A weeknight look at the news, featuring interviews, analysis and panel discussions hosted by Bret Baier. jurors making comments on the weakness of the defense. "judge ellis said i see no earthly reason for a mistrial. judge ellis tipped the names of jurors under seal citing threats he received but duncan doesn't sense any danger. >> i'm not concerned. had the verdict gone in the other way, i might have been. >> one thing that hasn't changed, paula duncan's devotion to trump which was on display to her way to court. >> every day when i drove i had my make america great again hat in the backseat just as a reminder. >> judge ellis said publicly sharing details of the deliberations could cause injury to the process but he told jurors they could do whatever they want. paula duncan insists she did what she was told and kept an open mind even though she did have a make america great again hat in the parking garage here at the courthouse. >> bret: peter doocy outside the courthouse. california republican congressman duncan hunter has agreed to comply with a request from house speaker paul ryan to step down from his committee assignments. hunter who was indicted earlier this week for allegedly using campaign funds to pay for what prosecutors call a lavish lifestyle, while stepping away from committees, he says he will not quit. >> i'm not going to resign with a bunch of leftist government folks throwing allegations at me, there's a trial. this means nothing. the indictment is all they have. >> bret: congressman hunter will be martha maccallum's guest on the story right after "special report." stocks were down today, the dallas 77, the s&p 500 fell five. the nasdaq dropped 11. a white house official tells fox news a deal with mexico on the north american free trade agreement is very close. the trump administration has pushed hard for a renegotiation of nafta, this official expecting the deal could be announced tonight. we will have the latest as it becomes available. it's not just another day in paradise for residents of hawaii tonight, they are bracing for the biggest hurricane to hit that area in 26 years. senior correspondent adam housley is in maui tonight. >> paradise soaked, heavy rains, powerful rains and strong winds as hurricane lane creeps dangerously close to the island chain. the giant storm could be the most powerful to hit the aloha state since 1992. >> it's a needle in the haystack with the pacific ocean being that haystack and the islands are quite small. this is a really strong hurricane it was a category five still a category four still very well organized and it's a really slow mover. >> one of the biggest worries, rain. lane is expected to bring as much is 30 inches throughout the weekend, it's already causing flash flooding and could trigger landslides. >> the rain will be heavy and longer, the winds will be longer in duration and we could have coastal flooding that lasts longer because of the winds. we are planning for the worst and hoping for the best. >> or a residence as they stockpile food, fill up on gas and board up their homes. >> i was here 30 years ago for hurricane eva and i know how bad it can be. i am concerned because even if we dodge it, it's going to be a lot of rain, a lot of strong wind and i'm expecting and fearing damage for my house. >> others are more optimistic. >> will make the most of it. it's going to be exciting. >> hawaii's governor says they've already received a federal disaster declaration, everyone needs to be ready to weather the storm and its aftermath. >> i want to remind everyone to be prepared to shelter in place, 14 days of food and supplies and water, medicine, other necessities they would have. hawaii is going to be impacted, the question is how bad. >> the rain has stopped for the most part on my way, we are expecting more rain to come this afternoon into this evening. if the longer that storm stays offshore, were still going to get a lot of rain here tomorrow. we've already been told number of airlines have canceled flights out of maui and preparation, i've got notification from the national weather service, one of the buoys that hurricane passed over the winds were about 100 miles per hour, down significantly. that's good news at this hour but we are all bracing for that rain. >> bret: adam, thanks. there is growing concern right now that a major earthquake could hit on the so-called ring of fire around the pacific ocean. that includes the u.s. west coast. the u.s. geological survey says there have been 69 earthquakes including 16 tremors above magnitude four and a half in the past few days. the so-called big one with a magnitude of eight or more has been feared for decades in this region. the kidnapping and murder of an iowa college student is becoming something of a political football tonight. the death of 20-year-old molly tibbetts has brought new and intense focus on the subject of illegal immigration. correspondent matt finn tells us how tonight from brooklyn iowa. >> molly tibbets died from multiple sharp force injuries, that according to autopsy results from the iowa state medical examiner. the gruesome details of the crime already fueling the nation's contentious immigration debate. >> president trump: a person came in from mexico illegally and killed her. >> president trump is not holding back citing the murder of the college student at the hands of an illegal immigrant. in a new effort to change our nation's immigration laws. >> president trump: we need our border laws changed, we need republicans to do it because the democrats aren't going to do it. >> it's not just the president, politicians on both sides are speaking out. >> the blood is on chuck schumer's hands and every democrat. >> this should be the front line as far as immigration, i don't want that focus to be on that, there has to be a focus on how it continues to work with law enforcement. >> for over seven years, this man was here undetected and unaccounted for. this raises questions about his immigration, employment, and criminal history and we must receive answers. >> in iowa, the state's democratic party's written platform states it opposes locally federal immigration laws. so far staying out of the debate, i would democratic party is going to honor the wishes of the tibbets family to grieve in private and will not turn this senseless tragedy into a partisan fight. in an interview with fox news, his ex-girlfriend said she never noticed a change in his behavior during the search. now she fears for her life because of her connection to rivera. [speaking spanish] >> i've been receiving death threats from people that they're going to come and kill us and they're going to burn down the trailer. because were mexican, we say to ourselves we didn't do this crime. >> some people tell us they are outraged that immigration needs to be fixed immediately. others say it's unfortunate that her death has been politicized and in a fox news poll just released today nearly half the voters nationwide say immigration is extremely important to their vote in this year's midterms. >> bret: matt finn live in brooklyn iowa. up next, new images tonight on what happens during the parkland high school massacre as the administration now considers a new way to put guns in the hands of schoolteachers across the country. our fox affiliates around the country, fox19 and cincinnati is the nation's largest supermarket chain says it's banning plastic check out bags by 2025. cincinnati-based kroger will transition from the single use bags to reusable ones, some estimates suggest 100 billion single use plastic bags are thrown away in the u.s. every year. fox nine in the twin cities has an attorney for victims of clergy sex abuse once governor mark dayton to convene grand juries to investigate coverups by catholic bishops in minnesota. attorney jeff anderson says he was inspired by a grand jury investigation in pennsylvania showing 300 priests in that state had molested more than 1,000 children. this is a life look in atlanta from fox five, the big story there tonight a georgia woman who pleaded guilty to leaking a secret u.s. report has been sentenced to more than five years in prison. the 63 month sentence for reality winner was in-line with the recommendation of the prosecutors. that's today's life look outside the beltway, will be right back yeah, i think i can handle it. no pressure... ...that's just my favorite boat. boom. 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safety commission, education secretary betsy devos spoke with heartbroken father max shafter who lost his son. >> those are the worst hours of my life. >> what are the most important considerations in looking at how to make those schools safe? >> days later, she is now answering that question, considering using the federal funds for the first time to get guns into schools by allowing academic grant money to pay for guns of the local school district wants to arm with teachers and apply for the grants. the education department says this. the department is constantly considering and evaluating policy issues particularly issues related to school safety. the secretary issued opinions on hypothetical scenarios. the trump administration's call to arm educators has faced overwhelming opposition. in florida every school now by law must have at least one officer on site. the largest school districts still refuse to arm teachers. broward schools also did not want this new video released. the state supreme court ruled it must be since the sheriff departments response that day was in the public interest. of four deputies are accused of taking cover instead of entering the school to engage the gunmen. these videos do not show that. just about 30 minutes ago the senate passed a funding bill 80-7 without addressing the federal grant money for guns idea. despite an amendment introduced today by connecticut's chris murphy. however, since the house and the senate still must merge their budget packages into a final bill this fall, this gunfight likely isn't over yet. >> bret: thank you. scientists studying the moon say they have found definitive evidence of water ice on the surface. they said most of the new found water ice is in the shadows of craters near the north and south poles of the moon. the scientists say this could possibly provide future human expeditions with a reliable source of water. up next, it's not just russia trying to influence the u.s. political system, will tell you who else is doing it. beyond our borders tonight, police in france say a man with severe psychiatric problems killed his mother and sister and seriously injured another woman in a knife attack in a suburb of paris. police shot and killed a man soon afterward today. isis is claiming responsibility but french prosecutors are not treating this attack as a terrorism case. police in southern bosnia say two people are dead after a collision of a pair of freight trains. bosnian media says one other person was seriously injured and another escaped by jumping from one of the trans-moments before the crash. newly released british government documents state that businesses there could face red tape at the border. patients could face delays to medical treatment and customers could see higher credit card fees if the u.k. leaves the european union next year without a deal. prime minister theresa may is vowing to limit the instability that could be triggered by a disorderly transition. some 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comes as days after the administration's decision that four countries pose an active threat to midterms. in addition to russia, iran, china, and north korea are all eager to interfere. some intelligence experts say this is news to them. >> these comments were surpri, it would be an area that north korea had not been known to be involved in before. it's unclear at this point whether it reflects intelligence information or definitive threat information. >> u.s. officials are on high alert about the possibility of russia teaming up with other countries in order to target the election. if they have been laser focused on snuffing out any russian attempts on collaboration with american adversaries. >> we sanctioned a russian bank which is facilitated millions of dollars of transactions of north korea. >> senators it was concerned this week, america's enemies are bonding over their dislike of the trump administration's sanctions policies. when it comes to countries like china and iran every step they take away from the u.s. brings them a step closer to russia. >> bret: the u.s. will not be part of negotiations with the taliban hosted by russia. trump administration has rejected an invitation to join the talks in september, the afghanistan government is also taking a pass. it said the peace process should be led by the afghans themselve themselves. all is not well in american's relationship pakistan's new government. many of the problems have to do with china. respondent rich edson explains tonight from the state department. >> the united states and pakistan can't even agree on what they talked about. i state department officials says second mike pompeo spoke this morning with pakistan's new prime minister to wish him success and to discuss pakistan taking decisive action against all terrorists operating in pakistan. hours later, pakistan's foreign ministry tweeted the country takes exception to the factually incorrect statement, adding there was no mention at all in the conversation about terrorists operating in pakista pakistan. this should be immediately corrected. pakistan's prime minister inherits a fractured relationship with the united states. islamabad has also borrowed billions from china and it needs billions more. secretary pompeo said pakistan should rule out asking the international monetary fund, the united states is the largest shareholder. if the administration figures a bailout of pakistan ultimately means a u.s. bailout of china. >> our position hasn't changed anyway but i'm not going to forecast anything that happens in the future. >> china has finance major infrastructure projects and a loan package may reveal the private terms of agreements. while china has invested heavily in pakistan, the u.s. has suspended more than a billion dollars in aid. >> i admit there is a trust deficit and how relations, we have to bridget. >> president trump charged pakistan with providing a safe haven for terrorists. it's a long time completed united 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things about his attorney general. today, he released a statement before going to the white house to sit with president trump. i took control of the justice department today i was sworn in which is why we have at unprecedented success into perpetuating the agenda, one that projects the safety, promotes economic growth and advances religious liberty. while i am attorney general of the actions of the department of justice will not be improperly influenced by political considerations. i demand the highest standards and where they are not met, i take action. we asked the attorney general to come on tonight come up he said he may come on soon. let's bring in the panel. amy walter, national editor for cook political report in katie pavlich news editor at townhall.com. if what you make of all this? >> it's an interesting conversation, i thought his response was disconcerting. he claimed he had control over the department and he suggests there has been no abuse of prosecutorial discretion. at the very least both of those things are debatable and to ignore the concerns that are out there he himself would say he recused himself from this probe. from anything dealing with the campaign, anything dealing with the clinton campaign. when it comes to the concerns, it is those two probes people are talking about, how the department of justice handled political investigations is very much something people are worried about and to have people in leadership dismiss it as crazy talk is alarming for those people who do care about it. >> bret: the president at any time could fire jeff sessions, he hasn't. >> to the point mollie races, the thing the president was most focused on with jeff sessions wasn't necessarily about the prosecution of crimes outside and whether there were problems within the justice department, what he was focused on was loyalty. it's about what jeff sessions was doing for him or not doing for him that he was most concerned with. i think this raises the broader question of why or when the president will decide if jeff sessions it's time to go. were hearing some back and forth, some pushback from senators as you saw in that piece but also some talk about maybe what he'll do is decide he will do it after the midterm elections, don't make this a flash point for democrats going into a midterm election but wait until afterwards and then do what you want to do. >> bret: it's what lindsey graham said today, after the midterms it might happen. bloomberg had a story today asked about her a possible replacement, senator grassley took a very different position from a year ago when he warned the white house he didn't have time to do another confirmation hearing. "i do have time for hearings the nominees. "he has clashed with sessions over pass a criminal overhaul. all of this is about something else which is to push sessions into signing off on criminal justice reform. >> jared kushner is ramping up criminal justice reform, the president's and multiple meetings this year about that very issue. it may come to a point it has nothing to do with russia and moving the agenda forward in the white house. jeff sessions focused, you notice in the statement he talks about illegal immigration, also topics that the president talks about but moving forward at this very moment jeff sessions has the upper hand. he knows the president is having trouble getting brett kavanaugh confirmed, the battle lines are drawn. the left is being very vocal this week saying because of the president's new woes with cohen and manafort, the confirmation hearings are being very loud about this. he knows it's going to be very difficult at times when so polarized on capitol hill to get a new attorney general confirme confirmed. the president has attacked multiple times this year so we'll see when that happens. it's not going to happen right now and it won't happen before the midterm election. >> bret: this is a story, we focused on coone, focused on lenny davis and he did a media roundabout. there was a story that cohen was going to say to mueller in his investigation, he knew about the trump tower meeting beforehand and he had all these details and a competing network had all of this really detailed information from sources. everybody went crazy with that story, it was all over the place. lanny davis said yesterday in a series of interviews that he didn't say that. he was not the source, it never happened. we were not the source, we could not confirm, could not correct we had to be silent because of the sensitivity needed in the middle of a criminal investigation, testified that he didn't know whether trump knew about trump tower, he also testified the stuff about cohen is false. >> source anonymously and no accountability when each of those stories turn out to be not to be true. you have not seen a correction on any of the publications that ran with the story claiming that cohen would speak and say something nefarious about the trump tower meeting. use of very little coverage and this is contrary to what you see one dossier claims are put forward. the dossier is the entire reason we've had so much hysteria related to russian collusion. it is what fed the fire leading to a special counsel. it's what people are very frustrated about with how the department of justice chooses to handle one political investigation versus another. this is a very serious concern -- the media have a role here. they have to hold people accountable and speak truth to power. when the power is all that the strength of the department of justice, it's justice important as one is donald trump and their failing here. >> bret: not to take away from what we're going to learn and what we see develop but the fact that that wasn't even talked about in all of those lanny davis interviews is quite something. if you look at the original report on what was said and how it was picked up. >> you have to question, what do we ultimately not know? every time we have these discussions about any part of the mueller investigation, it always comes back to this, we really don't know what we don't know. there is one person who has a lot of information, his name is robert mueller. >> that has been said to people for so long it is a frustrating thing to say. you can go wild with anonymous accusations, you can undermined a presidency you could sideline the attorney general you could get people fired, you could destroy people's careers and people keep saying we don't know what we don't know. at some point there needs to be accountability here. >> it would be great if on capitol hill republicans said we should have an investigation into these michael cohen accusations. he said something to us, is that true? is it not true? >> bret: they are going to call him back up to capitol hill, we shall see. next up, the immigration debate after a murder of a college coe coed. and liberty mutual won't hold a grudge by raising your rates over one mistake. you hear that, karen? 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>> i dug into your poll, thank you for putting it online. it's very transparent, you question how you feel about the president's handling of the issue? on the handling of issues like the economy, the president is above water so to speak, more people positively. on immigration, only 39% give positive ratings, among independent voters it's only 26% support for how the president's handling immigration and among independents only a third on border security thinks that he's doing a good job. in other words, i don't know that this issue while it is motivating to a lot of republican voters, you see republicans give him very high marks on immigration and border security, it's not moving the voters who consider themselves aligned with either party. they don't think the president is doing a good job on either one of these issues so i don't know that that's focusing this debate on ice or border security is the kind of thing that is going to be the determinative in the selection. for many voters who are wondering what is it that's going to get them out to vote in the midterm elections, the economy and health care are much more salient. in the president himself than the debate. >> bret: it to the president of the administration had that horrific start on separation, they concede the rollout was horrible. when they do it the other way and democrats portray immigration issues, the iowa democratic party platform, the statement of issues -- we oppose detaining undocumented minors, here's the third one. we oppose locally enforcing federal immigration laws. the iowa democratic party. that seems like it might raise some eyebrows. >> we talk a lot about polling in washington, d.c., but the fact is that these are local issues that affect communities every single day as you saw with the headlines you put up. there are families around the country now who have lost loved ones to these heinous crimes by people who shouldn't of been here in the first place and they don't appreciate it when people boil it down to politics or polling, they want to talk about preventing this from happening again. they constantly feel like they don't get enough media attention and that the narrative about how the president is doing on these issues or how democrats feel about it takes over, these are very serious concerns they have inside the local communities. when democrats have a platform like that locally that it essentially is open borders, no enforcement whatsoever, they are enabling a problem and dismissing the fact that people who shouldn't even be here are committing these crimes all of the time. >> this story is a great example of how discussions about immigration and national sovereignty are just esoteric or philosophical but they have real life, real-world consequences -- sometimes we bear them as a society as a whole, sometimes individually. there are important and it's time for people to have conversations about how to have smart immigration laws and how to enforce them. >> bret: will be talking about this as times goes on. when we come back, another kicker. goes to the dogs. ♪ thanks guys. i think he might need some support. yes. start them off right, with the school supplies they need at low prices all summer long. like these for only $2 or less at office depot officemax. a hotel can make or break a trip. and at expedia, we don't think you should be rushed into booking one. that's why we created expedia's add-on advantage. now after booking your flight, you unlock discounts on select hotels right until the day you leave. ♪ add-on advantage. discounted hotel rates when you add on to your trip. only when you book with expedia. jushis local miracle ear t at helped andrew hear more of the joy in her voice. just one hearing test is all it took for him to hear more of her laugh... and less of the background noise around him. for helen, just one visit to her local miracle-ear is all it took to learn how she can share more moments with her daughter. just one free hearing test could help you hear more... laughter...music...life... call now for your free hearing test from an industry leader: miracle-ear. now i know you're thinking, "i don't want to hear about insurance." cause let's be honest, nobody likes dealing with insurance, right? 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