>> in this fox news alert after tireless behind the scenes efforts in american prisoner held in venezuela since 2016 is finally heading home. december 20 60, joshua holt from utah calling his release a miracle. hello everyone and welcome to a brand-new tower inside "americas news headquarters". i am arthel neville. >> i am mike emmanuel in for eric shawn. president trump announcing the family is expected in washington in a few hours. saying looking forward to seeing joshua holt this evening and white house.the great people of utah are celebrating. ellison barber is live at the

white house. >> joshua holt has been in prison for almost 2 years now. in about two hours, he is expected to arrive at the white house with his family. and his wife boarded a plane in venezuela early this morning. he is with his wife as well as tennessee senator bob corker. he met with the venezuela president.he played a very big role in securing mr. holt and his wife's release as did one of his staffers was also traveling back with them today. holt is from utah and went to venezuela two years ago to marry a venezuelan woman shortly after he and his wife were arrested. on weapons charges, the us has separate while now they believe the arrest was largely political. president trump announced the release on twitter saying quote - good news about the release of the american hostage from venezuela. he should be in d.c. with his family about 7 pm. the great people of utah will be very happy.

all this is the white house was at with plans to travel to singapore. the president canceled the singapore summit with north korea.before that to white house official told fox news group of top administration aides would go to singapore this weekend to sort out logistics for the meeting. white house press secretary sarah sanders says the trip is still going to happen. in a statement she says quote - the white house pre-advanced team from will lead as scheduled and should this summit take place in the presence as if this happens he still thinks it will take place on a date previously scheduled, june 12. mike? >> ellison barber, another busy day. thank you. arthel? >> from where we bring in susan, the chief congressional correspondent for the washington examiner. susan, let's jump right in. what is nicholas maduro 's

motive? >> the timing. it was considered pretty much a fraud on the international space. very few people can walk to vote and nicholas maduro secure in this six-year term in a very undemocratic way. i think he was in some sense, looking to try and earn more respect on a national stage. perhaps more importantly, try to establish a better relationship with the united states. right after the election, the s cracked down with more financial sanctions on the country and then the venezuelans kicked out our diplomats good that we kick out some of their diplomats. things were really devolving. but i think ultimately, the motive from the president of venezuela to try and ease up financial sanctions against some of his current and former government officials. the internal support network. it was really important for him

to get some sanctions lifted. the question is, did he? it does not appear to be a conditional release. it seems to be they were let go and as far as any of us know, there was nothing given in exchange. some are asking questions about that. >> what was senator bob corker is role in this release of joshua holt and his travel to venezuela was significant. >> you can never undervalue this photo ops. and that is how he got out of this. there was a state run imaging of maduro and corker. the foreign affairs committee. that is really an important photograph for the citizens of venezuela to see. the president shaking hands with a really important us official. and of course, there was a statement following that that they called a productive meeting. one that would generate peace and prosperity for the country when we all know that the

country has turned into a complete economic mess. this was surely a important follow-up. and again, we do not know, it does not appear there is anything officially offered in exchange for the hostages. this has been negotiated for a couple of years now. it was definitely, what he got out of it so far was a photo op and at least, a stay in implementation of sanctions. i know that the us has considered an oil embargo. so on the international stage, other countries are really beginning to crack down on venezuela. and leasing the hostages if it is just adult perhaps a stop to that. >> and interesting, going a step further let's talk about the political interests of the us in venezuela and the content of south america.

>> that's pretty big oil reserve. they are an important player on the world stage. increasingly, they are not because for five straight years, their economy has contracted, really what is happening now, it is a humanitarian crisis. people are pouring over the borders, trying to escape the poverty. there are calls in the us to intervene further. so really, what's happening is the country has evolved into a disaster at this point. they do have a large oil reserve. they can be an important player. but at this point, the ball is really in their court. from the us standpoint, nothing is going to happen in terms of lifting sanctions and establishing a real relationship until democracy is restored. president trump has been very clear about this. notice he did not make any mention of the government. he has spoken out pretty

strongly about what's happening. as have past presidents. until then the us really will not be playing along. >> as it is, nicholas maduro was reelected for another six-year term. under speculative conditions. >> can he last? >> questions remain. what's next will diplomats be on back? and will there be sanctions? any short answers? >> that is a great question! what happened in the meeting? were they offered anything? my guess is that this will be about no further sanctions. i will be surprised if anything is lifted. i will tell you, if there really will be viewed upright in the us. clearly saw senator marco rubio tweeting something about the meeting with corker and nothing will change until democracy is restored. i think is really the general feeling from capitol hill and

from the president. >> really quick at about 30 seconds. senator corker and the president are no best friends. his end and behind him regarding that in his presence over there? >> they have a love-hate relationship. i would not say hate, that is a strong term. but often on. this had more to do with his role on foreign affairs. then it did with his relationship with the president. >> susan ferrechio, thank you! >> meanwhile, the leaders of north korea and south korea meeting again. is attractive to potential north korean and us summit back on track. the president suggested it might still go on as originally planned. we are live from south korea with more. >> just after 6:00 a.m. here in

seoul korea. we should be hearing a couple of hours from the president about his meeting with the north korean leader kim jong-un. that happened along the dmz on the north side. he met just about a month ago, we are told is left about two hours.among other things, there was apparently a frank and candid exchange of views about how to achieve a summit with president trump and kim jong-un. the past couple days it has been canceled and revived. it is seen by some on the ground as a clear signal that a june 12 singapore session could be back on. amid reports we're getting. not just from washington but also from pyongyang going to singapore to set that up. member, the suffering president moon met with president trump on tuesday. some say he was carrying a message to kim jong-un. also perhaps, they have been

very important for the is on this matter. that could be further pushing for a denuclearization could be seen that dismantlement by the north of the nuclear test site. but there were no experts on the ground to confirm. again, we should be hearing from south korean president and a very short time and maybe, get a little more of how real that real important summit could be. back to you. >> thank you. >> we have developments on another big story in the region. president trump striking a deal with china's president to ease sanctions against chinese telecom firm zte allowing the preparation to stay in business. the move getting some pushback from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. gillian turner has more from washington. >> president trump has struck a deal with china's president xi.

she reached out to the president pleading on behalf of the chinese company. zte is penalized by the us commerce department for doing business with both iran and north korea. a major violation in international sanctions for the present indicating he believes china's bad behavior is the united states false.>> we had massive intellectual property. i do not blame china. i blame the united states for allowing this to happen. >> lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are slamming the move. a letter signed by 14 gop senators called zte quote - serial and premeditated violation of us law and crosses the president that fidelity to the rule of law is a key part of what distinguishes the us from a country like china with that type of dictatorship are innately close he says is zte deal is a staggering betrayal

of the american people. although the president pledged to fight the hard-working americans, he is using government resources for a foreign company. but the president is standing firm and is forcing them to change management. pay a $1.3 billion fine and commit to buying -- processes it will get better deal with china in the future. this is the us china relationship also faces major obstacles on the security front. as a china's military landed bombers on hundreds islands in the south china sea. the two countries also grappling with the north korean nuclear issue. and the summit being canceled. and uncertainty with a bilateral relationship in every possible direction. >> gillian turner, thank you. >> in hawaii directed the kilauea volcano unleashing it's fear you and now it is taking its toll on terrorism. we will go live to the big island. 2+ the battle on capitol hill. have republican lawmakers are

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the battle over immigration is heating up on capitol hill. more republican lawmakers now signing the petition to force debate on some critical pieces of legislation. garrett tenney live with details. how is this going to play out as we know, the president has not made a secret of his frustrations over the border. >> no, he certainly hasn't. it really shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. securing the southern border was a focal point of his campaign. everything was in office he is not made any regular progress he was hoping to. this morning responded to criticism. this input pressure on the democrats -- catch and release laundry and change must go with it. and must continue building the wall. democrats are protecting ms-13

thugs. the house is poised to set up immigration next month thanks to a group of moderate republicans and jurors away from forcing gop leadership to have several bills to the floor for debate. what is known as the discharge petition. california congressman leading the effort to have fox news he said, he is optimistic that can reach a deal. >> you know, we talked all lesser about a bill. he had a march 5 deadline and we blew past that. ultimately, we have to secure the border. as the president was is asking for but also we need something for dreamers? we can do both. this discharge petition, the basic thing it does is force a timeline for june 25. to bring up all these bills and have a full debate in front of the american public. >> in the midterm elections also this factors heavily. this is one of the number of moderate republicans pushing is also facing a tough reelection

battle. in districts with large latino populations that voted for hillary clinton and 2016. they say this is something that can help them. >> a lot of effort of course. what is the gop leadership have to say about the prospect of this that it will lead to an immigration bill that can pass to mapquest early this year they spent months negotiating a series of immigration bills. none of which ultimately led to a new lock in this week pauline and mitch mcconnell sent this email to suggest things would be any different this time around. >> obviously, we do not think this is a good idea. it will not produce the result that would make it into law. >> particularly, with midterm elections coming up, gop leadership view this as a losing issue and a wasted effort for them. one that could hurt their chances at keeping the majorities. >> thank you, very much. >> and american airlines

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joshua holt, an american prisoner held in venezuela on weapons charges for two years,

is heading home. the 26 year old will be meeting with president trump at the white house in a few hours. brian yanez is live with more care. >> after being in prison for two years in venezuela the 26-year-old, joshua holt and his wife are on their way to the us. expected to meet with the president of the white house in about 7 pm. this is video of his and his wife and republican senator, bob corker. the chairman of the sun 10 for senate foreign relations committee. this all started in june 2016 when joshua holt went to venezuela to marry tammy. he met online. the morning the couple wanted to spend a couple of months as a she and her daughters could get visas and hook to the us. on june 30 they were arrested in an apartment complex. the holt family is a safe quick authority strengthened by placing a black bag with guns and a grenade inside of his

wife's apartment. they were arrested on weapons charges and for spying on behalf of the us. since then, utah senator, orrin hatch, and others like congresswoman mia love have been helping to secure the release. >> had to say this has been emotional. what a great day for utah. a great day for all of us. we get to bring joshua home. the regime has been horrible to their people and to prisoners there. joshua never really had a fair trial. but we have worked really hard with them. >> last weekend, a riot broke out in the prison in venezuela for the couple was being held in. senator orrin hatch called the venezuelan president, nicholas maduro to tell him the situation had become too dangerous. watch this cell phone video taken by joshua during the riot last weekend. [video] >> i need your help to get me out of this situation.

-- now my life is threatened. how long do you have to suffer here? >> corporate traveled to venezuela. he met with the present yesterday and today they're coming home. >> that is good news. thank you very much. >> for more on this, let's bring in jim walsh, international security expert and mit security studies program. great to see you. let's start with the surprise foreign policy news. the release of joshua holt from a venezuelan gel. what you make of the stunning development? >> i think it is outstanding result. actually it makes several detainees we had detainees released from north korea and now from venezuela. and in some ways it looks like eventually they drove the situation. the prison riot was one wang and senator corker was able to intervene. i think the timing of it worked out quite well. >> wing of the orrin hatch and bob corker had been working on

this case. does president trump deserve some credit? >> i think absolutely. whenever the president, you are part of an administration brings americans home, you deserve credit. and that means you will get the blame for other things that happen. it is just the pluses and minuses of the job. you should feel good about that and the american people should feel good. >> a little bit of breaking news. headlines and leaders of the two koreas agreed to hold high-level talks on june 1. your reaction to that? >> i think it is good news. i think one of the lessons this week is that we can probably do a better job in the communication and coordination department.because we had some hiccups this week. i think the president moon is in a good position to bind everything. he is korean and it puts him in a good position.

he also does president trump and the us is an ally. he has a unique i think, position to be a go-between and given how different the countries are, potentially how different the leaders are, anything we can do to smooth that in improve success is welcome. i am happy to see it. >> pretty stunning images today. do you think this increases the odds of this summit happening on or around june 12? >> i do. never say never. especially after this week. i do expect it. why? it seems to me the other thing evident this week in addition to what we need to do a better job coordinating here, the other big lesson i thought or conclusion to draw was that the parties want to have a meeting for president trump is that he wants to have a meeting. he has tweeted he wants a meeting and north koreans

responded positively to the letter that the president released. i will also say it was evident to me anyway that the north koreans were thinking it would be a meeting. why? because they did a bunch of things. to give up the us detainees. they put a moratorium on nuclear testing and missile testing. they said they would be willing to talk about denuclearization. they blew up the tile at the nuclear test site. they did a lot of stuff. that tells me they're pretty serious about having the meeting. >> you are right, they did. they also seem to play some games that they typically do. not showing up to meet with the us team. the president because of the meeting and then they say that they want to meet. >> yes. i think that is right. i think those of us that have met with the north koreans before could have warned you that it is a possibility. i have been at this for 18 years. i certainly have friends and colleagues who have organized meetings with the north koreans over the years. and not showing up is an issue. i hope one of the things that

president moon intervening will help. i think it will be helpful if the president can also bring into this process, people have direct experience dealing with the north koreans. i think because we will hit other problems. this will not be smooth sailing. that is the nature of negotiations. part of it is, are we tolerant? can we keep going even though there is a problem? i think it will require expertise to do that. >> what are your expectations of short terms in the coming weeks and the on-again, off-again roller coaster and if the summit actually happens? >> i hope not. i hope not. i think we'll get a summit. again, will there be hiccups? probably. both parties are motivated to meet. i think we will have a summit and i think it will go well. with preparation being good. it will become the tough part of generating principles into actions on the ground. i want to say that however, the

negotiations go, the fact that we are having them is positive. it is not just some process for the sake of having a process. number one, we don't have any missile tests or nuclear tests. that is a good thing in and of itself. number two, when am talking, they are reducing the chance of accidental warfare that someone will make a terrible mistake here and get us into some awful place no one wants to be. i think there are good things already happening. even as we go forward. >> it is good to have expertise here today. can you give us context of helping the risks and possible rewards of a us north korea seminar? >> that is the right way to put it because there are risks and there are rewards. the rest would be significant. if we can put the us and north korea track on one of stability, without provocation and crisis and begin to shrink the nuclear program -- and as stability to the region. it would be a huge plan or something the president can be

proud of. on the downside, if they have a negotiation and something bad were to happen and it crashes and burns, if you're both sides will return to their corners may be more angry and confused. they may say that we tried negotiations and it failed. prematurely.that is a possibility. that would put us on track for other outcomes that could be scarier. again, as he put it, risk and reward. there is no one without the other. >> and we know the president is no stranger to making deals but he is new to foreign policy. can you tell us that mike pompeo and john bolton are in his ear basically reminding him of the shenanigans that north korea has played over the years? >> yes. i'm sure the president is already aware of that. i think it is a little early to tell. the degree to which the new team will influence the

president. change national security advisor and the secretary of state. i think you get some change at the margins at least. i think the president is his own man and when he puts his mind to something he is probably going to stick with that regardless of his advice. i think that is what we have seen in the past year or so. and i do not know if mr. pompeo and mr. bolton are always going to agree. so we will have to wait and see on that one. that is a dynamic to keep an eye on. >> thank you, grateful to have your time and expertise. >> thank you. >> let's go to hawaii now where kilauea is not showing any signs of slowing down. as lava flows out of the crater.local leaders saying they have lost millions in tourism dollars and many are canceling vacation plans. we are live on the big island with more.

jeff? >> waiting and watching on the big island of hawaii. as a 4.1 magnitude earthquake just erupted near the summit of the kilauea volcano. and a tsunami warning was issued. scientists wonder there could be more. we look at the time lapse that shows how massive and uncontrollable the lava flow is. in several neighborhoods he destroyed his home and we learned a number of structures ruined by lava. and it is expected to get higher paid 82 buildings and homes now a total loss. they say the volcano shows no signs of slowing down. people tells their preparing for the worst. >> i am fully aware this can last for months and months. that is the scariest part. i mean, our whole lives have been turned upside down and we are living in a shack with no power and no running water. it is very different. >> since this, the evacuations

of 2000 people. as may 22 acres are now covered with lava. in terms of the tourism missing big impact. in fact, they estimate their booking hotels and other activities have dropped by about 50 percent since the month of may through july. and of near the volcano, volcano national park, it is close right now. you likely missed out on millions of dollars. >> that is unfortunate and such a sad sight. thank you so much. >> made the ongoing probe into russia meddling in the 2016 presidential election, to colorado-based uranium mining companies are waiting word on if imports pose a national security risk. we have more. >> an estimated 40 percent of the uranium in the united states comes from russia. according to the federal

government. humans republican us senator is concerned.>> i think president trump is focused on the fact that there are critical minerals. and a america first economy, uranium two me is high on that list. >> one of the most common elements on earth. it fuels nuclear power plants in the us military. they are the leading us producer but that share has been shrinking steadily in part because some countries are flooding the market with cheap nuclear fuel. two companies are awaiting a decision from the us commerce department on their petition to investigate whether this imbalance causes a national security risk. >> me take a look at these countries as trading partners often times, these have become adversarial relationships. >> the energy chairman warns if more is not done to protect the domestic fuel cycle, the us power grid will be increasingly dependent on russian presidents, vladimir putin and his cohorts. >> how much are we going to trust his relationships?

can they hold us hostage anytime they want? >> the energy companies have to request. american producers be given 1/4 of the us market and us agencies that rely on uranium. >> this supports the local community. >> and they believe that this is going to undermine us energy. >> if opportunities and abundance in the united states. we ought to be doing is here. not be held hostage by russia who can do more and more in the future to make it harder for us to develop what we have in the united states. >> is what all this means the average american utility bill is a two percent increase. should the commerce department guarantee domestic producers 1/4 of the market. while petitioner since it's a small price when it comes to national security. in denver, fox news. >> hurricane season has not begun but already a subtropical

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institution. they let me dump your questionnaire fosters legal analyst and a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. it is disturbing to hear that students speak, how crucial is this question, who knew what and when? >> this is being sung a lot like larry nassar all over again. and if you believe everything that you read, they are almost 400 women who were affected by some very disgusting misdeeds by this doctor. if you do not think the president of ust, who by the way, the dr. was there for over 30 years. if the president of usc did not know or do not do anything he should not only step down now, he should have stepped down a while ago. >> but do we know if the president knew? >> i do not know if we actually know but there is a theory that he should have known. you are running the

organization. you have one dr. handling every single gynecological concern for the campus for 30 years. there are numerous complaints made. we know that complaints were made. he should have known and he should have done something a long time ago. >> as they delve into what happened, based on the discovery, who stands to be held liable and will there be different levels of this? >> there's only people in that. you have aiders and abettors. who knew is critical. we know it was reported. 20+ years ago. and a nurse working in the department went and complained about the inappropriate conduct that she perceived in the dr. was making gynecological exams of students. it wasn't until then that the dr. was finally suspended and lester he was terminated and got some sort of -- as a

result. we talk about aiders and abettors it could have been nurses that worked there. it could be within the university itself. the president could be in that crosshairs. we talked about him was culpable, you talk about the bad actor which is the dr. and you expand beyond that. and to see who knew, when the new wood and whether or not there was a cover-up to allow the dr. to continue this predatory conduct. >> will this end up in court and if so, what level? >> it will definitely end up in court. people are joining the class action lawsuit by the minute. i cannot even keep up with the exact number of plaintiffs. if you google, usc gynecologist. the first thing that comes up is an ad looking for other victims of this doctor. so yes, this will end up and one of the attorneys wanted

$500 million judgment against larry nassar in like i said earlier, this is smelling very very similar except this dr. has not been prosecuted yet. >> some of these cases a lot of them get settled. a lot of them do. >> are ready to have been people so crazy to another level of attention. >> completely right. now of course, this is on the front page of the news. this is something that will continue. there will be so much momentum. there is a heightened awareness about the atrocious conduct of the dr. has right we have 21 plaintiffs. >> sorry about that. considering reputation is on the line. the uprising of the #me too

movement and basic intolerance for sexual predatory misconduct. the defense has to be ultra-mindful of the approach. whether will be there settlement for actually ends up in court. >> i believe, yes, this will be ultra-mindful. probably equally as important, we have to start making changes. you should not have one male gynecologist working for a university that long. if you get one complaint, it has to be investigated immediately. we cannot go years without complaints going unaddressed on campus or anywhere else. i think it is going forward we have to start changing our ways and they can lead the way. >> that is an excellent way mercedes, wrapping up with you. can prosecutors, again, we do not know if this will end up in court. can prosecutors proceed as if this is an open and shut case on whatever level they will be defending this dr.?

>> the criminal prosecution, they'll have to start to go up. yes, it is a great question. the criminal prosecutions will have to see what crimes the dr. can be accused of. there is one parallel line for the other is a civil lawsuit currently pending. it is just the tip of the iceberg. there are documents, text messages, complaints. who individuals are that came forward. and i'm sure there were procedures. whether there were complaints that were adhered to. what individuals came forward? who did not come forward and knew these facts? there is so much information and certainly in a civil lawsuit it can blow the rafters in terms of how far this can g . in a civil proceeding it is pretty expensive. we are literally at the tip of the litigation. >> a number of years, i mean you hear what mercedes is saying.

a reputation as a institution with a great potential and ability to attract big donors. what happens to all of that? >> i think they'll have to do a lot of damage control. and part of that probably will be as mercedes said, maybe they will do that because they do not want all of this discovery done. it could be fatal to the institution. do the right thing. write a number of checks but we'll have to see where that goes. >> we will leave it there. always nice to talk to both of you ladies. >> thank you. >> close lodging emergency preparations as a storm has their way. a live report on how this could affect the rest of this memorial day weekend. latives. people who share your dna. and maybe a whole lot more.

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a lot of folks already things. this is just off the coast of cuba moving to the north at 13 miles an hour. the weight is 40 miles an hour. the wind will increase and the storm will intensify once it gets into open water. a lot of warmth is there and it can really build. we expected to do so. over the course of this weekend. this is a satellite and radar over the last six hours. a lot of moisture across southern florida into central florida and even into northern gulf coast where eventually, this will make landfall in the next couple of days. we will see that in a moment. as far as flood watches, warnings and advisories from central florida down to south florida already getting that. we eventually suspect this will move to the north portions of the gulf of mexico. already under those warnings and watches as well. heavy rain is on the way. how much can we see? the blue will be a couple of edges widespread across the entire southeast. the darker colors, red, orange and yellow 8 to10 inches of

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this is a fox news alert. as we await the arrival of a utah man finally heading back home after being released from a venezuelan prison earlier today. welcome to a brand new hour inside america's news headquarters. i'm mike emmanuel in for eric shawn. >> i'm arthel neville. joshua holt was arrested on weapons charges in 2016 shortly after he got married. he will receive a warm welcome once he lands in washington. president trump tweeting looking forward to seeing joshua holt this evening in the white house. the great people of utah are celebrating. ellison barber is live at the white house with more. hi, ellison. >> hi, arthel. this is a long time coming for

joshua holt. he and his wife were arrested about two years ago, and now he is headed home. he's expected to arrive here at the white house around 7:00 this evening. holt and his wife boarded a plane and left venezuela earlier this morning and tennessee senator bob corker was on the flight with them. corker is the chair of the senate foreign relations committee. he met with venezuelan president on friday and reportedly played a big role in securing the holt's release. holt traveled to venezuela near two years ago to marry a venezuelan woman. police accused holt of stockpiling weapons. the u.s. has long said his arrest was political. the announcement of the holt's release came this morning on twitter with president trump writing, quote, good news about the release of the american hostage from venezuela, should be landing in d.c. this evening. and be in the white house with his family at about 7:00 p.m. the great people of utah will be

very happy. all of this as the white house moves ahead with plans to travel to singapore. president trump cancelled the singapore summit with north korea on thursday. but before he cancelled it, white house officials told fox news a group of top administration aides would head to singapore this weekend to sort out some of the logistics for the summit. white house press secretary sarah sanders says that trip is still going to happen. in a statement provided to fox news, a little earlier today, she said quote, the white house preadvance team for singapore will leave as scheduled in order to prepare should the summit take place. after north korea said they were still open to talks, president trump said the u.s. was once again talking to north korea. some are hoping this meeting happens, but later rather than sooner. >> this is good news. it means the summit is on track. maybe not for june 12th. in fact, i wish it not happen june 12th because we need to do a lot of preparation.

we need to find ways to have our message by one person. i think we're still not there comfortable with the strategy we have on denuclearization. >> president trump tweeted that if the summit takes place, it would still likely take place in singapore and also on june 12th. arthel: ellison barber thank you very much for that report in front of the white house. mike? >> arthel for more on this, we turn to senior policy analyst for latin america and the western hemisphere at the heritage foundation. great to see you. for many of us, this news was a total surprise today, but we know senators hatch and foreign relations chairman bob corker had been working the issue. what do you make of this release today? >> well, i think we can clearly make of this release that the era of giving up terrorists and criminals in exchange for u.s. hostages is over. i mean the obama era of this terrible deal making is essentially over. because we got a u.s. hostage back essentially for nothing. >> american presidents get

blamed for all kinds of things. does president trump get some credit for joshua holt's release? >> i mean, i think president trump venezuela policy has been a steady drumbeat of pressure for the past year and a half. i think it's putted them back into a corn -- i think it's put them into a corner and put them in a position. >> do you expect this will change u.s. relations with venezuela? >>i think the venezuelans now need to continue building upon this. they need to continue generating more confidence; right? because at the end of the day, they are the ones who have more political prisoners than any other country in latin america right now. they have this self-imposed humanitarian crisis. they are the ones that need to continue generating kind of more goodwill for the u.s. to change its behavior. >> how badly crippled is the venezuelan economy at this stage? what does the president there want from the u.s.?

>> the venezuelan economy has been affected by economic policies and government corruption. it is at the point where you have thousands fleeing every single day crossing the border into neighboring countries simply to try to get something to eat, inflation rates over 2,000% right now. expected to hit 18,000%. the venezuelans right now, what they want is for the international community to continue letting them skate by and continue their corrupt ways but i think what they need to do right now is accept international humanitarian aid. that's something the venezuelans have absolutely not accepted at this point, even as their own people are starving and dying. >> so their people are suffering. let's go broader with so much attention on north korea, china, even russia, what do we know about the trump administration policy toward latin america? >> i mean, i think that's one of the areas that there have been so many incredible successes and people are really not paying attention. again, in the past year and a half alone, the trump administration has implemented targeted sanctions on over 70

corrupt venezuelan government officials. the vice president of venezuela was designated as a drug trafficking kingpin. over 500 million dollars of his drug trafficking related assets, 500 million dollars were seized in the united states alone. they have made such incredible advances on holding the corrupt venezuelan government officials holding them accountable. and it is unfair that president trump is not getting credit for it. >> does this gesture releasing an american change anything significant in terms of relations going forward? >> well, i think it's a very small step in the venezuelan government trying to generate and build up a bit more confidence. and they really have a long way to go because they have ostracized not just the united states but the entire region, all of latin america. they haven't upheld their part of many bargains of kind of many deals that they have been making in many negotiations. i think it is -- i mean, it is one small step. very early to tell but hopefully

they will continue on with this good behavior. >> we know that florida senator rubio seemed kind of stressed out in terms of talks with the venezuelan government. he wants the maduro to go. your thoughts in terms of the discussions and whether senator corker was bringing anything with him to venezuela or he was there to get our americans home? >> i think senator corker as chair of the senate foreign relations committee he's perfectly entitled to visit with maduro. i think the outcome of this, right, getting joshua holt back is incredible. i do hope there wasn't anything given up in exchange for that. again holt was a hostage. he was not a legitimate prisoner. he was a u.s. hostage. i hope there wasn't any kind of deals made on that end. i think on the broader point of maduro having to leave the presidency, i mean he's destroyed the country. he's destroyed the economy. and he's turned the country that was once a thriving democracy into a dictatorship. so i think we've passed the

point of what needs to happen in the future of that country. >> we thank you for your insight and perspective. have a wonderful day. >> thanks, you too. arthel: mike thank you. we're going to the battle over immigration reform. some congressional republicans working to secure enough signatures on a petition to force an immigration debate on the house floor. but g.o.p. leaders are opposing the move saying it won't produce legislation president trump would sign into law. garrett tin garrett tenney is live in washington with more. >> the moderate republicans say they have enough signatures to force a debate on series of immigration bills. now, one of the proposals comes

from a congressman that is a moderate republican that is pushing for these votes. earlier on fox news, he said he is optimistic they will be able to pass something that the president will be able to support. >> we feel very strongly not only do we want to pass a bill out of the house, we want something the senate is forced to take up immediately and something that ultimately not only will end up on the president's desk but the president will sign, which is why we have to have border security and a permanent fix. >> that will not be easy, though. months of negotiations over immigration earlier this year failed to produce any legislation the president would sign and house conservatives from the freedom caucus say they will not support any bill that grants citizenship to the so called dreamers. the president did say this week, though, that he is keeping his eye on the various proposals going through the house. >> actually four different bills. unless it includes a wall and i mean a wall, a real wall, and unless it includes a very strong border security, there will be no approvals from me because i have to either approve it or not. there are bills going through.

i'm watching one or two of them. we will see what happens. >> g.o.p. leadership is not optimistic that any of the proposals will have enough support to pass in the house, much less in the senate where majority leader mcconnell says there are simply too much other work for them to do to waste anymore time on immigration. >> back in february, i brought up the subject of immigration, a wide open debate with amendments, we spent a week on it, on the senate floor and passed nothing. if there's a bill that clears the house, that president trump indicates he would sign, then i will give it serious consideration because then we would be making a law, not just, you know, spinning our wheels for a week or so. i can't afford to do that. >> so at this point, it is a bit of a long shot. congress will send any immigration bills to the president before the midterm elections. however, it is still entirely possible the president could weigh in on this and support one of those bills, and force it to reach the senate and ultimately to his desk. a lot needs to happen for that

to go. arthel? arthel: garrett tenney, thank you very much. more developments in asia as president trump strikes a deal with china's president to ease sanctions against chinese telecom firm allowing the corporation to stay in business. the move sparking some pushback from lawmakers from both parties. jillian turner has more from washington. >> president trump has struck a deal with chinese president xi that eases sanctions on chinese telecom giant zte. she reached out to president trump directly pleading for relief on behalf of the company. it had been penalized by the u.s. commerce department for doing business with both iran and north korea, a major violation of international sanctions. the president indicating two days ago he believes china's bad behavior is the united states fault. >> we had massive theft of intellectual property. i don't blame china. i blame the united states for allowing this to happen. >> now, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are slamming the move, a letter signed by 14

g.o.p. senators, calls zte quote serial and premeditated violators of u.s. law and cautions the president that fidelity to the rule of law is a key part of what distinguishes the u.s. from a country like china that's ruled by a communist dictatorship. a statement from democratic leader pelosi reads in part the president's zte deal is a staggering betrayal of the american people. although trump pledged to fight for hardworking americans. he's now using u.s. government resources to enrich a foreign company. but the president is standing firm insisting he's forced zte to change its management, pay a 1.3 billion dollars fine, and commit to buying american parts. he also says it will help get a better trade deal with china in future. all this as the u.s. china relationship also faces major obstacles on the security front. yesterday china's military landed long range bombers on one of its illegal artificial islands in the south china sea. they are also grappling with the

north korean nuclear issue and the prospect of the trump kim summit being cancelled. this adds yet another degree of uncertainty to a bilateral relationship that's now strained in every possible direction. >> jillian turner reporting from washington. thank you. arthel: for the second time this month, north korea's leader kim jong-un meeting with south korea's president moon jae in. details on what they talked about. plus in ireland, a referendum on repealing a constitutional ban on abortions. why many in that country call it quite a revolution -- or a quiet revolution. >> when you see the amount of young people that came out yesterday and voted, and the amount of women and men who voted and they voted for change, and we have to respect that. but definitely i think we have seen a huge seismic shift in the country of ireland overnight. an talk to your doctor and say yesss! to linzess. ♪

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constitutional ban on abortions, more than 66% voting yes in a referendum. kitty logan has more from our london bureau. >> it's an overwhelming victory for the yes campaign with 66% of the vote and a historic moment in the strongly catholic country. the official results confirmed a landslide win of a 2 to 1 majority as indicated in earlier exit polls. the campaign has been trying to repeal for decades it was time to celebrate. the amendment has been in place since 1983 and bans all abortions unless the mother's life is at risk. for activists fighting for change, it was time to celebrate. irish prime minister supported the yes campaign and called the results a quiet revolution. >> just very pleased with the results. the public has spoken and gives us the mandate we need now to bring in more modern, more

liberal -- [inaudible] >> there was a high turnout for this controversial and sensitive issue. over 64% of the irish electorate voted on friday. all except one of ireland's constituencies voted yes. the no campaign has called the result a tragedy, but they say they won't try to block new laws. ireland is a conservative country with strong catholic traditions but has in recent years become more liberal. the country voted in favor of gay marriage three years ago and the prime minister says this latest referendum result shows that ireland is ready for a more modern constitution. and the prime minister says he'll start work on creating a new law as soon as next week. that will have to be passed by parliament but could happen within months. mike? >> kitty logan reporting from london, thank you. arthel: hawaii's kilauea volcano wreaking havoc on the big island destroying buildings as officials order more evacuations. we are live on the ground.

plus new developments after president trump calls off the summit with north korea. coming up how our allies in south korea are working to salvage talks between president trump and kim jong-un.

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kim and south korean president moon jae-in along the dmz on saturday. again, it's the second time they have met in just a month. today's session lasted about two hours. we're told among other things there was a, quote, frank and candid exchange of views about how to achieve a successful summit involving president trump and north korean leader kim. that summit had basically been cancelled by the white house on thursday and then revived on friday. now, saturday's meeting is seen by some folks we talked to on the ground here, the clearest signal yet that a june 12th singapore session between trump and kim could actually happen. this amid reports that these advance teams from both sides are headed towards the asian city. remember, arthel, the south korean president met with president trump last tuesday, advising him about things. some say he could have been carrying a message from trump to kim into this meeting this weekend. also perhaps moon, who has been

a very important go between for the u.s. on this issue, could be pushing kim to further commit to denuclearization. this past week we saw the claimed destruction by north korea of its nuclear test site in the northeastern corner of the country. no experts though were on the ground to confirm that. we're getting one more line from north korea state media, arthel, and that is a high level meeting between north korea and south korea which had been cancelled by the north about ten days ago or so is now back on, possible sign of warming ties at least between these two countries. we will be hearing from the south korean president moon he could give us a greater indication of whether the big summit, the summit when trump and kim could actually be happening. back to you. arthel: lots to cover there. thank you very much. mike: for more on this let's bring in politics reporter for business insider. easy for me to say. joe, so did the north koreans blink when president trump called off the summit earlier

this week? >> i don't think so. i mean, they issued that immediate statement saying they really wanted to meet still. i think that shows that there's -- north korea's kind of at a breaking point where they have to come to the table. this has long been south korea's goal of bringing everyone to the table and, you know, we've seen in the past north korea often will give this, you know, blustering and anger at anything the u.s. does, but they were very conciliatory in their response to president trump threatening to cancel on june 12th. mike: what's your read on the stunning images we saw today of the north koreans and south koreans meeting? >> it is interesting because we have seen these images of past leaders with kim jong-il kim jong-un's predecessor and father, they would do one meeting decade or so and it kind of fizzled out. but there's been repeated meetings. it seemed to be -- even though there are hiccups and there are going to be it doesn't appear to be slowing down.

mike: i realize you are in washington and not in vegas or atlantic city, but how confident are you that this summit will happen on or around june 12th in singapore? >> i think it will be really difficult to pull off june 12th. that's what senior white house administration officials have said. the president tweeted that they, you know, that person didn't exist, but this was a background briefing organized by the white house, it did happen. there's a little skepticism that they can meet this june 12th deadline, but around then i think that they are still aiming for sometime in that month. mike: what if it's just like a preliminary meet where they say good things -- preliminary meeting where they say good things about it, agree to discuss more, is that a possible scenario that maybe this is not the super bowl of meetings? >> i don't think anything can get accomplished, you know, in a 24 hour trip to singapore. these takes lots of negotiations with many different players. it is not just two world leaders shaking hands. that's a very important part for each country and for the ongoing

negotiations, but a lot of it is just the negotiations between various different leaders and officials in the country to really hammer out details of what the u.s. and what south korea want, which is denuclearization. mike: it sounds like secretary of state pompeo and national security advisor bolton are in the president's ear reminding him of north korean antics over many years. is that your read on that? >> certainly. everyone knows bolton is very hawkish, he always has been. the way they are talking with president trump is very different from one another. mike pompeo is taking a more diplomatic approach. but it doesn't appear to be hostile at all. they don't appear to be at odds in the way tillerson was at odds with a lot of other officials in the administration. mike: american advance teams are on their way to singapore according to press secretary sarah sanders, not a guarantee, but sounds like they are hopeful; right? >> certainly. they are pretty optimistic that they can at least get some kind

of summit to happen. singapore is a good neutral ground, especially for, you know, these type of partners in this part of the world. we have always seen these negotiations go down in switzerland or somewhere neutral. singapore is an economic safe haven in southeast asia it is kind of good neutral ground for everyone to meet but it is still going to be difficult to pull off. the amount of security that goes into these things is top-notch. mike: the question is, if they meet, what are realistic expectations in terms of results? >> realistic expectations would be that they not just, you know, break ground on some kind of denuclearization, but establish, you know, a way to move forward on a full deal like we saw with the iran deal, that wasn't just one meeting. it was, you know, a series of negotiations. if they want to pull off something like that, something big like that, and certainly something more concrete, that, you know, a predecessor can't

withdraw from, it will certainly be more than just getting your foot in the door. it will be starting long-term negotiations. mike: what's your sense of what kim jong-un wants out of the talks? does he want legitimacy to show he's a big player on the international stage? does he want something financially from the u.s.? what is he looking for? >> certainly they are a country that is in dire need of any financial aid. i mean, they are starving people -- there are starving people all across north korea. the problem is it is a little hard to gauge what kim jong-un wants because he's such a reclusive leader and such a reclusive nation for soening lo -- for so long. they are kind of opening their doors to the world by doing this which means there are tremendous risks but also a lot of up sides. mike: of course we saw the explosions earlier this week at a nuclear facility there in north korea. it's not entirely clear whether those were permanent explosions or whether they were surface explosions to put on a show for the media. what's your sense of what we saw

there? >> i think the fact that only journalists and media were allowed in, and they did a good job of covering it, scientists were not on board and did not come in to witness these demolitions, so it is a little, you know, it is a little hard to gauge. there's going to need to be serious inspections of all north korean facilities, and that's something that the administration will likely want. mike: all right. politics reporter from business insider, thanks for your time. >> thanks for having me on. arthel: the university of southern california's president, he's stepping down after being criticized for his handling of sexual misconduct allegations against a former campus gynecologist. we are in los angeles now with more on this story. mary anne? >> after decades of complaints filed by students and parents alleging sexual abuse by usc's gynecologist the university president has stepped down amid mounting pressure and increasing

bad publicity surrounding the scandal. the announcement coming just days after professors and alumni demanded the usc president resign over allegations of misconduct by dr. george tyndall, the gynecologist who worked at the university for 30 years. 21 former patients have filed lawsuits against tyndall accusing the doctor of making inappropriate comments, performing exams without gloves, and groping women under his care, with many of the accusers saying their sexual abuse claims were ignored by the university and not reported to authorities. >> this incident has resulted in my being less trusting of doctors all together. i trusted usc as an institution, but usc has let me down. >> university officials also never reported tyndall to the medical board even after he unceremoniously resigned as the school's gynecologist last year. dr. tyndall himself denying the

abuse and assault claims defending himself in a letter to the l.a. times saying, quote, patients sometimes fabricate stories, adding that male and female clinicians who conduct pelvic exams should always have a chaperone present. now up until this week, the usc board of trustees supported the president, the board changing course on friday saying in a statement quote we have heard the message that something is broken and that urgent and profound actions are needed. meanwhile, the lapd has opened a criminal investigation into tyndall's alleged sexual misconduct. usc sharing names of some of the more than 300 former patients who alleged abuse. arthel? arthel: mary anne, thank you. mike? mike: arthel, getting new information on the devastation on hawaii's big island. the damage is worse than expected. the mount kilauea eruptions began three weeks ago and isn't showing any signs of slowing down. >> the lavas that are coming out

of the surface now, the more fluid ones, they are trending towards a composition of -- [inaudible] -- but they are not there yet, so there's still a mixture of older stuff in there that's picking up on the way up. mike: jeff paul is live in hawaii with the latest. jeff? >> well, yeah, more and more people are likely thinking about evacuating as the lava flows here in the lower area only grow stronger and wider. in the last 24 hours more homes have found themselves in the path of this lava and scientists say that number might only rise. now as you take a look at the video, you can see several more sections of road are now covered with lava and shut down, a total of 82 buildings and homes now a total loss since the strong eruption started more than three weeks ago, the volcano forced the evacuation of 2,000 people, in terms of land, authorities estimate 2200 acres are now covered by lava. >> it's really awe inspiring to

see the force of nature. you know, the heart beat of the earth. you know, pulsing out and to feel that strength with it is amazing. it is terrible it has to happen in a place with so many people and so many houses >> there's also the concern of air quality as explosive eruptions continue, as the volcano summit, the latest sending a plume nearly 2 miles into the air. now so much ash in the air right now. the county in fact giving out masks to those in the area and downwind from that volcano summit to protect them from that poor air quality. mike? mike: jeff reporting live in the big island. many thanks. arthel? arthel: jeff and mike, the fourth man to walk on the moon has passed away. how the nation is remembering the life and legacy of astronaut. and the famous world war i credited with saving many lives on the battlefield is honored

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arthel: a major blow to unions representing federal workers. president trump signing an executive order that significantly overhauls the government workforce. the order gives federal agencies more leeway to fire low performing workers and allows them to slash the time that federal employees can spend on union activity while on the clock. the president's executive order fulfills a campaign promise to cut down on activity of federal unions representing more than 2 million government employees. mike: nasa mourning the death of astronaut alan bean. the 86-year-old died after getting sick while traveling in fort wayne, indiana, two weeks ago. bean served as a test pilot in the navy before being selected by nasa. he became the fourth person to walk on the moon, serving as the

lunar module pilot on board of the apollo 12 back in 69. bean spent a total of 69 days in space. he retired from nasa in 1981. arthel: one of the nation's most famous war dogs was honored today. a boston terrier mix went to europe with his connecticut unit during world war i. he played a key role in warning of incoming gas attacks and staying with wounded soldiers until help arrived. well, now he has a sculpture in connecticut's veteran's memorial park. it was unveiled today and the sculptor is here, susan, i'm so happy to have you and very excited about this story. i was very -- they asked me if i wanted to do it. i'm like yes yes yes i want to do this story. first of all i love animals and a war hero is even more better as we would say. tell me about what you're aiming

to capture susan as you were sculpting. >> i wanted to capture his likeness of course, from old photographs. i also wanted to capture that beautiful spirit, that courage. you know, his ability, his bravery, his ability to help the troops at both the battlefield and at home. >> sitting next to you is the wax version of this. tell us about the work that went into getting into the final product. >> there are many stages in the casting process. once we have a mold from the original clay, then we pour a wax into that mold. and then there's many steps till you get to the bronze, which is at the veterans park. this is the wax. we made it specially to show you. arthel: you know, it looks beautiful just in wax form. and you make it seem so easy, but i mean, like how many hours, weeks, i don't know how much work goes into this >> it takes a few months to do all the proper research and then to try to capture the physical

characteristics and then try to, you know, bring the soul of that animal somehow into that work, and then when it's all done, hopefully you can take a deep breath and hopefully for generations to come, honor and justice to our military, human and animal kind. >> absolutely. you want to capture the soul. what emotion dos you hope to evoke -- what emotions do you hope to evoke from people when they visit the sculpture? >>i want them to feel pride, inspiration. i want them to feel that boy if a dog could do that, i think i could do that thing that i need to do. and i think i want us to treat our animals well, respect them. our war animals of all different kinds. you know, our horses, our mules, our donkeys, our pigeons, all these animals served. so i want to honor their deeds and their sacrifices. arthel: this is not your first military dog that you have

memorialized. you've got a couple examples here. >> this is always faithful, our country's first official war dog memorial from 1994. that was unveiled at the marine corps war dog cemetery on guam. you know, this is just a small version. of course it is in life size. arthel: sure. >> and then this piece is smoky. this is a great little 4 pound yorkshire terrier who was rescued from a foxhole in new guinea who was then trained to do 200 tricks to cheer up the troops. she's often called the first therapy dog on record. and actually charles mayo was the one who said i think that's a good idea to take on the grounds when her owner was in the hospital and they cheered up the troops. and that's who she is. arthel: is real life sized because -- this is real life sized because you have her inside of a helmet. >> yes, they did everything in a

helmet. arthel: i know you said you do this for the love of animals. you want to honor them and all of our military members, the four legged version as well as the people who serve. you know, but how did you start on this journey? >> well, i started because i always love dogs and i used to show them. and i met a doctor who saw my work and said susan you have to apply for this commission and that changed my life because then i got to really meet people in the military and understand more about their sacrifice and it led to many monuments. i did one of the late dog who served and sacrificed for us. arthel: his military companion was robert j. conroy, an army corporal. >> absolutely.

i was commissioned by the family, the descendants of him to do this, this honor. so we captured him in a salute -- salute because he was smuggled aboard a ship when the commander found him out, he did a trip that conroy taught him, he raised his paw and he did a salute. once he did that, he was in. he was on 17 battlefields. as you said he did so much. i wanted to capture him in that special pose. the right paw, duty, the left paw friendship and love. arthel: this the wax version is really -- gives me chills just looking at it and your story behind it. i can only imagine what the bronze version looks like. thank you very much. >> you're welcome. i would like to mention the purple poppy if i may. it represents all our service animals and want to do a monument our country's first official service animals

monument, for all these dogs law enforcement and assistance animals. i hope people will get on the website and be part of it and just help us move along and make this happen. arthel: yeah, you know, this is the perfect time this weekend as we remember all of our brave men and women and animals who have served to protect this great country of ours. >> uh-huh. arthel: we thank you for memorializing some of the animals. >> thank you for having me. arthel: absolutely. susan, thank you very much. we will see you again because i know you are going to keep working. >> okay. [laughter] >> i promise i will. arthel: thank you. mike: a dangerous subtropical storm heading toward the gulf coast states. how long the heavy rain will last in our memorial day weekend weather forecast. >> it looks like we're going to get a lot of rain. i think even in south florida 4 to 8 inches of rain which means we have a chance for some flooding. millions of you are online right now,

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arthel: florida, mississippi and now alabama issuing a state of emergency ahead of a slow-moving subtropical storm alberto. the storm is expected to make landfall across the eastern gulf coast this holiday weekend. meteorologist adam clock is live in the weather center with the latest on alberto.

>> this is going to be an issue throughout the entire weekend. not making landfall into monday or tuesday but still bringing rain consistently even as we speak. currently this with winds at 40 miles-an-hour, off the coast of cuba. this is a large system. areas of south florida already getting some fairly heavy rain. this is the radar the last six hours. it is in a loop. you can see areas in south florida stretching up to central florida already getting fairly consistent rain at times very heavy rain and it is only going to be continuing. no surprise here we've got flood watches and warnings stretching across portions of florida. everything in south florida now up into central florida. then the north florida gulf coast because eventually as this system lifts that will be the area that makes landfall. we still have a couple of days until that happens. now, the heaviest rain usually does fall on the right side of these storms. and you start to see some of these spots getting into yellows and oranges. you are getting up closer to 4 to 5 inches of rain and that will be enough to do some flooding. where you make landfall perhaps that's where you would get the heaviest rain. as of right now, our current models are suggesting the north

florida coast. you are getting in areas of panama city beach or destin spots where you could see as much as foot of rain or more at least in some of these cases. but the entire southeast will be dealing with this as we get going into early next week. it is going to be a widespread storm. right now, this is our timing, pay attention to the time stamp in the corner. very disorganized. it will run over the gulf of mexico. the water is warmer there. it will organize a bit more. the winds will pick up as it does this also. start to see that center of circulation as it moves in a little bit. taking you into sunday evening, still we haven't made landfall but areas of florida seeing the rain stretching across the gulf coast continuing to spin, spinning off the coast for a little while, probably not making landfall until monday night into early tuesday morning but all this time we are seeing consistent rain, which takes you all the way through your holiday weekend as it makes that path, even if you dry off at all, we're talking about high rip current threats throughout this entire time frame as the water is going to be very choppy, high seas on top of all that rain, is this typical? we are getting into hurricane

season. this is your tropical weather activity. you don't typically really peak until september. we're all the way down here. arthel, this is a little unusual, but we're kicking off the season right. we already have this big storm, and it's unfortunately going to be ruining some people's holidays. arthel: do we know if this will be a busy season in. >> it is predicted to be slightly above average. this is early, though. we will see. arthel: fingers crossed. thank you, adam. >> uh-huh. mike: a 13-year-old girl is in critical but stable condition after one of her classmates opened fire at an indiana school. a science teacher jason seaman was also shot as he knocked the weapon from the gunman's hands. he is expected to be okay. this is what the classroom looked like after the incident. the shooter has been arrested. president trump tweeting thanks to very brave teacher and hero jason seaman of noblesville, indiana, for his heroic act in saving so many precious young lives. his quick and automatic action

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mike: that does it for us. arthel and i will be back tomorrow at noon eastern. arthel: ed henry up next with the fox report. have a good evening. mike: good night. ed: start with breaking news tonight, an american prisoner released by venezuela headed home to the usa. expected to arrive at the white house any minute now. we take you live to washington as soon as that plays out. this as there are major developments on another big international story. president trump signalling there's a chance of salvaging the cancelled summit with north korea. i'm ed henry. you are watching the fox report. joshua holt leaving venezuela earlier today after being imprisoned there for nearly two years on weapons charges. the 26-year-old had traveled there from utah to marry a woman he met on-line. the regime finally releasing him after intense lobbying from the trump administration and senate foreign relations chairman bob corker. utah lawmakers also