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cut something you really care about. we will take your money. >> bill diblasio isn't running yet but feeling the heat called out at his own rally inside trump tower. whale of a tale, the incredible moment and unsuspecting fishermen got the surprise of a lifetime. can you imagine that? "fox and friends" starts right now. ♪ rocket man ♪ >> we have some news on that

front from someone the president previously called rocket man. you are watching "fox and friends first" tuesday morning, thank you for starting the day with us. 120,000 troops could be headed to the middle east as tensions with iran boil over. the new york times reports the white house is considering an even stronger military responsive to iran attacks us troops or intensifies its nuclear program. this comes hours after the president's turn warning from the oval office. >> we will see what happens. it is going to be a big problem for iran if something happens. they are not going to be happy people. you can figure it out, they know what i mean by it. >> strong words following the sabotage of four saudi arabian oil tankers. military officials believe iran was responsible. the uss and an american aircraft

carrier and b-52 bombers to the middle east to counter possible threats from iran. overnight north korea demanding the us return a seized cargo ship calling it robbery. american forces took the ship used illegally transfer call for violating international sanctions. north korea says the move betrays the spirit of agreement between donald trump and kim jong un made in singapore last year. talks between the leaders deteriorated following their summit in vietnam. also breaking overnight william barr tapping a top federal prosecutor to look at how the russia investigation began. a source telling fox news dondero is launching a probe over the government surveillance of the trump campaign including the use of informants by the doj along with potential fisa abuses. durham's 40 year career is

marked by high-profile corruption cases and investigations of mobsters so much more on that front. former chairman of the house oversight committee tray gouty praising attorney general william barr's investigation saying the american people deserve answers why this investigation was opened in the first place. >> charged with investigating the origins of the russia probe. i'm more interested in how quickly they do it and how effectively they do it more than the numbers. there's an easy path to follow. we know the origins of the russia probe, what russia did to us. when the bureau began to intermingle the trump campaign with the russia probe that i want to know how did the fbi assess christopher steele? they have their own document was what lindsay wants to make public are internal fbi documents, their own assessment and you will be surprised

whether they viewed - >> the doj appointed john lugar to review surveillance abuses by the fbi and its handling of the clinton foundation probe. in other news joe biden takes back the lead in a new national poll for the 2020 democratic nomination. this as bernie sanders and alexandria ocasio cortez slam his record on climate change. griff jenkins live in washington with division over the green new deal. >> reporter: his first national polls and stripping into the race joe biden taking a commanding eight point lead over previous front runner bernie sanders. biden at 33% to sanders's 25%.

senators harris and warren at 10% and mayor pete buttigieg rounding out the top 5 at 8%. in april sanders n emerson poll by 25%-24% making this a 13 point swing. the former candidate listed as someone else asked to present beat out 14 other candidates in the field. here in the nation's capital sanders joining forces with alexandria ocasio cortez rallying for a green revolution taking aim at joe biden who is suggesting a less radical approach to climate change. >> i will be damned if the same politicians who refused to act then are going to try to come back today and say we need a middle-of-the-road approach to save our lives. that is too much for me. >> biden made his first swing through new hampshire yesterday, skipping his modern approach. >> we need to finish the green

revolution in a way that is rational. we can do it, we can get it done now. >> reporter: new york city mayor bill diblasio held a new york green new deal rally. inside trump tower, you can see heckled by protesters holding signs with trump 2020 and immersed -- worst mayor of her. i can tell you one thing. it may be early in the 2020 election but we will hear a lot more about climate change. >> and a lot more about some new candidates today as well. it is never-ending. thank you so much. appreciate it. in california the california suspect in the deadly synagogue shooting is due back in court. john ernest is facing 109 new federal charges for hate crimes violations and also been charged with first-degree murder and 3

counts of first-degree attempted murder. one woman and killed and 3 others injured in the shooting in san diego including rabbi goldstein who was injured. a traveling carnival worker confesses to killing three women in three weeks. james michael right facing 3 murder charges for the of 3 people. police say he met them through his job in tennessee. right who had no, history claim two of the killings were accidental. authorities are calling him a serial killer. secretary of state mike pompeo expected to touch down in russia this morning meeting with vladimir putin and other officials in sochi where sources tell fox news they will talk about north korea, iran, syria, and venezuela. monday mike pompeo canceled a

trip to moscow to discuss iran with european officials in brussels. how about china? china striking back as the trade war rages on. beijing raising tariffs on $60 billion worth of us goods starting next month. the move in retaliation to donald trump's hiking tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods last week, the dow dropped 600 points, fearing this might be just the beginning. donald trump not backing down saying the us economy can handle any pain. the president plans to meet with chinese president next month during the g 20 summit in japan. donald trump rolling out a new budget proposal with funding for special olympics after cuts were announced earlier this year. he got a lot of pushback. the president tweeting i officially updated my budget to include $18 million for our great special olympics as athletes make our nation so

proud. the budget includes $300 million to restore the great lakes, $1.6 billion for nasa with a focus on going back to the moon and then mars and the president proposing $200 million to restore the everglades. donald trump reaching out to his predecessor after a health scare tweeting wishing former president jimmy carter a speedy recovery from his hip surgery earlier today. he was in good spirits when we spoke last month. he will be fine. the 94-year-old fell and broke his hip as he prepared to go turkey hunting in georgia. in a statement carter's reps say, quote, his main concern is season ends this weekend he has not reached his limit. carter is the oldest living us president in history and we all wish him a quick recovery. time is 10 minutes after the top of the our. families of 9/11 victims take on the fbi, loved ones demanding

the names of those who helped the hijackers before the attack. >> we know documents exist. we want justice. the government knows who did it, who funded it, very painful, kick in the gut. shannon: who is the fbi working for is not american victims? don't miss that.

know the documents exist but are being stymied. we want justice. >> we know who funded it, very painful, continuous kick in the gut. >> we are being re-victimized because the government has not been compliant and forthcoming with these document. it is shameful, it is disgusting.

heather: families of 9/11 victims taking the fbi to court asking a judge to force the bureau to review rejected names from memos that would show who provided support to the hijackers before the attacks inside the us. joining me is the attorney fighting on behalf of those families, thank you for joining us this morning, we appreciate it. the question everyone at home has is why are these names redacted and who is the fbi working for? >> a lot of clients are asking that question. a report complaining about that fact, the fbi has known for a long time that certain saudi government officials were involved in 2000 in meeting the first hijackers from al qaeda that came to the country and help support them and give them established into american society. >> were they are training.

>> got them a place to live, gave the money and bank accounts. two were identified by the 9/11 commission. a saudi diplomat with diplomatic credentials was affiliated in saudi arabia. the documents we talked about in court yesterday referred to the continuing fbi investigation, the document we referred to as a 2012 summary. heather: a four page summary that we can bring up part of. this is one of the main elements. the last line of the summary you say it specifically shows there's an individual whose name is redacted and you want that name released. >> you see the names of saudi employees working for the saudi

government and they were immediately, not immediately but quickly identified as associating with the hijackers. the read acted name we are talking about is somebody in the saudi government higher than those two. and directing them to help the hijackers. heather: someone who was here at the time in 2012. >> yes. they had saudi officials in washington and los angeles, from saudi arabia and left the country before 9/11. heather: how to yesterday end? >> the court put pressure on the fbi to comply. the lawyers for the families filed a motion. a formal process. we served a subpoena over a year ago that had to provide some documents under a protective order. i can't share them with the public right now. there is more they have it is

clear. heather: what the reason they give the families that they are protecting these individuals? >> they claim national security and state secrets, that they are still investigating. the murder of 3000 americans after 18 years -- heather: you would think they deserve all the answers they could get. >> every american deserves those answers. heather: what do you hope the end result will be and what do you hope to accomplish? >> we hope the fbi realizes they should disclose this information and not cover for any nation including saudi arabia and provide information that will assist us in pursuing justice against the saudi government for what happened in 2001. heather: when will you get an answer? >> delivering more documents to us in the next 60 days.

we are not clear because it is not clear what they were willing to give us. it may have to go to the attorney general and we hope they do the right thing and provide the information. heather: we hope they do too. thank you for bringing up to our attention. let us know what you think at home. 18 minutes after the top of the hour, talk about raining on bill diblasio's parade, trump supporters drown out the mayor's climate change rally when nasty weather forces it to move inside trump tower. carly shimkus here with the mayor's response and reaction pouring in online. ♪ - i think the best company's succeed as a team

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heather: war of words over rashida tlaib's holocaust comments, donald trump condemning the freshman lawmaker saying she has to but this hatred of israel and the jewish people. imagine what would happen if i ever said what she said. carly shimkus with fox news headlines serious xm 115 on democrats defending her. >> comments she made during a news conference, when she had a calming feeling, welcoming jews to the middle east after the holocaust. she's being accused of making historically inaccurate statement. an ally of adolf hitler, into the area. and a criticism of donald trump saying this. individual one is a lawless president who will do anything

to distract the american people from the fact he is hurting the democracy, and our future. and be stronger for it. the big question is how is nancy pelosi responding to this? she is defending congresswoman rashida tlaib saying republican desperate attempt to smear her are outrageous, donald trump and house gop should apologize to rashida tlaib for their gross misrepresentation. donald trump's attorney rudy giuliani responded saying fond memories how kind her ancestors were to the jewish ignores the historical fact that during world war ii the leader of the people, a close ally of hitler, he did everything he could to destroy -- only three groups of people.

and is anti-somatic and it doesn't rise to the level of anti-semitism but not historically accurate. heather: alan dershowitz explained the historical significance of what she had to say and why it was wrong. the worst mayor ever is what protesters are saying as they drown out bill diblasio at his climate change meant. >> it means we are doing something important in new york city. all the people who support donald trump are opposing what we are doing, we must be doing something right. heather: protesters protesting an event inside trump tower to promote the green new deal for new york city saying donald trump is running scared from the green new deal with other tweets on the subject, rick says new york city cannot stand diblasio. i don't understand how he is still in office.

heather: that moved into trump tower yesterday. >> it was raining outside. in the last episode last night. after the coffee controversy, people say they found a mistake because of this photo of jamie landis stir, and there you go. it is a real human hand. hbo responded that that was a promotional photo that made the show. twitter up in arms over this. surprise she was holding a

coffee and waited two years. i think it is fabulous. heather: don't know how you can see any mistakes, explosions and killings. we will see. >> maybe not. maybe that is the surprise. there will be more. heather: i would love that. so this guy is going to need -- a whale watch her in the exact right place at the exact right time to capture this amazing moment. nature is amazing. a humpback whale leaping out of the ocean in monterey bay narrowly missing that fishing boat. what would you do? >> get a life raft.

heather: i need a video of that. the time is half past the top of the hour and joe biden bragging about voting for border barriers in a newly resurfaced video. >> i voted for a sense, 700 miles, 40 stories high. heather: which joe biden will america get? katrina pearson joins us live to answer that and challenged, what changed?

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and even stronger military response if tehran attacks us troops and intensifies its nuclear program. an american aircraft carrier and b-52 bomber to the middle east with a show of support. attorney general william barr tapping out of federal prosecutor to look at how russia investigation began. connecticut attorney john durham is launching a probe over the government surveillance of the trump campaign with use of informants by the doj. on the senate floor. >> it was a motion. heather: that explosive outburst over what could become the nation's strict just abortion law. it would ban nearly all abortions in the state.

actress felicity huffman pleading guilty in a college admissions scan, reportedly cried as she admitted paying $15,000 to boost her daughter's sat score. prosecutors recommended four months behind bars when she is sentenced september 13th. actress lori laughlin is facing charges in the admissions scan. he pleaded not guilty. voters in north carolina will head to the polls for the state have special primary election. republicans running against democratic nominee along with libertarian and green party candidate for the ninth congressional district. the state board of elections ruled a new election in february after allegations of voter fraud in the 2018 election. the general election will be held in september. this crowded field of 2020 democrats will likely grow even wider today. steve bullet will enter the race

for the white house later this morning. he is set to become the 22nd major candidate after promising a big announcement over the weekend. he is billing himself as the only democrat who has won in a red state. joe biden under fire getting? >> it is not unusual for career establishment politicians to change their policies over time. what is interesting and disturbing about this one is joe biden is calling this a value. makes me wonder if most democrats including hillary clinton barack obama, supported a physical barrier on the wall in 2006. with that a good value or bad value? seems the only value served is the mexican drug cartel. the clip we showed, this was about drugs. the problem we have today whether it is 5000 kg of fentanyl which is enough to kill

every person in america four times, that is a major problem on the border. and catering to the radical left, who want to tear down existing walls. he has a fine balancing act. it is all about the vote. shannon: with so many running on the democratic side, how do you think democratic voters will react to this? >> i am not so sure the moderate democrat voters, we were in el paso not long ago. i went out and talked to individuals on the street who didn't support the border wall but when you ask them if they wanted to take down the existing wall in el paso they said absolutely not. my question to them was what do you tell your neighbors down the road, make -- why they can't have a wall and there is no answer.

the border crisis, you cannot deny what is happening on the border, the people on the border are seriously pressuring their politicians to do something about it and it is the federal government's job to secure the homeland. moderate democrats, you have seen op-eds from democrats supporting a physical barrier because the news is being overrun. of the democrat party's values, that are not their constituents have a major problem. heather: there are those calling for open borders. >> calling for open borders, free healthcare and free education, free everything, for illegal aliens. make americans who are homeless, particularly sanctuary cities flooded with homeless people. people who are not here yet, it is absolutely absurd.

and what would be encouraging these? >> only donald trump could switch over share and make her of republican. and if left a head poll with the most amount of time left show potential trump biden matchup that donald trump is doing well in a number of battleground states. how do you think he can keep this momentum moving? >> it is going to go donald trump's way because policies are fact, joe biden has a record and if you look at states where they are close like michigan or pennsylvania, all we have to do is remind voters what joe biden stands for when it comes to nafta. when he calls the transpacific partnership the gold standard of trade which would have illuminated millions more jobs in this country and donald trump pulled us out donald trump has a record of standing up for those

voters, the rust belt states and fighting back against trade. you wants to put american jobs first, joe biden has not been tested in the media, his record has not been scrutinized. you will see not only those numbers tighten, the president talks about it fool ahead. heather: closer look at joe biden is just the beginning. thank you for joining us. appreciate it. 20 minutes until the top of the our. 5 billion robo calls nationwide. and one ring could cost you big time. what you can do to protect yourself. plus the shipping war is on. what major retailer made a big move in home delivery. ♪

heather: forget amazon. big-box retailer launching to free next day delivery with no membership required.

here is more on the shipping wars. >> no membership required, that is the major selling point. walmart announcing they will offer next day delivery on orders $35 or more on thousands of items they sell online and they are starting this in phoenix, las vegas, southern california and eventually most major cities in the us. really going after amazon showing they are competitive, trying to step up. a few weeks ago amazon announced they would be inflating next day delivery. we will see if other retailers follow suit. everyone is trying to keep up. heather: what about iphone? iphone owners can sue apple for monopolizing apps stores. >> the supreme court ruling yesterday, this enormous

antitrust class-action lawsuit against apple stems from a 2011 class-action lawsuit against apple claiming because apple was monopolizing, allowing people to only get apps from the itunes store it was something the apps developers to raise their prices which in turn hurt consumers. apple saying they were not a monopoly but we did see shares of apple dragging down the market. there were issues with the china us trade tariffs but the supreme court ruling playing an impact. heather: a record number of robo calls, 5 billion calls made last month alone. the sec is stepping into crackdown on that. what can you do in the meantime?

here to discuss is lisa garber. thank you for joining us this morning. this aggravates everyone. you get these robo calls on your cell phone. what can we do about it and what is the potential danger? >> the statistics are staggering. in addition to what you mentioned over 50% of phone calls received by americans every they are robo calls. on the increase for years now. part of what is happening is scammers are getting smarter and using the technology to their benefit. we are seeing neighbor spoofing which means they are falsifying phone numbers that look like they are coming from your neighborhood. heather: make it looks like your home number. >> off by a couple digital your phone number or a family's phone number of the problem is it is so easy to falsify our phone number because the use voice number internet protocols, they can make a phone call from a computer. you can look it up yourself. it is easy to do and they are getting more depth at doing it. heather: here's what the sec chair had to say. >> we are taking every step we

can and enforcement action to make sure consumers can rely on their phones. it is getting out of control and i as a consumer am sick of it. heather: has across the line of no return? >> they are trying to get better technology to authenticate phone calls and it is nearly impossible. they have said that for years. consumers need to be proactive. your cell phone number is almost as valuable as your social security number. it is a gateway if you think about it for identification when you log into your online banking account you get a code for your phone or gmail or whatever. just be careful when you see an unknown number, don't answer it. more likely they will call you back and you get put on a list and on the dark net and you are somebody susceptible to these calls. heather: we could show you the states with the most robo calls. if you happen to be in one of

these states, atlanta, georgia, 109.9 million, washington dc, texas, louisiana and it runs the gamut from there. >> cell phone comedies are trying to help with these phone calls, there are different applications, all of these cell phone provider service, trying to come out with the latest. update your phone. different apple, apple, android, google, offering different applications to block these calls but be careful what you are picking up because even picking up the phone can put you at risk. heather: returning the call? >> never return the call. not just to give up information. not just there might be a long distance number and tricking you into paying exorbitant fees but they go to the hacker themselves. heather: let's hope somebody can figure it out soon.

and potentially dangerous. thank you, great to have you with us. it is 10 minutes until the top of the hour. a new twist in the search for this missing hiker in hawaii we told you about. fearing foul pl after a new discovery change is the timeline of the event. >> the former director is acting as a partisan pundit, selling books, earning speaking fees while speculating about the strength of my character and the fate of my immortal soul. heather: hours are moved from the justice department and rod rosenstein takes aim at james comey? the fbi head crossed the line. ♪

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heather: the ntsb is headed to alaska after a deadly midair collision, four people dead two missing, 10 others injured after two float planes crash in alaska. passengers were on an excursion during a weeklong christmas cruise. one pilot is among the dead. the family of that missing hawaii hiker we told you about, a mother's day package will provide new clues, amanda l are's package arrived at her parents house in north carolina yesterday. the mailing label sugge originally thought. she was last seen wednesday, a day before her car was found on a hiking trail. they fear foul play. there is a $10,000 reward for any information.

the jockey who rode maximum-security is suspended by the horse racing commission, cannot race for 15 days after failing to control his horse and maintain a straight course at the triple crown qualifier. maximum-security was the first horse in the history to be disqualified from first place for interfering with other horses during his run. he says he plans to appeal. from horse racing to racing, legendary race icon mario andretti is a liberty the 50th anniversary of his in the 500 win. a street was named after him. >> to have this sort of thing is beyond my dreams. i go by here 50 times a day to make sure --

heather: through the end of the month this streetcorner will bear the name mario andretti drive. the legendary racecar driver was the first across the indy 500 finish line in 1969. the time is eight minutes until the top of the hour. game of thrones fans are furious, not because of the ending but a spoiler that. it for fans dying to see the series finale. ordering custom ink t-shirts has been a really smart decision for our business. i love the custom ink design lab because it's really easy to use. they have customer service that you can reach anytime. t-shirts help us immediately get a sense of who we are as a group. from the moment clients walk in, they're able to feel like part of the family. - [spokesman] custom ink has hundreds of products for your business and free shipping. upload your logo or start your design today at customink.com.

heather: rod rosenstein bless james comey for undermining the work of the justice department. >> there are lines that should not be crossed. the former director is acting as generally we base our opinions on eyewitness testimony. heather: the attorney general speaking to business leaders in baltimore just days after resigning from the doj. a lot to say. a female athlete slamming nike for penalizing them while . olympic runner told the new york times she was not guaranteed a salary even though she

>> reporter: the runner saying getting pregnant is the kiss of death for a female athlete. nike says it standardized their performance-based payment approach last year so female athletes are not penalized for pregnancy. time for the good, the bad and the ugly. we all scream for ice cream. what about free ice cream at häagen-dazs shops around the country. customers can come in without paying a cent. game of thrones fans crying foul after anchors spoil part of sunday's episode. a main character mentioned who

died before showing basketball highlights the game of thrones hadn't aired on the west coast yet. we won't spoil what happened for those who have not seen it. the ugly, the amusing story in phoenix where police caught a family's escape when multiple officers eventually corral the giant bird for connecting owners on social media. the emu was essentially walked home by an officer. that wraps up this hour of "fox and friends first," thank you for joining us, "fox and friends first" continues. rob: this is a fox news alert. the us weighing options on iran that could include thousands on the ground in the middle east. jillian: the latest on the late-night escalation. william barr on a mission to unravel the russia probe. one official at a time. rob: he's listing the work of a

bulldog us attorney in the process. >> we have a message for donald trump and all the big building owners in new york city. cut your emails or we will cut something you really care about.