Coffee. Jillian the exact number of cups a day. Fox and friends first continues right now. Pool it up for the weekend take a shot for the weekend jillian i never heard this song but i like it. Living up to the weekend. Live it up for the weekend. Lets do that. Lets get started right now. 5 00 am on friday. You are watching fox and friends first this friday morning. Rob thanks for getting up early, a roaring crowd, drumming up support for gop Senate Candidate mike braun. A vote for mike braun is a vote, ever hear this before . Make America Great again. Jillian the president taking aim at the left cronies in the media and vowing to end corruption in the Justice System. Rob Griff Jenkins in washington with highlights from the big speech. Reporter this race between mike braun and joe donnelly is one of the most Competitive Senate races in the country. The president is urging supporters to get behind braun, continuing prosperity. Thanks to Republican Leadership our economy is booming like never before. We created nearly 4 million new jobs since the election and lifted almost 4 million americans often stamps. Rob donnellys appeal to trump voters, the president won over but the president blasted democrats as obstructionists suggesting a Dangerous Alliance between the two. Todays Government Party held hostage by leftwing haters, angry mobs, deep state radicals, establishment cronies, fake news allies, our biggest obstacle in the greatest ally actually is the media. He painted a stark difference in the choice in november when it comes to safety on the border. We went to abolish ms 13, they want to abolish ice, this is a group of gang members. I cant fan of anymore because nancy pelosi got very angry when i called them animals. We are getting out so fast, they are going. He raise eyebrows when he threatened to intervene in the ongoing feud with the department of justice and fbi. Our Justice Department and our fbi have to start doing their job and doing it right and doing it now. What is happening is a disgrace. If it doesnt stray not properly i want them to do their job i will get involved and i will get in there if i have to. Rob the president vowed to be the most Aggressive Campaign recent president ial history. He heads to his next rally in montana. Rob thanks so much. Another exciting rally. Demoted doj official bruce ohr keeping a colleague in the loop on the antitrump dossier in 2016, sources tell fox news that colleague is one of Robert Muellers top deputies. Ohrs outreach before and after the fbi fired its author, experts by christopher steele, his network of contact sparked concerns over whether fbi leadership knew about his back channel activities regarding the dossier which helped launch the russia probe. Jeff sessionss job is safe, donald trump will not fire him before the november midterms but will not say whether it will happen after that. And i would have them do a great job, i question what is jeff doing . Donald trump referring to sessions recusing himself, election meddling investigation. Deadline between the us and canada. And the fourth day of talks in washington. The us and mexico reached an agreement to replace nafta but the new deal did not include canada. Revamping the deal which accounts for 1 trillion in annual trade and donald trump isnt stopping there, he is threatening to pull out of the wto, if they dont adapt to rules that are more favorable. Donald trump says he is disappointed with turkeys president for refusing to release an american pastor, telling bloomberg news, quote, i am disappointed in him. I got somebody back for him. Im very disappointed in him but we will see how it works out. Tensions between the us and turkey escalated in recent months over the detention of andrew brunson, evangelical pastor facing terrorism charges. And the us plot sanctions on turkish government ministers and turkey retaliated with tariffs. Rob americans pay final respects to john mccain, a rare honor of lying in state. Shannon more on todays honor. This will be a busy and somber day as john mccain returns to the nations capital. Is remains arrived late yesterday at andrews airbase outside washington. Later this morning he will be brought to the capitol rotunda. Everything is in place, the casket will sit at this follows yesterdays Memorial Service in phoenix where joe biden remembered his old senate colleague. John mccains impact is not hyperbole. It is not over. A rare honor, senator mccain will become the 30th persons ally in the state in the capital rotunda. There will be a service at the National Cathedral and on sunday the senator will be taken to burial in annapolis. 7 minutes after the hour, adam is live outside on fox square. It is cooler in new york than it has been all week. It is a huge difference weatherwise, perfect for the concert out here this morning, the lead singer of creed and singersongwriter doing so work but feeling better, these are yesterdays, how much cooler it will be, currently sitting at 75 in new york city. That is all the warmer it will get. Daytime high 75 so much cooler air moving in. There will be a chance of showers into the afternoon hours. We will be tracking rain, it will not affect the concert. The story will be big whether moving across portions of the midwest, you see the possibility of warmer air in the midwest where we see severe weather, areas of wisconsin towards minnesota and iowa. All spots where we see enhanced risk of severe weather. On the plaza things are feeling cooler. Do you accept the forecast . It is wide open. I like that. Im coupling together those two things. I appreciate it. 9 minutes after the hour, donald trump rallying the crowd giving a special shout out to an indiana congressman. Evansville, you are very special people and thank you, indiana. Congressman, thank you. Jillian republican todd mikita is live next with an up coming midterm prediction, canada endorsed by donald trump are going to clean up. Rob the left has a new beef with burgers, democrats launching a war against in and out, a popular fast food chain. How they are responding coming up. Om any one else. Why accept it from your allergy pills . Flonase sensimist relieves your worst symptoms, including nasal congestion, which most pills dont. It helps block six key inflammatory substances. Most pills block one. Flonase sensimist. And if you get lost, just hit me on the old horn. Man toms my best friend, but ever since he bought a new house. Tom its a 10 cover . Oh, okay. Didnt see that on the website. Hes been acting more and more like his dad. Come on, guys jump in the waters fine tom pritchard. How we doin . Hi, there. Tom pritchard. Can we get a round of jalapeno poppers for me and the boys, please . Ive been saving a lot of money with progressive lately, so. Progressive cant protect you from becoming your parents. But we can protect your home and auto when you bundle with us. Rob donald from taking his America First message to the Hoosier State in support of mike braun. A vote for mike braun is a vote to did you ever hear this before . Make America Great again. Congressman larry todd ro kita, thank you. Jillian most endorsed by the president dominated the primaries. What does it mean in november . Rob you heard the congressman last night, he joins us live this morning. Thank you for coming on today and you are expecting a fairly good turnout in november for the republicans, pretty good results. Reporter that is right. The president , great job last late of course but more importantly the people that were there. Dont know if the energy translated through the tv screen but it was palpable inside that tv screen and these people know the president has their back, they know he is out for them and they know they have their country back. It was a good night. Jillian pretty insane, with Donald Trumps endorsement, the numbers in florida we saw, those endorsements really mean, calling you out saying your name in front of all those people, what does it mean . Not so much my name but the blessing on this, people can trust that particular candidate because by associations they know that candidate had their back if not for them and allow them to have their country back. That is important. People might not know the numbers or understand 3 million more people employed, an appointment at 3. 9 , the economy over 4 in the budget, we are told it is elusive and cant be done. They might not know they are empowered. The president s endorsement appears to be gold. And interesting states. And back to mitt romney, is there a chance the president s endorsement come november could hurt a candidate, blue or than it has ever been. These candidates have the wind in their sales, voters have to come out, will these voters come out when he is not on the ballot, he should because these candidates are important to make America Great again. Jillian we said you had a prediction for the midterms. What is that . My prediction . The blue wave everyone is talking about i am not seeing it, dont think it will happen because people intuitively know that they made the right decision with donald trump and they will make the right decision by supporting the people donald trump supports this midterm. Rob do you think indiana will be a good race to follow to see how 2020 will look . A good indicator . I think that is a great point. Indiana will be, switched around left and right the last few years. In 2008 that was an outlier, we were politically drunk at the time but now we are sober and we understand who is for us and who is against us and this president , this administration is definitely for us and the candidates that support this president are the ones to go with. Dont be fooled, other candidate say one thing back here in indiana and another in washington, Hillary Clinton supporters or this or that, they are not for us but mike braun, donald trump and others are for us. Jillian thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. 18 after the hour. There cases wont be heard by a certain prosecutor and exclusion list, 2 dozen names of Police Officers on it. Prosecutors refusing to take cases from cops. Rob apple set to unveil a new iphone. The changes are pretty big. The inside scoop on what it will look like. The apple watch coming up. Done. Hit the Snooze Button and get low prices on School Supplies all summer long. Like this case of paper for only 29. 99 at office depot officemax. 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Jillian the state Department Setting the record straight about passport crackdown at the border, Washington Post claiming us passport denial for hispanics who are us citizens are surging under donald trump. The facts show fewer people have been denied in 20172018 compared to all the years under former president obama. Bias percentage of denials at 35. 9 . Rob apple counting down to a big release, somebody couldnt wait. New phones and watches have been leaked online. Jillian Tracy Carrasco here with all the juicy details. Reporter september 12th is the date apple will unveil its new line of iphones. 95 have leaked images. One is an iphone 10s, an updated version of the current iphone 10 and iphone 10 plus is supposed to be unveiled and also the apple watch. They will redefine that with a bigger display. These are just some of the products they will be unveiling. Havent heard anything about laptops or ipads or official pricing, when they will go on sale but we will see on september 12th. Rob it is a globe on the screen. It looks like a picture of a planet on the screen. Jillian lets talk about toys because toys r quote us is no longer, walmart will step up for the holiday season. Walmart wants to lure toys r quote us shoppers to walmart to buy toys, they are adding more to their toy offerings, 30 more toys to store shelves, 40 more toys to the online offering. They are hosting play dates in september. I am sure parents will love that one. With toys r quote us gone they have to do things to step up and bring more customers and get those kids wanting to buy toys. Rob kids at walmart for a few hours and take a break. That is a heck of an idea. Jillian we have top news at fox news, or on the highway, Greyhound Bus nearly split in two killing several passengers. Police revealed millions are set to hit the roads for the holiday weekend. Everyone has two jobs. Medicare for all is much more, much cheaper than the system we pay now. Rob the socialist sweetheart alexandria ocasiocortez known for some pretty outrageous comments. Next guest Roger Marshall calls her a gift to republicans. Jillian allamerican summer Concert Series coming to a close today but you dont want to miss this one. The front man here all morning long. With Liberty Mutual new car replacement well replace the full value of your car. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty istart at the new carfax. Comar. Show me minivans with no reported accidents. Boom. Love it. [struggles] show me the carfax. Start your used car search at the allnew carfax. Com. We are back with fox news alert, 7 people dead and a dozen injured after a horrific head on bus crash in new mexico. Investigators say a blown tire center semi truck across the highway median smashing into Greyhound Bus from albuquerque to phoenix carrying 49 people. Four children treated at area hospitals. The truck driver was not seriously hurt as the ntsb is helping with the investigation. Rob the Trump Administration cutting aid to Palestinian Refugees through un programs. The plan is expected to illuminate options for palestinians to reclaim contested land in israel and the us is recalculating its spending and preparing its very own Israeli Palestinian peace plan. And announcement on that is expected in a couple weeks. Jillian startling morning to government officials involved in deportation. Arizona congressman tweeting if you are a Us Government official and your deporting americans be warned, when the worm turns, you will not be safe because you were just following orders. You do not have to take part in illegal acts ordered by the president s administration. The warning came after denying passports to us citizens suspected of having fake birth certificates. He clarified his remarks in a statement of fox news saying government officials who violate the law or the constitution will not be immune from legal consequences and will be held accountable for their actions even if the Trump Administration is refusing to do so. When congressman coleco is turning up the heat on ice, Esther Valdes is holding out the hypocrisy saying many of the politicians running on the abolish ice platform arent even from border states and have no idea how important the agency is. It is notable Governor Cuomo is not a border state governor. Otherwise he would have firsthand knowledge of what ice offices actually do. They are our frontline defenses and in san diego they are the first line of defense to disrupt Drug Trafficking rings, child validation rings and people who exploit men and women. I invite Governor Cuomo to see what ice agents do. And by and large i interact with them as immigration attorney once a week at the detention facilities, they are finest and bravest Law Enforcement agents that we have. Jillian Governor Cuomo is running against cynthia nixon. Democratic candidate compares donald trump to the mastermind of the september 11th attacks, usama bin laden. New audio reveals a low blow for sean kasten. In many ways, this will sound overly hyperbolic, trump and usama bin laden have a lot in common, the bully pulpit to activate, marginalize. Rob a statement made during a meet and greet in illinois. The Campaign Says his words were poorly chosen and regrettable. Jillian alexandria ocasiocortez turning heads for her far left socialist platform which helped her defeat joe crowley. Implement is low because everyone has two jobs, capitalism is not always existed in the world and it will not always exist in the world. Medicare for all is much cheaper than the Current System right now. Rob should the gop be embracing her message as well . Our next guest says yes. Roger marshall joins us to explain why. Please explain. First of all from manhattan, kansas, when miss ocasiocortez came to kansas with bernie and kansas heard the story of control, this scares us to death. It helps contrast the Republican Party where we want to give you choices versus the democrat socialist platform of control. Our numbers have gone up since they came and visited. Jillian curious to see how this plays out, you have part of the Democrat Party that is really socialist, far left and then the more moderate left. A lot of democrats in recent weeks have taken a step back from the socialist attitude, socialist message. Which Democratic Party will win here . There are two of them. Most democrat candidates have embraced the social platform of impeaching the president , abolishing ice the central controlled government, raising your taxes so the Democrat Party will still be controlled by chuck and nancy. That is what we need to realize. You are electing who is going to be in the majority, the next speaker of the house, who is going to be chairman of the financial services. Do we went Maxine Waters and nancy or Kevin Mccarthy or Steve Scalise in those positions . Rob you were practicing doctor for a number of years. As far as socialized medicine goes, what would that do to the quality of healthcare for everybody in this country of singlepayer was implanted . First of all there is no such thing as medicare for all. If they implement their plan it would be the end of medicare as we know it, we would be shifting a lot of dollars to other people instead of saving the money for seniors it is meant to serve. Additionally if you are a mom you would have less choices where to take your kids, your parents. It would look a lot more like medicaid or perhaps like the Veterans Administration hospitals from four years ago when there was a 6month wait. It would be the end of healthcare as we know it. If you get your Health Insurance through your employer it would be the end of that. 3 fourth of us are happy with our healthcare. It is very expensive right now. Jillian what is the biggest problem with the socialist message . The socialist message is about control. Democrat socialist know what is best for you, they think they know which doctor you should go to, the end of Second Opinion versus the Republican Party wants to give you choices. We think if we empower patients they will make the best decisions, and free capitalism helps drive the brightest and best into healthcare and without free capitalism the best and brightest will no longer go into nursing positions. Rob socialists often point to other countries in the baltics and say there is a Success Story you can see happening in the united states. Conservatives say without the ingenuity and ideas the come from capitalism in healthcare you wouldnt have good Healthcare Anywhere else in the world because we are coming up with all the ideas and cures. What do you think . Absolutely. The rest of the world adopts our best practices. Think of what happened with joint replacement. As people continue to live longer lives, we are the pioneers in those areas. Once upon a time people were getting large surgeries for heart procedures, now they have heart catheters. The medicines we have, the way we are treating autoimmune problems. Theres a reason people come to this country for healthcare. Many people have their eye surgery done, we are leading the world, we have challenges in this country, a very Heterogeneous Society unlike the homogenous societies of sweden where everyone looks the same, it takes heard burdens on healthcare but we are the best healthcare in the world. Jillian thank you for joining us. Rob appreciate it. Jillian ice got a brandnew ally, big bank joining the fight to crackdown on illegal immigrants. Rob legal victory for the kneeling quarterback Colin Kaepernick. s case against the nfl is going to trial. Will it stand up in court . Carly shimkus will have reaction from online. Genton the denture itself. Polident consists of 4 powerful ingredients that Work Together to deep clean your denture in hard to reach places. That Work Together cle. Is a hassle. Th a mop and bucket. Swiffer wetjet makes cleaning easy. Its safe to use on all finished surfaces,. Trapping dirt and liquid inside the pad. Plus, it prevents streaks better than a micro fiber strip mop. 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Another one saying in part, quote, do not engage with crowded statue, stay out. They gathered at chapel hill overnight protesting whether or not the monument should be replaced. Rob democrats unified with one of the top fast food chains. Jillian Carly Shimkus with serious xm 115 with the war being launched on in and out. Reporter one of californias popular fast food restaurants forced to defend itself after was discovered the company donated 25,000 to the california Republican Party. California Democratic Party chairman eric bauman took to twitter calling for a boycott, tens of thousands of dollars donated to the california Republican Party, time to boycott in and out, let trump and his cronies support these creeps, perhaps animal style. In and out executive says the company donated the same amount of money to the republican and Democratic Party this year and a lot of folks on social media are defending in and out. Dennis says it shows democrats would rather destroy business in order to further their own political careers. Another twitter user, a guest on this show every now and then, more of a reason to eat a great burger. Another twitter user says cancel my dinner reservations, headed to in and out. A lot of people have burgers and Political Division on the brain. A lot of people like to have a Colin Kaepernick update. Reporter there is one this morning. Colin kaepernicks grievance against the nfl could be headed to court. And arbitrator denied the request to throw out his claim. He believes individual nfl teams colluded against him to keep him out of the legal. Of the nfl does not settle with Colin Kaepernick this could go to a trial like hearing. A lot of folks in social media up in arms, those who disagree with Colin Kaepernick, hopefully the arbitrator how seriously people are taking this, owners have a right to hire and fire who they want. Paul on twitter timing and saying if you have anything to offer he would be playing, he doesnt. That is a big question. A lot of nfl folks say he is good enough to play and that is why we are in this. Rob he is out of practice for quite a number of years. My favorite prince. What is he doing now . Prince harry, could he be ready for broadway . He surprised the audience during the west end production of hamilton when he saying one of the songs. You say [cheers and applause] come on. Quick fun fact, that song is sung by king george in the show. Prince harrys 6 greatgrandfather. Thanks a lot. Major medical breakthrough, brandnew technology could detect a heart attack before it happens. She is breaking down how that works. Look at the beard. What do you think . If rob schmidt approves im good to go. We are out here, more like a rectangle. In addition to summer Concert Series sponsored by curing. Donald trump is a candidate for the Indiana Senate joining us live this morning as well as governor rick scott. And important race in further. Governor mike huckabee, a friend of the show and representative Martha Mc Sally won a primary in arizona and now headed to the general election and our allamerican summer Concert Series. My sacrifice reporter remember that . Why not sing when everyone knows credo loves it . Live on that stage, join us. Rob summer is over. We will be right back. In a crossfit gym, were really engaged with who we are as people and making everybody feel welcome. Ordering custom ink tshirts has been a really smart decision for our business. I love the custom ink design lab because its really easy to use. They have Customer Service that you can reach anytime. Tshirts help us immediately get a sense of who we are as a group. From the moment clients walk in, theyre able to feel like part of the family. 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Cracking down on customers suspected of being in the us illegally, the bank is accused of freezing or threatening to freeze Customer Account if they cannot prove their citizenship. A petition has been launched, tell bank of america stand with immigrants. Bank of america says it is required to verify citizenship in order to comply with country specific sanctions by the Us Government. Rob doctors to predict heart attacks as early as 5 years in advance. Here to explain the new lifesaving Technology Family physician and assistant professor at Rowan University school of osteopathic medicine doctor jennifer connell. Thanks for coming on this morning. 5 years in advance to know what is coming. When talking about Heart Disease it is a big deal, it is a leading cause of death for men and women. Anytime you have a chance it is a good thing. There was a study done, researchers looking at an enhanced ct technology, look at the fat around the blood vessels around the heart, that could predict potentially how great a risk down the line. We still have further work to go but it is an interesting concept. Rob as soon as it clogs up, there you go. The technology. Look inside and you see. Outside as well. That is where we think the chance of a heart attack may increase or associated with. There are lots of questions but very interesting and exciting. Amazing advances. Red meat and cheese are good for you . Dont you feel every day there is a new study coming out . Labor day is around the corner and some people would like to hear this news, recent study, not a slamdunk study which shows a connection that doesnt show cause and effect but suggests lower carbohydrates but higher fat might help with mortality. This is my caution. Before you go out and eat all the meat and cheese you can find it is a balance diet with fruits and vegetables and this is evolving data adding to the picture. This is one piece. If you are talking about heart health, as much red meat as you can. The studies suggesting red meat is not so bad for the heart but this is what we are trying to answer. Right now expect balanced diet. Im still a lowfat lowcarb fiber healthy lean protein type of girl and that is what i recommend to my patients. Rob the last one is nuts. 6 cups of coffee a day. Totally cracked out. I know. 6 cups of coffee could lead to a longer life and this is another study, not a cause and effect study. It doesnt prove drinking 6 cups will make you live longer but is there a link . And caffeine too. Is caffeine good for you or not . I am oldfashioned. Everything in moderation. Caffeine can have other side effects. It is not a proven thing. There may be a connection or a link. Use common sense. Rob i would be able to see through walls. I would be. Never seen anything like that. Thank you so much. 54 minutes after the hour. A raccoon got tired of walking so he hitched a free ride on the bus. Look at that. The drivers message to this little guy going viral this morning. Look at that face. Tire rotation as well. Ooo i could put that on an airplane banner. Our 19. 99 oil change also includes a tire rotation. Book an appointment online. Wanna try it . Yes. It intensely moisturizes your hair and scalp and keeps you flake free. Manolo . Look at my soft hair. I should be in the shot now too. Try head and shoulders two in one. Can you take me higher. Jillian i was going to sing this song anyway. I didnt know they were going to play this song. Its my favorite. Rob probably the biggest hit they had, this song creed. And the lead singer is going to be right behind us. Rob we already have people Milling Around for the big moment. Jillian can you give us a round of applause. I dont know if you hear them. [cheers] jillian a crowd already out here waiting for them. The good, the bad, and the ugly, a bull idea for quitting the sport. Game day . The team inviting taylor orton to all their games in ohio. Reached out after taylors mom reached out about bullying. He had Cerebral Palsy and couldnt keep up with the other kids. Rob next the bad. Hundreds of fake ideas never made it into the hands of underaged college kids thanks to Border Patrol agents 500 phony drivers license from 20 states confiscated from philadelphia. You always get the bad out of philadelphia. Jillian i know. Final the ugly, can you spot the unusual passenger on this d. C. Bust . Its a racoon taking a ride on the National Mall park bus. The organization saying a ticket only cost a dollar but seeing wildlife isnt guaranteed. [cheers] jillian can you hear the crowd behind it its too dark to turn around and show them. A huge crowd already. If you are in new york city, stomp on by. Rob fox friends starts now. See you later. A vote for mike brown is a vote to make America Great again. President trump leading another rocks rally in indiana. Todays Democrat Party is held hostage by left wing haters, angry mobs. They are now backing, what, antifa, mobs tax hikes and socialism . This is the best have you got. President trump is issuing an ultimatum to the Justice Department and the fbi. They wont do their job, i will get in there if i have to. Colleagues on the hill prepare to say their final goodbyes. Disgraced doj official bruce ohr kept Andrew Weissmann in the loop about