through the night with the light from above from the mountains to the prairies to the oceans white with foam god bless america my home sweet home god bless america my home sweet home rachel: that was beautiful. god bless america indeed. that was performed by the us air force heritage of america band. with us all morning, brightening up our day with all these patriotic tunes. i don t want him to go away. it has been great. pete: we are glad to have you with us on this sunday morning leading into the fourth of july on tuesday, the three of us will be together on tuesday morning celebrating. sometimes i can t count. rachel: it has been a big weekend. lindsey graham told donald trump, in this beautiful town in south carolina called get. am i correct about that. pickett, south carolina, this historic town and they announced that donald trump was going to come and they basically shut town down because people were not getting not just everyone in town but from ne
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today, a senior commander with the islamist hezbollah movement was reportedly killed in an apparent israeli drone strike in southern lebanon. and israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu was on the northern border today, where he signalled that he is prepared, if necessary, to escalate military operations in lebanon, with 80,000 israeli s now displaced from their homes. to the south, the death toll in gaza, stands at 23,000, according to the hamas run health ministry. and so intense is the fighting that several aid agencies have now begun withdrawing medics from the only functioning hospital in central gaza. on his visit to qatar, secretary blinken said washington has an intense focus on preventing this conflict from spreading and a warning to some members of the israeli government. palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. they cannot, they must not, be pressed to leave gaza. we reject the statements by some israeli ministers and lawmak
not fighting fighting. i m dana perino, this is america s newsroom. you have to wonder if you can t win the first date can you win the second one and then biden didn t. so politics abounding today. this happens today in iowa. the road to the white house goes straight through that wonderful state and why florida governor ron desantis went there for his campaign kickoff. bill: he addressed voters in a church last night. the bureaucracy is so en cran muched i think we can bring george washington back and i don t think he could fix it in one single four-year term. we must restore sanity to our nation. we can t have every major institution in our country going on ideological joy rides. we have to be guided by reality, by facts, and by our enduring principles. we in the state of florida held the line when freedom hung in the balance. dana: the hawkeye state turning into a campaign hub for republicans in hope of catapulting to the top of an increasingly crowded field. rich e
them 72 hours to read it before a vote. the bill would cap spending and avoiding a default. the deal is drawing criticism from the left and right. the president and the speaker are framing it as a win/win. president biden: it takes a threat of cast as trophy to fall off the table and the agreement also represents a compromise which means no one got everything they want. that s the responsibility of governing. you got work requirements that people out of poverty into jobs. you have reforms that we can build things, cut the red tape. we capped so the president can t just spend money wildly. we re spending less than we spent last year. that hasn t happened in congress. julie: grover norquist is here with reaction. first to mark meredith in washington. good morning. president biden and house speaker kevin mccarthy reached a deal to raise the nation s death limit. now is the hard part. the convince party members to put it forward. they call on the house and senate. it wo