place down near the situation room down below. the west executive entrance is closer to the situation room. it is also next to west executive drive, where for example, the vice president s vehicle was parked. ashley: we will bring the administration s latest excuse for dodging reporter questions. carley: did you hear this, brittney spears said she was backhanded by a security guard while trying to talk to wendy. how both are reacting this morning. you are watching fox and friends first s, i m carley shimkus. ashley: i m ashley strohmier. after haul nothing 35 million for second quarter fundraising. carley: white house hopeful ron desantis raking in $20 million as gop candidates look to gain momentum. alexandria is live with more. alexandria: in council bluff, iowa, this is the largest crowd he has seen. will take a hit from agricultural policy. here is what the trump campaign released. they said desantis has problematic policy position that hurt farmers and demon
desantis. but wining the flight in florida is just the beginning. police say the suspects shot and killed a lyft driver, washington, dc driver fled to the u.s. in afghanistan after working with the u.s. military as an interpreter. it s unfathomable how senseless this is the. britney spears filed a police report after she says she was slapped by nba recruit victor swam bam. twitter sends a letter to cease and desist that they say thread poached employees to create a copy cap app. i m looking forward to journey ahead. brian: normally we go to an empty stage and say what a while, or the band will be out there but that was actually the esteemed artist, gavin degraw getting ready and i believe that was not his pregame outfit i believe he ll be wearing that for the whole show. often times we ll have different outfits and changing, ainsley sometimes will change four or five times throughout the show. i ll be in this brian: and good afternoon if the middle of a
wow. americans heard and responded with a resounding ew. bizarre. president biden whew. on defense. over high consumer prices. there you go, inflation in the morning. he says inflation is a top domestic priority. and, again, takes aim at maga republicans. we re going to play for you his new comments and have the new inflation report when it crosses later this morning. plus, a mixed night for trump-backed candidates, with a win in west virginia, but a loss in nebraska. boy, that nebraska loss, statewide, it may show again, it may be easier for donald trump to win in smaller congressional races, much harder, statewide, in states like nebraska. maybe pennsylvania, we ll see. we ll discuss what this says about the former president s hold on the republican party. and ukraine reports new gains in kharkiv, saying it has managed to recapture villages. and is pushing back russian forces. we ll have the latest on the counteroffensive in a region that has come un