through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: good morning. welcome to fox and friends, live this morning from the american rodeo, part of the american western weekend in arlington, texas which i am holding down the fort in texas. along with rachel and pete hegseth back in new york. rachel: we are a little jealous, we wanted to be at the rodeo too but i m disappointed. i thought you were going to come into the show on a horse carrying a flag and you are just sitting there with a hat. pete: i m looking at the packet, it says will rides in on a horse, that s what it says. i was expecting, and i know you know how to ride. i saw you yesterday, it was impressive. will: the horse slept in an
state showdown. we begin with the fox news alert and we are awaiting the white house briefing next hour where karine jean-pierre will be pressed for the president s massive $6.8 trillion tax and spend budget plan. a lot to unpack in america reports in the next two hours. i m john roberts in washington and, s sandra, weather correspondent made it to washington. i m sandra smith, glad to be with you, john. this massive new tax and spend plan as inflation remains stubbornly high and as a brand new jobs report is just released by the labor department. it did show payrolls rising by 311,000 last month. that was higher than expected and as the wall street journal references what they see as evidence of resilient economic economy. the unemployment rate meanwhile ticked up to 3.6%, that s from the record low in january. but there s still a big question on what s coming down the pike as more rate hikes could be on the horizon. so with that in mind, let s get right to it wi
will: will: a west virginia soccer player. asking the high court against the american civil liberties union. and banning male athletes identify as females. laney joins us along with the alliance defending freedom team counsel matt sharp. let s talk a little bit about your soccer career and why this meant so much to you as you watch this take place across the culture from state to state, boys joining girls sports without identification. this is something you feel not just passionate about, but growing up with brothers you feel you understand what is at stake. i definitely do. i grew up with brothers, we were soccer family. my dad comes to us but i would try to play with the boys and a lot of times i would get hurt