fox's kristin fisher has more. >> as the busy memorial day weekend kicks off home land security was checking out the security lines at reagan washington national airport and kelly uming travelers to stay patient. the tsa tries out a new sc screening program and about a dozen airport passenger have to remove and replace any elect tropices larger than a cell for in a separate bin for x-ray screening. >> i'm very, very confident that we're doing an effective job detecting. that's. it it's a constant threat and we always have to be vij sglant u.s. officials told air lines to be prepared for sxaned ban on carry on electronic devices on air mraipz and this following a ban on certain electronic devices on u.s. bound flights from 13 international airport. >> still contemplating expending the band and we'll make a decision when the time is right. >> t sa spokesman encourages air travelers to pack only what's allowed and get t >> it will be busy like going to the beach in the summer. a lot of people. people go. it's going to be christmas shopping before christmas. plenty of time you get through withou

. >> we have fox team coverage on this, kristin fisher from the white house. first garrett tenney live from the washington bureau. garrett, what is the u.s. strategy going forward? >> reporter: rick, president trump's top priority is protecting the american people. that means giving up goal of nuclear missiles that are capable to hit the united states, something it has shown no sign of doing. in fact u.s. officials believe the north is actively preparing to test another nuclear bomb. if that happens, the president hasn't said exactly what the u.s. would do in response but said he would not rule out taking military action. on "fox news sunday," general h.r. mcmaster said any additional nuclear test would not go unanswered. >> we do have to do something. we have to do something with partners and globally. that involves enforcement of the u.n. sanctions in place. it may mean ratcheting up the sanctions even further and also means being prepared for military operations if necessary. >> reporter: the u.s. is calling for new sanctions and for tougher enforcement of

for more on all of this, kristin fisher joins us life in the white house. >> this big staff shakeup that we've been hearing so much about, but then again, sean spicer, who will had also been rumored to be on the way out, he is going to be back behind the podium in less than an hour. so if there's anything we learned about this white house is that nothing is final until it actually happens. >> in terms of staff shakeup's, i always read things that simply aren't true. i work here every day. it's much more collaborative than people realize. i think were constantly being told by people who have never worked in any white house let alone this white house what is going on here. >> now one change that is definitely being discussed is a commune occasions war room. the white house is considering bringing back to former campaign operatives back into the fold. lewandowski and david barsky, all this controversy behind jared kushner, it seems to be overshadowing the substance of the day, and that is president trump continuing to attack germany just days since the chancellor said the u.s. is no longer

james. >> james: kristin fisher, thank you. the president wasted little time returned to the twitter verse, his aim in part to present an optimistic view of his ability to enact his policy agenda on capitol hill. doug mckelway reports on the president's prospects for success on that front. >> hoping to carryover some momentum from what many regard as a mostly successful first foreign trip as president, donald trump is preparing to again tackle domestic policy in the so-called swamp of washington. >> you notice how much stronger where getting? >> it won't be easy. his domestic agenda re-remains under attack. fiscal year ending september 30, the clock is an enemy too. >> not all of those things are going to get done. >> a fractured republican party adding to the insecurity. >> the house will have its own bill. >> complicating a lack of a health care message, the president's freelance tweeting continued last night with "suggest we add more dollars to health care and make it the best anywhere. obamacare is dead. the republicans wil

for that part of the story, we go to kristin fisher from the white house with the latest. >> president trump is defending his son-in-law, telling "the new york times" that he still has total confidence in jared kushner. the homeland security secretary is also defending him, saying that even if kushner did try to set up a secret communications channel what the kremlin, that it's normal and not that big of a deal. tonight, republican senator john mccain said he doesn't see it that way. >> my view of evidence, i don't like it. i just don't. i know that some administration officials are saying that it's standard procedure. i don't think it's standard procedure, prior to the inauguration of a president of the united states, by someone who is not in an appointed position. >> foxes catherine herridge reporting meta-sows close to it kushner says it was the russians who first raised the idea, not kushner. and it was only discussed for a single call about syria, not as a permanent back channel, as "the washington post" commodes broke the story from a ledge. senator lindsey graham, who doesn't al

our friend kristin fisher is live from the white house today. tin, all right, how's the white house responding so far? >> reporter: well, we with just got our very first response from the white house, about 30 minutes ago it came from president trump himself on twitter, of course. he said, quote: congratulations to emmanuel macron on his big win today as the next president president of france. i look very much forward to working with him. ideologically, trump and le pen were closely inclined, strong on borders, very different from former president barack obama who enforced the more moderate candidate, emmanuel macron. in fact, he went so far as to declare his support in a video released just three days ago. watch this. >> he has stood up for liberal values. he put forward a vision for the importance role that france plays in europe and around the world, and he is committed to a better future for the french people. he appeals to people's hopes and not their fears. >> reporter: so this election in france really became kind of a proxy war between fo

kristin fisher is live at the white house with that. >> president trump is back at the white house afterton national cemetery. publicly, the focus is as it should be, all about honoring our men and women who lost their lives defending this country. but behind the scenes, the controversy surrounding president trump's son-in-law is really sucking a loft oxygen at the white house. president trump is defending jared kushner against the allegations, that he allegedly tried to set up a secret backchannel to communicate with the kremlin during the transition. president trump telling the "new york times" last night that, quote, i have total confidence in him. he is respected by virtually everyone and working on programs that will save our country billions of dollars n addition to that and perhaps more importantly, he's a very good person. well, yesterday homeland security secretary john kelly also defended kushner across the sunday shows, and he argued that setting up a secret backchannel with russia is normal and acceptable. >> i think any channel of communication back or otherwise with a count

kristin fisher at the white house, thank you. >> julie: now to capitol hill as the fight to repeal ineplace obamacare now shifts to the senate where republicans have a much slimmer majority and lawmakers could start from scratch on the legislation. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with the chance to pick it all down for us. >> good afternoon, only 52 republicans and the senate, there is very little wiggle room so the work is underway to see if they can come up with a consensus republican health care reform plan. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell has a working group that has been meeting, trying to figure out what ideas must be included in a senate g.o.p. healthcare package. top republicans on capitol hill say this is a rescue mission, and they must get it right. >> these are our friends in constituents, we have to make sure that people who have bad healthcare status, pre-existing conditions get affordable coverage, and that is not happening in obamacare. you have to remember, if you cannot even get a health insurance plan, what good is it? yo

in washington, kristin fisher, fox5 news. >> republicanses may be celebrating the victory for now when it comes to repealing and replacing the affordable care act, but the fate of their proposed healthcare plan now lies in the hands of the senate coming up, a closer look at what's ahead in the gop fight to pass the bill and the push by democrats to have their say. at ikea, we believe that your dream bedroom, to a cozy bed, can be yours for less. save up to 20% at the ikea bedroom event. ♪ all i really wanna do ♪ ♪ is, baby, be friends be y with you ♪ss. at ikea, we believe that your dream bedroom, to a cozy bed, can be yours for less. save up to 20% at the ikea bedroom event. >> this is fox5 local news at ten. i'm calling on the senate to take action. repealing and replacing obama care will be a big, big win for the american people. during his weekly address president trump commented on the house vote to pass the american healthcare act which now lies in the hands of the national. earlier tonight we spoke with political strategist jack burkman and david brown for t

beginning historic walk at the international space station and taking 6 hours, jack fisher with kristin fishert and run in california, from mexico, 15 times. for lenox lake. the new yorker poking fun at fbi director james comey. attorney general jeff sessions down the aisle. a politician taking matters into his own hands, a giant mousetrap -- >> i wonder if that would work on a human. happy friday. have a great weekend. >> regardless of the recommendation, a grandstand or, fbi, as if comey episode, over the edge. fire comey and we agree on something. >> leadership at the top of the bureau with the clinton case. >> would you be worried if you are secretary clinton? >> more than 1000 gang members in

kristin fisher is live. president trump returned to washington some of the same problems plaguing him 10 days ago. the leaks, russian investigations and he is tweeting with it and how is he dealing with it today? >> president trump is in the process of mounting an aggressive defense. yesterday his newly hired private attorney for the russia probe, and his senior staff is setting up a war room. the last bomb to drop is regarding his son-in-law jared kushner. saying he tried to establish a secret communications channel with the kremlin. democrats are calling for a security clearance to be revoked but the president is standing by kushner. he said i have total confidence in him. he is respected by virtually everyone and is working on programs that will save our country billions of dollars. in addition to that perhaps most importantly he is a very good person. now, homeland security secretary general john kelly is also defending him saying on fox news sunday the idea of a secret back channel with moscow didn't bo

kristin fisher is on that. kristin, what came of this?: well, neil, as one congressman said today, you know you're having a bad day when the group that's going to give you advice on customer satisfaction is congress. members of the house infrastructure and transportation committee attacked airline execs for inadequate seat sizes, over booking and of course, the impetus for the entire hearing, a united passenger, posing no security threat, being dragged off an a airplane about three weeks ago. oscar munoz called it a turning point. >> it is not who we are. it is not this company. frankly, it is not this industry. we have many, many successes. it is important to note the two. we're here to talk, to discuss certain issues that won't happen again. we will work incredibly hard to re-earn, not jyour business, bu your trust. we will do better. >> reporter: so the big question for this committee now is can these airlines really do better on their own, or are more regulations needed? the message from the committee members to the airline execs, fix

. >> kristin fisher is standing by with reaction. >> a lot more was said and done since the victory was declared and the defeat faced from a far right nationalist in a very well-crafted event in front of the louvre museum. most of the verb votes had been counted, 65% for macron, 35% for the pen. he is pro- european union, pro- nato emma promising reform but vague. the first independent party to win the presidency. le pen's nationalist message played wellin many parts of the country that was played and her hard line on security resounded in a country that has been hit time and time again by terrorist strikes. concerns about her polarizing rhetoric did her in. here is a little bit more about what both had to say tonight. >> i know the divisions of our nations led to some extreme votes. i respect these but i know the anger, the anxiety, the doubt that a large part of you have also expressed. it is my responsibility to hear these. >> i call for all the patriots to join us in participating in the decisive political fight that is starting tonight. more than ever in the coming months, france w

harris: kristin fisher is reporting live. a big week for the president.ost this big trip, it is an important time. >> white -- right now the white house is focused on mounting a defense. they are building a white house z÷8 n-÷á=dÛk%%rê+=fjkbÑ3 president's legal team led by trump attorney. he was actually here at the white house today along with ivanka trump. he was hired as the personal attorney in the ongoing russia probe. the fact that on the president's first full day back goes to show how high a priority this is for the white house. another priority, containing the leaks. president trump tweeted about it four times today while his targets and cabinet members talked about it across the sunday shows. >> it's outrageous. i don't know why people do it. it jeopardizes the investigation and puts people's lives in jeopardy. i don't know why they do it, but they do. that's the world we live in. >> people who violate the privacy acts should go to jail. what happened with the manchester information undermine the british investigation. it weakened our relationsh

correspondent kristin fisher explains what some call the ferguson effect. >> a 17-year veteran of thehicago police department says she knew she should have pulled her gun on a man high on pcp that was beating her, but she chose not to because she didn't want her family or the department to face the media firestorm that would have come next. that is the example used in a new study by the fbi to highlight the growing trend it calls the depolicing. according to the report, after the death of michael brown and the intense media scrutiny that followed, departments and individual officers have increasingly made the conscious decision to stop engaging and proactive policing. >> looks like we're getting reporting across the country that police are less inclined to do that. but that they will become subject to the next viral video paid >> something attorney general jeff sessions noted when speaking in neighboring st. louis back in march. >> amid this intense public scrutiny and criticism, morel has gone down -- morale has gone down while the number of polices killed has gone up. >> a 56% incre

kristin fisher is live in the north lawn with the very latest tonight. hi, kristin. >> reporter: hey, eric. president trump is returning from first foreign trip to the same problems plaguing him when he left here nine days ago, nonstop barrage about associates' alleged ties to russia and possible cover-up. so today, president trump is turning his attention to the source of those reports. the leakers. he's tweeted about them four times today. here's one of them. he said -- now, the administration's growing effort to contain these leaks were echoed across the sunday shows. here's homeland security secretary-general john kelly. >> it's outrageous, i don't know why people do it, it jeopardizes not only investigations but puts people's lives in jeopardy. i don't know why people do, it but they do. and that's the world we live in. >> reporter: now, these kinds of attacks from the administration against the media, against the leakers, expect them only to continue as this russia investigation heats up. now, two big things to watch next week on capitol hill. you'v

kristin fisher live from the white house. hi, kristin. >> hey, eric. in addition to president trump personally defending his son-in-law, jared kushner, other administration officials say that even if kushner did try to establish a secret back channel with the kremlin, it's not that big of a deal. yesterday john kelly called it normal and acceptable and now the white house is getting an assist from a republican senator that usually doesn't see eye to eye with this administration or at least sometimes he doesn't. senator lindsay graham says he doesn't trust the story as far as he can throw it. listen. >> it makes no sense that the russian ambassador will report back to moscow on a channel that we're most likely monitoring. the whole story line is suspicious. >> republican senator john mccain said in an interview on australian television, there's nothing standard about trying to set up a secret communications channel with a hostile foreign government. adam schiff is calling for kushner's security clearance to be reviewed. >> if these reports are accurate

kristin fisher has more. >> instead of using the phrase "radical islamic terrorism", he said it's a wickedogy and must be obliterated. listen to this. >> peace can never take root in an environment where violence is tolerated, funded and rewarded. the terrorists and extremists and those that give them aid and comfort must be driven out from our society forever. >> president trump will be meeting with theresa may later in person this week. president trump made it a point to call this morning and offer support. the president said these attack on teenage children and families was particularly wanton and depraved and they agreed to discuss it further at the upcoming summit in brussels. >> shepard: president trump and the palestinian president talked about the possibility of a peace process with israel. >> yeah, president abbas said that he was committed to helping president trump form a peace deal with the israelis. at the same time, he laid out a long list of nonnegotiables many of which are deal breakers for the israelis. the president is still confident a deal with be reached and he's the m

kristin fisher is live on the north lawn. >> let's start with political challenges. right now this white house is wrapping up to defend itself against a barrage of leaks and ongoing russian in bashin investigation. to that end, about an hour ago president trumps private attorney for the russia probe and ivanka trump are spotted at the white house. caso it's is a high-powered new york attorney. he's known for being very aggressive. he has been hired by president trump to represent him in this investigation. behind the scenes there is building never white house war room led by steve bannon while playing out in full view is the presence ongoing attack against leakers. it is playing out against presidents twitter account. he has tweeted about it four times today. quote whenever you see the word sources say in the fake news media and they don't mention names, it's very possible the sources don't exist but are made up with fake news writers. fake news is the enemy. that sentiment was echoed across sunday shows. leakers could go to jail while john kelly called the intellige

correspondent kristin fisher explains what some call the ferguson effect. >> a 17-year veteran of the

kristin fisher watching it for us on the hill.> shannon: north korea says the world is on the brink of nuclear war. the country vowing to ramp up its nuclear weapons program in response to what it calls more provocation from the u.s. the arrival of a pair of b-1 bombers in south korea triggering their response. president trump said he would meet face-to-face with kim jong-un if conditions are right. he is not ruling out military action because of the global threat that north korea poses. >> president trump: nobody is safe. who is safe? the guy has nuclear weapons. i with like to say these are safe. these are great, brave soldiers and 28,000 troops on the line and they're right there. and so nobody is safe. we're probably not safe over here. if he gets the long-range missiles, we're not safe, either. so we have to do something about it and we'll see what happens. >> shannon: mike lee sits on the senate judiciary committee. you were part of that in-depth top level briefing with the white house. how do you assess the current posture

kristin fisher is live outside the white house to write down the results mean for the us. n though trump didn't explicitly resort marine le pen she did heated ex-spouse top immigration, nationalism over globalism but just because she didn't win doesn't mean that their shared visions are going to be going away anytime soon in europe. mike huckabee explains why earlier today on fox. listen to this. >> this is so significant that marine le pen is even in the race. she's the skunk going to the homecoming dance. she may not be crowned pain but everybody will know she's been there. this is the ultimate middle finger to the establishment of all of europe and it specifically, france which has just left of venezuela. this is significant that she's even in the hunt. >> president trump predicted that she would do well but he didn't predict that she would win. in a recent interview with the associated press, president trump said quote, i believe everybody was top on islamic terrorism and whoever is the toughest on the borders would do wellin the election, talking about the french elect

kristin fisher with the latest. >> neil, the full budget won't be released till tomorrow. we're getting a sense for who the big winners and losers are thanks to the outline that president trump released in march. you may remember, the big winner in that outline was the pentagon. the president proposed increasing defense spending by $54 billion. that is more money for national security, border security and law enforcement. to pay for it, he suggested steep cuts to education, epa and foreign aid and now massive cuts to entitlements are expected to be a core component of the budget released tomorrow. the next ten years, we're talking $800 billion for medicaid. that is according to "the washington post" and $193 billion from snap or food stamps as reported by the associated press. it appears social security and medicare won't be cut as president trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail. he promised to drastically reform the welfare system and this budget will likely reflect that. here's what he said six days after he was sworn in. >> we want to get our people off of wel

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correspondent kristin fisher shows what happened today. >> you know you're having a bad day when the group that's going to lecture you on customer satisfaction is the congress paid >> executives buckled up for a blistering hearing. >> i was going to ask, why do you hate the american people? >> you probably feel like a lot of flyers, very claustrophobic and waiting for something bad to happen. >>tives were invited to testify before the house transportation and infrastructure committee but only for short out. american, alaska, southwest, and of course united. the ceo was secured for his response to a passenger being dragged off a plane. >> could you tell us what you are thinking? >> it was appalling. >> it was awful to watch. reminded me of a trump campaign rally. >> i never want to see a paying customer pulled off a flight to move a crew. you charter a plane if you need to. she never be at the expense of a paying customer ever. >> united ceo oscar munoz called it a mistake of epic proportions. >> it's not who we are. it's not this company. frankly, it's not this industry. >> munoz sai

at the white house kristin fisher, "fox news". >>> congressional democrats demanding to hear from top white house advisor and president trump's son in law jared kushner about his dealings with the key russian diplomate. washington post is reporting that before president trump took office kushner made a proposal to a russian ambassador to set up a secret communications channel between the transition team and kremlin. lawyers for kushner says he is willing to talk to investigators and always has been willing, democrats calling for the suspension of kushner's security clearance. >>> after president trump's first official trip overseas, a crucial alley, might be losing faith in our partnership. german chancellor shared word that reverb rated around the world yesterday. angela merkel says her country can in longer completely depend on the u.s. as a reliable partner. this comes one day after a tense meeting with president meeting with president trump in italy. president refused to pledge support for paris climate accord and says he will decide next week. other six nations already agreed on

fox's kristin fisher has more on the twitter storm and what's ahead for the administration this week.reporter: right now this white house is pro pairing to aggressive defense itself against a barrage of leaks and the on hoy going russian investigation. to that end, president trump pros' private attorney for the russia probe and you have can have a trump casso witnesses is a high powered new york attorney known for being aggressive and hired by president trauma top represent him in this investigation. behind the scenes there's this room led by chief strategist steve ban i don't know but playing out in full view is president donald trump's on going war against leakers he tweeted about it four times. here's one of those tweets "whenever you see the words sources say in the fake news median they don't mention names, it's very possible that those sources don't exist burt are made up by fake news quieter. fake news is the enemy "that sent many was echoed across the sunday shows. newt beginning rush said leakers should go to jail. john kelly called the intelligence leak in the manchester bom

kristin fisher at the pentagon today. >> shannon: for more on that steve hayes is editor and chief ofstandard an fox news contributor. this represents a shift in many ways from what we had under the obama administration. critics of this potential move to add more troops in say listen, even as the obama administration got levels up to 100,000 troops it didn't solve the problems in afghanistan. they are very skeptical sending more troops back. >> i don't think anybody should think we can solve the problems of afghanistan. those problems are vast. unlikely we'll be able to solve them this decade or the next decade or the decade following. however, what you saw from the obama administration which was an approach which embraced the afghan taliban and sought to separate them from al qaeda and other militants. that was never going to happen. you can read about it in detail in hillary clinton's book where she talks about having approached the taliban for secret negotiations trying to separate them from al qaeda. numerous experts on radical islam, folks at the pentagon and people suggested to

here with more kristin fisher live at the white house with more on what the president had to say. good morning, kristin. >> good morning. president trump has already spoken out and condemned these attacks twice this morning. once with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem and one with abbas in bethlehem. he echoed the same message since he touched down in saudi arabia three days ago. the arab world must come together to fight terrorism and this message for the evil loser behind the attack in manchester. listen. >> i won't call them monsters. because they would like that term. they would think that's a great name. i will call them from now on losers. because that's what they are. they are losers. >> this morning president trump also spoke on the phone with britain's prime minister theresa may. the white house says the two leaders agreed that this attack on primarily young children, their mothers, attending a concert, was particularly gruesome and they agreed to talk about it more when they meet in just a few days at the nato summit in brussels. >> just so horrific a

joining us live from the white house with the brand new details this morning our own kristin fisher. ning, kristin. >> hey, guys. good morning. a couple things over the last couple hours. a source close to the matter saying it was the russians who first proposed the idea of secret communications channel with the kremlin not kushner. it was only discussed to be used for a single call about syria. and not as a permanent back channel as some other reports have alleged. now, president trump, he is defending his son-in-law, telling the "new york times" yesterday, committee on saturday night that -- that he has total confidence in him. that he is respected by virtually everyone and is working on programs that will save our country billions of dollars, in addition to to that and perhaps more importantly he is a very good person. the homeland security secretary john kelly is also defending kushner saying each if kushner did try to set up a secret line this russia it's normal and not that big of deal. republican senator john mccain doesn't see it that way and here is why. >> i don't like it. i

he is the father of our washington, d.c., correspondent, kristin fisher. at she knows where he is.. >>> this is a sad story. we've got a great report to tell you about how much money we raised to help the young boy. the suspect in the southern california drunk driving crash left 6-year-old lennox lake with severe head trauma, was illegal immigrant with extensive criminal wheel. the man identified as constantino acosta. he had been deported 15 times since 2000 two. how does this keep happening to our innocent families and children here in america? our next guest says chula vista is part of welcoming america of network cities and can't enforce federal immigration laws. joining me chula vista city council and legal immigrant mike diaz. thanks very much for being with us, councilman. >> thank you very much. ainsley: before we get into the juice of the story, tell your story. how did you become american citizen?exico. now you're a councilman in chula vista. how did that happen? >> really a long story. my grandparents lived in tijuana where i was born. and during the revolution they move