Former North Carolina governor, Pat McCrory here from WBT Charlotte filling in for Bill

O'Reilly.

It's Tuesday, July 2, 2019, and you're listening to the O'Reilly update.

And here's what's happening today in America.

Fading Democratic presidential candidate, Beto O'Rourke speaks with migrants in Mexico.

The FBI says domestic terrorist could target July 4 celebrations across the US.

American airstrikes kill eight al-Qaeda terrorists in Syria, Washington, D.C., and San Francisco

ranked the worst-run cities in America.

Coming up, Bill's message of the day, but first to the border.

Fading Democratic presidential hopeful and former media darling Beto O'Rourke, speaking

with refugees in Mexico, touring a migrant center in Juarez just across the border from El Paso.

The failed Senate candidates spoke of asylum seekers for 15 minutes, vowing to expedite

the immigration process for hundreds of thousands hoping to enter the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security issued a dire warning Monday saying, quote, domestic

terror groups could be plotting attacks against 4 July celebrations nationwide.

In fact, the FBI posted the bulletin on their official website saying radicals could use

the holidays to target civilians at parades or festivities across the USA.

Over to the Middle East, where Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that US airstrikes

targeting al-Qaeda training facilities in Syria killed at least eight terrorists who

were actively planning attacks against American civilians.

The operation comes just days after counter terror groups confirmed an ongoing ISIS plot

to smuggle foreign fighters into the US through our southern border.

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