Zone that has seen two deadly shootings in three short weeks. Fox newss dan springer is on the ground in seattle with the very latest. Hi, dan. Reporter yeah, hey, david. Amazing. Ive been watching this thing grow and grow over the weeks. It is stunning to see how quickly it is completely torn apart. Now its a Massive Public works project. Look at the east precinct behind me. That used to be covered every inch in gray teeth if i. It is boarded up. Or graffiti power washed off or painted over. Monday morning as Fatal Shooting after teenager by chop security was the last straw. Local and federal police moved in with Armored Vehicles and began clearing out the area. Most people left on their own. Some were handcuffed and removed. Seattles mayor, said negotiations not force would end the occupation. But the police chief said the violence got to be too much. What has happened here on these streets over the last two weeks, few weeks, that is lawless and it is brutal. Bottom line it is simply unacceptable. Reporter city crews are dismantling the barricades and wading through trash, tents, old protest signs. Several dozen police are in the east precinct which was abandoned 23 days ago. Were told damage thankfully is minimal. Police arrested 39 people so far on charges of refusing to leave, assault and weapons possession. Overall the operation has gone smoothly. Weve seen no violence out here. For the most part the protesters given up this area. However we see down the road about four blocks away from where i am, some of the protesters gathering at a police line. Really, david, the question how long will the police keep this as a peaceful area without it being flashpoint again for protests in the city of seattle. Remains to be seen. David . David it does. The only thing im going to miss about the chop zone is your fine reporting from there, dan. We thank you for all of the reporting youve been doing. It has been nonstop for several weeks. You deserve some rest. Thank you very much, dan, appreciate it. Reporter thanks, david. David seattles deadly experiment with anarchy cost the lives of two young black men and critically wounded others including a 14yearold but seattles not alone. In new york, chicago, l. A. , and other cities flirting with the idea of Defunding Police weve seen shocking increases in violent crime. So far liberal City Councils and mayors looking to defund the police havent connected the jump in crime with failure to support the police. In fact last nights vote by new York City Council to cut a billion dollars out of the 6 billiondollar Police Budget wasnt enough for congresswoman alexandria ocasiocortez. She sent out a message that reads in part, quote, Defunding Police means Defunding Police. It does not mean budget tricks or funny math. This is not a victory. The fight to defund policing continues. So, how many more lives will be lost before the connection between depolicing and increase in crime is finally made . Lets ask republican senator from louisiana bill cassidy. Senator, good to see you. Thank you for being here. You know black lives do matter, senator and they are being lost in greater numbers in areas where police are being eliminated or being pulled back. Isnt there a connection . When will people wake up to that connection . David the the chop zone should be the connection. Two boys killed in a free police zone. This is ironic headline, i dont think they thought it was ironic in the New York Times, i think it was, streets have become safer, despite this Police Budgets grown. They didnt think maybe the streets are safer because weve given the police more support. I speak to my folks in new orleans. They say Police Reform costs money. Police in new orleans, they have got aways to go but they have come a long way. It costs money for body cams, taser cams, cost money for Information Systems allow police be, if you will be police. If folks hate police dont understand that i dont understand what can prove it. We need to support police as they reform and preserve public safety. David you used the word support. I would throw in respect. It is not just defunding the police that is the problem here, it is also the lax of respect. President trump spoke to that point with our own blake burman with fox business. I want to play a sound bite of the president , get your reaction, roll tape. Im a big fan of new yorks finest. We call them new yorks finest policemen and what he has done to that group of incredible men and women is very sad, its very sad. I dont mean just the billion dollars, thats a big thing but even if you go long before this, when they turned around, they turned their backs his relationship with the police of new york and these are incredible people. He, it has been very sad to watch, frankly. David senator, it is not just new york, in virginia at one time a very Strong Police state, the state democrats are trying to defell onize assault against police, downgrading it from a felony to a misdemeanor. What do all these messages send to Police Forces around the country . You used the right word david, but i will put it in the negative. It means you do not respect those, you ever Notice Police officers because they look like a big chest. Because they have a bulletproof vest. They have a bulletproof chess because somebody might shoot them. If they take that risk, we better protect them and support them. The fact there is people that would shoot them means defunding the police is a bad idea for everybody that cares about public safety. Its a good idea for robbers an rapists and murderers. David last night you talk about respect for police. Just the opposite was going on down at city hall where a member of black lives matter, at least he was wearing a black lives matter shirt. He had a microphone, he was speaking to the crowd. He was telling them to do things, im not even going to mention what he was, it was so despicable what he was telling the crowd there to do to police. The mayor nevertheless, the mayor of new york wants to paint on fifth avenue, and he mentioned specifically right in front of trump tower, he wants to paint black lives matter on the street after their representatives have said, you should do exactly the opposite of respecting police. Actually cause them physical harm. What do you think about that . You know i didnt see that but all this kind of disrespecting the police has consequences. There are people out there who are not balanced. There are three widows in baton rouge, louisiana, because somebody in kansas city drove all the way down and shot those three police officers, the pure reason being, they were police officers. One of whom happened to be an africanamerican. Put a very poignant, statement, montrell jackson, put a poignant message on facebook page. If i wear a uniform, one part of the community likes me and if i take it off another doesnt. We have to resolve that tension, if youre disrespecting the police there might be another montrell and another montrells widow. Be careful what you say. We need to support and respect the police. David you also know what we need particularly in this week as we lead up to our Independence Day, the celebration of our independence and revolution, we need unification and not division. I want to end on a positive note. You and i were talking before the show how we need, youre a medical doctor, helps you recover, get better if you have a positive attitude. This country has been sick not just with covid but with problems of our understanding who we are and how proud we should be of who we are. How do we reinstall that on this Independence Day week . We do that by going back to Thomas Jeffersons declaration of independence which both Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king used as the exemplary of what we should be. We hold these truths to be selfevident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain unalienable rights. If we exalt that, by golly we should exalt it, we will work towards justice for all. We will do it for unity and our country will be stronger. David senator, doctor, that is great medicine. We appreciate it. Bill cassidy, appreciate it. Have a wonderful Independence Day with you and your family. We appreciate you coming in. Thank you, david. David President Trump coming out swinging against the New York Times report that russia offered bounties to taliban fighters to kill american soldiers, he says, the story or details of it are a hoax. Well get reaction from guy reschenthaler house subcommittee on International Terrorism when we return in just a moment. Stay with us. From what i hear and i hear pretty good, the intelligence people didnt even, many of them didnt believe it happened at all. I think its a hoax. I think its a hoax by the newspapers and the democrats. David President Trump calling the New York Times report that russia offered bounties to taliban fighters to kill american soldiers a hoax. This coming as secretary of state mike pompeo said russians engaged in afghanistan is quote, nothing new. Joining me to discuss all of that pennsylvania representative guy reschenthaler, he serves on a house subcommittee on International Terrorism. Were pleased to have him again. Thanks for having me on, david. David lets be specific what the president is referring to that is a hoax. It is not necessarily the russian involvement in afghanistan with the the taliban. He was briefed and, that the story that he refused to do anything about it and that is what he refers to as the hoax. Do you agree. I think he is referring to that. From what were told it was written on his briefing, it was being briefed and the briefer never articulated that talking point. The president actually did not receive that information. I think that is what the president is talking about. David but in fact, forgive me for interrupting, but a cia officer who is not named for obvious reasons confirmed that the president was not briefed because there wasnt enough validating information for that particular briefing, correct . Yes. What i was going to say, that information before it gets to the president has got to be vetted, corroborated and only the evidence that is earlier in the material, has evidence before it and those facts get to the president. And again you cant fault him for the fact that the cia briefer did not actually brief him on this. But you know what, david, you know who did have actual actionable intelligence on russia and other actors . That is biden and obama, because under the obama administration, they actually had intel because it happened that russia was going to annex part of ukraine, crimea and obama and biden did nothing. President trump though sent the ukrainians javelin missiles, lethal aid. That is the difference. Biden and obama also knew there were threats on benghazi. They sat back and did nothing. They knew isis was running roughshod over iraq and syria. They did nothing. Compare that with President Trump who has taken strong actions. And when we had the chance to take out soleimani, who killed 600 americans, President Trump took out soleimani and took out albaghdadi with isis. President trump is incredible on these issues. If biden wants to pick the fight, have an argument who is tougher on National Security, national defense, well take that any day because President Trump will win that argument mid day. David President Trump also took out several hundred russian mercenaries who were working in syria. President trump also has been quite critical of the russian pipeline to germany. All sorts of things that the russians considered valuable to them, have been interfered with by President Trump himself. So this is all an attempt to resurrect that failed attempt to, much pointing to collusion between Vladmir Putin and President Trump first to win the election and then throughout the first term of his presidency. That is a failed premise and one simply not supported by the evidence. David, we read this book before you talk about russian collusion. That is absolutely, just absolutely a work of fiction. Ive read this book before. It is a low level bureaucrat, doesnt work through the chain of command, takes evidence that is not validated, turns it out and gives it to the New York Times and Washington Post to make the president look bad. It is incredibly too politically convenient this is coming out now to me this smacks what weve seen before, an attempt to damage this administration with something that is just utterly false. Again the president s actions speak for themselves. Im old enough to president obama telling mitt romney, in 19890s, wanted his policy back. When romney was warning obama on russia. I trust president more on russia and than biden on russia and nefarious actions throughout the world. David you served time in iraq as a jag officer. You care about what happens in that region. Care about what happens to our troops in that region. I want to talk about something of great import to americans right now with the covid prom still hanging over all of our heads. That is a number stimulus package. The president spoke about that as well today with blake burman. Let me play the sound bite, get your response. Roll tape. Another round of direct payments for individuals, do you support that at this time . I do support it but it has to be done properly. I actually support larger numbers than the democrats but it has to be done properly. David you no the main problem that a lot of people have with these payouts, particularly the federal addition to unemployment checks which is 600 bucks that can bring up the unemployment check to a lot more than you were actually making. In fact it is true for a lot of the poem that are getting, particularly states like new york, theyre getting over 1000 a week in unemployment checks, isnt that a disincentive to go back to work . Yes, david. Extra 6 hupp hundred dollars a week on top of unemployment compensation, though well intentioned causing a lag to getting the economy roaring again. I dont want to begrudge anybody money, paying 600 extra, doing two things, forcing people to make the economic choice to stay home, not to go back to work, causing increased wages which hurts them even more when paying inflated wage to individuals. I dont want to begrudge anybody money. Now is the time were smart about this. We have to bring the economy back online. We do that by reducing taxation. By reducing regulation. By reducing burdens on small business. That is how we get a vshaped recovery. David quickly, were running out of time, the Senate Passed an extension of the paycheck protection deadline. There is still quite a bit money left that has been passed. Will the house approve that extension . I believe that passed today unanimously. David it did . Yes. I believe that passed today unanimously. We have to give people and businesses the time to take advantage of the successful ppp and loan and Grant Programs of course. David that will bring people back to work, get the economy and gdp moving again. Congressman reschenthaler, have a wonderful july 4th celebration. Appreciate you being here. Thank you, david. Take care. David coming up, china cracking down making arrests in hong kong after passing a law that could spell disaster for the Independence Movement there kt mcfarland joining us to take a closer look. Well be right back. The United States is deeply concerned about the laws sweeping provisions and the safety of everyone living in the territory including americans. David to china now where authorities have made their first arrests in hong kong. This after the communist party and beijing passed a sweeping National Security law that could have anyone advocating for freedom in hong kong punished with up to a life sentence in prison. Bring in former trump deputy National Security advisor kt mcfarland. Great to see you, kt. It breaks the hearts of people who live there in hong kong because it was such a vital free market community. It was a beacon much the free market for the rest world for decades and decades. Is that gone forever . Yeah. I think it is. You know chinas plan was to take over hong kong, they promised initially, well, china will control hong kong but it will really be two governments, one china, two governments but they have totally reneged on that. For all intents and purposes china assumed control of hong kong. And theyre eyeing taiwan next. So the entire, you know the whole idea of hong kong which it is a finance capital, it was china, originally chinas window to the financial world, thats gone. China may have decided it isnt so important anymore. David kt, arent they really cutting off the nose to spite their face . That is to say they need hong kong, they need its freedom because it acted as a financial clearinghouse for the far east that investors around the world could trust. They cant trust it anymore. So in the attempt to take all the gold from hong kong, theyre killing the goose that lays those golden eggs. Lays the golden egg. There are two things about that. One the chinese decided to take advantage of the pandemic, right . You dont want to demonstrate in the streets. Hong kong have millions that come out and demonstrated. They will not come out and demonstrate because of the pandemic. They will not come out to demon