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george mitchell delayed recess for more than three weeks to work on healthcare reform and a crime billion. that attempt at a healthcare billion failed. >> what this rainy weather is delaying is the sunshine at least permanently. and no humidity. hopefully there's some reprieve in the week ahead there is. we're going to get a break actually after tomple you have to hang on for another day and try to stay cool. pump up the ac and all those things. we had a lot of heavy today it's been mainly rain. there have been some storms but the rain has caused some flood issues in some of our neighborhoods, but we're still talking a chance of storms tonight. things are going to look calm on radar, but that could be very short lived before the night is over. we're talk ing back into the 90s and cooler and comfortable by mid week. that's going to be so welcome as we get some cooler air and a break-in our humidity in here. unsettled once again. we're going to turn the clock around again by the time we get to late week. we had some pretty heavy rainfall that has moved through. it's heading straight up the

then majority leader george mitchell delayed recess by more than three weeks to work on healthcare reform a crime billion. that attempted healthcare reform failed. in washington, i'm ellison barber, fox news. >> could folks in sand disaig oh are getting quite a treat this weekend. they're getting a chance to ships. the gabrielle giffords. the ship was named after former congressman gabrielle giffords who survived an assassination attempt six years ago. president trump will hit the road again this week. set to make a stop in ohio. fox's jackie ibanez has that story and more n in a look at the week ahead. sunday, the week kicks off with national parents day. today we show appreciation to parents as role models, teachers and protectors. established in 1994 people will be observing the day by spending quality time with mom and dad. grab some lime and fresh salt because monies national that quill a day derived from the blue a degenerative a plant. many will celebrate the day by ensuring a refreshing marring grit a. president trump is set to hold a rally in youngs town ohio. the president is ex

then majority leader george mitchell delayed recess by more than three weeks to work on health care reform and a crime bill. that attempt failed. in washington i'm ellison barber fox news. >>> thousands of americans are asking lawmakers to reject the gop's health care plan. with 7,000 to find a letter asking them to redact the plan calling it immoral and contrary to the teachings of the catholic faith. the opposition is being led by sister simone campbell who advocated to the past for the affordable care act back in 2010. they criticize the sisters in the past for their activism. >>> police are investigating a shooting in san francisco sunny dale neighborhood that sent two people to the hospital last night. officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 100 block of glides dale. two people were taken to the hospital. no other information is available at this time and no word on whether police have any suspects. >>> police are searching for seven people suspected of gang raping a woman in east oakland friday night. the attack was reported at 10:00 p.m. on 83rd avenue near new highland

senate majority leader delayed the august recess this long, it was 1994, then majority leader george mitchell delayed recess by more than three weeks to work on healthcare reform and a crime bill. that attempt at healthcare reform failed. arthel? arthel: thanks ellison. eric: it is the tragic reality of human trafficking and the result of what officials say is an apparent smuggling operation of undocumented immigrants that has costs so far at least nine lives. a tractor trailer was packed with helpless migrants. it was discovered in the parking lot of a san antonio wal-mart. they had no water. they had no air-conditioning for that human cargo inside. there was oppressive triple digit texas heat. two of the people pulled from that tractor trailer have died in the hospital, we're told. the other 28 have survived. they were pulled from the truck and are still in the hospital. some of them, though in grave condition at this hour. will carr has more on this horrific story. hi, will. reporter: eric, authorities are saying the inside of that trailer was a scorching oven over 150 degrees and if they

following his nomination by president clinton, senator george mitchell chaired the -- that produce the good friday agreement of 1998. it ended years of bloodshed, but a crisis in northern ireland has prevented the formation of government since january. since january, the democratic anybody's have been a difficult talks to form a new government. the june election in the u.k. has resulted in prime minister mays conservative party forming a coalition with the democratic union's party. was the only party in northern ireland that oppose the good friday agreement. although its founder ultimately agreed to a government which she served as first minister. the prime minister mays coalition was formed with the dep and particularly troubling because the british government is the guarantor of that. so, all of these factors raise serious concerns. especially since the northern irish voted overwhelmingly against brexit even as there is a goal set by prime minister me that she wants a hard brexit which causes problems potentially northern ireland. could you talk about that issue and how you would rep

following his nomination by president clinton, senator george mitchell chaired the party negotiations that ultimately produced the good friday agreement of 1998, it ended years of bloodshed but a crisis in northern island -- northern ireland has presented the formation of a government there. since january the democratic unionist party has been in form alt talks to new government. -- election has resulted they were the only party in northern ireland that opposed the agreement. minister's coalition dup.ormed with the it is troubling because of the british government is at the guarantor of the good friday agreement. all of these factors raise serious concerns, especially since the northern irish voted overwhelmingly against brexit. even as there is a goal set by prime minister may that she wants a hard brexit. could you talk about that issue and how you would represent the united states? >> senator, i thank you for that very complicated question. because, it's a, it reflects the complications of what's happening in northern ireland and its relation to both the u.s. and the uk. the good f

following his nomination by president clinton, senator george mitchell chaired the all-party negotiations that ultimately produced the good friday agreement of 1998. it ended years of bloodshed but a crisis in northern ireland prevented the formation of a government there since january. when martin mcginness resigned as deputy minister two months before he died. since january sinn fein and the other party have been in talks to form another government. the june election in the uk resulted in prime minister may's conservative party forming a co a ligs with -- -- although its founder, ian paisley, ultimately agreed to a government in which he served as first minister and mcginness served as deputy first minister, the prime minister's -- may's coalition was. ed with the dup and particularly troubling because the british government is the guarantor of the good friday agreement and is responsible for mediating the political crisis in belfast. so, all of these factors raise serious concerns, especially since the northern irish voted overwhelmingly against brexit. now, even as there is a goal set

reports today, denied by mr mitchell, apparently told other tory mps that mrs may was dead in the water, echoing what georgeaid after the election. totally u n — osborne said after the election. totally un— suppressed glee, actually. it is interesting that so many cabinet ministers are openly questioning her policies. boris johnson saying that they must lift the cap on public service pay. johnson saying that they must lift the cap on public service paylj just wanted to say that there is this talk of this sort of thing and how it could all change before the autumn meeting, before the autumn conference. but then you have david liddington in this saying that it is all too much sun and too much press echo. —— prosecco. all too much sun and too much press echo. -- prosecco. the only thing in her favour is a terrible job and thatis her favour is a terrible job and that is why borisjohnson nor david davis have openly campaigned against her. they do not want the job at the mosman. what is this manoeuvring they keep on talking about? that is gossip that goes on in all political parties. nobody has come out and said

mitchell, welcome. also laura rosenberger, who served in the state department under president george w. bush and the national security council under president obama and douglas brinkley, presidential historian. welcome to all of you. douglas, to you first. what's your assessment of president trump's tone and tenor today? >> i was surprised that he spoke like this on foreign soil, basically. continuing an assault on the media, but the very fact that he's kind of backing away from the idea that all of our intelligence agencies know that russia did, indeed, interfere with the 2016 presidential election, it struck me as very odd. it was going to be strange already, brooke, tomorrow, that if trump didn't raise 2016 elections with putin, but to kind of do a preamble and turning back to his sort of quasi- disbelief that they did it, i thought, was a wrong note and kind of reckless and it tells you there's something going on between trump and putin that most people don't understand. >> mitchell, same question to you. what did you think? >> i think the president's tweets demonstrate his frustrat

a senator who wrote home to his wife, senator mitchell, in the lead-up to the election of 1808 who pointed out what a great advantage madison had over george clinton because dolly was entertaining everyone. >> sure. was there anything about their marriage -- it's truly the odd couple when you look at them. in every single way. was there -- but i think that they had a very strong and productive marriage. anything about the marriage that you felt was particularly inspiring or interesting? >> well, the way it started. i mean it was, i think, in the beginning a marriage of convenience on dolly's part. i mean he fell head over heels. but i think she saw in him someone who would be a good support for her son, someone that would kind of provide that baseline level of sanity that all of us want in life. and there's a fascinating letter that she wrote to her sister on the day of her marriage and she said something of the order of i was married today, alas, alas. but she would not have written that, you know, five years later, three years later because it did become a love story. >> sure. there was a strain in the relationship and that was her son.