appreciate the opportunity that country blessed us with. american pride is on the decline. 39% of adults took extreme pride in our country, down from three years ago. pride in our nation has been on the decline for 20 years and an interesting distinction, gallup found 60% of republicans were proud and 29% of democrats did. wall street journal released american pride poll of their own earlier this year with just 38% of americans saying patriotism is important to them. at 1998, the figure was 70%. pride is not the only tradition heading out the poll, 39% of americans think religion is very important, down from 62% in 1998. stunning new fox news poll shows majority of americans believe the country s best days are behind us. gallup poll found 70% of americans have no confidence in national government. start there. joe concha to the midstel in the hot seat. what do you think? joe: one other part about this poll that stands out to me. what is the best country live in the world?
about the alleged shooter, armed with an ar-style rifle and wearing body armor. and the urgent manhunt for suspects at this hour in texas, wanted for killing three people and wounding eight others after a holiday event in fort worth. mona kosar abdi is in philadelphia. also on this fourth of july, millions of americans are on alert for severe thunderstorms and dangerous heat. one person struck by lightning at new york s coney island. the storm interrupting the famed hot dog eating contest. and record temperatures hitting triple digits. heat alerts sketch from washington state to florida. overseas tonight, israeli forces launch a new round of attacks on the west bank, taking aim at what they say are terrorist targets. israeli fighters firing tear gas into a hospital. the violence spreading. at least eight people injured in a car ramming and stabbing attack in tel aviv. and the new move by israel tonight. the concerning discovery inside the white house. multiple law enfor
and religious freedom, calling the court not equitable and impartial, and labelling some of the justices unqualified. here is the union s president last week. extremist out of touch court has now failed our families, failed our students, and honestly, they have failed at upholding american values. gillian: princeton university political scientist lauren wright. happy 4th to you, lauren. thanks for taking time with us. hey, happy 4th. gillian: thank you. so, the president undertook a pretty bold plan by democrat standards, pretty devious plan, according to republicans. the billion dollar question now is who is going to take the blame for the fallout that has ensued. do you think that president biden is going to carry this burden or do you think american students are going to hold the conservative supreme court justices responsible? you know, i have to say, gillian, i m not surprised by a lot of things in american politics these days but biden s student loan plan an
afraid. everybody, you know, was shocked. nobody knew what to do. reporter: the latest incident in a series of wrong turns at amusement parks and carnivals across the country leaving some on edge about the summertime staple. car row winds tallest coaster straddling the north and south carolina border remains closed after a visitor discovered a frightening crack earlier this month. the support beam visibly shifts when the coaster comes through. i m not an engineer but that s not good. reporter: that same weekend in wisconsin, roller coaster riders got stuck hanging upside down for three hours after a mechanical failure, and in a serious mishap in illinois, a 10-year-old boy landed in the hospital after he was flung from a carnival ride approximately 10 to 20 feet in the air according to a family member s gofundme post. obviously our biggest concern is to make sure something like this doesn t happen again. reporter: there are roughly 32,000 injuries from amusement rides annual