ruling explained why they disagreed. why they disagreed with the law. i think we have an avenue to move forward to fix it, and that is what we plan to do. reporter: congressman joe hoeffel has already introduced a narrower stolen valor law back in may. that new bill focuses on the legality about lying about military medals and service for profit. the six to three ruling struck down the law that focused on case of xavier alvarez. he said he was a medal of honor recipient after he had joined a los angeles immiscible water board. the supreme court seemed to be dangling it turned out there a carrot out there. justice kennedy s ruling said that the statements did not see entrancing to be made to secure employment or financial benefits. which is reserved for those who have earned the medal. veterans have seen an increase
independence avenue or to some of the smithsonian museums where it s air conditioned and covered out of sight. they took what little shade there was, well positioned near the washington monument for the big show later on. all of them trying to stay cool. mostly succeeding. no shade. a lot of water. things are going good. fabulous, i love it. still a possibility of thunderstorms down here on the mall. but the likelihood has dropped to 10%. so it looks like that big show at the other end of the mall on the capitol steps, capitol fourth can go on uninterrupted at 8:00 p.m. followed be by the spectacular fireworks show around 9:10 tonight. john: good news, steve. we ll be watching. thank you so much. steve centanni on the national mall. firefighters battling blazes across the west are keeping an eye out for fireworks tonight. they re also hoping that calmer winds and higher humidity will help them get upper hands in the fires. correspondent alicia acuna is in denver wit
arrow missile interceptor, while it is certainly capable, it is not foolproof and some of the missiles that landed to the tel aviv and jerusalem areas. it is the direct threats that might impact the united states. an important change in the rhetoric. it shows that the iranians are watching the united states build up and giving the united states an excuse to bring in more forces to the region, which they are they re doing ahead of october wargames, which will be between the united states and israel in joint operations. megyn: leland vittert, thank you. 120 troops and civilians in the line of potential fire if iran decided to attack our personal interests overseas. we have bases within the potential missile range, and today there are questions about the sanctions that are supposed to be keeping iran in check. next hour, we will be joined by u.s. ambassador to the united states, john bolton, and retired general jack keane, on what is now one of the biggest military threat on the
leland vitter is live with more. reporter: the revolutionary guard is not directly threatening the united states and its forces in the middle east. we know from our reporting yesterday that in the last 24 hours, a large buildup has been going on, including the f-22s, now based in the middle east, possibly capable of eight attacks inside iran. iranians may the iranians may be worried about an american attack as they are an israeli attack or the latest wargames involving a missile. what they say are mockups of enemy bases in the region. a 1 ton warhead can carry a chemical weapon warhead. the news media in a run has been clear about the threats towards u.s. military bases. we want to show you the map again. 1,250,000 miles. that means the bulk grain-based, just across the persian gulf, is in the bull s-eye. as our u.s. bases in afghanistan and kuwait were the united states has a massive military presence. protecting those nearly 100,000 u.s. soldiers in harms way will be the pa
unlike years past few people chose to make a long day of it out here at the mall. apparently choosing instead to stay away until later when it might cool off a little bit. earlier today, in spite of the heat, it did look like the typical independence day. reporter: festivities began with old fashioned fourth of july parade. plenty of color and excitement for everyone. plenty of heat, too. nearby, a cooling center, one of several located around the site. staffed with doctors and boy scout volunteers and stocked with plenty of water, big fans and even an outdoor sprinkler to cool people off. the high temperatures mean a higher risk of medical problems. the biggest problem we have are heat injuries. they come seek. we try to sort out out and help them one way or another. reporter: as always, tight security on the mall. filing through security check points. police were issuing this all too familiar advice. if you see something, please say something. approach one of th