Transcripts For FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier 2020

FOXNEWSW Special Report With Bret Baier June 4, 2020

And hundreds of injuries to Law Enforcement personnel as well as a few killings. Fox Team Coverage tonight, laura ingle in new york, a vicious attack on police there but we begin with Senior Correspondent mike tobin in minneapolis tonight, the sight of the George Floyd Memorial Service earlier. Good evening, mike. Good evening, bret. Here in the city, mourning the loss of a man relatively unknown until video of his death shocked the world. All the rioting and damage after the outrage of another black man killed at the hands of white police officer, the message was that this is a moment for chan change. A Memorial Service for george floyd, whos death horrified viewers around the world, whose death inspired marches, some resulted in widespread destruction. The reason why we are marching all over the world is that we were like a george, we couldnt breathe, not because there was something wrong with our lungs but because you wouldnt take your knee off our necks. A friend of floyd who reportedly was in the car with him last monday says floyd never resisted, even try to diffuse a situation after police engaged him for allegedly passing a counterfeit bill, that engagement ending with floyds widely witnessed death. Three of the four officers were in court for two times. Thomas lane, tou thao, and j. Alexander kueng face charges of murder imurder for standing andg as Derek Chauvin kneeled on floyds neck. The third degree murder charge against him has now been increased to seconddegree murder, he faces a maximum sentence of 40 years behind bars. I strongly believe that these developments are in the interest of justice for mr. Floyd, his family, our community, and our state. William barr saying the department of justice and the fbi are conducting separate investigations into possible civil rights violations. In the weeks and months ahead we will be working with Community Leaders to find constructive solution so that mr. Floyds death will not have been in vain. Meanwhile the city of minneapolis will seek federal help to pay for the estimated 55 million in damage after protests there devolved into riots. Since them the city streets have remained mostly calm, the focus now shifting to recovering and remembering. I want to say thank you to him for being there, being a real, genuine person, loving and caring, something i can count on no matter what. Thomas lane mentioned twice in court that he had suggested twice that george floyd be rolled over but lane was a rookie, Derek Chauvin was a 19 year veteran of the horse and a lawyer says chauvin refuse. Bret Law Enforcement continues to be a target of some of these violent protesters hundreds have been injured during writing, many seriously. A native violent encounters, from new york. These shots caught on video during a violent night for the nypd here in brooklyn. Two officers and the suspect shot during the struggle after coming to the aid of another officer who investigators say was stabbed in the neck by the suspect. All three wounded officers are said to be in stable condition and are expected to recover. The nypd commissioner called the incident to a despicable and unprovoked attack. This violence has to stop and people have to speak and words matter. Its still unclear if this incident is related, the nypd said 200 of its officers have been injured in clashes with looters and protesters, william barr confirming today, and he thoughextremist groups were invd with the violence. Will many have peacefully expressed their anger and grief, others have hijacked protest to engage in lawlessness. Violent rioting, arson, looting of businesses and public property, assaults on Law Enforcement officers and innocent people and even the murder of a federal agent. Hands up dont shoot protests still continue across the country for a ninth straight day, more than 10,000 people have been arrested so far according to an Associated Press nationwide count, most of the arrests were for lowlevel offenses including curfew violations and failure to disperse. This says thousands of protesters join George Floyds brother for a Memorial Prayer Service before marching across the brooklyn bridge. And speaking at todays Memorial Service, new york city mayor bill de blasio received some boos from the crowd. While the curfew in new york will go on until monday, many major cities have ended there is like in seattle and washington, d. C. Bret laura, thank you. A navy veteran detained in iran for nearly two years is on his way home tonight and fox news is the only channel on the scene in switzerland. Michael white had been sentenced to a decade in prison for insulting irans Supreme Leader. State Department Correspondent richardson has the story tonight from zurich. Doing all right, happy to be back. Hes free after nearly two years in iranian custody, u. S. Navy veteran Michael White has been released. I wanted to extend my personal thanks to President Trump for his efforts both diplomatically and otherwise for making America Great again and i look forward to whats going to happen in the future. And images captured exclusively by fox news, he was transferred to american officials at an airport in zurich. Brian hook completed the transfer and walked white off the plane into american custody and back into freedom. Recovering pretty decently, getting back into shape. White says he was visiting his girlfriend when authorities arrested him. In march 2019 he was sentenced to ten years in prison on charges he insulted irans Supreme Leader and posted private photographs on social media. A u. S. Official says the state department negotiated for nearly four months with iranian officials through swiss intermediaries to secure his release. Negotiating with iranians is never a linear process, theres a lot of stops and starts, you are to be very patient, this is a regime that has been taking americans hostage for 41 years. And our diplomacy has been successful and were going to keep working at it. A senior u. S. Official told fox news that is part of the deal to free white, the u. S. Agreed to release an iranian american doctor, he served 16 months for violating american sanctions against iran and was sentenced thursday to time served. The official says hes lived in the u. S. For 33 years and is a medical doctor in florida. Senior u. S. Officials say they are still trying to free several other americans detained in iran. As for Michael White, we asked him what he plans on doing when he returns to the United States and he says going to disney world. Bret . Bret rich edson in switzerland, thank you. President trump is celebrating Michael Whites freedom tonight, also said to be working on new policies in response to the George Floyd Killing and they could be we are told announced next week. This comes at several highranking current and former officials break ranks with the president , his First Defense secretary with scathing commentary on President Trump and as expected the president is pushing back. Correspondent Kristin Fisher at the white house tonight. President trump makes good on his promise to free navy veteran Michael White and pledges that he will never stop working to secure the release of all americans held hostage overseas. Here in washington, it appears defense secretary mark espers job security is safe at least for the moment. Senior Administration Officials say that while the white house was frustrated with him for invoking the insurrection act, they also note that nobody wants a cabinetlevel shakeup with every thing going on right now. When the president loses confidence, if he loses confidence you will know about it. Bill barr defended decision to order the pushback of protesters and questioned why esper implied that the trip to the church was politically motivated. The chief executive of the nation should be able to walk outside of the white house and walk across the street to the church of residence, i dont necessarily view that as a political act, i think it was entirely appropriate for him to do. Espers predecessor has fired an unprecedented shot across the bow. In a scathing statement to the atlantic, james mattis said donald trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American People, does not even pretend to try. Instead, he tries to divide us. President trump fired back by calling him the worlds most overrated general and he repeated his claim that i asked for his letter of resignation and felt great about it but the president s former chief of staff john kelly came to madisonjamesmattis defense inw with the washington post. What the president did not fire him, he did not ask for his resignation. Jim mattis is an honorable man. Republican senator Lindsey Graham says the criticism is off the mark and missing one critical point. The one thing i would tell general mattis is that you dont understand that there is an effort to destroy his presidency. Republican senator Lisa Murkowski believes his words were necessary and overdue for this moment. When i saw general mattis comments yesterday, i felt like perhaps we are getting to the point where we can be more honest. With the concerns that we withhold it internally. Senator murkowski now said she struggling with whether or not she will be able to support President Trump in november and speaking of november, President Trump attended two big campaignrelated meetings at the white house today, they tell me that a big focus was spent on going over all the latest poll numbers and the Campaign Strategy to secure more support heading into november. Bret Kristin Fisher live on the north lawn, thanks. Former defense secretary james mattis has had a bumpy history with President Trump, with his stinging criticism which we brought you here first last night, well, that carries weight. National security correspondent Jennifer Griffin has that part of the story tonight from the pentagon. At first the president had nothing but praise for his First Defense secretary. Using a nickname the former fourstar marine general hated. He found him at odds with the president on his first trip overseas, he tried to reassure allies of the president threatened to end the alliance over defense spending, he resisted efforts by the president to send a large number of activeduty troops to the Mexican Border to build a wall. But it was after the president s decision to pull troops out of syria that mattis resigned, just short of two years on the job. What is he done for me, how has he done in afghanistan . Not too good. Ironed my spurs on the battlefield and donald trump earned his in a letter from the doctor. When he saw how the president spoke about using the military against protesters, never did i dream that troops taking that same oath would be ordered under any circumstance to violate the Constitutional Rights of their fellow citizens, much less to provide a bizarre photo op for the elected commander in chief with military leadership standing alongside. Top retired military officers also spoke out in unprecedented numbers. Former joint chief chairman admiral mike mullen wrote we are at an Inflection Point and the events of the past few weeks have made it impossible to remain silent. James devries he called on retired military leaders to speak up, saying we cannot afford to have a future Lafayette Square and up looking like henneman to make henneman square. Everyone is entitled to his opinion but hes wrong on this one. Former joint chief chair general Martin Dempsey tweeted after the president told governors to dominate the protesters, america is not a battleground. Our fellow citizens are not the enemy. Bret . Bret Jennifer Griffin at the pentagon, thank you. Up next, as las vegas reemerges from the lockdown, the huge steaks for a possible coronavirus treatment. First, around the country, fox five in atlanta as a judge rules there is enough evidence to try three white men for the murder of an africanamerican man in south georgia. Repeatedly boxed in by two pickup trucks as we try to escape, shot three times with a pump action shotgun. One of the men was heard saying a racist lawyer as he stands over the body. The california desert specifically, followed by thousands of aftershocks. The u. S. Geological survey says wednesdays quake hit a fairly shallow depth around 6 30 p. M. And was centered just north of the small city and this is a live look at orlando from our affiliate fox 35, one of the big stories there tonight, the nbas board of governors reportedly set to approve a plan for 22 teams to restart the season at the Walt Disney World resort. The proposal calls for an eight game regular season schedule before the playoffs there. Thats the next live look outside the beltway from special report. We will be right back. If you have moderate to severe psoriasis,. Little things. Can become your big moment. Thats why theres otezla. Otezla is not a cream. Its a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. With otezla, 75 clearer skin is achievable. Dont use if youre allergic to otezla. It may cause severe diarrhea, nausea or vomiting. 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. Upper respiratory tract infection and headache may occur. Tell your doctor about your medicines, and if youre pregnant or planning to be. Otezla. Show more of you. Bret republican senators are increasing their pressure on investigators of the russia collusion case, new subpoenas are being issued, others are being discussed and debated while democrats blast all the moves is a waste of time and resources. The latest tonight from the justice department. I dont think anybody in private ever disagrees with me that the way people grandstand for cameras in here. Two Senate Committees debated subpoenas in an effort to review the origins of the russia investigation. Once we find out that the Mueller Investigation was run by people who hated trumps guts, dripping with partisanship, nobody seems to care. Lindsey graham says hes on a mission to find out why the investigation was launched in the first place. Today the Committee Plans to vote on 53 subpoenas but pushed it off until next week to allow for more debate. If the vote passes, james comey, susan rice and former cia director john brennan among others could receive subpoenas if they dont voluntarily testify. Graham wants to investigate the size of. I cant support this kind of dragnet authority to conduct politically motivated investigations. In another Senate Office building, ron johnsons committee voted to issue 33 subpoenas. The former fbi agent involved in an interview a former National Security advisor Michael Flynn also made the cut. The sudden shift to see authorization of 36 subpoenas without first voluntarily seeking the compliance gives the appearance of a fishing expedition. Even as we inched closer to the election, expect to hear more hearings like today in the coming weeks. Senator graham hopes to vote on subpoenas one week from today. Bret . Bret david, thanks. Chuck grassley is refusing to advance some of the president s nominees over recent dismissals of inspector general. Grassley says he wants adequate reasons for the termination of the Intelligence Community and state department watchdogs, grassley will not consider the nomination of a respected National Counterterrorism Center Director and state Department Undersecretary for arms control until he gets that. Alexandria ocasiocortez is endorsing the democratic primary challenger of House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman eliot engel tonight, backing a local educator jamaal bowman, she says the moment requires a renewed revitalized leadership. Earlier this week, admitting his comments about the George Floyd Death were only made because of political considerations, heres what he said. Responded tonight by saying in the context of running for reelection, it was important for people to know where he stands. In tonights democracy 2020 report, as joe biden increases his lead over President Trump in various polls, he is being criticized by some Law Enforcement groups and some progressives for his positions right now and in the past. Hes also getting plenty of input from sup

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