people rang in the new year with some unusual traditions. atlanta, it was all about the peach. the 800-pound peach is juicy, has been a tradition since 1989. in orlando, more fruit. thousands of people gathered to drop the orange. juliet: why are you talking like that? brian: this year, not only rang in the new year, but marked the 500th anniversary of florida s discovery of the orange. juliet: yea, to florida. brian: we discovered florida. it was just sitting this wide open, all they had was disneyland and no people. steve: 500 years ago? brian: yep. magellan wrote all about it. steve: thank you for joining us today, a special fox & friends and a special promotion ceremony two minutes away. this will be great. you won t want to miss it. it will make your day. juliet: let s get to some other headlines. she s the daughter of a
his july 4th in afghanistan with our troops. he tweeted this photo a short time ago. he is you re going to see it in a second here, you ll see him cutting a patriotic cake when it comes up. it is always good of course to spend independence day with our troops. there he is, send john mccain. gregg: a big cake skwraoeut is a bi. martha: it is a bic case. the senator presided over a promotion ceremony for an army major. congratulations to him, by the way and all the best to our troops who are serving overseas as we celebrate the fourth of july and our freedom and independence here at home. gregg: and thank them for their service at all time. growing tension between iran and western powers driving down the price of crude oil. the prices slipping this morning to nearly $87 a barrel down 60-cents from yesterday, just in time for drivers hitting the road this holiday. the national average $3.34 a