let's get to it. >> announcer: now shepard smith reporting live from the fox newsdesk. >> shepard: it's tuesday afternoon. the star with it in paul manafort's trial describing an intricate web of financial crimes. including how president trump's former campaign chairman disguised millions of dollars from lobbying work he did for a pro russia political party in ukraine. manafort's former long-time business associate, rick gates, cut a deal with the special counsel, robert mueller, pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi, to testify against his former boss. gates, now ser -- also served on president trump's campaign as manafort's deputy. gates said on the stand that he spent years and years hiding millions of dollars of manafort's income. he testified that back in 2014 paul manafort was not happy when he found out how much he would have to pay in taxes. prosecutors showed jurors an e-mail exchange between the two men. manafort writing, rick, i just saw this, wtf. how do colorado i be blindsided like this, this is a disaster. gates then said he falsely reported income to the feds as debt. lawye

>> hi there, shepard.ning of sergei skripal and his daughter won't be coming officially until about a couple of weeks away at some point later this month. but, russia appears to be more worried about what could potentially come down the line, at least 90 days from now in early november because the state department says that a potential second batch of sanctions could hit then and that could prohibit americans from making bank loans to certain russian entities. keep in mind as well, that there is also legislation bouncing around up on capitol hill that would target russian controlled banks. the number two inside russia, the prime minister there, dmitry medvedev saying today if that were to occur, that would essentially amount to what he described as economic war. the state department says the goal of sanctions is to change russia's actions on the world stage. >> we would like to have a better relationship with the russian government. recognizing that we have a lot of areas of mutual concern. it is a major c

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shepard? >> shepard: william la jeunesse live in phoenix. and let's go to senator mccain's former foreign policy adviser. his father was a prisoner of war with john mccain in vietnam. good to be here. >> thank you for having me. >> shepard: first your thoughts. >> i look back on a great patriot. this is a man who almost invariably did the right thing even if it was going to cost him politically. the few occasions where he thought he did wrong, he would own up to it. >> shepard: have you been in close contact recently? >> it's been awhile since we talked. but we've been very, very close for a long time. >> shepard: and i know close with your father as well. share with us to the degree that you see appropriate his discussions about your father in that time. >> well, you know, it's interesting. all the years i have known senator mccain, he rarely talked about his time in prison. if he did, it was only to tell a funny story. you can imagine there weren't many funny stories coming out of the hanoi hilton. he would tell me about my dad and what he

shepard? >> shepard: thanks, jennifer.e're getting a look at what it was like inside that jet as it crashed down in a field in mexico. less than a minute after take off. at least 65 americans were on that aero mexico jet. a passenger recorded this video outside the window, strong winds, heavy rain. they all say that. and a passenger described the chaos. >> it was pitch dark. we started smelling smoke. we couldn't believe. we were trying to break the window with our legs, kicking the window. it wouldn't. it wouldn't break. >> shepard: i said 110 people on board. actually 103. apologies. 103 on board, all survived. many of them did go to a hospital. coming up on a jam packed afternoon, the government apparently considering doing away with security screenings at a punch of smaller airports in america. it's not to make your life easier. but first, if you're headed to paris, don't plan to visit the eiffel tower. we'll show you why in two minutes. sometimes, bipolar i disorder can make you feel unstoppable. ♪ but mania, such as

>> shepard: no, pay by check. remember, the president said he didn't know about the hush money payments in advance. his aide, hope hicks, said we know nothing of the payments. his spokespersons, raj shah and sarah sanders said that the president denied knowledge of the payments. michael cohen said the president knew nothing of the payments. cohen's attorney said the president was not aware of any of it. four months ago, president trump himself denied knowing about a payment. asked directly on air force one, did you know? no. now we know the president was not telling the truth. as for wiselberg, reporters at the "wall street journal" broke the news that the feds had called the trump organization's cfo to testify earlier this year. the journal reports mr. wiselberg then talked to investigators, though it's not clear from their reporting whether he ever appeared before a grand jury. what is clear is that the feds are tightening the crews. the fed passed their first courtroom test when the jury found the president's c

shepard back to you. >> shepard: kevin corke live for us.s saudi arabia and canada are locked in a nasty dispute over human rights and the diplomatic brawl is heating up. first, the saudi's booted the canadian ambassador and then trade deals started to break down and now there is word saudi arabia is going to pull saudi patients out of canadian hospitals. this all started when canadian officials called the saudi government to immediately we lease women rights activists from behind bars. the eu's foreign policy chief is asking europeans to ignore president trump's demands involving iran and to do the opposite of what the president said. yesterday, the trump administration restored sanctions against iran and officially ended the u.s. participation in the worldwide nuclear deal. the president warned our allies in a tweet that anyone doing business with the country will not be doing business with the united states. but the eu is calling for companies to increase their business dealings with iran. secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted today the

it's the same. >> shepard: how did this become this? how is it that along the way no one was ever able to stop this, despite all of these apparent victims? >> well, our organization, snap, has for 30 years been knocking at the doors of the church saying to open the books. that is something that they can do in every diocese. that they open the books of all the known clergy abusers, the predators. it shouldn't take a grand jury for the church to do that. the second them is the pope could do -- could say every diocese has to report to the police first of instances of accusations of child abuse. he hasn't yet. so i think there's easy solutions. the biggest thing is community awareness. that the people and the communities need to stand up, compel the prosecutors and district attorneys to take action, to put pressure on those politicians, to reform and to make stronger child protection laws, to eradicate statute of limitations. >> shepard: jeffery cramer, the best to you, sir. many thanks. tim lennon with it. many apologies. thanks so much. t

because -- >> shepard: let me tell you. >> nobody is more prolific than him. >> shepard: as one that might not like twitter for reasons that would be obvious, anybody that ever went there and put my name in. what he doesn't like is the news. it's not the people delivering it or the platforms on which they receive it. seems to be the news itself. around there, the news is not good except the fake news. the fake news seems to be good for him. the real news is unpleasant. >> every once in a while, an organization makes a substantial mistake. we saw one the last 24 hours. by and large, he doesn't like the tone of what he sees in terms of the coverage. he doesn't like the comments that he gets on twitter. nobody punches harder on twitter than the president does. so might not like what he sees on google or facebook but he has a fair fight going on on twitter. >> shepard: there's people that punch harder, john. there are definitely that. >> i haven't met them yet. >> shepard: but you don't feel the punch from the twitter. it's a sticks and stones kind of thing. thick skin is required. john,

up next, here is shepard smith. >> shepard: noon on the west coast, 3:00 at the white house, president trump expected to speak any moment there after a busy day of firing off tweets about the special counsel case and what a white house lawyer may have told robert mueller's team. no taxicab confession from the president's former fixer michael cohen, but a new report of just how much trouble he could be facing over his taxi business. could this create problems for the president? let's get to it. >> now, "shepard smith reporting," live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: fox news desk monday afternoon, president trump set to speak at any minute now at the white house, where he's hosting immigration officers and border protection agents in event white house dubbed salute to the heroes. see if the president goes off script to talk about the russia investigation. he's had plenty to say on twitter after report in the "new york times" the white house counsel, not his counsel, represents the presidency, don mcgahn cooperated with the special counsel robert mueller's team. president trump claims

> yep. >> shepard: thanks, bob. the other big stories with new developments. we'll go live to iowa for the terrible ending and a month-long search for molly tibbets. her father says that investigators have found his daughter's body. cops say the dad charged with killing his family in colorado was cheating on his pregnant wife and he's accusing her of strangling their children. also, there's word the russian group accused of hacking the 2016 election has struck again. just months before the mid-terms. what we're learning about the targeting coming up and in addition continuing to track the small jet with 16 or so people on board, including post malone, as it waits to make an emergency landing 4 1/2 hours from teterboro. stay tuned. since my stroke, he hasn't left my side. with the right steps, 80% of recurrent ischemic strokes could be prevented. a bayer aspirin regimen is one step to help prevent another stroke. so, i'm doing all i can to stay in his life. be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin r

>> shepard: good. might have been frightening when they said 125 houses could be under 17 feet of water. >> yes, sir. i'm not part of that but i'm close to it. it would turn my ten-minute commute to 30 minutes if i had to reroute. >> shepard: i guess three inches of rain in an hour, that's a lot for anybody, even your part of the world. >> yes, sir, a lot of water. came into our basement as well last night. >> shepard: thanks, claire. i know they've been trying to shore it up. they have taken a 3 x 3 foot area, a spillway, to relieve the pressure. the problem is there's rain on the way. let's get to rick reichmuth live in the extreme weather center. how are they looking in lynchburg? >> we have one bad batch of storms but things get better. it's been weeks of heavy rain. the ground is saturated. add more rain, you can flood quickly. we had big storms moving through yesterday and now today, we've had a light stretch. that is that last line of storms that will go through the area. it's going to fall on t

shepard? >> shepard: thanks, hillary. plane that crashed in mexico says the weather was so bad, he thought the pilot might call off the flight. that's what he told one of the producers on this program. the aero mexico flight crashed at take off during a storm of hail, rain and strong winds and every person on board survived. it happened in durango state, about 500 miles north and west of mexico city. the priest says he broke his arm but is okay and is calling the outcome a miracle. the governor there says all 99 passengers and four crew made it out alive. the pilot was seriously hurt. some images for you in the slide show this afternoon. the pictures are incredible. i was looking at this on my phone. like how in the world did everybody survive this thing? red cross workers here carrying somebody on a stretcher. airline workers are walking away from the burning wreckage. rescuers took dozens to the possible mostly with minor injuries. firefighters rushed to the scene. the plane crashed in a field near the airport. experts

. >> shepard: verdict watch. it's noon on the west coast. 3:00 alexandria, virginia where president trump's former campaign chairman paupaul manafort is learning to learn his fate. this is the first courtroom showdown in the special counsel russia investigation. we're live at the courthouse waiting for the jury's decision. the former cia director john brennan says president trump's claim of no collusion with the russians is hogwash. now the president admits he revoked brennan's security clearance because of the russia investigation. also, a 7-hour flight to nowhere. the prov bravo star after a jet turned around over the atlantic ocean. wait until you hear why. plus, remembering the queen of soul, a world of respect aretha franklin. let's get to it. >> now, shepard smith reporting, live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: first from the fox news deck this thursday afternoon, paul manafort's fate is now in the hands of a jury. president trump's one-time campaign chairman faces 15 criminal counts, including bank fra

let's get to it. ♪ now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: and good thursdayfternoon from the fox news deck. there are breaking developments now in the certain for the missing college student mollie tibbets who has been missing now for more than three weeks. fox news has just caught up with the pig farmer who has been of interest to investigators. they searched his property and visited him several times. and now, wayne cheney tells us he has changed his mind about taking a lie detector test after he originally called the idea stupid. more on that in a moment. but, first, we're hearing from a man in mollie's hometown of brooklyn, iowa who says he saw mollie out for a jog on the night she went missing. and he says he thinks that he was the last person to see her. >> i have seen her, you know, it would probably be three, four times a week. she would jog down the street. i heard somebody was missing and like it really hit me. it's like i haven't seen that runner since then. >> shepard: that man devin reilly searched his home in an evident to find mollie. he said h

. >> shepard: it is. the war between the attorney general of the united states and the president of the united states is hitting fresh heights. jeff sessions left the white house after a meeting before but he showed up, he put out one heck of a statement. hours after the president said jeff sessions has never taken the reins of the department, the attorney general responded. he said i took control the day i was sworn in which is way we've had success with the president's agenda. there's more. john roberts is live on the north lawn. john? >> shep, good afternoon to you. jeff sessions was with the president on prison reformed and follows another volley of criticism that the president fired at jeff sessions in an interview with "fox and friends," ainsley earhardt that aired this morning, ainsley asked if the president was going to fire jeff sessions. the president ducked that part of the question. but levelled criticism at sessions for recusing himself from the russia investigation and accused sessions of be

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let's get to it ♪ >> now, shepard smith reporting live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: did membersthe trump campaign commit a crime? first from the fox news deck this monday afternoon, the white house is shifting narratives on his trump tower meeting. president trump admitting, again, this time on twitter the infamous now sitdown with a russian, with ties to the kremlin at trump tower was set up so that the campaign could get dirt on hillary clinton. analysts say that could be a crime. under federal law, 52 usc 30121 it is unlawful for a foreign national to contribute anything of value to an election campaign. and under that same code, conspiring with someone to solicit such a contribution is also unlawful. whether the meeting constituted a crime has not yet been resolved. remember who was there. donald trump jr., the first son-in-law, jared kushner, the campaign chairman, paul manafort, and five others, including the russian lawyer with kremlin ties natalia nets sky a. according to the president's admission it's not the first time we have heard something like that from him. >> but

>> shepard: thanks, trace.r last year president trump invited harley-davidson executives to the white house? the president talked up their work, predicted the company would grow in the united states. >> thank you, harley-davidson for building things in america. i think you'll even expand. i know your business is now doing very well. >> shepard: as cavuto might say, that was then, this is now. the president tweeted now many harley-davidson owners would boycott the company if manufacturing moves overseas. a really bad move. the u.s. will soon have a level playing field or better. back in march, president trump announced plans to hit european countries with steel and aluminum tariffs. e.u. leaders retaliated. harley-davidson reported that the company would lose about $100 million each year. so they announced plans to move production out of the united states. return to john bussey for the "wall street journal." he's also a fox news contributor and happens to work in madrid for an extended period. so harley, there's

>> shepard: we've seen similar tragedies here at home.he deadliest was a bridge collapse in downtown minneapolis in 2007. that's been 11 years. it killed 13 people and hurt 145 others. before it came tumbling down, inspectors found the bridge was structurally deficient. the american society of civil engineers reports more than 56,000 bridges across the united states fall under that category or did back in 2016. nearly one in ten bridges across this nation. the feds and different organizations have their own stats, but they're all in the same ballpark. overall, the number of bridges in poor condition has been dropping. engineers warn that bridges are getting older and many weren't designed to last as long as they have. this is casey. he handles up affairs for the american society of civil engineers. are we at a crisis or how would you describe it? >> we're facing a infrastructure crisis in the united states. bridges may not be the most critical part of that crisis now. we did a report card which graded bridge as c plus, which is one of the

shepard smith will have more next. i'm dana. here's shep. >> shepard: it's noon on the west coast. 3:00 in new york. the publisher of the national inquirers apparently has some stories to tell about president trump. giving prosecutors information on hush money payments to these two women before the 2016 election. the news comes after the president told "fox and friends" maybe it should be illegal for his former fixer to flip. >> it's almost ought to be outlawed. it's not fair. >> shepard: the president's former campaign chair has not cut a deal yet. now a member of the jury tells fox news, one holdout kept him from convicting paul manafort on the whole thing. and this juror says she's a

olay >> shepard: shepard smith on the fox news deck. more headlines involving the white house. the attorney general jeff sessions fighting back after the president said sessions was not in control of his justice department. that war is heating up. the feds giving immunity to one of the president's long-time friends. a man that runs the company that paid off a woman who claims she had an affair with the president. that and more at the top of the hour. "shepard smith reporting." >> dana: the suspect accused of killing molly tibbets at a farm using a fake i.d. the farm said they were unaware that chisthian rivera was illegal. rivera could face more charges if authorities find evidence of molestation. president trump taking aim at espn after they said they won't show the national anthem. now cbs too says they will skip televising the anthem and fox broadcasting will show it before certain games. joining me now, tyrus, fox news contributor and co-host on the g.g. show. so that what they call you? a co host? >> assistant host to the host. >> dana: okay to the host. >> there we go. >>

let's get to it. >> now, "shepard smith reporting," live from the fox news deck. >> shepard: fox newsonday afternoon, president trump set to speak at any minute now at the white house, where he's hosting immigration officers and border protection agents in event white house

all those years ago most of them pretty cool space travel has come a long way since astronaut alan shepard's historic journey in one thousand nine hundred sixty one now basis wants to expand the company by doubling its workforce over the next two or three years to around three thousand employees sort. as germany spain has the transaction transition to green energy it's encouraging others to do the same and with plenty of sun and wind africa's one place you think renewals would make a lot of sense but a report from the of the cacique group oil change international accuses rich countries of promoting debt energy in africa and prioritizing fossil fuel development that at the expense of clean energy sources it estimates that some sixty percent of aid given to africa's energy sector went into fossil fuels. and here i spoke to an extent because from oil change international he's the director of the stop funding fossil fuels program that i asked him why shouldn't africa take advantage of the resource if it brazil's as it has in creating fossil

boost® high protein be up for life >> shepard: shepard smith.t to be arraigned during this hour after a federal grand jury indicted him on insider trading charges. his lawyers say they are confident he will be totally exonerated. we're live at the courthouse. if anybody comes to the microphone we will bring that you live. there is lots of news today. we'll see you top of the hour on shepard smith reporting. ♪ >> there are more charges in the u.s. than people looking for jobs. new statistics from the labor department show 6.6 million positions open at the end of july. that's about 100,000 more than the number of unemployed people looking for work. this is the third straight month where openings outnumbered job seekers. the kansas republican governor's primary still too close to call. ohio special election for congress also going down to the wire. as missouri voters say no to a right-to-work law on that. afl-cio president steven trumka saying we know who is behind this and we will remind voters of that all the way through november. i'm joined by m

can you imagine how alan shepard must have felt. all those years ago most of them pretty cool space travel has come a long way since astronaut alan shepard's historic journey in one thousand nine hundred sixty one now basis wants to expand the company by doubling its workforce over the next two or three years to around three thousand employees there is another sort this summer heat wave is taking its toll on europe's waterways is levels full but the temperature also affects fish and that's proving a headache to factories that rely on the water if a cooling jemmy's biggest river the rhine where one company is stepping up efforts to avoid getting into hot water with the authorities. this is a cooling tower run by a german chemical company p.s.s. in. the water comes from the rhine and lowers the temperature of the production line but before it's pumped back into the river the water itself has to be cooled down again to ensure it doesn't heat the river up that uses up energy and it costs money with summer seemingly getting hotter being

. >> shepard: i'm shepard smith on the fox news deck top of the hour shepard smith reporting. on mollie tibet the college student from brooklyn, iowa. now we will hear from her mother and vastly increased reward for finding her. in addition, feel like shopping? we will take you to the longest yard sale or garage sale as it were anywhere in the nation. how long could it be? hundreds of miles. jeff flock is on the shop today. top of the hour on shepard smith reporting. we'll see you then. ♪ relative to my discussions with the president on whatever issue it is, knows i do not go public with that, i don't think that's the right and proper thing to do. our focus here today is simply to tell the american people we acknowledge the threat it is real, it is continuing. and we are doing everything we can to have a legitimate election that the american people can have trust in. >> dana: that was director of national intelligence dan coats at the white house moments ago. and there were quite a few other heavy hitters standing alongside him. i'm joined now by karl rove former white house d

>>> kristen bell and backs shepard. what we got hollywood's quirkiest couple to admit.osed captioning provided by -- >>> hey, you recognize the woman and man behind the movie mask? it's dax shepard and kristen bell. dax capturing the moment, i drank kristen's cool aid. let's see where this goes. he also wanted you to know it's his wife and not jason voor his. >> they'll celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary this october. they have mismatching memories of how they met. >> kristen explained how you guys got together and the text message that went on. >> by the way, who knows. her memory is so warped. >> yeah, yeah, yeah. >> fact-checking with dax. she said that you asked for the gum in her mouth and later texted her, hi, my name is dax. i violated your privacy and got your number from your mouth. >> that checks out. but i didn't say, hey can i have to gum in your mouth, i said, can i have gum. >> and you said -- i don't have gum, only this. s that true. but he asked for gum. i said, i don't have any. i pulled it out and he took it. >> i did. >> it's been love ever sin

carnation breakfast essentials. >> shepard: shepard smith on the fox news deck.re waiting on the white house briefing and we'll have other news. a grand jury bomb shell on predator priests on the catholic church in the state of pennsylvania. a wide range investigation. it's the crisis in the catholic church coming up on "shepard smith reporting." >> dana: fox's alert. a pennsylvania grand jury report just released the names of 300 priests accusing them of either sexually abusing minors or helping cover it up. the report identified 1,000 victims and says the number may be much higher. the victims mostly young boys, but also included girls and many victims were supplied with alcohol or pornography. the six diocese served 54 of pennsylvania's 67 counties. a key congressional race in california's 16th district. jim costa facing off against republican challenger elizabeth haynes. costa got 63% of the vote and hanks got 43%. here's a clip of a facebook ad. >> everybody told me that i would never work for congress just like they tell you in our homes and cities will nev

. >> shepard: shepard smith on the fox news deck.acksonville sheriff's office set to give a statement on a deadly shooting add a madden tournament. and honoring an american hero. we'll speak to one of senator mccain's former policy advisers. his father was also a prisoner in vietnam with the late senator. that's coming up, top of the hour on "shepard smith reporting." we'll see you then. >> dana: big changes at the dnc after bernie sanders teamed up with tom perez to push the biggest reform package the party has seen in years. power was stripped from super dill gets who were unpledged and vote for whoever they wanted. the new rules tweaked a way state caucuses are governs. >> making sure at the end of the day when the process is done to select the democratic nominee, that they feel like their candidate got a fair shake. that the process was fair to everyone and that they're excited moving forward. >> dana: joining me now, michael blake and maryann marsh, former adviser to john kerry. good to have you with us. michael, you with there

here's shep. ♪ ♪ >> shepard: it's 3:00 on the east coast.e where we are hearing from the girl who says her friend pushed her off a bridge. >> when i hit the water, i was definitely awake and aware. i could have died, easily. >> shepard: her sister says the pusher should pay. a big day in the russia investigation the called manhattan madam testifying before a grand jury and a special counsel's team apparently wrapping up its team. they thought they were going to wrap up their case. the prosecution did not wrap. many surprises and a mystery delay from the manafort trial outside d.c. this morning? that mystery delay shut the whole thing down for five hours. now they're back and we will tell you what's happened. plus, how you could win

>> shepard: shepard smith on the fox news deck, three weeks since mollie tibbetts went missing, her fatherter is with somebody she knows paid he will be our guest to live to talk that and much more at the top of the hour with spleen 29. we will see you then. >> dana: new report shows how little musicians make compared to the rest of the industry. music generated $43 billion in sales last year, but just 12% of that actually went to the artist, about half of what record labels and publishers made, the figures could push new artists without record deals for streaming services where they could receive a larger percentage of the profit. the government's star witness in the paul manafort trial took a stand for a second day. rick gates testifying about the work he did for paul manafort and how it was designed to boost the presentation. joined by debbie holloway. i would not have known how to pronounce it, take a look at what gates said about the manafort and ukraine connections that they would initiate wire transfers from accounts directly to vendors, he would not have to report the income. inter

up next, shep smith. >> shepard: verdict watch.00 alexandria, virginia where president trump's former campaign chairman paupaul manafort is learning to learn his fate. this is the first courtroom showdown in the special counsel russia investigation. we're live at the courthouse waiting for the jury's decision. the former cia director john brennan says president trump's claim of no collusion with the russians is hogwash. now the president admits he revoked brennan's security clearance because of the russia investigation. also, a 7-hour flight to nowhere. the prov bravo star after a jet turned around over the atlantic ocean. wait until you hear why. plus,

dax shepard. water under the bridge.wo are partnering up for a new show for fox. >> they're great friends and great partners. >>> speaking of partners-in-crime, look no further than the original hollywood bromance matt damon and ben affleck. >> it's been awhile since we've seen them team up. but, get ready, because matt and ben are together again. >> is ben really your best friend? >> yeah, i mean, we grew up together. we both were in love with the same thing, with acting and filmmaking. >> ben is set to direct. matt will be the star of a new movie based on the real-life story uncovered of six days ago of a man who rigged a mcdonald's game of monopoly. >> he's a brilliant director. the problem is, he always gives the best parts to himself. >> 21 years since the two starred and wrote together "good will hunting." >> certainly, matt is the flavor of the week right now. that "vanity fair" cover came out. he's like, you're going to have to hold on. >> "e.t." was right there when matt and ben called their moms with the big ne

. >> shepard: i'm shepard split on the fox news deck.o come out of the russia investigation is back in session. earlier our teams supposed toed the prosecution's one-time called star witness arriving in court. moments ago we learn he is next person scheduled to take the stand. we will talk about what this means with rick gates and what it could mean for the president's former campaign chairman paul manafort. and what that witness may tell in court. plus, did donald trump jr. and the first son-in-law jared kushner commit a crime? we'll go through the presidential admission and the law. that's want to hour on shepard smith reporting. we'll see you then. ♪ >> dana: fox news alert. rick gates about to take the stand at the manafort trial. is he expected to be the government's star witness. let's go back to the courthouse in alexandria a virginia. peter doocy. >> one of the members of the fox news team spotted rick gates in the lobby of the courtroom a little while ago. as you look at the footage of him he has a big beard. but our producer, g

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith.resident trump in north carolina where he is set to speak at any moment and sign an executive order on retirement security. we'll see if he goes off script and takes questions from reporters after giving a wide-ranging interview to bloomberg. he called special counsel robert mueller's russia investigation illegal and blasted his own attorney general, jeff sessions, for not reigning it in. the president says sessions will keep his job, at least until the november mid-terms. president trump also claimed he's allowed to get totally involved in the special counsel's investigation of his own campaign and he urged sessions to look into what he calls the other side, including the fire fbi director james comey and other justice department officials. >> i'd just like to have jeff sessions do his job and if he did, i'd be happy. the job entails two sides, not one side. >> mueller's investigation just lead to another guilty plea. this time it's the close associate of president trump's former camp

. ♪ >> shepard: i'm shepard smith on the fox news deck, now the money man.mp organization cfo, getting unity and talk into the feds. we will hear from a reporter from the corporate cousins, "the wall street journal." the reporters who broke the story about alan weisselberg decade with the trump family and what he might offer to investigators. that's top of the hour on "shepard smith reporting." we will see you then. >> ed: nancy pelosi remaining defiance, despite being the point of attack ads, 50 democrat candidates saying that they would not support every election. her reelection bid as part of the leader, the california congressman saying "i have a following in the country unsurpassed by anybody unless they are running for president. this is not anything to make a big fuss over it. it is politics. i can take the heat. that's why stay in the kitchen." eric cook, the principle of her strategies from the left, and republican, former communication director for marco rubio. good to see you both. does that pass the smell test, the idea that nancy pelosi has a re

. >> can you imagine how alan shepard must have felt all those years ago? must have been pretty cool. reporter: for has come a long way since astronaut alan shepard's historic journey in 1961. bezos w wants to expapand the companany by doubling its workforce to more than 3000 employees. helena: over to sarah and the red hot summer just goes on. sarah: no end inside. those of us in europe note it has been hot and europe is bracing for another weekend of scorching temperatures. the heat wave rolls on. it is a southern europe where the mercury looks set to spike the highest. meteorologists warn that new records can be set around the mediterranean. reporter: this is heat you just cannot breaking roger. that dozens -- you cannot beat. that does not stop people from trying. it is relentless. in portugal, the rectory was well north of 40 degrees across -- the mercury was well north of 40 degrees across the country and it is set to get worse on saturday. the cnn mr. institute have warned -- this he and mr. institute has warned that temperatures and are going to dro

you know imagine how alan shepard must have felt. all those years ago most of them pretty cool space travel has come a long way since astronaut alan shepard historic journey in one thousand nine hundred sixty one now bases wants to expand the company by doubling its workforce over the next two or three years to around three thousand employees yours and others and to sarah now in the red hot summer well it just goes on there are no no end in sight helen of those of us in europe know it's been hot in europe is bracing for another weekend of scorching temperatures heat wave just rolls on in southern europe this time where the mercury looks set to spike the highest meteorologist there warning new records could be set around the mediterranean. this is heat you just can't beat but that doesn't stop people from trying. it's relentless. in portugal the mercury was well north of forty degrees across the country and it's set to get worse on saturday the country's c. and atmosphere institute has warned that red alert temperatures are not going

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. jurors say they want to go home early. the jury passing a note minutes ago. it comes during a second day of deliberations on the fate of president trump's former campaign chairman. still no verdict, but president trump has made up his mind. he defected manafort today and called him a good person. manafort facing 18 charges of bank and tax fraud and the possibility of life behind bars. here's what the president said earlier today. >> the whole manafort trial is very sad. when you look at what's going on there. it's a very sad day for our country. >> the president made those comments to reporters as he was leaving the white house this morning about ten miles from the scene where jurors are deliberating manafort's fate. prosecutors and special counsel, robert mueller, say manafort ran a multimillion dollar -- we have breaking news. the defense attorney is speaking now. let's listen. so the jurors have just left for the day. they're on their way out. the defense attorney didn't say anythi

see you then. >> shepard: we're watching several fast-breaking stories right now. cohen, has cut a deal with federal prosecutors. the details are coming. we continue yet know whether it requires any cooperation. in alexandria, virginia, jurors looking to decide the fate of paul manafort. they need to know what to do if they can't all agree. the judge has told them to keep working. we're watching for new development. a jet has been circling for more than four hours after blowing out two tires on take off from teterboro, new jersey. you can see the route that it's taken. now it's upstate new york

she's been married to sergeant first class ian shepard for more than 14 years. ashley supports military families in every way you can imagine. she has served as a family redness group leader. she raises money for scholarships, organizes charity events for goldstar families on feeds homeless veterans ashley, i want to thank you. stand up ashley. think your husband also. america is eternally grateful for every soldier and military family member. we are forever in the debt and every american that served. from the jungles of vietnam. it is just incredible what you do. a few days ago vice president pence flew to hawaii to greet the remains of some of the nations greatest heroes. our fallen warriors who gave their lives many years ago in korea now these american heroes are finally starting to come home they will be laid to rest on american soldier -- soil. we believe and in no american left behind. we believe that they deserve the tools and equipment and resources they have earned. in a few moments in honor of the sacred obligation. i will go to the national defense a

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this afternoon, shepard smith interviewed mr. gillum and asked him for his response to his republican opponent. >> that part wasn't lost on me. it's very clear that mr. desantis is taking page from the campaign manual of donald trump. he's got another thing coming to him. if he thinks that florida voters are going to respond to that level of division, they are sick of it. >> what that racist or a figurement of speech? >> in the handbook of donald trump, they no longer do whistle call. they are now using full bull horn. >> reporter: more than two months away from the election. it was always going to be heated in florida. it got ugly quicker than any of us might have imagined. >> jonathan, thank you very much. good to see you tonight. juan williams and fox news political analyst and friend "the story" here tonight. what was your reaction? >> i think what you have to understand is we live in an age of highened racial tensions according to every poll. this isn't among white and plaques who -- blacks who say racial tensions are higher