>> but got killed her. in a 19-year-old, that's my son. you know and i love. that was my son.

>> thursday, july 2nd and this is a fox news alert. his name is horace lorenzo anderson junior and that is grieving father, telling fox news how much his son's life before taken inside the chart that. or a father's emotional message in an interview you won't see anywhere else. >> i think it is a hoax by the newspapers and the democrats. >> hours from now lawmakers from both parties will get briefings on the reported russian bounties as donald trump blasts the story is a hoax, live in washington with critical new details in the rent a push to hold vladimir putin accountable. todd: delivering hope. the request from a north carolina nursing home making a big impact across the globe.

"fox and friends first" continues right now. jillian: that is so sweet. you are watching "fox and friends first" on thursday morning. todd: thank you for starting the day with us and we begin with that fox news alert. the father of the teen shot and killed in seattle's chop zone speaking out as he prepares to bury his son. jillian: they dismantle a cop free zone following the violence. the heartbreaking plea in an emotional fox news interview. >> reporter: horace lorenzo anderson senior is pleading francis from the city of seattle and police, his son was killed in the capitol hill occupied protests zone known as chop. here's with the grieving father said last night.

>> i don't have answers. this is my son, they are not talking to me. i understand black lives matter but that is not what was going on here. i didn't see that. he is somebody and i am his dad and i need answers and i demanded. i refuse -- i will not lay down. i am just trying. >> anderson also said he's yet to hear from any city official police regarding his son's death. >> when my son passed away when i went to the hospital there were no detectives, nobody there. i haven't heard from the mayor, the police department, no city, nobody, nobody. only thing i heard is what you hear from me now. >> seattle police finally given the green light to dismantle

chop yesterday. officials say they have made at least 44 arrests for failure to disperse, assault, and malicious mischief. the mayor who has been reluctant to shut the zone down since it began weeks ago is sounding off. >> from conversations over the weekend it was clear that many individuals would not leave and the impacts to the community could not be reduced and public safety could not be improved until they did leave. >> police took back the precincts but they won't be removed just yet. chief, and best slamming the city for allowing the zones to remain far too long. >> what has happened here on these streets is lawless and brutal and bottom line it is simply unacceptable. black lives matter and i too

want to move the movement forward but enough is enough. jillian: following the removal the leader of chop said, quote, we are going to have to work 10 times as hard to get our message back on track. >> the interview with that father. thank you. in los angeles the city council cutting the police department budget by $150 million, 231 officers will also be cut from the force by next summer bringing staffing to 9757, the lowest level in 12 years as the la school board cuts its police budget by $25 million, todd chamberlain re-signing in response to the cut. the 33 year veteran of the force says that, quote, makes liability to professionally and safely impact those groups unachievable. >> the man charged in deadly shooting in oklahoma officer in the one to go another will appear in court.

david where opened fire striking sergeant craig johnson rookie officer in the head. officer sarkisian remains in critical condition, sergeant johnson died, crowds lining the street is police escort his body to the medical examiner, 15 year veteran of the tulsa force leaves behind a wife and two sons. >> top until officials head to capitol hill to brief members of congress about reports on russian counties in american troops as the president slams those reports once again. >> the meetings begin in a few hours. >> reporter: two top security briefings led by the cia director, bipartisan gang of 8, the house intelligence committee at 1:00 :00 pm as the president sets up his defense of his administration's handling of

that. >> this didn't rise to the occasion and from what i hear and i hear pretty good, the intelligence people, many of them didn't believe it happened at all. i think it is a hoax by newspapers in the democrats. >> this after robert o'brien revealed it was the cia briefer who decided not to tell the president about the assessments which remain to be verified publicly. former cia officer dan hoffman had this to say in the last hour. >> when the president becomes involved it is up to the idiosyncrasies of the president, some like to be involved from an early stage. once we have more detail and clarity on the intelligence at hand. >> reporter: democrats blasting the president for his response, iraq war vet seth moulton says

this amounts to the highest betrayal. >> if this is treason i don't know what is. as a second lieutenant if i disregarded and intelligence report, didn't bother to read it and it got my marines killed i wouldn't be tweeting excuses, i would be in prison because that is the standard of accountability for the most junior officer in the united states military but that does not apply to the commander-in-chief. >> the ranking member of the senate foreign relations committee bob menendez is proposing sanctions as part of the annual military spending bill being debated this week. >> thank you very much. now to the story, gavin newsom is reversing the state's plan to reopen. ending indoor operations for businesses including restaurants in 19 counties. he forcing buys to shutdown completely, new york city also dealing the return of indoor dining amid a surge in covid-19 cases across the country.

mike pence promising help is on the way to arizona as a request 500 additional medical personnel. the vice president will travel to tampa today to meet with florida governor ron desantis. donald trump wants to put more money in your pocket, the president supporting coronavirus stimulus payments larger than $1,200. >> i support it but it has to be done properly and i support larger numbers but it has got to be done properly. >> democrats called for another round of $1,200 payments. the majority leader mitch mcconnell says potential phase 4 of the bill would be approved this month as donald trump says he will make a statement on minimum wage for american workers in the next two weeks. >> some blockbuster fundraising in the 2020 race for the white house, joe biden and the dnc bringing in a record $141 million with a total of $282 million the last quarter,

biden's fundraising -- the president of the republican committee raking in $131 million in june with a total of $266 million for the quarter. i don't know what i love most about the next story, place your bets on the nathan hotdog eating contest, teaming up with draft king to allow betting on the fourth of july commission. jillian: gaming officials in new jersey and colorado allowing legal sports books to take wages, joe which is that is favored when other men's i while 6-time champ nikki pseudo-is the favorite among the women. i don't know, not for me. >> it is gross. it is gross. it is. >> 10 minutes after the hour, police under attack physically and verbally. >> when you can't even read a history book, you should know better.

>> lawmakers who voted against the funding the nypd predict crime will get worse which one of those leaders, republican councilman joe barela joins us live next. >> look at this guy or gal. college mascot days could be numbered. we will explain why ahead.

>> the facts are we took money from the nypd, put it into youth programs to reduce ipd. >> does it have any effect on police abuse? i don't know what it means. >> the big apple voting 2/the nypd budget by $1 million in a push to the front police. jillian: our next guest voted

against the move, he said it could not come at a worst time. city councilman joe borelli, we love having you on under these circumstances, let's talk about the impact of this and what would happen. it includes a limiting two of the classes, trimming 1100 cops and reducing overtime by 352 million. what is the trickle-down effect for folks at home who love the job police are doing and want them out there protecting them? >> i miss you guys as well. the governor is right. we push the motion of the fund the police under false propagation that police are bad and the institutions are evil and police don't benefit us. we are talking about reducing 1200 police officers in our first year and reducing the number of overtime, that means there will be a longer wait time

for someone calling for domestic violence, this detectives to investigate shootings, people burglarizing your house, less cost to be visible in our most violent precinct. we have already seen a large rise in crime this year in new york city and we are kidding ourselves if we believe this will have a positive impact on reducing those numbers. >> let's talk about the rise in crime, june last year to june this year, murderers up almost 31%, shooting incidents up 120% and burglaries up 119%. we focus a lot on the residents of new york city and the people that work in new york city but a large part of our audience doesn't live anywhere near the big apple, they travel to it as a tourist. is this going to cut tourism to the area because people are scared? >> yes and this is an industry

that is suffering thanks to covid-19. that we compound the fact that whether you live in oklahoma or new jersey you turn on the news and you see new york becoming a more violent place you are less likely to go there but look at the big picture. we had 102 shooting victims last week alone and not one single bullet was fired from the gun of an nypd officer and these are the justifications we are using to cut the force. people are looking at new york city's crime rise they should look at the illogic going into making these decisions by the mayor, the city council and everyone else involved in governing the city. >> to other police departments around the country look to the nypd to see what they are doing? >> it was the nypd that served as the model for 3 decades of

crime reduction not just here but elsewhere and now we are seeing the same take place with the turnaround of how policing is an. new york city is one of the first cities that will be funded police department to some degree and wherever this is it will result in problems. >> there's an absolutely outrageous video on social media that i want to get your reaction on the backside. take a look. >> a hairdresser has to go to school longer than you do. half of you don't have a college education. you can't even read a history book, you should know better. >> that is appalling. that was my reaction.

>> it is funny that video. that large african-american sergeant in front of those police officers is probably making 170,$000, has a second house in the poconos and will be retiring in his mid-40s, this person wants us to believe he is the idiot in this equation avenatti think coming. >> as always, great to see you, thank you for your insights, have a good day. >> time, 18 after the hour. a day of raging guys as israel and washington hold talks over delayed west bank annexation, live in jerusalem with a look at that protest and what is on nancy pelosi of doorstep. >> backing the blue, the catholic leader's message to new yorkers in the men and women of the nypd.

jillian: 113 people are killed in a massive landslide enemy and more jade line, the number will rise his crews continue to get there rescues done. a wave of mud crashed through the valley, these photos showing the devastation is rescue teams weighed through heavy mud to try to save lives. the horrific incident comes after rain slams the area. we will keep you updated. >> mike pompeo slamming china's new security law following mass arrests in hong kong, police cracking down on protesters and free speech as they enforce the new law which gives sweeping past the china tourist people for criticizing the government. >> the united states is deeply concerned about the people living in the territory including americans. article 38 of the new law purports to apply outside hong kong by nonresidents of hong kong.

this likely includes americans. this is outrageous and an affront to all nations. >> the senate could vote on a house will that imposes sanctions on banks after business with chinese officials involved in that crackdown. more talks between israel and the white house over the delayed annexation of the west bank. the move sparking day of rage protest among palestinians in gaza and in the us outside nancy pelosi's home. >> democrats threaten to withhold money from israel. what is the latest? >> reporter: is relapse planned annexation of the west bank appears to be moving forward as reports indicate talks are continuing between the trump administration and israeli officials, the jerusalem post is reporters really prime minister benjamin netanyahu is waiting for the green light from donald trump who may make an announcement about annexation. there were protests in many places in opposition to the proposed annexation including gaza where hamas and islamic

jihad participate in a day of rage, the rally was attended by thousands of gazans and remained peaceful, the group that controls gaza and the party in control of the west bank holy rare joint press statement a rejection of israeli plans. they were even protests in california outside nancy pelosi's home. wake up, nancy, annexation is a nightmare, this comes as alexandria ocasio cortez and other house democrats sent a letter to mike pompeo saying if plans move forward they will pursue legislation ensuring us military funding is conditioned on annexation decision. the annexation issue even reached the doors of that a consider yesterday where the vatican summoned the us ambassador and israeli ambassador to express concerns about future peace negotiations if annexation moves forward. jillian: mitch mcconnell trying to maintain balance in the

battle over military base names. >> i hope the president wouldn't veto the bill over this issue. >> reporter: the president threatening to veto a bill that would scrub the names from confederate leaders from bases like fort bragg. >> both sides need to show accessibility. he joins us live coming up.

knocking on my door and tell me something, i don't know nothing. online now is mice got killed, a 19-year-old. my son. i loved him. that was my son. >> just devastating. the father of 13 shot and killed in seattle's chop zone demanding answers and city officials,

horse lorenzo anderson junior gunned down last month, anderson senior says the mayor failed to reach out to him since his son's death. rob: the mayor's emergency order, as of last night they made 44 arrests. timothy cardinal dolan defending police officers in new york city and an op-ed writing, quote, the men and women of the department realize they are far from perfect but we know bad apples there may be but for god's sake let's not stereotype the nypd after the city council voted to cut the police department's budget by $1 billion. >> judge janine. go says this strips police a ability to do

their jobs leaving cities and neighborhoods without protection. >> this is a desecration of law and order in america, not enough people standing up to it. people are not standing up for law enforcement and it will be too late when they do because right now in this country what is going on is law enforcement is being paralyzed, cops are not being given the ability to do their job. they are demoralized, vilified and in new york city, $1 billion taken out of the nypd budget and cops don't even know what to do. jillian: police department feeling the impact in a major way, the nypd seeing a 49% increase in officers filing for retirement since the death of george floyd. todd: donald trump threatened to veto the $750 billion defense bill over a provision that would allow name changes for military bases named after confederate leaders. jillian: congressman scott doesn't support the veto in joins us to explain why. we appreciate it.

let's take a look at the ten military bases subject to name changes on the screen right now. is there a way both sides can come together on that? >> i live in georgia and never heard of this issue until the first of this month when it was brought up in a press conference, secretary mccarthy said he was open to changing the names. i call the couple soldiers that have been through those bases and asked about it and they weren't aware of it either. this is a new issue to me and to most americans and the things that i would say, not just the changing of the names of the military bases but every street, every classroom, every building, every single physical asset on military bases that bear the name of anybody who served in the confederacy they intend to

remove and replace. both sides need to show a little flexibility of let's address the issue of the naming of the bases as a whole, let's not go so far as to take every street name, every name off of every building and do this the right way. let's do it with the commission and find great people who served our country honorably and worthy of having a base named after them. todd: it appears there is a rift in the gop between some members of the party and the president. here's mitch mcconnell saying he disagrees with donald trump have speedo for it. >> i hope the president wouldn't veto the bill over this issue. there is a requirement of a 3-year study about changing the names. to me this is quite different

from trying to airbrush the capital of every statue. >> the focus is on the names, that is the underlying topic but what are the national defense implications of the president does veto this bill? >> they are very very serious. the bill, $741 billion, passed out of committee, the amendment did not pass unanimously, it passed out of the house armed services committee unanimously, 56-0 last night was the amendment brought before us and house armed services committee was not to rename the bases. it was to take every name of anybody who served in the confederacy off of every street, every building, every classroom and certainly off the names of the bases. we get back to a scenario where we are discussing the names of the bases, fort benning, for example, and there is a

commission, it can be done fairly quickly, there is more common ground than not on this but both sides have to show some flexibility here so we can get through this, take down every street sign named after crawford long who was a surgeon in the north and the south. never took up arms. jillian: a federal unit to protect monuments over the july 4th weekend, the president send a reminder to everyone, quote, by executive order to protect monuments, statues etc. is in full force and effect, in excess of the 10 year prison term. is this the move for this weekend? >> the country is moving in the right direction.

pretty broad agreement and police reform issues. and the president has got to protect the physical assets of the country and these protesters are not helping the country move in the right direction, if any monument is removed, taken down by a city the other day after the potential was taken up and the city council and they voted to do it. they are bordering on anarchy and the president has the right and the responsibility protecting these monuments. jillian: thank you for joining us.

rob: gun background checks sitting on month of may during june, hitting 3.9 bathroom checks -- background checks of transfer firearms. that is an increase of 1.5 million compared to june of 2019, the highest since the government began keeping records in 1998, the highest number of background checks were illinois, kentucky, texas, florida and california. jillian: a house judiciary hearing, ceos of amazon, google and facebook, participating in the landmark hearing later this month. leaders wants to know if it poses a threat to competition. the first time leaders of america's tech will testify together before congress. todd: taking tomorrow off to celebrate the fourth.

what can we expect? jillian: we will be here tomorrow. >> we will all be here tomorrow. how you will love this forecast. you can show up with all that arugula for the last several weeks. it will be hot and humid, dealing with a major heat wave, we are seeing it very early this morning. the 60s in 70s we will talk about real heat piling up in the middle of the country from north texas into the planes. what will those be? talking about widespread skies, 90 degrees, the heat indices running up to 110. it will be extreme heat across the country, not just today but all the way into the weekend, hot and steamy for the fourth of july holiday week. jillian: follow todd on

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>> the bubble in orlando the nba have created, a pretty costly one. according to espn, $115 million. they are staying at 7 disney resorts. the games are played at 3 different arenas. overall it will be, 88 regular-season games and 4 rounds of playoffs but they are losing money to this because all the fan tickets not being sold in basketball across the country. jillian: we moved to iowa. >> the hawkeye state, first in the nation to permanently allow bars, it is an paper, it is

written. >> kim reynolds made the announcement, takes effect immediately, making cocktail, in local bars and restaurants, a good point here to go with that salad looks good, you get the beer to go. >> all i wanted is draft beer in the worst way, to go at some point. >> that is what we have been doing. jump on board. jillian: a lot of revenue for restaurants, thank you. have a good week. runaway argus causing a pig

distraction on a virginia highway. one woman posting a video on facebook saying traffic backed up for two miles on i-95 richmond. heather: man transporting failed to properly secure them in his truck, after one disputed life, it is the topic of securing a pick. jillian: nothing clever to say. >> part of my personal history i have not revealed on nationwide tv. we raised pigs because we lived out in the country. we did not have a fence so the pigs were free range before that was a thing. the pigs would start the day in the barn and they would go wandering. jillian: a trendsetter.

todd: breaking news. >> we named him arnold, arnie. todd: green acres. >> the place to be. enough about that. think more about your draft beer. 14 after the hour coming up on "fox and friends," lots of news out of washington, senator lindsey graham, senator josh holly from the nation's capital and the fourth of july usually boosts the economy but what can we expect with your? charles payne breaks the numbers down the head of the weekend, florida's governor says the state will not go back on reopening plans despite the rise in cases. they will be closing some beaches, we will talk to florida senator rick scott. cancel culture could be coming to your favorite superhero, the backlash to an op-ed painting comic book icons as cops with capes. dean cain played superman on tv

and you will what to hear what he has to say. the pennsylvania group launches a similar sports lead to the entire community. the name, barbecue chicken university. we will hear from the group's founding father.

todd: casinos in new jersey allowed to reopen with new restrictions. the latest limitation this have atlantic city looking different than you are used to. how is the gambling world gearing up? head of the tropicana casino, joining me live, how important

is this reopening? >> back to normalcy, casinos are the backbone of the economy, new jersey, 45,000 people. todd: it is a tough time throughout the state of the country but in a see when you shutdown the lifeblood of the city that will happen. let's look at requirements for new jersey casinos, 25% capacity, smoking, eating, drinking indoors permitted. you need a beacon position between guests, machines like slots and dice has to be sanitized between shooters. do you think guests will be deterred from coming from these restrictions? >> it will deter some people, with people looking to get back to normalcy, 15,000 at tropicana

in june, looking at protocol to make people feel as safe as possible. we are ready to go. >> one casino not reopening, casinos iran indoor activity, we shouldn't be having indoor activities while the pandemic is ongoing, what is your response? >> one of the most regulated industries in the country, we are good at following directions, we are going to follow this, people who make the decisions, following surveillance and we will follow our rules to keep people as safe as possible and expand and move along. >> we touched upon the employees in atlantic city, so important

they have stream of income to keep their lives afloat. what is the reaction of your employees? >> they want to be safe but anxious to come back to work. not everyone is coming back to work, the limited capacity working on both sides, have staying where they are. we have enough people to take care of our guests. we see a lot more cleaning, a lot more secure ready, people keeping their distance and following the rules. everyone will be masked up and their local healthcare provider here, uniting here along with heads of all the casinos. when we are part of protocols we

can achieve and follow and demonstrate and move the industry forward. todd: we wish you the best of luck, safety and success during this opening weekend, we will be right back. memory supplements, neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel five indicators of brain performanc: memory, focus, accuracy, d . .

todd: got a message for users unhappy about the president's posts stop complaining go vote. jillian: here with facebook's

upcoming voter push. carley: over 400 companies have removed ads from facebook. this is a big pressure campaign aimed at getting facebook to remove controversial posts written by the president along with posts that these companies view as misinformation and hate speech. so facebook is out with a new statement today saying we understand that many of our critics are angry about the inflammatory rhetoric president trump has posted on our platform. we want to use our platform to empower voters to make the ultimate decision themselves on election day. so they have launched a campaign aimed at registering 4 million new to vote before elections day. todd: interesting. boston university bu is thinking about changing its mascot's name due to a link with gone with the wind. those words usually don't go together. >> so boston university is considering changing terrier

mascot name rhett. the university president says rhett pays tribute to a fictional character slavery and sexual assault. they are thinking about changing the name of their terrier mascot which has definitely got social media talking. this twitter user really let's not go crazy. bu graduates and students how many people know this? this twitter user rhett j. home says i better change my name. we will see if rhett gets a new name. jillian: return of the pen pal in the best possible way. carley: absolutely. we all know that senior citizens living at nursing homes are having a tough time now because they don't get visitors which is why residents at the victorian senior care community in north carolina have requested pen pals and they are now receiving letters not just from in the united states but also around the world, guys. and these signs are so cute you

can see why this one is going viral. jillian: we should send them a letter. carley: that's a great idea. jillian: thanks for joining us today. carley thank you, todd, thank you you. see you back here tomorrow morning 4:00 to 6:00 a.m. "fox & friends" starts right now. [gunfire] [shouting] ainsley: we begin with a fox news alert. news video inside seattle's chop the occupy zone now dismantled. steve: not exactly the summer of love. after three weeks of abandonment. the police chief there slamming the lawlessness inside the chop zone. ashley stro strohmier joins us h details of the