dangerous people s hands. also this hour, breaking news, a showdown in international waters. the u.s. navy says they stopped iran from suspected attempts to seize two oil tankers. and just 48 hours ago, scorched earth, the new unofficial hottest day in human recordkeeping. we re going to begin the hour, though, with the number 351. that s the total number of mass shootings in the united states so far this year according to the gun violence archive. it affected many american cities this july 4th weekend. a shooting at a block party on sunday in baltimore left two dead and 28 injured. in philadelphia, five were killed including a teen boy. and more than a thousand miles away in fort worth, texas, three people died after gunfire broke out. on independence day, a celebration turned tragic in louisiana leaving three people dead. police there say it was hard to reach victims because of so many parked vehicles belonging to families and friends in the crowds. in our nation s capi
you will see there today. well tomorrow, maybe they will pass a rules package. we re glad you re here on fox & friends. emily campano in for rachel. emily: honor to be here as always. pete: will cain, our man on the border this morning in el paso, texas, ahead of joe biden s highly sanitized visit down there will, even just last hour, the interview with residents, it is staggering the quality of life the way in which their quality of life was eroded. you wonder whether joe biden will actually see that. will: i m glad you guys got a chance to here that back in the studio in new york. we ll share with you, i think we have updated numbers throughout this hour, in coming minutes in fact on number of encounters, got-aways, but sometimes numbers don t tell you appropriate context. to sit here listening to the ladies lifelong residents of el paso, legal immigrants right over the border i can see it, juarez, to hear them describe what the difference in their life, to hear change, i
Difference of opinion on immigration legislation that weve put forward. Youve had different ideas. I have no doubt that as Attorney General, youll faithfully execute the office. I appreciate the answers that you have given today. Unanimous consent to submit a column written by our own Attorney General in arizona, Mark Burnovich for the hill. Without objection it will be included. Supporting your nomination. Let me talk to you about an aspect of immigration thats important in arizona. As you know, we have a large border with mexico. We have a program called Operation Streamline that has over the years been tremendously effective in cutting down recidivism in terms of border crossers. Its intended to reduce Border Crossing by expeditiously prosecuting those who enter the country illegally over a no
tolerance or Zero Tolerance policy. Its credited with being instrumental in achieving better Border Security specifically in the yuma sector along the western side of arizonas border with mexi
WORTON — There was healing through pain, and hope shining through exceedingly dark times during the Maryland Statewide Memorial Service for crime victims and their families on Sunday.