Another scary moment, Tampa Bay Prospect taking a Line Drive to the face. Fox and friends first starts right now. Jillian good morning, you are watching Fox And Friends First friday morning. It is here. Todd State Department officials pursuing an investigation, giving attention for wuhans virology lab. The former white House Coronavirus Testing speaks out on the Lab Leak Theory. Former State Department officials received pushback when Investigating Covid 19 origins according to a Vanity Fair report, multiple State Department officials say there was an effort to oppose any investigation over fears it might, quote, open a can of worms. Fox news confirmed that through former State Department officials. They didnt want to bring unwanted attention to gain of Function Research being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of virology because the lab received funding from the us. Doctor Anthony Fauci maintains the likely originated in bats, former Cdc Director doesnt hold water. I spent my life in 5 policy. I do not believe this came from a bat to a human. Normally when a pathogen does that it takes a while to figure out how to be more efficient in the transmission. This doesnt make biological sense. His comments lead to death threats, quote, i was threatened and ostracized because i proposed another hypothesis. I expected from politicians. I didnt expect it from scientists. The Lab Leak Theory is plausible. Viruses leaked out of the laboratory and the secondary death. We know that in 1979 and track leaked out of the soviet laboratory and killed 60 people. Lab leaks are not uncommon and data like people getting ill in november, if that proves true that coincides exactly when we have this virus hit china. Lawmakers pushing for a full investigation, congressman Mike Walsh says there are legitimate concerns regarding Safety And Security of federally funded research to the w iv. The White House is standing by Doctor Anthony Fauci after hundreds of leaked emails should be on what he may have known and when regarding covids origin. Culminating in where we are not, who knows what next week will bring. Thank you. Mike pompeo has a personal connection to this story, the former Secretary Of State is china has every reason to stage a coverup. There are folks in the State Department who didnt like Donald Trump or what we were doing and we work to thwart our efforts. No great surprise to hear fauci this Morning Talk about how the chinese have an interest in us discovering what happened, just crazy talk, the chinese have a deep interest in covering up and have pretty effectively. We have a lot of evidence pointing to what happened, what was the Chinese Communist Party absent attention . Military activity taking place in the laboratory, we dont know what they were doing but we know they dont want you to know. , 19 cases and of the fallen to their lowest level since March Of 2020 which is when the pandemic began. Peterson is the third victim in sundays mass shooting, more than 20 others were hurt. 3 Arms Men got out of the car, fired on the crowd outside the banquet hall, police are looking for the suspects. One of the many recent shootings in the area putting miamidade officials to crack down on violent crime. No Man Or Woman should feel comfortable driving around with Assault Weapons to commit a crime, this will not happen. Not on our watch. Laura the Countys Initiative is, Operation Summer Heat and includes putting more Police Officers on City Streets and additional Surveillance Cameras in problem areas. Police to play teargas in clashes with protesters in minneapolis after a shooting of a wanted man. The driver was arrested after driving into a Police Squad blaming a dumpster on fire in The Street. Cvs and target broken into included. Us marshals were trying to serve an Arrest Warrant for Felony Possession of a firearm. Marshalls say officers opened fire after the suspect reached for his handgun. Jillian us Meat Supply on its way to a full recovery after a cyber attack crippled the largest meat supplier, jb is. The government is prompting all Meet Providers to increase output in the wake of the attack. It took factories offline over the world though they think of did backup servers will allow them to return to normal sooner than expected. The company has resumed operations in several plants in the us. Now to a Fox News exclusive, more than 30 house republicans wrote a letter to senate leaders urging them to reject president Bidens Nominee for key roles at dhs agencies. They warned the nominees will not make any decisions necessary to end the ongoing crisis at the southern border. The letter says the nominees have, quote, helped Develop Policies that produce the crisis or has shown a willingness to enforce immigration law. President Biden Lyricism indestructible Price Tags 1 Trillion and says we will drop a controversial corporate tax hike. The president is set t to me with republican senatoritoh. Make or break at the White House is Senator Capital returns for a sday of meeting with Jen Psaki saying the sausage making isnt always pretty and there is no Monday Deadline anymore so can they get a deal done . Lets look where things stand. The initial Infrastructure Offer from President Biden was 2. 3 trillion, hereby since 1. 47 trillion, the latest, just 1 Trillion, pretty close to the republicanss 928 Billion plan. To pay for the White House walked back their initial proposal to raise the corporate Tax Rate to 28 as the gop oppose changes to the Tax Law but dropped into 21 . The White House is suggesting 15 minimum tax to curb payment. In kentucky Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell is rolling out hope. We continue to talk and hope we get an outcome. If we cant reach a bipartisan agreement i expect the administration and congressional democrats with a large package, the president and administration, lets reach an agreement on infrastructure, smaller but still significant and fully paid for. Democrats can try to go it alone through Budget Reconciliation but they will need every democrat on board bucking Bipartisanship And Senator Joe Manchin Isnt there yet. If anyone understands the process it is President Biden. Progressives already disappointed and lowering the offer, and doing away with the filibuster. Our only alternative now used to use reconciliation, Stand Up for working families. Was we need to do is use reconciliation and get rid of the filibuster. Later this morning the Jobs Numbers are due out which will show 650,000 jobs added in may, dropping below 6 . A positive report could play a role in the president s push for infrastructure deal. We use reconciliation, can we also use reconciliation . I was noticing that. Todd have a great weekend. Jillian the Tampa Bay rays pitching prospect, after being hit in the head by a Line Drive and we warn you the video may be tough to watch. Line drive, not a pretty sight. The 26yearold falls face first after the impact. They were visibly emotional, the game was suspended. They are swinging the bat harder. You are only 60 feet away. This is scary stuff. We wish him well. 10 minutes after the hour. First it was fuel and now the Food Supply targeted by hackers. Cara frederick is great on this stuff and joins us live next. A real scary moment. Travel changing a tire on the side of the highway. That is coming up. S again. Youre right masks have always been a part of our community. I miss you guys too. Being Face To face is truly the next level. Heres the cheat code. Stop the spread of corona. Mask up america. Cant do it alone. Business leaders ever responsibility to strengthen cyber defenses. Demanded from large companies and without dramatic change this problem not go away. From oil to meet and transportation the united states facing assertive cyber attacks. Research fellow for technology carol frederick. Great to have you on a topic like this. It is obvious we are at the tip of the iceberg on this right now. What do you fear is our next target . The what the whole month shows us is no sector is immune from our Supply Lines from the Gas Pump from our Dinner Table potentially targeted, they didnt have as backups, we would be looking at what we as something that crosshairs. Every company, not just critical infrastructure, but every company going to get hit next and act accordingly. Recent cyberattacks to take a look. Im curious your opinion how much of a Wakeup Call is this . I think it is huge. You see what transpired, the biden administration got underway, that line between the digital world and the physical world is increasingly blurry. You have impact at the Gas Pump, cybersecurity, it used to be nebulous, somebody elses problem, now it is a problem that impact every single One Of Us and i fear this is the new normal going forward and it pays. We saw it with Dark Side and the colonial pipeline that it is almost 2 Million parental where attack. When they reportedly shutdown the past month they had 90 Million in bitcoin in their wallet. Success and Genders Success and peace hackers will keep doing it. Chinese hackers look the new York Subway system. Cybercriminals, activists, Wide Open Space to wreak havoc. Is the response from the feds. Quote, a central goal of the recently most random were in digital Extortion Task Force is to ensure full authority and resources of the department in confronting the many dimensions and root causes, that is coming from Deputy Attorney general lisa monaco. Why have we waited until now to implement these defenses, put these resources toward this when weve known cyber is vulnerable not just during this administration, not just during Trump Or Obama but since the start of the internet. Great question. When biden meets with prudent, he cities going to talk to him about it but he needs to put him on notice. Weve waited too long, thats the nature of the conflict which you only see bombs raining down brooklyn, people tend to put it on the back burner. I think americans are waking up. You may not be interested in cyber but cyber impact you and that is the reality for all americans today. The government has to impose costs, put some teeth behind the Rhetoric Spilling into the world right now and biden has to take as much more seriously. Jillian have a good day. Bonds on brooklyn sounds like a ban that are producer would see. Bombs on brooklyn. Jillian major victory for religious freedom in california. A pastor who fought governor Newsoms Lockdown Order and won next. We know how much you count on us. And thats why were here 24 7. And On The Road maintaining a fast and reliable network. Were always working to ensure the internet meets your needs. By making access easier for all. With comcast Lift Zones and our Internet Essentials program. Were invested in making our apps easy. To give you personalized assistance around the clock. And were committed to keeping our team and customers safe by working from home. And using precautions in store. See what were up to at xfinity. Com commitment jillian the Miami Mayor every republican congress members will attend a Conservative Climate Rally in South Florida hosted by the american conservative coalition, the group Supports Tackling Climate Change from marketbased approach that wont heard the middle class. The coalition saying, quote, we are hoping to highlight conservative leadership on the issue and demonstrate that conservatives all over the country want reasonable Common Sense environmental solutions. Trump appointed supreme Court Justice Side with liberal justices in a Computer Fraud case. Brett cavanagh, Amy Cody Barron and Neil Gorsuch voted to overturn the conviction of a Police Officer who was paid to run a license plate search, the search was in violation of the Department Policy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and he did not Access Information he wasnt entitled to. He misuses access to information. California set to pay 1. 6 million to a church that fought back against Governor Gavin Newsoms Coronavirus restrictions, ending a run of dispute over indoor worship during the pandemic. Senior pastor at united pentecostal Church And Attorney Paul Jonah join me to discuss. Thanks for being here. Congratulations on the win in the settlement but why do you feel churches were deemed not essential in the first place . Can you hear me . Can you hear me . Todd i can. Okay. That is a very good question and we worked with the Governors Office before he started reopening in california and we thought we would be on the list of essential businesses but we werent. When he reopened california he put between ballgames churches are essential. We would argue the most essential of all. The governor Marginalize Churches but the Supreme Court is vindicated as. A little trouble with the Bishop Shot but a legal precedent perspective, how important is this case for religious institutions going forward . Critically important. Never before in history of the country did anyone imagine we would be closing churches and we saw this in many states, california, the hardest, the ruling we got in the Supreme Court provided a level of protection going forward in the future but the injunctions we settled on provide additional layer and it is critical because what we established going forward is no matter how serious the Pandemic Or Emergency is if youre going to restrict the church, it can be restricted at the same level as retail, the basic concepts familiar to many people that was lost by many other governors, that protection going forward. Got for bid there should be another emergency that justifies restrictions like this. The statement from the Governors Office the settlements resolve the cases while providing Clarity And Certainty to the public around the public health standard applicable to places of worship, California Reopening because our decisions are based on what the science and data tells. I will try you once again. What is your reaction to that statement . Our reaction is that churches are the first listed right in the constitution, Bill Of Rights and should be the last ever to be closed and first ever to be opened and that is what the Supreme Court has ruled, that churches must receive most favored status from the governor. Our doors will never close again. With gods help, the constitution of the Supreme Court will back us up and that. The state of california has lawyers too. I used to be a lawyer in the state of california, they got a lot of them. What let those guys advising newsom to think he could do this in the first place. Good question. They were given that legal advice. They were the harshest in the nation, unquestionably wrong on the law. It makes no sense to me. Dont know what they were advising the governor but they were a holdout state, many states lifted all restrictions on churches, california with a complete indoor ban, went to the Supreme Court three times, they understand the law. We appreciate your time this morning, thank you very much. Still to come Hundreds Of Protesters battling against the plan to convert a hotel into housing for migrants is a concerned resident blindsided by the biden administrations plan speaks out next. I have been joking though it might be true that we are waiting for bad News Day for that to come out. Forget the other news of the day, nothing more important than this, we will tell you what it was when we come back. The lawyer for the team charged in the murder of cash during and says his clients innocence, but brown did not remove cash from his crib in may and his client suffers from schizophrenia. The little boy was found stabbed to death in the middle of The Street, brown may receive additional charges but does phase i new charge for allegedly trying to kidnap a 2yearold girl in february. 11 more Search Warrants are served in the case of a missing california mother, they searched her home and current electronic devices. Police conducted a second search of this abandoned Golf Course near her home. Maya millette is up in january. She was last seen in her home. Major backlash in arizona as the biden administration turned the hotel into an Ice Holding Facility for recently detained illegal immigrants, police are protesting after they say they were blindsided. Jeff, thanks for being here. Why did they pick your neighborhood . We are not sure. What we heard was there was a hotel in bankruptcy and the bankrupt hotel and reached out and offered his place for the Convention Center and they decided to go ahead with it without giving us any warning. Heres what scott has to say. According to his officials seeking political asylum being processed and taken to transportation as they continue their journey to the family Organizations Scottsdale has no authority to prevent the hotel from being rented for these immigrant families. Part of the issue is you were not told this was happening. Is that right . That is correct. We were not told anything, we reached out to the governor, congressman, mayor, city council, they refused to give us any answers. Jillian you live close to this facility. Tell us what this area is like for folks who dont understand the impact this has on your daily life. It is a complete residential area with houses and apartment buildings. Away from this facility. Any sense about this . There has been a lot of traffic in the area from protesters and neighbors, not getting any answers. Through the protests, there will be another one tomorrow and additional traffic trying to get some answers from elected officials. Todd a statement from the Attorney General says the following, the president , President Biden is using arizona as an experiment with his reckless border policies. I will Stand Up for arizona and do what i can to stop this attempt to abolish ice. To critics who say you are nimby, not in my backyard, what is your response . We know who these people are, we have been told they are anywhere from 1200 to 2000 redesigning. We dont know what their background is. It is a hotel, not a prison facility. It will be interesting to see if they count the number walking out as the same number and that is our concern. We are a residential neighborhood. We have a lot of children and grandchildren here. Jillian sound like you have a lot of legitimate concerns and trying to get some answers. Thank you for joining us, keep us updated. Thank you, appreciate it. Todd a Fox News exclusive. A Heart Wrenching video showing the moment and iyearold migrant boy reconnects with his mother after being separated for 7 years meaning he was only 2 at the time his mom left. Journalist Sarah Carter made the reunion possible by sharing her phone. Take a listen. Hello . [speaking spanish] talking to his mom for the first time, i am overwhelmed. Todd the boy made the harrowing journey without a guardian to the us from guatemala to find his mother. Texas facilities for minors continue to be overwhelmed amid the ongoing border crisis. Pretty terrifying video of a random attack on a san francisco city but, police releasing this video hoping someone can track down suspects approaching a Woman And Lightning her hair on fire. Other passengers stepped in to help. She also left the scene before they could arrive. A spokesman for the department said without the victim when we catch the suspect it is harder doing it. Jillian 17 cities in Los Angeles County issued a Noconfidence Vote in District Attorney George gascon. They oppose his reform policies. It began as the County Registrar gives the campaign a green light to go public. 590,000 signatures are needed from la county voters within 160 days to trigger a recall election. If that happens the election could be sometime next year. Kansas Police Officers band together to save the middle School Teacher stuck under his cap or trailer. To change a Flat Tire when the entire camper collapsed on his upper body. Each officer relieving as much pressure from the Teachers Head and chest until it was in a frame to be dragged out. The teacher is still in Intensive Care but his injuries are not lifethreatening. Thanks to the officerss efforts. My goodness. A 300 Foot Sinkhole in Central Mexico threatening to swallow a rural home. It formed saturday in pueblo starting at 15 feet and grew rapidly over a few hours filling with water. Officials are warning spectators to keep their distance. Todd the family was evacuated as the 65 Foot Crater closes in on their property. Officials say extracting groundwater from the area could have caused the sinkhole to form. That is quite a shot. 36 after the hour. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wants to abolish ice and defund police, we know that by now, but her latest solution to the Crime Surge in her district and across the country. Jillian reaction to the plan to keep criminals off The Streets. We are coming right back. A beautiful Morning Jillian Aoc claiming the answer, this is the answer to ending violent crime. Todd Carley Shimkus is here with the latest. Another nonphysical solution. Carley she spoke at the Violence Prevention Press conference yesterday. She wants to stop Building Jails and put it toward mental health services. Take a listen. Theres a lot of theories on how we prevent violence but what we have right here is an evidencebased approach. If we want to reduce violent crime and reduce the number of people in our jails the answer is to stop building more of them. Carley her comments come amid a significant spike in crime, a man charged with punching an asian woman on a new York City street this week has 40 prior arrests, many saying soft on crime policies led to him being on The Street in the first place. A former Volleyball Player from the University Of Oklahoma is suing. Carley this former University Of Oklahoma Volleyball Player suing school and Coaches Thing she was targeted because of her conservative political views. A mother complained she said she was forced to apologize after she said on Social Media she didnt think the University Of Texas Fight Song was racist, she was told to take a Diversity Class Online at her coach suggested she transfer or practice separately from the team. He also said the team discussions were critical of Donald Trump. Part of her lawsuit says although mclachlan supports equality, social justice and finds racism despicable she disagreed with the woke culture and critical Race Theory advocated and practiced by two of her coaches who are the defendant in this action. She says her coaches violated her first amendment rights. The school has not returned our request for comments. Ashley how do you practice volleyball by yourself . Carley really good question. All against the wall . Todd she knows how to hit a ball. Yahoo news extremely focused on the key issues. Carley a lot going on this week but that still came up at the White House press conference. Adorable image. Watch this. Our readers are asking us. Maybe it might be true we are waiting for bad News Day for that to come out. If you see a tail wagging coming out of the Briefing Room Something that is about to happen. I dont have an update. Carley no update on the cat. It was announced the president may get a cat when he entered office and waiting on Bated Breath to see if it will happen was one person not winning, Kayleigh Mcenany who posted this week, hardhitting question, she would have loved to get a question about cats when she was in the White House briefing room. Todd the softest question, why did Donald Trump Cause Cancer . Quite a different scenario. A lot going on in the world where you to utilize those questions that would affect every day americans, no answers on the cat. Todd we are serious story now. Carley cant wait to hear it. Todd it was a frightening cause. It is national donut day. Im going to have to ask you to exit the doughnut. Jillian giving away delicious deals, duncan offering a free classic donut with a beverage while Krispy Kreme giving out free doughnuts of your choice you can double up on another freebie if you are vaccinated. As we learned Yesterday Todd likes to double up or triple up or quadruple up. Todd she called me out for having not one, 2, three, four. I felt it goes in my trash, we only had two many bags of cheeses. Jillian good for you. Todd Krispy Kreme, do they charge anybody for anything . You get the vaccine, free doughnut day, free food. I miss the old days. We would stuff our face. Still ahead a Business Owner paying the price for backing the blue. He claims how the city is punishing him for displaying thin Blue Line decals. Jillian The Super 6 apps, play for a chance to win 10, 000, all you need to do is predict 6 outcomes in The Super 6 quiz show. Topics range from entertainment to sports, free to play. Download The Super 6 apps now. The 9 minutes after the hour. You think Ufo Stuff is going way it is not. The mystery remains. Government officials have no evidence that an aerial phenomena and spied by Navy Pilots is an alien spacecraft. Officials still cannot explain these unusual movements. According to a report a vast majority of 120 incidents over the past two decades did not originate from american Military Or Technology but some lawmakers say we need to figure out what the heck is going on. We are not at that stage. Talking about things flying around, we dont know what they are, we need to know what they are. Todd we expect to learn more. And unclassified report On Ufos will be released later this month. I cant wait for that to come out. Then there is this. Drugs can be decriminalized in california, State Senate passing a Bill Calling for substances like magic mushrooms, mbna, lsd, allowing californians to share those drugs with others. It would not decriminalize sales of psychedelics. The Bill Heads to the state assembly. Jillian a small Business Owner says he is being singled out by the woke mob in portland for displaying thin Blue Line decals on his work trucks. The city refuses to renew his contract as Forest Activists call flags of our display of White Supremacy. Joining me, the owner of oregon concrete solutions, christopher collins, thank you for being here, appreciate your time. Appreciate you having me on. Jillian tell me how long you have had these decals on your trucks and how long it has been an issue apparently. I have had these decals on my truck since 2015 when i purchased the business and it has become an issue as of the last couple of weeks. Jillian a recent issue. Are you shocked that this is an issue you are having to deal with and the city is not renewing your contract . Blown away by the whole thing. The whole thing is initiated by a mischaracterization of the true meaning behind the flags. Jillian why do you have them on their . Reporter it is important to pay tribute to the men and women that are willing to stand and unbreakable line between lawabiding citizens and those who would do harm to lawabiding citizens. Jillian why do you say it is a mischaracterization . Your reasoning behind it seems to be clear. It has been viewed as a White Supremacy symbol. I will acknowledge White Supremacy groups may have adopted it it doesnt change the meaning behind it. It is important as a community that we dont allow people or groups to corrupt ideals or imagery that had original good intent. Jillian did anyone from the city because they are not renewing your contract, anyone previous to this reach out to you, say what is going on, this is bothering people, can you remove them . Any correspondence with city officials. I had Phone Calls from the city of portland is simply we are catching some flack for you having flags, nobody ever asked me to remove the flags. Jillian what you have any way . Know, i dont think i would have. If it became that Big A problem, have to work out for my work family. If it is that much of an issue, i just have to look out for the people. Jillian would have been nice to be given the option and have the full conversation, the dialogue. The open dialogue. It has just been misinformation, mischaracterization and personal bias on the citys part. Jillian heres what the Portland Commissioner has to say, quote, thin Blue Line imagery is seen by many as a symbol of White Supremacy. This is causing distress in the community. You can count me as one of the many portlanders who find this imagery deeply offensive. When you hear that from your commissioner what do you have to say . I think it is concerning that she would acknowledge a mischaracterized meaning of the imagery rather than Stand Up and go that is not what its true meaning is and then announced that so it is certain she would try to take her very public platform and use it in this regard. Jillian a lot of Law Enforcement officers in portland appreciate your supporting them. We did reach out to the Portland Bureau of transportation for a statement. Thank you for joining us and sharing your side of the story and keep us updated. Thanks for having me. Jillian coming up in the next hour ohio Attorney General David Yost talks about a new bill to give back to the first responders on the front lines of the pandemic. Todd coke goes well, County Commissioners ready to take a stance against leftist corporations, sounds off on our show when Fox And Friends First rolls along on friday. Fit perfectly to gather an unthinkable genocide took the lives of Six Million jews and thousands of jewish survivors are still suffering in poverty today. God calls on people who believe in him to act on his word. Comfort ye, comfort my people. When i come here and i sit with lilia i realize what she needs right now is food. These elderly jews are weak and theyre sick. Theyre living on 2 a day which is impossible. This now, is how gods children are living. Take this time to send a Survival Food Box to these forgotten jews. 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President biden lowering the massive Price Tag on the Infrastructure Spending Plan but is it enough to get republicans on board . Washington ahead of the jobs report that jacob negotiations. Todd Covid Origin Cover Up . Officials say they were warned against investigating between the pandemic and wuhans left. Jillian this is obviously the most important question of the day. The White House happening here . Ive been joking but it might be true that we are waiting for bad News Day for that but to come out. Jillian Fox And Friends First continues right now. Oh my god its the weekend hands up for the weekend Oh My God its the weekend hands up for the Weekend Todd Something you always ask when we hear that song