we had a great event. that's my mom and dad. look at that. my mom's grandparents spent their final years there. we get together, raise money to pay bills and over 15 years we've raised several hundred thousand dollars. shut-out to the folks back home. great job. >> good for you, bill. "happening now" starts right now. >> jon: we begin with a fox news alert on the president trump calling it spy gate. the new revelation about outside informants inside his 2016 presidential campaign tweeting this could be one of the biggest political scandals in history. good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> i'm julie banderas. the president is heading to new york for a round table discussion on the ms-13 gang. but not before he unleashed new attacks on twitter about the russia investigation and word the f.b.i. planted spies inside

his campaign tweeting the efforts to undermine him have backfired. and things have turned around for the criminal deep state. chief white house correspondent john roberts is live with more on this. >> good morning to you. the president with a lot of new ammunition to discredit the whole premise for the russia investigation after these revelations that an f.b.i. informant had contacts and meetings with three members of the president's campaign. let's put them up on screen so you know who they are. carter page, a foreign policy advisor. george papadopoulos and sam clovis, an active member of the trump campaign. the president yesterday in the oval office with moon jae-in of south korea sounding off about the whole thing. listen here. >> president trump: if they had spies in my campaign that would be a disgrace to this country. that would be one of the biggest insults that anyone has ever seen and would be very illegal aside from everything else. it would make probably every political event ever look like

small potatoes. if they had spies in my campaign during my campaign for political purposes, that would be unprecedented in the history of our country. >> james comey taking issue with the president's use of the word spy but not denying that the informant was working trump campaign officials. he said facts matter. the f.b.i.'s use of confidential human services is essential to protecting the country. attacks on the f.b.i. and lying about its work will do lasting damage to our country. how will republicans explain to to their grandchildren? it drew sharp reaction from david bossie this morning. listen here. >> james comey will have to explain to his grandchildren what he allowed the f.b.i. to do and how they -- look, there is an enormous discussion to be had here. it is deeply disturbing if --

now we understand is a fact that they had spies inside this campaign. it is outrageous. every american should be disturbed by this news. >> adding to the intrigue a citation in a government website that tracks federal spending the alleged informant was paid nearly $300,000 for the pentagon for an economic study on india and china. in another development a meeting tomorrow with the department of justice, devin nunes, the chairman of the house intelligence committee. trey gowdy, the chairman of the house oversight committee and rod rosenstein's deputy and chris wray and dan coates will all be getting together. the chief of staff john kelly telling the department of justice and the f.b.i. and the d.n.i. to work to get chairman nunes and gowdy the docksments -- documents they want about the fisa surveillance of the trump campaign and the latest

revelation about the f.b.i. informant. sources tell fox news the chairman are aren't optimistic getting what they want but going down there to see what they can possibly get. there are concerns that chief of staff john kelly will not actually be at that meeting and the chairmen are worried that the department of justice may use this as just another excuse to stone wall. you mentioned the president leaving the white house in about an hours time headed to long island for a round table on ms-13 with 10,000 members in the united states. the president repeating his use of the word animals to describe ms-13 and getting a lot of backup on that from his political supporters. >> john roberts at the white house. >> jon: as john just mentioned the president's immigration round table happens in a few hours on long island where the ms-13 gang has been active over the past several years.

let's talk about what might result with tom rogan who covers politics for "the washington examiner". any presidential appearance is meant to make a point. presidential time is precious. what is the white house thinking about what is going to come out of this meeting today? >> hi, jon. i think the first thing is that the president sees this as an opportunity to take the lead on an issue that i think the vast majority of americans agree with him on. ms-13 and gangs like it are predators against innocent people. and i think most people again agree with that and it helps president trump when you see some on the left try to push back against that notion of animals as the descriptor. the secondary point here, this allows president trump to present his broader immigration plan in the context of a threat. that i think allows him to push, for example, for congressional action in terms of the border wall and it is

about messaging both in that sort of populist sense but also with a political intent. >> jon: a lot of people were critical of the president for using that characterization of animals. i want to play exactly what he said and for those who haven't heard it they can make their own determinations as to what he meant. listen here. >> ms-13 gang members i know about. i cannot tell ice about them. >> president trump: we have people coming into the country, trying to come in. we're taking people out of the country. you wouldn't believe how bad these people are. these aren't people, these are animals. >> jon: these are animals. the white house is just out with a statement in the last 24 hours or so doubling down on that term. an official white house statement calling ms-13 gang members animals. >> right. why are they doing that, jon? it reflects the president's viewpoint. but secondly because they believe it's a political winner.

they believe the vast majority of americans will look at the record of ms-13 and find the president's words matching up that reality. so it serves them in that regard. i think actually one of the things that is going to be a problem here for those who are opposing the president is that the evidentiary record. if you go through court records, for example, in our country you're allowed to do, you can see just what some of these individuals have done. i think quite frankly an even larger amount of americans would probably join the president's side in terms of this debate. i don't think those who are opposing the president have really thought it through. >> jon: it helps the president sell the idea of his long-cherished border wall? >> exactly. it allows trump in a very successful way, i think, the greatest skill he has as a politician is the ability to blend his populist message with a political effect. the election was the biggest

example but in terms of the immigration debate it allows him to say look, this is why i am so passionate about this wall. this is why you need to get this wall passed. and i have to say i think there is as much a focus here on republicans in congress appropriating that money as there is democrats. and because they know back behind the scenes that president trump might call them out if he doesn't think they're supporting his narrative on this. >> jon: and those who do not support the president's narrative aren't going to be invited aboard air force one for this trip and won't be seated next to him at this round table. so he is using the bully pulpit to shine some i guess glory, for lack of a better term, on those who agree with him politically on this. >> that's exactly right. this idea you're with me or you are with the other side. at the moment the other side is not helping those republicans on the fence because the other side is standing up for a group of people who rapists,

murderers, extremely violent criminals. it doesn't make good political sense. >> jon: we ran some of their photos earlier in their discussion and people got a good idea of who we are talking about. thanks, tom. >> america's election headquarters with results from some of the primaries across four states. first to georgia where two gop kands are heading for a july runoff in the governor's race there and the winner will face democrat stacey abrams in november. the first african-american woman nominee for governor in that state and to kentucky now where a former marine fighter pilot won her democratic primary. this time for a house seat. >> can you believe this? what happened tonight is amazing. i couldn't be more honored and more humbled to be standing here tonight as your nominee.

>> melissa: mcgrath a political newcomer will face gop incumbent andy barr in november. >> jon: the alaska man accused of a deadly airport shooting is back in court. he is expected to plead guilty to 11 charges as part of a plea deal with prosecutors. santiago is accused of killing five people and killing six others at the fort lauderdale airport in 2017. >> a tractor trailer miles from the next company border stopped on a texas highway. what police found inside. we'll tell you. a new push to restore the promise of 1996 welfare reforms under president clinton with kevin brady, the chairman of ways and means committee, just introducing legislation. we'll talk live to the congressman about why he thinks this bill could be unifying force for the gop next. >> after i sign my name to this

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congressman kevin brady. this strikes me as odd. it's one thing if people are out of jobs because there aren't enough jobs to fill. but this is quite the contrary because how is it that there are so many unfilled jobs when there are millions of people out of work? >> great question. we do have a booming economy and businesses of all sizes are desperate for new workers. yet we have millions of americas on the sidelines trapped in our welfare system. this is the perfect time to really restore the promise of the 1996 welfare reforms led by speaker newt gingrich signed by president clinton at the time. ways and means committee is acting this afternoon to move welfare reform forward as part of our republican better way agenda that really is focused on getting people from the sidelines to the front lines of

the workforce, getting a job but keeping a job. truth of the matter is we need them. america really needs these people and we think they have a brighter future. >> julie: so you have introduced the welfare reform legislation. the jobs and opportunity with benefits and services for success act. it will have a huge focus on the workplace. how will it help the unemployed? and how is it going to be different than the clinton/gingrich reform in 1996? >> we build off those reforms but do some important things. one, the reforms in the 90s directed states to engage half of those on welfare to get them to work. a lot of states aren't engaging anyone. we set a new standard. everyone who is work eligible will have a game plan to get back to the workforce. secondly, that focus was mainly on women, which was exactly right.

this one will as well but we know that there are seven million men missing from this economy, prime working age who could be an important part of america's growth going forward as well. final key point here is that the 96 reforms we focus on getting people into a job even if it was temporary in a sense. we really refocusing on getting a job and keeping a job. again building off what newt gingrich and others did an amazing job at. >> julie: those who are a bit conflicted about paul ryan as house speaker and you were one of those that has come out and said you would wish for him to remain while other republicans would disagree with you. what's going on behind the scenes there? >> i think there is strong support for the speaker continuing to lead. a good example, look at our better way agenda led by speaker ryan. tax reform, rebuilding the military, getting red tape out of the way and welfare reform.

we're following as house republicans that conservative pro growth agenda the speaker laid out. let's follow this agenda, deliver on our promises to make a stronger november. i don't want speaker nancy pelosi to be taking the gavel next january. >> julie: the failure of the farm bill which many say wasn't really a farm bill. it was more of a welfare bill. that was something that some people are pinning on paul ryan. where do you see it? >> i don't think that's fair at all. the speaker has worked very closely with those of us who support border security and the wall as well as those members who want the find a solution on daca. and i think the farm bill was just part of the posturing on that. i actually think we're moving toward positive solutions and i credit the speaker and our conference working together to get this done. >> julie: they need to get something done before the break.

they don't want to come back in september and not have passed at least the farm bill and something on immigration. >> you're right. >> julie: great to see you. thank you for taking time. >> thanks, julie. >> jon: democrats held primaries in several states last night as they hope to take control of congress in november. why one new op-ed says the party should be worried. families outraged over the pending release over a convicted serial child rapist. how soon he could be freed from prison. >> if ever there was a poster child for never release this guy, it's him. it's time for the semi-annual sale

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child rapist believed to have attacked as many as 100 children in massachusetts is set to be released as early as today. this comes after the department of corrections determined he was not a threat. wayne chapman already spending four decades in jail after reportedly admitting to raping dozens of boys back in 1975. his lawyer says he is no longer sexually dangerous due to his age. the families of his victims have been notified of his pending release. >> jon: a big victory for progressives in last night's democratic primaries. one new op-ed suggests those nominations make the party less likely to seize control of congress come november. in a piece titled a civil war is looming for democrats, douglas shone writes uncertainly remains about the

democratic party's ability to retake the house in november. the growing progressive insurgency -- presents serious questions for the democratic party as it continues its leftward movement. let's ask our political panel about this. a republican consultant who has worked on gingrich, carson and ryan campaigns. and a former legislative and policy director to chuck schumer and co-founder of third wave. jim, you're up first. you read the op-ed. he said the far left of the party is winning all the primaries and it will hurt the party in november. >> schoen is wrong. i represent the moderate ring of the democratic party and i can tell you i'm ecstatic with the way the elections have gone so far, especially the primary elections for house and senate and governors races. i'm a little baffled by the

left is winning narrative that is out there right now. i believe what's happened in this election is that the quiet voice in the middle has come back with a vengeance and we're winning in lots of places. texas, kentucky, arkansas, in primaries in virginia, pennsylvania, illinois. so i think it bodes well or moderates and democrats. >> jon: some say the quiet voices in the middle have gone to the republican side and why donald trump won michigan and wisconsin. >> after the election showed in some of the states you mentioned part of the reason why hillary clinton, i hate to bring her up. she is the most recent example. the reason she didn't perform as well as she should have many voters in many counties that president obama won in his two terms she did not win. they voted for president trump.

i think the reason you're beginning to now see a shift in congressional ballot polling is because democrats are isolating a lot of democrats who are not as progressive as some of the more extreme elements of the party. they are also isolating independents. those voters will look at both parties and see where they stand on the issues. for republicans if they can craft the proper message and target those individuals aggressively they can perhaps court some of those folks to their side come november. so i think the jury is still out on whether or not democrats will be able to do as well as some think they should and will. >> jon: let's ignore the primaries in a moment. the democratic party came close to nominating a guy not a democrat, a democratic socialist is the official title for bernie sanders. how do you explain that if the party is so moderate? >> there is an argument within

the democratic party like the republican party. i think part of it is voters are left and some voters just want an alternative the hillary clinton and bernie sanders was the only one in the room. if you look at what voters have been doing since the trump election in 2016, democratic voters have been moving to the center and it is one of the most underreported things out there. ralph northium won by 12 points in the virginia primary and swept to victory in the governor's race. if you are listening to voters, the quiet voice of voters rather than the loud voices of activists there is a resurgence of moderates in the democratic party. >> if i can interject if that's the case, john, why are the democrats pandering to the more extreme elements of their party? there is a distinct difference between free exchange and

voluntary cooperation which is capitalism versus couple pulse re force. they'll use elements such as the government to dictate the type of society that they believe is best for most people. i think the american people don't believe that's the way our society should be governed. >> i agree with you. i think there are loud voices within the democratic party have convinced some candidates to take some very, very radical positions. but voters have been electing the moderates in these primaries and the folks who are running for president in 2020 better pay attention because these moderates are winning primaries. they've won -- moderate democrats have won 8 out of 11 confessed primary races in seats where it could flip from republican to democrats. democrats need to take that quiet voice out there is electing moderate democrats. >> jon: those moderate

democrats are looking at a speaker nancy pelosi which is republicans fair amount of ammunition. we will have to leave it there. the last question next time shir michael. good to see you. >> julie: a new complication for president trump's attorney with word of a plea deal linked to the case against michael cohen and why it could have profound legal significance. judge napolitano will be here live to explain it to us. a new danger from hawaii's erupting volcano. what is threatened now and the action taken as we hear the dramatic survival story from a lava bomb victim. >> i just wanted to live. i didn't care if they cut my leg off down there or not.

>> jon: fox news alert on the erupting volcano on hawaii's big island with the flowing lava threatening a geo thermal plant. the wells have just been plugged to try to prevent toxic gases from seeping out. the governor says the wells are stable for now. a spike in gas levels could, however, prompt a mass evacuation. meantime a man who was hit by falling rock known as a lava bomb and nearly lost his leg is now describing his harrowing experience. >> it was the most forceful impact i've ever had on my body

in my life. i've been hit by big waves and various things. that was just incredibly powerful and hot. it burned. >> jon: he is the first person to suffer a major injury related to the volcanic eruption which began earlier this month. >> julie: new information on the case against president trump's lawyer michael cohen with reports that gene friedman, a man known in new york city as a taxi king and long-time business partner of cohen just entered into a plea deal, agreed to cooperate with federal and state prosecutors. cohen is tweeting this today. i am one of thousands of medallion owners who entrust management companies to operate my medallions according to the rules of the new york city taxi and limousine commission. gene friedman and i are not

partners and never been partners in this business or any other. #media wrong ago. joining us again judge napolitano. let's talk about this plea deal. he was arrested last june, friedman, on charges that he and another business partner stole more than $5 million in state surcharges imposed on taxi rides in new york city and got away with a plea deal to evading and guilty to evading $50,000. that's a huge give on the feds part. he has to have something. >> he has to have something on michael cohen. there are a couple of unique aspects to this. he pleaded guilty in state court for refusing to turn over funds to the state taxing authorities. but he is required to cooperate with a prosecution in federal court. in particular the prosecution of michael cohen in federal court in manhattan. i must tell you in all my years of being a lawyer, judge or observing this from here at fox i have never seen this before because the federal system and

the state system are two entirely different and separate systems. so it is obvious that bob mueller for better or for worse, has extended his reach into the state courts. the other interesting aspect here is president trump could pardon michael cohen. he can't pardon mr. friedman because his pardoning power does not extend to the state courts. third point. friedman was exposed to 25 years in jail. whatever he told the prosecutors he could deliver about michael cohen reduced that exposure to zero. >> julie: please tell me first of all this guy, as i understand it, has managed taxi cabs for years. how would he know about a 130,000 payment which the prosecutors want to focus on regarding michael cohen transferring to stoemy daniels? >> great questions. my question he knows about other things. michael cohen hasn't been

charged with a crime. he probably brought new crimes to the table for the feds. now why are they after michael cohen? they couldn't care less about him like they will squeeze mr. friedman the talk about cohen they want to squeeze michael cohen to talk about the president. their goal is to get people to give them dirt about the president of the united states. >> julie: let's go back to cohen's statement on twitter. if they aren't partners but working together for so many years, what is the relationship? >> michael cohen is using the term partner in the technical sense. i believe his company or one of them hired mr. friedman's company, or one of them, to manage a fleet of taxis. were the two of them as individuals partners? no. did they have a joint business venture? yes, they had many. >> julie: the morning the president tweeted witch hunt. no other further explanation. is he referring to this? >> probably. the president has so many

things coming his way he could be referring to the new allegations about undercover people in his campaign. i don't know. >> julie: well, they are also republicans are seeking a second special counsel. there was that. >> yes. >> julie: is that a distraction from the michael cohen scandal? >> i think michael cohen is a distraction for the president. michael cohen himself in recorded conversations referred to himself not only as the president's lawyer, ready for this, as the president's fixer meaning the two of them spoke in confidence about many issues legal and not necessarily legal. michael, make this go away and make that go away. that's the type of beans he can spill about the president of the united states if he decides to become a cooperating witness. >> julie: judge andrew napolitano. thank you so much for talking to us. jon. >> jon: an active search is underway after a man reportedly went overboard on a cruise ship. what we know about him.

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>> jon: new information on the search for a north carolina man who fell off a ship. the passenger was last seen yesterday morning as the ship sailed from tampa to key west. a care team is currently on hand providing support for the man's family. we'll continue to bring you updates as soon as we get them. >> julie: fox news alert now. republicans are once again pushing for a second special counsel.

new york congressman alleging misconduct at the justice department and f.b.i. in both the hillary clinton email investigation and the russia investigation. listen. >> these are historic legendary agencies that require transparency and accountability regarding the misconduct that took place. we learned the d.o.j., f.b.i. or both appear to have planted at least one person into the trump campaign to infiltrate and surveil the campaign. this action alone reminds us of just how necessary this resolution is as well as the appointment of a second special counsel. >> julie: arizona congressman andy biggs joins me now. a member of the house judiciary committee and freedom caucus. the question republicans want answered here is what did former president obama know in regard to misconduct by those under him with regard to spying on then candidate trump's campaign and any abuse of power by former secretary of state hillary clinton. you say the only way to get

answers is to appoint a second special counsel. tell us why. >> because the improprieties seem to be emanating from the d.o.j., f.b.i. and previous administration. we can't then rely on them to investigate themselves. we need to get a special counsel outside of him to get in there and investigate. inspector general has been doing yeoman's work but i think he and his agency are overburdened right now and need to go to the second counsel. >> julie: lee zeldin and a dozen conservative house colleagues are basing the accusations on the new reports of a confidential intelligence source used by the f.b.i., who apparently spoke with trump campaign advisors in 2006. better known as evidence as some of us would call that as you pointed out in a press conference yesterday. let's listen to that real quick. >> while many in the media and american public have being trying to bring down the

president there is a ton of actual evidence of real misconduct that those same people have been attempting to completely sweep under the rug. >> julie: i want to talk about the political motivation behind all of this and how an abuse of power in this case could actually mean criminal charges. >> what's happening is if you look back hillary clinton received favorable treatment in the investigations of her we believe because of political reasons and that's what i will call email memorandum from strzok to page and some of the others that were in there. and now you look at the reverse where they are going after president trump. not going after crimes, they aren't alleging there were crimes done. collusion is not a crime, conspiracy is, collusion is, there is no such thing there. we're seeing this reverse footage here where they're trying to squeeze everybody. they're investigating a person, not a crime. that's an abuse of power.

if that's the case they themselves have committed crimes. >> julie: collusion not a crime. obstruction of justice is. >> right. >> julie: who amongst the department of justice and f.b.i., there must be more than one, has committed obstruction of justice and who is policeing them, like you mentioned, they cannot investigate themselves. >> well, ostensibly the inspector general is investigating but he can't bring charges. that has to go outside which is why you need a special counsel. you look at somebody like an andrew mccabe who was fired after all of the investigation of the inspector general he was lying. and manipulating things. you have peter strzok who is still on the payroll. he was apparently involved in this. you look at mueller's investigative team, a bunch of people who are partisan in nature. they are biased and these people themselves may be obstructing justice through the abuse of their power. >> julie: you call this the

scandal of our time and perhaps our lifetime. when you talk about the former administration and president obama and his comments in the past that he doesn't know necessarily what everyone is doing under him, you know, former subordinates to him would argue otherwise and president obama was to be informed on all things going on. it seems there is a difference in who you ask. where does this investigation go? how do you get the former president involved, or do you? >> i think link between president obama and the misconduct we've seen lies straight with the subordinates writing emails. september 2, 2016 email potus wants to be involved on everything we're doing here. if that's the case they're informing him of embedding of undercover operatives into the trump campaign. talking about steele dossier, talking about fisa warrants being issued.

that would mean the president knew about this and that expands this to an enormous scandal. we're talking probably the biggest in american history. >> julie: all right, congressman andy biggs. thank you very much. great to talk to you. >> jon: as a texas community continues to grieve for the victims of the sante fe high school shooting last week, teachers are back today for the first time since that tragic event. an update on what is happening there next. plus is the trump/kim summit in jeopardy of being canceled or are we simply witnessing the art of delicate diplomacy playing out before our eyes? major general austin joins us with his take. >> president trump: there is a chance, a substantial chance it won't work out. i don't want to waste a lot of time and i'm sure he doesn't want to waste a lot of time. that skills like teamwork, attention to detail,

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>> coming up on "outnumbered." the big meeting has been set. lawmakers want information on the f.b.i. informant who spoke to trump campaign aides. the president tweeted this spy gate could be one of the biggest political scandals in history. whether there really was any spying and if we'll ever find out exactly what went on. >> a wave of victories for progressive democrats in yesterday's primaries raising questions about a divide in the party. some think a leftward tilt may be a bridge too far coming up in the mid-terms. all that plus our guy in the middle is right here. "outnumbered" top of the hour. see you then.

>> president trump: there is a very substantial chance it won't work out. that's okay. it doesn't mean it won't work out over a period of time. it may not work out for june 12th. there is a good chance we'll have the meeting. >> jon: president jump suggesting his june 12th summit with kim jong-un might be delayed or might not happen at all as he indicates he is open to the north dismantling its nuclear arsenal in phases rather than all at once. let's bring in lieutenant general austin, a former commander of the u.s. intercontinental ballistic missile force. general austin. do you think the president is maybe bluffing to build suspense about all this or is this summit really in danger? >> jon, i think this kind of tension and pointed posturing is something we could have expected. i think there certainly was a sense of optimism that we

hadn't seen in these encumbrances moving in this particular direction. i think right now it's certainly worth continuing down this path. it is a risk worth taking. the alternative is the next level of maximum pressure involvings collation and increased danger. this is a journey that continues to be worth being on and i think that both sides are going to continue this posturing for a while. i don't know when this first meeting will take place. i hope it does. if we can't agree on a common destination there is not a lot of redeeming value in having the meeting. >> jon: the navy sent a destroyer to japan capable of shooting down missiles in outer space. what's the message there? >> a few messages on that. the implications of that highly

capable destroyer showing up in the region and for us to ensure that we made a note of that and that the world knows the presence of that capability sent a message in two directions. first and foremost it shows support for our allies for japan and south korea. this is a highly capable platform that has very significant radar capabilities as well as interception capabilities on board that vessel. it also is sending a message to china. china was uncomfortable when we sent additional missile defense capabilities to south korea as well as sending those capabilities to japan. this is enhancing our regional missile defense capabilities and i think that one of the key efforts and messages we're sending is to china to say you have to continue to work this problem because china doesn't like this increased additional u.s. presence and this particular capability being so close to them.

>> jon: retired general austin in charge of our nation's nuclear missile force. thank you for your expertise. >> julie: good the blue wave turn out to be a bust for democrats? primary voters are gravitating toward more progressive candidates. mixed messaging and whether it could hurt the party come november. might not. the new gillette3 & gillette5. available now. gillette. the best a man can get. . .

>> jon: a fox news alert. they are keeping a very close eye on the kill way volcano in hawaii, all kind of concerned about eruption. plant very much in danger. they are trying to seal off some of the wells there to hope to reduce the danger but, as you can see, this thing isn't over any time soon. >> julie: earlier you were talking about that man injured by a lava bomb. which made me think what a miracle more people haven't been hurt when you look at pictures like this. >> jon: i flew over in a plane i rented a few years ago a big lava lake in the

crater at that point. it was acting up a little bit but nothing like this. >> julie: this is incredible stuff. thanks so much for joining us. >> jon: outnumbered starts right now. >> harris: lot to get to this hour. a fox news alert on a white house push for answers. did the fbi spy on the trump presidential campaign during the 2016 election? for political reasons? a meeting is set now for tomorrow. it's official, with top republican lawmakers, the fbi, and the justice department. but now democrat leaders want to shut it down. this is outnumbered. i'm harris faulkner. here today, editor of town hall.com and fox news contributor katie pavlich. republican strategist and senior fellow for the independent women's voice, very independent. [laughter] >> harris: lisa booth. >> very independent. >> harris: state department and fox news analyst and host of the brand new show on the