they don't at gettysburg either. that's the remarkable thing, that in all of the ineptitude and all of the in experience, what is sublime about these soldiers is that the stubbornness and consistency with which they did their duty. not because they love the. they were not some -- got a thrill out of killing to anything but. anything but. time and again on this battlefield what you see is people are shooting at each other one moment and 10 minutes later they're lifting of the with the other side and giving them a chance. the humanity of these soldiers is so manifest because really they are not professionals. but they were doing a job. they were performing a duty they felt they had been called to do. it was not a duty to do not want to do. they did not want to kill each other. they wanted the war to be over. they wanted peace to come, but they also wanted it to, honorably. and that sense of duty and honor is what kept them at their bloody task. and in its own way, looking back on it after these 150 years, still ennoble

next the director of civil war era studies at gettysburg college recounts the battle of gettysburg whichace between the union and confederate armies on july 1st to third, eighteen sixty-three and resulted in 50,000 casualties. this year marks the 150th anniversary of the conflict. [applause] >> thank you to all the members of the atlanta history center and to the trustees of the living selector fund for making this possible, making possible for me to visit again here in atlanta this beautiful joule of the city, what a pleasure it is to be here especially at the atlanta history center so devoted as it is to the study of the history of the city, the state of georgia and the united states. it is great to be back again. i wonder if we could have the lights down a bit because we have some pictures to see. looking back over 20 years, alexander stewart web declared that the battle of gettysburg was and is now throughout the world known to be the waterloo of the rebellion. certainly alex webb had the right to speak with authority about gettysburg. he was 26 when the civil war broke out in 1861 a

chip reid returns to gettysburg. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. 61 of the nation's best firefighters were overwhelmed yesterday as they defended the yar of yarnell, arizona. the unit known as the granite mountain hot shots was wined out except for one lone survivor. the yarnell fire has incinerated more than 700 homes in a town of 200 people northwest of phoenix. these are pictures of the granite mountain hot shots in may last year. hot shots are elite teams that meet arduous training and fitness standards, the equivalent of wildfire swat teams. this is chris mckenzie, one of the ban in the mountain men who was killed. his father was a firefighter, too. in prescott, mourners, including toby schultz, created a makeshift memorial on the fence line of the hot shots' fire station. we have two correspondents on this story. first, john blackstone in congress, arizona, for us tonight. john? >> reporter: scott, this fire has now burned across 13 square m

. >> reporter: gary rote has been a guy at gettysburg here for many years.t focuses on the experiences of one man, his great, great grandfather. >> not only one soldier, but his family, how he's rippled through time, how he's honored because he's a true here tro. >> reporter: sergeant patrick delacey served in the 133rd infantry. your great, great grandfather was firing across in pickett's charge. pickett's champ was a decisive battle of gettysburg with an estimated 6,000 killed or injured. it was a devastating defeat. you went your your entire life not knowing anything from gettysburg and what happened here. what changed that? >> it was a gift from my wife. not only does my ancestry have a detailed record which i had of what he did here, but i have the medal of honor which he was awarded. >> reporter: his great great grandfather lived to be 79 years old, shortly before he died he wrote about his experience in of gettysburg in the scranton truth. >> he gets the order to deploy in a skirmish array, the boys of that country raise a cheer and rush down the slop

chief washington correspondent james rosen is in gettysburg tonight. >> gettysburg is the greatest battlen american history, it ranked up there with the battle of yorktown which gave us independence, and d-day which destroyed hitler's germany. >> reporter: on one hand, an inspirational moment. it is a reminder of failure of democratic institutions to resolve things in a peaceful manner. a century and a half after guns and cannons fell silent, it is a monument to bravery and sacrifice, and testament to grim consequences of the war between the states, the four year struggle over slavery, pitted north against south, brother against brother. 165,000 soldiers, union and confederate descended on gettysburg. robert e. lee was feeling strong after a series of victories. 72 hours before the battle began, lincoln sacked his gun shy commander, replaced him with george gordon meed. it was designed to bring the war to a swift end after two years fighting on southern soil. >> the morning of july 1st, confederate infantry comes marching along, john buford's cavalry were spread over the area. initial eng

lori: i think one of the biggest debates in military history is who won the battle of gettysburg. it was really just the beginning of the end for the confederacy as both sides were wiped out with those casualties. so who won? >> i agree with that, the confederacy came up here for logistical reasons, they came up to strike fear and political advantage against the union forces in the united states of america with the failure of the battle to turn the tide and at the same time you have to understand along the mississippi that happened almost simultaneously so it was a double blow for the confederacy. it did hurt general lee tapley. the decisions of general in battle, the leadership, their use of recognizance, how they would ground to trim the outcome of this battle and he suffered immensely from it. lori: from a military perspective considering right now wee we're fighting wars, wrapping up wars, such a tough time, for our armed services, is there any way to contain two civilians what it is like to be fighting for your country? i am personally curious if you can shed some light on wh

a look at the battle of gettysburg 150 years later. we start this hour with the zimmerman trial which is in recess for the july 4th holiday. so far jurors have heard eight days of testimony, and when court resumes tomorrow there are hints the prosecution could wrap up its case. yesterday prosecutors focusing on demonstrating george zimmerman's knowledge of criminal justice by calling two of his former college professors to the stand. jurors also heard testimony from a dna analyst and a firearms expert. we've been reporting george zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he has pleaded not guilty. he contends it was self-defense. we have sarah from sanford, florida. sarah, this could be the final day the prosecution could rest. i guess the question is if they were to, is this right on time based on what a lot of people have been thinking? >> exactly, richard. we actually expected the state to rest wednesday. the judge indicated in court that they would be doing so, but testimony from those technical

when union and confederate soldiers met at gettysburg, p.a.d see how some folks are remembering one of the biggest turning points in american history. that's next. when you experience something great, you want to share it. with everyone. that's why more customers recommend verizon, america's largest 4g lte network. american express credit card, every purchase earns you 2% cash back, which is deposited in your fidelity account. is that it? actually... there's no annual fee and no limits on rewards. and with the fidelity cash management account debit card, you get reimbursed for all atm fees. is that it? oh, this guy, too. turn more of the money you spend into money you invest. it's everyday reinvesting for your personal economy. >> shepard: 150 years ago today, the start of one of the most epic battles in american history. the civil war battle of gettysburg began after confederate general robert e. lee staged a bold invasion of the north in pennsylvania. heavy fighting raged for three days. nearly 8,000 troops died on the two sides. although th

jeff, what do you think is the most untold story about gettysburg?ust want to mention to our viewers we'll see some of the folks that are at gettysburg right now that are reenacting some of the battles when we show some of the video. what about the untold stories? >> i think one of the most remark anal stories that i came across, gettysburg has been covered in books and in movies for so long that we are all fairly familiar with it, but what i found interesting was the role that women played at gettysburg. of course they weren't on the front lines, but there were about the time a quarter of a million women in the united states working for the sanitary commission, the christian commission, a number of support programs providing medical supplies, food, clothing, and support for the wounded soldiers. these were -- this was aid that was not available through the u.s. m so it was very valuable and very life-saving for a lot of the soldiers who might not have survived otherwise. jenna: a that is fascinating. i hadn't heard that either. thank you for sharing

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. >>> thousands gathering in pennsylvania to mark the battle of gettysburg. the three day battle began today a long time ago july 1st and is considered a turning point in the civil war. it left more than 7,000 soldiers dead. americans from all over the country gathering in gettysburg each year to re-enact that fierce battle. >> to walk the grounds, smell the smells, stand in the heat and the bites of the bugs and get just a little taste of what those men went through in those terrible times. >> there is a sacrifice. this is what it's about right here. this is what has preserved our freedoms. >> and we'll be live from gettysburg this morning starting at 6:30. and that is your five at 5:00. >>> stories that you can bank on this morning. a big jobs report coming this week. and if you have a student loan, what you need to know this morning that will affect your wallet. fox business network has your top stories. lauren. >> good morning. welcome, everybody, to the second half of 2013. the first half, pretty good except for a setback in june. still your investments

gettysburg is probably the most famous battle of the american civil war. that is largest poll today. ofre are many millions people coming every year. 60 germans have come over. it definitely has a worldwide draw. it was a very emotional battle for many people. most tubal bring up the issue of slavery. it is not simple to say it is all about slavery. there are so many different angles about why semi-people fought. itput it in simple terms, is brother against brother, literally, fighting for what believe their rights are. it is the strong emotional war. there's roughly 53,000 casualties. there are are missing and wounded. it is pretty enormous. it was extremely bloody. there's three days of fighting. those wounded on the first they were up there in the heat, no one to take care of them. if they were lucky they got to stay in the hospital. it was pretty horrific. today means so much for so many different oh. is shaped what america is today. it is a founding element of what america is today. >> one modern technology on the anniversary gettysburg. he had to thi

james rosen good to have you out in gettysburg.the president was just commenting on the nsa case and also the tragic deaths of 19 elite firefighters in arizona. we'll have the details on what he said right after the break. bill: a couple of quick headlines for this news conference the president is having now in tanzania. he says the u.s. has had high level discussions with russia on the extradition of edward snowden. also with regard to the nsa story that broke overnight he said he is willing to provide all information that european allies want regarding the spying allegations. the president of germany was not happy about this and she was just with the president last week. now with regard to the story in arizona, 19 dead firefighters, the president expressed his remorse on that a moment ago. >> obviously the news is heartbreaking, and our thoughts and prayers go out to the families of the brave firefighters who were out there. this is one more moreno reminder of the fact that our first responders put their lives on the line every s

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on a private farm five miles from downtown gettysburg reenactors fired real canon balls to demonstrate a real understanding of how the high trajectory could by pass walls. the national parks service calls them living historians. many saw it as a once in a lifetime opportunity. >> it makes my heart quiver. my great great great grandfather was a captain for the rifles. i just didn't want to miss this experience. >> reporter: as 10,000 of them gathered on this field today it was not hard to block out the spectators to imagine what a real civil war battle might have looked like, to see what famed photographer matthew brady might have seen. if some of the falls seemed staged, the lack of blood, reenactors made up for it. soldiers that meant heavy wool uniforms on hot days. some forced to sacrifice the thrill of mock battle to play dead. a few showing bloat from decomposition. ladies in costume show getting dressed in 1863 was no simple matter. >> she would have bloomers on and would put a slip on and then socks and shoes. she would put a corset and maybe a hoop and one or two slips over tha

. >> on this day in history, 150 years ago the battle of gettysburg came to an end.nsidered a turning point in the civil war that saw brother fighting against brother. >> but it was not just men that were critical to the battle. women had significant roles themselves. anna kooiman has more on that. >> good morning, ladies. the battle of gettysburg gave the north inspiration and confidence to win the civil war and there are many unsung heroes. thousands of living historians are in pennsylvania showing us how important women were in shaping our history. unions and confederates reenactors are in the middle of picketsburg. in 1863, 10,000 civil war actors are marking the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg, most of them men as that's who fought in combat. historians do however say a few women disguised themselves as men to enlist in the fight. but mostly the women would keep watch over the home while the men were away. what role did women play? >> they played mostly support roles. they helped like cooking or laundry. >> aside from organizing societies to bake b

finally a look back on the 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburg with scholar harold holzer. there's fireworks everywhere this independence day weekend and this is "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, "face the nation" with bob schieffer. captioning sponsored by cbs >> garrett: good morning again. we start in san francisco where just before noon yesterday asian that air flight 214, a boeing 777 with 307 passengers on board crashed as it was landing from seoul, south korea. two passengers died and more unanimous 100 are still in local hospitals. deborah hersman is the chair of the national transportation safety board and joins us from san francisco. deborah, you've recovered the flight data recorders, the so-called black boxes. what will you be looking at first? >> well s the black boxes are really important to our investigators. the cockpit voice recorder can give us insight into what's going on with the crew in the cockpit. the flight data recorders can give us insight into what's maping with the aircraft. so those are important for us

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it was the decisive battle on the third and final day of gettysburg. across a mile-long field. after less than an hour survivors retreated in defeat. in re-enactment and in photos taken after the event, bodies littered the battlefield. >> the battlefield was the turning point of the war. had the north lost here at gettysburg it's possible lee might have gone into baltimore and philadelphia and the whole tone of the war might have changed. >> reporter: on sunday the 150th anniversary of the gettysburg was re-enacted on the battlefield. chase adkins sang the national an anthem. many gathered and shopped in the shops and posed for pictures. after dark there was a candlelight ceremony to the senn tear where many are buried the same senn tear where abraham lincoln delivered the gettysburg address. goodwin wrote "team of rivals," the boom that the movie is based on. >> the battle would be special in the south but the fact that he wrote and delivered that extraordinary address. that's what gives this place meaning. >> reporter: goodwin says the most striking

doug mckelway live for us in gettysburg tonight.u know what made this thing so truly unique watt fact that we saw this commemoration today on the actual sight of pickets charge. that's unheard of at least in modern times. furthermore for the first time the public was able to march with the confederate attack it didn't look you a that authentic because you had the soldiers with their woolen garb walking side by side with people in flip-flops and hawaiian shirts. for participants and civil war buffs here the thousands of them it was a chance to retrace the actual footsteps of the men who fought here literally to the day 150 years agod. >> it's not inconceivable when you have people 8 to 10,000 people dying throughout the area. it's quite possible that there are still some who lie in place. and for that reason, that's why we insist on and i think everybody respects this hallowed ground. this is, in many ways still a live and active cemetery. >> and it is proof of that when all the people cleared out here late this afternoon, early this

the battle of gettysburg.000 troops died between the two sides, and while the civil war continued for two more years after this battle, a lot of historians consider gettysburg the battle that turned the tide and saved the nation. doug, they're fire something real weapons out there. >> they are. the vast majority of weapons are shooting blanks, obviously, but we did get a chance to see a real live fire demonstration of civil war era mortars a little while ago. we're talking real gunpowder, real mortars, real cannonballs. it was uncanny how accurate they were. gave you a tremendous appreciation of the high trajectory of these things and how they can traverse walls. the park service calls those who do this reenactments living historians and most of them are thrilled be reliving this part of american history. >> my great grandfather was a captain for the texas rifles, and just didn't want to miss this experience. >> that guy came all the way from texas. first time participant here. people are here literally from a

. >> you have a special coming up, gettysburg special. tell us about it. >> on next generation tv we went up to gettysburg. this is an incredible event. if it weren't for those three days of gettysburg would -- the battle was the greatest battle of the civil war and made sure that jefferson's word will live on. >> now to the nsa leaker ed snowden, threatening to release even more secrets. two former cia operate of wayne simmons who says this guy is doing nothing other than putting americans in danger. hough is it putting us in danger? >> look, we don't know yet, and i think this is one place we all can agree, we don't know yet what if any other intelligence he has. we don't know yet if he has truly endangered guys like me that are out in the field, or whether or not he has informed our enemies, like china, like the soviet union, and then, of course, disbursed from there. we don't know in what detail he has advised them of our new spying methods. so, i will tell you this. this is the thing that really bothers me more than anything, eric. i

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as many as 10,000 union and confederate soldiers died at gettysburg.'s reenabilitiment included stories of prisoners and those who were wounded in that turning point of the civil war. >>> in atlanta, an independence day tradition. the annual peachtree road race held in the rain today, but that didn't seem to be a problem for the runners. as many as 60,000 of them. three firefighters ran the 6.2 mile race in full 42-pound gear in honor of the 19 firefighters who died in that arizona wildfire this week. >>> here in new york, a july 4th tradition and a new world record at the nathan's hot dog eating championship. joey chestnut, nicknamed jaws for obvious reasons managed to stuff down 69 of them in ten minutes, one more than last year. it all added up to 20,000 calories and made him top dog for seven years in a row, another world record. among the women, sonya thomas, known as the black widow came in first after eating only 36 3/4 hot dogs. >>> we're back in a moment with a great american landmark open again tonight. >>> finally tonight, a new beginning fo

it did not have the strategic importance of gettysburg, but as david martin tells us, it was a turning point in american history. >> reporter: the battle of fort wagner, south carolina was a defeat for the union army but a galvanizing victory for freedom. the flag bearer for the 54th massachusetts regiment was an escaped slave named william carney. carl cruz is his great, great grand nephew. >> when i think of what sergeant carney did and the fact that duty was so important, even at a time when the country did not feel that he was a man, that was really pretty powerful. >> reporter: carney and hundreds of other african-americans enlisted in the 54th after president lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation. the men of the union's first black regiment went south to fight knowing if they were captured they could be sold back into slavery. >> they saw it as an opportunity to show that they were the same kind of patriot as everyone else that was fighting for their country. >> reporter: in the battle dramatized in the 1989 movie "glory" nearly half the 54th's 600 men were casualties. >>

let's start with the battle of gettysburg, but let's go for $600, please. all right. ben.hat is the medal of honor? yes. gettysburg, $800. kelly. on the second day, union general sickles unwisely advanced his troops. lucky for the north, general warren noticed the move, and the union quickly reoccupied the strategic hill called little this.

real quick on your book about gettysburg. bloodiest battle in american history fought on our own soil. and you -- there is a million books about gettysburg, colonel. >> yeah. >> bill: why should i buy your book? what's different about it. >> it will give you the human factor of what those men went through more accurately and better than others. it's a very good read. and thanks the american library association just yesterday gave it the boyd award for the best book of 2012. >> bill: good for you. it was the turning point of our nation as far as war is concerned. >> george mead saved the union. >> bill: absolutely. that george mead, man. nobody even knows who he is these days. colonel, thanks very much. watters world on deck. jesse talked to new york city cab drivers about immigration reform. this is great. wait until you hear about. this i will tell you about my trip to ireland last week up ahead. test. test. >> bill: back of the book segment toni he r >>bill: one of the reasons millions of people come to the u. s-fpl a. is b

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. >> 150 years after the battle of gettysburg this sunday morning we look at the remarkable haunting legacy of civil war photography. >> osgood: mark strassmann takes us aboard once was america's pride of the seas, rita braver follows senator's mark kirk's recovery from a stroke, and we will look at the man who brought forth the mouse and more. the 7th of july, 2013, investigators are arriving in san francisco to begin looking for clues into what caused the crash-landing of asiana flight 214 from seoul, south korea yesterday. >> the boeing 777 made a hard landing, losing its tail, sliding off the runway and catching fire. the three, of the 307 aboard two are confirmed dead. >> the rest of the survivors suffered lesser injuries or none aboard. >> fires burned in the canadian town of lac-megantic in quebec more than 24 hours after a run away freight train carrying crude oil derailed in the town center setting off a series of explosions. authorities have confirmed one death, but they say many people are still missing. egypt remains in chaos following the military's ouster of president m

battle reenactments took place in gettysburg all day long. people will visit the area through the 4th of july weekend to mark the milestone. more than five years surrounding the local anniversary, the local economy in adams county is expected to get a 2 billion-dollar boost from all those visitors. ♪ david: fed members came out in droves last week in effort to quell market fears about the tapering of on buying an excessive money printing but is this a job of a central banker? our next guest has quite a bit to say about this. we welcome senior fellow, for many years the firms chief economist. i have never seen a pr campaign like this by presidents of the fed, have you? >> it is pretty embarrassing on june 19 ben bernanke made for him a clear statement that under certain conditions it is time to bring qe to an end. the manipulation was going to end. it is hardly a shock. the fed panicked. we don't want rates to go up, he said. he dispatched his board members to plead with the marketá,&ñ toy please don't raise interest rates, we didn't mean it.

>>> marking 150 years since gettysburg, a turning point tomorrow. fox in gettysburg reporting on historic events. don't miss it. have a great week, everybody. go. tonight on huckabee, edward go. snowden is charged with espionage and called a traitor >>> tonight on huckabee. edward snowden has been charged with espionage and called a traitor. >> i am not scrambling jets to get a 29-year-old hacker. >> why is the rest of the world defying the leader of the free world? >> our enemies have absolutely no respect for us. >>> and the senate passes immigration reform. >> 40,000 border patrol agents, $4 billion of technology backing them up. 700 miles of fence completed. >> ice agents are not satisfied. their union leader explains why. plus the president wages war on coal. >> today i'm calling for end to public financing for new coal plants. >> coal workers are fighting back. ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. >> thank you. great audience here in new york. thanks so much for coming. welcome to huckabee from fox news studios in new york city. well,

live for us in gettysburg with more.the remarkable scene on a private farm 5 miles outside of gettysburg. this is a little bit like woodstock of civil war reenactment. behind me use of the 19th century setting. panning off to the right, you can see what a small portion of the crowd gathering. probably 13,000 reenactors along here. expecting to reenactments. another one at 6:00 p.m. continuing throughout the holiday weekend with all kinds of exhibits and demonstrations. a pretty remarkable thing with these reenactors. we spoke to one person yesterday, a guy talking about their commitment to this. >> would make a big deal today of honoring our vets. the vietnam vets. the grandkids are alive. we do that to honor their memory. to do honor to their memory we try to listen as closely to the conditions they lived and worked in. >reporter: keep in mind, these reenactors are dressed in wool to be authentic. we have to watch out. heather: that is what i was going to ask you, they thrive for authenticity in the way they look, their

gettysburg address.ou tliek recite that for us? >> yeah. >> jimmy: okay. go ahead. oh, he's going to stand. okay. i like that. >> four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. now we are engaged in a great civil war. a nation or any nation -- tell me when to stop. >> jimmy: just keep going. [ applause ] >> okay. i think -- it's too long. >> jimmy: it's too long? okay. maybe you'll be a tv producer when you grow up. >> yeah. >> jimmy: i feel like i'm in a peanuts cartoon right now. well, that was very good. you know, we actually have a gift for arden. what is our gift? guillermo has a special gift for you, arden. it is a lego build your own white house set. >> cool! >> jimmy: all right? thank you very much. very well done. very nice to meet you. you have my vote. arden hayes, everyone. we'll be right back with armie hammer. [ cheers and applause ] this summer... you're gonna need

what is happening in gettysburg. commemorating the battle there. getting the sense of what is happening 18 of 1. and all of the scenes going on. there at the time. and it was happening around the country. as it pertain today the slavery and other issues obviously during that time as well. fast forwarding about a hundred years. firing rain. a great book about the break up of the beatles and about the emergence of james taylor. and musical standpoint. what is happening politically at the time. we had woodstock 69. and political unrest. penn state and was what was happening there at the time. remarkable book. read ago book as well. the executioner. it is a book about the diary of an executioner from the 16th century. and earlier part of the 17th century. a little bit gory but interesting all the same. and executioner diary in germany. nuremberg. during that time. and the book i a am almost done deal with the devil a murder trial that took place. just as our country was at the starting and it was the trial of someone by the name of levi weeks from manh

chip reid returns to gettysburg.oning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley.

. >> jeff: tomorrow will mark 150 years since the battle of gettysburg.oday more than 100,000 people gathered to mark that pivotal battle, some reenacters. the battlefield and the men didn't look much different today than they did there 1863 when union forces turned away the confederates during three days of fierce fighting. the cost of a college education goes way up for many students tomorrow. interest rates on new federally subsidized stafford loans will double to 6.8% after congress failed to extend them. whether you need a loan or not, if you are headed to law school you may need to lower your employment expectations. here's carter evans. >> reporter: no matter how hard they study, half of these law students may not find a job as a full-time lawyer. >> there are too many law schools there are too many law students there are too many lawyers. >> reporter: frank woo is the dean of the university of california hastings in san francisco. >> i can't believe i'm hearing this from you. >> reporter: we need lawyers. we just don't need that many. >> reporter:

lori: as we head to break live pictures from gettysburg, pennsylvania.s under way to mark the first shot in the battle of gettysburg which was 150 years ago today. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: i'm jo ling kent with your fox busiiess brief. shares of onyx pharmaceuticals climbing more than 50 percent after the drug giant turned down a buyout from amgen. the unsolicited bid of $140 per share significantly added value. it is still considering selling itself. stocks of newly separated company's 21st century fox are moving just in the opposite direction. twenty-first entry fox is the parent company of the fox business network. and barclays research predicts student loans that will cost taxpayers $100 billion over the next seven years. a sharp contrast from the congressional budget office estimate that the student loan program will actually bring in profits of $150 billion. congress went on july 4th week without addressing today's deadline. does the latest from the fox business network, giving you the power to prosper. lori: how much you willing to pay for the convenience

and this week, it is the 150 th anniversary of the gettysburg address. >> four score, liberty and dedicatedosition that all men are created equal. now we are engaged in a great civil war -- hey, tell me when to stop. [ cheers and applause ] >> i think -- >> jimmy: that is good. >> it is too long. >> jimmy: it is too long? okay? maybe you will be a tv producer when you grow up. i feel like i'm in a peanuts cartoon right now. well, that was very good. you know, we actually have a gift for arreden, guillermo has special gift for arden, it is your very own lego build your own white house set. thank you very much. arden hayes, everyone, we'll be right back with armie hammer. the first time i saw a sony 4k tv, it was like opening my eyes. it's four times the detail of hd. colors become richer. details become clearer. which for a filmmaker, changes everything. because now there are no more barriers between the world that i see and the ones i can show you. the sony 4k ultra hd tv. scootch. scoot over, please. you scoot over. [ orbit girl ] don't let food hang around. [ trumpet alert! ding! ] clean

born and raised in gettysburg of the mason-dixon line and just to show you how he still has geographical confusion, he claims he is very much a southerner. [laughter] >> q davis associate professor, author of the making of james agee out in 2008 and editor of a new style of the addition of "now let us praise famous men" that will be coming down next year i believe. currently he is working on in addition of agee's letters. having lived across the street in the shadow of her home, the masters at the university of alabama and a ph.d. at university of tennessee where the agee's papers are house. his course title. ♪ to sign up. southern literature in black and white. freaks. rednecks, hillbillies the in georgia crackers the south in the representation from the bottom of. [laughter] chip is a transplanted atlantic and in massachusetts studied under harry callahan at the rhode island school of design in has been making photographs for more than five decades. two years ago the museum brought special attention to chips work in an exhibit that has 64 of his prints for the watershed period his tran

it is the largest event marking 150 years since the first shots rang out at gettysburg. taking part in today's reenactment. doug mckelway is live in getties burg with more. high, doug. >> reporter: hawaii, arthel, great to see you. we just wrapped up the first reenactment, we're expecting another one at 6 p.m. tonight. this is almost like the woodstock of civil war reenactments. 10,000, as you said, many, many more spectators than that. in fact, this morning we left our hotel at 8:00 in the morning for a five-mile drive out to this farm. it took two hours, traffic backed up for miles. the reenactment itself really something to see. in fact, if you focus away from the bleachers and from the thousands of speck spectators ht is not at all difficult to imagine yourself looking at something that would appear to be a very real civil war battle. in fact, there is a photographer here from smithsonian magazine who is using a camera from the 1920s. the photographs, the black and white photographs that he is producing here resemble uncannily something matthew brady might have produ

we flank the tennessee volunteers and the north once again wins the battle of gettysburg.south still has two infantry divisions, plus superman and godzilla. n-n-n-no, orcs are magic; superman is vulnerable to magic. not to mention you already lost godzilla to the illinois cavalry and hulk. why don't you just have robert e. lee charge the line with shiva and ganesh? you guys ready to order? hang on, honey. shiva and ganesh,

there was a commercial during president's day where they invoked the gettysburg address and used abraham and george washington, honda did. there was cleverness. this isn't clever. >> i'm more outraged by the miss usa contestant and what that woman went through. that's another issue. enjoy your weekend everybody. we'll be explore this and more tonight an fbn. be there. >>> hello. i'm kimberly gill foil with bob, jesse, katie pavlik and greg gutfeld. it's 5:00 in new york city and this is the five. >> this is a fox news alert. after nine days of testimony and dozens of witnesses, the prosecution has just rested its case in the george zimmerman murder trial. the state wound down its arguments with the highly anticipated testimony from the mother of victim trayvon march ton along with his brother today. they said it was the unarmed teen screaming for help on 911 calls recorded minutes before trayvon was shot to death. not zimmerman as the defense alleges. listen. >> i can't see him. i want to go out there,

figures to be one of the most popular tourist destinations, 150th anniversary of the battle of gettysburgontinues. day two of the battle, july 2nd, 1863. tomorrow, national park rangers lead the commemorative march across nearly a mile of open fields. thursday, a special look at all that goes into the re-enactments, including more than 10,000 participants. 135 cannons and 400 horses. >>> the egyptian presidency on a nice edge. we will talk about it with the fox all stars when we come back. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh...no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just a click away with our free mobile app. >>> we are on the other side, we are on the side of the egyptian people. we have been in touch with all sides. we have encouraged the government

we flank the tennessee volunteers and the north once again wins the battle of gettysburg.fast. remember, the south still has two infantry divisions, plus superman and godzilla. n-n-n-no, orcs are magic; superman is vulnerable to magic. not to mention you already lost godzilla to the illinois cavalry and hulk. why don't you just have robert e. lee charge the line with shiva and ganesh? you guys ready to order? hang on, honey. shiva and ganesh, the hindu gods, against the entire union army? and orcs. i'll be back. koothrappali: excuse me. ganesh is the remover of obstacles and shiva is the destroyer.