ainsley: it is 8:00 a.m. right here on the east coast. it s wednesday, february 7th. this is fox & friends. we start with this. a news alert. brand-new border numbers more than 1 million migrants encountered since the fiscal year began just a few months ago in october. the earliest this milestone has ever been reached. steve: that is something. griff jenkins in moments. another fox news alert. hamas terrorists proposing a cease-fire deal. could the end of the war be in sight? still a lot of work to be done but we continue to believe that an agreement is possible. lawrence: illegal strip clubs. squatters taking over more than 1,000 homes in atlanta. brian: final hour of fox & friends starts now. you chose to be with friends, that s us. lawrence: fox news alert. brand-new border numbers just released. ainsley: we ve had more than 1 million migrant encounters since october 1st when the fiscal year began. it s the earliest this milestone has ever been reached.
leading the pack. it s time for believes in america s power. it s tough to remain positive sometimes. there is mental toughness. physical toughness, how do you not have those things? i don t know how he could have made it. i do believe it was an absolute blessing that he does not remember that. hail, thunderstorms, and damaging tornadoes ripping through the sound knocking out power for more than 100,000 homes and businesses. this kind of weather is unusual for june. it was like baseball sized hail following from the sky. 12 nicu workers out of a virginia hospital are pregnant. first time in history having this many pregnant employees in one unit. five of them are first-time moms. he can t even skin a bug he don t know who jack daniels is that s right. steve: that s right. live from new york city, it is a friday in the summer and it s our all-american summer concert series today with justin moore and riley green. let me tell you, folks, here in new york
string of derailments, primarily the derailment and toxic spill in east palestine, ohio, that s terrified residents. i want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry i am for the impact this derailment has had on the residents of east palestine and the surrounding communities. i am determined to make this right. you have my personal commitment. norfolk southern will get the job done. this hour, an update on mitch mcconnell s health. the longest serving senate leader in either party hospitalized overnight after tripping at a private dinner in a d.c. hotel. tammy baldwin joins me to discuss her bill to legalize abortion rights across the nation, restoring the rights stripped away by the supreme court s dobbs decision. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. at a hearing today, senators in both parties are pressing norfolk southern s ceo to honor his company s commitments to the people of east palestine for months or years after the train derailment rais
and over 100 rounds of ammunition in his car. wait until you hear the rest of that. brian: plus, joe biden is ready to trade the world stage for glitzy hollywood gala while he leans back on his big name celebs. defined some time to put this on his schedule? we would like to extend the invited to joe biden if he would like to come on this podcast. do you know what chance have you of getting him on? i would say less than 1%. steve: i think donald trump is right. it s a case capturing national attention. the murder trial of karen reed resumes this morning. she is accused of hitting her police officer boyfriend with an suv and then leaving him to die in the snow. the shocking details from yesterday s testimony. lawrence: it was explosive yesterday. steve: coming up. lawrence: the second hour of fox & friends starts right now. steve: all right. back with that fox news alert we just detailed to you. a new york city man was caught with an arsenal of weapons due bac