2024. A busy day at fox and friends. We start this hour with Fox Weather alert. We showed this dramatic highwater rescue. That man carrying that woman is Fox Weathers own pob Van Dillon. He saved that woman, she was trapped in the car. Bob will join us to tell us what happened in moments. Flo ainsley and Florida Governor Nunez and Brian Kemp will update us on damage in their two states. Brian criminal charges could be coming today in the iranian hack of Donald Trumps emails. Lawrence that will get their attention. And Vice President Kamala Harris is finally going to the border in arizona to show her to toughness. About time. She should save or hir airfare, tell the president to close the border. Lawrence shes not paying for it, we do. Ainsley that is right. Fox weather alert. Look at this video. Right now tropical Storm Helene is moving quickly through georgia after tearing through florida as category 4 hurricane. Brian The Storm made landfall in florida. Foxs own mike sidell, was live on the air. Whoa, did you see that Power Flash . There is another one. Yeah, look, it is still going. Holy. Three or four there. I thought it was lightning. This is incredible. Ive never seen that many Power Flashes backtoback to back in my career. Lawrence incredible. Steve this amazing rescue and Fox Weathers bob Van Dillon saving a woman from her car. He spranging into action. Weve got you. 911, theyre coming. Youre good. Youre good. [screaming] oh, man, it is a situation, we will get back to you in a little bit, im going to see if i can help this lady. Thank you. Youre good. Youre good. Brian fantastic. He said, grab your Purse And Phone and brought her out. Ainsley he gave her a dry shirt. Steve you saw it live, he is doing the live report and you see the vehicle behind him about a block. Between him and her, several what appear to be rivers of water, Flash Flood Watch water, emergency water. They say you should never, ever go into water you cant see the Bottom Of. Ive heard that from Janice Dean. Antisemitism ainsley next step could be a hole. Steve he is a surfer, he went in and got her. Total stranger. Lawrence hes a hero, he will join us live from atlanta in just a moment, Janice Dean details. Janice that rescue is something. Flash Flood Emergency still in effect for atlanta, georgia area. Catastrophic flooding is ha happening right now, they started those because they wanted a warning that tells people it is happening now, it is imminent and seeing two to three inches of rain. Weve had a foot of rain in the atlanta area. We have Emergency Flash Flooding happening in and around greenville, asheville, carolinas, you are on alert for many inches of rain in short period of time. We had days of rain leading up to helene. This is rem be know Nants Of Helene and Catastrophic Flooding happening right now, i think this might be the legacy of The Storm. It does not take aricane or named storm to cause damage, that is what is unfolding now live. Catastrophic flooding atlanta area, northeast of atlanta, some language being used in Southern Appalachians is historic, catastrophic, never happened before, prepare in advance, leave the area, potential for flooding here, as well as Ohio And Tennessee river valley, where the remNants Of Helene are going to stall. Heavy rain in and around middle tennessee toward louisville and indianapolis. Imminent danger and atlanta, georgia and carolinas, well be broadcasting all Day Today. We had landfall overnight of helene, here are Wind Gusts in georgia and florida, 100 miles per hour. Look at this, a big story. 3 Million people without power in florida, but georgia and carolinas. That is going to be another concern. Not just power out for a couple of days, could see Power Outages for beaks and we have not seen the damage yet where this storm made landfall, category 4 along big bend of florida. Largest storm ever recorded. 5 to 600 miles wide. Maximum sustained winds are 60 miles per hour, im concerned it will stall over Tennessee And Kentucky and were getting incredible amounts of rain over the mountains in northern and central Carolina Region and atl atlanta. These are types of things i think were going to see throughout the Day Today unfortunately and people need to heed the warnings. We can tell you where it is happening, you have to protect yourself and your family. Dont travel over water you cant see the Bottom Of and legacy of this storm will be catastrophic over the southeast. Brian every time i go to tampa st. Pete, im struck by how low the bridges are connecting the causeway. There is no wind and i feel like im on top of the water. Janice know where you live, do you live close to atlantic. Tampa was under hurricane watch, look at the damage in and around the tampa bay area. I told people to evacuate, storms are hard, did a wobble across tallahassee and spared parts of tallahassee but made Damage East of that area. That is the hard part of the weather forecast. Ainsley you have experienced flood, you hire cleanup crews coming in. People will have to wait. Water on the basement and floors get into the walls. Steve they call insurance first, if they have insurance. Janice we will not know the scope of the damage for weeks. Ainsley water travels up the dry wall sheetrock. Thank you, janice. Check with Fox Weather reporter bob van dylan, who saved that woman from her submerged car. We could hear her screaming and you were on the live Shot Andy went into the water and rescued her. What did she say to you . She was panicking, she had the Seat Buckle on and her window this much down and trying to talk to me through that. Im trying to open the Door And Water pressure was not allowing me to do that. The engine is still on. It is amazing. The water itself is relatively warm, Water Temperature is 80 degrees, up to my chest. She was a short lady, probably 5feet, no way she could touch, i put her on my back and brought her up. This is a street assign. It goes down quickly. I did not realize how deep. You Tip Toe and i have boots. Steve she did what you are supposed to do, if you run into water and your car stops, stay in the car, that is what you are supposed to do. You did something you are not supposed to do, six inches of moving water can knock you down or sweep away your car. You are a surfer and you looked and read the room and saw there was not a strong current Cur Rant and did ultimately the right thing. It was hard not to. 911 would take a long time to get here, Fire Department got here, but it was 15 minutes later. She was panicking, it was a Situ Situation Apologize to lawrence, i had to cut him off. Brian quick question, it looks like, how did you get the Window Down, it is full of water, was she able to get the Window Down . Ainsley engine was still running somehow. I dont know how it worked, miracle the water allowed the window to go down. It went down into the water. I pried the door open, Unbuckle The Belt and put her on me and good to go. Lawrence she did not have any more time the left at that point, right . 911 was not going to make it, right . I think so, i think the Panic Factor was starting to set in. I couldnt wait. Steve you are going to be standing in atlanta all day in wet clothes, right . Sgls from here down. Ainsley you gave her your short. Im on amazon buying a tool to break the window in your car if this ever happens to you. Steve we have them in our cars. Thank you very much. Brian now check on the damage people are seeing in florida, joining us is florida lieutenant governor nunez. What can you tell us, what area got hit hardest, what Town And City . Good morning, brian. We saw this Making Impact Last Night and this morning as we begin the tedious process of assessing, It Hit perry area, taylor county. Impacts are farreaching and we expected that and we were telling people to evacuate. Southwest florida, two years ago hit by ian, a lot of impact in tampa, pinellas. We are going through the assessment, we have crews clearing the roadways and 1. 2 million without power currently. Under Governor Desantiss leadership we have assets ready to begin process of recovery. Lawrence what do you do differently . Florida versus other states, you get power up quick and start moving debris very quick. What did you do initially before The Storm occurred to prepare for this event . Well, we began staging linemen very early on. Once we see this tropical storm heading our way, we have folks ready to go as soon as The Storm subicides and it is safe to do so. They restore it quickly. As of Hurricane Debby we began providing areas with Flood Protection twices, critical infrastructure, electric substations to avoid those areas being flooded so they can begin to restore power. That is Number One Concern Poststorm for residents, preservation of life is our Number One priority. We did see one fatality. A lot of that happens poststorm, or they drive through water, generator usage. That is messaging hell be honing in on and youll hear from Governor Desantis shortly. Steve lieutenant governor nunez, we know you have a busy day, thank you for starting your day with fox. Thank you. Steve Fox Corporation made a donation to red Cross Hurricane Hell helene. Providing safe shelter, hot meals, emotional support and resources to aid. Visit redcross. Org foxforward, if you would like to give on this busy friday. Ainsley greats project. Brian to 2024, donald Trump Campaigning in michigan. Ainsley his outdoor rally on saturday is being moved now indoors because of Secret Service staffing shortage. Brian we have to make sure president of iran is safe. Lawrence main priority is supposed to be americans. Peter doocy joins us live from the White House. Peter the Trufrm Campaign had to work with Secret Service to move things inside to avoid line of sight issues. Now they are working with Secret Service on a different issue, an outdoor Wisconsin Rally planned for this weekend is moving indoors and Secret Service is getting candid, they are doing this because they have a staffing shortage. They say the Acting Director wants a paradigm shift. They dont have Men And Women to provide protection multiple principles need. They are supports 140 dignitaries at the White House today. Kamala harris is going to the border and will say problems are there because Donald Trump told republicans to kill a bipartisan Border Bill last year. Look at the full 31 2 year picture, 8. 3 Million Border Encounters for bidenharris administration, that is up 241 from the 2. 4 Million of the trump years. Arizona, where the Vice President will have an event in douglas. Michigan is another of the seven. Trump has two events there today, Walker And Warren as Campaign Travel starts to pick up a little bit. Back to you. Steve shes in arizona today. Were getting into less than a month, about a month until election day, where will she be over the weekend and next week . I think out west, isnt she . Peter over the weekend in california and the campaign is last minute telling us, i have not seen next week yet. Ainsley maybe they dont know. Steve have not figured it out. Brian Immigration Situation is a conversation that you would think they dont want to have. Numbers are so bad. This administration would not talk about it, mayorkas is worst Homeland Secretary ever, hes been impeached and numbers are stunning. 8. 3 billion have crossed compared to 2 know. 4 Million under trump. Everyone that passed through the border wanted to turn around. I cant say the same thing about Joe Biden. Nation of immigrants, you could not pressure her, she blamed climate change. Now she wants to tap into days as a prosecutor, ignoring days as senator and Vice President and shave off the Advantage Trump has on the border. Ainsley she says Donald Trump is the reason the bill did not pass. He says he did not call them, they say the same thing. Now she is going around the country touting that and Donald Trumps message says why is she saying that, she can do it herself. She can assign Executive Order or Joe Biden can, administration can assign order to stop this now and close down the border. Steve we detailed this yesterday, all the Swing States are close, within the margin of error and been back and forth, who knows who is leading right now . People are hard to poll these days. In arizona, where she is going to visit, she is upside down when it comes to the border. We were talking Yesterday And Trump is leading by one or two points out there. Fox News Poll shows Number One issue with arizona is defensive democracy. Brian by one point, though. Steve followed by Inflation And Economy and then immigration. Big question is what is motivating people . When you look at numbers like that, this is only state we have seen defense of democracy is out ahead because the campaign, both of them, Running Tons of ads and obviously her campaign is running the defense of Democracy Campaign ads in arizona to change the conversation and to certain xen extent, it has. Lawrence i dont think believe believes Kamala Harris will be strong on the border. I will do them a favor, since you proposed that Border Bill, well subtract crossings and put them under Donald Trump. You still have three years of criminals crossing the border. The idea that would have solved all the problems is ludicrous when you have 5000 per day they were talking about. And you still had catch and release. I think as we get close, of course politics, this is how they do every four years, go back and forth. People start to settle down, they will think about issues and no one has made ainsley earhardt had a great interview with Melania Trump yesterday. She said is it about issue, about border, about economy, is it about mothers going to the Grocery Store not being able to get necessities or about tweets you dont like. As we get closer to the election, people will make the right choice. Brian two specials coming up, dont Ms Ainsley Earhardt tomorrow. Ainsley we are having a Melania Watch Party at my apartment. Brian you have to work the next day. Ainsley the former First Lady answers your questions and tells us what she feels is her greatest accomplishment in the White House. Steve that time of year again, switching gears, tickets on sale for the Patriot War on ukraine live go to Fox Nation be. Com patriot award. Brian at the tiller center, act quick, it is not as big as hard rock. It is fantastic facility, campus of long island university. Lawrence well be there. Brian you can get tickets to our show and the five. Ainsley how many bedrooms do you have . Can ywe stay there . Brian yes, if you dont mind bunk beds. That is what dawn and i have bunk beds, interesting relationship. Trump is expected to meet with ainsley like a movie. Brian zelenskyy calling on other countries to pay their fair share. Bounce back fast from heartburn with Tums Gummy bites, and Love Food back. What do you talk about . The news . Sports . A little Family Gossip maybe . Nah, you dont do that. Right . Heres another topic for you as they get older their risk of getting really sick from a respiratory virus like flu, Covid19 Or Rsv goes up. A lot. So talk to them about getting this seasons vaccines. Because youve still got so much to talk about. Brian Fox News alert, a Grand Jury has indicted iran for unveiled today. Madeleine rivera is live in washington. Madeleine the fbi has been investigating since summer after trump campaigns internal communications were hacked. Allegations of number of people charged remain unclear. Just last week iranian cyber actor sent emails in june and july to people linked with president Bidens Election Team with stolen material from former President Trumps campaign. No indication the recipients ever responded. Politico received emails from inside trumps operation, sent from a Research Dossier on j. D. Vance. Trump team suggested iran was behind the breach. The fbi worked with google and. Brian thanks, going to be interesting, dont know if they will feel the wrath, good to know. Another alert, former President Trump set to meet with President Zelenskyy in an hour now as former president calls on more countries to come to ukraines aid. One of the things that are bothersome to me, the Fact Europe is paying only small fraction of money that the united states of america is paying and we have an ocean between russia and ourselves, they dont. I see what is happening there. It is very, very sad. Brian europe has been stepping up, this follows zelenskyy meeting with Kamala Harris Yesterday And President biden earlier this week. The last few days of be ing secretary general jens stolt stoltenberg. Thanks for joining us much europe have stepped up, havent they . Tell us if numbers jibe here. 55 Billion delivered already and europe delivered 148, does that jibe with what you know . Yes, roughly. When you speak of military aid, the picture is europeans are delivering as much as united states if not a bit more. Add economic support, the europeans are giving s significantly more to ukraine. Main picture is that Europe And North america are doing this together, fair Burden Sharing when it comes to providing support to ukraine. Brian is this the biggest Challenge Nato ever face . Ed yes, this is first time full Scale War in europe where russia is launching all Military Strength against an independent nation in europe. This is about ukraine and our security. If we allow president Vladamir Putin to win here, the message is when he invades another country, get what they want and that is closely watched in beijing and china. What happens in Europe Today can happen in asia tomorrow. This is about our Security And Vu vulnerability. Brian two things happened, this war has gotten europe to understand they have to put money into defense. How many nations of 30 are s spending the gdp . 23. We have gone from three allies spending 22 of gdp to 23. They promise to spend 2 within a short time. As important, many allies are spending more. Poland, more than 4 . Some countries 3 or 4 , u. S. Is no longer biggest defense sharer. Other allies are. Brian how important for Joe Biden to lift restrictions on weapons u. S. Has given them . It is important to allow ukrainians to use weapons to attack russian facilities. Brian have you told president biden this . This is part of the discussion in nato. We need to remember this is a war, russia attacked a neighbor. That is violation of international law. Selfdefense is legal and selfdefense includes attacking Military Targets of russia. Brian President Trump helped you alert everyone, right . His clear message had an impact, it helped to make europeans understand what we agreed in 2014 under President Obama must follow with President Trump and now biden has helped. European allies have stepped up. Brian prime Minister Netanyahu will address general assembly today. We had people marching for hamas in new York City, people protesting him. We have a lot. What do you expect to hear from the prime Minister Today . There is push for ceasefire in lebanon, those are not people getting shelled for over a year for no reason. We are very concerned about the situation in Middle East in gaza and of course in lebanon. Too much suffering and killing. Nato is answer to many problems in world, not the consider to conflict in Middle East. Not in that conflict. We have presence in iraq to fight isis, we have across the region. Brian would you recommend Nato Step up to stop the takeover of taiwan should china try to take it . It is important to send a clear Message Toin China to st threatening taiwan and not use force to do this. Taiwan is not part of Nato Article five, that is for north america. Brian right, you did a great job, supposed to go four years, you did 10. Tuesday is your last day, what is next . Not fully decided, i will go back to oslo. I plan to do something international, be part of the world, exactly what is not yet decided. Brian respect you have from the whole world is amazing. Thank you for being here today. Today President Trump is heading back to michigan, highlighting inflation and the economy and cutting into Harris Lead in that battleground state. What is the truth . Tudor dixon will be with them ands key to victory is the auto industry, well discuss it. With claritin, relieving your allergies is a walk in the park. Get fast, Allday Relief of your worst allergy symptoms like nasal congestion. Live claritin clear. Lowes knows its easier to make the right calls, when you have the right team. Cj stroud putting up points with mylowes rewards. He is really cleaning up. Cmon, man. cause the cart, hes got all the Cleaning Supplies in his cart. In store. Online. Our Lowes Team has you covered. 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Former Michigan Gopro gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon will be with trump at the event in michigan. She joins us now. They release this quote, as if inflation is not already up, as if Manufacturing Jobs have already been hurt. Look at polling, you have harris 47 and Donald Trump 45 , what is your reaction . In michigan, when you look at that quote and compare it to michigan, it is really shocking. In michigan, we are down Manufacturing Jobs. One of only states in the country to be down 5 since Donald Trump left office. People are feeling it, jobs have left the state, Taxpayer Dollars have gone to recover jobs and we hear about Layoffs Week after week. The income in michigan is down. Average family has actually lost median Household Income since 2020, as well. We are one of only states to have lost income and have lowest median income in the nation before that. Imagine, people in michigan are looking for that hope, they dont see that in what weve seen in the last four years, they see that in Donald Trump. When he comes to michigan, he gets massive crowds, people are excited. It is a state where there is competition. I see harristrump, harristrump, assigns are all over the place, he has to work for it. Lawrence he has a story to tell. Manufacturing jobs 414,000 under trump. Go to harris. 177,000 under bidenharris. It is not even close. No, it is not even close, that is why hes choosing to come to the Manufacturing Facility in Michigan Today. Came to michigan under Trump Administration and helped to get them into the state. The state is you have issering, we are suffering under climate agenda they have that is actual ly hurt energy, Energy Costs are higher, manufacturers are leaving, another issue in michigan, we are not getting Assembly Plants for vehicles and we put the world on wheels, people expect to be manufacturing batteries, but suppliers are here to manufacture vehicles. Suppliers are saying, if the factories are not going to be here, we are not going to pay Energy Costs, well leave the state, as well. We have a mas exodus, whoever is last out of michigan, turn the lights off. We dont want to hear that anymore, Donald Trump says dont worry, well put you back in the position of building cars. Lawrence administration now wanted electric cars and then they sit in lots, nobody wants to pay for them, they waste Rental Car Companies or people in used car lots, it was a scam and voters are smart enough to know. Thank you for joining the program. Fox news alert. Ings new York City mayor is expected in court over historic federal bribery charges, a live report on that next. Awkward question. Is there going to be anything left. Left over . Yeah. Oh, absolutely. Inner Monologue my kids dont know what they want. You know who knows what she wants . Me i want a massage, in amalfi, from someone named giancarlo. And i didnt live in that shoebox for years. Not just with empower, we get all of our financial questions answered. So you dont have to worry. I guess ill get the caviar. Just kidding. Join 18 Million americans and take control of your financial future with a real time dashboard and real live conversations. Empower. Whats next. Sleep more deeply and wake up rejuvenated. Purple mattresses exclusive Gel Flex Grid draws away heat, relieves pressure, and instantly adapts. Sleep better. Live purple. Right now buy more, save more. Up to 600 off. Visit purple. Com or a store near you Steve Fox news alert. New York City mayor Eric Adams is set to appear in Federal Court at noon today, he will be formally charged for allegedly selling his influence to foreign nationals. Chanley painter has more on what we know. Chanley good morning, steve. Attorneys for mayor adams are trying to delay the court appearance. When adams does appear, five charges including bribery, Wire Fraud and seeking illegal Campaign Donations from foreign donors. Prosecutors say adams abused his power racking up more than 100,000 in Luxury Benefitless in exchange for favors. The mayors he is know innocent and be didnt do it and being targeted by the White House for speaking out against the migrant crisis. This is a painful day, i look forward to defending myself and defending the people of this city. As i have done throughout my entire professional career. Do you think it is political . I think we should i think it is political. We should ask those who are we know it is political. Chanley adamses he is not stepping down from the job. He faces up to 45 years in prison, if convicted. Steve top story, portions of atlanta under water at this hour as helene, barrels through the southeast. Georgia governor Brian Kemp will share an update coming up. First, Dana Perino previews what happens in nieven know minutes and 35 seconds. Dana Weeks Go By so fast, another great show. Wind and rain leaves path of destruction, perhaps not as much as feared. Governor Desantis Hwill have an update. And Kamala Harris at the Border Today and zelenskyy at Trump Tower to ask for Power And Support if trump wins in november. How the feds will try to prosecute mayor Eric Adams. Hemmer is next to me, hes being quiet, well see you at 9 00. Using these type of cleansers could be damaging and stripping your skin. I use new olay cleansing melts every day. Just soak, activate and wash. To clean, tone and refresh. Thats a 3x better clean. Olay. 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Were up to A Million without power now and responding to critical assets as we speak. We have multiple hospitals in South Georgia without power. Backup generators were knocked out. Responding to Nursing Homes and we have people trapped in homes and were trying to cut our way into right now. So we had a really hardhit storm across a wide part of our state. But we have a lot of resources that we have on the ground already. Were calling up additional National Guard and well throw everything we got at it. Brian biggest surprise . I know you were preparing everyone to be hit. Was there a surprise about this at all that kind of that you are dealing with . Well, not a real surprise before The Storm hit. It was really surprising as we watched The Storm how facet was moving. I give great credit to our team and how quickly we ramped up and got everybody ready. Were already on the ground responding. I know we have 14, 15,000 linemen that are ready to respond. I know theyre rolling as we speak to these critical assets. The one thing that did happen yesterday is The Storm really stayed straight or either moved to the east a little bit, which spared some of our state from being on the dirty side of The Storm. So if there is any blessing in disguise, thats probably it. Still even in atlanta on the west side heavy flooding. We lost power at the state Operations Center. Were losing trees because of saturated ground. Be weather aware and cautious the rest of the day. Well have trees falling and Power Lines down if they arent already. Just stay off the roads. Let us get utility trucks and our Chain Saw crews to clear roads and just help us out if you can. Ainsley it seems so daunting. You are in charge of this state. Where do you begin and who do you work with the most . We have a great team, which is why we have the state Operations Center and why we did the early Emergency Declaration like Governor Desantis in florida. We got the federal declaration and allowed us to move assets in place. The thing about this storm instead of having to move assets to one part of the state we are having to respond statewide with how wide the Wind Field was on this storm. We have a great team. Weve got every State Asset available. Weve got a lot of National Guard assets available and were calling up more. Ive had a lot of governors that reached out about Offering Help and well certainly take them up on that if we need it. Lawrence your people trust you. You answer the phone. Thank you for giving us time this morning. God bless. Ainsley God Bless you and the folks in georgia. It enables to Red Cross to respond to disasters such as Hurricane Helene and helping resources to aid in recovery. Steve visit Red Cross. Org fox forward. You saw it on the screen. Also a qr code. Brian watch melania. Bill it is 9 00 on the East Coast described as
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