foxes bryan llenas has more.>reporter: the people of bangladesh are still reeling from the horrific attack in in hostage situation at a busy cafe. isis is claiming responsibilityy and witnesses say the attackers scared hostages who could recite verses from the car and. attackers killed innocent civilian when muslims should be praying. this is a bar bake attack on secular bangladesh. ban two students attending emory university were killed in the ta 9 year old indian national, a a student at uc berkley was also killed. the restaurant that was targeted was a popular spot.pot. around 35 hostages were taken in the calf kay on friday evening.i there h were sounds of sirens. i thought it was some sort of entertainment. they were firing in the air. more than 100 police stormed the building after a 10-hour stand off. gunmen were killed, but by the time police intervene many p hostages were deadol.ages the white house has release a rl statement the attack calling it a despicable attack of terrorism. bangladesh's prime mini

arthel. >> bryan llenas, thank you very much. >>> investigators have delving into the exact cause of the tragic hot air balloon crash in central texas yesterday. at least 16 were killed that were in that basket. apparently it was the worst hot air balloon disaster in our history. that balloon erupting in flames before it slammed into that field near lockhart, texas about 30 miles from austin. casey stegall has the very latest. >> reporter: a lot of evidenced has to be collected and that is what is going on in that remote field back there. the ntsb says that that includes the victims' cellphones because if any of them were rolling video a video at any point or had taken pictures, that is something that could be crucial to help paint a picture of the final moments of this hot air balloon. he's balloons do not have black boxes or anything like that on board to rely on for clues leading up to an accident. right now eyewitnesses say that it looks as if the balloon drifted into power lines and then caught fire. although investigators have not released an official cause because it's way too

bryan llenas, fox news. >>> president obama said today's shooting was an attack on all of us. and called for an end to inflammatory rhetoric fueling the division and violence within our communities. >> the deaths of these three brave officers underscore the danger that police across the country confront every single day. and we as a nation have to be loud and clear that nothing justifies violence against law enforcement. attacks on police are an attack on all of us. and the rule of law that makes society possible. >> obama went on to say everyone should focus on words and actions that can unite the country rather than divide it further. >>> the deadly attack on baton rouge officers has troubled people all across the country. and there is concern similar violence could play out here in the bay area. ktvu's leigh martinez joins us live from the newsroom. she spoke earlier with the local pastor who experienced high racial tensions just last week. leigh? >> reporter: that's right. pastor mike brown -- excuse me, mike brown traveled to baton rouge just after the alton sterling poli

fox's bryan llenas with more. >>reporter: the people of bengali dash are still revealing from the horrific attack and hostage situation at a busy of cafe. isis is claiming responsibilitys and witnesses say the attackers spared hostages who could recite verses from the car ran. terrorists killed innocent sits and in the wholly month of rafmadan when muslims should be prayering. this was a bar bake and inhumanm attack on secular bangladesh twl students attending emory university were killed, one off them was a 19 year old one of them a student at uc berkley was also killed. the restaurant that was targeted is a popular spot for visitors.r around 35 hostages were taken in the cafe on friday evening. there was the firing. i thought it was some are the some of entertainment. they were firing in the air.ir. it was to create panic. more than 100 police stormed thh building after a 10-hour standoff. six gunmen were killed and arrested by the time police intervened p many hostages were already definitely the whitedefi hous

bryan llenas is live in new york city. why the nypd doing to keep people safe today? >> reporter: happy birthday, america. new york city is home to the biggest fireworks show in the country, and some three million people are expected to pack the streets and rooftops of new york city today to witness the 40th 40th anniversary of the macy's fireworks spectacular. 56,000 pyrotechnics shoot offering five barges on the east river, and given what happened in saudi arabia, orlando, bangladesh, turkey, and baghdad, all eyes are on security, and the nypd is not holding back. they've got the hercules counterterrorism currents, patrol boats and divers, radiation detection units and extra officers on the streets, including plain-clothesed and those who graduate from the academy on friday. >> come out and celebrate on july 4th. nypd is ready to keep everyone safe. in fact all of the new officers, 1,257 officers sworn in today, will all be out there on patrol around the city, keeping us safe. there are no specific threats directed at new york city but we are very, very vigilant. >>

bryan llenas in battery park. thanks.inton looking ahead to a big week as she gets help on the campaign trail from president obama and vice president joe biden. her supporters are out speaking in her favor over this weekend as the campaign deals with the fallout from secretary clinton's 3 1/2 hour meeting with the fbi saturday morning. senior political correspondent mike emanuel live from chappaqua, new york, live with mrs. clinton's plans for the week. how critical are the high-profile surrogates out speaking this week? reporter: hi, molly. they should be big as democrats try to fire up the base ahead of the convention later this month. as you mentioned president obama will campaign in battle ground north carolina for secretary clinton tomorrow. on friday vice president joe biden will rally support for her in scranton, pennsylvania. as democrats try to turn the page from her 3 1/2 hour interview with the fbi on saturday. >> i'm not boeing to go into anymore detail they've in public many times as you certainly know out of

bryan llenas has more. >> good morning. year their water could be contaminated. officials assured the residents it was safe to drink. it turns out it wasn't. the epa issued a warning, saying they found the presence of a toxic chemical. it's thought to have come from a local factory. blood tests show the average resident has 11 times more pfoa in their systems. scores of residents fear they're now sick. >> these children could have had 18 months less of toxins in their body if we were told in advance. >> i go to bed and wake up with this incredible guilt. what did i do, possibly, to my child, and why did new york state let this happen to my family? >> cuomo tells fox news the state acted appropriately. he says the epa did not provide proper guidance on chemicals like this one. >> i sent a letter to neighboring governors saying, tell us what to do and what chemicals to test for. >> the state installed water filtration systems in january and says the water is now safe, jon. >> bryan, thank you. >>> he had a very unusual pet fo

all the attackers were bangladeshi citizens, in new york, bryan llenas, cbs news. >> tonight friendsre remembering tari ja jen as an active and involved student who connected with so many people around the world. our lee martinez has more from uc berkeley. >> reporter: friends of jen say she said good-bye with a warm smile before they all left campus for summer vacation. they didn't know they wouldn't see jen or her radiant smile again. jen an international student from india just finished a very successful and active freshman year at uc berkeley. she was an intended economics major who was involved in student government and self- clubs -- several clubs according to her friends. uc berkeley said jen decided to spend her summer at an internship in bangladesh. on friday night she was in the bakery when six gunmen stormed in and took hostages. jim was one we have 20 hostages killed in the isis terrorist attack. >> we received an e-mail i think this morning. and as soon as i logged on to facebook too, there's just a bunch of uc berkeley students posting sharing stuff. >> reporter: news s

. >>> seven days to make that announcement before the convention, as bryan llenas follows things fromw york. thanks, brian. >>> ahead of the convention, donald trump's campaign will release a new tax plan at the beginning of the week. steve moore is senior economic advisor to the trump campaign and helped write his new tax plan. steve is also an economic fellow in the heritage foundation as well as a fox news contributor. thank you for joining us today. i want to bring our viewers up to speed, what is the latest? >> the latest is not probably going to be released early this week, but possibly later this week, and by the way, a lot of the final details haven't been finalized by the candidate himself, donald trump. but i can tell you this, we're going to provide one of the biggest tax cuts americans have had since reagan ran for president in 1980. we're also going to really cut those business taxes because donald trump believes that businesses are overtaxed and overregular lated and a key way to get jobs back to this country is to cut those business taxes. and you know this, the united

fox's bryan llenas has the sto story.don't know what happened.wh there was a small explosion andt then -- >> then dust.. >> then dust. d >> i don't know the caliber oft firework.firework >> reporter: as new york getstee ready to celebrate the fourth o july with a famous fireworks display, a different kind ofnt f blast happened in central park.p >> we have no evidence that this is related to terrorism. there are no specific crediblecd threats. >> reporter: police say ar: pola young man who was visiting theit cy southern part of the park andard landed on a device that explod exploded. authorities believe the victimbe and his two friends had nothingt to do with the explosive material. witnesses say they heard a louda noise nearby.by >> i don't want to say explosioo but certainly wasn't a car backb firing or firework.. and um heard young men yellingey ran up the hill and came one their friend who was laying oni the rocks and his left foot was severely damaged.aged. >> his friends were panicking.ki he was in shock. so, um, his

bryan llenas live from what is a calm battery park. fireworks later. thanks, bryan.t hit a mosque, as we've been telling you, in the country known to be the second holiest site in islam. a suicide bomber carrying out an attack at the u.s. consulate this morning, coming in the wake of attacks in bangladesh and baghdad that left hundreds dead over the weekend. steve rogers with a former member of the joint fbi task force and a retired commander in the navy office of naval intelligence. thank you for coming in on independence day. as families celebrate, we're on edge because of these terrorist attacks that have hit home as recently as orlando. >> heather, the president of the united states has consistently said that isis is on the run. he's not telling us that they're running towards us. don't forget, keep in mind these attacks like in saudi arabia, they're killing muslims. >> targeting shias. >> exactly. they're letting us know they'll hit any time, any place. i believe our government has failed to respond proportionately to them. >> and what do you think that response

explosives and this kind ofkindo information is readily r available on the internet.ble he in new york, bryan llenasfox news.news. >> 7:03 right now. the countsdown is on todown ion today's big fireworks show inors the district.e distri of course it's one of thers biggest in the nation.ggest >> and one of the best. >> well, of course.f course. >> goes without saying.oethou we're just hoping of course tonight so the show can can c indeed go on. meanwhile there is heightenedeih security in the districtty leading up to today's tood independence day events likeence the capitol concert.lce that happens tonight at 8 o'clock. >> fox5's anjali hemphill is is live. >> reporter: you can seeep there's already ora large policp presence out here. this d.c. police truckpr right t behind me and then just just further down the street str several more police cars withari their lights flashing gettingeti trod shut down roads in thiswn area. this is because the nationale tl mall will be filled witht thousands, thousands of people p later tonight for the annual july 4th fireworks show. there will be tight securityecur