[cheers and applause] >> steve: live from the world famous jukebox diner in it's great to have you all here live at the world famous juke box diner. [cheers and applause] >> steve: look at this. all right. sit down. we have got three hours to go. it is 6:00 a.m. on the east coast, that means the polls are open now in some states on this election tuesday, including here in the commonwealth of virginia. i'm here at the diner in manassas, virginia, talking to voters we're going to talk to all these people several times. we hope they are not on america's most wanted list because that would be embarrassing. [laughter] the balance of power is hanging just by a thread for the democrats today here in virginia. ainsley, brian and lawrence and everything could change by tonight. >> that's true, they need to flip the senate in order to have that trifecta which hasn't happened in 10 years. i'm glad you wore your vest. i know you are talking to glenn youngkin this morning and i'm sure he will be wearing his, too. >> brian: different color for governor youngkin. if you want spell aspirations finish four years strong and bring people with you turning a blue state red. >> lawrence: focused on it throughout his entire governorship of getting more folks involved with the republican party. as you know it became the epicenter because of loudoun county education and parents rights. >> ainsley: he listen to the parents and they voted for him because of it. virginia is one of 37 states heading to the polls today to cast their ballot in state and local elections. >> brian: all eyes on kentucky and mississippi gubernatorial races. >> lawrence: alexandria hoff is live with today's big races. hey, alexandria. >> good to be with you. something else looking for today in v.a. virginia is the result of what governor youngkin's campaign has been in early voting. he has made push to destigmatize in commonwealth. polls have opened up and already seeing a lot of activity actually behind me now. take a look what is happening here and other places today. we have got some big ones. virginia, all 140 states in the general assembly are up for the taking. republicans control the house of delegates and democrats control the state senate that trifecta, again, as ainsley mentioned has not been had in a decade. >> first of all, thank you for coming out. what are we going to do? hold the house and flip the senate. hold the house and flip the senate. hold the house and flip the senate. >> well, new jersey democrats are vying to keep control of both legislative chambers 120 seats up for grabs there as republicans want to see some of that 2021 momentum that they saw drive some change here today. then did you go down to mississippi, the tightest competition for governor in 20 years. that's the last time a democrat won. republican governor tate reeves is fighting to keep his position over democratic challenger braden presley right now. reeves is still favored to win but if is a tight one. in kentucky, democratic governor andy beshear is trying to shake president biden's popularity problem in the state. the president lost the state by 25 points in 2020 and republicans hope that will reflect in a win today for attorney general daniel cameron. back here in virginia again focus from his team making sure the g.o.p. of this state happens first. we don't know if there is a next step for governor youngkin after that. while today he is a test of his popularity, perhaps his next step, it's also we'll be able to solidify some of the legislative accomplishments that he wants to get. there's a lot of -- there is school choice, parental involvement in education. also this 15-week restriction on abortion that does come with exceptions. democrats have really been pushing that here in the state as they motivate or try to get voters out. governor youngkin says he feels that a 15-week limit will be equalizer for the state. guys? >> lawrence: they really tried to paint him, alexandria as a hateful person that didn't understand women being raped or in those cases. and he really took that narrative away. >> brian: took 15 weeks. 15 weeks. end of story. let's take it off the table. >> ainsley: steve is at the diner and you can see on the bottom of your screen, polls are open in virginia. are you going to talk to some of the folks there? >> steve: that's right. i am, indeed. first, let's poll the audience. who is already excited about today, election day? [cheers and applause] >> steve: we know you guys are very excited. here's the big question. who has already vote wanted? because traditionally people don't do early voting. all right. let's go ahead. did i see your hand up? did you vote already? >> no. >> steve: okay. just checking. shouldn't you be sleeping or in school or something? >> no. >> steve: okay, good. you had your hand up. right? >> yes. i already got out and voted. >> steve: all right. how many times? [laughter] >> i'm legit. only once. >> steve: i thought we were in chicago for a minute. how big an issue? what is your number one issue? >> i don't know if it's just one. there is a few. definitely the border. and then also the economy and what is going on right now. >> steve: okay. very good. you also early voted. >> i sure have. >> steve: why? >> because i didn't want to stand in line. i think it was going to be a big turnout here. i hope so. >> steve: why do you think there is going to be a big turnout? >> people are fed up with the way things are going right now. [cheers] >> steve: here in virginia? >> not going good here, either. >> steve: they don't open officially for an hour but this guy has been here for a while. >> i have been here for a while. >> steve: what's your big issue? >> in this stated i would say car tax. they car tax you to death in this state. >> steve: what do you mean? >> you keep getting bills saying pay taxes on your car. >> steve: personal property tax on your vehicle. >> that's right. issues like the gentleman said about the border and so on and so forth. my biggest problem is this group of people called democrats that destroyed the country. [applause] >> steve: listen. they hold the senate right now and republicans are trying to change that what's your name, man? >> nicole. >> steve: you came with all these people. this is great. this is actually the education for them. >> it is. get them started young. >> steve: they did, indeed. what's your big issues? >> schools and crime. >> steve: okay. very good. what about abortion? because, you know, ever since the supreme court overturned roe v. wade, the democrats have been able to win all across the country but today glenn youngkin is going to try to say okay, a 15-week abortion ban is the correct approach for republicans. >> and i think it is. i don't have a problem with a ban after 15 weeks. there are still exceptions. it is not a complete ban. >> steve: all right. >> i'm for it. >> steve: have you voted for it. >> i have. >> steve: okay. i wonder how she voted. i think we know. we are going to talk -- round of applause for the folks who just talked. [applause] >> steve: we are going to be talking to some more of the voters here at manassas at the juke box diner throughout the morning. ainsley, back to you guys. >> ainsley: thank you so much, steve. great job. pretty funny. one thing wrong with the group, the democrats. okay. today marks one month -- hard to believe, right? after hamas' deadly attack on israel. here at home protesters on both sides of the conflict are still rallying over the ongoing war. >> brian: in california you have a shocking story a jewish man attacked and killed during clashing protests over the weekend. >> steve: truly unbelievable. todd piro has the details. >> todd: the death of 69-year-old paul kessler officially ruled a homicide. prosecutors have not ruled out committing a hate crime. that rally was to honor victims murdered during the terrorist attack. kessler hit in the head with a mega phone by a pro-palestinian counter protester. he then fell backward, hitting his head on the ground. >> my friend had told me no, that was your friend that they took to the hospital. and i was like on or about, jeez, what happened to him? and he said oh my god, there was a lot of blood. he says you can go take a look at the blood on the ground. and i did. so, then i left the area to go to the hospital. >> kessler died in the hospital yesterday morning. hours later, hundreds of community members gathered to mourn the senseless loss. a local rabbi speaking out saying, quote: it never should come to this. we have a funeral coming up of someone who simply wanted to waive an israeli flag. ventura county sheriff's office set to hold a press conference on kessler's death at 10:00 a.m. eastern time this morning. back to you. >> lawrence: thanks. >> ainsley: just horrible. >> brian: let's bring in rabbi markley barclay close to where the protests were. paul kessler lost his life in westlake, california. rabbi, did you sense this was going to be violent? we had 100,000 people in d.c. the white house was defiled. but there was really no violence. what about by you? did you sense this could happen? >> i think that it was a senseless. [broken audio] >> these demonstrators have been going out with the intention to insight violence. i don't know that they intended this and it's a total strategy. i actually sent an email to my congregation on saturday night saying don't go by this intersection. they just want violence. they are looking for some sort of. [broken audio] and don't fall into the trap. >> i know that you told our producers that he did attend your high holiday services and you knew paul. i know you didn't know him well. what is the community saying about him? >> look, i actually looked at some old email i had from him. i haven't seen paul since before the high holiday, before the pandemic. i would like to read a quote if i can from something paul had written to me back in 2017 after a shooting in texas. paul actually wrote after each one of these tragedies we have to prepare some thoughts to go to the victims in this case. and we have to continue. even subscribe position randomness in the universe. actually in this regard would be more effective in preventing the need for thoughts and prayers. >> lawrence: you know, go ahead. >> no. go ahead. >> lawrence: i'm curious, because we have been seeing what has been happening all across the country with the protests. how is the jewish community feeling right now? a lot of folks that i have talked to say this is only going to end one way and we just witnessed it with your friend's death. >> again, i didn't know him well enough to call him a friend. i don't want to be misconstrued. i think the jewish community, and i certainly can't speak for all jews. two opinions equal four rabbis and five terms. that being said, i think that the jewish world is waking up a little bit. the anti-semitism demonstrated by people like tlaib and omar [inaudible] it's coming home to roost. and it's been going on for a couple of years now. it's gotten much, much worse. people are scared. and they are angry. and my concern is right at this moment domestically a trust in police. trust in [inaudible] these are good guys i know them well. let them do the investigation. they have not at this point -- they have a lot of different incident reports. and we need to let them do what they need to do before we react emotionally. i think that's a really important thing and stay calm. let's see what they say at 10:00 and beyond. >> brian: all right. thank you very much for joining us. appreciate you sharing the story. and hopefully it ends here. but it probably won't. i'm pretty amazed because as he mentioned ilhan omar and the squad making things worse. standing up and speaking out. demanding a cease-fire. genocide joe? this is within the democratic party. and barack obama saying nobody's hands are clean? that's almost a go sign for other people to say democrats are upset about this, too. israel is not listening to them. the president is not listening to them. that's going to up the anger. up the ante. >> ainsley: we noticed on social media so much anger out there. protests people put things onlinemen and women screaming at each other. all the kidnapping signs being taken down. people are talking about all the anxiety they are having. they can't sleep at night even here in our country. then we witnessed what happened to paul kessler only 69 years old. local rabbi talked to his wife, and she said she was in a state of shock. you don't expect people to go to a rally and not come home. today is a press conference. i know we will be airing that it's 10:00 california time. >> lawrence: i was really taken back at a tweet i saw from cori bush saying those on the right are putting rasheda tlaib's life at risk by highlighting the clear anti-semitism that's happening all across the country. the democrats, they have to clean up their party. they have to stand with what's right. they know what is right here. i got to tell you as someone that's been in all these jewish communities, i was at a school yesterday, i have never seen the amount of -- let's just be honest here jews normally identify in america with democrats. they are frustrated. one of my friends told me, i took him out to dinner, and he just vented to me. he said i would never vote for them again. if you cannot stand with us just as us being humans, they will never get my family's vote again. >> ainsley: hamas is a terrorist organization. it is deemed a terrorist organization. so, when you see these pro-palestinian protests and they are chanting what hamas chants, it's really hard to wrap your head around it. especially knowing the stories of what happened to the israelis. >> brian: one of the hamas spokespeople from the political wing was on the bbc yesterday. and said we didn't target civilians. there were no civilians hurt on october 7th. really? how about 7945. how about 244 taken hostage. only a small number are idf for israeli military. the rest are civilians. >> ainsley: go pro, be putting it on social media. >> brian: they are probably getting donations from it. two different worlds. >> lawrence: crazy. today marks one month since the hamas terrorists carried out their deadly attack on israel. >> ainsley: our next guest's daughter is still being held hostage. he is now visiting u.s. cities to plead with americans not forget about the innocent lives that were shattered by the attack. that's coming up. he was almost with her when she was taken. is this for me? 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ask about the power of 3 with ozempic®. is it possible my network could take my business to the next level? it is with comcast business. powering all your devices with gig-speed wifi. and you get fast downloads and uploads. pick it up! pick it up! oh we got this! because it's powered by the next generation 10g network. more speed for your business? it's not just possible. it's happening. get started for $59.99 a month for 12 months. plus, ask how to get an $800 prepaid card with a qualifying internet bundle. comcast business, powering possibilities. today marks one month since hamas launched the deadliest terrorist attack that israel has ever suffered on its soil. the next guest was on the phone with his daughter romey just before she was taking hostage by the terror group. this week he joins the families of several other hamas captives as they are traveling through the united states to different cities to share their stories a ton joins us now to tell us about his daughter. thank you for coming on. >> good morning. >> ainsley: was she at the music festival? >> yes. >> ainsley: they grabbed her and she calls you and she was hiding in the bushes for four hours, right? >> exactly, yes. >> ainsley: she was with her friend. her friend called someone else to come rescue them. then what happened when you are on the phone with her? >> her friend, her best friend asked her location in the bushes. and this friend named ben shah moneyy was already in the city in bell chef have a. he decided even though terrorists to reach out for them and drive all the way back to the party area where all the terrorists are around them and rescue them. he did. he found them in the bushes. and i got a phone call exactly when my daughter was in the car. and being in the back seat will and they started driving away from the party and for the terrorists. and after a few minutes, the terrorists succeeded murdering ben and guya. in the front seat wounding my daughter. she was shot in the hand. and all of this was live on the phone. and romi was crying. she told us that she is going to die. >> ainsley: oh my gosh. we were comforting her. we are going to still go to the best restaurants and have other parties. just keep with good motivation. this was for 40 minutes until the terrorists came to the car and spoke and we suddenly heard arab language on the phone. the phone call was interrupted and a few days later we translated what was said in arabic and basically they said she is alive. let's take her. >> ainsley: i know that many of you who have loved ones who are loss tages are in america to speak out. i know the judiciary committee going to hold a hearing tomorrow to examine the rise of anti-semitism on colleges in america. when lawrence travels to protests one of the co-anchors many del them did this did not happen. these are actors. these kids were not kidnapped and rips down the posters. there many are americans, not us at fox news, but many americans who side with them. how do you feel about that? is that why you are here in america to tell the story? >> yes. this is the main reason that i'm here with my wife to speak out and to tell all the world and americans, especially, that yeah, this is a real story. we didn't fake it. and my daughter along with 241 others are kept -- kidnapped in gaza. >> ainsley: your prime minister said he is not in favor of cease-fire. he said no cease-fire without the release of the hostages. what do you think will happen? >> i know i spoke on this issue all i wanted my lovely, my beautiful romi to be released as soon as possible to my wife's -- that's all. i had a simple request. that's all. i'm not an expert in any other issue. >> ainsley: everyone listening her name is romey. add her to your prayer list. pray she comes back safely. our audience was praying for the americans that were released. thank the good lord he answered that prayer. and we hope that your prayer