bush, "the hanoi hilton could not break john mccain's spirit years ago. we know he will meet this battle in his singular life of courage." barack obama tweeted "john mccain is an american hero, one of the bravest fighters i've ever known. cancer doesn't know what its applicants." hillary clinton on twitter "john mccain is as tough as they come. thinking of them and their wonderful children tonight." steve scalise, still recovering from his own injury, tweeted "praying for my friend senator john mccain, one of the toughest people i know." the theme, toughness. furthermore, we are joined by fox news chief national correspondent ed henry. >> one of his closest friend, senator lindsey graham. he said he spoke by phone in the last hours with senator mccain and in his words, he was resolved and determined at that john mccain said "i've been through worse." we got a heartfelt and emotional statement from our fox news colleague meghan mccain. >> the news has affected everyone in the family. we have all endured the shock of the news and we live with the anxiety ab

bush, "the hanoi hilton could not break john mccain's spirit years ago. we know he will meet this battle in his singular life of courage." barack obama tweeted "john mccain is an american hero, one of the bravest fighters i've ever known. cancer doesn't know what its applicants." hillary clinton on twitter "john mccain is as tough as they come. thinking of them and their wonderful children tonight." steve scalise, still recovering from his own injury, tweeted "praying for my friend senator john mccain, one of the toughest people i know." the theme, toughness. furthermore, we are joined by fox news chief national correspondent ed henry. >> one of his closest friend, senator lindsey graham. he said he spoke by phone in the last hours with senator mccain and in his words, he was resolved and determined at that john mccain said "i've been through worse." we got a heartfelt and emotional statement from our fox news colleague meghan mccain. >> the news has affected everyone in the family. we have all endured the shock of the news and we live with the anxiety ab

. >> reporter: galati spent time in a vietnam prison known as the hanoi hilton with mccain who was there nearly six years. the senator was released before galati and as a courtesy called galati's wife. >> he called to say, i met your husband in hanoi, you know, he's skinny, still ugly and you'll probably see him in a month or so. >> reporter: galani was shocked at the medical update. mccain's first wife who grew up in philadelphia called it unfair. >> he's given everything he can in service of his country, but he's a fighter and i think he can win this. >> reporter: doctors at the mayo clinic discovered a glioblastoma, a very aggressive type of brain cancer. >> it's very malignant and generally the median survival is about 14 months, although we have a lot of experimental therapeutics and i think over the last several years the survival has been creeping upward. >> reporter: tonight meghan mccain, the senator's daughter said, "he is my strength, my example, my refuge, my confidant, my teacher, my rock and my hero, my dad." they're asking for your prayers tonight. meanwhile, president tru

a new statement from former president bush: the hanoi hilton could not break john mccain's spirit. barbara and i know with confidence he and his family will meet this late battle with courage and determination. to me, you hear all of these statements. i am just in awe of his life. his service to our great country. i think that given what you are describing and the chemotherapy especially, it's hard to imagine he will continue working. >> i would think that. if anyone would try, it would be him. but this type of chemotherapy and the way it knocks you out, i don't expect him to come back. president bush is right. i believe the courage and the fight he will show will play a role. this will be the toughest fight of his life and most people don't win this. >> there are more diagnoses of brain cancer? even joe biden's son who passed away. are we hearing more about it now? there are people across america and the world who are dealing with loved ones that have brain cancer. >> it's on the increase and we are discovering it more. >> do we know why it's increasing? >> we don't know why. it m

former president bush said the hanoi hilton could not break mccain.ident barack obama said cancer didn't know what it's up again. our own fox colleague meghan mccain said my love for my father is boundless. my fears for him are overwhelmed by: from everyone at fox. our thoughts are with the mccain family. now back to hannity. >> the president tweeted something is fake news. we consider that to be a day that ends in why? >> the president refuses to acknowledge his own political reali reali reality. >> i am not trying to make this look sinister. >> it's the president himself who may have made this look sinister. >> liberal joe, we can count on you. keeping your job at msnbc. another example of the establishment to destroy trump media freaking out that the president at a dinner spoke to vladimir putin. joining us rick and the hill media reporter. maybe i am wrong. 22 years on fox. 30 years i have been in radio. i have not been to one washington correspondent's dinner. i don't like those people and they don't like me. i don't want to hobnob with the elite

that was the case at the hanoi hilton.states senate where, again, i think you and i both agree some of his most important work to this country, he's been doing over the past six months. and we pray to god he'll be able to do it for years to come. >> yes. we do. we're going to turn back now to the interview, the president gave to the new york times which is dominating the news on this six-month mark of trump's presidency. trump in this interview expressed disappointment with his attorney general, jeff sessions. who decided in early march to recuse himself from the justice department probe into potential ties between the trump campaign and the russian government. after it was revealed he had undisclosed contacts with russian ambassador sergey kislyak. take a listen. >> session gets the job. right after he gets the job, he recuses himself. >> was that a mistake? >> well, sessions should have never recused himself, and if he was going to recuse himself, he should have told me before he took the job and i would have picked some

let's start with this statement from george hw bush who said the hanoi hilton couldn't break john mccain's know with confidence he and his family will be this battle with courage and determination. ted cruz chiming in on twitter saying heidi and i are listing john mccain in prayer. he is an american hero who fought, bled and suffered for the nation, a true patriot. messages of support also coming from the other side of the political aisle, bernie sanders says john mccain is a hero, one of the most respected senators and a friend, the hopes and prayers of the nation are with him and his family, very nice message and bill clinton showing his support saying as he has shown his entire life, don't bet against john mccain. best wishes to him for swift recovery. i saw his daughter megan mccain posted a truly beautiful tribute to her dad on social media last night and said of everyone in the family john mccain is most confident and calm regarding his diagnosis, no surprise. >> no matter what side of the oil you are on, an american hero. wnba taking people off because of planned parenthood. >> some

he was shot down over vietnam and 14 months a pow in the hanoi hilton. and now works with vets at st. joes and spoke in part those that risked all. >> some walked these very streets, ben franklin, george washington, thomas jefferson lived nearby on market street. what it must have been like to be if that neighborhood. >> next came the parade. scores of groups, some of those groups with scores of participants taking to the streets, dancing and swimming and playing, miss america was there fire wagons and the marching bands. >> it was a joyful jumble of founding fathers and dancing in the street. ♪ ♪ some of it home grown -- ♪ ♪ some of of of it from elsewhere. >> taken together new and old from far and near. it entertained. >> it's amazing so fantastic. so colorful and so many different people involved. >> love it. i like it a lot. this is the first time and i'm going come back. >> live picture of the crowds building here on the parkway. back to the parade for a moment. 4,000 people participated in the parade and they expected 80,000 people to line the str

it was said that this is a man who survived the hanoi hilton. i think he's got a long time ahead. look forward to having him back here in washington. thanks for being with us. ♪ ♪ chris: i'm chris wallace. a shake-up inside the white house. six months in, where does the trump agenda stand, and will it be overwhelmed by the russia investigation? ♪ ♪ >> i think we're going to get the health care done. i also think we're going to get tax reform done. and whatever else is on the president's agenda, we're going to work very, very hard, very studiously here to make it happen. chris: we'll discuss the president's plans and his ongoing relationship with the media with the new white house communications director, anthony scaramucci. then, special counsel robert mueller expands his investigation, looking into possible russian ties to trump businesses as the president criticizes his attorney genera

. >> the mayor honoring ron g galotty who was shot down in vietnam and a pow at the hanoi hilton.ke with those that risked their lives in 1776. >> some incredible patriots walked these very streets, ben franklin, george washington and thomas jefferson lived nearby on market street. what it must have been like in that neighborhood. >> today the neighborhood packed with people. >> we are a military family. my husband is in the army and it's important to be here and celebrate 4th of july it's part of our life. >> back now to the party on the parkway. the parade today about 80,000 people watching it, if tradition holds here many times that number will build along the parkway as we get closer to the concert and the fireworks. live on the parkway, john rawlins, channel 6 "action news." >> a lot to do down there thank you. >> the action cam was all around the area today as communities celebrated independence day. in media, delaware county, there was a big festival at field. children played games and did art projects and got their faces painted and a big water slide to help everyone cool

. >> david, anybody who can survive the hanoi hilton and survive what he did with his, you know, his brothers in arms in those difficult -- he spent years there under excruciating conditions. he's a fighter. he's also in so many ways the politician who transcends party lines. >> he surely does. i spent an hour with him, the initial ax files with john mccain. and to hear him tell the story of his captivity, and those very, very dismal years, but the strength that he drew from that experience, and the lessons that he drew from that experience was incredibly moving. and yes, he's one of those people who has over the last 30 years found a way to walk -- work across party lines. on issues like immigration reform, on issues like climate change. it didn't always make him popular with the base of the republican party. but even on this health care issue, even as he laid in the hospital waiting for this diagnosis, he was issuing statements urging bipartisan action on health care. i think that's who john mccain is. you know, the thing when i sat here listening to you, and sanjay read that news,

did one of my axe files tv show on cnn and just to hear him talk about his experiences in that hanoi hilton as a prisoner of war and when he endured, you know, the fact that he refused to be released ahead of the people who were imprisoned with him and so on and just endured the torture instead, you know, he is an american hero, and he's also one of the last of a breed. he's a giant in the senate, a real strong personality, willing to work across party lines, willing to take political risks on issues like immigration and climate change and others that didn't endear him to his -- hasn't endeared him to his base, and so this is really such sad news, and we, you know, everybody is relying on that same fighting spirit that allowed him to survive all those years in prison. but it's a tough -- it's a tough fight ahead of him, and we're all thinking of him and his family and all those folks who love him, and it is a -- it's just devastating news. >> yeah. he's so funny. obviously we all know that he's a great storyteller. he would always tell jokes on the campaign trail, sometimes the same joke ov

it was said that this is a man who survived the hanoi hilton. i think he's got a long time ahead. we look forward to having him back here in washington. thanks for being with us. ♪ ♪ chris: i'm chris wallace. a shake-up inside the white house. six months in, where does the trump agenda stand, and will it be overwhelmed by the russia investigation? ♪ ♪ >> i think we're going to get the health care done. i also think we're going to get tax reform done. and whatever else is on the president's agenda, we're going to work very, very hard, very studiously here to make it happen. chris: we'll discuss the president's plans and his ongoing relationship with the media with the new white house communications director, anthony scaramucci. then, special counsel robert mueller expands his investigation, looking into possible russian ties to trump businesses as the president criticizes his attorney general and warns the investigators. >> let's go back to what the purpose of the investigation was, russian interference in our election. >> sessions should have never recused himself. >> i have the h