Good morning, everybody. It is wednesday, august 2nd. Im Yasmin Vossoughian alongside louis burgdorf. All right. We start with the white house that has confirmed something the president s team has repeatedly denied ry ed denied, that he helped draft the initial response between the meeting between a russian attorney and his top campaign aide. In response, claiming the june 2016 meeting was about adoption policy and made no mention of the Broader Campaign being discussed. Emails reveal that donald trump jr. Was explicitly offered documents. Even after the president s legal team dismissed the report of having worked on, quote, fake news and of no consequence, the white house acknowledged that the president did take part, claiming that his knowledge of the full story was, quote, limited. Look, the statement that don junior issued is true. There is no inaccuracy in the statement. The president weighed in as any father would, based on the limited information that he had. This is all discuss
Five others remain missing. Good morning. Its thursday, december of6th. Im Ayman Mohyeldin alongside Yasmin Vossoughian and louis burgdorf. Youre looking at live pictures from st. Martins Episcopal Church in houston. After a funeral service, the bush family is returning to a tradition not used since president eisenhower died a half a century ago. A funeral train launching from Union Pacifics facility in spring, texas, will carry the former president some 70 miles to college station. The train will make no stops, but travel slower than usual. The smithsonian notes that funeral trains were used following the deaths of president s, including abraham lincoln, grant, garfield, mckinley and Franklin Roosevelt as a way for the American People to honor the office of the president and its legacy. Wednesday marked a national day of mourning as the country paused to remember and celebrate the life of george bush. The 41st president s casket left the capitol to a 41gun salute. As the casket is car
Why ukraine is putting the president s former family legal crosshairs. No instant millionaires which means the Powerball Jackpot just hit a new record but youve got to be in it to win it. Fox and friends first starts right now. Im on top of the world hey laying my goods to the dirt holding it in for a while heather good morning to you. We hope you wake up and feel like you are on top of the world this morning wherever you are waking up. We appreciate you watching fox and friends first on this thursday morning. Thank you for starting the day with us. Lets begin with news from overnight, new zealand banning highpowered military weapons days after the deadly mosque attacks, the government is working on a Buyback Program so police can destroy the guns. Those who dont turnover their firearms could face fines and prison time. The ban is expected to start next month. Thousands of people from all around the world in the meantime will attend a prayer service, that happens today for the 50 worsh
Daymac we begin with a fox news alert, four Houston Police officers gunned down, two in Critical Condition for being told it was related to an antinarcotics operation and for one of the offices this is not the first time he had been shot in the line of duty. We go straight to the scene and we have the Texas Attorney general here with us tonight to react and he will respond to push back on his claim that 99,000 noncitizens may be registered to vote in his state. Howard shultz confronted by hecklers furious that he hurts Donald Trumps chances for reelection. Ever exploring a president ial run as an independent. Most powerful democratic super pac will do what it takes to stop him. It is sparking serious backlash as the left shows anger during his first public appearance since his bombshell announcements was everybody wants to know about the president S National Security advisers inadvertent disclosure or a message to the disputed president of venezuela. A warning that all options are on t
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