Fox and friends first starts right now. Good morning, you are watching fox and friends first on this wednesday morning. Straight to a fox news alert louisiana the left elect luke let low died from covid19, shocking was confirmed by his family overnight just 10 days after he tested positive for the virus, he joined us a few weeks ago. Jillian he was just 41 years old and leaves behind a wife and two Young Children. Hes the first member of congress to die from coronavirus and is one of 7000 people to die in louisiana. He was set to be confirmed this sunday. Todd reaction pouring in overnight. Reporter condolences pouring in after the devastating announcement. House minority whip Steve Scalise tweeting devastated here luke letlows passing, he had a tremendous bright future. Minority leader Kevin Mccarthy tweets our hearts break tonight as we process the news of the letlows passing. We are praying for judy and their Young Children during this terrible time. This as us cases stand at 19. 5
Excessive force clearing the area for the president to walk out of the white houses gates unannounced across Lafayette Park and stage a photoop holding a bible in front of historic st. Johns church boarded up after being vandalized the night before. Leaders of the church and Episcopal Diocese have no notice of his decision to use the church as a backdrop for a political statement. He cdidnt come to church to pray or offer condolences to those grieving. He didnt come to commit to healing our nation. All of the things that welly you would expect and long for from the highest leader in the land. That was episcopal Bishop Marianne Budde telling craig melvin earlier about the president s rivals speaking out today in philadelphia. A photoop at one of the most Historic Churches in the country, or at least in washington, d. C. We can be forgiven for believing the president is more interested in power than in principle. The president held up the bible of st. Johns church yesterday. I just wish
Of soul, a world of respect Aretha Franklin. Lets get to it. Now, Shepard Smith reporting, live from the fox news deck. Shepard first from the fox news deck this thursday afternoon, Paul Manaforts fate is now in the hands of a jury. President trumps onetime Campaign Chairman faces 15 criminal counts, including bank fraud and tax evasion. The maximum sentence for all of the charges combined is 305 years. Prosecutors say manafort hid millions of dollars from the feds so that he could lead a lavish lifestyle, even dropping 15,00 15,000 on a jact made of ostrich skin. Manafort also lied to get loans once the cash stopped coming in from lobbying business including work for a prorussia Political Party in ukraine. Defense attorneys argue the whole thing, manafort is guilty of, the only thing of which he is guilty is trusting the wrong people, including the deputy, turned prosecution witness, rick gates. Gates cut a deal with the feds and pleaded guilty to lying, conspiracy and lying to invest