us. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel and to all of you for watching. i'm paul gigot. we hope to see you right here next week. ♪ arthel: good afternoon. iran announcing a new breach of the 2015 nuclear deal, revealing it has started using advanced enrichment technology had that is barred by the agreement as it warns europe there is not much time left, that's a quote, to save the deal that president trump withdrew from last year. hello, everyone. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. eric: thank you for joining us. i'm eric shawn. tensions between the u.s. and iran had been increasing this saturday as the regime threatens to throw out the controversial nuclear deal. all this as it turns up the pressure on europe to propose new terms in the deal if the

europeans want to try to save it. lucas talmoson is reporting live from washington with the latest on the high stakes diplomacy. >> reporter: u.n. nuclear inspectors are on the ground to investigate the iranian claims. an iranian spokesperson said it stockpiled enriched uranium necessary to build nuclear weapons is increasing. >> as we move forward, the situation will get more difficult. the european side must realize there is not much time left. if they want to take any actions, they must carry it out as soon as possible. >> reporter: iran showed off the new sixth generation century fuses for the first time today. during a meeting with the french counter part in paris, the defense secretary accused tehran of cheating on the nuclear deal for a long time. >> they have been violating it.

they have violated the treaty for many years. it's no surprise the iranians are going to pursue what the iranians have always intended to pursue. >> reporter: u.s. officials say one of the pursuits is to smuggle more than $100 million worth of illicit oil in a tanker bound for syria in violation of sanctions, the same one seized by british forces in july. last month authorities released the tanker after what they said were assurances from iran the vessel would not go to syria. john bolton tweeted a satellite photo showing that same tanker at anchor two and-a-half miles off a major port in syria. quote, anyone who said the ship wasn't headed to syria is in denial. tehran thinks it's more important to fund th murderous

regime. iran has seized a ship near the strait of hou hormuz. they traveled to paris days after iran's foreign minister made a visit to the g-7 in france. they want $15 billion from france to compensate for lost oil sales due to u.s. sanctions iran's president is expected in new york for the u.n. general assembly later this month. president trump is also attending many. u.s. and iranian leaders have not met face-to-face since 1977. eric: we'll have more on iran and their behavior in the next hour. arthel. arthel: meanwhile, president trump weighing in on china's new stimulus plan. the u.s. and china get set to resume trade talks next month. the president also ramping up his feud with the federal reserve. once again pressuring the central bank to cut interest rates. we have more from the white house on this story. >> reporter: that's right. while the president's foreign advisors are focused on iran,

the economic advisors are focused on china and the likelihood of those trade talks continuing next month, face-to-face, between the u.s. and china. the white house continues to insist the american economy is doing well but this is the jobs number report that came out just yesterday for the month of august. 130,000 jobs added but 158,000 were expected by economists. there is news, you can see the unemployment rate remaining relatively low at 3.7%. now, the chairman of the federal reserve had a chance to speak in switzerland yesterday and he said the u.s. overall, the economy remains healthy. >> the united states economy has continued to perform well and is in a good place. the most likely outlook for our economy remains a favorable one. >> reporter: in the mean time, all eyes will be on capitol hill next week as lawmakers are set to return to work after their several weeks off for summer recess. they will be asked about where they stand on potential impeachment of president trump. this comes as a new investigation appears to be

heating up over vice president mike pence's trip this past week over to ireland and specifically the decision to stay at a trump golf resort. maryland congressman elijah cummings put out a statement, he said, quote, the committee does not believe that u.s. taxpayer funds should be used to personally enrich president trump, his family, and his companies. lawmakers are now demanding documents related to this trip overseas but the president for his part says he had nothing to do with the hotel choice. >> then i heard he was going there but i didn't -- it wasn't my idea for mike to go there. mike went there because his family's there. that's my understanding of it. >> reporter: the president has also been criticized by some you lawmakers over the possibility of hosting next year's g-7 summit, the one that's happening in the united states, at his florida golf club. the president said it's certainly a possibility but some lawmakers say they don't believe that should happen, that because it would only benefit the president and his family as well, as his businesses.

arthel. arthel: mark meredith, thank you. eric: there's a new wave of clashes breaking outs in hong kong today. anti-government testimony straighters at one point laid siege to a police station, they were lighting fires before hundreds of officers emerge in full riot gear to confront them. our fox news team was on the streets in the middle of it all. jonathan hunt now live in hong kong with more on what happened. hi, jonathan. >> reporter: eric, it is now early sunday here in hong kong. the morning after another night of running and intense battles between police and protesters. but this time we saw very different tactics from the hong kong riot police. they were very aggressive in the way they charged the groups of protesters but they were also very controlled on this occasion.

no indie indiscriminate baton us far as we could see, no tear gas fired as far as we could see and hear and no rubber bullets fired that we saw or heard. that was a distinct change from what we've seen previously and it was largely a successful one. look here. what we just witnessed was a clearly very well-planned, very well-organized move by hundreds of riot police, flooding out from the police station and then in squads like this one chasing the protesters, di burrin betteg them -- dispersing them to various corners of the neighborhood. they are making sure the protesters do not gather again. one thing we should point out that was very interesting, we heard one commander clearly in control, clearly not a native hong konger or chinese, speaking with a very obvious british accent. we'll be checking with hong kong

authorities to see if they called in outside help. now, we reached out to u.k. diplomatic sources, eric, and they tell us that there are members of the hong kong police force who are british and who have been here since before the handover. something of an irony that it was brits who handed hong kong to the chinese on the basis of certain freedoms and democracy being maintained and there are now british police officers involved in cracking down on the protesters fighting for those freedoms and that democracy. eric. eric: and that freedom and democracy remains under siege. jonathan, thank you. arthel. arthel: well, the u.s. coast guard says it has rescued hundreds of people in the bahamas. we'll have more on the devastation coming up. meanwhile, people left stranded in the wake of hurricane dorian, staying with the bahamas for now, the death toll has risen by at least 43, but that number is expected to climb significantly.

now we're going to go to north carolina where crews are going door-to-door to check on families. dorian made landfall there yesterday in the outer banks and it's now moving towards canada. jonathan seare is reporting live from emerald aisles north carolina. >> reporter: i'm standing in the remnants of an rv park that was damaged ahead of the storm. look at this house, this mobile home turned over, completely upside down. but if i can get you to pan a little to the right, look at the neighboring structures, completely intact. the damage here is surgical because rather than damage from wholesale hurricane force winds when the storm came ashore on friday, this damage occurred during the initial feeder bands when the storm was spawning a combination of tornadoes and water spouts. and in this case, a water spout that came ashore, going through this rv park and causing a line of damage, destroying 62

residential structures and five businesses. earlier today north carolina governor roy cooper toured the damage by helicopter and on the ground. this was his reaction. >> we're grateful for this community that's reaching out to help each other. people who saw this on tv came from different parts of the state here, just to help people put their lives back together. >> reporter: up the coast, first responders are shuttling supplies to a remote community with no bridges to the mainland. 800 residents p chose not to follow evacuation orders. during the hurricane a seven p foot storm surge caused significant flooding. three residents were medi v ivacked. power outages were affecting more than 200,000 customers state-wide are now below 50,000.

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the yates' vie united states the boast way forward is a political agreement. that doesn't mean we'll take any deal. we want to make sure we have a good enough bill that guarantees at least the security of our countries going forward. arthel: that is secretary of defense, mark esper, saying peace talks are still ongoing between the u.s. and the taliban to end america's longest war. the afghan government was not invited to the negotiating table, referring to a u.s. envoy, a senior afghan official told the wall street journal, quote, we expressed our concerns to kalizad and his team. now it's up to them how they want to address them. let's bring in retired general vinnie bowles. thank you for being here with us. >> arthel, thank you very much for having me.

how are you? r. arthel: i'm well. i want to start with the afghan president, up for re-election in three weeks, canceling his trip, a planned trip to the u.s. does he have valid and reason lable cause tore concern, do you think a u.s. taliban agreement excluding the afghan government is the right approach? >> well, if his cause for concern is his stability in office, yes, he has a reason for concern. we've changed the parameters now and said our objective is to ensure that an attack by al-qaida can't come from afghanistan, that we've defeated al-qaida enough to ensure that that happens. not the establishment of a government in afghanistan to stand above all those things that they would need for a governor themselves, that's going to be on them and what's going to happen next is obviously some further talks that they say will involve the afghan government. arthel: okay. so that's an interesting point, because that's why i pointed out

that afgha afghan's president ip for re-election in three weeks. mike pompeo said the u.s. has delivered on its military mission. let's listen. >.it says, quote, here it is, today al-qaida doesn't even amount to the shadows, to a shadow of its former self in afghanistan of. we have delivered. so what does he mean by that and do you agree? >> well, you've got to pars his words very carefully. what he said was al-qaida has been dim diminished in afghani. al-qaida is still a force in the rest of the caliphate. they're still a force in other nations in the region. the thing to watch is going to be with the departure of our forces, does al-qaida get a space where they can begin to expand and get some of the efficacy they had before. arthel: apart from what you

just laid out, what could go wrong with giving too much power to the taliban? >> well, the taliban were the government that emerged after the revolution when the russians left. and then the taliban was defeated by us because they would not give al-qaida's leadership up to us after the 9/11 attacks. it's interesting that we're now for the future of afghanistan and the future of our departure from the country, we're not negotiating with the afghan government. we're negotiateing with the taliban about our departure and bringing the afghan government in later. arthel: is that okay? is that order the right order? >> it depends on where you sit. if you're a united states that fought the war for 18 years, you have to come at it from the position in my view, we can't want democracy in afghanistan for afghanistan more than the afghans do. arthel: right. >> i'm sorry. arthel: i'm sorry.

but how does the taliban promote democracy or should we not even care about that? >> well, we obviously don't. and don't care is a strong word but we obviously put the priority for us on, have we diminished al-qaida enough a that al-qaida can't launch an attack against us, have we diminished them? that is the objective of the united states' presence in afghanistan to diminish al-qaida. what the future of afghanistan holds is going to be between ashwafgani and the taliban. arthel: does the taliban have a real control over other terror groups, al-qaida included, to stop them and does the taliban have the desire to do so? >> the real issue for control is going to be what happens to the 38 million people in afghanistan, where do their hearts and minds go and how much of the taliban can reach those

people and bring them forward as an entity. that's really going to be the key. we have a 300,000 force afghan national army and air force. there's about 60,000 he depending on the number you look at taliban. there's a country of 38 million people. where the 38 million people of that country go is going to be the indicator in who reaches them. arthel: i hear you, sir. finally, we're talking about troop withdrawal from afghanistan, currently the plan is 5400 troops to be withdrawn within 135 days of the two sides signing the agreement followed by a gradual pull-out of 14,000 u.s. troops and you're going to have 17,000 foreign forces, mostly from nato, along with 9500 american forces that will remain also to be withdrawn in stages, i understand. general bowles, is this a good plan? and would a smaller contingent

authority and protection be at all compromised? >> well, i' what i'm going to wh is what is the criteria we're going to use for remaining forces and how we bring them out. what will the triggers be? will it be an agreement between the government and the taliban. right now that government is viewed as illegitimate. how will they come together and forge and agreement for the future of afghanistan. will they wait us out? it's interesting to see what the agreement puts forward for the american forces that are remaining, what is their criteria for staying. arthel: and i understand -- i get your point, you're saying listen, we've been there far too long, our troops have been there far too long. what happens in that country has to be up to the government there and the people there and the will of the people there. but if there's a vacuum -- >> i'm sorry. arthel: i'm sorry, but why we are concerned, if there's a space left for terror groups to

regenerate, that would be a problem for us. >> absolutely. we do not want to have taken the $900 billion we spent as a nation and over 2200 national treasures that have not come home and allow terrorism to flourish again in that part of the world and impact us. arthel: yeah. well, general bowles, we had a little bit of a delay, sorry for stepping on you a couple times. i really appreciate your assessment and analysis. thank you very much. >> always a pleasure. thank you so much and have a great weekend. arthel: likewise. chris wallace will go one on one with secretary of state mike pompeo tomorrow on fox news sunday, the interview airs at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. eastern time right here on the fox news channel and be sure to check your local listing to see when it airs on the fox tv station where you live. eric: we should have a lot more on this subject tomorrow. health officials are raising the alarm over the surge in lung illnesses possibly linked to vaping. the centers for disease control warns the outbreak stretches

across the country as electronic cigarette usage becomes mors i n reached 450 cases. >> health officials can't say definitively all the deaths were mature adults while the e-cigarette use is popular among teens and young adults. the dangers of vaping are alarming in that otherwise young, healthy people are coming down with debilitating lung related illnesses. this family said their once vibrant and healthy 19-year-old son who used e-cigarettes was in a medically induced coma after becoming sick and a may need a lung transplant. >> no parent should walk into a hospital room and he see what we saw. smokes wasn't great. we all kind of knew that.

but it seemed to take decades for symptoms, at times, to appear and the results of it. my son's been vaping for a year and-a-half. and he's already at that point. >> reporter: all told, there have been 450 case is of supposed vaping related lung ills ins in 33 states. most of the victims have been young in age. the five deaths occurred in illinois, indiana, minnesota, oregon and the latest in california. health officials warn that symptoms include coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, fever and weight loss. vapeing has been around for about a decade, touted as a healthier alternative to nicotine cigarettes. federal health officials have not confirmed that the deaths and sickness is vaping related but there is an yo urgency to

finding a cause. >> what did surprise me a little bit was how severe the reactions were, people ending up dying and in icus and on ventilators was surprising. >> it will be tough to figure out if there's a single thing or a couple different compounds that may be causing the problems. >> reporter: health officials are calling on people to avoid vaping until they figure out why some people are getting terribly sick. eric: that is certainly good advice. arthel: the house judiciary committee is set to vote next week on setting the groundwork for impeachment hearings. so how will this play out and what can we expect? we're going to discuss that, coming up next. hottest new bistro. wait...and the hottest taqueria? and the hottest...what are those? oh, pierogis? and this is the averys wondering if eating out is eating into saving for their first home. this is jc... (team member) welcome to wells fargo, how may i help?

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pitch to voters in the granite state as they vie to win the first in the nation primary. peter doocy is live in manchester, new hampshire, with more. hi, peter. >> reporter: arthel, we've just stepped outside the arena for a little bit of quiet, but the democratic activists here got the loudest with the help of some inflatable rumble sticks for elizabeth warren, and it was very telling. they are already so familiar with all of her plans, that when she brought up the wealth tax, they were chanting, "two cents." >> it's time for a wealth tax the in america. [cheers and applause] >> two cents! so here's how it works. your first $50 million free and clear, but your 50 millionth and first dollar you've got to pitch in two cents and two cents for every dollar after that. >> reporter: i asked warren why she thinks she was received so much more warm listen they

the polling front-runner, joe biden, but she didn't want to compare herself with the former vp whose quieter -- who's quieter but left activists laughing with a slip of the tongue. >> i believe history will look back at this presidency as an aberrant moment in time. if donald hump is -- donald trump is reelected -- [laughter] freudian slip. >> he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation. >> reporter: one of the candidates trying to break through, amy klobuchar, who's attempting to keep democrats talking about her and included this joke: >> what's the difference between donald trump and greenland? greenland is not for sale. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: so many deferent approaches, not just policy but

also punchlines from inside the convention. we came because mayor pete was thanking his supporters with pizza. >> i thought that sign was for you. [laughter] so, by the way -- >> i'm not old enough to run for president yet. arthel: now you're rubbing stuff in. you know what? i used to like you, peter doocy. [laughter] quickly, senator warren said that the first 50, 5-0, thousand dollars would be -- >> reporter: 50 million. arthel: 50 million. see, i'm glad you clarified. >> reporter: right. and she does not think that is something that only democrats are going to like, she believes that specific way to fund some of the new social government programs that she wants on the ultra-wealthy is something that would be popular and maybe help get some republicans and independents as well. arkansas arkansas all right -- arthel: interesting. all right, reporter pete with your own sign, thank you very much.

[laughter] eric: as congress gets back to work next week, the house judiciary committee is going to prepare to hold a vote to define impeachment investigation of president trump. jerry nadler could hold that vote as early as wednesday, we're told. impeachment supporters hope it'll give them more leverage. >> it would provide some order for the judiciary committee to step up and essentially allow the rest of the congress, other committees, to focus on these big policy questions that we face and provide some order and structure to in the, these questions about presidential oversight and some of the problems that we see with the president's behavior. eric: what can we expect? abject fellow at the center for policy research, judy, what type of guidelines, areas, what do you expect they'll agree on? >> right, eric. well, they are still trying to negotiate that within their

caucus, and there was a telephone call on friday to discuss that very issue. now, i think a lot depends on what nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, ultimately decides to do. she has given mixed signals to this impeachment effort. she knows she cannot only count votes in the house, she can only also look at the american people's polls on this issue, and she knows that even though 57% of americans according to a recent monmouth poll say they want a new president, another president other than donald trump, the 59% of americans in that same poll said they didn't want to achieve that through impeachment. eric: and we have just lost judy. we'll see if we can get the gremlins in the wires to do their thing and, you know, try to get your cable television

plugged, you know, you get all these different devices at home. i can't even work it at home, let alone all this stuff. i apologize to judy miller, we we -- judy, are you back? no. well, we'll get judy back as soon as we can. [laughter] arthel: we'll get her back. eric: apologies. arthel: no, no, it happens. there's more though. the true toll of dorian's damage to the bahamas just coming into focus, and up next, the latest from the island. we're going to speak with someone working to provide relief to the survivors. announcer: ride the totally realistic traffic jam. ♪ beep, beep, beep, beep children: traffic jam! announcer: and the world's first never bump bumper cars. children: never bump! announcer: it's a real savings hootenanny with options that fit your budget. that's fun for the whole family. announcer: only at progressive par... maybe an insurance park was a bad idea. yeah. yep.

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♪ ♪ eric: a humanitarian nightmare is unfolding in the bahamas, that in the aftermath of hurricane dorian. the deadly storm flattened entire neighborhoods, leaving an estimated 76,000 people homeless. that's about 20% of the entire population. and the death toll rises and, sadly, is expected to climb. steve harrigan is live in nas saw with the very -- nassau with

the very latest. steve? >> reporter: eric, some stunning pictures coming out of the bahamas, especially in the north where police continue to search for the dead. sometimes they have searched with masks on, working on foorkts really wading through the wreckage trying to find what they can, often guided by sense of smell. the official death count is 43, but that number is likely to go up in the coming days. we were there yesterday on abaco eye hand. here's what that scene looks like. no one knows how many dead bodies are still in the wreckage out here. this was a church where some people tried to find shelter. instead, it collapsed, killing many. we're not going to show you, but from where i'm standing, i can see at least one, two dead bodies bloated and rotting in the sun. in some of those areas, neighborhoods are entirely wipe out. more than 13,000 houses gone, and the bigger picture that you were talking about is stunning if you consider bahamas has a

population of fewer than 400,000, and suddenly because of this storm, one out of five people homeless. and many places it's not going to be just repair, it's going to be rebuild from scratch. erin, back to you. eric what you've seen and witnessed and have been reporting to us, just totally horrific. of course, thank you for your stellar work. let's turn back now to what we were talking about with judy miller a moment ago before the gremlins took control. that's the judiciary committee having a vote this next week. hi, judy, i can see and hear you now. [laughter] >> good. eric: we were talking about the guidelines and what you can expect. what do you think will come off the this vote? -- out of this vote? >> well, i don't think we know because a lot depends on how jerry nadler ultimately frames an impeachment resolution. clearly, nancy pelosi -- who can count heads in the house and also the american people in polls -- understands that a

majority of americans are not in favor of impeachment. the most recent monmouth poll found that while 57% of those polled said that they didn't want donald president -- donald trump to be president anymore, 59% said they didn't want him removed through impeachment. so she can read that as well as anyone. on the other hand, 137 members of the democratic caucus are now in favor of some kind of impeachment and the process beginning. so i think now the issue is how will jerry nadler define the areas that an impeachment would coffer. would it cover just the material that was explored by robert mueller, that is the russia connection? will it include alleged hush payments to the women with whom donald trump allegedly slept before the campaign and tried to cover up, supposedly according to the charge, before he was elected? if or will it also include other

things? will it include self-enrichment allegations through the e moll emoluments clause? vice president pence staying at his hotel in the u.k., things like that. so much depends on the speed at which they proceed and the issues that will be cover by this if it proceeds at all. eric: yeah. that pence visit one of -- you know, the latest ones in ireland, also allegations that this was a stopover for refueling by the military in a spot where they don't usually go to try and go maybe play golf or something on a trump property. others are saying, judy, that nancy pelosi -- you've got a skilled, decades-long tactician. her father was in congress. he served 12 years as mayor of baltimore, and some are thinking that behind the closed doors where they used to have smoke-filled rooms, she's doing a slow roll of this so that

impeachment proceedings would theoretically start sometime next summer right in the middle of the campaign. what are your thoughts about that? >> right, which would make it unlikely that impeachment will start at all because democrats understand that once the election goes into full swing, they're going to have to concentrate a lot on the candidate and the candidates who actually emerge as the front-runners. so i think her strategy -- and she was very clear, eric, to those of us with whom she met this summer in the hamptons informally and elsewhere in her conversations with democrats that she understands that she continues to view this as a distraction, a potential distraction from the money raising, from the work that has to be done to make sure that the ultimate contest which is going to take place in november -- [laughter] comes out in favor of the democrats.

i think she doesn't want this to proceed. on the other hand, she's not willing to throw herself in front of the impeachment truck which is now gathering steam with 137 democrats now saying they favor it. that's about half of the caucus. she has to proceed very, very carefully. and, of course, the presidential candidates, a lot of them, have endorsed an impeachment process. so it's really a very tricky road for her to hoe right now. eric: you spent time with her this summer, how does she defend herself to the rabid progressives, especially, who are demanding impeachment? what she's saying then, as you say, go slow, they'll be outracing her thinking that she's selling them out. >> well, that's, that's the problem, and that's why she has not stopped this process. she has enabled papers to be filed, she's talked to jerry nadler, the head of the

judiciary committee, about his plans and procedures. but i think she's not going to do anything to encourage a speedy process. i think that she's going to try and slow this process down. now, she did not tell me this, i have not had an interview with her on this subject. however, she did appear both at a fundraiser here just before, during the labor day weekend and also at a private dinner, and she made her views known to those in the room, and i talked to them. so that's how i get a sense of what she believes. eric: okay. and being the dill gent, pulitzer prize-winning reporter that you are, what is the reaction of those who were at that dinner? >> well, i think a lot of people understand, especially people here in the hamptons that tend to be richer and more, i would say, strategic, they favor more -- most of them favor more moderate or centrist candidates for the presidency.

most of them were supporting donald trump in the dinner that i would have attended if i hadn't been otherwise engaged. [laughter] but i think that people who tend to vote to the left of center are really adamant about -- their argument is this, eric, they say, look, nobody read the mueller report, so nobody really knows about all of the instances of alleged obstruction the of justice that president trump and his administration were involved in. and, therefore, an impeachment process would bring those issues and that collusion and cooperation front and center. it would highlight the self-dealing of so many in this administration as they see it. and, therefore, they want the expose your and -- exposure and the publicity that these alleged abuses would receive. and that's why they warrant to proceed -- want to proceed with impeachment. nancy pelosi thinks once the

campaign gets into full swing, there are going to be other things that democrats may have to do, and this may serve as a distraction. and also with so many independents -- 39% of them in the last monmouth poll -- said they didn't want to go down the impeachment road. that means that the you could lose some of those potential voters in november, and she doesn't want that to happen either, so i think she's slow rolling it, doing what she can. eric: i just want to make a note you're in the hamptons, east hampton, fancy play ground for the rich of new york city. [laughter] but it's represented by lee zeldin, a conservative republican, and they even have a $150 million mansion for sale that's got its own baseball field. to another point, this could backfire -- [laughter] corey lewandowski may testify before the judiciary committee in an open session on september 17th. he's been asked, he's going to go and, you know, they've been talking about him being a

potential candidate for the senate in new hampshire. don't you think when he shows up it's going to, he's going to give it to them? he's going to be using that as a show. it's going to be a three-hour campaign commercial for the potential candidacy for corey lewandowski, because you know he is going to try to demolish the democrats' arguments, and you know he's going to defend president trump every which way he can. >> that's exactly why those who are opposed to the impeachment process say be careful what you wish for. [laughter] because people like lewandowski, witnesses like lewandowski could turn this proceeding into, as donald trump alleges, yet another witch hunt against him and his presidency. it could actually reinforce independents who are on the fence about whether or not donald trump deserves a we could term. a second term. it could definitely backfire on

the democrats, and that's why they're worried. eric: it will be must-see tv, definitely. judy miller, who is coming to us -- >> absolutely. we will be there. [laughter] eric: we will be covering it here on the fox news channel. judy, thank you as always. have a great weekend. arthel? arthel: and, eric, there are new developments in that tragedy off the california coast. what the ntsb is saying about the boat fire last monday that killed more than 30 people. the latest on the investigation up next. here you go... well, it does need to be a vehicle. but - i need this out of my house. (vo) with fair, transparent value for every trade-in... enterprise makes it easy. ♪ here i go again on my own ♪ goin' down the only road i've ever known ♪ ♪ like a drifter i was-- ♪ born to walk alone!

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♪ ♪ arthel: hundreds attending a vigil in santa barbara for the 34 people killed in a boat fire on labor day. this as crews continue to comb the waters for one victim who is still missing. christina coleman is reporting live from los angeles. christina? >> reporter: the ntsb is expected to release a preliminary report in nine days that will cover the basic facts, but it's not expected to reveal my -- any major conclusions. a detailed investigation that includes filming the dive boat before it's pulled to sparks interviewing witnesses and the crew members who were above deck and tracking down inspection records. the crew reportedly said the flames, smoke and intense heat stopped them from reaching

people below deck. according to the ap, the dive boat conception was in full compliance with coast guard regulations. authorities started the process of trying to salvage what's left of conception. >> the vessel is upside down, and so we call that inverted. and so the first step is to gently roll over the vessel with the appropriate rigging equipment, and then have that stabilized prior to beginning the raise. >> reporter: everyone who died was below deck when the fire started around 3:00 early monday morning. the dive boat burst into flames just about 20 yards off the coast of santa cruz island and sunk while firefighters were trying to put out the fire. the sheriff says the victims had sign of smoke inthatlation and that a preliminary examination showed they died before they were burned. memorials were held to honor those who died as loved ones

come to terms with the sudden loss of all of these people. >> much better than the other option, which would be horrific. so, yeah, it's some solace. >> it had to be sad anyway because the fact they were only able to get a 15-second may day calling before the captain had to jump overboard. i know they exhausted all possibilities. >> reporter: and multiple agencies are working hard to try and figure out what started the fire, but this is not a criminal investigation at this time. arthel? arthel: christina coleman, thank you very much. and we'll be right back. at libe. cut. liberty mu... line? cut. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. cut. liberty m... am i allowed to riff? what if i come out of the water? liberty biberty... cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance

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♪ ♪ eric: well, a new development in iran's already tense relationship with the u.s. and europe. a spokesman for iran's nuclear agency saying the regime is prepared to ramp up its uranium enrichment levels far beyond the materials set in the controversial 2015 nuclear deal. that perhaps the latest sign the deal may be on its last leg ares and that new concerns iran will be able to develop a nuclear bomb sooner or later. i'm eric shawn, and this is a brand new hour of "america's news headquarters." arthel: and i'm arthel neville. as iran spoke toes tensions -- stokes tensions with the united states, we're also learning about another boat seized by the regime, a tugboat near the

strait of hormuz and detained the 12 filipino crew members on suspicion of smuggling fuel. lucas tomlinson has the latest from washington. >> reporter: iran's stockpile of material needed to make a nuclear woman is increasing according to -- bomb is increasing according to a spokesman who warns europe needs to act quickly to save the landmark nuclear agreement which president trump abandoned last year. >> translator: as we move forward, the situation will get more difficult. the european side must realize there's not much time left. if they want to take any actions, they must carry it out as soon as possible. >> reporter: iran began spinning six centrifuges ten times faster than the tubes allowed under the obama era deal. they showed off the circulations, the a violation of the deal. >> they have been violating it.

they were -- had violated the nuclear non-proliferation treaty for many years, so it's no surprise that the iranians are going to pursue what they've always intended to pursue. >> reporter: one of those pursuits is to smuggle an estimate thed $180 million worth of oil in violation of sanctions. the tanker had been seized by british forces in july. john bolton said, quote with: anyone who said the aide a ran doria wasn't headed to syria is in denial. tehran thinks it's more important to fund the assad regime than provide for its own people. iran's not getting sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror. today iran also claimed it e seized another vessel in the strait of hormuz for smuggling fuel. it's the first time iran has seized a stress ill since july -- vessel since july.

eric: president trump is continuing to call for the federal reserve to more aggressively cut interest rates as china is rolling out a stimulus plan of its own for its economy. this as the trade talks between washington and beijing are set to restart early next month. mark meredith is live on the white house lawn with the very latest on what we can expect. >> reporter: hi, eric. as you mentioned, president trump has nothing on his public schedule this weekend, but we know he's been focusing on trade as well as the economy and the talks that are going to be happening next month between the u.s. and china. those trade talks expected to be happening face to face. now, we know that the administration is not trying to really make the expectations very large for these trade talk abouts coming up. they say the -- talks coming up. they say they're more than just about business. >> this is also about human rights issues increasingly regarding hong kong, regarding other issues that the chinese

have grappled with in ways that have troubled the world. and perhaps most importantly, this is about national security. >> reporter: now, the president continues to attack china on twitter. late friday night, he goes: china just enacted a major stimulus plan with all the tariffs they are paying to the usa, they need it. in the meantime, our federal reserve sits back and does nothing. now, the president says the u.s. economy continues to be very strong, but a lot of people are reading into some of the economic data from the august jobs report released friday trying to get an idea of what comes next. for the month of august, employees -- employers added 130,000 jobs. economists were predicting about 158,000. house speaker nancy pelosi, she weighed in on these numbers. she wrote, quote: the august jobs report offers little comfort in an economy faltering under the trump administration's reckless agenda to undermine the health, financial security and well-ing being of the american

people. the chairman of the federal reserve weighed in while speaking in switzerland, and he says global trade disputes can disrupt the global economy. >> i think it is the case that uncertainty around trade policy is causing some companies to hold back now on investment. and so our obligation is to use our tool to support the economy, and that's what we'll continue to do. >> reporter: the president has repeatedly criticized the federal reserve, including the chairman you just heard from. the president's also calling for the fed to lower interest rates to give the u.s. a boost when it comes to economics, especially on the world stage. eric: mark, thanks so much. and we will have much more reaction from the white house about all this tomorrow. secretary of state mike mike poo will be interviewed by chris wallace on "fox news sunday." the program airs tomorrow at 2 and 7 p.m. here on the fox news channel. you can also check your local fox tv station for that show where you live. arthel: well, a humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of hurricane dorian.

the deadly storm flattening entire neighborhoods and leaving an estimated 76,000 people homeless. i'm joined on the phone now by anthony gibson, the founder and ceo of bahamas evac services. mr. gibson, thank you for taking time to talk to us. tell us how are you helping hurricane survivors? >> yes, pleasure. yeah, so we're down here just kind of coordinating efforts with all the government heads on ground here, u.s. military, u.s. coast guard, everybody's been amazing in their support and just want to thank them for that m we've been extracting people the last 48 hours nonstop. there's limited -- there's no lighting in there for nighttime flying so our airplanes, unfortunately, whatever we we don't get done within the daylight hours, everybody still has to hang tight until the next day. airplanes have been going nonstop, everybody's been

working together. it's definitely a sight to see, something i've never seen before. but, you know, collectively everybody's doing an amazing job over here. the department of health, fema, everybody's stepped up and pulling their weight. just thankful for that. you know, it's a tragedy with all the loss of life, a all of the little children that are involved, but we've still got to make sure these people get the help that they need. arthel: very good. and you say you're taking people out by plane, so is this a fleet of your company's planes, and how many planes do you have working there? how many can go in at a time? how many people have you taken out so far and where are you taking them? >> literally it's almost every working airplane in the bahamas right now, it's a collective effort, our airplanes as well as everybody else, the airlines have all stepped up. like i said, it's a really good team effort going right now. e personally have been involved in the removal now of about 200 people. we're going in, we're bringing

them out groups at a time. there's still a couple hundred people at one airport, another couple thousand at another airport. focus is getting injured people out. there was a lot of people with lacerations from debris, from the water and all of that, we wanted to focus on them and get them out first, make sure no infections happened and just priority people. then we're going to -- [inaudible] arthel: where are you taking them, mr. gibson? >> we're bringing them to nassau as of right now. we're bringing them into nassau, kind of the safe haven. a lot of people have families on other islands as well, you know, thankful for that. there's a lot of, there's definitely a lot going on, trying to piece it together. but i just want to thank everybody for their help so far. it's been amazing. arthel: no, thank you. everyone is very, very concerned about the people there in the bahamas. and, you know, with such catastrophic devastation, and

you said it's something you've never even seen before, it seems it would have to be difficult to know where to start and what to do, you know, in terms of changing daily to get the job done. and you said that you're working with fema, which is great, and the bahamian government. do you feel that at this point there's a plan of attack that is productive? >> i think as time goes along, it's definitely getting better and better. there's more people getting involved every single day, and every country has been so supportive of what's going on here. i think over the next couple of weeks there's definitely going to be a ton of action, but i think priority right now is making sure we don't have any more fatalities and making sure people are taken care of. arthel: absolutely. and tell me what you think about the spirit of the people there? you're seeing them first han after they have been through -- firsthand after they have been through, frankly, a nightmare. >> the bahamian people in

general, their spirits are upbeat. i think everybody's thankful that they got out of it with their lives, that's the most important thing. they're also very, very resilient and really strong people. i know we will pull together, we get through this, there's no doubt about that. but right now everybody just needs to work together and do what we've got to do as a people to make this thing better for everybody. arthel: definitely, as a people. very important. i agree with you that the spirit of bahamians, it's very hearty. i mean, we really wish them well. we thank you, mr. gibson, for doing what you're doing there and just in case our viewers want to read more about your company, we're going to put your web site up on the screen which is bam has evac.com. do you have any final thoughts for me, sir? >> yes. just want to thank everybody that's stepped in and donated to keep all these airplanes moving. it's been amazing work and, like you say, we're not going to stop

working until we get every life off that island. if anybody needs anything, please reach out to me, i'd be more than happy to help where i can, and thank you so much for everything you guys are doing. arthel: do you have any relatives down there? >> i do have an uncle in freeport. i haven't heard from him since the storm, trying to get word there. i've just been going straight through, and we won't stop, like i said, until everybody's taken care of. arthel: well, that's something else, because you have been hit by this personally, and your there helping out -- you're there helping out and trying to help everybody else while you're waiting to hear from your uncle. really appreciate your efforts, thank you and good luck, sir. >> thank you so much. arthel: take care. eric: that really is unimaginable. well, meanwhile right now hurricane dorian is classifieded as a category two storm and is heading north over canada, moving along north of maine at the moment, it's also over new brunswick, and that's been bringing tropical storm force

winds to some coastal areas of new england. yesterday it made landfall on north carolina and drenched the state, widespread flooding left hundreds of thousands of people down south without power. jon san serrie is -- jonathan serrie is live with the aftermath of dorian. hi, jonathan. >> reporter: hi, eric. you know, even before dorian made landfall, it was spawning tornadoes, as many as 13 here in north carolina local officials estimate, specifically a water spout that came ashore is what officials believe is responsible for all this damage in this rv park. no serious injuries are reported, but the twister damaged 62 residential structures and 5 businesses. earlier today north carolina governor roy cooper toured the damage by helicopter and on the ground. he praised residents from other parts of the state who saw the damage on tv and drove to emerald isle to help out with the recovery. on the coast first responders are shuttling supplies to a

remote community with no bridges to the mainland. an estimated 800 residents chose not to follow evacuation orders. during the hurricane a 7-foot storm surge caused senate flooding. the coast guard medevaced three residents who were experiencing health emergencies. they also transported an additional three who simply wanted to leave the island. throughout the storm and its aftermath, we've been following power outages. yesterday more than 200,000 customers statewide were without electricity. that figure is now below 48,000. most of those outages concentrated in the outer banks. utility workers are making progress, but as you can see, there are many pockets where the cleanup is going to take considerably longer. eric, back to you. eric: understandable. jonathan, thank you. arthel: pro-democracy demonstrations in hong kong continue for a 14th straight weekend. clashes breaking out between

protesters and security forces outside a police station earlier today. now, this despite hong kong's government pulling the controversial china extradition bill that sparked the initial protests. jonathan hunt is live in hong kong with more. jonathan? >> reporter: arthel, the protesters were smaller in number than they have been on previous weekends, but they were no less intense, no less determined. but neither were the hong kong riot police who adopted very different tactics than we have seen before. they were very aggressive in pursuing the groups of protesters outside the police station, but they were far more controlled than we've seen before. there were no indiscriminate use of batons, there was no use of tear gas that we saw or heard, no use of rubber bullets that we saw or heard. it was a change from previous tactics and appeared to be a

largely successful one. look here. what we've clearly just seen was a very well planned and very well organized movement by hundreds of riot police coming out in squads from the police station, forcing the protesters back, dispersing them in this neighborhood. they now appear to have achieved whafs their goal and -- what was their goal and are heading back towards the police station. now, we're a little after five a.m. sunday morning here in hong kong, arthel, and later today protesters plan to march to the u.s. consulate. they want to put pressure on congress to pass the hong kong human rights and democracy act which has been stalled in congress since 2007. it is an act without many teeth, but it is a symbolic one is and, frankly, right now these protesters feel they need all

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♪ arthel: an urgent warning on the dangers of vaping. health officials cautioning the use of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices could be linked to a serious lung disease. right now the cdc is pointing to at least five deaths having been linked to vaping-related illnesses, and the agency is investigating more than 450 other cases nationwide. lauren green is live from our new york city newsroom with more details. hi, lauren. >> reporter: we know vaping seem to be the common denominator with five deaths, but officials can't say definitively all the deaths were mature adults while the e-cigarette use is popular among teens and young adults. otherwise young, healthy people are coming down with debilitating lung-related illnesses. the he claire family said their once vibrant and healthy

19-year-old son was in a medically indeuced coma after becoming sick and may need a lung transplant. >> he was coughing like violently, enough that he was throwing up. >> no parent should walk into a hospital room and see what we saw. it's not a pretty sight. >> reporter: all told, there have been 450 cases of supposed vaping-related lung illnesses in 33 states. most of the victims have been young in age. the five deaths occurred in illinois, indiana, minnesota, oregon and the latest in california. health officials warn that symptoms include coughing, chest pain, shortness of breath, also nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue, fever and weight loss. e-cigarettes, or vaping, have been sold for about a decade and touted as a healthier alternative to nicotine cigarettes. but the illnesses and depths being linked just became known within the last year. federal health officials have not confirmed that the deaths and sicknesses are vaping related, but indiana health

officials can find no other reason. >> a significant percentage of people not only in indiana, but across the united states that have used other products in these vaping products. the cdc has basically given us guidance that if you're vaping, e-cigarettes at the time, you may want to consider not doing this until we can figure out what is happening. >> reporter: others are reiterating, new york's health commissioner just sent out a tweet urging new yorkers to stop vaping while federal officials investigate. arthel: lauren green, thank you very much for those details. eric? eric: well, iran is looking to boost its uranium stockpile even more. a spokesperson said it began its advanced technology in violation now of the 2015 nuclear deal. this as tehran is stoking tensions in its own backyard, claiming the iranian coast guard seized a tugboat near the strait of hormuz. so what is iran's end game in all this? joining us now, george bebe, a

former officer to vice president dick cheney, also author of "the russia trap." is it your view that iran is lashing out? i mean, they're desperate, they're scrambling, misbehaving because president trump's tough policies are working in contrast to what some critics say are the sellouts in europe who want to try to do anything to keep the money flowing. >> well, i think there's no question that the iranians are reacting to the maximum pressure campaign that the trump administration has put on by trying to push back. they're trying to increase pressure on us to return to the jcpoa. they're trying to put pressure on the europeans and also on the russians and the chinese to, in turn, leverage us to return to that agreement. so what we have going on here is a game of pressure and counterpressure, i think, between the united states and iran. eric: so what are the chances of that? look, they're going over enrichment, over the stockpile

that they can have, they say they're going to go up to 20% enrichment. you need 90 president for a bomb. -- 90% for a bomb. they've got these new advanced centrifuges, why are they allowed or why is it permitted to happen, advanced material? you had agreed to a nuclear deal to basically freeze everything. >> well, under the terms of the jcpoa, that's not allowed. but what the iranians are saying is, look, the united states itself withdrew from that agreement, and under those conditions then it's really an act of generosity on our part to continue to comply with its provisions. their position here is that the united states is the guilty party in what's going on here. obviously, we don't see it the same way. eric: do you think the president will change his view? >> i don't think the president's going to change his view. he clearly has long believed that the jcpoa was a flawed agreement, that its sunset provisions allowed the iranians

too much flexibility for breakout to basically attempt to create a nuclear weapon on short notice. he complained that it didn't address their missile program, it allowed for them to be too aggressive toward their neighbors in the region. he wants a change to all those things. so i do think that he is open to new negotiations with iranians, and that may be the path forward here if he can bring them to the negotiating table. we may find a way out of all this. eric: and what do you think the chances of that, getting them to the negotiating table is? and, look, they've been at the negotiate table for years after years after years, and they have apparently not given up their ultimate pursuit of nuclear weapons. >> well, they certainly agreed to some severe restrictions on their ability to pursue nuclear weapons under the jcpoa. i think they certainly willing to return to that deal if we're

willing to return to that deal. what you have going on here is the battle between two factions that are standing in the way of a new accord; the hard-liners in tehran who long believed that the agreement from 2015 was not in iran's interests and not something that the united states would ultimately abide by itself. so they're sitting this, hey, we told you so and talking to iran's more prague pragmatic fa. and then there are hard-liners here in the united states as well who have never thought we a ought to reach an agreement with the iranians of any kind and that the solution to a all of this was regime change and use of military force. so those are really the two parties here that will hold the key to whether or not we're able to get back to the negotiating table and find a way to avoid a head-on collision. eric: so finally, what is your prediction? look, president macron of france is offering $15 billioning in credit if they come back in.

some say that's like giving money to the kidnapper or the extortionist. how do you think or can this be worked out? >> well, i think it can be worked out. i think that neither the trump administration as a whole -- certainly not the president -- more, i think, the powers in tehran want an actual military clash. the president has acknowledged that he's not looking to use sanctions for regime change, that he wants to find a negotiated solution to all of in this. and i think the iranian president, foreign minister are the most prominent figures in tehran that feel much the same way. i have a feeling they will find a way out of this. it's going to involve some delicate compromises and some sensitive diplomatic maneuvering, but i think that's the most likely outcome at the current time. eric: well, bottom line is the regime is feeling the squeeze. george b everything -- beebe,

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david jackson, white house reporter for "usa today." so, david, of the lawmakers against the transfer of funds, what are they saying about it, and what's the significance of who is complaining? >> well, a lot of conservative republicans are complaining, and they're pushing the sentiments of a lot of mainline republicans who don't want to speak out. their main concern is by taking money from pentagon projects and using it to build the wall, they're giving democrats a chance to say that the president undermined national security in order to build the wall that a lot of people don't think will be effective. arthel: how big of a problem is this for president trump? >> it depends on how many voters can be persuaded. democrats, i think, are going to try to use this to make the argument that i just did, that he's undermining national security to build his precious wall. and i think they're going to be trying to make that argument in conservative states where there's a huge military presence, states like georgia, states like north carolina and also states like arizona that

democrats believe they can steal from president trump. and those are also states with big senate races coming up next year. so i think there's a concern among the republicans that they could be vulnerable on this issue. arthel: and i know you're saying that the critic obviously this potential move will say that there is, that it's the national security adviser. is there any potential violations in play, or is this more of a moral miscalculation? >> it's very much a moral and political debate. this is the subject of a lawsuit, the aclu and several organizations sued the administration over its plan to divert money from the pentagon to use to build a wall, but the supreme court said in july that the administration could go ahead and start using those funds while the lawsuit goes forward. and that decision is a signal that administration will probably win the lawsuit overall. it's not a legal eshoo so much, it's purepolitics at this point. the question is whether there are enough voters who would vote against trump because of this wall funding than others who would support him.

arthel: what's the pentagon saying? what are we hearing from the is secretary? >> the effort is publicly, but i think behind the scenes you'll hear a lot of frustration from officials. i think they're very uncomfortable with it. they spent months determining which projects they should take money from in order to finance the wall, and while they won't admit to it publicly, i know that politics was very much on their minds. i think they tried to pick politically neutral projects and tried to stay out of the election fray as much as they can, but i'm not sure how successful they've been. i think there's a lot of frustration at the pentagon, and that could man fest itself as well. -- manifest itself. arthel: doesn't matter, because it affects the sigh -- psyche of our military personnel. ultimately, will the 127 military projects be compromised or sacrificed by taking from them $3.6 billion to fund president trump's campaign promise? >> depends who you talk to.

president trump says, no, these are mostly lower level projects, projects that have already been delayed in many cases. but there's going to be -- i suspect you'll see several examples where there's going to be a real impact. one of the projects is a middle school construction in fort campbell, kentucky, which is the home of mitch mcconnell. the parents in that areahad been looking forward to getting that new middle school for years now, it's not going to be there now because of this wall decision. that could flare up. there's a cyber optics project, i think in georgia or virginia, that's being compromised. a lot of people who are worried about the nation's cyber defenses, i think they're going to start to be a raising heck about this. you'll see periodic spots where people will say this is where the impact's going to be, the question is whether voters agree. arthel: cyber optics, that's a big deal. cybersecurity is paramount. so, you know, how does this play out politically, and how does it play out in washington? and also in the voting booth? >> i don't think we really know

yet. the democrats are going to try to make the argument that the president, in trying to build his wall, president trump is compromising national security by taking money from so many important national defense projects. president trump's going to deny that, saying he pledged to build a wall, illegal immigration's a big problem. he thinks they're big issues for him, and i don't think we're really going to know who's got the better argument until election day itself. arthel: and the defense secretary's going to back the president all the way, right? >> very much so. i think mark edgar will be very much in his court, he's not going to go against the president. but you may hear some other pentagon officials who are concerned about it. arthel: will they speak out? >> good question. doubtful. maybe off the record, but i'm not sure if they'll speak out. you never know. arthel: we'll be watching, david jackson. nice to talk to you. >> thank you. eric: several statetting involvt was filed by the families of the

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also senior investigative come on the house oversight -- counsel on the house oversight committee, and michael j. moore. welcome to you both. chris, should remington be held responsible for this horrible massacre? and the lawyers are citing a federal law that says it has to do with the marketing of something harmful? can you explain that? >> sure. what the federal law does is carve out certain exceptions where gun manufacturers can be sued. and what the connecticut supreme court held was that in this case the gun owner -- the gun manufacturer, remington, can be sued if the plaintiffs can show that remington violated connecticut state law in the way that it marketed their guns. so it's a reasonable decision by the connecticut supreme court, and another way you can look at it, eric, if congress didn't want gun manufacturers to be sued under any circumstances, they could have written that

into the law, but they didn't. and and the other point i would make, and i'm a lifelong gun owner. i got my first rifle when i was 13. but the bottom line is for all the freedoms we have, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, there are restrictions on those freedoms, and the same is true of the second amendment, and there's a case to be made that there's really no need for an assault weapon like the remington bushmaster that that person used in those horrible killingsings. so you have to be willing to except limitations on freedoms if you want to enjoy your freedoms. eric: we're seeing that many of the democratic candidates are calling for a ban on the assault rifle, reinstate the ban. for example, michael, this seems to be headed to the supreme court. how do you think they will decide or view it in terms of that exception to the law? >> you know, it's a unique position for a lot of these republican attorneyses general to argue, in fact, against states rights. this is a connecticut law. the legislature put it in place

the provisions that prevented marketing in a deceptive way, and that's a sense of what happened. the court found a loophole in the fact that they felt like the argument could be made or the allegations were being made that remington had, in fact, marketed a military-type weapon to civilians. and that shouldn't be, shouldn't be allowed. remember the tobacco mitigation, whether or not tobacco was being -- children how it was being marketed, it was being marketed in a way that was deceptive. it'll be an interesting case. the court's obviously tilted right now toward the republican side, and they may have the ear of, in fact, the supreme court. i mean, elle tell you one way we can fix in the. you ever just notice that the people who are championing the second amendment like these folks who are on capitol hill or who are in these state capitols around the country, their offices are located behind metal detectors. apparently your second amendment rights stop anytime you get close to them.

and that's a problem. this ought to be a non-issue at this point. and i guarantee if we did away with the capitol police, the secret service as most of our politicians say, just surround them with our thoughts and prayers, and that should be safe enough for them. it's going to be a political hot button issue for the court and as we go into the 2020 election. eric: yeah, and you raise a good point about the cigarette advertising was banned on television. remember that? let me read you something from justice richard palmer of the connecticut court who wrote this decision. quote, and this is from -- this is legalese. following a scrupulous review of the tax and legislative history of the protection of lawful commerce, we also conclude that congress is not manifested and intent to extinguish the traditional authority of our legislature and our courts to protect the people of connecticut from the pernicious practices alleged in the present case. the regulation of advertising that threatens the public's

health, safety and morals has long been considered a core exercise of the state's police powers. so, chris, it seems you've got it right there. they're saying there's a harmful effect in this advertising just like cigarettes and what not, and they certainly have a case. >> exactly. we've got to give michael me credit for -- moore credit for coming up with that point right there. that's a great analogy, i wish i thought of it. cigarettes, guns, both harmful. and, obviously, again with that particular weapon, that was manufactured to kill the enemies of the united states. it was manufactured to kill the taliban. there's no reason that an average is citizen needs to have a high-powered a assault rifle with 30 rounds to run around town. so it's a very good point to compare that type of weapon with the health impacts of cigarettes. but, only, with firearms it's a much more immediate and dangerous impact. eric: michael, very quickly, what do you think's going to happen in the case?

>> you know, i think that the states' rights issues may control. i think you may see that you've got conservative members of the court that are going to lead that way. -- lean that way. ultimately, this just lets the case move forward. a decision's going to be made and i think at that point, you know, all kinds of things can happen. we ought to be able to talk about gun safety, this kind of thing and whether or not we ought to have these assault weapons on the street in ways without trying to hide behind the protections of what clearly is drawn as one of the most gun manufacturing protective acts that you can imagine on the federal side. eric, we will follow this case and see if it e, indeed, does get up to supreme court. thank you both. arthel? >> great to be with you. arthel: for years el paso and odessa have met on the football field as rivals, but this year's game taking on new meaning in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in two towns just last month. on thursday nights teams from

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arthel: dueling protests in london as disputed over brexit sow anger and confusion among the british public. boris goneson's goal of leaving the european on you by late -- union by late october is now in jeopardy. >> reporter: the british prime minister is expected to call for a new election here in the u.k. despite the fact that parliament rejected a similar plea earlier

in the week. now, opposition party, of course, normally welcome new elections. that is, after all, their way of getting into power. so what's going on? well, they're concerned if there is an election next month, the conservatives and the british prime minister will win it and use that mandate to ignore a law a they a passed forcing them to extend negotiations with the e.u. if he doesn't reach a temporary trade deal with their biggest trading partner by the deadline of october 31st. that said, boris johnson may ignore the haw anyway. in an interview today with the daily telegraph, the prime minister said he's only bound by that law in theory. johnson has long said e the country will leave the e.u. by the end of october do or die, and this week he said he'd rather die in a ditch than can ask the e.u. for an an extension. so the knives are out. boris johnson is set to meet with e.u. leaders on the 17th of october, two weeks before the deadline. several members of parliament say they will go to court to force him to follow the new law

and ask for that extension at that meeting. if he doesn't, he could, in theory, be contempt of court and in theory as -- at least, go to jail. groups for and against brexit were demonstrating today with some of the groups getting into a scuffle with the police. now, i've been following british politics for more than a decade, and i can tell you that despite all of the political division, generally speaking, people on the street are pretty civil. that said, you can see brexit is clearly putting a strain on that. arthel? arthel: for sure, ryan chilleco, chillecothe. and we will be right back. ♪ ♪ like a drifter i was-- ♪ born to walk alone! ...barb! you left me hangin' on the high harmony there.

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arthel: felicity huffman pleading in federal court friday to spare her jail time after she pled guilty in connection with the college admissions bribery scandal. her attorneys asking instead that huffman be fined and served probation but prosecutors are pushing for her to serve one month behind bars. next friday is her sentencing hearing. eric: all pro wide receiver antonio brown just minutes ago signed with the new england patriots after the oakland raiders released him earlier today. that deal with the patriots reportedly includes a 9 million dollars signing bonus that could be worth as much as 15 million dollars. brown signing with the patriots caps a whirlwind day in which the raiders released him before he even played a game with him. the embattled pro bowler had

been at odds with the raiders general manager throughout the off season he publicly said he wanted out. how about that. wow. arthel: i have so much to say about it but i don't have time. we will see you tomorrow at noon eastern i hope. eric: have a great afternoon. jon scott next with the "fox report". jon: massive relief effort in bahamas nearly a week after the northern most part of that island nation was destroyed by hurricane dorian. the death toll now rising to at least 43 people. that number is expected to climb significantly. good evening. i'm jon scott. this is "the fox report". the u.s. coast guard says it has rescued hundreds of people left stranded by dorian. this as crews continue to comb through rubble. while families grapple with agonizing uncertainty -- uncertainty. >> i haven't heard from them since the hurricane, and they haven't heard from me, so i don't know how they are situate