make this decision and it's a good sign for development out there. paul: all right. that's it for this week's show. thanks to my panel and thanks to all of you for watching. i'm paul gigot, we hope to see you here next week. arthel: president trump is back on the campaign trail, heading to tulsa, oklahoma right now for a rally there later tonight. the president sees the event as a official kickoff for his bid for his second term. welcome to america's news headquarters. i'm arthel neville. hi, eric. eric: hi, arthel. hello, everyone. thank you for joining us this afternoon. i'm eric shawn. let's take a live look at the bank of oklahoma center in tulsa where tonight just hours from now, about 19,000 supporters will be noise ely packing that ayou rena, thousands more outside for a chance to attend the president's rally that the administration is calling the great american comeback celebration. it's the first large scale event inside any arena in the country

since the coronavirus pandemic began in march. there are fears the gathering may potentially spread the virus. there's been a doubling this week of cases in tulsa and six trump campaign advance workers who were part of the event did test positive for the virus. oklahoma's governor said he's excited for the president to attend. >> this is going to be a peaceful night and we're excited for the president to come. there was a million requests for tickets. it's really unprecedented. you got to remember, we're several months ahead of other of states because we fully reopened on june 1st. eric arthel: we have fox news team coverage. mark meredith is outside the arena speaking with the president's supporters. we start with chief white house correspondent, john roberts, inside the center. john. >> reporter: arthel, eric, good afternoon to you. it's been a long time since we've been in this position, front and center at a trump rally. it's been at least three months since the last one. and the president very anxious

to get back out here on the campaign trail. we will be hearing from him momentarily. he took a few questions on the south lawn of the white house just before he boarded marine one. he talked about the bolton situation with the book and the fact that the judge let the book go ahead even though the judge was critical of john bolton releasing it before completing a preclearance review. he talked about the tulsa rally, talked about the attorney general firing jeffrey berman, the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york, a little on the economy and china and india as well. one thing that we've seen at this rally is there's two medical tents set up out back of the facility here and they're testing everybody who is going to be in contact potentially with president trump for coronavirus. and this morning when the tests were going on, six advance staffers with the trump campaign tested positive. i'm told it's likely they contracted the virus at the last

campaign event. wasn't a big rally, it was a much smaller event in dallas. the people have been told to quarantine, you. heathereither in a hotelroom ore themselves home. across the state of oklahoma which has a population of 4 million people, some 211 people are hospitalized right now with coronavirus. there was a slight uptick in the last few days, got about 400 per day that are coming down with the virus. the governor is confident that the state has things well in hand when it comes to coronavirus. listen here. >> we built hospital surge. when you look at the numbers, 68%, 68% of our cases have been under the age of 50. we've had four deaths under the age of 50. that's 0.09% since we started reopening. the data just doesn't point to an outbreak with the population we're talking about where we're

seeing higher positive cases. >> reporter: there's been a lot of criticism of president trump for holding a rally this size with the coronavirus pandemic still raging. don't forget, as you heard the governor say at the beginning of this, arthel and eric, that oklahoma has been in phase three since the first of june. so this is something that should be pretty much allowed under phase three but certainly if anybody comes down with coronavirus, you're going to hear it from the president's critics. this really will be a test of what the campaign does going forward. i was talking with the campaign official a little earlier today who said maybe what we need to do is the next campaign rally, which will be in about a month's time, is test everybody who is going to come into the rally. you know, set up a tractor-trailer with testing equipment and do everybody. they've got to work the kinks out. but the bottom line is, the campaign wants to have rallies, the president wants to have big rallies. it's likely we'll see rallies like this one in tulsa going

forward. arthel. arthel: john roberts, thank you very much. eric. eric: arthel, crowds have been gathering outside the arena in tulsa, some folks waiting a week, camping on the sidewalk as the flood of trump spa supportes file in and there are more protesters gearing up. mark meredith is outside the arena with the latest on the street. hey, mark. >> reporter: if you like the sound of mega phones, this is the place to be. protesters have been showing up all afternoon long, a mixture of black life matters protesters and trump supporters. we're several blocks from the actual stadium where john roberts was just. instead, this is outside of the perimeter, downtown tulsa. so many businesses have decided to close early for today. they didn't want the possibility of getting any damage. police have let demonstrators take over the street, a little bit of a back and forth 30 of

minutes ago. i don't know if you can see it, you see the trump spar tears on this -- supporters on this side of the road and people that are anti-black lives matter protesters and we have people taking over this side of the street. one woman was arrested who tried to get into the rally perimeter itself. she wasn't going to get into the stadium, she was trying to get into the perimeter. things have been relatively peaceful. more and more people all afternoon long have been starting to show up here, maybe an indication of what will happen later on tonight. tulsa police are prepared. they're out here, both members of the -- as well as members of the national guard who have set up roadblocks. a live look on the streets of downtown tulsa, you can see the demonstrations going this afternoon as the president's supporters come face-to-face with black lives matters protesters. we'll let you know if anything changes throughout the hour. back to you guys. eric: all right, mark.

one woman had an i can't breathe t-shirt on, she was arrested for trespassing. we'll look into that. mark, thank you. arthel. arthel: all right, eric. thank you. as president trump gears up for tonight's rally, we have a brand-new fox news poll showing the state of play in the race. joe biden now leading the president by 12 points, 50-38%. that is up from the 8 point lead mr. biden had in may. let's bring in our panel now, david alvola, a chairman and wendy oseffo is a democratic strategist and johns hop o hopks professor. we're waiting for sound from president trump from the south lawn. when we get that, i'm going to have to interrupt you politely and show everyone that sound. okay. david, i'll start with you. as the president slides in the polls, how much is riding on tonight's rally? >> the president gets tonight to continue to make his case that

the economy is improving, that americans can get back to life somewhat normal and that their health will be protected. in fact, as you look at americans surveyed, the concern now is more about the economic security, not so much their health security, as we have continued to see governors in republican and democratic states go from phase one to phase two and in many places phase three. president most importantly -- but most importantly for tonight, the president must talk about how he is going to improve the -- continue to improve the economy and what a second term looks like economically. it's the one area he continues to get more support from voters than joe biden, that they believe he's the one who will improve the economy. arthel: well, i'll stay with you for a second here because, you know, you still have millions of people out of work. so there's that. and also of, we just got word that some of mr. trump's

staffers contracted coronavirus at an event, a trump event in dallas and they tested positive. they were asymptomatic but they tested positive so they were either sent to a hotel to quarantine or they were sent home via rental car so they wouldn't show up to the center tonight. that is still a factor. i mean, we can pretend and hope as we all would like this virus to be gone but it's still here. >.what do you say to that? >> nobody said it wasn't. the fact though is you had governor -- democratic governor ralph northam open up virginia to phase two. you have the mayor of d.c., mayor bowser, opened up d.c. they wouldn't do it if they were concerned. arthel: we'll move on because, i mean, there's a difference between opening a restaurant and social distancing seating and then there's the rally.

there are marches, the same thing, people are saying the same thing about all of the gatherings that are happening. wendy, i'm going to cue something up to you. i want you to think about it. mr. biden is following social distancing guidelines. he's not holding rallies, the spike in coronavirus cases keeping him indoors, if you will. he's still enjoying a lead. i want to find out how he can fight the thunder of the trump rallies and maintain his momentum. i'm going to hold you right now because i'm getting the sound from president trump. he spoke to reporters on the south lawn before he left to go to the event there in tulsa, oklahoma. so i understand that we'll have it in about 10 seconds. so i don't want you to start and i'll have to cut you off. but you get my drift. mr. trump is throwing some thunder tonight in tulsa, oklahoma and mr. biden has to catch up. here's the president. >> the decision in the john

bolton book case and the judge was very powerful in his statement about classified information and very powerful also in the fact that the country will get the money, any money he makes. i hope a lot of folks -- well, i probably don't hope that. but whatever he makes, he's going to be giving back, in my opinion, based on the ruling, he's going to be giving back. i think the judge was very smart and very intig innocent on what -- indignant on what bolton did. he leaked classified information so he's got a big problem. the event in oklahoma is unbelievable. the crowds are unbelievable. they haven't seen anything like it. and we will go there now. we'll give a hopefully good speech. you're going to see a lot of great people, a lot of great friends and pretty much that's

it. okay? >> why did you fire berman? >> that's up to the attorney general, attorney general barr is working on that. that's his department, not my department. but we have a very capable attorney general. so that's really up to him. i'm not involved. >> [ indiscernible ] >> the u.s. economy is doing amazingly well. that's right. thank you. >> [ indiscernible ] >> i would say that the numbers that we're doing are record-setting numbers. we have record-setting job numbers. we have record-setting as you know retail sales numbers. that's just came out. the u.s. economy is doing very, very well. >> [ indiscernible ] >> it's a very tough situation. we're talking to india. we're talking to china. they've got a big problem there. they've come to blows and we'll see what happens.

we'll try and help them out. >> [ indiscernible ] >> see you in oklahoma. arthel: all right. so there is the president wrapping up there. i've got wendy, i've got david with me. wendy, i want to start with you. you heard a couple things jumped out. you had the president talking about the bolton book. he was not denying or defending the contents of the book, he was just complaining about mr. bolton and the book being out there. there's that. and also he denied any involvement in firing jeffrey berman. as you know, the top federal prosecutor in the southern district of new york. take it away, wendy. your reaction. >> well, i think there's a pattern and practice with this president when it comes to people being fired. he often says that he has nothing to do with it but then a few months later we find out that whether it was a recommendation or a direct order from him, it's actually something that he was fully aware of. but i think it's interesting,

your previous question about the rally in tulsa, you know, i think it is a gross, gross negligence from the president to hold his rally when people in this country are still dying from the coronavirus. i mean, a testament to that is the fact that six of his advanced staffers tested positive with the coronavirus. and when you look at images coming out now from tulsa, we see people who decent have masks on even though they are handing them out. the fact that the president's ego is much larger than the well-being of this nation and he would rather hold a rally to spread his thoughts and feelings about what's going into this election as opposed to doing things that merit social distancing and making sure americans are healthy, is not something becoming of the leader of the free world. and again, that is gross negligence on his part. so i commend biden for actually social distancing and -- arthel: david, the death toll

of americans having died from coronavirus is just shy of 120,000 as wendy pointed out, that is still a problem. you know, are the optics of having this rally worth it for the president? >> the president is going to communicate his message so it is worth it. let's keep in mind that this election is ultimately going to be decided by voters who say who is going to to make my economic and my personal security better. and improving economy helps president trump. when people go to vote, they're not going to remember this rally, whether they did it or didn't do it. arthel: a lot of people are still unemployed, millions of people. >> there are less people unemployed than there were two months ago and the economy continues to improve and what do we know? the biggest indicator to americans' economic success is consumer spending. 70% of the u.s. economy is based

off consumer spending. the more consumers are out spending money, the more they're being re-engaging in the activities that are normal to most americans, the more you're going to continue to see this economy improve. and improving economy is president's best message for re-election. arthel:.>> well, david, i thins interesting that you talk about the -- arthel: real quickly. >> as i stand here a as a black woman, i'm not thinking about economics, i'm thinking about the black people being slaughtered in the streets. i want him to talk about his position on black lives matter, i want him to to talk about his position about systematic racism. that's what i want him to discuss. yes, people are dying, yes, we have coronavirus. we have two pandemics and that is coronavirus and that is black people dying in the streets. that's what needs to be addressed, david. >> you have heard the president talk about police reform in the rose garden of the white house

and no doubt you're going to tune in tonight so that you can hear the president talk about those very issues that you are concerned about. arthel: well, we'll be tuning in. i appreciate the perspective that you both brought to the table today. david and wendy, we will talk to you both again. thanks for joining us. eric. eric: arthel, speaking of coronavirus, more than two dozen states have seen an increase in virus cases in recent weeks. among the growing cases in texas, arizona, south carolina among others, pushing the nationwide total to more than 2.2 million cases and sadly the number of deaths does approach as arthel said 120,000 americans. in florida, some health experts fear that the sunshine state could soon be the new epicenter in our country. governor ron de santis last hour addressing the rising number of cases in the state, more than 4,000 cases reported today.

anita vogel is in los angeles where yesterday california had the largest one day jump. >> reporter: it's still a dicey situation out here. it's a bit of a change for florida which initially had low numbers and low cases and low death numbers reported for the past several months. but now the sunshine state which was one of the first to reopen beaches, restaurants and businesses, seems to be hit with high numbers of positive cases. in fact, the state has been setting daily records for positive covid-19 tests. take a look at thursday, friday, and now today, with more than 4,000 new cases, pushing the state's total to over 93,000. another 40 new deaths were reported yesterday, bringing the state's total to more than 3,000. while the mayor of miami-dade said he would not be rolling back any reopenings despite the uptick in cases, he did say there would be increased enforcement of safety measures. and the state's governor, ron de santis, said the increased daily

infections have to do with more young people being tested who are not part of the most vulnerable population. >> when we started this, the median age i think was in the 60s in the state of florida for the tests. there wasn't a lot of tests being done. then it slowly went down to get into the 5 50s. but what we've seen over the last couple weeks is a dramatic decline of that median age corks that as of yesterday or last week the median age of all the positive tests in the state of florida was 37. >> reporter: the governor went on to say he did think the younger population needed to have a reminder of how to act in a pandemic and they were in the process of launching public service announcements with tips about social distancing and reminders to wear those masks. eric, back to you. eric: all right, anita. thanks so much. president trump is reacting to the supreme court shocking ruling upholding daca, the legal

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arthel: attorney general william barr writing a letter to the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york saying the president has offered him to be fired. moments ago, the president saying he's not involved. that the u.s. attorney jeffrey berman refused to step down, setting up a showdown with the justice department. let's go to jacqui heinrich, she's following these developments for us. jacqui. >> reporter: arthel, ag barr made the announcement saying that president trump had removed the top federal prosecutor, jeffrey berman, after he refused to step down last night. barr proclaimed yesterday berman was stepping down and the president was nominating jay clayton, the chairman of the s.e.c., as his successor. clayton has never served as a prosecutor and berman hours later said he only learned of the situation in a press release and had not resigned and did not intend to. today, barr blasted berman, saying he was surprised and

disappointed and also suggested he had in fact had conversations with berman about the president's intention to nominate his successor and potentially shift berman to a senior position within the civil division of the justice department or to clayton's current position, chairman of the s.e.c. barr wrote you have chosen public spectacle over pub lek pc service. i've asked the president to remove you as of today and he has done so. barr challenged berman's assertion that federal law would allow him to continue to serve since he was appointed by district court judges. barr wrote that the attorney is subject to removal by the president. with the president's announcement a short time ago that he was not involved in the firing, it's possible that berman could again challenge barr's authority on this matter. the exchange is the latest episode in the showdown within the justice department, fueling criticism that barr politicized the agency. the southern district of new york has been a thorn in the

president's side for years overseeing multiple investigations into trump allies including michael cohen and rudy giuliani and game into view as the justice department tried to block the release of a book by john bolton, which contains allegations that the president tried to interfere with a probe overseen by berman. berman was reportedly seen at the southern district of new york offices today. barr had said his last day will be july 3rd. we'll see how this all pans out. arthel. arthel: jacqui heinrich, thank you very much for that report. eric. eric: arthel, the supreme court's ruling early this week on daca, the deferred action for childhood arrivals program, has not discouraged the white house from trying again. the administration is set to take another crack at scuttling the order that protects people who were brought into the country as children. they were undocumented. the so-called 700,000 dreamers. the supreme court ruled against

the white house's attempt to rescind the program. the opinion from chief justice john roberts said the administration had acted, quote, arbitrarily. the ruling did not address the legal justification of daca. that could be the next legal argument. what will come next, he mercedes cohen joins us, fox news legal analyst. it's kind of weird in the sense that the ruling was so narrow, it's only one point, roberts said the administration did not give sufficient reason for the public to try and scuttle daca. it sounds like almost out of left field. he didn't explain it. you didn't give enough baseline foundation for why you want to do this. it's not proper reasoning. it's not on the merits of the law at all, is it? >> well, look, this is the second real significant smackdown by the supreme court and as an immigrant's daughter, i applaud it. i think it's great that they ruled in this way. i'm going to walk through the analysis of what the justice

roberts wrote in the majority opinion. he said that you acted, the department of homeland security, acted with respect to rescinding daca without providing any underlying basis other than it's going to be rescinded and what justice roberts wrote in pages 24 and 25, and i think it's great to look at the analysis of the court, he said by doing so, it ignores the fact that these 700,000 dreamers have gone to school, have established businesses, have families, it affects 200,000 american-born children, to the 700,000, those dreamers. the a brief that was brought foh by the businesses, they said this is such a significant financial impact, if these dreamers were in fact not permitted to stay in the country, continue to work, if we're talking about $215 billion, $60 billion worth

of federal taxes just in 10 years alone, $1.25 billion to the state and local governments every year and $60 billion to the employers if they were required to then substitute these dreamers for other individuals. so such a significant impact. if the administration -- obviously there's already indications that the administration is going to go and try to rescind daca again. the court has signaled to them it has to take into consideration all of these issues. not simply say we're rescinding it without looking at all the compelling reasons that could be impacted if daca is in fact rescinded. eric: you know what the critics say, these people shouldn't be here in the first place. yes, they may have come in as children but they are illegal. here's what the president tweeted. he said he will take another crack at this, saying, quote, the supreme court asked us to resubmit daca. nothing was lost or won. they punted, much like a

football game where hopefully they would stand for our great american flag. we will be submitting enhanced papers shortly in order to properly fulfill the supreme court's -- it goes on, because of time, let me shorten it. basically the administration is saying they shouldn't have been here in the first place. you've got to get rid of the law. >> but frankly, eric, these are individuals that -- 50% of the 700,000 are in school. the other 50% that have gone beyond school are productive working people in society. they're productive with huge economic boone. i've given the figures in my last answer. so there is a compelling reason to allow these individuals who are contributing financially and substantially to the society, to continue to stay here. these were as you said, this were children that were brought into the country. they didn't have a chose. and then they -- a choice. and then they have 200,000 american born children. what are you going to do with them?

in the final analysis, the supreme court warned the administration if you're going to go down this path again, the administrative procedure act is very clear. you cannot simply make changes without there being some challenge and if it's going to be challenged again, it has to be rational and reasonable basis for that agency's decision and if it doesn't establish it, it remains arbitrary and capricious. eric: there are those who say the law is not legal because it hasn't gone through the proper vetting of congress. there's that issue. so we'll see what the administration does, mercedes. good to see you. thank you for your analysis. >> great to see you. eric: arthel. arthel: thank you. attorney general william barr critical of the georgia district attorney's quick decision to charge the officer in the fatal shooting of 27-year-old rayshard brooks outside a wendy's in atlanta. we're live in atlanta, next. ok everyone, our mission is to provide complete,

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arthel: new developments in atlanta this afternoon. a warrant is out for the arrest of the woman believed to have set fire to the wendy's restaurant that was the site of the deadly shooting of rayshard brooks. this as the now former officer charged with felony murder is held without bond, choosing not to appear at his first hearing yesterday. brian llenas is live in atlanta with the latest. brian. >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon. atlanta fire investigators issuing an arrest warrant for natalie white, pictured here in surveillance images. they say she is one of multiple people suspected of torching the wendy's. hours after rayshard brooks was shot and killed by police in the restaurant's parking lot. for 41 minutes, brooks and two police officers had a cordial interaction before brooks assaulted the two officers while

being arrested, stole a taser and fired it at officer garrett rolf. rolf then shot him twice in the back. the district attorney said he believes brooks did not pose a threat of causing death or serious injury to justify the shooting. however of, there are questions surrounding the fulton county da, paul howard. howard is being accused of being politically motivated because he's in the middle of a runoff election. the charges against the officers were filed five days after the shooting, highly unusual and before the georgia bureau of investigation finished their investigation into the shooting which takes up to 90 days. attorney general bill barr was critical as well of the da's decision. >> i certainly would have liked to have seen the georgia bureau of investigation complete their investigation before charges were brought in. also, the use of a grand jury. the grand jury process provides some protection to have the citizens in a group decide

there's been a crime committed. there was no grand jury used in this case. i think it's important to go through the right processes before charging someone. i also think there was a fundamental difference obviously between what happened in atlanta and what happened in minneapolis. >> reporter: you can catch the rest of that interview on "sunday morning futures with maria bartiromo" tomorrow. arthel. arthel: brian, you know, several officers called out sick for the past few days in protest of the da's decision. are those officers back on duty? >> reporter: so, look, the atlanta police department and police unions have not been really upfront with how many officers have been calling out sick or walking out in protest of the charges against both of the officers. but the reality is, is that it's happening, apd acknowledged that officers are calling o out sickn protest of the charges and it is still ongoing, ever since the charges were filed on wefnls we

spoke to a -- we spoke to to a police union supervisor who had this to say earlier today. >> atlanta's going to be the prime example. officers aren't there and things are going to start happening because there's no protection and they know that they can go out and do this and not have any issues. >> reporter: and we also have essentially majority -- from what we understand anecdotally, there are reports that majority of officers and at least two of atlanta's six police zones have been calling out. arthel. arthel: brian llenas, live in atlanta. thank you. we're going to to stay in atlanta now where we're going to join a live press conference on this very topic. let's listen in. >> police officers will respond. the atlanta police department has not given up on the citizens -- the city that we love. and we ask that you not give up on us. we've made tremendous strides in atlanta. we are not a perfect department. and are always working towards

improvement. but we're not a department known for flagrant abuse, hate or injustice. we encourage due process for those we encounter as well as ourselves. we are all upset by the recent events and we are also concerned for our fellow officers. i imloere to have their back. i would ask to you remember why you became a police officer. we did not choose this line of work because it was easy. we became officers because because we wanted to help people in distress, make a difference in our communities, and simply serve and protect. we have not given up on the city. nor will we tolerate lawlessness and injustice and i wanted to be clear, we will not tolerate lawlessness and injustice in this city.

we rec room for improvement. and we will work quickly to get there. to my apd family, i'm here for you. i believe in you. you have my support. i want you to know that you also have the mayor's support and she remains committed to our safety and success of the department and the city. as the mayor examines ways to help build upon the success of our department, our officers have a chance to speak -- will have the chance to speak directly to her in the coming days. and now i'll take any questions. arthel: so that is the interim atlanta police chief, rodney

bryant, telling the -- everyone the city of atlanta that we will not tolerate lawlessness and he says to his apd family, i hear you. you have my support and you have the mayor's support. we will continue to monitor this news conference and of course we'll stay on top of this story. for now, we take a break and we'll be right back. - i'm norm. - i'm szasz. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week,

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arthel: as calls for police reform are being made across the country, following the death of mr. george floyd, some cities and states are responding with plans to make police departments and officers more accountable, this includes baltimore where the city's top copies joining forces with some of the other big city chiefs and mayors to begin a conversation on a national level. former baltimore deputy police commissioner jason johnson points to camden, new jersey as a model for how reform can work. >> i think if there's an effort, three years ago or four

years ago, to model what camden county has been doing and that's a road that could have been traveled. arthel: let's bring in baltimore police commissioner michael harrison. good to have you with us, commissioner. i want to start by getting your reaction to the sound we just played. what do you think about that. >> thank you for having me. i feel the new orleans connection. i'm from new orleans. camden is an impressive model when i listen to people talk about how that came to be. i'm very close to the former chief there, the chief for many years. that doesn't always apply everywhere where one police department is a mole for -- is a mo he'lmodel. camden is a model that is impressive that has community input, support and collaboration for how the police department is not necessarily run but hauser vieses are delivered and -- how services are delivered and how

engagement happens. so it is an impressive model. arthel: understood. and so something to perhaps emulate on some level. so listen, this police -- the conference of police chiefs and mayors began after the killing of mr. george floyd by minneapolis police officers. since then, you now have 27-year-old rayshard brooks who was fatally shot by an atlanta police officer. so where did the mission begin, commissioner? and did atlanta change or intensify your course of action? >> well, i don't think atlanta intensified it. this task force began out of the u.s. conference of mayors who worked closely with other policing agencies, mainly the police agency that i belong to and i'm on the board of directors, the major cities chiefs association. i was selected to be a number -- a number of the task force, with

two mayors to join the task force to figure out how to of come up with recommendations and how to really put forth the conversation of what will police look like and what will police departments look like and what's really expected of police officers because for far too long we have been asked to be all things to all people and really not necessarily been the appropriate agency to respond to some of society's issues that should be left to other social service providers to handle. because we're the face of government everywhere and the quickest to respond, we've been asked to be the first responder to many social issues that are not necessarily police relate r&d and certainly sometimes we're not the most qualified to be able to handle those responses. so we're in a discussion with chiefs and experts and i am on my second city in a federal mandated consent decree, the second city to bring in and out

of compliance with the consent decree and we're making change in the third degree of the the decree, we're doing much of what the country is demanding. we put it in our crime plan back in july, how to invite citizens and police to come together to of work together to design how we want police to respond and what we want the police department to look like. and so that's what people are asking for. we're already on that path. some other cities are as well. we're three years into it. but this conversation with mayors and chiefs will bring us to recommendations for what we think we should be doing and how we should look and how we should work in the future. arthel: commissioner, i'm encouraged by what i'm hearing. unfortunately, i have to leave now. i wanted to talk to you much longer. because you've been a chief for a long time. but i have to go. but what you're doing looks good. , sounds good. i like the idea you're talking about, how the police department will look and how they will

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told they're doing okay. welcome to a new hour of america's news headquarters. i'm eric shawn. hi, arthel. arthel: hi, eric. i'm arthel neville. president trump holding his rally in reliable red territory, but tonight's event at the bok center in tulsa sparking concern from health officials, who fear placing thousands in close quarters will lead to a spike in covid-19 cases. meanwhile, there is new reaction from the trump campaign after those staffers tested positive for coronavirus. chief white house correspondent john roberts is live inside the bok center with more. hi, john. >> eric and arthel, good afternoon to you, from the bok center here in tulsa. the president has talked during this coronavirus lockdown about pent-up demand, pent-up demand for the economy, pent-up demand for people to get outside. after talking to a lot of folks outside and inside the bok center that there's been a pent-up demand for people to

come to these political rallies as well. president trump is also very concerned about momentum because in an election year, it is all about momentum, and when you can't get out and do these big rallies, you start to lose a little bit of momentum. people have been streaming in here for about the last hour, maybe 90 minutes. the president won't be speaking here for another two and half or three hours. already this 19,000 seat arena is beginning to fill up. he is on board air force one right now on his way to tulsa. on his way out the door to get on marine one, he stopped by and talked to the press pool for a few minutes. here's what he said about today's rally. >> the event in oklahoma is unbelievable. the crowds are unbelievable. they haven't seen anything like it, and we will go there now. we'll hopefully give a good speech. we'll see a lot of great people, a lot of great friends, and pretty much that's it >> you know, in terms of something we have never seen before. i have been to dozens and dozens of trump rallies, 2016 and other rallies after that, and i have

never seen anything like this, in terms of the area that they have locked down around the venue. for five blocks all around the bok center there is climb proof fencing that we normally see reserved for things like the g 20 or the g-7 summit, but that's what it is here in oklahoma. you wonder is that a harbinger of things to come when it comes to future rallies? will they have to sort of expand the perimeter because of what we have seen in terms of protests over the last while? there's also of course the threat of covid. eric and arthel, you mentioned this at the top. this morning, there's a couple of medical tents back here at the bok center. every trump staffer, anybody who is going to get close to president had to have a covid test. six campaign advance staffers tested positive for covid. a campaign source told me they were coming here to tulsa from dallas, so it is likely they contracted the virus during a trump event last week in dallas. they don't think it was here in tulsa. as far as coronavirus goes, in the state of oklahoma, there has

been a recent spike in recent days. it got to up about 430 cases per day. it is on the downswing now, just a little bit, but the governor says he believes that even though there are 211 people out of a state that has 4 million people in the hospital that things are well under control. listen here. >> but again, this is going to be a peaceful night, and we're excited for the president to come. there was a million requests for tickets. it is really unprecedented, and you've got to remember, we're several months ahead of other states because we fully reopened on june 1st. >> yeah, they went to phase three on june 1st. this really is going to be a test for the trump campaign. they will take a look at how things went here and how they might change it at the next trump rally, in about a month. one campaign source told me one of things they may do, arthel, for the next rally is test everybody who is going to be in the rally, where the president is. we will see if they make those changes. arthel? arthel: john roberts, thank you very much, john.

eric? eric: well, arthel, while john is inside as you saw inside the arena, our white house reporter mark meredith is outside. he just told us that they just closed the doors outside because people have been pushing, so maybe some people pushing to try to get in. there you see police because there have been some protesters up on the other side, also on the streets, outside, so we're going to keep an eye on the situation outside the arena. meanwhile, it doesn't start for under three hours what do you think the president will say? john bussey is with us, associate editor for the "wall street journal" and a fox news contributor. one thing, i know, john, i think he will talk for a long time. he's going to go off script. he's been starved for these. his record so far is two hours three minutes. he will beat up on biden, beat up on bolton, probably focus on the economy and the reopening of the nation. what do you expect? >> yeah, i think you've got it right down. those are the topics he will

raise. this is a president who like the rest of us in the nation has pretty good case of cabin fever. and it's an election year. he likes these rallies. he enjoys them. his supporters enjoy them. he is in an election year that is not going well for him. his numbers are down, in battleground states, as well as across the nation. he is seeing disapproval ratings rise, and he's seeing public opinion about holding events like this not favorable. the public saying this is probably not a great idea to hold a big gathering, so he's got a headwind, and this is a president who kind of enjoys getting out and engaging with people, so i think the topics as you described will be exactly that. you will see a lot of excitement. you will see attendees very kind of happy to be there. the question, eric, is whether or not this broadens his base at a time when people are saying that this is probably not a good

idea to risk an increased infection as a result of getting people together in an enclosed area, in a state that's seeing infections rise, like texas and arizo arizonaa and florida are also seeing a rise. the coronavirus has not gone away even though the president has been down playing it. eric: we're looking at a live picture there on the left of -- well, people from both sides. ve hats and then you have some other protesters. doesn't seem like almost anybody is wearing a mask. you have the issue of tulsa county, 100% jump this past week in cases. florida could be the new epicenter. texas, they are talking about trump country. let me show you some statistics in dealing with coronavirus. this is in oklahoma. so far they have 10,037 cases. 368 deaths. good news is that more than 7,000 people have recovered, and they're in tulsa. 2,070 cases, 65 deaths, but the

governor of the state, he has said that they are excited for the president to come, and he also said if people won't take precautions, they should stay home. here's the governor earlier on the fox news channel. i think we have the governor. no, we don't. actually he was saying how he believes, you know, if people take precautions, there won't be a growing increase or a threat of coronavirus, that people should take the precautions that we're seeing. there's someone with a mask. wear a mask -- i don't know how you stay six feet apart in arena. wash your hands. especially in the news that six trump campaign workers, the advance team, part of the advance team that were out there. they have come down with coronavirus. we're told they are asymptomatic and doing okay. it shows how virulent this virus is, and as you pointed out, it is a controversy that the president is holding this rally in the first place.

>> yeah. look, this is pretty much not an issue. you've got to wear a mask. you've got to stay six feet apart from somebody else who may have the disease. it is easily transmissible. it is not just people over 60 who are dying. the disease hasn't changed since the crisis began three, four months ago. it is with us. we are still battling it. over 20,000 new cases in the country every day. the tone is set at the top of any organization, and it's true for the united states too. the president has to set the tone. and if the president says you know, it is going away. time to reopen the economy. i need the numbers to get better before the election. then his followers will follow him. if he says i'm not going to wear a mask. this is a president who lives in a bubble, incredibly protected from people coming close to him. the attendees are not as

protected. they don't have the same protections as the president. you can take a temperature check at the beginning of the rally as the person comes in. that's not proof they don't have the disease and are already transmitting it. if the president says i'm not going to wear a mask, and people can do what they want, that's in direct contradiction to what health authorities say must be happening right now. you've got to wear a mask to protect yourself and those around you. if you don't, then there's a problem. i think that the president risks having this rebound against him in the part of the electorate that isn't right at his base, that is, still thinking do i want to support the moderate democrat, or do i want to support the republican? you know, what am i going to do here? they are looking at this, and they are looking for leadership. i'm afraid, though the rally may be exciting for supporters and for the president, you are not seeing a lot of health leadership happening right now in tulsa. eric: well, no, in two weeks or

so, perhaps if there indeed is or there is not, in two weeks, we will see. we will see what the president's tone is like tonight. we will have it live here on fox news channel. thanks, john. arthel: cases of coronavirus trending upward in some states in the south and west. the virus has infected more than 2.2 million americans and has saidly killed almost 120,000 americans. in florida, the state today reporting another single day record, more than 4,000 new cases. governor ron desantis saying the new infections are largely among younger residents, and many don't even show symptoms. anita vogel is following this from our west coast newsroom. >> hi, arthel. the number of positive cases are on the rise in florida. that's putting the brakes on a

very important section of the economy reopening there. while the cruise ship industry was looking forward to getting its sea legs back, next month, all the major cruiselines are going to have to wait a bit longer. the major trade group cruise lines international association, which oversees all of the major ships is voluntarily suspending trips out of u.s. ports until september 15th, and that is a major blow to florida. the trade group put out a statement yesterday that reads in part, quote, although we are confident that future cruises will be healthy and safe and will fully reflect the latest protective measures, we also feel it is appropriate to err on the side of caution to help ensure the best interests of our passengers and crewmembers. the additional time will also allow us to consult with the cdc on measures that will be appropriate for the eventual resumption of cruise operations. now, earlier today, the governor of florida, ron desantis talked about the situation as it

relates to covid-19. >> you're having more transmission amongst the 20 and 30-year-olds is why the positivity is going up, and i think that's just the function of, you know, we're now three months into this. i think that there's a lot of fatigue, in terms of some of the social distancing. of course, from an individual risk perspective, those are the lesser vulnerable in society. >> more disappointing news coming out of florida. it is one of four states where apple will be temporarily closing stores along with north carolina, south carolina, and arizona, all due to an increase of coronavirus cases. arthel, back to you. arthel: anita vogel, thank you. eric? eric: arthel, you know those protesters in seattle, they kicked the cops out, and they're continuing to occupy several blocks in that area. last night it turned into a deadly crime scene overnight. the police had to go back because there was a fatal shooting there.

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male dead and another person in critical condition. protesters have controlled the area, without any known police presence for nearly two weeks now. dan springer is there. dan? >> yeah, arthel, day 12 of this occupied protests in seattle, and this morning's shooting was by far the most violent incident yet. it happened around 2:30 a.m. there were reports of loud music and even fireworks going off, and then things turned deadly. >> a male is running towards the restrooms of the previous location, with a gun, and possible gunshots heard. we do have a report of a victim shot outside rancho bravo. >> somebody called 911 to report the shooting and police officers were dispatched to the scene which is inside the so called chop or capitol hill occupied protests. according to seattle police, officers attempted to locate a shooting victim but were met by

a violent crowd that prevented officers safe access to the victim, so the police retreated. now, just hours earlier, president trump tweeted waiting to hear from democrat-run washington state as to whether they want help in taking backseatle. -- in taking back seattle. ready to move quickly. the governor and the mayor have both said they don't want trump's help. durkin said this could be the summer of love in seattle. last night we saw a couple hundred protesters shut down i 5 in downtown seattle, and the same group vandalized the police department's west precinct, spray-painted obscenities and anticop messages along the walls. i asked the governor what his role is making sure the police and fire can protect the whole city. >> we have to have a way to provide police services and fire services in that area. now, whether it's from that building or using some other building or mobile command post or something else, you know,

that's for the city to figure out. >> both of the shooting victims were black men. the man who was skilled was just 19 years old. police have no suspects. they say they are investigating, but how do they investigate? they never got in to process the scene last night. they couldn't talk to any witnesses. when they tried to get in there to get the victims, they had bottles and rocks thrown at them. one person we talked to said this was inevitable. it was bound to happen. another who runs the security at that checkpoint just behind us said this is democracy in action. arthel? arthel: dan springer, thank you very much, dan. eric? eric: arthel, black lives matter protests continue to hold rallies in several major european cities. this now for the fourth weekend in a row. in london, demonstrators gathered in parliament square, and in hyde park, organizers there are offering people masks and gloves to maintain coronavirus safety.

kitty logan is live in london with the latest on the protests there. hi, kitty. >> hi, eric. yes, these protests do continue, despite the general ban on any demonstrations here in the u.k., because of those -- because of the coronavirus pandemic. there are restrictions in place, but those demonstrations are actually still aren't allowed, but despite that we saw thousands of people gather in hyde park, in central london, as part of the black lives matter movement. previous demonstrations have become quite heated. we've seen arrests and statues torn down. things were more low key today in general. some listened to speeches. others marched through the city to parliament. now, the leader of this movement has asked for a meeting with the prime minister, with boris johnson, and says that these demonstrations will continue until the protesters feel that their views are being heard. we saw other protests today in scotland. a heavy police presence there

too. some protesters shouting black lives matter. others taking the knee. organizers there say they want to send a positive message, so those protests will stay peaceful. as you say all around here, we're seeing these demonstrations every weekend now. in paris too, hundreds gathered. protests there are approved by the authorities. demonstrators remembering a black man who died after relatives claim he was in an encounter with police, and they are blaming police for the death of their loved one. now, some of these protests have been this weekend a lot more peaceful than in previous weekends, but we can report an incident that could be unrelated, no confirmation yet, an incident of multiple stabbings in the city of redding, to the west of london. police not confirm if there is any connection at this stage to the black lives matter protest. back to you. eric: thank you, kitty. arthel? arthel: president trump set to land in tulsa a short time from now, where supporters are

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♪ ♪ ♪ eric: officials in tulsa oklahoma right now taking no chances with the president's rallies about two and a half hours from now. security is tight there. as tens of thousands trump supporters and protesters are converging on the bank of oklahoma center downtown. that's where the president will appear. his first rally since the coronavirus pandemic began. he tweeted out yesterday that his reelection campaign quote starts on saturday night in oklahoma. that is tonight. he sees the event as the kickoff for his bid for a second term. mark meredith is live on the streets in tulsa, and mark, you're at the first checkpoint, where people go in and out. it seems like you have protesters on both sides right behind you.

>> eric, it certainly has gotten a little bit more tense, i would say within the last hour, since we last talked. we are outside one of the main entrances where people who want to attend tonight's rally have to go through. there have been police, riot police, tulsa police, looks like members of the oklahoma highway patrol that are making sure that people who are going into the rally can safely get through there, because we have seen a number of protesters with the black lives matter movement decide to come over this way. these officers have been doing the best they can to try to keep the peace, but also have had to push people back. i would say probably about 100 feet or so, because there were people that were pretty much right up against the gate. these are the protesters that are pretty much going face-to-face with some of president trump's supporters right here in downtown tulsa. we have not seen any, you know, major scuffles with police. a lot of people yelling obsceniti obscenities, but for the most part people have been remaining mostly peaceful. as you can tell from what we were just showing you, i mean, look at this, the police aren't taking any chances. there are several officers deep.

they have their riot gear, people out with whatever they may need to get people back if they have to. we have been out here all afternoon. what's been interesting is that a number of demonstrators have tried to get up to the main gate, but it is considered a private event, meaning the general public is not just allowed to go in. one person was kicked out earlier today. tulsa police said the campaign had asked her to leave, and they felt she wasn't choosing to do so, so she was eventually pushed out. where we are live right here, eric, things remaning mostly peaceful -- remaining mostly peaceful, but police are not taking any chances. hard to hear. so i'm going to send it back to you. eric: thanks, mark. meanwhile, former vice president biden just responded to this rally. mr. biden tweeted a few minutes ago, quote, donald trump is so eager to get back to his campaign rallies that he's willing to put people at risk and violate cdc guidelines as long as they sign a waiver promising not to hold his campaign liable. unbelievable. as you know, there's been

controversy over this event, whether or not it could spread coronavirus among people, tulsa county, went up 1 hshgz% in coronavirus cases -- went up 100% in coronavirus cases this past week, also controversy over people not wearing masks, not social distancing, they are told they will have hand sanitizer and try to take precautions inside, but probably won't know the full answer to that till about two weeks or so from now. arthel? arthel: eric, thank you. louisiana is gradually relaxing more covid-19 restrictions. new orleans entered phase two of the restart last week, with retailers, restaurants, bars, and casinos now allowing more customers. the executive chef and ceo of link restaurant group, with several popular restaurants and cafes in the crescent city is joining us now with an update on how the restaurants are adapting to social distancing rules. donald, good to have you. i want to jump right in, because listen, you know and i know,

nola is all about community, celebrating together, culture, music and food are everything. how are you serving food at your restaurant during phase two? tell us about alterations you have made. >> well, you know, it started out obviously march 15th, we had to lay a lot of people off, out of the 500 that we have, we saved about 100 jobs, mostly in the management sector. we then put the next two months, kind of took that staff, trying to doing the masks, getting the kitchen so people could be spread out. we spent two months serving other restaurant workers that had been laid off including our own but also the community. then we got to open at 25%, and that was a pretty good start. it actually kind of matches, you know, what business we actually have there as well. so with a 50% increase, i think we're still facing more about what the actual demand is

because, you know, this is a city of 19 million tourists, and now we have a handful at best. but that's really the biggest -- it's not so much the table spacing that's hurting us. it's the fact that there's no jazz fest. there's no musicians playing. there's no conventions. there's no tourists coming to town. it's a struggle. i mean, we have a good healthy amount of locals, but, you know, basically if we did, you know, $100 before, we're doing $25 now. arthel: uh-huh, yeah, i mean, you're right, a handful -- a healthy amount as you said of locals. in new orleans, they know how to cook. a lot of people cook at home. plus there is the economy part of that, not just for you, as an owner, but folks who are trying to hold on to some money. i want to repeat something you said, that during this time, you were able to retain some of your staff, but you also made sure to help feed some of the first responders too. tell us about that.

>> well, that was -- the thing we thought of by the way was because we were going to save these jobs and do everything we can, this was a personal decision made by me and my partners to use personal money and personal funds, you know, hoping that we would get through this quicker than we thought. at one point, oh, it will be two weeks, and then no, it will probably be a month, and, you know, that time kept getting extended. we did eventually open for takeout, and then we used some of the staff that was still graciously, you know, still there helping us out, because it was a scary time, you know, to ask people to work, you know, especially those first few weeks, but those first few weeks, what we really focused on was we did a monday, wednesday, friday event drive-thru. we would put like four meals in a bag, so we would do about 300 of those, three times a week. so around 3,000, 3500 meals a

week, just to kind of keep people on their feet, while everyone was figuring out where the unemployment was coming from, government assistance. we felt like that was a very important thing to do to have that purpose and just to continue to kind of be a part of the community, however we could, in any way. even though we couldn't open. arthel: yeah, that's really aweso awesome, because it was beyond -- not just first responders although they are very important too, but you were giving back to the community, the community that loves you so much and your restaurants. i mean, listen between your restaurants, all of your restaurants, i love them all by the way, and the brennans, too many more to mention. you know how much nola loves food. you can't only rely on locals as much as you love them at our establishments. can you see the day when we're back to the old times, or is this the way it is going to be for a while? >> i think this is going -- i

think this is going to be the way it is for a while, but i don't think it is permanent. new orleans is a gem in this country. i have obviously traveled to europe to get all these ideas, but new orleans is the home i always come back to. it's got such great architecture and people and music. in my opinion, it is the most unique city in america. i mean, they are all unique in their own ways, but i have a special place for new orleans as i'm sure you do, and i love their restaurants. i mean, i'm not alone with the rest of the locals that have been very excited to be able to go out to eat. one of my favorites i was looking forward to opening up. all of these restaurants that are just like a big part of your life, every day routine, and it's not like katrina. people have asked me that before. this is a lot worse. it is going to take a lot longer to come back, but what i do see is the joy in the locals that are eating out on a regular

basis, too, i must add. i will say that the return to the restaurants has been stronger that i projected. although my projections were pretty bleak, when i made them. but i will say that they are a little better than what i thought they would be. arthel: well, that's good news. that's good to hear. i know what you are saying about katrina. katrina was horrible, no doubt. this is definitely different. i understand your point there. and of course new orleans is special to me because it is my hometown, as you know, and by the way, brandy, your gm at gianna, she is' my friend, good lady. thank you very much. good to talk to you. see you when i come home. >> all right. arthel: take care. eric? it was three years ago yesterday that otto warmbier died.

the college student from ohio had been tortured and murdered because he was an american. he was arrested on false charges and imprisoned by the kim jong-un regime. he was remembered on the commemoration of his death on the senate floor by ohio senate republican rob portman. >> the resolution continues to use our voice including at the united nations and other forums to speak out against the human rights abuses of the north korean government. this resolution honors and remembers otto warmbier, lest we forget what the north korean dictatorship did to him. eric: senator portman handed that senate resolution to otto's parents. their son became a symbol of kim jong un's anti-americanism. experts say he is setting his sights on our election. >> expect north korea to attack

the presidential election, experts warning. kim's regime issued a threat warning the trump administration about november saying quote the u.s. better hold its tongue and mind its internal affairs first if it doesn't want to experience a horrible thing. it would be good not only for the u.s. interests but also for the easy holding of up coming presidential election. kim's regime has a history say officials of hacking into companies, banks and government agencies around the globe. a university professor says the computer hacking capabilities are sophisticated and can target the election. >> north korea will be able to test how far, to what extent it can damage the u.s. election system, its integrity -- the integrity of the election system, and what it can get away with, so it would be foolish, even for north korea not to meddle in u.s. politics. eric: the bipartisan group issue one produced a report called don't mess with us, saying

foreign interference puts our election at risk. issue one reformist co chair is a former republican congressman from tennessee. he says the election threat from pyongyang is very real. >> they can do it, you know, from a closet in north korea, because of technology, so it's almost like the box cutters used in 9/11, it is crude technology, we don't know what they are up to, but they can really mess us up again in this election cycle, so we've got to be very aware of our -- of this threat. eric: north korea has hacked the u.s. before. the department of homeland security has said it attacked american infrastructure, such as, banks and financial institutions. in 2014, it attacked sony pictures, in retaliation for it releasing seth rogan's antiregime comedy the interview. but an attempt on our election would be far more serious. >> the thing to do is not to

cave, not to allow north korea to feel further emboldened to interfere in the u.s. election system or to blatantly violate u.n. security council resolutions. >> i don't think they can influence the outcome of our election. they can just further separate us from each other and cast misinformation that divides us and causes us to lose confidence in the process. eric: well, both federal and state governments have been beefing up their protections against hacking of the election system. but both the congressmen say congress needs to allocate a billion and a half dollars or more in funding to ensure that the election process will be fully protected for the november presidential election. arthel? arthel: thank you. the tributes continue in minneapolis memorializing mr. george floyd whose death sparked calls for change

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arthel: a second former minneapolis officer charged in connection to mr. george floyd's death now out on bail. j alexander king faces charges of aiding and abetting murder. this as juneteenth memorials and other events honoring mr. floyd are expected to continue all weekend. mike tobin is live in minneapolis with the story. mike? >> hi there, arthel. more than a dozen events in twin cities area to recognize juneteen juneteenth, all of them prop propelled by the death of george floyd. one particular act is generating some controversy, lacey johnson running against congresswoman omar, who set up the campaign tent here at the memorial for george floyd, which prompted

only south rage from the opponents, who tweeted their outrage igt writing that they were shocked and appalled that johnson the trump backed republican should immediately apologize. johnson responded. >> i will apologize when they apologize for all the destruction that they've caused to this city, when they apologize for the decades of leadership that has not addressed the issue, so if anyone owes an apology, they do. >> johnson also called his opponent congresswoman omar reckless as well as the minneapolis city council for their call to disband police, saying that would put the community at risk. arthel? arthel: mike, what do we know about police reform efforts in minneapolis? >> you know, governor tim walz has expressed a lot of optimism that the special session of the minnesota legislature would have produced some substantive police reform. they produce bills really

through both houses that would have banned the use of choke holds, would have banned warrior style training, would have made bad police officers -- or past measures that would have been intended to make bad police officers more accountable, but in the end, republicans in the state legislature as well as members of the dfl party couldn't reach agreement. from this place, where the riots started, where all of this emotion came to get something done as far as police reform goes, minnesota failed to pass police reform. arthel? arthel: all right, mike tobin, there live in minneapolis, thank you very much. eric? eric: arthel, there could be a big change when it comes to coronavirus. you know, the country is trying to bounce back from the pandemic. it turns out that more cities and states are now considering permanent alcohol to go laws, hoping that restaurants and bars could be helped because they have been battered by coronavirus shutdowns. we have more from one of the barbecue capitals of our nation, kansas city. >> we didn't know what we were

going to do. we didn't know what the future of the business was going to be like. >> calvin and kinley weren't sure if their business would survive the coronavirus following missouri stay at home orders. >> we had to lay off our employees because we weren't making any revenue. >> that all changed back in march. missouri governor signed an executive order allowing bars and restaurants to serve alcohol to go. >> that's when we started seeing our business picking up, and we started getting a lot more -- >> the temporary order was meant to help businesses cut their losses and stop the spread of coronavirus, but now some states are considering making to go drinks permanent. >> this would be a great way for them to continue to get revenue, while we all have to kind of distance ourself and aren't able to come into the restaurant >> missouri is one of 30 states currently allowing to go alcohol sales.

critics argue mixing alcohol with takeout is a recipe for disaster. a statement from mothers against driving says a permanent change to allow curbside alcohol sales would violate open container laws and lead to an increase in drunk driving, but the national restaurant association says permanent alcohol to go sales could help restaurants survive during the health crisis. >> being able to offer these new products, like off premise sales of alcohol, represents up to 10% of their revenue right now. and for an industry that's on the ropes working with capacity restrictions, that's absolutely critical. >> temporary orders will remain in effect here in missouri until the end of the year. state leaders will decide next year whether to make to go alcoholic drinks permanent. in kansas city, missouri, fox news. but what i do count on... is boost high protein... and now, there's boost mobility... ...with key nutrients to help support... joints, muscles, and bones. try boost mobility, with added collagen.

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>> i think there's a very good chance they are going to try to start a baseball season. what happens once it starts is the bigger question now. right now as we sit here, the players are debating whether or not they should accept the league's offer for a 60-game season. if they decide not to accept it, then the commissioner of baseball rob manfred will simply impose a season of a length of his choosing, probably around 50 games. but like you mentioned, coronavirus cases have grown rapidly within major league's spring training facilities, just this week, so there's a lot of concern among the league and the players, of where this will go in the next couple of weeks. eric: what about players and team members of the phillies, for example, come down with it and others? i mean two anaheim guys. i mean, are they talking about that so called bubble plan, playing at a specific place, you know, something like the nba is going to have walt disney -- or

disney world. how can they pull this off? >> that was a thought, way back in the beginning of the pandemic, with uz to do the -- was to do the bubble plan, maybe in arizona, maybe arizona and florida. that plan isn't really being considered right now. it was abandoned long ago because the players weren't very interested in it. they didn't want to be sequestered for so long. the television networks weren't very fond of the idea either. so they are not doing that. they are trying to play as many home major league cities as possible without fans. as we sit here now, there's fewer and fewer places where it seems really smart to maybe play baseball right now, without a bubble. you're still going to have players who are traveling around the country, going on flights, staying in hotels. yeah, there's going to be a lot of protocols in place, but they are not going to be quarantined, like in the nba, so this is a really big concern, and it is probably too late at this point to try to figure out the logistics of a bubble. they are going to play. they are going to have to try to make it work with the travel and

the hotels and the flights. eric: about 30 seconds left. what do you expect? how do you think this will play out? how will it roll out? how will it work? do you know? >> i think they will not come to an agreement with the players. manfred is going to say here's how many games are playing. be here for spring training in who weeks -- in two weeks. then we will see. i hope baseball is smart enough if it has to cancel the season, do it before something very bad happens and not after. that's my big concern. eric: don't want anyone to get sick, but we would love to see them get back and play and see what the mets can do. jared from the "wall street journal," thank you. arthel? we'll be back tomorrow. i don't see it. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ eh, not enough fiber... chocolate would be good...

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jon: president trump about to arrive in tulsa for what he calls the launch of his 2020 campaign. tonight's rally will be his first in months and is expected to be the country's biggest indoor event, since the coronavirus shut down the economy. good evening, i'm jon scott. this is a special two-hour edition of "the fox report". the president will be speaking both inside and outside the arena, which has a capacity of 19,000 people. the president supporters began camping outside the venue days ago. the event is also drawing crowds of protesters and raising concerns about social distancing, as tulsa