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I say sugar. [laughter] steve by that standard we will talk to Henry Kissinger fridafried chicken. Steve the Trump Administration is now cracking down on the crisis at the southern border in a new way you havent heard about. Brian wow. Attorney general william barr ordering new rules for Asylum Seekers at the dhs as the dhs considers further emergency action. Ainsley Griff Jenkins is live in washington with the latest attempt to slow the migrant surge. Whats the latest . Griff hey, anxiously, brian and steve this is significant. Barrs first decision. Will no longer be able to ask for relief. Barr writing this. A credible fear of persecution or torture is ineligible for release on bond. Previously migrants have been able to ask for bond until their case is heard. Often it is granted. This does not apply family units our unaccompanied children. Certainly the focus of the problem there. It will not effect those applying legally for asylum at a port of entry. Meanwhile the department of depf Homeland Security bipartisan made up a panel of experts emergency stepping to slow the surge on the southern border for more than 225,000 family units have been picked up this year. The council is recommending this. Established three to five Processing Centers at the border to shelter all families. A flores fix. Rolling back regulations for detaining unaccompanied migrant children. A rocket docket that would allow the Asylum Seekers to access a hearing much faster get a decision within 20 to 30 days. Establishing that asylum claims must be made at an official port of entry. The recommendations come as the numbers are staggering, guys. Look at them. 500 percent surge in family units this year. 53,000 family units apprehended last month. And 500 plus family units there and what you are seeing is a statement by dhs acting secretary kevin kevin mcaleenan. Children living in Central America and elsewhere to continue to make this dangerous trek north. Nobody has seen it more than we have. It is dangerous for these children, many of them sent by themselves. It comes as the administration is reportedly resuming that remain in mexico policy which is being challenged in california in court. Steve griff, just some recap, before if somebody came into the country because they said, listen, i have this credible fear that im going to be killed when i go back to my home country it has been up to a judge or the Border Patrol they will tag them with an ankle bracelet and let them go. Up to the department of home land security say no, we will hang on to them. Griff thats exactly correct. Presumably they would remain indefinitely in jail while its adjudicated if they are not a family yiewpght or brian we only paid you to do a report not answer questions. Is that a problem . Griff listen, whatever you need, im all sorts. Steve full service. Griff yeah. Full service. Ainsley you got a raise. You answered the question. Thank you, griff. They are saying this will prevent them from working. Many of these people come over the border the wrong way in between the ports of entry. They are tagged and then they are sent into our country to go and work and pay back the fees that they owe those smugglers and cartels that helped them get into our country. They say this will send a message down to the next wave of migrants say you are not going to make any money doing this and it could effect your family. Brian during the 2018 midterm elections they said the president was making up caravan stories and problems at the border. That kind of blew up, didnt it . Here we are in the spring of 2019 and the problem has gotten worse that footage is not a bunch of extra actors that we paid or the president paid in order to underline the problem at the border policy. Finally, a democrat, who wants to be president , has noticed there is an issue at the border. It is new jersey senator cory booker. We do have a problem at the southern border. Democrats should not deny that we dont. They should have borders. Borders should be respected. My beef with this president is that Number One Technology dont work. I have gone down to the border. I have hung out where cbp and other Border Patrol folks there is no way we need a wall coast to coast. Fruj. Steve cory booker and the president now are on the same page. And in some case the president says look, we dont need a wall coast to coast. One other thing cor corey said yesterday in Sergeant Bluff iowa we are now at a stage we can use sensors and drones which were not available but now work. Ainsley im not sure they are on the same page. Steve there is a problem at the southern border. Its hard to look at those pictures and say yes, everything is fine. Ainsley smart of him to admit that. These migrant caravans are getting larger and larger as we approach the summer months. Brian wait a second, democrats, you dont want the president to be able to keep people in mexico, remain in mexico even though he cut an international deal. When it comes to sanctuary cities all illegals are welcome as the president goes to put them there you say he cant put them there. What are you basically saying . Bailed hilton after marriott after ramada inn over at the texas border, arizona border, new mexico or in california . You cant have it every way. I just hope that Lindsey Graham gets his thing on paper. Makes everybody vote on it and get through the senate and maybe the house sobers up and passes something. Steve now that this department of Homeland Security recommendation has come out rather than it be political they can go hey, look at this. This is what the department of Homeland Security is suggesting, ways to streamline the problem down south. Maybe they will look at that but then again, they called next before. Ainsley recommendations are going into effect or could go into effect 90 days give build tent cities. Yesterday, the president was weighing in on his thoughts on twitter about the election. And all the democrats that have put their hats in the ring. And this is his prediction. He tweeted this out. Will crazy Bernie Sanders vs. Sleepy joe biden as the two finalist to run against maybe the best economy in the history of our country. And many other great things. I look forward to facing whoever it may be. May god rest their soul. Steve sanders surging has democrats jittery again. Stop sanders democrats are agonizing over his momentum. He is not really a democrat, is he a socialist democrat who caucused in the past with the democrats. They dont want him to be the winner after the conventions and, in fact, they talk about in both newspapers about how at this stage it looks like they could go right up to the Convention Next summer and not have a winner. And he could be one of the guys or people who is the last man standing. Brian meetings in new york and washington. Socalled secret meetings among the people that participate schumer, pelosi. Mayor Pete Buttigieg and neera tanden which explains why she was lashing out at Bernie Sanders calling him a capitalist after his town hall where claimed to be a millionaire and wants to hold on to all his money. There is no doubt about it. A push against donald trump because he was a typical outsider going. In they couldnt stop the momentum. Bernie sanders the way they are going to work unlike republicans there is no winner take all. There is proportional. Illogical to think maybe he could be in the lead when they go to the convention. Iin the first round if he doesnt have enough. Second rowbsd in come socalled super delegates and put a more traditional candidate there how do you think the sanders supporter also react to that after how they reacted after Hillary Clinton. Steve it was rigged. Brian she rounded up her super delegates. This could be a disaster. Donald trump is probably really upset about the potential road block. Ainsley after the president tweeted that last night he tweeted the 24 talking about bernie and joe biden. Bernie wrote back 17 minutes later looks like President Trump is scared of our campaign. He should be. Steve somebody who is getting a lookout of publicity on the democratic side, were not talking bernie, were not talking beto or biden we are talking buttigieg. Take a look at some of these headlines on msnbc. Pete buttigieg turning celebrity into a national campaign. Pete buttigieg is the hottest candidate in the 2020 race right now. New York Magazine how about pete. He is between warren and booker, its not much. But then its a lot better than what he was doing a month ago. Now is he getting all this publicity. He has raised a lot of money. And he has a lot of support. But the big question is once people learn more about what he stands for, will they still be behind him because we dont know at this point a lot about him. Brian his dad was a marxist. A professor. We know he speaks seven languages, wepghts to yale. Served in the military and mayor of south bend, indiana. We dont know about any accomplishments. He is very composed with a good message. He has absolutely nobody in iowa yet. So have you got to wonder how much substance and power is actually behind him . Ainsley well, we have another year until the convention. Its going to be next summer in milwaukee. The Democratic Convention. Brit hume was weighing in on this saying it hasnt taken shape yet, the democratic field. Watch this. I think we will soon find out if you assumed joe biden gets into the race how he fairs in the early going will tell us something. Bernie sanders, whatever you think of him has a foot toe hold in the race he has money. What we cant tell with s. Whether beto orourke or Pete Buttigieg or Kamala Harris is going to have any staying power. This is a field shapeless at this stage in terms of our understanding of it and in bad need of being widowed i think before very long it will start to be. Brian by the way graduated from harvard not yale. I apologize to everybody who was hurt by that i would like to add this. Isnt it amazing after Bernie Sanders came in and got record ratings on our town hall even though he has done it on cnn. Eric swalwell as well as mayor pete among the people who say hey, i would like to do a town hall on fox. That sounds good. Ainsley good. Steve indeed. Meanwhile, its 6 12 in new york city and jillian joins us on this thursday. Jillian thank you for the apology. I was offended. Glad we cleared that up. Talk about a story on colorado starterring with a fox news alert. At least 18 denver area schools are closed today amid a massive man huntington for this woman. Police say she is infatuated with the Columbine School shooting. According to the fbi. The 18yearold traveled to colorado and bought a shotgun and ammunition. Her trip comes days before the Community Marks 20 years since the shooting on april 20th. President trump issues his second veto reversing a congressional vote and u. S. Support for the war in yemen. This, after both houses passed resolutions that would have forced the military to stop backing the Saudi Led Coalition against iranian influence. The white house calls it a dangerous attempt to weaken the president s constitutional authorities. Congress does not have the votes to override the veto. Prosecutors want to see Actress Felicity Huffman behind bars. They are expected to seek a 4 to 10 month jail sentence. Pleads guilty to massive admission scandal. Accused of paying someone to boost her daughters sat score. She will be sentenced next month. Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband feyes face 40 years behind bars. They both pleaded not guilty. Brian cut a deal. The guilty guy is getting all the celebrities in trouble. Jillian see how this plays out. Ainsley deal, if you do the plea bargain. Steve cathedral being destroyed by massive flames. Ainsley learning the miraculous story of how this statue of jesus was saved. Were live in paris next how great thou art how great thou art then sings my soul my savior god to thee ainsley we are back with a fox news alert miraculous discovery in the wake of the devastating Notre Dame Fire the cross and statue left unscathe. Steve amy kellogg is live in paris. They are continuing to think about how long its going to cost and how long its going to take to repair notre dame amy . Hi, steve, brian and ainsley. The working theory this morning is that the fire was caused by an electrical short that came from a Service Elevator used to work on the speie spire which according to some reports was the first bit of the cathedral that caught fire. These are serious because investigators have actually not been able to begin their work inside. There are so many mounting concerns now about the Structural Integrity of the building. We are seeing firefighters up on the tower this morning in incredible scenes which are no longer ongoing of cranes lifting these massive planks up there which we can only assume are for some sort of structural support suring up that building. The reports this morning also quite shocking that there was no insurance on notre dame cathedral. Now, that, according to french media reports which are quite widespread is there some sort of law that exempts the government from having to do that because they have deemed that insuring all the monuments here would be prohibitively expensive. It would be better to pay for damages and repairs when they happen. And, again, very dramatic report that this cathedral was saved within 15 to 20 minutes of its life. The weather cocks a radioser from this fire. Not sure survived the impact from the fall. A marble statue of the virgin mary cradling jesus from 1725 also survived the fire. Some experts are saying the greatest loss, in fact, was that back brint beams called the forest. Those trees came from the 18th century and there are no longer such big trees neither in france nor in europe. That is going to be very hard, if not impossible to replace. President macron said last night that he we will rebuild notre dame. He said it will take five years. We will make it more beautiful than it ever was before. A lot of people casting doubt on that saying it will take a lot longer. Close to a billion dollars has been raised largely by private donors, back to you. Steve could take 5 billion to fix it all. Thats an early estimate. Amy, thank you very much for the live report. Ainsley i heard the alarm went off, they couldnt find the fire for 20 minutes. Ainsley 20odd minutes later it was too big to put out immediately. Brian 10 minutes before the bottom of the hour. One hour from the release of the Mueller Report. But it goes public. Does the media owe viewers an apology . Not our viewers. Next guest says the interesting take. He will join us next. Gary abernathy. Get ready get ready cause here i come and struggle. We actually. Seek it out. Other species do difficult things because they have to. We do difficult things. Because we like to. We think its. Fun. Introducing the allnew 2019 ford ranger built for the strangest of all creatures. Travel and dining now kayak and opentable let you earn travel rewards every time you dine. Earn points with each restaurant reservation on opentable and redeem them for hotel discounts on kayak. Get started at kayak. Com diningrewards. Cancer, epilepsy, mental health, hiv. Patients with serious diseases are being targeted for cuts to their medicare drug coverage. New government restrictions would allow Insurance Companies to come between doctor and patient. And deny access to individualized therapies millions depend on. Call the white house today. Help stop cuts to part d drug coverage that put medicare patients at risk. Willy davis, who has alzheimers. I decided to make shirts for the walk with custom ink. The shirts were so easy to design on the site. The custom ink team was super helpful and they just came out perfect. Seeing my family wearing my shirts was such an amazing reminder of all the love and support that everyone has for my dad. [narrator] check out our huge selection of custom tshirts and more, for teams, businesses, and every occasion. Youll even get free shipping. Get started today at customink. Com. Ainsley here are quick headlines for you. Today the Trump Administration is expected to announce the u. S. Citizens can sue Foreign Companies doing business in cuba. Its a major shift in policy meant to put pressure on the island nation as it continues to support disputed venezuelan president nicolas maduro. Have you ever wondered what Julian Assange was up to all those years in the Ecuadorian Embassy apparently spent a lot of time skateboarding. Video obtained by spanish newspaper shows him falling down several times, wikileaks founder seen arguing with security guards. Assange was arrested at the london building last week. Is he facing conspiracy charges in the United States. Brian . Brian democrats and media anticipating the release of the redacted Mueller Report tomorrow morning. We got this Mueller Report thursday morning minus whatever is still being blacked out by barr. People think the president has already been exonerated even though mueller did not reach a conclusion on obstruction. Do you think that the attorney general is covering anything up . I have no idea. I have no idea he might be white washing but i dont know if he is covering anything up. Brian attorney general william barr set to release it all tomorrow. How will they react when they see it next guest predicts they will still tried to hold on to collusion theories. Gary abernathy is here to explain. You wrote a column yesterday saying basically these other networks other the president and their viewers an apology. Why . Well, i didnt necessarily say they owe an apology but i just pointed out when you look at the major cable news networks, someone got it right and a couple others got it wrong. It happened to be that fox news, which largely, you know, the opinion people and so on claimed there was no collusion and that the real story was how did this thing start . It turns throughout was no collusion. We already know that before the Mueller Report comes out in total tomorrow. Because attorney general barr has shared that part with us. That no collusion was found. And that last week in the testimony to congress he declared he is looking into the spying that happened on the Trump Campaign. These are just facts. And, you know, so i was just giving credit where credit is due. Brian you go on to say even cbs and msnbc straws grasped. Largely debunked. They continue to do it. I can just imagine what they will grasp in 400 pages if you study anybodys life for 22 months. Do you expect them to change gears, refocus, or double down . Unfortunately not. And, brian, i have been critical of President Trump. There is a lot of issues that the democrats and those who dont like trump can go after him on in 2020. And rightfully so. Legitimate political questions. But, russian collusion, thats done. Im interested to see the Mueller Report tomorrow. Thats going to be interesting reading. But we know the bottom line conclusion. Brian, what really also prompted me to write that column was the flip i have seen people do on attorney general william barr, who, when he was first appointed was widely hailed as a great choice, a guy with an impeccable career. Fairminded, not political. And now, ever since he did the summary on the Mueller Report, you see people accusing him of being Donald Trumps to do todonaldtrumps te professional has become a Political Animal trying to protect the president. And frankly the facts dont back that up. Thats ridiculous. I said all along when the report comes out you will not see any daylight between barr, rosenstein or mueller on what the conclusions are. Brian it looks like nadler and Elijah Cummings is saying i want the president s taxes. I want to be able to recall these witnesses. I want the millions of under lying documents. If you are playing what audience are they playing to since the audience has already begun to lee their netanyahu works and viewers havviewershave begun to run fore hills. The network gets higher ratings at 6 00 a. M. In the morning now than cnn gets at 8 00, and 9 00 at night. Arent the voters telling everybody to move on . Of course i think so from there issue in particular. They have invested a lot of time in the russian collusion narrative and just not ready to give it up. Again, if there was something here, that would be understandable. Im anxious to seat Mueller Report because i think a lot of people who think its going to they are going to find something there to call a bombshell revelation, i really expect the Mueller Report to even go further in explaining point by point why all these little meetings and all these little, you know, dots that didnt connect, you know, why they didnt connect. I think the Mueller Report will do a good service to explain why that and, you know, why they didnt conclude collusion happened. Brian Gary Abernathy who must have got a the Washington Post readers upset with his column talking about the reality behind the Mueller Report. I look forward to talking to you after we get the 400 pages. Gary, thanks so much. That would be great. Thank you, brian. Brian you got it. Coming up straight ahead, critics pressured one of californias citys Police Departments to get rid of the American Flag on patrol cars at laguna beach. This morning patriotism prevails. Tomi lahren here to react on the incredible moment at the meeting next flag was still there o say does that starspangled banner yet wave oer the land of the free for men. Notice that my hips are off the ground. [ engine revving ] and then, im gonna pike my hips back into downward dog. [ rhythmic tapping ] hey, the rain stopped. A bad day on the road still beats a good one off it. Tell me about that dental procedure again i can still taste it in my mouth progressive helps keep you out there. I can still taste it in my mouth when heartburn hits, fight back fast with tums smoothies. It neutralizes stomach acid at the source. Tum tum tum tum smoothies. Also available tums sugarfree. To take care of yourself. 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We are not a lost cause and we are going to keep fighting for this country and for our patriotic beliefs even here in california complaint was even they got a few complaints where people ted its offensive and its aggressive particularly to immigrants and last night at the event. One of the Council Members said can i see a show of hands who likes the police logo that we got. Ainsley everybody in the room. Steve except one person. Whwho who opposes one person held up their hand and the crowd chuckled. Its laughable that someone would be so triggered by the American Flag that is truly appalling as american. Describe laguna beach. I know its beautiful. Do you know, is this a small enclave of moderate to conservatives in a land of liberals . Can you describe the mood and politics there . Orange county is still an area where conservatives can be conservative. It is an area slightly more conservative than Los Angeles County where i live. We were worried in the last election because a lot of areas were traditionally red did go blue. We will see changes to that as you look at our gas prices and look at all the taxation coming our way in california. I think not only are we going to take back Orange County and make that red solidly again. In the coming years, we are going to really stand our ground in california and make it much more red than anyone thought possible. Ainsley laguna beach say we are proud this is our official police car thats what they put on social media. Brian Mitchell Obama back in the news doing an interview and asked about donald trump. Listen to what she compared the donald trump era to. We come from a broken family. We are a teenager where, you know, not settled and, you know, have good merits, you know, its tough, you know, sometimes you spend weekends with divorced dads and that feels like its fun. Thats what america is going through. Blifing a viewersed dad. [laughter] brian book event with Stephen Colbert. Really divorced dads are just clueless and insensitive to raising children . Is that really the analogy that she thinks is effectiv effective . Well, i think Michelle Obama is becoming incredibly tasteless, and to use that kind of language to attack the president , im not very shocked or surprised by it, but i will say this. Can you imagine if a conservative would compare anyone to saying gel mom in a derogatory imagination . There would be outrage and backlash. It would be all over social media. There would be mass outrage because Michelle Obama is Michelle Obama she is a democrat and has last name obama she can get away with it really not just belittling donald trump she is belittling all those divorced dads and single dads out there doing a great job. No question. Can you catch tomi by the way on fox nation app. Hopefully you have got continue by now. You have your no interruption show at the end of every day. I have first, final thoughts, and no interruption. So im all over fox nation. If you dont have it yet, download the app. And can you watch me twice a day if not more. Steve thats right. Get it at the app. Store foxnation. Com. Thank you very much. Have a great week. Thank you, guys. Ainsley jillian has headlines for us. Jillian you guys know so many ride sharing news as of late. We have another. A man poses as ride share driver to follow a woman home and rob her. Police in maryland hope someone recognizes the suspect caught on surveillance video. Can you seat man grab the womans purse after driving her home. She claims he followed her inside when she refused to give him cash for the ride. Saying she already paid on the app. The woman admits she thought something was strange when the driver didnt know her address. Got to be careful. Chicagos top prosecutor calls Jussie Smollett, quote a washed up celeb who lied to cops. That label revealed in kim foxxs Text Messages just released in response to a public records request. Foxx writing to her assistant, quote, so im recused when people accuse us of overcharging cases 16 counts on a class 4 becomes exhibit a he replies yes, i can see where that can be seen as excessive. Foxxs Office Dropped all charges in the alleged hate crime hoax. Take a look at this incredibly close call caught on camera. A mother and her two small children get out of the way right before, were talking seconds before that car smashes into a california restaurant. Its unclear what caused the driver to lose control of their vehicle. Just one of the children suffered minor injuries. No arrests have been made. A hero Police Officer saved a babys life after he was born not breathing on the way to the hospital. Officer philip arriving just in time along the california interstate patting baby ezekiels back until he started to breathe. I am praying are good outcome for this baby for this family. Jillian babys parents are thanking god that the officer showed up when he did. That is incredible. Right man at the right time. Meanwhile right time for the weather. For that we turn to janice dean who is outside with somebody who is dressed very patriotically. Janice very much. So what are your names. Im rich from connecticut. Janice and. Diana same place. Janice so you know each other. Nice shirt patriotic. For all my fellow veterans and definitely for the class of 8907 Williams Air Force base. Janice i love it i love your hat. 91911 memorial. Everyone needs to see it if they come to new york city. Janice here are the temperatures 49 in new york city. Get into the 60s here today. Look at cold air coming in from the west. Part of the ingredients we will need for the Severe Weather storms coming on later on. If you have a nooaa radio you need to put it on. Potential for heavy winds, tornadoes all the way from texas to oklahoma. Missouri, in towards the Missouri River valley. So, again, this is the threat for severe storms today and overnight tonight. We will keep you posted. All right. Say hi to steve, anxiously, brian. Hey, steve, ainsley, and brian. Ainsley hi, everybody. Janice come and hug. Whether you like it or not. Ainsley tell him thank you for your service. Steve indeed. The Trump Administration taking big action with the crisis at our southern border ordering brand new rules for Asylum Seekers. Going to hear that story happen overnight. Ainsley thats right. Senator rick scott is here to react. Its been waiting for you welcome to new york. Welcome to new york welcome to new york its been waiting for you welcome to new york. Welcome to new york hat you need. 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And that his 4page summary is the whole truth . Im tom steyer, and im organizing an effort to to release the full Mueller Report now and let the American People decide. If you think we have a right to read the report for ourselves, you can call the attorney general at this number. Our tax dollars paid for the report. Dont let him cover up the truth. Jillian good morning, back with headlines now. Twitters ceo sparking outrage after suggesting major changes to his social media network. Jack dorsi says users should follow topics instead of people. Twitter has been under fire for what many consider hateful and biased tweets. And check your cabinets. Chips ahoy corn starch did not fully mix in and solidify while baking thrnget has been reports of gagging, choking and dental injuries. The recall impacts chewy cookies with the best when used date september 7th, 8th, 14th and 15th. Hate to throw away cookies. But got to, steve. Steve so long attorney general bill barr making major policy reversal on immigration. Asylum seekers show ho show credible fear returning to their countries. The department of Homeland Security can hold on to them. Ainsley the decision which does not apply to family units or unaccompanied children should go into effect in 90 days. Lawsuit might actually prevent that here to weigh in is g. O. P. Florida senator rick scott. Senator scott, thanks for being with us. Good morning. I came here early because i was afraid Chuck Schumer might close the streets and not let me get here. Ainsley we will get to that in a second. You have been sparring a bit about the puerto rico issue. First we want you to weigh in on the attorney general his new proposal. Enforce all of our laws. I mean, i have been to the border, the Border Agents are frustrated. They need more people, more technology, some barriers. But whatever the slawrks why arent we enforcing all of our laws. We all believe that people think hispanics dont believe it. We did a poll about immigration policy. We did a poll right after my election to see how we had done, do you want us to have greater enforcement of immigration laws 69 . Whatever the slawrks we ought to be enforcing it. If thats the law, the attorney general ought to be enforcing it. Steve but there are certain laws that ought to be changed. The president has talked about the catch and release thing is crazy. They need to change the flores amendment that all comes back into your department which means republicans and democrats have to do it. You are not doing it, why . The democrats believe its a good issue for 2020. I have been up there over 90 days. Everything is about the election in 2020. They are frustrated. They hate trump. Steve they dont want to give him a win. No. They dont want to do anything that might help trump. This is all about election in 2020. Every night i fight is we are nt going to do anything this might be good for trump. Steve what about 300,000 people at our southern border in march alone thats a crisis. Thats a crisis. Its unsafe for immigration agents. Its unsafe for our country. We have got i was talk about as governor i have three jobs. Economy, good education, keep people safe. This job is good economy, keep people safe. This is keeping people safe. We have to secure our border. Ainsley you mentioned Chuck Schumer who represents new york. You feeted out stop these political games because you are asking for money. He wants a lot of money to be sent down to puerto rico for disaster relief. And i want you to get into that a little bit. This is what he tweeted out about you. How can you say you are puerto ricos voice in the senate while supporting disaster bill that stripped needed help from the island that supports puerto ricos governor. Why not stand up for both puerto rico and florida and have the courage to tell donald trump to leave no Community Behind . Whats your response. First of all you have to speak the facts. Thats not true what he said. First thing did i on the senate floor. First time i talked 600 million for food and nutrition money to puerto rico. Did he go do it . I look at Chuck Schumer and say this is just about he hates donald trump i did well with Puerto Ricans and he acts like he cares. When maria hit, did he go to puerto rico and say what do you need . No. I went there eight times. Did he open up Relief Centers in new york . No. I opened two in florida to help them. Did he waive regulations kids get in schools and parents get jobs . No. This is him saying he wants to care so it hurts republicans because we actually do care about puerto rico. Steve it will be interesting to see what sort of relief they ultimately do wind up with. Thank you, senator, for joining us live today. Glad i got to come. Steve we told you about this legal immigrant attacked just for wearing a make America Great again hat. The two men are now facing charges. Steve that man is going to join us live with his message for his attackers. They are going to beat me up, you know, going to kill me. So you can seize the morning. Zzzquil pure zzzs. Steve two men are facing charges of robbery and assault for allegedly attacking a man simply because he was wearing a maga hat a make America Great again red hat. Mable who immigrated to this country said he was walking in his maryland neighborhood when the men spotted his maga hat and hit him until he fell to the ground. He joins us right now from our nations capital. Atsu, good morning to you. Good morning. Thank you for having me. Steve nice to meet you as well. Ace understand up in german town, maryland north of washington, d. C. , saturday, after supper, you decided take a walk through your neighborhood and you put on your maga hat and you went out and what happened . Yes. Last saturday i was talking to my wife and i told her i was too full and i wanted to take a walk. I asked her to go with me she said no. I left, you know, on my own. And i was leaving with my hat on and listening to the music. And then from there. When i was coming back, i met these three guys two, who are black and one who was hispanic. And from there, they asked me hat. You shouldnt be wearing that hat, bro. I said this is not your problem as i was walking away from them i felt a punch from my back. And thats when the fight started. And then i was lucky enough thank god somebody was able able to call police from me. I was able to snap the picture as they were running from me. Steve they took off. They were later arrested and charged you have a message for these two men who beat you up over wearing that hat, whats your message for them . It says in the bible you must love your neighbor. I still love them and i think whatever happened to me that day should not happen to anybody because of political view. I still love them and i forgive them. You know. Im willing to make peace. Steve atsu, why is it that you like donald trump so much that you put on a maga hat. I would like to say to the president back in 2015, when he was running, and i am seeing what he is doing. Im not here to put anybody down from the left or right. President has his own agenda. He is making this country great again. Steve exit question for you. Are you going to continue to wear the cap . Yeah. Yes. I will. And i think at the rallies, family events, i will still be wearing that im very proud of wearing the hat. Steve atsu mable from german town. Thank you for coming on the show. You are welcome. Thanks for having me. Steve straight ahead on this wednesday, a massive man huntington underway for this Armed Dangerous woman who apparent solid infatuated with the columbine massacre. We are live and what actions schools are taking in colorado this morning in two minutes. E strange forces at work . Only if youre referring to gravityand we covered it. Talk to farmers. We know a thing or two because weve seen a thing or two. We are farmers. Bumpadum, bumbumbumbum if ywhen you brush or floss, you dont have to choose between healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax has 8 designed benefits for healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax. Cancer, epilepsy, mental health, hiv. Patients with serious diseases are being targeted for cuts to their medicare drug coverage. New government restrictions would allow Insurance Companies to come between doctor and patient. And deny access to individualized therapies millions depend on. 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We will find it out. 7 00 in new york city. We have a fox news alert for you. An allout manhunt for an armed and dangerous woman in colorado who police say has become infatuated with the story of the shooting at Columbine High School. Ainsley several denver area schools are closed today amid this threat. It comes days before the Community Marks 20 years since columbine. Brian todd piro all over this story. He is in the newsroom. Todd . Todd the fbi joining that manhunt for a woman who traveled to the den jerry area and bought. The 18yearolds trip comes days before the area marks the grim anniversary of the columbine massacre on april 20th. Yesterday many schools around denver put on lockout where outer doors are bolted but classes continue as normal. With the threat not diminished some schools are closed entirely today. At least 18 so far. Get this, thats 546,000 students, 60 of Colorado Public School students according to reports. Employees told stay home. No specific threats have been made but authorities are not taking any changes. Because of her comments and actions. Because of her travel here to the state, because of her procurement of a weapon immediately upon arriving here, we considered her to be a credible threat. Certainly to the community. And potentially to schools. This has become a massive manhunt. And every Law Enforcement agency is participating and helping in this effort. This all started with a tip from an fbi officer in miami. The bureau says they have several leads. They are following right now. Steve, ainsley, brian . Steve all right. Todd, thank you very much. No specific threat to any particular location. But they found that it was credible but unspecific and she is considered dangerous. Ainsley better to be safe than sorry. Close those schools. Brian talking about dangerous. Thats whats happening at our border. Its dangerous for our Border Patrol and dangerous for people crossing. Let alone the people that might be involved in drugs or gangs that is why the Border Patrol is taking action now attorney general bill barr just because you come here for fear doesnt mean you will be let out in the interior of the country. Steve he has issued an 11page decision that reverses a 2005 Immigration Court ruling that says if you come into the country and ask you for asylum you are guaranteed a bond hearing and then you are released into the country. What they and earlier, if an Asylum Seeker said i have a credible fear that if i go home im going to be killed or hurt, they could automatically be released. Well the new standard is the department of Homeland Security will have the discretion of whether or not to let the Asylum Seekers out of detention but after a 90day period it sounds like what they will do is they will err on the side of caution we will go ahead and hold on to these people. We are not going to catch and release them anymore. Ainsley prevents them from working because they will be detained now. And so its sending a message to the next waive of migrants if you come here you are not going to be making money it could be detrimental economically to your family. The dhs has time because it doesnt go into effect for three more months. They have time to get at the present time cities set up. Brian another thing its important to send a message to triangle countries Central America cant come. Its not going to come in here and wait a couple of days and then you are in iowa or new hampshire. You are going to come here and you are going to be detained. Message is we have to make the best going through the legal natural process going through embassy in our own country. Rather than take the risky journey. All about sending the right message. Other prong was given to them oddly and i guess for the president s sake, a big relief, they cut a deal with mexico to say when you come to this country wait in mexico until we decide how if you indeed qualify. A judge says thats not right. Another judge just decided it is okay. We will give order go back to leaving them in mexico. A two pronged approach to try to get control of the border. Steve plus, there is even more. The department of Homeland Security put together an Advisory Council looking at what is going on at our southern border. The caravan, the Asylum Seekers, everything else. They were going to come out with their recommendations in may but because of the crisis they have come out with them as of yesterday. These are emergency steps for the family surge. And some of their recommendations and keep in mind these are just recommendations, they are not binding. But they suggest, first of all, try to establish three or four Processing Centers at our southern border to shelter all the families. That way they can hang on to them. Also, the flores fix, which would be roll back regulations regarding the detention of migrant children. Right now can only hang on to them for 20 days. Ainsley right now rocket docket an accelerated process for asylum claims of family units. And asylum claims must be made at port of entry. Brian bipartisan council put together to get reality out of this. This is what they recommend. Democrats have cover to take action. This is a bipartisan committee. Pluckrepublicans are backed up you know the crisis we made up nobody thinks you are making it up right now. 600 percent surge right now in people trying to cross our border in family units. We know, too if you are looking to get in front of a judge. If you want to find out your status. Have you 700 days to wait a minute thats not feasible. Thats not possible. Thats not plausible. You need more judges there for the president of the United States. He doesnt want any judges. He wants what happens with the mexicans when you come over legally get repatriated back to our own country thats whats got to happen in Central America. Why doesnt someone draw some type of legislation that would do this now . Steve some of the findings of this Advisory Board were to have Congress Change some laws. We just talked to rick scott, the new freshman senator from the great state of florida. He said regarding immigration. He feels that the democrats want to use this as a Political Tool to help, you know, continue to win next year and they want to deny donald trump who is all about immigration a win. Ainsley we also talk about how liberal and progressive california is this is a great story out of Orange County known for more of a conservative area. And pride and patriotism were on full display at the Laguna Beach City Council meeting. Listen to this. Not only were we fighting to keep this flag on our police car, but we also understood that it would be f. We lost this vote that the flag could then be hurt in terms of other states in the country where people might decide that they didnt like the flag. They didnt like the pledge of allegiance, they didnt want a fourth of july parade or a patriots day parade. And that weight was wearing on all of us. They had gone up against the flag and the flag had beat them. Its so cliche, so cheesy but i feel so good about it. Steve he feels good because last night at the city council laguna beach, california, they voted to keep the flags on the cars there is a packed hall. They voted in favor of keeping the flag on the police cars. One woman started singing the starspangled banner and everybody else joined. In after they put the decals on a while back, a number of people sounds like a small number complained, look, that logo is too aggressively it is offensive, particularly to immigrants. You got to change it. Last night they had a vote. They are not going to change it. Ainsley when Something Like that happens when someone complains and they have to vote the room i have been to so many of these meetings andy local news we would go to these and cover this kind of thing. Whether you have a hot button issue everyone comes to these meetings thats why the room was packed. Show of hands, how many of you were for these being on the police cars . Everyone raised their hands except for one in the front row. They zoomed in on that lady and turned the camera. Maybe one or two people at the meeting that were against the decals. Brian we teach kids in school that america is not that great. Look at the problems that they have. Look at the problems that we have. Look how imperfect our society is. They become young adults. Some get houses and apartments and look at the police car with red, white, and blue on it and see a fourth of july parade what is there to be proud of. Unbelievable a whole bunch of people the fact that this even came to a vote and is an issue is sad that you needed people to show up and sing at night after a full day of work to stand up to keep the red, white, and blue on a police car who are there to keep you safe. One of the most beautiful picturesque towns in the country . Where does that mindset come from . Ainsley it represents everyone in our country. Steve why is that aggressive . Well, we are going to talk to the mayor of lieu ghana beach. Steve news is its still legal to keep the flags on the police cars in laguna beach, california, u. S. A. Brian im staying within the law when i do a legal left toss to jillian for the news. Jillian who is also not offended. Good morning to you. Lets start off with a fox news alert. Moments ago french officials announcing a Worldwide Competition for architects to rebuild nehemiahs now notrew toppled. Believed that a short circuit in elevator is to blame. Macron vowed to rebuild it in five years. Axios reports representative seth molten was spotted in his hometown i massachusetts taping a president ial announcement video. If he jumps into the race he will join the 16 declared candidates. North korean dictator kim jong un is planning his first ever summit with russian president vladimir putin. They plan to meet in russia later this month. Details are not yet known. Today a special u. S. Representative will meet with russian officials in moscow to discuss north korean denuclearization. And an awesome show in the skies along the east coast overnight. Check this out possible meteor streaking across the night sky at our nations capital. Also visible in several states including maryland and new jersey. Pretty cool when you see those. I have never seen one. Steve we are sure its not an ufo. Jillian it is a meteor. I do not know about a ufo. Brian thanks, jillian. As democrats battle over antisemitism comments in their party jewish leaders gather at the white house. Ainsley one of the people in the room is going to join us next. On a john deere x300 series mower. Because Seasons Change but true character doesnt. Wow, youve outdone yourself this time. Hey, whatre neighbors for . Its beautiful. Run with us. Search john deere x300 for more. We humans are strange creatures. Other species avoid pain and struggle. We actually. Seek it out. Other species do difficult things because they have to. We do difficult things. Because we like to. We think its. Fun. Introducing the allnew 2019 ford ranger built for the strangest of all creatures. If ywhen you brush or floss, you dont have to choose between healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax has 8 designed benefits for healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax. So, every day, we put our latest technology and unrivaled network to work. The United States Postal Service makes more ecommerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country. Ainsley the white house taking on the issue of antisemitism by inviting jewish leaders to the white house and last night they were all there gathering together. How did it go . Our next guest was actually there. Steve thats right, ainsley. Former Trump Campaign advisor board member jeff is the founder of jexodus a movement urging people not to vote democrat. He joins us now. Good morning. Steve why the meeting at the white house . First of all, i want to make a slight correction. Jexodus is not urging jews not to vote democrat. Actually teenage mutant ninjurging the majorpolitical pe days the democrats seem to have a problem distancing themselves from rising antisemitism. Is the mainstream unfortunately in our political process and mostly bee by people like ilhan omar. Democrats cant seem to push it back. Yesterdays event wasnt really about that. But it was certainly the back drop feelings of what is happening passover coming up on friday night festival of freedom we say in the book that we read for thousands of years, we say that every generation they rise. Our enemies enemies of the jews rise up against us to destroy us and god saved us. That was on everyones minds. Its the best of times and worst of times right now if you are jewish in america and around the world. Best of times thanks to donald trump. It was a big celebration about how extraordinarily, extraordinarily how proisrael and projewish this president has been and how he is really fighting he has taken more leadership in the war antisemitism around the world than any leader in history. Ainsley he withdrew from the iran deal. He moved the embassy. He recognized israels sovereignty over golan heights. Compare this president over past president s and how he is helping israel. Well, im not sure this is an offtherecord meeting in terms of details but i will say that one thing that was under discussion was how what this president has done in the last 12 months alone, someone recounting extraordinary steps he has taken for israel. And in the last 12 months alone and more than happened 70 years since the founding of that state there was discussion about that. There is no question that in america and around the world people look to how the state of israel is treated by the most powerful country in the world america with the Largest Jewish Community outlines of israel to take their cues how to react to israel. This president has been extraordinary. Steve jeff, let us ask you about this. I remember in the last month or. So it sounded like the house is going to write up a his lucien condemning antisemitism. After freshman member of congress had made a number of comments. And then eventually because there was such an outcry from the political left, they decided to make it broader about hatred of all sorts. Nancy pelosi was rejecting the taint of antisemitism with her within her party. Jeff, listen to this and then your reaction. I think the president has s. Bankrupt in many ideas because we are not we have no taint of that. In the Democratic Party and just because they want to accuse somebody of that doesnt mean that we take that bait. Steve what do you think about that. I dont think anybody is accusing nancy pelosi of being antisemitism. The fact is that party is not do ago good job of condemning antisemitism for what it is. Instead, as you pointed out, they acknowledged because no one can really deny how overtly predatory and antisemitic ilhan omar has been. They were going to fight it but they didnt. Watered down resolution condemns all forms of hate obviously bad. Lets face it, what is happening here is a focus on jews. People dont seem to know. This i have said this on air, said this on fox and people deny it the fbi statistics are very clear. There is no Minority Group in america thats more targeted for hate crimes for religion than jews by far. Less than 2 of the population. Yet we make up about 60 of the hate crimes are against jews in this country and its on the rise. Ainsley how do we change that . Well, i think people need to be aware of this and people need to stop excusing, including the democrats stop excusing antisemitism by saying well ilhan omar doesnt know what she is talking about or is not aware. There are a lot of problems. This itself is a major problem that needs to be focused on directly. Thank god the president is. Ainsley thank you for talking about it and come on this morning. Happy to be here. Ainsley thank you. Come up, this dad just couldnt handled his dads bod. Wait until you see what he did next. Boys are back in town. If your moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis or crohns symptoms. 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Thats how much three suspects are accused of laundering in a dark web drug ring. Officials seized nearly half a million counterfeit xanax pills and heroin laced with fentanyl. Its the largest pill bust in my home state of new jersey. Next, zero, thats how many playoff wins the Tampa Bay Lightning by new York Islanders beat pen quinns to move onto the next round. Lightning filed score a single post season victory after winning a record 62 games in the regular season. Finally 92. Thats how many pounds that dad lost in just five months. The montana man said he got in shape after he noticed he could not keep up with the kids. And he went on a diet and exercise program and screen right thats the new dad. Brian . Brian lets talk about getting healthy in this country with our medical program. Bernie sanders had huge ratings the other night. One of the big stories is medicare for all. Are we actually going to pay for it. Is it actually medicare going to be free . Is healthcare going to be free . Here is Bernie Sanders admitting its going to cost. Healthcare is not free. Of course not. You just said it was going to be free for everyone. Its going to be free at the point of when you use it does that mean you are not going to pay something . Of course it does. You are going to pay more in taxes. Brian okay. Our next expert is an expert on medicare. The administrator for centers for medicare and medicaid services, administrator thank you so much for joining us. My pleasure. Brian all this talk about medicare for all really hits your office specifically. Can that work . Medicare for all is the biggest threat to the American Healthcare system. What were talking about is stripping people of their private health insurance, forcing them into a governmentrun program. This is a bureaucracy thats going to be making decisions about everybodys healthcare, what kind of benefits that they can have. What kind of medications that they can have access to. And if we look at other socialized countries that have tried this approach, what do we see there . Long wait times, poor quality healthcare. Thats why those people are flying to the United States to get their healthcare. Brian people say wow i like that. I like medicare. Its working for me. Why not give it to everybody . Well, look, as the head of the program, i can tell you that medicare is a sacred promise that we have made to the American People. They have paid their entire lives into this program. And now we are talking about putting millions of people into a program that was designed specifically for them. And whats that going to mean is that they are going to have to compete to get care. Thats putting them in line for their care. And i dont think thats fair. And the reality is, were having problems today paying for the medicare program. And the trustees have warned about the solvency. Just adding for people to the program is going to exsass diser bait it. Brian this is roughly what this plan looks like. Transition to a single pair system over four years no. Deductibles. Only mumbarak minimum copays. Cost estimate 28 to 32 trillion and he claims that 28,000 is now spent for a family of four for healthcare and that 32 trillion will be over 10 years. How does that look . Well, essentially what this is he is saying were going to essentially just move all of these costs to the government. But that just means higher and massive taxes for the American People. Brian are the hospitals going to push back on this . What does it do for biotech the ones coming up with knew cures helping ultimately saving lives and saving money. Thats my concern with this is this could be an incredible threat to innovation in our country. The reality is the American Healthcare system is producing amazing innovation. And a government system where there is no competition to innovate and provide high quality care could lead to lower quality care for all americans. Brian right now, our ratio from doctor to patient is so much higher than europe. We need more doctors. If i am in a country with medicare for all what quinsd of quality Doctor Medical carely get . Those are. So concerns with medicare for all is that it is going to lower reimbursement for providers. And lower reimbursement as you said were not going to sees a many doctors willing to go in to medicine. And that could lead to significant access problems for all americans. Brian but this is real. Sings is he leading the race, wall street some healthcare stocks even though they are profitable are dropping in the fear that we could have a new calculus with our healthcare system. So this threat is real. You see it every day. Are you concerned . Im deeply concerned about the implications. I think one of the Major Concerns is that all we are talking about is just moving these costs to the government, increasing taxes. What we should be talking about and this is what President Trump has been focusing on addressing the underlying cost in the healthcare system. What are the things driving up costs . And thats why the president has been so focused on lowering drug costs for americans because we know that thats one of the Fastest Growing areas. We have also been talking about Price Transparency and quality transparency and making sure that people have access to their Electronic Medical records. Those are things that are going to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare and also lower costs. Brian right. You dont need congress because everyone is so in that political mind set everyone is afraid of the other one looking good. So that just ties your hands. I think the president is focused on doing exactly on what the administration can do. We are trying to use every lever that we can to make sure that americans have access to high quality healthcare coverage thats affordable. Shall. Brian we appreciate having new here in person. Great reviews people have private sector and now helping out the governmental element. Thank you. Thank you. Brian big twist in the Jussie Smollett case we just got the private Text Messages from the prosecutor. Her name is kim foxx. You know. You wont believe what they reveal about why she stepped in and what she says about jussie. With advil liquigels, youll ask. What stiff joints . What bad back . Advil is. Relief thats fast. Strength that lasts. Youll ask. What pain . With advil liquigels. Do you battery sound. Want a charge . Yeah battery charging. Thank you so much. Battery charging. Come from a broken family were a teenager where we are a little unsettled and, you know, you know, parents is tough, you know. Steve that is the sound bite of Michelle Obama with Stephen Colbert i believe in london during her book tour. That was not the sound bite we were going to set this segment up with. But, remember the biggest story in the world a couple weeks ago was Jussie Smollett, he had been he accused some people of attacking him, hate crime. Then it was revealed by the Law Enforcement that apparently he faked it. And then the charges were dropped. There was a freedom of information act lawsuit they were able to get the Text Messages between cook county states attorney kim foxx and her assistant joseph. What it shows is that she, as it turns out. Was meddling in the case long after she said she was recusing herself. Ainsley right after he was indicted on the 16 felony counts, she wrote to her assistant, washed up celeb who lied to cops 16 counts, just because we can charge something doesnt mean we should. She was saying the felony counts he was facing were accepted. Brian referring to r. Kelly. Said to her assistant goes on. Recused but when people accuse us of overcharging cases 16 counts of a class 4 felony becomes exhibit a. So, she, of course, on april 6th would say the attacks on her had a racial ting to it. Now we find out behind the scenes all the questions hermine had nothing to do with race. They question what the heck happened with this case and how the police chief could be so out of the loop. They claimed the police chief was okay with it. Ainsley washed up celebrity. He lied to cops but he doesnt deserve this many counts. Steve also mr. Maggots had told her he had given Michael Avenatti her phone number and mr. Avenatti reportedly was going to reach out and represent the nigerian brothers who were accused of it the city of chicago still suing Jussie Smollett for 130,000, the cost of overtime for that investigation. Where all the charges against him were dropped after he paid a fine. Brian looks like his broadway debut with the lost lead role with tony winning drama take me out amid the ongoing battle. This guy is off his series, the fox series. And now he is off the broadway show. So, i dont know if his career is going to get back on track. Its hard to imagine, too. She looked at him as washed up . I think he is in his 20s. Steve revealed after she said she was recused not recused. Ainsley government phones, thats how they were able to get those Text Messages. Jillian . Jillian im sure thats far from over. We will keep you updated on that. A federal Appeals Court throws out years of rulings against the master mind behind the u. S. S. Cole bombing. The panel rolling that the military judge improperly presided over the trial while looking for a job with the justice department. Now the open case against nashiri could start over. He has been in custody since 2002. 17 american sailors and 37 others were wounded in the attack. Look at this video. Utility worker flirts with death trying to restore power in new jersey. Live wires exploding into a fireball as they fell on to a wet ground after a rainstorm. The man they thought the man thought the power line was deenergized when he pulled it down, he was not hurt. Thankfully. Close call. Young couple and dog rescued from crocodile infested area after spelling out help in the mud. The teens car got stuck in the ground during the fishing trip in australia. Rescuers spotted them after 26 hours. Police later praise the couple for staying with their vehicle and telling family where they would be. And you know, there is an old saying in baseball keep your eye on the ball. You heard that, right . And golf, too. This guy could have used the advice as he gets nailed with a home run ball sending him straight to the ground at a Minor League Game in virginia. You see his legs flying into the air as another fan chases after the ball. Its unclear if he got hurt but that is a really scary scene there. Ainsley trying to catch the ball . Ainsley i could see if babe ruth hit it its worth risking your life. But i dont think is he hitting many baseballs. Ainsley hand it out to janice dean outside making easter baskets i understand. Janice we are going to make easter baskets in just a moment. What are your names hi, where are you from. Florida. You are theresa. Im teresa. Janice you drove here. Yes. How many miles. 1078 miles. Janice oh my gosh thank you for coming to fox friends. I love it. Lets take a look at the maps real quick and then we will talk about these wonderful folks. 60 degrees is what it is going to be here in new york city. Its in the 40s right now. You will need a light jacket. We are going to deal with the threat for severe storms across texas. Up towards the great lakes. Large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. Thats going to be something we are watching throughout the day today. Now we are going to go over with steve doocy and wonderful veterans and talk about easter baskets. Steve thats right, j. D. Its called operation basket formed to help members of our Service Members who wont be home for the easter holiday. Janice veterans and Senior Citizens are teaming up to make easter baskets to send to military families. Steve we have retired u. S. Army Staff Sergeant and Laura Shaffer here in the pink dress we have Tammy Whitney excel of the woodbury rehabilitation and nursing and u. S. Army captain manny fletcher. Good to have you all. Thank you. Great to be here. Steve lets start with you, what is operation basket all about . Wonderful thing. Our residents wanted to give back to the community and our active duty men and women that could not be with their families on easter. Steve erv you have all sorts of volunteers working starts with these baskets. Janice i will go over here and help with these hi. Unless you have been there you dont know what loneliness is. On thanksgiving guard duty. And the army prepared a meal would rival any five star restaurant in new york city. Steve fantastic. However, nobody wanted to be there. Every soldier wanted to be home with your family. A little bit closer. Steve where do we get who are the volunteers making all these baskets . Because i understand there are teams right now working on them . The volunteers are going to be the residents excel atwood bury and rehabilitation and nursing home. Some of the other Senior Citizens in the community are veterans which we have approximately 70,000 veterans in Nassau County alone. Another 80,000 in suffolk. Just members of the community. They are going to come together on thursday to put excel atwood bury to put all these baskets together. Steve why do you do it . Its good for the community. Its good for the residents. Its good for the active duty and its good for the family. And you cant lose. Steve if people would like more information about operation basket . Call us excel atwood bury and we would love for the community to join us. Steve round of applause for operation basket. Very nice. Thank you for stopping by. [applause] steve brian, in to you. Brian thanks, steve. Appreciate it 19 minutes now before the top of the hour. President Trumps Campaign planning to target seniors. Social media for 2020. Democrats apparently dont have the same strategy. Ainsley how big of an impact could this have on the race . Thats coming up next. Fles i stood outside, assessing the situation. I knew it could rough in there, but how rough . There was no way to know for sure. Hey guys. Daddy, its pink but hey. A new house its a blank canvas. And we got a great one thanks to a really low Mortgage Rate from Navy Federal Credit union. Pink so shes a princess. You got a problem with that . Oorah oorah Navy Federal Credit union. Our members, are the mission. The inlaws have moved in with us. And our Adult Children are here. So we save by using tide. Which means we use less. Three generations of clothes cleaned in one wash. 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Ainsley when you but the them in bed. If you are train ago dog, dont let them sleep with you because then you end up not getting a lot of sleep. They take over your bed and its a dirty bed. I dont want to think about that. Other news this morning, President Trumps social media plan for 2020 has one goal in mind, reaching seniors on facebook. Most democrats dont seem to have that strategy. The Trump Campaign spending nearly half of facebook budget on older voters. Meanwhile the top 12 democrats only average 27 in that age group. How much of an impact could social media have on the race down the road . Here to break it all down for success g. O. P. Polster chris wilson also the director of research and analytics and Digital Strategy for ted cruzs 2016 president ial campaign. Hey, chris, thanks for being with us. Good morning. Ainsley what does this say the president is spending a lot of his budget to target 65yearolds and older. If you break down the data its already down to 45 and above. What it shows is the power of the incumbency. Right now democrats are having to raise money go to Younger Voters over and over again to try to get them energized and out to vote. The president is able to reach tout to his base and expand upon that base to be able to communicate it also shows he is not running through the general consensus campaign. He takes an approach on his Digital Strategy. Doesnt allow the facebook algorithm and take those ads and push them down to Younger Voters allows fake to make more money. Target those voters who have going to decide the election in 2020. I think its a very smart approach. Its different than anybody on our side has done and typically does. It allows him to get way out in front of the democrats as they are fighting amongst themselves and Younger Voters and appealing for money. The president is able to appeal and send a message to voters who are going to decide the election next cycle. Ainsley only one spending 51 of his facebook budget is john delaney. If you look at the 12 Top Democrats only spending 27 facebook budget on the seniors. How effective are these ads . Time will tell. 2016 proved the Brad Parscale skill of being able to communicate to universes. At love people surprised by donald trump winning states like michigan and pennsylvania and wisconsin. And what they were able to show after the elections is they were able to identify those voters, i mean, there are so many examples of counties that went heavily for obama in 2008 and 2012 but switched over and voted for donald trump. The power of digital, specifically the power of facebook is that it allows to you communicate directly to a voter on the issue that he or she cares about rather than running just a tv ads that may or may not appeal to you. I think its very smart from a standpoint of being able to communicate on the individual level that no other medium allows for. Ainsley that age group really cares about healthcare and immigration. The majority of his ads were about immigration. Thank you so much, chris, for being with us. You bet, thank you, ainsley. Ainsley you are welcome. We are getting geared up for the new York Auto Show. Live on the show floor for the sneak peek coming up next. 7pgnoo ainsley it is time to start your engines. Brian 2019 new York Auto Show is in full swing. You have been seeing it all week here. Fox friends sneak peek at rides promise not to tell anyone. Steve correspondent and auto expert. Com mike caudill is live from the new york of the new York Auto Show in front of the lexus booth. Well, good morning, guys, yes. We are here live at the new York Auto Show and this is like the super bowl, right . We always think about detroit. But new york is where it really happens. Yesterday we showed you guys a bunch of great cars in the plaza. Today we will show you. This its the first time in the 1 rf has made its way to the east coast all electric. All about off road performance as well. You get more hundred miles of Pure Electric range with this go anywhere Sport Utility vehicle. They are already taking preorders for this vehicle right here. Starting price under 70,000 for a Pure Electric off road vehicle. The interior is refined. I love the design of this vehicle. All right we have other things for you. Yes, its not a shiny car on the floor with the honda hrv. They actually decided to bring a crash tested vehicle here to the show floor what they are doing is highlighting the fact that you have the civic here to show 55 of august new car buyers at the market are still looking at sedans. The safety between the civic and hrv at the auto show. Generation z the millennials 75 are all look for sedans in the market. Couple more for you. Toyota highlander. Not announced later this morning. Bring it to you guy exclusively. Awful new design lane departure warning. Front podesta detection. All the technology you want in the vehicle. Gtr 50th anniversary bringing back the blue with the white stripe. Brian, 600horsepower with the gtr. Something really special for you ainsley was asking about this. Its the all new jeep gladiator. We showed it to you before. Yesterday i had a chance to drive the gladiator here in manhattan down to times square to gauge consumer feedback what people think about this jeep that is a truck 7650 toeing capacity. Everyone in times square loves this vehicle. I had a chance to take it off road. Fully capable of off roading. Same thing combined with being a truck. Close it out one vehicle sneak peek yesterday with the Hyundai Sonata. They are debuting that vehicle here this morning. We are bringing it to you first look at the Exterior Design of Hyundai Sonata. Performance, sophistication, led lights wrap over the front hood of this vehicle giving it performance. This thing is crafted with luxury. Made here in the United States. Hyundai doing Amazing Things with their vehicles right now. They brought six new vehicles to market in the last year they are on fire with that brand. I love the son that the attachment right now one of my favorite vehicles at the new York Auto Show. Steve we just saw some video you can push a button and the car backs up . Thats correct. You here is the best part with Hyundai Sonata connect it to your cell phone and the vehicle will start and stop in windows. We have seen that before. Get out of the car in parking spot. Hit the button and the car will pull itself in with no occupants in the car. Steve unbelievable. Cool tech. Cool technology. Steve javits center. Ainsley is he in his element. Thank you, mike. 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And yes whenever youre ready to get started, we are too. Call now at 1800aspendental. Steve welcome to the fox friends gang live from mezzanine level of studio f during holy week. Paula deen will show us how to make butter burgers at the end of todays telecast. A perfect snack for your gang this easter weekend. Ainsley butter burger. Brian im getting a report lent will end soon. I gave up meat since 1987. I think im doing a great job. Lent to the nth power. People looking forward to easter and winter break. Finally will be here, Mueller Report, 400 plus pages drops in 24 hours. Steve we have the Broad Strokes what is in it according to the attorney general seen screen left. He came out with the fourpage summary. Of course the big question is what is going to be redacted. That is really what the democrats will hang their hat on. Hey, we have all the redactions, we dont know what is under that. Who are they trying to protect . Listen to nancy pelosi talk about the pending release of the Mueller Report over on another channel. We have to find out what happened so it doesnt happen again and it isnt up to the attorney general who has said basically that the president is above the law and the rest. So he is there to redact whatever he wants. Ainsley Gary Abernathy, Washington Post contributing columnist, really no one had a problem with william barr until william barr released summary that said no collusion. Watch this. The flip ive seen people do on attorney general william barr, who when he was first appointed was widely hailed as a great choice a guy with an impeccable career, fairminded not political. Now every since he did the summary on the mueller you see people accusing him of Donald Trumps toadie, all of sudden 68yearold career professional has suddenly become a Political Animal trying to protect the president and frankly the facts dont back that up. That is ridiculous. I said all along when the report comes out you will not see daylight between barr, rob rosanna and mueller. Brian pretty extraordinary to see Gary Abernathys column steve in the Washington Post. Brian i twice checked it, make sure it was not the washington examiner. Interesting column. He has great credentials. For the 22 plus months he they were saying that the president was not legitimate that colluded with russia. That the storyline was right. All the people led the viewers down that path, when it turns out that blew up, essentially have no retort. They lost all their credibility. They credited this general for not falling into that trap. Steve we got it right. Brian now well expand on it. What they are worried about in the administration, when you sit down for 30 plus hours like don mcgahn did, you speak to the special counsel, you want to be honest, under oath, whether grand jury or not, maybe some things are not flattering to the president. Something you might say to a third party, you were told go to a hearing. Theyre not worried about making the president look like he colluded, looking bad in front of the president s ice, former and present members of the staff. Steve dozens talked to mueller. Theyre worried it will be released what they said for whatever reason. Keep in mind, there are going to be redactions because that is required by law, if the lawmakers dont like redactions, change the law. How many have we heard that . We talked politics, the president is put on, looking into his crystal ball he knows who it will be versus him in 2020. Ainsley that is what he tweeted out. I believe it will be crazy Bernie Sanders versus sleepily joe biden. As they run spence the greatest economy in the history of our country. May god rest their souls. Brian there is panic on the left where Bernie Sanders will get nomination, according to the New York Times theyre having secret meetings taking place how do we govern against this, without the superdelegates where Hillary Clinton rigged the game against Bernie Sanders or allcomers, even lincoln chafee, no more super delegates to the second round. If they go through, democrats have way of all or nothing win with state after state. You walk into the delegates, you go into the convention without a presumed nominee first time in decade. Ainsley because they changed the policy in 2016 it will hurt them in this election. Winnertakeall for republicans. Democrats use proportional system. Steve apparently they unrigged the system which is what bernie said. This is why theyre panicking, democrats, they feel like Bernie Sanders has momentum, got the money, has a core audience that loves him, if he is the nominee he cannot win. That is why against donald trump, that is why you see these headlines like in the New York Times, stop sanders democrats are agonizing over his momentum. So that is why theyre having these dinners that brian referred to. Theyre being organized according to the new york theo the New York Times by bernard schwartz. Also center for american progress, what theyre all worried about is unity. If Bernie Sanders were the nominee, or if they were able to squeeze him out what would happen to unity inside of Democratic Party . Brian youre saying steve, in the first round if Bernie Sanders doesnt have enough, they go to the second round, they go more traditional candidate at brokered convention. Say it is beto orourke or joe biden. All the Bernie Sanders people fervently behind him, youre all in, all out with Bernie Sanders the president is similar like that. They leave, then you are looks like your candidate was there for an artificial reason. Therefore the Bernie Sanders people feel disenfranchised. That is disaster for the democrats. Ainsley we could have the Democratic Convention in milwaukee, still not have a candidate, there could be two people running. Steve that would be exciting. The democrats fear and worry donald trump would win if this happens. We asked what you thought. Gene tweeted this. This type of thinking why the democrats lost. Let it play out without interference. Why would he not be a good candidate. Ainsley that they decided that we can have if the candidate i settle on doesnt win the primary fine with me as long as it was fair and square. Brian a couple of steve not like last time. Brian Bernie Sanders doesnt fear this. He almost expects it. He is fundraising. Theyre trying to rig the system. Look for everyone attacking me. Give me even more money. The president was upset Bernie Sanders was on fox. I think it is great thing for everybody, president on down. You should president was on msnbc. He was called in, until everyone went unhinged not giving him a fair shot at the networks all the democrats lining up i assume would be bret and martha again. Steve let me get this straight. People want to come on the largest, most popular cable news channel to get their views out . Brian doesnt that make total sense . Steve it always has. Keep in mind i believe in the history of the fox news channel. We have never hosted a democratic debate ever on this channel. That is why when tom perez came out were not going to go work with fox news, well, they havent worked with us so far. Now some are saying, we got to go. Ainsley so many independents that watch. Theyre not smart if they dont come on fox. Republicans already decided who they are voting. Democrats already decided. There are some in the middle. Steve were in the number one cable news channel, if you want to get your word out, come on the channel. Brian i will correct you, number one channel. We compete with espn not just msnbc and cnn we beat the Cartoon Network and tnt. Steve there you go. If you want to beat the Cartoon Network and tnt come on fox. Couple days ago nancy pelosi was on, she was talking with lesley stahl and lesley stahl was talking about the aoc wing of the freshmen party, the freshmen class of the Democratic Party but she said this. Listen. You have these wings, aoc and her group on one side. That is like five people. No its, the progressive group. More than five. Im a progressive, yeah. Steve five people . Fox news actually analyzed vote data, this are dozens of democrats who vote with aoc 95 of the time. 68 voted with aoc 95 the time. Were not just talking about freshmen. Talking about highprofile people including eric swalwell, tulsi gabbard, adam schiff, all vote with aoc 95 of the time. Ainsley i mean just her saying that, anyone could have won her district. A glass of water could have won her district. Steve with a d next to your name. Brian go ahead. She is the leader of the party. She is trying to remind everyone that girls new. She is not the leader. I am. Brian they dont care with social media. They dont need nancy pelosi as bullhorn. When it comes to guns, that is on Nancy Pelosis philosophy. Eric wall well trying to take the Second Amendment away. Abolish i. C. E. , that is not positive for those people who are positive for Law Enforcement. That is what aoc saying late as yesterday. Steve one other part of the fox news data, 90 members of congress who do vote with her 97 of the time. Is that what she was talking about . She wasnt very specific. 8 10 in new york city. Ainsley jillian has headlines. Jillian start off with a fox news alert now. More than 100 schools are closed today, a massive manhunt for this woman you see on your screen. Police say she is infatuated with the Columbine School shootings. According to fbi, the 18yearold traveled from miami to colorado bought a shotgun and ammunition. This comes days before the Community Marks 20 years since the day of the shooting. Notre dame will be closed up to six years. A french bishop revealing unspecified part of the cathedral was weakened in the massive fire. France is planning a Worldwide Competition for architects to rebuild the cathedrals toppled spire as french president Emmanuel Macron vows to rebuild in five years. The investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. Today a proposed ban on almost all abortions will get a hearing in alabama. State lawmakers considering a bill would make performing a abortion a felony punishable up to 99 years in prison. There is a exemption for the mothers health. It is considered one of the most extreme antiabortion proposals in the country. Major League Pitcher does his best matrix move to keep his beard. Watch this. Take a look. Turned into neo from the matrix. How did the ball not hit him in the adams apple. I have no idea. Jillian no one any has idea. The ball sailed under his chin. He led his time to 91 chin over the oakland as. That is what everyone is talking about. Brian that is incredible. Steve if they had a limbo competition he would win. Ainsley thank you, jillian. Brian that is incredible. Some good abs. Ainsley good sound effects. 12 minutes after the top of the hour. The media has a new favorite star in the Democratic Party. It is undeniable how incredibly impressive Pete Buttigieg is. This guy is chicken soup for my soul. I think he is very, very smart man. Brian what is behind the medias mayor mike mania. Joe concha has an idea. Like my bike, and my calves. Liberty mutual customizes your car insurance, so you only pay for what you need. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Liberty. Take prilosec otc and take control of heartburn. So you dont have to stash antacids here. Here. Or, here. Kick your antacid habit with prilosec otc. One pill a day, 24 hours, zero heartburn. Un deniable how incredibly impressive Pete Buttigieg is. This guy is chicken soup for my soul. He is a very, very smart man. Made me think of obama. Only candidate, only democrat made thee think of previous president. There is a lot of excitement about his interviews and speeches. I think there is something there. Steve looks like mayor pete is the medias new rising star. Here is radio show host on wor here in new york city, joe concha. Good morning to you. Good morning,. Steve steve what it is about mayor Pete Buttigieg that has electrified the Mainstream Media . He is certainly the it candidate right now, steve. I did a story yesterday based on a 538 report his mentions on cable news alone rose 68 last week from the prior week. Look he checks off a lot of boxes, steve. He is harvard grad, rhodes scholar, afghan war vet, openly gay, exemption alley articulate, ic pianist and not gaffe prone. Six years younger than kennedy got elected. From small town where rudy was from, at notre dame. He checks off a lot of boxes and he has a lot of sizzle right now. Steve no kidding. One of the things that he spoke Perfect French in talking about the disaster at the notre dame cathedral. So it is like, can even do that. But, while he is getting a lot of buzz, people really dont know a lot about where he stands on the issues. Absolutely. Look weve seen it candidates before. We all remember howard dean in 2004. Remember herman cain in 2012, many others in between. You know it . I would like to see him asked really tough questions at this point, be specific. He is great speaking in generalities. I get were 570 days away from the election day, 370 days away from iowa caucuses. You say capitalism head a lot of people down. You said we need to raise a lot of money for the got. What specifically does that mean from a tax perspective for people across the country . How much are you willing to raise taxes . Give me a number. Do you believe in shuttling migrants to sanctuary cities like the president has proposed. If not, where should they go. Bret baier asked Bernie Sanders during the town hall on fox on monday, he never got a straight answer. You support the green deal. How do you implement that . What is the cost per family. Once you peel the onion off im curious if Pete Buttigieg is popular as he is now. Steve speaking of popular, Bernie Sanders was on the channel from the town hall from bethlehem, pennsylvania, the ratings went through the roof. Number one town hall. Reportedly Pete Buttigieg says i want some of that too. I spoke to a Campaign Spokesman for the Buttigieg Campaign she confirmed to me on the record they want to reach out, intend to reach out directly to trump supporters. They are in talks with fox news. Other candidates reportedly may follow as well. Look, why wouldnt you . Bernie sanders reached 2. 6 Million People on monday night. Did a similar town hall on cnn more than month ago, got 1. 2 Million Viewers less than that. Only makes sense if you want to win in the States Donald trump took in 2016. Michigan, wisconsin, pennsylvania, ohio, that is where elections are decided. Go on fox news if you want to reach those folks. Steve joe concha joining us do from the new york city area. Thank you so much. Good tee sue. Steve steve meanwhile students at indianas Taylor University outraged over the Commencement Speaker. He is the Vice President of the United States. It has some shaking. One student says it is honor to have mike pence speech. That student joins us with a message to his classmates coming up next. That captured their imaginations and turned moments into memories. With flights, hotels, activities and more for your florida vacation, expedia has everything you need to go. If ywhen you brush or floss, you dont have to choose between healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax has 8 designed benefits for healthy gums and strong teeth. Complete protection from parodontax. Brian all right, glad youre up. Hope youre dressed. Here are your headlines. No Antivax Movement here. New york city will trap and vaccinate raccoons for rabies. Wildlife officials are targeting animals in public parks in hopes people and pets from catching the disease. Good luck. Well keep you updated. Lawmakers, california lawmakers are considering a bill that would let vets recommend cannabis as medicine for pets. The states veterinarian medical board will review the proposal today. I will call everyone individually to tell you how that goes. Ainsley. Ainsley thank you, brian. Taylor university, which is an Evangelical Christian School in indiana, announcing that the Vice President mike pence will be this years Commencement Speaker and some students and a lump are outraged. One taylor graduate or grad, writing on facebook, Taylor University you should be ashamed of your self. Im physically shaking. Taylor university i feel personally attacked. Another alum students will feel unsafe at their own graduation. Joining me to react, Taylor University student, campus reform correspondent peter worcester. Thanks for being with us. Hi, ainsley. Good morning. Thanks for having me. Ainsley first of all when you heard the Vice President of the United States of america would speak at your schools commencement, what were your thoughts . I mean first off, oh, my goodness, the Vice President of the United States is coming to Taylor University. Taylor university is a small Christian School in rural indiana and ainsley, my big sister, mary is graduating this year. I want to see the graduates honored through this situation and im so, i was really excited about hearing the news. Ainsley well there is a petition now, people are saying they dont feel safe. They dont agree with his policies, but this was a guy who was the governor of your state, then went on to many about the Vice President of the United States of america. Do his policies really matter . He is still a leader in our country . Absolutely. Through campusreform. Org and other outlets places like taylor and other universities have become places where it is hard to speak up about these issues. And hard to speak about issues that have been confronted by Vice President pence but i really hope through the situation that we can open good conversation, meaningful conversation with one another, that we can listen to one another, hear each other out through all of this. Ainsley we did get a statement from the university, since making the announcement of Vice President mike pences upcoming speech we received feedback on either side of the issue. Taylor university is Intentional Christian Community that strives to encourage, positive, respectful meaningful dialogue. We look forward to hosting the Vice President next month. Are you happy the school is not backing down . Yeah, honestly, im really happy. I think this is an opportunity for Taylor University to confront some big issues that are facing our nation right now. We are just so divided as a country and i really think that this is an opportunity for us to come together, for us to heal and unify, that it is an honor to see Vice President pence look at our university in such a great light. I really hope that we can come together and honor this country and honor the class of 2019. Ainsley peter, thank you so much for being with us. Absolutely. Thank you for having me. Ainsley youre welcome. Patriotism prevailing in one california city. The Council Voting to keep the American Flag on their police cars. Take a look at that. One councilman who voted to keep the flag is going to join us live next. In their hundreds. So how do you stay financially well for all those extra years . 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Help stop cuts to part d drug coverage that put medicare patients at risk. Land of the free, and the home of the brave [cheering] brian got a packed City Council Meeting belting out the National Anthem after a vote to keep a patriotic decal on all the police cars. Ainsley some critics in laguna beach, california, called the design too aggressive but some city Council Members voted. The vote was 41 to keep the flag on the side of the police car. Steve here with more, laguna beach councilmen and mayor pro tem steve. Good morning, steve, ainsley, brian. Steve nice to have you back. Why did you decide to put the flag in the font of the police cars . Well, this was brought to us by the Police Department itself. The Police Members as well as our chief all felt that this was something that would be very bright and patriotic and would identify the cars clearly as police cars. Ainsley why was this even an issue . Which part of this is an issue . That we were changing the colors of the car because previously it was all white with some very pretty blue background. We felt that was not good for safety. And our Police Department was adamant about this they have been asking us to make this change to the vehicles for about seven years now. And so, they brought it to our attention again. We voted to do that. When we did that the graphic that shows the colors of the flag spelling out police were not very bright in the graphic we saw. When it was put on to the vehicle itself, it was much brighter. When we voted for it, it was decided afterwards, technically we may not have voted for what is on the side of the car. That is why it had to be brought back again last night, effect to reaffirm the prior action. Brian if there was no protest would you have gone to this length . We would have still had the vote. We wouldnt have 150 people in the room. We wouldnt have National Attention paid to this. Steve steve, who are the people, apparently only one or two last night, who are the people who complained, that it was offensive, particularly aggressive to immigrants . Hard for me to say what particular, if there was a particular group. I think there were just isolated people within our community. La group today beach is eclectic community, probably a microcosm of the country, lots of liberals, people in the middle or conservative. Anything we try to do there will be somebody who will oppose it. It was not a surprise to me this would become an issue. What was kind of surprising how social media picked up on this, it became a national controversy. I got over 600 emails over the weekend. Most of them positive but nonetheless from all across the country. Steve who is the one person on city council that voted against the u. S. Themed decals . Well it one of my colleagues. Sometimes she and i dont vote the same but i will tell you she is a true patriot even though she did not vote for this. Ainsley what was her reason . You funny i thought about that as i was coming over to the studio. I was so excited by the time it was her turn to talk, it was clear we were going to get a majority on this i really dont remember what her reasoning was. Brian that is the most curious thing. Do you feel, just real quick, is there a large antiamericanism stream throughout Orange County . No. To the contrary. I think Orange County is one of the most patriotic places in the country. But there are always going to be some percentage of people that are going to be against what we were doing. So it really was not surprising. Steve Orange County is very red, white and blue. Steve, thank you very much for joining us today from l. A. Can i say one last thing . Steve yes, sir. Please send my regards to janice dean. She is a true American Hero and inspires me every day. Steve thank you very much. She will be doing the weather in two minutes. Im sure she is listening. Ainsley thank you, steve. Brian must have read her book, mostly sunny. It is all in there. Steve like southern california. Brian jillian you read janices book. Jillian i read her book. I loved it. She also inspires me. Get caught up on some stories were following. Look at this incredibly close call caught on camera. A mother and her go small children get out of the way just seconds before a car smashes into a california restaurant. It is unclear what caused the driver to lose control of their vehicle. Just one of the children suffered minor injuries. No arrests have been made. A female help bring kahn will lead the fighting irish for the first time. Noter dame universities picking the women among diverse trio as she is elected to serve as mascot. No woman has served as the lucky charm since the leprechaun became the schools official mascotte in 1965. Pretty cool. Netflix wants to stop you calling movies chick flick. I wish i could make a bake made out of rainbows and smiles and we would all be happy. She doesnt even go here. Jillian netflix tweeting in part, can we stop calling films chick flick unless the films are literally about small baby chickens . They say it is sexist an cheapens the that goes into making movies. Okay. They welcome two bald eagle chicks, can we call them chicks . You can name them. Friends of big bear valley is taking submissions while raising money. One name suggestion costs 10. 25 names will be picked at random. Four will be the favorites for the final selection. Back to you. Steve you get to judge. You get to pick. All right. Janice dean, did you hear that nice shoutout from the guy from laguna beach . Janice i was walking outside when i heard councilman steve shouted out that i was a patriot. I started to tear up a little bit. That is fantastic. Ainsley you are loved by all. Janice dont know what to say. First time im actually speechless. Laguna beach. Can i come visit. Can we do weather out there . Thank you so much. Hi, guys, thank you for coming. What is your name . Mia. Janice where are you from . South carolina. Janice what do you got there . Your book, mostly sunny. Janice fantastic. Well sign the book for you. Wave, everybody. Potential Severe Weather across the central u. S. , large hail, damaging winds, isolated tornadoes. Keep that in mind. The low will come out of the rockies where we have snow for parts of i believe of new mexico. Today the threat is going to be where you see sense on that map where the readies, from texas to the great lakes. Thursday over towards the Mississippi Valley and the gulf coast. Well watch for that. There are the day time highs. Well get to 60 here in new york. Were hoping for mostly sunny skies. A little gray out here. 74 in kansas city. Well watch for the severe storms moving in from the west. You know who else is coming up, everybody . My cousin, paula deen. We cant wait. Well be cooking some butter burgers i think . Steve grilled butter burgers. Janice i cant wait. Ainsley we love to eat. Love it making food especially with paula deen. Steve thanks, jd. Brian attorney general bill barr making news when he said this about the Trump Campaign. I think spying did occur. Im not suggesting it wasnt adequately predicated but i need to explore that. Steve a lot of questions. Our next guest says there needs to be a grand jury investigation of the fbi. Bill mcgurn up next. The matters. Ar. Introducing the allnew 2019 ford ranger, its the right gear. With a terrain Management System for. This. A bash plate for. That. An electronic locking Rear Differential for. Yeah. This. Heading to the supermarket . Get any truck. Heading out here . Get the ford ranger. The only adventure gear built ford tough. danny s voice of course you donte because you didnt . Your job isnt doing hard work. Its making them do hard work. And getting paid for it. vo snap and sort your expenses to save over 4,600 at tax time. Quickbooks. Backing you. Steve washed up celeb who lied to cops, that is what chicagos top prosecutor called actor Jussie Smollett in newlyreleased Text Messages. Ainsley kim foxs Office Dropped all the charges against the empire star. Tia ewing joins us live from the cut hours with new questions surrounding the Text Messages. Tia . Reporter good morning to you, ainsley and steve. These Text Messages read like a gossip blog or media watchdog group. Out of thousands of pages and emails and Text Messages it is very clear cook county states attorney kim fox and her staffers were focused on how the Jussie Smollett case was playing out in the media. Kim fox recused herself early on before the 16 counts came down but it was very clear she was focused how this would look in terms of her career. She even looking at those media documents as well and how this played out in the news media. Lets get to the text mess haj about kim fox and what she said about this case. It says, so im recused but when people recuse us of overcharging cases 16 counts on a class 4 becomes exhibit a. Final her staffer responds. Yes, i can see where that can be seen as excessive. Then foxx writes, pedophile, four victims 10 counts. Refer towing the criminal case stacked up against r b singer r. Kelly in terms of that case. Referring to smollett, in comparison she writes, washed up celeb who lied to cops, 16. Just because we can charge someone on a case, eligible for deferred prosecution i think indicative of something we should look at generally. Foxx said she has done no wrongdoing. She is calling on the Inspector General to investigate how she handled this case. Live from the city of chicago, tia ewing, with fox 32 news. Steve thank you, tia. City of chicago is suing Jussie Smollett for 130,000. Brian do jset tomorrow to release the redacted Mueller Report finally. As our next guest points out, the American People dont know when the fbi investigation into the Trump Campaign really began. He says bill barr should appoint a grand jury perhaps. Bill mcgurn will be hosting deep dive on fox nation shortly later on today with among other guests andy mccarthy. So, bill, you wrote a column we need to know, we need to investigate the investigators. Once we digest these 400 pages. Right. Look, this is still the open question. We dont really know when the fbi investigation began and what they were doing in the investigation. Theyre sticking to this idea that it was a conversation with George Papdopoulus, but that increasingly looks suspicious. I think the reason is to cut through all this it is looking increasingly as though the fbi launched an investigation into the president ial Campaign Based on Opposition Research commissioned by Hillary Clinton, her team, and performed by a known trump hater, Christopher Steele, to spy on the trump people. Brian when you have an unpaid Foreign Policy advisor in george papadopoulos, and carter page, visits to the russia, already worked with the fbi. Right. Brian you say those two incidents are enough to launch look, it doesnt, i think the attorney general is right, it is a big deal. First of all it is a big deal when the fbi spies on any citizen, right . Theyre given these powers for a reason and its a big deal. Its a bigger deal when you launch one into a president ial campaign. Brian when you have joseph mifsid need to know what he is doing. Right. Brian joseph disappeared into italy. In and around the spy school, believe it or not. Then Stephon Halper working for the fbi in and around carter page and papdopoulus. What is the covert operation . Looks like confidential informants approaching these guys. The question is, what the australian ambassador to the uk said brian downer. Alexander downer, that George Papdopoulus said the russians had damaging information on Hillary Clinton. Didnt say emails. Didnt say dirt, so forth. Is that really the cause of an investigation into a president ial campaign . So i think we have a lot of questions about the fisa report. We have a lot of things coming together. Bill barr says he will take a look at this. He didnt prejudge the outcome. He didnt say they did anything wrong. I think you want the attorney general looking over the premier Law Enforcement agency, what it is doing. But you have that. You have an Inspector General report coming out on the fisa application. And you have those criminal referrals coming from congress we dont know about, because theyre wrapped up in so much classified information. The key is, the attorney general need as grand jury. A grand jury can subpoena. A grand jury can indict. You indict someone at the fbi well get to the story pretty quickly. Brian i mean james comey was already asked about this when his book tour came out, well the Christopher Steele and dossier that started with republicans paying to get information on trump, but it shows grand juries clarify testimony, clarify the mind. One reason we saw such a frenzy when bill barr said im going to take a look at this. You would have a very different washington if there is a grand jury and some of these former fbi, doj, maybe even cia officials are brought before it. Brian bill mcgurn, watch you on deep dive, fox nation app shortly. Thank you. Brian get a chance to talk during commercials. Great to see you, bill. Thanks. Brian coming up straight ahead, the queen of southern cuisine is helping us. Paula deen is out in the elements making grilled butter burgers next. First, not eligible for a grilled butter burger. Has to spend his own lunch money on his own lunch. Or on you. Those two are inseparable. Brian same last name. Why half a million kids are told to stay home today. A threat surrounding come hum bind. The investigation fully underway. How did noter dame burn. The president making a prediction about his opponent in 2020. What were learning about 24 hours before the release of the Mueller Report. Ken starr, pete king, trey gowdy. Come join sandra and me 11 minutes top of the hour. 9 00 to noon. It nourishes and strengthens my joints for the long term. Osteo biflex. Because im made to move. In honor of my dad, who was alzheimers. I decided to make shirts for the walk with custom ink, and they just came out perfect. [announcer] check out our huge selection of Custom Apparel for every occasion. Youll even get free shipping. Get started today at customink. Com. Ainsley Easter Sunday is right around the corner. Were getting a head start on our holiday spread. Steve paula deen is here to show us how to make her world famous grilled butter burgers. [cheering] it is a burger with butter in it. This is for special occasions. Steve come on over here. On sundays i would throw birthday parties for everybody born in that month. To make it special i decided to make butter burgers. Steve look at that. Oh. Brian what does the butter do . What does the butter do . Hi, paula. Ive already done that baby. What is happening with the butter and the meet . Ainsley why put the butter inside of it . It will melt through the ground beef. A lot of butter in there. Yeah. The love is in the burger. Brian whose idea was that . That is genius. Your idea. Youre the queen of butter. That is what they tell me. Ainsley turn it a bunch or a few times . I dont like to turn mine a bunch. Ainsley how do you get the inside cooked like this. We leave it on that fire long enough. Ainsley what do you set it on . What temperature . Brian you doesnt like any of our questions. This grill gets up to 450 degrees, yall. It has a fan, so it is smokeless basically. Steve last time you were here ainsley air frier. The air fryer. Steve you have all sorts of small appliances. Brian you can use this indoors. E vine network, shop at home. Im working on building all of my favorite small appliances. Steve these are some of the making them better. Steve that is a dessert burrito . That is flowered tortilla. Steve that is delicious. I know. Steve coconut. All that stuff down there, ainsley. Ainsley with the easter candy. Look at that salmon. It is cooked perfect. Brian you catch the salmon yourself or buy it in stores . I have hamburger meat hands. That is only a brian question. This is delicious, paula. This is great steve you should write a cookbook. How is your cookbook doing . Great. I love it. I keep it on my counter. Steve that is an honor. I keep your grill on mind. Ainsley where do we go to get this . Evine. You go to, think a second. Steve foxandfriends. Com. Well link it. Brian all the finished products, what should we know . Look at all the finished products here. I know. Its delicious. You can grill yearround. A lot of condos and nice apartments wont allow to you grill. Brian do it without telling them. Ainsley break the rules, brian says. Steve available at evine. Paula deen. I have one more little thing to say. If you want that charcoal flavor, get you some liquid smoke and pat it on there. Tastes like you cooked it on charcoal. Ainsley friend with paula deen coming up. State of the Art Technology makes it brilliant. The visionary lexus nx. Lease the 2019 nx 300 for 359 a month for 36 months. Experience amazing at your lexus dealer. Cancer, epilepsy, mental health, hiv. Patients with serious diseases are being targeted for cuts to their medicare drug coverage. New government restrictions would allow Insurance Companies to come between doctor and patient. And deny access to individualized therapies millions depend on. Call the white house today. Help stop cuts to part d drug coverage that put medicare patients at risk. By the way, paula deen will be on the evine channel on mothers day. Bill stay tuned for the after the show show. Bill good morning. Fox news alert. Half a Million Students told to stay home today as authorities search for an armed woman they say is infatuated with the columbine massacre. A strange one. Good morning. Its where we start today. Im bill hemmer live in new york. Good morning. Sandra good wednesday morning. Police not taking any chances today, closing schools in the denver area. Federal agents searching for an 18yearold woman they consider a credible threat saying she left miami monday for colorado where she bought a shotgun and ammunition. Saturday will mark 20 years since the massacre at Columbine High School that left 13 people dead