jerked my door and i had to go inside, if i would have come down the steps the tree would have got me and the steps were covered, i moved all that but it was that quick. >> scary. >> i prayed the whole time. >> jamie: a lot of folks are waking up to a huge mess and peter doocy is live in bethesda, maryland. how is it there. >> the second day of the e cleanup in maryland and jamie, you mentioned virginia and their governor, bob mcdonald says we're in the middle of his state's largest nonhurricane outage ever and here, in maryland, next-door, there's a lot of traffic signals out, some intersections we have seen are unruly but the power company, pepco said they have restored service to about 78% of their customers and we have been here 6-plows hours and we have not seen anybody from the power company come over to even try to touch this.

you can see that a lot of these wires did not break. but, right around the corner, one of them did and it is blocking the only entrance and exit to a handful of homes, people there say they are stuck, and they are hot. >> well, it is just referough, accumulating heat load on all the people who are still here, not all of my neighbors are here, some of them have left, so, it is tough. i have a couple of dogs, makes it a little complicated to move out. so i'm staying, i'm staying here and taking the dogs down and get them indoors and get where air-conditioning is for a while. >> reporter: officials say cooling stations and public pools are where folks like that should be right now. and, a lot of people we have heard from are at starbucks because they and plug in their phones and can also get some coffee and, if anybody out

there, in tv land, happens to catch any of the at&t national golf tournament, congressional country club, this afternoon, that is a few miles away from here and keep in mind, that a few miles away from the pristine golf course, not' very pretty picture on the first day of july. jamie, back to you. >> jamie: weather, you know, can be good on one street and wicked on another, thanks, peter, be careful there. eric? >> eric: jamie, as peter mentioned one of the biggest concerns this morning, those massive power outages, and about 3 million people were cut off at first, now that is down to about a million people, who remain without electricity or air-conditioning in the middle of the triple digit heat wave. and the rest of the day there is no relief, when you consider the humidity levels, maria molina has the forecast from the fox extreme weather center. it will be a tough afternoon with or without electricity. >> yes. and peter offered good advice, everyone should look for a cooling center, if they do not have any a.c. or electricity, to

run the a.c. power throughout their homes, because it will be a dangerous day out there as far as the heat goes. triple digit high temperatures, once again today across north carolina and raleigh, you are expecting a high of 104, and 104 in atlanta and they broke a record yesterday, reaching 106 degrees, very hot day for atlanta and expect it today and, nashville, the same 104 and st. louis, 103°, the high expected this afternoon and we could see triple digit highs from the southwest to north carolina and just a large area of the country experiencing this heat wave, and when you factor in the humidity, it feels hotter. look at these heat index values, 109° is what it will feel like in savannah, georgia and 105° in nashville and 102° in the city of st. louis, extremely hot and no relief in sight tomorrow, the high pressure continues in place with heat and humidity and it will feel like, once again, triple digits and st. louis, nashville, memphis, jackson, mississippi, we have a number of

heat advisories and excess tiff heat warnings in effect from the philadelphia area down through parts of georgia and also northern florida and as far west as eastern portions of the state of kansas and nebraska. so, again, large area here, very dangerous stuff to deal with and yes, it is summer and it is supposed to be hot but we're 15 degrees above average and tuesday, more hot temperatures, kansas city, your high could be 100 degrees. >> eric: stock the ice an lemonade and stay cool. >> jamie: keeping an eye on more than half a dozen deadly wildfires burning in the west, colorado especially, fighting the most destructive fire in its history. a news conference out of that state has just gun and we will have a live update from the ground in colorado springs, coming up for you, in our next hour. >> eric: another "fox news alert." considering iran's nuclear

program, strong push back after a new round of european sanctions have gone in to effect. those sanctions this morning, target iran's oil imports. iran, though, is vowing to, quote, confront the new sanctions head on. western leaders saying, cutting off iran's oil revenue is the best hope, they think, of trying to force iran to curb its defiant nuclear program. but will it? u.s. ambassador john bolton joins us as he does every sunday about this time, he's a fox news contributor and of course the former u.s. ambassador to the united nations. ambassador, good morning. >> good morning, glad to be with you. >> eric: well, as always the new sanction, gone into effect this morning, no more oil to the eu? what effect will it have, if any. >> you know, these sanctions have been forecast for quite some time. iran has known about them and they have prepared about them -- for them and indeed, in some cases, iran cut off oil exports to eu countries before they cut off their purchases. and, they have balanced the loss of those exports with increases

elsewhere. a lot of funny math in the statistics. there is no doubt these sanctions have hurt iran, at least to an extent. but, how much still very much remains to be seen. >> eric: they've hurt the economy and currency is down 40% an oil exports cut in half and do you think it is a three card monte shell game? they stop selling one place and can sell someplace else, it doesn't matter. >> the obama administration claims a 20 to 30% reduction in iran's exports, and again that depends on what level you pick from last year, compared to what month of this year. number one, and, it all depends on the official statistics. so, if you believe that iran is being completely honest, and -- in the oil export statistics you can take some comfort from those numbers. but, iran has stocked up, it has got extensive hard currency reserves and, you know, the last test was in the perm-5 plus one,

in negotiation with iran in moscow, about two weeks ago. and iran gave no grounds, there will be another lower level meeting this coming tuesday and no indication they'll give any ground there and i think iran thinks the leverage is on its side and it can get the u.s. and europe to back down. before it has to make any significant concessions on its nuclear program. >> eric: the administration gave the oil waivers out to a bunch of countries, about 20 countries and we have a partial list of some of those nations. in a moment, can you explain what those waivers are? you have china, india, japan, turkey, south africa, but, guess what? china, which got 22% of its oil from iran increased in may and how can you reward china if they increase this oil they get from iran in may and do the waivers really mean anything? countries receiving them from

the financial institution sanctions which congress passed at the end of last year over president obama's strong objection and just for what it is worth the waivers as you say for 6 months take us to the end of the year after our elections, i think china believes the odds that the obama administration would ever sanction them on the iran question or between slim and -- are between slim and none and other countries are flying under that protection so this is an example where sanctions sound tough and have some impact, but, the real effect is very limited. you know, what is really causing pain here, to iran and other oil exporting countries, is the collapse of the international oil price from over $100 a barrel. and that is not good news for us, because it means a lack of confidence in our economy, going forward. so... >> eric: as you say it could be one of the major issues that has nothing to do with potentially, certain policies. you have the waivers, and they reduced the oil and don't cut off iran, though, though they still get iranian oil,

ambassador, what do you predict in the next short period, in terms of the iran -- iranians finally trying to cooperate. >> i think they'll do two things, one, they'll increase the illicit exports of oil by truck through the kurdish regions of northern iraq, and by pipeline or truck and exported out of the southern ports of iraq, chemical composition of the oil, essentially the same, very hard to trace and, you know, there is not a lot of mechanism to enforce these sanctions in europe, either. and i think on the negotiating front, they'll hang tough, as i say, i think iran believes with elections coming up in the united states, and a desperate economic situation, in europe, that they hold the high cards at this point. >> eric: and finally, mohamed morsi, the new president of egypt who wants to move closer to iran, he says he wants to reassess the peace treaty of israel and, abdel rahman, the

extremist, convicted of the plot to blow upla landmarks of new york. they want to free him. >> this is the muslim brotherhood showing his true face, this is his inaugural address and he's putting it... the idea he'd call for the release of the blind sheikh who was the mastermind as you say of the 1993 world trade center bombing, shows exactly where he thinks his political constituency in egypt lies. so i think there is trouble ahead on that front, i think in other countries where we have experienced the arab spring is another reason why iran feels confident things are not going in america's direction in the middle east or the direction of our friends and allies, like israel and the other arab countries. >> eric: not a positive trend, u.s. ambassador john bolton thanks for joining us as you do always every sunday morning, good to see you, sir. >> thank you, eric. ♪ >> jamie: a grand new poll

caught our eye this morning showing americans are sharply divided over the supreme court's health care decision. the u.s.a. today "gallup poll" showing 46% of americans agree and 46% disagree the high court's ruling that the law is constitutional. most democrats support it and most republicans pan it and independence are closely divided. what does it end up mining for the november election? does it reset the debate or make one candidate or the other even more vulnerable? a national political reporter for real clear politics, perfect to talk to us about this, good morning to you. >> thank you. >> jamie: let me ask you how it affects the obama administration and an obama re-election. >> one of the things we heard president obama say in his remarks on thursday after the decision came out, is that now is the time to go about not only implementing the law but making it better and that is a see thing for the president as he

says, we need to start improving upon this, it is the law of the land and you are hearing republicans say, they want to repeal it but have not yet put forth an alternative, how to make health care legislation any better. and, president obama, i know this is hard to think, after it has been so unpopular, but it might be that this is better for president obama to say we want to improve it now. >> jamie: what is the better strategy for republicans, should governor romney continue to hammer that it should be repealed and is wrong for our country? with the idea of the zone, or should he go back to the economy and argue that it is a potential jobs killer? the whole health care plan? >> well one of the things we have heard governor romney say on wednesday, before the decision came out, is that president obama inherited an economy in crisis and so should not have focused on health care. and, instead should have focused on efforts to increase job creation in the country. that is of course a very strong message. and, on thursday, he started to

say, on my first day in office, if i'm elected i will go forward to try to repeal and replace it. but, he keeps on talking more about repeal as we hear from many republicans in the house and senate. and, not what the replacement would be. and, after sometime, americans are going to want to hear what the alternatives continue, so, we have yet to see what it is that that would be but i think it is important for him to start talking about replacement. >> jamie: let me tell you who i believe most wants to hear what the governor has in mind, or where the health care situation will go. i gave a keynote yesterday before the ypo, presidents of businesses and i heard now they'll have to fire folks and make them independent contractors and don't have specifics what they have to provide or what it will cost but know, right now, they are going to have to downsize as a result. those are more jobs lost. how important is that voting bloc of small business owners to either candidate and who do you

think they'll end up going wi? >> well, small businesses are the most important part. middle class, small business owners and that is who mitt romney is targeting. he took a bus tour through the midwest and the rust belt two weeks ago and talked specifically to small business owners. it is true, he is using that message that small businesses are very badly affected by the law and they will have to start laying off people and there is so much uncertainty and that is the crux of his message. that he wants to create some certainty, so, of course those voters are up for grabs, it is hard to see where they go, just yet but, it does look like they are going towards republicans and toward mitt romney, but we don't know yet. of course, we'll have to see what the fallout is and how -- what the polling shows in two weeks, after it starts to seep into the public that, yes, the supreme court has upheld the law and what that means going forward. >> jamie: and even for us, as journalists, we are beginning to just process and absorb the impact of this decision. i'm going to speak to the

attorney general from florida, pam bondi, in our next hour about how states are affected by this, especially given medicaid expansion, a lot of people are going to have to pay a lot more for this decision. but, what does it mean for those who want to retain their seats in the house, and in the senate, will have to go back and face constituents, small business owners, or not, moms, and those unemployed... -- to say you may have less of a chance of getting a job because an employer would have to pay a premium for you for insurance and a penalty. what is the impact on them keeping the jobs, the house and senate into that is a great question because it is perhaps the most important part of the election, house and senate based on the repeal efforts that might go on following this election. one thing that we saw from democrats was that they didn't have a lot to say, after the decision came out. chuck schumer, the senator from new york, didn't put out a statement after the premium

court issued the decision on thursday. and, some other senators didn't, either. bill nelson from florida who is in a tough re-election this year, as you didn't say anything about it. so -- >> jamie: why not? >> that is because they know it is not an issue they want to be talking about. for the very reasons that you mentioned. republicans are far more happy to talk about the repeal efforts, because, yes, this law is mostly unpopular, as you showed the poll, the country is very divided and the more republicans are getting galvanized behind the issue of repeal the better it is for them, because they are -- their voters are fired up and democrats aren't all that fired up, on the issue. at this time. >> jamie: fascinating, all i can say is everybody is talking about it. on botherin, thanks for coming in this morning. >> thank you. >> eric: there is emotional reaction to the justice department's decision to block the prosecution of their boss. they will not pursue criminal charges against attorney general eric holder. for withholding documents from the investigation into fast and

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♪ >> jamie: leave it to chris wallace to get it. brand new reaction on the supreme court's decision upholding the president's health care reform law, white house chief of staff, sitting down with chris on fox news sunday urging americans to move past the health care debate. >> one thing that is great about our system, when the supreme court rules we have a final answer and the law is constitutional and it stands and we'll proceed as we were proceeding to implement the law, and the thing the milliamerican

people is for the divisive debate on health care to stop. >> jamie: joining me is the anchor of fox news sunday, chris wallace and good morning. >> good morning, let me say, jamie, the interview didn't stop there. and in fact it got pretty contentious. i very much recommend it to people to watch during the replay of the fox news channel and also, we had a kind of contentious interview with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, and he clearly was not going to stop the debate and he thinks the obamacare is a lousy policy and he said it was the worst bill in his lifetime and they are full speed ahead on repeal and replace. >> jamie: how many people do you think will interpret jack lew's remark, get over it and move on? it seems it will impact so many people that are trying to get the country back on track, the small business owners, as i was discussing with erin mcpike, especially, isn't that a little, i don't know, arrogant, i hate to say, but maybe? >> well, i'm not going to say that. but what i will say is i think

if you like obamacare, and you are happy with the supreme court's ruling, then, you like the idea, get over it and let's go full speed ahead and if you don't like it the view is the legal avenue was closed off as a way to kill obamacare by chief just roberts but the political avenue is there and chief justice roberts in his decision, basically invited people, said, you know, we don't decide and we don't judge whether or not a law is good or bad. just whether it is constitutional or not. that decision is to be made by the voters. and, so he kind of invited people, if you don't like it. vote against it. if you like it, vote for it. but, this certainly ended the legal debate and did nothing to end the political debate. >> jamie: that was a fascinating comment, i thought, from justice roberts, basically, inviting -- that the debate would continue, so, what kind of political capital did the white house gain from it, did jack lew say where they go from here? >> well, look, first of all, you

have to say it -- if the court struck down obamacare it would have been a disaster for this president. republicans would have been able to say here's the constitutional law lecturer who spent a year of the country's time, dropped his focus on the economy, to pass obamacare, and, it turned out, if they had overturned it not even to be constitutional, that would have been a disaster and would have fed into mitt romney saying that the whole thing has been a waste of time, the obama first term. so, it is certainly better to win than to lose but, having said that, it certainly energizes some of the more conservative elements of the republican party, the tea party activists who hate the idea of big government, who may not have been too keen on mitt romney and now are going to join forces with him, because they realize he's the only avenue to repeal and replace it. >> jamie: and one other thing the court helped the tea party argument is they said it is a tax and that is one thing i know they are pretty fierce on,

thanks, chris, we will not miss this one, for sure. >> you bet, thank you. >> jamie: you have a great day and for more of chris wallace's interview with the white house chief of staff, jack lew, you have to tune into fox news sunday and for the other side, chris will talk to senate minority leader as he said, mitch mcdonnell, and fox news will air on the fox news channel at 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m., eastern. >> eric: coming up, right here in a moment, what do you think tops the list of things that stress out men? men, where do you want to start? we'll give you the commercial break to start working on your list! details, on stress and how stress can impact a man's health, with the doctors, in just a minute. [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters.

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>> eric: that time on sunday for "sunday house call," joining us as always is dr. marc siegel associate professor of medicine at lng