i'm marianne rafferty.o home cool their kids as the nation faces another covid surge. the rate of households home schooling their children rose to 11% last september. hope schooling rates rose from 3% in the spring of 2020 to 16% last fall. most covid numbers are being reported in parts of australia bringing hope to the end of lockdowns. but officials are worried after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest that those numbers may soon rise. australia has kept its coronavirus numbers low. i'm marianne rafferty. usa withn bongino. dan: how does to feel to get canceled out of the blue? let's go to maryland suburbs, an aspiring novelist natasha tynes is about to find out. >> i was working on marketing, i was e-mailing, bloggers, and i got ready for work, made my kids lunch for school. then drove to dc metro. dan: there was a delay. >> my pet peeve, always an issue with dc metro, they keep increasing fares, that is part of the dc culture, everyone comments about it and criticizes them it part of the

but as foxes marianne rafferty shows us as troops continue returning home. afghans fear the taliban is only gaining more control in their country in the middle east. the u. s withdrawal from afghanistan is now more than 95% complete ahead of the august 31st deadline. it's news, former secretary of state mike pompeo is happy about bluntly saying the afghans took matters into their own hands. they need to fight for their. we don't need to send americans to fight if the afghan people are willing to fight for their freedom, but as the u. s moves out, the taliban continues creeping back in taliban officials recently claiming to have regained control of roughly 85% of afghanistan, something afghan leaders fully denounced as government officials completed a round of peace talks with taliban leaders monday. however efforts to achieve peace remain fragile. isis is claiming responsibility for three rocket strikes near the afghan presidential palace tuesday, and afghanistan's president spells out a message to all terrorists that the country will not fall. but back home

marianne rafferty, fox news tonight, giants go for two straight against the l.icking off their important four game road trip in l. a. with a big 72 victory, and they got off to a great start with back to back home runs in the first inning. buster posey returning for the injured list with a two run shot in the first they will have to make do though without all star shortstop brandon crawford. he will be sidelined with a strained oblique muscle. he'll be out for at least a week. and if you watch tonight's game, you will see fans with mass on there a mass mandate in place whether or not you're vaccinated dodger stadium all fans two years and older are now required to wear a mask or face covering while at concession stands or in the cover concourses of the ballpark. the only time fans who are vaccinated do not have to mask up is when they're sitting in their seats. the a's are hosting the los angeles angels right now they are in the bottom of the first. no score last night, the eighties had one of their bigger crowds at the game with 15,000 fans. many came to watch,

the mini golf course hopes to make people aware of marianne rafferty. you can still get a hot dog and a beer to warriors game chase center has hired a new top chef to upgrade its food offerings. chef chad newman is been hired as the new culinary director at the home of the warriors. newman previously worked at the ritz carlton in puerto rico while you say they want their arena to be known for offering the ultimate fan experience, including the food. having spent time in a different part of the world. i feel that my experience really much. the diversity of we have here in the bay area, and we toe something for everyone, the warriors say their new chef and team of cooks will create a unique food program with food that is locally sourced and made from scratch daily. san francisco 49 ers training camp is getting underway. all players and coaches are reporting to the team facility in santa clara today. the 40 niners are hoping to reach the nfl covid vaccine threshold. there are fewer restrictions and protocols of at least 85% of the team is vaccinated. gener

jillian: marianne rafferty joins us with what happened. >> reporter: a tweet reads the assailant pushed in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in the car. she was not seriously injured. crime has gotten so bad the fbi announced it would get involved. in chicago police say 73 people were hit by gunfire of the weekend, 11 people killed. david brown says the force is doing what it can. >> we are resting violent offenders. the courts are releasing these people back into the community, 90 people charged with murder have been released. it should be a headline in the city and it is not. be adversarial to the courts as what the courts do differently rather than release violent people into their communities. >> lori lightfoot hoping a tentative deal reached the city's police union including a pay raise for officers while adding more community policing and expanding on use of force training saying the agreement also recognizes the stress of the job and provides additional health and wellness support for officers. james craig says deals like this are a start and lawmakers called to defund th

carley: marianne rafferty joins us with more, warning about cubans fleeing into the united states. what is the latest? >> reporter: cuba is cracking down on protesters while supporters in the us are begging us officials to help. demonstrations in miami's little have an and across florida. one protest blocking a major highway, i-95, in jacksonville. law enforcement had to move protest crowds out of way of traffic. support as many who are living under the brutal regime say people have nothing to lose. >> they have taken everything away from us including our fear. when the cuban people no longer fear the cuban government it is the beginning of the end. >> exporting communism throughout the hemisphere and throughout the world and has been doing it for decades and that should interest the national security of the united states. >> reporter: despite calls for us officials to intervene, alejandro mayorkas once a refugee himself says those who attempt to flee will be turned away. >> allow me to be clear. if you take to the sea, you will not come to the united states. >> reporter: some help

. >> shannon: marianne rafferty out west, thanks so much. this could get awkward. social security commissioner plans to show up for work on monday even though president biden fired the trump administration hold over on friday. the white house says the president asked for the resignation this morning. he was terminated after he refused. deputy social security social securityadministrator asn today and he did. correspondent mark meredith reports that several states are taking government funding to push contentious curriculum like critical race theory in the classroom. >> this is our moment. it's our moment to make the education system work for all students. >> after a year of confusion and chaos, the education secretary says as schools reopen districts should re-examine not only how they teach but which students to focus on the most. speak we must take bold action to ensure equity for all students, bridge gaps exacerbated by the pandemic. >> the department is doling out funds to do just that through the american rescue plan signed into law in march. the biden adminis

high marianne rafferty.tinue this special edition of hannity, we are back with a great one, his brand-new book is out called american marxism. amazon.com, hannity.com, book stared back stores everywhere as of tuesday. the danger of marxism and one of the fastest way for harmful ideology like that to spread his groupthink. we see an awful lot these days, now a specialty of the mob and the media and as an example, remember how they were fawning endlessly over the now convicted felon 30 months in jail, trump hating attorney michael avenatti? here is a short reminder. >> is out there saving the country. >> is a rock star, i think. interesting to see his next chapter. >> michael avenatti for president in 2020. >> back with attorney michael avenatti, a main player. >> all places at all times. >> the democrats could learn something from you, you are messing with trump a lot more than they are. >> i don't think you're in this for money. >> the reason why i'm taking this seriously is because of your presence on cable