reopen offing. -- to continue reopen offing. >> we got hit with a virus. shouldn't have happened. we had to close up. we saved millions of lives. now we've owed opened it up, got to go back to school. we're open. we have to do things. we have the best job numbers we've ever had last month. we should have good ones coming up in two weeks. arthel: some hot spots continue to put hospitals near capacity. we speak with the mayor of one of those cities, corpus christi, texas in a few minutes. we begin with steve harrigan, he's live in atlanta. >> reporter: congress returns to work this week, one of the key items on the agenda will be a coronavirus relief bill. it's expected to be a key debate over enhanced unemployment benefits. right now, as many as 25 million americans are getting an extra $600 each week, that's a program that costs about $15 billion a week, a number of democrats said they hope to extend that program through january. but other republicans object saying it's a disincentive to return to work. many of the people receiving that $600 earn more by staying at home. in the meantime, the cdc funding could also be a potential flash point. the white house has been very critical of cdc performance. they're asking for more funding for testing and for contact tracing. the last relief bill was in march, $2.2 trillion. the next one is expected to be the last major relief bill before the election. arthel. arthel: steve harrigan, thanks for that report there in atlanta. >> wearing masks has slowed the spread of the coronavirus in the four counties, dallas, parent, collin and denton. eric: that was texas governor greg abbott on the importance of wearing masks, this as the nine county region of texas is coping with startling statistics. the first one is health officials in oasis county, corpus christi, are saying 85 infants, babies less than a year old of, contracted the covid-19 since the pandemic began. one of those of babies died. meanwhile, the area's coronavirus task force says that their research shows that one in eight people there are infected with the virus right now. we're waiting to talk to the mayor of corpus christi about that, about the statistics and what they're doing in terms of dealing with wearing masks, social distancing, dealing with the restaurants, bars and what are the reasons for the explosions of cases, especially in california, florida, texas, and throughout the south. many believe that the they were caused by the memorial day crush where people went out on memorial day, thinking everything was going to be fine and now there's a delay of about a month to month and-a-half, seeing the spike in cases that the country is witnessing right now. and also concerns that the july 4th holiday may cause another surge in the next few weeks as the country is trying to cope with this. we're trying to get the mayor back. right now, working on it. but you know, sometimes with the home internet and when we do get the mayor, mayor mccomb of corpus christi, texas, we will bring him to you live about the situation in the lone star state, which has recently been -- >> can you get me a direct answer? you will accept the election. >> i have to see. look, i have to see. i'm not going to just say yes. i didn't last time either. arthel: president trump sitting down with fox news sunday's chris wallace for an hour-long and at times contentious interview, covering everything from his handling of the pandemic to joe biden. we have team fox coverage right now. jacqui heinrich breaks down brand-new fox polls out today. but we start with david spunt, he's at the white house. hey, david. >> reporter: hello, arthel. a lot of news to unpack in the hour-long e exclusive interview with chris wallace. probably the most pressing issue, the trump administration's response to the covid-19 pandemic. specifically, what are parents and students going to do with stools when they open ash -- schools when they open in about a month. many are in limbo without a clue of how to handle schools. the president wants to open schools full steam ahead, despite concerns from the medical community. >> when they don't open their schools, we're not going to fund them. we're not going to give them money if they're not going to school, if they don't open. >> what the federal government gives is only -- is 8% -- >> 10 of%. you know what? that's a lot of money. >> and you're going to take -- you know where the money goes? it goes overwhelmingly to disadvantaged kids and children with disabilities. >> let this -- >> why not spend more money so the schools will be safer. >> let the schools open. >> reporter: seven weeks ago the country saw the sparks of social unrest, it continues to this day, touching every state. some of it's around what you see right there, an offensive symbol to many, confederate flags, it's a contentious subject and the president was asked directly about it. listen. >> when people proudly have their confederate flags they're not talking about racism. they love their flag. it represents the south. they like the south. people right now likes the south. it's freedom of many things but it's freedom of speech. >> you're not offended by it. >> i'm not offended either by black lives matter. that's freedom of speech. >> reporter: there is also a strong call to rename military bases that are named after confederate generals, fort bening, fort bragg, fort robert e lee, president trump says he has no intention of doing so, if any legislation comes forward that would normally be the way that would happen, the president said he would veto that legislation, arthel. arthel: david spunt, thank you. eric. eric: arthel, now to the new fox news polls in the race for the white house of, showing the president has said he doesn't have much faith in some of the polls and he has criticized some of our own fox news polls here on fox news. but we defend them. jacqui heinrich has the very latest on what they show. hi, jacqui. >> reporter: hi, there, eric. yes, two polls out this morning show former vice president joe biden leading president trump while the abc news washington post poll has him ahead by 15 points, our fox news poll shows biden's lead is narrowing. it's now 8 points. that's a drop from june when he was ahead by 12. there's a large gender gap with trump ahead by 5 points with men, biden leading among women by 19 points. biden also bested trump among black people, hispanics, millennials, suburban voters and independents. 7% of people who approve of president trump's job performance back biden. on the issues, voters think president trump lacks key traits for the oval office, including mental soundness, intelligence and judgment and still believe that biden will do better on coronavirus and race relations. president trump reacted to the poll on fox news sunday, objecting to the notion he's losing. >> first of all, i'm not losing. because those are fake polls, they were fake in 2016 and now they're even more fake. the polls were much worse in 2016 they interviewed 22% republican. well, how do you do 22% republican? you see what's going on. >> reporter: today's fox news poll actually surveyed 42% of people who considered themselves republican, 46% were democrats, 12% were independents. the abc news washington post poll which has biden ahead by 15% among registered voters and 10% among likely voters, they surveyed fewer republicans, 24%. but 39% independents and 30% democrats. meantime, voters in oklahoma will have another choice for president, kanye west who is officially on the ballot in that state and is heading to south carolina for his first political event. everyone attending will be required to wear a face mask, social distance and sign a covid-19 liability release form. last week, kanye west filed with the federal election committee as a member of the birthday party, a new party that he made up. yesterday kanye tweeted out a list of locations asking people to put him on they ballot in south carolina. unclear, though, how he's going to do that. south carolina's deadline to file signature as an independent was july 15th and that date, eric, -- state, eric, does not allow write-in candidates. eric. eric: all right. kanye's running for president. thank so you so much. we talked about corpus christi's mayor, joe mccomb. his internet is down at home. he's on the telephone. mr. mayor, thank you. you have said you feel some folks in your state let their guard down, that's why you've had such a surge now. what's the situation? how are you doing? >> well, good morning. thank you for having me. we were rocking along there for several months and, you know, was about a 2 or 3% positive to test ratio and we were feeling pretty good about ourselves and we started open offing the state back up and then we had the memorial day weekend and i think at that point between memorial day and all the high schools and colleges graduating, people just started going to restaurants and bars and shopping and doing some things and it just exploded on us. memorial day weekend at our beaches we had probably somewhere 80 to 100,000 people that were gathering and when they were going to restaurants, cafes, bars, the grocery stores to replenish for the next day at the beach, i think we just started spreading it and then it started popping up a couple weeks later and that's where we are now. eric: what are you telling residents of your city and your county now? you had that shocking figure that 85 bay base, infants under -- babies, infants under 1 year old since march were infected. go out to the beach, they became complacent. they say it seems fine. i'm going to go out, not wear a mask, et cetera. >> right. we've done a number of things. first, let me get some clarification on the number of infants, because those are near and dear to my heart. i have 13 grandchildren. we had one born on april 3rd and we didn't see or hold that baby for 45 days because we were practicing our social distancing. between march and june, we had 25 infants. when i say -- that's from age of birth to 23 ponts. 23 months. not just newborns, that's age zero to 23 months. from march to june we had 25 that tested positive. from july -- beginning of july to now, we've had 60 test positive which is a total of 85. but out of that 85 there's only been 10 hospitalized. and then we did have the one death. none of them were ever in icu or on ventilators. but it's a tragedy but it's spread ought over the time and numbers have escalated as a result of the new exposures. but we've closed access to the beaches by vehicles. individuals can still go to the beach but they can't load up their car and take the barbecue bit and the ice chest and the tentent out there. they can go to fish, jog or of surf but they have to carry whatever they want to from some other parking rather than right there on the beach. and we've seen a significant improvement in the attendance. memorial day we had 25,000 cars going to the beach. on the 4th of july we closed the beach to access by automobiles. and we dropped that to 4,000 cars a day. and this weekend we're recording about 2100 cars. the message is out. please don't go to the beach and congregate and go back into town to the bars and restaurants and the different stores. so we're getting our message out there. we're emphasizing as strongly as we can, the governor recently mandated that masks be worn and we're pleading with people to do that, all of the time. i'm doing it all the time. i don't like wearing a mask but if it's going to protect my family and my friends, i'm going to wear the mask. and so i think people are beginning -- eric: mayor, let me stop you on that. that's such an important point. a mask is a lot more comfortable than having to be on a ventilator. first of all, considerations on -- consistent gras congratulati3 grandchildren and congratulations on your newborn grandchild. in your county, 8,040 of 7 infections, 90 deaths, recently the other day there were five deaths. people in their 40s and 50s and in the 70s. you have a higher rate than manhattan, new york city, detroit, chicago, houston, dallas, phoenix, los angeles. you talked about the governor. you've got a higher rate there. you've got to bring it down. one way to do that says the governor is wear a mask. here is governor abbott saying that. >> memorial day time period people thought that covid was something in the past that we didn't have to worry about now. now, however, we're seeing a record number of deaths, a vast expansion of covid-19. people are coming to grips with the reality that covid-19 is not going away. we will be able to slow the spread of the coronavirus. eric: so mayor, do you think that your state and the country will be able to slow the spread if people take the right precautions? >> i believe so. we saw this week, for instance, those huge numbers begin to drop. on monday of this week, we had a report of 253 new cases and then we got the report from over the weekend, it went up to 605 on that day. but then they've dwindled down to 500, 329 per day, saturday we had 236. so i don't know that we've turned the corner but i think we've got people's attention and those positives are coming down and hopefully that trend will continue in the future. but we're doing everything we can and we've got a very good population, they're responding very positively. but we've got a lot of folks here that -- particularly in presidential situations, they've got multigenerational family units so you've got grandparents and grandchildren all kind of in one house. they just need be a little more extra careful about what they're doing and just practice good personal hygiene, washing your hands, don't be getting around the sick people and wear your mask. and like i said, it's better to be uncomfortable for a few minutes than, you know, expose someone that could do it and catch it and you don't want that to happen because every life is precious, and we just don't want to lose anybody. eric: absolutely, wear your mask. thank you for joining us. god bless you. god speed and to all the folks in corpus christi and again, congratulations on being a grandpa 13 times. thank you, sir. arthel: that's wonderful. school districts across the country scrambling to come up with plans for the school year r in the middle of a pandemic. ahead the president of a group representing 150,000 school employees in florida on the governor's stance there. and later, baseball is back. ken rosenthal of fox sports on the 60-game season set to begin thursday. >> parents should be able to make the decision that's best for their kid and so if they believe their child would be better off doing distance learning, if they're not comfortable with their kid going back of to a school setting, i think they should have the right to make that choice. as a father of three young kids, i do not fear this virus' effect on my kids. i think the risk is incredibly low. i fear way more things in terms of their health and safety. arthel: that's florida's governor defending his decision to open schools next month as the state reports nearly 12 and-a-half thousand cases this morning. the fifth day in a row with at least 10,000 new cases. joining me now is frederick ingram, the president of the florida education association. and i want to just jump in and ask you, is there a safe way to get students k-12 and teachers back in the classroom without jeopardizing or compromising their health and the health of their families who they'll go home to after school? >> well, thank you very much for having me this afternoon. and let me first say this. to answer your question, i don't think that our schools are ready to open right now given our circumstances. we have 23,000 kids under the age of 18 who have tested positive for covid-19, like you said, we had over 12,000 cases today. we had 10,000 cases yesterday and we are still on an incline trend here in the state of florida. we find ourselves in the epicenter of what's going on as relates to this virus. and so until we get control of the community spread, until we understand this, our schools will not be super spreader events. we have got to get rid of the hell or high water approach to opening up our brick and mortar schools. arthel: the governor said we'll leave it up to various cities in the state. if some of the kids are allowed to return to the classroom but not the kids who live in high risk areas, as the governor says, which are typically lower income areas, they'll have to continue learning from home with fewer computer and swee internet access. doesn't it put those children at more of a disadvantage to learn and progress? >> sure. i think we have to put the academic progression to the seemed we're dealings with health and safety. some of the students could get severely sick, some of our kids could die from this and some of our of kids have served as connectors to their parents, multigenerational homes. we've got to deal with health and safety first. listen, nobody wants to be in school more than a teacher. the first grade teacher is almost giddy and has a zeal forgetting back in the classrooms. i'm a band director. and i want to get back in front of those kids. i want my colleagues to get back in front of those kids. we've got a threat and the threat is the virus and we've got to get control of the virus. we need a survival kit. we need a comprehensive plan that is going to ensure health and safety for everybody involved if the public schools. there's 2.8 million children in the state of florida that depend on us to get this right. we cannot go recklessly into our schools. our job is to not only open the schools, it's to keep the schools open. arthel: the florida chapter of american academy of pediatricians, 2600 strong, sent a letter to governor de santis, asking him to reconsider his florida requiring schools to reopen next month. the letter is addressed to the governor and education commissioner. it reads that children do best when they are in school, only in situations in which children can safely go to school. adding that currently the viral infection rate in florida is extremely high with a rolling average of 14.2% of tests positive for new infections over the past two weeks. citing data from the state's health department, by the way. the letter goes on to say, if children go to school with such high infection rates, schools will be forced to close quickly after reopening and many children and families will likely become ill with coronavirus. the fcaap believes that each school district in the state should be given the choice to decide when and how they reopen in person learning based on covid-19 impact on the community. so mr. ingram remarks are you, u hearing from parents and teachers? >> i think the doctors are absolutely right. listen, our teachers are scared. they're more scared than i've ever seen. teachers wanting to go back to school and these teachers want to go back to school but they need a plan inclusive of testing, tracing and tracking. they need to know that our schools are going to be clean, that they're going to have robust ventilation systems. they need to know that we're going to adhere to social distancing and masks will be part of the equation going back to school. they also need to know that there will be reasonable accommodations for those teachers or educational support. cafeteria workers, secretaries, paraprofessionals, they're all important. they are putting their lives on the line. there need to be reasonable accommodations for those that can't go back to work or are too scared to go back to work. the last thing is we need a plan around congregating. what are we going to do with concerts at schools or visitors at schools. you know, and having those kinds of things. what are we going to do with recess? arthel: i want to get something from the governor back in here before we close. governor de santis said that he will be very involved and helping the districts individually. i ask you, how often are you in contact with the governor and what kind of help is he offering? >> we have an open door policy. we're always willing and wanting to meet with the governor. we have not at this point. our communication has been with the department of communication. i want to let people know, the governor has a big job. there's a lot going on with the pandemic. this is not an easy task to deal with. our schools and our children and our employees, our teachers and educational support professionals are priceless and we've got to put them first, got to put health and safety first and we'll deal with the academic regression. what i want parents to know, when we get the kids back, our teachers will do the magic they always do within our public schools. the schools allow us to move forward in our society. arthel: teachers are indeed magical and so are band directors by the way, mr. ingram. thank you very much for joining us. >> thank you very much. arthel: eric. eric: that is for sure for both. it took a giant of american history to unite republicans and democrats. lawmakers from both sides of the aisle continue to offer praise for civil rights icon congressman john lewis. the tributes this sunday still pouring in following the congressman's death friday night at the age of 80. president trump offering his condolences and ordering flags to fly at half staff. mark meredith has more on all of this. hi, mark. >> reporter: good afternoon, eric. politicians, celebrities and everyday americans have been offering touching tributes to honor congressman john lewis. before lewis was in congress, he of course fought in the segregated south for civil rights and social justice. in 1963, helping to organize and speak at the march on washington. he called for peace over violence when it came to protesting. he spent more than three decades on capitol hill championing a number of issues besides civil rights including healthcare and gun control. lawmakers from both parties say he was beloved, larger than life and the conscience of congress. >> i think his legacy to our country is that he devoted his life to fighting for justice, fighting for justice and being a moral compass. >> he made this nation better and he lived his life in a manner that we could all respect and live up to and he was kind to all. >> reporter: in atlanta, the district he represented since 1987, a makeshift memorial was set up in front of a huge mural of lewis. it's unclear at this point what kind of public remembrance ceremonies we may see happen because of the coronavirus. we're waiting to see. there are petitions the to rename the edmund pettis bridge in selma, alabama over lewis. james clyburn said it would be a fitting tribute. >> i believe it would give the people of selma something to rally around, it would make a statement for people in this country. >> reporter: americans offer all different ideas on how to honor lewis. he was already awarded the presidential medal of freedom by president obama in 2011. eric: a man of dignity, honor and principle. arthel: protesters in portland clashed with federal officers while others attempt to burn a police building. and baseball fans rejoice, opening day just five days away with the new normal, players in masks. ken rosenthal of fox sports is on deck and ready to break down the season, and all the plans in place to keep players healthy. i don't keep track of regrets and i don't add up the years, but what i do count on... is boost high protein... and now, there's boost mobility... ...with key nutrients to help support... joints, muscles, and bones. try boost mobility, with added collagen. stand up to moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. and take. it. on... ...with rinvoq. rinvoq a once-daily pill... ...can dramatically improve symptoms... rinvoq helps tame pain, stiffness, swelling. and for 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reporter: hi, arthel. police declared yesterday's unrest a riot. several officers were hurt and several people were arrested. patrol vehicles were va vandali. an office was set on fire. the fire was extinguished. it's unclear when the unrest will end. local civil rights leaders say the violence is taking attention away from their fight for justice. leaders are resisting help in dhs saying federal officials are making the situation worse. here's portland's mayor on cnn this morning. >> we hoped they would end in a matter of days. the federal troops came in, they use unconstitutional tactics, they injured nonviolent demonstrators and the whole thing blew up again like a powder keg. >> reporter: however, the feds are defending their actions in portland and say their presence is necessary considering all the violence. president trump tweeted this morning, quote, we are trying to help portland, not hurt it. their leadership has for months lost control of the anarchists and agitators, they are missing in action. we must protect federal property and our of people. these were not merely protesters. these are the real deal. here's acting cbp commissioner mark morgan's take on the violent demonstrators. >> they are willfully organizing and planning and preparing themselves and bringing weapons to these areas with the intent to destroy federal property and harm federal agents and officers. that is criminal and that cannot be justified. >> reporter: also yesterday the new york times reported that an internal department of homeland security memo was prepared for the agency's acting secretary, chad wolf, warning that federal officers deployed in portland didn't have proper training to deal with riot control and mass demonstrations. however, a senior dhs of usual tells fox news that everyone sent there was trained. the senior official added that the acting dhs secretary never saw this memo and questioned the mow of testifies of the person who -- motives of the person who put out that information. arthel. arthel: christina, thank you very much. eric. eric: well, it's a distraction so many of us are craving, america's past time making a big return. >> that one is grounded up the middle and off the glove, trickles into left center field. talkman will score easily. eric: there was last night the yankees facing the mets, that beat them 9-3. it was one of three exhibition games in the schedule. the shortened 60 day season is set to begin on thursday. here to break it down for us is ken rosenthal. man, othe oh, man, ken it is swo hear play ball. you've got to put on your mask. how did it go last night? >> so far, so good, eric. i had concerns. a lot of people had concerns that the season would never get off the ground but the test results of the players thus far have been very, very encouraging. basically, the players have been together in training camp for about three weeks and the number of positive tests are minimal at this point. so once the season begins, obviously travel begins. these teams will all play in their home parks and that too is a concern. but so far, so good. and if we get a 60 game season, it's going to be really exciting. eric: yeah, we're just looking at -- it's kind of weird. we're looking at the $2,000. you can get your cutout in the seat. last night's game, the evil empire of the yankees, they had it 9-3, really. they're piping in sounds of crowds which is kind offed. 10,548 tests, six positive. some players are opting out, 13 or so. only one because he's high risk, jordan hicks of the cardinals. we have some big names, ryan zimmerman, dave price, who decided not to play. the reasons for that are what? >> concern about the virus. and some of these players -- actually, most of them that are in that group that opted out are guys who are veterans, who have made a lot of money, who might have one reason or another for extra concern about their safety. so they have made that choice and in a 60 game season they're only making 37% of your salary. while the guys make a lot of money, we all know that, the players we're talking about have either accumulated a lot of money in their careers or have a lot coming. financially, it's not that big a problem for them. we may see more opt o out as the season goes on. but actually, 13 is not that bad when you consider the risk that many people fear with the virus and for the most part the biggest stars of the game are going to be present opening day. eric: here's what buster posey said, jared diamond wrote about that, buster said he's worried about the possibility of cashing and passes the coronavirus to newborn twin girls. he and his wife just adopted. posey opted to stay home, foregoing about 7.9 million in prorated ke compensation. only those deemed to be at high risk of serious illness will be paid with valuable service time. ken, you hit it on the head. a lot of guys -- you you've got to get service in order to become a free agent. you're talking about maybe millions or tens of millions of dollars on the line if you decide to sit on the bench. >> well, the good example would be mookie bets of the los angeles dodgers. he's eligible for free agent c he basically has to play most of the season to complete the eligibility. unless he plays, he's not going to be a free agent, won't be eligible for the many millions he could earn in that circumstance, in an open market situation. for him and for younger players who want to build their service time and for players in the arbitration process who want to keep going forward and get closer to free agency, there's a lot of financial incentives to play and a lot of players simply want to play. this what is they do for a living. this is their passion and they want to be on the field. eric: oh, yeah, we want to be able to watch as long as they do it safely and with precautions. do you think the mlb is doing the right thing, handling this correctly? >> they're taking every precaution possible. they issued an operations manual, including health and safety protocols. it's impossible in this circumstance to account for everything. mlb, the players, the teams, they'll have to be flexible. things might arise during the season that are not normal. we're in a not normal situation. this is a $10 billion industry and they weren't going to simply shut down and stay dark for 18 months. they have to try in their minds and they should try. whether it succeeds, that remains to be seen. no one can predict anything with the virus and how it might impact certain businesses but opening day is thursday and we'll see what happens from there. eric: we can't wait. it's always a great day in america. finally, ken, quickly, your predictions, 60 game season, who is going to win the world series? >> eric, my predictions are always horrible, even in a normal circumstance. i wouldn't venture to guess who is going to prevail in a 60 game season i will say this, the fact that it's a shorter schedule does add to the possibility of surprise teams breaking through, something crazy could happen. something crazy always seems to happen in baseball and we're looking forward to seeing it all happen again. eric: yep. can't wait. we'll see what happens. it could add a bit more excitement with those 60 games. all right, ken, ken rosenthal of fox sports. good to see you. we'll be hearing you in the booth. thank you. you can catch all of the action, all the big game action right here on your local fox affiliate on the fox network starting this saturday, there are three games on fox, starting with the brewers and the cubs, 105 eastern time on the fox television network, local fox station. can't wait. arthel: thank you, eric. ahead, we're going to continue to pay tribute to the civil rights icon, congressman john lewis who passed away on friday at the age of 80. al green of the congressional black caucus on lewis' life and legacy, after the break. -that's how a home and auto bundle is made. 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>> well, thank you for having me on, ms. neville, and i would just simply say, first, that my sympathies and prayers will go out to the family, the friends, those who loved him, those who respected him, the honorable john lewis. i saw him last when he was in congress sometime ago. he was into his therapy at the time. and the conversation was a very brief one, just hello, just to say some kind words. we didn't talk about the illness. we talked more about the mess an pleasantries that people engage in when they are desiring to show each other friendship. that was my last encounter with him, regrettably. arthel: still a beautiful moment for you, fond memories, i'm sure. how will you remember congressman john lewis? >> i will remember him as a person who took to heart gandh gandhi's admonition that we should be the change we seek. he was the sermon he preached, literally. he walked his talk. he encouraged persons to march across the edmund pettis bridge on what we now call bloody sunday but he did more than encourage them. he was there himself. it is said that great people will rise to the occasion but greater people make the occasion. well, he made the occasion but he also was there to rise to the occasion. and as a result of what he did, marching on, knowing what his fate would be, encountering with clubs, marching right into brutality, he did it and he changed the world. because the world saw the horror of segregation, discrimination. arthel: okay. i believe we lost congressman -- we'll take a short break and we'll try to get him back in a moment. ♪ a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer can overwhelm you with thoughts, yet also leave you at a loss for words. take a deep breath. go here: findyourmbcvoice.com take a deep breath. 49i found you! good job. now i'm gonna stay here and you go hide. watch your favorites from anywhere in the house with the xfinity stream app. free with your xfinity service. now any room can be a tv room. stream live tv, on demand shows and movies even your dvr recordings. download the xfinity stream app today to stream the entertainment you love. xfinity. the future of awesome. arthel: and we're back with congressman al green of texas. and congressman, john lewis no doubt made an impact on history. how will he impact the future? >> well, he'll impact the future by having left behind an example, a supreme superb example of what one person can do. he walked his talk. he crossed that edmund pettis bridge into an uncertain fate and in so doing, the world saw the horrors of segregation and in seeing the horrors of segregation it gave president johnson the opportunity to change the voting rights act in this country. he, president johnson, passed the voting rights act of '65. my hope is that his having had that encounter on the edmund pettis bridge in 1965 and now having what i consider his untimely demise will give us the opportunity to again pass legislation to correct the voting rights act. i think that would be a great tribute to him and his legacy. arthel: interesting. very good point you make there. i've got about a minute left and so i want to see if you can concisely answer this. congressman john lewis was a connector and a moral compass on capitol hill. with his passing, is there any hope that congress can embrace the gandhi mantra you mentioned earlier, be the change we seek, and return to a more unified body, work together for the good of all americans versus the division that currently clogs and corrupts the legislative process. >> , congressman?>> reaching as one that i believe we can celebrate. i have his book, this is a book one of it, and in his book he said to me to keep the faith. keep the faith. and i think that if we can maintain the faith that he left with us, i think it can be done. but i do want to say this. in doing it, we have to be honest with each other. there are some problems that are still to be resolved and he was pushing forward still after decades of involvement, to eliminate the problems that confront us. the problems of discrimination in all of its various forms. so we're true to the faith, if we will love our neighbors as we love ourselves, if we will be there for the least, the last and the lost which is what he preached, we can get it done. arthel: the golden rule, congressman al green of texas, thank you so much for joining us here on this sunday on fox news. >> thank you very much. arthel: absolutely. eric. eric: yes, a true giant. well, it's time to blast the ac, scorching summer heat and sty humidity will be hitting from the ohio valley to the northeast today. temperatures could feel on the heat index more than 100 in some places. as you can see, heat advisories are in effect across several states and they're warning people stay inside and drink plenty of liquids. you can stay cool by watching the fox news channel all day. arthel: hot to trot. eric: we'll be back. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the supreme court gave the president of the united states powers that nobody thought the president by improving, by doing what they did, their edition on daca. and daca's going to be taken care of also. we're getting rid of it because we're going to replace it with something much better. leland: just one of the many times president trump made news this morning in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview on "fox news sunday" with chris wallace. i'm leland vittert. wow, alicia, it was quite an interview. alicia: oh, yeah.