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
but first, we go to america s crime crisis. the biden administration is challenging congress to act once again calling for gun control measures after a scourge of fire are violence tormented cities across the nation over the extended holiday weekend. three mass shootings in the major cities over the last three days claimed at least 13 lives and injured thousands. from new york. good evening. good evening to you from new york city and all the way to fort worth, texas. dozens of families are reeling tonight. they are making funeral arrangements as democrats lash out at republicans and the call for a stronger. republicans in congress need to act. the white house going on republicans to pass gun reform once again after a long weekend of violence across the country. in philadelphia, police arrested kim brady for gunning down five people and injuring five more monday night. the youngest victim a 2-year-old boy shot 4 times in his legs while sitting in a car. it is time for
another american city, another mass shooting. this time in washington, d.c. police say nine people including a 9-year-old were shot outside during a fourth of july celebration. it happened in a neighborhood about five miles from the capitol. d.c. police updating the media near the scene. injuries are said to be nonlife-threatening. and they are looking for a dark suv. this comes just a day after mass shootings in indianapolis, ft. worth and philadelphia. the philly suspect said to be arraigned today for killing five people and wounding several others. ed lchbavendera has more. reporter: a 40-year-old moved through a philadelphia neighborhood shooting randomly at people monday night. the suspect while wearing body armor, a ski mask and holding an ar-15 assault rifle was observed at several locations. the suspect then began shooting aimlessly at occupied vehicles and individuals on the street as they walked. none of the victims engaged the suspect or were aware the suspect
of their son. we re going to talk to evan gershkovich s freshman year college roommate in just a few minutes. we ll talk about the person he calls a, quote, exceptional friend and journalist. plus, we have breaking news to share. the man accused of shooting and killing 23 people at an el paso, texas, walmart in 2019 has just been sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences on federal charges and that is just his first round of sentencing. we re going to have the very latest for you any moment when we get our nbc news reporter who s there on site for us. we begin this hour at the site where republican primary race begins, that being iowa. right now former president donald trump is hitting the campaign trail in council bluffs as he continues to campaign and fund-raise. the republican leader writing in a lengthy statement last night that the doj is going after him and claiming that special counsel jack smith, quote, purposefully omitted the presidential records act. are quote,