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>> ♪ the somber sounds of a final good-bye playing out in a houston church as former first lady barbara bush is laid to rest. i'm molly line. this is the fox report. mourners paying their respects to a beloved american at a packed service. first lady trump attending the funeral along with former presidents obama and clinton and their wives. mrs. bush was remembered for her kindness and her common touch. one historian saying that despite reaching the heights of power and fame, she never lost her sense of humanity in helping those who needed it most. >> she was a point of light. in 1989, when many americans
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lived in ignorance about hiv aids, mrs. bush went to a home for infected infants and hugged the children there. as well as an adult male patient. the images sent a powerful message. one of compassion, of love, and of acceptance. molly: then it was time for one last journey, the motorcade making its way to the george h. w. bush presidential library at texas a&m university, the final resting place of barbara bush. mike emmanuel is live in houston, but we start with alicia acuna on the campus of texas a&m university in college station. >> molly, at the request of the bush family, we the media have moved our live location away from the presidential library because for the rest of the day, it will be a quiet place. today's burial was a very private moment as was designed by the former first lady herself. at the completion of the funeral
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service in houston, the bush family made its way to the campus of texas a&m here on college station, the home of the george bush presidential library museum. mrs. bush did request 700 of the 2300 texas a&m core cadets on barbara bush drive as her loved ones arrive. after driving past the front of the museum, the motorcade curved the building, the last of public view. the family then made its way over a bridge that was lined with the singing cadets greeting them with song before they moved on to the burial site. earlier her life was honored by friends and family including a reading by one of her granddaughters. >> she makes linen garments and sells them. she supplies the merchant with sashes. strength and dignity are her clothing. and she laughs at the time to come. she opens her mouth with wisdom. and the teaching of kindness is
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on her tongue. >> we want to show you this photo taken by a member of the staff here at texas a&m. as many know, mr. bush was a fierce -- mrs. bush was a fierce advocate of literacy. folks stopped at the presidential library to read flowers but also children's books. she's also being honored tonight here at the campus of texas a&m. a role call of the absent will list each of those honorees, families or friends of the deceased will answer for them with here. mrs. bush will not be part of the role call she will be listed next year when hopefully the family can attend. the school president is expected however to mention mrs. bush. she leaves behind a legacy of public service and loyalty to her country, but mostly love of family. she will be missed. molly? molly: alicalicia, thank you. as mourners remember the life and legacy of barbara bush, there was of course grief but also gratitude for the many lives she touched.
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her's her son jeb paying tribute to the bush matriarch. >> i know what she's thinking right now, jeb, keep it short, don't drag this out, people have already heard enough remarks already, and most of all don't get weepy. remember i've spent a decades laughing and living a life with these people. and that is true. barbara bush filled our lives with laughter and joy and in the case of her family, she was our teacher and role model on how to live a life of purpose and meaning. molly: mike emmanuel is live in houston. mike? >> molly, good evening. there was plenty of faith, family and friends at today's funeral. susan baker, wife of secretary of state james baker eulogized mrs. bush from the perspective of being a friend. >> she was smart, strong, fun
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and feisty. even sometimes making the headline she regretted. the world saw that and like we did, they admired and loved her for it. >> since mrs. bush passing on tuesday, there's been a lot of concern for her husband, 93-year-old former president george herbert walker bush. he was described as heartbroken after her death and understandably showed some emotion at his wife's funeral today. the former president said this week he has faith she is in heaven and life will gone as she would have had it. the granddaughters read scripture and you could see the emotion in their faces but they powered through honoring mrs. bush today. her grandsons escorted her casket out of the church. then there was a chance to reflect. >> definitely a comfort to the family, a beautiful service. we were in tears.
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the music was just heaven bound. the people that talked about mrs. bush knew her very well and told wonderful stories that made us laugh because she had a wonderful personality. >> four former american presidents were here today, two named bush, bill clinton, and barack obama. it was a remarkable day honoring an extraordinary life. molly? molly: well said. mike emmanuel, we appreciate it. meanwhile, president trump coming to the defense of his personal attorney, michael cohen who is under federal investigation for his business practices. a new york times story suggests that cohen may turn on his client and mr. trump attacked that idea and the newspaper in a series of tweets. here's harvard law professor on what should concern the president. >> focusing his attention is new york, cohen, whether cohen flips, whether he sings, whether he composes. that's the fear.
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if you're innocent, don't worry about a singer, but even if you are innocent, you have to worry about a composer somebody who creatively elaborates on the story. molly: phil keating has more, he's on the mar-a-lago estate. >> president trump is on palm beach at his resort, the winter white house. he spent most of the morning on the other side of his town at his trump international golf club before returning home in time to watch the first lady's funeral on live television. at a hearing friday in los angeles, his long-time attorney, michael cohen, he -- well, his attorney tried to get the judge in stormy daniels case to put her lawsuit on hold while cohen, the person who paid the porn star 130 grand for her silence is also facing a possible indictment by the justice department. cohen's attorney argued his 5th amendment right could be jeopardized if both go forward
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simultaneously. the judge ordered that cohen himself will have to file a declaration. that court in los angeles and he has until wednesday to do so. stormy daniels wants that judge to dissolve the agreement she made with cohen so she can talk about her alleged sexual affair with trump back when he was a private citizen. president trump slammed the new york time story today about cohen which suggested cohen might roll on trump to reduce any prison time. and the president came out in a strong defense today on cohen's behalf. >> president trump is a fighter. and you're going to know his opinion. when it comes to michael cohen, he's known him for a long time. you know, he doesn't like that this -- obviously you are seeing so much of the expansion going on with these raids and these situations. and so i think for the president, you know, he's going to talk about what he thinks and his opinion about that. >> president trump is at mar-a-lago tonight. he has no public events on the agenda or the schedule, not only
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tonight but as well as tomorrow and air force one remains parked nearby at the west palm beach international airport. and tomorrow afternoon, the president is expected to get on board air force one and return to washington. molly? molly: phil keating, thank you very much. fox news sunday chris wallace sits down for an exclusive interview with french president macron, ahead of his scheduled visit to washington next week. that will be his first state visit to our nation's capitol during president trump's office. here's a preview, chris asked macron if president trump's controversies hurt him on a world stage. >> here in this office, i'm not the one to judge and in a certain way to explain your people -- because of these investigations. >> do you ever wonder if he will ever serve his full term? >> i never wonder that.
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i work with him because both of us are very much at the service of our country. molly: chris's full interview with french president macron airs tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. eastern time right here on the fox news channel. missouri's embattled governor getting ready for his day in court as he faces another felony charge. why he is calling this latest accusation a further attempt to smear his name. plus another surprise from north korean dictator kim jong-un taking what seems to be another step to meet president trump's demands as he and the commander chief prepare for a historic meeting. >> when we get to the level of discussing reducing and ultimately getting him to give up his nuclear weapons, we're going to have to be worried about real capabilities and not just gestures and spoken intentions because those can change overnight. this kiester. a farmer's market. a fire truck. even a marching band.
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molly: missouri governor charged with his second felony in two months and attorney general's office charging him with felony computer tampering for using a donor list from his veterans charity ahead of his 2016 election. he's a former navy seal already faces a felony charge on his ex misstress's claim that he threatened to release a photo of her if she revealed their affair. state lawmakers both republicans and democrats are calling for him to resign. >> it's embarrassing quite frankly. and i think -- i don't think the governor can survive this. i think he seems to be the only one who thinks he can. he's digging in. i think it is incumbent upon us in the house that we move as swiftly as possible with the impeachment process for the sake of the state. >> he vows not to quit and denies any criminal wrongdoing. a major announcement from north korea. leader kim jong-un saying he h
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close his -- he will close his country's nuclear test site and suspend long range missile testing ahead of planned talks with president trump. remember, this is just talk, not action. white house strategic communications director credits the trump administration's pressure campaign for this rather surprising news. >> i think it shows that president trump not only in his strong leadership in basically saying we're going to stabilize this region, put a focal point on north korea, but also being a coalition builder in the meantime, working with allies to make sure that it was a concerted effort to stop north korea from becoming an even more dangerous actor in the region and in the world. molly: jillian turner has more from washington. >> in a dramatic about-face north korea's state news agency has issued a statement that reads in part from april 21 north korea will stop nuclear tests and launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles. the north will shut down a nuclear test site in the
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country's northern side to guarantee transparency in suspending nuclear tests. and just hours ago, new reports surfacing that during mike pompeo's clandestine meeting with kim over easter the dictator floated the possibility of releasing three long held american hostages as part of the pending sit-down with president trump. president trump weighing in with a tweet saying north korea has agreed to suspend all nuclear tests and close up a major test site. this is very good news for north korea and the world. big progress. look forward to our summit. today all signs point to go for a trump kim summit and things are looking up for the trump administration's plan to try and strike a deal that no american president has yet been able to do successfully. these developments come just six days before kim is slated to meet with his south korean counterpart president moon and weeks before his highly anticipated face off with potus.
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this past week here in washington talk of north korea was dominated by the politics surrounding cia director pompeo's pending nomination of secretary of state. should he continue to produce results like the ones coming to light this morning, the tables on capitol hill may very well turn in his favor. molly? molly: jillian turner reporting from washington. the european union demanding action as tensions heat up on the gaza israeli border. plus a tense stand off between the white house and the justice department as attorney general jeff sessions reportedly threatens to quit if his deputy rod rosenstein is fired. >> i have confidence in mr. rosenstein. i have confidence in mr. mueller. i want both of them to be able to do their jobs. i think the fewer comments we made -- we make about conclusions, the better off we are. as a control enthusiast, i'm all-business when i travel... even when i travel... for leisure.
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molly: a large rally held across from the white house today. protesters marking day four of the black men's convention with the 10,000 black men's march. speakers addressing police shootings of unarmed civilians, growing violence within urban communities and issues with the president. members of naacp, the action network and black lives matter took part. the israeli military is being urged against using lethal force an unarmed protesters. eu calling for a full investigation when palestinians including a teenager were killed on gaza israel border on friday. david lee miller has more. >> facing growing condemnation over that incident, israel has opened its own investigation
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into the death of that palestinian teenager. palestinian officials say that 14-year-old was one of thousands who took part in the friday demonstrations near gaza's border with israel. three other palestinians were also killed and more than 200 wounded. israeli authorities say palestinians trying to tear down the border fence threw fire bombs and explosives. they also attached incendiary devices to kites in efforts to cause fires across the border. israeli forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition. the dead boy's father says his son did not have a weapon. he was killed in cold blood. the u.n.'s mideast envoy accused israel of killing children. the eu caused on the military not to use deadly force against unarmed protesters. palestinians are calling on the council to investigate. israel's defense minister says hamas is to blame for the boy's death. they say hamas uses civilians
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for human shields. hours before israel dropped leaflets urging people not to take part saying hamas is endangering their lives. yesterday's protest marked the fourth friday in a row that palestinians in gaza have demonstrated near the border. their goal to win what they call the rite of return. palestinians uprooted from their homes decades ago say they want to reclaim their land. since the demonstrations began one month ago, at least 32 palestinians have been killed. more than 1600 have been wounded. these demonstrations are slated to continue until may 15th. that's the date marking the anniversary of israel's founding. the palestinians call it the day of the great catastrophe. molly? molly: david lee miller from jerusalem. thank you. president trump again taking shots at former fbi director james comey. why the president now says comey broke the law. plus, we will bring you back to the mass to honor the matriarch of the political
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release of memos that detailed comey's interactions with president trump. the president saying comey broke the law by leaking what he calls classified information. garrett tenney is in washington. garrett? >> well, molly, the justice department's inspector general is now investigating whether or not james comey did in fact break the law by mishandling classified information. folks will remember after james comey was fired, he shared several of his memos with a friend in order for them to be leaked to a reporter. the "wall street journal" reports at least two of the memos that comey shared contained information that was later deemed classified. that revelation prompted president trump to take some shots at comey, tweeting this afternoon, james comey's memos are classified. i did not declassify them. they belong to our government. he broke the law. additionally, he totally made up many of the things he said i said, and he has already a proven liar and leaker. where are memos on clinton, lynch and others? lawmakers are divided over what
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comey's memos actually prove. democrats argue the memos show that president trump tried to interfere in the fbi's investigation of former national security advisor michael flynn. >> the president interfered in a very big way, you know, i hope you can see your way to letting michael flynn go. that is a profound violation of tradition -- this is the sitting president of the united states, asking the head of the fbi to stop an investigation. >> democrats have also argued that president trump has been trying to shut down the russia investigation from the start. however, republicans are pointing out that comey's memos actually show the president supported it during one of their early meetings. with comey writing, he said that if there was some satellite note i took this to mean some associate of his or his campaign that did something, it would be good to find out but he hadn't done anything and hoped i would find a way to get out that we weren't investigating him.
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congressman gowdy who fought for the memos to be released to lawmakers argues the writings are also evidence of a double-standard by comey. >> when he was upset with president trump, he leaked memos to spur special counsel. when he was up with loretta lynch, nobody knew a word about it. nobody knew that he didn't have confidence in loretta lynch. we just knew he appropriated the decision away from himself. >> the inspector general is investigating comey's handling of the memos as a broader probe in the decision surrounding the clinton e-mail case. molly? molly: attorney general jeff sessions telling the white house he might resign if rod rosenstein is fired who is overseeing the russia probe. the washington post reporting this yesterday. trump has also railed against sessions at times. the protest resignation of attorney general would likely cause other departures in the
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administration, would create a moment of profound crisis for the white house. let's bring in a white house correspondent and a cohost of a pod cast. thank you for being here tonight. >> thanks for having me. molly: to kick things off to say there's been a lot of turnover in the trump administration would be a bit of an understatement, to say if, say, rod rosenstein does end up leaving or being fired and then sessions also leaves, would that be a crisis? what would the repercussions be? >> that's certainly the concern that it would be a significant crisis, that there could potentially be some kind of revolt in the justice department, if it creates some type of domino effect. that's not saying there will be, but that certainly is the concern. what's very interesting here, and it's concerning is that you have this situation where there appears to be these lines being drawn between the white house and the justice department. it's not democrats via
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republicans. it is the white house. it's donald trump, the people that he had put there. this is a concern and we need to watch it carefully. molly: the president has spent the week or so in florida. he's directlied responded when asked about -- he is directly responded when asked about this. >> as far as the two gentlemen you told me about, they have been saying i'm going to get rid of them for the last three months, four months, five months, and they are still here. so we want to get the investigation over with, done with, put it behind us. molly: you know, you are there on the ground. do you get any sense that these men, their jobs are in jeopardy when it comes to the president? >> you know, that's what's so interesting about, you know, president trump's comments in mar-a-lago. he did say that, you know, these two individuals, mueller and rosenstein are still here despite all these reports. it's also what makes these
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reports by the washington post so interesting considering that it happened last weekend, just a couple of days before donald trump made those remarks in mar-a-lago. if you will remember, last week, there was so much speculation, so many reports that a lot of people in washington thought that rosenstein could have been gone at any moment. after the weekend, it quieted down. you know, let's be sure to be clear that this doesn't mean that this conversation had anything to do with that, but it did -- but there did seem to be some quieting of those reports. again, this morning, donald trump's tweeting out that it's just a bunch of fake news. but these are things that, you know, need to be watched. molly: congressman gowdy, the republican chair of the house oversite committee said this on special report last night. i want to get your thoughts after we listen to it. >> i hope he does. i mean i've had my differences with him, but i've got differences with lots of people. i think they should be able to keep their jobs. people are upset with the scope and the breadth of the mueller
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investigation, and rosenstein did draft that memo, but look, it is a really hard job to be the deputy attorney general. the president could get better advice than from me but i would tell him to stick with the team he's got now. molly: democrats and republicans essentially throwing their support behind rosenstein. there seems to be a lot of that in washington right now, looking to stick up for people's jobs, mueller's job, rosenstein's job, will that have an impact? >> i think it will. republicans are not being quiet. while they are saying -- while they are not, you know, passing laws to protect mueller, they are saying it very vociferously that it would be a bad move for donald trump to fire mueller, to fire rosenstein, and the repercussions could be very significant. mitch mcconnell doesn't feel that they need to pass these laws because they feel that trump knows that there could be
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serious repercussions. it certainly seems like, you know, in his comments certainly seems to down play this, all this speculation. so i'm not sure he's going to. there's definitely enough voices that are certainly countering and saying this would be a bad idea. let's also remember that after he fired comey, you know, we had a big hoopla after that. it did not turn out well. that's probably in the back of his mind as well. molly: yeah, you know, i think your comments there are just dead on. i want to get your thoughts about tensions as far as washington is concerned. the tensions between the president, the fbi, the department of justice have been pretty high. are they even higher now, or does he seem to be trying to push to tampen things down? >> that's a great question. it is a bit of an up and down. it is hard to be as high as they were when trump was, you know, saying on tweet after tweet after tweet about how there's, you know, that there wasn't
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being enough done about clinton, about this is a witch hunt, but he's saying that again now, he's being a little more targeted with it. he's targeting comey. he's targeting mccabe. but you know, the temperature is certainly as very very high -- i'm not sure though it is as high as it was before. but, you know, it's only april. molly: what about the relationship currently right now between the president and the attorney general, mr. sessions? >> well, i mean, i think, you know, the fact or, you know, these reports really raise a lot of questions about that relationship. certainly trump has been very critical of sessions ever since he recused himself from the russia investigation. you know, he seemed to get on better terms with him, you know, on some of the immigration, targeting sanctuary cities, for example, especially in california, however trump has never backed off in saying he would have -- he did not want sessions to recuse himself. he did not want him to do it. he would have picked someone
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else, if he knew that sessions was going to recuse himself. and now, you know, the fact or the potential that sessions is making this comment, at least reportedly he is, he certainly must feel more comfortable in his job, strong enough in his job that he can make these kind of comments. i think that would indicate that there's some stability there. molly: interesting. all right. thank you for joining us here tonight. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me. molly: returning now -- ♪ >> our top story of course the funeral of former first lady barbara bush in houston. many tears and a few laughs shared in st. martin's episcopal church as mourners remembered her, her remarkable life and the legacy she leaves behind. let's take one more look at the sights and the sounds on this somber day. ♪
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>> on behalf of this wonderful family and st. martin's episcopal church to welcome you to this service of celebration for the life and the service and the faith of barbara bush. >> a time to mourn, and a time to dance, a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones together. >> -- strength and dignity are her clothing and she laughs at the time to come. she opens her mouth with wisdom and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. many women have done excellently, but you surpassed them all. >> she was candid and comforting, steadfast and straightforward, honest and loving. she believed literacy a fundamental, civil and human right and gave the cause her all. ♪
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>> she was smart, strong, fun and feisty. even sometimes making the headlines she regretted -- regretted. the world saw that and like we did, they admired and loved her for it. barbara, the tough but loving enforcer was the secret of this extraordinary family. >> she believed in and practiced the principles of honesty, tolerance, decency, courage, and strength. she would want us to carry on,
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to live as she lived, fully and deeply, to laugh and laugh often, to love all that god sends our way, and to serve one another the common good and especially the purposes of god. ♪ molly: and there was another moving tribute there at the funeral. former president george h. w. bush wearing a special pair of socks with books on them in honor of barbara bush's commitment to family literacy. and president trump also offering his condolences tweeting: today my thoughts and prayers are with the entire bush family. in memory of first lady barbara bush, there was a remembrance display located at her portrait in the center wall of the white house, and our condolences to the bush family.
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molly: cdc now urging people to avoid all types of romaine lettuce as an e-coli outbreak linked to the vegetable has spread to 16 states sickening over 50 people. at least 31 have been hospitalized. the health agency is warning you not to eat romaine purchased from grocery stores or restaurants unless you can confirm it is not from the yuma, arizona region. police in new york on high alert after a member of the ms-13 gang issued a threat against the lives of long island police officers. the gang has been linked to a wave of violence across the nation, earning them the distinction of being singled out by the trump administration as one of the consequences of our
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country's current immigration laws. bryan llenas is joining me now more on this threat. >> law enforcement in new york has been cracking down on ms 13 and now the gang is looking to retaliate putting a hit on a police officer. on wednesday a gang member told a credible informant quote the police have been making too many arrests and it is time to take the streets back and take out a cop like we do in el salvador. the threat came days after the arrest of ms 13's aalleged east coast kingpin. he was indicted in new york on thursday. his arrest in maryland led to the arrest of 17 other gang members in el salvador. the ms 13 gang isn't evidently too happy about this. diaz, known as the reaper, is accused of leading murders, beatings and directing the gang's drug operations along the east coast. after the threat the county police on long island launched an offensive over the last
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couple of days against ms 13. all police departments on long island and new york city are on high alert and taking extra precautions. the threat came on wednesday, and it was actually the second threat against police officers made by ms 13 in less than a month. >> ms 13 wants to threaten a cop in this county? ms 13 is going to get an answer. there was a threat that an individual that was planning to execute a cop and did have weapons in his vehicle, but by the grace of god that didn't happen that night. >> no arrests have been made yet in connection with either of those threats. a $50,000 reward is being offered for anyone with information that leads to an arrest. ms 13 is known for their thirst of brutal violence. there are 10,000 members in the u.s. it is based in el salvador. the gang has murdered 25 people on long island over the last two years. molly: it is a big story out there over the last few years.
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it's been one to watch. no doubt, you know, the police, they are going to push back on this every step of the way. >> they are. they have been. no doubt they are put into a corner and that's why they are acting the way they are. we have faith in the police that they are going to react in the right way and get these guys. molly: central american migrants are beginning to reach the mexican border while a larger group is just someddays away. many say they are going to turn themselves over and ask for asylum. anita vogel has more. >> this is a smaller group, initially there were about 1500 central american migrants making their way north. now you have 50 that are already at the border and perhaps a few hundred expected to arrive tuesday. some already left early for the u.s. on their own and some of the women and elderly were taken in by mexico on a temporary basis. take a look at this map. this is the route many of them took starting out -- roughly a
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2500 mile journey on foot. some of the travelers stowed away on trains, others jumped on buses -- on buses and trucks, anything they say to get to the u.s. >> translator: we are heading north seeking a better life. in honduras we just can't live there anymore because of the gangs. we can't even go shopping because we are afraid. we are also worried that our children will be recruited by the gangs. those are the fears in our country. >> again, most of the people who reached the border are expected to turn themselves in and ask for asylum. and they have to be able to prove that they have faced persecution in the past or have a well-founded fear of persecution in their country. it is a lengthy process that includes screenings, detention, and a court hearing, but to be granted asylum in the u.s. is a true gamble. it often depends on what judge they get. and especially since the president has called for the end of the catch and release program, many of these people will likely be deported. back to you. molly: anita vogel thank you.
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britain's longest reigning monarch celebrating her 92nd birthday. a busy time for the royal family. plus a look ahead to tonight's watters world. here's a preview. >> blockbuster line up. we have anthony scaramucci, dean cain, stephen baldwin, kellyanne conway and others tonight. we'll be usaa members for life. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people. people who rely on us every day to deliver their dreams they're handing us more than mail they're handing us their business and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your business is our business
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them serious issues. he also had roles in harry potter the sorcerer's stone and the love guru. >> president trump considering a posthumous pardon for the first african-american heavy weight boxing championship -- champion, an all white jury convicted jack johnson of transporting a white woman across state lines more than a century ago. that woman was his girlfriend and later became his wife. president trump says he's acting on the advice of a famous boxing fan. mr. trump tweeting: sylvester stallone called me with a story of heavy weight boxing champion jack johnson, his trials and tribulations were great, his life complex and controversial. others have looked at this over the years. most thought it would be done but yes i'm considering a full pardon. queen elizabeth the oldest monarch in british history today celebrating her birthday amid a very busy time for the royal
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family. kitty logan reports from london. >> the queen is celebrating her 92nd birthday -- birthday, and this year she has been much more public about it than usual. april 22nd is the queen's actual birthday. she has another official birthday in june. these are busy times for britain's royal family with a wedding coming up and a baby due. the queen's grandson prince harry was out with his fiance meghan markle earlier in the day. they attended an event ahead of the next invictus games to be held in usaustralia us a later this year. but first his focus is on his wedding in just four weeks from now. there is another important royal event coming up soon. a royal baby is due any day now.
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prince william's third child. fans are already gathering outside the london hospital where she will give birth, some hoping there might be a special birthday gift for the queen. the baby may not come in time for the queen's birthday but celebrations are continuing into the evening with a special concert in monday. molly: thank you. what's in a name especially when a country decides to rename itself? where this is happening and why.
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>> said goodbye to swaziland. the king says the country will now revert to its last name. making the announcement during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the countries independence from britain. unlike some of the countries that broke free from colonial rule, swaziland did not change its name at that time until now. that is how fox reports, there saturday, thank you for watching. "watters' world" starts right now.
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>>jesse: welcome to trento. i am jesse watters. james comey and hillary clinton, the perfect pair. that's the subject tonight of watters words. the two most prominent opponents trump has vanquished, and of their losses in the exact same way and for the exact same reasons. we will break it down in a second. here's the real reason this matter to you. losing to donald trump has become a cottage industry in america.
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