angeles. they got an advanced screening. they tonight, our midnight heroes. most-watched, most trusted, most grateful you spent the evening with us. i am shannon bream. >> i leave with my wife. heather: it is july 3rd. happening at 4:00 on the east coast finding freedom. navy seal eddie gallagher not guilty on murder charges in the kilogram isis fighter. the crazy conclusion to a file that sounded more like a hollywood tryst. democrats fuming over donald trump's plan to celebrate america's birthday complete with fireworks and fly overhead military tanks. is it partisan politics?

or patriotism? 2020 -- can you tell he is not there? marion williamson excluded from this photo. female presidential candidate just responded, has the internet outraged. "fox and friends first" starts right now. ♪ we will ♪ we will rock you ♪ we will ♪ are watching "fox and friends first" on this wednesday morning, thank you for starting the day with us and we begin, it he gallagher is a free man found

not guilty of murdering and basis prisoner. he will face sentencing today for a lesser charge. gallagher's family applauds the verdict. >> navy seal and his wife reacted to their nightmare being over. >> i leave with you and my wife. >> i was feeling we were finally vindicated after being terrorized by the government my husband 54 for four decades in the war on terror. this vindication i hope will be a lesson learned to everybody. >> reporter: the 19 year veteran deployed five found not guilty of numerous charges including premeditated murder, attempted murder, and trying to obstruct an investigation following the death of an isis fighter. he was found guilty of posing

with a picture of a corpse which carries a maximum sentence of four months in prison. he spent nine months in prison, the 40-year-old is expected to go free. one of the key moments in a controversy filled case, a key prosecution witness said he and not chief gallagher killed the captives by covering his breathing tube. the navy officer with combat experience been two weeks in testimony delivering eight others before reaching their verdict. a gallagher and his wife will be on "fox and friends" later this morning to talk about the verdict and where their lives go from here. initiating a punishment from the navy. >> the liberating freedom on july 4th as a free man.

a brand-new report, several detention centers, the doj office of inspector general including these images of migrants packed to capacity and holding so as ice set up an illegal from hunter it has guided houston detention center. he was put in custody in may after his third attempt to enter the us. the house oversight committee scheduled a hearing on the separation and treatment of immigrant children for next friday. a new ruling on overcrowding and detention centers, federal judge blocking the trump administration from keeping thousands of asylum-seekers detained indefinitely. migrants in 7 days requesting them, the attorney general william barr's previous plan to denied bond hearings in an effort to curb the influx of migrants crossing of the southern border.

military tanks rolling through the streets of washington dc ahead of donald trump absolute to america, the fourth of july celebration facing backlash from democrats pitting patriotism against politics. garrett tenney live at the nation's capital as we prepare to celebrate our independence. >> reporter: tanks rolling down the streets of washington dc. donald trump has been trying to get a public display of american military might and he will get that thursday for the salute for america. in addition to tanks the event will feature flyovers from each branch of the military including a b-2 bomber, f-22 raptor, stealth fighter and air force one and marine one in an aerial show by the blue angels. a number of democrats not happy about the event, the president is turning a national holiday into a campaign rally.

>> what he is doing is a partisan act. >> reporter: another concern from lawmakers is the price tag which is not been disclosed. tom udall said in a statement the american people deserve to know how much of their money the president is spending to turn their fourth of july celebration into a campaign rally. one area the president will cut costs is fireworks. on tuesday he tweeted thanks for generosity in donating the biggest fireworks show washington dc has ever seen. they are helping to make this the greatest fourth of july celebration in our nation's history. earlier this week, the event will be all about america. >> going to be about this country and salute to america. we will have planes going

overhead, fighter jets and other planes and tanks stationed outside. >> reporter: a number of counter protests planned for thursday including a group that would was granted a permit to fly the baby trump balloon on the national mall. national park officials say it could be in sight of the president. shannon: what do you think? is this patriotism or politics? most of you are with the president on this one. gene rights it should remind americans the ultimate sacrifice our brave men and women gave to ensure and protect our lives and the freedom we enjoy. jerry as the cost of the independence day event is too high yet democrats in congress want raises for doing nothing more than warming their congressional seats. if i was visiting dc over the holiday i would go to the events to celebrate independence day.

this is a day to put politics aside and i agree with you. more coming up from a medal of honor recipients. find out what he thinks. a major shift in the democratic race in 2020. a new poll shows kamala harris surging to second-place nationally, 20% reported the quinnipiac university poll right behind joe biden with 22%. elizabeth warren is in third place at 14%. harris's rise comes after what many said was a strong performance in the first democratic the bait. show biden, bernie sanders, and amy klobuchar will stump in iowa today. donald trump's 2020 reelection campaign raising $105 million in

the second quarter, below 86 million in his 2011 reelection lunch. 2020 democratic hopeful pete buttigieg and bernie sanders waiting 25 and $24 million respectively. donald trump's campaign will hold a north carolina rally on july 17th and if that date sounds familiar it is the same day robert mueller is expected to testify on capitol hill. los angeles angels honor their teammate tyler skaggs in their first game since the picture's death. he's wearing a patch with number 45 on the uniform. his jersey hanging in the dugout is the angels beat the texas rangers 9-4. >> take him out there with us. >> he meant so much to all of us. he was my best friend.

>> reporter: the 27-year-old was found that in his hotel room monday. the cause is still under investigation. oversees the us women's national team is moving on to the world cup finals. alex morgan leading team usa to a 2-1 win and megan did not way. he will be back for the championship game, sweeping northern netherlands this sunday. the time is 10 minutes after the top of the hour and alexandria ocasio cortez says she saw abuse, people drinking out of toilets. a group of pastors went to the same facility, and one of those

pastors is here live. >> how great america is depends on how rich you are. >> the new york times slamming america ahead of independence day. how congressman dan crenshaw and social media are firing back.

>> the explosive claims from alexandria ocasio cortez about conditions at a migrant facility outside the border are being refuted. a delegation of 7 pastors toward the same texas holding center and they say they had a much different experience. joining me with what he saw with his own eyes as a member of the delegation pastor tony stewart, thank you for joining us. >> we went on friday, and went

on a really humanitarian mission. the awesome opportunity, our church in the heart of who we are, when we arrived, we encountered border agents, ice agents and military personnel, passionate about what they were doing. >> that different from what we heard from alexandria ocasio cortez. it was fearful. >> the first agent we encountered tiered up when telling us about what they were doing was they were not hired to care for children but they have taken this on. heather: medical practitioners taking care of children, something they were not trained to do and they are doing it.

very few that we encounter were not hispanic. >> once you got into the facility what did you see? >> we had access to every area of the facility, and kitchen area, storage area, children were being detained. every area was kept well. the children were playing, laughing, much different than i read. it is a different picture. heather: what we heard the listen to what alexandria ocasio cortez had to say. >> put them in rooms with no running water. these women were told by cbp officers to drink out of the toilet. they were drinking water out of the toilet.

heather: did you see anything like that, people drinking out of toilets? >> i heard the same comments. it is different than we saw. they knew this group was coming. i saw nothing like this, i thought children being well cared for, they were playing soccer. there was recreation. >> lawmakers like alexandria ocasio cortez is not the only one, what they are taking away from it is so different. >> the reality, it is not a great situation. we are in a crisis and i would urge congress to make this work but border agents are doing the best they can in the

circumstance. it has been over politicized, boiled to a point and this week it exploded but i would say when we were there is different than i expected. heather: thank you for joining us. have a great fourth of july. 18 minutes after the top of the hour, tanks rolling into washington for donald trump's salute to america but the media is not too happy to see this. >> not typically how we celebrate july 4th. trump is converting a nonpartisan public july 4th celebration in dc into a trump rally/military showcase. heather: our next guest lost his hand in a grenade blast to save his fellow troops in afghanistan. he joins us live with a message for the media.

>> hundreds of ice protesters fill the streets overnight. police arresting 18 demonstrators as they rail against the trump administration border policies calling for abolishment of ice. 18 other protesters taken into custody outside a detention facility. sanctuary for domestic terrorists is what a journalist attacked by antifa is calling the 3 of portland, slamming the police department for refusing to get involved after he was brutally beaten during a violent protests.

>> empowering them and emboldening them to do more is the inaction of the police because they know they can attack people and not face consequences. >> police posting pictures of the suspect in hopes of identifying them. just tweeted democratic presidential candidates are speaking out on the assault, andrew yang and eric swalwell condemning the attack without mentioning antifa. donald trump facing backlash for displaying american military tanks during the fourth of july celebration in dc. >> when you are about tanks on the streets of washington that is not how you celebrate july 4th. trump is converting a heretofore nonpartisan celebration in dc into a trump rally/military showcase.

>> what is wrong with showing off american pride? let's ask leroy petrie. we appreciate it. what do you think? is this just partisan politics? >> i think it is great. i think about vietnam veterans who fought an unpopular war and came back to an ungrateful country and i look at it as our president is doing this to recognize the sacrifices of many servicemembers and military serving their families so thank you donald trump for honoring our veterans. shannon: here's what he had to say, big fourth of july in dc salute to america, the pentagon and great military leaders thrilled to be doing this and showing the american people the strongest and most advanced military anywhere in the world. incredible flyovers and the biggest ever fireworks and makes the military feel good.

>> i joined prior to 9/11 and you didn't get a lot of thank yous. to get one meant a lot and to get a big one recognized across the country is amazing. >> it is going to be a big one. there will be bombers, fighter jets, we mentioned the tank, air force one, marine one will flyover. in terms of the cost of it, that is one thing people are talking about and last year the president into canceling a veterans day parade after back lash, the estimated cost of that. did that matter to you? >> it does. a quick thing i want to show you. when people argue the costs i

look at this, the cost to me was worth it for all our american citizens. when it comes to thanking our veterans and doing the right thing the cost is worth it to me and should be to everyone else. >> i don't think anyone can argue that. you are the medal of honor recipient, proud to be an american and what happens when you were serving in afghanistan, eight tours between iraq and afghanistan and an incident where a grenade was thrown at your team, you through it back and it exploded and even though you were gravely injured you tied this tourniquet around your arm your self and you received the medal of honor by president obama at the time. why are you proud to be

american? >> every morning i wake up and breathe air into my lungs and opened my eyes i know i am blessed with another day to impact others and make my own choices in my life and be in a free country because so many sacrificed and i was happy to give that back and to wear that uniform into the best i could. i look at my children and they are growing up in a free society and given all these rights and privileges, it has been going on for years, that we deserve to thank our military and our veterans for defending those freedoms and privileges and feel we are entitled to sometimes because we are born here and a lot of times i like to ask people what did you do to preserve those rights or deserve those rights or be grateful for those rights. i'm grateful for all those who have given that to me. >> we are grateful for you.

thank you for joining us. appreciate it. have a great fourth of july. the time is half past the top of the hour and nike doubling down on pooling its fourth of july flag sneakers. the story after what you just saw. after massive tax breaks, is it anti-record or just the cost of doing business? we will ask our panel live next.

heather: navy seal edward gallagher has been found not guilty for the murder of an isis fighter, gallagher was acquitted of all charges for taking a

photo with a corpse. he will be sentenced for that today. 9/11 first responders lewis alvarez will be laid to rest, he passed away from cancer linked to his month at ground 0. hundreds of mourners lining up to pay their respects to retired nypd detective. alvarez was just 53 years old. a shift in the democratic race for 2020, new polls show kamala harris surging to second-place nationally, 20% supported the quinnipiac university poll right behind joe biden with 22%. elizabeth warren in third place at 14%. big day coming up for a lot of folks headed outside to see some fireworks, picnics happening outside as we celebrate the fourth of july and independence day. great weather for everybody.

>> a lot of things happening across the country. a lot of traveling beginning over the next couple days. one thing that isn't going to change is the heat we have been dealing with, in the middle of the country to the east coast, upper 80s, lower 90s, a similar forecast once again in the upper 80s in a lot of areas, falling down a couple of degrees here or there. if you're paying attention to the showers, a lot of folks will be, there are spotty showers particularly in the midwest, if you up and down the east coast. it is one of these systems where you see rain during part of the day and other parts clear off. and from new york, chicago,

philadelphia, talking about any major rain, a couple spots where you see cloud cover. it looks guaranteed we will get showers, the mid-atlantic and dc, showers tomorrow. otherwise mostly good. >> i like your advice, don't cancel your plans. great to have you with us. let's talk about this other big story everyone is talking about, nike losing massive tax breaks for pulling a patriotic shoe that depicted the betsy ross american flag. the governor slamming nike after 4 info cornerback colin kaepernick pressured the company to throw out the design. joining us, social media strategist chris ruby, sports lawyer and agent anthony tall and iraq veteran john framer. thank you for joining us. let's first of all pull up with

the governor had to say in arizona, words cannot express my disappointment at this terrible decision. i'm embarrassed for nike and he went on to say nike made its decision and we are making hours. i ordered the authority to withdraw all financial incentive dollars under their discretion the state was providing for the company to locate here. not only did they lose money but 500 jobs this was going to provide. what are your thoughts? >> a really great precedent. there is job loss but he is saying if you are an american company and we are going to offer tax incentive we will take that away if you are not going to support america. heather: the betsy ross flag from 1776. do you think it is racist?

>> what is important is it doesn't matter what is racist or not. what matters is the people who were around when the flag was designed, the black people who were around didn't have any say so. today they have a say so. we have a social atmosphere, colin kaepernick took the stand and nike knows a lot of it sales go to people of color communities and nike made a corporate decision. the governor is an idiot. he has not made a good decision. the governor will be on the wrong side just like the state of arizona was with the mlk holiday. i don't see this being a problem. heather: who does it offend? don't mean to cut you off but who does it offend? i know at least one organization last night, i tried to do some research as well, trying to say

the flag was tied to white nationalist groups. there were two incidents, one involving high school kids, 9/11 celebration, who had this flag, the betsy ross flag and a trump flag so the principle of the school after receiving complaints put them together and said they were racist and made people uncomfortable. there was a second incident, a gentleman or man who was attached to a white supremacist group had a betsy ross flag in his home. those are the two incidents. >> i think it offends people because when the flag was signed, this was not the united states flag with 50 states, this is the precolonial flag. when this flag was flown black people, the ones who are offended mostly by this, i don't find much event by it but black people weren't $0.03 human beings in the constitution.

i would say it offends a huge population particularly american population and nike knows that. heather: i want to get don in here. as a pattern what do you think of the controversy? >> one thing i will say, anthony brought the point about the flag at the time it was created. there were 18 united states flags from the betsy ross flag to the end of the civil war. are all 18 of those flags offensive? racist? there were 27 flags before the civil rights movement. are they offensive? people who served under that flag, a lot of people with diversity of color who fight for that flag. if it offends you look at the rights you have around you and everything you have to be thankful for. he hasn't played football in three years, he felt he needs a little attention and that is what this is about.

heather: did this give those organizations and groups who take these symbols and twist the meaning of them? does it give them more power? >> it gives them more power and tries to rewrite history. this is the first version of the flag we can't change that. should we get rid of the flag entirely? nike could have done market research on their own. why are they were lying on colin kaepernick to tell them this is expensive. nike didn't know this. heather: as we bring up the statements, why they made this decision. final word from you. >> i respect john, but i don't think you fought for that flag and i don't think your service was for that flag.

that is the flag, when that flag was made, african-americans -- bill: final word very quickly. >> we grow by being united. it is a symbol of unity. and one nation against the united kingdom. heather: lots of comments. we appreciate it, all your perspectives. we will be right back. and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. the three what? the three p's? what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase,

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the question is how great america is depends on how great you are. >> and friends are slamming the new york times for that video questioning america's greatness and carly shimkus with fox news headlines 24/7 serious xm 115. there was a time we would celebrate the country. are we not doing that anymore? carley: congressman dan crenshaw says what a cynical, ungrateful depiction of america. remember the new york times, as you criticize the us for not being perfect your misguided speech will always be protected. hashtag while of the us, hashtag freedom, hashtag fourth of july. the video with the tagline america used to be the greatest, now just okay. a lot of reaction on this. you should see the comment section was one person says this explains why no one ever wants

to migrate to america. another twitter user says a lot of great men died is just okay country so you could freely publish this garbage take. a lot of reasons we should be submitting the country right now and every day. the new york times depiction of the country, two people who produced the video. heather: they need to talk to our medal of honor recipients. vogue shooting the 2020 women female candidates. they are missing marianne moon. carley: pretty neat photo, all five candidates were in this picture. kamala harris was cut off. a lot of people i like where is marianne williamson? she responded. the framers of the constitution

did not make the magazine where these pictures can be found the gatekeepers of america's political process. here to determine who and who is not to be considered a serious political candidate. the people in the people alone should decide who will be there president unburdened by the insidious influence of the elite on patrol period. let's take a look at some tweets. what a slap in the face to marion williamson who qualified for the dnc the way criteria, should be ashamed. a lot of people saying tulsi gabbard doesn't have anybody to high-5, marion williamson is somewhere else sending spiritual energy to high-5s. vogue said they were trying to include lawmakers running but people not buying that. heather: if you celebrate the women celebrate all of them. carley: be inclusive.

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heather: the fbi warning of possible terrorist threats on fourth of july celebrations.

there are no known attacks but they are warning people to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity. last week isis raised two images depicting attacks on manhattan and the white house. illegal immigrants facing fines of $500,000. the trump administration sending notices to illegals refusing to leave the us according to multiple reports citing government documents from dhs officials. in one case a woman was issued a hefty fine for remaining in ohio even though she was ordered to leave two years ago. ice has not responded to that report. tomorrow is america's birthday and one city full of history going all the way back to the birth of our country is charleston, south carolina. former "fox and friends" weekend cohost live in charleston. how are you doing?

>> reporter: how are you? fantastic. everybody has their red, white and blue on, a big campaign for 6 years, this is my third year. growing up in the carolinas we know about the magic of charleston, the shopping, the beaches and historic sites. one of the top activities for visitors to charleston, south carolina, we have come to the old south carriage company, we can't leave town until we show you the historic sites. my friends from fox and i would love a tour. what do you say? >> we don't give away anything for free, we put you to work. >> reporter: what does that mean? are you kidding me? >> this is larry and we will do some grooming. >> reporter: you might if we take a selfy? after all this hard-working i

have done, can we get a tour? >> right over here to elizabeth. heather: nice to meet you, elizabeth. what is the name of this horse? >> this is max, i call him big mac. the famous churches, saint philips episcopal church. come on, that beautiful street, the french quarter. the sign on the left was where the original south carolina institute hall was located. coming up in front of us a big beautiful white church, the oldest church building on the peninsula, 1752, george washington sat in box 43. the old customs and exchange building where the declaration of independence was first read aloud in the city of charleston,

an area where the constitution was ratified, one of 3 places including boston and philadelphia. they built on top of an old prison and it is a hunted dungeon today. you want to drive? >> i thought you would never ask. >> are you go. one hand, the rains and the other. you've got it. >> reporter: what an amazing tool. >> we want to present you with this. welcome to the old south family. thank you for visiting charleston. >> reporter: i could stay forever. what an enchanting city. we can't forget charleston is a big part of the history, slavery and a lot of these amazing buildings were built using slavery. we can't forget that. proud american, an amazing campaign. you are here a few years ago.

the uss yorktown if that is where you are for the fireworks is amazing. they will go off right above you and shower down on you. unreal. we are just feeling the humidity. i wanted to mention what you saw in the package, big mac and larry they get pampered in the stables with ice buckets and all that because the humidity and the heat is so strong. they get to meet anna cornyn. heather: tune in all day thursday, july 4th, for our live coverage, we will be right back.

heather: the good, the bad and the ugly, first the good, a new menu with couples in mind going viral at a diner in arkansas adding a dish called my girlfriend is not hungry. they will add some extra french fries, wings or cheese sticks for every customer who has become a victim of date night food theft. the bad, taco bell running out of tortillas. the fast food giant confirming a shortage across the country. unclear what is causing the shortfall, the company working to replenish its supply. the ugly, american soldiers could be banned from drinking beer and eating pizza. the defense department considering enforcing the cato diet to enhance performance on the battlefield.

that consists of foods that are high in fat or low in carbs. it is highly effective for military divers apparently. "fox and friends first" continues right now. have a great day, goodbye. rob: it is wednesday, july 3rd, it is heard across the country, decorated navy seal found not guilty of killing and isis fighter. jillian: but eddie gallagher's legal battle not over yet, the decision expected today. >> how we celebrate july 4th, converting the heretofore nonpartisan july 4th celebration in dc into a trump rally/military showcase. jillian: patriotism versus politics, democrats and media slamming the president absolute to america. rob: despite the critics, military might will be on display and we have a preview of