i am rick leventhal in new york. story live on fox news channel and of course updates on your local fox. ♪ john: before we return to the debate over immigration, let's celebrate the success story. 40 percent of america's biggest companies were founded by immigrants or their children. apple, budweiser, colgate, ibm, mcdonald's. in the high-tech field it is 60%. well, a new cpany may be the next monster success. i don't know, but she is already earning millions commanding a magazine called one of america's coolest young entrepreneurs. >> i don't know why one caught but i believe that i work hard and. i like making things happen. john: your company is this and marketing group. you advise companies. >> the marketing, full-service marketing firm. john: and you went to school. you came here when you were a years old. >> nine years old. john: nine years old. your father drove a cab and your mom or to attract any shop. >> my parents left very -- a very successful family business beckham. it worked very hard. i went from havi

rick leventhal with more from times square. rick, it is sticky? >> yeah. and hot and steamy. i have a lot of respect for ryan i have been in helmand province, i think it was a little worse here than in new york city today. definitely difficult living conditions for folks and they are cooling off in ways that you might expect. they are jumping in that fountain down in washington square park in the west village. they are jumping in a pool in the upper west side waiting in a two hour line by the way to get into that pool. the city has also set up hundreds of cooling centers offering relief to the elderly and the homeless or anyone without airconditioning. they have even set out teams to the streets to pass out bottled water to people who can't afford it. yes, it's july and it's supposed to be hot. but these temperatures can be dangerous, harris. >> harris: i understand new york actually set a record for power use? >> yeah, con ed is the power utility here in new york. yesterday they almost said a record. they have been closely monitoring the usage because of concerns about outag

that's next and rick leventhal joins from city field across the east river in queens.swer was advil. [ male announcer ] paul ridley chose advil. because nothing is stronger on tough pain. real people. real pain. real relief. advil. relief in action. >> shepard: back live from city field where the 2013 all-star game will get underway soon on the big dial on fox. they are announcing mets players now so it may be a little loud. there could be some big changes coming for mlb according to the league's executive vice president. officials plan to expand instant replay starting next year. here is the expansion. he says they are considering all options, including giving managers the ability to challenge calls, much like they do in the nfl, and while video review has been in place for home runs since 2008, the league has to reach an agreement with the unions for both players and umpires to make any changes. and continuing coverage on tonight's all-star game, rick leventhal with us here in citifield and, i don't know, it it's hot. i'm expecting a great game. >> it's cooling off.

lori: rick leventhal. thank you so much. a major embarrassment for the russian space program today. a russian rocket carrying three navigation satellites all 17 seconds after liftoff before exploding in a fireball and that led to hide the toxic rocket propellant and the reports of injuries. the estimated the loss at around $200 million. another day or another setbackour guest is on the case with dogs lie next. [ male announcer ] eligible for medice? that's aood thing, but it doesn't cover everything. only about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. so consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare sulement plans, they pick up some of wt medicare doesn't pay. and save you up to thoands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs. call today to request a free dision guide to help you better understand what medicare is all about. and which aarp medicare supplement plan works best for you. with these types of plans, you'll be able to visi any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients.

lori: rick leventhal. thank you so much. a major embarrassment for the russian space program today. a russian rocket carrying three navigatn satellites all 17 seconds after liftoff before exploding in a fireball and that led to hide the toxic rocket propellant and the reports of injuries. the timated the loss at around $200 million. another day or another setback, our guest is on the case with dogs l lori: breaking news, federal government stepping in to help crews battling the arizona wildfires, that killed 19 firefighters sunday. yarnell hill fire continues to burn out of control, charred nearly 8400 acres. aircraft to fight wildfires will fly to arizona tonight, thunderstorms are to hit the area, but they could bring more lightning than rain, not good. that could prove dangerous. higher humidity, calmer wins have helped -- winds have helped make conditions slightly less volatile. illinois democratic governor is inching for a fight with state gislator, pat quinn saying he is imposing tough restricts including limiting carry to just one gun at a time with just 10 rounds of ammuniti

rick leventhal is in the newsroom with all this rick? >> reporter: this was less than 24 hours after the asiana crash in san francisco. the deadly air crash in alaska worst in that state in 25 years t happened southwest of fairbanks. commuter plane crashed killing the pilot an all nine passengers on board. the aircraft, the otter was fully engulfed in planes when responders first arrived. three miles from the airport. the fire captain said they could see a big black plume of smoke immediately after the incident when they headed to the scene. took them 10 minutes to put out the fire as you can see is on the side of the runway. all 10 victims were still inside the plan. an ntsb go-team left washington to investigate the crash. the company confirms that the crash was flown i about the firm's owner. remains of the victim's were sent to the state medical examiner office in anchorage. alaska no stranger to plane crashes. there have been several already this year in a state where many choose to fly because of driving it's, very difficult there

. >> that was rick leventhal reporting.hile they never released a due date kate's step mother in law could expect a baby by the end of the week. >> we are watching that one. we will keep you up to date on that. >> 25 minutes after the hour. still rolling stone magazine with a firestorm of theory featuring the cover over the accused boston bomber. major retailers are boycotting and americans are speaking out. if you are getting ready to drive to work this morning listen to this one. the cops may be tracking your car even if you didn't do anything wrong. we will tell you what that is all about. on this day in history 96 the first oscar mayer wiener mobile pulled out on the streets of chicago. we used to live with a bear. [growl] we'd always have to go everywhere with it. get in the front. we drive. it was so embarrasing that we just wanted to say, well, go away. shoo bear. but we can't really tell bears what to do. moooooommmmmm!!! then one day, it was just gone. mom! [announcer] you are how you sleep. tempur-pedic. ...and a

arthel: i just looked you up on duck duck go, rick leventhal. >> reporter: oh, did you?rick. rick: i'm looking over your shoulder. [laughter] new concerns about the deadly sars-like virus, why the world health organization is convening an emergency committee to tackle the outbreak. important answers from our medical a-team, coming up next. [ male announcer ] this is kevin. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for him, he's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be with him all day as he goes back to taking tylenol. i was okay, but after lunch my knee started to hurt again. and now i've got to take more pills. ♪ yup. another pill stop. can i get my aleve back yet? ♪ for my pain, i want my aleve. ♪ [ male announcer ] look for the easy-open red arthritis cap. rick: russia and china launching their largest-ever joint war games. the navy fleets practicing together in the sea of japan, this another sign of increasing ties between the two former cold war rivals. the drills covering a mock anti-sub warfare simulating the takeover of an enemy ship

. >> rick leventhal joins us live from times square in new york city. ick. >> reporter: a absolutely not, jon. and a triple threat in the new york area, in the northeast region. excessive heat warning. air quality alert and ozone advisory because of ridiculously hot temperatures. it is so hot that these costumed characters in times square are taking their heads off and you really never see that in fact the streets of times square, relatively quiet here on a noon on friday afternoon. and folks are trying to beat the heat out here. there are more serious consequences. in fact we learned it is so hot up north that the plymouth, in plymouth, massachusetts, pilgrim nuclear power plant had to reduce the power output because the heat made the cape cod bay water too warm to cool reactors. they had to reduce the power at the power plant. it is apparently now we're told back up to full power. across the city, people are jumping in fountains and pools doing whatever they can to try to escape these ridiculous, stifling temperatures of 99 degrees with a heat index of

have learned anything from this year's fanfest is people like me get stuck in the center while rick leventhalo go to the actual game in city field. don't put me in, coach, i am not ready to play today. >> so that guy, john franco, he didn't like you too much. >> no, i was the first walkoff. and then we had to speak with some publicists afterwards. and i tried to explain to them the only person that looks dumb in these things is me. now we have the proof. >> you threw it 37 miles an hour. >> it was 36. >> i was pleased with that. we added a couple of numbers to that miles per hour. you are welcome fanfest. call me, john. >> we have to take a break. don't think of leaving me now. we will talk about kennedy's new book, next. and it is going to be just as good as "the joy of hate" amazon.com, autographed copy. see how excited i get about selling that? >>> she was the one veejay who could brighten your day, sorry, kurt. and now she is writing a memwior of when they played videos and interviewed our favorite rock stars like rockwell. it is called "the kennedy chronicles, the golden age of mtv throu

. >> i think we just learned something about rick leventhal. >> not every other guy that sent an ill advised text message. >> there is campaign for mayor. >> that is the psychotic parts. >> that is the thing. bill, by the way, it appears that i did research and you are the only person that wiener hasn't sexted with. you have to feel pretty bad. >> that burns, doesn't it? it stings. >> that's not why i am burning. that's thanks to a friend of wiener: call me spencer. i don't even think this is funny anymore. this makes my head hurt. exactly your point. yes, before it was a guy being a guy and way too much time on his hands, but after all of this stuff happened and after he was trying to -- even though he did not announce he was going to be mayor the wheels are in motion and that's when he is doing it with his name, and yet another another -- i will leave it to the therapist to tell about what pathology he has -- just because you have become a scientologist stop putting that on us. >> i am a scientologist between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. >> expru hooked up to an e meter at work. it is embarr

those accusations but the nsa did explain the evidence they used to come up with art rovment rick leventhal has that in our newsroom. rick? >> the nsb held background briefing today no cameras aloud and no direct questioning about the documentary itself. the agency did address some the questions raised by the film. witnesses who thought they saw missiles. the nsb thought they saw the plane breaking up over the atlantic so-called crippled flight sequence lasting 40 seconds. while trace amount of explosives were found in the wreckage. the nsb said it was very small quantities thermal and fragmentation damages were not consistent with the bombing missile, no cratering, of metal. filmmaker tom skullcutf isn't buying it? >> hole bees penetrating the aircraft. spy took fractures which they admit is from high velocity event. knob of those have been explained. >> some victim's family members attended today's briefing. one said the nsb did a thorough job on the case and the documentary he says opened old wounds. >> it was upsetting to members of my family. it was upsetting to me. you know, it was go

gathering early this morning to be among the very first to visit liberty island again and our rick leventhalty. rick, how many people, tons? >> thousands, jamie. we saw thousands of people taking that short ferry ride from manhattan or new jersey scorching hot day to get upclose look at incredible icon of american history reopening doors on nation's birthday. the statue closed almost two years ago so the new stairs and elevators and safety equipment could be installed. it only opened for one day last october. and then sandy came barreling in. it took months of hard labor and millions of dollars to clean up and rebuild the docks and railings and sidewalks and mechanics and the park service is hoping that mother nature leaves lady liberty alone from now on. >> i don't know about you, but i'm getting a little sick and tired of opening and closing the statue of liberty. i think this time we will just leave it open. >> the ferry ride cost 17 bucks. need special tickets to access the museum and pedestal. if you want to climb 377 steps to the observation deck in the crown, you need a reservation. a

fox is rick leventhal is live at city feel the head of the big event. i was looking?heryl. one of the great things about having media credentials, you ought to pay for the ticket and the indigenous and early. rob on the pepsi porch. a great deal of the field -- preview of the field. air seven hours away from the first pitch, but we were down on the field yesterday to watch batting practice. it said just an exhibition game. believe it wins this game gets of the -- home field advantage in the world series and a nationally is on the past three all-star games and has also won the past three world series. so we wondered if it was a coincidence and asked the manager that question. >> i think that it's a nice touch to win this game. i think you them by the old saying. there's no place like home. that pretty much sums up. you know, statistically it says that it does give you an advantage. you know, this is a tremendous game. we will do our best to when this can. >> reporter: the tigers, the mets, the first pitch sometime around:00 eastern. cheryl: that is the buzz in new york

fox news's rick leventhal has the assignment braving the heat at times square.s fairing in these conditions? >> i would make a lot of money in gold today if they offered us the same deal because it is extremely hot, near painful i would say with the temperature nearing 99 degrees, heat index of 180 degrees today. the answer to how hot is it, so hot they had to shut down a nuclear power plant in plymouth, mass.. it reduces its power outlet in because the heat wave made the cape cod bay water too warm to use to cool the reactor. we are told the water has cooled since yesterday and they are back to full power but they had to cut back because it is so bad. across the city a lot of folks are doing what they can to escape the scorching temperatures by going into fountains, pools or businesses, going to movies where they would normally be out sightseeing because it is air conditioned. stores are cool but streets and sidewalks are empty because it is so unbearable in new york city with the heat index expected to rise to 100 a day and probably 104 tomorrow. u.s. about bu

rick leventhal in queens, new york. how is it going, rick?> reporter: you think you get to the stadium 10 hours before the game you get better seats. we're stuck out in the production area while they do rehearsals inside. we were on the field yesterday and talked to managers and players about tonight's 84th all-star game. the mid-summer classic is not just a exhibition game. the winner gets the home field in the world series and national league won the last three awl-star games and the last three world series. coincidence? we asked jim lay land. >> it is a nice touch. you live by the old saying, there is no place like home. i think that pretty much sums that up. statistically it says it does give you an advantage and you know, this is a tremendous game and we're going to do our best to win this game. >> reporter: the tigers max scherze-r starts for the american league and the mets matt harvey starts for national league. the broadcast begins at 7:30 and the game starts around 8:00. bill: who will be there, rick? >> reporter: major league baseb

fox's rick leventhal is live on the field. hello, rick. >> heat index is near 100.ind the heat. you talk about the big ballpark and how hard it was to hit home runs. if you are watching the home run derby last night you saw monster shots hit by some of the best hitters in the game. cespedes who didn't even make the all-star roster set the place on fire by winning the home run derby. he beat chris davis who leads the league at home runs at the all half star break, tied with 37. we talked to chris davis yesterday, there is so much speculation and rumors about possible suspensions to due to steroid use. of the chris davis not suspected to be using steroids. he is grouped with some of the best to who did use steroids, mark ma geyer and sammy sosa. here is what he told me. >> i feel like they can get behind me. some people felt like they couldn't get back into baseball after that. i want them to know, not just me but other guys are doing it, they're doing it the right way now. >> when you do so well and associated with people who were keating. >> that is part of it. you

rick leventhal is live from liberty island. rick. >> reporter: a brilliantly-hot day here, arthel, and a pretty exciting day for the people of new york and people around the world who hadn't been able to come and see lady liberty for basically the past two years. first, it was shut down for repairs, and then it was shut down because of hurricane sandy. but it has reopened today, it's a pretty big day for a lot of folks including the secretary of interior, sally jewell, who came out for the ribbon cutting. you had those giant scissors in your hand. >> i did. >> reporter: what does this mean to have this open again? >> it stands for liberty, it stands for freedom, combined with ellis island, it stands for immigration as well. we are a nation of immigrants and the first people that were here before us, and there's just no better symbol than this. >> reporter: i know you're wearing a purple ribbon in honor of the firefighters who lost their lives in arizona, another very important message that needs to be delivered on this day. >> t

rick leventhal live from our newsroom with that. >> reporter: harrisburg, pennsylvania, elected a mayorned a city of museums. he spent more than $8 million on thousands of relics, antique weapons and artifacts from old horse-drawn wagons to wanted posters to sheriff's badges, but only one museum got built leaving these 10,000 or so items collecting dust in a massive warehouse. >> if there was ever a sort of every person's auction, this has got to be it because there are things that'll be quite expensive, i suspect, and things that will go for very affordable prices. and that makes it open to everyone. >> reporter: this ongoing auction raised nearly a million dollars yesterday alone on antique weapons, roughly two million total so far including $115,000 for teddy roosevelt's gun, ten times what was expected. this money will help pay down outstanding loans and bonds, but the city is hundreds of millions of dollars in debt because of an incinerator built more than 40 years ago that was designed to collect and burn trash from across the state as a way to make a profit. but it never really w

anything from this year's fanfest is people lick me get stuck in the center and rick legal ven that will gets to -- leventhalo he can go to the game. don't put me in coach. i am not ready to play today. >> that guy, john franco, he didn't like you too much. >> i was the first walkoff. and then we had to speak to publicists. i spried to explain that the only person that looks dumb in these things is me and now we have the proof. >> you threw 37 miles an hour. a four-year-old could do that. >> it was 36. >> i was pleased with that. i think we added a couple numbers to the miles per hour and you are welcome fanfest. >> we have to take a break. don't think of leaving me now. we will talk about kennedy's new book next. and it is going to be just as good as "the joy of hate" autographed copy. see how excited i am about selling that. >>> she was the one vijah who could brighten your day. sour, kurt. and now she has written a memwior about her time at mtv in the mid90 when's they played videos and they interviewed our favorite rock stars like rockwell. it is called "the kennedy chronicles, the golden age of mtv thro