raging river below. deadly flooding puts minnesota's dam at risk of total failure. there is more severe weather in the forecast across the midwests. janice dean has everything you need to know. >> todd: unbelievable. take a look at this. >> are you serious, man? are you serious? i 16 for this whole place? >> 16 k? >> dude, terrible. >> todd: are you serious? new york city business owner mocked by vandals as they destroy his dining shed in daylight. he is here to tell us what he plans to do numext. >> carley: mayor adams partying it up in the hamptons. >> i was out in the hamptons for the day, i'm allowed to go and rest. we still in constant contact, i have a great team. >> carley: what else he is saying about that this morning. you are watch ing "fox and friends first" on wednesday morning, i'm carley shimkus. >> todd: i'm todd piro. busy wednesday morning. happening right now in russia, "wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich standing trial 15 months after his arrest. >> carley: lucas tomlinson has more. >> lucas: our colleague, evan gershkovich, has spent a year inside a russian prison. "wall street journal" say u.s. authorities maintain he is being punished and used as bargaining chip by vladamir putin. editor in chief of "wall street journal" writes this is travesty of justice going on too long. this bog us accusation will lead to bogus conviction for an innocent man who will face 20 years in prison for doing his job, and an be excellent job. 15 months. late march of 2023 evan gershkovich published a piece on russia's economy and day later detained. moscow court upheld his detention and the detention was exknow tended. march of last year, detention extended to june 30 and evan gershkovich marked one year in detention just a few months ago. evan gershkovich's family says he has kept busy reading "war and peace" and playing a chess match with his father through the mail. to date, russians have not presented evidence to support their claim he is a spy. >> carley: we are all thinking about him today as he faces what feels like inevitable. thank you. wikileaks founder julian assange pl pleading not guilty -- accepted plea deal with biden administration allowing the five years he spent in london prison to be time served. >> we firmly believe mr. assange never should have been charged for espionage. it is appropriate for this fight to end. >> carley: assange will return to australia to reunite with his wife and kids. they will push for a pardon when he is home. results are in and jamaal bowman lost last night's democratic primary in new york to pro-israel moderate george latimer. >> todd: brooke singman has more. >> brooke: highly anticipated race highlights deep divide and blow-out victory for george latimer, who took party nomination to unseat far left congressman jamaal bowman in the most expensive primary in u.s. history. nearly 25 million was spent on the race. latimer celebrating his major win with a large crowd of supporters. watch this. >> tonight we turn a page andy woo say that we believe in incluesion of everybody. you are included no matter what your demographic is and every single representative has to understand necessity for unity to move forward as a nation. >> carley: bowman opt opt ing not to congratulate his opponent. >> i want to make a public apology for sometimes using foul language. i'm sorry. we should be outraged when a super pac of dark money can spend $20 million to brainwash people into believing something that is not true. this will be a battle for humanity and justice for the rest of our lives. >> brooke: you remember congressman bowmans from this incident when he pulled a fire alarm when there was no emergency. he initially denied pulling the alarm but later pleaded guilty. first of the squad to be ousted and first house member to be defeated this election cycle. >> todd: i must say, i will miss the fire alarm puns. thank you. former president trump top compain advisors looking to rebrand president biden as capable debater and point out biden has been debating 50 years. jason miller says we believe many in the media are prepared to give joe biden a participation trophy if he can stand up right when this should be about the future for america and how candidates do with defending their record. races locked in a dead heat according to "new york times" polling average. former president trump is leading in seven key swing states with a four-point lead in georgia and nevada. tune into fox for democracy 24 for special coverage of the debate. coverage begins thursday, 8 p.m. eastern time. >> carley: horrifying video we brought earlier showing a family's home falling off a cliff near the dam in minnesota. >> todd: and we're learning 12-year-old jocelyn nungaray fought back against her attackers. here the message from her family as we learn more about this shocking crime. >> we have to stop burying our kids, this is not right. we have to have reinforcement when it comes to letting people in. this is not okay. su p? 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>> jonathan: these are dire consequence of open border policy, fact they won't support the law, this is not one thing we say it is preventable, this is predictable and preventable and this was deliberate to have open border to invite people in. it is absolutely disgusting and the fact we have not hit rock bottom with this, this administration is not going to change course and won't talk about her or say her name just like with laken riley or rachel moran, they just don't care, open borders trumps everything with this administration. >> carley: one thing bothering me about this story, one suspect crossed illegally into the country in march and given an ankle monitor. authorities removed the ankle monitor in may. there is a lot that feels wrong about that move. what should we take from that? >> jonathan: they are unable to vet almost all of the people that come through in a meaningful way. i don't know if he has a criminal history or not, they would not have found it. most came from venezuela or coming from countries that are third worl world countries. this is absolutely laughable and things like ankle monitors and things like that. these are not meant for people that are dangerous, they can be cut off by themselves. it is disturbing we knew these people, let them in, invited them in. biden encouraged people to come here and falsely claim asylum, they think it will appease far left of their base which pushes open border or no border society. it is disgusting and we have a 12-year-old girl that is dead and she should be alive today. >> todd: when the news first came down about the assault yesterday, i turned my phone off. i couldn't read it. it upset me that much as a parent. you go to your own kids. how can anyone with a child look at jocelyn's murder, her killing, and vote for the person who basically more or less facilitated that? that is what i can't wrap my head around jonathan. >> jonathan: i don't see how anyone could. they are so callous on this issue, this could be anyone's little boy or girl. our executive branch, their responsibility is to protect people, enforce the law. there is a mayorkas interview this week talking about the real issue is the criminal here, which is true, but he seems to lose sight of his responsibility to enforce the law. he has a job, sworn an oath to protect citizens of the united states. he advanced far left agenda that was not voted for and illegal. this idea somehow it is only the criminal's fault, it is their fault, they invited this, own this and they should pay the price. people deserve to be safe or deserve to have government try to keep them safe. carol on that note, mayorkas will hold a news conference in tucson today expected to tout decrease of illegal migrants since president biden announced executive orders a few weeks ago. he will likely say the number is 2400 per day, down 40%. if he says that, what would your response be? >> one, this is only temporary because they are only going to do to try until november, hoping to get through the election. 2400 works out to a million people per year. it should be zero peep emthat come through unless allowed to be here. it is 100 degrees out, numbers tend to reduce in summer. and not to mention, governor abbott has taken on role of government in texas by putting up razor wire. they should not take credit for governor abbott's actions. they are fighting american citizens enforcing the law. i expect it to be based on essentially a lie. they don't want it to reduce, they want short-term reduction. it will be full-on open borders if biden is re-elected. they will say give amnesty to everyone here. >> carley: if he takes a victory lap today, we expect he might. jonathan fahey, thank you. voters and businesses are leaving california in droves because of crime and high cost. here is governor gavin newsom response. >> for conservatives and bashers, their success depends on our failure. we are a success story. >> todd: that is a success story? 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>> yeah, as far as coverage of the trial, that is vladamir putin's kgb theater there. he wants us to have a glimpse of evan and the trial. but of course, no such thing as free or fair trial in russia and he does not want to ashesllow e evan's friends or family or media in the courtroom. this is designed to give vladamir putin additional leverage. he is trying to extort us to make swaps such as trading lori gre greiner -- brittney greiner. >> carley: in the end of those weeks or months, what happens? >> the expectation is evan could face a 20-year sentence, designed to give vladamir putin leverage he thinks he needs to make a swap. vladamir putin sends his cronies out to violent the law and in order to get them back, this is it is method the kgb chooses. >> carley: you said vladamir putin owns the narrative there. we inlet united states know the truth, including w"wall street journal" editor in chief. who says, when the case comes before the court this week, it will be held in secret. no evidence has been unveiled and we know the conclusion, this bogus charge will lead to a bogus conviction for an innocent man who will face 20 years in prison for doing his job and an excellent job at that. do conditions he's being held in worsen if found guilty >> dan: he has been held in a fortof a prison, i've been there, nasty place. one hour a day outside his jail cell. happenings russia is a pariah state. look at vladamir putin's visit to north korea, this is today's russia fighting a murderous war in ukraine and holding a u.s. journ journalist and this is the situation we're in, it is tragic. >> carley: in december, state department said they made offer for evan gershkovich and whelan. but russia is open to a prisoner swap for a man serving a life sen sentency in germany. do you think a prisoner swap is on the table? >> dan: i think this is how this will be resolved. russia does not like to do this publicly, i'm sure discussions are being held in secret. one of putin's murderous thugs killed a george gas russian officer deep cover officer detained and arrested in brazil, there are a number of individuals putin would like to get back. the challenge for the united states, they are not in the united states. >> carley: no matter the result of the trail, conviction rate in russia is like 99%, it is pretty inevitable what is going to happen here. he cannot come home soon enough. thank you for joining us, have a great day, we appreciate it. >> todd: back at home, lapd working with federal agencies to identify protesters accused of blocking entrance to a los angeles synagogue last weekend and karen bass has rules about wearing masks during protest. we need to -- idea of people wearing masks at protests and establishing clear line between what is legal and what is not. >> todd: mayor bass ordering police to increase patrol in the heavily jewish area where the protests eyou rupt. are you looking for a book recommendation? 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"shark tank" investor kevin o'leary calling out california's governor as one look reveals not everything shines in the golden state. >> what a wasteland. it is not a partisan argument, when a walgreens shuts down, a bodega shuts down, nothing to do with blue or red, that is bad policy. gavin newsom for interest in running for president should probably fix california now, everybody in the country figured out that place is a disaster. >> cheryl: several stores have shut their doors for good including this mcdonald's that has been open for 30 years. the owner says newsom's $20 minimum wage increase is behind the action. gavin newsom calling this delusional in his address yesterday. >> for delusional california bashers, their success depends on our failure. they want to impeach things that made us successful. in the process through economy, in many respects, society as we know it into chaos. california, we won't bend. we are a success story. >> cheryl: i have a hard time putting california and success in the same sentence. i will tell you this, when you have got a major mall in san francisco with 25% occupancy and they say, give it back to the bank, you know san francisco has problems as does many areas of the state. this is gaslighting from newsom. >> todd: it is. so many love san francisco and are out of san francisco in the last four years. push for the black vote is heating up. >> cheryl: this voting demographic is in play for the presidential election. trump campaign is hosting a round table with black business leaders at a barber shop in at lant is ahead of tomorrow's presidential debate. biden campaign coof had chair jim clyburn clyburn is urging black elders to talk to their chi children. talk sense into their children, i know what i had to go through and saw my parents going through. if i see and hear from a candidate they want to bring indignities back to the process, i have obligation to sit with these children of mine and say what the hell are you thinking about. trump responds, black voters know our lives were better under president trump, richer and safer with trump. biden campaign holding an event in atlanta yesterday. if you talk to those in that demographic, in particular, in chicago, you will hear them say that migrants have been prioritized over in particular the black community in chicago and we've seen huge fights in chicago. upons don't gaslight that demographic if you are the biden campaign, that is what they are accused of, giving us plat platitudes. >> carley: promises made and not kept. people in the communities say they are suffering and need help and they see all the aid going to migrants who crossed illegally and are in the country. thank you so much. have a great day. >> todd: cheryl casone. >> oleerio. >> carley: hillary clinton, new book less than two months before the presidential election. 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