dates, deals, done! tripadvisor. visit tripadvisor.com [ ♪ ] >> fox news alert. rescue efforts are ongoing in thailand where a dozen teen soccer players and their coach remain trapped in an underground cave. welcome to america's news head quarters on this independence day. >> absolutely. rescue crews are working now on plans to get them out through floodwaters blocking the exit from the cave. we have a reporter live near the caves, steven, what are they doing to attempt to rescue these children? >> well, the seal team is training them to swim, to dive and teaching them to breathe with the full-face diving masks as none of them have any experience in diving. none, whatsoever.

they are with them around the clock, providing food, medical attention to make them stronger since they had not eaten for about nine days. and so they are also diverting the waters and building dams, pumping non-stop to drop the water levels. and they are searching for shafts above to find alternate exits. it is still very risky though. with the, you know, difficult terrain, strong currents and dark waters, getting them out is going to be a -- very risky. and they want safety. that is the number one thing. they want to get them out, alive and safe. and so -- >> absolutely. go ahead, steven. >> yes. and if the water levels fell and the flow weakened, they would take them out very quickly. but there is a risk of water levels rising now, because monsoon rains are expected over the weekend. and if that happens, and they are not coming out by friday,

they could be inside for a lot longer, maybe many months. >> and speaking of that, the concerns of safety, as you say, what kind of a timeline, i guess in a best-case scenario could we be looking at here? >> well, best-case scenario, they could come out tomorrow. tomorrow morning. they could announce in the morning news conference that they are starting to bring them out, that is the best case scenario and so we're all hoping for that. >> and i hate to say it, but worst-case scenario? how long could this take? >> worst-case scenario, they stay four months. they could be living in the caves for four months until the waters eventually go down on their own after the monsoon season. >> absolutely. that is really tragic. we're just going to push our prayers up and wishing them a speedy, safe recovery. stephen, thank you for this.

>> thank you. >> shifting fears to the supreme court showdown, with president trump days away from naming a replacement to retiring justice kennedy as conservatives express concerns about one front-runner scrutinizing his past rulings and ties to established republicans and last night in a west virginia rally the president spoke. >> president donald trump: i think that you are going to really love it, just like justice gorsuch. we hit a home run there. we're going to hit a home run here and, step-by-step, we are making america great again. >> and al weaver a reporter with the "washington examiner," good to see you, al. what do you make of the campaign for and against judge brett cavanaugh. >> well, it is very interesting, what we've seen going on here and it has played out in

previous legislative fights in the past year looking to the immigration situation. and you also look to what we saw with guns. the president has dabbled with, you know, going out and possibly nominating someone like this or going out, fighting for an issue. but then again he always comes back to his conservative base to see what they think about a certain thing and right now some conservatives are coming out against cavanaugh and the nerves are coming out for him right now, especially when you speak of the healthcare rulings from judge kavanaugh and another regarding an immigrant who wanted an abortion. we'll have to see what happens. july the 9th it is coming down. >> al, are the former kavanaugh friends from the bush administration not selling him too hard and playing it smart? >> yes, probably. one thing that will not help him now, his bush ties. president has an icy relationship with the bush family.

we saw it crop up the other week, when donald trump jr. declined a campaign for george p. bush in texas for land commissioner for his reelection. it is one of those things, the less that the bush administration connections come up for judge kavanaugh the better his chances for replacing anthony kennedy who he clerked for back in the day. >> with a 51/49 majority, the white house has to keep the republican senators onboard and one senator has concerned about kavanaugh on healthcare. is that big trouble? >> it could be. it could cut both ways, honestly. with folks like paul and others, that could be an issue. but looking to other issues, other people in the caucus, collins, merkowski, both of them pro-life and their votes, mitch mcconnell and donald trump will need their votes to pass the candidate, kavanaugh or someone else, they will need those two onboard to get them to

fifty with john mccain out. it is a semi -- a little bit of a heavy lift for republicans but they voted for all nominees in the past. this could be no different. we'll have to wait and see. the past of kavanaugh could return as being a positive as far as those two are concerned. >> and talk too of a conservative senator being a possibility, a guy that you and i see on the hill. would a mike lee nomination keep the republican senators unified? >> probably. mike lee is highly thought of in the caucus and while he is very conservative, he is mild-mannered, well-liked within the caucus and mike lee is very conservative, obviously. and ted cruz has been pushing him for this spot. he got his name included on the list for supreme court when the president expanded that list before the 2016 election, along with justice gorsuch who was nominated, of course. i'm not sure if it is a possibility. i think that it hurt lee the other day to openly talk it a bit. we've seen it in the past where

the person comes out, saying, yes, i want this job and usually they do not get it. it is a wait-and-see approach but i would be cautiously pessimistic about lee getting nominated to the court. >> so, al, on this independence day, how do you help a particular judge without going too far and turning off president trump and his white house team? take us behind the curtain. >> one thing that is good for kavanaugh, he has 12 years on the d.c. circuit which is big for him, you have barrett who is the other top candidate for the spot and she just got on the court last year, viewed as a little bit green and someone who does not have legal writings. someone who could be more of a wildcard. and could be a sandra day o'connor, in a sense. that is something that kavanaugh has going for him, it is his writing background. the other thing that could hurt him, ultimately, locking to his paper trail it is his work for the bush administration as staff secretary having to deal with millions of documents and the

ken star investigation where there is a massive paper trail that will not help him with the democrats. >> my guess is that the white house is gearing up for a massive fight over whoever their nominee is at this point. there is no reason to believe that a senator would get easier treatment from fellow senators, right? and so either way it will be a fight. >> either way, it will be a massive fight. president trump has had a few big victories in the past year-and-a-half. gorsuch was one of those. this could eclipse that. >> al weaver from the "washington examiner" fascinating stuff, see you back on the hell, brother. >> see you soon, mike. >> eboni. >> this is a fox news alert, controversy surrounding jim jordan concerning allegations of sexual abuse committed by a team doctor at owe oowe state university when the lawmaker was a wrestling coach there decades ago. jordan just addressed these concerns at a 4th of july event in ohio and peter is live in washington. peter, tell us exactly what is

jordan accused of doing here? >> eboni, jordan is accused of knowing about, but not reporting, a series of sexual assaults by a now deceased wrestling team doctor, richard strauss, over two decades ago. >> it was something that we would discuss on a regular basis. mainly with nervous banter. locker room banter. if you have ever been in a male locker room, there is a lot of testosterone. there was a lot of banter about, you know, doc, being a gropper. >> another wrestler disputes that saying "the idea that jim would know of abuse of his wrestlers and do nothing is absurd" and he went on to say,

say, . >> that statement and another defending jordan were distributed by the congressman's office this morning. eboni? >> peater let me ask you, it seems that the central issue is around knowledge. from what we know so far, how is it that jordan is planning to defend himself? >> his office says that there is nothing to it, and they sent us a statement saying that the congressman never had abuse reported to him during his time as a coach at ohio state and he has not been contacted by investigators about the matter but he will assist them in any way that they ask because, if what is alleged is true, the victims deserve full justice, a full investigation and justice. and jordan himself later told "politico"that it is not true and that he did not know about aboss, if he had he would have done something about it and if people were abuse then that is terrible and we want justice to happen. the speaker's office has weighed

in saying that these are serious allegations and jordan himself is mentioned as a possible candidate for speaker when ryan leaves. eboni? >> we'll continue, peter, to follow this and bring updates as we have this. peter, from washington d.c., thank you. mike? >> mike: wildfire season with an early 4th of july start as firefighters in several western states look to put out dozens of fast moving flames. the bone dry conditions are making their jobs harder. mary-anne is following this story from los angeles. >> hello, mike. fire crews across the western u.s. are battling more than flames, something that they have no control over and that is the weather as intensely hot temperatures across the west are making matters worse for those crews looking to save homes and businesses n denver a raging fire destroying over 100 homes in the colorado mountains, forcing hundreds more evacuations as many families were looking to celebrate the 4th of july and the spring fire in colorado the largest

covering 123 square miles, about five times the size of manhattan to put that in perspective and utah, a similar situation with a raging wildfire near a popular fishing resort. residents there were forced to evacuate and still are in shock of the possibility of losing their homes and as are some folks in northern california. very nervous homeowners are keeping a close eye on the flames. >> it has been very scary. one minute, it seems like it is going away. and then the next minute, you know, it is flaring up again and so we're on-watch. >> and those wildfires sending a thick layer of smoke and ash south of the san francisco area. more than 900 buildings are threatened. the massive blaze there causing some officials to cancel fireworks shows, urging folks in the area to stay indoors because of unhealthy air quality. over 2500 residents so far have been told to evacuate and

officials are worried about new fires started from campfires as they are working to knock down fires burning already. the only hope is a break in the hot, dry conditions. but that is not looking good right now with temperatures remaining hot across the western u.s. today. mike? >> mike: thank you for that, mary-anne, from our west coast newsroom. many thanks. >> thank you. >> the secretary of state mike pompeo is about to travel to north korea and we'll ask a former intelligence officer what we could expect. plus another mystery in england. two more people in critical conditiocondition. communities are on edge. >> we have a ten-year-old son who plays out here with his friends and it is a concern and especially when you start to hear of some of the possibilities. yes, it is very alarming. no matter who rides point,

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[ ♪ ] >> eboni: new predictions for 2018 forecast a quieter hurricane season than we had last year. meteorologists from colorado state university predict that ten storms will form but only four are expected to become hurricanes. and now the newest projections

are down from earlier reports that saw seven hurricanes coming this year. experts attribute the smaller number of storms to an el nino that in the pacific will help to break up storms i in the atlant. >> mike: a fox news alert, british counter terrorism officials investigate a suspected poisoning following a man and a woman in their 40s were believed to be exposed to an unknown substance. the pair, found unconscious over the weekend, remain in critical condition and are being treated at the same hospital where the former russian spy and double agent was treated after he was poisoned by a soviet-era nerve agent and his daughter was an attack victim. it is not clear whether there is any connection between the current incident and that earlier attack. >> eboni: the secretary of state mike pompeo set to travel tomorrow to north korea, part of the white house efforts to continue moving along the

nuclear agreement with pyeongchang and i'm joined now by a former combined joint special operations task force intelligence officer and the founder, chairman of braemer group, don, thank you for joining us. >> thank you, eboni. >> eboni: you outline two important distinctions saying that, yes, the two country's leaders are talking but there could be misalignment, the definition of denuclearization and what it means between these two regimes and if they agree on what denuclearization is what it might look like. >> if you go pack, this process i think can be really compared to what we saw in the early 1980s. you know, it took a series of meetings between the soviet union at united states before we ever got to the i.n.f. talks and this is very similar to the process, the definition of

denuclearization from ourside means no more production of nuclear weapons but also getting rid of those ones that the north koreans have in inventory which is where i think there is a misinterpretation. what we see is, i think that we could well see a stopping of production but kim will hold onto the weapons that he has because he still sees the united states as a very viable threat. >> you also describe it, don, as a very high stakes poker game, the likes of which we've seen before with president reagan with gorbachov and if this is high stakes poker then who stands to lose here? >> well, i think that the world stands to lose if we cannot come to an agreement here and i will go back to, you knowth is a process. and we tend to think in the world today that things happen immediately and overnight and probably because of social media and things like that. but this is a process that will take years to accomplish.

you know? just this past sunday there was the first set of negotiations between the u.s. and north korean officials there on the border of north korea. as we know secretary of state mike pompeo is on his way back. this is a series of talks, steps to define those first steps and it was rumored that the president has invited kim back to the united states in september to continue that dialogue. >> eboni: and i think that most agree that the dialogue feels positive and constructive. there have been reports already even while the summit was taking place that perhaps the kim regime was still improving on nuke leer facilities and things of that nature. don, how do you reconcile that, see it from your point of view? >> well, no one knows what was said in those private talks between the president and kim. and those were there for the later discussions, that was a very small group. i think this we need to rely upon what were the actual discussions? what did they agree on? we're still in the very, very early stages of these talks with

a long way to go. what we do know is that there has been no more testing and that that was a part of the agreement. so he has held up to that end of the bargain and we held up to our side, have not gone forward with our exercises. the rest is yet to be seen. and i think that it will be a long process before we get there. >> eboni: certainly. shifting gears quickly but speaking still of neck leer weapons here, the president is also set to speak with president putin of russia. and, as you say here, don, it is very important, that conversation as it relates to nuclear arms control of the globe and walk me through what you expect that conversation to be like between opresident putin and president trump? >> i think that if the president holds true to his past, we'll see a summit similar to that in singapore. a small, private gathering beforehand, with just the two gentlemen and then a larger gathering afterwards to discuss the politics but the crucial thing i think, is what will be said in the initial meeting,

those initial few minutes of the meeting between those two and then they will move forward. >> eboni: and when president trump met with kim jong un he led with peace through strength and do you expect to hear the president use that same narrative, if you will, with president putin? >> who knows what the narrative is going to be but i think that we could well hear with this president, we may go back to what we heard in the 1980s, trust but verify, which would seem to be fitting as we sit here 30 years later. >> eboni: i could not agree with you more. don, you say that depending upon what happens between the conversation between president trump and putin it could change the political narrative as many across the country have questions and some concerns about that. where do you think that that narrative could alter or advance? >> you know, as i've said earlier, i think that as we move forward to the russian/u.s. summit, it is going to be a feeding frenzy. there's going to be theories.

and accusations coming out from both sides. i think that it will be stand back and watch. but, you know, the one russian inclusion that i am sure of is what we saw last month, by our washington capitals and there was collusion there with mr. alexander ovechkin. >> eboni: thank you for your service to our country, don and enjoy your 4th of july. >> thank you. >> eboni: mike. >> mike: law enforcement ramps up security ahead of 4th of july celebrations tonight, still ahead we'll look to see how the nation's capitol is keeping people safe and a battle brews over the president's nominee for the supreme court. democrats warn what it could mean for women's reproductive rights. >> president donald trump: we're going to give you a great one. we'll announce it on monday. you will be impressed. these are talented, brilliant people and we think that you are going to really love it. due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem.

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[ ♪ ] >> mike: the list of candidates for the supreme court opening continuing to grow as lawmakers gear up for a capitol hill battle on who the president will pick to replace the retiring justice anthony kennedy. during his presidential campaign he promised that, if elected, he would appoint judges that would put an end to the landmark roe v. wade abortion rights case meaning many wondering what it could mean for women's reproduction rights and two guests are joining us now, and gentlemen, good to see you and happy independence day. >> you too. >> likewise. >> eric, susan collins is targeted by an abortion rights group. we'll listen now to this. oh, there you go. and so there it is. basically challenging senator collins, saying that trump has been loud and clear in roe v. wade. what about you, senator collins? and so what is the impact on the

next confirmation of the next supreme court nominee? >> well, my mentor, the great larry thomas, used to say when you are winning on messaging, just stop. we're winning on messaging, we should not fall into a rabbit hole that this will be a roe v. wade debate only. we're looking for a justice who will enforce the constitution and all judges are supposed to do that. and i think that the democrats are making a huge mistake because they have senators in red states running for reelection and are putting them in a box. we welcome the debate. you look to folks like donnelly in indiana or joe tester who did not vote for judge gorsuch. what is he going to do this time around? i think that this is a debate that republicans should welcome because i think that we're winning on the issue. >> mike: robin, our graphics department working overtime and we have some senators to show you at this point, collins, murkowski, manchin, donnelly and

heitkamp from north dakota. is it realistic to think that you could convince a republican to vote against the next scotus nominee? >> considering representative collins is from maine and she represents those constituents, that is a tough issue for them. her responsibility, of course, is to represent their interests. and so that is first and foremost. i do not think that it is a losing strategy to target her specifically. and she has already indicated that she wants to make sure that we go by established law. and so i can respect that. and, you know, the gop famously wants the government out of the lives of people. and so i do think that that is a strategy gee that we are looking to proceed with. >> mike: eric, do up expect the republicans to all get onboard when there is an announcement, to unify to help the president get his next supreme court nominee confirmed? >> absolutely. because the reality is that 43 states have some provision

already against abortion and two states, texas and alabama against late-term abortions and i think that you will see the senators all get onboard and utilize and i think that we'll have more than 50 votes because again these democrats will need to vote forth whoever the nominee might be in order to win reelection. yes, it is political. but only for those democrats in red states. >> mike: that will be something to watch and, robin, the democratic leader is facing heat calling on him to scrap decorum and civility in opposition to the president. does schumer need to shift left? >> it is not just that, to be honest, mike. there is a fundamental problem right now with chuck schumer and nancy pelosi because they are established dems, in the pockets of corporate america. and there is a cry, you'll hear more from democrats, that they need to go. they are good democrats and masterful politicians but as democrats look to the number of seats lost in the house.

mike, to be honest, in the days ahead we'll be hearing more that they need to go. >> mike: we should see plenty of that fight following election day and we've seen some house democrats cautioned about supporting nancy pelosi, there is one candidate for senate and she says that she will not support chuck schumer to be the democratic leader. how about that, eric? >> well there is a lot of buyer's remorse inside of arizona and i'm involved in a race down there with dr. kelly ward, full disclosure. this is a center right case and too bad that she has a record, kyrsten sinema because she supported obamacare and when you have a record that counters will of the arizona voters, that is the healthcare premiums skyrocketing. as well as she will never talk about building a wall. arizona is a border state. it is the number one, two, three

issue inside of that state. and i think that she will have real trouble in a general election. >> mike: my sense in talking to folks on the hill on the right and left they believe that charles schumer has solid political instincts. robin, how will he play it going forward? >> you know, he has got a tough road ahead. right now, i'm still political director for the party. we are building inroads still with the party. and we've got to regain the trust of our party. we lost a good bit of trust with the 2016 election, the way that that all rolled out with hillary clinton and bernie sanders and chuck schumer has to roll with that because he is thought of as the old guard, mike. >> mike: does seeing joe crowley here lose sound alarm bells, robin? >> yes, it does. and everything that is going on in new york city does sound alarm bells. i will say that, you know, we are paying attention to the voice of the young.

and we didn't respect what they were saying in 2016, in my humble opinion. i was a hillary supporter. and it is time that we pay attention to what they have to say. but help to direct that message. the to direct that energy. because we can use it. >> mike: eric beach, robin bearo, thank you for your time. happy independence day. >> thank you. >> you too. >> you too. >> eboni: celebrating our nation's birthday with the annual reading of the declaration of independence on the steps of the national archives in washington d.c., crews are setting up for the fireworks show that will take place under the su sunset and dg is live at the national mall and what are you seeing, how long? >> the crowd thus far is light and those who are here right now

tend to be out of town tourists or out of country tourists who are not familiar with the notorious washington heat and humidity and locals will be streaming in later getting closer to dusk. but the stage is set for the fireworks tonight, thanks in part to the preparation of national parks service and other federal agencies. having done this for a half century plus, they know what they are doing. numbers to indicate for you now, they've installed 18,000 feet of chainlink fence around the national mall, 14,000 feet of bike racks and 350 portable toilets and 150 national park service employees and over 100 other volunteers will be throughout the mall today, picking up trash. recycling things as the day progresses. the number that most counts pertains to the actual fireworks. there are 6,500 shells in place right now between the reflective pool and the world war ii memorial and the fireworks show will last for exactly 18 minutes

and since 9/11 security has been heightened and you can only gain access to the national mall through eight access points and i can assure you that they will check your belongings and guns, nerves and ammo, no surprises there, no drones, no alcohol, no glass containers, no explosives or fireworks and because people will be packed in tightly here as the evening progresses they ask people to limit their rerecreational activities like badminton, you know, softball, things of that sort, no drag car racing or tractor pulls or stock car racing, i added those last three. as of 10:00 tonight the cleanup crews will descend upon the national mall and by this time tomorrow afternoon you will scarcely have known that several hundred thousand people will have descended upon the national mall. back to you. >> eboni: a quick question for you, doug, obviously we're going out for a grand celebration this

evening. will the president be watching those fireworks tonight? that is the big question. >> he will be watching from the white house. he is not here route now, out at the trump national golf resort in virginia taking in an enjoyable round of golf, enjoyable if you think of 101 as enjoyable but they will be pin nicking with military families this evening at 5:00 and then all will watch the fire works from the south lawn at -- at 9:09 p.m., an important contribution that the white house is making for those military families given the sacrifices they've made for this country. >> eboni: indeed, thank you, thank you. mike? >> mike: a reminder, kids, leave your drones at home. the tax bill six months later and we'll talk to a c.p.a. about what it is that you need to do now before tax filing season begins.

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[ ♪ ] >> mike: two more people charged in connection with the vicious murder of a new york city teen. the police making the latest arrest in the case yesterday, bringing the total number of arrests now to ten. the 15-year-old was slashed in the neck with a machete by suspected gang members last month. he had been a member of the nypd law enforcement explorers program for teens. officials said that the attack might have been a case of mistaken identity. >> eboni: now we're just two days away from new tariffs taking place on products traded between the u.s. and china and added fees could drive up prices on many products while hurting american businesses. as countries flirt with engaging in what could become a trade war, now i'm joined by a certified public accountant and business columnist from "forbes magazine," gene, thank you for joining us. >> hello, eboni, how are you?

>> eboni: well. happy 4th of july to you. >> thank you. >> eboni: some saw this as a good thing, a way to right the wrongs in the inequities in american trade policies particularly with china but the other concern was that the tariffs could drive up the cost of goods that americans consume. we'll put up a graphic real quick. i wanted you to talk about some of those items that could cost more for americans as a result of these tariffs. >> sure. first of all, the good news is that right now the current sort of waves of tariffs taking place july the 6th will not have a huge impact on consumers like us. but certain costs will go up washing machines and household appliances. this goes back to some of the tariffs that the trump administration opposed in january. look to pay more there. solar panels, the cost of solar panels are going up. because of the higher cost on

steel, car manufacturers may be increasing their prices a little, i say "a little." maybe a couple hundred dollars in the average price of a car. but if more tariffs come down the line, that could affect cars as well. the big thing to look out for, now there are tariffs on semi conductors, the chips that go into computers, smartphones and devices,tic will that stuff which is made in china. that is going to have an increase in cost on consumer goods and there is no specific tariffs on smartphones yet. do not worry, your iphone will not go up in cost yet. but, again, the trump administration reserves its judgment on if they want to impose new tariffs in the future. >> eboni: yes, sure. gene, there is the pricing aspect that you detailed for us. some are also concerned about jobs, saying that this could impact on job loss. can you speak a little to that? >> yes, you know, it is funny. i wrote a piece recently for

"forbes" talking about the whiskey industry for example. >> eboni: that is an important one. >> it really is, particularly around the holiday season. and, you know, there are a lot of craft whiskey makers right now who find that because of tariffs that the administration puts on foreign goods coming in, their products see the tariffs going out and so it will be a lot more ex-opinionsive to buy a shot of jack daniels in europe than it would have cost before. and so a lot of craft makers, boutique whiskey makers are concerned that that will impact their business. that is a small little industry example. but, listen, farming industry. people in the steel industry as well. people in the related industries to that. just think about it, when the prices of farming products go up. food. when we cannot sell food over to china, for example, all of these indirect industries relying upon the farming industry, equipment. services. all of them are impacted as well. all of them too could have an impact on jobs. >> eboni: sure. and a final question here, i know that you are the money guy

but i have to add the political element here. >> no, no. this is money. >> eboni: absolutely. this is the money. but some would say that maybe it costs a little bit more but they like the political message and they like that this is american, you know, reaffirming some strength in this space. >> eboni, i have to tell you. you are right about the money guy. we have 600 clients in our form. many do business in china. i can tell you that for years i've heard client after client complain about the unfair trade balance between our country and countries like china. they complain about prices going down because products are dumped. and they cannot get access to chinese markets. and of course theft of technology as well. and so while there is some pain that the industries are going through, i have to tell you that a lot of my clients and businesses, big and small, they've been waiting for something like this to happen for a while. i think that a lot of american businesses are ready for the fight. >> eboni: absolutely. the president ran on it some will say that he is fulfilling

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[ ♪ ] >> mike: we begin with a fox news alert on high drama that is unfolding deep underground in northern thailand as crews look to come up with a plan to rescue a soccer team and their coach trapped two-and-a-half miles from the surface, inside a cave. hello. welcome to a brand new hour inside the american news headquarters, on this 4th of july. >> eboni: happy 4th, mike. >> mike: thank you. >> eboni: the individuals, pictures show that they are healthy right now as they and their coach were stranded for almost twoeks winside of a partially flooded cave and they could be stuck for longer because getting them out will not be easy. heavy rains are forecast. crews are looking to decide on the best way to get them out.

one plan could include diving. but many o of the boys do not kw how to swim. >> it is clearly difficult, yes it is, there is zero visibility and it is a cave and it does not matter. it is very difficult. and if you do not know how to swim and you are in a very black environment which you are inside a cave, that is not a good environment to learn in. >> eboni: our senior foreign affairs correspondent, greg, following this developing story from london. greg, how are the boys doing right now? >> eboni, i think first things first, more video confirmation that we've been tracking today. that they are in really remarkably good shape. the thai navy s.e.a.l. divers sending back more video today. they are seen smiling, joking. introducing themselves to a very relieved world. and remember 11 days underground. 12 boys, aged 11-16.

a 25-year-old soccer coach. now they are getting food, real food today, as well as medical treatment for minor injuries. and some fresh clothes. they were practicing soccer nearby this cave, 11 days ago. they went into the cave. heavy rains, it flooded and, yes, they were forced down there, about two-and-a-half miles down and families saw again the videos today. and they were also much relieved. and they are still waiting to get a telephone line into the cave to speak with them. that would bring a little bit more relief. >> eboni: and scary does not begin to describe it. we know that saving them will be difficult, challenging. what are the possibilities? how could they be rescued? >> that is the big challenge, relief that they are found but now trying to figure out how to get them out. now the focus is on trying to dive them out. that is the phrase they used. today they were practicing with

the -- with oxygen and also with protective gear and facemasks. they would have to dim, dive their way out maybe through a half mile of water in that cave which is not easy for a skilled diver. but for these young boys it could be very difficult which is why they are looking at a couple of other options, drilling a tunnel to reach them from the side of the mountain, very difficult, time-consuming. or just waiting for the rains to stop, water to settle down. that could take several months. that is why they are looking very hard at the risky option but the quickest option perhaps more rain is expected starting friday through saturday and as they pump that water down into the cave, they are racing to keep ahead of the floods that could really stop action to rescue these boys for maybe a couple of months. back to you, eboni.

>> eboni: prayers to those boys and their families. mike? >> mike: president trump planning to announce a supreme court nominee on monday to replace anthony kennedy and the president last night in west virginia giving an update. >> president donald trump: i've spent the last three days interviewing and thinking about supreme court justices. such an important decision. and we're going to give you a great one. we're going to announce it on monday. and i think that you will be very impressed. these are very talented and brilliant people and i think that you will really love it like justice gorsuch. >> mike: rich, live from the white house, hello? >> good afternoon, mike. administration officials say that the president in the past few days has spoken with seven potential candidates for those who could be the president's supreme court nominee. mostly it has involved speaking with those who are serving as judges on the federal circuit courts but the president spoke as well with republican mike lee from utah. in less than a week the president promises a decision on

his second supreme court nomination, one that he hopes will succeed anthony kennedy on the supreme court. >> president donald trump: we hit a home run there. we're going to hit a home run here. and step-by-step we are making america great again. [ applause ] >> the president has yet to name his decision. already there are liberal groups promising to oppose and try to thwart that nominee. also the white house is planning on its strategy to get whoever it nominates through the united states senate before the mid-term elections. mike? >> mike: what do we know of the liberal groups who are planning to protest against the nominee whoever it may be? >> yes, right. they are starting what they call a 50-state approach to this, looking to lobby senators back home in their offices to try to get them to at least get the few that they need, if all republicans were -- or all democrats were to vote against whoever the president nominates. but the president indicated during the 2016 campaign that

his selection to the supreme court would possibly result in the end of roe v. wade and that particular abortion rights even though recently the white house said that the president is not looking at a single issue here and he will base his candidates on a philosophy and the focus is on healthcare with judicial or legislative issues and republicans have a 51-49 advantage in the united states senate which has effectively been closer as arizona republican senator john mccain has been at home receiving cancer treatment and also they will focus on democrats up for reelection. and representing more conservative states to try to get them to support whoever it is that the president dominates. mike? >> mike: the campaign will be fascinating to watch, rich, thank you for this. eboni? >> eboni: for more on this, now to mark w. smith, mr. smith a member of the supreme court bar, a constitutional attorney and he

is vice president of the new york city federalists society and also served on the president trump transition team. mark, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> eboni: wow, it is really shocking that as a face we find ourselves dealing with a second vacancy early in the administration of president trump and the president compiling a list of 25 nominees essentially vetted by organizations like the heritage foundation and other federalist types of organizations. let's start with that. all of us have seen the list. do you feel that the 25 names on that list reflect the conservative values that voters who voted for the president voted for? >> it is really about process. do they start with the text of the constitution, looking to the history of the constitution. and make a concerted effort not to inject policy decisions which are really supposed to be with the president and legislative branches who are elected by the people. and if you define conservative

values at process of following the constitution, then that list of 25 satisfies that criteria. >> eboni: yes. >> this is not a new list, a list that has been out for some time and people had ample opportunity across both sides of the political aisle to look at everything on it, analyzing what they've done as an adult or on the bench or in the case of senator mike lee as a politician. i think that there is a lot of information out there. a lot of it is frankly not new information. it is just stuff that people have known. they focus on it because we have to make a decision. >> eboni: the issue is ripe. this is a quote from jonah goldberg who wrote for the "national review" and he is detailed. you spoke of the list and perhaps the president's adherence to it. in the full screen here, this is referencing senator susan collins and the quote says,

>> eboni: your response to that? >> yeah, i -- look, president trump has been great on following through on his agenda. okay? he told you what he believed in. he told you what he was going to do as a candidate. and he is doing it. okay? and i think that that is a breath of fresh air in politics. that politicians, you know, so often they say one thing as candidates. then they change when they are the president. or when they are elected. president trump is not doing that. he gave us the list. he said this is what i'm doing. you know what i'm doing. no surprises here. just like when he said i will announce the nominee on monday, okay? like business, the world he comes from, i will say what i will do. and then i'm going to do it. the president is following through on that, i think, with all respect. so, yes, there is no legal reason why he has to follow the list of 25.

but he will. because he has been living up to his promises and reputation. >> eboni: that is what he has done. let me ask you, mark, in many legal communities there is debate around a -- when a supreme court justice vacates, however that comes, they should be replaced with a justice of similar standing or that would behave similarly. but we both know that there is no real rule around that at all what is your take on that? >> look, elections matter. and the 2016 presidential election was largely about the u.s. supreme court. and the american people had a choice. hillary clinton and her vision of the supreme court. and donald trump and his vision of the supreme court. and the american people through the electoral college which is how we pick a president picked the president trump vision and so i think that it is appropriate for president trump's opinion to be reflected as he suggests like are the judge gorsuch and that playbook will play out a second

time now. >> eboni: yes, and lastly, mark, most reasonable minded the the americans expected a conservative replacement and justice kennedy historically was a swing vote, pretty moderate, so to speak. and so the concern about who will replace him seems to be broader. do you have thoughts on that? >> well, i think that -- lock,ous tis kennedys with a republican pick by president reagan and on gay rights and upholding affirmative action you would say is not traditionally conservative but with other decisions could you say it is consistent with a conservative constitutionalist. but at the end of the day, elections matter. we had a 2016 election. ramifications will be felt now and in the future. whatever happens, happens. i think that the president is taking this seriously. is advised by wise people. we'll find out what he decides on monday. >> eboni: elections matter. indeed. thank you for joining us.

mike? >> mike: fox news alert, ohio congressman jim jordan today speaking out denying again allegations that he turned a blind eye to sexual abuse while he was a wrestling coach at the ohio state university decades ago. peter is following this from washington. >> mike, congressman jordan says that if the longtime athletics team doctor richard strauss was sexually assaulting his athletes more than two decadessing a, it is the first that -- decades ago, it is the first that jordan has heard about it. >> i did not dr. strauss, he was there when we got to ohio state and continued to would be at ohio state once i left. so, yeah, you know, knew -- knew the doctor. but there is no truth to the fact that i knew of any abuse or i've talked to other coaches, and they did not know of any abuse. there just -- that is just not accurate to say those things, that we knew of it and did not report it is just not true. >> ohio state brass hiring a law

firm to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct of dr. strauss and that firm getting a lot of calls lately, the school saying that the firm received reports of sexual misconduct committed bistros in 14 sports, up from eight previously identified and from former patients of the sue dent health services within the office of student life and the sports include baseball, cheerleading, cross country, fencing, football, gymnastics, ice hockey, soccer, tennis, track, volleyball and wrestling and dr. strauss killed himself in 2005. these new allegations are brought forward though by someone who says that he was one of the victims of strauss, a former wrestler, who told nbc "i considered jim jordan a friend but at the end of the day he is absolutely lying if he says that he does not know what was going on" and disabato says that congressman jordan told him to

keep his name out of it when he went public with these allegations. mike? >> mike: thank you, peter. eboni? >> eboni: the senator majority leader mitch mcconnell comes out with comments about what the federal government could do over a rash of school shootings. we'll discuss it next. hey, no big deal. you've got a good record and liberty mutual won't hold a grudge by raising your rates over one mistake. you hear that, karen? liberty mutual doesn't hold grudges. how mature of them! for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise their rates because of their first accident. liberty mutual insurance. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ but she's got work to do.pain. so she took aleve this morning.

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>> senator majority leader mitch mcconnell addressing school shootings in this country, the kentucky senator seemingly saying it is up to local officials to keep kids safe. >> i don't think at the federal level there's much that we can do other than to appropriate funds. but you would think, given what it takes to get on our airplanes or given what it takes to get in the courthouse, that this might be something that we could achieve. but i do not think that you can do that from washington. it is basically a local decision. >> mike: i'm joined now by a reporter from the "weekly standard." good to see you. >> hi there. >> mike: what do you make o of e senate majority leader saying that he does not think that there is much that washington can do about scoot shootings. >> mr. mcconnell is not a guy

who makes unforced errors but you could argue that this is what it is. arguing that there are disaffected young men who in increasing numbers are willing to commit horrific acts and clearly there is something that needs to be traced there at the local level as well. but when you see the leader of the majority caucus in the senate, the most powerful man in the senate throwing up his hands as if to say there is nothing that we can really do to help this problem, it is a stark departure from the rhetoric we saw from president trump just a couple of months ago who came out after the parkland shooting who said that we're going to stop these things from happening. he proposed a number of specific policies at that time. what we see from mcconnell now as parkland goes further into the rear-view mirror as the country turns its attention to other matters it seems that some of the impetus for that push has been lost. >> mike: is it possible that this reflects his more conservative views over more local control of issues? >> yeah, and i certainly think

that there is a difficult needle to thread there, mcconnell is right about the local versus federal thing and the difficulty of passing legislation that could curtail school shootings while at the same time not stepping on the rights of law-abiding miles per hour citizens to keep and bear arms that. is a difficult needle to thread. but to take a passive stance to say that there is really nothing that the federal government can do to help, while democrats at the same time chomp at the bit to pass policies that they at least say would curtail school shootings, it seems like a politically dangerous thing to do and it is something that we'll see he a lot of democrats leaning into the mcconnell comments the from yesterday going into the mid-term elections. >> mike: about that, andrew, will it backfire on mr. mcconnell headed into the 2018 campaign season? >> yes. it is hard to say. but as i mentioned before, it seems that we're moving away from talking about parkland, whatever your views are on how

you think that that should be addressed. there are other issues on the table that the american people are thinking about. but this issue inner vates or energizes those on the left who feel that gun control policies are necessary to prevent this from happening are the kind of people that democrats hope to get to the ballot box. >> mike: and switching gears to tariffs, a possible trade war with china, does it threaten a key constituency with president trump in farmers? >> absolutely it does what we're seeing here, the tariffs that the trump administration is putting into place in a couple of days, those are not directly targeted at agriculture, they are more industrial but we see retaliation measures that china is lining up to put on farmers and partially because food is a vulnerable industry in the trade war scenario where you can do damage. and what we're hearing from midwest farmer and elsewhere, they were trump supporters before, they remain trump supporters now.

they largely think that the president's trade policies will be good for the economy overall. but there is no question that they are the ones who are in the crossfire there. agriculture, specifically. some of them are increasingly worried that the administration does not really have a plan to relieve that pressure from them saying -- the agriculture secretary came out last week saying that we'll likely have something in place by harvest season to help you guys out. but, for them, the tariffs have not yet started. but the economic pressure is already on. the prices of corn, soybeans and those products has been dropping from market uncertainty and the lost market share to china and lost profits. >> mike: and some of those who are representing farm country line one member from nebraska speak of the unintended consequences from these tariffs, right? >> yes, absolutely and it makes sense. those things happen in the trade wars. someone will be squeezed. and, again, farmers that i have spoken with, they make the point

that they do not mind, they say, going to fight for america in the trade war. they use that kind of language. but they are sort of afraid that they do not really know what it is that they are fighting for exactly. they do not know what the white house end game is, for the president. they do not really know what exactly he is trying to extract from china. and most importantly they do not know when to expect it to end and so in terms of making long-term decisions about, you know, what kind of, you know, what they are going to plant next year, equipment that they can buy things like that. it is up in the air, worrying for them right now. >> mike: andrew from "the weekly standard" thank you for this. >> thank you. >> eboni: with the mid-terms fast approaching, some political analysts say that the retirement of justice kennedy could have a major effect on voter turnout. we'll tell you how. and as the trump administration works to reunite families separated at the border, a republican lawmaker raises major concerns over the process.

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[ ♪ ] >> mike: as the deadline looms, there is growing confusion over the process for reuniting families separated at the border as the trump administration grapples with a court order to complete that in less than a month. one republican lawmaker who recently visited a border facility had this to say. >> i remain very concerned about the process. it is just very fragmented. there are so many federal agencies involved in this, with no one person in charge. >> mike: and casey live from texas, hello, casey. >> hey, mike. good to see you. and since we've been on the ground here covering this story, we've talked to a lot of people on both sides, ranging from h.h.s. officials to protesters and immigration judges, and lawyers. and confusion does seem to be the consensus here as well when

it comes to trying to get specific answers on this reunification process. because aside from the federal government officials, you also have a number of humanitarian groups and volunteers working to help track down family members. an attorney with border network for human rights says that they are running in to dead ends and answers to basic why questions are often hard to come by. >> but to access them. to make actual contact is a nightmare. you know, we've been experimenting with the numbers and nobody can get through. several clients that i have had, who know where their kids are, they cannot get through the numbers. >> now h.h.s. assures us that there is a system in place. and that investigators are working around the clock to meet the deadline. this as preparations are still being made over at fort bliss army post in el paso, not far

from us, where a new temporary shelter will be opened for migrants and the same at good fellows air base in texas. those two military installations recently identified after the department of homeland security asked the pentagon to prepare for another 12,000 migrants, 2,000 of those beds needed to be ready inside the next 45 days. mike? >> mike: our casey stegall doing a great job on a very complicated issue, many thanks, casey. >> oh, thank you. >> eboni: and some analysts pointing to the retirement of supreme court justice anthony kennedy as something that could fire up conservative voters headed into the mid-terms and now we'll bring in our panel, al a hyatt shareholder who worked on the clinton campaign and ted wilson a partner at wpa opinion research and a past cruz

supporter as well. happy 4th to you. welcome. >> happy fourth to you. >> eboni: looking to mid-terms, many were expecting an enthusiasm gap and oftentimes this happens after a major general election but now there is a supreme court vacancy and so i will pop up on the screen a quote from a writer from the "national review" charlie cook and in this quote charlie cook speaks of the enthusiasm gap. we'll pull it up for you in just a moment here. we'll get it up there. here we go. they went on to say, >> eboni: and so i want you both to respond to it, chris, i will let you go first. >> "but maybe not." a great way to end up the quote. it could happen. maybe not. you saw a lot of democratic

enthusiasm manifesting themselves in the special elections. their turnup was up across the board. it did start to close getting closer to the end. but what we've seen in primaries is republicans matching that enthusiasm, going back to texas where there were early enthusiasm from democrats but the republican vote on election day was ahead of the democrats. and then you had the democrat runoff in texas, at an all-time low since the gubernatorial vote going back to 1920. what it does, it allows or creates an enthusiasm behind the evangelical base that gave pennsylvania, michigan and other states that swung to president trump united states that he was not expected to win come election day but it closes that gap and injects rocket fuel into the republican evangelical base. >> eboni: and, mike, keeping in your mind in the answer for me that president trump is not atop

the mid-term ticket and do you think that that vacancy will be enough to light the fuel for voter turn out amongst the gop? >> well, there is nothing that activates republicans like a supreme court vacancy and issues like life, choice, they are motivating for republican voters but having said that democratic turnout will be exceedingly high. and that vacancy drives democrats but perhaps not to the same degree. >> eboni: okay. switching gears quickly, guys, we mentioned it earlier in the show about certain people in the democratic party saying that chuck schumer and others have to put decorum and a certain political politeness aside. some would say that they've started that process already. at any rate i wanted to start with you, what is your response to that advice? do you think that that will play favorably for the detroit pistonses going into the mid-terms in. >> we're not as good a country when we are not civil to one another and calls for the democrats to attack republicans

or chastise them publicly in a restaurant in lexington, virginia or here in washington d.c. i'm against that. it is not an interest for our party or the political discourse across the country. >> yes. >> eboni: and, chris, asking you the same question with a different framework around it, is there a call for a lack of civility, does that give enthusiasm to the gop there? >> you know, i would hope that that does not play a role in enthusiasm. i agree with al on this. if it happened during the barack obama administration i would have called that out and had anyone gone and sent for calls for senator mcconnell to stop civility, i would say that that is wrong and we should not do it. i agree with alan on a day like today, the 4th of july, if we cannot say that we stand for more together than we have that we disagree on then something is really wrong with the nature of this country. i think that we move forward now. recognize that civility matters now.

it matters in politics and every aspect of life. and we should not put it aside for any reason? >> if i might, eboni, the subtext to this is that there is so much anger in the country. the president tapped into that. so too did bernie sanders on the left and we have to get to the root of it to dispel some of this. >> eboni: amen. i could not agree more. to both of you, happy 4th of july and may we all return to civility. thank you? >> thank you. >> mike: a wounded warrior celebrating his own new independence on the 4th of july thanks to a new smart home that his family received for free and jennifer live from washington, hello? >> hi, mike. on april the 11th of 2012 the major's osprey tilt rotor aircraft crashed in north africa and he was one of only two marines to survive that crash and we first brought you his story in 2014 while he and his family were recovering at walter reed and he and his wife were

raising four children at the hospital at the time after his leg amputation and they've since had twins and the major had a second leg amputated earlier this year and shortly after the crash he had started to compete as a paralympian and he has won medals at archery and he was a master archer prior to his crash. >> that is off of one of the prop rotors from the v-22 that crashed and on the back i do not know how many marines had signed it. >> on flag day last month he was handed the keys to a new wheelchair accessible adaptive smart home giving the major his independence back, a gift to him, to his family for all of those sacrifices that they've made and donations from home depot, j.c. penny, benjamin more and the semper fi organization and others and the organization will have delivered by august 50

smart homes for severely injured veterans and first responders and they plan to build another 10 to 12 per year, do the gary sinise foundation? >> the idea to get up, to move around the home freely. >> beautiful. n without thinking of the logistics of should i use a chair, crutches? i just come in, sit down, choose to stay there until i make my final move towards the stairs to go to bed, you know, all of that is gone. >> i want to say a quick thank you to everyone who came out, to everyone who participate paided in this project, who playe -- wo prayed for us, friends, family, everyone with us through this adventure, thank you for everything that you have done, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. >> we celebrate major eric burkett and his family as they raise the flag outside of their central pennsylvania home, a story of resilience and the

generosity of americans who give back to those who have served this nation, mike. >> mike: an awesome story and, jen, happy independence day and thank you for bringing us this story. >> thank you. >> mike: eboni? >> eboni: a deadly heatwave across the country now in its fifth day. >> mike: record-high temperatures causing some areas to feel as hot as 110 degrees. hopefully it will not keep you from firing up the grill today. and rick in norfolk, virginia, hello, rick. >> hi, mike. yeah, it probably will for a lot of people. you know, 110 in the desert southwest, that seems like normal. but across parts of the east and central areas of the country, it is incredibly hot. locking to the maps. showing you now what is going on, not just hot but really humid. and when you have this combination this i am too of the year you get pop-up thunderstorms. we're watching that. and we have elevated fire danger across areas of the west.

and throwing up weather 9 for a moment, some of those thunderstorms were severe earlier this morning across parts of the northern tier of the country, areas around north dakota, towards minnesota. but that heat will continue and it will continue to be a problem throughout the day, tomorrow, mike, some relief is coming. it comes by this weekend. if you are one of those lucky people planning your five-day weekend on the latter part of the 4th of july, you will have nice conditions. earlier part, the heat. but things will improve. we have to get through a hot, steamy day again through the central interior of the company. >> mike: and, rick, tell us how people watching can help the families of veterans with your special folds of honor umbrellas. >> yes, hey, mike, actually i made the weatherman umbrella, and we made a patriotic one and $5 from each one of these umbrellas is going to the folds of honor. get it at

www.weathermanumbrella.com. and folds of honor a wonderful organization providing scholarships for the children of fallen soldiers and disabled after fighting in the war. it is a wonderful organization and we're happy to give back to them as well. mike? >> mike: a great organization and thank you to you for giving back, rick. happy 4th. >> yes, thank you, same to you. >> eboni: many american soldiers return from the battlefield and they could use help. we'll introduce you to one marine and a dog helping to make every day for him independence day. aggy. it's getting in the way of our camping trips. but with new sizes, depend fit-flex is made for me. introducing more sizes for better comfort. new depend fit-flex underwear is guaranteed to be your best fit. i needthat's whenvice foi remembered that my ex-ex- ex-boyfriend actually went to law school, so i called him. he didn't call me back! if your ex-ex- ex-boyfriend isn't a lawyer, call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal.

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[ ♪ ] >> eboni: final preparations now in new york city for the nation's largest 4th of july fireworks display tonight. and now while nypd ups security for the huge crowds that will watch the show tonight, brian is in battery park in lower manhattan. brian? >> hello, eboni, happy 242nd birthday, america, we're here at

battery park. by the water. in a few hours, organizers say that this will be the biggest fireworks celebration in 18 years, since 2000. the macy's spectacular fireworks show already the biggest in the nation here in new york city. some three million people will line the city treats, rooftops and highways to catch the big show. at 9:25 tonight, 70,000 fireworks shells will blast into the air, 3,000 shells per meant lined up and down on seven barges across the east river with 25 different colors, 50 pyrotechnicians working the show to ensure that it all goes off properly. but the macy's 4th of july show presents specific concerns while the nypd says that there are no specific threats but it is a sim polack holiday and there are aerial and water units

ready with 6,000 officers working tonight and the nypd visiting with 100 businesses up and down the east river, reminding everyone to report suspicious bee he halfor and 100 sand -- behavior and 100 sand trucks have been strategically placed to prevent attacks that we've seen around the world and there will be counter terrorism activities ready to react. >> it means that long gun and heavy weapons team will be at or near the check points and dogs that can scan large areas of a crowd to see if there are not just explosives present but moving through a crowd. >> and of course all of this coming after the fbi arrested a 48-year-old for plotting to attack the 4th of july parade in celebrations in cleveland. he was arrested. a reminder of all of the work that is done in the days, every single day, 24/7 to protect us

at events like this. eboni. >> eboni: safeguards in place, brian, thank you for this. enjoy the show. >> thank you. >> mike: and if you watch "the daily briefing" you might know this guy, spike and meet a canine companion graduate and best friend to a marine and we'll tell you how it is that these dogs can help to make independence day every day for our awesome veterans ♪ i was born in the u.s.a. ♪ ♪ i was born in the u.s.a.

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[ ♪ ] >> mike: canine companions for independence, it makes every day independence day for those with disabilities and the organization is now providing service dogs free of charge to veterans like caleb. caleb served five-and-a-half years in the marine corps, retired in 2012 but faced ptsd following his deployment in afghanistan and he had volunteered for a joint study with canine companions and the v.a. and he was paired with velvet, a beautiful service dog n2015 and both join us now and caleb, happy independence day. >> thank you, sir, i appreciate it. >> mike: what has this beautiful

animal meant to your life? >> well, quite a bit. i mean, it is incredible, what she does for me. she gives me purpose, that is the biggest thing. a sense of purpose. something to do every day, something to look forward to. and that companionship is what she means the most. >> mike: can you show us some of the commands that you give her where she is helpful to you, whatever your the favorite commands are with her? >> sure. there are two commands that i perform, the block and behind command, to provide a barrier between me and someone in front of me or behind me and i will have her basically, i will tell her to block or behind and she will get behind me and provide a barrier. velvet, heel. good girl. block. yes. good girl. velvet, heel. good job. behind. yes. good girl.

and then the other one since i go to school, i frequently have -- i'm in the situation where i have to put her underneath something to get her out of public and i will give her the "under" command to put her underneath a chair. >> mike: awesome. >> here we go. under. yes, good job, good job. [ laughter ] >> mike: beautiful. caleb, have you spoken with some of your fellow vets about what service dogs like velvet mean? >> i have not interacted with too many vets about service dogs. i have one that i went to school with. it is the same situation, just, you know, having someone there all of the time and she helps to's lifate anxiety and hyper vigilance, the usual ptsd symptoms. >> mike: full disclosure, my family and i have had golden

doodles and retrievers and jeter will not be pleased when i go home, smelling like velvet but i'm biased towards this subject and can you speak as to how it could be beneficial to other vets if they he are watching right now in. >> well, i mean, that's -- it is kind of a -- people look at it in different ways. i look at it as, again, it is that sense of purpose. i can't really describe it i mean, like i said, she helps a lot with the basic symptoms. but for any vet, and not even a vet for that matter, it could be anyone. anybody off of the street. anybody. you have a dog like this, it is companionship. it is something. giving you something to look forward to. take her to go to the bathroom in the morning and play with her. they require a lot of work like any pet. and in the afternoon, i can take her to the water and she loves to swim and i will play fetch with her. or until she drops. it just depends because she can go all day long. and veterans work with the dogs,

dog handlers, they know how it goes and what they do for you and you could go and adopt a prior service dog as well. >> mike: our dear friend and executive producer, jen, she is training spike, a beautiful critter and what would you say to folks who are entertaining training a dog and the impact it could make on someone's life. >> the training is extensive and i got involved with canine companions for independence and i know that they have programs to help those who want to become trainers, which is extensive but thank god as an organization, i know that they are amazing, providing her, showing me how to utilize her. i went out there for a week to get her. and they taught me how to utilize their commands, how to train her myself. it is something that i have considered myself to go, to become a trainer. it is pretty extensive. if you can, if you can possibly to it, if you are interested, i would say, definitely, go for it. >> mike: caleb, we're pleased

that velvet makes your life better every day. and we are certainly thankful for your service and grateful that you are doing so well. a pleasure meeting you, sir. >> thank you. >> mike: thank you. make sure that you keep up with the latest, all of the updates on dog spike headed to www.foxnews.com and check out the daily spike. >> eboni: that does it for us, and caleb, again, thank you so much for what you have done for our country. >> are you welcome. >> eboni: thank you. >> mike: happy independence day. >> eboni: happy 4th, guys. [ ♪ ] of the sugar you don't. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors.

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