o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? and the rocket s red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave, o er the land of the free and the home of the brave? rachel: good morning we go straight to a fox weather alert. a desperate search for sush vivers in mississippi. a tornado levers 14 people dead and one monster twister believed to be a mile wide carving a path of destruction over 100 miles. will: small town of rolling fork hit before 9:00 p.m. and toppling homes and downing power lines and trees and leveling communities. it sparked multiple explosions. a second twister touching down in the city of amarie. that s where the damage is apparently extensive. this map shows how many mississippi delta communities were hit. pete: there s the path there. the system was triggering flood warnings for millions and 100,000 people are without power at least this morning.
good morning and welcome to your new day. i m kristin fisher. good morning, kristen. i m boris sanchez. why one committee says their explanation doesn t make any sense. president biden is meeting with key leaders in saudi arabia saudi arabia. what he s hoping to achieve. and then the criticism over the meeting with the crown prince yesterday. truckers are struggling with diesel prices. their concerns as costs continue to climb, coming up. this may be my favorite of the day. the deep space discovery, the heartbeat sounds that have astronomers all aflutter. aflutter. i know. do you see what i did there? good morning and welcome to your new day. it is july 16th. you know, boris, it may be a saturday in the summer, but it s a busy saturday in the summer with the president s trip overseas and all these new revelations about the jan 67 committee. there is a lot going on. we re going to take you there. first there s concern over the text going add ups sent
reporter: but the president is laughing off questions about what exactly he gains by being so cozy. coming under a lot of fire for your fist bump with the crown prince. [laughter] are i want to give you a chance to respond to that, but also how can you be sure another murder or like that won t happen again in. ■ç god love you, what a silly question. i just made it clear if anything like that occurs again, he ll get that response and much more. reporter: president biden said the big takeaway from his meeting with the crown prince and others here in jeddah was a commitment between the u.s. and saudi arabia to clean energy in the future. he did also say that the saudis agreed to increase oil production here, but the prices back here at home might not go down for several weeks. back to you. will: hey, peter, i d love to ask you■ç this, it was clearly coordinated. that had to have been something that was discussed ahead of time to see that entire reception line. d
also on the ballot today, reproductive rights in kansas. a referendum there would strip women of their rights to choose unless enough people vote no. and we all know speaker nancy pelosi is a bad ass. she arrived in taiwan today even though china is furious about the trip. plus, trevor reed the former marine who spent three years behind bars in russia and is now speaking out for the release of brittney griner and paul whelan. he joins me right here tonight. we begin with a huge night of primaries in some key battleground states. voters in five states are casting their ballots setting up critical showdowns for this november, and the stakes could not be higher. the choices voters make could very well determine whether or not this country remains a democracy, and that claim is not made hyperbolically. we saw how our democracy was pushed to the brink in 2020 with the twice-impeached former president pushing the lie that the election he lost was rigged. of course it wasn t, an
Im jesse waters along with judge pirro, martha mccown. 5 00 in New York City and this is the five. Israels plan to deliver swift justice to Hamas Terrorists now facing push back from President Biden. The administration has been saying israel has a right to defend itself after suffering the worst Terror Attack in its history. But now america is urging israelis to delay Ground Operations while safe passage for the palestinians is secure. Israel has a need to defend itself and respond to these attacks. Its also priority to urgently address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. We cant lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of palestinians had nothing to do with hamas, and hamas attack and they are suffering as a result as well. President biden what did you say about a Ground Invasion in gaza . President biden wants israel to slow up, but time is crucial when hamas is holding 50 hostages. Israeli forces launching targeted raids into gaza to try to find those captives. Israel also