>> if you have time run to the radio we'll talk to jonathan swan and jason miller. >> stay within yourself, i say play beyond your means today. you can do it. >> that's a good one. >> oh my god. oh my god. >> sandra: a near miss in new jersey tropical storm isaias snapping trees like twigs, the system carving a path of destruction up and down the east coast spawning several tornadoes and living six people dead. i'm sandra smith. >> trace: i'm trace gallagher. isaias is heading into canada now. it made landfall as a hurricane in north carolina before barreling up the earn seaboard. it destroyed homes and left more than 3 million people without power.

new york and new jersey among the hardest hit. >> you do have to be careful out there. a lot of traffic lights are not working and a lot of branches are on the streets. >> my neighbor's house a tree fell in the middle of his house. >> when that wire went down there was a huge explosion, a fire, my two neighbors saw all the lights. >> heavy winds and wires going everywhere, cars, just crazy damage. >> sandra: we're live from queens, new york this morning, a man was killed by a falling tree there. >> just tragic. good morning, sandra. isaias came and went quickly but the damage it left behind is absolutely incredible. take a look at this. the winds were so strong here in estoria, queens, it ripped this giant tree right out of the sidewalk and then it landed right on top of this car here. not only this car but come over

here with me and it landed on top of a second car. there are cars with trees on them all over estoria. the mayor was here late in the evening yesterday taking a look at the damage. he says there were more than 2,000 trees downed across the city including that tree that killed the 60-year-old man. he was sitting inside of a van when a massive oak tree snapped at its base and crushed the vehicle. others got really lucky. listen. >> there used to be a third dormer at the top, now in our driveway. no one was hurt, though. it's all good. >> according to local reports at least two tornadoes touched down in new jersey downing power lines, wreaking havoc. 3 million customers without power now in the northeast. commuters were stuck for hours last night as the storm toppled trees over the rail tracks

crippling mass transit well into the night. pennsylvania strong winds ripped the roof off a daycare with 130 kids inside. some of them babies. four children suffered minor injuries, one person died in that state when their vehicle was swept away by floodwaters. the urgency now, sandra, is to restore power as the power companies are reportedly saying that some of these places will not get their power back for a couple of days. it is hot here in the high 80s, misery right now. >> sandra: it's 9:00 here on the east coast. folks trying to get into work. how has it affected the morning commute? >> it's been very problematic. we're hearing power being out at train stations. we saw those branches all over the rail lines. they're suspended at this hour. there are bus routes that are just not working as they normally would. if anyone is trying to get to work, it will take them a

little while to get there, if they get there at all today sandra. >> sandra: a lot of them have been shut down all together. we'll see when they can get back online. thank you. >> president trump: absentee is okay because you have to go through a process, brian. you go through a process, make a request, they send it to you and it's a process and a smaller number. what they'll do is blanket the state. anybody that ever walked, frankly, will get one. >> trace: president trump live on "fox & friends" this morning slamming democrats' push for mail-in voting doubling down on his claim it will result in massive fraud. his campaign is filing suit against nevada for expanding its mail-in voting system. kristin fisher is live at the without with more. >> even though president trump gave a path to voters in florida yesterday encouraging them to request a ballot and mail-in vote in that state calling it safe and secure

president trump still is not comfortable with what the state of nevada is planning to do. they just passed that law which would allow the state to mail ballots to all active registered voters in the state. now you have the trump campaign suing the state of nevada. >> president trump: nevada, we're in court and we'll see how it works out. if it doesn't work out you won't know the november 3 election results for the country it could be for months and months. actually could be for years. >> the president has gone from saying it could be a few months before we won the november election to this morning could be years. it feeds into the idea he floated last week that the election should be postponed which was almost immediately shot down by republicans and democrats. but before we can get to november, we first have to get through the convention. president trump was first going to accept his party's nomination in north carolina, then florida. now he is considering something

much closer to home. >> president trump: we're thinking about doing it from the white house because there is no movement. i have think it's a beautiful setting and we're thinking about that. it is certainly one of the alternatives. the easiest alternative. it is a beautiful alternative. >> no doubt a beautiful alternative. traditionally speaking the white house isn't used for political events. democrats in particular are pouncing on this idea even though it's not locked down yet, they think it would be inappropriate for the president to use the people's house as a back drop for something like accepting his party's nomination. like i said, trace, not locked in yet but certainly president trump is considering in the middle of this pandemic. >> trace: kristin fisher live on the north lawn. thank you. >> sandra: police declaring a riot last night in portland after crowds set fire to a dumpster outside the portland

police association building. gunshots and barricaded roadways overnight. police warning to stay off the property were repeated throughout the evening. protest in downtown portland have been happening every night for more than two months. >> trace: tempers flaring during a senate hearing on antifa. cruise accusing democrats to condemn the group and this pointeds change. >> we should all join hands in denouncing and -- whatever words you want to use about violent extremism of all stripes. i think we can all agree on that. so to constantly accuse democrats of not caring about that is really -- i can only say that you aren't listening. so i hope this is the end of this hearing, mr. chairman and that we don't have to listen to any more of your rhetorical speeches. thank you very much, i'm leaving. >> throughout her remarks she

did not say a negative word about antifa nor has any democrat here. they engage in a political game where they depend -- you are welcome to say something negative about antifa right now. okay, she declined to speak so that's the position of the democratic party. >> trace: the democrat from hawaii walking out of the hearing. we'll have new reaction to this coming up with andy mccarthy bottom of the hour. >> sandra: look forward to that. fox news alert on capitol hill. former deputy attorney general sally yates set to december file next hour part of the panel's investigation into crossfire hurricane, the f.b.i.'s probe of russian interference in the 2016 election. gillian turner is live in washington on that. what can we expect from that hearing this morning? good morning. >> sandra: good morning to you, sandra. one big reason republicans on this committee are so eager to

hear from yates she was at the oval office meeting january 25, 2017 with president obama, f.b.i. director james comey. this is the meeting where they discussed general michael flynn and his work and contacts with the russian government. first up today on judiciary committee is the fisa warrant for former trump campaign advisor carter page. >> we know there was no there there. the dossier was a bunch of garbage and the f.b.i. found out the russian sub source reported a bunch of hearsay and bar talk. i want to ask her if she knew then what she knows now would she sign the warrant? >> the committee's second public hearing on the crossfire investigation. a few weeks ago graham was given broad authority by the judiciary committee and can summon as many as 50 witnesses if he chooses. he says it's high time to get to the bottom of what top obama administration officials knew

about former national security advisor michael flynn and when. listen. >> this happened to a liberal every newspaper and outlet in america would be claiming foul but general flynn, the media hates him. what they are doing to general flynn in district court is terrible. >> his first public hearing had rod rosenstein earlier this year. democrats said it was an excuse for republicans to tarnish obama-era democrats. a quick reminder gates did braoefshly serve as trump's attorney general. he fired her after she refused to defend his travel ban policy. >> sandra: gillian, thank you. >> trace: horrifying video

showing the moment a massive explosion ripped through the lebanese capital of beirut. the blast killing at least 100 people and hurting thousands more. it was apparently triggered at a warehouse where more than 2700 tons of ammonia night rate was stored. >> the lebanese people surveyed the damage of this massive explosion in beirut. according to the red cross it left more than 100 people dead and thousands more injured. rescue crews worked overnight going through pieces of metal, wood and glass searching for survivors. there is 66 million in emergency funds and aid pouring in from the world. a state of emergency while hospitals remain completely overwhelmed at this hour. last night you saw patients being treated in the parking lots of some of those facilities. you can see in this video how strong the explosion was as a

priest was livestreaming a mass and pieces of the ceiling started to fall on him. the blast was felt more than 100 miles away in cyprus. a very difficult situation for the entire population of lebanon. one interview that took place yesterday underscoring the mood there in beirut with the governor of the city tears were streaming down his face as he compared this situation to the blast in hiroshima. >> trace: it is awful. they are trying to figure out the cause. president trump suggesting it could have been a bomb of some kind. what do we know? >> the official explanation is that it is linked to the substance ammonium night rate. it could have been used as the source of oxygen to combust and could have decayed where disaster has struck with that substance. as for the president's statement pentagon officials speaking to fox news overnight

says there is no evidence to support the claims by the president that it could have been an attack or bomb. regional security analysts are concerned making these claims could endanger allies such as israel that have tensions with lebanon. >> it was the key ingredient in the oklahoma city bombing. >> sandra: fox news alert on a massive wildfire burning east of los angeles. when firefighters are saying that they could have that contained. plus the trump campaign taking new action to block mail-in voting in nevada after president trump encouraged florida voters to vote by mail. charlie hurt will weigh in on that next. >> president trump: you can't do a mail-in vote. florida is different in the sense they've been doing it. ♪

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>> trace: fox news alert on the wildfire burning in southern california, the apple fire east of los angeles growing to nearly 27,000 acres but firefighters are making gains with the fire now 20% contained. some evacuation orders have also been lifted. >> conditions were pretty gnarly and making large, fast runs up canyons that were

aligned with wind and terrain. a lot of homes we encountered had sensible space around them and made our job a lot easier. >> trace: forecasts predict strong winds in the area. it could cause setbacks but the temperatures will be cooler. they hope to get the fire completely contained by mid-august. >> president trump: nevada we're in court and see how it works out. if it doesn't work out you won't know the november 3 election results for months and months or years. >> sandra: president trump reacting after his campaign is suing to block battleground state nevada from expanding its mail-in voting practices claiming it would undermine the election's integrity. he reversed course yesterday saying that mail-in voting in florida is good. charlie hurt is an opinion editor and fox news contributor. good morning and welcome.

weigh in on all this. this seems to be the hot debate of the moment, mail-in voting. now the campaign suing in nevada. >> a couple of things. one is it's a very fine line that the president has to walk between protecting the integrity of a federal election, which is what he is attempting to do in nevada. that's a very, very important issue to listen to democrats tell it that's not what happened in 2016. and if that's the case, then the reason that those elections weren't protected is because the previous administration including joe biden didn't do enough to protect them. president trump is trying his best to do what needs to be done to protect these elections. a fine line. you want to prevent nefarious activities from taking over the federal election and at the same time you want to encourage voters to go out and vote which is what he is doing in florida. now, bigger picture it's important for viewers to remember as president trump

noted earlier on fox. there is a different between absentee voting and this mass voting by mail. absentee. anybody voted by absentee. i've done it, it is a rigorous process. there are all sorts of federal laws that you violate if you do anything wrong. there are signatures that are matched. there is very little room for discrepancy. mass mailing ballots is a very, very dangerous situation. i'm not saying it is not something we couldn't achieve but coming up with it three months before an election and trying to put it on a failing u.s. postal service is a little bit questionable. of course, just look at the examples we have. we have races in new york that haven't still been decided months later. there are cases in california in the past where they do this and it is flooding hundreds of thousands of ballots into -- out across the state and it

takes sometimes you might have tens of thousands of ballots that arrive in the post office on election day and we don't know the chain of custody. there are problems with signatures. there are all kinds of problems that come up in that sort of process. and the president i think is correct in being at the very least very wary and wanting to make sure the process is done so that every vote is counted and no votes that are improper are counted. >> sandra: and also every voter who wants to vote is able to vote. why did they change the rules in nevada? they're making the case we're in the middle of a pandemic. you want to ensure that every american can vote. and now the left is taking issue with the fact that the president says it's okay in the state of florida. >> that's the problem we're faced with. you are correct. the pandemic has created a

problem but the cure can't be worse than the problem itself. and if the steps you take to insure people vote safely is -- those steps that you take are actually mean that the election gets riddled with false ballots and problems, then literally the cure is worse than the problem itself. a big problem we're dealing with is the fact that so many democrats going into the situation have for example they argue against people having to provide identification to prove that they should be voting in election. that's the bareest minimum of a free election if you ask most people. >> sandra: let me get the nevada governor in here. he is defending the strategy. >> i understand there is an attempt to suppress voting. it's my job to make sure we

give everybody that wants to vote the opportunity to do so and remain as flexible as possible. that's what ab4 does. i'm confident it will be well received. i was proud to sign it and i'm proud at the work the legislature legislature today. >> i don't think anybody wants to suppress legal, proper voting. they want to suppress illegal voting and ballots that aren't valid. when you have this ballot harvesting in places like california where there is no chain of custody. we don't know where the -- first of all we don't know that the ballot is out in the first place but we don't know who has handled the ballots from the point at which somebody checked the box to when they wind up in the post office. it is insane. this is not some crazy partisan issue. it shouldn't be. this is basic common sense. i think that there are some things that everybody could easily agree to but if the starting point is we can't even

insure that people provide identification the prove that they should be voting. if we can't agree on that we're pretty far apart. >> sandra: you just confirmed that we're very firmly in the middle of a fierce debate over what happens next with all that. but because of that and because of the early voting nature of this presidential election year, for that reason the president says he is pushing to have the general election presidential debates earlier than they are already scheduled. here is the president earlier this morning on that. >> president trump: they're trying to get out. my people are telling me that they're playing very cute and trying to get out. no question about that. but we should have the debates. the one problem i have the debate is very late. at the end of september. a lot of ballots will already be cast by that time. >> sandra: there seems to be confusion over whether or not the campaign has committed officially to the debate commission on the already

scheduled three debates or if they are going to hang on and press for earlier debates and more of them. supposedly the campaign wants four. >> i think what we see right now is debate jockeying about the debates. both sides are sort of trying to figure out how to kind of hold up the process until they get everything they want. what is interesting here is usually incumbents want fewer debates and the person running from the outside wants more debate. in this case you have a sitting president. the quote, unquote, incumbent wants to have more debates with the outsider and so i think that sort of goes to the heart of quite frankly what -- where the president feels in terms he is on the issues and where vice president biden and his supporters and his campaign, where they feel he is on the issues. and his ability to sort of go

one-on-one with the president on a stage with no safety net. >> sandra: there are a lot of questions whether biden would show up. he came on this network yesterday and said yes, he will. so it seems like it is on at least for now, the three debates. we'll see what happens next. great to have you this morning, thank you. >> trace: have you heard this? the university of connecticut cancelling the football season because of the coronavirus pandemic. the first major program to do so. they were set to compete as an independent team this year after leaving the american athletic conference and its scheduled featured road games against illinois and ole miss. the activity director says covid-19 created an unacceptable risk. >> sandra: a plan to cut the police department in half in seattle. what both sides are saying about that. plus this.

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>> sandra: looking at the top stories. the morning a imagine orr cleanup after isaias tears through the northeast. the storm leaving at least six people dead as it makes its way towards canada. heavy rains, flooding streets as high winds toppled trees and power lines leaving millions in the dark. >> trace: another sad milestone in the coronavirus pandemic. infections topping 4.7 million. new cases increasing to nearly 60,000 yesterday >> sandra: sally yates set to appear before a committee with the origins of the russia investigation. grilled about an oval office meeting where michael flynn was discussed. >> trace: for more on today's hearing let's bring in andy mccarthy, fox news contributor.

always good to see you, a big point of this hearing today is this sally yates meeting in the white house january 5th, 2017. former vice president biden there, president obama, james comey and that's where reportedly james comey said that the michael flynn call with the russian ambassador was legitimate. what are they looking for? what's lindsey graham and republicans looking for specifically from that meeting? >> well, i think, trace, that most of her version of events is already well-known. there was actually an f.b.i. interview of yates in connection with the mueller investigation when the justice department moved to dismiss the criminal case against general flynn, they appended that to their motion. so we basically have her version of events and i think what they'll want to draw out from her is that a big part of the discussion was the withholding of information

about the trump/russia investigation from the incoming trump team. i think that's very important because the goal of the investigation, which i wouldn't have predicted you would be able to pull this off as a prosecutor, but the goal was to continue the investigation even after trump took power and was in a position to shut it down. the only way they could have pulled that off is with the cooperation and work of comey and yates, who were continuing into the trump administration at the f.b.i. and the justice department. >> trace: and lindsey graham also said he wants to hear sally yates talk about this. listen to this and i'll get your response. >> she signed street warrant application in january of 2017 to seek a fisa warrant against carter page. now we know there was no there there. i want to ask her if she knew then what she knows now would she sign the warrant?

>> trace: would they do it again the question. >> this is interesting. this is the divide between the law and practical reality. i expect that yates is going to cling to the law in the sense that she will say look, the reason congress requires the attorney general to sign off on fisa warrants is not to vet the probable cause showing by the f.b.i. we assume that the f.b.i. is giving us information that's verified and corroborated. the justice department a.g. is required to sign off to make sure that all of the boxes have been checked in terms of the legal requirements for a fisa submission. down here on planet earth i have to say having worked at the justice department for 20 years as a prosecutor, in every important case i ever had, whether i was a line assistant or a supervisor, the supervisor, if it was a very sensitive, important case, wanted to know from the f.b.i.

exactly what the verification and the corroboration of information that you were giving to the court. this was an investigation that involved the president of the united states. the thought that they would just sign off on it because they thought all the legal requirements had been met i think is not the way things normally work. >> trace: it surprised a lot of people. ted cruz and mazie hirono exchange. cruz went after democrats for not condemning antifa. watch. >> i hope this is the end of this hearing, mr. chairman and that we don't have to listen to any more of your rhetorical speeches. thank you very much, i'm leaving. >> i appreciate that uplifting words of senator hirono and note throughout her remarks she still did not say a negative word about antifa nor has any democrat here. >> trace: he is right about that. they condemned violence on both

sides but never said anything about antifa. your thoughts. >> it's funny to hear senator hirono make that kind of a dramatic exit. she is about as prove octobertive a speaker as there is in the senate. the obvious thing here there is a battle between the hard left of the democratic party and the establishment, which is trying to present itself as moderate for election purposes. they don't want to offend the hard left. it is a lot easier for them to complain about cruz than to address what's going on on the streets and how a lot of the points that they're trying to push have disintegrated into rioting and worse in a number of places. >> trace: it's concerning in a lot of cities. andy mccarthy, always good of you. thank you. >> thanks, trace. >> sandra: seattle mayor and police chief are opposing a plan aimed at cutting the city's police force.

city council members want to cut as many as 100 officers through attrition and layoffs this year. the mayor says that's not the way to go. dan springer is live in seattle for us. seattle is not the only city having these kind of discussions. >> that's right, sandra. seattle is just one of 10 cities across the country in some stage of defunding its police department. as you said, the mayor here and police chief are pushing back with a key vote less than a week away. on monday the city council is set to vote on a measure to cut $3 million from the spd budget. cost the department 100 officers, nowhere near the 50% cut that some protestors are demanding. the council wants the police chief to eliminate the mounted patrol. school officers, public affairs department and navigation teams that help social workers clear out homeless encampments. the chief criticized the council for not contacting her about the how the cuts would

affect public safety. >> do these large scale changes in 2020 with no practical plan for community safety. and i believe wholeheartedly that is completely reckless. >> seattle police officers guild is trying to put pressure on the council to not cut funding. police asked people to sign a petition. so far 150,000 people have signed it. they're planning a rally at city hall on sunday. the forced layoffs would make the police department less diverse according to the mayor. >> 100 officers we want to cut and they try to pick out the ones they think the public would support cutting? that isn't how it will work. it will be the 100 officers who are least senior, most diverse recruits and the people we have in the department to be the new vision of the future.

>> several polls have been taken in seattle on this issue. most show some support for some cutting of the police department's budget but none show that a majority want the cuts of 50% being demanded by the protestors. >> sandra: dan, thank you. trace. >> trace: president trump predicting a strong economic recovery despite what he claims is opposition from democrats. >> president trump: it will be interesting to see what that is. we're heading definitely -- the democrats are standing in our way. they don't want the states open even if the state is in good shape. >> trace: whether the two sides hammer out a stimulus deal this week? we'll hear from the chief economist for the economic council next. the husband of the l.a. county district attorney defending his home when protestors paid a visit and why he is not facing charges. >> get off of my porch. i don't care who you are. get off of my porch.

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>> sandra: the latest round of negotiations for another round of relief for american people due to the pandemic wrapping up on capitol hill with some progress we're told. steve mnuchin saying both sides will try to strike a deal by the end of this week. the chief economist for the national economic council is here and joins us. welcome to america's newsroom. great to have you on this morning. >> sandra: thank you for having me. >> sandra: you're an economist at heart and knee deep in the data and numbers. i won't ask you if a deal will get done or when. we all want to know that. how important is it to the american people, to the u.s. economy, that a deal does get done? >> let me first say that as the president highlighted last night, we're in a v-shape boom. we're seeing it in manufacturing, which isn't just recovering, it's in a renaissance. we've seen motor vehicle production, an incredible statistic up 77% from the low.

with that rise in production a very good high paying jobs that are returning. we're seeing a 13-year high in home sales. home builders, forward-looking tells us where construction is. good high paying jobs higher than where it was last year. the president right now is hyper focused on getting a deal done. while we have this v-shaped boom, why not take out an insurance policy and solidify what looks like we'll see a record second half economy? and as direct or kudlow has said there has been hardship and pain, why not do a brief extension as the president has suggested. the democrats have fought against it. to get extra money to people to keep this economy stronger. the numbers as you suggested are excellent and we expect them to continue. >> sandra: you are working closely with larry kudlow and your job is to look at the numbers and data and advise the president on how to proceed.

he is talking about acting alone potentially if congress doesn't get something done. here he is floating the idea of a payroll tax cut this morning on fox. listen. >> president trump: i may do it myself. we're negotiating right now. i have the right to suspend it. i may do it myself. i have the absolute right to suspend the payroll, to do the payroll tax. that's an incentive for people and small businesses and businesses to hire back their workers. >> sandra: if congress doesn't act and doesn't get together on this, are you advising the president to act alone when it comes to evictions or payroll tax cut? >> the president talked about extending the moratorium started by hud. the payroll tax cuts would be a huge supply side benefit for small businesses, many are mom and pop. you look at a lot of firms under 20 people. the president is just trying to work in the best interests of the american people and trying to get the economy moving.

we have reopened and been very successful. i want to mention if you look at the data, the u.s. has far out performed other countries in terms of gdp. the u.s. gdp rate was down 9%, much worse in europe and elsewhere. these are programs that have gotten the economy moving back and we'll see. hopefully democrats will come on board. >> sandra: i have one more question and one more minute. two things i've heard from you. you believe that we're in a v-shape recovery and we'll see a record second half of the year as far as gdp. however, in the second quarter we saw the biggest drop in gdp this country has ever seen. there is worry and concern that the country might have to shut down again. you heard from the fed rep who said we might have to lock down again to stop this virus. what would that do to our economy? >> that is his opinion. he doesn't speak for the

overall federal reserve. he doesn't speak for the administration which has no intention of locking down. mitigation efforts are excellent. we're down since the peak in late july we're down 14% in cases. lockdown would be catastrophic for the economy. it is not going to happen. the economy shrunk last quarter but it was a pandemic contraction. the v-we're talking about, the data in may and june have been fantastic. the numbers the president mentioned last night. those trends have accelerated into july. we have a lot of momentum. it doesn't mean we don't want to provide more re leaf for americans. they need it. the economy looks good and the lockdown is not going to happen. it would be horribly bad policy. >> sandra: we'll have you back. there is a lot more we can get to. your first time on "america's newsroom." you are in a new role there and appreciate you coming on. >> thank you. >> trace: he is either very unlucky for being attacked by a

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>> trace: despite so many shark sightings up and down the east coast the odds of being attacked by one are low. one florida fisherman survived a shark attack and he was also bitten once by an alligator. justin stuller. you are in the florida keys swimming and you come face-to-face with a lemon shark. what happened? >> basically that. my family was swimming behind me. i saw a fish not doing so well in the water. i went to tuck it off and as i tucked the fish off, came to

the surface. blind-sided me grabbed me by the leg and pushed me over and swam away. one big bite. 24 stitches. quite the experience for sure. >> trace: we saw the scar on your right leg there. you were more concerned trying to get your kids out of the water than about yourself. >> my niece and my daughter and any wife. when i went in the water they were right behind me on the back of the boat. i knew after it had happened i knew they were -- i thought they were still in the water and my niece was so as i got back to the boat she rushed out and we got out of the water and wrapped everything up real good and pulled anchor and headed home. >> trace: quickly now the alligator. what happened there? >> same situation. a little different but had a couple buddies of mine took, recreational alligator tags every year and out hunting. the two guys i was with got tied up in the ropes we were

using. as i was pulling the alligator trying to do it myself and get it over with the alligator decided he wasn't ready and took a clamp on my leg. a bigger clamp on my leg and shot back into the water. we ended up getting the alligator but it was quite the -- never happened like that before. >> trace: you are one of those guys who maybe should think about swimming in just a pool. maybe that's the thing. best of luck to you. congratulations for surviving both of those. thank you for coming on. >> thank you, have a good day. >> sandra: tropical storm isaias delivering a direct hit to the northeast killing at least six people leaving millions without power this morning. we'll show you the scope of that devastation coming up. by d usaa insurance payments over the next twelve months so they can keep more cash in your pockets for when it matters most find out more at usaa.com

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>> sandra: fox news alert. a live look at capitol hill this morning. any moment former deputy attorney general sally yates will be testifying before the senate judiciary committee chaired by senator lindsey graham expected to question her on operation crossfire hurricane. f.b.i.'s investigation into collusion between the 2016 trump campaign and russia. we'll take you there live as soon as he begins speaking. >> as soon as he got through it the thing did crash down across the street and took out all the wires around our area. there is probably five or six houses it just ripped off the

telephone poles and wires. the guy kept going. i don't know. he might have seen it in the rearview mirror and just kept going. it was pretty scary. >> sandra: firsthand account of the sheer power of tropical storm isaias. eyewitnesses describing how a large tree in their front yard slammed into a car driving past almost crushing the driver. at least six people have been killed when isaias barreled up the east coast on the way to canada. the storm setting off a series of possible tornadoes in some areas bringing heavy rainfall and powerful gusts of wind. up rooting trees in some areas and knocking out power lines. millions waking up with no power this morning. turning now to the 2020 presidential race the trump campaign suing the state of nevada for expanding its mail-in voting system for the november election. welcome to a new hour of "america's newsroom," wednesday

morning. a lot of news coming in. i'm sandra smith. >> trace: i'm trace gallagher. the lawsuit coming as president trump doubles down on his criticism of voting by mail leading it will lead to widespread voter fraud. the president appearing on "fox & friends" earlier blasting nevada over its new mail-in ballot plan. >> president trump: absentee is okay because you have to go through a process. you go through a process and make a request and they send it to you and you get it and fill it out and it is a process and a smaerl number. what they'll do is blanket the state. anybody that ever walked, frankly, will get one. >> trace: peter doocy live in wilmington, delaware with more on what the president said this morning. >> the president and his campaign are harping on this change in nevada that would send a ballot to every active voter. the rnc chairwoman ronna mcdaniel going so far as they say the democrats are trying to change the rules at the last

minute to rig the election. the president himself also talked a little bit more about where he is finally going to give that convention acceptance speech. it sounds like so many other americans you might be working from home that day. >> president trump: we're thinking about it. it would be the easiest from the standpoint of security. they move with a lot of people. it is a very expensive operation militarily and law enforcement, wise, secret service is fantastic. it's a big deal. we're thinking about doing it from the white house because there is no movement. it is easy. >> something unusual today. the president also gave joe biden the benefit of the doubt for once saying that he hasn't actually heard biden say he wants to skip the scheduled debates which has been something the president's allies are suggesting. some on the right are suggesting biden can't match witts with the president but biden allies are trying to turn the tables and the candidate himself giving a colorful

answer last night as to why he hasn't taken a cognitive test. >> no, i haven't taken a test. why the hell would i take a test? come on, man, that's like saying, you know, before you got in the program you take a test where you are taking cocaine or not. what do you think? >> biden is home today in wilmington. no public events. >> trace: how are the campaigns approaching door knocking during the whole pandemic? >> for the trump campaign not much has changed. they say they knocked on one million doors. volunteers went out in facemasks and knocked on one million doors in a week. the biden campaign says they knocked on none. the biden campaign is betting people don't want to see a stranger so close to home while they are supposed to be socially distancing. they're pouring all of their energy and resources into phone and digital outreach.

>> trace: peter doocy live in wilmington. now to capitol hill. lawmakers star apart on the size and scope on coronavirus relief package but signs of progress and white house negotiators indicate there could be a deal by the end of the week. the main sticking point remains the enhanced employment benefits. that's the $600 weekly boost which expired last week. congressional correspondent chad pergram live on capitol hill. where do we stand? >> good morning. they're inching closer. this is a pivotal day in the talks today. they've set an artificial deadline trying to have the package in form by friday and have to sell it to both the house and senate. a major legislative lift. that's why white house chief of staff mark meadows is tempering optimism. >> secretary mnuchin is prepared to make a few

proposals that hopefully will be met with enthusiasm and yet we're a long ways away from striking any kind of a deal. >> they will have a meeting at 3:00 this afternoon with the principals including the post master general. >> trace: chad, thank you. >> sandra: the hearing crossfire hurricane is underway. lindsey graham is giving his opening statement. we'll listen in. >> may of 2017 we didn't know the russian sub source presented evidence to the f.b.i. in the form of a dossier that was full of hearsay and bar talk that was eventually repudiated by the russian sub source. we did not know in may of 2017 as clearly as we do now that

without the dossier there would have been no warrant issued against carter page. miss yates signed the original warrant application in october and a renewal in january. and after the horowitz report we now find there were 17 major violations of procedures and protocols regarding the warrant and we'll give miss yates a chance to talk about what she knew and when she knew it. most importantly to me is this january 5th meeting between miss yates and the president in the oval office 2017. we didn't talk about that in may of 2017. that wasn't part of our discussion. since may of 2017, we've come to learn now that there was a meeting in the oval office with director comey, miss yates, the

president, the vice president, clapper, and brennan. we now know at the end of that meeting, which was called to brief the president about russian interference in the 2016 election -- and i want everyone to know, ms. yates included, the russians did interfere in our elections. the russians stole the clinton emails and the russians were up to no good. that is not a bone of contention with me. what happened during crossfire hurricane is very much a concern of mine. so on january 4th, 2017, we now know that the f.b.i. agents who were investigating general flynn as part of a counter intelligence investigation, had

recommended that general flynn be dropped from the crossfire hurricane investigation. the counter -- the crossfire hurricane team determined that crossfire razor, flynn investigation, was no longer a viable candidate as part of the larger crossfire hurricane umbrella case. a review of logical databases did not yield any information on which to predicate further investigative efforts. this is on january 4th, 2017 where the f.b.i. was making a recommendation through a memo to drop general flynn from the counter intelligence investigation called crossfire hurricane. we now know that peter strzok told mr. barnette wait a minute the seventh floor at the f.b.i. wants to keep this thing going.

what happened next? a january 5th meeting in the oval office. we've never had a chance to talk to ms. yates about that meeting. what do we know? we know that after the general briefing there was a pull aside that president obama asked comey and yates to stay behind. and president obama mentioned the fact that he was aware of an intercept between general flynn and the russian ambassador mr. kizly yak. ms. yates was not aware of that. she said she was so surprised by the information she was learning that she was having a hard time processing it and

listening to the conversation at the same time. the president of the united states knew about the surveillance of general flynn talking to the russian ambassador, but the number two at the justice department did not know. the question is, who told the president? and did they have the authority to tell the president? did they go around ms. yates and the department of justice? if so, why? the bottom line about the january 5th meeting is to find out how the number two at the department of justice was unaware of this event and to the public why does this matter to you? general flynn was the incoming national security advisor. the election was over. trump had won. he had picked his team. general flynn was going to be the national security advisor replacing susan rice. what have we learned?

that there were intercepts between general flynn and the russian ambassador in december. flynn was talking to him about russian sanctions imposed by the obama administration. those conversations have been released to the public and he was talking to the russians about give us a chance to come in, don't escalate now. let's see if we can work through this. here is what is so stunning to me. there were people at the f.b.i. considering that a violation of the logan act. what is the logan act? it is a law that was written in 1799 that prohibits american citizens, without permission from the government, talking to foreign individuals about differences in policy. so i want everybody in america to understand the way the system works.

the transition team of the incoming administration should be talking to foreign leaders and representatives about how the transition will work and about policy differences. i will ask every senator to think, have you called a foreign leader in your time in the senate to express differences or concerns about a particular administration policy? have you violated the logan act? i consistently talk to foreign leaders about my differences with republican and democratic administrations. have i violated the logan act? i have called up the israelis and urged them to push back against the iran nuclear agreement because people in america will listen to you. i thought it was a bad deal. did i violate the logan act? i called the kurds and our allies in syria, the sdf and

asked them to rally their allies in washington to push back against president trump's decision to withdrawal of our forces from syria. did i violate the logan act? no. no one in history of the department of justice has ever been prosecuted for violating the logan act. why are we having these hearings? to make sure that laws like this cannot be used as political tools to get people you don't like. and we need to clear up once and for all how the logan act works in america. i dare say that every incoming administration routinely has discussions with foreign leaders about policy differences and how things will be different. ms. yates, when she understood what was going on, was very concerned that a prosecution under the logan act was being

contemplated. the question is, who brought up the logan act in the january 5th meeting? whose great idea was this? ms. yates's 302 interview where she talked about the january 5th meeting with the f.b.i. doesn't mention the vice president being in the meeting. but what do we now know? we know she was shocked and was having a hard time following the conversation because she was stunned that the president knew about the intercept with flynn and the russian ambassador and she did not. what have we learned? we have an email from susan rice to herself on inauguration day and it starts with on january 5th, the meeting in question, following a briefing by the i.c. leadership on russian hacking during the 2016 presidential election,

president obama had a brief conversation with f.b.i. director jim comey, deputy attorney general sally yates in the oval office, vice president biden and i were also present. this is evidence coming from susan rice that in the january 5th meeting the set aside, the vice president was there. what else have we found since we last talked to ms. yates? we found agents' notes from mr. strzok that comey, the director of the f.b.i., reported to agent strzok, who was involved in crossfire hurricane and gave him a read-out on the meeting. according to agent strzok's handwritten notes, it says v.p., logan act.

president, these are unusual times, v.p., i've been unintelligible on the intel committee for 10 years and i've never -- president, make sure you look at things and have the right people on it. president. is there anything i shouldn't be telling transition team? this is the director. ambassador calls appear legit. strzok is telling us that comey told him that not only the vice president was in the january 5 set aside meeting it was the vice president who brought up the logan act. we need to find out what happened and who was there and this is the first step in the journey. and again, why does it matter? it matters a lot to me. we have oversight of the department of justice here. how could it be that the number two in the department of

justice not know about an investigation of the incoming national security advisor and the president did? who at the f.b.i., the department of justice, went around ms. yates to tell the president about the investigation? whose idea was it to suggest that the interaction between flynn and the ambassador was a violation of the logan act? if that is the standard for this country you are destroying the ability to do a transition and to every senator in this room, we have all violated the logan act under that theory, every one of us has reached out in some foreign government to show differences with the current administration. the logan act has never been used for a reason. i think it was used here as a sham reason to find out more about general flynn, who the obama administration did not

like. so the bottom line is, when this is over, we need to fix it. we need to make sure going forward in the next transition, no matter who wins, that you can talk with foreign leaders without being afraid of going to jail. general flynn wasn't talking to the russians about hey, pay my house off, give me money. he was talking to the russians about don't escalate the sanctions fight, give us a chance to come in and we'll start over. my god, if that's a violation of the law, god help us all. and to her credit, sally yates did not want to go down that road. general flynn was interviewed on january 24th by the f.b.i. without her permission against her counsel. she recommended that the

department of justice notify the current administration about the concerns they had with general flynn. that the right thing to do would be to call the trump administration and tell them about the concerns they had about general flynn. the f.b.i. went down a different path. the f.b.i. called flynn and suggested to him that you don't need a lawyer. we just want to talk to you. we want to get it over quickly. do you mind meeting with us? and when flynn said i would like my lawyer they say no, if you do that we have to go way up to the chain and it will slow things down. what did flynn tell mccabe? you have the transcript and you know what i said. there was a violation of the logan act, you had the transcript, why did you need to talk to him? they were going to manufacture a crime, not try to figure out what he did. that's my view. we'll see if over time that

matters. i'll end on this. it followed ms. yates' advice and going to the white house to tell them about their concerns the way you should have done it because she said what happened with the f.b.i. was problematic and inconsistent with what should have happened. been a lot of heartache saved in this country. so we're going to keep pressing on to find out what happened in that january 5th meeting and we'll try to fix this so it never, ever happens again. folks, i'll end with this. the obama administration department of justice had one view of the logan act. the f.b.i. had another view of the logan act. but the thought that the logan act could be used against an incoming national security advisor who was talking to the russians about different

policy, that that could be used as a basis for an interview, that that could be a crime should shock us all because if it can happen to general flynn, it can happen to everybody on this committee. because we do this all the time. senator feinstein. >> sandra: you are watching a hearing on capitol hill right now looking into operation crossfire hurricane. sally yates, the former deputy attorney general, she will now go on to testify under oath and respond to what you just heard there from senator lindsey graham. he is the chairman of the senate judiciary committee holding that hearing. him in his opening statement there sharing his concerns about what went into the origins of the russia investigation. we'll have more on all of that coming up. and meanwhile teachers from dozens of school districts coast to coast rallying in the streets of several cities to draw attention to the risks of going back to school full-time before doctors can get a better handle on the coronavirus.

they have a list of demands that they say will make them feel safer in the classroom. >> there is a lot of anxiety that everything seems uncertain. am i going to have to choose between doing what i love professionally versus keeping the people that i love safe personally? i can always get another job but if i lose a family member i can't get them back. >> sandra: carla is a special education teacher in new york city and she joins us now. thank you for joining us. tell us your perspective on this debate happening with so many teachers saying that they fear getting back into the classroom. >> thank you for having me. i'm really glad to be part of this conversation because this debate is a really false dichotomy between teachers and parents and family members. we're all in this together and

that's what i'm learning being in the struggle recently. budget cuts and reopening schools. school budgets have been cut for a long time and teachers organizing around that in virginia, oklahoma and arizona. and right now the role of teachers is to expose the real enemies who i believe are the politicians and corporations and the shortcomings of the government in responding to this health and economic crisis where right now the entire burden of the crisis is being put on teachers. we're being painted as obstacles for not wanting to go back to school. that's not the case at all. families want to go back, students want to go back and learn and be with friends and teachers. teachers want to go back to work. we all want to do it in the safest way possible. the only way that will happen is if we have more money for safe reopening but also people need to meet outside the classroom. >> sandra: what are the demands? what are you asking for? what do you want to see happen to make you feel safe and want

to get back in the classroom? >> one of the core demands and the usg put out a petition yesterday about this. one of them is adhering to social distancing both inside buildings and providing all the ppe necessary for that to happen and also upgrading the ventilation systems in all the schools. i was reading a study that said 54% of schools across the country don't have proper ventilation. that's an enormous amount of schools. in addition to that, the different threshold that different states has. new york it's 50%. it was 5%. the percentages are arbitrary. in other parts of the world has to be no new cases for a long time. one of our demands no new cases for at least 14 days, maybe 24 days honestly. 14 days at least of no new cases in any place where schools are reopening. also providing financial relief

to families. that's an important part of this. >> sandra: i think parents across the country hear you, we hear your concerns. the concerns of parents, teachers, students, but we know how important it is that our kids get their education, that they get back into the classroom. we're all concerned about it. i was talking to marc thiessen wrote a piece about teachers being essential workers. you have essential workers that worked through the pandemic. they're back now because they're essential. they found a way to be safe. masked, social distanced. he is making the case that teachers aren't they essential workers? get back into the classroom, this is your job. how do you respond to that? >> i find it very interesting that teachers are essential now but all the school infrastructures -- budgets have been cut for so long. why aren't teachers paid more and why are people being laid off and why are schools closing

and budgets cut and why are classrooms overcrowded? it's one of the things i noted yesterday listening to someone speak, i don't remember who, a republican to be honest. it was a point they kept making. go back to work. we all want to go back to work but there is also a public health and economic crisis happening. we really cared about people's safety then people would have payroll paycheck protection and there would be universal healthcare. all the safeguards people need in order to survive. teachers right now -- >> sandra: sounds like your biggest demand is money. if i could ask you about the children because everybody is obviously -- you have health experts -- weighing in the socialization aspect. how concerned are you that kids are at home right now and not in the classroom? >> i'm a special education teacher. that's how you introduced me. i absolutely see all the effects this is happening.

but no student is ever going to learn if they don't feel safe. if they feel their grandparents or parents are in danger because they aren't receiving proper medical care, then they won't be able to learn in a safe environment. overcrowded housing, if they're not having -- there are two million people -- that to me is a sign. the politicians don't care about that. teachers are on the front lines i'm only defending ourselves as workers but also our students and family members and everyone across the community. we're uniting to stop the spread of the virus. that's what's killing people. 76% of parents of color don't want to return to school now. that's in a survey just released two weeks ago. >> sandra: we have a lot to say on the issue. we don't have all day. you have a very important role as a special education teacher. i have a sister who serves in a similar way. and she is greatly concerned at the lack of progress her students are able to make in

this sort of environment and eager to get back into the classroom. we hope we can find a way to safely do this. we're all concerned about it. thank you for coming on. trace. >> trace: president trump doubling down on his statements that mail-in voting could leave to massive voter fraud this november as hillary clinton says his attacks on the postal service could be his strategy for reelection. karl rove joins us for that on next. >> president trump: if we're waiting for that state. you don't know what the answer is going to be until after maybe seven days. but it is not going to be seven days. it will be months or years. they will never be able to tabulate their votes. they aren't set up for it. attention veteran homeowners:

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>> sandra: it is the bottom of the hour, top of the news. a woman from pennsylvania is dead after being swept away after driving her car into high floodwaters brought on by isaias. she is one of at least seven people killed during the storm.

>> trace: a number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the u.s. topping 4.7 million with more than 156,000 deaths. >> sandra: trump campaign an rnc are suing nevada after the state expanded its mail-in voting system planning to mail ballots to all registered voters in that state. president trump doubling down on his attacks on voting by mail arguing it will lead to massive voter fraud in the november election. >> trace: for more on those nevada lawsuits let's bring in karl rove former deputy chief of staff and fox news contributor. you said the president doesn't object to mail-in voting per se but the nevada setup could lead to fraud. listen to the president concerning the nevada lawsuit and mail-in voting there and i'll get your response. >> president trump: we'll see how it works out. if it doesn't work out you won't know the november 3 election results for the country. it could be for months and months. actually could be for years because you will never -- it

will be a disaster. >> trace: do you agree? >> well, i don't know if i agree with years but we are seeing this play out. we had an election in june in new york and we're only now getting the final returns because in new york city they used to have roughly 50,000 absentee ballots. they mailed to everybody, 3/4 a million people voted by absentee ballot. we're sitting here two months after the election with large number of -- some races still unresolved. trace, can i talk about nevada and why the president -- andrew mccarthy didn't see there was a basis for a lawsuit because the constitution leaves the manner of elections in state hands. there is a problem with what nevada is intending to do. they are now going to mail ballots to what are called inactive voters. how do you become an inactive voter? every two years nevada sends a new registration card to

everybody on the rolls. the first step becoming an active voter. they mail a registration card and the post office returns it saying nobody by that name at this address. they send you a postcard saying you have 30 days to respond and confirm that this is your address or update your address and they ask for the mail to be forwarded to any address that person has on file. if you don't return that postcard in 30 days you get added to that inactive five. 200,000 people in clark county, nevada have had their registration card returned and failed to respond to the postcard. now what they are going to do is mail a ballot to those names even though the post office has already told them that person doesn't live at that address any longer and we don't know where they are. those people could still vote if they show up in person on election day but they have to show i.d. and update their address on the registration file. in the meantime there will be

200,000 in clark county, ballots floating around. i thought it was interesting an employee of the post office said these are not secured. anybody can grab one of these, vote these things. it stinks. additionally allowing ballot harvesting and allowing somebody to show up at your door and say i'll take your ballot for you and turn it into the authorities. lots of opportunities for mischief. >> trace: the postal worker went on camera saying we have problems. they say the mail is a mess in philadelphia taking people weeks to get packages. i fear republican sabotage of the usps slowing mail deliver reef is a trump strategy to make voting by mail for difficult by fall. request your ballots and return them as early as you can. >> good advice at the end. i know the new post master general, a man of high character, an expert in logistics. built a logistics company and committed to making the u.s. postal service the best one in the world.

listen to what he says on friday. this smear, this slander by hillary clinton is another reminder we should not allow former politicians to be frequent commentators on current politics. this is a man trying to modernize, improve the luster of the u.s. postal service. >> trace: good to see you. thank you, sir. >> sandra: thank you, trace. the husband of the los angeles county district attorney is facing charges. cell phone video showing him pointing a gun at black lives matter protestors in march and threatening to shoot them if they don't get off his porch. jonathan hunt is live in los angeles on that for us. >> the three misdemeanor charges against the husband of los angeles district attorney jackie lacey are a result of an incident on march 2 when before dawn protestors showed up at the lacey home and 66-year-old

david lacey opened the door waving a gun. >> get off my porch. i will shoot you. get off of my porch. >> can you tell jackie lacey we're here? >> i don't care who you are, get off your porch right now. we're calling the police right now. >> we rang the ring doorbell. you can see who is at the door. you can see that it's three unarmed people at your door. so it wasn't that he was afraid of violence from us. he was threatening violence towards us. >> d.a. jackie lacey, the first black person and first woman to run what is the country's largest local prosecutor's office has been targeted for nearly three years by black lives matter protestors who claim she has failed to hold law enforcement accountable in fatal shootings. lacey has charged one officer in a fatal on duty killing but

has declined to file charges in more than 300 other deadly shootings. she faces a tough reelection fight this november. lacey apologized at the time of the gun waving incident for her husband's actions but tried to explain them in a statement issued yesterday saying in part quote, my husband acted in fear for my safety after we were subjected to months of harassment that included a death threat no less than a week earlier. her husband's attorney said david lacey is disappointed he is being charged with a crime but confident in the justice system. the black lives matter movement will be holding its weekly jackie lacey must go protest outside la's hall of justice this afternoon and organizers plan to hold a news conference then on the charges against her husband david lacey. >> sandra: what a story. we'll continue to watch it. jonathan hunt, thank you. >> trace: both sides of the presidential race say they're ready for the debate.

is all the talk about the debates not happening much adieu about nothing? howie kurtz next.

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>> trace: dr. jill biden saying her husband will face off in three debates with president trump. president trump says he is also ready. howie kurtz is here with more. you have the candidate's wife and everybody an their brother saying the debates are on. why do you have some liberal media saying well maybe biden skips the debates because they're really not worth it? >> i think the debates will happen. there is a growing movement in left wing media circles that biden should skip them because they say either it's too risky, president trump won't play fair or they're too superficial and scripted. this is sheer hypocrisy. many of these people their heads would have exploded if donald trump had blown off the debates in 2016 and a terrible idea for biden who would be

passing off a prime opportunity to convince the country he is up for the job. >> trace: i want to play president trump. he was talking about the debates this morning on "fox & friends" and he said this. listen. >> president trump: why are they putting the first debate so late? the first debate should be at least before the first ballots go out? they have it almost a month later. it is ridiculous. >> september 29th. >> president trump: i'm ready to debate. i hear he wants to get out but in all fairness to him he has not said that. >> trace: what does the media have to gain by putting up this thing where aren't they curious that maybe joe biden should get out there and debate and show us what he's got? >> first of all the timing of the debate -- first debate in late september is not that late by historical standards. the president would love the debate early. "the new york times" op-ed page

saying the debates don't enlighten us at all. they slams trump. many of these people want to protect biden perhaps they're wore aoefd he won't do that well. people forget in the democratic debates he had missteps and off nights he did pretty well. the trump team is setting the bar so low suggesting he will have trouble getting on the stage and being company hereent. >> trace: are you wore aoefd about the media setting the rules in how they'll go because of all the controversy? >> the reason i'm not worried we have a commission on presidential debates which is independent and picked the moderators. it was the president himself who suggested a few weeks back that maybe that should be changed. the commission should be scrapped and campaign should pick the moderators. i don't see that happening either. there are always debates about the debates and who did well or not. i think we'll see the debates. this is the shadow boxing part of the program. >> trace: good insight. howie kurtz, good to see you. thank you, sir.

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>> sandra: a new survey by cornell university saying a second wave of layoffs is hitting american workers just after the $600 a week unemployment benefit expired midnight last friday. connell mcshane anchors after the bell on fox business network. everybody wants to know what happens next as far as a round of relief for the american people? so many million else of americans who lost their job still out of work. people are struggling. what do we see happening next? >> i think what's most

important about that cornell study that you mentioned is the causation they found. the reason that people who came back to work were in many cases at a 31% clip laid off again. it wasn't necessarily because of a surge in the virus which you might suspect. it was rather because according to the study there was an exhaustion of the stimulus. in other words, the paycheck protection program loans, the ppp loans started to run out. most of the research we've seen suggested around now the first week in august businesses who took out those loans would start to run through those loans. so that brings us directly to the negotiations on capitol hill extending the ppp and as you say an extension of the enhanced unemployment benefits. that's a big one. a lot of people laid off became reliant on the extra $600 a week in the paycheck. >> sandra: goldman sachs has to look at the economic impact of so much of this pandemic and

shutdown. now they put out a new -- a new research note basically to their clients looking at the impact to our economy if schools don't reopen in the fall. they are saying many parents may have to stop working entirely if our schools don't reopen. they're worried about single parents, parents with young children, parents who cannot work from home. they might just have to give up and throw in the towel all together. it is quite a warning. >> right. you have the second wave in the summer and then whatever you want to call it maybe the third wave of effect coming in the fall with the schools reopening. when we say reopen we're oversimplifying it a little bit. even schools that are reopening for in-person learning or put forward plans to do it, most are not doing it five days a week. so even there when you are talking about a blended environment or on again, off again learning the parents have to deal with a child that might be in school once or twice or

three times a week rather than five and that creates economic challenges. so either way a lot for parents to deal with in the fall. >> sandra: makes the point women are more affected than men by that as well. the fascinating note that went out. connell. we'll see you this afternoon on fbn. thank you. >> trace: health and human services alex azar backing the administration's push to reopen school in the fall but what about teachers who still say it's not safe to do so? secretary azar will join us live next. our va streamline refi takes just one call to start the process. there's no appraisal, so no one comes to your house. that's me. there's no income verification and no out of pocket costs. that's me. record low mortgage rates have dropped even lower. nobody works harder for veterans than my team at newday usa.

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>> sandra: 89 days, less than three months to go until the nation picks the next president and the candidates are pulling out all the stops as we hit the homestretch. welcome back to "america's newsroom." it's wednesday morning. i'm sandra smith. >> trace: i'm trace gallagher. the biden campaign announces when it calls the biggest ad by ever for a presidential candidate shelling out $220 million for commercials to air through the fall. plus another $60 million to each audiences on social media and gaming platforms. >> sandra: all this as president trump renews his criticism of mail-in voting with his campaign now suing nevada over its plans to send out ballots to all the state's registered voters. the president returned to his theme of warning voters about what a biden presidency would actually look like. here is what he told "fox & friends" this morning.

>> president trump: joe biden is whatever they tell him to be. joe is being taken so far left. look at the manifesto he and bernie agreed to. that's further left than bernie ever was. >> sandra: peter doocy is live in wilmington, delaware with us. father doocy after watching friends this morning. good morning, peter. >> thank you, sandra. the trump campaign with this lawsuit and republican -- national republican officials are accusing democrats in nevada of trying to rig the election by mailing ballots to every registered voter. and they are trying to forecast some sort of chaos if mailed ballots are still being opened up days after election day. >> president trump: we're waiting for one state. it is a very great, important state, big state. if we're waiting for that state you don't know what the answer is going to be until after

maybe seven days. but it's not going to be seven days, it will be months or years. they will never be able to tabulate their votes. they aren't set up for it. >> trump reiterated his belief the debates should start before ballots start getting mailed in and he actually gave biden the benefit of the doubt saying he hasn't heard biden personally try to duck out of any debates as the biden campaign as trace mentioned makes a $280 million bet with new ads that voters care more about the coronavirus virus and trump administration's response to it. they reserved tv time and digital space to run ads in the final days of the election all about trump. >> i think we see that in the way the race has progressed over the last six months. donald trump has been lurching from attack to attack and has been refusing to take seriously the threat of the coronavirus and has been refusing to

marshall a federal response to get the virus under control. >> joe biden is home in wilmington today. the process of interviewing finalists to be his running mate one-on-one is underway. biden originally said he will have a choice by the end of this week. now part of the vetting committee says the whole process might take a week and a half more but dr. jill biden said on fox yesterday he is close. sandra. >> sandra: early august is what we continue to be told so that could be this week or next week. peter doocy, great to see you. thank you. >> trace: it may be back to the future when it comes to the 2020 white house race. joe biden's poll numbers are very close to where hillary clinton's were four years ago to this day back in august of 2016 she was leading then candidate trump by nearly 7 points in the real clear politics average of all the

polls. biden now 7.4 points ahead. it is not a done deal leading to this "new york post" headline joe biden's basement strategy will backfire. joining us now is california congressman garamendi. i want to put the numbers on the board. you go back four years ago to the day and you've got right there clinton 48, trump 41 and now you have joe biden leading by almost the exact same margin. the question is, what does joe biden have that hillary clinton didn't have that you think will push him over the finish line? >> the first sthing that he has is his own record. his record as vice president, his record in the senate. as well as his personality. he is a person who really cares deeply about individuals. he is a good person, a really nice to be around. very pleasant. he also has extraordinary

experience running very significant programs. the ebola program. he ran this and also running against an incumbent president that has a very, very bad record on the issue of the day which is the coronavirus. and so it's stacking up to be a very good situation to elect a new person to run this country. so that's, i think, the fundamental changes right there. it is a different time. different individuals, different race. >> trace: it's interesting you say joe biden really is not running on his record now. running what you said on the president's response to coronavirus. and he is putting 200 plus million into ads on that. the question becomes and a lot of critics have said it's a big wager. if coronavirus wanes come october on the economy continues to boom come october that joe biden could be in some trouble. >> i don't think so. i don't think so because the

record of the trump administration is still there. and it is easy enough to pivot away from where they currently are today. but it would be a hope and a prayer and we all would pray and we would all hope that in october the coronavirus has moved away and we're back to the situation of a president and his overall record, his international record, his record beyond that. but keep in mind it was joe biden and obama that pulled this country out of its deepest recession prior to the pandemic recession. there was quarterly growth from 2010 until trump came into office and it has continued. also, biden has -- >> trace: many conservative economists would debate that line. lastly the criticism >> let's debate it. >> trace: joe biden's basement strategy.

the "new york post" writes is there anything voters and trump can smell as fear and the mere entertaining of the idea biden could break with tradition and take a pass on face-to-face showdowns, speaking of the debates with his opponent -- it's a sign of fear plain and simple. the president says biden will debate. why isn't biden out more answering tough questions? >> he has been answering tough questions and he has a lot of experience at debate. if you will recall he went through the democratic primary and debates and after warming up he did very, very well when he got on the field towards the last three or four of those debates. it has been a long time since the president has been in a debate. so we'll see how it comes. i suspect there will be at least one debate along the way. we don't know for sure how that will turn out but we do know that biden is very knowledgeable, detailed knowledge on the issues of the

day on pandemics, on restarting and rebuilding an economy which he did with obama. and as i said earlier, every quarter during the obama/biden administration there was economic growth. that growth continued during the trump period at about the same rate. so that >> trace: the president is counting on the fact the stock market coming back to 29,000 and 30,000 by the time the election is around and a big -- >> mom and pop out there are not in the stock market. they're in an unemployed situation. they are looking to get back to work. they are looking to rebuild the american economy with workers. >> trace: thank you, sir, for your time. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> sandra: f.b.i. opening more than 300 domestic terrorism investigations since george floyd's death in minneapolis kicked off nationwide protests revealed by a federal attorney during a hearing on capitol hill on antifa and violent

protests. >> they have since may 28th over 300 domestic terrorist investigations not including any potential any civil rights investigation or violent crime associated with the riots. >> sandra: ken cuccinelli said 140 federal law enforcement officers guarding a port la*nld federal courthouse sustained injuries. >> trace: six people killed at isaias had flooding and tornadoes in new jersey. power was out for millions on the east coast. strong winds washed boats ashore as far north as maine making for dangerous conditions. >> came out of the cottages, just to watch the weather and when i came down here i saw a few gentleman the owner trying to get his boat off the water. as i took off my shoes and went to help i saw them taking ray

out of the water. he looked a little out of it. someone yelled call 911. >> trace: central new jersey gas station bumps burst into flames after a car crashed into them. the driver will be just fine. >> sandra: a senate hearing underway on capitol hill. former deputy attorney general sally yates december filing before the judiciary committee now digging into the origins of the russia investigation. yates was just asked about her former boss, james comey, and his handling of the probe. listen. >> i was upset that director comey didn't coordinate that with us and acted unilaterally. yes, i was. >> did comey go rogue? >> you can use that term, yes. >> sandra: that happening moments ago. the hearing continues on capitol hill. gillian turner is monitoring it for us live on capitol hill. what else are we seeing and hearing?

>> fireworks already. chairman lindsey graham kicked off the hearing by praising sally yates saying she offered good counsel back in 2017 based on the information she had at the time and cut to the chase lasering in on the now infamous january 5th, 2017 oval office meeting with president obama and former acting f.b.i. director james comey. listen. >> what do we know? we know that after the general briefing, there was a pull aside that president obama asked comey and yates to stay behind. and president obama mentioned the fact that he was aware of an intercept between general flynn and the russian ambassador. >> pushing back against democrats so say crossfire hurricane is a sham, an excuse to keep the heat on obama era

officials graham made clear that pursuing this is in the interest of the american people. >> the obama administration, department of justice had one view of the logan act. the f.b.i. had another view of the logan act. but the thought that the logan act could be used against incoming national security advisor who is talking to the russians about different policy, that that could be used as a basis for an interview, that that could be a crime should shock us all. >> so far in the first hour it's a tale of two hearings. democrats including dianne feinstein say the big issue is the trump's campaign misconduct. >> investigation uncovered more than 120 contacts between the trump campaign and individuals

linked to russia. revealing that the trump campaign knew about, welcomed, and expected it would benefit electorally from russia's interference. >> in addition to yates agreeing with chairman graham's assessment, his statement that james comey had gone rogue she also said in the january 5th meeting in 2017 she herself was irritated with james comey because he hadn't shared with her all the information that he had about michael flynn's interactions with the russian ambassador. >> sandra: we'll continue to monitor that hearing happening on capitol hill right now. gillian, thank you. >> you bet. >> trace: emergency response officials from several nations now headed to the lebanese capital of beirut to help locate survivors in the rubble of buildings destroyed. live pictures here where you can see the smoke still rising talking about 24 hours later by

yesterday's massive explosion. it ripped through the city's port killing at least 100 people injuring more than 4,000. a priest in beirut had to run for cover when debris fell from the ceiling during mass. over half the city was damaged. investigation is underway to find the exact cause of that explosion. >> sandra: stimulus stalemate. what are the sticking points with getting something done? we'll ask senator tom cotton and he will also tell us how he is trying to make sure china doesn't benefit from any of the coronavirus relief funds this time around. he will be our guest live next. plus it was home to the chop autonomous zone. seattle is out with a plan for the police. why the city's mayor says it's not happening. >> i cannot do that in good faith knowing there are no systems in place to bridge the gap. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back,

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for the november 3 election. >> sandra: now a push to make sure china does not benefit from the next round of stimulus from congress after a report found that nearly $420 million of ppp funding went to companies with ties to china. senator tom cotton just introduced an amendment to block chinese companies from getting any of this covid-19

aid. the question is does anything even get done on another round of stimulus? if so, when? >> i hope so, sandra. there are a lot of americans in need right now. the problem is that democrats are trying to fulfill their longstanding wish list and trying to get hand-outs to special interests. look at what happened last week. we offered in the senate a proposal to extend unemployment benefits simply to make sure that people are not paid more for staying at home and not working than they are for going back to work in those industries where they can work. the democrats have blocked that. i remain hopeful that we can get a good compromise solution to help those in need without spending money in ways that doesn't solve the problem of this virus. and without giving money to chinese companies that are operating in the united states. that's why i've introduced that amendment. >> sandra: you look at this "new york times" report that released this study i believe it was sunday. $419 million of those small business loans or ppp went to

more than 125 companies that chinese entities either own or are invested in. 32 of those chinese-owned companies received excess of a million. what is your plan to stop that from happening this time around? >> my proposal would block any money in new legislation in chinese controlled companies and own and law back the money already given to them. the paycheck protect program has saved thousands of american jobs, helped many american small businesses. there were some instances when companies took the money she shouldn't have. like the los angeles lakers, other reports in the news as well. but many should not be going to chinese-owned and controlled companies especially those companies with ties to the people's liberation army and chinese communist party. >> sandra: here is nancy pelosi last night on negotiations to get something done. these people are eager to find out what happens next. listen. >> we're insisting on that in

terms of a strategic plan for testing, tracing, treatment, isolation, masks, sanitation, all that it takes to hold this in check until god willing and science providing we have a vaccine soon. >> sandra: respond to that, senator? as you know time is of the essence. american families are struggling and businesses struggling to stay alive and so many had to shut their doors. what is the timeline here? >> sandra, if that's nancy pelosi's goal, that sounds reasonable. why are they spending billions of dollars on the post office and billions of dollars on the smithsonian and ken tee center and carbon neutral airplanes by 2025? why are they trying to cut taxes for wealthy people living in their states? it won't solve the problems

dealing with the virus. what we want to do is to spend money where it is needed to help the american people and help our businesses and our communities survive this pandemic. >> sandra: if congress doesn't get something done do you support the president in going at it alone? >> well, if the president has existing legal authorities under current law to take some steps that would give americans in need relief he should do that. i know the administration is reviewing what authorities he has. of course it would be better if we can reach a negotiated compromise that will help the american people. we encourage the democrats to drop their unreasonable demands so we can do just that. >> sandra: keep us posted. thank you. >> trace: seattle city council members unveiling a plan to shrink the police department starting with kouts that could reduce the force by as many as 100 offices through layoffs and attrition this year. the mayor and police chief are a posed -- opposed to the plan. >> trace, as you know this is an issue playing out in many

places across the country in the wake of the killing of george floyd in minneapolis. there are 16 cities that are in some stage of defunding their police departments. the size of those cuts vary widely. in seattle where protestors are demanding a 50% cut leaders are taking a step back. the proposal voted on monday would cut $3 million from the police budget, a 3% cut. a fraction of the department's annual budget. the police chief and mayor are still pushing back. >> just in the last months we've seen a number of shootings in different parts of the city. when that kind of violent crime happens and people dial 911 they expect a police officer to show up. >> the police officers guild is also fighting back with an ad and signature campaign aimed at pressuring the council. so far 150,000 people say

they're opposed to any defunding and outrage at a proposal floated by one council member to fire white officers first to keep the department's diversity. >> this thing is just bigger than you placating to the twitter mob that they are governing us. this is bigger than just hand picking certain officers that you want to keep based upon their race, which is illegal. >> the guild is planning a protest rally of their own to be held on saturday -- sunday at seattle city hall to have off duty officers there and their supporters have their voices heard. trace. >> trace: dan springer live in seattle. thank you. >> sandra: the university of connecticut canceling its football season due to the coronavirus. so will other schools have to do the same? jim gray from fox sports will join us on that.

plus health and human services secretary alex azar says we could have a coronavirus vaccine by the fall. he will join us to talk about progress on that front and more. >> president trump: through operation warp speed we're also mass producing all of the most promising vaccine candidates and we're determined to have a vaccine very quickly. the coronavirus is wrecking state and local budgets.

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>> trace: top headlines. covid-19 has now killed more than 156,000 people in the united states with the nation averaging more than 1,000 deaths for the last eight days straight. a new name thrown out for joe biden's vp pick. a big push to get michelle obama on the ticket. another vice presidential contender dealing with skeletons from her past. the health and human services secretary alex azar announcing a rare trip to taiwan. it has china furious. >> sandra: he joins us to tell us about that now.

your visit to taiwan, what do we need to know about it? >> well, we've had a really important longstanding partnership with taiwan especially in the field of public health. taiwan has been a model of transparency, cooperation and collaboration in the international community and their response to covid has been incredible. frankly, it stacks up pretty well in terms of their transparency compared to certain other entities. i'm looking forward to going over and being with my colleagues there. the minister chen, the president of taiwan and others to continue this health collaboration to benefit the people of taiwan, people of america, and the people of the world. >> sandra: you're the highest ranking u.s. cabinet official since 1979, first to go there in six years. we look forward to hearing what comes from that. please join us after your trip. meanwhile the discussion continues and mr. secretary you and i have spoken so many occasions throughout all of this.

the uncertainty still looms over getting kids back into the classroom safely. here is dr. fauci on monday and i'll talk to you on the other side. >> the risk is very low. you might try to see if you can open the schools. if the infection rate is so low that there is very little chance of there being infection spread, then you should feel okay about doing it. if you do start to see infections you may need to pull back. >> sandra: what is happening here? because you've got so many different school districts all over the country, so many different states that are responding differently to what we are hearing from our nation's health experts and officials. what broadly is the recommendation? can kids get back into the classroom? >> we believe we can get our kids back to school in a way that's safe and sensible under most circumstances. so there are tools that you can use, very simple interventions. if you put your mind to it that you can get the kids back so

they're safe and teachers are safe. it will vary based on local circumstances. there may be communities where it doesn't make sense but for the most part our kids can and need to get back to school and it can be done in ways that protect them and keep them safe. >> sandra: okay. in order for the kids to get back into the classroom, you also have to get the teachers back. as you know, there are teachers that are protesting in many cities across the country who feel that they are not being accommodated. that the safety requirements don't address the teachers specifically. here is a teacher we spoke to last hour in special education. she says i don't want to go back yet. listen. >> i think one of the core demands and the usg put out a petition about this. one of them is that adhering to social distancing both inside buildings and providing all the ppe necessary for that to happen. and also upgrading the ventilation systems in all the schools. >> sandra: she says there is not enough money to get the

teachers back into the classroom safely. she was talking about ppe and other things that are necessary that guidelines already address. but she went on to talk about ventilation systems in the schools. she said the schools aren't ventilated well enough for us to get back into the class. how do you respond to her? >> well, the cdc has put out very clear guidance to provide instructions for schools and administrators how to get back and reopen safely and guidance for teachers and parents so they can assess their own risk situation and what works for them. but you know you talked about money. we've got over $13 billion that congress already funded. a small amount has been pulled down by our school districts to use for this purpose. the president in a new relief package has advocated for $100 billion of additional funding to assist schools with reopening. the measures are really quite simple in terms of wearing -- it is what the rest of us do.

wear face coverings, practice social distancing, exercise good personal hygiene, and avoid settings where it's not possible. so we've helped give advice to schools on how do you set up the classrooms? it's safe and sensible. depending on the community circumstances. >> sandra: it is difficult to say that everything is figured out. i have a feeling we'll learn a lot more once we get the kids back into the classrooms. finally on testing. testing and a vaccine. the president was pressed this morning. where are all these quicker tests, the ones the white house has access to? address that and a vaccine. >> let me talk about vaccine. this has been the last two weeks we've seen under president trump's leadership the most historic advances in the development of vaccines we've ever seen in human history. the united states now has six vaccines that we've placed major investments in. four of them have already

reported out positive phase one clinical trial results and two of them are already in the advanced final phase three studies. others will advance their soon. it is president trump has martialed the whole of the u.s. government and industry. >> sandra: is fall a realistic forecast for a vaccine available to the public? >> it is very credible we'll have the millions of doses of gold standard vaccine by the end of this year and many hundreds of millions of doses of vaccine by the beginning of next year. >> sandra: more testing coming? >> yes, we have major advances coming with testing capacity. but we've also got to make sure the right people are getting tested. our nursing homes and hospitals are prioritized. we've done that and need to make sure individuals with symptoms are getting tested or individuals who are exposed and have a reason to be tested. that's where our resources need to be prioritized and focused as we move forward. >> sandra: never enough time

for these conversations and come visit us after your trip, mr. secretary, thank you. some supporters of michelle obama are urging vice president joe biden to pick the former first lady as his running mate. he previously said he would choose the former first lady if she was interested. first it was her kind words for fidel castro that enraged many. now we're learning that potential karen bass eulogized the communist party leader. and this is a fox news alert with breaking news into "america's newsroom" just now, the associated press is reporting that joe biden will no longer be traveling to milwaukee to accept the democratic nomination. his travel plans are being scrapped because of coronavirus concerns we're told. the convention is set to begin on august 17th. more on that coming up. >> trace: the university of

connecticut canceling its entire 2020 football season because of the pandemic. they say it's due to risks associated with the coronavirus. let's bring in jim gray a fox sports broadcaster. what do you think? big news. >> i think it's problematic. coronavirus is one of the issues, the other issue is they were having trouble scheduling opponents because they're an independent. the football team has been hemorrhaging money. the overall concern seems to be the health of the student athletes. >> trace: it's a good point, jim. they are like 3-30 or 6-30 over the past three years and losing money. not a great football program. the first football school to drop out. is it an outlier or do you see more schools dropping football in the fall? >> i see more schools dropping it. it is very difficult to have this prescription, no students in class on campus, all virtual and online, yet you are going

to have the football players be there and play football? not a good formula. it should not occur. i don't think it will be an outlier but i don't think we'll see mass cancellations of football season. >> trace: what about when the season gets going and there are infections? we've seen it in baseball. what happens if we have mass infections? do you see some programs pulling out mid-season? >> they are going to have to because unlike professional football, these are student athletes. they aren't being made. no representation of any union. and the health is paramount. it is paramount to the university and parents and to the people playing. so if you put these people on the field and then all of a sudden there is a mass outbreak first of all you can't replace them. there aren't other scholarship athletes waiting in the wings like in professional football. that will lead to cancellation. there won't be people to play. if you forfeit games you don't

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programs are also being run in france and germany and the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia all in an effort to get the world moving again. trace, experts do not question the ability of man's best friend to spot this disease. the only question they have is are there enough dogs to go around against this massive pandemic? back to you. >> trace: greg palkot live in london. thank you. >> sandra: big hollywood stars lining up in support of and against daytime show host ellen degeneres after a controversy of the work culture of her shows. how viewers are reacting. a teenager in arizona had it coming after he took his parents luxury s.u.v. on a joy ride north of phoenix. the details of on what happened next.

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>> trace: not even ellen has been spared. ratings for the daytime talk show plunged to a series low last month after she found hers tangled in an off screen drama off allegations of a toxic work environment. let's bring in carley shimkus. we talked about her yesterday, carley. the whole thing is you have to be nice, even allegations of being mean can hurt your ratings. put these on the screen, down 9% ellen's ratings from the previous week last week. you can explain that one away. the next one is tougher to explain, down 29% from the same week last year. that's a tough pill to swallow, carley. >> i will spin this one into a positive. i don't see this as that

devastating news for the show despite her ratings are almost down 30% from this time last year. the summer rerun season. all daytime talk show ratings are stinky right so. dr. oz is down 33%, the real and the doctors are both down 20%. 30% isn't great but when you consider the fact that she is just airing reruns it makes a lot more sense. >> trace: last august was she not airing reruns last august? at the same time last year? >> i'm in a very positive spirit right now and on that front i think it can also be explained maybe the pandemic, other shows are also down. but she is also seeing some significant support from hollywood. we were talking yesterday about the fact that nobody -- none of her friends were supporting her. now kevin hart and others have all posted tweets in support of her. she still has a lot of trouble on her hands but she is feeling

not so lonely today. >> trace: the rockettes canceling their christmas spectacular. they're quoting we're disappointed for those involved in the show and fans. a cherished part of the holiday tradition. kind of sad. >> it is sad but not all together surprising. the first time the show has been canceled since it started in 1933. we don't know what the world will look like in december but if show takes months and months to plan so it's a bit of an understandable cancellation. i went to radio city last christmas to learn how to become a rockett. i never felt less glamorous or coordinated in any life. these ladies are very talented and hopefully will be back last year. i burned that video. >> trace: thank you, carley shimkus, good to see you. >> sandra: fox news alert on some breaking news that just came into "america's newsroom" a few moments ago, the

associated press -- we now have the official announcement from the biden campaign. joe biden will no longer be traveling to milwaukee to accept the democratic nomination. his travel plans have been scrapped. the campaign says because of coronavirus concerns. in a statement just put out convention speakers including vice president biden will not travel to milwaukee to protect public health. it simply says at the top of the announcement that after ongoing consultation with health officials and experts the democratic national convention committee announced today that speakers and the former vice president will no longer be traveling to milwaukee in order to prevent risking the health of our host community as well as the convention's production team, security officials and others. that's the breaking news. he will not be traveling to milwaukee formally to accept the presidential nomination. as we learn more on that we'll bring that to you.

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got home, the punishment was swift. he was not supposed to do that. they emptied his room, no beds, new clothes, nothing left. they met him sit outside with a sign that said, "sorry, i still my parents car and i was speeding." that's a story for you. [laughs] >> trace: clean out your room! >> sandra: see you back here tomorrow morning. "outnumbered" starts now. speaking >> harris: it has been seven straight 70 straight nights of violence in berlin. rioters at one point last night broke into the portland police association office, setting fires and causing damage inside the building. police declared a riot, and that allowed them to move in with the materials they needed to disperse that crowd. meanwhile, officers nearby found a car hit by gunfire, and no one they would speak to the officers regarding the incident. you know what they are called, witnesses.