor for a world war ii veteran. the 94-year-old receiving a medal that he earned seven decades ago, all thanks to his daughter's determination. this hero's story coming up. ♪ for my constipation,

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