i'm gretchen carlson. >> i am in for shep.ing today from the israeli prime minister that his forces will keep hitting the enemies of the jewish people until the militants stop launching rockets at israel. but hamas is showing no signs of backing down. >> a look how president obama is getting involved. >> the mystery of the miss are irs e-mails at the heart of the scandal over targeting politically conservative americans. ahead, federal judge getting involved, taking swift new action aimed at getting to the'ç truth. >> how about commuting in one of these? you can have it. the great tank auction coming up on the fox news deck.

i'm gretchen carlson. it's the "the real story." the ukrainian army trying to cut off supply routes along the border where the defense department now says russia is about to make an imminent delivery of heavy weaponry to pro-russian rebels. russia has also emasked about 12,000 troops there. russia denies its roll in all of this even after images of this which we cannot independently verify of russian mortar fire being used to help rebels there. we go to the eastern part of ukraine now. you aren't far from where this is happening. what can you tell us? >> reporter: we can actually hear sounds of the shelling in the city of donetsk. fighting going on on the outskirts. there's fighting near the border with russia and fighting not far from the crash site, the ukrainian military made an offensive and have been gaining ground against the russian backed rebels but the rebels are getting support from russia. according not just to ukrainian government forces but the u.s. state department as well saying russia is actively attacking ukrainian

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you're having a great day. welcome to "the real story." the president is going to meet with governor rick perry and faith based leaders for that roundtable discussion over what to do about the tens of thousands of people flooding our southern border. as the u.s. remains divided on how to deal with border security and immigration reform, the senate homeland security committee held a hearing on the crisis today. and the head of fema saying the kids are coming across faster than they can find a place to put them. but critics and lawmakers or the hill today say that no matter how crowded those detention centers get, the gaps in border security create incentive for more to come over. all right. so this is a huge day. the president agreed to meet face to face with governor rick perry. wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall? >> i think we'll get a sense of how that roundtable goes from numerous people including governor perry tonight after all of this is said and done. i do think this

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" today.the president also saying it is now on russia and putin to make the rebels cooperate with this investigation. this as the malaysian prime minister announces that the black boxes will be handed over to malaysian officials. and independent investigators will get access to the debris field. but that's not enough for the ukrainian president ho

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome today to "the real story."a meantime, the fighting continues this morning. two fighter jets blown out of the sky over the russian border. kremlin backed militants say they are behind it. one pilot reportedly killed after not ejecting in time and there's word the rebels are hunting down the other pilot. those ukrainian military aircraft downed just 20 miles from where malaysian flight

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a friday. it's a big news day.se missing lois lerner e-mails leading to irs having to go on the record and under oath because remember yesterday another federal judge telling the tax agency it has just 30 days to explain in writing how nearly two years of correspondence simply disappeared. joining me now is a republican congressman from louisiana. great to see you, congress

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" today.ecause they were being hit by heavy storms and that's the last anyone

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" today.he news comes as protests pop up in more states now. protesters trying to block plans to house illegal immigrants in their own communities. william is live for us in los angeles with this whole wrap-up. william, what can you tell us about the protests and this hotel that they're going to supposedly put people in? >> well, you know, right now the feds have more bodies than they do beds and they are getting desperate. while this emergency has been years in the making, what you're about to see may be the syol

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i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story." happening as protests pop up across the country over the best way to manage this situation. the white house still pressing congress for that $3.7 billion to help with the crisis as more calls come to bring in the national guard to help. in the city of mission, texas, agents are faced with the mammoth task of trying to cover miles and miles

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" today. french officials say a missing passenger jet probably crashed in northern africa. french fighter jets looking for wreckage over mali. the air algeria flight dropped off radar. the pilots contacted towers and tried to change course because they were being hit by heavy storms and that's the last anyone heard of them. all right. when you look at this situation, here we have another plane, another missing plane assumed that it crashed. what do you make of it? >> i think the reason they're saying assumed is because they haven't found any wreckage. at this point, the airplane is long since out of fuel. unless it has landed safely somewhere and no one knows about it, it's pretty probable that it crashed somewhere. >> so talk about this part of the world. would they know if it has landed safely somewhere? >> probably not. in fact, we were just talking about that a minute ago. people believe when they hear it came off radar, it sounds sudden but in that part of the world there's almost no rada

gretchen carlson, this is her normal hour for "the real story" and gretchen has a guest. good afternoon. >> thank you so much. if you're just tuning in ukraine declared that all 295 people aboard that jetliner have died and we'll have continuing coverage right now with an in-depth interview with tyler who lived in ukraine for several years working as a political adviser for the ukrainian government now in power. good to see you, tyler. >> good to see you. >> all right. so what do you make of the situation with regard to what shep was just discussing, whether or not this was separatists that may have brought this plane down or actually the russian military. where do you see it. >> i think from the ukrainian point of view it really doesn't matter because they are one and the same. why would separatists even have a missile system like that if it was separatists and the reason they have a system like that is because the united states or any other western nation frankly has not stood up and helped ukrainians in stopping the russian expansion. it's almost as much our fault as i

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" today. the president also saying it is now on russia and putin to make the rebels cooperate with this investigation. this as the malaysian prime minister announces that the black boxes will be handed over to malaysian officials. and independent investigators will get access to the debris field. but that's not enough for the ukrainian president who's asking the united states now to put the russian-backed separatists on the state department's terror list. steve harrigan, live for us in ukraine with the very latest. steve. >> reporter: grectchegretchen, small signs of progress today after several days of malaise and agony. the prime minister saying he's reached a deal with the russian-backed rebels. he could receive the two flight data recorders some time in the next hour. also a train under rebel controlled territory, train refrigerated that holds about 200 bodies, passengers killed, when that plane went down, has already started to move outside of rebel controlled territory. rebels gave it pe

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i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story." this is happening as protests pop up across the country over the best way to manage this situation. the white house still pressing congress for that $3.7 billion to help with the crisis as more calls come to bring in the national guard to help. in the city of mission, texas, agents are faced with the mammoth task of trying to cover miles and miles of waterways along the river that separates the united states and mexico. that's where john roberts is riding along with the border patrol. what have you learned from that experience? >> reporter: one thing we learned is in answer to your question how long will this go on? the answer is not any time soon. to get an indication of how big a challenge it is, you have to come down here to the rio grande. we took a tour of the river with the chief of the rio grande valley sector of the border patrol. we found 300 miles of twisting, turning river. every few hundred feet you could see where the illegal migrants crossed and plenty of places on the a

i'm gretchen carlson. big news today on "the real story." the judge also appointing a magistrate judge to supervise discussions between judicial watch -- remember, that's the nonprofit watchdog group that filed the lawsuit trying to get to the bottom of the e-mails, officials at the irs. we'll talk more about this breaking news later in the show. >>> president obama wrapping up a speech on the economy in austin, texas. it happened just moments ago. after attending a fund-raiser there this morning. it's just a few hundred miles away from a border crisis that the president says he does not need to see. instead, the president tried to shift the blame to republicans in congress saying they're the ones standing in the way of approving the $4 billion he wants to fix the problem. >> this isn't theater. this is a problem. i'm not interested in in photo ops. i'm interested in solving a problem. and those who say i should visit the border, when you ask what should we be doing, they're giving us suggestions embodied in legislation that i already sent t

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story." the obama administration saying it's putting the squeeze on russia because there's no evidence that moscow is willing to help end the violence in ukraine. this comes as fierce fighting flares up near the crash site meaning international investigators can't reach the scene for yet another day. we're joined now live from kiev. let's start with the sanctions. how significant are they? >> reporter: gretchen, these sanctions by the european union against russia do really mean an escalation in pressure since the downing of that malaysian jet airliner. previous sanctions were targeted at individuals. people close to putin. their personal finances, their travel. these new tougher sanctions are really targeted at the russian economy. at sectors like banking so they could really have an impact, an immediate impact. the response from europe comes not just because of the downing of the civilian liner but really because of russia's behavior since that plane went down. the continuing efforts of rus

. >> i have a friend named gretchen carlson. she's in a new movie called persecution. doesn't play herself. she plays a reporter. it's about the pastor of a mega search who is set up by a rotten senator because he will not sign something that will go against his personal behave system. it's got some really good performances in it. bruce davis is in it and senator fred thompson and gretchen. when there's so much discussion about losing our freedoms one day at a time, i think it's worth checking it out. now we will do a shout out. we want to hear as hoda eats, of all kinds of acts of kindness. so make a short video of you or someone you know doing something nice for somebody else. >> sometimes when you talk about it, it takes away a little bit but i don't want to ruin our contest. >> you just did. so what had everybody talking in hollywood this weekend. we'll give you all the latest entertainment news on today's buzz. just 5'0", 100 pounds. she's the first female to make it to the final of ninja warrior. we have a fine, fine act for a brand new show called manhattan abou

. >> "the real story" with gretchen carlson starts now. >> have a great day. >> okay. all right. here's what we're going to talk about today. there's a meeting getting under way right now at the white house. as president obama is meeting with central american leaders trying to stop the flood of illegals crossing our southern border. the president of honduras said yesterday that the ambiguity of our immigration policies is partially to blame for the crisis. vice president joe biden just tweeted this photo of a working lunch he had with those leaders today. congress has just one week to pass a plan to end the crisis before they go on a five-week summer break. so thei

i'm gretchen carlson. big news today on "the real story."udge also appointing a magistrate judge to supervise discussions between judicial watch -- remember, that's the nonprofit watchdog group that filed the lawsuit trying to get to the bottom of the e-mails, officials at the irs. we'll talk more about this breaking news later in the show. >>> president obama wrapping up a speech on the economy in aust,

. >> "the real story" with gretchen carlson starts now. >>> we kick off today with a fox news alert becauseitary officials saying hamas militants have snuck across the gaza-israeli border through a tunnel and opened fire on soldiers. israel says some of those militants were killed in a firefight. but the search is on for several others. those cross-border tunnels have been the main focus of the three week-long israeli operation. so far some 20 tunnels. they've been destroyed but troops continue to search for more. connor powell joins us live from gaza city with the latest on what's going on right now. >> reporter: well, gretchen, we understand that there is a massive escalation really on both sides after about two or three days of a relatively lull here in gaza. it is really started to ramp up in the last few hours. we understand that there was a cross-border infiltration by hamas into israel using those tunnels, as you mentioned. we understand also that there are casualties on both sides.

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story."dent and his team agreeing agreeing to a roundtable discussion but no real border visit. he's asking congress for billions to solve the crisis. more protests like this are planned like this today in

i am gretchen carlson. new crisis in the air. faa said no u.s.lines allowed to flight to and from israel due to rocket attacks and plus, why did the white house cancel the appearance on jimmy kimmel. could it have to do with the multiple international crisis? new reacademies from the white house. and iraqi war vet running afoul of the animal ordinance and why the therapy ducks have to g. he joins me. >> incredible story out of texas, three people are recovering from severe burns after an explosion in their home overnight. look at the video. all that remains of the house, piles of wood and other debris all over the place. it blew out the windows of a nearby truck. the investigators say the explosion happen just before dawn and trying to determine what triggered it. >> the flight 17 blown out of the sky, investigators from around the world are seeking the truth. separatist handed over the black box and u.s. officials are not holding back on what they think of the rebels. >> we came together, because not everyone is supporting a role investigation i

i'm gretchen carlson. hope you're having a great day. welcome to "the real story."resident is going to meet with governor rick perry and faith based leaders for that roundtable discussion over what to do about the tens of thousands of people flooding our southern border. as the u.s. remains divided on how to deal with border security and immigration reform, the senate homeland security committee held a hearing on the crisis today. and the head of fema saying the kids are coming across faster than they can find a place to put them. but critics and lawmakers or the hill today say that no matter how crowded those detention centers get, the gaps in border security create incentive for more to come over. all right. so this

i'm gretchen carlson. now over to shepard smith reporting now live from the fox news deck. >> gretchen, thanks. we're monitoring the hearing of the u.s. marine jailed in mexico. it's under way at this hour. and we'll have a report in moments. >>> plus, glen greenwold on his new bombshell as he put it about how the nsa monitored americans. and he's naming names. he'll join us live. >>> and the father of that toddler who cooked to death in a hot car in georgia gets a jailhouse visit from his wife. that and what we've learned about a tweet he apparently sent to a friend complaining about babies. those are our headlines. let's get to it. >>> now shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> and good wednesday afternoon there the deck. a former veteran who's been locked in a mexican prison more than three months now is right now getting his first chance to tell a judge his side of the story. a story that frankly he's already changed after he admitted he lied to officials. his name is sergeant andrew ta

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story." the president and his team agreeing agreeing to a roundtable discussion but no real border visit. he's asking congress for billions to solve the crisis. more protests like this are planned like this today in murrieta, california, where illegal immigrants were being shipped by the bus load for processing. protesters force feds to use planes to ship them to places like san diego instead. we go live to murrieta, california, for the latest. where are they going after processing? >> reporter: several catholic communities nearby are opening their doors for some immigrants who have been processed and released. i can tell you more about that in a second. first, i want show you video from yesterday when a plane landed in san diego. that plane was carrying 140 immigrants bussed to a nearby processing facility. there are reports that some immigrants transferred to that same area last week from texas have already been released. you could call this a win of sorts for the residents of murrieta. pro

>> i'm actually not gretchen carlson. i am diana lucas. my major scene you're seeing right there is at the beginning. >> uh-huh. >> i am part of the cliffhanger. so i knew they couldn't cut me. >> what's the movie about? "persecuted". >> everyone should go out and pre-buy their tickets. it's a faith-based film, but it's a thriller. it's one of the first faith-based films -- >> is that a christian thing? >> it's about freedom of religion and freedom of speech. an evangelist is set up by members of congress for a crime he did not commit. he spends the majority of the movie on the run. >> oh, that's much better. i was in "iron man 2" and "transformers 2," but that's dwarfed by you. >> it was a great honor. >> tip of the day and it has to do with jesus. zing! need new gear? then you belong at bass pro shops for huge savings during our summer sale and clearance event. like 25% off finley river sandals. and save $50 on this big game black widow game camera. for over 19 million people. [ alex ] transamerica helped provide a lifetime of retirement

i'm gretchen carlson. >> i am in for shep. a warning today from the israeli prime minister that his forces will keep hitting the enemies of the jewish people until the militants stop launching rockets at israel. but hamas is showing no signs of backing down. >> a look how president obama is getting involved. >> the mystery of the miss are irs e-mails at the heart of the scandal over targeting politically conservative americans. ahead, federal judge getting involved, taking swift new action aimed at getting to the'ç truth. >> how about commuting in one of these? you can have it. the great tank auction coming up on the fox news deck. >> first today from the deck, the man accused of executing six members of his ex-wife's family collapsed in court today as prosecutors were reading the charges against him. here's the video. he collapsed again about a minute later. sheriff's deputies eventually wheeled him out in a desk chair. the prosecutors say the accused killer, ron haskell fainted, because it finally hit him that, quote, this i

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome today to "the real story." manhatta meantime, the fighting continues this morning. two fighter jets blown out of the sky over the russian border. kremlin backed militants say they are behind it. one pilot reportedly killed after not ejecting in time and there's word the rebels are hunting down the other pilot. those ukrainian military aircraft downed just 20 miles from where malaysian flight 17 was taken out of the sky from a surface to air missile. steve, what more do you know now about downing of these two fighter jets today? >> reporter: gretchen, the event happened close to the russian border and just about 12 miles from the crash site underscoring what a hot war zone that area is in and how difficult it is for any investigation to operate. the two planes were single pilot soviet air fighter planes. they often fly low in support of ground forces which appears what they were doing now. what's not clear is what kind of weapons brought those two jets down. was it sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles as used ag

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" for a monday. the department of homeland security is adding the new screenings now. they're trying to find new harder to detect bombs that could put american lives at risk. peter doocy hot on this story live in washington. who's going to notice the changes? you and me? >> travelers leaving in europe, middle east, north africa, on direct flights to the u.s. are going to be asked to prove their electronic devices like cell phones and tablets are working the same as when they rolled off the assembly line. here's why. >> they want to see your phone or laptop power up and that tells them that it's an actual working electronic device, not something that looks like a laptop filled with plastic explosive. >> tsa says, "powerless devices will not be permitted onboard the aircraft. the traveler may also undergo additional screening." remember, the tsa isn't doing these screenings at airports overseas but do have attaches stationed in certain embassies supervising this process. >> some people will say it's ab

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gretchen starts now. >>> alert because we're staying on top of the unfolding situation in ukraine and the international fallout over the shooting down of airlines flight 17. happy friday to you. i'm grep en carlson. welcome to the real story. >> the wreckage and the bodies now. 298 people dead, at least three infants. the president and united nations ambassadors, both saying that the plane went down by a surface-to-air missile fired i -- fired by pro russian separatists. >> it's unlikely that the separatists could effectively operate without assistance from knowledgeable

gretchen starts now. >>> alert because we're staying on top of the unfolding situation in ukraine and the international fallout over the shooting down of airlines flight 17. happy friday to you. i'm grep en carlson. welcome to the real story. >> the wreckage and the bodies now. 298 people dead, at least three infants. the president and united nations ambassadors, both saying that the plane went down by a surface-to-air missile fired i -- fired by pro russian separatists. >> it's unlikely that the separatists could effectively operate without assistance from knowledgeable personnel. we cannot rule out technical assistance from russian personnel in operating the system. >> the fbi, the national transportation safety board are sending in teams to help. they're calling for a cease-fire between ukrainian forces and of pro-russian militants seeking to break away. we've confirmed at least one american died in that crash. quinn lucas shons man. a dual u.s. russian system reported meeting family on vacation. the enormous challenges ahead. debra hearse man and former chair of the ntsb. it's great to have you on the program. i'd love to get your perspective on how you go about in this investigation in the