A quick fact check. There will turn it over to the lead with jake tapper. Thanks so much for joining us. My pleasure. Have a great Weekend Tapper and you just heard former president Donald Trump making remarks in evans, georgia after listening to a briefing on damage caused by Hurricane Helene lets go to cnns Steve Contorno. Hes in fayetteville, North Carolina where trump is going to hedge sue later tonight for a Town Hall and save what do you make of what we just heard from Trump And George little time politicizing this tragedy even further than he already has, and he criticized eyes the White House for what he said was a terrible response. And he said that well, he went on to boast about his own performance during previous hurricanes when he was president , he said, he reminded people that there is an election coming in this, in the state where its obviously very, very close and that he promised that if he is elected, he is very committed to this state. That was his direct quote. He
[applause] can i get an amen i ll tell you the truth. elon musk tweeting great statement by tim scott few hours ago scott responded this is our mission elon musk will save you a seat on monday. that s when senator scott is set to formally announce his bid. former president trump s team using the announcement about scott to hit florida governor ron desantis calling it a path to second place his campaign relesioning a statement that reads, quote, ron desantis failed shadow campaign has opened the floodgates for career politicians looking to see an opportunity to raise profile head of the 2028 race and tim scott aggressive media purchase doesn t need to cap desantis but scott sees same thing as youngkin kristy and others the path to second place is wide open. they smell ron desantis blood in the water and no longer see him as an obstacle kellyanne conway straight to you is this the race to second place? it looks that way and trump is ahead in primarily polls comfortly over
powerful republican in the senate is open to raising the minimum age to buy a semi-automatic weapon from 18 to 21. he has said that in private, but mitch mcconnell has not and won t, it seems, say it in public. it is highly unlikely that it will be part of any agreement on gun safety as talks intensify between democrats and republicans. two weeks ago republican senate cynthia lieu mass of wyoming said she doubted any ideas to curb gun violence would be welcomed in her pro-gun state but now she s signaling an openness to finding legislative solutions because her office has been flooded with calls from con sit stants demanding an end to mass shooting. let s bring in arlette saenz and sunlen serfaty about this. let s talk about why discussions stand. there s optimism from both sides at this moment but they have not brokered a deal, have not had an agreement on some of these issues and that is what today is all about. today they have to sit down as negotiators, narrow their d
Will new york state of mind. Maganomics like youre hot. Trump visits supporters in the deep blue bronx. Is it a democratic strong hold still . Well, lawrence asked him. A lot of time people take things for granted. Voting down the same Party Something needs to change. Trump is coming from the heart. Carley meanwhile biden was wining and dining butter poached lobster after holding a very rare Press Conference. [shouting questions] whoa lawrence i mean, scripted questions to unbelievable. I can canning off the allamerican summer Concert Series with one of our favorites from last year, flo rida is in the house. The second hour of fox friends starts right now and, remember, mornings are better with friends. Theyre watching i know that im watching im rolling you know i know how carley good morning. Look at that stage. That is the allamerican summer Concert Series set up with the American Flag in the background, fox square is clear right now. But, oh boy, you Better Believe it will not be in
Is we are winning this trial. If we had a fair trial and a fair judge i dont think he wouldve allowed this trial to take place. Everything is legal. They are doing this because for politics they want to get biden elected. Sandra here we got a big day of testimony in new yorks criminal trial against former President Donald Trump perry former president , his former aide i should say hope is that my kicks is on the stand they are facing questions from prosecutors. We are following every moment of this. Welcome everyone i am sandra smith in new york, john gray to be with you. John going to be with you, sandra i am john roberts This Is America reports. Before we keep going i have a question perry did you run up 12 flights or did you take elevator . I casually took the elevator, i had seconds left tv magic. John all right while you were a runner in college. Still got it in you. Taking the stand and talk about her transition from working with the Trump Organization to working for a president