>> oh. oh. >> welcome home. >> oh, my god, thank you. >> todd: the rock surprising uufc fighter with $7 to his name with a brand-new house. video has been going viral, we have update on -- which is probably the best story we've heard in a long time. >> ashley: and it means soming to dwayne johnson, too. >> todd: you are watching "fox and friends," i'm todd piro. >> ashley: straight to a fox news alert. former president donald trump pleading not guilty for allegedly conspiring to overturn the 2024 election. >> todd: support is growing. brooke singman was in dc for all the festivities and joins us now. >> brooke: just yesterday president trump pled not guilty to four felony counties relating to january 6. former president calling it political persecution. listen. >> this is a very sad day for america. this is the persecution of the person that is leading by substantial numbers in the republican primary and leading biden by a lot. we can't let this happen in america. >> brooke: trump's defense team pointing out the odd timeline coinciding with major biden scandal inform march, released documents revealing biden family took money from foreign businesses. two days later, trump is expecting indictment in the stormy daniels case. bidens took 10 million from burisma and hours later jack smith has a case against president trump. the next day smith adds more charges to the existing indictment and this pattern continued this month when former president trump was indicted for january 6, one day after it was testified joe biden was involved in his son's overseas business dealings. here is trump's attorney. watch. >> this is the biden political law fair we have seen time and time again temperature is deflection from everything they have done thchl is not a coincidence. president trump is under siege in way we have never seen before. >> brooke: president biden is dodging questions about his predecessor's arraignment. >> mr. president, any reaction to trump's indictment. >> mr. president? >> probably not. >> brooke: prosecuting attorneys are pushing for a speedy trial, which would result within a trial beginning. the defense is hoping for more time to go through all of the evidence, we expect to get a set trial date scheduled for august 29th. >> todd: brooke singman, thank you. guy lewis, former u.s. attorney. i'm glad brooke ended talking about scheduling. as you well know, appearance like yesterday is about scheduling. yesterday you see the doj double down on demand for a quick trial, doesn't that prove donald trump point he wants to get him in jail prior to the 2024 election. >> great point, todd, the u.s. government has had what, three years to put together this case, to file charges and boy, oh, boy, i agree there is no such thing as coincidences here. the government gets up and say, judge, we want a speedy trial, 70 days out. let's go. trump's lawyers rightfully stand up and i say, judge, we will get tens of thousands of pages of documents and information and this man deserves a fair trial. we need time to look at it and go through it. >> todd: not just the documents, it is depositions. you don't need to be a lawyer to realize any time you try to organize dinner with eight friend, everybody's schedules are all over the place. you are telling me, they will coordinate depositions as quickly as they want to, depositions go to the state of mind at the heart of this case. no way they doll this and fact they are putting this, the doj, i should say, in the ether, shows their ultimate purpose. ashley. >> ashley: is this about the law or politics? the way it is looking in the past six months issue has americans questioning what it is about, guy. this headline, biden went for a bike ride as trump went to court. showing the two men who might face off in 2024. here you have biden riding his bicycle, people cheering for whatever reason they were doing that. really he wouldn't even respond to questions. this is possibly and probably more than likely his opponent for 2024. okay. and you see he is not accessible to the public. you rarely see the white house comment or say anything or get anything out of joe biden. then you have donald trump, who is accessible, taking hits left and right from these people. how does this play into the 2024 election when it comes to voters? >> that's a great point, ashley. you make the point that politics and prosecution don't mix and we are seeing that the american people are seeing it play out here. i was u.s. attorney in south florida and any time a quasi, or politically motivated or political case came in, we handled it so carefully, so cautiously, opposite of what jack smith and his team seem to be doing here. i think the guy, the prosecutors way out over his skis, you can draw your own conclusion when you can say that never ever ever before in u.s. history has something like this happened and that gives me great, great concern and there is reason why. >> todd: to the actual scandal. releasing transcript from devin archer interview, one line hunter would not say we're going to use my dad for this. i think he would look to get leverage from it. when asked what kind of leverage, archer said defensive leverage. when it is called leverage, access, archer testified foreign actors used hunter to get to joe to alter u.s. foreign policy to benefit foreign actors and it came at a price. right, guy? >> this is where my biggest problem with what is going on right now and it is disappointing and disheartening. both cases, compare them, contrast them, how aggressively the trump cases are being prosecuted, investigated, pursued and you turn and look to the hunter biden case, where you have now explosive testimony, as you say, todd, of archer and yes, you are exactly right, another word for this is influence, persuasion, you read his testimony before the house and stack on top of that, the whistleblowers, texts, e-mails, false denials. how many times did the current president say, i didn't meet with anybody, didn't know about business, didn't receive any money. every single bit of that, false statement, lies. if you are going to be this hartd hard, this aggressive on the ex-president, how can you not treat hunter biden and the current president the same way. >> todd: double standard. concerns about president biden about his ability to win a possible reelection match up against donald trump. what biden's former boss had to say. >> ashley: football is back, but the lights went out. >> 13 minutes with the lights out on one side of the stadium. some taking full effect, wait to see if that will happen so we can get this fourth quarter underway. >> ashley: oh, boy, we have highlights from the first big game of the n.f.l. season. i used to wait to run my dishwasher 'til it was super full. now— i run it daily. weekdays— weekends— you might think that's wasteful, but it's not. even half loads use 80% less water than handwashing. saving $130 on utilities. cascade. dare to dish differently. hi, i'm sharon, and i lost 52 pounds on golo. before golo, i felt sick, i felt sluggish, i was diabetic, and my cholesterol was high. i would always be bloated and my stomach was always upset. now my stomach is flat. i'm happy with how golo has made me look, but what's more important is how i feel. i feel like i can walk the runway. i just--i want to show that at this age i can look and feel this good. every business that's why comcast business de is launching theal. mobile made free event. with our business internet, new and existing customers can get one year of unlimited mobile for free. it's our best internet. powered by the next generation 10g network and with 99.9% reliability. plus one line of free mobile for an entire year. it's the mobile made free event-happening now. get started for just $49.99 a month. plus, ask how to get one free line of unlimited mobile. comcast business, powering possibilities. so, you've got the power of xfinity at home. now take it outside with xfinity mobile. like speed? it's the fastest mobile service around. with the best price for two lines of unlimited. only $30 bucks a line per month. that's hundreds in savings a year when you wave bye to the other guys. no wonder xfinity mobile is one of the fastest growing mobile services. you really shouldn't walk out the front door without it. switch today at xfinitymobile.com >> todd: the lawyer for bryan kohberger says his client has an alibi. he would go for drives at night. at this time, there is not a specific witness to say where bryan kohberger was at each moment. bryan kohberger was arrested for fatally stabbing four idaho students in their home last november. prosecutors are seeking the death penalty, the trial will begin in october >> ashley: library announcing it will no longer put on a talk by kirk cameron and riley gaines. >> marianne: kim cameron and riley gaines found out their event had been cancelled. moms for liberty organization planned to feature brave books in a meeting room at madison public library. the library will be unable to host the event. the law firm representing cameron is brave books issuing quick response. should you persist in cancellation of this event, it will be unconstitutional religious viewpoint and violation of the alabama constitution. emily jones saying there were security concerns, but not mentioned the event being shut down. the number swelled from 20 to 300. the group failed to apply for event permit and city resources cannot support an event of this size on short notice. cameron's lawyer has given the library until today at noon to give access to the library or face action. >> ashley: dwayne the rock johnson surprised a fighter with a new home paid for. the athlete revealed he had less than $8 in his bank account before his first fight. >> my family. oh, my god. >> i wanted to bring you here. >> oh, oh. >> i don't know anybody who lives here, i wanted to come here and look you in the eye and tell you welcome home. >> oh, my god, thank you. oh. >> ashley: imagine the stress it takes off knowing you have your home paid for. he sold his gear to send money back to africa. he says he was living on a couch as he saved up to buy a home for his family in miami. the rock sharing struggles, saying he had $7 to his name while inspiring his dream. that inspired his company, seven bucks production. he says as long as the fighter lives there, he will cover the cost. >> todd: that gives me chill, so does this. football is back. cleveland browns knocking you hava the jets, jets, jets to kickoff preseason. more scrambling out of the quarterback. >> straight for the touchdown. >> starters for both teams did not play, letting other guys shannon bream like dorian thompson. where did he go to college? ucla. not so bright spot happened in second half, lights went out, putting the game in 15-minute delay. arj rodgers darkness retreat is following him. and demarcus ware performing the national anthem. >> for the land of the free. ♪ and the home of the brave. ♪ >> todd: performance getting mixed reviews, many praised ware's efforts. he wanted to honor late teammate thomas. can we take a step back and realize where we were when people were kneeling for the national anthem. this guy got up there, was everything perfect? no. he honored his former teammate and did it in a beautiful way. stop the criticism. >> ashley: i would like to see you get up and do that. >> todd: president biden relaxes on the beach. biden's top challenger r.f.k. jr. sitting down with america's farmers. >> beef can be legally labeled as product of usa, just plain wrong. >> there is a hungry child and family tonight, when we see plenty of land to grow food. >> ashley: which campaign strategy they prefer next. ♪ my active psoriatic arthritis can make me feel like i'm losing my rhythm. with skyrizi to treat my skin and joints, i'm getting into my groove. ♪(uplifting music)♪ along with significantly clearer skin... skyrizi helps me move with less joint pain, stiffness, swelling, and fatigue. and is just 4 doses a year, after 2 starter doses. skyrizi attaches to and reduces a source of excess inflammation that can lead to skin and joint symptoms. with skyrizi 90% clearer skin and less joint pain are possible. serious allergic reactions and an increased risk of infections or a lower ability to fight them may occur. tell your doctor if you have an infection or symptoms, had a vaccine, or plan to. thanks to skyrizi, there's nothing like clearer skin and better movement... and that means everything. ♪nothing is everything♪ now's the time to ask your doctor about skyrizi. learn how abbvie could help you save. frustrated by skin tags? dr. scholl's has the breakthrough you've been waiting for. the first fda-cleared at-home skin tag remover clinically proven to remove skin tags safely in as little as one treatment. >> ashley: house lawmakers highlighting chinese communist party to steal from american farmers. here is one example, watch. >> a field manager spotted unfamiliar man digging in one of his fields. the man claimed to be from a university. the subsequent information, the man was convicted in federal court. >> ashley: those seeds were result of developmental research and reportedly one of the most guarded secrets in the industry. the spy was arrested hoover discovering they stole agriculture technology. >> politically created problem for my farm and others like it is the imported grass fed beef can be labeled as product of usa. this misleads american consumers and is plain wrong. >> it is a crying shame that in nebraska and across the country, there is a hungry child and family tonight when we see plenty of room to grow more food. >> todd: r.f.k. jr. hosting a round table how to revitalize the industry. joining us is will harris, fourth generation former and owner of white oak and kerry from nebraska. thank you for being here. r.f.k. jr. says he will make farming a top priority and turn our nation's farms around. what needs to be turned around, will? >> i think it should be farm policy and not a food policy. every since world war ii, we have evolved into policy more and more focused on the food industry. manufacturers, pesticide companies, people who support farmers, not the farmers themselves. farmers are not doing well. >> todd: the biden administration and surrogates are touring the country touting their policy. senator chris murphy, i'm helping to convene conversation on wreckage neoliberalism has brought in rural america and how it left many people feeling alone and angry. kerry, neoliberalism is basically a fancy sounding word for getting the government out of things and allowing capitalism to exist. chris murphy doesn't like that, being a surrogate for the biden administration. >> my reaction is, we need free market system that where farmers can make decisions independent lie and have space to do that. i'm not concerned about what biden is doing or any politician. i wake up every morning with farmers and ranchers around me hard at work, working hard to ensure food security, not wanting to do the wrong thing, but with great opportunity here to learn to do things even better. >> todd: why are kids hungry when we should allow farmers to do their job and not regulate them to death. seems like biden wants to keep up regulation. r.f.k. jr. wants to eliminate them, is that your read on that? >> i think r.f.k. jr. cares about farmers having freedom to make choices they need to on farms and ranches. every farm and ranch is different. there is a place for regulatory, there is a place for it, government getting out of a lot of what they dictate and for the free market, the consumer wants clean, healthy food. the consumer wants food security. the consumer can make that choice, we need help with infrastructure, but we need to step back with vision of founders of this country and remember that we were founded on freedom and independently on holdings and all the things that we have strayed away from in our history employees >> todd: will, i have to leave it there, this is a major problem. if we don't have food, we don't have life. thank you. ashley. >> ashley: switch gears to meet rolgsz adam klotz. >> adam: dealing with intense temperatures. nea nearly 90 in dallas. center of the country, including gulf coast and up to kansas, some sort of heat advisory. what are we going to see? it will intensify. 93 million see temperatures 90 or more. my sunday 120 million will deal with it. forecast highs today in the 90s to 100. similar next couple days. triple digits in middle of the country and plenty spots in the 90s. that is something we'll have to watch for and it is that time of year. >> todd: it isum isser, according to my sources. >> ashley: thank you. residents want answers after teen takeover left the city trashed and dozens in cuffs. the mayor picked a fight with media. it is important we speak in an appropriate way. >> todd: we have more of the mayor's out of touch comments when we come back. with insomni. and i'm glad i found it. you wouldn't believe some of the things people suggested to help me sleep. nature sounds? ahh, no thanks. my friend's white-noise idea. nope. and i'm not counting sheep. not on the... carpet. insomnia can impact both my days and my nights. so i know how important a good night's sleep is. that's why i take quviviq nightly. maybe i should tell them how it works, taye? quviviq works differently than medications you may have taken in the past. it's thought to target one of the biological causes of insomnia: overactive wake signals. and when taken every night, studies showed sleep continued to improve over time. do not take quviviq if you have narcolepsy. don't drink alcohol while taking quviviq or drive or operate heavy machinery until you feel fully alert. quviviq may cause temporary inability to move or talk or hallucinations while falling asleep or waking up. quviviq may cause sleepiness during the day. quviviq may lead to doing activities while not fully awake that you don't remember the next day, like walking, driving and making or eating food. worsening depression, including suicidal thoughts, may occur. most common side effects are headaches and sleepiness. it's quviviq. ask your doctor if it's right for you. ♪ ♪ put a frog in a pot of boiling water and it'll jump right out. but put a frog in a pot of cool water and slowly heat it up... and that frog will boil. as veterans, we can tell ourselves the lie that it's easier to stay in that boiling water, to disconnect. but you've never been interested in easy. you. are not. a frog. find resources at va.gov/reach wanna lose weight and be healthier? it's time for aerotrainer. a more effective total body fitness solution. (announcer) aerotrainer's ergodynamic design and four patented air chambers create maximum muscle activation for better results in less time. it allows for over 20 exercises. do the aerotrainer super crunch, push ups, aero squat. it inflates in 30 seconds. aerotrainer is tested to support over 500 pounds. lose weight, look great, and be healthy. go to aerotrainer.com. that's a-e-r-o trainer.com. >> ashley: chicago new progressive mayor brandon johnson, scolding reporters after teens ransacked 7-11. >> that is not appropriate, we are not talking about mob action. speak in an appropriate way. we have to be careful when we use language to describe certain behavior. this history in this city. to refer to children as baby al capone is not appropriate. >> todd: ashley, we can't upset criminal. minnesota unveiling grant program for residents convicted of marijuana conviction before it was legal. this is a form of reparagsz, direct harm done by prohibition and by the state and our responsibility to undo the harm. distribute money to marijuana related offenses. the state will expunge misdemeanor marijuana charges from resident records. today jobs report, new polling shows americans think the economy is in worse shape than ever. >> ashley: cheryl casone has more. good morning. >> cheryl: we will get the july job report. are we going into recession or not? here are estimateses looking for 200,000 jobs. unemployment rate still to remain at 3.6%. look at polling, people are not excited about the economy. 75% say it is poor. 25% say things are good and whether you approve or disapprove of the economy, 33% approve, 63% disapprove. vice president harris and president biden continue to tout bidenomics. watch. >> president biden and i came into office with a plan to strengthen the economy. a term we are very proud of, bidenomics is working, it's working. >> cheryl: we'll see 8:30 a.m. >> todd: it is working for wall street. people like us are getting slammed by inflation. where does the money go? ernaings. they are through the roof. who is benefiting? wall street. wall street is loving life, they don't see recession, the common folk who have to deal with life on day-to-day basis, we are experiencing recession. >> cheryl: exactly. >> todd: any time you lose shelf space, bad sign for your business. >> cheryl: bud light cannot catch a break. anheuser-busch is losing millions and millions of dollars. sales dropped by $300 million quarter to quarter 2022 35 million they lost, incredible. for second quarter 10.5% drp. brud light sales down 30%, they lost market cap. who is winning? coors. the latest company to say we'll benefit from the shelf space because retailers and bars do reset and shelf space reset in the summer and fall, coors was telling, the ceo we'll benefit and get shelf space and taps, they have added 12,000 tap handles, referring to coors has. it is really incredible how mistake like this can just walop a company. >> ashley: and talking about it today. cheryl, you couldn't give me a vegan steak, let alone pay for it. >> cheryl: how much will someone pay? >> ashley: ridiculous. >> cheryl: $69 for fake filet. florida steakhouse, charlie's, 40 grams of proen too, if that changes anybody's mind. they were tired of having vegan customers disappointed. i would not go to a steakhouse if i was vegan. >> ashley: it looks like a dog food, did you see it cut up in the middle? >> cheryl: i'm trying not to be horrible. that is what i don't like, the middle. they say it tastes, did a blind taste test and people couldn't tell the difference. i find that difficult to believe. they say it is freaking unbelievable. >> todd: i can tastes if it is plant based. >> cheryl: see you at del frisco's for lunch. >> ashley: national gas average $3.83, highest of the year so far. >> todd: connection between joe biden energy secretary and the chinese communist party, we'll tell you what it is all about when we come back. >> todd: -- silence people it does not want americans to hear. >> ashley: national gas average just hit $3.83 a gallon, record high for this year, up 10 cents from last week and 31 cents from last week. the biden administration is pumping the brakes. joining us is jkc trucking and mom of three, jamaica bon bonvilleyon. we are learning energy secretary grant holm spoke with a senior member of the chinese communist party november 19th and two two days later in 2021, then on november 23rd, 2021, white house announced release of 50 million barrels of oil from the spr. what do you make of that new reporting? does that seem sketchy at all? >> it is questionable and releasing oil supply, it is like putting a bandaid on a wound, temporary fix and now time to refill that reserve. the fuel is going so high, i think reserve stop refilling it, we're short on fuel across america. >> ashley: the trucking industry, when it comes to diesel, it affectses every person in the country. jamaica, talk about gas prices. current average is $3.83. week ago it was $3.73. that is a big jump, almost 10 cents. how will that affect everyday life? you are a mom of three. will you have to change anything? >> i've had to change a lot. within the last two weeks, gas is not that high here, we went to $3.21, $3.22. i drive 20 minutes to work and i'm responsible for transportation for my kids. we have a shortage on bus drivers. the economy is a mes in louisiana. more than just gas. >> ashley: i can only imagine, it is a mes everywhere you look. you can't get away from it. john, you were laid off in march of 2020 and you started a food truck. are you prepared to change anything when you see this mess happening with gas? they say it went down, but it is not where it was before. what are you going to do? >> what we do is it is a multi facetted answer, what i can give you. what i am going to do is raise prices more than it is right now. everybody talking about the prices going up 10 cents a ga gallon. that is not acceptable. people have to understand, we can't settle for that price for regular gas. that is outrageous, i'm paying $4.68 for premium gas for my truck that pulls my food trailer and that is not including gas in the generator to serve people hot food. no vegan steak, by the way. >> ashley: right, it is your livelihood, it is jamaica's livelihood and mike's business, this affectses everyone down to the very core no matter how you try to spin it. there is no -- nothing good coming out of this, mike, jon, jamaica, thank you for your time, we appreciate it. >> todd: especially it looks like we released all this oil to help china. >> ashley: president obama has a warning for his former second in command. don't take donald trump campaign lightly, how is biden campaigning in response? ♪ >> i like my coffee dark. >> todd: stacey washington tells us if any republican should worry about president biden as a political opponent. so many hotels. ah! ah! ah! trouble booking the family vacay? come on. comfort has free hot breakfast for the whole fam. they have waffles! and splendid pools. cannonball! book direct at choicehotels.com. - so how's civilian life treating you? - it's fine. - when i got out, i didn't wanna admit that there was anything wrong, because i felt like a failure. maybe you are fine, but if you're not it's okay. - thank you. - veterans, find resources at va.gov/reach do you ever feel dehydrated and need to feel better quickly? liquid labs from force factor hydrates better and faster than water alone. and, liquid labs is delicious, easy to use and affordable. rush to walmart and find liquid labs in the vitamin aisle. >> todd: former president obama reportedly warning his number two that i could be over his head if 2024 becomes a rematch between him and trump. "the washington post" voice concerns about strengths including loyal following. an conservative media ecosystem and polar recognized country. trump could be more formidable candidate that many realize. host of stacey on the right podcast and she joins us now. good morning, stacey. when they bring out the big guns, like obama,you know that the democrats are worried. but then you see this "new york times" poll, it shows that if the election was today, trump and biden would be tied. that is so hard for me to grasp. what are your thoughts on this? >> well, you have to wonder who they are calling with that poll because the poll numbers for biden alone are in the toilet. but it's a reflection of the media on the left msnbc, and cnn, being very, very specifically against trump and really pivoting to him and indictments whenever there is a negative news story about hunter biden or joe biden. and i have to tell you, i don't agree with barack obama. when i say hardly ever, i mean almost never. this will probably be the third time in my life that i can say that i agree with him and other two times when he was speaking about his family. yeah, i agree with him trump is a formidable candidate. that's why they are dieting him over 20 minutes. he has loyal voters. that's why they are trying to find a way around his candidate popularity inability to handle stairs and stages or wherever he is traveling to and surprising lack of appearances that happen after 4:00 p.m. >> todd: the reason we are seeing a fear of trump from obama and the democratic power brokers we are seeing it materialize nit multiple indictments of trump, including one this week. so you nailed that point. meantime, with all this happening, joe biden at the beach, his new 2024 campaign ad just dropped literally and it's being mocked. watch. >> i like my coffee dark. >> todd: stacey, general reaction to that and what do you make of that that this ad was released on the very same day that his number one political opponent expected in the 2024 election was in a d.c. courtroom being arraigned? >> so, some people are super cool and it doesn't matter what age they are. r.f.k. videos of himself pumping heavy iron. biden is a grandfather. he focuses on being a family man. he should stick with that borrowing his memes dark brandon of all names from the chinese web is idiotic when this is not his persona. he doesn't dance across america. doesn't hold huge rallies. each of these candidates has their own persona. a good campaign apparatus maximizes on the actual assets of the candidate. you go with who the person is. dark brandon is something people are going to continue to make fun of. it doesn't suit him. what does it mean. what does that even mean. >> ashley: exactly, what does it mean. >> todd: family guy image taking a hit when you ignore a 4-year-old little girl in arkansas but i digress. stacy washington in washington. have a great weekend. "fox & friends" begins right now. >> ashley: have a good day. >> this is the persecution of the person leading very substantial numbers. >> former president pleading not guilty to four criminal charges. his appearance was great honor because i'm being arrested for you. >> each of these indictments wreak of politicization. >> the name of the game was the biden family name devon archer said that hunter used his father to send the right signals to foreign business operatives. >> the biden family was selling influence because of joe biden's position in politics. >> military information ended up in the hands of the people's republic of china. >> prosecutors