i have never heard this perspective from you. it is interesting and i participate you being on the program. >> thank you. >> harris: that's gonna do it on outnumbered over time. let's get it over to dana now. >> dana: a live look at president trump, who just landed in louisville, kentucky. he's set to deliver remarks at the veteran 75th national convention later this hour. hello, everyone. i'm dana perino and this is "the daily briefing." president trump taking all the questions for nearly 40 minutes before boarding marine one on the south lawn of the white house. among them, the economy an growing concerns of a recession. the president undecided on calling for a payroll tax cut. >> the fake news, of which many of you are member, is trying to convince the public to have a recession. let's have a recession. the united states is doing phenomenally well.

but one thing i have to do is economically take on china. my life would be much easier if i just said, let china continue to rip off the united states. all right. it would be much easier. but i can't do that. we are winning against china. >> dana: let's bring in chris stirewalt and tom bevin publisher of real clear politics. chris, president trump getting frustrated. when the economy is good, they feel like they don't get enough press about it. if there's any question of fluctuation, then they get all the attention. the president now even saying maybe he's thinking about a payroll tax cut, specifically for the middle class. he said he was dismissing for now the idea of the indexing of capital gains because he said that might look too elitist. that's not where he wants his focus to be. there was an economic and political message in the president's answer today. >> very much so. look, decision from president trump and the republicans was that after eight years of

relatively modest growth, steady but modest growth under the obama administration, it was time to kick the after burners in. big tax cut, roll back regulations. companies responded. part of the big run in the stock market has been companies have bought back their stock, driving stock prices higher. all of these good times, especially in late 2017 and 2018 were all about this by design. now there is a hangover and the administration has got to find ways to be prepared for this, to deal with this possible event chew wallty but do it in a way that does not further the panic. as the president points out, in a country that is 66% consumer spending in its economy or so, if you think you're in a recession, you're in a recession. >> dana: the president took 40 minutes of questions, tom. he's already landed in louisville kentucky. we'll bring that to you live. it will be a little while. we have tom bevin now to talk about this.

i want to play for you something biden said yesterday on the economy. he was talking about having such influence and how it is being squandered. is that sound? let's play that for you, tom, get your reaction. >> it's being squandered. look what he's doing now. fact of the matter is, eight years of donald trump, i believe, will forever and fundamentally change the nature of who this country is. >> dana: tom, this is an interesting message from former vice president biden to make. he wants to say the obama economy are fantastic. yet then he's saying if the president continues for the next four years, there will be fundamental changes. seems to me that might have been what people wanted. kind of in a box talking about

the economy. >> yeah. same way trump's trying to have it both ways by weighing the economy is great, but i'm also looking at these options in the case there's some sregs in the offing. biden in particular saying, look, part of this prosperity was based on obama and my leadership and talking about how the economy is not as good as it seems despite the fact that consumer confidence is at an all time high, unemployment is at an all time low. democrats are trying to have it both ways, biden in particular. it's a dance both are trying to do. we'll see how this works out. >> dana: i wanted to get your take and tom's reaction to the democrats continuing to go back to the well about the electoral college, saying it is unfair. listen to an instagram forry from alexandria ocasio-cortez last night. >> we're coming to you live from the electoral college.

many votes here, as you can see, very efficient way to leadership of the country. i mean, i can't think of any other way, can you? >> dana: chris, explain for the congress woman, please. >> i mean, explain that? good luck. the reality is, we don't want to live in a pure democracy. our founders feared a pure democracy. populism that if the will of the people could reign we would be happier. we intentionally put up barriers to direct democracy because direct democracy stinks. when you have the will of the people, people in large numbers vacillate. they want one thing one day. look at the polls on any number of issues. invade, don't invade. cut taxes, don't cut taxes. people are fickle in that way. we have a system based on choosing leaders and letting those leaders execute the duties

of their offices. we get closer to something far away from the framers intended. >> dana: democrats are frustrated. they say, look, hillary clinton won the popular vote. they're mad about the system as it stands. eight states have voted to basically give whatever the popular vote was in their state as their vote, rather than having the electoral college decide. even colorado, however, voters are saying, not so fast. they want an opportunity to repeal this on the ballot in 2020. i'll give you the last word. >> yeah. this is never gonna happen. the national popular vote compact. you can change this by constitutional amendment, but that isn't going to happen. democrats were upset when obama won in 2008 and 2012. they're upset now. when they win yearn all the talk about the electoral college will go away. >> dana: this is true. we will be glad when it does.

thank you. state today. a number of them speaking at the afl/cio candidate recession. peter doocy is in altoona, iowa, with more. lots going on in iowa, peter. >> reporter: yes. and we're at the door to this conference center just outside des moines because we are expecting the former vice president, joe biden, any minute. he is due on stage soon. this is the seconds day his campaign has been running a television commercial in iowa where they are really trying to stress that head to head matchup polls, hypothetical polls, show he is the strongest candidate against president trump. but in a few minutes cory booker was on the stage. he said without naming biden specifically, that's not a good

argument. >> the next leader of our party can't be someone that is a safe bet. i'm running in this election because i know we can do more than that. >> reporter: i had a chance as he left the stage to ask senator booker who he's talking about when he refers to a safe bet. >> dana: also, i saw this morning, fox news confirming john case oeubg is going to visit next month. is that for vacation? >> reporter: not for vacation, although he could tack one on. it is nice there in the fall as the leaves start changing. this is something john kasich has done a few times. he's spoken to activists. he was second in the new hampshire primary last time. he's been a huge critic of president trump. if he has an announcement, he has not made it yet. he has been flirting against a primary challenge. he is somebody that new

hampshire republicans know about as well as anybody because he did more than 100 town halls in 2016. >> dana: president trump pointed out he has a 94% rating with republicans which is extremely high. want to tell you about this story, uncanny resemblance. elizabeth warren meets her twin? >> reporter: her dopple ganger. they must be distantly related. her name was stephanie. she showed up to a warren rally with basically the same hair cut and same wardrobe that we see from warren a lot on the campaign trail. she said, actually, she felt badly because people were walking up to her in the crowd in minneapolis thanking her for running and talking about medicare for all. she had to keep telling them, no, it's not me. you see she then went and met with senator warren. if warren ever needs a stunt double. >> dana: it's a good way to do a focus group. send her out there and find out

what people are really thinking. peter doocy in iowa, thank you. >> reporter: thanks. >> dana: president trump just reacted to the new immigration rules and what they will mean for migrant families. plus what a possible payroll tax cut could mean for your wallet. i don't keep track of regrets.

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kept in detention without parents or guardians. the flores agreement has been in effect since 1997 and requires the government to keep children in the least restrictive setting possible and release them after 20 days. today, the administration came up with a new regulation that will keep children with their families but potentially for a longer period than 20 days. >> after nearly two years of work by the department of homeland security, consideration of over 100,000 comments from stake holders and members of the public and a comprehensive review, the trump administration established a new rule to respond to the realities of current immigration flows, a rule based in principle that familiar list should remain together during immigration proceedings. >> reporter: he maintains this new action is intended to deter the abuse of children. >> the driving factor for this crisis is weakness in our legal frame work for immigration. human smugglers advertise that

even if they cross the border legally, arriving with a child meant they will be released into the united states. >> reporter: but opponents are tearing into this decision as heartless. they believe it prolongs the suffering of children by extending incarceration. the new regulation comes as a report this week detailed extreme overcrowding and poor conditions that migrant children have been facing in detention. dana? >> dana: doug, the president and the administration have blamed congressional democrats for the delay on actually working on that. tell me a little bit about that position and if anything will change this fall. >> reporter: that's right, dana. congressional democrats claim not to be open borders, at least the vast majority of them claim that. their disdain or any sort of detention of those who illegally cross the border has led them to a pose full funding for these overcrowded centers.

the overcrowding worse now with a new wave of migration that we've been seeing from central america countries. they are set to go into effect in 60 days if there are no legal challenges. legal challenges are a near certainty. >> dana: i think the administration has been winning those battles in court. i don't know about this one, but they have had a track record of success there. mcmcelway, thank you. fires raising in the amazon rain forest have hit a high this year. nearly 73,000 fires have been reported by the country's research agency. that's an 83% increase over the same period last year and the highest on record since 2013. a key u.s. senate race in michigan is already where john james is running against incumbent democrat gary peters. can he flip the state from blue to red? john james will be joining us live. if you're a veteran homeowner and need cash, call newday usa.

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negotiations, new fears that isis is gaining ground following several attacks over the past week. president trump addressing a pentagon report that says the islamic terror group is resurging in iraq and syria. >> russia, afghanistan, iran, turkey. they're gonna have to fight their battles, too. we wiped out the califait100%. i did it in record time. all these countries are going to have to fight them. do we want to stay there another 19 years? i don't think so. >> dana: joining me now general jack keane, strategic analyst. sir, right before we have you comment, listen to secretary pompeo on the very issue of isis yesterday. >> there are certainly places where isis is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago. but the califait is gone. their capacity to conduct external attacks has been made

much more difficult. we've taken down a significant risk. not all of it, but a significant amount. we're very pleased with the work we've done. >> dana: give us your thoughts on where we are. >> dealing with isis, we took territory away. whenever these radical islamic organizations establish a safe haven or sanctuary like we saw in syria or iraq that will threaten the united states, we will take it from them. we got to remember that does not end the war. this is a generational struggle against an ideology. that ideology is out there. it's alive. there are people joining every single year. we have to stay in this fight to make certain we protect the american people. >> dana: does seem the taliban from before and al qaeda then isis. they all have a similar idea, but different entities. but isis now helping the taliban? what do you think about that, as we have peace talk negotiations going on there? >> the problem in afghanistan is

that we went to afghanistan an deposed the taliban regime because they would not give up al qaeda when president bush asked them. we had to run those guys into the ground, take territory away like we did with isis, and run them out of the country. we've stayed there for 18 years to make sure they have never come back. we've kept a foot on their throat in pakistan by running covert operations against them. what we don't want to do is pull our troops out of there completely, which i understand which is what the agreement we have with the taliban. our judgment is, if we do that, al qaeda will come back, establish a base there and they are absolutely motivated to attack the americans. senator graham and i are proposing that the congress pass ledgislation to certify that threat is not there. ask the secretary of state and secretary of defense to come before the congress and make

certain to the american people that there is no longer a threat in afghanistan to our homeland. at that point, it would be okay to reduce our forces and eventually leave afghanistan. but that is not the case today by what's happening with isis. listen, the taliban are close to the al qaeda. they're like brothers. do you know what they're telling them? look, united states is willing to get out of here completely by the end of 2020. lay low, don't do anything, don't increase your activity, don't increase your fighters. when they're gone, you're gonna have your territory back. >> dana: the idea you suggested about the certification in congress that would help ensure the investment that the american people have made is not gone to waste. it does in some ways i think protect the president, to make sure everybody's got skin in the game, everybody's looking at this and being very cautious about going forward. >> this isn't really a big deal for the american people. it was from afghanistan they conducted the two attacks on the embassy in 1998.

that motivation, inspiration they have has not gone away. this is about the american people. congress of the united states should be involved in this. administration is part of that. they have to provide the evidence that this threat no longer exists. i think it's absolutely the right thing to do. >> dana: it is generational. so even in four or eight years, whatever it is, this is a fight america has to continue to be nimble and be able to try to fight. >> the president's right. we're not carrying the pwuren of fighting radical islam around the world. in certain countries, where there are threats against our people, we are in that fight. even then it is a modest commitment. i think it's 14,000. we're going to go to 8600 troops. that's a modest economistment. >> dana: the president also said he thinks russia should be readmitted to the g-7. i think we have a map of the nations there. i remember when obama was, no more with russia being part of this.

do you think there's time for russia to come back? >> no. why are they not there? they annexed crimia. they went in and took sovereign territory away from a sovereign country and they invaded eastern ukraine. it seems to me the denominator for them coming back is they must earn their way back. how do you earn your way back? pull your troops out of eastern ukraine and stop that war that you're conducting there. that should be a condition for getting back into the g-7, going to the g-8. >> dana: at the very least. thank you for being here. a growing number of democrats are calling for a study on reparations for slavery. plus rashida tlaib getting criticized for spending time on issues too much out side her district. first president trump earlier today. >> she had a plan to greatly embarrass israel by going there with the fact that she wanted to

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>> dana: senate race in michigan pitting our next guest against incumbent gary peters. one of only two senate democrats up for re-election in a key battleground state that president trump won in 2016.i'm going to be in the state a lot. while he won it in 2016, it wasn't by a lot. the senator you're running against, gary peter, had this to say. he said part of being known is if you're on cable news and tv throwing rocks and getting attention for yourself. that's not who i am. you are taking the opposite approach. that's what i wanted to ask you. why do you think it is better to sort of be out there? gary peters is kind of like, you don't really hear too much about him. >> we have to start off from

absolutely nothing. we started off on a wing and prayer. we started off with a campaign that wanted to bring glory to god and love our neighbor. we had a use a strategy on word of mouth. we have to put the word in, the hustle in. that included using every single resource. i wasn't the establishment favorite. because our grass roots army understood god and country, that who under a veteran, defending his country abroad. also a business leader who understands what it takes to grow a company and create jobs in detroit. that's who we need representing us. i'll tell you what, being unknown by 40% of the electorate after 30 years as a career politician and ten years in washington is not badge of honor. i plan on using every resource at my disposal to show the dark areas of michigan that have been under served. >> dana: do you think because

you won state wide in 2016, you put in all of that investment, does that have lasting effects for you? >> absolutely. building relationships all over the state. it's about relationships, talking with people, understanding what their concerns are. there's been so much fixation on the issues of washington and bringing them back to michigan. i'm going to take michigan's issues to washington and work with anyone and everyone to make sure we create pipelines of prosperity into our neglected neighborhoods and our forgotten farms and represent everyone like we haven't had before. >> dana: so, one of the things that's been happening is one of the congress women from michigan, in particular detroit, rashida tlaid, is getting attention. one thing that was written about is this. many constituents are proud of the work she is doing in washington. others don't know who she is. some including diners at jay's cafe think her priorities are off. they think she is trying to expand the menu without mastering the basics. she's trying to cook kung pow

chicken but doesn't know how to cook grits. do you hear some frustration from people you are campaigning in front of that wish there were more focus on michigan and detroit in particular? >> i know how to cook grits. i learned when i was raised in detroit by my parents who were from the south. i understand issues detroit is facing. i understand issues of crime, issues of poverty, issues of african-american businesses trying to grow, issues of education. >> dana: do you hear that frustration? >> i hear that frustration every day. part of the frustration that i'm all hearing is the fact that michigan has the opportunity, particularly though in the 13th district, who have the opportunity for good strong african-american leadership that's qualified to represent the 13th, but in the united states senate. the 13th can have the opportunity to have somebody who understands issues because i'm living them every day. because i go to work in detroit.

because i was raised in detroit. i understand the issues detroitans are facing. i have the opportunity to talk to farmer hoes are going through tough times, whether it be in traverse city or whether you're on the corner of fashion and have construction that's shutting your business down. we need to have people who are able to reach across the aisle, reach across the state, understand where people are coming from and going to washington is not an option. we need to have somebody who will you every single resour at their disposal to bring resources and money and attention back to michigan, back to detroit, back all over this wonderful state. >> dana: thanks for being on the show. >> thanks, dana. >> we don't need a tax cut now. we have a strong economy. certainly a payroll tax cut. president obama did that in order to artificially jack up the economy. president obama had zero interest rates. i don't have zero interest

rates. i have real interest rates. despite that, i have a strong economy. >> dana: short time ago president trump suggesting he won't cut payroll taxes because the economy is strong. now, that's a reversal from yesterday. he said he was mulling that idea. i do think the idea is out there, at least in the white house, they're talking about as a possible tool in case they need it. joining me is chris hogan from ramsey solutions and author of the book "everyday millionaire." i wanted people to understand what payroll taxes are. how many people are paying them and how much are they paying? you're the best guy to ask, chris. >> well, thank you, dana. listen, on average the typical american is paying about 6.2% in payroll taxes. these things are used to subsidize certain areas, medicare, things of that nature. so we're all paying these things. but in reality, when we start to hear this discussion of tax cuts, dana, the reality is, the goal is to try to boost consumer spending. it's trying to get people to go

out thinking i'm getting some free money, i might as well go out and have some fun. >> dana: that's one of the reasons you talk about a tax cut, so you can give consumers back their own money. it's also because they earned it. payroll taxes for medicare, 2.9% with no gap, additional 9% over $200,000. that's just for medicare. i think we have that up here. all for social security. that's up 12.4% for up to $132,000. so if the government 2004 actually address the payroll tax, that's going to people who are not earning. that's not just a tax cut for the rich. >> that is absolutely correct. this is something that is broad based. for example, what the obama administration did in 2011, se essentially, if we did that, it would equal $900 coming to people's pockets. this is not a game changer.

this is not free money. it's just like your income tax return. this is money that you've earned. this is money that's coming to you. i want to encourage people to have a real plan. listen, the white house shouldn't give you a permission slip to spend. we've got to be smart with our own money. we need a debt reduction plan. we need to get on a budget. we need an emergency fund. if we do this in each and every home in america, we will take care of ourselves and put ourselves on a financial plan. >> dana: when you talk to people about, i know you're strong on this. you have to pay yourself first. that's part of the investment for the long haul. as people look at this economy, consumer confidence is really strong right now. unemployment is really good. is now the time to invest and make sure you do have a savings account? >> well, i think it's absolutely imperative that each an every american start to be aware of where they are and where they want to go. so the best place to do that is to have a plan for yourself. so once, i teach people once you

get yourself out of debt, that's all of the consumer debt. credit cards, car loans. once you get that out of your life, i want you to build up an emergency fund. three to six months of expenses. so you have a cushion once life happens. i want you to invest 15% into retirement. if you do this, we've helped millions of people across the country. you have to get on solid footing. the best thing to do is take control today. >> dana: today. today. you heard it from chris hogan today. >> right now. >> dana: thanks so much. we'll be back in touch soon. >> thank you. >> dana: calls for gun control legislation not just coming from lawmakers. survivors of a mass shooting unveil their own plan. plus, president trump has a need for speed to get into space. what he just approved. ok everyone! our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-six vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy.

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summarize the symptoms that we see in housing, education and climate and crime. why do those conditions exist? it's a public policy problem. we've struggled with it over the last 50 years. some of us have been spending a lot of our time digging into that problem. and to overly summarize, it's 400 years in the making and it's important to recognize and quantify, account for, slavery, segregation and many forms of discrimination over the last 400 years. when we do that, we come up with the beginnings of an understanding of the symptoms and that can lead to useful solutions. >> dana: all right. let me get michael in here, if you don't mind. gallop poll on reparations, let

me put it up there for everyone to see. the idea for having reparations, all americans polled at 29%. for black americans it polls at 73%. michael, there's a quote here from a descendant of slaves fred lincoln. he said my ancestors were robbed of everything, their history, their identity, their culture. giving me money is an insult to my ancestors suffering and all of my suffering. i don't know if that's your position. but maybe describe how you approach this. >> my position is that this reparations debate is old. it's passe. it's a scam. it's a hustle. it was brought up in the 1960s by people who wanted reparations from the churches. and then again from political leader, from government. it's fake. i remember in 1990 there was a million youth march in harlem. there weren't a million people there.

reparations. they call for reparation. they had maybe 20, 25 people there. this is not an issue indigenously black. people reject the notion of a reparations pot. there ain't enough money to bring back people who were slaves. there is not enough money to compensate what people who were slaves. besides, they're gone. they're dead. the people are in the graves. the present generation, what are they talking about? if you had a reparations pot, everybody would be lined up. i want my reparations. i want my check. >> dana: richard, you point this out, i pointed this out. it's kind of gone mainstream. if you have a dozen democrats out of 23 that are running on this, and they're saying the study. >> those democrats are not mainstream. they're pandering to black voters. >> dana: cory booker, you would

not say he is mainstream? >> no. he is pandering to black voters. he's trying to get the percentage of people who are voting for biden. >> dana: let me get richard in here. richard, one of the things people wonder about. even if this were to go forward and be studied, the execution of the policy would be extremely difficult. do you have any thoughts on how that would be dealt with. >> who what where when how. >> there are observable symptoms. we are diagnosing what is the problem. we conclude that part of the problem is unjust enrichment. there has been a transfer of income and wealth by wrongful taking, illicit transfers of many kind, hidden subsidies throughout economic history in this country. we can quantify that in order to better design programs in housing education and employment and healthcare and commercial

development. >> dana: all right. >> until we get -- >> now he's changing the subject. he's changing the subject. you're changing the subject. you're talking like a loud mouth who wants to show off. >> dana: michael, let him finish. >> it's a frame work for doing good policy analysis. >> dana: both of you have written about this. i encourage people who want to learn more, see michael meyers and richard america. we appreciate you coming on. thank you. >> ain't nothing but fake, phoney frauds. >> dana: all right, mike. we heard you. president signing off on sending nuclear power into space. how the administration is preparing for this new frontier. plus one woman reunited over her lost purse over 60 years. the touching story of how she got it back. newday usa has some great news for veterans with va loans. mortgage rates are down! and you could lower your monthly payments right away by calling newday now. you can refinance at newday usa with no income verification, no appraisal, and no points and save over 1,000 dollars a year.

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called "the peace plan for a safer america" includes creating a national licensing and registry program, placing bans on assault weapons and high capacity magazines and implementing a national gun buy back program. and president trump signing off on new procedures to launch nuclear power into space. charles fishman is covering nasa and the space program for 30 years. he's the author of "one giant leap." let's listen to vice president pence talk about this. >> as the president said, we all recognize, it's been true for decades, in his words space is a war-fighting domain. the united states space force will ensure that our nation is prepared to defend our people, to defend our interests and defend our values. the vast expanse of space and here on the earth with the technologies that will support

our common defense from the vast reaches of outer space. >> and so sir, tell me what does it mean to have this new technology especially as it regards to getting to mars in a quicker way? >> well, so we've been working on nuclear powered rockets since the days of mercury and gemini and apollo. in the 1960s, it was clear that using a nuclear reactor or there was a proposal to use nuclear bombs to power rockets was too complicated and too dangerous for the technology then and what we're trying to do. what the president did yesterday is ask the department of transportation actually to develop rules for the launch of nuclear power systems by commercial rocket launchers. so either to use nuclear power to run the rocket itself or because you were going to take a nuclear reactor to the moon or mars to provide power to human

bases. that's sort of a set of guidelines and a frame work which will really support the possibility of developing those kinds of things. >> dana: right. when a president says here's a goal and giving them the blessing, we want to cut the amount of time it takes to get there, the minimum distance is 33.9 million miles. mars -- you basically want to, as i ups it in the future, you want to get there faster. nuclear power i think is safer than -- has been in the past. you feel like people's public perception of nuclear power has changed enough to try to accept that this is a new way for us to get into space? >> you asked how fast could you do it. it could cut the travel time to mars in half. the problem isn't the safety of the nuclear rocket once you get

into orbit. it's that half an hour from launch to getting into earth orbit and on to mars. that's a dangerous moment. so what you need a system where if the worst happens and the rocket explodes, the nuclear material is secure anyway. the key is going to be to develop a system. you might launch a rocket conventionally using a chemical, the kind of rockets we launch now and the nuclear rocket would take over after you're in orbit. >> exactly. what would be the benefit of that from a defense stand point versus a commercial one? >> you play that clip from vice president pence. i don't really think there's much of a connection between trump's space force idea and this nuclear power in space directive. he's trying to drive forward innovation on a bunch of fronts.

frankly, would be nice to see us try to develop -- there's two different things. one is the rocket. the other, if you're going to live on moon or mars, you need a power supply. solar panels won't provide what you need to run a good base. >> dana: i can't imagine that that would be true. >> a little nuclear reactor would do it. >> dana: we'll look to your expertise and we'll see what the government does with it. charles fishman, thank you. >> thank you so much. >> dana: so her purse was stolen in 1957, taken off her desk while she worked in downtown detroit. the good news is, more than 60 years later, the purse that belonged to a woman that only wants to be known as margaret was returned after a construction worker found it wedged in the same building where it was taken. >> means a great deal to me. >> dana: the construction worker

and his wife tracked her down on facebook and returned all the precious treasures and meant a lot to her. thanks for joining us. i'm dana perino. here's trace. he's in for shep. >> all new this hour, former cheerleader charged with killing her newborn baby and burying the body. we'll hear her side of the story as her lawyers try to get the judge to throw out the case. we're live on board a u.s. military ship on a life-saving mission. bringing medical care to people escaping the chaos and desperation in venezuela. >> a lot of people are happy. they're grateful. some cry. makes you want to cry sometimes. they just are so thankful for something to us being so little. >> and state of emergency along the extra terrestrial