Trumps leadership, speaker of the house, paul said he would step down as chairman at the july convention if trump
wants. He is stunned by his denial to support him. We spoke three weeks ago. Then all of a suen im not exactly sure what he has in mind. Reporter the meeting between trump and ryan thursday morning is a pivotal event of what they call an historic week for the party. Theres three possibilities, one is, they walk out and figure out a way to Work Together. One is they walk out and figure out they cant Work Together but they are not going to work against each other. The third way is they walk out and decide they are at odds. Reporter many conservatives are skeptical of trump, if not outright opposed. Trump feels little interested in an established conservative agenda marching to the beat of his own drum. Im a conservative. This is the Republican Party. There are conservative parties. This is the Republican Party. Reporter more shock waves reversing his opposition to a minimum wage hike. 7. 25 is pretty tough. As far as im concerned i could see something happening. Reporter it was his position on taxes that caught everyones ear. Do you want the taxes on the wealthy to go up or down . They will go up a little bit. In my plan they are going down, by the time its negotiated, they will go up. Reporter they may go up from what he proposed to congress, should he become president but added this. I dont mind paying more tax, ill be honest with you. Reporter trump is already in full general election mode, launching a vicious assault against hillary and bill clinton to counter the attacks he will face on what hes said about women. Shes married to a man who is
the worst abuser of women in politics. Hillary was an enabler and treated these women horribly. Remember this. Some of those women were destroyed, not by him, but by the way that Hillary Clinton treated them after everything went down. Reporter asked about his scorching onslaught, Hillary Clinton refused to take debate. I have nothing to say about him and his campaign. Reporter thursdays meeting, paul ryan may or may not support donald trump. He is warning a Third Party Bid to derail trump would be a disaster for the Republican Party. Thank you. Weighing in on paul ryan holding off on putting his support behind donald trump. What paul ryan did is
something president ial nominees have done. That is secure the partys base, first. It isnt done to be nice, it is to bring along the voters who may have preferred another candidate should be the easiest to win over. After all, fellow Party Members are inclined to support the partys nominee. While ryan said he wasnt ready to support trump, yet, he hoped later to do so. He did not expect trump to sign on to his agenda. Regular this, all trump has done is gain support of a large minority of Republican Voters. Paul ryan is in essentially the same position as 60 of Republican Voters who did not support trump. Some never will. Not ryan, hes looking for a way to back him. Hes extending an invitation to trump to do so. Trump will need every vote he can get to be elected. He would be smart to accept
ryans invitation. Win over someone who would clearly like to be won over. Brett . What about the move to say, listen, ill step aside as chair of the convention, if you want me to. Recognition that trump is the guy that will lead the party in the fall. At the same time, if trump continues to react the way he initially did to ryans statement that he wasnt ready support him, yet, that gives ryan a reason, if trump should choose, to stay away from the convention and not be and give his fellow Republican House members a way to steer clear of donald trump and the electoral disaster he may bring on. That and the trump people say, listen, hes expanding the party, bringing new people in
and theres evidence some of these people could see the ticket improve. Well, they could. Put it this way, its good to bring new people in. Any republican nominee needs to do that, but you dont start by driving the people that are there out. I think thats the choice trump made. Britt, thank you. Senator ted cruz blames marco rubio for trump becoming the nominee. Cruz wanted rubio to join the ticket as his Vice President ial pick in march to stop the trump momentum. Not sure if fiorina knows this. They conducted polls showing a cruz rubio ticket would triumph over trump. Rubio is addressing rumors he could be a vp pick for trump. He said i have never sought, will not seek and do not want to be considered for Vice President. In 2008 Vice President picks, sarah palin vows to unseat her nominee house speaker, paul ryan. Ryans reluctance to throw support behind trump. Palin, who has been campaigning for donald trump will do whatever it takes to help the republican challenging ryan in the august primary in wisconsin. Trump did not echo the sentiments saying palin is her own free agent. West virginias primary is tomorrow. While their votes may not change the state of the race, it certainly has stirred up a debate over coal. We are in madison, West Virginia with the cost of a struggling industry. Men like jordan bridges toiled in obscurity in the coal mines in West Virginia. Now, the dynamic there has changed. Reporter what do you blame it on . Regulations. The industry is coming up. Everybody understands that. When you overregulate an
industry to a point they cant mine the coal, its essentially shutting them down. How do you come back from that . Reporter the economic devastation is all around. Businesses boarded up. For sale signs. There is a drug epidemic and broken families. 283 coal mines in West Virginia in 2009. In 2014, onethird fewer, 191. The decline steepened the last two years. This means a great deal to me. Without my job, i cant provide for my family and put food on the table. Its a struggle every day just to make ends meet. Reporter last week, donald trump cake to West Virginia and promised miners he will bring their jobs back. That, while Hillary Clinton was walking back comments the coal industry is, quote, out of business, remarks she maintains were taken out of context given
the promise of 30 billion in retraining programs for miners, the transition to renewables and competition from fracking. If im fortunate enough to be president , im going to be as focused to help West Virginia as i can, whether or not people in West Virginia support me, im going to support you. Reporter Bernie Sanders leaped by six Percentage Points in West Virginia. His opposition to fracking. For this miner, the choice on tuesday is a no brainer. Put it this way, Hillary Clinton says we are going to shut you down. Bernie sanders said the same thing. Donald trump says we are going to put you back to work, save your jobs. That means a whole lot to us. Whether its true or not, the man is the first one to say we are going put you back to work. Reporter coals profound decline is illustrated by the mine behind me, 30 miles south
of charleston. One worker told me they used to ship two train loads of coal from the facility every day, now its two train loads of coal once a month. Brett . Live in madison, West Virginia. Thanks. The fight over North Carolinas socalled bathroom bill is far from over. The department of justice file as counter suit to North Carolinas own suit against the doj. This, as the Obama Administration pushes for transgender rights in the classroom. Kevin reports on the controversy from the white house tonight. We are seeking a court order declaring the restroom restriction imper misably discriminatory as well as a bar on the enforcement. Reporter the latest in the escalating war over the rights of transgender americans. This is about the dignity and the respect that we accord our fellow citizens and the laws we,
as a people and a country, have enacted to protect, indeed, to protect all of us. Reporter the department of justice and the state of North Carolina, enjanlging in a showdown suing each other over the bathroom law. It bans transgender people from using the bathroom that doesnt match their birth certificate. They accused the government of baseless overreach. The Obama Administration is bypassing congress by attempting to rewrite the law and set basic restroom policies, locker room policies and shower policies for public and private employers across the country, not just North Carolina. Reporter the justice departments interpretation and application of existing law could cost the tar heel state billions, if the law isnt repealed or defeated. Several agencies, including the
department of education, housing and urban development, labor and transportation are all reviewing whether to take funding from North Carolina because of the law. This, as the Obama Administration is expected to aggressively enforce their position transgender student rights are fully protected under federal law. The hb2 law is spirited. It discriminates against people because of who they are. Reporter some believe the administration is misinterpreting the laws that govern equal protection. They are taking the position that sex is not a matter of biology. Its not an objective fact that it is a subjective determination. Reporter subjective as in selfidentify and selfdetermine. Not biology. An interesting perspective there. What the Administration May be missing are the privacy rights
of nontransgender americans who feel uncomfortable sharing a bathroom with someone of the opposite sex. Kevin, thank you. Up next, russia and iran show off military while the u. S. Hits the lowest level of troops since world war ii. Fox 35 in orlando, if you live along the east coast, you might have noticed a black dot on the base of the sun today. That dot is the planet mercury, which made a rare move across the sun. Nasa says the event occurs 13 times a century. Fox 45 in baltimore, a man accused of going on a shooting rampage in suburban washington last week appeared in court. The judge ruled him held without bond today. He was arrested friday after Police Believe he killed his wife outside a high school thursday, then shot four others
friday at a mall and grocery store. A live look at new york from fox 5. The big story, a chemical weapons test in the subway system. They released harmless gas at several manhattan stations. The study continues through friday. Service will not be interrupted. Thats a live look from outside the beltway on special report. Well be right back. The u. S. And russia entered a new agreement to stop the bloodshed in syria. Secretary of state, john kerry announced the nationwide truce brokered in february would be e restored. The ceasefire was 48 hours in aleppo. Brutal fighting killed 300 innocent people over the past two weeks. Iran denies the launch of a Ballistic Missile capable of reaching russia. The denial came after reports wbr id wbr11230 the islamic regime test fired two weeks ago with a range of nearly 1300 miles. The latest test would be the third such launch since the u. S. b
had an accord with iran. A deal a top administrator said it was manipulation with the public and news media. They report, that claim is being walked back. Reporter in a lengthy New York Times sunday magazine profile, a writer portrayed the deputy security adviser as uniquely powerful in shaping president obamas Foreign Policy. And down right deceptive in selling the iran nuclear deal. There is no evidence that ever occurred. Wbrid wbr11830 what i encourage you and other critics to do is look at the facts. Reporter samuels accused rhodes writing on medium. Com, rhodes said the fact there were
discreet channels in 2012 is something we confirmed publicly. Thats not true. The talks were under way for eight months at the time of this exchange. There have been reportshat intermitt taantly, the Obama Administration or members of it, conducted direct, secret bilateral talks with iran. Is that true or false . With regard to the kind of thing you are talking about on a government to government level, no. Reporter rhodes appears to have misled the public about the substance of the deal. Under this deal, you will have anywhere, anytime, 24 7 access as it relates to the Nuclear Facilities iran has. I can tell you, i never uttered the words, anywhere, anytime, nor was it part of the discussion we had with the iranians. It included anywhere, anytime access with the Nuclear Facilities, not suspicious sites. Foreign policy analyst, Michael Ruben is the author of dancing with the devil. Every Administration Lied to the public to keep it alive. This isnt lying about the negotiations themselves, this is lying about the results of the negotiations. Reporter late today, we discovered the state departments video of the december 2, 2013 press briefing which icon fronted them about the press statement, has, itself, with the use of a white flash, been deleted from both the state departments official site and their youtube channel. In that exchange, she admitted to Administration Lied to me because they needed, quote, privacy. The state Department Said they cannot explain the deletion and
are working to restore the material. Brett . James, thank you. President Vladimir Putin led the way as russia showed off the military might during the victory day parade. 10,000 military staff took part in the parade. 135 Armored Vehicles and 70 types of military aircraft. Putin took a swipe at the west with a reference to double standards that refer to washington support for rebel groups in syria. Russia shows off the power. The strength of our military here at home is diminishing due to budget cuts. Its only going to get worse. National security correspondent shows us the numbers from the pentagon. Reporter in march, the number of active duty soldiers in the u. S. Army fell below 480,000, the lowest level since the end of world war ii. They have been cut by 80,000 troops. They have warned or cutting anymore. If more happens, the United States army risks not having ready forces available to provide flexible options to the National Leadership and most importantly, we risk increased u. S. Casualties. Reporter more alarming is the number of soldiers not ready to deploy. Twothirds are not ready to defend this nation immediately in time of crisis. Thats correct. They would require some amount of time to bring them up to a satisfactory status to be in combat. Reporter its significantly decreased since the cold war. In 1985, 36 of the army was deployed. In 2015, 10 . A book facing the stretched
military. The tanks are old, the helicopters are old. We have too few soldiers to fight the wars, but fighting with obsolete, worn out equipment. In the next two years, the u. S. Army is slated to be cut down to 450,000 troops unless congress or the pentagon intervene. Everybody wishes we had more dollars to spend, if its possible. Reporter they are angry that republican lawmakers on the House ServiceCommittee Proposed as part of the bill to freeze the army at 480,000 by halting funding for current overseas operati operation. That bill will be voted on next week. Jennifer, thank you. Next, political bias is trending. A new report that says you will facebook feed isnt showing you everything. Politics may be a play on your social media account and you may not know it. Turns out facebook hasnt been giving users the full story when it comes to political news. Fox news media analyst, howard, joins me with more on a possible political bias by the media giant. Good evening. Facebook is being accused of political bias. What is this about . Facebook hires journalists to fiddle with the automatic formulas for the trending topic that is get more traffic. Several news curators told that conservative news is being suppressed. They were deliberately omitted from the trending list. Others say news from right leading sides was blacklisted
unless it was picked up by the likes of New York Times or cnn. One saying it had a Chilling Effect on conservative news. Potentially, could this impact be . Facebook is this Massive Media operation. Facebook tells fox news, in a statement, it takes these allegations seriously and has rigorous procedures in place to prevent it. These accusations strike at the heart of the credibility of facebook as a neutral platform. What if they tinker with what goes into your personal news feed . As it happens, Mark Zuckerberg supports president obama on Legal Immigration and criticized donald trump. Some asked zuckerberg, in an internal survey, what responsibility does facebook have to present President Trump in 2017 . Well see if this story m