population ended up paying the penalty. >> the high court, of course, ruled 5-4 thursday that the affordable care act known as obamacare is constitutional under the federal government's taxing powers. that had an opening for the anti-tax republicans who seized on the penalty for not buying health insurance that was determined to be a tax for justice roberts and the liberal block of the court. justice kennedy who always swings to the left stood firm against the health care law. the senate majority leader had this comment today. >> justice kennedy got it right, he found both unconstitutional and said clearly congress would not have passed the rest of this without those two pillars that he found unconstitutional. he and three others, four of them justices agreed that the whole thing should be replaced. >> and mcconnell says he'll do just that. he said the best thing republicans can do for the american people is repeal the health care law which he calls "a monstrosity." back to you. >> steve centanni in washington. it's always great to see you, steve. thanks. and our next guest was one of the leading challengers to the health care law. the reaction now to the supreme court's decision and what happened from here. florida's attorney general pam bondy. good morning. great to see you. and thanks for coming in. >> thanks, jamie. good morning. >> you worked so hard on this, pam, this is a mission for you for the people of your state. and you didn't get it. the health care law stands. what does that mean immediately for the folks that you represent? >> well, this was a group effort with 26 states and yes, florida led the fight and we're very proud of that. and i don't believe that there's anything different than we could have done. we made the right arguments. they made the wrong decision and right now, we're very proud in florida to have governor rick scott. we are not going to implement the medicaid expansion. and, you know, this -- the viewers have to realize that even though we lost a huge portion of this, we prevailed on a big part as well. if they could have done this under the commerce clause, there would have been absolutely no limits to what they could have done and we also prevailed on the medicaid expansion and jamie, that's really important because now, this law looks like nothing congress intended for it to look like. and now, you've got states that are strong like florida, like new jersey, that are coming forward and saying hey, we're not forced to participate in this medicaid expansion, we're not going to do it. >> that's bold. what was also bold, in my opinion, being an attorney, as you are, and reading this opinion carefully is that justice ginsburg said this was a major setback. what's the implication of a dissent that looks at that or justice roberts who wrote the opinion, he said if you don't like it, look, it's just our job to say if it's constitutional. you'll have to pick different elected representatives. >> well, first to justice ginsburg. i think her setback was now they cannot force us, they cannot coerce us to expand our -- to take away our medicaid funding so that was a win for the states. as to justice roberts, you know, what he did in essence was he tossed it back into the political arena. and, you know, nowhere -- nowhere -- we -- this tax issue was discussed at the hearings but very little and no one ever thought. ever dreamed that this would be the result when even while this case was pending, the budget director and the president came out and told the american people it was not a tax. now, we're sitting with -- >> that's true but legally, i had many discussions with folks who were look as hard as i was, not as hard as you were, under the commerce clause the taxing authority could have this, are they wrong on that as well? >> the federal government was calling it a penalty. that was a possibility. we still believe it was unconstitutional. under the taxing power, we're going to abide by the law, of course, all the states are, you know, but, you know, justice roberts -- the federal government called it a penalty and he chose to call it a tax. and -- >> that was the one way that it could make it. that was the one way that it could make it through. >> the only way. the only way. >> you have endorsed governor romney and -- >> absolutely. >> and many people are looking now, even more closely, what's he going to do about it? what do you think he should do now? and if he becomes our president, what do you think he can do then? >> well, mitt romney and i have had many discussions about this and i can tell you the first thing and this is why the american people now more than ever, we need to get involved. we need to get behind mitt romney. because now, the supreme court, like you said, they've tossed it. it's back in the political ar a arena. they said let our lawmakers decide. that's what the american people are going to do and we have a race in 2012. none of this junk has to be implemented until 2014. and now that they called it a tax, jamie, we only need 51 votes in the senate. so if we can get those votes in the senate and we can get mitt romney in the white house, we can repeal what is the biggest tax increase president obama misled the american people and this is the biggest tax increase in the history of our country and we have to elect leaders who are going to be honest with the american people. >> attorney general from florida, pam bondi saying that the ruling leaves us with a health care plan that she says is junk. pam, thank you so much. for being here. appreciate your thoughts. we report, our viewers decide. thanks. >> the past week was historic for the white house and the country, not just in the supreme court ruling on the health care law. later that same day, attorney general eric holder became the first sitting cabinet member in history to be held in contempt of congress. what impact will these twin controversies have on the presidential race? joining us now is a fox news contributor and former communications director for new jersey, former new jersey senator jon corzine and da neen barelli is a fox news contributor and author of the book "backlash". welcome to you both. let me start with you. you heard pam bondi basically explain the republican position calling the health care plan junk. a huge tax increase. how do the republicans get traction in their vow to try to repeal it? >> that's just it. there is traction here because what we have is a classic example of government gone wild and you know what, eric? the american people are sick and tired of it. we have a supreme court justice who basically is playing politics really. this is clearly a tax on the american people. the last thing you want to do is implement more taxes on hard working americans. and so clearly, i think there is a lot of traction here to repeal this initiative because it's not popular with the american people. it is a tax. it wasn't sold as a tax. and that is what we're facing today. >> julie, in your view, is it a tax? how do you think that will impact the president? >> justice roberts viewed it as a tax. just because the supreme court justice says it's a tack, it doesn't it's a tax. i look at it as something the commerce clause should be applied to and something that's widely popular, something about the provisions, talk about the individual mandate. people are about to have health care access that does not deny them health care even if they have pre-existing conditions, if they have rescission which means if i get cancer, my insurance company can't throw me off the rolls. if i'm a child, he can stay on my health care until 26 years old. all those provisions are popular with the american public. when mitt romney talks about repeal, he's talking about repealing not just the individual mandate. he's talking about repealing all those popular components of the health care reform and i think that's a huge mistake politically for him to do and i think that's something that will come back and bite him in november. >> is that a mistake? >> listen to the will of the american people. i was just in ohio at we the people convention and when this ruling came out, this just reinvigorated these individuals and reignited them to fight for liberty and to hold our politicians accountable. this is not a popular mandate. americans are outraged at the fact that we are being taxed even more. & look at the medicaid example with this ruling as well. more and more americans are going to be added to the medicaid rolls where we're already facing fraud, waste and abuse. how come that has not been addressed? so clearly, it's not popular with an overwhelming majority of americans. the states aren't happy about this because they can't afford it either. our country is broke and so i think this is a very bad policy to be forcing on americans and it's a tax. over 60,000 new i.r.s. agents will be hired to go after individuals with this. are you kidding me? americans aren't happy with this. >> with all due respect, extending medicaid are for people who can't afford health care. rather than we're paying for them to go to the emergency room, where we have to supplement these emergency rooms that can't afford health care, they'll have health care. as far as i'm concerned, this is a humane policy and it's good for the american people that don't have health care. if you want to deny people medicaid because they can't afford any other health care and forcing them to go to emergency room for treatment, that's cruel. that's bad for their health care and bad for our pocketbooks because the average american family pays $2200 per family in fees to cover people who are uninsured because they go to emergency rooms. that's a tax on me. it's a tax on you. we need to do something about it and this health care plan does. >> last point, eric holder held in contempt of court. that's not good, julie. >> not good for eric holder and not good for the way that congress is seen either. it's a partisan, partisan ploy by darrell issa. we have, you know, big issues that we could be talking about. he doesn't want to cooperate with eric holder and doesn't want to cooperate with the white house. he'd rather play politics. he tweeted last week that he's doing the full ginsburg, to get on the talk shows. that's great. ups his profile. bottom line is we have a tragic death of a federal agent. we have a policy that really needs to be gotten to the bottom of, instead, darrell issa would rather play politics. >> is it grandstanding? contempt of congress. >> what we need is get to the bottom of this. my heart goes out to brian terry's family. we don't have anyone held accountable for what happened and eric holder is a disgrace, i think, by defying congress. all he had to do was turn over all of the documents. not some. not a few. not the ones that he selects. but all of the documents. so that we can get to the bottom of it. but clearly, he is not doing his basic duty in upholding the highest -- one of the big positions in our country by obeying the law. he should have done so in the very beginning. we wouldn't be going through all of this nonsense. >> that will have to be the last word for now. thanks so much. we have a preview of what is going to happen the next four months until election day. thanks. >> thanks very much. >> coming up later on in this hour, we'll hear from the cousin of the murdered border agent brian terry. his reaction to the contempt vote against attorney general eric holder and the family's latest search for answers over the death of their son. >> and a fox extreme weather alert for you now. it's turned into a high heat situation and it is dangerous across the u.s. after violent storms that literally ravaged parts of the mid atlantic killing at least 13 people. emergencies declared in six states including west virginia where violent weather left nearly 700,000 without electricity. there are still downed trees and power lines and efforts to recover are going slow. elizabeth live in charleston, west virginia. what's the latest? >> hi, jamie. it's been 36 hours since that storm passed through. still about a third of the entire state of west virginia is without power. right around 543,000 people. this particular neighborhood where we're in, you can see they're working to get the power lines up. no power here and also there's been a water -- a water line breakage here so these folks not only do they not have power, but they don't have water. and one of the young women who lives here is shannon pauly. now, shannon, you've lived here all your life but you will say that friday night was one of the scariest storms you've ever lived through. >> yes, it was probably the worst storm i've ever seen up here. we have storms and thunderstorms, i've never seen anything with the intensity this wind had. i made it to my front door and the lights were flickering and i started unplugging all of my electronics because i didn't want a power surge. i heard something that sounded like a train and then a tree cracked and blocked the road and took out all the power lines and brought them down in front of the house and it was pretty scary. >> on friday night, this is obviously a weekend but the reality is you have to work tomorrow and get the life back to normal. what is the plan? what are you hearing? no matter, no power, what are you hearing from authorities? >> they're saying friday which is another week for power and there is no e.t.a. on the water. we reported the water break, i think, at 7:30 and it's, i think, 10:00 and we've not seen anyone up here. >> we're praying for you guys. thank you very much. silver lining, jamie, obviously there were no fatalities here in west virginia. one thing i want to note is it is really a rush for resources. long lines at gas stations. people want ice, water and obviously fuel for things like tools to cut down trees. back to you. >> all right, elizabeth, thank you so much. keep us posted on cleanup and i want to tell you that i was in west virginia and experienced that storm. no power. no air conditioning. no ice. and i have to just give a shoutout to dean parker of pollis communications who made it possible for me to be here because even the airlines couldn't get fuel. so thank you so much. everybody made sure i was safe. >> our hearts go out to everybody. million people still without electricity today. >> it was the worst. >> all right. well, glad to be here with all of you. as a result, we wish everybody the best. and as the storm victims continue to pick up the pieces after this deadly weather, coming up, i wanted to talk to you today in our "take charge" segment about how to protect yourself from disasters like these and still save money on your home insurance. >> and new developments over the operation fast & furious as we've been reporting, the justice department refusing to prosecute the attorney general. well, now, border patrol agent brian terry's family looking for more answers. his cousin will be here live to react. >> brian did ultimately come home that christmas. we buried him not far from the house that he was raised in just prior to christmas day. to a little girl who saw flames reach her home as her family pulled out of the driveway, this isn't just a teddy bear. it's a step towards normal. it's why allstate catastrophe teams didn't just arrive at these fires with cold water and checks to help the grown-ups start the rebuilding... they also brought thousands of these teddy bears for kids. people come first. everything else is second. 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is there a volunteer or professional firefighting department. >> jamie: those will save you 5 e% to 15% more potentially if you live near a fire hydrant or have a professional crew in your neighborhood. let's get to the third one. a lot of news this hour. you say go private. what's that mean? >> this affects only a small percentage of americans, two to three million americans who are in -- have their home insurer is basically the state. they're a property insurer of last resort. in the state of louisiana you can go to the property insurer in the state of last resort but they mandate that the coverage be 10% higher than what you get in the private sector. if you can get coverage in the private sector in a state like louisiana it will oftentimes save you money. florida is a different situation. florida, you have basically the property insurer of last resort is the largest -- there's a lot of reasons for that but the florida legislature has realized that we can't have the property insurer of last resort be the largest insurer and they've taken a couple of steps to have rates raised and now floridians may want to look to see moving to the private sector may save them some money. >> hurricanes are an issue. let me show you these other ones. these are from you. seniors should ask for discounts. make sure you don't have more insurance than you really need. reduce your policy limits. raise your deductible, as we mentioned and consider a home security system. i think that's enough to get folks started. i hear cha-ching in people's pockets as a result of this. thanks so much michael berry. good to meet you. >> good to be here. >> jamie: for more on how to take charge on a number of consumer issues, go to foxnews.com and go to america's news headquarters page. you can watch many of these programs, it's the only page that has it. >> eric: anything to save the cha-ching, every sunday at this time. in syria, trying to embrace a new peace plan to try to stop the fighting there but it is having little effect. we have the fox news team now on the ground in damascus. a live report in just a few minutes. >> jamie: plus you already heard probably that congress is voting to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt over fast & furious but the justice department will it ends up not prosecute holder even as the family of murdered border agent brian terry searches for answers they are not getting. terry's cousin joins us next with the latest family reaction. >> the gifts that brian had picked out with such thought and kerrigan to arrive in the mail the same week. with each delivery, we felt the indescribable pain of brian's death. but at the same time, also remember his amazing love and spirit. still get you. for you, life's about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for ily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or if you have any allergic reactions such as rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowing, stop taking cialis and get medical help right away. ask your doctor about cialis for daily use and a 30-tablet free trial. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] we believe you're at your best when you can relax and be yourself. and at thousands of newly refreshed holiday inn hotels, you always can. holiday inn. stay you. and now stay rewarded with vacation pay. stay two weekend nights and get a $75 prepaid card. >> jamie: fox news alert. bottom of the hour, brand new pictures from syria. some of the most shocking we've ever seen. reportedly showing a funeral procession coming under attack. activists say this is a video of government forces showing no mercy even to the dead and their mourners. according to the main opposition group, nearly 800 people have been killed in escalating violence in the past week. death tolls are, of course, difficult to confirm because the government rarely allows independent journalists to answer but our greg palcott managed to make his way inside the country and he's streaming for us live from damascus, syria. greg? >> hey, jamie. folks are still reeling from that brutal attack late yesterday. the funeral procession happened in the damascus area of demalka not far from where we are right now. the video reporting to show that bomb blast and that crazed aftermath. they say it was a suicide bomber. they say syrian security forces are responsible and we're told as many as 40 people were killed and many more injured. we went into that area today. we found it to be shut down. shopkeepers and the most anti-president assad area staging a strike. most people were staying off the street. there were low key quick burials for those killed yesterday and everywhere syrians have soldiers and security officials. they told us they thought terrorists were responsible and they told us a lot of other stuff, too. finally, u.n. observers were out again today looking at the aftermath of yet another bombing here in damascus. patrols have been grounded due to the violence in this country. we are told there won't be a decision about their resumption until at least tomorrow. as for that peace plan, authored by in part kofi anaan, secretary of state clinton unveiled yesterday, it is failing to get positive reviews from the key principles. both the syrian government here through state media and opposition have branded it a failure. the fighting goes on. jamie? >> amazing reporting, greg, and we want you to be safe, too. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> jamie: eric? >> eric: now to the new outrage over operation fast & furious. the department of justice will not prosecute attorney general eric holder after a house vote held him in contempt of congress. that's been standard procedure in previous administrations when it comes to such contempt findings. but it all leaves border agent brian terry's family now looking for answers. at the scene of his murder, a gun was found that they say was linked to the government's gunrunning sting that ended up arming mexican drug criminals. robert heier is the chairman of the brian terry foundation and terry's cousin and joins us now from san diego. thank you for joining us this morning. >> good morning, eric. two weapons found at the murder scene were linked to operation fast & furious. >> eric: those two were a.k. 47's? >> they were a.k. 47 variants, some of the most dangerous weapons military grade weapons that exist today. >> eric: where do you think they came from? >> well, that's what we're trying to figure out. and that's the purpose of our inquiry and why we have become so vocal. it's been 18 months since brian has been murdered and we still don't have answers. we know those weapons were traced to operation fast & furious but we don't know who authorized the program, and nobody has been held accountable. >> eric: what do you think of the administration's executive privilege of what happened with attorney general eric holder? what do you think could be in these sealed documents? >> that's what we're trying it find out. we're trying to find the truth and find justice for brian. you know, the terry family took no pleasure with seeing the contempt vote. and we were further insulted by all of the -- those democrat house members that walked off the senate floor. the house floor. it was political theater and once again, an indignant to brian's memory. >> eric: you know what they say, attorney general eric holder issued a statement. he came before the microphones in louisiana and called it misguided and others called it a witch hunt and nancy pelosi walking down the steps and walking out of the vote. in your view, it sounds like you're saying they were walking out on your cousin. >> absolutely. you know, we were so disapointed. the contempt vote never had to occur. those documents could have been provided to congressional investigators in some manner. the truth lies in those documents and we're frustrated. it's been one road block after another. you know, brian and his family grew up in the detroit area. congressman dingle who has been very supportive of the border patrol and a strong advocate for law enforcement, unfortunately, let the terry family down when he walked out hand in hand with nancy pelosi and others. but the other encouraging aspect of that were that there were a handful of lawmakers that decided to stand their ground, stay in chambers and vote on the issue. one of those individuals was the brand new congressman from tucson, ron barber. and on the day of the vote, congressman barber reached out to the terry family to explain how he was going to vote and although he said i'm not going to vote for criminal contempt, i will vote for civil contempt because i believe you deserve the truth. the terry family deserves the truth. and we respect that. >> eric: this process is ongoing and we hope one day you will get the truth. you have a foundation, terry foundation for him. what does it do? what is the goal? >> the brian terry foundation has been established to honor the memory of brian, his life and his legacy. we're looking to do good things and pattern this similar to the pat tillman foundation. and we look to keep the public educated on the investigation and also we encourage your viewers to go to honorbriante y honorbrianterry.com and we have a petition there that is the never again petition and we would hope that your viewers will go, sign the petition so that an operation like fast & furious will never occur again. >> eric: our sympathies and condolences continue to go out to you and your family and may brian always be remembered and may he have not died in vain and certainly would hope you get the answers to which you are looking for. thank you. and thank you for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >> eric: we'll be right back. down here, folks measure commitment by what's getting done. the twenty billion doars bp committed has helped fund economic and environmental recovery. long-term, bp's made a five hundred million dollar commitment to support scientists studying the environment. and the gulf is open for business - the beaches are beautiful, the seafood is delicious. last year, many areas even reported record tourism seasons. the progress continues... but that doesn't mean our job is done. we're still committed to seeing this through. >> jamie: another fox news extreme weather alert in another part of the country. it's been a really heartbreaking day for colorado residents evacuated ahead of the state's most destructive fire in its history. some are finally being allowed to get a first hand look at the damage near colorado springs but crews are facing another hot, dry day. as they just try to contain the waldo canyon fire. our adam housley live in colorado springs. >> we cover the fires all across the west and another major fire. and major fires burning in the state and show you where this and of the 32,000 people evacuated, 2/3 are being let back in today. this is a neighborhood where the fire burned into. right where the city kind of goes into the foothills and into the mountains you'll see that a neighborhood here pretty much devastated in some areas as the fire kind of hopscotched from some houses to others and then you get the blocks where they burn the entire block down. in this area, they're allowing some people back just for a short time and in the surrounding homes, we're told they hope to by the middle -- the end of the day allow people back in there potentially full time but a lot of them won't have any gas or any power. as for this fire all told, right now, we're told that there's 39 different crews in here. 80 engines. 45% containment is still the official number. 15 dozers, helicopters, seven or eight of them. they're saying there's roughly 150 residential structures threatened. those numbers are going to change. there's no active flames coming on this side of the mountain that's down towards where the homes are located, the flames that are still going on on the other side burning towards more rural areas and the cost of this fire alone is approaching $9 million. now, we did hear from firefighters about an hour or so ago? talking about how they're still fighting this fire but are cautiously optimistic. >> we're cautiously optimistic 45% containment but as i told you yesterday, we still remain focused on the things that could go wrong and we remain focused on the 55% of the fire that is not contained and our guys will take their best shots out there today to move forward on that progress. >> we suspected that containment number will go up significantly so long as they continue to make good headway. we're not seeing any active flame for the first time in a couple of days on this side of the mountain and one more note to give it back to you, you might remember a couple of weeks ago we covered the high park fire. that fire is 95% contained and a bit further north than where we are right now. >> jamie: adam housley, thanks. >> eric: it's election day in mexico. voters heading to the polls to pick a president. how will a new leader of that nation affect the ongoing drug war? could we see more violence spilling over our border? 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[ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. >> jamie: mexican voters are heading to the polls today to pick their new president. it is the first presidential election since the military was deployed against drug cartels six years ago. an operation that's killed about 50,000 people. the presidential frontrunner pledging to reduce that violence prompting fears in washington that he may not be as tough on the cartels. william la jeunesse streaming live from mexico city. >> there are worries that he'll take a more passive line against the cartels in exchange for a piece of the profits and that's something all three major candidates have promised. the polls opened here, the number of registered voters. polls opened here three hours ago and these 79 million voters are expecting a 65% turnout at 150,000 polling stations around the country. now, there have been protests this week over concerns or fears of voter fraud and mexico has a history of it. where in the past, political parties would buy people's votes with everything from washing machines to tacos. and while it is common for the parties to bus voters to the polls and giving them meals along the way, this election is being closely watched by the federal election institute independent from the government. unlike past presidential elections six years ago, this one is not expected to be close. enrique pena who is a charismatic former governor is leading by as many as 17 points. his closest opponent narrowly lost in 2006 and the first female presidential candidate, she is in third. she's running the -- she's running from the current political party that's been criticized along the what for -- way for its handling of the drug war. >> it's a failure and it was basically more money to the local police without understanding that if they don't train for those that are clean, what you are doing is training the criminals. >> today, mexico will also elect its entire house and senate. we're talking about 2,000 elected officers nationwide. polls will close here around 6:00. 8:0000n baja. we should expect some good numbers by midnight tonight and we'll bring those to you tomorrow. back to you. >> jamie: great, william. take care. >> eric: millions are struggling at this moment to try to recover from the devastating deadly storms. many still without power. straight ahead, take a look at how long it could be before the juice is back on. to a little girl who saw flames reach her home as her family pulled out of the driveway, this isn't just a teddy bear. it's a step towards normal. it's why allstate catastrophe teams didn't just arrive at these fires with cold water and checks to help the grown-ups start the rebuilding... they also brought thousands of these teddy bears for kids. people come first. everything else is second. 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this is the guy who took jobs away from american workers. so it's been picked up as his number one issue now and as i said earlier, "the new york times" has joined the fight and so now we have a wonderful case of the liberal media vs. the romney forces. >> eric: it's fascinating because factcheck.org says there's no evidence that romney shipped jobs overseas. they think this is all going to get lost? >> i don't know but what happened is the sources that were used by "the washington post" for filing this on the securities and exchange commission and those are tricky. and you kind of have to know what you're doing. and my sense is that they did -- they did fall down on that. i don't think it will get lost. i think romney has to come back strong on this. otherwise, obama is going to continue to run with this issue because it's a reliable one. >> eric: quickly, you think that will happen? what's the next step? >> i think that's the song that the obama people will be singing all the way to election time. >> eric: all right, liz, always good to see you. thank you so much. that does it for us on this sunday. we hope that folks that don't have lek trisity -- ectricity and you get it back soon. that can be dangerous. >> jamie: great to be with you, eric. have a wonderful day. shannon bream up next from d.c. >> we heard a loud bang. >> looked like a small tornado above the building. debris hitting every car in sight. >> this will be a multiple day process. it is not something that's going to be done overnight. >> path of destruction. at least 12 people are dead and millions without power in a line of damage stretching from illinois to new jersey. many frustrated people are being told it could be days before they get electricity back. i'm shannon bream, america's news headquarters live from the nation's capital starts right now. and we begin with this alert. states of emergency have been declared in four states and the district of columbia. it could be several more days before electricity is restored to the three million people now without power sweltering in oppressive heat. maria molina is monitoring heat wave from the fox extreme weather center and has more. >> good to see you. it could be several days before they get power