extending protections for more than 330,000 immigrants, some illegal, and some at the risk of overstaying their visas. those from el salvador, honduras, napal and nicaragua are shielded from deportation for 18 months. one top democrat says it is still not going far enough. another initiative from the left might. it is a new bill aimed at giving migrants immediate access to our federal benefits. things like medicaid and food stamps. you heard right. it does away with the previous five-year waiting period which democrats call arbitrary and xenophobic. as the left is focused on that the scene at our southern border stays dire. look at every decision they ve made, it is to open our border as wide as possible. they created the migration crisis in this region. people tested the system early on, saw they could get in and get released and so they called back home and millions have come. julie: casey stiegel with more topping our news this hour. hey, casey. according to the numb
inflation as bizarre. this as the dow takes another plunge. we have fox team coverage. susan li in new york tells us what s going on with the markets. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, mike. in the president s first interview of any kind with a reporter since february and first print interview since may of last year, he says he thinks the reason that people are upset from this country right now is the pandemic and he says he does not believe a recession is inevitable. tackling inflation is my number one priority. also today he claimed that inflation isn t his part. the a.p. writes in an interview the president bristled at claims by republican lawmakers that last year s covid-19 plan was to blame for inflation reaching a 40 year high calling that argument bizarre. his treasury secretary it did contribute. that spending produced excellent rewards for americans at most it contributed modestly to inflati
women s u.s. open golf tournament is under way at pebble beach. first women s major at the famed course. and amy olson is competing while seven months pregnant. the major has a record $11 million purse with the winner getting $2 million. and round three of wimbledon get under way today with djokovic looking to secure a record tying eighth title at wimbledon and with one more grand slam under his belt, djokovic would match the record of 24. in the basketball world, today is the day for westmwembanyama rookie to make his debut. and number two draft pick brandon miller will also be
colorectal cancers in younger patients that primary care physicians have a lower threshold to get these patients evaluated sooner. many of these young cases start out with no symptoms at all. so some doctors would like to see the recommended age to begin routine screening currently it s 45 if you have no family history. they would like to see it move even younger, julie. julie: scary stuff. thank you. so as the u.s. open golf tournament gets underway justice department is opening an investigation of the pga plan to merge with saudi-owned liv golf. some democrat senators launching probes of their own and raising antitrust concerns. a former federal prosecutor says it may be a done deal. this idea that this is creating some anti-competitive practice that hurts consumers is hard to believe. what is different between this and any other sports leagues?
watergate. we ll explain as today marks the 40th anniversary of the infamous break-in. good morning, everyone, and happy father s day. it is sunday, june 17, we ll catch you up on what you missed overnight in a moment. first, i had to share the story of a teacher who apparently ordered an entire class to beat up a so-called bully at school. it happened in san antonio, texas. new kindergarten teacher has lost her job. look, i am all about stopping bullying. we do a lot on this program on the topic because it has to end. but this is extreme. this texas teacher allegedly punished a 6-year-old boy by ordering an entire class to take turns hitting him. here s what we know from police the boy s regular teacher called the boy a bully and asked another teacher how to best discipline him. this of the result. it was apparently her attempt to show the class and the boy why bullying is bad. she reportedly instructed them to hit him and even shouted, hit him harder. what s even more