. >> and shannon bream has more. shannon how did the court arrive at this decision? >> reporter: the critics say that the subsidies would only go to states that set up their own exchanges. that helped people to afford the mandatory health insurance. and the chief justice said listen, it is a broader review by the court and in that respect he went on to say, we know the overall intent of the law making sure all americans had access to health insurance. gutting it would have calamitous results. >> they are interpreting the law as congress intended and not ingesting themselves as they had in certain cases on the left and right. >> reporter: it is the similar language we heard in 2012 upholding the obama health care law. democracy is about the people. all we do is interpret them and you don't like the end results, go back to the people who voted for it. >> an interesting point. we hear someone on a microphone behind you. what is going on. >> reporter: we have had protest. a lot of people hoping to get the same- sex marriage case but they joined forces here and excited ab

shannon bream is live at supreme court to catch us up what we've seen shannon? jenna, it was a 6-3 opinion. the chief justice writing opinion joined by justice kennedy. four considered left lean on the bench to uphold the subsidies. here is what the chief justice said in the writing meaning of the phrase, exchange established by the states may seem plain when viewed

shannon bream fox news. lou: shannon bream reporting on a continuing developments on obamacare as the court decides its future once again. >>> turning to matters of foreign policy. the obama administration today announced new actions to counter russian aggression. defense secretary ash carter saying the united states will contribute special operations forces, surveillance aircraft and advanced weaponry to a new nato task force designed in part to deter threats by russia. >> we do not seek cold let alone a hot war with russia. we do not seek to make russia an enemy. make no mistake we will defend our allies stand up to russia's actions and attempts to establish a soviet era sphere of influence. lou: european union foreign ministers meeting in luxembourg extended sanctions against russia because of the country's actions in annexing crimea and invading eastern ukraine. >>> another roadblock in the obama administration's efforts to reach a nuclear deal with iran by a self-imposed deadline of next tuesday. iran's

shannon bream is live outside the court. let's start with what many say was most heated case of the term and that was dealing with the death penalty. >> reporter: yeah, julie, that's right. i've got to say in the seven years i've been covering the court it was really the most contentious that was actually argued here. what was at stake as the three-drug protocol. the first drug supposed to knock out inmates and they are not aware or conscious when the other two drugs kick in. they said the first drug wasn't effective and during the process of being executed they challenged the drug but ultimately the court came under the conclusion that it did not violate the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. when they hand out the opinion the person who writes the majority reads the synopsis and today four different judges read from their dissents concurrences and the case may be over but maybe not the bickering about it. >> and what about the other two final opinions there today? what happened there in. >> a couple of o

they had no interest in shannon bream. i tried. in charlotte i took a job at nbc 4. of the local affiliate in washington and while i was there, he wound up meeting brit hume and that was my in. >> hume? >> iraq, immigration and national security are sure it be at the forefront as the democratic presidential candidates meet tonight. >> and then they hired you to do reporting out of the washington bureau? >> um. >>um now you are the supreme court correspondent correct? >> and i love it. >> the chief justice acknowledged that today's ruling will have an impact on how law enforcement does its job. >> do you get to talk to these justices? do they know you are there and stuff? >> um-huh. >> you do? >> i do. the press area because you know he it's a very small courtroom. unfortunately a lot of people don't get in to see it. you have to be there in person. press rows is right in front of the justices there are times they will make a point and look overs to the press corps to make sure we got it we heard them. >> not nodding out. >> some of

shannon bream i think is in front of the camera which is right to the right of the briefing room. shannon, what happened? >> hi gretchen. trying to get my ear piece in. to the left of where i am standing is the press room which opens onto the area in front of the white house. we were in a briefing. we heard commotion at the doors which because they open to the outside nobody usually would come in or out of those during the briefing. we heard them crack and they suddenly flew open. two or three secret service officers said right now everybody evacuate. they didn't explain. they just told us it was time to go. josh and the briefing staff walked back into their quarters. theest are of us quickly got out. we were not given any information but they were urgently moving us away from the building. because i haven't been able to see what you were talking about on the air, i don't want to be too repetitive with information. one source was suggesting there may be a connection with other threats we've seen on capitol hill. we now expect it to start back up. >> breaking news is coming out. the

shannon bream there. martha.ving wildfire forced a thousand people out of their homes. some homes already burned to the ground. the file is still not contained. plus this. >> of great concern. i would say there is probably more concern now since anytime since september 11th. bill: those are brand new warnings ahead of the july 4th weekend here at home. terrorists launching multiple attacks overseas. why authorities are now so concerned today. martha: nuclear talks with iran spilling beyond the deadline. no big surprise there at this point. the west meets indiana to hammer out this deal with iran. is the u.s. giving up too much here. former director michael hayden says the u.s. has lost its edge. >> i actually fear the iranians have the upper hand right now. i actually fear we painted ourselves into a corner where we believe any deal is better than no deal at the present time. let's celebrate these moments... this woman... this cancer patient... christine... living her life... loving her family. moments made possi

shannon bream fills us in. >> reporter: days away from a supreme court ruling on a subs dare for millionsf americans t president is not only questioning the legitimacy of the justices hearing the dispute, but characterizing an adverse ruling as out of line. >> it's not something that should be done based on a twisted interpretation of four words in as we were reminded repeatedly a couple thousand page piece of legislation. >> reporter: the law says subsidies or tax credits are available only in state that is establish their own exchanges. more than 35 of them opted not to yet the irs extended subsidies to every state. critics argued the language is plain, leaving the justice's no option but to strike it in the states without their own exchanges. today, mr. obama says that would require legal gymnastics. they say the president's comments direct the justices are highly unusual. he made similar comments in the weeks leading up to the court's 2012 ruling upholding the affordable care act. >> by accusing those who may read it differently harboring motives and whether they are applying the law

shannon bream is live at supreme court to catch us up what we've seen shannon? >> reporter: jenna, it was a 6-3 opinion. the chief justice writing opinion joined by justice kennedy. four considered left lean on the bench to uphold the subsidies. here is what the chief justice said in the writing meaning of the phrase, exchange established by the states may seem plain when viewed in isolation but the reading turns out to be untenable in reading the statute as a whole. in this instance the context of con truck tore of the act compel us what would otherwise be the most natural reading of this pertinent statutory phrase. people who argued bense this awarding of subsidy the four words are plain. the chief says not so fast. the credits are necessary for federal exchanges to function like their state exchange counterparts and to avoid calamitous result that congress plainly meant to avoid. he first found the four words were ambiguous. went on to do broader analysis of the law. if we don't uphold subsidies going into the states that didn't provide exchanges despite plai

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here's correspondent shannon bream. >> it's clear to me that if you have i.t. from the dark ages you're not going to be able to stay on top of all of these kinds of problems. >> reporter: yet, that's exactly what the irs commissioner says his agency is facing outdated infrastructure making it vulnerable to breaches attacking more than 100,000 taxpayers whose personal information was illegally accessed earlier this year. the information was used to file fraudulent refund to the tune of $39 million. >> in many ways this event is a shot across the bow to remind people of the nature of the battle we're fighting and the sophistication of the enemy. >> reporter: during two senate hearings today, lawmakers it and irs officials speculated about the source of the breach most blaming blaming international crime syndicates. some may have been stolen but other data could have been gathered from the taxpayer's themselves via postings on social media sites like facebook. irs inspector general testified that the agency has been repeatedly warned for years about vulnerabilitie

. >> shannon bream has more on what happen. shannon? >> reporter: well jon, irs commissioner said the agencies doing everything to track down the source of the breach to protect taxpayers and make sure it doesn't happen again. he did not sugar coat the reality of what the irs is facing. amid sophisticated organized crime that works from around the globe koskan said it is not possible to stay ahead of the threat. >> our goal is to make sure we are even with them and protect taxpayer data from these ongoing attacks. >> reporter: also in the hearing in the senate this morning inspector general russell george who said since 2011 the top concern is trying to keep taxpayer information secure. his office made dozens of recommendation and finds they are not implemented fully or not at all. tim scott said the constitents are fed up with the irs and the inability to get phone calls answered and more than hundred thousand taxpayers facing theft of their most personal information. >> it is consistent as i talk to my constit epts that their concerns

i'm shannon bream, good night from washington.rd" is next. >> this is absolutely terrifying and it is real. shark-infested waters. two teenagers more than an hour apart more than a mile apart suddenly became shark bait off the carolina coast this happened. tonight the terrifying moments captured in these horrifying 9/11 calls. >> 911 what your emergency? >> oh my god. >> hello? >> my son just got bit by a shark. >> we need an ambulance now. >> blood in the water coming over with the white wash. the kid was in shock. >> 911 what is your emergency? >> we have somebody shark attack. >> hi, we're on island. a girl whose hand has been

i'm shannon bream, good night from >> it is tuesday june 16th. a fox news lart.target taken out by a u.s. drone strike. what we have learned about a major blow to al qaeda. >> millions of americans from texas up to new york. a tropical system barrelling across. janice dean is tracking what you need to know. >> a reporter denied access to the democrats. >> i think the clintons don't have a lot of power for the reporters who stray outside the lines. >> why he says he's being tore targeted. "knocks and "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning on this tuesday. you are watching "fox & friends first". i am ainsley earhardt. >> i am heather childers. thank you for starting your day with us. we begin with a fox news alert. al qaeda's number two man is dead. the terror group confirming overnight in a brand new video that nasser abu hasi was killed in a cia led drone strike. his secondhand man was -- has taken his place. >> he was once osama bin laden's personal secretary. and ahead of the dangerous splinter group in the arab pens will he who claimed the res

correspondent shannon bream is here with the specifics. >> the supreme court issued the first opinion involving the world of social media today, finding that violent facebook rants do not equate to threats. he posted words like this "i'm not going to rest until your body is a mess soaked in blood and dying." elonis was convicted and sentenced to jail but he was an inspiring rapper venting his frustrations by posting lyrics online including lines about slitting a throat of a probation officer who visited his home. >> instead, the supreme court said you really need to focus on what was going on in the defendant's mind what he knew what he intended and they sent the case back to the lower court to figure out what the precise standard will be. >> also today, a case involving retail giant abercrombie & fitch. a store chose not to hire her because the head scarf that she wore did not match with their style. "an employer may not make an applicant's religious practice confirmed or otherwise, a factor in employment decisions." of course we're still waiting landmark decisions from the justices.

shannon bream is at the supreme court tonight. >> reporter: in the last of its opinions for this term, the supreme court put the environmental protection agency on notice, making it clear they cannot issue sweeping regulations without considering the real cost of compliance. touting roughly 4 to $6 million in health benefits, yet ignoreing $10 billion in comepliance costs. scalia said one would not say that it is even rational never mind appropriate, to impose billions of dollars on cost of compliance. >> today's decision affirms that company's have to consider benefits and the cost of regulations. >> reporter: the epa had taken some costs into account. the epa maintains that for every dollar spent to reduce toxic pollution from power plants the american public would see up to $9 in health benefits. >> it's not a setback. >> reporter: critic of the new rule predicted the compliance costs would be so overwhelming that it could cause some of the plants to close and cause electricity costs to spike for all americans. >> there is no reason that this court's ruling should have any impact o

here's correspondent shannon bream. >> it's clear to me that if you have i.t. from the dark ages you're not going to be able to stay on top of all of these kinds of problems. >> reporter: yet, that's exactly what the irs commissioner says his agency is facing outdated infrastructure making it vulnerable to breaches attacking more than 100,000 taxpayers whose personal information was illegally accessed earlier this year. the information was used to file fraudulent refund to the tune of $39 million. >> in many ways this event is a shot across the bow to remind people of the nature of the battle we're fighting and the sophistication of the enemy. >> reporter: during two senate hearings today, lawmakers it and irs officials speculated about the source of the breach most blaming blaming international crime syndicates. some may have been stolen but other data could have been gathered from the taxpayer's themselves via postings on social media sites like facebook. irs inspector general testified that the agency has been repeatedly warned for years about vulnerabilitie

correspondent shannon bream is here with the specifics. >> the supreme court issued the first opinion involving the world of social media today, finding that violent facebook rants do not equate to threats. he posted words like this "i'm not going to rest until your body is a mess soaked in blood and dying." elonis was convicted and sentenced to jail but he was an inspiring rapper venting his frustrations by posting lyrics online including lines about slitting a throat of a probation officer who visited his home. >> instead, the supreme court said you really need to focus on what was going on in the defendant's mind what he knew what he intended and they sent the case back to the lower court to figure out what the precise standard will be. >> also today, a case involving retail giant abercrombie & fitch. a store chose not to hire her because the head scarf that she wore did not match with their style. "an employer may not make an applicant's religious practice confirmed or otherwise, a factor in employment decisions." of course we're still waiting landmark decisions from the justices.

fox news shannon bream covers the supreme court. shannon, what happened?>> well, greta it was a 6 to 3 decision. and essentially we had those four words that were in play whether or not the subsidies should be extended yes put them in all 50 states even though the law said it would go to states that set up their own exchanges. there was a big fight about that if you are going to go with the plain reading it says one thing. here is part of what the chief justice said writing for the majority 6 to 3. the meaning of the phrase and exchange established by the state may seem plain when viewed in isolation such a reading turns out to be untenable in light of the statute as a whole. he went on to say these credits are necessary to avoid the type of clam tus result that congress mainly meant avoid. looking at the context make sure that people got affordable care. we will uphold subsidies that's what congress would have wanted. >> if the the statute of the language is plain we must enforce it according to its terms. established by the states and all nine went to iv

shannon bream fills us in. >> reporter: days away from a supreme court ruling on a subs dare for millionsent is not only questioning the legitimacy of the justices hearing the dispute, but characterizing an adverse ruling as out of line. >> it's not something that should be done based on a twisted interpretation of four words in as we were reminded repeatedly a couple thousand page piece of legislation. >> reporter: the law says subsidies or tax credits are available only in state that is establish their own exchanges. more than 35 of them opted not to yet the irs extended subsidies to every state. critics argued the language is plain, leaving the justice's no option but to strike it in the states without their own exchanges. today, mr. obama says that would require legal gymnastics. they say the president's comments direct the justices are highly unusual. he made similar comments in the weeks leading up to the court's 2012 ruling upholding the affordable care act. >> by accusing those who may read it differently harboring motives and whether they are applying the law in good faith and ge

. >> and i'm shannon bream. thanks for spending your day with us. the sheriff of franklin county says that david sweat's days on the loose are numbered. he think it's going be the tip from the public that will lead to the arrest of sweat. convicted cop killer has to be feeling the pressure especially since his partner in crime was shot dead on friday. peter doocy is following the story. hi peter. >> reporter: good morning. it's partly because of pouring rain and partly because just down the road the new york state police are going door to door with shotguns asking nervous homeowners to look inside to make sure a convicted cop killer isn't hiding out. armed officers are bravely entering garages and other structures the fugitive may have been seeking refuge in. 1,300 officers 2rks 2 mile, ready to encounter at any moment a very desperate man. >> some rough weather. there's more rough weather coming in for the next three or four days. i can't believe he's getting a whole lot of sleep. he's got to be fatigued. he's grabbing food wherever he can. there a

shannon bream tonight with charges by some experts hat administration is employing scare tactics to try to sway the court. >> reporter: as we await the supreme court's decision on those subsidies given to millions of americans in order to help them afford mandatory health sloorns there are new questions about whether the administration is trying to influence the mine justices during their final days of deliberation. here is what white house press secretary josh earnest said today. >> an adverse ruling in the supreme court would have the effect of throwing the health insurance market all as ross the country into chaos. there is no indication that republicans in congress will willing to do anything constructive to address that >> reporter: you'll notice that swipe at congress which was likely aimed at both lawmakers and the justices. during the march arguments there was repeated discussion about whether congress would be up to the task of offering a timely fix. if the event the court found the subsidies were illegally extended into all 50 state. just cities ask a lay a asked do you think

with us now fox news correspondent shannon bream and -- >> how do these really radical people get hiredan at boston university we're all ben affleck now. >> dr. grundy. >> does this mean i can say hello to jennifer gardner? not only is she antiwhite but she is -- i'm sorry i'm uncharitable. she is dumb. all right? how did she get hired? >> they don't have the h.r. department to go to. if you are a professor your piers. >> say i want to teach communications at boston u. where i have a degree in broadcast journalism so i want to retire from here, don't tempt me, and go up there to teach. guy in and who -- >> -- the faculty members of the communications department. what they do is. >> vote on you? >> vote on. >> you it's not like h.r. with the boss. the faculty members have -- they put out the job opportunity. they have a search five or six professors. they call 20 people in, talk to them and then they decide who they want and the whole department votes on you. >> okay. >> so that means i have no -- hide anywhere. not only b.u., nobody takes me. so what about tenure? then you get hired and

shannon bream tonight with charges by some experts hat administration is employing scare tactics to try to sway the court. >> reporter: as we await the supreme court's decision on those subsidies given to millions of americans in order to help them afford mandatory health sloorns there are new questions about whether the administration is trying to influence the mine justices during their final days of deliberation. here is what white house press secretary josh earnest said today. >> an adverse ruling in the supreme court would have the effect of throwing the health insurance market all as ross the country into chaos. there is no indication that republicans in congress will willing to do anything constructive to address that >> reporter: you'll notice that swipe at congress which was likely aimed at both lawmakers and the justices. during the march arguments there was repeated discussion about whether congress would be up to the task of offering a timely fix. if the event the court found the subsidies were illegally extended into all 50 state. just cities ask a lay a asked do you think

shannon bream explains. worlds powers will miss deadline on iran about the nuclear program.y extended tomorrow. >> to use one of my favorite words trifecta. a lot of news at top of the hour. see you then. >> breaking up by phone or text used to be considered rude but now they seem like more respectable ways to end the relationship compared to the latest trend. it is called ghosting, cutting off all contact and ignoring former partner's attempts to reach out like you've fallen off the planet. one person writing people are less comfortable talking face-to-face about hard things, come easier to move on, let time past and forget to tell the person you're breaking up with them. harris is making a gesture right now, i want nothing to do with you. you would never do this. >> no, i'm too much of a talker. i want to talk the poor guy to death. i'm breaking up with you. no, i have to get it out. >> you would definitely give him closure. >> hours and hours of closure. no i would say this, in certain instance this is could be a really bad thing to do. in all seriousness, you know my sto

. >> shannon bream live at the supreme court. the majority said the words exchanges established by the state simply weren't clear. how so? >> you got six justices together with the chief writing for the majority. chief justice john roberts saying if you take them out of context they might not have the full meaning congress intended. here is he said. quote, while the meaning of the phrase may seem plain when viewed in isolation such a reading turns out to be untenable in light of the reading as a whole. he said the credits are necessary for the federal exchanges to function like the state exchange counter parts and to avoid the type of calamitous result that congress meant to avoid. he said congress meant for everyone to have the same access to health care. the subsidies make it more affordable. it made no sense they should go to some states and not others. he was joined by five others to give them the votes they needed. >> justice scalia disagreed with all this. he showed how unhappy he was with the decision. what did he do? >> o

. >> with us now here in new york bill hemmer in for eric shawn tonight and in for washington shannon breamsupreme court correspondent. it's perfect for you. i guess santorum is saying that congress could pass a law overriding the supreme court if the court says that gay marriage should be the law of the land. is that what he is getting at? >> it is. here is how it works. they don't necessarily say we pass a law saying they got it wrong in roe vs. wade. if the court took a piece of a law and said it was unconstitutional. what congress can do tweak the law, pass a new version overcoming the objection the court h santorum was involved in that as a senator by the way if you will remember with partial birth abortion ban initially in 2,000 the supreme court threw it out the law being contested. so eventually congress got on board in 2003, passed a different version, it then went to the supreme court and was upheld it survived scrutiny. so sometimes it's just about making a tweak and making your case again to the court. >> okay. but, in this case, it's a pretty straightforward up or down dictum f

i'm shannon bream, good night from washington. record"on the record" is next. >> this is absolutely terrifying and it is real. shark-infested waters. two teenagers more than an hour apart more than a mile apart suddenly became shark bait off the carolina coast this happened. tonight the terrifying moments captured in these horrifying 9/11 calls. >> 911 what your emergency? >> oh my god. >> hello? >> my son just got bit by a shark. >> we need an ambulance now. >> blood in the water coming over with the white wash. the kid was in shock. >> 911 what is your emergency? >> we have somebody shark attack. >> hi, we're on island. a girl whose hand has been bitten off by a shark. 14th street beach access is. 16th street southeast. we need an ambulance right away. >> are any of the fingers completely amputated? >> it looks like her entire hand is gone. >> 911 calls chilling. fox reporter joins us from oak island, north carolina. joe, what happened? >> greta just a horrific situation i'm told by eyewitnesses. that the 12-year-old girl was in

shannon bream outside of the supreme court. shannon what is at stake here?g. >> reporter: straight outside, 10:00 we should get the first cities. we expect multiple decisions but we never know which one. when the obama care subsidies decision will come down it is critical to the law and it is function. millions of people get these subsidies to help afford what is mandatory health insurance. the irs extended those subsidies across the country even though as you noted the language of the statute says go to states settings up their exchanges. more than 30 didn't. those subsidies may go away. if they do those people have choices to make. those argue it may gut the law entirely. lawmakers across the street will have to scramble up with some kind of a solution. several will be floated. we expect this to be one of the 5-4 decisions. we'll know shortly if it happens the president doesn't think the court should have even heard the case. he expects them to side with his and administration interpretation of the statute. here is what he said a few days ago. >> i'm optim