scientists in north korea claimed yesterday s test was the first step in creating a confident and powerful nuclear state that can strike anywhere on earth. those are their words. u.s. officials meeting today to weigh all their options. every year on independence day, we ask folks what makes them proud to be an american. today we hit the road to find out. hannah? yes, hi, gregg. happy fourth to you. great to be back in the united states from australia. coming up, i m bringing you sights and sounds from north carolina and other areas. after the break a tour of a decommissioned world war ii battleship. don t miss a minute as our coverage rolls on after this. zantac works in as little as 30 minutes. nexium can take 24 hours. when heartburn strikes, take zantac for faster relief than nexium or your money back. take the zantac it challenge.
great to meet you. welcome to the battleship north carolina. this was the most powerful ship in the world for about two years. this is a big bullet. what is it designed to do? to hit the ship, penetrate and explode 40 to 50 feet inside the ship. where is it shot out of? out of the 16 inch 45 caliber canno cannons. would you like to see the inside? i thought you wouldn t ask. a couple features here, you have a spotting scope for the turret officer. primary was the outside up on the super structure. they fired the gun from in here. they could fire two of those 2700 pound projectiles a minute
gregg: well, it s a tradition here at fox news channel. every fourth of july, we celebrate what it means to be a proud american. this year anna kooiman is hosting our special coverage and is live in north carolina where folks are out celebrating independence day with a big fourth of july festival. hi, anna. yes, hi, gregg. we re having a big old time here in south port, north carolina. in wilmington, there s a decommissioned battleship, u.s.s. north carolina. it was nicknamed the show boat and said to be a huge morale booster following the bombing of pearl harbor. they said it was the most beautiful ship to ever be seen. we want to know why so we re going on a tour. hi, anna. how are you? i m great.
that decommissioned battleship, it was held in southern california. that s where the uss iowa has been turned into a museum. well, we can now report that on the night of that fund-raiser the group that used donald trump s presidential campaign to do this fund-raiser, right? that group was not legally allowed to operate in the state of california. veterans for a strong america got its franchise tax board registration suspended in california months ago. not only did veterans for a strong america not file their federal tax returns, state officials say they did not file their california tax returns either. as far as the state of california is concerned, veterans for a strong america should not be operating in california at all. in fact, they told us it s illegal for them to operate in california with their tax status suspended. we asked california officials today whether it was legal for this group, whether it was legal for veterans for a strong america to hold that fund-raiser with dona
we also have some exclusive new reporting just ahead on the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination and a proverbial rake that he stepped on last week which now keeps getting worse for him and his campaign. this is a story we first broke last week. it involves this appearance that donald trump made aboard a decommissioned battleship. there is new news to report on that tonight which we ve got exclusively here next. stay with us. in the nation, we know how it feels when you aren t treated like a priority.