president morsi was ousted yesterday and a senior judge sworn in as a new interim president. france has rejected an asylum request from edward snowden. and joey jaws chestnut successfully defended his title at the hot dog eating contest. the seven-time winner downed 68 hot dogs? just ten minutes. that s a belly ache. back to lockup. due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. in jails or prisons nationwide, those accused of crimes against children are usually marked for violence by
that is definite proof that people sometimes overlook the obvious places when they re looking for things. how could you have misplaced that one? thanks for everyone who responded. keep the comments coming. send the comments to us or tweet them to us at foxfriendsfirst or an e-mail to friends first at foxnews.com. now to some other quick headlines we re following this morning. lawmakers now calling on the house to pass a bill that would require the government to purchase flags that are made in the united states. well, this is in response to a new report that discovered that more than $3.3 million was spent on american flags that were actually made in china. how about that? well, this guy is the top hot dog. listen to this. look at him right there. california native joey jaws chestnut winning his sixth straight nathan s hot dog eating contest on coney island. he tied his personal best with 68 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
this morning. should trayvon martin s shooter be set free before his trial? plus this i m not going to put my job over helping someone again. i m going to do what i thought was right. a life guard credited with saving a life then getting the boot, fired. six of his coworkers quitting in protest. and 21 tomas lopez tells us his side of the story. an ipad mini? a smaller version of the popular ipad. rumors are heating up saying it s already in production. we ll separate fact from fiction straight ahead. blade runner, an amazing inspirational story, a south african athlete becoming the first amputee track star to compete in any olympic games. newsroom starts right now. good morning, everyone. we re going to begin with breaking news. a city already under heightened security before the olympic games, police arrested five men and a woman in two separate areas of london today. the six are suspected of being part of a possible terror plot with potential targets in the
firms say one thing and do another. we re watching the story for you and will have more details as the details come in. the rest of the day s top stories, right to brooke baldwin with an update on headlines. welcome back from the beach. good to see you. good morning, everyone. about 700,000 people waking up to another day without power. look at the map. you see 11 states and talk about the nation s capital. it has been six days since powerful storms fueled by extreme heat zapped trees and knocked down power lines and take a look at this picture. this is washington s massive power outage. this is from space taken from a nasa satellite showing extensive power outages and swinging westward to west virginia, it has led to a food crisis. the red cross expects to provide 25,000 meals today. 22 people have now died in the storms and the dangerous heat. major progress in the battle against the most destructive wildfire in colorado s history. the wald owe canyon fire is now 90% co
nathan s famous fourth of july international hot dog eating contest had their weigh-in ahead of today s annual showdown. always a favorite. world record holder joey jaws chestnut came in at 210 pounds. sonya the black widow thomas tipped the scales at a mere 100 pounds. that will change tomorrow. this is bizarre. the national oceanic and atmospheric administration has issued an official statement denying the existence of mermaids. i know, i m so disappointed. the denial reportedly came after a recent animal planet show on mermaids which fooled viewers with computer imagery depicting the mythical creatures, apparently created some questions. really? really, guys? here s your first look at this morning s dish of scrambled politics. an associated press photographer caught supreme court justice john roberts arriving on the