i will see you on "the five" how was your weekend, bill hemmer? >> bill: fantastic. and you?at 5:00, dan dana. here we go. ♪ good monday, everybody. i am bill hemmer as we begin a brand-new week checking several big stories, getting were just a moment ago that the atlanta mayor will hold a press conference in 30 minutes. we will carry that live for you. meanwhile, we are about to hear from the president, protests for police reform sweeping the nation. the president speaks at any moment during a roundtable and protecting seniors at the white house. there is outrage and calls for a change growing after a another police officer-involved shooting

bill hemmer, how about those two? >> bill: send them bob dil bob . thank you.. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer, several big stories we are watching this hour. president trump signing executive order to overhaul police practices. he announced steps to encourage departments to ban choke holds unless an officer's life is at risk. meanwhile senate judiciary committee is holding a hearing at the moment on police use of force. we will keep an eye on that. comes as a growing number of cities and states take action to reformer defund the departments. steve is live back in atlanta. speak with the new york city police commissioner ray kelly we begin this hour at the white house and the north l

but next, i've got bill hemmer. >> bill: have some work to do. you and have a great weekend. i'm bill hemmer. good friday afternoon. you've almost made it. we begin this hour with the latest where the protesters took over several blocks in the heart of that city calling it a cop free zone. that area surrounding police precinct where cops abandoned earlier in the week. president trump has said the protesters are "domestic terrorists." morning that he would straighten out the situation at the local leaders don't act. the seattle mayor has defended the demonstration saying people are exercising

joining me, host of bill hemmer reports, bill hemmer. bill, i know you have been at this.ou look young, but you have been at this for a long time. i would love to know your -- the pulse of the nation right now. i mean, what is it? and what can you compare it to in your professional career? >> a lot of things are changing before our eyes, charles. i think we can admit to that. i started in cable news on the national level in 1995. that was 25 years ago. i was that big, charles. i used to think the election recount of 2000 was one of the more significant stories that i would ever cover and it was. you had an election. you went 37 days without a president, but in the end, things were resolved and no one died. so i take that out of the category. i would point to 9/11 clearly as with the impact on our country. i would point to 08/09 the financial collapse, the lingering impact and the affects it had and how it changed so many aspects of our world, especially here at home. then i would put the entire year of 2020 in that same category, charles. you had impeachment in january. yo

i'm bill hemmer.rnoon, jam-packed hour including details we are just now learning from the white house. so here we go now. president trump set to touch down in dallas 30 minutes from now and will be at the gateway church, a massive church near fort worth that attracts 36,000 every week. minutes ago, we were told soon offered a vision for overcoming the race disputes the country has been dealing with since the death of george floyd. in a minute, i will talk with texas republican will hurd and current houston police chief about that, but first the white house north lawn and john roberts watching from t

i'm bill hemmer. the gloves came off today. here we go.sident joe biden taking questions for the first time and nearly three months. he sounded off on president trump sandia administration waved the white flag of the pandemic, failed to safely reopen the

"bill hemmer reports." >> trace: fox news alert, police in st.in the murder of a retired police captain. he was trying to protect a friends pawnshop. the surveillance video shows seven people inside what appears to be that shop. police are asking anybody with information to come forward. david doran served with the st. louis metropolitan police department for 38 years, the father of five, grandfather of ten and he mentored numerous young people trying to get into law enforcement. an update now on the case of a moderthe unarmed black man shotn brunswick georgia. here's the lead investigator. >> he ran until he couldn't run anymore, turned back to the man with a shotgun, the man with a shotgun and teach chose to fight. >> that investigator also testified that the man accused of shooting him was heard uttering a racial slur as he stood over ahmaud arbery's body. the judge ruled there was probable cause to support murder charges. though georgia attorney general is with us now, thank you for joining us. the attorneys for travis and gregory mcmichael a

. >> i'm trace gallagher, in for a bill hemmer. speak with jim jordan and why he did not support the house democrats police reform bill and what he says is next. the georgia attorney general says defunding police is not the answer but he has the answer. we will see you in minutes on "bill hemmer reports." >> dana: unrest continuing across american cities as demands grow to defund the police and take down monuments seen as symbols of racism. in new york, protesters are occupying city hall park. they claim they will stay until the city cuts more police funding. in d.c. demonstrators are demanding several statues be removed including the emancipation memorial in lincoln park. the author, of a great op-ed. georgyou are at american enterpe institute, you do a lot of thinking. i want to ask you about what is happening in our cities. urban unrest is exploding everywhere, people do not feel secure and as tucker carlson said last night, people who live in a city are thinking, why don't i moved to someplace safe or? >> yeah, that's right han

and good friday afternoon, big hour begins now, i am bill hemmer, and growing calls for police reformllions begin their march of juneteenth. getting a lot more attention after the death of george floyd happening at this hour. meanwhile the white house warning against violent protests and the rally in tulsa, the first campaign stop when the pandemic began back in march. in a moment, geraldo rivera and silver rights leader on that. first a christian for sure from the white house where there are ad

but next, i've got bill hemmer. >> bill: have some work to do. nice to see you and have a great weekend. i'm bill hemmer. good friday afternoon. you've almost made it. we begin this hour with the latest where the protesters took over several blocks in the heart of that city calling it a cop free zone. that area surrounding police precinct where cops abandoned earlier in the week. president trump has said the protesters are "domestic terrorists." morning that he would straighten out the situation at the local leaders don't act. the seattle mayor has defended the demonstration saying people are exercising their right to free speech. i will speak with two members of law enforcement, a sheriff, achieve, and a detective. you told is an amazing story yesterday, what is the latest now from there? >> what is very clear now is that the political leadership in seattle has no idea how this is going to end. yesterday in her first news conference and says all began monday night, the mayor said that this is kind of like a block party or a gay pride festival. s

here's bill hemmer. >> bill: nice to see you. thank you. i'm bill hemmer on a monday. at the moment, president trump meeting with law enforcement officials at the white house. this comes as major cities look to defund their own police department after the death of george floyd in nationwide protests. the last hour, the white house saying the president is appalled by the defund movement. we might hear more about that in a moment. meanwhile also this hour, there's a public viewing underway for floyd underway right now in his hometown of houston. joe biden is there. the last hour, the police officer accused of murdering floyd by kneeling on his neck making his first appearance in court. mike tobin is there. ted williams and andy mccarthy stand by with analysis. first, aishah hasnie here in new york city where the mayor is vowing to cut funding to the nypd. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. that's right. the mayor is facing pressure from many different groups including this one here. this is calling for an elected and independent civilian complaint review board to look in

i'm bill hemmer.hear about possible criminal charges in the deadly shooting of rayshard brooks. the d.a. in fulton county georgia set to speak at any moment. brooks was shot at a wendy's friday night. he resisted awrist, stole the taser and tried to take off. the officer says brooks fired the taser at him and that's when he returned fire. the shooting sparked more protests and more calls for police reform. want to bring in our team. former new york city commissioner howard safer is

i'm bill hemmer. good afternoon, jam-packed hour including details we are just now learning from the white house. so here we go now. president trump set to touch down in dallas 30 minutes from now and will be at the gateway church, a massive church near fort worth that attracts 36,000 every week. minutes ago, we were told soon offered a vision for overcoming the race disputes the country has been dealing with since the death of george floyd. in a minute, i will talk with texas republican will hurd and current houston police chief about that, but first the white house north lawn and john roberts watching from the there. >> good afternoon to you as well. appeared there would not be any policy announcements and what was done as a listening session at the president was going to have there at the gateway church but in just the last hour, learn they will have some announcements to make in the preamble to that roundtable. we are expecting the president to paint a big picture overview of how to bring about eq

i'm bill hemmer. about to hear about possible criminal charges in the deadly shooting of rayshard brooks. the d.a. in fulton county georgia set to speak at any moment. brooks was shot at a wendy's friday night. he resisted awrist, stole the taser and tried to take off. the officer says brooks fired the taser at him and that's when he returned fire. the shooting sparked more protests and more calls for police reform. want to bring in our team. former new york city commissioner howard safer is back with my and from fox news, geral geraldo riviera. what is the legal issue in front of this prosecutor in atlanta? >> well, bill, the legal issue -- thanks for having me on. the legal issue is key. was it a deadly threat? did the officer believe that brooks posed a deadly threat to him or justifiable homicide? the guy was shot twice in the back. it's unlikely it's a justifiable homicide but that is the argument that the defendant will make. i believe he will be charged. i think the appropriate charges is mansl

i will see you on "the five" how was your weekend, bill hemmer? >> bill: fantastic. and you? >> dana: all good. >> bill: see you at 5:00, dan dana. here we go. ♪ good monday, everybody. i am bill hemmer as we begin a brand-new week checking several big stories, getting were just a moment ago that the atlanta mayor will hold a press conference in 30 minutes. we will carry that live for you. meanwhile, we are about to hear from the president, protests for police reform sweeping the nation. the president speaks at any moment during a roundtable and protecting seniors at the white house. there is outrage and calls for a change growing after a another police officer-involved shooting with a 27-year-old african-american man in atlanta. the white house says that the president will announce an executive order on police and community reform tomorrow. we are covering all of this. from every angle. steve and ted, kristin fisher beginning this hour from the white house. good afternoon. >> good afternoon, bill, this executive order will likely be signed as early as tomorrow. the exact det

bill hemmer, quite a man. >> bill: thank you, dana. a wise message. let's get rolling. hemmer. america bracing for an eighth straight night of unrest. the president threatening to deploy the military to dominate the streets. we begin in minnesota. the governor is set to give an update. we'll watch that. demonstrations in minneapolis, mostly peaceful overnight. at this hour, city streets across the nation are filling up again. more nan 20,000 national guard members on the ground there 28 states. we're back live in st. paul. in some

. >> i'm bill hemmer.ng, we will let you know what comes of that spirit as mount rushmore next? we will talk to a congressman trying to protect it. a major ruling on abortion. did they get it right? debate law and order, that should be good. see you in a few minutes. ♪ >> dana: not only should kids go back to school this fall, they should be end class. that from the american academy of pediatrics. officials recommending schools reopen with the goal of having students physically present. steve harrigan is live with more on this important story. >> the academy making a strong case that students should physically be in school this fall where they say if they're not physically in class, and the schoolrooms they risk social isolation, depression, and food security. 28 states have issued guidance for a return to school this fall, but there is a lot of uncertainty. texas said students will be safe and in classrooms. new jersey said there will be in person instruction and some capacity. washington status students

bill hemmer, quite a man. >> bill: thank you, dana. a wise message. let's get rolling. good afternoon. i'm bill hemmer. america bracing for an eighth straight night of unrest. the president threatening to deploy the military to dominate the streets. we begin in minnesota. the governor is set to give an update. we'll watch that. demonstrations in minneapolis, mostly peaceful overnight. at this hour, city streets across the nation are filling up again. more nan 20,000 national guard members on the ground there 28 states. we're back live in st. paul. in some cities last night, we saw the violence and the riots and the looting including too much of that here in new york. more on that in just a moment. right now, president trump receiving an intel briefing as thousands protest, some not far from the white house. we begin with national security correspondent jennifer griffin at the pentagon. how is the military responding to the idea, jennifer, of going to action on american streets? >> defense secretary mark esper has ordered thousands of active duty troops including militar

. >> i'm bill hemmer, waiting on the president as he considers police response.s will have that for us. what we are learning today about the defendant the police movement that's gaining steam, and is staying in the basement a good idea for the presidential candidate? mark martha maccallum in a few moments, 15 minutes away. i'm bill hemmer. >> members of the congregate nations that were there demonstrating could also see it affected, and many of them would go back to where they were because not everyone was demonstrating in the city where they lived. they come from the outside. it was the kind of things we were very concerned about members he true right now >> dana: of course that was the nation's leading inspector, dr. anthony fauci. warning americans has the fight against covid-19 is not over yet, while raising concerns that the virus could be spreading across the united states. jonathan? >> here in atlanta city officials are recommending people who participated in those protest to get tested for philonise. part of their concern is the crowds are dense, people a

bill hemmer, how about those two? >> bill: send them bob dil bob . thank you. let's get rolling here. good afternoon, everybody. >> bill: i'm bill hemmer, several big stories we are watching this hour. president trump signing executive order to overhaul police practices. he announced steps to encourage departments to ban choke holds unless an officer's life is at risk. meanwhile senate judiciary committee is holding a hearing at the moment on police use of force. we will keep an eye on that. comes as a growing number of cities and states take action to reformer defund the departments. steve is live back in atlanta. speak with the new york city police commissioner ray kelly we begin this hour at the white house and the north lawn with john roberts from there. john, good afternoon. >> bill, good afternoon to you. this is just the beginning of things to come with the president signing the rose garden earlier this afternoon. the house and senate are working on broad legislation to address the problem. buwhat the president wanted to o whatever he could from an execu

bill hemmer over to you. >> bill: let's get it rolling on a monday afternoon. i'm bill hemmer, brand-new week begins now after a long weekend in america, they are and more protests developing across the country. it has been exactly one week today since george flied in police custody, and we are about to get new details from his family as attorney after they had an independent autopsy conducted. we will bring that to this hour. meanwhile crowds of people gathering from san francisco in the west to fort lauderdale in the southeast. in a conference call with governors, staffers and one office telling fox news that president trump called the state leaders week and encourage them to "dominate the protesters." tensions between protesters and police reaching new heights as we all watch together over the weekend. i want to begin this hour with rudy giuliani, sir, welcome back to the program. we have a few things to go through with you. i guess you have been very critical of some of these political leaders so far. and now there is talk about more reinforcements going to

i'm bill hemmer. the gloves came off today. here we go. the former vice president joe biden taking questions for the first time and nearly three months. he sounded off on president trump sandia administration waved the white flag of the pandemic, failed to safely reopen the economy. in a moment reaction from the trump campaign senior advisor mercedes schlapp. first though, doug mckelway was at the event and he is live and delaware to lead here. good afternoon. >> good afternoon. this is a big day for the biden campaign because this was the day he took questions from the press. 90 days give or take since he lasted this, so he's out of the gate and running. the obvious reason for his press conference is to embark on a normal campaign. the psyche and is that he is 77 years old so he's in the target range for the worse symptoms of that virus. thirdly there is speculation and its widespread that based upon several gaps that he is made and several months and recent years, he's experiencing the first effects of some sort of mild dementia or cogni

here's bill hemmer. >> bill: nice to see you. thank you. i'm bill hemmer on a monday.e moment, president trump meeting with law enforcement officials at the white house. this comes as major cities look to defund their own police department after the death of george floyd in nationwide protests. the last hour, the white house saying the president is appalled by the defund movement. we might hear more about that in a moment. meanwhile also this hour, there's a public viewing underway for floyd underway right now in his hometown of houston. joe biden is there. the last hour, the police officer accused of murdering floyd by kneeling on his neck making his first appearance in court.

bill hemmer over to you. >> bill: let's get it rolling on a monday afternoon.hemmer, brand-new week begins now after a long weekend in america, they are and more protests developing across the country. it has been exactly one week today since george flied in police custody, and we are about to get new details from his family as attorney after they had an independent autopsy conducted. we will bring that to this hour. meanwhile crowds of people gathering from san francisco in the west to fort lauderdale in the southeast. in a conference call with governors, staffers and one office telling fox news that id

i am trace gallagher in for dana perino bill hemmer cap ne next. small to thank you. good afternoon, i am bill hemmer, president trump now speaking with commercial fishermen in bangor maine. two or a medical factory, 1 of 2 in the world that makes swabs for covid-19 testing. we will bring you updates on headlines from the presidents tour there. meanwhile after protesters marching for an 11th straight day now, amid calls for police reform, the minneapolis city council expected to approve an agreement banning police from using choke holds. it will also require police to report and intervene if they've seen an officer using unauthorized force. two big interviews coming up in moments. i will speak with the former baltimore mayor, stephanie rawlings, rudy giuliani, welcome back here. i want to cover three things quickly. number one, the reforms, they have worked to when they have taken place in other cities, will this help, mr. mayor? >> well the reforms are certainly needed, certainly going to help. but i also think that to make it appear as if police brutality is systemi

and good friday afternoon, big hour begins now, i am bill hemmer, and growing calls for police reform and racial equality as millions begin their march of juneteenth. getting a lot more attention after the death of george floyd happening at this hour. meanwhile the white house warning against violent protests and the rally in tulsa, the first campaign stop when the pandemic began back in march. in a moment, geraldo rivera and silver rights leader on that. first a christian for sure from the white house where there are headlines that began today and that's where we begin. >> with about 24 hours left to go after the rally, you have the head of the world health organization saying that the world is entering a new and dangerous phase that the pandemic is accelerating, covid-19 cases on the rise in oklahoma and them mayor has called a civil emergency. calling all of that together, ask the press secretary during the briefing if there are any reservations within the west wing about going forward with today's rally. here's what she said. >> we are on board with going to oklahoma, taking appro

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i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer. spokesperson says hundreds of national guard troops have been activated to defends monuments in the nation's capitol. protesters vowing to tear downs the emancipation memorial in lincoln park tonight. this comes as president trump is expected to sign an executive order to protect federal statues and monuments. meantime, wisconsin democratic governor tony evers has also called in the national guard after protests turned violent. we're covering this from all angles. in a moment, i'll speak with mike johnson and mike tobin has the latest on protests in wiscon

hit show live tv which has infuriated fans and baffled the host of the show dan abrams who told bill hemmer today that the show offers a valuable perspective. watch. >> i had thought the show would survive. i had thought that we can both support the important protests and calls for change going on around the country and say that lives pd and transparency amongst police officers and police department's can and should be part of that. >> discoveries i.d. channel set its show, "body cam" so much alive pd is off the show for the foreseeable future. and the animated show pop patrol is also getting them in social media backlash because of chase, the german shepherds depiction of a police officer. >> sean: i had to look up what it was. you know, i'd like to cops. we got to learn how hard that job is, how difficult it is and how a professional so many that protect and serve their communities are. anyway, now as president trump stresses "law & order," and all of this left-wing symbolism. police will now stop responding to "noncriminal activity. and, like congresswoman karen bass by the way it is now

okay, i am bill hemmer. new york city protesters demand to defund. that is the crowd throwing graph to my glass bottles at officers when they showed up to investigate gunfire over the weekend. this is today's cover of our corporate cousin "the new york post." the city out of control. "the post" reports 85 people were shot in the city and a single week. new york city's mayor agreed that the protesters want to slash a billion dollars from the nypd, $6 billion budget and use it for social services. he says that's the goal. life outside city hall where protesters have been camping out there. >> the protesters you see behind me may get exactly what they wanted tomorrow as the mayor just announced today that he has a plan to defund the nypd. $1 billion and reallocate those funds to community services. he says he can do that will keep a new york city safe. the numbers are painting a different picture right now. violent crime is surging. the number of people shot is not more than 51% and more than 350 officers have been injured so far since the unrest began.

i'm bill hemmer, good afternoon. some great guests coming up this hour. ted williams, you were listening, good day to you. give us some idea on reform, dead. where do we start >> some ideas i have on police reform, we need to get back to community policing. but number one, certainly abolish the choke hold. i think every officer on the police force on a yearly basis should be provided psychological training. i think we have to look at background checks and update those checks and not rely on when an officer initially comes on the police force. i think we also need to marry police officers with community leaders and they should meet just about as often as they can with community leaders. one of the things that's also significant, bill, is the thin blue line. that is where an officer will not rat out another officer. i think that those are the kind of things that need to be looked at and i think that would go a long way towards reformation of police -- >> bill: i was writing down a few of those ideas. the choke hold in the background checks. listen to pat ly

. >> good afternoon i am jon scott and for bill hemmer. we began in arizona where president trump is hitting the campaign trail. right now he's holding a roundtable on border security and that he is set to visit the border wall between the u.s. and mexico. all of this before a campaign event phoenix later tonight. jeff paul reporting live from phoenix. >> we are more than three hours away from president trump taking the stage. there is already a lot of people inside and taking their seats. all of this happening while arizona has become one of the worst states impacted by the coronavirus spirit record numbers, and a mandate for folks. they are told are doing temperature checks and masks are supposed to be worn, but it doesn't seem like money are following instructions nor social distancing. everyone is packed in. he is in a border town about 18. he landed a short while ago where he will see some new sections of the border wall and attend a roundtable on border security. he touted some of those new measures shortly before leaving the white h

." ♪ >> i'm jon scott, and for bill hemmer as arm demands for police reform to sweep the nation, nationsing and violence. chicago just have one of its bloodiest weekends ever, more than a hundred people shot, including a 3-year-old boy appeared gunfire ringing out, a dozen people shot they are and what man is dead. in seattle there were two shootings inside the zone abated by police and occupied by protesters. we have flocks coverage. former d.c. detective ted williams is standing by. dan springer is in seattle, but first matt finn in chicago. >> andhi

." ♪ >> i'm jon scott, and for bill hemmer as arm demands for police reform to sweep the nation, nationsre reeling after shooting and violence. chicago just have one of its bloodiest weekends ever, more than a hundred people shot, including a 3-year-old boy appeared gunfire ringing out, a dozen people shot they are and what man is dead. in seattle there were two shootings inside the zone abated by police and occupied by protesters. we have flocks coverage. former d.c. detective ted williams is standing by. dan springer is in seattle, but first matt finn in chicago. >> and this era of defunding police chicago's police superintendent david brown is relatively new here from the dallas, texas, police department. he is praising the response of his officers saying they did everything to serve and protect and chicago's top cop, asking the public to submit anonymous tips in the death of that 3-year-old boy. the superintendent insisting violent criminals have to be locked up longer in the city's home monitoring system has to be overhauled because he says criminals are not being properly monitored

i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer. a pentagon spokesperson says hundreds of national guard troops have been activated to defends monuments in the nation's capitol. protesters vowing to tear downs the emancipation memorial in lincoln park tonight. this comes as president trump is expected to sign an executive order to protect federal statues and monuments. meantime, wisconsin democratic governor tony evers has also called in the national guard after protests turned violent. we're covering this from all angles. in a moment, i'll speak with mike johnson and mike tobin has the latest on protests in wisconsin. first, to lucas tomlinson. his reporting live from lafayette square in washington d.c. lucas? >> good afternoon, trace. all is calm in front of the white house. 400 national guardsmen from washington d.c. are on standby just in case. so far they have not been deployed to the monuments in the nation's capitol. d.c.'s mayor called for peace and says she doesn't want to see anymore monuments torn down. >> this is what i

. >> good afternoon i am jon scott and for bill hemmer.nt trump is hitting the campaign trail. right now he's holding a roundtable on border security and that he is set to visit the border wall between the u.s. and mexico. all of this before a campaign event phoenix later tonight. jeff paul reporting live from phoenix. >> we are more than three hours away from president trump taking the stage. there is already a lot of people inside and taking their seats.

it ben carson just telling our own bill hemmer that he thinks that's a good idea as well. they are moving for that as well. we are following these developments because peaceful now, they expect to continue throughout much of the evening ahead of what is going to be a very busy weekend. the president will be in tulsa, oklahoma, tomorrow at an event where it will be jam packed with close to 20,000 people in the house. let's get the latest from mike tobin in minneapolis where they are recognizing it for obvious reasons. >> those obvious reasons are that the juneteenth celebrations are gaining momentum because of what happened in the twin citi twin cities. 1 of 13 different marches and demonstrations are taking place today. this is located in the parking lot of the target that was looted near the third precinct that was overrun by writers. the numbers are not that great, because it is just getting started. much like the riding, these juneteenth events are spreading all across the nation. in new york, and antipolice marches with protesters chanting. a similar marches in oakland

here's what they told bill hemmer on fox news yesterday >> part of the show was seeing officers, at times people didn't approve of. that's part of transparency. police officers make mistakes. sometimes worse. i would think that's an important part of continuing this effort, to say, "we need body cams on police officers." i would have thought we need more things like "live pd." >> emily: the cancellation follows paramount tv canceling the long-running show "cops." critics are even taking aim at the kids show, "paw patrol," pursuing police in a positive light. our own howie kurtz weighing in on what he calls a crazy canceled culture, writing, "surely this backlash is out of control when lego has a stop marketing the police sets. it's a few hundred journalists to entertainers to cartoon characters can be jettisoned because simply one person is offended, anything will be gone with the wind." i would like to start with you on that. taking dan abrams point a little bit further, is it more transparency and exposure bette? should the public see more footage from courtrooms and bail hearings, to j

i'm trace gallagher in for bill hemmer.o weekend rush for bar owners in texas after republican governor greg abbott clamped down to drive down new coronavirus cases. he says it's clear that packed bars are driving a spike in cases they are. it's one of at least six states where governors are hitting paws on reopening. to try to understand why cases are surging. and today we heard from members of the coronavirus task force on all of this. vice president mike pence it says the of hospitalizations and deaths shows we've made strides and that cases are stabilizing in 34 states and rising and 16 others. >> we believe we've made progress but as we are reminded as we see cases arising across the south, that we still have work to do. >> dana: more on that in a moment but let's begin with casey stegall reporting live frm dallas. casey? >> good to see you. in addition to bars across the state of texas being closed down, the governor of texas rolling back restrictions when it comes to dining restaurants. those that start on monday. un

i will see you on "bill hemmer reporting" in about three hours to bring you through the rest of the news in the afternoon. >> sandra: good stuff. we will see you then. thanks so much. have a great weekend, everybody. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> melissa: fox news alert, vice president mike pence is set to lead the first white house coronavirus task force briefing and nearly two months as the u.s. suffers a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second straight day in a row. we will bring you that live just as soon as that happens. another fox news alert, president trump issuing a new warning to vandals tearing down statues as far left protesters are now threatening to topple the emancipation memorial on capitol hill. that comes after two statues were toppled, the president weighing in on the discussio den during a town hall with our own sean hannity yesterday. he is expected to sign an executive order hiking penalties for those who destroy monuments. >> i stopped at the other night, i stopped at a number of times. you will see what's happening. we told him, every night we w

they don't want to see these business owners alluded to places, and likely saw yesterday i know bill hemmer posted on twitter, a george washington statue being vandalized. so what people are watching at home, and what's going on, we want to see the leaders step up as opposed to getting a direction. these people he is pandering to what blew him off the stage. >> you've got mayor eric garcetti, from the sheriff's budget, and the troubling thing about that from the ships to budget are things like the gang enforcement unit. >> you had a victims of gang violence, sex trafficking about the assaults we just mentioned an arson, all these different examples. what you need is the justice system to be stronger and what you are saying is the weakening. at the beginning of the year, where people could rob a bank in new york and then get out and rob another bank in the day, it's actually gotten worse. >> thank you trace. >> we had toward the top of the hour. with they are set to testify on capitol hill, and getting back to school and work, with more on all that coming. >> sandra: all right. fox business

also interesting analysis from our own bret baier who went on with bill hemmer yesterday talking aboutthe new swing vote. watch. >> appears to be the new swing vote, sort of like a kennedy-esque vote, or such surprise some people and the critics would say it was legislating from the bench. that is where they see it, but for conservatives, they look at the judicial appointments as a key moment for the politics of 2020. >> sandra: it made me want to look back and do an interview i did with supreme court justice neil gorsuch last fall where i asked him very specifically about the balance of the court, and it's interesting to look back at this moment. let's watch together. >> they were some who throw the supreme court justices into categories as a trump person, an obama person, a conservative, liberal. >> then they get very confused when it doesn't break down that way all the time. >> does it break down that way at all? >> sandra: checks his personal beliefs at the door but was interesting to hear him talk about what is that moment where people do get confused of how the court breaks down.

i will see you on "bill hemmer reporting" in about three hours to bring you through the rest of the news >> sandra: good stuff. we will see you then. thanks so much. have a great weekend, everybody. "outnumbered" starts right now. >> melissa: fox news alert, vice president mike pence is set to lead the first white house coronavirus task force briefing and nearly two months as the u.s. suffers a record number of new coronavirus cases for the second straight day in a row. we will bring you that live just as soon as that happens. another fox news alert, president trump issuing a new warning to vandals tearing down statues as far left protesters are now threatening to topple the emancipation memorial on capitol hill. that comes after two statues were toppled, the pres