stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star-spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave good morning, it is 6:00 a.m. here in new york city, and it is independence day. happy independence day to all of you who are tuned in right now. what a great national anthem and all your great photos coming in. happy independence day to my friends will and of course joey who is in for pete this morning. i am, i had a chance to get up early, i was on with the girls with fox & friends first, and i could not imagine a better opportunity to get up and work all day long than on the 4th of july, to spread the message of patriotism and freedom and how much we love this country. so you ll see me again late tonight, eight to 10 p.m., here all day, happy all day,
everyone agrees. this after a group of asian-american students filed a complaint against harvard and the university of north carolina chapel hill alleging that they failed to employ employee race neutral admissions practices. the majority opinion delivered by chief justice john roberts said that any student, quote, must be treated based on his or her experiences as an individual, not on the basis of race. highlighting the importance of this case in a rare move. justices clarence thomas and sonya sotomayor also read their opinions from the bench. now with justice thomas declaring, quote, at all forms discrimination based on race including so-called affirmative action are prohibited under the constitution. now harvard did in fact released a statement following the decision acknowledging that the court ruled their admissions policies did not comply with the 14th amendment, the equal protection clause in the constitution and the civil rights act. harvard is not actually totally b
yesterday. but still so many questions about the wagner group s descent into russia. it ended almost as quickly as it began. yevgeny prigozhin s mercenaries got within 120 miles of moscow, the only to turn back to the races after a deal was brokered to prevent the armed rebellion. a spokesperson for the kremlin saying the wagner group leader will avoid prosecution and be exiled in belarus. his troops will be given the option to join russian military forces. prigozhin seen leaving russia last night as crowds cheered him on. meanwhile, new reporting revealing that u.s. spy agencies had indications, quote unquote, days earlier that prigozhin has been stockpiling weapons with plans to take on russian defense officials. i m obviously not going to comment on intelligence matters. what i can say is this, i think it s been no secret that many people over many months and that these tensions were rising, they were brewing. prigozhin was already saying extraordinary things about russi
treatment. earlier this week we learned the president s son struck a deal with prosecutors that lets him avoid jail time. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off tonight. jacqui, good evening. good evening, trace. white house officials say hunter biden, who just accepted a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, was invited to last night s state dinner with the attorney general you because he is the president s son and white house members attend events. officials were very rye sis tant giving answers how the case was handled and the president s role in it. let me say let me save you some breath. if you are going to ask about this, i am not addressing. kirby wouldn t answer james question though. are you going to answer the question? it s not unreasonable question to ask. after a lot of pushback the white house now says this comment still holds true. i have never spoken to my son about his overseas business dealings. despite a text message whist