BRIAN: WE'RE BACK WITH A
FOX NEWS ALERT.
THE RABBI INJURED IN THE DEADLY
ATTACK IN A CALIFORNIA SYNAGOGUE
OVER THE WEEKEND STANDING UP TO
HATE.
>> MY CONGREGATION WAS GATHERED
OUTSIDE OF HERE, I SAID I HAVE
GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
I GOT UP ON A CHAIR, RIGHT HERE,
I LOOKED AT OUR CONGREGATION AND
I SAID -- WE ARE A JEWISH NATION
THAT WILL STAND TALL.
WE WILL NOT LET ANY ONE OR
ANYTHING TAKE US DOWN.
TERRORISM LIKE THIS WILL NOT
TAKE US DOWN.
AINSLEY: THE FAITH LEADER CAME
FACE-TO-FACE WITH THAT SHOOTER
AND SAYS THE RIFLE MIRACULOUSLY
JAMMED, LIKELY SAVING LIVES.
STEVE: ONE WOMAN WAS KILLED IN
THE ATTACK AS WELL.
LET'S BRING IN SARAH SANDERS,
WHITE HOUSE PRESS SECRETARY.
SHE JOINS FROM US THE NORTH
LAWN.
GOOD MORNING TO YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING.
STEVE: THE STORIES THIS MORNING,
WE HAVE A COUPLE STORIES OF
HEROISM.
AN OFF-DUTY BORDER PATROL AGENT
WAS THERE IN THE CHURCH.
HE HAD HIS SERVICE REVOLVER.
WE HAVE A STORY ABOUT AN ARMY
VET BY THE NAME OF OSCAR STEWART
WHO ACTUALLY RAN TOWARD THE
GUNMAN.
THEN THE GUN JAMMED WHICH
ULTIMATELY SAVED A LOT OF LIVES.
>> THESE STORIES ARE SO POWERFUL
AND THE WORDS OF THE RABBI THAT
YOU PLAYED JUST NOW ARE
ABSOLUTELY POWERFUL BUT SO
UNFORTUNATE, THAT HE HAS TO
SPEAK THOSE WORDS TO HIS
CONGREGATION, TRULY HORRIFIC
THING THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE
WEAKEN AND SOMETHING THAT SHOULD
NEVER HAPPEN ANYWHERE IN THE
WORLD.
CERTAINLY NOT IN IN.
CERTAINLY NOT DRIVEN BY THIS
TYPE OF HATE.
NOTHING COULD BE A WORSE THING
TO HAPPEN THAN SOMETHING LIKE
THIS IN A PLACE OF WORSHIP.
AND THE PRESIDENT HAS CONDEMNED
THIS TYPE OF HATRED,
ANTI-SEMETIC BEHAVIOR.
HE SPOKE TO THE RABBI OVER THE
WEEKEND.
HE ALSO SPOKE WITH THE GOVERNOR
AND THE MAYOR AND OFFERED
CONDOLENCES ON BEHALF OF THE
COUNTRY AND OUR HEARTS GO OUT TO
THESE PEOPLE.
AND AGAIN, THIS SHOULD NEVER
HAPPEN IN OUR COUNTRY.
OUR HEARTS ARE BROKEN AS WE SEE
WHAT'S TAKEN PLACE.
AINSLEY: YOU'RE DAD WAS A PASTOR
OF A CHURCH.
YOU KNOW, MOST OF US GO TO
CHURCH, OR WORSHIP.
GO TO A SYNAGOGUE, GO TO A
MOSQUE OR GO TO A CHURCH ON
SUNDAY OR OVER THE WEEKEND.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE
I'M STARTING TO THINK ABOUT THAT
WHEN I'M IN CHURCH.
AM I SAFE?
IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO
MAKE SURE WHEN PEOPLE GO TO
THEIR HOUSE OF WORSHIP THAT THEY
ARE PROTECTED AND THEIR KIDS ARE
PROTECTED?
>> AGAIN I THINK LIKE YOU SAID.
THAT IS A PLACE YOU SHOULD FEEL
SAFE.
I'M THANKFUL WHEN I AM THERE,
I'M SURROUNDED BY THE PETITIONS
AND COMFORT OF OUR CREATOR AND I
THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL THINGS ABOUT A CHURCH
SERVICE BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER
HAVE TO FEEL WHAT THOSE
INDIVIDUALS FELT IN THAT
SYNAGOGUE OVER THIS WEEKEND.
BRIAN: RIGHT.
>> I THINK THAT WE NEED TO LOOK
AT EVERY WAY WE CAN, NOT JUST IN
CHURCHES BUT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO BRING THAT
LEVEL OF HATRED DOWN.
WE HAVE TO CALL OUT THIS TYPE OF
ANTI-SEMETIC BEHAVIOR, RACISM,
BIGOTRY.
WE HAVE TO CALL IT OUT.
WE HAVE TO CALL IT OUT BY NAME.
WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY
IT.
AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW
IT IS EVIL AND LOOK AT IT RIGHT
IN THE FACE CALL IT EXACTLY
THAT.
AND AGAIN, ANYTHING THAT WE CAN
DO.
CERTAINLY I KNOW THE PRESIDENT
AND THE ADMINISTRATION ARE
LOOKING AT WAYS THAT PEOPLE FEEL
SAFER IN SCHOOLS, IN CHURCHES,
ACROSS THIS COUNTRY.
BRIAN: MATT DOWD AN LIFT ON ABC
SAYS THIS, I THINK PRESIDENT
NEEDS TO DO LOOK IN THE MIRROR,
UNDERSTAND THE RHETORIC, THE
WORDS HE USES ALL THIS INFLAME A
PART OF WHAT IS GOING ON IN
AMERICA.
THEY GIVE PERMISSION TO THE MOST
CRAZIEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA.
WHAT IS YOUR REACTION?
>> LOOK I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
WE COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE
TRUTH.
WE HAVE A PRESIDENT THAT HAS A
HEART FOR PEOPLE.
WHY HE RAN, BECAME PRESIDENT.
HE CARES ABOUT PEOPLE, HE CARES
ABOUT THIS COUNTRY.
HE WANTS TO SEE IT SUCCEED ON
EVERY SINGLE LEVEL.
WORDS LIKE THAT ARE NOT HELPFUL
TO THIS PROCESS AT ALL, LOOKING
FOR HOW WE CAN ACTUALLY CHANGE
PEOPLE'S HEARTS.
I THINK MATTERS.
THE PRESIDENT HAS CONDEMNED NOT
ONLY THIS ACT BUT ALL ACTS OF
EVIL AN HATRED AND RACISM AND
BIGOTRY AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
DO THAT.
AND AGAIN, I THINK THAT IS A
OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENT AND
SOMETHING THAT IS COMPLETE
MISREPRESENTATION OF WHO THE
PRESIDENT IS AND WHAT HE IS
TRYING TO DO IN HIS
ADMINISTRATION.
STEVE: SOMETHING THAT THE
PRESIDENT IS TRYING TO DO IS
TRYING TO FIX THE IMMIGRATION
PROBLEM AND JARED KUSHNER SAID
LAST TUESDAY, DETAILED PLAN FOR
A MERIT-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM
WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE
PRESIDENT, GIVING PRIORITY TO
SKILLED IMMIGRANTS RATHER THAN
THOSE WITH FAMILY TIES TO THE
UNITED STATES.
DO WE HAVE A TIMETABLE ON THIS
WHEN WE'LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
IT?
>> WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH
THAT PROCESS.
I EXPECT THAT TO BE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE WEEKS.
THAT THAT PLAN WILL BE ROLLED
OUT.
MEANTIME WE'RE STILL CALLING ON
CONGRESS TO HELP US FIX SOME OF
THE IMMEDIATE THINGS THAT COULD
BE DONE.
THE BORDER IS COMPLETELY BROKEN.
WE'RE SEEING THAT MORE AND MORE
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THERE IS A TRUE HUMANITARIAN
CRISIS AT THE BORDER THAT HAS TO
BE ADDRESSED.
WE HAVE CHILDREN COMING IN
RECORD NUMBERS, UNACCOMPANIED
MINORS.
IT IS JUST SKYROCKETING.
IT IS INHUMANE WHAT IS TAKING
PLACE AND THE FACT THAT
DEMOCRATS ARE NOT WILLING TO
WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT --
BRIAN: BUT TUESDAY THEY ARE.
NANCY PELOSI AND CHUCK SCHUMER
ARE COMING TO THE VISIT THE
PRESIDENT.
THEY CALLED FOR A MEETING.
WILL THE PRESIDENT EXPECT TO
WALK OUT WITH CONCRETE STEPS
BOTH SIDES CAN TAKE?
"60 MINUTES" AND
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" IS SAYING A
IT IS A CRISIS.
DO YOU EXPECT SOMETHING TO COME
OUT WITH THE MEETING ON
IMMIGRATION?
>> THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THAT
MEETING IS TO DISCUSS
INFRASTRUCTURE.
I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE
SURPRISED IF IMMIGRATION COMES
UP.
IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM IN THIS
COUNTRY.
SO FAR DEMOCRATS HAVE REFUSED TO
ACKNOWLEDGE IT AND ADDRESS IT.
HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE, AS A LOT OF
THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA WHO WERE
REALLY LATE TO THE GAME, BUT
EVEN LIKE YOU SAID
"THE NEW YORK TIMES" STARTED TO
RECOGNIZE THIS IS A REAL CRISIS.
HOPEFULLY DEMOCRATS ARE SEEING
THAT AS WELL.
THAT THEY ARE MORE WILLING TO
WORK WITH THE PRESIDENT.
THE PURPOSE OF THAT MEETING IS
TO DISCUSS INFRASTRUCTURE, HOW
WE REBUILD THE COUNTRY'S
INFRASTRUCTURE.
ANOTHER VITAL CONVERSATION THAT
HAS BEEN IGNORED FOR TOO LONG.
THIS IS A PRESIDENT TO LIKES TO
BUILD THINGS.
HE KNOWS HOW TO BUILD THINGS AND
DO IT WELL.
AND I THINK THIS IS A IS GREAT
PLACE WHERE DEMOCRATS AND
REPUBLICANS CAN COME TOGETHER TO
FIND COMMON GROUND.
THAT WE CAN FOCUS ON SOLUTIONS
INSTEAD OF THE FIGHTING WE'VE
SEEN TAKING PLACE OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL MONTHS.
DEMOCRATS ARE SOLELY FOCUSED ON
ATTACKING THIS PRESIDENT AND
IGNORING ALL THE BIG ISSUES IN
THE COUNTRY.
WE HOPE TUESDAY WE'LL SEE A
CHANGE OF HEART FROM BOTH
SPEAKER PELOSI AND CHUCK
SCHUMER.
AINSLEY: SARAH, WHITE HOUSE
CORRESPONDENTS' DINNER WAS OVER
THE WEEKEND.
THE PRESIDENT HAS NOT GONE THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
YOU WERE THERE LAST YEAR.
YOU DECIDED TO SKIP OUT ON IT AS
WELL.
YOU BOTH WENT TO GREEN BAY,
WISCONSIN, FOR A RALLY.
THE PRESIDENT WAS ON STAGE.
CALLED YOU UP ON STAGE WITH HIM.
JOKED AROUND A LITTLE BIT.
WATCH THIS.
>> SHE DOESN'T GET IT.
SHE DOESN'T GET IT.
SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND ME AFTER
ALL THESE YEARS.
SHE IS BECOMING TOO POPULAR.
I'M JEALOUS, SARAH, YOU'RE
FIRED.
[APPLAUSE]
STEVE: YOU HAD A GOOD RUN.
>> THANKFULLY HE DIDN'T FIRE ME
IN REAL LIFE.
AND, WE HAD A GREAT NIGHT
SATURDAY NIGHT.
THERE WERE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF
PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT TO CHEER ON
THE PRESIDENT.
AND SHEER ON THE SUCCESS OF HIS
FIRST TWO YEARS IN OFFICE, WHICH
HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY TREMENDOUS.
IT JUST BOWS TO SHOW THAT THERE
IS A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM OUT
THERE.
AND EXCITEMENT.
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY, THAT THE
ECONOMY IS BOOMING.
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY, THAT I ISIS
HAS BEEN DEFEATED IN SYRIA.
PEOPLE ARE HAPPY THAT THE
MILITARY IS BEING REBUILT AND
JUDICIARY IS BEING REMADE AND
THE COUNTRY IS BOOMING LIKE IT
HASN'T IN DECADES.
THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THE
PRESIDENT.
YOU CERTAINLY SAW THAT ON
SATURDAY NIGHT.
STEVE: LOOKS LIKE A GOOD TIME
HAD BY ALL.