Behold. The islands of the bahamas. Right now an Andrea Mitchell report exclusive as the nra fires back against the president s gun appeal. Well talk to gab yea giffords has become a leading voice in the national fight for tougher gun laws. We have a problem where we shop, where we pray, where our children go to school. Take it from me, Congress Must act. Lets get this done. Under arrest today. Shocking developments in south africa where 2012 olympic star, double amputee Oscar Pistorius has been charged in the shooting death of his girlfriend. And back to school. President obama outside this hour. You see live pictures there from deindicate you are, fworj george, where the president is pushing for Early Childhood education for 4yearolds. Live coverage coming up. Democrats nowak knowledge they dont yet have the 60 votes to break that republican filibuster. Its shocking that my republican colleagues would leave the nation without and that hagel hostage. The filibuster is a valentines day
Coming today, and yes, throughout the weekend. Oh, my. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. Its friday the 13th, june 13th. Its 5 00 a. M. In the east. Up first, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl back on american soil this morning. Bergdahl arriving just hours ago at Brooke Army Medical center in san antonio, texas. He spent the past week and a half in a u. S. Military hospital in germany after his release from taliban activity. This stop in texas is the final phase of bergdahls reintegration after five years as a prisoner of war. Cnns Martin Savidge live in san antonio for us. So, now we know hes back on american soil for the first time in five years. Tell us what you know. Reporter yeah, good morning, christine. Quite a remarkable moment. Bowe bergdahl landed in the middle of the night, according to the u. S. Military. He would have flown from Ramstein Air Force base in germany to Lackland Air Force base here in san antonio. Once his military
Two years ago, when i became president , there were a very dominant group. They were very dominant. Today they are not so dominant anymore. [cheers and applause] jason on his way back from iraq to my President Trump visited u. S. Soldiers in germany. Well keep you updated on his surprise trip throughout the show. But first, joining us now with the reaction, the author of why we fight, Boxers National security strategist Sebastian Gorka. Former press secretary for Vice President pence and member of the trump 2020 Advisory Board, mark lauder, and from the wall street journal, one of my personal favorites, kimberley strassel. Thank you, all three of you, for joining us, on this beautiful night and this Great Holiday season. I want to start with dr. Gorka. The president is out there, i think, one of the great strings of the president has been his Foreign Policy but there have been some moves. What is the signal and the message that the president is trying to portray arthur to the world . M
The implications of this comeback. The dow and other issues including some promising returns we got from banks reporting the Third Quarter earnings. Even there, there were caveats. We begin with susan li on wall street. No doubt just happy that its all over. We also have Lauren Simonetti getting engaged on how this is falling out on main street. Lets go to susan first. Susan . We came off the worst week since march. Volumes were in line with expectations. The dow would have had to rally over 83 points to make it avoid being the worst weeks in six months. Tell use a lot about the conviction in this turn around. Volumes were in line. Theres a lot of market jitters out there. As you said, this morning is underscored by the strength in the banks. The Bank Earnings that came there that undermined and put a floor on the market selling. Double digit market gains by j. P. Morgan chase, wells fargo. Interesting comment from j. P. Jamie dimon. He says he doesnt know any president that has not cr
Nation and the saudi crown prince. Plus, devastation in the Florida Panhandle. Families finding everything they owned is destroyed. Others lost their lives in the historic event. Were getting a new view of the destruction and the difficult days ahead. Lets get to it. First from the fox news deck, this friday afternoon, one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit our country is now a swirling patch of rain and clouds in the atlantic but left behind a path of destruction stretching from the Florida Panhandle to the virginia coast. At last check, more than one Million People in the southeast still didnt have power. Entire neighborhoods are flattened and 13 people are confirmed dead so far. The head of the federal Emergency Management agency says he expects search teams to find more human remains. One of the areas is mexico beach. Here new aerials from the scene. This is right where Hurricane Michael made landfall or just to the east of the spot as a monstrous category four almost category