National guard soldier. He was an aspiring police officer. Family members say he was finishing his basic training. Home only a few weeks waiting for his first assignment when he was shot and killed early saturday while getting something from his car. No arrests yet. He was just a week away from his 20th birthday. Join us now joey jones, retired u. S. Marine bomb technicians. Such sad news. Were sorry this is what were talking about today. And i want to bring up the fact that last Fourth Of July was also a Turning Point for new York City crime. Of course we blamed it on the pandemic. Were coming out of that and this weekend it continues. What would you blame the continued rise on crime . Pandemic played a role in it. It is a complex problem and a lot of things are involved, not the least of which is the economic turndown and rise back up. People not getting an opportunity to go back to work. Thats the narrative the Democrats Hone in on and i give It Relevance but we scaled back on polic
This report from The New York Times on the symbolism of the american flag. Quoting again supporters of former President Trump have embraced the flag so fervently that the left has called it a symbol to the ride. Corey bush said when they say the Fourth Of July is about american freedom, remember this. The freedom theyre referring to is for white people. This land is stolen land and black people are still not free. Anita vogel is following this live in the Nations Capitol with more. Good afternoon to you. Yeah, good afternoon, trace. Most people agree the Fourth Of July stands for freedom for all. Some say they dont feel included in that. Take a look at the rest of that tweet from cori bush. She goes on to say the 44yearold Member of the squad from missouri has made other controversial statements including when she used the phrase Birthing People to refer to her own childhood experience. When some of her colleagues came to her support, others say her word dont exactly make a lot of sens
In surfside, florida, Rescue Teams have now gotten the all clear. They have resumed digging through that massive pile of rubble hoping against hope now really to find survivors. 24 people are confirmed dead. 121 still now unaccounted for. Meantime officials are looking at the structural integrity of other buildings in the nearby area. Charles watson is tracking that development from surfside. Hi, charles. Good morning, gillian and griff. What we mains of champlain towers south came down in a matter of second after a long day of planning. Demolition crews imploded the 13 story tower. You can see the explosives go off and the building hits the ground. The plume of dust in the air was so thick you could see it nearly a mile away. Miamidade officials were racing to bring the building down as concerned grew over its structural stability. Now with the building gone there is Hope Rescue crews can get Toeathat Up until now have been off limits. Really we were stuck that we couldnt get to a cer
first, at this hour, vice president kamala harris finally visiting the southern border. 93 days after she became the point person on the crisis. her trip comes during a record surge in illegal crossings in the united states. hello. i m john roberts in washington, this is america reports. good to be back with you again today. seems like we have a busy news day every day. today is. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. vice president harris is on the ground in el paso. that s where you ll recall that we saw one of the most heart breaking videos from this currents iteration of the border crisis. you can see border patrol footage from april. shows smugglers scaling a 14 foot fence and dropping two girls on the other side. the smugglers completely abandon the girls leaving them defenseless, alone in the desert outside el paso. john: critics point out the epicenter of the border crisis is hundreds of miles away in rio grande. the white house says el paso was a perfect case
Financial situation is toxic. She told a judge i just want my life back, its been 13 years and its within enough. Anthony islanders down to tampa for game 7. Steve this is a Fox News alert. Take a look. A live look right now at surfside it, North Miami crews are working to save freedom a Condo Building that partially collapsed it fell down in the middle of the night. Ainsley we are hearing reports that one person did die and that more people are trapped under the rubble. More than 80 units of firefighters there on the scene. Brian a major Search And Rescue is underway go. Out to Todd Piro with the latest. Todd steve, ainsley and brian a huge Emergency Response erupting in Surf Side after part of that condo collapsed part of Condo Complex crumbled to the ground. Firefighters attempting to rescue people right now. Eyewitnesses say it felt like a bomb had gone off. One Witness Capturing Video just moments after it fell. Watch. The building, huge building gone. Its gone. Todd a resident al