was found not guilty of murder gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing an eyesore prisoner who had been wounded by a strike in iraq in 2017 i do jocasta reports. the allegations were deeply troubling and came from members of his own platoon subordinates of navy seal special ops chief edward gallagher turned in their own leader reporting he'd stabbed to death a 17 year old wounded prisoner who was an isolated fighter shot at unarmed civilians in iraq and threatened to kill those accusing him of committing war crimes but at gallagher's military court martial for 1st degree murder and other charges the prosecution had no forensic evidence to put forward no body no autopsy and thus no official cause of death was we got into trial they were prepared they didn't expect they didn't do what is needed in a case like this really this should this should never have gotten to trial the way that it did a dramatic blow to the case against gallagher was the bombshell claim of another navy seal who testified under immunity that it was he who had killed the young i so fighter the witness was a medic

was found not guilty of madda gallagher is accused of fatally stabbing and i saw a prisoner who had been wounded by an abstract in iraq in 2017 castro reports. the allegations were deeply troubling and came from members of his own platoon subordinates of navy seal special ops chief edward gallagher turned in their own leader reporting he'd stabbed to death a 17 year old wounded prisoner who was an isolated fighter shot at unarmed civilians in iraq and threatened to kill those accusing him of committing war crimes but at gallagher's military court martial for 1st degree murder and other charges the prosecution had no forensic evidence to put forward no body no autopsy and thus no official cause of death was we got into trial they were prepared they didn't expect they didn't do what is needed in a case like this really this should this should never have gotten to trial the way that it did a dramatic blow to the case against gallagher was the bombshell claim of another navy seal who testified under immunity that it was he who had killed the young i so fighter the witness was a medic te

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and he's come forward and said this in support of any gallagher. think that a gallery is a hero not just to the united states and united states military but to the world because he's over there fighting isis which is an enemy that very few countries are willing to put forth troops and resources to can to fight themselves so he basically is being charged with premeditated murder for an isis fighter in my mind and i'm just a simple man here but that sounds like an oxymoron that you would send a navy seal to go fight isis which is a cancer upon humanity yes or humans but they've made themselves to be monsters and so they should be treated as such and so when you say that you're going to charge someone with premeditated murder of isis in a combat zone little own a navy seal i just think that's complete weak. introductory doesn't make any sense . violence has flared up in tel aviv during a rally in honor of an ethiopian israeli teacher who was shot dead by an off duty police officer. you. know. that i could not look the other. cars and stick to the stre

is found not guilty of murder gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing and i thought prisoner he'd been wounded by an airstrike in iraq in 2017 i did your question reports. the allegations were deeply troubling and came from members of his own platoon subordinates of navy seal special ops chief edward gallagher turned in their own leader reporting he'd stabbed to death a 17 year old wounded prisoner who was an isolated fighter shot at unarmed civilians in iraq and threatened to kill those accusing him of committing war crimes but at gallagher's military court martial for 1st degree murder and other charges the prosecution had no forensic evidence to put forward no body no autopsy and thus no official cause of death was we got into trial they were prepared they didn't expect they didn't do what is needed in a case like this really this should never have got to trial the way that it did a dramatic blow to the case against gallagher was the bombshell claim of another navy seal who testified under immunity that it was he who had killed the young i so fighter the witness was a medic tel

was found not guilty of mad gallagher was accused of fatally stabbing and i saw a prisoner who'd been were injured by an airstrike in iraq in 2017 castro reports. the allegations were deeply troubling and came from members of his own platoon subordinates of navy seal special ops chief edward gallagher turned in their own leader reporting he'd stabbed to death a 17 year old wounded prisoner who was an. unarmed civilians in iraq and threatened to kill those accusing him of committing war crimes but at gallagher's military court martial for 1st degree murder and other charges the prosecution had no forensic evidence to put forward no body no autopsy and thus no official cause of death was we got into trial they were prepared they didn't expect they didn't do what is needed in a case like this really this should this should never have gotten to trial the way that it did a dramatic blow to the case against gallagher was the bombshell claim of another navy seal who testified under immunity that it was he who had killed the young i so fighter the witness was a medic telling jurors he closed

>> i don't think gallagher's going to do that. i think gallagher is like any defendant that's been charged and tried for murder, is just happy with the outcome of the trial. his attorney has maintained all along that this was just a setup. the defense to this case has always been that some millennial subordinates of gallagher who did not like his management style were angry at him and that they engaged in this course of conduct to frame him for multiple things and then ultimately this murder of this 12-year-old isis fighter. i think gallagher and his family takes this win and probably he moves on with his wife. he faced the possibility of life in prison without, you know, being released. so i think there's probably, as you would expect, a great sense of relief on his part. and i don't expect he'll file any charges with respect to the claim that was made by the government against him. >> all right. areva martin, thank you so much. always appreciate your legal analysis. >> thank you. >>> well, a titan of the american auto industry h

wh's next for chief gallagher? >> the way it works in military court, this goes ngto conve authority for the final approval of this sentence. then his attorys seem pretty eager to appeal this decision. they don't want this sentence of confinement on his record, if they could possibly avoid it. 'tso we probably wonee the final outcome for a while. in theeantime, he had only served eight months in the brig. that was basically good time. he served none of this four-month sentence so he was able to drive off right after his case was over today. >> reporter: steve walsh, thank you very much. >> thanks, william. e >> woodruff: man 35 states have laws on the books that classify a fetus as a ctim in a homicide or assault. those laws can lead in some cases to criminal charges against the pregnant woman. a case in alabama involving a pregnant woman who was shot in a fight is casng a national spotlight on those issues and raising questions abou weighing the rights of the mother and the rights of the fetus.in lisa desjahas the

in sole charge of posing with the corpse of the teen eisel fighter jurors saw the photo that gallagher texted to friends with the caption good story behind this got him with my hunting knife the photo could not be explained away but gallagher's own words were apparently not enough to convince the jurors that he was guilty of murder heidi joe castro al-jazeera washington now for the 1st time a woman has been nominated to leave the body that oversees the affairs of the european union the decision comes after days of wrangling over who should get the most senior jobs of the mains to tuition's now german defense minister live on the land has been nominated to replace john as president of the european commission belgian prime minister shell's michel is slated to be european council president taking over from donald tusk spain's foreign minister just the borrower has been nominated to be the e.u. is top diplomat he would replace federica mongery me and i.m.f. chief christine the god has been put forward as president of the european central bank taking over from mario draghi they now all need

huge weight off the gallaghers. huge victory for justice. >> reporter: the 19-year combat veteran was accused of war crimes during a 2017 tour in iraq, including murdering this teenage isis prisoner, seen wounded in this iraqi tv video. fellow s.e.a.l. corey scott, granted immunity, testified that he saw gallagher, a medic, stab that teen in the neck. but in a shocking twist, scott testified that he, not gallagher, killed the betweteeny plugging his airway to prevent him from being tortured by iraqi forces, saying, "i knew he was going to die anyway." gallagher's defense team argued during the two-week trial that the case was built on false accusations from disgruntled sailors. >> this is not a murder, this is a mutiny. this is a group of young disgruntled sailors that didn't like being told that they were cowards. and so they decided to conspire to take down the chief. >> and clayton sandell joins us now live. clayton, we know that edward gallagher was convicted of that one charge, posing for a picture of a captive

before the trial, president trump got gallagher out of confinement. what do you want to say to president trump? >> thank you. >> reporter: president trump tweeting today to the gallagher family, "congratulations. you have been through much together. glad i could help!" the jury sentenced gallagher to time served and dropped his rank, which could impact his pension. he's set to retire in two weeks, and even after all the allegations, he said he would happily serve his country again without a second thought. cecilia? >> will, thank you. >>> we'll turn next to the chilling police confrontation in athens, georgia. it was all captured on police body cameras. two officers heard begging a knife-wielding man to put down his weapon. the man tells him "just do it," he then grabs one of their weapons. the officer shoots and kills him. here's abc's chief justice correspondent pierre thomas. and we do want to warn you, this video is disturbing. >> reporter: it was a dangerous call from the start. reports of this man armed with a knife acting erratically. and as th

chief gallagher's pictures, chief gallagher's stills. now, the defense argument has always been this was a case concocted by a small group of seals driven by personal animosity toward gallagher. a theory bolstered by one of their final witnesses. gallagher's boss who said on the stand some guys, quote, just didn't like eddie gallagher. lieutenant commander bryce also testified no one told him about claim of murder for months after seal team 7 returned from iraq, despite being given many chances to do so in interviews. now, the jury, dana, may be asked to begin deliberations this afternoon. they will be considering seven charges in all. they range from the murder of that isis fighter. certainly a charge that is difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt, given that there is no body, there is no autopsy. there is a separate confession from another seal on the stand who said he, not gallagher, actually committed the murder. he was testifying under immunity. then you go all the way down to the lesser charges. the most likely of which is es

gallagher was accused of killing a war prisoner in iraq. now jonathan hunt live outside the naval base courthouse in san diego. jonathan? >> juan, the breaking news here right now chief edward gallagher is not guilty of murdering that isis prisoner in iraq in 2017. he is not guilty of shooting at civilians in a crowd in iraq. is he not guilty of firing from a sniper position at an elderly man. he is not guilty of firing at a young iraqi woman from a sniper position, too. we understand at this point the only charge on which he has been found guilty is posing for a photograph with the body of that isis prisoner. he is guilty. the jury has decided on that charge. but, that is the least serious of the seven charges he was facing. it carries a maximum prison sentence of four months, given the chief gallagher has already served that time. we understand he will walk out of this courtroom behind me shortly a free man and will be free to celebrate the fourth of july with his family the breaking news. chief h edward gallagher again not guilty of all

i'm trace gallagher in for shepard smith. there's word that president trump could be softening his strategy to dictator kim jong-un's nuclear arsenal after he took historic steps on north korean soil. "the new york times" says president trump might accept a nuclear freeze instead of total denuclearization. that means pyongyang would have to stop developing nuclear capabilities but not dismantle any existing weapons. john bolton is pushing back strongly against this report. yesterday president trump was the first sitting american president to enter north korea. this video is from north korean state tv. the president said with us a great honor and called it a legendary day. rich edson reporting live from the white house. rich? >> trace, administration officials say the position from this administration is still to get north korea to dismantle its weapons program. so there's that report in "the new york times" saying the administration officials are formulating the foundation of a position whereby they would accept a freeze. no

, that it targetedfr gallaghe the very beginning. the lead investigator for naval investigations joe wapinski, he d only been with ncis two and a half years before he got this incredibly high profile war crimes case. they a tso portraye seals in gallagher's platoon. gallagher is 40 years old nowre, th of his platoon was much younger. i understand his attorney called them entitled young seals. >> reporter: so,in addition to having those sales, who i guess -- those seawho theirdomtime was essentially not oflieved by the jury, this was also this piec evidence of text that gel gear sent to a seal. apparently he sent a photograph of the captive's body.a one said i a cool story when i get back, i have any knife skills on. and another said, good toreth abou, got him with my hunting knife. how did his team rebut that evidence? >> this is something that happened in iraq in 2017. they have no body in this case, very little foensic evidence, but the one thing that they did have were these photogrhs that gallagher sent out to people in ahe unite

so many people were on gallagher's side. i know bernie kerik was in the the -- in the trenches with you. what eddie gallagher was accused of was a war crime. what was he accused of on why did it take so long. >> this was a complete team effort. we at a wonderful lawyer and commissioner bernie kerik who put together an all-star defense team. we had two great jag lawyers. we had bobby miller. katherine dees. the crux of the case was that the accusation that eddie gallagher killed an isis terrorist by stabbing him in the neck, that was a complete crock. that was total bull. there was no proof of it. the government had no physical evidence. they had a bunch of compromised navy seals whose credibility was rejected by the jury. there were a bunch of other understand differential charges, random shootings, obstruction of justice. all of this was rejected by the jury. and the jury different many different than the courtrooms you and i practiced in. a military courtroom. a court-martial is a true jury of your peers. the jury were mar

gallagher was convicted, however, of posing for photographs with a dead war casualty. today he will be sentenced for that crime. >>> for the fourth of july, many people are headed to the beach like cape cod in massachusetts, and that's also where 11 great white sharks have been spotted close to the shore in recent days. don dahler is on the cape. >> reporter: massachusetts marine biologist greg skomal tagged three of the 12 great whites spotted off cape cod in the past two days. >> wow! holy [ bleep ]. it jumped right out of the water. >> reporter: this wasn't skomal's first encounter with jaws. >> he was coming after you. >> i felt like a seal at that moment. >> reporter: social media recently pictured sharks swimming close to the border. marine biologists believe the reason they're seeing more sharks off the east coast is because of the seal population protected by law has exploded. >> we think it really is as simple as a larger number of seals. >> reporter: they have added landline phones because of bad cell reception. >> they can pick this phone up. >> reporter: an

. >> reporter: attorneys for gallagher concede today was not a complete victory but gallagher did address the court, saying i bounced back fromrothis kristen? >> steve patterson reporting from san dilicefficer is out of a job after he was caught on body cam freezing uin las veorst mass shooting in modern u.s. history. we get details now from nbc's miguel almaguer >> reporter: as a rain of gunfire showered into the crowded music festiv festival, officer cordell hendrix arrived on the 31st floor of the mandalay bay with a trainee and armed security guards. for nearly five minutes hendrix held his position, taking cover by a door as hundreds of rounds were fired from one floor above. with 58 people killed, officer hendrix was terminated by the las vegas metro police department for performance of his duties mike cronk survived the shooting >> i believe if this guy would have reacted, there would have been a lot fewer deaths and a lot less, you know, casualties >> reporter: hendrix admitted he was terrified and froze. inaction after the mass shooting at marjory stoneman douglas high deputy sco

what is next for eddie gallagher? >> what an eloquent defense of her husband for a long period of time. what an amazing woman. he was convicted of one charge of posing with a corpse and he will be sentenced today. the jury in this particular case sentences him. they could award him no punishment up to four months. since he served a lot of time in pre-trial confinement. even if they give him the max of four months he walks out of a courtroom. this is a federal conviction. it will be carried around unless the president pardons him. there is another piece, though. the navy can try to fire him administratively. that's when you saw senior chief gallagher and his attorney this morning talk about going to the special operations command and having a conversation. they'll try to ward that off. >> bill: you have watched this closely. you think the jury got it right? >> i'm always loath as a former military judge or prosecutor to say whether they have it right or not but the jury's verdict should be respected. the military justi

morrisey killing after seeing gallagher a stab the boy in the neck now this was a military court martial so was not a regular panel of jurists rather it was else fellow members of the military that decided on this verdict after about 24 hours of deliberation which does acquit gallagher of all these war crimes except for that one count of posing with the dead body of this eisel fighter in fact jurors were shown the photos that gallagher had texted to his friends which showed him posing with a body accompanied by the caption good story behind this got him with my hunting knife no way obviously to explain away that evidence that indeed gallagher posed with the corpse of this eisel fighter however those words apparently not convincing enough to the jury to convict him of murder the idea. in washington for us thank you. and still ahead an obvious there france's president has a suggestion for iran in order to save the 2015. they had in remnants of war rock of the dangers of landmines in iraq. the web and sponsored by qatar and ways. to save some really heavy rain across southern parts of china

was triumphant huge victory huge we call to gallagher's huge victory for justice it was stealing like we're finally been betrayed after being terrorized by the government that my husband bought for for 2 decades in the war on terror he's proud every major enemy of the united states he was a right sis and noble individual and his name has been smeared in flanders interact with the mud now it's important to note that it was any gallagher's own platoon members in the navy seals who turned him in saying that he had shot civilians and that he had posted a photo on social media of the corpse with himself holding the head of the still fighter and holding up his knife saying got him with my knife however he has been acquitted and at this point we've seen donald trump tweeting out in support of any gallagher saying his wonderful wife andre and his family entire family you have been through much together glad. i could help that's us president donald trump however there have been many voices on social media that have seemingly accused eddie gallagher of being guilty of these crimes and said he i

well the military courts in san diego has acquitted gallagher on 6 out of the 7 charges that he faced all the charges involving the killing of civilians he has been acquitted on those charges found not guilty he was convicted on a charge of posing for a photograph with a corpse which is a violation of the rules however of the maximum sentence for such a violation is only 4 months in prison and he's served 9 months in pretrial detention so at this point he is indeed a free man now it appears that his acquittal was essentially hinged on the testimony of a of a navy seal medic who testified that he himself was responsible for the killing of the the ice still fighter who was captured the teenager that he himself was responsible for this this fighters death and that it wasn't any gallagher now it's interesting to note that this navy seal who said that he was the one who ultimately took the life of this captured i still fighter he had been given immunity so he cannot be charged for this killing now when the verdict came in the family and legal team of eddie gallagher was triumphant this is

the family of edward gallagher is feeling relieved this morning. the navy s.e.a.l. has been aquit of multiple war crimes >> they look like -- yeah, freedom. >> gallagher was charged with the 2017 murder of a prisoner in iraq a military jury found him not guilty on all but one count. nbc's steve patterson has this report >> reporter: vindication for a navy s.e.a.l >> tears of joy. >> absolute joy. >> emotion absolute euphoria. >> reporter: the jury acquitting chief edward gallagher of six of the seven charges against him including premeditated murder. >> huge victory. huge weight off the gallaghers >> reporter: but finding him guilty for code of military justice ba humy the decorated s.e.a.l. was charged with an array of war crimes stemming from a 2017 tour of duty in iraq. the most serious, shooting an unarmed citizens and the murder of an unarmed isis detainee. over the two-week trial prosecutors called members of gallagher's own field team who described a man unhinged, testifying they saw him stab the young fighter. gallagher's defense team painted each witness as

jillian: gallagher's family and veterans across the nation. >> reporter: gallagher's lawyer called the 2-year nightmare and following the verdict the navy seal and his wife reacted to the nightmare being over. >> happy and thankful, happy and thankful. >> i was feeling like we are finally vindicated after being terrorized by the government my husband fought for for three decades in the war on terror. this vindication i hope will be a lesson learned for everybody. >> reporter: the 19 year veteran deployed eight times found not guilty of numerous charges including premeditated murder, attempted murder and trying to obstruct an investigation following the death of a captive isis fighter. he was found guilty of posing with a corpse which carries a maximum sentence of four months in prison but in light of the fact he spent 9 months in prison in advance of his trial the 40-year-old was expected to go free. he will be sentenced on that charge today. one of the key moments of the controversy filled case, a key prosecution witness said he had not chief gallagher killed the captive by covering h

edward gallagher was accused of killing an isis prisoner in iraq. in a courtroom bombshell, a fellow s.e.a.l. admitted to the killing. gallagher says he feels vindicated, but overnight his wife spoke out fiercely condemning the government claiming it's been terrorizings her husband for months. >> i think this whole thing is disgusting. >> reporter: this morning the wife of a navy s.e.a.l. acquitted of murdering an isis prisoner is demanding someone be held responsible. >> his name has been slammed and slandered and dragged through the mud and i think this vindication i hope will be a lesson learned to everybody, and we need to afford the benefit of the doubt to our war heroes who we send over there to fight these evils. >> reporter: chief edward gallagher was accused of war crimes during a tour in iraq including murdering an isis fighter seen wounded in this iraqi tv video. fellow navy s.e.a.l. corey scott who was granted immunity in the case testified that he saw gallagher stab that teen, but in a shocking twist scott also testified that he, not ga

one in which he would consider a pardon if gallagher is found guilty. melissa. >> melissa: all right, for want all of this, let's bring in philip holloway, former u.s. navy jag jagged officer and former district attorney, assistant district attorney. we hear about, they may start deliberating today. where do you think we are in this case? how do each side do? >> melissa, to say something is rotten in denmark is an understatement. there is certainly something rotten in the silting unit, either as the prosecution contends it was led led by a bd thirsty murderer or it was fillh liars. either way, that's for the jury to determine. bear in mind all witnesses, as the judge will tell the jury, are presumed to be telling the truth. there's no shortage in this case of contradictory witness testimony. the jury is going to have a hard time sorting out who is telling the truth, who may be lying, or who may be simply mistaken. it's all going to boil down to the burden of proof, as i'm sure we will hear the defense argue vociferously in closing arguments today. >> me

navy seal kori scott, who said he, and not gallagher, killed the injured isis fighter. "i held my thumb over his tracheal tube until he quit breathing." the defense attorney then asked, "why did you kill him?" scott replied, "because i knew he would die anyway." the navy prosecutor said gallagher's own words and photos proved his guilt in a social media post, the seal is seen posing in front of the corpse with a message sent to his friends, "good story behind this. got him with my hunting knife." but gallagher and his wife have steadfastly maintained his innocence. >> we want to celebrate today in the victory that we have and my husband being a free man. >> reporter: again, gallagher was only found guilty of posing with that body, which is a violation of the military's code of conduct. it does carry a maximum sentence of four months, but david, he's walking away a free man tonight having served more than six months. >> begnaud: jonathan vigliotti with the verdict from san diego. thank you, jonathan. we have gotten our clearest picture yet of the growing crisis at the so

gallagher's lawyer a two year nightmare. he and his wife reacting to the nightmare being over. >> happy and thankful. happy and thankful. thank god and i leave with you my wife. >> i was feeling like finally vindicated like being terrorized by the government my husband fought for. i hope this will be a lesson to everybody. >> found not guilty premeditated murder and attempted murder following the death much a captive isis fighter. he was rcialg found guilty of posing with a corpse. a max of four months in prison. in light of the fact that he already spent nine months in prison in advance of his trial, the 40-year-old is expected to go free when he is sentenced on that charge later today. one of the controversial moments when a key controversial witness said he and not chief gallagher killed the captain by captive by covering breathing tube. they will talk about where their lives go from here. back to you. brian: thanks, todd. think how much credit sean and i know eddie knows. this sean gallagher has been in his defense as we

gallagher. we won't divulge all your secrets. is that ok? we didn't agree upon that either. we did? ok. we're having trouble getting out of the gate. gary: i'm just listening, peter. you're the one controlling the gate. peter: so your first professional job, can you tell us a little bit about that position? gary: i went to graduate school at the university of texas in austin and i was there in the mid-1970's, took all my coursework, and surveyed the countryside. and there were no jobs. i was part of a lost generation of doctoral students then, and i was asked in the summer of 1976 to edit a backlog of oral histories. they have 125 oral histories that were conducted in 1968 and 1969 and just sat there. i agreed to do that. when i finished that, they asked if i would like a job as an archivist as part of the national archives. abouttalked -- we talked as a family and decided that was a smart thing to do because there is no teaching jobs. peter: what were some of the things you did? gary: i special

chief edward gallagher walking free tod after learning his sentence following his acquittaon all but one charge. steve patterson is at the courthouse. >> reporter: tonight chief edward gallagher is a free man. >> the cas of eddie gallagher is finally concluded. >> reporter: after being found not guilty of murder but guilty of posing with a photo with a dead body. because of time served, gallagher will return home today.fo r that single uniform code violation, he demoted in rank and will be forced to take two months of reduced pay. >> we were hoping for a different sentence. >> reporter: the trial began when the chief was accused of killing a wounded iraqi prisoner and shooting at unarmed civilians during his deployment. prosecutors called members of his own teem who described him as unhinged testifying they saw him stab the young isis fighter. >> the small group of seals that decided to concoct the story in eno way, shape, or form repres the community i love and gave my soul to. >> reporter: president trump, a vocal supporter, congratulated the seal tweeting glad i could help referen

gallagher and his wife embracing as she is crying tears of joy. the entire defense team shooting out of their seats. they are now discussing the sentencing on that lone guilty charge as we speak. lester? >> steve patterson? san diego this evening. thank you. >>> the migrant humanitarian asaster growingng our southern border became even more vivid today. new images ofovercrowded detention centers fueling a wave of protests outside congressional offices across the country. our gabe gutierrez is in el paso with the latest. >> shut it down. >> reporter:rom south florida. >> we must -- >> reporter:o new mexico to rthern california. >> free the kids. free the kids. >> reporter: today protests erupted across the country demanding the closure of migrant detention centers. these new government released photos show ngovercrowdi. several facilities raise overcrowding concerns. one describing a ticking time bomb. members of theongressional hispanic caucus all democrats just toured migrant detention centers i texas. congressman joaquin castro tweeting out thes

otuesday, gallagher was acquitted of murder and other war crimes. on wednesday, he faced sentencing for taking a photo with a dead isis fighter. the jury recommending reduction in rank from chief to first class petty officer. gallagher's pay also reduced fo two monthd he was released with time served. >> we were certainly hoping for a different sentence. but at the same time, that's not something that's finalized. >> the demotion would mean a reduced pension for the career military man. but the commanding authority overseeing the case will now have the ability to approve, deny or reduce the sentence. gallagher's legal team feels there's a good chance it will at least be partially adjusted. >> we're prettyth confident he will ultimately be allowed to retire at his current rank. so continue to call him chief. >> the gallaghers telling fox and friends they're happy the ordeal is over. >> i feel grateful and blessed to have the sort that i had this whole time from the country and from a the troops. >> now, everyone in the country is able tosee what we'v

heather: navy seal edward gallagher has been found not guilty for the murder of an isis fighter, gallagher was acquitted of all charges for taking a photo with a corpse. he will be sentenced for that today. 9/11 first responders lewis alvarez will be laid to rest, he passed away from cancer linked to his month at ground 0. hundreds of mourners lining up to pay their respects to retired nypd detective. alvarez was just 53 years old. a shift in the democratic race for 2020, new polls show kamala harris surging to second-place nationally, 20% supported the quinnipiac university poll right behind joe biden with 22%. elizabeth warren in third place at 14%. big day coming up for a lot of folks headed outside to see some fireworks, picnics happening outside as we celebrate the fourth of july and independence day. great weather for everybody. >> a lot of things happening across the country. a lot of traveling beginning over the next couple days. one thing that isn't going to change is the heat we have been dealing with, in the middle of the country to the east coast, upper 80s, lower 90s, a simila

but it looks like eddie gallagher will face no more jail time. and also very importantly, that charge of posing with the body, the jury is not allowed to implement adishonorable discharge on that and that would have been the big problem for eddie gallagher because he could have lost his pension and benefits. that is not open to them. so all he can be sentenced with is up to four months in jail. and as i say, wolf, he has already served this. listen, this case has captivated like few other court marshals because it gave us insight into the usually secretive world of the sal-- of the s.e.a.l.s and there was a bombshell dropped who had been called by the prosecution and he said, yeah, i saw eddie gallagher stab this young isis detainee, but i actually killed him. cory scott said i actually killed him. i put my finger over his trach cube and asphyxiated him and he would die any way and i was scared woe be tortured. and the problem for the prosecution, there was no forensic evidence. this was an inaccessible crime scene away in iraq and no body or aut

as we report from san diego, edward gallagher was demoted. >> edward gallagher is a free man. he was convicted of posting to a photo next to an isis prisoner in 2017 and given four months confinement. the decorated serviceman will not go to jail having already spent nine months behind bars while he was awaiting trial. gallagher was found not guilty on six other charges including the murder of that fighter and shooting at iraqi civilians. >> the jury delivered a massive huge sweeping victory to the gallagher's yesterday. eddie gallagher and his wife drove out of here in a convertible, happy as . >> reporter: his rank is been reduced affecting both his salary and pension. gallagher could have gotten life in prison had he been convicted of murdering the detainee. he talked about the ordeal wednesday morning on fox news. >> they tried to frame a as a criminal from the get go. but we knew the truth the whole time. we knew i was innocent of these charges the whole time . >> reporter: during the sentencing he made a plea to the jury telling them he accepts responsibility for his mist

i'm trace gallagher in for martha maccallum. those protesters today joining a chorus of critics in the media with several suggesting tomorrow's festivities are all about the president's ego and his desire to behave like kim jong un. >> it's just obscene. it really is. and i just hope it doesn't spoil the whole day. >> the president of the u.s. trying to turn july 4th, traditionally the ultimate celebration of and by the people to a celebration of and by one person, donald j. trump. >> i -- the threat is to his fellow americans. i think donald trump -- not a defeat or of tyrants. >> trace: the president hitting back tweeting "the cost of our great salute to america tomorrow will be very little compared to what it is worth. it we own the planes, we have the pilots, the airport is right next door. all we need is the fuel. we own the tanks and all. fireworks are donated by two of the great. "my next guest is defending tomorrow's salute to america and says this is what our founders would have wanted. republican senator from utah mike

gallagher's legal team is claiming victory. the navy chief and his wife spoke right after the verdict was handed down. >> i'm happy and thankful. thank god for my legal team and my wife. >> i feel like we're finally vindicated after being terrorized. >> steve part sob has been following the story. thanks so much for joining us from san diego. sentencing today. what do we expect? >> well, andrea, you probably know better than most that a military trial moves different than a civil trial. the jury moved right into deliberations for sentencing almost immediately after the verdict was read last night. so they've already been dealing and listening to witnesses, four defense witnesses were called last night. they're going to roll right into deliberations this morning. they're in there right now with the defense team as we speak deliberating over sentencing for that one charge. i want to say this and we've said it many times before, gallagher acquitted of six of the seven charges that he was facing, obviously murder, attempted murder,

we will be watching live as eddie gallagher, chief eddie gallagher walks out of that facility this evening. jonathan will be watching along with you. thank you very much for that late breaking report tonight. also breaking this evening the border crisis and situation at detainment facilities called out by one official as ticking time bomb. in a new dhs watchdog report, today move on.org organized close the camp protest in 180 places across the country. most of them were fairly small. >> family separation is for temperature. it is unamerican. and it is illegal. >> this is disgusting. >> what do we do? stand up, fight back. where immigrant rights are under attack. >> today brandon judd the head of the national border patrol council urging the vbp to release the video of their visit from alexandria ocasio-cortez. he wants everybody to be able to see what she saw when she was in there. the congresswoman said that she felt threatened by the officers there they claim the opposite. they say she was screaming at them and harassing them while she was there. i can't understate how disturbing it was

some s.e.a.l.s said, yes, eddie gallagher did this and stabbed the detainee and fired his sniper rifle at innocent civilians and other s.e.a.l.s stood up and said he didn't. so it came down really to who the jury believed. and the jury believed eddie gallagher who did not testify himself, but they believe those s.e.a.l.s who said we didn't see anything. but also, as i say, wolf, it would have been very hard to convict beyond a reasonable doubt when there was zero forensic evidence. >> a lot of national attention on this court marshal on this trial. thanks very much nick watt for that report. >>> there is other news we're following including a new cnn poll that shows president trump's approval rating at 43% with 52% disapproving the job he's doing at president. this comes only days before the president intends to tout his record during a fourth of july speech here in washington on the national mall. a celebration that traditionally has been nonpartisan. let's bring in our political experts and analysts and discuss and chris cillizza, kellyanne conway reveals the president does plan to t