eric: yeah. eric: the problem is we don't really know what's happening in australia, let alone most of the rest of the world. eric: they've been counting insects for more than 20 years, but there just aren't enough projects like this internationally. the world has grown rather complacent since the last warning of insectageddon nearly 60 years ago. eric: in 196 a ldlife biologist, rachel carson, wrote a global best-seller called "silent spring," sounding the alarm on ddt. rachel carson: unless we do bring these chemicals under better control, we're certainly headed for disaster. eric: she exposed how the pesticide was wiping out insect populations and contaminating the food chain, and she envisioned silent springs without birdsong in the morning or frog choruses at night. rachel: these sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes, non-selective chemicals that have the power to still the song of birds and the leaping of fish in the streams. er

eric: hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. the supreme court's 5-4 opinion returns control of abortion law to the states. several have outlawed abortion immediately under the so-called tigger laws that will ban or restrict most abortions in roughly half the country. the biden administration weighing options to try and protect abortion rights. former acting attorney general math i hue whitaker joins us in just a moment, but first alexis mcadams is lye in new york city -- live in new york city with the protests, but let's start with david spunt live at the supreme court. we can hear those crowds still gathering on both sides, chanting, jeering or cheering. david, what's the latest from there? >> reporter: a lot of energy outside the united states supreme court, that is for sure. things were quiet early this morning, but things began to pick up with several how coming outside the high court to lend their voices just a few hours ago. we're going to take just a little bit of a pan of the crowd right now. you can see there's quite a

eric. eric: customs and border production agents warning the the migrant surge at the southern border, well, it's getting worse, 1.5 million encounters so far this fiscal year and also we are told get this that 50 of the migrants that were nabbed were actually on terrorist watch lists. meanwhile agents are said to be furious that a disciplinary decision will be announced soon on those horseback agents that were falsely accused of whipping haitian migrants last year. bill melugin live in hidalgo, texas with much more on this. hey, bill. bill: eric, good afternoon to you. that's right, we are starting to push into the brutally hot and dangerous summer months down here at the border and the activity is not slowing down. it's actually doing the opposite. it is surging. case and point, take a look at the photos just put out by border patrol in the rio grande valley yesterday. what you're looking at are numerous large groups, 3 of them in total here in hidalgo county and in star county totaling m

eric: hello, everyone, i'm eric shawn. we're also following the record high gas prices and rising inflation continuing to drag down president biden's poll numbers. that approval rating below 40% in one survey. we'll take a look at what caused this inflation and if it can be tamed. and border patrol agents, we're told, are furious that the department of homeland security is about to discipline their colleagues who were falsely accused of whipping haitian migrants last summer when they were actually using reins of their horses to control those animals. we have live fox team coverage and all these stories for you coast to coast. let's begin first with bill melugin with more on the situation among the border patrol agents because of those photographs that went viral with a lot of false accusations. hey, bill. >> reporter: eric, good afternoon to you. that's exactly right, multiple sources tell me they are irate about this. they feel that the president and other politicians essentially convict these horseback agents before they

eric? eric some states have been banning those athletes who were born as men from competing in women's sports saying it's very unfair but, of course, transgender supporters say that they should have that right. certainly a controversial decision today, thank you. arthel? if. arthel: eric, a man from -- [inaudible] after four inmates escaped from a federal prison early yesterday morning. the u.s. bureau of prisons says the group went missing around 1:45 a.m. yesterday from a minimum security facility in hopewell virginia, about 20 miles south of richmond. officials have not said how the inmates were able to slip away. they are serving lengthy sentences for drug and firearm charges. anyone who spots these men, they're asked to call the u.s. marshals' service hot line, 804-545-8501. meantime, police in louisville, kentucky, are searching for a suspect accused of punching the city's mayor in a seemingly random attack. officers say mayor greg fisher was hit by a man at a retail outlet last night

hello eric. eric: thank you for joining us. i'm eric shawn. we expect to see more protests as the decision sends shockwaves across the country. most protests were peaceful there are a few exceptions a christian pregnancy center in colorado was vandalized and it was torched following the reversal of roe. same scene in portland, oregon where rioters destroyed property and sprayed graffiti. some say that the these actions have gone too far and those that disagree with the decision should have their say in the voting booth in november. >> when roe came out we didn't burn down the capitol as conservatives. we didn't go to liberal justices homes to try to intimidate them. these constitutional anarchists, my advice to you, quit trying to burn down america, work like we did, elect people who work with you at the ballot box. >> alexis mcadams is here. reporter: demonstrations erupted throughout the nation. most protests were pretty peaceful but that wasn't the same in places like colorado. look at this pregnancy care center in long longmont colorado. p

eric: looking for to that. meanwhile in washington members of the production team for the late show steven colbert have been a wreck arrested and charged with trespassing in the capitol complex for this happen thursday night. just hours after the house generally six committee hearings that had made the capitol security such an issue wrapped up. sources tell fox news the colbert crew did not have press credentials. they happen to be in the building after hours even though they did earlier get permission to interview several members of congress for their comedy sketch. chad has more from washington. >> a bizarre security breach. the late show team they overstayed their welcome. busted by u.s. capitol police. in a statement cbs says the production team came to capitol hill to do interviews for a comedy segment to insult comedy dog. he is also known for his work on a saturday night live tv fun house animated shorts. cbs said the interviews were prearranged with congressional offices. fox was told on thursday mornin

. >> eric: i'm eric shawn. several staffers left because of bragg's liberal and progressive policies. a former top new york prosecutor says has led to quote insanity. critics have been slamming bragg's decision to offer plea bargains in some cases, and his original decision in an infamous memo not to even prosecute some crimes. meantime, in los angeles, progressive d.a. is defending his record on crime in a new interview as he faces a recall effort. that comes just weeks after san francisco voters ousted its progressive district attorney in a recall there. christina coleman is following these fast-breaking developments on the criminal justice front. she's in los angeles. >> hey, eric. hundreds of prosecutors are throwing in the towel due to these controversial criminal justice reforms or they are supporting the ramped-up recall effort against the liberal d.a. this is happening in two democrat-run states, here in california and new york. new york post is reporting that this year 65 district attorneys which is ab

steve harrigan thank you very much, eric. before arthel ukrainian suffering setbacks in the battlefield in the east bay the country is making diplomatic gains. starting a process to start enjoying the european union and strengthening its relationship with europe and the u.s. so far with no end in sight for vladimir putin's ruthless invasion. some are doubting the possible ability of peace talks. he is german chancellor. >> the truth is we are far far away from negotiations between ukraine and russia. putin still believes in the possibility of a dictated peace. >> how can this endless big national scaredy analyst doctor rebecca grant and president of iris independent research and a fox news contributor. so doctor grant, what you think and bring putin to the table without ukraine succeeding territory to moscow? can this succeed and a standoff and he just gives up? >> neither side is ready for that right now. because although russia has taken over severodonetsk they've also leveled that city but ukraine has made a pretty smart a

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eric: thank you for joining us i am eric sean. the big stories before you at this hour. investigation underway after man goes on a stabbing spree a los angeles hospital. it is the second attack u.s. medical facility that happened just this week. search is now on for the gunman opened fired at a phoenix strip mall last night. killed one person and eight others were wounded in what is yet another mass shooting in america. we will have the latest on that investigation. republican lawmakers are going to the southern border today, what they say about the spiraling situation as migrants continue to cross the border at high rates. we have fox team coverage for you, christina coleman is in los angeles. let's begin with lucas tomlinson whose life at the white house force, lucas. >> good afternoon eric and arthel for today the price of gas in this country is double what it was when president biden took office. gas prices have soared the president's approval rating has gone down spoke he is spending the weekend. >> fighting inflation is my top economic priority. we are not likely t

deputy john lewin believed the man behind it was eric delacruz. eric's motive? simple, thought john lewin. the same as the woman he called his grandmother. money. >> sonia was killed late friday night. on monday morning, guess who shows up at sonia's lawyer office, before he even opens? >> eric delacruz. >> guess what he wants to know from the lawyer? >> how much am i getting. what am i getting? how much am i getting in the will? >> there was no other questions asked. >> no, that was it. the lawyer said that in his long career, he'd never had anything even remotely close to that. >> but do eric's other surprises, he got nothing. sonia left her money and her property to her son, john bourdeau. >> you want to make sure that john bourdeau didn't get any thing. and what better way to remove him from the problem? having him sit in jail, for a crime he didn't commit. >> then, erik got another surprise. as he played in with the detectives. >> and my partner sent out a picture of fernando romero, and he goes out to the trails to the point where he can't even speak. >> y

eric: no. rishaad: and of course the differentials are going to play hugely into this, and allow that will depend on where -- and a lot of that will depend on where we see the fed going. eric: correct. the problem is the fed probably does not know where inflation will go. they have been telling you second half there is a potential easing. i think it will go into a top stance and ease inflation second half of the year. but there is so much supply chain disruption, and at the same time with the war in ukraine disrupting the supply chains and the commodity prices. so the fed does not have a really good stance. put back into play, asia relatively, inclusive of china, has been hiking a lot because of the progrowth stance. they also want to have a wait-and-see mode. ultimately globally, all central banks cannot really solve the supply chain and food inflation. yvonne: obviously there is a lot of focus last year on high-yield and china. i'm wondering given what we have seen the last few days about mor

. >> hi, eric. hello everyone. this framework deal comes after a devastating string of bass shootings and country including a recent attack at a shooting in buffalo and at school shooting in texas. putting the bill on the floor as soon as possible once it is finalized. ten republicans have signed onto the framework that would be enough to reach the 60 vote rush holt needed to pass if all 50 democrat senators also support it. >> they are working on that. alexandria hoff has what is included and how both sides are reacting. >> the final bill has not yet been written. this is significant in its own right coming to a point of agreement that has not been reached in decades. the statement reads "our plan increases needed mental health resources improve school safety and support for students and helps them as adjudicated mentally ill cannot purchase weapon speared saving lives while also protecting the constitutional right of law-abiding americans. it includes funding to help state implement and pass red flag laws billion

is holding his grandson or grandchild eric taylor. and the blue one that had anything to do with my father's death, they'll must all be investigated, they must be prosecuted, and they must all be convicted for taking my father away from me. thank you for after all, that's transpired. laconia decides it's time for him to travel back to craddock, his childhood home. it's back there that his family's history and that of the i and see a deeply entwined his great grandfather, james, author. carlotta was an agency luminary in 1936. he was elected secretary general with in the african national congress. by the time he handed over power in 1949 and they and he was in such good standing that they could been kick off the defiance campaigns of the 1950s. we're on our way to credit to go and update my mother. there is some activities that are beginning to show progress. hello, how are you? i'm on. i can move this one progress. it's been so long, but it's just something that i can't work out in get peace when can be until the day i know what happe

eric: this is coming after a case in the u.k. against a newspaper that called him a wife bought -- a wife beater. he lost the case. the legal bar in great britain is quite high, and it is quite difficult. in the u.s., it could have been anywhere that they filed it in a court where they thought it could be favorable. it turns out that it was. why wasn't it here? i don't know exactly what the answer is to that question. but i do know that it a big enough circus and swallowing up social media and internet for the past six weeks with every revelation of salacious interactions and alleged interactions. if it was here, it would only have been bigger. but this case is everywhere. mark: we can perhaps expect a movie to follow. reactions are come again, johnny depp saying the jury gave me my life back, amber heard expressing disappointment at the results. the awards are a lot smaller than the $50 million that cap was seeking and the $100 million amber heard was seeking. do we read anything into that? eric: johnny depp has made clear that

thank you, eric. because of the activism in the tenderloin community, we're going to be moving some dirt today and we're going to begin the construction process to celebrate the 70 homes for individuals and 35 of which are for people who are formerly unhoused. that's very important. and, with all good projects, this work is never done alone, it's done in partnership. i'd like to thank mayor london breed, eric shaw, and the mayor's office of housing and community development and this whole entire team which is here today. thank you. supervisor dean preston, please join us. [applause] former supervisor matt haney and jane kim who were pivotal in this work because of the year long -- years of work that took for us to be here today. the california department of housing and community development and their huge support in this being one of the first projects using housing accelerator funds. silicon valley bank. kay hill contractors. [applause] architects vanmeter williams bullock. [applause] waypoint consul

. >> next with us is eric - the vice president and senior counsel with the fund for religious liberty here with us to talk about yesterday supreme court ruling on the case in maine and 82 religious schools and welcome to washington journal. >> it thank you for having me. >> tell us about the beckett funded what is his mission and how are you funded. >> we are nonprofit law firm, five o one c three, and we are sitting people of all different traditions, and we representative - christians and muslims, jews, and more that in terms of funding, we take donations from whomever and it's tax-deductible. >> have you represented clients cases before federal courts including supreme court on the issue of religious liberty. >> yes, many thanks, my latest is 13 or 14 cases that the united state supreme court it14 frequently appeared to be for lower federal courts as a supreme court of the course including sometimes overseas to have here's the headlines with new york times in yesterday's ruling a supreme court case, supreme court rejects main - unaided to religious schools generally - three in the

your thoughts on that, eric rassbach? >> justice breyer's been saying this kind of concern for a while. he read his dissent from yesterday, his real focuses on avoiding inter religious strife, inter-religious conflict. and frankly, it's something he's been saying since elise 2002. in a case called's element where he also made a prediction at that time there would be, this would cause, there will be a problem there because that was a similar kind of question about whether such a program of sport, tuition support -- school choice support would pass muster under the establishment clause. and the courted that time said yes it would. and he predicted that there could be a problem with religious strife. but since then, his predictions not really borne out and i don't think it's gonna bear out this time either. >> justice sonia -- said this, today the court he said leads to a place for a separation of church and state becomes a viable constitutional violation. if a state cannot offer subsidies to its citizens without being requi

eric weiss. thing that's happening around the world. we would like to welcome you to our conversation with two wonderful people how the community is responding to the way the world is going on today. we would like to introduce you to rabbi julie sax, an organizer of center of reform duty. welcome. >> thank you so much. >> and kellen stellar. wel welcome. >> thank you. >> why don't we jump into what your organization do and we can funnel in and response of events that's happening around the world. >> well, the religious action center is the social jus justice -- you can say department and manifestation and that's a national organization, religious center, has been around for a long time and people are familiar with it and hopefully are. in 2012, rabbis and leaders in california decided that we need to organize in california specifically to try to impact statewide policy. and so california is under the umbrella of the rack and integrated into the national organization but we are a statewide network

kriti: eric alton is, thank you so much. more coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ kriti: this is "bloomberg markets." i am creepy good data -- i am kriti group to what's jon erlichman. let's bring in the president of -- >> that is the interesting thing. the u.s. and other countries like canada are trying to be aggressive with rate hikes. others like the ecb and boj are trying to take things as slowly as possible. the bank of japan has been praying for inflation since 2012. they are finally getting it so they do not want to pour water on the fire. the question is, how far can the dollar-? as far as -- dollar-yen go? there are still more to the topside. jon: all eyes are on the ecb as we await commentary. what do you think happens in the currency market? >> it is one of the more interesting meetings. there is a wide range of opinions from lagarde's blog post all the way to some people thinking they hike 50 tomorrow, which seems unlikely to me. i am on the doveish side. their hiking into an energy shot like the bank of england. we have 135 basis

eric freedman, thank you so much. i have no idea what he was talking about with university of virginia. kailey, university of virginia hockey is just extraordinary. two the even have an ice rink in charlottesville? kailey: i think it got converted into a restaurant. tom: converted into a denny's. [laughter] tom: of the blur of news today, what has your attention? lisa: university of michigan consumer sentiment survey. how much is the gloomy rhetoric a self-fulfilling prophecy? tom: i will go away from economics. lisa, as you mentioned, all of these idiosyncratic moments, starting at the beginning of the week with tunisia essentially shut down. there are a lot of international relations stories to think about , including but the president's trip coming up in july. the historic judicial decisions from washington and legislative decisions, as well. on the equity markets at 7:00 a.m. stay with us, this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: keeping you up-to-date with news from around the world. i am ritika gupta. it is being called t

case last fall, the new york attorney general says eric trump in that deposition he pled the fifth. against self incrimination more than 500 times in response to more than 500 different questions. he took the fifth. so, yeah. as of today, per the new york state courts, the eldest trump son, not the blonde one, and daughter ivanka and former president trump himself, they are all going to have to give sworn testimony in that civil case next month. you want to set your alarm for it or inevitable public meltdown as that testimony date approaches, right now that testimony is on the books for july 15th. so one month from tomorrow. happy birthday. see you in court. >>> and you know, it's interesting thinking about sworn depositions from the former president and more of his kids in that case, which really does threaten the existence of the trump family business. one of the things that just keeps becoming newly relevant over and over again about the former president about this question of whether he'll be president again, his continuing hold on the republican party, his efforts to transform

eric early. too extreme, too conservative for california. >>> on saturday, a nightclub in dallas held an event called dra your kids to pride. at the event, little kids dance as drag queens and got dollar bills. this sexualized children always is. there were a small number of brave processors. one was alex stein who tried to get into the event because it was a public event. watch. [ indiscernible] [ bleep] [ indiscernible] >> take your mask off. good for alex stein. if more people acted like that we would have less sexualizing of children. the last thing they want you to do is see it. that's why they attack you when they do. a radio host in seattle joins us . jason, thanks for coming on. this is so crazy. it's hard not to think. i don't know what to thank of this. what are we watching? >> i am old enough to remember when drag queen story hours wer the things we were outraged at. that is clearly inappropriate. in this case you have a neon pink sign as a backdrop declaring it will not lick itself as

and mayor eric adams. this is "the daily show" with trevor noah! ( cheers and applause ) >> trevor: what's going on, everybody? this is "the daily show," i'm trevor noah. thank you for coming out in person. thank you so much, thank you so much, thank you so much! welcome to the show, everybody! we have a great one for you tonight. take a seat. let's get into it. the january 6th committee dropped bomb shells today. rudy giuliani is lucky to be alive, and our guest tonight is the mayor of new york city, eric adams, and he's going to be joining us on the show and i'm going to ask him if he'll finally let me drive a subway car. let's do this, people, let's jump straight into today's headlines. ( cheers and applause ) ♪♪ all right. you know, there are a lot of depressing things going on in america right now, so we decided, let's start off today's show with some good news, and i'm talking about what happened to rudy giuliani. ( laughter ) former new york city mayor and america's most illegal lawyer. ( laughter ) you see, he was in a supermarket on st

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but what's republican eric early's passion? early wants to bring trump-style investigations on election fraud to california, and early says he'll end obamacare and guard against the growing socialist communist threat. eric early. too extreme, too conservative for more information visit cdc . don't go just another weekend. , winmar on saturday a nightclub in dallas held an event called drag your kids to pride. at the event little kids dance with drag queens and tip them with dollar bills. this is grotesque sexualizing children always is. soso there were a small number f brave protesters outside. one of them was our friend alex stein. he tried toge get into the event because it was a public event and so he was assaulted. watch. >> i have no right now. i can't really kick off it end. i thought oh , take off the no matter what home it away. mask. take your mask off. go od fif more people acted like that , we'd have less sexualizing children. the last thing they want youyo o do is see it. that that's why they attack you whenh you do

and with that i'll turn it over to eric looking very much forward to this discussion here today eric over to you. thank you christian. it is my pleasure this afternoon to introduce our principal speaker. gary gerstel the melon professor of american history emeritus and the melon director of research at the university of cambridge. he is the author editor of more than 10 books including two prize winners american crucible race the nation in the 20th century published in 2001 revised and expanded in 2017 and liberty and coercion the paradox of american government from the founding to the present published in 2015 his influential co-edited collection of essays the rise and fall of the new deal order 1930 to 1980 published in 1989 is still in print. gary gerstel is a guardian columnist and is also written for the atlantic monthly the new statesman descent and the nation amongst other outlets. he frequently appears on bbc radio 4 bbc world service talking politics and npr. he received his phd from harvard university and his ba from brown university and today he will be speaking on his new

eric patterson, head of responsible investments at nordea asset management. european airports capping travel numbers potentially pushing carriers to even more cancellations. or on that story next. and this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. happy friday. looking across european equities come you are seeing gains. 0.7%. 1% on the ftse. what draws me to the italian 10 year yields currently trading at 3.68. lower by six basis points. we did have some modest clarity from christine lagarde, i was going to say francine. you speak to her a lot. francine: we -- she was speaking in we have a source inside or outside but she was speaking to finance ministers and she was saying, if they had a place where they could sell things but i don't know how convincing that was. you have another big part of the governing council. think about the week we have had. the ecb meeting. we had the swiss franc. we had the bank of england. you start wondering whether all of this may have been coordinated. tom: interesting. if they were, they did not draw in kuroda, clearly. f

whether it is eric smith or billy long or eric brightens -- eric greitens. whoever is going to have the best message. >> did you think that digital video he released was a good idea? >> i do not see it but what i heard about it i do not think we should be promoting any violence. >> you have eric greitens and herschel walker who both have serious allegations of domestic violence. walker has said he holds himself accountable for behavior words his ex-wife yet are you concerned that's these candidates heard the parties at brand? >> i think voters will make a choice. herschel has been very honest and upfront about his background and the voters are going to make a choice. i think -- has not been upfront. if you look at warnick's voting record -- merger is still a republican state. i think herschel is going to win. that will not bode well for candidates this year. >> background of the matter? >> i think it is important. people want to see who you are. look, in these races, you are going to get attacked. you are always going to get attacked for your background. wha

he is in the 40s and the next person is eric hurley at 16%. nathan hochman is a 12 and schubert is at eight. the people supporting bonta were into lifting up eric hurley and talking about these considered conservative credentials and a way to get republicans -- playbook we are seeing in the last several races. >> this is a reflection of the r next to their names. schubert -- when the polls are read to voters on the phone or online they say what party there with so it is acute to say i am republican and i will vote for the republican and that helps bonta and for the democrats it helps hochman in eric early . >> let's talk a little bit about this tension we are seeing between progressive leadership and this question a public safety. what -- wondering if we are seeing a shift away from progressive leadership and progressive policies that have been put into place over the last few years? >> we have to be careful about making a sweeping conclusion. generally voters are cranky and they are in a bad mood because of pandemic, gas prices and a host of

and she included at the end of her statement something else from trump lawyer eric herschmann. to get us ready for what's coming next. from the investigations next hour. >> in our next hearing on thursday, the select committee will examine president trump's relentless effort on january six, and in the days beforehand, to pressure vice president pence to refuse to count lawful electoral votes. as a federal judge, he's indicated, the slightly violated to federal criminal statutes. president trump had no factual basis for what he was doing. and he had been told it was illegal. despite this, president trump lauded with a lawyer named john eastman. and others to overturn the outcome of the election on january 6th. to give you a sense of the gravity of these issues, here is a clip of one of president trump's own white house lawyers, eric herschmann, who talks to mr. eastman the day after men january six. >> it was the day after eastman, i don't remember, he called me, or he texted me, called me, wanted to talk with me. he said he couldn't reach others. and he started to ask me about

eric greitens is a grown man. he is not a puppet of donald trump, i don't believe -- >> can you have it both ways? this is like a maga purity test. >> well, again, in what regards? who gets to call you a republican and republican in name only? mitch mcconnell, eric greitens goes out hard on mitch mcconnell to get rid of him as majority leader. without mitch mcconnell, donald trump would not have the trump administration nominees, his supreme court would not have 20+ percent of the federal circuit are trump appointees. the president liked to crow about how many judges he put on the bench. none of that would've been possible without mitch mcconnell. the president can have it both ways. you can have a legislative horse like mitch mcconnell shepherding your judges through incredibly complex system, and attacking the guy. >> thanks very much for the time tonight, good to have you. >> thanks for having me. >>> outfront next, barricaded, the supreme court behind security fencing as officials brace for a decision on abort

i want to begin where we just ended, with eric herschmann's advice to john eastman. how good a criminal defense lawyer do you think john eastman is? >> effing great defense lawyer. even that wouldn't be good enough. because all of this focus on how they really believed their own lie is just completely bogus. detachment from reality, of the kind that attorney general barr seems to have detected on the part of the former president, is a disqualification from the presidency. but it is not a defense to a criminal charge. even in those very rare cases where delusion can be used to disprove intent, there is a doctrine known as willful ignorance, and we saw barr describing that perfectly when he said that the president -- the then president -- did not seem to care about the facts. every time we have heard in the j 6th committee hearings, that every time trump would say, but what about, this one about that? what about these boxes? they would explain to him, patiently, the people around him, his own team, his own staff -- we've investigated that, mister president, there's not

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i call him eric in the book. eric was a 13 year old boy at the time who on a saturday night was watching a movie and in the movie. he sees someone making a molotov called a molotov cocktail and his 13 year old brain. he says oh that looks cool. let me see if i can make something that looks like that right. he doesn't research it. he doesn't ask anybody how to make it. he just goes into the kitchen. he grabs a glass bottle and he begins to pour in whatever liquid he can find pine saul bleach, you know water whatever and then he grabs a top and my favorite part of the story is that he takes a piece of toilet paper and runs the toilet paper from the inside of the bottle to the out all of us here know that toile. is going to burn out before it even gets to the top. he closes it up. he tapes it up. so it looks like a molotov cocktail he plays with it. it's saturday night. he then forgets all about it puts it in his book bag next thing, you know on monday morning his mother drives him to school. he puts his book bag th