Facing in the hate crime hoax captivating the nation. Democrats poised to challenge the president s National Emergency declaration insisting there is no crisis at the border. Why is Border Patrol ramping up security as a new caravan had their way . We are live on the ground with a look at the crisis. A new tax proposal has people in a is. Fox and friends first starts right now. I got a feeling tonight is going to be a good night tonight is going to be a good night that tonight is going to be a good good night feeling heather good morning. Ive got a feeling today is going to be a good day because it is friday. Here is a live shot of new york city. You are watching fox and friends first on friday morning. Thank you for starting the day with us. It will not be a good night for Jussie Smollett. These are he back to work on the set of empire hours after posting 100,000 bond, facing felony charges for filing a false Police Report in an alleged hate crime hoax. Mike tobin has more on why pros
The venezuelan border. Now begins the struggle to get it to people who need it. The president will address the crisis today. And did an actor stage an attack he claimed was orchestrated by Trump Supporters . Police sources in chicago say they believe he did. Welcome to a special president s day edition of early start. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Lets begin with the white house. The white house going all out in defense of president Trumps National Emergency Declaration. It is the opening roar of whats sure to be a prolonged battle over border funding. Hundreds of protests nationwide. Theyre aimed at stopping whats called trumps dangerous power grab. Working with at least six other states in a lawsuit to try and stop the declaration. They say its going to be filed imminently. White house aide and immigration hawk Steven Miller insisted the american Ninja Warrior usa versus the world is real. Chris wallace pushed back with government statistics that show otherwise. This was his response
4 00 in the afternoon out west. Im Monica Cabrera in new york. Right now two countries, both in crisis at the highest level. One is the United States. Launched into a state of National Emergency by President Trump, who insists that drugs and deadly crime are pouring in from mexico. And that only a wall can stop them. Democrats in Congress Call this crisis fake. They are pushing back. Another National Emergency in our hemisphere a little more obvious. Venezuela. Crippling poverty, and political unrest there created a fullblown humanitarian catastrophe. And this weekend u. S. Air force cargo planes are again delivering food, medicine and relief supplies to areas just outside venezuelas border. Joining me now, in a u. S. Network exclusive, senator marco rubio of florida. He is in colombia, where u. S. Humanitarian aid just arrived yesterday. Senator, tell us, what are you doing there on the venezuela border today, and why was it important for you to be there . Well, i mean, the first thin
Lied about contacts with kilminik. And saying quote this is a problematic attempt to shield his russian conspirator from liability and gives rise to legitimate questions about where his loyalties lie, specifically manafort lied about sharing internal Campaign Polling data and discussing a socalled peace plan that would benefit russia. As muellers prosecutor told mueller quote this goes to the heart of what the special counsels office is investigating. All of this begs the question why would manafort risk spending the rest of his life in jail to keep those discussions secret . Theyve floated the theory that manafort might hope to be pardoned by the president. A pardon has been considered since 2017. But trump was most late last year. Saying quote i wouldnt take it off the table. Why would i take it off the table . And yet he can only pardon federal crimes and not state offenses. Quote new york state prosecutors have put together a criminal case against Paul Manafort that they could file
Extraordinarily busy hour of good Old Fashioned breaking news, washington style. The house will vote on a resolution to determine President Trumps Emergency Declaration on Border Security and we could see Michael Cohen emerge from behind closed doors where he has been testifying all day in front of the Senate Intelligence committee. A committee he is going to jail for lying to. We could also hear from the senators who have been in that testimony behind closed doors ahead of what is expected to be blockbuster open forum testimony tomorrow. Cohen plans to provide evidence of criminal conduct by mr. Trump since he became president. We will see about that. Cohen is expected to go into detail about the alleged racism and cheating by trump as a businessman. Mr. Cohen is expected to explain why he, cohen, lied before a previous appearance about plans to build a trump tower in moscow. Is there anything Michael Cohen could say about criminal conduct by the republican to convince republicans to