An annual pentagon report to Congress Warns of chinas military is likely training for strikes on u. S. Targets, the Peoples Liberation army has rapidly expanded its overwater bomber operating areas, gaining experience in maritime regions and likely training for strikes. The Chinese Air Force has also shifted to a nuclear mission. The report echoes public warnings from top pentagon officials that China Remains the u. S. Militarys biggest longterm challenge. Without focused involvement and engagement, china will realize its dream of hegemony in asia. We should cooperate where we can but stand ready to confront them where we must. Chinese Strategic Bombers landed for the first time on disputed woody islands, a dramatic expansion of their claims in the oilrich South China Sea. Last year they signed a 99 year at least for a fort in sri lanka which could be used for its military. A year ago, they opened their First Overseas Military base in djibouti deploying a company of marines and equipment next door to a u. S. Drone base in the horn of africa. The report said Cyber Attacks continue. Computer systems around the world including those owned by the u. S. Government continue to be targeted by chinabased intrusions through 2017. Separate concerns about chinas behavior manifested itself in Silicon Valley with 1,000 google employees signing a letter protesting googles decision to agree to a Chinese Government requested to censor Search Engine results. The Chinese Foreign ministry responded to the pentagon report of accusing the u. S. Of displaying a cold war mentality. Bret jennifer, thank you. The Trump Administration is taking steps to remove itself from the conflict in syria by ending funding for the countrys stabilization projects. Officials said today they would not spend 200 million that had been planned for syria programs instead of shifting that money elsewhere. The administration side of the cut would be more than offset by the additional 300 million pledged by coalition partners, a move the administration touts as a big success as companies to step up to the plate to share the burden there. President trumps plans for a military parade in our Nations Capital are now on hold. Civility quickly went out the window as critics end of the administration alike took to namecalling over the cost of such a parade. Correspondent kevin corke joins us life. The idea was born at the president s parade will not be happening anytime soon proving that sometimes even patriotism comes at a price. After marveling at a per steel day parade he attended in paris, President Trump wanted to do something similar in washington to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of world war i but faced with a grim reality of soaring costs the commander in chief instead retreated. On twitter he accused local washington, d. C. , officials of looking to cash in, writing they wanted a number so ridiculously high that i canceled it. The cost proposed ran into the tens of millions of dollars including for police, 13 million. Transportation, 2 million. Fire and emergency, 3. 5 million. That plus other costs of driving the total up to 21 million. The citys democratic mayor that she finally got through to the reality star in the white house with the reality of 21. 6 million for parades, events, demonstrations in Trump America sad. Cost has been a major Sticking Point from the outset. Americas last largescale parade cost upwards of 8 million back in 1991, multiple Defense Department officials involved in planning estimated the cost of this time could top 90 million. Defense secretary jim mattis was caught off guard by that figure. Whoever told you that is probably smoking something thats legal in my state but not in most states. Democratic senator blumenthal tweeted real patriotism should made 92 million to honor military service and benefit veterans, not to glorify politicians. Not one to miss an opening, the president noting how can senator rich blumenthal pass judgment on anyone. Loser. He will now attend a small event at Andrews Air Force base before making his way to paris to commemorate the end of world war i, that will happen later this fall in november. Bret more than a dozen former Senior Intelligence officials penned a letter criticizing the president s decision to revoke former cia director brendans security clearance and now dozens more former cia officers adding to that. Were talking about more than five dozen all told, that list expected to continue to grow. That includes names like michael hayden, robert gates, and leon panetta. Theyre pressing his motivation, it reads this way. We all agree that the president s action regarding john brennan and the threat of similar action against former officials has nothing to do with who should and shouldnt hold security clearances. And everything to do with the attempt to stifle free speech. The letter comes as the president is preparing to revoke the clearance of bruce ohr, and the use of the infamous steele dossier. President trump i suspect ill be taking it away quickly. For him to be in the Justice Department and to be doing what he did, that is a disgrace. No word yet on when bruce ohrs security clearance might be revoked. Will bring you the very latest as soon as we get it. I should also mention virginia senator mark warner is expected to introduce legislation that would stop the president from continuing this idea of revoking security clearances, that could come as soon as next week. Bret thank you. Jurors have gone home for the weekend after a second day of deliberations for the fraud trial of trumps former Campaign Manager paul manafort. Today it was the media with questions, correspondent peter doocy joins us live outside the courthouse with what they asked judge ellis. The jury has now deliberated for more than 14 hours over a two day spam and they knew there wasnt going to be a verdict today because this afternoon they asked if they could go home early and the judge said yes. He denied a request by a handful of Media Outlets including the ap, new york times, and the cnn to unseal the name of the jurors before the end of the trial. The judge said he couldnt do that without endangering their safety. He then revealed he has received threats that require him to travel with a u. S. Marshal detail. He also said he was surprised by all of the attention on this trial which today had the president sympathetic ear. President trump i think the whole manafort trial is very sad. I think its a very sad day for our country. He happens to be a very good person. It didnt take long for word of his comment to reach the Manafort Defense Team where they await updates with men affords wife kathleen. And a reaction to president s comments . Great comments, he appreciates the support of President Trump. [reporter questioning] i do and he does. Im told he has no access to a tv or reading material. Bret back at it monday. Hes known for his outlandish ideas and deep pockets but now billionaire entrepreneur elon musk is facing scrutiny for the securities and an end exche commission over a single tweet. It could be problematic when it comes to the funding of some of his other big projects. Electric car maker tesla in turmoil, elon musk appears to be buckling under the pressure. Musk has complained of exhaustion taking a toll on his health. A tweeted ten days ago has gotten the attention of federal investigators with him writing and considering taking tesla private at 420. Funding secured. That middle of the trading day sent to their stock soaring but it turns out the funding was far from secure. I believe the sec staff will be looking into a variety of aspects of his conduct but this is not going away quickly. He said he was referring to saudi investment. He bragged earlier this summer about his ability to raise money. Anywhere from 22 million, all things included. His businesses including tesla, spacex, and the solar city have received an estimated 5 billion in government incentives including grants, tax breaks, and discounted loans. The full scope of government benefits isnt known because its been given out by federal, state, and local governments over time. One expert says all of that creates an artificial reality. If you model the price point and which are competitive by adding in subsidies, you have to wonder if they have a product that is competitive. He has defended benefiting from government cash. If you add all the subsidies from solar city and taz look at, its 1,000 of what the oil and gas industry gets a single year. Experts say there is risk and dependent federal subsidies for people buying electric vehicles like tesla, its expected to be phased out by the end of next year. Bret the doubt jumps today 111, the s p 500 rose nine, the nasdaq finished ahead ten. The dow gained almost one half percent, the s p by a little over than one half percent and at the dropped by a third. A federal judge is giving hundreds of immigrant children and their parents more time in the u. S. The judge saying in his order thursday that deporting children after unification with parents would deprive them of their rights to seek asylum. The aclu had requested families be given at least a week. The Trump Administration opposed to the movie saying parents waived childrens rights to pursue asylum claims after signing deportation forms. Thursday we reported nearly 198 people die every single day from overdoses in the u. S. 198. Tonight, we look at how Border Protection agents are trying to fight the flow of Illegal Drugs into the u. S. From secret warehouses near some of the countrys biggest airports. Its a visual you have to see to believe. Correspondent Claudia Callan with the story from San Francisco. A bag of suspicious powder could be opioids bought online stopped by customs and Border Protection at this entry point for international parcels, 1 of 9 in the u. S. Fentanyl is extremely dangerous, something we intercept regularly. While commercial shippers like fedex and ups months provided Customs Officials with packaging information in advance, making suspicious male easier to spot, theres no such requirement for the u. S. Postal service. According to one congressional report, drug labs in china and mexico are taking advantage of the situation. Sending hundreds of pounds of deadly fentanyl and other illicit narcotics through the u. S. Mail. Weve seen a lot of activity with criminal organizations, transnational in scope again, they recognize they can make a lot of money with opioids, with fentanyl. Drugs are tested and used as evidence by Homeland Security investigations and criminal prosecutions but agents admit that disrupting the illicit opioid supply chain is an uphill battle. Were seeing huge increases and its challenging and troubling. Congresses considering legislation to beef up security around overseas mail. Ohio republican senator rob portman has introduced the stop act that would require the u. S. Postal service to provide Customs Officials with electronic shipping data in advance, just like private mail carriers do now. To me, this is shocking. It should be something that we could do something about. This is a federal agency, after all. It has passed the house and eds heading to the boat by the full senate in the next few months. In the meantime, every box, every letter is considered suspicious and subject to inspection. More than a million packages every month at this facility in San Francisco, nationally by one estimate more than 500 million pieces of mail every year. Bret Claudia Callan in San Francisco. Up next, why our nations motto is causing a stir as kids head back to class, will explain. Fox do in San Francisco where lawyers say they are preparing for trial for 2 men charged in deaths of 36 people in an oakland warehouse fire. The trial comes after a plea deal with prosecutors fell apar apart. In miami were a 28yearold alaskan man will spend the rest of his life in prison for last years shooting at a florida airport that left five people dead and six wounded. The judge handing down that sentence today for esther von santiago who pleaded guilty back in may. This is a life look at detroit and from our affiliate fox two, the big story their mourners will have a four days to pay their respects to Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul who died thursday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. An official with the city of detroit said her body will lie in repose at the citys museum for africanamerican history for a two days starting august 28th. Her funeral will be held at the Greater Grace Temple on august 31st, a memorial concert is also in the works. 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Local new york news outlet reports that alexandria ocasiocortez is campaign prevented reporters from attending an event even though it was open from the rest of the public. Ocasiocortez called to report a nonstory saying the campaign indicated previously the event would be closed to protect any attendees. In god we trust is our National Motto, its printed on all of our currency. It took specific laws to require schools in six states to display it and that is now controversy. Religion correspondent lauren green looks at both sides of this issue. [whistle blowing] as students head back to classrooms in florida they see in god we trust prominently posted, it is now mandatory. It seems patriotic. In god we trust has been the National Motto since the mid1950s. Its on our currency and in the halls of congress. As religious tensions have grown in the u. S. With increased demand for religious liberty, six states have passed laws in the past year either allowing or requiring the phrase to be displayed in public schools. Tennessee, louisiana, and arkansas join florida as it states where its required where alabama and arizona its optional. The push for these laws comes from whats called the project blitz, a campaign that sponsored the congressional prayer caucus foundation. It suggests a 20 model bills from conservative lawmakers to use, ever poseable for displaying in god we trust is first on the list. You have people who feel they are being censored if they mention the word god, this is what gives meaning and purpose to the lives of so many individuals in this country. Some critics and even parents see the law is a violation of separation and of church and state. The first duty of government is to represent all of its people and never send a message that certain individuals have more rights or that are respected by the state than others. I dont really want the School System pushing one way or the other. We could see challenges to the public display of the motto but legal experts tell us its not easy. Even the most liberal courts have deemed it more a show of patriotism than religious belie belief. Bret up next, whatever happened to isis . First beyond our borders tonigh tonight, seven palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in weekly protests along the border with israel. Protesters threw rocks and firebombs. Israeli forces responded with live fire and tear gas. Egypt works to broker and end two months of violence between israel