do the weekend. >> tomorrow we will go goggle shopping and see if kareem abdul-jabbar has any left. [laughs] >> i have some pool goggles, those will work in the interim. >> we will see you all tomorrow, thanks for joining us. >> sandra: fox news alert, secretary of state mike pompeo testifying before the senate relations committee and he is expected to face tough questions on u.s. relations with china and also on the firing of state department inspector general steve linick in may. democrats likely to grill him after they issued a scathing review of his tenure leading the state department. we will have more on all that is just a moment. chaos of rocking the streets of portland for a 63rd straight night, federal officers deploying tear gas and making arrests as the war of words intensifies between oregon's leaders and the federal

government. good morning everyone, i'm sandra smith. >> trace: good morning to you, i'm trace gallagher. oregon governor kate brown is now sparring with homeland security secretary chad wolf after brown announced an agreement for federal forces to begin a phased withdrawal from portland today with state police replacing them to guard federal property. but secretary wolf now pushing back on the plan. >> this is a political theater for the trump administration to bring several troops into portland streets. their presence here substantially increased the violence and the tension and of the chaos in our streets. so, their political strategy has obviously backfired and that is why they have agreed to withdraw their presence from the streets of downtown portland. >> we are not leaving portland until we are assured that that courthouse is safe. if the oregon state police and

the plan put in place is successful then we can responsibly draw down the law enforcement assets here in portland, and we will. but we need to make sure that the plan that they put in place is going to work. >> sandra: william la jeunesse rick continues his reporting on the ground there in portland where there is a quickly changing situation. what are you saying? >> right now there's a fight going on between several of the protesters, in and among themselves, as they are trying to clear the park. so we've had major changes in the last 20 or 30 minutes and, about 20 minutes ago portland police came on the p.a. system and said we are clearing the spark. this is lawndale park and they literally came through and give these guys 10 minutes to clear out including media, not allowed in that park anymore. this has been a major staging area as we talked about for the protest for the last 60 days. this is a street basically right in front of the courthouse, so

if you try to keep this basically as the transition or reset happens today, police have taken over the park and they will not allow people here together today, tonight, tomorrow or whatever and if so they will clear this street. regarding the federal courthouse so that the federal agents who are inside will not have to come out. so basically this transition is going to be something like this. some of the more tactical units with border patrol as well as ice, they are going to leave this building but they are going to stay elsewhere in portland to be on standby if you well. the u.s. marshals and federal protective service will remain inside as this phased withdrawal takes place. definitely show up for us here and they did warn them that they will use crowd control munitions if necessary. there are very few people in this park at this hour of the morning but as you can see here

things are beginning to take shape. despite that agreement there is still a war of words that continue to. >> let me be clear. we live in a democracy, not a dictatorship. we cannot have federal troops remain city streets across the country >> the sheer presence of law enforcement is what is causing and justifying to try to burn down the building at seriously injure the federal agents that are there. it's outrageous and ridiculous. >> so as you can see right now this altercation between these two guys, i don't know who they are, continues. they were clear out of the park, simply taking care out of the park. >> sandra: you could see as we were reporting that a guy took a

swing at another guy. who do they represent and what is their goal, what is their message and what are they saying right now? >> why would you confront police right now, it would be insane to do so. at this point in time, the one party that has not agreed to this are the protesters. they are doing their own thing. so, about 9:00 p.m. the protesters would come up the street but normally they would stage this, and that's when the violence would take place, then the feds would come out like they did last night. four times, pepper balls and

teargas, and in terms of the message here but clearly this effort will make a major difference in reclaiming the peace in portland. >> trace: i was watching the guy come up behind william, clearly be careful out there, i don't know how stable that gentleman is. if the federal agents decide to pull out in some capacity over the next several days, what's the feeling on the ground or they are, what will happen at 9:00 tonight? will people just start to leave or what will that leave on the ground.

>> this is an opportunity for portland. that's a major deal. in terms of allowing the feds to leave and not believe they are building is in jeopardy. an systemic racism and they believe the feds precipitated that by being here. the facts of the case are not that, and that's when the protesters came to the federal building. that is what led to the provocation of the feds doing what they are doing. the tactical units at least will

begin to leave. some of them will remain in portland, on standby and u.s. marshals the special operations group, and you are not abandoning this building, but they are not sure that this formulation or new transition is going to work. >> trace: in the meantime come back to capitol hill where secretary of state pompeo was testifying before the senate foreign relations committee. >> this hearing is specifically about the state department's budget request until and it

democrats are accusing the secretary and state department that they are seeing setback after setback internationally and feeding levers to american adversaries across the world. outlining as he describes as many of his achievement part departments for a foreign policies. the russia also called a destabilizing and worried about an arms embargo. officials here are pushing the u.n. security council to extend that weapons ban. this is also the secretary 's first appearance before congress after he urged president trump to fire the state department's inspector general, steve linick. the administration fired clinic in may. earlier this week the committee's top democrat senator bob mendez released a

report claiming the administration was decimating the state department and had corrosive lady mismanaged foreign policy. in may, they memorized after a jury failed to reach a decision. >> trace: we will also get the reaction to secretary pompeo's testimony after what is shaping up to be a contentious hearing. that's right here on "america's newsroom." >> sandra: they lawmakers grilled them for business practices that stifled competition for bias against

conservative viewpoints. >> this is a simple question, can you today assure americans that you cannot specifically help one candidate over another. what i'm concerned about is you helping joe biden over president trump. >> we want to do any work to politically tilt it one way or another. >> trace: griff jenkins was alive in washington. >> you rarely see this in washington anymore, this is too big and too powerful and stifling competition over outdated antitrust laws. david sisley is putting the titans on notice. >> our founders would not bow before a king.

jim jordan blasted them for targeting conservative voices. >> i will just cut to the chase. big tech is out to get conservatives. if i had a nickel for every time i heard it was just a glitch, i wouldn't be as wealthy as our businesses but i would be doing all right. >> a key moment, and you have a policy against using seller specific data, but i can't guarantee you that the policy has never been violated. >> they are tweeting that if congress doesn't bring fairness

to big tech, i will do it myse myself. the people of our country are sick and tired of it. and even the possibility of breaking any of these countries up which congress cannot do, this hearing was part of the 13 month long investigation and we expect a report with recommendations. >> sandra: thank you. >> trace: 150,000 americans have now died, about one fourth of the global death toll from the pandemic. and congressman louie gohmert announced he has tested positive for the virus. >> when i have a mask on i'm moving it to make it comfortab comfortable, and i can't help but wonder if that puts and germs in the mask. >> trace: now speaking nancy pelosi says mass will be

required on the house floor at all times and she made the announcement yesterday. >> sandra: dr. deborah birx, a key member of the coronavirus task force team giving an update on new task force case numbers. john roberts now with what we are learning from the coronavirus front. >> there does appear to be some good news in states like texas, arizona and florida where numbers have either plateaued or actually are beginning to go down just a little bit. they are saying that's a glimmer of hope, but dr. birx is now concerned about states out west. there is an increase in the number of coronavirus because of vacations and summer travel. listen here. >> these are the states that we call yellow states. we believe in the governors and mayors of every locality right now would mandate masks for

their communities and every american would wear a mask, they would not congregate in large settings where they can't socially distance or wear a ma mask. >> with the start of the school year rapidly approaching, many districts are starting of course with online learning. they the bottom line is she says it's up to everyone to make a difference. >> if we want our children back in school, if we can help this country by everybody doing what the president has asked, wear a mask, socially distance, and this will bring down those numbers. >> trace: dr. birx said she's

also excited about the new vaccine news from johnson & johnson confirming they found a immune response to my keys in a single dose, and that will save some time in getting the testing done and getting it to market. >> sandra: i also learned a lot more from her about the new medical make recommendations to cover your eyes with some sort of glasses or goggles and the doctor is talking about that now. meanwhile in the president's trip to texas where the race for the white house is tightening. >> it certainly has. the numbers on the texas, they show the race is neck and neck which is one of the reasons why the president made a trip to the lone star state yesterday. he had a fund-raiser where he picked up $7 million, and rail infrastructure, so producers can sell more oil to mexico. the president is taking a swing at joe biden saying his proposals would decimate the oil and gas industry and take the nation way to the left.

>> no fracking, no drilling and no oil, is that okay? and we will demolish not only your industry but the entire u.s. economy. >> texas families are suffering, they are suffering because of president trump's inability to leave the country and to combat the of covid-19. texans need a president to fight for families no matter how many catastrophes reach our shores. it's unclear whether texas really is spending money there, they are doing what they did and saying what they said and that's

an indication that they are keeping a very close eye on the state. >> coming up we have governor chris stirewalt and john kennedy. >> trace: funeral services for john lewis will be held in atlanta. president obama is expected to deliver the eulogy at ebenezer baptist church where dr. martin luther king jr. and working his own funeral was held 52 years ago this spring. john lewis will then be laid to rest and we will have live coverage of the celebration of his life. harris faulkner will be with us starting at 1050 eastern time. >> sandra: brand-new unemployment numbers are out, nearly one and a half million more americans are applying for jobless benefits as additional federal unemployment aid comes to an end this week. so can lawmakers get a deal done to help the american people? plus, big tech ceos under fire

from both sides of the iron. aisle. what does this mean for them in the companies going forward for 2020 election? senator john kennedy and all of that coming up as he sits another cup of coffee. >> the power that these companies have two impact what happens during an election, what people, what american citizens get to see prior to their voting is pretty darn important. there was a time when this represented the future. but this, this is the future. the future of communicating of hearing and connecting with life. and this, is eargo. no appointments no waiting no hassles. and they are practically invisible in your ear. now you see it.

now you don't. if you have hearing loss now is the time to do something about it. we're here and ready to help you with your hearing loss. call now to save $300 on our best hearing loss solution. is that if you're not wexpecting the shock,t and the markets fall dramatically, you might panic. and in the midst of that panic, you might sell and run to cash. at the very moment, you shouldn't. at the very moment, prices are at their low. that's my fear. i'm not worried about the country. i'm not worried about the financial markets, because in the long run, i know they'll be fine. i'm worried about you. i'm worried about how you will personally respond to this crisis. and even if you don't panic, you may... little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla.

it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you're pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. balanced nutrition for strength and energy. whoo-hoo! great tasting ensure with 9 grams of protein, 27 vitamins and minerals, and nutrients to support immune health. and nutrients to the course structure the it just suits my life perfectly because i am a mom, i'm a wife. and i was able to complete those short courses- five to six weeks- and then move onto the next until i reached my goal.

>> the discouraging thing for many americans right now is, time is running out for them to depend on the enhanced employment insurance. >> white house chief of staff that republicans and democrats are nowhere even close to a deal on a new coronavirus police package. the clock is ticking with 32 million americans out of wo work. you've got mark meadows saying not much progress has been made. mcconnell is saying roughly 20 republican senators and there

has already been enough stimul stimulus? i think that's an understandable position. the majority -- they believe in adding $3 trillion to the national debt is a serious mistake. we have divided government. >> so where does that leave us? >> this place i have learned requires a lot of fake smiling. but i don't feel like doing it today so i will tell you exactly what's going on. what we have here is an impressively large cluster event, as bad as it looks from the outside it, you ought to see it from the inside. it is a true goat rodeo. there is a way to fix this that

i think it is worth a shot and i will be glad to tell you about it if you want to hear it. >> sandra: to last. the american people need to hear this because there are millions of people's a lot of work. still reeling from this pandemic and that is not over. things could get worse and could get better, we do not know. there are certainly a lot of american families or businesses that need help, so what are you doing as a member of congress to get that done as a clock is ticking, senator? >> this is hurting the american people and here is what i propose. in the senate you've got big shots and little shots, those are descriptive terms, and the problem we have certainly with republicans but also with some democrats is that the big shots can't get their way because the little shots won't get them all. the most pressing problem we have is unemployment insurance.

now, no fair-minded person once a system that would pay someone more not to work, then to work. so the $600 will not fly. many americans don't have a job to go back to. a government shutdown their economy. what the leadership needs to do is put in unemployment insurance bill on the floor of the senate and let senators be senators. let us offer a debate and offer amendments, and i will bet you that if you do that in the matter of days, we can come to some sort of agreement. will everybody be happy? no, that's why god made to compromises. >> sandra: senator kennedy, how do you get anywhere when you have members of the senator.

i've told my colleagues and told the white house. now is not the time to renovate the west wing of the white hou white house. this is supposed to be a coronavirus bill but let me tell you, the way you saw the unemployment compensation program, you put a bid on the floor and everyone has a vote. they control the process. >> we spent a lot of where the time on that but i want to get to two other things.

there are some cases about stifling conservative voices. >> our goal is to offer a platform for all ideas. we want to give everyone in the world a voice to share their experiences and ideas, a lot of that is day-to-day things that happen in their lives and some of it is political. we do not want to become the arbiters of truth. >> sandra: we have talked about this in the past, where it is your concern lie and at what concern do you have of those companies and those ceos influenced in the 2020 election. her >> while i have a lot of questions. the social media platforms are huge, they are not companies, they are countries.

they are run by smart people who value money first, but their political beliefs second. and they do discriminate against conservative points of view. the irony is that the democrats are mad at them because they think, the democrats think, they meaning the platforms, don't discriminate enough. one option is to consider breaking them up and another option is to ask the ftc to do its job and make them stop discriminating one way or the other. and the problem is -- >> sandra: i don't mean to cut you off but the ceo is pushing back on that, they said their goal is not to stifle conservative voices. >> while they are lying. the fdc needs to do its job.

the problem is, to use a louisiana expression, it takes them an hour and a half to watch 60 minutes. it takes them weeks or months. >> sandra: so just to be clear, you do support calling on breaking up these tech giants? >> as a last resort, i would call on the ftc to do its job first. they are not supposed to offer their political opinions. >> thank you, good to see you. >> shark sightings up and down the north east coast including a massive bull shark that weighed in at almost 400 pounds. we will have a live report. plus, protests in portland going on for 63 nights in a row. but it shaped the race for the

white house? next. want to brain better?

unlike ordinary memory supplements- neuriva has clinically proven ingredients that fuel 5 indicators of brain performance. memory, focus, accuracy, learning, and concentration. try our new gummies for 30 days and see the difference. guys! guys! safe drivers save 40%!!! safe drivers save 40%! safe drivers save 40%!!! that's safe drivers save 40%. it is, that's safe drivers save 40%. - he's right there. - it's him! safe drivers do save 40%. click or call for a quote today. >> sandra: fox news alert, at 1.4 million americans filing for unemployment benefits alone, that brings the total number of jobless claims in the last 19 weeks to over 54 million. that was a result dropping by

nearly 33%, and wall street and a triple digit sell-off, the dow dropping with just over 1%. >> trace: news on the coronavirus pandemic out of florida, the state setting a new daily record for the second day in a row and the number of confirmed cases now topping 9400. in the meantime dozens of hospitals across florida have run out of icu beds. casey stegall is live in dallas, talk about the critical care beds? >> there are at least 50 across the state that are at capacity which is according to the florida agency for health care administration. at south florida has been hit especially hard miami-dade and broward county's account for at least 14 of those facilities where icus are at capacity. florida reported 216 new cobit, xp ten deaths in the last 24 hours pushing the state's death toll to more than 6300 and as a whole new problem, a

tropical storms on the way. it's forecast to hit the eastern coast of florida, and they are setting up shelters dedicated to covid patients should they be needed. more than 60 state testing sites will be completely shut down later today possibly through wednesday of next week. and they are requiring brick and mortar schools to reopen there this fall in addition to giving parents a choice for virtual classes. school districts like miami and palm beach for example have announced they won't physically open and they will begin the school year with remote learning. trace? >> trace: casey stegall ally for us in dallas. >> sandra: "the wall street journal" is now making the case that chaos in portland and all other major cities could become a liability

for joe biden. here's the headline from an opinion piece in the paper. portland is a problem for biden, and to win, the democrat has to show that he isn't a hostage of the disorderly far left. chris, good morning. it is portland a liability for joe biden? >> portland is a liability for everybody, sorry portland, and it's not good for anybody. the situation out there definitely hurts biden in the sense that to make a democratic city or democratic state, and that will be part of that party and it's not a good look. on the other hand it's not a good look for trump, and she has all the powers he wants to maintain. and it helps him with his face.

>> sandra: 's he's making the case that this is a problem. he handed biden the opportunity by cementing the suburbs into the democratic coalition. you can do this while pledging to fight every form of discrimination against african-americans and other minorities. he cannot do this if suburban voters doubt his resolve to protect domestic tranquility against disorder. we wonder if the trump campaign can effectively make that case for president trump. >> you know, every time a poll comes out, the first two things that trump people say is first, it's a fake poll, it's not true. the second thing is they went to the enthusiasm gap between trump and biden. but if it wasn't, look how much

more enthusiastic our voters are where biden supporters are just afraid of trump and angry at trump and voting against him and republican say this is superior. the trump campaign strategy right now is to get a little bit of that fear and a little bit of that anger, actually a good bit of it into that electorate. they are running the scaremongering ads that make willie horton look like a game of chutes and ladders. and the president's messaging, and they want their voters afraid just like biden's voters are. >> sandra: chris stirewalt, if you could it is this. 2020 will be the most inaccurate in history. but what are you hearing on th this?

>> only with the president has said, and we will run you through with the president is using this morning. universal mailing voting which is good, it will be a great embarrassment to the usa. then this is the phrase that everybody is keying in on washington today. washington is saying delay on the election, and the president is referring to, should we wait until the coronavirus pandemic has subsided to the point where people can do in person voting as opposed to mailing voting as many governors have suggested. but this idea of delaying the election is certainly something that, according to the constitution the president should not be able to do unilaterally, it would be up to congress to set the date for the election. is he trying to plant the seed

among his republican colleagues that calls for a delay of the election and then getting legislation through? so i think what we are seeing this morning, the president is trying to sow the seeds of doubt here in the outcome of the election. is it because he is concerned that he may not prevail on a member of the third or is he just trying to mix it up a little bit and throw some chum in the water for his base? that could be the latter as opposed to the former but the president musing out loud now about delaying the election. the attorney general was asked about it the other day and he said he had not looked into it in terms of the constitutionality of something like that happening. but as far as i know, and i reached out to my good friend jonathan turley for a ruling on this, and i believe it would be up to the congress to change the date of the election and that

would be something that would never fly. probably throwing some chum in the water. >> we are reminded of chris wallace's most recent interviews sitting down with the interview. can you say today that you we will with certainty except the outcome of the 2020 election, and it might have been for your program, and it could have been at the hearing. if you have a situation like you did in 2,000 where you had a

very narrow margin and significant state that decided the election, of course that's something that you would contest. but if you lost say 53-47 in michigan or pennsylvania, for the president to say, if i don't prevail in the election, i'm not going to challenge the outcome which would be to eliminate the possibility of a gourd of the bush challenge as we saw back in 2,000. i think it would only be prudent by any political campaign, if the results of the election are close enough that they would demand a recount or something other than this. and i think would be foolish to eliminate the possibility or take it off the table. >> sandra: breaking news, john roberts bringing us news on that. we will bring chris stirewalt back in on reaction with this.

the president floating delaying direction on this, your reaction? >> on the one hand of course you take it neither seriously or literally. i think there's probably a lot of truth in what john says, that it's just lumbering and he's either trying to provoke a reaction. and abraham lincoln was reelected during the civil war. we stage of the elections during the second world war and we staged elections during other pandemics and we have done it all. and he was totally out of character it sort of a flagrant expression of his current weakness. they would never suggest anything like that.

that's his weak position in the polls. >> trace: trace gallagher here. i'm curious because i was picking up on what sandra and john roberts were saying, and they were saying exactly what john roberts were saying that that's a proper answer because you don't know what's going to happen. if you have an election it comes down to the wire, you can't say of course i'll do accept whatever the decision is because that takes your options away. a fair assessment? in 1876 we had no conclusion in the congress made it up as it they went along and picked a president. we know how to do this stuff.

we have a system in place for that and it would be folly for any candidate to say whatever any state decides i would abide by my decision meaning wouldn't litigate or do the same thing and that is par for the course. on the other hand, that's different from proposing delaying the election. >> trace: clearly you are trying to stir things up. when you at least float the possibility, and we will hear a lot about this in the hours and days to come. this is a real bad and that

tillich telegraphs his weakness. >> sandra: we obviously have feelers out to the white house on that because it's making a lot of news this morning. some attributing them stock market sell-off is that although there was some weak economic data that came out that sent stock markets lower this morning. you see a triple digit sell-off building on earlier losses and now down 380 points. we are following the breaking news for you this morning, we are going to take a quick break and we will be right back. this is an athlete, twenty reps deep, sprinting past every leak in our softest, smoothest fabric. she's confident, protected, her strength respected. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you.

sthe coronavirus is wrecking stif the senate doesn't act, it will mean painful cuts to essential public services across america. fewer teachers and nurses, longer response times, dirtier streets. but some say our states should just go bankrupt. text fund to 237-263 to tell congress to fund our essential public services. afscme is responsible for the content of this ad.

she always wanted her smile to shine.

now, she uses a capful of therabreath healthy smile oral rinse to give her the healthy, sparkly smile she always wanted. (crowd cheering) therabreath, it's a better mouthwash. at walmart, target and other fine stores. >> sandra: fox news alert, breaking news this hour. a tweet from the white house and president trump tweeting out a short time ago on the upcoming presidential election, he said this. and that would be an embarrassment to the usa and delay the election until people can properly and securely and

safely vote. of course there will be a big legal debate that ensues after that debate. a lot of the reaction is pouring into that tweet. trace, chris wallace sat down with the president recently and he was asked about setting the outcome of the election and he said, we will see. so this is something that is garnering a lot of attention and a lot of reaction at this moment. >> trace: it's got reaction from democrats coming in fast and furious. we have roche neck crystal more saying it will be reaction as scheduled and then you have tied you udall of new mexico virtually saying the same thing saying, suggest delaying the november election is a serious attack on the democratic process. >> sandra: really quick, trace, there is some white house reaction coming in, our own john roberts putting this out there. this is the white house saying the president is simply raising a question whereas democrats are

proposing an entirely different so system of mail-in voting. so we will have more on all of this coming up. senator joe manchin will be joining us in the next hour. speak on a massive bull shark is cut off the coast of long island and it weighed almost 400 poun 400 pounds. laura ingle has been following the story and she is live for us in lido beach, new york. >> it is quickly becoming the summer of the shark as we are starting to see siting after citing and local officials all up and down the coast here on long island are closing swimming to patrons in some areas including extra high alert. this has been going on all week long on the south shore of long island. they have called for enhanced helicopter and marine patrols to warn lifeguards and swimmers. we just got word that officials want to take one more pass this morning with boats before they

allow people in the water at all. there have been nine shark sightings since monday and two of the most popular beaches on the stretch and many believe them to be bull sharks. long island fishermen pulled in an 8-foot bull shark on saturday while fishing right here at nickerson beach, the beast estimated to be up 400 pounds. experts say bull sharks like four warm water and are extremely aggressive, which has prompted experts to give advice before going into the water. >> we are just, there will be starts on that into the quieter sections of the beach. >> there have been 13 shark attacks in the united states this year, two of them fatal and one in california. the first ever fatal shark attack in maine, many are

alarmed after monday's rare and historic shark attack of a new york city woman off the coast of maine. judy hollwach was killed while swimming with her daughter and she was wearing a wet suit which experts say may have caused her to confused with the seal. >> trace: laura, thank you. >> sandra: more violence in portland overnight, a battle now brewing between the governor and the acting security secretary. what it all means for the federal response inside of this city as we get a live report on the ground in portland to come up next. let me grab a pen and some paper. know what? i'm gonna switch now. just need my desk... my chair... and my phone.

only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ little things can become your big moment. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting.

otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. tell your doctor about your medicines, and if you're pregnant or planning to be. otezla. show more of you. ♪

♪ ♪ the open road is open again. and wherever you're headed, choice hotels is there. book direct at choicehotels.com. ♪

>> sandra: fox news alert, as we begin a brand-new hour, the president tweeting out a call for a delay in the upcoming election based on voter fraud, saying this will be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history. issuing a statement to fox news saying the president is simply raising a question. we will have more on all of this coming up and a live report from the white house in moments. a possible agreement aimed at

ending scenes like that, that they are now promising to secure the area surrounding federal properties in downtown oregon allowing officers to withdrawal. homeland security is waiting to see if that works. here's the governor. >> what was really clear is that was a political strategy and it was not about problem-solving. it was purely about a political leader. if trump's troops are leaving the city of portland and that's a very good thing. >> sandra: that is a good thing, welcome to a brand-new hour of "america's newsroom." >> trace: police in downtown portland moving to clear the area and william la jeunesse's live in portland for us this morning. there was quite a scene playing

out. how are things changing there? >> this is what the governor said about the feds living portland and that's not entirely accurate. some agents may be leaving the white house but they are not leaving portland per se. what you are seeing right now is the first step in a reset, the transition if you will come a phased withdrawal of federal agents from the courthouse and they are being replaced as you can probably see here in the park by local police and state police. now what happened about 90 minutes ago as you saw it, police came over the loudspeaker and cleared this part. basically now they are demolishing and wiping clean whatever was inside it, this was basically an encampment if you will that was used by the protesters as a staging area for their assaults on a nightly basis to the federal courthouse. this rate would be taken over by thousands of protesters and they would be throwing fireworks and

trash and setting fires and that's what prompted and provoked federal agents to come out. but the police are going to do is they will take this park and probably limit any kind of traffic up here and they will station six patrolmen along this area so there is no access to the fence, if you will. there have been altercations that are very much but some altercations that have been displaced are over here on the street. but the most part again pretty peaceful. but that war of words if you will between the governor and federal officials continued with maine. >> let me be clear, we live in a democracy, not a dictatorship. we cannot have federal troops roaming city streets across the country while abducting people into unmarked vans. >> the sheer presence of federal law enforcement is what is

causing and justifying trying to burn down the building. if that's outrageous and ridiculous. >> so the scene last night is very similar as we had over the last 30 to 60 days. basically protesters, about several thousand lobbying and setting fires over the fence, prompting that federal response with tear gas and pepper balls. basically the feds came out and did go into the park before retreating back to the courthouse. some of the tactical units like the ice guys, they have left the courthouse but they are stationed elsewhere. you still have the u.s. marshal and their tactical team inside and they are not leaving until they are completely sure according to chad wolf that they can get rid of the graffiti and basically bring back -- they got the plywood to put back in the

doors and try to reclaim some sense of normalcy likely over the last two weeks if it works. >> sandra: a lot to figure out there. william la jeunesse, thank you. >> sandra: box news, police beefing up their patrols and hot spots in a bid to crack down a violent activity, guns, drugs and gun violence. that includes a stabbing, and a brutal assault against security guards trying to break up a party that went out of control. homicides of 51%. >> that relates to the reduction of crime. taking serious violent criminals from the street and it sends the message to those criminals that we are not going to tolerate violence in our communities.

the gun violence, and that's the city of chicago. >> trace: is live in the city, what are they up against there? >> not far from here a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the abdomen, and in recent weeks there have been brutal violent crimes caught on tape which it has been historically considered the safe tourism area. an 82-year-old man had his car surrounded by a bunch of people and he was carjacked. a large hotel party spilled out onto a downtown bridge leading to a shooting which one did one person and killed another. and they've never seen such violence and mayhem in the downtown area. a short while ago i spoke to a person that said they were working with police to identify what might have been known gang members and chicago's top cop

agrees and says these hot spot crime locations in the downtown and entertainment districts will see hundreds of new officers in the area. >> they began on thursday and they put together a plan related to the recent uptick and they will be minting the plan immediately. we should see some tamping down of those violent incidences in the downtown area. there's more than 200 officers just dedicated to downtown in addition to what is already downtown. chicago's police superintendent has demanded that violent criminals and offenders get of stricter sentences the city. >> trace: we know that chicago's south and west sides are historically the west worst areas for violent crimes so this morning the city is also beefing up units in those areas.

>> chicago police superintendent says that right now there are two groups that are the first of their kind on the south and the west side which will engage in community policing. we will see how that plays out. >> we will indeed. matt finn is live in chicago. >> sandra: more breaking news reaction floating the idea of an election delay, although the white house has a try to clarify that the white house was just asking a question. john roberts is back with us from the north lawn of the white house. >> that's first of all put up the tweet that sparked this conflagration this morning that was issued in the past hour by the president saying with universal male encoding, not absentee voting which is good, 2020 will be be the most inaccurate and fraudulent election in history, and it will be a great embarrassment to american history. delay the election until people can properly securely and safely

vote. i contacted as senior administration officials saying what exactly is the president getting at here, is he throwing chum in the water or delaying the election and i was told the president is simply raising a question whereas democrats are proposing an entirely new system of massive mail-in voting and it will be -- sorry, that will result in enormous delays in the election results. the suggestion being, we aren't going to know potentially who won the election on november 3rd or 4th, it may take some weeks after that. the other thing of course the republicans are worried about is republicans typically benefit from in person voting on election day and democrats typically benefit from mail-in voting. there are a number of states, north carolina, pennsylvania, michigan and florida among them who will start sending mail-in ballots to people, as of september. so you will get the first votes cast in september. according to one report i read in florida and ohio, democrats are outpacing republicans in

absentee ballot requests. now, it's not to say that democrats don't have their own concerns about mail-in voting. the republicans and the president are worried that they will just get creamed if it's all mail-in voting. but in the recent wisconsin primaries 23,000 mail-in ballots were rejected because they were spoiled and you will have a spoiled valid which could impact them as well. they said how fair and how timely the results of massive mail-in voting will be with so many states talking about moving toward that model as a result of coronavirus rather than having in person voting. >> sandra: really interesting moments ago. as you know, secretary of state

mike pompeo, and that's facing a growing he was asked about mail-in voting and here's how he responded. >> i must say, having a small group of people vote by absentee ballot is very different than deciding that you will conduct a full and mail balloting program. that will leave them to the professionals to identify the level of risk associated with that. when you change the voting rules in close to an election, it's a difficult task. >> interesting words there from pompeo. but john you and i just had an exchange talking about chris wallace is that recent sitdown with the president or he was asked about accepting the outcome of the election. and we have that for everyone and here it is. >> can you give them a direct answer, will you accept the

election? >> president trump: i have to see. i'm not just going to say yes. and i didn't last time the user. >> if he loses florida by seven votes he would think you probably would contest the election but if he loses pennsylvania by five it's likely he wouldn't contest the election. you know if you are a candidate and you ask joe biden the same thing he would probably not take the idea off of the table. you know, there are -- reasonable people can disagree but i think any reasonable campaign or astute campaign would say with the election results are really, really clo close, where it would demand a recount, we are not going to concede on the third or even the day of the fourth, that would push back to gore in 2,000 and the whole recount that happened there, but al gore was probably correct to contest the election given the system of voting that they had in place in florida at the time. we all remember the hanging chad's, and given how close that

election was. so to take something off the table i think would be silly for presidential candidate to do. >> sandra: leslie, i want to put the big board up here because our sister network is reporting that the sell-off you are seeing there is due to election worries. they are tying it most recently to the president's tweet. obviously recovery week concerns after we got some weak economic data pointing to more jobless claims and the shrinking of the economy and the latest quarterly report by 33%. so the dow has turned negative for the week, or i should say the u.s. stock market negative for the week, but that is the picture this morning. >> the market goes up and the market goes down and once we get the results of a phase three vaccine, who knows, the dow could hit 30,000. but one concern i heard and voiced by a person who contacted me was very close to the president, whose name i will not

disclose, suggested that what the president tweeted this morning could potentially be interpreted as a sign of weakness by some people and that he's going to get hammered by the media for it so there is some question as to whether or not the president tweeting that was really raising a legitimate question or throwing chum in the water for the opposition to relate she one and, he tweeted out immediately we will have him on the program coming up. >> the president gets congress that sets the date of the elections, it has to be held in that same year that the congressional race is so you

can't convey that congressional election. >> trace: fox news alert, a live look in portland, oregon, at work and police have been confronting demonstrators at this hour and they confronted them moments ago. warning of toxic going nowhere fast with deadlines looming. can congress reach a deal on you covert release packages. joe manchin joins us live next. all the finger-pointing is not going to get to an outcome. newday, witt

there's no appraisal, no income verification, and no out of pocket costs. one call can save you $3000 a year. ow0(y the coronavirus is wrecking stif the senate doesn't act, it will mean painful cuts to essential public services across america. fewer teachers and nurses, longer response times, dirtier streets. but some say our states should just go bankrupt. text fund to 237-263 to tell congress to fund our essential public services. afscme is responsible for the content of this ad.

that but even my republican colleagues haven't had a lot of input on this, it's basically a mitch mcconnell or white house piece of legislation. so we can work through that but right now i have children with homelessness, wanted a half million children throughout the country that need help. we have a build, bipartisan that would give that help and i hope we are open to that. rural hospitals aren't getting the needed funding they need to come up 20% of the population with america is taken care of by

rural hospitals so you would think 20% of the money would go to rural hospitals to keep them afloat. we can't fight this covid-19 if we don't have health care on the front lines. and the most critical thing we have is telehealth, broadband and distant learning. if you don't have connectivity, sandra, you can't do these things. we are in the middle of this pandemic until we get vaccine or antibodies at work, we will continue to struggle. so with that, give us the tools to be able to survive until we have that. >> sandra: based on that, mitch mcconnell made a lot of news yesterday by suggesting on the senate floor that democrats in these negotiations, they are trying to sabotage the relief bill. >> the only reason i could see that they would sabotage negotiations is if they killed police reform in june, they actually think bipartisan progress for the country would

hurt their own political chanc chances. >> with a clock ticking can you say with confidence that you and your colleagues will be able to get something done for the american people? >> i sure am determined to do that and we have until next week to get that done. but let me tell you another thing, we've had three months with mitch mcconnell being the leader of the senate, being the majority and it has not brought any of us together to work so we are working in the back halls right now, democrats and republicans talking to each other on things that we can agree on even though mitch mcconnell, we are talking trying to see if there's a pathway forward. they've lost their job, no fault of their own. and we should keep them whole. we should basically keep them whole until vaccine that works. >> the president has said --

since tried to clarify the president's message as our own john roberts just reported, a senior administration officials thing the president is simply raising a question. they say the democrats are proposing an entirely new system of massive mail-in voting and that's their words which will result in enormous delays in the election results. but what is your reaction to that tweet on the screen where the president both the idea of delaying the election until people can properly, securely and safely vote? he puts three? 's. >> let me say first of all we have never delayed an election in the united states of america. we have never, all the wars and conflicts that we had and that should never even be considered. and it would have to be congress and its five years of

imprisonment and $10,000 fine. they've had mail-in voting for quite some time in their states and have no problems. and we have republicans and secretary of state as his continuing that into the fall. we had no problems whatsoever and we feel very secure in doing it. i don't know where this conspiracy theory is coming fr from, in case there was a way for him to have a reason to object. >> sandra: mike pompeo was just asked about this at a hearing on capitol hill a short time ago talking about the concerns over widespread voting fraud. he said he voted an absentee ballot and when you change the rules close to election it's a difficult task. where do your concerns lie then? >> there is no rule change that i know of, what we have right now is basically during covid-19

which is basically interrupting people's ability to get up and move around, you have to have an adjustment. there is no adjustment because they've always done it and states like west virginia, we've been able to do it very successfully. people have to request by august, do you want an absentee ballot for mail-in voting? they will say yes and, that's just the way it's going to be. so there is no interruption whatsoever and i'm not concerned about fraud whatsoever. the penalties are too harsh for someone to full around with federal election. >> sandra: as far as the timing of this because again, i said that the clock is ticking, getting the deal done. the american people are watching this happen and even seeing disagreement between the republican party in the white house on this issue. as far as the coronavirus relief bill, can you assure the

american people, that will give them relief basically for the unemployed and the health care workers and all the people in the front line. i got my republican friends who want to be there, too. i just hope the leadership, mitch mcconnell, wants to work with us. >> trace: washington is buzzing that kamala harris will pick joe biden, which he helps or hurts the ticket.

♪ right now, there are over a million walmart associates doing their best to keep our nation going. because despite everything that's changed, one thing hasn't and that's our devotion to you and our communities. our priority will always be to keep you and our associates safe, while making sure you can still get the essentials you need. ♪ latonight, silence it with newd byzzzquil night pain. because pain should never get in the way of a restful night's sleep. new zzzquil night pain. silence pain, sleep soundly. thabsolutely, it intelligently senses your movements and can it help keep me asleep? automatically adjusts to keep you both comfortable. and now, save up to $500 on select sleep number 360 smart beds. plus no interest until january 2023 on all smart beds. only for a limited time.

it was 1961 when nellie young lost her devoted husband. without him, things were tough. her last option was to sell her home, but... her home meant everything to her. her husband had been a high school football coach and it turned out, one of his former players came up with an answer. a loan, created just for older homeowners. and pretty soon, nellie young had one of the first reverse mortgages. discover if a reverse mortgage loan is right for you. use it to eliminate monthly mortgage payments and increase cashflow, create an emergency fund, preserve retirement savings and more. call now for your free information kit. that first reverse mortgage loan meant nellie could stay in the home she loved so much, with memories that meant even more. a reverse mortgage loan isn't some kind of trick to take your home.

it's a loan... and it's tax-free cash just when you need it. it's about making your retirement better. call today and find out more in aag's free, no-obligation reverse mortgage loan guide. access tax-free cash and stay in the home you love. of course, you can use it to pay some bills, cover medical costs, update or repair your home. but best of all, it eliminates those monthly mortgage payments so you get more cash in your pocket, every month. learn how you can use a reverse mortgage loan to cover your expenses, pay for healthcare, preserve retirement savings, and so much more. a lots changed since 1961... since then over a million older americans have used a reverse mortgage loan to finance their retirements. it meant so much to nellie, maybe it could mean as much to you... call now and get your free infokit

all the way out here just for a blurry photo of me. maybe it could mean as much to you... oh, that's a good one. wait, what's that? that's just the low-battery warning. oh, alright. now it's all, "check out my rv," and, "let's go four-wheeling." maybe there's a little part of me that wanted to be seen. well, progressive helps people save when they bundle their home with their outdoor vehicles. so they've got other things to do now, bigfoot. wait, what'd you just call me? bigfoot? ♪ my name is daryl. >> trace: the funeral of civil rights icon georgia congressman jim lewis will start outside of the hour. it is a loo look at the ebenezer baptist church outside of atlanta. lauren green has been following us. >> you know like so many leaders of the civil rights movement,

john lewis' fate is what compelled him. it became the foundation for the cause of racial justice and he rode in his memoir, a very early stage of movement, and that the spirit of forgiveness and reconciliation. early in his life, john lewis planted to be a preacher and studied religion and philosophy and also graduated from the american baptist college in nashville. after hearing dr. martin luther king jr. speak he believed god was following him to the civil rights movement. >> after he had met dr. king, he met rosa parks when he was 17 years old. he came to american baptist college to study and to reflect and have a kind of theological imagination for the social gospel and how you are related to the context of segregation in the south >> in 1963, lewis was

the youngest person to speak. he would have his relief on blood a sunday. they he was attacked in his skull was fractured. you know, lewis' life was built and ordinary people with extraordinary vision can redeem the soul of atlanta, comerica. >> trace: at lauren green live in atlanta. >> sandra: sadly bringing you this breaking news on herman cain and, he has passed away after he was diagnosed with covid-19. the former presidential

candidate and business executive has passed away in his website put out a statement saying we are broken in the world's poor, herman cain has gone to be with the lord. you are never ready for the kind of news that we are grappling with this morning but you have no choice but to seek and find god's comfort. he was one of the highest profile figures in the u.s. to have contracted the virus and now he has passed away. a 74-year-old survivor of stage iv colon cancer, he was a business executive as you all know and board chairman of a branch of kansas city's federal reserve bank before moving into republican politics and eventually becoming a presidential candidate. we are mourning the loss of herman cain, getting word that he passed away. john roberts is live at the white house this afternoon.

>> he waved as he went by and it wasn't long after that that he was diagnosed with coronavirus and went to an atlanta hospital. a month after being diagnosed he remained on a ventilator, although people close to him was saying that it appears as though he might be getting better. the word that went out was that his organs were strong and they were trying to heal his lungs with an infusion of oxygen through a ventilator. but don't forget, herman cain did have some underlying conditions back in 2006. he had it colon cancer which had spread to his liver and he was also 74 years old which put him right sort of at the apex of that higher risk group of people who sometimes do so badly with coronavirus. we also know that african-americans suffer severe coronavirus disease and a higher percentage than other people do as well. i covered his presidential campaign back in 2012 and he will always be forever known as

mr. 999. when i was stationed in our atlanta bureau he was a frequent visitor as well and a contributor to fox news. he got that remote camera put into his home in stockbridge and no longer had to make the drive to atlanta. sad news this morning that after a long battle, much of it on a ventilator with coronavirus, herman cain finally succumbed to the illness and has passed away this morning. he was 74. he will be missed by a lot of people. >> sandra: when he passed away he was cochair of black voices for trump and he had attended the president's tulsa rally in june. obviously that was one of the last times that we had seen them publicly, he was hospitalized for about a month. to go back to your point, as an update from his team via twitter, facebook and to his website yesterday, he was still hospitalized but he was being treated with oxygen.

the doctor said his organs and systems were still strong but obviously the disease is unpredictable. sometimes people appear to be better. >> as i pointed out they had put up that statement on twitter, about the fact that they thought he was getting better. but his doctor will tell you, what sometimes happens with people is they appear to be getting better and then all of a sudden because of an overactive immune system they get something called a cytokine storm which literally fills the loan with fluid and they basically drown of their own lymphatic fluid entering the lungs. he wouldn't have known what was happening to him because when you are on a ventilator you are put into a medical, because you couldn't stand having that tube down your throat and into your

trachea, with the machine puffing your lungs. so i'm not saying that's what happened but that's what we have seen happen in many, many cases, and people who are a similar age and risk category as herman cain. all of a sudden you go south very rapidly and that death comes on very quickly as a result. >> sandra: he would had just started hosting a new show about his website saying that herman cain has gone to be with the lord. we mourn the loss of him this morning, 74 years old and had been admitted to the hospital a month ago. john roberts, if you could stand by at the white house for us. >> if there was one other thing i could point out, at that tulsa rally, everyone who was getting close to the president and that would have included herman cain, they were tested for coronavirus disease and they had a couple of

tents and he would have tested negative at that point. otherwise he would not have been allowed into the rally. so something happened between tulsa and the 29th where he contracted the virus. not to say he got it at the rally, there were some staffers who showed positive, some secret service who showed positive, both prior to the rally and in the aftermath. it's likely that he would have been negative for coronavirus on that day because he would have been tested. >> sandra: was hospitalized in atlanta on july 1st 2 days after he had been told he tested positive. herman cain has left us and as has website size, went to be with the lord. john roberts, if you could stay with us. >> trace: let's bring in ari fleischer, as they were talking about their herman cain's people say that they didn't give updates on his

condition because they thought he was getting better, but he just couldn't quite get to the point where they could kind of take him off the ventilator. very sad day. >> you know he was one of the nicest guys i ever met. they had this affability and kindness, he lit up the room where he was. he is an enchanting man and it's a reminder to all of us, take corona seriously. this virus especially if you are elderly or have underlying conditions, it can kill you. so people need to wear their mask and they need to do the sensible things. we need to be smart. >> trace: on july 7th, herman asked to let you know he hears your prayers. this is a tough virus but we serve a tougher god. he wants to get back in action

soon so please continue praying. you go through his history and the ceo of godfather's pizza and then he became a tea party activists. he was so compelling to conservatives over the years, he was really -- even his new show on newsmax, he was always an exciting and energetic voice in politics. >> that's exactly right. and i have to say is a black republican he was somebody that so many people could just turn to and say, we can be attractive across the border. so you love to hear herman cain's voice and he did it so articulately, and he did it with a little marketing is as. he was a clever guy but i just remember him mostly as a nice guy. >> trace: the nicest man. we had so much breaking news, and i'm sure you know, in fact

you tweeted about the president coming out and floating the idea of maybe postponing the election? you came out quickly and said it's a bad idea and he should delete the tweet but clearly you don't think it was a good move. >> now. i suspect he did it to draw attention to the facts that mail in voting especially with states that have never done before, they start to send actual ballots to people and sent everybody an absentee ballot application which will overwhelm states and lead to questioning the integrity. if i were him i would tweet again now. i would go to a new tweet and say election day will be november 3rd but the integrity will be in question if states don't have a good history of doing those things. that's a valid point, but no american politician should mess with the idea especially the

president. they put everything into question and doubt and it takes the eye off the problem which is states not having practice or history or switching to it at this late date. >> trace: if you think about this, the funeral starts here at about 17 minutes and we will bring it to you live but you have these tragedy upon tragedy throughout the year, this is a hit to the african-american population across the board. >> well, death is part of life as people often remind us and what john lewis and martin luther king and many others did that was so noble was hold us to the highest ideals, and they lived with their life peacefully in pursuit of that

and so today is that a day to reflect, that's what funerals make you do if you watch and is also a day, frankly, it's a rare day for me to pick up "the new york times" and read an op-ed but john lewis was touching. >> sandra: we are all mourning the loss of herman cain, spent a lot of time with him over the years and he was frequently a guest on "outnumbered." you mentioned his laugh, he was such a nice man. you look at him taking over godfather's pizza in 1986, and completely turning around that company, he was bringing it from the brink of bankruptcy. as a brilliant businessman and the country mourns the loss of a man who brought smiles to many faces over the years. >> and he was a leader. that man was an accomplished leader. it's hard to run an organization

that vague and turn it around and make it so financially successful, but he did it. he did it with smarts and did it with leadership abilities, they follow him and trusted his judgment. then what did he do? he tried to cross the line into politics. a lot of business people, he took the risk and went into dangerous and choppy waters. that's what i think of, when i watched him on the debate stage. politicians would be lecturing and a serious and it would sound like they were bookkeepers. he was a sensible sharp guy with some smart ideas and he made it understandable because of his personality. >> sandra: his passing talks

about the encounter with bill clinton schooling him on small business finance and the website writes, herman could handle himself like that because he knew who he was and wasn't intimidated by anyone including the president of united states. ari fleischer, thank you for reflecting on herman cain's life. meanwhile, the nation is saying a final goodbye to congressmen and civil rights icon john lewis. his funeral services getting underway just moments from now in atlanta. three former presidents are set to speak at our own harris faulkner as i just mentioned will be joining us live on the other side of the break to help anchor that coverage. stay with us. ♪ ♪

everyone wants to save on but are you saving the most?

check out rxsaver by retailmenot - a free coupon app and website where you can see prices and save up to 85% on your prescriptions. it could even beat your insurance copay. just visit rxsaver.com, type in your meds, select your pharmacy and show the coupon when you pay. now you're an rxsaver! remember: you haven't saved...until you're an rxsaver!