rich guy. he had a lot of assets and he kept them domestic. >> you know what? we were talking about money and what else? i forget how -- >> i was thinking about that because you're religious doesn't mean you've taken a vow of poverty, right? then i bought up, too -- >> it was middle class state of mind, remember, that president obama had said that it's more of an attitude to be in the middle class and we were wondering whether that meant people who have become successful don't have values. >> billy joel would later sing about that. >> moses. you alluded to the fact that moses was loaded down holding the 10 commandments. not sure about loaded as far as having a lot of dough. >> if you know how much moses was worth, e-mail us or twitter? you want to do twitter? it's pretty short. >> is there a dollar figure? >> either the moses or moses malone, one of those two. tell us how much they're actually worth. >> moses malone is easy to find. >> pretty much.

you can make it up. let's not make up anything about our headlines. we have extreme weather to tell you about. overnight, a wild storm possibly a tornado whipped through fredricksburg, virginia. these seven young children hurt during cheerleading practice and it smashed into an elderly couple's home. >> that lady said there's people in here so we ran directly to the house. jumped the gate and went around and had to kick the door in. >> fortunately, they all made it out alive without any serious injuries. you may be one of thousands of americans to get out of bed and find yourself out of luck off line. the f.b.i. turning off servers that were keeping malware infected computers on line. they had a court order that let the computers running. it started because of an advertising scam by internet hackers and affected over 570,000 computers. major internet providers say

they have staff available for users who are now off line. another legal showdown over a state's attempt to fight voter fraud begins today in federal court. attorney general eric holder trying to block texas from requiring voters to have a valid state issued i.d., photo i.d. when they go to vote. supporters say it's a simple way to make eligible voters actually vote. holder says, however, it's unfair to hispanic voters but his claim comes from a research of a liberal agency that makes it highly questionable. holder fighting florida's efforts to remove ineligible voters from voter lists in that state. this is a sad story this morning. friend of our show, hollywood legend and tv and film icon earnest borgnine has died. >> what am i, crazy or something? i got something good here! what am i hanging around with your guys for snoo auto borgnine began acting after a 10-year career in the november in 1955. he won an oscar for playing the

love sick butcher marte. he took on his most recognized character in mchale's navy. it was just four years ago when he made -->> uh-oh. >> what clip are you showing? >> i hope it's a good one. >> when he made this visit to "fox & friends." >> you made 198 films? >> 199, i just finished one last month. >> you want to get to 200. i think you're going it do it. >> i'm going to do well over 200. >> he died of kidney failure with his wife and children by his side. he was 95 years young. now, according to this one article i read in the newspaper, what kept him young was doing a lot of reading. that's not what he told us. >> good, i wanted to make sure that was the right article or else we'd have to give a little bit of lead time. >> i do an awful lot of reading. it keeps me busy and i try to keep my mind going. >> there you go. what's a publicist is for.

>> i saw you on "fox & friends", maybe we can work with that answer a little bit. i'm not really sure. let's talk about politics. unbelievable. he was 95 and so sharp. >> he blew us away! >> i keep seeing him, kept seeing vince lombardi. let's talk about the president of the united states and his team. he definitely has a plan and his plans very much in action and his plan is little by little, start letting everybody know he's for the little guy and for the middle guy and i'm talking about the president's latest push according it our own ed henry, the white house is saying today the president will announce a push to extend the bush tax cuts for everyone except for those horrible rich people. >> that's right. and the way it's going to work is everybody except those horrible rich people will get an extension of one year which means that everybody's taxes would go up next year. >> nonetheless, here's robert gibbs on a program over on another network saying it's time for those awful rich people, people who make more than $250,000 a year to pay their fair share. >> we ought to do something

about this deficit. and we ought to protect middle class tax cuts and the best way to do that is let the upper end tax cuts expire, let the wealthy in this country that have been doing fine for years and years and years begin to pay their fair share. >> fair share. >> this is the same argument, almost like you could rerack the videotape from a year ago when we were discussing this exact thing. keep in mind, these tax cuts went into place under president bush believe it or not more than 10 years ago. they keep extending them and extending them but in this case, not for all americans. guys, this is a prime example of how president obama has been able to dictate the election cycle so far. he gets out ahead of the game. mitt romney needs to figure out a way to get out and be more progressive in the way in which you're messaging because now, this message falls right into line with what obama was saying all last week about all these off-shore accounts and mitt romney is the rich guy and he doesn't care about the little guy and this is another play right into it. >> it's true. i think also, we're looking at

four months out and there's a lot going and i sense with all the money that mitt romney has amassed there's a plan in place. >> after the convention, you'll hear all about it. >> i don't know if they can wait. >> can't wait until after the convention. are you kidding me? >> right now, people are paying attention. >> they are, too. they are -- that's -- >> there's a survey that came out last week when i was on vacation, i can't believe i was reading on vacation but it said a lot of people are not interested in the election right now. once the convention gets going -- >> you think it's smart to keep president obama allowing -- >> i'm not weighing in on it. i'm saying what's probably going to happen. i'll tell you what, what's not helpful to the president of the united states is the fact that that jobs number came out on friday and it was atrocious! the president has had a quarter of bad job growth. only 80,000 jobs last month. robert gibbs responded to that. question as well yesterday. >> we're not growing fast enough. and we're not adding enough jobs. >> what's the argument to like after four years, what is then the argument that re-elect me?

>> we've made progress but we've got a long way to go. >> see, robert and the ex-press secretary had the tact that i thought the administration has had all along but if you watch president obama on friday, he actually makes this announcement and there is applause after he says, we have added 80,000 jobs and four million since we took over. nobody should be cheering and i cannot believe the president is spinning it positively that 80,000 jobs is a plus. >> because he can. because he can! when you're president of the united states, you can say whatever you want and then fact checkers come in but it's like reading the fine print after people make mistakes. people don't pay attention to the fine print. it's all about messaging. president obama is an amazing campaigner! republicans, if they want a shot at this, they need to get into the game and become more progressive with the message. >> don't you also agree that you could be dealing with the touch if you tell people who are experiencing unemployment, good news, we have 80,000 jobs in and

three months ago, it was 250,000 and you need 250,000 to break even and we were supposed to have recovery summer two years ago. >> speaking of paying attention that steve was talking about, people aren't necessarily paying close attention but they never pay close attention. that's the thing! that's why president obama has been great at doing this simplistic messaging for people who are not looking at every detail. >> i'm sorry, what were you saying? >> they are what you refer to as low information voters. people who get some stuff in and they form an opinion. >> my daughter actually told me that. why are your grades so low? i'm a low information student. i don't take a lot in. >> let's go beyond the low information and actually give you a little more information. let's take a look at this number right over here. so 80,000 people got jobs. 80,000 jobs created in june but look at this. 85,000 people actually enrolled in social security disability. in other words -- >> that is scary. >> that's terribly scary. 5,000 more people enrolled in

social security disability than got jobs. that's crazy! >> so let's take a look at the bigger picture of that whole thing, job creation vs. disability under president obama. look at this. 2.6 million jobs created since june of 2009. 3.1 million workers signed up for disability benefits. we've done these stories before on "fox & friends" throughout the network that disability benefits have skyrocketed the number of people who have gone on them over the last couple of decades but specifically over the last three years. this is that whole tipping point argument that we've talked about with this election, whether or not people will finally go over the 50% mark to be receiving government handouts and it's really hard to recover from that later on or will there be a different push where you don't do that and you stay on the other side of that tipping point. >> you know, there was an election in 2010 and a lot of republicans got into office to run their states even with the democrats in control of the senate and of course, the presidency and look at the results they had when they were given their own little -- their own little fiefdom and told get

this worked out. republicans have a lot more success cutting down the size of government and privatizing private property. >> every state that elected a republican governor in 2010 saw a drop in unemployment rates. in my home state of kansas, .8%. new mexico, 1%. oklahoma 1.4% and it goes on and on. >> let's focus on a few of them because we have their pictures. there's a few that you might know that have had some success when it comes to unemployment even if their popularity is not through the roof, these numbers will bring the popularity up. ask mitch daniels. >> 10.9% to 8.5% and scott walker, of course, in wisconsin. john kasich in ohio. niki haley in north carolina and rick scott in florida. >> we understand that the -- meanwhile, the unemployment in states that elected democrats

dropped an average as much as the national decline, i believe, and so the point is that they're making it in this story, the folks that voted republican where, you know, they rode into office on a wave of the tea party and fiscal responsibility. those governors actually did something about it. >> the question is he going to say they did what they're supposed to be doing or the people that are obstructionists? if you look at the congress, they're obstructionists and if they're governors, they're can do guys. >> one state offering a safe haven. is that a good idea? we'll have that debate for you next. >> 100 inmates walking out of jail and no one is stopping them. never buy the reason why. >> get out of jail free card? >> i guess so. big smokers. pooches and puppies, we are fed up

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>> the story of immigrants in america isn't a story of them, it's a story of us. just as we remain a nation of laws, we have to remain a nation of immigrants. >> following the president's push to end the deportation of illegal immigrants brought to the u.s. as children, the california state senate passed a law that could stop deportation of illegal immigrants who commit minor crimes. according to the trust act, deporting illegals for misdemeanors is a waste of time and money. does that make california the next sanctuary state? here to debate, francisco hernandez, immigration attorney and boris epstein, former advisor to john mccain and immigrant himself. good morning to both of you. francisco, is this a good idea? it seems that some cities and states are deciding misdemeanor states from pot to being an

illegal aren't worth going after with police protection. do you agee -- agree with that? >> that has been the policy for years. it's not that we're changing anything. we're talking out of both sides of our mouth. how can some people say arizona has the right to pass the laws that they can pass and we say california can't pass the laws that they think they ought to pass for immigration, the fact of the matter remains is that nothing is going to change until the federal government acts on this issue. the states is just going to create a splattering of little laws across the country that quite frankly are pre-empt ed by federal law. nothing in this trust act changes what immigration can do right now. immigration can access the records of every single jail all over the country. every person arrested has to be run through the f.b.i. data base so it really doesn't keep anybody from being deported if immigrants if they're picked up. >> it does change a lot.

it's a federal initiative. if he wants more federal involvement and anti-immigration, the trust act goes to curb in california to make sure that more people, more criminals are recognized as illegal and then deported. 75% of those who were part of the secure communities initiative, mean caught by communities and then deported were actually convicted criminals. this is initiative by the obama administration that was working. so what's the difference to find out is obama going to stand behind his own initiative here? >> there's nothing that keeps you and nothing that keeps them reporting people that are convicted of crimes. >> hold on a second, it keeps the california local and state police from reporting those who they've brought in for medium level misdemeanors. >> why would they do that? what's the point? >> it makes no point. it makes no point for arizona to pass the laws that they passed and it makes no point for any state to be passing the

immigration law. >> what arizona decides to do. there's a -- >> keep it on california. what's the benefit of not deporting illegals who are arrested for misdemeanor crimes? >> oh, my goodness, because we're going to be chasing a bunch of people for speeding tickets or misdemeanor things they have nothing to do with the serious crimes that we can't support everybody. we don't have the resources to chase everybody. >> isn't there an argument as well about how much illegal immigrants are cost in every state in every nation. couldn't you look at that as well? >> that's why the federal government put in initiative and the federal government should go more towards illegal immigration. >> doesn't do anything to prevent. >> goes against the federal, local and state authorities cooperating on this. that's what we need and the constitutionality of it is questionable. we'll see if the supreme court does say. >> i agree with you. >> sorry. >> and you agree? let's end on that. we agree on something.

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heritic. i'm talking about george h.w. bush and first lady laura bush wrapping up their trip to africa with the opening of a new health center in zambia. it screens and helps treat people for cervical cancer. president's birthday over the weekend. >> the number of jobs created in june did not impress the experts but president obama remains optimistic! >> we learned this morning that our businesses created 84,000 new jobs last month and the businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs in the 28 months including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. >> but, will american voters believe in november it's a step in the right direction? let's talk to our washington insiders. republican strategist and senior vice president of the winston group, myra miller and democratic political strategist and founder of solidarity

strategists, chuck roacha. that's a mouthful. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> the president, chuck, said last week that 80,000 jobs is a step in the right direction. he's got to say that. he wants the keys to air force one for another four years but you know that unless we create, what, 250,000 jobs in a month we're actually lagging behind population growth. >> yeah, but the job growth continues to grow even though it may not be at the numbers that we need to be at and the president admits that, it's a step in the right direction. when he took the presidency we were losing 750,000 jobs a month. as long as we're moving forward, it may not be at the pace we want to be at, it's better than moving backwards. >> myra? >> the president can try to spin these jobs numbers as best he can but the jobs reports really speak for themselves. we've seen 40 consecutive months of 8% unemployment or higher, longest stretch in our lifetime and very weak g.d.p. growth around 2%. this is a big problem for the president. he knows it and he only has four more jobs reports between now and the election to make his

case and change that story line. >> and you know what, chuck? "the washington post" said over the weekend it's harder for the president to argue what he's tried is working well or he has something new to offer. that's from "the washington post"! >> well, i think what -- you said it earlier, we're in the summertime and leading up to the convention, families are on vacation and i think the actual rhetoric that you're going to hear is how to relate with people to say do you trust me? do you trust me in the way that i want to take this country or do you trust the policies that were here before i got here? to get people to really tune in, that small portion of the electorate that will really make the difference, you need to make a connection between somebody who has saved the u.s. auto industry or somebody who is a multimillion dollar businessman. who makes that connection? >> mitt romney is a rich guy but he's also draetd -- created a lot of jobs. >> even though the president is to make the case things are improving, the electorate gets that we could be doing. you have a third of the electorate who thinks things

aren't getting better at all. a quarter who say things are getting better. those are clearly obama voters and you have this 40% in the middle who think the economy might be improving but we could be doing a lot better, that the rate of progress could be much faster if we had the right policies. that 40% is a huge opportunity for mitt romney this fall. >> when you look at unemployment, once again, is at 8.2%. but the u-6 number which is, as you know, unemployment plus the people have simply given up or are underemployed is 15%. that is a gigantic number. and i think when people go to the polls in november, they're going to say should we give this guy another four years or try something new? right now, i don't know if it's working. >> here's where the messaging matters. for 10 years in the rural south, i worked in a tire factory. that tire factory four years ago shut its doors, moved its tire production to china. those jobs were outsourced, 1,000 rural farmers and good rural east texas folks were out of jobs. those are the exact people you're talking about. are they going to believe in

barack obama or a guy where they constantly hear his past company was a pioneer in outsourcing? that really connects to people when they see their factories and stores being shut. >> you know, chuck, you brought up the outsourcing ad that barack obama is running right now. "the washington post" fact checker gave it four pinocchios. it is an outright lie! >> well, those jobs have left. bain capital has been proven of outsourcing those jobs. i'm not sitting here lying. i've worked in that factory and watched those lives be destroyed and we've seen 25 months of sustainable private sector job growth and brought 500,000 manufacturing jobs back and i think that's good for america. >> i think we all agree we need more jobs and that's what it will come down to in november. a spirited chat early on this monday morning. myra and chuck, thank you both for getting up and joining us today from d.c. >> thanks very much. >> all right. coming up next on the rundown, the runway got so hot a plane got stuck in the melting pavement? are you kidding me? you'd think that runways would be built to withstand that but apparently not.

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>> ♪ we will we will rock you ♪ >> wow, great stuff. time for your shot of the morning. shots of the morning. it's our own -- very own anna kooiman who completed the new york city triathalon this weekend. survived the hudson. biked a little bit and ran a little more. we're working on her time. my sense is she won. and she finishes by winning and cheryl casone also ran the race. she did 3:23. what an accomplishment! >> amazing. >> huge accomplishment. i heard the water was worse than usual. a lot of dead fish on the sidelines. and garbage and stinky kind of stuff. >> a lot of those fish are protesting, they didn't want to see the triathalon. that's why they killed themselves. one of the tricks they said is don't stand up even though you can stand up and run usually, not in the hudson.

they say swim until you basically -- the ground is at your chest. >> sure. you don't want to stick your feet in it. >> in that stuff. >> yuck! >> to do all three of those things is tremendous. >> i think liz clayman did it as well. >> hats off to those ladies. >> while they were doing that, i was on vacation. >> wait a second, we just got in, breaking news, can i have this camera, please? anna's time is 2:42. >> wow! >> i was on vacation last week and i know everybody had to worry about the heat, look what i also had to worry about. >> are you kidding me? >> that was just -- >> you went into the wild? it went into the while. we went to palmetto bluff in bluffton, south carolina which i think is my favorite spot in the whole wide world. number one family resort in america and i'm going to give you a preview of our christmas card. here are the doocy children out there in the low country. >> wow! >> the nice thing about being all together in one house down there was the fact that i got three kids living in three

different states. so it's just nice when they all get up at the same time in the morning. >> that's great. >> so -- >> i've been waiting for my kids to do that. when does that kick in? >> 15 years. >> ok. >> couple more years. >> that was great. >> looks like a lot of fun. >> that's a wonderful place. love south carolina. and we got a lot of fans down there. >> that's fantastic. all right. that's good to know there's another place to vacation besides disney. i have to tell my family. >> let's check into some of your headlines for a monday. the triple digit temperatures at washington, d.c. taking a toll on the tarmac at reagan national airport. take a look at this picture taken by a passenger. the ground was so hot it created a soft spot. it took two attempts to tow the plane kaugz a three hour delay. >> tragic accident this weekend leaves usher's stepson brain dead. it happened in atlanta, georgia over the weekend. 11-year-old kyle glover pictured

here, the second from the right and a friend were floating on inner tubes when they were hit by a jet ski. he is the son of usher's ex-wife tameka foster. so far, cops say alcohol was not a factor. >> terrible. 100 inmates walking out of an oregon jail. nobody is stopping them. they were released after the sheriff's budget was slashed by about $10 million. they were let go to make room for 152 criminals thought to be a bigger risk. the jail normally holds more than 400 people. that's when they've got more money in the kitty. >> it is the soda ban that has new yorkers in a fizzy and today, lawmakers and protesters are getting ready for the million big gulp march near city hall demonstrating against mayor mike bloomberg's proposed crackdown. >> he was at a hot dog eating contest. >> larger than 16 ounces. city's board of health plans to hold the first public hearing on the proposal later this month. you guys are breaking the law right now, both of you.

>> what are you talking about? >> both of you are breaking the law. >> no, we're not. >> i'm just needing a little refreshment. >> is this -- >> yes, they haven't mandated it. >> how many ounces is this? >> big enough. >> it's a big gulp. >> put it away, this is enough to get us jail and, of course, there's going to be bail and there's a deductible on your bail bond, steve. >> a deductible? >> i'm pretty sure. i've done a lot of time. a lot of time you end up shelling out money. >> i thought you only have to pay a percentage of it. >> i feel like i'm on the edge for the first time in my life. i believe we're pushing the edge of law and order and i really feel like a rebel. >> somebody who had a lot of edge yesterday is the guy you're about to talk about. >> i don't know what she means. >> was that my toss? >> thank you very much. hey, tennis, you are absolutely right, gretchen. i watched this match. it was incredible and it looked for a while they were going to see a great hometown story if the whole nation was great britain. but let's talk roger federer

making history at wimbledon. federer tied with pete sampras' record for seven wimbledon titles beating british player andy murray who was about to be the story of england in four sets. he's very emotional. and cheering on murray in the front row were kate and pippa middleton. and that was it. the rest of the place was empty. let's talk baseball. fox sports running exclusive with it. the tigers justin verlander will be the starting pitcher for the american league in tomorrow's all star game. it's the first start for the five-time all starment we don't know yet who will start for the national league but it's got to be the mets pitcher r.a. dickie, right, joel? he's 37 years old and he's got the most wins, the knuckleballer is tied for the most wins in national league so far this year with 12 and he should get it. there's evidently some concern that this posy guy, buster posy cannot catch the knuckleball. and prospect will myers

instantly making a name for himself in the all star future game. shattering the camera, watch this, behind home plate with a foul ball. oh, my goodness! myers considered one of the top hitting prospects in all of baseball and he leads the minors with 27 homers, the u.s. team beat the world team 17-5. again, it was the whole world against us! and also right after the radio today, i'll be going to the all-star game catching the home run derby tonight. we'll have a recap and a look at what's happening in kansas in the morning. great guests live from the field tomorrow morning. >> that's going to be great. >> and i'll do my sports blog from there, fox and friends.com/keeping score. >> look forward to that. >> all right. >> meanwhile, we've been telling you about the extreme weather conditions all across the country including fredricksburg, virginia, where a possible tornado ripped the roof off the gym where a group of cheerleaders were practicing. wttg reported that channel 5 down in washington melanie olmwick live on the ground in fredricksburg.

good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. yeah, as the light comes up, we're getting a better sense of the damage that ripped through here in fredricksburg, virginia. it is just incredible. very strong winds coming through here. what you're seeing behind me, this used to be two very big walls that are standing. the roof is gone off of this chair fusion dance studio, the walls are down and you can see straight through where these winds came barrelling through here. that black tarp looking thing, that used to be the roof of this dance studio and you can see that pink insulation all over the place and we have some tape as well of the house that that roof landed on, an elderly couple was living in that house. 25 people were huddled in fear inside the cheer fusion dance studio. again, the roof landed on the home of an elderly couple. they were inside. the home is pushed two feet off its foundation. people jumped into action to help each other out of the building. they said there were just -- there was just debris, everything, all over the place

inside the house. fortunately, even though the wife was disabled in that home, she only had a minor knee injury. she's fine. as far as the dance studio here, about seven people were taken to the hospital but only two adults had some serious injuries with some broken bones and then a few minor cuts on the kids. it is just when you look at the damage here, it is amazing to think that nobody inside here was more seriously hurt than that. we do know the national weather service, steve, is sending teams down here today to assess the damage and see whether it was a tornado or, perhaps, one of those damaging microbursts that hit here. back to you. >> melanie reporting live from fredricksburg in the commonwealth of virginia. thank you, melanie. >> coming up next on the rundown, man's best friend is your baby's best chance of staying healthy? the brand new study you have to hear. >> the purple heart is awarded to those who are wounded or killed in battle. but what about wounds that surface years later? should veterans be suffering from ptsd and get the purple

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>> 45 minutes after the top of the hour. couple of quick headlines for you now. george zimmerman currently at a safe house in central florida being protected by a security team. he was released on friday after posting bail for the second time. and a new study finds babies that spend more time around dogs have fewer ear infections and respiratory problems than those who don't. researchers suggest it's because dogs breathe in elements from outdoors helping boost child immune systems. interesting. brian? >> the purple heart is awarded to members of the u.s. military who are wounded or killed in battle. what about the wounds that surface years later? we're talking about post traumatic stress syndrome. should veterans suffering from ptsd be awarded the purple heart as well?

former navy captain is asking the pentagon to start recognizing those invisible wounds. you served in vietnam and you have some of those invisible wounds, correct? >> yes, but i want to make a quick correction. i was not a captain. i was a plane captain, plane captains inspect aircrafts before flights. i wanted to clear that up for those folks who think i'm -- >> cleared up. >> thanks. thanks, i appreciate that. yes, i still suffer from symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder the result of having been involved in some incidents on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. i carry those wounds with me for a long time without knowing that i suffered from post traumatic stress disorder. i was fortunate that i was connected with a clinical psychologist who was able to identify the symptoms and the syndrome and i was diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder. the problem that we're facing

these days so that we have hundreds of thousands of men and women currently serving who may have post traumatic stress disorder but can't come forward and one of the reasons why there's a strong stigma against mental illness in the military. that's what we're talking about here today. >> you're not only talking about coming forward, that's one issue. but you're talking about giving those men and women who are serving sometimes over 10 years multiple tours of duty and suffering from mental ptsd right now this award. now, let me tell you what the pentagon, criteria is. the pentagon says "the purple heart recognizes those individuals wounded to a degree that requires treatment by a medical officer. ptsd is not a wound intentionally caused by the enemy from an outside force or agent." your response to that? >> my response to that is any criteria can be changed to fit the needs of those soldiers who are living and participating in

wartime activities. and i think that we all recognize that the wars that we're fighting now are far different than wars that we fought before. the immediacy of injuries, especially post traumatic stress disorder, the immediacy of those wounds and identification of those problems is -- it's a more critical issue now than it has been before. we know that these wounds exist. the fact that they don't surface oftentimes for many years doesn't change the fact that it is a wound. it's a psychological wound. it occurs as a result of being involved in combat with an enemy that's trying to kill you and possibly and probably has killed those around you. those wounds are inflicted on the psyche of these soldiers at the time and they carry the scars and those wounds along with them for the rest of their lives. in my -- >> the fact that we're talk about this, think about how far

we've come since the day of george patton where you had a soldier twice having a mental breakdown in the middle of world war ii and he slapped them. >> yeah, certainly we've made some progress and yet, i know of at least one active duty soldier, he's a helicopter pilot who has told me personally that he suffers symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder but can't come forward to seek services because if he does, he'll be grounded and his career will end. this is why -- >> very good point. i have to stop it there but i really salute your service and activity now doing a lot of good especially for those who are serving continuously. weigh in us right now, "fox & friends." do you believe ron -- what ron is saying? as much as we salute those who serve having mental problems right now, do they deserve the purple heart? thanks for your perspective. >> thank you. >> meanwhile, straight ahead, can a judge really cut the 10 commandments down to six to appease everybody at a school? the ruling is in.

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>> welcome back. a long battle to keep the 10 commandments in a high school finally over. at first a judge was recommending they cut out the commandments and cut them down to six, the ones that didn't say the word god. >> the six commandments. that's going to go over great but the story and the anonymous student who did complain came up with a different idea. take the commandments down and replace them with this. see, there are the commandments in the corner.

here to explain what it says and whether or not it's fair, matthew staver, founder and chairman of the liberty foundation. good morning to you. >> thank you. good to be with you. >> we showed an image. they've taken down the 10 commandments. in its place, that framed picture of what? >> well, this is the roots of democracy and it comes from an american textbook published that is used in the high school throughout the commonwealth of virginia. and it actually has the roots of democracy beginning with the 10 commandments, the 10 commandments are before the mount sinai and then it says specifically underneath it, judeo christian values and then it says the values found in the bible including the 10 commandments and the teachings of jesus inspired american ideas of government and morality and it shows that as the foundational root of america law in government and the foundation of democracy in america. >> so you see this as a win for people that wanted the 10 commandments to remain posted in this school. >> absolutely.

in fact, we certainly endorse this and i think it becomes a model for other schools around the country because this entire display including the page from the textbook integrates the display into the curriculum that's being taught with regards to world history and american history. and this is a model, i think, now that schools around the country can follow because not only do you read this in your world and american history, but now you can display the actual documents and pictograms as well as in text on the wall in the school. that's perfectly permissible. this was not something that the aclu has the ideal resolution but we believe as the school and liberty counsel representing the school district this is a good resolution for this school and other schools around the country. >> real briefly, what the aclu lawyer says under the scrutiny, it will be clear that the school board is not favoring any particular religious believe and students of all faiths and no faiths at all are equally welcome in the giles public school. that's where it stands today. congratulations on the win, matthew! >> thank you, my pleasure.

>> a lot of people are excited that the commandments didn't go down to six as that judge had recommended. >> no kidding. >> coming up on the show, high wire act goes terribly wrong. >> whoa! >> one false step sends this daredevil plummeting to the ground. is she -- he or she blindfolded as well? >> i don't know. >> yep. >> then good news, the white house ready to change their stance on those bush era tax cuts but the bad news, it's a tax hike for some people. dana perino talking about it coming up next from our new blue hall. [ male announcer ] it's simple physics...

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>> good morning, everyone. today is monday, july 9th. hope you had a great holiday weekend. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time today. the white house ready to change their stance on the bush era tax cuts after admitting they failed. >> we're not growing fast enough and not adding enough jobs. >> but the bad news, it's the hike for some. former white house press secretary dana perino here with her take.

>> then good news -- general motors sales are up. wait until you hear who is buying the cars. your government. so is the president cooking the books by buying the cars? >> meanwhile, a high wire act goes terribly wrong like that. one false step sends that daredevil plummeting to the ground! then what happened? stick around, "fox & friends" hour two for a monday starts right now. >> today marks the one year anniversary of the commencement of the television show "the five" starring, among other people, that woman right there. she'll join us on the couch and everybody will join us two hours from right now. >> finally get to meet everybody else in person. we only watch them on television. >> here's a little bit of trivia question. there will actually be more than five people here. >> seven! >> i said it was a trivia question.

>> we weren't supposed to answer it? >> it doesn't matter. it doesn't matter. whole crew will be here. let's do some headlines for you. we start with an extreme weather alert. mother nature wreaking havoc on the east coast last night. a wild storm possibly even a tornado whipped through fredricksburg, virginia. the winds were so powerful, they blew the roof off this gym where cheerleaders were practicing and into another home. >> we were scared and we were just like praying to god. and hoping that we weren't going to die. >> miss connie was trying to tape up the window and she saw the funnel start to and she told everybody to get in the dance room. >> we weren't that close from it hitting us. we had just stepped foot in there and we saw it cave in on us. >> seven people hurt in the storm. amazing, though, no life threatening injuries. if you're having trouble getting on line this morning, you aren't the only one. thousands of computers could now be off line. at midnight, the f.b.i. turning off servers that were keeping malware infected computers on line.

the government led a court order that kept the servers running and an on-line advertising scam is to blame for the problem. it affected over 570,000 computers. major internet service providers say they have staff available who have users that can't connect to the internet. in a few hours, the showdown over texas' attempt to require that voters have a state issued photo i.d. before they vote is going to head to federal court. texas says it's a simple and legal way to make sure only eligible voters vote. but attorney general eric holder trying to prevent that. he said it's unfair to hispanic voters but his claims come from the research firm operated by a liberal agency which republicans say makes it highly questionable. holder also fighting florida's efforts to remove ineligible voters from its voter list. take a look at this shocking video. blindfolded chinese tightrope walker slips off the high wire during a competition and plunges into a gorge.

the wire was 650 feet above the water. luckily, he was toward the end when he fell so it wasn't as steep. about a 132 foot drop, though. amazingly, he walked away from the incident. that's because he's gumby. amazing. >> i thought there would be a job opening in china. we need a tightrope walker. for him to survive is unbelievable. >> here she is, part of the hit tv show "the seven". >> yeah and, in fact, what you might not know is on wednesday, when we have our actual anniversary, bob beckel will try that exact stunt out here in times square. >> no! >> i was looking at your notes and i don't see that anywhere. >> he doesn't know it yet. >> fantastic. >> he'll try. >> speaking of stunts, is this a stunt? the president of the united states probably going to go to the rose garden later today and he's going to announce that he would like to extend the bush era tax cuts for one year for people making less than $250,000 a year. >> right. >> for one year. is that a stunt to get him through the election? >> well, i don't think it will

necessarily get him through but yes, i think this is something they've planned all along. something that i remembered when i first saw this news is back in february, john boehner sent a letter to the white house saying i'll tell you what, before we get too far into the politics this year because the uncertainty is causing problems with getting the economy going, let's do this tax deal now. you've already said, mr. president, that raising taxes on anybody when the economy is sluggish is a bad idea. so let's try to get it done now. it was rebuffed by the white house. now, you have this announcement. i think that they probably planned it all along. they want to have a tax fairness issue question going into the election. >> it seems like they have -- they have their master plan and they keep just sort of doling out these little pieces of information along the way. it seems that they're in charge and in control of the messaging right now. >> well, when you have -- that's one of the reasons it's so hard to run against an incumbent president. you have the bully pulpit. everybody is going to cover your every move. he's going to talk to six swing

states today. the local tv markets in those six swing states though that usually never -- there's always one thing that doesn't go well in those interviews. but what they don't have is the second part of the answer which is, ok, so maybe he's going to give it to us today. they want to increase taxes on everybody that's not making $200,000. ok, so they're going to increase taxes on everybody. how, then, has his mind changed since december 2010 since they extended it for everybody. do they believe that the economy is so much better what he said then doesn't apply at this point. are there any reforms that come along with this tax increase? at this point, i don't think so. it will make people feel better about the fiscal cliff that we're entering in december. they have a lot of convincing. >> mitch mcconnell says it's time to extend it for everybody with the commitment to address real tax reform for everybody within the next year. let's do that now. that seems a little bit more

reasonable or more of a pathway to get something done. forget about what's reasonable and what's a better message. i want you to hear the president's message through the mouth of debbie wasserman-schultz, she talks about she was on "fox news sunday" today by herself, reince priebus followed. and she talked about the obama campaign has really -- the obama administration has really done a good job with jobs in getting it is economy in the right direction. >> if you look at where we are when the president took office, the economy was hemorrhaging 750,000 a month. after president obama's policy in place for the last 3 1/2 years, we've had 28 months of job growth in the private sector, 4.4 million jobs created, the progress that we're making is moving us forward. >> we learned this morning that our business has created 84,000 new jobs last month. and that overall means that businesses have created 4.4 million new jobs over the

past 28 months including 500,000 new manufacturing jobs. that's a step in the right direction. that's a step in the right direction. >> you can't feel good about that statement. he almost feels awkward receiving that applause if you look at it. >> i appreciate what they're trying to do. what they have to do at this point is try to put the best spin on it. to me, they are whistling past the graveyard. for three years now, all we've kept hearing from them is we need a little bit more time for president obama's policies to work and when the jobs numbers came out on friday, one of the white house economists said now, don't read too much into one report. ok, fine. let's not do that. if you look at the trends over the last four months, it is very troubling. there is no -- no jobs at all in the construction industry. that means our housing is still a problem. nothing has moved forward. what's missing, then, is a bigger picture of ok, if you get another four years, what are you going to do? what are you going to do? the same is true for the romney campaign. i think people are hungry for both the president and romney to

set it out there, very -- in very plain language. what our systemic problems are and what their plans are that would actually have an impact. >> that brings us to the next topic because it's baffling to many people who follow the news on a daily basis and follow the economy that president obama could poll so much higher than mitt romney as far as favorability with handling the economy. like more than 20 points in some circumstances. so people are asking this question. is this strategy of mitt romney sort of laying low and waiting to be more progressive, is that the right thing to do right now or does he need to get out in front instead of always defending what obama says, get out in front of the message? >> couple of things, we just talked about the bully pulpit so president obama again today will dominate. that's something that any incumbent president gets to do. the other thing is that the r.n.c. announced last month, they raised $160 million -- they raised $106 million and have $160 million on hand. president obama has spent a lot of money and the attacks seemed

to have worked a little bit but some people might think that the voters out there aren't going to start paying attention until the end of this month when the conventions really start and that's when to do it. >> right. >> whether that calculation bears out, i don't know. >> the question is he allowing himself to be defined permanently when you see david axelrod say he's like nixon, when you have his other contributors and surrogates saying look at all these off-shore accounts, how does he believe in america if his money is off shore, if he allows that to go unanswered thinking that's a long way until the election, i think that's a problem, isn't it? >> it could be in some states. look at the states where he's doing well and a lot of the battleground states, romney is up so overall, in the country, could obama be up two points on the economy? maybe. in the states that are key to win, the ones that could slip either way, romney has a very slight edge so it's possible that you could have an overall feeling in the country be one thing on election day but romney still wins because he wins the battleground states. >> in fact, there's a brand new

"usa today" gallup poll out today that shows in the battleground states, the states which will determine who the next president, is the tv ads have been working one way or another and right now -- >> very interesting thing that the r.n.c. did this past week understand that they haven't done before, they ran a practice, you know how you do war games. they ran a practice get out the vote campaign in like three different areas to see how they're going to be able to get people to the polls. i don't know how it turned out but i thought it was interesting they were doing it and being so public about it. >> so to bring us inside sort of the way in which this works. if you're inside these campaigns, you decide that since the polling looks pretty good. you don't respond to certain attacks because you think that that could have more of a negative impact than a positive one. >> always a judgment call. and i'm not sitting on the inside listening to all of their deciding out. there's another thing happening on the romney campaign right now that will give them a huge boost and that is they're deciding -- he is deciding who his vice presidential choice will be. so -- i don't know who it's going to be.

>> who do you think? who do you think? >> do you think they should announce before the convention or -- >> right around then. a judgment call. it depends on what the mood of the country is and how much they think they might need another voice out there to get some attention. but in a lot of ways, people are still at this point getting to know romney. so you don't want to introduce somebody new that was going to step on that process. >> you know i'm staggered how many people really want it. you look how hard bobby jindal has worked and chris christie has worked. they said they call, i'm in. it's amazing that -- >> i don't know if they even necessarily want t vice presidential job but what i thought was great and you had the chart earlier this morning that i saw in every state where there was a republican governor elected, the jobs numbers have been increased. that, i think, is something that republicans across the board are saying the experience of a governor matters. these guys know what they're doing. any one of them would be a good vice presidential pick but almost more important for the country and long term employment

and job growth is to have good management across the states and we have it in 27 states. >> they want to know the federal government cares what the states and understands what the states are going through. >> and there's a lot that the federal government is doing to try to step on that and they're pushing back so i don't know if they're all auditioning but they're doing a really good job as governor. >> you're no longer auditioning, you have the job as one of the hosts of "the five" and coming up in the next hour, all of the members of "the five". all search -- seven of them are going to be with us. >> even greg is going to get up this early, see him in the daylight! >> he didn't demand a camera phone or anything? >> he probably will wear sunglasses. >> and ride in on a unicorn. >> we'll look forward to that at the end of the show. thank you. so much. see you again soon. this guy will need a bigger boat. a cape cod kayaker pulled along side a great white shark. amazing photo. >> faster. faster. faster. good news, general motor sales are up. wait until you hear who is

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>> we're going to bet on american industry! and now, chrysler is back. and g.m. is the number one company in the world! >> g.m. number one. the president makes a good point. general motors just recorded its best sales numbers since september of 2008 when the bottom fell out of the market. but what he's not telling you, taxpayers aren't boosting g.m.'s numbers. the government is. charles payne from the fox business network joins us now. charles, as you look at the

numbers and g.m. is selling a bunch of cars but you say a lot of them are being bought by the federal government. >> a lot are being bought by the federal government. a week ago i was walking down the street and i saw about five or six volts in a row. whoa, they were all owned by the government. government has the giant fleet sales so retail sales, i think, were only up 8%. here's the problem, ford and general motors actually are losing market shares in america last month, for instance, give you an example. toyota's numbers were up 60%. >> 60? >> honda's were up 48%. volkswagens were up 34%. let's not spike the ball on the general motors bailout since taxpayers still own over 30% of the company. the stock has to get to $53 before we can get back our $30 billion that they owe. by the way, it's trading below the i.p.o. price at 20 bucks. i.p.o. at 22. >> do you see anything suspicious here like the government, you know, the administration knows there's an election coming. they say, you know, if you're going to buy cars, now is a good

month so you can get the numbers. >> i just think that we're taking it somehow the media is allowed this notion that somehow the bailout is done and over. the president referenced chrysler. we gave chrysler to fiat. it's not. it has the largest unfunded liability out there in the entire country and not the number one automaker in the world certainly based on market value and the company is still in trouble. as taxpayers, so are we. we still have a large stake in it. >> according to our brain room, the c.e.o. of general motors last year said -- apparently confirmed that 7 of the 10 cars that general motors built, 7 of 10 cars that they build are built outside of the united states. so if you want to talk about outsourcing general motors is a big one! >> that's a high number. i've never seen that number before but never gone against the brain room. i'll go with it. my whole thing, steve, is what we're doing being told is a, that bailouts work and we should be prepared to do them again in the future.

this was a bailout to help unions and it worked fabulously for unions. i don't think it worked very well for the company and i certainly hope next time around if it ever came to it, we would think of a general bankruptcy like any other business, unions would take their lumps along with everybody else who is vested in the company to come back stronger without being sort of manipulated by the government because i think general motors is being held back to a certain degree by the white house. by not putting out products completely that everybody wants. otherwise, these other guys, i mean, honda and toyota. >> it's part of their bumper sticker. usama bin laden is dead and g.m. is alive and they're going to ride that -- >> when the president says i want cleveland and pittsburgh to be like toledo, you have to be kidding me. both of those towns have smaller, lower unemployment rates. >> charles payne, the king of pain at fox business. thank you. >> thank you. >> straight ahead, remember the lifeguard fired for saving a swimmer's life last week? he was offered his job back and he said no way. now, another major story. another update on this story. he's here to share it with us live. >> and then forget a four-year

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and finally, 65 million, that's how much money the amazing spiderman took in at the box office making it the number one movie in america. way to go. >> wait until you hear this one. they say they're going to vocational school or technical college. a certain stigma may come when you tell your neighbors and friends that. >> that notion is being turned on its head now and our next guest is the proof. he went to vocational school and today he's the arizona education superintendent. joining us live from phoenix, john hoopentall. good to see you. >> good to be with you. >> let's take a look at some of the facts and figures. the graduation rate, the high school graduation rate is 75%. but when you add technical experience that you get in high school, it goes up to 90%. why? >> well, we're finding that out in arizona, too, that career in

technical education is more inspiring education and students get more involved. it reaches out to some students who are turned off by one dimensional learning. we have one school district in particular, the peoria school district, they've driven their graduation rates to 95% and they've doubled their nationwide average. >> how does this work? for example, i could be going through and trying to get my regents diploma if it's in new york at the same time to say i want to be hands on with something? >> absolutely. you know when you think of career paths going on to college, going on to medical school and going on to surgical, one of the things they found out is going out of medical school that half of the medical school students were washing out and the blunt truth is that if you can't sew and if you can't saw and can't drill, you can't be a surgeon so we view career and tech ed classes as being part of a world class education that opens up doors in all dimensions of life. >> you know what, john?

what's interesting is when brian and i were in high school or junior high, i remember that we had shop class, you know, back in the olden days, you had home ec. now, those classes seem to be the first ones that are cut, kind of those hands-on experience kind of classes. >> we see this as a tragedy of modern education, that high schools aren't working as well. it's career and tech ed. it's the arts and it's physical education. there's a crushing force on our schools even though our schools are more expensive than ever, they're offering less of this fully dimensionalized learning. >> you can do it if you get specific. required skills but no degree. dental hygienist you can make $75,000. we know we need nurses. radio technician, about $55,000. p.t. assistant which are growing, those growing opportunities. $51,000 there. if you're an electrician or plumb plumber, they make more than that. just from me. >> incredible tech program

operating in arizona for navajo students and they found 40 out of 60 of those students are going on and being successful in college. going on into medical areas. so we see in any number of ways that career and tech ed classes are a world class education and also interestingly enough, just taking one of those classes is a marker for greater success in college. >> that's so interesting. maybe we're going to see an interesting trend to go back to the old fashioned way of educating our kids where they're more hands on and not concerned just about the math scores. >> a lot of parents will have a lot of salad bowls on christmas again if that happens. >> you know, i took wood shop in high school and took drafting and went on and got a degree in mechanical engineering. we view it as more opportunities particularly they now know that only 3 out of 100 students that leave eighth grade will go on into college and work in the area for which they get the

college degree. 3 out of 100. when you look at that data and see the tremendous opportunity in society, in technical occupations, to me it's just absolutely convincing. these career and tech ed classes are part of the world class education. >> very interesting conversation. the arizona education superintendent, thanks so much for your time. >> thank you! >> all right. next on the rundown, this woman hugged a cop. and now she is dead. killed by his gun. details on this freak accident. >> then a deal is done on student loan rates. but what does the fine print mean for your wallet? more taxes? we're breaking out the tax calculator coming up next.

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>> let's take a look at your shot of the morning now. swimmers in cape cod can head back into the water after this great white shark was spotted. look at that photo. see the guy in the kayak there? >> that will get you going faster. >> the beaches are now open again. the man in the kayak said everybody was screaming for him to look back. he suddenly did and he decided to paddle faster than anybody in his entire life. >> i would have yelled don't look back. just paddle faster. you don't know if he's going to freeze. >> look at that. that -- what is that? six feet between the shark and the kayak? >> what about the guy on the surfboard? >> what do you do?

>> all the shark has to do is take a left and he's a tasty morsel. >> ouch! >> they have a growing problem up there with the great whites because of all the seals and -- >> blame the seal. >> they're bait! they're bait for the sharks. >> true. they're tourist attractions in zoos but bait for the sharks. lawmakers on capitol hill finally reaching a deal to prevent student loans from doubling. but what does it mean for your wallet? chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel has a huge wallet and lives in washington and has a look. >> brian, good morning. this is a huge issue with more than seven million students having federal student loans, the concern was that congress did nothing to address the problem, interest rates in those loans would have doubled from 3.4% to 6.8% and it would end up costing an average student $1,000 more for one year according to the congressional research service but congress worked it out and the senate republican leader complimented lawmakers for getting it done. >> the agreement we've reached will ensure that college

students who are already facing enormous challenges in the obama economy won't be paying higher interest rates next month. students can't wait for the president to get off the campaign trail and actually work with congress to prevent student loan interest rates from rising this year. >> taking a look at the overall outstanding student loan balance, public plus private is $904 billion. breaking it down, the average federal student loan debt for a graduating senior from a four year undergraduate program is, according to the department of education, $17,063 per borrower. at the bill signing on friday, president obama called addressing the loan interest rate vital for millions of students. >> higher education, the surest path to finding a good job and earning a good salary and making it into the middle class. so it can't be a luxury

preserved for a few privileged. >> as we crunch the numbers in the taxpayer calculator, the cost of the student loan rate extension is just shy of $6 billion. $5.985 billion but your cost if your salary is between $50,000 and $100,000 is $26.27. if you make $250,000 or more, it is $732.65. if you go to foxnews.com and look for student loan rate overhaul, student loan overhaul, you can punch in what you earn and figure out what your share of the extension is. we'd love to know what you think since after all, it is all your money. back to my friends in new york. >> our money. >> you must have done really well in math. >> must have done very well. >> and that's why we know you have a big wallet. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> meanwhile -- >> we have the rest of your headlines beginning with some extreme weather. we don't have to tell you about it. there's no doubt you are feeling hot this past week. in fact, since the beginning of the month more than 3400 temperature records were completely shattered in the

united states. the city in the heart of the heat wave, st. louis. it's been 100 degrees or higher for 10 consecutive days making it the highest century streak mark since 1936. man! >> she should have been celebrating her 21st birthday today. instead, her family is planning her funeral. adaisha miller went to hung an off-duty detroit police officer from behind over the weekend causing the gun in his holster to go off. the shooting is under investigation. of course, her family looking for answers. >> there's no reason for it! >> why would you have it at a social event? why would you be carrying a gun? and now, instead of giving her a birthday party, i got to plan her funeral. >> the bullet punctured miller's heart and lungs. she died at the hospital. the officer has not been identified and has been placed on administrative leave. >> and a cheerleader racing to rescue in indianapolis. a minor league football coach

collapsed after an apparent heart attack but jessica anderson who is an e.m.t. and a firefighter rushing over to perform c.p.r. everybody now calling her a hero. >> it's nice to get the reaction from the crowd and the players and my teammates and stuff. >> good for you. this morning, by the way, we hear that the coach is up and talking in the hospital. that's great. >> all right. time to head over to brian. now, i understand, brian, even though you do a great job doing the sports, you need a little help today. >> i'm going to try to get through. let me say this -- if something happens and i need some help, there's people standing by. >> backup. >> all right. >> i need some help. >> mario chalmers here from the miami heat, world champions and this lockout shortened season, they emerge heroically, mario, welcome to the show. >> thank you for having me. >> i know you, you're really good at basketball hailing from alaska and now with the miami heat. you want to ride with me before

we go sit on the couch and do a little sports? >> i will do my best. >> talk about a great champion roger federer making history at wimbledon. watch. >> mario, why fall down after a big win? >> probably just exhausted. you know, giving it all out there, you know, probably just tired and happy he won. >> he's now tied with pete sampras for the wimbledon finals. andy murray actually fell. let's talk about baseball a little bit. go ahead. fox sports is learning something exclusively. you know what it is? >> no, what's that? >> justin verlander will be the starting pitcher of tomorrow's all star game. you like detroit, right? >> i will now. >> fine. he's a five time all star who finally gets the start. you must love this. he's 37 years old and he's the mets pitcher, one of the great

stories in baseball this year, he's the knuckleballer. don't you feel he should get the start for the national league? >> i think so. he's been in the game for a long time. >> knuckleballer at 37, is that too old? >> no, never too old. >> especially you. read this one to us, big guy. >> oh, man. and they were running for cover at the rangers-twins game in arlington. >> lightning. >> wow! >> sprinting off the field after a lightning strike and the game was delayed 45 minutes because of a storm and the rangers won 4-3 in 13 innings. is there a cool way to act in the middle of a lightning storm? >> never. got to run for cover. you have to know where it's coming from. >> it's every man for himself. >> let's go over to the couch. you have some exciting stuff going on, right? >> go. >> mario chalmers is here. very nice with support. >> he's a fellow jayhawk and went to a alma mater, the university of kansas. jayhawk. go, k.u.

>> nice to see you. >> as a world champion, what feels different right now? >> nothing. >> the team falls short a year ago, they feel like the world is crushing on them and then you get that all reversed. >> yeah, you know, last year we went through a lot of hard times with the dallas series but we won this year and we accomplished our goal and we're happy and enjoying it right now. >> four games in a row after dropping the first game but everyone behind you and excited about it. tell me about how you come from alaska playing actually for your dad. he was the coach in high school, right? >> yeah. >> and you ended up going to kansas. what brought you to alaska in the first place? >> my dad was in the military and in the air force when he got stationed up there, that's when we moved to alaska. >> he had time to coach you. >> he did. >> and bring discipline to the squad. >> he did. when he retired from the air force, he started coaching. >> why did you wind up in kansas? >> i like the coach, he's a great guy. when i went there to my visit, they treated me like a little brother. lot of fun. >> it seems like an area where

it's small town, we hear alaska is the same way. you know your neighbors and -- >> yeah, you know everybody. >> you can see people coming for 15 miles. >> you ever go back there now? >> yes, i do. actually, i host a basketball camp in anchorage, alaska that we put on this summer and hosting an all star charity game august 3rdrd. >> that's great. first, you got a bunch of things going. on you also have your own apparel line, correct? >> starting to. >> spalding doing it? >> spalding is coming out with new shoes and new gear and new workout stuff. >> right. we get what kind of discount on that being that we've had you on? >> pretty good discount. >> also, you can talk about you have a great foundation. it's mario's closet. correct? for those suffering from cancer, you have a foundation for them. >> yeah. the mario chalmers foundation. we try to do things for victims of breast cancer and just try to get the kids doing something positive and try to find some resource for breast cancer. >> congratulations, outstanding

member of the miami heat. champions of the basketball world. thanks for getting up with us. >> thank you, appreciate it. >> coming up on "fox & friends", remember that lifeguard fired for saving a swimmer's life last week? there's a big development in his story. he's here live this hour to share with us. >> first, the trivia question of the day. born on in date in 1956, this two time oscar winner got his start on the tv show "bosom buddies". who is he?

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>> 46 minutes after the top of the hour. tomorrow, the u.s. military academy gets a new commander. set to pass the command of the u.s. army garrison at west point. two colonels gain writeups fortunately look at these amazing images of mars released by nasa. they were taken by a camera on the mars rover opportunity. you're looking at the impact of a crater created billions of years ago. brian? >> a fox news alert now, the taliban now claiming responsibility for a roadside bomb that killed six american troops in afghanistan. this came just days after secretary of state hillary clinton made an unannounced visit to kabul where she declared the country "a major nonnato u.s. ally". captain peter hegstaff joins us and served with the army in afghanistan a couple of times. what does this mean to you guys who fight the war? >> it's tragic every soldier that's lost especially it's going to get more difficult as we move towards the timeline.

you know, the major nonnato ally status is good but it's a lot of bark with not a lot of bite. what i say, it's a band-aid on a fatal wound. we've already told the enemy when we're going to leave in 2014. the conditions have been shaped. now, it's good that we're sending signals of continued support but there's only so much that's going to actually do to affect what kind of regime is in kabul. it's going to take, you know, boots and bullets and we're heading for the exits while the taliban is trying to step up their offense. >> you know what worries me, captain, we're leaving and taking out our -- our air cover first. it turns out that we're going to take out all our choppers and our air attack ability out first leaving you guys on the ground alone. >> well, that's -- i don't know what to say to that. that's incredibly dangerous and especially if you're continuing to push guys out on remote outposts as that 2014 gets closer and we're drawing down our numbers, it's only going to get more dangerous for guys and

gals having to be out on patrol and getting involved and standing next to afghans supposed to take the fight to the taliban. there's a big question, an article by the miami herald talking about response to clinton's remarks. there's a lot of skepticism of whether that afghan army can maintain control on the ground. what i said, it's very much a mixed bag. >> there's an execution of a woman accused of adultery in a brutal -- in a brutal way. we're not going to show you the video but the fact that it was an hour outside of kabul and this is still going on, your thoughts that the taliban have a presence there on the outskirts? >> this is par one district. it happened -- the taliban execute a woman shooting her nine times, you know, typical gray area. we don't know if it was the husband or if it was a rival, if it was a rivalry and execution in that sense. but the taliban controls much of the countryside outside of kabul. you've got kabul. then you've got the country. and they're outgoverning us in those districts and they're -- the people don't like them but they're able to deliver basic services and the karzai government cannot. and that's what's undermining our strategy.

we're not truly winning hearts and minds because we're not projecting force out to the countryside. >> thanks, pete. >> thanks, brian. >> all right. let's move ahead now. take a look at this. 100 inmates walking out of jail and no one is stopping them. the reason? budget cuts. then you remember the lifeguard fired for saving a swimmer's life? well, this morning, he's getting something much bigger than another job and he's here to explain. but first, on this day in history, 1980, coming up by paul mccartney and the wings was the number one song. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ wer surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8.

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president obama has been making an interesting point that people who are successful may not have the same values as those in the middle class. >> middle class is also an attitude. not just about income. it's about knowing what's important. and not measuring your success just based on your bank account. but it's about your values. and being responsible. and looking after each other. >> could these successful people not have values? what defines class? well, here to weigh in is former white house and pentagon official douglas mckinnon, also the author of a great book "rolling pennies in the dark". great to see you again. >> thanks for having me back on. i appreciate it. >> i was startled by those comments last week. i don't know if people were paying that close attention to exactly what the president me want by that. do you get out of what i got out of that, that successful people

don't have good values? >> well, it's kind of strange. i mean, obviously it's a silly seen for politics and the president is trying to get re-elected and saying things that he knows better. i mean, as allegedly a very bright man even though he has his academic records sealed and won't let us know what's going on there, he knows right from wrong and knows this is not accurate. i mean, values are values and what we're learning is that it's impacting the poor more than anybody. and the policies of president obama have, unfortunately, made the poor, you know, much worse in this country. >> so he extended this dialogue to include the poor on friday. i know that you came from a poor background, picked yourself up from the boot straps and many, many trials and tribulations. what do you feel about the poor being included in this now? >> well, unfortunately, it's a campaign ploy, gretchen. and the president knows that. and he's basically exploiting them one more time to try to get re-elected and, you know,

poverty is not a partisan issue. we all have to take it seriously and for the president to do this now, so close to crunch time is unfortunate because the poor are paying a higher and higher and higher price under the obama administration and he realizing that and yet, he's still going to try to exploit them to get re-elected and it's really sad. >> so does a set of values define your class? or is the american dream, i guess in other words is he redefining what the american dream is? >> well, i think traditional values still defines the american people and defines our nation and unfortunately, you know, president obama is not pushing traditional values enough and really still does come down to the poor, especially comes down to work, accountability, self-responsibility, understanding that somebody has to work and pay the bills and understanding, you know, the spin of politicians at election time. you know, a lot of politicians pay attention to poverty and the poor every two and four years but unfortunately, after that, they quickly forget it. and the poor have a responsibility also to pay

attention to their politicians, to pay attention to their elected officials and understand, you know, what their spin is, what are their motivations? and are they really going to help me after the election? >> all right. douglas mckinnon, former white house and pentagon official and author of the memoir titled "rolling pennies in the dark". check it out. good to see you again. >> thank you, gretchen. >> coming up on "fox & friends", after one year together, bob beckel still can't get no respect? he's got his chance at payback when we get to know the host of "the five". all seven of them here live. bob, dana. building pass, corporate card, verizon 4g lte phone.

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until i got a job in the big apple. adjusting to city life was hard for me. and becoming a fulltime indoor cat wasn't easy for atti. but we had each other and he had purina cat chow indoor. he absolutely loved it. and i knew he was getting everything he needed to stay healthy indoors. and after a couple of weeks, i knew we were finally home! [ female announcer ] purina cat chow indoor. always there for you. >> gretchen: good morning, everyone. today is monday, it's july 9. hope you had a great weekend. i'm gretchen carlson. thanks for sharing your time today. developing news overnight. today the president expected to announce he's going to extend the bush tax cuts for one more year. but remember when he said this back in 2009? >> the last thing we want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up, take more demand out of the economy and put

businesses in a further hole. >> gretchen: why is that important? because the tax cut isn't going to be for everyone. we're live in washington, moments away. >> steve: want a faster economic recovery? there are 17 states where it's happening right now and they all have one thing in common. what is it? we'll tell you coming up. >> brian: terrifying moments during live tv. a law maker pulls a gun on his opponent. now his punishment is in. believe this? "fox & friends" starts right now ♪ . >> steve: i'm confused. it's called "the five," but there are actual slew evan and right now we have four. >> gretchen: dana perino was

here first. but bob beckel was the one who was all showered, shaved and ready to go early on the couch alone ready for his comrade. >> steve: he's ready. the man prepared to be on television and we're going to -- >> brian: a lot of gel on that show. >> steve: they're going to regal with the first year of "the five." they just celebrated an anniversary. it's good one and they'll all be with us this hour. >> gretchen: you'll find out inside knowledge about them. there are questions like, who is the most organized? who is the biggest complainer? who is the biggest jokester. you'll find the details. >> steve: one said the -- saved the other gay's life. -- guy's life. >> gretchen: another big thing happening in the rest of the world. president obama will call for an extent on some of the bush tax cuts. families making over $250,000, he wants to let those taxes go up. chief white house correspondent

ed henry with more. >> the new wrinkle is the president wants to extend the so-called middle class tax cuts left over from the bush administration. all of those tax cuts for the rich, middle class, poor, all expiring at the educational background of the year -- end of the year. he is trying to have the delineation of $250,000 a year, the new wrinkle being only extend them for one year that. will draw a lot of republican fire because of the fact that it might not add a lot of certainty to the economy if you're raising taxes on some, extending tax cuts on others, but only for one year n. a long-term basis. i think part of the argument the president will make is they got this so-called live coming at the end of the year. all of the policies from the tax cuts to various spending cuts, all coming due at the end of the year and there is a lot of uncertainty about all of that. he is trying to carve out his position. in a way, take the presidential campaign to the rose garden because even though this is official business, his

negotiations negotiations with congressional ring, this is the defines issue, at least in the president's mind, of the presidential campaign, this whole issue, he calls it tax fairness. his critics call it class warfare. it enables the president's ally to attack mitt romney on this argument while the republican chairman, both of them were on fox news sunday yesterday said no, this is not about tax fairness. it's about the president's record. take a listen. >> mitt romney would, by embracing the romney-ryan budget, would make sure that the wealthiest get more and better tax breaks that we would end medicare as we know it, that we would blow more of a hole in our deficit than already exists now. so we need to look at the two paths and the two visions that are being laid before americans. >> mitt romney's first two ads were what would mitt romney presidency look like on day one? keystone pipeline, energy, end barak obama did -- obamacare

examine european healthcare, pass tax code reform. it's all positive. >> you can see it there in a nutshell. the presidential campaign. the president is trying to say this is about the next four years and who has a better vision to deal with helping the middle class? that helps him because he doesn't get to talk about the last four years. the republicans want to make the defines issue of this campaign the president's record. make it a referendum on him. this is the bat that will is going to be playing out and the president will try to kick it off about 11:30 in the east room this morning. >> brian: i know you have juice at the white house because there is no big pieces of machinery backing up with loud beeping noises. >> by the way can i just say, thereof something big that happened a year ago in july. i came to fox. so you can celebrate "the five" all you want. (that's true. >> gretchen: good point! >> steve: ed henry.

hold on for a second. go ahead. >> brian: ed, every year we have the same debate fort last three years. adds bret baier e-mailed out, remember, there is a lot of democrats who want this whole threshold thing to be put up to a million dollars, that the 250 makes no sense. there is going to be push back, unless this is are ruse to make it seem lick you care about a certain segment of society. >> chuck schumer examine nancy pelosi -- and nancy pelosi said make the cutoff a million dollars or less in terms of extending tax cuts for families making a million dollars or less. not $250,000 or less as the president says. so that is going to complicate things for the president as well. he's not just battling the republicans. girls insist they'll work those out. >> steve: ed henry, celebrating an anniversary with fox. play that every time you're on. thank you, sir. you know, it was back in 2010

when the president signed the extension of the bush era tax cuts and he said, we got to pass them. we got to extend because the economy needs stimulus. you look at the economy right now and it's sputtering along. only 80,000 jobs added in the last month. so that's why this particular sound bite of the president back in 2009 could come back to haunt him. >> we have not proposed a tax hike for the wealthy that would take effect in the middle of a recession. the last thing we want to do is raise taxes in the middle of a recession because that would just suck up, take more demand out of the economy and put businesses in a further hole. >> gretchen: this is all part of the master plan. at least from the obama strategic team. it's become quite apparent in the last year since he kicked off his campaign it was going to be what many people are calling class warfare, this idea that he's out there to help the

middle class and people making a certain income and the people above that to a certain degree are, well, they don't have value. that's what we heard last week. so is this just another play into that whole philosophy about let's extend the bush tax cuts, they're not good for everybody, but they're good for this class of people that i want to make sure that i get my message through. >> brian: the fact that mitch mcconnell has not talked to the president for 18 months, the fact if they wanted to get a deal done, they could have cut this deal behind the scenes and walked out together like they did with the student loan. >> gretchen: the house is proposing this. >> steve: john boehner suggested it months ago. >> brian: obviously there is negotiation points. but there was no effort to negotiate. >> gretchen: peace tuesday all part of the master plan. these are the things that the obama administration continues to just check off their list. i think they did this plan a long time ago and this is their appeal. >> steve: i tell you what, the president might have a problem with that master plan and that is this. in the "wall street journal" this morning, they talk about

how there are six democrats in the senate who have signaled they're willingness to negotiate with the republicans. they do not want to see anybody's taxes raised this year. so the president should go down to the other end of pennsylvania avenue and talk to the guys in the senate. make sure they're all on board because right now sounds like they're not. >> gretchen: many times we talked about the tipping point in this election and whether or not more and more people will be on the government dole or they won't. once you wet past that 50%, hard to go back. take a look autonyms. more people went on disability, government payments in june, than actually got jobs. 85,000 people enrolled in social security disability. 80,000 jobs were created in the same time span. those are really important numbers, especially when you look at it bigger across the nation. >> brian: we just keep adding to the deficit. no one even talks about that. >> gretchen: yeah, but why are more and more people, why has there been this surge in people going on disability?

>> steve: right. are they truly disabled or gaming the system? some have suggested perhaps a portion of them could be gaming the system. meanwhile, the hill newspaper this morning has a brand-new poll out of likely voters. the majority of the country feels that the president of the united states has changed this country for the worst. take a look at this. 68% say has president obama significantly changed america? yes. 23% say no. 9% simply were not sure. >> gretchen: so the actual question was whether or not he significantly changed, but not exactly sure -- here is the latest one. better or worse. has he changed america for better or worse? better, 35%. worse, 56%. neither, not sure. 9%. >> steve: right. the way it's pronounced on the hill, it says, the new poll for the hill found 56% of likely voters believe obama's first team transformed the nation in a negative way compared to 35% who believe the country changed for the better.

>> brian: if you look at what the 2010 election actually produced, it produced more republican governors and gift house back to the republicans and lessened the advantage the democrats have in the senate. one of the residues and the results are in and if you look what the governors have done in every state in which they were elected, so far for unemployment, they have to be proud of this and it's hard to argue with these numbers. unemployment is down in every one of the republican governors' states. >> gretchen: kansas, maine, michigan, new mexico, oklahoma, pen, tennessee, wisconsin, wyoming, alabama, georgia, south carolina, south dakota, florida, iowa and ohio. >> brian: the significant one, florida down significantly, 2.3%. south carolina, nikki haley in the running for vp. governor kasich had trouble with his legislature burks done great work there. >> steve: snider in michigan, 2.4. of course, the very famous scott walker in the great state -- >> brian: who was on the couch

on sunday. >> steve: he was? >> gretchen: i saw that. >> steve: his unemployment dropped as well. >> gretchen: we got to get to your headlines 'cause we have extreme weather to tell you about. last night a tornado whipped through fredericksburg, virginia. winds so powerful they blew the roof off this gym. cheerleaders practicing inside. >> we were scared and like praying to god. >> connie was trying to tape up the window and she saw the funnel start. and she just told everybody to get in the dance room. >> we weren't that close from it hitting us. like, we had just stepped foot in there and we saw it, just cave in on us. >> gretchen: seven people were hurt, but amazingly, no life life-threatening injuries. know show down over voter fraud starts in federal court. eric holder trying to block texas from acquiring the people show a valid state issued photo i.d. in order to vote. reporters say it's a simple way to make sure only legal citizens actually vote.

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>> steve: that lifeguard was fired for leaving his post to save a drowning man's life. but when his boss offered to rehire him after firing him, the lifeguard said no thanks. >> gretchen: joining us now is to mass lopez. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> gretchen: in what way has that decision paid off? what's going to happen? >> well, today i'm going to receive the keys to the city. >> steve: that's great. because after it was revealed that you went outside of your zone and your boss fired you, there was quite an uproar in your neck of the woods, wasn't there? >> there was. >> steve: all across the

country. because how many fellow lifeguards said you fired that guy for going outside of his zone? i would do the same thing. what did your boss do to all them? >> two were fired. six of them quit. >> gretchen: so now here is your boss, apologizing for the firing. jeff ellis says this to me: that was the most critical question was the beach ever left unattended. i have since learned that answer is no. it was not the appropriate course of action to take. so originally the argument was you went out of the zone to save a guy who was drowning and your boss was saying look, you left, then, the whole beach unattended and that is unacceptable. but that wasn't true, was it? >> no, it wasn't. >> gretchen: there were other lifeguards still there look after the rest of the beach. >> yes. with any rescue, they watch your area after you go in. >> steve: so after it hit the fan and obviously your boss who fired you was embarrassed, they offered you the job back. you've said no.

so what are you going to do in the future? >> i'm going to go to school, get my degree and get my career going. >> gretchen: question for you, have you been able to meet the person -- i know you were front and center with them when you saved his life, but have you been able to hear from him a thank you? >> not yet. but today when i receive the key, he will be there. >> gretchen: you'll see him tonight? >> yes. >> gretchen: is it tonight? >> at 10:30 this morning. >> gretchen: oh, this morning. >> steve: and tomas, right now, your town outsources the lifeguarding to the company that fired you. have you heard that there is a possibility that the mayor might -- and the town council might not extend the contract next year? >> i've heard something like that. i've also heard another, like, to me, these are rumors 'cause they haven't been confirmed. they might not want the contract back themselves.

>> steve: interesting stuff. job well done. i think you did what a lot of people would have done and it's great that they are honoring you down there in florida with a key to the city today at 10:30 in your town. thank you. >> thank you. >> steve: you bet. good luck in school and the fall. >> thank you. >> gretchen: take a look at this. 100 inmates walk out of jail and no one stopping them? the reason? budget cuts? we'll explain. >> steve: our green room is getting packed. the cast of "the five." chris klein. you know the guy from "american pie" reunion? what's he doing with them? beckel would be the pie crust. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink?

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>> steve: quick headlines on this monday morning. take a look at this, 100 inmates walking out of an oregon jail and no one stopping them. that's because they were released after the sheriff's budget was slashed by $10 million. the other criminal also remain behind bars. natalie wood's death certificate has now been changed from accidental to undetermined, according to tmz. her family says the bruises on her body were inconsistent with an accidental drowning. interesting. >> what? >> brian: one of the tight knit guys on "american pie" comedy movie. they got back together this year for the film "american reunion" at their reunion, which comes out on dvd and blu-ray tomorrow, steve knows the difference. >> gretchen: joining us is chris klein. great to have you on the couch. >> great to be here. thanks for having me, guys. >> gretchen: what was it like to get back together with everyone?

is this the third installment? >> number 4 of the original cast. and some people say the best one. but definitely a terrific book end to a wonderful franchise. what john and hayden did so very well, the retire and directors of this addition -- >> brian: is put you in it. >> thank you very much. i appreciate that. but then they really brought back the heart of that first movie. that first movie really captured a generation. to be part of something that special and to do that again 13 years later was a lot of fun. >> steve: let me ask you something, that original movie was one of those movies where you might feel uncomfortable watching it in the same room with your children or your parents. >> well, that might be true. that might be true, although i didn't have any children and i did watch it with my parents, though.

>> steve: and? >> and they have a great sense of humor. for me, maybe is that i'm not involved in really the ultrafunny kind of -- >> steve: pastryies. >> yeah. and there is a whole lot of that going on of the but i leave that for my man jason. >> gretchen: you were the choir boy. but now you're a sportscaster. >> i'm a sportscaster and thank goodness it's a comedy 'cause i don't think that i'd make it in the broadcasting world. >> brian: why is that? nonresponsive you're good? >> brian: the way you hold yourself and enunciate your words. you're perfect! >> i'll thank my speech therapist from second grade for getting me over my stutter issues. we had a good time. when: and hayden first pitched the idea of bag sportscaster -- being a sportscaster, i thought i could have a lot of fun. chad owe though cinco came on. we'd really good time. >> brian: he's very shy. >> not at all. >> gretchen: also for a dancing, you trained for a month which must have been a really tough

experience. but also in your personal life, you've overcome huge problem with alcohol. you say you almost died from alcoholism. >> listen, those are problems that i'm certainly not alone in all of that and the good news is coming out on the other side. i get to work with great people like brian feed frank and hip-hop dance is a 32-year-old man. again, good thing it's a comedy 'cause i got no business going on any of those dance competition shows. >> brian: i'm getting word now there is an offer coming your way, chris -- is this true quarterback quarterback, there is a sports cast in four minutes. would you like to -- it's four minutes. we have confirmation that we'd like to see you do the sports for our show. >> i would be honored. >> brian: i will prove that you could do this. >> that would be a ball. i might not be any good. >> brian: right. it doesn't matter. i'm not that good.

stick around. >> all right. >> steve: american reunion comes out on dvd examine blu-ray tomorrow. very good. he's going to do the sports live on television. it will be a tv exclusive. >> i've never done this before. >> steve: put down that remote. he's coming up. >> gretchen: check out this in the meantime. horrifying moments on live tv. a law maker didn't agree with his opponent and he pulled a gun. now his punishment what, is it? >> steve: after one year together, bob beckel still can't get any respect. but he's got his chance at pay back. we'll get to know the host of "the five," all seven of "the five" will be with us. >> brian: they've got five or six. gutfeld just woke up [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the powerful c250 sport sedan.

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demonstrating against the proposed crackdown that brian was talking about. drinks larger than 16 ounces, he wants to not allow those anymore. although you could buy two 8 ounces, two ten ounces, two 20 ounces. no, not two 20. >> brian: you could have a friend buy you an 8-ounce and get together. >> steve: it's confusing. so a reporter here, antoine lewis, fills news on the details today. hello, sir. >> good morning. how are you? those bill gulps that you have on the desk would not fall in the regulation because the mayor's proposal considers a@  a convenience store, a dunkin'lso like this is a 24-ounce cup. anything regulated by the city as far as health inspections and that sort of thing, those are the beverages that would come into play under the proposed ban and, of course, anything above 16 ounces. but they are calling this rally that will be held here at city hall plaza later this evening a million gulp march because that's all of the people that will be coming here, supposed to

be bringing big gulps and other larger than 16-ounce containers with them to show their opposition to what the mayor is doing. he's been taking a lot of criticism because a number of people feel that he's overreaching his boundaries as far as the government perspective, telling people what they should be able to consume and you remember how when he instituted the reduced salt in food in restaurants across the city here and then also his instrumentation of the smoking ban. so a lot of' people thinking nw this may be going too far. so it is that mindset, all of that will be gathered here a little later this evening. a number of city council members are supposed to be joining with those. i think it's nyc liberty, the group sponsoring this. this will get interesting. right now we want to remind everyone it's just a proposal. it's not anything that he's put into place yet. but certainly he's pushed it. >> steve: it does not impact the big gull be. maybe we should come up with a new name. >> brian: maybe they should. >> steve: maybe it's not the big

gulp. >> brian: my goodness. >> gretchen: he's a reporter. he knows his facts. >> steve: are you impounding this information? thank you very much. have a great day. >> you're welcome. >> steve: all right. >> brian: i want to give -- i don't want the daily call tore do a story on us about misinformation on the big gulp march. let's talk about what's happening in the news. >> steve: doctors declaring usher's stepson to be brain dead following a tragic accident over the weekend. 11-year-old kyle glover pictured here, the second from the right, and a friend were floating on inner tubes on lake lanier in atlanta, georgia. they were hit by a jet ski. glover is the son of usher's ex-wife. an investigation underway. but so far cops say alcohol was not a factor in the death. >> gretchen: airport officials in the yaw nighted arab emirates got a surprise when scan ago bag. what did they find inside? a baby. egyptian couple was reportedly trying to sneak their baby into

the gulf country by hiding him in their carry o. he was spotted on the extra scan at the airport. the parents haven't been identified. but police say they'll be facing charges for putting the child's life in danger with that scheme. >> steve: i wonder if they -- that's crazy. another example of adults taking their love of a game way too far. watch this. a major fight breaking out after a little league title game in columbus, georgia. fans rushing over to try to break it up. you hear the dispute started when a man was blasting music after the game. the two fans now facing disorderly conduct charges. the president of the little league down there says it's proof adults need to grow up and show respect to the players. >> gretchen: that's embarrassing! totally embarrassing. tv and film legend and a friend of this show, ernest borgnine has died. >> what am i crazy or something? i got something good here. what am i hanging around you guys for? >> gretchen: he began acting after a ten-year career in the navy in 1955. he won an oscar for playing the

love sick butcher in "marty" examine switched to the small screen in the '60 examines took on one of his most recognized characters, lieutenant commander quentin mchale. it was just four years ago when he made a visit right here to "fox & friends". you have made 198 films. >> 199. they just finished one last month. >> gretchen: and you want to get to 200. i think you'll do it. >> i'm gog do well over 200. absolutely. >> gretchen: and that he did. he died of kidney failure at cedar sinai medical center with his wife and children by his side. he was 95. >> steve: a hollywood legend. all right. now we go over to a hollywood guy with a brand-new dvd out. chris klein is going to prepare to do the sports. >> brian: and why is he prepared to do the sports? because oz, the character he plays in "american pie" is a sports guy. look how you work it out. 13-year reunion. there you are learning the sports biz from who?

>> for a special guest, chad ocho cinco. this is chris reminding to you play on, player. >> brian: you showed you could do it in the movies. can you do it on live tv? give us the real sports. for example, want to begin with tennis? >> let's talk tennis. let's do it. roger federer making history at wimbledon. federer now tied with pete sampras' record for seven wimbledon titles. he beat andy murray in four sets and cheering on murray in the front row, princess kate and pippa middleton. >> brian: by the way, pippa is available. >> is that right? >> brian: that's what i heard. i don't want to get you distracted. that was your first test. will you get distracted and you absolutely will. >> i will. she's the chip off the old block. tiger woods' niece, taking part in her first u.s. open.

the 21-year-old just turning pro after graduating from wake forest. she shot 3 over par in the first round. she says her uncle is one of her biggest supporters and always makes time to give her advice. >> brian: that is wonderful. tiger didn't make the cut this weekend. finally, one of your favorite sports. >> baseball. in baseball, the tigers justin very lander will be the starting pitcher in tomorrow's all-star game. i think that's a good pick. the first start fort five-time all star where we're still waiting to find out who will take the mound for the national league. >> brian: it should be easy. it should be l.a. dick yerkes one of the great stories. tied for the most wins with 12. 37-year-old throw has knuckle ball. it should be a no brainer. your reaction? >> i think he's the man for the job. knuckle baller starting in the all-star game for the national league? perfect. >> brian: i totally intimidated you. so i want to head out to the

all-star game today to the homerun derby. that's what i'll look like. i'll be wearing a different outfit. will you watch the all-star game because it's on fox? >> i am watching all the programming on fox for the all-star game. >> brian: that's all you need to know. very nice! [ applause ] thank guy could do it. what about his debut as a real life sportscaster? >> gretchen: great. did you a great job. >> brian: chris, this is how we react to the anchors putting on their hats. go ahead. your initial reaction is to pause. that doesn't go well on television. >> steve: he's acting! >> i was doing what you were doing. you look great in your hats. you look like rally cops. >> brian: if you want your own hat, you can come and steal one, or order it on majorleaguebaseball.com. >> steve: good job, chris. >> brian: so proud of you. if this acting thing ever gets cold, sports casting.

go watch "american reunion." >> gretchen: you're not going to believe this video. a law maker didn't agree with his opponent, so he pulled out a gun. now his punishment is in. >> steve: that show kind of looks like the five at times. then would is the biggest diva of them all? what better way to celebrate the one year anniversary of "the five" than by asking them a bunch of embarrassing questions. >> gretchen: you saw bob when we said that. >> brian: juan williams in person with the capital one cash rewards card

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>> gretchen: welcome back. a couple quick headlines. new study finds babies who spend more time around dogs have fewer ear infections and respiratory problems than those who don't. it's suggested dogs bring in elements from outdoors who helps a child's immune system. >> brian: that was juan williams. it wasn't me.

>> gretchen: juan is right next to me. a debate on live tv gets more than heated. this politician from jordan throws his show at his opponent and pull has gun. he's being charged with attempted murder. the intense fight was over syria's uprising. that's the reason to fight, but maybe not pull a gun. >> gretchen: look at that. they're celebrating one year on the air, the cast of "the five." all seven of them. you're live this morning. so i guess the question, who raises the biggest amount of he-l-l. >> pardon me? i didn't know we were on the air? >> gretchen: can i announce we have andrea, bob beckel, juan williams, greg gutfeld, dana perino, andrea, and behind me here, eric bolling. >> give me five. >> gretchen: welcome. >> steve: congratulations. one year ago this week, "the five" premiered and you have

broken all expectations. >> could we point out when we were getting miked up, we said, we need juan williams on set and bob goes, who? >> two liberals in this entire building right here. >> this is the magnificent seven right here. >> this is rare that all seven of us are together. >> i'm a human lady finger in between gretchen and dana. i'm the delicious filling. >> what are you talking about? you need new material. >> we're not on as a morning show because of the melee that happens trying orgeat us on set. >> brian: now it's time to look back at some of the highlights from the past year as put together by our producers with special thanks to all you people.

let's look. >> bob, you've been a dozen times, people out there need advice. how do you do a really stylish perp walk? >> first of all, you need to get comfortable. all this, i swear to you, this will bring gasoline down one dollar a gallon. >> like the golden ticket! >> at baskin robins in the news, that's crazy. >> using it over here, okay. >> the wheels just came off the bus. okay. >> you're right, self-righteous attitude that's like i've eaten every single organic, i don't eat wheat or sugar. i don't eat flour or anything. >> they think -- >> the new hip ster. hip ster is cool, right? >> what's a hipster? >> just a cool guy. is it like underwear. >> this is going to live forever. >> you like cold salad? you probably had a few. i particularly don't like them.

>> he's had a lot of cold showers. >> i like to skip. skipping is so much more fun. i skip everywhere. >> that's because your legs are so short, it helps you get there faster. >> whoa! >> producers want to know why you're wearing sunglasses. >> because my eyes are hurting me and you're hurting me. >> wow. >> bob beckel, can you explain why the five is a hit? >> well, because my presence is very important. it's -- the show a hit. it's not the people in the show as did she it did she. >> thank you, bob. >> i think the idea of not having a single anchor and not having guests and just having a free for all -- believe me when i tell you it's a free for all. we have 10:00 o'clock call in the morning and i don't remember ever going on script. do you guys? >> can i take it from here? >> what it's really about is 'cause we're good friends. we all get along.

every one of us. we'd be friends on and off screen. >> the most memorable thing, and this fits in where what you were saying, eric, when eric was choking on a shrimp. this happened over across the street. not on camera. and we're a family. it's like a bunch of people who know each other, can't stand each other at times. love each other at times. >> brian: i'm going to be working five days a week. >> that freaks me out. >> boling saved my life twice. july 4th special, i choked on chicken wings. kimberly cheated on the chicken wing. >> i did not. >> yes, she did. >> gretchen: so we know that according to bob, kimberly is the cheater. but what other secrets are happening amongst this group? we're going to find out when we come back. they're going to answer. hemmer, why aren't you down here on the couch?

>> congratulations, all the success. job well done. >> thank you, bill. >> brian: are you going to have them on your show? >> probably not. [ laughter ] >> how many cable shows have been started over time and how few make it? big tip of the hat to all you guys. congratulations. they are back, tax cuts. let the debate begin. how will republicans respond? mitch mcconnell has a prediction on the fall's election. and the u.s. response in syria shameful. a shark in the water, we've got the picture. see you in ten minutes with martha and me on "america's newsroom" almost tastes like one of jack's cereals. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal.

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>> steve: "the five" started just a year ago and you see them

on tv. now let's get to know what happens behind the scenes. >> brian: in the morning. >> steve: that's right. bob beckel, who is the biggest drama queen on your show? >> gretchen: or king? >> eric bolling. [ laughter ] >> gretchen: polling? >> i'm not sure. >> what about of the women? >> i had you in my vote. >> that's not true nonresponsive who is the sloppiest? >> bob. >> i always dress well, but i always have chocolate on my mouth. or cigars on the set. i had to light a cigar on the set two or three times. >> what's that smell? >> i got in trouble for that. i get in trouble for all kinds of things. >> brian: who is juan williams from the best of your among, who is the cheapest? >> the cheapest? gee, i don't know. i'm going to say greg. because eric is pointing to greg.

>> interesting, okay. >> brian: let's try this one. who is the most vain? >> obviously doris robertson. she was in the first week of shows. a lot of you don't remember her. she was constantly -- we cut her loose. she's living on the street. >> brian: she's with chuck from happy days. >> yeah. >> steve: dana perino, who is the biggest complainer on "the five"? >> bob. [ laughter ] >> 'cause bob will say it's four against one when it's really one against four. >> no, it's always four against one. juan will agree with me. we get outnumber sod bad, every show. >> you talk four times as much as anyone else. >> steve: guess what? we've got a special surprise for awful you. you don't know what it is. it's coming up after a brief timeout. can you sit there quietly bob? >> no. >> steve: okay fine. more with "the five" after this [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink?

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>> steve: it's their anniversary. "the five." look at that. first anniversary deserve has special cake from the cake boss. very nicely done. >> brian: the cake boss himself! >> steve: that's right. >> brian: what was the approach to "the five"? >> we heard you guys were having a celebration, so we said, let's do something with the emblem or make the show happen. we represented it. >> brian: look the way it's socles -- so close to real life. >> i was trying to figure out beckel. but are these guys edible? >> yes. everything on that cake is edible. >> steve: who wants to bite off bob beckel's head? >> i got to give you one inside story. we had a cake that eric got on

the 100th show and it had "the five" on it and dana says, what's "the five" for? >> juan williams has never looked better. he looks like deny zeal wash -- deny -- denzel washington. >> we got to thank the boss. >> brian: we'll watch you tonight at 5:00 o'clock. congratulations. >> gretchen: log on for the after the show show for more inside stories about the members of "the five". bill: cool stuff. congratulations on a monday, good morning, everybody. big announcement from the president that could affect you and every american. he plans to extend the bush-era tax cuts but not for every american. for anyone making more than $250,000. taxes could be going higher. more morning everybody. welcome to "america's newsroom." i'm bill, by the way. martha: i'm martha. good to see you. welcome back. great to have you back. bill: to you as well.

martha: we have been ships passing in the night. so nice to have you back. so good to have all of i back with us this morning. obama campaign senior advisor robert gibbs was on tv. on sunday. says the rich don't need any tax breaks to get the economy to moving. >> we should protect tax cuts for middle class -- >> even though the recovery is not that -- >> we ought to do something about this deficit and ought to protect middle class tax cuts. the best way to do that is let upper end tax cuts expire. let the wealthy in this country doing fine for years and years and years begin to pay their fair share. make sure that we protect the tax rate that middle class families have had for the past many years. >> the president is completely committed to it. he won't allow it to happen? >> 100% committed. bill: 100%. white house chief correspondent ed henry on the north lawn. what is the strategy here?