>> as we begin with a fox news alert, protesters show up in full force to denounce the president zero tolerance policy on immigration. hello everyone i am arthel neville. welcome to a brand-new hour inside "americas news headquarters". >> hello everyone, i'm eric shawn. tens of thousand people across the country are turning up to take part in the families belong together rally. this is nationwide. organizers planning to hold events in all 50 states today. the protesters have been calling for the unification of children who are separated from their parents of the southern border. that as the trump administration says the process is already underway although it is slow. protesters sent a personal

emotional message to the migrant children who remain detained in the shelters. >> we have fox team coverage. ellison barber is in new jersey near the president's golf course. we begin with garrett tenney live in the nations capital. the site of a massive march held earlier today. what did you hear from protesters? >> we just got back after covering the marches. like a lot of the big marches in dc, you have the official demands organizers put out there but use of the demands which you are hearing from the folks that are actually out there marching and organizers have three things they were demanding. reunification of families, and to families being detained and an end to the zero-tolerance policy. this included a lot of chanting, protests and signs calling for an end to i.c.e. several folks we spoke to also made it clear that this protest was just as much about the president's policies as it was

about his rhetoric on immigration. >> basic human decency. whether or not you believe, what you believe about the strength of our borders or how it should be handled. i believe immigrants should be treated with decency. >> it is a very difficult problem and it is going to take a broad solution. we certainly do have trouble with, immigration laws do need to be reformed. but it needs to be done in an intelligent, compassionate way. >> and i think they should be taking babies and kids away from families. and then not even know where they are at? that is not right. it is not american. >> allowed the marchers wanted to say that message immigration will be a big motivating issue for them in the upcoming elections. the president says it is a fight over immigration that he is more than happy to have. >> and a lot has happened over the past couple of weeks.

to end the separation of families. what more do the protesters want to see in that regard? >> a little more over a week ago the president signed an executive order ending the separation of families. this past week a judge ordered the ministration to speed up the reunification process for the 2000+ children that are still separated. what we heard from marchers is similar to what we heard from democratic lawmakers who said the biggest concern now is exactly how the administration plans to follow through on the order. >> i do not believe that they have a plan and in fact, i know for a fact that they do not know which children belong to which parents.and if the government does not have a clear accounting of which children belong to which parents. >> i should also note organizers of the marches view the president's executive order ending separation as a win for their cause and a direct result of the public pressure campaign there been having and that is why the argument is important the efforts that they keep them up all the way through the midterm elections.

>> garrett tenney, thank you very much. >> meanwhile in new jersey protesters are marching there. at the president's golf resort. that is where he is spend the weekend. ellison barber is nearby in new jersey with that end of the story. how far are they from the president's golf resort?>> they took place about two miles down the road from the trump national golf course at a library. there were at least 100 people gathered. they were protesting the administration immigration policies. the president had defended a controversial zero-tolerance policy as well as his tough stance on illegal immigration in general. he is also not defending one agency tasked with enforcing it in an interview on "sunday morning futures". >> the 28-year-old socialist just beat out joe crowley said abolish i.c.e. and get this! more democrats are getting in

line with that. gillibrand today saying you need to abolish i.c.e. >> i hope they keep thinking about because they're going to get beaten so badly. i.c.e., these are the guys that go in and take ms-13 and take them out because they are much tougher than ms-13.like by a factor of 10.and these are the ones, if you don't have i.c.e. give a country you will be afraid to walk out of your house. i love that if they're going to do that. >> and a tweet this afternoon the president accused democrats of being weak on crime and said quote - when people come into our country illegally, we must immediately escort them back out without going through years of legal maneuvering. street the president tweeted that some immigrants should be sent back with no judges and no court cases. and questions about whether or not the president believed undocumented immigrants had a right to due process. the white house argued just because someone does not see a judge, does not mean they are not afforded due process.

>> meanwhile, a lot of focus of course on the supreme court vacancy per the president's and he would conduct interviews. >> he said he could meet with two candidates. he said the old-fashioned way here in bedminster this weekend. he also says he plans to put up a name by july 9. he says he has shortened his life. it was 25 and now down to six or seven possible candidates. the president has really tried to focus this week on things other than the crisis at the border from the supreme court to the economy. he spent at least one day this week, thursday in wisconsin trying to talk about tax reforms and look at the positives when it comes to jobs and the economy.>> i guess we have no known sightings and many possible candidates. >> not yet. >> we will see, allison, thank you.>> tomorrow, mexico will

choose their next president. deciding between four candidates with an election that has enormous implications both at home and abroad. there is one man who has a commanding lead. william longeness picks up the story live in mexico city. >> nick about this. we have a 2000 mile border with mexico.there are more than a thousand arrests there per day. mexico is the number one source of cocaine, heroin and marijuana. third-largest trading partner. so the president mexico is important. now polls suggest it is -- he is promising big changes in the relationship. and many say he's a mirror image of president trump. only the other side of the coin. both are nationalist to say outrageous things and threaten unilateral people have thin-skinned with the press. he is defiant, left leg socialist that will turn mexico into the next venezuela peer supporters see him as an

outsider, incorruptible that will and violence and reinvigorate the state economy. raising wages among many. >> i out did everyone. and -- against the status quo. >> all the signs are up to this point, that he is message is one of unity. conciliation, trying to bring mexico forward. >> what would he mean for the u.s.? a dramatic change in tone, policy and cooperation. many say he says mexico is not going to assist the u.s. and stopping mexican or central american immigrants coming to the u.s. border. also he says he plans to end drug violence in three years. in part by offering amnesty to marijuana growers and saying they should not do america's dirty work with cartels. >> what it means as a supplier country you will not waste your

time going after guzman. that will probably frustrate u.s. authorities somewhat. >> if that is the case then why would you continue to give u.s. dollars to a government that is not cooperating? with those efforts? it is pretty simple. >> he has run for president two other times. he was a runner-up however, the polls were now have him winning in a landslide. which results tomorrow by about midnight. and we will know on monday morning. >> very interesting, william longeness, thank you. >> meanwhile the u.s. and russia setting a date for the highly anticipated summit between the president and vladimir putin. they are set to meet on july 16 in helsinki. expected to hold crucial talks everything from the continued humanitarian crisis in syria and russian support for al-assad. russian forces that remain in the ukraine and moscow's brazen interference in the

presidential election. the u.s. intelligence officials warned that russia will do that again now in the midterm spirit journey is not to talk more about what we can expect, the ceo for the foundation for the defense of democracy. if the president is not on this you would think it would be the time to do it. directly to vladimir putin 's face. what you think you should say? west the present have to go to the summit and understand that putin is not an ally. he is not american friend. he is an adversary. probably one of the most formidable and dangerous adversaries the united states has in the world.the president has to go in with no illusions with who he will be speaking to. he has to make a query of serious problems with russia. nelly interfering in the elections but russian foreign policy in the middle east and eastern europe and around the world. he has to put on the table and not go in there with any illusions or delusions about the man he is talking to. >> they think anything he says will potentially change the

policies of putin? what's out there is necessarily what he says. the presidents policies are very strong. if you look at the trump administrations policies, his predecessor, he is engaged in modernization, u.s. energy against russian energy and provided lethal weaponry to the ukrainians and countering iran which is the closest ally in the middle east. policy, from a policy perspective very good. the president is to continue to reinforce that and make it clear to putin that policy and anti- putin policy will remain as long as he is a threat to the country peer because it doesn't jive with the presidents rhetoric could even put on tougher sanctions against some of the oligarchs and people close to putin in connection with the election interference in reno robert mueller has indicted russians after the president somehow keeps on giving putin a pass to

his a tweet from last thursday. he says, russia continues to set have nothing to do with meddling in our election. there is a d&c server and why didn't shady james comey and now disgraced fbi agents take and closely examine it? why is hillary, russia being looked at? so many questions, so much corruption. why do you think the president seems almost intent on looking at the other way when it comes to putin on this issue? >> that's exactly right. i think the president unfortunate remains obsessed with the argument that somehow, the russians gave the president the election. that they handed the election to donald trump. i think most of us realize that it is not true. the president won because he was able to tap into the concerns and fears of many elections. i think he needs to move beyond this and not only fashion his policies and his rhetoric but a much more robust and aggressive policy against this russian president. and stop denying what is so obvious to everybody that

vladimir putin of course come interfered in the elections but he did not do so with any consequences time. he might do so with some consequence next time. >> what type of action do think the president should tell vladimir? president obama told him on the sidelines to knock it off. but it is a felix much of a strong message at all. would you like to see them from the present when it comes to the issue that he said on air force one as he flew up to bedminster? he said he would bring it up. >> he is to bring it up, he is to bring up and make it clear to putin that if there is russian interference in the midterm sort the next presidential election or any elections, there will be serious consequences that putin will paper not just sanctions but other consequences using all instruments of american power. and if he has any desire to have a better relationship with the president in the country, then russian interference in elections will be absolutely apathetic will to the objective. >> meanwhile also raising some eyebrows. he will go to a nato summit a

few days before the meeting with putin. why is that significant? you know that he will get an earful when he sits down in brussels. what do you think you will take from the nato meeting that he can take with the meeting to vladimir putin? >> i think he needs to do he did not do at the g7. two get our allies united against the threat to all face. i understand the presidents frustration. they can sometimes be frustrated. they are our allies, have been longtime allies. they share our interests, they share our values and they certainly are people that are on our side, and on the side of vladimir putin. but if the president remains angry and divisive at the nato summit, he will be handing vladimir putin major victory as he did in canada and as he has increasingly by creating a division between the united states and europe. as well as a north american division with our friends in ottawa.

>> finally, syria. russia and iran continuing with al-assad. with such horrible consequences. you know that vladimir putin was the u.s. to withdraw our troops there. what do you think the president i mean look at the washington journal. an editorial comment there pretty tough on the presidents and the trump administration is reacting by waving his hand and thank you mr. putin to stop. mr. putin has been watching all of this wondering if mr. trump can be -- as often as barack obama was. what possible agreement, if any, could come on syria? and do you see any possibility that u.s. troops will be withdrawn? exactly what vladimir putin want. >> that is exactly what they want. i'm very worried that the president may withdraw u.s. troops in syria. i think it will be a disaster. i think you'll be obama 2.0.

president obama withdrew troops in iraq in 2011. gave rights to isis. it provided an open path for iran to continue its activity in the middle east. i think it president trump withdrew the u.s. troops from syria, it would be giving up all of the leverage, will be creating an opportunity for iran to finish the land bridge between tehran and the mediterranean. and i believe would give rise to isis again. this would be obama 2.0. of the president does not go down that path. >> that are some interesting words in a message that you have. in the next hour we will adjust and cover the huge anti-regime demonstrations going on in paris. about exactly that. co the foundation of the defense of democracies. always good to see you. >> good to see you. >> speaking of the demonstrators in paris, their gathering for pre-iran rallies today. a high-profile delegation from the u.s. joining the protest. details on that story straight ahead. plus, a showdown building on capitol hill as president trump will soon announce his pick to

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migrant crisis continuing in new york. 30 so they rescued 63 immigrants stranded off the southern coast of spain. the latest wave of asylum-seekers to arrive in western mediterranean nation. it comes after enforcement of tighter immigration policies. >> meanwhile, iranians in exile and supporters from all over the world taking to the streets of paris today. protesting the oppressive tactics of the regime in tehran. protesters calling for an end to widespread crackdowns and brutal torture of political opposition. benjamin hall has more now from paris. benjamin? >> this event is now over but for the last 10 hours, we witnessed the largest ever

gathering of iranian opposition in the world.more significantly the size of the u.s. and international delegation from both sides of the political aisle. all calling for regime change in the islamic republic. this year was different. there was much more pressure on iran after president trump pulled out of the iran deal in the iranian economy is also in a freefall. this was felt clearly today here. >> more of a rock concert than an opposition. political rally paid with over hundred thousand people attended. all they are talking about is deadly serious. human rights abuses in iran. growing protest across the country and now the very real possibility of regime change. the s delegation was here in force. rudy giuliani, newt gingrich, bill richardson as well as former heads of the fbi and prime ministers, ambassadors, foreign ministers from across the world. all joining the growing chorus for democratic regime change under the and cri. the national council for resistance of iran. >> the era is over. those who practice it will find

themselves shamed in world history. the time has come to stand up to these bullies. and these murderers. >> of last few weeks iran has seen some of the largest demonstrations in months if not years. now, they're spreading into some of the idea tele traditional royal lands with a real threat to the regime. the military assistance was rejected by all here. >> and i want to advocate military conflict among anybody. what i want to see is political and economic pressure on iran. so it allows elections and it allows apposition, like the resistance here to have a say in the future. >> in the last few hours you be getting more news out of iran. apparently the town of -- tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets and the army has fired back that we don't know if this might be a catalyst for more protest or for these to grow. what we did learn today, speaking to people here in this whole is that many feel the real change is coming to the

islamic republic. >> benjamin hall, reporting a set of paris. thank you. >> in the next hour, we will have an exclusive interview with the leader of that group. you'll hear her message to americans to counter the tehran regime and what she expects can happen. meanwhile at home, demonstrators in force across the nation on this saturday. marching in texas be protesting the presidents crackdown at the southern border. we'll have a live report. and protesters what they want to accomplish. and of course, the question of the retirement of the supreme court justice. reigniting the debate over roe versus wade. how the presidents pay to replace justice anthony kennedy could impact the historic ruling. and perhaps, reshape the legal landscape for decades to come. we had long deployments in iraq.

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tens of thousands of people from coast-to-coast participating in a families belong together day of action. taking aim at the trump administration zero-tolerance immigration policy. this was the scene in austin, texas today. casey siegel is live in el paso, texas near the border. how was the turn out there in el paso? >> we are just down the road. quite a bit from austin because we are right at the texas, mexico border. we are in el paso. the turnout here was rather large today. we want to get right to video and show you protesters taking to the streets of downtown el

paso earlier today. they started at a park and then they ended up directly in front of the international pedestrian bridge. one of several entry points along the border down here to cross over into juarez, mexico. they are some of the protesters actually leave the u.s. and linked up with fellow protesters over on the mexican side. this showed solidarity. those folks came back over into el paso through a port of entry. those in attendance telling us, regardless of where most americans stand on the issue of immigration, this, meaning referring to splitting up families and kids, is something they say is simply inhumane. and not what this country is all about. >> this is a protest so we can show representatives what we will not stand for. dehumanization of our fellow

people. >> now, this has been a flurry, a hotbed of activity down in the el paso, all along the southern border of texas with mexico over to mcallen. lots of humanitarian groups, religious groups and the like showing up denouncing this zero-tolerance policy. >> casey, there are no allegations of abuse and some of the juvenile detention centers. what are you able to confirm? >>. >> were able to confirm the court paperwork for several losses making the recurrently through the system alleging things like abuse, mistreatment of children and even drugging children in some cases. against their will. for context, you looking at videos shot inside of a holding

facility. not far from el paso here, this was not listed in the complaint that we have seen however, we have to show it to you because they will not let journalists shoot our own pictures inside of these facilities. they provide us with this video. hhs, to show you. it is really all we have got to give the context of what some of these centers look like inside. but the lawsuit was filed yesterday. in federal court on behalf of of five children, currently in custody at various units in various states. adding hhs, a spokesperson said the task force has been launched and that the, they will be looking into the conditions at the centers but adding specific allegations of mistreatment, however.

they are being handled separately. >> thank you. >> president trump is prepared to make a second nomination to the supreme court. the president say he will announce justice kennedy replacement. he says he has narrowed down his list to about five candidates so far. and he discussed the possible nominees on board air force one. >> i think we are going to have tremendous support for the supreme court. it is a group of very highly talented and very brilliant, mostly conservative judges. >> we don't have a lot of the names. the president said he would interview some people this weekend but we have no confirmation yet who we could be talking with in bedminster. >> for more on this right now we are going to a senior fellow in constitutional studies at the cato institute and a church in chief on the review.

thank you for being with us mr. shapiro. >> good to be on. >> what is the cato institute assessment of what is before us and how historic is this. in the supreme court of the united states and the presidency of the united states of america? >> i don't necessarily speak for all of my colleagues. this will be replacement of the median vote, the central moderate candidate with someone who is like neil gorsuch are in an even more conservative. which means chief justice roberts becomes a new median vote. that is a big shift. the list of 25 for whom the president promised to pick the nominee, they are all very strong. i have some that i like more than others on different areas of the law. but they are all very strong. i don't think we'll see a

centrist like kennedy or someone who moves to the left over their career like certain other republican appointees in the past. >> that is it. is america facing inevitable and seismic shift concerning civil liberties? >> is only one justice, one vote. it is not like justice kennedy was good on civil liberties all the time. and this person is going to be bad. >> what does that mean, good or bad? >> it depends on how you define it. justice gorsuch is all of those things but like justice antonin scalia, very protective of constitutional rights for criminal defendants be whether the right -- >> we know that we are talking about gay rights, gay and lesbian rights, which will not roe versus wade. that is what we are talking about here. >> again, it depends on how you define civil liberties. if you're talking specifically about abortion, i doubt that a minimalist like john roberts will want to overturn planned

parenthood versus roe versus wade right away. but i do think the margin, certain type of restrictions will be allowed to stand that did not otherwise. in terms of gay rights, again, i don't think that standard that legalized sex marriage across the country will be overturned. but it really depends. it is unclear how justice kennedy would have voted on masterpiece about the cake baker this term had it not been for the colorado commissions antireligious animus. they had to face that clear tension between the first amendment, the alleged tension between the first amendment and gay rights. it depends what kind of justice you get. some are more classically liberal, some are more conservative. >> you feel the president is currently looking at in terms of his elections, deflect the candidates are mostly conservatives? as had been reported as they are by the federalist society? >> it means again what you mean

on conservative and white issue. john roberts is undoubtedly conservative. no one is going to call him a squish or a secret left-winger or some sort. and yet, he moved over on the obamacare case. that is a real concern paid when the rubber hits the road in the once in a generation type cases, who was going to have not just the intellect and what those on the right or conservatives or libertarians might say is a good posture but also, the strength and the courage to stay with that and let the political chips fall where they may. >> help us understand, what does and what should go into settings selecting the nominee and ultimately confirming a supreme court justice? >> i think you want someone that has a proven track record whether in judicial opinion or academic or otherwise. showing what they are actually thinking. so it is not a black box. >> there is a prejudice if you ulta how they may vote in

certain situations. >> is not a prejudice. i mean you're not picking someone just based on their looks. even donald trump or think -- >> help me understand because you said, you cannot determine or predict how someone might vote but yet you are saying as part of the selection you kind of look at their record. in terms of what they've done in the past. >> you don't ask about specific cases. >> but you see their record so you can see there leaning. >> is not leaning. we're not talking politicians, we talk about judges. you look at legal theories and what message they apply. how they view the judicial role. how they interpret the constitution. what happens when the constitution is silent. all of these kind of very deep philosophical things that you look at.it is not simply, is there an indication of whether they would overrule roe versus wade? obviously, that is what makes the media concerned but the lorries in the white house. >> i think is not just the media but americans are concerned.on both sides of the argument. >> absolutely.

but when you're in the justice department or the actual lawyers who are pouring over all of the records, they want to see what kind of analysis they will apply. >> the president said he's not going to ask about roe versus wade. >> of course not. >> but you tried to seek someone. listen, you're from the cato institute some trying to understand and help the viewers understand. i'm a little concerned that i feel some of the viewers may be concerned that there is a political coloring in terms of how this is going to proceed. >> these are not quote - unquote -- this not a chris christie or rudy giuliani or judge judy or someone like this. this is a list of solid, rigid lists. if ted cruz were the present would be essentially the same list. it is people who have a solid track record of applying the original public meaning of the constitution and the statutes exactly what the text says rather than try to import some mythical legislative intent or things like that. it is not coming in with preconceived notions of what the correct result should be. either on the left or the

right. >> ilya shaprio, i have to leave it there. thank you for your time. >> my pleasure. >> huge crowds spilling out of the streets in the country in major cities across the nation. protesting the president's immigration policies. this as democrats are calling for the agency i.c.e. to be completely abolished! how will that hot button issue play out during the midterm elections? >> i believe immigration will be a top issue this election cycle. and i think on some issues there will be a weird difference between republicans and democrats. you heard the senator, it is just crazy. (phone ping)

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hundreds of thousand people marching in the streets across the country. protesting the president's zero-tolerance immigration policy. democrats are going even further. they are calling for scrapping the immigration and customs enforcement agency known as i.c.e. scrapping it all together.

>> i believe that it has become a deportation force. and i think you should separate the criminal justice from the immigration issues. i think you should reimagine i.c.e. under new agency with a very different mission and take the two missions out. we believe that we should protect families that need our help and it is not what i.c.e. is doing today and that is why i believe he should get rid of it, start over, reimagine it and build something that actually works. >> good or bad idea? judy miller, adjunct fellow at the manhattan institute for policy research also pulitzer prize winning are stupid and journalist and fox news contributor. they stated democrats will lose badly. if you get rid of i.c.e. you'll be afraid to walk out of your house. they said the radical left ends want you out, next delete all

police, zero chance. is this going to be a lightning rod in the midterms? >> i think both sides, republicans and democrats think that this issue plays to them. that is, the immigration issue. but i'm not sure that abolishing i.c.e. is such a great proposal from the democrats because i fear that it will raise questions about whether or not the democrats and republicans charge really want any kind of border security at all. >> that is the exact issue. alexander states that huge upset win against the status quo in queens, they want it abolished. and the governor of new york candidates is it a quote - terrorist organization. is that fair? >> look, i think that this is

yet another indication that the democratic party is moving to the left. when bernie sanders remains popular as he is, when you have the new york upset in congress and the congressional primary in which, someone who had virtually no experience just got blew away, someone who was rumored to be or presumed to be a leader in the house. this is a party that is definitely responded to donald trump by moving to the left. and i'm not sure that that is a great place to be in a general election as opposed to a primary. i'm very worried about what are minority calls for getting rid of i.c.e. i think the democrats would do much better if they concentrated on the issues that have gone people so riled up. that have gone people out in 600 rallies across the country. which is the separation of children from parents. the detention without and it

looks like for both parents and children once they are reunited and it looks like you still have 2000 children were not certain what the administrations plan is to reunite them with the parents whether or not it is possible. i think if the democrats stick to those issues as opposed to demanding the abolition of i.c.e., they will do much better. but i'm not a democrat, i am an independent. i just see the way this is beginning to play out. i have concerns as someone who doesn't want the party to swing so far to the left. >> clearly the stories play to our heartstrings. 2000 children remain separated right now even though they are under judges order? to get together within 14 days. there is no clear plan. let me show you statistics for this is from the immigration customs enforcement agency.

part of homeland security paid the 747,470 arrests, 92 percent had criminal convictions. they had a charge, were fugitives awaiting the final order. then updated from a research firm says 74 percent of those arrested, 74 percent of criminal convictions, dui and drugs, assault, larceny, general crimes, burglary. criminal crimes are up 12 percent. we have the stores-- stories th pull at the heartstrings. we have a situation that according to them 74 percent of those arrested of criminal convictions democrats are calling to get rid of i.c.e. >> i think that is one reason why that is not exactly a place the democrats want to be in a general election. i don't think they want to be

there when the house is at stake for them. if the democrats cannot take back the house then very people are going to take back the senate. if they can take back the house then they stand very little chance of stopping many of the things that mainstream americans don't like about donald trump program. but once you get out on the fringe, it is really difficult. i will say this. the business of zero-tolerance, i think immigrants are a great source of strength to our country and i think murder rates are a lot lower among immigrants than they are among the average americans. a lot of these figures that i.c.e. puts out is helping the present but i'm not sure they really reflect all of the amazing things that immigrants contribute to this country. even the president has

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protest, it has an effect. it bands people together as a community, to see that other people care. we care as americans as to what's going on in our country and we want america to be better. we are better than what's going on. arthel: we have fox team coverage. ellison barber is in new jersey near the president's golf club. we begin with jeff paul live in los angeles where a rally wrapped up about an hour ago. jeff, what was the mood like when the rally was in process? >> well, arthel, the group out here seemed very passionate, frustrated and angry about what's happening at the southern border. we saw a lot of folks carrying signs, chanting along with other members of the crowd out here. a lot of different age groups, young and old. and many families out here in particular hoping that their voices would be heard. now, at its peak, organizers estimate more than 55,000 folks were in attendance. they were gathered here to protest a zero-tolerance policy that has separated more than

2,000 immigrant kids from their parents. there was also a lot of looking ahead to november. several politicians took to the stage where they pushed the crowd to cause change, using their ballot in the up coming midterm election. l.a. mayor garcetti says the treatment of immigrants is an issue that's personal to him. >> my grand father came over the border as an immigrant in the arms of his mother. can you imagine if she had had her child ripped out of her arms? we've got a message for the white house, we care and so should you! >> now, u.s. senator kamala harris also spoke saying this group will not tire, and she says this this country is better than this. arthel? arthel: did you say when the protests was in progress you had about 55,000 people there? did you speak to any of the protesters? >> yeah, we did. we spoke to a few. they said basically they wanted to come out and just show that they care about this particular

issue. in total there were 700 rallies throughout the entire country, coast, to coast, and they say despite the president signing that executive order, they are not satisfied and worry that many families are still -- won't be reunited. we asked one protester what her message was to families who are still separated. take a listen. >> we care even though we can't be there, we want to show our support in whatever small way we can and that they deserve better, that america was founded on immigrants. >> now, after several speakers took to the stage behind me, they wrapped up by marching to a nearby detention center, where organizers say that they believe a few immigrants are being held. arthel? arthel: jeff paul, thank you very much. eric? eric: protesters were also out in force in new jersey right near the president's golf club. that's where he's spending the weekend. ellison barber is live in new

jersey with that part of the story. how many protesters were in the area? were they at all really near the golf course? >> well, there were at least 100 protesters. they were gathered a couple miles down the road from trump national golf club at a library. they like so many others in the country today were protesting the administration's immigration policies. the president was tweeting today, this afternoon, about immigration. he said this quote, when people come into our country illegally, we must immediately escort them back out, without going through years of legal maneuvering. our laws are the dumbest anywhere in the world. republicans want strong borders and no crime. democrats want open boarders and are weak on crime. democrats by in large are not calling for open borders, but a handful say they want to get rid of immigration, customs and enforcement. the president, eric, says that will never happen. eric: meanwhile, ellison, the president also said he might meet with some supreme court candidates there this weekend. any sightings of anybody?

we understand he's also considering two women. >> right, no, sightings as of yet. he says he's narrowed the list he had of what was about 25 people down to 5. he says two of the people he is considering are women. he says he will interview six or seven candidates, and as you said, he did mention to reporters yesterday that he possibly could meet with two candidates while he's here in new jersey this weekend, but so far no sightings on that front. eric: we will keep it up to date and see if we can get anybody. thank you. arthel: for more on this now and what immigration could mean for the midterms, we go to a white house correspondent at the daily caller. if the midterms are about immigration and i.c.e., which political party stands to win? >> well, there's promising signs actually for both different political parties, which i think is very interesting. we see that the president is galvanizing much of his base, and by emphasizing immigration customs enforcement and the

democrats calls to abolish i.c.e. at nearly every single major rally that he's given in the last couple of months. at the same time, we had this new up start candidate in new york city, ms. cortez who is calling for the explicit abolition of i.c.e. that's actually really seen a cascade of approval amongst a lot of different new york politicians. you have senator gillebrand, de blasio and cuomo. this is something that is taking over the soul of the democratic party. you've been covering the protesters. we see they are turning out in absolutely massive numbers. this something that's galvanizing on the left. in terms of the president's supporters, they will look at the abolition of i.c.e., they will turn out in order to make sure that doesn't happen, and perhaps you have several on the left who do agree with many of the, you know, the growing calls to abolish the agency. arthel: let's listen to the

senator from new york, she's a democrat as you pointed out. let's listen to her right now. >> i believe that it has become a deportation force. and i think you should separate the criminal justice from the immigration issues, and i think you should reimagine i.c.e. under a new agency with a very different mission and take those two missions out. so we believe that we should protect families that need our help and that is not what i.c.e. is doing today and that's why i believe you should get rid of it, start over, reimagine it, and build something that actually works. arthel: so there is senator gillibrand it is not clear if governor cuomo has called for the demolition of i.c.e. but i do want to ask you, can these two issues be challenged or promoted as one in the same? i talked to you about that, but i want to ask you next is if they are, challenged or promoted, in the same, would it be either party that's going to

benefit from them, or is it somehow better to separate immigration and i.c.e.? >> well, i.c.e. is not strictly an immigration force. it is a criminal illegal alien deportation force. i think the vast majority of the people that i.c.e. deals with are not, you know, these families at the border that are being separated. though, they have been linked to that. what they are really is they go through the interior of the country and they search for people who are criminal illegal aliens, often many illegal aliens who have been deported several times and have committed felonies or gang members like ms 13 those are the people that i.c.e. deals with. there's been a bit of a c conflation on the left when they say i.c.e. is responsible for the families being separated at the border. we have border patrol which is doing the apprehension. arthel: i want to jump in there because i'm running short. i want to pull up a tweet from

the president touting i.c.e. the president says to the great and brave men and women of i.c.e. don't worry or lose your spirit. you are doing a fantastic job of keeping us safe by eradicating the worst criminal element. so brave. the democrats want you out. next it will be all police. zero chance it will never happen. if i.c.e. is seen strictly as law enforcement, border security, might that change how voters see the agency? >> it certainly could change it, and that's exactly the president's message which is going into the midterms. he's saying that democrats essentially want to apolish a law enforcement agency charged with removing -- abolish a law enforcement agency charged with removing criminals from our society. given the immigration message he had throughout the 2016 campaign and much of the rhetoric on the left that we see today, he thinks it is a very clear good message for him and for the republican party. i expect to see more of those calls for protecting i.c.e. and for admonishing the democrats from republican lawmakers, like paul ryan and kevin mccarthy in the coming days.

arthel: if the 2,342 children including infants remain separated from their families, come november, how does that impact the will of the voters? >> that certainly could have an impact, but we have seen that hhs has been moving rather quickly. i think they have reunited approximately 500 of the 2,000 separated families in recent weeks. although the number has now encroached up. the trump administration and the president himself recognizes this isn't a particularly good look for them. i expect that the executive branch will be moving quickly to expedite that process, through hhs, and the secretary has said that they are moving as quickly as possible, but there's a lot of bureaucratic moves that stop them from moving quickly in some cases. arthel: we have to leave it there. "the daily caller" white house correspondent. thank you. >> thanks for having me. arthel: take care. eric? eric: shifting to our other big story at the nation's capitol, that vacancy on the supreme

court following justice kennedy's announcement that he will retire on july 31st. president trump has several potential candidates to replace justice kennedy, narrowing the numbers to about five names including as we said two women. he will make that announcement on july 9th. it is a decision of course that could reshape this nation's legal landscape for decades to come. jillian turner has more from washington. >> president trump's facing one of the most consequential decisions of his administration. >> outside of war and peace, of course, the most important decision you make is the selection of a supreme court judge, if you get it. and as you know there have been many presidents that never got a choice. >> he says he plans to pick someone who can serve on the bench for decades, but that's not stopping him from making the decision quickly. he plans to announce his pick july 9th in time to get a senate vote of his nominee before november's midterm election >> we should be able to work our way through the confirmation

process, sometime before early fall, hopefully in time for the new justice to begin the fall term of the supreme court. >> some of his fiercest opponents are now prepping for battle. >> people are rising up. donald trump is not king. no one makes it to the supreme court without going through the united states senate. and in the united states senate, everyone has a vote. >> the million dollars question now on lawmakers minds? the landmark roe versus wade supreme court case that set precedent for legalized abortion in the united states for 45 years. >> you cannot ask a judge how he or she -- a judge nominee how he or she would rule on a specific case. that's inappropriate. but i do get a sense from them on whether or not they respect precedent. >> democratic leaders are still

smarting from the events of 2016 when they claim mcconnell and the republican led judiciary committee stole president obama's opportunity to fill a court seat left vacant by scalia's passing. ranking member on the judiciary committee had a costic reminder for her -- caustic reminder for her republican colleagues on thursday, she said it is time for them the to reap what they have sown. eric? eric: thank you. arthel: a small town in mourning as annapolis tries to cope with the deadly shooting at the capital gazette, how people there are honoring the victims. that's next. there's little rest for a single dad, and back pain made it hard to sleep and get up on time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid, plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. maybe not. maybe you could trust you won't have to actually talk to your neighbor. are you watching the game tonight?

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eric: people in annapolis, maryland are trying to come to terms with the horrific tragedy, more than a thousand people holding a candlelight vigil there paying tribute to the five victims who were murdered in their newsroom of the capital gazette newspaper. the heart break and the grief coming out, clearly. >> i want people to keep telling the stories that she cared about. my mom cared about telling community stories. shen't whatted things to be -- she wanted things to be in the news that weren't just crime and doom and gloom.

>> the suspect jarrod ramos has been charged with five counts of first degree murder. investigators say he had a long time grudge against the paper and once sued it for defamation. arthel: voters in mexico set to choose their next president. happening tomorrow. the stakes are high as the candidates pledge to put mexico on a new path, immigration, drug control, and the fate of nafta are all on the forefront as issues on both sides of the u.s. and mexico border. william la jeunesse is live in mexico city with the latest. hi, william. >> hey, arthel. you know so the big question is if he is elected and he is favored to do that, how will he get along with president trump and on those three big issues that you mentioned how will it change in the relationship? both trump and obador are populist. trump on the right.

obador on the far left. obador vows to overthrow what he calls the mafia of power, elites in business who steal from the working class. violence only 5% of those who are charged are ever convicted of a crime. a decade of violence has taken about 240,000 lives. he promises mexico will not fight america's drug war, nor will he stop immigrants from crossing the u.s. border. >> there is very little support for any mexican government to maintain cooperation with president trump when he insults them in one way or the other. >> it is likely that we will see a freezing of cooperation. >> how would they get along?

there are two point of views on that. he's a national list, critics call him a one time socialist, they compare him with a dictator in venezuela, chavez, so given what trump has said about mexico, it is doubtful the two would ever be friends, they could be enemies or maybe equals. that's what obrador wants. here are two takes on what could happen if the two men meet. >> putting the odds on the two abrasive personalities, basically not getting along. >> i completely think they are going to get along. i think he is tapping into something in mexico just like trump tapped into in the united states, and that's a large pool of the population has been disenfranchised by the political and economic elites. >> so obador has been a runner up twice before. this time they failed to paint him as a radical. he has about a 25 point lead, arthel, in the polls. we should get results tomorrow

about midnight. back to you. arthel: okay. william la jeunesse, thank you. eric: earlier i referenced democratic candidate cortez. >> meanwhile, we will tell you why some high-profile names showed up, what they were and what they said. while back here at home, families belong together, protesters swarming the department of justice building in washington this afternoon. what they are demanding the government does. (phone ping)

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eric: fox news alert on the huge rallies being held across the nation today, the families belong together protests. we will show you some video. this is in washington, d.c. that's one of the biggest rallies were held. protesters called for families to be reunited after the separations at the border. garrett tenney is live in washington now with the very latest on the protests. hi, garrett. >> we spent the day out covering the march here in d.c. immigration is an issue that these folks are fired up about specifically when it comes to the separation of children from their parents. thousands of people gathered in front of the white house today and a lot of them brought their children with them to emphasize their message that families belong together. organizers are demanding children be reunited with their parents that the administration and its zero-tolerance policy and families who are caught

crossing the border illegally not be detained while the legal process plays out. >> my daughter is mexican-american. so it's really disheartening to see such brutal treatment, particularly of children, on the border, me being a mother myself, and being a mother to a child with latin american ties is horrific to think about that happening to my family. >> a lot of protesters today were also joining several democratic law makers and calling for the abolishment of i.c.e. claiming the agency is barbaric and inhumane because it separates families. which technically isn't true. another agency customs and border protection does that beforehanding it over to i.c.e. -- before handing them over to i.c.e. they want to make sure that immigration will be an issue that motivates them during the midterm election >> all of the above, but mostly it is just to vote with your feet, to be heard, to make a

statement and don't let our representatives forget that people who have enough energy to come out and demonstrate are certainly going to polls. >> it is worth noting president trump has said he welcomes a fight over immigration in the midterms because he believes it will be a winning issue for republicans. a lot of the g.o.p. lawmakers facing tough reelection battles have different feelings about that. >> garrett thank you very much. arthel: iranians in exile and supporters from all over the world holding a massive rally in paris today, calling for freedom in iran after decades of oppression. benjamin hall has more from paris. >> well, this event is now over, but for the last ten hours, we have witnessed the largest ever gathering of iranian opposition figures in the world, more significantly was the size of the u.s. and international delegation here from both sides of the political aisle, all calling for regime change in islamic republic. this event has taken place every year for 14 years, but it was bigger this year, and in many ways, very different. there is so much more pressure

on iran after president trump pulled out of the iran deal and the iranian economy is also in free-fall. this was felt clearly today here in the hall. more of a rock concert than it has been an opposition political rally with over 100,000 people attending what they are talking about is deadly serious, human rights abuses in iran, growing protests across that country and now the very real possibility of regime change. the u.s. delegation was here in force, rudy giuliani, newt gingrich, bill richardson as well as former heads of the fbi and prime ministers ambassadors and foreign min sters across the world all joining the growing chorus for regime change. >> [inaudible]. the time has come to stand up to these bullies and these murderers. >> over the last few weeks, iran has seen only -- seen some of

the largest demonstrations. now they are spreading into the rural heart land posing a real threat to the regime, though military existence was rejected by all here. >> i don't want to advocate military conflict by anybody. what i want to see is more political and economic pressure on iran so it allows free elections, so it allows the opposition, like the resistance here to have a say in its future. >> and just in the last few hours, we have been getting more news out of iran. apparently in a town, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets and the army has fired back on them. we don't know if this might be a catalyst for more protests or for these to grow. what we did learn today speaking to people is that many people real change is coming to the islamic republic. arthel? eric: i will take it, thank you very much reporting from paris of course. and that antiregime rally that was held outside of paris and the protests continue on the streets of iran against the government. as that happened we talked to

the leader of the opposition group that held that rally in paris where benjamin hall was reporting from. she says the leader in tehran are warily watching the opening of another dictatorship that has threatened the u.s., president trump's outreach to kim jong-un. the leader of the largest iranian opposition group, the national council of resistance of iran. she told fox news that president trump's summit and his opening negotiations with north korea's leader kim jong-un have sent shockwaves through tehran. >> -- terrified of the possible change in north korea because experience no longer justifies the continued appeasement of the iranian regime. >> she and her group are holding an annual meeting in paris against the backdrop of continued unrest against the iranian regime. >> the objective of the iranian people will protest against the

regime is establishing freedom, democracy, gender equality, and a nonnuclear era. >> but the iranian authorities have long called her group a terrorist organization that is on a mission to topple the country's leadership. but she says her organization is a threat to the regime. >> such propaganda shows the regime's fear of our movement. they try to say there is no viable opposition. they have a propaganda against our movement. >> it's been almost four decades since the iranian hostage crisis that paved the way for the islamic takeover of the country. she's confident that the regime's days are numbered. >> the regime is the center of terrorism and fundamentalism, therefore, the regime change is in favor of the iranian people,

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arthel: welcome back. president trump planning to nominate a new supreme court justice on july 9th. and this could set in motion a senate confirmation vote before the midterm election. meanwhile, the possible reversal of roe versus wade could become one of the most pressing issues for the president's pick following justice kennedy's announcement that he will retire on july 31st. the president weighing in on the issue in an exclusive interview with maria bartiromo.

>> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe versus wade? >> well, that's a big one, and probably not. they are all saying don't do that. you don't do that. you shouldn't do that. but i'm putting conservative people on, and i'm very proud of neil gorsuch. he has been outstanding. his opinions are, you know, so well written, so brilliant. and i'm going to try and do something like that, but i don't think i'm going to be so specific. arthel: so the entire interview will air at 10:00 a.m. eastern tomorrow on sunday morning futures that's happening right here on fox news channel. right now, mark smith is here, a member of the u.s. supreme court bar and constitutional attorney, also the vice president of the new york city federalist society. mark, thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. arthel: especially on this hot day. it is like 90 degrees out there and you are in a

[laughter] arthel: let's get to business here. you heard the president tell maria that he's not going to ask specifically their position on roe versus wade. i'm sure you have something to say about the constitutionality of that. however the president did say that based on the list your group compiled, we will get to that in a moment, based on the candidates from when he is selecting, the list that he has an indication of how they would rule on such an issue should it come before the supreme court again. is america, mark, facing an inevitable and seismic shift concerning roe versus wade? >> no, i don't think so. i mean, roe v. wade was decided in 1970s. arthel: yeah. >> and democrats have been using the roe v. wade reversal as essentially the monster under the bed for 30 plus years. and yet roe v. wade remains the law of the land. arthel: are we at a different time, though? that's why the monster is coming out from under the bed, if you

will, because now we have the possibility of a supreme court leaning more conservative and perhaps would do such a thing. >> i think most people think the supreme court composition for the last many years has been so called conservative and yet roe v. wade remains the law of the land. even if you were to reverse roe v. wade and it was no long ere supreme court precedent, all that mean is that the question about whether or not abortion should be legal or not would be decided by the states. and then it would be a states right issue, back to democracy, as opposed to decided by, you know, nine unelected people in washington. arthel: so you are okay with that if that happens? >> i'm all for democracy and letting the people rule themselves. that's my general approach on things like this. at the end of the day, i don't think roe v. wade gets reversed. i think it is such an established law at this point. i think this is a great democratic talking point to get people energized to the polls. at the end of the day, i don't see abortion going anywhere in the united states. arthel: you would think it better perhaps if it does go back to the state's decisions individually, in other words,

let the people speak, so that said, do you think it serves the country for the betterment to have this selection chosen before the midterm election, to choose a new supreme court justice before the midterm election? >> oh, for sure, because the supreme court's next term begins the first monday of october, which is before the midterms, we certainly would want a whole complement of justices before the new term starts. better to have he or her in there before the first monday of october so they can consider and rule on the cases that will be decided this next year. arthel: sure, but you know the history better than i. >> sure. arthel: when is the last time we have had a space in terms of not having all the seats filled and having to wait for certain decisions to be made? >>i mean we just experienced it with the death of justice scalia. where we had an eight justice supreme court for basically nine months or so. so we've lived through it once. we certainly could live through it again.

it would be possible. in fact the supreme court used to only have six justices on it at one point. it is not unprecedented in american history, but on the other hand, i can't imagine really the republicans not confirming who the president puts up, if the republicans did not confirm someone between now and the midterms, i think that would hurt them at the ballot box, and i think, yes, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell knows this better than anyone, and will make sure there's a vote on the president's pick. arthel: regardless of how much a fight the democrats put up, they kind of don't have any leverage, is that the case? >> well, i think it's very difficult for the democrats to have leverage. i think unless they can peel off at least one republican, maybe two, they are in trouble, but i think the republicans have to hold together because if they don't hold together and vote the president, i think they will face a major backlash at the box-office -- or at the ballot box and will be in big-time trouble. soy -- so i think the republicans have no choice but to stick together. if we can quote the founding

fathers at one point they will either hang together or hang separately. i mean that metaphorically. that the republicans better stick together or they will have problems as a party with their electorate. arthel: i'm sure you didn't mean it that way. you can say stuff that can be misinterpreted. >> it is a statement by ben franklin. >> yes, i know, but it made me go whoa. you are the vice president of the new york city federalist society, you, your organization, compiled a list of candidates from which the president will choose his pick for the new supreme court justice, is it customary to have, you know, basically having you -- one organization be the talent pool for this election, one source? >> well, i wasn't involved with the selection of the list or anything. i think at the end of the day, before that list became public, it was up to the president to look at it and approve it, but no, i don't think it is a shock to have outside interest groups and outside organizations with the specific skill set weigh in

on any public policy matter, including who should be judges. i mean, the american bar association used to consider -- used to be considered experts and would weigh in on potential judges going back many decades. so i think the federalist society, you know, suggesting or taking a look at a list or signing off -- arthel: i mean, that's where he, the president, president trump, is getting his candidates from. that's it. >> well, i think he's articulated that this is the list he's going to use, but it is not the federalist society's list. it is the president's list as to who he consulted in putting it together, that's a separate question. at the end of the day, this is the president's list. he was elected president. that's the list he's going off on. people were aware of it when he was elected. another example of the president doing what he said and living up to his promises. arthel: any final thoughts before we end this segment? >> no, i think it is an exciting time. any time you can get people watching what's going on in washington, and energized about politics, and the supreme court,

which is a momentous decision, is appropriate for our democracy, and the debate we're going to see over the next 100 days will be very exciting for everyone involved. arthel: is it too soon for the president to make the decision i mean basically a week from monday? does he have enough time to really vet these candidates that you have presented? >> sure i think because the candidates to some degree have already been vetted. it is not like it was a thing that just popped up. the possibility of a retirement was known for some time. arthel: very true. >> i think people have been preparing it for many many months. the vetting started in the white house council's office a long time ago. so i don't think it's a big deal if he announces on july 9th or even tomorrow for that matter. arthel: that's a fair point. mark smith, we will leave it there, thank you. eric: president trump spoke with saudi arabia's king solomon this morning and shared details of that conversation on twitter. the president saying quote just spoke to king solomon of saudi arabia and explained to him that because of the turmoil and

dysfunction in iran and venezuela, i'm asking that saudi arabia increase oil production maybe up to 2 million barrels to make up for the difference. prices too high. he has agreed. some say this move is part of a plan to try and isolate iran and place economic and political pressures on that country. the white house announced its zero sanctions against iranian oil importers, the associated press is reporting that saudi arabia has confirmed that the president and the king salman did talk about the oil market but they discussed quote, stability, the country did not mention that 2 million barrel mark that was set by the president. arthel: switching gears, fans of soccer sensation cristiano renaldo are heartbroken this afternoon as uruguay defeats portugal in round 16 of the world cup 2-1, the final. meanwhile, the french are moving on, advancing to the quarter

finals after blasting argentina 4-3. france remains unbeaten against south america teams, winning their ninth straight. eric: how about that. arthel: there you have it. eric: it keeps on going. a lot of people are visiting our nation's capital as we get closer to the 4th of july. if you have never been inside the capitol building, tonight we will give you a rare glimpse inside of that interior that often is not shown on tv. and get ready for a scorcher. man, that heat wave is hitting parts of the nation. how hot it is going to get and who is going to get hit the hardest, straight ahead. there are dangers that can be associated with these high temperatures. it is more than just an inconvenience. people, everyone can have problems and it can be dangerous. there's little rest for a single dad,

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campground. the spring fire has burned about 60 square miles since it began wednesday. thousands of people forced to leave their homes. the weather remains dry in that area, then is not helping matters. and in california, a wildfire in lake county has burned 14,000 acres. fire officials say the pawnee fire is now about 70% contained. it has destroyed more than 20 structures so far. a red-flag warning remains in effect for that region. a heat wave gripping part of the nation. new england is also bracing for the hottest weather of the season with temperatures climbing into the 90s. humidity can make it feel like temperatures as high as 110 degrees there. and the national weather service issuing an excessive heat warning for the chicago area. they are also posting a reminder that heat kills more people each year than tornadoes, lightning

and floods. heat. eric: wow. go to a cooling center certainly that cities have set up. you have seen the outside of the capitol building in washington a billion times on tv. well, there it is again, 6:53 p.m., 92 degrees in beautiful washington, d.c. it's an iconic symbol of our democratically elected government, but now we're about to take you inside the capitol for a behind the scenes look at the man who calls himself the capitol's artist. we explain the odd way he landed his job. >> to apply for a job, some people up load their resume on-line. others go to a job fair. the lucky ones score an interview, but constantino was granted an audition. the job opening was for someone to paint the then incomplete u.s. capitol in 1855. his audition was what's in now a conference room inside the office suite of house minority whip steny hoyer. >> he brought him into this room and he said why don't you paint this theater. and he said okay.

and he painted the ceiling. >> so in effect that was his application. rather than filling out an application, he painted the ceiling. as a result of that, he was hired. >> the nation's most important building demanded a special artist, but there was no one in 19th century america who could paint in the same league as constantino. he trained at the vatican painting for pope gregory the 16th. that's why some characterized him as the michaelangelo of the capitol. it all started with an audition in steny hoyer's office. did hoyer ever audition for a job? >> i go there a job trial every two years. [laughter] >> i have to make a new application for my job every two

years. >> fox news. arthel: thank you, chad, seems fascinating. by the way thousands of people turning out to protest president trump's immigration policies. demonstrators voicing their opposition calling on the trump administration to change course. we're going to have a live report on rallies held nationwide. that's coming up next on the fox report. a distinct determination. to do whatever it takes, use every possible resource. to fight cancer. and never lose sight of the patients we're fighting for. our cancer treatment specialists share the same vision. experts from all over the world, working closely together to deliver truly personalized cancer care. specialists focused on treating cancer. using advanced technologies. and more precise treatments than before. working as hard as we can- doing all that we can- for everyone who walks through our doors. this is cancer treatment centers of america.

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eric: that does it for us. we're back tomorrow. it is going to be so hot. spend the day at home in your air-conditioning and watch us. arthel: excellent idea. jon scott is up next. eric: take care. >> that's what it sounded like all across america today as thousands of people raised their voices to protest president trump's immigration policy. good evening, i'm jon scott and this is the fox report. from california to texas, from the brooklyn bridge to the capitol, protesters taking part in a mass show of resistance to the administration's zero-tolerance policy on illegal immigration. the forced separation of migrant families being touted as the catalyst for the demonstrations. many of the activist urging lawmakers to take notice. >> [inaudible] -- really