Hemmer joined Fox News in August 2005 and was immediately dispatched to Louisiana for the network ’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita . During the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon during the summer of 2006 , Hemmer reported from the front-lines in the town of Metula in Northern Israel . Throughout the 2008 , 2012 and 2016 election seasons , Hemmer covered the political party conventions from their respective cities — including the Iowa Caucus and New Hampshire Primary . His “ BillBoard ” on Election Nights is designed to bring data to viewers , capturing the vote in real time from precincts across the country . Hemmer was the network 's lead reporter and anchor from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown , Connecticut , as well as the site of the Boston Marathon bombing in April 2013 . In July of 2018 , Hemmer traveled to Helsinki , Finland to report on President Trump ’s Summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin . In 2019 Hemmer covered February ’s Nuclear Summit between President Trump and Chairman Kim Jong-un from Hanoi , Vietnam , concluding that assignment at the DMZ in South Korea . He also had the first interview with current U.S. Attorney General William Barr when he traveled to EL Salvador after the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller ’s report on the Russia Investigation in May . Hemmer has anchored " America ’s Newsroom , " a Fox News morning show , since launching the program with former anchor and colleague Megyn Kelly . He currently is the co-host with Sandra Smith from 9 AM to 12 PM EST
Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon bombing
Bill Hemmer