♪ arthel: florida governor ron desantis set to join his texas counterpart greg abbott and other state officials for a border briefing as the surge of migrants shows no signs of slowing. we've been reporting for months on the crisis at the southern border, and it's growing worse. border agents encountering nearly 190,000 people tried to enter the u.s. illegally last month, more than twice the number in january. the steadily rising numbers pushing the total for the fiscal year so far to more than 1 million. hello, everyone, welcome to "fox news live," i'm arthel neville.

hi, eric. eric hello, everyone. i'm eric shawn. two other big stories that we're watching for you at this hour, the white house admitting that it is working with social media platforms to flag what it calls misinformation on to covid-19. critics, though, contempt that partnership as they say an infringement on free speech, but the white house says it protects americans. and protesters in cuba continue to defy the communist regime there, drawing support from one of the biggest names in pop music. we tell you who was standing in solidarity with them for democracy. we have live fox news team coverage on all these stories. charles watson is in miami on the reaction to the cuban protest, david spunt at the white house on the growing backlash as the administration in dealing with social media platforms. but first, let's go down to the border where there's a record number of migrants, we're told, continuing to come to our country. in la jolla texas, jonathan serrie is there now.

hi, jonathan. >> reporter: florida governor desantis will be are meeting with texas law enforcement officials this afternoon. this comes on the heels of visits up to the texas border by some florida sheriffs and police chiefs. they're interested in helping texas manage its border crisis because what happens here affects them and other communities around the country in terms of drugs and other criminal activity. >> it's not politics. it's not democrat or republican. it's really about saving lives in ocala, florida, boston, new york, atlanta or wherever. this is the garbage that's killing our people, our citizens of to call la, it's originating from right here at the border. >> reporter: with border patrol encounters topping 1.1 million along the southwestern land border during the first six months of this year, it's already larger than it was for the entire year of 2019 which was the last surge. >> i don't see an end in sight, not in the immediate future. i mean, this fiscal year we're

going to to end up pretty darn close to a record number of apprehensions of the year 2000 which was about 1.6 million. >> reporter: back in 2000 close to 98% of migrants coming over the southwest border were mexican nationals. it's easier to return them to their home country than what we're seeing now, my grants from central america -- migrants from central america, haiti and even eastern europe. and, eric, as you can imagine, that's why this year's border crisis is a logistical challenge compared to previous ones. back to you. eric: and seems to be getting worse, sadly. jonathan, thank you. meantime, there's been a mayor setback for an immigration program set in place by former president barack obama. a federal judge in texas ruling that the daca program is illegal. it blocks any new applications from the so-called dreamers. ruling that the former administration did not have the legal authority to keep children brought here illegally from being deported.

the judge siding with texas and eight other states who sued to try and stop the program. the biden administration says it appeal that ruling. arthel? arthel: meanwhile,. >> critics claim the biden administration is collaborating with big tech after the white house revealed it is working with facebook to flag what it calls false posts that spread misinformation about covid vaccines. peter doocy asked white house press secretary jen psaki about this yesterday. >> reporter: for how long has the administration been spying on people's facebook profiles looking for vaccine misinformation? >> that was quite a loaded and inaccurate question, which i would -- our biggest concern here, and i frankly think it should be your biggest concern, is the number of people who are dying around the country because they're getting misinformation that is leading them to not take a vaccine. >> reporter: but the concern, i think, for a lot of people on facebook is now this is big brother watching you. >> they're more concerned about

that than people dying across the country because of a pandemic where misinformation is traveling on social media platforms in that feels unlikely to me. if you have the data to back that up, i'm happy to look at it. arthel: let's go to david spunt live at the white house with the very latest. david? >> reporter: facebook may be getting the most attention, but truthfully, the white house has its eyes on several different social media companies. the message to all companies no matter where they melee, get your act together may lay, get your act together and stop misinformation online. white house officials here are backing and doubling, even tripling down on president biden's comments about facebook as he left for camp david just yesterday. arthel, the biggest problem right now authorities are seeing is this delta variant making its presence known really through the southwestern united states, also the southern united states just two weeks after the president declared independence from the virus on july 4th.

numbers are going in the wrong direction. the latest numbers we have from the cdc as of today, 160.6 million people are vaccinated. this is the total population. that's about 48.4% of that population. the president looking specifically to the social media companies to stop misinformation. administration officials say there are about a dozen people that are responsible for about two-thirds of the misinformation, in fact, they're called the misinformation dozen. here is a controversial remark the president made on his way to camp david about facebook. >> reporter: what's your message to platforms like facebook? >> they're killing people. i mean, it really -- look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. and they're killing people. >> -- fast forward, and i appreciate that. but there is so much more they've got to do with greater urgency, because we are losing

people right now. we are seeing people lose their lives because of misinformation. >> reporter: facebook is defending itself in a statement to fox news: we will no be distracted by accusations which aren't supported by the facts. the fact is that more than 2 billion people have viewed authoritative information about covid-19 and vaccines on facebook which is more than any other place on the internet. more than 3.3 million americans have also used our vaccine finder tool to find out where and how to get a vaccine. the facts show that facebook is helping save lives, period. ultimately, arthel, white house officials are saying they're going after facebook and other big tech companies because they say this is not about political speech or freedom of speech. this, in their mind, is about saving lives and keeping people healthy. arthel? arthel: live at the white house, david spunt, thanks. eric? if. eric: arthel, protests in support of cuban demonstrators are breaking out in southern california where -- florida, where, as you know, many of those who escaped the dreaded castro regime, they now live

proudly calling themselves americans. the communist regime cutting the internet. demonstrators calling for freedom. here at home lawmakers and prominent cuban-americans like singer gloria estefan are calling on president biden to do more to help the cubans. >> these guys demand transparency, that's number one. number two, he's got to find -- give every freedom-loving country around the world to say enough's enough, this has to end. and number three, he's got to find out how to get internet down there. eric: and that was senator rick scott. charles watson live in miami little havana with the latest on the streets there. hi, charles. >> reporter: hi, eric. yeah, you talk to people here in miami's little havana, and they will tell you this is a generational crisis. so, yes, the pressure is on the biden administration to do something to help the cuban people gain freedom and a better way of living. and cuban-americans here in

miami are taking that message right to the president. last night dozens of people boarded buses headed to d.c. to protest today, groups from all over the country are expected to march from the cuban embassy right up to the white house and demand the biden administration take some action to help liberate the people of cuba from the island's communist regime. we spoke to one man named camilo. he says he escaped to america on a raft ten years ago and what he's sighing in cuba right now -- seeing in cuba is more of the same and is pleading with the president to do something. >> i am telling you again, intervention. biden, now is your time. it was mr. trump would say the same. hey, you, mr. trump, intervention. >> reporter: now, the white house has stopped short of advocating for u.s. military intervention in cuba. however, the administration says it is looking into how it can secure reliable internet for

people on the island, this following an island-wide communications blackout after thousands of protesters took to the streets to revolt against the government. these protests have largely disappeared after videos appeared to show authorities violently cracking down on proesthers, and the -- protesters, and the belief among many is if change is to come in cuba, it will need to be done by the cuban people imposing their will on that government. and, of course, the cuban government has made some concessions in allowing imports into the island, tax-free so folks can get food and medicine that they desperately need. but cuban-americans here in miami say that is not enough. they want freedom for the people of cuba x they will make that known as they head out onto the streets yet again today, eric. eric: they are due freedom after too long. arthel? arthel: we're going to bring in florida congressman carlos gimenez. he was born in cuba and is the former mayor of miami-dade

county. first of all, congressman, if you have any family in cuba, i really do hope they are safe and they're getting the provisions that they need. if we can -- what's your assessment of what's going on in cuba, and why now? >> well, it's an organic uprising by the people of cuba and saying that's enough, we've had enough of this regime, we want freedom. the people of cuba are shouting, you know, they're not shouting give us food, give us vaccines, they're shouting libertad. that means freedom. they've had enough of the regime. it's time for this regime to go and let their people go freeway. and that's what -- free. and that's what these demonstrations really are about. and then when you see this repressive regime, what they do is they try to instill fear again into the people. that's the only way they can remain in power, through fear. and so they are using very brutal methods. they are dragging kids out of their home, using them as human shields against these, against demonstrators which, by the way,

are peaceful. they're dragging people into jails, and they're killing people. and is so, you know, they're instilling the fear, and that's what they need. in order to remain in power, this regime needs to have fear, and that's what they're doing to the cuban people. arthel: yeah, that's how cowards work, they have to instill fear. >> yeah. arthel: listen, you know, the cuban president addressed the nation wednesday, as you well know, he acknowledged that his government's failure played a role in these protests that we're seeing here over food, necessities. we've got food short ams happening, taking -- shortages happening, taking place there and other problems. can the president be trusted to work with the u.s., and how can the u.s. help the people of cuba? and before you answer, how far can the biden administration go without overstepping sovereignty boundaries or intnternational l? >> no problem. can the infidel be trusted, no. no cuban, you dictator, no

cuban president -- nobody involved with that regime can be trusted at all. i mean, we've had 60 years of proof of that, so proof will be in the pudding but, no, he can't be trusted. the biden administration should be doing everything in its power to, a, not negotiate with this regime; b, give support to those that are the leaders of this uprising monetarily, somehow get them the money they need in order to keep doing what they're doing; third and probably most importantly, they need to establish internet. internet connectivity inside cuba so that the cuban people can communicate with themselves freely without government interference, and they can also communicate with the rest of the world. so as they go back in the streets and the cuban government and the regime tries to crack down on them, we, the entire world, can see what the cuban government really is all about and how they remain in power. and hopefully, the opinion of the world will turn against the cuban government and then,

hopefully, that will lead to change in cuba. arthel: uh-huh. and speaking of internet connectivity, how can the u.s. go about doing that? >> there are, you know, we need to look for different technologies, some's been mentioned, something about some balloons, stratospheric balloons that can ring the island outside of the territorial limits, maybe some other technologies that we are now, you know, exploring. but the u.s. government should be involved in that. we have to pay for that so that the people of cuba need to be able to communicate. that's why the government, that's one of the first things they did, they shut that down, a, so that they couldn't kind candidate and, b, we couldn't see the images coming out of the island. they need that desperately. we need to give that tool to the cuban people, and it does have to come from the cuban people. this has to be an uprising of the cuban people against their government and finally throw off this yoke of communism that they've had for over 60 years. arthel: i think the cuban people

realize that the world is watching and cheering for their freedom and liberty. really quickly, pardon me, yesterday president biden, he accused facebook of killing people for not regulating or blocking or deleting disinformation, misinformation about the covid vaccine. so the administration is communicating with facebook to try to correct this issue. as this is not a political initiative, but an effort to curtail a public health crisis, do you see this as censorship and spear tomorrow collaboration -- conspiratorial collaboration or the responsibility of the prime minister of the united states to protect americans -- the president of the united states to protect americans? >> i think he should tell americans the correct information as we knows that. the president of the united states, nor should the government of the united states, be involved in trying to censor anybody or anything. censorship is one of the things that's used by totalitarian regimes to shut down any kind of discussion, any type of debate, and so i see this, you know, as

a very slippery slope. i do not endorse it. i think the best way to combat misinformation is with good information. and is you know what? and you've got to trust the american people that they're smart enough to know when they're reading misinformation and when they're getting good -- arthel: yeah, but -- >> and they'll make up their own minds. arthel: congressman, you know that a lot of people are smart, but a lot of people are gullible. you know how this thing works, the algorithms kind of feed on to themselves, and you go down this spiral of disinformation, misinformation. so that is a problem, and i ask you, do you think that this sort of misinformation is preventing us as a country from overcoming and getting control of this pandemic? >> no, i don't. and i think, again, that you need to trust the american people that they'll do the right thing. are there going to be some people that are going to believe this stuff? yeah, some people are going to believe this stuff. but you know what? once you start putting, okay, we're not going to allow any misinformation or any other side

of debate on that issue, where does it stop? and that's the problem that i have. i do not believe in censorship. i believe in freedom of expression, i believe in freedom of speech. i don't believe our government should be involved in saying what's right or what's wrong. it should give the information, the information as they best know it to the american people, and then the people themselves will decide what's right and wrong. and so, again, look, i came from a country where all the information, it all comes from one side -- arthel: it's different though, that's a communist country. it's different from america. i get it. listen, congressman, i'm out of time. i want to thank you for your time, and i -- we wish you well in your efforts there for the people of cuba and all the cuban-americans in miami. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. arthel: thank you very much. eric. eric: arthel, there's yet another point of friction between washington and beijing. china, get this, china now criticizing us for our

withdrawal from afghanistan. general jack keane will be here next on what it means for our strategy on the global chess board. but first, here's maria bartiromo with a preview of her show, "sunday morning futures," tomorrow. maria: a big show ahead on "sunday morning futures." texas senator ted cruz is with me, his take on the uprising in cuba and the white house's admission that it's working with facebook and youtube on censoring content. plus, peter schweizer on biden family ethics. 10 a.m. eastern, fox news. ♪♪ 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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peak of the pandemic. also l.a. county, the nation's post populace county, has roughly 10 million people. right now 452 of them are hospitalized with covid. that that's a small percentage of the population, less than 1%, but the number of hospitalizations has doubled from 216 a month ago, and local health experts find that concerning. they say over 99% of covid cases, deaths and hospitalizations at county hospitals are among the unvaccinated. and with only 60% of residents vaccinated, a mask mandate is a better option than increased restrictions. >> everything is on the table, you know, if things continue to get worse which is why we want to take action now given that we're at this level of substantial transmission. the next level is high transmission, and that's not a place where we want to be. >> reporter: but critics question whether the mandate is backed by science since it does not align with the cdc's

guidelines which states that vaccinated people to not need to wear a mask. sheriff alex villanueva says that's one of the reasons his department will not be enforcing the mandate n. a statement he said, quote: the l.a. county health department has authority to enforce the order, but the underfunded, defunded los angeles county sheriff's department will not expend our limited resources and instead ask for voluntary compliance. also some business owners worry the mask mandate will make it even tougher to get employees back to work especially since the county isn't ruling out other covid restrictions. >> people don't believe that they're not going to get shut down again, and they don't want to give up those benefits because they don't though what's going to happen, and i think this just furthers that problem and creates confusion, and that's what leads to an inability to forecast and an inability to do business cleanly. >> reporter: and at this point it's unclear what l.a. county -- when l.a. county will lift this

mask mandate. arthel? arthel: christina coleman, thank you. eric in. eric: china spent years slamming the u.s. for the war in afghanistan. now a change of tune, beijing criticizing us over our withdrawal saying america needs to do more to prevent the taliban from gaining a foothold there. the premiere saying, quote, as the initiator of the afghan issue, the united states cannot simply walk away, create more problems and dump the burden on regional countries. retired four-star general jack keane joins us now, fox strategic senior analyst. this is rich. what'd they do for us in afghanistan? all they do is criticize now because they're in the pokey, and they're concerned this could spill over to them, they're criticizing the u.s.? >> yeah. well, we said right from the outset if we pull all of our troops out of there and leave afghanistan to itself, that the three primary beneficiaries of

that would be china, russia and iran, all who surround afghanistan. and i agree with you, erin, i mean, it's a bit rich. i mean, china resented very much the fact that the united states had seven bases in afghanistan, and they were across the border from china. and that was the major issue they had. now, listen, china has huge plans for afghanistan, eric. the belt and road initiative that they're extending into pakistan from china is their platform signature belt and road initiative. it's highways, it's pipelines, oil and gas, and it's also railways to include a seaport which will likely become a navy base. but they want to extend much of that into afghanistan. that'll be major initiative. so our audience understands, these infrastructure projects that china does, obviously they're economic projects, but the purpose of which is to gain geopolitical influence over that

country. and the other thing they want out of afghanistan is the united states did a very good thing, we did multiple geological surveys, and we found that afghanistan, surprisingly, is rich in minerals; copper, gold, lithium and uranium are the principal ones. china wants the licenses to all of that, so that is the second major objective. but, yes, going back to the original point, it's ridiculous the charge they're making. >> they had nine workers killed in pakistan the other day. they claim it's terrorism, pakistan says no. do they have the ability to, the as you just said, basically get into bed with the taliban and to exploit those riches, the minerals, at our expense? >> no. see, what they were hoping, that afghanistan would be stabilized and the taliban certainly would not be in control. they have huge issues here with

the taliban. why is that? it is a radical islamist organization. they know they shelter al-qaeda, and they know isis will also be present. it's the concern that many of us have in the united states leaving. but here's the issue for china: right across the border, the province from china that borders afghanistan is the province put uyghurs. and the reason why they are oppressing thing uyghurs, ostensibly, because they're concerned some of them could possibly be radicalized. so that is the other issue or for them. they would rather not have the taliban in charge because they're a radical organization, and they don't want that to spread across their border. eric: there's a possibility that the muslim uyghurs could team up with the taliban, and china's going to have holy hell on its border. >> that is a possibility. that is their concern. i think it's remote, in my

judgment, because the taliban -- the afghan taliban have always focused internally. they have not truly focused across their borders other than the fact that pakistan gave them safe harbor for all these 20 years where they could take up residence and then attack into afghanistan from pakistan. eric: and finally, general, what central do you think we should pursue, should we have pursues, should we continue to pursue? you know, the biden administration says that we will support afghanistan and the military logistically, financially, with air support. what would you do? >> well, i would make certain that we could still render air support to the ground forces which are all afghans and also make sure they have a robust intelligence capability. and that would certainly stop the momentum that the taliban have. i mean, president biden is walking away from a policy that made a lot of sense, that we're in a multigenerational war with

radical islam. and they have a potential epicenter in afghanistan in terms of al-qaeda and isis, and that is fundamentally our issue who are critical of the president's decision. eric: general jack keane, as always, thank you for your insight and thank you for your service to our nation. >> great talking to you, eric. eric: of course. arthel? arthel: a sad day in the music world. hip-hop pioneer biz markie pass. the iconic rapper is best known for his 1989 hit "just a friend," one of the all-time classic sing-along songs. ♪ just having a friend couldn't be no crime. ♪ i have friends and that's a fact like agnes, agatha, jermaine and jack ♪♪ arthel: oh, boy. he was nicknamed the crown prince of hip-hop. the fun-loving singer's career spanned over 35 years which also included acting, producing and

dj-ing. he was born march sell theo hall in harlem and was reportedly suffering from complications from diabetes. he will be missed, no doubt. biz markie was 57 years old.

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♪ arthel: and this is a fox news alert. three texas democrats who fled the state for d.c. this week have reportedly tested positive for covid-19. it comes after the group left the state to try to block controversial gop voting bills. now, we are awaiting confirmation of those positive tests from the texas house democratic leadership, and we will keep you posted on this developing story. eric: some of the so much stories we're following -- top stories we're following at this hour. the recovery mission in surfside, florida, may be nearing an end. officials say it is getting

increasingly difficult to identify the victims amid the massive amount of debris that you see from that condo that collapsed on june 24th. as of now, 97 people confirmed killed in that horrible mishap, 240 have been accounted for, 8 people are still unaccounted for. in los angeles this man known as the hollywood ripper was sentenced to death yesterday in connection to two home invasion murders there. he was found guilty of murdering two women in the los angeles area during the 2000s. the date for his execution has not yet been set. right now a memorial service for twa flight 800 is underway 25 years after that boeing 747 took off from new york's jfk on it way to paris killing all onboard. you're look live at the beach in long island, that is the twa flight memorial. that is a wonderful, evocative slab that shows a wave as well

as the flags of all the victims who are who were onboard that flight. investigators say ap an electric call short likely caused the disaster. you know, we covered this extensively here at fox news, i reported three fox news specials on the crash, and on this today we think of all those who died, their families and also fbi official jim couchman who was in charge of that investigation. he just died last week. many witnesses say they thought they saw a missile. the government always denied that, but we are safer today because of actions officials took. twa flight 800 today, 25 years ago. arthel? ♪ arthel: embattled new york governor andrew cuomo set to be questioned today by investigators from the new york

state attorney general's office. she's looking into multiple sexual harassment allegations or accusation against the governor. her office has subpoenaed mr. cuomo's travel records and collective troves of other documents as well as e-mails. and right now we're going to bring in defense attorney robert shaw, former prosecutor. so, bob, what does attorney general leticia james want to know from governor cuomo? >> yeah. as you're aware, governor cuomo's embattled in a number of sexual harassment allegations against him x this is an interesting deposition or agreement because what this is, it is an arranged interrogation.

this is merely an investigation. he doesn't have to cooperate but, obviously, the optics if he didn't would be devastating for him. so him and his team of lawyers have been preparing for the last couple of weeks, obviously, his political insiders and his confidants have been subpoenaed as well, and they've met with ms. james' investigation. and ms. james wants to know what the matter and the tenor of these alleged conversations, if they took place, number one. two, if they did, what was said. two, what is she seeing and her investigators seeing from the e-mails and text messages, and what are they being told from other witnesses who were. there, police details, etc. and now they are at the very end of this investigation where it's them and the governor, and the question's going to be how hard are they going to go at him, what is he going to be willing to admit. is he going to telephone things. will he invoke -- deny things, will he invoke the fifth amendment -- arthel: that's what i want to ask you. first of all, governor cuomo has denied any wrongdoing. so what about his testimony will work in his favor and what possibly could provide roadblocks to defending the allegations? >> sure. think about, he has to defend from three different ways. one, this is an investigation that could lead to a recommendation for resignation or impeachment proceedings to

commence. two, it's an investigation where it's on the record with investigators where if he lies, he could be charged with perjury, or if he admits to potentially a criminally. and, three, what is he going to to be willing to admit occurred with regards to conversations that could lead to civil ramifications, lawsuits against him personally, lawsuits possibly against the state, etc. so he needs to come as cross well enough to convince ms. james' investigators that these were innocent conversations that were not criminal and should not lead to his resignation or impeachment, but that could open the door

civilly for lawsuits. so it's going to cut both ways, but the criminal and the less iglation impeachment, i believe, are the most important things to, obviously, eliminate. arthel: what does it mean that the attorney general is calling the governor in at this point? is this anything to glean from the timing of it or the request itself, or is it just part of the process? if. >> just part of the process and, obviously, as i said earlier,

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♪ arthel: the u.s. navy christening the usns john lewis in honor of the civil rights leader. it's the navy's first replenishment oiler, a ship that splice others in the fleet. [laughter] house speaker -- oh, that's great. house speaker nancy pelosi delivered the principal address at the san diego ceremony one year after congressman john lewis a passed away at 80 from late stage pancreatic cancer.

eric: so well deserved. president biden is pressuring congress to pass his latest trillion dollar spending plan as the house returns to session on monday. but you know with inflation hitting levels not seen in 13 years, republicans are asking if now is the right time for massive government spending. susan ferrechio joins us with the washington examiner. senate democrats have agreed to, what, like $3.5 trillion in spending. they say it's not the time now to do this because of the economic pressures. what do you see happening? >> it's essentially a lot more than that a because you've got the $1 is trillion infrastructure plan, and that would be combined later on with social spending program package which is $3 .5 trillion. in total, new spending, some of it is repurposed spending, you're looking at another $4.1 trillion, if republicans are really concerned about this because they're not quite sure how t all going to be paid for, with tax increases, will it add

to the debt? it's right around $28 trillion. and the overlay, of course, is inflation. janet yellen just said a few days ago that she anticipates inflation's going to go up for at least the medium term. it's not going to go away next month necessarily, so this is a problem for the biden administration because the price increases are hitting people where they feel it the most, when they go to the grocery store and when they fill up their gas tank. gas could go up another 20 cents by the end of the summer according to aaa, and food prices are up 7%. people notice that. so republicans can make a compelling argument that all this additional spending where the way to pay for it would hurt the economy or could add to the debt is not necessarily good for consumers who want to fill up their gas tank and go to the grocery store.

eric: remember gerry ford and what happened during jimmy carter's tenure? if man, how high interest rates were. is the administration kind of, you know, forgetting that and not doing enough to try to stop that while they pursue those on capitol hill? >> that's a great question. they may be anticipating that it's going to go down in time for a recovery before the next election because if it doesn't and the inflation rate stays consistent, because it's pretty high right now, you're looking at records going back 10, 15 years, they're going to be in big trouble. when people go to vote, they often vote based on what's going on in their lives personally. and if they feel like they're really struggling to pay for gas and by necessity, that's not going to help the party in charge. and the party in charge right now of anything, congress and the white house is, of course, the democratic party. and they are concerned about that. the hear them discuss it in ways that make it sound like, look,

if we pass this new spending, it's going to create jobs, and it's going to put money directly in people's pockets through childcare, through, you know, helping them pay for college, through expanded subsidies for health care. i think they feel like they can make up for it on the other end by giving people more money. but if everyone is still paying a lot more at the pump. and can't afford their groceries, that's going to be a real problem. democrats are aware of this. it's a political risk. that's part of the reason why they're probably not going to get a lot of republican support for either of the two bills they're going to try to pass this summer. eric: yeah, you know, people blame the person in charge when this type of thing happens. we'll see how it'll work out, if it will. susan, good to see you. thanks so much. and we'll have a lot more news on this saturday on the fox news channel. thank you for trusting us for your news. we'll be right back.

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arthel: over a 150 people are now dead across western europe as massive flood waters have finally begun to recede. officials are only starting to learn the extent of the damage as rescue crews work around the clock to find survivors. kitty logan is live in london with the latest.

what more can you tell us? >> reporter: hi, arthel. for many people this is when the tough part only begins. although waters have receded, we can now see just how devastated these communities are. many people have lost absolutely everything. we saw today the german military out in force helping with that cleanup. in some areas nothing is left unscathed. homes, businesses destroyed and, of course, rebuilding will be time consuming and costly. the german government has promised aid for those most affected. those floods, of course, swept through communities in western germany with alarming speed last week, property destroyed, many people left stranded unable to be saved. the deluge followed two days of extreme rainfall and roads there are blocked, power is down, phone networks still disrupted, and flooding too across the border in belgium, roads and rail lines also blocked there. also the southern part of the netherlands very hard hit.

thousands of residents had to be evacuated. they're now back home assessing the damage. the dutch government has declared a state of emergency there. now, there are still many people, a sadly, still unaccounted for. and e.u. leaders are calling now for action on climate change which they say is needed to avert a similar disaster in the future. back to you, arthel. arthel: very sad to see. kitty logan, thank you for the update. eric? eric: just astounding, the level of devastation. that's it for us for now, but we're back at 4 p.m. eastern, about an hour from now. "the wall street journal" editorial report is next. thank you for joining us and for trusting us for your news here on fox news. right, arthel? arthel: absolutely. we do appreciate it. have a good evening -- or afternoon. [laughter]bl i'm gonna grow big and strong. yes, you are. i'm gonna get this place all clean. i'll give you a hand.

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welcome to the journal editorial report, i am charles payne, and for paul gigot. prices climb higher as washington spending, democrats relighting another $3.5 trillion for so-called human infrastructure even as inflation rose at the fastest and 13 euros. prices up 5.4% from a year earlier including, putting a squeeze on american consumers. what costs continue to rise and what does it mean for the biden