jon scott? jared kircher, sr., white house advisor back on capitol hill we understand these are life pictures as he is leaving the house intelligence committee. he has been answering questions behind closed doors. involving members of that committee. a couple of whom are speaking out. let us listen. >> follow-up on any questions later that we do get asked this morning. i think him for his -- the way he conducted himself in a very professional manner. i turned to mike kollek from california. >> thank you mr. chairman. we had a good chance to talk to him this money. he expressed recent activity to coming back for further questions. it was a very productive session. we have an opportunity to ask about a range of issues that the committee has been concerned about. we appreciate his voluntary willingness to come and testify today. thank you. >> jon: a replay from video a few seconds ago of jared kushner there in the white shirt and blue suit. leaving after testifying in front of the house committee. h

. >> melissa: jon scott? >> jon: we are waiting a fox news alert jared kushner he was questioned by senate intelligence committee about allegations of collusion with russia continuing our interview now with dave david cagney. the testimony took place in private. are we expecting to get a readout, transcript of what he had to what are the rules on that as far as the committee goes? >> it is up to the committee. the committee chairman will decide whether they want to release the back and forth, q&a. that may have been negotiated prior to jared kushner even going up there. i'm sure his lawyer was heavily involved in that. frankly, it will be up to the republican judiciary chairman to say, what to be put out here. i think you have already seen within the last hour coming over here, democrats saying, he needs to do this in public. he needs to come up and take the questions in public in a back-and-forth, because they are already casting versions the entirety of the statement if it is true. this is what you will see.

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather childers. nice to be with you. cation. >> jon: let's see if i remember how to do this. >> heather: president trump back in the white house with a jampacked schedule, and that includes the launch of made in america, which spotlights american workers and manufacturers. this coming as the president's legal team was out in

i'm jon scott. >> and i'm molly line. it's day one for john kelly in one of the most powerful positions in california acting as gait keeper of the oval office. president trump hoping he can bring order to the west wing and get his agenda back on track. the president praised his new chief of staff at a cabinet meeting. >> i want to congratulate him on the great job he's done with homeland security. i have no doubt that he will be an absolutely superb chief of staff. >> ellison barber is live at the white house with the latest on day one of a new era. ellison? >> good afternoon. the white house officially has a new chief of staff. retired four-star general john kelly. he left his post as secretary of homeland security to take the job. president trump pointed to that work as kelly attended his first cabinet meeting since being sworn in this morning. >> what he's done in terms of homeland security is record-shattering. you look at the border and the tremendous results we've had and look at the spirit. and with a very controve

good morning to you, jon scott. >> melissa: a melissa francis.im be delivered -- he said he took a weak position at the justice department peered at "the washington post" reports, the president may fire sessions and make a new appointment of an attorney general in august. sir huckabee sanders weighing in on "fox & friends" this morning. speak out your ans

more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but first let's go to jon scott with what's coming up in the secondhappening now." >> jon: a big blow to republican efforts to repeal obamacare. we are waiting reaction from president trump who tweeted his displeasure in the wee hours of the morning. he is said to speak on new york's long island next hour. we'll analyze political winners and losers. we're also asking what's next for the health care system? all that plus an intense chemo survivor underway now in the west wing, outwit, outplay come out last. will have it for you and "happening now" ." >> harris: thank you. >> kennedy: happy friday indeed. republicans and democrats of the judiciary committee asking to appoint a second special counsel. they want a separate investigation into hillary clinton, james comey, and loretta lynch and their actions during the 2016 campaig campaign. robert mueller's investigation is just too narrow. there also asking for an investigation of susan rice and whether james comey had any advanced knowledge of her unmasking request. what do we have here? is this the next

. >> meghan: more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but first jon scott with what's coming up in the secondppening now." >> jon: the health care debate rages on as republican senators defend a plan for a placement of obamacare. can they get it done when they return from the next summer break? meanwhile, president trump is en route to europe right now for the second time since the election. he will speak in poland. later this week, he'll meet with vladimir putin of the g20 summit. they will likely address issues like the north korean nuclear push. that's coming up on "happening now." >> meghan: thank you so much. looking forward to it. >> abby: a brian stelter outlining president trump for america's distrust of the media. he says the president needs to do some soul-searching about their unpopularity. he also points the finger pretty firmly the president, watch this. >> partly, these are self-inflicted wounds, but a lot of the reasons for the distrust of the media have to do with politicians like president trump telling people not to trust the media. you could do a better job telling our own

examine this throughout the next hour, this is the next hour of "happening now," i'm eric in it for jon scott. >> julie: "the new york times" raising questions about the meeting, saying donald trump, jr., was promised damaging information on his father's apartment opponent, hillary clinton. donald trump junior tweeted this morning... we are going to have more on this developing story with our guests, but in the meantime another big story making headlines today. the white house going on offense on a report about former fbi director james comey and his memos about conversations with the president. did he break the law? live in washington with the details. >> congressional investigators are in the process of documenting his conversations with president trump. a legal source close to the matter tells fox news that some of the material is considered law enforcement sensitive or possibly classified. some records documenting those nine conversations with the president were marked secret or the lower classification level known as confidential. as fox previously reported, all fbi employees are require

good morning to you, i'm jon scott and good morning to you. >> molly: i'm delighted to be here. i molly line. the president's first stop will be in poland before meeting with leaders of the world's largest economies at the g20 summit in germany. as north korea launched what the pentagon is confirming was an intercontinental ballistic missile. >> jon: the launch prompting calls for stronger measures against north korea, raising questions about china's trade relationship with that rogue regime. john roberts is live and warsaw, poland, he's got more for us. >> the president on his way over here aboard air force one will be monitoring the goings-on at the united nations security council be getting at 3:00 this afternoon when the united states will be looking for a very strong reaction from the u.n. security council. china and russia who have a very different view of north korea than the united states. the president before leaving for warsaw lay down a couple of markers ahead of g20 which takes place in hamburg on friday, particularly on trade and north korea seemingly -- trade betwe

. >> sandra: more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but first, jon scott with what's coming up on "happeningn the next hour of "happening now," we are awaiting more action on the senate for the could bring the end to obamacare as we know it and senators mold various plans, but can any of them pass? tim scott and tom harper are our guests. we are also following the latest in a week long war by the president on his own attorney general. how's that going to work out? it's all ahead, "happening now"" >> kennedy: anthony scaramucci continuing his shakeup of the white house press office. he is giving michael short a chance to redesign after signaling he would fire short as an ongoing crackdown on white house leaks. earlier, he defended his policy on leakers in the west wing. watch this. >> i think the leaks were a problem, it's an indictment on the institution of the president, and makes us all look bad. the president deserves better than that. we're going to try to hit a cultural reset on these leaks. we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to serve the country and your president and we need to

. >> sandra: more "outnumbered" in just a moment, but first let's get to jon scott without coming up d hour of "happening now." >> jon: next hour, president trump meeting with republican senators of the white house. they are talking about the way forward on a multitude of issues including talking about repealing and replacing obamacare and a big tax overhaul. could we get one more hail mary on health care? plus, the latest on several major wildfires out west and a preview of tomorrow's o.j. simpson hearing. >> sandra: thank you john. so much on this couch. we'll see you then. >> meghan: growing questions about the democrats resistance strategy, a new "washington post" abc poll finds that more than half of americans believe the democratic party doesn't stand for anything except being against president trump. this as the house a fourth ranking democrats admits they don't have a clear message for voters. joe crowley telling the ap, that message is being worked on. we are doing everything we can to simplify it, but at the same time, provide meaning behind it as well. let's come together n

welcome to the second hour of "happening now," i'm jon scott. >> molly: i molly line. president trump arrives in germany this morning. earlier in warsaw in a joint news conference with the polish president, he addressed the situations brewing with the north korean and syrian regimes. >> will see what happens, i don't like to talk about what i have planned. but i have some pretty severe things that we are thinking about, that doesn't mean we are going to do them. i don't draw out redlines, president obama drew a redline. we'll just take a look at what happens over the coming weeks and months with respect to north korea. it's a shame that they are behaving this way, but they are behaving in a very, very dangerous manner and something will have to be done about it. >> jon: hanging over all of this, tomorrow's first face-to-face meeting between president trump and russian president vladimir putin. the president's negotiating skills could be put to test on a range of critical issues. >> we urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and its su

welcome to sp 21, i'm jon scott. >> molly: i molly line. the president going on the attack. all head of his first public speech in europe. folks in poland, giving her president and the first lady rock star treatment. take a look. "crowd chanting "usa >> molly: he said we stand firmly against article five. kristin fisher is live in warsa warsaw. >> president trump is on the ground in germany, just an hour away from these meetings with chancellor angela merkel. they differ on several key issues, trade, immigration, his decision to pull out of the cap paris climate accord, but in his speech, president trump said something that chancellor merkel is going to light, something that he noticeably left out from his speech at the nato summit about a month ago. here it is. >> we urge russia to cease its destabilizing activities in ukraine and elsewhere and its support for hostile regimes including syria and iran. and to instead join the community of responsible nations in our fight against common enemies and in defense of civilization itself. >> that commitment to article five is exact

i'm jon scott. >> melissa: happy friday to you. >> jon: it's been a long week in washington. >> melissa: it certainly has. i melissa francis. in a 51-49 vote. how could you not like something called skinny? there were audible gasps when john mccain voted no. >> mr. portman, -- >> melissa: no leaders on both sides of the aisle say it's time to work together for the good of the country. >> it's time for our friends on the other side to tell us what they have in mind. we'll see how the american people feel about their ideas. >> i would say to my dear friend, the majority leader, we are not celebrating. we are relieved that millions and millions of people who have been so drastically hurt by these proposals put forward will at least retain their health care. >> jon: how about you? or a relieved? we've got fox team coverage with kevin corke standing by the white house. first, let's go to peter doocy. he is live on capitol hill. >> john, this morning, republican house members got together behind closed doors in the room right here to talk about what happened last night and one republican repr

welcome to the second hour of "happening now" on this friday, i'm jon scott. >> molly: i'm a molly line. the two leaders face-to-face, who would not want to be a fly on the wall for that showdown which lasted two hours. president trump said many topics were on the table, take a liste listen. >> president putin and i have been discussing various things and i think it is going very well, we've had some very good talks. obviously that will continue. >> molly: meanwhile the mood in the streets remains tense as protesters clash with riot police for a second straight day. >> jon: we have fox team live coverage, the latest on the growing and spreading protests. we begin with kristin fisher on the historic meeting everyone has been waiting for. >> it was almost exactly two years ago that president trump said shortly after announcing his candidacy, "i think i would get along very well with vladimir putin." today, he seemed to do just that. president trump told him that it was an honor to be with him and he responded that he was delighted to be able to finally meet him personally. we are waiting

i'm jon scott. >> heather: i'm heather childers. lot happening in that hour between, we are live on capitol hill where lawmakers are now trying to figure out what to do about obamacare. president trump says they should let it fail while senate majority leader mitch mcconnell is pushing to repeal it now and replace it later. that is easier said than done. >> here is the problem with that, it's not a full repeal. they are going to do it on a filibuster proof. you are leaving all the obamacare rules in place because you need the votes to do that. it is not a full repeal if they do that. >> heather: a lot of math involved. live on capitol hill with more. >> good afternoon, it seems unlikely that senate republicans will have enough for the latest plan which is to vote on repeal and allow two years years for replacement. >> a lot of our members have said they wanted to vote on just straight up repeal, we will see where the votes are. i don't know we have the votes for this either but i think the plan we put out there represented the conse

. >>> i'm jon scott in for shepard smi smith. " ""your world with neil cavuto" is next." >> neil: speakingt the united nations right now. echoing concerns that our top diplomat about the provocative actions of north koreans with a different tone here. at issue, whether now is going to be a change in sentiment and tone and approach to north koreans who flagrantly go too far. we're going to look at the history and i should say if the markets are nervous about any of this, or the brirng nk of a flg crisis, they have a funny way of showing it. by and large, we're barely bulging on

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i'm glad to be back, i melissa francis. lots of action on capitol hill where we await the vote on the so-called repeal and delay amendment, which would get rid of much of obamacare, but give lawmakers two years to pass replacement after senate republicans won a procedural vote. leaders from both sides reacted. >> we watched a similar process seven years ago. they had a lot of differences and we're going to sort this out and thoroughly open amendment process in a situation where 51 votes could change the bill. >> i would plead one last time with my friends on the other side of the aisle, and i know can hear the cry to modify and change things. turn back, we can go through regular order, we want to work with you. we know that aca is not perfect, but we also know what you proposed is much worse. >> melissa: nine g.o.p. senators came out against last night's first vote to repeal and replace obamacare defeating that bill by a vote of 57-43. peter doocy is live on capitol hill. what now? >> melissa, the queen repeal amendment tha

good tuesday morning to you, i am jon scott. >> heather: and i'm heather childers. we are alive on capitol hill. as you just saw, following the implosion of the senate health care bill after two g.o.p. senators sealed its fate as john just said after announcing they will join two other republicans and vote no call now he's pushing for a straight repeal with a delay. that gives lawmakers time to pass a replacement for the president seems to have some other ideas and g.o.p. lawmakers are less frustrated by the whole process. >> i'm tired of waiting. the american people are tired of waiting. how long do they have to wait to repeal obamacare? how long do they have to wait to get relief on their taxes? how long do they have to wait for congress to act and actually get something done? i can tell you, their answer is, they waited too long. >> jon: we have live team coverage. john roberts that the white house, but we begin with peter doocy on capitol hill. >> this new plan to repeal appears to already be in trouble. mitch mcconnell says he wants to bring this to the senate

i am jon scott. >> i am molly line, sworn in and attending his first meeting as chief of staff. expressing confidence in him, but the direction that the country is taking as well. >> we have a tremendous base, a tremendous group of support. and i think the general will just add to it prior to the country doing well. the strong start method -- dock market on friday. business is very enthusiastic. and we will proceed and keep going. but we have a fantastic leader, chief of staff. going to do a really great job. >> molly: chief white house correspondent is live with the story. >> good morning, a brand-new studio there in new york, same backdrop here at the white house. every day something brand-new. the president hoping to turn the page with the naming of john f. kelly as the new chief of staff. the president just a short time ago praising his brief tenure at the department of homeland security. listen here. >> what he has done in terms of homeland security is record shattering. you look at the border and the tremendous results that we have had. you look at the spirit, and with a v

hello, good morning, aaron sean in her jon scott. >> and i am julie banderas. claiming that the meeting was about russian adoptions until "the new york times" forced him to admit that he had been told that the russian lawyer might have had dirt on hillary clinton. the trump administration is doing damage control. the president's counselor kellyanne conway on "fox & friends" earlier today. >> he has said clearly that the meeting was taken, he did not know who was coming. it was somebody who he knew through the miss universe pageant, that the trump family, i guess mr. trump had owned and managed for a while. fine, he goes into the meeting, he says it was vague, ambiguous, very obvious that there was no helpful or meaningful information. at the meeting quickly turned over to the meeting of russian adoption, probably the pretense in the beginning. no action was taken, no follow-up whatsoever. >> julie: live at the white house with more. >> you know, never a dull moment around here. can i throw that out here. if you look at the white house, they will say that it is

. >> jon: i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i melissa francis. we are alive on capitol hill whereafter failed back-to-back attempts on health care legislation week alone, republicans are now pinning their hopes on a narrowly focused bill, the skinny repeal, that undoes the most unpopular elements of obamacare lite the individual mandate and attacks on medical devices. democrats are definitely not on board. the senate majority leader says this has to get done. >> ultimately, we want to get legislation to finally end of the failed care status quo through congress and to the presidents desk for his signature. >> democrats will be here fighting for as long as it takes to beat back these shameful health care bills. we hear the american people, we hear you, we are on your side, and we will never give up. >> melissa: peter doocy is live on capitol hill with more on this showdown. peter, what can you tell us at this hour? >> melissa, senator lisa murkowski, one of the hardest votes to get, one of the two republicans who voted no on the motion to proceed

good morning to you, jon scott. >> melissa: a melissa francis. the president calling him be delivered -- he said he took a weak position at the justice department peered at "the washington post" reports, the president may fire sessions and make a new appointment of an attorney general in august. sir huckabee sanders weighing in on "fox & friends" this morning. speak out your answer directly, he wants hillary clinton to be investigated, even though during the transition, he told "60 minutes" that they have suffered enough, so i wonder if you could address that. does he want the attorney general to go, he called him beleaguered. i've never heard that. >> i know he is certainly frustrated and disappointed in the attorney general for recusing himself, but as we've said, i know that that's a decision that the president wants to make, he certainly wil will. >> melissa: christian fisher is alive at the white house with more. >> president trump has reportedly been speaking with his top advisors about firing his own attorney general. he's made no secret t

united states and with that, happy july 4th, great to have you with us, i'm leland bedard and for jon scott. >> the launch on july 4th appears to be the norse most successful test yet. the concern now is whether the regime has been able to create a nuclear warhead to fit the muscle. all this is president trump repairs to head to the g20 summit in germany where north korea's increasingly aggressive behavior is sure to be a topic of major concern. kevin smith joins us live from the white house. >> you are on the money on that, molly and happy fourth of july, happy independence day to you and everybody else, especially over there. let me tell you what we do know. this will enhance the conversation for president trump, and particular when he talks to our allies of the g20 summit. i think this is also important, it raises the stakes for both russia and for china to somehow rein in the rogue regime in the north. we could be looking at a humanitarian catastrophe you have to come. let me share some of the details that we know about the launch. it went off on july 3rd at exactly two: 40:00 p.m. as w

i'm jon scott. >> heather: and i'm heather childers. it's friday. the weekend has begun.ark carvalho is the top spokesman for the president's personal attorney and is apparently resigning amongst those changes. mark estimates who was heading up the councils office will now be taking a lower profile role. all of this as he reports the president's legal team is shifting its focus to special counsel robert mueller. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us live more on these changes. high john. >> a little more on that in a second. the white house right now, anthony scaramucci who was one of our contributors is supposed to be meeting with the president right now and supposed to be taking a job as the white house communications director. see you know who that person is, that's the person organizes and coordinates all of the intraadministration communication strategy, not the person who comes out before the podium every day, that remains a press secretary. the communications director will often go on television on sunday and that sort of thing. he's a fierce defend

i am jon scott. >> and i am heather childers. nice to be with you. u are back from vacation. >> jon: let's see if i remember how to do this. >> heather: president trump back in the white house with a jampacked schedule, and that includes the launch of made in america, which spotlights american workers and manufacturers. this coming as the president's legal team was out in full force defending donald trump, jr., on sunday. seeing that there was nothing illegal about the meeting that he held with the russian lawyer during the presidential campaign. now the secret service is getting involved. >> jon: kristin fisher live at the white house for us. the secret service stays away from issues like this, why is it weighing in now? >> over the weekend, the president's personal attorney seemed to try to shift the blame from the secret service by saying that if these russians were really so questionable, then why did the secret service not properly fed them and keep the meeting from taking place? here's a clip. >> well, i wonder why the secret service official is

with republicans senders of the white house, good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> heather: working lunch and then some. >> jon: maybe he's taking them to the woodshed of the white house white house. >> heather: will find out. i'm heather childress. we are of course live on capitol hill for you where republican senators are about to head to the white house as we just said with a white palace president to just let obamacare fail altogether. he urged mitch mcconnell to delay a last ditch repeal until next week. meantime, vice president pence is pressuring congress to get something done. >> the senate should vote to repeal no and replace later or return to the legislation carefully crafted in the house and senate, but either way, inaction is not an option. congress needs to step up, congress needs to do their job, and congress needs to do their job now. >> jon: we have live fox team coverage. john roberts is at the white house, but we begin with peter doocy on capitol hill. >> the majority leader the white house has more time to pitch repeal and replace two republican senators who may b

good morning to you, i am jon scott. >> i'm melissa francis, senate intelligence staff members hearing from jared kushner behind closed doors. he is denying any collusion with russia while blaming his assistant for prematurely filing a security questionnaire. that left all his contacts with representative of foreign governments. >> jon: catherine herridge is alive from the hart senate office building on capitol hill. >> well, thank you. and jared kushner arrived on capitol hill 80 minutes ago. the team was down on the c street and entrance to the office building. as jared kushner entered the building, he waved and smiled for reporters. we were told by senate staff are that they anticipate that jared kushner will be on the senate side from 1-2 hours answering questions from the democratic side and the republican side. they were not anticipating that senators would actually be present for the question and answer session. earlier today, jared kushner and his team released a statement for the record if you will that the context during the campaign and during the transition period, he said

with republicans senders of the white house, good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> heather: working en some. >> jon: maybe he's taking them to the woodshed of the white house white house. >> heather: will find out. i'm heather childress. we are of course live on capitol hill for you where republican senators are about to head to the white house as we just said with a white palace president to just let obamacare fail altogether. he urged mitch mcconnell to

i'm jon scott. >> good to have you back. anthony scaramucci calling out chief of staff reince priebus on twitter, tagging him in a post railing against leakers, which he later deleted. no response from priebus. this as the senate where is its final hours of debate on a republican healthcare bill. lawmakers now mulling a skinny repeal of obamacare came up short. >> white house correspondent kevin corke i joins us with mor. >> what's happening at the white house certainly rivals the popular tv series "game of thrones," only in this case this began, as you pointed out, after the financial disclosure form was i should by politico, belonging to anthony scaramucci. of course he went to twitter suggesting that it may have been leaked. he seemed upset about it. let me show you what he had to say in a deleted tweet first. he said, "in light of the leak of my financial disclosure info, a felony, i will be contacting the fbi and justice department." he includes reince priebus. now, that's obviously been deleted. when people were asking

let's go to jon scott, what is happening in the second hour of "happening now." >> more controversy overconnections to russia, and the involvement of several of the presidents family members, how that could be impacting his administration. plus, terrifying moment sparking a demand for answers after a young woman dials 911 for help and is gunned down by police. in embracing kidnapping in broad daylight. how police tracked down the suspect and what she said when they slapped the cuffs on her. all head at the top of the hour. >> harris: interesting. thank you. >> melissa: longtime democratic strategist casting doubts on democrats ability to regain the senate in the 2018 midterm elections, watch. >> i would say that we have a pretty good chance of taking the house back, the senate is very, very good though. there is a good chance may be 50% chance that the democrats would make the house. the problem in the senate is that we have a large number of seats that we have to hold that donald trump carries. >> melissa: here are the democratic senators that were referred to in that clip. all ten are

i am leland vittert in four jon scott.as a first for the nation, intercontinental ballistic missile they claim can strike anywhere and anyone in the world. this was the announcement on north korean state television. in china china and russia are proposing ideal to try to smooth over rising tensions in t

. >>> i'm jon scott in for shepard smi smith. " ""your world with neil cavuto" is next." >> neil: speaking at the united nations right now. echoing concerns that our top diplomat about the provocative actions of north koreans with a different tone here. at issue, whether now is going to be a change in sentiment and tone and approach to north koreans who flagrantly go too far. we're going to look at the history and i should say if the markets are nervous about any of this, or the brirng nk of a flg crisis, they have a funny way of showing it. by and large, we're barely bulging on the day. i do want to go to warsaw, poland, where the president will outline some of these concerns as well, when he meets with his polish counterparts, and begins to send the message, enough is enough is enough. kristin. >> reporter: president trump says we can't get a better delivery system, and now, north korea has done just that. so as president trump lands here in poland, the big question is, will he follow-through. in so, how? well, the un security council held an emergency meeting while president trump was i

good morning to you, i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i'm glad to be back, i melissa francis.on capitol hill where we await the vote on the so-called repeal and delay amendment, which would get rid of much of obamacare, but give lawmakers two years to pass replacement after senate republicans won a procedural vote.

he will, as jon scott reported at that end of the last hour, stay onto the end of august. sean spicer will be departing, and i remember having a conversation with him about the tenure of the press secretary during the transition, and he told me if one day he walks out of here with his little box full of personal belongings, he will walk out with his head held high knowing he did the best job he could possible. >> melissa: absolutely pure to stand by. i want to bring in chris wallac chris wallace. he is the host of fox news sunday and chris, wow. taking a look at that briefing room, it is jampacked. to say that everyone is waiting with baited breath will be an understatement at this point, no? >> absolutely. the briefings under normal circumstances has been getting remarkable ratings. this one though, there are some real news as john's report and will will only hear from sarah huckabee sanders but the new communications director, anthony scaramucci, may make his first appearance. we also certainly want to hear him. really, that's the key question here. frankly, most of us a

i'm jon scott. >> melissa: happy friday to you. >> jon: it's been a long week in washington. >> melissalissa francis. in a 51-49 vote. how could you not like something called skinny? there were audible gasps when

hello, good morning, aaron sean in her jon scott. >> and i am julie banderas. was about russian adoptions until "the new york times" forced him to admit that he had been told that the russian lawyer might have had dirt

good morning to you, i am jon scott. >> i'm melissa francis, senate intelligence staff members hearingner behind closed doors. he is denying any collusion with russia while blaming his assistant for prematurely filing a security questionnaire. that left all his contacts with

welcome to sp 21, i'm jon scott. >> molly: i molly line. the president going on the attack.d of his first public speech in europe. folks in poland, giving her president and the first lady rock star treatment. take a look. "crowd chanting "usa

i am jon scott. >> i am molly line, sworn in and attending his first meeting as chief of staff.m, but the direction that the cotr

united states and with that, happy july 4th, great to have you with us, i'm leland bedard and for jon scottthe norse most successful test yet. the concern now is whether the regime has been able to create a nuclear warhead to fit the muscle. all this is president trump repairs to head to the

good morning to you, i'm jon scott and good morning to you. >> molly: i'm delighted to be here. the president's first stop will be in poland before meeting with leaders of the world's largest economies at the g20 summit in germany. as north korea launched what the pentagon is confirming was an intercontinental ballistic missile.

i am leland vittert in four jon scott. the regime says that launch was a first for the nation, intercontinental ballistic missile they claim can strike anywhere and anyone in the world. this was the announcement on north korean state television. in china china and russia are proposing ideal to try to smooth over rising tensions in the region. we told lucas thomas and life in the pentagon. lucas, we heard the claim last night from the north koreans about this icbm. what is the pentagon same? >> good afternoon. u.s. officials are now confirming that north korea successfully tested for the first time a long-range , or icbm, capable of hitting alaska, something officials have long feared. >> is much more immediate now. it is clear, we cannot repeat the same approach, failed reproach of the past paired the president has directed us to not do that. to prepare a range of options, including a military option, which nobody wants to take, right >> the pentagon saying this latest missile can travel over 4,000 miles. north korea uses

. >> jon: i'm jon scott. >> melissa: i melissa francis.itol hill whereafter failed back-to-back attempts on health care legislation week alone, republicans are now pinning their hopes on a narrowly focused bill, the skinny repeal, that undoes the most unpopular elements of obamacare lite the individual mandate and attacks on medical

i'm jon scott. >> heather: and i'm heather childers. it's friday. the weekend has begun.s the top spokesman for the president's personal attorney and is apparently resigning amongst those changes. mark estimates who was heading up the councils office will now be taking a lower profile role. all of this as he reports the presid

. >> sheriff scott jon oversees the two large facilities that comprise the sacramento coty jail system. at the main jail downtown, most of the inmates are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial and the resolution of their cases. many like patricia have struggled with methamphetamine addictions. >> i'm here for failure to enroll in a drug program. they put a warrant out for my arrest. i may be considered the only 6'3" small girl in sacramento, i think. it's harder to hide. so i really don't. >> there is one thing that makes her stand out from the crowd. >> she also does a funny trick with her eyes. >> you want to wake up to this? come on. thank you. you want to be a felon? >> i've known her probably about four years. i've seen her on and off throughout the years working at this facility here. she's always usually been an inmate worker. she has the heart to where she wants to help people. it's not something we see a lot. >> i love my job. just to be able to be out. a personal relationship with staff. we get to build a trust. takes my mind off being in jail. i should reflecting on

and by the frontline journalism fund, with major support from jon and jo ann hagler, and additional support from scott nathan and laura debonis. major funding for this program is provided by the kendeda fund. >> narrator: this is the story of three seemingly disconnected events beginning at the same time. what they each have in common is a type of infection that is becoming impossible to treat, a type of infection that has triggered deadly outbreaks, even at one of our most prestigious hospitals. it is a crisis that is spreading alarmingly fast, threatening everyone, even the healthy. (siren blaring) >> narrator: our first story starts in tuscon, arizona, in may 2011. >> when i think about that time, i think about spring... and just, you know, how busy it was and how beautiful she was. she was 11-and-a-half years old and just physically perfect, beautiful from head to toe, slim, you know, white-blond hair from being out in the sun. a little bit of freckles across her nose, bright blue eyes, paying attention to what her clothes looked like and her hair, never stopped talking, talked a mile a minute. th

scott, back to you >>> jon is tracking unusual activity in a food stock we will tell you what it is and what the trade is next >>> plus, details from jpmorgan's tech analysts on what to expect from the new iphone. "halftime report" back in two minutes. we created the ripple: the doughnut in a doughnut in a doughnut. right away, it was a success. i mean, it really took off. what people don't know is that it all started with points from my chase ink card. i bought the ingredients, utensils, even custom donut cutters. wow! all with 80,000 points. what will you create with your points? learn more about the ink business preferred card. if you could book a flight, then add a hotel, or car, or activity in one place and save, where would you go? ♪ expedia. >>> we're back on "the halftime report." jon najarian is now at the tell straighter to help us with what's going on in the markets >> pinnacle. a lot of rumors southwesterlying again. you might recall end of may, beginning of june there were rumors of an approach by conagra. our david faber did ecried that. the stock's starting up again. they

jon sopel bbc news washington. and joining us now from capitol hill is republican congressman scott taylor from virginia. and congressman taylor if the president's ari public. a system of his it honey general acceptable to you. is it acceptable lately guy you know i i can understand why the president would be frustrated with the attorney general having just you know just assigned there that he recuse himself i i understand that at the same time. the attorney general's done some great work as well too and let's face it looks and the the attorney genera. he he he's there at the at the pleasure of the president but it's of of course his loyalty is not what the president it's with the constitution so. i understand the frustrations but i i think some of it's a little bit overblown but no. i understand. but if the president was to find add jeff sessions or if jeff sessions with to feel that he was forced to quit for the next few days. would you be concerned. i think so i i think i would be concerned of course and as i said. he serves at the pleasure of the president for short but his loyalties with the constit