with a ludicrous idea. i hope you're enjoying this weekend. check out the media buzz meter podcast, you can get it on apple itunes for example. we'll be back here same time next sunday with more of the media buzz. arthel: we begin with a manhunt underway in south florida for three shooters who opened fire on a crowd outside a banquet hall overnight in miami. at least two people are dead and more than 20 are injured. hello, welcome to "fox news live." i'm arthel neville. hi, benjamin. >> i'm benjamin hall. i'm in for eric shawn. the gunfire broke out after midnight. no arrests made yet. law enforcement asking anyone with information to come forward. >> we had last night a billiard

hall that was being rented out for a music performance. the victims were standing outside of the billiard hall when this white nissan pathfinder pulled up with three men, exited, one or two with assault rifles and began shooting into the crowd. phil keating is live in miami with the latest. i gather this was a birthday party for a rapper, is that right? >> reporter: that is correct. it was a birthday party/concert and it was a big overflow crowd. so all of the shooting happened here in the parking lot behind me of this strip mall. the banquet hall had been rented out for a concert and slash birthday party. that's when three men jumped out of an suv after midnight and opened fire at a crowd of people in the parking lot. two people are dead, 20 to 25 others were injured or wounded in the chaos. this happened near hialeya in

miami-dade county. police believe this was a targeted shooting. no arrests have been reported. here is police sound very early, 2:00 a.m., this morning. >> this is a despicable act a of gun violence, a occurredly act. we -- cowardly act. we have our investigators on the scene. we're asking for any information from the community. anyone with any tips on these individuals, please give it to us. >> reporter: 20 to 25 people were injured but survived. in fact, so many victims, they were taken to multiple miami area hospitals. the vehicle police are looking for is a white nissan pathfinder. police say all of the shooting happened outside the banquet hall, not inside. the mass shooting comes one night after another one, friday night, in miami's hip winwood district where seven people were shot, six wounded, one dead.

memorial day weekend just getting started, two nights so far, two mass shootings. >> before you go, is the crime scene there still active? >> it is, in fact, still active. it's all taped off. you can see way down the way multiple crime scene placards on the ground for bullet casings, there were so many bullet casings. the two bodies are still in body bags on the sidewalk in front of the hall. benjamin. >> thanks, phil. arthel: for more on the investigation, what police are looking at right now to track down these suspects, let's bring in ted williams, former washington, d.c. police detective, defense attorney and fox news contributor. ted, where does the investigation stand at this point? are police talking to witnesses? what's happening? >> hello, arthel. yes, law enforcement are

definitely interviewing witnesses but what they're also doing as phil keating has represented, the whole area of the strip mall is a crime scene. there are ammo shell casings that they have blocked off and they're trying to see if they can see some identification with these three killers on those shell casings. they are also looking at video cameras in that area and outside that area to try to see if they can locate that white nissan pathfinder that was alleged to have been used in these killings. arthel: what can you glean from what is currently known, ted? if this began as a targeted shooting, how does that guide the investigation? >> oh, tremendously, because the question that law enforcement officers are breached with is was this a targeted shooting of some specific individual in that

crowd or was it just an indiscriminate shooting of all of the individuals in the crowd. they know it was not random, they know it was not targeted. so that is going to be part of the interviewing process, arthel. arthel: and what about this white nissan pathfinder that was reportedly involved, how is that component being investigated? >> well, they are hoping that the public here will be able to give them information perhaps concerning had this white nissan pathfinder. that pathfinder actually may belong to one of the individuals, one of the killers, or in fact it could very well be stolen. so they are checking out in that entire area and they're looking at the motor vehicle records to try to determine about white nissan president pathfinders that may very well be in that area. arthel: finally, ted, where do detectives and police go from here and how does time factor

in? i mean, how quickly do police need to hone in on answers, find these suspects who are currently on the loose? >> well, they need to try to find these killers right away and that's one of the reasons that they're going to be interviewing individuals at the hospital and individuals on the crime scene and they also, again, as i said, are going to be strongly looking at videotape in the miami-dade area, to try to identify this white nissan pathfinder. arthel: ted williams, we have to leave it there. we'll be talking to you again arresting this. -- regarding this. thank you very much. >> president biden ripping into texas lawmakers to advancing a voting overhaul bill that he calls an assault on democracy as we get new reaction to his massive $6 trillion budget proposal. mark meredith is live in wilmington, delaware where the president is spending memorial day weekend. >> reporter: good afternoon. later today texas lawmakers are

expected to finalize a series of laws that would address how the lone star state holds elections. the white house is criticizing this as a chance to restrict people's right to vote. lawmakers in the state say the changes are necessary after what happened in 2020 where they felt it was a number of communities that decided to rein in how the state was holding its elections due to covid. the measures were passed by the senate overnight, the house those take a look at it but we believe these changes would include several different things including new limits on early voting, more restrictions on absentee ballots, strengthening id checks that are in place and grant poll walkers more access. president biden released a statement saying it's wrong and unamerican, in the 21st century we should make it easier, not harder, for every eligible voter to vote. republicans are pushing right back. >> i think what the republicans here would tell you is they're trying to make sure that the person voting is the person on

paper so it's a legitimate vote devoid of fraud. >> reporter: meantime, the administration still trying to get congress on-board with its $6 trillion spending plan. the budget was released on friday, before the holiday weekend. it was interesting because we had not seen a number of administration officials out there presenting it. we've been hearing from lawmakers, reacting, democrats applauding it, republicans criticizing it. we're hearing from key senate republican whose have been talking to the white house about a broader infrastructure push. they say while there is still no deal yet, both sides continue to talk. >> i think we can get to real come he pro mice, -- compromise, absolutely, because we're both still in the game. the president said let's get this done. we realize this is easy. i think we bring every idea that's on the table into negotiations to see how we can achieve this. >> reporter: the white house was hoping to get some sort of major

progress on the proposal by memorial day. clearly, that's not going to happen. the administration insists there's time to work out a deal. a number of democrats called on the white house to go ahead and a get this done via party lines, not wait for republicans to make a deal. time will only tell to see if a deal can be reached. benjamin. >> it strikes me there will be a lot of battles over the budget in the coming days and weeks. thanks very much. arthel: the crisis at the southern border taking no holiday this weekend as illegal migrant crossings keep surging. a look at our team live over the rio grande valley in texas. fox news capturing video of migrant groups crossing the border. aishah hasnie is live at the border in mission texas, now, hi, aishah. >> reporter: hi, arthel. it's been incredibly active at the border. i want to shows you what's happening at the border wall. we see bus after bus come through loaded with migrants,

all border patrol agents and resources are out in full force today. this morning we saw groups of migrants loaded onto busses to be taken essentially back to mexico and dropped off. as you know, texas department of public safety have been helping out border patrol agents since the beginning of operation lone star which started back in march, dps has handed over a whopping 35,385 migrants over to u.s. border patrol agents. meantime, secretary of state antony blinken is headed to central america on tuesday as the administration earmarks $4 billion to try to stem the root causes of migration. some are wondering if that's actually going to work. experts at the nonpartisan think tank migration policy institute tell yahoo news, you manage migration with migration management policy, not with development assistance. here's former dhs secretary chad

wolf on sunday morning futures on what he believes will work. >> solving the crisis is actually trying to stop the illegal behavior. they're not interested in doing that. they've torn down a number of programs that we put in place back if 2019 and 2020 and they haven't replaced it with any programs and policies to address the illegal behavior. >> reporter: and arthel, listen to this. although border patrol agents are getting help from a variety of resources including state troopers, department of public safety, the u.s. coast guard, and also the national guard, dps tells us that is still not a drop in the bucket of what they would actually need to be able to patrol the rio grande valley. it's incredible. arthel. arthel: sounds like it. live there in mission texas, aishah hasnie, thanks, aishah. >> today, president biden delivering remarks at a memorial day ceremony this morning, the president remembering his late son beau who served in iraq and

died of cancer six years ago today. >> i would note that when beau made the measure in iraq, i said i've been in and out of iraq over 25 times, i said beau, you're now a field grade officer. he said, daddy have no illusion who runs the united states army, it's the master sergeants. they run the army. well, i woke up that morning hearing beau in my ear saying not me, dad. today is not about me. it's he memorial day. you should be over at the bridge. you know, if he were here, he would be here as well. paying respect to all those who gave so much to our country. beau biden passed away may 30, 2015 after a battle with recurring brain cancer. he was just 46 years old.

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arthel: more sad news on this sunday morning, rescue teams in tennessee say seven people are presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a lake south of nashville yesterday. the faa a says the cessna c501 jet went down near smyrna shoft

shortly after take -- shortly after takeoff. it was reportedly headed to palm beach, florida. a diet guru and her husband among the victims. ntsb is investigating. benjamin: the intelligence community says it's aggressively investigating the origins of the covid-19 pandemic as a the theory the virus escaped from a lab in china gains traction, as beijing says it will not support the world health organization's probe of the pandemic's origins. let's bring in utah congressman, chris stewart who wrote to speaker pelosi on friday demanding congress investigate. he is a former air force pilot. thank you for being with us. we appreciate it. if we look back a year, were you saying as were other politicians that this may have come from the wuhan institute of virology, we should look into it, the circumstantial evidence was there. you were called conspiracy

theorists. a year later, seems that people are moving in your direction. what has taken so long as has time been wasted. >> certainly times been wasted. i think eventually the truth comes out. look, do you know how many hearings the democrats have held on this subject? none. zero. for a year. we've seen facebook and other social media where they would censor anyone who suggested this. they would cut that conversation off completely. and as you said, people just considered this a conspiracy theory and it's nuts that they would take that aapproach. why in the world would someone not be interested in looking at this? the evidence on it was really clear, it wasn't classified. it wasn't something that only a few people knew. we know that china denied access. we know that they went in and they destroyed their samples of the covid virus. why in the world would they do that unless they were trying to hide something and then they insisted on rewriting the report from the w.h.o. the evidence is clear for anyone. yet, like you said, for a year

you've been called a conspiracy nut if you even suggested this. benjamin: i want to talk about the intelligence report that was released a couple weeks ago that also points out not only was china destroying samples but there appears to be evidence that for three weeks in october, 2019, pre-pandemic, the same time scientists at the lab why suffering from symptoms similar to covid there was a cell phone signal lockdown in the area. with us -- what does that say to you about how china has reacted? >> well, it's a great indication they didn't want anyone to talk about this, they didn't want outside communication regarding it, they didn't want those who were involved to be able to communicate with one another, they wanted to control the narrative. again, it's so consistent with their he behavior across the spectrum from the beginning of us looking at the origins of the virus and, again, it's very clear that china has not and i

don't believe they ever will be a trusted partner as we begin to investigate this and to really press down on what were the origins of the virus. benjamin: you reached out to speaker pelosi, asking for an investigation. she seems to be dragging her feet about that. president biden has said that there will be one in 90 days. he shut down the state department one. there seems to be a rieu luck tans -- reluctance to address the threat from china. why is that. >> i think culturally this administration will be protective of china. they won't be willing to do what the previous president did. they've held not a single hearing on this. ms. pelosi indicated she's not going to pursue this. i think the president has been reluctant to be confrontational with china in any fashion. we're not looking for a fight with china. this is an enormously important

he question. for heaven's sake, did they know this came from a lab? did they cover it up? millions of people have died from this, trillions of dollars of damage. it's one of the most fundamental questions for the country and the world. we need to press ourselves. we can find out the truth ourselves. benjamin: i'm afraid we're out of time. i knows you served 14 years in the air force, if you have a few words for us, very quickly, was what does this mean to you. >> these are my father's air force wings. i served, my brother. i'm so disappointed with the president. the rest of us remember and we're so grateful. benjamin: thank you for joining us today. have a womaned full memorial day. >> thank you. benjamin: arthel. arthel: thank you. gun violence is up across the country especially in big cities like new york city. video now of a wild shootout in

broad daylight on manhattan's upper west side, two men firing at each other using cars as shields. thankfully no, one was hurt. alex hogan is live in new york city with more on the crime spike in new york and other big cities. >> reporter: last year, even during the pandemic with people staying home across the country, crime especially killings increased. in report by the national commission of covid-19 and criminal justice, the average u.s. city saw homicides increase by 33% during the pandemic. those numbers now continue to climb. governor andrew cuomo this week commented on how reopening new york city simply will not work until the violence is addressed. >> we have a major crime problem in new york city. everything we just talked about with the economy coming back, you know what the first step is? people have to feel safe.

>> reporter: since this time last year murders are up about 23%. grand larceny, auto, car theft, increased 26%. shootings spiked 80% and hate crimes soared 77%. for context, let's look at a year of historically high crime in new york like 1993. compared to 28 years ago, murders are now down 77%, grand larceny, auto is down 92%. shootings decreased by 72%, while there was not yet a count for hate crimes. local leaders say the problem at-hand now is making sure the crime statistics don't make a comeback. in recent weeks receive seen shootings in popular places like times square and this video that you just addressed of these two shooters ducking behind cars and shooting in broad daylight in the upper west side. just now i just talked with a contact at dcpi in new york city, saying that that t shooter in times square who opened fire, we do now have word that that

person has been extradited back to new york city and will seek prosecution after being brought back from florida. arthel. arthel: unbelievable. alex hogan, thank you very much. ben. benjamin: thanks, arthel. less than two months until the summer olympics and a coronavirus outbreak in tokyo shows no signs of slowing down. should the games go on as planned? a team usa physician weighs in, next. limu emu... and doug. so then i said to him, you oughta customize your car insurance with liberty mutual, so you only pay for what you need. oh um, doug can we talk about something other than work, it's the weekend. yeah, yeah. [ squawk ] hot dog or... chicken? [ squawk ] only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪

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least seven workers with minor injuries. officials say they think water unexpectedly leaked into an electric furnace at the plant, creating a buildup of pressure ahead of the blast. atlanta braves outfielder arrested on domestic violence charges last night, accused of choking his wife and slamming her against the wall. benjamin: the am vet national service foundation is holding the rolling to remember motorcycle ride today, raising awareness and demanding action on missing service members and suicides among veterans. david spunt is live at rfk stadium in washington with more. david, looks like a lot of fun there. >> reporter: it's an important day. you can never time things out perfectly in television because 30 seconds ago the last group of several thousand motorcyclists left robert f kennedy stadium in southeast washington, d.c. to head out to other parts of our nation's capitol. today is really a day to

remember those who served and also to bring awareness to something very important to the veteran and active duty community. those are suicides, for those who serve actively in our country. the group is here today to remember those who died by suicide, am vet's the organization running the event. they say around 22 veterans die each day by suicide. think about that number. today is to bring awareness to that sad statistic and to help raise more awareness. >> i got back from iraq in 2009. by 2010 i was divorced, medically retired from the military, and i was that guy with a shotgun in my mouth. a friend of mind caught me, talked me off the wall, sat there all day with me. i got help. that's why i want to spread the message that it's okay to get help. and look what you can do. there's always another day. get to the next day. you know, you're letting a lot of people down when you take

your own life by your own hands. >> reporter: benjamin, just one of many inspiring stories. for over three decades this was called rolling thunder. that program has since dissipated a little. now it's called rolling to remember. normally this would have left from the pentagon. because of covid-19, the pandemic, pentagon officials did not grant a permit to actually start this at the pentagon. that's why it started here today. it's been a rough year for many, not only veterans but those across the country during covid-19. this is to help those dealing with any issues related to suicide at all, honoring those who served our country. benjamin: what an important, important message to get out there, speak to someone, talk to someone if you're feeling like that. if you know someone that is feeling like that, go talk to them. everyone can help one another. david, thank you so much. arthel: it's okay to get help. japan extending a coronavirus state of emergency in tokyo

takes city prepares to host the olympics in just over 50 days. you've got some medical experts calling for the games to be canceled. but the international olympic committee says they will go on as planned even if the host city remains under emergency measures. bringing in now an expert on this, dr. riley williams, the third, the team physician for usa basketball and he joins us now. dr. williams, dr. riley williams the third, happy to have you again with us here on fox news. this is very confusing to me, just as an outsider. without divulging private communications, what is the directive from the ioc to you and fellow olympic team doctors and the athletes? >> i think what last year demonstrated to us with regard to he pro sports in the u.s. is that the sporting events can be carried off even amidst an outbreak, if you will, of covid.

unfortunately, japan has not been on the front lines with regards to vaccinations but the directive from the ioc is that the games will go on and we'll essentially have the olympics performed and executed without fans from abroad and with an aggressive series of testing that will include all the staff and athletes. arthel: listen, you're also the team doctor for the brooklyn nets and the nba had a successful coronavirus prevention program, keeping the players and staff in a bubble. but how can multiple teams from countries across the globe with different levels of contact sports keep the athletes and companies safe, especially in a host country with relatively low coronavirus and covid cases but also with very low vaccine distribution, how do you keep them safe? >> well, there's a lot of variability with regard to the vaccination, in the u.s. we're at the forefront of that if you take a step back, we're in a

much different place now worldwide than we were a year ago with regards to our understanding of the virus, how it spreads and the likelihood for these super spreader type events. listen, i'm not a huge covid virus expert but certainly adding an -- it will present some challenges but much more going on right now with regard to protecting athletes and the vaccination program i believe the directive is if you have access to vaccination from the host country or the country participating in the game, that's at the forefront. if not, still you will be subject to essentially being isolated in a bubble at the olympics and with very aggressive i've testing regiments and isolation protocols that will come up should you be found to be posity. arthel: you make some good points there, something to consider as laymen. you are also a premier surgeon,

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u.s. navy ship. christina coleman is live in los angeles with more. christina, should we be afraid? >> reporter: i don't know, benjamin. your guess is as good as mine. the big question, what are the unidentified objects seen zipping through the sky off the coast of virginia, florida and california. a number of military pilots have seen them now. next month congress is scheduled to get an intelligence report on the sightings. over the years the department of defense have declassified ufo sightings near important military locations as seen from this video from 2004 and other incidents off virginia beach and florida. senator mark warner says the military is encouraging pilots to report when they see something strange in the sky. he says objects flying over military installations could pose a security threat. now, as for this video, a film

maker, jeremy corebell said it was filmed in july of 2019 and the radar shows a number of ufo's harassing a ship off the coast of california. the dod said the video is authentic and shows an interaction with unidentified aerial phenomenon. last august, the department of defense launched a task force to investigate ufo sightings and now we're awaiting that report to congress. >> i'm convinced that there are crystal clear videos and photographs that the united states government has and i would not be surprised if some better imagery emerges in the run-up to this report from dni to congress. >> reporter: now, it's unclear what will be in this intelligence report on the ufos but one thing is for sure, benjamin, there is a lot of interest in it right now. benjamin: my feeling is, if it's china, we should be preparing for that.

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because of covid restrictions. meanwhile, in north carolina, fans are all revved up for nascar's coca-cola 600. one of the biggest events in stock car racing, it is expected to draw the state's largest audience of the pandemic era. charles watson is live in concord, north carolina. look, the pandemic is still happening but a lot of people have gotten vaccinated, people are out, they want to get out there. what's happening where you are, charles? >> reporter: arthel, it's going to look and sound a whole lot normal today at the charlotte motor speedway for the coca-cola 600. a lot of people will be here today. we're told the track is expected upwards of 50,000 fans in the stands to check out all the action on the track today and, look, this event was originally limited to 30% capacity. however, the track is now open at full capacity following north carolina governor roy cooper's decision to lift gathering limits in the majority of mask

mandates around the state. that means fans can ditch their masks. speaking of the fans, arthel, they're always one of the most interesting components on race day. you find some really compelling stories out here, like they had one couple we spoke to, the mack larns, life long nascar fans and they had it on their bucket list for the last 20 years to make it to every nascar race in a year. they bought a camper and were ready to go in 2019 but the pandemic spoiled their plans so they're giving it another go. >> go along with it. >> well, it was heart-breaking, really, because we were going. we had four down and we were really excited. everything was going good. >> we had to go back home. >> we never stopped because we never knew when the phone call would come, they were going to start racing again.

>> reporter: they're not stopping. they're about halfway through their journey. they'll wrap up their journey in november, arthel. arthel: i like their style. i'm really thinking about a camper, charles. what do you think? should i do it. >> reporter: i think that's a good idea. you can get around. you've got the bedding and the food that you can make on there. it's a good idea. arthel: i'm thinking i'm going to fry some chick then that thing too. charles, they tell me i've got to go. i'll keep talking. i'm on a little coffee right now. i'll see you later. benjamin: as millions of americans celebrate, it's important to remember the true meaning of memorial day. one gold star wife joins us next . joint pain, swelling, tenderness...much better. my psoriasis, clearer... cosentyx works on all of this. four years and counting.

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arthel: a special tribute to some of our military members who made the ultimate sacrifice. 50,000 flowers being placed on the graves of fallen troops at arlington national cemetery today. the memorial day foundation donating them to honor those heroes who gave all for our country. may we never forget their sacrifice. benjamin: on this memorial day

weekend we are also highlighting army specialist christopher hawthorne, he was a sniper who was killed september 9, 2011, during an attack in afghanistan. he was only 26 years old. his widow, jane hawthorne, joins us now from afghanistan. thank you for being with us today. i see you're in afghanistan. we'll talk about that in a moment. i wonder if you could tell us about your husband, chris, why he enrolled, what he wanted to do for the nation. >> thank you so much for having me today. it's such an honor to be here. chris was an amazing man, he was a man of honor, one who loved the country more than anyone i've ever met. i joked that he loved america even more than he loved me. he was one of the best shots in the country. he was actually recruited into the army to go to the olympics. but chose instead to use his skills as a sniper to go overseas and take out the enemy. benjamin: you've spoken about what it's like to be a gold star widow. tell us what it's like to get

that knock on the door. >> it's pretty horrific. you know, i was making a care package for my husband. i had gone to college that day, gone to classes, came home and a got a knock at the door. and when i got that knock at the door and i knew my husband had given his life for this country, i knew it was no longer about me and i knew it was about honoring all of those who fought, bled and died for me and all they did for the nation. benjamin: you have written a poignant post on your facebook page a, a remarkable letter that you wrote to america. you ask a series of questions. you say why did my husband die? why are we in afghanistan? was it worth it? are our current policies worthy of 20 years of war and my husband's life. you say it shouldn't be up to those families who have sacrificed the most to ponder these questions. we think about them every day.

this is if american people's job to ponder these questions because my husband was not just mine, he was your warrior as well. it's a really powerful post. i wonder what it is you would like americans to he reflect on today. >> thank you so much for he reading that and thank you so much for highlighting it. i would love americans today first of all to tell the story of a fallen hero, to look one up, to teach their families and then go and have fun. but what my post was about is something that's been on my heart for such a long time that's been hard to articulate. i'm not trying to steer the nation one way or another, but i want them to think about these questions. our military doesn't have a choice who they go and a fight. they go where the country tells them to go and people ask me all the time was your husband's sacrifice worth it, why was he in afghanistan. us families with fallen get asked that constantly. why should we have to ponder these questions when we're the

ones that paid the highest price. that is america's question to answer, was my husband's life and sacrifice worth it what are we doing over here? are we doing the right thing after 20 years of war and people need to think about these things because we're sending our finest treasures over to fight, bleed and die. benjamin: thank you so much. it's all we've got time for today. but it's an incredible story. our thoughts today are with you and your family for the service your husband gave and we'll keep him in our hearts and prayers. thank you for joining us today and all the best to you. arthel: we must never forget. benjamin and i will be back again at 4:00 p.m. eastern. right now, we have more news for you coming out of wash a ton. -- washington. life... doesn't stop for diabetes. be ready for every moment, with glucerna. it's the number one doctor recommended brand that is scientifically designed to help manage your blood sugar.

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