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♪♪ ♪♪ will: the tradition continues. our nation's and them live from a different location. we are honored to be at the us military academy at west point for "fox and friends" weekend and it is a beautiful seen both behind us and in front of us. good morning, what a remarkable shot. will: what you are seeing is the banjo, and a cripple independence day celebration, fireworks show, the 3 of us will be hosting it for the fox news channel, the next two mornings with this incredible backdrop of the hudson river behind us, the military academy

all around us. as we open the show this morning there are cadets right behind us. they are completing, i know this because i hung out with them yesterday, completing a 12 mile run that is the final course for their air assault operations, a 35 pack that i'm sure you are familiar with and an m-16 replica and it is 12 miles and this campus is not flat. rachel: it is not. i was feeling a little bad last night, had to get up early to do this show but i didn't have to do 12 miles. pete: the shot you are seeing is the pt session, physical fitness, west point a college campus unlike any other. also a military post. soldiers from across the country are here.

these guys -- 3:30 in the morning. that is why they have those head lamps on. they don't need anymore but need them at 3:30 in the morning as they marched 12 miles to finish their air assault force, you're living in history, we will have a historian on in a moment to talk about strategic significance of this location and the next generation of the thin gray line of members of the army willing to be the last in line for us. rachel: college kids are dealing with a hangover. they might have a hangover -- pete: impressive young americans. will: we are proud to be here. live through the next two mornings, rick reichmuth has our weather headlines and we have some "america's nightly scoreboard" -- some weather.

>> this morning at 3:30, lightning and thunder going through the area. we will see more rain. we will see rain across the northeast. some of that could be severe from the mid atlantic through the northeast and that includes where we are but take a look, that is the radar picture, one storm, it is colin, rain across the coast of south carolina. that's going to be a tropical storm if it is not already. no big impacts from that but to the north that line of storms coming our way. if you're making plans to go to the beaches this weekend, from ted atlantic to the northeast you need a plan to get out of the rain.

tomorrow a much better day, also looking better. i have a beautiful shot right here, right behind me is the west point club. a wedding venue, event venue, absolutely spectacular. will: we were at the fair hotel, the zulu club. we did not shut the place down. pete: will was doing the dancing. now gwen has attached herself. to see how that went down, came over to the table complaining to her mom her brothers would only use one hand, not two. yes. i will be dancing.

rachel: has good taste. will: a lot of amazing views in west point. we have a story about why this place was significant all the way back to 1776, and 1803 a was the military akkad a may. we thank west point for hosting "fox and friends," why we do not host america's number one cable news television program. the country's most preeminent military academy. speaking of that the united states. or academy at west point has a long history of molding many americans. rachel: the cadets started their military training exercise. how is that venerated institution shaping the next generation of american soldiers? pete: the sights and sounds of cadet training at west point.

>> left! left! left! >> 30 day training. every cadet goes to cadet field training. >> good morning, cadets. you are about to witness what is known as immediate suppression fire machine. >> meeting suppression. >> number 6, suppression 3220. [gunfire] >> one of the things we do out here, the most realistic chain, just watch what they do. [gunfire] >> be in a field artillery faster, give an introduction to the capabilities of these

systems no matter what they do in the army. >> we are training all cadets. we are range 17, to simulate battlefield effects for them and at the same time -- there are tween 9 total targets on the range and they start up and every time you hit them it can go down. it will stimulate the sound of rounds fired at you. >> your adrenaline is up and heart rate is up in combat environment. [gunfire] >> we are at the field artillery training range training cadets how to operate and fire and indirect fire weapon system, a howitzer, downrange on target. it is always -- there are multiple steps.

to receive a fire mission that fire mission has to be processed, which direction to shoot or not shoot and a howitzer section operates the howitzer. [gunfire] >> for the training during cft they will be running what the army is and people to your left and right. we've got to keep pushing each other and teach each other you can get past your fears. >> a lot of military skills we train are bringing people together for a common goal and different tactical situations. what west point does is show you are capable of more than you can imagine. will: pretty cool. rachel: you get a feel for what they are doing.

pete: and a feel for the size of this place. you get it looking behind us which we do all morning long looking back. to fire a howitzer like that you need a lot of land space. rachel: you have to look back. if you look at it on the tv, is this for real? it is not a green screen. pete: i have both my sons here and they asked me independently yesterday does everyone that goes to school here do the army thing? they do. what about the athletes? the football players? yes, they do it as well. they are having trouble wrapping their mind around, i spoke to a cadet yesterday who was a soccer athlete as well and that is a busy schedule because you have all the responsibly of every other cadet. this is not as you point out a normal college. will: what do they say? it is not always a great place to be but it is a great place to be from. it is not easy.

four years of west point, giving up traditional college experience including coming early for additional training. i can't remember it is five which we ate years of service obligation after you get second lieutenant. rachel: is it something you thought about? what was the -- will: princeton had a better basketball team. that is how my brain works, 18-year-old pete. pete: i went to princeton and i wanted to do it but i did rotc there. you can do rotc can college to be a second lieutenant. rachel: you see these young men just coming across here -- pete: i did my thing but would love one of my kids someday potentially, you look at these -- still walking as we talk, pretty cool shot, you see what is behind us but there's probably 25, 30, huge group walking through, the culmination of weeks of

training in air assault school, 12 miles, a lot of equivalent, early-morning. very cool. by the way. will: independence day weekend good to remember why we are celebrating, what exactly we are celebrating and on this day come monday in 1776 united states of america declares its independence from great britain and our founders pinned these words to commemorate, not to commemorate but to memorialize, codify what it is we hold dear, what we intend to found this nation, to lay the base of this nation. we hold these truths to be self evident, all men are created equal, they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, that among them are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. to secure these rights, governments are instituted

among men to arrive at just powers for the consent of the governed, when any form of government becomes discretion -- district of of the ends, it is up to the people to abolish it and institute new government laying foundation on a set of principles and organizing its powers in form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. pete: beautiful, timeless words, the culmination of studying of experience of the founders who look at the wisdom of the past, the failings of the past, understood what worked and what had not, try to govern your self and not only did they write those words but that was a declaration of war. when they wrote those words in 1776, they knew the most powerful empire in the world was about to come crashing down on them signing the death warrant, they knew it when they did it but they won.

rachel: it is timeless, listening to those words you are reading, it means something to me right now in this moment we are in. that is the way a lot of our viewers felt. we don't hear them enough. will: they are not timeless by accident. it is important to reiterate in this moment in time. there's a lot of discussion around the supreme court and its interpretation of the constitution and by extension our declaration of independence it is important to understand these rights are in alienable, we are endowed by our creator with these rights, they are rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. they are not positive rights, don't mean to dive down a deep hole, positive rights are rights you have, entitled to something whatever the -- healthcare - these are negative right, you're right to be free a right to be free from oppression when it comes to your religion or free-speech and the reason you are right to

be free from those things is because you are endowed by your creator with those rights, this was the culmination as you pointed out in your book, battle for the american mind, these are rights that were recognized thousands of years of trial and error and as a result they said we hold these truths to be self-evident. will: because of what they understood government couldn't take these away and we have to remember that today. rachel: when i heard you read those words and i thought about that supreme court decision in the right to life, being in that declaration of independence and how foundational that is. pete: we are going to treat the fourth of july weekend the way you should, celebrate it, talk about it and we will be here for the fireworks as well but

all morning long today and tomorrow live from the military academy at west point and we want you to send your e-mails and photos. what makes you proud to be an american, sharing them throughout today and tomorrow. pete: from food to travel everything is costing more this july 4th but one biden administration official says it is for good cause. >> this is about the future role of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm. pete: we will dig into that comment next. will: cadet cane reporting for duty. will: will goes behind the scenes of what it takes to train at west point coming up. >> seeing everybody enjoy the freedoms we have in america lose when i go home, family gathering around and the fourth of july fireworks and opportunities we have, knowing we are contributing to that freedom and the american way of life.

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rachel: police have made an arrest in the tragic shooting of 20-year-old asia johnson in new york city.

pete: that person has a history of domestic violence. >> reporter: police confirm the rest of isaac are go after a 48-hour search and they escorted him out in handcuffs. the ex-boyfriend of 20-year-old asia johnson who was accused of shooting her in the head at point-blank range when pushing her infant baby in a stroller, also the father -- the baby was not harmed and police commissioner tweeting isaac argo has been arrested and charged with murder, possession of a weapon. detectives continue to be relentless, earlier in the week mayor eric adams called the killing targeted attack. police said they wanted to talk to argo but did not name him as a suspect until yesterday.

the city failed to protect her after reporting she had been abused when she was 6 months pregnant. police say she was staying at a women's shelter before she was killed. back to you guys. rachel: walking her baby, it is tragic. meanwhile a top economic adviser in the biden white house says skyrocketing gas prices are worth it. pete: as americans face urging costs for nearly every part of their fourth of july celebration. give jenkins live in washington with more. >> reporter: you can chalk this up to the quiet part out loud. the white house economic advisor not advised against alarming americans when he revealed a larger economic ambition of his administration that isn't sitting well with americans. watch. >> what do you say to families

who say we can't afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months if not years? >> what you heard from the president was a clear articulation of the stakes. this is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm. >> reporter: hard to stand firm on americans are getting crushed at the pump. you can see the national average gas price $4.82 yesterday, to cents more last week, a little bit better, last year was $3.12, the pain doesn't stop when you get where you are going, look at this. everything you put on the grill and eat afterwards, ground beef 36%, chicken 33%, lemonade 22%, ice cream up 10% and if you grab some bottle rockets all roman candles brace yourself, it will cost a lot more, 35% more to put on a fireworks

display according to the pyrotechnics association because rising costs of supplies, raw materials, shipping costs, insurance and if you thought you could hop on a plane and escape the pain you are not going to do any better, air travel, inflation up 25% year over year. it is indeed a reality. a little advice, it's not my job to do so, we are going to put some bank in your tank and enforce the national vast tax - gas tax holiday no word on that yet. pete: thank you. the campaign slogans, politics back to front for sure. what we heard there to be clear, deal with those gas prices because that is a result of preservation of the future

of the liberal world order. i see alarm bells going off. >> reporter: this is a slip-up, you would be called a conspiracy theorist if you said that, it was about the liberal world order or the great reset and this is a very interesting moment, don't think they can walk this back because we are seeing it ourselves without government is willing to make people poor to achieve some goal and for some it is the environment, green energy, the green utopia they want to achieve but i believe the green utopia is a means to us neil and i think the end is this liberal world order, this great reset where essentially a way to put it in a chinese style social credit system, a way to create this chinese capitalist system where the elite and the states benefit from capitalism and the rest of us live under socialism. pete: let me read it two ways neither of which is very

complementary to the biden administration, when is as you said to go down the path that would have been called a conspiracy theory, liberal world order sounds like new world order, a conspiracy to assume exactly what you just said, part of a larger plan to restructure economies along the lines of a green economy. why do know that? because you hear similar campaigns, similar administrations across the globe. the same outlook, build back better is not simply an american concept. the same thing in canada and the uk and new zealand which an ideological alignment along the lines of a liberal or new world order but if he's just talking about fighting russia, saving the concept of western democracies from an eastern aggressor, that as well as asking americans to pay the price for something happening half a world away which is the opposite of the governing philosophy of the last four years which was america first.

we are hurting economically, let us make educated decisions on where we will make our sacrifices. pete: he said probably what they say to each other at the council on foreign relations, the generous explanation of what he said is liberal not meaning left liberal but meaning 3, world order meaning what was established after world war ii, to protect western-style democracies and fighting federal putin and putting money into ukraine, that is how you fight the liberal world order and you will pay more gas prices even of the food and price hike is a hashtag and talking point and a lot more goes into it here as well. that is the fairest characterization you could give, everything they are doing domestically to our energy production, to the porter leaving it wide open they are rejecting the idea of the nationstate, the idea of america first and opening the door to a real liberal world

order, a globalist world order, that is the effect of what he is talking about. rachel: now i you can see that they are willing to make you pay to achieve these goals. pete: a big show live from west point including doctor siegel who will join us on the set. the doctor is in the house. west point is america's oldest continuously occupied military post but you know why this specific location was so important? west point's military historian joins us live to explain next. ♪♪

rachel: we are live from the united states military academy at west point located on the hudson river in new york. pete: west point dates back to the revolution or war when general george washington considered it the most important strategic position in america. her to explain why it is the most strategically significant location is west point military historian colonel scully. thanks for being here, what a cool position, historian at west point. when you look at this backdrop, tell us why west point was chosen. >> a lot of people don't realize you can get from new york city to québec almost completely by water by traveling the hudson river or all the way to albany and crossing to lake champlain or lake george and moving to the st.

lawrence and during the period of time the american revolution was fought if you wanted to move a bunch of soldiers, heavy cannon, a bunch of food and ammunition you had to do it by water because the roads were terrible and if it was a day like today, the wagons wouldn't be able to travel so the river was important to that movement of armies. pete: this particular spot along the hudson, why this particular spot for the military academy? >> the spot was important because we are sitting on the west point of the river where the river is at its narrowest and deepest and if you look this direction and move to the south you will see that the river dozen ass. all of those factors make it complicated for sailing vessels

to traverse this part of the river between the currents and the wind and the maneuvering, they have to slow down. it becomes very difficult so if you could place an obstacle on the river that would stop them for enough time to fire on them with cannon then you created a perfect blocking position to stop the british from moving up from from new york city to ups rachel: we've been seeing these amazing young men and women working out, doing the exercises this morning, how should the history of this place play into their training and the idea they have the privilege to be here? >> the history of west point is as important as the education for the cadets and it has always been important to the development of professional military officers and soldiers. it is sometimes easier to learn

about combat from the past, certainly safer, than to do it on the ground than on the job training which is much more dangerous. we teach a lot of history to the cadets at the academy and start out by teaching them when they are freshman. all of them take a course on the history of the american army that starts with the revolution in learning about the world of west point. pete: generals in the civil war, the indian wars, all trained right here at the military academy. thank you so much. you were overseas and deployed and you are here as professor and historian. >> thank you for having me. will: abby is in boston for one of the best festivals in the country and will join us live. combat the future of combat

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pete: west point is ridding the next generation of american heroes but nothing can prepare assaultive with hidden sparks of war, the past 20 years more than 430,000 us service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries sustained in battle. and seen affections like these are real consequences of military combat but medical research is helped make these invisible wounds visible while honoring our heroes for overcoming them. rachel: here is doctor mark siegel. talk to us about that. >> reporter: it is often overlooked, it is stigmatized, people don't want to come forward when they have and are blown off or a leg, they don't want to limit them but one/5 soldiers from iraq and afghanistan are suffering from traumatic brain injury and or posttraumatic stress disorder,

we have neural imaging techniques, flashbacks, nightmares, depression, difficulty re-assimilate into the world. rachel: do they know what the symptoms are? are they trained to look for that when they come out of combat? >> more and more monetary clinics, the va has outreach programs, nonprofits. as president bush said you can't write the word sniper on an employment form. it is retraining, re-assimilating and moving together, there's a lot of shared love, with the. bike ride, getting back on the bike but that's a metaphor for what you have to do to get back to society. pete: because of the advances in medicine on the battlefield, guys surviving combat that otherwise would have died in previous wars, they are surviving, you come home with physical wounds, you're also coming home with invisible

wounds as well. >> there's tactical combat casualty units of nonphysicians who are trained in our military to be on the battlefield and to intervene in the first hour, the golden hour, to stop bleeding, to get airways, reinflate lungs and even nonphysicians, so you can get to the hospital, the place where they can take care of you because 90% of all military deaths occur before you get somebody to hospital. the military has an amazing history of medical advances we then use, antibiotics, first tried in world war ii, tourniquet's first tried by alexander the great in the fourth century, stretchers used in the middle ages. the latest advances in stopping bleeding, trauma surgery is used in the civilian theater. military deserves all the credit for this.

will: you said something that was fascinating to me. it makes sense, traumatic brain injury shows up on brain imaging, you said ptsd as well, psychological impact as well can show up in a medical diagnosis with physical tools. >> you check out the greatest point. it is combined, posttraumatic stress and traumatic brain injury go together. we can now see posttraumatic stress on brain imagery and say you have something, it is not in your imagination and we can treat it. rachel: you don't have to be in combat to find those images. it can be from anything, not just combat. >> most important, getting together with your loved ones and getting support from a spouse, a loved one, that helps recovery most. will: we appreciate you caring about these issues.

thank you. will: we just got a named tropical storm. >> right along the coast of carolinas. i want to bring a tfs. tropical storm collin, show you what is going on. there's a lot of whether to be had today across part of the northeast. the southeast i mentioned earlier in the show, what you see there is turning into a tropical storm, the name of the storm is call in which we have tropical storm warnings in effect to the northern side of cape hatteras so if you have plans across the beaches in the next day today and tomorrow, make sure you have any plans to take precautions and stay out of the water. there will be a lot of rip currents, things improve monday but in the short term, not a strengthening storm, not a massive storm, right here on

the coast, people on the beaches need to watch for this one. will: no other place celebrates independence day quite like boston. rachel: one of the largest fourth of july festivals. will: abby is taking in the sights and sounds. >> reporter: you are absolutely right, there's no better place to celebrate than the cradle of liberty. we've been here getting a sense of what this city means to our independence. a 4 day festival, largest fourth of july festival in the country. i talk to people about why they are proud to be americans. we have a chef to talk about

what makes new england chowder so special and a lot of excitement and being here and learning about this history is one thing but feeling the excitement, why our country is so great and what our independence means is another. that's coming up in the next hour and throughout the day. pete: thank you so much. will: reporting for duty, i got a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to train at west point coming up. it got more difficult. rachel: what makes you proud to be an american? >> freedom. >> absolutely freedom. >> we have a lot of freedoms other countries don't have. >> the freedom of america. ♪♪

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will: those are cannons just a stones throw from us on set as we are on the set of west point. i wonder how far those date back to? revolutionary war? they have not moved. i was running around campus yesterday, it is a military academy so i didn't blink but flinch. there they are. pete: there was a march going on at 3:30 in the morning at air assault school. i'm guessing we will find out some west point people, i'm guessing these are freshman. it is the summer and the freshman just arrived to prepare for their freshman year. otherwise sophomore, junior, senior you have additional training going on. rachel: how many students are there? pete: 3800. will: i spent the day here

yesterday doing a little history and participating in some of what these cadets go through. i got a firsthand look at west point's aerosol training. take a look. today i'm going to aerosol training. these cadets and soldiers. >> day 9 will be aircraft accommodating in the event. >> i'm going through the entry course, off the ramp and off the wall. he is from the air school putting me through training this morning, putting me through ground training, now what? >> take the gloves off, put a helmet on and we get you going. >> that we go to the wall. are you confident in me? >> confident. >> let's do it.

>> that one certify. step 2, the wall. way up here. >> 12, 34 out the door. go. in the gloves. step 3. final stage before graduation, strep this on and -- >> 12 miles and that is back on your back.

not light. 3:thirty. going to to be done by 6:00 am for the show. put this back and anybody's way. >> technically i think i can do this, let's go. pete: technically i can do it is make the opening of the show. rachel: travel nightmare. get a whole lot of something with farmers policy perks. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪

♪♪ rachel: good morning, america. we are live from west point, new york, that is the hudson river behind us. it is not a green screen. this is live. it is gorgeous.

we are seeing brave men and women running by with rifles and they've been up for hours jogging and doing their exercises. will: live from the united states military academy all weekend long, independence day weekend. reading from in part the declaration of independence, talking about the constitution, understanding what we are celebrating. blue and because this is "fox and friends" where every day is 4 july which means on fourth of july weekend, we said we are going to be on the west point of the river, the hudson river where george washington said this is the most strategically significant spot for our fight against the british, we had a historian talking about that where we will be broadcasting on "fox and friends" and we are digging into goodies. they said dust cookies. i want to get to the middle. american stuff.

rachel: american stuff cookies from, 5 cocky -- cookie roasts. that is pretty good. with coffee. i don't know who came up with this concept but it is delicious. >> 45 coffee roasters. why don't we enjoy little breakfast. of -- always eating like champions. the package, well done, didn't talk about that much but good experience. will: i had a good experience, the christmas day repellent in stanford and i was sure to tell all the guys i have done this before. rachel: look at that, i'm impressed. pete: i'm not crawling, roll.

will: you did not stop and finish with the rest of the cadets. pete: it is over now. all the cadets and soldiers. the rotc guys also. air assault training, some of them. i didn't realize there was an air assault school at west point at the military academy. not just west point cadets but others. when i was at rotc they were got airborne and qualified between sophomore and junior year. they finished a 12 mile run in 16 loops around campus. congratulations to those real certified -- no other place celebrate independence day like fox. rachel: one of the nation's largest fourth of july festivals, the harbor fast.

will: abby horn a sick -- talking to folks. >> reporter: i'm extremely impressed. one of my favorite things about patriotic holidays besides watching you eat fourth of july cookies is talking to folks about why they are celebrating and that is what we did yesterday while we were in the heart of the cradle -- check it out. ♪♪ >> reporter: there's a reason we are in boston, you look left, you look right and you see something that played a role in our nation's independence. let's find out what people are doing this fourth of july. what makes you proud to be an american? >> freedom. >> freedom, justice for all. holidays like the spring people together, we can be with each other. >> i'm speechless. i get emotional.

means so much to be grateful for. >> to me it means i can celebrate my freedom, freedom to be who i am. >> it is like winning the lottery for something better than $1 million, the greatest country in the world. >> having the freedom to do things you can't do in a lot of places, if you don't have those freedoms, having the ability to fight for your freedom. >> reporter: what does the fourth of july mean to you? >> the culmination of the founding of this country. a reason to celebrate america the freedom we all enjoy. >> reporter: what does it mean to have harbor fast here? >> it is really awesome. last year there wasn't anything going on for the fourth so we wanted to see what it was all about. ♪♪

>> reporter: freedom was definitely a theme talking to people around boston. some of the people we chatted with in front of samuel hall where samuel adams rallied people for the american revolution, great context to our nation's independence and a reminder we are celebrating active duty all year long forever because they -- we are giving them a year free on fox nation. you can sign up now and if not you can sign up. rachel: that's a great offer, can you hear me? you will have chowder later.

i love chowder. >> reporter: never too early to have chowder. don't know if they will let me check it in my bag. i can do my best. will: abby from boston. that is the sam adams -- rachel: give it a try, you've been here long enough. and try later. the package you are doing, 5 times. chowder like he's going to jump in with chowder. we will do boston accents all along from here on out. some american travelers, flight delays across the country. rachel: hundreds of flights have been canceled.

pete: griff jenkins will do his entire report in a boston accent. >> if you are flying from the skies this weekend you better bring your patients because summer air travel is already mess and 10 million americans expected to fly this weekend, let's get to the flight aware update where there are 6303d lays, 405 canceled flights today. yesterday, you were not alone, look at those numbers, 7598 delays, 586 canceled, let's go to the misery map, flight aware's real-time tracker and you can see the most misery on routes out of new york city, things not looking too good at the airports. yesterday people were justifiably frustrated. >> we were supposed to be on our way to our graduation trip.

>> when i was going home this weekend to get home i was flying with delta and they canceled my flights as i was boarding the plane. >> reporter: the ceo ed bastian posting on linkedin if you encounter delays and cancellations i apologize, the majority of our flights operate all the time. the uncertainty is unacceptable. i was flying back on a delta flight, the pilot came on the pa, apologized for delays or cancellations and said stick with us, we are trying to get through it and got a round of applause. will: he got you there on time. rachel: you want them to level with you. tell me the truth, are we going to be delayed or not? rachel: they are offering

$10,000 in some cases. i don't want to fly in to get canceled and get $10,000 and think if you are traveling, that is a lot of money. pete: how far to get me 90 grand. holiday travel wasn't stressful enough how is this? british climate activists start deflating suv tires in new york city, they came from england to do this in new york. will: what happened last time the brits -- >> posting guides on how you do this online and vowing to hit other cities. did you see the one where british climate activists glued their hands to famous paintings at a museum. the frame, they glued their hands to the frame of the

painting, we didn't want to have to do this. it happened -- rachel: rachel: they are called the tire extinguishers and said we strike for the first time in new york city, 40 suvs disarmed on the upper eastside, american, english tire -- i didn't know that. on our website you can join in and new york city, they will probably find them to join us. rachel: most of them prefer burning down buildings and looting but on their off days -- here is a statement by the way from the extinguishers, the tire extinguishers want to see bands on suvs in urban areas, and massive investment in free,

comprehensive public transport. if you've been to new york city recently they are halfway there. half the streets are bike lanes or still have the covid should, only one lane of traffic, now you have to worry if your tires will be let out. rachel: with the gas prices a lot of people can't get around and these are the useful idiots of the elitists who run around in jets and suvs themselves and want all of us -- >> useful idiots for the elitists, to talk about it they run around -- >> and do the work for them -- >> where the flyers they left on the suvs, deflated, your gas guzzler kills. these are zealots, religious zealots like gluing your hand to a frame or going around

letting air out of tires, you have gone full -- this is a religious opposition to you. and end of the world summit, end time is -- >> aoc says the world will end but why don't they protest in front of barack obama or -- again -- with the chinese embassy, go after the real polluters, john carey and his private jet and megan markland prince harry and their private jets, they are going to come to new york city with somebody who has an suv, deflated tires, ruin their day, already bad in new york city. >> half of them are driven by drivers who drive people around in these suvs, barely making ends meat, that is who they are putting sideways and barack obama so concerned about climate change lives on

martha's vineyard, the first one affected by rising tides. >> another mansion in hawaii, build a wall around it that wasn't environmentally safe, pushed off all the neighbors and these people may be zealots as you say but they are also time and going after the wrong people. will: these individuals there's no difference between them and the jonestown cultists from the 1970s or the, people, wasn't halley's comet, in the 90s, the same shoes, there's no difference. turning to your headlines, with fox news alert, chicago police officer shot multiple times yesterday and what police call in ambush, officials say the suspect open fire and police who were responding to a domestic call on the city's near west side, the alleged shooter in custody of, police say he has a felony record. wounded officer, 15 year

veteran of the force in serious condition. a florida teen is seriously injured after a 9 foot shark attacked her thursday at northern florida's keep in beach, the teen's brother, a firefighter and emergency medical technician pulled her to safety but police say she may lose her leg. in new york police are ramping up beach patrols in nassau county's jones beach after a man is injured and what officials say as a possible shark bite. he was treated for laceration on his foot and taken to the hospital. what are they patrolling? watch jaws? and newly commissioned army officer melting heart after traveling 5 hours to get his first salute from his 19-year-old grandfather, a korean war veteran. ♪♪

will: there it is. he is currently in fort knox but will head to san antonio for medical services training. rachel: good grandson. note his priorities. will: a significant thing on commissioning, who gives you your first salute, usually a noncommissioned officer. you get a chance. rachel: my dad did that with both my brothers when they were commissioned. it is a moment.

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will: west point is one of the best schools in america and very difficult to get into. how can students stand out when applying? deputy director of admissions lieutenant colonel rance lee. a good guy to know if you want

to get into west point. what he think of you and your kids will determine whether they come to this amazing institution. go through the application forces. the second semester on february, once they decide they want to apply, fill out a candidate questionnaire and decide around the june time frame. pete: then they say apply. congressman and senators, the point of how to apply. >> when west point was set up, they make it geographically diverse, they have the same chance.

and west point the legal nomination for the appointment. it is a parallel system. there is a method for how they attract and that their constituents. pete: only a certain number of people from their district. every member of commerce -- congress will have one vacancy to fill and then up. getting in touch with local congressman or senators office, if you are from a military family or military retiree, another avenue. >> sons and daughters of retired military and soldiers -- >> what are you working for in an application when bringing in the men and women who are

future officers? >> west point is a difficult academic institution. we are definitely looking at what those kids did in high school. pete: how many applications are you getting? >> other applicants. pete: 13,000 applicants for how many? >> we brought in last monday, 1209. pete: very selective. and a live shot. why are they here on july 2nd? >> going through basic training. pete: they go through could that basic training, one of the

few of the 13,000 involved. these are the chosen 1209 adhere for cadet basic training, what is the attrition rate? to finish west point also. >> the attrition rate is 20%. through the summer of basic training. >> the first summer of basic training. pete: what is your biggest piece of advice for people who say i've got 1/8 grader and might want them to go to west point. >> for an eighth grader, need to understand what you do in ninth and 10th grade is more important than what you do and twelfth grade. you can't dig yourself out of a hole. the academic foundation, to do well in those classes, you dig

a hole. pete: the assessment start in ninth grade academically. a great tip. if you are out there coaching seventh and eighth grade about by ninth grade you better lock it in. thank you so much. >> thanks for having us here, go army, beat navy. pete: we are totally biased on this program on that front. one patriotic company makes american flags in america, their mission to bring jobs and teach us how to fold a flag properly. ♪♪

will: this holiday weekend we celebrate patriotic businesses dedicated to the greater good. rachel: they were launched after the cofounder found they could not find flags that were durable are made in america. pete: they are going to teach us how to hold the flag. two has have no idea how to fold a flag. pete and rick have a leg up in this competition. i need your help. how to learn how to fold an american flag? >> we started this company, shocked to learn how many american flags were made overseas, why isn't there a company making super high

quality flags, with american workers, maybe we are crazy all why not start a small business to make it work and here we are now. thank you for having us, to teach you to hold the flag. >> hiring a lot of ex-military members and giving them jobs. rachel: we are. we are so fortunate to live in a country where we have so many veterans, they are coming out of the military and have a connection to the american flag and the symbol of freedom. we are fortunate to work alongside air force veterans and a huge initiative we have an allegiance hiring military spouses.

they move around, we want to bring that security to them and we have a team that handles customer service. they have an important and incredible american story to tell those who are reaching out, a token of appreciation for all they have done for us. >> holding this flag it feels quality. nothing more demoralizing than that. we get to this folding, we want to respect any one of you. what are your tips on properly folding an american flag? >> absolutely, here behind us. the first step is to get a good partner, two people folding the american flag.

make sure it is nice and flat. lengthwise here, you want to make sure the starfield is facing down, facing the ground. and make sure the right hand side, this exposed edge. on the bottom left-hand side, to the right. how are we doing over there? rachel: american material to ensure that our flag is not falling apart. will: the bottom right-hand section where you see that point.

now you see the triangle starting to form, nice and tight and we are going to work our way up. rachel: this is kind of fun. >> to point out. make sure the triangle, make sure there's no red showing. as you are folding on this triangle, the starfield, make sure there is no red showing. >> a little -- what we are doing here is simply talk one little corner of this in and fold it into the pocket it creates. >> a beautiful 3 x fivefold american flag. rachel: that was cool, everyone should teach their child, tell

us when you're flag gets frayed from the weather, how do you dispose of that flag? >> great question. there's a lot of ways, you can donate the flag to your local cub scout chapter, show allegiance.com is where we can be found. a real reason we started the company, the flags we were buying were getting frayed so quickly why isn't there a better alternative. hopefully that won't be happening. with your allegiance flag. will: allegiance flag supply made in the usa. it will take a long time. rachel: give us the website one more time before we go. >> showallegiance.com. will: everything is a competition.

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point does with america's sons and daughters and those poll numbers would go markedly higher. this is a fascinating place. it takes a cross-section of america, leaders of character that lead cohesive teams perhaps in the crucible of ground combat. an amazing story here. america could take a lesson from what we do at west point. rachel: it is not just personal because i grew up as a military brat, can't understand why anyone wouldn't love this country. when i see those numbers i get worried because you've got to love your country to be willing to die for your country and i am concerned we are raising kids not to love the country and that will affect us militarily. >> that the narrative i hear from my constituents but i can tell you from the perspective

of the board chair at west point, having interaction and shall i tell you, twee 7 new cadets in the class of 1200 in my district alone still a lot of interest. we have to be careful that we don't get too far from the core mission of what west point does, leaders that will lead men and women in combat, making life or death decisions, we've got to adhere to a strict mission in west point and we do a good job of that but we are a cross-section of society and when these cadets come to west point they bring a lot of ideas and opinions across the spectrum of issues that affect our society. pete: you have been reelected to 1/5 term as chairman of the west point visitors so that is

what we just described, taking place on college campuses across the country regardless of the united states military but seems to be understanding that core mission is at the center of what west point education is about. >> our job is to educate, train, and inspire america's sons and daughters to lead, a narrow focus that encompasses a lot of things, we can't stray too far from the mission for fear that we are not going to produce the quality and caliber of officer we need in today's army. across the plane, the class of 2026, highly motivated to do that. will: when you train leaders, how do you train a leader?

that makes west point different. you leave with a degree, not being told how to think about what to think at this point. what does training leadership mean? >> we do a lot of things on campus if you want to refer to this as a college campus, the real secret sauce is what happens in the woods. an academic background on west point, what happens when you take these cadets in the woods and put them among their peers and rotate them into and out of leadership positions and leading formations and experimenting the attributes we want cadets to have. the difference maker, to lead formations. rachel: glad we are on the board.

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will: back with some headlines, loudoun county public school district being sued after being accused of morally corrupting the children it served, the district is accused of forcing children to share bathrooms with others of the opposite sex and violating the rights of parents, the organization vowing the suit, the extreme social gender experiment being forced on small children are nothing short of government directed child abuse and child sexual exploitation. exactly what it is. my new book co-authored with david goodwin battle for the american mind goes into many of the challenges facing parents today and it is in its second week at number one. 2 weeks straight on the bestseller list thanks to you. thank you to our viewers for supporting this book and we are grateful for the feedback we have gotten so far.

senior meteorologist janice dean taking go break from the weather to be a judge at the hot dog eating contest, that is phenomenal and angling for a promotion following the big job. >> this is an honor, do we know anyone on "fox and friends" that ever had this honor. >> what better honor than the nathan's hot dog eating contest live from coney island all morning on monday which is july 4th, the fourth of july. if you can't make the hot dog contest join us for day celebration with lawrence jones, kayleigh mcenany and lawrence jones, contributes to american heroes and fire workers, our specialties on sunday nights.

pete: the birmingham stallions taking on the philadelphia stars in the usfl, the championship game at 7:thirty p.m. eastern time. our next two guests at louisiana tech teaming up again for the usfl, birmingham quarterback jamar smith. good morning. congratulations on making the championship game. 9-1 on the season. it is a startup league, how do you put together group of men who come together to win 90% of your game in that environment starting from scratch? >> it was a challenge. wasn't sure how it was going to work in february, didn't have a

player on the roster. march to april started practicing and playing and here we are 3 or 4 months later. but that has been one of the joys i had, watching this come together, how players formed into a team. it has been spectacular watching them come together. pete: probably quoting the regular-season record. another thing i am noticing between your team and philadelphia the highest scoring teams in the usfl. i have to think to put together a high-scoring offense starting from scratch in minimal amount of time it has to do with you and the coach going back to

college, there's a lot there to be on the same page in a quick amount of time. >> just making my job comfortable to have great guys, really makes me feel happy to do my job. pete: what do i need to to look for? both of you really quickly, what is the secret on national television ahead of the time you play philadelphia? >> the game is played. it is another battle, levelheaded, high level. >> we need to play our game to

win 10 games, we need to play our game, not make it bigger than the product. pete: the best of luck in that championship game tomorrow at 7:30 eastern, thanks, gentlemen. american icon in the next hour, "fox and friends" continues. this 4th of july find the color that fits your style.

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academy on 4 july weekend. halfway through the saturday addition soaking it in for reveal, feels like the right place to be and amazing to interact with cadets and instructors, proud americans willing to put their lives on the line. rachel: the colonel who came on earlier, why so important to the revolutionary war. >> the track stadium and rugby stadium where they have a wonderful fireworks display. let's bring in sergeant major dan virgil to talk here. what a wonderful performance we

just heard, glad to have you on the program. >> reporter: a fantastic group, amazing to be around them. pete: tell us about the sound, the talent comes from the pool within the army. tell us about the band. >> it's the oldest continuously serving band in the army and at west point we are able to recruit america's top talent and we search conservatory and other performers to look at the mix of exceptional talent we've been bringing to west point, and inspiring the futures, constantly performing in manhattan and west point and the hudson valley and we strive for excellence because we are surrounded by excellence in the least we could do.

rachel: you are also a professor of american politics at west point. you are welcome to comment on anything this morning if you would like to. i know you probably won't but invitations are open. >> the department of social sciences where we teach american politics, economics and international affairs has an amazing resume of 4-star generals and world leaders. it is humbling to be in this environment and to shape the next generation. rachel: thank you for telling us about that and you will be playing throughout the show. pete: i have a mug at home with the us military academy. a lot of the generals who come from west point come out of the

social sciences department prestigious and delete. forgot about that. rachel: we will go to our fox weather forecast. we have a named tropical storm this morning. tell us about it. >> it sprung up on us across the carolina coast line. take a look at the weather maps, a lot of rain, severe storms in the northeast but as we move to the southeast, that is what we will be watching for, some significant showers across coastal areas and a little spin and a tropical storm collin, up to the northern end of the outer banks. if you have beach plans be careful, there will be a lot of rip currents we are watching for. the track of the storm holds it

right across the atlantic, won't strengthen, not be a massive storm at all but it will cause some problems across the northeast. be careful. we will see a line of significant storms including where we are in the west point area tonight or tomorrow in the northeast. will: i would like to see rick go through cadet basic training. after the program you and i will go through basic training. our kids will do it with us. rick is basically an adult child. that is a compliment. >> as long as i can stretch for a long time before i start. rachel: i wouldn't do it. i think we should all wear the

uniform. your earlier segments, you did so well but i wanted you to stress the part. did they really -- will: we will see you on the parade field. they have their matching -- they will be wearing it. we are all in. inflation plugging the nation, the cost of ingredients in independence day celebration up $10 one year after the white house celebrated the discount, $0.16 less, up $10. rachel: it is up much more than that.

if you try to buy all the things you need for your barbecue this weekend it is up high. will: planning up -- the cost of fourth of july barbecues down from last year. this is the tweet from last year, far reality to your point, now you are clipping elements, the tweet from last year on your screen touting $0.16 down. i wonder if they will tweet we are up to $10. that's the real reality. rachel: americans love 4 july, most americans love the country, they know it is about freedom and independence and they will celebrate and go eat fat cost. the sad part is it doesn't have to be this way. this is totally intentional, totally done as we talked about earlier in the show a green

agenda, massive idea about how we should live and somebody deciding we should not live on fossil fuels even though that is the way the system is set up right now and there is no really good alternative, they are doing this on purpose, willing to make your barbecue more expensive and they don't care because there is this liberal world order they are going after. will: here's the average cost of a july 4th cookout, $69.68, from what they said it would be in 2021. you are saying this is part of a greater plan. brian dietz is head of the national economic council and when asked about rising inflation, fuel costs, here is what he had to say. >> what do you say to families who say we can't afford to pay $4.85 a gallon for months if not years?

>> what you heard from the president was an articulation of the stakes, this is about the future of the liberal world order and we have to stand firm. to americans across the country, a president and administration the will do everything in its power to blunt those price increases and bring prices down. rachel: that is a lie. i can't believe he can say that. everything he can, they've done everything they can to raise price and i think it is intentional. will: i agree with you, the green new deal agenda, you double to the war in ukraine the green new deal war because lack of independence of energy has led to a world where we are constrained and they, because of how we operate domestically with our production we are more reliant on sources elsewhere and it is evident.

there is a nice way to characterize it and the way it really is, the nice ways the liberal order is protecting the world war ii order and fighting a war we have to stop russia and nato needs to be strong and all the things you hear from the council on foreign relations. this is about globalism, leaving the borders wide open on the southern border and want things to be more expensive to drive people to electric vehicles because climate change is their religion except when you plug your car in you are getting that electricity from some fossil fuel somewhere else and you made us more dependent because we can't use it at home. they know we could produce more at home and the price of oil, they choose not to. >> materials for those batteries. we have been doing these great panels with women over the last few months and i had one with working moms talking of struggling to do things they normally did like drive their

kids to practice, one of the moms said making gas cheaper, this is a mom from texas, they understand where oil comes from and this government is blocking leases they shut down the keystone pipeline, making it harder to make investments in energy, they are not -- anyone with these statements like we are fighting to lower inflation, you are actively making inflation happen. rachel: so much to peer into for that statement this is from the lib plural world order, from the shallow perspective president biden said fuel prices and rising inflation americans should deal with it as long as it takes, as long as it takes, the war in eastern europe, going deeper this is an administration that moved away from the idea of america first, to deal with the problem a world away we invoke costs on

people at home including pain and interest behind that of people a world away but it is not one layer deeper -- it is not throwaway comments that you are alluding to. it is an ideology as a platform we see in the united states, canada, the uk, new zealand, western europe around to reorganizing the economy with energy policy at the center and moving to green energy policy that organizes a new economy that is the basis of a new liberal world order. pete: you saw the outrage on the ruling on roe v wade, just as angry on the ruling on the epa. how could they do this, climate change will end the world. that is, it used to be roe v wade, now -- their politics, they -- pete: the supreme court of the united states is a threat to the planet.

the supreme court of the united states, not just roe v wade, the supreme court of the united states is a threat to the planet. rachel: climate change, there are those who are true believers but climate change is a means to us legal, the end is the social credit score, this control, as you talked about, global world order they are trying to create and the control they get from environmental policies that allows them to do social credit scores lets them reorient, re-create this economy and it is a chinese style economy, chinese capitalism where the top, the elites and enjoy the fruits of capitalism and the rest of us live under socialism and we are starting to see, empty shelves and the fact that

every day americans can't get formula and business owners, the products they used to do, when i grew up in the third world i would see those empty shelves and in america we have 400 brands of cereal. this is what is happening to the country. pete: the people who have the goal of climate change it is the perfect enemy too. hot climate change, cold, climate change and the solutions you are never going to see them but talk about them and they need to be big and controlling on your life and they do what i'm campuses, indoctrinating kids they need to be activists on and they are not. focused on killing bad guys. rachel: let's stay on the mission here. pete: glad you're with us 15 minutes from the top of the hour, live on the us military academy. authorities at the border releasing chilling audio from the moment 53 migrants were found dead in a tractor-trailer.

rachel: the texas man had no idea the trailer's air conditioning system had busted. rachel: griff jenkins live with the details. >> reporter: we have a chilling recording, it is disturbing, officers as we hear what they were discovering in that sweltering 18 wheeler. >> so many here. hispanic male. going south from the fat location on the railroad tracks. >> reporter: 48 were dead, 5 later died bringing the death toll to 53. charged in the case, the 45-year-old texas native driver charged with smuggling resulting in death facing a maximum penalty of life in

prison, and also charged, his alleged accomplice, tricia martinez who says the driver was unaware the air conditioning, and wy a or where you at bro, and texas taking to crack down on human smuggling. often necessary because border patrol, processing migrants. >> biden made clear to the world the border is open, record number of people, sheer number of what we are dealing with is so extraordinary, the united states underfunding border patrol, to do the job. >> you can catch more of that interview. the governor upset at what is happening.

piece, will, rachel. pete: great stuff. we will be watching. rachel: one of the most horrific stories because the left tries to say it is about compassion, policies. these people were cooked alive in this truck. he teamed up, they are working to get people across our border illegally, doing the last leg of the trip making it cheaper on the cartels, enriching them, destabilizing mexico, this is insane. rachel: bigamist for the supreme court that they did not allow for remain in mexico. pete: floodgates remain open. up next, live from west point with a patriotic pop quiz, joe concha puts our independence day knowledge to the test.

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rachel: as we celebrate independence day from west point our next guest sounding the alarm on the far left attempt to cancel the nation's birthday, our founding fathers and the american flag, the author of the 56 liberty lessons from those who risk all to sign the declaration of independence and he joined my podcast from the kitchen table not too long ago to talk about it. you can catch that episode, fascinating, douglas mckinnon joins us, grateful to have you

on "fox and friends". tell me why you wrote this book, that our viewers know that. >> just last july 3rd. i wasn't thinking of writing the book. 4 july last year i did a video tour to the most liberal news sites out there and site after site i saw guest after guest on the left calling not only for the cancellation of the fourth of july but the cancellation of the founding fathers and the american flag and i decided i called my publisher and said if we don't defend these men and that time, the genius of the founding fathers we are going to lose our chance to do so. rachel: great book to having your family home, to give to graduates and any of your kids because some of us know the big names in your book but there are 56 signers here and they were basically risking their lives. >> each and every one of them

do they were signing their own death warrant and so many of them were arrested, had their homes burned to the ground, their wives arrested and sexually abused, livestock slaughtered and this is the price they paid to create the greatest nation on the face of the earth and they don't teach this in schools anymore. american children do not learn that these were the heroes that created the greatest nation on the face of the earth. rachel: many kids are thinking this period of time was something to be ashamed of, quite the opposite. tell me what we can learn at this moment in time? viewers are concerned about this moment in time, what can we learn from people who signed the declaration of independence, what are the lessons encouraged that we should learn. >> as bad as the tyranny was, the far left has taken control over the 5 mega front of the nation meeting the media, entertainment, academic and medicine and what these 56 men

will tell us unless and until they take our lives, they cannot silence us, we have to speak to the greatness of the country, talk to each other about why these values are so important, the rule of law so important and history is so important. if our history as bad let us condemn it and learn from it. if it is good let us praise it and build on it but let us never cancel our shared american history. rachel: it is a moment for courage from those who signed the declaration of independence, every single one of the 56, tells about, the book is fascinating, what a perfect day and perfect location. check out more from douglas on my podcast on the kitchen table and don't miss his latest out today, foxnews.com. we put our history knowledge,

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♪♪ america ♪♪ america ♪♪ rachel: that is the west point brand playing america the beautiful and you are looking at one of our nation's most iconic symbols, the bald eagle coming up soon. it says on the banner -- sitting here because right here -- >> i'm fascinated by eagles but i have a phobia of any chicken, bird, turkey. rachel: a barrel shot. looks mean. pete: looking at you so we are here at west point, 4 july weekend and a bald eagle. and joe concha.

i get a lot of sidekicks from you. he's here to put us to the test on what we know about american history, independence day quiz. >> you are military, that is part of the curriculum. rachel: i am a military brat. i am from arizona and lived in wisconsin for many years. long story. which location hosts the oldest fourth of july celebration in the united states? bristol, rhode island, gettysburg, washington dc, richmond, virginia. anybody got this? pete: you can't go big. supersmall.

here we go. richmond. >> gettysburg and richmond, virginia. the answer, the statue of liberty. wait a minute. it is rhode island. pete: i guess i know what the next question -- >> the other one we are skipping. give away the answer. the question was what we us monument is a fourth of july president, we have one point.

>> what year was the statue of liberty renovated? completely redone, remade over a? i will give a hint. pete: by decades? got my answer. 1980s. pete: reagan would be the kind of guy who would refurbish it. >> i believe it was 1986. >> question number 3. who was the first person to sign the declaration of independence? hancock, jefferson, franklin, samuel adams, the first person. >> i don't know that he was the first. hold on.

i'm going to go -- sam adams. >> three different answers here. the answer is, let's see. pete: the washington monument. >> john hancock. rachel: i thought it was hancock but it is too obvious. question number 4, which us president was born on 4 july? pete: did you look at up to confirm? will: i did not. >> i will go with i am ready. got to get it right. >> i am going cool. . >> coolidge. the answer, put it up on screen.

>> what is our tiebreaker? >> what iconic baseball owner was born on 4 july? >> there we go. one more question. >> that is so cool. >> you see this behind us. move your head to the side. an island in the middle of the hudson. tell me the name of that island, or the castle. i had a lieutenant colonel come up to me with the name of the island and i can't remember. a castle was on the island, and armory and people for ammunition. it up at some point destroying part of the castle and all that right there.

one of the factoids, there was i think it was murder, the guy and his wife kayakeding around here. she served time for negligent homicide. >> you do when something. next time -- still ahead live from west point all weekend, brand-new superintendent and cadet, basic training commander joining us next. ♪♪ >> doing something for the freedom of others pushes me. and start to be who they want. ♪♪ rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill

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>> these cadets and soldiers. >> it is accommodating event. >> not me but i'm going through the entry form. pete: that was my attempt to take part in their operation training.

firsthand look is -- and lieutenant general steve gillin and cadet captain kai young. thank you for being with us. 5 days on the job, west point gradual but, glad to have you back at west point. >> it is a great feeling, left from my previous position here. the army said we will have you come back to west point. pete: we talk to historians and staff what the institution means, and identifying future leaders. who to bring into the school and what leader you turn out, what are you looking for? >> the leader we talk about is leader of character.

through the united states military academy, starts last monday is our new cadets. to start cadet basic training. the basic level through senior first-class cadet leading that, leadership attributes as i look at the united states military academy it is a living breathing leadership laboratory. the skills, we educate our cadets, they go and put those tools into practice and it may not work out so well. pete: hopefully more often than not it works out very well. what made you decide to apply for west point?

what made this? >> such a great question. my grandfather was the reason why, a professor at the university of new hampshire, boarded united flight 175 on september 11th, the plane crashed into the south tower and his death made me want to serve and protect my people. will: what a wonderful inspiration. in your senior year, you've been here three years, talking about what type in this laboratory, what have you learned? >> new cadets on monday. building cohesive and winning teams in 2026 to go into the army. will: a unique experience unlike any other, i have two

sons, they were asking me if you play football you still go through all the same army stuff as everyone else. >> absolutely. the united states military academy. much more than that. we talk about the leadership laboratory. the finishing parties these cadets get the opportunity to get repetitions and they grow as a leader. our sons and daughters, to lead in combat. will: leadership is a lesson of a progression of successes, failure of success and learning to overcome and something you learned in three years here. the newest plebes showed up on campus.

we are honored to be here. >> of all weekends on 4 july, great concert out here tonight. the fox weather forecast. >> the river behind, they were trying to do this, one of the things they did is the piece of the actual chain the military string across us, to protect the brits from getting appear to west point learning this history especially, the weather map really quick, south carolina, north carolina on the coast, collin, you're going to deal with this for two days as it moves up the shore, plans along the coastline.

and when you want to be out on the beach. the other thing this weekend, all the celebrations, in boston, our proud american coverage, you've got a good gig. do have a good gig in boston, reeling in all the history here learning about independence day, looking at all the history, are really brief context to the early days of the american revolution and what that means for the country's independence and that is what we are doing is a reason the city is called the cradle of liberty. no matter which direction you look there is something that played an important role in our independence, there are 16 historic flights.

and why they are proud to the americans and great things planned ahead, a veteran chef about what makes english chowder so special. this is not disappointed. you've got to come here next. pete: thank you for bringing it to us this morning. the symbol of patriotism, the bald eagle, joins us along with jessica hall of the american eagle foundation coming up. ♪♪

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great to see you. rachel fascinated as we get a helicopter flight over us out here. tell us about challenger the bald eagle. >> challenger has been with the american eagle foundation for 30 years, he's 33 years old and traveled the world educating millions about conservation and protection of his species. last night he was the proud recipient of the lee greenwood patriot award in branson, missouri. will: that is the most majestic creature i can imagine. what better symbol of the united states of america. what is the lifespan of a ball legal? >> typically in the wild a bald eagle would live to be 25, 30 years of age in human care, they live up to 50. a long life ahead celebrating

values, making it more special. rachel: is it scary being next to challenger at all? >> i'm used to it. it is interesting to travel with a ball legal, he likes the stuff. will: thanks for all you do for our country and talk to us about that. >> we are at the top of the rock, involved in helping a hero, giving homes to veterans, it we have a wounded warrior with us, the special presentation. been marks meyer, come into this. i want to make this presentation to you. i don't think you knew this was coming.

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♪ ♪ ♪ what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming. ♪ whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous figh- ♪ o'er the ramparts we watchedded were so gallantly are streaming. ♪ expect rockets' red glare, the

bombs bursting in air -- ♪ gave proof through the night that our mag was still there. ♪ -- our flag was still there. ♪ o, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave -- ♪ o'er hand of the free and the -- the land of the free and the home of the brave ♪♪ pete: hey, hey, very well cone. that is the west point band vocalist, sergeant first class emilyier again, which is why why they call her m.j.. [laughter] welcome to west point where our show, "fox & friends" weekend, is hosting all weekend long on this fourth of july,

independence day weekend. there are cannons everywhere. my kids are climbing all over them and enjoying it, and we are enjoying it this morning as well. what a beautiful place to be. there's a few of them right there. that's rex and luke right there. rachel: they're in their army fatigues -- [laughter] pete: ready to go. hay will be going through a mini basic training with a drill instructor later on today -- rachel: we'll find out if that's harder than the basic training you put them through. i want to say a little bit to m.j. who is singing, has the way i like the star-spangled banner sung, no flourishes, just give it to me straight with a beautiful voice, that was amazing. pete: that is very cath hick of you. [laughter] -- catholic of you. rachel: sing it like this, this is just -- will: catholicism's ornate. path president that's what i meant --

rachel: she didn't act like she was on "american idol,"ling she just sang it gorgeous. good for you, m.j.. peter: well cone. keep your patriotic photos coming in, independence day window, friends@foxnews.com. and, by the way, we've got a visitor here for us. you see him on your screen. what type of helicopter was that? i know we have -- it's a lako, a helicopter piloted by joe roland , they're flying from stewart air national guard base in orange county, new jersey, and they've been flying through the valley here and up and around campus. it's been neat to watch. will: it's been an absolutely action-packed morning. we're often drop canned right down into the action of what's happening, but today obviously at united states military academy, we see exactly what's going on as freshmen make their way onto campus starting just a few days ago.

they'll go through basic training throughout the morning. as we opened the show, there was the finish line, essentially, of a 12-mile rubbing. started at 3:30 a.m -- pete: we we stopped complaining at that point. [laughter] will: they beat us up, obviously, finished off their air assault operations training just this morning. rachel: 12 miles with a pack that's 35 pounds. will: yeah. and you've got to make it another three hours. pete: kicking off at 3:30. rachel: i was up at 3, but i didn't have a pack. [laughter] pete: by the way, we have the best view in the business right now. my boss with who's a west point graduate, the supersuperintendent hay just -- the at this very spot this is called execution hold hoe. it's where -- hollow. it's where they hanged major john andre who was the british officer who got caught with the

plans for west point's defenses during the revolution. he got the plans from benedict arnold who commanded the fort at the time. washington tried to arrange a swap of the two, but the british refused, so they hanged andre at this very location. pretty interesting. rachel: has. pete: beginning of our nation. west point has been so strategically senate. the brits were trying to take over the fort because that would give them the hudson river which they could use to move supplies with their famous british navy. it was held, ann clay, the spy, was hanged at this location. rachel: wow. pete: hank, colonel. will: in the hills, down to the water, and i asked the historian earlier, what's the oldest part? he said, you're on it, basically. it's here and right over here at the point where you'll find i believe it's fort clinton which is the original revolution their war fort before this became the united states military academy. rachel: there's another little bit of history being made

tonight or when we do the show, all of us, for fourth of july. we're live right now though at west point ahead of an action-packed special airing tomorrow night at 10 p.m. pete: that's right. if you want a little bit more of the weekend team, you can get the weekend team tomorrow night, sunday night, for independence day, west point independence day celebration. we're doing the show this morning. tonight, we hope, we believe if the weather holds, they're going to have fireworks, we'll be covering it all night, and you'll be able to see it sunday night. rachel: i don't know if "fox & friends" has ever been to this spot before. pete: to west point? i think so. we might have to start a tradition. there's the parade grounds there. you see some of those cadets. they're starting a summer hay will not forget. not easy to come here as a new freshman the summer before your freshman year and get basic training before you start a new school year -- rachel: how exciting for them. pete: can you imagine?

rachel: no. pete: what i thought was so interesting is they wanted geographic diversity of the west point class. you don't want all your military officers to be from every place, so every congressman gets a chance to nominate 10 of their con stitch wents for a year. -- constituents. so they're admitting people from all over the nation. they all come here, some of which have probably never left home, you know, from different parts of the country, and that's the beginning of the forging of army officers. rachel: sean will tell you that is one of best parts of the job, is calling those kids and letting them know that they've been nominated. he just is loved doing it, so anyway, i'm sure all the other congressmen feel the same way. pete: all right. we've still got another action-packed hour here. by the way, the united states military academy at west point has a long history of many of america's greatest heroes. rachel: the cadets have just started their military training exercises, so how is this

venerated institution is shaping the next generation of american soldiers? will: let's take a look at the sights and sounds of cadet training right here at west point. >> left, left, left, right, left. >> the overall cadet training is 30-day training. every cadet goes between their freshman and sophomore year. >> good morning, cadets. you are about to witness what is known as an immediate compression fire mission. >> 2-0, this is 9-1. beginning suppression. >> [inaudible] [gunfire] >> this is one of the best training events that we do out here, it's also one of the most realistic trainings. they don't just watch it, they do it.

not every cadet's going to end up being a field artillery officer, so it's important to give them an introduction to the capabilities no matter what they're doing here. >> really we're training all cadets to be leaders in character and to be leaders in combat. [gunfire] we're at range 17 right now. this is a team live fire range for the cadets to simulate battlefield effects for them while at the same time running -- [inaudible] there are nine total targets on the range, and those targets, they start up, and every time you hit them, hale go down. we actually have a pneumatic gun that will simulate the sound of rounds being fired at them. their accent-in's up and their heart rate's up. [inaudible] [gunfire] >> so we are at the field artillery training lanes. we are training cadets how the to operate and fire a

105-millimeter howitzer which is an indirect fire weapons system that that sends rounds down range on targets. it's always a team effort. there are multiple steps. they have to receive a fire mission. that that fire mission has to be processed into firing data which helps the howitzer what direction to shoot, how far to shoot and then the actual howitzer section operates it. [gunfire] >> for the trainings during cft, they're going to be learning a lot about what the army is. it's about the people to your left and right, and it's a team effort. >> we've got each other, keep pushing each other and teach each other that a you can get past your fears. >> a lot of the military skills are all about bringing people together in pursuit of a common goal in different tactical situations. what west point does, it shows you that you're capable of so much more than you can ever imagine. [inaudible conversations]

rachel: as we celebrate our great nation today, we share a portion from the declaration of independence, and we're going to reflect on what those words meant when they were written and where we are today. pete: it's true. you watch that training, what they do, we're forging future leaders and, you know, yes, there's 1776, but that doesn't come without 1775 when we first shot at the brits because of tyranny. and with the por mission of the army to -- formation of the army to given with, is soon after we realized we needed to be training officers. here we are at west point, but it's all because we made this big, bold declaration, and here on "fox & friends" on this weekend, yes, we do news, and, yes, we take shots of helicopters. is that what that is? will: yeah. they're parachuting out. rah. rachel: that's pretty awesome. will: right over the parade grounds, i believe. pete: is that what it is?

rachel: parachuting prosecute helicopter. pete: there's stuff we don't even know about that on this show. by the way, i've been to the football stadium here for a west point game, they drop the game ball onto the field. on the one particular game i went to, they said is it doesn't happen very often, three of them made their way onto the field, the fourth jumper landed in the river. so bad things do happen, it's not without variables. rachel: here's a thing that could happen, has us reading the deck declaration of independence. all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their crater with certain unail e yen bl rights, that that among these are life, liberty, the for sue ott of happiness, that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among member concern men, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it and and to institute

new government, laying its foundation on such principles as organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness. will, what do you think when you hear that? it's amazing, it's timeless. will: and it's not timeless by happenstance, rachel. we talked about earlier. hook, it may seem gratuitous, but i'm going the say, you know, i spent three years in law school, and i studied the constitution. i gotta tell you, i'm in the constant process of learning, and i learned most recently from the book by our cohost, pete hegseth, "battle for the american mind." those rights and that document were the culmination of thousands of years of scholarship and study and trial and error. from the democratic processes of the greek, the greeks dating back into the western enlightenment, incorporating judeo-christian values, rights endowed by our creator.

we didn't happen upon the declaration of independence or the constitution. it wasn't a tiktok fad. this was something that was arrived at through serious scholarship and devotion of time. pete: well said. rachel: it is this classical education that allows students to go back to that. i mean, first of all, most students aren't even getting the declaration of independence and the constitution in their studies, let alone understanding the foundation academically and scholarly foundations for it. i had recently on the show just a few segments ago douglas mckinnon, he's the author of "the 56," a book he wrote and he thought of last summer because he wanted to make sure that americans didn't lose this history. there were 56 signers, they were heroes, pull of courage, and he believed -- and i believe too -- that there are lessons in those 56 which signed the declaration of independence. here's what he had to say. >> as bad as the tyranny was in

1776, in many ways, as i say, it's worse now in 202 the -- 2022 because the par left is taking control over the five major megaa georgia phones of our nation. and what these 56 men would tell us unless and until they imprison us, unless and until they take our lives, we have our voices. they cannot silence us. we have the speak to the greatness of this country. we have to talk to each other about why these values are so important, why the rule of law is so important and why our history is so important. if our history is bad, met us condemn it and learn from us. let us never, ever cancel our shared american history. pete: very well said. very well said. we we hear that as we listen to helicopters land just feet away from us on the parade ground and now heading back out. but it's true, the providential brilliance of our founding, of the study they had of human nature, of political wisdom, how

you form a republic, how majorities can turn into tyranny if unchecked, how there are certain rights that are endowed to us and the government can't take them away, and you shouldn't have to to beg for them. but they knew you had to fight for them, and that's why that document triggered a war that took years and years, lives and lives in this area to secure freedom. move somewhere else and see how they live and understand how special and exceptional the united states of america is and, frankly, west point from the very beginning has been central to perpetuating that. you don't have a strong military that can preserve your freedom, someone will take it from you. now, the question is can we keep it internally as well. rachel: and that's what douglas was talking about, there is an effort to cancel these ideas, these documents, the history of this country. it is deliberate. and i know your book talks a lot about it and how deep it is. but that's happening. and if you don't know these stories yourself -- which is why i like douglas' book -- how are

you going to pass it on? because you cannot depend on your school system anymore to do that. will: we're in a time frame where people are calling into question the validity and the application of a document that's 200 plus years old and how it should govern modern american life. of course, it's in the wake of supreme court's decision that came out. i was telling rachel, i took a run on campus yesterday, and there's a place called constitution corner, and it lays out various aspects of the constitution of the united states. and the oath the cadets and officers take to the constitution. and then there's a plaque that says loyalty to the constitution. and it says the united states was a break from history because prior to the united states, citizens -- assumptions -- pledged loyalty -- subjects -- pledged loyalty to a leader. this was an experiment in human history where we pledgedded loyalty to concepts, to principles enshrined in those documents that some say today are passe, are past their time. no. these are principles that are timeless that we're pledging our

allegiance to. rachel: i think what you're referring to is those people who don't like a decision, for example, that came out of the supreme court are now saying that the supreme court -- pete: yeah. get rid of the supreme court. rachel: if it doesn't do what they want. will: also the constitution itself. i mean, might be limited. pete: that's debate of a living constitution. if you go to the national archives web site right now, not to be a debbie downer, but if you look at the declaration of independence and the constitution, there's a trigger warning at the top that says watching: dangerous content. this is where with we're at. you better put that trigger warning on this show for the rest of weekend, because we're going to be unabashed about how grateful we should be to be americans to live in one moment in time where individuals are valued, and we don't pledge allegiance to a leader, but we do to a set of ideals -- rachel: we can vote, use our vote, to put in people who will take away that trigger warning inside of our -- [laughter] pete: yeah. by the way, just in time -- yes. just in time for independence

day, you can now watch season three of fox nation's show, the one that i host, untold: patriots revealed. and season we examine life of a former slave turned revolutionary pate patriot who helped turn the tide toward american independence. here's a quick clip. a double agent for the cause, jamesarm stood lafayette helped win key battles and determine the outcome of the war. james faces struggles after the war, but the promise of an independent nation inspires the future of america. many untold patriots contributed to the major turning points in the war and, ultimately, to the great nation we call home. finish yeah. the march key delafayette, he was a personal spy for our french allies who came back 40 years later, one of five stories we tell in the untold: patriots revealed. it's a good one. rachel kessler, who produced it,

does a fantastic job, and it is stories of the revolution, so great for this weekend, july 4th. rachel: i love it. that is an untold story -- pete: i didn't know that story. will: i didn't either. still to come, boston, one of the birthplaces of american liberty, has a grand tradition of going over the top on independencing day, and abby hornacek is there live to tell us all about it. rachel: but joey jones joins us live with his independence day message, and that's next. ♪ ♪ >> i absolutely love this cup. i love the freedom of this country, and i'm honored i can actually take part. ♪ like the shot they take. the memories they create. or the spin they initiate. otezla. it's a choice you can make. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, you can achieve clearer skin. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. otezla can cause serious allergic reactions.

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can. you have a group on the left, progressives, and their idea of nationalism is rooted in grievance, and you have a group on the right, conservatives, and their idea is rooted in responsibility. and neither one of those groups are being fulfilled right now. if you're a progressive, you look at the prosperity of this country and you go, yeah, it's because we're oppressed. that that's millennia of oppression or centuries of oppression that has resulted in prosperity. on the right you're doing, man, you're attacking everything that makes us prosperous. those two groups are incredibly unhappy right now. the problem is there's so much more to this country -- pete: pride is something deeper than, oh, i don't like what the biden administration's doing, you know? i can still say i'm proud of my country. >> if you're a conservative and you see the corporate media with, corporations taking in the wokism, crt and all of that, what you think is it's becoming mainstream. that's what most americans are thinking because that's all we see every day. that's disheartening.

you're on the left and you see these three major supreme court rulings, that attacks what you think. so i'm being judicious, so both sides are could be hearted over these fringe -- down hearted over these fringe issues. will: the poll shows that peoplen on the left and the right are polling in lower numbers hand in the past which is disappointing because of what i agree agree with what you said, pete, you can be disappointed in the moment, but you would hope that wouldn't sacrifice pride over the ideas. >> but you know what the solution is? people like us telling the appropriate story, coming to west point. a living, breathing, museum, memorial of what it takes for fighting for those free comes. people like us bragging on the amazing trajectory of this country. there's nowhere else in the world we could say whatever we want to about our leadership. there's nowhere else in the world we could go out in november and change it the way we can. rachel: that is absolutely true. i will say yesterday it was

interesting when i was on fox friends, i was with steve doocy, and he said, rachel, there was so much -- he said, i felt like the anti-americanism in the '70s was worse. and i argued with him back and forth, and then david asman was texting me saying, you know, he's right. >> i couldn't tell you -- rachel: and i couldn't tell you either, right? but i thought that was interesting, and it actually gave me a little bit of hope -- >> yeah. ray -- in that maybe this isn't this permanent trajectory downwards, maybe we can renew ourselves. because remember, after the '70s came the '80s. >> it's human nature. you look at some of the most successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, thought leaders, we are at our best when our backs are against the wall. we're a comfortable country. we look for things to complain about. [laughter] the poverty level comes with meals and a cell phone. we don't know how to appreciate it anymore, and you know what, pete? we went to war to make sure it stayed that way. we just have to come back and sing the right song. let me tell you what i mow about this country.

it doesn't matter your ethnicity, how you pray, who you vote for. when somebody walks out their front door every morning even in new york city, especially in new york city, if they stumble and fall down, anyone that passes them is there to pick them up. i know that because when i was knocked down at the knees, my whole country picked me back up. that's who we are, and i think it's still part of our dna. i hate to be an annoying optimist because i get mad too, but i'm so thankful. this country means so much to me. and i'm so grateful to be a part of it. this poll may be disheartening, but let's look at it as an opportunity to fix it. will: wonderful independence day message. pete: which is why you're the perfect person to be hosting -- what have you got? we're on the channel sunday night, and you'll be on monday night. >> 8-10 i've got carley shimkus, caylee mce napeny and lawrence jones leading the way, i'm just providing support.

we did some fun things to highlight the amazing culture in this country. tune in and have fun with us. rachel: yeah, we're definitely tubing in for that -- tuning in for that. pete: i think you're right. >> i was out with your husband last night, so i know i'm right. his monologue was amazing. rachel: thank you, joey. coming up, it's not just burgers and hot dogs, chef george durant will show us easy and delicious recipes you can you can whip up this holiday live from from west point, though i did hear there was grilled broccoli, pete? pete: that doesn't look like broccoli to me. rachel: okay, good. ♪ ♪ hive from west point, it's saturday night! ♪♪

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rachel: welcome back to "fox & friends". ahead of independence day, we're live at west point with some of the courageous young women who have chosen to serve our country. joining us now are cadet tiana, cadet alexis and first lieutenant ellie. we got it. okay, so this is so interesting, first of all. i know i'm not supposed to say it, but you're all so gorgeous, and talk about why you decided to come to west point. >> yes, ma'am. i had actually never heard of west point million my freresman year. i told my dad i wanted to serve, it was quite the surprise, and he asked me if i'm i'd ever heard of west point.

immediately upon seeing it, i mean, in front of all the news headlines, the preeminent leadership academy, i know that's where i wanted to go. rachel: was there military history of service in your background? >> i think that's where my desire to start serving came from. my cousin graduated from from boot camp in the marines, and i remember thinking to myself, i can do this. that's kind of where it started, yes, ma'am. rachel: awesome. tell me about your story. >> so my senior year of high school -- rachel: wait, wait, wait, why that voice is cracking. >> okay. well, right now i'm a platoon sergeant for basic training. that means i'm in charge of transitioning # 3 civilians into cadets. so that comes with a little bit of yelling. [laughter] rachel: great, okay. so tell me how you decided to join. >> okay. my senior year of high school, i had no idea what west point was. but when i was applying for college, i realized i wanted to push myself more than just

academically. growing up, i'd been a part of multiple sports teams, i really valued the solidarity that came being part of a team, you know, working together in order to achieve something greater than yourself. so when i realized that, west point was an opportunity for me, a place where i could continue to develop myself in that way. it was a no-brainer for me. rachel: amazing. ellie, tell me your story. >> so similar to alexis. i definitely wanted to be part of something that was bigger than just myself, and i wanted to be surrounded by other like individuals who are motivated, well-rounded, and i wanted something that was going to challenge me to be a better person. rachel: since you've been here, what has been something that you didn't expect? >> i would say the big thing is remembering where i was and how much i've developed over my west point experience and my time in the army. rachel: what about you? >> i didn't expect how diverse it would be. we have people from all over the country. one of my best friends is from

korea. we have so many different perspectives here, and i've been able to learn from so many different people. i just didn't realize how diverse it would be when i got here. rachel: so i get -- first of all, it's interesting, because you're all so bright. you could have gone anywhere, you chose west point, and in choosing west point, you know, you're not getting that traditionallal college experience. is there social leaf hire? tell me what that other part -- i see you guys exercising, and you're yelling at people, doing all of that military stuff. what is it like socially to be here? >> yes, ma'am. so socially to be here at west point, i think the biggest thing is you'll hear a lot of officers and people in the military saying you have to know when to flip a switch. you have to know when to turn the it on, to be on point, you know, doing the military tasks, running, doing what's required. but also you have to remember we're, at end of the day, normal people. we're people, humans too. so just remembering when to flip that switch, i think, has been most important thing.

rachel: has the physical activity, i mean, how intense is it? is it more than you thought or you felt hike you were prepared for it? >> i think there was a learning curve. there was a little bit of shock in the beginning when i first reported to west point. but we have a really, really great physical department here, and so we take classes like swimming, military movement where we can push ourselves and learn how to prepare ourselves for our careers as army officers. so i think we're all prepared at this point. rachel: was there ever a point physically when you started to do these challenges -- i mean, that's what we think a lot about, especially with women. they're asking you to rise to a standard that most don't. a lot of women taken boot camp classes, but it's not really boot camp. [laughter] was there a point when you were doing the physical things harp required of you that you thought, i can't do this, but then you overcame, or did you feel like this is, you know, all achievable? >> it's absolutely achievable. it's not necessarily easy, but

if you're committed and dedicated, 100% doable, to me, all of the army standards. rachel: what do you think you would tell a young girl like yourself, maybe she's a freshman as you were many high school thinking about, about joining? what would you tell them about this experience and why they should go ahead and make this a goal? >> yes. so my biggest piece of advice would just be the dream doesn't die i because of your fear. and i thought for a little bit because of my fear if i decided i didn't want it anymore, i was going to forget about that dream. and ultimately, it didn't end. i went to two years of college and came back to west point. so what i would say to young women and just ladies that are thinking about joining the military, coming to west point is chase the dream. follow where you feel purpose, and at the end of the day, that's where you going to thrive. rachel: well, it's very clear to me speaking to all three of you ladies that west point takes the cream of the crop that our

country has to offer. thanks for joining us this morning. you all are amazing. >> thank you. rachel: thank you, dianne that, alexis and ellie. i really appreciate you joining us this morning. bad weather never looked so good. rick reichmuth debuts his brand new patriotic umbrella next. [laughter] rick: come on, get under. ♪ said i'd always be your friend, took an oath i would stick it out til end. ♪ now that it's raining more than ever, know that we'll still have each other. ♪ you can stand under my umbrella ♪♪ [lazer beam and sizzling sounds] ♪♪

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pete: you might say our own rick reichmuth is making it rain for bolds of honor. for the last five years, his weatherman umbrellas have helped raise money, and a lot of it, for our nation's hero ands and their kids, and now he's here to unleash his brand new patriotic design on this fourth of july weekend. rick is here along with lieutenant colonel dan rooney. colonel, great to see you. we'll get to you in a a minute. rick, you make a quality umbrella, you're a patriot and give back to the cause. tell us about the new umbrella. rick: the picture you're seeing is last year's design. by the way, we've been doing this for five years now -- there you go, here is our umbrella are, the latest, launching right

now. we did something really cool this year. our fifth year, we thought we've provided a lot of scholarships, we've raised $310,000 so far for folds of honor. we're going into our fifth year, and i thought let's get a student who's studying graphic design on a scholarship and give him the real life work experience. we hired somebody, paid him, brought him in, had him work with our design team, go through how to do a design project, how to take something from the beginning idea, get it all the way to the final product, and i'm, who designed this, today is bringing his very first design to market to be purchased out there, and we're thrilled about that. weatherman umbrella.com. i'll say it ten times, weatherman umbrella.com, that's where you can why this -- buy this. tim is creator which speaks a lot for this whole program that dan has put together and what we've done in our fifth year.

we, obviously, want to get this number as high as possible and keep doing this. pete: over $300,000, weatherman umbrella.com. you're doing it for a great cause. you're getting the best umbrella on market, number one -- rick: yes. pete: -- and you're supporting folds of honor. colonel, what does it mean to you, one of your scholarship recipients designed this beautiful umbrella as well. >> yeah, 360 and just one more reason for people to go out there and get the the greatest umbrella, is you guys have done a great job talking about it already. $5 from every purchase goes back to fund scholarships. we'll send 9,000 kids and spouses to school august, and we couldn't do it without the great support of guys like rick. you know, to throw this back to the july 4th spirit of thomas paine, he came up with this great document called "common sense." this umbrella just kind of broke

the paradigm of age-old technology, and it's unbelievable. and, pete, you use it, i use it, but you can change your life with a great umbrella and change the life of a folds of honor recipient as well. we're just so grateful. pete: that's exactly right. last word, rick. >> what i love about folds of honor is it can educate somebody, it's a generational change. it's not just one person's high, you're changing their family, and so it goes on and on. and that's whoo why i love we can support it. and from all of our audience and viewers who are supported us and folds of honor, $5 from every one with of these, weatherman umbrella.com. pete: weatherman umbrella are.com. weatherman umbrella.com. $5 from the purchase of this patriotic -- rick: in four years, $5 at a time has totaled up to $310,000. pete: helping dan rooney help those who have given so much for our country. colonel, we love you. happy fourth of july.

thank you so much for being with us and for supporting rick. you get to know this guy, he loves the country, loves the vets and is giving back. happy fourth, colonel. >> god bless you. happy fourth. rick: you too. pete: happy fourth, indeed. a few additional headlines, i think ray rachel's going to take it. rachel: say it one more time, weatherman umbrella.com. congratulations, rick. we have a few headlines starting with a fox news alert. police say three members of law enforcement were killed and five hurt in eastern kentucky when a man with a rifle opened fire on police trying to serve a warrant thursday night. the police department sharing that sheriff's deputy william petrie, police captain ralph frazier and officer jacob chainens were killed after an hours-long standoff.

of the suspect is being held on a $10 million bond. a florida teen is seriously injured after a 9-foot attacked her on thursday at keaton beach. the teen's brother, a firefighter and emergency medical technician, pulled her to safety, but police say she still may lose her leg are. wow, she's lucky her brother was this to help save her life. and in new york police are ramping up beach patrols in nassau county's jones beach after a man is injured with what officials say is a possible shark bite. he was treated for a lace ration on his -- laceration on his foot. and a newly-commissioned army officer is melting hearts after traveling, get this, 5 hours, to get his first salute from his 90-year-old grandfather, a korean war veteran. take a look at this. >> lieutenant -- [inaudible]

[inaudible conversations] rachel: oh, that's my favorite story of the morning. the young officer is currently stationed at fort knox but will soon a head to san antonio for training. and those are your headlines. there are many festivities around fox's independent harbor fest, and we take a closer look at a fan favorite called chowder fest. fox nation host abby hornacek joins us live with kelly, hyatt executive chef, good and beverage director. i love chowder, abby. tell me all about this. [laughter] >> reporter: well, rachel, hen this is the segment for you. i told you earlier i'd bring you some back on the airplane, so this will try to make it. i was walking around the streets of boston the, all people could

talk about was chowder fest, and chef kelly is going to tell me exactly how to make it. >> first thing, i want to say, abby, would you be my if sous chef today? >> reporter: i would love to. >> three main ingredients, clams, anything else, but the three main ingredients are potato -- >> reporter: or okay. >> -- cream and then a fourth product, we're going to use bacon today. those are the three ingredients. we use a cobb-moaked -- smoked bacon. i've got a secret ingredient, and i really want to make sure you don't tell anyone if around us. >> reporter: i will not tell a single soul, and i'll personally write everyone watching -- [laughter] >> we've got to rend arer all that fat. but what i like to do is i put a little carrot -- >> reporter: what? >> yeah, carrot, right? >> reporter: that's the

secret. don't tell anyone. here's the thing about the carrot, i take it out. it's not traditional in new england clam chowder, it's not. we're going to take it out -- >> reporter: so why do you put it in there? >> because i roast it up a little bit, and we take out that bacon and that that -- rachel: all right. we'll be right back. i'm watching her make that soup. ♪ ♪ i want to rock and roll all night ♪ applebee's late night. because half off is just more fun. now that's eatin' good in the neighborhood. is this where your grandparents cut a rug with a jitterbug? or return from war, dreaming of the possibilities ahead. the 1950 census adds new detail to your family's story. explore it free on ancestry.

♪ ♪ rachel: all right. we are at west point, and it's fourth of july weekend. of course, we brought in chef durant to tell us what we should grill out this weekend. >> happy fourth of july. americans are grilling all weekend long, of course. and i want to tell you one of the most grilling discoveries, americans love the grill with charcoal, but you can't control the heat. these guys at spark grill have charcoal bricks, you pop it inside, you light it because it runs on electricity, and now you have full control over the year -- the grill, and you're able to bake and roast and make pizzas, whatever you want at the town of a button. again, being able to put a brick of char charcoal in there and

control the temperature, it's the unheard of -- rachel: i've never seen anything like it, that's crazy. very cool. >> you plug it in, the charcoal lights up, and it cooks evenly, perfectly, spark grills.com, and they have $2200 off just for the fourth of july. rachel: and you still get the flavor. >> it's actually charcoal. will: chef, what are you making for us weekend on fourth of july? >> yeah, we have these baby back ribs, pork loins, and the biggest thing people ask me about pork loins, how do i make sure it doesn't undercook or overcook in smithfield has them marinated for different flairs -- flavors and convenience. that marinade also works as a brine. you know turkey -- rachel: yeah. >> that allows it to kind of overcook it but still have it juicy to perfection. and for that we're going to make a chip chimichurri. parsley, vinegar, garlic, and that all goes in together. this recipe's at smithfield.com.

by the way, a little salt in there. once you put it all together, this is what it looks like. it's simple. put it on roasted pork lewins, tenderloins, just on top of it. and you're set to go. it's beautifully marinated -- pete: and this is very juicy inside. >> you can't mess it up. and then we have to have side dishes as well. oh, we have of a side dish. this one is from -- these guys make a plant-based feta, and i know you're -- rachel: i didn't -- >> -- thinking, plant-based feta? what they do, it tastes just as creamy but has that mice brine to it, and i've roasted the broccoli to make a nice roasted broccoli and pesto salad. this is the beauty, everyone can enjoy gluten-free, non-gmo, all this stuff. they make these cheeses that are plant based and add to a lot of

side dishes for grilling. and finally, everybody's been asking all day long, oh, my goodness, again working with smithfield -- rachel: oh, wait a minute. pete: bacon ice cream cone. >> it's called a bacone. [laughter] that's fake ice cream. [laughter] pete: if that's fake ice cream -- >> the bacon is real. there you go. [laughter] [inaudible conversations] rachel: he wasn't here when we were told this was fake ice cream. >> it's all sugar. don't worry about it. [laughter] pete: [inaudible] will: celebrity chef george durant, now let's check in with the band here on "fox & friends." take it away, guys. >> it is icing. [laughter] ♪ ♪ either we live free or we die.

♪ ♪ ♪ >> so right now, actually, i got switched to -- so i is a 5-hour layover. >> we still did make our connection. >> i got to laguardia airport at 6 in the morning to find out my 8:00 flight is canceled. neil: all right, well, cheer up. although it does seem to be all pain and little gain, americans are hit with major delays at the