arthel: breaking news in the world of swimming as the sport's international governing body votes to restrict transgender athletes from women's competitions, that includes lia thomas who set multiple records during her time on the university of pennsylvania women's swim team. hello, everyone, ask is welcome to another hour of "fox news live." i'm arthel neville p happy juneteenth and father's day, everyone. eric: hello, everyone. happy father's day, i'm eric shawn. you know, before graduating from college just last month, thomas

became the first transgender champion in ncaa division history. in an interview last month, he said that she does plan to keep swimming competitively including, she said, at the olympic trials to try and go after the olympics. the vote, though, by the governing body would ban thomas and other transgender athletes from taking part in women's sports events. mary korean rafferty joins us with more. >> reporter: hi, eric. the new rules would mean a trans it's e alt heat9 would have to complete their transition before the age of 12. ya thomas, first trans athlete to win a division i swimming title and had also hoped to compete in the olympics, will not be allow to do so. the international body that governs water sports says the move will balance includessivity and insure no one has an unfair advantage. >> we have to protect the right of all our athletes to compete.

but we also have to protect competition' fairness at our events, especially women's competition. and also the past record and achievement of the women. >> reporter: fina says this gender-inclusion policy will require trans swimmers to provide proof that their transition started before they went through purer -- puberty in order to compete, a move that four-time female olympian kate campbell i says will insure competitiveness. >> it is my hope that young girls all around the world can continue to to dream of becoming olympic and world champions in a female category prioritizing competitive corner of fairness. >> reporter: now, more than 70% of fina members voted for the new rules with just 15% voting no and 13% choosing not

to vote. new rules also hitting the cycling world thursday. the international cycling union increasing the time that transgender athletes must remain with low testosterone levels, and they also lowered the massive accepted level of testosterone to compete as a woman. eric? eric some states have been banning those athletes who were born as men from competing in women's sports saying it's very unfair but, of course, transgender supporters say that they should have that right. certainly a controversial decision today, thank you. arthel? if. arthel: eric, a man from -- [inaudible] after four inmates escaped from a federal prison early yesterday morning. the u.s. bureau of prisons says the group went missing around 1:45 a.m. yesterday from a minimum security facility in hopewell virginia, about 20 miles south of richmond. officials have not said how the inmates were able to slip away. they are serving lengthy sentences for drug and firearm

charges. anyone who spots these men, they're asked to call the u.s. marshals' service hot line, 804-545-8501. meantime, police in louisville, kentucky, are searching for a suspect accused of punching the city's mayor in a seemingly random attack. officers say mayor greg fisher was hit by a man at a retail outlet last night. fisher was not seriously hurt, and the suspect took off. police have shared these pictures of the man they're looking for, and anyone with information is asked to call the anonymous tip line at 502-574-56 73. eric: well, man manhattan district attorney alvin bragg is facing growing criticism. the mother of an army veteran who we've interviewed here on "fox news live" before, her son killed here in new york.

she is calling out the district attorney over the decision to offer deals to defendants in the case. her son, a 35-year-old army veteran and father of three, was beaten and allegedly stabbed to death by four assailants in this city's harlem neighborhood back in 2018. one of those charged was mary sanders, who you see on your screen here, and travis stewart. ms. sanders was allowed to go free on time served after she spent a year in jail while the case played out in court. she plea bargained from a murder charge to a lower charge. ms. graham slammed that in an open letter saying, quote: instead of prosecuting the thugs who killed my son, you violate my rights as a crime victim to be fully informed and to be heard. this, some say, has to deal with professional prosecutors across the country. madeleine graham -- brame joins

us now. you have been fighting for your son and for crime victims across the country. why has this been so important to you? >> hi. thank you for having me. it's extremely important not just for me, but also for the hundreds if not thousands of other mothers and families across this country who are fighting for justice and closure for the murder of their loved one. eric: and mary saunders, one of the defendants, prosecutors say she held him. she was charged with murder, and she got time served so she is basically right now completely out and done? >> yes. they dismissed the murder and the gang assault charges against her, and they charged her with a simple assault. her plea was one year time

served, and she agreed to the plea and that's what she was sentenced to, one year time served on may 19th. so ms. saunders is free to come and go as she pleases. eric: do you accept the d.a.'s explanation that they don't think they could are have made a murder charge against her? >> absolutely not, because there were four judges and a prior district attorney who handed this new administration a trial-ready, strong murder case that was ready to be prosecuted. and for some reason, they just declined to prosecute. eric: two of the suspects will face a trial and go to trial on this, but you have been speaking ott out and having rallies against progressive criminal justice policies. what do you fear, what are your concerns about those progressive e policies that we've seen elsewhere across the country? >> well, you know, it's quite obvious, they have -- those policies have been a runaway train that is crashing directly

into black and brown communities. there has been no relief. there is nothing, there's nothing but lies and crime all across the city. so, obviously, they're not effective, you know? we're not seeing any effective, measurable outcomes of it, of this being effective or working. eric: you just hit something on the head, that it does affect the minority communities far more than perhaps the white communities. do you think that is lost in the transhaitian? because we see the crime -- translation? we see the crime victims in this city, it is primarily people of color. >> absolutely. i believe that, you know, and because of that fact, that's why it's being ignored and allowed to continue to happen. eric: and you think that's kind of ironic that these progressives, you know, who want to help people of color pursuing these policies, critics would say, are actually hurting them. >> well, i actually feel that they're being hypocrites. i feel that they're being very,

very hypocritical, all right? because these policies are hurting the very people that they are disguised to be helping. eric: and finally, people who are watching you now, how can they help? we had the case of george gascon, the prosecutor in los angeles, and, of course, chesa boudin in san francisco who was recalled because of his leftist policies. how can viewers help in your effort for crime victims across the country? >> welsh, i think the -- well, i think that legislation needs to be passed where we have the recall, all right? we should be allowed as law-abiding, tax-paying citizens to recall prosecutors who refuse to prosecute crime. unfortunately, new york doesn't have those, you know, those rights. so that's part of what victims' rights reform council is doing. we are fighting to help to strengthen laws that will put that recall law into place and also to protect the rights for victims of all crimes.

not just gun violence, all crimes. eric: what's the web site den? -- again? >> victims rights reform council.org and also our facebook page, victims rights reform council. eric: fighting for crime victims across the country. madeleine br a ame, we thank you for being outspoken, and we thank you for your fight for justice. >> thank you for having me and happy father's day. eric of course. thank you. arthel: well, customs and border protection warning the migrant surge at the southern border is getting worse with more than a million and a half encounters so far this fiscal year: fox news is told at least 50 # of those migrants are on terror watch lists. bill melugin is live at the border in hidalgo, texas, with more. bill? >> reporter: arthel, good afternoon to you. that's exactly right. look, the administration has really focused its efforts on trying to stop root causes of migration in several countries. they've told migrants not to

come. neither of those strategies have worked whatsoever. the numbers only keep getting worse after worse, month after month setting record after record. case in point, take a look at these images from the rio grande valley here that border patrol just put out yesterday. these are several large, massive groups of migrants in hidalgo and star county, those groups totaling 512 people. mixed in with that were 146 unaccompanied children, mostly from central and south america. the rgv sector here has had more than 362,000 illegal crossings since october 1st. elsewhere along the border, take a look at these images at at out of the del rio sector. in the past 48 hours border patrol have encountered eight massive groups totaling nearly 1,800 illegal immigrants, some groups having more than 2-300 people. del rio has had more than 300 # ,000 illegal crossings since october 1st, their numbers are up 122%.

then out to arizona, take a look at these images out of the yuma, arizona, sector. that sector getting hammered as well. they have had 290,900 illegal crossings just since october 1st, their numbers up a staggering 318%. so you get the picture there, multiple sectors along the southern border this is happening in. texas republican congressman tony gonzalez says he's worried it is going to start costing american lives. take a listen. >> this administration has gotten americans killed this many afghanistan, and i'm worried that they're going to get americans killed here in the united states. that's why it's important that we switch out leadership. now's the time. dhs secretary mayorkas, he's got a vote of no confidence certainly on the hill. >> reporter: and, arthel, you mentioned those numbers off the top, we are already at more than 1.5 million illegal crossings, and we still have four months left in the fiscal year. you compare that to record-setting fiscal year 2021,

the whole year was 1 is.7 million last year, we are already at is 1.5, we still have several months to go. the trend is showing we are going to blow last year's record-setting numbers right out of the water. back to you. arthel: bill, big difference. thanks, bill melugin, in texas. eric: have you tried to fly anywhere in the past few days? if relentless delays and cancellations at the airports across the country. some travelers getting worried about the their summer travel plans for the fourth of july holiday especially because of the crush. transportation secretary pete buttigieg is warning airlines that the government could step in if the air travel chaos is continuing. jonathan serrie is live at hartsfield-jackson airport in atlanta, one of the busiest airports in the world. if you want to go to heaven, you've got to change at atl, but they've been having delays there too. [laughter] >> reporter: that's right. at least if you're going on

delta airlines. looking across the country today, 837 frights have been canceled according to the tracking service flight aware. u.s. transportation secretary pete buttigieg did an interview with the associated press this week and says he wants to doing something about it. what he wants to do is have the airlines conduct a stress test of their summer flight if schedules. he wants to insure that airlines can or not all their planned flights with existing staff, and he also wants them to hire additional customer service workers. buttigieg says the transportation department could impose fines on airlines that fall short of consumer protection standards. but he says he first wants to see how well they do over the summer, especially the fourth of july weekend. the transportation secretary's actions coming in response to growing complaints from travelers. >> we were going to go to maine to a national park and do some father's day stuff with our son, and that's all canceled now.

>> got two out of my three luggage, and apparently my third one is on a whole other plane. we still have to go do a rental car and wait for my other lug aage to come and maybe make it out of here by this evening. >> reporter: airlines say several factors are causing cancellations and delays including severe weather many some parts of the country and staff shortages due to covid infections. now9 that the federal government is increasing pressure on them, there is concern that some airlines may actually cut back on their summer flight schedules to insure the flights they keep take off on time, but many air travelers are unhappy, and, eric, the federal government is taking note. back to you. eric: i guess you can always drive, but you can't strive to europe or the pacific, so, jonathan, we'll see what happens. thank you. >> reporter: a man can try. [laughter] arthel? if. arthel: all right, guys, thank you. well, two american military veterans who went miss anything ukraine last week have reportedly been seen on video

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general of nato warns9 that the bloody war in ukraine could last for years and is urging western governments to keep supporting ukraine against vladimir putin's unprovoked and unjustified invasion. meanwhile, russian forces are wrapping up attacks in the eastern donbas region. slowly but steadily, we are told, gaining ground. steve harrigan live in odesa, ukraine, with the latest on the battle this. >> reporter: eric, before this war began it was widely predicted especially in the west that if russia did invade ukraine, the war itself might only last a matter of days. that war is already in its fourth month, and the head of nato is predicting it is a war that could last for years but also predicting that if the west supplies enough military hardware to ukraine, that they could begin to take back the territory in the east, territory that they have been gradually losing to the russians over past several weeks. in the meantime, ukraine's president zelenskyy left the capital of kyiv this weekend to come down here to the black sea

region along the coast. he visited the embattled city as well as some of the wounded in hospitals, toured some of the damage and gave out medals all, he said, in an effort to boost morale. here's zelenskyy. >> translator: we will not give away the south to anyone. the sea will be ukrainian and safe. >> reporter: finally, family members of the three former u.s. service members who may have been captured by the russians in ukraine are speak out. it's not clear -- speaking out. it's not clear from the state department the exact status of these three americans, the state department not confirming any discussions with russia over their us as prisoners of war. but the state department is repeating a statement, a warning by president biden saying that americans should not be going to ukraine. eric, back to you. eric: all right, steve in odesa,

ukraine, thank you. arthel: russia's media reportedly aired video of those two military veterans who went miss anything ukraine last week, the first time they were seen since june 9th. now, we're not showing you that video because it is being used for propaganda. and as steve just reported, neither the u.s. nor the russian government confirming those men are being held. but a former national security official says there is still hope for getting them back home. >> the good news in all of this, if there is any good news, is that the russians are calling them mercenaries. they're not calling hem american military. it's -- them american military. it's not seeding into the message that america is behind the ukraine war and america's invading russia, crazy as that sounds. so i think there's a glimmer of hope that we get these guys back. arthel: and this comes amid growing concern of two other americansing being wrongfully detained by moscow.

wnba star brittney griner and marine veteran paul whalen has been held since december 2018. it's unclear whether prisoner swaps are being considered to get them both back home. let's bring in the former director of communications and spokesperson at u.s. mission to the united nations. jonathan, first of all, what are your thoughts on kt mcfarland's position, and what about prisoner of war status in -- status? >> so kt is absolutely right. if you call them american soldiers, that would be a whole new spectrum because that would mean the united states is directly at war with russia which would have all sorts of possible ramifications that could exacerbate the conflict. and, clearly, the russians understand that as do the americans. so there is a glimmerrer of hope that if they maintain this status, there are may be a way to work them into some sort of deal to secure their releases. arthel: of course, there's growing concern, jonathan, over the detention of brittney griner

and paul whale. en. in fact, here's state department spokesperson ned price. let's listen. >> we have called for the release of both of them beyond making these public calls. we are working acid youously behind the scenes, quietly to do everything that we can to see to it that they are released as soon as possible. arthel: and, of course, we want them both released. explain to us, jonathan, why brittney griner's detention could be tangled up with paul whalen's. >> well, the thing is that that, unfortunately, hostage taking is a type of state craft that's used by some countries to exact, you know, kaying -- caving in and receiving whatever it is, political goals, ransom, a variety of things that a country may be speaking in hold -- seeking in holding hostagings. and if the united states, if we

have resolve and we work out a deal and we stand firm, we very well could find ourselves in a position in which we can work out some sort of arrangement in which greiner and whalen have an opportunity to go free. it's very delicate, it's very difficult, it's one of those things in which a lot of what happens happens behind the scenes because of the delicate nature of it. and another thing, of course, that puts pressure on the united states and certainly the biden administration is visibility of these cases and outrage, of course, amongst us all as american citizens looking at our fellow citizens being unwillfully detained within russia -- [inaudible] arthel: yeah. we surely do. and are negotiations more difficult because of hot war, russia's invade of -- invasion of ukraine? president biden says americans should not go to ukraine as you're saying and the president said too. >> yeah. the americans who have been

nabbed, of course, that adds more collateral, as it were, for the russians, surely, and gives them a little bit more leverage in terms of negotiating release of whalen, putting an end to griner's detention and then, of course, trying to figure out a way to get these americans back on american soil. so, yes, we're talking about five individuals, five americans. and, you know, this problem is a global problem, and it's a growing problem for americans. we have over 40 americans unwillfully detained overseas in countries like venezuela, in cue a baa and and in china -- cuba and china and others. we had in north korea with warmbier. this is a real problem, and one of the problems is that in negotiating this, if you capitulate to the hostage takers states holding them not just terrorists -- you then perpet. wait the desire and the willful

acts of taking more hostages. so it's a very delicate process. united states has to show resolve. and if we cave in, we very well could end up ending up in a situation in which we have more hostages taken. arthel: so, jonathan, back to brittney griner and paul whalen, could there come a time when diplomatic talks stop and forceful persuasion begins? when will griner and whalen be released? could it be soon? >> griner, it may take some time because her situation involves, at least what the russians are claiming, are criminal activity. in the case of whalen also, he has been convicted, but it's a different scenario. so it very well could go on for some time. you know, the truth is the -- is being held by the russians -- arthel: how so? >> because they can drag this on for a very long time, you know?

mr. reid was held for a very long time. we've had hostages held in iran for years. these situations, sadly, and it's so miserable for the families -- arthel: of course it is. >> and i'm glad we're discussing this now because these are human beings, fellow americans who are living day-to-day in this horrible situation with their loved ones worried to death about what may happen to them. but, sadly, these cases can go on for a very long time, and it takes really smart, clever negotiating to force this to the table, to get it done. and leaving it on a back burner is the worst thing that can happen certainly for the lives of these americans -- arthel: well, absolutely. jonathan, let's hope they get answers soon and get brittney griner and and paul whalen home very soon. jonathan wachtel, thank you. >> pleasure. arthel: eric? eric well, speaking of otto warm boar who the ambassador just mentioned, today is the fifth

anniversary of her death, and there are two -- his death. otto, as you may remember, was the university of virginia student who was on an educational tour of north korea in 016 when he was arrested on false charges, imprisoned, tortured, severely beaten. he was only are released a year and a half later to be sent home to cincinnati to die. otto has since become an international symbol for human rights. this past week senators rob portman, sherrod brown and chris coons getting the otto warmbier north korea censorship and surveillance act providing $10 million a year to counter prop began a da from kim jong un's reseem. and here in new york city -- regime. and mayor eric adams saying he is ready to support a new street called otto warmbier way renaming the street in front of

the north korea embassy. today's press secretary saying,9 quote with: mayor adams wholeheartedly condemns the human rights abuses committed by north korea. if the city could be similar chooses a street for -- council chooses a street for renaming, the mayor would support those efforts. he already has the support of john kerry and mike pompeo. secretary kerry said this, quote: i think it's more than appropriate, it's important. in new york at the u.n. north korea should see the name every day of the young man who should still be alive today. the world should know that we remember and we care. it's part of how you insist no one ever be allowed to forget the tragedy of otto warmbier, you have to always fight the forgetting. three former united states ambassadors to the u.n. including bill richardson, members of the u.s. senate and congress, new york city officials and human rights activists also support the

renaming thoughs up to the new york city council. the council just passed a bill with 79 new street renamings. one included the assassinated president of yemen and a music group but so far not so for otto. supporters, though, hoping that soon will change otto was set to move to to new york city the summer he was nabbed. otto warmbier was 22 years old and leads an -- leaves an unspended human rights legacy that we remember and honor today. i brought in ensure max protein, with thirty grams of protein. those who tried me felt more energy in just two weeks! (sighs wearily) here i'll take that! (excited yell) woo-hoo! ensure max protein. with thirty grams of protein, one gram of sugar, and nutrients to support immune health.

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eric: well, the national average of gas price, well, it's down to $4.98 today. that's 3 cents off last week's record high. the latest fox news poll finds that 50% of americans blame president biden and the administration policies for this historic high gas prices. the white house is trying to

push back on that. lucas tomlinson live from the white house with what they say they plan to do about this all. hi, lucas. >> reporter: that's right. and about 32% of americans blame vladimir putin. the price of gas has more than doubled since president biden was sworn in. one of his chief economic advisers defended his boss. >> i think you've seen this president consistently stand up and give it straight to the american people, and we need to focus on the steps that we can take here at home to produce if more supply of energy in the short term and also provide some relief to american families in the short term as well. >> reporter: president biden threatening oil companies with, quote, emergency powers if they don't boost supply to lower those gas prices. exxon fired back saying the white house can help them by providing, quote, clear and consistent policy. american refiners say they're already operating at near max capacity, roughly 95%. u.s. oil production in may is within 3% of january's 2020 record high before the pandemic.

last night president biden left church and showed the public he has already made a full recovery after falling off his bicycle in front of cameras and some fans saturday morning while out for a wide -- ride at the beach. he says a recession is not inend evident bl, but bill clinton's treasury secretary disagrees. >> i think the likelihood is that in order to do what's necessary to stop inflation, the fed is going to raise interest rates enough that the economy will slip into recession. >> reporter: on "fox news sunday," senator mike lee said this is how republicans should solve the inflation crisis should they win the majority in congress this fall -- >> we need to focus on regulatory reform as the first order of business. that would help bring down inflation. most of our laws measured by volume, weight, word length, economic impact, you name it, are currently made by unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats. >> reporter: "the wall street

journal"'s reporting that the recession has grown to 44% over the next 12 months. eric? eric: all right, lucas, thanks so much. arthel: hillary clinton has officially ruled out running for president in 2024. in a recent interview with the financial times, the 2016 democratic candidate said that running for the oval office again is, quote, out of the question. adding that it would be very disruptive to challenge a campaign by president biden. the president has stated he is planning to run for re-election. by the way, election day 2024 is 870 # days from today. eric: well, almost already started. well, no laughing matter for comedian stephen colbert. you know seven staffers from his late night show were arrested on capitol hill on thursday night. police say that they were trespassing in a house office building as they were shooting some comedy bits, and the incident has sparked a new debate about security for

lawmakers and other officials in washington with some wondering if the police went too far. alexandria hoff has been following this story. >> reporter: there's a lot of irony here because this group was are there to film a comedy bit about the january 6th hearings which, of course, concern the unlawful entry into the capitol which is now the same charge that this group is facing. >> when you see these people come into the capitol, it just shows that the democrats are not serious. this is all political theater. >> reporter: the group of seven was working for the late show with stephen colbert and was arrested in the long worth house office building thursday night. earlier in the day they had been escort9ed out of a january 6th committee hearing because they lacked the proper press credentials. after being kicked out of capitol complexer they found a way back in. >> it's my if understanding they were offered a way back in by a staffer who worked for the oh member of congress -- other member of congress. then they were, they were actually seen -- they were actually seen banging on the

doors of people like kevin mccarthy's office, jim jordan can's office. >> reporter: fox news' chad pergram reported it was an aide for a massachusetts democrat who let the group back in to go about unattended. in a statement the u.s. capitol police wrote in part, quote: the building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be part of a group that had been directed to leave the building earlier in the day. a cbs spokesperson told fix muse that the puppeteer behind triumph the comic insult dog was authorized to be on site but that the group stayed longer to film stand-ups and other comedy elements in the halls. capitol police told fox news there was a disturbance reported around 8:30 thursday night and that additional charges are possible. eric? eric: all right, alexandria, thank you. arthel? arthel: americans across the country are taking part in juneteenth festivities today. while the holiday marks a joyful

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with the best of live and on demand. directv stream. now save $30 over 2 months. eric: wedgier juneteenth is the new federal holiday tomorrow celebrating today the anniversary of freedom for enslave african-americans on date in 1865. chief religion correspondent lauren green sat down with two preachers how they have concern southern preachers how they have found common ground. >> reporter: hey, eric. juneteenth marks the day muse of emancipation reached the slaves in gavel son, texas, the last ones to hear that they were freed. however, some are still grappling with the reality of what it means to be free and equal. two christian ministers are working to find common ground at birthplace of civil rights movement. >> alex asked me, is he a

racist, do i think he's a racist? >> reporter: odell and alex are both pastors and sons of the south who grew up during the violence years that brought integration. it was here in greensboro, north carolina, at the wool worth line up are. counter in 1960 # that four black college students sat down asking to be served. today that counter is still here, the building now international civil rights museum. >> we came here so many times when i was a child. i've eaten right along these seats. >> i wasn't allowed to eat at this counter. so when we talk about juneteenth and moving forward, so now you and i can sit down and eat together, we can break bread together. >> reporter: alex and odell formed a friendship do the hard questions about where we are in race relations nearly 160 years after the civil war ended. believing that their shared faith is strong enough to bridge the chasm of their cultures. >> we just don't want to upend, but we definitely want to make people comfortably

uncomfortable. >> reporter: greensboro played a pivotal role in the civil war. the confederate president and cabinet members fled south, stopping in this hamlet where they held a series of secret meetings. it's believed that near this spot a decision was made on april 13, 1865, to end the war. president jefferson davis knew the confederate army was defeated, that slavery would end and lives would be changed forever. but ending the war, surrendering to the union moved much easier than winning peace. >> when emancipation only met that formerly enslaved persons were free, that they were not in bondage to other persons, it's feel nothing about the status of the community. >> reporter: one of the most contentious disagreements they have is over reparations, paying the descendants of slaves for the free labor of their ancestors. >> you don't resolve an injustice with another injustice. for someone who never owned slaves to pay to someone who

wasn't a slave -- >> my good friend alex would say, hey, i didn't own any slaves, that's what i get a lot of times. but when i go back and say we can't move past it, we can't bo around it, let's move through it together and moving through it together is a way we can understand. >> reporter: the two agree that when people do the right thing, momentum builds quickly, and they're working together to do their part. now, both say juneteenth is a day all americans should celebrate because slavery is an evil that demeans all people because they're all made in god's image. eric? eric: such a meaningful and important holiday. lauren, thank you. arthel? arthel: and earlier today i had the honor and privilege to speak with opal lee who is known as the grandmother of june teeth. her -- juneteenth. her perseverance convenience was key in the fight to make it a federal holiday. at the age of 89, ms. lee kicked off a plan to walk from fort

worth, texas, to washington, d.c. in an effort to gain support from congress to potentially name juneteenth a national holiday. ms. lee walked 2.5 miles each day to represent the two and a half years it took for enslaved texans to learn of their freedom. the campaign earned her national attention, and and last year her dream came true. ms. lee stood proudly next to president biden as he signed the bill. the moment was a culmination of years of hard work and dedication to the cause,but she's not slowing down. at 95 years old, ms. opal lee is still walking along. is she was right up front leading the way during yesterday's walk for freedom in fort worth, texas. i asked ms. lee where her personal fortitude comes from. she says her grandparents were pillars of their community who were known for their generosity. >> what they instill in us, that if you begin something --

whatever it was -- and you were passionate about it, you'd better finish it. i think it's a part of my dna that i gotta do these things, i gotta help people if i can. and i can. and when i can't, i'll find somebody who can. arthel: when she initially set out on her mission, ms. lee's goal was to get 100,000 petition signatures. she has since managed to collect more than 1.5 million. what an inspiration. we'll be right back. meet three sisters learning how to spend, save, and budget. all with chase first banking. freedom for kids. ♪ ♪ control for parents. one bank with tools for both. chase. make more of what's yours. when pain says, “it's time to go home” “i say, “not yet”.

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you seemy a ya's car go head first into the water and almost immediately it begins to sink. without missing a beat, anthony jumped into the bay. >> somebody's life. had to jump in and the idea of dying never crossed my mind. >> reporter: it was getting dangerously close to drifting into deeper water, and time was running out. >> the first thing she did was try to open the door. >> her father meeting her rescuer shortly thereafter. >> the reason i'm here is because he really is the hero of the day. i wasn't sitting in the emergency room or the pork. she's here. >> reporter: you could say this was a great practice drill for anthony. >> training and mentorship has has gone to the right place, and i'm happy that he acted, because it could have definitely ended somewhere differently. >> reporter: anthony and mia live just about a mile away, and the two of them are planning to reunite off camera in the coming

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