victims of the tragedy. thanks for joining us as we kickoff the week here. i'll see you on "the five." i'm dana perino. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast, 3:00 on the east coast. 8:00 p.m. in london. president trump is getting a royal welcome for the royals. ahead, his back and forth with a couple of critics and what protesters say they're planning. plus, mexico making a threat of their own after the president warned of new taxing on all mexican products. how his ultimatum on immigration could backfire. the missing mom, husband and his girlfriend go to court in connecticut. the larges that they're facing. reporting begins now.

president trump in the u.k. where he's getting royal treatment. he's there for a three-day state visit packed with plenty of pomp and circumstance. protests expected in the streets. next up on his schedule, an elaborate state dinner at buckingham palace. first, here's some of what you may have missed. after landing the u.k., the president and the princess got a ride on marine one. they landed on the lawn where prince charles and his wife camilla met them. a royal gun salute heralded their arrival. president trump then attended a private lunch with her majesty, the queen, before a special showing from the royal art collection. they looked at artifacts with historical significance to the united states, including a 18th

century map of new york and a book and george washington. later, a tour of westminster abbey. the president and the first lady paid their respects at the tomato of the unknown warrior. and then the great british tradition of tea time. this was with prince charles and his wife, camilla. we're minutes away from the start of the state banquet at buckingham palace. according to the news agency, it took six months to plan the menu and three days to set the table. the queen is scheduled to deliver a toast. the president is expected to say a few words as well. the streets of london have showed life of a rough reception for the president of the united states. benjamin hall is tracking expected days of demonstrations. first to john roberts with the president and reporting live from london. hello, john.

>> shep, good evening to you from london. this is the third time that the queen has invited an american president to a stay visit. presidents obama and bush. it's tradition that the queen beebe -- bestows lavish gifts. she give the president a bock and a three-piece pen set. the first lady got a silvered box with an enamel cover that was engraved in the style of the music room ceiling. by all indications, the president enjoying the visit. he said the london part of the trip is doing very well. the queen and the royal family has been fantastic. tremendous crowds of well-wishers and people that love our country. haven't seen any protests yet. perhaps the president didn't see them when he flew in a couple

minutes ago. it's starting sounds like your average british soccer match here outside of the palace. certainly some people are not happy about this state visit. the major of london writing a highly critical op-ed ahead of the president's visit accusing him of becoming a figure head from a growing ultra right movement worldwide. he said this donald trump is one of the most egregious examples of a growing global threat. in years to come, i suspect his state visit will be one that we look back on with regret. the president said he's a stone cold loser and should worry about crime in london. reminds me of our mayor of new york city, de blasio, who hases will done a terrible job. the labor party leader, jeremy

corbett is staying out of the evening meal. listen here. >> what is really inappropriate is for anyone to boycott a visit by the president of the united states. it's a state visit, not a political visit. he's being hosted by the majesty, the queen, to mark the great friendship between the two countries. >> that's what this state visit is about. strengthening the bonds between the u.k. and the united states. many a climate like these day, it's impossible the take to politics out. >> shepard: the president set to meet with theresa may tomorrow. >> yeah, they met a number of times. it's the last time they'll meet because she's stepping down on friday just after the president leaves. the two will have a bilateral

meeting tomorrow to talk about a number of things to talk about brexit, talk about trade. one of the other things the president wants to impress on britton is huawei. critics of the process believe putting huawei in a 5g system is handing china the keys to the kingdom. they can eavesdrop on anything that goes through that system. the president raised eyebrows with an interview with the sunday times when he suggested that boris johnson, the former foreign secretary here and a very colorful politician, might make a good prime minister after theresa may steps down. a lot of people in the u.k. thought that was his president put his thumb on the scale. when he left the white house, the president said look, i was asked a question by a british publication. what am i going to do? not answer? >> shepard: thanks, john. police in britain say they have

called in reinforcements to london to help keep the peace in the president's visit. a massive demonstration is planned for tomorrow and the organizers say they expect 2 250,000 people could show up. benjamin hall with more. ben? >> hi, shep. we're just outside buckingham palace. we saw the president fly in for that state dinner. behind us, you can see a protest underway right now called "disrupt the banquet." the protesters hoped to have many more people. looked like there's only a couple hundred. as you point out, it's tomorrow when the real protest is expected to happen. up to 250,000 people. many of them will be bussed in from around the country. thanks to some left-leaning groups allied with jeremy corbyn. expect that to be the days when the protests begin. they're coming out. we've spoke to many that dislike president trump and believe his

policies a policies are divisive. one key issue is climate. we've heard many people say they're happy with president having pulled out of the paris climate accord. you mentioned the security operation. when the president travels, it's huge. $35 million has been spent on this operation and another 10,000. the giant blimp that we saw last year will be back. sadik khan gave express permission for that to be flown. it's considered a major front for him and one that these protests, many people are calling them short-sighted. they're arguing that the u.s.-u.k. relationship should transcend the leaders. there's those that recognize the point of this visit is a reminder of the special bond between the two and in particular of d-day, the celebration of 75 years ago. 2,700 british casualties died. 6,600 americans. today should be about building

bridges rather than dividing people. we'll see how tomorrow will pan out. shep? >> shepard: is there something that britains would like to hear from the president to make things better? >> there's some people that don't want president trump interfering at all particularly when we head into a leadership campaign. particularly foreign leaders don't get involved. the way that president trump backed boris johnson. there's many people that would like to hear him talk about trade, talk about a trade deal being done after brexit. the u.k. is at a crossroads. if it leaves the e.u., they will be looking for the u.s. to a trade deal first. the u.s. is strongly that the u.k. should pull out of the iran deal and put more sanctions and pressure on iran. it's very hard to do when there's no real strong leader here. theresa may a lame duck prime

minister. she steps down. we don't know who is next. >> shepard: your starting to share the screen with compatriots there. many of them are elaborately costumed, which is often the case for demonstrations in britain. what is with that? >> i can't hear you, shep. you commented on the costumes that we see around us. yes, as well as noise. we expect tomorrow to be a carnival atmosphere. but i hope it doesn't turn dirty. we've seen a lot of pro trump supporters as well and they meet. we hope it remains civil. >> shepard: ben hall and competing interests. ben, thank you. a group of world war ii veterans returning to the place where some of them fought decades ago.

thursday marks 75 years since the turning point in the war. today 14 soldiers and an army nurse toured omaha beach in france. the veterans pausing to salute ospreys flying over normal did during their visit and placed a wreath at the cemetery there where more than 9,000 americans are buried. one 93-year-old man said the visit reminded him of his friends and the soldiers that he fought beside in the war. >> you come in here and see the burials, i feel bad about that. because we were lucky. we didn't get buried. these guys ran out of luck. they're the real heros, you know. they say we're the heros. i think the heros are there. >> shepard: they're all heros. between d-day and august 21 of that year, nearly 73,000 allied

troops have estimated to have died. d-day ceremonies are held every five years to remember those fallen heros. and this frankly could be the last time that d-day veterans are able to attend. more from the u.k. visit ahead. we wait to hear from the president and the queen. value. up to 1s thank you, admiral. so if you need money for your family, call newday usa. need cash? at newday, veteran homeowners can get $54,000 dollars or more to consolidate high rate credit card debt and lower their payments by $600 every month. so chantix can help you quit slow turkey.rkey. along with support, chantix is proven to help you quit.

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>> in november of 2003, then. bush visited the united kingdom for a state event, a state dinner. state extravaganza. john roberts was there for that one as well. john, aside from the fact that it was probably cooler then, differences or similarities that you can think of? >> it was a little bit cooler then. it's beginning to get cool here tonight, shep. it's supposed to drop to the 50s after being in the high 70s yesterday. we're already starting to chill out a little bit. in some ways, it was very

different because it was post the beginning of the iraq war, tremendous sympathy for the united states in the wake of the 9-11 attacks. at the same team, president bush had been seen of a go-it-alone gunslinger. i remember the first time we went abroad with president bush, somebody had written a political cartoon of him holding two six guns saying "here comes the new american cowboy." in some ways, there's a similar controversy as what we have seen with president trump but in many ways it's different. when you considered the landscape in london, we see some people walking around here in front of the palace shouting we love trump. and then another group of protesters as benjamin hall was talking about that don't like the president being here. the fact that there could be 250,000 of them on the streets tomorrow is an indication of the

degree of distance that there is between president trump's governing style and what many people in the u.k. would like to see it to be. regardless of who is president, there has always been this idea, the special relationship between the united states and britain. that endures. if it endures here tonight. we take a look what happened today with the queen and with prince charles and camilla and other members of the royal family welcoming the president and the first lady. there's genuine respect and appreciation there. so i think it's safe to say that special relationship between the two countries continues to be intact despite the fact, too, that britain itself is in a tremendous amount of political turmoil right now. >> shepard: the state dinner, from whom will we hear and what form? will there be cameras for some period of time? >> i believe there's going to be a pool spray at the top.

host tv, kristin brown, my producer, tells me that we're going to get pictures from host tv. so it's likely we'll see the toast and the dinner will be closed. typically they want you to see the top of it, everybody sitting down and enjoying each other's company. and then they go to closed session. that's when you start pinging your sources to see what they talked about. >> shepard: before we go, theresa may exiting friday. uncertainty to follow. the history of the trump and may relationship is sorted. what are we expecting tomorrow from the two of them? >> well, you know, i think president trump is probably going to give her an idea what he thinks the united states needs to see from the u.k. going forward in terms of trade and how brexit should operate. i think they'll try to go some

distance to allay any fears that the u.k. might have about doing a no-deal situation. the president would like to step in with a free trade deal with the u.k. and fill in the gap and talk politically about what might lie ahead. when a british prime minister steps down, it creates a tremendous amount of political uncertainty. it's likely somebody from the conservative party would become prime minister. throw the country in turmoil, you don't know what will happen. there's some people saying maybe this leader of the labour party could become the prime minister. it's doubtful. the president laid down a marker saying if corbyn to become the prime minister, they might have to rethink their intelligence sharing agreement. the president is not so sure he wants to trust corbyn with the keys to the kingdom. >> thanks, john roberts. here at home, guns down at work.

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virginia beach and along the way killed a dozen people. the city official told the associated press the gunman sent a resignation e-mail earlier in the day but it was brief and unremarkable. just like any other resignation letter. nothing in that e-mail hinted of the blood-soaked rampage to come. the gunman killed 12, hurt several others at a municipal building on friday. police say they have found no evidence that he targeted specific people. in the end, the man's act of selfish violence pales in comparison to what he's left behind. fami family are shattered. now left with memories of the ones they love. the ones the killer took from them in a matter of minutes. mark meredith reporting live in virginia beach. mark? >> hi, shep. all day long, we've seen people from virginia beach, really the entire surrounding area come to where we are, which is the city police station. there's a small but growing

memorial so that has been set up nor the 12 people that were killed. 11 of the 12 were people that worked for the city, public servants. it's been very sad to see how this city has had to come to grasp with what has happened here. the city government offices were closed today. they're expected to reopen tomorrow. we've heard from a number of city officials that say virginia beach will not be broken by this. they're going to be able to get passed this. they want to be there for the people that were not only killed, their families, but the ones recovering and have a long recovery ahead. >> we'll be wrapping our arms around them as they're coming out of their surgeries. all of them have had multiple surgeries. they are progressing. >> so many people have been speaking about the heros that stepped up to save lives on friday. we heard about the police officers that rushed in to stop the gunman. we heard through a local television station here that interviewed a woman that says the only reason she's alive today is because one of the

victims rushed in to the different offices and said duck and cover and protect yourself and that person was killed. that woman telling one of the local stations in town that she feels lucky to be alive and it was because of somebody else that warranted her. it's the stories that we hear are devastating. >> shepard: the cops are saying that they found two guns on scene and they think the suspect got them legally. is that right? >> that's right, shep. the bureau of alcohol, tobacco and firearms says they found two 45 caliber handguns at the scene. they also recovered additional weapons from the suspect's home over the weekend. also here at this city government building, police say they found a suppresser or a silencer that was with those hand guns. all of this part of the investigation as they try to piece together not only exactly what happened but the question that you talked about, the why. the motive is still not clear to the public as well.

shep? >> shepard: thanks, mark. welcome to our team. thank you. lots ahead. the next few minutes will be fascinating. in just 1 1/2 minutes or so, we're expecting a live feed to open up from inside the state dinner. so it's what? half past now or half eight in london. the president will speak, the queen will speak, bands will play. i'll tell you all about the menu, which i can't do yet. i'll let you know what they'll be having, who will be there, all of that. we'll hear from the president and hear live from the queen of england. that's just ahead on fox news channel. we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. don't tell your mother. dad, it's fine. we have allstate. and with claimrateguard they won't raise your rates just because of a claim. that's why you're my favorite... i know. are you in good hands?

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here's the rules until it starts. i can't tell you what it's about to happen. the british press office doesn't allow that. the moment the feed comes up from inside buckingham palace, i'll tell you what will happen. true to british form, it will be really good. we have a resident britain. he's as britain as britain can be. and for some reason, he's in los angeles. did the planes all break or the bosses hate you? why are you not in london? >> you know the answer to that. it's b, the bosses hate me. i sit here and chat with you. >> shepard: all the better. these events, these are the events that are fantastic. your people are better at this than anybody. >> we've got to be good at something. it will be quite spectacular. it's in the grand ball room of

buckingham palace. the dinner will be served. 170 guests will be there. they're using, by the way, a silver gilt dinner service that was made for george iv. he took the throne in 1820. they're eating off 200-year-old dinner plates tonight. >> shepard: they don't have amazon? >> they don't have amazon. they don't have dishwashers in britain either, by the way. so i hope somebody is scrubbing hard to make them clean enough. all the staff has showered properly as well. >> shepard: goodness, jonathan. they're going to be coming on. >> shep, i'm very impressed with your standards of journalism refusing to disclose the highly classified information of the menu ahead of the official embargo. it's all over those naughty british websites right now. you're the only one playing by the rules and i commend you for

that. >> shepard: if you don't play by the rules, they write you up and accuse you of doing something nefarious. it's not that big of a deal except when i do get it -- >> you're looking forward to your knighthood. >> shepard: they may put a sword in me. no knighthood. there are always -- i can say there's always toasts at state dinners and during state visits. do you know what is appropriate and what will be inappropriate for events of this nature? >> well politics is probably very inappropriate. if you hear the queen speaking and what you hear from the queen, i'm pretty certain, shep, will be a tribute to the special relationship between the u.s. and the u.k. we'll probably hear something similar from president trump. obviously president trump doesn't always stick to what he's supposed to say. i wouldn't imagine that he will go off script very much in this

kind of setting. these sort of traditions that go with a state visit -- this is the 113th state visit hosted by the queen. you just do not do what you're not supposed to do. so president trump, he breaks traditions all the time. i would imagine that he will stick to it with this. politics highly inappropriate. you might hear the queen talk about the unity, the shared goals that we all have. i don't think she's going to stray anywhere near politics in her remarks. president trump, we'll see. entertaining to say the least. >> shepard: i'm looking forward to it for a lot of different reasons. john, back to you. john bussey is also here. news editor for the "wall street journal," the journal, fox news's parent company, share ownership. john, the start of the day today, the start of the day began with a -- kind of a knock

on sadik, khan, the major of london. >> yeah, that was president trump's tweet as he was landing in london in reaction to the mayor's criticism of him. saying britain shouldn't roll out the red carpet because the president is not taking leadership globally on things like climate, addressing the issue of muslim immigrants in the united states. so the mayor kind of took the first shot. president trump responding. did a little bit of name-calling in the process. >> shepard: the mayor is one thing. i could find no precedent for an american president arriving in london to begin a barrage of attacks. >> that's right. but this is president trump. >> shepard: i understand. >> he says he's going to punch back when anybody criticizes him. the mayor's argument was done reasonably and rhetorically without a lot in it. he said i disagree with the

president on his issues. he's wrong. the president came back -- >> shepard: you're short. >> you're short and you're a loser. you're like a mayor that he doesn't -- >> shepard: worse than bill de blasio. >> at the end of the day, this is an indication of what to expect from this. beautiful visuals. probably good politics for the president. it's always great, the coverage abroad when a president goes overseas. a lot of pagentry. >> shepard: he loves that. he loves a beautiful show. this has to be fantastic. the first lady this morning, i mean, my goodness. >> shepard: donald trump -- >> probably not a president that hasn't enjoyed that. sometimes you go abroad and get a lot of coverage. i don't expect a lot of substance out of this. the british leadership is up for grabs. theresa may is about to leave.

>> shepard: he put his thumb hahn the scale. >> he said boris johnson wouldn't be bad to lead the torres. he entwines his own agenda with brexit. he wants brexit. it's reflective of his own desire, to have one-on-one trade deals, one with britain, one with china. but putting his thumb on the scale, he could alienate someone that is not boris johnson. >> shepard: he's already said if this went over here gets it, i don't know if we'll share state secrets anymore. >> that's an interesting statement to make to a country that you claim to have and we'll hear a lot of this, a special relationship with. what is interesting about this moment, they're not just to celebrate the relationship with britain but there to honor the

normandy beach invasion. it was one of the greatest accomplishments of international alliances that we can think of. this is a grouping of nations that took on the conflict with germany and japan and they won. they set about building the european union and the united nations and nato to forestall any similar conflict happening in the future. where at a moment in history where the president is seeking to untangle some of those. he talks about the european union with a little disdain. he criticizes nato. he pulse out of the paris climate accord. it's an unraveling of some of those alliances at a time when we're celebrating alliances greatest success. >> shepard: you mentioned that success from d-day, a fantastic special on fox news last night. martha maccallum hosted it. wasn't aware of it. i didn't know it was coming. that was fantastic. it was about the invasion of

normandy and all of the processes going with it. it will air again. check around on the channel finder or whatever if you see it again. martha maccallum hosted it. so well-done. and that accomplishment, the way these nations, this group of nations came together, i mean, you wonder if you can pull anything like that off today. >> alliances, joint action. not just during world war ii, but after word -- world war ii. the decision to reconstitute japan as a democracy and pull our occupation forces out and let japan be japan and germany be germany. >> shepard: jonathan hunt, the cameras will come out and a series of things will happen which we'll talk about in a minute. when these sorts of big events

come to britain, are the divisions that are so evident in their population right now largely, although other matters as well, largely over brexit, are those rough edges smoothed or is the division more pronounced as a result? >> i think the rough edges on that particular issue of brexit are smoothed a little bit. the british people have over the last decade or so really truly once again embraced the royal family after the difficult times with the marriage of diana and charles. they are happy to see the queen holding this kind of event, happy that she has the new member of the family, little archie, born to the duke and duchess of sussex. they won't be there tonight, the duke and duchess. they're officially taking care of young archie. obviously they can afford --

>> shepard: you're talking about meghan and harry. >> if they wanted to be there, they could have gotten a baby sitter. it's not that difficult. but they're not going to be there tonight. it was interesting earlier today, harry was obviously with the queen and president trump as they toured the gift collection earlier today. harry seemed to keep a distance from the president himself that is natural in some ways because it's the queen that is leading. but it's notable by the british media. and the division is very much sharpened over reaction to president trump. you'll see that tomorrow. >> shepard: here they come. there's the queen. she's going to speak. i can tell you the queen will give a toast, they'll be the -- their national anthem, our national anthem and president trump will give a toast and much more. i'll tell you about the menu and the order of things in just a moment. this is as good as it gets.

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>> shepard: well, the queen will offer a toast momentarily followed by the american national anthem, followed by a toast from president trump of the queen and quite a menu today. halibut with watercress moose,

windsor lamb with herb stuffing, spring vegetables, park sauce. strawberry sable with lemon cream selection of assorted fresh fruits and coffee and petifors. and the speeches will start happening immediately. that's the highlights of it. i can tell you who is there. the lord major of london. not to be confused with the mayor of london. the mayor of london is sadik khan. the lord mayor of london is peter -- >> mr. president, i'm delighted to welcome you and mrs. trump to buckingham palace this evening. just 12 months after our first meeting in windsor. visits by american presidents always remind us of a close and long-standing friendship between the united kingdom and the

united states. i'm so glad that we have another opportunity to demonstrate the immense importance that boths our countries attach to our relationship. in the coming days, you will see some of our most treasured historical buildings, speak to the business leaders whose expertise and innovation drive our economies and met members of our own services, past and present. you'll also travel to portsmouth and normandy to commemorate the 75th anniversary of d-day. on that day and on many occasions since, the armed forces of both of our countries fought side by side to defend our cherished values of liberty and democracy. mr. president, in your state of

the union address this year, you paid tribute to some of the american heros who risked their lives. we owe and immeasurable amount of debt to the american and british allied soldiers that began the liberation of europe on june 6, 1944. i paid my first state visit to your country at the invitation of president eisenhower. as supreme allied commander, he had ultimate responsibility for the execution of the normandy landings. in his headquarters in st. james square, not far from buckingham palace, british and american officers worked closely together to plan the freedom of a continent. it would be no exaggeration to say that millions of lives

depended on their common endeavor. as we face the new challenges of the 21st century, the anniversary of d-day reminds us of all that our countries have achieved together. after the shared sacrifices of the second world war, britain and the united states worked with other allies to build an assembly of international institutions to ensure that the horrors of conflict would never be repeated. while the world has changed, we are forever mindful of the original purpose of these structures. nations working together to safeguard a hard-won peace. of course, it is not only our security which unites us, but our strong cultural links and shared heritage every year there

are almost four million visits by americans to the united kingdom with a great number claiming british descent. with your own scottish ancestry, from president, you too have a particular connection to this country. we're also bound by the strength and breadth of our economic ties as the largest investors in each others economies. british companies in the united states employ over one million americans and the same is true vice versa. mr. president, as we look to the future, i'm confident that our common values and shared interests will continue to unite us. tonight we celebrate an alliance that has helped to ensure the safety and prosperity of both

our people for decades. which i believe will endure for many years to come. ladies and gentlemen, i invite you all to rise and drink a toast to president and mrs. trump for the continued friendship between our two nations and to the health, prosperity and happiness of the people of the united states. ♪ ♪

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>> your majesty, melania and i are profoundly honored to be your guest for this historic state visit. thank you for your warm welcome for this beautiful weather, your gracious hospitality and your majesty's seven decades of treasured friendship with the united states of america. this week, we commemorate a mighty endeavor of righteous nations and one of the greatest undertakings in all of history. 75 years ago, more than 150,000 allied troops were preparing on

this island to parachute into france, storm the beaches of normandy and win back our civilization. as our majesty remembers, the british people hope and prayed and fought for this day for nearly five years. when britain still remembers the blitz of 1940 and 1941, the nazi war machine dropped thousands of bombs on this country and right on this magnificent city. buckingham palace alone was bombed on 16 separate occasions. in that dark hour, the people of this nation showed the world what it means to be british. they cleared records from the streets, displayed the union jack from their shattered homes

and kept fighting on to victory. they only wanted victory. the courage of the united kingdom's sons and daughters ensured that your destiny would always remain in your own hands. through it all, the royal family was the resolute face of the commonwealth's unwavering solidarity. in april 1945, newspapers featured a picture of the queen mother visiting the woman's branch of the army, watching a young woman repair a military truck engine. that young mechanic was the future queen. a great, great woman. her majesty inspired her compatriots in that fight to support the troops to defend her homeland and defeat the enemy at

all costs. we also pay tribute to prince phillips distinguished and valiant service in the royal navy during the second world war. on d-day, king george vi delivered a stirring national address. that day he said after nearly five years of toil and suffering, we must renew that crusading impulse on which we entered the war and met its darkest hour. our fight is against evil and for a world in which goodness and honor may be the foundation of the life of men in every land. this evening, we thank god for the brave sons of the united kingdom and the united states who defeated the nazis and the nazi regime and liberated millions from tyranny.

the bond between our nations was forever sealed in that great crusade as we honor our shared victory and heritage, we affirm the common values that will unite us long into the future, freedom, sovereignty, self-determination, the rule of law and reference for the rights given to us by almighty god. from the second world war to today, her majesty has stood as a constant symbol of these priceless traditions. she has embodied the spirit of dignity, patriotism that beats proudly in every british heart. on behalf of all americans, i offer a toast to the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nation and to

the long cherished and truly remarkable reign of her majesty, the queen. thank you. ♪ ♪ [applause]