we cannot just simply stand back and allow this to continue to happen. june was the most deadly month for u.s. troops with 14 service members killed, the highest rate? more than two years. shepard: thank you, jennifer, from the pentagon. there is compromise in short supply in washington, dc, these days and now both republicans and democrats are blaming each other for not bending. what s the truth? we will try to get to that in a minute, and, also, remember the intern hernandez who saved the life of congresswoman gabrielle giffords, he will get a huge honor. we will speak with him before he threes out the pitch for the all stars game at chase field at a comfortable 74 inside and 105 outside in the valley of the sun.
players in baseball are here in phoenix for the all-star game and tonight, home run derby. but, before that, some of the greatest sluggers will battle tonight in the hit it out of the park condition test. last year it was david ortiz from boston there, who knocked 32 out of the park to take the title. we hope he scant do it again. and the yankees player joining us now from fox report. and jose has to be a runaway favorite. the run this guy has been on the past year is phenomenal. 54 home runs last year, 31 this year, i like josh hamilton. i like josh hamilton, too. i was a little bit worried about josh hamilton and the rangers family after the unthinkable tragedy that happened, and have you heard from him. how is he doing? he was, people do not know what we are talking about, he
shepard: a live look at chase field and the kids are out this afternoon. this is a lot of fun to watch and i am sure everyone has heard of punt, pass and kick, the football scorch television for children. this is the mlb pitch, hit, and run, national finals so kids of all different ages from all over the country have come into phoenix where they are competing for the very best at what they do as part of america s greatest past time. it has been a lot of fun on chase field for the little kids. 50,000 seat stadium and you are in the heart of it 12 years old. a good time for all the little ones. and that is what this game is all about. i m shepard smith and this is studio b and the bottom of the hour and time for the top of the
anthony, it did, acquitted her of murdering her daughter but that does not mean they all thought she was innocent. far from it. the jury foreman speaks to our own reporter and cigarette that greta joins us live and we report live from the valley of the sun, phoenix, arizona, chase field, they are running around and practicing for the big event that you will see tonight, the home run derby, and, tomorrow night, the all stars game on fox. ions of hits! [ male announc ] flick, stack, and move between active apps seamlessly. only on the new hp touchpad with webos.
valley of the sun. wasn t much sun in scottsdale or phoenix or tucson today. in all of this rain we had last week, it s all washed down into the valleys. and every time it rains, this is going to happen again, until we get weeks and weeks of time where it s not going to rain. i don t see that at all. in fact, i could possibly see another round of rain, at least as heavy as today on sunday. let s move you ahead, show you what s going on. then it turns to the north. so the storm affecting california now does not get to new york with the snowstorm. it makes a snowstorm across the upper midwest. warnings, watches and advisories, almost every state has something for blizzard, for