Consumer spending, you see the fact that we are in a historic moment in terms of our economic growth, i mean, this is the first time in four years that weve seen the gdp break at 4 . It was Larry Summers who said if we get to a 3 growth that it would be fair enough to say if you were to believe in tooth ferries. Jon Allison Barber is reporting from berkley heights, new jersey, near the president s golf club where he is spending this weekend. Allison, how big a deal are these numbers for the white house . Reporter for the white house they seem to be an enormous deal. Any time we speak to anyone from the administration or hear any interviews with President Trump or even from Vice President pence, what they want to talk about is the economy and gdp growth, despite warnings from some economists that the growth is not sustainable longterm. The president is telling americans the growth is here to
An evening newscast reviewing and analyzing top stories of the day. Theres a lot of democratic voters there. Thats why the economic message could work in those areas absent everything else. And what we just dont know is whether this message could be maintained for a week, a month, even a couple days next week. Chances having else will come up and well be talking about Something Else on tuesday. Jon lets take a look at l poll numbers broken down state by state in some of the states that gave the president the white house. In michigan, 36 of voters say they approve of the job hes doing, 54 disapprove. In minnesota, 38 approve, 51 say they disapprove. In wisconsin, 36 say they approve, 52 say they disapprove. Now, the president will tell you the polls are often wrong. If we believe the polls, he never would have been elected. He would im sure take these with a grain of salt. How do you take them . I dont think there are Many Republican whose are comforted by the president saying the polls are often wrong. They read the polls. The polls are consistent. It is true that 2016 was a surprise. That doesnt mean every election is going to be a surprise. If you go deeper into those poll numbers, the president s approval on the economy is actually pretty high. The president s approval on other things is much lower, much lower on immigration which is something the president talks about regularly. Hes constantly bringing it up. Its lower on trade, another thing he talks about regularly. Its lower on foreign policy, although he got a bump out of the north korea summit earlier this summer. I think this is the president s own instincts often working against him, at least thats the view of republican consultants. If they can get an event like they had friday after that gdp number came out every day out of this white house, i think most republicans think that theyll be in a much better position than they expect to be in. Jon michael sharon, washington post. Michael, thank you. Well have more with michael at the bottom of the hour as we discuss the president s evolving legal situation as Allison Barber touched on with his
former attorney, Michael Cohen, now appearing to go on the offensive. Efforts continue to reunite Migrant Children and their parents who were separated at the southern border. Its now two days after the courcourt ordered deadline for reunification. The Trump Administration said they met the deadline. Activists say hundreds of children remain in government care, apart from those who were trying to get them across the u. S. Border. Lets bring in garrett teny from washington. How many children are still separated and how is the administration defending itself . Reporter about a third of the kids, just over 700 are still in government care. Dhs says those children have not been reunited because their parents are not eligible for a Vair Ryslash Rye at this varf reasons. They say some are not eligible or available for reunification today including some adults who are not in i. C. E. Cuss and in
i. C. E. Custody. The administration will continue to make every effort to reunify eligible adults with their children. According to dhs, some of the remaining adults are ineligible because they have criminal records. More than 400 are ineligible because theyve been deported out of the country. Dhs said 120 parents chose not to be reunited with their children before returning to their home country. The aclu is pushing back on that claim and argued in Court Filings this week that some of the parents either misunderstood or were misled by the government and never meant to leave their children in the u. S. The former i. C. E. Director, tom homan argues that some of these parents leaving these kids here were part of their goal aall along. Some of these people chose to leave the United States without their children because they basically got what they wanted. They got their child here to the
United States to live with relatives, get an american education, take advantage of the Social System and be the next Daca Applicant in 10 years. Reporter dhs says they will continue to make every effort to reunify the remaining adults and children who are eligible or find Family Members who can act as guardians for the kids until the process plays out. Jon how long will this take . Reporter the government hasnt given a clear indication of how long this will take. With more than 400 parents back in their country i. Leland, dhsacknowledges It Willg Time for the process. Chuck schumer suggests some families may never be reunited. Hundreds of parents are faced with the painful reality they may never again know where their children are or if they will ever be reunited. We may get Additional Details on what the plans are on tuesday
when the customs and Border Protection is scheduled to testify on capitol hill. Jon garrett, thanks. The white house today approving federal aid for california as that state battles 14 wildfires in northern california. The car wildfire almost doubling in size overnight, killing five people so far. In southern california, a man is charged with arson for starting a fire still tbhurng Riverside County still burning in Riverside County. The fire has destroyed hundreds of structures and forced Tens Of Thousands to evacuate. An draw clost has more on the winds feeding the flames. We have more from southern california. Reporter in idlewild in the southern part of california, the Kranston Fire remains at 17
contained. Firefighters believe conditions could get worse. Thats why theyve been spending a lot of time out here mopping some of these hot spots up. It might not look like much but one of the firefighters we spoke with says he spent a half hour spraying down one of the trees in the area and it just kept pushing out smoke. Further up north in redding the car fire remains the most devastating fire thats burning. Its doubled in size in the matter of about a day, now sitting at 80,000 acres with 5 containment. The fire is threatening 5,000 structures, thats on top of the 500 structures its already destroyed. Thousands and thousands have been evacuated, more now being urged to leave and firefighters say they hope those folks who are being told to leave listen. The fire ran with such officefeosity, there were tornae winds going through. The men and women, the law
enforcement officers, the firefighters, they were in there when that happened. Theyre in there, trying to save people. In some cases, people didnt leave when they were told to and theyre putting themselves in harms way for those people. Thats why we ask, leave when we ask you to leave. Reporter investigators say theyve received several reports of missing people up there in redding. They have resolved most of those cases according to them. They say they are investigating each and every one of those cases. Jon . Jon were hearing about Criminal Activity . Reporter yes, yes, definitely Criminal Activity. They tell us its hard to imagine this not the car fire, so much devastation, theyve received several reports of looting, more than a dozen cases. They will be beefing up security around the redding area where the car fire is burning. Theyre urging anyone who is evacuating if they have time take things that are valuable or
lock them up in a fireproof safe. This where we are is part of a crime scene. A gentleman has been arrested for arson. One man accused of starting the cranston fire. He faces 15 charges of arson and is accused of starting nine fires, including this one. Jon jeff paul in california, thank you. You heard that fire official saying how hot, dry Weather Conditions are fueling those california wildfires. In some spots, theyre Whipping Flames into firenados like this. The weather is not helping crews battling to contain the fires in what was already brutal summer heat. Is there any relief in sight . Fox meteorologist adam klotz is here with th with the forecast. Huge areas have been hardhit. Each one of these icons, a fire of 100 acres of greater. Across the west there are currently 76 of them. Fires are burning across a huge portion of the country. Unfortunately, the weather not cooperating. Elevated fire danger, everything highlighted in the pink areas, thats around redding, one of the fires we were talking about, areas where the humiditys very low, the winds are a little higher. Youre looking at spots in northern california, portions of oregon, Running Up Into Washington and larger portions of nevada, stretching to colorado as well. The fire weather, the high winds will be continuing the next couple days and, again, its not just about the winds. Its not just about the low humidity. Its also about the heat and the heat has been intense across portions of the west the last couple days. These are our heat advisories, watches, warnings, stretching across portions of southern california, into nevada, running up the west coast, all the way to the Pacific Northwest currently. Thats going to be lasting for a little while also. The highs for today in phoenix running up close to 110 degrees, death valley always hot, 122, and then areas like the redding
area getting up close 110 also. This lingers into your sunday with temperatures again running in the triple digits for a lot of these spots especially along california. That continues also for us on monday. Heat is going to be a big part of this story where youre not going to get a lot of relief. On the eastern half of the country as we look at whats happening a across the rest of the country, yeah, still in the 90s across southern tiers. You notice relief along the east coast. Heavy rain the last couple of days, now that heavy rain giving us a brief break as weve seen the showers move off the coast glues the last little bit off the coast in the last little bit. Another round of showers is expected in some heavily hit areas in the last seven days or so. How much rain have we seen . There were spots that ran up to 8 to 12 inches in portions of southern pennsylvania, running into baltimore, maryland. And there may be more rain on the way. There are areas where you could
see 2 to 3 inches, more rain in virginia, more rain in the carolinas. Where we could use a break, there may be more on the way. Jon thats the way it goes all too often. Adam, thank you. One of the most prominent cardinals in Americas Roman Catholic Church resigns as the pope makes history by sending a strong message about sexual abuse allegations. If you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, or psoriatic arthritis, Little Things can be a big deal. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not an injection or a cream. Its a pill that treats differently. For psoriasis, 75 clearer skin is achievable with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. And for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. And the otezla Prescribing Information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. Otezla may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. Tell your doctor if these occur. Otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. Tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts, or if these feelings develop. Some people taking otezla reported weight loss. Your doctor should monitor your weight and may stop treatment. Other side effects include Upper Respiratory Tract Infection and headache. Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Its the ultimate wifi experience. Xfinity xfi, simple, easy, awesome. Jon pope francis accepting the resignation of Cardinal Theodore mccarrick, the former archbishop of washington, d. C. This comes as decades old claims of sexual abuse prompted the pontiff to strip mccarrick of his ministry in a move virtually unprecedented. Kitly logan has more. Reporter the offer of resignation came after two historical sexual abuse allegations emerged in june. The pope formally accepted the resignation on saturday. The letter was received on friday. Historical allegations of sexual abuse date back more than 50 years, first surfaced in june. One man claims mccarrick abused him when he was a teenager and another man alleges
mccarrick forced him into an abusive relationship when he was just 11. The Catholic Church has been tainted by Sex Abuse Scandals in the past and is now determined to clean up its image. The vatican says the pope wants to send a strong message that sexual abuse will not be some tolerated. What this means is no matter how important your position, no matter how prestigious, when it comes to sex abuse you will be held accountable. Reporter the pope has ordered mccarrick to go into seclusion for a life of prayer while theal le allegations are d into. There will be a full investigation into the allegations and perhaps ultimately a Catholic Church trial. The cardinal says he has no recollection of the initial allegations jon . Jon kitty logan reporting kitty, thanks. Cbs is launching an investigation into allegations of Sexual Misconduct by its ceo. Les moonves. This after six women told their stories in an article published in the new yorker magazine. The piece Written By Roman Pharaoh also claims the misconduct extended to other parts of the country. Moonves responded in a statement saying, quote, i recognize that there were times decades ago when i may have made some women uncomfortable by making advances. Those were mistakes and i regret them immensely. But i always understood and respected and abided by the principle that no means no and i have never mis misused my permin to harm or hinder anyones career. New reaction to north korea handing over what are believed to be the remains of 55 u. S. Service members killed in the reason war. Why Vice President mike pence says the development reveals everything you need to know about President Trump. Plus, the legal implications for the president and his older son, don junior, after the president s former attorney reportedly claims mr. Trump knew in advance of his sons meeting with a russian lawyer, something the president and the white house have repeatedly denied. If hes proven have not told
the whole truth about the fact that campaigns look for dirt and if someone offers it you listen to them, nobodys going to be surprised. There are some things in politics that you just take for politics that you just take for granted. Ahh. Summer is coming. To keep forever. No matter where you go this summer make it better with audible. Text summer10 to 500500 to start listening today. Now claiming his boss approved the Infamous Trump tower meeting thats become a feature in the mueller probe. The meeting took place in New York City in june of 2016 and including Paul Manafort, Jared Kushner and a russian lawyer. The president reinforced the claim he made several times, saying i did not know of the meeting with my son, john don d. The president s song has insisted his father had no knowledge of this meeting. It was such a nothing. There was nothing to tell. I wouldnt have even remembered it until you start scouring through the stuff. It was a waste of 20 minutes. Reporter this claim from cohen comes just days after someone leaked a recording of a conversation between him and President Trump about hush money paid to a playboy model. Now the president s inner circle is painting an unflattering
portrait of could you hen. He lied to people about taping the president and other people. He went to subterfuge to do it, a whole game. Reporter looking ahead, the trial of former Campaign ManagerPaul Manafort kicks off in arlington virginia. Insiders anticipate that witnesses will be asked about the meeting. Jon. Jon jillian, thank you. For more on this, lets bring back michael sharer, covering congress and the white house for the washington post. Theres been a flipflop from rudy guliani and some others at the white house regarding Michael Cohen. It used to be Michael Cohen was a standup guy. Now he is not to be believed. So which is it . When it comes to trump and his inner circle, if youre helping him youre a good guy and if youre against him youre a bad guy. It can flip in an instant. Thats whats happening here. I think cohen flipping, which is an appropriate way of describing what hes doing, its
remarkable. There was nobody closer in the political realm to President Trump, going back to 2011. He was trumps enforcer. As we know from the allegations that have come out, he was allegedly read into the most private parts of trumps world, alleged payments to a playmate, from may boy, alleged payments to a porn star. This claim could be really explosive because trump has tried to define the russia investigation around the question of whether there was collusion or not. The don junior meeting is a clear attempt at collusion. Its in an email. Don junior has not denied he went into the meeting hoping to get dirt on clinton. Jon doesnt every campaign do that kind of thing, doesnt every campaign look for dirt on the opponent. They do. Every campaign does not try to coordinate with a foreign adversary to get dirt on an
opponent. Theres a big difference between those two things. I think the tradition has been if a Foreign Government is trying to involve itself in the democratic process, Senior Campaign officials find out about it, thats a line where thats a place where a line is drawn. That line was not drawn here. We know now that russia did an enormous amount throughout the campaign to help President Trump, going to the length of stealing emails from the dnc, from senior clinton Campaign Officials. We know that trump denied regularly and consistently up to a couple weeks ago it seem, until he took it back, that russia had done anything to help him. So no, i do think this is different. Its one thing to try to get Opposition Research on an owe poe meant to talk to owe pen opponent, to talk to other people but when you have a Foreign Spy Service coming into the campaigned and a number of Campaign Officials taking a meeting, its a different
category. Jon the russias did try to hack the other committee and they were not successful. They russian intent was to help trump and not hillary clinton. Even if they had gotten russian materials, its not clear they would have released if they got republican materials. Jon let me read a quote from the hill newspaper regarding President Trump and his former lawyer, Michael Cohen. It reads, both men face significant challenges on the credibility front. Trumps propensity to exaggerate or give misleading statements is legion. Cohen once said he would take a bullet for trump. He also has a history of bellicose better actions with reporters and others who challenged his then boss. Those who have experience with both men are often skeptical about the veracity of either one. So both pots are calling both kettles black here. Theres a lot of evidence that both kettles have been
black frequently in the past. Cohen went to congress and has previously testified about circumstances. We dont know what he said in those meetings. Hes been under oath to discuss this stuff. He previously denied the meeting being much of an issue on twitter. It will be up to Robert Mueller and his team to decide where the truth lies when you have a number of witnesses basically whose motives are easy to impugn and whose history of truthtelling is questionable. Jon so far, though, nothing from mueller regarding collusion. Well see. Well get a report one day. Jon we will. Michael sharer, washington post, thank you. Thank you. Jon for more on this, be sure to tune in tomorrow to Fox News Sunday as Chris Wallace interviews the president s lawyer, rudy guliani. Check your local liss dings for the time it listing for the time it runs on the big fox station in your area. Brave americans finally coming
home after a u. S. Military plane on friday makes a rare flight into north korea, retrieving what are believed to be the remains of 55 u. S. Service members missing since the korean war. U. S. Officials hey the move as a hail the move as a sign of improving relations. Vice president pence spoke about the return of the u. S. Korean war heroes. The fact that this president sitting down with kim jong un to negotiate the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula also had our fallen heros on his heart should tell you everything you need to know about President Donald Trump and my wife and i are deeply moved and deeply honored to be able to be there when we bring our boys home. Jon brian yenis is here with more on the story. Reporter the remains are believed to be part of the more
than 200 that north korea has held in storage for some time. They werent remains recently located and retrieved. This was not an exchange for any money between the u. S. And north korea. The remains under law, for instance, the Defense Secretary says that they cant under the law, the Defense Secretary can reimburse north koreans for excavating remains of u. S. Troops. The state Department Said in this case that did not happen. Thats important, because some critics believe any money sent to the north korean government will be used for no fa for nephs reasons. Yesterday the remains were brought to south korea where they were met with military honors. The last time north korea turned over remains was in 2007, more than 36,000 americans died in the korean war from 1950 to 1953. Of those, 7,699 are still considered missing in action and of those, 5300 are believed to
be somewhere on north korean soil. Yesterday marked the 65th Anniversary of the end of the korean war and this was an especially poignant day for veterans. The importance of this dramatic return today is the sense that we who served in the military, world war ii and the korean war, will never leave one of our people behind. Reporter when asked if he could foresee sending u. S. Military personnel into north korea for the first time in to conduct Search Missions for remains, Defense Secretary jim mattis said its under consideration, absolutely. Jon what is the next step for these 55 cases of possible remains, theyre going to try to figure out who these are, right . Reporter they need to figure out who they are. The 55 cases of possible remains will be sent to a Forensics Lab in hawaii to verify they are what north korea says they are. Yesterday james mattis said this about that. We have no indication there is anything amiss but we dont know. We cant confirm one way or another. Thats why we go through the forensics. We visited Dover Air Force base last year where many unidentified remains are tested. Over the years, the Dna Technology has improved. Theyre able to take Bone Fragment as small as a fingernail and extract dna from it. Sometimes the dna is damaged. The pentagon is continuing to urge extended Family Members of the soldiers who were missing in action to donate dna, even second and third cousins, they should take part in this so the medical intiner in hawaii examine in hawaii can examine the dna. Jon President Trump is counting on adding another member to the u. S. Supreme court, one of the most closely watched battles in the midterms. How the race to a u. S. Senate
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listeners want donnelly to give kavanaugh an unbiased look, absent of politics. People are tired of the vitriol. Folks want a fair hearing for this guy. When you hear democrats come out and say were against this guy without knowing who he is reporter with the race neck in neck, indiana voters think donnelly will need to cast a trumpfriendly vote. I think hell have to vote in favor of the nominee. Then well see where the chips fall. He could still lose in november. Reporter donnelly has been noncommit tall on this vote, releasing a statement saying he will take the same approach he did for the last Supreme Court veigh can circumstance adding that he, quote, will carefully review and consider the record and qualifications of judge brett kavanaugh. Most Senate Democrats have been refusing the meeting with judge kavanaugh, demanding republicans produce paperwork about his past beforehand. Senator donnelly scheduled one anyanyway. Jon facebook has been under
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