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Month of action on capitol hill. i hear all the folks on tv saying, why doesnt biden get this done? well, because biden only has the majority of effectively four votes in the house and a tie in the senate with two members of the senate who vote more with my republican friends. but were not giving up. earlier this year, the house of representatives passed the for the people act to protect our democracy. the senate will take it up later this month, and im going to fight like heck with every tool i...

>> john: many in the media doing a 180 after dismissing the theory that covid-19 might have leaked from a laboratory in wuhan. not our bret baier. he was on top of it from the start and he will join us in just a moment. >> gillian: first, the president of belarus ordered that commercial passenger plane to land. he stands by europe of hijacking the flight and endangering the lives of hundreds of passengers on board including americans. benjamin hall is tracking this, all the breaking developments...

>> gillian: today marks one year to the day since the murder of george floyd in minneapolis. it also is the deadline that president biden initially set up for congress to pass the george floyd to injustice policing act. south carolina senator tim scott says a framework is now finally starting to come together, but both parties are still stuck over the issue of ending qualified immunity for police officers. just a moment we will speak with leo terrell and police chief james craig, but first, chad...

♪ ♪ >> john: but on the hour and some of the top stories, the covid vaccine is 100% effective in teenagers. the company says it conducted a study with 3,000 teens aged 12-17 and those who receive the vaccine did not get covid wealth placebo spirit about moderna plans to seek fda approval early next month. >> gillian: the white house confirms president biden is set now to meet with russian president vladimir putin next month in geneva, switzerland. this will be their first face-to-face meetin...

The number on the screen. thats the best way forward. >> john: somebody saw something. they had to. the mother heard the shot. somebody else heard it. >> gillian: had to have. well, this is a fox news alert. moments ago, the white house has said that president biden wants an independent investigation into the origins of covid-19, this comes as the president faces criticism from the right, that hes not putting enough pressure on chinese government leaders. peter doocy is live out of the briefing ...

As part of chinas efforts to compete with the united states. the media at the same time was dismissing anyone that suggested such a thing as a tin foil hat conspiracy theory. but look what happened in todays "washington post." how the wuhan lab leak theory became credible. the article records that the island that it emerged from the wuhan virology lab once dismisseds that gained new credence. the author of the article himself said it was virtually impossible for this to have come out of a lab. a...

Police departments. >> john: in the year since, weve seen a spike in crime from coast to coast that have pushed back against the defund movement. senator john cornyn is here from texas to talk about it all. >> gillian: plus, bret baier on the about face for many in the media when it comes to the origin story on covid-19. this is as republican lawmakers are pulling for a full investigation into china as the president biden and whether the virus may have actually leaked out of a lab in wuhan. >> j...

American-led investigation to try to convince china to give the world or give american investigators some of this underlying data that is necessary for the probe to move forward into phase 2. they are going to let the world health organization, which they rejoined after the president was sworn in to continue to take the lead. gillian? >> gillian: we heard jen psaki tell you they cant launch any kind of investigation until they get the underlying data. so sounds like the u.s. is in a holding patt...

Thanks, mercedes. >> thanks, gillian. >> john: gillian, china looking to take the top spot when it comes to the space race. biden is rolling back some of trumps moves and could give china the advantage. >> gillian: and you may be paying more for your cookout. well talk about chicken prices that are soaring in the u.s. thats coming up. use your va benefits to turn that equity into cash while rates are near all time lows. the newday100 va cash out loan lets you borrow $50,000 or more for home impr...

Lukashenko is propped up by vladimir putin. we found out the biden-putin summit will be held june 16. certainly another big issue to discuss. gillian? >> gillian: no word on what president biden plans to do, after american lives were endangered on that flight. thanks for the details. >> john: gillian, top house republicans calling for a full investigation into the coronavirus. this in the media are now coming around to the possibility that the virus leaked out a lab in wuhan. joining us now, bre...