two sides can't agree on how it all unraveled. who was at fault or whether any part of the deal is still in force or what it means going forward? a lot of questions there. now his primary lawyer is stepping aside while another high-powered attorney joins team hunter. >> dana: david spunt with the details live at the justice department. i need to be caught up. go. >> it's remarkable how things have changed and seems to change on a daily basis. the latest news here the government weiss and hunter biden's legal team couldn't be further apart. three weeks ago today on wednesday, july 26th, david weiss, the special counsel was sitting inside a federal courtroom in delaware feet away from hunter biden. both prepared to enter into this plea agreement as we know it never happened. the judge chastised both parties in public. yesterday the government writing, responding to hunter biden's attorneys saying the government did not quote renege on the previously agreed upon plea agreement as the defendant inaccurately asserts. biden's attorneys say the diversion agreement on the gun charge. he is accused of lying on a federal gun form. they say that agreement is valid because it is signed by both parties. the parties have a valid and binding diversion agreement. special counsel david weiss's team says it's null and void as is the whole deal even though it was signed as we know. as we first reported here yesterday on this show, hunter biden's lead attorney chris clark is exiting his legal team. according to a court filing clark cannot serve as hunter biden's attorney anymore as he may be a witness in a future case about the plea deal breaking apart. under the witness advocate rule it is inadvisable for clark to continue as counsel. when the plea deal fell through on july 26th ab, abbe lowell walked up to david weiss's team and said quote, looks like i will be involved in the fray, end quote. now he is officially on the team. dana and bill, it might be hard to think. there is a possibility that hunter biden and david weiss may enter into a plea deal in the future. however, that looks very unlikely and murky given the latest language from the special counsel. three weeks ago these guys were very close and now they are very far apart. >> dana: super interesting. thank you for the update. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> dana: brand-new this morning the first edition of the fox news power rankings for the republican presidential primary coming one week before the first gop primary debate that will air ott fox news. here you can see former president trump leads the pack by a wide margin. for endorsements by elected officials and the clear frontrunner in the overall power rankings. joining us for a deeper dive jessica tarlov and kayleigh mcenany, nice to have you both here. the first power rankings. it shows you what you would imagine. call for number one, please. you can see the maga base strong at 37%. speak to this. persuadeable 37% and hard no for trump 25%. that adds up to quite a bit. >> it does. it adds up to 62% who say we will entertain someone not trump. that's a big number. no doubt trump is a frontrunner but what's interesting to me it becomes a game of math. 62% who say we're willing to look elsewhere. what are the -- this is a 0 sum game. you take from scott or desantis and you look at exits and think back to 2016. when we got to iowa we finished iowa there were nine candidates in the gop primary. south carolina there were six -- five. you go to super tuesday, there were five candidates in the race. a large chunk of delegates. donald trump with 255, ted cruz 218. rubio with 96. kasich with 21. this becomes an issue of who can catch steam and who won't catch steam and drop out. it was over. ted cruz tried but it was over. >> bill: "the new york times" what they did about three weeks ago. among those who are strong maga, the favorability rating for donald trump is 99%. i don't care how many courtrooms you line up or how many indictments, you can give him another 191 indictments, that 99% is not going to change. >> that branch of the party is named after the man. of course he will have 99% approval there. it makes sense. indictments are not hurting him in the primary at large. but to what you were talking about with the persuadeables. i take the 25% out of that category. they aren't considering him. a quarter of the base there not going for donald trump again which is how joe biden was able to win in 2020. you are looking at the middle there. the people who still like trump but looking to be persuaded. what we're focusing on on the democratic side how ron desonolith failed to what he was billed with. all the money and enthusiasm. democrats were talking about he has a good record in florida. this will be tough to contend with. why gavin newsom is saying i want to debate you and shop in florida and talk about what's going on. feels like a real challenger there but his money, he is still getting the money. one of his biggest donors said unless you fix your extreme position on abortion i won't keep giving you money. >> of those people you wonder how many are converted looking at trump as a victim in and out of the courtroom after courtroom. let's see. we had a moment in iowa over the weekend with vivek ramaswamy. we just want to play. he was confronted by an activist and it went this way with a woman from the lgbtq community. >> i don't think that somebody who is religious should be forced to officiate a wedding they disagree with. i don't think somebody who is a woman bois worked hard for achievements should be forced to compete against a biological man. i don't think somebody who is a woman that respects her bodily dignity should be forced to change clothes in a locker room with a man. that's not freedom. that's oppression. >> bill: it went on for a while before and after that. he thanked her and she thanked him and they said thank you for being civil. he has a real opportunity next wednesday night to introduce himself to millions of people, kaley. >> he does. he is articulate. smart. that should be a model for anyone talking about this issue. he said i respect you. we all live under the same flag but oriented the conversation where it needs to be. culture war, don't say gay bill and gender affirming care. you can look at the "washington post" poll to the tune of 60 to 70% americans don't want sex taught in k-three education or want biological men and women in sports. the moment you change the language and talk about them as anti-lgbtq laws all of that in the polling flips. if the issues can be talked about the way vivek does. don't talk about them as culture wars but in the way we just watched. >> dana: i think the democrats think for them this issue, if you are an activist you are definitely voting. >> absolutely. enthusiasm. we're in that lull where people are saying i'm not interested in this. we're starting the presidential race and feels like we just had one. the burn-out. people will be juiced up to vote. certainly if donald trump is under the r there it will be for those who love him and those who hate him will show up. kaley is right about reformatting the question to be able to get your point of view across on a conciliatory way and what democrats did with the gun control. we talk about gun reform. that's how you have 90% of americans want stricter background checks. >> dana: i love having you guys on the show. we're just one week away from the first debate. fox news host the republican primary debate a week from tonight in milwaukee. partners are young america's foundation and bret baier and martha maccallum are the moderators. bill and i will cover all the action for "america's newsroom." our special coverage starts at 8:30 p.m. eastern. we'll be ready for that. tune in for the brand-new perino on politics podcast launching next week on fox news wherever podcasts are available. 20 to 25 minutes. good for a walk. >> bill: i like the gig we have next week. the pre-game right before kickoff, here we go. see you in milwaukee. >> dana: it will be great. >> bill: now the families of covid victims are now accusing a new york-based nonprofit of funding the pandemic. they claim the eco health alliance are to blame for failing to secure security measures at the wuhan lab. what's the issue? >> a lot to unpack. more than three years after the pandemic began u.s. officials are yet to say definitively how covid-19 originated. a lawsuit filed this month alleges a u.s.-based nonprofit assisting with research in wuhan, china deserves some of the blame. the group make americans free again are those who lost loved ones or suffered from covid-19. they are suing eco health alliance who they say used research money to research coronaviruss at the infamous lab. they say it failed to insure safety measures were in place allowing the virus to spread. >> it was abnormally dangerous. strict liability in new york, which basically means you do it and somebody gets hurt, you are liable and the reason for the case. >> we reached out to eco health alliance and said we cannot comment on pending litigation. however, it is important to note the back door coronavirus could not have started the pandemic. they were researching but couldn't have caused the viefr us. this year nih restored grant funding to continue its work but not in china and with other restrictions in place. lawmakers have called the move outrageous. the plaintiffs admit it will be an uphill battle even getting a judge to grant discovery is not guaranteed but the only way they can get more information about how the pandemic began and look into the impact of what it did with their loved ones. >> bill: the story is not over. thanks. >> >> dana: he warned them and they called his bluff. a minnesota town's entire police force resigns leaving no one in blue. what drove the max exodus? >> the drama keeps coming for an oscar-winning movie off the screen. why the family featured in the blind side say she are the victims of a multi-million dollar shakedown. >> dana: thousands of u.s. allies abandoned after the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. now a new push from our veterans to bring them to safety. >> there is a lot of special forces units that worked with a lot of our counterparts who have been left behind who are always in hiding and trying to stay out of the grasp of the taliban. 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>> well letters can be a dime a dozen and part of the reason why your work is so important. this can get done but it requires americans leaning in. so if you care about this and you are watching this segment please contact your congress person. it does make a difference. there are over 30 members of congress, all veterans that with honor and our political action committees helped elect. democrats and republicans leading on the issue. it can get done this year even as a place as dysfunctional as congress but it takes voices and effort and that's where the public can have a real role to play. >> dana: anyone you are helping that is here is an afghan came trying to get their life on track that you can tell us about? >> this -- the female tactical platoon to came to congress last week was led by commander akbari who spent over ten years fighting alongside our troops. one of the members of with honor.org said former advisory board served with her as a special forces air force officer on the front lines. comm commander is ready to serve in the united states military and ready to get a job and just in a legal limbo along with many of her come patriots. this bill would enable her to be the outstanding american citizen that she so desires to be and we deserve to give her that shot. >> dana: please stay in touch with us. appreciate all you do. >> thank you, dana. >> bill: two years on. story is not over. you and i will never forget the morning we were sitting here when that video came in of the jet rolling. that c-17 rolling down the runway. >> dana: unbelievable. >> bill: sure was. 25 minutes past the hour now. we'll go back in the time machine. remember these scenes? 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during the summer of 2020 enforcement of that law went out the window all together with the exception, though, as it was applied to one group. this was a pro-life group who chalked in front of a planned parenthood facility pre-born black lives matter. now remember that protestors as part of the george flied protestor group had painted black lives matter message all over washington and the mayor embraced it so much that she had that message commissioned in a mural on a famous street in new york city and protestors added their own. no arrests made in that situation. despite the graffiti all over the city. no arrests, no permission granted and it was not how it was applied to the group in front of that facility. >> bill: the court's ruling covers what you said. over several weeks, the protestors covered streets, sidewalks and store fronts with paint and chalk. the markings an open violation of the ordinance. no one was arrested. police officers arrested two pro-life advocates for chalking black pre-born lives matter on a public sidewalk. that's a violation of the first amendment. >> 100%. that's what the three-judge panel unanimously agreed. they said look, the government can't pick and choose winners and losers in a public debate. it runs afoul of the first amendment. it is clear-cut unconstitutional activity with respect to the law enforcement here in washington. i would like to point out, bill. these three judges, one an obama pointy, one was a trump appointee and one was a biden appointee. >> bill: there were 3-0. >> they agreed with the pro-life group here saying this is not constitutional. it doesn't work. >> bill: interesting twist. carey, thanks, not to see you in d.c. let's roll onto a little bit of action here in the water, huh? 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does that suggest that the state doesn't trust the parents? >> you have know, there is a lot of levels here. number one, the argument is that it would do irreparable harm if the child was outed to their own parents. if a child is in danger of irreparable harm you have to let the parent know. schools call the parent if your child isn't there, have a bloody nose, get into a fight they'll call the parents, if they need an advil. they need permission. it is preposterous to not include the parent. if there is an extenuating circumstance where there is a something at home that -- the other thing i would say. if your child is identifying as a different sex in school, you are going to hear about it. you can't protect a parent from learning. they will watch their child as they go outside the door every day. this is very basic. every parent. under the age of 18 the parents are the custodial parent overseeing this child. they have to be informed. >> dana: it is curious where this is going because the 2024 election is on our brain. parental issues and rights in education as we've seen since covid. the first election since all of that has been happening. how much do you think parents will think about that when they decide who to vote for? >> it extends to the whole idea is the state in charge of children or are parents in charge of their children? and parents react to that very visceral and biological way. they know that they are to take care of their children until they are 18. the other thing i would mention in this. i looked up the -- how they did in reading and math in new jersey. math scores declined for eighth grade students in new jersey by 11 points. national average is eight points. reading also in trouble in the state of new jersey. so i would just say doesn't it make sense for these schools to spend a little more time focusing on the impact of that on the health and safety and well-being of these children? their mission is to educate children. once they have got that right, then maybe they earn the right to say we should also be weighing in on this. stick to what your job is. your mission is to educate these children and you are failing in it based on these scores. governor murphy, i would love to see you as outraged about those numbers as you are about this. >> bill: your home state. the story you covered in the afternoon, too. state of massachusetts. there is intervention there. there is a couple, they want to adopt a child. any child, right? iraq war veteran. she has a pretty good resume, too. bill mcgurn rights no catholics need adopt. the license team say they would not be affirming to a child and the burks were rejected. here is a quick clip from that. >> catholics and we stand firm in the church's beliefs on traditional marriage and sexuality. and that was pretty clear in their reasoning. >> one of the things of our catholic faith we love one another as god has loved us. i would love that child no matter just like my mother loved me whenever i did something wrong. >> bill: at the top of that she said we're traditional catholics. and that did not fly or hasn't yet, anyway. >> isn't the test for being a foster parent being able to love and take care of a child, right? that's what we were told when it comes to same-sex marriages, two moms, two dads, right? if they are able to take care of the child and they are going to love and look after that child in a responsible manner, that is the test. these people are -- have presented a very strong argument that they would be great parents. it is very discriminatory. would they do that to a muslim family or other traditional religious family? it is absolutely -- we see this again and again and again with catholic issues. it is really abhorrent. >> bill: they are on record saying we'll take any race, culture or ethnicity and special needs. they would even take siblings. they are desperate to have a child in their home. >> dana: i hope that turns around. thanks for doing the story and thanks for hosting the story. >> bill: see you this afternoon and milwaukee next week. >> dana: police continue to search for the teens who ran riot in new york's union square. they destroyed a car during the chaos. retired nypd inspector paul mauro is here next. why not do what thousands of veteran families have done. call newday and pay off that high rate debt with the lower rate newday 100 va cash out loan. veterans can save $500 a month. that's $6,000 a year. it changes everything for them. it can for you too. from pep in their step to shine in their coats, when people switch their dog's food to the farmer's dog, the effects can seem like magic. but there's no magic involved. 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