Fox and friends first starts right now. Jillian it is dark on this thursday as we are getting to that time it starts to stay darker a little later. Good morning. Rob we dont have a studio audience. Jillian you are watching fox and friends first. Donald trump stripping former cia director john brennan of his security clearance and there may be more to come. Several other heavy hitters put on notice, Griff Jenkins live in washington with reaction from both sides. In an interview this morning the president says his decision to revoke brennans clearance was born out of the russia probe saying, quote, i call it the rigged witchhunt. It is a sham. These people would it so it was something that had to be done. Sarah sanders explained the decision to pool clearance, leveraging status of the terrorists and outrageous allegations and added this. Any benefit senior officials might glean from consultations with Mister Brennan are outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behavior. R
cape cod since 2012. this is wild. a teen is home from the hospital just five days after being struck directly by lightning. 13-year-old josiah whitman was walking near a park in arizona when he was hit. his heart stopped and doctors had to put him in a coma for three days. he is thanking god he survived. i survived it. i was dead for 15 minutes. i feel like i am superman right now. doctors credit an army veteran for saving josiah s life, he used cpr to restart his heart. that video, that flash going into him, i cannot fathom. 34 minutes after the hour. overdose horror, nearly 100 people in one day in one place.