Ron desantis during his speech while former texas congressman will hurd received a chorus of boos in response to his criticism of the former president. Our bill melugin tracking all of this, he is in des moines with the details. Bill . Reporter molly, good afternoon to you. The iowa gop caucuses are still almost six months away, set for january a 15th. But all these gop candidates here in des moines last night making their pitch to voterser at the lincoln dinner. Before the dinner started, iowas very popular republican governor kim reynolds got on stage to speak. She has not made an endorsement yet, and its highly sought after by these candidates. Well get right into what they had to say starting with former President Trump. He got on stage and talked about having the most secure border in American History under his presidency. He talked about his Polling Numbers being better than ron desantis, and he slammed joe bidens Foreign Policy specifically on afghanistan. Take a listen. The most embarrassing, i think, moment in the history of our country, and because of that i i e believe that was the incentive for Vladimir Putin to invade ukraine, when he saw the incompetence of our military and our leadership more than anything else. The whole afghanistan mess, what a shame it was. Reporter when Vivek Ramaswamy got on stage, he talked about he said he would shut down several federal agencies including the fbi, the irs, the atf and the cdc. He talked about restoring pride in america and wanting to fill the void in young people with patriotism and hard work. Take a listen. This is not a moment for reform. I dont stand for reform, i stand for revolution. This is the moment of the american revolution. [applause] reporter and then former Vice President mike pence got on stage as well. He called for a 15week abortion wan at the federal level, taking a very strong prolife position then, he also said its time to resist the politics of personality, potentially a hot at former president donald trump, and he also had his plans for what he would do with the military. Take a listen. We can embrace our role as leader of the free world, confront russian aggression and chinese provocations with a new military fitted to the challenges in the 2 21st century. And we can end the Political Correctness at the Pentagon Including Reinstituting A Ban On Transgender Personnel in the United States military. Reporter so again, you hear there former Vp Mike Pence calling for a ban on transgender personnel in the u. S. Military. Former President Trump though still blowing everybody else out of the water when it comes to the polling pretty much in every single state. He made sure to point that out, that in the state of South Carolina he is beating both candidates from there handily, a little shot across the bow to both tim scott and nikki haley. Back to you. Molly yeah. We watch those polls, but its always interesting to see what the Party Faithful think when candidates get together in one event. Bill melugin, thanks for the highlights, appreciate it. Griff great reporting, bill. Gop president ial hopefuls hitting the Campaign Trail hard this weekend. Youre looking live there at north dakota governor doug burgum, hes holding a meet and greet in iowa, hoping to increase his numbers. Well bring you more as we get it, well follow them all. Griff President Biden is now, for the first time, publicly acknowledging his Seventh Grandchild, the 4yearold daughter of hunter biden and london roberts. This as hunter admits he made nearly 700,000 from his association with a company backed by the Chinese Communist party, directly contradicting his fathers previous claims. Cat tomlinson is live in washington following all of this for us. Hey, lucas. Reporter the president s announcement welcoming his Seventh Grandchild into the family just in time for little navy to celebrate her 5th birthday next month. Her mother used to be a dancer here in washington. That means we could see another stocking hanging above the fireplace this christmas. Heres a photo from the white house last year. President biden spoke in maine at a Textile Factory boasting about the the economy, but thousands of miles away not far from where bill melugin was speaking, bidens Vice President offered a much bleaker economic message. Earlier this week the Washington Post suggested republicans may have to find Something Else to criticize me for now that inflation is coming down. Maybe theyll decide to impeach me because its coming down, i dont know. I love that one. Most americans are a 400 unexpected expense away from bankruptcy. Reporter economists dispute president s claim saying inflation is going down. Many people say its still going up, its just going up at a decreased rate. It was the president s Son Hunter Taking Center Stage the week in delaware. His team thought hed be in and out of that courtroom in 5 minutes, instead the, as you know, it stretched 3 hours after the judge e request questioned immunity for hunter. A Misdemeanor Plea Deal for concealing millions of dollars in unpaid taxes to the u. S. Government is not normal. In court hunter admitted he made 664,000 from a chinese company, but apparently without his fathers knowledge and recall the president made the following claim in a debate with donald trump. My son has not made money in terms of this thing about, what are you talking about, china. Reporter former hunter Biden Associate devon archer is expected to testify about the president s role, if any, in hunters business with dealings. Griff, you interviewed a member of the House OversightCommittee Last hour, said to expect that transcript. Asap. Were going to have a transcribed interview, and as soon as the transcript is done, it will be released publicly. And, you know, its very important because the question that were trying to ask on the Oversight Committee is we know that hunter biden is, you know, engaged in Criminal Activity and is corrupt, but is his father. Reporter well be awaiting that transcript to see what it says about archer. Recall that archer was a former board member at that Ukraine Energy giant burisma where hunter was paid thousands of dollars. Griff . Griff we will be awaiting that that transcript. Interesting days at the white house with the president on vacation. Lucas tomlinson live in washington covering everything, thank you very much. Molly . Molly all right. For more insight on the rapid collapse of the hunter biden plea deal and what could come next for the president s son, what it could mean politically, Hans Von Spakovsky joins us, senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation and a former doj attorney. We really appreciate your insight and for joining us on this saturday. I want to get can your thoughts on what unfolded this week where the hunter biden plea deal seemed to dissolve right before the eyes of journalists. The expectations that it would take minutes, it goes into hours, and it seems like the judge really wanted clarity on a lot of things. Your thoughts to on how things played out in court and if the judge made the right decision to essentially put a pause on everything for now. I think the judge did make the correct decision. First of all, there was disagreement between the doj lawyers and Hunter Bidens lawyers on how far immunity stretched. The doj lawyers were saying, well, this takes care of the tax and drug and gun issues but not his failure to register as a Foreign Agent under the fara statute. Whereas Hunter Bidens lawyers were saying, oh, no, this plea deal takes careful all possible criminal charges against him care of all possible criminal charges. The other thing was this bizarre Diversion Agreement that was put in on the possible gun charge, the essence of which said if hunter biden didnt comply with the requirements of the Diversion Agreement, rather hand the Justice Department rather than the Justice Department then filing criminal charges against him, they were going to give it to the judge to decide what to do about it. And the judge said, uh, theres a constitutional problem with that, separation of powers. Im not a prosecutor, i cant make a decision like that. And when she asked the doj lawyers, is there any precedent for this kind of an agreement, they said, well, no, there isnt. Molly yeah. You know, judge noreika really seemed to be seeking clarity about this. Yes. Molly and there was an indication almost that all of this seemed to be a little bit unusual, the diversion agreemen oh, it is. Molly the tying of the taxes and the gun charges. Wait, clarify for me just how unusual all of this is. Oh, extremely unusual for example, the two doj lawyers who were in court, the tax charges remember, they said that he didnt pay between 1. 11. 6 million, yet theyre charging him as a misdemeanor, and theyre recommending probation. These very same lawyers just a couple of years ago prosecuted a former Baltimore Police commissioner for exactly the same thing, except that commissioner didnt pay between 40,000100,000 in taxes, a fraction of what hunter biden evaded. They recommended jail time for that commissioner and, in fact, he got jail time. Given him probation so he just walks away from this . That is, that is very unusual. Molly you know, before we run out of time, i do want to look ahead and get your insightses into what potential testimony from devon archer, a Business Partner of hunter biden, before congress, what that could mean. Thats expected to the happen on monday. We are expecting to get a transcript which should be pretty interesting. Your thoughts. Well, look, theres been a lot of allegations that joe biden actually not only knew what his son was doing, but actually was participating in and profited from the business. And obviously those are the questions that are going to be asked of Hunter Bidens former Business Partner who would have intimate knowledge of that. And this could be devastating testimony against, you know, not just hunter biden, but against joe biden himself. Molly could it affect the hunter biden plea deal which at this point in time may not necessarily come to pass . You know, it could could they, could there be more of an intertwining now . Oh, or yeah, they could. And remember, there was an amicus brief filed with the judge in this case by the house ways and Means Committee asking them to take a look at the irs whistleblowers sworn testimony that said that doj did everything they could to stop this investigation and to minimize it. And i think the judge needs to take that into account. Molly very interesting. Hans von spakovsky, thank you so much for joining us this weekend, we really appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Molly griff . Griff well, millions of americans are baking in above average temperatures this weekend as a historic heat wave grips a large portion of the country. We have Fox Team Coverage of the sweltering temperatures with meteorologist Adam Klotz Standing by in the Fox Weather Center and c. B. Cotton live in new yorks central park. C. B. , lets start with you. How hot is it . Reporter oh, griff, its really hot here in central park today. Listen, this is the third day that millions of americans will have to adjust their daytoday routines to try to stay cool in this dangerous heat. Now, there have been recordbreaking temps across the country according to the National Weather service. More than 100 Million People from Southern California to the east coast are under some kind of heat alert today. Many places dealing with Daytime Temps in the 90s. Other places the humidity is making it feel like t its at least 1000 degrees or hotter. 100 degrees or hotter. Some power grids have had concerns about whether they can provide enough electricity. Operators declaring hot weather alerts, telling Energy Companies to stall any unnecessary maintenance so plant and power lines are ready for service. As new york citys grid works overtime to keep people cool, city leaders have asked can air Conditionerrer Units be set to 78 degrees or the lowest of the cool settings and nonessentials like laundry and Microwave Use be postponed. There is some relief in sight with some storms expected to push towards the i95 corridor. Experts say pregnant women, children, elderly are the most vulnerable, the safe safest place is inside with airconditioning. And the potential for thunderstorms is welcome for some people because its going to drop temperatures by at least monday. The southwest and Southern Plains have had sweltering the tripledigit weather for weeks on end. Phoenix sent to receive some muchneeded rain this weekend according to the National Weather service, and that could finally break the streak of 10degree days. If people are brave enough to step outside, theyre doing their best to stay cool. Drinking a lot of water, being, you know, in shade or around water and keeping them, you know, as active as possible indoors and outdoors. Reporter and again, if you do want to come outside if in this weather, experts say you need to find shade as often as possible and drink water even if you arent thirsty. Griff. Griff and, c. B. , we applaud you for being brave enough to go out in that sweltering heat. C. B. Cotton, thank you very much. Molly. Reporter thanks, griff. Molly for more on this heat and the severe storms that are threatening parts of the country, we head now to the Fox Weather Center where meteorologist adam klotz has a check of your latest forecast. Adam. Adam hey, molly, even as we speak the heat is climbing, its only going to get hotter. You see the lower tier of the country, a lot of spots in the 90s, 96 over in dallas, but this is the early part of the day. All of these numbers are going to continue to climb up, and heat alerts and advisories are stretching all the way from the pacific excuse me, all the way from the west coast right here to the mid atlantic. Really from coast to coast at least some sort of Heat Warnings here on this saturday. Temperatures actually maybe going to cool off a little bit tomorrow to. Well talk about that in just a minute, but the forecast on the day does get really warm. 93 in new york city, 94 over in quiets. 102 in dallas. Another day of tripledigit heat across texas. Now, those Heat Advisories that were seeing particularly here in the midatlantic include d. C. , Down To Richmond and does include big cities like new york, up towards boston. This is the last day of extreme heat in this part of the country because we are going to see line of storms that, yes, could get up to severe level. Its a 2 on a scale this of 5, so likely to see some severe thunderstorms here. Big thunder, frequent lightning, perhaps a little bit of hail. But the real story here is that this is going to be very welcome because things are going to cool off. You see the temperatures drop pretty drastically behind i. So you go from if your high forecast today, theres that cold front where the showers and thunderstorms will come down. That settles farther to the south and all of a sudden for your Sunday Forecast Highs in new york city are getting only to 83 degrees. D. C. , 86. Degrees. 82 back in pittsburgh. Cooler air is on the back side of this system, and it stays cooler for the next couple of days. Daytime highs only in the 80s after seeing that nice long stretch of temperatures in the 90s. Now, unfortunately, i wish i could say there was cooler air coming to the gulf coast, that is not the case. Ill leave you here with the next couple of days, but pretty regularly temperatures in the upper 90s, up close to 900 degrees. 100 degrees. Its going to be very sticky. 101 in new orleans on monday, 105 in dallas. So, mollying for those folks in the south, unfortunately, the heat is going to continue. Molly yeah, thats where the sweltering comes in. Its funny to hear you talk about the 80s are the cooldown. Adam im looking forward to it, yeah. Molly exactly. Adam, thank you so much. Griffsome. Griff all right, molly. 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