arthel: david spunt, live in the white house. thank you. eric: americans are continuing to show the growing support for the people of cuba, after rallies in miami and washington, d.c. more people hitting the streets of miami last night to protest the communist regime in the country and the crackdown on the protesters who want liberty. also later on this afternoon in miami and washington and it calls for the biden the administration to do more to help those that have suffered so many decades under the communist dictatorship, charles watson live in miami he is in little havana for the cause of liberation for the cuban homeland against the communist regime. >> good afternoon it does not appear that the protest are going to slow down anytime soon and the protest planned for today anything like yesterday, you can probably expect a lot of emotion and a lot of people rallying with cuba and the people of cuba and their freedom and it was quite the site yesterday as thousands of people many cuban-americans poured into the streets in front of freedom

arthel: live at the white house, david spunt, thanks. eric? if.ric: arthel, protests in support of cuban demonstrators are breaking out in southern california where -- florida, where, as you know, many of those who escaped the dreaded castro regime, they now live proudly calling themselves americans. the communist regime cutting the internet. demonstrators calling for freedom. here at home lawmakers and prominent cuban-americans like singer gloria estefan are calling on president biden to do more to help the cubans. >> these guys demand transparency, that's number one. number two, he's got to find -- give every freedom-loving country around the world to say enough's enough, this has to end. and number three, he's got to find out how to get internet down there. eric: and that was senator rick scott. charles watson live in miami little havana with the latest on the streets there. hi, charles. >> reporter: hi, eric. yeah, you talk to people here in miami's little havana, and they will tell you this is a generational crisis. so, yes, the pressure is o

>> bret: david spunt in chicago. david, thanks.here is said to be growing debate tonight within the top levels of the biden administration about whether to recommend or mandate the use of masks, to deal with the resurgence of the coronavirus and the delta variant. white house correspondent peter doocy tells us where things stand tonight. >> masks for the vaccinated? maybe. as president biden waits for the latest from advisers. >> i think he is, of course, looking for their updates and guidance on what the spread is. >> major policy changes could be a ways off. >> the general cdc guidelines still hold that they do not need to wear a mask indoors, if in fact, you have been vaccinated. >> for the first time since late last year, the 7-day average of vaccine doses going into arms is below 300,000 a day as vary variantsspread. >> do you know if there has been any updating guidance to start shutting businesses down in places that have very low vaccination rates. >> no. >> there has not been no. >> in new york mayor de blasio is asking al

let's get the latest from david spunt at the justice department. david?e down from the national security division here at the u.s. department of justice. a little over an hour ago, 74-year-old tom barrack was arrested at his home in southern california this morning. that's what we're told by doj officials. he's accused of illegally lobbying his long-time friend donald trump on behalf of the government of the united arab emirates. authorities unsealed the indictment. there's several allegations. they said they barrack wanted to influence trump's foreign policy to the uae. the indictment has seven counts. he charged with acting as a foreign agent. he failed to notified the attorney general of his actions leading to the charges. barrack and two others were arrested, matthew grimes of aspen, 27 years old and rasheed malik. a uae national. attorney general mark lesko with the department of just tis put in a statement the defendant's -- >> barrack served as the head of the trump inaugural committee. these charges don't appear to that. nothing from the former pr

. >> david spunt joins us live from washington as the u.s. ils to meet the president's vaccination goal. good morning, david. >> reporter: failed to meet the goal but president biden and members of his white house team, they say that yesterday was all about celebrating independence from covid-19, independence from this virus. the president, first lady, other members of the administration met with well over 1,000 people on the south lawn for an old fashioned july 4th barbecue, including essential personnel and military personnel to thank them for their service. the president told americans that this country is coming together. >> 245 years ago we declared our independence from a distant king. today, we are closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. >> reporter: 67% of americans have gotten at least one shot of the vaccine. president biden wanted to see 70%, so fell short by 3% but the white house still touting a success there. meanwhile, dr. anthony fauci with the national institutes of health is telling people in areas

and david spunt on the north lawn. >> thank you. jacqui: new york governor cuomo expecting to face questions from the attorney general's office over sexual harassment allegations. alex hogan is in new york with the latest. >> hi, jacqui, the next step in the investigation is talking to the governor himself. today in albany, independent investigators hired by the new york state attorney general's office will question andrew cuomo. at least nine women have come forward accusing the 63-year-old of sexual harassment or inappropriate behavior, claims including kissing without consent, unwanted advances or groping and one of the accusers her lawyer says that today's questioning is long overdue. >> those who have been accused of a range of conduct, sexual harassment, sexual assault, a range of conduct, have to answer questions and i believe it is critical to have this kind of questioning and creation of a record because it's only with transparency that we can have true accountability. >> of course it's not the only legal battle he faces. t

board planes as able to the lone star state on a private jet to avoid a vote on election rights, david spuntlive at the white house with the very latest. >> president biden will be back at camp david here at the white house in the next few hours, he did not meet with the texas delegation in person even speaking by phone so no worry for him, meanwhile the vice president did as you mention her office she went to walter reed for what doctors are calling a routine doctors appointment, they are saying a routine doctors appointment we did get a statement from the harris team last night specifically after we found out the texas democrats, three of them tested positive for covid-19 and i want to read part of the statement paste on the timeline of the positive test it was determined the vice president and her staff were not at risk of exposure because they were not in close contact with those who tested positive and therefore do not need to be tested or quarantined, the vice president and her staff are fully vaccinated. in addition to meeting with the vice president, she came down to meet with the te

david spunt, live at doj. david, thanks.roducer harvey weinstein is pleading not guilty to four counts of rape and seven other sexual assault counts. weinstein and in the los angeles courtroom today. he was extradited to california yesterday from new york where he was serving a 23 year freshman for rape. up next, we bring you exclusive access to the texas state trooper special operations unit as it patrols the increasingly hazardous southern border. ♪ [whispering] you they are the ones we need to focus on they are coming into the country. avoid apprehension. i am robert strickler. i've been involved in communications in the media for 45 years. i've been taking prevagen on a regular basis for at least eight years. for me, the greatest benefit over the years has been that prevagen seems to help me recall things and also think more clearly. and i enthusiastically recommend prevagen. it has helped me an awful lot. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. (realtor) the previous owners left in a hurry, so the house comes with every

mike: david spunt from the white house, many thanks. the san diego team and padres are back in action less than 24 hours after gunshots from outside of the ballparks sent players and fans scribbling for cover latest on the investigation how the team is dealing with. [crowd boos] good afternoon the shooting happened outside of the ballpark but almost instantly fans knew something was wrong because they could hear the gunshots as they were taken on the san diego padres you got a sense of some of the chaos and confusion happening within the stands some fans ran to the concession area and others ducking download and others getting into the dugout to shelter in place nats thanking the fans for their continued support, we caught up with the fans that told us what they went through. >> we thought it was fireworks, a couple people started running in as you sell more and more people running we heard more and more shocked that's when we realized it was real. >> police say they tried to piece together exactly what happened but what they know they

. >> david spunt joins us live from washington as the u.s. to meet the president's vaccination goals. good morning, reporter: good mou too. celebrating independence from covid-19 from this dreadful virus, that was the theme at the white house last night. president biden and the first lady, dr. jill biden, joined first responders, also essential workers and military personnel, more than 1,000 of them on the south lawn to thank them for their service. the president told americans that america is coming together. >> 245 years ago we declared our independence from a distant king. today, we are closer than ever to declaring our independence from a deadly virus. >> reporter: the white house was a little bit short of that goal as you mentioned, president biden wanted at least 70% of americans with one shot by july 4th, fell short by about 3%. still, a success story if you ask white house officials. they were close and they plan to hit the 70% mark soon. dr. anthony fauci told people in areas with high vaccination rates to consider masking up even if

administration not backing down from the president's message for vladimir putin about cyber attacks david spunts live with the latest. good afternoon david. >> this is the second bite at the apple for president biden after all a month ago he met with russian president vladimir putin for three to half hours essentially telling him to knock it off when it comes to cyber attacks and midsummer clearly that did not were given the events of the past few weeks the president biden spoke to the russian president two days ago on the phone from the white house. >> i made it very clear to him that the united states expects when operation is coming that he must not sponsor by the safety and expected to act and give enough information to act. >> vladimir putin himself in power as president since 2000 insist that the hacks are not coming from his government or he had knowledge in advance cyber experts in the united states say it's likely putin did have awareness of the attacks prior to them happening because it was increased to attack especially when attacking companies in the united states. >> just because y

david spunt has the details live for us in washington. porter: hi, mike. muriel bowser has approved overtime for patrol squads for police officers that are out on the street. listen, she wants d.c. residents to feel safe, the same thing with all mayors across the country. but it's difficult right now. it's a difficult time, a lot of challenges especially with an increase, a steady increase and a steady flow of crime across the country in big and small cities. take, for example, washington, d.c. where you and i are right now. thursday night patrons were just enjoying dinner about a mile from the white house when shots were fired outside of a popular restaurant. many innocent people were caught in the middle of the gunfire. d.c. police chief robert contee says he needs more boots on the ground and the court system needs to step it up and, work in favor of law enforcement. chicago is another large city with a serious crime problem. the courts there are backed up by at least 35,000 felony cases. right now the state's attorney for cook county h

chris: david spunt reporting from the white house. david, thank you. now from louisiana is republican senator bill cassidy. well, senator, as david just mentioned, you have the senate majority leader, chuck schumer, calling for a vote on wednesday, a vote to end the possibility of a filibuster on that infrastructure bill which hasn't even been completed yet. two questions. first of all, will you vote for cloture on wednesday and two, how confident are you that ten republicans will vote, which is the number you need to block a filibuster. >> how can i vote for cloture when the vote isn't written. unless you want failure, unless senator schumer doesn't want it to happen, you need a little more time to get it right. it can absolutely happen but you need to pay for it. senator barrasso spoke to that. if we get the pay fors, we can pass it. that leads to the second issue. we need senate leadership, schumer, and the white house to work with us. right now, i can frankly tell you that they've not. we're competing with their $3.5 trillion plan. they want everyt

david spunt with more. hi, david. >> it is lively and a 36-miles per hour bipartisan panel.ral hot button issues before gun rights, abortion rights and death penalties come before the court. the court formed in 1790. the numbers of justices have changed over the years. this commission is looking at several things. possibly adding justices, taking some away and eliminating some. republicans see it as a power grab even though it's bipartisan and many progressives are complaining and hoping that changes are made to the court. one of the changes democrats want to see, a retirement from liberal justice stephen breyer. many say it's time for the 82-year-old to step down and give president biden a chance to put somebody on the court. president trump put three on the court. many people are publicly split. >> i have no comment and the decision that justice breyer makes about his future that is up to him. i have no comment about justice breyer. >> when you look at the court, he has to be concerned about the makeup. he makes his own decision if he will retire. if he's going to retire,

>> shannon: david spunt at the white house. thank you very much, david. stocks were down. the dow off 260, the s&p 500 dropped 37. nasdaq fell 105. ♪ >> shannon: breaking tonight, pfizer says it will seek authorization for a third dose of its covid-19 vaccine. the company says another shot could dramatically boost immunity and possibly help ward off coronavirus mutations. research from multiple countries shows the widely used covid-19 vaccines offer strong protection against the highly con take just delta variant. but virus-fighting antibodies naturally weaken. wane. antibodies jump after a third dose. calling on u.s. olympic committee to call out athletes who get political. first, here is what some of our fox affiliates arranged the country are covering tonight. fox 5 in new york: michael avenatti has been incidenced to 20 and a half years in prison. the controversial lawyer found guilty last year on charges he tried to extort up to $25 million from nike. avenatti will also face unrelated fraud trial in los angeles as well as a separate trial next year in manhattan where

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correspondent david spunt is here tracking the latest element's with us. evening, david. >> hi, shannon. reacting to the news from the white house, local governments are taking swift action. los angeles will require employees to share vaccination status. if they are not vaccinated they will be tested in nevada and illinois and kansas, masking up indoors may soon be a must. vaccinated or not. america prepared to mask up once again. the center for disease control out withew guidance citing an increase in covid infections, specifically the delta variance. >> in areas with substantial and high transmission, cdc recommends fully vaccinated people wear masks in public, indoor settings, to help prevent the spread of the delta variant and protect others. >> the new guidelines call for all students, teachers, staff, and visitors to wear a mask in schools regardless of vaccination status. just two months ago, covid infections were down and spirits were up. >> president biden: if you've been fully vaccinated, you know longer need to wear a mask. let me repeat. if you

david spunt live for us at the justice department with more on this. david?y a reality here in washington d.c. this case specifically sticks out as does the one in menden, louisiana when you talk about someone so young. in this case, naya courtney 6 years old. she's no longer with us. she was riding her scooter when she was killed after 11:00 p.m. on friday july 16. she and five others were shot including booth her parents. they survived but she tragically died. 22-year-old mark hargrave from maryland is charged with her death. i spoke to his attorney this morning that case last year. he said his carjacking charge was dropped due to lack of evidence. he was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. a judge allowed him released on bond and more than a year later he's implicated in the murder of a 6-year-old. authorities believe that naya's father was likely a target. he was arrested and part of a drug conspiracy with ties to drug dealers. naya was in the wrong place at the wrong time. the head of the d.c. police union says more police officers are need

david spunt is live at the national mall as preparations are underway for tonight's fireworks spectacular. hi, david. >> reporter: hi, allysia, happy 4th of july. i'm on the national mall right now, a beautiful day here in our nation's capital. i'm a few yards away from the national archive which houses the declaration of independence and of course the constitution, signed several years later in 1787. back to what we're talking about here today, a lot of crowds expected from the national park service. people are celebrating their freedom, that is the theme from the white house today. people that are outside on the national mall, enjoying themselves. there's a lot of road closures, so people need to pay attention to those road closures. allysia, we stopped by the reflecting pool in front of the lincoln memorial for a taste of what things looked like when crews set up fire works. griff jenkins did that yesterday. 6500 fire work shells are used to set up, takes hours and hours, not easy work. things have to be precise. it's worth it for those who put on the show and for those who are watchin

jon: david spunt, thank you. team coverage continues with that brutal new video of a 68-year-old man beaten early in the morning in new york city. again, this might be hard or to watch. alex hogan is live in the new york bureau with more on that. >> reporter: hi, jon. this disturbing early sunday morning attack taking place in brooklyn. the suspect approached the victim on a bike. the nypd releasing this video. one man beating a stranger in broad daylight. repeatedly punching and kicking this victim, even flipping him over by grabbing him by his belt loops to flip him over and grab the wallet out of his back pocket. video showed the attacker beating the victim for 17 seconds leaving the 68-year-old without a wallet and with a broken wrist and a broken nose. the detectives responding what used to be the safest bug city city -- failed law that allows consequences and emboldens criminals. politicians in albany and city hall need to step up now to fix their mistakes and keep new yorkers safe. former president donald

david spunt with the latest. >> reporter: hi, eric. rules from the faa, that is a mandate that you have to wear a mask on a plane. while president biden is at camp david and returning to the white house later today, he did not meet with that group, but as we know, the vice president did. her office put out a statement yesterday to fox news, i want to read it in part. based upon the timeline of these positive tests, it was determined that the vice president and her staff present at the meeting were not at risk of exposure because they were not in close contact with those who tested positive and, therefore, do not need to be tested or quarantined. the vice president and her staff are fully vaccinated. she made a trip to walter reed today for a routine appointment. authorities not saying anything more about that visit, only to say that this was a routine appointment. in addition to the vice president, the group met with senator joe manchin, majority leader chuck schumer, their offices say they were not exposed, and a spokeswoman for the v

>> bret: david spunt outside the nationals park. thanks.cal analyst brit hume. good evening, brit. obviously, this hits close to home and takes the focus, but we have been talking about this issue for weeks now in big cities across america. politically, how does this fall? >> brit: it's hard, really, bret, to overstate how dangerous an issue this is for biden and the democrats if they are unable or unwilling to do something that will reverse this strengthened around the country in major cities and elsewhere of rising violent crime. and if you put that together with the situation on the border, where you have lawlessness just rampant even though not all media are really covering the story, it's pretty visible in a number of places and people, i think, are clearly aware of it and what it looks like is that the hawlessness is not being seriously taken and seriously combated. and if the view takes hold, that that is also true in the cities as well, and there is a lot of history here, i think this is very dangerous issue for the president and hi

>> bret: david spunt at the justice department. david, thanks. tonight the chair of former president trump's 2017 inaugural committee is facing charges that he and others conspired to influence foreign policy positions to benefit the united arab emirates. thomas joseph barrick was among three men charged in new york federal court with trying to influence foreign policy while mr. trump was a candidate running in 2016 and later while he was president. barrick was due to make an initial appearance in federal court in southern california. his attorney says he will plead not guilty. up next, russia shows off a potentially game changing new weapon. we will take a look. we will also have an interview with the opposition feared belarus. first, here's what some of our some our fox affiliates are covering around the country. fox 11 in los angeles harvey weinstein is in county custody awaiting a second trial. is he facing 11 sexual assault charges based on accusations from five women. weinstein was extradited to california from new york where he is currentl

arthel: david spunt, thank you, david. owe urging -- pompeo urging iranian dissidents to, quote, keep up the fight against the country's regime during the largely virtual free iran world summit, a three-day international event organized by opposition leaders. benjamin hall has the details. >> reporter: what we have seen today is part of a three-day online show of force across the world calling for the downfall of the iranian regime organized by the iranian opposition movement, the ncri. the summit connected tens of thousands of people in 105 countries all directed from their base in albania. there were physical rallies in 17 european cities. a bipartisan group of key u.s. lawmakers, including kevin mccarthy, senators menendez, cruz, ruin joe booker, all -- rubio and booker all spoke. >> you can really see the effects of the last years in this past week's election. ever more desperate. the fraud had to be increased, and the iranian people know this. as does the ayatollah. since 1979 every election in iran has served only to

david spunt reports, the launching a strike force against illegal guns. first, lucas tomlinson on the file out now. the situation at our nation's capital. what is going on there, lucas? good morning. >> d.c.'s mayor, they wanted to spend less money on police, now many people in the nation's capital are asking, where are the police? witnesses described a war zone last night. two men were wounded when 20-30 shots rang out at eight: 20:00 p.m. last night next to packed restaurants. many people dining on the street thanks to covid protocols. d.c. police described the suspect as a black male wearing a lime green yellow-hooded sweater fleeing in a black honda civic lasting eastbound towards s street. they were seen hopping in a getaway car. mayor muriel bowser spoke to reporters last night. >> i'm outraged, the chief's outrage, the community should be outraged. what we saw tonight, and unfortunately what we saw over the last several days, is an illegal firearm brazenly used on d.c. streets. >> the shooting comes just days after shooting outside the baseball par

david spunt is live in washington with more. >> if you want to travel home today and watching this on tv right now experts say do it as soon as possible. americans are always known to procrastinate when it comes to traveling. officials believe the busiest time for travel whether on the roads or whether in the air, even trains will be between 6:00 p.m. and midnight tonight. so you have a few hours to go. aaa of course has been tracking this for years. they say that traffic will be considerable today possibly tomorrow. this is despite rising gas prices and don't forget those expensive airline tickets. 47 million people are traveling, popular term used to describe this weekend travel you've seen it online over the past few days revenge travel. >> americans are not really taking that into account for their trips. they have pent up demand for travel and they're hitting the road. >> people have been stuck inside and socially distanced for the past 15, 16 months and they want to get out and celebrate. a chance to see family and friends. 157 million adults are fully vaccinated and why travel

first, to david spunt at the white house. david? >> good afternoon. to become president. now the oldest president in history is courting millennials and gen z. you mentioned olivia rodrigo. she walked through the west wing doors. she was here to record a video about the importance of getting vaccinated. this is an aim by the white house to reach the younger demographic. anyone 12 and older eligible to get the vaccine. here's a video posted by the white house social media channel. >> let's get vaccinated! >> also appearing in the ad campaign with the president and olivia, dr. an though -- dr. fauci. he says he wants more mandates on a local level. >> there should be more mandates. we're talking about life and death situation. we have lost 600,000 americans already. we're still losing more people is. there's been four million deaths worldwide. this is serious business. >> for those that argue that vaccines have become political and choosing republicans not want to take a vaccine, look at the republican leaders of the house and senate. leader kevin mccar

neil: david spunt, thank you.ars ago. good luck finding insurance right now as they face maybe wildfires that could be even more damaging. the very latest from lydia hu in napa valley, california, with more. lydia. >> reporter: hey, neil if. we are at a vineyard where this particular winery used to pay about $200,000 to insure all of it property and equipment. now it's paying about $800,000 for only 20% of that same coverage. a major wildfire torched this area last year just next to the grapevines, that that fire destroyed about 6,000 vines that would have produced about a million dollars worth of wine. the total estimated claims from all the california wildfires for the wineries is believed to be around $3.7 billion last year, so this winery says they're relieved to have any insurance coverage for this year. >> you start to get very nervous, a lot of sleepless nights. one of the other things that is incumbent in those discussions is talking with lenders, you know? wineries, it's a capital-intensive business that

david spunt following it all closely right now, joins us from washington. hey, david.d if president biden has spoken directly to these texas democrat s just a little while ago in the briefing room behind me, she said that they have not been as you mentioned those texas democrats are still here in washington. republican texas governor greg abbott has said he be seeing that they be arrested when they get back to texas whether that's true or not we'll have to see. yesterday, the group met with senate majority leader chuck schumer, you can see from these pictures later yesterday, they met with vice president kamala harris. both of them support this plan to temporarily leave the lone star state to block what they are calling a restrictive voting law. >> show that these texas legislators these brave people visiting us here in d.c. are on the right side, and history will show that the texas governor are on the wrong side. reporter: republicans have no official plans to meet with these texas lawmakers. they're calling trip from austin to washington on a charter plane , on a bu

for that case got delayed a period at david spunt live at the justice department and this is exactly it has so many people upset, her family says that a 6-year-old niyah courtney left her family and friends and loved being in school. she tragically died as you mentioned as part of that drive-by shooting. the suspect in this case is a 22-year-old maryland man and he is charged with second-degree murder in his name is mark tuan hargraves. he was picked up in a d.c. apartment this week and we pulled his rap sheet and found an armed carjacking on his record from june 2020. a couple of hours ago i spoke to his attorney from that specific case and that attorney tells me the carjacking charge was dropped due to lack of evidence. instead was charged with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and charged with a gun in that vehicle. at last year they judge allowed him to be released on bond and more than a year later, authorities say while he was out on bond he pulled the trigger and killed niyah courtney. d.c. police chief robert conti says her father may have been a target and he has known dru

is it the officials in charge in david spunt with the news in washington, d.c. david. >> these are just two instances of a long-growing list of crime problems out of our nation's capital. a $60,000 reward being offered for information for the person who killed the 6-year-old girl. and talk about the shooting at national park saturday evening. authorities hoping money talks. a $10,000 reward leading to information to those suspects. this happened about 9:30 p.m. halfway through the sixth inning saturday evening. people were enjoying the nationals padres game saturday night. when they heard the shooting many people read to the dugouts to take some sort of cover. we're told that victims are expected to be okay. we also know, harris, this shooting happened about three miles away just after the 6-year-old girl was killed. her grandmother talked about that shaongt and the fact she was shot and killed while police were on the scene. she showed up quickly after the first of several shots were fired. >> they were there, the police were present and i feel like if they were

david spunt is live at the justice department.e last week in a way that would make these cases seem like they're going to lose ultimately in court? all right, that was a great question. [laughs] i could answer my question. bill, i think they are going to be found unconstitutional. that's my theory. >> bill: this all comes cable, by the way. that's a pure example of covid cable. we will get back to david in a moment. the news out of florida now, they announced that just a moment ago. but the demolition of that building over the week it was important, you would think. to take that down and risk for continued recovery effort there, but they had to remove the building in order to get that process moving quicker, believe it or not. >> dana: and so they can go in areas they had been able to search before. >> bill: back to david spunt and a lot more in a moment. the suspect in the killing of danny smith, two boys, and their ages are stunning. one is 10, one is 8. how are prosecutors going to handle this case? >> dana: as we mentioned, tr

david spunt is live with more. what is this about?nship with tom brock. the defendants repeatedly capitalized on his friendships and high campaign officials to advance the policy goals of foreign government without disclosing their true allegiances. we're looking at this right now, continuing -- this probably came up ten minutes ago. it says that barack and two other defendants took numerous steps in the united states to advance the interests of the united arab emirates. he praised the uae to be used in a speech that was used by donald trump about u.s. energy policy in may 2016. it's about 46 pages long, member -- mentioned several people. the inaugural fund is not a target of this. we'll continue to look through this paperwork as we see it. >> david spunt live at the justice department. we take in this brand new information. private equity investor, serves as chairman of the inaugural fund. we learn more, the official statement is out. the documents are unsealed. >> one of the things that they're being charged with is barack and his

we begin with david spunt with the latest. >> the white house not happy about these numbers obviouslywhen you look at them year to year making tremendous gains there. these are preliminary numbers, not the final numbers. states are still tallying up the numbers and the numbers will only increase. president biden announced he wants to have a new drug czar in place with the margins razor thin in the u.s. senate it is sometimes difficult to get people confirmed. newly released data shows the alarming truth, 93,000, 30% this at a time when the country was in the midst of a once in a century pandemic. over the past year in the el paso sector of texas, officials seized 41 pounds of fentanyl compared to just 1 pound in all of 2018. a 4,000% increase. border states like texas, arizona, and new mexico are transport hubs. the drugs make their way north to states like west virginia where numbers continue to disappoint health officials. >> drugs are flooding across our border. if you saw the statistics that were announced today, the amount of deaths from overdoses went up over 29% last year. in m

david spunt at the white house. thanks.his idea of sending people out door knocking. last night there was talk about who are these people and do they represent healthcare providers or clergy or do they represent political interest groups. >> sandra: fair enough. when it comes to the idea of misinformation, misinformation on the internet and elsewhere is a big problem when it comes to medical misinformation. that seems to be what the white house is trying to tackle. vaccinations are so important to get. the real message needs to get out there on who is safe for you to get the vaccine, what members of your family and so on. so we'll see what they're able to do on that. all right, john. are texas democrats trying to have it both ways after fleeing the state to block republicans for moving on a voting law? and florida senator marco rubio issuing a dire warning to the biden administration on cuba. calling on the white house hand the state department to take action. why rubio's concerned about a horrific bloodbath in cuba. he wil

first, to david spunt reporting live from washington. he has the very latest. hi, david. >> hi, sandra. big story. democrats are looking at the temporary burden of millions of americans as temporary. they believe this is a marathon, not a print and ultimately the higher spending will help more americans than hurt them. citing a private white house poll, democratic lawmakers are encouraged to focus on how the president's $3 trillion infrastructure plan helps working families by lowering costs and getting people back to work or maybe helping the economy. the consumer price index measures what people pay for goods increased 5% from a year ago. the president is counting on a bipartisan infrastructure plan to help the economy. continues are continue to see inflation and the issue is the democrats in congress is reckless and ultimately increased spending will hurt where it counts at the grocery stores and at the gas pumps. inflation is at the highest in the past 13 years. economists are concerned it won't just disappear in the next few weeks or months. the ultimate me

david spunt in chicago.nson is in the district tonight with our top story. good evening, lucas. >> good evening, bret. all is calm here on the corner of 14th. different story here last night

david spunt just sat down with kim fox a short time ago in chicago. david? >> hi, martha. the story here. david brunt, the superintendent, has his hands full. he seeds he needs more help from fox's offers. >> we have strong, strong advocacy in the courts for offenders. very little for victims. >> martha, wednesday night alone, three people were killed including a 14-year-old boy. 17 others were shot over the weekend. 11 people were killed, 45 others were wounded in shootings across the city. another man died from the violence. kim fox, the top prosecutor, says the finger pointing by the police superintendent and mayor lightfoot is just not helpful. she does admit having a backlog of 35,000 felony cases. that's because of covid that have yet to be heard. she's proposed dropping nonviolent crimes like drug offenses and shoplifting. two hours ago, she said she's open to a proposal from anthony napolitano to shift the nonviolent cases to the city to have them handle it. listen. >> the fact of the matter is that chicago is half of our population of the 5.4 million. they drive m

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that is taking place in dozens of major cities across the country, murder rates up 30% in some, david spunt has more from washington. >> authorities in washington, d.c. want people to feel safe but no question it's been difficult with the recent stream of continued violence, thursday night patrons were enjoying dinner a mile from the white house when shots were fired outside of a popular restaurant, many innocent people caught in the middle of the gunfire, d.c. police chief says he needs more boots on the ground in the court system needs to work more in the favorable enforcement. chicago, another large city with the crime problem backed up by 35000 felony cases. right now the states attorney for cook county handles the county and the city of chicago i was in chicago thursday and friday and i sat down with kim fox she is a top prosecutor or state attorney for the five plus million people in cook county it is the second largest county in the country there is a proposal by local leaders in chicago to move the nonviolent crime to a city court. >> the fact of the matter we have an unrelenting gu

correspondent david spunt has more on that tonight from the justice department. >> the prayers of thenswered. >> a piece of positive news from d.c. police chief robert contee announcing the arrest of a 22-year-old maryland man in the death of 6-year-old nyiah courtney. a little girl caught in a drive by shooting while riding her scooter. the arrest announced as the nation's capitol continues to see increased crime and unrelenting criminals. d.c. police typically trains 250 new officers each year. this year -- >> we had just 42 new hires. >> d.c. mayor mural bowser announced today she is sending $11 million in extra funds to hire more than 150 officers over the next two years. in the midst of a crime crisis, pummeling cities from los angeles to chicago to washington, d.c., a prominent progressive voice in congress said this. >> i want to abolish our car seller system that's designed to trap black and brown men. >> the white house distancing president biden from the comments. then senator joe biden supported the 1994 crime bill calling for tougher prison sentences. 25 years later his po

david spunt kicks off our coverage tonight with more on the finger pointing between lawmakers and police

david spunt reports tonight on new protests here in washington. >> july 26th is the day the communistuba celebrates 1959 revolution. today also as you mentioned continues of thousands of cuban americans not just in washington but around the country took to the streets hoping that regime comes to an end and soon. [chanting] >> once again cuban americans brought their concerns about the situation in their home country to lafayette park across the street from the white house hoping to get the attention of the president himself. we spoke to one man who fled cuba as a little boy. >> the cuban people need help, we need an intervention are l. will we are here to let him know we are fighting for our freedom. >> down to the cuban embassy another way to mark this july 26th. i call upon the president and the white house to support the people of cuba and not the castro regime. [cheers and applause] we need maximum pressure campaign on the regime. >> white house is under pressure from republicans and democrats to try to restore the internet in cuba communist regime cut off all internet ties to kee

first, let's go to david spunt, live in washington, with how the feds are trying to tackle crime in our cities. >> reporter: crime is a serious problem, not here in washington, d.c. only but in other cities big and small across the united states. the justice department, the attorney general merrick garland announced on thursday a strike force to combat drug trafficking in the united states, to help curb the problems. still, authorities on a local and federal level feel a bit overwhelmed because of the rise in crime. case in point, washington, d.c. as you mentioned and the shooting that happened outside a district of columbia restaurant thursday night when patrons were just enjoying dinner. it happened about a mile from the white house for perspective and many innocent people were caught in the middle of gunfire. >> i'm mad as hell about this and i hope y'all are too. we want to help people. yes, we should. but you can not coddle violent criminals. you can not. >> reporter: d.c. police chief angry there, he said more boots on the ground are needed and the court system needs to work more

rachel: david spunt joins us live from washington with the latest. david?terday, president biden said americans can celebrate independence from covid-19. listen. >> 245 years ago, we declared our independence from a distance , today we're closer than ever, to declaring our independence from a deadly virus >> last night on the south lawn of the white house, the president and first lady held a barbecue with more than 1,000 military personnel and essential workers to thank them for their service. the white house increasingly focused on this delta variant hitting several western and southern states particularly hard. some of those states include california, missouri, arkansas, nevada, colorado, and utah. republican governor jim justice from west virginia not someone who sees eye to eye with the biden administration on many things but he's made it a point to say the vaccine is not political, he's encouraging west virginia and all americans to consider getting a vaccine, especially with this delta variant. >> what would put him over the edge is an awful lot of pe

david spunt joins us live from the white house with more. me of this administration. the question what can be done on a federal level when the margins are razor thin at the u.s. capitol here in washington, d.c. president biden, while the texas democrats were here meeting with officials yesterday, he was in philadelphia just a few hundred yards from independence hall, the birthplace of the declaration of independence and the u.s. constitution. the president made it clear he wants to see protections, federal protections for all voters, fans of his or not. >> there's an unfolding assault taking place in america today, an attempt to suppress and subvert the right to vote in fair and free elections. >> as the president laid out his argument in pennsylvania, democrats from the state legislature in austin, texas, arrived in washington after walking off the job there. where the legislature was set to pass a new voting law endorsed by governor greg abbott that law cannot pass now without the democrats physically being in the chamber. they gathered out

steve: david spunt.ned the executive order and said we're doing away with this wall and yesterday president trump said this wall all of the supplies you always talk about this they are rotting and rusting right there. we've already paid for them. he said i just needed a few more months and this wall would have been complete. he said we never had it better, and now we've never had it worse , but back to the wall that governor abbott is building. he's spending $1 billion, texas legislation already said okay to that. they've acquired the land and they are clearing out the land and going to put up the border wall. steve: don't be surprised if the federal government sues them to stop them from doing it. ainsley: that would not surprise me. steve: actually in addition to the governor, there were a number of lawmakers, congressmen , one from texas, one from indiana, who also toured the border with former president yesterday. ainsley talked to them. here is a little bit about how they describe what's going on do

rachel: david spunt joins us live from the national mall at the white house prepares for tonight's 4thly celebration. david? reporter: happy independence day to you three. real quick before we get back to the declaration of independence, i'm looking at the building where it is housed, the national archives here in washington, d.c., the special place holding the declaration and constitution. president biden and the first lady dr. jill biden will hold a barbecue on the south lawn to honor 1000 first-responders, essential workers, those really on the front lines of covid-19. it will be a celebration from the virus. a celebration from that but the white house is not going to be meeting its goal of getting at least 70% of americans with at least one shot of the vaccine. that was the goal of the white house. they're going to be missing it by a few weeks. yesterday president biden as you mentioned visited michigan to taught infrastructure, the bipartisan deal made by congress. he visited a fruit farm. you mentioned cherries and cherry pie. he stopped for some of his favorite ice cream. with a