[national anthem] rachel: good morning, everybody. it s 6:00 a.m. here in new york city on a beautiful memorial day weekend, and i m so happy to be joined by my friends will cain and joey jones. good morning. will: good morning. that was the navy s national anthem the national anthem performed by the navy s northeast ceremonial band, they were with us yesterday rachel: they were so good, we had to keep them. joey: it was the navy s national anthem, it s everybody s national anthem the. [laughter] rachel: air force and america. yeah. so it s great to be back, and it has been beautiful. i spent time laying out with my family by the pool. will: you did? [laughter] rachel: yesterday. just getting an early start to the memorial day celebration. joey: i guess most americans are probably their second, third day into their memorial day weekend, working for me means i get to share stories and talk about the people that matter so much to me, so honestly i don t think there
despite those who say, go back to your own country, puerto rico is part of the u.s. it s not a state. but its inhabitants are 100% american. and this right here is el viejo, san juan, the oldest part of a heavily fortified colonial city established in 1521 by none other than ponce de leon. and the spaniards named it puerto rico, aka rich port, so you can get an idea of what their intentions were for this island. sugar, spices, gold, just a few of the perks the spanish enjoyed for over 400 years. that is, until the u.s. was happy to help, you know, liberate the island from the spanish and make it a u.s. commonwealth. that means puerto rico is neither an independent country nor an official state. and its people don t have a vote in the u.s. congress or in presidential elections. despite all of that, puerto ricans are unstoppable. and their cultural impact on the u.s. and the world? massive. to really get to the bottom of how puerto rico has not only survived but thrived requi
the moment he heard the first shots. i had a bad feeling from the time that the young man got on the bus, you know what i m saying? an eerie feeling that i can t explain. griff: charles watson is tracking all the details. charles, what s the latest on this? good morning, griff and julie. the shocking shooting happened on a charlotte area transit system bus earlier this month. take a look at the video. it is absolutely wild. on it you see the driver, david, appear to open fire on the passenger to his right who looks like he already has a gun in his hand before the two men begin shooting at each other while the bus is still moving. this all started because the passenger identified as 22-year-old allegedly got agitated because the driver denied his request to let him off the bus before the next stop. he began to provoke the driver and hit him. as the two argue the 22-year-old pulls out a gun moments before both men start shooting within close range of one another as bullet
mission for himself. korea today is a very important to the united states. bret: korean war cost 37 thousand american lives, 800 thousand chinese soldiers, and as many as 4 million koreans died in a brutal conflict that lasted three years. and changed the course of history. we flattened north korea. to this day, this plays into minds of all koreans in the north. bret: brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. fact that communist forces have invaded korea is a warning. this was the start of the cold war. bret: today 30,000 american troops remain in korea standing vigil at one of the world s most heavily fortified borders. because of everything left the way it was 80 years ago. north korean side did miscalculate once in a real big way. we got the korean war out of that. that doesn t mean they won t miscalculate again. bret: hello i m bret baier, my latest unauthorized history series for fox nation is a 5 part documentary, what is called forgotten war. but may
is putting it kindly while the competition kicks into high gear. it s been a little over one month since the president officially launched president campaign with a video announcement and biden hasn t had any campaign rallies were launch events since, not even from his basement. meanwhile florida governor ron desantis only announced 2024 ambitions last week. he is already on the road making multiple stops in the key swing state of iowa with a kickoff event in des moines. desantis will not be alone in the hawkeye state. former president trump and senator ted scott looking to get an edge with iowa voters. set to hold rallies there this week. but the contenders grow tighter by the day but it appears president biden isn t focused on his bonus. i could never keep up with it. you know, i m not being facetious. i m being very serious. a lot of competent candidates. so we will see. kayleigh: he said he doesn t focus on it that much. kellyanne, one time he didn t focus on the poll